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Hu J, Zhao Y, Wu Y, Yang K, Hu K, Sun A, Ge J. Shexiang Baoxin Pill Attenuates Ischemic Injury by Promoting Angiogenesis by Activation of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 77:408-417. [PMID: 33662981 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Promoting angiogenesis is a critical treatment strategy for ischemic cardiovascular diseases. Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been reported to be capable of relieving angina and improve heart function by promoting angiogenesis. The aim of this study was to determine the role of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) in SBP-induced angiogenesis. Left femoral artery ligation was performed in wild-type mice (WT) and ALDH2 knockout mice, which were administrated with SBP (20 mg/kg/d) or equal volume saline per day by gastric gavage for 2 weeks. Perfusion recovery, angiogenesis in chronic hind limb ischemia, was significantly improved in the WT + SBP group than in the WT group. However, these beneficial effects were absent in ALDH2 knockout mice. In vitro, hypoxia impaired the ability of proliferation, migration and tube formation, sprouting angiogenesis, and promoted apoptosis in cardiovascular microvascular endothelial cells, whereas the hypoxia damage was restored by SBP. The protective effect of SBP was remarkably weakened by ALDH2 knockdown. Furthermore, SBP suppressed hypoxia-induced ALDH2/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin pathways. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that SBP protected lower limb from ischemia injury through the ALDH2-dependent pathway. The protective mechanism of SBP in cardiovascular microvascular endothelial cells was partly mediated through ALDH2/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin pathways.
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- Jingjing Hu
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, China ; and
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Sun X, Zhao B, Qu H, Chen S, Hao X, Chen S, Qin Z, Chen G, Fan Y. Sera and lungs metabonomics reveals key metabolites of resveratrol protecting against PAH in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 133:110910. [PMID: 33378990 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high morbidity and mortality disease. Currently, the intrinsic metabolic alteration and potential mechanism of PAH are still not fully uncovered. Previously, we have found that polyphenol resveratrol (Rev) reversed the remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature and decreased the number of mitochondria in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) (Lei Yu et al. (2017)). However, potential effects of Rev on the changed metabolic molecules derived from lung tissue and serum have no fully elucidated. Thus, we conducted a systematic elaboration through the metabonomics method. Various of metabolites in different pathways including amino acid metabolism, tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), acetylcholine metabolism, fatty acid metabolism and biosynthesis in male Wistar rats' sera and lung tissues were explored in three groups (normal group, PAH group, PAH and Rev treatment group). We found that leucine and isoleucine degradation, valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis, tryptophan metabolism and aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis were involved in the development of PAH. Hydroxyphenyllactic, isopalmitic acid and cytosine might be significant key metabolites. Further work in this area may inform personalized treatment approaches in clinical practice of PAH through elucidating pathophysiology mechanisms of experimental verification.
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- Xiangju Sun
- Department of Pharmacy, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- Inspection Institute, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, 163319, China.
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Wang J, Xing H, Qin X, Ren Q, Yang J, Li L. Pharmacological effects and mechanisms of muscone. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 262:113120. [PMID: 32668321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Musk, the dried secretion from the preputial follicles of the male musk deer (genus Moschus), possesses various pharmacological activities and has been used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Muscone is the main active ingredient of musk and exerts pharmacological effects similar to those of musk. Although muscone was notably used to treat various disorders and diseases, such as neurological disorders, chronic inflammation and ischemia-reperfusion injury, most of the mechanisms of the pharmacological action of muscone remain unclear because of slow progress in research before the 21st century. In recent years, the pharmacological activities and mechanisms of muscone have been clarified. The present article summarizes the pharmacological and biological studies on cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological effects, cancer and others and the associated mechanisms of the action of muscone to date.
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- Jun Wang
- Health Management Center, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, People's Republic of China
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- Health Management Center, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, People's Republic of China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, People's Republic of China.
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Lu L, Sun X, Chen C, Qin Y, Guo X. Shexiang Baoxin Pill, Derived From the Traditional Chinese Medicine, Provides Protective Roles Against Cardiovascular Diseases. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1161. [PMID: 30487746 PMCID: PMC6246622 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP), derived from the traditional Chinese medicine, has been broadly applied for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease, heart failure, and hypertension in East Asia for decades. Emerging pharmacological studies have revealed that SBP displays pleiotropic roles in protecting the cardiovascular system, as seen by the promotion of angiogenesis, amelioration of inflammation, improvement of endothelium dysfunction, mitigation of dyslipidemia, repression of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, and migration and restraint of cardiac remodeling. In terms of clinical practice, the clinical trials and meta-analyses have proved the efficacy and safety of SBP. In this review, we, for the first time, systematically summarize the cardioprotective effects and underlying mechanisms of SBP and provide novel insights into future research directions of SBP based on the experimental and clinical perspectives.
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- Li Lu
- Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wang WJ, Zhang T. Integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in the era of precision medicine. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE-JIM 2018; 15:1-7. [PMID: 28088253 DOI: 10.1016/s2095-4964(17)60314-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Precision medicine has received growing recognition from clinicians, health systems, and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as patients and policymakers, which will leave a major impact on the practice of medicine. Interestingly, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) provides personalized medical treatment based on the theory of TCM characterized by holistic concept and pattern differentiation. This, to some extent, is similar to the personalized medical treatment of precision medicine. In China, TCM as well as Western medicine (WM) plays an important role in healthcare. In this article, the authors summarized the influence of precision medicine on current medical directions, the advantages of TCM in disease treatment, further development of precision medicine and the strategies for integration of TCM and WM under this new treatment approach. In addition, the authors discuss the perspective of precise medical diagnosis and treatment, precise prevention, and the complementary advantages of the integration of TCM and WM. Finally, the authors give their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by precision medicine, in the context of further research toward the integration of TCM and WM.
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- Wen-Jian Wang
- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.,Clinical Research Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
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- Clinical Research Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.,Yueyang Hospital of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
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Bioactivity-based UPLC/Q-TOF/MS strategy for screening of anti-inflammatory components from Cimicifugae Rhizoma. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang X, Meng H, Chen P, Yang N, Lu X, Wang ZM, Gao W, Zhou N, Zhang M, Xu Z, Chen B, Tao Z, Wang L, Yang Z, Zhu T. Beneficial effects of muscone on cardiac remodeling in a mouse model of myocardial infarction. Int J Mol Med 2014; 34:103-11. [PMID: 24807380 PMCID: PMC4072338 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Musk has been traditionally used in East Asia to alleviate the symptoms of angina pectoris. However, it remains unclear as to whether muscone, the main active ingredient of musk, has any beneficial effects on persistent myocardial ischemia in vivo. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether muscone can improve cardiac function and attenuate myocardial remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI) in mice. Mice were subjected to permanent ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery to induce MI, and then randomly treated with muscone (2 mg/kg/day) or the vehicle (normal saline) for 3 weeks. Sham-operated mice were used as controls and were also administered the vehicle (normal saline). Treatment with muscone significantly improved cardiac function and exercise tolerance, as evidenced by the decrease in the left ventricular end-systolic diameter, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, as well as an increase in the left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular fractional shortening and time to exhaustion during swimming. Pathological and morphological assessments indicated that treatment with muscone alleviated myocardial fibrosis, collagen deposition and improved the heart weight/body weight ratio. Muscone inhibited the inflammatory response by reducing the expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)‑β1, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β and nuclear factor (NF)-κB. Treatment with muscone also reduced myocardial apoptosis by enhancing Bcl-2 and suppressing Bax expression. Muscone also induced the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Our results demonstrate that muscone ameliorates cardiac remodeling and dysfunction induced by MI by exerting anti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects in the ischemic myocardium.
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- Xiaoyan Wang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Huai'an Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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Ouyang J, Huang W, Yu W, Xiong W, Mula RVR, Zou H, Yu Y. Generation of insulin-producing cells from rat mesenchymal stem cells using an aminopyrrole derivative XW4.4. Chem Biol Interact 2013; 208:1-7. [PMID: 24287272 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences, is a major health concern worldwide. Pancreatic islet transplantation provides a promising treatment for T1DM. However, the limited availability of islet tissue or new sources of insulin producing cells (IPCs) that are responsive to glucose hinder this promising approach. Though slow, the development of pancreatic beta-cell lines from rodent or human origin has been steadily progressing. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent, culture-expanded, non-hematopoietic cells that are currently being investigated as a novel cellular therapy. The in vitro differentiation potential of IPCs has raised hopes for a treatment of clinical diseases associated with autoimmunity. We screened for small molecules that induce pancreatic differentiation of IPCs. There are some compounds which showed positive effects on the DTZ staining. The aminopyrrole derivative compound XW4.4 which shows the best activity among them was found to induce pancreatic differentiation of rat MSCs (rMSCs). The in vitro studies indicated that treatment of rMSCs with compound XW4.4 resulted in differentiated cells with characteristics of IPCs including islet-like clusters, spherical, grape-like morphology, insulin secretion, positive for dithizone, glucose stimulation and expression of pancreatic endocrine cell marker genes. The data has also suggested that hepatocyte nuclear factor 3β (HNF 3β) may be involved in pancreatic differentiation of rMSCs when treated with XW4.4. Results indicate that XW4.4 induced rMSCs support the efforts to derive functional IPCs and serve as a means to alleviate limitations surrounding islet cell transplantation in the treatment of T1DM.
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- Jingfeng Ouyang
- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, No 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; Morphology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, No 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, No 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, No 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; The First People's Hospital of Jiande, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311600, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, No 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, No 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
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Zhao Z, Miao Y, Pan P, Cheng B, Bai G, Wu H. Qingfei Xiaoyan Wan alleviates asthma through multi-target network regulation. Altern Ther Health Med 2013; 13:206. [PMID: 23919426 PMCID: PMC3765495 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Qingfei Xiaoyan Wan (QFXY), a traditional Chinese formula, is widely used for relieving cough, asthma, upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, and etc. in clinic. Comparing with other anti-asthma drugs, it is characterised with moderate and persistent efficacy as well as few side effects, however, the underlying action mechanism still remains elusive. This study aimed to identify QFXY multi-target network regulation as an asthma controller. METHODS This study established asthma model induced by histamine phosphate and acetylcholine chloride (His&Ach) in guinea pigs, which then were administered orally with QFXY. Hematoxylin-Eosin staining sections were applied for evaluating QFXY effect. In both Model and QFXY groups, customized microarrays and 2D electrophoresis were adopted to detect differentially expressed genes (diff genes) and proteins (diff proteins) respectively, and some diff proteins were identified with MALDI-TOF/MS. The checked diff genes and proteins underwent Cluster, GO and KEGG analysis. Based on GAD and HPRD databases, QFXY-asthma target regulation network was constructed. RESULTS His&Ach-induced asthma model of guinea pigs was established. HE sections presented anti-inflammation and anti-remodelling effects of QFXY. Comparing with the Model group, 55 diff genes and 6 diff proteins were identified in QFXY group. Validation by qPCR and Western blot showed the microarray and 2D data reliable. Furthermore, QFXY-asthma target regulation network was achieved. CONCLUSIONS A primarily combined genomic and proteomic screening of QFXY targets displayed a series of candidate genes and proteins, which indicated that the effect of QFXY relied on the combined mechanism, anti-inflammation and anti-remodelling, as well as influencing signal transduction in vivo.
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Ren G, Fan X, Liang Q, Wang Y, Luo G. Screening and evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine by microarray expression analysis. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 147:564-569. [PMID: 23557601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Salvia miltiorrhiza is a Chinese medicinal herb, which is widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. In this article, we investigated the effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza and its hydrophilic and lipophilic components (HCS and LCS) on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and the molecular mechanism was explored by microarray gene expression profiling. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cell proliferation and migration were used to evaluate the angiogenic effects of HCS, LCS and total extract of Salvia miltiorrhiza (TES). Microarray technology was applied to detect the gene expression of HUVECs treated with TES, HCS and LCS. Besides, quantitative real-time PCR was used to verify the microarray results. RESULTS Our results showed that LCS inhibited the proliferation and migration of HUVECs, HCS promoted the proliferation and migration of HUVECs, and TES did not affect the viability of HUVECs at the concentration of 5 µg/mL. From the result of principle component analysis (PCA) of microarray data, the effect of LCS on HUVECs was significantly different from the other components. Moreover, there were more differentially expression genes in LCS group than in the other groups, which meant LCS had a strong influence on HUVECs. Compared with untreated cells, 511 significantly changed genes had been detected in LCS treated cells and 236 (approximately 46%) of them were up-regulated. The mRNA expression of IL-6 was found to be increased significantly in LCS group. CONCLUSIONS In Salvia miltiorrhiza, HCS and LCS had opposite effects on HUVECs. LCS showed significantly inhibitory action on HUVECs proliferation and migration. It was proposed that LCS could apply in the diseases caused by vascular anomaly hyperplasia. In the mechanism of action of LCS on HUVECs, the pathways of ErbB, MAPK, p53, oxidative phosphorylation and inflammatory response were involved.
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- Guixiang Ren
- School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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Wu Q, Li H, Wu Y, Shen W, Zeng L, Cheng H, He L. Protective effects of muscone on ischemia-reperfusion injury in cardiac myocytes. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 138:34-39. [PMID: 21856397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 07/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Musk has been traditionally used in Chinese medicine as the main ingredient of many formulations for the treatment of chest pain and angina pectoris. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the protective effects of muscone (the active ingredient of musk) on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury induced by hypoxia and low glucose in primary cultured rat cardiac myocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes were subjected to ischemia-reperfusion in media, with or without muscone. Cell viability, release of lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, creatine kinase (CK) and caspase-3 activities, as well as intracellular free Ca(2+) concentrations, were measured. Cellular apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were assessed by flow cytometry, and the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins was assessed by Western blotting. RESULTS Following the exposure of cardiac myocytes to ischemia-reperfusion, there was a marked decrease in pulsating frequency, cell viability, SOD activity, MMP, and the expression of Bcl-2 protein, accompanied by increased LDH release, MDA production, CK and caspase-3 activities, intracellular free Ca(2+) concentrations, rate of apoptosis, and expression of Bax protein. Pretreatment with muscone (0.215, 0.43, 0.86 μg/mL) prior to I/R injury significantly attenuated the above changes. CONCLUSION Muscone has a protective effect against I/R injury in cardiac myocytes, indicating that muscone may potentially provide therapeutic benefit in I/R injury by inhibiting cellular oxidative stress and apoptosis.
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- Qibiao Wu
- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, China.
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