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He M, Liu J, Sun Y, Chen X, Wang J, Gao W. FSGT capsule inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammation in chondrocytes and ameliorates osteoarthritis by upregulating LncRNA PACER and downregulating COX2/PGE2. Immun Inflamm Dis 2024; 12:e1334. [PMID: 38938021 PMCID: PMC11211208 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.1334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the efficacy and potential mechanism of Fengshi Gutong capsule (FSGTC) in osteoarthritis (OA) inflammation. METHODS The impact of FSGTC on laboratory indicators of OA patients was explored using data mining technology and association rule analysis. Then, the OA cell model was constructed by inducing chondrocytes (CHs) with interleukin-1β (IL-1β). In the presence of FSGTC intervention, the regulatory mechanism of PACER/COX2/PGE2 in OA-CH viability and inflammatory responses was evaluated. RESULTS Retrospective data mining showed that FSGTC effectively reduced inflammation indexes (ESR, HCRP) of OA patients. Cell experiments showed that LncRNA PACER (PACER) silencing inhibited the proliferation activity of OA-CHs, increased the level of COX2 protein, elevated the levels of PGE2, TNF-α, and IL-1β, and decreased the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 (p < .01). On the contrary, FSGTC-containing serum reversed the effect of PACER silencing on OA-CHs (p < .01). After the addition of COX2 pathway inhibitor, the proliferation activity of OA-CHs was enhanced; the levels of PGE2, TNF-α, and IL-1β were decreased while the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 were increased (p < .01). CONCLUSION FSGTC inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammation in CHs and ameliorates OA by upregulating PACER and downregulating COX2/PGE2.
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- Mingyu He
- Department of Rheumatism Immunity, The First Affiliated HospitalAnhui University of Chinese MedicineHefeiChina
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- Department of Rheumatism Immunity, The First Affiliated HospitalAnhui University of Chinese MedicineHefeiChina
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- Department of Rheumatism Immunity, The First Affiliated HospitalAnhui University of Chinese MedicineHefeiChina
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- Department of Rheumatism Immunity, The First Affiliated HospitalAnhui University of Chinese MedicineHefeiChina
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- Sinopharm Group Jingfang (Anhui) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.JingfangChina
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- Sinopharm Group Jingfang (Anhui) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.JingfangChina
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Zhou Q, Liu J, Xin L, Fang Y, Hu Y, Qi Y, He M, Fang D, Chen X, Cong C. Association between traditional Chinese Medicine and osteoarthritis outcome: A 5-year matched cohort study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26289. [PMID: 38390046 PMCID: PMC10881435 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and pain reduction, hospital readmission, and joint replacement in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) prescription patterns were further analyzed to confirm the association with prognosis and quality of life in OA patients. Methods We retrospectively followed 3,850 hospitalized patients with osteoarthritis between January 2018 and December 2022 using the hospital's HIS system. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used for data matching. Cox's proportional risk model was used to assess the impact of various factors on the outcomes of patients with OA, including pain worsening, readmission, and joint replacement. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve was applied to determine the impact of TCM intervention time on patient outcomes. Data mining methods including association rules, cluster analysis, and random walks have been used to assess the efficacy of TCM. Results The utilization rate of TCM in OA patients was 67.01% (2,511/3,747). After PSM matching, 1,228 TCM non-user patients and 1,228 TCM user patients were eventually included. The outcomes of pain worsening, re-admission rate, and joint replacement rate of the TCM non-user group were observably higher than those of the TCM user group with OA (p < 0.05). Based on the Cox proportional risk model, TCM is an independent protective factor. Compared with non-TCM users, TCM users had 58.4% lower rates of pain, 51.1% lower rates of re-admission, and 42% lower rates of joint replacement. In addition, patients in the high-exposure subgroup (TCM>24 months) had a markedly lower risk of outcome events than those in the low-exposure subgroup (TCM ≤24 months). Data mining methods have shown that TCM therapy can significantly improve immune-inflammatory indices, VAS scores, and SF-36 scale scores in OA patients. Conclusion s TCM acts as a protective factor to improve the prognosis of patients with OA, and the benefits of long-term use of herbal medicines are even greater.
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- Qiao Zhou
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230061, China
- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230012, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230012, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230012, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230012, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230012, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230012, China
- Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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周 巧, 刘 健, 万 磊, 朱 艳, 齐 亚, 胡 月. [ Xinfeng Capsule alleviates interleukin-1β-induced chondrocyte inflammation and extracellular matrix degradation by regulating the miR-502-5p/TRAF2/NF-κB axis]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2024; 44:108-118. [PMID: 38293982 PMCID: PMC10878885 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2024.01.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanism that mediates the inhibitory effect of Xinfeng Capsule (XFC) on interleukin (IL)-1β-induced impairment of chondrocytes. METHODS XFC-medicated serum was collected from SD rats with XFC gavage, and its optimal concentration for chondrocyte treatment was determined using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and flow cytometry. Dual luciferase reporter analysis was performed to analyze the targeting relationship between miR-502-5p and TRAF2. In cultured human chondrocytes induced with IL-1β, the effects of transfection with miR-502-5p inhibitor and XFC-medicated serum, alone or in combination, on expression levels of IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-4, and IL-10 were examined with ELISA, and the changes in the expressions of collagen type Ⅱ alpha 1 (COL2A1), matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13), adisintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS5), and miR-502-5p/TRAF2/NF-κB axis gene expression were detected using RT-qPCR, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence assay. RESULTS In cultured human chondrocytes, treatment with IL-1β significantly decreased the cell viability, increased cell apoptosis rate, lowered miR-502-5p, IL-4, IL-10, and COL2A1 expressions, and enhanced IL-1β, TNF-α, ADAMTS5, MMP13, TRAF2, and NF-κB p65 expressions (P < 0.05), and these changes were significantly improved by treatment with XFC-medicated serum at the optimal concentration of 20% (P < 0.05). Transfection of the chondrocytes with miR-502-5p inhibitor resulted in elevated expressions of IL-1β, TNF-α, ADAMTS5, MMP13, TRAF2, and NF-κB p65 and lowered expressions of miR-502-5p, IL-4, IL-10, and COL2A1, and XFC-medicated serum obviously reversed the effects of miR-502-5p inhibitor. CONCLUSION XFC can inhibit IL-1β-induced inflammatory response and ECM degradation in cultured human chondrocytes possibly by regulating the miR-502-5p/TRAF2/NF-κB axis.
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- 巧 周
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院,安徽 合肥 230061Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
- 安徽中医药大学,安徽 合肥 230012Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院,安徽 合肥 230061Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
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- 安徽中医药大学,安徽 合肥 230012Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- 安徽中医药大学,安徽 合肥 230012Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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王 帆, 刘 健, 方 妍, 文 建, 贺 明, 韩 琦, 李 旭. [Traditional Chinese medicine may reduce the risk of readmission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis complicated with elevated platelet count: a matched cohort study]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2023; 43:1548-1557. [PMID: 37814869 PMCID: PMC10563093 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.09.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment with the risk of readmission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with elevated platelet count. METHODS We retrospectively collected the data of inpatients diagnosed with RA in our hospital from 2013 to 2021. The patients with elevated platelet count receiving TCM treatment were matched to those without TCM treatment using propensity score matching at the 1∶1 ratio, and the confounding factors were adjusted including gender, age, Chinese patent medicine, and external application. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to evaluate the hazard ratio (HR) of the risk of readmission, and a Kaplan-Meier curve was generated to assess the incidence of readmission in these patients. RESULTS A total of 1176 RA patients with elevated platelet count were included in this study, including 842 patients in the TCM group and 334 patients in the non-TCM group, and after 1∶1 propensity score matching, 334 patients were included in each group. The Cox proportional hazards model showed that the readmission rate was significantly lower in TCM group than in non-TCM group (HR=0.59, 95% CI: 0.48-0.73, P<0.001), and TCM was a protective factor against readmission in RA patients with elevated platelet count. Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated that long-term use of TCM helped to decrease the risk of readmission (Log-rank P<0.001). Association rules showed that the use of several Chinese herbal medicines and the Chinese patent medicine Xinfeng Capsule had a strong correlation with improvement of such clinical indicators as rheumatoid factor, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein. CONCLUSION In RA patients with elevated platelet count, the use of TCM, as a protective factor against readmission, is strongly associated with a lowered risk of readmission with a long-term association.
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- 帆帆 王
- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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- />安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
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周 巧, 刘 健, 忻 凌, 方 妍, 齐 亚, 胡 月. [Identification of Characteristic lncRNA Molecular Markers in Osteoarthritis by Integrating GEO Database and Machine Learning Strategies and Experimental Validation]. SICHUAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF SICHUAN UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDITION 2023; 54:899-907. [PMID: 37866944 PMCID: PMC10579086 DOI: 10.12182/20230960101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Objective To screen for long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) molecular markers characteristic of osteoarthritis (OA) by utilizing the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database combined with machine learning. Methods The samples of 185 OA patients and 76 healthy individuals as normal controls were included in the study. GEO datasets were screened for differentially expressed lncRNAs. Three algorithms, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), support vector machine recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE), and random forest (RF), were used to screen for candidate lncRNA models and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to evaluate the models. We collected the peripheral blood samples of 30 clinical OA patients and 15 health controls and measured the immunoinflammatory indicators. RT-PCR was performed for quantitative analysis of the expression of lncRNA molecular markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Pearson analysis was performed to examine the correlation between lncRNA and indicators for inflammation of the immune system. Results A total of 14 key markers were identified with LASSO, 6 genes were identified with SVM-RFE, and 24 genes were identified with RF. Venn diagram was used to screen for overlapping genes identified with the three algorithms, showing HOTAIR, H19, MIR155 HG, and NKILA to be the overlapping genes. The ROC curves showed that these four lncRNAs all had an area under the curve ( AUC) greater than 0.7. The RT-PCR findings revealed relatively elevated expression of HOTAIR, H19, and MIR155HG and decreased expression of NKILA in the PBMC of OA patients compared with those of the normal group ( P<0.01). The results were consistent with the bioinformatics predictions. Pearson analysis showed that the candidate lncRNAs were correlated with clinical indicators for inflammation. Conclusion HOTAIR, H19, MIR155 HG, and NKILA can be used as molecular markers for the clinical diagnosis of OA and are correlate with clinical indicators of inflammation of the immune system.
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- 巧 周
- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院 (合肥 230031)The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院 (合肥 230061)The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
- 安徽省中医药科学院风湿病研究所 (合肥 230031)Institute of Rheumatism Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院 (合肥 230031)The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院 (合肥 230061)The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院 (合肥 230031)The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院 (合肥 230061)The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院 (合肥 230031)The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院 (合肥 230061)The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院 (合肥 230031)The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院 (合肥 230061)The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
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- 安徽中医药大学第一附属医院 (合肥 230031)The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
- 安徽中医药大学第二附属医院 (合肥 230061)The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230061, China
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Sun Y, Liu J, Xin L, Wen J, Zhou Q, Chen X, Ding X, Zhang X. Xinfeng capsule inhibits inflammation and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis by up-regulating LINC00638 and activating Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 301:115839. [PMID: 36272490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Xinfeng capsule is a traditional Chinese medicine compound, which has been clinically used for more than 20 years in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis and its extracurricular lesions. However, the molecular role of XFC in the treatment of RA remains unclear. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the efficacy and potential mechanism of XFC through retrospective data mining analysis, animal experiments and cell experiments. METHODS The effect of XFC on clinical laboratory indexes of RA patients was observed using data mining techniques combined with association rule analysis and a random walk model. Afterwards, a rat model of adjuvant arthritis (AA) was established with Freund's complete adjuvant, followed by the observation of pathological changes in synovial tissues and the ultrastructure of synoviocytes. A RA cell model was constructed by inducing fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) to assess the effects of XFC-containing serum on inflammation and oxidative stress through long non-coding RNA LINC00638. RESULTS In retrospective data mining, XFC effectively reduced immune inflammation and increase the level of antioxidant enzymes in RA patients. Subsequently, animal experiments showed that XFC significantly repressed immune inflammation, oxidative stress, synovial hyperplasia, and cartilage destruction, while improving the ultrastructure of synoviocytes in AA rats. XFC-containing serum diminished the proliferation of TNF-α-induced RA-FLSs, increased LINC00638 expression (P<0.01), decreased interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-17, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) levels (P<0.01), and increased the protein expression of nuclear factor erythrocyte 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), and superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) (P<0.01). Furthermore, rescue experiments manifested that XFC-containing serum reversed the effects of silencing LINC00638 on inflammation and oxidative stress in RA-FLSs. CONCLUSION XFC inhibits inflammation and oxidative stress in RA by up-regulating LINC00638 and activating Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.
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- Yanqiu Sun
- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Information Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230038, Anhui Province, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Preparations Are Associated with Low Disease-Related Complication Rates in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 11,074 Patients. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 2023:1019290. [PMID: 36874924 PMCID: PMC9981299 DOI: 10.1155/2023/1019290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Objective To evaluate whether traditional Chinese medicine compound preparations (TCMCPs) are associated with rheumatoid arthritis- (RA-) related complications (including readmission, Sjogren's syndrome, surgical treatment, and all-cause death) in patients with RA. Methods Clinical outcome data were retrospectively collected from patients with RA discharged from the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine from January 2009 to June 2021. The propensity score matching method was used to match baseline data. Multivariate analysis was conducted to analyze sex, age, the incidence of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia and identify the risk of readmission, Sjogren's syndrome, surgical treatment, and all-cause death. Users of TCMCP and nonusers of TCMCP were defined as the TCMCP and non-TCMCP groups, respectively. Results A total of 11,074 patients with RA were included in the study. The median follow-up time was 54.85 months. After propensity score matching, the baseline data of TCMCP users corresponded with those of non-TCMCP users, with 3517 cases in each group. Retrospective analysis revealed that TCMCP significantly reduced clinical, immune, and inflammatory indices in patients with RA, and these indices were highly correlated. Notably, the composite endpoint prognosis for treatment failure in TCMCP users was better than that in non-TCMCP users (HR = 0.75 (0.71-0.80)). The risk of RA-related complications in TCMCP users with high-exposure intensity (HR = 0.669 (0.650-0.751)) and medium-exposure intensity (HR = 0.796 (0.691-0.918)) was significantly lower than those in non-TCMCP users. An increase in exposure intensity was associated with a concomitant decrease in the risk of RA-related complications. Conclusion The use of TCMCPs, as well as long-term exposure to TCMCPs, may lower RA-related complications, including readmission, Sjogren's syndrome, surgical treatment, and all-cause death, in patients with RA.
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