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Liu L, Li YN, Zhang A, Yin Y, Yue Z, Pei L, Xia CS, Wang D, Jia M, Wang H, Cao LL. Clinical potential of serum prostaglandin A2 as a novel diagnostic biomarker for hepatocellular cancer. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 561:119814. [PMID: 38879063 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2024.119814] [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: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is one of the most harmful tumors to human health. Currently, there is still a lack of highly sensitive and specific HCC biomarkers in clinical practice. In this study, we aimed to explore the diagnostic performance of prostaglandin A2 (PGA2) for the early detection of HCC. METHODS Untargeted metabolomic analyses on normal control (NC) and HCC participants in the discovery cohort were performed, and PGA2 was identified to be dysregulated in HCC. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for detecting serum PGA2 was established and applied to validate the dysregulation of PGA2 in another independent validation cohort. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC), decision curve analysis (DCA) and some other statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of PGA2 for HCC. RESULTS At first, PGA2 was found to be dysregulated in HCC in untargeted metabolomic analyses. Then a precise quantitative LC-MS/MS method for PGA2 has been established and has passed rigorous method validation. Targeted PGA2 analyses confirmed that serum PGA2 was decreased in HCC compared to normal-risk NC and high-risk cirrhosis group. Subsequently, PGA2 was identified as a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of HCC, with an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.911 for differentiating HCC from the combined NC + cirrhosis groups. In addition, PGA2 exhibited high performance for differentiating small-size (AUC = 0.924), early-stage (AUC = 0.917) and AFP (-) HCC (AUC = 0.909) from the control groups. The combination of PGA2 and AFP might be useful in the surveillance of risk population for HCC and early diagnosis of HCC. CONCLUSION This study establishes that PGA2 might be a novel diagnostic biomarker for HCC.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beihua University Affiliated Hospital, Jilin 132011, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- SCIEX Analytical Instrument Trading Co., Shanghai 200335, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
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Han M, Wang Z, Li Y, Song Y, Wang Z. The application and sustainable development of coral in traditional medicine and its chemical composition, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical research. Front Pharmacol 2024; 14:1230608. [PMID: 38235111 PMCID: PMC10791799 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1230608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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This review discusses the variety, chemical composition, pharmacological effects, toxicology, and clinical research of corals used in traditional medicine in the past two decades. At present, several types of medicinal coral resources are identified, which are used in 56 formulas such as traditional Chinese medicine, Tibetan medicine, Mongolian medicine, and Uyghur medicine. A total of 34 families and 99 genera of corals are involved in medical research, with the Alcyoniidae family and Sarcophyton genus being the main research objects. Based on the structural types of compounds and the families and genera of corals, this review summarizes the compounds primarily reported during the period, including terpenoids, steroids, nitrogen-containing compounds, and other terpenoids dominated by sesquiterpene and diterpenes. The biological activities of coral include cytotoxicity (antitumor and anticancer), anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, immunosuppressive, antioxidant, and neurological properties, and a detailed summary of the mechanisms underlying these activities or related targets is provided. Coral toxicity mostly occurs in the marine ornamental soft coral Zoanthidae family, with palytoxin as the main toxic compound. In addition, nonpeptide neurotoxins are extracted from aquatic corals. The compatibility of coral-related preparations did not show significant acute toxicity, but if used for a long time, it will still cause toxicity to the liver, kidneys, lungs, and other internal organs in a dose-dependent manner. In clinical applications, individual application of coral is often used as a substitute for orthopedic materials to treat diseases such as bone defects and bone hyperplasia. Second, coral is primarily available in the form of compound preparations, such as Ershiwuwei Shanhu pills and Shanhu Qishiwei pills, which are widely used in the treatment of neurological diseases such as migraine, primary headache, epilepsy, cerebral infarction, hypertension, and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is undeniable that the effectiveness of coral research has exacerbated the endangered status of corals. Therefore, there should be no distinction between the advantages and disadvantages of listed endangered species, and it is imperative to completely prohibit their use and provide equal protection to help them recover to their normal numbers. This article can provide some reference for research on coral chemical composition, biological activity, chemical ecology, and the discovery of marine drug lead compounds. At the same time, it calls for people to protect endangered corals from the perspectives of prohibition, substitution, and synthesis.
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- Mengtian Han
- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- College of Ethnomedicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Srinivasan R, Kamalanathan D, Rathinavel T, Iqbal MN, Shanmugam G. Anti-cancer potentials of aervine validated through in silico molecular docking, dynamics simulations, pharmacokinetic prediction and in vitro assessment of caspase – 3 in SW480 cell line. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2023.2193646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Covering: 2020This review covers the literature published in 2020 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 757 citations (747 for the period January to December 2020) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1407 in 420 papers for 2020), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Pertinent reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that led to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included. A meta analysis of bioactivity data relating to new MNPs reported over the last five years is also presented.
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- Anthony R Carroll
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. .,Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Enivironment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Hou Z, Liu S, Song F, Pi Z, Liu Z. Comprehensive physiopathology and serum metabolomics for the evaluation of the influence mechanism of qi deficiency on xenograft mouse models of liver cancer. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:3789-3798. [PMID: 34406706 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicine believes that qi deficiency is important pathogenesis and syndrome of liver cancer and thus is crucial in related research. However, the effect of qi deficiency on the occurrence and development of liver cancer is still unclear. This study aimed to establish a liver cancer model of qi deficiency through the swimming exhaustion and xenograft of human hepatoma HepG2 cells. The effects of qi deficiency on the occurrence and development of liver cancer were investigated by analyzing tumor development, blood routine, histopathology, and serum metabolomics. Results showed that qi deficiency greatly affected the physiology and tumor growth of xenograft mice. Eight potential biomarkers were identified by metabolomics based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Their main pathways were arachidonic acid metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, purine metabolism, glycerolipid metabolism, steroid biosynthesis, sphingomyelin metabolism, and fatty acid metabolism pathway. Finally, the effects of qi deficiency on the occurrence and development of liver cancer were comprehensively analyzed, and the mechanism of this process was preliminarily clarified.
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- Zong Hou
- College of pharmacy, Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, P. R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China
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Chen G, Seukep AJ, Guo M. Recent Advances in Molecular Docking for the Research and Discovery of Potential Marine Drugs. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18110545. [PMID: 33143025 PMCID: PMC7692358 DOI: 10.3390/md18110545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Marine drugs have long been used and exhibit unique advantages in clinical practices. Among the marine drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the protein–ligand interactions, such as cytarabine–DNA polymerase, vidarabine–adenylyl cyclase, and eribulin–tubulin complexes, are the important mechanisms of action for their efficacy. However, the complex and multi-targeted components in marine medicinal resources, their bio-active chemical basis, and mechanisms of action have posed huge challenges in the discovery and development of marine drugs so far, which need to be systematically investigated in-depth. Molecular docking could effectively predict the binding mode and binding energy of the protein–ligand complexes and has become a major method of computer-aided drug design (CADD), hence this powerful tool has been widely used in many aspects of the research on marine drugs. This review introduces the basic principles and software of the molecular docking and further summarizes the applications of this method in marine drug discovery and design, including the early virtual screening in the drug discovery stage, drug target discovery, potential mechanisms of action, and the prediction of drug metabolism. In addition, this review would also discuss and prospect the problems of molecular docking, in order to provide more theoretical basis for clinical practices and new marine drug research and development.
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- Guilin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement & Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (G.C.); (A.J.S.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Innovation Academy for Drug Discovery and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement & Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (G.C.); (A.J.S.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Innovation Academy for Drug Discovery and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63 Buea, Cameroon
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement & Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; (G.C.); (A.J.S.)
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Innovation Academy for Drug Discovery and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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