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Dai YK, Fan HN, Zhao ZM, Shen L, Liu CH. Syndrome of liver depression and spleen deficiency is a primary TCM syndrome of response to entecavir + FuZheng HuaYu in patients with HBV-related liver fibrosis. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22216. [PMID: 38045133 PMCID: PMC10689883 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Objective Although clinical studies have found that Chinese patent medicine FuZheng HuaYu tablet/capsule can promote the reversal of HBV-related liver fibrosis, not all sufferers have histopathological responses. This study aims to explore the correlation between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes and response to entecavir + FuZheng HuaYu (ETV + FZHY) in patients with HBV-related liver fibrosis. Methods This a multi-center cross-sectional study. According to the different treatment strategies that sufferers have ever received, a total of 437 cases were included and divided into ETV + FZHY group and ETV + placebo group. And based on the relevant efficacy determination criteria, the two groups were subdivided into efficacy responders and non-responders. Then, TCM clinical questionnaire information of these patients were collected for subsequent analysis to acquire relevant syndrome elements and TCM syndromes. Results No matter what group was, the first three frequency of TCM pathological position in efficacy responders were as follows: Liver > Spleen > Stomach (TCM concepts). As for the ETV + FZHY group, the first three frequency of pathological nature was ranked as Qi deficiency > Dampness > Heat. Compared with the non-responders, the frequency of Spleen, Stomach, Qi deficiency, Heat, and Qi movement stagnation was significantly increased in the efficacy responders (P < 0.05). In terms of TCM syndromes, the frequency increase of Syndrome of liver depression and spleen deficiency (LDSD), in the efficacy responders, changed more obviously than the non-responders (Chi2 = 6.32, P = 0.0006). Conclusions TCM syndrome elements of Spleen, Stomach, Qi deficiency, Heat, and Qi movement stagnation were closely associated with efficacy responders with HBV-related liver fibrosis in the ETV + FZHY group. Moreover, LDSD was a primary TCM syndrome in these responders.
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- Yun-kai Dai
- Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Ministry of Education, China
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Reitano E, de’Angelis N, Gavriilidis P, Gaiani F, Memeo R, Inchingolo R, Bianchi G, de’Angelis GL, Carra MC. Oral Bacterial Microbiota in Digestive Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2585. [PMID: 34946186 PMCID: PMC8707512 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The relation between the gut microbiota and human health is increasingly recognized. Recently, some evidence suggested that dysbiosis of the oral microbiota may be involved in the development of digestive cancers. A systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines to investigate the association between the oral microbiota and digestive cancers. Several databases including Medline, Scopus, and Embase were searched by three independent reviewers, without date restriction. Over a total of 1654 records initially identified, 28 studies (2 prospective cohort studies and 26 case-controls) were selected. They investigated oral microbiota composition in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (n = 5), gastric cancer (n = 5), colorectal cancer (n = 9), liver carcinoma (n = 2), and pancreatic cancer (n = 7). In most of the studies, oral microbiota composition was found to be different between digestive cancer patients and controls. Particularly, oral microbiota dysbiosis and specific bacteria, such as Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis, appeared to be associated with colorectal cancers. Current evidence suggests that differences exist in oral microbiota composition between patients with and without digestive cancers. Further studies are required to investigate and validate oral-gut microbial transmission patterns and their role in digestive cancer carcinogenesis.
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- Elisa Reitano
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Translational Medicine, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- Unit of Digestive and HPB Surgery, CARE Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, 94010 Créteil, France; (N.d.); (G.B.)
- Faculté de Santé, Université Paris Est, UPEC, 94010 Créteil, France
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- Department of HBP Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK;
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy;
- Microbiome Research Hub, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Unit of HPB Surgery, General Regional University Hospital F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, 72021 Bari, Italy;
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- Unit of Interventional Radiology, General Regional Hospital F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, 72021 Bari, Italy;
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- Unit of Digestive and HPB Surgery, CARE Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, 94010 Créteil, France; (N.d.); (G.B.)
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy;
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- Service of Odontology, Department of Periodontology, Rothschild Hospital, AP-HP, Université de Paris, U.F.R. of Odontology-Garanciere, 75006 Paris, France;
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Ali Mohammed MM, Al Kawas S, Al-Qadhi G. Tongue-coating microbiome as a cancer predictor: A scoping review. Arch Oral Biol 2021; 132:105271. [PMID: 34610507 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105271] [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: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The tongue microbiome has emerged as a non-invasive diagnostic and tracking prognostic tool in the detection of diseases mainly cancer. This scoping review aimed to identify the association between tongue microbiome and pre-cancer or cancer lesions. DESIGN A comprehensive electronic database search including PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus was undertaken up to March 2021, without language or date restrictions. This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guideline. All observational studies that compared microbial community on the dorsal surface of the tongue between cancer or precancerous cases and healthy controls using NGS techniques were included. RESULTS Of 274 records identified, nine studies were eligible to be included. Despite the inconsistent observations in terms of diversity and richness, most studies reported alteration in bacterial communities between pre-cancer or cancer cases and control groups. The bacterial profile among cases was so far correlated at the phylum level with a noticeable diverse degree at the genus level. The majority of included studies reported a higher abundance of certain kinds of microorganisms as compared to healthy participants including Firmicutes, Fusobacteria and Actinobacteria at phyla level as well as Streptococcus, Actinomyces, Leptotrichia, Campylobacter, and Fusobacterium at the genus level. CONCLUSION The alteration of the tongue microbial community has been associated with several diseases mainly cancer. So, the tongue microbiome may serve as a promising diagnostic tool or as a long-term monitor in precancerous or cancer cases.
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- Marwan Mansoor Ali Mohammed
- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Basic Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Yemen.
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Pang S, Zhao S, Bai X, Song N, Wang S, Yu J, Zhang J, Ding X. Variations of tongue coating microbiota in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis. Microb Pathog 2021; 160:105192. [PMID: 34534642 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105192] [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: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Variations in the oral microbiota have been significantly correlated with the progress of autoimmune diseases, such as immunoglobulin A nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). However, there is no report outlining the character of tongue coating microbiota variations in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN). METHOD A total of 20 children with HSPN and 14 healthy controls were recruited for this research. Tongue coating samples of two groups were collected for 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The diversity, principal component analysis (PCA), nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LEfSe) were performed. Microbial function was assessed using the PICRUST. RESULTS The ACE and Chao indices were greatly lower in the HSPN group than in the HG (P = 0.001). The Shannon and Simpson indices were dramatically reduced in children with HSPN compared with those in the healthy controls (P = 0.005). Bacteroidales, Selenomonadales, Lactobacillales, Fusobacteriales, Neisseriales, and Actinomycetales composed more than 80% of all sequences, while Bacteroidales was the most generous order in both groups. PCA, NMDS and PLS-DA showed a marked difference between the control and HSPN groups. LEfSe analysis showed alteration of tongue coating microbiota in the HSPN group. There were 30 metabolic functions significantly differed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Children with HSPN have substantially various tongue coating microbiota compared to healthy controls. Even though this research does not indicate causality, it is beneficial to enhance the possibility for coming microbial-based treatments to enhance the clinical effects of HSPN in children.
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- Shuang Pang
- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification; Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Srinivasan M. Taste Dysfunction and Long COVID-19. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:716563. [PMID: 34336725 PMCID: PMC8317431 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.716563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Mythily Srinivasan
- Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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The Mechanism of the Yigutang-Mediated P13K/AKT/GSK-3 β Signal Pathway to Regulate Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Stem Cells to Treat Osteoporosis. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:6699781. [PMID: 34239593 PMCID: PMC8233090 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6699781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objectives To explore the mechanism of Yigutang mediating the P13K/AKT/GSK-3β signaling pathway to regulate the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells to treat osteoporosis (OP). Methods Sixty 12-week-old female SD rats were randomly divided into the normal group, model group, Yigutang group, and estrogen group, with 15 cases in each group. In the model group, Yigutang group, and estrogen group, the ovaries on both sides were removed to construct the model, and the bone mineral density (BMD) of the upper metaphysis of the right femur of the rats in each group was detected. The left femur of each group of rats was removed, and the load-deformation curve of the left femur of each group of rats was calculated. The number of osteoblasts was observed by H&E staining. After extracting the right femurs of rats in each group, real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression levels of genes and proteins related to the P13K/AKT/GSK-3β signaling pathway. Results The BMD of the upper metaphysis of the right femur in the Yigutang group and the estrogen group was significantly higher than that of the model group (P < 0.05), while both Yigutang and estrogen groups had no significant difference compared with the normal group (P > 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between the Yigutang group and the estrogen group (P > 0.05). The elastic load and maximum load of the Yigutang group and the estrogen group were significantly higher than the model group (P < 0.05), but both were lower than the normal group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the Yigutang group and the estrogen group (P > 0.05). The number of osteoblasts in the Yigutang group and the estrogen group was significantly higher than the model group (P < 0.05), but both were lower than the normal group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the Yigutang group and the estrogen group (P > 0.05). The P13K gene expression in the right femoral bone tissue of rats in the Yigutang group and the estrogen group was significantly higher than that in the model group (P < 0.05), and the AKT gene expression did not change significantly (P > 0.05). The gene expression of GSK-3β was significantly lower than that of the model group (P < 0.05). Compared with the normal group, the gene expression of P13K, AKT, and GSK-3β in the right femur bone tissue of the Yigutang group and the estrogen group did not change significantly (P > 0.05). The protein expression of P13K and P-AKt in the right femoral bone tissue of rats in the Yigutang group and the estrogen group was significantly higher than that of the model group (P < 0.05), and the protein expression of AKT did not change significantly (P > 0.05). The protein expression of GSK-3β was significantly lower than the model group (P < 0.05). Compared with the normal group, the protein expression of P13K, AKT, P-AKt, and GSK-3β in the right femoral bone tissue of the Yigutang group and the estrogen group did not change significantly (P > 0.05). Conclusions Yigutang can regulate the differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells into osteoblasts, which may be achieved by regulating the P13K/AKT/GSK-3β signaling pathway.
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Sirt1/Foxo Axis Plays a Crucial Role in the Mechanisms of Therapeutic Effects of Erzhi Pill in Ovariectomized Rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2018; 2018:9210490. [PMID: 30224934 PMCID: PMC6129318 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9210490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background. Erzhi pill (EZP), a traditional Chinese herbal formula, has been widely used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) in China.
However, its molecular mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of the present study is to investigate the antiosteoporotic effect of EZP on an
ovariectomized rat model of PMOP. We performed the biomarkers of bone metabolism disorder, bone morphology, bone mineral density (BMD),
and bone biomechanics to confirm the successful establishment of the PMOP model. We then investigated the expression of biomarkers related to
the Sirt1/Foxo axis. We also examined microRNA-132 (miR-132), a regulator in the Sirtuin1 (Sirt1) expression.
The bone metabolism disorder, bone morphology, BMD, and bone biomechanics in ovariectomized rats were improved by EZP administration.
The antiosteoporotic effect of EZP was confirmed. We also found that the expressions of Sirt1, Runx2, Foxo1, and Foxo3a were downregulated in
ovariectomized rats, while being then upregulated by EZP administration. And the expression of PPAR-γ
and miR-132 was upregulated in ovariectomized rats and then downregulated by EZP administration. These results provided evidence that
Sirt1/Foxo axis related mechanism may play a crucial role in the therapeutic effects of EZP, indicating that Sirt1/Foxo axis can be considered
as a potential therapeutic target for PMOP in the future.
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Pereira IF, Brasileiro CB, Kleperon NP, Abreu MHNGD, Silva TAD, Mesquita RA, Amaral TMP. Comparative study of oral and salivary parameters in patients with and without loss of bone mass. Braz Oral Res 2018; 32:e54. [PMID: 29898022 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2018.vol32.0054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Osteoporosis is an insidious and increasingly prevalent disease that can cause fractures and affect patients' quality of life. The current study comparatively evaluates patients with and without loss of bone mass in terms of salivary calcium, viscosity, and pH. A controlled cross-sectional study was conducted in two groups of 32 postmenopausal women subjected to a bone densitometry scan and later referred for dental management at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The patients were assigned to two groups: Group 1 - patients with low bone mineral density (BMD) and Group 2 - patients without bone mineral changes. The following salivary parameters were evaluated: calcium concentration, flow rate, viscosity, pH, and average total protein. An oral examination was performed for assessment of DMFT variables and tongue coating. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, adopting a p-value < 0.05. The patients' mean age was 60 years (± 7.35). Salivary flow, pH, and viscosity were similar among the groups. Average total protein was 14.8 mg/mL and 19.0 mg/mL in Groups 1 and 2, respectively. Tongue coating and salivary calcium levels were significantly higher in Group 1 (p < 0.001). Salivary calcium is an important screening tool and may eventually be used for the diagnosis of bone mineral changes.
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- Igor Figueiredo Pereira
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, School of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Pathology and Surgery, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, School of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Pathology and Surgery, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, School of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Pathology and Surgery, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, School of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Pathology and Surgery, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, School of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Pathology and Surgery, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Xu WM, Yang K, Jiang LJ, Hu JQ, Zhou XZ. Integrated Modules Analysis to Explore the Molecular Mechanisms of Phlegm-Stasis Cementation Syndrome with Ischemic Heart Disease. Front Physiol 2018; 9:7. [PMID: 29403392 PMCID: PMC5786858 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has been the leading cause of death for several decades globally, IHD patients usually hold the symptoms of phlegm-stasis cementation syndrome (PSCS) as significant complications. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of PSCS complicated with IHD have not yet been fully elucidated. Materials and Methods: Network medicine methods were utilized to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms of IHD phenotypes. Firstly, high-quality IHD-associated genes from both human curated disease-gene association database and biomedical literatures were integrated. Secondly, the IHD disease modules were obtained by dissecting the protein-protein interaction (PPI) topological modules in the String V9.1 database and the mapping of IHD-associated genes to the PPI topological modules. After that, molecular functional analyses (e.g., Gene Ontology and pathway enrichment analyses) for these IHD disease modules were conducted. Finally, the PSCS syndrome modules were identified by mapping the PSCS related symptom-genes to the IHD disease modules, which were further validated by both pharmacological and physiological evidences derived from published literatures. Results: The total of 1,056 high-quality IHD-associated genes were integrated and evaluated. In addition, eight IHD disease modules (the PPI sub-networks significantly relevant to IHD) were identified, in which two disease modules were relevant to PSCS syndrome (i.e., two PSCS syndrome modules). These two modules had enriched pathways on Toll-like receptor signaling pathway (hsa04620) and Renin-angiotensin system (hsa04614), with the molecular functions of angiotensin maturation (GO:0002003) and response to bacterium (GO:0009617), which had been validated by classical Chinese herbal formulas-related targets, IHD-related drug targets, and the phenotype features derived from human phenotype ontology (HPO) and published biomedical literatures. Conclusion: A network medicine-based approach was proposed to identify the underlying molecular modules of PSCS complicated with IHD, which could be used for interpreting the pharmacological mechanisms of well-established Chinese herbal formulas (e.g., Tao Hong Si Wu Tang, Dan Shen Yin, Hunag Lian Wen Dan Tang and Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang). In addition, these results delivered novel understandings of the molecular network mechanisms of IHD phenotype subtypes with PSCS complications, which would be both insightful for IHD precision medicine and the integration of disease and TCM syndrome diagnoses.
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- Wei-Ming Xu
- Research Centre for Disease and Syndrome, Institute of Basic Theory for Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Computer and Information Technology and Beijing Key Lab of Traffic Data Analysis and Mining, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Research Centre for Disease and Syndrome, Institute of Basic Theory for Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Centre for Disease and Syndrome, Institute of Basic Theory for Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Computer and Information Technology and Beijing Key Lab of Traffic Data Analysis and Mining, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
- Data Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ye J, Cai X, Yang J, Sun X, Hu C, Xia J, Shen J, Su K, Yan H, Xu Y, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Yang L, Zhi H, Gao SP, Yu Q, Hu J, Cao P. Bacillus as a potential diagnostic marker for yellow tongue coating. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32496. [PMID: 27578261 PMCID: PMC5006162 DOI: 10.1038/srep32496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Observation of tongue coating, a foundation for clinical diagnosis and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is a major indicator of the occurrence, development, and prognosis of disease. The biological basis of tongue diagnosis and relationship between the types and microorganisms of tongue coating remain elusive. Thirteen chronic erosive gastritis (CEG) patients with typical yellow tongue coating (YTC) and ten healthy volunteers with thin white tongue coating (WTC) were included in this study. Patients were provided a 2-course targeted treatment of a herbal medicine Ban Xia Xie Xin decoction, traditionally prescribed for CEG patients with YTC, to evaluate the relationship between tongue coating microbiota and diagnosis of CEG with typical YTC. The tongue coating segregation structure was determined using Illumina Miseq sequencing of the V4-V5 region of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. Bacillus was significantly observed only in CEG patients with YTC, but not in patients who received the decoction. YTC (n = 22) and WTC (n = 29) samples were collected for bacterial culturing to illustrate the relationship between Bacillus and YTC. The Bacillus positivity rate of YTC samples was 72.7%; Bacillus was not observed in WTC samples. In conclusion, Bacillus was strongly associated with YTC.
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- Juan Ye
- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York 10065, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
- Institute of Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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Huang C, Ling R, Li FJ, Li EC, Huang QK, Liu BG, Ding Y, You SW. FTY720 enhances osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in ovariectomized rats. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:927-35. [PMID: 27220612 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Sphingosine-1-phosphate and its structural analog FTY720 (fingolimod) are important in the inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption, however, it remains unknown whether they enhance osteogenic differentiation of the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM‑MSCs). The present study investigated the effect of FTY720 on the osteogenic differentiation of BM‑MSCs from the femurs of the ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Three different concentrations (1, 10 and 100 nM) of FTY720 were demonstrated to markedly upregulate mRNA expression levels of Runt‑related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) and Sp7 transcription factor (Sp7) at 2 weeks, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) at 3 weeks. The osteocalcin (OCN) expression was similar at weeks 2 and 3. The protein expression levels of Runx2, Sp7, OCN and ALP induced by three different concentrations of FTY720 were higher than those in the control groups at 3 weeks in the OVX and sham groups. The findings of the current study suggested a beneficial effect of FTY720 on bone formation in OVX rats, and provided a potential therapeutic method of FTY720 to prevent alveolar bone resorption in patients with post‑menopausal osteoporosis.
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- Chuang Huang
- Department of Orthodontics, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Shaanxi Provincial Armed Police Corps Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Out‑Patient Department, General Hospital of The Second Artillery, Beijing 100820, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthodontics, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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Li Y, Liang W, Li X, Gao B, Gan H, Yin L, Shen J, Kang J, Ding S, Lin X, Liao L, Li C. Effect of serum from postmenopausal women with osteoporosis exhibiting the Kidney-Yang deficiency pattern on bone formation in an hFOB 1.19 human osteoblastic cell line. Exp Ther Med 2015; 10:1089-1095. [PMID: 26622445 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2015.2616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the underlying mechanism of the Kidney-Yang deficiency (KYD) pattern of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women of a certain age range by comparing the effect of serum from postmenopausal women with osteoporosis exhibiting the KYD pattern with that of serum from postmenopausal women without osteoporosis on bone formation in an hFOB 1.19 human osteoblastic cell line. A random selection of 30 female, postmenopausal volunteers aged 60-70 years, including 15 cases without osteoporosis and 15 cases with the KYD pattern of osteoporosis, were enrolled at the Physical Examination Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Venous blood was extracted and the serum was separated. The hFOB 1.19 cells were treated with 10% KYD pattern-serum or control serum from postmenopausal women of the same age range without osteoporosis. It was found that the KYD pattern-serum significantly decreased the cell viability, activity of alkaline phosphatase and number of calcified nodules, as well as downregulated the expression of osteocalcin and osteoprotegerin (OPG) and upregulated that of receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) in the hFOB 1.19 cells. In addition, the present results showed that the concentrations of estradiol (E2), OPG and insulin-like factor-1 (IGF-1) in the KYD pattern-serum were lower than those in the control serum. In combination, these findings suggest that the downregulation of E2, OPG and IGF-1 in the KYD pattern-serum inhibits the OPG/RANKL system, leading to a decrease in bone formation in the hFOB 1.19 cells. This indicates that the alterations in E2, OPG and IGF-1 may account for the susceptibility of certain postmenopausal women to the KYD pattern of osteoporosis.
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- Yachan Li
- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350004, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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