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Song N, Wu YX, Zhao TT, Ma XY, Wang QQ, Yang X. [Evaluation of semicircular canal and otolith graviceptive pathway function in patients diagnosed with motion sickness disorder based on the diagnostic criteria of the Bárány society]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 104:1149-1154. [PMID: 38583045 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230927-00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Objective: To investigate the altered function of the semicircular canal and otolith graviceptive pathway in patients diagnosed with motion sickness disorder (MSD) based on the diagnostic criteria of the Bárány society, and explore its relevance to the pathogenesis of MSD. Methods: This is a case-control study. Twenty patients with MSD and age-and sex-matched healthy controls without a history of MSD from the Department of Neurology of Aerospace Center Hospital between March and August 2022 were recruited. All subjects completed the motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire-short version (MSSQ-short) and the motion sickness assessment questionnaire (MSAQ). Canal function was evaluated using caloric stimulation test and video head impulse test (vHIT), and subjective visual vertical/horizontal (SVV/SVH) and vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) were employed to assess otolith graviceptive function. Differences in vestibular function and correlations between the two groups were analyzed. Results: Each group consisted of 20 cases (9 males and 11 females). The mean age of the MSD and control groups was (26.9±3.9) years and (27.0±3.4) years, respectively. The scores of MSSQ-short [27.0 (22.5, 38.8) vs 1.2 (0, 3.2), P<0.001] and MSAQ [70.1 (54.5, 78.1) vs 11.8 (11.1, 13.9), P<0.001] were significantly higher in the MSD group compared with those of the control group. Evaluation of canal function revealed a significantly higher incidence of caloric stimulation intolerance in MSD patients (60.0%, 12/20) compared with that of the control group (20.0%, 4/20) (P=0.010). Evaluation of otolith graviceptive pathway indicated no significant difference in SVV, SVH and cervical VEMP (cVEMP) abnormality rates between the two groups (all P>0.05). The ocular VEMP (oVEMP) abnormality rate was significantly higher in the MSD group (55.0%, 11/20) than that of the control group (10.0%, 2/20) (P=0.002), with a delayed P1-wave latency compared with the control group [(18.4±1.2) ms vs (17.6±0.8) ms, P=0.018]. Further correlation analysis revealed that P1-wave latency in oVEMP was positively correlated with MSSQ-short (r=0.486, P=0.002) and MSAQ (r=0.391, P=0.015) scores, and duration of caloric intolerance symptoms (r=0.377, P=0.004). Conclusion: The presence of hypersensitivity to caloric stimulation and delayed latency of otolith function in patients with MSD suggests a "separation" between semicircular canal and otolithic function, which may be related to sensory conflict.
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- N Song
- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital (Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine), Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital (Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine), Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital (Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine), Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital (Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine), Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital (Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine), Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital (Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine), Beijing 100049, China
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Liu W, Zhao TT, Feng S, Ma H, Sun JC, Wei MH. [Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the tonsil: a case report]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2024; 59:260-262. [PMID: 38561267 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20230921-00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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- W Liu
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital & Shenzheng Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital & Shenzheng Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital & Shenzheng Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital & Shenzheng Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital & Shenzheng Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital & Shenzheng Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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Liu PY, Hong KF, Liu YD, Sun ZY, Zhao TT, Li XL, Lao CC, Tan SF, Zhang HY, Zhao YH, Xie Y, Xu YH. Total flavonoids of Astragalus protects glomerular filtration barrier in diabetic kidney disease. Chin Med 2024; 19:27. [PMID: 38365794 PMCID: PMC10870499 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-024-00903-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a prevalent complication of diabetes and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Recent evidence suggests that total flavonoids of Astragalus (TFA) has promising effects on diabetes; however, its influence on DKD and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. METHODS In this study, we induced the DKD model using streptozotocin (STZ) in male C57BL/6J mice and utilized glomerular endothelial cell (GEC) lines for in vitro investigations. We constructed a network pharmacology analysis to understand the mechanism of TFA in DKD. The mechanism of TFA action on DKD was investigated through Western blot analysis and multi-immunological methods. RESULTS Our findings revealed that TFA significantly reduced levels of urinary albumin (ALB). Network pharmacology and intracellular pathway experiments indicated the crucial involvement of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in mediating these effects. In vitro experiments showed that TFA can preserve the integrity of the glomerular filtration barrier by inhibiting the expression of inflammatory factors TNF-alpha and IL-8, reducing oxidative stress. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated that TFA can ameliorates the progression of DKD by ameliorating renal fibrosis and preserving the integrity of the kidney filtration barrier. These results provide pharmacological evidence supporting the use of TFA in the treatment of kidney diseases.
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- Pei-Yu Liu
- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, People's Republic of China.
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Fan YG, Zhao TT, Xiang QZ, Han XY, Yang SS, Zhang LX, Ren LJ. Multi-Omics Research Accelerates the Clarification of the Formation Mechanism and the Influence of Leaf Color Variation in Tea ( Camellia sinensis) Plants. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:426. [PMID: 38337959 PMCID: PMC10857240 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Tea is a popular beverage with characteristic functional and flavor qualities, known to be rich in bioactive metabolites such as tea polyphenols and theanine. Recently, tea varieties with variations in leaf color have been widely used in agriculture production due to their potential advantages in terms of tea quality. Numerous studies have used genome, transcriptome, metabolome, proteome, and lipidome methods to uncover the causes of leaf color variations and investigate their impacts on the accumulation of crucial bioactive metabolites in tea plants. Through a comprehensive review of various omics investigations, we note that decreased expression levels of critical genes in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll and carotenoids, activated chlorophyll degradation, and an impaired photosynthetic chain function are related to the chlorina phenotype in tea plants. For purple-leaf tea, increased expression levels of late biosynthetic genes in the flavonoid synthesis pathway and anthocyanin transport genes are the major and common causes of purple coloration. We have also summarized the influence of leaf color variation on amino acid, polyphenol, and lipid contents and put forward possible causes of these metabolic changes. Finally, this review further proposes the research demands in this field in the future.
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- Yan-Gen Fan
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Y.-G.F.); (T.-T.Z.); (Q.-Z.X.); (X.-Y.H.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Y.-G.F.); (T.-T.Z.); (Q.-Z.X.); (X.-Y.H.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Y.-G.F.); (T.-T.Z.); (Q.-Z.X.); (X.-Y.H.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Y.-G.F.); (T.-T.Z.); (Q.-Z.X.); (X.-Y.H.)
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- Yipinming Tea Planting Farmers Specialized Cooperative, Longnan 746400, China;
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Y.-G.F.); (T.-T.Z.); (Q.-Z.X.); (X.-Y.H.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (Y.-G.F.); (T.-T.Z.); (Q.-Z.X.); (X.-Y.H.)
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He ZK, Wang Z, Kao QJ, Cheng S, Feng S, Zhao TT, Tao YY, Yu XF, Sun Z. [Epidemiological characteristics of a local cluster epidemic caused by the BA.2 evolutionary branch of Omicron variant]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 58:65-70. [PMID: 38228551 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230828-00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Descriptive epidemiological methods were used to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of the local cluster of COVID-19 in the logistic park of Yuhang District in Hangzhou in March 2022. The cluster epidemic was detected by a case who actively visited the fever clinic. The epidemic lasted for 8 days, and a total of 58 cases (53 workers, 2 students, 1 farmer, 1 teacher and 1 unemployed) were found, including 40 males and 18 females. The age was (33.29±12.22) years. There cases were mainly in Yuhang District (48 cases, 82.77%) and Shangcheng District (7 cases, 12.07%) of Hangzhou. The real-time regeneration number peaked at 2.31 on March 10th and decreased to 0.37 on March 15th. The sequencing result of the indicated case was 100% homologous with the sequence uploaded from South Korea on March 4th, 2022.
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- Z K He
- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Microbiological Laboratory, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Health Relative Factors Monitoring, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Microbiological Laboratory, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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Li Z, Zeng CM, Dong YG, Cao Y, Yu LY, Liu HY, Tian X, Tian R, Zhong CY, Zhao TT, Liu JS, Chen Y, Li LF, Huang ZY, Wang YY, Hu Z, Zhang J, Liang JX, Zhou P, Lu YQ. A segmentation model to detect cevical lesions based on machine learning of colposcopic images. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21043. [PMID: 37928028 PMCID: PMC10623278 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Background Semantic segmentation is crucial in medical image diagnosis. Traditional deep convolutional neural networks excel in image classification and object detection but fall short in segmentation tasks. Enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of detecting high-level cervical lesions and invasive cancer poses a primary challenge in segmentation model development. Methods Between 2018 and 2022, we retrospectively studied a total of 777 patients, comprising 339 patients with high-level cervical lesions and 313 patients with microinvasive or invasive cervical cancer. Overall, 1554 colposcopic images were put into the DeepLabv3+ model for learning. Accuracy, Precision, Specificity, and mIoU were employed to evaluate the performance of the model in the prediction of cervical high-level lesions and cancer. Results Experiments showed that our segmentation model had better diagnosis efficiency than colposcopic experts and other artificial intelligence models, and reached Accuracy of 93.29 %, Precision of 87.2 %, Specificity of 90.1 %, and mIoU of 80.27 %, respectively. Conclution The DeepLabv3+ model had good performance in the segmentation of cervical lesions in colposcopic post-acetic-acid images and can better assist colposcopists in improving the diagnosis.
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- Zhen Li
- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, the South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510631, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academician expert workstation, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academician expert workstation, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academician expert workstation, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, China
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- the Generulor Company Bio-X Lab, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519060, China
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- the Generulor Company Bio-X Lab, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519060, China
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- the Generulor Company Bio-X Lab, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519060, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, the South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510631, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Dongguan Maternal and Child Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523057, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 101121, China
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Yu ZH, Pei K, Zhao TT, Li HC, Li QQ, Zhou WJ, He WB, Zhang JL. [Protective effect of Liujing Toutong Tablets on rats with permanent cerebral ischemia via NF-κB signaling pathway]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2023; 48:5871-5880. [PMID: 38114183 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230710.705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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This study investigated the neuroprotective effects and underlying mechanism of Liujing Toutong Tablets(LJTT) on a rat model of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion(pMCAO). The pMCAO model was established using the suture method. Eighty-four male SPF-grade SD rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group, a model group, a nimodipine group(0.020 g·kg~(-1)), and high-, medium-, and low-dose LJTT groups(2.8, 1.4, and 0.7 g·kg~(-1)). The Longa score, adhesive removal test and laser speckle contrast imaging technique were used to evaluate the degree of neurological functional impairment and changes in local cerebral blood flow. The survival and mortality of rats in each group were recorded daily. After seven days of continuous administration following the model induction, the rats in each group were euthanized, and brain tissue and blood samples were collected for corresponding parameter measurements. Nissl staining was used to examine pathological changes in brain tissue neurons. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α), interleukin-6(IL-6), IL-1β, vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), calcitonin gene-related peptide(CGRP), beta-endorphin(β-EP), and endogenous nitric oxide(NO) in rat serum were measured using specific assay kits. The entropy weight method was used to analyze the weights of various indicators. The protein expression levels of nuclear factor kappa-B(NF-κB), inhibitor kappaB alpha(IκBα), phosphorylated IκBα(p-IκBα), and phosphorylated inhibitor of NF-κB kinase alpha(p-IKKα) in brain tissue were determined using Western blot. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the protein expression of chemokine-like factor 1(CKLF1) and C-C chemokine receptor 5(CCR5) in rat brain tissue. Compared with the sham operation group, the model group showed significantly higher neurological functional impairment scores, prolonged adhesive removal time, decreased cerebral blood flow, increased neuronal damage, reduced survival rate, significantly increased levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, CGRP, and NO in serum, significantly decreased levels of VEGF and β-EP, significantly increased expression levels of NF-κB p65, p-IκBα/IκBα, and p-IKKα in rat brain tissue, and significantly upregulated protein expression of CKLF1 and CCR5. Compared with the model group, the high-dose LJTT group significantly improved the neurological functional score of pMCAO rats after oral administration for 7 days. LJTT at all doses significantly reduced adhesive removal time and restored cerebral blood flow. The high-and medium-dose LJTT groups significantly improved neuronal damage. The LJTT groups at all doses showed reduced levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, CGRP, and NO in rat serum, increased VEGF and β-EP levels, and significantly decreased expression levels of NF-κB p65, p-IκBα/IκBα, p-IKKα, and CCR5 protein in rat brain tissue. The entropy weight analysis revealed that CGRP and β-EP were significantly affected during the model induction, and LJTT exhibited a strong effect in reducing the release of inflammatory factors such as TNF-α and IL-1β. LJTT may exert a neuroprotective effect on rats with permanent cerebral ischemia by reducing neuroinflammatory damage, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway and the regulation of the CKLF1/CCR5 axis. Additionally, LJTT may exert certain analgesic effects by reducing CGRP and NO levels and increasing β-EP levels.
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- Zi-Han Yu
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Medicine Processing,School of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Medicine Processing,School of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Medicine Processing,School of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Medicine Processing,School of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Encephalopathy,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- School of Basic Medicine,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Encephalopathy,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Encephalopathy,Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine Jinzhong 030619,China
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Wang S, Feng SY, Zhao CC, Zhao TT, Tian Y, Yan LK. Regulating Efficient and Selective Single-atom Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300397. [PMID: 37353969 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Anchoring transition metal (TM) atoms on suitable substrates to form single-atom catalysts (SACs) is a novel approach to constructing electrocatalysts. Graphdiyne with sp-sp2 hybridized carbon atoms and uniformly distributed pores have been considered as a potential carbon material for supporting metal atoms in a variety of catalytic processes. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to study the single TM atom anchoring on graphdiyne (TM1 -GDY, TM=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co and Cu) as the catalysts for CO2 reduction. After anchoring metal atoms on GDY, the catalytic activity of TM1 -GDY (TM=Mn, Co and Cu) for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) are significantly improved comparing with the pristine GDY. Among the studied TM1 -GDY, Cu1 -GDY shows excellent electrocatalytic activity for CO2 reduction for which the product is HCOOH and the limiting potential (UL ) is -0.16 V. Mn1 -GDY and Co1 -GDY exhibit superior catalytic selectivity for CO2 reduction to CH4 with UL of -0.62 and -0.34 V, respectively. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by TM1 -GDY (TM=Mn, Co and Cu) occurs on carbon atoms, while the active sites of CO2 RR are the transition metal atoms . The present work is expected to provide a solid theoretical basis for CO2 conversion into valuable hydrocarbons.
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- Shuo Wang
- Institute of Functional Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Quantum Information Technology, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun, 130052, China
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- Institute of Functional Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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Chen CJ, DU HZ, Miao YH, Fang Y, Zhao TT, Liu DH. [Prediction analysis of quality markers and resource evaluation of Artemisiae Argyi Folium based on chemical composition and network pharmacology]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2023; 48:5474-5486. [PMID: 38114140 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230703.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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This study is based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography(UPLC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS), and network pharmacology methods to analyze and predict potential quality markers(Q-markers) of Artemisiae Argyi Folium. First, UPLC and GC-MS techniques were used to analyze the content of 12 non-volatile components and 8 volatile components in the leaves of 33 Artemisia argyi germplasm resources as candidate Q-markers. Subsequently, network pharmacology was employed to construct a "component-target-pathway-efficacy" network to screen out core Q-markers, and the biological activity of the markers was validated using molecular docking. Finally, cluster analysis and principal component analysis were performed on the content of Q-markers in the 33 A. argyi germplasm resources. The results showed that 18 candidate components, 60 targets, and 185 relationships were identified, which were associated with 72 pathways related to the treatment of 11 diseases and exhibited 5 other effects. Based on the combination of freedom and component specificity, six components, including eupatilin, cineole, β-caryophyllene, dinatin, jaceosidin, and caryophyllene oxide were selected as potential Q-markers for Artemisiae Argyi Folium. According to the content of these six markers, cluster analysis divided the 33 A. argyi germplasm resources into three groups, and principal component analysis identified S14 as having the highest overall quality. This study provides a reference for exploring Q-markers of Artemisiae Argyi Folium, establishing a quality evaluation system, further studying its pharmacological mechanisms, and breeding new varieties.
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- Chang-Jie Chen
- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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Zhao TT, Wu J, Han HL. Two new species and a new record of the genus Cabardites Volynkin & ern (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from China. Zootaxa 2023; 5339:369-376. [PMID: 38221047 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.4.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Two new species of the genus Cabardites Volynkin & ern, 2021, C. xinyui sp. nov., and C. unicornuta sp. nov. are described from China along with one newly recorded species, C. varanagara Volynkin & ern, 2021. All species mentioned in this paper are illustrated with adults and genitalia. The distribution maps of new species and new records have also been provided.
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- Ting-Ting Zhao
- Northeast Forestry University; College of Forestry; Harbin 150040; China.
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- Northeast Forestry University; College of Forestry; Harbin 150040; China.
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- Northeast Forestry University; College of Forestry; Harbin 150040; China; Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management; Ministry of Education; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin 150040; China; Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin 150040; China.
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Zhao TT, Pang LL, Yang LL, Li RN, Fan LX, Wen Y. Efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound combined with LNG-IUS for adenomyosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023; 308:351-362. [PMID: 35947146 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06720-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) combined with the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) for adenomyosis. METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, SinoMed, Wanfang, and VIP databases from their inception to Nov 20, 2021 for relevant articles that compared HIFU combined with LNG-IUS vs. HIFU alone in patients with adenomyosis. RevMan5.4 software was used for the data analysis. The primary outcome was changes in volume of the uterine. Secondary outcomes included visual analog scale (VAS) scores for dysmenorrhea, serum CA125 level, recurrence rate, changes in volume of the adenomyotic lesion, menstrual volume scores, and adverse reactions. Data synthesis was conducted using a random-effects model with significant heterogeneity (I2 > 50%), and using a fixed-effects model otherwise. This study is registered on the PROSPERO platform (CRD42021295214). RESULTS The final analysis included 13 studies, with a total of 1861 patients. Results of analysis revealed that there was no significant difference in uterine volume reduction between the HIFU control group and the HIFU/LNG-IUS group at 3 months after procedure (MD:30.63). Compared with the HIFU control group, the HIFU/LNG-IUS group had more pronounced reduction in uterine volume at 6 (MD:29.04) and 12 months (MD:22.10) after procedure. The HIFU/LNG-IUS group has lower VAS scores for dysmenorrhea than the HIFU control group at 3 (MD:1.68), 6 (MD:1.69), and 12 months (MD:1.30) after procedure. Serum CA125 level in the HIFU/LNG-IUS group decreased more significantly than the HIFU control group at 6 (MD:18.34) and 12 months (MD:18.49) after procedure. The recurrence rate in the HIFU/LNG-IUS group was lower than that in the HIFU control group (RR:0.20). CONCLUSIONS Compared to HIFU control group, HIFU/LNG-IUS group for the management of adenomyosis had more advantages in alleviating symptoms and decreasing the volumes of the uterine and adenomyotic lesions. However, since the number of the included studies was too small and some of them were not RCT, this conclusion needs to be referenced with caution.
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- Ting-Ting Zhao
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Tang J, Hu JZ, Chen YL, Zhao TT, Chen TX, Hu CG. Two new dihydro- β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes from the roots of Celastrus angulatus. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2023; 25:748-755. [PMID: 36355831 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2144261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Two new dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes chiapen T (1) and chiapen U (2), along with chiapen A (3), 1β-hydroxy-2β,6α,12-triacetoxy-8β-(β-nicotinoyloxy)-9β-(benzoyloxy)-β-dihydroagarofuran (4), wilforlide B (5), 3-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-friedelen-29-oic acid (6), epikatonic acid (7), 22-epi-maytenfolic acid (8), maytenoic acid (9), wilforic acid F (10), wilforic acid B (11), were reported for the first time from the Celastrus angulatus. The structures of all the compounds were elucidated by HR-ESI-MS, 1 D and 2 D NMR spectra, as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Compounds 1 and 2 were examined for anti-inflammatory activity, respectively. None of them showed potent activity.
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- Juan Tang
- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
- Guizhou Institute of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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Zhao YC, Li SG, Li H, Liu YM, Zhao TT, Miao YH, Liu DH, Huang LQ. [Distinguishing between Artemisia stolonifera and A. argyi by specific PCR of leaves and non-glandular trichomes]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2023; 48:3730-3735. [PMID: 37475064 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230409.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Artemisia stolonifera is a relative of A. argyi. The two species are difficult to be distinguished due to the similarity in leaf shape and have even less distinctive features after processing. This study aims to establish a method to quickly distinguish between them. At the same time, we examined the reasonability and applicability of the specific polymerase chain reaction(PCR) method. The C/T single nucleotide polymorphism was detected at the position 202 of the sequence, based on which specific primers were designed to identify these two species. The PCR with the specific primer JNC-F and the universal primer ITS3R produced a specific band at 218 bp for A. argyi and no band for A. stolonifera, which can be used to detect at least 3% of A. argyi samples mixed in A. stolonifera samples. The PCR with the specific primer KY-F and the universal primer ITS3R produced a specific band at 218 bp for A. stolonifera and no band for A. argyi, which can be used to detect at least 5% of A. stolonifera samples mixed with A. argyi. The limit of detection of the established method was 5 ng DNA. The established PCR method can accurately distinguish between A. stolonifera and A. argyi, which provides an experimental basis for the quality control of A. stolonifera and determines whether the herbs are adulterated.
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- Ya-Chen Zhao
- Aademician Workstation, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330004, China Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Nanchang 330000, China Jiangxi Health Industry Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330000, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Nanchang 330000, China Jiangxi Health Industry Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330000, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China
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Zhao T, Huang W, Lin K. Pum3 is dispensable for mouse oocyte maturation and embryo development in vitro. ZYGOTE 2023:1-7. [PMID: 37194574 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199423000205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Pumilio3 (Pum3), an evolutionarily distant homologue of the classical RNA-binding protein PUF (PUMILIO and FBF) family member, is also involved in the process of RNA metabolism through post-transcriptional regulation. However, the functions of Pum3 in mouse oocyte maturation and preimplantation embryonic development have not been elucidated. By comparing RNA levels in different tissues, we found that Pum3 was widely expressed in multiple tissues, but moderately predominant in the ovary. Histochemical staining suggested that the PUM3 protein exhibits positive signals in oocytes, granulosa cells and theca cells of different follicle stages. Oocyte immunofluorescence results showed a slightly higher level of PUM3 protein in metaphase II compared with the germinal vesicle (GV) stage. After knockdown of Pum3 in GV oocytes using siRNA injection (siPUM3), no obvious defect was observed in the processes of GV breakdown and polar body extrusion during in vitro maturation (IVM) for the siPum3 oocytes. Compared with the control group, the siPUM3 group displayed no significant abnormality in the cleavage and blastocyst formation rate of these fertilized oocytes. Therefore, we can conclude that depletion of Pum3 does not affect mouse oocyte maturation and early embryonic development in vitro.
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- TingTing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Hainan, 570102, China
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- Department of Assisted Reproduction, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200021, China
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Niu LH, Zhao TT, Teng W. [Research progress on autologous vascularized graft bone implant repair for maxillofacial bone defect]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 58:485-490. [PMID: 37082856 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220612-00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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Maxillofacial bone defect can seriously affect the patient's appearance, mastication, deglutition and speech function. At present, autologous bone grafting combined with implant repair is an effective method for reconstruction of maxillofacial bone defects. Due to the differences in density, nutrition, immunity and other aspects of bone graft at different donor sites, there may be a potential impact on implant repair. In this paper, the biological characteristics of vascularized autologous bone used in maxillofacial bone defect repair were reviewed, and the risk factors of implantation on the bone graft were discussed. It provides support for clinicians in the selection of bone graft donor site and the design of prosthesis.
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- L H Niu
- Department of Prosthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China
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Shen QQ, Wang TJ, Wang JG, He LL, Zhao TT, Zhao XT, Xie LY, Qian ZF, Wang XH, Liu LF, Chen SY, Zhang SZ, Li FS. The SsWRKY1 transcription factor of Saccharum spontaneum enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana and interacts with 21 potential proteins to regulate drought tolerance in S. spontaneum. Plant Physiol Biochem 2023; 199:107706. [PMID: 37119548 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In this study, we characterized a WRKY family member gene, SsWRKY1, which is located in the nucleus and contains multiple stress-related cis-acting elements. In addition, constructed SsWRKY1-overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana had higher antioxidant enzyme activity and proline content under drought stress conditions, with lower malondialdehyde content and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, and the expression levels of six stress-related genes were significantly upregulated. This indicates that the overexpression of SsWRKY1 in Arabidopsis thaliana improves resistance to drought stress. SsWRKY1 does not have transcriptional autoactivation activity in yeast cells. The yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) system and the S. spontaneum cDNA library were used to screen 21 potential proteins that interact with SsWRKY1, and the interaction between SsWRKY1 and ATAF2 was verified by GST pull-down assay. In summary, our results indicate that SsWRKY1 plays an important role in the response to drought stress and provide initial insights into the molecular mechanism of SsWRKY1 in response to drought stress.
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- Qing-Qing Shen
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Bio-resources Research and Development of Central Yunnan Plateau, Chuxiong Normal University, Chuxiong, Yunnan, 675000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, 571101, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, 571101, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, 571101, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory for Crop Production and Smart Agriculture of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao TT, Zhang XY, Han HL. Description of one new species of the genus Orthozona Hampson, 1895 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae) from China. Zookeys 2023; 1153:65-72. [DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1153.79856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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A new species of the genus Orthozona Hampson, 1895, O. parallelilineatasp. nov., is described from China. The new species is illustrated with images of adults and genitalia, and it is compared to similar species, O. quadrilineata and Paracolax curvilineata. A distribution map of this new species is also presented.
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Cai Z, Huan ML, Zhang YW, Zhao TT, Han TY, He W, Zhou SY, Zhang BL. Tumor targeted combination therapeutic system for the effective treatment of drug resistant triple negative breast cancer. Int J Pharm 2023; 636:122821. [PMID: 36914017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Breast cancer has become the malignant tumor with the largest incidence, especially the drug resistant triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). The combination therapeutic system can play a better role in resisting drug resistant TNBC. In this study, dopamine and tumor targeted folic acid modified dopamine were synthesized as carrier materials to construct melanin-like tumor targeted combination therapeutic system. The optimized nanoparticles of CPT/Fe@PDA-FA10 with efficient loading of camptothecin and iron was achieved, which showed tumor targeted delivery ability, pH sensitive controlled release, effective photothermal conversion performance and excellent anti-tumor efficacy in vitro and in vivo. CPT/Fe@PDA-FA10 plus laser could significantly kill the drug resistant tumor cells, inhibit the growth of the orthotopic drug resistant triple negative breast cancer through apoptosis/ferroptosis/photothermal treatment, and had no significant side effects on the main tissues and organs. This strategy provided a new idea for the construction and clinical application of triple-combination therapeutic system as effective treatment for drug resistant triple negative breast cancer.
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- Zedong Cai
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710032, China; Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China; Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China; Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710032, China.
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Zhao TT, Pei LX, Guo J, Liu YK, Wang YH, Song YF, Zhou JL, Chen H, Chen L, Sun JH. Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Research Trends over Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis. Chin J Integr Med 2023; 29:258-267. [PMID: 35508861 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-022-3672-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify topics attracting growing research attention as well as frontier trends of acupuncture-neuroimaging research over the past two decades. METHODS This paper reviewed data in the published literature on acupuncture neuroimaging from 2000 to 2020, which was retrieved from the Web of Science database. CiteSpace was used to analyze the publication years, countries, institutions, authors, keywords, co-citation of authors, journals, and references. RESULTS A total of 981 publications were included in the final review. The number of publications has increased in the recent 20 years accompanied by some fluctuations. Notably, the most productive country was China, while Harvard University ranked first among institutions in this field. The most productive author was Tian J with the highest number of articles (50), whereas the most co-cited author was Hui KKS (325). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (92) was the most prolific journal, while Neuroimage was the most co-cited journal (538). An article written by Hui KKS (2005) exhibited the highest co-citation number (112). The keywords "acupuncture" (475) and "electroacupuncture" (0.10) had the highest frequency and centrality, respectively. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) ranked first with the highest citation burst (6.76). CONCLUSION The most active research topics in the field of acupuncture-neuroimaging over the past two decades included research type, acupoint specificity, neuroimaging methods, brain regions, acupuncture modality, acupoint specificity, diseases and symptoms treated, and research type. Whilst research frontier topics were "nerve regeneration", "functional connectivity", "neural regeneration", "brain network", "fMRI" and "manual acupuncture".
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- Ting-Ting Zhao
- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China.,Acupuncture and Moxibustion Disease Project Group of China Evidence-Based Medicine Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Acupuncture and Massage College, Health and Rehabilitation College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Acupuncture and Massage College, Health and Rehabilitation College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Disease Project Group of China Evidence-Based Medicine Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China. .,Acupuncture and Moxibustion Disease Project Group of China Evidence-Based Medicine Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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Song YF, Zhou JY, Zhuang Y, Guo J, Wang XD, Wang YH, Zhao TT, Chen L, Chen H, Sun JH, Pei LX. Moxibustion attenuates liver metastasis of colorectal cancer by regulating gut microbial dysbiosis. Am J Cancer Res 2023; 13:394-407. [PMID: 36895977 PMCID: PMC9989625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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The liver metastasis is the primary factor attributing to the poor prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Moxibustion has been used clinically against multiple malignancies. In this study, we explored the safety, efficacy, and the potential functional mechanisms of moxibustion in modulating the liver metastasis of CRC by using GFP-HCT116 cells-derived CRC liver metastasis model in Balb/c nude mice. The tumor bearing mice were randomly divided into model control and treatment groups. Moxibustion was applied to the BL18 and ST36 acupoints. CRC liver metastasis was measured by fluorescence imaging. Furthermore, feces from all mice were collected, and 16S rRNA analysis was used to assess their microbial diversity, which was analyzed for its correlation with liver metastasis. Our results indicated that the liver metastasis rate was decreased significantly by moxibustion treatment. Moxibustion treatment also caused statistically significant changes in the gut microbe population, suggesting that moxibustion reshaped the imbalanced gut microbiota in the CRC liver metastasis mice. Therefore, our findings provide new insights into the host-microbe crosstalk during CRC liver metastasis and suggest moxibustion could inhibit CRC liver metastasis by remolding the structure of destructed gut microbiota community. Moxibustion may serve as a complementary and alternative therapy for the treatment of patients with CRC liver metastasis.
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- Ya-Fang Song
- Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China.,Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Chen DQ, Chen L, Guo Y, Wu XQ, Zhao TT, Zhao HL, Zhang HJ, Yan MH, Zhang GQ, Li P. Poricoic acid A suppresses renal fibroblast activation and interstitial fibrosis in UUO rats via upregulating Sirt3 and promoting β-catenin K49 deacetylation. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2022; 44:1038-1050. [PMID: 36470978 PMCID: PMC10104829 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-01026-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AbstractRenal interstitial fibrosis is the common pathological process of various chronic kidney diseases to end-stage renal disease. Inhibition of fibroblast activation attenuates renal interstitial fibrosis. Our previous studies show that poricoic acid A (PAA) isolated from Poria cocos is a potent anti-fibrotic agent. In the present study we investigated the effects of PAA on renal fibroblast activation and interstitial fibrosis and the underlying mechanisms. Renal interstitial fibrosis was induced in rats or mice by unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). UUO rats were administered PAA (10 mg·kg−1·d−1, i.g.) for 1 or 2 weeks. An in vitro model of renal fibrosis was established in normal renal kidney fibroblasts (NRK-49F cells) treated with TGF-β1. We showed that PAA treatment rescued Sirt3 expression, and significantly attenuated renal fibroblast activation and interstitial fibrosis in both the in vivo and in vitro models. In TGF-β1-treated NRK-49F cells, we demonstrated that Sirt3 deacetylated β-catenin (a key transcription factor of fibroblast activation) and then accelerated its ubiquitin-dependent degradation, thus suppressing the protein expression and promoter activity of pro-fibrotic downstream target genes (twist, snail1, MMP-7 and PAI-1) to alleviate fibroblast activation; the lysine-49 (K49) of β-catenin was responsible for Sirt3-mediated β-catenin deacetylation. In molecular docking analysis, we found the potential interaction of Sirt3 and PAA. In both in vivo and in vitro models, pharmacological activation of Sirt3 by PAA significantly suppressed renal fibroblast activation via facilitating β-catenin K49 deacetylation. In UUO mice and NRK-49F cells, Sirt3 overexpression enhanced the anti-fibrotic effect of PAA, whereas Sirt3 knockdown weakened the effect. Taken together, PAA attenuates renal fibroblast activation and interstitial fibrosis by upregulating Sirt3 and inducing β-catenin K49 deacetylation, highlighting Sirt3 functions as a promising therapeutic target of renal fibroblast activation and interstitial fibrosis.
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Qi JZ, Zhao TT, Qi SS. Functions of long non-coding RNA LNC11649 in non-small cell lung cancer cells as a reprocessed form of MALAT1. Neoplasma 2022; 69:1322-1337. [PMID: 36264775 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2022_220705n689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have received much attention concerning their expression mechanisms in tumor formation. It is known that lncRNAs are involved in the occurrence, development, and prognosis of various tumors, including lung cancer. In our study, one non-coding RNA, LNC11649 (649 nt in length), was identified in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by PacBio third-generation sequencing technology. Both northern blot and quantitative PCR analyses confirmed the presence of LNC11649 in NSCLC tissues and cells with high expression. Its sequence was found to be highly homologous to lncRNA MALAT1. Knocking down MALAT1 could lead to a significant downregulation of LNC11649 content, revealing the possibility that LNC11649 could originate from MALAT1 reprocessing. RNA immunoprecipitation and electrophoretic mobility shift assays confirmed an interaction between LNC11649 and the MSI1 protein. Further experiments revealed that LNC11649 promoted the cytoplasmic distribution of MSI1 through its interaction with MSI1 and then activated the Akt signaling pathway to regulate the proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells. Our study reveals the possibility that LNC11649 plays a cancer-promoting role as a reprocessed form of MALAT1 in NSCLC cells and suggests that the MALAT1/LNC11649/MSI1/Akt regulatory axis becomes a potential therapeutic target for lung cancer.
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- Jun-Zhe Qi
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liangxiang Hospital of Beijing Fangshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liangxiang Hospital of Beijing Fangshan District, Beijing, China
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Zhao TT, Liu YK, Zhou JL, Ning HX, Wu XL, Song YF, Sun JH, Pei LX. [Effect of acupuncture on hypothalamic functional connectivity in patients with premature ova-rian insufficiency based on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2022; 47:617-624. [PMID: 35880279 DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the differences in functional connectivity(FC) between the hypothalamus and whole brain regions in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and healthy volunteers based on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and investigate the mechanism of acupuncture on treatment of POI. METHODS Twelve POI patients were recruited to the acupuncture group and 12 healthy volunteers to the control group. Patients in the acupuncture group received acupuncture at two groups of acupoints alternatively, including Baihui (GV20), Zhongwan (CV12), Shenting (GV24), Shenshu (BL23), Ciliao(BL32) and so on, 30 min once time, 3 times per week for 12 weeks. The state of patients was evaluated by modified Kupperman Index (KI) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS). Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), and anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) were tested by microparticle-based chemiluminescence. B ultrasonography was used to detect the antral follicle count (AFC). Meanwhile, POI patients and healthy volunteers underwent the rs-fMRI examination before and after acupuncture treatment and after enrollment, respectively. With hypothalamus as the region of interest, the differences in FC between the hypothalamus and other brain regions in POI patients and healthy volunteers and the changes of FC between the hypothalamus and whole brain regions in POI patients before and after acupuncture were observed. RESULTS The SAS and KI scores of pre-treatment POI patients were higher than those in the control group (P<0.01).In compa-rison with those pre-treatment, FSH, LH, and SAS and KI scores of POI patients decreased after treatment, while AFC increased (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the FC of the left hypothalamus with left central sulcus, right middle occipital gyrus, and left paracentral lobule increased, but decreased with left globus pallidus of the lenticular nucleus in POI patients. Furthermore, the FC of the right hypothalamus with the left hippocampus, the left para-central lobule, and the right central sulcus increased, while the FC between the right hypothalamus and the right superior frontal gyrus decreased (P<0.05). For the acupuncture group, compared with the conditions before treatment, the FC of the right hypothalamus with the left inferior frontal gyrus, the left insula, and right inferior frontal gyrus was strengthened, but weakened with the left gyrus rectus (P<0.05). CONCLUSION The abnormal FC between the hypothalamus and whole brain regions may be one of the central pathological factors of POI. Acupuncture can improve the ovarian function and clinical symptoms of patients with POI, which may be related to its effect in regulating the FC between the hypothalamus and multiple brain regions.
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- Ting-Ting Zhao
- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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Ma L, Wang ZX, Jiang JY, Miao YH, Zhao TT, Guo LP, Liu DH. [Assessment of soil fertility in Artemisia argyi planting areas in Qichun county based on minimum data set]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:3738-3748. [PMID: 35850830 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220414.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study aims to explore the soil fertility in the main Artemisia argyi planting areas in Qichun county.To be specific, the soil physical and chemical properties in the main planting areas of A.argyi in Qichun county were analyzed.On this basis, 12 indexes were selected for principal component analysis(PCA) which was then combined with the norm value of each index and the correlation coefficients between the indexes to establish the minimum data set(MDS).The radar map was plotted to directly demonstrate the level of each index and the comprehensive level of the sampling sites.The comprehensive index model was used to calculate the soil fertility quality index(SFQI) of the total data set(TDS) and MDS(SFQI-TDS and SFQI-MDS, respectively), and linear regression of the two was performed.The results showed that the indexes that made up the MDS for soil fertility evaluation were pH, available potas-sium, available iron, available zinc, available manganese, available copper, and available magnesium.The radar map suggested the greatest difference in soil organic matter and smallest difference in available nitrogen among the 14 sampling sites.Moreover, the overall content of available phosphorus and available iron was high, while that of available nitrogen was the lowest.The SFQI-MDS which was yielded based on the weight of each index in MDS calculated with the norm value was more sensitive and the SFQI had stronger correlation with TDS-SFQI, which can better represent TDS-SFQI.SFQI-MDS was in the range of 0.298-0.784, with the average of 0.565 and variation coefficient of 18.38%.Caohe Town had the highest average SFQI-MDS.Clustering of SFQI-MDS value suggested that the soil fertility can be classified into 4 levels: level Ⅰ(SFQI ≥ 0.677) indicated excellent soil fertility, which accounted for 11.24%(mainly in Qingshi town, Balihu, and Zhangbang town); level Ⅱ(0.571≤SFQI≤0.680) meant good fertility, which made up 43.82%(mainly in Caohe town, Hengche town, and Pengsi town); level Ⅲ(0.466≤SFQI≤0.557) indicated average fertility, which took up 32.58%(mainly in Chidong town and Zhulin town); level Ⅳ(SFQI≤0.421) suggested poor fertility, which accounted for 12.36%(mainly in Guanyao town).It is recommended that nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, and calcium fertilizers should be increased and organic ferti-lizer should be applied for the cultivation of A.argyi in Qichun county to improve soil fertility and soil physical and chemical properties.
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- Lin Ma
- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center Beijing 100125, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China
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- Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan 430065, China
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Yu YZ, Gui XH, Yu M, Huang W, Peng LY, Dai JH, Xu QQ, Zhao TT, Xie WP, Xiao YL, Yuan P, Li Y. Soluble ST2 in serum predicts the prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective study. Ann Transl Med 2022; 10:797. [PMID: 35965810 PMCID: PMC9372699 DOI: 10.21037/atm-22-3215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yan-Zhe Yu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Circulation, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Wu J, Zhao TT, Han HL. ?Two new species of the subgenus Reticularisus (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae, Rhamnosa) from China, with a checklist of the genus Rhamnosa Fixsen, 1887. Zookeys 2022; 1099:111-121. [PMID: 36761439 PMCID: PMC9848897 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1099.76163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Two new species of the subgenus Reticularisus Wu, Wu & Han, 2022 of the genus Rhamnosa Fixsen, 1887, Rhamnosa (Reticularisus) chenjunisp. nov. and Rh. (R.) mangshanensissp. nov., are described from the provinces of Hunan and Guangdong, China. The adults and genital structures of the new species and similar examined species are illustrated. A checklist of the genus is provided.
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- Jun Wu
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, ChinaNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, ChinaNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, ChinaNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina,Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, ChinaNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina,Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, ChinaNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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Yao Y, Yu YC, Cai MR, Zhang ZQ, Bai J, Wu HM, Li P, Zhao TT, Ni J, Yin XB. UPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of the herb composition of Tangshen formula and the in vivo pharmacokinetics of its metabolites in rat plasma. Phytochem Anal 2022; 33:402-426. [PMID: 34907611 DOI: 10.1002/pca.3098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Tangshen formula (TSF) is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of seven medicinal herbs including Astragalus membranaceus, Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch, Citrus aurantium L., etc. which is used to treat diabetic nephropathy III, IV qi and yin deficiency and stasis syndrome. Most of the studies on TSF are pharmacological and pharmacodynamic experiments. There are few basic studies on its chemical substances, and the effective constituents are not clear. OBJECTIVE To analyse the main chemical components of TSF and the absorbed components in rat plasma following oral administration based on liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Moreover, providing a rapid and valid analytical strategy for simultaneous determination of six components in rat plasma and use it in pharmacokinetic studies. RESULTS A total of 132 components were identified in TSF, and 44 components were identified in rat plasma after oral TSF, 35 of which were prototype components and nine were metabolic components. A sensitive and reliable LC-MS/MS method was developed for simultaneous determination of six components in rat plasma. The intra-day and inter-day precision relative standard deviation (RSD) was lower than 15%; the accuracy of low, medium and high concentrations ranged from 80% to 120%. The recovery met the requirements and the RSD of the recoveries was less than 15%. CONCLUSION A total of 132 components were identified in TSF. The LC-MS/MS quantitative method for the simultaneous determination of morroniside, loganin, notoginsenoside R1 , ginsenoside Re, ginsenoside Rb1 and astragaloside IV in rat plasma was established for the first time. The pharmacokinetic parameters are clarified, which can guide the clinical medication of TSF.
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- Yu Yao
- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Medical Department, Yujiawu Community Healthcare Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Material Medical, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Zhao TT, Wang M, Yang Z, Zhang J, Hua F, He H. [Percentage of tonsil hypertrophy in orthodontic patients with different sagittal skeletal relationship]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 57:266-271. [PMID: 35280004 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20210602-00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of tonsil hypertrophy in patients with different sagittal skeletal craniofacial patterns, as well as the correlation between tonsil hypertrophy and the type of skeletal pattern. Methods: Lateral cephalograms of patients who visited the Department of Orthodontics Division 1, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University during January to August, 2019 were retrospectively collected. Patients (children: age≥6 and ≤12 year; adults: age≥18 year) were divided into three groups according to the ANB (subspinale-nasion-supramental) angle: the skeletal class Ⅰ group (0°≤ANB≤4°), skeletal class Ⅱ group (ANB>4°) and skeletal class Ⅲ group (ANB<0°). Tonsil hypertrophy was diagnosed with lateral cephalogram by two specifically trained orthodontists independently, according to the Baroni's method. The between-group differences in tonsil hypertrophy prevalence were analyzed using chi-square tests with Bonferroni correction (α=0.017). Results: A total of 1 776 patients (593 children and 1 183 adults) were included, among which 672 (37.8%) were with class Ⅰ, 849 (47.8%) with class Ⅱ, and 255 (14.4%) with class Ⅲ skeletal pattern. The prevalence of tonsil hypertrophy in children was 66.3% (393/593). The proportion of children with tonsil hypertrophy in class Ⅲ group [87.0% (60/69)] were significantly higher than that in class Ⅰ [65.6% (145/221), χ²=11.56, P<0.017] and class Ⅱ [62.0% (188/303), χ²=15.69, P<0.017] groups. The prevalence of tonsil hypertrophy in adults was 23.2% (275/1 183). The proportion of adults with tonsil hypertrophy in class Ⅲ group [42.5% (79/186)] was significantly higher than that in class Ⅰ [19.1% (86/451), χ²=36.50, P<0.017] and class Ⅱ [20.2% (110/546), χ²=35.00, P<0.017] groups. However, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of tonsil hypertrophy between class Ⅰ and class Ⅱ groups for both children (χ²=0.70, P>0.017) and adults (χ²=0.18, P>0.017). Conclusions: The prevalence of tonsil hypertrophy in skeletal class Ⅲ patients was significantly higher than that in patients with skeletal class Ⅰ and Ⅱmalocclusion. Tonsil hypertrophy could be an important risk factor for skeletal class Ⅲ patients.
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Orthodontics Division 1, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Orthodontics Division 1, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Orthodontics Division 1, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Orthodontics Division 1, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Zhao TT, Wen-Fei W, Kun G, Si-Ming L, Ye J, Yang ZF, Jian-Nan L, Yan-Li W, Shao-Min P. Fibroblast growth factor-21 alleviates phenotypic characteristics of dry age-related macular degeneration in mice. Exp Eye Res 2022; 218:109014. [PMID: 35245515 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.109014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of blindness in elderly individuals. As a metabolic regulator, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) has been proven indicated to have an effect on wet AMD, but whether this cytokine has a therapeutic effect on dry AMD is unclear. The current study aimed to evaluate the preventive effects of FGF-21 against retinal degeneration in mice and provide mechanistic insights. FGF-21-/- mice were raised to 10 months of age. Then, the morphological changes in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/choroid of the mice were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and iTRAQ was used to detect the variations in the protein profile. Next, FGF-21-/- and wild-type mice of the same age were fed hydroquinone to generate a dry AMD mouse model to examine whether exogenous FGF-21 can interfere with the occurrence and development of dry AMD. In vivo studies revealed that following FGF-21 knockout, there was an increase in the expression of complement in the RPE/choroid concomitant with the occurrence of dry AMD-like pathological changes. Furthermore, exogenous FGF-21 administration effectively reversed this phenomenon. FGF-21 also demonstrated strong anti-inflammatory effects in the RPE/choroid by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that FGF-21 treatment presents a novel therapeutic approach for the prevention and development of dry AMD by reducing complement.
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- Ting-Ting Zhao
- Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, 410015, China; Harbin Aier Eye Hospital, Harbin, 150016, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, 410015, China; Harbin Aier Eye Hospital, Harbin, 150016, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, 410015, China; Harbin Aier Eye Hospital, Harbin, 150016, China; Aier Retina Institute, Changsha, 410015, China.
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Li Y, Zhao T, Liu Y, Lin H, Li S, Zhang Y. Knockout of tac3 genes in zebrafish shows no impairment of reproduction. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2021; 311:113839. [PMID: 34181932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Neurokinin B (NKB) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of reproduction in vertebrates. However, whether this neuropeptide is dispensable for reproduction in teleosts remains unknown. In order to reveal its authentic functions in fish, in this study, two tachykinin 3 (tac3) genes encoding Nkbs were functional mutated in zebrafish using the Transcription Activator-like Effector Nucleases (TALEN) technology. We established tac3a-/-, tac3b-/- and tac3a-/-;tac3b-/- mutant lines, and investigated their reproductive performance and ontogeny. According to our study, spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis were not impaired in tac3a-/-, tac3b-/- and tac3a-/-;tac3b-/- mutant lines, but changes in the expression of genes related to reproductive axis were observed after loss of Tac3, suggesting that possible compensatory response was activated to maintained the reproductive function in zebrafish. In summary, our results indicate that mutation of tac3 genes do not disrupt the reproduction in zebrafish unlike in mammals, revealing the plasticity of reproductive neuroendocrine system in the brain of zebrafish.
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- Yu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266373, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266373, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
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Ge J, Zhao TT, Wan CY, Xia JY, Guo SY, Yu MX, Chen J, Wang Y, Xu KL, Li ZY. [Comparison of single infusion of anti-BCMA versus combined infusion of anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells for immune reconstruction in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:733-738. [PMID: 34753227 PMCID: PMC8607032 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: We observed and compared the differences in immune reconstruction between single-infusion anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) , chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) , and combined infusion of anti-CD19 CAR-T cells in the treatment of recurrent/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) . Methods: Sixty-one patients with RRMM who underwent CAR-T cell therapy in our hospital from June 2017 to December 2020 were selected. Among them, 26 patients received anti-BCMA target, and 35 patients received anti-BCMA combined with anti-CD19 target. Using flow cytometry, we determined T cell subsets (CD3(+), CD4(+), CD8(+), CD4(+)/CD8(+)) , B cells (CD19(+)) , and NK cells (CD16(+) CD56(+)) at different time points before and after CAR-T treatment, and detected immunoglobulin IgG, IgA and IgM levels by immunoturbidimetry. We compared the reconstruction rules of lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulins in the two groups. Results: CD8(+) T lymphocytes recovered most rapidly after the infusion of CAR-T cells, returning to pre-infusion levels at 3 months and 1 month after infusion, respectively[BCMA: 695 (357, 1264) /μl vs 424 (280, 646) /μl; BCMA+CD19: 546 (279, 1672) /μl vs 314 (214, 466) /μl]. NK cells returned to normal levels at 3 months after infusion in both groups[BCMA: 171 (120, 244) /μl, BCMA+CD19: 153 (101, 218) /μl (Normal reference range 150-1100/μl) ]; however, the NK cells were not maintained at stable levels in the BCMA CAR-T cells group. The recovery of CD4(+) T lymphocytes in both groups was slow and remained persistently low within 12 months after infusion, and no recovery was observed in most patients. The reversal of the ratio of CD4(+)/CD8(+) lasted for more than a year. The levels of CD19(+) B cells in both groups returned to baseline 3 months after infusion[BCMA: 62 (10, 72) /μl vs 57 (24, 78) /μl; BCMA+CD19: 40 (4, 94) /μl vs 29 (14, 46) /μl]. IgG returned to the pre-infusion level 12 months after infusion in the group with anti-BCMA cells alone, but not in the group with combined infusion of CD19 CAR T cells[7.82 (6.03, 9.64) g/L vs 6.92 (4.62, 12.76) g/L]. IgA returned to pre-infusion levels at 9 and 12 months after infusion, respectively[BCMA: 0.46 (0.07, 0.51) g/L vs 0.22 (0.12, 4.01) g/L; BCMA+CD19: 0.46 (0.22, 0.98) g/L vs 0.27 (0.10, 0.53) g/L]. IgM in both groups returned to pre-infusion levels 6 months after infusion[BCMA: 0.43 (0.06, 0.60) g/L vs 0.20 (0.13, 0.37) g/L; BCMA+CD19: 0.53 (0.10, 0.80) g/L vs 0.16 (0.11, 0.28) g/L]. There was no significant difference in the indexes of lymphocyte subpopulation reconstruction and immunoglobulin recovery between the two groups at each time point. Conclusion: This study showed that in patients with RRMM treated with CAR-T cells, the appropriate target antigen can be selected without considering the difference of immune reconstruction between anti-BCMA CAR-T and combined anti-CD19 CAR-T therapy.
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- J Ge
- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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Hao LF, Zhao LX, Wang PR, Zhao TT, Hao ZF. [Effect of cotton-moxibustion on chronic eczema and quality of life]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 2021; 41:1017-20. [PMID: 34491652 DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200817-k0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic effect between cotton-moxibustion and compound flumetasone ointment, and observe the effect on quality of life in patients with chronic eczema. METHODS A total of 66 patients with chronic eczema were randomized into an observation group (33 cases, 2 cases dropped off) and a control group (33 cases, 2 cases dropped off). In the observation group, cotton-moxibustion was adopted on target skin lesion, once a day, 3 cones a time. In the control group, external application of compound flumetasone ointment was given twice a day. The treatment for 3 weeks was required in the both groups. Before treatment and 1,2,3 weeks into treatment, scores of visual analogue scale (VAS), eczema area and severity index (EASI) and dermatology life quality index (DLQI) were observed, and the recurrence rate was evaluated in the follow-up one month after treatment. RESULTS Compared before treatment, the VAS scores of 1,2,3 weeks into treatment, the EASI and DLQI scores of 2,3 weeks into treatment were decreased in the both groups (P<0.05), and those in the observation group were lower than the control group (P<0.05). The follow-up recurrence rate in the observation group were lower than the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Cotton-moxibustion can effectively improve the pruritus symptom, skin lesion and quality of life in the patients with chronic eczema, the therapeutic effect is superior to the external application of compound flumetasone ointment.
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- Li-Fang Hao
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of TCM, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of TCM, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of TCM, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of TCM, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shanxi Taiyuan Municipal Yingze District TCM Hospital
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Pang LL, Mei J, Fan LX, Zhao TT, Li RN, Wen Y. Efficacy of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Combined With GnRH-a for Adenomyosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Public Health 2021; 9:688264. [PMID: 34485218 PMCID: PMC8415267 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.688264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objective: High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an innovative non-invasive technology used for adenomyosis. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) is a hormone commonly used for adenomyosis. We investigated and assessed the efficacy of HIFU combined with GnRH-a for adenomyosis. Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, WanFang, and VIP databases for relevant articles published in Chinese or English that compared HIFU combined with GnRH-a vs. HIFU alone in patients with adenomyosis. The last literature search was completed on January 31, 2021. Two reviewers independently assessed study eligibility and assessed risk of bias. Another two reviewers extracted the data. The RevMan5.3 software was used for the data analysis. Changes in volume of the uterine and adenomyotic lesion were defined as the primary outcomes. The secondary outcomes were visual analog scale (VAS) scores for dysmenorrhea, menstrual volume scores, serum CA125 levels, and recurrence rate. This study is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021234301). Results: Three hundred and ninety potentially relevant articles were screened. Nine studies with data for 766 patients were finally included. Compared with the HIFU alone group, the HIFU combined with GnRH-a group had a higher rate of uterine volume reduction (MD 7.51, 95% CI 5.84-9.17, p < 0.00001), smaller adenomyotic lesion volume (MD 4.11, 95% CI 2.93-5.30, p < 0.00001), lower VAS score for dysmenorrhea (MD 1.27, 95% CI 0.54-2.01, p = 0.0007) and menstrual volume score (MD 0.88, 95% CI 0.73-1.04, p < 0.00001), and lower CA125 level (SMD 0.31, 95% CI 0.05-0.56, p = 0.02) after the procedure. The recurrence rate in the HIFU combined with GnRH-a group was lower than that in the HIFU alone group (RR 0.28, 95% CI 0.10-0.82, p = 0.02). Conclusions: Compared with HIFU treatment alone, HIFU combined with GnRH-a for the treatment of adenomyosis has greater efficacy in decreasing the volumes of the uterine and adenomyotic lesions and alleviating symptoms. However, since the number of the included studies was too small and most of them were written in Chinese, this conclusion needs to be referenced with caution. And the long-term evidence of its efficacy is still insufficient. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ identifier [CRD42021234].
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- Li-Li Pang
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Zhou XF, Zhou WE, Liu WJ, Luo MJ, Wu XQ, Wang Y, Liu P, Wen YM, Li JL, Zhao TT, Zhang HJ, Zhao HL, Li P. A Network Pharmacology Approach to Explore the Mechanism of HuangZhi YiShen Capsule for Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease. J Transl Int Med 2021; 9:98-113. [PMID: 34497749 PMCID: PMC8386324 DOI: 10.2478/jtim-2021-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE HuangZhi YiShen Capsule (HZYS) is a Chinese patent herbal drug that protects kidney function in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients. However, the pharmacologic mechanisms of HZYS remain unclear. This study would use network pharmacology to explore the pharmacologic mechanisms of HZYS. METHODS Chemical constituents of HZYS were obtained through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database (TCMSP) and literature search. Potential targets of HZYS were identified by using the TCMSP and the SwissTarget Prediction databases. DKD-related target genes were collected by using the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, Therapeutic Target Database, GeneCards, DisGeNET, and Drugbank databases. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were carried out to further explore the mechanisms of HZYS in treating DKD. Molecular docking was conducted to verify the potential interactions between the prime compounds and the hub genes. RESULTS 179 active compounds and 620 target genes were obtained, and 571 common targets were considered potential therapeutic targets. The top 10 main active compounds of HZYS were heparin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, methyl14-methylpentadecanoate, methyl (Z)-11-hexadecenoate, 17-hydroxycorticosterone, 4-pregnene-17α, 20β, 21-triol-3, 11-dione, wogonin, and hydroxyecdysone. Hub signaling pathways by which HZYS treating DKD were PI3K-Akt, MAPK, AGE-RAGE in diabetic complications, TNF, and apoptosis. The top 10 target genes associated with these pathways were IL6, MAPK1, AKT1, RELA, BCL2, JUN, MAPK3, MAP2K1, CASP3, and TNF. Quercetin and Luteolin were verified to have good binding capability with the hub potential targets IL6, MAPK1, AKT1 through molecular docking. CONCLUSION HZYS appeared to treat DKD by regulating the inflammatory, oxidative stress, apoptotic, and fibrosis signaling pathways. This study provided a novel perspective for further research of HZYS.
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- Xue-Feng Zhou
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing100730, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Northwest University, No. 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi710069, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing100029, China
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Zhao TT, Fang YY, Lai YS. [Assessment of the burden of clonorchiasis and its temporal changes in China]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:162-168. [PMID: 34008363 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the burden of clonorchiasis and identify its temporal and spatial changes in China, thus to provide insights into the control and prevention of the diseases. METHODS The disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) was employed as the primary indicator for the disease burden. The prevalence data of Clonorchis sinensis infection were obtainted from the three national surveys on important human parasitic diseases in China, conducting during the period from 1988 to 1922, from 2001 to 2004 and from 2014 to 2016, respectively, and the demographic data from National Bureau of Statistics of China. DALYs of clonorchiasis were calculated and the temporal changes were analyzed at both national and provincial levels, using the disability weight (DW) obtained from a community study in China. Sensitivity analysis was carried out to compare the resulted DALYs of China calculated under the method adopted in this study and that calculated with other commonly used methods. RESULTS The national burden of clonorchiasis was 489174.04 [95% confidence interval (CI): (391648.87, 597509.87)] DALYs in China in 2016, indicating 0.36 [95% CI: (0.28, 0.43)] DALYs per 1 000 populations. The regions with a high burden of clonorchiasis were concentrated in southern China and northeastern China, and the provinces with the three highest burdens of clonorchiasis included Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangdong Province and Heilongjiang Province, which accounted for 91.18% of total burdens of clonorchiasis in China. During the periods of the three national surveys on important human parasitic diseases in China, the national burden of clonorchiasis was found to show a tendency of first rise and then decrease in China; however, the burden of clonorchiasis has recently shown a tendency towards a rise in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Heilongjiang Province and Jiangxi Province. Sensitivity analysis showed that the calculation of diseases burden with age-stratified prevalence of clonorchiasis was similar to that of our method without age stratification; however, the burden estimates calculated only based on the DW of the severe symptoms were much lower than our estimates. CONCLUSIONS The burden of clonorchiasis is high in China, with a large regional difference. Recently, the overall burden of clonorchiasis has shown a tendency of decline in China; however, there is a tendency towards a rise in some provinces. Therefore, the control of clonorchiasis requires more adaptations to local circumstances.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 51000, China
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- Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 51000, China
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Geng H, Weng SJ, Zhao TT, Chen L, Wu XL, Zhou JL, Sun JH, Pei LX. [Mind-regulating and spleen-strengthening needling technique improves abdominal hypersensitivity and emotion by enhancing functional connectivity between hippocampus and brain regions in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2021; 46:318-25. [PMID: 33931998 DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.200569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the difference of brain functional connectivity between diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) patients and healthy volunteers and changes after acupuncture intervention, so as to investigate the underlying mechanism of acupuncture in regulating functional activities of IBS-D patients by using seed point correlation analysis. METHODS A total of 25 IBS-D patients and 25 healthy volunteers were recruited in the present study and respectively attributed to acupuncture group and control group. The IBS-D patients received manual acupuncture stimulation of Baihui (GV20), Yintang (EX-HN3), and bilateral Tianshu (ST25), Zusanli (ST36), Shangjuxu (ST37), Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Taichong (LR3) with mind-regulating and spleen-strengthening technique for 30 min, once a day, 3 days a week for 6 weeks. Before and after the intervention, the IBS symptom severity scale (IBS-SSS) was used to assess the patients' state of abdominal pain, distention and defecation, and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) employed to evaluate the patients' anxiety severity. The resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data were acquired and preprocessed by using SPM8 and DPARSE soft-wares. Seeds (bilate-ral hippocampus regions) to whole-brain analysis was performed to obtain the mean time series of the left and right seed regions, followed by making Pearson correlation analysis to obtain the correlation coefficient (time series from each seed region with the rest of the voxels in the brain), and making a multivariate comparative correction to get data of functional connectivity (FC) of bilateral hippocampus regions and to find the related difference in the brain regions. Then, the differences of the FC of brain regions between IBS-D patients and healthy volunteers were compared. RESULTS Following acupuncture treatment, both the HAMA and IBS-SSS scores were significantly reduced in the acupuncture group compared with its pre-treatment (P<0.01). Compared with the healthy volunteers, there were a reduction in the functional connectivity between the left hippocampus seed region and the right inferior temporal gyrus, left fusiform gyrus and left superior gyrus, and between the right hippocampus region and the right fusiform gyrus, left inferior temporal gyrus, left inferior occipital gyrus, left rectus gyrus, left insula, left precuneus, right angular gyrus, left middle occipital gyrus, right precuneus, and the left superior temporal gyrus, and an increase in the FC between the left hippocampus and left superior temporal gyrus was increased in ISB-D patients. Self-comparison showed that after the treatment, the FC was increased between the left hippocampus seed region and the right inferior temporal gyrus, left fusiform gyrus, bilateral lingual gyrus, left amygdala, right inferior occipital gyrus, right insula, right middle frontal gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus and the left middle occipital gyrus; and between the right hippocampus seed region and the posterior inferior cerebellar lobe, left inferior temporal gyrus, left suboccipital gyrus, right fusiform gyrus, left insula, right inferior frontal gyrus, left superior temporal gyrus, left middle occipital gyrus, right middle frontal gyrus, left supplementary motor area and right supplementary motor area, and decreased between the left hippocampus region and the left anterior cingulate, paracingulate gyrus and the right posterior central gyrus in IBS-D patients. CONCLUSION Mind-regulating and spleen-strengthening acupuncture intervention may improve the abdominal pain and distension and emotional state in IBS-D patients, which is possibly associated with its effect in enhancing FC between the hippocampus and brain regions.
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- Hao Geng
- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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Li KY, Zhao TT, Chen J, Zhao XL. [Effects of Different Organic Materials on Absorption and Translocation of Arsenic and Cadmium in Rice]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2021; 42:2047-2055. [PMID: 33742840 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202007307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A pot experiment was carried out to study the impacts of five organic materials (rape straw, broad bean stalk, peat, pig manure compost, and biochar) on the availability of arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) in soil, the amount of iron plaque on the root surface, as well as the uptake and translocation of As and Cd in rice grown in an As/Cd co-contaminated yellow paddy soil. The results indicated that the application of organic materials significantly increased the contents of the soil organic matter and the yield of rice. The application of broad bean stalk, peat, pig manure compost, and biochar remarkably increased the soil pH, while the application of rape straw exerted no significant influence. The addition of organic matter reduced the available Cd content by 34.77%-82.69%. However, the effects of organic materials on the availability of As varied with the organic materials. The soil-available As content was significantly increased by the application of pig manure compost and biochar, while it was significantly decreased by adding rape straw and peat. The application of organic materials increased As and Cd contents in the Fe plaques on rice root surface by 28.49%-94.86% and 17.73%-151.03%, respectively. It also reduced the As and Cd contents in brown rice by 27.04%-82.51% and 15.87%-79.45%, respectively. The largest decrease was observed in the biochar treatment. The application of organic materials also remarkably reduced the translocation efficiency of Cd from the root-stem-leaf-grain and that of As from the stem to grain. The correlation analysis revealed that the soil pH, available Cd, and Cd content in the Fe plaques are the major factors influencing the accumulation of Cd in the rice grain. Furthermore, the soil pH, soil organic matter, and As content in the Fe plaques are the major factors influencing the accumulation of As in the rice grain. Therefore, it has been concluded that organic materials could influence the uptake and translocation of As and Cd in rice through changing the soil pH, organic matter content, and As and Cd contents in the Fe plaques.
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- Kai-Ye Li
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China
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Song HT, Ge CH, Chang LX, Zhao TT, Wu W, Ge DX, Zhai CP, Zhang XL. Investigation on the psychological status of college students during the coronavirus disease-2019 epidemic. J Gen Psychol 2021; 149:456-467. [PMID: 33709883 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2021.1893637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This study is designed to investigate the mental health status of college students under the current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and explore potential influential factors. We surveyed 1128 people including 435 medical students and 693 nonmedical students by a self-designed questionnaire containing general demographic characteristics, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Chinese Perceived Stress Scale. SPSS 23.0 software was used for statistical analysis. The incidence of anxiety, depression, and perceived stress were 8.4, 22.7, and 42.9% among college students during the COVID-19, respectively. Pearson correlation analysis showed that sex, specialty, and Family conflict were all positively associated with SAS, SDS, and CPSS (p<0.05). Stepwise linear retrospective analysis showed that family conflicts and specialty were the influencing factors of SAS, SDS, and CPSS. There were significantly differences between medical students and nonmedical students in the frequency of SDS abnormality score (Z=-4.125, p<0.001) and the frequency of CPSS abnormality (χ2=7.836, p=0.005). According to the results, we can come to the conclusion that college students have different degrees of psychological problems during the COVID-19. Family conflicts and specialty were the influencing factors of anxiety, depression, and perceived stress.
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- An Hui Province Veterans Hospital
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Wu J, Zhao TT, Han HL. A newly recorded genus Tanvia Solovyev & Witt, 2009 from China (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gan WJ, Gao CL, Zhang WQ, Gu JL, Zhao TT, Guo HL, Zhou H, Xu Y, Yu LL, Li LF, Gui DK, Xu YH. Kuwanon G protects HT22 cells from advanced glycation end product-induced damage. Exp Ther Med 2021; 21:425. [PMID: 33747164 PMCID: PMC7967837 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.9869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The incidence of diabetic encephalopathy is increasing as the population ages. Evidence suggests that formation and accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) plays a pivotal role in disease progression, but limited research has been carried out in this area. A previous study demonstrated that Kuwanon G (KWG) had significant anti-oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory properties. As AGEs are oxidative products and inflammation is involved in their generation it is hypothesized that KWG may have effects against AGE-induced neuronal damage. In the present study, mouse hippocampal neuronal cell line HT22 was used. KWG was shown to significantly inhibit AGE-induced cell apoptosis in comparison with a control treatment, as determined by both MTT and flow cytometry. Compared with the AGEs group, expression of pro-apoptotic protein Bax was reduced and expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was increased in the AGEs + KWG group. Both intracellular and extracellular levels of acetylcholine and choline acetyltransferase were significantly elevated after KWG administration in comparison with controls whilethe level of acetylcholinesterase decreased. These changes in protein expression were accompanied by increased levels of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase synthesis and reduced production of malondialdehyde and reactive oxygen species. Intracellular signaling pathway protein levels were determined by western blot and immunocytochemistry. KWG administration was found to prevent AGE-induced changes to the phosphorylation levels of Akt, IκB-α, glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3)-α and β, p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 suggesting a potential neuroprotective effect of KWG against AGE-induced damage was via the PI3K/Akt/GSK3αβ signaling pathway. The findings of the present study suggest that KWG may be a potential treatment for diabetic encephalopathy.
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- Wen-Jun Gan
- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China.,Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 510500, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 510500, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, P.R. China
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Wen CC, Zhao TT, Hu WH, Cao WR, Lai YS. [Spatial and temporal characteristics of reported schistosomiasis cases in China based on a Bayesian interrupted time-series model]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:15-21. [PMID: 33660469 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2020241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the spatial-temporal characteristics of reported schistosomiasis cases in China from 2004 to 2017, so as to provide insights into the development of different schistosomiasis control strategies at various stages. METHODS The monthly data of reported schistosomiasis cases at a provincial level of China from 2004 to 2017 were collected from the Public Health Science Data Center, and the spatial-temporal distribution of reported schistosomiasis cases was preliminarily identified using a descriptive statistical method. According to the goals at different stages proposed by the National Mid- and Long-term Program for Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control in China (2004-2015), a Bayesian interrupted time-series model was established to analyze the provincial reported incidence, time trend and seasonal variations of schistosomiasis in China at different stages. RESULTS The reported schistosomiasis cases were mainly concentrated in 5 provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan and 2 provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in China from 2004 to 2017, and the number of reported cases in endemic areas decreased gradually. The incidence of reported schistosomiasis cases predominantly peaked during the period from May to September in the marshland and lake regions, while no regular seasonality was seen in hilly regions. Bayesian interrupted time-series analysis showed the peak incidence of reported schistosomiasis cases in 4 provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi between May and September and in Jiangsu Province from July to November; however, no regular seasonal cycle was identified in hilly regions. The number of reported schistosomiasis cases showed a tendency towards an increase in 2 provinces of Hubei and Hunan from 2008 to 2014, with a minor peak during the period between March and April, and since 2015, the seasonality was not remarkable any longer in 3 provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu and Jiangxi with a decline in the incidence of reported schistosomiasis cases, while the seasonality remained in Hubei Province. CONCLUSIONS The spatial-temporal characteristics of schistosomiasis in China, notably seasonality, vary at different control stages. Bayesian interrupted time-series model is effective to identify the spatial-temporal changes of schistosomiasis, and the schistosomiasis control strategy may be adjusted according to the spatial-temporal changes to improve the schistosomiasis control efficiency.
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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Zhao TT, Feng YJ, Doanh PN, Sayasone S, Khieu V, Nithikathkul C, Qian MB, Hao YT, Lai YS. Model-based spatial-temporal mapping of opisthorchiasis in endemic countries of Southeast Asia. eLife 2021; 10:59755. [PMID: 33432926 PMCID: PMC7870142 DOI: 10.7554/elife.59755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Opisthorchiasis is an overlooked danger to Southeast Asia. High-resolution disease risk maps are critical but have not been available for Southeast Asia. Georeferenced disease data and potential influencing factor data were collected through a systematic review of literatures and open-access databases, respectively. Bayesian spatial-temporal joint models were developed to analyze both point- and area-level disease data, within a logit regression in combination of potential influencing factors and spatial-temporal random effects. The model-based risk mapping identified areas of low, moderate, and high prevalence across the study region. Even though the overall population-adjusted estimated prevalence presented a trend down, a total of 12.39 million (95% Bayesian credible intervals [BCI]: 10.10–15.06) people were estimated to be infected with O. viverrini in 2018 in four major endemic countries (i.e., Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam), highlighting the public health importance of the disease in the study region. The high-resolution risk maps provide valuable information for spatial targeting of opisthorchiasis control interventions.
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- Ting-Ting Zhao
- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Tropical and Parasitic Diseases Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.,WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Nie H, Liu YT, Situ YL, Zhao TT, Long LN, Zeng HK, Liang SD, Schmalzing G, Gao HW, Wei JB, He CH. Mechanism research of chonglou as a pain killer by network pharmacology. World J Tradit Chin Med 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/wjtcm.wjtcm_84_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Liu WR, Lu HT, Zhao TT, Ding JR, Si YC, Chen W, Hou JB, Gao SY, Dong X, Yu B, Guo ZY, Lu JR. Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao herbal granules protect against the calcium oxalate-induced renal EMT by inhibiting the TGF-β/smad pathway. Pharm Biol 2020; 58:1115-1122. [PMID: 33191819 PMCID: PMC7671650 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2020.1844241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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CONTEXT Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao granules (FFJQC) is a traditional Chinese herbal formula that is used to treat nephrolithiasis. The main component of nephrolithiasis is calcium oxalate (CaOx) and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) shown to play a crucial role in CaOx-induced kidney injury. However, the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of FFJQC on the CaOx-induced renal EMT is unknown. OBJECTIVE This study explores the therapeutic benefits and mechanism of FFJQC in oxalate-induced kidney injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS 60 male C57BL/6 mice were used in this experiment and divided into 6 groups. A mouse kidney stone model was created by intraperitoneal injection of glyoxylate at a dose of 100 mg/kg for 6 days. The standardized FFJQC was used to treat mouse crystal kidney injury by gavage at 1.35 and 2.7 g/kg, respectively. Western blotting and immunostaining for E-cadherin, cytokeratin 18 (CK18), vimentin, smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)/Smad pathway were conducted on renal tissues. RESULTS Following CaOx-induced kidney injury, the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 in kidney decreased, while vimentin and α-SMA levels increased. The FFJQC treatment increased the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 and decreased vimentin and α-SMA levels in varying degrees. What's more, the FFJQC reduced the expression of CaOx-induced fibrosis marker collagen II. CONCLUSION FFJQC alleviated the CaOx-induced renal EMT and fibrosis by regulating TGF-β/smad pathway. Therefore, the FFJQC is an important traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of CaOx-induced renal injury and fibrosis.
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- Wen-Rui Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Naval Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Geriatric Nephrology, The Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Bing Yu Department of Cell Biology, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Zhi-Yong Guo Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- CONTACT Jian-Rao Lu Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 358 Datong Road, Shanghai, China
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Wang X, Meng ZX, Chen YZ, Li YP, Zhou HY, Yang M, Zhao TT, Gong YL, Wu Y, Liu T. Enriched environment enhances histone acetylation of NMDA receptor in the hippocampus and improves cognitive dysfunction in aged mice. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:2327-2334. [PMID: 32594057 PMCID: PMC7749489 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.285005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The mechanisms of age-associated memory impairment may be associated with glutamate receptor function and chromatin modification. To observe the effect of an enriched environment on the cognitive function of mice with age-associated memory impairment, 3-month-old C57BL/6 male mice ("young" mice) were raised in a standard environment, while 24-month-old C57BL/6 male mice with memory impairment ("age-associated memory impairment" mice) were raised in either a standard environment or an enriched environment. The enriched environment included a variety of stimuli involving movement and sensation. A water maze test was then used to measure cognitive function in the mice. Furthermore, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot assays were used to detect right hippocampal GluN2B mRNA as well as protein expression of GluN2B and CREB binding protein in all mice. In addition, chromatin immunoprecipitation was used to measure the extent of histone acetylation of the hippocampal GluN2B gene promoters. Compared with the young mice, the water maze performance of age-associated memory impairment mice in the standard environment was significantly decreased. In addition, there were significantly lower levels of total histone acetylation and expression of CREB binding protein in the hippocampus of age-associated memory impairment mice in the standard environment compared with the young mice. There were also significantly lower levels of histone acetylation, protein expression, and mRNA expression of GluN2B in the hippocampus of these mice. In contrast, in the age-associated memory impairment mice with the enriched environment intervention, the water maze performance and molecular biological indexes were significantly improved. These data confirm that an enriched environment can improve cognitive dysfunction in age-associated memory impairment mice, and suggest that the mechanisms may be related to the increased expression of CREB binding protein and the increased degree of total histone acetylation in the hippocampus of age-associated memory impairment mice, which may cause the increase of histone acetylation of GluN2B gene promoter and the enhancement of GluN2B mRNA transcription and protein expression in hippocampus. The animal experiment was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Yangzhou University, China (approval No. 20170312001) in March 2017.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Rehabilitation, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Wei WM, Dong FQ, Zheng RH, Liu YY, Zhao TT, Fang WJ, Qin YD. Theoretical study of the mechanism of palladium-catalyzed hydroaminocarbonylation of styrene with ammonium chloride. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.113040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tan J, Hao X, Zhao T, Ying J, Li T, Cheng L. Association between long-chain non-coding RNA SRA1 gene single-nucleotide polymorphism and polycystic ovary syndrome susceptibility. J Assist Reprod Genet 2020; 37:2513-2523. [PMID: 32783135 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-020-01922-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study the association between single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of long-chain non-coding RNA steroid receptor RNA activator (lncRNA SRA1) gene and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) susceptibility. METHODS Sanger sequencing was used to analyze the genotypes of the lncRNA SRA1 gene rs801460, rs10463297, and rs250426 in 315 PCOS patients and 315 control groups. RESULTS There was no correlation between lncRNA SRA1 gene rs801460, rs250426 SNP, and PCOS susceptibility (p > 0.05). The T allele at the rs10463297 locus of the SRA1 gene has a lower risk of PCOS than the C allele (OR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.50-0.79, p < 0.01). Among people with a BMI ≥ 26.5 kg/m2, when carrying the TC genotype and CC genotype at rs801460, the risk of PCOS susceptibility was lower than the TT genotype (OR = 0.54, 95%CI: 0.33-0.89, p = 0.02). At different ages and BMI stratifications, there was a significant association between rs10463297 SNP and PCOS susceptibility (p < 0.05). Multi-factor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis results showed that age, BMI, rs801460, rs10463297, and rs250426 interactions constitute a "high-risk combination." PCOS susceptibility risk was 5.96 times that of a "low-risk combination" (95%CI: 4.14-8.56, p < 0.01). SRA1 gene rs801460, rs10463297, rs250426 constructed TCT haplotype was associated with increased risk of PCOS susceptibility (OR = 1.66, 95%CI: 1.20-2.30, p < 0.01); the CTT haplotype was associated with a decreased risk of PCOS susceptibility (OR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.36-0.87, p = 0.01). LncRNA SRA1 gene rs10463297 SNP was correlated with the level of lncRNA SRA1 in the peripheral blood leukocytes (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION From this study, we found that the lncRNA SRA1 gene rs10463297 SNP is associated with PCOS susceptibility.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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Zhao T, Zhang H, Yin X, Zhao H, Ma L, Yan M, Peng L, Wang Q, Dong X, Li P. Tangshen formula modulates gut Microbiota and reduces gut-derived toxins in diabetic nephropathy rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 129:110325. [PMID: 32535383 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Growing evidence shows that diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is linked with intestinal dysbiosis from gut-derived toxins. Tangshen Formula (TSF) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been used to treat DKD. In this study, streptozotocin injection and uninephrectomy-induced diabetic nephropathy (DN) rat model was established to explore the impact of TSF on gut microbiota composition, gut-derived toxins, and the downstream inflammatory pathway of urotoxins in the kidney. TSF treatment for 12 weeks showed significant attenuation of both renal histologic injuries and urinary excretion of albumin compared with DN rats without treatment. TSF treatment also reconstructed gut dysbiosis and reduced levels of indoxyl sulfate and metabolic endotoxemia/lipopolysaccharide. MCP-1 and TNF-α were decreased by TSF both in the serum and kidney. In addition, we revealed that the inhibitory effect of TSF on renal inflammation was associated with the inhibition of aryl hydrocarbon, a receptor of indoxyl sulfate, and TLR4, thereby inhibiting JNK and NF-κB signaling in the kidney. Spearman correlation analysis found that a cluster of gut bacterial phyla and genera were significantly correlated with renal pathology, renal function, and systemic inflammation. In conclusion, orally administered TSF significantly inhibited diabetic renal injury, and modulated gut microbiota, which decreased levels of lipopolysaccharide and indoxyl sulfate, and attenuated renal inflammation. Our results indicate that TSF may be used as an agent in the prevention of gut dysbiosis and elimination of intestinal toxins in DN individuals.
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- TingTing Zhao
- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 Beisanhuan Donglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 Beisanhuan Donglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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Zhu JZ, Zhao TT, Chen YY, Zhang R, Wang JK, Zhang SH, Liu KC. Liver failure promotes gastrointestinal dysfunction by changing cholinergic and nitrergic nerves and Cajal interstitial cells in gastric antrum. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 33:1803-1809. [PMID: 31989809 DOI: 10.23812/19-243-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- J Z Zhu
- Department of Hepatal-Gastroenterology, Meng chao Hepato-biliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute for Laboratory Medicine, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Dongfang Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Institute for Laboratory Medicine, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Dongfang Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Institute for Laboratory Medicine, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Dongfang Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Institute for Laboratory Medicine, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Dongfang Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Fei MY, Song MM, Wang P, Pang GZ, Chen J, Lu DP, Liu R, Zhang GY, Zhao TT, Shen YX, Yu YQ. Folic acid modified Fe 3O 4 nanoclusters by a one-step ultrasonic technique for drug delivery and MR imaging. RSC Adv 2020; 10:5294-5303. [PMID: 35498332 PMCID: PMC9049288 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra09670a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Multifunctional nanoclusters based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and drug delivery are reported here. At first, oleic acid (OA)-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared. Then block copolymer Pluronic F127 or folic acid (FA) conjugated-Pluronic F127 was used to modify the hydrophobic nanoparticles to become hydrophilic Fe3O4@F127 nanoclusters via facile ultrasonic treatment. During this process, drug molecules can also be introduced into the nanoclusters and therefore the targeted drug delivery system was formed. Next, we verified the feasibility of the nanoclusters as drug delivery vehicles and magnetic contrast agents. The nanoclusters have an average size of 200 nm and remained stable in water for long periods. Folic acid-modified nanoclusters showed an enhanced intracellular uptake into HepG2 cells by using both cellular iron amount analysis and flow cytometry analysis. Besides, Fe3O4@F127@FA nanoclusters showed good compatibility in the tested concentration range and good sensitivity in T2-weighted MRI. The magnetic nanoclusters combined with drug delivery properties have greatly increased the significance in the diagnosis and therapy of diseases, which are suitable for systematical administration of hydrophobic drugs and simultaneously MRI diagnosis. Water-soluble Fe3O4@F127@FA nanoclusters were prepared by a facile ultrasonic-treated method for MR imaging and targeted drug delivery.![]()
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- Meng-Yu Fei
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University 218 Jixi Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-62922381
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776.,Biopharmaceutical Institute, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road 230032 Hefei China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776.,Biopharmaceutical Institute, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road 230032 Hefei China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776.,Biopharmaceutical Institute, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road 230032 Hefei China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-65113776.,Biopharmaceutical Institute, Anhui Medical University 81 Meishan Road 230032 Hefei China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University 218 Jixi Road Hefei Anhui PR China +86-551-62922381
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