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Zhao Z, Zhao C, Ren Z, Shi C, Lai L. Efficacy and mechanisms of mobile application-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in China: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Internet Interv 2022; 30:100585. [PMID: 36426200 DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching impact, the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms is increasing significantly in China. Yet access to reliable and effective psychological treatment is still limited during the pandemic. The widespread adoption of mobile technologies may provide a new way to address this gap. In this research we will develop an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based intervention delivered by mobile application and will test its usability, efficacy, and mechanism of its effects in relieving PTSD symptoms. METHODS A total of 147 Chinese participants with a diagnosis of PTSD according to the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) will be randomly assigned to an intervention group (app-delivered ACT), an active comparison group (app-delivered mindfulness), or a waitlist group. Participants in the intervention group or comparison group will use their respective apps for one month. Online self-report questionnaires will be used to assess the primary outcome of PTSD symptoms and the secondary outcomes symptoms of depression, symptoms of anxiety, and posttraumatic growth. The potential mediating variable to be tested is psychological flexibility and its components. These assessments will be conducted at baseline, at five times during treatment, at the end of treatment, and at 1- and 3-month follow-ups. DISCUSSION As far as we know, this study is the first randomized controlled trial to investigate the usability, efficacy, and mechanism of an app-delivered ACT intervention for PTSD. Furthermore, the research will assess the effect of treatment in reducing dropout rates, explore effective therapeutic components, and investigate mechanisms of symptom change, which will be valuable in improving the efficacy and usability of PTSD interventions.Trial registration: ChiCTR2200058408.
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Xian S, Chen K, Cheng Y. Improved seagull optimization algorithm of partition and XGBoost of prediction for fuzzy time series forecasting of COVID-19 daily confirmed. Adv Eng Softw 2022; 173:103212. [PMID: 35936352 PMCID: PMC9340105 DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2022.103212] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The establishment of fuzzy relations and the fuzzification of time series are the top priorities of the model for predicting fuzzy time series. A lot of literature studied these two aspects to ameliorate the capability of the forecasting model. In this paper, we proposed a new method(FTSOAX) to forecast fuzzy time series derived from the improved seagull optimization algorithm(ISOA) and XGBoost. For increasing the accurateness of the forecasting model in fuzzy time series, ISOA is applied to partition the domain of discourse to get more suitable intervals. We improved the seagull optimization algorithm(SOA) with the help of the Powell algorithm and a random curve action to make SOA have better convergence ability. Using XGBoost to forecast the change of fuzzy membership in order to overcome the disadvantage that fuzzy relation leads to low accuracy. We obtained daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in 7 countries as a dataset to demonstrate the performance of FTSOAX. The results show that FTSOAX is superior to other fuzzy forecasting models in the application of prediction of COVID-19 daily confirmed cases.
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- Sidong Xian
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Analysis and Decision on Complex Systems, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, 400065, P.R.China
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, 400065, P.R. China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, 400065, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Analysis and Decision on Complex Systems, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, 400065, P.R.China
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Bent RK, Faihs V, Tizek L, Biedermann T, Zink A, Brockow K. PEG allergy - A COVID-19 pandemic-made problem? A German perspective. World Allergy Organ J 2022; 15:100714. [PMID: 36337297 PMCID: PMC9618425 DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2022.100714] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been used for decades, but only caused allergic reactions exceptionally. Introduction of PEG-containing COVID-19 vaccines might have fostered public interest beyond medical reasoning. Objectives To investigate the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the public interest in PEG allergy in Germany and the published PEG allergy cases worldwide. Methods A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted to measure public interest in PEG allergy analyzing Google search volume in Germany from February 2018 to January 2022. Medically confirmed “PEG allergy” cases were analyzed by looking at the numbers of PubMed case reports and case series from 1977 until January 2022. Results Web results in Germany before COVID-19 show search volumes related to “PEG allergy/testing” was negligible, with 10 search queries per month. The pandemic led to a >200-fold increase from 250 queries 2 years before to 55 720 queries 2 years thereafter, reflecting tremendous public interest. Additionally, the maximum monthly search volume from before to during the pandemic increased immensely for “vaccination” (57-fold), “vaccination and adverse effects” (85-fold), “vaccination and allergy” (71-fold). In contrast, the increase of publication numbers for the search term “PEG allergy” was small from 2019 to 2021 (2.5-fold). Only a very low number of 211 cases with “PEG allergy” worldwide since 1977 could be identified. Conclusion PEG allergy became a topic of major public interest because of COVID-19 vaccination. Scientific publications have increased to a lesser extent, probably promoted by public awareness. Conversely, the overall number of cases published with PEG allergy remain very low. The current high demand for COVID-19 vaccination allergy testing is triggered by public interest instead of medical reasoning.
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- Corresponding author. Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein Technische Universität München, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 München, Germany
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Fatriansyah JF, Rizqillah RK, Yandi MY, Fadilah, Sahlan M. Molecular docking and dynamics studies on propolis sulabiroin-A as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2. J King Saud Univ Sci 2022; 34:101707. [PMID: 34803333 PMCID: PMC8591974 DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Molecular docking and dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the antiviral activity of Propolis Sulabiroin-A to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 virus with quercetin, hesperidin, and remdesivir as control ligands. The parameters calculated were docking score and binding energy/molecular mechanics-generalized born surface area (MMGBSA), root mean square displacement (RMSD), and root mean square fluctuation (RMSF). Docking and MMGBSA scores showed that all the ligands demonstrate an excellent candidate as an inhibitor, and the order of both scores is hesperidin, remdesivir, quercetin, and sulabiroin-A. The molecular dynamics simulation showed that all the ligands are good candidates as inhibitors. Although the fluctuation of Sulabiroin-A is relatively high, it has less protein-ligand interaction time than other ligands. Overall, there is still a good possibility that sulabiroin-A can be used as an alternative inhibitor if a new structure of receptor SARS-CoV-2 is used.
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- Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, Indonesia
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, Indonesia
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, Indonesia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Salemba Raya, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, Indonesia
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Zhang Y, Chen M, Liu C, Chen J, Luo X, Xue Y, Liang Q, Zhou L, Tao Y, Li M, Wang D, Zhou J, Wang J. Sensitive and rapid on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2 using a gold nanoparticle-based high-throughput platform coupled with CRISPR/Cas12-assisted RT-LAMP. Sens Actuators B Chem 2021. [PMID: 34248284 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2020.128905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to a global pandemic. The high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for sensitive, rapid and on-site diagnostic assays of SARS-CoV-2 with high-throughput testing capability for large-scale population screening. The current detection methods in clinical application need to operate in centralized labs. Though some on-site detection methods have been developed, few tests could be performed for high-throughput analysis. We here developed a gold nanoparticle-based visual assay that combines with CRISPR/Cas12a-assisted RT-LAMP, which is called Cas12a-assisted RT-LAMP/AuNP (CLAP) assay for rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2. In optimal condition, we could detect down to 4 copies/μL of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 40 min. by naked eye. The sequence-specific recognition character of CRISPR/Cas12a enables CLAP a superior specificity. More importantly, the CLAP is easy for operation that can be extended to high-throughput test by using a common microplate reader. The CLAP assay holds a great potential to be applied in airports, railway stations, or low-resource settings for screening of suspected people. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first AuNP-based colorimetric assay coupled with Cas12 and RT-LAMP for on-site diagnosis of COVID-19. We expect CLAP assay will improve the current COVID-19 screening efforts, and make contribution for control and mitigation of the pandemic.
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Key Words
- AuNP, gold nanoparticle
- COVID-19, Corona Virus Disease 2019
- CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
- CRISPR/Cas
- Coronavirus disease
- DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
- FDA, American Food and Drug Administration
- Gold nanoparticle
- HCRs, hybridization chain reactions
- High-throughput on-site detection
- LAMP, loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- NMPA, the Chinese National Medical Products Administration
- POCT, point of care testing
- RPA, recombinase polymerase amplification
- RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-real time quantitative PCR
- SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- TCEP, Tris(2-carboxyethyl) phosphine
- TEM, transmission electron microscopy
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- Yaqin Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Research Center of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai, 200025, China
- Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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Zhang Y, Chen M, Liu C, Chen J, Luo X, Xue Y, Liang Q, Zhou L, Tao Y, Li M, Wang D, Zhou J, Wang J. Sensitive and rapid on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2 using a gold nanoparticle-based high-throughput platform coupled with CRISPR/Cas12-assisted RT-LAMP. Sens Actuators B Chem 2021; 345:130411. [PMID: 34248284 PMCID: PMC8257267 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2021.130411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to a global pandemic. The high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for sensitive, rapid and on-site diagnostic assays of SARS-CoV-2 with high-throughput testing capability for large-scale population screening. The current detection methods in clinical application need to operate in centralized labs. Though some on-site detection methods have been developed, few tests could be performed for high-throughput analysis. We here developed a gold nanoparticle-based visual assay that combines with CRISPR/Cas12a-assisted RT-LAMP, which is called Cas12a-assisted RT-LAMP/AuNP (CLAP) assay for rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2. In optimal condition, we could detect down to 4 copies/μL of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 40 min. by naked eye. The sequence-specific recognition character of CRISPR/Cas12a enables CLAP a superior specificity. More importantly, the CLAP is easy for operation that can be extended to high-throughput test by using a common microplate reader. The CLAP assay holds a great potential to be applied in airports, railway stations, or low-resource settings for screening of suspected people. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first AuNP-based colorimetric assay coupled with Cas12 and RT-LAMP for on-site diagnosis of COVID-19. We expect CLAP assay will improve the current COVID-19 screening efforts, and make contribution for control and mitigation of the pandemic.
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Key Words
- AuNP, gold nanoparticle
- COVID-19, Corona Virus Disease 2019
- CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
- CRISPR/Cas
- Coronavirus disease
- DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
- FDA, American Food and Drug Administration
- Gold nanoparticle
- HCRs, hybridization chain reactions
- High-throughput on-site detection
- LAMP, loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- NMPA, the Chinese National Medical Products Administration
- POCT, point of care testing
- RPA, recombinase polymerase amplification
- RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-real time quantitative PCR
- SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- TCEP, Tris(2-carboxyethyl) phosphine
- TEM, transmission electron microscopy
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- Yaqin Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Research Center of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai, 200025, China
- Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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Parida PK, Paul D, Chakravorty D. Nature's therapy for COVID-19: Targeting the vital non-structural proteins (NSP) from SARS-CoV-2 with phytochemicals from Indian medicinal plants. Phytomed Plus 2021; 1:100002. [PMID: 35403083 PMCID: PMC7691168 DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2020.100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Containing COVID-19 is still a global challenge. It has affected the "normal" world by targeting its economy and health sector. The effect is shifting of focus of research from life threatening diseases like cancer. Thus, we need to develop a medical solution at the earliest. The purpose of this present work was to understand the efficacy of 22 rationally screened phytochemicals from Indian medicinal plants obtained from our previous work, following drug-likeness properties, against 6 non-structural-proteins (NSP) from SARS-CoV-2. METHODS 100 ns molecular dynamics simulations were performed, and relative binding free energies were computed by MM/PBSA. Further, principal component analysis, dynamic cross correlation and hydrogen bond occupancy were analyzed to characterize protein-ligand interactions. Biological pathway enrichment analysis was also carried out to elucidate the therapeutic targets of the phytochemicals in comparison to SARS-CoV-2. RESULTS The potential binding modes and favourable molecular interaction profile of 9 phytochemicals, majorly from Withania somnifera with lowest free binding energies, against the SARS-CoV-2 NSP targets were identified. It was understood that phytochemicals and 2 repurposed drugs with steroidal moieties in their chemical structures formed stable interactions with the NSPs. Additionally, human target pathway analysis for SARS-CoV-2 and phytochemicals showed that cytokine mediated pathway and phosphorylation pathways were with the most significant p-value. CONCLUSIONS To summarize this work, we suggest a global approach of targeting multiple proteins of SARS-CoV-2 with phytochemicals as a natural alternative therapy for COVID-19. We also suggest that these phytochemicals need to be tested experimentally to confirm their efficacy.
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Key Words
- ACPYPE, AnteChamberPYthon Parser interface
- ATP, Adenosine tri phosphate
- Binding energy
- COVID-19, Corona Virus Disease 2019
- DCCM, Dynamic Cross Correlation Matrix
- GO, Gene Ontology enrichment
- H-bond, Hydrogen Bond
- HIV, Human Immuno Deficiency Virus
- India
- JAK-STAT, The Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)
- KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
- MAPK, Mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MD, Molecular dynamics
- MM/PBSA, Molecular Mechanics/Poisson–Boltzmann (Generalized Born) surface area
- Molecular dynamics simulation
- NSP, Non Structural Proteins
- PCA, Principal Component Analysis
- PME, Particle-Mesh-Ewald summation
- Pathway enrichment
- Phytochemicals
- RMSD, Root mean square deviation
- RMSF, Root mean square fluctuations
- RNA, Ribonucleic Acid
- RdRp, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
- Rg, Radius of gyration (Rg)
- SARS-CoV, Severe acute respiratory syndrome/coronavirus
- SARS-CoV-2
- SARS-CoV-2, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- vdW, van der Waal's energy.
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- Noor Enzymes Private Limited, 37-B, Darga Road, Kolkata 700 017, India
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- Novel Techsciences (OPC) Private Limited, 37-B, Darga Road, 1st Floor, Kolkata 700 017, India
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Zeng Y, Lou G, Ren Y, Li T, Zhang X, Wang J, Huang Q. Network pharmacology-based analysis of Zukamu granules for the treatment of COVID-19. Eur J Integr Med. 2021;42:101282. [PMID: 33425074 PMCID: PMC7778372 DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Introduction Zukamu granules may play a potential role in the fight against the Coronavirus, COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanisms of Zukamu granules using network pharmacology combined with molecular docking. Methods The Traditional Chinese Medicine systems pharmacology (TCMSP) database was used to filter the active compounds and the targets of each drug in the prescription. The Genecards and OMIM databases were used for identifying the targets related to COVID-19. The STRING database was used to analyze the intersection targets. Compound - target interaction and protein-protein interaction networks were constructed using Cytoscape to decipher the anti-COVID-19 mechanisms of action of the prescription. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome (KEGG) pathway and Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis was performed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of action. Finally, the interaction between the targets and the active compounds was verified by molecular docking technology. Results A total of 66 targets were identified. Further analysis identified 10 most important targets and 12 key compounds. Besides, 1340 biological processes, 43 cell compositions, and 87 molecular function items were obtained (P < 0.05). One hundred and thirty pathways were obtained (P < 0.05). The results of molecular docking showed that there was a stable binding between the active compounds and the targets. Conclusion Analysis of the constructed pharmacological network results allowed for the prediction and interpretation of the multi-constituent, multi-targeted, and multi-pathway mechanisms of Zukamu granules as a potential source for supportive treatment of COVID-19.
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Key Words
- ALB, Serum Albumin
- BP, Biological Process
- CASP3, Caspase-3
- CC, Cell Composition
- CCND1, Cyclin D1
- COVID-19, Corona Virus Disease 2019
- Covid-19
- EGFR, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
- FOS, C-FOS
- GO, Gene Ontology
- IL-6, Interleukin- 6
- INS, Insulin
- KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome
- MAPK8, Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase 8
- MF, Molecular Function
- MYC, Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor
- Molecular docking
- Network pharmacology
- PPI, Protein-Protein Interaction
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- TCMSP, Traditional Chinese Medicine systems pharmacology
- VEGFA, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A
- Zukamu granule
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Gbadamosi AQ, Oyedele L, Olawale O, Abioye S. Offsite Construction for Emergencies: A focus on Isolation Space Creation (ISC) measures for the COVID-19 pandemic. Prog Disaster Sci 2020; 8:100130. [PMID: 34173448 PMCID: PMC7586928 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The outbreak of a pandemic of global concern, the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has tested the capacity of healthcare facilities to the brim in many developed countries. In a minacious fashion of rapid spread and extreme transmission rate, COVID-19 has triggered a shortage of healthcare facilities such as hospital bed spaces and ventilators. Various strategies have been adopted by the worst-hit countries to slacken or halt the spread of the virus. Common Isolation Space Creation (ISC) measures for the COVID-19 pandemic containment includes self-isolation at home, isolation at regular hospitals, isolation at existing epidemic hospitals, isolation at retrofitted buildings for an emergency, isolation at Temporary Mobile Cabins (TMCs), isolation at newly constructed temporary hospitals for COVID-19. This study evaluates the ISC measures and proposes offsite and modular solutions for the construction industry and built environment to respond to emergencies. While this study has proposed a solution for creating emergency isolation spaces for effective containment of such pandemic, other critical COVID-19 challenges such as the shortage of healthcare staff and other facilities are not addressed in this study.
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Key Words
- COVID-19, Corona Virus Disease 2019
- Covid-19
- ECDC, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
- Emergency
- HBS, Hospital Bed Spaces
- Healthcare facilities
- Hospitals
- ICU, Intensive Care Unit
- ISC, Isolation Space Creation
- NCDC, Nigerian Center for Disease control
- NHS, National Health Service, UK
- Offsite construction
- TMC, Temporary Mobile Cabin
- WHO, World Health Organisation
- WMHC, Wuhan Municipal Health Center
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- Abdul-Quayyum Gbadamosi
- Big Data Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Big-DEAL), Bristol Business School, University of West of the England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Big Data Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Big-DEAL), Bristol Business School, University of West of the England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Big Data Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Big-DEAL), Bristol Business School, University of West of the England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Big Data Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Big-DEAL), Bristol Business School, University of West of the England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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He T, Qu R, Qin C, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Shao X, Lu T. Potential mechanisms of Chinese Herbal Medicine that implicated in the treatment of COVID-19 related renal injury. Saudi Pharm J 2020; 28:1138-1148. [PMID: 32837217 PMCID: PMC7416081 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical studies have shown that renal injury in Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has been a real concern, which is associated with high mortality and an inflammation/apoptosis-related causality. Effective target therapy for renal injury has yet been developed. Besides, potential anti-COVID-19 medicines have also been reported to cause adverse side effects to kidney. Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM), however, has rich experience in treating renal injury and has successfully applied in China in the battle of COVID-19. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms of CHM treatment are still unclear. In this study, we searched prescriptions in the treatment of renal injury extensively and the potential mechanisms to treat COVID-19 related renal injury were investigated. The association rules analysis showed that the core herbs includes Huang Qi, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Di Huang, Shan Yao. TCM herbs regulate core pathways, such as AGE-RAGE, PI3K-AKT, TNF and apoptosis pathway, etc. The ingredients (quercetin, formononetin, kaempferol, etc.,) from core herbs could modulate targets (PTGS2 (COX2), PTGS1 (COX1), IL6, CASP3, NOS2, and TNF, etc.), and thereby prevent the pharmacological and non-pharmacological renal injury comparable to that from COVID-19 infection. This study provides therapeutic potentials of CHM to combat COVID-19 related renal injury to reduce complications and mortality.
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Key Words
- AGE, Advanced Glycation End products
- AKT, Protein Kinase B
- Association rules
- CHM, Chinese Herbal medicine
- CNKI, China National Knowledge Infrastructure
- COVID-19
- COVID-19, Corona Virus Disease 2019
- CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy
- Chinese Herbal Medicine
- IL6, interleukin 6
- KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
- MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome
- NCBI, National Coalition Building Institute
- NHC, National Health Commission
- NOS2, Nitric Oxide synthase
- Network pharmacology
- PI3K, Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
- PPI, protein–protein interaction
- PTGS1, Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1
- PTGS2, Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2
- RAGE, Receptor of Advanced Glycation End products
- Renal/kidney injury
- SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome
- TCMSP, Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology
- TNF, Tumor Necrosis Factor
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Affiliation(s)
- Tian He
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
| | - Rendong Qu
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
| | - Caimeng Qin
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
| | - Zheyi Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
| | - Yue Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
| | - Xiangming Shao
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
| | - Tao Lu
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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