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Liu WR, Li MT, Zhou Q, Gao SY, Hou JB, Yang GB, Liu NM, Jia-Yan, Yu JP, Cheng J, Guo ZY. Study on Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao Inhibiting Autophagy in Calcium Oxalate-induced Renal Injury by UHPLC/Q-TOF-MS-based Metabonomics and Network Pharmacology Approaches. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2024; 27:90-100. [PMID: 37190798 DOI: 10.2174/1386207326666230515151302] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao is a Chinese herbal preparation used to treat urinary calculi. Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao can protect renal tubular epithelial cells from calcium oxalateinduced renal injury by inhibiting ROS-mediated autopathy. The mechanism still needs further exploration. Metabonomics is a new subject; the combination of metabolomics and network pharmacology can find pathways for drugs to act on targets more efficiently. METHODS Comprehensive metabolomics and network pharmacology to study the mechanism of Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao inhibiting autophagy in calcium oxalate-induced renal injury. Based on UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS, combined with biochemical analysis, a mice model of Calcium oxalateinduced renal injury was established to study the therapeutic effect of Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao. Based on the network pharmacology, the target signaling pathway and the protective effect of Fu- Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao on Calcium oxalate-induced renal injury by inhibiting autophagy were explored. Autophagy-related proteins LC3-II, BECN1, ATG5, and ATG7 were studied by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Combining network pharmacology and metabolomics, 50 differential metabolites and 2482 targets related to these metabolites were found. Subsequently, the targets enriched in PI3KAkt, MAPK and Ras signaling pathways. LC3-II, BECN1, ATG5 and ATG7 were up-regulated in Calcium oxalate-induced renal injury. All of them could be reversed after the Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian- Cao treatment. CONCLUSIONS Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao can reverse ROS-induced activation of the MAPK signaling pathway and inhibition of the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, thereby reducing autophagy damage of renal tubular epithelial cells in Calcium oxalate-induced renal injury.
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- Wen-Rui Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- International Medicine III (Nephrology & Endocrinology), Navy Medical Center of PLA, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- International Medicine III (Nephrology & Endocrinology), Navy Medical Center of PLA, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Du LM, Hu SJ, Chen XM, Deng YY, Yong HL, Shi RC, Liu JG, Cao ZZ, You YJ, Liu YX, Ma SC, Ma LK, Li XF, Li XM, Hou JB, Ye ZC, Sang T, Cao Y, Liu H, Wei XX, Hu AL, Li YL, Gao HJ. [Survey of Helicobacter pylori levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance rates and drug resistance genes in Ningxia, 2020-2022]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:2163-2167. [PMID: 37482728 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230214-00206] [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: 07/25/2023]
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Objective: To explore the rate of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) resistance to levofloxacin and clarithromycin and the common mutation patterns of resistance genes in Ningxia, and to assess the concordance between phenotypic resistance and genotypic resistance. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Patients diagnosed with Hp infection in 14 hospitals in Ningxia region from February 2020 to May 2022 were retrospectively selected. Hp strains were isolated from gastric biopsy specimens of Hp-infected patients and subjected to phenotypic drug sensitivity testing and detection of resistance genes to analyze the rate of Hp resistance to levofloxacin and clarithromycin and the common mutation patterns of resistance genes in Ningxia region; and the concordance rate and Kappa concordance test were used to assess the concordance between phenotypic resistance and genotypic resistance. Results: A total of 1 942 Hp strains were isolated and cultured, and among the infections, 1 069 cases (55.0%) were male and 873 cases (45.0%) were female, aged (50.0±12.5) years (15-86 years). The rates of Hp resistance to levofloxacin and clarithromycin in Ningxia were 42.1% (818/1 942) and 40.1% (779/1 942), respectively, and the rate of dual resistance to both was 22.8% (443/1 942). The rate of resistance to levofloxacin and clarithromycin of Hp strains from female patients was higher than in male patients (levofloxacin: 50.4%(440/873) vs 35.4%(378/1 069); clarithromycin: 44.4%(388/873) vs 36.6%(391/1 069), both P<0.001). Among the GyrA gene mutations associated with levofloxacin resistance, the differences in mutation rate of amino acid at positions 87 and 91 were statistically significant in both drug-resistant and sensitive strains(both P<0.001), except for Asn87Thr. Hp strains were statistically significant for levofloxacin (Kappa=0.834, P<0.001) and clarithromycin (Kappa=0.829, P<0.001) had good concordance in resistance at the phenotypic and genotypic levels. Conclusion: The resistance of Hp to levofloxacin and clarithromycin in Ningxia region is severe, and there is good consistency between genotypic and phenotypic resistance.
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- L M Du
- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuzhong People's Hospital, Wuzhong 751199, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Yinchuan 750002, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Institute of Digestive Disease, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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Li MT, Liu LL, Zhou Q, Huang LX, Shi YX, Hou JB, Lu HT, Yu B, Chen W, Guo ZY. Corrigendum: Phyllanthus niruri L. exerts protective effects against the calcium oxalate-induced renal injury via ellgic acid. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1207268. [PMID: 37361230 PMCID: PMC10289189 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1207268] [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: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.891788.].
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- Mao-Ting Li
- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Naval Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Stem Cell and Medicine, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Li MT, Liu LL, Zhou Q, Huang LX, Shi YX, Hou JB, Lu HT, Yu B, Chen W, Guo ZY. Phyllanthus Niruri L. Exerts Protective Effects Against the Calcium Oxalate-Induced Renal Injury via Ellgic Acid. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:891788. [PMID: 36034880 PMCID: PMC9400657 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.891788] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Urolithiasis or kidney stones is a common and frequently occurring renal disease; calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals are responsible for 80% of urolithiasis cases. Phyllanthus niruri L. (PN) has been used to treat urolithiasis. This study aimed to determine the potential protective effects and molecular mechanism of PN on calcium oxalate-induced renal injury.Methods: Microarray data sets were generated from the calcium oxalate-induced renal injury model of HK-2 cells and potential disease-related targets were identified. Network pharmacology was employed to identify drug-related targets of PN and construct the active ingredient-target network. Finally, the putative therapeutic targets and active ingredients of PN were verified in vitro and in vivo.Results: A total of 20 active ingredients in PN, 2,428 drug-related targets, and 127 disease-related targets were identified. According to network pharmacology analysis, HMGCS1, SQLE, and SCD were identified as predicted therapeutic target and ellagic acid (EA) was identified as the active ingredient by molecular docking analysis. The increased expression of SQLE, SCD, and HMGCS1 due to calcium oxalate-induced renal injury in HK-2 cells was found to be significantly inhibited by EA. Immunohistochemical in mice also showed that the levels of SQLE, SCD, and HMGCS1 were remarkably restored after EA treatment.Conclusion: EA is the active ingredient in PN responsible for its protective effects against CaOx-induced renal injury. SQLE, SCD, and HMGCS1 are putative therapeutic targets of EA.
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- Mao-Ting Li
- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Naval Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Stem Cell and Medicine, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Chen, ; Zhi-Yong Guo,
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- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Chen, ; Zhi-Yong Guo,
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Weng ZQ, Hu SN, Zhao C, Qin YH, Feng X, He LP, Xu YS, Yu H, Ren XF, Hou JB, Jia HB, Yu B. Comparison of peripheral artery plaque characteristics between ACS patients with plaque rupture and plaque erosion in culprit coronary artery: an OCT and ultrasound study. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1401] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Recent research has found that the characteristics of peripheral arterial plaque are related to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease, however, the relationship of plaque characteristics between peripheral artery and coronary is still unknown.
Purpose
To assess the correlation between coronary plaque characteristics assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and peripheral artery plaque characteristics assessed by ultrasound.
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150 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) underwent coronary angiography were prospectively enrolled. OCT imaging of culprit vessel were performed during the procedure and ultrasound examination of bilateral carotid, iliofemoral and popliteal arteries was performed during hospitalization after procedure. Panvascular disease was defined as the presence of observable plaques in two or more vascular beds. Patients were divided into plaque rupture (PR) group and plaque erosion (PE) group according to culprit plaque characteristics on OCT.
Results
There were 132 (88%) ACS patients had panvascular disease in which 36 (24%) with generalized atherosclerosis (4 sites) and the prevalence of panvascular atherosclerosis in PR group was significantly higher than in PE group especially in carotid arteries and iliofemoral arteries (Figure 1, Figure 2). Compared to PE group, PR group had higher carotid plaque score (p=0.001) which indicates more plaques and severer atherosclerosis. Moreover, there were larger intima-media thickness (IMT) of iliofemoral arteries (6.9±1.4mm vs. 6.5±1.1mm, p=0.036) and more calcified plaques in PR group.
Conclusions
Panvascular disease is highly prevalent in ACS patients especially in patients with plaque rupture in culprit vessel, in which more than half of the patients had plaques in more than 3 sites of vascular beds. In addition, patients with plaque rupture had thicker iliofemoral IMT and higher panvascular atherosclerosis burden, which indicates that characteristics of coronary plaques are the focal expression of plaques in the whole panvcascular system.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Key R&D Program of China Figure 1. Prevalence of panvascular disease in ACSFigure 2. Comparison of peripheral artery plaques
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- Z Q Weng
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Harbin, China
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Xing L, Hou JB. [Application and evolution of hybrid OCT-IVUS intravascular imaging technique]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:115-120. [PMID: 33611896 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20201115-00910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- L Xing
- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin 150086, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin 150086, China
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Cheng QL, Liu Y, Wang CC, Ao QG, Hou JB, Wei L, Qi FY, He W, Zhao JH, Ma Q, Wang XH, Yang G. Clinical analysis of kidney injury in elderly patients with COVID-19. Integr Med Nephrol Androl 2021. [PMCID: PMC9106142 DOI: 10.4103/imna.imna_13_21] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the clinical features of elderly patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to explore the relationship between COVID-19 patients and kidney injury. Methods: A total of 188 elderly patients with confirmed COVID-19 enrolled in this study were hospitalized for at least 1 week in the Central Theater Command General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army from January 3, 2020 to March 14, 2020. The recorded information included clinical data and results of kidney-related laboratory tests. Retrospective analysis was performed. Results: The median age of the patients was 69 years (interquartile range 65–78, range: 60–97 years); 31.4% were 60–74 years old, and 68.6% were over 75 years old. A total of 12.8% and 18.6% of the patients were in critical and severe stages of COVID-19, respectively. The proportions of patients using mechanical ventilators and deaths were 9.5% and 8.5%, respectively. A total of 26.1% and 8.5% of the patients showed mild elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr) levels at admission. A total of 18.6% and 5.9% of the patients had elevated BUN and SCr 1 week after admission, respectively. A total of 3.1% of the patients were diagnosed with acute kidney injury, and 75% of those patients had chronic kidney disease before admission. Compared with the patients aged 60–74 years, those over 75 years exhibited significantly increased proportions of elevated BUN levels, critical illness, use of mechanical ventilated, and death. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that an elevated BUN level at admission and 1 week after admission were independent risk factors for death in the elderly patients with COVID-19. Conclusion: There were more critical cases and a high mortality in elderly patients with COVID-19. An increased BUN level was an independent risk factor for death in elderly patients with COVID-19.
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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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Liu QQ, Zhang TS, Li CX, Gu JW, Hou JB, Dong H. Decision-making in a bisexual line and a thelytokous Wolbachia-infected line of Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) regarding behavior toward their hosts. Pest Manag Sci 2018; 74:1720-1727. [PMID: 29363888 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/01/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of thelytokous Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma (parasitic wasps) has long been considered as a way to enhance the efficacy of biocontrol. However, Wolbachia can affect the host physiology. We compared decision-making between bisexual and thelytokous Wolbachia-infected lines of Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura regarding behavior toward fresh and old eggs of Corcyra cephalonica at 25 ± 1 °C and 70 ± 5% relative humidity. RESULTS The behavioral patterns and sequences of the two lines were basically the same. The durations of various behavioral patterns and values of fitness indicators of the bisexual line on fresh eggs were generally significantly shorter and better, respectively, than on old eggs, whereas the thelytokous line behaved similarly toward the two types of eggs, and differences in most fitness indicators between fresh and old eggs were not significant. On fresh eggs, the durations of various behaviors in the bisexual line were generally significantly shorter than in the thelytokous line and the fitness indicators were generally significantly better. CONCLUSION Wolbachia affected the fitness of T. dendrolimi negatively. The potential of the thelytokous line as a biocontrol agent would not be as good as that of the bisexual line when decision-making only is considered. Therefore, further evaluations need to be carried out before the thelytokous line can be used in practical biocontrol. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Quan-Quan Liu
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Du WJ, Li JK, Wang QY, Hou JB, Yu B. Lithium chloride preconditioning optimizes skeletal myoblast functions for cellular cardiomyoplasty in vitro via glycogen synthase kinase-3beta/beta-catenin signaling. Cells Tissues Organs 2008; 190:11-9. [PMID: 18957842 DOI: 10.1159/000167699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The benefits of skeletal myoblast (SkM) transplantation for cardiomyoplasty are limited due to their decreased functional integration with host cardiomyocytes and the poor survival of implanted cells in ischemic hearts. However, little success has been achieved with respect to the strategies aiming to improve the efficiency of SkM transplantation. In this study, we demonstrated that LiCl-preconditioned SkMs resulted in significantly increased connexin 43 (Cx43) expression and gap-junctional communication with cardiomyocytes. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression of SkMs was significantly upregulated in response to LiCl. Furthermore, hydrogen peroxide induced SkM apoptosis and increased caspase-3 expression, whereas LiCl inhibited SkM apoptosis, resulted in the decrease of caspase-3 expression and promoted SkM proliferation. These effects of LiCl were mediated by inactivating glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta), stabilizing the effector protein beta-catenin and translocating it into the nucleus of SkMs, confirming that LiCl mimics canonical Wnt signaling. These findings suggest that LiCl preconditioning may be a novel strategy to optimize SkM function for cellular cardiomyoplasty in vitro.
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- W J Du
- Department of Cardiology, Second Clinical College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Wang YS, Wang ZC, Tang YD, Shi ZL, He KW, Li Y, Hou JB, Yao HC, Fan HJ, Lu CP. Comparison of four infectious bursal disease viruses isolated from different bird species. Arch Virol 2007; 152:1787-97. [PMID: 17619114 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-007-1022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 04/27/2007] [Accepted: 06/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Four isolates of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), isolated from chicken, duck, goose and sparrow in Jiangsu province of China in 2002, were compared. The viruses were stable to the treatments of 60 degrees C for 1 h, pH 2.0 and lipid solvents. Their antigenic relatedness values (R) were from 0.76 to 0.78. Chickens infected with the chicken isolate showed severe clinical symptoms of IBD and the mortality rate was 33.3% (2/6). Chickens infected with the other three viruses survived but their bursas were damaged and the bursa/body-weight ratios were lower than those of the uninfected control (p< 0.01). The titers of anti-IBDV antibody in infected chicken sera reached up to 1600 by virus neutralization and 6400 by ELISA at 10 days post infection. The sequences of the variable region of VP2 were aligned and compared, showing nucleotide variations ranging from 1.5 to 6.7% and deduced aminoacid variations from 0.8 to 2.2%. All had the same heptapeptide, S-W-S-A-S-G-S, Asp279, and Ala284. The four viruses clustered on a phylogenetic tree and were distant from the STC strain. These findings suggested that different bird species naturally infected with IBDV could serve as carriers or reservoirs in IBDV transmission and might play a role in the emergence of variant IBDV.
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- Y S Wang
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nanjing Command, Huadong Research Institute of Medical Biotechnics, Nanjing, China
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He KW, Lin JH, Ding ZD, He JH, Jiang JY, Hou JB. Serotyping and antigenic comparison of some animal rotaviruses isolated in China. Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1992; 39:299-302. [PMID: 1325720 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1992.tb01172.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Eight strains of rotaviruses isolated from diarrheal animals (4 from calves and 4 from piglets) in China were compared by serotyping with reference animal rotavirus strains (bovine NCDV, porcine OSU and simian SA-11 and human rotavirus Wa strain). Two-way cross neutralization test showed no antigenic difference between all 4 local strains of bovine rotavirus (BRV007, BRV014, HN-7 and BRV6555) and reference NCDV, so they belonged to rotavirus serotype 6 (bovine rotavirus serotype 1 or NCDV-serotype). Meanwhile, the four strains of Chinese porcine rotavirus could be determined into 2 different serotypes. One (Li99) was neutralised to a high titer with the antiserum against reference OSU virus and probably related to OSU (serotype 5 or porcine serotype 1). The other three strains (Lin71, Nan86 and Jiang150) were antigenically obviously different from Li99 and did not react with the antiserum against OSU. They were tentatively considered as porcine rotavirus serotype 2. All the strains of bovine and porcine rotavirus did not cross-neutralise with simian SA-11 and human Wa strain. There was also no antigenic relationship between bovine rotaviruses and porcine rotaviruses.
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- K W He
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Hou JB, Zhang ZX. Prevalence of multiple sclerosis: a door-to-door survey in Lan Cang La Hu Zu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province of China. Neuroepidemiology 1992; 11:52. [PMID: 1608497 DOI: 10.1159/000110911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- J B Hou
- Department of Neurology, Kun Ming General Hospital, Chang Dou Army District of PLA, China
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