摘要:ObjectiveTo characterize the chemical constituents of Dayuanyin based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS).MethodThe detection was performed on a Thermo Acclaim™ RSLC 120 C18 column(2.1 mm×100 mm, 2.2 μm), the mobile phase was acetonitrile(A)-0.1% formic acid aqueous solution(B) for gradient elution (0-7.5 min, 10%-19%A; 7.5-12 min, 19%-22.5%A; 12-23 min, 22.5%-27%A; 23-27 min, 27%-56%A; 27-35 min, 56%-84%A; 35-36 min, 84%-90%A), the flow rate was 0.3 mL·min-1, and the column temperature was 30 ℃. The data were collected in the positive and negative ion modes by heated electrospray ionization(HESI), and the detection range was m/z 80-1 200. Combining the retention time of the reference substance, fragment ions, databases such as PubChem and related literature, Xcalibur 3.0 was used to identify the chemical constituents of Dayuanyin.ResultA total of 161 compounds were identified, including 14 alkaloids, 60 flavonoids, 16 terpenoids, 26 saponins, 18 phenylpropanoids, 16 organic acids and 11 others.ConclusionThe established method can effectively and quickly identify the chemical components in Dayuanyin, and clarify its chemical composition, which can provide a basis for the development of compound preparations of this famous classical formula.
关键词:famous classical formulas;Dayuanyin;ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS);chemical components;flavonoids;saponins;fragmentation pattern
摘要:ObjectiveTo establish a high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) fingerprint of Yanghetang benchmark sample, and evaluate its quality with chemometric methods, so as to provide a reference for the quality control of this benchmark sample.MethodHPLC was used to establish the fingerprint of Yanghetang benchmark sample with ZORBAX SB-C18 column(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm), the mobile phase was consisted of acetonitrile(A) -0.05% phosphoric acid aqueous solution (containing 0.05% triethylamine solution)(B) for gradient elution(0-5 min, 2%-3%A; 5-15 min, 3%-5%A; 15-65 min, 5%-30%A; 65-90 min, 30%-70%A), the flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1, the column temperature was 35 ℃, and the detection wavelength was 210, 260 nm. Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) Chromatographic Fingerprint Similarity Evaluation System (2012 edition) combined with cluster analysis, principal component analysis(PCA) and partial least squares-discriminant analysis(PLS-DA) were used to evaluate the quality differences between different batches of Yanghetang benchmark samples, and to find the main chemical components responsible for the quality differences.ResultHPLC fingerprint of Yanghetang benchmark sample was established, 13 common peaks were identified and attributed to each common peak, including peaks 2 and 8 from Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, peaks 10 and 11 from Cinnamomi Cortex, peaks 1, 3-6 from fried Sinapis Semen, peak 13 from Ephedrae Herba, and peaks 7, 9, 12 from Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma. Eight of them were identified by comparing with control substance, which were 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(peak 2), sinapine thiocyanate(peak 4), glycyrrhizin(peak 7), verbascoside(peak 8), cinnamic acid(peak 10), cinnamaldehyde(peak 11), glycyrrhizic acid(peak 12) and ephedrine hydrochloride(peak 13). The similarities of the HPLC fingerprints of 15 batches of Yanghetang benchmark samples with the control fingerprint were all greater than 0.80. The three chemometric methods could classify the samples into two categories. Eight differential components were screened out, among which 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, sinapine thiocyanate, verbascoside and ephedrine hydrochloride were identified.ConclusionThe established fingerprint analysis method is accurate, stable and reproducible, which basically reflects the overall chemical composition of Yanghetang benchmark sample, and can provide a basis for establishment of quality standards for compound preparations of this famous classical formula.
摘要:ObjectiveTo explore the mechanism of Huangqisan (HQS) in regulating autophagy to alleviate hepatic steatosis and improve non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) based on adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway.MethodThe main chemical components and targets of HQS and NAFLD-related targets were collected from database and the intersection targets were used for Gene Ontology (GO) functional enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed, and in vivo experimental verification was conducted. Sixty C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into normal control group (NCD), model group high-fat diet (HFD), metformin group (MET, 0.25 g·kg-1), low-dose Huangqisan group (HQS-L, 0.5 g·kg-1), and the high-dose Huangqisan group (HQS-H, 1 g·kg-1), with 12 mice in each group after a one-week acclimatization period. NAFLD model was induced by HFD, and intragastric administration was performed at the same time, once a day for 13 weeks. Random blood glucose, serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA), low density lipoprotein-chdesterol (LDL-C) levels, and liver TG content were determined. The liver weight was weighed, and liver index was calculated. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, oil red O staining, transmission electron microscope (TEM), real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR), and Western blot were used to verify the effect and reveal the potential mechanism of C57BL/6J mice in vivo.ResultThrough network pharmacology analysis, combined with previous studies, it was predicted that HQS may improve NAFLD by regulating autophagy via the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. The result of in vivo experiment showed that, as compared with NCD group, random blood glucose, body weight, serum TC, LDL-C, NEFA, liver weight, liver index, and liver TG content of mice in the HFD groups were significantly increased (P<0.01). HE staining showed massive lipid droplets (LDs) vacuolated, oil red O staining showed lipid accumulation in liver cells, and no obvious autophagosomes and autolysosome were observed under TEM. The relative mRNA expression of LC3A、LC3B、AMPKα1 and protein expression of AMPK, phosphory phosphorylated(p)-AMPK, and p-AMPK/AMPK were significantly down-regulated (P<0.01), while the protein expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)Ⅱ/Ⅰ and p-mTOR was significantly up-regulated (P<0.01). As compared with HFD groups, liver weight, serum TG, and NEFA levels in HQS-L and HQS-H groups were significantly deceased (P<0.05, P<0.01). HE staining and oil red O staining showed the improvement of liver pathological changes after HQS administration. Under TEM, a small amount of autophagosome and autolysosome were observed. Besides, liver index was significantly decreased in the HQS-L group (P<0.01), and random blood glucose, serum TC level and liver TG content were significantly decreased in the HQS-H group (P<0.05). The results of Western blot and Real-time PCR showed that the mRNA expression of LC3A and LC3B and the protein expression of LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ, p-AMPK, and p-AMPK/AMPK were significantly up-regulated (P<0.01), while the mRNA expressions of p62 and protein expression of p62 and p-mTOR were significantly down-regulated (P<0.05, P<0.01).ConclusionHQS may promote autophagy and restore autophagy flux via the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway to alleviate hepatic steatosis improving NAFLD.
关键词:Huangqisan;non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;network pharmacology;adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR);autophagy
摘要:The classic formula Wuyaotang is the 49th of the 100 formulas in the Catalogue of Ancient Classic Prescriptions (First Batch) issued by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is from the Secrets from the Orchid Chamber (《兰室秘藏》) by LI Dongyuan of the Jin Dynasty. It is composed of Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Aucklandiae Radix, Linderae Radix, and Cyperi Rhizoma, and has the effect of moving Qi, regulating meridians, and relieving pain. It is mainly indicated for Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome. Based on the ancient books on Wuyaotang, this study systematically reviewed the formula source, composition, dosage, preparation, usage, functions, indications, preparation principle, drug processing, modification, etc. of Wuyaotang with the bibliometrics method, explored its historical evolution, and determined the key information. Statistical analysis of its modern literature shows that there are few studies of the original formula of Wuyaotang, and the clinical studies mainly focus on modified Wuyaotang. It has a wide range of treatment scope and can be used for the treatment of dysmenorrhea, delayed menstrual cycle, hypomenorrhea, and menstrual fever, as well as ulcerative colitis, spleen distortion, sciatica, child intestinal spasm, and other internal, surgical, gynecological, and pediatric diseases. The pathogenesis in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is Qi stagnation. Through the analysis and research on ancient books and modern literature recording Wuyaotang, this study is expected to provide a scientific basis for the clinical application, in-depth research, and development of the classic formula Wuyaotang.
关键词:classic formula;Wuyaotang;modified Wuyaotang;ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine;historical evolutio;key information;modern clinical application
摘要:ObjectiveTo explore the improvement effect of Flos Puerariae, Hoveniae Semen, and their compatibility on acute alcoholic gastric mucosal injury, and lay a foundation for further development of Flos Puerariae, Hoveniae Semen, and their compatibility in the prevention and treatment of alcohol-induced multiple organ injury.MethodThe acute alcohol-induced gastric mucosal injury model of mice was established by multiple intragastric administration of 56% Hongxing Erguotou liquor (15 mL·kg-1). A total of 120 male ICR mice were randomly divided into 8 groups, namely, the blank group, model group, omeprazole group (0.026 g·kg-1), Flos Puerariae-Hoveniae Semen (compatibility) high, medium, and low-dose groups (29.2,14.6, 7.3 g·kg-1), Flos Puerariae group (19.5 g·kg-1), and Hoveniae Semen group (19.5 g·kg-1), with 15 mice in each group. After one week of adaptive feeding, the animals were pre-administrated with the corresponding drug at the rate of 10 mL·kg-1 for 3 d. From the 4th day, after 1 h of administration, Erguotou liquid was administrated at the rate of 15 mL·kg-1 and the blank group was administrated with the same volume of deionized water to record the drunkenness and sober up time. The administration was lasted for 3 d. One hour after the last administration, the eyeballs were removed and the mice were sacrificed. The concentration of ethanol in serum was determined by gas chromatograph, and the activity of ethanol dehydrogenase (ADH) in gastric mucosa was determined by ultraviolet-vis spectrophotometer. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the pathological changes in gastric mucosa. Serum inflammatory factors were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The mRNA expression of nuclear transcription factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 and NF-κB inhibitory protein α (IκBα) were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR).ResultAs compared with the normal group, the content of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in serum of mice in the model group was increased (P<0.05), the mRNA expression of NF-κB p65 in gastric mucosa tissues was increased (P<0.01), and the mRNA expression of IκBα was decreased (P<0.01). As compared with the model group, the drunkenness time of the omeprazole group, high and medium-dose compatibility groups, and Flos Puerariae group was prolonged (P<0.05), the sober up time of the high and medium-dose compatibility groups was shortened (P<0.05), the ethanol concentration in the serum of the high-dose compatibility group was decreased (P<0.05), the ADH activity in the gastric mucosa of the omeprazole group and high and medium-dose compatibility groups was increased (P<0.05), the macroscopic injury score of the high, medium, and low-dose compatibility groups and Flos Puerariae group was decreased (P<0.05), the score of pathological injury in the omeprazole group, high, medium, and low-dose compatibility groups, and Flos Puerariae group was decreased (P<0.01), the expression of IL-6 in serum of all drug groups was decreased (P<0.05), the expression of IL-1β in serum of the omeprazole group, high, medium, and low-dose Flos Puerariae groups, and Hoveniae Semen group was decreased (P<0.05), the expression of TNF-α in serum of high and medium-dose groups was decreased (P<0.05), the mRNA expression of NF-κB p65 in gastric mucosa tissues of all drug groups was decreased (P<0.05), and the mRNA expression of IκBα in gastric mucosa tissues of the omeprazole group and high, medium, and low-dose compatibility groups was increased (P<0.05). As compared with the high-dose compatibility group, the drunkenness time in the low-dose compatibility group and Hoveniae Semen group was shortened (P<0.01), the sober up time in the Flos Puerariae and Hoveniae Semen groups was prolonged (P<0.01), the concentration of ethanol in the serum of the medium and low-dose compatibility groups, Flos Puerariae group, and Hoveniae Semen group increased (P<0.05), the macroscopic injury score of the medium and low-dose compatibility groups and Hoveniae Semen group was increased (P<0.05), the pathological injury score of the medium and low-dose compatibility groups, Flos Puerariae group, and Hoveniae Semen group was increased (P<0.01), the content of IL-1β in serum of low-dose compatibility group, Flos Puerariae group, and Hoveniae Semen group was increased (P<0.01), and the mRNA expression of IκBα in gastric mucosa of the Flos Puerariae group and Hoveniae Semen group was decreased (P<0.05). As compared with the medium-dose compatibility group, the drunkenness time in the Hoveniae Semen group was shortened (P<0.05), the sober up time in the Flos Puerariae group was prolonged (P<0.05), the pathological injury score in the Flos Puerariae group and Hoveniae Semen group was increased (P<0.01), and the content of IL-1β in serum of the low-dose compatibility group, the Flos Puerariae group, and Hoveniae Semen group was increased (P<0.05). As compared with the low-dose compatibility group, the pathological injury score of the Hoveniae Semen group was increased (P<0.05).ConclusionFlos Puerariae, Hoveniae Semen, and their compatibility play a role in preventing and treating acute alcoholic gastric mucosal injury in mice, which may be related to the inhibition of the expression of NF-κB signal pathway in gastric mucosa, and the high-dose compatibility group has the optimal effect.
摘要:ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Banxia Xiexintang containing intestinal absorption solution (BXCIAS) on migration and invasion of polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs) in gastric cancer microenvironment.MethodThe complex solution (containing 0.63 g·mL-1 crude drug) was prepared. Gastric cancer cells were subjected to non-contact co-culture with PMN-MDSCs in Transwell chamber to create gastric cancer microenvironment. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was used to screen the optimal intervention concentration and time of BXCIAS on PMN-MDSCs for subsequent experiment. The blank group, model group, FAK inhibitor group, and BXCIAS groups (26%, 18%, and 10%) were designed. Scratch assay and Transwell assay were employed to detect the migration and invasion ability of PMN-MDSCs, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure the expression of vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in tumor microenvironment. The expression levels of PMN-MDSCs pathway-related proteins FAK, phosphorylated (p)-FAK, protein tyrosine kinase (Src), and p-Src were detected by Western blot.ResultThe inhibition rates of PMN-MDSCs by 5%, 50%, 75%, and 100% BXCIAS at 48 h were higher than those at 24 h (P<0.05, P<0.01). The inhibition rate of PMN-MDSCs by 50% BXCIAS at 72 h was lower than that at 48 h (P<0.01), and the inhibition rates by 5% and 100% BXCIAS at 72 h were higher than those at 48 h (P<0.05, P<0.01). There was no significant difference in the inhibition rate by other concentration levels at 48 h. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) at 48 h was 18.09%, indicating that 18% BXCIAS and 48 h were the optimal concentration and time, respectively. The migration distance of PMN-MDSCs was large (P<0.01), and the number of migrating and invading cells increased (P<0.01) in the mode group compared with those in the blank group. Compared with model group, FAK inhibitor and BXCIAS at different concentration decreased the migration distance of PMN-MDSCs (P<0.01), and the number of migrating and invading cells (P<0.01), especially the 26% BXCIAS (P<0.01). The expression of PMN-MDSCs pathway-related proteins FAK, p-FAK, Src and p-Src (P<0.01) and the expression of VEGF and MMP-9 (P<0.01) were higher in the model group than in the blank group. Compared with model group, FAK inhibitor and BXCIAS (26%, 18%, 10%) decreased the expression of FAK, p-FAK, and Src (P<0.01), and FAK inhibitor and 18% BXCIAS reduced the expression of p-Src (P<0.01), and the expression of VEGF and MMP-9 (P<0.01).ConclusionBXCIAS can inhibit the migration and invasion of PMN-MDSCs by down-regulating the expression of FAK, p-FAK, Src, and p-Src proteins in the FAK signaling pathway of PMN-MDSCs in gastric cancer microenvironment.
关键词:gastric cancer microenvironment;myeloid-derived suppressor cells;Banxia Xiexintang;FAK signaling pathway
摘要:ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Banxia Xiexintang (BXT)-containing intestinal absorption solution on the apoptosis of polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs) in gastric cancer microenvironment.MethodBXT-containing intestinal absorption solution was prepared, and gastric cancer cells and PMN-MDSCs were non-contact co-cultured in Transwell chamber to establish gastric cancer microenvironment. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was used to screen the optimal intervention concentration and time of 0-100% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution prepared by 0.63 g·mL-1 reconstitution solution. Cells were classified into blank group, model group, oxaliplatin group (10 mg·L-1), and BXT (26%, 18%, 10% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution) group, and the apoptosis of PMN-MDSCs was detected by flow cytometry. The expression of apoptosis-related B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), and cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3 (Caspase-3) in PMN-MDSCs was detected by Western blot.ResultAfter treatment for 24 h and 48 h, the PMN-MDSCs-inhibiting rate was increased by 5%, 50%, 75%, and 100% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution compared with that in the blank group (P<0.05, P<0.01). At 72 h, the PMN-MDSCs-inhibiting rate by 50% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution was lower than that at 48 h (P<0.01), and the PMN-MDSCs-inhibiting rate by 5%, 75%, and 100% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution showed no significant difference from that at 48 h. Moreover, the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) at 48 h was 18.40%. Thus, 18% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution and 48 h were the optimal intervention concentration and time. The survival rate of PMN-MDSCs in model group was higher than that in the blank group (P<0.05), and the apoptosis rate was lower than that in the blank group (P<0.05). Compared with model group, BXT containing intestinal absorption solution lowered the survival rate and raised apoptosis rate of PMN-MDSCs (P<0.05), particularly the 26% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution (P<0.05). The expression of Bax and Caspase-3 in PMN-MDSCs was lower in the model group than in the blank group (P<0.05), and the expression of Bcl-2 was higher in the model group than in the blank group (P<0.05). The expression of Caspase-3 in PMN-MDSCs increased (P<0.05) and the expression of Bcl-2 decreased (P<0.05) in oxaliplatin group and BXT group compared with those in the model group. The expression of Bax rose in oxaliplatin group and BXT group (10% BXT-containing intestinal absorption solution) (P<0.05).ConclusionBXT can induce the apoptosis of PMN-MDSCs by regulating the expression of apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Caspase-3, and Bcl-2 in gastric cancer microenvironment.
关键词:gastric cancer microenvironment;myeloid-derived suppressor cells;apoptosis;Banxia Xiexintang
摘要:Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the common malignant tumors, and the incidence and mortality of GC in China rank first in the world. At present, the pathogenesis of GC has not been fully clarified. Although surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy have achieved good results in the treatment of GC, there are still many complications, decreased sensitivity, and severe side effects. Banxia Xiexintang, derived from Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases(《伤寒杂病论》), has been clinically used for more than 2000 years with the effects of combining cold and warm drugs, dissipating mass, and relieving stuffiness, and is a classic prescription for treating digestive tract diseases in later generations. Through clinical observation and experimental research, it is found that Banxia Xiexintang and its single drugs have good effect in preventing and treating GC. Chinese medicine has multi-component and multi-target characteristics and can treat GC through various mechanisms. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out systematic and in-depth research from the aspects of molecular biology and network pharmacology, and comprehensively reveal the mechanism of Banxia Xiexintang in preventing and treating GC. At present, the mechanism of Banxia Xiexintang in treating GC mainly focuses on inducing apoptosis of GC cells, inhibiting proliferation, migration, and invasion of GC cells, protecting peritoneal mesothelial cells, inhibiting peritoneal metastasis of GC cells, regulating GC microenvironment, and inhibiting the malignant transformation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). This research group is committed to the prevention and treatment of GC with Banxia Xiexintang, aiming to comprehensively reveal the mechanism of action and the pharmacodynamic material basis of Banxia Xiexintang in the prevention and treatment of GC, and provide an important scientific basis for further clinical application of Banxia Xiexintang. After searching CNKI, PubMed, Wanfang Data, VIP, and other databases, this paper summarized Banxia Xiexintang in the treatment of GC from the aspects of prescription basis, material basis, network pharmacology, clinical and experimental studies, etc., so as to provide references for further research on pharmacological effect of Banxia Xiexintang and its application in the clinical treatment of GC.
摘要:ObjectiveTo evaluate the intervention effect of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on hippocampal nerve injury in L5 spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) hippocampal continuous injection model. In primary cultured microglia-hippocampal neurons, the regulatory pattern of DHA on microglia-hippocampal neuronal interactions was confirmed.MethodThe experimental animals were divided into Sham group, SNL group, and DHA group (16 mg·kg-1), with 3 mice in each group. The hippocampal CA3 glutamatergic neurons were labeled with adeno-associated virus [Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Ⅱ(CaMKⅡ) dTomato AAV], and their contributions to the hippocampal CA1, prefrontal cortex (Frc), anterior cortex (ACC), projections of nucleus accumbens (Nac), and Basolateral Amygdala (BLA) were traced by immunofluorescence staining. The experimental animals were divided into a Sham group, a TNF-α hippocampus continuous injection model group, DHA-L, DHA-M, and DHA-H groups (4, 8, 16 mg·kg-1), and pregabalin group (25 mg·kg-1), with 4 mice in each group. The morphology of pyramidal neurons in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 regions was counted by Golgi staining. The continuous activation of hippocampal primary neurons and microglia was induced, DHA intervention was given by co-culture, and the cell soma area and the expression of postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD95) inside and outside the primary and secondary dendritic spines of neurons were counted by immunofluorescence.ResultCompared with the Sham group, the projection of CA3 glutamatergic neurons to CA1 region, Frc, and ACC in the SNL group was significantly reduced (P<0.01), while the projection to Nac and BLA was significantly increased (P<0.01). As compared with the SNL group, the projection of hippocampal CA3 glutamatergic neurons to CA1 region, Frc, and ACC was significantly increased in the DHA group (P<0.01), while the projection to Nac and BLA was significantly reduced (P<0.01). Golgi staining results showed that as compared with the Sham group, the density of dendritic spines and the number of dendritic branches in the CA1 and CA3 pyramidal neurons in the TNF-α hippocampal continuous injection model group were significantly reduced (P<0.01). As compared with the TNF-α hippocampal continuous injection model, the density of dendritic spines and the number of dendritic branches in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 pyramidal neurons in the DHA-M and DHA-H groups were significantly increased (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with DHA-M group, the total dendrite length of CA1 pyramidal neurons in hippocampus in DHA-H group was significantly increased (P<0.01), while the total dendrite length of CA1 neurons and the total dendrite base length of CA3 neurons in DHA-L group was significantly decreased (P<0.01). Compared with the blank control group, the cell soma area of the glycine group and glutamate group increased significantly (P<0.01). As compared with the glycine group and glutamate group, the cell area of the glycine + glutamate group was significantly increased (P<0.01), and as compared with the glutamate group, the cell soma area of the glutamate + DHA group was significantly reduced (P<0.01). As compared with the glycine acid + glutamate group, the cell soma area of the glycine + glutamate + DHA group was significantly reduced (P<0.01), and as compared with the glutamate + DHA group, the cell soma area of the glycine + glutamate + DHA group was also significantly reduced (P<0.05). Compared with the blank control group, the cell soma area of the glutamate group was significantly increased (P<0.01). As compared with the glutamate group, the cell soma area of the glutamate + DHA-L, glutamate + DHA-M, and glutamate + DHA-H groups was significantly reduced (P<0.01). As compared with the blank control group, the expression of the resting primary microglia + glycine group in primary and secondary dendritic internal and external postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD95) was significantly increased (P<0.01). As compared with the resting primary microglia + glycine group, the expression of PSD95 in the primary and secondary dendritic spinous and external neurons of the activated primary microglia + glycine group was significantly reduced (P<0.01). As compared with the activated primary microglia + glycine group, the expression of PSD95 in the primary and secondary dendritic spinous and external neurons in the activated primary microglia + glycine + DHA group was significantly increased (P<0.01). As compared with the activated primary microglia + DHA group, the expression of PSD95 in the primary and secondary dendritic spines and outside neurons in the activated primary microglia + glycine + DHA group was significantly increased (P<0.01).ConclusionDHA has a significant repair effect on vertebral neuronal damage caused by hippocampal microglia and TNF-α overexpression in NP pathology, and this repair is closely related to the dual inhibition of neuronal-microglia by DHA.
关键词:neuropathic pain;dihydroartemisinin;nerve excitability and plasticity;inflammation of nerves;microglia;hippocampal neurons
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate whether the effects of paeonol (Pae) on angiotensin Ⅱ (AngⅡ)-induced senescence in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were related to angiotensinogen of silencing regulatory information factor 6 (SIRT6)/adenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) signaling pathway in VSMCs.MethodThe model of VSMC-stress aging induced by AngⅡ (100 nmol·L-1) was established. The rats were divided into normal group, model group, low, medium, and high-concentration Pae groups (30, 60, 120 μmol·L-1). The positive rate of cell senescence was detected by SA-β-Gal staining, the ability of cell proliferation was detected by the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) method, the expression of SIRT6, PARP1, p16, p21, p53, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-damaged protein γ-H2AX was detected by Western blot, and VSMC proliferation was detected by EdU staining. The silenced VSMCs were prepared by siRNA-SIRT6 transfection, and the protein expressions of SIRT6, PARP1, p16, and γ-H2AX in VSMCs silenced by SIRT6 were observed.ResultThe results of SA-β-Gal staining showed that the senescence positive rate of SA-β-Gal staining in the model group was higher than that in the normal group (P<0.01), and the positive rate of SA-β-Gal staining in the Pae group was significantly lower than that in the model group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The results of Western blot showed that as compared with the normal group, the expression of PCNA, SIRT6, and PARP1 in the model group was down-regulated, and the expression of aging-related proteins p16, p21, p53, and γ-H2AX was up-regulated in the model group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the model group, Pae promoted the protein expression of PCNA, SIRT6, and PARP1 and inhibited the protein expression of p16, p21, p53, and γ-H2AX in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05, P<0.01). The results of EdU staining showed that the number of EdU positive cells in the model group was lower than that in the normal group (P<0.01), and the number of EdU positive cells in Pae groups was significantly higher than that in the model group (P<0.05, P<0.01). After SIRT6 silencing, the effects of Pae on promoting SIRT6 and PARP1 and inhibiting P16 were reversed (P<0.05, P<0.01). In addition, the addition of SIRT6 inhibitor (IN-1) promoted the occurrence of cell senescence induced by AngⅡ (P<0.05, P<0.01).ConclusionPae can effectively inhibit the aging of VSMCs, and its mechanism may be related to the regulation of SIRT6/PARP1 signal pathway.
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of baicalein (BAI) on SH-SY5Y cell injury in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated BV-2 cells conditioned medium and its mechanism.MethodThe BV-2 cells were activated with 1 mg∙L-1 of LPS to establish the conditioned medium of the LPS group, and a blank group and groups of BAI with low, medium, and high concentrations (4, 8, 16 μmol∙L-1) were established. SH-SY5Y cells were cultured with the conditioned medium of each group. The cell viability of BV-2 cells in each group after the intervention was determined by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8). The content of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in the supernatant of BV-2 cells in each group was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The protein expression of α-synuclein (α-syn) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in SH-SY5Y cells was observed by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, and the nuclear transfer of nuclear factor kappa-B p65 protein (NF-κB p65, p65) in SH-SY5Y cells was observed by immunofluorescence (IF). The protein expression of Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4), p65, phosphorylated p65 (p-p65), and Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) in SH-SY5Y cells was observed by Western blot.ResultAs compared with the blank group, the viability of BV-2 cells in the LPS group was significantly decreased (P<0.01), and the content of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the cell supernatant was significantly increased (P<0.01). As compared with the LPS group, the cell viability was significantly increased in groups of BAI with low, medium, and high concentrations (P<0.01), and TNF-α in the cell supernatant was significantly decreased (P<0.01). The content of IL-6 in the cell supernatant was decreased in the BAI group with high concentration (P<0.05), and the content of IL-1β in the cell supernatant was significantly decreased in the BAI groups with medium and high concentrations (P<0.01). The results of conditioned medium cultured SH-SY5Y cells showed that as compared with the blank group, the protein expression of p65 in the LPS group entered into the nucleus and accumulated, and the protein expression of TH was significantly decreased (P<0.01), while that of α-syn, TLR4, MyD88, and p-p65 was increased (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the LPS group, the protein expression of p65 in SH-SY5Y cells in BAI groups with low, medium, and high concentrations gradually dispersed into the cytoplasm and had the enhanced protein expression of TH (P<0.01) but the lowered protein expression of α-syn (P<0.01). The protein expression of TLR4, MyD88, and p-p65 was decreased in the BAI group with high concentration (P<0.05, P<0.01), the protein expression of p-p65 and MyD88 was decreased in the BAI group with medium concentration, and the protein expression of MyD88 was decreased in the BAI group with low concentration (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the protein expression of p65 among groups.ConclusionBAI can inhibit the activation of BV-2 cells, thereby inhibiting the inflammatory response caused by LPS and further inhibiting the damage of inflammation to SH-SY5Y cells. The mechanism may be related to the regulation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and reduction of the inflammatory response, thus playing a neuroprotective role.
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of Zuogui Jiangtang Qinggan prescription (ZJQP) in improving glucose and lipid metabolism in loss of skeletalmuscle-specific insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor function (MKR) mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).MethodNAFLD was induced by high-fat diet feeding for 8 weeks in MKR mice, which were randomly divided into model group, metformin group (0.067 g·kg-1), and ZJQP high and low-dose groups(14.8, 7.4 g·kg-1). Ten FVB mice of the same age were used as the normal group. After 8 weeks of drug treatment, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed, the serum was taken to detect triacylglycerol (TG) and total cholesterol (TC), and the wet weight of the mouse liver was weighed. Haematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and oil red O staining were performed to assess histopathology of liver. The mRNA expression and protein expression of Fork head box protein O1 (FoxO1), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase), and apolipoprotein C3 (ApoC-Ⅲ) in liver tissues were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (Real-time PCR) and Western blot, respectively.ResultAs compared with the normal group, the levels of fasting blood glucose, liver index, serum TG, TC, and OGTT of mice in the model group increased significantly (P<0.01). As compared with model group, the fasting blood glucose and liver index of the mice in the metformin group and the ZJQP group decreased significantly (P<0.01), the serum levels of TG and TC in the high-dose ZJQP group decreased significantly (P<0.05,P<0.01), and the OGTT of mice in the metformin group and the high-dose ZJQP group improved (P<0.05). In histopathology, as compared with the normal group, mice in the model group showed decreased lipid droplets and vacuoles in hepatocytes, and their volumes became larger. Compared with the model group, the ZJQP group and metformin group showed that the lipid droplets in liver tissues were reduced, the vacuoles in liver cells were reduced, and the volume was smaller. At the molecular level, as compared with the normal group, the mRNA and protein levels of FoxO1, PEPCK, G6Pase, and ApoC-Ⅲ in liver tissues of mice in the model group were significantly up-regulated (P<0.01). As compared with the model group, the mRNA and protein levels of FoxO1, PEPCK, G6Pase, and ApoC-Ⅲ in the ZJQP group was significantly decreased (P<0.01).ConclusionZJQP can improve the glucose and lipid metabolism of T2DM with NAFLD and repair the pathological damage of liver, which may be through regulating the expression of FoxO1, PEPCK, G6Pase, ApoC-Ⅲ-related proteins in liver tissues to achieve the effects of regulating lipid, lowering glucose, and delaying hepatic steatosis.
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of Yishen Daluo prescription (YSDL) on Ras homolog(Rho)/Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase(ROCK)signaling pathway in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) based on the silencing of β-arrestin1 gene.MethodSixty C57BL/6 female mice were randomly divided into a blank group, a model group, a virus group, a YSDL group, a virus + YSDL group, and a prednisone acetate group (hormone group). The EAE model was induced in mice except for those in the normal group. Adeno-associated virus(AAV)solution (150 μL, 1×1011 vg·mL-1) was injected into the tail vein of each mouse in the virus group and the virus + YSDL group on the 4th day of immunization. Drugs were administered on the 8th day of modeling. Specifically, normal saline was given to the mice in the normal group,the model group,and the virus group at 10 mL∙kg-1, prednisone acetate suspension to those in the hormone group at 3.9 g∙kg-1,and YSDL to those in other groups at 20 g∙kg-1 for 14 consecutive days. The mice were weighed and scored every day. The neurological function scores of mice in each group were recorded every day after immunization. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to determine the inflammatory response and lesion location in the brain tissues and spinal cord tissues of mice. The protein expression of β-arrestin1,Ras homolog gene family member A(RhoA), and Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase Ⅰ(ROCK Ⅰ) in spinal cord and brain tissues of EAE mice was determined by Western blot.ResultCompared with the model group, the virus group and the virus + YSDL group showed decreased neurological function scores (P<0.01),and the YSDL group also showed decreased neurological function scores(P<0.05). HE results showed that there was obvious inflammatory reaction in the central nervous system (CNS) of the model group, which was alleviated to varying degrees in other groups compared with the model group. Western blot results showed that compared with the blank group, the model group showed increased protein expression levels of β-arrestin1, RhoA, and ROCK Ⅰ in the spinal cord tissues (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the virus group, the YSDL group, the virus + YSDL group, and the hormone group showed decreased protein expression levels of β-arrestin1, RhoA, and ROCKⅠ in the spinal cord tissues (P<0.01). Compared with the blank group, the model group showed increased protein expression levels of β-arrestin1, RhoA, and ROCK Ⅰ in the brain tissues (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the virus group, the YSDL group, the virus + YSDL group, and the hormone group showed decreased protein expression level of β-arrestin1 in the brain tissues (P<0.01), and the virus group and the YSDL group showed decreased protein expression levels of RhoA, and ROCKⅠ in the brain tissues (P<0.05). Additionally, the virus + YSDL group and the hormone group showed decreased protein expression levels of RhoA and ROCKⅠ in the brain tissues (P<0.01).ConclusionYSDL can improve the clinical symptoms of EAE mice and improve the inflammatory response of CNS. The mechanism is presumably attributed to the fact that YSDL inhibits the expression of β-arrestin1 in CNS,thereby reducing the expression of Rho/ROCK signaling pathway. Furthermore, YSDL may have a synergistic effect with the inhibition of β-arrestin1 gene expression.
关键词:experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE);multiple sclerosis (MS);Yishen Daluo prescription;β-arrestin1;Ras homolog gene family member A(RhoA);Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase Ⅰ(ROCK Ⅰ);Dihuang Yinzi
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Qi-invigorating and blood-activating therapy on the miR216b/Beclin1 pathway in mice with atrophic precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) and analyze its mechanism in autophagy of PLGC.MethodSeventy-five healthy male SPF KM mice were randomly divided into a blank group and a model group. Mice in the model group were given 1-methyl-3-nitroso-1-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) solution (150 mg·L-1) for free drinking and gavage and ranitidine solution (0.03 g·kg-1) daily for 12 weeks. According to the random control table, mice were divided into a model group, a Qi-invigorating group (3.5 g·kg-1 of Astragali Radix), a blood-activating group (0.7 g·kg-1 of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma powder), a Qi-invigorating and blood-activating group (3.5 g·kg-1 of Astragali Radix + 0.7 g·kg-1 of Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma powder), and a folic acid group (2 mg·kg-1). The corresponding drugs were given to mice in each group for 8 weeks and then the tissues were collected. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was carried out to observe the changes in gastric mucosa. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of microtuble-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)Ⅰ, LC3Ⅱ, and Beclin1. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect the mRNA expression of Beclin1 and miR-216b.ResultPathological observation showed that as compared with the blank group, the intrinsic glands of gastric mucosa decreased with atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in the model group, which were improved in all treatment groups, and the improvement of the Qi-invigorating and blood-activating group was the most obvious. As compared with the blank group, the content of LC3Ⅰ, LC3Ⅱ, LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ, and Beclin1 protein in gastric tissues of the model group was significantly decreased (P<0.05). As compared with the model group, the content of LC3Ⅰ, LC3Ⅱ, LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ, and Beclin1 protein in gastric tissues of each treatment group was increased (P<0.05, P<0.01). The increase was most obvious in the Qi-invigorating and blood-activating group. As compared with the blank group, the mRNA expression of Beclin1 in the model group was decreased (P<0.05), and that of miR216b was increased (P<0.05). As compared with the model group, the mRNA expression of Beclin1 was increased and that of miR216b was decreased in each treatment group (P<0.05), and the changes were the most obvious in the Qi-invigorating and blood-activating group.ConclusionThe mechanism of the Qi-invigorating and blood-activating therapy, represented by Astragali Radix and Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma, in treating PLGC may be through inhibiting the expression of miR216b and activating Beclin1, thus promoting autophagy and repairing gastric mucosa.
关键词:Qi-invigorating and blood-activating therapy;precancerous lesions of gastric cancer;miR216b;Beclin1;Astragali Radix;Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma
摘要:ObjectiveTo study the correlation between Vimentin and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the mechanism of Jianpi Yiqi prescription against HCC through Vimentin.MethodCorrelation between Vimentin and HCC was analyzed based on the cancer genome atlas(TCGA), clinical proteomic tumor analysis consortium(CPTAC), STRING, and Cytoscape. SD rats were randomized into normal group (normal saline, ig, once/day, 4 weeks), model group (normal saline, ig, once/day, 4 weeks), low-dose, medium-dose, and high-dose (5.25, 10.5, 21 g·kg-1, ig, once/day, 4 weeks) JianpiYiqi prescription groups, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) inhibition group (C188-9, 4.5 mg·kg-1, ip, once/day, 4 weeks), and glycoprotein 130 (gp130) inhibition group (SC144, 4.5 mg·kg-1, ip, once/day, 4 weeks), 10 rats in each group. Diethylnitrosamine (DEN, 70 mg·kg-1 body weight, ip) was injected in rats except the normal group to induce HCC. After the modeling, administration began. After last administration, Real-time polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR) was performed to determine Vimentin mRNA level in rat liver tissue. Caspase-3 activity in liver tissue was detected by colorimetry, and expression of Rho kinase (ROCK)1, ROCK2, aurora kinase B (AURKB), Zinc-finger protein 148 (ZNF148)/zinc-binding protein-89 (ZBP-89), STAT3, p-STAT3, total Vimentin, and phosphorylated (p)-Vimentin in liver tissue and Vimentin in liver tissue nucleus detected by Western blot. Serum Vimentin concentration was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).ResultVimentin mRNA level was high in tissues from HCC patients with different cancer stages (stage Ⅰ-Ⅳ), different pathological grades (G1-G3), no regional lymph node metastasis (N0), and different subtypes (P<0.01). Vimentin mRNA expression was higher in tissues from patients with lymph node metastasis than in patients without lymph node metastasis and normal samples. Vimentin protein level was decreased in HCC tissues (P<0.01). Vimentin gene has 4 mutations which can induce change in the primary structure of Vimentin protein and patients with Vimentin gene mutation had short disease free survival time (P<0.01). The mRNA expression of Vimentin was negatively associated with HCC cell purity (P<0.01) but was positively associated with the infiltration levels of cancer-associated fibroblasts, M2 macrophages, myeloid dendritic cell and other immune cells in tumor microenvironment (P<0.01). Association analysis results showed that the expression of Vimentin was correlated with the STAT3 expression in HCC tissues (P<0.01). As for the animal experiment, Vimentin mRNA level and protein levels of total Vimentin and p-Vimentin in liver tssue, Vimentin protein level in liver tissue nucleus, Vimentin in rat serum, ROCK2, AURKB, STAT3 and p-STAT3 in liver tissues were up-regulated (P<0.01) and protein level of negative regulator ZBP-89 was reduced in the model group (P<0.01) compared with those in the normal group. Activity of Caspase-3 in liver tissue increased and the ROCK1 protein level was increased in the model group compared with those in the normal group. STAT3 inhibitor, gp130 inhibitor, and medium-dose and high-dose Jianpi Yiqi prescription all can reduce the secretory Vimentin protein in serum, protein levels of total Vimentin and p-Vimentin in liver tissues, and Vimentin in liver tissue nucleus, and the protein levels of STAT3/Vimentin signaling pathway-related molecules, such as STAT3, p-STAT3, ROCK2, and AURKB and up-regulate the protein level of negative regulator ZBP-89 and activity of Caspase-3 (P<0.05, P<0.01). Effect of medium-dose or high-dose Jianpi Yiqi prescription on Vimentin mRNA expression, STAT3 protein expression, ZBP-89 protein expression, ROCK2 protein expression, AURKB protein expression and Caspase-3 activity was not significantly different from that of STAT3 inhibitor.ConclusionVimentin, an important inflammatory molecule, is closely related to the occurrence and development of HCC and its expression, subcellular location and function may be affected by cancer-associated fibroblasts, M2 macrophages, myeloid dendritic cell, and IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway, particularly by STAT3 molecule. Jianpi Yiqi prescription may exert therapeutic effect on HCC via regulating Vimentin through the STAT3/Vimentin signaling pathway.
关键词:Jianpi Yiqi prescription;Vimentin;signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3);bioinformatics;hepatocellular carcinoma
摘要:ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Huangqi Baihe granules on the hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)/NOD-like receptor hot protein domain related protein 3 (NLRP3) signaling pathway in a rat model of high altitude hypoxia.MethodSixty male SPF SD rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, dexamethasone group (5 mg·kg-1), and high, middle, and low-dose groups of Huangqi Baihe granules (4.1, 2.05, 1.025 g·kg-1). Among them, each Chinese medicine group was administrated orally for continuously 14 d, once a day, and the dexamethasone group was injected intraperitoneally for continuously 3 d as the positive control group. On the 15th d, the model group, dexamethasone group, and high, middle, and low dose groups of Huangqi Baihe granules were exposed to the simulated high altitude, low pressure, and low oxygen environment in the animal low-pressure simulation cabin, and the exposure lasted for 3 d. Blood was collected from the abdominal aorta and serum was separated, and the brain tissue was taken after being killed. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the pathological changes in brain tissue. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the content of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in rat serum. Western blot was used to detect HIF-1α, NLRP3, phosphorylated nuclear factor-κB (p-NF-κB), NF-κB, desquamation D (GSDMD), and cysteine aspartate-specitis protein-1(Caspase-1) in rats of each group. The mRNA expression levels of HIF-1α, NLRP3, NF-κB p65, GSDMD, and Caspase-1 were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR).ResultThe results of HE staining showed that as compared with the normal group, the pathological sections of brain tissues in the model group showed that pyramidal cells were loosely arranged and distributed in disorder, with different sizes. Compared with the model group, the pathological changes in pyramidal cells in the dexamethasone group and high and middle-dose groups of Huangqi Baihe granules were reduced. The results of ELISA showed that as compared with the normal group, the content of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the serum of rats in the model group was significantly higher (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the content of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the serum of rats in the dexamethasone group and high and middle-dose groups of Huangqi Baihe granules decreased significantly (P<0.05, P<0.01). The results of Western blot showed that as compared with the normal group, the relative protein expression levels of HIF-1α, NLRP3, p-NF-κB p65, GSDMD, and Caspase-1 in the brain tissue of the model group were significantly higher (P<0.01). As compared with the model group, the relative expressions of HIF-1α, NLRP3, p-NF-κB p65, GSDMD, and Caspase-1 in the brain tissue of rats in the dexamethasone group and the high-dose group of Huangqi Baihe granules were significantly decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01). The relative protein expression levels of HIF-1α, NLRP3, p-NF-κB p65, and Caspase-1 in the brain tissue of rats in the middle-dose group of Huangqi Baihe granules decreased significantly (P<0.01), and the relative protein expression of HIF-1α in the brain tissue of rats in the low-dose group of Huangqi Baihe granules was reduced (P<0.05). The Real-time PCR analysis showed that as compared with the normal group, the mRNA expression levels of HIF-1α, NLRP3, NF-κB p65, GSDMD, and Caspase-1 in the brain tissue of the model group were significantly increased (P<0.01). As compared with the model group, the mRNA expression levels of HIF-1α, NLRP3, NF-κB p65, GSDMD, and Caspase-1 in the brain tissue of rats in the dexamethasone group were significantly decreased (P<0.01). The mRNA expression levels of HIF-1α, NF-κB p65, GSDMD, and Caspase-1 in the brain tissue of rats in the high-dose group of Huangqi Baihe granules decreased significantly (P<0.01). The mRNA expression levels of HIF-1α, NLRP3, and Caspase-1in the brain tissue of rats in the middle-dose group of Huangqi granules decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01).ConclusionThe protective effect of Huangqi Baihe granules on acute brain injury in low-pressure hypoxic rats may be related to the HIF-1α/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway.
关键词:Huangqi Baihe granules;high altitude hypoxia;brain injury;hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)/NOD-like receptor hot protein domain related protein 3 (NLRP3) signaling pathway;inflammatory reaction
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of flavanomarein on the transcriptome of small intestinal organoids in insulin-resistant mice.MethodFirstly, small intestinal organoids of C57BL/6J and db/db mice were established. Ki-67 and E-cadherin expression was determined by immunofluorescence. Small intestinal organoids were divided into the following three groups: C57BL/6J mouse small intestinal organoids as the normal control group, db/db mouse small intestinal organoids as the model group (IR group), and db/db mouse small intestinal organoids treated with flavanomarein as the administration group (FM group). Western blot was used to detect the expression of glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) protein on the small intestinal organoids of the three groups. Finally, transcriptome sequencing was performed on samples from the three groups.ResultOn the 6th day of small intestine organoids culture, a cyclic structure was formed around the lumen, and a small intestine organoids culture model was preliminarily established. Immunofluorescence detection showed that ki-67 and E-cadherin were expressed in small intestinal organoids. Western blot results showed that the expression of GLP-1 protein was increased by flavanomarein. In the results of differential expressed gene (DEG) screening, there were 1 862 DEGs in the IR group as compared with the normal control group, and 2 282 DEGs in the FM group as compared with the IR group. Through protein-protein interaction(PPI) network analysis of the DEGs of the two groups, 10 Hub genes, including Nr1i3, Cyp2c44, Ugt2b1, Gsta1, Gstm2, Ptgs1, Gstm4, Cyp2c38, Cyp4a32, and Gpx3, were obtained. These genes were highly expressed in the normal control group, and their expression was reduced in the IR group. After the intervention of flavanomarein, the expression of the above genes was reversed.ConclusionFlavanomarein may play its role in improving insulin resistance by reversing the expression levels of 10 Hub genes, including Nr1i3, Cyp2c44, Ugt2b1, Gsta1, Gstm2, Ptgs1, Gstm4, Cyp2c38, Cyp4a32, and Gpx3.
摘要:ObjectiveTo observe the regulation of Qigongwan on the expression of proliferation and apoptosis-related factors programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) in patients with polycystie ovarian syndrome (PCOS) infertility with phlegm-dampness syndrome, and to explore the effect of Qigongwan on the quality of oocytes and embryonic development potential.MethodSixty-six patients with PCOS with phlegm-dampness syndrome who underwent in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) were randomly selected and divided into an observation group (Qigongwan + western medicine) and a control group (western medicine), with 33 patients in each group. Antagonist regimen was used to promote ovulation in the two groups. The observation group was given Qigongwan one cycle before IVF based on the treatment of conventional western medicine, while the control group was not given Chinese medicine. The improvement of phlegm and dampness syndrome, the dosage and the number of days of using gonadotropins (Gn), the levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), and progesterone (P) on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin(HCG) injection, the 2PN fertilization rate, and the high-quality embryo rate of patients in the two groups were compared. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) and Western blot technology were used to detect the expression of PCNA and PDCD4 in GCs.ResultAs compared with groups before treatment, the score of phlegm-dampness syndrome in both groups was significantly lower (P<0.01). The score of phlegm and dampness syndrome in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.01). As compared with the control group, the levels of LH, E2, and P in the observation group was higher, but only the difference in the level of E2 was statistically significant (P<0.01). The 2PN fertilization rate [82.25% (556/676) vs 69.92% (365/522), χ2=25.172, P<0.01] and high-quality embryo rate [44.19% (190/430) vs 34.23% (102/298), χ2=7.266, P<0.01] in the observation group were significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.01). As compared with the control group, the mRNA and protein expression of PDCD4 in ovarian GCs was down-regulated in the observation group and that of PCNA was up-regulated (P<0.05).ConclusionBy down-regulating the expression of PDCD4 and up-regulating the expression of PCNA, Qigongwan may interfere with follicle development, adjust hormone levels, improve the symptomatic manifestations of patients with PCOS with phlegm-dampness syndrome, inhibit the apoptosis of GCs, and promote growth, thus improving the quality of oocytes and embryonic development potential.
关键词:Qigongwan;polycystic ovarian syndrome;granulosa cells;quality of oocytes;embryonic development potential
摘要:ObjectTo observe the clinical efficacy of Huangqin Beimutang on chronic rhinosinusitis in children.MethodA randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted on 70 children who met the criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis, with 35 cases in the Chinese medicine group and 35 cases in the western medicine group. In the western medicine group,children received mometasone furoate nasal spray,one spray per nostril,once a day for two weeks, and also received a small dose of azithromycin suspension at 4 mg·kg-1·d-1,once a day,3 days a week for 2 weeks. The children in the Chinese medicine group were treated with oral Huangqin Beimutang,one dose per day for 2 weeks. Before and after treatment,the scores of primary symptoms and signs of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),visual analogue scale (VAS) symptom scores,sinus computed tomography (CT) efficacy scores,and clinical efficacy of TCM syndromes in the two groups were evaluated,and the occurrence of adverse events was recorded.ResultThe total effective rate of clinical efficacy of TCM syndrome in the Chinese medicine group was 88.57% (31/35), which was higher than 71.43% (25/35) in the western medicine group(χ2=8.458,P<0.05). The VAS scores, scores of TCM primary symptoms of nasal obstruction and runny nose, and physical sign scores in both groups were lower than those after treatment (P<0.01). The above indicators in the Chinese medicine group were superior to those in the western medicine group after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the conditions before treatment, there was no significant improvement in headache in the western medicine group, while the headache score in the Chinese medicine group decreased after treatment (P<0.01). The CT scores of the two groups showed a downward trend, but the difference was not statistically significant. There were no adverse reactions during treatment in both groups.ConclusionHuangqin Beimutang can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, and it is safe and effective.
摘要:ObjectiveTaking the rat model of spleen-stomach damp-heat syndrome(SSDHS) as the research object, this study aimed to investigate the potential biomarkers of SSDHS and the related metabolic pathways based on urine metabolomics, and tried to reveal the essence of SSDHS at the level of endogenous small molecular metabolites.MethodSixteen SD rats were randomly divided into normal and model groups. The normal group was fed normal chow and the model group was fed with 200 g·L-1 honey water daily, and lard and Chinese Baijiu alternately on alternate days for 17 days. The SSDHS model rats were exposed to external dampness-heat environment with temperature at 30-34 ℃, relative humidity of 95% for 2 h at the same time every day from the 10th day for 7 d. Then, the model was evaluated by observing the general conditions of the rats, measuring the contents of motilin(MTL) and gastrin(GT) in plasma by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA), and examining the histopathology of gastronitestinal tissues. In additon, the urine metabolomics analysis was performed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS), and the detection conditions was as follows:ACQUITY™ UPLC BEH C18 column(2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.7 μm), mobile phase of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution(A)-0.1% formic acid acetonitrile solution(B) for gradient elution (0-3 min, 1%-18%B; 3-8 min, 18%-40%B; 8-10 min, 40%-100%B), the flow rate of 0.4 mL·min-1, electrospray ionization(ESI) in positive and negative ion modes, scanning range of m/z 50-1 000. The univariate and multivariate statistical analysis were constructed for screening inter-group differential ions, the element composition was calculated according to the precise relative molecular weight, and ion information was matched with databases such as Human Metabolome Database(HMDB) to identify biomarkers. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) database was used to obtain the biological information of metabolites, and their associated metabolic pathways were analyzed by MetaboAnalyst 5.0.ResultCompared with the normal group, the rectal temperature of the model group increased significantly(P<0.01), the levels of plasma MTL and GT decreased significantly(P<0.05, P<0.01), and pathological changes such as bleeding, congestion and inflammatory infiltration in the gastric and colonic tissues. A total of 25 differential metabolites such as L-histidine, citric acid and isocitric acid were found to be the potential biomarker of SSDHS by urine metabolomics, 13 of which were phase Ⅱ metabolites of endogenous substances(glucuronic acid conjugates, sulfuric acid conjugates and acetyl conjugates), involving the metabolic pathways of histidine metabolism, tricarboxylic acid cycle, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.ConclusionSSDHS primarily causes disorders of histidine metabolism, tricarboxylic acid cycle, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, as well as the imbalance of the activation/inactivation of endogenous metabolites, which may involve the immune response, material and energy metabolism, inflammatory response and intestinal flora, and may provide a basis for the establishment and application of SSDHS model.
关键词:spleen-stomach damp-heat syndrome;animal model;ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS);metabolomics;urine;biomarkers;metabolic pathways
摘要:ObjectiveThe therapeutic effect of polysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium on Alzheimer's disease(AD) was evaluated through establishing a mouse model of AD, and the structural characteristics of the polysaccharides was analyzed by sugar spectrum.MethodThe AD model of mice with rapid aging was established by intraperitoneal injection of D-galactose combined with gavage of aluminum trichloride, and the learning and memory ability of mice was evaluated by Morris water maze test, the histopathological status of brain and neuronal damage were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining and Nissl staining. After hydrolysis of polysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium with acid and different glycosidases, the characteristics of hydrolysates were analyzed by high performance thin layer chromatography(HPTLC) and fluorescence assisted carbohydrate gel electrophoresis(PACE). HPTLC chromatography was performed on a silica gel 60 plate with sampling volume of 5 μL, developing solvent of ethyl acetate-glacial acetic acid-water(2∶2∶1), developing twice, aniline-diphenylamine-phosphoric acid solution as chromogenic agent, and heating at 105 ℃ for 10 min, and then observed under sunlight. PACE experimental conditions were 34% separation gel and 8% concentration gel, electrophoresis buffer was 0.1 mol·L-1 tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane(Tris)-boric acid buffer(pH 8.2). Electrophoresis was carried out at 0 ℃ and the loading amount was 3-6 μL. The sample ran to the front of the gel with a constant current of 15 mA, and imaged under ultraviolet 365 nm.ResultThe results of Morris water maze test showed that polysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium significantly improved the learning and memory ability of AD model mice, shortened the escape latency, and significantly increased the number of crossing and the residence time in the target quadrant. The results of histopathological experiments showed that polysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium could improve the pathological conditions and neuronal damage in the CA1 and CA3 regions of hippocampus of AD mice, and the number of Nissl corpuscles was significantly increased. The results of sugar spectrum analysis showed that the results of HPTLC and PACE analysis were basically consistent, polysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium could be mainly hydrolyzed into small molecular sugars by cellulase and pectinase, indicating that they mainly contained β-1,4-glucosidic bond and α-1,4-galacturonic acid glycosidic bond, and could be slightly hydrolyzed by glucanase, β-galactosidase and β-mannase, indicating that they contained only a small amount of α-1,6-glucosidic bond, β-galactosidic bond, β-1,4-mannosidic bond.ConclusionPolysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium has obvious therapeutic effect on AD mice, and its structure mainly contains β-1,4-glucosidic bond and α-1,4-galacturonic acid glycosidic bond, which can provide a reference for the structural analysis of traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharides.
关键词:polysaccharides from Zanthoxyli Pericarpium;Alzheimer's disease(AD);sugar spectrum method;glycosidase;high performance thin layer chromatography(HPTLC);fluorescence assisted carbohydrate gel electrophoresis(PACE)
摘要:ObjectiveTo rapidly identify the chemical constituents in Tongxie Yaofang decoction by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-linear ion trap-electrostatic field orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry(UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS).MethodChromatographic conditions were ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column(2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.7 μm), mobile phase of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution(A)-acetonitrile(B) for gradient elution (0-4 min, 5%-15%B; 4-10 min, 15%-25%B; 10-15 min, 25%-60%B; 15-20 min, 60%-90%B; 20-25 min, 90%-100%B; 25-27 min, 100%B; 27-30 min, 100%-5%B; 30-32 min, 5%B), flow rate of 0.3 mL·min-1, column temperature at 35 ℃ and injection volume of 3 μL. UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS was equipped with an electrospray ionization(ESI), the MS and MS/MS data were collected in positive and negative ion modes, and detection range was m/z 100-1 250. Combining the reference substance, chemical databases and related literature information, TraceFinder 4.1 and Xcalibur 2.1 were used to identify the chemical constituents of Tongxie Yaofang decoction.ResultA total of 90 compounds, mainly including flavonoids, coumarins, monoterpene glycosides, chromones and lactones, were identified from Tongxie Yaofang decoction. By attributing the sources of Chinese medicines for all identified compounds, 9 of them were found to be derived from Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 21 from Paeoniae Radix Alba, 24 from Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 29 from Saposhnikoviae Radix, and 7 from at least two Chinese medicines.ConclusionThe method can effectively, quickly and comprehensively identify the chemical components of Tongxie Yaofang decoction, and clarify the chemical composition. These identified compounds cover the main active ingredients of the four herbs with high abundance, which indicates that the extraction method and the ratio of the medicinal materials of Tongxie Yaofang are scientific, and can provide a reference for the research on the material basis and quality evaluation of this famous classical formula.
关键词:Tongxie Yaofang;ultra-performance liquid chromatography-linear ion trap-electrostatic field orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry(UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS);chemical constituents;pharmacodynamic material basis;famous classical formulas;decoction;flavonoids
摘要:ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of different cultivation modes on the yield of Gentiana crassicaulis and its microbial diversity and secondary metabolite content in the rhizosphere soil.MethodWith G. crassicaulis of different cultivation modes and its rhizosphere soil as the research objects, the composition of bacterial and fungal communities, dominant bacteria, and differential microorganisms in the rhizosphere soil were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing technology. HPLC was used to determine the content of iridoids in G. crassicaulis with different cultivation modes.ResultCompared with plastic film mulching, planting without mulch and intercropping of peony, white kidney bean, potato, and corn increased the yield of fresh products by 16.11%-17.68%, 22.48%-26.34%, 29.37%-32.19%, 34.82%-36.57%, and 35.34%-39.71%, respectively, and increased the yield of dry products by 19.75%-23.17%, 25.86%-29.32%, 30.18%-34.94%, 35.22%-39.87%, and 39.72%-43.73%. The total content of four iridoids, including gentiopicrin, loganic acid, sweroside, and swertiamarin, increased by 10.17%-37.83%, 5.93%-47.44%, 9.09%-28.84%, and 10.71%-28.57%, respectively. The diversity of bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil increased significantly (P<0.05). The relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria such as Sordariomycetes, Leotiomycetes, Tremellomycetes, Eurotiomycetes, Fusarium, and Cladophialophora decreased, and the proportions of beneficial bacteria such as Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Actinobacteriota increased and they gradually became the dominant bacteria.ConclusionDifferent cultivation modes can affect the yield of G. crassicaulis and its microbial diversity and iridoid content in the rhizosphere soil. Cultivation without mulch and intercropping patterns have certain advantages, which can provide theoretical references for the planting of G. crassicaulis.
摘要:ObjectiveTo explore the quality differences between steamed products and raw products of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium(CRP).MethodThe color of steamed products and raw products of CRP was determined from the perspective of appearance by electronic eye technique, and the quality differences between them was objectively characterized by the luminous value(L*), yellow-blue value(b*), red-green value(a*) and total chromatic value(E*ab). Based on this, ultra-high performance liquid chromatography(UPLC) was used to establish a fingerprint evaluation method with the mobile phase of acetonitrile(A)-0.1% formic acid aqueous solution(B) for gradient elution(0-5 min, 5%A; 5-30 min, 5%-20%A; 30-60 min, 20%-52%A), detection wavelength at 270 nm, flow rate of 0.3 mL·min-1 and column temperature of 30 ℃. The quality differences between steamed products and raw products of CRP were compared from the perspective of chemical composition, and correlation analysis was used to reveal the correlation between the difference in appearance color and the difference in internal chemical composition.ResultAfter being steamed, L*, b* and E*ab of CRP showed an overall decreasing trend, indicating that the color of the steamed products darkened and deepened from yellow to blue but still tended to be yellow, while a* showed an overall increasing trend, indicating that the color of the steamed products tended to red. A total of 24 peaks were identified in the fingerprint profiles of raw products and steamed products of CRP, and 13 of the main peaks were identified. The precision, stability and repeatability studies showed that compared with the reference peak (peak 14, hesperidin), the relative standard deviations(RSDs) of the relative peak area and relative retention time of the remaining peaks were<3.0%.The results of chemometric statistical analysis showed that there were some differences between raw products and steamed products of CRP, and 7 main differential components were identified, among which 5-hydroxymaltol(peak 1) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(peak 2) were the characteristic components of steamed products. The correlation analysis results showed that, in addition to the above two characteristic components, four components of peak 4, peak 10 (vicenin-2), peak 23 (tangeretin) and peak 24 (5-demethylnobiletin) also correlated significantly with the color change (E*ab) of the samples (P<0.05, P<0.01).ConclusionBefore and after steaming, not only the chemical composition changes, but also the color. Comparing the characteristic peaks of chemical composition difference and color difference before and after steaming of CRP, it is found that 5-hydroxymaltol, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and peak 4 are common characteristic difference components, which can provide a reference for establishing the characteristic quality control method of steamed products, and quickly evaluating the quality difference between raw products and steamed products of CRP.
摘要:ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of tradition Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes in patients with urolithiasis.MethodA syndrome questionnaire was developed to collect the general data and four diagnosis information on 296 patients with urolithiasis who were treated from September 2021 to September 2022. Tongue images, pulse images, symptoms, and signs were statistically analyzed, and the characteristics of syndrome were explored by association rule analysis, factor analysis, and cluster analysis.Result① In the distribution of tongue images, the single tongue images with a frequency of more than 20% were white fur, red tongue, thick fur, greasy fur, and yellow fur. In the distribution pf pulse images, the single pulse with the frequency of more than 20% was fine pulse, string pulse, slippery pulse, and sinking pulse. There were 27 symptoms and signs with a frequency of more than 10%. The characteristic symptoms of acute onset such as lumbar and abdominal pain and nausea, frequent urination, hematuria, and poor urination were relatively common, and other symptoms were chill and fever, defecation, and digestion. ② Among the 14 strong association rules, 5 were yang-deficiency and cold-dampness syndromes, 4 were yin-deficiency and heat syndromes, 1 was kidney-deficiency syndrome, and 3 were renal colic with accompanying symptoms. ③ Sixteen common factors were extracted by factor analysis, and the main elements of the disease location were represented by spleen and kidney. The main elements of disease natures were Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, dampness, and heat, and often mixed with deficiency-excess in complexity. Six syndromes were obtained by cluster analysis, and the represented syndromes were mainly kidney deficiency and dampness and stasis, Qi stagnation and heat accumulation, Yin deficiency and dampness heat, spleen-kidney Yang deficiency, spleen deficiency and dampness, and dampness-heat accumulation.ConclusionThe syndrome manifestations of urolithiasis are chill and fever, defecation, sweating, and digestive tract symptoms. The deficiency syndromes are mainly Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, kidney deficiency, and spleen deficiency. The excess syndromes are mainly wet and heat. The deficiency and excess syndromes often exist simultaneously. The spleen deficiency is the important pathogenesis of urolithiasis besides the kidney deficiency.
摘要:Asari Radix et Rhizoma (AR) is a traditional Chinese medicine with a history of more than 2 000 years of medication and has been included in ancient herbal works in the past dynasties. It is effective in releasing the exterior, dispersing cold, dispelling wind, relieving pain, opening orifices, warming the lung, and resolving fluids, and is still widely used in the clinical treatment of influenza, coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, asthma, allergic rhinitis, eye pain, headache, toothache, oral ulcer, eczema, etc. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that AR has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, relieving cough and asthma, anti-allergy, and other effects. AR contains a variety of chemical components, in which essential oil is not only associated with functions such as dispelling cold, relieving heat, relieving pain, and resisting inflammation and allergy, but is also toxic. AR also contains lignans, flavonoids, amides, phenanthrenes, alkaloids, and other non-volatile oil components, which play an important role in immunity regulation, anti-inflammation, pain relief, heart strengthening, and blood vessel expansion. The phenanthrene compounds are mainly aristolochic acid analogues, such as aristolochic acid Ⅳa and aristolochic lactam Ⅰ. Aristolochic acid Ⅳa has been proven to have a significant anti-inflammatory effect. The toxicity of AR is related to safrole, aristolochic acids and their analogues, and is also affected by many factors, such as preparation method, dosage, origin, collection time, medicinal part, and decocting time, which should be comprehensively considered in clinical application. Based on the relevant literature in China and abroad, the present study reviewed the correlation of chemical composition and pharmacological and toxicological effects of AR, and the safety of AR, aristolochic acid, safrole, and other components to provide a new perspective for an objective understanding of AR safety, as well as references for rational clinical application, production risk prevention and control, and drug scientific supervision of AR.
关键词:Asari Radix et Rhizoma;aristolochic acid analogues;chemical constituents;essential oils;toxicological research;pharmacological effects
摘要:Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In Han dynasty, HUA Tuo proposed the original preventive medicine idea that "with good blood circulation, the disease cannot be born", which opened a broad space for the cross-research of blood-related mechanical factors and pharmacology. In the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke, mechanical factors comprehensively affect the function and crosstalk of platelets and endothelial cells. In recent years, as the well-known effects on thrombosis and stroke, more attention has been paid to hemodynamic factors as the participants involved in pathological mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets of ischemic stroke. The mechanical force ion channel Piezo1 widely exists on the surface of many types of cells. Besides being regulated by chemical and endogenous substances, Piezo1 responds to different mechanical conditions, regulates the opening and closing of channels, and activates different downstream signaling pathways. Piezo1 is now regarded as an important connection between mechanical and biochemical signals. A variety of Chinese medicine can affect the activity of Piezo1 protein, which may prevent and treat thrombotic diseases such as ischemic stroke through Piezo1 protein. In this paper, the effects of Piezo1 protein on the physiological and pathological functions of endothelial cells and platelet under different mechanical conditions and the role of Piezo1 in the process of thrombosis were reviewed, as well as the effects of Chinese medicine, chemical medicine, and endogenous substances targeting Piezo1 channel. These could provide new ideas for further exploring the mechanisms of Chinese medicines in activating blood circulation, developing new drugs, and deepening biomechanical-pharmacology research.
摘要:Pancreatic cancer is a disease with a high fatality rate, with a five-year survival rate of no more than 10% and a significantly increasing annual mortality rate. The common pathogenesis factors of pancreatic cancer are family inheritance, diet, pancreatitis, obesity, etc., among which, family inheritance of pancreatic cancer is the main reason, and about 7%-10% of patients have family inheritance. Surgery is an effective way to treat pancreatic cancer in patients and improve their survival, but most people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at intermediate and advanced stages and lose the opportunity for surgical treatment. Therefore, radiotherapy, interventional therapy, supportive treatment, immunotherapy, and other treatments are used clinically to relieve symptoms and prolong the survival of patients. The commonly used clinical drug is gemcitabine. Although it can inhibit tumor growth and improve the condition, it can bring side effects such as bone marrow suppression, rash, digestive tract side effects, and drug resistance. The damage of these side effects to the human body is systemic. Chinese medicine can be used alone or in combination with other treatment methods to reduce the toxic and side effects of chemotherapy, restore the physical energy of patients, and reduce its related complications. Chinese medicine contains a large number of active ingredients, including alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, phenolic acids, and organic acids, with anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-tumor, and other curative effects. Many clinical studies of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on cancers have verified that TCM plays a positive role in tumor prevention and treatment, especially in improving and controlling clinical symptoms, and also plays a good detoxification effect on radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with good results achieved in improving bone marrow suppression, improving immunity, improving quality of life, and prolonging survival. This paper reviewed the anti-pancreatic cancer mechanism of Chinese medicine monomers based on literature in China and abroad, aiming to provide new potential drug candidates for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
摘要:Yiyi Fuzi Baijiangsan is scattered from the Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) for the treatment of intestinal carbuncles. The whole prescription is composed of Coicis Semen, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, and Patrinia scabiosifolia, with the effect of invigorating spleen, warming Yang, clearing heat, removing dampness, and detoxification, which is a commonly used prescription for the clinical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). UC is a chronic nonspecific inflammatory disease with lesions involving the colorectal mucosa, and the etiology is not yet very clear, which is mostly related to genetics, external and intestinal environment, immunity, infection, and other factors. Animal experiments and clinical studies have shown that Yiyi Fuzi Baijiangsan have the advantages of multi-target and multi-faceted treatment of UC. At present, the research mechanism of the treatment of UC is mainly focused on reducing intestinal inflammatory response, anti-colorectal cancer effect, alleviating oxidative stress, repairing the intestinal epithelial cell barrier, improving intestinal flora disorder, inhibiting apoptosis, maintaining intestinal immune balance, etc. Clinically, the combination of modified Yiyi Fuzi Baijiangsan and western medicine has a satisfactory effect, which can significantly improve the relevant clinical symptoms of patients with UC, delay the condition, and improve the quality of life of patients, with the advantages of high safety and small side effects. Its related research provides theoretical support and data support for the clinical prevention and treatment of UC and the follow-up exploration of the mechanism of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiangsan in the treatment of UC, and is also of great significance to the research on the treatment of UC with Chinese medicine. This paper reviewed the prevention and control mechanism of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiangsan in the treatment of UC.
摘要:Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA) are common bone diseases in clinic. OP is a systemic skeletal disease, and OA is a chronic degenerative joint disease with high prevalence and disability rates. With the advent of the aging population, the incidence rate of OA and OP is increasing year by year, and they have become common diseases of the elderly. The quality of life and physical and mental health of patients are severely affected by the above two bone diseases. Chinese medicine has a long history of treating bone diseases, with a good clinical effect on preventing and treating OP, OA, and other bone diseases with few side effects. It is one of the commonly used methods to treat bone diseases. Polysaccharides, as one of the active substances of Chinese medicine, have various pharmacological activities and a wide range of sources with low toxicity, and their effect cannot be ignored. The role of polysaccharides in the treatment of bone diseases has been deeply studied. It has been found that the mechanism of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in treating OP and OA involves multiple levels, targets, and pathways. Through the analysis and summary of the relevant literature on the mechanism of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in treating OP and OA, it was found that Chinese medicine polysaccharides mainly treated OP by regulating the bone dynamic balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts and affecting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and bone microstructure. The mechanism of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in the treatment of OA is related to the regulation of chondrocyte growth, the increase in the proteoglycan and collagen content in the cartilage matrix, and the reduction of oxygen free radical content and inflammatory mediator level. This study aimed to further explore the internal relationship among mechanisms of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in the treatment of bone diseases, to provide relevant ideas for the study of Chinese medicine polysaccharides in the treatment of bone diseases.
摘要:Hyperuricemic nephropathy (HN), a secondary renal damage common in clinical practice, is characterized by early concealing and continuous progression. The understanding of HN in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is from a macroscopic perspective. According to the TCM theory, HN is caused by the combination of external pathogens and internal injuries, with the main pathogenesis being root deficiency combined with superficial excess and deficiency-excess in complexity. In western medicine, the understanding of HN is from the microscopic perspective, which holds that the occurrence of HN is the result of inflammation, oxidative stress, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation, and metabolic abnormalities. The TCM syndromes of HN include internal dampness and heat, obstruction in dampness and turbidity, deficiency of spleen and kidney, and deficiency of kidney yin. Accordingly, the prescriptions should clear heat and dampness, remove dampness and turbidity, tonify spleen and kidney, and nourish kidney yin, respectively. In addition to TCM prescriptions, single herbal medicines and their extracts, Chinese patent medicines, and external applications of Chinese medicines have played a significant role in the treatment of HN, promoting the application of TCM in the treatment of HN. Moreover, the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine has also played a role in the treatment of HN, enriching the treatment schemes of HN. Different from common kidney diseases such as acute and chronic glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome, HN with particularity should be carefully differentiated in clinical practice. This article systematically summarizes the research progress in the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine on hyperuricemic nephropathy with TCM and integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, aiming to enrich the system and theory of HN treatment and further guide the clinical practice.
关键词:hyperuricemia nephropathy;traditional Chinese medicine;integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine;research progress