1.Study on Quality Standard of Leaf of Chinese Holly from Different Habitats
Lingyu ZHANG ; Liang CHEN ; Feicui ZHAO ; Lin JIANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;23(5):96-99
Objective To set up the quality control standard for Leaf of Chinese Holly; To provide basis for the utilization and development of Leaf of Chinese Holly.Methods Ten batches of Leaf of Chinese Holly samples from different habitats were collected, and the properties were described. The crosscutting and powder of leaf was under microscopic identification. Chlorogenic acid was set as reference substance to conduct thin-layer identification. Moisture, total ash, and acid-insoluble ash of the 10 batches were detected. HPLC was used to detect chlorogenic acid in Leaf of Chinese Holly.Results The properties and microscopic identification were described. Thin-layer chromatography method for chlorogenic acid in Leaf of Chinese Holly was formulated. Check items temporarily required that the moisture in Leaf of Chinese Holly should be less than 13%, total ash less than 13%, and acid-insoluble ash less than 5%. Content determination method for chlorogenic acid in Leaf of Chinese Holly was confirmed. It temporarily required that the content of chlorogenic acid should be more than 0.60%.Conclusion The established method can be used for the formulation of quality control of Leaf of Chinese Holly.
2.Evaluation and analysis of the tibial coronal alignment after total knee replacement with the extramedullary tibial cutting guided by the tibial tubercle and anterior tibial tendon in Chinese patients
Minwei ZHAO ; Hua TIAN ; Lin ZENG ; Bangguo LI ; Fenglin ZHANG ; Lingyu LI
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2016;48(2):351-355
Objective:To evaluate the efficiency of the tibial coronal alignment after total knee arthro-plasty with the extramedullary cutting system guided by the tibial tubercle and anterior tibial tendon,and to discuss the potential risk factors for the postoperative malalignment.Methods:A retrospective study of 212 primary unilateral TKA surgeries (in 188 patients)in our hospital between June to December in 2014 had been analysed.All the cases were performed by one surgical group.An extramedullary tibial cutting guide system had been used,with a landmark of one third inner-medial tibial tubercle as a proxi-mal anatomy reference,and anterior tibial tendon as a distal marker.The mechanical axis of lower ex-tremity in full-length X-ray was measured before surgery,and the tibial prosthetic coronal alignment was checked two weeks postoperation,evaluating the accuracy of this extramedullary cutting system guided by our method.Results:Since good alignment was defined as an angle within 3 degrees of the perpendicular to the mechanical axis,the tibial component positions were acceptable in 191 knees (90.1%),five knees were in valgus postoperative,and sixteen knees were in varus.There were seventeen(8.7%)in 179 knees with a preoperative varus presented malalignment after surgery,and four in 12 preoperative valgus kneess howed malalignment also,no statistical difference was found by Chi-square test (χ2 =2.778,P=0.096),which cannot define the relationship between the varus or valgus deformity preopera-tion and the malalignmentposition in tibial prosthesis after surgery.Twenty-two knees suffered a severe preoperative deformity as a varus or valgus angle larger than 20 degrees with absolute value of mechanical axis before surgery and tibial prosthetic coronal alignment were 21.95°(20.00°,26.90°)and 1.85° (0.10°,7.10°),showed a significant difference (Z =2.11,P =0.035 )compared with the data [10.65°(0.50°,19.80°)in preoperative mechanical axis and 1.10°(0.00°,4.60°)in the tibial pros-thetic coronal alignment]of 190 knees who presented a mild deformity before surgery(less than 20 de-grees),the result indicated the severe preoperative deformity might be a potential mal-alignment risk fac-tor within this cutting system in TKA surgery.Conclusion:The tibial coronal alignment after total knee arthroplasty could achieve good results with extramedullary cutting guide,by using one third inner-medial tibial tubercle and anterior tibial tendon as a proximal and distal anatomy marker.Postoperative varus might occur in this system,and tibial prosthetic malalignment appeared more often in the patients who suffered a severe deformity before surgery.
3.Chemical constituents of bufadienolides in cinobufacino injection.
Lingyu HAN ; Nan SI ; Junqiu LIU ; Haiyu ZHAO ; Jian YANG ; Baolin BIAN ; Hongjie WANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(11):1574-7
Cinobufacino injection is purified from water extraction of the skin of Bufo bufo gargarizans, which has been widely used for various cancers in clinic with significant anti-tumor effects. Bufadienolides were regarded as the main active constituents of cinobufacino injection in previous reports. In present study, 6 bufadienolides were isolated and purified from Cinobufacino injection. Their structures were identified as 3-epi-ψ-bufarenogin (1), ψ-bufarenogin (2), 3-epi-arenobufagin (3), arenobufagin (4), 3-epi-gamabufotalin (5), and 3-oxo-arenobufagin (6), separately. Among them, 1 and 3 were new compounds, 5 and 6 were new natural products. Compounds 1, 2 and compounds 3, 4 were two pairs configuration isomers at C-3, separately.
4.Glutamate enhances the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in cultured SD rat astrocytes
Chongxiao LIU ; Yong LIU ; Wei SHI ; Xinlin CHEN ; Xinli XIAO ; Lingyu ZHAO ; Yumei TIAN ; Junfeng ZHANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2009;21(3):198-201
Objective To study the effect of glutamate on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA and protein in cultured rat astrocytes. Methods Cultured rat astrocytes were randomly divided into 6 groups: control group (C), glutamate group (G), QA group (Q), DCG-IV group (D), L-AP4 group (L) and glutanmte-FMCPG gronp (G+M). Cells were cultured under nomoxic condition (95% air, 5% CO2). RT-PCR and ELISA methods were used to detect the expression of VEGF mRNA and protein in cultured astrocytes, respectively. G+ M group was preincubated with lmM MCPG for 30 min prior to the stimulation with glutamate. There were 7 time points at 0,4,8,12,16,24 and 48 h in each group except G+M group. Results The expression of VEGF mRNA and protein did not differ significantly among D group, L group and C group. Different from that in C group, the expression of VEGF mRNA and protein could be enhanced both in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner in G group and Q group. Meanwhile, the enhanced expression of VEGF mRNA and protein in G group was completely suppressed by MCPG after 24 h. Conclusion Glutamate can increase the expression of VEGF mRNA and protein in cultured astrocytes, which may be due to the activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors in astrocytes.
5.Progress on pharmacokinetic study of antibody-drug conjugates.
Jianjun GUO ; Ran GAO ; Tengfei QUAN ; Lingyu ZHU ; Ben SHI ; Yongyue ZHAO ; Jing ZHU ; Mengsha LI ; Haizhi BU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(10):1203-9
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is a new class of therapeutics composed of a monoclonal antibody and small cytotoxin moieties conjugated through a chemical linker. ADC molecules bind to the target antigens expressed on the tumor cell surfaces guided by the monoclonal antibody component. The binding ADC molecules can be internalized and subsequently the toxin moieties can be released within the tumor cells via chemical and/or enzymatic reactions to kill the target cells. The conjugation combines the merits of both components, i.e., the high target specificity of the monoclonal antibody and the highly potent cell killing activity of the cytotoxin moieties. However, such complexities make the pharmacokinetic and metabolic studies of ADCs highly challenging. The major challenges should include characterization of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, investigation of underlying mechanisms, assessment of pharmacokinetic- pharmacodynamic relationship, and analytical method development of ADC drugs. This review will discuss common pharmacokinetic issues and considerations, as well as tools and strategies that can be utilized to characterize the pharmacokinetic and metabolic properties of ADCs.
6.QDPR gene expression level influences oxidative stress of NRK-52E cells in high glucose
Lingyu MENG ; Xuejing WU ; Zhijie PU ; Xiangjun YANG ; Xiaolu ZHANG ; Shasha ZHAO ; Jingyi ZHANG ; Haojun ZHANG ; Zhiguo LI
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016;32(6):499-504
_ Objective_ To study whether quinoid dihydropteridine reductase ( QDPR ) expression level change can affect oxidative stress of NRK-52E renal tubular cells in a high glucose environment. Methods The NRK-52E model of overexpression, knockdown QDPR gene and respective control were constructed by lentivirus. All groups were given 5. 4 mmol/L and 30 mmol/L glucose culture medium respectively to imitate normal and high glucose condition. The level of superoxide anion ( O-2 ) was detected by flow cytometer dihydroethidium method. The protein expression level of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)was tested by Western blot. Results QDPR over-expression can decrease O-2(P<0. 01)and SOD1(P<0. 05)levels in high glucose condition;QDPR knockdown increases O-2(P<0. 01) and does not change SOD1. Conclusion Under high glucose condition, overexpression of QDPR gene decreases NRK-52E cell oxidative stress. Knockdown QDPR gene increases NRK-52E cell oxidative stress. QDPR gene may influence the development of diabetic nephropathy by oxidative stress.
7. Effects of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in combination with infusion of endothelial progenitor cells on bone marrow inflammatory injury
Wen LI ; Mingfeng LI ; Pingping ZHAO ; Jianlin QIAO ; Kailin XU ; Lingyu ZENG
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2017;38(4):318-324
Objective:
To explore effects of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in combination with infusion of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) on bone marrow inflammatory injury.
Methods:
6-8 weeks BALB/c (H-2Kd) mice after lethal dose of irradiation (TBI) were subjected to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT group) or co-transplantation of EPC (EPC group) . Samples of bone marrow cells of mice in each group on days 7,14,21,28 after transplantation were obtained to detect EPC cultural and cell chimeric rates by flow cytometer. Mice were sacrificed on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 post HSCT to analyze bone marrow pathology by H&E staining, the infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils by Western blot, validation expression levels of inflammatory complexes nlrp1、nlrp6 and its downstream molecules casepase-1 by Q-PCR and Western blot.
Results:
Cell chimeric rate on day 7 after transplantation in EPC group[ (91.65±2.77) %] was significantly higher than in BMT group[ (83.69±1.26) %]. Alleviated osteomyelitis injury and inflammatory cell infiltration in EPC group were observed when compared with BMT mice. Also significant reductions of the levels of nlrp1、nlrp6、casepase-1 transcription complexes in EPC mice were noted when compared with BMT ones.
Conclusion
Co-transplantation of HSC and EPC could alleviate inflammatory cell infiltration and activation of the complex to promote the repair of bone marrow.
8.Protective role of Sestrin2 overexpression in hypoxia and re-oxygenation injury of hippocampal neurons and its mechanism in rats
Xiufang WANG ; Jianshuai HE ; Qin ZHAO ; Lingyu LI ; Ying TANG ; Lin HUANG ; Shilei WANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2019;18(8):779-784
Objective To investigate the protective role of Sestrin2 overexpression in hypoxia and re-oxygenation injury (H/R) injury of hippocampal neurons and its mechanism in rats.Methods Neurons were enzymatically isolated from hippocampi of newborn Sprague-Dawley rats (less than 24 h old) and culturedinvitro. These neurons were randomly assigned into 4 groups (n=20) using a random number table: control group, H/R group, vector group and Sestrin2 overexpression group. The hippocampal neurons were seeded in 6-well plates at a density of 2×104 cells/mL; neurons in the latter two groups were transfected with lentiviruses containing empty vector andSestrin2overexpressed genes, respectively; the hippocampal neurons in the later three groups were subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) for 6 h followed by restoration of O2 supply for 20 h. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) content was detected by Reactive Species Assay Kit, and the ATP concentration was detected by ATP Assay Kit. Cell apoptosis rates were measured by flow cytometry. The levels of Sestrin2, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), Fis1, and apoptosis-related proteins Bcl-2, Bax and cytochrome C (Cyt C) were measured by Western blotting. The ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax was calculated. The ultrastructure of mitochondria was observed by transmission electron microscopy.Results As compared with control group, H/R group had significantly lower ATP concentration, Bcl-2 protein expression and ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax ([11.15±0.42] nmol/mg proteinvs. [5.30±0.39] nmol/mg protein; 2.20±0.26vs. 0.91±0.02; 6.46± 0.41vs. 1.04±0.05), statistically higher average fluorescence intensity of ROS and cell apoptosis rate (152.41±17.38vs. 1530.00±14.69; 3.77%±0.74%vs. 56.57%±1.35%), and significantly higher protein levels of Sestrin2, Drp1, Fis1, Bax and Cyt C (0.66±0.06vs. 1.11±0.20; 0.48±0.03vs. 1.16±0.07; 1.14± 0.09vs. 2.47±0.09; 0.34±0.03vs. 0.88±0.04; 0.17±0.03vs. 0.30±0.03,P<0.05); what's more, the structure of mitochondria was obviously destroyed in I/R group. As compared with H/R group, Sestrin2 overexpression group had significantly increased ATP concentration, Sestrin2 and Bcl-2 protein expressions and ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax ([8.95±0.27] nmol/mg protein; 2.67±0.07; 1.80±0.19; 3.95±0.28), significantly lower average fluorescence intensity of ROS and cell apoptosis rate (337.27±15.32; 10.33%±2.60%), and statistically lower protein levels of Drp1, Fis1, Bax and Cyt C (0.43±0.02; 1.11±0.08; 0.45± 0.02; 0.17±0.02,P<0.05); the structure of mitochondria was relatively completed in Sestrin2 overexpression group.Conclusion Sestrin2 overexpression can inhibit mitochondrial fission, reduce accumulation of reactive oxygen species, improve mitochondrial energy metabolism and block mitochondria mediated apoptosis pathway, thereby alleviating I/R injury of rat hippocampal neurons.
9.Factors influencing the usage of medical and health care APP among female college students
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(11):1638-1640
Objective:
To investigate the usage of medical and health care APP among female college students, and to understand possible influencing factors, so as to provide reference for medical health care behaviors and personal health among college students.
Methods:
A stratified random sampling method was used to select 891 female college students from 3 colleges in Weifang. A questionnaire survey on their concentration on their own health, the knowledge, cognition and behavior of medical and health care APP, and Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors.
Results:
There were 55.4% female college students who had used medical and health care APP, and most of them (290) had used fitness and weight loss APP. There was statistical significance of the different usages of students of different degrees, majors and grades(χ2=26.55, 7.72, 13.96, P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that educational background, annual medical costs, awareness of medical and health care APP and attitude towards APP prospect were the factors influencing the utilization of medical and health care APP (OR=0.44,0.69,1.36,1.23,P<0.05).
Conclusion
The usage rate of medical and health care APP is general, and sustained utilization rate is low, the APP should enrich menstrual period consumption and figure report, add video recommendation, interactive dating, and other functions, improve female students medical and health care APP cognition, female college students to change health care APP attitude.
10.Scutellarin alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced renal injury via mediating cysteine-rich protein 61-connective tissue growth factor-nephroblastoma overexpressed gene 1 expression to inhibit nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway
Xue LIU ; Zhenzhi QIN ; Chen GUAN ; Lingyu XU ; Jie DAI ; Chengyu YANG ; Bin ZHOU ; Hong LUAN ; Long ZHAO ; Wei ZHANG ; Congjuan LUO ; Yan XU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2022;34(4):400-406
Objective:To explore the protective effect and mechanism of scutellarin (Scu) on sepsis associated-acute kidney injury (SA-AKI).Methods:① In vivo experiment: 36 male C57BL/6 mice were divided into normal saline (NS) control group, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced SA-AKI model group (LPS group), 20 mg/kg Scu control group (Scu 20 control group), and 5, 10, 20 mg/kg Scu pretreatment groups by random number table with 6 mice in each group. The SA-AKI model was reproduced by intraperitoneal injection of 10 mg/kg LPS. The NS control group was injected with NS intraperitoneally. The Scu pretreatment groups were intraperitoneally injected with different doses of Scu every day before LPS injection for 1 week. Scu 20 control group was injected with 20 mg/kg Scu for 1 week. After 24 hours of LPS treatment, mice in each group were sacrificed, kidney tissues were collected, and kidney injury was detected by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Western blotting was used to detect the protein expression levels of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway related molecules, apoptosis-related proteins and cysteine-rich protein 61-connective tissue growth factor-nephroblastoma overexpressed gene 1 (CCN1). ② In vitro experiment: human renal tubular epithelial cell line HK-2 was cultured in vitro and used for experiment when the cells fused to 80%. In the cells without LPS treatment and after 100 g/L LPS treatment, pcDNA3.1-CCN1 and small interfering RNA (siRNA) CCN1 sequence were transfected to overexpress and inhibit CCN1 expression, respectively, to observe whether CCN1 was involved in NF-κB signaling pathway activation and apoptosis. In addition, 100g/L LPS and 20 μmol/L Scu were added into HK-2 cells transfected with and without CCN1 siRNA to investigate the mechanism of protective effect of Scu on LPS-induced HK-2 cells injury. Results:① The results of in vivo experiment: the renal function of SA-AKI mice induced by LPS was significantly decreased, and had kidney histological damage and severely damaged renal tubules. Scu could alleviate renal function and histological damage in a dose-dependent manner. Western blotting results showed Scu could reduce the protein expression of NF-κB signaling pathway related molecules and CCN1 in the renal tissue, and had a significant alleviating effect on apoptosis, indicating that CCN1 was involved in NF-κB signaling pathway activation and apoptosis. ② The results of in vitro experiment: in HK-2 cells not treated with LPS, CCN1 overexpression had no effect on apoptosis related protein and pro-inflammatory factors of NF-κB signaling pathway. In HK-2 cells treated with LPS, overexpression of CCN1 significantly inhibited the mRNA expressions of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), with significant differences as compared with cells stimulated only by LPS [IL-1β mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 3.20±0.57 vs. 4.88±0.69, TNF-α mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 2.99±0.44 vs. 5.00±0.81, MCP-1 mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 2.81±0.50 vs. 5.41±0.75, all P < 0.05], and the apoptosis-related protein was significantly down-regulated. However, when siRNA was used to inhibit the expression of CCN1, the mRNA expressions of pro-inflammatory factors were significantly increased as compared with cells stimulated only by LPS [IL-1β mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 6.01±1.13 vs. 4.88±0.69, TNF-α mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 5.15±0.86 vs. 5.00±0.81, all P < 0.05], and apoptosis-related protein was significantly up-regulated. In the LPS-induced HK-2 cells, the mRNA expressions of pro-inflammatory factors were significantly down-regulated after Scu treatment as compared with cells stimulated only by LPS [IL-1β mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT) : 2.55±0.50 vs. 6.15±1.04, TNF-α mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 2.58±0.40 vs. 3.95±0.52, MCP-1 mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 2.64±0.44 vs. 6.21±0.96, all P < 0.05], and apoptosis-related protein was also significantly reduced. When the expression of CCN1 was inhibited by siRNA, the protective effect of Scu on cells was weakened, which showed that the mRNA expressions of pro-inflammatory factors in cells was significantly up-regulated compared with the cells without inhibition of CCN1 expression [IL-1β mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 5.34±0.76 vs. 2.55±0.50, TNF-α mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 3.66±0.54 vs. 2.58±0.40, MCP-1 mRNA (2 -ΔΔCT): 5.15±0.79 vs. 2.64±0.44, all P < 0.05], and the expression of apoptosis related protein was also significantly up-regulated. Conclusions:Scu could protect the renal function in SA-AKI mice, and the protective effect is associated with NF-κB signaling pathway and CCN1. Thus, Scu could alleviate LPS-induced kidney injury by regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway.