1.Optimizing the establishment of endometriosis model in rats by orthogonal experiment
Bo CHU ; Tao JIANG ; Chunping TANG ; Chaoyan YANG ; Mengjuan GONG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2003;0(07):-
Aim To probe into the best conditions for the establishment of endometriosis model in rats by the orthogonal experiment method.Methods Autotransplantation was used to establish the endometriosis model in rats by the orthogonal experiment method in which four main factors were considered to optimize the condition of model,according to the volume of heterotopic endometrium.Results The para ligament of uterus was the best place for transplanting.Both dissecting muscular layer and injecting estrin played an important role in the establishment of endometriosis model in rats. The value of four factors decreased progressively according to the injection of estrin,the dissection of muscular layer,the direction of endometrium implantation and oestrus.Conclusions By optimizing the condition for the establishment of endometriosis model in rats by orthogonal experiment,the volume of heterotopic endometrium was improved.A technology platform for pharmacodynamics research was thus offered.
2.Urine metabonomic study of intervention effects of Morinda officinalis how. on 'kidney-yang deficiency syndrome'.
Zhongjie ZOU ; Yuanyuan XIE ; Mengjuan GONG ; Bin HAN ; Shumei WANG ; Shengwang LIANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2013;48(11):1733-7
To investigate the intervention effects of Morinda officinalis How. on 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' induced by hydrocortisone in rats, the metabolic profiles of rat urine were characterized using proton nuclear magnetic resonance and principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to study the trajectory of urinary metabolic phenotype of rats with 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' under administration of M. officinalis at different time points. Meanwhile, the intervention effects of M. officinalis on urinary metabolic potential biomarkers associated with 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' were also discussed. The experimental results showed that in accordance to the increased time of administration, an obvious tendency was observed that clustering of the treatment group moved gradually closed to that of the control group. Eight potential biomarkers including citrate, succinate, alpha-ketoglutarate, lactate, betaine, sarcosine, alanine and taurine were definitely up- or down-regulated. In conclusion, the effectiveness of M. oficinalis on 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome' is proved using the established metabonomic method and the regulated metabolic pathways involve energy metabolism, transmethylation and transportation of amine. Meanwhile, the administration of M. officinalis can alleviate the kidney impairment induced by 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome'.
3.Metabonomic study of intervention effects of Morinda officinalis on 'kidney-yang deficiency syndrome'.
Mengjuan GONG ; Wenhua YE ; Yuanyuan XIE ; Shumei WANG ; Shengwang LIANG ; Zhongjie ZOU
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2012;37(11):1682-1685
OBJECTIVETo investigate the metabolic profile of hydrocortisone-induced 'Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome'in rats and the intervention effects of Morinda officinalis.
METHODProton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) technique was used to analyze the rat metabonome in serum. Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were processed to analyze the metabonome difference between the control and hydrocortisone treated samples. Twelve potential biomarkers were selected, via the parameter of variable importance in the projection (VIP). Principal components analysis (PCA) was employed to process the data from the M. officinalis. treatment group and the intervention effects of M. officinalis, was investigated through the selected potential biomarkers.
RESULTAfter hydrocortisone treatment, the energy metabolism, amino acids metabolism and gut microflora environment were seriously disturbed and transmethylation was surpressed. M. officinalis could effectively alleviate the disturbance of energy and amino acids metabolism and enhance transmethylation, but could not modulate the gut microflora environment.
CONCLUSIONThe results obtained suggested that metabonomic studies could better reflect the whole status of metabolism in bio-systems, and could be treated as a potential powerful approach in pharmacological studies and investigation of the essence of 'syndrome' in traditional Chinese medicine.
Animals ; Biomarkers ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Kidney ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Male ; Metabolomics ; Morinda ; chemistry ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Yang Deficiency ; drug therapy ; metabolism
4.Study on the Hepatoprotective Effects of Hugan Tablets Based on Serum and Liver Metabonomics
Mengjuan GONG ; Shengqian WU ; He YUE ; Shumei WANG ; Shengwang LIANG ; Zhongjie ZOU
China Pharmacy 2017;28(34):4776-4780
OBJECTIVE:To elucidate the efficacy and mechanism of Hugan tablets in hepatoprotective effects from perspective of metabolic pathways. METHODS:36 male rats were randomly divided into normal group (0.5%sodium carboxymethyl cellu-lose),model group(0.5%sodium carboxymethyl cellulose)and Hugan tablets group(1.7 g/kg),12 in each group,intragastrically administrated once a day,for 9 d. After 1 h of last administration,rats in model group and Hugan tablets group were intraperitone-ally injected 50%CCl4 peanut oil solution 1 mL/kg to induce liver injury. After 24 h of modeling,malondialdehyde(MDA),super-oxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)levels in liver tissue of rats were detected. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H-NMR)metabolomics technique was adopted to establish the serum and liver metabolite profiles of rats,and the ef-fects of Hugan tablets on changes of metabolic profile and potential biomarkers in serum and liver of rats with CCl4-induced acute liver injury were analyzed. RESULTS:Compared with normal group,MDA level in liver tissue of rats in model group was signifi-cantly increased(P<0.05),SOD and GSH-Px levels were significantly reduced(P<0.05). Both body physiology and material me-tabolism of rats were obviously changed,and levels of 11 metabolic potential biomarkers in serum and 14 metabolic potential bio-markers in liver were significantly increased/decreased (P<0.05). Compared with model group,MDA level in liver tissue in Hugan tablets group was significantly reduced(P<0.05),SOD and GSH-Px levels were significantly increased(P<0.05). Serum and liver metabolism tended to be normal,6 metabolic potential biomarkers(isoleucine,leucine,3-hydroxybutyrate,acetone,ace-toacetate,choline) in serum and 8 metabolic potential biomarkers (3-hydroxybutyrate,alanine,glutamate,pyruvate,succinate, choline,lactate,glucose)in liver got significant callback(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The hepatoprotective mechanism of Hugan tablets may be associated with antioxidative stress and regula-tion of lipid metabolism,glucose metabolism and amino acid metabolism.
5. Ibrutinib combined with CAR-T cells in the treatment of del (17p) chronic lymphocytic leukemia with BCL-2 inhibitor resistance: a case report and literature review
Jiaojiao GONG ; Qingsong YIN ; Mengjuan LI ; Hao AI ; Qian WANG ; Lin CHEN ; Xudong WEI ; Yongping SONG
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2019;40(9):750-754
Objective:
To improve the knowledge and experience of ibrutinib combined with CAR-T cells in the treatment of high-risk chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL) patients or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) with TP53 gene aberration.
Methods:
One case of del (17p) CLL patients with BCL-2 inhibitor resistance was treated with ibrutinib combined with CAR-T cells, successfully bridged to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) , and the relative literatures were reviewed.
Results:
The patient was a young female with superficial lymph node enlarging at the beginning of the onset. Lymph node biopsy was confirmed as small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) without del (17p) . The disease progressed rapidly to CLL/SLL with del (17p) and bone marrow hematopoietic failure 2 years later. Firstly, the patient was treated with BCL-2 inhibitor (Venetoclax) , and the enlarged lymph nodes shrank significantly 2 months later. After 3 months, the disease progressed rapidly. The spleen was enlarged to 16 cm below the ribs, the neck lymph nodes was rapidly enlarged, and the superior vena cava syndrome appeared, which were mainly attributed to venetoclax resistance; so BTK inhibitor (ibrutinib) was used continuously after venetoclax discontinuation. Partial remission (PR) was achieved without lymphocytosis after 2 months, then ibrutinib was combined with CAR-T cells targeting CD19 antigen. Grade 1 of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) appeared after CAR-T cells infusion, and the complete remission (CR) was achieved after 1 month both in bone marrow and peripheral blood, with minimal residual disease (MRD) negative, then bridging allo-HSCT after 2 months of combined therapy.
Conclusion
CLL/SLL patients with TP53 aberration have poor prognosis because of rapid progression, drug resistance, etc. Ibrutinib combined with CAR-T cell therapy can quickly achieved complete remission.
6.Effects of Cannabis sativa oil on the symptom improvement and intestinal flora in UC model rats
Mengjuan GONG ; Xinyue GAO ; Xiaomin JIAN ; Zhongjie ZOU
China Pharmacy 2023;34(6):693-698
OBJECTIVE To study the improvement effects of Cannabis sativa oil on the symptoms in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) model rats, and to investigate its effects on intestinal flora of rats. METHODS Forty SD rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, C. sativa oil group (1 g/kg) and sulfasalazine group (positive control, 300 mg/kg), with 10 rats in each group. The rats in control group and model group were given 0.5% polysorbate 80 by gavage, and the rats in C. sativa oil group and sulfasalazine group were given corresponding drug solution by gavage once a day for 10 days. From the 4th day, rats in model group, C. sativa oil group and sulfasalazine group were given 4% DSS solution for 7 consecutive days to establish UC model. The body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score, colon length, colon weight, weight per unit length of colon, the pathological changes of colon tissue, and the contents of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 in serum of rats were determined. The changes of intestinal flora in rats were detected by high- throughput sequencing. RESULTS Compared with control group, the body weight and the length of colon were decreased significantly in model group, while DAI score, the weight of colon, weight per unit length of colon, serum contents of TNF-α and IL-6 were increased significantly, and the content of IL-10 was decreased significantly (P<0.05); epithelial layer of colon tissue fell off, inflammatory cells infiltrated and invaded the submucosa, and intestinal glands were disordered. Compared with model group, above indexes of C. sativa oil group and sulfasalazine group were reversed significantly (P<0.05), and related symptoms were improved significantly. The result of flora sequencing showed that ACE index and Chao1 index of model group were decreased significantly, compared with control group (P<0.05); while Chao1 index of C. sativa oil group was increased significantly, compared with model group (P<0.05). Compared with control group, 41 genera of bacteria in the model group changed; compared with model group, C. sativa oil could return 3 of the 41 genera to normal state, including Dubosilla, Porphyrobacter and Allobaculum. CONCLUSIONS C. sativa oil can improve the symptoms of UC model rats by regulating the diversity of intestinal flora, increasing beneficial bacteria and decreasing pathogenic bacteria.