1."Discussion on ""Tong Yang Bu Zai Wen Er Zai Li Xiao Bian"" Combined with Shang Han Lun"
Tao LIU ; Yi ZHANG ; Juan LI ; Jintian LI ; Senhao YU ; Qian LAI ; Qiyu ZENG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;24(9):106-107
This article analyzed, organizde, and summarized the specific meaning of yin and yang in Shang Han Lun, holding the idea that Zhongyang in Shang Han Lun contains fluid. YE Tian-shi's Tong Yang Bu Zai Wen Er Zai Li Xiao Bian is derived from Zhong jing method, and is more suitable to be used in damp-heat syndromes, reflecting that YE Tian-shi is not confined to traditional methods, but follows traditional prescriptions and flexible thoughts, which provides references for learning and flexibly applying prescription ideas.
2.Quantitative susceptibility mapping assessment of iron deposition in gray matter nuclei and the correlation with cognitive function in cerebral small vessel disease
Mengmeng FENG ; Yuan WANG ; Xiaoyi LIU ; Senhao ZHANG ; Fan YU ; Jie LU
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024;21(9):595-602
Objective To evaluate iron deposition in gray matter nuclei in patients with cerebral small vessel disease(CSVD)based on quantitative susceptibility mapping(QSM)and to analyze its correlation with cognitive function.Methods Patients with CSVD attending the outpatient clinic in the Department of Neurology at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from December 2016 to November 2022,and healthy controls recruited from previous studies in the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from September 2022 to November 2022 were retrospectively consecutively collected.Baseline data of CSVD patients and healthy controls was collected and compared,including age,sex,past history(hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia),smoking history,alcohol consumption history and Montreal cognitive assessment(MoCA)scale score.MRI of all CSVD patients and healthy controls were collected,including three-dimensional T1 weighted imaging,QSM,T2 weighted imaging,and fluid attenuated inversion recovery(FLAIR)sequence imaging.According to the MRI-related imaging features and CSVD total burden score,the patients were divided into mild CSVD(CSVD-m)group and severe CSVD(CSVD-s)group,and healthy controls were the control group.QSM was used to obtain the susceptibility values of gray matter nuclei for all CSVD patients and controls.One-way covariance analysis and Bonferroni correction were used to compare the gray matter nuclei susceptibility values among the three groups.Spearman correlation analysis was performed between susceptibility values of gray matter nuclei with statistically significant differences in susceptibility values and cognitive function.Results A total of 61 cases of CSVD patients were included,including 29 cases in the CSVD-s group and 32 cases in the CSVD-m group;32 healthy controls were included in the control group.(1)There was no statistically significant difference in age,sex,hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia,smoking,and alcohol consumption between the CSVD-s group,CSVD-m group and control group(all P>0.05).The MoCA scale scores of the CSVD-s group and CSVD-m group were lower than those of the control group(25.0[22.5,27.5]points,27.0[25.0,29.0]points than 28.0[27.0,29.0]points,H=15.006,P<0.01).The difference in the imaging features distribution of cerebral microbleeds,white matter hyperintensity,and perivascular space among the CSVD-s group and the CSVD-m group was statistically significant(all P<0.05).(2)The differences in susceptibility values of the left putamen(F=4.790),pallidus(F=12.896),hippocampus(F=3.904)and the right putamen(F=36.278),pallidus(F=39.449),caudate nucleus(F=6.797),and thalamus(F=6.525)were statistically significant among the three groups(all P<0.05).After Bonferroni correction,the susceptibility values of the left putamen and pallidus and the right putamen,pallidus,caudate nucleus,and thalamus in the CSVD-s group were higher than those of the control group(all P<0.05);the susceptibility values of the left pallidus and the right pallidus,putamen,and thalamus in the CSVD-m group were higher than those of the control group(all P<0.01),and the left hippocampus was lower than that of the control group(P=0.045).(3)The susceptibility values of the bilateral putamen were significantly negatively correlated with MoCA scale score(left putamen:rs=-0.316,P=0.015;right putamen:rs=-0.316,P=0.014).Conclusion Abnormal iron metabolism occurs in gray matter nuclei of CSVD patients,and iron deposition in the putamen correlate with cognitive dysfunction.
3.A potent PGK1 antagonist reveals PGK1 regulates the production of IL-1β and IL-6.
Liping LIAO ; Wenzhen DANG ; Tingting LIN ; Jinghua YU ; Tonghai LIU ; Wen LI ; Senhao XIAO ; Lei FENG ; Jing HUANG ; Rong FU ; Jiacheng LI ; Liping LIU ; Mingchen WANG ; Hongru TAO ; Hualiang JIANG ; Kaixian CHEN ; Xingxing DIAO ; Bing ZHOU ; Xiaoyan SHEN ; Cheng LUO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2022;12(11):4180-4192
Glycolytic metabolism enzymes have been implicated in the immunometabolism field through changes in metabolic status. PGK1 is a catalytic enzyme in the glycolytic pathway. Here, we set up a high-throughput screen platform to identify PGK1 inhibitors. DC-PGKI is an ATP-competitive inhibitor of PGK1 with an affinity of K d = 99.08 nmol/L. DC-PGKI stabilizes PGK1 in vitro and in vivo, and suppresses both glycolytic activity and the kinase function of PGK1. In addition, DC-PGKI unveils that PGK1 regulates production of IL-1β and IL-6 in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Mechanistically, inhibition of PGK1 with DC-PGKI results in NRF2 (nuclear factor-erythroid factor 2-related factor 2, NFE2L2) accumulation, then NRF2 translocates to the nucleus and binds to the proximity region of Il-1β and Il-6 genes, and inhibits LPS-induced expression of these genes. DC-PGKI ameliorates colitis in the dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model. These data support PGK1 as a regulator of macrophages and suggest potential utility of PGK1 inhibitors in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.