1.Intervention effect of montelukast on thymus and activation-regulated chemokine in children with asthma
Weiqun KE ; Kuihua TAN ; Xiaojin YANG ; Yuzhan SHEN ; Yong XIAO ; Xiaochi HUANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(8):1052-1054
Objective To study the intervention effect of montelukast on thymus and activation-regulated chemokine(TARC) in the children with asthma.Methods 100 children with asthma were randomly divided into montelukast (LTRA) group ( n = 50) and budesonide (BUD) group ( n = 50), the LTRA group was treated with montelukast, the BUD group was treated with budesonide,50 children without asthma as control group were inhaled NS.Before and after 7 days treatment,the asthma symptoms, FEV1,concentration of TARC were measured.Results Before treatment,the concentration of TARC in asthma group was significantly higher than control group (P < 0.05 ).After treatment, the concentration of TARC in BUD group and LTRA group was significandy decreased( P < 0.05 ), but the difference between these two groups was not significantl( P > 0.05 ), the concentration of TARC in control group was not significantly decreased(P > 0.05 ) ;the symptoms were better after treatment in BUD group and LTRA group,(P <0,05) ,and the pulmonary function was significantly improved after treatment in BUD group and LTRA group ( P < 0.05 ).Conclusion TARC was the important factor in children asthma.Montelukast could block the production of TARC ,and was more convenient and safe for children asthma.
2.A NIR fluorescent probe for Vanin-1 and its applications in imaging, kidney injury diagnosis, and the development of inhibitor.
Zhenhao TIAN ; Fei YAN ; Xiangge TIAN ; Lei FENG ; Jingnan CUI ; Sa DENG ; Baojing ZHANG ; Tian XIE ; Shanshan HUANG ; Xiaochi MA
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2022;12(1):316-325
Vanin-1 is an amidohydrolase that catalyses the conversion of pantetheine into the amino-thiol cysteamine and pantothenic acid (coenzyme A precursor), which plays a vital role in multiple physiological and pathological processes. In this study, an enzyme-activated near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe (DDAV) has been constructed for sensitively detecting Vanin-1 activity in complicated biosamples on the basis of its catalytic characteristics. DDAV exhibited a high selectivity and sensitivity toward Vanin-1 and was successfully applied to the early diagnosis of kidney injury in cisplatin-induced kidney injury model. In addition, DDAV could serve as a visual tool for in situ imaging endogenous Vanin-1 in vivo. More importantly, Enterococcus faecalis 20247 which possessed high expression of Vanin-1 was screened out from intestinal bacteria using DDAV, provided useful guidance for the rational use of NSAIDs in clinic. Finally, oleuropein as a potent natural inhibitor for Vanin-1 was discovered from herbal medicines library using a high-throughput screening method using DDAV, which held great promise for clinical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease.