1.The Prevalance of Depression and Anxiety among Elderly People in Dai Rural Areas of Jinggu County Yunnan Province and Its Relationship with Socio-economic Status
Qin LI ; Lan LIU ; Yi ZHAO ; Chenghuan SUN ; Mei ZUO ; You HUANG ; Guohui LI ; Le CAI
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2024;45(1):41-47
Objective The aim of this study is to analyze the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and its relationship with the socio-economic position(SEP)among the elderly people in Dai rural areas of Jinggu County,Yunnan province.Methods A multi-stage stratified random sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey among 1409 people aged 60 and over in Dai rural areas of Jinggu County,Yunnan Province.The individual SEP index was constructed using the principal component analysis.Results The prevalence of anxiety symptoms,depression symptoms,and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder symptoms was 4.8%,52.0%,and 4.2% among them,2.6%,49.4%,and 2.3% among the males,and 6.8%,54.5%,and 6.0% among the females respectively.Females had the higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder symptoms than males(P<0.05).Elderly people with the higher level of education,annual per capita household income and SEP had the lower prevalence of anxiety symptoms and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder symptoms than their counterparts(both P<0.05).The prevalence of depression symptoms increased with age(P<0.01).The difference in the prevelence of depression symptoms among the elderly people with the different numbers of chronic conditions was statistically significant(P<0.01).The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the elderly people with lower SEP were more likely to suffer from the anxiety symptoms(OR=0.707,95% CI:0.566~0.883),depression symptoms(OR=0.492,95% CI:0.438~0.552),and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder symptoms(OR=0.602,95% CI:0.469~0.773).Conclusion There are significant socio-economic differences in the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms among the elderly people in Dai rural areas of Jinggu County,Yunnan province.Future mental health interventions should more focus on females,elderly people with advanced age,multiple chronic diseases and low SEP,so as to reduce the occurrence of depression symptoms and anxiety symptoms.
2.Scoping review of outcome indicators in randomized controlled trials on exercise rehabilitation in patients with atrial fibrillation
Zhanhong YOU ; Zhijie TANG ; Jie WANG ; Yunxia LI ; Qin WANG ; Guozhen SUN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(27):3768-3776
Objective:To analyze the selection of outcome indicators for randomized controlled trials (RCT) on exercise rehabilitation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), promote the construction of the core outcome set and provide reference for the research design of subsequent RCT.Methods:The RCT literature related to exercise rehabilitation of patients with atrial fibrillation was systematically searched from CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library databases, and the search period was from establishment of the databases until July 31, 2023. After literature screening, Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool was used for quality evaluation, information extraction, classification of outcome indicators, frequency of use statistics, analysis and extraction of current shortcomings in the selection of outcome indicators, and corresponding suggestions were proposed.Results:A total of 32 articles were included, and 19 RCT were evaluated twice for outcome measures. The number of outcome measures ranged from 2 to 17, with 10 RCT setting outcome measures according to primary and secondary criteria and 6 RCT setting safety outcome measures. A total of 96 outcome indicators were extracted in this study, total 266 frequency, which could be divided into 4 categories, such as safety evaluation (18 times), clinical response (75 times), patient-reported outcomes (68 times) and laboratory and other examination (105 times) .Conclusions:Existing RCT outcome indicators of exercise rehabilitation in patients with atrial fibrillation emphasize the changes in subjective feelings and objective indicators of individuals, covering four aspects such as the physical condition, exercise ability, quality of life and psychological status of individuals. However, there is a lack of uniform standards and the safety evaluation indicators are fewer. The categories of exercise rehabilitation indicators for atrial fibrillation patients extracted in this paper can provide a reference for the design of future RCT studies and promote the generation of higher quality evidence-based medical evidence.
3.Effect of Zishenwan on Intestinal Barrier and Transcriptome of Skeletal Muscle of db/db Diabetic Mice
You WU ; Yuan CHEN ; Yaomu HU ; Boju SUN ; Xiaoyuan GUO ; Lingling QIN ; Tonghua LIU ; Lili WU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(16):22-32
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of Zishenwan on glucose and lipid metabolism in spontaneous type 2 diabetes (db/db) mice and investigate the underlying mechanism for improving diabetes based on intestinal barrier function and skeletal muscle transcriptome sequencing results. MethodLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to analyze the components of Zishenwan. Sixteen 6-week-old db/db mice were divided into a model group and a Zishenwan group, while eight wild-type mice were assigned to the normal group. The Zishenwan group received oral administration of drugs for six weeks, during which fasting blood glucose, body weight, and food intake were measured. Serum total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) levels were determined, and fasting insulin levels were measured to calculate the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). After the treatment, skeletal muscle and ileum tissues were collected, followed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of tight junction proteins occludin and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) in the ileum. Transcriptome sequencing was performed to detect the skeletal muscle transcriptome, and enrichment analysis was conducted for differentially expressed genes. ResultMultiple active components were identified in Zishenwan. Compared with the normal group, the model group showed increased fasting blood glucose, body weight, TC, TG, and HOMA-IR (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, Zishenwan significantly reduced fasting blood glucose, body weight, TC, TG, and HOMA-IR in db/db mice (P<0.01), while there was no statistically significant difference in food intake. Compared with the normal group, the model group exhibited lipid deposition in skeletal muscle, as well as structural changes in the ileum, with significant decreases in the protein expression levels of intestinal occludin and ZO-1 (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, Zishenwan improved the pathological changes in skeletal muscle and ileum, and increased the protein expression of occludin and ZO-1 in the ileum (P<0.01). Transcriptome analysis suggested that Zishenwan might improve skeletal muscle metabolism and increase insulin sensitivity in mice. ConclusionZishenwan can improve glucose and lipid metabolism in db/db mice, and this effect may be related to its protection of intestinal barrier function and transcriptional regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism-related genes.
4.CircFhit Modulates GABAergic Synaptic Transmission via Regulating the Parental Gene Fhit Expression in the Spinal Dorsal Horn in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain.
Ting XU ; Zhen-Yu LI ; Meng LIU ; Su-Bo ZHANG ; Huan-Huan DING ; Jia-Yan WU ; Su-Yan LIN ; Jun LIU ; Jia-You WEI ; Xue-Qin ZHANG ; Wen-Jun XIN
Neuroscience Bulletin 2023;39(6):947-961
Effective treatments for neuropathic pain are lacking due to our limited understanding of the mechanisms. The circRNAs are mainly enriched in the central nervous system. However, their function in various physiological and pathological conditions have yet to be determined. Here, we identified circFhit, an exon-intron circRNA expressed in GABAergic neurons, which reduced the inhibitory synaptic transmission in the spinal dorsal horn to mediate spared nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain. Moreover, we found that circFhit decreased the expression of GAD65 and induced hyperexcitation in NK1R+ neurons by promoting the expression of its parental gene Fhit in cis. Mechanistically, circFhit was directly bound to the intronic region of Fhit, and formed a circFhit/HNRNPK complex to promote Pol II phosphorylation and H2B monoubiquitination by recruiting CDK9 and RNF40 to the Fhit intron. In summary, we revealed that the exon-intron circFhit contributes to GABAergic neuron-mediated NK1R+ neuronal hyperexcitation and neuropathic pain via regulating Fhit in cis.
Rats
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Animals
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Posterior Horn Cells/pathology*
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Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn/metabolism*
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Neuralgia
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Synaptic Transmission
5.A 10-year retrospective analysis of spectrums and treatment options of orthostatic intolerance and sitting intolerance in children.
Ya Xi CUI ; Jun Bao DU ; Qing You ZHANG ; Ying LIAO ; Ping LIU ; Yu Li WANG ; Jian Guang QI ; Hui YAN ; Wen Rui XU ; Xue Qin LIU ; Yan SUN ; Chu Fan SUN ; Chun Yu ZHANG ; Yong Hong CHEN ; Hong Fang JIN
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2022;54(5):954-960
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the disease spectrums underlying orthostatic intolerance (OI) and sitting intolerance (SI) in Chinese children, and to understand the clinical empirical treatment options.
METHODS:
The medical records including history, physical examination, laboratory examination, and imagological examination of children were retrospectively studied in Peking University First Hospital from 2012 to 2021. All the children who met the diagnostic criteria of OI and SI were enrolled in the study. The disease spectrums underlying OI and SI and treatment options during the last 10 years were analyzed.
RESULTS:
A total of 2 110 cases of OI and SI patients were collected in the last 10 years, including 943 males (44.69%) and 1 167 females (55.31%) aged 4-18 years, with an average of (11.34±2.84) years. The overall case number was in an increasing trend over the year. In the OI spectrum, postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) accounted for 826 cases (39.15%), followed by vasovagal syncope (VVS) (634 cases, 30.05%). The highest proportion of SI spectrum was sitting tachycardia (STS) (8 cases, 0.38%), followed by sitting hypertension (SHT) (2 cases, 0.09%). The most common comorbidity of OI and SI was POTS coexisting with STS (36 cases, 1.71%). The highest proportion of treatment options was autonomic nerve function exercise (757 cases, 35.88%), followed by oral rehydration salts (ORS) (687 cases, 32.56%), metoprolol (307 cases, 14.55%), midodrine (142 cases, 6.73%), ORS plus metoprolol (138 cases, 6.54%), and ORS plus midodrine (79 cases, 3.74%). The patients with POTS coexisting with VVS were more likely to receive pharmacological intervention than the patients with POTS and the patients with VVS (41.95% vs. 30.51% vs. 28.08%, χ2= 20.319, P < 0.01), but there was no significant difference in the proportion of treatment options between the patients with POTS and the patients with VVS.
CONCLUSION
POTS and VVS in children are the main underlying diseases of OI, while SI is a new disease discovered recently. The number of children with OI and SI showed an increasing trend. The main treatment methods are autonomic nerve function exercise and ORS. Children with VVS coexisting with POTS were more likely to take pharmacological treatments than those with VVS or POTS only.
Child
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Electrolytes
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Metoprolol
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Midodrine
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Orthostatic Intolerance/therapy*
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome/diagnosis*
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Retrospective Studies
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Salts
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Sitting Position
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Syncope, Vasovagal/diagnosis*
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Tilt-Table Test
6.Inverted U-Shaped Associations between Glycemic Indices and Serum Uric Acid Levels in the General Chinese Population: Findings from the China Cardiometabolic Disease and Cancer Cohort (4C) Study.
Yuan Yue ZHU ; Rui Zhi ZHENG ; Gui Xia WANG ; Li CHEN ; Li Xin SHI ; Qing SU ; Min XU ; Yu XU ; Yu Hong CHEN ; Xue Feng YU ; Li YAN ; Tian Ge WANG ; Zhi Yun ZHAO ; Gui Jun QIN ; Qin WAN ; Gang CHEN ; Zheng Nan GAO ; Fei Xia SHEN ; Zuo Jie LUO ; Ying Fen QIN ; Ya Nan HUO ; Qiang LI ; Zhen YE ; Yin Fei ZHANG ; Chao LIU ; You Min WANG ; Sheng Li WU ; Tao YANG ; Hua Cong DENG ; Jia Jun ZHAO ; Lu Lu CHEN ; Yi Ming MU ; Xu Lei TANG ; Ru Ying HU ; Wei Qing WANG ; Guang NING ; Mian LI ; Jie Li LU ; Yu Fang BI
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2021;34(1):9-18
Objective:
The relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and glycemic indices, including plasma glucose (FPG), 2-hour postload glucose (2h-PG), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), remains inconclusive. We aimed to explore the associations between glycemic indices and SUA levels in the general Chinese population.
Methods:
The current study was a cross-sectional analysis using the first follow-up survey data from The China Cardiometabolic Disease and Cancer Cohort Study. A total of 105,922 community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 40 years underwent the oral glucose tolerance test and uric acid assessment. The nonlinear relationships between glycemic indices and SUA levels were explored using generalized additive models.
Results:
A total of 30,941 men and 62,361 women were eligible for the current analysis. Generalized additive models verified the inverted U-shaped association between glycemic indices and SUA levels, but with different inflection points in men and women. The thresholds for FPG, 2h-PG, and HbA1c for men and women were 6.5/8.0 mmol/L, 11.0/14.0 mmol/L, and 6.1/6.5, respectively (SUA levels increased with increasing glycemic indices before the inflection points and then eventually decreased with further increases in the glycemic indices).
Conclusion
An inverted U-shaped association was observed between major glycemic indices and uric acid levels in both sexes, while the inflection points were reached earlier in men than in women.
Aged
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group
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Blood Glucose/analysis*
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China/epidemiology*
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Cohort Studies
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Diabetes Mellitus/blood*
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Female
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Glucose Tolerance Test
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Glycated Hemoglobin A/analysis*
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Glycemic Index
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Uric Acid/blood*
7.Expert consensus on Antiviral Oral Liquid in treatment of influenza in clinical practice.
You-Ran LU ; Qing-Quan LIU ; Guo-Zhen ZHAO ; Yi-Shan CHEN ; Li-Yun HE ; Yu-Guang WANG ; Ze-Huai WEN ; Zeng-Tao SUN ; Qin LI ; Hui-Yong ZHANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2021;46(9):2304-2308
Antiviral Oral Liquid is modified on the basis of Baihu Decoction in Treatise on Febrility Diseases by ZHANG Zhongjing and Qingwen Baidu Yin in Qing Dynasty, with effects in clearing toxic heat, repelling dampness and cooling blood. It is widely used in clinical treatment of common colds, influenza and upper respiratory tract infection, mumps, viral conjunctivitis and hand-foot-mouth disease, with a good clinical efficacy and safety. Based on a questionnaire survey of clinicians and a systematic review of study literatures on Antiviral Oral Liquid, the international clinical practice guidelines development method was adopted to analyze the optimal available evidences and expert experiences in the "evidence-based, consensus-based and experience-based" principles. The consensus was jointly reached by more than 30 multidisciplinary experts nationwide, including clinical experts of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the field of respiratory diseases and infectious diseases, and methodological experts. In the study, literatures were retrieved based on clinical problems in the clinical survey as well as PICO clinical problems. The GRADE system was used for the classification and evaluation of evidence, and fully combined with clinical expert experience, so as to reach expert consensus by the nominal grouping method. This expert consensus recommended or suggested indications, usage and dosage, course of treatment, intervention time for treatment, and the safety and precautions of Antiviral Oral Liquid for treatment of influenza, and can provide reference for the rational use of this drug in clinical practice.
Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use*
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Consensus
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
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Humans
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Influenza, Human/drug therapy*
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
8.Chinese Experts Consensus on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (2020 Version).
Caicun ZHOU ; Jie WANG ; Baocheng WANG ; Ying CHENG ; Zhehai WANG ; Baohui HAN ; You LU ; Gang WU ; Li ZHANG ; Yong SONG ; Bo ZHU ; Yi HU ; Ziping WANG ; Qibin SONG ; Shengxiang REN ; Yayi HE ; Xiaohua HU ; Jian ZHANG ; Yu YAO ; Hongyun ZHAO ; Zhijie WANG ; Qian CHU ; Jianchun DUAN ; Jingjing LIU ; Shukui QIN
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2021;24(4):217-235
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common pathological type of lung cancer. The systemic antitumor therapy of advanced NSCLC has undergone renovations of chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy, which results in greatly improved survival for patients with advanced NSCLC. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), especially targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), has changed the treatment paradigm of NSCLC. ICIs have become the standard treatment for advanced NSCLC without epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) mutation or anaplastic lymphomakinase(ALK) translocation in the first- or second-line setting, and for locally advanced NSCLC following concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. ICIs are also promising in adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy. More and more ICIs have been approved domestically for the treatment of NSCLC. Led by the NSCLC expert committee of Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO), this consensus was developed and updated based on thoroughly reviewing domestic and foreign literatures, clinical trial data, systematic reviews, experts' discussion and the consensus(2019 version). This consensus will aid domestic clinicians in the treatment of NSCLC with ICIs.
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9.Subcellular localization of GTPase of immunity-associated protein 2.
Hong Quan QIN ; You ZHENG ; Man Na WANG ; Zheng Rong ZHANG ; Zu Biao NIU ; Li MA ; Qiang SUN ; Hong Yan HUANG ; Xiao Ning WANG
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2020;52(2):221-226
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the subcellular localization of GTPase of immunity-associated protein 2 (GIMAP2) for the further functional study.
METHODS:
In the study, we first obtained the protein sequences of GTPase of immunity-associated protein 2 (GIMAP2) from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database, and then performed a prediction analysis of its transmembrane structure, nuclear localization signal (NLS), nuclear export signal (NES) and subcellular localization through bioinformatics online tools. GIMAP2 gene amplified by PCR was inserted into the expression vector pQCXIP-mCherry-N1 and positive clones were selected by ampicillin resistance. After using methods to extract and purify, the sequenced recombinant plasmid pQCXIP-GIMAP2-mCherry, together with the retroviral packaging plasmids VSVG and Gag/pol, was transferred into HEK293FT cells by liposomes for virus packaging. The virus supernatant was collected 48 h after transfection and directly infected the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-436. Immunofluorescence staining was constructed to detect the localization of endogenous and exogenous GIMAP2 in MDA-MB-436 cells. Meanwhile, green fluorescent chemical dyes were used to label mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and lipid droplets in living MDA-MB-436 cells stably expressing the GIMAP2-mCherry fusion protein. Images for the three dye-labeled organelles and GIMAP2-mCherry fusion protein were captured by super-resolution microscope N-SIM.
RESULTS:
Bioinformatics analysis data showed that GIMAP2 protein composed of 337 amino acids might contain two transmembrane helix (TM) structures at the carboxyl terminus, of which TMs were estimated to contain 40-41 expected amino acids, followed by the residual protein structures toward the cytoplasmic side. NES was located at the 279-281 amino acids of the carboxyl terminus whereas NLS was not found. GIMAP2 might locate in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. Sequencing results indicated that the expression vector pQCXIP-GIMAP2-mCherry was successfully constructed. Fluorescent staining confirmed that GIMAP2-mCherry fusion protein, co-localized well with endogenous GIMAP2, expressed successfully in the endoplasmic reticulum and on the surface of lipid droplets in MDA-MB-436 cells.
CONCLUSION
GIMAP2 localizes in the endoplasmic reticulum and on the surface of LDs, suggesting potential involvement of GIMAP2 in lipid metabolism.
Amino Acid Sequence
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Cytoplasm
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GTP Phosphohydrolases
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Humans
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Membrane Proteins
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Nuclear Export Signals
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Nuclear Localization Signals
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Transfection
10.Screening of G-quadruplex ligands from Macleaya cordata extract by contrast ultrafiltration with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and molecular docking.
Yan GAO ; Wei-Wei QIN ; Yue-Wei GE ; Yue SUN ; You-Shao YAN ; Yu ZENG ; Feng WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2020;45(16):3908-3914
G-quadruplex DNA has become an important target for tumor therapy and anti-tumor development. Modern pharmacology has proved that Macleaya cordata has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-tumor and other pharmacological effects. Affinity ultrafiltration method can screen active ingredients from compounds rapidly, but G-quadruplex DNA ligands are difficult to dissociate, which is a key step in conventional ultrafiltration method. In this paper, the filtrates after ultrafiltration were determined by HPLC-MS in substitution. The peaks with 20% reduction of MS response from the incubation vs control were considered to be ligand components to G-quadruplex. Two of the peaks with the relative abundance above 30% were identified as sanguinarine(SAN) and chelerine(CHE). Their circular dichroism conformations further proved that SAN and CHE are active ligands of HT4. In addition, another two gradients with high relative abundance were identified as protopine(PRO) and allpcryprotopine(ALL). The binding rate of SAN, CHE, PRO and ALL was calculated according to the HPLC-MS results, and the results showed a consistency with that of the molecular docking method. The proposed method can be used to screen active components from mixture.
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Chromatography, Liquid
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G-Quadruplexes
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Ligands
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Mass Spectrometry
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Molecular Docking Simulation
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Ultrafiltration

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