1.Isolation, purification and activity identification of ABL tyrosine kinase and ABLT315I mutant
Suxiao LIU ; Youping WANG ; Lin CUI ; Weihong LIU ; Si SHEN ; Zuoying XING
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2015;(8):19-22
Objective To establish a simple , stableand effective method for the isolation and purification of ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant ABLT315I.Methods pET-28a vector was inserted in abl gene or its site directed mutagenesis.Then Escherichia coli BL21 competent cells were co-transformed with pGEX6P-1-ptp-1b and pET28a-abl/pET28a-ablc944t .The transformed BL21 cells were incubated, and then were stimulated with Isopropyl-β-D-thiogala-ctopyranoside ( IPTG ) to express ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant .The ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant was purified by affinity chromatography and gel filtration chromatography .SDS-PAGE was used to detect the purity and relative molecular weight of ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant.BCA method was used to determine the concentration of ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant .Finally, kinase activity of target protein was examined by ATP /NADH coupling method .ResuIts SDS-PAGE showed the high purity of ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant.The concentration of ABL and ABLT 315I protein was reached 28mg/L of LB and 20mg/L of LB, respectively.Both of the target protein was measured to have good tyrosine kinase activity in vitro .ConcIusion A simple, stable and effective method for the isolation and purification of ABL tyrosine kinase and its mutant was found successfully in the study , which laying good foundation for High Throughput Drug Screening and structure analysis of protein subsequently .
2.Efficacy and Safety of Compound Danshen Dripping Pills Combined with Conventional Western Medicine in the Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease Complicated with Diabetes Mellitus:A Meta-Analysis
Bairong XU ; Jing TIAN ; Dong NIU ; Zuoying XING ; Boyong QIU ; Yongxia WANG
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2024;35(2):280-290
Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of Compound Danshen Dripping Pills combined with conventional western medicine in the treatment of coronary heart disease complicated with diabetes mellitus.Methods Wanfang database,CNKI,VIP,SinoMed,Cochrane Library,PubMed,Embase and Web of Science databases were searched to collect randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of Compound Danshen dripping pills combined with conventional western medicine in the treatment of coronary heart disease complicated with diabetes mellitus.The retrieval time is from the establishment of the database to May 2023.Two researchers independently completed literature screening,data collation and risk of bias evaluation.RevMan 5.4 software was used for Meta-analysis.Results Twenty-four RCTs with a total of 2 546 patients were included.Meta-analysis showed that the treatment of Compound Danshen Dripping Pills combined with conventional western medicine was better than that of conventional western medicine in improving the total effective rate of coronary heart disease complicated with diabetes mellitus[OR=4.93,95%CI(3.49,6.98),P<0.000 01],plasma adiponectin[MD= 2.79,95%CI(2.30,3.27),P<0.000 01],reducing fasting blood glucose[SMD=-1.06,95%CI(-1.24,-0.88),P<0.000 01],postprandial two-hour blood glucose[MD=-1.53,95%CI(-1.71,-1.35),P<0.000 01],glycosylated hemoglobin[MD=-1.56,95%CI(-2.01,-1.11),P<0.000 01],homocysteine[MD=-8.47,95%CI(-8.89,-7.97),P<0.000 01],low density lipoprotein[MD=-0.46,95%CI(-0.69,-0.24),P<0.000 01],total cholesterol[MD=-0.45,95%CI(-1.11,-0.20),P=0.005],triglycerides[MD=-0.42,95%CI(-0.50,-0.34),P<0.000 01],interleukin 6[SMD=-1.34,95%CI(-1.61,-1.07),P<0.000 01],cardiovascular adverse events[OR=0.35,95%CI(0.19,0.64),P=0.000 6],incidence of adverse reactions[OR=0.45,95%CI(0.24,0.86),P=0.01].Conclusion Compound Danshen Dripping Pills combined with conventional western medicine in the treatment of coronary heart disease with diabetes mellitus is more effective than conventional western medicine treatment,and with better safety.However,due to the limit of the quality of the included studies and other factors,the above conclusions still need to be verified by more high-quality clinical trials.
3.Exploring the Core Medication and Efficacy Evaluation of Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension Based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Assistance Platform
Zhengwei DONG ; Min ZHANG ; Yun DING ; Zuoying XING ; Rui YU ; Mengyi ZHAO ; Guanwei FAN ; Yongxia WANG ; Mingjun ZHU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(8):2016-2022
Objective To investigate the core drugs of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)for the treatment of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension(HPH),and to verify the drug efficacy by hypoxia combined with Su5416(Hypoxia+Su5416,HySu)-induced PH mouse model.Methods Relevant literatures on TCM treatment of HPH in China Knowledge Network,Wanfang,Weipu were collected,screened and set up a database through the nerf criteria,and inputted into the software of traditional Chinese medicine inheritance assistance platform(V2.5)for the excavation of medication law.The HySu-PH mouse model was established,and the core drugs were evaluated for drug efficacy through force exhaustion exercise running table,blood oxygen saturation,right ventricular pressure,and right heart hypertrophy index test.Results The 102 relevant formulas for the treatment of HPH were screened,involving a total of 158 traditional Chinese medicines,and the top 5 drug frequencies were Salvia miltiorrhiza,Rhizoma Chuanxiong,Astragalus membranaceus,Draba hebecarpa,and Angelica sinensis,with the highest use of blood-activating and blood-stasis removing drugs,and deficiency-tonifying drugs in the categories of drugs used,and Salvia miltiorrhiza was the core drug used.HySu-PH mouse models were constructed and given 2 weeks of treatment with the danshen preparation Danshen injection.Danshen injection significantly elevated body weight(P<0.01),oxygen saturation(P<0.05),displacement of exhaustion(P<0.01),and duration of exhaustion(P<0.05),and lowered the right ventricular systolic blood pressure(P<0.01)and the right cardiac hypertrophy index(P<0.01).Conclusion Salvia miltiorrhiza is a core drug for the treatment of HPH,and the danshen preparation Danshen injection can effectively treat HySu-PH.
4.Exploring the Mechanism of Salvia Miltiorrhiza in the Treatment of Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension Based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation
Zhengwei DONG ; Min ZHANG ; Huan ZHAO ; Zuoying XING ; Rui YU ; Guanwei FAN ; Yongxia WANG ; Mingjun ZHU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(8):2023-2029
Objective Based on the pre-existing basis of effective treatment of hypoxia combined with Su5416-induced hypoxic pulmonary hypertension(HPH)by Salvia miltiorrhiza,to investigate the mechanism of Salvia miltiorrhiza in the treatment of HPH.Methods Using a network pharmacology approach to obtain the key pathways of Salvia miltiorrhiza for the treatment of HPH.The active ingredients of Salvia miltiorrhiza were collected to obtain the targets of the active ingredients.HPH disease targets were collected to obtain the intersection of Salvia miltiorrhiza component targets and HPH disease targets.Protein-Protein Interaction Networks(PPIs)were constructed and KEGG analysis was performed to obtain the key pathways of Salvia miltiorrhiza for HPH.Then used molecular biology to validate the key pathways.Results The 81 targets of Salvia miltiorrhiza for the treatment of HPH were obtained by network pharmacology,and PPI showed that drug component-disease common core targets included ATK1,TNF,EGFR,IL6,ESR1,and KEGG-enriched Pathway mainly included PI3K-AKT signaling pathway,HIF-1 signaling pathway,MAKP signaling pathway,TNF signaling pathway,JAK-STAT signaling pathway and so on.Molecular biological assays showed that Salvia miltiorrhiza had the effect of reducing lung tissue fibrosis and inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in HySu-PH mice.Conclusion Salvia miltiorrhiza has the effect of attenuating pulmonary fibrosis,and its mechanism of action is related to the inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.
5.Effects of Tongmai Yangxin Pills (通脉养心丸) on Arrhythmia and K+/Ca2+ Channel-Related Proteins and Gene Expression in Myocardial Tissue of Ischemia-Reperfusion Model Rats
Zuoying XING ; Yucai HU ; Huanhuan SONG ; Boyong QIU ; Yankun SONG ; Yongxia WANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(8):851-859
ObjectiveTo investigate the effects and potential mechanisms of Tongmai Yangxin Pills (通脉养心丸) (TYPs) in preventing ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-induced arrhythmia. MethodsSixty male SD rats were randomly assigned to sham operation group, model group, amiodarone group, low-dose and high-dose TYPs group, with 12 rats in each group. The sham operation group and the model group received 10 g/(kg·d) normal saline by gavage, the amiodarone group received 60 mg/(kg·d) amiodarone, and the low-dose and high-dose TMP groups received 1 g/(kg·d) and 2 g/(kg·d) TYPs solution respectively, for 21 days, administered twice daily. On the day after the last administration, the I/R model was established in the model and medication groups by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery with a cannula, while the sham operation group underwent the same procedure without ligation. Electrocardiogram recordings were continuously monitored throughout the modeling process. Heart rate was recorded at five time points, before ischemia (t-0), 5-10 min after ischemia (t-1), 10-15 min after ischemia (t-2), 15-30 min after ischemia (t-3), and during the first 2 min of reperfusion (t-4); the incidence of arrhythmia including ventricular premature beats (VPB), ventricular tachycardia (VT), and ventricular fibrillation (VF) was recorded; arrhythmia scores were calculated. After 24 hours of reperfusion, left ventricular myocardial tissue was collected. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was performed to observe pathological changes. RT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of microRNA-1 (miRNA-1), microRNA-133a (miRNA-133a), and potassium (K+) and calcium (Ca2+) ion channel-related genes including KCND2, KCNH2, KCNE2, KCNQ1, KCNE1, KCNJ2, CACNA1C, and CACNB1. Western blot analysis was used to measure protein levels of transient outward potassium current protein (Kv4.2), rapidly activating delayed rectifier potassium current protein (HERG), slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium current protein (KvLQT1), inward rectifier potassium current protein (Kir2.1), and L-type calcium channel protein (Cav1.2). ResultsCompared with sham operation group, the model group showed diffuse myocardial hemorrhage, inflammatory cell infiltration, myocardial necrosis, nuclear pyknosis, vacuolar degeneration, and disrupted myocardial fibers; the model group also exhibited a decreased heart rate (t-1 to t-4), increased arrhythmia scores, elevated miRNA-1 and miRNA-133a expression, and decreased mRNA expression of KCND2, KCNH2, KCNE2, KCNQ1, KCNE1, KCNJ2, CACNA1C, and CACNB1 in myocardial tissue; additionally, Kv4.2, HERG, KvLQT1, Kir2.1, and Cav1.2 protein levels significantly reduced (P<0.01). Compared to the model group, all medication-treated groups showed reduced myocardial damage, including less hemorrhage, reduced inflammatory infiltration, and improved myocardial structure, with the high-dose TYPs group exhibiting the most significant improvement; the amiodarone group and high-dose TYPs group showed a significant increase in heart rate (t-1 to t-4), lower arrhythmia scores, reduced miRNA-1 and miRNA-133a expression; the high-dose TYPs group exhibited significantly increased mRNA expression levels of KCND2, KCNH2, KCNQ1, KCNJ2, and CACNA1C, as well as elevated protein levels of Kv4.2, HERG, KvLQT1, Kir2.1, and Cav1.2 (P<0.05 or P<0.01). ConclusionTMPs can improve myocardial damage and reduce the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia in I/R rats. The underlying mechanism may be related to the downregulation of miRNA-1 and miRNA-133a gene expression, as well as the upregulation of K+ and Ca2+ channel-related genes and proteins.