1.Role of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in mild head hypothermia-induced reduction of global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
Yanli LI ; Shan ZHANG ; Li AO ; Jianli JIA ; Qinghu BIAN ; Li'na YANG ;
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2015;35(2):230-233
Objective To evaluate the role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) signaling pathway in mild head hypothermia-induced reduction of global cerebral ischemiareperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 250-280 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups (n=12 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group S),group I/R,mild hypothermia + I/R group (group H),mild hypothermia + I/R + solvent control group (group DM),and mild hypothermia + I/R + PI3K inhibitor LY294002 group (group LY).Global cerebral I/R was induced by modified four-vessel occlusion method described by Pulsinelli.In H group,when the hippocampal temperature was decreased to 33℃ using nasopharyngeal cooling,the bilateral common carotid arteries were occluded for 15 min followed by reperfusion,and hippocampal hypothermia was maintained at 32.5-33.5 ℃ for 1 h.In DM and LY groups,DMSO and LY294002 5 μl were injected into the left ventricle,respectively,and 20 min later the other procedures were similar to those previously described in group H.At 8 h of reperfusion,6 rats were sacrificed,and hippocampal specimens were obtained to detect the expression of pFoxO3a,Bcl-2 and Bax (by immuno-histochemistry).The expression of phosphor-Akt (p-Akt) was determined by Western blot.Results Compared with group S,the expression of p-Akt,pFoxO3a and Bcl-2 was significantly up-regulated in I/R,H and DM groups,the expression of Bcl-2 was down-regulated,and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was increased in H and DM groups,and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was decreased in I/R and LY groups.Compared with group I/R,the expression of p-Akt,pFoxO3a and Bcl-2 was significantly up-regulated,the expression of Bcl-2 was down-regulated,and the ratio of Bcl-2/ Bax was increased in H and DM groups.Compared with H and DM groups,the expression of p-Akt,pFoxO3a and Bcl-2 was down-regulated,the expression of Bax was up-regulated,and the ratio of Bcl-2/ Bax was decreased in group LY.Conclusion PI3K/Akt signaling pathway is involved in reduction of global cerebral I/R injury by mild head hypothermia in rats.
2.Effects of ETS on Apoptosis of Human Colorectal Cancer HT-29 Cells
Liying YIN ; Fengjin LI ; Lili ZHONG ; Peng AO ; Yanyan ZHANG ; Xiaoyan BIAN ; Danli TANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;24(6):49-52
Objective To study the apoptosis of human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells induced by Aralia elata Seem leaf total saponin (ETS) and its effects on the expression of relevant proteins. Methods MTT assay was used to detect the proliferation of human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells cultivated with different concentrations (6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 mg/kg) of ETS. Hoechst33258 staining and laser confocal imaging were used to detect the apoptotic cells. Morphological changes were observed. The expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by immuno-histochemistry. Results ETS could induce apoptosis of HT-29 cells and apoptosis was in a dose-dependent manner in a certain range. ETS could decrease the expression of Bcl-2 and increase the expression of Bax in HT-29 cells (P<0.05, P<0.01), showing a significant dose-effect relationship. Conclusion ETS can induce the apoptosis of HT-29 cells, and the mechanism may be related to reducing the expression of Bcl-2 and increasing the expression of Bax.
3.IL-17A exacerbates diabetic retinopathy by impairing Müller cell function via Act1 signaling.
Ao Wang QIU ; Zheng BIAN ; Ping An MAO ; Qing Huai LIU
Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2016;48(12):e280-
Diabetic retinopathy (DR), one of the most serious complications of diabetes, has been associated with inflammatory processes. We have recently reported that interleukin (IL)-17A, a proinflammatory cytokine, is increased in the plasma of diabetic patients. Further investigation is required to clarify the role of IL-17A in DR. Ins2(Akita) (Akita) diabetic mice and high-glucose (HG)-treated primary Müller cells were used to mimic DR-like pathology. Diabetes induced retinal expression of IL-17A and IL-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) in Müller cells in contrast to ganglion cells. Further evidence demonstrated that retinal Müller cells cultured in vitro increased IL-17A and IL-17RA expression as well as IL-17A secretion in the HG condition. In both the HG-treated Müller cells and Akita mouse retina, the Act1/TRAF6/IKK/NF-κB signaling pathway was activated. IL-17A further enhanced inflammatory signaling activation, whereas Act1 knockdown or IKK inhibition blocked the downstream signaling activation by IL-17A. HG- and diabetes-induced Müller cell activation and dysfunction, as determined by increased glial fibrillary acidic protein, vascular endothelial growth factor and glutamate levels and decreased glutamine synthetase and excitatory amino acid transporter-1 expression, were exacerbated by IL-17A; however, they were alleviated by Act1 knockdown or IKK inhibition. In addition, IL-17A intravitreal injection aggravated diabetes-induced retinal vascular leukostasis, vascular leakage and ganglion cell apoptosis, whereas Act1 silencing or anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody ameliorated the retinal vascular damage and neuronal cell apoptosis. These findings establish that IL-17A exacerbates DR-like pathology by the promotion of Müller cell functional impairment via Act1 signaling.
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Apoptosis
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Diabetic Retinopathy*
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Excitatory Amino Acids
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Ganglion Cysts
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
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Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase
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Glutamic Acid
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Humans
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In Vitro Techniques
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Interleukin-17*
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Interleukins
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Intravitreal Injections
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Leukostasis
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Mice
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Neurons
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Pathology
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Plasma
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Retina
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Retinaldehyde
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
4.Value of renal biopsy in the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with acute kidney disease
Mengru LYU ; Buyun WU ; Ao BIAN ; Bo ZHANG ; Lin WU ; Jingfeng ZHU ; Bin SUN ; Changying XING ; Huijuan MAO
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2024;40(3):193-200
Objective:To analyze the changes of diagnosis and treatment before and after renal biopsy in adult patients with acute kidney disease (AKD), and to explore the value of renal biopsy in the diagnosis and treatment of AKD.Methods:It was a single-center retrospective observational study. The adult patients with AKD who underwent renal biopsy in the Department of Nephrology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 were enrolled. Demographic data, general clinical data, laboratory tests, and diagnosis and treatment data before and after renal biopsy were collected to analyze the concordance rate between clinical and pathological diagnoses, changes in treatment after renal biopsy, and bleeding complication.Results:A total of 575 patients diagnosed with AKD by renal biopsy were included in this study, with age of 51 (36, 63) years old and 359 males (62.4%). Among them, there were 293 patients (51.0%) of acute kidney injury, 348 patients (60.5%) of hypertension and 124 patients (21.6%) of diabetes. The peak serum creatinine was 272 (190, 477) μmol/L. The hemoglobin was 106 (86, 126) g/L. The 24-hour urine protein was 2.15 (0.79, 4.82) g. There were 347 patients (60.3%) of acute glomerular diseases, 136 patients (23.7%) of acute interstitial nephritis, 47 patients (8.2%) of thrombotic microangiopathy, and 45 patients (7.8%) of acute tubular necrosis. The most common types of acute glomerular diseases were IgA nephropathy and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis, accounting for 22.3% (128/575) and 12.2% (70/575), respectively. The clinical diagnoses before renal biopsy were consistent with the renal histopathological diagnoses in 454 patients, with an accuracy rate of 79.0%. Following the renal biopsy, the treatment plan involving glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants was adjusted in 394 patients (68.5%). Significant post-biopsy bleeding occurred in 15 patients (2.6%), with 12 patients requiring blood transfusion and 1 patient requiring surgical intervention.Conclusions:Twenty-one clinical diagnoses do not match the pathological diagnoses in adult AKD patients, 68.5% of patients have changes in their treatment plans, and 2.6% of patients have significant hemorrhagic complications after renal biopsy. Clinicians need to carefully consider the benefits and risks and make individualized decisions about renal biopsy.
5.Comparative study on differences of Paeonia lactiflora from different habitats based on fingerprint and chemometrics.
Qiu-Long ZHAO ; Xiao-Kun BIAN ; Da-Wei QIAN ; Ting ZHANG ; Zhen-Hua ZHU ; Sheng GUO ; Hui YAN ; Tuan-Jie WANG ; Zhi-Peng CHEN ; Jin-Ao DUAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2019;44(15):3316-3322
This study aims to compare the differences of Paeonia lactiflora from different habitats by establishing fingerprint. The fingerprint of P. lactiflora was established by UPLC. The samples collected from Sichuan,Hebei,Henan,Shanxi and Anhui were analyzed. The common peaks were identified by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. The relative peak area of the common peaks was analyzed through similarity evaluation system( 2012 edition) for chromatographic fingerprint of traditional Chinese medicine developed by the National Pharmacopoeia Commission. Twelve common peaks were obtained and ten components were identified by reference substance and literature comparison. The similarity of each sample to the reference fingerprint is greater than 0. 900. However,all samples were clearly divided into 5 groups according to habitats after PLS-DA analysis. The peaks 2,6( ethyl gallate),10( galloypaeoniflorin) and 12( benzoyl paeoniflorin) were found to be the main difference components between the samples from five different habitats through the VIP value map. The study found that the variety of ingredients in the different areas are basically similar. But there are some differences in the content of the four components. The results of this study can provide reference at choosing and utilizing P. lactiflora from different places comprehensively.
China
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Ecosystem
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Paeonia
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chemistry
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Phytochemicals
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analysis
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Plant Roots
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chemistry
6.Identification of metabolites of Zhali Nusi Prescription in rat plasma, bile, urine and feces after oral administration.
Ting ZHANG ; Yang NIU ; Kai-Di HUANG ; B U FAN-SHU ; Xiao-Kun BIAN ; Qiu-Long ZHAO ; Sheng GUO ; Er-Xin SHANG ; Da-Wei QIAN ; Jin-Ao DUAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2020;45(21):5280-5288
This study was designed to determine the metabolites of Zhali Nusi Prescription(ZLNSP) in rats. The ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometric(UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS) and mass defect filter techniques were applied to analyze the metabolites of ZLNSP in rat plasma, bile, urine and feces. The biological samples were analyzed by ACQUITY UPLC BEH T_3 column(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.7 μm), with 0.1% formic acid water(A)-acetonitrile(B) as mobile phase, and the biological samples were analyzed in negative ion mode by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(ESI-MS). An analytical method for biological samples of rats was established, and 8 prototype components and 36 metabolites were identified. The results showed that the metabolic pathways of the main components of ZLNSP in rats included methylation, glucuronidation, sulfation and so on. It provi-ded information for the therapeutic effect of ZLNSP in vivo.
Administration, Oral
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Animals
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Bile
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Feces
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Plasma
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Prescriptions
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Rats
7.Effects and evaluation of different processing and drying methods on components in Paeoniae Radix Alba.
Qiu-Long ZHAO ; Pei-Wen YANG ; Da-Wei QIAN ; Xiao-Kun BIAN ; Yi-Fei WANG ; Zhen-Hua ZHU ; Sheng GUO ; Tuan-Jie WANG ; Hui YAN ; Jin-Ao DUAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2021;46(22):5839-5847
The present study evaluates different processing and drying methods and investigates their effects on the chemical components in Paeoniae Radix Alba via content determination. The fresh medicinal materials of Paeoniae Radix Alba collected from Bozhou of Anhui province were processed(boiled and peeled) and dried(hot air-dried, infrared-dried, and microwave-dried) at different temperatures(40, 50, 60 and 70 ℃), and the 11 components(monoterpene glycosides, polyphenols, tannin, and benzoic acid) in Paeoniae Radix Alba were determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-TQ-MS). Then the compounds in processed and dried samples were analyzed by partial least squares discriminant analysis(PLS-DA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA), and the contribution rates of differential components were evaluated by variable important in projection(VIP). The results indicated that the samples obtained by different processing and drying methods could be distinguished. Albiflorin, gallic acid, 1,2,3,4,6-pentakis-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose, and benzoic acid were the common differential components in boiled Paeoniae Radix Alba. Benzoic acid was the common differential component in peeled Paeoniae Radix Alba. Gallic acid was the common differential component in Paeoniae Radix Alba dried by different methods. The samples could not be distinguished after drying at different temperatures due to the lack of common differential components. This study is expected to provide a reference for the selection of processing and drying methods and the optimization of processing parameters.
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Paeonia
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Plant Extracts
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry
8.Effect of Chloriti Lapis on Metal Elements in Brain and Plasma of PTZ-kindled Epileptic Rats
Sheng-jin LIU ; Lu-ting WU ; Yu-lu MA ; Fang FANG ; Yong BIAN ; Chen-xiao SHAN ; Wen-guo YANG ; Hui YAN ; Zhi-jie ZHANG ; Wu-li-ji AO ; Jin-ao DUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(11):130-138
Objective:To investigate the effect of Chloriti Lapis on metal elements in brain tissue and plasma of epileptic rats kindled by pentylenetetrazol (PTZ), and to explore the possible material basis of Chloriti Lapis. Method:PTZ kindling method was used to establish epileptic rat model. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) were used to determine the contents of metal elements in brain tissue and plasma of the blank group, model group, carbamazepine group (0.1 g·kg-1) and Chloriti Lapis group (2 g·kg-1). The data were statistically analyzed by SPSS 18.0 software. Result:Compared with the blank group, the contents of Sr, Sb and Ba in brain tissue of rats in the model group were significantly increased (
9.Metabolomics Analysis of Chloriti Lapis on Brain Tissue of PTZ-kindled Epileptic Rats
Sheng-jin LIU ; Lu-ting WU ; Yu-lu MA ; Fang FANG ; Wen-guo YANG ; Chen-xiao SHAN ; Yong BIAN ; Hui YAN ; Zhi-jie ZHANG ; Wu-li-ji AO ; Jin-ao DUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(10):76-84
Objective:To explore the possible mechanism of Chloriti Lapis in the treatment of epilepsy by the metabonomics of brain tissue in pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-kindled epileptic rats treated with Chloriti Lapis. Method:The epileptic animal model in rats was established by PTZ kindling, and the rats were divided into the control group, model group, carbamazepine group and Chloriti Lapis group. The brain tissue samples were detected by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC/Q-TOF-MS), and the experimental results were statistically analyzed by partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and SPSS 18.0. Result:The metabolic fingerprints and metabolic profiles of the rat brain tissue were established, which showed that the metabolic profiles of each group had changed significantly and could be separated well among the groups. Moreover, the Chloriti Lapis group had a tendency to be closer to the control group than the carbamazepine group. Seven differential metabolites were screened, including phosphatidylserine (PS) (18∶0/18∶0),
10.Effects of Sedimentary Type Limonitum on 6-keto-PGF1α,TXB2 and Other Related Indexes and Metal Ions in Blood of Warfarin Hemorrhage Model Rats
Sheng-jin LIU ; Chao-ying WU ; Yu-lu MA ; Fang FANG ; Yong BIAN ; Wen-guo YANG ; Hui YAN ; Zhi-jie ZHANG ; Wu-li-ji AO ; Jin-ao DUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(6):105-112
Objective:To study the effect of sedimentary type Limonitum on hemostatic indexes in blood and metal ions in serum of rats with hemorrhage. Method:The hemorrhagic rat models were established by warfarin sodium. The experimental animals were divided into control group,model group,powder group and water decoction group. On day 15 from drug administration, the contents of 6-keto prostaglandin F1