2.Meta-analysis of Reinforcing Kidney and Invigorating Spleen Principle in the Treatment of Primary Os-teoporosis
Baochen TAO ; Chengjian WEI ; Yang BAI ; Kun JIANG ; Bin ZHENG
China Pharmacy 2017;28(6):795-799
OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the efficacy and safety of reinforcing kidney and invigorating spleen princi-ple in the treatment of primary osteoporosis (POP) in middle and elderly aged patients,and provide evidence-based reference for clinic. METHODS:Retrieved from VIP,Wanfang Database,CJFD,Medline,PubMed,Elsevier,Springer,Web of Science and Ovid,randomized control trials (RCT) about reinforcing kidney and invigorating spleen principle (test group) versus other meth-ods(no reinforcing kidney and invigorating spleen principle,control group)in the treatment of POP were collected. Meta-analysis was performed by using Rev Man 5.3 software provided by Cochrane after data extraction and quality evaluation modified by Jadad scale. RESULTS:Totally 28 RCTs were enrolled,involving 2849 patients. Results of Meta-analysis showed,the total effective rate [OR=3.80,95%CI(2.76,5.23),P<0.001],BGP level [MD=2.23,95%CI(1.80,2.66),P<0.001],BMD level of femoral neck [MD=0.04,95%CI(0.00,0.08),P=0.05] and BMD level of lumbar spine [MD=0.07,95%CI(0.03,0.11),P=0.001] in test group were significantly higher than control group,ALP level [MD=-5.59,95%CI(-10.51,-0.66),P=0.03] and VAS score [MD=-1.38,95%CI(-1.87,-0.89),P<0.001] were significantly lower than control group,with statistical significance. There were no significant differences in U-Ca/Cr [MD=-0.07,95%CI(-0.17,0.02),P=0.12] and serum Ca2+ level [MD=0.16,95%CI (-0.07,0.39),P=0.17] in 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS:Reinforcing kidney and invigorating spleen principle can improve patients' osteogenesis during bone metabolism,reduce the activity of the osteoclastic process and relief patients'pain in the treatment of POP.
3.Extraction process on total falvonoids from Hy pericum sampsonii by orthogonal experiments
Yingzhen GONG ; Chengjian ZHENG ; Luping QIN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2015;(2):134-137
Objective To optimize the extraction technology of total falvonoids from Hypericum sampsonii .Methods On the basis of single factor test ,solid‐liquid ratio ,ethanol concentration ,extraction time ,extraction temperature and extrac‐tion times on the extraction rate were studied by taking the content of total falvonoids as indexes .Orthogonal test was conduc‐ted to establish the extraction technology of total falvonoids from Hypericum sampsonii .Results The influence degree of fac‐tors on the extraction rate of total falvonoids was in the order of ethanol concentration ,solid‐liquid ratio ,extraction times ,and temperature .The optimum extraction condition was confirmed as follows:ethanol concentration of 70% ,extraction tempera‐ture of 60 ℃ ,and extraction times of 3 × 1 .5 h ,solid to liquid ratio of 1:20 .Under this condition ,the average extraction rate of total falvonoids reached 2 .38% .Conclusion The test was reasonable in design and credible in findings ,and was easily oper‐ated ,which could provide scientific basis for the batch extraction of total flavonoids from Hypericum sampsonii .
4.Effects of eleutheroside E on learning and memory ability in mice
Yang WANG ; Xin ZHAI ; Liya HAN ; Hong ZHANG ; Chengjian ZHENG ; Luping QIN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2016;34(4):318-319,371
Objective To study the influence of eleutheroside E (ELE)on the learning and memory abilities of mice in-duced by para-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA) and on hippocampus′monoamine neurotransmitters of serotonin(5-HT) ,5-hydrox-indole acetic acid (5-HIAA) ,dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NA) .Methods Balb/c mice were randomized into control group ,model group ,positive group and three treatment groups (high ,moderate and low dose group) .The mouse injury model was established by PCPA abdominal injection .The mice′s abilities of learning and memory were detected in the Morris water maze test after 14 days of prevention medicine .The contents of 5-HT ,5-HIAA ,DA and NA in mice′s hippocampus were de-tected by Elisa kit .Results The behavior results showed that ,compared with control group ,the times across the platform by model group decreased significantly (P<0 .01) .The times across the platform by high and moderate dose groups increased sig-nificantly (P<0 .01) after the administration of ELE .The contents of 5-HT and 5-HIAA of the model group were lower than those of the control group (P<0 .01) .The contents of NA was lower too (P<0 .05) .The contents of 5-HT and 5-HIAA of different dose groups were much higher than those of the model group .Conclusion The enhancement of learning and memory ability in the mouse injury model established by PCPA might be related with the improvement of the contents of 5-HT ,5-HIAA ,DA ,NA in mice′s hippocampus by ELE .
5.A multi-center survey on the therapeutic status of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Wuxi city of China.
Suxia GUO ; Zhenyu YANG ; Dingye WU ; Chengjian YANG ; Yijia TAO ; Feng CHEN ; Wei SU ; Ruolong ZHENG ; Song YANG ; Xudong LI ; Jingkai CHEN
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2014;42(4):309-313
OBJECTIVETo explore the characteristics and therapies of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Wuxi city, China.
METHODSA network was established to obtain information of patients with AMI who were admitted to 9 designated hospitals between 2011 and 2012. A total of 1 714 patients were enrolled (1 334 males, 754 smokers, 1 076 hypertension, 270 hyperlipidemia and 398 diabetes) including 1 410 patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 304 patients with acute non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Patients' characteristics, therapies, the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and all-cause mortality were analyzed.
RESULTS(1) Medication therapy was as follows: antiplatelet therapy 98.3% (1 685 cases) , beta-blockers 59.1% (1 013 cases) , ACEI or ARB 67.6% (1 159 cases) , statins 98.1% (1 682 cases) , and nitrates 71.1% (1 218 cases) . Of the patients, 7.1% (132 cases) received temporary pacemakers, 34.0% (480 cases) with acute STEMI underwent reperfusion [direct PCI 18.4% (260 cases) and thrombolysis 15.6% (220 cases)]. (2) According to the hospital admission data, patients were divided into three groups: group A, transported to the hospital by ambulance (n = 361); group B, transported to the hospital by private vehicles (n = 1 318); and group C, AMI occurred in the hospital (n = 35). The median time of AMI onset to physician contact of the 3 groups was 178 min, 368 min, and 9 min, respectively. The median time from AMI onset to the first ECG was 181 min, 379 min, and 10 min, respectively. The median time from AMI onset to cardiology specialist consultation was 187 min, 431 min, and 69 min, respectively. AMI onset-to-physician contact, AMI onset-to-first ECG, and AMI onset-to-specialized treatment time was the shortest in group C, followed by group A and group B. For patients with STEMI underwent reperfusion therapy, the median AMI onset-to-reperfusion therapy time was significantly shorter in group A patients than group B patients [thrombolysis group: 224(171, 514) min vs. 378 (158, 785) min, PCI group: 318 (154, 674) min vs. 489 (143, 816) min, all P < 0.05]. (3) The total incidence of MACEs was 16.3% (279/1 714), the all-cause in-hospital mortality rate was 13.1% (224/1 714). According to the AMI onset-to-physician contact, patients were divided into 4 groups: <3 h, 3-6 h, 6-12 h, and >12 h. The incidence of MACEs [4.4% (23/517), 13.3% (60/451), 19.1% (77/404) and 34.8% (119/342),χ(2) = 114.36, P < 0.01] and all-cause in-hospital mortality rate [4.1% (21/517) , 10.4% (47/451), 18.6% (75/404), 23.7% (81/342), χ(2) = 84.36, P < 0.01] increased in proportion to the time of AMI onset-to-physician contact. Among STEMI patients, the incidence of MACEs [5.8% (15/260) , 12.3% (27/220) , 20.9% (194/930) ,χ(2) = 39.93, P < 0.01] and all-cause in-hospital mortality [1.5% (4/260) , 10.0% (22/220) , 18.2% (170/930) ,χ(2) = 50.90, P < 0.01] was the lowest in the primary PCI group, followed by thrombolysis group and was the highest in the early conservative treatment group.
CONCLUSIONSGuideline is well followed in terms of drug treatments of AMI in this cohort, but only a small proportion of AMI patients in Wuxi received reperfusion therapy. There is a considerable out-of-hospital time delay for AMI patients in this cohort which is shorter in group A than in group B. All-cause in-hospital mortality and MACEs is the lowest in AMI patients underwent primary PCI.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; China ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; therapy
6.Effects of MCCC2 knockdown on proliferation, migration and apoptosis of DU145 prostate cancer cells
Xue CHEN ; Zehao HUANG ; Chengjian ZHENG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2021;39(3):215-220
Objective To investigate the change of biological characteristics after stable knockdown of the coding gene of 3-methylcrotonyl-coenzyme A carboxylase β subunit (MCCC2) expression in DU145 by lentivirus shRNA. Methods Three groups were included in this study. shNC was the control group in which MCCC2 was negatively knocked down in DU145. shMCCC2 was the experimental group in which MCCC2 was knocked down. DU145 was the blank group without any treatment. The expression of MCCC2 was assessed by Western blot and qPCR. The proliferation of DU145 cells was detected by CCK8 assay. The migration ability of DU145 was detected by transwell. The apoptosis of DU145 cells was detected by flow cytometry. Results The expression level of MCCC2 in shMCCC2 group was significantly lower than that in shNC group (0.22 ± 0.02 vs 0.61 ± 0.06, P < 0.001). The proliferation (2.24 ± 0.04 vs 3.13 ± 0.15) and migration (23.96 ± 1.85 vs 49.73 ± 0.63) of DU145 cells in shMCCC2 group was significantly lower than that in shNC group, whereas the apoptosis (12.64 ± 0.30 vs 3.68 ± 0.02) of DU145 cells in shMCCC2 was significantly higher than that in shNC group. Conclusion MCCC2 knockdown significantly inhibited the proliferation and migration, and induced apoptosis of DU145 cells, which indicated that the down-regulation of MCCC2 is correlated with the change of tumor biological characteristics of DU145 cell line and can be a potential target for the treatment of prostate cancer.
7.Plant pharmacognostic and microscopic identification of Anoectochilus burmannicus
Mengchao PENG ; Jianguo WU ; Jinzhong WU ; Yanbin WU ; Chengjian ZHENG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2021;39(6):534-537
Objective To identify the crude drugs of Anoectochilus burmannicus, and clarify its original plant pharmacognostical and microscopic characteristics. Methods The pharmacognostical identification method was used to observe the original plant, tissue structure and microscopic characteristics of A. burmannicus. Results Leaves were ovate or ovate elliptic with golden-red veins. Non-inverted yellow flowers had Y-shaped and yellow labellum, which were anteriorly enlarged and 2-lobed. The lobes were narrowly oblong or narrowly oblanceolate. The middle part of labellum was narrow to form a 10 mm long structure with margin narrowly winged. In the microscopic structure, the cortex is obvious in the cross sections of root and stem, together with needle crystals of calcium oxalate and mucous cells. The upper epidermal cells on the cross section of the leaves were papilloid in shape, whereas diverse stomas existed among the lower epidermal cells, with anomocytic stomas as the major type. Needle crystals of calcium oxalate and conduits can be found in the powder. Conclusion These data provide a reference for the identification and resource development and utilization of A. burmannicus.
8.Effects of endophytic fungus SH09 on plant growth and accumulation of active components in Salvia miltiorrhiza
Sijia WU ; Xingguang XIE ; Yang YANG ; Chengjian ZHENG ; Ting HAN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2022;40(3):213-217
Objective To study the effects of endophytic fungus Epichloë bromicola SH09 on the plant growth and accumulation of active components in Salvia miltiorrhiza, and improve the quality of medicinal plant S. miltiorrhiza. Methods E. bromicola SH09 solid bacterial fertilizer was prepared and co-cultured with S. miltiorrhiza for 60 d and 120 d. Four morphological indexes, fresh weight of roots, dry weight of roots, and the contents of four tanshinones and two phenolic acids in the roots of S. miltiorrhiza from treated group and control group were assayed, respectively. Results After 60 d and 120 d co-culture, E. Bromicola SH09 significantly increased the tiller number, plant height, leaf number, leaf area, fresh weight of roots, dry weight of roots, and the content of tanshinones and phenolic acids in S. miltiorrhiz. Conclusion The endophytic fungus E. bromicola SH09 can effectively promote the plant growth and improve the accumulation of active components in S. miltiorrhiza, which not only broadens the new ecological functions of endophytic fungi, but also improves the quality of medicinal plant S. miltiorrhiza.
9.Secondary metabolites of endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. J218 from Anectochilus roxburhii
Xuhui HE ; Xiang-ang LI ; Meiyan CHEN ; Yiding WANG ; Rui WU ; Chengjian ZHENG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2023;41(7):411-415
Objective To isolate the secondary metabolites of endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. J218 from Anectochilus roxburhii. Methods Different chromatographic methods, including Sephadex LH-20 and silica gel chromatography as well as HPLC, were used to isolate compounds from the EtOAc fraction of the solid fermentation of J218, and their structures were identified by spectral methods. Results Ten compounds were isolated from the fermentation of J218 and their structures were individually identified as kotanin(1), flavasperone(2), aurasperone B(3), fonsecinone B(4), fonsecinone D(5), ensidol A(6), fonsecinone A(7), fonsecinone C(8), aurasperone A(9), and fonsecinone F(10). Conclusion Most compounds isolated from endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. J218 in Anectochilus roxburhii were identified as dimeric naphthopyrones. These results suggest that this strain contains rich dimerization synthase, which could provide clues for the further exploration of the rational biosynthesis pathway of dimeric naphthopyrones in this strain.
10.Study on quality standard and characteristic chromatogram for Hirtula Roses
Chengzhong ZHANG ; Chengjian ZHENG ; Xuhui HE ; Hongrui WANG ; Baokang HUANG ; Qitao BU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2022;40(5):464-468
Objective To establish the quality standards of Hirtula Roses for the quality control of production, supervision, circulation and application. Methods The moisture content, total ash, ethanol extract content and characteristic chromatogram of Rosa roxburghii Tratt. were determined according to the related determination method in Ⅳ-Part of Chinese Pharmacopeia 2020. Results There should be 6 characteristic peaks in the characteristic chromatogram of Rosa roxburghii Tratt., which should correspond to the retention time of 5 characteristic peaks in the reference chromatogram of the standard herbs, and another peak should correspond to the retention time of the reference chromatogram of isoquercitrin. The moisture content of Rosa roxburghii Tratt. should be less than 14.0%; the total ash content should be less than 5.0%; the ethanol extract content should be more than 20.0%. Conclusion According to the experimental results, the quality standard of Rosa roxburghii Tratt. is conformed to the national requirements of quality standards for traditional Chinese medicine, which could provide a reference for the quality control of Hirtula Roses.