1.The effect and mechanism of Prunella vulgaris-Scutellaria barbata herb pairs in the treatment of breast cancer by integrating network pharmacology and in vitro experiments
Su LIU ; Hongxiao CHEN ; Le JIN ; Huihui ZHANG ; Lei ZHANG ; Zhaolin CHEN
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(7):1134-1142
Objective To explore the mechanism of Prunella vulgaris and Scutellaria barbata herb pair against breast cancer based on network pharmacology and in vitro cell experiments.Methods The effective components and targets of Prunella vulgaris and Scutellaria barbata herb pair were screened.GeneCards and OMIM databases were used to find breast cancer targets,and then drug-active ingredient-key target network and protein-protein inter-action(PPI)were constructed.R language was used to perform GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analy-sis and survival analysis.Then the screened active components and core targets were verified by molecular docking.Cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay.EdU and flow cytometry were used to detect cell proliferation and apop-tosis.The protein expression levels of p-AKT1,AKT1,β-catenin and c-MYC were detected by Western blot.Results Through databases analysis,a total of 36 active components and 105 intersection targets were screened out,the core components were quercetin,luteolin,kaempferol,wogonin and baicalein.Through PPI and survival analysis,the key targets were AKT1,ESR1,CASP3 and MYC.GO analysis contained 4 303 enrichment results,KEGG analysis contained 232 pathways.Molecular docking showed that the core components had strong binding ability with the key targets.Cell experiments showed that the core active ingredient quercetin could inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells and promote their apoptosis(P<0.05),and down-regulate the expression levels of p-AKT1,β-catenin and c-MYC proteins(P<0.05).Conclusion The active components quercetin in Prunella vulgaris and Scutel-laria barbata herb pair may play a role through AKT1/β-catenin signaling pathway,which provides a scientific refer-ence for the study of its mechanism of action in the treatment of breast cancer.
2.Mechanism of Action of Chinese Medicinal Herbs in the Treatment of Primary Myelofibrosis based on Bioinformatics and Molecular Dynamics
Jiayuan GUO ; Jile XIN ; Man ZHANG ; Mingxin LIU ; Jingwen LIU ; Yajing SU ; Huihui SHI ; Jue GUO ; Wenqing LIU ; Kailu WEI ; Yalin SONG ; Qiuling MA
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(21):2250-2258
ObjectiveTo explore the molecular mechanism implicated in the treatment of primary myelofibrosis (PMF) using Chinese medicinal herbs (CMH) by bioinformatics and molecular dynamics. MethodsData mining was performed to find the high-frequency CMH in treating PMF between the year of 1985 and 2024 by searching CNKI, Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database (CCD), and China Academic Journal Database (CSPD). TCMSP, SwissTargetPrediction and related reports were used to collect the main active ingredients of high-frequency CMH and their targets. The PMF datasets GSE44426 and GSE124281 were downloaded from GEO database, and R software was used for data normalization and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) screening. Key module hub genes were obtained by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) analysis. The common intersection genes of active ingredient targets, DEGs and key module hub genes of CMH were selected, and the target network was generated using Cytoscape 3.9.2 software. The core target network was generated by topological analysis, while key pathways were selected by GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis, and protein interaction relationships were obtained from the String database, so as to construct drug-ingredient-target network and protein interaction network (PPI) relationship diagrams. Discovery Studio 2020 software was used to perform molecular docking, and the GROMACS program was used to perform molecular dynamics simulation. ResultsA total of 21 prescriptions were collected involving 121 herbs. There were 9 herbs with a frequency ≥10 times, which were Danshen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Gancao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Fuling (Poria) and Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) from high- to low-frequency. A total of 98 active ingredients and 1125 potential targets were obtained from 9 high-frequency CMH. GSE44426 and GSE124281 data sets screened out 24 gene samples, including 14 of the healthy control group and 10 of the PMF group, and identified 319 DEGs between the two groups, including 122 up-regulated genes and 197 down-regulated genes. WGCNA screened out 24 co-expression module genes and found that the five modules closely related to the onset of PMF were MEpink, MEdarkred, MEblack, MEgrey, and MEturquoise, involving 7112 key module hub genes. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses indicated that lipids and the atherosclerosis pathways were mainly involved in the mechanism of above high-frequency CMH in treating PMF, which included six hub protein targets: HSP90AA1, HSP90AB1, SRC, MAPK1, IL1B and IL10. From the drug-ingredient-target network, seven active ingredients of CMH targeting at these six hub targets were found, including verbascoside, verbascos isoflavone, kaempferol, luteolin, naringenin, quercetin and pachymic acid. The molecular docking and molecular dynamics analyses showed that the key CMH were Shudihuang, Huangqi, Baishao, Danshen, Gancao and Fuling, and among the seven active ingredients, calycosin had the highest binding affinity with HSP90AB1. ConclusionThe main CMH for the treatment of PMF may be Shudihuang, Huangqi, Baishao, Danshen, Gancao and Fuling, and the active ingredients include verbascoside, verbascos isoflavones, kaempferol, luteolin, naringenin, quercetin and pachymic acid. The relevant targets are HSP90AA1, HSP90AB1, SRC, MAPK1, IL-10, and IL-1β, and the most critical pathways are lipid and atherosclerosis pathways.
3. Mechanism of Pingxiao capsule promoting breast cancer apoptosis through AKT1/β-catenin signal based on network pharmacology
Hongxiao CHEN ; Zhaolin CHEN ; Hongxiao CHEN ; Su LIU ; Le JIN ; Lei ZHANG ; Zhaolin CHEN ; Huihui ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2023;28(12):1321-1330
AIM: To explore the potential mechanism of action of Pingxiao capsule in the treatment of breast cancer. METHODS: TCMSP, TCM-ID, GeneCards and other databases were used to screen the related targets of Pingxiao capsule and breast can-
4.A scoping review of the needs of patients undergoing first surgery for breast cancer
Zhangqi LI ; Huihui LIU ; Lu REN ; Shujin YUE ; Yufen LIU ; Jingyuan HUANG ; Chunxiang SU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(34):4735-4741
Objective:To summarize the research status and contents of the needs of breast cancer patients undergoing first operation.Methods:The articles related to the needs of patients undergoing first surgery for breast cancer were searched by computer in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, VIP and China Biology Medicine disc. The search period was from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022.Results:A total of 17 articles were included, and the research design mainly focused on qualitative and observational studies. Breast cancer patients with first operation had a high degree of demand, and the demand content was diverse, mainly including information needs, health guidance needs, emotional needs and social support needs. The needs of breast cancer patients with different ages and different treatment stages were different.Conclusions:It is suggested that a personalized needs intervention plan should be formulated to meet the diversified needs of breast cancer patients.
5.Construction of an air quality health index for pediatric respiratory diseases in Shanghai
Lijun ZHANG ; Huihui XU ; Fengming ZHU ; Chunyang DONG ; Dong XU ; Xianbiao SHEN ; Limin LING ; Mingjia XU ; Biao ZHANG ; Jian CHEN ; Jin SU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2022;39(7):730-736
Background Air quality health index (AQHI) has been widely used to quantify the health effects of multiple pollutants observed in population-based epidemiological studies, and can better reflect the widespread linear non-threshold between air pollution and health effects. Objective To explore an AQHI for pediatric respiratory diseases (AQHIr) in Shanghai and evaluate its feasibility. Methods The daily numbers of hospital outpatient visits for pediatric respiratory diseases from 2015 to 2019 were obtained from five general hospitals in Xuhui, Baoshan, Hongkou, Jinshan, and Chongming Districts of Shanghai. Monitoring data on air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, and O3), air quality index (AQI), and meteorological variables (temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, and wind speed) were collected from five air quality monitoring sites nearest to selected hospitals. Time-series analysis using generalized additive model (GAM) was conducted to estimate the associations between respiratory-related pediatric outpatient visits and the concentrations of air pollutants. The sum of excess risk (ER) of hospital outpatient visits was used to construct AQHIr. To assess the predictive power of AQHIr, the associations of AQHIr and AQI with the number of pediatric respiratory outpatient visits in three hospitals in Xuhui, Hongkou, and Chongming districts were compared. Results Air pollutants had various effects on respiratory diseases outpatient visits. PM2.5, NO2, and O3 had most significant impacts on lag0 day and the associated ERs of hospital outpatient visits for each 10 μg·m−3 increase in pollutant concentration were 1.27% (95%CI: 0.88%-1.66%), 0.75% (95%CI: 0.40%-1.11%), and 0.36% (95%CI: 0.10%-0.62%), respectively. PM10 and SO2 had most significant impacts on lag3 day and the associated ERs of hospital outpatient visits for each 10 μg·m−3 increase in pollutant concentration were 0.81% (95%CI: 0.51%-1.12%) and 5.64% (95%CI: 3.37%-7.96%), respectively. There were significant effects of combinations of two pollutants among PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, and O3 except for PM10+NO2, SO2+PM2.5, and SO2+NO2 (P<0.05). According to the results of single-pollutant and two-pollutant models, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, and O3 were selected to construct AQHIr. The comparison showed that for every interquartile range increase in AQHIr, the ER for pediatric outpatient visits was higher than that for the value corresponding to AQI. Conclusion Air pollutants in Shanghai have an impact on the number of pediatric respiratory outpatient visits. The AQHIr based on and outpatient visits for pediatric respiratory diseases can be a sensitive index to predict the effects of air pollution on children's respiratory health.
6.A birth cohort study of the association between prenatal serum bisphenol A concentration and infant neurobehavior development
Lianjie DOU ; Qiufeng ZHANG ; Huihui BAO ; Wanke WU ; Jie SHENG ; Shuangqin YAN ; Yuanyuan XU ; Chunli GU ; Kun HUANG ; Hui CAO ; Puyu SU ; Fangbiao TAO ; Jiahu HAO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(6):644-650
Objective:To explore the association between maternal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure during pregnancy and neurobehavioral development in infant.Methods:Participants were from the Ma’anshan Birth Cohort, which was established from October 2008 to October 2010 based on four municipal medical and health institutions in Ma'anshan. High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was applied for the determination of serum BPA concentration in 1 783 pregnant women sampled at their first filing, and during 2.97 to 28.1 months age of the infants. Neurobehavioral development were assessed by 0-6-year-old pediatric examination table of neuropsychological development. Generalized linear model was used to analyze the association between serum BPA levels during pregnancy and infants’ neurobehavioral development.Results:A total of 931 mother-child pairs had complete data on serum BPA detection during pregnancy and assessment of infants’ neurobehavioral development status. The age of pregnant women at their first filing was (26.67±3.45) years old, and the M ( P25, P75) of serum BPA concentration (ng/ml) was 0.23 (0.11, 0.52), with a detection rate of 84.1% (783/931). The age of infants was (13.18±5.46) months, and 53.5% (498) were boys. The developmental quotient scores of large motor, fine motor, adaptive ability, language ability and social behaviors of infants were (97.88±16.32), (97.16±15.35), (99.64±15.47), (95.3±16.04) and (98.95±14.76) points, respectively. Generalized linear model showed that after adjusting for factors such as delivery mode, feeding mode, family per capita monthly income, preterm delivery, gender, maternal age, residence, pre-pregnancy body mass index and residence time, serum BPA level in pregnancy was negatively associated with infant’s development of social behavior [β (95% CI):-2.42 (-4.71, -0.12)]. The post-stratification analysis by infant age revealed that the serum BPA level in pregnancy was only negatively associated with the development of language and social behavior developmental quotient scores in infants between the ages of 12 and 18 months, with β (95% CI) about -6.66 (-13.06, -0.25) and -7.401 (-12.97, -1.83), respectively. Conclusion:BPA exposure during pregnancy affects language and social behavior development in infants, and the detection window is between 12 and 18 months old of the infant.
7.Construction and application of clinical nursing procedure of pulmonary rehabilitation for thoracoscopic surgery of lung cancer
Huihui WANG ; Yan HAN ; Honghui MA ; Lili MA ; Jianping SU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(26):2044-2050
Objective:To construct clinical nursing procedure of pulmonary rehabilitation for thoracoscopic surgery of lung cancer, and to test its application effect.Methods:The control group ( n=41) received routine nursing care from December 2018 to May 2019; the intervention group ( n=41) received clinical nursing pathway of pulmonary rehabilitation from June to October, 2019. The 6MWT, Brog score and incidence of pulmonary complications and quality of life were compared between the two groups. Results:The results showed that 6-minute walk test (6 MWT) was (471.22±54.89) m, (325.38±17.65) m, and (407.27±13.84) m before surgery, at discharge time and 30 d after discharge, in the intervention respectively, which were longer than those of the control group [(440.95±70.51) m, (306.69±21.49) m, and (355.94±26.10) m] ( t values were -2.169, -4.304, -11.128, P<0.05). The total incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications was 4.9% (2/41) in the intervention, which was less than 19.5%(8/41) in the control group ( χ2 value was 0.088, P<0.05). The values of physical function and cognitive function 30 d after surgery was 80(73, 87), 83(83, 83) in the intervention, respectively, higher than those of the control group [73 (33,80), 83 (67,100)] ( Z values were 2.862, 2.448, P<0.05). The fatigue, pain, dyspnea, insomnia and loss of appetite scores was significantly lower (P<0.05). Conclusion:Clinical nursing procedure of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery of lung cancer can promote and conducive the cardiopulmonary endurance, reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications, increase the level of physical and cognitive function, improve postoperative symptoms and the quality of life.
8.A birth cohort study of the association between prenatal serum bisphenol A concentration and infant neurobehavior development
Lianjie DOU ; Qiufeng ZHANG ; Huihui BAO ; Wanke WU ; Jie SHENG ; Shuangqin YAN ; Yuanyuan XU ; Chunli GU ; Kun HUANG ; Hui CAO ; Puyu SU ; Fangbiao TAO ; Jiahu HAO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(6):644-650
Objective:To explore the association between maternal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure during pregnancy and neurobehavioral development in infant.Methods:Participants were from the Ma’anshan Birth Cohort, which was established from October 2008 to October 2010 based on four municipal medical and health institutions in Ma'anshan. High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was applied for the determination of serum BPA concentration in 1 783 pregnant women sampled at their first filing, and during 2.97 to 28.1 months age of the infants. Neurobehavioral development were assessed by 0-6-year-old pediatric examination table of neuropsychological development. Generalized linear model was used to analyze the association between serum BPA levels during pregnancy and infants’ neurobehavioral development.Results:A total of 931 mother-child pairs had complete data on serum BPA detection during pregnancy and assessment of infants’ neurobehavioral development status. The age of pregnant women at their first filing was (26.67±3.45) years old, and the M ( P25, P75) of serum BPA concentration (ng/ml) was 0.23 (0.11, 0.52), with a detection rate of 84.1% (783/931). The age of infants was (13.18±5.46) months, and 53.5% (498) were boys. The developmental quotient scores of large motor, fine motor, adaptive ability, language ability and social behaviors of infants were (97.88±16.32), (97.16±15.35), (99.64±15.47), (95.3±16.04) and (98.95±14.76) points, respectively. Generalized linear model showed that after adjusting for factors such as delivery mode, feeding mode, family per capita monthly income, preterm delivery, gender, maternal age, residence, pre-pregnancy body mass index and residence time, serum BPA level in pregnancy was negatively associated with infant’s development of social behavior [β (95% CI):-2.42 (-4.71, -0.12)]. The post-stratification analysis by infant age revealed that the serum BPA level in pregnancy was only negatively associated with the development of language and social behavior developmental quotient scores in infants between the ages of 12 and 18 months, with β (95% CI) about -6.66 (-13.06, -0.25) and -7.401 (-12.97, -1.83), respectively. Conclusion:BPA exposure during pregnancy affects language and social behavior development in infants, and the detection window is between 12 and 18 months old of the infant.
9.Psychological distress and post-traumatic growth experience of patients with cervical cancer after chemotherapy: a qualitative study
Qing PENG ; Yanyan ZHOU ; Xue LI ; Huihui WANG ; Jianping SU
Modern Clinical Nursing 2019;18(1):27-32
Objective To investigate the psychological experience of psychological pain and post-traumatic growth of cervical cancer patients with postoperative chemotherapy, and provide evidence for a more comprehensive and scientific psychological intervention plan. Methods In this qualitative study, the phenomenological study method was used to conduct deep semi-structured interviews with 12 cervical cancer patients treated with postoperative chemotherapy. The collected data were summarized by Colaizzi's seven-step content analysis method. Results The analysis based on the main theme of psychological pain reached four sub-themes:practical problems, communication problems, emotional problems, physical problems and the analysis based on the main theme of posttraumatic growth reached three sub-themes: interpersonal relationships, life perceptions and personal strength, spiritual change and new possibilities. Conclusions In the postoperative chemotherapy period, patients with cervical cancer encounter psychological pain and post-traumatic growth. Health care givers should combine the positive and negative emotions of patients to consider the psychological situation and develop a practical and comprehensive psychological intervention plan for them.
10.Application of Delphi method in the development of emergency triage criteria for patients with non-traumatic chest pain
Yan WANG ; Huihui SU ; Lizhi HU ; Jiaoxing YANG ; Juan LIU ; Pingping HE ; Shumin WANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2019;25(23):2929-2933
Objective? To construct a suitable triage tool foremergency nurses in China for patients with non-traumatic chest pain. Methods? Based on the framework of "Standardized Procedure of Hospital Emergency Departments", through reading the relevant literature at home and abroad, in-depth interviews with triage nurses and clinical observation, a preliminary design of triage items for patients with non-traumatic chest pain was made, and the severity of patients was divided into three levels. Using Delphi expert consultation method, through two rounds of consultation with 27 experts,preliminary indicators and classification criteria were extracted and determined. Results? The effective recovery rates of the two rounds of questionnaires were 100% and 96.1%, respectively; the expert authority coefficient was 0.75 and 0.78, and the Kendall's W coordination coefficient of the two rounds of expert consultation was 0.397 and 0.487 (P<0.01). After two rounds of expert consultation, the coefficient of variation of the indicators ranged from 0.00 to 0.22. After two rounds of expert consultation, five indicators (chest pain characteristics, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, finger pulse oxygen, electrocardiogram) in triage were finally determined. Each index was classified intoⅠ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ according to the critical degree. Conclusions The application of Delphi method in determining the indicators of emergency triage criteria for patients with non-traumatic chest pain has high reliability and scientificity, and is suitable for emergency nurses to use.


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