1.Acute dual therapeutic effects of the BKCa channel opener LDD175 on erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms in chronic pelvic ischemia: a preliminary study.
Jiwoong YU ; Mee Ree CHAE ; Deok Hyun HAN ; Su Jeong KANG ; Jimin SHIN ; Hyun Hwan SUNG
Asian Journal of Andrology 2025;27(6):714-722
Recent studies have revealed a significant relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), both of which commonly affect middle-aged and older men. These conditions share underlying causes, particularly endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and chronic pelvic ischemia (CPI). This study investigated the therapeutic potential of LDD175, a large-conductance Ca 2+ -activated K + channel (BKCa channel) opener, in simultaneously treating both conditions using a CPI animal model of male Sprague Dawley rats. Our study investigated the induction of CPI through surgical endothelial damage combined with a high-cholesterol diet. We assessed erectile and voiding functions by measuring intracavernosal pressure (ICP) and intraurethral pressure (IUP), respectively, after nerve stimulation. We performed histological examinations of vascular changes and western blot analyses of cavernous and prostate tissues to understand the underlying mechanisms. This study evaluated the effectiveness of LDD175 compared to standard treatments, such as sildenafil for ED and tamsulosin for LUTS. Therefore, the CPI model successfully demonstrated ED and LUTS symptoms with decreased ICP and increased IUP. Analysis revealed elevated levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, transforming growth factor-β1 and β2 in cavernous tissue, and increased α1A-adrenoceptor expression in prostate tissue. LDD175 administration showed promising results, with dose-dependent improvements in ICP and IUP, and therapeutic effects comparable to those of established treatments. Our findings suggest a novel therapeutic approach that can simultaneously address ED and LUTS, opening new possibilities for clinical application in the treatment of these interconnected conditions.
Male
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Animals
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Erectile Dysfunction/etiology*
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/etiology*
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Ischemia/drug therapy*
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Rats
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Tamsulosin
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/drug effects*
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Sildenafil Citrate/therapeutic use*
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Penis/blood supply*
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Disease Models, Animal
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Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism*
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Pelvis/blood supply*
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Prostate/metabolism*
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Sulfonamides/therapeutic use*
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Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels/agonists*
2.Exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells alleviate white matter damage in neonatal rats by targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome.
Chao WANG ; Yan-Ping ZHU ; BAYIERCAICIKE ; Yu-Qing FENG ; Yan-Mei WANG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2025;27(9):1119-1127
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate whether mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exo) alleviate white matter damage (WMD) in neonatal rats by targeting the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3).
METHODS:
Three-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to four groups: Sham, hypoxia-ischemia (HI), MSC-Exo, and MCC950 (NLRP3 inhibitor) (n=24 per group). The WMD model was established by unilateral common carotid artery ligation combined with hypoxia. Exosomes (1×108 particles/μL) were transplanted into the lateral ventricle using stereotaxic guidance. Fourteen days after modeling, hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to observe pathological changes in brain tissue, and transmission electron microscopy was used to assess myelinated axons. Western blotting was performed to detect the expression of myelin basic protein (MBP), NLRP3, caspase-1, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Immunohistochemistry was used to measure NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β expression. Twenty-eight days post-modeling, behavioral changes were evaluated using the Morris water maze.
RESULTS:
In the HI group, marked inflammatory cell infiltration, extensive vacuolation, and decreased numbers of myelinated axons were observed compared to the Sham group. The MSC-Exo group showed reduced inflammatory infiltration, fewer vacuoles, and increased myelinated axons compared to the HI group, while the MCC950 group showed nearly normal cell morphology. Compared to the Sham group, the HI group exhibited decreased MBP expression, fewer platform crossings, shorter time in the target quadrant, increased expression of NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β, and longer escape latency (all P<0.05). Compared to the HI group, the MSC-Exo and MCC950 groups showed increased MBP expression, more platform crossings, longer target quadrant stay, and reduced NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β expression, as well as shorter escape latency (all P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
MSC-Exo may attenuate white matter damage in neonatal rats by targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome and promoting oligodendrocyte maturation.
Animals
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NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/antagonists & inhibitors*
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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White Matter/pathology*
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Inflammasomes/physiology*
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Rats
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Animals, Newborn
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Interleukin-1beta/analysis*
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Male
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Caspase 1/analysis*
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/therapy*
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Myelin Basic Protein/analysis*
3.Alamandine inhibits pathological retinal neovascularization by targeting the MrgD-mediated HIF-1α/VEGF pathway.
Kun ZHAO ; Yaping JIANG ; Wen HUANG ; Yukang MAO ; Yihui CHEN ; Peng LI ; Chuanxi YANG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2025;26(10):1015-1036
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vision-threatening disorder that leads to pathological growth of the retinal vasculature due to hypoxia. Here, we investigated the potential effects of alamandine, a novel heptapeptide in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), on hypoxia-induced retinal neovascularization and its underlying mechanisms. In vivo, the C57BL/6J mice with oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) were injected intravitreally with alamandine (1.0 μmol/kg per eye). In vitro, human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMECs) were utilized to investigate the effects of alamandine (10 μg/mL) on proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and tubular formation under vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) stimulation. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) matrix data from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and RAS-related genes from the Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB) were sourced for subsequent analyses. By integrating scRNA-seq data across multiple species, we identified that RAS-associated endothelial cell populations were highly related to retinal neovascularization. The liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis revealed a significant decrease in alamandine levels in both the serum and retina of OIR mice compared to those in the control group. Next, alamandine ameliorated hypoxia-induced retinal pathological neovascularization and physiologic revascularization in OIR mice. In vitro, alamandine effectively mitigated VEGF-induced proliferation, scratch wound healing, and tube formation of HRMECs primarily by inhibiting the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)/VEGF pathway. Further, coincubation with D-Pro7 (Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor D (MrgD) antagonist) hindered the beneficial impacts of alamandine on hypoxia-induced pathological angiogenesis both in vivo and in vitro. Our findings suggested that alamandine could mitigate retinal neovascularization by targeting the MrgD-mediated HIF-1α/VEGF pathway, providing a potential therapeutic agent for OIR prevention and treatment.
Animals
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Retinal Neovascularization/prevention & control*
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism*
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Humans
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Mice
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism*
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Oligopeptides/therapeutic use*
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects*
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Endothelial Cells/drug effects*
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Retinopathy of Prematurity/drug therapy*
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Apoptosis/drug effects*
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Cell Movement/drug effects*
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Renin-Angiotensin System/drug effects*
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Cells, Cultured
4.Eye acupuncture improves neural function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by promoting angiogenesis via upregulating METTL3-mediated m6A methylation.
Yanpeng PU ; Zhen WANG ; Haoran CHU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2025;45(5):921-928
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effect of eye acupuncture on neural function and angiogenesis of ischemic cerebral tissue in rats, and explore the roles of METTL3-mediated m6A methylation and the HIF-1α/VEGF-A signal axis in mediating this effect.
METHODS:
Fifty SD rats were randomized into normal control group, sham-operated group, model group, eye acupuncture group and DMOG (a HIF-1α agonist) group. Rat models of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury (CIRI) were established using a modified thread thrombus method, and the changes in neurological deficits of the rats after interventions were evaluated. TTC and Nissl staining were used to examine the changes in infarction size and neuronal injury, and cerebral angiogenesis was detected by double-immunofluorescence staining. m6A methylation modification level in the brain tissue was detected by ELISA, and RT-qPCR and Western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expressions of METTL3 and HIF-1α/VEGF-A.
RESULTS:
Compared with the control and sham-operated rats, the CIRI rats had significantly higher neurological deficit scores with larger cerebral infarction area, a greater number of CD31- and EDU-positive new vessels, higher expression levels of HIF-1α and VEGF-A, reduced number of Nissl bodies and m6A methylation level, and lowered METTL3 protein and mRNA expressions. All these changes were significantly improved by interventions with eye acupuncture after modeling or intraperitoneal injections of DMOG for 7 consecutive days prior to modeling, and the effects of the two interventions were similar.
CONCLUSIONS
Eye acupuncture can improve neurological deficits in CIRI rat models possibly by promoting cortical angiogenesis via upregulating METTL3-mediated m6A methylation and regulating the HIF-1α/VEGF-A signal axis.
Animals
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Methyltransferases/metabolism*
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Reperfusion Injury/physiopathology*
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Methylation
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism*
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Rats
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism*
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Brain Ischemia/metabolism*
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Male
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Up-Regulation
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Neovascularization, Physiologic
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Angiogenesis
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Adenosine/analogs & derivatives*
5.Gastrodin inhibits ferroptosis to alleviate hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in neonatal mice by activating GPX4/SLC7A11/FTH1 signaling.
Tao GUO ; Bolin CHEN ; Jinsha SHI ; Xianfeng KUANG ; Tengyue YU ; Song WEI ; Xiong LIU ; Rong XIAO ; Juanjuan LI
Journal of Southern Medical University 2025;45(10):2071-2081
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the therapeutic effect of gastrodin against hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) in neonatal mice and explore the role of GPX4/SLC7A11/FTH1 signaling in mediating its effect.
METHODS:
Twenty-four 9- to 11-day-old C57BL/6J mice were randomized equally into 4 groups for sham operation, HIBD modeling by right common carotid artery ligation and subsequent exposure to hypoxia for 1 h, or gastrodin treatment at 100 or 200 mg/kg before and at 1 and 2 days after modeling. The mice then underwent neurological assessment (Zea-Longa scores), and the cerebral cortical penumbra tissue were collected for HE and Nissl staining, detection of ferroptosis biomarkers and protein expressions of GPX4, SLC7A11, and FTH1 with Western blotting and immunofluorescence co-localization, and observation of mitochondrial ultrastructure with electron microscopy. In cultured HT22 neuronal cells with oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) for 2 h, the effects of pretreatments with 0.5 mmol/L gastrodin, 10 μmol/L RSL3 (a GPX4 inhibitor), alone or in combination, were analyzed on expressions of ferroptosis-related proteins, cellular Fe²⁺, ROS, lipid peroxidation, MDA, and GSH levels, mitochondrial membrane potential (JC-1), and cell viability.
RESULTS:
Gastrodin treatment at the two doses both significantly ameliorated HIBD and neurological deficits of the mice, reduced mitochondrial damage and Fe²⁺, MDA and ROS levels, increased GSH level, and upregulated GPX4, SLC7A11, and FTH1 protein expressions. In HT22 cells, gastrodin pretreatment obviously attenuated OGD-induced ferroptosis and improved cell viability and mitochondrial function. Co-treatment with RSL3 potently abrogated the inhibitory effects of gastrodin on Fe²⁺, ROS, BODIPY-C11, and MDA levels and attenuated its protective effects on GSH level, cell viability, and mitochondrial membrane potential.
CONCLUSIONS
Gastrodin provides neuroprotective effects in neonatal mice with HIBD by suppressing neuronal ferroptosis via upregulating the GPX4/SLC7A11/FTH1 signaling pathway.
Animals
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Ferroptosis/drug effects*
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/drug therapy*
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase
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Glucosides/pharmacology*
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Animals, Newborn
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Benzyl Alcohols/pharmacology*
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Amino Acid Transport System y+/metabolism*
6.Engineered Extracellular Vesicles Loaded with MiR-100-5p Antagonist Selectively Target the Lesioned Region to Promote Recovery from Brain Damage.
Yahong CHENG ; Chengcheng GAI ; Yijing ZHAO ; Tingting LI ; Yan SONG ; Qian LUO ; Danqing XIN ; Zige JIANG ; Wenqiang CHEN ; Dexiang LIU ; Zhen WANG
Neuroscience Bulletin 2025;41(6):1021-1040
Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain damage poses a high risk of death or lifelong disability, yet effective treatments remain elusive. Here, we demonstrated that miR-100-5p levels in the lesioned cortex increased after HI insult in neonatal mice. Knockdown of miR-100-5p expression in the brain attenuated brain injury and promoted functional recovery, through inhibiting the cleaved-caspase-3 level, microglia activation, and the release of proinflammation cytokines following HI injury. Engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) containing neuron-targeting rabies virus glycoprotein (RVG) and miR-100-5p antagonists (RVG-EVs-Antagomir) selectively targeted brain lesions and reduced miR-100-5p levels after intranasal delivery. Both pre- and post-HI administration showed therapeutic benefits. Mechanistically, we identified protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha (Ppp3ca) as a novel candidate target gene of miR-100-5p, inhibiting c-Fos expression and neuronal apoptosis following HI insult. In conclusion, our non-invasive method using engineered EVs to deliver miR-100-5p antagomirs to the brain significantly improves functional recovery after HI injury by targeting Ppp3ca to suppress neuronal apoptosis.
Animals
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MicroRNAs/metabolism*
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Extracellular Vesicles/metabolism*
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Mice
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Recovery of Function/physiology*
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/therapy*
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Antagomirs/administration & dosage*
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Male
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Animals, Newborn
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Apoptosis/drug effects*
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Brain Injuries/metabolism*
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Glycoproteins
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Peptide Fragments
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Viral Proteins
7.Casticin inhibits proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer cells by regulating glucose metabolism through suppression of HIF-1α.
Jing-Yi WEI ; Hui NING ; Jia-Qi DONG ; Le HAN ; Wen-Juan CHEN ; Guang-Yan LEI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2024;49(24):6755-6762
The study investigated the effect of casticin on the proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) H322 cells and explored its molecular mechanism. Firstly, the cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) assay, colony formation assay, and EdU assay were used to detect the effect of casticin on the proliferation capacity of H322 cells under different concentrations and treatment durations. Then, glucose uptake, lactate production, extracellular pH, and oxygen consumption of H322 cells were measured before and after casticin treatment to analyze its impact on glycolysis in NSCLC H322 cells. Finally, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR) and Western blot assays were performed to explore glycolysis-related molecules affected by casticin. The experiments showed that casticin inhibited the proliferation of NSCLC H322 cells in a dose-and time-dependent manner, with half-maximal inhibitory concentrations(IC_(50)) of 28.64 and 19.41 μmol·L~(-1) after 48 and 72 hours of treatment, respectively. Casticin also inhibited glucose uptake and lactate production in H322 cells, while increasing extracellular pH and oxygen consumption. Further investigation revealed that casticin inhibited the expression of glycolysis-related molecules, including glucose transporter 1(GLUT1), hexokinase 2(HK2), aldolase A(ALDOA), pyruvate kinase M2(PKM2), and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α). Overexpression of HIF-1α was found to reverse the inhibitory effects of casticin on H322 cell proliferation and glycolysis. These findings suggest that casticin may regulate cellular glycolysis by inhibiting the expression of HIF-1α, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of NSCLC H322 cells. This study identifies a potential drug for the treatment of NSCLC and provides a direction for further research.
Humans
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects*
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics*
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/physiopathology*
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Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy*
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Glucose/metabolism*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Glycolysis/drug effects*
8.Bioinformatics and animal experiments reveal mechanism of Linggui Zhugan Decoction in ameliorating chronic heart failure after myocardial infarction via HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway.
Han REN ; Shu-Shu WANG ; Wan-Zhu ZHAO ; Shao-Hua XU ; Ke-Dong WEI ; Wan-Wan WU ; Sheng-Yi HUANG ; Rui CAI ; Yuan-Hong ZHANG ; Jin-Ling HUANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2024;49(23):6407-6416
This study aims to investigate the effect of Linggui Zhugan Decoction(LGZGD) on autophagy in the mouse model of chronic heart failure(CHF) induced by myocardial infarction(MI), as well as the regulatory effect of LGZGD on the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)/heme oxygenase-1(HO-1) signaling pathway, based on bioinformatics and animal experiments. The active ingredients and corresponding targets of LGZGD were retrieved from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology and Analysis Database, and GEO, GeneCards, and DisGeNET were searched for the disease targets. Cytoscape was used to establish a "drug-component-target" network. The protein-protein interaction(PPI) network analysis was performed on STRING. R language was used for Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encycloperfia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) enrichment analyses. Molecular docking was adopted to validate the core targets. The mouse model of MI-induced CHF was established by surgical ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The modeled mice were assigned into the sham, model, low-, medium-, and high-dose(2.34, 4.68, and 9.36 g·kg~(-1), respectively) LGZGD, and captopril(3.25 mg·kg~(-1)) groups. After continuous administration for 6 weeks, a Doppler ultrasound imaging system was used to examine the heart function indicators: left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening(LVFS), left ventricular end-systolic dimension(LVIDs), and left ventricular end-diastolic dimension(LVIDd). The myocardial tissue was stained with hematoxylin-eosin for the observation of morphological changes. The mRNA levels of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta(LC3B), Beclin1, p62, HIF-1α, and HO-1 in the myocardial tissue were determined by RT-qPCR. The protein levels of LC3B, beclin1, p62, autophagy-related protein 5(ATG5), HIF-1α, and HO-1 were determined by Western blot. The results showed that 103 active components of LGZGD, corresponding to 224 targets, were obtained. A total of 3 485 and 6 165 targets related to MI and CHF, respectively, were retrieved. The GSE16499 dataset obtained 3 263 differentially expressed genes. There were 31 common targets. The top 3 core active components were quercetin, naringenin, and 1-methoxyphaseollidin. The topology analysis results showed that the core targets were MAPK3, HMOX1(HO-1), MYC, ADRB2, PPARD, and HIF1A(HIF-1α). The molecular docking results showed strong binding between the core targets and the main active components of LGZGD. LGZGD significantly improved the heart function and alleviated the pathological changes in the myocardial tissue of mice. Western blot and RT-qPCR results showed that the HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway and autophagy were activated in the model group. LGZGD up-regulated the levels of LC3B, Beclin1, ATG5, HIF-1α, and HO-1 while down-regulating the mRNA and protein levels of p62. In summary, LGZGD can enhance autophagy and improve the heart function in the mouse model of CHF after MI by upregulating the HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway.
Animals
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry*
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Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy*
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Heart Failure/physiopathology*
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Mice
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics*
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Male
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Computational Biology
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Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics*
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Molecular Docking Simulation
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Protein Interaction Maps/drug effects*
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Humans
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Chronic Disease
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Disease Models, Animal
9.Treatment of intrauterine adhesions in rats with hypoxia-cultured BMSC-derived exosomes.
Zheng Hua XIONG ; Bei Bei LIU ; Lin Juan YANG ; Qin LI ; Wen Jiao JIN ; Meng Ni XIANG ; Rong Fen DAI ; Jia CHEN ; Xue Song HAN
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023;58(12):911-921
Objective: To perform intrauterine adhesion modeling, and to investigate the repair effect of hypoxic treated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) and their derived exosomes (BMSC-exo) on endometrial injury. Methods: BMSC and their exosomes BMSC-exo extracted from rats' femur were cultured under conventional oxygen condition (21%O2) or hypoxia condition (1%O2). Intrauterine adhesion modeling was performed on 40 healthy female SD rats by intrauterine injection of bacterial lipopolysaccharide after curettage. On the 28th day of modeling, 40 rat models were randomly divided into five groups, and interventions were performed: (1) NC group: 0.2 ml phosphate buffered solution was injected into each uterine cavity; (2) BMSC group: 0.2 ml BMSC (1×106/ml) with conventional oxygen culture was injected intrauterine; (3) L-BMSC group: 0.2 ml of hypoxic cultured BMSC (1×106/ml) was injected intrauterine; (4) BMSC-exo group: 0.2 ml of BMSC-exo cultured with conventional oxygen at a concentration of 500 μg/ml was injected into the uterine cavity; (5) L-BMSC-exo group: 0.2 ml hypoxic cultured BMSC-exo (500 μg/ml) was injected intrauterine. On the 14th and 28th day of treatment, four rats in each group were sacrificed by cervical dislocation after anesthesia, and endometrial tissues were collected. Then HE and Masson staining were used to observe and calculate the number of glands and fibrosis area in the endometrium. The expressions of angiogenesis related cytokines [vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and CD31], and fibrosis-related proteins [collagen-Ⅰ, collagen-Ⅲ, smooth muscle actin α (α-SMA), and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1)] in endometrial tissues were detected by western blot. Results: (1) HE and Masson staining showed that the number of endometrial glands in L-BMSC group, BMSC-exo group and L-BMSC-exo group increased and the fibrosis area decreased compared with NC group on the 14th and 28th day of treatment (all P<0.05). Noteworthily, the changes of L-BMSC-exo group were more significant than those of BMSC-exo group (all P<0.05), and the changes of BMSC-exo group were greater than those of BMSC group (all P<0.05). (2) Western blot analysis showed that, compared with NC group, the expressions of collagen-Ⅲ and TGF-β1 in BMSC group, L-BMSC group, BMSC-exo group and L-BMSC-exo group decreased on the 14th and 28th day of treatment (all P<0.05). As the treatment time went on, the expressions of fibrosis-related proteins were different. Compared with BMSC group, the expressions of collagen-Ⅲ, α-SMA and TGF-β1 in the BMSC-exo group and L-BMSC group decreased on the 28th day (all P<0.05). Moreover, the expressions of collagen-Ⅲ and TGF-β1 in L-BMSC-exo group were lower than those in BMSC-exo group on the 28th day (all P<0.05). And the expressions of collagen-Ⅰ, α-SMA and TGF-β1 in L-BMSC-exo group were lower than those in L-BMSC group on the 28th day (all P<0.05). (3) The results of western blot analysis of VEGFA and CD31 showed that, the expressions of VEGFA and CD31 in BMSC group, L-BMSC group, BMSC-exo group and L-BMSC-exo group increased on the 14th and 28th day of treatment compared with NC group (all P<0.05). Treatment for 28 days, the expressions of VEGFA and CD31 in BMSC-exo group and CD31 in L-BMSC group were higher than those in BMSC group (all P<0.05). Moreover, the expressions of VEGFA and CD31 in L-BMSC-exo group were higher than those in BMSC-exo group and L-BMSC group on the 28th day (all P<0.05). Conclusions: Treatment of BMSC and their exosomes BMSC-exo with hypoxia could promote endometrial gland hyperplasia, inhibit tissue fibrosis, and further repair the damaged endometrium in rats with intrauterine adhesion. Importantly, hypoxic treatment of BMSC-exo is the most effective in intrauterine adhesion rats.
Rats
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Female
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Humans
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Animals
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism*
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Exosomes/metabolism*
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Uterine Diseases/therapy*
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Collagen
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Hypoxia/therapy*
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Fibrosis
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism*
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Oxygen
10.Clinical efficacy of mild therapeutic hypothermia with different rewarming time on neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a prospective randomized controlled study.
Yu-Xin LIN ; Xiao FENG ; Yi-Dan ZHANG ; Wan-Rong HONG ; Hong-Ying ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2023;25(4):350-356
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the clinical efficacy of mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) with different rewarming time on neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
METHODS:
A prospective study was performed on 101 neonates with HIE who were born and received MTH in Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, from January 2018 to January 2022. These neonates were randomly divided into two groups: MTH1 group (n=50; rewarming for 10 hours at a rate of 0.25°C/h) and MTH2 group (n=51; rewarming for 25 hours at a rate of 0.10°C/h). The clinical features and the clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors influencing the occurrence of normal sleep-wake cycle (SWC) on amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) at 25 hours of rewarming.
RESULTS:
There were no significant differences between the MTH1 and MTH2 groups in gestational age, 5-minute Apgar score, and proportion of neonates with moderate/severe HIE (P>0.05). Compared with the MTH2 group, the MTH1 group tended to have a normal arterial blood pH value at the end of rewarming, a significantly shorter duration of oxygen dependence, a significantly higher proportion of neonates with normal SWC on aEEG at 10 and 25 hours of rewarming, and a significantly higher Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment score on days 5, 12, and 28 after birth (P<0.05), while there was no significant difference in the incidence rate of rewarming-related seizures between the two groups (P>0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the incidence rate of neurological disability at 6 months of age and the score of Bayley Scale of Infant Development at 3 and 6 months of age (P>0.05). The binary logistic regression analysis showed that prolonged rewarming time (25 hours) was not conducive to the occurrence of normal SWC (OR=3.423, 95%CI: 1.237-9.469, P=0.018).
CONCLUSIONS
Rewarming for 10 hours has a better short-term clinical efficacy than rewarming for 25 hours. Prolonging rewarming time has limited clinical benefits on neonates with moderate/severe HIE and is not conducive to the occurrence of normal SWC, and therefore, it is not recommended as a routine treatment method.
Infant, Newborn
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Infant
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Child
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Humans
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Child, Preschool
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Prospective Studies
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Rewarming
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/therapy*
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Hypothermia, Induced/methods*
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Treatment Outcome
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Electroencephalography/methods*

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