1.Clinical key issues and countermeasures of CAR-T cell therapy
CHEN Xinfeng ; LIU Shasha, ; ZHANG Yi
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(1):9-13
[摘 要] 自2017年以来,已有12款嵌合抗原受体基因修饰T淋巴细胞(CAR-T细胞)产品相继被批准用于血液系统恶性肿瘤的治疗,包括复发性/难治性急性B淋巴细胞白血病、特定亚型B细胞淋巴瘤和多发性骨髓瘤。然而,CAR-T细胞疗法在应用过程中面临诸多挑战,如在治疗血液系统肿瘤中的抵抗、生产周期长、个体化/价格昂贵,在实体瘤中的肿瘤异质性强/抗原逃逸、浸润能力不足、免疫抑制微环境和反应性差等问题。随着肿瘤免疫学研究的深入和基因工程技术的发展,尝试了众多新策略来提升CAR-T细胞疗法的疗效和普适性。作者根据自身对该领域研究的认知,针对CAR-T细胞疗法的临床关键问题及其应对解决策略进行述评,为未来CAR-T细胞疗法的基础研究和临床转化提供重要思路。
2.Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulating JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway to Intervene in Lung Cancer: A Review
Jiarui CAO ; Bo FENG ; Chunzheng MA ; Weixia CHEN ; Jiangfan YU ; Shasha CAO ; Zhenyu ZHANG ; Wenhui OUYANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(9):265-276
Lung cancer is the malignant tumor with the highest incidence and mortality rates globally. Current treatment methods for lung cancer primarily include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. However, the main limitations of these treatments are their side effects, the drug resistance, and the economic burden they impose. As a critical cancer pathway, the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway regulates tumor occurrence and development through multiple mechanisms by influencing various downstream targets. Consequently, the JAK/STAT signaling pathway offers a promising avenue for lung cancer treatment research. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the JAK/STAT signaling pathway plays a key role in the proliferation and growth of lung cancer cells, angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), metabolic alterations, remodeling of the immune microenvironment, and the development of treatment resistance. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has garnered increasing attention due to its minimal side effects, low economic burden, and its potential to enhance efficacy and reduce toxicity when used in conjunction with Western medicine. In addition to traditional Chinese medicine compounds, a growing number of Chinese medicine monomers have come into the spotlight because of their more targeted effects. Numerous studies investigating the regulation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway by TCM in the treatment of lung cancer have demonstrated that TCM can inhibit the proliferation and invasion of lung cancer cells, tumor angiogenesis, and EMT, improve the inflammatory and immunosuppressive microenvironments, and enhance treatment sensitivity by intervening in the JAK/STAT signaling pathway, thereby impeding the progression of lung cancer. In recent years, the research on the regulation of this pathway by TCM in the treatment of lung cancer has been updated rapidly. However, the summary of these studies has not been updated in time. This review summarizes and reflects on the recent research findings regarding the regulation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway by TCM to intervene in lung cancer from three aspects, introducing the JAK/STAT pathway, elaborating the mechanism of this pathway in lung cancer, and exploring the intervention of TCM in the treatment of lung cancer through this pathway, to provide more reference for the treatment of lung cancer in the future.
3.Pharmacodynamic Substances and Mechanisms of Da Chengqitang in Treating Stroke: A Review
Yizhi YAN ; Xinyi LIU ; Yang DUAN ; Miaoqing LONG ; Chaoya LI ; Qiang LI ; Yi'an CHEN ; Shasha YANG ; Yue ZHANG ; Peng ZENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(9):297-306
Stroke is the main cause of death and disability among adults in China and is characterized by high incidence, disability, mortality, and recurrence rates. The combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has great potential in treating stroke and its sequelae. The classic traditional Chinese medicine prescription Da Chengqitang (DCQT) has a long history and proven efficacy in treating stroke. Clinically, DCQT is often used to treat stroke and its sequelae. However, the number and quality of clinical trials of DCQT in treating stroke need to be improved. Because of the insufficient basic research, the active ingredients and multi-target mechanism of action of DCQT remain unclear. Our research group has previously confirmed that DCQT can effectively reverse neurological damage, reduce iron deposition, and downregulate the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the rat model of hemorrhagic stroke. The treatment mechanism is related to the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-mediated signaling pathway and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling-mediated microglia activation. To clarify the pharmacodynamic basis and anti-stroke mechanism of DCQT, this article reviews the research progress in the treatment of stroke with DCQT in terms of clinical trials, pharmacodynamic material basis, safety evaluation, and mechanisms of absorbed components. This article summarizes 45 major phytochemical components of DCQT, 11 of which are currently confirmed absorbed components. Among them, emodin, rhein, chrysophanol, aloe-emodin, synephrine, hesperidin, naringin, magnolol, and honokiol can be used as quality markers (Q-markers) of DCQT. The mechanism of DCQT in treating stroke is complex, involving regulation of inflammatory responses, neuronal damage, oxidative stress, blood-brain barrier, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and anti-platelet aggregation. This article helps to deeply understand the pharmacodynamic basis and mechanism of DCQT in treating stroke and provides a theoretical basis for the clinical application of DCQT in treating stroke and the development of stroke drugs.
4.Clinical application of a novel quantum dot immunofluorescence method for rapid detection of IgE in nasal secretions in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.
Ru GAO ; Tiansheng WANG ; Yu CHEN ; Shasha HUANG ; Rong LI ; Wei LI
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2025;39(6):542-547
Objective:This study aims to evaluate the clinical utility of total IgE (tIgE) and specific IgE (sIgE) levels in nasal secretions for diagnosing allergic rhinitis. The investigation is enhanced through an improved method of nasal secretion collection and advanced quantum dot immunofluorescence detection technology. Methods:A total of 88 subjects were enrolled in this study, and demographic data and clinical characteristics were collected through standardized questionnaires. Anterior rhinoscope was used to check the local condition of the nasal cavity. Each participant underwent skin prick test(SPT). The total IgE(tIgE) and sIgE in nasal secretions were quantitatively analyzed by improved nasal secretion collection strategy and quantum dot immunofluorescence method, and the correlation between them and clinical symptoms and signs was discussed. The receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC) was used to calculate the optimum threshold and detection efficiency of total IgE and sIgE in nasal secretions. Results:The improved method successfully collected nasal secretions from all subjects. Based on SPT results, participants were categorized into three groups: normal control (20 cases), non-allergic rhinitis (22 cases), and allergic rhinitis (46 cases). Analysis showed that both tIgE and sIgE levels in nasal secretions correlated with nasal symptoms and signs. A tIgE level of ≥9.42 IU/mL was identified as a cut-off for allergic rhinitis diagnosis, demonstrating an 85.37% agreement with SPT results. Furthermore, cut-off values for house dust mite sIgE (≥0.34 IU/mL) and dermatophagoides Farinae sIgE (≥0.41 IU/mL) yielded a diagnostic agreement of 97.56% with SPT. Notably, two patients in the non-allergic rhinitis group tested negative for SPT but positive for dust mite sIgE in nasal secretions and exhibited positive results in the nasal provocation test, indicating potential local allergic rhinitis. Conclusion:The assessment of tIgE and mite-specific IgE levels in nasal secretions presents a rapid, reliable, and non-invasive approach for diagnosing allergic rhinitis, particularly in cases of local allergic rhinitis.
Humans
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Immunoglobulin E/analysis*
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Quantum Dots
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Male
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Female
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Adult
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Young Adult
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Middle Aged
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Rhinitis, Allergic/immunology*
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Adolescent
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique/methods*
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Case-Control Studies
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Nasal Mucosa/immunology*
5.Akkermansia muciniphila gavage improves gut-brain interaction disorders in gp120 transgenic mice.
Jiachun LUO ; Sodnomjamts BATZAYA ; Xuefeng GAO ; Jingyu CHEN ; Zhengying YU ; Shasha XIONG ; Hong CAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2025;45(3):554-565
OBJECTIVES:
To explore the effect of A. muciniphila gavage on intestinal microbiota and gut-brain interaction disorders (DGBIs) in gp120tg transgenic mouse models of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).
METHODS:
Intestinal microbiota was detected by 16S rRNA gene sequencing in 6-, 9-, and 12-month-old wild-type (WT) mice and gp120tg transgenic mice. The 12-month-old WT and transgenic mice were divided into 2 groups for daily treatment with PBS or A.muciniphila gavage (2×108 CFU/mouse) for 6 weeks. After the treatment, immunohistochemistry, ELISA and qPCR were used to detect changes in colonic expression levels of glycosylated mucins, MBP and IL-1β, eosinophil infiltration, serum lipopolysaccharide (LPS) levels, and colonic expressions of occludin, ZO-1, IL-10, TNF-α and INF-γ mRNA. Morris water maze test and immunofluorescence assay were used to assess learning and spatial memory abilities and neuronal damage of the mice.
RESULTS:
Compared with WT mice, the transgenic mice exhibited significantly lowered Simpson's diversity of the intestinal microbiota with reduced abundance of Akkermansia genus, increased serum LPS levels and decreased colonic expression of glycosylated mucin. A.muciniphila gavage obviously ameliorated the reduction of glycosylated mucin in the transgenic mice without causing significant changes in body weight. The 12-month-old gp120tg mice had significantly decreased cdonic expressions of Occludin and ZO-1 with increased eosinophil infiltration and TNF-β, INF-γ and IL-1β levels and obviously lowered IL-10 level; all these changes were significantly mitigated by A.muciniphila gavage, which also improved cognitive impairment and neuronal loss in the hippocampus and cortex of the transgenic mice.
CONCLUSIONS
The gp120tg mice have lower intestinal microbiota richness and diversity than WT mice. The 12-month-old gp120tg mice have significantly reduced Akkermansia abundance with distinct DGBIs-related indexes, and A. muciniphila gavage can reduce intestinal barrier injury, colonic inflammation and eosinophil activation, cognitive impairment and brain neuron injury in these mice.
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Mice, Transgenic
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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Brain
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HIV Envelope Protein gp120/genetics*
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Akkermansia
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Disease Models, Animal
6.Engineering of CmpLs enhances L-glutamate production of Corynebacterium glutamicum.
Xingtao ZUO ; Shasha ZHONG ; Ningyun CAI ; Tuo SHI ; Zhidan ZHANG ; Yuantao LIU ; Jiao LIU ; Depei WANG ; Jiuzhou CHEN ; Ping ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2025;41(1):271-287
The efficient production of L-glutamate is dependent on the product's rapid efflux, hence researchers have recently concentrated on artificially modifying its transport system and cell membrane wall structure. Considering the unique composition and structure of the cell wall of Corynebacterium glutamicum, we investigated the effects of CmpLs on L-glutamate synthesis and transport in SCgGC7, a constitutive L-glutamate efflux strain. First, the knockout strains of CmpLs were constructed, and it was confirmed that the deletion of CmpL1 and CmpL4 significantly improved the performance of L-glutamate producers. Next, temperature-sensitive L-glutamate fermentation with the CmpL1 and CmpL4 knockout strains were carried out in 5 L bioreactors, where the knockout strains showcased temperature-sensitive characteristics and enhanced capacities for L-glutamate production under high temperatures. Notably, the CmpL1 knockout strain outperformed the control strain in terms of L-glutamate production, showing production and yield increases of 69.2% and 55.3%, respectively. Finally, the intracellular and extracellular metabolites collected at the end of the fermentation process were analyzed. The modification of CmpLs greatly improved the L-glutamate excretion and metabolic flux for both L-glutamate production and transport. Additionally, the CmpL1 knockout strain showed decreased accumulation of downstream metabolites of L-glutamate and intermediate metabolites of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, which were consistent with its high L-glutamate biosynthesis capacity. In addition to offering an ideal target for improving the stability and performance of the industrial strains for L-glutamate production, the functional complementarity and redundancy of CmpLs provide a novel target and method for improving the transport of other metabolites by modification of the cell membrane and cell wall structures in C. glutamicum.
Corynebacterium glutamicum/genetics*
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Glutamic Acid/biosynthesis*
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Fermentation
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Metabolic Engineering
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Bacterial Proteins/metabolism*
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Bioreactors/microbiology*
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Gene Knockout Techniques
7.Screening of active components of Polygonum orientale flower against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats under physiological and pathological states
Shasha REN ; Jianchun HU ; Yuanxian ZHANG ; Qingqing CHEN ; Chunhua LIU ; Lin ZHENG ; Zipeng GONG ; Yong HUANG ; Yang JIN ; Yueting LI
China Pharmacy 2024;35(16):1957-1963
OBJECTIVE To screen the potential active components of Polygonum orientale flower against myocardial ischemia- reperfusion injury (MIRI) in rats based on physiological and pathological states. METHODS SD rats were divided into normal control group, normal administration group, MIRI control group and MIRI administration group, with 5 rats in each group. After drug intervention or modeling and drug intervention, chromatographic separation plasma samples were collected, and chromatographic separation and mass spectrometry data collection were performed by using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. The prototype components and metabolites were analyzed by comparing the reference substance maps, the maps of each plasma sample, and the relevant literature. At the same time, the common peaks in plasma samples of rats in normal administration group and MIRI administration group were identified. Combined with principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least square-discriminant analysis, the differential transitional components were screened out according to the value of variable importance in the projection (VIP)>1, to speculate the potential active components of P. orientale flower in rats under physiological and pathological states. The SD rats were divided into control group, MIRI group, positive control group (Compound danshen tablets 0.2 g/kg, 3 times a day), and potentially active compound groups (10 mg/kg, twice a day), with 5 rats in each group. The rats in administration groups were given relevant medicine intragastrically, for 3 consecutive days. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), the leakages of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnⅠ) in plasma were detected after the last administration. RESULTS Twenty-six main chromatographic peaks were obtained from the total ion chromatogram of the extract of P. orientale flower, and 14 of them were determined, including gallic acid, catechin, protocatechuic acid and so on. There were fifteen (including 6 absorbed prototype components and 9 metabolites) and nineteen transitional components (including 6 absorbed prototype components and 13 metabolites) in the plasma sample of normal rats and MIRI rats. Eight transitional components were detected in both normal rats and MIRI rats, and the VIP values of kaempferol glucuronidation metabolites, quercetin carbonylation metabolites and N-p-paprazine to the corresponding peak were higher than 1. Compared with MIRI group, the activities of SOD were increased significantly in the plasma of MIRI rats in each potential active compound group (P<0.01), and the leakages of LDH, CK-MB, and cTnⅠ in the plasma of MIRI rats were reduced significantly (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The potential anti-MIRI active components in extract of P. orientale flower are N-p-paprazine, quercetin, kaempferol and kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside.
8.Cost-utility analysis of edaravone dexborneol for acute ischemic stroke
Shasha ZHOU ; Xiangfan CHEN ; Xia CHEN
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2024;33(1):68-74
Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of edaravone dexborneol versus edaravone alone combined with conventional therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke(AIS).Methods From the perspective of the healthcare systems,a decision tree model was constructed using the data from the randomized double-blind comparative trial of edaravone dexborneol in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke(TASTE trial).Cost-utility analysis was used to evaluate the health benefits of edaravone dexborneol at 1 month and 5 years.The robustness of the results was tested by single factor sensitivity analysis and probability sensitivity analysis.Results For AIS patients,the 1-month incremental cost-utility ratio was 53 212.89 yuan/quality-adjusted life-year(QALY),and the 5-year incremental cost-utility ratio was 49 631.25 yuan/QALY,both of which were smaller than China's per capita GDP in 2022(85 698 yuan).Univariate sensitivity analysis showed that the change of NIHSS score in 2 groups of improved patients,the probability of improvement in 2 groups and the probability of deterioration in edaravone group were the most influential factors on the outcome of incremental cost effectiveness.The results of probabilistic sensitivity analysis showed that edaravone dexcborneol was more economical when WTP was 1 times China's per capita GDP in 2022.Conclusion Edaravon dexborneol is a more effective and economical treatment for acute ischemic stroke patients than edaravone alone.
9.Cardiac MR tissue tracking technique for quantitatively evaluating myocardial strain of cardiac amyloidosis patients
Jiangkai HE ; Chen CUI ; Wei MA ; Zhi WANG ; Jia LIU ; Wei LI ; Kai ZHAO ; Rile NAI ; Shasha XU ; Jianxing QIU
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2024;21(1):42-47
Objective To observe the feasibility of cardiac MR tissue tracking(CMR-TT)technique for quantitatively evaluating myocardial strain of patients with myocardial amyloidosis(CA).Methods Cardiac MRI were collected from 20 patients of immunoglobulin amyloid light-chain CA(AL-CA,group A),20 cases of transthyretin CA(ATTR-CA,group B)and 20 healthy subjects(group C),and myocardial strain parameters were obtained using CMR-TT technique.Left ventricular cardiac function parameters were compared among 3 groups,so were strain parameters of each myocardial segment of left ventricle and global myocardium,including 3D longitudinal strain(LS),3D radial strain(RS)and 3D circumferential strain(CS).Results Compared with those in group C,significant differences of left ventricular cardiac function parameters were found in both group A and B(all P<0.01),while no statistical difference was found between group A and B(all P>0.05).Except for apical segment RS(P=0.81),strain parameters in group A and B were both lower than those in group C(all P<0.01),while no significant difference was detected between group A and B(all P>0.05).Conclusion CMR-TT technique could be used to quantitatively evaluate left ventricular myocardial strain of CA patients.
10.Status quo and challenges of continuing medical education for general practitioners in China: suggestions based on the concept of people centered and integrated health care
Xin CHEN ; Jianli GE ; Shasha GENG ; Qingqing LI ; Yingqian ZHU ; Xiaotong GUO ; Hua JIANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2024;23(4):384-388
Continuing medical education for general practitioners is an important measure to upgrade the quality of primary health care services in China, which is still facing various challenges and need to be further developed and improved. This article analyzes the status quo and existing problems of continuing medical education for general practitioners in China, and proposes suggestions based on the concept of people centered and integrated health care (PCIC), including faculty development, training contents, assessment methods, and experience learning, to provide references for the improvement of continuing medical education for general practitioners.

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