1.Analysis of risk factors of hepatitis B virus infection and alcoholic liver disease in patients with decompensated cirrhosis complicated with liver failure
Hua SHANG ; Guoshun ZHANG ; Dongmei MENG ; Jing XU ; Bin LIU ; Zhengya FANG ; Ning MA ; Xuejun ZHANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2017;33(6):504-507
Objective To explore the risk factom of hepatitis B virus infection and alcoholic liver disease in patients with decompensated cirrhosis complicated with liver failure.Methods One hundred and fifty-eight cases hepatitis B virus infection and alcoholic liver disease in patients with decompensated cirrhosis were selected.According to whether complicated with liver failure,the patients were divided into observation group with 62 cases (complicated with liver failure group) and control group with 96 cases (without liver failure group).The clinical data and results of 2 groups were analyzed to screen the risk factors of liver failure.Results Compared with control group,observation group in alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase,cholinesterase,total bilirubin,and prothrombin time,activated partial thrombin time live enzymes,thrombin time,fibrinogen,serum creatinine,the differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05);in albumin ((28.02±7.36) g/L vs.(23.26±6.54) g/L,t =4.421,P =0.002),serum urea nitrogen ((8.84±4.71) mmol/L vs.(9.33±5.24) mmol/L,t =3.656,P=0.007),upper gastrointestinal bleeding(x2 =7.534,P=0.006),ascites (x2 =8.615,P =0.003),infection (x2 =10.321,P =0.001),hepatic encephalopathy (x2 =6.561,P =0.010),hepatorenal syndrome(x2 =4.952,P=0.026),the difference were statistically significant.(2)The results of logistic regression analysis showed that upper gastrointestinal bleeding (OR =1.020,95% CI:1.003-1.036),hepatorenal syndrome(OR=2.872,95%CI:0.385-21.423) were risk factor of hepatitis B virus infection and alcoholic liver disease in patients with decompensated cirrhosis complicated with liver failure.Conclusion Upper gastrointestinal bleeding,hepatorenal syndrome are independent risk factors of hepatitis B virus infection and alcoholic liver disease in patients with decompensated cirrhosis complicated with liver failure.
2.Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulates Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway to Treat Steroid-induced Femoral Head Necrosis: A Review
Zhengya SHANG ; Linzhong CAO ; Haodong YANG ; Kangyi HU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(20):205-213
Steroid-induced necrosis of the femoral head (SNOFH) is a common orthopedic disease,which is difficult to cure and has poor clinical prognosis. The number of SNOFH patients in China is still increasing year by year,which seriously threatens human health. Long-term non-standard or short-term extensive use of hormone (GC) is an important reason for the occurrence of this disease. At present,SNOFH is mostly treated by surgical methods such as hip replacement,which has limitations of great harm to patients and high cost. In recent years,with the continuous deepening and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) research,the use of TCM to treat SNOFH has been widely used in clinical practice. The main TCM pathogenesis of SNOFH is kidney deficiency and blood stasis. Therefore,TCM monomer and compound compound of tonifying kidney and promoting blood circulation are used to treat SNOFH. And TCM has obvious therapeutic effect,small side effects,less cost and other advantages. Glycoprotein/beta chain protein secretion (Wnt/beta- catenin) signaling pathway as a classic signaling pathway is closely related to the bone,between its by promoting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell update,enhance the activity of osteoblast and suppress the apoptosis,which adjust the metabolic balance of bone tissue,increase bone density,will play an important role in the process of bone formation. In recent years,the use of TCM monomers and compounds to regulate Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway to accelerate bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells,promote their transformation into osteoblasts,and maintain bone metabolic balance mechanism to treat SNOFH has become a new research hotspot. This article reviews the research progress of TCM in the prevention and treatment of SNOFH by regulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway,in order to provide reference for the application of TCM in the treatment of SNOFH.
3.Active Components in Chinese Medicinal Herbs Regulate Osteogenic Signaling Pathway in Treatment of Steroid-induced Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Review
Zhengya SHANG ; Linzhong CAO ; Yi ZHANG ; Chengxiang MA ; Kangyi HU ; Haodong YANG ; Jinning SUN ; Yongjie ZHANG ; Xiaorui YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(18):229-240
As a threat to human health, steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femur head is a common refractory orthopedic disease mainly caused by glucocorticoids, with poor prognosis and unclear pathogenesis. Osteogenesis-associated signaling pathways play an important role in bone formation. Glucocorticoid-induced abnormal activation and transport of these signaling pathways lead to abnormal differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, dysfunction of bone metabolism, and osteogenesis disorders, which may be the main reasons for the occurrence and development of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femur head. Bone formation and remodeling need the participation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, which are stem cells characterized by continuous self-renewal and differentiation. The key to strengthening bone remodeling is to improve the osteogenic differentiation capacity, which is the key point to inhibit bone resorption and prevent bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from differentiating into osteoclasts. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used in the treatment of osteonecrosis in ancient times. It is recorded in the Treasury of Words on Materia Medica (《本草汇编》) that "The deficiency in the lower energizer cannot be tonified without Eucommiae Cortexz.The soreness in lower legs cannot be alleviated without Eucommiae Cortex...The pain in the waist and knee cannot be relieved without Eucommiae Cortex...Tonifying liver and invigorating kidney, Eucommiae Cortex is an essential medicine." This indicates that ancient physicians have already begun to use the liver-tonifying, kidney-invigorating, and sinew-bone-strengthening effects of Eucommiae Cortex for the treatment of osteonecrosis. As the national support for the development of TCM strengthens, increasing studies have been conducted on the TCM prevention and treatment of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femur head. Studies have suggested that Chinese medicinal herbs can exert a positive effect on the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by affecting targeted signaling molecules, and promote osteogenesis and bone defect repair, thus combating the occurrence and development of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femur head. The regulation of osteogenic signaling pathway by Chinese medicines to prevent steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head has become a hot research topic. This article reviews the studies about the prevention and treatment of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femur head with the active components in Chinese medicinal herbs by regulating osteogenic signaling pathways. We then explore the mechanism of the active components in promoting the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts and inhibiting their differentiation into osteoclasts to facilitate bone formation, aiming to provide a reference for the further study of treating steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head with Chinese medicinal herbs.
4.Chinese Medicine Regulates Signaling Pathways Related to Proliferation and Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Review
Haodong YANG ; Xingwen XIE ; Ning LI ; Xin HUANG ; Zhengya SHANG ; Qianning YAO ; Kai LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(23):227-234
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are derived from stem cells isolated from bone marrow and have the potential for multidirectional differentiation and self-renewal. Under certain conditions, BMSCs can be induced to differentiate into osteoblast (OB), chondrocyte, adipocyte, fibroblast, etc. BMSCs play an important role in maintaining the stability of bone structure and balancing bone metabolism. Promoting the proliferation of BMSCs and inducing their differentiation into OB of great significance for the clinical prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, bone defects, fracture healing, and other diseases. Because the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs are complex processes controlled by multiple genes and regulated by multiple signal transduction pathways, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) happens to have the advantages of multi-bioactive component, multi-target, and multi-pathway synergism, which can affect the proliferation and differentiation of BMSCs through multiple channels and induce the proliferation of BMSCs. The transcription and expression of genes related to osteogenesis can be enhanced to promote the differentiation of BMSCs into OB, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating osteoporosis, bone defects, and other bone diseases. Based on the literature on the intervention of TCM monomers and compounds in the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs, this study reviewed TCM monomers and compounds in promoting the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by regulating secreted glycoprotein (Wnt), neurogenic locus notch homolog protein (Notch), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) /protein kinase B (Akt), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)/Smad, Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription protein (STAT), osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK)/RANK ligand (RANKL), and other signaling pathways to provide new ideas for the research and clinical application of Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of orthopedic diseases.