1.Exploration the Immune Regulatory Mechanism of Hedysari Radix Based on Network Pharmacology,Molecular Dynamics,and UPLC-MS/MS
Xudong LUO ; Xinrong LI ; Chengyi LI ; Peng QI ; Tingting LIANG ; Xiaoli FENG ; Xu LI ; Jungang HE ; Xiaocheng WEI ; Ruijuan ZHOU ; Xinming XIE
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2024;35(3):376-383
Objective To predict the core targets and action pathways of Hedysari Radix based on UPLC-MS/MS and network pharmacology methods,and to verify the results of network pharmacology by molecular docking and molecular dynamics techniques.This article aims to investigate immune regulation mechanism of effective components absorbed into blood from Hedysari Radix.Methods Qualitative quantification of effective components absorbed into blood from Hedysari Radix were operated by using UPLC-MS/MS technique.The corresponding targets of effective components absorbed into blood from Hedysari Radix were screened by TCMSP and HERB databases.Targets of immune-related disease were obtained through DisGeNET,OMIM,TTD,and MalaCards databases.The network of"components absorbed into blood from Hedysari Radix-immune-related diseases"was then constructed.GO and KEGG enrichment analysis and mapped the PPI network were performed.Molecular docking and molecular dynamics techniques were applied for validation.Results A total of 8 prototype components absorbed into blood,synergistically acting on 101 targets,were identified by UPLC-MS/MS.They mediated 538 biological processes including immune response,positive regulation of gene expression,receptor binding,and cytokine activity.Meanuhile,116 signaling pathways,such as HIF-1,Toll-like receptor,JAK-STAT,T cell receptor,PI3K-Akt,and FoxO etc.were involved.The core targets were MAPK14,PTGS2,MMP9,PPARG,CCND1,etc..The results of molecular docking showed that formononetin and calycosin had strong docking binding activity with MAPK14.And molecular dynamics simulations further demonstrated that the binding between MAPK14 and formononetin or calycosin had good structural stability and binding affinity.Conclusion The results of serum pharmacochemistry,network pharmacology and molecular dynamics were verified to reveal the material basis and mechanism of Hedysari Radix in regulating immunity.The aim of this study is to provide scientific basis for its immunomodulatory mechanism.
2.Clinical efficacy of TACE combined with PVE versus percutaneous microwave ablation liver partition with PVE for planned hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with insufficient remnant liver volume
Hongguo YANG ; Zhiming HU ; Jiaze XU ; Chengwu ZHANG ; Jungang ZHANG ; Minjie SHANG ; Bing ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2023;29(6):418-422
Objective:To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with portal vein embolization (PVE) and percutaneous microwave ablation liver partition with PVE for planned hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with insu-fficient remnant liver volume.Methods:The clinical data of 51 patients with initially unresectable HCC due to insufficient remnant liver volume admitted to Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital and Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital from January 2014 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, including 37 males and 14 females, aged (56.7±11.2) years old. Patients were divided into two groups according to the treatment prior to hepatectomy: percutaneous microwave ablation liver partition combined with PVE (AP group, n=12) and TACE with PVE (TP group, n=39). Patients who successfully underwent planned hepatectomy in the above two groups were marked as resectable AP group ( n=10) and the resectable TP group ( n=29), respectively. Clinical data including the waiting time for surgery and the incidence of complications were analyzed. Patients were followed up by telephone or outpatient review. Kaplan-Meier and log-rank analysis were used for survival comparison. Results:The FLR growth rate was higher in AP group [76.5% (65.3%, 81.6%)] than that in TP group [31.4% (28.2%, 41.9%), P<0.01]. The waiting time for planned hepatectomy in the resectable AP group was 12.0 (11.3, 14.5) d, shorter than that in the resec-table TP group [21.0 (15.0, 29.0) d, P<0.05]. The incidence of postoperative complications was higher in the resectable AP group than that in the resectable TP group [80.0% (8/10) vs. 27.6% (8/29), P<0.05]. There was one perioperative death in the resectable AP group. The survival rate after PVE was lower in AP group than that in TP group, and the survival rate after hepatectomy was also lower in the resectable AP group than that in the resectable TP group (all P<0.05). Conclusion:For HCC patients with insufficient FLR, TACE combined with PVE is a safe and effective method for enlargement of liver remnant, whereas percutaneous microwave ablation liver partition with PVE showed a poor prognosis, despite the higher rate of FLR enlargement and shortened the waiting time for planned hepatectomy.
3.Analysis of the current situation and countermeasures of pediatric drug procurement in China under the background of centralized drug procurement
Jungang LIU ; Xingyi YANG ; Jieying HUANG ; Wei XU
China Pharmacy 2023;34(24):2982-2986
OBJECTIVE To analyze the current situation of pediatric drug use under centralized drug procurement, and to provide reference for the subsequent design of pediatric drug centralized procurement rules. METHODS The comparative analysis method was used to analyze the problems in the centralized procurement, clinical use and supply of pediatric drugs from the aspects of centralized procurement selection results and actual use of pediatric drugs, price difference and online prices of pediatric drugs. The solutions were put forward to optimize the centralized procurement and pricing rules of pediatric drugs. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The demands for pediatric drugs in China were increasing, but the supply of marketed pediatric drugs was insufficient (including insufficient coverage of disease fields, insufficient varieties, insufficient suitable dosage forms for children, insufficient specifications for children, etc.), and the development of pediatric drugs was relatively difficult. After merging the dosage forms of centralized procurement according to the medical insurance list, some suitable dosage forms and specifications for children couldn’t be selected, resulting in a shortage of clinical pediatric medication. Relevant enterprises’ enthusiasm for developing and producing pediatric drugs and participating in online competitions had decreased. There was also the problem of underpricing of pediatric drugs under the drug price difference ratio rule. It is recommended that when conducting centralized drug procurement, special drugs for children should be grouped separately for centralized procurement based on attributes and the population covered by the indications. The specifications of suitable pediatric drugs that were not selected are converted into the agreed purchase quantity of medical institutions in a certain proportion. It is necessary to further optimize the pricing rules for pediatric specialized drugs, ensure a certain profit margin for such drugs, increase the willingness of production enterprises to research, develop and supply drugs, and thus ensure the use and supply of pediatric drugs.
4.Effects of the S1PR3 specific agonist peptide GPS-725.017 on acute lung injury in mice
Jungang ZHENG ; Yu YANG ; Jingjing XU ; Yong LI ; Pengjie ZHANG ; Jun WANG ; Zihui LU ; Changshun HUANG ; Gang CAO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022;31(11):1470-1475
Objective:To design a modified S1PR3 specific agonist, GPS-725.017, and investigate its protective effect on acute lung injury by promoting macrophage clearance of bacteria.Methods:A short peptide derived from the intracellular region of S1PR3 receptor was named GPS725.017, which was modified with norleucine (Nle) and myristicacid (myr) at its N terminus. Mice were divided into the sham operation group, solvent group and GPS-725.017 treatment group. The acute lung injury model was induced by endotracheal injection of E. coli (5×10 6 CFU), and the experimental group was treated with GPS-725.017 (10 mg/kg). The 48-h survival rate of mice was recorded. After 5 h of modeling, the bacterial load and inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood and lung were detected, and Vps34 protein content in alveolar macrophages was determined by Western blot. After 12-h of modeling, lung tissues were collected for H&E staining and pathological scores. Results:Compared with the solvent group, the survival rate of mice in the GPS-725.017 treatment group was significantly improved ( P<0.01), the bacterial CFU in blood and alveolar lavage fluid was significantly lower than that in the solvent group ( P<0.001), and the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in blood and alveolar lavage fluid were significantly lower than those in the solvent group ( P<0.001). Western blot showed that the expression level of Vps34 protein in alveolar macrophages was significantly higher than that in the solvent group ( P<0.01). Histopathology result showed that the pathological damage of lung in the treatment group was significantly less than that in the solvent group ( P<0.001). Conclusions:The modified synthetic S1PR3 specific agonist GPS-725.017 could specifically activate the S1PR3 receptor on the membrane of alveolar macrophages and up-regulate the expression level of intracellular Vps34 protein, which can promote the removal of bacteria in alveolar macrophages, significantly reduce the degree of lung injury and improve the survival rate in ALI mice.
5. The alterations and clinical significance of serum S100A8/A9 and sRAGE in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ziyao QUAN ; Jing CHEN ; Xiaojie WU ; Xu LIU ; Aili WANG ; Shenggao XIE ; Yueqin WANG ; Rui JIANG ; Shuang ZHANG ; Jungang XIE ; Tianpen CUI
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020;43(2):165-170
Objective:
To analyze the alterations and clinical significance of serum calcium binding protein S100A8/A9 and soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).
Methods:
Enzyme-linked immonosorbent assay was established to detect serum levels of S100A8/A9 and sRAGE in 203 patients with COPD[male166, female 37, aged 52-92 years, average years(69.72±9.079)] and in 41 smoking elderly non-COPD patients[male 35,female 6, aged 55-89 years, average years(68.66±8.74)], and 167 non-smoking healthy subjects as the control group[male 132, female 35, aged 57-92 years, average years(69.13±7.21)] from April 2018 to January 2019. The relationship between the S100A8/A9, sRAGE and clinical biomarkers [the percentage of fored expiratory volume in one second(FEV1) in the predicted value, FEV1/fored vital capacity(FVC), neutrophile granulocyte(NEU)%, pack-year] were investigated. The diagnostic value of S100A8/A9, sRAGE and their combined detection for COPD was analyzed using the subject operating characteristic curve.
Results:
The serum S100A8/A9 level [(2.70±1.11)μg/ml] in COPD patients was significantly higher than that in the smoking control group [(1.65±0.63) μg/ml] and the non-smoking control group[(0.99±0.48)μg/ml],
6.Optimum allocation for pre-hospital resource with big data analysis
Qingli DOU ; Wenwu ZHANG ; Huadong ZHU ; Jun XU ; Mufeng CHEN ; Jungang MIAO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017;26(10):1196-1200
Objective To This article mainly takes the Shenzhen Baoan people's Hospital pre-hospital department as the observation object,analyses the spacial site data distribution of pre-hospital,to realize optimum allocation for pre-hospital resource.Methods By means of the intelligentized ambulance,the site data of the pre-hospital is obtainecd,so is the pre-hospital hot map.With the hot map,the special pre-hospital characteristics is researched.Results The three spatial data characteristics of pre-hospital medical are proposed,i.e.,non-uniform,relative stability,individual difference.Conclusions These three characteristics provide us with a new method and a new basis for decision making.In this paper,based on the pre-hospital characteristic,a modeling method of non-uniform relative stability model is proposed,and the optimized distribution of hospital site is discussed by applying planning mathematics.
8.Analysis of clinical features of 21 cases of adult infectious mononucleosis
Wen LIU ; Jungang XU ; Danyan ZHU ; Guoqiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(19):2953-2955
Objective To improve understanding of infectious mononucleosis by reporting the clinical data of 21 adults diagnosed as infectious mononucleosis.Methods We investigated retrospectively the clinical and laboratory data of 21 patients diagnosed as infectious mononucleosis.Results Among those 21 cases,the manifestations were fever(19 cases,90%),angina(14 cases,67%),lymphadenopathy(15cases,71%),hepatosplenomegaly (9 cases, 43%).Laboratory results showed that increased leucocyte count (10 cases,48%),high percentage of abnormal lymphocytes between 10% to 29%(14 cases,67%),abnormal liver function(18 cases,86%),positive Epstein -Barr virus capsid antigen IgM(18 cases,86%).All 21 patients were get better.Conclusion It showed that the clinical manifestations of infectious mononucleosis in adults were complex and diverse.The diagnosis should be combined with clinical manifestations and relevant examination.The outcome of this disease is good.
9.Evaluation of cone-beam CT hepatic angiography in detecting the tumor-feeding arteries during the performance of TACE for HCC
Jungang HU ; Xiaodong WANG ; Xu ZHU ; Guang CAO ; Hui CHEN ; Renjie YANG
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2015;(6):481-487
Objective To accurately judge the tumor-feeding artery is the most important basis for a successful treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with super-selective hepatic arterial chemoembo lization therapy. This study aims to assess the clinical value of cone-beam CT hepatic arteriography (CBCT-HA) in detecting tumor-feeding arteries during the performance of conventional transarterial chemoembo lization (TACE), and to compare the diagnostic effects between CBCT-HA and non-selective hepatic DSA. Methods Twenty-three consecutive patients with inoperable HCC were enrolled in this study. TACE was carried out in all patients. During the performance of TACE, the DSA-HA, CBCT-HA, Lipiodol-TACE and Lipiodol-CBCT were performed separately. The imaging materials, including DSA-HA and CBCT-HA, were analyzed by two experienced interventional physicians together to judge the tumor-feeding arteries. Statistic analysis was conducted by using chi square test. Results Tumor stain and lipiodol accumulation were regarded as the “gold standard” of the presence of tumor-feeding artery, based on which the tumor-feeding artery was confirmed in 75 lesions. DSA-HA demonstrated positive tumor-feeding artery in 40 lesions, among which true-positive tumor-feeding artery was seen in 32 and false-positive one in 8. CBCT-HA showed positive tumor-feeding artery in 72 lesions, which included true-positive tumor-feeding artery in 68 and false-positive one in 4. The sensitivity of CBCT-HA in judging tumor-feeding artery was 90.7% (68/75), which was much higher than that of DSA-HA (42.6%, 32/75), the difference was statistically significant(P<0.001). The positive predictive value of CBCT-HA in detecting tumor-feeding artery was also higher than that of DSA-HA (94.4% vs. 80.0%; P=0.040). Conclusion Cone-beam CT hepatic arteriography is obviously superior to DSA hepatic arteriography in identifying tumor-feeding arteries, which is very helpful in guiding super-selective TACE for HCC.
10.Bipolar hemiarthroplasty for osteoporotic hip fractures in the elderly:controversy of prosthesis selection
Jungang SUN ; Wenzheng ZHOU ; Zutao LI ; Wanlong XU ; Linsong LU ; Kuo XU ; Hong YUAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;(39):6268-6273
BACKGROUND:The number of elderly patients with hip fracture is huge, and this population mainly combines with a variety of internal diseases. The general condition was bad. Compared to total hip arthroplasty, bipolar hemiarthroplasty can shorten operation time, reduce the time of anesthesia and improve surgical safety, but the operation using which fixation mode is always controversial.
OBJECTIVE:To compare the safety and curative effects of bipolar hemiarthroplasty with cementless or cement femoral stem prosthesis in elderly patients with osteoporotic complex hip fracture.
METHODS:From June 2007 to June 2010, 198 elderly patients with osteoporotic hip fracture aged more than 75 years old, who were treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty in the People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, were enroled in this study. Al patients were divided into cementless group (n=69) and cement group (n=129) according to the type of prognosis. Osteoporosis was treated conventionaly in both groups after replacement. Operation time, intraoperative blood loss, incidence of postoperative hip pain, out of bed activity time post surgery, Harris scores of last folow-up and loosening rate of the prognosis were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:176 of above 198 cases were folowed up for 48 to 84 months, including 122 in the cement group and 54 in the cementless group. Operation time was longer in the cement group than in the cementless group, but out of bed time was earlier in the cement group than in the cementless group post surgery, and there were significant differences (P < 0.05). The incidences of loosening and hip pain were more in the cement group than in the cementless group post surgery (P < 0.05). No significant difference in intraoperative blood loss and Harris scores of last folow-up was detected between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidences of loosening rate were 5% and 4% in the cement and cementless groups, respectively, which showed significant differences (P< 0.05). These results indicate that bipolar hemiarthroplasty with or without cement for osteoporotic hip fracture in the elderly can obtain good middle- and long-term effects. Bipolar hemiarthroplasty with cement can reduce the out of bed time, but operation time was longer, and incidences of hip pain and loosening were higher in cement prosthesis than in cementless prosthesis.

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