1.Synthesis and in vitro antiviral effects against hepatitis C virus of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid derivatives
Shuwen XIAO ; Heyang ZHOU ; Yongsheng JIN ; Liming QIAO ; Wei ZHENG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2025;43(10):503-508
Objective To design and synthesize derivatives of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid, and investigate their anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity along with that of common triterpenoid acids. To explore the structure-activity relationship and provide a reference for the research of anti-HCV drugs derived from natural products through obtaining compounds with higher activity. Methods Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were directly reacted with corresponding amines using PyBOP as a condensing agent in the presence of DIEA. Alternatively, the target compounds were prepared through PCC oxidation followed by the Baeyer-Villiger reaction catalyzed by m-CPBA. In vitro anti-HCV activity was tested using the HCVcc infection model. Molecular docking was performed by Autodock software to investigate the interaction between the active compounds and HCV NS5B. Results Oleanolic acid, glycyrrhetinic acid, ursolic acid, and asiatic acid all exhibited certain anti-HCV effects. Specifically, oleanolic acid derivatives OA2-OA4, OA6, and OA7, as well as ursolic acid derivatives UA1 and UA2, demonstrated superior anti-HCV activity compared to their parent compounds. Preliminary structure-activity relationship analysis revealed that introducing a bulky group to 28-COOH of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid enhanced their activity. Molecular docking results demonstrated that the active compounds could stably bind to HCV NS5B, thereby exhibiting antiviral activity. Conclusion Pentacyclic triterpenoids possessed anti-HCV effects, and their derivatives coud be synthesized to obtain more active compounds. The anti-HCV mechanism of these compounds may be associated with their inhibition of NS5B.
2.Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of cemental tear.
Ye LIANG ; Hongrui LIU ; Chengjia XIE ; Yang YU ; Jinlong SHAO ; Chunxu LV ; Wenyan KANG ; Fuhua YAN ; Yaping PAN ; Faming CHEN ; Yan XU ; Zuomin WANG ; Yao SUN ; Ang LI ; Lili CHEN ; Qingxian LUAN ; Chuanjiang ZHAO ; Zhengguo CAO ; Yi LIU ; Jiang SUN ; Zhongchen SONG ; Lei ZHAO ; Li LIN ; Peihui DING ; Weilian SUN ; Jun WANG ; Jiang LIN ; Guangxun ZHU ; Qi ZHANG ; Lijun LUO ; Jiayin DENG ; Yihuai PAN ; Jin ZHAO ; Aimei SONG ; Hongmei GUO ; Jin ZHANG ; Pingping CUI ; Song GE ; Rui ZHANG ; Xiuyun REN ; Shengbin HUANG ; Xi WEI ; Lihong QIU ; Jing DENG ; Keqing PAN ; Dandan MA ; Hongyu ZHAO ; Dong CHEN ; Liangjun ZHONG ; Gang DING ; Wu CHEN ; Quanchen XU ; Xiaoyu SUN ; Lingqian DU ; Ling LI ; Yijia WANG ; Xiaoyuan LI ; Qiang CHEN ; Hui WANG ; Zheng ZHANG ; Mengmeng LIU ; Chengfei ZHANG ; Xuedong ZHOU ; Shaohua GE
International Journal of Oral Science 2025;17(1):61-61
Cemental tear is a rare and indetectable condition unless obvious clinical signs present with the involvement of surrounding periodontal and periapical tissues. Due to its clinical manifestations similar to common dental issues, such as vertical root fracture, primary endodontic diseases, and periodontal diseases, as well as the low awareness of cemental tear for clinicians, misdiagnosis often occurs. The critical principle for cemental tear treatment is to remove torn fragments, and overlooking fragments leads to futile therapy, which could deteriorate the conditions of the affected teeth. Therefore, accurate diagnosis and subsequent appropriate interventions are vital for managing cemental tear. Novel diagnostic tools, including cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), microscopes, and enamel matrix derivatives, have improved early detection and management, enhancing tooth retention. The implementation of standardized diagnostic criteria and treatment protocols, combined with improved clinical awareness among dental professionals, serves to mitigate risks of diagnostic errors and suboptimal therapeutic interventions. This expert consensus reviewed the epidemiology, pathogenesis, potential predisposing factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of cemental tear, aiming to provide a clinical guideline and facilitate clinicians to have a better understanding of cemental tear.
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Dental Cementum/injuries*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
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Tooth Fractures/therapy*
4.Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and Embryonic Malformations: The Role of the Wnt Signaling Pathway and Management Strategies.
Xiao Mei HAN ; Bao Yi ZHENG ; Zhi Cui LIU ; Jun Bing CHEN ; Shu Ting HUANG ; Lin XIAO ; Dong Feng WANG ; Zhi Jun LIU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2025;38(9):1142-1149
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) poses a significant risk of neural damage during pregnancy. As the most prevalent intrauterine infectious agent in low- and middle-income countries, HCMV disrupts the development of neural stem cells, leading to fetal malformations and abnormal structural and physiological functions in the fetal brain. This review summarizes the current understanding of how HCMV infection dysregulates the Wnt signaling pathway to induce fetal malformations and discusses current management strategies.
Humans
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Cytomegalovirus Infections/virology*
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Wnt Signaling Pathway
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Pregnancy
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Cytomegalovirus/physiology*
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology*
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Congenital Abnormalities/virology*
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Animals
5.Association between subthreshold depression and psychotic like experiences with non suicidal self injury among adolescents in Shandong Province
MIN Linggui, LIU Xiaoqun,YIN Xunbao, YU Yue, WANG Zheng
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(1):77-81
Objective:
To investigate the association between subthreshold depression, psychotic like experiences (PLEs), and their interactions with non suicidal self injury (NSSI) in adolescents from Shandong, so as to provide a reference for the prevention and early intervention of NSSI in adolescents.
Methods:
A random cluster sampling method was used to select a total of 6 090 adolescents aged 13-22 from two cities along the coast and inland of Shandong Province. Electronic surveys were administered using the SelfInjurious Behavior Questionnaire, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiencepositive 8 items(CAPE-P8), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale(CES-D). The relationship between subthreshold depression, PLEs, and their interaction with NSSI was analyzed using multivariate Logistic regression.
Results:
The detection rate of NSSI among adolescents was 21.3%. The highest NSSI reporting rate (27.9%) was found in the age group of 13-15 years.The NSSI reporting rates for those detected with subthreshold depression and PLEs were 49.9% and 30.7%, respectively. Multivariate analysis indicated that individuals with subthreshold depression were 3.47 times more likely to engage in NSSI [OR(95%CI)=3.47(2.68-4.50)]. Those identified with PLEs had 5.32 times higher risk of engaging in NSSI than those without such experiences [OR(95%CI)=5.32(4.10-6.89)]. When both subthreshold depression and PLEs coexist, the risk of engaging in NSSI was 18.47 times higher than in individuals with neither condition [OR(95%CI)=18.47(14.75-23.13)] (P<0.01). The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP), and synergy index (S) were 11.44, 0.61, and 2.89, respectively, indicating that the combined interaction of subthreshold depression and PLEs accounted for 61% of adolescent NSSI.
Conclusions
Subthreshold depression and psychoticlike experiences are associated NSSI in adolescents and exhibit an additive interaction. Alleviating subthreshold depression in adolescents and reducing psychotic experiences may play a positive role in preventing the occurrence of NSSI.
6.Effect of severe weather on road traffic injuries:a meta-analysis
Yinlu LI ; Minglei XYU ; Zilong LU ; Zehan ZHANG ; Jing DONG ; Jie REN ; Wengui ZHENG ; Xiaolei GUO ; Jie CHU
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2024;35(1):24-28
Objective To explore the impact of severe weather on road traffic injuries (RTIs). Methods Relevant literature on the impact of meteorology on the occurrence and resulting casualties of road traffic injuries was searched. Meta-analysis was performed on the included literature using state16.0 software. Results A total of 28 articles were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that heat wave, cloudy day, snowy day, rainy day and other severe weather such as storm had a statistically significant impact on the occurrence of road traffic injuries. Severe weather such as storms had a statistically significant impact on RTIs casualties. Conclusion Heat wave, cloudy day, snowy day, rainy day, storm and other bad weather are independent risk factors for the occurrence of RTIs. Storm is a risk factor for accident casualties. There is not enough evidence to show that low temperature, cold wave and heavy fog are the influencing factors of road traffic accidents.
7.Determination of 1-Chloroethyl Cyclohexyl Carbonate in Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets by GC-MS/MS
Xiaoqin LIU ; Xiao GU ; Weifang NI ; Qiaofeng TAO ; Jinqi ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2024;41(9):1238-1241
OBJECTIVE
To establish a GC-MS/MS analytical method for the determination of 1-chloroethyl cyclohexyl carbonate in candesartan cilexetil tablets.
METHODS
The analytical column was DB-5MS(30 m×0.25 mm, 0.25 μm). The column temperature was maintained at 80 ℃, then was raised to 300 ℃ at the rate of 20 ℃·min–1 and was maintained for 5 min. Helium was used as carrier gas, and its flow rate was 1.0 mL·min–1. The detection was achieved in multiple reaction monitoring mode.
RESULTS
The calibration curve of 1-chloroethyl cyclohexyl carbonate had good linearity in the concentration range of 4.4−437.8 ng·mL–1. The limits of quantification and detection were 4.4 and 2.2 ng·mL–1, respectively. The average recovery was 95.6%(RSD=6.3%, n=9).
CONCLUSION
This method has satisfactory convenience, good sensitivity and high accuracy, and it is suitable for the determination of 1-chloroethyl cyclohexyl carbonate in candesartan cilexetil tablets.
8.Practice and thinking of building active learning general practice team based on learning health system
Fei SHENG ; Tiantian DENG ; Dongjian XU ; Liling MAO ; Jing PU ; Yu LIU ; Ping YU ; Weifang LIU ; Fulai SHEN ; Puyang ZHENG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2024;23(4):399-405
By sorting out the differences and connections between family doctor teams and specialized disease teams, role competency and mutual collaboration, and introducing the learning health system (LHS) mechanism, a comprehensive operating system for community general practice learning organizations based on LHS was constructed, focusing on five single disease types. The system includes a combination of general and specialized medicine that links three levels of medical institutions, thereby opening up the business cooperation process between professionals in different institutions, and establishing a sustainable collaboration mechanism. This allows medical institutions at three levels to continuously tap the potential of their disciplines, achieve their own ability growth and feel higher work value, and also bring better health solutions to residents, guided by the common goal of "health centered, patient centered".
9.Development of the Spleen Deficiency Evidence Scale for County Residentsand Test of Reliability and Validity
Meng ZHU ; Lingjuan JIA ; Fuzhen PAN ; Huiqing CHEN ; Jing XIAO ; Pengfei SHAO ; Yuxuan GONG ; Weifang ZHENG ; Yongsheng ZHANG ; Xiaqiu WU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(7):1939-1945
Objective This study was to develop a"Spleen Deficiency Certificate Scale for County Residents"and test its reliability.It was then developed as an objective tool for Chinese medicine evidence and symptoms for the prevention and control of chronic diseases among county residents.Methods The scale was compiled based on the team's previous foundation.The reliability of the scale was evaluated using internal consistency reliability and split-half reliability,while its validity was evaluated using structural validity,content validity,calibration validity,and discriminant validity.Results The study included 213 adults from Lanxi,of whom 155 were tested for intestinal flora.Seven scale entries were identified:Fatigue,fear of cold,bland mouth,loss of appetite,diarrhea,weak bowel movements,and tooth-marked tongue.In the reliability test,Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.828 and McDonald's ω coefficient was 0.825.The"stomach pain"and"bloating"entries did not meet the inclusion requirements and were recommended to be deleted.The Spearman-Brown coefficient was 0.839.The exploratory factor analysis of the two common factors explained 61.6%of the cumulative variance.The calibration validity indicated that the ratio of salivary amylase activity before and after acid stimulation was 0.826±0.253 in the group with spleen deficiency.Significant differences(P<0.05)in the genera Dialister,Shigella,Leuconostoc,Photobacterium,Trabulsiella,and Parvimonas between the spleen deficiency group and the non-spleen deficiency group.Conclusion The Spleen Deficiency Scale for County Residents demonstrates good reliability and validity.
10.Analysis of Mechanism of Qinggan Jianpi Huoxue Prescription in Treatment of Hepatic Fibrosis Rats by Regulating M1/M2 Macrophages
Fuzhen PAN ; Hongxin CAO ; Yongsheng ZHANG ; Xiaqiu WU ; Weifang ZHENG ; Ding LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(21):94-102
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Qinggan Jianpi Huoxue prescription(QGJPHXP) on the polarization of M1/M2 macrophages in rats with hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride(CCl4). MethodA rat hepatic fibrosis model was established by intraperitoneal injection of 40% CCl4-olive oil suspension twice a week at the dosage of 2.0 mL·kg-1 for 8 weeks. After the model was successfully established, these rats were randomly divided into the model group, QGJPHXP group(32.084 g·kg-1) and Biejiajian pills(BJJP) group(0.925 5 g·kg-1), with 12 rats in each group. The blank group was injected intraperitoneally with the same amount of olive oil. The rats in the administration groups were given the corresponding solution according to the dose, and the blank and model groups were given the same dose of purified water, once a day. After 4 weeks of continuous administration, the liver tissues of rats were taken and stained with hematoxylin-eosin(HE) and Masson to observe the pathological changes. The serums were collected to detect the alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) levels. Interleukin(IL)-6, IL-12, IL-10, IL-1β, transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) levels in liver tissues were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The expression levels of CD86 and CD206 were detected by immunohistochemistry(IHC). Western blot and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR) were used to detect the protein and mRNA expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS), arginase-1(Arg-1), phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(p-p38 MAPK), nuclear transcription factor-κB p65(NF-κB p65) in liver tissues of rats. ResultCompared with the blank group, the hepatic cell plate was irregularly arranged, and local inflammatory cell infiltration and fibrous hyperplasia were observed, while the serum levels of ALT and AST were significantly increased in the model group(P<0.01), and IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, TGF-β1, TNF-α, CD86, CD206, iNOS, p-p38 MAPK,p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 levels in liver tissues were obviously increased(P<0.05, P<0.01), while the levels of IL-10 and Arg-1 were obviously decreased(P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the model group, QGJPHXP group reduced the degree of liver cell fibrosis,and serum levels of ALT and AST(P<0.01), and IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, TGF-β1, TNF-α, CD86, iNOS, p-p38 MAPK, p38 MAPK, and NF-κB p65 levels in liver tissues were obviously decreased(P<0.05, P<0.01), the levels of IL-10, CD206 and Arg-1 were obviously increased in the QGJPHXP group(P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionQGJPHXP has ability to inhibit the activation of pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages, induce the secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines by M2 macrophages, reduce the release of pro-fibrogenic cytokines, and promote the macrophage polarization of M1 to M2 in liver for tissue repair, thereby serving as an anti-inflammatory and anti-hepatic fibrosis drug.


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