1.Research progress of functions and mechanisms of tRNA-derived small RNA in aging-related diseases
Wenlin LI ; Yao YANG ; Que WANG ; Kun XU ; Mingjing YAN ; Xiuqing HUANG ; Lin DOU ; Weiqing TANG ; Jian LI ; Tao SHEN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2025;44(1):92-98
The primary role of transfer RNA(tRNA)is to connect a specific amino acid to its 3' end, use its anticodon to match the codon on messenger RNA(mRNA), and deliver the corresponding amino acid to the ribosome for protein synthesis.tRNA exists in two forms: precursor tRNA and mature tRNA.When acted upon by enzymes like Dicer, elaC ribonuclease Z 2(ELAC2), angiopoietin(ANG), and other ribonucleases, tRNA is broken down into tRNA-derived stress-induced RNA(tiRNA)and tRNA-derived fragments(tRF).Recent advancements in RNA sequencing technology have led to increased interest in tiRNA and tRF, shedding light on their roles in various physiological and pathological processes.tRNA-derived small molecules(tsRNA)function similarly to microRNA(miRNA), influencing gene expression and protein synthesis.They show promise as diagnostic markers and potential therapeutic targets for age-related diseases.This review offers a comprehensive analysis of tsRNA classification, biological functions, research advancements, and clinical applications in age-related conditions.
2.The progress of the role and mechanisms of circadian rhythm and clock gene in the development of atherosclerosis
Wenlin LI ; Sainan LI ; Yao YANG ; Qinan MA ; Xiuqing HUANG ; Lin DOU ; Deping LIU ; Jian LI ; Tao SHEN
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(5):369-377
With the extension of the global population's lifespan and the increasingly severe aging problem,cardio-vascular diseases have become the leading cause of death among the elderly population.Most cardiovascular diseases orig-inate from the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.In addition to common risk factors such as dyslipidemia,diabetes,hy-pertension,smoking,and obesity,circadian rhythm disruption is also regarded as an important but often overlooked risk factor for atherosclerosis.The circadian rhythm is involved in regulating key physiological processes such as inflammation and metabolism,which in turn affect the pathological processes of arteriosclerosis and thrombosis.In this process,the key genes that maintain the stability of the circadian rhythm,namely clock gene,play a crucial role.Clock gene have an important role in the pathological mechanism of atherosclerosis,and they may become potential new targets for the preven-tion and treatment of atherosclerosis.This paper reviews the latest research progress on the mechanism of action of clock gene in the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis.These findings may provide new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis.
3.The progress of the role and mechanisms of circadian rhythm and clock gene in the development of atherosclerosis
Wenlin LI ; Sainan LI ; Yao YANG ; Qinan MA ; Xiuqing HUANG ; Lin DOU ; Deping LIU ; Jian LI ; Tao SHEN
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(5):369-377
With the extension of the global population's lifespan and the increasingly severe aging problem,cardio-vascular diseases have become the leading cause of death among the elderly population.Most cardiovascular diseases orig-inate from the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.In addition to common risk factors such as dyslipidemia,diabetes,hy-pertension,smoking,and obesity,circadian rhythm disruption is also regarded as an important but often overlooked risk factor for atherosclerosis.The circadian rhythm is involved in regulating key physiological processes such as inflammation and metabolism,which in turn affect the pathological processes of arteriosclerosis and thrombosis.In this process,the key genes that maintain the stability of the circadian rhythm,namely clock gene,play a crucial role.Clock gene have an important role in the pathological mechanism of atherosclerosis,and they may become potential new targets for the preven-tion and treatment of atherosclerosis.This paper reviews the latest research progress on the mechanism of action of clock gene in the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis.These findings may provide new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis.
4.Research progress of functions and mechanisms of tRNA-derived small RNA in aging-related diseases
Wenlin LI ; Yao YANG ; Que WANG ; Kun XU ; Mingjing YAN ; Xiuqing HUANG ; Lin DOU ; Weiqing TANG ; Jian LI ; Tao SHEN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2025;44(1):92-98
The primary role of transfer RNA(tRNA)is to connect a specific amino acid to its 3' end, use its anticodon to match the codon on messenger RNA(mRNA), and deliver the corresponding amino acid to the ribosome for protein synthesis.tRNA exists in two forms: precursor tRNA and mature tRNA.When acted upon by enzymes like Dicer, elaC ribonuclease Z 2(ELAC2), angiopoietin(ANG), and other ribonucleases, tRNA is broken down into tRNA-derived stress-induced RNA(tiRNA)and tRNA-derived fragments(tRF).Recent advancements in RNA sequencing technology have led to increased interest in tiRNA and tRF, shedding light on their roles in various physiological and pathological processes.tRNA-derived small molecules(tsRNA)function similarly to microRNA(miRNA), influencing gene expression and protein synthesis.They show promise as diagnostic markers and potential therapeutic targets for age-related diseases.This review offers a comprehensive analysis of tsRNA classification, biological functions, research advancements, and clinical applications in age-related conditions.
5.Analysis on Difference Between Ancient Decocting Methods and Modern Decocting Methods of Yihuangtang
Yanqiu WU ; Yuling LIU ; Xiuqing WANG ; Longfei LIN ; Anhui YANG ; Yingying ZHOU ; Hui LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(3):152-159
ObjectiveTo explore the differences between the ancient decocting methods and modern decocting method of Yihuangtang by taking the dry extract rate, the content of active ingredients and the fingerprint information as indicators, so as to provide reference for the preparation of benchmark samples and the development of compound preparations of this famous classical formula. MethodAccording to the three decocting methods recorded in Paozhi Dafa and Jianming Yigou and Management Specifications of Traditional Chinese Medicine Decoction Chambers in Medical Institutions, the Yihuangtang was decocted respectively. The polysaccharide content in the samples was determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometer (UV) at 488 nm, and the contents of alkaloids (berberine hydrochloride, phellodendrine chloride and magnoflorine) in the samples and their fingerprint profiles were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the dry extract rate was combined to compare the differences of the three decocting methods of Yihuangtang. Among them, the fingerprint was gradient eluted with acetonitrile (A) -0.1% phosphoric acid aqueous solution (B) as mobile phase (0-10 min, 5%-8%A; 10-35 min, 8%A; 35-45 min, 8%-12% A; 45-75 min, 12%-17%A; 75-105 min, 17%-35%A; 105-110 min, 35%-100%A; 110-112 min, 100%-5%A; 112-122 min, 5%A), and the detection wavelength was 230 nm. ResultWhen the decoction was carried out according to the method described in Paozhi Dafa, the content of polysaccharides was higher than that of the modern decocting method and the method described in Jianming Yigou. However, the contents of berberine hydrochloride, phellodendrine chloride and magnoflorine were the highest in the modern decocting method. Meanwhile, the number of peaks in fingerprint of the samples prepared by the three decocting methods was basically the same, and 13 common peaks were matched, and the three common peaks of berberine hydrochloride, phellodendrine chloride and magnoflorine were identified. However, the relative peak areas of the common peaks in the fingerprint of the samples prepared by the three decocting methods varied greatly, suggesting that there were differences in the extracting effects of different decocting methods. In addition, there were also differences in the dry extract rate among the three decocting methods of Yihuangtang, and the highest value was obtained by decocting the samples according to the method recorded in Paozhi Dafa. ConclusionDecocting method can affect the dry extract rate, fingerprint information and active ingredient content of Yihuangtang, among which the modern decocting method is conducive to the extraction of alkaloids and the preparation transformation of this famous classical formula, and it is recommended to determine its preparation process by optimizing the modern decocting method.
6.Aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides as a novel class of immunomodulators with interleukin-17A inhibitory activity.
Xin TANG ; Chuanxi WANG ; Lei WANG ; Feifei REN ; Runqiao KUANG ; Zhenhua LI ; Xue HAN ; Yiming CHEN ; Guodong CHEN ; Xiuqing WU ; Jie LIU ; Hengwen YANG ; Xingzhong LIU ; Chen WANG ; Hao GAO ; Zhinan YIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(9):3930-3944
Interleukin (IL)-17A, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, is a fundamental function in the onset and advancement of multiple immune diseases. To uncover the primary compounds with IL-17A inhibitory activity, a large-scale screening of the library of traditional Chinese medicine constituents and microbial secondary metabolites was conducted using splenic cells from IL-17A-GFP reporter mice cultured under Th17-priming conditions. Our results indicated that some aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides isolated from a wetland mud-derived fungus, Myrothecium gramineum, showed remarkable IL-17A inhibitory activity. Nine new aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides, myrogramins A-I ( 1, 4- 11), and two known ones ( 2 and 3) were isolated and identified from the strain. Compounds 1, 3, 4, 10, and 11 exhibited significant IL-17A inhibitory activity. Among them, compound 3, with a high fermentation yield dose-dependently inhibited the generation of IL-17A and suppressed glycolysis in splenic cells under Th17-priming conditions. Strikingly, compound 3 suppressed immunopathology in both IL-17A-mediated animal models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and pulmonary hypertension. Our results revealed that aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides are a novel class of immunomodulators with IL-17A inhibitory activity, and hold great promise applications in treating IL-17A-mediated immune diseases.
7.Research progress on infiltrating zone and microvascular invasion of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.
Ji Dong A ; Jin Ping CHAI ; Shun Yun ZHAO ; Xiang Ren AN ; Jin Yu YANG ; Xiuqing AN
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(10):1514-1519
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a parasitic disease with biological characteristics similar to malignant tumor. It has no obvious clinical symptoms in the early stage. Most patients have complications such as jaundice, ascites and gastrointestinal bleeding when they see a doctor. At this time, the course of disease is at an advanced stage. In addition, the incomplete resection of the AE lesion(s) leads to a high postoperative recurrence rate, which has a serious impact on the physical and mental health of patients. Based on the summary of the latest research at home and abroad and the analysis of blood supply, microvascular invasion and vascular growth factor expression in the "infiltrating zone" adjacent to the lesions of hepatic AE, this article has a deep understanding of the occurrence and development process of hepatic AE, aiming to better guide clinical practice and improve the quality of life of patients.
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8.Impact of violent video games and other factors on aggressive behavior of junior high school students in Shanghai
CHEN Xiuqing, YING Jiali, HUANG Limei, YANG Chen, YU Yan, GAO Xuemei
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(8):1184-1188
Objective:
To understand the impact of violent video games exposure, self control level and coping style on aggressive behavior of junior high school students in Shanghai, and provide a basis for future interventions to effectively reduce adolescents aggressive behavior.
Methods:
Cluster sampling was used to select 1 886 students of 4 public middle schools in Shanghai from May to June 2019. The data was collected included Violent Video Game Use Habits Questionnaire, Buss & Perry aggression questionnaire, Adolescent Self Control Dual System Scale and Simple Coping Style Questionnaire.
Results:
According to the potential profile analysis, the level of aggressive behavior of junior school students in Shanghai could be divided into four groups, which was low aggressive group,middle aggressive group one, middle aggressive group two and high aggressive group according to level of aggregate. After controlling for gender and age, multivariate Logistic regression showed that exposure to violent video games, impulse system and negative response were risk factors for aggressive behavior( P <0.05); using low aggressive group as control group,the OR of violent video games in other three groups were 1.26, 1.30 and 1.70 respectively. The OR of impulse system were 2.96 , 4.40 and 6.84 respectively. The OR of negative response were 1.17, 1.42 and 1.74 respectively. Positive response was a protective factor( P <0.05). Using low aggressive group as control group, the OR of positive in other three groups were 0.82, 0.52 and 0.49 respectively.
Conclusion
Violent video game exposure, impulsive system and negative coping style can increase the level of aggressive behavior of junior high school students, while positive coping style can reduce the level of aggression of junior middle school students.
9.Phosphoproteomics analysis of the mechanism of antimicrobial peptide merecidin inhibiting the proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells
JIA Qinqin ; YANG Tingting ; WANG Yarong ; ZHANG Qiannan ; WANG Xiuqing
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2020;27(11):1229-1238
[摘 要] 目的:以磷酸化蛋白质组学技术分析抗菌肽merecidin处理人肺腺癌A549细胞后细胞内磷酸化蛋白质表达的差异,探究merecidin对肺腺癌A549细胞蛋白质活性、功能的影响以及涉及的信号通路。方法:采用9 μmol/L merecidin处理肺腺癌A549细胞6 h,收集并提取总蛋白,SDS-PAGE检验全蛋白提取效果,加入胰酶来对蛋白质进行酶解。酶解所获肽段用TMT标记、采用HPLC分级分离、经IMAC磷酸化修饰富集以及液相色谱-质谱联用(HPLC-MS/MS)分离肽段。使用localization probability>0.75的标准对鉴定数据进行过滤,利用GO(Gene Ontology)数据库、KEGG(KyotoEncyclopedia of Genes and Genomes)数据库和STRING数据库对磷酸化蛋白组学数据进行分析。结果:SDS-PAGE 结果显示,经9 μmol/L merecidin处理后的A549细胞全蛋白分离效果清晰、无明显降解,且实验组与对照组条带差异明显;质谱共鉴定出位于3 089个蛋白上的10 320个磷酸化修饰位点,以|Fold change|>或<1.5且P<0.05为阈值从中筛选出差异明显的753个蛋白质及其1 172个磷酸化位点。蛋白质功能富集显示,磷酸化水平显著变化的蛋白质功能主要集中在蛋白质分子结合、代谢活性、分子功能调节、细胞进程、生物功能调节等方面;整合通路生物信息学分析结果显示,差异蛋白与Ras、PI3K/AKT、mTOR、AMPK等多条通路相关联;经过COG数据库筛选,发现差异性磷酸化蛋白主要集中在细胞信号转导、RNA转录、翻译后加工和修饰、核糖体合成蛋白质、细胞骨架蛋白形成及细胞内的物质转运和分泌、囊泡运输等多个方面;蛋白质互相作用层面分析结果显示,merecidin处理后的A549细胞中形成以MAPK1、RPL23A、SRSF3H、NCBP1等为关键蛋白的相互作用网,其中ATG2B、ULK1等蛋白显著上调,MAPK1、AKT1等蛋白显著下调。结论:磷酸化蛋白组学分析结果显示,抗菌肽merecidin可能通过MAPK、RPL23A、SRSF3H和AKT1等关键蛋白质在多方面生物功能和多条信号通路中发挥作用,促进肺腺癌A549细胞凋亡和自噬,从而抑制细胞的增殖。
10.Phospho-proteomic analysis of antibacterial peptide merecidin act on human lung adenocarcinomaA549 cell line
YANG Tingting ; ZHAN Shisheng ; WANG Yarong ; JIA Qinqin ; WANG Xiuqing
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2020;27(2):115-122
Objective: To investigate the effects of antimicrobial peptides merecidin on the biological functions of human lung adenocarcinomaA549 cells and the potential signaling pathways and targets that involved in promoting apoptosis, by studying the changes of phosphorylation levels of proteins in A549 cells after merecidin treatment. Methods: The antibacterial peptide mericidin (9 μmol/L) was applied to treat A549 cells for 6 h, and the total protein was collected and extracted. The peptide was digested by trypsin and labeled with TMT, and then fractionated by HPLC. The phosphorylated peptides were enriched with IMAC-Fe, and finally subjected to mass spectrometry analysis. Library identification and quantification of phosphorylated peptides obtained by mass spectrometry were processed using MaxQuant software, to further analyze the functions and pathways of differentially expressed phosphorylated proteins by combining with bioinformatic analysis. Results: Through IPA analysis of phosphorylated proteins in the normal control group and the antibacterial peptide merecidin treatment group, 753 differentially phosphorylated proteins in mericidin treatment group were screened out under the conditions of |Fold Change|≥2 and P<0.05, including 229 significantly up-regulated genes and 417 down-regulated genes. Among them, the differentially expressed proteins related to apoptosis included RB1, MAPK1, ARAF, PTK2, FOXO, MARCKSandsoon.Theresultsofbiologicalprocessanalysisshowedthatdifferentiallyexpressed phosphorylated proteins were mainly concentrated in cell signal transduction, degradation and transport of nucleic acid, and cellular energy metabolism, protein translation and synthesis, and cytoskeleton formation etc. The enrichment results showed that the differentially expressed phosphorylated proteins were mainly involved in apoptosis-related MAPK, ErbB, PI3K-Akt, and Ras signaling pathways. Protein-protein interaction analysis indicated the associations among apoptosis-related proteins PTK2, PRKCA, MA2PK2, MAPK1, and LMNA. Conclusion: The antibacterial peptide merecidin may induce apoptosis and alteration of other cell functions by affecting a variety of genes and signaling pathways such as RB1, MAPK1,ARAF, PTK2, FOXO and MARCKS etc.


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