1.Scaffold and SAR studies on c-MET inhibitors using machine learning approaches
Jing ZHANG ; Mingming ZHANG ; Weiran HUANG ; Changjie LIANG ; Wei XU ; Jing ZHANGHUA ; Jun TU ; Okohi-Agida INNOCENT ; Jinke CHENG ; Dong-Qing WEI ; Buyong MA ; Yanjing WANG ; Hongsheng TAN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2025;15(6):1321-1333
Numerous c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition(c-MET)inhibitors have been reported as potential anticancer agents.However,most fail to enter clinical trials owing to poor efficacy or drug resistance.To date,the scaffold-based chemical space of small-molecule c-MET inhibitors has not been analyzed.In this study,we constructed the largest c-MET dataset,which included 2,278 molecules with different struc-tures,by inhibiting the half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50)of kinase activity.No significant differences in drug-like properties were observed between active molecules(1,228)and inactive mol-ecules(1,050),including chemical space coverage,physicochemical properties,and absorption,distri-bution,metabolism,excretion,and toxicity(ADMET)profiles.The higher chemical diversity of the active molecules was downscaled using t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding(t-SNE)high-dimensional data.Further clustering and chemical space networks(CSNs)analyses revealed commonly used scaffolds for c-MET inhibitors,such as M5,M7,and M8.Activity cliffs and structural alerts were used to reveal"dead ends"and"safe bets"for c-MET,as well as dominant structural fragments consisting of pyr-idazinones,triazoles,and pyrazines.Finally,the decision tree model precisely indicated the key structural features required to constitute active c-MET inhibitor molecules,including at least three aromatic het-erocycles,five aromatic nitrogen atoms,and eight nitrogen-oxygen atoms.Overall,our analyses revealed potential structure-activity relationship(SAR)patterns for c-MET inhibitors,which can inform the screening of new compounds and guide future optimization efforts.
2.Scaffold and SAR studies on c-MET inhibitors using machine learning approaches.
Jing ZHANG ; Mingming ZHANG ; Weiran HUANG ; Changjie LIANG ; Wei XU ; Jinghua ZHANG ; Jun TU ; Innocent Okohi AGIDA ; Jinke CHENG ; Dong-Qing WEI ; Buyong MA ; Yanjing WANG ; Hongsheng TAN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2025;15(6):101303-101303
Numerous c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition (c-MET) inhibitors have been reported as potential anticancer agents. However, most fail to enter clinical trials owing to poor efficacy or drug resistance. To date, the scaffold-based chemical space of small-molecule c-MET inhibitors has not been analyzed. In this study, we constructed the largest c-MET dataset, which included 2,278 molecules with different structures, by inhibiting the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of kinase activity. No significant differences in drug-like properties were observed between active molecules (1,228) and inactive molecules (1,050), including chemical space coverage, physicochemical properties, and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) profiles. The higher chemical diversity of the active molecules was downscaled using t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) high-dimensional data. Further clustering and chemical space networks (CSNs) analyses revealed commonly used scaffolds for c-MET inhibitors, such as M5, M7, and M8. Activity cliffs and structural alerts were used to reveal "dead ends" and "safe bets" for c-MET, as well as dominant structural fragments consisting of pyridazinones, triazoles, and pyrazines. Finally, the decision tree model precisely indicated the key structural features required to constitute active c-MET inhibitor molecules, including at least three aromatic heterocycles, five aromatic nitrogen atoms, and eight nitrogen-oxygen atoms. Overall, our analyses revealed potential structure-activity relationship (SAR) patterns for c-MET inhibitors, which can inform the screening of new compounds and guide future optimization efforts.
3.A qualitative study on the post-traumatic growth course for women with termination of pregnancy due to fetal abnormalities
Weitao LI ; Jinyan WANG ; Huiling WU ; Fei ZHANG ; Changjie YANG ; Liping WU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(8):967-973
Objective To explore the post-traumatic growth course for women with termination of pregnancy due to fetal abnormalities and analyze the promoting factors,in order to provide a basis for nursing and intervention tactics.Methods The purposive sampling and theoretical sampling methods were used to select 16 women who were diagnosed with fetal abnormalities and decided to terminate pregnancy in the obstetrics department of a tertiary care maternity hospital in Beijing from May 2021 to February 2022.Women were interviewed by semi-structured interviews,and the data was analyzed by Charmaz's constructing grounded theory paradigm.Results Women with termination of pregnancy due to fetal abnormalities underwent 4 stages of post-traumatic growth:traumatic stress period,rumination and seeking of help period,and acceptance internalization period,and post-traumatic growth period.The behavior of each period was influenced by the psychological experience of the corresponding period and influenced the experience of the next period.Extroverted personality,previous normal pregnancy and delivery experience,positive perception of events,positive self-identification,good social support,appropriate hospitalization environment and regulations,open mindedness towards death and religious belief,affected women's post-traumatic growth.Conclusion The post-traumatic growth course of women with termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomaly is a complex continuously sublimated process.Medical staff should pay attention to psychological and behavioral changes in women's post-traumatic growth,combine the factors that promote post-traumatic growth,and provide targeted guidance to help them successfully go through this difficult period and achieve personal growth.
4.The current application status of immunotherapy in solid tumors
Lu ZHAO ; Zhengfeng ZHANG ; Dazhen WANG ; Liu YANG ; Ze LIU ; Changjie LOU
Practical Oncology Journal 2024;38(1):55-61
Cancer immunotherapy has great potential and is expected to become the mainstream method of cancer treatment.In the current application of cancer immunotherapy,immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)have achieved remarkable results.The cur-rently widely used ICIs in clinical practice include inhibitors targeting cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4(CTLA-4),pro-grammed death-1(PD-1)and programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1).In addition,new immunotherapies such as oncolytic viruses and chimeric antigen receptor T cells are gradually entering the clinical practice,and combination therapy related to ICIs has shown unique advantages.This article will focus on the current application status of ICIs,oncolytic viruses,and chimeric antigen receptor T cell ther-apies in solid tumors either their individual or combined forms.
5.Sestrin2 protects against osteoarthritis by regulating the mTORC1 pathway
Zezhong LIU ; Caixia LI ; Xiaoguang LIU ; Daotong FU ; Changjie LIU ; Yimin ZHANG ; Shibo ZHAO
Military Medical Sciences 2024;48(8):579-585
Objective To explore the mechanism by which Sestrin2(SESN2)regulates autophagy activity of chondrocytes by mediating mammalian rapamycin target protein complex 1(mTORC1)signaling pathway.Methods The normal chondrocytes were treated with interleukin-1 β(IL-1β)to establish an osteoarthritis(OA)chondrocyte model,which was divided into the control group and the IL-1 β-treated group.Real-time quantitative PCR(qPCR)and Western blot were used to detect the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase 13(MMP13),type Ⅱ collagen(COL2A1)and SESN2 in the two groups.The cell models of the chondrocyte overexpression SESN2 group and knockdown SESN2 group were obtained via cell transfection technology,and the expression levels of SESN2 in each group were detected by qPCR while those of SESN2,MMP13,COL2A1,mTORC1 pathway-related proteins and autophagy-related proteins in each group were detected by Western blot.The effects of SESN2 on cell proliferation and migration were detected by CCK-8 and cell scratch assay.Results(1)The expression level of MMP13 in the IL-1 β-treated group was significantly up-regulated,while the expression levels of COL2A1 and SESN2 were significantly decreased.(2)Compared with the control group,the expressions of p-mTORC1,ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1(S6K1),and MMP13 protein in OA chondrocytes in the overexpression group were significantly down-regulated,while the expressions of adenosine 5'-monophosphate(AMP)-activated protein kinase(AMPK)and chondroprotective gene COL2A1 were significantly increased,and the expression level of Beclin-1 and the ratio of microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3-Ⅱ(LC3-Ⅱ)/(LC3-Ⅰ)were increased.Meanwhile,overexpression of SESN2 could up-regulate the proliferation and migration of chondrocytes,but the results were opposite after knockdown of SESN2.Conclusion SESN2 can enhance autophagy,proliferation and migration of chondrocytes by inhibiting mTORC1 pathway,which has provided data for revealing the pathogenesis of OA and exploring new therapeutic methods.
6.Supplementing applied behavioral analysis with speech-language therapy better improves the language ability of children on the autism spectrum
Lifang LI ; Jing LI ; Changjie ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024;46(2):139-144
Objective:To observe any effect of supplementing applied behavior analysis with speech-and-language therapy in improving the language ability of children on the autism spectrum.Methods:A total of 60 children with an autism spectrum disorder were divided at random into an experimental group ( n=30) and a control group ( n=30). The control group accepted 3 hours of applied behavior analysis 5 days per week for 3 consecutive months. Over the same period the experiment group accepted 1.5 hours of applied behavior analysis and 1.5 hours of speech-language therapy. Before and after the intervention, sign-significate relations (S-S) and the language retardation examination were used to evaluate the language comprehension, expression, oral communication, the complexity of oral expression content, and the vocabulary of comprehension and expression of the two groups. Results:After the intervention, comprehension and expression in each stage of the S-S had improved significantly in both groups, but the average comprehension and language expression of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group. Oral communication improved significantly in both groups but complexity and the vocabulary used had improved significantly more in the experimental group.Conclusion:Supplementing applied behavioral analysis with speech-language therapy can improve the language ability of children on the autism spectrum significantly better than behavioral analysis alone.
7.Correlation of APCV sign with early neurological deterioration in patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction
Zhiqi TANG ; Min ZHANG ; Changjie PAN ; Wenwei YUN
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2024;26(12):1447-1451
Objective To investigate the relationship between APCV sign on SWI and END in pa-tients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction.Methods A retrospective study was con-ducted on 146 patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction who were consecutively admitted in our hospital from May 2023 to March 2024.According to the results of SWI,they were divided into a negative APCV sign group(93 cases)and a positive APCV sign group(53 cases),and based on the progression of END or not within 3 d after admission,they were also assigned into a non-END group(97 cases)and an END group(49 cases).The general clinical data were compared between the negative and positive APCV sign groups and between the non-END and END groups.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for END and analyze the relationship between the occurrence of END and APCV sign in cerebral infarction.Results The positive APCV sign group had significantly larger proportions of hypertension and diabetes,higher glycosylated hemoglobin level and NIHSS score at admission,and elevated infarct volume than the negative APCV sign group(P<0.01).Advanced age,higher ratios of hyperten-sion and diabetes,elevated NIHSS score,larger infarct volume and more APCV sign were ob-served in the END group than the non-END group(P<0.05,P<0.01).Multivariate logistic re-gression analysis showed that APCV sign was an independent risk factor for the occurrence of END in acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction after adjusting the variables,including age,hypertension,diabetes,N1HSS score,and infarct volume(OR=6.629,95%CI:1.799-24.428).Conclusion APCV sign is an independent risk factor for the occurrence of END in cerebral infarc-tion,and its appearance on the SWI sequence is an early marker in predicting the prognosis of cer-ebral infarction.
8.Correlation of APCV sign with early neurological deterioration in patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction
Zhiqi TANG ; Min ZHANG ; Changjie PAN ; Wenwei YUN
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2024;26(12):1447-1451
Objective To investigate the relationship between APCV sign on SWI and END in pa-tients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction.Methods A retrospective study was con-ducted on 146 patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction who were consecutively admitted in our hospital from May 2023 to March 2024.According to the results of SWI,they were divided into a negative APCV sign group(93 cases)and a positive APCV sign group(53 cases),and based on the progression of END or not within 3 d after admission,they were also assigned into a non-END group(97 cases)and an END group(49 cases).The general clinical data were compared between the negative and positive APCV sign groups and between the non-END and END groups.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for END and analyze the relationship between the occurrence of END and APCV sign in cerebral infarction.Results The positive APCV sign group had significantly larger proportions of hypertension and diabetes,higher glycosylated hemoglobin level and NIHSS score at admission,and elevated infarct volume than the negative APCV sign group(P<0.01).Advanced age,higher ratios of hyperten-sion and diabetes,elevated NIHSS score,larger infarct volume and more APCV sign were ob-served in the END group than the non-END group(P<0.05,P<0.01).Multivariate logistic re-gression analysis showed that APCV sign was an independent risk factor for the occurrence of END in acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction after adjusting the variables,including age,hypertension,diabetes,N1HSS score,and infarct volume(OR=6.629,95%CI:1.799-24.428).Conclusion APCV sign is an independent risk factor for the occurrence of END in cerebral infarc-tion,and its appearance on the SWI sequence is an early marker in predicting the prognosis of cer-ebral infarction.
9.Ultrashort wave alleviates oxygen -glucose deprivation/reoxygenation injury via up -regulation of SPCA1 expression in N2a cells.
Jinling TANG ; Rumi WANG ; Yongmei FAN ; Changjie ZHANG ; Ying KONG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2023;48(5):641-647
OBJECTIVES:
Application of ultrashort wave (USW) to rats with cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury could inhibit the decrease of expression of secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPase 1 (SPCA1), an important participant in Golgi stress, reduce the damage of Golgi apparatus and the apoptosis of neuronal cells, thereby alleviating cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. This study aims to investigate the effect of USW on oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) injury and the expression of SPCA1 at the cellular level.
METHODS:
N2a cells were randomly divided into a control (Con) group, an OGD/R group, and an USW group. The cells in the Con group were cultured without exposure to OGD. The cells in the OGD/R group were treated with OGD/R. The cells in the USW group were treated with USW after OGD/R. Cell morphology was observed under the inverted phase-contrast optical microscope, cell activity was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry, and SPCA1 expression was detected by Western blotting.
RESULTS:
Most of the cells in the Con group showed spindle shape with a clear outline and good adhesion. In the OGD/R group, cells were wrinkled, with blurred outline, poor adhesion, and lots of suspended dead cells appeared; compared with the OGD/R group, the cell morphology and adherence were improved, with clearer outlines and fewer dead cells in the USW group. Compared with the Con group, the OGD/R group showed decreased cell activity, increased apoptotic rate, and down-regulating SPCA1 expression with significant differences (all P<0.001); compared with the OGD/R group, the USW group showed increased cell activity, decreased apoptotic rate, and up-regulating SPCA1 expression with significant differences (P<0.01 or P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
USW alleviates the injury of cellular OGD/R, and its protective effect may be related to its up-regulation of SPCA1 expression.
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Rats
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Apoptosis
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Brain Ischemia
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Glucose/metabolism*
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Oxygen/metabolism*
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Reperfusion Injury/metabolism*
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Transcriptional Activation
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Up-Regulation
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Calcium-Transporting ATPases/metabolism*
10.Analysis of malnutrition as per global leadership initiative on malnutrition criteria and its influencing factors in inflammatory bowel disease patients from a tertiary hospital in Shenzhen
Guanjun WANG ; Jinru YANG ; Changjie XU ; Xin ZHANG ; Haijun ZHOU ; Ming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2023;31(1):9-17
Objective:To understand and explore the incidence and influencing factors of malnutrition in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease hospitalized in the Department of Gastroenterology of a tertiary hospital in Shenzhen from March 1 to August 31, 2021 were enrolled. Indicators related to nutrition and clinical outcome were collected, including height, weight, body mass index (BMI), nutritional risk screening (NRS 2002) results, malnutrition diagnosis as per Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Chi-square test, t-test and Wilcoxon rank sum test were used as appropriate for univariate analysis, and binary logistic regression analysis was used for multivariate analysis.Results:A total of 188 patients were included in this survey. There were 145 (77.1%) patients with no malnutrition, 38 (20.2%) with moderate malnutrition, and 5 (2.7%) with severe malnutrition according to GLIM criteria. In the subgroup of 47 ulcerative colitis patients, 12 (25.5%) were with moderate malnutrition and 3 (3.4%) were with severe malnutrition. In the subgroup of 141 Crohn's disease patients, 26 (18.4%) were with moderate malnutrition and 2 (1.4%) were with severe malnutrition. When divided by the presence or absence of malnutrition, there were statistically significant differences in age ( t = -2.237, P = 0.026), disease stage ( χ 2 = 22.299, P < 0.001), history of digestive tract resection ( χ 2 = 6.890, P = 0.009), intestinal infection ( χ 2 = 4.010, P = 0.045), gastrointestinal symptoms ( χ 2 =11.884, P = 0.001), hemoglobin ( t = 5.160, P < 0.001), serum albumin ( t = 3.96, P < 0.001), prealbumin ( t = 5.061, P < 0.001) and PSQI scores ( t = -4.744, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that the stage of disease, history of partial resection of digestive tract, gastrointestinal symptoms, hemoglobin, prealbumin and PSQI scores were the main influencing factors of malnutrition. Conclusions:IBD patients at older age, at active stage, and with history of partial digestive tract resection, intestinal infection, gastrointestinal symptoms, low hemoglobin, low serum albumin, low prealbumin and poor sleep quality are more likely to develop malnutrition. Timely intervention should be carried out to improve the nutritional status of these patients.

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