1.Study on quality markers of Hyssopus cuspidatus against airway remodeling in bronchial asthma
Xiaocui CAI ; Junting GUO ; Tingting ZHAO ; Guihua LIU
China Pharmacy 2026;37(6):733-739
OBJECTIVE To identify the quality markers (Q-Markers) of Hyssopus cuspidatus against airway remodeling in bronchial asthma (referred to as “asthma”), an d to provide a reference for the quality control research of H. cuspidatus based on pharmacodynamic activity. METHODS Potential active components and action targets of H. cuspidatus were screened by network pharmacology method. Using human airway smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) as objects, airway remodeling cell model was induced by platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB); validation test was then performed for anti-asthmatic effects of H. cuspidatus and the potential active components. HPLC method was employed to establish the fingerprints of 14 batches of H. cuspidatus samples, and chemometric analysis was also conducted. Combined with the results of pharmacodynamic experiments and fingerprint analysis, the Q-Markers of H. cuspidatus against airway remodeling in asthma were determined. RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS Network pharmacology analysis showed that the potential active components of H. cuspidatus against asthma might be flavonoids and phenolic acids such as luteolin, quercetin and rosmarinic acid, and the core anti-asthmatic targets were interleukin-6, mitogen-activated protein kinase, etc. In vitro experimental results confirmed that 25, 50, 100 μg/mL of H. cuspidatus , as well as neochlorogenic acid (80 μmol/L), acacetin (80 μmol/L), salvianolic acid B (40 μmol/L) and quercetin-3- O - β -D-glucuronide (80 μmol/L), significantly reduced the cell viability induced by PDGF-BB, inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and the phosphorylation level of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2, decreased the levels of interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and reactive oxygen species, and generally arrested cells in the G 0 /G 1 phase ( P <0.05). Fingerprint analysis showed that there were 27 common peaks in the fingerprints of the 14 batches of H. cuspidatus samples, with 15 compounds (including luteolin) identified, and the similarities of fingerprints were all greater than 0.8. The 14 batches of samples could be divided into three categories: S1-S7 as one category, S8-S13 as one category, and S14 as one category. The variable importance in the projection values of rosmarinic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, salvigenin, luteolin, ferulic acid, quercetin-3- O - β -D-glucuronide, and the components corresponding to peaks 5 and 8 were greater than 1, indicating they were potential differential markers affecting quality. Integrating network pharmacology, in vitro experimental validation, and chemometric analysis, rosmarinic acid, neochlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, salvigenin, luteolin, ferulic acid, quercetin-3- O - β -D-glucuronide, acacetin, salvianolic acid B and chlorogenic acid may be the Q-Markers of H. cuspidatus against asthma.
2.Study on quality control of Inula salsoloides from different producing areas in Xinjiang
Tingting ZHAO ; Junting GUO ; Xiaocui CAI ; Talpbek YESEM ; Guihua LIU
China Pharmacy 2026;37(12):1567-1572
OBJECTIVE To control the quality of Inula salsoloides from different producing areas in Xinjiang. METHODS The macroscopic and microscopic identification of medicinal materials was performed using conventional morphological and microscopic observation methods. Thin-layer chromatography(TLC)was applied for the qualitative identification of chlorogenic acid in the medicinal materials. In ac cordance with the General Principles in Volume Ⅳ of the 2025 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia , the contents of water, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, and extractives of the samples were determined. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to measure the contents of chlorogenic acid, isoquercitrin, and quercetin. Taking water, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, extractives, and the contents of chlorogenic acid, isoquercitrin, and quercetin as evaluation indices, the entropy weight-TOPSIS method was adopted to comprehensively evaluate the quality of 18 batches of samples. RESULTS I. salsoloides from Xinjiang exhibited distinct macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, and the qualitative TLC identification results for chlorogenic acid were clear and reliable. The water content ranged from 6.20% to 7.23%, the total ash content from 12.27% to 15.80%, the acid-insoluble ash content from 1.89% to 2.57%, and the extractive contents from 21.24% to 28.09%. The contents of chlorogenic acid, isoquercitrin, and quercetin were 0.198 5 to 2.335 0 mg/g, 0.014 5 to 0.402 8 mg/g, and 0.016 5 to 0.578 7 mg/g, respectively. The comprehensive closeness degrees of 18 batches of samples were 0.106 to 0.673. CONCLUSIONS The established quality control method is stable and reliable, which can be applied to the quality control of I.salsoloides , there are significant differences in the quality of medicinal materials from different producing areas.
3.Quality Standard of Xiaoyan Muniziqi Granules
Tingting ZHAO ; Junting GUO ; Talpbek YESEM ; Tuoheti ABUDUXIKUER ; Guihua LIU
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(9):1477-1481
Objective Establishment of quality standards for Xiaoyan Muniziqi granules(XYMNZQG).Methods The qualitative identification of Cuscutae Semen and Dracocephalum moldavia in the preparation was carried out,and the content of hyperin and tilianin in the preparation was determined.Results The qualitative results of Cuscutae Semen and Dracocephalum moldavia in XYMNZQG were clear.The linear ranges of hyperin and tilianin were 11.932 2-95.457 6 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9)and 25.281 78-202.254 24 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 4),respectively.The average recoveries were 99.11%and 99.52%,with RSDs of 0.47%and 0.72%(n=6).Conclusion The established quality control method is simple,reliable,and specific,and can be used for the quality control of XYMNZQG.
4.Quality Standard of Xiaoyan Muniziqi Granules
Tingting ZHAO ; Junting GUO ; Talpbek YESEM ; Tuoheti ABUDUXIKUER ; Guihua LIU
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(9):1477-1481
Objective Establishment of quality standards for Xiaoyan Muniziqi granules(XYMNZQG).Methods The qualitative identification of Cuscutae Semen and Dracocephalum moldavia in the preparation was carried out,and the content of hyperin and tilianin in the preparation was determined.Results The qualitative results of Cuscutae Semen and Dracocephalum moldavia in XYMNZQG were clear.The linear ranges of hyperin and tilianin were 11.932 2-95.457 6 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9)and 25.281 78-202.254 24 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 4),respectively.The average recoveries were 99.11%and 99.52%,with RSDs of 0.47%and 0.72%(n=6).Conclusion The established quality control method is simple,reliable,and specific,and can be used for the quality control of XYMNZQG.
5.Preliminary exploration of the mechanism of action of Brassica rapa L. in treating pulmonary fibrosis based on network pharmacology and animal experiments
Mingyu Sun ; Guihua Liu ; Junting Guo ; Aibin Cheng ; Jing Xin ; Qingfang Miao ; Ruijuan Gao ; Xiuli Men
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(12):2227-2234
Objective:
To explore the active components, key targets, and mechanism of action of turnip in alleviating pulmonary fibrosis(PF) based on network pharmacology and animal experiments.
Methods:
The active components and targets of Brassica rapa L. were screened using the traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology database and analysis platform database, and PF-related targets were obtained from disease databases such as online mendelian inheritance of man(OMIM) and DrugBank. The intersection targets were used to construct a protein-protein interaction(PPI) network to identify core targets, followed by gene oncology(GO)/Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis. In the animal experiments, a bleomycin-induced PF mouse model was established. Pathological changes in lung tissue were evaluated using HE and Masson staining. qRT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K), and akstrain transforming 1(AKT1), and immunofluorescence staining was used to measure the protein expression of TNF-α, PI3K, and AKT1.
Results:
The 68 active components identified in Brassica rapa L. may regulate PI3K-Akt signaling pathway by acting on 89 potential targets such as TNF-α and AKT1. The results of animal experiments showed that polysaccharide of Brassica rapa L.(BRPs) could significantly reduce the degree of bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice; HE and Masson staining of lung tissue showed that compared with the model group, the damage of alveolar structure, the infiltration of inflammatory cells and the deposition of collagen fibers in the BRPs treatment group were significantly reduced. Further mechanism studies showed that BRPs could significantly down-regulate the mRNA and protein expression levels of TNF-α, PI3K and AKT1 in lung tissue of pulmonary fibrosis mice.
Conclusion
Brassica rapa L. can synergistically alleviate pulmonary fibrosis through “multi-component, multi-target and multi-channel” approach; BRPs is one of the main active components, and plays an anti-fibrosis role by inhibiting TNF-α/PI3K Akt signaling pathway.
6.Effects of C3435T polymorphism in ABCB1 gene on lipid-lowering efficacy of statins:a meta-analysis
Zhiguo HUANG ; Rongtian LI ; Shun GUO ; Guihua LI ; Nuan JIA
China Pharmacy 2024;35(8):991-996
OBJECTIVE To systematically evaluate the effects of C3435T polymorphism in ABCB1 gene on lipid-lowering efficacy of statins. METHODS Retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CNKI and VIP, the cohort studies on the use of statins were collected from the inception to November 1, 2023. After literature screening, data extraction and quality evaluation, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.4 software. RESULTS A total of 11 literature involving 1 575 patients were included. The results showed that under the dominant genetic model, the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) [MD=-1.87, 95%CI (-3.62, -0.13), P=0.04], total cholesterol (TC) [MD=-1.42, 95%CI (-2.80, -0.04), P=0.04] in patients with CT+TT genotype was significantly higher than CC genotype. There was no significant difference in the increase of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) [MD=-0.65, 95%CI (-2.48, 1.18), P=0.49] or the decrease of triglyceride (TG) [MD=-0.05, 95%CI (-2.94, 2.84), P=0.97] between patients with CT+TT genotype and CC genotype. Under the recessive genetic model, the reduction of TC [MD=2.26, 95%CI (0.97, 3.56), P=0.000 6] and the increase of HDL-C [MD=2.38, 95%CI (0.42, 4.35), P=0.02] in patients with TT genotype were significantly higher than CC+ CT genotype. There was no significant difference in the reduction of LDL-C [MD=1.53, 95%CI (-0.10, 3.15), P=0.07] or TG [MD=0.06, 95%CI (-2.98, 3.10), P=0.97] between CC+CT genotype and TT genotype. Under the additive genetic model, the reduction of TC [MD=2.98, 95%CI (1.27, 4.69), P=0.000 6] and LDL-C [MD=2.84, 95%CI (0.67, 5.01), P=0.01] in patients with TT genotype were significantly higher than CC genotype. There was no significant difference in the increase of HDL-C [MD=2.40, 95%CI (-0.17, 4.97), P=0.07] or the decrease of TG [MD=0.97, 95%CI (-2.93, 4.87), P=0.63] between patients with TT genotype and CC genotype. CONCLUSIONS The reduction of LDL-C and TC in patients with dyslipidemia treated with statins may be related to the heterozygous and homozygous mutation of C3435T in ABCB1 gene, and the reduction of LDL-C and TC in patients with CT or TT genotype is more obvious, compared with patients with CC genotype. The elevation of HDL-C may be related to homozygous mutation, and the effect of HDL-C elevation may be more obvious in patients with TT genotype, compared with CC+CT genotype. However, the change of TG may not be related to the C3435T polymorphism in ABCB1 gene.
7.Mechanism and prevention progress of receptor desensitization induced by β2-AR agonists in the treatment of asthma
Junya DUAN ; Yan ZHANG ; Guihua SONG ; Xiaosong CHEN ; Yanrong GUO ; Xuan ZHOU ; Xinying CHEN
China Pharmacy 2024;35(15):1910-1914
β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) agonists are widely used as first-line drugs in the treatment of bronchial asthma (hereinafter referred to as “asthma”), but long-term use can lead to β2-AR desensitization and reduce its clinical efficacy, resulting in poor symptom control of some asthma patients. The mechanism of β2-AR desensitization induced by β2-AR agonists mainly includes slow hyposensitization (related to the decrease of β2-AR density in airway mucosa) and rapid hyposensitization (related to the mechanism of stimulatory G protein decoupling). Cyclic adenosine monophosphate(cAMP)-protein kinase A and cAMP- exchange protein activated by cAMP signaling pathways are closely related to β2-AR desensitization. Glucocorticoids, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonists, ASM-024, Chinese medicine monotherapies and formulations, when combined with β2-AR agonists, can improve the sensitivity of β2-AR, so as to better control asthma symptoms.
8.Influence of group psychological counseling on mental health of children with authoritarian mothers
MENG Liangliang, ZHAO Yanhua, GAO Chuanxia, GUO Xuping, ZHANG Yilei, ZHOU Guihua
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(1):87-90
Objective:
To explore the influence of group psychological counseling on the mental health of children with mother s authoritarian parenting.
Methods:
From November 2022 to February 2023, 76 students from grades 4 to 6 whose mother showed authoritarian parenting style, while fathers adopted no authoritative, authoritarian or democratic parenting style and who scored ≥65 on the total MHT were selected using the Parenting Style Questionnaire (PBI) and the Mental Health Diagnostic Test (MHT). All the participants and their mothers were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. Before and after the intervention, participants filled out questionnaires on parental bonding instrument and mental health test. Control group: regular delivery of mental health education information, 2 times per week, for 8 weeks, without any other intervention. Intervention group: group counseling activities were conducted once a week. Each intervention lasted 1.5-2 hours and lasts for 8 weeks. Before and after the intervention, participants filled in the family parenting style and mental health screening questionnaires.
Results:
After the intervention, compared with the control group, students in the intervention group showed a significant decrease in the total scale score of the MHT, learning anxiety, social anxiety, allergic tendency, physical symptoms, fear tendency, and impulsive tendency ( t=-0.43, -1.04 , -0.81, P >0.05). After intervention, the intervention group students showed a significant decrease in psychological diagnosis test scores, learning anxiety, anxiety towards others, allergic tendencies, physical symptoms, phobic tendencies, and impulsive tendencies compared to the control group students ( t=-20.00, -5.06, -2.09, -3.36, -6.15, -4.76, -5.15, P <0.05).
Conclusion
Rregular group psychological counseling can effectively improve the academic anxiety, social anxiety, allergic tendencies, physical symptoms, fearful and impulsive tendencies of students whose mothers with authoritarian parenting style, and greatly improve their mental health.
9.Construction and application of training system for general workers in a disinfection supply center based on the CIPP model
Ya TIAN ; Wen ZHENG ; Hongjuan GUO ; Guihua ZHOU ; Liqian HUAN ; Chunlan DIAO
Modern Hospital 2024;24(7):1145-1148
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of applying the CIPP(Context,Input,Process,and Product)model in the training of general workers in a disinfection supply center.Methods From January to March 2023,a total of 24 general workers in our hospital's disinfection supply center underwent traditional training as the pre-management phase.Subse-quently,from July to September 2023,a training system centered on the CIPP model was implemented as the post-management phase.After the training,the examination results and training evaluations were analyzed using SPSS 13.0 statistical software.Results The technical training of the general workers resulted in improved learning outcomes compared to before the training.Conclusion By applying the CIPP model in the training of general workers in a disinfection supply center,their grasp of basic knowledge and professional skills can be enhanced.This can reduce technical errors during operations,improve the quality of sterile items,and reduce the risk of nosocomial infections,thereby ensuring patient safety.
10.Correlation between collateral circulation and infarct pattern and outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation intracranial atherosclerosis
Renmiao DU ; Yongkun GUI ; Guihua WANG ; Zhenfang GUO ; Ju ZHAO ; Pengyu DOU ; Mengke BAN ; Ping ZHANG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021;29(6):407-413
Objective:To investigate the correlation between collateral circulation and infarct pattern and outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation intracranial atherosclerosis.Methods:Acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation intracranial atherosclerotic severe stenosis or occlusion admitted to the Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College from September 2018 to March 2020 were included prospectively. According to diffusion-weighted imaging, the infarct patterns were divided into perforator pattern, territorial pattern, watershed pattern, and mixed pattern. At 90 d after onset, the modified Rankin Scale was used to evaluate the outcome. 0-2 was defined as good outcome, and >2 was defined as poor outcome. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent influencing factors of clinical outcome. Results:A total of 89 patients were enrolled, 50 (56.2%) had good collateral circulation and 39 (43.8%) had poor collateral circulation. The distribution patterns of infarct: 22 patients (24.7%) were perforator pattern, 26 (29.2%) were territorial pattern, 17 (19.1%) were watershed pattern, and 24 (30.0%) were mixed pattern. The proportion of patients with good collateral circulation was 81.8%, 65.4%, 29.4% and 41.7%, respectively in the perforator pattern group, territorial pattern group, watershed pattern group, and mixed pattern group. Good collateral circulation was more common in the perforator pattern group, and poor collateral circulation was more common in the watershed pattern group. At 90 d after onset, 53 patients (59.6%) had a good outcome and 36 (40.4%) had a poor outcome. The baseline homocysteine level in the good outcome group was significantly lower than that in the poor outcome group (17.91±4.62 μmol/L vs. 20.35±4.67 μmol/L; t=2.436, P=0.017), and the proportion of patients with good collateral circulation was significantly higher than that of patients with poor outcome (73.6% vs. 30.6%; χ2=16.124, P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that higher homocysteine level was an independent risk factor for poor outcome (odds ratio 1.174, 95% confidence interval 1.061-1.298; P=0.002) and good collateral circulation was an independent protective factor for good outcome (odds ratio 0.095, 95% confidence interval 0.038-0.239; P<0.001). Conclusions:Good collateral circulation was more common in patients with perforator pattern, and poor collateral circulation was more common in patients with watershed pattern. Good collateral circulation was independently associated with the good clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation intracranial atherosclerosis.


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