1.Nucleic Acid-driven Protein Degradation: Frontiers of Lysosomal Targeted Degradation Technology
Han YIN ; Yu LI ; Yu-Chuan FAN ; Shuai GUO ; Yuan-Yu HUANG ; Yong LI ; Yu-Hua WENG
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(1):5-19
Distinct from the complementary inhibition mechanism through binding to the target with three-dimensional conformation of small molecule inhibitors, targeted protein degradation technology takes tremendous advantage of endogenous protein degradation pathway inside cells to degrade plenty of “undruggable” target proteins, which provides a novel route for the treatment of many serious diseases, mainly including proteolysis-targeting chimeras, lysosome-targeting chimeras, autophagy-targeting chimeras, antibody-based proteolysis-targeting chimeras, etc. Unlike proteolysis-targeting chimeras first found in 2001, which rely on ubiquitin-proteasome system to mainly degrade intracellular proteins of interest, lysosome-targeting chimeras identified in 2020, which was act as the fastly developing technology, utilize cellular lysosomal pathway through endocytosis mediated by lysosome-targeting receptor to degrade both extracellular and membrane proteins. As an emerging biomedical technology, nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras utilize nucleic acids as certain components of chimera molecule to replace with ligand to lysosome-targeting receptor or protein of interest, exhibiting broad application prospects and potential clinical value in disease treatment and drug development. This review mainly introduced present progress of nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras technology, including its basic composition, its advantages compared with antibody or glycopeptide-based lysosome-targeting chimeras, and focused on its chief application, in terms of the type of lysosome-targeting receptors. Most research about the development of nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras focused on those which utilized cation-independent mannose-6-phosphonate receptor as the lysosome-targeting receptor. Both mannose-6-phosphonate-modified glycopeptide and nucleic aptamer targeting cation-independent mannose-6-phosphonate receptor, even double-stranded DNA molecule moiety can be taken advantage as the ligand to lysosome-targeting receptor. The same as classical lysosome-targeting chimeras, asialoglycoprotein receptor can also be used for advance of nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras. Another new-found lysosome-targeting receptor, scavenger receptor, can bind dendritic DNA molecules to mediate cellular internalization of complex and lysosomal degradation of target protein, suggesting the successful application of scavenger receptor-mediated nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras. In addition, this review briefly overviewed the history of lysosome-targeting chimeras, including first-generation and second-generation lysosome-targeting chimeras through cation-independent mannose-6-phosphonate receptor-mediated and asialoglycoprotein receptor-mediated endocytosis respectively, so that a clear timeline can be presented for the advance of chimera technique. Meantime, current deficiency and challenge of lysosome-targeting chimeras was also mentioned to give some direction for deep progress of lysosome-targeting chimeras. Finally, according to faulty lysosomal degradation efficiency, more cellular mechanism where lysosome-targeting chimeras perform degradation of protein of interest need to be deeply explored. In view of current progress and direction of nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras, we discussed its current challenges and development direction in the future. Stability of natural nucleic acid molecule and optimized chimera construction have a great influence on the biological function of lysosome-targeting chimeras. Discovery of novel lysosome-targeting receptors and nucleic aptamer with higher affinity to the target will greatly facilitate profound advance of chimera technique. In summary, nucleic acid-driven lysosome-targeting chimeras have many superiorities, such as lower immunogenicity, expedient synthesis of chimera molecules and so on, in contrast to classical lysosome-targeting chimeras, making it more valuable. Also, the chimera technology provides new ideas and methods for biomedical research, drug development and clinical treatment, and can be used more widely through further research and optimization.
2.Effect of transcranial magneto-acousto-electrical stimulation on the plasticity of the prefrontal cortex network in mice
Shuai ZHANG ; Zichun LI ; Yihao XU ; Xiaofeng XIE ; Zhongsheng GUO ; Qingyang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(6):1108-1117
BACKGROUND:Transcranial magneto-acoustic-electrical stimulation is a novel non-invasive neural regulation technique that utilizes the induced electric field generated by the coupling effect of ultrasound and static magnetic field to regulate the discharge activity of the nervous system.However,the mechanism by which it affects synaptic plasticity in the brain is still not enough. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of transcranial magneto-acoustic-electrical stimulation intensity on synaptic plasticity of the prefrontal cortex neural network in mice. METHODS:(1)Animal experiment:Twenty-four C57 mice were equally and randomly divided into four groups:the control group receiving pseudo-stimulation,the 6.35 W/cm2 stimulation group receiving coupled stimulation of 0.3 T,6.35 W/cm2,the 17.36 W/cm2 stimulation group receiving coupled stimulation of 0.3 T,17.36 W/cm2,and the 56.25 W/cm2 stimulation group receiving coupled stimulation of 0.3 T,56.25 W/cm2.The local field potential signals and behavioral correctness were recorded during the execution of T-maze in mice.(2)Modeling and simulation experiments:A neural network model of the prefrontal cortex in mice stimulated by transcranial magneto-acoustic-electrical stimulation was constructed to compare the structural connectivity characteristics of the neural network under different stimulation intensities. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Transcranial magneto-acoustic-electrical stimulation could effectively shorten the behavior learning time,improve the working memory ability of mice(P<0.05),and continue to stimulate the frontal lobe of mice after learning behavior.There was no significant difference in the accuracy of the T-maze behavioral experiment among the experimental groups(P>0.1).Analysis of local field potential signals in the frontal lobe of mice revealed that transcranial magneto-acoustic-electrical stimulation promoted energy enhancement of β and γ rhythms.As the stimulation intensity increased,there was an asynchronous decrease in β and γ rhythms.Through β-γ phase amplitude coupling,it was found that stimuli could enhance the neural network's ability to adapt to new information and task requirements.Modeling and simulation experiments found that stimulation could enhance the discharge level of the neural network,increase the long-term synaptic weight level,and decrease the short-term synaptic weight level only when the stimulation intensity was high.To conclude,there is a complex nonlinear relationship between different stimulus intensities and the functional structure of neural networks.This neural regulation technique may provide new possibilities for the treatment of related neurological diseases such as synaptic dysfunction and neural network abnormalities.
3.Stat1 inhibits Foxp3 expression and Treg production
Shuai GUO ; Ge ZHANG ; Hao CHEN ; Anqi QIN ; Wenting LI ; Aihong ZHANG ; Aihua ZHENG ; Feng TIAN ; Quanhui ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(2):271-275
Objective:To explore the influence of Stat1 on Foxp3 expression and production of Treg.Methods:C57BL/6 mice were used and separated into normal control group and Stat1 specific inhibitor Fludarabine(Flud)treatment group.Ratio of CD4+Foxp3+Treg and expression of Foxp3 in spleen,lymph nodes and peripheral blood of mice in each group were detected by flow cy-tometry.Human Stat1 overexpression plasmid was constructed and transfected into human breast cancer MCF-7 cells,and expression changes of Foxp3 was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot.Results:Compared with mice in normal control group,proportion of Treg and expression of Foxp3 in lymph nodes and peripheral blood of mice in Flud treatment group were increased,while Stat1 overex-pression resulted in decreased Foxp3 mRNA and protein expression in MCF-7 cells.Conclusion:Stat1 inhibits expression of Foxp3 and production of Tregs.
4.Research on the Evolution and Development Trend of Operation Management of Public Hospitals in China
Suxian WANG ; Zhiping GUO ; Yaojun ZHAO ; Li ZHENG ; Jianping HU ; Shuai JIANG ; Yudong MIAO ; Qingfeng TIAN
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;45(3):15-17,27
Operation management is an important tool to promote the high-quality development of public hospitals in China.Since the founding of New China,based on China's economic and social development and medical and health system reform,the evolution of operation management of public hospitals in China can be divided into four stages,the system building stage(1949-1978),the liberalization and revitalization stage(1979-1996),the operation mechanism reform stage(1997-2020),and the new stage of high-quality development(2021 present).The development trend of public hospital operation management in future should deepen the public welfare-oriented public hospital operation management,explore the value-oriented medical operation management model based on high-quality development and the refined operation and management model of public hospitals,so as to promote the high-quality development of public hospitals in China.
5.Exploration on the Pharmacodynamic Mechanism of Wenhe Decoction in the Treatment of Febrile Seizures Based on the NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD Signaling Pathway
Huan YU ; Wenyuan GUO ; Yijue DENG ; Xin LI ; Mengqing WANG ; Yunfei SHUAI
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;32(7):25-33
Objective To investigate the mechanism of Wenhe Decoction in the treatment of febrile seizures through network pharmacology based on NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD signaling pathway;To conduct experimental verification.Methods The active components and targets of Wenhe Decoction were retrieved and screened through TCMSP,BATMAN-TCM,PubChem databases and SwissADME platform.The disease targets of febrile seizures were found in GenCards,OMIM and DisGeNET databases.The intersection targets of Wenhe Decoction and the disease and the active components corresponding to the intersection targets were imported into Cytoscape 3.7.2 software to construct the Chinese materia medica-active components-targets network.The intersection targets were submitted to the STRING database to construct a protein-protein interaction network,and then the intersection targets were imported into the Metascape database for GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis.The febrile seizures rat model was established,and Wenhe Decoction of 4.05,8.1 and 16.2 g/kg were given respectively by gavage for 21 days.The rats were placed in batches in(45±0.5)℃constant temperature water bath to induce convulsive seizures,and the convulsive latency time and convulsive duration of rats were recorded.The behavioral differences of mice were observed.The morphology of hippocampal tissue were observed by HE and Nissl staining.The ROS content of hippocampal tissue was detected by DHE fluorescent probe technology.The serum ATP,GABA,Glu,Caspase-1,GSDMD,IL-1β and IL-18 contents were detected by ELISA,and the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome-related protein in hippocampal tissue was detected by Western blot.Results Network pharmacology analysis obtained 98 active components of Wenhe Decoction and 1 838 targets.162 targets were obtained by intersecting with disease targets,the core components for the treatment of febrile seizures were β-sitosterol,quercetin,luteolin,trans-squalene,sitosterol,saponin,etc.,and the core targets were EGFR,TNF,JUN,MTOR,etc.,and mainly through the regulation of inflammatory response,apoptosis,mitochondrial function and energy metabolism,mediating anti-inflammatory pathways such as PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and calcium signaling pathway to exert anticonvulsant effects.The experimental results showed that Wenhe Decoction could prolong the convulsive latency and shorten the duration of convulsions in febrile seizures model rats,decrease the level of convulsions,and the pathological damage of hippocampal tissue was improved and damaged neurons were repaired.The serum contents of ROS,Glu,Caspase-1,GSDMD,IL-1β and IL-18 were significantly reduced,and ATP and GABA contents significantly increased.The protein expressions of NLRP3,ASC,pro-Caspase-1,pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 in hippocampal tissue significantly decreased.Conclusion Wenhe Decoction may intervene in febrile seizures rats through NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD signaling pathway,inhibit pyroptosis to reduce the occurrence of neuroinflammation,and then affect the balance of neurotransmitters Glu and GABA to play a role in anti-febrile seizures and prevent brain tissue damage.
6.CiteSpace and VOSviewer-based visualization and analysis of near-infrared brain functional imaging in field of rehabilitation medicine research
Cai-yang DING ; Guo-dong SUN ; Meng-yuan LI ; Shuai MA ; Tong ZHANG ; Hong-yan WANG
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2025;46(11):62-70
The academic literature on near-infrared brain functional imaging in the field of resuscitation medicine published in the Web of Science core collection,MEDLINE and PubMed databases from January 2006 to May 2025 were collected,which underwent statistical and visualized analyses with CiteSpace and VOSviewer software in terms of annual publication trends,authors,countries/regions,institutions,co-cited literature and keyword co-occurrence,clustering and emergence.It was pointed out that the overall number of publications in this research field had been on the rise in the past two decades.Stroke patients were the core research group in this field,and cortical activation mechanisms had always been the focus of research.Motor imagery was a high-frequency research content in this field,and multimodal technology integration was the trend of research in this field.New research ideas and methods were provided for relevent research in the field of rehabilitation medicine in China.
7.Repair of knee joint cartilage defects in rabbits using Gd-HA composite with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Ying BAO ; Wei-Li KONG ; Yu YANG ; Fu-Guo SHEN ; Shuai ZHANG ; Wen-Cai SUN
Acta Anatomica Sinica 2025;56(3):342-350
Objective To investigate the effect of Gd-hydroxyapatite(Gd-HA)stents with adipose mesenchymal cells(ADSCs)on the repair of knee articular cartilage defects.Methods To isolate,culture,and identify rabbit ADSCs by establishing a rabbit knee joint full-thickness cartilage defect model,a total of 18 rabbits were randomly divided into blank control group,Gd-HA scaffold group,and ADSCs+Gd-HA scaffold group.At week 12 and 24 after surgery,International Curtilage Repair Society(ICRS)score,HE,toluidine blue,modified red O bright green and ColⅡ were detected by immunohistochemical staining,then ColⅡand GAG mRNA expression levels were detected by O'Driscoll and Real-time PCR.ColⅡ protein expression was detected by Western blotting,GAG content was detected by DMMB,biomechanical strength was detected by indentation test,and PKH26 labeled ADSCs was used to trace the tissue engineering scaffold with Gd-HA composite ADSCs to evaluate the repair effect of rabbit knee cartilage defects.Results The ADSCs isolated and cultured in vitro showed good growth,stable phenotype and good directional differentiation through macroscopic observation and histological staining,it could be seen that the repair degree and effect of the knee joint full-thickness cartilage defect model implanted with Gd-HA scaffold group were better than those of the blank control group,while the cartilage repair situation of the ADSCs+Gd-HA scaffold group was better than that of the Gd-HA scaffold group(P<0.05);The ICRS and improved O'Driscoll scores were higher than the other two groups(P<0.05).Compared with the Gd-HA group,the ADSCs+Gd-HA group could produce ColⅡ and GAG during the process of cartilage repair,with stronger mechanical strength of the repaired tissue(P<0.05);PKH26 labeled ADSCs were found in the repaired tissues of the ADSCs+Gd-HA group,and they were involved in the composition of newly formed tissues.Conclusion Gd-HA scaffold material combined with ADSCs has a good repair effect on full-thickness cartilage defects in the knee joint as a new type of biological material for repairing joint cartilage defects.
8.Pathogenic characteristics of bacterial meningitis in children and establishment of diagnostic model based on biochemical indexes in cerebrospinal fluid
Lei GUO ; Shuai ZHANG ; Xiaolei LI
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2025;29(12):82-85,90
Objective To analyze the etiological characteristics of pediatric bacterial meningitis(BM)and change of biochemical indicators in cerebrospinal fluid,and establish a diagnostic model for pathogen differentiation based on biochemical indicators in cerebrospinal fluid.Methods Eighty children with BM in the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University from May 2021 to May 2023 were selected as BM group,and their pathogen distribution as well as cytological and biochemi-cal indicators in cerebrospinal fluid were analyzed.Forty non-central nervous system infections chil-dren with cytological and biochemical testing in cerebrospinal fluid in the same period were included as control group.The relationships between indicators in cerebrospinal fluid and pathogen types in BM children were analyzed,and a diagnostic model was constructed.Results A total of 85 pathogens were detected in 80 BM children,including 48 Gram-negative bacteria(56.47%)and 37 Gram-pos-itive bacteria(43.53%).The BM group showed significantly higher white blood cell count and lym-phocyte percentages,lower neutrophil and monocyte percentages,lower glucose and chloride levels in cerebrospinal fluid,and higher protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid when compared to the control group(P<0.05).Among BM children,those infected with Gram-negative bacteria had significantly higher white blood cell count and lymphocyte percentages,as well as lower glucose and chloride levels in cerebrospinal fluid when compared to those with Gram-positive bacterial infections(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic analysis revealed that white blood cell count,lymphocyte percentage,glucose,and chloride levels in cerebrospinal fluid were significantly associated with pathogen types(P<0.05).A diagnostic model based on these factors demonstrated an area under the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve of 0.925 for distinguishing Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections,with a cutoff value of 0.754,asensitivity of 76.25%,and aspecificity of 98.33%.Conclusion The primary pathogens of pediatric BM include Acinetobacter baumannii,Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae,coagulase-negative Staphylococcus,Staphylococcus aureus,and Streptococcus pneumoni-a,accompanied by elevated white blood cell count and lymphocyte percentages as well as reduced glucose and chloride levels in cerebrospinal fluid,which is helpful in differentiating Gram-positive from Gram-negative infections and guiding antibiotic therapy.
9.A case of myocardial infarction induced by ulcerative colitis complicated by amebic infection
Jing LIU ; Qiaoli GUO ; Xingxing ZHAO ; Shuai LI ; Xingxing CHE ; Xiaoyin BAI ; Junjie REN
Chinese Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2025;09(6):504-506
This article reports a patient with long-term ulcerative colitis (UC) who was initially diagnosed as eosinophilic gastroenteritis due to a increase in peripheral blood eosinophils. During the diagnosis and treatment process, acute myocardial infarction was repeatedly induced. The patient was eventually diagnosed as UC complicated by amoebic infection and improved after anti-infective therapy. Through case analysis and literature review, this article discusses the diagnosis and treatment strategies for UC complicated by rare opportunistic infections.
10.CiteSpace and VOSviewer-based visualization and analysis of near-infrared brain functional imaging in field of rehabilitation medicine research
Cai-yang DING ; Guo-dong SUN ; Meng-yuan LI ; Shuai MA ; Tong ZHANG ; Hong-yan WANG
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2025;46(11):62-70
The academic literature on near-infrared brain functional imaging in the field of resuscitation medicine published in the Web of Science core collection,MEDLINE and PubMed databases from January 2006 to May 2025 were collected,which underwent statistical and visualized analyses with CiteSpace and VOSviewer software in terms of annual publication trends,authors,countries/regions,institutions,co-cited literature and keyword co-occurrence,clustering and emergence.It was pointed out that the overall number of publications in this research field had been on the rise in the past two decades.Stroke patients were the core research group in this field,and cortical activation mechanisms had always been the focus of research.Motor imagery was a high-frequency research content in this field,and multimodal technology integration was the trend of research in this field.New research ideas and methods were provided for relevent research in the field of rehabilitation medicine in China.

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