1.Clinical Application and Pharmacological Mechanism of Sishenwan in Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: A Review
Keqiu YAN ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Sifeng JIA ; Yuyu DUAN ; Zixing QIAN ; Yifan CAI ; Junyi SHEN ; Wenjie XIAO ; Xinkun BAO ; Guangjun SUN ; Aizhen LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(21):261-270
Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic, non-specific inflammatory bowel disease with typical symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stools, demonstrates a high relapse rate and difficulty in curing. Sishenwan, first recorded in Internal Medicine Abstract (Nei Ke Zhai Yao), are a classic prescription for treating diarrhea caused by deficiency of the spleen and kidney Yang. The core therapeutic principle of Sishenwan is warming and tonifying the spleen and kidney, and astringing the intestine and stopping diarrhea. In recent years, Sishenwan have demonstrated distinct advantages in the clinical treatment of UC. The pathogenesis of UC involves multiple factors, including immune dysregulation and gut microbiota imbalance. Although Western medicine is effective in the short term, its side effects, high relapse rate, and resistance associated with long-term use pose substantial challenges. Sishenwan have shown excellent clinical outcomes in the treatment of UC due to deficiency of the spleen and kidney Yang. Modern clinical studies indicate that Sishenwan, used alone or in combination with Western medicine or other Chinese medicine compound prescriptions, significantly improve the clinical efficacy in treating UC due to deficiency of the spleen and kidney Yang. Sishenwan effectively alleviate core symptoms such as mucus, pus, and blood in stools, and persistent abdominal pain, reduce Mayo scores and the relapse rate, and improve patients' quality of life. Research on the material basis reveals that Sishenwan contain multiple active ingredients such as psoralen, isopsoralen, and evodiamine. Mechanism studies indicate that Sishenwan inhibit the inflammatory cascade reactions by regulating the signal network through multiple targets. Sishenwan regulate cellular immunity and restore intestinal immune homeostasis. At the microecological level, Sishenwan promote the intestinal barrier repair through the "microbiota-metabolism-immunity" axis. The current research still needs to be deepened in aspects such as the mining of specific biomarkers for syndromes and the exploration of the collaborative mechanism of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In the future, a full-chain system covering syndrome differentiation, targeting, and monitoring needs to be constructed for promoting the paradigm transformation of Sishenwan into precision drugs. This review systematically explains the treatment mechanism of Sishenwan regarding the combination of disease and syndrome and its multi-target regulatory characteristics, providing a theoretical basis and transformation direction for the treatment of UC with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
2.Clinical Application and Pharmacological Mechanism of Sishenwan in Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: A Review
Keqiu YAN ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Sifeng JIA ; Yuyu DUAN ; Zixing QIAN ; Yifan CAI ; Junyi SHEN ; Wenjie XIAO ; Xinkun BAO ; Guangjun SUN ; Aizhen LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(21):261-270
Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic, non-specific inflammatory bowel disease with typical symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stools, demonstrates a high relapse rate and difficulty in curing. Sishenwan, first recorded in Internal Medicine Abstract (Nei Ke Zhai Yao), are a classic prescription for treating diarrhea caused by deficiency of the spleen and kidney Yang. The core therapeutic principle of Sishenwan is warming and tonifying the spleen and kidney, and astringing the intestine and stopping diarrhea. In recent years, Sishenwan have demonstrated distinct advantages in the clinical treatment of UC. The pathogenesis of UC involves multiple factors, including immune dysregulation and gut microbiota imbalance. Although Western medicine is effective in the short term, its side effects, high relapse rate, and resistance associated with long-term use pose substantial challenges. Sishenwan have shown excellent clinical outcomes in the treatment of UC due to deficiency of the spleen and kidney Yang. Modern clinical studies indicate that Sishenwan, used alone or in combination with Western medicine or other Chinese medicine compound prescriptions, significantly improve the clinical efficacy in treating UC due to deficiency of the spleen and kidney Yang. Sishenwan effectively alleviate core symptoms such as mucus, pus, and blood in stools, and persistent abdominal pain, reduce Mayo scores and the relapse rate, and improve patients' quality of life. Research on the material basis reveals that Sishenwan contain multiple active ingredients such as psoralen, isopsoralen, and evodiamine. Mechanism studies indicate that Sishenwan inhibit the inflammatory cascade reactions by regulating the signal network through multiple targets. Sishenwan regulate cellular immunity and restore intestinal immune homeostasis. At the microecological level, Sishenwan promote the intestinal barrier repair through the "microbiota-metabolism-immunity" axis. The current research still needs to be deepened in aspects such as the mining of specific biomarkers for syndromes and the exploration of the collaborative mechanism of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In the future, a full-chain system covering syndrome differentiation, targeting, and monitoring needs to be constructed for promoting the paradigm transformation of Sishenwan into precision drugs. This review systematically explains the treatment mechanism of Sishenwan regarding the combination of disease and syndrome and its multi-target regulatory characteristics, providing a theoretical basis and transformation direction for the treatment of UC with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
3.Relationship between intestinal flora metabolites and adverse reactions of chemotherapy in patients with digestive tract tumors undergoing chemotherapy
Yan BAIGE ; Guiling WANG ; Yuxia ZHANG ; Junyi MA ; Yinglong TAO
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;46(3):314-318,324
Objective To investigate the relationship between intestinal flora metabolites and adverse reac-tions of chemotherapy in patients with digestive tract tumors undergoing chemotherapy.Methods From Jan-uary 2022 to June 2023,179 patients with digestive tract tumors undergoing chemotherapy in the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were selected as the study objects.The intestinal flora metab-olites of patients were analyzed,and the adverse reactions of chemotherapy were evaluated.According to the severity of adverse reactions of chemotherapy,patients were divided into
4.Xihuangwan Inhibits Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in Ovarian Cancer Cells
Xianxin YAN ; Shouyi HONG ; Ruirui MA ; Yanqiu WANG ; Junyi BU ; Min MA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(1):70-76
ObjectiveTo study the effect of Xihuangwan extract on mitochondrial energy metabolism in ovarian cancer SKOV3 and HEY cells and to explore the underlying mechanism. MethodSKOV3 and HEY cells were cultured in vitro and treated with different concentrations (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 g·L-1) of Xihuangwan extract. Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) was used to examine the viability of SKOV3 and HEY cells treated with Xihuangwan extract. The adenosine-triphosphate (ATP) levels in SKOV3 and HEY cells were measured by kit. Flow cytometry was employed to measure the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells. Western blot was employed to determine the protein levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-activator 1α (PGC1α), transcription factor A, mitochondrial (TFAM), translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20 (TOMM20), and aplasia Ras homologue member Ⅰ (ARHⅠ) in SKOV3 and HEY cells. Mito-Tracker Green staining was used to observe the morphological changes of mitochondria in SKOV3 and HEY cells. ResultCompared with blank group, Xihuangwan extract treatment for 24, 48 h inhibited the viability of SKOV3 and HEY cells in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with blank group, Xihuangwan extract (10, 15, 20 g·L-1) groups presented lowered ATP levels (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the 20 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract group had lower ATP level than the 10 and 15 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract groups (P<0.05). Compared with blank group, Xihuangwan extract increased the content of ROS in SKOV3 and HEY cells in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the 20 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract group had higher ROS content than the 10 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract group (P<0.05). Compared with blank group, Xihuangwan extract up-regulated the expression level of ARHⅠ protein in SKOV3 and HEY cells in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.01), and the expression levels of ARHⅠ protein was higher in the 20 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract group than in the 10 and 15 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract groups (P<0.05). Compared with the blank group, Xihuangwan extract down-regulated the protein levels of PGC1α, TFAM, and TOMM20 in SKOV3 and HEY cells in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the protein levels of TFAM and TOMM20 in the HEY cells treated with 20 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract were lower than those in the HEY cells treated with 10, 15 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract (P<0.05). Compared with the blank group, 20 g·L-1 Xihuangwan extract decreased the Mito-Tracker fluorescence intensity of SKOV3 and HEY cells (P<0.05). ConclusionXihuangwan can compromise the mitochondrial function of ovarian cancer SKOV3 and HEY cells and reduce cell energy metabolism to inhibit the proliferation of SKOV3 and HEY cells by up-regulating ARHⅠ and inhibiting PGC1α/TFAM signaling axis.
5.Application of transcranial sonography in the assessment of substantia nigra echo in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Bing MA ; Yaohong SHEN ; Yan CHEN ; Junyi ZHU ; Caishan WANG ; Yingchun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2024;33(1):42-48
Objective:To determine the clinical application value of transcranial sonography (TCS) in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.Methods:A total of 50 children aged 6-12 years diagnosed with ADHD (ADHD group) and 45 age-matched healthy children (control group) who presented to Suzhou Municipal Hospital and Children′s Hospital of Soochow University from August 2021 to August 2022 were prospectively enrolled for TCS examination. ADHD was diagnosed in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-Ⅴ) criteria established by the American Psychiatric Association.Based on clinical symptom characteristics, ADHD was further classified into 3 subtypes, including 14 cases of predominantly inattentive, 3 cases of predominantly hyperactive/impulsive, and 33 cases of combined presentation. The substantia nigra(SN) hyperechoic area and the ratio of SN hyperechoic area to midbrain area (S/M) were measured and compared between the two groups. The examination of the correlation was performed between SN hyperechoic area, S/M ratio, and DSM-Ⅴ scores within the ADHD group.Results:Semi-quantitative analysis: the proportion of the SN grade Ⅲ or more in ADHD group was significantly higher than that in control group [96.00%(48/50) vs 13.3%(6/45), P<0.05]. Quantitative analysis: the area of SN hyperechogenicity and the ratio of S/M were significantly larger in ADHD group than in control group [0.32(0.22, 0.38)cm 2 vs 0.00(0.00, 0.00)cm 2, 7.08(5.11, 8.75)% vs 0.00(0.00, 0.00)%, all P<0.05]. Correlation analysis: The SN hyperechoic area and S/M ratio showed no significant correlations with DSM-Ⅴ scores in the ADHD group ( r=0.144, 0.142, all P>0.05). Conclusions:TCS can detect the SN echo enhancement of ADHD children, and the proportion of SN echo enhancement, SN hyperechoic area and S/M ratio are significantly higher than those of normal children, but the SN hyperecho area and S/M ratio are not significantly correlated with DSM-Ⅴ scores.
6.Animal Models of Ovarian Cancer Based on Characteristics of Clinical Symptoms of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Chu YI ; Xinyi MA ; Yangjie WU ; Junyi BU ; Min MA ; Xianxin YAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(8):206-214
ObjectiveOvarian cancer is the third most common gynecologic cancer worldwide, with the second highest mortality rate among gynecologic cancers, and age-standardized rates are gradually increasing in many low- and middle-income countries. At present, its etiology and pathogenesis are not clear. There are no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and when the symptoms become obvious, it often indicates the advanced stage. The 5-year survival rate of the advanced stage is only 17%, which poses a great threat to women's health. Therefore, an in-depth study of the etiology and pathogenesis of ovarian cancer is very important to the exploration of prevention and treatment methods for ovarian cancer. Based on the clinical characteristics of ovarian cancer in traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and combined with the existing evaluation methods of animal models, this study evaluated the animal model of ovarian cancer, and provided analysis and suggestions. MethodThis study searched China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang data, VIP information database, and PubMed database using the keywords "ovarian cancer" and "animal model", excluded the articles that did not meet the criteria, and then classified the remaining studies. Combined with the clinical diagnostic criteria of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation, the related indicators of ovarian cancer animal models were assigned and the degree of agreement was evaluated. ResultThe use of the transplanted animal model exhibited the highest frequency, followed by that of the induced model. The degree of agreement of traditional Chinese medicine for each model was lower than that of Western medicine. The induced ovarian cancer model had a high degree of clinical agreement and was similar to human ovarian cancer in terms of tumor growth pattern, disease progression and complications, which is an ideal animal model of ovarian cancer. Although this animal model can simulate the etiology and pathogenesis of ovarian cancer to a certain extent and reflect some indicators of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, it lacks differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. ConclusionOn the basis of the original model, the animal model of ovarian cancer was added with Qi deficiency syndrome, blood deficiency syndrome, Qi stagnation syndrome, blood stasis syndrome, heat-toxin syndrome, and Yang deficiency syndrome to establish an animal model combining traditional Chinese medicine disease and syndrome of ovarian cancer, which could better simulate the clinical actual situation of traditional Chinese and Western medicine and lay a solid foundation for the study of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
7.Roles of pharmacodynamic substances of QiangliDingxuan tablets in vasodilation based on spectrum-effect relationships
Ping YAN ; Maoning WANG ; Junyi ZHU ; Pan FANG ; Hang ZHANG ; Yan ZHANG ; Han ZHANG
Military Medical Sciences 2024;48(5):382-388
Objective To establish the fingerprints of QiangliDingxuan tablets(QLDX),determine their pharmacody-namic indexes of vasodilation and study the spectrum-effect relationships between the chemical components of QLDX and the property of vasodilation.Methods The rate of vascular relaxation was used as an index to evaluate the extent to which QLDX relaxed isolated superior mesenteric artery ring.The Grey correlation degree and partial least square regression(PLSR)were used to analyze"spectrum-effect"correlations before components with greater contribution to drug efficacy were screened out.Results There were 21 common peaks in the HPLC fingerprint of QLDX,and the similarity exceeded 0.88.A comparison with the chromatogram of the reference substance revealed 14 characteristic peaks.Vasodilative experiments showed that all the 10 batches of samples had vasodilatory effects.The correlation between the 21 chromato-graphic peaks was greater than 0.73.PLSR showed that 11 components were positively correlated with the vasodilatory effect.Six known compounds included parishin A,parishin C,5-hydroxymethylfurfural,luteolin,Linarin and ligustrazine.Conclusion The vasodilatory effect of QLDX results from the combined action of multiple components.Parishin A,parishin C,5-hydroxymethylfurfural,luteolin,Linarin and ligustrazine are positively correlated with this effect,which may be the main pharmacodynamic substance basis of vascular relaxation.
8.Efficacy of Lenvatinib Combined with Anti–PD-1 Antibodies Plus Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study
Xiangye OU ; Junyi WU ; Jiayi WU ; Yangkai FU ; Zhenxin ZENG ; Shuqun LI ; Yinan LI ; Deyi LIU ; Han LI ; Bin LI ; Jianyin ZHOU ; Shaowu ZHUANG ; Shuqun CHENG ; Zhibo ZHANG ; Kai WANG ; Shuang QU ; Maolin YAN
Cancer Research and Treatment 2024;56(4):1207-1218
Purpose:
The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is extremely poor, and systemic therapy is currently the mainstream treatment. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib combined with anti–programmed cell death-1 antibodies and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (triple therapy) in patients with HCC and PVTT.
Materials and Methods:
This retrospective multicenter study included patients with HCC and PVTT who received triple therapy, were aged between 18 and 75 years, classified as Child-Pugh class A or B, and had at least one measurable lesion. The overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates, and disease control rates were analyzed to assess efficacy. Treatment-related adverse events were analyzed to assess safety profiles.
Results:
During a median follow-up of 11.23 months (range, 3.07 to 34.37 months), the median OS was greater than 24 months, and median PFS was 12.53 months. The 2-year OS rate was 54.9%. The objective response rate and disease control rate were 69.8% (74/106) and 84.0% (89/106), respectively; 20.8% (22/106) of the patients experienced grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events and no treatment-related deaths occurred. The conversion rate to liver resection was 31.1% (33/106), with manageable postoperative complications. The median OS was not reached in the surgery group, but was 19.08 months in the non-surgery group. The median PFS in the surgery and non-surgery groups were 20.50 and 9.00 months, respectively.
Conclusion
Triple therapy showed promising survival benefits and high response rates in patients with HCC and PVTT, with manageable adverse effects.
9.Spatial Constraints of Rectangular Hydrogel Microgrooves Regulate the Morphology and Arrangement of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Wenli JIANG ; Jian ZHONG ; Zhi OUYANG ; Junyi SHEN ; Yan QIU ; Ye ZENG
Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences) 2024;55(1):87-94
Objective To construct microscale rectangular hydrogel grooves and to investigate the morphology and alignment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs)under spatial constraints.Vascular endothelial cell morphology and alignment are important factors in vascular development and the maintenance of homeostasis.Methods A 4-arm polyethylene glycol-acrylate(PEG-acrylate)hydrogel was used to fabricate rectangular microgrooves of the widths of 60 μm,100 μm,and 140 μm.The sizes and the fibronectin(FN)adhesion of these hydrogel microgrooves were measured.HUVECs were seeded onto the FN-coated microgrooves,while the flat surface without micropatterns was used as the control.After 48 hours of incubation,the morphology and orientation of the cells were examined.The cytoskeleton was labelled with phalloidine and the orientation of the cytoskeleton in the hydrogel microgrooves was observed by laser confocal microscopy.Results The hydrogel microgrooves constructed exhibited uniform and well-defined morphology,a complete structure,and clear edges,with the width deviation being less than 3.5%.The depth differences between the hydrogel microgrooves of different widths were small and the FN adhesion is uniform,providing a micro-patterned growth interface for cells.In the control group,the cells were arranged haphazardly in random orientations and the cell orientation angle was(46.9±1.8)°.In contrast,the cell orientation angle in the hydrogel microgrooves was significantly reduced(P<0.001).However,the cell orientation angles increased with the increase in hydrogel microgroove width.For the 60 μm,100 μm,and 140 μm hydrogel microgrooves,the cell orientation angles were(16.4±2.8)°,(24.5±3.2)°,and(30.3±3.5)°,respectively.Compared to that of the control group(35.7%),the number of cells with orientation angles<30° increased significantly in the hydrogel microgrooves of different widths(P<0.001).However,as the width of the hydrogel microgrooves increased,the number of cells with orientation angles<30° gradually decreased(79.9%,62.3%,54.7%,respectively),while the number of cells with orientation angles between 60°-90° increased(P<0.001).The cell bodies in the microgrooves were smaller and more rounded in shape.The cells were aligned along the direction of the microgrooves and corresponding changes occurred in the arrangement of the cell cytoskeleton.In the control group,cytoskeletal filaments were aligned in random directions,presenting an orientation angle of(45.5±3.7)°.Cytoskeletal filaments were distributed evenly within various orientation angles.However,in the 60 μm,100 μm,and 140 μm hydrogel microgrooves,the orientation angles of the cytoskeletal filaments were significantly decreased,measuring(14.4±3.1)°,(24.7±3.5)°,and(31.9±3.3)°,respectively.The number of cytoskeletal filaments with orientation angles<30° significantly increased in hydrogel microgrooves of different widths(P<0.001).However,as the width of the hydrogel microgrooves increased,the number of cytoskeletal filaments with orientation angles<30° gradually decreased,while the number of cytoskeletal filaments with orientation angles between 60°-90° gradually increased(P<0.001).Conclusion Hydrogel microgrooves can regulate the morphology and orientation of HUVECs and mimic to a certain extent the in vivo microenvironment of vascular endothelial cells,providing an experimental model that bears better resemblance to human physiology for the study of the unique physiological functions of vascular endothelial cells.Nonetheless,the molecular mechanism of spatial constraints on the morphology and the assembly of vascular endothelial cell needs to be further investigated.
10.MDM2 Inhibitor RG-7388 Promotes Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Yan ZHUANG ; Hao HUANG ; Junyi ZHOU ; Ting PAN ; Xiaorong DING ; Ying YUAN ; Xiaomin ZHONG
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2023;50(3):243-248
Objective To investigate the effect of MDM2 inhibitor RG-7388 on the proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of diffuse large B-lymphoma (DLBCL) cells. Methods DLBCL cell strains SUDHL2 and HBL1 were treated with 2, 4, and 8 μmol/LRG7388, respectively. Cell proliferation was detected by CCK8 and EdU methods. Apoptosis was measured by Annexin V–FITC/PI double staining and Caspase 3/7-Glo enzyme activity methods. Cell cycle was assessed by flow cytometry. Changes in the expression of cell cycle and apoptosis-related proteins were determined by Western blot. Results The

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