1.Research progress on the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway to intervene in endometriosis
Kaikai LEI ; Jinnan GUO ; Rong XIANG ; Xiaolong LI ; Xiaoling FENG ; Fang XU ; Hongying KUANG ; Xin MAO ; Miao SUN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2025;35(10):112-123
Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent disease in women of childbearing age,often leading to chronic pelvic pain,infertility,ovarian cancer,and other serious complications,and jeopardizing the health of women.The pathogenesis of endometriosis is complex and involves the alteration of multiple signaling pathways mediated by hormones,immunity,genetics,and the environment,and their interactions.Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in the regulation of embryonic development and tissue homeostasis,and it has recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of endometriosis via multiple pathways.This review considers the biological characteristics of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and summarizes the main mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis,as well as the curr-ent research status of the regulation of this signaling pathway by traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of endometriosis.We aim to clarify how the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway affects the development of endometriosis,and suggest that future studies should focus on exploring its potential role as an indicator for the clinical prediction and early diagnosis of endometriosis,thus providing theoretical support for the early diagnosis of this condition and the development of targeted drugs.
2.Application of Intrasaccular Flow Disruption Device in the Treatment of Ruptured Wide-Neck Bifurcation Intracranial Aneurysms
Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong 2025;54(2):223-227
Objective To observe the effectiveness of intrasaccular flow disruption device treatment for ruptured wide-necked bifurcation intracranial aneurysms(WNBA).Methods Five cases(5 aneurysms)of ruptured wide-necked bifurcation an-eurysms treated with intrasaccular flow disruption device embolization at Union Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong U-niversity of Science and Technology,from January 2022 to August 2023.Digital subtraction angiography or magnetic resonance imaging was performed at 6 and 12 months postoperatively,and the aneurysm occlusion effect was evaluated according to the WEB Occlusion Scale(WOS).Results The surgical success rate was 100%,with no adverse events such as intraoperative or postoperative rebleeding or thrombus formation.The complete occlusion rate at 12 months postsurgery was also 100%.Conclu-sion The efficacy and safety of intraluminal flow-diverting device therapy for ruptured WNBA are promising.However,further observation is warranted to assess the long-term occlusion outcomes.
3.Research progress on the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway to intervene in endometriosis
Kaikai LEI ; Jinnan GUO ; Rong XIANG ; Xiaolong LI ; Xiaoling FENG ; Fang XU ; Hongying KUANG ; Xin MAO ; Miao SUN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2025;35(10):112-123
Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent disease in women of childbearing age,often leading to chronic pelvic pain,infertility,ovarian cancer,and other serious complications,and jeopardizing the health of women.The pathogenesis of endometriosis is complex and involves the alteration of multiple signaling pathways mediated by hormones,immunity,genetics,and the environment,and their interactions.Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in the regulation of embryonic development and tissue homeostasis,and it has recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of endometriosis via multiple pathways.This review considers the biological characteristics of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and summarizes the main mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis,as well as the curr-ent research status of the regulation of this signaling pathway by traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of endometriosis.We aim to clarify how the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway affects the development of endometriosis,and suggest that future studies should focus on exploring its potential role as an indicator for the clinical prediction and early diagnosis of endometriosis,thus providing theoretical support for the early diagnosis of this condition and the development of targeted drugs.
4.Application of Intrasaccular Flow Disruption Device in the Treatment of Ruptured Wide-Neck Bifurcation Intracranial Aneurysms
Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong 2025;54(2):223-227
Objective To observe the effectiveness of intrasaccular flow disruption device treatment for ruptured wide-necked bifurcation intracranial aneurysms(WNBA).Methods Five cases(5 aneurysms)of ruptured wide-necked bifurcation an-eurysms treated with intrasaccular flow disruption device embolization at Union Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong U-niversity of Science and Technology,from January 2022 to August 2023.Digital subtraction angiography or magnetic resonance imaging was performed at 6 and 12 months postoperatively,and the aneurysm occlusion effect was evaluated according to the WEB Occlusion Scale(WOS).Results The surgical success rate was 100%,with no adverse events such as intraoperative or postoperative rebleeding or thrombus formation.The complete occlusion rate at 12 months postsurgery was also 100%.Conclu-sion The efficacy and safety of intraluminal flow-diverting device therapy for ruptured WNBA are promising.However,further observation is warranted to assess the long-term occlusion outcomes.
5.Simultaneous improvement to solubility and bioavailability of active natural compound isosteviol using cyclodextrin metal-organic frameworks.
Xiaojin CHEN ; Tao GUO ; Kaikai ZHANG ; Jiacai CHEN ; Caifen WANG ; Xiaohong REN ; Qin WANG ; Yingchao YANG ; Chongjing LIU ; Wen TAN ; Shuangying GUI ; Li WU ; Jiwen ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(9):2914-2923
Cyclodextrin metal-organic framework (CD-MOF) as a highly porous supramolecular carrier could be one of the solutions to the insolubility of isosteviol (STV). The solubility of STV was lower than 20.00 ng/mL at pH 1.0 and pH 4.5, whilst its solubility increased to 20,074.30 ng/mL at pH 6.8 and 129.58 ng/mL in water with a significant pH-dependence. The
6.The application of 3-dimensional shear wave elastography in diagnosis of malignant and benign breast masses
Kaikai SHEN ; Jianjun YUAN ; Yifei LIU ; Chuang LI ; Yujuan GUO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2017;26(12):1057-1061
Objective To investigate the application value of three-dimensional shear wave elastography( 3D-SWE) in diagnosis of malignant and benign breast masses . Methods Sixty-seven patients with total 96 masses diagnosed by ultrasound and verified with surgical pathological analysis were selected . The masses were divided into benign group ( 54 masses ) and malignant group ( 42 masses ) . The quantitative diagnosis was performed using two-dimensional shear wave elastography ( 2D-SWE) and 3D-SWE to evaluate the hardness of the masses . Receiver operating characteristic ( ROC ) curves of 2D-SWE and 3D-SWE were drawn to calculate the sensibility and specificity in diagnosis of breast masses . The qualitative diagnosis was performed according to the elastic color image classification to classify the elastic images of the lesions into type Ⅰ - Ⅳ . Results The quantitative diagnosis:① There were significant differences in Emean ,Emax and SD on planes of 2D-SWE and three orthogonal planes of 3D-SWE between the two groups ( P <0 .05) ;② There was no significant difference in Emean ,Emax and SD of two groups between 2D-SWE and 3D-SWE ( P > 0 .05) ;③ Emean ,Emax and SD on planes of 2D-SWE and three orthogonal planes of 3D- SWE both exhibited high diagnostic performance . However , there was no significant difference in Emean ,Emax and SD between 2D-SWE and 3D-SWE ( P >0 .05) . The qualitative diagnosis of elastic color mode:type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ account for most planes of 2D-SWE and three orthogonal planes of 3D-SWE in benign masses ,while type Ⅲ and type Ⅳ account for most in malignant masses . Among the malignant group ,type Ⅲ on the 3D-SWE coronal planes was significantly more than other three types ( P < 0 .05) .Conclusions For quantitative diagnosis ,2D-SWE and 3D-SWE are both beneficial to differentiate benign from malignant masses ,but there is no difference in diagnostic efficacy ;for qualitative diagnosis ,3D-SWE can provide more diagnostic information than 2D-SWE ,especially on the coronal planes of 3D-SWE .

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