1.Study on the material basis of efficacy of Zhenyang jiuxin decoction for the treatment of chronic heart failure ZHAO Zhongkai,WANG Xu,YANG Jia,ZHAO Dantong,WU Yanqiu,CAO Peizhen,RONG Rong,SUN Qihui (1679) Study on the improvement mechanism of Bushen anzhi decoction on anxiety and insomnia in rats with kidney failing to store spirit
Zhenhui LI ; Xingping ZHANG ; Xu CHEN ; Haiming LI ; Guangke ZUO ; Hailong ZHU ; Ruining LIANG ; Miao WANG
China Pharmacy 2026;37(13):1685-1690
OBJECTIVE To explore the intervention mechanism of Bushen anzhi decoction (BSAZD) in rats with insomnia induced by kidney failing to store spirit. METHODS A total of 36 SD rats were randomly divided into normal group (normal saline), model group (normal saline), eszopiclone group (positive control group, 0.27 mg/kg), and low-, medium- and high-dose BSAZD groups (5.85, 11.70, 23.40 g/kg), with 6 rats in each group. Except for the normal group, rats in the remaining groups were subjected to combined administration of D-galactose and DL-4-chlorophenylalanine to establish the rat model of insomnia due to kidney failing to store spirit. After successful modeling, corresponding liquid medicine or normal saline was intragastrically administered once daily for 14 consecutive days. After the last administration, behavioral indicators and hippocampal histopathological morphology of rats were detected. Untargeted metabolomics was adopted to screen serum differential metabolites and enrich relevant signaling pathways. RESULTS Compared with the model group, the high-dose BSAZD group exhibited significantly increased open arm entries , open arm time and sleep time ( P <0.05), accompanied by markedly decreased closed arm entries, closed arm time and sleep latency ( P <0.05). Hippocampal neurons in the high-dose BSAZD group were arranged regularly, and the size, morphology and location of cell nuclei were nearly normal. Untargeted metabolomics analysis identified oxidized glutathione, glutamate and other differential metabolites in serum of rats in the high-dose BSAZD group; these differential metabolites were mainly enriched in GABAergic synapse, glutamatergic synapse, cAMP signaling pathway and 2-oxocarboxylic acid metabolism pathway. CONCLUSIONS BSAZD can improve sleep quality, relieve anxiety-like behaviors in rats with insomnia due to kidney failing to store spirit. Its therapeutic mechanism may be associated with regulating GABAergic and glutamatergic synaptic pathways to restore neurotransmitter balance and further alleviate oxidative stress injury, modulating the cAMP signaling pathway to facilitate neural repair, and intervening the 2-oxocarboxylic acid metabolism pathway to optimize energy supply.
2.Study on the material basis of efficacy of Zhenyang jiuxin decoction for the treatment of chronic heart failure ZHAO Zhongkai,WANG Xu,YANG Jia,ZHAO Dantong,WU Yanqiu,CAO Peizhen,RONG Rong,SUN Qihui (1679) Study on the improvement mechanism of Bushen anzhi decoction on anxiety and insomnia in rats with kidney failing to store spirit
Zhenhui LI ; Xingping ZHANG ; Xu CHEN ; Haiming LI ; Guangke ZUO ; Hailong ZHU ; Ruining LIANG ; Miao WANG
China Pharmacy 2026;37(13):1685-1690
OBJECTIVE To explore the intervention mechanism of Bushen anzhi decoction (BSAZD) in rats with insomnia induced by kidney failing to store spirit. METHODS A total of 36 SD rats were randomly divided into normal group (normal saline), model group (normal saline), eszopiclone group (positive control group, 0.27 mg/kg), and low-, medium- and high-dose BSAZD groups (5.85, 11.70, 23.40 g/kg), with 6 rats in each group. Except for the normal group, rats in the remaining groups were subjected to combined administration of D-galactose and DL-4-chlorophenylalanine to establish the rat model of insomnia due to kidney failing to store spirit. After successful modeling, corresponding liquid medicine or normal saline was intragastrically administered once daily for 14 consecutive days. After the last administration, behavioral indicators and hippocampal histopathological morphology of rats were detected. Untargeted metabolomics was adopted to screen serum differential metabolites and enrich relevant signaling pathways. RESULTS Compared with the model group, the high-dose BSAZD group exhibited significantly increased open arm entries , open arm time and sleep time ( P <0.05), accompanied by markedly decreased closed arm entries, closed arm time and sleep latency ( P <0.05). Hippocampal neurons in the high-dose BSAZD group were arranged regularly, and the size, morphology and location of cell nuclei were nearly normal. Untargeted metabolomics analysis identified oxidized glutathione, glutamate and other differential metabolites in serum of rats in the high-dose BSAZD group; these differential metabolites were mainly enriched in GABAergic synapse, glutamatergic synapse, cAMP signaling pathway and 2-oxocarboxylic acid metabolism pathway. CONCLUSIONS BSAZD can improve sleep quality, relieve anxiety-like behaviors in rats with insomnia due to kidney failing to store spirit. Its therapeutic mechanism may be associated with regulating GABAergic and glutamatergic synaptic pathways to restore neurotransmitter balance and further alleviate oxidative stress injury, modulating the cAMP signaling pathway to facilitate neural repair, and intervening the 2-oxocarboxylic acid metabolism pathway to optimize energy supply.
3.Modern research progress of damp-heat confirmed constitution
Ruining LU ; Yanhong LIU ; Kaifeng LI ; Zhongcheng YANG ; Guiju ZHANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;47(5):715-719
The research of damp-heat syndrome in modern TCM mainly focuses on inflammatory response, water metabolism, lipid metabolism, hemorheology, intestinal flora and so on. Modern omics techniques such as metabolomics and genomics provide a new perspective for the exploration of the micro-mechanism of damp-heat syndrome. The study found that the abnormal expression of aquaporin is closely related to the formation of "dampness" in damp-heat syndrome, and the release of inflammatory factors reflects the pathological characteristics of "heat". Damp-heat syndrome is often accompanied by dyslipidemia, hemorheological changes and intestinal flora imbalance, showing characteristic changes in urine, blood and saliva metabolomics, and there are differences in gene expression between damp-heat constitution and gentleness constitution. In the future, the pertinence and systematicness of research should be strengthened, the relationship between indicators should be deeply explored, build a biomarker system should be built, the immune-metabolic regulation mechanism should be explored, the multi-target mechanism of heat-clearing and dampness-removing Chinese materia medica should be clarified to further improve the damp-heat syndrome system, and provide theoretical support for clinical treatment.
4.Cinnamaldehyde inhibits growth, metastasis and induces apoptosis of human endometriotic cells through RPS7
Xiaoxuan Zhan ; Chengyi Liu ; Jiahua Peng ; Shuzhen Liu ; Xin Li ; Yunying Ren ; Danni Chen ; Peishuang Li ; Ruining Liang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(3):405-413
Objective :
To investigate the effects of cinnamaldehyde(CA) on the growth, metastasis and apoptosis of human endometriosis(EMs) cells and to explore whether the mechanism is related to ribosomal protein S7(RPS7) expression.
Methods :
Endometriosis cells were divided into control group, CA group, sh-NC group, CA+sh-RPS7 group. Effects of CA on cell growth in human endometriotic cells were determined using Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8) and colony formation assay. Effects of CA on cell metastasis were performed by motility assay and Transwell assay. Effects of CA on cell apoptosis were evaluated by Hoechst 33258 staining and flow cytometry. Meanwhile, the levels of PCNA, E-cadherin, Vimentin, Bax and Bcl-2 were evaluated using Western blot in human endometriotic cells with treatment CA. The expression of RPS7 was detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot assay. The RPS7 overexpression of human endometriotic cells was established by cell transfection. CA-mediated effects on cell proliferation and apoptosis were determined by CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry in human endometriotic cells with RPS7 overexpression.
Results :
CA repressed cell growth as well as down-regulated PCNA. The half inhibitory concentration(IC50) value was 53.60 μmol/L after 24 h treatment, and colony formation rate was 25.32%. Additionally, CA inhibited metastasis which was associated with downregulated Vimentin and upregulated E-cadherin. The relative migration rates were 35% and 29% as well as invasion rate was 40%. Further, CA induced apoptosis by cell cycle G2/M phase arrest and cell apoptosis rate was 25.1%, which related to the up-regulation of of Bax and the down-regulation of Bcl-2. CA inhibited the expression of RPS7 and overexpression of RPS7 promoted cell proliferation and suppressed apoptosis in CA-mediated cells.
Conclusion
CA inhibits cell growth, metastasis, and induces cell apoptosis by downregulating the expression of RPS7.
5.Multicenter study on the prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using multiphase ultrasound imaging radiomics models
Yanhong HAO ; Juan CHEN ; Qin LU ; Ruining WANG ; Yuan SU ; Shanshan SHI ; Rui SHI ; Lingjie WANG ; Jianhong WANG ; Li YANG ; Liping LIU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(11):983-991
Objective:To construct and evaluate the predictive performance of a multiphase ultrasound radiomics model for microvascular invasion(MVI)in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods:A total of 126 patients with pathologically confirmed HCC were retrospectively enrolled from 4 medical centers between May 2018 and July 2025,including the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Shanxi Province Third People's Hospital,Changzhi People's Hospital,and the Organ Transplant Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. A total of 630 ultrasound images of the lesions in different phases were collected,from which 1 561 radiomic features were extracted. The patients from medical institutions in Shanxi Province were chosen as the training set( n=91),and the patients from the Organ Transplant Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University were chosen as the validation set( n=35). In the training set,37.4%(34/91)patients presented MVI(+),whereas in the validation set,54.3%(19/35)patients presented MVI(+). Radiomics features were extracted from ultrasound images,and features related to the MVI(+)were selected through dimensionality reduction analysis. Five multiple machine learning algorithms were used to construct predictive models,which were then evaluated using an external validation set. The Radscore was calculated,and a nomogram was constructed combining Radscore with ultrasound and clinical characteristics to predict MVI. Results:The model combining radiomics features from the portal venous phase and the delay phase showed the best predictive performance in both the training and validation sets,with area under curve(AUC)values of 0.835 and 0.727,respectively. The prediction model developed using radiomics Radscore and clinical indicators could be represented and presented as a nomogram.Conclusions:The radiomics model based on multi-phase ultrasound offers a novel approach for non-invasive preoperative prediction of MVI in liver cancer. Furthermore,its integration with clinical features aids in optimizing clinical treatment strategies.
6.Effects of Different Paces on Lower Limb Dynamics and Compensatory Mechanisms for Older Adults with Fall History During Obstacle Crossing
Yangmei DONG ; Qinglai ZHANG ; Ruining LI ; Zhanling MENG ; Wenxin ZHOU ; Chuangye XU ; Fengying SONG
Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2025;40(4):971-979
Objective To explore the peak moment characteristics of lower limb joints,as well as the contribution rate and compensation mechanism of lower limb joints when older adults with a history of falls cross obstacles at different paces.Methods Thirty healthy older adults and 30 eldely fallers were recruited.The Qualisys infrared high-speed motion capture system and the Kistler three-dimensional force platform were used to collect the biomechanical data of the older adults when they crossed an obstacle with a height of 15%of their height at three walking speeds(1.05,1.41,1.74 m/s).The data were then modeled and analyzed using Visual 3D software.Results As walking speed increased,the peak knee extension moment,peak ankle plantar flexion moment,and double peak value of hip flexion moment in healthy group all increased significantly(P<0.05).Compared with healthy group,the double peak values of hip flexion moment in faller group were significantly smaller than those in healthy group(P<0.05).During walking at moderate speed,the contribution rate of the left hip joint in faller group was significantly higher than that of healthy group(P=0.025),while the contribution rate of the ankle joint was significantly lower(P=0.044).The margin of stability in the anterior-posterior direction at the moment of ground contact of the stance leg and the stride leg increased with walking speed(P=0.007,P=0.002).Conclusions Compared with healthy older adults,the elderly fallers have lower peak torque,peak ground reaction force,and dynamic stability in the anterior-posterior direction.As the walking speed increases,the mechanical parameters and the margin of stability of older adults increase significantly,and walking stability is improved.Compared with healthy older adults,elderly fallers usually rely more on the contribution of hip joint movements and reduce the involvement of ankle joints.It is recommended to incorporate fast walking exercises into the daily fall prevention exercise program for older adults,with combination of coordinated training of the hip,knee,and ankle joints.
7.Effects of Different Paces on Lower Limb Dynamics and Compensatory Mechanisms for Older Adults with Fall History During Obstacle Crossing
Yangmei DONG ; Qinglai ZHANG ; Ruining LI ; Zhanling MENG ; Wenxin ZHOU ; Chuangye XU ; Fengying SONG
Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2025;40(4):971-979
Objective To explore the peak moment characteristics of lower limb joints,as well as the contribution rate and compensation mechanism of lower limb joints when older adults with a history of falls cross obstacles at different paces.Methods Thirty healthy older adults and 30 eldely fallers were recruited.The Qualisys infrared high-speed motion capture system and the Kistler three-dimensional force platform were used to collect the biomechanical data of the older adults when they crossed an obstacle with a height of 15%of their height at three walking speeds(1.05,1.41,1.74 m/s).The data were then modeled and analyzed using Visual 3D software.Results As walking speed increased,the peak knee extension moment,peak ankle plantar flexion moment,and double peak value of hip flexion moment in healthy group all increased significantly(P<0.05).Compared with healthy group,the double peak values of hip flexion moment in faller group were significantly smaller than those in healthy group(P<0.05).During walking at moderate speed,the contribution rate of the left hip joint in faller group was significantly higher than that of healthy group(P=0.025),while the contribution rate of the ankle joint was significantly lower(P=0.044).The margin of stability in the anterior-posterior direction at the moment of ground contact of the stance leg and the stride leg increased with walking speed(P=0.007,P=0.002).Conclusions Compared with healthy older adults,the elderly fallers have lower peak torque,peak ground reaction force,and dynamic stability in the anterior-posterior direction.As the walking speed increases,the mechanical parameters and the margin of stability of older adults increase significantly,and walking stability is improved.Compared with healthy older adults,elderly fallers usually rely more on the contribution of hip joint movements and reduce the involvement of ankle joints.It is recommended to incorporate fast walking exercises into the daily fall prevention exercise program for older adults,with combination of coordinated training of the hip,knee,and ankle joints.
8.Multicenter study on the prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using multiphase ultrasound imaging radiomics models
Yanhong HAO ; Juan CHEN ; Qin LU ; Ruining WANG ; Yuan SU ; Shanshan SHI ; Rui SHI ; Lingjie WANG ; Jianhong WANG ; Li YANG ; Liping LIU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(11):983-991
Objective:To construct and evaluate the predictive performance of a multiphase ultrasound radiomics model for microvascular invasion(MVI)in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods:A total of 126 patients with pathologically confirmed HCC were retrospectively enrolled from 4 medical centers between May 2018 and July 2025,including the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Shanxi Province Third People's Hospital,Changzhi People's Hospital,and the Organ Transplant Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. A total of 630 ultrasound images of the lesions in different phases were collected,from which 1 561 radiomic features were extracted. The patients from medical institutions in Shanxi Province were chosen as the training set( n=91),and the patients from the Organ Transplant Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University were chosen as the validation set( n=35). In the training set,37.4%(34/91)patients presented MVI(+),whereas in the validation set,54.3%(19/35)patients presented MVI(+). Radiomics features were extracted from ultrasound images,and features related to the MVI(+)were selected through dimensionality reduction analysis. Five multiple machine learning algorithms were used to construct predictive models,which were then evaluated using an external validation set. The Radscore was calculated,and a nomogram was constructed combining Radscore with ultrasound and clinical characteristics to predict MVI. Results:The model combining radiomics features from the portal venous phase and the delay phase showed the best predictive performance in both the training and validation sets,with area under curve(AUC)values of 0.835 and 0.727,respectively. The prediction model developed using radiomics Radscore and clinical indicators could be represented and presented as a nomogram.Conclusions:The radiomics model based on multi-phase ultrasound offers a novel approach for non-invasive preoperative prediction of MVI in liver cancer. Furthermore,its integration with clinical features aids in optimizing clinical treatment strategies.
9.Multioxidized polyketides from an endophytic Penicillium sp.YUD17006 associated with Gastrodia elata
Hongtao LI ; Ruining YANG ; Fei XIE ; Tianpeng XIE ; Linhuan TANG ; Hao ZHOU ; Zhongtao DING
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) 2024;22(11):1057-1064
Three novel,highly oxygenated polyketides,multioketides A-C(1-3),and three previously described multioxidized aromatic polyketides(4-6),were isolated from an endophytic Penicillium sp.YUD17006 associated with Gastrodia elata.Their chem-ical structures were elucidated using extensive spectroscopic data,electronic circular dichroism calculations,and single X-ray diffrac-tion analysis.All metabolites were characterized by a typical α,β-unsaturated ketone fragment and exhibited a high degree of oxidation.Multioketides A and B were identified as a pair of epimers featuring a rare dihydroisobenzofuranone core.Multioketide C possessed a novel 5/6/6/6 heterotetracyclic chemical architecture with unusual 1,4-dioxin functionalities.Plausible biosynthetic pathways for 1-6 were proposed.Additionally,compound 3 demonstrated weak inhibitory activities against both acetylcholinesterase and protein tyr-osine phosphatase 1B.
10.A novel biodegradable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent: 1-year results of the HELIOS registry.
Bo ZHENG ; Yi LIU ; Ruining ZHANG ; Wangwei YANG ; Fangju SU ; Rutao WANG ; Dapeng CHEN ; Guidong SHEN ; Yumin QIU ; Lianmin WANG ; Chang CHEN ; Zhongwei WU ; Fei LI ; Jiayi LI ; Chengxiang LI ; Chao GAO ; Ling TAO
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(15):1848-1854
BACKGROUND:
The HELIOS stent is a sirolimus-eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer and titanium oxide film as the tie-layer. The study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of HELIOS stent in a real-world setting.
METHODS:
The HELIOS registry is a prospective, multicenter, cohort study conducted at 38 centers across China between November 2018 and December 2019. A total of 3060 consecutive patients were enrolled after application of minimal inclusion and exclusion criteria. The primary endpoint was target lesion failure (TLF), defined as a composite of cardiac death, non-fatal target vessel myocardial infarction (MI), and clinically indicated target lesion revascularization (TLR) at 1-year follow-up. Kaplan-Meier methods were used to estimate the cumulative incidence of clinical events and construct survival curves.
RESULTS:
A total of 2998 (98.0%) patients completed the 1-year follow-up. The 1-year incidence of TLF was 3.10% (94/2998, 95% closed interval: 2.54-3.78%). The rates of cardiac death, non-fatal target vessel MI and clinically indicated TLR were 2.33% (70/2998), 0.20% (6/2998), and 0.70% (21/2998), respectively. The rate of stent thrombosis was 0.33% (10/2998). Age ≥60 years, diabetes mellitus, family history of coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction at admission, and device success were independent predictors of TLF at 1 year.
CONCLUSION:
The 1-year incidence rates of TLF and stent thrombosis were 3.10% and 0.33%, respectively, in patients treated with HELIOS stents. Our results provide clinical evidence for interventional cardiologists and policymakers to evaluate HELIOS stent.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03916432.
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Middle Aged
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Drug-Eluting Stents/adverse effects*
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Time Factors
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/adverse effects*
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Cardiovascular Agents/therapeutic use*
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Coronary Artery Disease/therapy*
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Myocardial Infarction/etiology*
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