1.Overview of the amendments and revisions to the General Technical Requirements adopted by the Volume Ⅳ of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition
ZHANG Jun ; NING Baoming ; WEI Shifeng ; SHEN Haoyu ; SHANG Yue ; ZHU Ran ; XU Xinyi ; CHEN Lei ; LIU Tingting ; MA Shuangcheng
Drug Standards of China 2025;26(1):034-044
To introduce the general thinking, guidelines, work objectives and elaboration process of the general technical requirements adopted by volume Ⅳ of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition, and to summarize and figure out the main characteristics on dosage forms, physico-chemical testing, microbial and biological testing, reference standards and guidelines The newly revised general chapters of pharmacopoeia give full play to the normative and guiding role of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia standard, track the frontier dynamics of international drug regulatory science and the elaboration of monographs, expand the application of state-of-the-art technologies, and steadily promote the harmonization and unification with the ICH guidelines; further enhance the overall capacity of TCM quality control, actively implement the 3 R principles on animal experiments, and practice the concept of environmental-friendly; replace and/or reduce the use of toxic and hazardous reagents, strengthen the requirements of drug safety control This paper aims to provide a full-view perspective for the comprehensive, correct understanding and accurate implementation of general technical requirements included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition.
2.Distribution of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Elements in Different Risk Populations of Heart Failure Complicated with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Study Based on Nomogram Model and Factor Analysis
Tingting LI ; Zhipeng YAN ; Yajie FAN ; Wenxiu LI ; Wenyu SHANG ; Yongchun LIANG ; Yiming ZUO ; Yuxin KANG ; Boyu ZHU ; Junping ZHANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(11):1140-1146
ObjectiveTo analyze the distribution characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome elements in different risk populations of heart failure complicated with type 2 diabetes. MethodsClinical data of 675 type 2 diabetes patients were retrospectively collected. Lasso-multivariate Logistic regression was used to construct a clinical prediction nomogram model. Based on this, 441 non-heart failure patients were divided into a low-risk group (325 cases) and a high-risk group (116 cases) according to the median risk score of heart failure complicated with type 2 diabetes. TCM diagnostic information (four diagnostic methods) was collected for both groups, and factor analysis was applied to summarize the distribution of TCM syndrome elements in different risk populations. ResultsLasso-multivariate Logistic regression analysis identified age, disease duration, coronary heart disease, old myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, absolute neutrophil count, activated partial thromboplastin time, and α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase as independent risk factors for heart failure complicated with type 2 diabetes. These were used as final predictive factors to construct the nomogram model. Model validation results showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the modeling group and validation group were 0.934 and 0.935, respectively. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test (modeling group P = 0.996, validation group P = 0.121) indicated good model discrimination. Decision curve analysis showed that the curves for All and None crossed in the upper right corner, indicating high clinical utility. The low-risk and high-risk groups each obtained 14 common factors. Preliminary analysis revealed that the main disease elements in the low-risk group were qi deficiency (175 cases, 53.85%), dampness (118 cases, 36.31%), and heat (118 cases, 36.31%), with the primary locations in the spleen (125 cases, 38.46%) and lungs (99 cases, 30.46%). In the high-risk group, the main disease elements were yang deficiency (73 cases, 62.93%), blood stasis (68 cases, 58.62%), and heat (49 cases, 42.24%), with the primary locations in the kidney (84 cases, 72.41%) and heart (70 cases, 60.34%). ConclusionThe overall disease characteristics in different risk populations of type 2 diabetes patients with heart failure are a combination of deficiency and excess, with deficiency being predominant. Deficiency and heat are present throughout. The low-risk population mainly shows qi deficiency with dampness and heat, related to the spleen and lungs. The high-risk population shows yang deficiency with blood stasis and heat, related to the kidneys and heart.
3.Establishment and verification of a detection method for the cytotoxic activity of human cascade-primed immune cell injection against non-small cell lung cancer
ZHOU Qiao1 ; LI Meiling1 ; CHEN Zhigang2 ; WANG Zhuang1 ; SHANG Sunyulin1 ; XU Qiuling1 ; ZHU Yanping1 ; ZHANG Yili1
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;31(8):862-869
[摘 要] 目的:构建绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)/萤光素酶(Luc)双荧光标记的肿瘤细胞株,建立人链式激活免疫细胞制剂对非小细胞肺癌细胞杀伤活性的检测方法,并进行初步验证。方法: 通过HLA高分辨分型筛选出HLA-A、HLA-B、HLA-C基因型别为纯合子且相应等位基因的分布频率高于2.500%的非小细胞肺癌细胞系作为细胞模型,采用携带有GFP和Luc基因的重组慢病毒感染原始细胞株而获得GFP、Luc稳定表达的细胞系作为靶细胞。通过效应细胞与靶细胞共培养,并优化靶细胞前处理步骤、共培养时间、效靶比等参数,建立人链式激活免疫细胞制剂对非小细胞肺癌杀伤活性的检测方法,并进行专属性、精密度验证。结果:通过HLA高分辨分型,成功筛选出高频等位基因HLA‑A*11:01:01(20.893%)、HLA‑B*52:01:01(2.991%)、HLA‑C*12:02:02(3.139%)的非小细胞肺癌(HCC827)细胞株作为细胞模型。通过慢病毒载体成功构建GFP/Luc双荧光标记的HCC827细胞株,GFP阳性率达 96%。重组慢病毒滴度为1.83 × 10⁷ TU/mL。效靶比为5∶1、10∶1、15∶1、20∶1时,各组间杀伤活性差异显著(P < 0.05),且杀伤活性随培养时间延长显著升高(P <0.000 1)。经综合评估后确认最优参数效靶比为10∶1,共培养时间为72 h。方法学验证表明,建立的方法专属性强;重复性变异系数为0.80%~1.86%;精密度变异系数为1.00%~1.58%,方差分析显示差异无统计学意义(P > 0.05),说明方法重复性良好。结论: 成功建立了人链式激活免疫细胞制剂对非小细胞肺癌杀伤活性的检测方法并验证成功,该方法有助于人链式激活免疫细胞制剂在细胞免疫治疗有效性评价中发挥重要作用。
4.Basiliximab is superior to low dose rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: The younger, the better.
Lan ZHU ; Lei ZHANG ; Wenjun SHANG ; Wenhua LIU ; Rula SA ; Zhiliang GUO ; Longshan LIU ; Jinghong TAN ; Hengxi ZHANG ; Yonghua FENG ; Wenyu ZHAO ; Wenqi CONG ; Jianyong WU ; Changxi WANG ; Gang CHEN
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(2):225-227
5.Alzheimer's disease diagnosis among dementia patients via blood biomarker measurement based on the AT(N) system.
Tianyi WANG ; Li SHANG ; Chenhui MAO ; Longze SHA ; Liling DONG ; Caiyan LIU ; Dan LEI ; Jie LI ; Jie WANG ; Xinying HUANG ; Shanshan CHU ; Wei JIN ; Zhaohui ZHU ; Huimin SUI ; Bo HOU ; Feng FENG ; Bin PENG ; Liying CUI ; Jianyong WANG ; Qi XU ; Jing GAO
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(12):1505-1507
6.Comprehensive Review on Rhodiola crenulata: Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties and Clinical Applications.
Rui ZHU ; Cui-Fen FANG ; Shu-Jing ZHANG ; Zhu HAN ; Ge-Hui ZHU ; Shang-Zuo CAI ; Cheng ZHENG ; Yu TANG ; Yi WANG
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2025;31(8):752-759
7.Marine-derived new peptaibols with antibacterial activities by targeting bacterial membrane phospholipids.
Shang CHEN ; Dong LIU ; Liyang WANG ; Aili FAN ; Mengyue WU ; Ning XU ; Kui ZHU ; Wenhan LIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(5):2764-2777
Antibiotic resistance is spreading at a faster rate than new antibiotic agents applied for clinical remedies. It is an urgent need to discover potential compounds to combat multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Marine fungi offer a promising avenue for mining antibiotic-like molecules with chemical diversity. To discover structurally novel and antibiotic metabolites, we screened the in-house marine fungus genome library and found a fungus Stephanonectria keithii LZD-10-1 containing a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) cluster with 18 modules to synthesize a new subfamily of peptaibols with effective eradication against MDR pathogens. Targeting isolation of the cultured fungus afforded six new peptaibols, which exhibit the ability to kill MDR bacteria by targeting bacterial membrane phospholipids, especially phosphatidylglycerol (PG), leading to the dysfunction of bacterial membranes. Furthermore, their efficacies against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in both Galleria mellonella and mouse wound infection models were observed. This study underscores the significance of employing genome-guided approaches to identify untapped marine fungi as potential sources for novel antibiotic candidates with unique scaffolds.
8.Effect of Q Chromatography on the Recovery of Human Plasminogen in Affinity Chromatography
Shenglan YUE ; Taojing LI ; Juan LI ; Yan PENG ; Lianzhen LIN ; Yanxiang ZHOU ; Feifei WANG ; Chen ZHU ; Shang WANG ; Deming JI ; Shuangying ZENG ; Yong HU ; Zhijun ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(10):1382-1388
Objective: To compare quality control (relative purity and specific activity) and process control [plasminogen (Pg) antigen recovery and potency recovery] indexes of samples before and after adding the Q chromatography step to the full chromatography process of human Pg, thereby determining whether the addition of this step could improve Pg recovery by affinity chromatography. Methods: A Q chromatography step was added before the Pg affinity chromatography in the original Pg chromatography process. The loading solution, flow through solution and eluate of Q chromatography and Pg affinity chromatography were collected. The potency of coagulation factor Ⅱ (FⅡ), Ⅶ (FⅦ), Ⅷ (FⅧ), Ⅸ (FⅨ), and Ⅹ(FⅩ) were detected by the coagulation method, the total protein content was detected by the BCA method, and the Pg potency was detected by the chromogenic substrate method. The content of specific plasma proteins was detected by immunoturbidimetry, the potency recovery of coagulation factors was calculated, and the flow direction of coagulation factors was analyzed. The recovery of different plasma protein antigens were calculated, and the distribution of impurity proteins was analyzed. The relative purity and specific activity of Pg, antigen content, and potency recovery in the target fractions were calculated and compared with the original process indicators, so as to determine the effect of adding Q chromatography on the original process. Furthermore, the reproducibility after process modification was assessed. Results: 100% of FⅡ, FⅩ, and FⅨ, 87.81% of FⅧ, and 40.44% of FⅦ in filtered plasma were removed by Q chromatography. The residual FⅦ (53.26%) and FⅧ (13.30%) in Q flow-through fraction were completely removed by Pg affinity chromatography. In both the original process (without Q-chromatography) and the modified process (with Q-chromatography), non-target plasma proteins mainly existed in the flow-through fraction of Pg affinity chromatography. The antigen recovery of IgM, ceruloplasmin (CER), and fibronectin (FNC) in Q-chromatography flow-through fraction were reduced. In contrast, antigen recovery of other plasma proteins [IgG, IgA, Pg, albumin (AlB), alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT), and fibrinogen (Fg)] were all >90%, which were consistent with the protein composition and proportion in the original affinity chromatography loading solution. Compared with the recovery rate of Pg antigen in the original process (74.4%), the total recovery of Pg antigen in the modified process was significantly increased (89.97%). Compared with the recovery of IgG (97.48%) and Fg (95.32%) in the Pg affinity flows-through fraction of the original process, the modified process resulted in a slight reduction in the recovery of IgG (94.60%), while the recovery of Fg was not affected (95.05%). The potency recovery rate, specific activity, and relative purity of Pg after Q chromatography were 99.3%, 0.016 U/mg, and 0.15%. These values were the same as those of Pg affinity chromatography loading solution by the original process, indicating that introduction of Q chromatography did not affect subsequent Pg affinity chromatography. Compared with the recovery of Pg antigen in three batches of the original process (66.49±1.02)%, the recovery of Pg antigen in the affinity chromatography eluent of the modified process [five batches; (77.43±4.43)%] was significantly improved. Furthermore, the potency recovery was (86.80±4.28)%, the relative purity was (81.99±1.25)%, the specific activity was (8.679±1.073)U/mg, and the process was reproducible. Conclusion: The addition of Q chromatography could improve the recovery of Pg affinity chromatography in the full chromatography process.
9.Peiminine inhibits the proliferation of colon cancer cells by inducing G0/G1 phase arrest
SUN Lili1 ; BAI Bing2 ; YANG Xia1 ; LI Yue2 ; LI Yiquan2 ; HAN Jicheng2 ; FANG Jinbo2 ; LI Xiao3 ; SHANG Chao3 ; ZHU Yilong2 ; JIN Ningyi1
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2024;31(4):326-332
[摘 要] 目的:探讨贝母素乙对结肠癌HCT116细胞增殖的抑制作用及其分子机制。方法:利用不同浓度的贝母素乙处理人结肠癌细胞HCT116和正常结肠上皮细胞CCD841 CON,通过CCK-8法和结晶紫染色法检测贝母素乙对HCT116和CCD841 CON细胞增殖活力的影响,流式细胞术和WB法检测贝母素乙对HCT116细胞周期及其细胞周期相关蛋白表达的影响。构建HCT116移植瘤裸鼠模型和AOM/DSS结肠癌小鼠模型,观察贝母素乙对小鼠模型肿瘤生长和OS的影响,免疫组化法和WB法检测对移植瘤或肿瘤组织中细胞周期相关蛋白CDK4、CDK6和cyclin D1表达的影响。结果:贝母素乙可显著抑制结肠癌HCT116细胞的增殖能力(P<0.01),诱导HCT116细胞周期G0/G1期阻滞(P<0.01),降低CDK4、CDK6和cyclin D1的蛋白表达水平(均P<0.01)。荷瘤小鼠实验结果显示,贝母素乙(0.75 mg/kg)显著抑制HCT116细胞移植瘤的生长并延长荷瘤裸鼠的OS(P<0.05或P<0.01),降低AOM/DSS模型小鼠的体质量、延长OS、减少癌变肠组织的肿瘤个数和肿瘤体积,下调肿瘤组织中CDK4、CDK6和cyclin D1的蛋白表达(P<0.01或P<0.05)。结论:贝母素乙通过下调CDK4、CDK6和cyclin D1的表达水平,引起细胞周期G0/G1期阻滞,从而抑制结肠癌HCT116细胞的增殖。
10.Modified Weijingtang Regulates Pyroptosis of Macrophages via Caspase-1/GSDMD Pathway
Dongfang SHANG ; Chenlu ZHAO ; Siying WANG ; Cheng ZHOU ; Minghao LIU ; Pingsheng ZHU ; Suping MA ; Wenxia ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(11):27-33
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of modified Weijingtang on the pyroptosis of RAW264.7 macrophages via the cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease-1 (Caspase-1)/gasdermin D (GSDMD) pathway. MethodLipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to induce pyroptosis of RAW264.7 cells. The blank group was treated with the blank serum, and the intervention groups were treated with the sera containing different doses of modified Weijingtang. After 24 h, the viability of cells in different groups was examined by the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8). The pyroptosis and morphology of cells in each group were observed by a scanning electron microscope and a phase-contrast microscope, respectively. The mRNA and protein levels of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), Caspase-1, and GSDMD in each group were determined by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) and Western blot, respectively. The levels of interleukin (IL)-18 and IL-1β in each group were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ResultUnder the electron microscope, RAW264.7 cells presented the best morphology and structure in the blank group and obvious pyroptosis and leakage of cell contents in the model (LPS) group. Compared with the model group, the intervention groups showed reduced pyroptosis to varying degrees, and the high-dose group had the closest cell morphology and structure to the blank group. Under the optical microscope, RAW264.7 cells were spherical in the blank group and irregular with protrusions in the model group. Compared with the model group, the intervention groups showed improved cell morphology, and the cell morphology in the group with the dose of 20% was the closest to that in the blank group. The mRNA and protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, and GSDMD in the model group were higher than those in the blank group (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, each intervention group showed down-regulated expression of the above indicators (P<0.05). Compared with the blank group, the model group presented elevated levels of IL-18 and IL-1β (P<0.05), which were lowered in the intervention (10%, 20%) groups (P<0.01). ConclusionModified Weijingtang inhibits the pyroptosis of macrophages by down-regulating the Caspase-1/GSDMD pathway and reducing the release of proinflammatory cytokines.

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