1.Total triterpenoids from Hovenia dulcis increase sensitivity of A549/DDP to cisplatin by inducing Nrf2-mediated ferroptosis
Xiao-lan KUANG ; Dong-ning SHEN ; Ting FU ; Fan WU ; Jian-zhan YANG ; Jin-lang ZHONG ; Bo LIU ; Fang-fang XU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(11):2128-2134
Aim To elucidate the underlying mecha-nism by which total triterpenoids extracted from Hove-nia dulcis(H-TP)enhance the sensitivity of A549/DDP cells to cisplatin.Methods The ARE-Nrf2 lu-ciferase reporter assay was applied to investigate the impact of H-TP on Nrf2 expression.Western blot was used to detect the protein levels of Keap-1/Nrf2/HO-1,Nrf2-GPX4 signaling pathway,apoptosis-related proteins of Bcl-2 and Bax.Further validation of its effects on Nrf2 was conducted by using Nrf2 activator/inhibitor.Results H-TP could enhance the sensitivi-ty of A549/DDP cells to cisplatin by modulating the expression of apoptosis-related proteins Bax and Bcl-2,inhibiting the Keap-1/Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 signating pathway in A549/DDP cells,and inducing ferroptosis.Conclusion H-TP enhances the sensitivity of A549/DDP cells to cisplatin by inducing the Nrf2-mediated ferroptosis pathway.
2.Construction and application of a perioperative blood pressure management plan for patients undergoing carotid artery stenting
Hongyan YANG ; Ting YANG ; Hui WEI ; Minhao WU ; Fangfang TONG ; Luya JIANG ; Meijuan LAN
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(3):303-310
Objective To construct a perioperative blood pressure management plan for patients undergoing carotid artery stenting(CAS)and evaluate its application effectiveness,and to provide references for clinical practice.Methods The relevant literature on perioperative blood pressure management for CAS patients was retrieved from domestic and foreign databases,and a preliminary draft of a perioperative blood pressure management plan for CAS patients was constructed.The preliminary draft was discussed and modified through expert meetings,and 2 rounds of expert inquiries were conducted using the Delphi method from June 2023 to August 2023 to determine the final plan.32 patients who received CAS in the neurology department of a tertiary comprehensive hospital in Zhejiang Province were selected from May to July 2024 as an experimental group,and 33 patients who received CAS in the same ward from January to March 2024 as a control group.The experimental group applied the constructed CAS patient perioperative blood pressure management plan,while the control group applied routine perioperative nursing measures.The incidence of postoperative hypertension,postoperative hypotension,and postoperative adverse events was compared between 2 groups.Results A total of 13 experts completed 2 rounds of inquiries.The effective questionnaire response rate for the second round of inquiry was 100%,with an authority coefficient of 0.897.The coefficients of variation for the importance and feasibility scores of each item were 0~0.19 and 0~0.18,respectively,and the Kendall harmony coefficients were 0.224 and 0.201,respectively(P<0.05).The final construction plan includes 3 primary indicators,15 secondary indicators,and 40 tertiary indicators.Ultimately,32 cases were included in the experimental group and 33 cases in the control group.The incidence of postoperative hypertension,postoperative hypotension,and adverse events in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The perioperative blood pressure management plan for CAS patients constructed in this study has good scientificity and practicality,which can improve the stability of patients'perioperative blood pressure and reduce the occurrence of adverse events.
3.Leptin promotes breast cancer cell MCF-7 migration and invasion through inhibiting ACSL5
Tao ZENG ; Lan WEI ; Yong-zhu XU ; Shi-yu YANG ; Hao-li SUN ; Ting-ting DANG ; Yi-qing YOU ; Jia-feng TANG ; Yan ZHANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(4):654-660
Aim To explore the possible regulatory effect of leptin on acyl-CoA synthetase long chain fami-ly member ACSL5 and their effect on migration and in-vasion of breast cancer cell,and to explore the underly-ing mechanism.Methods The expression of leptin receptor was detected by immunofluorescence assay.The migration and invasion ability of MCF-7 cells were detected by wound healing assay and Transwell assay respectively.The downstream target gene of leptin was analyzed by PCR microarray data.The expression of ACSL5 in breast cancer and its correlation with the staging and prognosis of breast cancer patients were as-sessed uing bioinformatics methods.The expression of ACSL5 in MCF-7 cells treated with different concentra-tions of leptin was detected using real time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR).Overexpressing ACSL5 was constructed by lentiviral transfection;the expressions of EMT related proteins,AMPK-α and p-AMPK-α were detected by Western blot.Results Leptin promoted breast cancer cell mi-gration and invasion and EMT.ACSL5 was significant-ly low expressed in breast cancer and related to progno-sis.Leptin downregulated the expression of ACSL5 through OBR.Leptin activated AMPK pathway to downregulate ACSL5 and promote migration,invasion and EMT of breast cancer cells.Conclusions Leptin may promote the migration,invasion and EMT of breast cancer by downregulating ACSL5 through activating AMPK pathway.
4.Research progress on biologics and therapeutic drug monitoring in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Ting-Ting PAN ; Hong-Lan YANG ; Shi-Hai ZHOU ; Hui SUN
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2025;27(12):1556-1562
The incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is rising,with an especially high proportion of early-onset cases in Asia.Conventional treatments such as glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants have limited efficacy and notable adverse effects,whereas biologic therapies substantially improve remission rates and quality of life.Therapeutic drug monitoring(TDM),by assessing trough concentrations and anti-drug antibodies,enables individualized dose optimization,reduces immunogenicity,and prolongs treatment persistence.However,challenges remain,including insufficient standardization and the lack of pediatric-specific concentration thresholds.This review summarizes recent advances in biologics and TDM in pediatric IBD to inform precision treatment.
5.Astragaloside Ⅳ attenuates pathological myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis in mice via EGR1-SIRT1-PPARα-SCAD signaling pathway
Li-yuan QING ; Lan-ting LIU ; Qing-ping XU ; Huan PENG ; Yu-hong CAO ; Xue-diao PAN ; Si-gui ZHOU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(2):242-250
Aim To elucidate whether Astragaloside Ⅳcould ameliorate pathological myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis via the EGR1-SIRT1-PPARα-SCAD signa-ling pathway in TAC mice.Methods After randomi-zing mice into groups,the Sham+AS-Ⅳ group and TAC+AS-Ⅳ group were intragastrically administered 20 mg·kg-1AS-Ⅳ once daily,whereas the Sham+NS group and TAC+NS group were given equivalent saline.Six weeks post-surgery,an evaluation of cardiac function was conducted,heart weight index was compu-ted,morphological alterations in heart were noted,vari-ations in collagen and myocardial hypertrophy indexes were analyzed,ATP content,free fatty acid content,hydroxyproline content,SCAD expression,and enzyme activity were measured,and an initial investigation into the protein expression of EGR1-SIRT1-PPARα-SCAD in myocardial tissues was undertaken.Results After AS-Ⅳ intervention,the heart weight index of TAC mice decreased(P<0.01),LVAWd,LVAWs,LVPWd and LVPWs values decreased(P<0.01,P<0.05),EF%and FS%values increased(all P<0.01),myocardial hypertrophy markers and collagen area decreased,FFA content,HYP content and collagen expression de-creased(all P<0.01),SCAD enzyme activity and ex-pression increased(P<0.01,P<0.05),and ATP content increased(P<0.01).The expression of EGR1 protein decreased,and the expression of SIRT1 and PPARα protein increased(all P<0.01).Conclu-sions AS-Ⅳ may improve fatty acid oxidation via the EGR1-SIRT1-PPARα-SCAD signaling pathway,thereby ameliorating pathological myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis in TAC model mice.
6.Total triterpenoids from Hovenia dulcis increase sensitivity of A549/DDP to cisplatin by inducing Nrf2-mediated ferroptosis
Xiao-lan KUANG ; Dong-ning SHEN ; Ting FU ; Fan WU ; Jian-zhan YANG ; Jin-lang ZHONG ; Bo LIU ; Fang-fang XU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(11):2128-2134
Aim To elucidate the underlying mecha-nism by which total triterpenoids extracted from Hove-nia dulcis(H-TP)enhance the sensitivity of A549/DDP cells to cisplatin.Methods The ARE-Nrf2 lu-ciferase reporter assay was applied to investigate the impact of H-TP on Nrf2 expression.Western blot was used to detect the protein levels of Keap-1/Nrf2/HO-1,Nrf2-GPX4 signaling pathway,apoptosis-related proteins of Bcl-2 and Bax.Further validation of its effects on Nrf2 was conducted by using Nrf2 activator/inhibitor.Results H-TP could enhance the sensitivi-ty of A549/DDP cells to cisplatin by modulating the expression of apoptosis-related proteins Bax and Bcl-2,inhibiting the Keap-1/Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 signating pathway in A549/DDP cells,and inducing ferroptosis.Conclusion H-TP enhances the sensitivity of A549/DDP cells to cisplatin by inducing the Nrf2-mediated ferroptosis pathway.
7.Research progress on biologics and therapeutic drug monitoring in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Ting-Ting PAN ; Hong-Lan YANG ; Shi-Hai ZHOU ; Hui SUN
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2025;27(12):1556-1562
The incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is rising,with an especially high proportion of early-onset cases in Asia.Conventional treatments such as glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants have limited efficacy and notable adverse effects,whereas biologic therapies substantially improve remission rates and quality of life.Therapeutic drug monitoring(TDM),by assessing trough concentrations and anti-drug antibodies,enables individualized dose optimization,reduces immunogenicity,and prolongs treatment persistence.However,challenges remain,including insufficient standardization and the lack of pediatric-specific concentration thresholds.This review summarizes recent advances in biologics and TDM in pediatric IBD to inform precision treatment.
8.Brain removal through a fenestration on the external occipital protuberance
Tao YANG ; Zhi-hao WU ; Bing-zhi LIU ; Shuang-fei YU ; Hui-ting LAN ; Zhuan GAO ; Yu-ying LANG ; Jing LI
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2025;34(2):166-167
Objective A new occipital bone removal technology was applied to improve the success rate of brain removal.Methods The skull was sawed based on the traditional brain removal technology,and part of the occipital bone was removed downward centered in external occipital protuberance to the foramen magnum,then exposed the telencephalon,cerebellum and posterior medulla oblongata.After that,removed the tentorium cerebelli and cut down the medulla oblongata and the related cranial nerves at the skull base,then removed the brain tissues.Results The removed brain tissues had structurally intact telencephalon,cerebellum and brain stem,clear vessels in the cerebral sulci,and relatively intact optic chiasm,olfactory tracts and vertebro-basilar arteries.Conclusion Brain removal through a fenestration on the external occipital protuberance can effectively preserve the integrity of brain specimens,and improve the success rate of brain removal,which is of great significance for central nervous system teaching and improvement of human brain tissue repositories.
9.Effects of Sitting Baduanjin Combined with Sacubitril/Valsartan on Cardiopulmonary Function,Exercise Capacity and Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease after PCI
Xiang-hua CHEN ; Ya-ting LI ; Xiao-lan LIN
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2025;25(19):3077-3083,3121
Objective:To observe the effects of Sitting Baduanjin combined with Sacubitril/Valsartan on cardiopulmonary function,exercise capacity and vascular endothelial function in patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 86 patients with coronary heart disease who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)at Zhangzhou Third Hospital from April 2023 to August 2024,among these patients,43 were treated with a combination of Sacubitril/Valsartan and Sitting Baduanjin,forming the study group,the other 43 patients,treated with sacubitril/valsartan alone,were randomly assigned in a 1∶1 ratio to form the control group.The cardiopulmonary function[cardiac index(CI),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),The ratio of forced expiratory volume to forced vital capacity(FEV/FVC),maximum ventilation volume(MVV)].Exercise capacity[6-minute walking test distance(6MWD),maximum motion load(MWL),peak oxygen uptake(VO2peak)],vascular endothelial function[endothelin-1(ET-1),vascular endothelium-dependent diastolic function(FMD),vascular pseudohematologic factor(vWF)]and the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular events between the two groups were compared.Results:CI,LVEF,FEV/FVC and MVV of the study group at 2 months after intervention were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).6MWD,MWL,VO2peak of the study group at 2 months after intervention were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).ET-1,vWF of the study group at 2 months after intervention were lower than those of the control group,FMD was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the total incidence of adverse cardiovascular events between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion:Sitting Baduanjin combined with Sacubitril/Valsartan can effectively improve the cardiopulmonary function,exercise capacity and vascular endothelial function of patients with coronary heart disease after PCI.
10.Investigation of neural developmental abnormalities in Nde1 knockout zebrafish using HuC:RFP labeling technology
Ting LIU ; Qi ZHANG ; Jia LIN ; Ying-lan ZHANG ; Qiang LI
Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences 2025;52(6):794-802
Objective To investigate the effect of Nde1 gene knockout on early neural development of zebrafish by visualizing the development of neural networks in zebrafish.Methods Transgenic zebrafish Tg(Nde1-/-;HuC:RFP+/-)was constructed by crossing Nde1-/-with Tg(HuC:RFP+/-).The HuC promoter was employed to drive the expression of red fluorescent protein in neurons,which allowing the visualization of zebrafish neural networks and tracking of neural development.Furthermore,by using Image J and Prism to compare the average fluorescence intensity of neurons and the expression level of fluorescent reporter proteins between Nde1 deficiency zebrafish and wild type zebrafish,the effect of Nde1 gene knockout on zebrafish neural development was analyzed.Results From 48 hours post-fertilization(hpf)to 7 days dpf,the average fluorescence intensity of red fluorescence expressed by trigeminal sensory neurons and spinal cord neurons in Nde1 deficiency zebrafish was lower than that in wild type zebrafish.RT-qPCR results also showed that the mRNA expression level of red fluorescent reporter protein in Nde1 deficiency zebrafish was significantly lower than that in the wild type zebrafish.Conclusion Nde1 gene deletion may lead to abnormal development of trigeminal sensory neurons and spinal cordneurons by affecting neural progenitor cell differentiation and increasing apoptosis.

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