1.Effects of Yinchenhao Decoction Plus Zexie Decoction on Ferroptosis Mediated by IRE1 Signaling Pathway of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in NASH Mice
Xiaoyu SHA ; Yanyang HUANG ; Baoying LIU ; Siqi YANG ; Lianqun JIA ; Guoyuan SUI
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(6):1699-1708
Objective To explore the effect of Yinchenhao Decoction plus Zexie Decoction on ferroptosis mediated by IRE1 signaling pathway of endoplasmic reticulum stress in NASH mice.Methods Fifty C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into blank control group,model group,Yinchenhao decoction group,Zexia decoction group and Hefang group,with 10 mice in each group.Except the blank control group,the other groups were fed with high-fat diet.After 20 weeks,Yinchenhao Tang group,Zexia Tang group and Hefang group were respectively given the corresponding drug by intragastric administration,once a day for 8 weeks.HE staining,oil red O staining and Masson staining were used to observe the pathological changes of liver tissue,automatic biochemical analyzer was used to detect blood lipid and liver function indexes,and RT-qPCR was used to detect the mRNA levels of TFR1,FPN,XBP1,Xbp1s and XBP1-dependent UPR target genes.The expressions of GRP78,P-IRE1α,GPX4,TFR1 and FPN proteins in liver were detected by Western Blot,the contents of Fe2+and MDA were detected by colorimetry,SOD activity was detected by WST-8,ROS content was detected by ELISA,and TG content in mouse liver tissue was detected by GPO-PAP.Results Compared with the model group,the NAS scores of Yinchenhao Tang group,Zexia Tang group and Hefang group were significantly reduced,and the effect of Hefang group was more significant.Compared with the blank control group,the liver lipid deposition of model mice was obvious,and the liver lipid deposition of Yinchenhao Tang group,Zexia group and Hefang group were improved to varying degrees,and the effect of Hefang group was more significant.Masson staining results showed that compared with blank control group,liver fibrosis was obvious in model group,Yinchenhao Decoction group,Zexia group and Hefang group,the degree of liver fibrosis was improved,and the effect of Hefang group was more significant.Compared with the blank control group,the levels of serum TC,HDL-C,LDL-C,AST and ALT in the model group were significantly increased,the contents of TG,Fe2+,MDA and ROS in the liver were significantly increased,and the activity of SOD was significantly decreased.The mRNA expression levels of Xbp1,Xbp1s,Dnajb9,Edem1,Sec61a1,Bip,Chop and TFR1were significantly up-regulated,the mrna expression levels of FPN were significantly down-regulated,and the protein expression levels of GRP78,P-IREα,GPX4 and TFR1 in liver were significantly increased.The expression level of FPN protein decreased significantly.Compared with model group,the serum levels of TG,TC,LDL-C,AST and ALT in the combined formula group were significantly decreased,the contents of TG,Fe2+,MDA and ROS in the liver of the combined formula group were significantly decreased,and the activity of SOD was significantly increased.The mRNA expression levels of Xbp1,Xbp1s,Dnajb9,Edem1,Sec61a1,Bip,Cho and TFR1 in liver were significantly decreased,the mrna expression level of FPN was significantly increased,and the protein expression levels of GRP78,P-IRE1α,GPX4 and TFR1 in liver were significantly down-regulated.The expression level of FPN protein was significantly up-regulated.Conclusion Yinchenhao Decoction plus Zexie Decoction may ameliorate NASH by inhibiting ferroptosis of hepatocytes through IRE1α pathway of endoplasmic reticulum stress.
2.Effects of Yinchenhao Decoction Plus Zexie Decoction on Ferroptosis Mediated by IRE1 Signaling Pathway of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in NASH Mice
Xiaoyu SHA ; Yanyang HUANG ; Baoying LIU ; Siqi YANG ; Lianqun JIA ; Guoyuan SUI
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(6):1699-1708
Objective To explore the effect of Yinchenhao Decoction plus Zexie Decoction on ferroptosis mediated by IRE1 signaling pathway of endoplasmic reticulum stress in NASH mice.Methods Fifty C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into blank control group,model group,Yinchenhao decoction group,Zexia decoction group and Hefang group,with 10 mice in each group.Except the blank control group,the other groups were fed with high-fat diet.After 20 weeks,Yinchenhao Tang group,Zexia Tang group and Hefang group were respectively given the corresponding drug by intragastric administration,once a day for 8 weeks.HE staining,oil red O staining and Masson staining were used to observe the pathological changes of liver tissue,automatic biochemical analyzer was used to detect blood lipid and liver function indexes,and RT-qPCR was used to detect the mRNA levels of TFR1,FPN,XBP1,Xbp1s and XBP1-dependent UPR target genes.The expressions of GRP78,P-IRE1α,GPX4,TFR1 and FPN proteins in liver were detected by Western Blot,the contents of Fe2+and MDA were detected by colorimetry,SOD activity was detected by WST-8,ROS content was detected by ELISA,and TG content in mouse liver tissue was detected by GPO-PAP.Results Compared with the model group,the NAS scores of Yinchenhao Tang group,Zexia Tang group and Hefang group were significantly reduced,and the effect of Hefang group was more significant.Compared with the blank control group,the liver lipid deposition of model mice was obvious,and the liver lipid deposition of Yinchenhao Tang group,Zexia group and Hefang group were improved to varying degrees,and the effect of Hefang group was more significant.Masson staining results showed that compared with blank control group,liver fibrosis was obvious in model group,Yinchenhao Decoction group,Zexia group and Hefang group,the degree of liver fibrosis was improved,and the effect of Hefang group was more significant.Compared with the blank control group,the levels of serum TC,HDL-C,LDL-C,AST and ALT in the model group were significantly increased,the contents of TG,Fe2+,MDA and ROS in the liver were significantly increased,and the activity of SOD was significantly decreased.The mRNA expression levels of Xbp1,Xbp1s,Dnajb9,Edem1,Sec61a1,Bip,Chop and TFR1were significantly up-regulated,the mrna expression levels of FPN were significantly down-regulated,and the protein expression levels of GRP78,P-IREα,GPX4 and TFR1 in liver were significantly increased.The expression level of FPN protein decreased significantly.Compared with model group,the serum levels of TG,TC,LDL-C,AST and ALT in the combined formula group were significantly decreased,the contents of TG,Fe2+,MDA and ROS in the liver of the combined formula group were significantly decreased,and the activity of SOD was significantly increased.The mRNA expression levels of Xbp1,Xbp1s,Dnajb9,Edem1,Sec61a1,Bip,Cho and TFR1 in liver were significantly decreased,the mrna expression level of FPN was significantly increased,and the protein expression levels of GRP78,P-IRE1α,GPX4 and TFR1 in liver were significantly down-regulated.The expression level of FPN protein was significantly up-regulated.Conclusion Yinchenhao Decoction plus Zexie Decoction may ameliorate NASH by inhibiting ferroptosis of hepatocytes through IRE1α pathway of endoplasmic reticulum stress.
3.Review of radiation effects of implantable medical electronic devices
Chengming HUANG ; Chuanqi WEI ; Yu ZHUO ; Yongzhao ZHOU ; Yanyang LIU ; Jiantao WANG ; Yan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2024;41(12):1543-1549
With the performance improvement of the medical electronics and the progress of social development,the utilization rate of implantable medical electronic devices in China shows an increasing trend in recent years,and will maintain a growing trend in the future as population aging is accelerating.Even though implantable medical electronic devices have extremely low failure rates,the explicit clinical accidents caused by their reliability issues deserve sufficient attention in consideration of the large quantity of patients.Compared with other countries,there is lack of domestic researches on application risk of implantable medical electronic devices due to radiation therapy and diagnosis,which is reflected in not only the clinical research,but also the researches on the underlying physical damage mechanism and macro performance of the devices.Therefore,it is crucial and urgent to explore the application risk of implantable medical electronic devices caused by radiation therapy and diagnosis,which has high clinical and scientific significance.The study conducts a literature survey on the risks of medical electronic devices in the radiation environment generated by clinical treatment,summarizes the risks encountered in the aspects of total dose effect,electromagnetic compatibility and instantaneous effect,analyzes the above behaviors from the physical mechanism and perspective,and puts forward some meaningful suggestions for medical electronic engineering and clinical treatment.
4.Paeoniflorin ameliorates chronic colitis via the DR3 signaling pathway in group 3 innate lymphoid cells
Huang SHAOWEI ; Xie XUEQIAN ; Xu BO ; Pan ZENGFENG ; Liang JUNJIE ; Zhang MEILING ; Pan SIMIN ; Wang XIAOJING ; Zhao MENG ; Wang QING ; Chen JINYAN ; Li YANYANG ; Zhou LIAN ; Luo XIA
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2024;14(6):889-901
Inhibiting the death receptor 3(DR3)signaling pathway in group 3 innate lymphoid cells(ILC3s)pre-sents a promising approach for promoting mucosal repair in individuals with ulcerative colitis(UC).Paeoniflorin,a prominent component of Paeonia lactiflora Pall.,has demonstrated the ability to restore barrier function in UC mice,but the precise mechanism remains unclear.In this study,we aimed to delve into whether paeoniflorin may promote intestinal mucosal repair in chronic colitis by inhibiting DR3 signaling in ILC3s.C57BL/6 mice were subjected to random allocation into 7 distinct groups,namely the control group,the 2%dextran sodium sulfate(DSS)group,the paeoniflorin groups(25,50,and 100 mg/kg),the anti-tumor necrosis factor-like ligand 1A(anti-TL1A)antibody group,and the IgG group.We detected the expression of DR3 signaling pathway proteins and the proportion of ILC3s in the mouse colon using Western blot and flow cytometry,respectively.Meanwhile,DR3-overexpressing MNK-3 cells and 2% DSS-induced Rag1-/-mice were used for verification.The results showed that paeoniflorin alleviated DSS-induced chronic colitis and repaired the intestinal mucosal barrier.Simultaneously,paeoniflorin inhibited the DR3 signaling pathway in ILC3s and regulated the content of cytokines(interleukin-17A,granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor,and interleukin-22).Alternatively,paeoniflorin directly inhibited the DR3 signaling pathway in ILC3s to repair mucosal damage indepen-dently of the adaptive immune system.We additionally confirmed that paeoniflorin-conditioned me-dium(CM)restored the expression of tight junctions in Caco-2 cells via coculture.In conclusion,paeoniflorin ameliorates chronic colitis by enhancing the intestinal barrier in an ILC3-dependent manner,and its mechanism is associated with the inhibition of the DR3 signaling pathway.
5.Research Progress of Comprehensive Follow-up Management Strategy on the Natural History of Simultaneous,Persistent Multiple Pulmonary Ground-glass Nodules
HUANG CHENGMING ; ZHOU YONGZHAO ; FANG YUJIN ; LIU YANYANG ; WANG LI ; ZHUO YU ; ZHU DAXING
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2024;27(9):691-696
The development and change patterns as well as the disease course management of multiple ground-glass nodules(GGNs)in the lungs are currently hotspots and difficulties in clinical lung cancer research.Understanding the latest advancements in the natural history of multiple GGNs is crucial for grasping the disease variation patterns and formulat-ing management strategies.Meanwhile,utilizing advanced methods such as intelligent follow-up management platforms makes the long-term standardized management of GGNs possible.Therefore,this article provides an overview of the latest research advancements on the natural history of multiple GGNs and new experience in GGNs management.
6.Review of radiation effects of implantable medical electronic devices
Chengming HUANG ; Chuanqi WEI ; Yu ZHUO ; Yongzhao ZHOU ; Yanyang LIU ; Jiantao WANG ; Yan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2024;41(12):1543-1549
With the performance improvement of the medical electronics and the progress of social development,the utilization rate of implantable medical electronic devices in China shows an increasing trend in recent years,and will maintain a growing trend in the future as population aging is accelerating.Even though implantable medical electronic devices have extremely low failure rates,the explicit clinical accidents caused by their reliability issues deserve sufficient attention in consideration of the large quantity of patients.Compared with other countries,there is lack of domestic researches on application risk of implantable medical electronic devices due to radiation therapy and diagnosis,which is reflected in not only the clinical research,but also the researches on the underlying physical damage mechanism and macro performance of the devices.Therefore,it is crucial and urgent to explore the application risk of implantable medical electronic devices caused by radiation therapy and diagnosis,which has high clinical and scientific significance.The study conducts a literature survey on the risks of medical electronic devices in the radiation environment generated by clinical treatment,summarizes the risks encountered in the aspects of total dose effect,electromagnetic compatibility and instantaneous effect,analyzes the above behaviors from the physical mechanism and perspective,and puts forward some meaningful suggestions for medical electronic engineering and clinical treatment.
7.Effect of Yinchenhao Decoction on"Intestinal TPH1-Hepatic HTR2A Axis"in Mice with Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease
Yanyang HUANG ; Guoyuan SUI ; Na ZHAO ; Guanlin YANG ; Lianqun JIA
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(7):2336-2343
Objective To explore the mechanism of Yinchenhao Decoction in preventing and treating MAFLD based on"Intestinal TPH1-hepatic HTR2A axis".Methods Twenty-four C57BL/6J mice were arbitrarily splited up into control group,model group and Yinchenhao decoction group,eight in each group.Mice in the Yinchenhao decoction group and model group were fed with high-fat diet.After 12 weeks,the Yinchenhao decoction group was given Yinchenhao decoction by gavage,once a day for 4 consecutive weeks.Histopathological changes were observed by HE staining and oil red O staining.Serum HDL-C,LDL-C,TC,TG,AST,ALT and 5-HT contents,liver TC,TG,DAG,PLC contents were detected.Intestinal TPH1,SERT and liver HTR2A,SREBP-1c,GPAT1,FASN mRNA levels;Intestinal TPH1,SERT and liver HTR2A,SREBP-1c,GPAT1,FASN,P-PI3K,PKC-ε,P-AKT,P-mTOR protein expression level were detected.Results In the control group,the hepatocytes were arranged neatly without significant steatosis;In the model group,the hepatocytes were swollen in volume with significant steatosis;Compared with the control group,hepatocyte steatosis was significantly reduced in the Yinchenhao decoction group.Compared with the control group,liver lipid deposition was significantly higher in the model group,and the Yinchenhao decoction group significantly improved liver lipid deposition.Compared with the control group,the liver TG,TC levels in the model group were significantly increased(P<0.05);the serum AST,ALT,HDL-C,LDL-C,TG,TC levels were significantly increased(P<0.05);the serum 5-HT and liver DAG,PLC was significantly increased(P<0.05);the mRNA expression levels of HTR2A,SREBP-1c,GPAT1,FASN in the liver and TPH1 in the Intestinal were significantly increased,SERT in the Intestinal were significantly decreased(P<0.05);the protein expression levels of HTR2A,SREBP-1c,GPAT1,FASN,P-PI3K,P-AKT,P-mTOR,PKC-ε in the liver were significantly increased,and TPH1 in the Intestinal were significantly increased,SERT in the Intestinal were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Compared with the model group,the liver TG,TC levels in Yinchenhao decoction group were significantly decreased(P<0.05);the serum AST,ALT,LDL-C and TG levels were significantly decreased(P<0.05);the serum 5-HT and liver DAG,PLC level was significantly decreased;The mRNA expression levels of HTR2A,SREBP-1c,GPAT1,FASN in the liver and TPH1 in the Intestinal were significantly decreased,SERT in the Intestinal were significantly increased(P<0.05);the protein expression levels of HTR2A,SREBP-1c,GPAT1,FASN,P-PI3K,P-AKT,P-mTOR,PKC-ε in the liver were significantly decreased and TPH1 in the Intestinal were significantly increased,SERT in the Intestinal were significantly increased(P<0.05).Conclusion Yinchenhao decoction may regulate liver TG synthesis through Intestinal TPH1-hepatic HTR2A axis,thereby inhibiting the occurrence and development of MAFLD.
8.The Association of gut Microbiota with Serum Metabolites in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Damp-Heat Accumulation Syndrome
Guoyuan SUI ; Dongmei QUAN ; Na ZHAO ; Yanyang HUANG ; Lianqun JIA ; Guanlin YANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(12):3969-3979
Objective To investigate the characteristics of the gut microbiota of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver(NAFLD)damp-heat accumulation syndrome and its correlation with serum metabolites.Methods 40 NAFLD patients with damp-heat accumulation,19 NAFLD patients with depressed liver and deficient spleen and 32 healthy people were selected,using 16 SrRNA amplicon sequencing technology and LC-MS/MS technology to test gut microbiota and serum metabolites.The correlation between gut microbiota and serum metabolites was analyzed using Spearman rank correlation.Results Compared with the healthy control group,the relative abundance of Shigella and Collinsella in the NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group was higher,and the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium was lower,there was no difference between NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group and depressed liver and deficient spleen group.Compared with the healthy group and NAFLD with depressed liver and deficient spleen group,the level of L-Tryptophan in NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group was significantly higher;compared with healthy people,the level of Xanthurenic acid in NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group increased.L-Tryptophan is negatively correlated with Agrobacterium,and Xanthurenic acid is positively correlated with Acinetobacter,Leuconostoc,and Collinsella.Compared with the healthy group and NAFLD with depressed liver and deficient spleen group,the level of L-Thyroxine in NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group was significantly lower;compared with healthy people,the level of L-phenylalanine in NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group was increased,and compared with NAFLD with depressed liver and deficient spleen group,its level was significant decline.L-Thyroxine is negatively correlated with Megamonas,Acinetobacter,and Subdoligranulum.Compared with the healthy control group,the levels of Glycochenodeoxycholate,Deoxycholic Acid,and Glycocholate in the NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group were significantly higher.Compared with the NAFLD depressed liver and deficient spleen group,the above metabolites were not significantly different.Glycochenodeoxycholate is positively correlated with Collinsella and Agrobacterium,and Glycocholate is positively correlated with Acinetobacter,Leuconostoc,and Shigella.Compared with the healthy control group and NAFLD with depressed liver and deficient spleen group,the levels of Inosine 5'-Monophosphate and guanine nucleoside in NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group were significantly increased;compared with the healthy control group,the level of uric acid was significantly increased,and there was no significant difference compared with the NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation group.Inosine 5'-Monophosphate was positively correlated with Leuconostoc,negatively correlated with Bifidobacterium,and guanosine was positively correlated with Leuconostoc.Conclusion NAFLD patients with damp-heat accumulation syndrome have gut microbiota imbalance and metabolic disorders.The gut microbiota imbalance of NAFLD with damp-heat accumulation syndrome is closely related to the host tryptophan,phenylalanine,and purine metabolism disorder.
9.Value of lymphocyte subsets in the differential diagnosis of BK virus nephropathy and acute rejection in renal transplantation recipients
Yang HUANG ; Xutao CHEN ; Nuertai YELIDANA ; Jinyuan WANG ; Zeyuan WANG ; Wenfang CHEN ; Yanyang CHEN ; Ronghai DENG ; Jinquan LUO ; Gang HUANG
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2020;41(1):29-33
Objective:To explore the clinical value of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in the differential diagnosis of BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) in renal transplantation recipients.Methods:From 2014 to 2018, a total of 172 renal transplant recipients were recruited. Their peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets were detected. According to the pathological puncture results of transplanted kidney, they were divided into acute rejection group (AR, n=68), BKVN group ( n=73) and stable graft function group (STA, n=31). The proportion and absolute number of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in each group were measured by flow cytometry and the proportion and absolute count of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in each group compared. Results:The proportion and absolute number of CD19 + B cells were markedly lower in BKVN group than those in AR group ( P=0.005, 0.003; 8.5% vs 13.2%, 0.094×10 9/L vs 0.202×10 9/L) and STA group ( P=0.005, 0.003; 8.5% vs 14.8%, 0.094×10 9/L vs 0.198×10 9/L); the proportion of CD3 + CD8 + T cells was significantly higher in BKVN group than that in AR group ( P=0.013; 36.9% vs 31.2%). In addition, no obvious difference existed in the proportion and absolute number of lymphocytes, CD3 + T, CD3 + CD4 + T and CD16 + CD56 + natural killer (NK) among three groups ( P>0.05). No obvious difference existed in the proportion of CD3 + CD4 + / CD3 + CD8 + T cells among three groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:No difference exists in T cell-related lymphocyte subsets between BKVN and acute rejection recipients. However, the number and proportion of CD19 + B cells decrease markedly in BKVN.
10. Perirenal capsule involvement in IgG4-related chronic interstitial nephritis: a case report and literature review
Yagui QIU ; Xi XIA ; Yanyang CHEN ; Qinghua LIU ; Dihua ZHANG ; Haiping MAO ; Fengxian HUANG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2019;35(11):822-827
Objective:
To explore the clinicopathological features and the renal biopsy process of a case of IgG4-related chronic interstitial nephritis with perirenal capsule involved and review associated literature to improve the clinician's understanding for this disease and to perform a better renal biopsy.
Methods:
The onset, diagnosis and treatment course of the disease were described and associated literature were reviewed to summary the clinicopathologic features and key points in renal biopsy.
Results:
The data of the patient showed that the urine specific gravity was 1.011, with urine protein ± and urine sugar 3+. The concentration of hemoglobin was 53 g/L, serum creatinine was 1665 μmol/L, and IgG4 was 9.39 g/L. Computed tomography showed that both kidneys enlarged slightly with decreased density and low density shadow around the kidneys. On contrast-enhanced scan, irregular low-density enhancement areas were found in both kidneys, and the edge of the boundary was not clear. For the first renal biopsy, no renal parenchyma was found except mainly hyaline collagen fibrils. At the second time, 3 pieces of tissues were obtained, which showed chronic interstitial glomerulonephritis. The IgG4 positive plasma cells were about 60/HPF and the IgG4+/IgG+cells ratio was more than 40%. The diagnosis of IgG4-related chronic interstitial glomerulonephritis was confirmed. After corticosteroid treatment, the serum creatinine decreased to 502 μmol/L after the patient got rid of dialysis.
Conclusions
There are various manifestations of renal damage caused by IgG4-related disease. It is necessary to pay attention to the involvement of the perirenal capsule, and to balance the risk of bleeding and poor sampling in renal biopsy.

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