1.Mechanisms of Dihuang Yinzi in Treating Advanced Parkinson's Disease Based on Gut Microbiota-SCFAs-inflammation Axis
Renzhi MA ; Yasi LIN ; Tingyue JIANG ; Hongmei ZHU ; Jiayuan LI ; Yu WANG ; Ge ZHANG ; Wenxin FAN ; Jinli SHI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(7):11-21
ObjectiveTo observe the effects of Dihuang Yinzi (DY) on motor dysfunction in rats with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and to investigate the mechanisms by which DY improves advanced PD symptoms through the "gut microbiota-short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-inflammation-neuroprotection pathway". MethodsAn advanced PD rat model was induced by rotenone. Rats were divided into a normal group, model group, positive drug group (levodopa, 50 mg·kg-1), and DY low-, medium-, and high-dose groups (5.2, 10.4, 20.8 g·kg-1). After 7 days of administration, motor function was evaluated using the open-field, pole-climbing, and inclined plate tests. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe pathological changes in the substantia nigra and colon, and immunohistochemistry was performed to detect α-Synuclein (α-Syn) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression in the substantia nigra. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure levels of dopamine (DA), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), Levodopa, homovanillic acid (HVA), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Western blot analysis was used to detect the expression of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and occludin. Gut microbiota diversity was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and gas chromatography (GC) was used to determine the content of SCFAs in colonic contents. ResultsCompared with the normal group, the model group showed significantly decreased movement speed and distance in the open-field test, prolonged pole-climbing time, and reduced retention angle on the inclined plate (P<0.01), accompanied by increased α-Syn expression (P<0.01) and decreased TH expression (P<0.01) in the brain. Compared with the model group, all DY dose groups improved motor dysfunction in advanced PD rats to varying degrees (P<0.05, P<0.01) and alleviated pathological damage in the brain and colon. High-dose DY significantly reduced α-Syn aggregation in the substantia nigra (P<0.01) and increased TH expression (P<0.01). ELISA and Western blot results showed that, compared with the normal group, the model group exhibited decreased levels of DA, 5-HT, DOPAC, Levodopa, and HVA in the striatum (P<0.01), increased levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the colon and striatum (P<0.01), and significantly reduced expression of ZO-1 (P<0.05) and occludin in the colon (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, all DY dose groups increased the levels of DA, 5-HT, DOPAC, Levodopa, and HVA in the striatum to varying degrees (P<0.05, P<0.01). In the high-dose DY group, the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the colon and striatum were reduced (P<0.01), while the expression of ZO-1 (P<0.05) and occludin in the intestine was increased. The 16S rRNA sequencing results indicated that the relative abundances of Actinobacteriota, Enterobacteriaceae, and Erysipelotrichaceae were increased in the model group, whereas the relative abundances of Bacteroidota, class Clostridia, Lachnospiraceae, and Akkermansia muciniphila were decreased. These changes were effectively reversed after high-dose DY intervention. GC analysis showed that the content of SCFAs in the colonic contents of rats in the model group was decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01), while after high-dose DY intervention, the levels of acetate, propionate, isobutyrate, and butyrate were significantly increased (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionDY may exert therapeutic effects in advanced PD by regulating the gut microbiota-SCFAs-inflammation pathway.
2.Effects and Mechanism of Oncolytic Virus M 1 Inducing the Apoptosis of Cervical Cancer C- 33A Cells
Xiao XIAO ; Yasi ZHOU ; Chuyin PENG ; Jinqing DENG ; Laiyou WANG ; Wenbo ZHU
China Pharmacy 2021;32(23):2827-2831
OBJECTIVE:To study the effects and mechanism of oncolytic virus M 1(called M 1 virus for short )inducing the apoptosis of cervical cancer C-33A cells. METHODS :MTT assay was used to detect survival rate of C- 33A cells that were treated with different titers (0,0.001,0.01,0.1,1,10 PFU/cell)of M 1 virus. C- 33A cells were divided into control group (0 PFU/cell), low-dose,medium-dose and high-dose groups of M 1 virus(0.001,0.01,0.1 PFU/cell). After treated with corresponding titers of M1 virus for 48 h,flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptotic rate and infection rate of cells;Western blot was performed to detect the protein expression of C/EBP homologous proteins (CHOP),caspase-12,caspase-3 and cleaved-caspase- 3. RESULTS : After treated with different titers of M 1 virus,the survival rate of C- 33A cells decreased significantly (P<0.01),and showed a dose-dependent tr end. Compared with control group ,the apoptotic rate and infection rate of cells in M 1 virus groups as well as the protein expression of CHOP ,caspase-12 and cleaved-caspase- 3(except for medium-dose group )in M 1 virus medium-dose and high-dose groups were increased significantly (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS :M1 virus can induce the apoptosis of cervical cancer C-33A cells ,and its mechanism may be related to the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway.
3.A case of lower limbs infection caused by Helcococcus Kunzii and literature analysis
Yasi WANG ; Aiying DONG ; Yubing FU ; Lei ZHANG ; Junzhi HUANG ; Huan XING ; Na WANG ; Ning LI
Clinical Medicine of China 2019;35(4):296-300
Objective To describe a case of lower limbs infection of Helcococcus Kunzii in North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital in October 2017 and to analyze the etiology and drug susceptibility??Methods The bacteria were identified by French Meriere mass spectrometer and BD Phoenix?100 automatic bacterial identification/drug sensitivity system??The drug resistance of the bacteria was detected by disk diffusion method,and collected the clinical information and related literature information of the Helcococcus Kunzi to analyze??Results The Gram?positive cocci was isolated from the foot secretion of a patient with venous thrombosis of lower limbs complicated with infection??The result of smear was Gram?positive cocci in double,agglomerate and varied in size??On the blood plate,there was a small colony of α hemolysis??Thixozyme negative,β galactosidase negative??The results of mass spectrometry identification and two kinds of fully automatic bacterial identification / drug sensitivity system were identified as Helcococcus Kunzii,the isolates was resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin among the 10 antibiotics tested??By searching,sorting out and analyzing the literature information, it is revealed that the infection of this bacterium is not related to sex??Middle?aged and elderly people are mostly infected??And the cocci easily infected patients with lower immunity??The infection of lower limbs is 47??37%,the infection of blood flow is 15??79% and the other ways of infection are 42??11%( lung, mammary gland, etc??)??Conclusion Helcococcus Kunzii is a conditional pathogen, and patients with lower immunity are more common??Erythromycin resistance could identify it from the green balloon bacteria??Moreover, the bacteria could cause a wide spectrum of diseases,and easily cause sepsis and lower limbs infections,which reminds us that we should be vigilant in clinical practice??

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