1.Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulates Related Signaling Pathways to Prevent and Control Breast Cancer and Precancerous Lesions: A Review
Yifei ZENG ; Di ZHAO ; Junyue WANG ; Mengjie WANG ; Yubo GUO ; Yu ZHOU ; Dongxiao ZHANG ; Wenjie ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(5):290-301
Breast cancer has become the malignant tumor with the highest incidence rate among women, seriously threatening the life and health of women all over the world. The pathogenic factors and development mechanisms of breast cancer are complex and diverse. The development of breast cells from ordinary hyperplasia to atypical hyperplasia, and from pre-cancerous lesions to cancerous lesions, is a long-term progressive process. Therefore, early screening and prevention of breast cancer is particularly important. Western medicine has a relatively mature treatment program for breast cancer, which is mainly based on surgery and systemic treatment, whereas the ensuing complications and adverse reactions often bring a heavy burden to patients. For the precancerous lesions of breast cancer, surgery is also the mainstay of treatment. In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has increasingly highlighted its advantages in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Increasing studies have shown that in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and pre-cancerous lesions, TCM compound prescriptions, single herbs or herb pairs, and active components are able to regulate a variety of intracellular signaling pathways through multi-targets to inhibit the proliferation and invasion, promote the apoptosis and autophagy of tumor cells, and regulate the cell cycle and the immune microenvironment, thus exerting anti-tumor effects. At the same time, they can significantly attenuate the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and drug resistance of patients. However, the specific mechanisms of TCM in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and precancerous lesions have not been fully clarified. The available studies are tanglesome regarding the TCM inhibition of tumor development through the regulation of classical signaling pathways such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), Wnt/β-catenin, and Notch, which still need to be verified by a large number of clinical and experimental studies. Therefore, this paper reviews the research progress in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and precancerous lesions by TCM through interfering with the relevant signaling pathways in recent years, aiming to summarize the possible mechanisms of TCM in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and provide references for subsequent studies.
2.DiPTAC: A degradation platform via directly targeting proteasome.
Yutong TU ; Qian YU ; Mengna LI ; Lixin GAO ; Jialuo MAO ; Jingkun MA ; Xiaowu DONG ; Jinxin CHE ; Chong ZHANG ; Linghui ZENG ; Huajian ZHU ; Jiaan SHAO ; Jingli HOU ; Liming HU ; Bingbing WAN ; Jia LI ; Yubo ZHOU ; Jiankang ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(1):661-664
3.Discovery of a potential hematologic malignancies therapy: Selective and potent HDAC7 PROTAC degrader targeting non-enzymatic function.
Yuheng JIN ; Xuxin QI ; Xiaoli YU ; Xirui CHENG ; Boya CHEN ; Mingfei WU ; Jingyu ZHANG ; Hao YIN ; Yang LU ; Yihui ZHOU ; Ao PANG ; Yushen LIN ; Li JIANG ; Qiuqiu SHI ; Shuangshuang GENG ; Yubo ZHOU ; Xiaojun YAO ; Linjie LI ; Haiting DUAN ; Jinxin CHE ; Ji CAO ; Qiaojun HE ; Xiaowu DONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(3):1659-1679
HDAC7, a member of class IIa HDACs, plays a pivotal regulatory role in tumor, immune, fibrosis, and angiogenesis, rendering it a potential therapeutic target. Nevertheless, due to the high similarity in the enzyme active sites of class IIa HDACs, inhibitors encounter challenges in discerning differences among them. Furthermore, the substitution of key residue in the active pocket of class IIa HDACs renders them pseudo-enzymes, leading to a limited impact of enzymatic inhibitors on their function. In this study, proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) technology was employed to develop HDAC7 drugs. We developed an exceedingly selective HDAC7 PROTAC degrader B14 which showcased superior inhibitory effects on cell proliferation compared to TMP269 in various diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Subsequent investigations unveiled that B14 disrupts BCL6 forming a transcriptional inhibition complex by degrading HDAC7, thereby exerting proliferative inhibition in DLBCL. Our study broadened the understanding of the non-enzymatic functions of HDAC7 and underscored the importance of HDAC7 in the treatment of hematologic malignancies, particularly in DLBCL and AML.
4.A control study of combined diagnosis of transrectal SWE quantitative parameters and PI-RADS 2.1 score for csPCa
Yubo ZHOU ; Tao LI ; Xiaomei ZHAO ; Lunhong ZOU
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(8):83-88
Objective:To investigate the value of transrectal shear-wave elastography(SWE)quantitative parameters and Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System(PI-RADS)v2.1 scores in combined diagnosis for clinically significant prostate cancer(csPCa).Methods:A total of 80 patients with suspected PCa who admitted to Affiliated Santai Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College from January to December 2023 were prospectively enrolled,who were divided into csPCa group(52 cases)and non-csPCa group(28 cases)based on the results of pathological diagnosis.All patients underwent combined examination of SWE and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),and pathological validation with systematic puncture.The SWE was used to quantitatively obtain the maximum value(Emax),mean value(Emean),and standard deviation(SD)of Young's modulus of lesions,and the MRI morphologic assessment was conducted according to PI-RADS v 2.1 standard.A multivariate logistic regression was used to construct a combined diagnostic model,which stability was verified by Bootstrap resampling.The area under curve(AUC)values of the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were compared between single parameters and the combined diagnosis.Results:In the 80 patients with suspected prostate cancer,pathological confirmation showed 52 cases(65.0%)were csPCa,and 28 cases(35.0%)were non-csPCa.SWE-Emax values of the csPCa group and the non-csPCa group were respectively 68.5 kPa and 32.4 kPa,and csPCa group was significantly higher than non-csPCa group,with statistically significant differences(Z=6.731,P<0.001).The PI-RADS scores of csPCa group was 4.5 points,and that of non-csPCa group was 2.9 points,and the points of csPCa group was significantly higher than that of non-csPCa group,and the difference was significant(t=9.782,P<0.05).Spearman analysis revealed a strongly positive correlation between SWE-Emax and PI-RADS scores(r=0.83,P<0.001),and a negative correlation between SWE-Emax and apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC)values(r=-0.71,P<0.001).The AUC value of combined diagnosis reached to 0.943(95%CI:0.898-0.988),which was significantly better than 0.891 of single SWE-Emax or 0.854 of single PI-RADS(Delong test P<0.05),and the sensitivity and specificity of combined diagnosis were respectively 96.2%and 85.7%.In addition,the diagnostic specificity increased to 93.8%when the combined threshold was set at PI-RADS≥4 and Emax≥48.5 kPa.Conclusion:SWE quantitative parameters and PI-RADS scores have significant complementary value in diagnosing csPCa.The combined diagnosis can effectively enhance the discriminative efficacy for PCa lesions with Gleason scores≥3+4 by integrating tumor stiffness and morphological heterogeneity features,which can provide an innovative imaging fusion strategy for precise stratification of patients in the gray zone of prostate-specific antigen(PSA).
5.Imaging guided percutaneous microwave ablation for unresectable pancreatic cancer:A multicenter retrospective study
Shuilian TAN ; Jie ZHOU ; Ping LIANG ; Xiaoling YU ; Xin YE ; Gang DONG ; Xiang JING ; Guanghui HUANG ; Zhen WANG ; Mengfan PENG ; Yan ZHOU ; Jie YU ; Zhiyu HAN ; Fangyi LIU ; Hongjian GAO ; Yubo ZHANG ; Zhigang CHENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2025;41(7):1109-1112
Objective To explore the feasibility and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for unresectable pancreatic cancer.Methods Totally 84 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for unresectable pancreatic cancer were enrolled,and the technical success rate,complete ablation rate,complication rate,pain relief rate and survival time,etc.were observed.Results The median age of 84 cases was 61.5 years.Totally 86 tumors,including 44.19%(38/86)at the head/neck and 55.81%(48/86)at the body/tail of pancreas were detected,and a total of 85 ablation sessions were performed with the median ablation energy applied per tumor of 9.90(1.08,21.60)kJ and the complete ablation rate of 42.86%(36/84).The technical success rate was 100%(85/85).Thirty-nine complication events occurred in 25 cases,no ablation-related death.Among 34 patients underwent ablation mainly for pain symptoms,the pain score decreased from(6.22±1.12)points before treatment to(1.94±1.64)points after treatment(P<0.001).During 6.8(3.3,12.9)months' follow-up,the mean survival time was(8.5±6.7)months,and all 47 patients died due to tumor progression.Conclusion Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation was safe and feasible for unresectable pancreatic cancer.
6.Academic Thoughts of Famous Diannan Bone-Setting Physician SU Caichen and His Specific Bone-Setting Manipulations
Miao TIAN ; Youyang ZHU ; Yubo XIA ; Xiaohan ZHOU ; Wen LUO ; Ying GUO ; Tao WANG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;42(1):225-230
Diannan Su's bone-setting school is one of the orthopedic schools of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),and Su Caichen,a famous bone-setting physician in Diannan,is the key figure of Diannan Su's bone-setting school.This paper systematically summarized Su Caichen's bone-setting academic thoughts of"adaptation","harmonization"and"recovery",presented his core bone-setting concepts of"original traumatic chamber","bone-setting prior to activating blood and vessles,bone-setting together with soothing tendons and then fracture healing naturally after the removal of stasis",and introduced his five kinds of bone-setting manipulations for treating the common upper limb fractures in detail,namely shaking and pushing manipulations for distal radius fracture,floating manipulations for fracture of both ulna and radius,five-step manipulations for supracondylar fractures of humerus,staging manipulations for humeral shaft fracture,and degloving manipulations for proximal humeral fractures complicated with shoulder dislocation.Su Caichen's bone-setting academic thoughts,bone-setting concepts and his specific TCM bone-setting manipulations have constructed the academic and theoretical system of Diannan Su's bone-setting school,which will provide an approach for TCM treatment of orthopedic diseases,and will promote the inheritance and development of the specific TCM orthopedic schools.
7.Progress in clinical research of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of portal cavernous transformation
Jiayang ZHU ; Bing ZHOU ; Xuanyi CHEN ; Junkang WANG ; Bo LI ; Rongqing QIN ; Yubo ZHANG ; Ruochen HU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2025;34(8):900-904
Clinically,the incidence of portal vein thrombosis(PVT)in patients with cirrhosis can be up to 10%-23%.When PVT is not treated promptly,it may develop to cavernous transformation of the portal vein(CTPV).CTPV can aggravate portal hypertension,accelerate the progression of esophagogastric varices bleeding,refractory ascites,refractory peritonitis,biliary tract diseases,and hepatic insufficiency.At present,noninvasive imaging techniques such as portal vein reconstruction,enhanced CT and ultrasound are mostly used to make the diagnosis and evaluation of CTPV.It is rather difficult to perform portosystemic shunt surgery in patients with CTPV complicated by portal hypertension,which was once regarded as a contraindication for interventional portosystemic shunt procedures.With the improvement of related technologies and surgical instruments,the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS)has become an important treatment for CTPV.This paper aims to make a comprehensive review about the relevant researches concerning the portosystemic shunt surgery in patients with CTPV so as to clarify the importance of TIPS in the treatment of CTPV.
8.Immunoregulation and Antitumor Effect of Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu Recipe on Lewis Lung Cancer Mice
Lianfang LIU ; Zihan LU ; Xia HU ; Qinfeng ZHOU ; Yin QIN ; Yubo MEI
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(1):95-101
OBJECTIVE To explore the anti-tumor effect of Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu Recipe on Lewis lung cancer mice and its influ-ence on immunomodulation.METHODS Lewis lung cancer mouse model was constructed by subcutaneous injection of Lewis lung cancer cells under the armpit and divided into model group,low dose group,medium dose group and high dose group.The tumor vol-ume,tumor inhibition rate and survival rate were calculated.The apoptosis and DNA damage of tumor cells were detected by HE stai-ning,TUNEL assay and comet assay respectively.The expression levels of IFN-γ,IL-2 and TNF-α were detected by ELISA.CD8+,CD8+/CD4+,PD1+,IFN-γ+,CD28+cells were detected by immunofluorescence and flow cytometry.The protein levels of PD1,CD69 and CD28 were detected by Western blot.RESULTS Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu Recipe has anti-tumor effects,prolonging survival,promo-ting apoptosis of tumor cells and aggravating DNA damage of tumor cells.Drug treatment promoted the expression of IFN-γ,IL-2 and TNF-α,increased the proportion of CD8+T,CD8+/CD4+T,IFN-γ+and CD28+cells,and inhibited the proportion of PD1+cells and protein expression,and the protein levels of CD69 and CD28 were significantly increased.CONCLUSION Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu Reci-pe can inhibit the development of tumor,and its regulation of immune function is the potential mechanism of its anti-tumor effect.
9.Effect of STAT3 on PHEV replication in hippocampal neuronal cells
Yubo JIAO ; Zhenzhen WANG ; Qinyu WANG ; Hanzhe ZHOU ; Sirui LI ; Wenqi HE ; Feng GAO ; Yungang LAN
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(7):1366-1371,1393
In order to explore the role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3)in the infection process of porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus(PHEV),Western blot,qRT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence experiments were used to detect the phosphoryla-tion level and subcellular localization changes of STAT3 after PHEV infection.The replication of PHEV were examined in cells with STAT3 knockdown or overexpression,respectively.The results showed the phosphorylation level of STAT3 at tyrosine 705 was significantly increased after PHEV infection,and the expression of STAT3 in the nucleus increased.In addition,STAT3 knock-down in cells can significantly inhibit PHEV replication.The above results further reveal the path-ogenic mechanism of PHEV and provide a theoretical basis for the research of anti-PHEV drugs.
10.Effect of STAT3 on PHEV replication in hippocampal neuronal cells
Yubo JIAO ; Zhenzhen WANG ; Qinyu WANG ; Hanzhe ZHOU ; Sirui LI ; Wenqi HE ; Feng GAO ; Yungang LAN
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(7):1366-1371,1393
In order to explore the role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3)in the infection process of porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus(PHEV),Western blot,qRT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence experiments were used to detect the phosphoryla-tion level and subcellular localization changes of STAT3 after PHEV infection.The replication of PHEV were examined in cells with STAT3 knockdown or overexpression,respectively.The results showed the phosphorylation level of STAT3 at tyrosine 705 was significantly increased after PHEV infection,and the expression of STAT3 in the nucleus increased.In addition,STAT3 knock-down in cells can significantly inhibit PHEV replication.The above results further reveal the path-ogenic mechanism of PHEV and provide a theoretical basis for the research of anti-PHEV drugs.

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