1.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.
2.Structurally novel tryptamine-derived alkaloids from the seeds of Peganum harmala and their antiviral activities against respiratory syncytial virus.
Zhongnan WU ; Yubo ZHANG ; Guocai WANG ; Qing TANG ; Yaolan LI ; Xiaoqing XIE ; Yushen LIANG ; Wen CHENG
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) 2025;23(8):972-979
Peganum harmala L. (P. harmala) is a significant economic and medicinal plant. The seeds of P. harmala have been extensively utilized in traditional Chinese medicine, Uighur medicine, and Mongolian medicine, as documented in the Drug Standard of the Ministry of Health of China. Twelve novel tryptamine-derived alkaloids (1-12) and eight known compounds (13-20) were isolated from P. harmala seeds. Compounds 1 and 2 represent the first reported instances of tryptamine-derived heteromers, comprising tryptamine and aniline fragments with previously undocumented C-3-N-1' linkage and C-3-C-4' connection, respectively. Compounds 3-5 were identified as indole-quinazoline heteromers, exhibiting a novel C-3 and NH-1' linkage between indole and quinazoline-derived fragments. Compound 6 demonstrates the dimerization pattern of C-C linked tryptamine-quinazoline dimer. Compound 8 represents a tryptamine-derived heterodimer with a distinctive carbon skeleton, featuring an unusual spiro-tricyclic ring (7) and conventional bicyclic tryptamine. Compounds 9-11 constitute novel 6/5/5/5 spiro-tetracyclic tryptamine-derived alkaloids presenting a unique ring system of tryptamine-spiro-pyrrolizine. Compounds 1-3 and 6-11 were identified as racemates. Compounds 2, 7, 9, 10, and 12 were confirmed via X-ray crystallographic analysis. All isolated compounds (1-20) exhibited varying degrees of antiviral efficacy against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Notably, the anti-RSV activity of compound 12 (IC50 5.01 ± 0.14 μmol·L-1) surpassed that of the positive control (ribavirin, IC50 6.23 ± 0.95 μmol·L-1), as validated through plaque reduction and immunofluorescence assays. The identification of anti-RSV compounds from P. harmala seeds may enhance the development and application of this plant in antiviral therapeutic products.
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3.Expert consensus on operational guideline for 68Ga-DOTATATE/18F-FDG two-day total-body PET/CT imaging of neuroendocrine neoplasms
Haojun YU ; Yushen GU ; Zhi YANG ; Ruimin WANG ; Hubing WU ; Xinming ZHAO ; Xiaohua ZHU ; Zhaoping CHENG ; Wei FAN ; Zhifang WU ; Sijin LI ; Hongcheng SHI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024;31(4):687-690,封3
68Ga-DOTATATE/18F-FDG two-day low-dose total-body PET/CT imaging is increasingly employed to facilitate the diagnosis,prognosis,and heterogeneity assessment of neuroendocrine neoplasms.We present a consensus on operational guideline for a two-day combined imaging from experts in low-dose/ultra-low-dose total-body PET/CT from several domestic medical institutions.
4.Application of breakthrough series quality improvement model in preventing blood flow infections related to non-cuffed catheters
Na CHEN ; Yushen REN ; Li TIAN ; Xiaoping WANG ; Yujun WANG ; Yanling SUN ; Hongwen MA ; Xiaohua YUAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(21):1601-1607
Objective:To explore the application effect of breakthrough series (BTS) quality improvement model in the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection in hospitalized patients with indwelling non-cuffed catheter (NCC).Methods:Using a non synchronous pre and post control study method, convenience sampling was used to select NCC patients from four hospitals in Tianjin from January to September 2022 who received conventional nursing plans as the control group, and NCC patients from February to October 2023 who received nursing plans based on the BTS quality improvement model as the observation group. Compared the incidence of NCC related bloodstream infections between two groups of patients, the implementation of key preventive measures for NCC related bloodstream infections by nursing staff, and patient satisfaction.Results:Among the 984 patients included in the control group, there were 687 males and 297 females, aged (62.43 ± 13.77) years old; among the 959 patients included in the observation group, there were 651 males and 308 females, aged (61.96 ± 13.89) years old. After applying the improved model, the incidence of NCC related bloodstream infections in the observation group was 0.12‰ (1/8 676), lower than the control group′s 0.71‰ (7/9 827), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ 2=4.37, P<0.05) ;the implementation rate of key measures for preventing NCC related bloodstream infections in the observation group was 90.00% (54/60) for catheter outlet care and 91.67% (55/60) for maximizing sterile barrier, both higher than 70.37% (38/54) and 75.93% (41/54) in the control group, with statistical significance ( χ2=7.03, 5.30, both P<0.05); the total satisfaction rate of patients in the observation group was 92.91% (891/959), which was higher than 58.64% (577/984) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=15.28, P<0.05). Conclusions:The implementation of BTS quality improvement model is helpful to improve the nursing quality of patients with indwelling NCC dialysis and improve the patient outcomes.
5.Efficacy and safety of camrelizumab monoclonal antibody combined with molecular-targeted therapy in elderly patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Long CHENG ; Yue ZHANG ; Yushen LIU ; Zhaoqing DU ; Zhaoyang GUO ; Yangwei FAN ; Ting LI ; Xu GAO ; Enrui XIE ; Zixuan XING ; Wenhua WU ; Yinying WU ; Mingbo YANG ; Jie LI ; Yu ZHANG ; Wen KANG ; Wenjun WANG ; Fanpu JI ; Jiang GUO ; Ning GAO
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2024;40(10):2034-2041
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab monoclonal antibody combined with molecular-targeted therapy in elderly patients with unresectable or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the patients with unresectable/advanced HCC who attended six hospitals from January 1,2019 to March 31,2021,and all patients received camrelizumab monoclonal antibody treatment,among whom 84.8%also received targeted therapy.According to the age of the patients,they were divided into elderly group(≥65 years)and non-elderly group(<65 years).The two groups were assessed in terms of overall survival(OS),progression-free survival(PFS),objective response rate(ORR),disease control rate(DCR),and immune-related adverse events(irAE).The chi-square test or the Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups;the independent samples t-test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data,and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups.The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis,and the log-rank test was used for comparison of survival curves.Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to determine the independent influencing factors for PFS and DCR at 6 months.Results A total of 99 HCC patients were enrolled,with 27 in the elderly group and 72 in the non-elderly group.The elderly group had an OS rate of 67.8%,an ORR of 44.4%,and a DCR of 74.1%at 12 months and a median PFS of 6.4(95%confidence interval[CI]:3.0-12.4)months,with no significant differences compared with the non-elderly group(all P>0.05).The median OS was unavailable for the elderly group,while the non-elderly group had an OS of 18.9(95%CI:13.0-24.8)months;there was no significant difference between the two groups(P=0.485).The univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that major vascular invasion(MVI)was an independent risk factor for PFS(hazard ratio[HR]=2.603,95%CI:1.136-5.964,P=0.024)and DCR(HR=3.963,95%CI:1.671-9.397,P=0.002)at 6 months,while age,sex,etiology of HBV infection,presence of extrahepatic metastasis,Child-Pugh class B,and alpha-fetoprotein>400 ng/mL were not associated with PFS or DCR at 6 months.For the elderly group,the incidence rates of any irAE and grade 3/4 irAE were 51.9%and 25.9%,respectively,with no significant differences compared with the non-elderly group(P>0.05),and skin disease was the most common irAE in both groups(39.4%).Conclusion Camrelizumab monoclonal antibody combined with molecular-targeted therapy has similar efficacy and safety in patients with unresectable/advanced HCC aged≥65 years and those aged<65 years.MVI is associated with suboptimal response to immunotherapy and poor prognosis.
6.Expert consensus on clinical application of 177Lu-prostate specific membrane antigen radio-ligand therapy in prostate cancer
Guobing LIU ; Weihai ZHUO ; Yushen GU ; Zhi YANG ; Yue CHEN ; Wei FAN ; Jianming GUO ; Jian TAN ; Xiaohua ZHU ; Li HUO ; Xiaoli LAN ; Biao LI ; Weibing MIAO ; Shaoli SONG ; Hao XU ; Rong TIAN ; Quanyong LUO ; Feng WANG ; Xuemei WANG ; Aimin YANG ; Dong DAI ; Zhiyong DENG ; Jinhua ZHAO ; Xiaoliang CHEN ; Yan FAN ; Zairong GAO ; Xingmin HAN ; Ningyi JIANG ; Anren KUANG ; Yansong LIN ; Fugeng LIU ; Cen LOU ; Xinhui SU ; Lijun TANG ; Hui WANG ; Xinlu WANG ; Fuzhou YANG ; Hui YANG ; Xinming ZHAO ; Bo YANG ; Xiaodong HUANG ; Jiliang CHEN ; Sijin LI ; Jing WANG ; Yaming LI ; Hongcheng SHI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024;31(5):844-850,封3
177Lu-prostate specific membrane antigen(PSMA)radio-ligand therapy has been approved abroad for advanced prostate cancer and has been in several clinical trials in China.Based on domestic clinical practice and experimental data and referred to international experience and viewpoints,the expert group forms a consensus on the clinical application of 177Lu-PSMA radio-ligand therapy in prostate cancer to guide clinical practice.
7.Study on the Effects and Its Mechanism of Sinapine Thiocyanate on the Proliferation ,Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Metastasis of Human Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma SCL- 1 Cells
Yushen SU ; Zhirui ZENG ; Dongyun RONG ; Ye WANG ; Dan LI ; Shanshan TANG ; Tao WANG ; Xuemei LONG ; Yu CAO
China Pharmacy 2021;32(8):952-960
OBJECTIVE:To stud y the effects of sinapine thiocyanate (ST) on the proliferation ,epithelial mesenchymal transformation(EMT)and metastasis of human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma SCL- 1 cells,and to investigate its possible mechanism. METHODS :Human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma SCL- 1 cells were divided into blank control group (0.1% DMSO) and ST different concentration groups (5,10,20 μmol/L). CCK- 8 assay,5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine(EDU)test, scratch test and Transwell chamber invasion test were adopted to test the proliferation ,migration and invasion ability. The expression of N-cadherin and E-cadherin were detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence assay . Other SCL- 1 cells were collected and divided into blank control group (0.1% DMSO),ST group (20 μmol/L),ST+NSC228155 group [ 20 μmol/L ST+100 μmol/L NSC228155(EGFR agonist )] and ST+SC 79 group [ 20 μmol/L ST+20 μmol/L SC79(PI3K/Akt agonist )]. The proliferation ,migration and invasion ability of SCL- 1 cells in each group were detected by CCK- 8 assay,scratch test and Transwell chamber invasion assay. The expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR),phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase(PI3K),phosphorylated phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase(p-PI3k),protein kinase B (Akt)and phosphorylated protein Akt (p-Akt)protein of cells in blank control group and ST different concentration groups(5,10,20 μmol/L)were determined by Western blot assay so as to validate the relationship between ST effect and EGFR/ PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. SCL- 1 cells and human normal skin fibroblasts cell WS 1 were divided into blank control group (0.1% DMSO),ST group (20 μmol//L),ZD1839 group(positive control ,20 μmol//L,EGFR inhibitor )and LY 294002 group(positive control,20 μmol//L,PI3K/Akt inhibitor ). CCK- 8 assay was used to detect the cell proliferation in order to evaluate the cells cytotoxicity of ST. RESULTS :Compared with blank control group ,the proliferation ,migration and invasion ability of SCL- 1 cells were significantly decreased in 5,10,20 μmol/L ST groups(P<0.05). Western blot and immunofluorescence assay showed that the expression of N-cadherin in SCL- 1 cells were decreased significantly in 5,10,20 μmol/L ST groups(P<0.05),while the protein expression of E-cadherin was increased significantly (P<0.05);the protein expressions of EGFR ,p-PI3K and p-Akt were significantly decreased (P<0.05). Compared with ST group ,the proliferation ,migration and invasion ability of SCL- 1 cells were increased significantly in ST + NSC 228155 group and ST + SC 79 group (P<0.05). Compared with blank control group ,the proliferation ability of WS 1 cells had no significant change in ST group ,while the proliferation ability of SCL- 1 cells was decreased significantly (P<0.05);the proliferation ability of the two kinds of cells were decreased significantly in ZD 1839 group and LY 294002 group(P<0.05). Compared with ST group ,the proliferation ability of WS 1 cells was decreased significantly in ZD1839 group and LY 294002 group(P<0.05),but there was no significant difference in the proliferation ability of SCL- 1 cells (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS :ST may inhibit the proliferation ,EMT and metastasis of SCL- 1 cells through inhibiting the activation of EGFR/PI 3K/Akt signaling pathway ,and its side effects are few.
8.The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool
Yushen REN ; Qifan LIU ; Yanhua HAO ; Dan LYU ; Yin LI ; Li TIAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2018;34(35):2775-2779
Objective To translate The Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool (PURPOSE-T) into Chinese,and assess its reliability and validity in Chinese hospitalized patients. Methods The original PURPOSE-T was translated into Chinese and back translated and modified for cultural adaptation according to guidelines.The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of PURPOSE-T were tested in 230 hospitalized patients. Results The Chinese version of PURPOSE-T consists of three parts and contains 25 entries. The inter-rater consistency Kappa coefficient was 0.798, the weighted Kappa coefficient was 0.843. The evaluation results were compared with binary variables with a Kappa coefficient of 0.745. The test-retest reliability Kappa coefficient and the weighted Kappa coefficient were 0.863 and 0.892. Two classified assessment Kappa coefficient was 0.857. The item content validity index ranged from 0.83 to 1.00, and the scale content validity index was 0.98. The phi correlation coefficient of PURPOSE-T and Braden scale was 0.781; the phi correlation coefficient of Waterlow Scale evaluation result was 0.777. The correlation coefficient between Chinese PURPOSE-T items and Braden scale items ranged from 0.605 to 0.877 (P<0.01), and the Waterlow Scale items ranged from 0.599 to 0.887 (P<0.01). Conclusions The Chinese version of PURPOSE-T appears to possess adequate validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency. The newly translated Chinese version of PURPOSE-T may be used to assess the risk of pressure injury in inpatients in China.
9.Comparison between bioluminescence imaging and SPECT/CT of mouse models of brain metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma
Yushen CHEN ; Zhengwei CHEN ; Meie YU ; Xunwei TU ; Hongru LI ; Ling LIN ; Ruhui LIN
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(1):36-42
Objective To establish a mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma brain metastasis with human luc+-PC?9 cells stably expressing luciferase and to compare the evaluation values of bioluminescence imaging and18 F?FDG ( 18 F?flu?orodeoxyglucose) SPECT/CT in these models. Methods Suspension of luc+?PC?9 cells was injected into the left ventri?cle of BALB/c nude mice to establish a mouse model of brain metastasis from lung cancer. Bioluminescence imaging and18 F?FDG SPECT/CT were used to evaluate the metastasis of tumors as compared with HE?staining pathology as a golden standard. Results The success rate of brain metastases was 85% through injecting luc+?PC?9 cells into the left ventricle. The number of tumor cells was positively related to the intensity of light, with a linear correlation (R2 =0. 96). Fluores?cence was observed in the brain, spine and femur by bioluminescence imaging, and the metastases were confirmed by H&E pathological examination. 18 F?FDG SPECT/CT observed abnormal density collective foci in the spine or femur but not in the brain. Conclusions Injection of tumor cell suspension into the mouse left ventricle is a good method to establish a brain metastasis of lung cancer. Bioluminescence has a higher sensitivity and specificity in detecting brain metastasis and bone metastasis, with advantages of real?time, dynamical and non?invasive detection of tumor metastasis growth. 18 F?FDG SPECT/CT does not have superiority in detection of brain metastases but is suitable for detecting bone metastasis.
10.Effects of disease diagnosis and operative procedure on grouping of diagnosis related groups(DRGs)
Hehong WEI ; Ming LU ; Jianjun JIAO ; Xian LI ; Jianling LI ; Yushen CHEN ; Jianming CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;31(11):869-871
Objective To learn the impacts of major diagnosis, other diagnoses, major surgery and other surgeries on the grouping of DRGs, and to optimize the DRGs data grouping quality by analyzing the main influencing factors of DRGs.Methods Based on regrouping results of the 1 940 questionable cases which have been corrected, using SPSS 13.0 to study the impacts of the questions found on the grouping of DRGs.Results 438 Patient records affecting DRGs grouping were regrouped according to major diagnosis, other diagnoses, major surgery and other surgeries.Influences of the above four groups on the grouping vary in general For comparison between two groups, P>0.007 1 between main surgery and other surgeries;while P<0.007 1 for comparison between other groups.Conclusion The highest influence of grouping was found in questionable major diagnosis, much higher than such other factors as other diagnoses, major surgery and other surgeries.This conclusion conforms to the steps of basic DRGs grouping logic-sorting the eases according to major diagnosis first of all Correct naming of surgery influences DRGs grouping, but the influence extent of major surgery and other surgeries is close.

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