1.Paclitaxel Oral Preparations: A Review
Jie GAO ; Shiyang LI ; Jing GUO ; Rongsheng LI ; Zhenyu XUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):322-330
Paclitaxel, a highly effective natural antitumor drug, has been demonstrated to be efficacious in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and lung cancer. The traditional paclitaxel injections have been observed to present certain issues, including overt adverse reactions and a decline in the quality of life of patients following treatment. This ultimately leads to an inability to meet the comprehensive needs of patients, thereby limiting the clinical applications of the drugs. Compared with injectable administration, the oral administration can avoid the risk of infection present in the invasive route, is conducive to improving patient compliance and quality of life, and reduces healthcare costs, and has a good application prospect. However, paclitaxel has low solubility, poor permeability, and is susceptible to the exocytosis of P-glycoprotein, which presents a significant challenge in the development of its oral preparations. Novel drug delivery technologies can enhance the solubility of paclitaxel and facilitate its controlled release, which is beneficial for the oral absorption and efficacy. The paper reviews the development history of oral preparations of paclitaxel, and summarizes the delivery technologies such as polymer micelles, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions and nanocrystals, and discusses the application mechanisms, advantages and limitations of these technologies and their adaptability in different cancer treatments. Finally, the challenges faced in the development of oral preparations of paclitaxel are summarized, and future research directions are proposed in order to provide new ideas for the development of oral delivery of paclitaxel.
2.Paclitaxel Oral Preparations: A Review
Jie GAO ; Shiyang LI ; Jing GUO ; Rongsheng LI ; Zhenyu XUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):322-330
Paclitaxel, a highly effective natural antitumor drug, has been demonstrated to be efficacious in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and lung cancer. The traditional paclitaxel injections have been observed to present certain issues, including overt adverse reactions and a decline in the quality of life of patients following treatment. This ultimately leads to an inability to meet the comprehensive needs of patients, thereby limiting the clinical applications of the drugs. Compared with injectable administration, the oral administration can avoid the risk of infection present in the invasive route, is conducive to improving patient compliance and quality of life, and reduces healthcare costs, and has a good application prospect. However, paclitaxel has low solubility, poor permeability, and is susceptible to the exocytosis of P-glycoprotein, which presents a significant challenge in the development of its oral preparations. Novel drug delivery technologies can enhance the solubility of paclitaxel and facilitate its controlled release, which is beneficial for the oral absorption and efficacy. The paper reviews the development history of oral preparations of paclitaxel, and summarizes the delivery technologies such as polymer micelles, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions and nanocrystals, and discusses the application mechanisms, advantages and limitations of these technologies and their adaptability in different cancer treatments. Finally, the challenges faced in the development of oral preparations of paclitaxel are summarized, and future research directions are proposed in order to provide new ideas for the development of oral delivery of paclitaxel.
3.Analysis of influencing factors for safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia based on imaging and clinical features
Xuan CAI ; Yuchang YAN ; Xuechao DU ; Fan WANG ; Zhenyu PAN ; Jie CHEN
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2025;24(9):1198-1207
Objective:To investigate the influencing factors for safe abdominal wall recons-truction in giant ventral hernia based on imaging and clinical features.Methods:The retrospective case-control study was conducted. The imaging and clinical data of 369 patients with giant ventral hernia who were admitted to Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2017 to December 2023 were collected. There were 182 males and 187 females, aged (63±14)years. Among 369 patients, 311 cases underwent safe abdominal wall reconstruction and 58 underwent high-risk abdominal wall reconstruction. Observation indicators: (1) clinical and imaging characteris-tics; (2) analysis of influencing factors for safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia. Comparison of measurement data with normal distribution between groups was conducted using the t test. Comparison of measurement data with skewed distribution between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Comparison of count data between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Comparison of ordinal data between groups was conducted using the nonparametic rank sum test. Logistic regression, Lasso regression, and random forest analyses were used for influencing factors analysis. Results:(1) Clinical and imaging characteristics. There were significant differences between patients with safe and high-risk abdominal wall reconstruction in presence of a definite secondary abdominal cavity, maximum axial diameter of the defect, maximum transverse diameter of the defect, abdominal wall defect area, component separation index (CSI), abdominal wall opening angle, ratio of CSI, muscle grayscale at the defect, hernia sac volume, hernia sac-abdominal cavity volume ratio, and defect long-axis-to-abdominal cavity ratio ( P<0.05). (2) Analysis of influencing factors for safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia. Results of Logistic regression analysis showed that presence of a definite secondary abdominal cavity, maximum axial diameter of the defect, maximum transverse diameter of the defect, abdominal wall defect area, CSI, abdominal wall opening angle, ratio of CSI, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), hernia sac volume, hernia sac-abdominal cavity volume ratio, and defect long-axis-to-abdominal cavity ratio were factors associated with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia [ odds ratio ( OR)=3.955, 1.189, 1.395, 1.127, 2.006, 1.042, 1.095, 0.881, 1.102, 1.109, 1.601, 95% confidence interval ( CI) as 2.179-7.178, 1.113-1.271, 1.267-1.537, 1.090-1.166, 1.651-2.437, 1.014-1.071, 1.066-1.125, 0.798-0.972, 1.057-1.148, 1.067-1.153, 1.343-1.909]. The top 3 factors for discriminative performance were abdominal wall CSI, ratio of CSI, maximum transverse diameter of the defect and the abdominal wall defect area, with area under the curve of 0.794, 0.777, 0.772, and 0.772, respectively. Results of Lasso regression analysis showed that body mass index, smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, presence of a definite secondary abdominal cavity, abdominal wall defect area, abdominal wall opening angle, abdominal wall CSI, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), and hernia sac-to-abdominal cavity volume ratio were associated factors with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia (coefficients as -0.002, 0.003, 0.007, 0.014, 0.021, 0.077, 0.023, 0.059, -0.010, 0.037). Results of random forest analysis showed the abdominal wall CSI, maximum transverse diameter of the defect, abdominal wall defect area, ratio of defectr opening angle, maximum axial long diameter of the defect, hernia sac-to-abdominal cavity volume ratio, abdominal wall opening angle, defect long-axis-to-abdominal cavity ratio, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), and body mass index as associated factors with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia (importance score=0.092, 0.089, 0.079, 0.056, 0.051, 0.047, 0.045, 0.039, 0.038, 0.035). Conclusion:Abdominal wall CSI, abdominal wall defect area, abdominal wall opening angle, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), and hernia sac-to-abdominal cavity volume ratio are factors associated with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia.
4.Analysis of influencing factors for safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia based on imaging and clinical features
Xuan CAI ; Yuchang YAN ; Xuechao DU ; Fan WANG ; Zhenyu PAN ; Jie CHEN
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2025;24(9):1198-1207
Objective:To investigate the influencing factors for safe abdominal wall recons-truction in giant ventral hernia based on imaging and clinical features.Methods:The retrospective case-control study was conducted. The imaging and clinical data of 369 patients with giant ventral hernia who were admitted to Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2017 to December 2023 were collected. There were 182 males and 187 females, aged (63±14)years. Among 369 patients, 311 cases underwent safe abdominal wall reconstruction and 58 underwent high-risk abdominal wall reconstruction. Observation indicators: (1) clinical and imaging characteris-tics; (2) analysis of influencing factors for safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia. Comparison of measurement data with normal distribution between groups was conducted using the t test. Comparison of measurement data with skewed distribution between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Comparison of count data between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Comparison of ordinal data between groups was conducted using the nonparametic rank sum test. Logistic regression, Lasso regression, and random forest analyses were used for influencing factors analysis. Results:(1) Clinical and imaging characteristics. There were significant differences between patients with safe and high-risk abdominal wall reconstruction in presence of a definite secondary abdominal cavity, maximum axial diameter of the defect, maximum transverse diameter of the defect, abdominal wall defect area, component separation index (CSI), abdominal wall opening angle, ratio of CSI, muscle grayscale at the defect, hernia sac volume, hernia sac-abdominal cavity volume ratio, and defect long-axis-to-abdominal cavity ratio ( P<0.05). (2) Analysis of influencing factors for safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia. Results of Logistic regression analysis showed that presence of a definite secondary abdominal cavity, maximum axial diameter of the defect, maximum transverse diameter of the defect, abdominal wall defect area, CSI, abdominal wall opening angle, ratio of CSI, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), hernia sac volume, hernia sac-abdominal cavity volume ratio, and defect long-axis-to-abdominal cavity ratio were factors associated with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia [ odds ratio ( OR)=3.955, 1.189, 1.395, 1.127, 2.006, 1.042, 1.095, 0.881, 1.102, 1.109, 1.601, 95% confidence interval ( CI) as 2.179-7.178, 1.113-1.271, 1.267-1.537, 1.090-1.166, 1.651-2.437, 1.014-1.071, 1.066-1.125, 0.798-0.972, 1.057-1.148, 1.067-1.153, 1.343-1.909]. The top 3 factors for discriminative performance were abdominal wall CSI, ratio of CSI, maximum transverse diameter of the defect and the abdominal wall defect area, with area under the curve of 0.794, 0.777, 0.772, and 0.772, respectively. Results of Lasso regression analysis showed that body mass index, smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, presence of a definite secondary abdominal cavity, abdominal wall defect area, abdominal wall opening angle, abdominal wall CSI, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), and hernia sac-to-abdominal cavity volume ratio were associated factors with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia (coefficients as -0.002, 0.003, 0.007, 0.014, 0.021, 0.077, 0.023, 0.059, -0.010, 0.037). Results of random forest analysis showed the abdominal wall CSI, maximum transverse diameter of the defect, abdominal wall defect area, ratio of defectr opening angle, maximum axial long diameter of the defect, hernia sac-to-abdominal cavity volume ratio, abdominal wall opening angle, defect long-axis-to-abdominal cavity ratio, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), and body mass index as associated factors with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia (importance score=0.092, 0.089, 0.079, 0.056, 0.051, 0.047, 0.045, 0.039, 0.038, 0.035). Conclusion:Abdominal wall CSI, abdominal wall defect area, abdominal wall opening angle, muscle grayscale at the defect (inner-superior or right), and hernia sac-to-abdominal cavity volume ratio are factors associated with safe abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral hernia.
5.Targeting BMI-1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition to inhibit colorectal cancer liver metastasis.
Zhiyao XU ; Zhuha ZHOU ; Jing ZHANG ; Feichao XUAN ; Mengjing FAN ; Difan ZHOU ; Zhenyu LIUYANG ; Ximei MA ; Yiyang HONG ; Yihong WANG ; Sherven SHARMA ; Qinghua DONG ; Guanyu WANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(5):1274-1285
Liver is the most common metastatic site for colorectal cancer (CRC), there is no satisfied approach to treat CRC liver metastasis (CRCLM). Here, we investigated the role of a polycomb protein BMI-1 in CRCLM. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that BMI-1 expression in liver metastases was upregulated and associated with T4 stage, invasion depth and right-sided primary tumor. Knockdown
6.Preparation of mouse model of Graves disease using porcine thyroid globulin
Chi ZHOU ; Zhenyu XUAN ; Shanshan ZOU ; Danfeng LIU ; Yu LEI
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2016;30(5):582-587
OBJECTIVE To prepare the Graves disease (GD) mouse model through porcine thyroid globulin (PTG) injection and investigate the morbidity and stability of the model. METHODS C57BL6/N mice in model group received multi-point subcutaneous injection of PTG 25μg each week,six times in all. After the end of immunization,their heart rate and oxygen consumption were measured and serum triiodothyronine(T3)level was determined every two weeks. A model was considered successful if serum T3 level was higher than x+3s of the control group. Observation of the model lasted 12 weeks. At the 12th week,spleen and thymus gland indices,serum thyroid globulin antibodies and thyroid peroxidase antibodies were measured,and the thyroid glands were taken for pathological observation. RESULTS After six times of immunization,mice in model group showed increased heart rate(P<0.01),oxygen consumption(P<0.01)and T3 level(P<0.01)compared with control group. The morbidity was 77.7%for male mice and 88.8%for females. In addition,T3 level in model group remained higher than that in control group within 12 weeks after immunization. The T3 level tended to decrease in male mice,but remained at a relatively stable higher level in females. CONCLUSION This method is suitable for GD modeling due to its short model-making time,high morbidity and long durability.
7.Neuronal Protective Effect and Mechanism of Catalpol on Acute and Subacute Phase after Cerebral Ischemia
Shengwei ZHANG ; Shifen DONG ; Junqing LI ; Ting WU ; Jianning SUN ; Zhenyu XUAN
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(8):1682-1687
This study was aimed to explore the effect of Catalpol on the cerebral infarction size in acute phase, water content and inflammatory reaction of early recovery after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pM-CAO). Adult male Sprague-dawley rats were subjected to chemical method to establish MCAT model. The detec-tion was made on neurobehavioral symptoms, cerebral infarction volume and water content at 24 h after surgery. The content of intedeukin-6 (IL-6), intedeukin-10 (IL-10) and nuclear factor kappa Bp65 (NF-κBp65) were de-tected after pMCAO with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that 24 h after MCAT, Catalpol 15-60 mg·kg-1 can significantly improve the neurobehavioral symptoms (P < 0.01, or P <0.001). The Catalpol 15 mg·kg-1 can significantly reduce cerebral infarction volume (P < 0.05). The Catalpol 30-60 mg·kg-1 can significantly reduce water content (P < 0.05). Catalpol 30-60 mg·kg-1 can significantly improve neurobehav-ioral symptoms from the 7th day after pMCAO. On the 14th after pMCAO, the content of IL-10 and NF-κBp65 of ischemia brain had no difference compared with sham-operated group. The IL-6 level of ischemia brain was obvi-ously reduced than the sham-operated group(P < 0.05). The intragastric administration of Catalpol 15 mg·kg-1 for 14 days can reduce the content of NF-κBp65 in the ischemia brain of model rats (P < 0.05). It was concluded that Catalpol can improve neurobehavioral symptoms of acute and subacute phase after cerebral ischemia, reduce infarcts and water content. These effects may not be related with its inhibition of inflammatory derived from cere-bral ischemia.

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