1.Improvement effect and mechanism of desloratadine citrate disodium in hypersensitivity pneumonitis model mice
Wenjuan PENG ; Yan ZHAO ; Shaoyun YUE ; Yujiao WU ; Jiajia MO ; Zhaoxing CHU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(15):1882-1886
OBJECTIVE To investigate the improvement effect and mechanism of desloratadine citrate disodium in mice with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). METHODS Sixty mice were randomly divided into blank control group (normal saline), model group (normal saline), prednisone group (positive control, 20 mg/kg) and desloratadine citrate disodium low-, medium- and high-dose groups (0.5, 1, 2 mg/kg), with 10 mice in each group. Except for the blank control group, mice in other groups were intraperitoneally injected with ovalbumin (OVA) and exposed to OVA inhalation to establish the HP model. On day 22 post- modeling, mice in each group were administered the corresponding drugs or normal saline, once a day, for 11 consecutive days. After the last administration, lung function and airway hyperreactivity were assessed. The levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-4 and IL-6 in serum as well as the levels of IL-8, IL-13 and IL-17A in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were determined. Pathological changes in lung tissue of mice were evaluated using Masson staining. Furthermore, the expressions of fibrosis-related proteins, including transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), type Ⅲ collagen (Col-Ⅲ) and fibronectin (FN) were determined in lung tissues. RESULTS Compared with the blank control group, the model group showed significant deterioration in lung function (P< 0.01), while airway resistance and serum levels of IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6 and the levels of IL-8, IL-13 and IL-17A in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were increased significantly (P<0.01). The lung tissues exhibited alveolar collapse, atrophy, and structural disarray, along with the formation of extensive deposits of blue collagen fibers, the percentage of positive staining increased significantly (P<0.01). Additionally, the expression levels of TGF-β1, Col-Ⅲ, and FN proteins in the lung tissues were also increased significantly (P<0.01). After intervention with desloratadine citrate disodium, the pathological changes in the lung tissues of mice in each dosage group of desloratadine citrate disodium showed varying degrees of improvement, and most of the aforementioned indicator levels were significantly reversed (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Desloratadine citrate disodium can improve the lung function and airway hyperreactivity of HP mice, inhibit the release of inflammatory factors in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and reduce the deposition of collagen fibers. Its mechanism of action may be related to anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antifibrotic effects.
2.tRF Prospect: tRNA-derived Fragment Target Prediction Based on Neural Network Learning
Dai-Xi REN ; Jian-Yong YI ; Yong-Zhen MO ; Mei YANG ; Wei XIONG ; Zhao-Yang ZENG ; Lei SHI
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(9):2428-2438
ObjectiveTransfer RNA-derived fragments (tRFs) are a recently characterized and rapidly expanding class of small non-coding RNAs, typically ranging from 13 to 50 nucleotides in length. They are derived from mature or precursor tRNA molecules through specific cleavage events and have been implicated in a wide range of cellular processes. Increasing evidence indicates that tRFs play important regulatory roles in gene expression, primarily by interacting with target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) to induce transcript degradation, in a manner partially analogous to microRNAs (miRNAs). However, despite their emerging biological relevance and potential roles in disease mechanisms, there remains a significant lack of computational tools capable of systematically predicting the interaction landscape between tRFs and their target mRNAs. Existing databases often rely on limited interaction features and lack the flexibility to accommodate novel or user-defined tRF sequences. The primary goal of this study was to develop a machine learning based prediction algorithm that enables high-throughput, accurate identification of tRF:mRNA binding events, thereby facilitating the functional analysis of tRF regulatory networks. MethodsWe began by assembling a manually curated dataset of 38 687 experimentally verified tRF:mRNA interaction pairs and extracting seven biologically informed features for each pair: (1) AU content of the binding site, (2) site pairing status, (3) binding region location, (4) number of binding sites per mRNA, (5) length of the longest consecutive complementary stretch, (6) total binding region length, and (7) seed sequence complementarity. Using this dataset and feature set, we trained 4 distinct machine learning classifiers—logistic regression, random forest, decision tree, and a multilayer perceptron (MLP)—to compare their ability to discriminate true interactions from non-interactions. Each model’s performance was evaluated using overall accuracy, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, and the corresponding area under the ROC curve (AUC). The MLP consistently achieved the highest AUC among the four, and was therefore selected as the backbone of our prediction framework, which we named tRF Prospect. For biological validation, we retrieved 3 high-throughput RNA-seq datasets from the gene expression omnibus (GEO) in which individual tRFs were overexpressed: AS-tDR-007333 (GSE184690), tRF-3004b (GSE197091), and tRF-20-S998LO9D (GSE208381). Differential expression analysis of each dataset identified genes downregulated upon tRF overexpression, which we designated as putative targets. We then compared the predictions generated by tRF Prospect against those from three established tools—tRFTar, tRForest, and tRFTarget—by quantifying the number of predicted targets for each tRF and assessing concordance with the experimentally derived gene sets. ResultsThe proposed algorithm achieved high predictive accuracy, with an AUC of 0.934. Functional validation was conducted using transcriptome-wide RNA-seq datasets from cells overexpressing specific tRFs, confirming the model’s ability to accurately predict biologically relevant downregulation of mRNA targets. When benchmarked against established tools such as tRFTar, tRForest, and tRFTarget, tRF Prospect consistently demonstrated superior performance, both in terms of predictive precision and sensitivity, as well as in identifying a higher number of true-positive interactions. Moreover, unlike static databases that are limited to precomputed results, tRF Prospect supports real-time prediction for any user-defined tRF sequence, enhancing its applicability in exploratory and hypothesis-driven research. ConclusionThis study introduces tRF Prospect as a powerful and flexible computational tool for investigating tRF:mRNA interactions. By leveraging the predictive strength of deep learning and incorporating a broad spectrum of interaction-relevant features, it addresses key limitations of existing platforms. Specifically, tRF Prospect: (1) expands the range of detectable tRF and target types; (2) improves prediction accuracy through multilayer perceptron model; and (3) allows for dynamic, user-driven analysis beyond database constraints. Although the current version emphasizes miRNA-like repression mechanisms and faces challenges in accurately capturing 5'UTR-associated binding events, it nonetheless provides a critical foundation for future studies aiming to unravel the complex roles of tRFs in gene regulation, cellular function, and disease pathogenesis.
3.Expert Consensus on Clinical Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Threatened Abortion
Xinchun YANG ; Shuyu WANG ; Huilan DU ; Songping LUO ; Zhe JIN ; Rong LI ; Xiangyan RUAN ; Qin ZHANG ; Xiaoling FENG ; Shicai CHEN ; Fengjie HE ; Shaobin WEI ; Qun LU ; Yanqin WANG ; Yang LIU ; Qingwei MENG ; Zengping HAO ; Ying LI ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Ruihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):241-246
Threatened abortion is a common disease of obstetrics and gynecology and one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in TCM obstetrics and gynecology, Western medicine obstetrics and gynecology, and pharmacology to deeply discuss the advantages of TCM and integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment as well as the medication plans for threatened abortion. After discussion, the experts concluded that chromosome, endocrine, and immune abnormalities were the key factors for the occurrence of threatened abortion, and the Qi and blood disorders in thoroughfare and conception vessels were the core pathogenesis. In the treatment of threatened abortion, TCM has advantages in preventing miscarriages, alleviating clinical symptoms and TCM syndromes, relieving anxiety, regulating reproductive endocrine and immune abnormalities, personalized and diversified treatment, enhancing efficiency and reducing toxicity, and preventing the disease before occurrence. The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with traditional Chinese and Western medicine lies in identifying the predictors of abortion caused by maternal factors and the treatment of thrombophilia. Recurrent abortion is the breakthrough point of treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It is urgent to carry out high-quality evidence-based medicine research in the future to improve the modern diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with TCM.
4.Analysis of obesity factors among public primary school students in a town, Minhang District, Shanghai
Danhong MO ; Weizhong ZHAO ; Duojun XU ; Bing LI ; Xiaosa WEN ; Qi ZHAO ; Wenhao XUE
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(1):84-89
ObjectiveTo identify and analyze the possible influencing factors of obesity among public primary school students in Minhang District, Shanghai. MethodsBasic data, collected through questionnaire stars, was imported with merged physical examination data into Excel to form a database. Data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS 22.00. Independent sample t-test was used for the data with normal distribution. Nonparametric test was used for the data with non-normal distribution. χ2 test was used for the quantitative data. Logistic regression was used for univariate and multivariate analysis
5. MW-9, a chalcones derivative bearing heterocyclic moieties, ameliorates ulcerative colitis via regulating MAPK signaling pathway
Zhao WU ; Nan-Ting ZOU ; Chun-Fei ZHANG ; Hao-Hong ZHANG ; Qing-Yan MO ; Ze-Wei MAO ; Chun-Ping WAN ; Ming-Qian JU ; Chun-Ping WAN ; Xing-Cai XU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2024;40(3):514-520
Aim To investigate the therapeutic effect of the MW-9 on ulcerative colitis(UC)and reveal the underlying mechanism, so as to provide a scientific guidance for the MW-9 treatment of UC. Methods The model of lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells was established. The effect of MW-9 on RAW264.7 cells viability was detected by MTT assay. The levels of nitric oxide(NO)in RAW264.7 macrophages were measured by Griess assay. Cell supernatants and serum levels of inflammatory cytokines containing IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β were determined by ELISA kits. Dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced UC model in mice was established and body weight of mice in each group was measured. The histopathological damage degree of colonic tissue was assessed by HE staining. The protein expression of p-p38, p-ERK1/2 and p-JNK was detected by Western blot. Results MW-9 intervention significantly inhibited NO release in RAW264.7 macrophages with IC50 of 20.47 mg·L-1 and decreased the overproduction of inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α(P<0.05). MW-9 had no cytotoxicity at the concentrations below 6 mg·L-1. After MW-9 treatment, mouse body weight was gradually reduced, and the serum IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α levels were significantly down-regulated. Compared with the model group, MW-9 significantly decreased the expression of p-p38 and p-ERK1/2 protein. Conclusions MW-9 has significant anti-inflammatory activities both in vitro and in vivo, and its underlying mechanism for the treatment of UC may be associated with the inhibition of MAPK signaling pathway.
6.Effect of Intestinal Microecology on Diabetic Kidney Disease Based on Yin-Yang Theory
Chao MO ; Guodong HUANG ; Wei SHI ; Jie ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(3):178-186
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the main cause of end-stage renal disease. Its high prevalence, mortality rate, and medical cost bring a heavy economic burden to society and families, and DKD has become one of the most important public health problems. Intestinal microecology is the most important and complex micro-ecosystem in the human body, which is involved in important life activities such as material and energy metabolism, immune system regulation, and signal transduction, thereby maintaining the dynamic balance of the human internal environment. The dynamic balance between the intestinal microecology and the body is essentially a Yin-Yang balance. Once this balance is broken, intestinal microbiota imbalance, intestinal mucosal barrier damage, immune dysfunction, and reduction of metabolite short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) will occur, which play an important role in the progression of DKD. From the perspective of the Yin-Yang theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the imbalance of intestinal microecology in DKD is equivalent to the excessive or insufficient constraint of Yin and Yang, or Yin deficiency affecting Yang, or Yang deficiency affecting Yin, or waning and waxing of Yin and Yang. For different pathogenesis changes, "Yin disease treated through Yang", "treating Yin for Yang", or "treating Yang for Yin" methods are adopted to regulate intestinal microbiota, inhibit immune inflammation, protect intestinal mucosal barrier, and increase SCFAs through TCM, thereby reconciling Yin and Yang to achieve the condition where "Yin is at peace and Yang is compact". Based on the Yin-Yang theory, this paper intended to interpret the scientific connotation of TCM in the treatment of DKD with intestinal microecology as the target and TCM in the treatment of DKD by regulating intestinal microecology as the breakthrough point to provide a novel insight for the occurrence and development of DKD and the mechanism of TCM.
7.The application of ultrasound bronchoscopy combined with mNGS in the etiological diagnosis of pneumonia with poor absorption and dissipation
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(2):193-197
Objective To explore the clinical value of ultrasound bronchoscopy combined with met-agenomic next-generation sequencing(mNGS)in the etiological diagnosis of pneumonia with poor absorption and dissipation.Methods The clinical data of the patients with pneumonia with poor absorption and dissipa-tion in this hospital from January 2022 to February 2023 were retrospectively collected.Among them,73 cases received the endobronchial ultrasound guided tranbronchial needle aspiration(EBUS-TBNA)and 36 cases re-ceived endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial lung biopsy using guide sheath(EBUS-GS-TBLB).The distri-bution of causes and incidence of examination related complications were analysed.Results The results of ul-trasound bronchoscopy combined with mNGS examination showed that the benign lesions accounted for 33.03%,mainly chronic inflammation(9.17%)and infectious disease(20.18%),and tuberculosis was the main cause of infectious diseases(7.34%).The malignant lesions accounted for 57.80%,mainly adenocarcinoma(28.44%).The diagnostic positive rate was 90.83%,and no definite diagnosis accounted for 9.17%.There was no statistically significant difference in the diagnostic positive rate between the patients receiving EBUS-TBNA combined with mNGS examination and the patients receiving EBUS-GS-TBLB combined with mNGS examination(94.52%vs.83.33%,P>0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the inci-dence rates of complications such as less bleeding,anoxia,pneumothorax and delayed resuscitation.No serious complications such as mediastinal emphysema,large vessel injury,shock and death were observed in all pa-tients.Conclusion Ultrasound bronchoscopy combined with mNGS has the characteristics of high diagnostic positive rate and few complications in the etiological diagnosis of pneumonia with poor absorption and dissipa-tion.It can help clinical physicians clarify the diagnosis as soon as possible,and may become a new method for diagnosing respiratory system diseases in recent years.
8.Detection of Haptoglobin by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Based on the Shift of Characteristic Peak
Si-Qi YUE ; Zhan-Hao MO ; Jun-Qi ZHAO ; Xin QI ; Ling JIN ; Can-Can CUI ; Cheng-Yan HE ; Bing ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2024;52(2):231-239,中插11-中插13
Acute cerebral infarction(ACI)has the characteristics of onset nasty and high mortality,and thus the rapid determination of the occurrence and development of ACI plays a key role in the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of ACI patients.It has shown that the serum level of human haptoglobin(Hp)is related to ACI.In this study,surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)combined with immune recognition was applied to establish a quantitative analysis method for serum Hp.Firstly,the SERS substrate of silver nanoparticles was prepared on silicon wafer,and 4-mercaptobenzoic Acid(MBA)was used as a Raman probe by forming Ag—S bond and connecting it on the surface of nanoparticles.The carboxyl group of MBA was linked to amino group of self-made high-affinity antibody through forming CO—NH structure thus forming a SERS self-assembled chip of Hp(Ag/MBA/anti-Hp).Hp in serum could be specifically captured by antibodies on SERS substrate,which caused the shift of SERS characteristic peak of MBA.The results showed that there was a good linear relationship between the logarithm of Hp concentration and the SERS characteristic peak shift of MBA.The detection range was 1-1000 ng/mL(R2=0.988).The Hp concentrations in serum of 90 ACI patients were determined by this method,and the results were consistent with those of ELISA method,which proved the practicability and accuracy of this method.This method was highly specific,simple and convenient,which could realize the specific recognition and quantitative analysis of serum Hp,so as to be an effective means for clinical detection of serum Hp,thus providing a reference for the treatment and prognosis of ACI.
9.Three-dimensional magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo for evaluation on the corpus callosum morphological alterations in children with spastic cerebral palsy
Jieqiong LIN ; Xin ZHAO ; Wen ZHAO ; Xinxin QI ; Songyu TENG ; Tong MO ; Turong CHEN ; Guojun YUN ; Hongwu ZENG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(4):621-624,645
Objective To analyze the morphological alterations of corpus callosum in children with spastic cerebral palsy(SCP)using three-dimensional magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo(3D-MPRAGE)technology and to investigate the correlation between morphological indexes and gross motor function.Methods Sagittal T1WI 3D-MPRAGE data was collected from 136 children with SCP(SCP group)and 132 age-and gender-matched healthy controls(HC)(HC group),and the gross motor function measure-88(GMFM-88)was applied to assess the gross motor function.Independent sample t-test was used to compare the corpus callosum surface area,volume,maximum anterior-posterior diameter,median sagittal area(total area and area of Ⅰ-Ⅴ zone)between the two groups.Partial correlation analysis was performed to calculate the correlation between morphological indexes of the corpus callosum and GMFM-88 with age as a covariate.Results Children under 3 years old,the corpus callosum surface area of the SCP group(3 914.51 mm2±1 207.97 mm2)was lower than that of the HC group(5 725.51 mm2±1 412.66 mm2).The volume of the corpus callosum(6 108.46 mm3±2 803.97 mm3)in the SCP group was lower than that of the HC group(11 297.96 mm3±4 109.02 mm3).Also,the maximum anterior-posterior diameter of the corpus callosum in the SCP group(53.40 mm±6.31 mm)was lower than that of the HC group(57.74 mm±6.04 mm)(all P<0.05).Children over 3 years old,the corpus callosum surface area of the SCP group(4 970.06 mm2±1 191.31 mm2)was lower than that of the HC group(6 372.55 mm2±1 445.59 mm2).The volume of the corpus callosum(8 330.20 mm3±2 888.20 mm3)in the SCP group was lower than that of the HC group(13 599.82 mm3±3 429.81 mm3)(all P<0.05).Partial correlation analysis showed significant correlation between corpus callosum volume,median sagittal area and gross motor score(P<0.01)with age as a covari-ate.Conclusion The 3D-MPRAGE technology can be useful for the comprehensive assessment of morphological alterations of the corpus callosum in SCP.The corpus callosum volume,and median sagittal area may become neuroimaging references for the assess-ment of motor development in cerebral palsy(CP).
10.The molecular mechanisms of Jiang Tang San Hao Formula alleviating inflammatory responses in diabetic mice via the NLPR3 inflammasome
Yi ZHAO ; Runqi LI ; Bingrui XU ; Zimengwei YE ; Fangfang MO ; Tian TIAN ; Guangtong DONG ; Rufeng MA ; Xiaoda YANG ; Sihua GAO ; Dandan ZHAO
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;47(11):1541-1549
Objective This study aimed to observe the effect of Jiang Tang San Hao Formula(JTSHF)on systemic and intestinal inflammation,as well as on the NLRP3 inflammasome in type 2 diabetic mice(T2DM),and to elucidate its anti-diabetic molecular mechanisms.Methods Four-week-old male C57BL/6 N mice were used to establish the T2DM model using a high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin injection.The diabetic mice were randomly divided into the model,metformin,and JTSHF groups.A control group was also set to provide baseline comparisons.Each group of mice was orally administered with the corresponding medication daily.The metformin group was orally administered with 0.20 g/kg metformin,the JTSHF group was orally administered with 4.26 g/kg JTSHF,and the control group and model group were orally administered with an equal amount of sterile water continuously for 8 weeks.After an 8-week drug intervention via gavage,the lipopolysaccharide(LPS),tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α),interleukin 1 beta(IL-1β),and interleukin 6(IL-6)serum and colon levels were quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).The pathological morphology of the colon was observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining.NOD-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3),apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain(ASC),caspase-1,zonula occludens-1(ZO-1),occludin,and G-protein coupled receptor 43(GPR43)protein expression in the colon were assessed using immunohistochemistry.The mRNA expression levels of NLRP3,ASC,caspase-1,ZO-1,Occludin,and GPR43 in the colon were detected using Real-time PCR.Results The ELISA data revealed significant differences in inflammatory markers among the groups.Compared with the model group,the JTSHF group exhibited notably reduced LPS,TNF-α,IL-1β,and IL-6 levels(P<0.05).Moreover,compared with the model group,JTSHF treatment upregulated ZO-1,occludin,and GPR43 protein and mRNA expression in the colon and downregulated NLRP3,ASC,and Caspase-1 protein and mRNA expression(P<0.05).Conclusion The inflammatory reaction of T2DM mice is apparent.JTSHF effectively alleviates the systemic and intestinal inflammatory response of T2DM mice by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome and repairing the intestinal mucosal barrier,highlighting the potential molecular mechanisms of the anti-diabetes effects of JTSHF.

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