1.Predicting the potential suitable areas of Platycodon grandiflorum in China using the optimized Maxent model
Yu-jie ZHANG ; Han-wen YU ; Zhao-huan ZHENG ; Chao JIANG ; Juan LIU ; Liang-ping ZHA ; Xiu-lian CHI ; Shuang-ying GUI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2024;59(9):2625-2633
italic>Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC is one of the most commonly used bulk medicinal herbs. It has important value in the fields of medicine, food and cosmetics, and its market demand is increasing year by year, and it has a good development prospect. In this study, based on 403 distribution records and 8 environmental variables, we used Maxent model to predict the potential distribution of
2.Development of nanographene oxide as clinical drug carrier in cancer therapy
Chun-Lian ZHONG ; Chang-Jian FANG ; Gui-Yu ZHOU ; Hui-Ling ZHU ; Tang ZHENG ; Wan-Jing ZHUANG ; Jian LIU ; Yu-Sheng LU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2024;40(8):1413-1418
Immunotherapy is an important breakthrough in canc-er treatment.Unfortunately,low drug concentration in tumor sites almost ineffectively initiates immune responses and thereby severely limits immune therapy applications in clinics.Nanoma-terials are well-recognized drug delivery system in cancer thera-py.Nanographene oxide(NGO)have shown immense perti-nence for anti-cancer drug delivery owing to their ultra-high sur-face area,chemical stability,good biocompatibility and excel-lent photosensitivity.In addition,functionalized modifications on the surface of NGO increase tumor targeting and minimize cy-totoxicity.This study focuses on reviewing the literature and up-dates on NGO in drug delivery and discussing the possibilities and challenges of NGO in cancer synergetic therapy.
3.Chrysin alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting ferroptosis in rats.
Jin-Feng SHANG ; Jia-Kang JIAO ; Qian-Nan LI ; Ying-Hui LU ; Jing-Yi WANG ; Ming-Xue YAN ; Yin-Lian WEN ; Gui-Jin-Feng HUANG ; Xiao-Lu ZHANG ; Xin LIU
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2023;48(6):1597-1605
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether chrysin reduces cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury(CIRI) by inhi-biting ferroptosis in rats. Male SD rats were randomly divided into a sham group, a model group, high-, medium-, and low-dose chrysin groups(200, 100, and 50 mg·kg~(-1)), and a positive drug group(Ginaton, 21.6 mg·kg~(-1)). The CIRI model was induced in rats by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion(tMCAO). The indexes were evaluated and the samples were taken 24 h after the operation. The neurological deficit score was used to detect neurological function. The 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride(TTC) staining was used to detect the cerebral infarction area. Hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining and Nissl staining were used to observe the morphological structure of brain tissues. Prussian blue staining was used to observe the iron accumulation in the brain. Total iron, lipid pero-xide, and malondialdehyde in serum and brain tissues were detected by biochemical reagents. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR), immunohistochemistry, and Western blot were used to detect mRNA and protein expression of solute carrier fa-mily 7 member 11(SLC7A11), transferrin receptor 1(TFR1), glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4), acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4(ACSL4), and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2(PTGS2) in brain tissues. Compared with the model group, the groups with drug intervention showed restored neurological function, decreased cerebral infarction rate, and alleviated pathological changes. The low-dose chrysin group was selected as the optimal dosing group. Compared with the model group, the chrysin groups showed reduced content of total iron, lipid peroxide, and malondialdehyde in brain tissues and serum, increased mRNA and protein expression levels of SLC7A11 and GPX4, and decreased mRNA and protein expression levels of TFR1, PTGS2, and ACSL4. Chrysin may regulate iron metabolism via regulating the related targets of ferroptosis and inhibit neuronal ferroptosis induced by CIRI.
Rats
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Male
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Animals
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Ferroptosis
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Signal Transduction
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Brain Ischemia/metabolism*
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Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism*
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RNA, Messenger
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Cerebral Infarction
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Reperfusion Injury/metabolism*
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Malondialdehyde
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Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
4.Advances in tumor regression patterns and safe distance of distal resection margin after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer.
Ye WANG ; Zheng LOU ; Rong Gui MENG ; Li Qiang JI ; Shu Yuan LI ; Kuo ZHENG ; Lu JIN ; Hai Feng GONG ; Lian Jie LIU ; Li Qiang HAO ; Wei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2023;26(3):302-306
Neoadjuvant therapy has been widely applied in the treatment of rectal cancer, which can shrink tumor size, lower tumor staging and improve the prognosis. It has been the standard preoperative treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. The efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer patients varies between individuals, and the results of tumor regression are obviously different. Some patients with good tumor regression even achieve pathological complete response (pCR). Tumor regression is of great significance for the selection of surgical regimes and the determination of distal resection margin. However, few studies focus on tumor regression patterns. Controversies on the safe distance of distal resection margin after neoadjuvant treatment still exist. Therefore, based on the current research progress, this review summarized the main tumor regression patterns after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer, and classified them into three types: tumor shrinkage, tumor fragmentation, and mucin pool formation. And macroscopic regression and microscopic regression of tumors were compared to describe the phenomenon of non-synchronous regression. Then, the safety of non-surgical treatment for patients with clinical complete response (cCR) was analyzed to elaborate the necessity of surgical treatment. Finally, the review studied the safe surgical resection range to explore the safe distance of distal resection margin.
Humans
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Neoadjuvant Therapy/methods*
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Margins of Excision
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Treatment Outcome
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Rectal Neoplasms/pathology*
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Rectum/pathology*
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Neoplasm Staging
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Retrospective Studies
5.The clinical application of mobile internet remote guidance platform for vestibular rehabilitation.
Gui Liang ZHENG ; Qing ZHANG ; Jian Yong CHEN ; Yu Lian JIN ; Ling Feng LIU ; Jun YANG
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2022;57(3):276-281
Objective: To guide the patients with vertigo who are suitable for vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT), and to evaluate the curative effect through a remote guidance platform based on mobile internet. Methods: Adult outpatients, who were diagnosed as vestibular disorders and required VRT, were selected and conducted baseline evaluation and formulated vestibular rehabilitation plan according to their symptoms, diagnosis and vestibular function examination results. These patients downloaded and installed the mobile internet remote guidance platform app for VRT, and then registered and uploaded medical records. According to the VRT plan formulated by clinicians for patients, the platform launched corresponding exercise guidance videos to guide them to complete 4-week VRT exercise at home. Before and after VRT, the patients were scored with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). The rehabilitation effects were statistically analyzed by SigmaStat 4.0 software. Results: From October 2019 to October 2021, 233 patients with vertigo completed the registration of vestibular rehabilitation guidance platform, of whom 187 patients insisted on 4-week rehabilitation training and completed the scale evaluation. Among 187 patients, 65 were male and 122 were female; Age was (49.8±16.0) years; The medical history ranged from one to 192 months, with a median of eight months. Compared with that before rehabilitation exercise, the subjective feeling of vertigo in 170 patients was improved, and the overall effective rate was 90.9% (170/187). The subjective symptoms of vertigo were basically improved after rehabilitation training in patients with unilateral vestibular dysfunction, vestibular neuritis, sudden deafness with vertigo, Hunt syndrome and acoustic neuroma. There were significant differences in ABC, DHI and SAS scores before and after VRT (P<0.05). Of those patients with Meniere's disease in the intermittent period and the patients with Meniere's disease who underwent surgical treatment, more than 90% of their subjective symptoms of vertigo or dizziness improved after VRT, and there were significant differences in the scores of ABC, DHI and SAS before and after VRT exercise (P<0.05). In patients with vestibular migraine, 36.7% (11/30) had no improvement or even aggravation of subjective symptoms of vertigo after VRT, however, the DHI score after rehabilitation exercise was lower than that before exercise, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). In patients with bilateral vestibular dysfunction, although most (6/8) subjective symptom scores were improved compared with those before exercise, there was no significant difference in ABC, DHI and SAS scores before and after rehabilitation (P>0.05). Conclusion: VRT with the help of vestibular rehabilitation mobile internet remote guidance platform can effectively improve the subjective symptoms of vertigo, balance ability and anxiety in patients with unilateral vestibular lesions.
Adult
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Dizziness
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Female
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Humans
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Internet
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Male
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Postural Balance
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Vertigo
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Vestibular Neuronitis/diagnosis*
6.Pathogen Distribution,Imaging Characteristics,and Establishment and Verification of Risk Prediction Model of Pulmonary Infection with Multi-drug Resistant Organism in Patients with Severe Craniocerebral Injury.
Yong-Qiang YE ; Lan-Lan HE ; Gui-Ling LIU ; Jun ZHANG ; Lian-Sheng LONG
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2022;44(4):636-642
Objective To investigate the pathogen distribution,imaging characteristics,and risk factors of pulmonary infection with multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) in patients with severe craniocerebral injury,and establish and verify the risk prediction model. Methods A total of 230 patients with severe craniocerebral injury complicated with pulmonary infection were collected retrospectively.According to the 7∶3 ratio,they were randomly assigned into a modeling group (161 patients) and a validation group (69 patients).The risk factors of MDRO pulmonary infection were predicted with the data of the modeling group for the establishment of the risk prediction model.The data of the validation group was used to validate the performance of the model. Results Among the 230 patients,68 patients developed MDRO pulmonary infection.The isolated drug-resistant bacteria mainly included multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii,multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae,multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa,and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,which accounted for 45.21%,23.29%,16.44%,and 15.07%,respectively.The imaging characteristics included pleural effusion,lung consolidation,and ground-glass shadow,which accounted for 72.06%,63.24%,and 45.59%,respectively.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the independent risk factors for MDRO pulmonary infection included age ≥60 years (P=0.003),history of diabetes (P=0.021),history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (P=0.038),mechanical ventilation ≥7 d (P=0.001),transfer from other hospitals (P=0.008),and coma (P=0.002).A risk scoring model was established with the β value (rounded to the nearest integer) corresponding to each index in the regression equation.Specifically,the β values of age ≥60 years,history of diabetes,history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,mechanical ventilation ≥7 d,transfer from other hospitals,and coma were 1,1,1,2,2,and 1,respectively (value ≥4 indicated a high-risk population).The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the modeling group and validation group were 0.845 and 0.809,respectively. Conclusions Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is the most common pathogen of MDRO pulmonary infection in patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Pleural effusion,lung consolidation,and ground-glass shadow were the most common imaging characteristics.The established risk model has high discriminant validity in both the modeling group and the validation group.
Coma
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Craniocerebral Trauma
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Humans
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Middle Aged
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Pleural Effusion
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Pneumonia
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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Retrospective Studies
7.Immunogenicity of Whole
Shi Qi XIAO ; Da XU ; Hong Yang DUAN ; Xue Ting FAN ; Gui Lian LI ; Wen ZHANG ; Ma Chao LI ; Na HAN ; Xin Yao LI ; Na LI ; Li Lan ZHAO ; Xiu Qin ZHAO ; Kang Lin WAN ; Hai Can LIU ; Wen Hai FENG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2021;34(7):528-539
Objectives:
To evaluate the immunogenicity of
Methods:
Protein extracts from
Results:
Immunization with
Conclusion
This is the advanced study to investigate the immunogenicity of
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Antibodies, Bacterial/immunology*
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Antigens, Bacterial/immunology*
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Bacterial Proteins/immunology*
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Cross Reactions
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Cytokines/immunology*
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Female
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Genome, Bacterial
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Immunoglobulin G/immunology*
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Immunoglobulin M/immunology*
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Macrophages/immunology*
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Mycobacterium avium Complex/immunology*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology*
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Tuberculosis Vaccines/administration & dosage*
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Whole Genome Sequencing
8.Effect of glucose metabolism disorders on the short-term prognosis in neonates with asphyxia: a multicenter study in Hubei Province, China.
Chun-Hua LIU ; Hui WANG ; Si-Cong PENG ; Wen-Xiang WANG ; Rong JIAO ; Sha PAN ; Tian-Jiao ZHU ; Xiao-Ying LUAN ; Xiao-Fang ZHU ; Su-Ying WU ; De-Guo WEI ; Bing-Feng FU ; Rui-Hong YAN ; Shu-Jie YANG ; Ya-Hui LUO ; Gui-Ping LI ; Min YANG ; De-Zhao JIA ; Chuang GAO ; Xiong-Fei XIAO ; Li XIONG ; Jie SUN ; Jia-Peng XIAO ; Bo-Wen LI ; Yan-Ni LI ; Lian-Hong ZHANG ; Tian-Guo LI ; Min CHENG ; Jian-Xin XIA ; Shi-Wen XIA
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2021;23(12):1208-1213
OBJECTIVES:
To study the effect of glucose metabolism disorders on the short-term prognosis in neonates with asphyxia.
METHODS:
A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of the neonates with asphyxia who were admitted to 52 hospitals in Hubei Province of China from January to December, 2018 and had blood glucose data within 12 hours after birth. Their blood glucose data at 1, 2, 6, and 12 hours after birth (with an allowable time error of 0.5 hour) were recorded. According to the presence or absence of brain injury and/or death during hospitalization, the neonates were divided into a poor prognosis group with 693 neonates and a good prognosis group with 779 neonates. The two groups were compared in the incidence of glucose metabolism disorders within 12 hours after birth and short-term prognosis.
RESULTS:
Compared with the good prognosis group, the poor prognosis group had a significantly higher proportion of neonates from secondary hospitals (48.5% vs 42.6%,
CONCLUSIONS
Recurrent hyperglycemia in neonates with asphyxia may suggest poor short-term prognosis, and it is necessary to strengthen the early monitoring and management of the nervous system in such neonates.
Asphyxia
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Asphyxia Neonatorum/epidemiology*
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Humans
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Hyperglycemia
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Infant, Newborn
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Prognosis
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Retrospective Studies
9.Protective Effect of Total Ginsenoside Ginseng Root on Learning and Memory Impairment and Anxiety in Rats Induced by Hindlimb Suspension
Yu BAO ; Ying CHEN ; Gui-rong ZENG ; Zi-yu YANG ; Rui-le PAN ; Zhe SHI ; Qin HU ; Jing-wei LYU ; Cong LU ; Yang HE ; Ning JIANG ; Bo PENG ; Xin-min LIU ; Lian-kui WEN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(7):49-56
Objective:To investigate the effect of total ginsenoside ginseng root on the learning and memory impairment and anxiety of hindlimb suspension rats by detecting the performance of rats in the water maze, elevated plus maze, and the expression of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, inflammatory factors and tryptophan pathway related factors through the intervention of ginsenosides in hindlimb suspension rats. Method:The Wistar male rats were divided into normal group, hindlimb suspension model group, Huperzine A group (0.1 mg·kg-1), and total ginsenoside ginseng root low and high dose groups (100, 200 mg·kg-1), with 8 rats in each group. Except for the normal group, the rats in the other groups maintained a -30° hindlimb suspension state for 24 h. The normal group and the model group received intragastric administration of 10 mL·kg-1 pure water . After 28 days of continuous administration, the water maze and elevated plus maze behavioral tests were performed. After the tests, blood was taken from the abdominal aorta, and the rat brain cortex was peeled off on ice, quenched with liquid nitrogen, and stored at -80 ℃ for later use. LC-MS/MS was used to detect neurotransmitter levels of dopamine, acetylcholine, glutamate,
10.Pseudoallergic Reactions of Xuebijing Injection and Its Rational Drug Use
Yan YI ; Chun-ying LI ; Yu-shi ZHANG ; Yong ZHAO ; Gui-ping ZHANG ; Jia-yin HAN ; Jing-zhuo TIAN ; Lian-mei WANG ; Chen PAN ; Su-yan LIU ; Ai-hua LIANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(5):77-83
Objective:To investigate whether the adverse reactions of Xuebijing injection (XBJJ) are mainly pseudoallergic reactions and explore the influencing factors of its pseudoallergic reactions. Method:Mouse model of pseudoallergic reaction was used to study the anaphylactoid reaction of XBJJ which at 0.5, 1 and 2 times of the highest clinical concentration. Next, we compared the differences in pseudoallergic reactions caused by XBJJ for different storage times after preparation. Specifically, XBJJ was prepared into different concentrations, stored for 10 minutes, 2.5 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours, and then injected into the tail vein of mice. Finally, three different injection speeds of 3 seconds, 45 seconds and 90 seconds were selected for XBJJ injection, and then the differences in the paeudoallergic reactions induced by XBJJ in mice under different injection speeds were compared. Result:XBJJ induces pseudoallergic reactions in mice when the drug concentration is higher than the clinically recommended concentration. Compared with storage for 10 minutes after preparation, the degree of pseudoallergic reaction in mice induced by the same concentration of XBJJ increased with the extension of storage time. In addition, when XBJJ was injected in 3 s (the injection rate was 0.083 mL·s-1), it produced the strongest pseudoallergic reaction. Conclusion:The adverse reactions induced by XBJJ are mainly pseudoallergic reactions. Excessive storage time after preparation and fast injection speed of XBJJ will lead to aggravation of pseudoallergic reactions in mice. When XBJJ is used clinically, it should strictly follow the usage, dosage, concentration, and drip rate recommended in the drug instruction manual. Rational drug use is of positive significance for improving the safety of XBJJ.

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