1.Potential mechanism of Sophora flavescens against breast cancer via network pharmacology and molecular docking
Min ZHANG ; Xiaohe WANG ; Yangyun ZHOU ; Meizhi SHI ; Xinyun HAN ; Xianghui HAN ; Junjun CHEN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2023;41(12):722-732
Objective To analyze the main active components and potential molecular mechanism of Sophora flavescens against breast cancer based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods The chemical constituents were collected and screened by TCMSP, ETCM database and literature review. The targets of active ingredients were predicted by Swiss Target Prediction database. Breast cancer-related targets were collected by GeneCards, TTD, Drugbank and OMIM. The anti-breast cancer targets of Sophora flavescens were screened by Venny 2.1.0 software. Cytoscape software was used to construct the network diagram of Sophora flavescens-key active ingredients-targets. STRING database was used to analyze the common targets, and PPI network diagram was constructed. GO function enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of key target proteins were performed by DAVID database and Hiplot online platform. Schrodinger software was used to calculate the molecular docking between the active ingredients and targets. Molecular biological methods were used to verify the key targets. Results A total of 36 active components with clear structures were screened from Sophora flavescens. 70 anti-breast cancer targets of Sophora flavescens were screened out. 12 core targets including EGFR, AKT1, ESR1, SRC, CYP19A1, AR and ABCB1 participate in endocrine resistance, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors and estrogen signaling pathways in breast cancer. Moreover, the docking score between the core component and the key target AR is the highest. In vitro experiments showed that the extract of Sophora flavescens can inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells, induce cell apoptosis and up-regulate AR protein expression. Conclusion It was revealed that Sophora flavescens plays an anti-breast cancer role by regulating complex biological processes through multiple components acting on multiple targets and signaling pathways. The upregulation of AR protein by Sophora flavescens may become a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of breast cancer.
2.Application of foam dressing combined with adhesive penile hood after circumcision in children
Deqing PENG ; Fan WEI ; Meizhi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(9):648-653
Objective:To investigate the effect of applying foam dressing combined with self-made adhesive penile hood fixation in children after circumcision.Methods:A total of 101 cases of children who received circumcision from January to December 2020 in the urology department of the People′s Hospital of Xuancheng City were selected. The patients were randomly divided into experimental group (50 cases) and control group (51 cases). In the experimental group, the incision was wound with foam dressing combined with the self-made adhesive penile hood fixation method, while in the control group, the incision was wound with the conventional sterile gauze dressing combined with the simple plastic basket fixation method.The postoperative incision bleeding, prepuce edema, incision pain, incidence of complications and the satisfaction of the children′s family members on postoperative dressing and fixation were compared between the two groups.Results:The incidence of prepuce edema in the experimental group was 88.00% (44/50), 12.00% (6/50), 0, which in the control group was 43.14% (22/51), 45.10% (23/51), 11.76% (6/51), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( Z= -4.80, P<0.05). In the experimental group, pain score at 24 hours after operation and at the time of dressing change were 3.50 ± 1.04, 2.48 ± 0.54, respectively, which were lower than that of the control group 5.31 ± 1.36 and 7.12 ± 0.97, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( t=7.53, 29.66, all P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative infection and urinary retention in the experimental group were 0 and 2.00% (1/50), respectively, which were lower than 7.84% (4/51) and 7.84% (4/51) in the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (Fisher′s exact probability method, P<0.05). The degree of family satisfaction in the experimental group was 96.00% (48/50), which was higher than that in the control group (78.43%, 40/51), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2=6.95, P<0.05). Conclusions:The application of foam dressing combined with pasting penile hood after circumcision can reduce the degree of foreskin edema, pain and the incidence of complications, and improve the satisfaction of the children′s family members.
3.Mechanism of Chinese Medicine Monomer Reversing Paclitaxel Resistance: A Review
Qianwen KONG ; Junjun CHEN ; Yujie HU ; Xiaochuan XUE ; Meizhi SHI ; Yangyun ZHOU ; Min ZHANG ; Jiudong HU ; Jiao YANG ; Yonglong HAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(17):209-216
Paclitaxel is the first-line chemotherapy drug for a variety of cancers. However, the paclitaxel resistance greatly reduced the efficacy in the later treatment stage, which seriously increased the mortality and recurrence rate of cancer and limited the clinical application of paclitaxel. At present, Chinese medicine compound prescription, proprietary Chinese medicine, and Chinese medicine injection are widely used as the adjuvant chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of cancer in clinic. Chinese medicine has shown unique advantages in improving the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs and the prognosis of chemotherapy, and reducing the toxic and side effects. However, the specific mechanism and effective monomer composition of Chinese medicine for reversing the resistance of chemotherapy drugs are unclear, and the application of Chinese medicine in different types of cancer is also limited, which are worthy of further exploration. This review summarized the composition of Chinese medicine monomer with synergistic antitumor effect combined with paclitaxel in recent years. The specific mechanism and pharmacological activities of Chinese medicine monomer reversing paclitaxel resistance were classified. This review found that through acting on the membrane transport protein, Chinese medicine monomer promoted the accumulation of paclitaxel in tumor cells, inhibited the expressions of protein and metabolic enzyme related to multidrug resistance and the metabolism of paclitaxel, and regulated the levels of apoptosis genes and factors and apoptosis-related pathways to promote the inhibitory effect of paclitaxel on cell proliferation. Chinese medicine monomer also significantly improved paclitaxel chemotherapy sensitivity by regulating the expression levels of micro ribonucleic acid (microRNA) and long non-coding ribonucleic acid RNA (lncRNA), inhibiting the characteristics of tumor stem cells and tumor metabolic reprogramming, improving tumor microenvironment, and triggering tumor cell death autophagy and oxidative stress response. This review provides a theoretical basis for clarifying the specific anti-tumor mechanism of Chinese medicine monomer combined with paclitaxel, which is of great significance for the development of new Chinese medicine and the clinical research of the drugs combined with paclitaxel, and has certain value for the application of Chinese medicine combined with other chemotherapy drugs.
4.Risk analysis of postpartum type 2 diabetes in patients with family history of diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus
Journal of Chinese Physician 2022;24(12):1837-1841,1846
Objective:To analyze the risk factors of postpartum type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in patients with family history of diabetes mellitus with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods:From January 2017 to January 2019, 275 patients with GDM and family history of diabetes were selected. According to the occurrence of postpartum T2DM, the patients were divided into postpartum normal group (207 cases) and postpartum disease group (68 cases). The clinical data of the two groups were compared, and the independent risk factors of postpartum T2DM were analyzed by logistic regression, and a line chart prediction model was constructed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curve were used to evaluate the predictive ability of the model. X-tile software was used to obtain the integral truncation value of the line graph model, and survival curve was drawn and internal verification was carried out.Results:Of 275 GDM patients, 68 had T2DM after delivery, with a incidence rate of 24.73%. There were significant differences between the two groups in age, body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, weight gain during pregnancy, fasting blood glucose during pregnancy and glycosylated hemoglobin during pregnancy (all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in pregnancy outcome between the two groups ( P>0.05). Age≥30 years, high pre-pregnancy BMI, weight gain≥6 kg during pregnancy, fasting blood glucose>5.8 mmol/L during pregnancy, and glycosylated hemoglobin>5.2% during pregnancy were independent risk factors for postpartum T2DM in GDM patients with diabetes family history (all P<0.05). The nomogram model predicted that the C-index value of postpartum T2DM was 0.912 (95% CI: 0.854-0.960), and the area under the ROC curve was 0.799 (95% CI: 0.742-0.856), with good discrimination; The calibration curve indicated that the accuracy of the model was good. According to the integral cutoff value of the line chart model, the probability of postpartum T2DM in GDM patients with family history of diabetes was divided into three groups: low (≤67.24 points), medium (>67.24 points and ≤129.82 points) and high-risk groups. The incidence rate of postpartum T2DM were 13.71%, 29.29% and 59.62%, respectively, with statistical significance (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Age≥30 years old, high pre-pregnancy BMI, pregnancy weight gain≥6 kg, pregnancy fasting blood glucose>5.8 mmol/L and pregnancy glycosylated hemoglobin>5.2% were independent risk factors for postpartum T2DM in GDM patients with family history of diabetes.
5.A case of nutcracker syndrome with IgA nephropathy and literature reviews
Jiachen CHEN ; Meizhi LU ; Yunfang ZHANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2021;37(4):356-359
Nutcracker syndrome complicated with chronic kidney disease is easy to be missed clinically.We report a case of nutcracker syndrome (NCS) complicated with IgA nephropathy, and summarize the clinical features of nutcracker syndrome complicated with chronic kidney disease.Through literature search, we found that Nutcracker with chronic kidney disease is not rare.We think that we should pay attention to the possibility of chronic kidney disease when Nutcracker (+ ) is combined with persistent or massive proteinuria, and percutaneous renal biopsy is helpful for the diagnosis and treatment.
6."Nutrition treatment scheme for a patient exposed to Nanjing ""5.7"" 192Ir source accident"
Xueying CHEN ; Yulong LIU ; Youyou WANG ; Meizhi CAI ; Weiwei HUANG ; Xiuxiu HONG ; Sidi ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2016;36(5):377-381
Objective To provide nutritional supportive scheme for patients with radiation injury through the treatment of the one exposed to Nanjing 192Ir source accident.Methods The reasonable nutrition treatment scheme was made on the basis of dietary survey and nutritional index monitoring during clinical stages of the patient,including body weight,body mass index(BMI),biochemical indexes,electrolyte,etc.,as well as metabolic cart determination of resting energy expenditure (REE).Results Patient on admission (days 5 post-irradiated) weighing 42.5 kg,172 days after the first irradiated (the first skin grafting) fell to a minimum of 36 kg,then gradually rise,hen rose back to normal range on days 383 before discharge.Normal admission hemoglobin was 135 g/L,172 d after irradiated to a minimum of 54 g/L,normal discharge;when lymphocytes admission low as 0.5 × 109/L,58 days back to normal after exposure,172 days after irradiated down to 0.4 × 109/L.Serum albumin was normal admission 41.2 g/L,172 days after irradiated down to 25.3 g/L.The normal level of serum prealbumin was 0.22 g/L,248 days to a minimum of 0.04 g/L,the basic return to normal at discharge was 0.17 g/L.Admission normal liver function,bilirubin index slightly higher,the all in one parenteral nutrition after about 2.5 months later,bilirubin and liver function indicators were gradually increased,the adjusted treatment and nutrition liver and gallbladder and other gradually returned to normal after treatment.REE and the body weight were determined by metabolic cart on days 294,308 and 342 for the energy requirements.Conclusions For patient with radiation injury,appropriate nutrition therapy is a key method for the clinical treatment and rehabilitation,which can maintain the nutritional status of patients and improve clinical treatment.
7.Application of clinical nursing path integrated with holistic nursing in ad-vanced schistosomiasis patients with ascites
Meizhi YUAN ; Jingru SUN ; Tao CHEN ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Liangcai HE ; Jiasong WANG
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2016;28(3):319-322
Objective To evaluate the effect of the clinical nursing path integrated with the holistic nursing on advanced schistosomiasis patients with ascites. Methods A total of 226 advanced schistosomiasis patients with ascites were randomly di?vided into a control group and an experimental group (113 cases each group). The subjects in the experimental group were nursed by the clinical nursing path integrated with the holistic nursing,while those in the control group were nursed only by the holistic nursing. Then the clinical relevant indexes of the two groups were observed,and the quality of life of the patients before and after hospital discharge was assessed. Results The improvement rate,satisfaction degree,and awareness rate of health knowledge of the patients in the experiment group were 93.8%,100%and 97.4%,respectively,which were significantly higher than those of the control group(all P<0.05). The mortality rate and the complication rate of the patients in the experimental group were 0 and 2.7%,respectively,which were significantly lower than those of the control group(both P<0.05). In addi?tion,the average hospitalization days and the hospitalization cost of the experiment group were(12.2 ± 0.7)d and(4 725.0 ± 310.1)Yuan respectively,which were less than those of the control group(both P<0.01). When 6 months after the discharge from hospital,the quality of life of the patients in the experimental group in various fields was significantly better than that of the control group(all P<0.05). Conclusions The clinical nursing pathway integrated with holistic nursing can effectively improve the improvement rate and decrease the mortality of the advanced schistosomiasis patients with ascites;meanwhile,it can short?en the hospitalization time and save the hospitalization cost. Therefore,this nursing model is suitable for popularization and ap?plication in the treatment and nursing work of the advanced schistosomiasis assistance.
8.Expression of leptin and long form of leptin receptors messenger ribonucleic acid and protein in endometrium of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Yuzhen WANG ; Jie QIAO ; Lili LIU ; Yongjian CHEN ; Meizhi LI ;
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001;0(07):-
Objective To study the expression of leptin and long form of leptin receptors (Ob R L) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein in endometrium during mid luteal phase of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Methods The expession of leptin and Ob R L mRNA in endometrium during mid luteal phase from 15 normal controls and 14 PCOS related anovulatory patients who underwent ovulation induction therapy were studied by in situ hybridization, and levels of leptin and Ob R L protein were investigated by immunohistochemical methods Results The expression of Ob R L mRNA and protein in endometrial glands of most patients with PCOS were weak or moderate positive,whereas the levels of Ob R L mRNA and protein were moderate or strong positive in those of the controls,there was significant difference between the two groups; leptin mRNA and protein expression in enodmetrium of patients with PCOS and controls were not significantly different between the groups Conclusion The expression of Ob R L decreased in endometrium of mid luteal phase in patients with PCOS during induced ovulation,which may be related to low pregnancy rate of patients with PCOS.
9.Follicular stimulating hormone receptor gene C566T mutation in premature ovarian failure
Xinna CHEN ; Guian CHEN ; Meizhi LI
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001;0(05):-
Objective To investigate the incidence of follicular stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) gene C566T mutation in Chinese women with premature ovarian failure (POF) and to explore the etiologies of POF. Methods This case-control study was carried out between 73 Chinese women with idiopathic POF (POF group) and 35 controls (control group), including 25 normal females with a regular menstrual history and 10 normal post-menopause women. DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of patients and controls. The exon 7 of FSHR gene was amplified by PCR. PCR products were subsequently digested by the enzyme BsmI and then subjected to electrophoresis on agarose gels and stained with ethidium bromide to determine the C566T mutation. DNA samples of random sampling were further analysed by sequencing the PCR products to confirm the mutation. Results BsmI digestion resulting in two fragments of 51 and 27 base pairs was noted for all 73 POF patients and 35 controls. PCR sequencing confirmed that the 566 allele of FSHR gene is C, demonstrating normal FSHR allele. Conclusions No FSHR gene C566T mutation is present in POF patients and controls. FSHR C566T mutation may be rare in Chinese women with POF.
10.Effects of ovulation induction on expression of integrins ?_4?_1 in endometrium
Ying WANG ; Yongjian CHEN ; Meizhi LI
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001;0(06):-
Objective To study the effect of clomiphene citrate (CC) and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) on the expression of integrins ? 4? 1 during implantation window in endometrium. Methods Endometrium integrin ? 4? 1 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry method in the mid secretory phase of 48 normal natural cycles. CC+hCG or CC+hMG+hCG cycles in 30 polycystic ovary syndrom (PCOS) patients and 48 normal women. Results The expression of endometrial integrin ? 4? 1 was stronger in the natural cycls than those of ovulation induction cycles with CC+hCG or CC+hMG+hCG. So was the pregnancy cycles as compared with the non pregnant cycles. Conclusion The endometrial receptivity in the min luteal phase and pregnant rate declined during ovulation induction by CC+hCG or CC+hMG+hCG in either normal women or PCOS patients.

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