1.Progresses of phage display technology application in fully human antibody discovery
Bixia LIU ; Yuan LIU ; Jing XIE ; Zhengbin GUO ; Bin WANG ; Qianfei ZUO ; Rui ZHANG
Immunological Journal 2023;39(10):910-915
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Phage antibody display technology is currently the most widely used in vitro antibody screening technology,which uses bacteriophages as a vector,and inserts exogenous antibody library genes into phage capsid protein genes,and expresses the capsid protein on the phage surface while also displays the antibody protein.Antibody drugs play an important role in tumor immunity and microbial immunity due to their targeting advantages,which is also an important driving force for them to become a hot spot in the field of pharmaceutical research and development.Therefore,this article reviews the background,basic principles,antibody library types and antibody fragment types of phage display technology,and looks forward to the latest progress and application prospects of fully human antibodies.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori virulence factor CagA in promoting inflammatory response by targeting SHARPIN
Nayun SU ; Tingyi WANG ; Qianfei ZUO ; Qian LU ; Zhe ZHAO ; Hao MEI ; Bin WANG ; Dongfeng CHEN ; Chunhui LAN
Immunological Journal 2023;39(12):1021-1027
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Chronic inflammation induced by Helicobacter pylori is considered to be one of the main causes of gastric cancer,and CagA is a main virulence factor of H.pylori.The study aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of CagA in host inflammatory response.Mass spectrometry was used to identify the interacting proteins of CagA in AGS cells.By immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence,the interaction was validated.Pathway expression was detected by immunoblotting after knockdown by using siRNA,and mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines were detected by quantitative PCR.CagA-induced inflammatory responses were detected in clinical samples using hemoglobin-eosin staining(H&E).Data showed that CagA interacted with SHARPIN.And CagA activated the NF-κB signaling pathway and upregulated the mRNA and protein levels of the inflammatory cytokines IL-6,IL-8,and TNF-α,as compared with the CagA knockout strain(all P<0.05).Knockdown of SHARPIN by siRNA reduced inflammation levels and partially inhibit NF-κB signaling.In clinical samples,CagA-positive samples exhibited stronger inflammatory responses.To sum up,CagA promoted the host inflammatory response,and CagA-induced inflammatory response was reduced when SHARPIN was partially inhibited,suggesting that CagA activates the NF-κB signaling pathway through binding to SHARPIN.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Prokaryotic expression and polyclonal antibody preparation of LRRC15 protein, an excretory-secretory antigen of Cysticercus cellulosae
Qianqian WANG ; Shimin WANG ; Qianfei WANG ; Fengling YUAN ; Wei HE ; Lizhu LI ; Biying ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2023;42(9):704-709
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To construct a recombinant plasmid pET30a-leucine-rich repeat (LRR) containing 15 (LRRC15) of Taenia solium, prokaryotically express and purify the LRRC15 recombinant protein, and prepare a rabbit polyclonal antibody. Methods:The LRRC15 protein encoding gene of Taenia solium was obtained by whole gene synthesis; it was cloned into pET30a vector, and the recombinant plasmid pET30a-LRRC15 was constructed and identified by double-enzyme PCR; the recombinant plasmid was transformed into competent cells of Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), and the recombinant protein LRRC15 was induced to express by isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), the expression product was analyzed and identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE); the LRRC15 recombinant protein was purified by Ni-IDA affinity columns, the purified recombinant protein was analyzed and identified by SDS-PAGE, and the specificity of the purified recombinant protein was identified by Western blot (WB); the New Zealand rabbits were immunized with purified LRRC15 recombinant protein to prepare polyclonal antibodies against LRRC15, and the potency of the purified polyclonal antibody was determined by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results:After PCR identification, a band with a length of 1 506 bp was amplified, which was consistent with the LRRC15 gene; after SDS-PAGE and WB identification, the LRRC15 target protein with a relative molecular mass ( Mr) of about 55.36 × 10 3 was obtained; after immunizing New Zealand rabbits with purified LRRC15 recombinant protein, a polyclonal antibody against LRRC15 was obtained, and its potency was 1∶1 587 200. Conclusion:The recombinant plasmid pET30a-LRRC15 is successfully constructed, the LRRC15 recombinant protein of Taenia solium is prepared, and a high purity and high potency rabbit anti polyclonal antibody against LRRC15 recombinant protein is obtained.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Nasal Delivery Device for “Nose-to-Brain”: Technical Discussion and Regulatory Considerations
GONG Qianfei ; MA Linsha ; ZHENG Qiwen ; WANG Jiajing
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2023;40(20):2794-2801
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			According to the differences in function and structure, the nasal cavity can be roughly divided into three regions:the vestibule, respiratory zone, and olfactory zone. The current mainstream of research believes that the process of drugs entering the brain through the nasal cavity mainly occurs in the latter two regions, with the olfactory zone being the primary area. To allow more effective ingredients to enter the brain or reach the above-mentioned delivery pathway targets quickly, when developing related drug products, it should be possible to deliver the drug to the upper nasal cavity, like the upper respiratory zone and olfactory zone. Therefore, special drug delivery devices that can target the upper nasal cavity play a key and core role in Nose-to-Brain delivery.
It is nasal spray device Nose-to-Brain delivery products approved by FDA mainly use. The following are three main research directions of the Nose-to-Brain delivery devices. 1) In-depth assessment and research of critical quality attributes and their influencing factors. Many research institutions and enterprises have conducted extensive research on liquid or powder sprays aided by nasal spray devices, and it is currently agreed that spray pattern, plume geometry, and particle size are the critical quality attributes, which can be mainly affected by spray devices and content properties. A spray with a smaller angle can penetrate the nasal valve easier and deliver to the upper nasal cavity. 2) The study of delivery platforms for such complex drug-device combinations is also a key direction, such as Exhalation Delivery Systems (EDS), Precision Olfactory Delivery Systems (POD®), and Controlled Particle Dispersion Technology (CPD) platforms, etc., which are general technology platforms established by drug delivery device manufacturers to better achieve Nose-to-Brain delivery. They have indeed achieved more accurate drug delivery, more significant therapeutic effects, and more convenient use for patients. 3) Combining drug delivery devices with new technologies. For example, adding mucosal adsorbents and permeation enhancers to the prescription, and preparing medicinal products using nanoparticle formulation technology. It is new directions for future research and development which can further meet the needs of Nose-to-Brain delivery.
Nose-to-Brain delivery bring new hope to a wide range of clinical needs for brain diseases due to its special advantages. In order to play the truly important role of Nose-to-Brain delivery, it is not only the industry make efforts in research and industrialization, but also regulatory aspects need scientific evaluation and reasonable regulation of emerging technologies. Here are our thoughts. First, we need to pay attention to the important role of regulatory science in the technical research and evaluation of Nose-to-Brain delivery products. Next, we need to pay attention to the interaction and collaboration between scientific researchers, industry, regulators, and users. Then, regulatory authorities needs to broaden its thinking flexibility and attach importance to the role of individual drug guidelines, summary key technical points and solutions from multiple cases. Finally, we need to pay attention to the design, research and development support, and industrialization security of domestic drug delivery devices.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Reconsideration on the network behavior and health
Guojian SONG ; Qianfei WANG ; Juan SUN ; Zhiyin YANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2022;31(9):781-786
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			With the rapid development of network technology and the situation of COVID-19 pandemic, the way people use the Internet has changed dramatically, causing the original network behavior to change again and again, and with its huge impact on people's mental and physical health.This paper deeply elaborate the connotation and development of network behavior and analyzes the impact of network behavior on people's health under COVID-19, then puts forward suggestions to speed up the construction of information infrastructure, strengthen network legislation, improve the information literacy of the whole population, and purify the network environment.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Meta analysis on the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 by traditional Chinese and Western medicine
Qianfei WANG ; Jianqiang MEI ; Chenxi WANG ; Lijuan WU ; Haiyun GAO ; He ZHANG ; Fenqiao CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2021;33(6):714-720
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Meta analysis.Methods:The clinical randomized controlled trials (RCT) and cohort studies on the treatment of COVID-19 with combination of Chinese traditional and Western medicine published on CNKI, Wanfang database, VIP database and PubMed were searched by computer from January 2020 to June 2020. Patients in the simple Western medicine treatment group were treated with routine treatment of Western medicine, and the patients in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment group were treated with traditional Chinese medicine on the basis of routine treatment of Western medicine. The main outcome was the total effective rate of treatment. The secondary outcome were the antipyretic rate, chest CT recovery rate, lymphocyte count (LYM), C-reactive protein (CRP) level and safety. The Cochrane manual and the Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS) were used to evaluate the quality of the literature; the RevMan5.3 software was used to analyze the articles that meets the quality standards, and a funnel chart was drawn to evaluate the total effective publication bias.Results:Thirteen articles were analyzed, including 1 039 COVID-19 patients, 559 in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment group and 480 in simple Western medicine treatment group. The results of Meta-analysis showed that compared with the simple Western medicine treatment group, the combination of routine treatment of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine Qingfei Paidu decoction, Lianhua Qingwen granule, Shufeng jiedu capsule, Xuebijing injection or Reyanning mixture could significantly improve the total effective rate, antipyretic rate and chest CT recovery rate [total effective rate: odds ratio ( OR) = 2.95, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 2.10-4.14, P < 0.000 01; antipyretic rate: OR =3.01, 95% CI was 1.64-5.53, P = 0.000 4; chest CT recovery rate: OR = 2.53, 95% CI was 1.83-3.51, P = 0.000 1], increase LYM levels [mean difference ( MD) = 0.26, 95% CI was 0.02-0.50, P = 0.03], and reduce of CRP content ( MD = -17.68, 95% CI was -33.14 to -2.22, P = 0.02). Based on the funnel chart analysis of 12 articles with total efficiency, the result showed that the funnel chart distribution was not completely symmetrical, indicating that there might be publication bias. Conclusions:On the basis of routine treatment with Western medicine, combined with traditional Chinese medicine can significantly improve the total effective rate of COVID-19 and improve the laboratory results and clinical symptoms of patients. Compared with the routine treatment of Western medicine alone, the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has better clinical efficacy and safety.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Discovery of the anti-angiogenesis effect of eltrombopag in breast cancer through targeting of HuR protein.
Yuying ZHU ; Liuqing YANG ; Jiazhen XU ; Xiyan YANG ; Pengwei LUAN ; Qianfei CUI ; Pei ZHANG ; Feiyun WANG ; Ruixiang LI ; Xinyue DING ; Lixian JIANG ; Guoqiang LIN ; Jiange ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2020;10(8):1414-1425
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			HuR (human antigen R), an mRNA-binding protein responsible for poor prognosis in nearly all kinds of malignancies, is a potential anti-tumor target for drug development. While screening HuR inhibitors with a fluorescence polarization (FP) based high-throughput screening (HTS) system, the clinically used drug eltrombopag was identified. Activity of eltrombopag on molecular level was verified with FP, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), simulation docking and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Further, we showed that eltrombopag inhibited cell proliferation of multiple cancer cell lines and macrophages, and the anti-tumor activity was also demonstrated in a 4T1 tumor-bearing mouse model. The data showed that eltrombopag was efficient in reducing microvessels in tumor tissues. We then confirmed the HuR-dependent anti-angiogenesis effect of eltrombopag in 4T1 cells and RAW264.7 macrophages with qRT-PCR, HuR-overexpression and HuR-silencing assays, RNA stability assays, RNA immunoprecipitation and luciferase assays. Finally, we analyzed the anti-angiogenesis effect of eltrombopag on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) mediated by macrophages with cell scratch assay and Matrigel angiogenesis assay. With these data, we revealed the HuR-dependent anti-angiogenesis effect of eltrombopag in breast tumor, suggesting that the existing drug eltrombopag may be used as an anti-cancer drug.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Understanding and prevention of D-dimer elevation in coronavirus disease 2019 in traditional Chinese medicine
Qianfei WANG ; Chenxi WANG ; Jianqiang MEI ; Lili HE ; Jia LI ; Shizhao LIU ; Fenqiao CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2020;32(5):622-624
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			2019 Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection caused a pandemic in the world. From the reported cases in the literatures, the level of D-dimer in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is positively correlated with the severity of illness, which needs the attention of clinical workers. According to Western medicine, the increase of D-dimer is related to the hyperactivity of fibrinolytic system and the shortening of prothrombin time (PT), resulting in excessive production and degradation of plasma fibrin and hypercoagulable state of blood, while traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that the above syndromes belong to the pathogenesis of "blood stasis" according to TCM theories. Over the years, TCM has a significant effect on promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and improving microcirculation. This article reviews the mechanism, clinical significance, understanding of TCM and common methods of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis caused by 2019-nCoV, in order to provide ideas for the prevention and treatment of impaired blood coagulation in patients with COVID-19.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Visual analysis of influenza treated by traditional Chinese medicine based on CiteSpace
Qianfei WANG ; Chenxi WANG ; Lijuan WU ; He ZHANG ; Haiyun GAO ; Junhu LI ; Fenqiao CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2020;32(7):779-784
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the research status, research hotspots and frontier trends of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of influenza in the past 20 years through the knowledge graph, so as to provide reference basis for further research.Methods:The related literatures of TCM in the treatment of influenza were collected in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from 2000 to 2019. The relevant graphs of authors, research institutions and key words were drawn by CiteSpace 5.6, the distribution and cooperation of main research forces in this field were analyzed, and the research frontiers and hot spot information in this field were discussed.Results:A total of 3 048 related literatures were obtained, involving 949 authors and 242 research institutions. The analysis of the number of articles showed that the volume of articles related to the treatment of influenza with TCM fluctuated greatly in the past 20 years, which was obviously affected by the sudden hot spots around 2010, but showed an overall upward trend, with an average annual volume of about 152 articles. The analysis of the author's cooperation map showed that a total of 77 core authors had published more than 5 articles, accounting for only 8.1% of all authors, and 5 authors had published more than 30 articles. Five major teams had been formed with Gu Ligang, Liu Qingquan, Lu Fangguo, Cui Xiaolan and Zhang Fengxue as the core. The analysis of the cooperation map of research institutions showed that the cooperation among institutions was not good, and only the scientific research institutes in Beijing and Guangzhou had formed a closely related cooperation network. The keyword co-occurrence map showed that 8 keywords appeared more than 100 times, especially ultra-high-frequency keywords, influenza virus ranked first ( n = 518). There were 14 key nodes, such as influenza virus, TCM treatment, viral pneumonia and so on, which supported the current research field of TCM in the treatment of influenza. Fourteen clusters were formed to classify the current research hotspots, including the nomenclature of influenza, virus type, TCM treatment, western medicine knowledge, etc., and the map showed that the clustering was reasonable and the structure was significant. Timeline graph showed that parainfluenza virus, virus disease, pharmacodynamics, heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs, bacteriostasis and experimental research had all been studied for more than 8 years, revealing the research hotspots and trends of TCM in the treatment of influenza. Conclusions:The overall research related to the treatment of influenza with TCM is relatively perfect. In the future, the close cooperation among authors and institutions should be strengthened. The molecular mechanism research, clinical and animal trials of TCM should be further studied, so as to improve the research system of TCM treatment of influenza.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Functional roles of CCL5/RANTES in liver disease
Chen LILI ; Zhang QIANFEI ; Yu CHANG ; Wang FANG ; Kong XIAONI
Liver Research 2020;4(1):28-34
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Inflammation,which is mediated by leukocyte trafficking and activation,plays a prominent role in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic liver injury.Chemokines are critical mediators involved in the migration of leukocytes into the diseased liver via binding to their G protein-coupled receptors.C-C motif ligand 5(CCL5)belongs to the CC-chemokine family and is secreted by several hepatic cell pop-ulations including hepatocytes,macrophages,hepatic stellate cells,and endothelial cells upon activation.CCL5 regulates the recruitment and migration of T cells(via CCR5)and NK cells(via CCR1).Moreover,CCL5 activates and stimulates T cell proliferation and cytokine production,sequentially regulating in-flammatory responses.Accumulating studies have identified crucial effects of CCL5 both in liver-disease patients and in experimental models,in which CCL5 is elevated and displays distinct effects according to pathological conditions.In this review,we discussed the crucial functions of CCL5 in liver diseases,including acute liver failure,hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury,acute liver failure,acute and viral hepatitis,alcoholic liver disease,non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,fibrosis,and hepatocellular carcinoma.Continued understanding the roles of CCL5 in liver disease and their mechanisms of activation are indispensable for the development of effective clinical therapeutics.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            

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