1.Analysis of the management status and project undertaking of drug clinical trial institutions in Jiangxi Province after the implementation of the filing system
Min JIANG ; Li LIN ; Chenxi GAN ; Wenxiong SUN ; Qingsong XU ; Xiuli ZHAO
China Pharmacy 2025;36(3):275-279
OBJECTIVE To investigate and analyze the current management of drug clinical trial institutions in Jiangxi Province and the situation of undertaking drug clinical trials after the implementation of the filing system. METHODS A survey was conducted on 38 new institutions (obtained qualifications during the implementation of the filing system) and old institutions (obtained qualifications during the implementation of the recognition system) that had completed drug clinical trial institution qualification filing for more than one year in Jiangxi Province. The survey focused on the basic information of the institutions, the number of registered principal investigator (PI), institutional hardware and information construction, personnel allocation and training, and drug registration clinical trials undertaken by the institutions. RESULTS Of 38 institutions surveyed, there were 22 general hospitals and 16 specialized hospitals; there were 24 old institutions and 14 new institutions. Whether in general hospitals or specialized hospitals, the old institutions were better than the new institutions in the number of approved beds, the number of outpatients, the number of inpatients, the number of specialties, and the number of PI; both old and new institutions had separate offices; all new institutions were set up with GCP pharmacy. The adoption of clinical trial management system in new institutions is significantly less than in old institutions. In the general hospital, both the number of full-time managers and the number of quality controllers in old institutions were significantly more than in the new institutions, while the opposite was true at the level of specialized hospitals. In terms of centralized training on GCP, new institutions were all better than the old ones. Whether in general hospitals or specialized hospitals, the number of drug registration clinical trial projects undertaken by new institutions was significantly less than that of old ones. CONCLUSIONS The new institutions are worse than the old institutions in comprehensive strength and information construction of hospitals, and the number of clinical trials undertaken by new institutions is also less than old institutions.
2.2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxyldiphenylethylene-2-O-glucoside Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury via PINK1/LETM1 Signaling Pathway
Hongyu ZENG ; Kaimei TAN ; Feng QIU ; Yun XIANG ; Ziyang ZHOU ; Dahua WU ; Chang LEI ; Hongqing ZHAO ; Yuhong WANG ; Xiuli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):145-154
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism by which 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxyldiphenylethylene-2-O-glucoside (THSG) mitigates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (CI/R) injury by regulating mitochondrial calcium overload and promoting mitophagy. MethodsSixty male SD rats were randomized into sham, model, SAS (40 mg·kg-1), and low-, medium- and high-dose (10, 20, 40 mg·kg-1, respectively) THSG groups, with 10 rats in each group. The middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model was established by the modified Longa suture method. An oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model was constructed in PC12 cells. Neurological deficits were assessed via Zea Longa scoring, and cerebral infarct volume was measured by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. Structural and functional changes of cortical neurons in MCAO/R rats were assessed by hematoxylin-eosin and Nissl staining. PC12 cell viability was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, and mitochondrial calcium levels were quantified by Rhod-2 AM. Immunofluorescence was used to detect co-localization of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and leucine zipper/EF-hand-containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) in neurons. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was employed to observe mitochondrial morphology in neurons. Western blot was employed to analyze the expression of translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20 (TOMM20), autophagy-associated protein p62, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3), cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase-9 (Caspase-9), B-cell lymphoma 2-associated protein X (Bax), and cytochrome C (Cyt C). ResultsCompared with the sham group, the model group exhibited increased infarct volume (P<0.01) and neurological deficit scores (P<0.01), neuronal structure was disrupted with reduced Nissl bodies. (P<0.01), mitochondrial swelling/fragmentation, decreased PINK1/LETM1 co-localization (P<0.01), upregulated protein levels of LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ, TOMM20, Caspase-9, Bax, and Cyt C (P<0.01), downregulated protein level of p62 (P<0.05), weakened PC12 viability (P<0.01), and elevated mitochondrial calcium level (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, THSG and SAS groups showed reduced infarct volumes (P<0.05,P<0.01) and neurological deficit scores (P<0.05,P<0.01), mitigated mitochondrial damage, and increased PINK1/LETM1 co-localization (P<0.01). Medium/high-dose THSG and SAS alleviated the neurological damage, increased Nissl bodies (P<0.05,P<0.01), downregulated the protein levels of p62, TOMM20, Caspase-9, Bax, and Cyt C (P<0.05,P<0.01), and elevated the LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ level (P<0.05,P<0.01). High-dose THSG enhanced PC12 cell viability (P<0.01), increased PINK1/LETM1 co-localization (P<0.01), and reduced mitochondrial calcium (P<0.01). ConclusionTHSG may exert the neuroprotective effect on CI/R injury by activating the PINK1-LETM1 signaling pathway, reducing the mitochondrial calcium overload, and promoting mitophagy.
3.2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxyldiphenylethylene-2-O-glucoside Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury via PINK1/LETM1 Signaling Pathway
Hongyu ZENG ; Kaimei TAN ; Feng QIU ; Yun XIANG ; Ziyang ZHOU ; Dahua WU ; Chang LEI ; Hongqing ZHAO ; Yuhong WANG ; Xiuli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):145-154
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism by which 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxyldiphenylethylene-2-O-glucoside (THSG) mitigates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (CI/R) injury by regulating mitochondrial calcium overload and promoting mitophagy. MethodsSixty male SD rats were randomized into sham, model, SAS (40 mg·kg-1), and low-, medium- and high-dose (10, 20, 40 mg·kg-1, respectively) THSG groups, with 10 rats in each group. The middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model was established by the modified Longa suture method. An oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model was constructed in PC12 cells. Neurological deficits were assessed via Zea Longa scoring, and cerebral infarct volume was measured by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. Structural and functional changes of cortical neurons in MCAO/R rats were assessed by hematoxylin-eosin and Nissl staining. PC12 cell viability was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, and mitochondrial calcium levels were quantified by Rhod-2 AM. Immunofluorescence was used to detect co-localization of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and leucine zipper/EF-hand-containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) in neurons. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was employed to observe mitochondrial morphology in neurons. Western blot was employed to analyze the expression of translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20 (TOMM20), autophagy-associated protein p62, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3), cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase-9 (Caspase-9), B-cell lymphoma 2-associated protein X (Bax), and cytochrome C (Cyt C). ResultsCompared with the sham group, the model group exhibited increased infarct volume (P<0.01) and neurological deficit scores (P<0.01), neuronal structure was disrupted with reduced Nissl bodies. (P<0.01), mitochondrial swelling/fragmentation, decreased PINK1/LETM1 co-localization (P<0.01), upregulated protein levels of LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ, TOMM20, Caspase-9, Bax, and Cyt C (P<0.01), downregulated protein level of p62 (P<0.05), weakened PC12 viability (P<0.01), and elevated mitochondrial calcium level (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, THSG and SAS groups showed reduced infarct volumes (P<0.05,P<0.01) and neurological deficit scores (P<0.05,P<0.01), mitigated mitochondrial damage, and increased PINK1/LETM1 co-localization (P<0.01). Medium/high-dose THSG and SAS alleviated the neurological damage, increased Nissl bodies (P<0.05,P<0.01), downregulated the protein levels of p62, TOMM20, Caspase-9, Bax, and Cyt C (P<0.05,P<0.01), and elevated the LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ level (P<0.05,P<0.01). High-dose THSG enhanced PC12 cell viability (P<0.01), increased PINK1/LETM1 co-localization (P<0.01), and reduced mitochondrial calcium (P<0.01). ConclusionTHSG may exert the neuroprotective effect on CI/R injury by activating the PINK1-LETM1 signaling pathway, reducing the mitochondrial calcium overload, and promoting mitophagy.
4.Modified Xiaoyaosan Alleviates Depression-like Behaviors by Regulating Activation of Hippocampal Microglia Cells in Rat Model of Juvenile Depression
Jiayi SHI ; Yun XIANG ; Ziyang ZHOU ; Dahua WU ; Feng QIU ; Chang LEI ; Hongyu ZENG ; Kaimei TAN ; Hongqing ZHAO ; Dong YANG ; Yuhong WANG ; Pengxiao GUO ; Xiuli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(5):46-56
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of Baihuan Xiaoyao Decoction (Xiaoyaosan added with Lilii Bulbus and Albiziae Cortex) in alleviating depression-like behaviors of juvenile rats by regulating the polarization of microglia. MethodSixty juvenile SD rats were randomized into normal control, model, fluoxetine, and low-, medium-, and high-dose (5.36, 10.71, 21.42 g·kg-1, respectively) Baihuan Xiaoyao decoction groups. The rat model of juvenile depression was established by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). The sucrose preference test (SPT) was carried out to examine the sucrose preference of rats. Forced swimming test (FST) was carried out to measure the immobility time of rats. The open field test (OFT) was conducted to measure the total distance, the central distance, the number of horizontal crossings, and the frequency of rearing. Morris water maze (MWM) was used to measure the escape latency and the number of crossing the platform. The immunofluorescence assay was employed to detect the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS, the polarization marker of M1 microglia) and CD206 (the polarization marker of M2 microglia). Real-time polymerase chain reaction was employed to determine the mRNA levels of iNOS, CD206, pro-inflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6] and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4 and IL-10) in the hippocampus. Western blotting was employed to determine the protein levels of iNOS and CD206 in the hippocampus. The levels of IL-4 and IL-6 in the hippocampus were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ResultCompared with the normal control group, the model rats showed a reduction in sucrose preference (P<0.05), an increase in immobility time (P<0.05), decreased motor and exploratory behaviors (P<0.05), and weakened learning and spatial memory (P<0.05). In addition, the model rats showed up-regulated mRNA and protein levels of iNOS and mRNA levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, Baihuan Xiaoyao decoction increased the sucrose preference value (P<0.05), shortened the immobility time (P<0.01), increased the motor and exploratory behaviors (P<0.05), and improved the learning and spatial memory (P<0.01). Furthermore, the decoction down-regulated the positive expression and protein level of iNOS, lowered the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 (P<0.01), promoted the positive expression of CD206, and elevated the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 (P<0.01) in the hippocampus of the high dose group. Moreover, the high-dose Baihuan Xiaoyao decoction group had higher sucrose preference value (P<0.01), shorter immobility time (P<0.01), longer central distance (P<0.01), stronger learning and spatial memory (P<0.01), higher positive expression and protein level of iNOS (P<0.01), lower levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 (P<0.05, P<0.01), lower positive expression and mRNA level of iNOS (P<0.05), and higher levels of IL-4 and IL-10 (P<0.05, P<0.01) than the fluoxetine group. ConclusionBaihuan Xiaoyao decoction can improve the depression-like behavior of juvenile rats by inhibiting the M1 polarization and promoting the M2 polarization of microglia in the hippocampus.
5.Identification of the causative variants in five Chinese families with tuberous sclerosis complex
Siyi LIU ; Yujiao YANG ; Tao YANG ; Xiuli ZHAO
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2024;44(3):361-367
Objective To identify the causative variants in 5 Chinese families with tuberous sclerosis complex(TSC)to provide genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis.Methods Genetic counseling and clinical diagnosis were performed in 8 patients from five unrelated TSC families by teleconsultation.With informed consent obtained from the participants,3 to 5 mL peripheral blood samples were collected from the probands and their family mem-bers for the extraction of genomic DNA.Candidate pathogenic variants were screened by panel sequencing(PS).The candidate pathogenic variants found in TSC1 and TSC2 by PS were validated by PCR-Sanger sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.Results All the pathogenic mutations were identified in the probands and their available family members.Causative variants in TSC1 or TSC2 were detected in all patients,including three reported variants and two novel variants.The two novel variants,TSC2:c.245G>A and TSC2:c.235delG,which were predicted to cause the nonsense variant p.(Trp82?)and the frameshift variant p.(Val79Lysfs27?)respectively was believed to introduce premature stop codons.The analysis of family co-segregation and bioinformatics were identified as very positive factors for pathogenicity.Conclusions This result provides more evidences for the genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis in these families and expand the spectrum of TSC2 pathogenic variants.
6.Burkitt lymphoma manifested by initial oral and maxillofacial lesions:a case report in a child patient and review of related articles
Hong WU ; Wenhui ZHAO ; Xiaoqian YANG ; Xiuli LI ; Yanrong ZHANG ; Aimei SONG
West China Journal of Stomatology 2024;42(5):675-682
Burkitt lymphoma is a highly aggressive B-cell lymphoma and the fastest proliferating human malignant tumor.If the disease is found in the early stage,the patient could have a high possibility to be cured successfully,whereas the prognosis is poor in the late stage.Burkitt lymphoma can occur in children and adults,and it is categorized as local(Africa),sporadic,and immunodeficiency associated type.Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma mainly affects children and ado-lescents,and the most common initial sites are abdominal organs and lymph nodes.Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma manifested by initial oral and maxillofacial lesions is rela-tively rare.Here,a case of pediatric sporadic Burkitt lym-phoma,with oral and maxillofacial lesions as the first symptoms,was reported.The patient was treated in the Department of Periodontology,Shandong University School and Hospital of Stomatology.After timely checkup was pro-vided,the patient was transferred to another hospital and had good results.In this article,an incidence of Burkitt lympho-ma,with oral and maxillofacial lesions as the first symptom,was reviewed to provide reference for oral clinicians to achieve early diagnosis and treatment of patients with Burkitt lymphoma with oral diseases and improve the success rate of treatment.
7.Lipid metabolomic changes in liver injury in BTBR ob/ob mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Mingyu Sun ; Wenjing Zhao ; Jing Xin ; Zhiguo Li ; Xiuli Xiuli1
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(1):77-85
Objective :
To investigate the changes of lipid biomarkers and lipid metabolic pathways related to liver injury in BTBR ob/ob mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by biochemical and metabolomics methods.
Methods :
16 BTBR wild-type (WT) mice (WT group) and 14 BTBR ob/ob obese mice (ob / ob group) at 7 weeks of age were selected and fed in SPF environment until 20 weeks of age.Liver injury was compared between the two groups : The activities of mitochondrial respiratory enzyme complex in liver tissue were detected by high-resolution respirators,and the lipid metabolomic analysis of liver tissue samples in the two groups of mice was performed by ultra-perform- ance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry,mainly detecting endogenous metabolites. Principal component analysis (PCA) ,orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis ( OPLS-DA) and other models were used to screen potential biomarkers,and the metabolic pathway analysis of the identified metabolites was performed by MetaboAnalyst 5. 0 .
Results :
Compared with the WT group,the ob / ob group had significantly increased body weight,fasting blood glucose ,serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase ( AST) ,alanine amin- otransferase (ALT) ,low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and cholesterol ( CHO) (P<0. 01) .Liver hematoxylin-eo- sin staining (HE) staining showed that the mice in ob / ob group had structural disorder of liver lobules,swelling of liver cells ,a large number of fat vacuoles in cells ,diffuse distribution and loose cytoplasm. Oil red O staining showed that there was a large amount of lipid deposition in the hepatocytes ofob/ob mice.The high resolution spi- rometer showed that the ob/ob mice had mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation disorder and the activity of complex Ⅳ decreased.Lipid metabolomic analysis showed that the lipid metabolic profile of ob/ob mice changed,and the metabolic pathways involved mainly included glycerophospholipid metabolism,glycosylphosphatidylinositol ( GPI) anchor biosynthesis,triglyceride metabolism,linoleic acid metabolism,α-linolenic acid metabolism and arachidon- ic acid metabolism.
Conclusion
The liver injury of ob / ob group mice may be related to the disorder of lipid me- tabolism,in which the disorder of glycerophospholipid metabolism is the most critical metabolic pathway.
8.Generation of skin-derived iPSCs from an Osteogenesis imperfecta patient carrying WNT1c.677C>T mutation
Songjie DU ; Xin GUAN ; Meili ZHANG ; Xiuli ZHAO ; Yue HUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2024;41(1):38-41
Objective:To obtain skin-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from an Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patient carrying WNT1c.677C>T mutation in order to provide a new cell model for investigating the underlying molecular mechanism and stem cell therapy for OI. Methods:The pathogenic variant of the patient was identified by Sanger sequencing. With informed consent from the patient, skin tissue was biopsied, and primary skin fibroblasts were cultured. Skin fibroblasts were induced into iPSCs using Sendai virus-mediated non-genomic integration reprogramming method. The iPSC cell lines were characterized for pluripotency, differentiation capacity, and karyotyping assay.Results:The patient was found to carry homozygous missense c. 677C>T (p.Ser226Leu) mutation of the WNT1 gene. The established iPSC lines possessed self-renewal and capacity for in vitro differentiation. It also has a diploid karyotype (46, XX). Conclusion:A patient-specific WNT1 gene mutation ( WNT1c.677C>T) iPSC line was established, which can provide a cell model for the study of OI caused by the mutation.
9.Application of flipped classroom combined with a case-based learning in genetics courses
Lei ZHANG ; Peili JI ; Cai YUE ; Xiuli ZHAO ; Yaping LIU ; Limeng CHEN
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2024;44(9):1331-1334
In recent years,with the development of gene testing and new drug research,the diagnosis and treatment of inherited diseases have made rapid progress,corresponding to higher requirements for genetics education.As a teacher of medical genetics,the author joined the course remodeling during last 10 years from a web-based study of genetic disorders to a"case-based learning"supported by flipped classroom in order to optimize teaching effects and learning outcomes.The result of this remodeling project proposes a new strategy to guide perspectives course de-sign in future.
10.Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia caused by mutations in ANO5
Chaoqun ZHENG ; Geping CUI ; Xiuzhi REN ; Xiuli ZHAO
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2024;44(11):1504-1509
Objective To identify the clinical features and pathogenic variants in two unrelated families with gna-thodiaphyseal dysplasia(GDD),a rare genetic bone disorder.Methods Facial and limb deformities and skeletal morphology were observed in the probands and their family members.Peripheral blood samples(3-4 mL)were col-lected from the probands and their parents.Genomic DNA was extracted by standard phenol-chloroform method.Whole exome sequencing(WES)was performed to screen for candidate pathogenic gene variants of the probands.PCR-Sanger sequencing was used to validate the candidate pathogenic variants in the probands and their family members.The pathogenic variants responsible for GDD in the target families were determined through co-segregation of the pathogenic variants in the affected families,evolutionary conservation at the mutation sites,population allele frequency analysis and bioinformatics analysis.Results Heterozygous missense variants in the ANO5 gene were identified in both GDD probands.In family 1,the pathogenic variant was c.1 066T>G located in the exon 11 of the ANO5 gene,while in family 2,the pathogenic variant was c.1 553G>A located in the exon 15 of the ANO5.These two variants resulted in the substitutions of amino acid cysteine with glycine at position 356(p.Cys356Gly)and amino acid glycine with glutamic acid at position 518(p.Gly518Glu)in the ANO5 protein,respectively.Conclusions This study first identified the pathogenic variant c.1 066T>G(p.Cys356Gly)in Chinese population,provided important evidence for prediction of disease prognosis and development of potential prenatal genetic diagnosis.


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