1.Analysis of Chemical Composition in Puerariae Thomsonii Stem Base and Investigation of Its Effect on Liver Metabolites in Mice Based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS
Lingbang MENG ; Huan YU ; Xiaoying WU ; Yijing GUO ; Fei QU ; Qianfeng GONG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(24):174-182
ObjectiveTo systematically compare the chemical compositional differences between Puerariae Thomsonii stem base(PTSB) and Puerariae Thomsonii Radix(PTR), and to explore the potential hepatoprotective effects of PTSB by liver metabolomics. MethodUltra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) was used to analyze the chemical compositions of PTSB and PTR. Twenty Kunming mice aged 6-8 weeks, half male and half female, were randomly divided into the blank group(sterile water) and PTSB group(1.95 g·kg-1), with 10 mice in each group, and the drug was administered by gavage for 14 d, and the body mass was weighed once a day. After the last administration, mice were anesthetized, organs such as heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were collected, and the organ index was calculated. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to measure the levels of aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), total cholesterol(TC) and triglyceride(TG) in the serum of mice from each group, the morphological changes of heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney tissues were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining, and the regulation of PTSB for the hepatic metabolic profiles of mice was analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, then the differential metabolites between the blank group and PTSB group were designated, and the metabolic pathways was enriched by Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG). ResultA total of 19 common chemical constituents were identified from PTSB and PTR, all of which were the main pharmacodynamic substances of PTR. The pharmacodynamic results showed that PTSB could control the growth of body mass of mice and reduce the contents of TC, TG, ALT and AST in serum of mice. HE staining observations and organ indexes showed that there was no significant effect of PTSB on all major organs at the highest clinically equivalent dose. A total of 38 differential metabolites were identified by metabolomics, of which 35 were up-regulated and 3 were down-regulated. These differential metabolites were mainly compounds such as amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, steroids, nucleosides, pyrimidines and alkaloids. Three key metabolic pathways, including tyrosine metabolism, vitamin B6 metabolism and tryptophan metabolism, were screened by metabolic pathway analysis. ConclusionPTSB has a similar chemical composition to that of PTR, and it may regulate the metabolism of amino acids and vitamins through the flavonoids and isoflavonoids, thus exerting a potential hepatoprotective effect. This study provides an experimental reference for the clinical application and product development of PTSB.
2.Clinical significance of predicting the risk of recurrence and metastasis and the benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage Ⅱ-Ⅳa nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients based on MRI radiomics features
Zhiyi DENG ; Yijing YE ; Dingbo LI ; Yongjin WU ; Xianhai ZENG ; Zaixing WANG
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024;31(8):477-484
OBJECTIVE To develop a magnetic resonance(MRI) imaging radiomics and clinical factor model to predict recurrence and metastasis in patients with primary stage Ⅱ-Ⅳa nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) and to validate its predictive effect on adjuvant chemotherapy(AC) outcomes. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 135 patients with stage Ⅱ to Ⅳa NPC diagnosed in Longgang Otolaryngology Hospital of Shenzhen City from February 2018 to October 2021. After receiving standard synchronous radiotherapy and chemotherapy at our hospital,some patients received induction chemotherapy and/or AC based on cisplatin/nedaplatin. The imaging features of enhanced MRI sequences were extracted using PyRadiomics platform. Using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO) algorithm to filter features associated with recurrence or metastasis,a clinical radiomics model(CRM) was constructed by Cox multivariate analysis in a training cohort and validated in a validation cohort. All patients were divided into high-risk and low-risk groups based on the model's median Rad score. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to compare 3-year recurrence or metastasis free survival(RMFS) in patients with AC in high-risk group and low risk-group. RESULTS A total of 960 imaging features were extracted. The CRM consists of 9 features(6 imaging features and 3 clinical factors). In the training cohort,the area under the CRM curve(AUC) of 3-year RMFS was 0.867(P<0.001),and the sensitivity and specificity were 90.32% and 79.66%,respectively. In the validation cohort,the AUC was 0.836(P<0.001) and the sensitivity and specificity were 100.0% and 71.43%,respectively. The 3-year RMFS in high-risk and low-risk groups was 42.86%(27/63) and 94.44%(68/72)(log rank=50.818,P<0.001),respectively. Among CRM high-risk patients,3-year RMFS was significantly better in patients who received AC than those who did not(log rank=6.204,P=0.013). CONCLUSION CRM based on 3 clinical factors and 6 MRI features provides a non-invasive method for predicting the prognosis of NPC,which may help guide treatment decisions for clinical adjuvant chemotherapy,but further external verification is needed.
3.Investigation on Detoxification Mechanism of Euphorbia Fischeriana Steud.Processed with Terminalia Chebula Retz Soup U-sing LC-MS and Simulation Processing
Qiao ZHANG ; Fugui CHEN ; Jie CAO ; Hongli YU ; Yijing CHEN ; Yu DUAN ; Hao CAI ; Hao WU
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;40(7):674-692
OBJECTIVE To explore the detoxification mechanism of Terminalia chebula Retz(TCR)soup-processed Euphorbia fischeriana Steud.(EFS)based on LC-MS and simulation processing.METHODS The changes of chemical composition of TCR soup-processed EFS,and dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS after simulation processing with TCR soup were analyzed by LC-MS.Mice were orally administered with alcoholic extracts of crude EFS,alcoholic extracts of water-processed EFS,alcoholic extracts of TCR soup,alcoholic extracts of TCR soup-processed EFS,dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS,dichloromethane extracts of TCR soup-processed EFS,and dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS after simulation processing with TCR soup,respectively.Toxicity changes in TCR soup-processed EFS and dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS after simulation processing with TCR soup were evalu-ated by fecal water contents,release levels of TNF-α and IL-1β,and intestinal pathology.RESULTS A total of 115 and 53 com-pounds were identified in EFS and TCR soup,respectively.The contents of 58 and 12 compounds significantly decreased and signifi-cantly increased respectively in EFS after processing with TCR soup.Compared to the blank control group,the fecal water contents and the release levels of TNF-α and IL-1β significantly increased in both the crude and water-processed EFS groups(P<0.01),and no-table intestinal injury was observed.Compared to the crude EFS group,the fecal water contents and the release levels of TNF-α and IL-1β significantly decreased in both the TCR soup group and the TCR soup-processed EFS group(P<0.01),and repaired intestinal injury was observed.After simulation processing for the dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS with TCR soup,the ion intensity change rates for diterpenoids and tannin phenolic acid compounds ranged from-6.75%to 8.09%and 66.06%to 100.00%,respectively.The ion intensity change rates of diterpenoids in the dichloromethane extracts of TCR soup-processed EFS ranged from-9.92%to 54.72%with almost no tannin phenolic acid compounds.Compared to the blank control group,the fecal water contents and the release levels of TNF-α and IL-1β significantly increased in both the dichloromethane extracts of crude and TCR soup-processed EFS groups(P<0.01),and severe intestinal injury was observed.Compared to the dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS group,the fecal water contents and the release levels of TNF-α and IL-1β significantly decreased in the group of the dichloromethane extracts of crude EFS after simulation processing with TCR soup(P<0.01),with no apparent intestinal injury.CONCLUSION TCR soup pro-cessing can alleviate the intestinal toxicity of EFS.The detoxification mechanism may involve the introduction of a large number of tan-nin phenolic acid compounds in TCR soup during the processing of EFS,which plays a pharmacological antagonistic role in the animal body.
4.Kufor-Rakeb syndrome caused by ATP13A2 gene mutation: a case report and literature review
Xiaojin WEI ; Fangyuan QIAN ; Yuchen WU ; Hui XU ; Caiyan WANG ; Yuhan XU ; Ziyue DONG ; Jiale JI ; Yijing GUO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2024;57(5):467-472
Objective:To report a case of Kufor-Rakeb syndrome caused by novel ATP13A2 mutation, collect the cases related to ATP13A2 gene mutation published in recent years, summarize the clinical manifestations of the disease, and broaden the clinical diagnostic thinking. Methods:The clinical manifestations of a newly diagnosed patient with Kufor-Rakeb syndrome caused by ATP13A2 gene mutation admitted to Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University on November 26, 2021, were summarized. The related cases of ATP13A2 mutation published from January 2000 to December 2021 were searched through the PubMed and CNKI databases using the keywords "ATP13A2" and "Parkinson′s disease". The onset age, clinical symptoms, family history, genetic testing, and levodopa responsiveness results of the patients were collected. Results:The patient is a 52-year-old female with the main clinical symptoms of static tremor and bradykinesia. Physical examination showed a gear like increase in muscle tension in the right upper limb, involuntary shaking of the right hand and slow movement. She had good responsiveness to levodopa, and the magnetic resonance imaging and susceptibility weighted imaging of the head showed a lack of clear observation of bilateral black matter swallowtail sign. Whole exome sequencing showed that mutations c.3010A>G (p.S1004G) and c.1195+5G>A (splice) were found in the ATP13A2 gene, both of which were not reported. The c.3010A>G (p.S1004G) mutation originated from the mother, and the c.1195+5G>A (splice) mutation originated from the father. In the retrospective literature review, a total of 10 cases were collected, with onset ages ranging from 18 months to 24 years. Among them, 4/10 patients′ parents married close relatives, and the clinical manifestations were mainly motor symptoms of Parkinson′s disease. In addition, 5/10 patients had cognitive dysfunction, and 3/10 patients had mental symptoms. And demonstrations of most patients′ magnetic resonance imaging were normal in the early stage of the disease, and as the disease progressed, some patients′ imaging results showed specific changes, such as whole brain atrophy and changes in the corpus callosum. Meanwhile, 8/10 patients showed good responsiveness to levodopa. Conclusions:Kufor-Rakeb syndrome is a special type of adolescent levodopa responsive Parkinson′s disease caused by ATP13A2 mutation, which is an autosomal recessive disorder. In addition to motor symptoms such as static tremor and bradykinesia, its clinical manifestations may also be accompanied by non motor symptoms such as cognitive and psychiatric disorders. The disease responds well to treatment with levodopa.
5.A real-world study of daratumumab-based chemotherapy regimens for systemic light chain amyloidosis
Jun WANG ; Jiafei WU ; Yijing WANG ; Boyue ZHENG ; Yu WANG ; Chuanyan JIANG ; Chi LIU ; Hui LI
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023;32(10):594-599
Objective:To investigate the efficacy and safety of daratumumab in the treatment of systemic light chain amyloidosis.Methods:The clinical data of 24 patients with systemic light chain amyloidosis who received daratumumab-based regimens in Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2020 to November 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The treatment process of patients was summarized and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated. Kaplan-Meier method was used to make survival analysis and the adverse reactions were analyzed.Results:All 24 patients included 2 cases (8.33%) of Mayo 2004 stageⅠ, 2 cases (8.33%) of Mayo 2004 stage Ⅱ and 20 cases (83.33%) of Mayo 2004 stage Ⅲ. All patients were treated with daratumumab-based regimen, and 17 patients had evaluable efficacy. In the chemotherapy regimens, 15 patients received DVd (daratumumab + bortezomib + dexamethasone) regimen, 7 patients received DVCd (daratumumab + bortezomib + cyclophosphamide + dexamethasone) regimen, 1 patient received DRd (daratumumab + lenalidomide + dexamethasone) regimen, and 1 patient received DTd (daratumumab +thalidomide + dexamethasone) regimen. After 1 course of daratumumab-based regimens in 17 cases with evaluable efficacy, the strict complete remission (sCR) rate was 41.18% (7/17), the overall response rate (ORR) was 88.24% (15/17). Among 17 patients who received daratumumab-based chemotherapy regimen as the first-line treatment, sCR rate of 11 cases with evaluable efficacy was 36.36% (4/11) after 1 course of treatment ORR was 90.90% (10/11). Among 5 relapsed/refractory patients, sCR rate of 4 cases with evaluable efficacy was 50.00% (2/4) after 1 course of treatment; ORR was 75.00% (3/4). Among 24 patients, renal involvement was found in 17 patients at the initial diagnosis. After 1 course of daratumumab-based chemotherapy regimen, ORR of 7 cases with evaluable efficacy was 85.71% (6/7), among which 42.86% (3/7) patients with renal involvement had an assessed renal response of very good partial remission (VGPR) or above. At the initial diagnosis, 19 cases had cardiac involvement; ORR of 14 cases with evaluable efficacy was 85.71% (12/14), among which 42.86% (6/14) patients had cardiac response to VGPR or above. After daratumumab-based chemotherapy regimen, the main adverse reactions were infusion-related adverse reactions, myelosuppression and infection, all of which were tolerated by the patients. The median follow-up time of 24 patients was 7.0 months (0.5- 16.5 months), the median progression-free survival time was 7.0 months (0.5-16.5 months) and the median overall survival time was 7.0 months (0.5-35.0 months).Conclusions:Daratumumab-based chemotherapy regimen has good efficacy and safety in the treatment of systemic light chain amyloidosis.
6.Relationship between adolescent runaway behavior and family health
Xun WANG ; Yijing HOU ; Yajing LI ; Xuan WANG ; Xinying SUN ; Pu GE ; Yibo WU ; Mingxu WANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(2):171-176
【Objective】 To explore the influencing factors of adolescent runaway and its correlation with family health so as to provide epidemiological evidence for future comprehensive interventions. 【Methods】 Using the quota sampling method, 1 065 adolescents aged 12-18 years old were surveyed by Questionnaire Star in 120 cities in China from July to September 2021. A well-developed electronic questionnaire was used to collect information about demographic characteristics, psychological characteristics, family health, social support, and behavior of running away from home. Univariate analysis and Logistic regression were used to explore the influencing factors of adolescent runaway and its correlation with family health. 【Results】 A total of 1 065 adolescents were investigated, among whom 334 were the only children (31.36%) and 442 were boys (41.50%). Univariate analysis revealed that 7.6% of teenagers had the experience of running away from home in the last 30 days. Participants who were ethnic minorities (P=0.031) and had education of technical school or junior college (P=0.029) and a low family income (P<0.001) were more likely to have running away behavior. Adolescents with low self-efficacy (P=0.005), depression (P<0.001), anxiety (P<0.001), and more stress had higher detection rates of runaway behavior. However, adolescents with higher family health and social support were less likely to run away from home (P<0.01). Multivariate analysis showed that compared with adolescents with low family health, adolescents with high (OR=0.16, 95% CI: 0.06-0.46) and moderate (OR=0.27, 95% CI: 0.14-0.55) family health had a significantly lower risk of runaway behavior. 【Conclusion】 The family is of great significance in preventing teenagers from running away from home. Parents should build a good parent-child relationship and create a happy family atmosphere to reduce the occurrence of teenagers running away from home.
7.Discovery of novel phosphodiesterase-1 inhibitors for curing vascular dementia: Suppression of neuroinflammation by blocking NF-κB transcription regulation and activating cAMP/CREB axis.
Qian ZHOU ; Meiling LE ; Yiyi YANG ; Wenjuan WANG ; Yuqi HUANG ; Quan WANG ; Yijing TIAN ; Meiyan JIANG ; Yong RAO ; Hai-Bin LUO ; Yinuo WU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(3):1180-1191
Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second commonest type of dementia which lacks of efficient treatments currently. Neuroinflammation as a prominent pathological feature of VaD, is highly involved in the development of VaD. In order to verify the therapeutic potential of PDE1 inhibitors against VaD, the anti-neuroinflammation, memory and cognitive improvement were evaluated in vitro and in vivo by a potent and selective PDE1 inhibitor 4a. Also, the mechanism of 4a in ameliorating neuroinflammation and VaD was systematically explored. Furthermore, to optimize the drug-like properties of 4a, especially for metabolic stability, 15 derivatives were designed and synthesized. As a result, candidate 5f, with a potent IC50 value of 4.5 nmol/L against PDE1C, high selectivity over PDEs, and remarkable metabolic stability, efficiently ameliorated neuron degeneration, cognition and memory impairment in VaD mice model by suppressing NF-κB transcription regulation and activating cAMP/CREB axis. These results further identified PDE1 inhibition could serve as a new therapeutic strategy for treatment of VaD.
8.Professor Haowen Xu: The founder of exercise biochemistry in China.
Wei GONG ; Yijing SHEN ; Jiaqi BAO ; Yike YING ; Han ZHOU ; Zhifeng WU
Protein & Cell 2021;12(10):747-750
9.Preparation and Quality Evaluation of Gastric Floating Tablets of Schisandra chinensis Total Lignans
Xiang ZOU ; Tian GONG ; Shiru ZHU ; Lin ZHOU ; Shuang WU ; Yijing YIN ; Zhongyuan QU ; Wenlan LI
China Pharmacy 2020;31(11):1336-1341
OBJECTIVE:To study the prepar ation technology of gastric floating tablets of Schisandra chinensis total lignans (SCTL),and evaluate the quality of prepared tablets. METHODS :Based on single factor test ,the orthogonal experiment was conducted to optimize the formulation of SCTL gastric floating tablets with the contents of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) K15M,NaHCO3 and microcrystalline cellulose as the factors ,using starting time ,holding time and cumulative release rate of gastric floating tablets as evaluation indexes. The properties ,weight difference ,floatability and accumulative release rate of the prepared SCTL gastric floating tablets were determined. The gastric floating tablets were qualitatively identified by TLC ,and the contents of schisandrin A and total lignans were determined by HPLC and UV spectrophotometry. RESULTS :The optimal formulation of SCTL gastric floating tablets was made up of 23% SCTL extract ,20% HPMC K 15M,40% microcrystalline cellulose,15% sodium bicarbonate ,1% octadecyl alcohol and 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone. The results of detection of this preparation were in line with the related provisions of “0101 tablet”stated in 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia (part Ⅳ). TLC indicated that the chromatogram of the test sample showed the main spots of same color as the corresponding positions of the chromatogram of schizandrol A control ,Schisandra chinensis reference substance and raw material ,while the negative control has no interference. Content determination results shows that the average content of schizandrol A and total lignans in SCTL gastric floating tablets is 3.187,19.617 mg. It was preliminarily formulated that the content limitation of schizandrol A in one tablet should not be less than 2.50 mg,and the content of total lignans (calculated by schizandrol A )should not be less than 15.50 mg. CONCLUSIONS:The preparation technology of SCTL gastric floating tablets is stable ,feasible and controllable in quality.
10.Study on the Quality Standards of Mongolian Medicine Cynanchum thesioides
Yijing WU ; Jie XI ; Guoyue ZHONG ; Rina SU ; Huihu LI ; Weizao LUO
China Pharmacy 2020;31(18):2230-2234
OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standards of Mongolian medicine Cynanchum thesioides. METHODS :TLC was used for the qualitative identification of C. thesioides . According to 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopeia (part Ⅳ),the moisture,total ash and ethanol-soluble extract were determined. HPLC method was used to determine the content of thesioideoside in C. thesioides . RESULTS :TLC spots were clear ,there were same yellow green fluorescent spots on the corresponding position of the sample (C. thesioides )and control (thesioideoside). In 22 batches of samples ,contents of moisture were 6.18%-12.97%,total ash were 4.64%-7.95%,ethanol-soluble extract were 12.46%-32.70%. The linear range of thesioideoside were 0.048-3.050 μg(R2= 0.999 9). RSDs of precision , stability, repeatability and durability tests were all less than 1% . The recoveries were 104.03%-106.36%(RSD=0.96%,n=6). The contents of thesioideoside in 22 batches of C. thesioides were 0.006 2%-0.130 5%. CONCLUSIONS:It is suggested that the moisture and total ash should not exceed 11.50% and 7.50%,respectively;the contents of ethanol-soluble extract and the sioideoside are no less than 17.00% and 0.05%,respectively. The established quality standards can be used for quality control of Mongolian medicine C. thesioides .

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