1.Toxicokinetics of MDMA and Its Metabolite MDA in Rats
Wei-Guang YU ; Qiang HE ; Zheng-Di WANG ; Cheng-Jun TIAN ; Jin-Kai WANG ; Qian ZHENG ; Fei REN ; Chao ZHANG ; You-Mei WANG ; Peng XU ; Zhi-Wen WEI ; Ke-Ming YUN
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2024;40(1):37-42
Objective To investigate the toxicokinetic differences of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine(MDMA)and its metabolite 4,5-methylene dioxy amphetamine(MDA)in rats af-ter single and continuous administration of MDMA,providing reference data for the forensic identifica-tion of MDMA.Methods A total of 24 rats in the single administration group were randomly divided into 5,10 and 20 mg/kg experimental groups and the control group,with 6 rats in each group.The ex-perimental group was given intraperitoneal injection of MDMA,and the control group was given intraperi-toneal injection of the same volume of normal saline as the experimental group.The amount of 0.5 mL blood was collected from the medial canthus 5 min,30 min,1 h,1.5 h,2 h,4 h,6 h,8 h,10 h,12 h after administration.In the continuous administration group,24 rats were randomly divided into the experi-mental group(18 rats)and the control group(6 rats).The experimental group was given MDMA 7 d by continuous intraperitoneal injection in increments of 5,7,9,11,13,15,17 mg/kg per day,respectively,while the control group was given the same volume of normal saline as the experimental group by in-traperitoneal injection.On the eighth day,the experimental rats were randomly divided into 5,10 and 20 mg/kg dose groups,with 6 rats in each group.MDMA was injected intraperitoneally,and the con-trol group was injected intraperitoneally with the same volume of normal saline as the experimental group.On the eighth day,0.5 mL of blood was taken from the medial canthus 5 min,30 min,1 h,1.5 h,2 h,4 h,6 h,8 h,10 h,12 h after administration.Liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry was used to detect MDMA and MDA levels,and statistical software was employed for data analysis.Results In the single-administration group,peak concentrations of MDMA and MDA were reached at 5 min and 1 h after administration,respectively,with the largest detection time limit of 12 h.In the continuous administration group,peak concentrations were reached at 30 min and 1.5 h af-ter administration,respectively,with the largest detection time limit of 10 h.Nonlinear fitting equations for the concentration ratio of MDMA and MDA in plasma and administration time in the single-administration group and continuous administration group were as follows:T=10.362C-1.183,R2=0.974 6;T=7.397 3C-0.694,R2=0.961 5(T:injection time;C:concentration ratio of MDMA to MDA in plasma).Conclusions The toxicokinetic data of MDMA and its metabolite MDA in rats,obtained through single and continuous administration,including peak concentration,peak time,detection time limit,and the relationship between concentration ratio and administration time,provide a theoretical and data foundation for relevant forensic identification.
2.Clinical trial of sindilizumab combined with albumin-bound paclitaxel chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer patients
Zheng-Dong WANG ; Cheng PAN ; Ai-Ming ZHOU ; Guang-Hui XU
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(20):2968-2972
Objective To analyze the therapeutic effects and survival benefits of sintilimab combined with albumin-bound paclitaxel chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer.Methods Patients with advanced gastric cancer were divided into the treatment group and the control group by cohort method.The control group was treated with albumin-bound paclitaxel-based chemotherapy[intravenous infusion of albumin-bound paclitaxel at 125 mg·m-2 from day 1 to day 8,for a cycle(21 days as a cycle);Tiggio capsule 40 mg·m-2·d-1 was taken orally for 1-14 days for 1 consecutive cycle;Trastuzumab was administered once every 3 weeks at an initial loading dose of 8 mg·kg-1,followed by maintenance treatment at a dose of 6 mg·kg-1 every 3 weeks].On this basis,the treatment group was treated with intravenous infusion of sintilimab injection at a dose of 200 mg·time-1 on the first day of each cycle,with 21 d as a cycle.After 6 cycles of continuous treatment,both groups were given maintenance treatment and were followed up for 8 months.The two groups were compared in terms of clinical efficacy,the levels of serum tumor markers[carbohydrate antigen 242(CA242),carbohydrate antigen 724(CA724),carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA),tissue polypeptide-specific antigen(TPS),soluble intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1(sICAM-1)and E-cadherin],survival and evaluated the safety.Results In this study,39 and 41 patients were enrolled in the control group and the treatment group,respectively.At the end of treatment,the objective response rates(ORR)in the treatment group and the control group were 56.10%and 33.33%;the disease control rates(DCR)were 78.05%and 48.71%.The differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).After treatment,serum CA242 levels in the treatment group and the control group were(57.64±5.82)and(68.95±7.23)mg·L-1;CA724 levels were(36.58±3.79)and(43.65±4.48)U·mL-1;CEA levels were(17.33±1.78)and(20.16±2.35)ng·mL-1;TPS levels were(21.35±2.44)and(37.65±3.84)U·L-1;sICAM-1 levels were(216.77±22.53)and(275.34±28.63)ng·mL-1;E-cadherin levels were(12.15±1.36)and(9.87±1.45)ng·mL-1.The differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The average progression free survival(PFS)of the treatment group and the control group was 7.55 months and 7.17 months;PFS rates were 65.78%and 56.42%.The differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The adverse drug reactions in the treatment group and the control group were mainly bone marrow suppression,nausea and vomiting,liver function damage,peripheral nerve paresthesia,and hypothyroidism.There was no statistically significant difference in the above adverse drug reactions between the treatment group and the control group(all P>0.05).Conclusion Sintilimab combined with albumin-bound paclitaxel chemotherapy is effective in the treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer,which can significantly improve serum tumor markers and prolong PFS,with good safety.
3.Vulnerability of medicinal plant Lamiophlomis rotata under future climate changes
Hong-chao WANG ; Zheng-wei XIE ; Qi-ao MA ; Tie-lin WANG ; Guang YANG ; Xiao-ting XU ; Kai SUN ; Xiu-lian CHI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2024;59(10):2871-2879
italic>Lamiophlomis rotata is an important medicinal plant species endemic to the Tibetan Plateau, which is prone to strong climate change impacts on its habitable range due to the high sensitivity of the Tibetan Plateau to climate change. Accurate quantification of species vulnerability to climate change is essential for assessing species extinction risk and developing effective conservation strategies. Therefore, we carried out the
4.In vitro activity of β-lactamase inhibitors combined with different β-lac-tam antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains
Jie SHI ; Dan-Wei ZHENG ; Ji-Ying XU ; Xiao-Guang MA ; Ru-Yue SU ; Yan-Kun ZHU ; Shao-Hua WANG ; Wen-Jing CHANG ; Ding-Yong SUN
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2024;23(9):1091-1097
Objective To evaluate the in vitro effect of combinations of 5 β-lactam antibiotics with different β-lac-tamase inhibitors on the activity of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MDR-TB),and identify the most effective combination of β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamase inhibitors against MDR-TB.Methods MDR-TB strains collected in Henan Province Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Project in 2021 were selected.The mini-mum inhibitory concentrations(MIC)of 5 β-lactam antibiotics or combinations with different β-lactamase inhibitors on clinically isolated MDR-TB strains were measured by MIC detection method,and the blaC mutation of the strains was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)and DNA sequencing.Results A total of 105 strains of MDR-TB were included in the analysis.MIC detection results showed that doripenem had the highest antibacterial activity against MDR-TB,with a MIC50 of 16 μg/mL.MIC values of most β-lactam antibiotics decreased significantly after combined with β-lactamase inhibitors.A total of 13.33%(n=14)strains had mutations in blaC gene,mainly 3 nu-cleotide substitution mutations,namely AGT333AGG,AAC638ACC and ATC786ATT.BlaC proteins Ser111 Arg and Asn213Thr enhanced the synergistic effect of clavulanic acid/sulbactam and meropenem on MDR-TB compared with synonymous single-nucleotide mutation.Conclusion The combination of doripenem and sulbactam has the strongest antibacterial activity against MDR-TB.Substitution mutations of BlaC protein Ser111 Arg and Asn213Thr enhances the sensitivity of MDR-TB to meropenem through the synergy with clavulanic acid/sulbactam.
5.Meta-analysis on the incidence of long COVID in Omicron-infected pa-tients
Li-Yu WANG ; Shi-Wei WU ; Meng-Qi XU ; Bao-Guang LIU ; Lan-Ying PEI ; Guo-Li YAN ; Guan-Min ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2024;23(11):1384-1390
Objective To explore the incidence of long CO VID symptoms in patients infected with Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2).Methods According to the inclusion and exclu-sion criteria of literatures,relevant studies without language restrictions published up to 2024 were retrieved from both Chinese and English databases.The Chinese databases were China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Database,and VIP databases,and the foreign databases were PubMed,Embase,and Web of Science.Three-step screening was used to select literatures,and Stata 17.0 software was used for analysis.Results The incidence of at least one sequelae in patients infected with Omicron variant was 29.62%.The most common symptoms included fatigue(19.10%),joint or muscle pain(11.06%),memory loss(9.71%),brain fog(8.80%),cough(8.42%),headache(7.26%),and sore throat(6.68%).Subgroup analysis results showed that with the extension of follow-up(3 months vs 6 months),the incidence of smell or taste changes was significantly re-duced(7.22%vs 0.78%).The higher the proportion of women(<50%vs 50%-65%vs>65%),the higher the incidence of joint or muscle pain(1.09%vs 4.62%vs 19.53%);the greater the median age(≥45 years vs<45 years),the higher the incidence of chest pain or chest distress(0.90%vs 3.86%),all with statistically significant differences(all P<0.05).Conclusion Incidence of long COVID in Omicron-infected patients is high and can cause various symptoms.Follow-up time,median age and gender proportion have significant impacts on the incidence of some symptoms.
6.Metabolic Disease Management Guideline for National Metabolic Management Center(2nd edition)
Weiqing WANG ; Yufan WANG ; Guixia WANG ; Guang NING ; Dalong ZHU ; Ping LIU ; Libin LIU ; Jianmin LIU ; Zhaoli YAN ; Xulei TANG ; Bangqun JI ; Sunjie YAN ; Heng SU ; Jianling DU ; Sheli LI ; Li LI ; Shengli WU ; Jinsong KUANG ; Yubo SHA ; Ping ZHANG ; Yifei ZHANG ; Lei CHEN ; Zunhai ZHOU ; Chao ZHENG ; Qidong ZHENG ; Zhongyan SHAN ; Dong ZHAO ; Zhigang ZHAO ; Ling HU ; Tingyu KE ; Yu SHI ; Yingfen QIN ; Mingjun GU ; Xuejiang GU ; Fengmei XU ; Zuhua GAO ; Qijuan DONG ; Yi SHU ; Yuancheng DAI
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023;39(6):538-554
The latest epidemiological data suggests that the situation of adult diabetes in China is severe, and metabolic diseases have become significant chronic illnesses that have a serious impact on public health and social development. After more than six years of practice, the National Metabolic Management Center(MMC) has developed distinctive approaches to manage metabolic patients and has achieved a series of positive outcomes, continuously advancing the standardized diagnosis and treatment model. In order to further improve the efficiency, based on the first edition, the second edition guideline was composed by incorporating experience of the past six years in conjunction with the latest international and domestic guidelines.
7.Association between cognitive impairment and main metals among oldest old aged 80 years and over in China.
Yi Dan QIU ; Yan Bo GUO ; Zhen Wei ZHANG ; Sai Sai JI ; Jin Hui ZHOU ; Bing WU ; Chen CHEN ; Yuan WEI ; Cong DING ; Jun WANG ; Xu Lin ZHENG ; Zhu Chun ZHONG ; Li hong YE ; Guang Di CHEN ; Yue Bin LYU ; Xiao Ming SHI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;57(6):849-856
Objective: To identify the main metals involved in cognitive impairment in the Chinese oldest old, and explore the association between these metal exposures and cognitive impairment. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1 568 participants aged 80 years and older from Healthy Aging and Biomarkers Cohort Study (2017 to 2018). Fasting venous blood was collected to measure the levels of nine metals (selenium, lead, cadmium, arsenic, antimony, chromium, manganese, mercury, and nickel). The cognitive function of these participants was evaluated by using the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE). The random forest (RF) was applied to independently identify the main metals that affected cognitive impairment. The multivariate logistic regression model and restricted cubic splines (RCS) model were used to further verify the association of the main metals with cognitive impairment. Results: The age of 1 568 study subjects was (91.8±7.6) years old, including 912 females (58.2%) and 465 individuals (29.7%) with cognitive function impairment. Based on the RF model (the out-of-bag error rate was 22.9%), the importance ranking of variables was conducted and the feature screening of five times ten-fold cross-validation was carried out. It was found that selenium was the metal that affected cognitive function impairment, and the other eight metals were not included in the model. After adjusting for covariates, the multivariate logistic regression model showed that with every increase of 10 μg/L of blood selenium levels, the risk of cognitive impairment decreased (OR=0.921, 95%CI: 0.889-0.954). Compared with the lowest quartile(Q1) of blood selenium, the ORs (95%CI) of Q3 and Q4 blood selenium were 0.452 (0.304-0.669) and 0.419 (0.281-0.622) respectively. The RCS showed a linear dose-response relationship between blood selenium and cognitive impairment (Pnonlinear>0.05). Conclusion: Blood selenium is negatively associated with cognitive impairment in the Chinese oldest old.
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8.Small-molecule anti-COVID-19 drugs and a focus on China's homegrown mindeudesivir (VV116).
Qiuyu CAO ; Yi DING ; Yu XU ; Mian LI ; Ruizhi ZHENG ; Zhujun CAO ; Weiqing WANG ; Yufang BI ; Guang NING ; Yiping XU ; Ren ZHAO
Frontiers of Medicine 2023;17(6):1068-1079
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous efforts to develop therapeutic agents that target severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 to control viral infection. So far, a few small-molecule antiviral drugs, including nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid), remdesivir, and molnupiravir have been marketed for the treatment of COVID-19. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir has been recommended by the World Health Organization as an early treatment for outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. However, the existing treatment options have limitations, and effective treatment strategies that are cost-effective and convenient for tackling COVID-19 are still needed. To date, four domestically developed oral anti-COVID-19 drugs have been granted conditional market approval in China. These drugs include azvudine, simnotrelvir-ritonavir (Xiannuoxin), leritrelvir, and mindeudesivir (VV116). Preclinical and clinical studies have explored the efficacy and tolerability of mindeudesivir and supported its early use in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases at high risk for progression. In this review, we discuss the most recent findings regarding the pharmacological mechanism and therapeutic effects focusing on mindeudesivir and other small-molecule antiviral agents for COVID-19. These findings will expand our understanding and highlight the potential widespread application of China's homegrown anti-COVID-19 drugs.
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9. Treatment advice of small molecule antiviral drugs for elderly COVID-19
Min PAN ; Shuang CHANG ; Xiao-Xia FENG ; Guang-He FEI ; Jia-Bin LI ; Hua WANG ; Du-Juan XU ; Chang-Hui WANG ; Yan SUN ; Xiao-Yun FAN ; Tian-Jing ZHANG ; Wei WEI ; Ling-Ling ZHANG ; Jim LI ; Fei-Hu CHEN ; Xiao-Ming MENG ; Hong-Mei ZHAO ; Min DAI ; Yi XIANG ; Meng-Shu CAO ; Xiao-Yang CHEN ; Xian-Wei YE ; Xiao-Wen HU ; Ling JIANG ; Yong-Zhong WANG ; Hao LIU ; Hai-Tang XIE ; Ping FANG ; Zhen-Dong QIAN ; Chao TANG ; Gang YANG ; Xiao-Bao TENG ; Chao-Xia QIAN ; Guo-Zheng DING
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2023;39(3):425-430
COVID-19 has been prevalent for three years. The virulence of SARS-CoV-2 is weaken as it mutates continuously. However, elderly patients, especially those with underlying diseases, are still at high risk of developing severe infections. With the continuous study of the molecular structure and pathogenic mechanism of SARS-CoV-2, antiviral drugs for COVID-19 have been successively marketed, and these anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs can effectively reduce the severe rate and mortality of elderly patients. This article reviews the mechanism, clinical medication regimens, drug interactions and adverse reactions of five small molecule antiviral drugs currently approved for marketing in China, so as to provide advice for the clinical rational use of anti-SARS-CoV-2 in the elderly.
10.Kanglaite injection regulates cholesterol metabolism to inhibit the malignant biological behavior of lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells
ZHU Guanghuia ; ZHENG Qia,b ; GAO Ruikea ; XU Bowena ; XU Manmana ; LI Jiea
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2023;30(11):973-980
[摘 要] 目的:明确康莱特注射液(KLTi)通过调控胆固醇代谢对肺腺癌A549细胞恶性生物学行为的抑制作用。方法:构建A549细胞体外培养模型,设置空白对照组(CON组)、KLTi组、顺铂(DDP)组及KLTi+DDP组,分别给予对应药物干预,采用CCK-8法检测不同分组的药物干预对A549细胞增殖的影响,并确定IC50值用于后续实验;使用细胞划痕实验、平板克隆形成实验、Transwell侵袭实验观察不同分组药物对A549细胞恶性生物学行为的影响;流式细胞术检测不同分组药物对A549细胞晚期凋亡水平的影响;WB法检测各组细胞上皮间质转化(EMT)相关蛋白表达,ELISA法检测促炎因子释放水平。采用比色法检测细胞胆固醇含量水平的组间差异,借助WB法检测胆固醇代谢相关膜通道蛋白ATP结合盒转运蛋白A1(ABCA1)及功能蛋白ATP柠檬酸裂解酶(ACLY)、肽基脯氨酰异构酶B(PPIB)表达水平差异。结果:KLTi及DDP对A549细胞抑制作用具有时间及剂量依赖性(均P<0.05),最终选择2 mg/mL KLTi、3 μg/mL DDP作为干预剂量,按分组加药干预48 h后显示,KLTi单用或联合DDP均可抑制A549细胞克隆形成、迁移、侵袭能力且促进其晚期凋亡,KLTi+DDP组的效果更加明显(P<0.05或P<0.01); KLTi单用或联合DDP可通过调控E-cadherin、vimentin、snail蛋白表达从而影响A549细胞EMT进程(P<0.05或P<0.01),同时下调IL-6及IL-8的释放水平(P<0.05或P<0.01)。KLTi单用及联合DDP均可以明显降低A549细胞胆固醇含量(P<0.05或P<0.01),并且对ABCA1、ACLY、PPIB表达具有调控作用,联合组的效果更加明显(P<0.05或P<0.01)。结论:KLTi可能通过调控胆固醇代谢水平及相关通道蛋白抑制肺腺癌A549细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭等恶性生物学行为及EMT进程。

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