Dion-Jacobson (DJ)-type organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have emerged as promising candidates for X-ray detection owing to their exceptional stability and remarkable X-ray absorption ability. Nevertheless, achieving enhanced detection sensitivity continues to pose a significant challenge in this research domain. Herein, we have successfully synthesized and grown a DJ-type (4-AMP)CsPbBr (1, 4-AMP = 4-ammoniomethylpiperidinium) hybrid perovskite single crystal with a high density of 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe TLR4/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway drives lung cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasiveness. However, no in vivo treatments targeting this pathway in lung cancer exist. Resveratrol, an anti-inflammatory compound, inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome but requires high doses due to its hydrophobicity and instability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Heat-clearing, stasis-dissolving, and spleen-fortifying constitute a fundamental treatment strategy in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for intestinal neoplasm management. Qingre Huayu Jianpi decoction (QHJ) has good prevention and treatment effects on colitis-associated colon cancer (CAC) and sporadic colorectal carcinoma subtypes in clinical application, but its multi-target mechanism of action against intestinal tumors requires elucidation through integrative pharmacology approaches.
Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the preventive and therapeutic effects of Qingre Huayu Jianpi decoction (QHJ) on colon cancer, particularly focusing on its impact on colon cancer stem cell (CSC) proliferation and cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) activation.
Background: Jiangqi Dingchuan Pill (JDP) is a patent Chinese medicine in the treatment of asthma. JDP consists of six herbal drugs, namely, Ephedrae Herba, Mori Cortex, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Perillae Fructus, Descurainiae Semen, Sinapis Semen.
Objective: To employ the tools of network pharmacology and in vivo experiments, exploring the possible mechanism of JDP in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
December 2024
Cancer Med
September 2024
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignancy that arises within the gastrointestinal tract. Despite ongoing research, the etiology and pathogenesis of CRC remain elusive; particularly, the distribution and characteristics of tumor-associated macrophages is currently an active area of investigation in understanding the pathological progression and prevention of CRC.
Methods: This study utilized CRC patient surgical samples, mouse models of colitis-associated cancer, colonic organoid, and co-culture cell line to examine the changes in CD11b/CD86 at different pathological region and detect the Wnt signaling pathway activity.
Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
August 2024
Objective: To investigate the molecular characteristics of obacunone, and to screen and identify potential targets of obacunone against sepsis.
Methods: The pharmacological parameters and molecular characteristics of obacunone were analyzed with the aid of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database Analysis Platform (TCMSP). The potential targets of obacunone against sepsis were screened using SwissTargetPrediction and Drug Repositioning and Adverse Drug Reaction Chemical-Protein Interactome (DRAR-CPI) software, with a Z'-score < -0.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
October 2024
Metal halide perovskite ferroelectrics combining spontaneous polarization and excellent semiconducting properties is an ideal platform for enabling self-driven X-ray detection. However, achievements to date have been only based on uniaxiality, which increases the complexity of device fabrication. Multi-axial ferroelectric materials have multiple equivalent polarization directions, making them potentially amenable to multi-axial self-driven X-ray detection, but the report on these types of materials is still a huge blank.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Biochem Cell Biol
August 2024
Indomethacin, as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, is widely used in the clinic. However, it can cause severe injury to the gastrointestinal tract and the incidence is increasing. It has become an essential clinical problem in preventing intestinal damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntestinal macrophages play crucial roles in both intestinal inflammation and immune homeostasis. They can adopt two distinct phenotypes, primarily determined by environmental cues. These phenotypes encompass the classically activated pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype, as well as the alternatively activated anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe low-toxic and environmentally friendly 2D lead-free perovskite has made significant progress in the exploration of "green" X-ray detectors. However, the gap in detection performance between them and their lead-based analogues remains a matter of concern that cannot be ignored. To reduce this gap, shortening the interlayer spacing to accelerate the migration and collection of X-ray carriers is a promising strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
February 2024
Objectives: To study the expression of three phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) mutants (p.R243Q, p.R241C, and p.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), a common neurological complication from sepsis, is widespread among patients in intensive care unit and is linked to substantial morbidity and mortality rates, thus posing a substantial menace to human health. Due to the intricate nature of SAE's pathogenesis, there remains a dearth of efficacious therapeutic protocols, encompassing pharmaceutical agents and treatment modalities, up until the present time. Palmatine exhibits distinctive benefits in the regulation of inflammation for the improvement of sepsis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale: is opportunistic and dimorphic fungus, which can cause systemic mycosis in human beings. It's being difficult to obtain histopathological or microbiological evidence in infection. We reported a rare non-HIV case of infection of bronchopulmonary and mediastinal lymph nodes which was diagnosed by EBUS-TBNA combined with mNGS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
May 2023
Objective: To explore the mechanism of ursolic acid in treating sepsis using myeloid differentiation protein-2 (MD-2) as the research carrier.
Methods: The affinity of ursolic acid and MD-2 was determined by biofilm interferometry technique, and the bonding mode between ursolic acid and MD-2 was tested with the aid of molecular docking technique. Raw 264.
Comb Chem High Throughput Screen
August 2023
Background: Nomilin shows anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the activation of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR 4)/NF-κB pathway. However, the key target of the anti-inflammatory activity of nomilin has not been elaborated and needs further exploration.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the drug potential of nomilin and its ability to target myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD-2) as a mechanism underlying the anti-inflammatory activity of nomilin on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-TLR4/MD-2-NF-κB signaling pathways.
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol
November 2022
Objectives: Niloticin is an active compound isolated from with uncharacterized anti-inflammatory activity. We assessed the drug potential of niloticin and examined its ability to target myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD-2) to ascertain the mechanism for its anti-inflammatory activity.
Methods: The Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database was used to evaluate niloticin.
Huanglian Jiedu Decoction (HJD) is used for treating sepsis in China. Active components from HJD refer to various active ingredients of HJD, while active component formulation (ACF) refers to the combination of palmatine, berberine, baicalin, and geniposide from HJD according to the quantity of HJD. The detailed mechanisms of the active components from HJD and ACF in sepsis treatment are unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComb Chem High Throughput Screen
March 2023
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, which does not have a specific drug presently. Huanglian jiedu decoction (HJD) is one of the effective traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. The real material and mechanisms of HJD for AD are not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic skin disease driven by a T-cell-mediated immune response, with inflammation and pruritus being its main clinical manifestations. Huanglian Jiedu decoction (HLJDT), which is an ancient Chinese medicine herbal formula derived from , is a potentially effective treatment for AD. We aimed to clarify the anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritus mechanisms of HLJDT in AD treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Ethnopharmacol
January 2022
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) is a ubiquitous emergency worldwide, whereas the searching for both effective and safe drugs is still a task to be completed. Modified Lvdou Gancao decoction (MLG), a traditional Chinese medicine decoction, has been confirmed to be valid to alcohol-induced symptoms and hepatotoxicity clinically, whereas its protective mechanisms have not been determined.
Materials And Methods: AAI mice model was established by alcohol gavage (13.
Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
January 2021
Objective: To screen and identify the potential targets of carthamin against sepsis by studying the characteristics of carthamin.
Methods: The pharmacological parameters and molecular characteristics of carthamin were analyzed with the aid of Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP). The targets of carthamin were screened by SwissTargetprediction (a website providing compound target prediction) and Drug Repositioning and Adverse drug Reaction via Chemical-Protein Interactome (DRAR-CPI).
Background: Chinese female adolescents engaged in sex trade and substance use are often criminalized and stigmatized. As a result of these cultural, legal and political constraints, ethical concerns can discourage investigators from engaging these adolescents in research. This paper aims to address the ethical tensions between protection and inclusion in conducting sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research with adolescents engaged in high-risk behaviours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFR Soc Open Sci
February 2019
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global health problem that appears in all age groups and affects approximately 15-30% of people. Baicalin has been used for the treatment of various allergic diseases, including AR. However, the metabolic mechanisms of AR and baicalin against AR have not been systematically studied.
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