Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The Kadsura coccinea (Lem.) A. C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiterpenoids, the bioactive terpenoids of many medicinal plants, have not been reported in the seeds of Forsythia suspensa. In this study, twelve undescribed clerodane (1-12) and three new aromatic abietane (13-15) diterpenoids, named forsyditerpenes A-O, were isolated from the seeds of Forsythia suspensa. Among them, forsyditerpenes A-L (1-12) have rear CC-type clerodane skeleton, which possess the cis configuration of the A/B ring junction and the α-oriented C-17 and C-20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMagnetosomes are magnetic nanocrystals synthesized by bacteria that have important application value in biomedicine. Therefore, it is very important to evaluate their biocompatibility. It has been reported that the extremophilic acidophilic bacterium which is aerobic, can synthesize intracellular FeO magnetosomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTargeting mitochondrial metabolism represents a novel approach in the discovery and development of anti-tumor drugs. Celastrol (Cel) is a naturally-derived small molecule from Tripterygium wilfordii with significant anticancer activities. In this study, we investigated the anti-tumor mechanisms involving mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming regulated by Cel in breast cancer (BRCA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Ethnopharmacol
February 2025
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Yanghe Decoction(YHD) is a traditional Chinese medicine compound known for its efficacy in treating osteoarthritis (OA).
Aim Of The Study: We aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms of YHD in relation to OA.
Materials And Methods: UHPLC-MS technology was used to identify the material basis of YHD.
Bone Marrow Transplant
March 2025
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Kadsura coccinea roots are a traditional folk medicine used to treat gastrointestinal diseases. In recent years, research on K. coccinea has predominantly focused on the analysis of chemical composition and screening for activity, but there is a scarcity of studies that employ mass spectrometry to analyze Kadsura coccinea roots.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe MEF2D rearrangement is a recurrent chromosomal abnormality detected in approximately 2.4-5.3% of patients with acute B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlcoholism is a worldwide health problem, and diseases caused by alcoholism are killing people every year. is a traditional Chinese medicine used to relieve hangovers. However, whether its bioactive components improve alcohol metabolism is not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of fracture in adults, but is unclear in postmenopausal women. We aim to determine the association of obesity with the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women.
Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched up to 11 April 2022 for cohort studies.
Background: Tissue kallikrein offers a wide spectrum of biological activity in the protection against various types of injury. However, information on its role in tacrolimus (TAC)-induced renal injury is limited.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the beneficial effects of pancreatic kininogenase (PK) in a rat model of chronic TAC nephrotoxicity and in vitro.
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in human diseases. They control gene expression levels and influence various biological processes through multiple mechanisms. Functional abnormalities in lncRNAs are strongly associated with occurrence and development of various diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKorean J Intern Med
March 2021
Background/aims: Accumulating evidence indicates that L-carnitine (LC) protects against multiorgan damage through its antioxidant properties and preservation of the mitochondria. Little information is available about the effects of LC on renal fibrosis. This study examined whether LC treatment would provide renoprotection in a rat model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and in vitro.
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August 2020
Background: Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a marker of inflammation, oxidative stress and it is associated with adverse prognosis in cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present cohort study is to investigate the prognostic value of GDF-15 in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) during long-term follow up.
Methods: A total of 3641 consecutive patients with CAD were prospectively enrolled into the study and followed up for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and all-cause death up to 5.
Cryopreservation of ovarian tissues (OTs) has become the most effective way to preserve the fertility of female cancer patients. However, cryopreservation of OTs is still relatively at an experimental stage. The aim of study is to examine the effect of melatonin (MTL) on cryopreserved-thawed OTs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Pharmacol Sin
January 2021
Reducing immunosuppressant-related complications using conventional drugs is an efficient therapeutic strategy. L-carnitine (LC) has been shown to protect against various types of renal injury. In this study, we investigated the renoprotective effects of LC in a rat model of chronic tacrolimus (TAC) nephropathy.
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May 2020
Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly deadly malignancy with few effective therapies. We aimed to unmask the role that long non-coding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 6 (SNHG6) plays in PC cells by targeting far upstream element binding protein 1 (FUBP1) via microRNA-26a-5p (miR-26a-5p).
Methods: SNHG6 expression was predicted by bioinformatics, followed by verification via reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
Acta Pharmacol Sin
December 2020
Tissue kallikrein has protective function against various types of injury. In this study, we investigated whether exogenous pancreatic kininogenase (PK) conferred renoprotection in a rat model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and HO-treated HK-2 cells in vitro. SD rats were subjected to UUO surgery, then PK (7.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central nervous system (CNS) metastases are a catastrophic complication of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including brain and leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, and are always accompanied by a poor prognosis. Despite the continuous development of existing treatments, the therapy of CNS metastases remains challenging.
Case Summary: We report a patient who was definitively diagnosed with brain and leptomeningeal metastases from NSCLC with a targeted mutation in epidermal growth factor receptor ().
Cryobiology
August 2020
Melatonin is a ubiquitous indoleamine hormone synthesized primarily by the pineal gland. Diverse biological actions of melatonin involve quite complex mechanisms via its membrane receptors. More recently, studies have focused on the role of melatonin in male fertility preservation and male reproductive system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to investigate the modulation activity of heated and nonheated lactoferrins in an inflammatory pathway in anoxia and reoxygenation cell and cerebral ischemic reperfusion mouse models. Rat pheochromocytoma 12 (PC-12) cells were subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation in vitro to construct an anoxia and reoxygenation cell model, and Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) mice were given carotid artery "ligation-relaxation" in vivo to construct a cerebral ischemic reperfusion mouse model. The protein levels of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and downstream inflammatory proteins including nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and IL-1β were detected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Altern Complement Med
January 2020
Large sample and high-quality evidence to evaluate the preliminary safety of the mobilizations and massage for cervical vertigo are not yet available. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the comparative effectiveness and preliminary safety of Shi-style cervical mobilizations (SCM) compared with traditional massage (TM) in cervical vertigo patients. A prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled clinical trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio.
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January 2020
In addition to the well-known cardiotonic effects, cardiac glycosides (CGs) produce potent anticancer effects with various molecular mechanisms. We previously show that ouabain induces autophagic cell death in human lung cancer cells by regulating AMPK-mediated mTOR and Src-mediated ERK1/2 signaling pathways. However, whether and how AMPK and Src signaling interacts in ouabain-treated cancer cells remains unclear.
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