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2023 Vol. 41, No. 5

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Progress on exosomes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and drug delivery system
WANG Hongbo, BIAN Kangqing, GUO Lingyi, DAI Yu, YU Yuan
2023, 41(5): 265-272, 320. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202207022
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As a type of extracellular vesicles, exosomes are released by living cells and contain diverse bioactive molecules, including nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and metabolites. They play an important role in various physiological and pathological processes by a special intercellular communication medium. As endogenous vesicles, exosomes also have the advantages of systemic circulation stability, good biocompatibility and specific targeting of tissues and cells, as well as they are promising candidates for drug delivery system. The production mechanism of exosomes describe was summarized, the methods of extraction and separation the application and mechanism of exosomes in immune and inflammation-related diseases, cardiovascular system diseases, nervous system diseases, tumors, etc. were reviewed. The engineering modifications of exosomes in high targeting properties based on the drug delivery were overviewed. Exosomes support the diagnosis and prognostic assessment of multiple diseases, which have broad application prospects as a very potential safe and specific endogenous nano-drug carrier.
Advances in medicinal research on tetrodotoxin
WANG Qi, FAN Li, LU Guangzhao, ZHANG He, CAO Wen, LU Ying
2023, 41(5): 273-276, 328. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202207111
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Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a neurotoxin found in puffer fish and other marine organisms. It has been used as an inhibitor of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), which could selectively bind to the α-subunit on the outer vestibule of VGSCs, preventing sodium ions from entering the channel, resulting in pharmacological activities. As a typical sodium channel blocker, TTX shows a significant analgesic effect. TTX could selectively block Na+ channels without affecting other ion channels, therefore it could reduce the probability of adverse reactions caused by commonly used antiarrhythmic drugs. In addition, TTX has a significant role in detoxification and prevention of renal failure, so TTX has great potential as a medicine. The structure and physicochemical properties, mechanism of action, pharmacological activities and preparations of tetrodotoxin have been reviewed in this paper, so as to provide a general support for the evaluation of its druggability and application in the field of pharmacy.
Research progress on active ingredients from traditional Chinese medicine as inhibitors of PD-1/PD-L1 of cancer immune checkpoint
HUANG Fengai, ZHANG Junping
2023, 41(5): 277-283, 290. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202208079
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Tumor immunotherapy has become a new cancer treatment which has been expected to eliminate tumors. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, especially programmed death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibodies, have achieved significant clinical efficacy in the treatment of solid tumors. But biologics possess disadvantages such as strong immunogenicity and high cost. Therefore, the discovery of small molecule drugs as immune checkpoint inhibitors may overcome the shortcomings of biologics and become a new challenge for future tumor immunotherapy. The active small molecules from traditional Chinese medicine that inhibit the expression of PD-1/PD-L1 and their regulatory effects on the tumor immune microenvironment were reviewed in this paper.
Advances in potential drugs for improvement of energy metabolism in heart failure
SHI Xiaofei, CHEN Yi, CHEN Feng, JING Kai, GAO Yue, LIU Xia
2023, 41(5): 284-290. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202205088
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Heart failure (HF) is a global public health problem with high morbidity and mortality. Numerous studies have shown that HF is caused by severe disturbance of energy metabolism, resulting in insufficient cardiac energy supply. This lack of energy could lead to a failure of the heart to pump blood and a failure of energy metabolism in other organs throughout the body. Currently, therapeutics of HF work by reducing heart rate and cardiac preload and afterload, symptomatic treatment, or delaying the progression of the disease. However, drugs targeting heart energy metabolism have not been developed. the main characteristics of cardiac energy metabolism, metabolic changes during HF were summarized and drugs that improve cardiac function through energy metabolism were discussed, which could provide a new research direction for the development and application of drugs in treatment of heart failure.
Construction and in vitro evaluation of an LNP system for mRNA delivery
CHEN Xinlu, GAO Yuan, LI Juanjuan, GUO Huanhuan, WANG Zhuo, GAO Shen
2023, 41(5): 291-295. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202302026
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  Objective  To construct lipid nanoparticles DLin-LNP for mRNA delivery.   Methods  DLin-LNP was prepared by thin film hydration method, and DLin-LNP/mRNA was further constructed by using EGFP-mRNA as model drug. The particle size, zeta potential, and appearance morphology were measured. Furthermore, the intracellular distribution and transfection of DLin-LNP/mRNA in RM-1 cells was investigated by laser scanning confocal microscope.   Results  DLin-LNP was successfully prepared. The average particle size was about (151.1±2.1) nm, the no-load potential was (23.7±0.5) mV. The cytotoxicity of DLin-LNP was far lower than that of the commercially available liposomal Lipo8000. The results of transfection experiment indicated that DLin-LNP has high transfection efficiency for mRNA delivery with low cytotoxicity and good stability.   Conclusion  DLin-LNP could become a potential mRNA vector for gene therapy.
Mechanism of Shexiang Baoxin pill in the treatment of atherosclerosis based on network pharmacology
WANG Zhicong, XIE Bin, YUAN Xing, XU Xike, LIU Runhui
2023, 41(5): 296-301. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202112001
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  Objective   To study the mechanism of Shexiang Baoxin pill in the treatment of atherosclerosis, and to provide a theoretical basis for long-term clinical application.   Methods  The chemical components and targets of Shexiang Baoxin pill were collected and screened by TCMSP, TCMID, ETCM and BATMAN databases. The targets related to atherosclerosis were collected and screened by DisGeNet, OMIM, TCMSP, DrugBank and DisGeNet. Drug-compound target network and protein-protein interaction network were constructed. Go and KEGG enrichment analysis of Shexiang Baoxin pill in the treatment of atherosclerosis were carried out on MetaScape platform.   Results  114 potential therapeutic components of Shexiang Baoxin pill on atherosclerosis were selected, corresponding to 175 targets. The results of network analysis showed that the main active components of Shexiang Baoxin pill were chenodeoxycholic acid, ursodeoxycholic acid, cinnamaldehyde and ginsenoside Rb1. The results of pathway enrichment showed that the anti-atherosclerotic mechanism of Shexiang Baoxin pill was related to the regulation of immunity, inflammation, and metabolism.   Conclusion  The active components of Shexiang Baoxin pill could act on ALB, INS, AKT1, ACTB, TNF, IL-6 and other targets, regulating multiple pathways to achieve the therapeutic effect on atherosclerosis.
Effects of Huzhang Qingmai decoction on cognitive function and intestinal flora in mice with chronic cerebral ischemia
GUO Yuchen, DING Huamin, DENG Shanshan, ZHANG Yuefan, LI Tiejun
2023, 41(5): 302-309. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202208106
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  Objective  To investigate the mechanism of action of Huzhang Qingmai decoction (HZQMY) on the improvement of cognitive function in mice with chronic cerebral ischemia from the perspective of intestinal flora.   Methods  A mouse model of chronic cerebral ischemia was established by placing microcoils around the bilateral common carotid arteries to induce bilateral carotid artery stenosis (BCAS). After 12 weeks of intragastric administration, the cognitive function of the mice was measured by the Morris water maze; the myelin damage was analyzed by LFB staining; The contents of the cecum of the mice in each group were extracted and analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing.   Results  The results of the water maze experiment showed that the mice in the HZQMY group had a significantly shorter escape latency, increased the number of crossings platform and the percentage of target quadrants. LFB staining showed that the white matter damage in the model group was severe; the white matter damage in the HZQMY group was milder. The results of 16S rRNA sequencing showed that compared with the model group, the abundance of Verrucomicrobiota, Akkermansia, and ErysiPelatoclostridium capsulatum in the intestinal flora in HZQMY group was significantly reduced (P<0.05), while the abundances of Eubacterium_xylanoPhilum and Allobaculum were significantly increased (P<0.05).   Conclusion  The protective effect of HZQMY, which has the effect of improving cognitive function in mice with chronic cerebral ischemia, may be related to the regulation of intestinal flora in mice with chronic cerebral ischemia.
Bibliometric analysis of brucellosis by CiteSpace
SONG Kai, ZHANG Yuanlin, SUN Rui, GUO Mingming, HAN Dan, REN Lei, SHU Lixin
2023, 41(5): 310-315. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202210013
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  Objective  To perform a visual bibliometric analysis of hot spots as well as areas of Brucella disease research by searching brucellosis related literature.   Methods  A thematic search was conducted in the web of science core set database using Brucella disease or brucellosis as keywords to retrieve literature between January 1985 and December 2021. CiteSpace was used to visualize the countries, institutions, authors, and keywords in the retrieved relevant literatures.   Results  A total of 4 495 eligible articles studies were included, with the United States being the most populous country and the University of Sao Paulo being the most influential. Jilin University and Shihezi University in Xinjiang, China were relatively influential in this field. For the key words analysis, the top 3 of high-frequency words were infection, diagnosis, abortion, and in the 12 clusters formed, the clusters formed by #1, #4 were larger and the research hotspot continued. Keywords in the last five years including human brucellosis, immunity, zoonotic disease, were highlighted.   Conclusion  Study analysis suggested that human brucellosis with zoonosis was a research hotspot, more scholars focused on the infectious route and other exposure risks of cattle as intermediate hosts, epidemiological studies on brucellosis or will be new trends.
Mass spectrometry-guided study on cyclic peptides from sponge Reniochalina sp.
WU Zongmei, WU Ying, ZHANG Shuaishuai, KONG Can, WANG Shuping, LIN Houwen
2023, 41(5): 316-320. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202206044
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  Objective  To study the cyclic peptides from sponge Reniochalina sp. under the guidance of mass spectrometry.   Methods  Mass spectrometry-guided procedural separation methods were used to track and isolate the cyclic peptides from the sponge genus Reniochalina. The structures of compounds were elucidated by the determination of physicochemical parameters and comparison of spectroscopic data. The preliminary cytotoxic activity of compounds was assessed by the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) method.   Results  Three cyclic peptides were isolated from the sponge Reniochalina sp. and identified as stylopeptide 1 ( 1 ), hymenamide D ( 2 ) and axinastatin 2 ( 3 ). Compound 1 exhibited cytotoxicity against six human cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 6.09 to 17.26 μmol/L.   Conclusion  Compound 1 - 3 were isolated from Reniochalina sp. for the first time, and compound 1 was a cytotoxic cyclic heptapeptide.
Morphology and microscopic identification of Anoectochilus lylei
ZHANG Ruolan, PENG Mengchao, ZHENG Chengjian, WU Jianguo, WU Yanbin, WU Jinzhong
2023, 41(5): 321-324. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202207092
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  Objective  To perform the pharmacognostic identification of Anoectochilus lylei and establish the foundation for its accurate identification and further development.   Methods   The macroscopic identification and microscopic identification methods were used to identify A. lylei.   Results  A. lylei has ovate leaf shape, possessing red reticulated veins. Inverted flowers have Y-shaped and white lip. The anterior part of lip is two-lobed, and the lobes are linear-oblong. There are 1 to 3 shorts serrations on each side of the middle part of lip. Microscopic characteristics mainly show as follows: the cortex is broad in the transverse section of roots and stems; 1-5 and 1-7 vascular bundles in the xylem of transverse section of roots and stem, respectively. Collateral vascular bundle in the main veins of transverse section of leaves. There are multitudinous types of stomas in the leaf abaxial epidermis, most of which are anomocytic.   Conclusion  These characteristics could provide reference for the correct identification of A. lylei.
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of four kinds of Huangshan chrysanthemum
WANG Lin, FANG Yu, YU Wenwu, HONG Ze
2023, 41(5): 325-328. doi: 10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202211024
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  Objective  To investigate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of four kinds of Huangshan chrysanthemum.   Methods  ABTS, FRAP and DPPH were used to detect the antioxidant activities of Huangshan golden silk chrysanthemum, Huangshan chrysanthemum, Huangshan gongju, and Huangshan dendranthema. Their anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated by NF-κB reporter gene assay and rat foot swelling models.   Results  The outcomes of ABTS, FRAP and DPPH showed that the water extracts of four kinds of chrysanthemum all had certain antioxidant activities and the activities of Huangshan golden silk chrysanthemum were strongest, followed by Huangshan chrysanthemum , Huangshan gongju , and Huangshan dendranthema. Results of NF-κB reporter gene assay and rat foot swelling models showed that four extracts of chrysanthemum morifolium could inhibit the transcription of NF-κB induced by LPS and alleviate foot swelling of rat induced by carrageenan, with the strongest activity of Huangshan chrysanthemum, followed by Huangshan golden silk chrysanthemum, Huangshan gongju, and Huangshan dendranthema.   Conclusion  The antioxidant activities of Huangshan golden silk chrysanthemum were strongest, followed by Huangshan chrysanthemum, Huangshan gongju, and Huangshan dendranthema. The anti-inflammatory activities of Huangshan chrysanthemum were strongest, followed by Huangshan golden silk chrysanthemum, Huangshan gongju, and Huangshan dendranthema.