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1.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 63(5): e202316089, 2024 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38059276

RESUMO

Overexpression of pathogenic membrane proteins drives abnormal proliferation and invasion of tumor cells. Various strategies to durably knockdown membrane proteins with heterobifunctional degraders have been successfully developed, including LYTAC, KineTAC, and AbTAC. However, challenges including complicated synthetic procedures and the inability to simultaneously degrade multiple pathogenic proteins still exist. Herein, we developed insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2)-tagged aptamer chimeras (ITACs) that link the cell-surface lysosome-targeting receptor IGF2R and membrane proteins of interest (POIs) based on specific recognition of aptamers to the POIs and high-affinity binding of IGF2 to IGF2R. We demonstrated that ITACs exhibit robust degradation efficiency of various membrane proteins in multiple cell lines. Furthermore, systematic studies revealed that a moderate cell-surface IGF2R level is responsible for the excellent degradation performance of ITACs. Importantly, we further established a modular assembly strategy that allows assembly of one IGF2 with two aptamers with precise stoichiometry (dITACs), enabling cooperative and simultaneous degradation of two membrane proteins. This work provides an efficient and facile target membrane protein degradation platform and will shed light on the treatment of diseases related to the overexpression of membrane proteins.


Assuntos
Peptídeos Semelhantes à Insulina , Proteínas de Membrana , Membrana Celular
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 61(15): e202117658, 2022 04 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35137499

RESUMO

Analyzing complex single-nucleotide-polymorphism (SNP) combinations in the genome is important for research and clinical applications, given that different SNP combinations can generate different phenotypic consequences. Recent works have shown that DNA-based molecular computing is powerful for simultaneously sensing and analyzing complex molecular information. Here, we designed a switching circuit-based DNA computational scheme that can integrate the sensing of multiple SNPs and simultaneously perform logical analysis of the detected SNP information to directly report clinical outcomes. As a demonstration, we successfully achieved automatic and accurate identification of 21 different blood group genotypes from 83 clinical blood samples with 100 % accuracy compared to sequencing data in a more rapid manner (3 hours). Our method enables a new mode of automatic and logical sensing and analyzing subtle molecular information for clinical diagnosis, as well as guiding personalized medication.


Assuntos
Computadores Moleculares , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , DNA/genética , Genótipo , Nucleotídeos , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi ; 46(9): 2344-2349, 2021 May.
Artigo em Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34047139

RESUMO

Chinese patent medicine prescriptions containing Jujubea Fructus in 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia and the Composition Principles of Chinese Patent Drug were collected, and the characteristics of Chinese patent medicine containing Jujubea Fructus were analyzed by using data mining technology. Statistical software Excel 2019, Clementine 12.0 and SPSS 21.0 were used to conduct statistical analysis of conforming Chinese patent medicine prescriptions by means of frequency statistics, association rule analysis and cluster analysis. Finally, a total of 185 Chinese patent medicine prescriptions containing Jujubea Fructus were included in this study, involving 402 Chinese medicines and 28 kinds of high frequency Chinese medicines, with Jujubea Fructus, Poria, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, and Codonopsis Radix as the top five. The deficiency-nourishing drugs were in the most common efficacy classification, mainly sweet, bitter and pungent, with most medicine properties of warm and gentle, main meridians of spleen lung and stomach, dosage forms of pills, granules and tablets, and main indications of splenic diseases. Fifteen drug combinations were obtained in association rule analysis. Eleven drug combinations were obtained by association rule analysis of Chinese patent medicine containing Jujubea Fructus in the treatment of splenic diseases, and the drugs were divided into two categories by cluster analysis. According to the above analysis, it is found that the Chinese patent medicine prescriptions containing Jujubea Fructus are mainly composed of deficiency-nourishing drugs, mostly compatible with drugs of sweet, bitter and pungent flavors, warm and gentle properties, and spleen, lung, and stomach meridians in the treatment of splenic diseases, with Sijunzi Decoction as the main drug. This study provides guidance for modern clinical application and development of Jujubea Fructus.


Assuntos
Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , China , Mineração de Dados , Glycyrrhiza , Medicamentos sem Prescrição
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Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi ; 46(4): 772-776, 2021 Feb.
Artigo em Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33645080

RESUMO

The evaluation standard of LEAD animal model was established according to the understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of diabetic lower extremity vascular disease based on Chinese and Western medicine. The consistency between the existing LEAD animal model and the clinical characteristics of traditional Chinese and Western medicine was analyzed and evaluated. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing model were compared,the application scope of different models was considered,and the possible improvement methods of the existing model were proposed,so as to provide impetus for the improvement of LEAD animal model.We should reflect more characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes in the process of model improvement and development,making the LEAD animal model to get closer to clinical features of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.


Assuntos
Diabetes Mellitus , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas , Medicina , Animais , China , Diabetes Mellitus/tratamento farmacológico , Extremidade Inferior , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 60(20): 11267-11271, 2021 05 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33634555

RESUMO

The ability to regulate membrane protein abundance offers great opportunities for developing therapeutic sites for various diseases. Herein, we describe a platform for the targeted degradation of membrane-associated proteins using bispecific aptamer chimeras that bind both the cell-surface lysosome-shuttling receptor (IGFIIR) and the targeted membrane-bound proteins of interest. We demonstrate that the aptamer chimeras can efficiently and quickly shuttle the therapeutically relevant membrane proteins of Met and PTK-7 to lysosomes and degrade them through the lysosomal protein degradation machinery. We anticipate that our method will provide a universal platform for the use of readily synthesized aptamer materials for biochemical research and potential therapeutics.


Assuntos
Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/química , Membrana Celular/química , Células HeLa , Humanos , Lisossomos/química , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/química
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 46(D1): D139-D145, 2018 01 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29036329

RESUMO

Identifying disease-causing variants among a large number of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) is still a major challenge. Recently, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has become a research hotspot because of its critical roles in many fundamental biological processes and a variety of diseases. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effect of variants on m6A modification, in order to gain a better understanding of them. Here, we report m6AVar (http://m6avar.renlab.org), a comprehensive database of m6A-associated variants that potentially influence m6A modification, which will help to interpret variants by m6A function. The m6A-associated variants were derived from three different m6A sources including miCLIP/PA-m6A-seq experiments (high confidence), MeRIP-Seq experiments (medium confidence) and transcriptome-wide predictions (low confidence). Currently, m6AVar contains 16 132 high, 71 321 medium and 326 915 low confidence level m6A-associated variants. We also integrated the RBP-binding regions, miRNA-targets and splicing sites associated with variants to help users investigate the effect of m6A-associated variants on post-transcriptional regulation. Because it integrates the data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and ClinVar, m6AVar is also a useful resource for investigating the relationship between the m6A-associated variants and disease. Overall, m6AVar will serve as a useful resource for annotating variants and identifying disease-causing variants.


Assuntos
Adenosina/análogos & derivados , Bases de Dados de Ácidos Nucleicos , RNA/genética , RNA/metabolismo , Adenosina/metabolismo , Animais , Variação Genética , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Humanos , Internet , Camundongos , Anotação de Sequência Molecular , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Processamento Pós-Transcricional do RNA , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Interface Usuário-Computador
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 59(52): 23564-23568, 2020 12 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32896066

RESUMO

A single-step method for isolation of specific cells based on multiple surface markers will have unique advantages because of its scalability, efficacy, and mildness. Herein, we developed multi-aptamer-mediated proximity ligation method on live cell membranes that leverages a multi-receptor co-recognition design for enhanced specificity, as well as a robust in situ signal amplification design for improved sensitivity of cell isolation. We demonstrated the promising efficacy of our method on differentiating tumor cell subtypes in both cell mixtures and clinical samples. Owing to its simple and fast operation with excellent cell isolation sensitivity and accuracy, this approach will have broad applications in biological science, biomedical engineering, and personalized medicine.


Assuntos
Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Separação Celular/métodos , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Humanos
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Biotechnol Lett ; 39(8): 1129-1139, 2017 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28527118

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the transcriptome of Spodoptera frugiperda 9 (Sf9) cells infected with AcMNPV or AcMNPV-BmK IT. RESULTS: A comprehensive transcriptome profile for Sf9 cells infected with AcMNPV or AcMNPV-BmK IT is shown. 43127572, 46529744 and 47235310 RNA-Seq profiles permitted the quantification of expression levels for control (C), AcMNPV-BmK IT treatment (ABT) and AcMNPV treatment (AT) groups. There were 997 up-regulated or down-regulated candidate genes with significant different expression level in these treatment groups. CONCLUSION: These results provide a broad spectrum of candidate genes that are critically involved in the molecular regulation mechanism of Sf9 cells infected with AcMNPV-BmK IT.


Assuntos
Baculoviridae/genética , Genes de Insetos/genética , Células Sf9/metabolismo , Células Sf9/virologia , Transcriptoma/genética , Animais , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/genética , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/fisiologia , Nucleopoliedrovírus/genética , Venenos de Escorpião/genética , Venenos de Escorpião/metabolismo , Venenos de Escorpião/farmacologia , Células Sf9/imunologia , Transcriptoma/efeitos dos fármacos
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Saudi Pharm J ; 25(4): 556-563, 2017 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28579891

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the protective characteristic of chlorogenic acid, a natural glucosyl xanthone found in Lonicera Japonica on the cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury and the underlying mechanism. METHODS: Focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion model was built by blocking the left middle cerebral artery in rats by using the suture-occluded method. Before operation, the corresponding drugs were given for each group once a day for 7 days. After 1 h of final administration, the model was built, after operation, reperfusion was conducted for 22 h, Before the reperfusion 10 min tail vein injection of large, medium and small dose of chlorogenic acid and then mortality was calculated, and Neurological deficit score (NDS) was conducted, and serum was collected to measure the NSE level; a 2 mm thick brain slice located at the intersection of optic nerves was collected for TTC staining, and the percentage of cerebral infarction area was calculated; brain homogenate was collected to measure the ICAM-1, VCAM-1, EPO and HIF-1α levels in brain tissue of cerebral ischemia reperfusion rat models; NGF was detected using immunohistochemical method; the morphological changes in brain tissue was observed with HE staining. RESULTS: All focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion rat models were duplicated successfully. Every chlorogenic acid group with different dosage can significantly reduce the mortality, NDS and cerebral infarction area of rats, and significantly increase the EPO, HIF-1α and NGF levels in brain tissue; significantly improve the pathological lesions of hippocampus and cortex in brain tissue. CONCLUSION: The results showed that chlorogenic acid could protect the focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury rat models by adjusting the inflammatory factor, hypoxia factor and nerve growth factor.

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Mol Cell Biochem ; 423(1-2): 67-73, 2016 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27629884

RESUMO

The baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) possesses p35 gene, which encodes antiapoptosis protein P35 (or Ac-P35). A previous study showed that deleting p35 promoted premature cytolysis and caused the reduction of virus yield. In this report, we examined the role of P35 in regulating the expression of Ac-IAPs (inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in AcMNPV) and SfP53 (an apoptosis protein in Sf9 cells), and its effect on the production of progeny virus. Results showed that the overexpression of P35 caused a delay in the increase process of SfP53 before 36-h post infection and improved the transcription levels of iaps gene dramatically; it was more favorable to improve the transcription level of iap1 at 24-72 h post infection. Moreover, P35 could promote the production of progeny virus. This is the first study to disclose the relationship among p35, iap1, iap2, Sfp53 and the replication of the virus in the AcMNPV infection process, which provides the basis for improving the insecticidal activity of recombinant AcMNPV in terms of theory and technology.


Assuntos
Apoptose , Proteínas Inibidoras de Apoptose/metabolismo , Nucleopoliedrovírus/fisiologia , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Replicação Viral/fisiologia , Animais , Proteínas Inibidoras de Apoptose/genética , Células Sf9 , Spodoptera , Proteínas Virais/genética
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Biotechnol Lett ; 38(10): 1673-81, 2016 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27323750

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the mechanisms underlying the impact of recombinant Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV)-mediated BmK IT expression on the function of baculovirus GP64 envelope fusion protein and progeny virus production. RESULTS: Viral propagation assay indicated that overexpression GP64 could promote replication of AcMNPV. AcMNPV-mediated expression of BmK IT also promoted replication of AcMNPV. Immunofluorescence analysis showed BmK IT, which was regulated by very early promoter IE1 in AcMNPV, could make the GP64 protein move to the cytomembrane soon after transfection. BmK IT, which is regulated by P10 protein promoter (P10) and polyhedrosis promoter (PH), could promote the expression of GP64. CONCLUSION: BmK IT, regulated by very early promoter IE1, P10 protein promoter (P10) and PH, accelerated the expression of GP64 protein, promoted its early cytomembrane localization and then triggered virus budding and progeny virus production.


Assuntos
Nucleopoliedrovírus/fisiologia , Venenos de Escorpião/metabolismo , Spodoptera/virologia , Proteínas Virais de Fusão/metabolismo , Animais , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Regulação Viral da Expressão Gênica , Nucleopoliedrovírus/genética , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Venenos de Escorpião/genética , Células Sf9 , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/genética , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais de Fusão/genética , Ensaio de Placa Viral , Replicação Viral
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Nanotechnology ; 24(16): 165102, 2013 Apr 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23535229

RESUMO

A variety of inorganic nanomaterials have been shown to induce autophagy, a cellular degradation process critical for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. The overwhelming majority of autophagic responses elicited by nanomaterials were detrimental to cell fate and contributed to increased cell death. A widely held view is that the inorganic nanoparticles, when encapsulated and trapped by autophagosomes, may compromise the normal autophagic process due to the inability of the cells to degrade these materials and thus they manifest a detrimental effect on the well-being of a cell. Here we show that, contrary to this notion, nano-sized paramontroseite VO2 nanocrystals (P-VO2) induced cyto-protective, rather than death-promoting, autophagy in cultured HeLa cells. P-VO2 also caused up-regulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a cellular protein with a demonstrated role in protecting cells against death under stress situations. The autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine significantly inhibited HO-1 up-regulation and increased the rate of cell death in cells treated with P-VO2, while the HO-1 inhibitor protoporphyrin IX zinc (II) (ZnPP) enhanced the occurrence of cell death in the P-VO2-treated cells while having no effect on the autophagic response induced by P-VO2. On the other hand, Y2O3 nanocrystals, a control nanomaterial, induced death-promoting autophagy without affecting the level of expression of HO-1, and the pro-death effect of the autophagy induced by Y2O3. Our results represent the first report on a novel nanomaterial-induced cyto-protective autophagy, probably through up-regulation of HO-1, and may point to new possibilities for exploiting nanomaterial-induced autophagy for therapeutic applications.


Assuntos
Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Citoproteção/efeitos dos fármacos , Nanopartículas/química , Óxidos/química , Óxidos/farmacologia , Compostos de Vanádio/química , Compostos de Vanádio/farmacologia , Células HeLa , Heme Oxigenase-1/antagonistas & inibidores , Heme Oxigenase-1/genética , Humanos , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos
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Research (Wash D C) ; 6: 0019, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37040505

RESUMO

Heart failure (HF), leading as one of the main causes of mortality, has become a serious public health issue with high prevalence around the world. Single cardiomyocyte (CM) metabolomics promises to revolutionize the understanding of HF pathogenesis since the metabolic remodeling in the human hearts plays a vital role in the disease progression. Unfortunately, current metabolic analysis is often limited by the dynamic features of metabolites and the critical needs for high-quality isolated CMs. Here, high-quality CMs were directly isolated from transgenic HF mice biopsies and further employed in the cellular metabolic analysis. The lipids landscape in individual CMs was profiled with a delayed extraction mode in time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. Specific metabolic signatures were identified to distinguish HF CMs from the control subjects, presenting as possible single-cell biomarkers. The spatial distributions of these signatures were imaged in single cells, and those were further found to be strongly associated with lipoprotein metabolism, transmembrane transport, and signal transduction. Taken together, we systematically studied the lipid metabolism of single CMs with a mass spectrometry imaging method, which directly benefited the identification of HF-associated signatures and a deeper understanding of HF-related metabolic pathways.

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Int J Cancer ; 129(5): 1087-95, 2011 Sep 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21080439

RESUMO

Cysteamine (CS) has many biomedical and clinical applications because of its excellent water solubility, low cytotoxicity and good biocompatibility. A previous study by Brawer et al. reported the occurrence of many Gomori inclusion bodies in CS-treated astrocytes, which would suggest the induction of autophagy. Here we provided a comprehensive line of evidence demonstrating that CS caused autophagosome accumulation in cancer cells. CS exerted a biphasic effect on the autophagy process, increasing the formation of autophagosomes in the early phase and blocking the autophagic degradation in a later phase. Furthermore, we showed that CS sensitized doxorubicin-elicited chemotherapeutic killing in HeLa, B16 melanoma and doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7 cells and also enhanced chemotherapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin in a mouse melanoma model. Finally, we demonstrated that the chemosensitizing effect of CS was at least partly dependent on its ability to modulate autophagy. Our results revealed a novel biological function for CS in enhancing the chemotherapeutic effect of doxorubicin through autophagy modulation and pointed to the potential use of CS in adjunct cancer chemotherapy.


Assuntos
Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Cisteamina/farmacologia , Doxorrubicina/farmacologia , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Melanoma Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Melanoma Experimental/patologia , Animais , Autofagia , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Feminino , Células HeLa , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Células Tumorais Cultivadas
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Eur J Neurosci ; 33(2): 266-75, 2011 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21219473

RESUMO

Ghrelin, an orexigenic hormone, is mainly produced by the stomach and released into the circulation. Ghrelin receptors (growth hormone secretagogue receptors) are expressed throughout the brain, including the hippocampus. The activation of ghrelin receptors facilitates high-frequency stimulation (HFS)-induced long-term potentiation (LTP) in vitro, and also improves learning and memory. Herein, we report that a single infusion of ghrelin into the hippocampus led to long-lasting potentiation of excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) and population spikes (PSs) in the dentate gyrus of anesthetized rats. This potentiation was accompanied by a reduction in paired-pulse depression of the EPSP slope, an increase in paired-pulse facilitation of the PS amplitude, and an enhancement of EPSP-spike coupling, suggesting the involvement of both presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms. Meanwhile, ghrelin infusion time-dependently increased the phosphorylation of Akt-Ser473, a downstream molecule of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). Interestingly, PI3K inhibitors, but not NMDA receptor antagonist, inhibited ghrelin-induced potentiation. Although ghrelin had no effect on the induction of HFS-induced LTP, it prolonged the expression of HFS-induced LTP through extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2. The Morris water maze test showed that ghrelin enhanced spatial memory, and that this was prevented by pretreatment with PI3K inhibitor. Taken together, the findings show that: (i) a single infusion of ghrelin induced a new form of synaptic plasticity by activating the PI3K signaling pathway, without HFS and NMDA receptor activation; (ii) a single infusion of ghrelin also enhanced the maintenance of HFS-induced LTP through ERK activation; and (iii) repetitive infusion of ghrelin enhanced spatial memory by activating the PI3K signaling pathway. Thus, we propose that the ghrelin signaling pathway could have therapeutic value in cognitive deficits.


Assuntos
Giro Denteado/enzimologia , Giro Denteado/fisiologia , Grelina/farmacologia , Memória/efeitos dos fármacos , Plasticidade Neuronal/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Animais , Giro Denteado/efeitos dos fármacos , Ativação Enzimática , Potenciais Pós-Sinápticos Excitadores/efeitos dos fármacos , Potenciais Pós-Sinápticos Excitadores/fisiologia , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Potenciação de Longa Duração/efeitos dos fármacos , Potenciação de Longa Duração/fisiologia , Masculino , Aprendizagem em Labirinto/efeitos dos fármacos , Memória/fisiologia , Plasticidade Neuronal/fisiologia , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Comportamento Espacial/efeitos dos fármacos , Comportamento Espacial/fisiologia
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Curr Drug Deliv ; 18(4): 446-459, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33200698

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Overcoming the skin barrier to achieve the transdermal penetration of drugs across the Stratum Corneum (SC) remains a significant challenge. Our previous study showed that Fu's Cupping Therapy (FCT) contributes to the transdermal enhancement and percutaneous absorption rate of representative drugs and improves their clinical effects. This work evaluated the transdermal enhancement effect of FCT on drugs with different Molecular Weights (MW). METHODS: We investigated the enhancements in the transdermal penetration of eight types of model drugs through the skin of BALB/c-nu mice and Sprague Dawley rats using Franz diffusion devices. In addition, 3% azone, 5% azone, 3% peppermint oil, and 5% peppermint oil were used as penetration enhancers to study the transdermal behaviour of these drugs. RESULTS: Our results showed that the BALB/c-nu mouse skin was the best transdermal media, and the optimal time for FCT was 10 min. Compared with other penetration enhancers, FCT exerted a significantly improved effect on enhancing the percutaneous penetration of the selected log(P)- model drugs in addition to the two large MW drugs (ginsenoside Rg1 and notoginsenoside R1). Statistical analysis revealed that the relationship between the log(P) of various model drugs and the permeability coefficient [log(Pcm)] of the FCT group was log(Pcm)=0.080(log(P))2-0.136 (log(P))-0.282. CONCLUSION: FCT may be used as a novel method for enhancing physical penetration and thus effectively promoting the transdermal absorption of drugs and might lay a foundation for future research on drug transdermal technology.


Assuntos
Ventosaterapia , Preparações Farmacêuticas , Absorção Cutânea , Administração Cutânea , Animais , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Preparações Farmacêuticas/administração & dosagem , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Pele
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J Hazard Mater ; 398: 122327, 2020 11 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32454327

RESUMO

Recent researches have demonstrated that many nanoparticles are harmful to spermatogenesis. However, the reported nanoparticles -elicited testicular pathologies have been mostly confined to hormone levels and sperm quality and quantity, the detail mechanism is still largely unknown and the strategies to reduce the toxicity of nanoparticles on testis are lacking. Here, we found that CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) exposure impair double-strand break (DSB) repair in spermatocyte, leading to the disruption of meiotic progression and thus cell apoptosis and decreased sperm production. Furthermore, we found that QDs exposure elevates the autophagy. Crucially, both in vitro and in vivo studies indicated that elevated autophagy could down-regulate the expression of the genes responsible for homologous recombination, which is the main pathway for DSB repair during meiosis, indicating that spermatogenesis impairment by CdSe/ZnS QDs is mediated by autophagy. Consequently, injection of autophagy inhibitor (3-MA) restore DSB repair in spermatocytes, resulting in prevention of spermatocyte apoptosis and recovery of spermatogenesis. Our studies strongly indicate that autophagy is key for eliciting the spermatogenesis dysfunction after nanoparticle exposure, and autophagy inhibition can be used as a potential clinical remedy for alleviating the male reproductive toxicity of nanoparticles.


Assuntos
Compostos de Cádmio , Pontos Quânticos , Compostos de Selênio , Autofagia , Compostos de Cádmio/toxicidade , Masculino , Pontos Quânticos/toxicidade , Compostos de Selênio/toxicidade , Espermatogênese , Sulfetos/toxicidade , Compostos de Zinco/toxicidade
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Nat Nanotechnol ; 15(8): 709-715, 2020 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32451504

RESUMO

Early and precise cancer diagnosis substantially improves patient survival. Recent work has revealed that the levels of multiple microRNAs in serum are informative as biomarkers for the diagnosis of cancers. Here, we designed a DNA molecular computation platform for the analysis of miRNA profiles in clinical serum samples. A computational classifier is first trained in silico using miRNA profiles from The Cancer Genome Atlas. This is followed by a computationally powerful but simple molecular implementation scheme using DNA, as well as an effective in situ amplification and transformation method for miRNA enrichment in serum without perturbing the original variety and quantity information. We successfully achieved rapid and accurate cancer diagnosis using clinical serum samples from 22 healthy people (8) and people with lung cancer (14) with an accuracy of 86.4%. We envision that this DNA computational platform will inspire more clinical applications towards inexpensive, non-invasive and rapid disease screening, classification and progress monitoring.


Assuntos
Computadores Moleculares , Detecção Precoce de Câncer/métodos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Biologia Computacional , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/sangue , MicroRNAs/genética
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 261: 113054, 2020 Oct 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32534113

RESUMO

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) flower has been used widely in dietotherapy in China and other countries. It has good ethnopharmacological value in the treatment of various metabolic diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms by which it lowers serum uric acid are unknown. The development of pharmaceutical resources is very important. Here, we sought to elucidate the mode of action of herbaceous peony in terms of reducing uric acid levels. AIM OF THE STUDY: In the present research, the effects of the total glucosides of herbaceous peony flower were investigated in a rat hyperuricaemia model. Another aim of the study was to clarify the mechanism by which herbaceous peony flower (TGPF) lowers serum uric acid levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A hyperuricaemic rat model was induced via intragastric administration of 100 mg/kg adenine and 250 mg/kg ethambutol hydrochloride (EH) for 23 d. Then TongFengShu 600 mg/kg, allopurinol 42 mg/kg, or TGPF (50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, or 200 mg/kg) was administered 1 h after the adenine and EH treatments. RESULTS: TGPF improved weight loss and decreased serum UA, XOD, MCP-1, TNF-α, Cr, and BUN in the rats with hyperuricaemic nephropathy. TGPF downregulated renal URAT1 and GLUT9, upregulated renal OAT1, and ameliorated histopathological changes in the thymus, spleen, and kidney. CONCLUSION: TGPF is promising as a therapeutic agent against hyperuricaemia. It regulates the uric acid transporters and diminished serum uric acid levels, and alleviates renal pathology associated with hyperuricaemia.


Assuntos
Flores , Glucosídeos/farmacologia , Hiperuricemia/prevenção & controle , Rim/efeitos dos fármacos , Paeonia , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Ácido Úrico/sangue , Uricosúricos/farmacologia , Adenina , Animais , Biomarcadores/sangue , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Regulação para Baixo , Etambutol , Flores/química , Glucosídeos/isolamento & purificação , Hiperuricemia/sangue , Hiperuricemia/induzido quimicamente , Rim/metabolismo , Rim/patologia , Masculino , Paeonia/química , Extratos Vegetais/isolamento & purificação , Ratos Wistar , Uricosúricos/isolamento & purificação
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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; 6(8): 1801233, 2019 Apr 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31016106

RESUMO

Fullerene C60 nanocrystals (nano-C60) possess various attractive bioactivities, including autophagy induction and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIα (CaMKIIα) activation. CaMKIIα is a multifunctional protein kinase involved in many cellular processes including tumor progression; however, the biological effects of CaMKIIα activity modulated by nano-C60 in tumors have not been reported, and the relationship between CaMKIIα activity and autophagic degradation remains unclear. Herein, nano-C60 is demonstrated to elicit reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent cytotoxicity and persistent activation of CaMKIIα in osteosarcoma (OS) cells. CaMKIIα activation, in turn, produces a protective effect against cytotoxicity from nano-C60 itself. Inhibition of CaMKIIα activity by either the chemical inhibitor KN-93 or CaMKIIα knockdown dramatically promotes the anti-OS effect of nano-C60. Moreover, inhibition of CaMKIIα activity causes lysosomal alkalinization and enlargement, and impairs the degradation function of lysosomes, leading to autophagosome accumulation. Importantly, excessive autophagosome accumulation and autophagic degradation blocking are shown to play an important role in KN-93-enhanced-OS cell death. The synergistic anti-OS efficacy of KN-93 and nano-C60 is further revealed in an OS-xenografted murine model. The results demonstrate that CaMKIIα inhibition, along with the suppression of autophagic degradation, presents a promising strategy for improving the antitumor efficacy of nano-C60.

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