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BACKGROUND: Although previous studies have reported the effectiveness of acupuncture combined mecobalamin (AM) in the treatment of elderly diabetic peripheral neuropathy (EDPN), no systematic study has assessed its effectiveness and safety. Thus, this study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of AM for the treatment of patients with EDPN. METHODS: Bibliographic electronic databases will be searched as follows: Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, WANGFANG, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. All of them will be searched from each database initial to March 1, 2020 without language restrictions. All study selection, information extracted, and study quality evaluation will be performed by 2 independent authors. Any disagreements between 2 authors will be resolved by a third author via discussion. RevMan 5.3 software will be used for data pooling and meta-analysis performance if it is possible. RESULTS: This study will provide synthesis of current evidence of AM for patients with EDPN through primary outcome of glycemic profile, and secondary of neuropathic pain intensity, plantar tactile sensitivity, sensory nerve conduction velocity and motor nerve conduction velocity, health-related quality of life, and adverse events. CONCLUSION: This study will provide helpful reference for the efficacy and safety of AM for the treatment of patients with EDPN to the clinicians and further studies.Study registration number: INPLASY202040094.
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Acupuncture Therapy/methods , Diabetic Neuropathies/therapy , Dietary Supplements , Vitamin B 12/analogs & derivatives , Acupuncture Therapy/adverse effects , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Combined Modality Therapy , Diabetic Neuropathies/drug therapy , Humans , Neural Conduction , Pain Measurement , Quality of Life , Research Design , Vitamin B 12/administration & dosage , Vitamin B 12/adverse effects , Vitamin B 12/therapeutic use , Meta-Analysis as TopicABSTRACT
Three new linear peptides containing d-leucine, named whitmantides A-C (1-3), were isolated from the dried whole bodies of Whitmania pigra Whitman. Their structures with absolute configurations were elucidated by Edman degradation, mass spectrometry, Marfey's analysis, and solid-phase synthesis. It is the first time that peptides containing d-amino acid in leeches were discovered. Compounds 1-3 displayed neuroprotective activities against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion injury on Neuro-2a cells. In addition, ex vivo serum stability tests showed that 1-3 were resistant to protease degradation.
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Leeches/chemistry , Leucine/analysis , Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology , Peptides/chemistry , Animals , Neuroprotective Agents/chemistryABSTRACT
Five monoterpenoid bisindole alkaloids with new carbon skeletons, gelsecorydines A-E (1-5), together with their biogenetic precursors were isolated from the fruits of Gelsemium elegans. Compounds 1-5 represent the first examples of heterodimeric frameworks composed of a gelsedine-type alkaloid and a modified corynanthe-type one. Notably, compound 2 featured an unprecedented caged skeleton with a 6/5/7/6/5/6 heterohexacyclic ring system, which possessed a pyridine ring that linked the two monomers. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, X-ray diffraction, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for compounds 1-5 is proposed. Compounds 1, 3, 4, and 5 exhibited a significant inhibitory effect against nitric oxide (NO) production in macrophages.
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Alkaloids/chemistry , Fruit/chemistry , Gelsemium/chemistry , Indoles/chemistry , Alkaloids/isolation & purification , Alkaloids/pharmacology , Animals , Circular Dichroism , Crystallography, X-Ray , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Indoles/isolation & purification , Indoles/pharmacology , Macrophages/drug effects , Macrophages/metabolism , Mice , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , Nitric Oxide/antagonists & inhibitors , Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis , Quantum Theory , RAW 264.7 Cells , Structure-Activity RelationshipABSTRACT
Two pairs of atropisomeric bisindole alkaloids, gelsekoumidines A (1) and B (2), with a new carbon skeleton, were isolated from the roots of Gelsemium elegans. Compounds 1 and 2 represent the first examples of seco-koumine-gelsedine type alkaloids, which feature an unprecedented 20,21-seco-koumine scaffold fused with a gelsedine framework via a double bond. Their structures including absolute stereochemistry were elucidated by spectroscopic data, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. A plausible biogenetic pathway for the new compounds is also proposed. Compound 2 exhibited a moderate inhibitory effect against nitric oxide (NO) production.