Chinese tonifying herbs, which are classified into four functional categories (namely, Yang, Qi, Yin, Blood) are commonly used for restoring normal body function and the prevention of diseases. To explore cell-based b...Chinese tonifying herbs, which are classified into four functional categories (namely, Yang, Qi, Yin, Blood) are commonly used for restoring normal body function and the prevention of diseases. To explore cell-based biological markers for Blood-enriching Chinese herbs, we investigate the effect of 11 commonly used Blood-enriching herbs on erythropoietin (EPO) production in HepG2 cells. Herbs for nourishing Yin were tested for determining the specificity of Blood-enriching herbs in inducing EPO production. In addition, the effects of Blood-enriching herbs on nitric oxide (NO) production in both HepG2 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were also investigated. The results indicated that methanolic extracts of Blood-enriching herbs (but not Yin-nourishing herbs) showed characteristic pharmacological activity in inducing EPO production in HepG2 cells and NO release in HUVECs. The experimental findings, therefore, support the use of cell-based EPO production and NO release as biological markers for Blood-enriching Chinese tonifying herbs.展开更多
Objective To investigate the effect of reinforced Decoction of Angelicae Sinensis for enriching blood (RDAEB) on the immunity of immunosuppressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide (Cy). Methods Mice were given RDAEB th...Objective To investigate the effect of reinforced Decoction of Angelicae Sinensis for enriching blood (RDAEB) on the immunity of immunosuppressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide (Cy). Methods Mice were given RDAEB through stomach perfusion for 10 d (50 mg/d). Then, RBC-C3bR rate,RBC-IC rate (as the index- es of erythrocyte immunity)and E-rosette forming rate,acidic a-naphthyl acetate esterase positive rate, lymphocyte transformation rate (as the indexes of cellular immunity) of mice were tested. Results RBC-C3Br rate, RBC-IC rat- e,E-rosette forming rate, acidic α-naphthyl acetate esterase positive rate and lymphocyte transformation rate in the Cy-RDAEB group were markedly higher than those in the Cy group (P<0.0l),and returned to the levels of normal group. Conclusion RDAEB is effective in recovering and enhancing cellular and erythrocyte immunity of immuno- suppressed mice.展开更多
Objective:To systemically review the efficacy and safety about the method of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat combined with western medicine in the therapy of patients with idi...Objective:To systemically review the efficacy and safety about the method of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat combined with western medicine in the therapy of patients with idiopathy membranous nephropathy(IMN).Methods:We collected the randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat for the treatment of IMN from Pub Med,The Cochrane Library,Medline,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),China Biology Medicine disc(CBM),Wanfang Data and Wiper Databases.Bias of risk of retrieval literature was evaluated according to Cochrane Collaboration standard,and Review Manager 5.3 software was used for statistical analysis.Results:Fourteen trials(836 participants)were included in the meta-analysis.This kind of traditional Chinese method combined with western medicine in the treatment of IMN exerted statistical differences in reducing 24-hour urinary protein[WMD=-0.97,95%CI(-1.30,-0.65),Z=5.86(P<0.00001)]and elevating serum albumin[WMD=3.83,95%CI(2.10,5.57),Z=4.33,P<0.0001],lowering serum cholesterol[WMD=-0.82,95%CI(-1.08,-0.56),Z=6.18,P<0.00001],triglycerides[WMD=-0.39,95%CI(-0.67,-0.11),Z=2.77,P=0.006]and reducing the risk of adverse events[OR=0.29,95%CI[0.16,0.50],Z=4.35,P<0.0001]in the patients with IMN as compared with controls.However,there was no statistically significant difference between the method and controls when combining all trials in serum creatinine[WMD=-5.52,95%CI(-18.06,7.03),Z=0.86,P=0.39],when combining all trials in urea nitrogen[WMD=-0.90,95%CI(-2.22,0.41),Z=1.35,P=0.18].Conclusion:The method of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat combined with western medicine exerts certain advantages and better safety in treating patients with IMN.However,for the inferiority of the included studies,the conclusion still needs high-quality and large-sample prospective randomized controlled trials to verify.展开更多
Background:To explore active components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)and its underlying complex mechanism in treating blood deficiency induced by chemotherapy drug based on network pharmacology and mice experimental valida...Background:To explore active components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)and its underlying complex mechanism in treating blood deficiency induced by chemotherapy drug based on network pharmacology and mice experimental validation.Methods:Active components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)were screened by Lipinski’s rule of five.Targets acted with active components were predicted by PharmMapper database,and targets whose function associated with blood deficiency were screened by Therapeutic Target Database and UniProt.The networks of component-target and target-pathway were constructed by Cytoscape.The levels of peripheral blood and organ indexes were detected in the animal experiments.Results:One hundred and seventy-three components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)were collected,and 60 active components were screened according to the rule of five.According to the degree value of compounds,the top 5 compounds were docosyl trans ferulate,C32 decursin,agrimonolide 6-O-β-D-glucoside,degree=11,173-ethoxyphaeophorbide,and eugenol.Finally,59 targets associated with blood deficiency were obtained and the top 5 targets were MAPK14,TTR,CDK2,AKR1B1 and AR.Based on the interaction network of componenttarget and target-pathway,it’s found that 60 active components could act with 59 targets and 44 pathways for treating blood deficiency.And then,the mice experiments showed that Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)could enrich blood by increasing the levels of red blood cell,white blood cell,hemoglobin,red blood cell specific volume and platelet,and the indexes of liver,thymus and spleen,which validated the treating effect of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba).Conclusion:In this study,a network pharmacology approach and animal experiments were established to explore the nourishing blood effect of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba).The results demonstrated that Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)could improve blood deficiency and provide a theoretical basis for the further research on the in-depth mechanism of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba).展开更多
Analyzing undiluted whole human blood is a challenge due to its complex composition of hematopoietic cellular populations,nucleic acids,metabolites,and proteins.We present a novel multi-functional microfluidic acousti...Analyzing undiluted whole human blood is a challenge due to its complex composition of hematopoietic cellular populations,nucleic acids,metabolites,and proteins.We present a novel multi-functional microfluidic acoustic streaming platform that enables sorting,enrichment and in situ identification of cellular subsets from whole blood.This single device platform,based on lateral cavity acoustic transducers(LCAT),enables(1)the sorting of undiluted donor whole blood into its cellular subsets(platelets,RBCs,and WBCs),(2)the enrichment and retrieval of breast cancer cells(MCF-7)spiked in donor whole blood at rare cell relevant concentrations(10 mL^(−1)),and(3)on-chip immunofluorescent labeling for the detection of specific target cellular populations by their known marker expression patterns.Our approach thus demonstrates a compact system that integrates upstream sample processing with downstream separation/enrichment,to carry out multi-parametric cell analysis for blood-based diagnosis and liquid biopsy blood sampling.展开更多
文摘Chinese tonifying herbs, which are classified into four functional categories (namely, Yang, Qi, Yin, Blood) are commonly used for restoring normal body function and the prevention of diseases. To explore cell-based biological markers for Blood-enriching Chinese herbs, we investigate the effect of 11 commonly used Blood-enriching herbs on erythropoietin (EPO) production in HepG2 cells. Herbs for nourishing Yin were tested for determining the specificity of Blood-enriching herbs in inducing EPO production. In addition, the effects of Blood-enriching herbs on nitric oxide (NO) production in both HepG2 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were also investigated. The results indicated that methanolic extracts of Blood-enriching herbs (but not Yin-nourishing herbs) showed characteristic pharmacological activity in inducing EPO production in HepG2 cells and NO release in HUVECs. The experimental findings, therefore, support the use of cell-based EPO production and NO release as biological markers for Blood-enriching Chinese tonifying herbs.
文摘Objective To investigate the effect of reinforced Decoction of Angelicae Sinensis for enriching blood (RDAEB) on the immunity of immunosuppressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide (Cy). Methods Mice were given RDAEB through stomach perfusion for 10 d (50 mg/d). Then, RBC-C3bR rate,RBC-IC rate (as the index- es of erythrocyte immunity)and E-rosette forming rate,acidic a-naphthyl acetate esterase positive rate, lymphocyte transformation rate (as the indexes of cellular immunity) of mice were tested. Results RBC-C3Br rate, RBC-IC rat- e,E-rosette forming rate, acidic α-naphthyl acetate esterase positive rate and lymphocyte transformation rate in the Cy-RDAEB group were markedly higher than those in the Cy group (P<0.0l),and returned to the levels of normal group. Conclusion RDAEB is effective in recovering and enhancing cellular and erythrocyte immunity of immuno- suppressed mice.
基金Scientific Research Special Project of Capital Health Development in 2018(No.First issues 2018-1-4192)TCM Science and Technology Development Fund of Beijing in 2020(No.JJ-2020-42)。
文摘Objective:To systemically review the efficacy and safety about the method of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat combined with western medicine in the therapy of patients with idiopathy membranous nephropathy(IMN).Methods:We collected the randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat for the treatment of IMN from Pub Med,The Cochrane Library,Medline,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),China Biology Medicine disc(CBM),Wanfang Data and Wiper Databases.Bias of risk of retrieval literature was evaluated according to Cochrane Collaboration standard,and Review Manager 5.3 software was used for statistical analysis.Results:Fourteen trials(836 participants)were included in the meta-analysis.This kind of traditional Chinese method combined with western medicine in the treatment of IMN exerted statistical differences in reducing 24-hour urinary protein[WMD=-0.97,95%CI(-1.30,-0.65),Z=5.86(P<0.00001)]and elevating serum albumin[WMD=3.83,95%CI(2.10,5.57),Z=4.33,P<0.0001],lowering serum cholesterol[WMD=-0.82,95%CI(-1.08,-0.56),Z=6.18,P<0.00001],triglycerides[WMD=-0.39,95%CI(-0.67,-0.11),Z=2.77,P=0.006]and reducing the risk of adverse events[OR=0.29,95%CI[0.16,0.50],Z=4.35,P<0.0001]in the patients with IMN as compared with controls.However,there was no statistically significant difference between the method and controls when combining all trials in serum creatinine[WMD=-5.52,95%CI(-18.06,7.03),Z=0.86,P=0.39],when combining all trials in urea nitrogen[WMD=-0.90,95%CI(-2.22,0.41),Z=1.35,P=0.18].Conclusion:The method of enriching qi,activating blood circulation,clearing away dampness and heat combined with western medicine exerts certain advantages and better safety in treating patients with IMN.However,for the inferiority of the included studies,the conclusion still needs high-quality and large-sample prospective randomized controlled trials to verify.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81760746 and 81803838)Education Department of Guizhou Province of China(GNYL[2017]006)+3 种基金Provincial Department of Education youth talent support program(qiankehe KY[2017]078)Key project at central government level:The ability establishment of sustainable use for valuable Chinese medicine resources(2060302)Science and Technology Department of Zunyi City of Zuniyi City of Guizhou Province of China([2016]35,[2016]33)Innovation talent team of Guizhou science and Technology Department(qiankehe platform talents[2020]5007).
文摘Background:To explore active components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)and its underlying complex mechanism in treating blood deficiency induced by chemotherapy drug based on network pharmacology and mice experimental validation.Methods:Active components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)were screened by Lipinski’s rule of five.Targets acted with active components were predicted by PharmMapper database,and targets whose function associated with blood deficiency were screened by Therapeutic Target Database and UniProt.The networks of component-target and target-pathway were constructed by Cytoscape.The levels of peripheral blood and organ indexes were detected in the animal experiments.Results:One hundred and seventy-three components of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)were collected,and 60 active components were screened according to the rule of five.According to the degree value of compounds,the top 5 compounds were docosyl trans ferulate,C32 decursin,agrimonolide 6-O-β-D-glucoside,degree=11,173-ethoxyphaeophorbide,and eugenol.Finally,59 targets associated with blood deficiency were obtained and the top 5 targets were MAPK14,TTR,CDK2,AKR1B1 and AR.Based on the interaction network of componenttarget and target-pathway,it’s found that 60 active components could act with 59 targets and 44 pathways for treating blood deficiency.And then,the mice experiments showed that Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)could enrich blood by increasing the levels of red blood cell,white blood cell,hemoglobin,red blood cell specific volume and platelet,and the indexes of liver,thymus and spleen,which validated the treating effect of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba).Conclusion:In this study,a network pharmacology approach and animal experiments were established to explore the nourishing blood effect of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba).The results demonstrated that Lanbuzheng(Gei herba)could improve blood deficiency and provide a theoretical basis for the further research on the in-depth mechanism of Lanbuzheng(Gei herba).
基金This work was supported by the NSF Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics(CADMIM)(Award Nos.IIP-1362165 and IIP-1362048)Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Award(Award No.SF-202940)the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award no.P30CA062203.
文摘Analyzing undiluted whole human blood is a challenge due to its complex composition of hematopoietic cellular populations,nucleic acids,metabolites,and proteins.We present a novel multi-functional microfluidic acoustic streaming platform that enables sorting,enrichment and in situ identification of cellular subsets from whole blood.This single device platform,based on lateral cavity acoustic transducers(LCAT),enables(1)the sorting of undiluted donor whole blood into its cellular subsets(platelets,RBCs,and WBCs),(2)the enrichment and retrieval of breast cancer cells(MCF-7)spiked in donor whole blood at rare cell relevant concentrations(10 mL^(−1)),and(3)on-chip immunofluorescent labeling for the detection of specific target cellular populations by their known marker expression patterns.Our approach thus demonstrates a compact system that integrates upstream sample processing with downstream separation/enrichment,to carry out multi-parametric cell analysis for blood-based diagnosis and liquid biopsy blood sampling.
