Background:The treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)in recurrent aphthous stomatitis(RAS)based on syndrome differentiation has won the international acceptance,but the molecular mechanism of excess-heat syndr...Background:The treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)in recurrent aphthous stomatitis(RAS)based on syndrome differentiation has won the international acceptance,but the molecular mechanism of excess-heat syndrome and yin-deficiency syndrome of RAS remains unclear.Objective:To clarify specific microRNAs(miRNAs)and their functions in RAS patients with excess-heat or yin-deficiency.Methods:Serum samples were collected from patients meeting the RAS diagnostic criteria of excess-heat or yin-deficiency syndrome and healthy individuals.Core miRNAs were then identified under miRNA microarray anal-yses.Target prediction and bioinformatic analyses were carried out and gene-pathway-networks were visualized to better understand the relationship between different genes and pathways.Results:(1)90 individuals meeting the inclusion criteria were collected in this study.Among them,9 miRNAs were screened out in excess-heat syndrome group(EH group),with 1 upregulated and 8 downregulated.And four miRNAs(hsa-miR-20b-5p,hsa-miR-122-5p,hsa-miR-483-5p and hsa-miR-3197)were validated by real-time PCR method.14 miRNAs were screened out in yin-deficiency syndrome group(YD group)(7 upregulated and 7 downregulated).And hsa-miR-17-5p,hsa-miR-106-5p and hsa-miR-20b-5p were validated.(2)A total of 4,776 target genes were identified in EH group which enriched in GO categories including nervous system development and calcium ion binding and pathway such as PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and Calcium signaling pathway.10,172 target genes were identified in YD group which enriched GO categories included protein binding and positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter and pathway included MAPK signaling pathway and Ras signaling pathway.Conclusion:Hsa-miR-20b-5p in patients with RAS could act as the novel target for the classification of the syndrome.It is upregulated in RAS patients with excess-heat syndrome while downregulated in patients with yin-deficiency syndrome.The PI3K-Akt and MAPK signaling pathways and their related target genes may provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of RAS with excess-heat syndrome or yin-deficiency syndrome,respectively.展开更多
目的 观察白虎二至汤对热盛阴虚型糖尿病肾病(DKD)Ⅲ期患者的临床疗效。方法 将66例DKD患者随机分为对照组和治疗组,各33例。对照组采用缬沙坦胶囊治疗,治疗组在对照组治疗上加用白虎二至汤,观察2组患者空腹血糖(FBG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h ...目的 观察白虎二至汤对热盛阴虚型糖尿病肾病(DKD)Ⅲ期患者的临床疗效。方法 将66例DKD患者随机分为对照组和治疗组,各33例。对照组采用缬沙坦胶囊治疗,治疗组在对照组治疗上加用白虎二至汤,观察2组患者空腹血糖(FBG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)、糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、尿蛋白/肌酐比(UACR)、尿素氮(BUN)、血肌酐(Scr)以及中医证候积分水平。结果 治疗组有效率显著优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗后2组患者的2 h PG、HbA1c、UACR、BUN、Scr及中医证候积分水平均低于治疗前(P<0.05),且治疗组均低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论 白虎二至汤可显著改善早期糖尿病肾病患者的临床症状及中医证候,控制血糖水平,改善肾功能,延缓患者疾病进展,提高患者生活质量。展开更多
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(Grant No.2014CB543000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81803980)the National Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.LQ18H270004).
文摘Background:The treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)in recurrent aphthous stomatitis(RAS)based on syndrome differentiation has won the international acceptance,but the molecular mechanism of excess-heat syndrome and yin-deficiency syndrome of RAS remains unclear.Objective:To clarify specific microRNAs(miRNAs)and their functions in RAS patients with excess-heat or yin-deficiency.Methods:Serum samples were collected from patients meeting the RAS diagnostic criteria of excess-heat or yin-deficiency syndrome and healthy individuals.Core miRNAs were then identified under miRNA microarray anal-yses.Target prediction and bioinformatic analyses were carried out and gene-pathway-networks were visualized to better understand the relationship between different genes and pathways.Results:(1)90 individuals meeting the inclusion criteria were collected in this study.Among them,9 miRNAs were screened out in excess-heat syndrome group(EH group),with 1 upregulated and 8 downregulated.And four miRNAs(hsa-miR-20b-5p,hsa-miR-122-5p,hsa-miR-483-5p and hsa-miR-3197)were validated by real-time PCR method.14 miRNAs were screened out in yin-deficiency syndrome group(YD group)(7 upregulated and 7 downregulated).And hsa-miR-17-5p,hsa-miR-106-5p and hsa-miR-20b-5p were validated.(2)A total of 4,776 target genes were identified in EH group which enriched in GO categories including nervous system development and calcium ion binding and pathway such as PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and Calcium signaling pathway.10,172 target genes were identified in YD group which enriched GO categories included protein binding and positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter and pathway included MAPK signaling pathway and Ras signaling pathway.Conclusion:Hsa-miR-20b-5p in patients with RAS could act as the novel target for the classification of the syndrome.It is upregulated in RAS patients with excess-heat syndrome while downregulated in patients with yin-deficiency syndrome.The PI3K-Akt and MAPK signaling pathways and their related target genes may provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of RAS with excess-heat syndrome or yin-deficiency syndrome,respectively.
文摘目的 观察白虎二至汤对热盛阴虚型糖尿病肾病(DKD)Ⅲ期患者的临床疗效。方法 将66例DKD患者随机分为对照组和治疗组,各33例。对照组采用缬沙坦胶囊治疗,治疗组在对照组治疗上加用白虎二至汤,观察2组患者空腹血糖(FBG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)、糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、尿蛋白/肌酐比(UACR)、尿素氮(BUN)、血肌酐(Scr)以及中医证候积分水平。结果 治疗组有效率显著优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗后2组患者的2 h PG、HbA1c、UACR、BUN、Scr及中医证候积分水平均低于治疗前(P<0.05),且治疗组均低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论 白虎二至汤可显著改善早期糖尿病肾病患者的临床症状及中医证候,控制血糖水平,改善肾功能,延缓患者疾病进展,提高患者生活质量。
