Medicinal leeches have been utilized in therapy for thousands of years. However, the adaptation physiology between leeches and hosts is not fully understand. To disclose the molecular mechanisms of adaptation between ...Medicinal leeches have been utilized in therapy for thousands of years. However, the adaptation physiology between leeches and hosts is not fully understand. To disclose the molecular mechanisms of adaptation between leech and host, the body transcriptomes of hunger and fed blood-sucking Poecilobdella javanica, Haemadipsa cavatuses, and Hirudo nipponia leeches were obtained by RNA sequencing, after comparison, a stratified unigenes group was obtained, which closely correlated to body distension. In the group, Rfamide receptor decreased significantly (P < 0.05) while serotonin receptor increased significantly (P < 0.05). Moreover, four KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways, including cardiac muscle contraction, complement and coagulation cascades, renin-angiotensin system, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were significantly enriched. The unigenes annotation, neuroregulators correlation analysis and induced function of the KEGG pathways, were consistently supported the same result as: vasoconstriction and systole reaction enhance in hunger leeches and vice versa vasodilation and diastole increase in fed leeches, meanwhile, Interspecific comparison and correlative analyses of physiological function showed that the strongest reaction of induced heart failure from four KEGG occur in strongest reaction of systole in hungry P. javanica and in strongest reaction of diastole in fed H. nipponia. Overall, heart failure is likely a physiological function involved in feeding behaviour.展开更多
A discrete Hopf fibration of S15 over S8 with S7 (unit octonions) as fibers leads to a 16D Polytope P16 with 4320 vertices obtained from the convex hull of the 16D Barnes-Wall lattice Λ16. It is argued (conjectured) ...A discrete Hopf fibration of S15 over S8 with S7 (unit octonions) as fibers leads to a 16D Polytope P16 with 4320 vertices obtained from the convex hull of the 16D Barnes-Wall lattice Λ16. It is argued (conjectured) how a subsequent 2-1 mapping (projection) of P16 onto a 8D-hyperplane might furnish the 2160 vertices of the uniform 241 polytope in 8-dimensions, and such that one can capture the chain sequence of polytopes 241,231,221,211in D=8,7,6,5dimensions, leading, respectively, to the sequence of Coxeter groups E8,E7,E6,SO(10)which are putative GUT group candidates. An embedding of the E8⊕E8and E8⊕E8⊕E8lattice into the Barnes-Wall Λ16 and Leech Λ24 lattices, respectively, is explicitly shown. From the 16D lattice E8⊕E8one can generate two separate families of Elser-Sloane 4D quasicrystals (QC’s) with H4 (icosahedral) symmetry via the “cut-and-project” method from 8D to 4D in each separate E8 lattice. Therefore, one obtains in this fashion the Cartesian product of two Elser-Sloane QC’s Q×Qspanning an 8D space. Similarly, from the 24D lattice E8⊕E8⊕E8one can generate the Cartesian product of three Elser-Sloane 4D quasicrystals (QC’s) Q×Q×Qwith H4 symmetry and spanning a 12D space.展开更多
Leech salivary extract (LSE) was screened for the anti-tubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis using microbroth dilution method. The bioactive components in LSE were determined using Shimadzu GC-MS QP20...Leech salivary extract (LSE) was screened for the anti-tubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis using microbroth dilution method. The bioactive components in LSE were determined using Shimadzu GC-MS QP2010 SE. The LSE exhibited bactericidal effects on M. tuberculosis at 50% (v/v). The result of the GC-MS analysis of LSE revealed seventeen (17) bioactive components. The major fatty acid components were oleic acid (33.9%) and palmitic acid also known as hexadecanoic acid (22.6%). Other bioactive components detected in appreciable amounts in LSE include, 4-bromobutyric acid (16.86%), 6,17-Octadiene-1-ol acetate (9.78%) and octahydro-1,4,9,9- tetramethyl (5.21%). The anti-tubercular activity of the LSE was attributed to these bioactive components. The results obtained suggest that leech salivary extract could be used in treating tuberculosis.展开更多
[Objectives] To identify the species of Hirudo from different sources. [Methods] In accordance with morphological, anatomical and molecular taxonomic characteristics, the identification conclusion was drawn. [Results]...[Objectives] To identify the species of Hirudo from different sources. [Methods] In accordance with morphological, anatomical and molecular taxonomic characteristics, the identification conclusion was drawn. [Results] The living samples of Hirudo belong to 1 order, 2 families, 3 genera and 5 species, and the dry samples of medicinal leeches belong to 4 species. [Conclusions] The sources of medicinal leeches are complex, and there is a problem that Hirudo from different basic sources are mixed for medication.展开更多
目的探讨水蛭治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致神经功能障碍患者的临床疗效。方法选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD导致认知功能障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为...目的探讨水蛭治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致神经功能障碍患者的临床疗效。方法选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD导致认知功能障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为对照组(n=60,常规西药内科基础治疗)和观察组(n=60,在对照组基础上增加中药水蛭治疗)。分别于治疗前、治疗2周及治疗3个月后观察两组患者的神经功能障碍评分和血清胱抑素C、同型半胱氨酸、高敏C反应蛋白指标水平。结果与治疗前相比,两组治疗2周、治疗3个月后的神经功能障碍评分以及血清胱抑素C、同型半胱氨酸、高敏C反应蛋白指标水平均明显下降,且观察组治疗3个月后下降幅度更大,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。观察组治疗的总有效率(86.67%)高于对照组(71.67%),差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)=4.093,P<0.05)。结论水蛭能有效改善CSVD所致的神经功能缺损,同时能降低患者血清胱抑素C、同型半胱氨酸、高敏C反应蛋白指标水平。展开更多
目的探究水蛭饮片治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致认知障碍患者的临床疗效。方法方便选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD所致认知障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为...目的探究水蛭饮片治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致认知障碍患者的临床疗效。方法方便选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD所致认知障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为对照组和观察组,各60例。对照组实施内科常规西药基础治疗,观察组在对照组治疗基础上增加中药水蛭口服治疗。观察并对比两组的治疗结果。结果治疗后与对照组相比,观察组最小量认知评估量表(Mini Mental State Examination,MMSE)评分、蒙特利尔认知评估量表(Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA)评分更高,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。观察组临床治疗有效率(86.67%)显著高于对照组(71.67%),差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)=4.093,P<0.05)。治疗后与对照组相比,观察组的白细胞介素-6(Interleukin-6,IL-6)和超敏-C反应蛋白(High Sensitive C-reactive Protein,hs-CRP)水平更低,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。结论水蛭能有效减轻CSVD所致认知障碍患者的临床症状,改善患者的认知功能障碍。展开更多
目的:探讨水蛭治疗心肌梗死(myocardial infarction,MI)的差异靶基因和信号通路。方法:从基因表达综合数据库(gene expression omnibus,GEO)中检索与MI有关的数据芯片,利用GEO2R工具对数据芯片进行在线分析,筛选出MI差异表达的靶基因;...目的:探讨水蛭治疗心肌梗死(myocardial infarction,MI)的差异靶基因和信号通路。方法:从基因表达综合数据库(gene expression omnibus,GEO)中检索与MI有关的数据芯片,利用GEO2R工具对数据芯片进行在线分析,筛选出MI差异表达的靶基因;利用中医药综合数据库(traditional Chinese medicine integrated database,TCMID)、比较毒理基因组学数据库(comparative toxicogenomics database,CTD)、BATMAN、SwissTargetPrediction数据库筛选与水蛭相关的靶点;利用STRING数据库和核心靶基因导入基因功能注释数据库(the database for annotation visualization and integrated discovery,DAVID),对水蛭治疗MI的差异靶基因进行基因本体论(gene ontology,GO)富集分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)富集分析。结果:利用GEO2R工具筛选出794个与MI有关的差异靶基因,包括386个下调基因,408个上调基因;利用TCMID数据库得到518个与水蛭相关的靶点;最终筛选出28个水蛭治疗MI的差异靶基因,10个关键基因;经GO和KEGG富集分析得到P<0.05的生物过程(biological process,BP)25个、细胞组分(cell component,CC)5个、分子功能(molecular function,MF)27个,信号通路22条。结论:水蛭治疗MI的差异靶基因包括VEGFA、AREG、EGFR等基因,其作用机制可能与水蛭调控Rap1、PI3K-Akt、Ras、MAPK、HIF-1等信号通路有关。展开更多
文摘Medicinal leeches have been utilized in therapy for thousands of years. However, the adaptation physiology between leeches and hosts is not fully understand. To disclose the molecular mechanisms of adaptation between leech and host, the body transcriptomes of hunger and fed blood-sucking Poecilobdella javanica, Haemadipsa cavatuses, and Hirudo nipponia leeches were obtained by RNA sequencing, after comparison, a stratified unigenes group was obtained, which closely correlated to body distension. In the group, Rfamide receptor decreased significantly (P < 0.05) while serotonin receptor increased significantly (P < 0.05). Moreover, four KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways, including cardiac muscle contraction, complement and coagulation cascades, renin-angiotensin system, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were significantly enriched. The unigenes annotation, neuroregulators correlation analysis and induced function of the KEGG pathways, were consistently supported the same result as: vasoconstriction and systole reaction enhance in hunger leeches and vice versa vasodilation and diastole increase in fed leeches, meanwhile, Interspecific comparison and correlative analyses of physiological function showed that the strongest reaction of induced heart failure from four KEGG occur in strongest reaction of systole in hungry P. javanica and in strongest reaction of diastole in fed H. nipponia. Overall, heart failure is likely a physiological function involved in feeding behaviour.
文摘A discrete Hopf fibration of S15 over S8 with S7 (unit octonions) as fibers leads to a 16D Polytope P16 with 4320 vertices obtained from the convex hull of the 16D Barnes-Wall lattice Λ16. It is argued (conjectured) how a subsequent 2-1 mapping (projection) of P16 onto a 8D-hyperplane might furnish the 2160 vertices of the uniform 241 polytope in 8-dimensions, and such that one can capture the chain sequence of polytopes 241,231,221,211in D=8,7,6,5dimensions, leading, respectively, to the sequence of Coxeter groups E8,E7,E6,SO(10)which are putative GUT group candidates. An embedding of the E8⊕E8and E8⊕E8⊕E8lattice into the Barnes-Wall Λ16 and Leech Λ24 lattices, respectively, is explicitly shown. From the 16D lattice E8⊕E8one can generate two separate families of Elser-Sloane 4D quasicrystals (QC’s) with H4 (icosahedral) symmetry via the “cut-and-project” method from 8D to 4D in each separate E8 lattice. Therefore, one obtains in this fashion the Cartesian product of two Elser-Sloane QC’s Q×Qspanning an 8D space. Similarly, from the 24D lattice E8⊕E8⊕E8one can generate the Cartesian product of three Elser-Sloane 4D quasicrystals (QC’s) Q×Q×Qwith H4 symmetry and spanning a 12D space.
文摘Leech salivary extract (LSE) was screened for the anti-tubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis using microbroth dilution method. The bioactive components in LSE were determined using Shimadzu GC-MS QP2010 SE. The LSE exhibited bactericidal effects on M. tuberculosis at 50% (v/v). The result of the GC-MS analysis of LSE revealed seventeen (17) bioactive components. The major fatty acid components were oleic acid (33.9%) and palmitic acid also known as hexadecanoic acid (22.6%). Other bioactive components detected in appreciable amounts in LSE include, 4-bromobutyric acid (16.86%), 6,17-Octadiene-1-ol acetate (9.78%) and octahydro-1,4,9,9- tetramethyl (5.21%). The anti-tubercular activity of the LSE was attributed to these bioactive components. The results obtained suggest that leech salivary extract could be used in treating tuberculosis.
文摘[Objectives] To identify the species of Hirudo from different sources. [Methods] In accordance with morphological, anatomical and molecular taxonomic characteristics, the identification conclusion was drawn. [Results] The living samples of Hirudo belong to 1 order, 2 families, 3 genera and 5 species, and the dry samples of medicinal leeches belong to 4 species. [Conclusions] The sources of medicinal leeches are complex, and there is a problem that Hirudo from different basic sources are mixed for medication.
文摘目的探讨水蛭治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致神经功能障碍患者的临床疗效。方法选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD导致认知功能障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为对照组(n=60,常规西药内科基础治疗)和观察组(n=60,在对照组基础上增加中药水蛭治疗)。分别于治疗前、治疗2周及治疗3个月后观察两组患者的神经功能障碍评分和血清胱抑素C、同型半胱氨酸、高敏C反应蛋白指标水平。结果与治疗前相比,两组治疗2周、治疗3个月后的神经功能障碍评分以及血清胱抑素C、同型半胱氨酸、高敏C反应蛋白指标水平均明显下降,且观察组治疗3个月后下降幅度更大,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。观察组治疗的总有效率(86.67%)高于对照组(71.67%),差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)=4.093,P<0.05)。结论水蛭能有效改善CSVD所致的神经功能缺损,同时能降低患者血清胱抑素C、同型半胱氨酸、高敏C反应蛋白指标水平。
文摘目的:探讨水蛭治疗心肌梗死(myocardial infarction,MI)的差异靶基因和信号通路。方法:从基因表达综合数据库(gene expression omnibus,GEO)中检索与MI有关的数据芯片,利用GEO2R工具对数据芯片进行在线分析,筛选出MI差异表达的靶基因;利用中医药综合数据库(traditional Chinese medicine integrated database,TCMID)、比较毒理基因组学数据库(comparative toxicogenomics database,CTD)、BATMAN、SwissTargetPrediction数据库筛选与水蛭相关的靶点;利用STRING数据库和核心靶基因导入基因功能注释数据库(the database for annotation visualization and integrated discovery,DAVID),对水蛭治疗MI的差异靶基因进行基因本体论(gene ontology,GO)富集分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)富集分析。结果:利用GEO2R工具筛选出794个与MI有关的差异靶基因,包括386个下调基因,408个上调基因;利用TCMID数据库得到518个与水蛭相关的靶点;最终筛选出28个水蛭治疗MI的差异靶基因,10个关键基因;经GO和KEGG富集分析得到P<0.05的生物过程(biological process,BP)25个、细胞组分(cell component,CC)5个、分子功能(molecular function,MF)27个,信号通路22条。结论:水蛭治疗MI的差异靶基因包括VEGFA、AREG、EGFR等基因,其作用机制可能与水蛭调控Rap1、PI3K-Akt、Ras、MAPK、HIF-1等信号通路有关。
