Effective mechanism of polysaccharides from Erxian herbal pair in promoting bone repair in traumatic osteomyelitis by activating osteoblast GPR41 and inhibiting the MEK/ERK/MAPK signalling axis.

Polysaccharides are the key components of natural products; however, their effects on bone repair haven't been fully evaluated. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and mechanism of polysaccharides in promoting bone repair. The Erxian herb pair polysaccharide (EHP) was isolated and purified using water extraction (1:20 (w/v); 100 ± 2 °C; 5 h) and alcohol precipitation (80 ± 2 %).

Icariin-Enhanced Osteoclast-Derived Exosomes Promote Repair of Infected Bone Defects by Regulating Osteoclast and Osteoblast Communication.

Background: Infected bone defects pose a challenging clinical issue due to an imbalance of osteoclasts (OC) and osteoblasts (OB). Exosomes are crucial for intercellular signaling of OC and OB in bone repair. Icariin, has been shown to regulate the balance between OC and OB.

Epimedium-Curculigo herb pair enhances bone repair with infected bone defects and regulates osteoblasts through LncRNA MALAT1/miR-34a-5p/SMAD2 axis.

Infected bone defects (IBDs) are the common condition in the clinical practice of orthopaedics. Although surgery and anti-infective medicine are the firstly chosen treatments, in many cases, patients experience a prolonged bone union process after anti-infective treatment. Epimedium-Curculigo herb pair (ECP) has been proved to be effective for bone repair.

[Transcriptomic characteristics analysis of bone from chronic osteomyelitis].

Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism of chronic osteomyelitis and to clarify the role of MAPK signal pathway in the pathogenesis of chronic osteomyelitis, by collecting and analyzing the transcriptional information of bone tissue in patients with chronic osteomyelitis.

Methods: Four cases of traumatic osteomyelitis in limbs from June 2019 to June 2020 were selected, and the samples of necrotic osteonecrosis from chronic osteomyelitis (necrotic group), and normal bone tissue (control group) were collected. Transcriptome information was collected by Illumina Hiseq Xten high throughput sequencing platform, and the gene expression in bone tissue was calculated by FPKM.

Explorating the mechanism of Epimedii folium-Rhizoma drynariae herbal pair promoted bone defects healing through network pharmacology and experimental studies.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Bone defects are difficult to treat and have a high incidence of nonunion. The Epimedii folium-Rhizoma drynariae herbal pair (EDP) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used for treating bone diseases. However, the mechanisms by which EDP promotes osteogenesis or bone formation remain largely unclear.

Beneficial effect and mechanism of natural resourced polysaccharides on regulating bone metabolism through intestinal flora: A review.

Bone metabolism is an important biological process for maintaining bone health. Polysaccharides of natural origin exert beneficial effects on bone metabolism. Polysaccharide molecules often have difficulty passing through the intestinal cell membrane and are directly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract.

Yunvjian decoction attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced periodontitis by suppressing NFκB/NLRP3/IL-1β pathway.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Yunvjian decoction (YNJ) is a traditional Chinese herbal prescription that has been used in the clinical treatment of periodontitis. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of YNJ in the periodontitis treatment is not well understood.

Aim Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of YNJ against periodontitis and its underlying molecular mechanisms.

Erxian herbal pair enhances bone formation in infected bone nonunion models and attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced osteoblastinhibition by regulating miRNA-34a-5p.

Bacterium-induced inflammatory responses cause bone nonunion. Although antibiotics suppress infection, bone loss after antibacterial treatment remains a critical challenge. Erxian herbal pair (EHP) has been proven effective in promoting bone formation.

The miRNA-144-5p/IRS1/AKT axis regulates the migration, proliferation, and mineralization of osteoblasts: A mechanism of bone repair in diabetic osteoporosis.

Diabetic osteoporosis (DOP) is a disorder of bone metabolism induced by multiple mechanisms. Previous studies have revealed that microRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial roles in bone metabolism. MiRNA-144-5p has been proven to participate in the regulation of osteoblast activities; however, its specific mechanism in DOP has not been elucidated.

[Dispersive solid-phase extraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography for determination of seven anesthetics in aquatic products].

Nowadays, anesthetics are widely used in fishery production processes, such as fish breeding, surgery, and fresh aquatic product transportation. Because of the widespread application of anesthetic drugs in aquatic products, there is an increasing demand for the rapid and sensitive detection of anesthetic drugs in aquatic products. The complex aquatic product matrix contains a variety of interfering substances, such as proteins, fats, and phospholipids, along with anesthetic drug residues at very low concentrations; therefore, it is necessary to adopt appropriate pretreatment methods for improving the sensitivity of detection.

Inoscavin A, a pyrone compound isolated from a Sanghuangporus vaninii extract, inhibits colon cancer cell growth and induces cell apoptosis via the hedgehog signaling pathway.

Background: Sanghuangporus vaninii, a large precious medicinal fungus called Sanghuang in China, has significant antitumor activity. We previously reported that a Sanghuangporus vaninii extract could lead to apoptosis in HT-29 cells through the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. We further found that Inoscavin A exhibited anti-colon cancer activity, but its specific mechanisms have not been fully elucidated.

Benefits and mechanisms of polysaccharides from Chinese medicinal herbs for anti-osteoporosis therapy: A review.

Osteoporosis is a systemic metabolic bone disease with an increasing incidence rate. Chinese medicinal herbs have a long history of treating bone diseases. Polysaccharides are an important category of phytochemicals in Chinese medicinal herbs, and their health benefits have increased the interest of the public.

Prediction of allergic reaction risk of Shenmai injection based on real-world evidence coupled with UPLC-Q-TOF-MS.

The allergic reaction (AR) of Chinese herbal injection (CHI) has become one of the most noticeable focuses of public health in China. However, it still remains a considerable controversy as to whether low-molecular-weight components in CHI have potential sensitization. In this study, the relationship between AR and low-molecular-weight component profile of Shenmai injection was explored by an interdisciplinary technology integrating real-world evidence and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS).

Timosaponin BII improved osteoporosis caused by hyperglycemia through promoting autophagy of osteoblasts via suppressing the mTOR/NFκB signaling pathway.

Defective autophagy occurred in osteoblasts under stress induced by high glucose and played an essential role in the development of diabetic osteoporosis. Timosaponin BII, a steroidal saponin isolated from the rhizomes of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge, possessed anti-osteoporosis properties. In this study, we investigated the efficacy and mechanism of timosaponin BII on diabetic osteoporosis.

Transcriptome sequencing profiling identifies miRNA-331-3p as an osteoblast-specific miRNA in infected bone nonunion.

Bone nonunion caused by bacterial infection accounts for bone fractures, bone trauma and bone transplantation surgeries. Severe consequences include delayed unions and amputation and result in functional limitations, work disability, and poor quality of life. However, the mechanism of bone nonunion remains unknown.

Timosaponin AIII attenuates inflammatory injury in AGEs-induced osteoblast and alloxan-induced diabetic osteoporosis zebrafish by modulating the RAGE/MAPK signaling pathways.

Background: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) deposition causes inflammatory injury in osteoblasts and contributes to diabetic osteoporosis. The receptor for advanced glycation end product/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway (RAGE/MAPK) signaling pathway is closely linked to the pathogenesis of diabetic osteoporosis. Timosaponin AIII, a steroidal saponin isolated from Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge (Asparagaceae), shows anti-inflammatory and anti-osteoporosis effects.

[Preparation of difunctional polymer-based cation exchangers and their application in ion chromatography].

Ion chromatography (IC) is one of the most important means for the separation and analysis of cationic compounds. Research on high-performance cation exchangers is of great significance for the advancement of modern IC techniques. Herein we proposed a newly developed modification method for polymer-based particles, based on thiol-radical-mediated polymerization.

Preparation and application of polyvinyl alcohol-decorated cell membrane chromatography for screening anti-osteoporosis components from Liuwei Dihuang decoction-containing serum.

Cell membrane chromatography is a powerful tool for screening active components from complex matrices. New cell membrane carriers need to be developed to increase the coverage of cell membranes on the surface of stationary phases, thereby improving cell membrane chromatographic retention. In this work, we prepared polyvinyl alcohol-poly dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride modified silica gel as a cell membrane carrier.

Identification of high-risk patients for ADR induced by traditional Chinese medicine injection: a nested case-control study.

The adverse drug reaction (ADR) of traditional Chinese medicine injection (TCMI) has become one of the major concerns of public health in China. There are significant advantages for developing methods to improve the use of TCMI in routine clinical practice. The method of predicting TCMI-induced ADR was illustrated using a nested case-control study in 123 cases and 123 controls.

Erxian Decoction Attenuates TNF-α Induced Osteoblast Apoptosis by Modulating the Akt/Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway.

Erxian decoction (EXD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been used for treatment of osteoporosis for many years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacological effect of EXD in preventing osteoblast apoptosis and the underlying mechanism of prevention. Putative targets of EXD were predicted by network pharmacology, and functional and pathway enrichment analyses were also performed.

Absorption and utilisation of epimedin C and icariin from Epimedii herba, and the regulatory mechanism via the BMP2/ Runx2 signalling pathway.

Bone nonunion remains a challenge during the treatment of bone defect accompanied with infection. Epimedii herba is a widely used medicine in clinic to enhance bone healing. Epimedin C and icariin are the major flavonoid glycosides from Epimedii herba.

Integrated pathological cell fishing and network pharmacology approach to investigate main active components of Er-Xian decotion for treating osteoporosis.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Oxidative damage to osteoblasts was a key factor in the development of osteoporosis. Er-Xian Decotion (EXD) is widely used in China for the treatment of osteoporosis, which has a variety of antioxidant active ingredients. EXD may be an important source of protection against oxidative damage in osteoblasts, but the anti-osteoporotic active components of EXD is currently unclear.

A Combined Phytochemistry and Network Pharmacology Approach to Reveal the Potential Antitumor Effective Substances and Mechanism of .

() is a medicinal fungus that is widely used in East Asia for the adjuvant treatment of cancer. To elucidate the antitumor effective substances and mechanism of , we designed an approach incorporating cytotoxicity screening, phytochemical analysis, network pharmacology construction, and cellular and molecular experiments. The dichloromethane extract of (DCMPI) was identified as the active portion in HT-29 cells.

Treatment with Vancomycin Loaded Calcium Sulphate and Autogenous Bone in an Improved Rabbit Model of Bone Infection.

Bone infection results from bacterial invasion, which is extremely difficult to treat in clinical, orthopedic, and traumatic surgery. The bone infection may result in sustained inflammation, osteomyelitis, and eventual bone non-union. Establishment of a feasible, reproducible animal model is important to bone infection research and antibiotic treatment.