Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao
December 2024
Ulcerative colitis(UC)is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by non-specific,persistent inflammation in the intestines.This chronic inflammation often increases the risk of serious complications such as colorectal cancer.Dysplasia acts as a driver of cancer development and plays a connecting role in the occurrence and development of chronic intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi
September 2024
Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao
August 2024
Kupffer cells (KC),an important subset of immune cells in the liver,are essential for maintaining tissue homeostasis and responding quickly to liver damage.The complement receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily (CRIg) is a receptor protein on the KC membrane.CRIg can not only capture pathogens in the blood flowing through the liver by complement binding but also mediate immune responses by regulating immune cells in the liver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorphyra yezoensis, an important medicinal seaweed extensively cultivated and consumed in China, Japan, and South Korea, is traditionally considered a precious healthy food and food additive. Published studies showed that the polysaccharides are major bioactive macromolecules from P. yezoensis with great potential for the development of nutraceuticals and functional foods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical observational studies aims to clarify the correlation between the intake levels of fruits and vegetables and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Materials And Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies on the association between vegetable or fruit intake with the risk of NAFLD from the foundation of each database up until September 2023. The relative risk (OR) and the 95% confidence interval (CI) were pooled for both the highest and lowest consumption levels of vegetables and fruits to explore their association with the incidence of NAFLD.
Background: Gastric mucosal injury is a chronic and progressive stomach disease that can be caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Therefore, there is an urgent need to find safe and effective drugs to prevent gastric mucosal injury due to NSAIDs. Cinnamaldehyde (CA) is a bioactive compound extracted from the rhizome of cinnamon and has various pharmacological functions, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiapoptotic, and antioxidant activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUlcerative colitis (UC) is an autoimmune disease based on the persistent damage of colonic mucosal barrier. It has been found that the abnormal expression of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and follicular regulatory T (Tfr) cells is closely related to the occurrence and development of UC. Tfh cells can secrete pro-inflammatory factors and assist B cells to produce antibodies, which can promote the development of UC, while Tfr cells can inhibit the activity of Tfh cells and secrete anti-inflammatory factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Reyanning (RYN) mixture is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of Taraxacum, Polygonum cuspidatum, Scutellariae Barbatae and Patrinia villosa and is used for the treatment of acute respiratory system diseases with significant clinical efficacy.
Aim Of The Study: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common clinical disease characterized by acute respiratory failure. This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effects of RYN on ALI and to explore its mechanism of action.
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
November 2023
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease induced by multiple factors, which causes abnormal activation of intestinal immune cells and excessive release of antibodies and inflammatory factors, repeatedly damaging the intestinal mucosa. Macrophages, as innate intestinal immune cells, often maintain the balance of M1/M2 macrophages polarization to normalize the regression inflammation, and the imbalance of their polarization will cause repeated damage of intestinal mucosa and persistent inflammation, which is a main cause of UC. Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), as an important regulator of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, is often used as a target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLabile toxic pollutants detection remains a challenge due to the problem that a single method is prone to producing false-negative/-positive signals. The construction of a multisignal sensing platform with the advantages of different strategies is an effective way to solve this problem. Herein, a novel resonant light scattering (RLS), fluorescent and rapid visual multisignals sensing strategy for aminophenol (AP) detection was designed based on the adsorption and oxidation effects of defective amino-functionalized Ag-based nano metal-organic frameworks (NH-Ag-nMOFs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In recent years, pulmonary fibrosis (PF) has increased in incidence and prevalence. Qingzaojiufei decoction (QD) is a herbal formula that is used for the treatment of PF.
Objective: In this research, network pharmacology and molecular docking methods were used to explore the major chemical components and potential mechanisms of QD in the treatment of PF.
Context: Xiaojianzhong decoction (XJZD), classically prescribed in Chinese medicine, has protective and healing effects on gastric mucosal injury. However, the exact mechanism behind this effect remains unclear.
Objective: To investigate the effect of XJZD on gastric mucosal injury and explore its underlying mechanisms.
Sci Total Environ
December 2023
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of crystalline porous hybrid materials with high porosity, large specific surface area and adjustable channel structure and biocompatibility, which are being investigated with increasing interest for energy storage and conversion, gas adsorption/separation, catalysis, sensing and biomedicine. However, the practical applications of MOFs make them release into the environment inevitable, posing a threat to humans and organisms. In this article, we cover advances in the currently available MOFs synthesis methods and the emerging applications of MOFs, especially in the biomedical field (therapeutic agents and bioimaging).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Aspirin, as a first-line drug for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, currently has high clinical usage. However, reports of aspirin-induced gastric mucosal injury are increasing. Xiaojianzhong decoction (XJZD), a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been shown to alleviate gastric mucosal injury, although its potential mechanism of action requires further study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gastric precancerous lesions (GPL) precede the development of gastric cancer (GC). They are characterized by gastric mucosal intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia caused by various factors such as inflammation, bacterial infection, and injury. Abnormalities in autophagy and glycolysis affect GPL progression, and their effective regulation can aid in GPL treatment and GC prevention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe treatment and detection of ozone have been widely studied in recent decades with respect to toxicity and contamination, while the measurement method of ozone is relatively toneless. Fortunately, a new concept of the cataluminescence (CTL) sensor provides a scheme of real-time ozone sensing in a tiny system. Here, a novel CTL sensor system was specially developed with silica-hydroxyl functional boron nitride as the sensing material for rapid and sensitive ozone detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastric mucosal injury is the initial stage of the occurrence and development of gastric diseases. Oxidative stress and ferroptosis caused by the imbalance of redox and iron dynamics in gastric mucosal epithelial cells are present throughout the occurrence and development of gastric mucosal injury. Therefore, the inhibition of oxidative stress and ferroptosis is a potential target for the treatment of the gastric mucosal injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCold-heat combination is a common method in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, which is represented by classic drug pair, Coptidis Rhizoma and Zingiberis Rhizoma.The present study explored the synergetic effects of berberine and 6-shogaol, the primary components of Coptidis Rhizoma and Zingiberis Rhizoma, respectively, on intestinal inflammation and intestinal flora in mice with ulcerative colitis to reveal the effect and mechanism of cold-heat combination in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.The ulcerative colitis model was induced by dextran sulfate sodium(DSS) in mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
July 2022
Cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) and vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) are the keys to the pathogenic role of and the high-risk factors for the progression of gastric precancerous lesions. Autophagy can stabilize the intracellular environment, resist infection, prevent the accumulation of damaged DNA, and inhibit the proliferation of gastric precancerous variant cells. However, CagA and VacA can inhibit the activation of upstream signals of autophagy and the maturation of autophagy-lysosomes in various ways, thus inhibiting the autophagy of gastric mucosal cells in precancerous lesions of gastric cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Wu-Mei-Wan (WMW), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been applied in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases with long-term diarrhea and mucopurulent bloody stool as the main symptoms since ancient times. Studies have shown that WMW inhibits intestinal inflammation, repairs damaged intestinal mucosa, resists colon necrosis, and resists intestinal fibrosis. However, the specific mechanism of action is not yet clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetal-doped porous carbon matrix composites are considered as outstanding H S cataluminescence sensing materials for their good sulfur tolerance and high cataluminescence activity. In this work, an Fe-doped MOF-derived N-rich porous carbon nanoframe was successfully fabricated using the pyrolysis of Fe-doped ZIF-8 in an Ar atmosphere at a temperature of 900°C, and used for H S cataluminescence sensing. Along with zinc volatilization, the obtained porous carbon nanoframe not only had high specific surface area and abundant voids, but also had well dispersed Fe species doped in the skeleton.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn increasing body of evidence shows that macrophages play an important role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). Macrophage polarization and changes in related signaling pathways are reported to have a protective effect on intestinal inflammation. The well-known Chinese medicine Wumeiwan (WMW) has been used to treat diarrhea, one of the main symptoms of colitis, for more than 2,000 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLung and intestine combination therapy(LICT) is effective in the treatment of acute lung injury(ALI). In this study, the combination of Mahuang Decoction and Dachengqi Decoction(hereinafter referred to as the combination), a manifestation of LICT, was employed to explore the effect of nuclear factor kappaB(NF-κB)/nucleotide binding oligomerization domain-like receptors-3(NLRP3) pathway and alveolar macrophage activation on the lung inflammation in rats with ALI, for the purpose of elucidating the mechanism of LICT in treating ALI. After the modeling of ALI with limpolysaccharide(LPS, ip), rats were respectively given(ig) the combination at 10, 7.
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