Publications by authors named "Taiwei Dong"

Objective: This study aimed to explore the mechanism of Taohong Siwu decoction (THSWD) in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by using comprehensive analysis.

Methods: The active components and relevant targets of THSWD were analyzed by network analysis to construct the active component-target-disease network diagram. Gene Ontology analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were conducted on the core targets by the Metascape database.

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Border-associated macrophages (BAMs) constitute a highly heterogeneous group of central nervous system-resident macrophages at the brain boundaries. Despite their significance, BAMs have mainly been overlooked compared to microglia, resulting in a limited understanding of their functions. However, recent advancements in single-cell immunophenotyping and transcriptomic analyses of BAMs have revealed a previously unrecognized complexity in these cells, in addition to their critical roles under non-pathological conditions and diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, glioma, and ischemic stroke.

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  • The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is crucial for brain homeostasis, but its formation and function mechanisms are still not well understood.
  • Major facilitator superfamily domain containing 2A (MFSD2A) is identified as a key regulator that helps maintain the BBB's structural integrity and assists in lipid transport.
  • This review emphasizes the relationship between MFSD2A and the BBB, exploring its roles in various neurological diseases and suggesting potential implications for diagnosis and treatment strategies.
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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Da-Jian-Zhong decoction (DJZD) is a herbal formula clinically used for abdominal pain and diarrhea induced by spleen-Yang deficiency syndrome. Recently, treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) with DJZD has received increasing attention, but the underlying mechanism of action remains elusive.

Aim Of The Study: We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of DJZD on IBS-D rats and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. CVD and kidney disease are closely related, with kidney injury increasing CVD mortality. The pathogenesis of cardiovascular and renal diseases involves complex and diverse interactions between multiple extracellular and intracellular signaling molecules, among which transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1)/transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels have received increasing attention.

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Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders, with diarrhea predominant IBS (IBS-D) as the most common subtype. Increasing evidence reported that the gut microbiota-mediated serotonin pathway plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of IBS-D. In this study, potential herbal medicine, plant extracts and its monomers that can be employed as the candidate molecules for IBS-D through gut microbiota-mediated serotonin pathway were reviewed.

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Objective: This study was designed to comprehensively evaluate the changes in facial skin biophysical parameters with age, as well the influence of gender differences in populations of Shaanxi Province, China.

Methods: Fourteen skin parameters, including stratum corneum hydration (SCH), transdermal water loss (TEWL), erythema, melanin, R0, R2, R5, R7, F4, gloss, skin surface pH, skin erythema index (a*), wrinkle length, and sebum, were measured by noninvasive instruments in 481 volunteers from Shaanxi Province. Spearman correlation analysis was performed to analyze the relationship between skin parameters and age.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Ilex rotunda Thunb. (IR) is widely used for gastrointestinal diseases by Yao physician, and it has a better clinical curative effect on ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the main active components and mechanism of IR in the treatment of UC remain to be clarified.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Aralia taibaiensis is known for its ability to promote blood circulation and dispel blood stasis, activate meridians and remove arthralgia. The saponins of Aralia taibaiensis (sAT) are the main active components that are often used to treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, it has not been reported whether sAT can improve ischemic stroke (IS) by promoting angiogenesis.

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The effectiveness of herbal medicine in treating diabetes has grown in recent years, but the precise mechanism by which it does so is still unclear to both medical professionals and diabetics. In traditional Chinese medicine, mulberry leaf is used to treat inflammation, colds, and antiviral illnesses. Mulberry leaves are one of the herbs with many medicinal applications, and as mulberry leaf study grows, there is mounting evidence that these leaves also have potent anti-diabetic properties.

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Patients received kidney transplantation (KTR) have a low seroconversion rate after vaccination. Our objective was to compare the seroconversion rates and adverse effects of additional different vaccinations in KTR patients in existing studies. Databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, ClinicalTrials.

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Objective: Guizhi Fuling Capsule (GZFL), a classic traditional Chinese medicine prescription, is often recommended for the treatment of uterine fibroids (UFs). However, the efficacy and safety of GZFL in combination with low-dose mifepristone (MFP) remains controversial.

Materials And Methods: We searched eight literature databases and two clinical trial registries for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the efficacy and safety of GZFL combined with low-dose MFP in the treatment of UFs from database inception to April 24, 2022.

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Peptidoglycan (PGN) recognition proteins (PGRPs) are important immune factors in innate immunity that function in recognising pathogens and activating the immune system. These ubiquitous proteins are conserved in invertebrates and vertebrates. In this study, a PGRP gene (MsPGRP) from largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) was identified and characterised, and its transcription distribution was explored.

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Objective: By integrating meta-analysis and network pharmacology strategy, the clinical efficacy of Zhishe Tongluo capsule in the treatment of cerebral infarction was evaluated, and the intervention mechanism was preliminary explored.

Methods: Through meta-analysis, the Chinese and English literature of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Zhishe Tongluo capsule in the treatment of cerebral infarction was comprehensively searched. Based on the standard of Na Pai, the quantitative literature was determined and the Review Manager data were statistically analyzed.

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  • The neurovascular unit, introduced in 2001, is crucial for understanding the health of blood vessels and nerves in the central nervous system and has gained significant research interest for its role in stroke and neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Research efforts are focused on developing efficient, affordable, and low-energy models of the neurovascular unit for both lab (in vitro) and live (in vivo) studies.
  • The review summarizes the composition of neurovascular units, explores the effectiveness of various stem cells and cell culture methods for modeling, and evaluates recent imaging techniques that enhance our understanding of central nervous system diseases.
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Objectives: Natural borneol and synthetic borneol were commonly used to treat ischaemic stroke in clinical practice. This study evaluated their different neuroprotective effects on the remodelling and repair of the neurovascular unit (NVU) after cerebral ischaemia.

Methods: We evaluated the different effects of borneol through neurological test and staining methods in cerebral ischaemia injury.

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As a privileged structural motif, tetrahydroquinoline skeletons widely exist in biologically active natural products and pharmaceuticals. In this protocol, a highly diastereoselective [4 + 2] annulation of -tosylaminophenyl-substituted -QMs and cyanoalkenes to construct tetrahydroquinoline derivatives has been successfully achieved. This strategy proceeds efficiently under mild condition, offering straightforward route to a variety of 4-aryl-substituted tetrahydroquinolines with high yields, excellent diastereoselectivities, broad functional group tolerance as well as gram-scale capacity.

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Background: Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (RRP) can effectively improve the symptoms of osteoporosis, but its molecular mechanism for treating osteoporosis is still unclear. The objective of this study is to investigate the anti-osteoporosis mechanisms of RRP through network pharmacology.

Methods: The overlapping targets of RRP and osteoporosis were screened out using online platforms.

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Dalbergia Odorifera (DO) has been widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseasesinclinical. However, the effective substances and possible mechanisms of DO are still unclear. In this study, network pharmacology and molecular docking were used toelucidate the effective substances and active mechanisms of DO in treating ischemic stroke (IS).

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Introduction: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a common clinical cardiovascular disease, and its morbidity and mortality rates are increasing, which brings a serious burden to the family and society. Dyslipidemia is one of the most important risk factors for CHD. However, it is difficult to reduce blood lipids to an ideal state with the administration of a statin alone.

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Objective: polyglycosides tablet (TGt) is an oral preparation extracted from plant . It has the effects of anti-inflammation and inhibition of cellular and humoral immunity. However, many reports of adverse reactions caused by TGt have limited its application.

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In the immune system, C-type lectins, as pattern recognition receptors, have an important function. Carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs) endow C-type lectins with the function of recognizing and scavenging non-self factors. In the present study, a new C-type lectin (designated as PtCTL-9 according to the order of discovery) from swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) was characterized.

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Objective: To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of Xueshuantong injection ( saponins) in preventing deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of lower extremity after orthopedic surgery.

Methods: The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of Xueshuantong injection in prevention of lower extremity DVT after orthopedic surgery were retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang database, VIP, PubMed, and Cochrane Library by August 2020. Revman5.

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Objective: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Shenqi Jiangtang granule (SQJT) in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Methods: We searched CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, and PubMed databases to collect randomized controlled trials (RCT) of Shenqi Jiangtang granules in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The search time was from January 2014 to the present.

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