Formulation, characterization and and evaluation of aloe-emodin-loaded solid dispersions for dissolution enhancement.

Objective: To prepare aloe-emodin solid dispersion (AE-SD) and determine the metabolic process of AE and AE-SD .

Methods: AE-SD was prepared solvent evaporation or solvent melting using PEG-6000 and PVP-K30 as carriers. Thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to identify the physical state of AE-SD.

Aloe-Emodin Derivative, an Anthraquinone Compound, Attenuates Pyroptosis by Targeting NLRP3 Inflammasome in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is widely recognized as a major contributing factor to the development of heart failure in patients with diabetes. Previous studies have demonstrated the potential benefits of traditional herbal medicine for alleviating the symptoms of cardiomyopathy. We have chemically designed and synthesized a novel compound called aloe-emodin derivative (AED), which belongs to the aloe-emodin (AE) family of compounds.

Platelets activated by the anti-β2GPI/β2GPI complex release microRNAs to inhibit migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

Background: Patients with anti-β2GPI antibodies display significantly higher platelet activation/aggregation and vascular endothelial cell damage. The mechanism underlying the correlation between platelet activation, vascular endothelial cell dysfunctions and anti-β2GPI antibodies remains unknown.

Methods: In this study, we derived miR-96 and -26a from platelets activated by the anti-β2GPI/β2GPI complex and explored their role in modulating human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) migration and tube formation.

miR-224 functions as an onco-miRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by activating AKT signaling.

microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression. Increasing evidence has shown that the deregulation of miRNAs is linked to cancer. The overexpression of miR-224 has been reported in several human cancers.

[Expression of alpha-v integrin subunit in the laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas and its relationship with tumor angiogenesis].

Objective: To investigate the expression of integrin alpha-v subunit in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LHSCC) and to correlate the expression ratio with clinic and pathologic features of LHSCC, meanwhile, to investigate the relationship between the expression of integrin alpha-v subunit and tumor angiogenesis.

Methods: A tissue microarray of LHSCC was designed and made. Using this microarray, the expression of integrin alpha-v subunit in LHSCC was studied by immunohistochemistry, and the expression disparity in different clinic and pathologic staging of LHSCC was analyzed.