Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)represents a chronic inflammatory condition profoundly impacting the gastrointestinal tract.Its prevalence has markedly risen in both developed and developing nations over recent decades...Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)represents a chronic inflammatory condition profoundly impacting the gastrointestinal tract.Its prevalence has markedly risen in both developed and developing nations over recent decades.Despite the absence of definitive etiological elucidation,therapeutic strategies predominantly revolve around pharmacological interventions aimed at symptom mitigation.Alginate(AG)is a polysaccharide of marine origin that has garnered significant attention due to its inherent biocompatibility,pH sensitivity,and cross-linking.Its exploration within drug delivery systems for IBD treatment stems from its natural sourcing,non-cytotoxic nature,and economic viability.Notably,AG demonstrates facile interpolymeric cross-linking,facilitating the formation of a cohesive network conducive to sustained drug release kinetics.AG-based carrier systems for sustained drug release,and targeted drug delivery have been widely studied.This article reviews the pathogenesis of IBD and the current drugs,AG-based drug delivery systems and their properties in alleviating IBD.The prospect of further development of AG in the field of biopharmaceutical and drug delivery is prospected.展开更多
BACKGROUND SMARCA4 is a component of chromatin remodeling of SWItch/sucrose-nonfermenting(SWI/SNF)complexes and plays an essential role in oncogenesis.SMARCA4-deficient malignancies arising from the gastrointestinal t...BACKGROUND SMARCA4 is a component of chromatin remodeling of SWItch/sucrose-nonfermenting(SWI/SNF)complexes and plays an essential role in oncogenesis.SMARCA4-deficient malignancies arising from the gastrointestinal tract are rare and have a poor prognosis.There is no standard treatment for advanced and undifferentiated SMARCA4-deficient duodenal malignancies.Programmed death 1(PD-1)antibodies,known as immune checkpoint inhibitor antibodies,potentially play a role in treating gastrointestinal tract malignancies.CASE SUMMARY We present two patients with SMARCA4 deficiency and TP53 gene mutation in advanced undifferentiated carcinomas of the duodenum.For both patients,SMARCA4 deficiency was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining for the BRG1 protein,while TP53 gene mutations were observed via next-generation sequencing.Both patients were administered chemotherapy in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody.The two patients exhibited completely different responses to treatment and had different prognoses.Case 1 experienced rapid progression after PD-1 infusion and chemotherapy,case 2 experienced a remarkable response after treatment,and the progression-free survival was more than 6 months.CONCLUSION This study described our clinical and pathological observations of SMARCA4-deficient advanced undifferentiated carcinoma of the duodenum.PD-1 combined with chemotherapy showed a certain efficacy in select patients,providing options for treating these highly malignant tumors.Patients with liver metastases had a worse prognosis than did those with only lymph node metastasis.展开更多
The degradation of flavonol glycosides extracted from Ginkgo biloba was performed under different conditions and the degraded products were determined by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC...The degradation of flavonol glycosides extracted from Ginkgo biloba was performed under different conditions and the degraded products were determined by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method.Four stress conditions including acid(0.1 mol/L HCl),base(0.1 mol/L NaOH),temperature (70 ℃) and oxidation(0.03% H2O2,volume fraction) were used for the forced degradation studies.The pH stabilities of the flavonol glycosides were determined in phosphate buffers of varying pH values from 4.5 to 7.4.The degradation rate constants and half-life of three Ginkgo flavonol aglycones(quercetin,kaempferol and isorhamnetin) which represent Ginkgo flavonol glycosides were calculated in forced degradation and pH-stability studies of them.The resuits indicate that the three substances were more stable when incubated under acid condition and showed pH-dependent stability.The degradation was observed to follow first-order kinetics in all degradation studies.The stability results could provide important bases on development,preparation and storage of products of Ginkgo biloba extract and should be significantly considered during the further formulation development.展开更多
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021MD703801)Youth Talent Cultivation Fund Project of Dalian Medical University(Grant No.508021)Open Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing&Safety Control(Grant No.SKL2023M03).
文摘Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)represents a chronic inflammatory condition profoundly impacting the gastrointestinal tract.Its prevalence has markedly risen in both developed and developing nations over recent decades.Despite the absence of definitive etiological elucidation,therapeutic strategies predominantly revolve around pharmacological interventions aimed at symptom mitigation.Alginate(AG)is a polysaccharide of marine origin that has garnered significant attention due to its inherent biocompatibility,pH sensitivity,and cross-linking.Its exploration within drug delivery systems for IBD treatment stems from its natural sourcing,non-cytotoxic nature,and economic viability.Notably,AG demonstrates facile interpolymeric cross-linking,facilitating the formation of a cohesive network conducive to sustained drug release kinetics.AG-based carrier systems for sustained drug release,and targeted drug delivery have been widely studied.This article reviews the pathogenesis of IBD and the current drugs,AG-based drug delivery systems and their properties in alleviating IBD.The prospect of further development of AG in the field of biopharmaceutical and drug delivery is prospected.
文摘BACKGROUND SMARCA4 is a component of chromatin remodeling of SWItch/sucrose-nonfermenting(SWI/SNF)complexes and plays an essential role in oncogenesis.SMARCA4-deficient malignancies arising from the gastrointestinal tract are rare and have a poor prognosis.There is no standard treatment for advanced and undifferentiated SMARCA4-deficient duodenal malignancies.Programmed death 1(PD-1)antibodies,known as immune checkpoint inhibitor antibodies,potentially play a role in treating gastrointestinal tract malignancies.CASE SUMMARY We present two patients with SMARCA4 deficiency and TP53 gene mutation in advanced undifferentiated carcinomas of the duodenum.For both patients,SMARCA4 deficiency was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining for the BRG1 protein,while TP53 gene mutations were observed via next-generation sequencing.Both patients were administered chemotherapy in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody.The two patients exhibited completely different responses to treatment and had different prognoses.Case 1 experienced rapid progression after PD-1 infusion and chemotherapy,case 2 experienced a remarkable response after treatment,and the progression-free survival was more than 6 months.CONCLUSION This study described our clinical and pathological observations of SMARCA4-deficient advanced undifferentiated carcinoma of the duodenum.PD-1 combined with chemotherapy showed a certain efficacy in select patients,providing options for treating these highly malignant tumors.Patients with liver metastases had a worse prognosis than did those with only lymph node metastasis.
文摘The degradation of flavonol glycosides extracted from Ginkgo biloba was performed under different conditions and the degraded products were determined by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method.Four stress conditions including acid(0.1 mol/L HCl),base(0.1 mol/L NaOH),temperature (70 ℃) and oxidation(0.03% H2O2,volume fraction) were used for the forced degradation studies.The pH stabilities of the flavonol glycosides were determined in phosphate buffers of varying pH values from 4.5 to 7.4.The degradation rate constants and half-life of three Ginkgo flavonol aglycones(quercetin,kaempferol and isorhamnetin) which represent Ginkgo flavonol glycosides were calculated in forced degradation and pH-stability studies of them.The resuits indicate that the three substances were more stable when incubated under acid condition and showed pH-dependent stability.The degradation was observed to follow first-order kinetics in all degradation studies.The stability results could provide important bases on development,preparation and storage of products of Ginkgo biloba extract and should be significantly considered during the further formulation development.