Objective： To investigate whether the serum levels of inflammation-related cytokines might be different between the healthy individuals and the psoriatic patients diagnosed of three varied Chinese medicine （CM） syn...Objective： To investigate whether the serum levels of inflammation-related cytokines might be different between the healthy individuals and the psoriatic patients diagnosed of three varied Chinese medicine （CM） syndromes [blood-stasis syndrome （BSS）, blood-dryness syndrome （BDS） and wind-heat syndrome （WHS）]. Methods： A total of 62 psoriatic patients were recruited and assigned to 3 groups according to their CM syndromes, including 27 patients of BSS, 21 of BDS and 14 of WHS. Another 20 sex- and age- matched healthy subjects were enrolled into the control group. Serum concentrations of multiple cytokines, including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 （MCP-1）, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α （MIP-1α）, soluble CD40 ligand （SCD40L）, tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）, epidermal growth factor （EGF）, interleukin-8 （IL-8）, interleukin-17 （IL-17）, interferon γ inducible protein-10 （IP-10） and vascular endothelial growth factor （VEGF）, were measured by a multiplexed flow cytometric assay. Results： The circulating levels of MIP-1α, TNF-α, IL-8, and IP-10 were significantly increased in the psoriatic patients compared with the healthy controls （P〈0.01）. Male and female patients tended to have higher serum levels of MCP-1 and IP-10, respectively （P〈0.05）. Interestingly, compared with the control group, 6 out of the 9 cytokines （MCP-1, MIP-1α, TNF-α, EGF, IL-8 and IP-10） were substantially increased in the BSS group （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）, whereas only MIP-1α and IL-8 levels were elevated in the BDS group （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01） concurrent with lowered concentrations of SCD40L and IL-17 （P〈0.05）. In the WHS group, MIP-1α was the only cytokine whose level was evidently increased （P〈0.01）, in contrast to IL-17 which was decreased as compared with the control （P〈0.05）. The psoriatic patients overall owned higher levels of MIP-1 a and IL-8 in the circulation which were comparable among the 3 groups of CM syndromes （P〈0.01展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the underlying mechanism of the effect of Fengreqing oral liquid(风热清口服液,FOL)on wind-heat pattern(WHP).METHODS:In this study,we predicted the potential targets of FOL via the approach of ...OBJECTIVE:To investigate the underlying mechanism of the effect of Fengreqing oral liquid(风热清口服液,FOL)on wind-heat pattern(WHP).METHODS:In this study,we predicted the potential targets of FOL via the approach of network pharmacology and verified it by in vitro inflammation model.In the network pharmacology part,two strategies,namely the direct target search and the indirect one,were used to collect the target sets of FOL in WHP treatment.The enrichment analysis was carried out by David database and Clue Go plug-in in Cytoscape.Furthermore,the potential targets were mapped in the candidate pathways.In the verification experiment section,in vitro model of lipopolysaccharide(LPS)induced RAW 264.7 was used to confirm the predictive results in the network pharmacology part.RESULTS:Through the two screening strategies,a total of 141 non-repetitive intervention targets of FOL on WHP were obtained.Gene ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)enrichment analysis showed that the intervention effect was mainly focused on the anti-inflammatory effect,and the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway was one of the most critical regulatory pathways.Further mapping analysis showed that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3 K)-protein kinase B(AKT)signaling transfer might be the key part of regulating the concentration of inflammation mediators of FOL in the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway.In vitro experiment showed that FOL significantly reduced the levels of NO,IL-1,IL-6,and TNF-αproduced by RAW264.7 induced by LPS.Further immunofluorescence found that this effect is related to the regulation of PI3 K-AKT pathway activity by FOL.CONCLUSION:FOL can intervene in WHP by regulating the content of inflammatory mediators via the PI3 K-AKT pathway.展开更多
Objective: To study the effect and mechanism of Shuanghua aerosol (SHA) in treating infantile upper respiratory tract infection. Methods: In the clinical study, 276 patients were randomly divided into two groups. The ...Objective: To study the effect and mechanism of Shuanghua aerosol (SHA) in treating infantile upper respiratory tract infection. Methods: In the clinical study, 276 patients were randomly divided into two groups. The treated group was treated with SHA and the control group was treated with Shuanghuanglian aerosol (SHLA, 双黄连气雾剂). In the experimental study, the effects of SHA on anti-inflammation and anti-virus were observed. Results: The clinical total effective rate of SHA was 99.03% and its cure rate 65.38%, while those of the SHLA were 94.11% and 44.12% respectively, significant difference was shown between the two groups (P<0.01). Experimental study showed that SHA could inhibit the xylol induced ear swelling and the egg white induced paw swelling in mice obviously, and inhibit the proliferation of influenza virus in rat's lung. Conclusion: SHA has obvious anti-inflammatory and anti-viral effect, and has good curative effect in treating infantile upper respiratory tract infection.展开更多
基金Supported by the Financial Industry Technology Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China(No.201105)
文摘Objective： To investigate whether the serum levels of inflammation-related cytokines might be different between the healthy individuals and the psoriatic patients diagnosed of three varied Chinese medicine （CM） syndromes [blood-stasis syndrome （BSS）, blood-dryness syndrome （BDS） and wind-heat syndrome （WHS）]. Methods： A total of 62 psoriatic patients were recruited and assigned to 3 groups according to their CM syndromes, including 27 patients of BSS, 21 of BDS and 14 of WHS. Another 20 sex- and age- matched healthy subjects were enrolled into the control group. Serum concentrations of multiple cytokines, including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 （MCP-1）, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α （MIP-1α）, soluble CD40 ligand （SCD40L）, tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）, epidermal growth factor （EGF）, interleukin-8 （IL-8）, interleukin-17 （IL-17）, interferon γ inducible protein-10 （IP-10） and vascular endothelial growth factor （VEGF）, were measured by a multiplexed flow cytometric assay. Results： The circulating levels of MIP-1α, TNF-α, IL-8, and IP-10 were significantly increased in the psoriatic patients compared with the healthy controls （P〈0.01）. Male and female patients tended to have higher serum levels of MCP-1 and IP-10, respectively （P〈0.05）. Interestingly, compared with the control group, 6 out of the 9 cytokines （MCP-1, MIP-1α, TNF-α, EGF, IL-8 and IP-10） were substantially increased in the BSS group （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）, whereas only MIP-1α and IL-8 levels were elevated in the BDS group （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01） concurrent with lowered concentrations of SCD40L and IL-17 （P〈0.05）. In the WHS group, MIP-1α was the only cytokine whose level was evidently increased （P〈0.01）, in contrast to IL-17 which was decreased as compared with the control （P〈0.05）. The psoriatic patients overall owned higher levels of MIP-1 a and IL-8 in the circulation which were comparable among the 3 groups of CM syndromes （P〈0.01
基金Supported by the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81473399,82074094)Xinglin Scholar Project of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.BSH2020022)。
文摘OBJECTIVE:To investigate the underlying mechanism of the effect of Fengreqing oral liquid(风热清口服液,FOL)on wind-heat pattern(WHP).METHODS:In this study,we predicted the potential targets of FOL via the approach of network pharmacology and verified it by in vitro inflammation model.In the network pharmacology part,two strategies,namely the direct target search and the indirect one,were used to collect the target sets of FOL in WHP treatment.The enrichment analysis was carried out by David database and Clue Go plug-in in Cytoscape.Furthermore,the potential targets were mapped in the candidate pathways.In the verification experiment section,in vitro model of lipopolysaccharide(LPS)induced RAW 264.7 was used to confirm the predictive results in the network pharmacology part.RESULTS:Through the two screening strategies,a total of 141 non-repetitive intervention targets of FOL on WHP were obtained.Gene ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)enrichment analysis showed that the intervention effect was mainly focused on the anti-inflammatory effect,and the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway was one of the most critical regulatory pathways.Further mapping analysis showed that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3 K)-protein kinase B(AKT)signaling transfer might be the key part of regulating the concentration of inflammation mediators of FOL in the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway.In vitro experiment showed that FOL significantly reduced the levels of NO,IL-1,IL-6,and TNF-αproduced by RAW264.7 induced by LPS.Further immunofluorescence found that this effect is related to the regulation of PI3 K-AKT pathway activity by FOL.CONCLUSION:FOL can intervene in WHP by regulating the content of inflammatory mediators via the PI3 K-AKT pathway.
文摘Objective: To study the effect and mechanism of Shuanghua aerosol (SHA) in treating infantile upper respiratory tract infection. Methods: In the clinical study, 276 patients were randomly divided into two groups. The treated group was treated with SHA and the control group was treated with Shuanghuanglian aerosol (SHLA, 双黄连气雾剂). In the experimental study, the effects of SHA on anti-inflammation and anti-virus were observed. Results: The clinical total effective rate of SHA was 99.03% and its cure rate 65.38%, while those of the SHLA were 94.11% and 44.12% respectively, significant difference was shown between the two groups (P<0.01). Experimental study showed that SHA could inhibit the xylol induced ear swelling and the egg white induced paw swelling in mice obviously, and inhibit the proliferation of influenza virus in rat's lung. Conclusion: SHA has obvious anti-inflammatory and anti-viral effect, and has good curative effect in treating infantile upper respiratory tract infection.
