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nistered dose; in feces, parent drug was about 8.61% of the dose administered and HAS-719 was the major metabolite, accounting for 12.33% of the administered dose, which was followed by M541a/M470a and M617/M575, accounting for 11.8% and 6.76% of the administered dose, respectively.
Almonertinib has a good safety profile, with parent drug as its main circulating component. almonertinib is extensively metabolized
before excretion and is excreted as a parent drug and metabolites mainly via feces.
The trial registration number CTR20192291.
The trial registration number CTR20192291.
Celastrol, a triterpene present in the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
, has been demonstrated to have remarkable anticancer activity. However, its specific mechanism on papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains to be elucidated.
Potential targets of celastrol were screened from public databases. Through the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) online database, we obtained the bioinformatics analysis profile of PTC, GSE33630, and analyzed the differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Then, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by utilizing the STRING database. Furthermore, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were conducted. Finally, drug interactions between hub genes and celastrol were verified by molecular docking.
Four core nodes (MMP9, JUN, ICAM1, and VCAM1) were discerned via constructing a PPI network of 47 common targets. Through functional enrichment analysis, it was confirmed that the above target genes were basically enriched in the interleukin-17 (IL-17), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling pathways, which are involved in the inflammatory microenvironment to inhibit the development and progression of tumors. Molecular docking results demonstrated that celastrol has a strong binding efficiency with the 4 key proteins.
In this research, it was demonstrated that celastrol can regulate a variety of proteins and signaling pathways against PTC, providing a theoretical basis for future clinical applications.
In this research, it was demonstrated that celastrol can regulate a variety of proteins and signaling pathways against PTC, providing a theoretical basis for future clinical applications.
Long Chai Fang (LCF) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula for treating chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in clinical settings; however, its related mechanism remains unclear.
To address this issue, network pharmacology and an integrative method that combines dot-blot hybridization and metabolomics analysis were employed. Network pharmacology was performed to investigate the material basis and potential mechanisms of LCF against CHB. The effect of LCF on Duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) replication was evaluated. The metabolomics analysis was conducted to identify potential biomarkers in duck serum.
The network pharmacology approach revealed 133 potential active components, 897 drug targets, 979 disease targets, and 185 drug-disease targets, while the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis identified 165 pathways. LCF significantly inhibited DHBV-deoxyribonucleic acid replication on day 10 and day 3 after the cessation of treatment. Notably, the low-dose LCF group showed the best inhibitory effect. The obviously sustained anti-DHBV activity of LCF inhibited viral replication, and a rebound reaction was found. Phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine classes, which are mainly involved in liver cell repair and energy metabolism through phospholipid metabolic pathways, were identified by metabolomics analysis.
our results showed that the main active ingredients of LCF appear to be metacarpi, isorhamnetin, glypallichalcone, and phaseolinisoflavan. This study provides novel strategies for using a LCF formula against CHB in future research.
our results showed that the main active ingredients of LCF appear to be metacarpi, isorhamnetin, glypallichalcone, and phaseolinisoflavan. This study provides novel strategies for using a LCF formula against CHB in future research.
Hypertrophic-scar (HS) is the most common pathological healing phenomenon after trauma, especially after deep burns. We aimed to investigate the expression and role of microRNA-211-5p (miR-211-5p) in HS and explore its underlying mechanism.
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-211-5p in 15 cases of HS tissues and normal skin tissues, as well as its expression in human hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (hHSFs) and normal fibroblasts. At the same time, the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), scratch test, cell invasion test, and flow cytometry were used to determine cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis, respectively. Western blot assay was used to determine the expression of proteins. TargetScan was performed to predict the potential binding sites between miR-211-5p and TGFβR2, which was then verified by western blotting and luciferase reporter gene experiments. Also, co-transfection of plasmids that overexpress miR-211-5p and TGFβR2 weretion of the TGF-βR2/Smad3 signaling pathway by targeting TGFβR2, thereby suppressing the proliferation, migration, invasion, and ECM production of hHSFs, and inducing their apoptosis, suggesting that miR-211-5p can become a potential target for the treatment of HS.
miR-211-5p can inhibit the activation of the TGF-βR2/Smad3 signaling pathway by targeting TGFβR2, thereby suppressing the proliferation, migration, invasion, and ECM production of hHSFs, and inducing their apoptosis, suggesting that miR-211-5p can become a potential target for the treatment of HS.
To develop an ultrasound-derived stroke risk (USR) score combining plaque stiffness, surface morphology and lumen narrowing to evaluate the risk of stroke in patients with asymptotic carotid stenosis.
We developed the USR score in a prospective study of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with ipsilateral carotid lumen narrowing. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify parameters associated with ischemic events, and a USR score was constructed based on the observed β coefficient. The discrimination performance of the USR score was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Twenty iterations of 5-fold cross-validation were used for internal validation.
We derived the USR score (range, 0-7) by incorporating plaque stiffness (≥80 kPa, 0 points; 60-79 kPa, 1 point; 40-59 kPa, 2 points; <40 kPa, 3 points), plaque surface (smooth, 0 points; irregular, 1 point; ulcer, 2 points) and carotid stenosis (<50%, 0 points; 50-69%, 1 point; ≥70%, 2 points). find more After adjusting for age and sex, the odds ratio (OR) for every 1-point increase in the USR score increase was 3.