基于数据挖掘的益气活血类方防治脑缺血再灌注损伤用药规律及其作用机制研究

目的 探讨急性缺血性卒中溶栓治疗后使用益气活血类方剂干预的用药规律,预测核心药物防治脑缺血再灌注损伤的潜在作用机制。方法 检索中国知网、万方、维普和PubMed数据库中急性缺血性卒中溶栓治疗后使用益气活血类方有效干预的文献,对方中使用的药物进行频数、聚类及关联分析,依据关联规则选取置信度和支持度最高的核心药物,构建核心药物-活性成分-交集靶点网络图,并进行基因本体（gene ontology,GO）功能富集和京都基因与基因组百科全书（Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG）通路富集分析。结果 共筛选纳入232篇文献,涉及中药处方177首,包含中药119味,累计使用频次1903,以黄芪为首的高频药物28味,所有药物按功效可分为16种,药味总频次191,归经总频次292。高频药物聚类分析得到5个聚类,关联规则分析得到20组支持度较高的中药组合,其中支持度与置信度最高的二联药物组合为“黄芪-川芎”,三联药物组合为“黄芪-川芎-地龙”。网络药理学分析收集黄芪、川芎、地龙的活性成分30个;筛选“黄芪-川芎”防治脑缺血再灌注损伤的靶点91个,“黄芪...     

基于中医药整合药理学和转录组学探究丹栀逍遥散防治焦虑肝郁化火证的作用机制

目的 基于中医药整合药理学和转录组学探究丹栀逍遥散防治焦虑肝郁化火证的作用机制。方法 采用中医药整合药理学研究平台v2.0,检索并获取丹栀逍遥散的活性成分及靶标、焦虑肝郁化火证靶标信息,构建中药-成分-靶点-通路网络。将交集基因导入String数据库,构建交集靶点的蛋白互作网络,以确定最终需要验证的靶标。利用GEO数据库转录组学验证整合网络药理学结果,同时采用动物实验进行验证。结果 共筛选出与焦虑肝郁化火证相关的靶标13个,丹栀逍遥散活性成分430种。整合药理学结果显示,丹栀逍遥散防治焦虑肝郁化火证主要通过调控α-氨基-3-羟基-5-甲基-4-异噁唑丙酸受体（α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptor,AMPAR）、蛋白激酶A(protein kinase A,PKA)、N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸（N-methyl-D-aspartic acid,NMDA）受体的激活及磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶（phosphatidylinositide 3-kinases,PI3K）/蛋白激酶B(protein kinase B,...     

基于网络药理学的三仙汤治疗骨质疏松症作用机制研究

目的通过网络药理学方法探讨三仙汤干预骨质疏松症(OP)的有效成分、作用靶点及信号通路等,从而明确其作用机制。方法应用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(TCMSP)检索获得三仙汤中3味药物的化学成分,通过Uniprot数据库,将已筛选出的靶点名称进行标准化。通过Genecards、OMIM数据库检索骨质疏松症的相关靶基因。将药物靶点与疾病靶点取交集,筛选得到疾病-药物成分共同靶蛋白在String网站构建蛋白-蛋白相互作用(PPI)网络模型。在Cytoscape软件中绘制药物、疾病、靶基因网络图,并进行基因GO功能和KEGG通路富集分析,探讨三仙汤治疗骨质疏松症的作用机制。结果通过数据库筛选得到三仙汤的28种有效成分以及与骨质疏松症相关的靶点127个,其中蛋白激酶、白介素6、血管内皮生长因子等基因为PPI网络中的核心基因; GO富集分析显示靶点主要影响核受体活性、转录因子活性、类固醇激素受体活性、细胞因子受体结合、蛋白质异二聚活性、血红素结合等生物过程;以及影响AGE-RAGE信号通路、流体剪切应力与动脉粥样硬化通路、IL-17信号通路、前列腺癌通路、肿瘤坏死因子信号通路、乙型肝炎等信号通路。结论三仙汤中的有效成分通过关键信号通路作用于核心基因,影响细胞分化、凋亡、炎症、氧化应激等多种生物学过程发挥抗骨质疏松的作用,为其后续研究提供了科学依据。     

基于辨证论治结合网络药理学探析六味地黄丸治疗绝经后骨质疏松症作用机制

目的 基于临床试验结合网络药理学探析六味地黄丸治疗绝经后骨质疏松症的作用机制。方法 ①将60例肾阴虚证绝经后骨质疏松症患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,两组患者在口服维生素D和钙剂的同时,治疗组口服六味地黄丸、对照组口服雷洛昔芬,治疗6个月后测定并比较两组患者腰椎（L1～4）、右侧股骨颈骨密度值、血清骨钙素(OCN)及血清抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶-5b（TRAP-5b）水平。②依据TCMSP数据库筛选出六味地黄丸活性成分及其对应的靶点,通过GeneCards、OMIM、Drugbank 3个数据库获取绝经后骨质疏松症相关靶点,将活性成分靶点与绝经后骨质疏松症相关靶点取交集所得靶点即为六味地黄丸治疗绝经后骨质疏松症靶点。采用Cytoscape3.7.2软件构建活性成分、靶点以及蛋白间的相互作用网络,使用STRING数据库进行PPI网络分析,运用Metascape数据分析平台进行GO生物过程富集以及KEGG通路富集分析。结果 与治疗前比较两组均可提升骨密度,反映骨形成指标的OCN值明显升高,骨吸收指标的TRAP-5b值则明显降低,且治疗组优于对照组（P＜0.05）。而通过网络药理学预测显示六味地黄丸作用于绝经后骨质疏松症的活性成分有36个,位居前三位的活性成分为槲皮素、山奈酚、儿茶素,主要靶点为干扰素调节因子-1（IRF1）、抑瘤素M（OSM）、白介素6（IL-6）。GO富集分析显示,生物过程主要涉及到细胞因子介导的信号通路、细胞凋亡信号通路等;细胞组成主要包括蛋白激酶复合物、质膜蛋白复合物等;分子功能主要包括转录因子结合、核受体活性等。KEGG富集分析获取相关信号通路为JAk-STAT、Wnt及NF-κB信号通路。结论 六味地黄丸可显著增加骨密度、促进骨形成、抑制骨吸收,而其作用机制在于应用槲皮素、山奈酚、儿茶素等活性成分,以IRF1、OSM及IL-6为主要靶点,通过JAk-STAT、Wnt及NF-κB等信号通路发挥改善绝经后骨质疏松症的作用。     

基于网络药理学探讨肛肠瘙痒洗剂治疗肛周湿疹的作用机制

目的:基于网络药理学方法初步探讨肛肠瘙痒洗剂治疗肛周湿疹的机制。方法:应用TCMSP数据库,根据DL≥0.18,ALog P0.5对成分信息进行筛选后,检索药物相关靶点,共获得药物靶点258个。在GeneCards数据库中查找"湿疹"疾病相关基因,共获得相关基因2 736个。药物和疾病共有靶点114个。使用String数据库获得蛋白-蛋白相互作用(PPI)关系,用Cytoscape软件进行可视化。根据蛋白相互作用的"degree"值,获得关键作用靶点,采用R软件中的"Bioconductor"安装包对靶点进行GO及KEGG通路分析。结果:网络分析结果表明,肛肠瘙痒洗剂主要通过细胞因子及受体诱导免疫激活,可能通过调节IL-17信号通路、TNF信号通路、Toll样受体信号通路、Th1及Th2细胞分化、JAK-STAT信号通路、Th17细胞分化等信号通路来发挥其治疗作用。结论:本研究综合应用网络药理学的方法预测出肛肠瘙痒洗剂治疗湿疹的作用机制和分子靶点,为其进一步实验研究鉴定基础。     

通过网络药理学研究白术治疗前列腺癌的作用机制

目的:研究白术治疗前列腺癌的潜在靶点和作用机制。方法:使用公共数据库(TCMSP数据库、Genecard数据库、OMIM数据库、CTD数据库、DigSee数据库),筛选出白术的潜在活性成分及药物治疗疾病的预测靶点、前列腺癌靶点,构建成分-疾病-靶点网络图。通过生物信息学分析,包括构建蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用网络(PPI)、基因本体(GO)和京都基因和基因组百科全书(KEGG),随后进行分子对接验证研究结果。结果:筛选出白术治疗前列腺癌的7个有效活性成分及潜在的22个作用靶点,活性成分主要作用于IL-6、VEGFA、ACHE、NOS3、IL1B、PTGS2等靶点,通过调控PI3K-Akt等信号通路来达到治疗前列腺癌效果,分子对接提示白术中内酯成分与IL1B和ACHE有较好的结合。结论:本研究预测了白术治疗前列腺癌的活性成分、潜在靶点和分子机制,也揭示中药治疗恶性肿瘤的分子机制。     

Outcomes of status 1 liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome with fulminant hepatic failure

There is a paucity of data on the outcome of liver transplantation (LT) in Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) patients who are listed as status 1. The objective of our study was to determine patient or graft survival following LT in status 1 BCS patients. We utilized United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database to identify all adult patients (> 18 years of age) listed as status 1 with a primary diagnosis of BCS in the United States from 1998 to 2018, and analyzed their outcomes and compared it to non-status 1 BCS patients. Four hundred and forty-six patients with BCS underwent LT between 1998 and 2018, and of these 55 (12.3%) were listed as status 1. There was no difference in long-term post-liver transplant or “intention-to-treat” survival from the time of listing to death or the last day of follow-up between status 1 and non-status 1 groups. Graft and patient survival at 5 years for status 1 patients were 75% and 82%, respectively. Cox regression analysis showed that patients listed as status 1 (aHR: 0.45, p < .02) were associated with a better survival. BCS patients listed as status 1 have excellent survival following emergency LT.     

Life underneath the VCA umbrella: Perspectives from the US Uterus Transplant Consortium

The parallel emergence of uterus transplantation (UTx) and other transplantation innovations including face and hand transplantation led to the categorization of the uterus as a vascular composite allograft (VCA). With >60 transplants and >20 births worldwide, UTx is transitioning rapidly from a research endeavor to an effective treatment option for women with uterine factor infertility. While it originally made sense to group the innovations under one umbrella, it is time to revisit the designation of UTx as a VCA. We describe how UTx needs unique policy, procedural codes, insurance contracts, and educational initiatives. We contend that separating UTx from VCAs may become necessary in the future to avoid hindering the growth and regulation of this field.     

Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial impacts and responses of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network in the United States

COVID-19 has been sweeping the globe, hitting the United States particularly hard with a state of emergency declared on March 13, 2020. Transplant hospitals have taken various precautions to protect patients from potential exposure. OPTN donor, candidate, and transplant data were analyzed from January 5, 2020 to September 5, 2020. The number of new waiting list registrations decreased, with the Northeast seeing over a 50% decrease from the week of 3/8 versus the week of 4/5. The national transplant system saw near cessation of living donor transplantation (−90%) from the week of 3/8 to the week of 4/5. Similarly, deceased donor kidney transplant volume dropped from 367 to 202 (−45%), and other organs saw similar decreases: lung (−70%), heart (−43%), and liver (−37%). Deceased donors recovered dropped from 260 to 163 (−45%) from 3/8 compared to 4/5, including a 67% decrease for lungs recovered. The magnitude of this decrease varied by geographic area, with the largest percent change (−67%) in the Northeast. Despite the pandemic, discard rates across organ has remained stable. Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, OPTN data show recent evidence of stabilization, an indication that an early recovery of the number of living and deceased donors and transplants has ensued.     

Letermovir in lung transplant recipients with cytomegalovirus infection: A retrospective observational study

Letermovir is a new antiviral drug approved for the prophylaxis of CMV infection in allogeneic stem cell transplants. The aim of the study was to assess the therapeutic efficacy of letermovir in difficult to treat CMV infections in lung transplant recipients. All lung transplant recipients between March 2018 and August 2020, who have been treated with letermovir for ganciclovir-resistant or refractory CMV infection were included in the study and analysed retrospectively. In total, 28 patients were identified. CMV disease was present in 15 patients (53.6%). In 23 patients (82.1%), rapid response was noticed, and CMV-viral load could be significantly decreased (>1 log₁₀) after a median of 17 [14–27] days and cleared subsequently in all of these patients. Five patients (17.9%) were classified as non-responder. Thereof, development of a mutation of the CMV UL56 terminase (UL-56-Gen: C325Y) conferring letermovir resistance could be observed in three patients (60%). Common side effects were mild and mostly of gastrointestinal nature. Mild adjustments of the immunosuppressive drugs were mandatory upon treatment initiation with letermovir. In addition to other interventions, letermovir was effective in difficult to treat CMV infections in lung transplant recipients. However, in patients with treatment failure mutation conferring letermovir, resistance should be taken into account.