Future directions in managing aniridia-associated keratopathy

Congenital aniridia is a panocular disorder that is typically characterized by iris hypoplasia and aniridia-associated keratopathy (AAK). AAK results in the progressive loss of corneal transparency and thereby loss of vision. Currently, there is no approved therapy to delay or prevent its progression, and clinical management is challenging because of phenotypic variability and high risk of complications after interventions; however, new insights into the molecular pathogenesis of AAK may help improve its management. Here, we review the current understanding about the pathogenesis and management of AAK. We highlight the biological mechanisms involved in AAK development with the aim to develop future treatment options, including surgical, pharmacological, cell therapies, and gene therapies.     

液质联用技术联合网络药理学探讨白鲜皮治疗湿疹的作用机制＊

目的 采用液质联用技术分析白鲜皮中的主要化学成分；基于网络药理学技术研究白鲜皮治疗皮肤湿疹的活性成分、作用靶点及作用机制。方法 利用液质联用技术（LC-MS）对白鲜皮主要成分进行分析，通过质谱数据结合文献资料，对各主要成分进行快速识别；通过利用SwissADME数据库对白鲜皮潜在活性成分进行预测，筛选主要作用靶点。进行KEGG通路富集分析，最终得到白鲜皮成分-靶点-疾病-通路网络图。采用分子对接技术对主要成分和作用靶点进行验证。结果 从白鲜皮中共分析鉴定了12种成分，进一步筛选得到4种潜在活性成分，可作用于48个关键靶点和14条主要通路。结论 采用LC-MS技术结合网络药理学方法，可以快速分析白鲜皮的潜在活性成分，并初步揭示了成分-靶点-通路之间的关系。通过分子对接技术可以做作用靶点进行验证。     

Analysis on internal mechanism of zedoary turmeric in treatment of liver cancer based on pharmacodynamic substances and pharmacodynamic groups

Zedoary tumeric (Curcumae Rhizoma, Ezhu in Chinese) has a long history of application and has great potential in the treatment of liver cancer. The anti liver cancer effect of zedoary tumeric depends on the combined action of multiple pharmacodynamic substances. In order to clarify the specific mechanism of zedoary tumeric against liver cancer, this paper first analyzes the mechanism of its single pharmacodynamic substance against liver cancer, and then verifies the joint anti liver cancer mechanism of its "pharmacodynamic group". By searching the research on the anti hepatoma effect of active components of zedoary tumeric in recent years, we found that pharmacodynamic substances, including curcumol, zedoarondiol, curcumenol, curzerenone, curdione, curcumin, germacrone, β-elemene, can act on multi-target and multi-channel to play an anti hepatoma role. For example, curcumin can regulate miR, GLO1, CD133, VEGF, YAP, LIN28B, GPR81, HCAR-1, P53 and PI3K/Akt/mTOR, HSP70/TLR4 and NF-κB. Wnt/TGF/EMT, Nrf2/Keap1, JAK/STAT and other pathways play an anti hepatoma role. Network pharmacological analysis showed that the core targets of the "pharmacodynamic group" for anti-life cancer are AKT1, EGFR, MAPK8, etc, and the core pathways are neuroactive live receiver interaction, nitrogen metabolism, HIF-1 signaling pathway, etc. At the same time, by comparing and analyzing the relationship between the specific mechanisms of pharmacodynamic substance and "pharmacodynamic group", it is found that they have great reference significance in target, pathway, biological function, determination of core pharmacodynamic components, formation of core target protein interaction, in-depth research of single pharmacodynamic substance, increasing curative effect and so on. By analyzing the internal mechanism of zedoary tumeric pharmacodynamic substance and "pharmacodynamic group" in the treatment of liver cancer, this paper intends to provide some ideas and references for the deeper pharmacological research of zedoary tumeric and the relationship between pharmacodynamic substance and "pharmacodynamic group".     

温经汤治疗原发性痛经的网络药理学作用机制＊

目的 本文将通过网络药理学结合分子对接对温经汤治疗原发性痛经作用机制进行预测。方法 利用TCMSP、TCMID及BATMAN-TCM数据库，收集温经汤活性成分并预测其作用靶标。通过GeneCards数据库、OMIM数据库筛选原发性痛经的靶标，并运用R软件获取疾病交集靶标，绘制韦恩图。运用Cytoscape软件构建温经汤治疗原发性痛经的成分-靶标网络图，通过STRING数据库构建PPI靶标蛋白互作网络，并进行核心靶标的GO功能富集分析及KEGG通路富集分析。通过Autodock Vina软件对药物活性成分与疾病核心靶标进行分子对接验证。结果 筛选得到温经汤治疗原发性痛经的124个活性成分和31个药物-疾病共同靶标，并推断其作用机制可能与介导HIF-1、TNF、PI3K-Akt等105条信号通路相关。槲皮素、山柰酚、豆甾醇等活性成分与PTGS1、ESR1、PGR等核心靶标对接结果良好。结论 温经汤活性成分可能通过发挥镇痛、抗炎、调节激素水平、缓解平滑肌痉挛和改善缺氧状态等药理作用来治疗原发性痛经。     

Spatial Filtering of Electroencephalography Reduces Artifacts and Enhances Signals Related to Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

ObjectivesHow spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in its different modes suppresses pain is poorly understood. Mechanisms of action may reside locally in the spinal cord, but also involve a larger network including subcortical and cortical brain structures. Tonic, burst, and high-frequency modes of SCS can, in principle, entrain distinct temporal activity patterns in this network, but finally have to yield specific effects on pain suppression. Here, we employ high-density electroencephalography (EEG) and recently developed spatial filtering techniques to reduce SCS artifacts and to enhance EEG signals specifically related to neuromodulation by SCS.Materials and MethodsWe recorded high-density resting-state EEGs in patients suffering from pain of various etiologies under different modes of SCS. We established a pipeline for the robust spectral analysis of oscillatory brain activity during SCS, which includes spatial filtering for attenuation of pulse artifacts and enhancement of brain activity potentially modulated by SCS.ResultsIn sensor regions responsive to SCS, neuromodulation strongly reduced activity in the theta and low alpha range (6–10 Hz) in all SCS modes. Results were consistent in all patients, and in accordance with thalamocortical dysrhythmia hypothesis of pain. Only in the tonic mode showing paresthesia as side effect, SCS also consistently and strongly reduced high-gamma activity (>84 Hz).ConclusionsEEG spectral analysis combined with spatial filtering allows for a spatially and temporally specific assessment of SCS-related, neuromodulatory EEG activity, and may help to disentangle therapeutic and side effects of SCS.     

Evaluation of serum levels of C-reactive protein,D-Dimer and Autologous Serum Skin Test in patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in a Brazilian tertiary center : a cross-sectional study

BackgroundThe pathophysiology of urticaria is still poorly understood. Recent studies demonstrate that the activation of coagulation is correlated with the clinical activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. Coagulation and inflammation are strongly linked.ObjectivesTo correlate the severity and activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria with the levels of D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and autologous serum test in patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.MethodsThe study included 55 patients diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria. D-dimer levels were measured using enzyme-linked fluorescent assay and C-reactive protein levels were measured using the nephelometric method; autologous serum testing was performed on patients who discontinued antihistamine therapy. The severity of the disease was assessed using the urticaria activity score.Resultspatients with severe, spontaneous, and difficult-to-control chronic urticaria had elevated serum levels of D-dimer, as well as a positive autologous serum test. Little correlation was demonstrated between the severity of chronic spontaneous urticaria and the levels of C-reactive protein.ConclusionThe authors concluded that patients with severe Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria showed signs of activated fibrinolysis. Most patients with high clinical scores had high D-dimer values. Patients with positive results for the autologous serum test also had more severe Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and needed more drugs to control the disease. Finally, little correlation was found between C-reactive protein levels and disease severity.Study limitationsThe main limitation was the small sample of patients. In the present patients, it was demonstrated that serum D-dimer levels and the autologous serum test can act as predictive markers of severity and activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.     

基于网络药理学和分子对接技术研究黄芪-赤芍治疗COPD的作用机制＊

目的 基于网络药理学和分子对接技术探究黄芪-赤芍配伍对治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病（chronic obstructive pulmonary disease，COPD）的作用机制。方法 利用TCMSP，Pharmmaper数据库，筛选黄芪-赤芍治疗COPD的活性成分和潜在靶点；结合Genecards数据库挖掘的COPD相关靶点，对黄芪-赤芍药对与COPD靶点进行PPI网络构建，交互处理得到黄芪-赤芍药对治疗COPD的关键靶点，并进行GO分析和KEGG通路富集分析；并采用分子对接技术将主要活性成分与TNF-α（肿瘤坏死因子），IL-6（白细胞介素6）等进行分子对接；最后利用A549炎症细胞与人脐静脉内皮细胞缺氧损伤模型进行体外细胞实验对结果加以验证。结果 黄芪-赤芍药对中44个有效成分作用于COPD，核心成分为：槲皮素、山奈酚、丁子香萜、芍药苷、（2R，3R）-4-methoxyl-distylin、二氢异黄酮；黄芪-赤芍药对通过IL6、PTGS2、TNF等113个靶蛋白，调控Ras、PI3KAkt、IL-17等多条信号通路治疗COPD，且分子对接结果显示槲皮素、山奈酚、丁子香萜、芍药苷与IL-6、PTGS2、TNF大分子蛋白有良好的结合性，体外细胞试验证实，槲皮素与山奈酚均能减少IL-8，MMP-9炎症因子的分泌，具有不同程度的抗炎效果；芍药苷有明显的扩血管、抗血栓之效。结论 黄芪-赤芍药对治疗COPD具有多成分、多靶点、多通路、整体调节的作用特点。初步揭示了黄芪-赤芍药对通过抑制炎症反应、调节上皮细胞生长增强保护屏障等预测出黄芪-赤芍药对治疗COPD的潜在作用机制，以期为其活性成分的药效物质基础提供理论研究和思路。     

单味中药降尿酸作用机制概述※

降尿酸是治疗痛风和高尿酸血症的基本方法，目前降尿酸作用途径主要是通过抑制黄嘌呤氧化酶、腺苷脱氨酶等合成酶的活性，或（且）影响肾脏尿酸转运蛋白（OAT1、OAT3、URAT1、GLUT9）等的表达，进而降低尿酸的水平。由于中药治疗高尿酸血症及痛风的作用机制尚不明确，因此本文通过检索中国知网、维普、万方、pubMed、Embase等数据库，对相关文献进行筛选，总结了具有明确降尿酸作用机制的单味中药，并进行功效归类，有助于对其作用机制进一步研究，为防治痛风和高尿酸血症提供更可靠、更安全的中医治疗依据。     

基于网络药理学与分子对接技术的石菖蒲治疗癫痫作用机制研究＊

目的 利用网络药理学和分子对接技术研究石菖蒲抗癫痫的有效成分及作用机制。方法 运用中药系统药理数据库及分析平台检索石菖蒲有效成分及主要靶点，通过GeneCards数据库收集癫痫疾病的相关潜在作用靶点，运用Cytoscape.3.7.1和 String绘制石菖蒲-癫痫靶点互作关系图，运用Metascape数据库进行GO和KEGG信号通路富集分析。运用AutoDock Vina 1.1.2软件对石菖蒲主要有效成分与癫痫相关靶标进行分子对接验证；通过构建戊四唑诱导的癫痫模型初步评价石菖蒲提取物及潜在有效成分的抗癫痫作用。结果 由 TCMSP 筛选得到4个有效成分及76个主要靶点。癫痫疾病以“Score”大于1.5分进行筛选得到3685个靶标。GO富集分析得到BP条目10个，细胞CC条目9个，MF条目10个（P<0.01），主要涉及核受体活性、离子通道活性、激素结合、神经递质受体活性、蛋白激酶活性、钙调蛋白结合等。KEGG 富集得到14条通路，主要涉及c型凝集素受体信号通路、雌激素信号通路、Ca²⁺信号通路、逆行内源性大麻素信号通路等。分子对接结果显示，桉脂素、山奈酚和8-异戊烯基山奈酚与癫痫关键靶标GABRA2、PPARG等具有良好的结合活性。动物实验结果表明，石菖蒲水提取物及主要潜在有效成分桉脂素和山奈酚在PTZ致小鼠癫痫模型上显示出较好的抗癫痫活性。结论 本研究通过动物实验验证了石菖蒲提取物和潜在有效成分的抗癫痫活性，并且运用网络药理学和分子对接技术探讨了其抗癫痫作用机制，发现石菖蒲可通过多个成分如桉脂素、山奈酚、8-异戊烯基山奈酚，多靶点如GABA_A、PPARG等，多条通路如雌激素信号通路、钙信号通路对机体产生协调效应从而抑制癫痫的发作。该研究提示石菖蒲治疗癫痫具有多成分、多靶点、多通路特点，为石菖蒲的进一步研究提供数据支撑。     

基于网络药理学研究黄连解毒汤抗幽门螺杆菌感染作用机制

目的运用网络药理学方法预测黄连解毒汤抗Hp感染的主要有效成分、靶点及信号通路,挖掘其潜在作用机制,为后续实验研究提供依据。方法应用TCMSP筛选黄连解毒汤中黄连、黄芩、黄柏、栀子4味中药的主要有效成分及其潜在作用靶点。通过GeneCards数据库和人类孟德尔遗传数据库(OMIM)筛选Hp感染相关靶点,并取药物和疾病的交集靶点。将交集靶点导入Cytoscape 3.7.2构建有效成分和Hp感染相关靶点网络,并进行拓扑学分析。应用STRING在线分析平台构建靶蛋白相互作用(PPI)网络并进行分析。运用R语言在线检索Bioconductor平台对靶点进行GO功能富集;通过DAVID数据库对靶点进行KEGG通路富集分析。结果黄连解毒汤中共筛选出85个有效成分,主要包括槲皮素、小檗碱、山柰酚、汉黄芩素、黄芩素等。对应靶点112个,疾病相关靶点1960个,药物疾病共同靶点71个。网络中度值最高的有效成分为槲皮素,度值最高的靶点为环加氧酶1(PTGS1)。PPI网络中69个节点中度值较高的靶蛋白包括半胱氨酸蛋白酶3(CASP3)、IL6、MAPK8、原癌基因(MYC)、VEGFA、表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)等。GO功能富集分析共获得89个条目,KEGG通路富集分析共筛选12条存在显著差异的信号通路,其中发挥主要作用的有癌症通路、ErbB信号通路、p53信号通路、凋亡、黏附斑等。结论黄连解毒汤可通过多成分、多靶点、多通路发挥对Hp的治疗作用,可通过抗肿瘤机制调控胃癌进程,本研究可为其有效成分研究和抗Hp机制研究提供依据。