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  1. Article: Bu-Yin-Qian-Zheng Formula Ameliorates MPP

    Ma, Hao-Jie / Gai, Cong / Chai, Yuan / Feng, Wan-Di / Cheng, Cui-Cui / Zhang, Jin-Kun / Zhang, Yu-Xin / Yang, Lu-Ping / Guo, Zhen-Yu / Gao, Yu-Shan / Sun, Hong-Mei

    Frontiers in pharmacology

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 577017

    Abstract: As a typical traditional Chinese medicine, Bu-Yin-Qian-Zheng Formula (BYQZF) has been shown to have ...

    Abstract As a typical traditional Chinese medicine, Bu-Yin-Qian-Zheng Formula (BYQZF) has been shown to have neuroprotective effects in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly by ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction and regulating expression of the parkin protein. However, the underlying mechanisms by which BYQZF affects mitochondrial function through parkin are unclear. Accordingly, in this study, we evaluated the mechanisms by which BYQZF ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction through parkin in PD. We constructed a parkin-knockdown cell model and performed fluorescence microscopy to observe transfected SH-SY5Y cells. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blotting were conducted to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of parkin. Additionally, we evaluated the cell survival rates, ATP levels, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), mitochondrial morphology, parkin protein expression, PINK1 protein expression, and mitochondrial fusion and fission protein expression after treatment with MPP
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587355-6
    ISSN 1663-9812
    ISSN 1663-9812
    DOI 10.3389/fphar.2020.577017
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  2. Article ; Online: Correction: Qian et al. Capsaicin Suppresses Cell Proliferation, Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and ROS Production in Bladder Cancer Cells through FOXO3a-Mediated Pathways.

    Qian, Kaiyu / Wang, Gang / Cao, Rui / Liu, Tao / Qian, Guofeng / Guan, Xinyuan / Guo, Zhongqiang / Xiao, Yu / Wang, Xinghuan

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 27, Issue 19

    Abstract: During the course of a review of our publications, an inadvertent error in the article [ ... ]. ...

    Abstract During the course of a review of our publications, an inadvertent error in the article [...].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules27196731
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  3. Article ; Online: Study on Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao Inhibiting Autophagy in Calcium Oxalate-induced Renal Injury by UHPLC/Q-TOF-MS-based Metabonomics and Network Pharmacology Approaches.

    Liu, Wen-Rui / Li, Mao-Ting / Zhou, Qi / Gao, Song-Yan / Hou, Jie-Bin / Yang, Guo-Bin / Liu, Nan-Mei / Jia-Yan / Yu, Jian-Peng / Cheng, Jin / Guo, Zhi-Yong

    Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening

    2024  Volume 27, Issue 1, Page(s) 90–100

    Abstract: Introduction: Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao is a Chinese herbal preparation used to treat urinary calculi ... Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao can protect renal tubular epithelial cells from calcium oxalateinduced renal ... pharmacology to study the mechanism of Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao inhibiting autophagy in calcium oxalate-induced ...

    Abstract Introduction: Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao is a Chinese herbal preparation used to treat urinary calculi. Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao can protect renal tubular epithelial cells from calcium oxalateinduced renal injury by inhibiting ROS-mediated autopathy. The mechanism still needs further exploration. Metabonomics is a new subject; the combination of metabolomics and network pharmacology can find pathways for drugs to act on targets more efficiently.
    Methods: Comprehensive metabolomics and network pharmacology to study the mechanism of Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao inhibiting autophagy in calcium oxalate-induced renal injury. Based on UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS, combined with biochemical analysis, a mice model of Calcium oxalateinduced renal injury was established to study the therapeutic effect of Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao. Based on the network pharmacology, the target signaling pathway and the protective effect of Fu- Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao on Calcium oxalate-induced renal injury by inhibiting autophagy were explored. Autophagy-related proteins LC3-II, BECN1, ATG5, and ATG7 were studied by immunohistochemistry.
    Results: Combining network pharmacology and metabolomics, 50 differential metabolites and 2482 targets related to these metabolites were found. Subsequently, the targets enriched in PI3KAkt, MAPK and Ras signaling pathways. LC3-II, BECN1, ATG5 and ATG7 were up-regulated in Calcium oxalate-induced renal injury. All of them could be reversed after the Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian- Cao treatment.
    Conclusions: Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao can reverse ROS-induced activation of the MAPK signaling pathway and inhibition of the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, thereby reducing autophagy damage of renal tubular epithelial cells in Calcium oxalate-induced renal injury.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Calcium Oxalate/metabolism ; Calcium Oxalate/pharmacology ; Calcium/metabolism ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Network Pharmacology ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Kidney/metabolism ; Autophagy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Calcium Oxalate (2612HC57YE) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP) ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases (EC 2.7.1.-) ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country United Arab Emirates
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2064785-2
    ISSN 1875-5402 ; 1386-2073
    ISSN (online) 1875-5402
    ISSN 1386-2073
    DOI 10.2174/1386207326666230515151302
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  4. Article ; Online: Therapeutic effects of Lactobacillus casei Qian treatment in activated carbon-induced constipated mice.

    Zhao, Xin / Suo, Hua-Yi / Qian, Yu / Li, Gui-Jie / Liu, Zhen-Hu / Li, Jian

    Molecular medicine reports

    2015  Volume 12, Issue 2, Page(s) 3191–3199

    Abstract: In the present study, the therapeutic effects of Lactobacillus casei Qian (LC-Qian), the key ... were treated with LC-Qian for nine days by oral administration. The body weight, defecation status ... Lactobacillus bulgaricus (LB)-treated, LC-Qian (L)-and LC-Qian (H)-treated mice was 93, 231, 121, 194, 172 and 157 min ...

    Abstract In the present study, the therapeutic effects of Lactobacillus casei Qian (LC-Qian), the key microorganism in Tibetan yak yoghurt, on activated carbon-induced constipation were determined in vivo. ICR mice were treated with LC-Qian for nine days by oral administration. The body weight, defecation status, gastrointestinal transit and defecation time of mice were assessed, and the serum levels of motilin (MTL), gastrin (Gas), endothelin (ET), somatostatin (SS), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) were further evaluated. Bisacodyl was used as the positive control. The time until the first black stool defecation following carbon intake of the normal, control, 100 mg/kg bisacodyl-treated, Lactobacillus bulgaricus (LB)-treated, LC-Qian (L)-and LC-Qian (H)-treated mice was 93, 231, 121, 194, 172 and 157 min, respectively. Following treatment with LC-Qian, the gastrointestinal transit was increased to 52.4% [LC-Qian (L)] and 65.8% [LC-Qian (H)], while that in the group treated with the common lactic acid bacteria of LB was 40.3%. The MTL, Gas, ET, AChE, SP and VIP serum levels were significantly increased and levels of SS were reduced in mice following LC-Qian treatment compared with those in the control mice (P<0.05). Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction indicated that LC-Qian raised the c-Kit, GDNF as well as SCF mRNA expression levels and reduced the TRPV1 and NOS expression levels in tissue of the small intestine in mice. These results suggested that lactic acid bacteria prevent constipation in mice, among which LC-Qian was the most effective.
    MeSH term(s) Acetylcholinesterase/genetics ; Acetylcholinesterase/metabolism ; Animals ; Body Weight/drug effects ; Carbon ; Constipation/chemically induced ; Constipation/diet therapy ; Constipation/genetics ; Constipation/physiopathology ; Defecation/drug effects ; Endothelins/genetics ; Endothelins/metabolism ; Female ; GPI-Linked Proteins/genetics ; GPI-Linked Proteins/metabolism ; Gastrins/genetics ; Gastrins/metabolism ; Gastrointestinal Transit/drug effects ; Gene Expression/drug effects ; Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics ; Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism ; Intestine, Small/drug effects ; Intestine, Small/metabolism ; Intestine, Small/physiopathology ; Lactobacillus casei/physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Motilin/genetics ; Motilin/metabolism ; Probiotics/pharmacology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/metabolism ; Somatostatin/genetics ; Somatostatin/metabolism ; Substance P/genetics ; Substance P/metabolism ; TRPV Cation Channels/genetics ; TRPV Cation Channels/metabolism ; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/genetics ; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Endothelins ; GPI-Linked Proteins ; Gastrins ; Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; TRPV Cation Channels ; TRPV1 protein, mouse ; Substance P (33507-63-0) ; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (37221-79-7) ; Somatostatin (51110-01-1) ; Motilin (52906-92-0) ; Carbon (7440-44-0) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit (EC 2.7.10.1) ; Acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) ; Ache protein, mouse (EC 3.1.1.7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-08
    Publishing country Greece
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1791-3004
    ISSN (online) 1791-3004
    DOI 10.3892/mmr.2015.3737
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  5. Article ; Online: Qian lie an suppository (prostant) for chronic prostatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Hui-Juan, Cao / Shi-Bing, Liang / Jian-Ping, Liu / Bin, Wang / Hai-Song, Li / Ji-Sheng, Wang / Si-Qi, Guan / Yu-Tian, Zhu / Heng-Heng, Dai / Chun-Yu, Zhou

    Medicine

    2019  Volume 98, Issue 14, Page(s) e15072

    Abstract: ... for the treatment of CP is limited.: Objectives: This review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of Qian Lie ...

    Abstract Background: Chronic prostatitis (CP) is an inflammation of the prostate gland that seriously affects the quality of life of patients. The existing evidence of antibiotics and α-blockers for the treatment of CP is limited.
    Objectives: This review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of Qian Lie An Suppository (Prostant) in treating CP.
    Methods: Randomized controlled trials comparing Prostant (alone or plus the control) with placebo, conventional drugs, or nonpharmaceutical therapies for CP were included in this article through searching from 6 databases. Data were analyzed using RevMan 5.3 software. Meta-analysis was performed when the clinical or statistical heterogeneity was found acceptable among trials. Estimate effects were present with risk ratio (RR) or mean difference and their 95% confidence interval (CI) for dichotomies or continuous variables. Quality of the evidence for each primary outcome was assessed using GRADE criteria.
    Results: Totally 21 trials involving 3359 participants were included. There were 2 included trials had unclear risk of bias, and the remaining trials had high risk of bias. Meta-analyses showed the number of cured patients in the Prostant group was 2 times more than that of the placebo (RR 2.05, 95%CI 1.10 to 3.81) or antibiotics (RR 1.95, 95%CI 1.18 to 3.23) groups. Similar results were found when Prostant in combination with antibiotics or hyperthermia compared with the antibiotics (RR 1.78, 95% CI 1.10-2.89) or hyperthermia (RR 1.72, 95% CI 1.23-2.40) alone. However, there was no difference in the number of cured patients between Prostant and α-blockers or hyperthermia therapy. No severe adverse event was reported in all included trials. The main adverse events in Prostant group were reported (in 8 included trials) as diarrhea and anal discomfort.
    Conclusions: Low-quality evidence showed that the Prostant may have add-on effect for patients with CP on increasing the number of cured patients, relieving pain, and improving the quality of life. There is not sufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness and safety of Prostant for the treatment of CP compared with placebo, antibiotics, α-blockers or the hyperthermia therapy.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Rectal ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Chronic Disease ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/adverse effects ; Humans ; Male ; Prostatitis/drug therapy ; Quality of Life ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Suppositories
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Suppositories ; prostant
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 80184-7
    ISSN 1536-5964 ; 0025-7974
    ISSN (online) 1536-5964
    ISSN 0025-7974
    DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000015072
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  6. Article ; Online: Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao herbal granules protect against the calcium oxalate-induced renal EMT by inhibiting the TGF-β/smad pathway.

    Liu, Wen-Rui / Lu, Hong-Tao / Zhao, Ting-Ting / Ding, Jia-Rong / Si, Ya-Chen / Chen, Wei / Hou, Jie-Bin / Gao, Song-Yan / Dong, Xin / Yu, Bing / Guo, Zhi-Yong / Lu, Jian-Rao

    Pharmaceutical biology

    2020  Volume 58, Issue 1, Page(s) 1115–1122

    Abstract: Context: Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao ...

    Abstract Context: Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao granules (FFJQC) is a traditional Chinese herbal formula that is used to treat nephrolithiasis. The main component of nephrolithiasis is calcium oxalate (CaOx) and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) shown to play a crucial role in CaOx-induced kidney injury. However, the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of FFJQC on the CaOx-induced renal EMT is unknown.
    Objective: This study explores the therapeutic benefits and mechanism of FFJQC in oxalate-induced kidney injury.
    Materials and methods: 60 male C57BL/6 mice were used in this experiment and divided into 6 groups. A mouse kidney stone model was created by intraperitoneal injection of glyoxylate at a dose of 100 mg/kg for 6 days. The standardized FFJQC was used to treat mouse crystal kidney injury by gavage at 1.35 and 2.7 g/kg, respectively. Western blotting and immunostaining for E-cadherin, cytokeratin 18 (CK18), vimentin, smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)/Smad pathway were conducted on renal tissues.
    Results: Following CaOx-induced kidney injury, the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 in kidney decreased, while vimentin and α-SMA levels increased. The FFJQC treatment increased the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 and decreased vimentin and α-SMA levels in varying degrees. What's more, the FFJQC reduced the expression of CaOx-induced fibrosis marker collagen II.
    Conclusion: FFJQC alleviated the CaOx-induced renal EMT and fibrosis by regulating TGF-β/smad pathway. Therefore, the FFJQC is an important traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of CaOx-induced renal injury and fibrosis.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cadherins/metabolism ; Calcium Oxalate/toxicity ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/drug effects ; Kidney Calculi/prevention & control ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Nephrolithiasis/prevention & control ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Smad Proteins/metabolism ; Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cadherins ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Smad Proteins ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; Calcium Oxalate (2612HC57YE)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1440131-9
    ISSN 1744-5116 ; 1388-0209
    ISSN (online) 1744-5116
    ISSN 1388-0209
    DOI 10.1080/13880209.2020.1844241
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  7. Article: Da-Bu-Yin-Wan and Qian-Zheng-San Ameliorate Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Parkinson's Disease Cell Model Induced by MPP

    Gai, Cong / Feng, Wan-Di / Qiang, Tian-Yao / Ma, Hao-Jie / Chai, Yuan / Zhang, Shu-Jing / Guo, Zhen-Yu / Hu, Jing-Hong / Sun, Hong-Mei

    Frontiers in pharmacology

    2019  Volume 10, Page(s) 372

    Abstract: To investigate the effect of Da-Bu-Yin-Wan and Qian-Zheng-San (DBYW and QZS) on mitochondrial mass ...

    Abstract To investigate the effect of Da-Bu-Yin-Wan and Qian-Zheng-San (DBYW and QZS) on mitochondrial mass in Parkinson's disease (PD) cell model induced by 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium Ion (MPP
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587355-6
    ISSN 1663-9812
    ISSN 1663-9812
    DOI 10.3389/fphar.2019.00372
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  8. Article ; Online: Reply to Peng He, Xiaohui Wang, and Hao Li's Letter to the Editor re: Yu Xiao, Kaiyu Qian, Yongwen Luo, et al. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Renal Failure Patients: A Potential Covert Source of Infection. Eur Urol. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2020.03.025.

    Xiao, Yu / Qian, Kaiyu / Luo, Yongwen / Chen, Song / Lu, Mengxin / Wang, Gang / Ju, Lingao / Wang, Xinghuan

    European urology

    2020  Volume 78, Issue 5, Page(s) e203–e204

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; Renal Insufficiency ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/diagnosis
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 193790-x
    ISSN 1873-7560 ; 1421-993X ; 0302-2838
    ISSN (online) 1873-7560 ; 1421-993X
    ISSN 0302-2838
    DOI 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.008
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  9. Article: Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao herbal granules protect against the calcium oxalate-induced renal EMT by inhibiting the TGF-β/smad pathway

    Liu, Wen-Rui / Lu, Hong-Tao / Zhao, Ting-Ting / Ding, Jia-Rong / Si, Ya-Chen / Chen, Wei / Hou, Jie-Bin / Gao, Song-Yan / Dong, Xin / Yu, Bing / Guo, Zhi-Yong / Lu, Jian-Rao

    Pharmaceutical biology. 2020 Jan. 1, v. 58, no. 1

    2020  

    Abstract: Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao granules (FFJQC ...

    Abstract Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao granules (FFJQC) is a traditional Chinese herbal formula that is used to treat nephrolithiasis. The main component of nephrolithiasis is calcium oxalate (CaOx) and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) shown to play a crucial role in CaOx-induced kidney injury. However, the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of FFJQC on the CaOx-induced renal EMT is unknown. This study explores the therapeutic benefits and mechanism of FFJQC in oxalate-induced kidney injury. 60 male C57BL/6 mice were used in this experiment and divided into 6 groups. A mouse kidney stone model was created by intraperitoneal injection of glyoxylate at a dose of 100 mg/kg for 6 days. The standardized FFJQC was used to treat mouse crystal kidney injury by gavage at 1.35 and 2.7 g/kg, respectively. Western blotting and immunostaining for E-cadherin, cytokeratin 18 (CK18), vimentin, smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)/Smad pathway were conducted on renal tissues. Following CaOx-induced kidney injury, the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 in kidney decreased, while vimentin and α-SMA levels increased. The FFJQC treatment increased the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 and decreased vimentin and α-SMA levels in varying degrees. What’s more, the FFJQC reduced the expression of CaOx-induced fibrosis marker collagen II. FFJQC alleviated the CaOx-induced renal EMT and fibrosis by regulating TGF-β/smad pathway. Therefore, the FFJQC is an important traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of CaOx-induced renal injury and fibrosis.
    Keywords Oriental traditional medicine ; cadherins ; calcium ; calcium oxalate ; collagen ; fibrosis ; intraperitoneal injection ; kidneys ; males ; mice ; models ; public health ; renal calculi ; smooth muscle ; therapeutics ; vimentin
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0101
    Size p. 1124-1131.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1440131-9
    ISSN 1744-5116 ; 1388-0209
    ISSN (online) 1744-5116
    ISSN 1388-0209
    DOI 10.1080/13880209.2020.1844241
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  10. Article ; Online: Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao herbal granules protect against the calcium oxalate-induced renal EMT by inhibiting the TGF-β/smad pathway

    Wen-Rui Liu / Hong-Tao Lu / Ting-Ting Zhao / Jia-Rong Ding / Ya-Chen Si / Wei Chen / Jie-Bin Hou / Song-Yan Gao / Xin Dong / Bing Yu / Zhi-Yong Guo / Jian-Rao Lu

    Pharmaceutical Biology, Vol 58, Iss 1, Pp 1124-

    2020  Volume 1131

    Abstract: Context Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao ...

    Abstract Context Nephrolithiasis is a major public health problem worldwide and Fu-Fang-Jin-Qian-Cao granules (FFJQC) is a traditional Chinese herbal formula that is used to treat nephrolithiasis. The main component of nephrolithiasis is calcium oxalate (CaOx) and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) shown to play a crucial role in CaOx-induced kidney injury. However, the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of FFJQC on the CaOx-induced renal EMT is unknown. Objective This study explores the therapeutic benefits and mechanism of FFJQC in oxalate-induced kidney injury. Materials and methods 60 male C57BL/6 mice were used in this experiment and divided into 6 groups. A mouse kidney stone model was created by intraperitoneal injection of glyoxylate at a dose of 100 mg/kg for 6 days. The standardized FFJQC was used to treat mouse crystal kidney injury by gavage at 1.35 and 2.7 g/kg, respectively. Western blotting and immunostaining for E-cadherin, cytokeratin 18 (CK18), vimentin, smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)/Smad pathway were conducted on renal tissues. Results Following CaOx-induced kidney injury, the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 in kidney decreased, while vimentin and α-SMA levels increased. The FFJQC treatment increased the levels of E-cadherin and CK18 and decreased vimentin and α-SMA levels in varying degrees. What’s more, the FFJQC reduced the expression of CaOx-induced fibrosis marker collagen II. Conclusion FFJQC alleviated the CaOx-induced renal EMT and fibrosis by regulating TGF-β/smad pathway. Therefore, the FFJQC is an important traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of CaOx-induced renal injury and fibrosis.
    Keywords oxalate crystals ; renal fibrosis ; traditional chinese medicine ; Therapeutics. Pharmacology ; RM1-950
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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