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  1. Article ; Online: 1-Deoxynojirimycin attenuates septic cardiomyopathy by regulating oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation via the JAK2/STAT6 signaling pathway.

    Jiang, LiQing / Zhang, LiYun / Yang, JiaChang / Shi, Heng / Zhu, HanZhao / Zhai, MengEn / Lu, LinHe / Wang, XiaoWu / Li, Xia Yun / Yu, ShiQiang / Liu, JinCheng / Duan, WeiXun

    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

    2022  Volume 155, Page(s) 113648

    Abstract: Cardiac dysfunction caused by sepsis is the predominant reason for death in patients with sepsis. However, the effective drugs for its prevention and the molecular mechanisms remain elusive. 1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), a natural iminopyranose, exhibits ... ...

    Abstract Cardiac dysfunction caused by sepsis is the predominant reason for death in patients with sepsis. However, the effective drugs for its prevention and the molecular mechanisms remain elusive. 1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), a natural iminopyranose, exhibits various biological properties, such as hypoglycemic, antitumor, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities. However, whether DNJ can mediate biological activity resistance in sepsis-induced myocardial injury and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling is an important pathway for the signal transduction of several key cytokines in the pathogenesis of sepsis, which can transcribe and modulate the host immune response. This study was conducted to confirm whether DNJ mediates oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation in cardiomyocytes, thereby alleviating myocardial injury in sepsis via the JAK2/STAT6 signaling pathway. Septic cardiomyopathy was induced in mice using lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and they were then treated with DNJ. The results showed that DNJ markedly improved sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction, attenuated reactive oxygen species generation, reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and mitigated inflammation. Mechanistically, increased JAK2/STAT6 phosphorylation was observed in the mouse sepsis models, which decreased significantly after DNJ oral treatment. To further confirm whether DNJ mediates the JAK2/STAT6 pathway, the selective inhibitor fedratinib was used to block the JAK2 signaling pathway in vitro, which enhanced the protective effects of DNJ against the sepsis-induced cardiac damage. Collectively, these findings suggest that DNJ attenuates sepsis-induced myocardial injury by decreasing myocardial oxidative damage, apoptosis, and inflammation via the regulation of the JAK2/STAT6 signaling pathway.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; 1-Deoxynojirimycin/pharmacology ; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Janus Kinase 2/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Apoptosis ; Inflammation/drug therapy ; Oxidative Stress ; Janus Kinases/metabolism ; Sepsis/complications ; Sepsis/drug therapy ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology ; Cardiomyopathies/drug therapy ; Cardiomyopathies/etiology ; Heart Diseases/drug therapy ; Antiviral Agents/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances 1-Deoxynojirimycin (19130-96-2) ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Janus Kinase 2 (EC 2.7.10.2) ; Janus Kinases (EC 2.7.10.2) ; Cytokines ; Hypoglycemic Agents ; Antiviral Agents ; Stat6 protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-13
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392415-4
    ISSN 1950-6007 ; 0753-3322 ; 0300-0893
    ISSN (online) 1950-6007
    ISSN 0753-3322 ; 0300-0893
    DOI 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113648
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  2. Article ; Online: Early essential newborn care is associated with increased breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study from Sichuan Province of Western China.

    Wang, Chen-Ran / Li, Xia-Yun / Zhang, Lin / Wu, Lin-Man / Tan, Ling / Yuan, Fei / Guo, Yao / Williams, Sarah / Xu, Tao

    International breastfeeding journal

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 99

    Abstract: Background: Breastfeeding is critical to promote maternal and child health. China has set national targets to further improve the exclusive breastfeeding rate. We aimed to examine associations between the provision of early essential newborn care (EENC) ...

    Abstract Background: Breastfeeding is critical to promote maternal and child health. China has set national targets to further improve the exclusive breastfeeding rate. We aimed to examine associations between the provision of early essential newborn care (EENC) and breastfeeding outcomes among full term vaginally delivered neonates in the first 6 months of life.
    Methods: We conducted a quasi-experimental study in eight maternal and children's hospitals in Mianyang City and Deyang City in Sichuan Province of western China. Four hospitals were randomly selected as the intervention group with the implementation of EENC while others as the control group receiving routine care. We assessed effects of EENC on breastfeeding initiation time, duration of first-time breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding rates up to 6 months of age. Data were collected after delivery, at hospital discharge, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months post birth in the baseline phase from May to June 2017 and post-EENC phase from October to December 2017. We performed univariate analyses to ascertain differences between the two groups, and difference in difference (DID) models to explore the net effects.
    Results: Of the 1349 enrolled mother and newborn pairs in our study, 1131 (83.9%) were followed up at 1 month of age, 1075 (79.7%) at 3 months, and 981 (72.7%) at 6 months. EENC was associated with earlier median time to initiate breastfeeding (25 min vs. 33 min, P <  0.01), an increased chance of successful first-time breastfeeding (OR 5.53; 95% CI 2.69, 11.40), longer duration of skin to skin contact (SSC) (21.53 min; 95% CI 18.17, 24.89) and longer duration of the first breastfeed (4.16 min; 95% CI 2.10, 6.22), and an increased likelihood of being exclusively breastfed at discharge (74.5% vs. 55.0%, P <  0.001), 3 months (OR 3.20; 95% CI 1.01, 10.15), and 6 months (OR 4.91; 95% CI 1.71, 14.13) of age.
    Conclusions: EENC enhances breastfeeding initiation and increases exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months of age. Our evidence suggests that nationwide scale up of EENC would increase the exclusive breastfeeding rate in the first 6 months of life.
    MeSH term(s) Breast Feeding ; Child ; China/epidemiology ; Female ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Mothers ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2227239-2
    ISSN 1746-4358 ; 1746-4358
    ISSN (online) 1746-4358
    ISSN 1746-4358
    DOI 10.1186/s13006-020-00343-3
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  3. Article: [Qilin pills combined with bromocriptine for idiopathic hyperprolactinemic oligoasthenozoospermia].

    Deng, Yun-Shan / Zhou, Jin-Fang / Li, Xia-Yun / Wu, Xun-Ning / Gan, Qi-Sheng / Wu, Yao-Fan / Su, Feng-Ying

    Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology

    2013  Volume 19, Issue 10, Page(s) 940–944

    Abstract: Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of Qilin Pills combined with bromocriptine on idiopathic hyperprolactinemic (HPRL) oligoasthenospermia.: Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled study on 40 cases of idiopathic HPRL ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of Qilin Pills combined with bromocriptine on idiopathic hyperprolactinemic (HPRL) oligoasthenospermia.
    Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled study on 40 cases of idiopathic HPRL oligoasthenospermia, who were equally assigned to a trial group and a control group to be treated with Qilin Pills (6 g tid) combined with bromocriptine and bromocriptine alone, respectively, both for a course of 12 weeks. Then we observed the changes in the semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility and the levels of serum prolactin and testosterone, and compared the therapeutic results between the two groups before and after medication.
    Results: Compared with the parameters before medication, both the trial and the control group showed significant improvement after treatment in sperm concentration ([11.60 +/- 3.90] x 10(6)/ml vs [28.10 +/- 13.50] x 10(6)/ml and [12.03 +/- 4.10] x 10(6)/ml vs [18.85 +/- 8.50] x 10(6)/ml), the percentage of grade a sperm ([8.75 +/- 6.65]% vs [24.35 +/- 13.25 ]% and [8.70 +/- 6.70] % vs [19.65 +/- 10.05]%), the percentage of grade a + b sperm ( [28.45 +/- 11.35]% vs [45.80 +/- 16.55]% and [27.65 +/- 10.65]% vs [35.66 +/-13.25]%), and sperm motility ([38.22 +/- 16.35]% vs [60.05 +/- 20.65]% and [37.25 +/- 15.75 ]% vs [52.65 +/- 18.25 ]%) (all P<0.01). No significant differences were found in semen volume (P>0.05). The serum prolactin levels were significantly decreased in the trial and control groups ([152.00 +/- 22.32] and [160.45 +/- 26.65] mIU/L), as compared with premedication ([482.25 +/- 65.32] and [477.32 +/- 60.25] mIU/L) (P<0.01), while the serum testosterone levels were remarkably higher ([16.35 +/- 5.52] and [11.15 +/- 4.65] nmol/L) than before treatment ([3.75 +/- 1.10] and [4.05 +/- 1.30] nmol/L) (P<0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in the serum prolactin and testosterone levels between the two groups after treatment (P>0.05).
    Conclusion: Qilin Pills combined with bromocriptine have a significantly better efficacy than bromocriptine alone in the treatment of idiopathic HPRL oligoasthenospermia.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Asthenozoospermia/blood ; Asthenozoospermia/drug therapy ; Bromocriptine/administration & dosage ; Bromocriptine/therapeutic use ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Hyperprolactinemia/blood ; Hyperprolactinemia/drug therapy ; Male ; Oligospermia/blood ; Oligospermia/drug therapy ; Phytotherapy ; Prolactin/blood ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Bromocriptine (3A64E3G5ZO) ; Prolactin (9002-62-4)
    Language Chinese
    Publishing date 2013-10
    Publishing country China
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 2267480-9
    ISSN 1009-3591
    ISSN 1009-3591
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  4. Article: [Regulatory effect of GDNF on the proliferation and differentiation of mammalian spermatogonial stem cells].

    Li, Xia-Yun / Liu, Ying-Jie / Hou, Ling-Ling / Wang, Kai-Gong / Guan, Wei-Jun / Ma, Yue-Hui

    Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology

    2011  Volume 17, Issue 7, Page(s) 628–633

    Abstract: The glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a member of the transforming growth factor beta (Tgf-beta) superfamily, which is produced by Sertoli cells and plays an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial stem ... ...

    Abstract The glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a member of the transforming growth factor beta (Tgf-beta) superfamily, which is produced by Sertoli cells and plays an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSC). The addition of proper amount of GDNF to the culture media can promote SSC proliferation in vitro. Besides, GDNF regulates the self-renewal and differentiation of SSCs through various signaling pathways. This review focuses on the effects of GDNF on the proliferation and differentiation of mammalian SSCs and GDNF-mediated signaling pathways.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Proliferation ; Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism ; Male ; Mammals ; Signal Transduction ; Spermatogonia/cytology ; Stem Cells/cytology
    Chemical Substances Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
    Language Chinese
    Publishing date 2011-07
    Publishing country China
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2267480-9
    ISSN 1009-3591
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