supported by the Shanghai Key Medical Specialty Program(China)(No.ZK2019A03 to Y.W.);Natural Science Research Funds of Minhang District,Shanghai,China(No.2021MHZ071 to Y.W.);Scientific Research Project funded by Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital,Fudan University(No.2020WYZT02 to Y.W.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82373237 to B.F.,82172644 to W.Q.L);ECNU Multifunctional Platform for Innovation(011);The Instruments Sharing Platform of School of Life Science,East China Normal University.
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells(MDSCs)constitute a crucial component of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment.1 Prostaglandin E2 receptor 4(EP4)is involved in regulating immunosuppressive MDSC differentiation ...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82104862;Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China,No.LTY22E030003;Scientific Research Project Foundation of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University,No.2023FSYYZZ01.
BACKGROUND Shikonin is a natural remedy that is effective at treating diabetic wounds.NFAT5 is a potential therapeutic target for diabetes,and mitochondrial function is essen-tial for wound healing.However,the relatio...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Huai'an Science and Technology Bureau(Grant No.HAB202312);the Science and Technology Development Fund of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University(Grant No.XYFY2021018).
Tumor vaccines are a promising avenue in cancer immunotherapy.Despite the progress in targeting specific immune epitopes,tumor cells lacking these epitopes can evade the treatment.Here,we aimed to construct an efficie...
funded by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,No.2021-I2M-1-028).
An approach for distinguishing two types of positional isomers of dimeric shikonin and its analogs was explored with ^(4)JC,H long-range correlation by prolonging the acquisition time at ^(2,3)JC,H values of 2.0 and 8...
This research was supported by the Program for the Research Startup Fund Program at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(90011451310011);the Key Research Fund for Drug Discovery in Chinese Medicine at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(1000061223740);the Experimental Technology Standardization Research Project at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(2021-SYJS-009);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(2020-JYB-ZDGG-057).
Objective:To investigate the potential anti-tumor mechanisms of naphthoquinone compound shikonin(SKN)extracted from the root of Chinese herbal medicine plant lithospermum(Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb.&Zucc.).Method...
Supported by Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong Province:the Role and Mechanism of Ermiao San in the Regulation of Th cell Differentiation by PKC-? in the Treatment of RA (No. 20211333);National Natural Science Foundation of China:the Role and Mechanism of CD4+T Cell Smad7 Loss in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis(No. 81974253);the Significance of Regulating Glycolytic Metabolism by HK-2 in Dendritic Cell Migration and RA Pathogenesis (No. 81901641);Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee:Research on Key Technologies of Intelligent Robot Based on Artificial Intelligence Image Data (No. GJHZ20200731095208025);Municipal Development and Reform Commission:Virtual Reality Clinical Application Public Service Platform (XMHT20190104001);Project of Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission:Biological Markers in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy and Clinical Significance of Tumorigenesis (No. SZXJ2017046);Nature Science Foundation of Guangdong Province:Experimental Study on Treatment of Rabbit Rheumatoid Arthritis with Lipidated Methotrexate Microbubbles Combined with Controlled Release by Ultrasonic Irradiation (No. 2018A030313281)。
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of shikonin(SKN) on M1 and M2 polarization of macrophages both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: Collagen-induced arthritis(CIA) in male DBA/1 mice were treated with a dose of 4 mg/k...
Alkannin/shikonin(A/S)and their derivatives are naturally occurring naphthoquinones majorly found in Boraginaceae family plants.They are integral constituents of traditional Chinese medicine Zicao(roots of Lithospermu...
Central Support for Local University Reform and Development Fund Talent Training Project(2020GSP16);College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project(202110223004).
Shikonin compoundβ-acetoxyisovalerylalkannin is a kind of high fat-soluble naphthoquinone pigment,which can exert its pharmacological effects including anticancer,anti-inflammatory,bacteriostatic and antiviral effect...
supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A1515011244,China)to Jinshan Tang;the National 111 Project of China(No.B13038,China)to Xinsheng Yao。
DNA damage response(DDR)is a highly conserved genome surveillance mechanism that preserves cell viability in the presence of chemotherapeutic drugs.Hence,small molecules that inhibit DDR are expected to enhance the an...