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Huang H, Wang J, Li K, Ma H. Successful conservative treatment of placenta accreta with traditional Chinese medicine: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e24820. [PMID: 33607847 PMCID: PMC7899819 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Currently, placenta accreta treatment mainly includes nonconservative surgical and conservative treatments such as Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This report describes the case of a 37-year-old woman who suffered incomplete placenta accreta after vaginal delivery and was cured by TCM. TCM treatment of placenta accreta has its own unique advantages, including low toxicity and few side effects, unaffected breastfeeding, and retention of the uterus, which can ensure the expulsion of residual placenta and be beneficial to patients' physical and mental health. PATIENT CONCERNS Symptoms included a small amount of vaginal bleeding and occasional lesser abdominal pain. The patient showed lesser abdominal tenderness, a red tongue moss with petechial hemorrhage, and a hesitant pulse. The reproductive history was G3P2L2A1. In addition, the patient was afraid of having her uterus removed due to incomplete placental separation. DIAGNOSES The case was diagnosed as placental accreta. Ultrasound is the preferred method of diagnosis, and biomarkers, such as beta hCG, assist in screening for placental accreta. Doppler ultrasonography showed that in the bottom of the right uterine cavity, there was an uneven echo group of 7.6 × 4.6 cm, which was not clearly demarcated from the posterior wall; the muscle layer became thinner, with a thinnest part of 0.19 cm, and abundant blood flow signals were observed (Fig. 1JOURNAL/medi/04.03/00005792-202102190-00086/figure1/v/2021-02-16T234818Z/r/image-tiff). The beta hCG was 580.92 mIu/ml. INTERVENTIONS The patient initially underwent curettage therapy 9 days after delivery, but it failed due to excessive intraoperative bleeding. The patient then turned to TCM treatment. The doctor prescribed a multi-herbal formula. OUTCOMES After 4 months, the residual placenta was expelled, and the patient's symptoms disappeared completely. No adverse and unexpected events occurred during treatment. During 3 months of follow-up, the patient had no abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, or other complications. LESSONS This study shows that TCM is safe and effective for treating placenta accreta, and it is worth recommending TCM as a conservative treatment along with other treatments. In practice, however, we find that the earlier TCM treatment is applied, the better the effect; therefore, early intervention with TCM is particularly important.
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- Huamin Huang
- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jingwuweiqi Road, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jingwuweiqi Road, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Ling C, Zhang Y, Li J, Chen W, Ling C. Clinical Use of Toxic Proteins and Peptides from Tian Hua Fen and Scorpion Venom. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2019; 20:285-295. [PMID: 29932034 DOI: 10.2174/1389203719666180622100641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been practiced in China for thousands of years. As a complementary and alternative treatment, herbal medicines that are frequently used in the TCM are the most accepted in the Western world. However, animal materials, which are equally important in the TCM practice, are not well-known in other countries. On the other hand, the Chinese doctors had documented the toxic profiles of hundreds of animals and plants thousand years ago. Furthermore, they saw the potential benefits of these materials and used their toxic properties to treat a wide variety of diseases, such as heavy pain and cancer. Since the 50s of the last century, efforts of the Chinese government and societies to modernize TCM have achieved tremendous scientific results in both laboratory and clinic. A number of toxic proteins have been isolated and their functions identified. Although most of the literature was written in Chinese, this review provide a summary, in English, regarding our knowledge of the clinical use of the toxic proteins isolated from a plant, Tian Hua Fen, and an animal, scorpion, both of which are famous toxic prescriptions in TCM.
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- Chen Ling
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, Florida, FL, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Shanghai 201999, China
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, Florida, FL, United States.,Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Oncology, Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Shanghai 201999, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.,E-institute of Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai 201203, China
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Gao J, Yao S, Wang Y, Hou Z, Yang C, Song H. Hydrolysis of trichosanthin (TCS) catalyzed by imidazolium-based ionic liquids in heating and microwave-assisted modes. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj01876f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two modes of TCS hydrolysis based on ILs were compared and a higher degree of hydrolysis can be obtained compared to common catalysts.
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- Jing Gao
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Industry (Group) Co., LTD
- Shengle Economical District
- Helingeer
- Huhhot Inner Mongolia
- China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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Xu KD, Chang YX, Zhang J, Wang PL, Wu JX, Li YY, Wang XW, Wang W, Liu K, Zhang Y, Yu DS, Liao LB, Li Y, Ma SY, Tan GX, Li CW. A lower pH value benefits regeneration of Trichosanthes kirilowii by somatic embryogenesis, involving rhizoid tubers (RTBs), a novel structure. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8823. [PMID: 25744384 PMCID: PMC4351558 DOI: 10.1038/srep08823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A new approach was established for the regeneration of Trichosanthes kirilowii from root, stem, and leaf explants by somatic embryogenesis (SE), involving a previously unreported SE structure, rhizoid tubers (RTBs). During SE, special rhizoids were first induced from root, stem, and leaf explants with average rhizoid numbers of 62.33, 40.17, and 11.53 per explant, respectively, on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium (pH 4.0) supplemented with 1.0 mg/L 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) under dark conditions. Further, one RTB was formed from each of the rhizoids on MS medium (pH 4.0) supplemented with 20 mg/L thidiazuron (TDZ) under light conditions. In the suitable range (pH 4.0-9.0), a lower pH value increased the induction of rhizoids and RTBs. Approximately 37.77, 33.47, and 31.07% of in vivo RTBs from root, stem, and leaf explants, respectively, spontaneously developed into multiple plantlets on the same MS medium (supplemented with 20 mg/L TDZ) for induction of RTBs, whereas >95.00% of in vitro RTBs from each kind of explant developed into multiple plantlets on MS medium supplemented with 5.0 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). Morphological and histological analyses revealed that RTB is a novel type of SE structure that develops from the cortex cells of rhizoids.
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- Ke-dong Xu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, East Wenchang Street, Zhoukou, 466001, People's Republic of China
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Li BL, Qian W, Chen QF. Trichosanthin benefits the treatment of caesarean scar pregnancies. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2015; 35:741-5. [DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2015.1006592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wong KL, Wong RNS, Zhang L, Liu WK, Ng TB, Shaw PC, Kwok PCL, Lai YM, Zhang ZJ, Zhang Y, Tong Y, Cheung HP, Lu J, Sze SCW. Bioactive proteins and peptides isolated from Chinese medicines with pharmaceutical potential. Chin Med 2014; 9:19. [PMID: 25067942 PMCID: PMC4110622 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-9-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Some protein pharmaceuticals from Chinese medicine have been developed to treat cardiovascular diseases, genetic diseases, and cancer. Bioactive proteins with various pharmacological properties have been successfully isolated from animals such as Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech), Eisenia fetida (earthworm), and Mesobuthus martensii (Chinese scorpion), and from herbal medicines derived from species such as Cordyceps militaris, Ganoderma, Momordica cochinchinensis, Viscum album, Poria cocos, Senna obtusifolia, Panax notoginseng, Smilax glabra, Ginkgo biloba, Dioscorea batatas, and Trichosanthes kirilowii. This article reviews the isolation methods, molecular characteristics, bioactivities, pharmacological properties, and potential uses of bioactive proteins originating from these Chinese medicines.
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- Kam Lok Wong
- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Centre for Protein Science and Crystallography, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Trichosanthin inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation in both cell lines and nude mice by promotion of apoptosis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41592. [PMID: 22957017 PMCID: PMC3434199 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Breast cancer ranks as a common and severe neoplasia in women with increasing incidence as well as high risk of metastasis and relapse. Translational and laboratory-based clinical investigations of new/novel drugs are in progress. Medicinal plants are rich sources of biologically active natural products for drug development. The 27-kDa trichosanthin (TCS) is a ribosome inactivating protein purified from tubers of the Chinese herbal plant Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz (common name Tian Hua Fen). In this study, we extended the potential medicinal applications of TCS from HIV, ferticide, hydatidiform moles, invasive moles, to breast cancer. We found that TCS manifested anti-proliferative and apoptosis-inducing activities in both estrogen-dependent human MCF-7 cells and estrogen-independent MDA-MB-231 cells. Flow cytometric analysis disclosed that TCS induced cell cycle arrest. Further studies revealed that TCS-induced tumor cell apoptosis was attributed to activation of both caspase-8 and caspase-9 regulated pathways. The subsequent events including caspase-3 activation, and increased PARP cleavage. With regard to cell morphology, stereotypical apoptotic features were observed. Moreover, in comparison with control, TCS- treated nude mice bearing MDA-MB-231 xenograft tumors exhibited significantly reduced tumor volume and tumor weight, due to the potent effect of TCS on tumor cell apoptosis as determined by the increase of caspase-3 activation, PARP cleavage, and DNA fragmentation using immunohistochemistry. Considering the clinical efficacy and relative safety of TCS on other human diseases, this work opens up new therapeutic avenues for patients with estrogen-dependent and/or estrogen-independent breast cancers.
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