2021
YIV-906 potentiated anti-PD1 action against hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing adaptive and innate immunity in the tumor microenvironment
Yang X, Lam W, Jiang Z, Guan F, Han X, Hu R, Cai W, Cheng W, Liu SH, Cheng P, Cai Y, Rattray NJW, Johnson CH, Chen L, Cheng YC. YIV-906 potentiated anti-PD1 action against hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing adaptive and innate immunity in the tumor microenvironment. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 13482. PMID: 34188068, PMCID: PMC8242098, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91623-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM1-like macrophage polarizationMacrophage polarizationIDO activityInterferon gammaInnate immunityTumor microenvironmentTraditional Chinese herbal formulationPD-L1 inductionM1-like macrophagesAdaptive immune responsesM2 macrophage polarizationChinese herbal formulationTumor bearing miceQuality of lifeAnti-tumor activityGastrointestinal symptomsMonocytic MDSCsProlong survivalImmune toleranceAcute inflammationCancer patientsClinical resultsHepatocellular carcinomaImmune responseRadiation therapy
2016
Antibacterial Flavonoids from Medicinal Plants Covalently Inactivate Type III Protein Secretion Substrates
Tsou LK, Lara-Tejero M, RoseFigura J, Zhang ZJ, Wang YC, Yount JS, Lefebre M, Dossa PD, Kato J, Guan F, Lam W, Cheng YC, Galán J, Hang HC. Antibacterial Flavonoids from Medicinal Plants Covalently Inactivate Type III Protein Secretion Substrates. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 2209-2218. PMID: 26847396, PMCID: PMC4831573, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence pathwaysType III protein secretionType III secretion system effectorsSpecific plant metabolitesSPI-1 T3SSSecretion system effectorsS. typhimurium invasionSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSecretion substratesEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTraditional Chinese medicineUnappreciated mechanismPlant metabolitesTyphimurium invasionProtein secretionSerovar TyphimuriumAntibacterial flavonoidsBacterial invasionEpithelial cellsSpecific flavonoidsBacterial growthMedicinal plantsPathwayPotential mechanismsInvasion
2014
The number of intestinal bacteria is not critical for the enhancement of antitumor activity and reduction of intestinal toxicity of irinotecan by the Chinese herbal medicine PHY906 (KD018)
Lam W, Jiang Z, Guan F, Hu R, Liu SH, Chu E, Cheng YC. The number of intestinal bacteria is not critical for the enhancement of antitumor activity and reduction of intestinal toxicity of irinotecan by the Chinese herbal medicine PHY906 (KD018). BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2014, 14: 490. PMID: 25510341, PMCID: PMC4302098, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBacteriaCamptothecinColonic NeoplasmsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesIrinotecanMiceNeutrophil InfiltrationPhytotherapyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWeight LossConceptsBody weight lossAntibiotic treatmentCPT-11Tumor-bearing miceIntestinal bacteriaIntestinal toxicityStem cell markersAntitumor activityAnimal body weight lossCPT-11-treated miceCell markersMRNA expressionTNF-alpha mRNA expressionWeight lossAntibiotic treatment groupCPT-11 treatmentCytokines G-CSFProgenitor/stem cell markersLactobacillus/EnterococcusIntestinal damageInflammatory processIntestinal bacterial profilesTreatment groupsPCNA stainingTumor allografts
2011
Interaction of a traditional Chinese Medicine (PHY906) and CPT-11 on the inflammatory process in the tumor microenvironment
Wang E, Bussom S, Chen J, Quinn C, Bedognetti D, Lam W, Guan F, Jiang Z, Mark Y, Zhao Y, Stroncek DF, White J, Marincola FM, Cheng YC. Interaction of a traditional Chinese Medicine (PHY906) and CPT-11 on the inflammatory process in the tumor microenvironment. BMC Medical Genomics 2011, 4: 38. PMID: 21569348, PMCID: PMC3117677, DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-4-38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCamptothecinCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColonic NeoplasmsDrug InteractionsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHep G2 CellsHumansImmunityImmunohistochemistryInflammationIrinotecanLiverMacrophagesMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceOrgan SizePolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSpleenTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsCPT-11Subcutaneous colon 38 tumoursChinese medicinePro-inflammatory pathwaysPre-clinical modelsColon 38 tumorsBDF-1 miceTraditional Chinese medicineRNA microarray technologyTumor rejectionInflammatory processPharmacodynamic propertiesAntitumor effectsSide effectsTCM formulaAnimal studiesPrevalent inductionTherapeutic effectivenessPHY906Tumor tissueTumor microenvironmentGood manufacturing practicesTumorsDistinct alterationsTissue-specific responses
2010
The Four-Herb Chinese Medicine PHY906 Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Toxicity
Lam W, Bussom S, Guan F, Jiang Z, Zhang W, Gullen EA, Liu SH, Cheng YC. The Four-Herb Chinese Medicine PHY906 Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Toxicity. Science Translational Medicine 2010, 2: 45ra59. PMID: 20720216, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorBromodeoxyuridineCamptothecinCell ProliferationDNA DamageDrugs, Chinese HerbalGastrointestinal TractGlucuronidaseHumansInflammationIrinotecanMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenRecovery of FunctionSignal TransductionStem CellsTransplantation, HomologousWeight LossWnt ProteinsWnt3 ProteinWnt3A ProteinConceptsCPT-11Gastrointestinal toxicityFour-herb Chinese medicine formulaPhase I/II clinical studyTumor necrosis factor-alpha expressionChemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicityNecrosis factor-alpha expressionInducible nitric oxide synthaseProinflammatory cytokine concentrationsInfiltration of neutrophilsAnti-inflammatory effectsII clinical studyAnimal weight lossCPT-11 treatmentNitric oxide synthaseChinese medicine formulaNuclear factor-kappaBHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsAllograft modelCytokine concentrationsIntestinal toxicityOxide synthaseCyclooxygenase-2Clinical studies