1.Textual Research on Key Information of Classic Formula Gualou Niubangtang
Yanping HAN ; Yiyi ZHANG ; Mengyuan YANG ; Raorao LI ; Li YAO ; Zhaoxiang SUN ; Zhuo MA ; Huimin GAO ; Wei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(24):224-232
Gualou Niubangtang is a classic formula for eliminating swelling and dispersing lumps, commonly used in the clinical treatment of breast diseases in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This paper employed bibliometric methods to collect and organize 12 pieces of data from ancient texts related to Gualou Niubangtang, ultimately screening 10 valid references from 10 ancient Chinese medical books. Information regarding the prescription origin, main indications, formulation principles, drug composition, dosages, preparation methods, and decoction techniques was systematically verified. The results indicate that Gualou Niubangtang originates from the Orthodox Manual of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong) by Chen Shigong in the Ming Dynasty. The formula consists of 12 Chinese medicines, including Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Arctii Fructus, Gardeniae Fructus, Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Trichosanthis Semen, Scutellariae Radix, Trichosanthis Radix, Forsythiae Fructus, Gleditsiae Spina, Bupleuri Radix, and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viridm. In terms of drug origins, the dominant radical for Trichosanthis Semen and Trichosanthis Radix is Trichosanthes kirilowii, and the historical dominant radical for Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma is Glycyrrhiza uralensis. The nine medicines, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Arctii Fructus, Gardeniae Fructus, Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, Scutellariae Radix, Forsythiae Fructus, Gleditsiae Spina, Bupleuri Radix, and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viridm, are consistent with the 2020 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The preparation methods involve frying Arctii Fructus, removing the heart from Forsythiae Fructus, while the remaining 10 medicines are used raw. The efficacy includes clearing heat, removing toxins, reducing swelling, and dispersing lumps. Clinically, it is used to treat conditions such as breast carbuncles, breast gangrene, and knot-like swellings and pain. The dosage, converted to modern standards, includes 3.73 g of Trichosanthis Semen, 3.73 g of Trichosanthis Radix, 3.73 g of Arctii Fructus, 3.73 g of Scutellariae Radix, 3.73 g of Gardeniae Fructus, 3.73 g of Forsythiae Fructus, 3.73 g of Gleditsiae Spina, 3.73 g of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, 3.73 g of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 3.73 g of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1.85 g of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viridm, and 1.85 g of Bupleuri Radix. The preparation is in the form of a decoction, with the 12 medicines added to 400 mL of water and decocted until 160 mL. The liquid is then mixed with 200 mL of yellow wine and taken before meals three times a day. Through the excavation and organization of ancient literature regarding Gualou Niubangtang, key information has been identified to provide a scientific basis for its clinical application and further development.
2.Clinical phenotype and genetic characteristics of a Chinese pedigree affected with Spastic paraplegia type 5A
Mengyuan LIU ; Dongxiao LI ; Yuke LI ; Daoqi MEI ; Shijie DONG ; Yanli WANG ; Weiyu HU ; Chao GAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2024;41(4):437-442
Objective:To explore the clinical phenotype and genetic characteristics of a Chinese pedigree affected with Spastic paraplegia type 5A (SPG5A).Methods:A pedigree suspected for Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) at Henan Children′s Hospital on August 15 2022 was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the pedigree was collected. Peripheral blood samples were collected from members of the pedigree. Following extraction of genomic DNA, trio-WGS was carried out, and candidate variant was verified by Sanger sequencing.Results:The child, a 1-year-old boy, had presented with microcephaly, hairy face and dorsal side of distal extremities and trunk, intellectual and motor development delay, increased muscle tone of lower limbs, hyperreflexes of bilateral knee tendons, and positive pathological signs. His parents and sister both had normal phenotypes. Trio-WGS revealed that the child has harbored a homozygous c. 1250G>A (p.Arg417His) variant of the CYP7B1 gene, for which his mother was heterozygous, the father and sister were of the wild type. The variant was determined to have originated from maternal uniparental disomy (UPD). The result of Sanger sequencing was in keeping with the that of trio-WGS. SPG5A due to maternal UPD of chromosome 8 was unreported previously. Conclusion:The child was diagnosed with SPG5A, a complex type of HSP, for which the homozygous c. 1250G>A variant of the CYP7B1 gene derived from maternal UPD may be accountable.
3.Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on home management needs of patients with spinal cord injury
Yanyu FANG ; Qin JIA ; Yaqin DAI ; Ke LI ; Siqi LI ; Yingying WANG ; Jiayun WU ; Yufei CHAI ; Chu GAO ; Mengyuan YE ; Xiaoyan YI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(26):3519-3527
Objective:To systematically evaluate and Meta-synthesize qualitative studies on the home management needs of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) to understand their actual self-management needs and improve the quality of home management for patients with SCI in China.Methods:A comprehensive search was conducted in databases including CNKI, Wanfang, CBM, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library for qualitative research on the home management needs of patients with SCI, with a search timeframe up to November 30, 2023. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (2016). Results were integrated and analyzed using Meta-synthesize methods.Results:A total of 15 studies were included, from which 58 distinct research findings were extracted. These were categorized into 10 new categories, which were further integrated into four main results: the need for positive emotional support, daily living-related needs, healthcare service needs, and social support needs.Conclusions:Healthcare providers should deeply understand the home management needs of patients with SCI. Utilizing artificial intelligence technology, an integrated support model encompassing hospital, home, and society can be constructed. Establishing a comprehensive home rehabilitation platform for patients with SCI can focus on psychological issues and enhance social support levels, thereby improving patients' quality of life.
4.Experience of patients with spinal cord injury returning to society after discharge: a Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
Yingying WANG ; Qin JIA ; Yaqin DAI ; Jiayun WU ; Yufei CHAI ; Chu GAO ; Mengyuan YE ; Ke LI ; Xiaoyan YI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(26):3528-3534
Objective:To integrate qualitative research on the real experience of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) returning to society after discharge, so as to provide a basis for developing transitional care intervention program, and promote patients' reintegration into society.Methods:Qualitative research on the real experience of patients with SCI returning to society after discharge was electronically retrieved on China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, VIP, China Biomedical Literature Service System, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and so on .The search period was from database establishment to August 30, 2023. The quality evaluation criteria for qualitative research of the JBI Evidence-Based Health Care Center (2016) was used to assess the quality of literature, and Meta-synthesis was used to integrate the results.Results:A total of 16 articles were included, and 51 research results were extracted. Similar research results were summarized and combined to form 12 new categories, which were then synthesized into four integrated results, including experiencing physical and mental discomfort following discharge, facing challenges in reintegrating into society, seeking social support, and adapting to social life through self-adjustment role changes.Conclusions:Patients with SCI have multiple psychological experiences in the process of reintegration into society. Medical and nursing staff should attach importance to their inner needs, help them overcome stress and challenges, provide them with personalized continuous care, and promote their role adaptation and reintegration into society.
5.Comparison of safety and efficacy of robot assistance versus conventional freehand methods in the upper cervical spine surgery
Jian CHEN ; Qingqing LI ; Shujie ZHAO ; Mengyuan WU ; Zihan ZHOU ; Jiayun LIU ; Peng GAO ; Jin FAN ; Xiaojian CAO ; Yongxin REN ; Weihua CAI ; Lipeng YU ; Guoyong YIN ; Wei ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(8):578-586
Objective:To evaluate the impact of orthopedic robotic assistance and conventional freehand methods on surgical strategies, the safety of pedicle screw placement, and clinical efficacy in patients with upper cervical spine diseases.Methods:From January 2017 to March 2023, a total of 63 cases with upper cervical spine disease, were divided into two groups based on the screw placement technique: the robot-assisted pedicle screw placement (RA) group (41 cases) and the conventional freehand pedicle screw placement (CF) group (22 cases), were retrospectively included. These patients in the RA and CF groups underwent two types of posterior cervical surgery, including occipitocervical fusion (9 cases and 8 cases) and fixation and fusion of atlantoaxial and distal vertebrae (32 cases and 14 cases). The outcome parameters, including the disease course, surgical time, intraoperative blood loss, fluoroscopy frequency, radiation dose, hospital stay, treatment costs, complications, the rate of the pedicle screw placement, accuracy of upper cervical pedicle screw placement, and the risk factors that possibly affected the accuracy were recorded and analyzed. Postoperative follow-up was conducted for at least 6 months, and the efficacy of patients was assessed using imaging parameters, ASIS classification, VAS, and JOA scores.Results:Both groups had no screw-related complications and no spinal cord or vertebral artery injuries. In the RA group, the pedicle screw placement rates for the patients with occipitocervical fusion, and fixation and fusion of atlantoaxial and distal vertebrae were 100% (48/48) and 89.6% (138/154), respectively, far exceeding the placement rate in the CF group 42.9% (18/42) and 78.3% (54/69) (χ 2=37.403, P<0.001; χ 2=5.128, P=0.024). The fluoroscopic exposure dose and operation time of the two types of surgical patients in the RA group were both higher than those in the CF group ( P<0.05). Compared with the CF group, the accuracy of C 1 screws in the RA group increased from 42% (11/26) to 80% (51/64), with statistical significance (χ 2=13.342, P=0.004); while the accuracy of C 2 screws improved from 77% (33/43) to 88% (63/72) with no statistical difference (χ 2=2.863, P=0.413). Non-parametric correlation analysis found a significant correlation between the accuracy of C 1 and C 2 pedicle screw placement and the order of guide wire insertion in the RA group ( r=0.580, P<0.001; r=0.369, P=0.001). Postoperatively, both groups showed significant differences in cervicomedullary angle (CMA), Chamberlain angle (CL), McGregor angle, Boogard angle, Bull angle, clivus-canal angle (CCA), occipitocervical (C 0-C 2) angle, posterior occipitocervical angle (POCA), C 2-C 7 angle, and anterior atlantodental interval (ADI) ( P<0.05). The ASIA classification improved to varying degrees for both groups postoperatively, but there were no statistically significant differences between preoperative, postoperative, and last follow-up evaluations. VAS and JOA scores significantly improved for both groups postoperatively and at the last follow-up ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Both orthopedic robotic-assisted and conventional freehand pedicle screw placement techniques achieved satisfactory therapeutic effects in the treatment of upper cervical spine diseases. The orthopedic robot can effectively ensure the accuracy of upper cervical pedicle screw placement, the increase placement rate of pedicle screws in the upper cervical spine, and reduce fluoroscopy exposure. However, it is necessary to avoid the vertebral displacement caused by the priority insertion of the guide needle, which may affect the accuracy of subsequent planning.
6.miR-216b-5p mediates autophagy to reverses cisplatin resistance of esophageal cancer Eca109 cells by targeting ATG5
QIU Shanting ; LI Xiaoyan ; CHEN Zhecong ; GAO Mengyuan ; JIN Shuyi ; CHEN Wenhu
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2023;30(7):552-559
[摘 要] 目的:探讨miR-216b-5p对食管癌Eca109细胞顺铂(DDP)耐药性的影响及其作用机制。方法:采用qPCR法检测miR-216b-5p在食管癌细胞TE-1、KYSE-150、Eca109和耐药细胞Eca109/DDP中的表达水平。利用脂质体转染技术分别将miR-216b-5p mimic及mimic NC、自噬相关蛋白5(ATG5)过表达质粒转染到Eca109/DDP细胞中,用CCK-8、EdU法和FCM分别检测转染后细胞的增殖和凋亡;mRFP-eGFP-LC3双荧光标记实验检测mRFP-eGFP-LC3慢病毒感染后各组细胞自噬发生情况,WB法检测自噬相关蛋白LC3、Beclin 1和P62表达。用荧光素酶报告基因实验验证miR-216b-5p与ATG5的靶向关系,WB法检测ATG5的表达。建立裸鼠Eca109/DDP细胞移植瘤模型,观察miR-216b-5p过表达对移植瘤生长的影响。结果:miR-216b-5p在TE-1、KYSE-150、Eca109和Eca109/DDP细胞中均呈低表达(均P<0.05)。过表达miR-216b-5p可显著抑制Eca109/DDP细胞的增殖并诱导凋亡(均P<0.05),减少细胞中自噬小体数量(P<0.05),下调LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ比值和Beclin 1蛋白水平、上调P62蛋白水平(均P<0.05)。双荧光素酶报告基因实验证实miR-216b-5p靶向并负调控ATG5的表达(P<0.05),过表达ATG5可使miR-216b-5p mimic对Eca109/DDP细胞增殖、自噬的抑制作用和凋亡的诱导作用明显减弱(均P<0.05),自噬相关蛋白P62表达降低、LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ比值和Beclin 1表达升高(均P<0.05)。荷瘤实验结果表明,miR-216b-5p过表达可显著抑制裸鼠移植瘤的生长(P<0.05)。结论:miR-216b-5p过表达可逆转食管癌Eca109/DDP细胞对DDP的耐药性,其机制可能与靶向负调控ATG5表达并影响细胞自噬有关。
7.Clinical characteristics and genetic variant analysis of a child with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome.
Yuke LI ; Xiaona WANG ; Mengyuan LIU ; Yang GAO ; Baiyun CHEN ; Daoqi MEI ; Huichun ZHANG ; Chao GAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2023;40(4):402-407
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the clinical phenotype and genetic variant of a child with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome (SBCS).
METHODS:
A child who was diagnosed with SBCS in June 2017 at Henan Children's Hospital was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the child was collected. Peripheral blood samples of the child and his parents were collected and the extraction of genomic DNA, which was subjected to trio-whole exome sequencing (trio-WES) and genome copy number variation (CNV) analysis. Candidate variant was verified by Sanger sequencing of his pedigree members.
RESULTS:
The main clinical manifestations of the child have included language delay, intellectual impairment and motor development delay, which were accompanied with facial dysmorphisms (broad forehead, inverted triangular face, sparse eyebrows, widely spaced eyes, narrow palpebral fissures, broad nose bridge, midface hypoplasia, thin upper lip, pointed jaw, low-set ears and posteriorly rotated ears). Trio-WES and Sanger sequencing revealed that the child has harbored a heterozygous splicing variant of the CHD3 gene, namely c.4073-2A>G, for which both of his parents were of wild-type. No pathogenic variant was identified by CNV testing.
CONCLUSION
The c.4073-2A>G splicing variant of the CHD3 gene probably underlay the SBCS in this patient.
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8.Prevalence and factors influencing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Zhongshan City
HUANG Sizhe, LI Fenghua, YANG Junlin, TANG Weiming, HUANG Zifang, GAO Yihao, CHENG Mengyuan
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(6):925-929
Objective:
To investigate factors influencing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), and to provide a scientific basis for effective prevention and treatment programs.
Methods:
A questionnaire survey was conducted among 6 757 students who participated in the scoliosis screening program for primary and middle school students in Zhongshan City, China from April 2019 to March 2020. Visual examination and Adams flexion test were used to measure the rotation angle of trunk. For each student, individual and family demographics, family history of scoliosis, daily postural habits, school bag carrying habits, vision, health, school environment, and physical activity were collected by questionnaire. Factors influencing AIS were analyzed using Chi square test and multivariate Logistic regression.
Results:
The positive screening rate for AIS was 2.0%(135 cases). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that female gender, no family history of AIS, standing with lumbar spine tilted forward, habit of leaning to the left when seated, and a monthly family income of >10 000 yuan were related to the occurrence of AIS in adolescents ( OR =3.01, 0.38, 2.29, 1.74, 0.44, P <0.05).
Conclusion
Female students aged 10-16 years with a family history of scoliosis in Zhongshan are identified as a high risk group for scoliosis screening. Developing proper standing and sitting habits helps to reduce the risk of AIS in adolescents.
9.Analysis of leukocyte and neutrophil changes before and after immune-related adverse events in patients treated with anti-PD-1 antibodies
ZHOU Mengyuan ; ZHAO Lingdi ; ZHANG Yong ; GAO Quanli
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2023;30(10):908-913
[摘 要] 目的:通过对比免疫相关不良反应(irAE)发生前后血常规中主要指标的变化,为鉴别诊断irAE及感染性炎症提供新依据。方法:回顾性分析201例2018年8月至2022年6月在河南省肿瘤医院接受抗PD-1抗体治疗后出现irAE的肿瘤患者的临床资料,包括抗PD-1抗体治疗前、发生irAE前及irAE后血常规的主要指标,采用配对t检验分析治疗前后血常规指标值的统计学差异。采用定性变量的配对c2检验分析治疗前后血常规指标值的阳性率(高于正常值的比例)的统计学差异。结果:从201例患者中观察到了258次irAE,其中27例(13.4%)患者发生了2种及以上类型的irAE,214次(82.94%)irAE未引起发热;irAE发生后与抗PD-1抗体治疗前相比,白细胞计数(t=1.087, P=0.278)、中性粒细胞计数(t=0.959, P=0.338)及中性粒细胞百分比(t=0.817,P=0.414)未见明显升高,且三指标高于正常值的病例数分别为28 vs 38(χ2=1.737,P=0.187)、32 vs 44(χ2=2.222,P=0.136)、45 vs 55(χ2=1.240,P=0.265),差异均无统计学意义。结论:irAE发生后患者外周血白细胞计数、中性粒细胞计数及中性粒细胞百分比无明显变化,这对鉴别诊断感染性炎症可能具有参考意义。
10.Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetic Macroangiopathy Based on Theory of Hidden Pathogen Damaging Collaterals
Qingzhi LIANG ; Yulin LENG ; Zhengtao CHEN ; Mengyuan CAI ; Zehua ZHANG ; Hong GAO ; Hongyan XIE ; Chunguang XIE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(14):194-199
The basic pathological change of diabetic macroangiopathy is atherosclerosis, and the metabolism legacy effect of hyperglycemia will cause continuous damage to the large vessels. Oxidative stress is a common mechanism for diabetes and its chronic complications and it is also the basis of the metabolism legacy effect which keeps damaging the large vessels. Anti-oxidant therapy can delay the course of diabetic macroangiopathy. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the pathogenicity of hidden pathogen is concealing, lingering, and refractory. On the basis of the syndrome and treatment of collateral diseases, vessel-collateral theory, and hidden pathogen theory of TCM, the pathological changes of diabetic macroangiopathy are summarized as pathogen concealment-accumulation of sugar and lipids leading to phlegm and blood stasis-accumulation of toxins-damage to vessels and collaterals-hardening vessels. The core pathogenesis is the hidden pathogen damaging the collaterals, and the basic pathological change is vessel hardening. The toxins of sugar, lipid, phlegm, and stasis are the pathological products and the key to be treated. According to this theory, the medicinal materials with the functions of activating blood to dredging collaterals, resolving phlegm to clearing collaterals, Promoting qi to unblocking collaterals and removing toxins to shunting collaterals can be selected for prescription. These medicinal materials can inhibit the generation of reactive oxygen species, affect the oxidase activity, and enhance the antioxidant capacity, thereby regulating the oxidative stress response, protecting the vascular endothelial function, reducing the damage of the large blood vessels, and slowing down the progression of the disease. Such therapy is of great significance in clinical practice and research, providing a new idea for the prevention and treatment of diabetic macroangiopathy.


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