1.Effect of Qingfei Shenshi Decoction (清肺渗湿汤) Combined with Western Medicine on Clinical Effectiveness and Immune Function for Patients with Bronchial Asthma of Heat Wheezing Syndrome
Ying SUN ; Haibo HU ; Na LIU ; Fengchan WANG ; Jinbao ZONG ; Ping HAN ; Peng LI ; Guojing ZHAO ; Haoran WANG ; Xuechao LU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(1):38-44
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effectiveness and safety of Qingfei Shenshi Decoction (清肺渗湿汤) combined with western medicine for patients with bronchial asthma of heat wheezing syndrome, and to explore its potential mechanism of action. MethodsEighty-six participants with bronchial asthma of heat wheezing syndrome were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, each group with 43 participants. The control group received conventional western medicine, and the treatment group was additionally administered Qingfei Shenshi Decoction orally on the basis of the control group, 1 dose per day. Both groups were treated for 14 days. The primary outcome measure was clinical effectiveness; secondary outcome measures included traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score, asthma control test (ACT) score, pulmonary function indices such as forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), peak expiratory flow (PEF), serum inflammatory factor levels including interleukin-4 (IL-4), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and immune function indices including CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+. All outcome measures were evaluated before and after treatment. Vital signs were monitored, and electrocardiography, blood routine, urine routine, liver function, and renal function tests were performed before and after treatment. Adverse events and reactions during the study were recorded. ResultsA total of 80 patients completed the trial with 40 in each group. The total clinical effective rate of the treatment group was 97.5% (39/40), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (85.0%, 34/40, P<0.05). After treatment, both groups showed decreased TCM syndrome scores, IL-4, TNF-α, hs-CRP, and CD8+ levels, as well as increased ACT scores, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, FEV1, FVC, and PEF levels (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Moreover, the improvements in these indices were more significant in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). No significant abnormalities in safety indicators were observed in either group, and no adverse events or reactions occurred. ConclusionQingfei Shenshi Decoction combined with conventional western medicine for patients with bronchial asthma of heat wheezing syndrome can effectively improve the clinical symptoms, pulmonary function, and clinical effectiveness, with good safety. Its mechanism may be related to reducing inflammatory factor levels and regulating T lymphocyte subsets to improve immune function.
2.Clinical decision and prescription generation for diarrhea in traditional Chinese medicine based on large language model
Jiaze WU ; Hao LIANG ; Haoran DAI ; Hongliang RUI ; Baoli LIU
Digital Chinese Medicine 2026;9(1):13-30
Objective:
To develop a clinical decision and prescription generation system (CDPGS) specifically for diarrhea in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), utilizing a specialized large language model (LLM), Qwen-TCM-Dia, to standardize diagnostic processes and prescription generation.
Methods:
Two primary datasets were constructed: an evaluation benchmark and a fine-tuning dataset consisting of fundamental diarrhea knowledge, medical records, and chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning datasets. After an initial evaluation of 16 open-source LLMs across inference time, accuracy, and output quality, Qwen2.5 was selected as the base model due to its superior overall performance. We then employed a two-stage low-rank adaptation (LoRA) fine-tuning strategy, integrating continued pre-training on domain-specific knowledge with instruction fine-tuning using CoT-enriched medical records. This approach was designed to embed the clinical logic (symptoms → pathogenesis → therapeutic principles → prescriptions) into the model’s reasoning capabilities. The resulting fine-tuned model, specialized for TCM diarrhea, was designated as Qwen-TCM-Dia. Model performance was evaluated for disease diagnosis and syndrome type differentiation using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. Furthermore, the quality of the generated prescriptions was compared with that of established open-source TCM LLMs.
Results:
Qwen-TCM-Dia achieved peak performance compared to both the base Qwen2.5 model and five other open-source TCM LLMs. It achieved 97.05% accuracy and 91.48% F1-score in disease diagnosis, and 74.54% accuracy and 74.21% F1-score in syndrome type differentiation. Compared with existing open-source TCM LLMs (BianCang, HuangDi, LingDan, TCMLLM-PR, and ZhongJing), Qwen-TCM-Dia exhibited higher fidelity in reconstructing the “symptoms → pathogenesis → therapeutic principles → prescriptions” logic chain. It provided complete prescriptions, whereas other models often omitted dosages or generated mismatched prescriptions.
Conclusion
By integrating continued pre-training, CoT reasoning, and a two-stage fine-tuning strategy, this study establishes a CDPGS for diarrhea in TCM. The results demonstrate the synergistic effect of strengthening domain representation through pre-training and activating logical reasoning via CoT. This research not only provides critical technical support for the standardized diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea but also offers a scalable paradigm for the digital inheritance of expert TCM experience and the intelligent transformation of TCM.
3.Sinicization of exteroceptive body awareness questionnaire and its reliability and validity in college students
Caina LIU ; Qingqing ZHANG ; Long CHEN ; Yami ZHAO ; Yitian LI ; Haoran SHI ; Jingyi HU ; Chunyan ZHU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(7):652-657
Objective:To adapt the English version of exteroceptive body awareness questionnaire (EBA-q) into Chinese, and evaluate its reliability and validity in college students.Methods:English version EBA-q was translated and culturally adapted into Chinese, and the tests were administered from October to December 2024, with valid data collected from 1 071 college students. Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion-related validity analysis, and reliability analysis were conducted by SPSS 23.0 and Mplus 8.3 softwares.Results:(1) The Chinese version of EBA-q contained seventeen items across five factors: visual awareness, tactile awareness, body coordination, awareness of body changes and awareness of clothing fit. The five-factor measurement model fitted the data well ( χ2/ df=2.24, CFI=0.95, TLI=0.94, RMSEA=0.05, SRMR=0.06). (2) The EBA-q scores were positively correlated with the scores of noticing, body listening, public self-consciousness, and private self-consciousness ( r=0.46, 0.36, 0.09, 0.25, all P<0.01). (3)The Cronbach's α coefficient, split-half reliability and test-retest reliability of the Chinese version of EBA-q were 0.79, 0.85 and 0.77, respectively(all P<0.01). Conclusion:The Chinese version of the EBA-q has demonstrated good reliability in assessing external body awareness among college students, but its validity requires further verification.
4.Sinicization of exteroceptive body awareness questionnaire and its reliability and validity in college students
Caina LIU ; Qingqing ZHANG ; Long CHEN ; Yami ZHAO ; Yitian LI ; Haoran SHI ; Jingyi HU ; Chunyan ZHU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(7):652-657
Objective:To adapt the English version of exteroceptive body awareness questionnaire (EBA-q) into Chinese, and evaluate its reliability and validity in college students.Methods:English version EBA-q was translated and culturally adapted into Chinese, and the tests were administered from October to December 2024, with valid data collected from 1 071 college students. Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion-related validity analysis, and reliability analysis were conducted by SPSS 23.0 and Mplus 8.3 softwares.Results:(1) The Chinese version of EBA-q contained seventeen items across five factors: visual awareness, tactile awareness, body coordination, awareness of body changes and awareness of clothing fit. The five-factor measurement model fitted the data well ( χ2/ df=2.24, CFI=0.95, TLI=0.94, RMSEA=0.05, SRMR=0.06). (2) The EBA-q scores were positively correlated with the scores of noticing, body listening, public self-consciousness, and private self-consciousness ( r=0.46, 0.36, 0.09, 0.25, all P<0.01). (3)The Cronbach's α coefficient, split-half reliability and test-retest reliability of the Chinese version of EBA-q were 0.79, 0.85 and 0.77, respectively(all P<0.01). Conclusion:The Chinese version of the EBA-q has demonstrated good reliability in assessing external body awareness among college students, but its validity requires further verification.
5.Multi-omics analysis of the relationship between oxidative stress-related gene and prostate cancer
Jiaxin NING ; Haoran WANG ; Shuhang LUO ; Jibo JING ; Jianye WANG ; Huimin HOU ; Ming LIU
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2025;57(4):633-643
Objective:To investigate the relationship between oxidative stress-related genes and pros-tate cancer(PCa)from a multi-omics perspective using summary-data-based Mendelian randomization(SMR),colocalization analysis,and cellular experiments.Methods:Summary-level data on DNA methylation,gene expression,and circulating proteins were obtained and filtered.The PRACTICAL con-sortium was used as the discovery cohort,with the deCODE database serving as the validation cohort.SMR analysis and heterogeneity in dependent instruments(HEIDI)tests were conducted to assess the association and heterogeneity between oxidative stress-related genes and PCa.Colocalization analysis was performed to determine whether oxidative stress-related genes and PCa shared common causal variants.Final-ly,CCK-8 assays,wound healing assays,and Transwell invasion assays and Western blotting,were con-ducted to examine the effects of oxidative stress-related genes on the biological behavior of the PCa cell line C4-2.Results:Multi-omics analysis identified SCP2 as significantly associated with increased PCa risk across gene methylation,gene expression,and circulating protein levels.GSTP1 showed significant associations at the methylation and protein levels,while LPO was associated at the protein level.At the methylation level,SCP2 sites cg00581603(OR=1.11,95%CI:1.05-1.17)and cg13078931(OR=1.12,95%CI:1.05-1.18)were identified as pathogenic.Among the four methylation sites in GSTP1,only cg05244766(OR=0.89,95%CI:0.84-0.95)was considered protective.At the gene expression level,SCP2(OR=1.05,95%CI:1.02-1.07)was also found to be a pathogenic factor.At the circu-lating protein level,SCP2(OR=2.10,95%CI:1.34-3.29)showed a consistent pathogenic trend.In addition,GSTP1(OR=1.16,95%CI:1.07-1.25)and LPO(OR=1.12,95%CI:1.05-1.19)were significantly associated with increased PCa risk.Further functional assays demonstrated that knock-down of SCP2 significantly reduced the oncogenic phenotype of prostate cancer cells.Conclusion:Through integrated multi-omics analysis and experimental validation,this study confirmed a significant as-sociation between SCP2 and increased PCa risk.These findings enhance our understanding of PCa patho-genesis and provide new potential targets and therapeutic directions for PCa treatment.
6.Value of FMEA evaluation model in preventing and controlling infection of medical device in hospital
Hui DENG ; Anna ZOU ; Niluo MO ; Fan LIU ; Honglin CAO ; Haoran FAN
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(7):119-123,129
Objective:To construct a failure mode and effects analysis(FMEA)evaluation model for medical devices to manage devices,so as to enhance management efficiency for medical devices.Methods:The FMEA was adopted to construct FMEA evaluation model for medical devices,so as to conduct comprehensive lifecycle management for medical devices.The process of management for equipment was optimized,and the operational risk of medical devices was reduced through failure mode(FM)analysis and the construction of management system for equipment.A total of 47 medical devices in clinical use of The First People's Hospital of Neijiang from January to December 2023 were included.In them,23 devices received conventional management mode during January and June 2023,and 24 devices received FMEA evaluation model(model management mode)during July and December 2023.For each group,2,000 patients'medical records were selected.The control effectiveness of infectious indicators,effect of cleaning and disinfection,and quality scores of infectious control for medical devices were compared between different management modes.A self-designed questionnaire was adopted to investigate the recognition scores of engineers who used and managed devices,operators,physicians,and department administrators for two kinds of management modes.Results:In 2,000 patients'medical records,who adopted model management mode,the infection rate of patients,and infection rate of aseptic surgical incision were respectively 0.15%and 0.05%,both were significantly lower than those in the conventional management mode(x2=5.420,8.358,P<0.05).The cleaning rate,and disinfection qualification rate of 24 medical devices,which adopted model management mode,were respectively 83.33%and 87.50%,all of which were significantly higher than these of conventional management mode(x2=8.080,6.741,P<0.05).The scores of standardized operation,rational use,disinfection and cleaning,and emergency intervention for medical devices in adopting model management mode were significantly higher than those in adopting conventional management mode(t=14.435,16.014,13.049,12.537,P<0.05).The recognition scores of engineers who used and managed devices,operators,physicians,and department administrators for adopting model management mode were significantly higher than those for adopting conventional management mode,and the differences were significant(t=12.219,12.147,17.437,13.420,P<0.05).Conclusion:The FMEA evaluation model for medical devices can real-time monitor the entire management process for medical devices,and reduce clinical infections,and ensure normal operation of devices,and improve clinically operational quality of them,and increase satisfaction of staffs in clinical departments.
7.Advances in the study of common complications and prevention after arthroscopic rotator cuff injury repair
Qitao LIU ; Wenzheng LI ; Junjian HAN ; Haoran QIN ; Maoxuan LIU ; Haixuan HE ; Dengjun ZHANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2025;41(4):316-320
Rotator cuff injury is a shoulder disease most commonly seen with the elderly, and as China enters an aging society, the number of patients with rotator cuff injury is rapidly increasing. For patients with poor results of conservative treatment and serious conditions, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair has become the first choice due to less trauma and better efficacy. However, the rehabilitation exercise time required for postoperative functional recovery is long, and at the same time, the existence of a series of complications seriously affects patients' postoperative recovery and quality of life. The purpose of this article is to summarize the complications and preventive measures after arthroscopic rotator cuff injury repair, and to provide help for the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative complications and postoperative rehabilitation.
8.Comparison of the efficacy of different minimally invasive surgical approaches for lumbar disc herniation: a network meta-analysis
Kai LIU ; Lei WANG ; Haoran GAO ; Fu SUN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2025;24(8):992-1001
Objective:To compare the efficacy of different minimally invasive surgical approaches for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).Methods:This study was a network meta-analysis (NMA). Databases the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, VIP Database, China Biology Medicine disc (CBM), PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science from database inception to December 22, 2024 were searched. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for LDH were retrieved using a combination of subject headings and free-text terms. Literature was screened according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The NMA was conducted within a Bayesian framework. Direct and indirect comparisons among the MIS approaches were presented using league tabulations. Cumulative ranking probability plots were generated using the ggplot2 package in R software. Treatment efficacy outcomes were ranked based on the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) value, ranging from 0 to 100%; a SUCRA value closer to 100% indicates a more favorable intervention.Results:A total of 15 RCTs were finally included. The interventions assessed were percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (PEID), percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (PETD), microendoscopic discectomy (MED), unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE), transforaminal discectomy (TD), and microscopic discectomy (MD). Length of hospital stay (reported in 13 studies, n=1 414): ranked from the shortest to the longest were PETD, PEID, TD, MD, UBE, MED (SUCRA: 82.03%, 78.37%, 72.06%, 43.86%, 11.51%, 12.16%). Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at 3 months postoperatively (reported in 10 studies, n=1 004): ranked from the lowest to the highest ODI were MD, UBE, PEID, TD, MED, PETD (SUCRA: 88.33%, 50.56%, 50.36%, 47.59%, 32.13%, 31.03%). ODI at 1 year postoperatively (reported in 10 studies, n=960): ranked from the lowest to the highest were PEID, MD, TD, MED, PETD, UBE (SUCRA: 74.03%, 66.56%, 43.22%, 42.63%, 40.75%, 32.80%). Surgical complications (reported in 12 studies, n=1 412): ranked from the lowest to the highest complication rate were MD, TD, UBE, PETD, PEID, MED (SUCRA: 81.60%, 76.55%, 72.86%, 24.43%, 23.41%, 20.97%). Conclusions:The efficacy of different MIS approaches for LDH varies. PETD is associated with the shortest postoperative hospital stay, MD is associated with the lowest ODI at 3 months and the lowest complication rate, PEID is associated with the lowest ODI at 1 year postoperatively.
9.A Geant4-based research on radiation field distribution in a 9 MeV e-FLASH treatment room
Deqi CHENG ; Qin YANG ; Xufan HUANG ; Peng WU ; Haoran XIE ; Jing XIA ; Erfeng WANG ; Guofu YU ; Yu JIANG ; Xianhong LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2025;45(11):1152-1156
Objective:To investigate the radiation field distribution characteristics in a 9 MeV electron FLASH (e-FLASH) linear accelerator treatment room.Methods:The Geant4 Monte Carlo program was employed for physical simulating of the radiation field distribution inside and outside the treatment room under a single-beam delivery condition with a total dose of 50 Gy at the reference point and a dose rate of 250 Gy/s. High-sensitivity radiation detectors (AT1123) were used to validate the measurements at key points.Results:The dose rate at the reference point was approximately 9×10 11 μSv/h. Due to the scattering and shielding effects, the deviation of the attenuation rate from the inverse-square law was observed and the isodose lines exhibited spatial drift. Measured dose rates at key points showed good agreement with the simulation result, with a maximum deviation within 30%. Conclusions:The complex radiation field distribution can be effectively simulated using Geant4 in an e-FLASH treatment room. This indicated the Geant4 is not only applicable for the shielding calculations in e-FLASH radiotherapy facilities, but also for the design optimization through, reduction of trial-and-error iterations and engineering costs.
10.Mechanism of the regulation of prostate cancer stem cells by CAF:Based on the Wnt/β-catenin and SDF-1/CXCR4 pathways
Haoran CHEN ; Xudong ZHU ; Jiazheng WANG ; Yafei CHEN ; Yilin WANG ; Hao LIU
National Journal of Andrology 2025;31(10):867-873
Objective To investigate the mechanism by which cancer-associated fibroblast(CAF)in the tumor microenvironment regulate key pathways in prostate cancer stem cells(PCSCs).Methods An in vitro co-culture system of CAF and PCSC was established to observe the effects of CAF on PCSC proliferation and sphere formation.Prostate cancer stem cells were treated with CAF conditioned medium pre-treated with Wnt inhibitor DKK-1 and SDF-1 neutralizing anti-body(MAB310).Western blot was used to detect the expression of β-catenin,CXCR4,CD133 and CD44 in PCSCs.And PCR was used to detect the expression of β-catenin,CXCR4,TCF,and LEF mRNA.TOPflash/FOPflash dual-luciferase reporter assays were conducted to detect the effects of SDF-1 on Wnt/β-catenin signaling activity in PCSCs.Results ELISA results showed that the secretion of Wnt3a and SDF-1 in CAF supernatant was significantly higher than that in WPMY-1 cells(P<0.05).The A value of PCSCs co-cultured with CAF at a 1∶6 ratio was significantly higher than that of the PCSC-only group(P<0.0 1),and CAF promoted sphere formation in PCSCs(P<0.05).Western blot results showed that CAF-CM significantly increased the relative expression of β-catenin,CXCR4,CD133 and CD44 in PCSCs(P<0.01).Compared to CAF-CM,CAFanti-Wnt-CM significantly reduced the expression of β-catenin,CD133 and CD44(P<0.01).CAFanti-SDF-1-CM also significantly inhibited the expression of CXCR4,β-catenin,CD133 and CD44(P<0.01).PCR results showed that CAFanti-SDF-1-CM inhibited the expression of β-catenin,CXCR4 and downstream Wnt signaling effectors TCF and LEF(P<0.01).Dual-luciferase reporter assay results showed that luciferase activity in the CAFanti-SDF-1-CM group was significantly lower than that in the CAF-CM group(P<0.05).Conclusion CAF reg-ulates the stemness of PCSCs through the Wnt/β-catenin and SDF-1/CXCR4 pathways.CXCR4 may enhance the mainte-nance of stemness by activating β-catenin.

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