1.Evidence-based research on the nutritional and health effects of functional components of tea
Zhijian HE ; Yuping LI ; Fan BU ; Jia CUI ; Xinwen BI ; Yuanjie CUI ; Zhiyuan GUO ; Ming LI
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(2):190-198
As a traditional nutritional and healthy cash crop in China, tea has certain significance in promoting human health and preventing and controlling chronic diseases. Studies have shown that the nutritional health effect of tea is due to its rich functional components, mainly including tea polyphenols, tea pigments, tea polysaccharides, theanine, alkaloids and other bioactive substances. At present, researchers from the academic circles have continuously carried out animal and human experiments on the health effects of various functional components of tea, which has accumulated abundant research data and materials. Based on this, this article reviews the literature on the nutritional and health effects of the main functional components of tea, and adopts the method of evidence-based research to screen and extract relevant data for qualitative and quantitative meta-analysis. Subsequently, the nutritional health effects of the five functional components of tea, namely tea polyphenols, tea pigments, tea polysaccharides, theanine, and alkaloids, are summarized and outlined. Studies have shown that tea polyphenols, tea pigments, tea polysaccharides, theanine and alkaloids have different health effects and are expected to play their unique roles in promoting human health and preventing and controlling diseases.
2.Studies on pharmacological effects and chemical components of different extracts from Bawei Chenxiang Pills.
Jia-Tong WANG ; Lu-Lu KANG ; Feng ZHOU ; Luo-Bu GESANG ; Ya-Na LIANG ; Guo-Dong YANG ; Xiao-Li GAO ; Hui-Chao WU ; Xing-Yun CHAI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2025;50(11):3035-3042
The medicinal materials of Bawei Chenxiang Pills(BCPs) were extracted via three methods: reflux extraction by water, reflux extraction by 70% ethanol, and extraction by pure water following reflux extraction by 70% ethanol, yielding three extracts of ST, CT, and CST. The efficacy of ST(760 mg·kg~(-1)), CT(620 mg·kg~(-1)), and CST(1 040 mg·kg~(-1)) were evaluated by acute myocardial ischemia(AMI) and p-chlorophenylalanine(PCPA)-induced insomnia in mice, respectively. Western blot was further utilized to investigate their hypnosis mechanisms. The main chemical components of different extracts were identified by the UPLC-Q-Exactive-MS technique. The results showed that CT and CST significantly increased the ejection fraction(EF) and fractional shortening(FS) of myocardial infarction mice, reduced left ventricular internal dimension at end-diastole(LVIDd) and left ventricular internal dimension at end-systole(LVIDs). In contrast, ST did not exhibit significant effects on these parameters. In the insomnia model, CT significantly reduced sleep latency and prolonged sleep duration, whereas ST only prolonged sleep duration without shortening sleep latency. CST showed no significant effects on either sleep latency or sleep duration. Additionally, both CT and ST upregulated glutamic acid decarboxylase 67(GAD67) protein expression in brain tissue. A total of 15 main chemical components were identified from CT, including 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone and 6-methoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone. Six chemical components including chebulidic acid were identified from ST. The results suggested that chromones and terpenes were potential anti-myocardial ischemia drugs of BCPs, and tannin and phenolic acids were potential hypnosis drugs. This study enriches the pharmacological and chemical research of BCPs, providing a basis and reference for their secondary development, quality standard improvement, and clinical application.
Animals
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification*
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Mice
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Male
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/physiopathology*
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Humans
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Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy*
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Myocardial Ischemia/drug therapy*
3.Development and dissemination of precision medicine approaches in gastric cancer management.
Zhemin LI ; Jiafu JI ; Guoxin LI ; Ziyu LI ; Zhaode BU ; Xiangyu GAO ; Di DONG ; Lei TANG ; Xiaofang XING ; Shuqin JIA ; Ting GUO ; Lianhai ZHANG ; Fei SHAN ; Xin JI ; Anqiang WANG
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2025;57(5):864-867
Gastric cancer is a high-incidence malignancy that poses a serious threat to public health in China, ranking among the top three cancers in both incidence and mortality. The majority of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, resulting in limited treatment options and poor prognosis. To address key challenges in gastric cancer diagnosis and treatment, a research team led by Professor Jiafu Ji at Peking University Cancer Hospital has focused on the project "Development and Dissemination of Precision Medicine Approaches in Gastric Cancer Management". Through a series of high-quality multicenter clinical studies, the team established a set of new international standards in perioperative treatment, individua-lized drug selection, intelligent noninvasive diagnostics, and novel immunotherapy strategies. These advances have significantly improved treatment efficacy and reduced surgical trauma, achieving key technological breakthroughs in diagnosis, therapy, and mechanistic understanding, and systematically enhancing outcomes for gastric cancer patients. The project ' s findings had a broad international impact, including hosting China ' s first International Gastric Cancer Congress. Through nationwide dissemination, they have promoted the development of precision diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer as a discipline, and led the formulation of the National Health Commission's guidelines for gastric cancer diagnosis and treatment. In recognition of its achievements, the project was awarded the First Prize of the 2024 Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award.
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Humans
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Precision Medicine/methods*
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China
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Immunotherapy/methods*
4.Study design and rationale of the TXL-CAP trial: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial assessing the effect of Tongxinluo capsules on the stability of coronary atherosclerotic plaques.
Mei NI ; Yun TI ; Yan QI ; Meng ZHANG ; Dayue Darrel DUAN ; Chen YAO ; Zhen-Hua JIA ; Yun ZHANG ; Pei-Li BU
Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 2025;22(7):615-624
Recent clinical trials have demonstrated a protective effect in using traditional Chinese medicine Tongxinluo (TXL) capsule to treat atherosclerosis. However, clinical evidence of the effects of TXL treatment on coronary plaque vulnerability is unavailable. In response, we developed this study to investigate the hypothesis that on the basis of statin therapy, treatment with TXL capsule may stabilize coronary lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The TXL-CAP study was an investigator-initiated, randomized, double-blind clinical trial conducted across 18 medical centers in China. Patients with ACS aging from 18 to 80 years old who had a non-intervened coronary target lesion with a fibrous cap thickness (FCT) < 100 μm and lipid arc > 90° as defined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) were recruited. A total of 220 patients who met the selection criteria but did not meet the exclusion criteria will be finally recruited and randomized to receive treatment with TXL (n = 110) or placebo (n = 110) for a duration of 12 months. The primary endpoint was the difference in the minimum FCT of the coronary target lesion between TXL and placebo groups at the end of the 12-month follow-up. Secondary endpoints included: (1) changes of the maximum lipid arc and length of the target plaque, and the percentage of lipid, fibrous, and calcified plaques at the end of the 12-month period; (2) the incidence of composite cardiovascular events and coronary revascularization within the 12 months; (3) changes in the grade and scores of the angina pectoris as assessed using the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) grading system and Seattle angina questionnaire (SAQ) score, respectively; and (4) changes in hs-CRP serum levels. The results of the TXL-CAP trial will provide additional clinical data for revealing whether TXL capsules stabilizes coronary vulnerable plaques in Chinese ACS patients.
5.Discussion on the status quo and problems of health risk management of hand-transmitted vibration in the workplace
Qian BU ; Lele JIA ; Jingyun LI ; Zhongbin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2024;42(1):69-72
The risk management in workplace is an important measure to effectively prevent and control the harm of hand-transmitted vibration. Based on the relevant developments at home and abroad, this paper expounds the risk of manual vibration operation in workplace by taking contact assessment and hazard assessment as an example. On this basis, the limit management and hierarchical management related to risk management are discussed, and the existing problems are analyzed.
6.Clinical application of three-dimensional printed titanium alloy prosthesis in the reconstruction of mandibular defects
Linlin BU ; Xiaohu WANG ; Leiming CAO ; Zhe SHAO ; Bing LIU ; Jun JIA
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2024;40(6):651-657
Objective:To introduce the clinical application of three-dimensional(3D) printed titanium alloy prosthesis in the reconstruction of mandibular defects.Methods:Three patients with extensive mandibular defects, who were either ineligible for or refused autologous bone transplantation were selected from the Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology Department at School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University between April 2019 and December 2021. Preoperative oral and maxillofacial CT scanning was performed, followed by a virtual surgical plan and the design and manufacture of titanium mandibular prosthesis as well as the surgery guide-plate. Repair of mandibular defects using 3D printed titanium mandibular prosthesis. Follow-up after surgery to evaluate the patient’s functional and cosmetic recovery.Results:The study included three male patients aged 27, 10 years and 8 months, and 74 years, respectively. Two cases involved recurrent mandibular tumors postoperatively, and one case involved mandibular defects following gingival tumor surgery that affected the patient’s facial appearance and eating. All surgeries were successfully completed, with postoperative outpatient follow-ups at 36, 32, and 6 months, respectively. Follow-up indicated that the facial contours were basically symmetrical, the degree of mouth opening was normal, and the occlusion on the healthy side was essentially normal. No exposure, loosening, or fracturing of the prostheses was observed.Conclusion:3D printed titanium mandibular prosthesis can effectively restore the facial contour and mandibular function of patients.
7.Discussion on the status quo and problems of health risk management of hand-transmitted vibration in the workplace
Qian BU ; Lele JIA ; Jingyun LI ; Zhongbin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2024;42(1):69-72
The risk management in workplace is an important measure to effectively prevent and control the harm of hand-transmitted vibration. Based on the relevant developments at home and abroad, this paper expounds the risk of manual vibration operation in workplace by taking contact assessment and hazard assessment as an example. On this basis, the limit management and hierarchical management related to risk management are discussed, and the existing problems are analyzed.
8.Clinical application of three-dimensional printed titanium alloy prosthesis in the reconstruction of mandibular defects
Linlin BU ; Xiaohu WANG ; Leiming CAO ; Zhe SHAO ; Bing LIU ; Jun JIA
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2024;40(6):651-657
Objective:To introduce the clinical application of three-dimensional(3D) printed titanium alloy prosthesis in the reconstruction of mandibular defects.Methods:Three patients with extensive mandibular defects, who were either ineligible for or refused autologous bone transplantation were selected from the Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology Department at School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University between April 2019 and December 2021. Preoperative oral and maxillofacial CT scanning was performed, followed by a virtual surgical plan and the design and manufacture of titanium mandibular prosthesis as well as the surgery guide-plate. Repair of mandibular defects using 3D printed titanium mandibular prosthesis. Follow-up after surgery to evaluate the patient’s functional and cosmetic recovery.Results:The study included three male patients aged 27, 10 years and 8 months, and 74 years, respectively. Two cases involved recurrent mandibular tumors postoperatively, and one case involved mandibular defects following gingival tumor surgery that affected the patient’s facial appearance and eating. All surgeries were successfully completed, with postoperative outpatient follow-ups at 36, 32, and 6 months, respectively. Follow-up indicated that the facial contours were basically symmetrical, the degree of mouth opening was normal, and the occlusion on the healthy side was essentially normal. No exposure, loosening, or fracturing of the prostheses was observed.Conclusion:3D printed titanium mandibular prosthesis can effectively restore the facial contour and mandibular function of patients.
9.Correlation of asymptomatic carotid stenosis and cerebral white matter hyperintensity volume in the elderly population
Guisong ZHANG ; Wei BU ; Yanan JIA ; Ling YANG ; Wenjun LI ; Huiling REN
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2024;26(6):665-669
Objective To investigate the correlation between aCAS and the location and volume of cerebral WMH in the elderly people.Methods A total of 188 elderly WMH patients admitted to our hospital from September 2022 to September 2023 were enrolled and divided into no or mild(stenosis≤49%,137 cases),moderate(50%-69%,25 cases),and severe aCAS groups(≥70%,26 cases)according to the degree of carotid stenosis.All of the patients underwent cranial MRI scanning to assess total,periventricular,deep,and juxtacortical WMH volumes.Univariate and multivariate generalized linear model analyses were used.Results The moderate and severe aCAS groups had significantly older age,larger proportions of coronary heart disease and smoking,and higher total,peri ventricular,and juxtacortical WMH volumes than the no or mild aCAS group,and the deep WMH in the severe aCAS group was higher than that in the no or mild aCAS group(P<0.05).Multivariate generalized linear model analysis showed that both moderate and severe aCAS were independent risk factors for total WMH volume(OR=325.629,95%CI:24.255-4371.608;OR=51.088,95%CI:4.135-631.128),periventricular WMH volume(OR=27.655,95%CI:5.168-147.976;OR=8.988,95%CI:1.754-46.051),deep WMH volume(OR=3.641,95%CI:1.511-8.774;OR=2.589,95%CI:1.105-6.064)and juxtacortical WMH volume(OR=3.005,95%CI:1.831-4.933;OR=2.199,95%CI:1.36-3.566)(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion aCAS is an independent risk factor for WMH in the elderly population,and stenosis>50%has a greater correlation with WMH volume.
10.Effects of antibiotics on energy metabolism and adipose tissue function in high-fat diet-induced obese mice
Yuanjie CUI ; Xinwen BI ; Fan BU ; Jia CUI ; Qiuxian LU ; Fang HE ; Hua YANG ; Ming LI
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2024;35(6):6-10
Objective To study the effects of antibiotics and high-fat diet on energy metabolism and the browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT) in mice, so as to provide new ideas for the possible mechanism of adipose tissue in the prevention and treatment of obesity. Methods A total of 80 10-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were fed with normal diet in the early stage, and the antibiotic gavage group (AG) and antibiotic high-fat group (AFG) were given mixed antibiotics by gavage. The blank group (BG) and the high-fat diet group (FG) were given normal saline intragastric solution for 2 weeks, and after the gavage operation, the FG group and the AFG group were given high-fat diet for obesity modeling, and the BG group and AG group continued to be fed with normal diet for 8 weeks (N=20). After the experiment, each group was injected with β3-adrenergic receptor agonists for 5 days, and the high-fat/ordinary diet remained unchanged. At the end of the experiment, basal metabolic rate (BMR), fasting blood glucose (FBG) and rectal temperature were measured, and feces, blood, subcutaneous white fat, epididymis and brown adipose tissue in the scapular area of mice were collected. The automatic biochemical analyzer was used to determine the blood biochemical indexes; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to measure the expression of genes related to browning of WAT and BAT adipose tissue, respectively. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to determine the expression of WAT mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA). Results From the 4th week to the end of the experiment, the weight of the AFG group was significantly higher than that of the AG group and significantly lower than that of the FG group (P<0.05). The body weight, organ coefficient, serum TC level, rectal temperature and WAT cell diameter in the AFG group were significantly higher than those in the AG group. The serum levels of FBG, TC and LDL in the AFG group were significantly lower than those in the FG group (P<0.05). The overall BMR(mlO2/h) FG group was significantly higher than that of BG group, and the AFG group was significantly higher than that of AG. BMR per unit body weight (mlO2/h/g) AFG was significantly higher than that of FG group (P<0.05). The expressions of RIP140, PPAR-γ and UCP-1 in BAT in the AFG group were significantly higher than those in the FG group, and the mt DNA copy number of WAT in the AFG group was significantly higher than that in the FG group (P<0.05). Conclusion Antibiotic intervention can up-regulate the expression of brown fat-related genes in high-fat diet mice, increase brown fat activity, increase the relative mitochondrial number of white fat, increase the level of browning of white fat, promote thermogenesis, increase the BMR per unit body weight of adult obese mice, and then improve the overall energy metabolism of the body, and slow down the weight gain induced by high-fat diet to a certain extent.


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