1.Herbal Textual Research on Arcae Concha in Famous Classical Formulas
Yiqin ZHANG ; Yixue ZHUANG ; Yinan LU ; Yanning CHEN ; Yichong CHEN ; Shuiyu XU ; Zhilai ZHAN ; Chengzi YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(2):208-218
In this paper, the name, origin, producing area, harvesting, processing and functional indications of Arcae Concha were systematically combed and verified by consulting the ancient and modern literature, in order to provide a basis for the development of famous classical formulas containing Arcae Concha. Arcae Concha was first recorded in the name of Han in Bencao Shiyi, but later, due to the influence of LI Shizhen's error of combining Han item with Kuiha in the Ming dynasty, there were aliases such as Kuilu and Fulao, and Yizong Bidu began to include Walengzi as its correct name and has been used ever since. The textual descriptions and illustrations of the medicinal materials of Arcae Concha contained in the materia medica of the past generations were consistent with the modern Arca inflata, A. subcrenata and A. granosa. In ancient times, there were medicinal records of two parts of shell and meat, but now the shell is used as medicine, and the meat is mostly edible. In ancient times, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong and Guangxi were the main producing areas, and Zhejiang was the best. It is now believed that A. inflata is mostly distributed in the northern part of the Huanghai Sea, A. granosa is mostly distributed in the coastal areas south of Shandong Peninsula in China, and A. subcrenata is widely distributed in the coastal areas of China. Its quality is better in a complete, white, no residual meat and sand. In ancient times, there was no clear harvesting period, and the processing was mainly based on vinegar quenching after calcination or powdering of calcined shell, but now the harvesting period is autumn and winter. After harvesting, it is directly washed and crushed for raw use or processed by calcined method. The records of the medicinal materials in the past dynasties on the properties of Arcae Concha were mainly warm, sweet, salty and mild, and it is now believed that Arcae Concha is salty in taste and mild in nature. In ancient times, it was believed that Arcae Concha were mainly used for coldness in the heart and abdomen, coldness in the waist and spine, benefiting the five internal organs, strengthening the stomach. Nowadays, it is believed that Arcae Concha can eliminate phlegm and remove blood stasis, soften the hardness and dissipate the lumps, produce acid and relieve pain. It can be used in the treatment of stubborn phlegm, gall tumor, scrofula and other symptoms. In conclusion, it is suggested that for the famous classical formulas containing Arcae Concha, the corresponding methods should be selected according to the processing requirements of the drug in the formulas, while those without processing requirements can be determined according to the functional position of the products.
2.Vitamin D supplementation inhibits atherosclerosis through repressing macrophage-induced inflammation via SIRT1/mTORC2 signaling.
Yuli WANG ; Qihong NI ; Yongjie YAO ; Shu LU ; Haozhe QI ; Weilun WANG ; Shuofei YANG ; Jiaquan CHEN ; Lei LYU ; Yiping ZHAO ; Meng YE ; Guanhua XUE ; Lan ZHANG ; Xiangjiang GUO ; Yinan LI
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(21):2841-2843
3.Small-sized twin-nanoparticles normalize tumor vasculature to enhance tumor accumulation and penetration for potent eradication of cancer stem-like cells.
Changshun ZHAO ; Wei WANG ; Zhengchun HUANG ; Yuqing WAN ; Rui XU ; Junmei ZHANG ; Bingbing ZHAO ; Ke WANG ; Suchen WEN ; Yinan ZHONG ; Dechun HUANG ; Wei CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(10):5458-5473
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are proposed to account for the progression, metastasis, and recurrence of diverse malignancies. However, the disorganized vasculars in tumors hinder the accumulation and penetration of nanomedicines, posing a challenge in eliminating CSCs located distantly from blood vessels. Herein, a pair of twin-like small-sized nanoparticles, sunitinib (St)-loaded ROS responsive micelles (RM@St) and salinomycin (SAL)-loaded GSH responsive micelles (GM@SAL), are developed to normalize disordered tumor vessels and eradicate CSCs. RM@St releases sunitinib in response to the abundant ROS in the tumor extracellular microenvironment for tumor vessel normalization, which improved intratumor accumulation and homogeneous distribution of small-sized GM@SAL. Sequentially, GM@SAL effectively accesses CSCs and achieves reduction-responsive drug release at high GSH concentrations within CSCs. More importantly, RM@St significantly extends the window of vessel normalization and enhances vessel integrity compared to free sunitinib, thus further amplifying the anti-tumor effect of GM@SAL. The combination therapy of RM@St plus GM@SAL produces considerable depression of tumor growth, drastically reducing CSCs fractions to 5.6% and resulting in 78.4% inhibition of lung metastasis. This study offers novel insights into rational nanomedicines designed for superior therapeutic effects by vascular normalization and anti-CSCs therapy.
4.Herbal Textual Research on Selaginellae Herba in Famous Classical Formulas
Yinan LU ; Jing MENG ; Yangyang CHEN ; Zhilai ZHAN ; Chengzi YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):31-39
By consulting the ancient Chinese herbal books, medical books and formularies of the past dynasties, and combining with modern research data, this paper makes a systematic textual research on the name, origin, place of origin, traditional quality evaluation, harvesting and processing of Selaginellae Herba, so as to provide a basis for the development and utilization of the relevant famous classical formulas. According to the textual research, Juanbai is the correct name of the herbal medicine in all dynasties, and there are also aliases such as Baozu, Qiugu, Jiaoshi and Jiusi Huanhuncao. The origin of Selaginellae Herba in the ancient herbal books was Selaginella tamariscina in all dynasties. Since the Republic of China, S. pulvinata has been gradually used as another origin of Selaginellae Herba. In ancient times, the producing area of S. tamariscina was mainly in Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu and Sichuan, etc. Nowadays, it is produced all over the country. S. pulvinata is mainly produced in Guangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hebei and so on. Since the recent times, it is concluded that the quality of the green color, complete and unbroken is good. Before the Qing dynasty, it was recorded that the harvesting time of Selaginellae Herba was generally from April to July, and it was expanded to all year round since the Qing dynasty. After harvesting, remove the sediment(sand and mud), cut off the fibrous roots and dry in the shade or in the sun. The processing methods in all dynasties were mainly carbonizing by stir-frying and stir-bake to brown, and some ancient books contained the processing method of brine boiling, which was rarely used in modern times. Based on the results, it is recommended that S. tamariscina should be used as the base material of Selaginellae Herba. Because of more impurities, it should be fully purified to ensure the cleanliness of the herb, and the processing method can be based on the prescription requirements, if the processing requirements are not specified, the raw products can be used, charcoal products is recommended for use as an hemostatic.
5.Analysis of clinical characteristics of autoimmune encephalitis: a multicenter retrospective study
Jun PENG ; Ping ZHANG ; Lin CHEN ; Wan FU ; Yinan LIU ; Heng WU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2024;26(7):980-984
Objective:To retrospectively analyze and study the clinical characteristics, imaging manifestations, laboratory tests, electroencephalography (EEG) results, immunotherapy efficacy, and prognosis of 48 patients with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in the Hengyang area.Methods:Clinical data of 48 AE patients admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital, and the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China from January 2020 to April 2024 were collected. Retrospective analysis was conducted on age, gender, prodromal symptoms, initial symptoms, main clinical manifestations, cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram, cerebrospinal fluid routine biochemistry, serum and cerebrospinal fluid antibody detection results, and immunotherapy efficacy.Results:Among the 48 patients, there were 24 males and 24 females, with a median age of onset of 50 years. In terms of clinical manifestations, abnormal mental behavior is the most common initial symptom, accounting for 37.5%(18/48); The next was epileptic seizures, accounting for 35.4%(17/48); 16.7%(8/48) of patients experienced cognitive impairment; Rare initial symptoms included movement disorders, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness. In terms of neuroimaging, 47.9%(23/48) of patients had abnormal signals on cranial MRI, including 47.8%(11/23) of abnormal signals in the temporal lobe or hippocampus, 39.1%(9/23) in the frontal and parietal regions, 17.4%(4/23) in the occipital region, 13.0%(3/23) in the basal ganglia, and 8.7%(2/23) in the thalamus. In terms of EEG, 33.3%(16/48) of patients showed varying degrees of EEG abnormalities, manifested as diffuse slow waves, focal slow waves, epileptic like discharges, or increased fast waves. In terms of laboratory testing, 60.4%(29/48) of patients had routine biochemical abnormalities in cerebrospinal fluid, including elevated white blood cell count (>10×10 6 cells/L) in 33.3%(16/48), elevated protein (>0.45 g/L) in 37.5%(18/48), and elevated IgG in 33.3%(16/48). In terms of antibody testing, 27 cases were positive for antibodies, including 17 cases of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody, 3 cases of anti-contactin associated protein 2 (CASPR2) antibody, 3 cases of anti-metabotropic glutamate receptors 5 (mGluR5) antibody, 2 cases of anti-dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein (DPPX) antibody, 1 case of anti-GlyR antibody, and 1 case of anti-GAD65 antibody. In terms of treatment, 33 patients received immunotherapy on the basis of symptomatic treatment, and 13 of them showed improvement in clinical symptoms. Conclusions:The clinical manifestations of AE patients are highly heterogeneous, with typical initial clinical manifestations including mental abnormalities, epileptic seizures, cognitive and motor disorders. Neuroimaging changes are mainly in the temporal lobe or hippocampus, and antibody detection can timely confirm the diagnosis of AE. Early immunotherapy is the key to improving the prognosis of AE.
6.Study on the Tripartite Evolutionary Game among Hospitals,Service Providers and Suppliers under SPD Supply Chain Management Model
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(11):75-80
Objective:To reduce the risk of the supply chain stability caused by the complex relationship among hospitals,Supply Processing Distribution(SPD)service providers and suppliers under the background of the integrated management mode of medical materials in public hospitals.Methods:The game relationship among hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers was systematically discussed by constructing evolutionary game model and system dynamics method.Results:With the efforts of hospital supervision,supplier integrity and SPD service providers,the three parties will reach a stable equilibrium state.Conclusion:It provides some ideas for the collaborative development of hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers under the SPD supply chain management model.
7.Study on the Tripartite Evolutionary Game among Hospitals,Service Providers and Suppliers under SPD Supply Chain Management Model
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(11):75-80
Objective:To reduce the risk of the supply chain stability caused by the complex relationship among hospitals,Supply Processing Distribution(SPD)service providers and suppliers under the background of the integrated management mode of medical materials in public hospitals.Methods:The game relationship among hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers was systematically discussed by constructing evolutionary game model and system dynamics method.Results:With the efforts of hospital supervision,supplier integrity and SPD service providers,the three parties will reach a stable equilibrium state.Conclusion:It provides some ideas for the collaborative development of hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers under the SPD supply chain management model.
8.Study on the Tripartite Evolutionary Game among Hospitals,Service Providers and Suppliers under SPD Supply Chain Management Model
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(11):75-80
Objective:To reduce the risk of the supply chain stability caused by the complex relationship among hospitals,Supply Processing Distribution(SPD)service providers and suppliers under the background of the integrated management mode of medical materials in public hospitals.Methods:The game relationship among hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers was systematically discussed by constructing evolutionary game model and system dynamics method.Results:With the efforts of hospital supervision,supplier integrity and SPD service providers,the three parties will reach a stable equilibrium state.Conclusion:It provides some ideas for the collaborative development of hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers under the SPD supply chain management model.
9.Study on the Tripartite Evolutionary Game among Hospitals,Service Providers and Suppliers under SPD Supply Chain Management Model
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(11):75-80
Objective:To reduce the risk of the supply chain stability caused by the complex relationship among hospitals,Supply Processing Distribution(SPD)service providers and suppliers under the background of the integrated management mode of medical materials in public hospitals.Methods:The game relationship among hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers was systematically discussed by constructing evolutionary game model and system dynamics method.Results:With the efforts of hospital supervision,supplier integrity and SPD service providers,the three parties will reach a stable equilibrium state.Conclusion:It provides some ideas for the collaborative development of hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers under the SPD supply chain management model.
10.Study on the Tripartite Evolutionary Game among Hospitals,Service Providers and Suppliers under SPD Supply Chain Management Model
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(11):75-80
Objective:To reduce the risk of the supply chain stability caused by the complex relationship among hospitals,Supply Processing Distribution(SPD)service providers and suppliers under the background of the integrated management mode of medical materials in public hospitals.Methods:The game relationship among hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers was systematically discussed by constructing evolutionary game model and system dynamics method.Results:With the efforts of hospital supervision,supplier integrity and SPD service providers,the three parties will reach a stable equilibrium state.Conclusion:It provides some ideas for the collaborative development of hospitals,SPD service providers and suppliers under the SPD supply chain management model.

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