1.Changes of microvascular structure in the macular region of pediatric uveitis
Junyan XIAO ; Yi QU ; Chan ZHAO ; Hang SONG ; Anyi LIANG ; Meifen ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2023;39(1):22-27
Objective:To observe and analyze the macular microvascular system changes in unilateral pediatric uveitis (PU) and healthy contralateral eyes.Methods:A cross-sectional case-control study. From January 2019 to July 2021, 21 eyes of 21 patients with PU diagnosed in one eye (PU group), 21 unaffected contralateral eyes (contralateral eye group), and 21 age-matched volunteers with 21 eyes (NC group) during the same period were examined in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Optical coherence tomography angiography was used to scan the 6 mm × 6 mm fundus macular area in the three groups of selected eyes to measure the vessel density of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) of the retina, the area of the avascular zone (FAZ) in the fovea of the macula, the choroidal thickness under the fovea (SFCT), and the retinal thickness in the fovea of the macula (CRT). The device comes with a software choriocapillary flow measurement tool, which can obtain the macula's choriocapillary density (CCD) with the fovea as the center and the diameter of the annular area of 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, and 3.0 mm, respectively. They were recorded as CCD-1.0, CCD-1.5, and CCD-3.0. The measurement data of multiple groups were compared by analysis of variance; if the variance of the three groups of data was not uniform, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the potentially related factors of CCD.Results:Compared with the contralateral eye group and the NC group, the vessel density of SCP ( H=-13.857,-25.500; P=0.043, P<0.001), DCP ( H=-15.333, -31.595; P=0.007, P<0.001) and CCD-1.0 ( H=-14.000,-16.214; P=0.040, 0.012) of the clinically quiescent PU group were significantly decreased. CRT and FAZ were not statistically different between PU and NC groups ( F=0.955; P=1.000, 0.661). Compared with the NC group, the mean vessel density of SCP and DCP in the contralateral eye group decreased, and the difference in DCP vessel density was statistically significant ( H=-16.262, P=0.004). There was no statistically significant difference between the CCD of two groups ( P=1.000). The SFCT of the PU group was significantly thicker than that of the NC group ( F=5.552, P=0.004), however, difference was not statistically significant from the fellow eye group ( F=5.552, P=0.270). The results of multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the CCD-1.0, CCD-1.5, and CCD-3.0 showed a linear correlation with the area of FAZ ( β=-0.494, -0.527, -0.566; P=0.015, 0.009, 0.010) and CRT ( β=-0.322, -0.466, -0.342; P=0.026, 0.002, 0.028). CCD-1.0 and CCD-1.5 showed a linear correlation with the vessel density of DCP ( β=0.277, 0.275; P=0.047, 0.045). Conclusion:Both retinal and choroidal microvasculature are abnormal in resting eyes with PU, and macular circulation disorders may be present in the unaffected fellow eye.
2.Correlation between paraspinal muscle parameters and the angle of degenerative thoracolumbar segmental kyphosis
Zetong ZANG ; Wenkai WU ; Ling WANG ; Fangfang DUAN ; Renxian WANG ; Anyi GUO ; Zhao LANG ; Bin XIAO ; Yajun LIU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(11):771-777
Objective:To analyze the correlation between paraspinal muscle parameters and the angle of degenerative thoracolumbar segmental kyphosis.Methods:From November 2021 to April 2023, a total of 90 female patients with lumbar degenerative disease who underwent surgical treatment in the Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The average age was 67.62±4.98 years (range, 60-80 years), and the average height was 1.58±0.05 m (range, 1.48-1.70 m). Weight 63.79±9.13 kg (range, 47-90 kg), body mass index 25.48±3.35 kg/m 2 (range, 18.37-36.05 kg/m 2). The angle of kyphosis of the thoracolumbar segments was 6.65°±10.38° (range, -17.34° to 9.34°). Disease diagnosis: 32 cases of lumbar disc herniation and 58 cases of lumbar spinal stenosis. Frontal and lateral radiographs of the thoracolumbar segments in the standing position were taken to measure the angle of kyphosis of the thoracolumbar segments; quantitative CT of the thoracolumbar segments and Osirix software were used to measure the parameters of the paravertebral muscles at the levels of T 12, L 3, and L 5, including paravertebral muscle cross-sectional area, skeletal muscle area, and tissue density, the proportion of fat infiltration, and the height-corrected skeletal muscle area index. The correlation between paraspinal muscle parameters and the angle of thoracolumbar segmental kyphosis was analyzed, and the factors affecting the angle of thoracolumbar segmental kyphosis were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Results:Correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between the angle of thoracolumbar segmental kyphosis and the tissue density of T 12 skeletal muscle ( r=-0.303, P=0.004) and L 5 skeletal muscle ( r=-0.219, P=0.038). Age was negatively correlated with T 12 skeletal muscle tissue density ( r=-0.263, P=0.012), T 12 height-corrected skeletal muscle area index ( r=-0.221, P=0.036), T 12 paravertebral muscle cross-sectional area ( r=-0.280, P=0.007), L 3 skeletal muscle tissue density ( r=-0.266, P=0.011) and L 5 skeletal muscle tissue density ( r=-0.290, P=0.006). There was no correlation between bone mineral density and paravertebral muscle parameters ( P>0.05). Multiple linear regression showed that T 12 skeletal muscle tissue density ( β=-1.125, P<0.001), T 12 fat-infiltrated proportion ( β=-0.849, P=0.001), L 3 skeletal muscle tissue density ( β=0.996, P<0.001), and L 3 fat-infiltrated proportion ( β=0.496, P=0.020) were independent factors influencing the angle of thoracolumbar segmental kyphosis . Conclusion:T 12 and L 3 paraspinal muscle density and fat-infiltrated proportion are independent factors affecting the angle of thoracolumbar kyphosis. The smaller the density and fat-infiltrated proportion of T 12 paraspinal muscle, and the larger the density and fat-infiltrated proportion of L 3 paraspinal muscle, the larger the angle of thoracolumbar kyphosis.
3.Investigation of Pretreatment Methods for Comprehensive Resource Utilization of Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex Dregs
Lukun XIAO ; Anyi ZHAO ; Jipeng DI ; An LIU ; Sha CHEN ; Jun ZHANG ; Aiping ZHANG ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(12):149-156
ObjectiveTo explore the pretreatment methods to promote the enzymatic digestion and extraction of active ingredients from Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex dregs(MOCD), and to provide a reference basis for the utilization of resource components in MOCD. MethodLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS) was used for qualitative analysis of resource components in MOCD with an Agilent C18 reversed-phase column(3.0 mm×100 mm, 2.7 µm) at the flow rate of 0.4 mL·min-1, the mobile phase was water(A)-acetonitrile(B) for gradient elution(0-3 min, 25%-48%B; 3-6 min, 48%-59%B; 6-10 min, 59%-80%B; 10-20 min, 80%-90%B; 20-25 min, 90%B), electrospray ionization(ESI) was employed with negative ion mode scanning and scanning range of m/z 50-1 200. A high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC), which refered to the determination in the 2020 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, was used for quantitative analysis of resource components in MOCD. Four kinds of pretreatment agents were used to separate the resource components from MOCD, and the mechanism of different pretreatment agents was investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR). ResultMagnolol, honokiol and lignocellulose were identified as the main resource components of MOCD by qualitative and quantitative analysis. Under the conditions of 1% NaOH, reaction temperature at 80 ℃ and reaction time of 60 min, the concentration of reducing sugar produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis was 32.18 g·L-1, which was 79.8% higher than that of the untreated MOCD. After adding tween-80, the enzymatic hydrolysis time was reduced to 1/3 of the original time, the concentration of reducing sugar was increased by 102.0%. And the total recovery of magnolol and honokiol in the pretreatment solution was 69.23%. ConclusionMagnolol, honokiol and lignocellulosic components in MOCD are valuable for development and utilization, the combination of alkaline pretreatment and tween-80 can realize the recovery and utilization of these three resource components, which can provide a new idea for comprehensive utilization of resource components in MOCD.
4.Application and Analysis of High-quality Evaluation for Jianwei Xiaoshi Tablets
Anyi ZHAO ; Lukun XIAO ; Sha CHEN ; Cong GUO ; Yuzhen LIU ; Zhiguang WANG ; Yan LIU ; An LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(21):138-146
Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets, as a common variety of Chinese patent medicine with "one product with many manufacturers", have many manufacturers and huge market sales. However, the phenomenon about uneven quality and discrepant price is prominent. Based on this, this study was carried out for the quality evaluation of Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets by applying the high-quality evaluation criteria with the quality as core for Chinese patent medicine, which was based on the full production cycle, from the multi-dimension including raw material selection, production process, quality control, post-marketing research and so on. The evaluation results showed that the quality evaluation scores of Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets from different manufacturers varied greatly (ranging from 35 to 66), indicating that the quality was significantly different. In the actual production, generally inadequate attention was paid to the quality of raw materials, and the quality of raw materials was insufficient with the score ratio of 43%, especially the poor consistency control of them. The role of good manufacturing practice was obvious, and the scores of production process were generally high with the average score ratio of 62%, and the maximum up to 80%. The technological advancement of the manufacturer was outstanding. The score ratio of quality control was only 31% that the internal quality standard of each manufacture almost stayed at the qualified line, which was equal to the national standard, and the consistency of products was insufficient. The post-marketing research was lacking with the score ratio of 37%. Manufacturers with high brand awareness and market share were upper scores, while the others lagged far behind. The results of this evaluation are in line with the overall prediction, which can provide a reference for the high-quality evaluation of Chinese patent medicine, and supply the scientific data for high-quality and high-price application.
5.Quality Uniformity Analysis of 7 Commercially Available Yangyin Qingfei Preparations
Jiangmin SU ; Yongzhen LAO ; Sha CHEN ; Jun ZHANG ; Cong GUO ; Anyi ZHAO ; Jipeng DI ; An LIU ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(18):164-170
ObjectiveTo establish the fingerprint of seven commercially available Yangyin Qingfei preparations, to quantitatively analyze the index components, to evaluate their quality uniformity with multivariate statistical analysis, and to explore the quality differences among different dosage forms. MethodA total of 33 batches of commercially available 7 kinds of Yangyin Qingfei preparations were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC), the fingerprints were established and the common peaks were identified. Paeoniflorin, verbascoside, harpagoside, glycyrrhizic acid and paeonol were selected as the indicators of quality attributes to quantitatively analyze 33 batches of preparations. Based on the administration methods of Yangyin Qingfei preparations, the daily intake was calculated and the radar charts were poltted, and cluster analysis and principal component analysis were used to explore the quality differences of 7 kinds of Yangyin Qingfei preparations and the quality uniformity among different batches of the same dosage form. ResultThe similarity of fingerprints of 7 dosage forms was 0.248-0.956, suggesting that there were significant differences among different dosage forms of Yangyin Qingfei preparations, and a total of 15 common peaks were calibrated, of which peak 7, peak 8, peak 11, peak 13 and peak 15 were paeoniflorin, verbascoside, harpagoside, glycyrrhizic acid and paeonol, respectively. The radar plots showed that the average total daily intake of large honeyed pills and water honeyed pills was the highest, and the uniformity of pill components was better. The quality of 33 batches of samples was divided into poor quality and high quality by cluster analysis. Principal component analysis showed that the uniformity and dosage form of different dosage forms were significantly different, the oral liquid had the best quality homogeneity with the minimum dispersion. And the content of paeonol in different dosage forms was significantly different, which was the key component of quality control of Yangyin Qingfei preparations. ConclusionYangyin Qingfei large honeyed pills and water honeyed pills show high content and good uniformity, which are relatively preferred dosage forms. Different preparation processes have a great influence on the content of paeonol, and its quality control should be emphasized during production. This study provides a scientific method for the comparison of product quality of different dosage forms of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, which is helpful for the development of preferred dosage forms of different prescriptions, and provides a reference for efficient use of medication in the clinical practice.
6.Historical Evolution and Key Information Research on Pediatric Famous Classical Formula Yigongsan
Jiangmin SU ; Jun ZHANG ; Cong GUO ; Anyi ZHAO ; Liang JIANG ; Heng ZHANG ; Jipeng DI ; Sha CHEN ; Li LIU ; Yan LIU ; An LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):205-214
Yigongsan is derived from Xiaoer Yaozheng Zhijue written by QIAN Yi in the Northern Song dynasty, which is the No. 3 formula in the Catalogue of Ancient Famous Classical Formulas(The Second Batch of Pediatrics) released by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) in September 2022, and it can be developed as a class 3.1 new TCM drug. By referring to ancient medical books and modern literature, this study conducted herbal textual research on Yigongsan from five aspects, including historical evolution, origin and processing, dosage conversion, usage and preparation methods, and functional application, then formed the key information table of this formula, in order to provide reference for the development of reference samples and preparations of Yigongsan. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that Panax ginseng should be removed the basal part of stem(rhizoma), Poria cocos should be removed the peel, Citrus reticulata should be cut into shreds and Glycyrrhiza uralensis should be used. According to 4.13 g/Qian(钱), 1 g/slice for ginger, 3 g for each jujube and 300 mL/Zhan(盏), the doses of Ginseng Radix, Poria, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, Jujubae Fructus were 1.652, 1.652, 1.652, 1.652, 1.652, 5, 6 g, and the total amount was 19.26 g. The decocting method was to crush the medicinal materials into fine powder with 50-80 mesh, add 300 mL of water and decoct to 210 mL for each dose, then remove the dregs and take it warmly. This formula was recorded in ancient books as the main treatment for the cold-deficiency of spleen and stomach, and Qi stagnation in children with vomiting and diarrhea and lack of appetite. It has been flexibly applied by later generations of physicians, and is often used to treat anorexia, inflammation of the digestive tract, diarrhea and other diseases in children.