1.Correlation Between Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Type of Unstable Angina Pectoris and Iron Metabolism Indices
Jiye CHEN ; Min WU ; Changxin SUN ; Xiaonan ZHANG ; Zeping WANG ; Longtao LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(20):126-136
ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between iron metabolism parameters and various syndrome types of unstable angina pectoris (UAP). MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2021 to October 2023, encompassing 213 patients diagnosed with UAP at Xiyuan Hospital of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Additionally, 30 healthy individuals were selected as control cases. Single-factor analysis was used to investigate the differences in clinical data among different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome types of UAP and their correlation with iron metabolism indices. The study conducted a comparative analysis of the aforementioned clinical data among patients with and without heat-toxic and blood-stasis syndrome. Logistic regression was used to analyze the correlation between TCM syndrome types and related factors. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was employed to assess the predictive value of iron metabolism indices, along with their sensitivity and specificity. ResultsCompared to those in the control group, serum iron (SI) and serum ferritin (SF) levels were significantly increased in the UAP group (P<0.01), while transferrin (TRF) and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) levels were decreased (P<0.01). However, there was no significant difference in unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC). Multivariate binary Logistic regression analysis identified apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), homocysteine (HCY), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and SF as independent influencing factors for the UAP patients (P<0.05, P<0.01). Additionally, statistically significant differences were observed in SI, SF, TRF, and TIBC among 213 patients with different TCM types (P<0.01). Patients with heat-toxic and blood-stasis syndrome had higher SI and SF values than those without the syndrome (P<0.01), while their TIBC and TRF values were lower (P<0.01). Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis showed that SI and LDL-C levels were closely associated with the differentiation of heat-toxic and blood-stasis syndrome. ConclusionUAP patients often experience iron metabolism disorders, and the heat-toxic and blood-stasis syndrome are significantly correlated with iron metabolism parameters. The SI and LDL-C levels have high specificity and sensitivity in diagnosing heat-toxic and blood-stasis syndrome.
2.Segmented Time Study and Optimization Strategy for Clinical Application of Ethos Online Adaptive Radiotherapy.
Dandan ZHANG ; Yuhan KOU ; Shilong ZHU ; Xiaoyu LIU ; Meng NING ; Peichao BAN ; Jinyuan WANG ; Changxin YAN ; Zhongjian JU
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2025;49(2):134-140
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the time characteristics of the Ethos online adaptive radiotherapy (OART) process in clinical practice and provide guidance for the comprehensive optimization of each stage of adaptive radiotherapy.
METHODS:
The study involved 61 patients with cervical, rectal, gastric, lung, esophageal, and breast cancers who underwent Ethos OART. The mean ± standard deviation of segmental time, total time, and target volume for these patients were tracked. The time characteristics for different cancer types were evaluated, and the average time for target and organ at risk (OAR) modifications was compared with the average target volume for each cancer type.
RESULTS:
Cervical cancer born the longest total treatment time, while breast cancer had the shortest. For all cancer types except breast cancer, the modification time for target and OAR was the most time-consuming segment. The average time for target and OAR modifications aligned with the trend of the average target volume.
CONCLUSION
The total treatment time for various cancers ranges from 15 to 35 minutes, indicating room for improvement.
Humans
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Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods*
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Neoplasms/radiotherapy*
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Female
3.Pathogenesis and Traditional Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment Strategy of Refractory Angina Based on Theory of Stasis and Toxin
Dexiu LI ; Xiaoya LI ; Jiye CHEN ; Changxin SUN ; Lanqing HU ; Jingyi ZHANG ; Longtao LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):234-240
Refractory angina is characterized by recurrent and persistent angina with a duration of not less than three months, which is related to reversible ischemia and hypoxia caused by coronary stenosis and obstruction. It mainly involves obstructive coronary artery disease and non-obstructive coronary artery disease with coronary artery spasm and coronary microvascular dysfunction. “Stasis and toxin” play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. The pathogenesis of stasis and toxin is stubborn filthy turbidity featured by slow accumulation and sudden onset,and rapid changes,which coincides with the characteristics of refractory angina which is complex and changeable,prolonged and difficult to cure. The pathogenesis of refractory angina involves a combination of underlying deficiency and excessive manifestation, with "stasis and toxin" playing a crucial role as an important pathological factor in the whole process of refractory angina. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) employs a holistic approach known as "activating blood circulation and removing toxins", which is supplemented by various methods to tonify Qi and warm Yang, nourish the kidneys and invigorate the spleen, clear heat and transform phlegm. This approach applies anti-inflammatory measures, regulates lipid metabolism, inhibits oxidative stress and thrombus formation, protects endothelial function in blood vessels, as well as establishes collateral circulation for the prevention and treatment of refractory angina. Therefore,based on the theory of "stasis and toxin",combined with TCM theory and modern medical research,this paper discusses the pathogenesis of refractory angina and the prevention and treatment strategy of TCM,and elucidates the reasons for the difficulty in curing refractory angina and the relationship between refractory angina and common angina pectoris,coronary microvascular dysfunction,coronary artery spasm and obstructive coronary artery disease,hoping to provide certain theoretical basis and clinical ideas for the prevention and treatment of refractory angina with TCM.
4.Preparation instructions of the Technical operation specification for TCM health care services (non-medical) foot bath (2024 edition)
Lingyun ZHANG ; Changhe YU ; Changxin LIU ; Luping LIU ; Yixuan GAO ; Jiayu LIU ; Yuhan WANG ; Mengmeng ZHANG ; Yang ZHANG ; Xiyou WANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;46(10):1258-1263
Foot bath technique is booming in daily health care services. In order to develop a more standardized and complete technical operation process, the working group recorded the whole process of document formulation while writing the Technical Operation Specification for TCM Health Care Services (Non-Medical) Foot Bath (2024 edition). Work profile (including task background, task source, drafting unit, participant grouping and responsibilities), main technical content (including the basis and principles of preparation, key technical content of technical specifications), main preparation process (formation of working groups, registration and plan writing, selection and determination of clinical issues, literature research, drafting of the first draft, consensus on the main content of technical specifications, soliciting opinions, testing applications and external review), the relationship of current mandatory national standards or policies and regulations, the treatment process and basis of major differences, publicity and implementation and post-effect evaluation, the proposal to abolish the current relevant guidelines and the corresponding annexes were under detailed and in-depth description, which can assist the relevant practitioners of non-medical institutions to better understand and apply this technical specification.
5.The Application of “Diagnosing Diseases with Sinews” in Obstinate Facial Paralysis
Yuyan WANG ; Xiyou WANG ; Duoduo LI ; Eryang LIU ; Baolin JIA ; Changxin LIU ; Yuanyuan GONG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(6):652-656
The theory of “diagnosing diseases with sinews” means that through the diagnosis and examination of the channel sinews at the site of the lesion, the surplus and deficit state of qi and blood in the channel sinews, vessles and channels, and the degree of damage to the organism caused by the disease and evils, can be determined, forming the three elements (the nature of the disease, the location of the disease, and the disease tendency) of the disease diagnosis can be closely integrated to form the trinity of diagnostic modes, which is “examining the disease nature by sinews, identifying the pattern by sinews, and determining the tendency by sinews”. For intractable facial paralysis, the method of “diagnosing diseases with sinews” can be adopted, in which the morphological changes of the channel sinews are judged through diagnosis by observation, the traditional Chinese patterns are identified through diagnosis by palpation, and the points of meridian tendons and the circulation of tendon and treatment lines are determined through diagnosis by circulation. The “diagnosing diseases with sinews” not only helps to accurately determine the disease condition, patterns and development trend, but also helps to adopt targeted treatment for the disease and prevent the disease from spreading, and providing ideas and methods for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of intractable facial paralysis.
6.Study on the influence of reconstruction algorithms of image on the image quality and precision of automatic registration of imaging system with megavolt grade
Xiaoyu LIU ; Gaoxiang CHEN ; Changxin YAN ; Peichao BAN ; Hongtao YU ; Shilong ZHU ; Kaiwen CHEN ; Chuanbin XIE
China Medical Equipment 2024;21(6):6-11
Objective:To compare and study the improvement of different iterative reconstruction(IR)algorithms of the tomotherapy(TOMO)Radixact system on the image quality of megavoltage computed tomography(MVCT)imaging system,and the influence of that on the precision of automatic registration,and to explore the reconstruction algorithm that is suitable for clinical application.Methods:Using the MVCT imaging system to respectively scan the Tomo-Phantom HE phantom and the Catphan 604 phantom,and to analyze three groups of images were generated by three kinds of reconstruction algorithms,which included the Standard(STD)algorithm,IR General(IR-G)algorithm and IR Soft Tissue(IR-ST)algorithm,in MVCT image.The noise index(NI),uniformity index(UI)of image,modulation transfer function(MTF),low contrast visibility(LCV)index and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)of three groups of images were calculated respectively.The Lucy phantom was used to test the accuracy of automatic registration algorithm.The registration data of four dimensions,included left-right(X-axis),head-foot(Y-axis),vertical(Z-axis)and free rotation(Roll)around the Y-axis,were used to conduct verification analysis for the influences of them on the precision of automatic registration.Results:The NI values of IR-G and IR-ST reconstruction algorithms were respectively 39.58±0.10 and 14.62±0.26,which were better than 39.58±0.10 of STD algorithm,and the UI values of them were respectively 19.87±0.83 and 15.84±2.51,which were better than 24.51±1.81 of STD algorithm,and LCV values of them were respectively 2.50±0.03 and 1.74±0.11,which were better than 3.67±0.04 of STD algorithm.All of them appeared significant increase,but the resolution with high contrast of MTF were respectively 0.23 and 0.21,which were lower than 0.32 of STD.The overall image quality of the IR algorithms was superior to that of the STD algorithm.In the accuracy test of the automatic registration algorithm,the registration precisions of IR-G and IR-ST algorithms on Y-axis were respectively(0.360±0.142)mm and(0.245±0.050)mm,which were significantly higher than 0.145±0.136 of STD algorithm,and the differences of them were significant(Z=6.0,15.0,P<0.05).The differences of registration precisions of other directions were not significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The IR algorithm has advantages in terms of noise,uniformity and resolution with low-contrast,however,it shows reduction on resolution with high-contrast.This reduction of resolution with high-contrast do not lead to the decrease of the precision of automatic registration.
7.Analysis of image quality based on different imaging algorithms of the Ethos adaption radiotherapy system
Xiaoyu LIU ; Yuhan KOU ; Changxin YAN ; Jinyuan WANG ; Peichao BAN ; Dandan ZHANG ; Kaiwen CHEN ; Chuanbin XIE
China Medical Equipment 2024;21(11):1-6
Objective:To quantitatively analyze the differences in image quality and generated synthetic-computed tomography(sCT)between cone beam CT(CBCT)and iteration CBCT(iCBCT),which based on filtered back projection(FBP)and iterative reconstruction(IR)techniques of Varian Ethos adaption system.Methods:Using the special Catphan604 phantom of the test of CT image quality,five times of scanning series of CBCT and iCBCT were respectively performed based on thoracic and abdominal scanning protocols,so as to obtain four sets of images,and each set of image included the CBCT image,the composited sCT and iCBCT images based on CBCT,the composited sCT bases on iCBCT.The noise power spectrum(NPS),image uniformity(UI),modulation transfer function(MTF),low-contrast visibility(LCV)and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)of them were analyzed.Additionally,a retrospective analysis was conducted on images of six patients who underwent clinical radiotherapy,and the images of them were obtained by using thoracic and abdominal scanning protocols.The sCT images,which were generated by deformable registrations on the basis of CBCT and iCBCT,were analyzed,and they were compared with located CT images,and their mean absolute error(MAE)and root mean square error(RMSE)were further quantitatively analyzed.Results:Compared to CBCT,iCBCT significantly reduced NPS(thoracic images reduced by 0.08,abdominal images reduced by 0.06).The UI values of thoracic images and abdominal images of iCBCT were respectively 0.37 and 0.28,and those of CBCT were respectively 0.65 and 0.39.The LCV values of thoracic images and abdominal images of iCBCT were respectively 0.67 and 0.56,and those of CBCT were respectively 0.93 and 0.90.The MTF50%were 0.28 lp/mm except abdominal image of iCBCT was 0.29 lp/mm.The resolution rate of high contrast between iCBCT and CBCT was basic consistency.The differences of similarity analysis of the generated sCT and located CT bases on CBCT and iCBCT was no significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The image quality of iCBCT is superior to conventional CBCT.The accuracy of CT value of generated sCT bases on CBCT and iCBCT can meet requirement,and both of them can be used in the dose calculation of adaptive radiotherapy.
8.A framework of the influencing factors of the therapeutic effect of Tuina treatment on pain based on the Delphi method
Yanji ZHOU ; Shuangshuang WANG ; Xiyou WANG ; Yi AN ; Ye GUO ; Hejing TANG ; Changxin LIU ; Duoduo LI ; Changhe YU
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;45(4):391-396
Based on the resutls of literature review and interviews of experts, two rounds of Delphi surveys were conducted. The mean, importance ratio, coefficient of variation and coordination coefficient were used for assessment of survey from multiple perspectives, and finally form a framework model of factors affecting the efficacy of Tuina therapy. A total of 37 experts were selected for questionnaire surveys, the positive coefficients of experts' participatation in the first round and second round were 92.5% and 80.0%, respectively. The overall coordination coefficient in the second round is 0.68. The items were included into the consensus meeting if the importance ratio of items were equal to and more than 80%. After the expert consensus meeting, 22 items were included to form a framework model of factors affecting the efficacy of Tuina therapy, and summarized as 5 major influencing factors, including diagnostic factors, treatment factors, prognostic factors, patient factors, and doctor-patient communication. This framework can guide and help young Tuina practitioners to improve clinical efficacy. It is also clearly pointed out that the effect of Tuina for pain is not only related to disease diagnosis or manipulation, but also related to home exercise, health care, and doctor-patient communication.
9.Construction of a predictive model based on columnar maps for factors influencing lesion residuals after minimally invasive rotary mastectomy for breast masses
Changxin LYU ; Zejie SHAO ; Li LI ; Liyong FENG ; Shengjie MA ; Cuili LIU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2023;17(1):84-89
Objective:To investigate the influencing factors associated with lesion residual after minimally invasive rotary mastectomy for breast masses and to construct a predictive model using columnar plots.Methods:Two hundred and twenty-eight patients with Breast lumps in Linyi People’s Hospital from Jun. 2018 to Jun. 2020 were selected as study subjects, all of whom underwent minimally invasive rotational resection, and the influencing factors of postoperative lesion residual were analyzed using univariate and multifactorial analysis, and a column line graph risk warning model was constructed and given for evaluation and validation.Results:228 patients were followed up for 6 months after surgery, 3 cases were lost, 225 cases completed postoperative follow-up, among which 185 cases (82.22%) had successfully resected lesions; 40 cases (17.78%) had residual lesions. Univariate, logistic regression analysis showed that tumor diameter ( t=15.52, P<0.001) , lesion morphology ( t=15.52, P<0.001) , lesion boundary ( χ2=7.71, P=0.006) , ultrasound guidance ( χ2=12.69, P<0.001) , and minimally invasive spinotomy system ( χ2=10.64, P=0.001) were the factors influencing lesion residual after minimally invasive spinotomy of breast masses. Based on the above factors to construct a column line graph model of lesion residual after minimally invasive rotational mastectomy for breast lumps, the area under the working characteristic curve (ROC) for model subjects was 0.974 (95% CI: 0.954-0.994) , indicating that the calibration curve basically matched the actual curve; external validation of the model showed that the area under the obtained ROC was 0.962 (95% CI: 0.933-0.991) , indicating that the model has a high degree of calibration. Conclusion:Tumor diameter, lesion morphology, lesion boundary, ultrasound guidance, and minimally invasive spinotomy system are the influencing factors of lesion residual after minimally invasive spinotomy for Breast lumps, and the column line graph model prediction of lesion residual occurring after surgery constructed based on the above factors has good confidence.
10.Pathogenesis of Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaque Based on Relationship Between Theory of ''Stasis and Toxin'' and Efferocytosis
Jiye CHEN ; Xiaoya LI ; Zongliang YU ; Xin LI ; Lanqing HU ; Changxin SUN ; Longtao LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(1):188-193
Atherosclerosis is a vascular disease characterized by arterial occlusion formed by the pathological accumulation of pathological vascular cells and apoptotic cell debris. Atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque is an important pathological basis for inducing severe thrombotic cardiovascular events, and the study of its etiology and pathogenesis has always been a hot issue in the field of cardiovascular research. Efferocytosis is a new type of programmed death cell removal, which refers to the process of macrophages phagocytosing and degrading apoptotic cells to prevent secondary necrosis. It is a key homeostatic mechanism in the body's physiological process. In the pathological state, the dysfunction of efferocytosis causes the pathological accumulation of apoptotic cells and necrotic debris, leading to the occurrence of secondary cell necrosis and the continuous release of intracellular toxic content and inducing inflammatory regression disorders and cholesterol metabolism disorders, which are closely related to the occurrence and development of atherosclerotic vulnerable plaques. The theory of ''blood stasis and toxin'' is an important theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to explain the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis starts from the pathological state of blood stagnation. Prolonged blood stagnation leads to blood stasis and toxic substances. Blood stasis and toxic pathogens interact with each other in blood vessels and eventually form plaques in blood vessels. The theory of ''blood stasis and toxin causing a catastrophe'' is an important understanding of the occurrence and development of acute cardiovascular events. From the perspective of TCM theory, the pathophysiological mechanism of efferocytosis is similar to the etiology and pathogenesis of the ''blood stasis and toxin'' in TCM. Therefore, this paper took the theory of ''blood stasis and toxin'' as the breakthrough point to explore the mechanism of efferocytosis in atherosclerotic vulnerable plaques, and proposed a detoxification and blood circulation method to regulate cell burial to prevent and treat atherosclerotic vulnerable plaques. The research strategy aims to provide new ideas and theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis by detoxification and blood circulation.

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