1.Research and practice on the health education mode of Chinese medicine
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(4):330-332
Objective With Dongcheng District residents for research, we used questionnaires, personal interviews, expert evaluation, systems analysis to study the health education mode of traditional Chinese medicine, and provide overall planning, pilot, summary of adjusted step by step implementation of final evaluation. In the adoption of a three-year health research and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, we have achieved good results. Area of traditional Chinese medicine culture has been strengthened, traditional Chinese medicine theory and appropriate technology have been widely used in the resident wellness activities. An appropriate health education mode of health education of traditional Chinese medicine is significant to highlight features of traditional Chinese medicine.
2.from Thalland's Legislative Protection
Huamin ZHANG ; Hui XU ; Danli TANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2009;31(3):215,222-
In recent years, the problems about the protection of intellectual property rights on the traditional medicine has got attentions around the world. Among them, Thailand explored a set of national legislations to protect the intellectual property right about the traditional medicine knowledge, which is very instructive to the developing countries. On the basis of summing up the Thailand traditional medicine intellectual property protection policy, the thesis proposed ideas on the protection of the traditional medicine in China.
3.Expression and significance of Toll like receptor 2 and Toll like receptor 4 in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Xin WANG ; Wenjun JI ; Yuan XU ; Huamin GUO ; Chunyuan ZHAO
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2014;28(17):1285-1288
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the role of the innate immune factors TLR2 and TLR4 in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) by detecting their expression in different clinical types of CRS and the normal control group.
METHOD:
Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of TLR2 and TLR4 respectively in 21 cases (chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, CRSwNP) group, 15 cases (chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyos, CRSsNP) group, 11 cases recurrent CRSwNP group and 13 cases control group. Positive cells were counted under the microscope artificially, Mann-Whitney U analysis was applied for the ranked data, and one-way anova analysis was adopted to analyze the experimental group and control group.
RESULT:
(1) TLR2 and TLR4 expression had the same characteristics. Expression mainly concentrated in parts of the whole layer of epithelial basement membrane, cytoplasm of glandular cells, very few inflammatory cells such as monocytes and plasma cells in the cytoplasm, sometimes unknown cell nuclei positive expression. (2) The glandular cells were stained manual counting and color grading. TLR2 and TLR4 packet application Wilcoxon rank test Mann-Whitney U test analysis was not statistically significant (P > 0.05), measurement data within the group variance statistical difference between the groups (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
The Nasal mucosa can produce the innate immune factors TLR2 and TLR4. The different expression of TLR2 and TLR4 in the various clinical types of CRS suggests that they play the certain role in the pathogenesis of CRS.
Chronic Disease
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Epithelial Cells
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immunology
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metabolism
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Nasal Mucosa
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immunology
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metabolism
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Nasal Polyps
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immunology
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metabolism
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Rhinitis
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immunology
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metabolism
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immunology
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metabolism
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Toll-Like Receptor 2
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4.Investigating the Mechanistic Insights of Limonene's Anti-non-small Cell Lung Cancer Effect Through Metabolomics Analysis
Huamin ZHANG ; Longhui CHENG ; Xueman DONG ; Lu YE ; Yuxin XU ; Lin CHEN ; Pu WU ; Jianliang ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2024;41(2):192-202
OBJECTIVE
To elucidate the mechanisms responsible for the inhibitory effects of limonene on the proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) by non-targeted metabolomics and additional approaches.
METHODS
The CCK-8 assay was utilized to evaluate the inhibitory effects of limonene on NSCLC A549 cell viability and to ascertain the IC50. In vitro experiments, encompassing colony formation, flow cytometry, iron content assessment, and mitochondrial staining, were conducted to assess the anti-lung cancer and iron-induced cell death effects of limonene. Metabolomic analysis was employed to identify potential pathways influenced by limonene, and Western blotting was carried out to validate pivotal proteins within these pathways.
RESULTS
In comparison to the control group, the limonene-treated group demonstrated a significant, dose-dependent reduction in A549 cell proliferation and colony formation. Optical microscopy revealed cellular detachment and pronounced changes in cellular morphology following exposure to limonene. Limonene induced apoptosis in A549 cells and arrested them in the G0-G1 phase of the cell cycle. Confocal microscopy unveiled diminished mitochondrial fluorescence and an augmented intracellular iron content, indicative of the classical phenomenon of ferroptosis. Metabolomic investigations unveiled divergent metabolic pathways, including glutathione(GSH) metabolism, arginine biosynthesis, D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism, as well as cysteine and methionine metabolism, with many of them intricately linked to intracellular GSH synthesis. Western blotting experiments underscored a marked reduction in the levels of SLC40A1, SLC7A11(xCT), and GPX4 proteins within the cells post-limonene treatment.
CONCLUSION
Limonene may induce ferroptosis in lung cancer cells by reducing GSH synthesis and increasing Fe2+ levels.
5.Construction and analysis of suppression subtractive cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture Rehmannia glutinosa.
Zhongyi ZHANG ; Huamin FAN ; Yanhui YANG ; Mingjie LI ; Juan LI ; Haixia XU ; Junying CHEN ; Xinjian CHEN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2011;36(3):276-280
OBJECTIVETo explore the molecular mechanism of continuous monoculture problem by constructing the cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture Rehmannia glutinosa.
METHODTo use the suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique to construct the forward and reverse subtractive cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture R. glutinosa to adopt blue-white colony screening and PCR to detect the positive clones which would be sequenced and analyzed by bioinformatics.
RESULTThe subtracted cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture R. glutinosa. were successfully constructed, and the result showed that the forward and reverse subtracted libraries obtained 300 positive clones, respectively. The forward and reverse libraries got different ESTs, and produced 232 (forward library) and 214 (reverse library) unique ESTs by sequencing. Based on homology search of BLASTX and BLASTN in NCBI, 200 and 195 of unique ESTs were homologous to known genes in the forward and reverse libraries, respectively. Categories of orthologous group (COG) showed that the forward and reverse libraries got 60 and 61 ESTs with the corresponding gene annotation, involving 21 metabolic pathways.
CONCLUSIONThe information of differential expression genes in continuous monoculture R. glutinosa, and their functional annotation of differentially expressed genes indicate that continuous monoculture has a profound effect on expression of the genes in R. glutinosa. Furthermore, the research analyzed several key genes in response to replant problem, which provided a foundation for revealing the molecular mechanism of continuous monoculture R. glutinosa.
Expressed Sequence Tags ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Gene Library ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Rehmannia ; genetics ; metabolism ; Sequence Analysis, DNA
6.Signal mining and analysis of adverse drug events of doxycycline based on FAERS database
Yunxia LUO ; Weilin LI ; Xinyu CHEN ; Man'e HE ; Huamin XU ; Yaling LYU ; Jiabing XIE
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2024;33(8):851-859
Objective To mine adverse drug event(ADE)signals of doxycycline using the U.S.Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System(FAERS)database,and provide scientific evidence for clinical medication safety.Methods The data from the FAERS database between the first quarter of 2004 and the first quarter of 2024 were extracted.After data cleaning and standardization,ADE reports with doxycycline as the main suspected drug were screened.The system organ class(SOC)of ADE was performed using MedDRA,and the reporting odds ratio method and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency method were used to mine ADE signals.The information component method was also used to evaluate signal strength.Results A total of 43 126 ADE reports with doxycycline as the primary suspected drug were collected,involving 14 642 patients,with a higher proportion of female patients(57.32%).There were 555 related ADE signals involving 26 SOC,with the top 5 SOC being gastrointestinal disorders,skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders,injuries,poisonings,and procedural complications,psychiatric disorders,and infections and infestations.The top 5 ADE signals with the highest signal intensity were Hatch reaction,sclerosing cholangitis,esophageal ulcer,gastrointestinal mucosal necrosis,and gastrointestinal injury.Among the ADE signals with the strongest signal strength not listed in the package insert,the top five were sclerosing cholangitis,nephrogenic diabetes insipidus,minimal change glomerular nephritis,diabetes insipidus and Sixth cranial nerve paralysis.Conclusion In clinical practice,particular attention should be paid to the frequent ADEs caused by doxycycline,as well as those not yet documented in the package insert,which involve multiple SOC such as renal and urinary disorders,hepatobiliary diseases,blood and lymphatic system disorders,and endocrine disorders.Therefore,clinical pharmacists should play a key role in assisting clinicians to develop and implement prevention plans for ADEs,thereby improving the safety of doxycycline in clinical use.
7.Knowledge Graph Construction and Visualization Analysis of Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing Based on Named Entity Recognition
Lin TONG ; Huamin ZHANG ; Xu TONG ; Lei LEI ; Cheng WANG ; Ziling ZENG ; Hongjun YANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(8):37-43
Objective To construct the knowledge map of Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing;To analyze basic knowledge of materia medica,explore implicit knowledge,and conduct visualization display;To provide methodological references for the study of ancient books.Methods The types of knowledge entities and relationships between entities involved in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing were organized and expressed.A training corpus dataset was produced using the BIO sequence labeling method;a self-developed CNLP text labeling system was used for text labeling;the BERT model was used to recognize named entities;the relationships between entities were set based on rules and semantic associations;the data were imported into the Neo4j-community 4.4.9 graph database using Cypher language for storage and visualization display after knowledge fusion;finally a knowledge graph was constructed.Results The knowledge map of Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing included 5 273 nodes and 11 064 relationships.The pattern layer contained 14 entity classes and 16 relationship types.Through Cypher language query,knowledge was visualized from the aspects of TCM classification,medicinal property theory,compatibility of seven emotions and application of TCM.Conclusion The knowledge graph constructed in this study intuitively reflects the knowledge recorded in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing and the recessive relationship,which is suitable for knowledge mining and intuitive multi-dimensional display of ancient TCM books.
9.Discussion on Common Problems of Historical Evolution of Famous Classical Formulas and Its Textural Research of Key Information
Bing LI ; Lin ZHANG ; Zhilai ZHAN ; Wei ZHANG ; Huasheng PENG ; Haiyu XU ; Huamin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(1):1-8
The famous classical formulae are epitomes of the clinical practice experience created by doctors in history, as an important symbol of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory and clinical treatment approaches, it has been given a new concept connotation and become one of the breakthroughs for the development of TCM in the new era. Due to the limitations of historical literature and different cognitive perspectives of literature research, there are still common problems in determination of the dosage, original materials, processing and decocting method for the famous classical formulae, which hinder its development and registration process. In the history of more than 2 000 years, famous classical formulae have been developed in the continuous clinical application of practice. This paper systematically reviewed the evolution of the concept and history of the famous classical formulae, and introduced the evolution of the famous classical formulae in terms of name, composition, medicine, dosage, decocting method and clinical functions, including the stability of basic prescription composition, differentiation of drug bases, the progress of processing methods, the characteristics of dosages in different historical periods and the expansion of functions. In view of the research of the key information for famous classical formulae, the paper puts forward the suggestion of paying more attention to the evolution of prescriptions in the past dynasties. In textual research, we should combine the changes of medicinal resources, habits of drug use and production technology of the past dynasties, so as to bridge the ancient and modern. As to the dosage selection, we should be based on the weights and measures of all dynasties and current clinical practice to select rational dosage and decocting method. On the basis of inheriting the essence, follows the ancient but not be bounded by it, and solves the common problems in the textual research of key information from the perspective of history and development.