1.Preventive Effect of Immediate-effect Moxibustion on Joint Stiffness in Patients After Knee Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
Hailian XIE ; Wenli HUANG ; Chunyan CHEN ; Yingwen YE ; Jiacheng YE
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;34(3):358-360
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of immediate-effect moxibustion combined with massage for the treatment of knee stiffness after knee ligament reconstruction surgery.Methods A total of 138 patients after knee ligament reconstruction surgery were randomly divided into control group and observation group,69 cases in each group.The control group received joint rehabilitation therapy,which included TDP light radiation,joint exercise by continuous passive motion apparatus,contraction and relaxation of quadriceps femoris muscle and ankle pump.The treatment group was given immediate-effect moxibustion combined with massage based on the treatment for the control group.The treatment lasted from postoperative day 3 to 14.Before and after treatment,Lysholm knee joint scores,joint activity scores and activities of daily living(ADL) scores of the two groups were observed.Results After treatment,the Lysholm knee joint scores,joint activity scores and ADL scores of the two group were obviously increased (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01 compared with those before treatment),and the increase in the observation groups was superior to that in the control group,the differences of the alove indexes except for joint activity scores being statistically significant between the two groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).Conclusion Immediate-effect moxibustion combined with massage is effective on preventing knee from postoperative ankylosis after knee ligament reconstruction surgery.
2.Efficacy of 125I seed implantation combined with PD-1 monoclonal antibody in treatment of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer
Zhe ZHANG ; Peng DU ; Fuqiang JIANG ; Peng XIE ; Jiacheng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2024;33(6):518-523
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of 125I seed implantation combined with programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody in the treatment of patients with stage Ⅳ non-small cell lung cancer. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 106 patients with stage Ⅳ non-small cell lung cancer treated in Department of Radiology of the Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from February 2017 to January 2020. All patients were divided into the combination group, radiotherapy group and immunotherapy group according to treatment methods. Besides conventional chemotherapy in all three groups, 125I seed implantation combined with PD-1 monoclonal antibody therapy was given in the combination group, 125I seed implantation therapy was delivered in the radiotherapy, and PD-1 monoclonal antibody therapy was supplemented in the immunotherapy group, respectively. Differences in the general data, maximum tumor diameter, efficacy, progression-free survival (PFS) and safety among the three groups were analyzed. One-way ANOVA was used for comparison between groups, paired sample t-test was used for comparison before and after treatment. Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the survival rate, and log-rank test was used to compare the survival curve. Results:After treatment, the maximum tumor diameter in the three groups was decreased, and the data in the combination group was smaller than those in the radiotherapy and immunotherapy groups ( F=4.67, P=0.011). The objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR) and PFS rate in the combination group were higher than those in the radiotherapy and immunotherapy groups ( χ2=18.93, P<0.001; χ2=11.11, P=0.004; χ2=6.67, P=0.036), and the ORR in the immunoradiotherapy group was higher than that in the radiotherapy group ( χ2=4.23, P=0.040). There was no significant difference in the occurrence of adverse reactions among the three groups ( χ2=1.60, P=0.449). Conclusion:125I seed implantation combined with PD-1 monoclonal antibody may yield high efficacy in patients with stage Ⅳ non-small cell lung cancer, which can alleviate clinical symptoms and improve long-term survival rate with good safety.
3.Regulation of Signaling Pathways Associated with Gastric Cancer by Chinese Medicine: A Review
Jingyun YANG ; Jiacheng XIE ; Xiaocong MA ; Weisheng LUO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(16):217-228
Gastric cancer is a common malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, with the pathogenesis remains to be fully elucidated. Although surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy have demonstrated obvious clinical efficacy in the treatment of gastric cancer, the patients suffer from complications and adverse effects. Basic experiments and clinical studies have proved that Chinese medicine can treat gastric cancer in a multi-component and multi-target manner, the mechanisms of which remain to be deciphered. Therefore, the mechanism of Chinese medicine against gastric cancer needs to be unveiled by network pharmacology and tools of molecular biology. According to Chinese medicine, the occurrence of gastric cancer is mainly attributed to liver Qi stagnation, phlegm stasis and Qi stagnation, body fluid deficiency and heat accumulation, deficiency of healthy Qi, and cancer toxin accumulation. According to the available literature, herbal compound formulas such as Sancao Tiaowei decoction, Xiaojianzhong decoction, and Yiqi Huayu Jiedu decoction focus on tonifying, clearing heat, and detoxifying, while herbal active components are mainly insecticidal, heat-clearing, blood-activating, stasis-removing, and Qi-regulating drugs. The therapeutic effects of these Chinese medicines are consistent with the etiology and pathogenesis of gastric cancer. It has been demonstrated that Chinese medicines play a role in promoting apoptosis and autophagy, blocking cell cycle, and reversing cellular drug resistance to treat gastric cancer by regulating phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad, Wnt/β-catenin, and Hedgehog signaling pathways, while there is a lack of systematic understanding. By systematically summarizing the signaling pathways related to the regulation of gastric cancer by Chinese medicine, this study aims to clarify the molecular mechanisms of Chinese medicine against the development, invasion, and metastasis of gastric cancer, with a view to providing new targets, perspectives, and ideas for the treatment of gastric cancer and promoting the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.
4.Ideas of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Pancreatic Endocrine and Exocrine Co-Morbidities from the Attributes of Zang-Fu Organs of Pancreas
Yulin LENG ; Jiacheng YIN ; Xianglong LI ; Jiahong ZHANG ; Yi SU ; Hong GAO ; Chunguang XIE ; Xiaoxu FU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(2):145-149
Based on advancements in modern medical research regarding the intricate connection between the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas, as well as the relationship between pancreatic functions and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) spleen system, this paper discussed the categorization of the pancreas. It is proposed that the pancreas is neither a true zang organ nor a fu organ, but possessed the attributes of an extraordinary fu-organ and can be classified under the spleen. The spleen governs transportation and transformation, ascent of the clear and dispersion of essence, which encompasses the endocrine and exocrine functions, and pancreatic enzymes and glucose-regulating hormones form the material basis for the spleen's function of dispersing essence. Diseases of the pancreas exhibit characteristics of both zang-organ deficiency and fu-organ excess, so treatment should simultaneously supplement zang-organ disease and regulate fu-organ disease when pancreas showing endocrine and exocrine co-morbidities, with focus on restoring the pancreas (spleen)'s dispersing essence function. Therapeutic strategies include supplementing spleen qi, nourishing spleen yin to strengthen spleen earth, unblocking spleen collaterals, raising spleen yang, and removing spleen turbidity to support the spleen's dispersing essence function, so as to replenish the essential qi of zang-fu organs, ensure their distribution throughout the body, and improve the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas.