1.Traditional Interpretation of Modern Medicine: An Effective Approach for Promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine Development
Xiaole CHEN ; Mengdie YANG ; Yuanjia HU ; Shibing SU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;19(3):381-386
In the long course of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) development history,generations of physicians in their long-term medical practice,have paid attention to assimilate and apply new technology and new theory,constantly enrich and perfect the medical technologies,methods and theory systems.It is particularly important to promote the innovation of TCM theory and guide the clinical application of TCM through the learning and absorption of advantages from modern technologies and biomedicine to transform as part of TCM,and then,to expatiate with TCM language.It is especially important in the promotion of TCM theory innovation and clinical guidance of TCM practice.This paper overviewed the common points between TCM and modern medicine from the aspects of balance and steady state of organism,zangfu-organ relationship,etiology and pathogenesis,syndrome differentiation methods,compatibility of Chinese herbal medicine and formula,medicinal properties and pharmacology,etc.The feasibility of applying modern medicine in the interpretation of TCM and its development prospects was expatiated.It provided new ideas and new methods in TCM development.
2.Identification of Toxic Hyoscyami Semen and Its Adulterants Using DNA Barcoding
Yuan TU ; Chao XIONG ; Yuhua SHI ; Mengdie MING ; Zhigang HU ; Bisheng HUANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(11):2337-2342
The misuse of toxic drugsisseriousone of the threats of public health. In this study, toxic Hyoscyami Semen and its adulterants were identified by DNA barcoding. The genomic DNA was extracted from 61 samples including Hyoscyami Semen and its adulterants by reagent kit method. Their ITS2 sequences were amplified, and purified PCR products were sequenced. Sequence assembly and consensus sequence generation were performed using CodonCode Aligner v 4.25. The genetic distances, variable sites and the neighbor-joning (NJ) phylogenetic tree were computed by MEGA 6.0 in accordance with the Kimura 2-parameter(K2P) model. The results showed that the intra-specific genetic distances of Hyoscyamusniger were 0.005 which were smaller than inter -specific ones (0.360) of H. niger and their adulterants. The NJ tree showed that H. niger was clustered into one monophyletic branch, and clearly separated with other species. Therefore, ITS2 sequence was able to identify Hyoscyami Semen and its adulterants to ensure the safty of medicines.
3.Body weight change and metabolic index control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus under standardized metabolic disease management model
Zhixiao XU ; Ying WU ; Dandan HU ; Mengdie CAO ; Lei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023;39(4):327-335
Objective:To explore the relationship between weight change and metabolic control of type 2 diabetic patients after 1 year treatment under the standardized metabolic disease management model.Methods:From November 2017 to November 2021, 950 patients with T2DM in the Standardized Metabolic Management Center of Suzhou Municipal Hospital were recruited in this research, who were divided into normal(BMI 18.5-23.9 kg/m 2), overweight(BMI 24.0-27.9 kg/m 2), and obese(BMI≥28 kg/m 2)groups according to baseline BMI. The metabolic indicators and control rates were compared. The overweight and obese 599 patients were divided into weight reduction(<-3 kg), maintenance(-3-1 kg) and gain(>1 kg)groups according to weight changes by one year, and metabolic indicators and control rates were compared to analyze the influence of weight change on metabolic control of overweight and obese patients. Results:(1) The overweight and obese groups had worse metabolic control at baseline and the obese group was younger. After 1 year, the metabolic indicators of three groups were significantly improved. (2) After 1 year, the metabolic control was better in weight reduction group and worse in weight gain group. The control rates were increased in weight reduction and maintenance groups. (3) For every 1 kg reduction in body weight of overweight and obese patients, blood glucose, blood lipids, blood pressure and comprehensive control rate increased by 1.206, 1.046, 1.069 and 1.107 times, respectively. There was a positive linear relationship between weight reduction and metabolic improvement.Conclusion:Standardized metabolic disease management model promotes metabolic control in type 2 diabetic patients, especially in overweight and obese patients who actively lose weight. In the future we should strengthen the management of overweight and obese patients, enhance self-management ability, and manage body weight scientifically and effectively.
4.A comparative study of two different methods of the costal cartilage cortex harvest with perichondrium preserved
Fei HU ; Maoqi SONG ; Mengdie SUN ; Nianping CHEN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2021;37(7):795-801
Objective:To compare two different methods for the harvest of the costal cartilage cortical slice with perichondrium preserved for rhinoplasty patients, and to explore a simple and less invasive method for the costal cartilage cortical slice.Methods:From September 2019 to December 2020, the rhinoplasty patients using the techniques of nasal tip "double arch" stent combined with prosthesis were selected in Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital, they were randomly divided into observation group and control group. In the observation group, only the cortical slice of costal cartilage with perichondrium was cut and the continuity of costal cartilage was preserved. While in the control group, with the superficial perichondrium preserved, the whole costal cartilage was dissected first, and then pruned it and harvested the cortical slice of costal cartilage with perichondrium. The operation were performed by the same clinicians in both groups. Different variables were compared between the two groups, including the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, length of incision, the degree of chest pain after postoperative 6, 24, 72 h, 1 week, the incidence of intraoperative complications and so on. The severity of chest pain was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). The measurement data of the two groups were analyzed by t-test, and the enumeration data were analyzed by χ2 test. Results:For both observation group and the control group, 61 patients were included. In the observation group, there were 3 males (4.9%) and 58 females (95.1%), aged (28.6±5.4) years old, and BMI (21.76±1.65) kg/m 2. In the control group, there were 2 males (3.3%) and 59 females (96.7%), aged (45.8±5.7) years old, and BMI (22.25±1.47) kg/m 2. There were no significant differences in gender composition, age and BMI between the two groups ( P>0.05). The double arch stent of nasal tip could be made by the costal cartilage cortical slices obtained in the two groups. In the control group, two cases of pleural rupture occurred and their prognosis was good after effective treatment, with no complications such as hematoma, infection or pleural injury. In the observation group, there were no complications such as hematoma, infection or pleural injury. The operation time, incision length and intraoperative blood loss in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group [(18.54±3.62) min vs. (25.75±3.75) min; (1.68±0.26) cm vs. (2.16±0.32) cm; (16.79±7.86) ml vs. (25.46±8.49) ml; P<0.05]. The VAS score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group after postoperative 6, 24, 72 h, 1 week [(2.76±0.62) vs. (3.87±0.68)scores; (2.37±0.45) vs. (3.12±0.55) scores; (1.76±0.45) vs. (2.57±0.53) scores; (1.17±0.44) vs. (1.85±0.51) scores; P<0.05]. Conclusions:Compared with the conventional method of whole costal cartilage harvest, the method of harvesting the costal cartilaginous cortical slice with the costal perichondrium preserved and preserving the continuity of the costal cartilage can reduce the trauma and bleeding, shorten the operation time, simplify the operation process, and significantly reduce the postoperative chest pain.
5.A comparative study of two different methods of the costal cartilage cortex harvest with perichondrium preserved
Fei HU ; Maoqi SONG ; Mengdie SUN ; Nianping CHEN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2021;37(7):795-801
Objective:To compare two different methods for the harvest of the costal cartilage cortical slice with perichondrium preserved for rhinoplasty patients, and to explore a simple and less invasive method for the costal cartilage cortical slice.Methods:From September 2019 to December 2020, the rhinoplasty patients using the techniques of nasal tip "double arch" stent combined with prosthesis were selected in Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital, they were randomly divided into observation group and control group. In the observation group, only the cortical slice of costal cartilage with perichondrium was cut and the continuity of costal cartilage was preserved. While in the control group, with the superficial perichondrium preserved, the whole costal cartilage was dissected first, and then pruned it and harvested the cortical slice of costal cartilage with perichondrium. The operation were performed by the same clinicians in both groups. Different variables were compared between the two groups, including the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, length of incision, the degree of chest pain after postoperative 6, 24, 72 h, 1 week, the incidence of intraoperative complications and so on. The severity of chest pain was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). The measurement data of the two groups were analyzed by t-test, and the enumeration data were analyzed by χ2 test. Results:For both observation group and the control group, 61 patients were included. In the observation group, there were 3 males (4.9%) and 58 females (95.1%), aged (28.6±5.4) years old, and BMI (21.76±1.65) kg/m 2. In the control group, there were 2 males (3.3%) and 59 females (96.7%), aged (45.8±5.7) years old, and BMI (22.25±1.47) kg/m 2. There were no significant differences in gender composition, age and BMI between the two groups ( P>0.05). The double arch stent of nasal tip could be made by the costal cartilage cortical slices obtained in the two groups. In the control group, two cases of pleural rupture occurred and their prognosis was good after effective treatment, with no complications such as hematoma, infection or pleural injury. In the observation group, there were no complications such as hematoma, infection or pleural injury. The operation time, incision length and intraoperative blood loss in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group [(18.54±3.62) min vs. (25.75±3.75) min; (1.68±0.26) cm vs. (2.16±0.32) cm; (16.79±7.86) ml vs. (25.46±8.49) ml; P<0.05]. The VAS score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group after postoperative 6, 24, 72 h, 1 week [(2.76±0.62) vs. (3.87±0.68)scores; (2.37±0.45) vs. (3.12±0.55) scores; (1.76±0.45) vs. (2.57±0.53) scores; (1.17±0.44) vs. (1.85±0.51) scores; P<0.05]. Conclusions:Compared with the conventional method of whole costal cartilage harvest, the method of harvesting the costal cartilaginous cortical slice with the costal perichondrium preserved and preserving the continuity of the costal cartilage can reduce the trauma and bleeding, shorten the operation time, simplify the operation process, and significantly reduce the postoperative chest pain.
6.Network Pharmacological Analysis of Yi-Guan Decoction on "Different Diseases with Same Treatment"
Mengdie YANG ; Feifei CAI ; Rong WU ; Xiaole CHEN ; Qiusha PAN ; Yuanjia HU ; Shibing SU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;19(12):1912-1919
This study was aimed to predict active compounds,drug targets and potential diseases of Yi-Guan decoction (YGD) by network pharmacological technology,and to clarify molecular mechanisms of YGD efficiency on different diseases with liver and kidney yin deficiency syndrome (LKYDS).Chemistry compounds,targets and related diseases from YGD were collected from TCMSP,TCM Database@Taiwan,TCMID,HIT,Drugbank,PubChem and TTD databases.The YGD compounds-targets-diseases network was constructed.The network topology was analyzed by Cytoscape software.The analysis of GO biological processes and KEGG pathways enrichment were performed by DAVID website.The results showed that 849 chemical compounds were identified from Beishashen,Maidong,Danggui,Shengdihuang,Chuanlianzi and Gouqizi.There were 49 active CHM compounds that were both oral bioavailability (OB) ≥ 30% and drug-likeness (DL) ≥ 0.18,corresponding to 200 target proteins and 264 diseases.The top three GO biological processes were response to organic substance,regulation of cell proliferation,and response to endogenous stimulus,respectively.The top three KEGG pathways were pathways in cancer,hepatitis B,and prostate cancer,respectively.It was concluded that the analysis on YGD was conducted based on network pharmacology,and the compound-target-disease network was built,which may help to clarify the mechanisms of YGD efficiency on different diseases with LKYDS.It can provide clues to find new potential clinical adaptation of disease and new drugs.
7.Association of sugar sweetened beverage consumption with insomnia and depressive symptoms among first grade middle school students from Yunnan Province
LI Jiangli, YANG Chaoyuan, ZHANG Ming, FU Yun, YANG Wanjuan, YANG Jizong, WANG Jixue, HU Mengdie, LU Qiuan, XU Honglü ;
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(2):173-177
Objective:
To investigate the association of sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption with insomnia and depressive symptoms among first grade middle school students from Yunnan Province, so as to provide evidence to guide interventions for the treatment of these symptoms in this population.
Methods:
From October to December 2022, 8 500 firstgrade middle school students from 11 counties in Yunnan Province were selected by cluster random sampling. Depressive symptoms, SSB consumption, and insomnia symptoms among students were evaluated by the Child Depression Scale (CDI), dietary frequency questionnaire, and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). A Logistic regression model was employed to analyze the relationship between SSB consumption, insomnia, depressive symptoms, and their interaction effects among students.
Results:
The detection rate of depressive symptoms was 28.3%, and having insomnia symptoms ( OR=6.07, 95%CI =5.46-6.75), consuming carbonated beverages ( OR=1.20, 95%CI =1.08-1.34), tea ( OR=1.13, 95%CI =1.02-1.25), energy drinks ( OR=1.36, 95%CI =1.23-1.50), and other beverages ( OR=1.32, 95%CI =1.19-1.45) were positively correlated with depressive symptoms among first grade middle school students ( P < 0.05). Carbonated beverages (additive effect: OR=2.96, 95%CI =2.72-3.22, multiplicative effect: OR=4.75, 95%CI =4.25- 5.32 ), fruit drinks (additive effect: OR=2.61, 95%CI =2.40-2.82; multiplicative effect: OR=4.43, 95%CI =3.94-4.97), tea (additive effect: OR=2.70, 95%CI =2.47-2.89; multiplicative effect: OR=4.34, 95%CI =3.86-4.89), energy drinks (additive effect: OR=2.82, 95%CI =2.61-3.05; multiplicative effect: OR=4.48, 95%CI =3.92-5.12), sweetened milk (additive effect: OR= 2.73, 95%CI =2.06-2.96; multiplicative effect: OR=4.61, 95%CI =4.12-5.17) and other beverages (additive effect: OR= 2.73 , 95%CI =2.53-2.95; multiplicative effect: OR=4.56, 95%CI =4.00-5.20) had both additive and multiplicative effects with insomnia, and increased the risk of depressive symptoms in first grade middle school students ( P <0.01).
Conclusions
The interaction between the consumption of SSB and insomnia symptoms may increase the risk of depressive symptoms among first grade middle school students in Yunnan Province. It is necessary to advocate middle school students to reduce SSB intake, in order to decrease the occurrence of depressive symptoms among this population.
8.Current status and influencing factors of gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery
Mengdie LI ; Qiaofang YANG ; Peicong QI ; Hui HU ; Weiwei WANG ; Yue ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2021;27(12):1579-1585
Objective:To explore the current status of gastrointestinal complications in patients after cardiac surgery and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:This study was cross-sectional study. From October 2019 to April 2020, convenience sampling was used to select 152 patients who underwent cardiac surgery in the Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery of a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital in Henan Province as the research object. We collected and recorded whether patients had gastrointestinal complications and its related factors after surgery. Binary Logistics multivariate analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of gastrointestinal complications.Results:The incidence of gastrointestinal complications in patients after cardiac surgery was 9.9% (15/152) . Logistic regression analysis showed that the influencing factor of gastrointestinal complications included the patient's preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction ( OR=0.849) , cardiopulmonary bypass time ( OR=0.974) , aortic block time ( OR=1.056) , intraoperative blood loss ( OR=1.007) , intraoperative blood transfusion ( OR=0.996) , time in Intensive Care Unit ( OR=1.463) , type of surgery [coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) OR=0.199, valve replacement/valvuloplasty OR=0.105, CABG+ valve replacement/valvuloplasty OR=0.006] ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:There are many factors influencing gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery. Medical and nursing staff should strengthen the assessment of risk factors and perform predictive care in order to minimize the occurrence of complications and improve the prognosis of patients.
9.Spiritual health status and influencing factors of patients with lung cancer during perioperative period
Wei ZHENG ; Mengdie HU ; Xin HE ; Yuchen WANG ; Guimei WANG ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(33):4682-4685
Objective:To explore the influencing factors by investigating the spiritual health status of patients with lung cancer during perioperative period.Methods:A total of 208 perioperative patients who underwent radical resection of lung cancer in Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from September 2020 to September 2021 were selected as research objects by the convenient sampling method. The General Data Questionnaire, Chinese version of Functional Assessment of Chronic illness Therapy-Spiritual (FACIT-SP-12) and Family APGAR Index (APGAR) were used to investigate the patients. Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between spiritual health and family caring. Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between spiritual health and family caring. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the influencing factors of spiritual health in patients with lung cancer during perioperative period. A total of 208 questionnaires were sent out and 200 were effectively received, with the effective recovery of 96.15%.Results:The total score of FACIT-SP-12 of 200 patients with perioperative lung cancer was (35.59±8.16) , indicating a moderate spiritual health level. The main factors affecting spiritual health of perioperative lung cancer patients were the degree of family care, marital status and payment of medical expenses ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The spiritual health of perioperative lung cancer patients is in the middle level, and the spiritual health of patients with different family caring degrees, marital status and medical payment method is different. Clinical medical workers can carry out targeted nursing intervention according to individual conditions of patients to improve their quality of life.
10.Psychological experience of patients with primary tumors participating in clinical trials:a qualitative study
Shujun XING ; Jun'e LIU ; Mengdie HU ; Shuhang WANG ; Dawei WU ; Hong FANG ; Yu TANG ; Ning LI
China Modern Doctor 2023;61(35):92-95,98
Objective To deeply understand the psychological experience of patients with primary tumors participating in clinical trials,providing a reference basis for meeting the psychological needs of patients and improving the mental health level of patients with primary tumors.Methods From November 2021 to May 2022,13 patients with primary tumors participating in clinical trials were selected by target sampling method,semi-structured interviews were conducted,with Colaizzi 7-step analysis method was used to analyze the data.Results Four themes were extracted from the psychological experience of patients,namely the perception and attitudinal experience of clinical trials,complex and changeable emotional responses,experimental process adaptation,personal growth and transformation.Conclusion The psychological experience and related psychological problems of primary tumors patients participating in clinical trials cannot be ignored,the research team needs to help them complete role transformation and adaptation,pay attention to the experience of patients,improve mental health education programs according to the needs of this type of patients,and improve the quality of life of patients,then promote the development of cancer diagnosis and treatment in China.