1.Clinical Efficacy and Mechanism of Danggui Liuhuang Tang in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Yin Deficiency and Fire Excess Syndrome
Yuanying XU ; Shanshan YU ; Xinyan JIN ; MAREYANMU·ROSE ; Cheng CHEN ; Wenjun SHA ; Tao LEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(15):163-172
ObjectiveThis study aims to observe the clinical effect of Danggui Liuhuang Tang (DGLHT) on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) complicated by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) at high risk, focus on evaluating the influence of DGLHT on cardiovascular risk indicators such as flow-mediated dilation (FMD), atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), and triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), and explore the regulatory effect of DGLHT on the myeloid differentiation factor 88/nuclear factor-kappa B (MyD88/NF-κB) signaling pathway. MethodsThe clinical study was a single-center, double-blind, and randomized controlled trial. A total of 68 patients with T2DM-ASCVD at high risk for cardiovascular events with Yin deficiency and fire excess syndrome were enrolled and randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group was given atorvastatin calcium tablets and DGLHT, while the control group was given atorvastatin calcium tablets and placebos. The treatment course was 12 weeks, with a final study completion of 30 patients in the treatment group and 29 in the control group. Changes in cardiovascular risk indicators such as FMD, AIP, TyG, and small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) index were compared. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used to establish a vascular endothelial injury and inflammation model. The protective effect of DGLHT on endothelial injury was verified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) and Western blot . ResultsAfter 12 weeks of treatment, the AIP in the treatment group significantly decreased compared with that before the treatment (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the treatment group showed significant improvements in FMD and TyG (P<0.05). Additionally, the treatment group demonstrated significant reductions in two-hour postprandial glucose (2 hPG), glycated albumin (GA), triglycerides (TG), apolipoprotein E (Apo E), and sdLDL-C (P<0.05). Analysis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome efficacy indicated that in the treatment group, Yin deficiency and fire excess syndromes, including dry throat and mouth (P<0.05), excessive thirst (P<0.01), tidal fever and night sweats (P<0.05), and dry stools (P<0.05), improved. Compared with the control group, the treatment group showed significant improvements in symptoms of dry throat and mouth (P<0.05) and excessive thirst (P<0.01). TCM syndrome scores significantly decreased (P<0.01), and the overall efficacy rate was 56.67%, significantly higher than the 10.34% observed in the control group (P<0.01). At the cellular level, increasing concentrations of DGLHT led to decreased messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin-1-beta (IL-1β) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated HUVECs (P<0.01), with significant reductions in the high-concentration group (P<0.01). DGLHT may inhibit the expressions of MyD88 and phosphorylated (p)-NF-κB p65 proteins in a concentration-dependent manner. ConclusionDGLHT shows significant effects in reducing cardiovascular risks and may exert an anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting the MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway. This finding provides a new perspective for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in high-risk individuals with T2DM-ASCVD.
2.Exploration of the comprehensive management practice pathway for long-term prescription medications in psychiatry
Mengxi NIU ; Pengfei LI ; Xue WANG ; Shanshan LIU ; Yanxiang CAO ; Hongyan ZHUANG ; Hu WANG ; Li BAI ; Huawei LI ; Fei PAN ; Sha SHA ; Qing’e ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(19):2366-2371
OBJECTIVE To explore comprehensive management and potential issues associated with long-term prescriptions medications of psychiatry, in order to provide a reference for the comprehensive management of long-term prescriptions of psychiatry in psychiatric hospitals and other medical institutions’ pharmacies. METHODS Starting from the applicable principles for long-term prescriptions of psychiatry, this study introduced the standardized assessment and precautions before issuing long-term prescriptions, the formulation and adjustment of the drug list, as well as the rational management of the long-term prescriptions. It also analyzed potential issues that may arise in the comprehensive management of long-term prescription medications and proposed corresponding countermeasures and suggestions. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS Prior to initiating long-term prescriptions, a standardized assessment should be conducted on patients from the aspects of their psychiatric condition and long-term potential risk factors, pharmacological treatment plans and other non-pharmacological therapies, physical illnesses. Additionally, healthcare providers should fulfill their obligation to inform patients or their family members. The comprehensive management of long-term prescription medications should be jointly established and improved by multiple departments, and the formulation of drug catalogs should avoid including drugs with potential social harm or medication risks while complying with policy requirements. Furthermore, measures such as adding special identifiers to long-term prescriptions, providing patients with reminders about (No.YGLX202537) prescription expiration, or offering online consultations can also effectively enhance the rationality of medication use under long-term prescriptions. Currently, the implementation of long-term prescriptions in psychiatry remains challenged by inconsistencies in prescription duration, incomplete coverage of diagnostic categories, poor patient adherence, and the risk of deviation in clinical assessments. In this regard, measures such as collaborating with multiple departments to strengthen long-term prescription information management, providing matching pharmaceutical services, ensuring the quality and rationality of long-term prescription implementation, and using modern methods to screen high-risk patients can be taken to improve patient medication compliance and safety.
3.Alzheimer's disease diagnosis among dementia patients via blood biomarker measurement based on the AT(N) system.
Tianyi WANG ; Li SHANG ; Chenhui MAO ; Longze SHA ; Liling DONG ; Caiyan LIU ; Dan LEI ; Jie LI ; Jie WANG ; Xinying HUANG ; Shanshan CHU ; Wei JIN ; Zhaohui ZHU ; Huimin SUI ; Bo HOU ; Feng FENG ; Bin PENG ; Liying CUI ; Jianyong WANG ; Qi XU ; Jing GAO
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(12):1505-1507
4.Role of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in liver lipid metabolism induced by methionine-choline-deficient diet in rats
Xiaxia ZHANG ; Sha LI ; Shanshan XU ; Yan YIN ; Fan LI ; Xiaotian LI
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2021;29(2):163-168
Objective:To investigate the role of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1.25(OH) 2D 3] in liver lipid metabolism so as to provide the clues for elucidating the mechanism of non-alcoholic fatty liver. Methods:26 SD rats were randomly divided into control group (methionine-choline-sufficient diet, MCS), model group (methionine-choline-deficiency diet, MCD) and intervention group [MCD+1.25(OH) 2D 3]. The intervention, control, and model group was given 3 ng/100 g 1.25(OH) 2D 3 peanut oil solution per day by gavage according to body mass. After 4 weeks the experiment was ended up, and the blood was collected from the inferior vena cava to detect alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). The liver tissue was collected to observe the liver morphological and pathological changes (oil red O and HE staining). The changes in the level of liver total triglyceride (TG) content and liver lipid metabolism-related genes [fatty acid transfer protein (FAT/CD36), acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC1)] mRNA and protein were detected. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the means between groups. Results:Oil red O staining and HE staining showed that lipid droplet-vacuoles were significantly increased in the liver tissue of the model group than that of the intervention group. The liver TG content (2.23 ± 0.98) μmol/g of the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the model group (3.53 ± 1.06) μmol/g ( F = 5.930, P = 0.035). The ALT content of the intervention group (35.99±9.54) U/L was significantly lower than that of the model group (57.65 ± 19.42) U/L ( F = 13.790, P = 0.034). The AST content of the intervention group (16.9 ± 3.73) U/L was significantly lower than that of the model group (27.81 ± 13.31) U/L ( F = 3.084, P = 0.046). The relative expression levels of mRNA and protein (mRNA: 1.21 ± 0.61, protein: 1.54 ± 0.75) of FAT/CD36 in the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the model group (mRNA: 2.31 ± 0.81, protein: 2.83 ± 1.42) (mRNA: F = 8.370, P = 0.001, protein: F = 7.212, P = 0.043). The relative expression level of mRNA and protein of ACC1 (mRNA: 0.89 ± 0.54, protein: 0.28 ± 0.11) were also significantly lower than those in model group (mRNA: 1.39 ± 0.19, protein: 0.47 ± 0.24) (mRNA: F = 3.948, P = 0.036, protein: F = 10.933, P = 0.048). Conclusion:1.25(OH) 2D 3 can reduce liver fat deposition in rats fed with MCD by inhibiting the expression of fat / CD36 and ACC1.
5.On the effect of experimental animal ethics education on the formation of medical students' medical literacy
Huang DING ; Shanshan HUANG ; Huiping LIU ; Hongbao WANG ; Yi XIAO ; Sha CHEN ; Guomin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(2):157-159
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine has improved the implementation of animal ethics education from the aspects of carrying out elective courses, emphasizing the implementation of pre-class learning, integrating ethics education into experimental teaching, cultivating students' good medical literacy in a subtle way, and further deepening their learning by offering elective courses of animal ethics. The results show that the opening of elective courses and the enforcement of experimental animal ethics education in experimental classes have greatly strengthened the students' experimental animal ethics, which is conducive to the formation of students' medical literacy.
6.Melanoma immunotherapy: difficulties and strategies
Shanshan SHA ; Jun LI ; Juan TAO
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2021;54(4):313-317
Melanoma is a highly malignant immunogenic tumor. Although immunotherapy represented by immune checkpoint inhibitors can markedly improve the survival rate of patients with metastatic melanoma, nearly half of patients are still tolerant or resistant to immunotherapy, with high incidence of immune-related adverse reactions. This review focuses on the key difficulties in tolerance, resistance and immune-related adverse reactions to current melanoma immunotherapy, and summarizes corresponding strategies and research advances. By intervening in the immunosuppressive microenvironment in melanoma, screening precise biomarkers, and optimizing immunotherapy-based combination strategies, the problem of tolerance and resistance to immunotherapy can be solved. Moreover, the combination of traditional immunotherapy and nanotechnology can also greatly reduce the occurrence of immune-related adverse reactions. In the future, more extensive and in-depth research on the tumor immune microenvironment will help to explore the best immunotherapy regimens for melanoma.
7.Development and Application of Pharmacy Relevant Popular-science Video Courseware in Our Hospital
Lulu TIAN ; Deqiu ZHU ; Dan WU ; Juan WU ; Shijing QIAN ; Jie LI ; Zhan QI ; Shanshan TONG ; Danfei SONG ; Lizhu CHEN ; Sha ZHANG ; Beilei CHEN
China Pharmacy 2021;32(19):2406-2410
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the development and application of pharmacy popular-science video courseware. METHODS :Combined with the problems existing in the medication of patients with chronic diseases at the present stage and the key points of medication management ,the theme ,content and form of this popular-science were determined ;the video shooting and production were completed ,and publicity and promotion were carried out. Questionnaire survey was conducted , and the reception of pharmacy outpatient service in our hospital was counted ;the broadcasting effects of popular-science video were analyzed. RESULTS :The theme of popular-science video courseware was determined to be self-medication management of patients with chronic diseases at home assisted by pharmacists. Combined with the “five moments ”of medication safety proposed by WHO , the content included six units as knowing pharmacists ,understanding drugs ,taking drugs ,adding drugs ,checking drugs ,and discontinuing drugs. PPT video was used to explain the contents of each unit ,with an average duration of about 25 min. After the first unit was launched ,a total of 39 327 hits were received within two months. A total of 100 questionnaires were sent out ,97 questionnaires were collected (recovery rate of 97.0%). Among them ,80(82.5%)thought it helpful to watch the video. Within two months after the broadcast of unit 1 video,the reception volume of pharmacy outpatient department of our hospital (1 160 person times )increased by 104.2% compared with the two months in the same period last year (568 person times ),and increased by 18.7% compared with the two months before the broadcast (977 person times );99 patients came to the pharmacy outpatient department to consult because of watching the video ,and 55.6% of the registered patients consulted the demonstration of video courseware and repeatedly mentioned related problems. CONCLUSIONS :It is a beneficial exploration for pharmacists to develop popular-science video courseware with the theme of safe and rational drug use. It is the direction for future work to increase the scope of disease types ,target different groups of people or focus on different types of drugs and promot them in various forms.
8.Apraxia of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a case report
Jie WANG ; Jingwen NIU ; Longze SHA ; Heyang SUN ; Shanshan CHU ; Jing GAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2021;54(11):1181-1186
The clinical manifestations and examination results of a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) admitted to the Department of Neurology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in August 2020 were analyzed, and a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and assessment of apraxia were conducted. The neuropsychological characteristics of apraxia in CJD patient and the progress in the research and evaluation of apraxia were reviewed. The patient was a 65-year-old male with insidious onset and progressive symptoms, whose clinical manifestations were apraxia, rapidly progressing dementia, and extrapyramidal symptoms. The magnetic resonance imaging showed hyper-intense signal in diffusion weighted imaging in bilateral cerebral hemispheres, and 14-3-3 protein in cerebrospinal fluid was positive, which were consistent with the probable CJD diagnostic criteria. The patient exhibited prominent signs and symptoms of ideomotor apraxia. It has been reported in the literature that apraxia can also be the main neuropsychological manifestation of CJD. It is necessary to pay attention to the standard evaluation and timely identification of apraxia in clinical diagnosis.
9. Changes of tau protein in cerebrospinal fluid of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Xinying HUANG ; Chenhui MAO ; Longze SHA ; Caiyan LIU ; Liling DONG ; Yan ZHOU ; Jie LI ; Dan LEI ; Mengyu ZHANG ; Dongchao SHEN ; Qin LI ; Shanshan CHU ; Qi XU ; Bin PENG ; Liying CUI ; Jing GAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2020;53(1):25-30
Objective:
To evaluate the value of cerebrospinal fluid markers expecially total-tau protein (T-tau), phosphorylated-tau protein (P-tau) in diagnosis and differentiation of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD).
Methods:
sCJD (according to 2009
10. Development and validation of Cerebral Hemorrhage Patient Nursing Outcomes Classification Assessment Scale
Shixiao JIN ; Liyan SHA ; Liping HU ; Shanshan CAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(22):1707-1712
Objective:
To develop an instrument for measuring nursing outcomes classification in Chinese cerebral hemorrhage patient and test its reliability and validity.
Methods:
Based on

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