1.Theory of TCM pathogenesis from the perspective of metaphysics:Taking"General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases·Wind Diseases"as an example
Xinhao JIA ; Zhan LI ; Chunhua JIA
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;47(10):1390-1396
"Metaphysics"is a philosophical perspective different from mechanical materialism,and the Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine's view of the human body as"body-qi-spirit"embodies a"metaphysical"cognitive pattern.This paper takes the content of General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases·Wind Diseases as an example to analyze and compare the cognitive evolution process of wind diseases in General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases.It is argued that the General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases constructs a body model characterized by"metaphysics"where the meridian system connects the entire body to facilitate the flow of qi and blood,with the organs serving as the storage places for essence-qi.Through the analysis of the symptoms of stroke,it reveals the specific application of this body model in the theory of disease mechanisms.The meridian tendons,as the subordinate parts of the meridian system,become the physical basis for the explanation of stroke with their substantive existence.It is thus determined that General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases has perfected the two-layer space of"metaphysical-physical"body structure of the theory of disease pathogenesis,laid the foundation for the theory of disease mechanism with the state of qi and blood as the focus of discussion,and constructed a model of disease diagnosis and treatment,which is"disease-symptom-etiology and pathogenesis-treatment".
2.Pilot study of a cell membrane like biomimetic drug-eluting coronary stent.
Dezeng FAN ; Zhiyuan JIA ; Xinhao YAN ; Xiaolei LIU ; Wei DONG ; Fuyu SUN ; Jian JI ; Jianping XU ; Kefeng REN ; Weidong CHEN ; Jiacong SHEN ; Hong QIU ; Runlin GAO
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2007;24(3):599-602
A novel bioinspired phospholipid copolymer has been synthesized by the radical polymerization of poly2-Methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine (MPC), stearyl methacrylate (SMA), hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) and trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TSMA). Contact angle results indicated that the coating surface rearranged to get a more hydrophilic surface at the polymer/water interface. The membrane mimic phosphorylcholine coating surface could resist the platelet adhesion and prolong plasma recalcification time significantly. Rapamycin was used as model drugs to prepare drug-eluting coating. The animal experiments showed that this novel drug-eluting stent could effectively prevent the phenomena of restenosis.
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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instrumentation
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Animals
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Coated Materials, Biocompatible
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Coronary Restenosis
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prevention & control
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Drug-Eluting Stents
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Materials Testing
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Methacrylates
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chemistry
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Phosphorylcholine
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analogs & derivatives
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chemistry
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Pilot Projects
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Polymers
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chemistry
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Prosthesis Design
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Random Allocation
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Sirolimus
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chemistry
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Swine
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Swine, Miniature
3.Prevalence and risk factor analysis of musculoskeletal disorders in dentists working in Wuhan Three-A hospitals
Youwen LIAO ; Boyi MA ; Xinhao XU ; Jia HE ; Hongfei YU
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2021;32(4):153-156
Objective To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in dentists and to analyze the risk factors of MSD to provide suggestions for preventing and reducing MSD in dentists. Methods Through stratified cluster random sampling, 373 dentists were selected from one Hospital of Stomatolagy and five general hospitals among Three-A hospitals in Wuhan as the research objects. The prevalence of MSD was surveyed using the Nordic musculoskeletal disorders standard questionnaire (NMQ) and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) of pain measurement, and the risk factors of MSD was analyzed with binary Logistic regression. Results The total MSD annual prevalence rate of dentists was 93.3%, with a prevalence rate in neck, shoulder and back, waist and wrist at 78.3%, 70.0%, 56.0% and 36.2% respectively. Through Binary Logistic regression analysis, it was found that the risk factors associated with neck MSD were work fatigue(χ2=24.00,P=0.000), neck hunching(χ2=23.55,P=0.000), and shoulder side lift(χ2=24.52,P=0.000). The risk factors associated with MSD in shoulder and back were work fatigue(χ2=34.64,P=0.000), neck twisting(χ2=21.68,P=0.000) and wrist bending(χ2=45.87,P=0.000). The risk factors associated with waist MSD were age(χ2=29.83,P=0.000), majors(χ2=16.68,P=0.028), work fatigue(χ2=21.08,P=0.000), waist bending(χ2=22.88,P=0.000). The risk factors associated with wrist MSD were gender(χ2=4.17,P=0.041), majors(χ2=23.47,P=0.001), working years(χ2=11.63,P=0.009), physical activities(χ2=9.14,P=0.028), number of patient visits per day(χ2=18.41,P=0.000), bending and twisting(χ2=24.12,P=0.000), wrist twisting(χ2=34.41,P=0.000), and prevalence of microscope using(χ2=12.09,P=0.020), while physical exercise was a protective factor for wrist MSD.The differences of the above-mentioned risk factors were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of MSD in dentists is relatively high, and hospital management should strengthen organizational training to help dentists to realize the importance of adopting correct operating posture, a 5-minute breaks during work, prevent MSD at an early stage.