1.Ancient Acupuncture Literature on Apoplexy
Yizeng XU ; Zhen BI ; Yuanchun XIAO
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2003;1(5):7-9
This paper reviews twenty-eight Chinese medicine books with complete prescriptions prior to the Qing Dynasty, and analyzes the characteristics of acupoint selection and needling manipulations from the perspective of apoplectic symptoms. It is concluded that,in ancient times, apoplexy is often treated on the basis of its symptoms and a great number of acupoints are employed; hemiplegia is mainly treated by the acupoints of the Large Intestine Meridian and Gallbladder Meridian,with two key acupoints; coma is mainly treated by first-aid acupoints and qi-supplementing acupoints, with seven key acupoints; wry mouth and convulsion are mainly treated by the local acupoints; as for needling manipulations, moxibustion with moxa cones is principally used, while needling is less used.
2.GC/MS Analysis of Volatile Constituents of Radix Isatidis
Hongying XU ; Xiaomei YU ; Yizeng LIANG ; Lunzhao YI
China Pharmacy 2005;0(16):-
OBJECTIVE:To establish a GC-MS method to identify the volatile constituents in Radix Isatidis.METHODS:The method of wet distillation was applied to extracting volatile oil from Radix Isatidis,the chromatographic column was OV-1,and the flow rate was 1.0mL?min-1,EI ion source was used by MS.The volatile constituents in Radix Isatidis were identified and analyzed by NIS107 system.RESULTS:22 chromatographic peaks were separated,19 chemical compounds were identified,representing 90.51% of total amount,hexadecanoic acid had highest content,accounting for 38.52% of total amount.CONCLUSION:This experiment has provided initial usable data for comprehensive utilization of Radix Isatidis.
3.Association between education level and chronic kidney disease:A Mendelian randomization study
Xinyue ZHANG ; Yizeng XU ; Yu ZHENG ; Meng WANG ; Chen WANG
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(23):1-6
Objective To explore the causal relationship between educational attainment and chronic kidney disease(including chronic glomerulonephritis,nephrotic syndrome,diabetic nephropathy,chronic renal failure,and other clinical diagnoses of chronic kidney disease),and provide targeted guidance support for different populations in the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease.Methods The study used four regression models,random-effects inverse-variance weighted(IVW),MR-Egger regression,weighted median method,and weighted model,to perform Mendelian randomization analysis of the causal relationship between educational attainment and chronic kidney disease.Results All four regression models showed no statistical significance for the three models of chronic kidney disease,chronic glomerulonephritis,and nephrotic syndrome with P>0.05.The diabetic nephropathy model was seen to be statistically significant as the results of the three methods except IVW method(OR=0.520,P<0.05)were not significant,while the scatter plot showed that the direction of the total effect value was the same for all methods.Chronic renal failure model IVW method(OR=0.487,P<0.001),weighted median method(OR=0.503,P<0.001)showed a significant effect and the scatter plot showed that the direction of the total effect value was the same in all methods,which was statistically significant.Conclusion Using two-sample Mendelian randomization method to exclude confounding factors and reverse causal associations,unbiased estimation results were obtained to get that the education level is not related to the overall chronic kidney disease incidence,but has reverse causality for diabetic nephropathy and chronic renal failure among them.