1.Uric acid-lowering activity and mechanisms of Chinese medicines with medicinefood homology: a systematic study
QIN Fengyi ; ZHU Yishuo ; ZHAO Lewei ; CHEN Siyu ; QING Zhixing
Digital Chinese Medicine 2024;7(4):405-418
Methods:
Papers on the research of HUA prevention and treatment with medicine-food homology from December 15, 2002 to August 10, 2024 were screened and collected through China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. Subsequently, the impact of these medications and their extracts, as well as the active compounds on HUA were assessed.
Results:
A total of 148 relevant papers were collected, including 43 kinds of Chinese medicines and 61 active compounds, all of which have anti-HUA activity. Among them, 41 kinds of Chinese medicines could inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase, thus leading to the inhibition of uric acid production; and 22 kinds of Chinese medicines could facilitate uric acid excretion, while 15 kinds of Chinese medicines could reduce the inflammation levels in the body and promoting renal protection. Notably, polyphenols and flavonoids are the key active components for the uric acid-lowering effects.
Conclusion
This study systematically summarized and analyzed the uric acid-lowering effects and mechanisms of Chinese medicines with medicine-food homology, laying a foundation for their development as HUA agents.
2.Laparoscopic high uterosacral ligament suspension combined with cervical amputation in treatment of women severe uterine prolapsed at child-bearing period
Zhixing SUN ; Lan ZHU ; Huiying HU ; Jinghe LANG ; Honghui SHI ; Xiaoming GONG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014;49(3):167-171
Objective To evaluate clinical and sexual outcomes in women with severe uterine prolapsed at child-bearing period undergoing laparoscopic high uterosacral ligament suspension combined with cervical amputation.Methods From November 2007 to March 2010,34 patients (≤50 years old) with severe uterine prolapse (prolapse group) who had already given birth and underwent laparoscopic high uterosacral ligament suspension combined with cervical amputation in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were enrolled in this retrospective study.All patients were defined as Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) stage Ⅲ.Follow-up was performed at 1,6,and 12 months,and then annually.Anatomic failure was defined as ≥ 1 pelvic compartment classified as POP-Q ≥ stage Ⅱ.Sexual outcomes were assessed at baseline and 3-year follow-up according to validated Short-Form Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12).Thirty one age-matched women who underwent health examinations during the same time period were selected as a healthy control group.Results Mean age of women at prolapse group were (39 ±5) years and average surgery time were (51 ±8) minutes.No severe intraoperative complications occurred,including urethral twist,bladder and rectum injury,pelvic hemotoma.All patients were followed up for more than 3 years,the mean following up period was 40 months (36-64 months).Based on stage Ⅱ of POP-Q as recurrence criteria,the anatomical success and patient satisfaction rates were both 100% (34/34).POP-Q point C and D measurements were significantly higher after surgery then those at preoperative values [C:(-5.4±0.6) cm versus (2.2 ±0.7) cm,D:(-6.7 ±0.4) cm versus (-4.0 ±0.7) cm; P <0.01 for all].Three years postoperatively,33 patients were sexually active.Among the 94% (31/33) patients who answered the PISQ-12 questionnaire,there was significant improvement in post-and preoperative total PISQ-12 scores (38 versus 26,P < 0.01) and in all three subscale PISQ-12 domains (P < 0.01 for all).The postoperative PISQ-12 score was similar to that of the control group (38 ± 6 versus 37 ± 3,P > 0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic high uterosacral ligament suspension combined with cervical amputation conferred satisfying long-term anatomic and sexual function outcomes in women at child-bearing age.
3.Evaluation of intervention effect of TCM constitution health education
Jiehui CHENG ; Zhixing WU ; Yanbo ZHU ; Liping YUAN ; Qingyi HUANG ; Xiaoping HE ; Yonghong ZENG
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;39(6):511-515
Objective To explore the intervention effect of TCM constitution health education on constitution and relevant health indicators.Methods The research design was adopted with nocontrol group before and after the test evaluation.A total of 595 subjects were recruited.Interventions of emotion,diet,sleeping and living,exercise,and meridian and acupoint massage were concluded in the TCM constitution health education interventions.Investigated their constitution,health related quality of life(MOSSF-36)and laboratory indexes before and after the intervention of 3 months and 6 months. Results 509 subjects were available.After 3 months intervention,the score of gentleness type was sig-nificantly increased by 3.67 points (P<0.05)while scores of pathological constitutions except yang-de-ficiency type were significantly decreased (P<0.05).All of the absolute values of standardized response mean (SRM)ranged from 0.10 to 0.5 1 .After 6 months intervention,the score of gentleness type was significantly increased by 3.67 points (P<0.05)while scores of all pathological constitutions were sig-nificantly decreased (P<0.05).All of the absolute values of SRMranged from 0.23 to 0.75.Physical component summary (PCS )scores and mental component summary (MCS )scores of MOS SF-36 were significantly increased (P<0.05 )after 3 months and 6 months intervention.After 3 months interven-tion,systolic pressure (SP),diastolic pressure (DP),2-hour postprandial glucose (2hPG),and total cholesterol (TC)decreased significantly (P<0.05),but high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly increased (P<0.05 ).After 6 months intervention,SP,DP,2hPG,TC,triglyceride (TG)and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C)were significantly decreased (P<0.05 ),but HDL-Cwassignificantlyincreased(P<0.05).Conclusion TCMconstitutionHealtheducationinter-vention can improve the constitutional conditions,clinical abnormal indexes,and the quality of life resul-ting in the improvement of health.However,the intervention effects were generally low,which indicates that the constitution is relatively stable.Therefore,a long-term of TCM constitution intervention is neces-sary for health promotion.
4.Screening threshold for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in preterm and full-term infants by an indirect method
Jing GUO ; Guoli TIAN ; Zhixing ZHU ; Zhuo ZHOU ; Wei JI ; Xiaofen ZHANG ; Yanmin WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2024;39(3):182-186
Objective:To analyze the difference and reliability of blood 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), an indirect screening index for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), between preterm and full-term infants.Methods:In this retrospective cross-sectional study, a total of 210 285 newborns who underwent CAH screening at the Neonatal Screening Center of Shanghai Children′s Hospital from January 2019 to December 2022 were collected, including 14 312 premature infants and 195 973 full-term infants.The concentration of 17-OHP in dried blood spots on filter paper was determined by an automatic fluorescence analyzer.The distribution of 17-OHP levels in preterm and full-term infants and its statistical index were analyzed.The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used for normal distribution.The skewed distribution data was converted into approximately normal distribution using Box-Cox.Outliers were eliminated by the interquartile range method.The cumulative frequency distribution map was drawn by R language programming.The 99.5 th percentile value was used as the screening threshold and compared with the reference value given by the manufacturer or laboratory and with the reference change value (RCV). Results:According to the threshold provided by the laboratory, 26.76‰ of premature infants were tested positive in preliminary screening, and 4 were confirmed with an incidence of 1∶3 578, while 0.79‰ of full-term infants were tested positive in preliminary screening, and 11 were confirmed with an incidence of 1∶17 816.The thresholds for CAH screening established indirectly were 20.35 nmol/L in preterm infants and 10.78 nmol/L in full-term infants.The relative deviations between the indirect CAH screening thresholds and the manufacturer′s or laboratory′s CAH screening thresholds were higher than the RCV, respectively.According to the indirect CAH screening thresholds, the negative and positive coincidence rates of 65 samples in 13 batches from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention interlaboratory quality assessment program in the United States reached 100%.A retrospective analysis of 210 285 neonates showed that 17-OHP concentration was higher than the screening threshold in all CAH-positive neonates.The application of this screening threshold reduced the false positive rate of preterm infants by 59.79%.Conclusions:It is feasible to establish the CAH screening thresholds for premature and full-term infants by an indirect method, which can improve the efficiency of screening and provide better diagnostic basis for clinical practice.
5.Intervention Effect of Ruyi Zhenbao Pills on Mice with Central Pain After Thalamic Stroke
Kexin JIA ; Gejia ZHONG ; Chunyan ZHU ; Luochangting FANG ; Xiaoxiao WANG ; Tengteng XU ; Zhixing HU ; Cairen JUEJIA ; Xianda HU ; Chunfang LIU ; Na LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(16):82-89
ObjectiveTo observe the intervention effect of Ruyi Zhenbao pills (RYZBP) on central pain after thalamic stroke in mice and explore the underlying mechanism. MethodThe central post-stroke pain syndrome (CPSP) model was induced by stereotactic injection of type Ⅳ collagenase into the hypothalamus in mice. The mice were divided into a sham group, a model group, low-, medium-, and high-dose RYZBP groups (0.65, 1.3, 2.6 g·kg-1), and a pregabalin group (0.075 g·kg-1). Seven days after modeling, the mice in the groups with drug intervention were administered with corresponding drugs by gavage according to the body mass, once per day for 25 days, while those in the sham group and the model group received an equal volume of normal saline. During this period, mechanical pain and cold pain were detected at different time points, and the apoptotic state of brain tissue cells was detected by in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL). The 36 classical broad-spectrum inflammatory factors were quantitatively analyzed by liquid-phase chip technology, and differential molecules were screened out and verified by Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ResultCompared with sham operation group, mechanical pain threshold and cold sensitive pain threshold in model group were significantly changed (P<0.01). TUNEL results showed that apoptosis of brain cells was obvious. Western blot and ELISA results showed that the expressions of interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) increased in hypothalamus tissue and serum, while the expressions of Ang-2, granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and IL-4 decreased significantly (P<0.01). Compared with model group, RYZBW dose groups significantly increased mechanical pain threshold, decreased cold sensitivity pain threshold, decreased hypothalamus cell apoptosis ratio (P<0.01), decreased the expression of IL-1α and CCL5 in hypothalamus tissue and serum, while the expression of ANG-2, G-CSF and IL-4 were significantly increased (P<0.05). ConclusionRYZBP can relieve hyperalgesia in CPSP mice, and its mechanism is related to the regulation of the expression of pro-/anti-inflammatory factors IL-1α, CCL5, IL-4, G-CSF, and Ang-2.