1.Association between serum total bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis in different genders
Chunxing LIU ; Qianqian LIU ; Derui YAN ; Zixuan DU ; Weicun HUANG ; Yonghui GAO ; Yongbin JIANG ; Zaixiang TANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2021;44(7):602-608
Objective:To assess the relationship between serum total bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis in different genders.Methods:The physical examination data of Huadong Sanatorium in 2018 were analyzed, and a total of 26 275 people were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. The age of this study was 18-86 (47.7±11.1) years old. Among them, there were 15 244 males (58.02%) and 11 031 females (41.98%). Participants were divided into 4 groups according to total bilirubin quartile values: Q1<11.50 μmol/L, Q2∶11.50-13.93 μmol/L, Q3∶13.94-17.14 μmol/L and Q4>17.14 μmol/L. The relationship between total serum bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis is determined using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis methods. The restricted cubic spline method was used to detect the dose-response relationship between total bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis. Results:In males, univariate analysis showed that high level of total bilirubin was a protective factor for fundus arteriosclerosis ( OR=0.87, 95% CI 0.78-0.97, P=0.012). After adjusting for other confounding factors, multivariate analysis showed that high level of total bilirubin remained as an independent protective factor for fundus arteriosclerosis ( OR=0.86, 95% CI 0.74-0.99, P=0.047). There was a linear dose-response relationship between total bilirubin level and fundus arteriosclerosis ( P=0.012). In females, univariate analysis showed that there were no statistically significant association between high level of total bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis ( OR=0.96, 95% CI 0.80-1.17, P=0.709). After adjusting for other confounding factors, multivariate analysis showed no statistically significant association between high level of total bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis ( OR=0.98, 95% CI 0.76-1.27, P=0.888). No linear dose-response relationship between total bilirubin level and fundus arteriosclerosis was found in females ( P=0.253). Conclusion:There are gender differences in the relationship between total bilirubin and fundus arteriosclerosis in this cohort. Elevated levels of total bilirubin are associated with fundus arteriosclerosis in males but not in females.
2.Survey on status quo of psychosomatic medical service ability and training needs among general practice resident physicians
Lei HUANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Zixuan ZENG ; Chen WANG ; Yuan GAO
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2023;22(5):486-491
Objective:To investigate the current status of psychosomatic medical service competence and training needs among general practice resident physicians.Methods:An online questionnaire survey was conducted from August to September 2021, among general practice resident physicians selected by cluster sampling from 4 affiliated hospitals of Tongji University. The questionnaire contained the basic information, the self-assessment and training needs of psychosomatic medical service competence of participants, and psychosomatic medical service requirements of patients in the community.Results:A total of 159 questionnaires were distributed, and 140 were collected (88.1%). The survey showed that 25.7% (36/140) of participants believed that 50% or more patients had physical symptoms accompanied by emotional problems; 29.3% (41/140) thought that 50% or more patients had sleep problems, but 60.0% (84/140) of them failed to provide appropriate treatment. The rate of "core knowledge and concepts of psychosomatic medicine" was 47.5% (665/1 400) and the correct rate of "common psychosomatic diseases" was (64.6±23.4)%. Merely 21.4% (30/140) participants reported satisfaction with the psychosomatic medical service competence; 62.8% (88/140) respondents believed that the coverage rate of the above-mentioned competence training in the current general practice residential training program was less than 50%, and 66.4% (93/140) supported that more psychosomatic training was "necessary". The acceptance rate of online training, workshops, MDT, and clinical practice ranged from 56.4% (79/140) to 63.4% (89/140).Conclusions:The survey indicates that there are large needs for psychosomatic medical services among patients in community, but the competence and confidence of general practice resident physicians to provide the service are significantly insufficient. Therefore, it is suggested to strengthen the training of psychosomatic medical service competence in the general practice residency training program.
3.Effect of Asarinin on survival time after heart transplantation and anti-immune rejection of spleen and peripheral blood in rats
Tianyuan SHI ; Na GAO ; Zhiyuan WANG ; Zixuan ZHAO ; Jinxia GU ; Dayong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2022;43(10):617-621
Objective:To investigate the effect of Asarinin on the survival time of transplanted heart after allogeneic heterotopic heart transplantation and to further verify the anti-immune rejection effect of Asarinin in spleen and peripheral blood.Methods:Using 64 Wistar rats as donors, 64 SD rats as recipients to establish the allogeneic heterotopic heart transplantation model in rats.After successful transplantation, 64 rats were use simple randomization divided into control group, cyclosporine A(CsA) group, Asarinin group and half CsA + half Asarinin group with 16 rats in each group.CsA group was given 5 mg/kg by gavage; Asarinin group was given 25 mg/kg; half dose group was given CsA 2.5 mg/kg+ Asarinin 12.5 mg/kg and the control group was given the same volume of normal saline by gavage.After administration for 1 week, half of them were used to observe the survival time.The other half of the rats were fully anesthetized with chloral hydrate, spleen and peripheral blood were taken.Half of the spleen was taken to observe the slices under the microscope.The other half of spleen was used RT-PCR to detect the relative expression of IFN-γ and IL-4.The expression of co-stimulatory molecules CD80, CD86 and CD40 in peripheral blood were detected by flow cytometry.Results:Survival time of transplanted heart was control group (8.4±0.9), CsA group (30.5±8.3), Asarinin group (16.5±4.3) and half-dose group (26.1±5.2) days.Compared with control group, survival time of heart transplantation became prolonged in all groups and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). HE staining of splenic tissue showed that, as compared with control group, the injury of each group was alleviated.The relative expression of IFN-γ in spleen was control group (1.055±0.083), CsA group (0.396±0.038), Asarinin group (0.833±0.094) and half-dose group (0.862±0.104). The last three groups were lower than control group and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The relative expression of IL-4 in spleen was control group (1.429±0.234), CsA group (3.808±0.729), Asarinin group (2.209±0.306) and half-dose group (2.323±0.321). The last three groups all spiked as compared with control group and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The expressions of CD80, CD86 and CD40 in peripheral blood were control group (98.21±0.54), (85.78±0.89) and (96.36±0.66), CsA group (89.26±0.36), (56.86±2.32) and (88.11±1.61), Asarinin group (94.19±0.47), (79.01±1.12) and (87.86±1.67) and half-dose group (94.87±0.74), (80.81±0.98) and (89.71±0.97) respectively.The last three groups were lower than control group and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Asarinin can prolong the survival time of transplanted heart after allogeneic heterotopic heart transplantation in rats, inhibit the immune injury of spleen after allogeneic heterotopic heart transplantation in rats, decrease IFN-γ in spleen, increase IL-4 in spleen and inhibit the expression of peripheral blood costimulatory molecules CD80, CD86 and CD40.
4.Preoperative localization value of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle tattooing for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in pancreatic lesions with a maximum diameter ≤3 cm
Fei LIU ; Zixuan CAI ; Yuanling SHE ; Guilian CHENG ; Liming XU ; Shaohua WEI ; Dekang GAO ; Duanmin HU ; Wei WU
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2023;43(12):806-811
Objective:To evaluate the preoperative localization value of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle tattooing (EUS-FNT) for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in pancreatic lesions with a maximum diameter ≤3 cm.Methods:From November 2017 to October 2022, at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, the data of patients with pancreatic lesions ≤3 cm who underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy were retrospectively analyzed. Eight patients who underwent EUS-FNT assisted laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy were included in the fine needle tattooing (FNT) combined laparoscopic group. And 14 patients who underwent simple laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy were taken as the simple laparoscopic group. The success rate and complications of EUS-FNT were observed. The differences in operation time, surgery-related complications and complete resection rate of lesions between the two groups were compared. Mann-Whitney U test and descriptive analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results:In the FNT combined laparoscopic group, the lesions of 4 cases were located in the pancreatic body and 4 cases in the pancreatic tail. In the simple laparoscopic group, the lesions of 4 cases were located in the pancreatic body and 10 cases in the pancreatic tail. There was a significant difference in lesion size between the two groups (14.5 mm (10.8 mm, 16.5 mm) vs. 27.0 mm (23.5 mm, 30.0 mm), Z=-3.09, P=0.001). In the FNT combined laparoscopic group, EUS-FNT was successfully performed in all 8 patients. The average time of laparoscopy after EUS-FNT was (98.4±8.8) min. The marks were clearly visible under the laparoscopic field of view, and no complications such as abdominal hemorrhage and hematoma were observed. Laparoscopic pancreaticocaudectomy was performed in 5 cases and pancreaticocaudectomy plus splenectomy in 3 cases. The median operation time was 192.5 min (176.3 min, 203.8 min). The amount of intraoperative bleeding was large in 2 patients and blood transfusion was needed. The lesions were one-time completely resected in all 8 patients. The postoperative pathology were 6 cases of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm, 1 case of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN), and 1 case of solid pseudopapilloma. In the simple laparoscopic group, laparoscopic pancreaticocaudectomy was performed in 2 cases and pancreaticocaudectomy plus splenectomy in 12 cases. The median operation time was 202.5 min (192.8 min, 235.0 min), which was longer than that of FNT combined laparoscopic group, but the difference was not statistically significant ( P>0.05). The amount of intraoperative bleeding was large in 2 patients and blood transfusion was needed. In 1 patient with pancreatic body lesions, no lesion was found in the specimen examination after the first pancreatectomy, and the lesions were completely resected after the second partial pancreatectomy. Active abdominal hemorrhage occurred in 1 patient on the second day after operation, and underwent interventional embolization for hemostasis. Two weeks after surgery, 1 patient was found to have a encapsulated fluid with a long diameter of 6 cm around the pancreas by computed tomography re-examination 2 weeks after surgery. The postoperative pathology were 5 cases of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm, 2 cases of IPMN, 1 case of solid pseudopapilloma, 1 case of pancreatic cyst with glandular low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, 1 case of ectopic spleen, and 4 cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Conclusion:EUS-FNT can effectively localize small pancreatic lesions before laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, shorten the operation time and improve the complete resection rate under laparoscopy.
5.Efficacy and Safety of Shenfu Qiangxin Pills Combined with Chemical Medicine Conventional Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure :A Meta-analysis
Yiqian WEI ; Yan LIU ; Zhirui MENG ; Li LI ; Zixuan SHAO ; Zhaolan LIU ; Xuemin GAO ; Jingxia WANG
China Pharmacy 2021;32(6):736-742
OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Shenfu qiangxin pills combined with chemical medicine conventional therapy in the treatment of chronic heart failure ,and to provide evidence-based reference for clinical drug use. METHODS :Retrieved from CNKI ,Wanfang database ,VIP,Google Scholar ,PubMed,the Cochrane Library and Embase database ,RCTs about Shengfu qiangxin pills combined with chemical medicine conventional therapy (trial group ) versus chemical medicine conventional treatment (control group )were collected during the inception to May 12th,2020. After literature screening and data extraction ,the quality of the literatures was evaluated with risk bias assessment tool recommended by Cochrane 5.1.0 system evaluator manual. Meta-analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed by using Stata 14.0 software. RESULTS:A total of 7 RCTs were included ,involving 596 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that the total response rate of trial group was significantly higher than that of control group [OR =4.14,95%CI(2.15,7.97),P<0.000 01];the results of sub-group analysis according to the different criteria for determining the efficacy showed that the total response rates of trial group determined by Lee integral method and cardiac function grading method were sig nificantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment ,N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level of trial group was significantly lower than that of control group [OR =-1.33,95%CI(-1.55, qq.com -1.11),P<0.000 01]. Results of sub-group analysis accor- ding to cardiac failure type showed that NT-proBNP level of patients with chronic heart failure in trial group was lower than control group (P<0.001). The level of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)in trial group after treatment [WMD =5.76,95%CI (5.05,6.47),P<0.000 01] was significantly higher than control group ;after treatment ,the level of B-type natriuretic peptide [SMD=-1.61,95%CI(-2.58,-0.54),P<0.000 01],left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD)level [WMD = -6.06,95%CI(-6.84,-5.27),P<0.000 01],left ventricular end-systolic diameter level [WMD =-0.52,95%CI(-5.70,-4.33), P<0.000 01] were significantly lower than control group. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of ADR between 2 groups(P>0.05). Results of sensitivity analysis showed that when NT-proBNP ,LVEF level ,LVEDD level after treatment were used as indicators ,there was no significant difference in the analysis results after eliminating heterogeneity source , compared with before elimination. CONCLUSIONS :Shenfu qiangxin pills combined with chemical medicine conventional treatment has good efficacy and safety.
6.The enlightenment of artificial intelligence large-scale model on the research of intelligent eye diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine
GAO Yuan ; WU Zixuan ; SHENG Boyang ; ZHANG Fu ; CHENG Yong ; YAN Junfeng ; PENG Qinghua
Digital Chinese Medicine 2024;7(2):101-107
Abstract
Eye diagnosis is a method for inspecting systemic diseases and syndromes by observing the
eyes. With the development of intelligent diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the accuracy and efficiency of eye diagnosis. However, the research on intelligent eye diagnosis still faces many challenges, including the lack of standardized and precisely labeled data, multi-modal information analysis, and artificial intelligence models for syndrome differentiation. The widespread application of AI models in medicine provides new insights and opportunities for the research of eye diagnosis intelligence. This study elaborates on the three key technologies of AI models in the intelligent application of TCM eye diagnosis, and explores the implications for the research of eye diagnosis intelligence. First, a database concerning eye diagnosis was established based on self-supervised learning so as to solve the issues related to the lack of standardized and precisely labeled data. Next, the cross-modal understanding and generation of deep neural network models to address the problem of lacking multi-modal information analysis. Last, the building of data-driven models for eye diagnosis to tackle the issue of the absence of syndrome differentiation models. In summary, research on intelligent eye diagnosis has great potential to be applied the surge of AI model applications.
7.Herbal Textual Research on Euryales Semen in Famous Classical Formulas
Zixuan GAO ; Cheng QU ; Hui YAN ; Ling XIA ; Sheng GUO ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(11):210-217
This paper systematically combed and verified the name, origin, producing area, quality evaluation, harvesting, processing of Euryales Semen in famous classical formulas by consulting relevant ancient materia medica, medical books, prescription books and modern literature. The results showed that Euryales Semen was first collected by materia medica under the name of Jitoushi, and since the Ming dynasty, Qianshi has been used as a proper name and continues to this day, with other aliases such as Yanhuishi. Euryale ferox, a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family, is the same as that used in the past dynasties. However, due to long-term artificial domestication, the varieties vary with the origin, including Beiqian and Suqian. The medicinal part of Euryales Semen is mature seed kernel, its origin of ancient records mainly includes Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and other places, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, Euryales Semen produced in Suzhou has been highly praised. Since modern times, it has gradually summarized and formed the best quality evaluation method of Euryales Semen with full grains, white cross-section, powdery enough and no broken powder. The harvesting time in the past dynasties was mainly August or in autumn. The main processing methods in the past dynasties included peeling for powder, pounding powder after steaming, drying and frying. Up to now, two mainstream processing methods of cleansing and stir-frying have been formed. Based on the research results, it is recommended that the mature seed kernel of E. ferox be used in famous classical formula Yihuangtang. Combined with the processing requirements of the original formula, it is suggested to refer to the stir-frying method in the general principles of processing of the current edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
8.Efficacy and safety of camrelizumab monoclonal antibody combined with molecular-targeted therapy in elderly patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Long CHENG ; Yue ZHANG ; Yushen LIU ; Zhaoqing DU ; Zhaoyang GUO ; Yangwei FAN ; Ting LI ; Xu GAO ; Enrui XIE ; Zixuan XING ; Wenhua WU ; Yinying WU ; Mingbo YANG ; Jie LI ; Yu ZHANG ; Wen KANG ; Wenjun WANG ; Fanpu JI ; Jiang GUO ; Ning GAO
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2024;40(10):2034-2041
ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab monoclonal antibody combined with molecular-targeted therapy in elderly patients with unresectable or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed for the patients with unresectable/advanced HCC who attended six hospitals from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021, and all patients received camrelizumab monoclonal antibody treatment, among whom 84.8% also received targeted therapy. According to the age of the patients, they were divided into elderly group (≥65 years) and non-elderly group (<65 years). The two groups were assessed in terms of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and immune-related adverse events (irAE). The chi-square test or the Fisher’s exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups; the independent samples t-test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis, and the log-rank test was used for comparison of survival curves. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to determine the independent influencing factors for PFS and DCR at 6 months. ResultsA total of 99 HCC patients were enrolled, with 27 in the elderly group and 72 in the non-elderly group. The elderly group had an OS rate of 67.8%, an ORR of 44.4%, and a DCR of 74.1% at 12 months and a median PFS of 6.4 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.0 — 12.4) months, with no significant differences compared with the non-elderly group (all P>0.05). The median OS was unavailable for the elderly group, while the non-elderly group had an OS of 18.9 (95%CI: 13.0 — 24.8) months; there was no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.485). The univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that major vascular invasion (MVI) was an independent risk factor for PFS (hazard ratio [HR]=2.603, 95%CI: 1.136 — 5.964, P=0.024) and DCR (HR=3.963, 95%CI: 1.671 — 9.397, P=0.002) at 6 months, while age, sex, etiology of HBV infection, presence of extrahepatic metastasis, Child-Pugh class B, and alpha-fetoprotein>400 ng/mL were not associated with PFS or DCR at 6 months. For the elderly group, the incidence rates of any irAE and grade 3/4 irAE were 51.9% and 25.9%, respectively, with no significant differences compared with the non-elderly group (P>0.05), and skin disease was the most common irAE in both groups (39.4%). ConclusionCamrelizumab monoclonal antibody combined with molecular-targeted therapy has similar efficacy and safety in patients with unresectable/advanced HCC aged ≥65 years and those aged <65 years. MVI is associated with suboptimal response to immunotherapy and poor prognosis.