OBJECTIVES: To explore the efficacy of DSA-guided intrathecal drug delivery system combined with Zi Wu Liu Zhu Acupoint Therapy for management of cancer pain and provide reference for its standardized clinical application. Methods and. RESULTS: Recommendations were formulated based on literature review and expert group discussion, and consensus was reached following expert consultation. The consensus recommendations are comprehensive, covering the entire treatment procedures from preoperative assessment and preparation, surgical operation process, postoperative management and traditional Chinese medicine treatment to individualized treatment planning. The study results showed that the treatment plans combining traditional Chinese with Western medicine effectively alleviated cancer pain, reduced the use of opioid drugs, and significantly improved the quality of life and enhanced immune function of the patients. Postoperative follow-up suggested good treatment tolerance among the patients without serious complications. CONCLUSIONS The formulated consensus is comprehensive and can provide reference for clinicians to use DSA-guided intrathecal drug delivery system combined with Zi Wu Liu Zhu Acupoint Therapy. The combined treatment has a high clinical value with a good safety profile for management of cancer pain.
Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Cancer Pain/therapy* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use* ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Pain Management/methods* ; China

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between the composition of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and depression/anxiety/sleep disturbances (D/A/S) in patients with chronic pain.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at 13 tertiary hospitals across China, enrolling patients who experienced chronic pain between November 2023 and May 2024. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and TCM constitution categories were used to assess the patients. The association between the TCM constitution and the D/A/S ratio was analyzed using multivariable logistic regression.ResultsA total of 1107 patients (63.2% women) were analyzed. Compared with those with a balanced constitution, patients who had qi-deficiency and yin-deficiency were at a higher risk of depression. Qi-deficiency and yin-deficiency were associated with anxiety. Sleep disturbances were common in patients with qi-deficiency constitution (odds ratio [OR]: 2.32, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.42–3.81), yang-deficiency constitution (OR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.26–2.98), yin-deficiency constitution (OR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.24–3.32), blood stasis constitution (OR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.01–4.22), and qi-stagnation constitution (OR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.35–5.25).ConclusionIn patients with chronic pain, specific TCM constitutions may be associated with D/A/S. Further longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the potential causal relationships between TCM constitution types and these conditions.

Objective To explore the efficacy of DSA-guided intrathecal drug delivery system combined with Zi Wu Liu Zhu Acupoint Therapy for management of cancer pain and provide reference for its standardized clinical application.Methods and Results Recommendations were formulated based on literature review and expert group discussion,and consensus was reached following expert consultation.The consensus recommendations are comprehensive,covering the entire treatment procedures from preoperative assessment and preparation,surgical operation process,postoperative management and traditional Chinese medicine treatment to individualized treatment planning.The study results showed that the treatment plans combining traditional Chinese with Western medicine effectively alleviated cancer pain,reduced the use of opioid drugs,and significantly improved the quality of life and enhanced immune function of the patients.Postoperative follow-up suggested good treatment tolerance among the patients without serious complications.Conclusion The formulated consensus is comprehensive and can provide reference for clinicians to use DSA-guided intrathecal drug delivery system combined with Zi Wu Liu Zhu Acupoint Therapy.The combined treatment has a high clinical value with a good safety profile for management of cancer pain.

Objective To investigate the characteristics and patterns of electroacupuncture parameters in hypertension mechanism research using data mining technology.Methods Computerized searches were conducted in multiple databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database,VIP Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Database,China Biology Medicine disc(CBM),PubMed,and Web of Science.The search period spanned from the inception of each database to July 2024.Basic research studies on electroacupuncture treatment for hypertension were collected to establish an electroacupuncture parameter database for hypertension.Descriptive statistics and association analysis were performed on the extracted data.Results The initial search yielded 13 977 publications.After screening,112 articles were ultimately included for analysis.The analysis revealed that the top three most frequently used acupoints were Zusanli(ST36),Quchi(LI11),and Taichong(LR3).The most commonly employed stimulation parameters were:continuous wave,2 Hz frequency,1 mA or 2 mA intensity,once daily treatment,30 minutes per session,with a total treatment duration of 28 days or 14 days.Conclusion In hypertension mechanism research,electroacupuncture stimulation parameters are predominantly characterized by low-frequency and low-intensity stimulation,with a treatment duration typically of 28 days.However,these parameter characteristics are primarily applied in mechanistic studies,and their translation to clinical practice requires further investigation.

Blinding is an important means to control and reduce measurement bias in clinical research， and blinding assessment is the main method to measure the success of the blinding method. By summarizing the current situation of blinding assessment in randomized controlled trials （RCT） of acupuncture， it was found that the report rate of blinding assessment by acupuncture RCT was relatively low， and the studies reporting blinding assessment had several problems， such as incomplete assessment individuals， unreasonable assessment questionnaires， and unscientific analysis methods， and the setting of the assessment time point is controversial. Given the above problems， this paper discussed the key elements of blinding assessment individuals， assessment questionnaires， assessment time points， and analysis methods. It is suggested that blinding assessment should be carried out on all blinded participants and personnel in the study； the assessment questionnaire should be designed by direct inquiry， with responses designed using three or more categorical options that include an "unclear" option； the early stage of the trial should be taken as the mandatory time point for assessment， integrating the evaluation index of the James blinding index and the Bang blinding index， in order to standardize the application of blinding assessment in acupuncture RCT and improve the quality of acupuncture clinical research.

Lung is one of the most sensitive target organs of human beings under the shock waves. Due to its serious injury, rapid development and high mortality, blast lung injury has been a widely concerned research topic in the field of military medicine. In the normal physiological state, the body is in a dynamic balance between pro-inflammaton and anti-inflammation, oxidation and anti-oxidation, promoting apoptosis and inhibiting apoptosis. While blast lung injury breaks the balance and causes physiological, biochemical and pathological changes in the body, seriously leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and eventually the mortality. So far, the researches on blast lung injury mainly involve damage model, pathogenesis, pathological changes, intervention treatment and so on, which has achieved great research findings. In the review, the authors summarize the progress of molecular mechanism for blast lung injury from the perspective of inflammatory reaction, oxidative stress, apoptosis and so on, which may promote the discovery of new targets for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation intervention of blast lung injury.

Objective: To examine the impact of metabolic syndrome (MS) on the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: The clinical data of 650 patients with CRC admitted in Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital between January 2010 and December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Among 650 patients there were 190 cases complicated with MS (MS group) and 460 cases without MS (non-MS group), the clinicopathological features and prognosis were compared between two groups. Results: The serum insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels in MS group were significantly higher than those in non-MS group [(9.2±4.7) vs.(6.8±4.7)μIU/L, t=8.88, P<0.01 and (200.2±44.1) vs.(136.7±63.2)mg/L,t=12.63, P<0.01]. The proportions of stage T₃ and T₄ cancer, extra-regional lymph node metastasis (ELN), and TNM stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ patients in MS group were significantly higher than those in non-MS group [(83.2% (158/190) vs. 72.6% (334/460), χ²=8.19, P=0.04; 9.5% (18/190) vs. 4.8%(22/460),χ²=8.61, P=0.04; 56.3% (107/190) vs. 45.2%(208/460), χ²=8.22, P=0.04, respectively]. The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) in MS group was significantly lower than that in non-MS group [57.9%(99/171)vs. 66.1%(279/422), P<0.01]. Multivariate analysis indicated that MS(HR=1.623, 95%CI:1.511-1.963, P=0.03), IGF(HR=1.382, 95%CI:1.031-1.765, P=0.02) and, ELN(HR=4.270, 95%CI:2.177-7.463, P<0.01)were independent factors affecting the prognosis of CRC patients. Conclusion Metabolic syndrome is one of the risk factors affecting the prognosis of CRC patients.

OBJECTIVETo discuss the effects on detrusor hyperreflexia treated with ginger-salt-isolated moxibustion at "Shenque" (CV 8) and its mechanism.

METHODSThirty female adult SD rats were selected. The model of detrusor hyperreflexia was prepared with complete spinal transection at T, of which, 20 rats were randomized into a model group (10 rats) and a moxibustion group (10 rats). A sham-operation group (10 rats) was set up for sham-spinal transection. In the moxibustion group, when urine incontinence occurred (about in 2 weeks of modeling), the ginger-salt-isolated moxibustion at "Shenque" (CV 8) was given, 3 moxa cones each time, once a day, continuously for 7 days. After treatment, in each group, the urodynamic parameters were determined, after which, the bladder detrusor was collected. Western blot was used to determine the protein expressions of M2 and M3 receptors.

RESULTSCompared with the sham-operation group, the micturition interval was shortened apparently (<0.01); the maximal bladder pressure was increased apparently (<0.01); the protein expression of M2 receptor in the detrusor was increased significantly (<0.05) and that of M3 receptor had no apparent change (>0.05) in the rats of the model group. Compared with the model group, the micturition interval was longer apparently (<0.01), the maximal bladder pressure was reduced apparently (<0.01), the protein expression of M2 receptor in the detrusor was reduced significantly (<0.05) and that of M3 receptor had no apparent change (>0.05) in the rats of the moxibustion group.Compared with the sham-operation group, the results of the above indicators were not different significantly in the moxibustion group (all>0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe ginger-salt-isolated moxibustion at "Shenque" (CV 8) suppresses the overactive bladder in the rat with spinal transection and its effect mechanism is possibly relevant with reducing the protein expression of detrusor M2 and inhibiting the excessive contraction of the detrusor.

Objective To understand the status and influencing factors of thyroid disease in breast cancer patients, and to identify the high-risk people with thyroid disease. Methods Breast cancer patients were continually collected from Jan 2016 to Mar 2016 in Shanxi Cancer Hospital. Age, surgery time, the state of thyroid disease, medical record, the general condition, immunohistochemistry and pathological findings, thyroid B-mode ultrasonography were investigated respectively. All cases were divided into two groups according to whether to suffer from thyroid disease or not. The influencing factors for thyroid disease in patients with breast cancer were screened. Logistic regression was used for univariate and multivariate analysis. Results A total of 293 cases (69.3 %) suffered from thyroid disease in 423 breast cancer patients. The univariate analysis showed that prevalence rate of thyroid disease had statistical differences in age [<50 years old:49.5%(145/293) vs. 76.1%(99/130); ≥50 years old:50.5%(148/293) vs. 23.9%(31/130);χ2=24.297, P<0.001], body mass index [18.5-23.9 kg/m2:41.0%(120/293) vs. 52.3%(68/130);24.0-27.9 kg/m2:45.4%(133/293) vs. 40.8 % (53/130); ≥28.0 kg/m2: 13.7 % (40/293) vs. 6.9 % (9/130); χ2= 6.395, P=0.041], menopausal state [not: 59.7%(175/293) vs. 77.7%(101/130); yes: 40.3%(118/293) vs. 22.3%(29/130);χ2=12.443, P<0.001], estrogen receptor (ER) [ER--ER+: 44.0%(129/293) vs. 56.9%(74/130);ER++ - ER+++: 56.0 % (164/293) vs. 43.1 % (56/130); χ2 = 5.951, P= 0.015]. There were no significant differences in the times of pregnancy and production, history of abortion, progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2), triple negative breast cancer, T stage, N stage, histological grade and TNM stage (P> 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors were age (OR= 3.928, 95 %CI=1.819-8.482, P<0.001) and ER++-ER+++(OR= 1.696, 95 %CI= 1.094-2.628, P= 0.018). Conclusion Age≥50 and ER++-ER+++are the major influencing factors of thyroid disease for patients with breast cancer.

Objective To investigate the effect and underlying mechanism of radioactive 125I seed implantation on the angiogenesis of transplanted human lung adenocarcinoma in nude mice.Methods An animal model of transplantd human lung adenocarcinoma was established by subcutaneous implanting A549 cells into nude mice.Twenty four tumor-bearing nude mice were randomly divided into 4 groups with different irradiation doses of blank control (without any treatment) and 0 MBq,22.2 MBq,29.6 MBq and by embedding radioactive 125I seeds with an 18 G implant needle.Tumor volumes were measured every 4 days until all mice were terminated 30 d later and the tumor growth curve was drawn.The microvessel density (MVD) in the tumor tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry S-P assay.The mRNA and protein levels of VEGF and HIF-1α of each group were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot,respectively.Results After embedding of 125I seeds,the tumor volumes of 22.2 MBq group (886 ± 97) and 29.6 MBq group (590 ± 107) were significantly smaller than those of control group (2 297 ± 149) at 54 d after administration (q =14.117,17.075,P ＜ 0.05),but there were no significant differences among 0 MBq group and control group,22.2 MBq and 29.6 MBq groups (P ＞ 0.05).The immunohistochemical CD34-positive staining demonstrated that MVD in 22.2 MBq group (522 ± 119) and 29.6 MBq group (491 ± 121) were decreased significantly compared with control group (922 ± 260) (q =4.826,5.197,P ＜0.05),but there were no significant differences among 0 MBq and control groups,22.2 MBq and 29.6 MBq groups(P ＞0.05).The mRNA expressions of VEGF and HIF-1α in 22.2 MBq group (0.279±0.0659,0.370 ±0.0857) and 29.6 MBq group (0.215 ±0.0620,0.278 ±0.0651) were significantly lower than those in the control group (q VEGFmRNA =18.881,17.211,q HIF-1αmRNA =15.376,14.733,P ＜0.05),but there were no significant differences among 0 MBq and control groups,22.2 MBq and 29.6 MBq groups(P ＞0.05).At the same time,the expression levels of VEGF and HIF-1α protein after 125I seed implantation were also obviously decreased in 22.2 MBq and 29.6 MBq groups (qvEGr =5.848,6.263,q HIF-1α =6.560,7.576,P ＜ 0.05),and no significant difference between 0 MBq and control groups(P ＞ 0.05) and between 22.2 MBq and 29.6 MBq groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Interstitial implantation with 125I seeds may potently inhibit angiogenesis in human lung adenocarcinoma xenografts of nude mice.