1.Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Triple Therapy on Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Inflammatory Factors in Liver Cirrhosis Patients of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis with the Syndrome of Damp-Heat Stagnated with Toxin and Blood Stasis
Xiaorui ZHANG ; Guangwei LIU ; Jiangkai LIU ; Jianwen ZHANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(9):927-934
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) triple therapy in the treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) with damp-heat stagnation and toxin-blood stasis syndrome in liver cirrhosis patients, and to explore its potential mechanisms of action. MethodsEighty-six patients were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group, with 43 patients in each group. Both groups received standard western medicine treatment, while the experimental group additionally received TCM triple therapy, including oral Qingre Liangxue Jiedu Decoction (清热凉血解毒汤), retention enema with Dachengi Decoction (大承气汤), and abdominal application of Qingre Zhitong Lishui Fomulation (清热止痛利水方) with lotus leaf. Both groups were treated for 2 weeks. Before and after treatment, various indicators were measured, such as TCM syndrome scores, ascites volume measured by abdominal ultrasound, liver function indicators including total bilirubin (TBIL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and albumin (ALB), infection markers, including neutrophil percentage (NEUT%), C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin (PCT), inflammatory factors, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-ɑ), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-10 (IL-10), intestinal mucosal barrier function markers, including endotoxin (ET), diamine oxidase (DAO), D-lactic acid (D-Lac), occludin, and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), and peritoneal polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell counts at 72 hours post-treatment. ResultsA total of 82 patients were included in the final analysis, with 41 patients in each group. The total effective rate for TCM syndrome in the experimental group was 92.68% (38/41), which was significantly higher than the 80.49% (33/41) in the control group (P<0.05). Compared with pre-treatment values, both groups showed significant reductions in TCM syndrome scores, ascites volume, TBIL, ALT, AST, NEUT%, CRP, PCT, TNF-α, IL-6, ET, DAO, D-Lac, Occludin, and ZO-1, with an increase in IL-10 levels and a decrease in PMN count in ascites 72 hours post-treatment (P<0.05). Furthermore, the experimental group outperformed the control group in all the above indicators after treatment (P<0.05). The disappearance time of fever and abdominal pain was shorter in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.01). There were no significant changes in routine urine and stool tests, renal function, electrolytes, or electrocardiogram in either group compared with pre-treatment values. ConclusionTCM triple therapy in addition to western medicine routine treatment could significantly improves clinical symptoms in patients with liver cirrhosis and SBP with damp-heat stagnation and toxin-blood stasis syndrome, alleviates liver inflammation, improves liver function, accelerates the resolution of ascites, and increases clinical efficacy. The potential mechanism may be related to the regulation of the inflammatory response and the promotion of intestinal mucosal barrier repair.
2.Olfactory diagnostic analysis system based on a low-pressure chamber,simulated weightless human bedridden volunteers,and general population oral odor mapping analysis
Quanchun FAN ; Chong XU ; Junlian LIU ; Xiaorui WU ; Yu LIU ; Jiaping WANG ; Shuang ZHAO ; Yongzhi LI
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2025;36(4):380-384
Objective Hypobaric chamber and simulated weightless bed are essential methods for aerospace medical research,and conducting state assessment of volunteers before and after hypobaric chamber and simulated weightless bed tests is an essential guideline for aerospace implementation medicine.To further improve the efficiency of human condition assessment,in addition to the conventional biochemical and physiological indicators,the human oral exhaled gas can be used for condition assessment,and the olfactometry acquisition equipment and analysis software can collect and detect most volatile gases to complete the human oral exhaled gas data acquisition.Conducting comparative analysis of olfactory mapping data from different populations may be a means to assess the status of the body.Methods The olfactometry acquisition equipment was used to collect the oral exhaled breath olfactometry profiles of the general population,hypobaric cabin volunteers,and ambulatory volunteers.The olfactometry analysis software was used to calculate the 12 eigenvalues of the olfactometry profiles and the t-SNE downscaling,and the radar plots were used to analyze the olfactometry profiles of the general population,low-pressure cabin volunteers,and ambulatory volunteers respectively.A comparative analysis of different populations was conducted.Results(1)The t-SNE mapping data of the general population and the ambulatory volunteers were almost indistinguishable;(2)the t-SNE mapping data of the hypobaric cabin volunteers and the general population had a slight overlap,but the distinguishability of the vast majority of the t-SNE mapping data was obvious;(3)the t-SNE mapping data of the hypobaric cabin volunteers and the ambulatory volunteers were distinguishable with no overlap,and the ambulatory t SNE data are highly aggregated,and the distribution of t-SNE data in low-pressure cabin is more discrete;(4)there are 2-3 sensors with large eigenvalues and a large range of variation for both low-pressure cabin volunteers and recumbent volunteers after training activities,and the common sensor with a large range of variation is S6.Conclusion Olfactory diagnostic analysis mapping may be a means to assess the health status of the body and may be useful for spaceflight health status assessment in the future.The analysis and application of flight health state assessment can be a reference in the future.
3.Effect of practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine guidance on health status in weightless conditions
Xiaorui WU ; Haijun HAN ; Junlian LIU ; Quanchun FAN ; Liguo GUO ; Yu LIU ; Jiaping WANG ; Jihong SHEN ; Xining CHEN
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2025;36(4):385-388
Objective To study the effect of practicing traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)guidance on the health in weightless conditions based on the examination results of the TCM diagnostic instrument.Methods 6 subjects in weightless conditions practiced TCM guidance for 14 consecutive days,once a day for 8 minutes each time.The Digital TCM Diagnostic Instrument and TCM Syndrome Diagnosis Scale were used to collect information before and after their practice of TCM guidance through diagnostic methods of observation,palpation and inquiry according to TCM theory.The data such as the degree of virtual-reality,pulse rate,and characteristic parameters of pulse diagrams h3/h1,h4/h1,t1,h1/t1 were processed and analyzed,and the changes before and after the practice were compared.Results Compared with before the practice,the degree of deficiency syndrome was significantly reduced after practicing TCM guidance(P<0.05),the pulse rate was significantly decreased(P<0.01),and the pulse diagnosis parameters h3/h1 and t1 were significantly decreased(P<0.05),while h4/h1 and h1/t1 showed no significant changes.Conclusion Practicing TCM guidance in weightless conditions is helpful for enhance cardiovascular regulatory function,correcting symptom bias,adjusting the body's balance state,and has a positive effect on health.
4.Recent advance in microglia-astrocyte crosstalk in neurodegenerative diseases
Yihao LI ; Yuxin CHEN ; Xiaorui LIU ; Mengyang FAN ; Liuqing XU ; Peiyuan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(1):82-87
Astrocytes and microglia engage in extensive and complex communication and mutual effect, which referrs to microglia-astrocyte crosstalk. Recent studies have highlighted that this crosstalk plays a pivotal role in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting either protective or detrimental effects. This review briefly introduces the molecular mechanism of microglia-astrocyte crosstalk and its research progress in Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease, aiming to provide new research directions and therapeutic targets for clinical improvement of neurodegenerative diseases from perspective of microglia-astrocyte crosstalk.
5.Application of"six combinations"principles for designation of ideological and political cases of Medical Immunology
Xiaotao JIANG ; Yanjun LIU ; Wei ZHU ; Xiaorui HOU ; Xiao YU ; Yuhui QIU ; Yumei HE ; Sha WU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(11):2741-2743
Designation of ideological and political teaching of Medical Immunology courses focuses on"cultivate talent for Party and the State",and adheres to goal of"build morality and cultivate people".From perspective of big ideology and politics,with basic foundation of"major guiding,disciplines supporting and curriculum shaping",principle of"six combinations"is applied to con-struct ideological and political cases of Medical Immunology courses,to create an infiltrating teaching pattern,which simultaneously cultivate talent for the Party and the State,and forms a synergistic effect of professional course learning and ideological and political learning.
6.Development of sandwich ELISA for detection of soluble advanced oxidative protein products
Xiaorui HOU ; Ping ZHU ; Yonghui GUO ; Ning FU ; Beiyi LIU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(5):1208-1214
Objective:To develop a double-antibody sandwich ELISA for detecting soluble advanced oxidation protein products(AOPPs).Methods:BALB/c mice were immunized with sodium hypochlorite-oxidized mouse albumin to generate AOPPs-specific monoclonal antibodies(mAbs).Specificity of the mAbs was assessed using indirect ELISA and Western blot.Competitive ELISA was employed to determine if the epitope recognized by newly prepared mAb was consistent with that recognized by mAb 3F2,which developed in our previous work.The sandwich ELISA was then established,and its specificity and sensitivity were compared with the chloramine-T method,the repeatability of double-mAb sandwich ELISA was verified.Results:A mAb AP-4C5 with specific AOPPs recognition was obtained,two sandwich ELISA were developed for the specific detection of soluble AOPPs.Double-mAb sandwich ELISA,using mAb 3F2 as the capture antibody and mAb AP-4C5 as the detection antibody,detected AOPPs in range of 0.25~2 μg/ml(R2=0.991 80).PcAb-mAb sandwich ELISA,using goat anti-HSA polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and AP-4C5 as detection antibody,detected AOPPs in range of 1.5~25 μg/ml(R2=0.968 75).The double-mAb sandwich ELISA was found to be more sensitive and specific compared to chloramine-T method.Double-mAb sandwich ELISA has good reproducibility(intra-assay CV:3.23%~4.51%,inter-assay CV:3.08%~5.29%).Conclusion:Two kinds of sandwich ELISA for detecting soluble AOPPs have been estab-lished,which hold promise for the detection of clinical samples and understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of AOPPs.
7.Improvement effects and mechanism of water extract from Chrysanthemum morifolium on muscle atrophy in rats after ischemic stroke
Ruocong YANG ; Hu QI ; Yuanlin GAO ; Zeyang ZHANG ; Xiaorui CHEN ; Rong LIU ; Nan ZENG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(5):535-539
OBJECTIVE To study the improvement effects and potential mechanisms of water extract from Chrysanthemum morifolium on skeletal muscle atrophy in rats after ischemic stroke.METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,ATP group(10 mg/kg),C morifolium water extract high-dose and low-dose groups(1.08,0.54 g/kg).Except for sham operation group,ischemic stroke models were induced in rats from the other groups using middle cerebral artery occlusion.Starting from the first day after surgery,rats in each group were given corresponding drug/normal saline intragastrically,once a day,for consecutive 7 days.On the 7th day post-surgery,the rats'body weights were measured,and their motor functions were evaluated,including Longa scores,exercise distance,grip strength;the electrophysiological signals of the skeletal muscles in rats were measured;the pathological morphology of the soleus muscle in rats was observed;the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in serum and soleus muscle were measured;the expressions of proteins related to TNF-α/c-Jun N-terminal kinase(JNK)/mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)signaling pathway in the soleus muscle were determined.RESULTS Compared with sham operation group,the body weight,grip strength and exercise distance of rats were decreased/shortened significantly(P<0.01);additionally,there was a notable reduction in the interpeak value of skeletal muscle electrophysiology(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Longa score,as well as the levels of TNF-α in serum and soleus muscle,and the expression levels of TNF-α,phosphorylated JNK,phosphorylated MAPK,muscle ring-finger protein-1,and muscle atrophy Fbox-1 protein in the soleus muscle,were all significantly elevated(P<0.01).The skeletal muscle cells of the soleus muscle in the model group showed significant atrophy,with a markedly decreased cross-sectional area(P<0.01).Compared with the model group,the levels of the aforementioned indicators were significantly reversed in C.morifolium water extract groups(P<0.05 or P<0.01),and the skeletal muscle cells of the soleus muscle were markedly enlarged.CONCLUSIONS C morifolium water extract can improve skeletal muscle atrophy in rats after ischemic stroke,the mechanism of which may be associated with suppressing the activation of the TNF-α/JNK/MAPK signaling pathway.
8.Development of sandwich ELISA for detection of soluble advanced oxidative protein products
Xiaorui HOU ; Ping ZHU ; Yonghui GUO ; Ning FU ; Beiyi LIU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(5):1208-1214
Objective:To develop a double-antibody sandwich ELISA for detecting soluble advanced oxidation protein products(AOPPs).Methods:BALB/c mice were immunized with sodium hypochlorite-oxidized mouse albumin to generate AOPPs-specific monoclonal antibodies(mAbs).Specificity of the mAbs was assessed using indirect ELISA and Western blot.Competitive ELISA was employed to determine if the epitope recognized by newly prepared mAb was consistent with that recognized by mAb 3F2,which developed in our previous work.The sandwich ELISA was then established,and its specificity and sensitivity were compared with the chloramine-T method,the repeatability of double-mAb sandwich ELISA was verified.Results:A mAb AP-4C5 with specific AOPPs recognition was obtained,two sandwich ELISA were developed for the specific detection of soluble AOPPs.Double-mAb sandwich ELISA,using mAb 3F2 as the capture antibody and mAb AP-4C5 as the detection antibody,detected AOPPs in range of 0.25~2 μg/ml(R2=0.991 80).PcAb-mAb sandwich ELISA,using goat anti-HSA polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and AP-4C5 as detection antibody,detected AOPPs in range of 1.5~25 μg/ml(R2=0.968 75).The double-mAb sandwich ELISA was found to be more sensitive and specific compared to chloramine-T method.Double-mAb sandwich ELISA has good reproducibility(intra-assay CV:3.23%~4.51%,inter-assay CV:3.08%~5.29%).Conclusion:Two kinds of sandwich ELISA for detecting soluble AOPPs have been estab-lished,which hold promise for the detection of clinical samples and understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of AOPPs.
9.Application of"six combinations"principles for designation of ideological and political cases of Medical Immunology
Xiaotao JIANG ; Yanjun LIU ; Wei ZHU ; Xiaorui HOU ; Xiao YU ; Yuhui QIU ; Yumei HE ; Sha WU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(11):2741-2743
Designation of ideological and political teaching of Medical Immunology courses focuses on"cultivate talent for Party and the State",and adheres to goal of"build morality and cultivate people".From perspective of big ideology and politics,with basic foundation of"major guiding,disciplines supporting and curriculum shaping",principle of"six combinations"is applied to con-struct ideological and political cases of Medical Immunology courses,to create an infiltrating teaching pattern,which simultaneously cultivate talent for the Party and the State,and forms a synergistic effect of professional course learning and ideological and political learning.
10.Recent advance in microglia-astrocyte crosstalk in neurodegenerative diseases
Yihao LI ; Yuxin CHEN ; Xiaorui LIU ; Mengyang FAN ; Liuqing XU ; Peiyuan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(1):82-87
Astrocytes and microglia engage in extensive and complex communication and mutual effect, which referrs to microglia-astrocyte crosstalk. Recent studies have highlighted that this crosstalk plays a pivotal role in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting either protective or detrimental effects. This review briefly introduces the molecular mechanism of microglia-astrocyte crosstalk and its research progress in Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease, aiming to provide new research directions and therapeutic targets for clinical improvement of neurodegenerative diseases from perspective of microglia-astrocyte crosstalk.

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