1.Textual Research on Key Information and Modern Clinical Application of Classical Famous Formula Liumotang
Xinyu ZHANG ; Chong LI ; Yixuan HU ; Luming LIANG ; Ye ZHAO ; Xiaoting LU ; Yu WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(3):201-212
Liumotang comes from the Yuan dynasty's Effective Prescription Handed Down for Generations of Physicians. It is composed of six medicinal materials: Arecae Semen, Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, Aucklandiae Radix, Linderae Radix, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, and Aurantii Fructus. It is a classical formula for treating abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation and constipation accompanied by heat. This study systematically collated the records of Liumotang in ancient medical books and modern clinical literature and conducted in-depth analysis and textual research on its formula source, main diseases, composition, dosage, medical books, container capacity, processing, preparation method, usage, drug basis, formula meaning, and other key information, so as to provide a powerful reference for the development and clinical application of compound preparations of the classical formula Liumotang. The results show that Liumotang was first seen in Effective Prescription Handed Down for Generations of Physicians, and many medical books of the past dynasties have imitated this. In terms of drug basis, the dried and mature seeds of the palm plant Areca catechu, resin-containing wood of the Daphneaceae plant Aquilaria sinensis, the dried roots of the Asteraceae plant woody Aucklandia lappa, the dried tuber root of the Lauraceae plant Lindera aggregata, the dried roots and rhizomes of the knotweed plant, R. palmatum, R.tangutikum, and R. officinale, and the dried and unripe fruits of the citrus genus C. aurantium and its cultivated varieties from the family Rutaceae were selected. In terms of dosage, through the textual research on bowls in the Ming and Qing dynasties, combined with the conversion of medicines and bowl capacity in the Qing dynasty, it was estimated that the dosage of each drug in the Yuan dynasty was 10.86 g. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the dosage of drugs was mostly equal, but the dosage of drugs was somewhat different. In terms of processing, preparation method, and usage, in the medical books of the past dynasties, the processing of drugs has slightly changed, but raw drugs are used in all preparations. The preparation method and usage did not change much during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, except for certain differences in dosage. In terms of syndrome, Liumotang was first used to treat abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation and constipation accompanied by heat. Medical books of the past dynasties often omit the symptoms of heat. In modern clinical practice, Liumotang is mainly used in the digestive system and urinary system diseases and is mostly used to treat constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, biliary reflux gastritis, functional constipation, slow transit constipation, and other diseases, with no adverse reactions found yet. The above results provide a reliable scientific basis for the development and clinical treatment of Liumotang compound preparations.
2.Accuracy of modified implant template of assisted implantation in missing second molars
Yuhang ZHANG ; Yuning ZENG ; Jindi ZENG ; Yixuan LU ; Hui YE ; Jianxin JI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(4):738-744
BACKGROUND:Computer-assisted implant surgery can improve implantation accuracy,but the use of implant template in the posterior tooth area is limited for patients with small opening and small interocclusal distance.Therefore,the digital guide has been improved. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of modified implant template on the accuracy of assisted implantation in missing second molars. METHODS:From July 2020 to July 2023,40 patients who received digital guide plate implantation or free hand implantation to repair missing second molars were selected from First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.According to the coin toss method,patients were randomly divided into a trial group(n=22;modified digital guide assisted implantation)and a control group(n=18;free hand implantation).The data of neck deviation,tip deviation,depth deviation,and angle deviation were compared between groups for preoperative and postoperative cone beam CT overlap analysis.One week after the operation,the patients'satisfaction with the operation was assessed by visual analog scale score. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The trial group included 25 implants(12 in the upper jaw and 13 in the lower jaw);the control group included 23 implants(8 in the upper jaw and 15 in the lower jaw).The neck deviation,tip deviation,depth deviation,and angle deviation of the trial group were all smaller than those of the control group(P<0.05,P<0.001).There was no significant difference in accuracy between the maxillary and mandibular implant site in the trial group(P>0.05).(2)There was no significant difference in satisfaction with the operation between the two groups(P>0.05).(3)The results showed that improving the digital guide plate for assisted implantation for missing second molar can improve surgical accuracy and is suitable for patients with small opening and small interocclusal distance in the posterior tooth area.
3.Development and evaluation of a competitive ELISA based on a porcine neutralizing Fab antibody against Senecavirus A.
Yubin LIANG ; Xueqing MA ; Yixuan HE ; Caihe WANG ; Kun LI ; Pinghua LI ; Yuanfang FU ; Zengjun LU ; Xiaohua DU ; Xia LIU ; Pu SUN
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2025;41(7):2748-2759
Senecavirus A (SVA) is a major viral pathogen causing disease in pigs, and effective monitoring of SVA infection is critical for disease control. In this study, we aimed to develop a reliable ELISA method for rapidly detecting neutralizing antibodies against SVA. We used HEK293F cells to express an SVA-specific porcine Fab antibody and verified the biological activity of the Fab antibody by indirect ELISA, immunofluorescence assay, virus neutralization test, and Western blotting. The Fab antibody was biotinylated and used as a competitive antibody to establish a competitive ELISA (C-ELISA) for detecting neutralizing antibodies against SVA. We then evaluated the C-ELISA in terms of sensitivity, specificity, repeatability, and result agreement rate with the VNT. The results showed that we successfully prepared an SVA-specific porcine Fab antibody, which showed high affinity for SVA. We named this antibody 1M33Fab and designated it as Bio-1M33Fab after biotin labeling. The assay conditions were optimized as follows: the coating concentration of SVA particles being 1 μg/mL, the working concentration of Bio-1M33Fab being 0.5 μg/mL, the optimal serum dilution of 1:10, and the optimal dilution of enzyme-labeled avidin being 1:30 000. At a percent inhibition (PI) of 47%, the assay demonstrated the highest sensitivity (96.88%) and specificity (100%), with no cross-reactivity observed with the positive sera of major porcine viral diseases. The intra-assay coefficient of variation ranged from 1.12% to 7.34%, while the inter-assay coefficient of variation ranged from 1.10% to 8.97%, indicating good repeatability. In the detection of 224 clinical pig serum samples, C-ELISA and VNT showed a result agreement rate of 93.75%. In conclusion, we successfully develop a C-ELISA method for detecting neutralizing antibodies against SVA by using a porcine-derived Fab antibody, which lays a foundation for the development of detection kits.
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Picornaviridae Infections/diagnosis*
4.Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor-related paronychia
Zixin HU ; Kexin TAN ; Huijing DONG ; Xu ZHANG ; Yixuan YU ; Xingyu LU ; Jia LI ; Huijuan CUI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2025;58(3):276-281
Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor (EGFRI) -related paronychia is a condition clearly related to EGFRI therapy, characterized by periungual erythema, edema, purulent exudates, periungual or subungual granulomatous lesions, and sometimes accompanied by thinning, fragility or even splitting and seperation of nail plates. Inhibition of epidermal function, inflammation and secondary infections, as well as angiogenesis are the core processes in the occurrence and development of EGFRI-related paronychia. This review summarizes epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, prevention and treatment of EGFRI-related paronychia.
5.Analysis of Animal Models of Hypothyroidism Based on Clinical Characteristics of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Hao CHEN ; Yixuan XIE ; Zhe CHEN ; Jing SUN ; Yifan LU ; Xiqiao ZHOU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(7):1906-1913
Objective Hypothyroidism is a common clinical disease of systemic metabolic reduction,the incidence and detection rate increased year by year.Based on the clinical characteristics of hypothyroidism,the study constructed and improved animal models to provide reference for the study of hypothyroidism prevention and treatment.Methods By reviewing relevant domestic and foreign literatures,the modeling methods of hypothyroidism were summarized and analyzed.According to the etiology,pathogenesis and clinical diagnostic criteria of hypothyroidism in Chinese medicine and Western medicine,the modeling methods and principles of hypothyroidism animal models were summarized,and the advantages and disadvantages of animal models and the evaluation of clinical conformity were analyzed.Results It was found that the model of drug induction,iodine restriction and 131 I-induced hypothyroidism had high clinical anastomosis in Western medicine,and had the advantages of simple operation,high model formation rate and good repeatability,the combination of the disease model and the syndrome model of kidney yang deficiency and spleen and kidney yang deficiency have a high degree of clinical conformity in TCM.Congenital induced hypothyroidism,autoimmune induced hypothyroidism and genetic induced hypothyroidism can be studied for their unique etiology and pathogenesis,but their clinical manifestations are relatively simple and their clinical anastomosis is relatively low.At present,the construction of hypothyroidism animal model is mainly based on the pathogenesis of Western medicine,and the evaluation of the model mostly relies on laboratory detection indicators.The clinical anastomosis score of traditional Chinese medicine is generally low,and the record of animal apparent indicators is generally insufficient.Conclusion In the process of building hypothyroidism animal model,based on the pathogenesis of traditional Chinese medicine,combining the etiology of traditional Chinese medicine and the pathogenesis of Western medicine,multi-factor comprehensive modeling method can be adopted to increase the record of apparent indicators,improve the accuracy of the four diagnoses and symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine,and systematically and dynamically observe the interaction process of disease and syndrome,so as to build an animal model of hypothyroidism which is more closely aligns with with the clinical characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
6.Literature study on traditional Chinese medicine syndrome type and syndrome element distribution of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer failure
Siyi WU ; Guanmei ZHANG ; Dongjin LU ; Yixuan WANG ; Caifei DING ; Chenye WANG
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(14):22-25
Objective To analyze the clinical research literature of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET)failure,and summarize the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndromes and syndrome elements,so as to provide theoretical basis for TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment of IVF-ET failure.Methods Using"in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer""IVF-ET"and"embryo transfer failure"as search terms,the literature related to TCM that had appeared in CNKI and Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform were searched since these database was constructed.After excluding irrelevant literature,statistical analysis was performed on the frequency and frequency of symptoms and signs.Results Kidney Yang deficiency,kidney deficiency,blood stasis,kidney Yin deficiency and liver qi stagnation were the common syndroms of failure.The disease location with high frequency of syndrome elements was kidney,and the disease was blood stasis.Conclusion Kidney-Yang deficiency syndrome is the most common type of failure,and TCM disease location syndrome is the most common in kidney.The disease deficiency is mostly Yang deficiency,and the excess is mostly blood stasis.
7.Dexmedetomidine alleviates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat models
Genfeng LIU ; Lu NAN ; Qin GAO ; Yixuan CHEN ; Jing ZHANG ; Peng YU ; Shuchun YU
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2025;45(3):303-309
Objective To investigate the relationship between the protective mechanism of dexmedetomidine(Dex)against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion(I/R)injury and cuproptosis.Methods The Langendorff models were con-structed using SD rats(I/R group),which were divided into 4 groups according to different interventions during reperfusion as:sham group,I/R group,Dex group and Dex+ES-Cu group.The left ventricular peak pressure(LVSP)of the rats in the above four groups were continuously monitored in the immediate pre-ischemic period(T0),30 min of reperfusion(T1),60 min reperfusion(T2),90 min reperfusion(T3),2 h of reperfusion(T4).Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure(LVEDP),heart rate(HR),maximum rate of rise of left ventricular pressure(+dp/dtmax)and maximum rate of drop.Subsequently,the extent of myocardial infarction was shown by 1%triphenyltetrazoliumchloride(TTC)staining,and the degree of myocardial fibrosis was assessed by Sirius red staining;Myocardial enzyme profiles,oxidative stress and inflammation indexes were detected by ELISA;Copper ions were detected by copper ion detection kit in myocardial tissues;ATF3,SPI1 and FDX1 protein level expres-sion was detected by Western blot.Results Compared with the sham-operated group,the extent of myocardial in-farction and fibrosis increased in the I/R group(P<0.05),the level of serum MDA,IL-6,IL-1β,and TNF-α was elevated(P<0.05),and the activity of SOD and GSH-Px decreased(P<0.05).The Dex group significantly alleviated the above changes in the I/R group,and compared with the Dex group,in the Dex+ES-Cu group myocardi-al tissue copper ion content at the end of perfusion was increased(P<0.05).Both ATF3 and SPI1 protein were in-creased and FDX1 protein was decreased(P<0.05).Conclusions Dex can regulate copper metabolism and improve myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury(MI/RI)resulted from oxidative stress and inflammation in rat model.
8.Analysis of Animal Models of Hypothyroidism Based on Clinical Characteristics of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Hao CHEN ; Yixuan XIE ; Zhe CHEN ; Jing SUN ; Yifan LU ; Xiqiao ZHOU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(7):1906-1913
Objective Hypothyroidism is a common clinical disease of systemic metabolic reduction,the incidence and detection rate increased year by year.Based on the clinical characteristics of hypothyroidism,the study constructed and improved animal models to provide reference for the study of hypothyroidism prevention and treatment.Methods By reviewing relevant domestic and foreign literatures,the modeling methods of hypothyroidism were summarized and analyzed.According to the etiology,pathogenesis and clinical diagnostic criteria of hypothyroidism in Chinese medicine and Western medicine,the modeling methods and principles of hypothyroidism animal models were summarized,and the advantages and disadvantages of animal models and the evaluation of clinical conformity were analyzed.Results It was found that the model of drug induction,iodine restriction and 131 I-induced hypothyroidism had high clinical anastomosis in Western medicine,and had the advantages of simple operation,high model formation rate and good repeatability,the combination of the disease model and the syndrome model of kidney yang deficiency and spleen and kidney yang deficiency have a high degree of clinical conformity in TCM.Congenital induced hypothyroidism,autoimmune induced hypothyroidism and genetic induced hypothyroidism can be studied for their unique etiology and pathogenesis,but their clinical manifestations are relatively simple and their clinical anastomosis is relatively low.At present,the construction of hypothyroidism animal model is mainly based on the pathogenesis of Western medicine,and the evaluation of the model mostly relies on laboratory detection indicators.The clinical anastomosis score of traditional Chinese medicine is generally low,and the record of animal apparent indicators is generally insufficient.Conclusion In the process of building hypothyroidism animal model,based on the pathogenesis of traditional Chinese medicine,combining the etiology of traditional Chinese medicine and the pathogenesis of Western medicine,multi-factor comprehensive modeling method can be adopted to increase the record of apparent indicators,improve the accuracy of the four diagnoses and symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine,and systematically and dynamically observe the interaction process of disease and syndrome,so as to build an animal model of hypothyroidism which is more closely aligns with with the clinical characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
9.Factors influencing hospitalization costs in deceased patients
Jinhui ZHANG ; Haojie LU ; Yixuan MO
Modern Hospital 2025;25(11):1748-1752,1756
Objective To identify the factors influencing hospitalization expenses among deceased patients.Methods We extracted medical record data of patients who died during hospitalization between 2020 and 2023.Descriptive statistics and quantile regression models were employed to analyze hospitalization costs.Results Younger age,longer hospital stays,and a greater number of diagnosed diseases were generally associated with higher hospitalization expenses.However,at the 90th percen-tile,a higher disease burden was correlated with reduced financial burden.Compared to emergency admissions,outpatient admis-sions demonstrated a negative association with costs below the 50th percentile.Medical insurance coverage showed a shifting im-pact:its effect on total hospitalization expenses transitioned from positive to negative as costs increased,while its influence on out-of-pocket expenses remained positive and strengthened progressively.Conclusion Our findings indicate that:①Older age is significantly associated with lower end-of-life medical expenses;②Longer hospitalization and greater disease complexity contribute to increased medical costs;③Admission route and disease severity are fundamental determinants of expenses,with planned out-patient admissions showing cost containment advantages,while clinical complexity remains the primary driver of high costs;④The protective function of medical insurance payment mechanisms may involve elements of supplier-induced demand and potential overutilization of medical services.
10.Heterogeneity in pancreatic head cancer: prognostic implications of ventral pancreatic and dorsal pancreatic origins
Wenbin LIU ; Yun BIAN ; Chengwei CHEN ; Xiaohan YUAN ; Yixuan SHEN ; Xinyue ZHANG ; Yifei GUO ; Ying LI ; Jieyu YU ; Jianping LU
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2025;31(4):284-289
Objective:To investigate the impact of tumor origin (ventral pancreatic origin and dorsal pancreatic origin) on prognosis in patients with pancreatic head cancer.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 150 patients with pancreatic head cancer who received surgical treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital of the Naval Medical University from October 2014 to December 2017. Among these patients, 92 were male and 58 were female, aged (61.2±8.8) years. The 150 patients were divided into two groups based on tumor origin: the ventral pancreatic cancer group ( n=72) and the dorsal pancreatic cancer group ( n=78). A comparative analysis of clinical, pathological, and imaging charac-teristics was conducted between the two groups. Univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the association between pancreatic head cancer origin and overall survival (OS). Results:Patients with pancreatic head carcinoma arising from the ventral and dorsal pancreas accounted for 48%(72/150) and 52%(78/150) of the study cohort, respectively. Pancreatic head carcinoma arising from the dorsal pancreas were more likely to show pathological features of pancreatic parenchymal atrophy [73.1%(57/78) vs. 47.2%(34/72), χ2=10.49, P=0.001] and pancreatitis [44.9%(35/78) vs. 29.2%(21/72), χ2=3.95, P=0.047]. In contrast, patients with pancreatic head carcinoma arising from the ventral pancreas was more frequently associated with contact with the superior mesenteric artery [25.0%(18/72) vs. 1.3%(1/78), χ2=19.04, P<0.001], perineural invasion [100%(72/72) vs. 88.5%(69/78), χ2=8.84, P=0.003], and positive surgical margins [15.3%(11/72) vs. 2.6%(2/78), χ2=7.65, P=0.006], with all differences statistically significant. The ventral pancreatic cancer group demonstrated cumulative survival rates of 33.2% and 0 at 1-year and 2-year postoperative intervals, respectively, while the dorsal pancreatic cancer group exhibited rates of 56.7% and 24.8% at the corresponding timepoints. Comparison of Kaplan-Meier survival curves between the two groups showed a statistically significant difference ( χ2=6.00, P=0.014). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis identified dorsal pancreatic origin pancreatic head cancer as an independent predictor of increased mortality risk compared to ventral origin tumors ( HR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.52-4.98, P=0.001). Conclusion:The embryonic origin of pancreatic head cancer determines its clinical, pathological, and imaging heterogeneity, and pancreatic head cancer arising from the ventral pancreas demonstrates significantly worse prognostic outcomes compared to dorsal pancreatic origin.

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