1.Potential Toxicity of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Scientific Regulation
Ting WANG ; Can TU ; Lin ZHANG ; Zhaojuan GUO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(3):1-9
In recent years, with the extensive application of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) both domestically and internationally, safety concerns associated with TCM have been frequently reported. Notably, some TCM substances traditionally regarded as ''non-toxic'' have exhibited significant adverse reactions during clinical use, drawing substantial attention to TCM safety. This study first analyzed the risk factors contributing to the potential toxicity of TCM from perspectives such as drug properties, individual constitution, and clinical medication practices. Subsequently, it proposed research strategies and methodologies for investigating potential TCM toxicity: ① conduct studies under the guidance of TCM theory, adhering to the principle of diversity and unity. ② adopt an integrated research paradigm of ''originating from clinical practice-syndrome-based foundation-returning to clinical practice-serving supervision''. ③ implement a three-tier technical system of ''Mathematical modeling-high-throughput screening via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-systems biology'' to systematically elucidate the causes, material basis, and mechanisms of toxicity. Finally, scientific regulatory recommendations for potential TCM toxicity are proposed: ① establish a multidimensional prevention and control system addressing drug properties, physical constitution factors, and clinical medication practices. ② address the impact of modern processing techniques on the safety of new TCM drugs. ③ strengthen the revision of standards for Chinese medicinal materials to ensure their safety. ④ account for disease-syndrome combination animal models and interspecies differences in safety assessment outcomes. This study aims to overcome critical challenges in TCM regulation by advancing evaluation through research and driving research through evaluation. By establishing a high-level scientific regulatory framework, it seeks to not only safeguard clinical medication safety but also propel the high-quality development of the TCM industry, thereby providing scientific support for the inheritance and innovative evolution of TCM.
2.Potential Toxicity of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Scientific Regulation
Ting WANG ; Can TU ; Lin ZHANG ; Zhaojuan GUO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(3):1-9
In recent years, with the extensive application of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) both domestically and internationally, safety concerns associated with TCM have been frequently reported. Notably, some TCM substances traditionally regarded as ''non-toxic'' have exhibited significant adverse reactions during clinical use, drawing substantial attention to TCM safety. This study first analyzed the risk factors contributing to the potential toxicity of TCM from perspectives such as drug properties, individual constitution, and clinical medication practices. Subsequently, it proposed research strategies and methodologies for investigating potential TCM toxicity: ① conduct studies under the guidance of TCM theory, adhering to the principle of diversity and unity. ② adopt an integrated research paradigm of ''originating from clinical practice-syndrome-based foundation-returning to clinical practice-serving supervision''. ③ implement a three-tier technical system of ''Mathematical modeling-high-throughput screening via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-systems biology'' to systematically elucidate the causes, material basis, and mechanisms of toxicity. Finally, scientific regulatory recommendations for potential TCM toxicity are proposed: ① establish a multidimensional prevention and control system addressing drug properties, physical constitution factors, and clinical medication practices. ② address the impact of modern processing techniques on the safety of new TCM drugs. ③ strengthen the revision of standards for Chinese medicinal materials to ensure their safety. ④ account for disease-syndrome combination animal models and interspecies differences in safety assessment outcomes. This study aims to overcome critical challenges in TCM regulation by advancing evaluation through research and driving research through evaluation. By establishing a high-level scientific regulatory framework, it seeks to not only safeguard clinical medication safety but also propel the high-quality development of the TCM industry, thereby providing scientific support for the inheritance and innovative evolution of TCM.
3.Association of life skills and psychological resilience with subjective well-being among primary and secondary school students
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(7):962-965
Objective:
To explore the relationship between life skills, psychological resilience and subjective well-being among primary and secondary school students, so as to provide evidence for targeted adolescent mental health education.
Methods:
From September to November, 2025, a total of 5 831 primary and secondary school students from five cities (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Urumqi) were selected by convenience sampling. The Adolescent Subjective Well being Scale, School based Adolescents Life Skills Scale, and Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale were used for investigation. Data were analyzed using t-tests, one way ANOVA, and linear regression.
Results:
The total mean score of students subjective well being was (5.46± 0.91) ; the total mean score of life skills was (3.69±0.64); the total mean score of psychological resilience was (3.66±0.69). Statistically significant differences in subjective well being scores were found among students grouped by gender, grade, school stage, residential city, living with parents or living with siblings ( t/F =4.14, 53.92, 14.53, 49.99, 13.49, 2.18, all P <0.01). Stratified regression analyses were performed by gender (adjusting for school stage, residential city and living arrangement) and by school stage (adjusting for gender, residential city and living arrangement), the regression results indicated that life skills of boys, girls, primary school students and junior high school students( β =0.54, 0.53, 0.50, 0.57) and their psychological resilience ( β = 0.56 , 0.60, 0.56, 0.60) were positively associated with subjective well being (all P <0.01).
Conclusions
Life skills and psychological resilience may be important protective factors for subjective well being among primary and secondary school students. School based mental health education should emphasize life skills training and resilience building to promote students subjective well being.
4.Effect of family cohesion and adaptability on suicide risk in adolescent inpatients with depression: the mediating role of depressive symptoms and the moderating role of resilience
Can KE ; Guo CHEN ; Jie ZHANG ; Min YU
Sichuan Mental Health 2026;39(4):337-344
BackgroundSuicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents. Patients with depression have a high risk of suicide, and family dysfunction is an important contributing factor of suicide. However, the mechanisms among these variables remain unclear. ObjectiveTo explore the influence of family cohesion and adaptability on the risk of suicide in adolescent inpatients with depression, and the mediating effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effect of resilience, so as to provide references for suicide prevention and intervention. MethodsA total of 335 adolescent inpatients with depression were consecutively enrolled from October 2024 to August 2025 in a tertiary Grade A psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou. All participants met the diagnostic criteria for depression in the International Classification of Diseases, tenth edition (ICD-10). They were assessed using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale Ⅱ-Chinese Version (FACES Ⅱ-CV), the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) and the suicide module of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). A comprehensive suicide risk index was constructed. Model 4 and model 7 in the SPSS macro program Process 4.1 were used to test the mediating effect and the moderating effect, respectively. ResultsCorrelation analysis revealed that the SDS score was positively correlated with the composite suicide risk index (rs=0.663, P<0.01) but negatively correlated with the family cohesion and adaptability dimensions scores of the FACES II-CV and the CD-RISC score (rs=-0.448, -0.386, -0.576, P<0.01). Depressive symptoms fully mediated the association between family cohesion and suicide risk, with an indirect effect of -0.491 (95% CI: -0.646–-0.352), accounting for 89.76% of the total effect. Depressive symptoms also fully mediated the association between family adaptability and suicide risk, with an indirect effect of -0.442 (95% CI: -0.603–-0.293), accounting for 89.11% of the total effect. Resilience significantly moderated the effect of family cohesion on depressive symptoms (β=-0.006, P<0.01) and the effect of family adaptability on depressive symptoms (β=-0.007, P<0.05). ConclusionIn adolescent inpatients with depression, depressive symptoms may play a fully mediating role in the relationships between family cohesion/family adaptability and suicide risk, respectively, and resilience moderated the first stage of this mediating pathway. [Funded by Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project (number, 2024A03J0299)]
5.Early clinical efficacy of Yiqi Tongluo Decoction on ischemic cerebrovascular disease after interventional therapy
Qinghua WANG ; Gesheng WANG ; Ruiping LI ; Can ZHENG ; Wenjing LI ; Jiaqi CHEN ; Kaihang GUO ; Xiaobo DONG ; Wenxin WANG ; Rongjuan GUO ; Le WANG
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;48(1):108-121
Objective:
To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of Yiqi Tongluo Decoction in the intervention of early traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes after ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD) intervention.
Methods:
From October 2020 to July 2023, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to include 60 patients with qi deficiency, blood stasis, and phlegm obstruction syndrome after ICVD interventional therapy. They were assigned to the Yiqi Tongluo Decoction treatment group (30 cases) and the TCM placebo routine treatment control group (30 cases) according to the randomized block design. Both groups received routine standardized treatment of Western medicine, including dual antiplatelet, lipid regulation, and control of risk factors for cerebrovascular disease. The treatment group was treated with Yiqi Tongluo Decoction based on the control group. The course of treatment was 60 days and follow-up was carried out 2 and 6 months after the operation. The improvement of qi deficiency syndrome, blood stasis syndrome, phlegm syndrome score and TCM syndrome score, modified Rankin score (mRS), Barthel index (BI) score, Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) level, incidence of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke (IS) and incidence of adverse reactions, Head and neck CT angiography (CTA) or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examination were collected. The clinical efficacy of the patients 2 months after the operation was taken as the main outcome index to preliminarily evaluate the early and long-term efficacy of Yiqi Tongluo Decoction after the ICVD intervention. The early and long-term clinical efficacy and safety of Western medicine standardized treatment combined with TCM Yiqi Tongluo Decoction on patients with qi deficiency, blood stasis and phlegm obstruction syndrome after ICVD intervention were evaluated. The safety of Yiqi Tongluo Decoction in the treatment of patients after ICVD intervention with white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen (FIB), plasminogen time (PT), recurrence of cerebral ischaemia and restenosis in patients at 2 and 6 months after treatment were evaluated.
Results:
Compared to the control group, the TCM syndrome scores for qi deficiency, blood stasis and phlegm syndrome in the treatment group reduced significantly, the clinical efficacy improved significantly, the mRS score and FABP4 were reduced, and the BI score was increased. Adverse events such as cerebral ischaemia were fewer in the treatment group than in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant; levels of CRP, WBC and PT were reduced, and levels of FIB were reduced at 6 months post-treatment, all P<0.01, and images were intuitively compared. The treatment group was superior to the control group.
Conclusion
Yiqi Tongluo Decoction combined with Western medicine standard treatment can improve the early clinical efficacy of ICVD patients with qi deficiency, blood stasis and phlegm obstruction syndrome after interventional surgery, improve neurological impairment and daily living ability, reduce the state of qi deficiency syndrome, blood stasis syndrome and phlegm syndrome after interventional surgery, and improve the clinical efficacy of TCM. At the same time, it can reduce the level of FABP4, the target of atherosclerosis and restenosis after interventional surgery, reduce the level of inflammation after interventional surgery in patients with ICVD, regulate coagulation function, and reduce the incidence of long-term recurrence of cerebral ischemia after interventional surgery, with good safety.
6.Role and mechanism of dexmedetomidine in regulating bone metabolism in tail-suspended osteoporotic rats
Yunliang GUO ; Can WANG ; Xinyu ZHANG ; Zedong YAN ; Zhipeng WEN ; Ruobing LIU ; Pengsen LIU
Journal of Army Medical University 2025;47(3):226-233
Objective To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine(Dex)on bone loss in tail-suspended rats and primarily explore its regulatory mechanism on bone metabolism.Methods A total of 30 male rats were randomly divided into a control group,a model group,and a Dex group,with 10 animals in each group.Rat model of osteoporosis was established by hind limb suspension for 4 weeks.Dex at a dose of 10 μg/kg was given intraperitoneally,once every other day from the day of tail suspension.And equal amount of normal saline was given to the control and model group.Bone histological staining was used to observe the trabecular bone area fraction.Biomechanical three-point bending test was employed to measure the maximum load,stiffness,and fracture energy.Dual calcein/alizarin red fluorescence labeling and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase(TRAP)staining were applied respectively to detect the mineral apposition rate and bone formation rate as well as the number of osteoclasts on bone surfaces.Secondly,after primary osteoblasts were isolated from the tibiae of tail-suspended rats and then treated with 1 nmol/L Dex,the proportion of alkaline phosphatase(ALP)-positive osteoblasts and the activity of the enzyme were detected by ALP staining and activity test.qRT-PCR was applied to measure the expression of osteogenic activity-related factors,including osteocalcin(Ocn),Runt related transcription factor 2(Runx2),Osterix protein(Osx),and type 1 collagen(Col1).Results The animal experiments revealed that Dex treatment significantly increased the tibial trabecular bone area fraction,inhibited the decrease in bone mechanical strength,and enhanced the mineralization deposition rate and new bone formation rate of trabecular bone in the tail-suspended rats(all P<0.001).The in vitro experiments showed that Dex treatment obviously improved ALP activity and the number of ALP-positive osteoblasts in primary osteoblasts isolated from tail-suspended rats(P<0.01),and up-regulated the expression levels of osteogenic differentiation-related genes,such as Ocn,Runx2,Osx and Col1(P<0.01).Conclusion Dex exerts anti-bone loss effect in tail-suspended rats,which may be associated with its stimulation on osteoblast-mediated bone formation.
7.Applying seminars and case-based learning in teaching neurophysiology in rehabilitation medicine
Feng GUO ; Jicheng LOU ; Min LU ; Shaoping XIE ; Can LUO
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2025;47(2):161-165
Objective:To observe the effectiveness of using cases in seminars to teach neuroelectrophysiology in rehabilitation medicine.Methods:Sixty participants in the " Hubei Province Rehabilitation Shortage Talent Training Program" were divided into an experimental group ( n=30) and a control group ( n=30). During a ninety-minute " Neuroelectrophysiological Technology" training course, the experimental group was taught in a seminar using the case study method (SCL training) while the control group was taught using traditional lecture-based learning (LBL). All then took a theory test and a case analysis test and completed a survey of teaching satisfaction. Results:The average score of the SCL group on the theory and case analysis tests were significantly higher than those of the LBL group. The teaching satisfaction survey showed that the SCL group exhibited greater interest and motivation, better communication, teamwork and clinical thinking. They were generally more satisfied with their teaching method compared to the LBL group.Conclusions:The SCL method can effectively improve the learning and satisfaction of neuroelectrophysiology students. It helps to mobilize learning enthusiasm, cultivate clinical thinking ability, and deepen the memory of knowledge points. It is an effective method in teaching rehabilitation medicine.
8.Applying seminars and case-based learning in teaching neurophysiology in rehabilitation medicine
Feng GUO ; Jicheng LOU ; Min LU ; Shaoping XIE ; Can LUO
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2025;47(2):161-165
Objective:To observe the effectiveness of using cases in seminars to teach neuroelectrophysiology in rehabilitation medicine.Methods:Sixty participants in the " Hubei Province Rehabilitation Shortage Talent Training Program" were divided into an experimental group ( n=30) and a control group ( n=30). During a ninety-minute " Neuroelectrophysiological Technology" training course, the experimental group was taught in a seminar using the case study method (SCL training) while the control group was taught using traditional lecture-based learning (LBL). All then took a theory test and a case analysis test and completed a survey of teaching satisfaction. Results:The average score of the SCL group on the theory and case analysis tests were significantly higher than those of the LBL group. The teaching satisfaction survey showed that the SCL group exhibited greater interest and motivation, better communication, teamwork and clinical thinking. They were generally more satisfied with their teaching method compared to the LBL group.Conclusions:The SCL method can effectively improve the learning and satisfaction of neuroelectrophysiology students. It helps to mobilize learning enthusiasm, cultivate clinical thinking ability, and deepen the memory of knowledge points. It is an effective method in teaching rehabilitation medicine.
9.Effects of rotating magnetic fields on sevoflurane-induced cognitive impairment in elderly rats
Can WANG ; Zhipeng WEN ; Yanwen HU ; Jing CAI ; Yunliang GUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2025;42(8):1102-1108
Objective To investigate the ameliorative effect and the related mechanism of rotating magnetic fields(RMF)on sevoflurane(SEV,a commonly used inhalational anesthetics in clinics)-induced cognitive impairments in elderly rats.Methods The cognitive functions of 24 elderly male SD rats which were allocated into 3 experimental groups(Control group,SEV group,and SEV+RMF group;n=8 per group)were assessedviawater maze testing,and the damage and repair of hippocampal neurons were detected using ELISA and Western blotting assays.Water maze testing was also conducted on additional 24 elderly male SD rats which were randomized into 3 groups(SEV group,SEV+RMF group,and SEV+autophagy inhibitor+RMF group;n=8 per group)for assessing their cognitive functions.Results Compared with SEV group,RMF intervention significantly reduced the escape latency and swimming distance in water maze test(P<0.01),while increasing the number of platform crossovers(P<0.001).RMF downregulated the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,and interleukin-6 in SEV-treated rats(P<0.001),and led to remarkable reductions in both serum neuron-specific enolase and β-amyloid protein levels(P<0.001).Moreover,RMF upregulated the expressions of nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in hippocampal neurons(P<0.001),suppressed the expression of apoptotic protein caspase-3 and autophagy related protein p62 in the hippocampus,and upregulate the expression of autophagy related protein Beclin-1(P<0.001).However,the administration of autophagy inhibitor 3-MA abolished the ameliorative effects of RMF on SEV-induced cognitive impairments in elderly rats(P<0.001).Conclusion RMF can effectively improves SEV-induced cognitive dysfunction in elderly rats,and this neuroprotective effect is mediated by the autophagy activation in hippocampal neurons.
10.Prefabricated Nano Carbon-Platinum Composite Matrix for Surface-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Small Molecular Components in Plant Tissues
Fan YANG ; Yu-Lin SHEN ; Can GONG ; Zhao-Xin LIU ; Qiang-Sheng GUO ; Xu XU
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2025;53(2):204-213,中插1-中插2
Compared with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry(MALDI-MS)using organic small molecule matrix,surface-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry(SALDI-MS)based on nanomaterial matrix is more effective in analysis of small molecule compounds.Ion sputtering instruments have obvious advantages for applying inorganic nanomatrix.In this work,the carbon-platinum material was sputtered onto a glass cover slip using an ion sputtering instrument to form a carbon-platinum(C-Pt)composite nanomatrix,and an SALDI-MS analytical method was thus established based on the prefabricated C-Pt composite matrix.The experimental results showed that the C-Pt composite nanomatrix could significantly improve the signal intensity and signal-to-noise ratio of the mass spectrum peaks of the components to be measured.The ratio of carbon to platinum,the duration of ion sputtering,and the laser power in mass spectrometer were investigated to select the optimal C-Pt matrix prefabricated conditions and SALDI-MS experimental conditions.Using the prefabricated C-Pt composite matrix,the melittriose and daidzein sample solution were applied as sample to examine repeatability.The results showed that the intra-point repeatability(RSD)was≤4.8%and the inter-point repeatability(RSD)was≤6.4%.The quercetin and melitriose were applied as model samples,and a linearity between MS peak intensity and respective concentration in the range of 0.05-1.0 mg/mL was found,with linear correlation coefficients(R2)greater than 0.994,showing good potential for quantitative and imaging analysis.Then,the prefabricated C-Pt composite matrix was applied to SALDI-MS analysis of the 50%ethanol extract of soybean,and 15 kinds of compounds including oligosaccharides and triglycerides were identified from the mass spectra.Furthermore,the C-Pt matrix was employed in SALDI-MS imaging for the compositions in corn tissue section,and the results showed that diglycerides and triglycerides were mainly distributed in the corn embryo and around the embryo,and the distribution of oligosaccharides was relatively even.


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