1.LIU Shangyi's Experience in Differentiating and Treating Rectal Carcinoma Under the Theory of "Treating Ulcers as Tumors"
Wenqi HUANG ; Bing YANG ; Zhenming XIE ; Jinghui WANG ; Dingxue WANG ; Wenyu WU ; Dongxin TANG ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(7):716-719
This paper summarizes the experience of professor LIU Shangyi in differentiating and treating rectal carcinoma from the perspective of "treating ulcers as tumors". It is believed that the manifestations of rectal cancer, such as anal itching, cauliflower-like or ulcerative tumors, and bloody stools, are similar to external skin itching, skin ulceration, swelling, and skin bleeding. Therefore, the treatment principles of sores and ulcers department can be applied to treat tumors. Following the diagnostic and treatment approach of dermatology regarding the clinical typical symptoms, for anal itching, the main treatment is to dispel wind and remove dampness, clear heat to relieve itching, using "skin medicinals" such as Difuzi (Fructus Kochiae) and Baixianpi (Cortex Dictamni), as well as wind medicinals such as Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) and Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae). For constipation, the method of clearing heat and resolving toxins, unblocking the bowels and discharging heat can be used, commonly using Baitouweng (Radix Pulsatillae), Donglingcao (Herba Rabdosiae Rubescentis) and Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei). In terms of mucosal ulcers, it is critical to differentiate between yin and yang; the treatment of yang ulcers should focus on clearing heat and resolving toxins, commonly using modified Xianfang Huoming Beverage (仙方活命饮); for yin ulcers, emphasis should be placed on removing dampness and resolving phlegm, commonly with modified Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang Powder (薏苡附子败酱散). For bloody stool, differentiation is made between deficiency and excess, with the use of Diyu (Radix Sanguisorbae) and Huaihua (Flos Sophorae) for excess syndrome to cool and stop blee-ding, and both herbs dry-fried until charred combined with liver-tonifying medicinals for deficiency syndrome
2.WANG Xixing's Clinical Experience in Treating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Pneumonitis Based on the Theory of "Cough Attributed to the Five Zang (脏) Organs"
Xue QI ; Xi YANG ; Xinyue WANG ; Dongxin ZHANG ; Yuxing MAO ; Yuankun HAN ; Wenbo ZHAI ; Boyang LYU ; Yifang LI ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(5):477-481
This paper summarizes Professor WANG Xixing's clinical experience in treating immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (CIP) based on the theory of "cough attributed to the five zang (脏) organs". Cough is a common predominant symptom of CIP. According to the theory of "cough attributed to the five zang organs", drug toxicity triggers cancer toxin, leading to disharmony among the five zang organs, and then lung failing to diffuse and govern descent as the core pathogenesis. Therefore, treatment should focus on harmonizing the five zang organs to restore the normal function of lung qi to diffuse and govern descent. In clinical practice, CIP can be classified into four syndrome patterns, including lung yin depletion, deficiency of both the lung and the spleen with phlegm-dampness, liver fire harassing the lung, and lung-kidney yin deficiency. Correspondingly, Chaimai Jinluo Runfei Decoction (柴麦金络润肺汤) is used to nourish yin and moisten the lung; Qigui Peitu Huayin Decoction (芪桂培土化饮汤) is used to fortify the spleen and tonify the lung, resolve dampness and dispel phlegm; Chaidan Shuyu Runjin Decoction (柴丹疏郁润金汤) is used to drain liver and clear the lung; and Dimai Jinshui Xiangsheng Decoction (地脉金水相生汤) is used to nourish the kidney and moisten the lung.
3.Immune-Inflammatory Mechanisms and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention Strategies of Colorectal Cancer Cachexia Based on the "Reinforcing Healthy Qi and Dispelling Pathogen" Theory
Zhenming XIE ; Wenyu WU ; Wenqi HUANG ; Huili SHUI ; Bing YANG ; Dongxin TANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(12):1267-1271
This paper explores the immune-inflammatory regulatory mechanism of colorectal cancer cachexia and corresponding traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) intervention strategies based on the TCM theory of reinforcing healthy qi and dispelling pathogenen. It is proposed that depletion of healthy qi is the root cause of colorectal cancer cachexia, while cancer toxins exuberance is the symptomatic manifestation of the disease, and failure of the spleen and stomach is the core pathogenesis. In terms of treatment, a TCM treatment system is constructed based on the principles of reinforcing healthy qi to consolidate the foundation and regulate immunity, and dispelling pathogen to remove toxins and alleviate inflammation. The system clarifies the healty qi-reinforcing method as fortifying spleen and boosting qi to enhance immune function, and nourishing blood and enriching yin to consolidate yin essence and healthy qi. It also emphasizes the pathogen-dispelling method as clearing heat and removing toxins to regulate the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, and promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis to improve the immune microenvironment and microcirculation. This therapeutic approach may provide valuable insights for TCM interventions in colo-rectal cancer cachexia.
4.WANG Xixing's Experience in Differentiation and Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer with Anxiety and Depression:Based on Shaoyang Pivot Theory
Wenbo ZHAI ; Xinyue WANG ; Dongxin ZHANG ; Zhiyao SHI ; Yuyan GUO ; Xi YANG ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(23):2421-2425
To summarize Professor WANG Xixing's clinical experience in treating advanced breast cancer with anxiety and depression from the perspective of shaoyang pivot. It is believed that the core pathogenesis of advanced breast cancer with anxiety and depression lies in the dysfunction of shaoyang pivot (referring to the imbalanced regulatory function of the shaoyang meridian system that governs the transportation and transformation of qi, blood, and body fluids). This dysfunction can lead to abnormal circulation of qi, blood, and body fluids, as well as the intermingling of phlegm and blood stasis, which further promotes the spread and diffusion of cancer toxin. Meanwhile, it disturbs mental activity, resulting in a condition characterized by stagnation of cancer toxin and concurrent disorders of both the physical body and the spirit. Based on this pathogenesis, the basic therapeutic principles of harmonizing shaoyang, regulating the pivot to calm the spirit, and dissipating masses and resolving toxins are proposed. Clinically, the disease is classified into three syndromes for differentiation and treatment. For shaoyang pivot dysfunction syndrome, treatment should use self-prescribed Chaiqin Hengshu Ningxin Decoction (柴芩衡枢宁神汤); for sanjiao pivot dysfunction syndrome, treatment should prescribe Chaigui Tongshu Dashen Decoction (柴归通枢达神饮); for gallbladder function disorder syndrome, treatment should apply Wendan Qishu Shoushen Decoction (温胆启枢守神汤). Throughout the treatment process, the concept of "simultaneous treatment of cancer and depression" is implemented to smooth the shaoyang pivot, block the vicious cycle where cancer toxin and emotional abnormalities mutually reinforce each other.
5.Changes in the body shape and ergonomic compatibility for functional dimensions of desks and chairs for students in Harbin during 2010-2024
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(3):315-320
Objective:
To analyze the change trends in the body shape indicators and proportions of students in Harbin from 2010 to 2024, and to investigate ergonomic compatibility of functional dimensions of school desks and chairs with current student shape indicators, so as to provide a reference for revising furniture standards of desks and chairs.
Methods:
Between September and November of both 2010 and 2024, a combination of convenience sampling and stratified cluster random sampling was conducted across three districts in Harbin, yielding samples of 6 590 and 6 252 students, respectively. Anthropometric shape indicators cluding height, sitting height, crus length, and thigh length-and their proportional changes were compared over the 15-year period. The 2024 data were compared with current standard functional dimensions of school furniture. The statistical analysis incorporated t-test and Mann-Whitney U- test.
Results:
From 2010 to 2024, average height increased by 1.8 cm for boys and 1.5 cm for girls; sitting height increased by 1.5 cm for both genders; crus length increased by 0.3 cm for boys and 0.4 cm for girls; and thigh length increased by 0.5 cm for both genders. The ratios of sitting height to height, and sitting height to leg length increased by less than 0.1 . The difference between desk chair height and 1/3 sitting height ranged from 0.4-0.8 cm. Among students matched with size 0 desks and chairs, 22.0% had a desk to chair height difference less than 0, indicating that the desk to chair height difference might be insufficient for taller students. The differences between seat height and fibular height ranged from -1.4 to 1.1 cm; and the differences between seat depth and buttock popliteal length ranged from -9.8 to 3.4 cm. Among obese students, the differences between seat width and 1/2 hip circumference ranged from -20.5 to -8.7 cm, while it ranged from -12.2 to -3.8 cm among non obese students.
Conclusion
Current furniture standards basically satisfy hygienic requirements; however, in the case of exceptionally tall and obese students, ergonomic accommodations such as adaptive seating allocation or personalized adjustments are recommended to meet hygienic requirements.
6.Mechanisms of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in counteracting D-galactose-induced brain aging
Xiaoxu CHEN ; Xiaoshuang YUAN ; Ting TIAN ; Bingbing LI ; Bo YANG ; Xu YANG ; Tingting TIAN ; Fa CHEN ; Yanju LI ; Dongxin TANG ; Yang LIU ; Feiqing WANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2025;33(10):1412-1421
Objective To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of rat mesenchymal stem cells(MSC)on D-galactose-induced brain-tissue aging.Methods A rat brain-aging model was established by injecting D-galactose,and rats in the treatment group received MSC injections via the tail vein.Superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity and malondialdehyde(MDA)levels were assessed in rat brain tissue at the end of the experiment,and pathological changes in brain tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining.Expression levels of the inflammatory factors interleukin(IL)-1 and IL-6,the pathway proteins brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)-tropomyosin receptor kinase B(TrkB),the negative growth regulators p53 and p16,as well as vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)were observed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)and Western Blot.Results Brain levels of SOD activity were significantly increased and MDA levels were significantly decreased in rats in the modle group compared with the treatment group(P<0.05).The pathological state of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus were improved and the number of neurons and nucleus pulposus ratio in the brain were increased in the treatment group,as shown by HE staining.Expression levels of IL-1,IL-6,p53,and p16 were significantly decreased,while BDNF,TrkB,VEGF,and bFGF were significantly increased in the treatment group compared with the model group,as shown by PCR and Western Blot(P<0.05).Conclusions These result suggest that MSCs potentially mitigate D-galactose-induced cerebral senescence by concurrently modulating the BDNF-TrkB axis to attenuate oxidative/inflammatory damage,while enhancing the secretion of vasculotrophic(VEGF)and neurotrophic(bFGF)factors for neuronal maintenance.
7.Research progress on the effect of tumor spread through air spaces in sublobar resec-tion for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Peng LAN ; Tang DONGXIN ; Yang ZHU ; Wu JIAO ; Li GAO ; Yang BING ; Luo ZHUMIN ; Xia ZIHAN ; Xu JIADONG ; Wu WENYU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025;52(1):34-39
Non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is one of the most common and deadly malignant tumors worldwide,with surgical resection being the primary treatment for early-stage NSCLC.Tumor spread through air spaces(STAS)is a novel pattern of tumor dissemination into the air spaces in the lung.Its occurrence after sublobar resection is closely associated with recurrence and distant metastasis,making its con-sideration a vital factor in surgical strategy selection and prognostic evaluation.Patients with STAS-positive status exhibit significantly higher postoperative recurrence rates than do STAS-negative patients,with molecular mechanisms involving tumor microenvironment remodeling,specific genetic mutations,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT).Imaging techniques including computed tomography(CT)and positron emission tomography/CT have shown potential for preoperative STAS prediction,although their accuracy and practicality require improvement.This paper reviews the definition,pathological characteristics,and related mechanisms of STAS,with a focus on surgical ap-proach selection for STAS-positive patients and its role in cancer recurrence after sublobar resection of early-stage NSCLC.Future research directions include optimization of preoperative diagnostic methods for STAS,exploration of molecular targeted therapies,and development of imaging-based precision prediction models.
8.Mechanisms of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in counteracting D-galactose-induced brain aging
Xiaoxu CHEN ; Xiaoshuang YUAN ; Ting TIAN ; Bingbing LI ; Bo YANG ; Xu YANG ; Tingting TIAN ; Fa CHEN ; Yanju LI ; Dongxin TANG ; Yang LIU ; Feiqing WANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2025;33(10):1412-1421
Objective To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of rat mesenchymal stem cells(MSC)on D-galactose-induced brain-tissue aging.Methods A rat brain-aging model was established by injecting D-galactose,and rats in the treatment group received MSC injections via the tail vein.Superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity and malondialdehyde(MDA)levels were assessed in rat brain tissue at the end of the experiment,and pathological changes in brain tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining.Expression levels of the inflammatory factors interleukin(IL)-1 and IL-6,the pathway proteins brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)-tropomyosin receptor kinase B(TrkB),the negative growth regulators p53 and p16,as well as vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)were observed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)and Western Blot.Results Brain levels of SOD activity were significantly increased and MDA levels were significantly decreased in rats in the modle group compared with the treatment group(P<0.05).The pathological state of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus were improved and the number of neurons and nucleus pulposus ratio in the brain were increased in the treatment group,as shown by HE staining.Expression levels of IL-1,IL-6,p53,and p16 were significantly decreased,while BDNF,TrkB,VEGF,and bFGF were significantly increased in the treatment group compared with the model group,as shown by PCR and Western Blot(P<0.05).Conclusions These result suggest that MSCs potentially mitigate D-galactose-induced cerebral senescence by concurrently modulating the BDNF-TrkB axis to attenuate oxidative/inflammatory damage,while enhancing the secretion of vasculotrophic(VEGF)and neurotrophic(bFGF)factors for neuronal maintenance.
9.Research progress on the effect of tumor spread through air spaces in sublobar resec-tion for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Peng LAN ; Tang DONGXIN ; Yang ZHU ; Wu JIAO ; Li GAO ; Yang BING ; Luo ZHUMIN ; Xia ZIHAN ; Xu JIADONG ; Wu WENYU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025;52(1):34-39
Non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is one of the most common and deadly malignant tumors worldwide,with surgical resection being the primary treatment for early-stage NSCLC.Tumor spread through air spaces(STAS)is a novel pattern of tumor dissemination into the air spaces in the lung.Its occurrence after sublobar resection is closely associated with recurrence and distant metastasis,making its con-sideration a vital factor in surgical strategy selection and prognostic evaluation.Patients with STAS-positive status exhibit significantly higher postoperative recurrence rates than do STAS-negative patients,with molecular mechanisms involving tumor microenvironment remodeling,specific genetic mutations,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT).Imaging techniques including computed tomography(CT)and positron emission tomography/CT have shown potential for preoperative STAS prediction,although their accuracy and practicality require improvement.This paper reviews the definition,pathological characteristics,and related mechanisms of STAS,with a focus on surgical ap-proach selection for STAS-positive patients and its role in cancer recurrence after sublobar resection of early-stage NSCLC.Future research directions include optimization of preoperative diagnostic methods for STAS,exploration of molecular targeted therapies,and development of imaging-based precision prediction models.
10.Effects of conditioned medium of acute myeloid leukemia on biology of mesenchymal stem cells
Chike ZHANG ; Feiqing WANG ; Dan WU ; Bo YANG ; Jinyang CHENG ; Juan CHEN ; Dongxin TANG ; Yang LIU ; Yanju LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(31):4995-5002
BACKGROUND:At present,the biological functions and molecular changes of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the tumor microenvironment of acute myeloid leukemia are still unclear. OBJECTIVE:To explore the changes in the biological function of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in acute myeloid leukemia and the role of acute myeloid leukemia conditioned medium by bioinformatics and experiment. METHODS:Differential genes were screened from GEO data sets,and enrichment analysis was performed.The protein-protein interaction network was constructed and the Hub gene was obtained.Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from patients with acute myeloid leukemia and healthy donors were cultured.Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from healthy donors were treated with acute myeloid leukemia conditioned culture solution.Each group was subjected to the adipogenic differentiation,osteogenic differentiation,staining of β-galactosidase,detection of the cell cycle,and validation of Hub genes. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Gene expression data of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from acute myeloid leukemia patients and healthy donors were obtained from GSE84881,and 184 up-regulated genes and 140 down-regulated genes were screened.(2)The biological functions of enrichment mainly include cell cycle,adipocyte differentiation,cell metabolism,and MYC pathway.According to the Degree algorithm,10 up-regulated Hub genes and 10 down-regulated Hub genes were selected.(3)The cell in vitro experiment found that:compared with the control group,the surface antigen of acute myeloid leukemia mesenchymal stem cells did not change,but it showed enhanced lipid differentiation ability,weakened osteogenic differentiation ability,increased β-galactosidase positive cell number,altered cell morphology,arrested cell cycle,increased LGALS3 expression,and decreased MYC expression.Mesenchymal stem cells from healthy donors showed similar changes after being cultured in acute myeloid leukemia conditioned medium.(4)The results show that biological function of mesenchymal stem cells is altered in the acute myeloid leukemia microenvironment,which provides new insights into the interaction between mesenchymal stem cells and tumor cells.


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