1.Clinical Advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treatment of Childhood Simple Obesity: Insights from Expert Consensus
Qi ZHANG ; Yingke LIU ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Guichen NI ; Heyin XIAO ; Junhong WANG ; Liqun WU ; Zhanfeng YAN ; Kundi WANG ; Jiajia CHEN ; Hong ZHENG ; Xinying GAO ; Liya WEI ; Qiang HE ; Qian ZHAO ; Huimin SU ; Zhaolan LIU ; Dafeng LONG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(6):238-245
Childhood simple obesity has become a significant public health issue in China. Modern medicine primarily relies on lifestyle interventions and often suffers from poor long-term compliance, while pharmacological options are limited and associated with potential adverse effects. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history in the prevention and management of this condition, demonstrating eight distinct advantages, including systematic theoretical foundation, diversified therapeutic approaches, definite therapeutic efficacy, high safety profile, good patient compliance, comprehensive intervention strategies, emphasis on prevention, and stepwise treatment protocols. Additionally, TCM is characterized by six distinctive features: the use of natural medicinal substances, non-invasive external therapies, integration of medicinal dietetics, simple exercise regimens, precise syndrome differentiation, and diverse dosage forms. By combining internal and external treatments, TCM facilitates individualized regimen adjustment and holistic regulation, demonstrating remarkable effects in improving obesity-related metabolic indicators, regulating constitutional imbalance, and promoting healthy behaviors. However, challenges remain, such as inconsistent operational standards, insufficient high-quality clinical evidence, and a gap between basic research and clinical application. Future efforts should focus on accelerating the standardization of TCM diagnosis and treatment, conducting multicenter randomized controlled trials, and fostering interdisciplinary integration, so as to enhance the scientific validity and international recognition of TCM in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
2.Achievements,Challenges and Pathways for Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Huimin FU ; Guoqing XIANG ; Yujie SHEN ; Yanhui WANG ; Zhengrong YAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(6):265-275
Digital and intelligent technologies serve as the core engine driving the inheritance of the essence and the innovation while upholding the fundamentals of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM). Currently, the digital and intelligent transformation of TCM has undergone four developmental stages, exhibiting inherent characteristics such as long-term inevitability, objective standardization, and ecological evolution. By introducing quantitative metrics, digital and intelligent technologies have achieved breakthroughs in TCM knowledge inheritance and innovation, clinical diagnosis and treatment, and herbal medicine supply. The practical applicability of methodological innovations has been empirically validated, though significant disparities exist in technological adaptability and application depth across different fields. Overall, the digital and intelligent transformation of TCM remains in its nascent stage, grappling with multiple structural challenges:weak data foundations, inadequate technological adaptability, incomplete institutional frameworks, shortages of multidisciplinary talent, lagging policies and regulations, and urban-rural digital divide. In order to foster sustainable development and modernization of TCM, this paper establishes a six-dimensional collaborative governance framework of encompassing data, technology, organization, institutions, environment and ethics, which is rooted in data governance and digital governance theories. Future efforts should center on standardization, integration, and ecosystem development to build a data and technology foundation. Focus should be placed on deepening innovation and application of key TCM-specific technologies, while simultaneously strengthening interdisciplinary talent cultivation, improving institutional mechanisms and policy frameworks, and increasing support for rural areas. By adopting a people-centered and technology-empowered approach, we can overcome developmental constraints and unleash the powerful driving force of digital and intelligent technologies for the inheritance of TCM.
3.Effects of Jianpi Yishen Huatan Formula (健脾益肾化痰方)-Medicated Serum on Apoptosis,Migration and the LncRNA ALAL-1/USP4/HDAC2 Pathway in Human Lung Squamous Carcinoma Cells
Yijun FANG ; Xuemei WANG ; Changzhou XIONG ; Liubang LI ; Huimin QIN ; Zhiguang WANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(14):1481-1488
ObjectiveTo investigate the potential mechanism of the Jianpi Yishen Huatan Formula (健脾益肾化痰方,JPYSHF) in treating squamous cell lung cancer through the LncRNA ALAL-1/USP4/HDAC2 signaling pathway. MethodsForty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into a control group and high-, medium-, and low-dose JPYSHF group with 10 rats in each group. Rats in the JPYSHF groups were administered JPYSHF concentrated liquid at doses of 45, 30, and 15 g/(kg·d) via intragastric gavage, respectively, while the control group received 10 ml/(kg·d) of normal saline, once daily for 10 consecutive days before preparation of drug containing serum. Human lung squamous carcinoma SK-MES-1 cells were divided into a control group and low-, medium-, and high-dose JPYSHF-medicated serum groups. The control group was cultured with 10% saline-containing serum, while the JPYSHF groups were cultured with 10% low-, medium-, or high-dose medicated serum. After 48 hours of incubation, flow cytometry was used to detect apoptosis rates, and a cell scratch assay was performed to evaluate migration areas at 0 h and 24 h to calculate migration rate. Additional SK-MES-1 cells were divided into control serum, JPYSHF-medicated serum (low-, medium-, high-) dose, LncRNA-silenced group (transfected with ALAL-1 siRNA), USP4-inhibited group (treated with 35 μmol/L PR-619, a deubiquitinase inhibitor), and HDAC2-inhibited group (treated with 60 μmol/L Vorinostat). After 24 and 48 hours of culture, cell viability was assessed using the CCK-8 assay; LncRNA ALAL-1, USP4, and HDAC2 mRNA levels were quantified by qPCR after 24 hours; USP4 and HDAC2 protein levels were measured by Western Blot after 48 hours. ResultsCompared with the control serum group, the total apoptosis rate of cells in middle- and high-JPYSHF-medicated serum group significantly increased, and the cell migration rate of cells in the low-, middle- and high-JPYSHF-medicated serum group significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The cell migration rate of the low-, medium- and high-JPYSHF-medicated serum groups decreased with the increase of concentration in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the control serum group at the same time, the cell viability at 24 h and 48 h significantly decreased in all groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the low-JPYSHF-medicated serum group at the same time, the cell viability at 24 h and 48 h also decreased in the high-JPYSHF-medicated serum group and the LncRNA silencing group (P<0.05). Compared with the control serum group, the expression of USP4 and HDAC2 mRNA reduced in the low- and medium-dose JPYSHF-medicated serum groups and the USP4 inhibitor group, and the expression of LncRNA ALAL-1, USP4 and HDAC2 mRNA reduced in the high-dose JPYSHF-medicated serum group and LncRNA-silencing group, and HDAC2 mRNA expression reduced in the HDAC2 inhibitor group. USP4 and HDAC2 protein levels were reduced in cells of all groups except for USP4 protein level in HDAC2 inhibitor group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). ConclusionJPYSHF-medicated serum inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of human lung squamous carcinoma cells, and its mechanism of action may be related to its inhibition of the LncRNA ALAL-1/USP4/HDAC2 pathway, with best effect at a high concentration.
4.Role of insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ in prognostic evaluation and treatment of liver cirrhosis
Yanping WANG ; Ya ZHENG ; Huifang ZHANG ; Huimin WANG ; Xiaotong MA ; Zhaofeng CHEN
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(6):1188-1193
As a key member of the insulin-like growth factor family, insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ (IGF-Ⅰ) is mainly synthesized in the liver and is widely distributed in the human body, and it is involved in the physiological processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, metabolism, and apoptosis. Studies have shown that the level of IGF-Ⅰ is negatively correlated with the severity of liver cirrhosis, and IGF-Ⅰ mainly affects the progression of liver cirrhosis by inhibiting liver fibrosis, promoting DNA damage repair, and regulating lipid metabolism. Monitoring of IGF-Ⅰ level is expected to provide an evaluation indicator for improving the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis, and stimulating the action pathway of IGF-Ⅰ or regulating its expression level may become a new method for the treatment of liver cirrhosis. This article reviews the research advances in IGF-Ⅰ in liver cirrhosis, in order to provide new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis.
5.Analysis of factors influencing platelet transfusion in children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Xiaoyan FU ; Zida ZHEN ; Lijuan QIU ; Huimin ZHANG ; Mengjian WANG ; Shuaihang ZHANG ; Shuxuan MA
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(7):896-901
Objective: To evaluate the platelet transfusion requirements in children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), and to identify risk factors for increased transfusion needs and prolonged time to platelet transfusion independence. Methods: This single-center retrospective clinical study included 96 children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma who underwent ASCT from January 2019 to May 2024 in our hospital. Relevant clinical data were collected and analyzed, including age, gender, body surface area, platelet count (PLT) on stem cell infusion day (day 0), conditioning regimen, CD34
stem cell dose, platelet transfusion requirements during transplantation, and time to platelet transfusion independence post-transplant. Results: All 96 (100%) children received transfusion after ASCT. From day 0 to transfusion independence, the median number of platelet transfusion was 3 (2, 4.50), and the median volume of platelet transfused was 3 (2, 4.25) units. Platelet transfusion was required in almost all children in pseudo-healing stage (day 4 to day 6) and polar stage (day 7 to day 14), with transfusion rates as high as 83.33%(n=80) and 100%(n=96), respectively. The median time to platelet transfusion independence post-transplant was 13(11,17) days. Multivariate analysis showed that PLT<100×10
/L on day 0, platelet transfusion within one week before ASCT, the use of “busulfan+ melphalan” conditioning regimen, and CD34
stem cell dose<4.0×10
/kg were associated with significantly increased platelet requirements and numbers of transfusion (P<0.05). PLT<100×10
/L on day 0, platelet transfusion within one week before ASCT, and CD34
stem cell dose<4.0×10
/kg were associated with significantly delayed platelet transfusion independence (P<0.05). Age, sex, and blood type showed no statistically significant association (P>0.05) with post-transplant platelet transfusion requirements or time to transfusion independence in neuroblastoma patients. Conclusion: This study provided quantitative data for platelet transfusion after ASCT in children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma, and identified PLT<100×10
/L on day 0, platelet transfusion within one week before ASCT, CD34
stem cell dose<4.0×10
/kg were risk factors for increased platelet transfusions and delayed transfusion independence. Furthermore, the use of the BuMel (busulfan-melphalan) conditioning regimen was also found to contribute to increased transfusion requirements.
6.Analysis of factors influencing platelet transfusion in children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Xiaoyan FU ; Zida ZHEN ; Lijuan QIU ; Huimin ZHANG ; Mengjian WANG ; Shuaihang ZHANG ; Shuxuan MA
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(7):896-901
Objective: To evaluate the platelet transfusion requirements in children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), and to identify risk factors for increased transfusion needs and prolonged time to platelet transfusion independence. Methods: This single-center retrospective clinical study included 96 children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma who underwent ASCT from January 2019 to May 2024 in our hospital. Relevant clinical data were collected and analyzed, including age, gender, body surface area, platelet count (PLT) on stem cell infusion day (day 0), conditioning regimen, CD34
stem cell dose, platelet transfusion requirements during transplantation, and time to platelet transfusion independence post-transplant. Results: All 96 (100%) children received transfusion after ASCT. From day 0 to transfusion independence, the median number of platelet transfusion was 3 (2, 4.50), and the median volume of platelet transfused was 3 (2, 4.25) units. Platelet transfusion was required in almost all children in pseudo-healing stage (day 4 to day 6) and polar stage (day 7 to day 14), with transfusion rates as high as 83.33%(n=80) and 100%(n=96), respectively. The median time to platelet transfusion independence post-transplant was 13(11,17) days. Multivariate analysis showed that PLT<100×10
/L on day 0, platelet transfusion within one week before ASCT, the use of “busulfan+ melphalan” conditioning regimen, and CD34
stem cell dose<4.0×10
/kg were associated with significantly increased platelet requirements and numbers of transfusion (P<0.05). PLT<100×10
/L on day 0, platelet transfusion within one week before ASCT, and CD34
stem cell dose<4.0×10
/kg were associated with significantly delayed platelet transfusion independence (P<0.05). Age, sex, and blood type showed no statistically significant association (P>0.05) with post-transplant platelet transfusion requirements or time to transfusion independence in neuroblastoma patients. Conclusion: This study provided quantitative data for platelet transfusion after ASCT in children with high-risk stage Ⅳ neuroblastoma, and identified PLT<100×10
/L on day 0, platelet transfusion within one week before ASCT, CD34
stem cell dose<4.0×10
/kg were risk factors for increased platelet transfusions and delayed transfusion independence. Furthermore, the use of the BuMel (busulfan-melphalan) conditioning regimen was also found to contribute to increased transfusion requirements.
7.Chlorhexidine and Fondaparinux-Induced Kounis Syndrome: a Case Report
Fangzheng YU ; Yajing WANG ; Hang LIN ; Lifeng ZHANG ; Yuhui ZHU ; Xiaomeng SHI ; Huimin ZHOU ; Nan LIN ; Xiang GAO
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2025;4(3):334-340
Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome triggered by an allergic reaction, which is clinically rare and frequently subject to misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis. This article presents a case report of a 70-year-old male patient who developed a rash, pruritus, and chest pain following colon polyp resection. Coronary angiography revealed occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, and blood flow was restored after stent implantation. However, the patient experienced recurrent symptoms accompanied by loss of consciousness. Drug skin tests confirmed positive reactions to chlorhexidine and fondaparinux sodium, leading to a diagnosis of type Ⅱ Kounis syndrome. By avoiding allergenic drugs and combining antihistamines with symptomatic treatment to correct myocardial ischemia, the patient′s clinical symptoms significantly improved, and he eventually recovered and was discharged from the hospital. This case underscores the importance of maintaining vigilance for this syndrome in patients with allergies accompanied by chest pain and promptly identifying and avoiding allergens.
8.Gene therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: Current research status and challenges
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(9):1920-1924
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide, and most patients are in the advanced stage at the time of diagnosis, leading to a poor prognosis and a low survival rate. Traditional treatment methods often have limited efficacy, while gene therapy, as an emerging therapeutic strategy, has shown great potential with numerous challenges. This article mainly introduces the latest advances in the field of gene therapy for HCC and analyzes the key issues that need to be addressed in the future development of this field. Gene therapy has become a research hotspot in HCC due to its advantages of strong targeting, diverse mechanisms of action, and individualized treatment. Although gene therapy is still in the exploratory stage in the treatment of HCC, some preliminary research findings have been achieved. According to the reports in the literature, the combination of gene therapy with other treatment methods, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, can improve treatment outcomes and reduce the side effects of monotherapy. With the continuous advances in technology, gene therapy is expected to bring new hope to HCC patients.
9.Discussion on the accuracy of ovarian tumor diagnosis based on artificial intelligence with different scanning methods
Haizheng WANG ; Li FENG ; Sen WANG ; Huimin GUO ; Fanguo MENG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2025;34(1):77-83
Objective To explore the accuracy of artificial intelligence-based diagnosis of ovarian malignant tumors and the identification of benign and malignant tumors under transabdominal scanning and transvaginal scanning methods. Methods A dataset of transabdominal and transvaginal two-dimensional ultrasound images was used and the images were preprocessed to enhance quality. The region of interest was segmented and divided into a training set and a test set. A convolutional neural network (CNN) was trained on the images in the training set, and the accuracy of the model on the test set was calculated. Results Transvaginal scanning was 14% more accurate in diagnosing malignant ovarian tumors than transabdo-minal scanning on the test set. For identifying the benign and malignant ovarian tumors containing cystic components, a mixture of transvaginal and transabdominal scanning increased the accuracy by 9.7% over transabdominal scanning alone. Conclusion CNN can identify ovarian malignant tumors under both scanning methods, but the accuracy of transvaginal scanning is higher than that of transabdominal scanning, and the CNN model has a higher accuracy in identifying benign and malignant ovarian tumors under transvaginal scanning.
10.Correlation between CD4+T lymphocytes and viral load in newly identified human immunodeficiency virus infected individuals in Huangpu District,Shanghai,2023
Shuang ZHU ; Jieqiong ZHAN ; Lili SONG ; Yu WANG ; Wei CHU ; Weihua CHEN ; Huimin XU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(2):125-128
ObjectiveTo analyze the detected results of CD4+T lymphocytes and viral load in newly identified human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients in Huangpu District of Shanghai in 2023, to explore the correlation between them, so as to provide a scientific basis for the development of targeted prevention and control measures and antiviral treatment programs. MethodsThe data of CD4 cell count, viral load and demographic characteristics of the newly infected patients living with HIV in Huangpu District, Shanghai in 2023 were collected and analyzed by using descriptive epidemiological method. ResultsThe mean CD4 cell count of the 67 newly identified HIV infected patients in Huangpu District was (301.22±235.19) cells·µL-1, with a mean viral load of (5.15±1.28) ×105 copies·mL-1.There were statistically significant differences in CD4 cell count and viral load among different age groups (P<0.05), but there were no statistically significant differences by gender and marital status (both P>0.05). The CD4 cell count and CD4/CD8 ratio both were negatively correlated with the lg value of viral load (r=-0.290, -0.378; P=0.027, 0.002). ConclusionThe CD4 cell counts of the newly identified HIV infected patients in Huangpu District in 2023 were generally low, the proportion of patients with high viral load was high, but the risk for elderly infected with HIV was high. The elderly have gradually become the key population for AIDS prevention and control in Huangpu District. It is recommended to expand HIV screening in the elderly to reduce the risk of HIV transmission and increase the rate of early detection and treatment.

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