1.Pathogenic Mechanisms of Spleen Deficiency-Phlegm Dampness in Obesity and Traditional Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment Strategies:from the Perspective of Immune Inflammation
Yumei LI ; Peng XU ; Xiaowan WANG ; Shudong CHEN ; Le YANG ; Lihua HUANG ; Chuang LI ; Qinchi HE ; Xiangxi ZENG ; Juanjuan WANG ; Wei MAO ; Ruimin TIAN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(1):31-37
Based on spleen deficiency-phlegm dampness as the core pathogenesis of obesity, and integrating recent advances in modern medicine regarding the key role of immune inflammation in obesity, this paper proposes a multidimensional pathogenic network of "obesity-spleen deficiency-phlegm dampness-immune imbalance". Various traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs that strengthen the spleen, regulate qi, and resolve phlegm and dampness can treat obesity by improving spleen-stomach transport and transformation, promoting water-damp metabolism, and regulating immune homeostasis. This highlights immune inflammation as an important entry point to elucidate the TCM concepts of "spleen deficiency-phlegm dampness" and the therapeutic principle of "strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness to treat obesity". By systematically analyzing the intrinsic connection between "spleen deficiency generating dampness, internal accumulation of phlegm dampness" and immune dysregulation in obesity, this paper aims to provide theoretical support for TCM treatment of obesity based on dampness.
2.Preoperative noninvasive prediction of pathological grading of urothelial carcinoma of bladder with a nomogram model based on ultrasound features and inflammatory indicators
Le TAO ; Hao ZHANG ; Qunqun ZHOU ; Tingting LIN ; Dan FAN ; Chang LU ; Hejing HUANG
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2025;46(10):1304-1312
Objective To evaluate the value of a nomogram model based on ultrasonographic features and inflammatory indicators in the preoperative noninvasive prediction of pathological grading of urothelial carcinoma of bladder(UCB).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 471 patients with pathologically confirmed UCB,and the patients were assigned to high-grade group(401 cases)or low-grade group(70 cases).Basic clinical data(gender,age,macroscopic hematuria),ultrasonographic features(lesion location,blood flow signal,etc.),and blood inflammatory indicators(e.g.neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio[NLR])were collected.Independent predictors were screened using univariate and multivariate logistic regression,and a nomogram model was constructed.Model performance was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,calibration curve,and decision curve analysis(DCA).Results Multivariate logistic analysis identified gender(odds ratio[OR]=2.68),age(OR=1.08),macroscopic hematuria(OR=3.19),lesion located in the trigone(OR=4.59),positive blood flow signal(OR=2.87),and NLR(OR=1.03)were independent predictors of high-grade UCB(all P<0.05).The combined model(clinical features+ultrasonographic characteristics+inflammatory indicators)achieved an area under curve(AUC)of 0.892,which was significantly higher than the clinical feature-only model(AUC=0.799)and the clinical+ultrasonographic model(AUC=0.856).The calibration curve demonstrated good consistency between predicted and actual outcomes,and DCA confirmed its optimal clinical net benefit.Conclusion The nomogram model integrating clinical features,ultrasonographic characteristics,and inflammatory indicators can effectively discriminate UCB pathological grading,providing a reliable preoperative noninvasive assessment tool for personalized treatment decisions.
3.Analysis of the High-risk Factors and Maternal Fetal Outcomes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy in Twin Pregnancies
Le HUANG ; Hua LI ; Xueli WEI ; Ping NI
Journal of Practical Obstetrics and Gynecology 2025;41(10):842-846
Objective:To analyze the characteristics,high-risk factors,and maternal fetal outcomes of intrahe-patic cholestasis of pregnancy(ICP)in twin pregnancies,and provide a basis for clinical intervention.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 791 cases twin pregnant women who gave birth ≥24 weeks of gestation at Changsha Maternal and Child Health Hospital affiliated to Hunan Normal University from January 1,2021 to No-vember 30,2024.According to whether the pregnant women were complicated with ICP,all included twin pregnant women were divided into two groups,with 732 cases in the non ICP group and 59 cases in the ICP group.The differences in clinical characteristics,high-risk factors,and maternal fetal outcomes between two groups were compared,and Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the influencing factors of ICP in twin pregnancies.Results:①Among the women with twin live births who gave birth at ≥24 weeks of gestation,the incidence of ICP was 7.46%(59/791),and the proportion of mildly elevated total bile acid(TBA)was 83.05%(49/59);The inci-dence of ICP was highest at 34-36+6 weeks of pregnancy,accounting for 52.54%(31/59),and the incidence be-fore full-term was 77.97%(46/59);The treatment rate of TBA lowering drugs was 37.29%(22/59),and the inef-fective rate of drug treatment was 68.18%(15/22).②Univariate analysis found that the proportion of preeclamp-sia(PE)and previous cesarean section history in the ICP group was higher than that in the non ICP group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).③ Logistic regression analysis suggests that,PE(OR 3.104,95%CI 1.763-5.466)and a history of previous cesarean section(OR 2.252,95%CI 1.039-4.878)were an inde-pendent risk factor for ICP in twins(P<0.05).④The gestational age at delivery and birth weight of newborns in the ICP group were lower than those in the non ICP group.The premature birth rate,cesarean section rate,and neonatal transfer rate were higher than those in the non ICP group,and the differences were statistically signifi-cant(P<0.05).Conclusions:PE and previous cesarean section history are high-risk factors for the occurrence of ICP in twin pregnancies.A detailed understanding of past medical history and active prevention of PE are bene-ficial for preventing the occurrence of ICP in twin pregnancies.
4.Incidence and Mortality of Female Breast Cancer in Zhejiang Cancer Registration Areas in 2021 and Trends from 2000 to 2021
Yan LI ; Hongrui HUANG ; Xu MA ; Dan LUO ; Le WANG ; Huizhang LI ; Lingbin DU ; Yiping WU ; Yanfei QIU
China Cancer 2025;34(10):764-774
[Purpose]To analyze the incidence and mortality of female breast cancer in Zhejiang cancer registration areas in 2021 and the trends from 2000 to 2021.[Methods]The data of cancer inci-dence,mortality and population data reported by cancer registration areas in Zhejiang Province from 2000 to 2021 were collected.The crude incidence/mortality rates,age-standardized rates ad-justed by Chinese standard population(ASIRC,ASMRC)and world standard population(ASIRW,ASMRW),cumulative rates(0~74 years old),truncated rates(35~64 years old),proportion of fe-male breast cancer and age-specific rate were calculated.The average annual percentage change(AAPC)of female breast cancer incidence and mortality rates in Zhejiang from 2000 to 2021 was calculated using Joinpoint software.[Results]In 2021,there were 7 262 new cases of female breast cancer in Zhejiang cancer registration areas,accounting for 12.70%of all new female can-cer cases.The crude incidence rate,ASIRC and ASIRW were 65.71/105,42.03/105 and 39.22/105,respectively.The cumulative incidence rate(0~74 years old)was 4.26%,and the truncated rate(35~64 years old)was 98.34/105.The ASIRC in urban and rural areas were 43.15/105 and 40.15/105,respectively.There were 992 deaths of female breast cancer,accounting for 6.97%of all female cancer deaths.The crude mortality rate,ASMRC and ASMRW were 8.98/105,4.62/105 and 4.47/105,respectively.The cumulative mortality rate(0~74 years old)was 0.48%,and the truncated rate(35~64 years old)was 8.89/105.The ASMRC in urban and rural areas were 4.79/105 and 4.34/105,respectively.The incidence rate of female breast cancer reached the peak at the age group of 60~64 years old,and the mortality rate reached the peak at the age group of 85 years old and above.From 2000 to 2021,the crude incidence rate,ASIRC and ASIRW of female breast cancer in Zhejiang cancer registration areas showed significant increasing trends(all P<0.05).The crude mortality rate and ASMRW of female breast cancer also showed significant increasing trends(all P<0.05).[Conclusion]The incidence rate of female breast cancer in Zhejiang Province was higher than the national average,while the mortality rate was lower than the national average in 2021.Both the incidence and mortality rates showed increasing trends from 2000 to 2021.Fur-thermore,distinct urban-rural disparities existed in both incidence and mortality characteristics.
5.Establishment and application of a method for detecting Toxoplasma gondii based on recombinant polymerase amplification technology
Shao-zheng SONG ; Le-ying GU ; Ying-chao WU ; Ya-qin MENG ; Kang-ying YU ; Xiao-hua HUANG
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2025;41(2):107-112
To establish a method for detecting Toxoplasma gondii based on recombinant polymerase amplification(RPA)technology and apply it to clinical sample validation of pet cats.Using the 529 repeat sequence of the Toxoplasma gondii gene as the target gene sequence,primers and probes were designed,and the Rep-529 recombinant plasmid was constructed as the standard.A fluorescent RPA reaction system was established.Dilute the plasmid standard 10 times to different concentrations as the detection template for sensitivity testing;Specific testing was conducted using genomic DNA from several parasitic spe-cies,including Toxoplasma gondii,Cryptosporidium,Neosporidium,Trichinella spiralis,Giardia flagellata,Babesia bo-vis and Theileria annulata as templates;Simultaneously,fluorescence RPA and RT-PCR were used to detect 52 positive and 40 negative cats clinical samples,and the coincidence rate of the detection results of the two methods were compared and ana-lyzed.The RPA reaction system was successfully established using PTRep recombinant plasmid as the standard,ToxD-F/ToxD-R as the primer,and RepD-P as the fluorescent probe.The reaction temperature was constant at 39 ℃,the reaction time was 30 minutes,and the detection sensitivity was 1 copy/μL.There is no significant cross reaction with parasites such as Cryptosporidium,Neosporidium,Trichinella spiralis,Giardia,Babesia bovis and Theileria annulata,and the specificity is good.A total of 92 clinical fecal samples from cats were tested,and the positive coincidence rate of fluorescence RPA detection method was higher than that of conventional RT-PCR method(98.08%vs.82.69%),and the difference of the positive rate was not statistically significant(X2=1.392,P>0.05).The fluorescence RPA detection method for Toxoplasma gondii suc-cessfully established in this study has the characteristics of being fast,sensitive,specific,accurate,and reliable.It can be used as a rapid clinical detection kit for Toxoplasma gondii in cats and other animals,providing new technical support for the subsequent epidemiological monitoring and precise clinical diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in cats,other animals,and humans in the future.
6.Advances in testicular organoid culture technology
Minghao HUANG ; Guoyao DU ; Denglong WU ; Wei LE
Chinese Journal of Reproduction and Contraception 2025;45(1):96-102
With the increasing incidence of male reproductive system diseases and reproductive dysfunctions, diagnosis and treatment of male infertility and fertility preservation have become clinical challenges to be overcome. Organoids, a kind of cell product cultured in vitro under different microenvironments by using adult stem cells or embryonic stem cell, can possess histological anatomy and physiological function that are similar to natural tissues. In recent years, technological breakthroughs have been made in testicular organoids in terms of sperm proliferation and differentiation induced in vitro, providing a new idea for solving the above problems. This article briefly introduces common testicular organoid techniques (micropore culture, microfluidics culture method, three-layer gradient system, air-liquid interface culture, extracellular matrix hydrogel scaffold, hanging drop cultures, and 3D printing technology, etc.), including technical features, research conditions, technical bottlenecks and summarizes the application characteristics and situations of some ordinary organoid culture solutions in the field of testicular organoids as well.
7.Predictive value of dual-energy CT quantitative parameters in differential diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma
Yan HUANG ; Yingxun TAN ; Le LIN ; Shuke SUN ; Lishan WEI
Journal of Practical Radiology 2025;41(3):394-398
Objective To investigate the predictive value of dual-energy computed tomography(DECT)quantitative parameters in the diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.Methods A total of 174 patients with lung cancer were pro-spectively selected.All patients underwent DECT examination,and the types of lung cancer were determined according to the patho-logical tissue.According to the pathological classification,they were divided into lung adenocarcinoma group(n=99),lung squamous cell carcinoma group(n=47)and small cell lung cancer group(n=28).According to whether the lung adenocarcinoma patients had pathological aggressiveness,they were divided into invasive group(n=34)and non-invasive group(n=65).Receiver operating char-acteristic(ROC)curve was used to diagnose the predictive value of DECT quantitative parameters in the diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.Results The normalized iodine concentration(NIC)and k in venous phase of lung adenocar-cinoma group were higher than those in lung squamous cell carcinoma group and small cell lung cancer group(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the combined diagnosis value of NIC and k in venous phase was higher(P<0.05).The lobular proportion,vac-uolar proportion,pleural indentation proportion,vascular cluster proportion,effective atomic number(Eff-Z),NIC and k in arterial phase,and NIC and k in venous phase in invasion group were higher than those in non-invasion group(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that pleural indentation,NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase were risk factors for pathological aggerssive-ness in lung adenocarcinoma patients(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the combination of NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase had higher value in predicting the pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma(P<0.05).Conclusion The combination of NIC and k in venous phase is effective in the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma,while NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase have high predictive values for the aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.
8.Research progress of antigen specific T cell detection technology
Mingzhe ZENG ; Jiahui DU ; Jiahao HU ; Ziqian HE ; Zeming LE ; Jingyi HUANG ; Zhiqing LI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(6):1490-1496
T cell response plays an important role in anti-viral infection and anti-tumor immunity,and antigen-specific T cell detection is essential for study of T cell response.This article reviews progress of antigen-specific T cell detection technology,including enzyme-linked immunospot(ELISPOT)assay,intracellular cytokine staining(ICS)assay and activation-induced labeling(AIM)assay,which based on detection of cytokine secretion or activation phenotypes of specific T cells after stimulation and reactivation with antigen in vitro.Another class of methods include Tetramer technology based on known epitopes-human leukocyte antigen(HLA)restriction and recently developed single-cell transcriptomes and T-cell antigen receptor(TCR)sequencing technology.Application of the above methods has advanced our understanding of antigen specific T cell response:Strength and duration of the response,subpop-ulation information,epitopes and their associated HLA-restriction,TCR cloning information and transcriptome characteristic.
9.Construction of a risk nomogram prediction model for symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after percutaneous intracranial artery thrombolysis in patients with acute cerebral infarction
Huahui LE ; Kun HUANG ; Haijun AI ; Haiyan XU
Journal of China Medical University 2025;54(6):530-536
Objective To construct an acute cerebral infarction risk nomogram prediction model to evaluate the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients after percutaneous intracranial artery thrombolysis.Methods A total of 272 patients with acute cere-bral infarction who underwent percutaneous intracranial artery thrombolysis in our hospital from January 2021 to February 2024 were selected as the study participants and divided into the training set(n=190)and validation set(n=82)at a ratio of 7∶3.The training set was divided into a bleeding group(n=61)and non-bleeding group(n=129)based on the presence or absence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage during the postoperative period,and the general data of the patients in the two groups were compared.Binary logistic regres-sion was used to analyze the factors influencing symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.The R Language 4.3.3 toolkit was used to construct a predictive model for the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.The predictive efficacy,calibration,and clinical applicability of the model were assessed using subject operating characteristic(ROC),calibration,and decision curves.Results Atrial fibrillation,fasting blood glucose level,and preoperative NIHSS scores were identified as factors influencing symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after percutaneous intracranial artery thrombolysis in patients with acute cerebral infarction.The AUC of the training and validation sets for predicting symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage was 0.986(95%CI:0.974-0.999)and 0.986(95%CI:0.967-1.000),with a sensitivity of 95.08%and 99.98%,and a specificity of 95.35%and 92.98%.Conclusion The risk nomogram prediction model constructed in this study provides an effective tool of clinical value for assessing the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after percutaneous intracra-nial artery thrombolysis in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
10.Clinical Efficacy of CAG Regimen Combined with Venetoclax,Chidamide,and Azacitidine in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Qing-Yang LIU ; Yu JING ; Meng LI ; Sai HUANG ; Yu-Chen LIU ; Ya-Nan WEN ; Jing-Jing YANG ; Wen-Jing GAO ; Ning LE ; Yi-Fan JIAO ; Xia-Wei ZHANG ; Li-Ping DOU
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(4):945-950
Objective:To explore the efficacy and adverse reactions of CAG regimen combined with venetoclax,chidamide,and azacitidine in the treatment of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia(AML).Methods:15 elderly AML patients aged ≥ 60 years old who were admitted to the Hematology Department of our hospital from May 2022 to October 2023 were treated with the CAG regimen combined with venetoclax,chidamide and azacitidine,and the efficacy,treatment-related adverse events,overall survival(OS)and event-free survival(EFS)were analyzed.Results:After one course of treatment,11 out of 15 patients achieved complete response(CR),3 patients achieved CR with incomplete hematologic recovery(CRi),and 1 patient died due to prior infection before efficacy evaluation,and the overall response rate(ORR)was 93.3%(14/15).The median follow-up time was 131(19-275)days,with median OS and EFS both remaining unreached.Next-generation sequencing(NGS)analysis showed that among the 15 patients,13 were detected with gene mutations,and there were 7 genes with mutation frequencies of more than 10%,including ASXL1(4 cases),RUNX1(4 cases),BCOR(3 cases),DNMT3A(3 cases),STAG2(2 cases),IDH1/2(2 cases),and TET(2 cases).Among the 13 patients with detectable mutations,12 patients achieved composite response(CR+CRi).The average recovery time of white blood cell count was 14.6 days after chemotherapy,and the average recovery time of platelets was 7.7 days after chemotherapy.The main adverse event was myelosuppression,with 10 patients accompanied by infection.Except for 1 patient who died due to septic shock during chemotherapy,no patients experienced serious complications such as heart,liver,or kidney damage during the treatment process.Conclusion:The CACAG+V regimen,which combines the CAG regimen with venetoclax,chidamide,and azacitidine,can be applied in the treatment of elderly AML patients,demonstrating good safety and induction remission rate.

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