1.Research progress on strategies for toxicity reduction and efficacy enhancement of triptolide
Xiaoqing ZHENG ; Ying DING ; Shanshan XU ; Long WANG ; Shanshan HAN ; Yaping XING ; Meng ZHANG ; Wenhao LI
China Pharmacy 2026;37(11):1496-1501
Triptolide (TP), the core active component of the traditional Chinese medicine Tripterygium wilfordii , exhibits remarkable pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive and anti-tumor effects, and holds broad application prospects in the treatment of major diseases such as autoimmune diseases and malignant tumors. However, TP has a narrow therapeutic window and causes multi-organ toxicities including liver, kidney and reproductive toxicities, which severely restrict its safe clinical application and new drug development. Therefore, toxicity reduction and efficacy enhancement has become a core scientific problem urgently to be solved in this field. This paper systematically reviews the four core strategies for TP toxicity reduction and efficacy enhancement, including structural modification, dosage form improvement, herbal compatibility, and external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine. Among them, structural modification optimizes the toxic and efficacy characteristics of TP from the molecular structure level, with typica l derivatives including (5 R )-5-hydroxy triptolide, ZT01, PG490-88, etc. Dosage form modification achieves toxicity reduction and efficacy enhancement via targeted and sustained-controlled drug release of diverse delivery systems. It includes triptolide preparations such as nanoparticles, liposomes, microemulsion gels and liquid crystals, possessing favorable clinical transformation potential. The herbal compatibility and external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine conform to the holistic view of traditional Chinese medicine and have a profound clinical application foundation, but their mechanisms of action are insufficiently elucidated, and they lack unified standardized specifications and high-quality evidence-based proof. In the future, we should rely on multi-omics technology to elucidate the toxic and efficacy mechanisms, integrate technologies to optimize preparations, improve the evaluation system and promote clinical transformation.
2.Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment Approaches for Childhood IgA Vasculitis Nephritis from "Heat,Stasis and Deficiency"
Xiaoqing ZHENG ; Yifan LI ; Ying DING ; Shanshan XU ; Long WANG ; Yaping XING ; Wenchao XING
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(15):1673-1676
The core pathogenesis of childhood IgA vasculitis nephritis (IgAVN) lies in the intermingled conditions of heat, stasis and deficiency. Deficiency is the fundamental cause, while heat acts as the predominant manifestation at the initial stage, and stasis serves as the key factor leading to protracted illness. Based on this understanding, the overall therapeutic principle of clearing heat and cooling blood, dissolving stasis and unblocking collaterals, reinforcing healthy qi and consolidating the root is established. A self-formulated Qingre Zhixue Formula (清热止血方) is used as the basic prescription. According to the characteristics of different disease stages, childhood IgAVN is further classified into three main syndrome types, including blood heat with stasis obstruction, deficiency of both qi and yin, and deficiency of both spleen and kidney, with corresponding syndrome-based treatments. Throughout the treatment process, emphasis is placed on dissolving stasis and unblocking collaterals, while protecting the spleen and stomach of children and maintaining healthy qi. This paper provides new perspectives for diagnosis and treatment of childhood IgAVN with traditional Chinese medicine.
3.Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment Approaches for Childhood IgA Vasculitis Nephritis from "Heat,Stasis and Deficiency"
Xiaoqing ZHENG ; Yifan LI ; Ying DING ; Shanshan XU ; Long WANG ; Yaping XING ; Wenchao XING
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(15):1673-1676
The core pathogenesis of childhood IgA vasculitis nephritis (IgAVN) lies in the intermingled conditions of heat, stasis and deficiency. Deficiency is the fundamental cause, while heat acts as the predominant manifestation at the initial stage, and stasis serves as the key factor leading to protracted illness. Based on this understanding, the overall therapeutic principle of clearing heat and cooling blood, dissolving stasis and unblocking collaterals, reinforcing healthy qi and consolidating the root is established. A self-formulated Qingre Zhixue Formula (清热止血方) is used as the basic prescription. According to the characteristics of different disease stages, childhood IgAVN is further classified into three main syndrome types, including blood heat with stasis obstruction, deficiency of both qi and yin, and deficiency of both spleen and kidney, with corresponding syndrome-based treatments. Throughout the treatment process, emphasis is placed on dissolving stasis and unblocking collaterals, while protecting the spleen and stomach of children and maintaining healthy qi. This paper provides new perspectives for diagnosis and treatment of childhood IgAVN with traditional Chinese medicine.
4.Short-term efficacy of bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy for advanced cervical cancer
Fenghua CHEN ; Ping WU ; Li XING ; Yun ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2025;32(10):1455-1459
Objective:To investigate the short-term efficacy of bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy in patients with advanced cervical cancer, as well as its effects on tumor markers and immune function.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 60 patients with advanced cervical cancer who received treatment at Yiwu Central Hospital from January 2020 to March 2024. The patients were divided into an observation group and a control group ( n = 30 per group) based on whether they received bevacizumab. Patients in the observation group received bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy, while those in the control group received chemotherapy alone. The two groups were evaluated over two consecutive treatment cycles, with each cycle lasting 21 days. Short-term efficacy was compared between the two groups. The Karnofsky score, tumor markers, and immune function were assessed before and after treatment in both groups. Additionally, the incidence of adverse reactions was compared between the two groups. Results:The objective response rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group [73.33% (22/30) vs. 46.67% (14/30), χ2 = 4.44, P<0.05]. After treatment, the Karnofsky score in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group [(83.39 ± 4.43) vs. (75.48 ± 4.06), t = 7.21, P<0.001]. The serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 125, carcinoembryonic antigen, and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in the observation group were all significantly lower than those in the control group ( t = -11.27, -8.91, -13.33, all P<0.001). CD 3+, CD 4+, and CD 4+/CD 8+ were significantly higher in the observation group compared with the control group ( t = 10.20, 10.74, 10.17, all P<0.001). The incidence of adverse reactions did not differ significantly between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions:In patients with advanced cervical cancer, bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy demonstrates better efficacy than chemotherapy alone. The combined therapy is more effective in lowering serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 125, carcinoembryonic antigen, and carbohydrate antigen 19-9, as well as enhancing immune function, without increasing adverse reactions compared with chemotherapy alone.
5.Application of subject-achieving quality control circle in the popular science intervention of rational medication use for patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis
Yanjun ZHENG ; Xiangui LIN ; Xiang LI ; Honglan ZHONG ; Zhenjian XING
Modern Hospital 2025;25(7):1045-1048
Objective To investigate the application value of the subject-achieving quality control circle theory in enhan-cing medication adherence among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients through via popular science intervention.Methods From September 2023 to April 2024,100 patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis treated at the outpatient department were ran-domly divided into control and intervention groups,each comprising 50 cases.The control group received only routine medication education;whereas the intervention group,in addition to this,implemented popular science intervention measures based on the quality control circle theory.The medication adherence,full course completion rate,non-disease interruption rate,and self-re-ported adverse reaction rate were compared.Results After treatment,the intervention group showed higher medication adher-ence(6.76±1.02 vs.6.15±1.36),better adherence rates(78%vs.62%),and higher cure rates(76%vs.42%)than the control group,all with statistical significance.The non-disease interruption rate was also significantly lower in the intervention group(2%vs.14%).Adverse reaction reports were 6%in control and 18%in intervention group.Conclusion The subject-achieving quality control circle effectively improves medication adherence in newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients.
6.The expression of the threonine and tyrosine kinase gene in eyelid basal cell carcinoma and its impact on the biological behavior of malignant tumor cells
Tao LI ; Xing QI ; Dan ZHANG ; Yuru ZHANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Lingling ZHENG ; Chua-nqiang DAI ; Juan TANG
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2025;45(4):280-285
Objective To investigate the relationship between the threonine and tyrosine kinase(TTK)gene and eyelid basal cell carcinoma(BCC).Methods Bioinformatics methods were used to screen the core gene(namely,TTK)associated with the occurrence and development of BCC from the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)database.Surgically removed eyelid BCC tissue specimens(BCC cells were divided into BBC Grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ groups by tumor grade)and be-nign tumor tissue specimens(Control group)were collected from Ziyang Central Hospital for subsequent experiments.Cel-lular immunofluorescence assay(CIA)was used to detect the expression of the TTK gene in benign and malignant eyelid tumor cells.After knocking down TTK in BCC cells through transfection with lentiviruses(the cells transfected with LV-TTK-shRNA were taken as the TTK-shRNA group,and those transfected with LV-BBC-shRNA were taken as the BBC nega-tive control group),CIA was used to detect the expression of key proteins Bcl-2 and Bax in the apoptotic signaling pathway of each group of cells.Results The bioinformatics analysis showed that the TTK gene was the core gene associated with the occurrence and development of eyelid BCC.CIA detection results revealed that the fluorescence signal intensities in the tumor cytoplasm of Control,BCC Grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,and Ⅲ groups were 1.03±0.07,1.28±0.11,1.58±0.13 and 1.92±0.17,respectively.The fluorescence signal intensity gradually increased,and the difference in fluorescence signal intensity among the four groups was statistically significant(all P<0.05).Compared with that in the Control group(1.02±0.05),the cell fluorescence intensity was increased in the BCC negative control group(1.74±0.12)and decreased in the TTK-shRNA group(1.31±0.09)(P<0.05).The difference in cell fluorescence intensity was significant among the Control,BCC nega-tive control and TTK-shRNA groups(all P<0.05).The fluorescence intensity of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was 1.04±0.12 in the Control group,2.12±0.23 in the BCC negative control group,and 1.43±0.15 in the TTK-shRNA group.The fluorescence intensity of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax was 1.02±0.08 in the Control group,0.64±0.11 in the BCC negative control group,and 1.47±0.16 in the TTK-shRNA group.After TTK knockdown,the expression level of BcL-2 in BCC cells decreased,and that of Bax increased.The fluorescence intensities of BcL-2 and Bax were significantly different among the Control,BCC negative control and TTK-shRNA groups(all P<0.05).Conclusion The TTK gene plays a role in the regulation of eyelid BCC cell proliferation,and this effect is closely related to the PI3K-AKT-Bcl-2/Bax signaling path-way.
7.Application of virtual reality technology in functional recovery of peripheral nerve injury
Shuyang ZHANG ; Xinyu DU ; Donglin ZHAO ; Zheng XING ; Xiaolei CHU ; Qi LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(21):4593-4601
BACKGROUND:Virtual reality technology is a popular human-computer intelligent interaction technology in recent years,and has been widely used in leisure and entertainment,vocational training,medical rehabilitation and other fields. OBJECTIVE:To explore the potential of virtual reality technology combined with different therapies in functional recovery of patients with peripheral nerveinjury,summarize its mechanism of action,evaluate its application effects and prospects,and discuss its advantages and disadvantages,so as to provide new ideas and methods for rehabilitation practice after peripheral nerve injury.METHODS:The relevant literature of CNKI and PubMed database from inception to May 2024 was retrieved by computer. Chinese and English search terms were "peripheral nerves injury,virtual reality,endoplasmic reticulum stress,muscle atrophy,cerebral cortex,mirror therapy,tendon vibration,treadmill training." Finally,68 articles were included for analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Virtual reality technology,as a new auxiliary means,simulates the real environment to provide immersive multi-sensory experiences for patients,greatly enriching the dimensions of rehabilitation training and significantly accelerating the recovery process of patients with peripheral nerve injury. Its mechanism of action is to promote cortical plasticity through multi-sensory stimulation,invading the dormant areas adjacent to the cortex,and these areas responding to other inputs or generating new muscle activation,thereby promoting functional recovery. (2) Virtual reality technology has been widely combined with traditional therapies,showcasing its unique advantages. When combined with mirror therapy,the advantage of virtual reality is breaking the limitation of body position and advancing the time point of rehabilitation intervention. When combined with tendon vibration,virtual reality technology enhances the dual stimulation of visual and tactile perception to enhance the illusion of movement,significantly improving the perception and motor ability of patients,but also raises the issue of increased perception of limb weight. In running machine training,virtual reality technology further leverages its advantages by simulating real-life environments through multi-sensory stimulation to enhance balance and walking function,but problems such as motion sickness still exist. (3) Therefore,in actual applications,due to the fact that virtual reality combined with mirror therapy and tendon vibration will enhance the illusion of movement for patients,it is more suitable for early stages of rehabilitation. Meanwhile,the combination of virtual reality and treadmill training is suitable for the later stage of rehabilitation,helping patients to better return to their daily lives. (4) Although virtual reality technology has shown great potential in peripheral nerve injury rehabilitation,there are still some problems and challenges,such as motion sickness,the design and application of virtual reality rehabilitation games,and ethical considerations. Future research should focus on solving these problems to further promote the development of virtual reality technology in the field of rehabilitation.
8.Policy Review,Practice,Influencing Factors and Enlightenment on Classification Formation of Medical Service Price
Daxi ZHENG ; Jing LIU ; Xing LI
Chinese Health Economics 2025;44(8):61-66,70
The medical service price is an important source for public hospitals to compensate the cost of medical service.There are many kinds of diseases and complicated treatment plan.The price formation should reflect the characteristics of medical service.On the basis of reviewing the policy of medical service price classification formation and combining with the practice of medical service price classification formation in typical areas,it analyzes the influencing factors and mechanism of price formation,and obtains the enlightenment for other regions to improve the medical service price formation mechanism:cost pricing,value pricing and reference pricing methods reflect the value of technical labor and reasonable price comparison relationship;distinguish the types and disciplines of medical service items,explore the same price in the same city,high quality and high price,and promote hierarchical diagnosis and treatment;build an intelligent cost and price management platform to promote the coordination of medical service prices and regional economic development level.
9.Study on testing methods for maximum nebulization rate of medical ultrasonic nebulizer
Xing-cai YUAN ; Tao LI ; Shao-wu SHI ; Peng WANG ; Yuan LIAO ; Zheng FAN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2025;46(11):84-90
The medical ultrasonic nebulizer was introduced in terms of composition,working principle and testing principle and method of the maximum nebulization rate.The testing characteristics of the volumetric and gravimetric methods were compared.A series of experiments were conducted using the whole-unit gravimetric approach.The initial liquid charge was indicated to be the primary factor affecting the maximum nebulization rate,and the influence increased significantly when the nebulizer's nominal volume got expanded.References were provided for medical testing staffs in selecting testing methods.
10.Conflicts and Coordination between the Medical Service Price Classification Formation and the Medical Insurance Payment According to DRG/DIP
Daxi ZHENG ; Xing LI ; Jing LIU
Chinese Health Economics 2025;44(3):47-53
Based on the price control of medical service items,medical insurance realizes the total cost control of medical services through the reform of payment methods.It analyzes the conflicts between the medical service price formation and payment based on DRG/DIP:measuring the medical insurance payment standard according to the historical average case cost rather than the diagnosis and treatment cost,and continuing the unreasonable price comparison relationship of items;new technologies,special medical service cases and DRG/DIP payment are not well connected,which hinders the demand for high quality and high price.It sorts out the linking practices of new medical service items and the implementation of market-regulated prices for non-basic medical service items and medical insurance payment,and obtains the enlightenment of other regions in promoting the formation of medical service price classification and the coordination of medical insurance DRG/DIP payment:fully applies cost information to the formation of reasonable medical service prices and the formulation of payment standards for patient groups(diseases);combines real-world data and health technology assessments to aid innovative medical technology pricing and payment access decisions;improves the inclusion standard,declaration procedure,review process and settlement method of DRG/DIP new technology special case;excludes the costs of eligible special medical care cases from the DRG/DIP payment criteria and fee settlement.

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