1.Analysis on the Equitable Distribution of Medical and Health Resources under the Background of Digital Economy
Zhian LI ; Peiwen BAI ; Xiaoran WANG
Chinese Health Economics 2025;44(5):43-48
Objective:To investigate the impact of the development of the digital economy on the unfair of healthcare resource allocation in China.Methods:The sample data from 23 provinces across the country from 2015 to 2021 were tested using econometric regression.Results:It is found that the development of the digital economy will exacerbate the unfairness of the allocation of medical and health resources in China.Further analysis results show that there are regional differences in the impact of digital economy on the distribution of medical resources,which is mainly manifested in the central and western regions,but weaker in the eastern region,and this impact will weaken with the improvement of the development level of digital economy.At the same time,it also explores the possible influencing mechanisms.It is found that due to the demand-oriented allocation of medical and health resources,the development of digital economy will lead to more unfair allocation of medical resources by affecting economic level,education level and income gap.Conclusion:In the face of the challenges brought by the digital economy to the allocation of medical and health resources,effective measures need to be taken to solve them,thus laying a solid foundation for achieving the goals of comprehensive health coverage and common prosperity.
2.Analysis on the Equitable Distribution of Medical and Health Resources under the Background of Digital Economy
Zhian LI ; Peiwen BAI ; Xiaoran WANG
Chinese Health Economics 2025;44(5):43-48
Objective:To investigate the impact of the development of the digital economy on the unfair of healthcare resource allocation in China.Methods:The sample data from 23 provinces across the country from 2015 to 2021 were tested using econometric regression.Results:It is found that the development of the digital economy will exacerbate the unfairness of the allocation of medical and health resources in China.Further analysis results show that there are regional differences in the impact of digital economy on the distribution of medical resources,which is mainly manifested in the central and western regions,but weaker in the eastern region,and this impact will weaken with the improvement of the development level of digital economy.At the same time,it also explores the possible influencing mechanisms.It is found that due to the demand-oriented allocation of medical and health resources,the development of digital economy will lead to more unfair allocation of medical resources by affecting economic level,education level and income gap.Conclusion:In the face of the challenges brought by the digital economy to the allocation of medical and health resources,effective measures need to be taken to solve them,thus laying a solid foundation for achieving the goals of comprehensive health coverage and common prosperity.
3.Discussion on the Mechanism of Intervention of Fangji Huangqi Xiaozhong Prescription in Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype Osteoarthritis Based on PPARγ/NF-κB Signaling Pathway
Yifei WEI ; Zige LI ; Tianyu BAI ; Jiaming QIU ; Hongjie WANG ; Xiao XIAO ; Guannan WEN ; Peiwen LIANG ; Ting CHENG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(8):76-83
Objective To explore the treatment effects and mechanism of Fangji Huangqi Xiaozhong Prescription in metabolic syndrome phenotype osteoarthritis(MS-OA)based on PPARγ/NF-κB signaling pathway.Methods SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operation group,OA group,MS-OA group,Western medicine group,and TCM high-and low-dasage groups.The modified Hulth method was used to make the OA model,and OA model was added with high-carbohydrate high-fat diet to make the MS-OA model.TCM high-and low-dosage groups were given 15.12,7.56 g/kg Fangji Huangqi Xiaozhong Prescription for gavage.The Western medicine group was given 16.2 mg/kg of losoprofen sodium by gavage,while the other groups were given physiological saline by gavage once a day for 6 consecutive weeks.Rat body mass was measured,biochemical detection of blood lipids and blood glucose was conducted,ELISA was used to detect the contents of serum TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-10 and leptin,morphological changes in cartilage tissue were observed using safranin O-fixed green and HE staining,immunohistochemical staining was used to detect expressions of Acan,ColⅩ,MMP13,TNF-α,IL-1β and PPARγ in cartilage tissue,Western blot was used to detected the expression of PPARγ,NF-κBp65 and p-NF-κBp65 protein in cartilage tissue.Results Compared with the sham-operation group,body mass and serum TC,TG,LDL-C,TNF-α,IL-1β and leptin of MS-OA group increased significantly(P<0.01),the contents of HDL-C and IL-10 decreased(P<0.01),cartilage tissue degeneration was significant,and the Mankin score increased(P<0.01),the expression of ColⅩ,MMP13,TNF-α,IL-1β,p-NF-κBp65 protein increased(P<0.05,P<0.01),and the expression of Acan and PPARγ protein decreased(P<0.01).Compared with the MS-OA group,the contents of serum TC,TG,LDL-C,TNF-α and leptin decreased in TCM high-dosage group(P<0.05,P<0.01),the content of IL-10 increased(P<0.05),the pathological damage of cartilage tissue improved,the Mankin score decreased(P<0.01),the expressions of ColⅩ,MMP13,TNF-α,IL-1β and p-NF-κBp65 protein in cartilage tissue decreased(P<0.05,P<0.01),and the protein expressions of Acan and PPARγ protein increased(P<0.01,P<0.05).Conclusion Fangji Huangqi Xiaozhong Prescription can improve lipid metabolism disorder,improve intra-articular inflammatory environment,balance cartilage metabolism,and delay cartilage degeneration in MS-OA rats.Its mechanism may be related to the regulation of PPARγ/NF-κB signaling pathway.
4.Fangji Huangqi Detumescence Prescription Treats Synovitis in Rats with Knee Osteoarthritis by Modulating Polarization of Synovial Macrophages
Yi-fei WEI ; Ting CHENG ; Xiao XIAO ; Jiawen ZHAN ; Kewei JIANG ; He YIN ; Tianyu BAI ; Peiwen LIANG ; Yong ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(13):112-122
ObjectiveTo assess the curative effects of Fangji Huangqi detumescence prescription (FHDP) on synovitis and polarization of synovial macrophages of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) model in rats induced by Hulth method. MethodThirty-six rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, high-dose, medium-dose, and low-dose (29.16, 14.58, and 7.29 g·kg-1) FHDP groups, and loxoprofen sodium (16.2 mg·kg-1) group. KOA model in rats was induced by modified Hulth method. Six weeks after the operation, rats were given high, medium, and low concentrations of FHDP, normal saline (NS), and loxoprofen sodium according to the group to intervene, and sacrificed after 2-week administration. Synovium and cartilage histopathological changes were observed after hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Flow cytometry (FCM) and immunofluorescence (IF) test were used to evaluate the polarization of M1/M2 macrophages. Immunohistochemistry (IMC) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to detect the related protein expression levels of macrophage polarization, such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) in joint tissues and serum. ResultCompared with the sham operation group, Krenn and Mankin scores in the model group were significantly increased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, Krenn score was decreased in all administration groups (P<0.05, P<0.01), but there was no significant difference in Mankin score in any administration groups. Compared with the sham operation group, M1/mø (CD38+) ratio in the model group was significantly increased (P<0.01), and M2/mø (CD206+) ratio in the model group was decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, M1/mø ratio in the high, medium, and low-dose FHDP groups was decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01), but M2/mø ratio was increased in all administration groups (the difference had no statistical significance). Compared with the sham operation group, M1/M2 ratio in the model group was significantly increased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, M1/M2 ratio in all FHDP groups was significantly decreased (P<0.01), and M1/M2 ratio in the high and medium-dose FHDP groups was lower than that in the loxoprofen sodium group (P<0.05). Compared with the sham operation group, the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and MMP-13 in synovium and cartilage of the model group were significantly increased (P<0.01), the level of IL-10 was significantly decreased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in synovium were decreased in all administration groups (P<0.05), but the difference of the levels of MMP-13 and IL-10 in synovium had no statistical significance. The level of inflammatory mediators in cartilage was not affected in all administration groups. Compared with the sham operation group, the levels of TNF-α and IL-β in serum of the model group were significantly increased (P<0.01), the level of IL-10 was decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the level of TNF-α in the high-dose FHDP group was decreased (P<0.05), and the level of IL-10 was increased in all administration groups (P<0.05, P<0.01). The difference of the level of IL-β in all administration groups had no statistical significance. ConclusionFHDP attenuated the synovitis of KOA rats. FHDP exert the effect on the releasing of proinflammatory cytokines and MMP by inhibiting the polarization of M1 macrophages in synovium, and had no significant effect on the polarization of M2 macrophages. Modulating the imbalanced polarization of synovial macrophages was a possible mechanism of FHDP on attenuating synovitis and treating KOA.

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