1.Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of chronic eczema
Xia ZHANG ; Zhili RAO ; Xia LIU ; Ping SHEN ; Qin WANG
China Pharmacy 2026;37(6):817-822
Chronic eczema has a high prevalence in China, significantly impacting patients’ quality of life. Leveraging the unique advantages of pattern identification/syndrome differentiation and treatment, along with a holistic approach, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which integrates internal and external therapies, has been widely applied in the management of chronic eczema. It has demonstrated significant efficacy and distinctive strengths in alleviating symptoms, reducing recurrence rates, maintaining disease stability, and enhancing patients’ quality of life. Oral administration of TCM(e.g. modified Longdan xiegan decoction) can improve patients’ clinical symptoms through systemic regulation. External use of TCM can directly act on the skin lesion with the help of steaming and washing, hydropathic compress, ointment and other forms. At the same time, it can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of chronic eczema by combining with non-drug therapies such as acupuncture, moxibustion, acupoint catgut embedding, blood-letting puncture and cupping. In addition, characteristic therapies such as oral administration of TCM combined with external treatment, a combination of various external treatments and a combination of Chinese and Western medicine have also demonstrated certain advantages in regulating immune function, alleviating skin lesions, and relieving itching symptoms. These therapies cooperate with each other, creating a synergistic effect that treats both the symptoms and the root cause simultaneously. It is suggested that more high-quality, large-scale clinical research should be conducted in the future to systematically confirm the therapeutic advantages of TCM and further explore the specific molecular mechanism of action.
2.Cloning and Functional Characterization of O-Methyltransferase Gene in Carthamus tinctorius
Yongming HUANG ; Yaping LI ; Ping SU ; Meng XIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(9):217-223
ObjectiveTo comprehensively identify the O-methyltransferase (OMT) genes in Carthamus tinctorius and explore the key OMTs that can catalyze the methylation of flavonoids, providing a basis for understanding the molecular formation mechanism of the structural diversity of flavonoids in C. tinctorius. MethodsThe hidden Markov model was used to systematically identify the type Ⅰ OMTs from the high-quality genome data of C. tinctorius. A suite of bioinformatics tools was employed to systematically analyze the physicochemical properties, gene structure, conserved motifs, chromosomal localization, gene replication events, and collinearity of the identified genes. The target gene was heterologously expressed through the prokaryotic expression system of E. coli, and the protein function was verified by in vitro enzymatic reactions. ResultsA total of 31 type Ⅰ OMTs were identified. CtFOMT1 was successfully cloned and expressed in a soluble form in Escherichia coli. The recombinant protein was purified via Ni2+ affinity chromatography to obtain a high-concentration preparation. In vitro enzymatic assays demonstrated that CtFOMT1 utilized S-adenosylmethionine as the methyl donor to catalyze the methylation of the 4′-OH of naringenin, resulting in the production of isosakuranetin. A similar process occurred with the 4′-OH of luteolin, leading to the formation of diosmetin. Subsequent methylation of the 3′-OH group of diosmetin generated 4′-methylchrysoeriol. ConclusionCtFOMT1 can catalyze the methylation of 4′-/3′-OH in the flavonoid skeleton. It is hypothesized that CtFOMT1 may play a role in the biosynthesis of various 4′-/3′-oxymethyl flavonoids in C. tinctorius.
3.Quality Evaluation of Gegen Qinlian Tablets Based on HPLC Multi-component Quantification Combined with Chemical Pattern Recognition and TOPSIS Analysis
Ping QIN ; Yingying LU ; Wenming ZHANG ; Zifang FENG ; Lihong GU ; Chenjie XIA ; Minmin HU ; Xiaowei CHEN ; Zhenhua BIAN ; Xiwan LU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(6):217-224
ObjectiveTo establish a high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) for the quantitative analysis of multiple components in Gegen Qinlian tablets, and to comprehensively evaluate the quality of samples from different manufacturers by integrating chemical pattern recognition and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution(TOPSIS), in order to provide a reference basis for quality evaluation and control of Gegen Qinlian tablets. MethodsHPLC was employed to determine the contents of 10 components in 28 batches of Gegen Qinlian tablets collected from 6 manufacturers, and taking the detection results as variables, SIMCA 14.1 and SPSS 26.0 were employed for cluster analysis(CA), principal component analysis(PCA), and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA) to identify key components affecting the quality. Then, TOPSIS analysis was employed to rank the quality of Gegen Qinlian tablets from the 6 manufacturers and establish a comprehensive quality evaluation method. ResultsA quantitative method for Gegen Qinlian tablets was established. After methodological validation, the method was found to be stable and reliable, and could be used for the quantitative analysis of this preparation. The contents of 3′-hydroxy puerarin, puerarin, 3′-methoxy puerarin, daidzein, coptisine hydrochloride, epiberberine, jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, berberine hydrochloride, palmatine hydrochloride and baicalin in 28 batches of samples were 3.58-7.35, 24.88-42.32, 4.20-9.36, 4.33-7.60, 2.52-6.44, 0.93-4.10, 0.58-3.05, 10.68-22.92, 0.82-4.82, 11.73-60.16 mg·g-1, respectively. Among them, puerarin, berberine hydrochloride and baicalin all met the limit requirements for this preparation specified in the 2025 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. CA and PCA clustered the 28 batches of samples into 5 categories, PCA extracted 2 principal components with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 90.588%, and OPLS-DA screened out 4 differential markers with variable importance in the projection(VIP) values>1.0, namely baicalin, 3′-hydroxy puerarin, coptisine hydrochloride and palmatine hydrochloride, which might be the main components affecting the quality of Gegen Qinlian tablets. TOPSIS analysis showed that the comprehensive score of each evaluation index(Ci) values of different manufacturers were different. Among them, the Ci of manufacturer B was ranked higher, indicating potentially superior quality, while the Ci of manufacturer A was ranked lower, suggesting potentially inferior quality. ConclusionThis study establishes a quantitative method for Gegen Qinlian tablets, and the content uniformity of the same manufacturer is good, while there are differences in the contents of active components among different manufacturers. Through the chemical pattern recognition analysis, it is found that the content differences of Gegen Qinlian tablets may be related to baicalin, 3′-hydroxy puerarin, coptisine hydrochloride and palmatine hydrochloride.
4.Effect of autologous bone and allogeneic bone in repair of bone defect after microwave in situ inactivation for bone giant cell tumor around the knee
Ping-guang XIA ; Xiang JIANG ; Bao-cheng ZHANG
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2025;34(9):795-799
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of autologous bone combined with allogeneic bone in repairing bone defect after microwave in situ inactivation for bone giant cell tumor around the knee.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 39 patients with bone giant cell tumor around the knee treated in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2022.The tumor tissues of all patients were performed microwave in situ inactivation first,then followed by curettage;the subchondral bone defect adjacent to the articular surface was reconstructed with autologous bone graft,and the remaining tumor cavity was filled with a composite of autologous and allogeneic bone;then a locking plate was applied for protective fixation.The early outcomes including operative time,intraoperative blood loss,hospital stay,wound healing,and surgery-related complications were recorded.The regular follow-up was conducted after surgery,then the tumor recurrence or metastasis was observed and the status of internal fixation and bone graft fusion along with its fusion time were recorded.The knee functions before operation and at the end of follow-up were evaluated with the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society(MSTS)scoring system.The radiographic joint degeneration was evaluated by the Aboulafia classification system at the end of follow-up.Results The patients showed a mean operative time of(134.7±14.2)minutes,an averaged intraoperative blood loss of(153.9±23.0)mL,and a mean hospital stay of(17.4±3.2)days.The patients obtained Ⅰ phase wound healing without any surgery-related complications such as neurovascular injury.All patients underwent the postoperative follow-up,without local recurrence or metastasis cases during the follow-up.At the end of follow-up,the MSTS score of patients was higher than that before operation(P<0.05),with an excellent and good rate of knee function recovery of 89.7%.At the end of follow-up,X-ray films showed good filling of the lesion and bone graft fusion,with a mean fusion time of(9.4±2.1)months.No collapse or fracture of the articular surface occurred.According to the Aboulafia classification,there were 20 cases of grade 0,11 cases of grade 1,and 8 cases of grade 2.Conclusion The autologous bone and allogeneic bone in repair of bone defect after microwave in situ inactivation for bone giant cell tumor around the knee has perfect knee function recovery,and can effectively prevent the collapse and degeneration of articular surfaces,which helps in the reconstruction of tumor cavity.
5.Effect of Internet + health coach technology management mode on anticoagulation management and negative emotions in patients with atrial fibrillation
Jia LIU ; Yeping ZHENG ; Xia ZHAO ; Ping WANG ; Jingjing LU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(1):7-12
Objective:To analyze the influence of Internet + health coach technology (E-Coach) management mode on anticoagulant management and negative mood in patients with atrial fibrillation, and to provide intervention measures for improving anticoagulant management and alleviating negative mood in patients with atrial fibrillation.Methods:Using single-center randomized control study, 78 patients with atrial fibrillation from June 2022 to June 2023 in the Second Hospital, Jiaxing City by convenience sampling method was divided into intervention group (E-Coach management mode based on routine management) and control group (routine management) by random digits table method, 39 cases in each group. The intervention time was 6 months. The anticoagulant knowledge mastery situation, medication compliance, anxiety and depression scores were evaluated before and after the intervention in the two groups. The number of international normalized ratio (INR) full monitoring, days required for INR to reach the first standard (2.0-3.0), the rate of effective anticoagulation, the number of monitoring after INR≤3, bleeding and thrombosis were compared between the two groups.Results:One case was lost to follow-up in the intervention group, and three cases were lost to follow-up in the control group. The final trial intervention group consisted of 38 cases, while the control group consisted of 36 cases. There were 10 males and 26 females in the control group, aged (57.78 ± 10.50) years old, and 12 males and 26 females in the intervention group, aged (60.16 ± 9.86) years old. There were no significant differences in the anticoagulation knowledge mastery situation, medication compliance, anxiety and depression scores (all P>0.05). After the intervention, the scores of anticoagulation knowledge mastery and medication compliance were (13.68 ± 2.11), (7.39 ± 0.42) points in the intervention group, and (9.08 ± 1.93), (5.91 ± 0.85) points in the control group. There were significant differences between the two groups ( t=-9.77, -9.58, both P<0.01). The depression and anxiety scores were (48.74 ± 7.68), (50.61 ± 6.15) points in the intervention group, and (62.97 ± 9.66), (56.42 ± 7.13) points in the control group. There were significant difference between the two groups ( t=7.04, 3.76, both P<0.01). The number of INR full monitoring, days required for INR to reach the first standard, the rate of effective anticoagulation, and the number of monitoring after INR≤ 3 were (10.42 ± 2.04) times, (6.66 ± 1.70) times, 58.1%(25/38), 2.6%(1/38) in the intervention group, and (7.94 ± 1.76) times, (12.72 ± 2.45) times, 33.3%(12/36), 25.0%(9/36) in the control group. There were significant difference between the two groups ( t= -5.59, 12.45, χ2=4.84, 6.12, all P<0.05). Conclusions:E-Coach management mode effectively improves the anticoagulant management ability of patients with atrial fibrillation and reduces their negative emotions.
6.A study of user persona in nutritional self-management within home-based elderly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Xia CHEN ; Bei WANG ; Ping YUAN ; Di FAN ; Haikun JIANG ; Hongyan LU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(13):1015-1024
Objective:To explore the characteristics of nutrition self-management of home-based elderly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients based on user persona, in order to provide reference for accurate home nutrition management.Methods:From July to December 2023, home-based elderly COPD patients in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University were selected by convenience sampling method. The Mini Nutritional Assessment, COPD Assessment Test, Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, Physical Activity Rating Scale-3, COPD Patients Self-Management Scale were used to conduct questionnaire survey. The SPSS 26.0 software was used to analyze the influencing factors of patients′ self-management of nutrition. Attributes with statistical significance ( P<0.05) were extracted as labels, and the visualization of patients′ self-management of nutrition portraits was completed in the form of pictures combined with labels. Results:A total of 320 questionnaires were distributed, and 309 valid questionnaires were collected. Among 309 home-based elderly COPD patients, there were 210 males and 99 females with an age of (69.14 ± 6.84) years old. According to the data analysis results, three dimensions of natural attributes, social attributes, and behavioral tracks were artificially extracted to construct three types of nutritional self-management user persona for home-based elderly COPD patients, respectively namely blind management type, independent attempt type, and powerless type.Conclusions:There are great differences in the nutritional status and self-management of home-based elderly patients with COPD. Accurate management measures can be developed based on user persona analysis to improve their nutritional status.
7.Application of self-detaching single J-tube in primary suture of common bile duct in patients with hepatolithiasis
Tingyu GU ; Zhiyuan YOU ; Xiaogang XIA ; Qinlei WANG ; Ronggui HUANG ; Ping GUO ; Gongpeng XIONG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2025;31(11):832-835
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of a self-detachable single-J internal stent drainage tube in the laparoscopic primary suture of the common bile duct for hepatolithiasis.Methods:Clinical data of 36 patients with hepatobiliary duct stones who underwent laparoscopic common bile duct primary suture combined with self-detached single J-type internal stent drainage at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University from April 2022 to April 2025 were retrospectively analyzed, including 17 males and 19 females, aged (54.3±8.7) years. All 36 patients underwent choledochoscopic stone extraction, primary common bile duct suture, and drainage with the self-expelling single-J internal stent. Total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase, and alanine transaminase before and 3 days after operation, as well as operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications (bile leakage, cholangitis, intestinal obstruction, and stent retention), and stent expulsion time were collected.Results:All 36 patients successfully underwent the operation. Total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase, and alanine transaminase 3 days after operation showed significant improvement compared to preoperative levels (all P<0.05). The operation time was (86.5±22.6) min, intraoperative blood loss was 34.2 (13.7, 56.8) ml, and the postoperative hospital stay was (6.6±1.8) days. All single-J internal stents were spontaneously expelled via the anus between 6 and 21 days postoperatively, with the expulsion time of (10.7±2.1) days. No single J-type internal stent drainage tube was displaced into the bile duct in all cases, and there were no complications such as intestinal obstruction, bile leakage, cholangitis, or residual internal stent drainage tube. Conclusion:The self-detachable single-J internal stent drainage tube has been applied in the laparoscopic primary suture of the common bile duct for patients with hepatolithiasis, which demonstrated a good safety and effectiveness.
8.Application of self-detaching single J-tube in primary suture of common bile duct in patients with hepatolithiasis
Tingyu GU ; Zhiyuan YOU ; Xiaogang XIA ; Qinlei WANG ; Ronggui HUANG ; Ping GUO ; Gongpeng XIONG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2025;31(11):832-835
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of a self-detachable single-J internal stent drainage tube in the laparoscopic primary suture of the common bile duct for hepatolithiasis.Methods:Clinical data of 36 patients with hepatobiliary duct stones who underwent laparoscopic common bile duct primary suture combined with self-detached single J-type internal stent drainage at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University from April 2022 to April 2025 were retrospectively analyzed, including 17 males and 19 females, aged (54.3±8.7) years. All 36 patients underwent choledochoscopic stone extraction, primary common bile duct suture, and drainage with the self-expelling single-J internal stent. Total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase, and alanine transaminase before and 3 days after operation, as well as operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications (bile leakage, cholangitis, intestinal obstruction, and stent retention), and stent expulsion time were collected.Results:All 36 patients successfully underwent the operation. Total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase, and alanine transaminase 3 days after operation showed significant improvement compared to preoperative levels (all P<0.05). The operation time was (86.5±22.6) min, intraoperative blood loss was 34.2 (13.7, 56.8) ml, and the postoperative hospital stay was (6.6±1.8) days. All single-J internal stents were spontaneously expelled via the anus between 6 and 21 days postoperatively, with the expulsion time of (10.7±2.1) days. No single J-type internal stent drainage tube was displaced into the bile duct in all cases, and there were no complications such as intestinal obstruction, bile leakage, cholangitis, or residual internal stent drainage tube. Conclusion:The self-detachable single-J internal stent drainage tube has been applied in the laparoscopic primary suture of the common bile duct for patients with hepatolithiasis, which demonstrated a good safety and effectiveness.
9.Research on the Constituent Elements of Patients'Sense of Gain Experience Based on Grounded Theory
Lieshen CHEN ; Qi ZENG ; Baofang LIANG ; Meiying LI ; Yuanyuan CHEN ; Ping XIA ; Lixiang ZHAI
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;(9):69-73
Objective To explore the constituent elements of patients'sense of gain experience and provide theoretical insights for improving patient satisfaction with healthcare services.Methods Purposive sampling and convenience sampling were employed to select 46 experts in health management from universities,hospitals,government agencies,and academic societies across China for semi-structured interviews.Qualitative analysis of the interview data was conducted using grounded theory.Results Through three-level coding,159 initial concepts,19 categories,7 main categories,and 2 core categories were identified.A conceptual framework for the constituent elements of patients'sense of gain experience was constructed,centered on two core dimensions:micro-level experience and macro-level acquisition.Conclusion The concept of"patients'sense of gain experience"enriches the theoretical framework of"sense of gain"and breaks through the unidimensional approach to evaluating medical service quality.Its enhancement requires collaborative efforts from multiple stakeholders,including medical institutions,governments,policymakers,and other actors.
10.Visualization of the current status and hotspots of sepsis-associated microRNA research
Wei YI ; Lijing ZHU ; Like ZHANG ; Ning SUN ; Zhi LI ; Ping FENG ; Yingying LIU ; Guosheng WU ; Zhaofan XIA
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2025;32(4):397-403
Objective To analyze the academic literature on sepsis-related microRNA(miRNA)at worldwide,and to dentify thematic hotspots and future research trends.Methods A bibliometric analysis was employed to retrieve the literature on sepsis-related miRNA published in the core collection of China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),and Web of Science(WOS)databases from January 1,2010,to January 1,2025,which met the article inclusion criteria,and used CiteSpace 6.3.1 software to perform the co-occurrence analysis of keywords,keyword emergence analysis,and cluster analysison;on the basis of these analyses,the keywords were sorted according to time to generate clustering time line figure to explore the current status and hotspot evolution process of sepsis-related miRNA.Results A total of 135 and 1 278 articles were retrieved from CNKI and the core collection of WOS databases,respectively.The frequency and centrality of keywords such as sepsis,prognosis,microRNA,acute lung injury,acute kidney injury,etc.were high in 135 documents in CNKI;in 1 278 documents in WOS core collection,the frequency and centrality of keywords such as expression,sepsis,inflammation,cells,micrornas,etc.were high;The top 10 keywords in the CNKI database in terms of burst intensity were:microRNA,inflammatory response,inflammatory factor,interleukin-10,tumor necrosis factor-α,acute respiratory distress syndrome,interleukin-35,septic shock,rat,tiny microRNA-155(miR-155);the top 10 keywords in the core collection of the WOS database in terms of burst intensity were:expression,NF-κB,microRNA,cells,induction,pathway,mechanisms,septic shock,mortality,cancer.Representative clustering tags in the CNKI are#0 prognosis,#1 miRNA,#2 septic shock;The representative clustering labels in the core collection of WOS database are#0 acute lung injury,#1 cancer,#2 septic shock,and so on.In CNKI and WOS core databases,the early keywords mainly revolve around the study of inflammatory factors and related mechanisms of sepsis,and the research center gradually shifts to the clinical physiological injuries as well as complications and mortality in the later stage,miRNA-126,AMP-activated protein kinase,interleukin-35 and other keywords have emerged.Among the top 10 most-cited English literature,researchers have paid particular attention to studying various miRNA as potential biomarkers of sepsis,including miR-146a,miR-223 and miR-146.Conclusions There are similarities and differences in the direction and hotspots of sepsis-related miRNA research in China and abroad.The research paradigm of sepsis has gradually shifted from the early clinical observation focusing on the overall complications and prognosis of patients to the basic research centered on the molecular mechanisms of inflammatory factors and signaling pathways.In this context,the study of miRNA as novel biomarkers for sepsis has been increasingly emphasized,and miRNA represent a promising direction for sepsis research,with potential applications both in basic research and clinical treatment.

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