Testicular radiation injury is a structural and functional abnormality of the testes caused directly or indirectly by radiation, which disrupts spermatogenesis and compromises male fertility. The development of effective preventive and therapeutic interventions is essential because of the high prevalence of this condition in clinical settings and its profound effect on patients′ reproductive health and overall well-being. The concept of "the struggle between vital qi and pathogen" is first seen in the Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Diseases. It denotes the dynamic struggle between vital and pathogenic qi. The occurrence, development, and sequelae of all diseases reflect this ongoing conflict. In this context, this study defines the "vital qi" of the testis as its capacity to generate and preserve the essence of reproduction and to resist damage. The pathogenic qi associated with testicular radiation injury is categorized into two types: ionizing poison and retaining evil. The pathogenesis of testicular radiation damage is delineated into three stages by integrating the characteristics of vital and pathogenic qi: the injury, adhesion, and recovery phases. Based on the theoretical framework advanced by this study, the therapeutic approach for testicular radiation injury should adhere to the fundamental principle of strengthening vital qi and eliminating pathogenic factors. Although the primary focus of treatment should be on strengthening vital qi, it should also be complemented by strategies to eliminate pathogenic influences. This paper aims to provide a novel perspective and strategic approach to the traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of testicular radiation injury. By elucidating the process of testicular radiation injury and its corresponding treatment principles, it seeks to offer valuable insights for clinical practice.

Schizophrenia is a prevalent mental-behavioral disorder characterized by perceptual disturbances,affective dysregulation,and behavioral abnormalities.In traditional Chinese medicine,it is classified under"manic depressive psychosis"according to its symptomatology.The concepts of"spirit,soul,and inferior spirit"originate from Lingshu·Benshen.Drawing on the concept of"spirit governs the soul and inferior spirit"from Lei Jing,this study explored schizophrenia pathogenesis and treatment from the perspective of the three-level regulation of spirit,soul,and inferior spirit.The core pathogenesis involves failure of spirit to govern as the root cause,disruption of soul homing as the pathodynamic process,and the loss of inferior spirit's somatic functional expression as the manifestation.The pathological locations are the heart,liver,and lungs.Therapeutic strategies are developed according to the pathological transmission pattern"spirit derangement,soul floating,inferior spirit dissipation,"forming a treatment system that emphasizes"calming the heart and tranquillization,restoring its control to solidify the root;suppressing the liver soul and regulating the central mechanism to pacify excess to stop mania;purifying the lungs and calming the inferior spirit to restore its clarity and regulate sensory perception and restore cognition."The treatment emphasizes the synergistic use of"calming the spirit,stabilizing the soul,and soothing the inferior spirit,"and combines acupuncture and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and other treatments to treat both the manifestation and root cause of schizophrenia.Exploring the syndrome differentiation and treatment of schizophrenia from the perspective of spirit,soul,and inferior spirit,aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of schizophrenia with traditional Chinese medicine.

Objective:To explore the dynamic effects of venous sinus stenting (VSS) implantation on the optic nerve structure and visual function in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).Methods:Patients with IIH combined with venous sinus stenosis and optic disc edema who were admitted to the Beijing Tiantan Hospital and received VSS treatment from January 2019 to September 2023 were prospectively included. Before the operation, the general data of the patients were collected and lumbar puncture examination was performed to measure the cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Ophthalmic multimodal imaging examinations such as binocular best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), optic disc stereoscopic photography, visual field, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed respectively before the operation, 3 months and 6 months after the operation. The BCVA of both eyes, the Frisén grade (FPG) of optic disc edema, the mean defect (MD) value of the visual field, the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) around the optic disc and the thickness of the optic ganglion cell complex (GCC) were collected respectively. The eye with poor preoperative visual field MD value was defined as the study eye, and the other eye was the contralateral eye. The Friedman rank sum test was used to statistically analyze the differences of various indicators before the operation, 3 months after the operation and 6 months after the operation. Further, the Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to pairwise compare the results at the three time points.Results:A total of 72 patients with IIH who met the criteria were included, among whom 61 were female (84.7%), and the baseline optic disc edema Frisén grade was 3(2-4). The FPG, BCVA, MD values and RNFL thickness of the study eye and the contralateral eye at 3 and 6 months after the operation were significantly improved compared with those before the operation (all P<0.017). At 6 months after the operation, the FPG, BCVA, MD value, RNFL thickness of the study eye and the FPG and RNFL thickness of the contralateral eye were further improved compared with those at 3 months, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.017). During the treatment and follow-up period, no serious adverse reactions occurred in all patients. Conclusions:VSS can effectively improve papillary edema and visual function impairment in patients with IIH combined with venous sinus stenosis. Ophthalmic multimodal imaging examination provides an objective basis for preoperative assessment of optic nerve structure and visual function, postoperative efficacy monitoring and visual function recovery, etc. In the diagnosis and treatment process of IIH, the collaborative cooperation between the neurology department and the ophthalmology department is very important.

Objective:To explore the dynamic effects of venous sinus stenting (VSS) implantation on the optic nerve structure and visual function in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).Methods:Patients with IIH combined with venous sinus stenosis and optic disc edema who were admitted to the Beijing Tiantan Hospital and received VSS treatment from January 2019 to September 2023 were prospectively included. Before the operation, the general data of the patients were collected and lumbar puncture examination was performed to measure the cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Ophthalmic multimodal imaging examinations such as binocular best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), optic disc stereoscopic photography, visual field, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed respectively before the operation, 3 months and 6 months after the operation. The BCVA of both eyes, the Frisén grade (FPG) of optic disc edema, the mean defect (MD) value of the visual field, the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) around the optic disc and the thickness of the optic ganglion cell complex (GCC) were collected respectively. The eye with poor preoperative visual field MD value was defined as the study eye, and the other eye was the contralateral eye. The Friedman rank sum test was used to statistically analyze the differences of various indicators before the operation, 3 months after the operation and 6 months after the operation. Further, the Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to pairwise compare the results at the three time points.Results:A total of 72 patients with IIH who met the criteria were included, among whom 61 were female (84.7%), and the baseline optic disc edema Frisén grade was 3(2-4). The FPG, BCVA, MD values and RNFL thickness of the study eye and the contralateral eye at 3 and 6 months after the operation were significantly improved compared with those before the operation (all P<0.017). At 6 months after the operation, the FPG, BCVA, MD value, RNFL thickness of the study eye and the FPG and RNFL thickness of the contralateral eye were further improved compared with those at 3 months, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.017). During the treatment and follow-up period, no serious adverse reactions occurred in all patients. Conclusions:VSS can effectively improve papillary edema and visual function impairment in patients with IIH combined with venous sinus stenosis. Ophthalmic multimodal imaging examination provides an objective basis for preoperative assessment of optic nerve structure and visual function, postoperative efficacy monitoring and visual function recovery, etc. In the diagnosis and treatment process of IIH, the collaborative cooperation between the neurology department and the ophthalmology department is very important.

This paper realized a portable brain-computer interface (BCI) system tailored for smart healthcare. Through the decoding of steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP), this system can rapidly and accurately identify the intentions of subjects, thereby meeting the practical demands of daily medical scenarios. Firstly, an SSVEP stimulation interface and an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal acquisition software were designed, which enable the system to execute multi-target and multi-task operations while also incorporating data visualization functionality. Secondly, the EEG signals recorded from the occipital region were decomposed into eight sub-frequency bands using filter bank canonical correlation analysis (FBCCA). Subsequently, the similarity between each sub-band signal and the reference signals was computed to achieve efficient SSVEP decoding. Finally, 15 subjects were recruited to participate in the online evaluation of the system. The experimental results indicated that in real-world scenarios, the system achieved an average accuracy of 85.19% in identifying the intentions of the subjects, and an information transfer rate (ITR) of 37.52 bit/min. This system was awarded third prize in the Visual BCI Innovation Application Development competition at the 2024 World Robot Contest, validating its effectiveness. In conclusion, this study has developed a portable, multifunctional SSVEP online decoding system, providing an effective approach for human-computer interaction in smart healthcare.
Brain-Computer Interfaces ; Humans ; Evoked Potentials, Visual/physiology* ; Electroencephalography ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Software ; Adult ; Male

Hypertension is a major factor leading to cardiovascular events and death, and accurate blood pressure measurement is a fundamental means of evaluating blood pressure levels, achieving hypertension diagnosis, and observing antihypertensive efficacy. Compared to traditional brachial pressure, central aortic pressure (CAP) exhibits a stronger correlation with cardiovascular events. However, its non-invasive detection technology has not yet been widely adopted in clinical practice. In order to promote the clinical application of CAP and optimize blood pressure management, this article systematically summarizes the research progress of CAP estimation algorithms. These algorithms were categorized into three types: direct substitution methods, generalized model-based methods and personalized estimation methods. The characteristics and clinical adaptability of each algorithm were analyzed. The findings highlight that CAP estimation algorithms are moving towards personalization and non-linearity.
Algorithms ; Humans ; Blood Pressure Determination/methods* ; Hypertension/physiopathology* ; Arterial Pressure/physiology* ; Blood Pressure/physiology* ; Aorta/physiology*

Objective With the continuous advancement of China's deep space exploration and space station construction missions,the issues of radiation protection and health security for astronauts in special space environments have become increasingly prominent,gradually emerging as a core research topic in the field of special medicine.To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of Fuping decoction against ionizing radiation-induced inflammatory damage to the immune system in mice,and to verify whether it relieves radiation-induced inflammatory injury by regulating macrophage M1/M2 polarization balance.Methods An in vivo radiation injury model was established using Balb/c mice.The expression levels of pro-inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-6 in the spleen and thymus,and the phagocytic rate of peritoneal macrophages were detected.Mouse-derived macrophages were cultured in vitro to establish an in vitro radiation injury model.The secretion levels of inflammatory factors TNF-α,IL-6,and IL-10 were measured,macrophage polarization was observed by immunofluorescence,and the protein expression of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway was analyzed by Western blot.Results In vivo experiments showed that Fuping significantly reduced the phagocytic rate of peritoneal macrophages and the contents of TNF-α and IL-6 in the spleen and thymus of irradiated mice.In vitro experiments demonstrated that Fuping restored the M1/M2 polarization balance of macrophages,decreased the expression levels of TNF-α and IL-6,increased the expression of IL-10,and inhibited the protein expression of TLR4,MyD88,and NF-κB in irradiated macrophages.Conclusion Fuping alleviates radiation-induced inflammatory injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and regulating macrophage polarization balance,providing an experimental basis for the development of natural radioprotective drugs.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of Xuanfei Baidu Decoction (XFBD) in a mouse model of dampness-heat toxin pneumonia. By exploring how XFBD exerts its effects, we seek to deepen our understanding of its role in treating pulmonary diseases and to address the current knowledge gap regarding its mechanisms of action, thereby supporting its clinical application. Methods: Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) were employed to analyze the chemical constituents of XFBD. The protective effects of XFBD were evaluated using a dampness-heat toxin-induced mouse model, established through dampness-heat exposure and HCoV-229E infection. XFBD was administered orally, followed by assessments including lung index measurement, micro-CT imaging, viral load quantification, cytokine analysis, and histological evaluation via hematoxylin-eosin staining. Proteomics and single-cell transcriptomic analyses were conducted to explore the potential mechanisms underlying XFBD’s pharmacological effects. A cellular model of HCoV-229E infection was developed to investigate changes in the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway. Molecular docking and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) experiments confirmed the strong binding affinity between key XFBD components and PKA. Finally, PKA activators and inhibitors were applied in vitro to validate these mechanistic findings. Results: In vivo studies demonstrated that XFBD significantly reduced the lung index, improved the structural integrity of lung and tongue tissues, and decreased levels of proinflammatory mediators, including IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α. Proteomic and single-cell transcriptomic analyses showed that the differentially expressed proteins after XFBD treatment were primarily associated with inflammatory responses and immune regulation. The cAMP/PKA signaling pathway was identified as a key mechanism underlying these therapeutic effects. Notably, Western blot, ELISA, molecular docking, and SPR analyses confirmed that XFBD elevated cAMP levels and p-PKA expression, thereby activating the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway in vitro. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that XFBD significantly alleviates symptoms in mice with dampness-heat toxin pneumonia. Its therapeutic effects are mediated, at least in part, through activation of the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway. These findings provide compelling evidence that XFBD is an effective herbal remedy against HCoV-229E infection.

Schizophrenia is a prevalent mental-behavioral disorder characterized by perceptual disturbances,affective dysregulation,and behavioral abnormalities.In traditional Chinese medicine,it is classified under"manic depressive psychosis"according to its symptomatology.The concepts of"spirit,soul,and inferior spirit"originate from Lingshu·Benshen.Drawing on the concept of"spirit governs the soul and inferior spirit"from Lei Jing,this study explored schizophrenia pathogenesis and treatment from the perspective of the three-level regulation of spirit,soul,and inferior spirit.The core pathogenesis involves failure of spirit to govern as the root cause,disruption of soul homing as the pathodynamic process,and the loss of inferior spirit's somatic functional expression as the manifestation.The pathological locations are the heart,liver,and lungs.Therapeutic strategies are developed according to the pathological transmission pattern"spirit derangement,soul floating,inferior spirit dissipation,"forming a treatment system that emphasizes"calming the heart and tranquillization,restoring its control to solidify the root;suppressing the liver soul and regulating the central mechanism to pacify excess to stop mania;purifying the lungs and calming the inferior spirit to restore its clarity and regulate sensory perception and restore cognition."The treatment emphasizes the synergistic use of"calming the spirit,stabilizing the soul,and soothing the inferior spirit,"and combines acupuncture and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and other treatments to treat both the manifestation and root cause of schizophrenia.Exploring the syndrome differentiation and treatment of schizophrenia from the perspective of spirit,soul,and inferior spirit,aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of schizophrenia with traditional Chinese medicine.