Lipidomics is an emerging discipline that systematically studies the various types, functions, and metabolic pathways of lipids within living organisms. This field compares changes in diseases or drug impact, identifying biomarkers and molecular mechanisms present in lipid metabolic networks across different physiological or pathological states. Through employing analytical chemistry within the realm of lipidomics, researchers analyze traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This analysis aids in uncovering potential mechanisms for treating diverse physiopathological conditions, assessing drug efficacy, understanding mechanisms of action and toxicity, and generating innovative ideas for disease prevention and treatment. This manuscript assesses recent literature, summarizing existing lipidomics technologies and their applications in TCM research. It delineates the efficacy, mechanisms, and toxicity research related to lipidomics in Chinese medicine. Additionally, it explores the utilization of lipidomics in quality control research for Chinese medicine, aiming to expand the application of lipidomics within this field. Ultimately, this initiative seeks to foster the integration of traditional medicine theory with modern science and technology, promoting an organic fusion between the two domains.

Objective:To investigate the distribution characteristics of TCM syndromes in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) and their relationship with microinflammatory status and nutritional status.Methods:A retrospective study. Gender, age, TCM syndrome types, chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging, nutritional status and other medical records of 302 patients with DN from January 2021 to October 2024 in Affiliated Guangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The neutrophil count and lymphocyte count were detected by automatic blood cell analyzer, and the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was calculated; the levels of IL-1β and IL-10 were detected by ELISA; malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) was used to evaluate nutritional status. Cramer's V and Eta2 correlation coefficient were used to analyze the correlation between TCM syndrome types and CKD stage, micro inflammatory state and nutritional status in patients with DN. Results:Among the 302 patients, the primary syndromes in descending order were qi-yin deficiency (106 cases), spleen-kidney deficiency (94 cases), liver-kidney yin deficiency (71 cases), and yin-yang deficiency (31 cases). The associated syndromes in descending order were blood stasis (75 cases), phlegm-stasis (66 cases), dampness-turbidity (62 cases), damp-heat (52 cases), and none (47 cases). The top three combined syndromes were spleen-kidney deficiency with damp-heat, qi-yin deficiency with blood stasis, and qi-yin deficiency with phlegm-stasis. For primary syndromes, CKD stage I was mainly qi-yin deficiency and liver-kidney yin deficiency; stage Ⅱ, qi-yin deficiency and liver-kidney yin deficiency; stage Ⅲ, qi-yin deficiency and spleen-kidney deficiency; stage Ⅳ, spleen-kidney deficiency. Differences across CKD stages were statistically significant ( χ2=86.08, P<0.001). For associated syndromes, CKD stage Ⅰ was mainly none; stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ, blood stasis; stage Ⅳ, dampness-turbidity, with statistical significance ( χ2=58.92, P<0.001). NLR and IL-1β levels in yin-yang deficiency, spleen-kidney deficiency, and liver-kidney yin deficiency were higher than in qi-yin deficiency, while IL-10 levels were lower ( P<0.05); for associated syndromes, dampness-turbidity showed higher NLR and IL-1β and lower IL-10 compared with blood stasis and phlegm-stasis ( P<0.05). There was statistical significance in the distribution of DN patients with different syndrome types and nutritional status ( χ2=75.16, P<0.001); there was no statistical significance in the distribution of patients with different syndrome types and nutritional status ( χ2=13.93, P>0.05). Qi-yin deficiency and liver-kidney yin deficiency were mainly mildly malnourished, while spleen-kidney deficiency and yin-yang deficiency were mainly moderately malnourished. Cramer's V/ Eta2 analysis indicated that primary TCM syndromes were correlated with CKD stage, nutritional status (Cramer's V values were 0.308, 0.288), NLR, IL-1β, IL-10 ( Eta2 values were 0.865, 0.984, 0.916) ( P<0.001), while associated syndromes were correlated with CKD stage (Cramer's V=0.255), NLR, IL-1β, and IL-10 ( Eta2 values were 0.891, 0.958, 0.908) ( P<0.001). Conclusions:DN patients is mainly qi-yin deficiency syndrome, and blood-stasis syndrome. The TCM syndrome type is mainly spleen-kidney deficiency and damp-heat syndrome, and the TCM syndrome type is related to micro inflammatory state and nutritional status.

Objective:To analyze clinical features, short-term efficacy and side effects of salvage re-irradiation therapy for patients with locally recurrent esophageal cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy, to investigate the prognostic factors of re-irradiation with precise radiotherapy techniques.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with locally recurrent esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after definitive chemoradiotherapy treated in the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2008 to December 2016. The patients underwent re-irradiation therapy (re-RT) or re-irradiation therapy concurrent chemotherapy (re-CCRT). The main observation index was after-recurrence survival (ARS), which was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method for survival analysis. Univariate analysis was conducted by log-rank test, and multivariate analysis was performed by Cox regression model.Results:A total of 109 patients were included, with a median age of 66 years (43-89 years), and a median follow-up time of 120.8 months (79.0-176.5 months). The objective response rates (ORR) and dysphagia improvement rates (DIR) in all patients were 64.2% and 63.0%, respectively. The median ARS and 1-, 3-, 5-, 8-year survival rates in all patients were 7.8 months and 32.1%, 9.2%, 7.3% and 2.3%, respectively. The median ARS and 1-, 3-, 5-years survival rates were 10.8 months and 45.9%, 13.5%, 10.8% for patients with time to recurrence (TTR) ≥24 months, significantly longer than those of 5.7 months and 25.0%, 6.9%, 5.6% for patients with TTR<24 months ( χ2=7.99, P=0.005). The median ARS in groups with re-irradiation dose of ≤50 Gy,>50-54 Gy, and>54 Gy groups were 5.7, 10.0 and 8.1 months, respectively ( χ2=6.94, P=0.031). The 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 30.4%, 5.1%, and 3.8% for re-RT versus 36.7%, 20.0%, and 16.7% for re-CCRT ( χ2=2.12, P=0.145). Multivariate analysis showed that TTR ( HR=0.607, 95% CI=0.372-0.991, P=0.046) and lesion length ( HR=0.603, 95% CI=0.371-0.982, P=0.042) were the independent factors for ARS. There was no significant difference in ≥2 grade pneumonitis and 2-3 grade radiation esophagitis between the re-RT and re-CCRT groups ( χ2=0.25, P=0.619; χ2=0.51, P=0.808). The morbidity of ≥2 grade myelosuppression in the re-RT group was significantly lower than that in the re-CCRT group (3.7% vs. 36.7%, χ2=18.15, P<0.001). Conclusions:Precise re-irradiation therapy for patients with locally recurrent esophageal cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy can alleviate dysphagia, but ARS remains poor. Re-irradiation dose range from>50-54 Gy may be suitable for locally relapse patients as salvage treatment. Patients with TTR≥24 months and lesion length ≤5 cm obtain favorable prognosis.

Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone containing a peroxide group isolated from the plant Artemisia annua. It has antimalarial activity and is effective for the treatment of malaria. With the deepening of research on artemisinin， the pharmacological effects of artemisinin and its derivatives in other systems have gradually become a research hotspot. This article reviews the research progress of artemisinin and its derivatives in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Artemisinin and its derivatives in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease have shown anti-atherosclerosis， lipid- lowering， inhibition of vascular remodeling， reducing vascular pressure， improving ventricular remodeling， anti-arrhythmia， protection of vascular endothelium， prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiovascular complications and protection of myocardial cells and other pharmacological effects. It provides a new treatment strategy for common cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension， arrhythmia， coronary heart disease complications after stent implantation， hyperlipidemia， etc. However， there are few studies on the antiplatelet aggregation and antithrombotic effects of artemisinin and its derivatives， the molecular mechanisms behind many pharmacological effects have not yet been clarified， and there is little clinical application. A large number of basic studies and clinical trials are still needed to answer these questions.

Developing new therapeutic agents for cancer immunotherapy is highly demanding due to the low response ratio of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in cancer patients. Here, we discovered that the novel immune checkpoint VISTA is highly expressed on a variety of tumor-infiltrating immune cells, especially myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and CD8⁺ T cells. Then, peptide C1 with binding affinity to VISTA was developed by phage displayed bio-panning technique, and its mutant peptide VS3 was obtained by molecular docking based mutation. Peptide VS3 could bind VISTA with high affinity and block its interaction with ligand PSGL-1 under acidic condition, and elicit anti-tumor activity in vivo. The peptide DVS3-Pal was further designed by d-amino acid substitution and fatty acid modification, which exhibited strong proteolytic stability and significant anti-tumor activity through enhancing CD8⁺ T cell function and decreasing MDSCs infiltration. This is the first study to develop peptides to block VISTA/PSGL-1 interaction, which could act as promising candidates for cancer immunotherapy.

OBJECTIVE：To identify Amomum villosum from different habitats and its adulterants. METHODS ：Through the identification methods of microscopic characteristics ，microscopic characteristics maps of 9 batches of A. villosum from genuine producing areas ，domestic commercially available A. villosum and its adulterants were obtained. The feature maps were extracted digitally and analyzed by SPSS 21.0 software. RESULTS ：Commercially available A. villosum was mainly from Guangdong ， Guangxi，Yunnan and Fujian ；the collected adulterants of A. villosum included A. villosum Lour. var. xanthioides T.L.Wu et Senjen ， A. aurantiacum H. T. Tsai et S. W. Zhao and other A. species from Yunnan Xishuangbanna ， Laos and Myanmar. Under the microscope，it was observed that microscopic characteristics of surface （such as exocarp color ，prickle，non-glandular hairs ， endocarp color ，endocarp oil chamber ） of A. villosum from different habitats and its adulterants were different. There was statistically significant difference in fruit width values and endocarp oil point diameter among all samples （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS：The microscopic characteristics maps of A. villosum from different habitats and its adulterants by the microscopic characteristics identification methods will make up for the deficiency of traditional experience identification. The quantitative analysis of micro-property and the establishment of micro-property database of A. villosum can provide reference for the property identification and quality control of this medicinal material.

Objective:To explore the serum cyclic polypeptide biomarkers for ovarian cancer diagnosis.Methods:A total of 54 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer confirmed by pathology in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from March 2018 to September 2018 were selected as the study subjects, and 40 healthy women with normal examination results in the cancer screening center were selected as the control. All of the samples were randomly divided into training set and validation set at the ratio of 1∶1 with a random number. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) combined with magnetic bead technology was used for detecting peptide profiling in serum samples to screen significantly differently expressed peptides between ovarian cancer group and control group of the training set (score>5). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to screen differential peptide peaks with area under curve (AUC) ≥0.8, sensitivity and specificity>90% in the training set and validation set. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was further used to determine the composition of differentially expressed peptides.Results:By comparing the peptide profiles of the two groups, 102 differential peptide peaks were initially detected in the mass-to-charge ratio range of 1 000 to 10 000. ROC curve analysis showed that there were 42 differential peptide peaks with AUC ≥0.8 in both training set and validation set, 19 of which were highly expressed in ovarian cancer group, and 23 were lowly expressed. There were 15 different peptide peaks in highly expressed ovarian cancer group with sensitivity and specificity over 90%. The mass-to-charge ratios were 7 744.27, 5 913.41, 5 329.87, 4 634.21, 4 202.02, 3 879.26, 3 273.35, 3 253.79, 3 234.34, 2 950.33, 2 664.51, 2 018.38, 1 893.37, 1 498.69 and 1 287.55. There were 15 different peptide peaks in lowly expressed ovarian cancer group with sensitivity and specificity over 90%, the mass-to-charge ratios were 9 288.46, 7 759.77, 5 925.24, 4 652.77, 4 210.42, 3 887.02, 3 279.90, 3 240.82, 2 962.15, 2 932.70, 2 022.42, 1 897.16, 1 501.69, 1 337.38 and 1 290.13. No protein composition was identified in 15 different peptide peaks in lowly expressed ovarian cancer group. The two protein compositions identified in 15 different peptide peaks in highly expressed ovarian cancer group were recombinant serglycin (SRGN) and fibinogen alpha chain (FGA), the mass-to-charge ratios of which were 1 498.696 and 5 913.417, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the two proteins for ovarian cancer diagnosis were 100%, 100% and 90.9%, 100%, respectively.Conclusion:SRGN and FGA are highly expressed in the serum of ovarian cancer patients, which may be potential diagnostic markers for ovarian cancer.

Objective:To explore the serum cyclic polypeptide biomarkers for ovarian cancer diagnosis.Methods:A total of 54 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer confirmed by pathology in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from March 2018 to September 2018 were selected as the study subjects, and 40 healthy women with normal examination results in the cancer screening center were selected as the control. All of the samples were randomly divided into training set and validation set at the ratio of 1∶1 with a random number. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) combined with magnetic bead technology was used for detecting peptide profiling in serum samples to screen significantly differently expressed peptides between ovarian cancer group and control group of the training set (score>5). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to screen differential peptide peaks with area under curve (AUC) ≥0.8, sensitivity and specificity>90% in the training set and validation set. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was further used to determine the composition of differentially expressed peptides.Results:By comparing the peptide profiles of the two groups, 102 differential peptide peaks were initially detected in the mass-to-charge ratio range of 1 000 to 10 000. ROC curve analysis showed that there were 42 differential peptide peaks with AUC ≥0.8 in both training set and validation set, 19 of which were highly expressed in ovarian cancer group, and 23 were lowly expressed. There were 15 different peptide peaks in highly expressed ovarian cancer group with sensitivity and specificity over 90%. The mass-to-charge ratios were 7 744.27, 5 913.41, 5 329.87, 4 634.21, 4 202.02, 3 879.26, 3 273.35, 3 253.79, 3 234.34, 2 950.33, 2 664.51, 2 018.38, 1 893.37, 1 498.69 and 1 287.55. There were 15 different peptide peaks in lowly expressed ovarian cancer group with sensitivity and specificity over 90%, the mass-to-charge ratios were 9 288.46, 7 759.77, 5 925.24, 4 652.77, 4 210.42, 3 887.02, 3 279.90, 3 240.82, 2 962.15, 2 932.70, 2 022.42, 1 897.16, 1 501.69, 1 337.38 and 1 290.13. No protein composition was identified in 15 different peptide peaks in lowly expressed ovarian cancer group. The two protein compositions identified in 15 different peptide peaks in highly expressed ovarian cancer group were recombinant serglycin (SRGN) and fibinogen alpha chain (FGA), the mass-to-charge ratios of which were 1 498.696 and 5 913.417, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the two proteins for ovarian cancer diagnosis were 100%, 100% and 90.9%, 100%, respectively.Conclusion:SRGN and FGA are highly expressed in the serum of ovarian cancer patients, which may be potential diagnostic markers for ovarian cancer.

Clostridioides difficile is a key pathogen of antibiotic related diarrhea and hospital associated infection, causing several outbreaks in Europe and North Americans and resulting in severe disease burden. However, the standardized diagnostic principle and detection specifications in C. difficile infection (CDI) survey are limited in China, and the infection rate and disease burden of CDI in China are unclear. Therefore, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention,National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, together with another 11 institutions, draft the group standard entitled "Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (T/CPMA 008-2020)" of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association. Based on the principle of "legality, scientificity, advancement, and feasibility", this standard clarifies risk factors, diagnosis principles, diagnoses and differential diagnoses in order to improve the accuracy of CDI diagnosis in clinical practice, guide the surveillance for CDI, and understand the infection rate and disease burden of CDI in China .

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of different types of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (PDAP).Methods:The clinical data of PDAP patients admitted to the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Second Part of the First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin Central Hospital and Jilin First Automobile Work General Hospital in Jilin province from 2013 to 2019 were reviewed. According to the type of PDAP, the patients were divided into relapsing group, recurrent group, repeat group and control group, and the baseline data, pathogens culture and treatment outcomes among the four groups were compared.Results:A total of 542 patients with PDAP were enrolled in the study, including 43 cases in relapsing group, 32 cases in recurrent group, 27 cases in repeat group and 440 cases in control group. The median follow-up time was 30.5 (16.0, 50.0) months. The rate of Gram-positive bacteria in repeat group was higher than that of control group (70.37% vs 42.95%, P=0.030); the rate of fungi in recurrence group was higher than that of control group (21.88% vs 3.86%, P=0.006). Compared with control group, relapsing group had a lower cure rate (67.44% vs 83.64%, P=0.048) and a higher relapse rate (23.26% vs 2.27%, P=0.002), and recurrent group had a higher catheter removal rate (28.13% vs 8.18%, P=0.012). Multivariate logistic regression showed that recurrence was an independent risk factor for catheter removal ( OR=5.137, 95% CI 2.105-12.539, P<0.001). The technical failure rates in relapsing group and recurrent group were both higher than those in control group (41.86% vs 17.05%, P=0.002; 46.88% vs 17.05%, P=0.002). Multivariate Cox regression showed that relapse and recurrence were both independent risk factors for technical failure ( HR=2.587, 95% CI 1.525-4.389, P<0.001; HR=3.571, 95% CI 2.022-6.306, P<0.001), and also were independent risk factors for composite endpoint ( HR=1.565, 95% CI 1.045-2.344, P=0.030; HR=2.004, 95% CI 1.269-3.164, P=0.003). Conclusion:Compared with common PDAP, the therapeutic effects and prognosis of relapsing and recurrent PDAP are worse.