ObjectiveTo explore the academic characteristics of contemporary renowned Chinese medicine masters in treating diabetic kidney disease （DKD） from the perspectives of principles， methods， formulas， and medications. MethodsIn strict accordance with the Systematic Review of Text and Opinion （SrTO） process developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute （JBI）， an Australian evidence-based healthcare center， the databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI）， VIP Database， Wanfang Data， and China Biomedical Literature Service System （SinoMed） were searched. Based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria， text information extraction， quality evaluation， and text information synthesis were conducted sequentially. The data were analyzed and presented in the form of text and figures. ResultsA total of 215 articles related to 43 contemporary renowned experts in the fields of Chinese medicine nephrology and endocrinology were included. The study found that the academic thoughts of these masters in the treatment of DKD are extensive， involving multiple levels such as disease understanding， therapeutic strategies， formula application， and medication use. In terms of disease understanding， the primary pathogenesis is characterized by deficiency in the root and excess in the manifestation. It is emphasized that internal factors， such as congenital endowment deficiency， interact with external factors such as improper diet， emotional disturbances， invasion of exogenous pathogens， and delayed or inappropriate treatment， to jointly induce the disease. This further gives rise to various pathogenetic theories， including obstruction of renal collaterals by blood stasis， toxin-induced damage to renal collaterals， latent wind disturbing the kidney， and internal heat leading to mass formation. In terms of therapeutic strategies and medication use， the principal treatment method is to replenish Qi and nourish Yin. Stage-based and syndrome-differentiated treatments are advocated. Flexible use of insect-derived drugs and wind-dispelling drugs is emphasized， along with proficiency in applying classical formulas and drug pairs. Integrated internal and external treatments， as well as the combined application of multiple therapeutic approaches， are commonly employed for comprehensive management. Meanwhile， the concept of "preventive treatment of disease" is upheld， and individualized long-term management of patients is advocated. ConclusionThrough the SrTO process， the academic thoughts of contemporary renowned Chinese medicine masters in the treatment of DKD have been systematically and standardly synthesized， providing a scientific and standardized basis for future theoretical exploration.

ObjectiveTo explore the academic characteristics of contemporary renowned Chinese medicine masters in treating diabetic kidney disease （DKD） from the perspectives of principles， methods， formulas， and medications. MethodsIn strict accordance with the Systematic Review of Text and Opinion （SrTO） process developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute （JBI）， an Australian evidence-based healthcare center， the databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI）， VIP Database， Wanfang Data， and China Biomedical Literature Service System （SinoMed） were searched. Based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria， text information extraction， quality evaluation， and text information synthesis were conducted sequentially. The data were analyzed and presented in the form of text and figures. ResultsA total of 215 articles related to 43 contemporary renowned experts in the fields of Chinese medicine nephrology and endocrinology were included. The study found that the academic thoughts of these masters in the treatment of DKD are extensive， involving multiple levels such as disease understanding， therapeutic strategies， formula application， and medication use. In terms of disease understanding， the primary pathogenesis is characterized by deficiency in the root and excess in the manifestation. It is emphasized that internal factors， such as congenital endowment deficiency， interact with external factors such as improper diet， emotional disturbances， invasion of exogenous pathogens， and delayed or inappropriate treatment， to jointly induce the disease. This further gives rise to various pathogenetic theories， including obstruction of renal collaterals by blood stasis， toxin-induced damage to renal collaterals， latent wind disturbing the kidney， and internal heat leading to mass formation. In terms of therapeutic strategies and medication use， the principal treatment method is to replenish Qi and nourish Yin. Stage-based and syndrome-differentiated treatments are advocated. Flexible use of insect-derived drugs and wind-dispelling drugs is emphasized， along with proficiency in applying classical formulas and drug pairs. Integrated internal and external treatments， as well as the combined application of multiple therapeutic approaches， are commonly employed for comprehensive management. Meanwhile， the concept of "preventive treatment of disease" is upheld， and individualized long-term management of patients is advocated. ConclusionThrough the SrTO process， the academic thoughts of contemporary renowned Chinese medicine masters in the treatment of DKD have been systematically and standardly synthesized， providing a scientific and standardized basis for future theoretical exploration.

Objective To explore the application effect of foot massage based on the brain-gut axis theory in patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from insomnia,and to provide references for improving patients' sleep quality and gastrointestinal symptoms.Methods A total of 88 patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from insomnia,who were treated at a Blood Purification Center of a tertiary-A general hospital in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province from April to September 2024,were selected as a study subjects.They were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group using the random number table method,with 44 cases in each group.The experimental group received foot massage based on the guidance of the brain-gut axis theory in addition to conventional treatment and nursing care,while the control group received conventional treatment and nursing care only.The intervention lasted for 3 months.The differences in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)scores,Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale(GSRS)scores,traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores,and serum 5-hydroxytryptamine and melatonin levels between the 2 groups before and after the intervention were compared.Results During the study period,no cases were lost in the experimental group,while 5 cases were lost in the control group.Ultimately,44 cases were included in the experimental group and 39 cases in the control group.After the intervention,the PSQI scores,GSRS scores,and TCM syndrome scores in both groups were lower than those before the intervention,and those in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group.The serum 5-hydroxytryptamine and melatonin levels were higher than those before the intervention,and the levels in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group,with statistically significant differences(all P＜0.001).Conclusion Foot massage based on the brain-gut axis theory can improve gastrointestinal symptoms and TCM syndromes in patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from insomnia,and enhance their sleep quality.

Objective To investigate the effect of lidocaine medicated plaster （LMP） combined with pregabalin （PGB） on patients with postherpetic neuralgia （PHN）, and the impact on serum pain mediators. Methods 108 PHN patients admitted in our hospital from January 2024 to December 2024 were selected and grouped according to the time point of receiving treatment, 54 PHN patients treated with PGB from January 2024 to June 2024 were included in the PGB group, and 54 PHN patients treated with LMP on top of the PGB group from July 2024 to December 2024 were included in the PGB+LMP group. Comparisons were made between the two groups in terms of pain score, serum pain mediator levels, dosage of PGB, and incidence of adverse reactions. Results After 4 weeks of treatment, both groups showed a decrease in Pain Rating Index scores （sensory score and affective score）, Present Pain Intensity score, Visual Analog Scale score, and total score. Meanwhile, above scores of the PGB+LMP group were lower than those of the PGB group （P<0.05）. After 4 weeks of treatment, the levels of substance P（SP） and neuropeptide Y （NPY） in both groups were lower than those before treatment, while serum 5-hydroxytryptamine （5-HT） levels were higher than those before treatment. Moreover, the levels of SP and NPY were lower, and 5-HT level was higher in the PGB+LMP group than in the PGB group （P<0.05）. The dosages of PGB in the PGB+LMP group at T1, T, T3 and T4 were significantly lower than those in the PGB group （P<0.05）. The incidence of adverse reactions was 1.85%（1/54） in the PGB+LMP group. Compared to 5.56%（3/54） in the PGB group, and the difference was not statistically significant （P>0.05）. Conclusion LMP combined with PGB was effective in the treatment of patients with PHN, which could effectively alleviate pain and lower the levels of serum pain mediators, with good safety.

Objective:To evaluate alterations in dopaminergic neurons, cortical metabolism, and functional connectivity networks in patients with early-onset Parkinson′s disease (EOPD) using multimodal neuroimaging.Methods:In this prospective cross-sectional study, 26 patients with EOPD and 16 healthy controls (HC group) were recruited from the PLA General Hospital between April and November 2023. All participants underwent integrated 11C-β-CFT PET/MR, 18F-FDG PET/CT brain imaging and resting-state functional MRI. Clinical assessments were conducted using the Unified Parkinson′s Disease Rating Scale and Hoehn-Yahr staging. Cognitive status was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Standardized uptake value ratios for both 11C-β-CFT and 18F-FDG PET images were calculated using cerebellar gray matter as the reference region. Voxel-wise two-sample t-tests were performed to identify regions with significant group differences in tracer uptake. Seed regions showing altered 11C-β-CFT or 18F-FDG uptake were used to compute seed-based functional connectivity (FC) with all other brain voxels, and group differences in FC were assessed. Correlations between imaging metrics and clinical scales were evaluated using Pearson or Spearman analyses as appropriate. Results:Compared with HC group, EOPD group showed significantly reduced 11C-β-CFT uptake in the bilateral putamen, globus pallidus, and left temporal pole ( P<0.05), and decreased 18F-FDG uptake in the right superior frontal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex ( P<0.05). Relative to HC group, EOPD group exhibited markedly lower FC between the right putamen and the left gyrus rectus as well as the right parahippocampal gyrus; the right superior frontal gyrus and the left gyrus rectus; the anterior cingulate cortex and the olfactory area of the frontal lobe, the left gyrus rectus, and the right superior parietal gyrus; the left temporal pole and the left orbitofrontal cortex as well as the left olfactory area ( P<0.05). Correlation analyses revealed no statistically significant associations between altered FC values and clinical scale scores in the EOPD group. Conclusions:Patients with EOPD demonstrate impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic function, regional cortical hypometabolism, and aberrant functional connectivity across multiple brain networks.

Objective To explore the application effect of foot massage based on the brain-gut axis theory in patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from insomnia,and to provide references for improving patients' sleep quality and gastrointestinal symptoms.Methods A total of 88 patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from insomnia,who were treated at a Blood Purification Center of a tertiary-A general hospital in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province from April to September 2024,were selected as a study subjects.They were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group using the random number table method,with 44 cases in each group.The experimental group received foot massage based on the guidance of the brain-gut axis theory in addition to conventional treatment and nursing care,while the control group received conventional treatment and nursing care only.The intervention lasted for 3 months.The differences in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)scores,Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale(GSRS)scores,traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores,and serum 5-hydroxytryptamine and melatonin levels between the 2 groups before and after the intervention were compared.Results During the study period,no cases were lost in the experimental group,while 5 cases were lost in the control group.Ultimately,44 cases were included in the experimental group and 39 cases in the control group.After the intervention,the PSQI scores,GSRS scores,and TCM syndrome scores in both groups were lower than those before the intervention,and those in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group.The serum 5-hydroxytryptamine and melatonin levels were higher than those before the intervention,and the levels in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group,with statistically significant differences(all P＜0.001).Conclusion Foot massage based on the brain-gut axis theory can improve gastrointestinal symptoms and TCM syndromes in patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency syndrome undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from insomnia,and enhance their sleep quality.

[Objective]To analyze the application and compatibility rules of acupoints and reflex areas in foot massage for the treatment of insomnia through data mining technology,thereby providing an evidence-based basis for the clinical treatment of foot massage in patients with insomnia.[Methods]The literatures associated with the treatment of insomnia through foot massage were retrieved by computer from The Cochrane Library,Web of Science,Embase,PubMed,China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang,VIP,Chinese Biomedical Literature and other databases.The search period was set until January 1,2025.Excel 2016 software was employed to establish the database for the treatment of insomnia with foot massage,and SPSS 25.0 software was utilized to calculate the frequency of acupoints and reflection areas in the database.Association rules were analyzed by the Apriori module of SPSS Modeler 18.0 software.The association rules of acupoints,reflection areas and their compatibility were described.The association rules were visualized by using Cytoscape 3.9.1 and cluster analysis was visualized with Origin 2022,respectively.[Results]Finally,124 effective literatures were incorporated including 35 for massage treatment of the foot reflex area alone,42 for massage treatment of the foot point alone,and 47 for massage treatment of the combined area and point.The most frequently utilized foot reflex areas of foot massage were the brain,the abdominal nerve plexus,the kidney,the heart,etc.,and the foot points were Yongquan,insomnia points,Taixi,etc.,among which the foot points were mainly characterized by the foot Shaoyin kidney channel and the foot Jueyin liver channel.The five transport points were the most prevalent specific points.The statistical results indicated that the effect of multi-point and/or multi-zone compatibility treatment was superior.Compatibility analysis revealed that the efficacy of multi-point and/or multi-zone compatibility treatments was superior.Analysis result of 124 articles on insomnia treatment through foot massage demonstrated that the most supportive compatibitily for the treatment of insomnia by foot massage was brain-abdominal nerve plexus,which was consistent with the analysis results of 35 literatures on the treatment of insomnia by foot reflex area massage alone.Furthermore,an analysis of 42 articles on insomnia treatment through massage of foot acupoints indicated that Yongquan-Taixi was the most supportive foot acupoint combination.[Conclusion]The combination of Chinese and western medicine theories for guiding foot massage in the treatment of insomnia is highly recommended.Selecting points such as Yongquan,Taixi,insomnia points,brain,abdominal nerve plexus,kidney,heart,and others for the compatibility treatment effect of these areas is better.

Objective:To evaluate alterations in dopaminergic neurons, cortical metabolism, and functional connectivity networks in patients with early-onset Parkinson′s disease (EOPD) using multimodal neuroimaging.Methods:In this prospective cross-sectional study, 26 patients with EOPD and 16 healthy controls (HC group) were recruited from the PLA General Hospital between April and November 2023. All participants underwent integrated 11C-β-CFT PET/MR, 18F-FDG PET/CT brain imaging and resting-state functional MRI. Clinical assessments were conducted using the Unified Parkinson′s Disease Rating Scale and Hoehn-Yahr staging. Cognitive status was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Standardized uptake value ratios for both 11C-β-CFT and 18F-FDG PET images were calculated using cerebellar gray matter as the reference region. Voxel-wise two-sample t-tests were performed to identify regions with significant group differences in tracer uptake. Seed regions showing altered 11C-β-CFT or 18F-FDG uptake were used to compute seed-based functional connectivity (FC) with all other brain voxels, and group differences in FC were assessed. Correlations between imaging metrics and clinical scales were evaluated using Pearson or Spearman analyses as appropriate. Results:Compared with HC group, EOPD group showed significantly reduced 11C-β-CFT uptake in the bilateral putamen, globus pallidus, and left temporal pole ( P<0.05), and decreased 18F-FDG uptake in the right superior frontal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex ( P<0.05). Relative to HC group, EOPD group exhibited markedly lower FC between the right putamen and the left gyrus rectus as well as the right parahippocampal gyrus; the right superior frontal gyrus and the left gyrus rectus; the anterior cingulate cortex and the olfactory area of the frontal lobe, the left gyrus rectus, and the right superior parietal gyrus; the left temporal pole and the left orbitofrontal cortex as well as the left olfactory area ( P<0.05). Correlation analyses revealed no statistically significant associations between altered FC values and clinical scale scores in the EOPD group. Conclusions:Patients with EOPD demonstrate impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic function, regional cortical hypometabolism, and aberrant functional connectivity across multiple brain networks.

[Objective]To analyze the application and compatibility rules of acupoints and reflex areas in foot massage for the treatment of insomnia through data mining technology,thereby providing an evidence-based basis for the clinical treatment of foot massage in patients with insomnia.[Methods]The literatures associated with the treatment of insomnia through foot massage were retrieved by computer from The Cochrane Library,Web of Science,Embase,PubMed,China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang,VIP,Chinese Biomedical Literature and other databases.The search period was set until January 1,2025.Excel 2016 software was employed to establish the database for the treatment of insomnia with foot massage,and SPSS 25.0 software was utilized to calculate the frequency of acupoints and reflection areas in the database.Association rules were analyzed by the Apriori module of SPSS Modeler 18.0 software.The association rules of acupoints,reflection areas and their compatibility were described.The association rules were visualized by using Cytoscape 3.9.1 and cluster analysis was visualized with Origin 2022,respectively.[Results]Finally,124 effective literatures were incorporated including 35 for massage treatment of the foot reflex area alone,42 for massage treatment of the foot point alone,and 47 for massage treatment of the combined area and point.The most frequently utilized foot reflex areas of foot massage were the brain,the abdominal nerve plexus,the kidney,the heart,etc.,and the foot points were Yongquan,insomnia points,Taixi,etc.,among which the foot points were mainly characterized by the foot Shaoyin kidney channel and the foot Jueyin liver channel.The five transport points were the most prevalent specific points.The statistical results indicated that the effect of multi-point and/or multi-zone compatibility treatment was superior.Compatibility analysis revealed that the efficacy of multi-point and/or multi-zone compatibility treatments was superior.Analysis result of 124 articles on insomnia treatment through foot massage demonstrated that the most supportive compatibitily for the treatment of insomnia by foot massage was brain-abdominal nerve plexus,which was consistent with the analysis results of 35 literatures on the treatment of insomnia by foot reflex area massage alone.Furthermore,an analysis of 42 articles on insomnia treatment through massage of foot acupoints indicated that Yongquan-Taixi was the most supportive foot acupoint combination.[Conclusion]The combination of Chinese and western medicine theories for guiding foot massage in the treatment of insomnia is highly recommended.Selecting points such as Yongquan,Taixi,insomnia points,brain,abdominal nerve plexus,kidney,heart,and others for the compatibility treatment effect of these areas is better.

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of the CD8+T cells infiltration from the 4 sub-types in medulloblastoma(MB),to analyze the relationship between CD8+T cells infiltration and prog-nosis,to study the function of C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 11(CXCL11)and its receptor in CD8+T cells infiltration into tumors and to explore the potential mechanism,and to provide the necessary clinico-pathological basis for exploring the immunotherapy of MB.Methods:In the study,48 clinical MB sam-ples(12 cases in each of 4 subtypes)were selected from the multiple medical center from 2012 to 2019.The transcriptomics analysis for the tumor of 48 clinical samples was conducted on the NanoString Pan-Cancer 10360?Panel(NanoString Technologies).Immunohistochemistry(IHC)staining of formalin-fixed,paraffin-embedded sections from MB was carried out using CD8 primary antibody to analyze diffe-rential quantities of CD8+T cells in the MB four subtypes.Through bioinformatics analysis,the relation-ship between CD8+T cells infiltration and prognosis of the patients and the expression differences of various chemokines in the different subtypes of MB were investigated.The expression of CXCR3 receptor on the surface of CD8+T cells in MB was verified by double immunofluorescence staining,and the under-lying molecular mechanism of CD8+T cells infiltration into the tumor was explored.Results:The charac-teristic index of CD8+T cells in the WNT subtype of MB was relatively high,suggesting that the number of CD8+T cells in the WNT subtype was significantly higher than that in the other three subtypes,which was confirmed by CD8 immunohistochemical staining and Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)database analysis by using R2 online data analysis platform.And the increase of CD8+T cells infiltration was posi-tively correlated with the patient survival.The expression level of CXCL11 in the WNT subtype MB was significantly higher than that of the other three subtypes.Immunofluorescence staining showed the presence of CXCL11 receptor,CXCR3,on the surface of CD8+T cells,suggesting that the CD8+T cells might be attracted to the MB microenvironment by CXCL11 through CXCR3.Conclusion:The CD8+T cells infiltrate more in the WNT subtype MB than other subtypes.The mechanism may be related to the activation of CXCL11-CXCR3 chemokine system,and the patients with more infiltration of CD8+T cells in tumor have better prognosis.This finding may provide the necessary clinicopathological basis for the regulatory mechanism of CD8+T cells infiltration in MB,and give a new potential therapeutic target for the future immunotherapy of MB.