1.Cold and Heat in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Review
Xuejiao WANG ; Zhen SHAO ; Chao MENG ; Chunyun JIANG ; Hengwen CHEN ; Jun LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(6):246-252
Cold and heat belong to the eight-principal syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, which can reflect the rise and fall of Yin and Yang in the body and the Yin and Yang nature of the disease. At present, traditional Chinese medicine has an inconsistent understanding of cold and heat in acute coronary syndrome. The emphasis on pathogenic factors of cold and heat is biased, and the elements of cold and heat syndrome are not fully reflected in the scale. Therefore, the literature has been reviewed from the perspectives of etiology, pathogenesis, symptom elements, and test signs with drugs. From the perspective of etiology, both cold evil and heat evil can increase the risk of acute coronary syndrome. It was previously believed that acute coronary syndrome occurs frequently in cold climates such as winter and spring. Based on this understanding, hot weather can also induce acute coronary syndrome, and different temperatures have different effects on patients of different ages and with different underlying diseases. In addition, artificial pathogenic factors such as excessive consumption of cold food and refrigeration air conditioners were added. From the perspective of pathogenesis, on the basis of the traditional ''asthenia in origin and asthenia in superficiality'' and ''phlegm stagnation'', it is found that Yin-cold and fire-heat can both cause paralysis of the heart chakra and pain induced by the blockage. The pathogenesis of acute coronary syndrome characterized by heat stagnation and coldness featuring heartburn should be distinguished from gastroesophageal reflux disease. Moreover, the pathogenesis of Yin cold coagulation and pulse stagnation and wind obstruction are different. The acute coronary syndrome is in line with the wind characteristics of frequent changes and can be treated with wind medicine. From the perspective of syndrome elements, the syndrome elements such as cold condensation, heat accumulation, and toxicity are analyzed, and the use of basic syndrome elements and their combination forms facilitates clinical and scientific research. In addition, according to the test sign with the drug, it can be seen that the attributes of cold and heat of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for acute coronary syndrome can be explained according to the temperature-sensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channel, thus proving the pathogenesis of cold and heat of acute coronary syndrome.
2.Association between preschoolers physical activity levels and parental sports concept and behavior
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(7):1036-1039
Objective:
To analyze the impact of parental sports concept and behavior on physical activity in preschool children, so as to provide a foundation for future guidance on fostering childrens physical activity within the family context.
Methods:
From November to December 2020, a clustered convenience sampling method was employed to conduct surveys, and a total of 283 children were selectal from one kindergarten each in Beijing, Shenyang, and Xian. Participating children wore ActiGraph GT9X accelerometers continuously for one week to collect data on different intensity levels of physical activity. Physical Activity afterschool Questionnaire for Preschooler (P-PAQ) was utilized to assess parental sports concept and behavior. The gender differences in physical activity level and physical activity compliance rate were analyzed by using ttest, Mann-Whitney U test, and Chisquare test; and the relationship between parental exercise concepts and behaviors and physical activity of preschool children was analyzed using Spearman rank correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results:
Parental sports concept was significantly positively correlated with average daily moderatetovigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity (TPA) in children (r=0.12-0.16, P<0.05). Parental sports behavior was significantly positively correlated with childrens average daily TPA (r=0.25, P<0.05). Multiple linear regression revealed that parental sports concept was positively correlated with average daily MVPA and TPA in both boys and girls (B=0.65-0.83), while parental sports behavior only was positively correlated with boys average daily MVPA and TPA (B=0.24-0.25)(P<0.05).
Conclusions
Parental sports concept and behavior can impact physical activity levels in preschool children, exhibiting gender differences. Future guidance on physical activity in family upbringing should consider both parental sports concept and behavior, and pay attention to the influence of childrens gender.
3.Study on Medication Law of Qian Ying for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Based on Data Mining
Wenhan HU ; Chongyang MA ; Xuejiao JIANG ; Jiajun LIANG ; Qiuyun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(4):59-64
Objective To analyze the medication law and academic thoughts of national TCM master Qian Ying in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B through data mining.Methods Totally 168 cases of chronic hepatitis B treated by Professor Qian Ying from Mar.2000 to Dec.2020 were retrospectively collected,and the properties,tastes and tropism meridians,core prescriptions and drug groups of the prescription drugs were analyzed by using the famous doctor inheritance platform.Results Totolly 168 medical cases involved 168 patients and 227 kinds of Chinese materia medica,with a total frequency of 2 158 times.The characteristics of properties,tastes and tropism meridians showed that the main property was cold,and the main taste was bitter,and the main meridian was liver meridian.34 kinds of high-frequency Chinese materia medica(mainly were tonics,heat-clearing medicines,and medicines for activating blood circulation and reducing stasis),28 kinds of core Chinese materia medica,10 pairs of highly co-occurring drugs,and 10 potential drug groups were mined.Conclusion Professor Qian Ying believes that the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B is deficiency in nature and excess in superficiality,and the treatment focuses on tonifying deficiency.It is often treated from the liver and emphasizes the harmonization of liver,spleen and kidney.Tonifying deficiency,clearing heat,promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis are the main treatment methods,followed by dispelling dampness,promoting qi,eliminating phlegm,opening stagnation and relieving the exterior,etc.He pays attention to the harmonization of body and use,is good at using multiple methods.
4.Analysis on the Medication Law of Qian Ying in Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer Based on Data Mining
Haitian ZHANG ; Chongyang MA ; Weixin HOU ; Bo DOU ; Xian FANG ; Xuejiao JIANG ; Peng FANG ; Jiajun LIANG ; Xiaoyi WEI ; Wenhan HU ; Qiuyun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(8):52-57
Objective To study the medication law of Professor Qian Ying in the treatment of primary liver cancer based on data mining technology;To provide ideas for the clinical treatment of primary liver cancer.Methods Outpatient TCM prescriptions of Professor Qian Ying for the treatment of liver cancer from November 2008 to August 2020 were collected,and a data table was established after sorting.The drug frequency,property and taste and tropism were analyzed using Excel 2019.The medical case analysis module of the Great Physician Inheritance Platform was used to analyze the core drugs,the symbiosis analysis between drug pairs,the drug association analysis,and the drug clustering analysis of the screened TCM prescriptions.Results Totally 108 prescriptions were included,involving 188 kinds of Chinese materia medica,with a total frequency of 1 322 times.High-frequency drugs included Hedyotis Sinensis,Angelicae Sinensis Radix,Visci Herba,Curcumae Radix,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,etc.The medicinal properties were mainly cold,mild and warm,and the tastes were mainly bitter,sweet and pungent,and the main meridians were liver meridians,spleen meridians,kidney meridians and stomach meridians.There were 9 pairs of high frequency drug combinations in drug association,such as Curcumae Radix-Polygoni Orientalis Fructus,Visci Herba-Curcumae Rhizoma.In the correlation analysis of drug disease,the ones with higher correlations include"stomachache-Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma""abdominal mass-Paeoniae Radix Rubra and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium""tinnitus-Adenophorae Radix,Lycii Fructus,Visci Herba""prolonged sublingual collaterals-Curcumae Rhizoma,Polygoni Orientalis Fructus,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma"and so on.Drug clustering could be divided into three potential drug clusters.Conclusion Professor Qian Ying often uses heat-clearing drugs,tonifying drugs,and promoting qi and blood circulation drugs to treat liver cancer,with Huqi Powder as the main formula and modified according to the syndromes.Clearing heat and detoxifying,soothing liver and relieving depression,removing blood stasis and regulating collatrals are used to treat its symptoms,and tonifying qi and invigorating spleen,regulating liver and nourishing liver and kidney are used to treat its essence.
5.Clinical efficacy of HI-NPPV in the treatment of AECOPD combined with severe type Ⅱ respiratory failure
Rui JIANG ; Xuejiao LI ; Yinhong HE ; Yanlin LI ; Xiaolong WANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2024;49(2):266-272
Objective:Patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD)combined with severe type Ⅱ respiratory failure have a high probability of ventilation failure using conventional non-invasive positive pressure ventilation(NPPV).This study aims to investigate the clinical efficacy of high intensity NPPV(HI-NPPV)for the treatment of AECOPD combined with severe type Ⅱ respiratory failure. Methods:The data of patients with AECOPD combined with severe type Ⅱ respiratory failure(blood gas analysis pH≤7.25)treated with NPPV in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from July 2013 to July 2023 were collected to conduct a retrospective case-control study.The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the inspired positive airway pressure(IPAP)used during the NPPV treatment:a NPPV group(IPAP<20 cmH2O,1 cmH2O=0.098 kPa)and a HI-NPPV group(20 cmH2O≤IPAP<30 cmH2O).Ninety-nine and 95 patients were included in the NPPV group and the HI-NPPV group,respectively.A total of 86 pairs of data were matched using propensity score matching(PSM)for data matching.The primary outcome indexes(mortality and tracheal intubation rate)and secondary outcome indexes[blood gas analysis pH,arterial partial pressure of oxygen(PaO2)and arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide(PaCO2),adverse reaction rate,and length of hospitalization]were compared between the 2 groups. Results:The tracheal intubation rates of the NPPV group and the HI-NPPV group were 6.98%and 1.16%,respectively,and the difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant(χ2=4.32,P<0.05);the mortality of the NPPV group and the HI-NPPV group was 23.26%and 9.30%,respectively,and the difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant(χ2=11.64,P<0.01).The PaO2 at 24 h and 48 h after treatment of the HI-NPPV group was higher than that of the NPPV group,and the PaCO2 of the HI-NPPV group was lower than that of the NPPV group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The differences of pH at 24 h and 48 h after treatment between the 2 groups were not statistically significant(both P>0.05).The differences between the 2 groups in adverse reaction rate and hospitalization length were not statistically significant(both P>0.05). Conclusion:HI-NPPV can reduce mortality and tracheal intubation rates by rapidly improving the ventilation of patients with AECOPD combined with severe type Ⅱ respiratory failure.This study provides a new idea for the treatment of patients with AECOPD combined with severe type Ⅱ respiratory failure.
6.Trend and prediction of the disease burden of acute hepatitis B in China
Huawei QIU ; Tianfu LIANG ; Zhi ZHONG ; Xuejiao JIA ; Yang JIANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(11):2575-2579
ObjectiveTo investigate the situation and development trend of the disease burden of acute hepatitis B in China in 1990 — 2019. MethodsThe Global Burden of Disease 2019 was used to analyze the incidence rate, mortality rate, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate of acute hepatitis B in different sex and age groups and predict the trend of the incidence rate of acute hepatitis B. ResultsIn 2019, the incidence rate, mortality rate, and DALY rate of acute hepatitis B in China were 1 623.71/100 000, 0.20/100 000, and 10.04/100 000 respectively, which were reduced by 42.03%, 79.38%, and 80.21%, respectively, compared with the data in 1990, and women showed lower incidence rate, mortality rate, and DALY rate of acute hepatitis B than men. In 2019, the 20~<54 years group had the highest incidence rate (2 285.85/100 000) and DALY rate (10.53/100 000), and the ≥55 years group had the highest mortality rate of 0.52/100 000. The Joinpoint regression model analysis showed that the incidence rate, mortality rate, and DALY rate of acute hepatitis B in China tended to decrease from 1990 to 2019, with an average annual percent change of -1.9%, -5.2%, and -5.5%, respectively (P<0.05). The grey prediction model GM (1,1) showed that the incidence rate of acute hepatitis B will decrease from 2020 to 2030 in China. ConclusionThe disease burden of acute hepatitis B tended to decrease from 1990 to 2019 in China, indicating that the prevention and treatment measures for acute hepatitis B have achieved a marked effect in China; however, due to the large population base of China, active preventive measures should be further adopted to reduce the disease burden of acute hepatitis B.
7.Clinical efficacy and prognostic factors of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy for pediatric ependymoma
Xiaoyang SUN ; Xuejiao SHI ; Dongqing LU ; Renhua ZHOU ; Qing ZHOU ; Chuanying ZHU ; Wenqi FAN ; Mawei JIANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2023;32(6):499-505
Objective:To investigate the clinic opathological features, treatment and prognosis of children newly diagnosed with ependymoma.Methods:Clinical data of 127 pediatric ependymoma (EPN) patients (0-16 years old) treated with tumor resection and postoperative radiotherapy at Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University between 2001 and 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 53 children were female and 74 were male. Local control (LR), event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method. The relationship between clinic opathological factors and clinical prognosis, and the effect of treatment on clinical prognosis of patients were analyzed by Cox proportional hazards model.Results:At a median follow-up time of 29 months (3-251 months), the 3-year OS and EFS rates were 89.5% and 71.5%, respectively. For patients undergoing incomplete resection followed by postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy, the 3-year LR, OS and EFS rates were 78.3%, 65.8% and 85.7%, respectively. A total of 43 children were aged <3 years old when diagnosed and 84 aged ≥3 years old. The interval time between surgery and radiotherapy in children aged <3 years old was 91 d, and 35.5 d in those aged ≥3 years old ( P<0.001). For patients <3 years old, the median EFS was 90 months when initiating radiotherapy within ≤70 d after surgery, compared to 43 months for those who initiated radiotherapy at >70 d after surgery ( P=0.053). According to fifth edition of the WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system (WHO CNS5), 39 children were classified as posterior fossa ependymoma group A (PFA group). The OS and EFS rates in the PFA group were significantly less than those in other groups (3-year OS rate were 69.2% vs. 94.6%, P<0.001; 3-year EFS rate were 46.9% vs. 79.1%, P<0.001). In the PFA group, 12 patients received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy, 14 did not receive chemotherapy, and whether chemotherapy was given was unknown in 13 cases. No significant differences were observed in OS and EFS between patients treated with and without chemotherapy ( P=0.260, P=0.730). Univariate Cox analysis showed that tumor location and WHO CNS5 molecular classification were significantly associated with EFS, and WHO CNS5 molecular classification was significantly correlated with OS. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that tumor location in the posterior fossa was an independent risk factor for EFS ( HR=2.72, 95% CI=1.1~6.71, P=0.03). Conclusions:Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric ependymoma can obtain favorable survival after surgery combined with postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. Patients with residual tumors can achieve favorable LC and survival after postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. Delaying of radiotherapy tends to lead to poor survival for patients aged <3 years old when diagnosed. Children in the PFA group obtain worse prognosis compared to their counterparts in other groups. The tumor location in the posterior fossa is an independent risk factor for pediatric ependymoma.
8.Effects of Chaihu Shugan Powder (柴胡疏肝散) on Duodenal Mucosal Barrier and Intestinal Flora in Functional Dyspepsia Model Rats
Keming YANG ; Yuebo JIA ; Yeertai YELIYA ; Xuejiao LIU ; Xiangxiang WANG ; Kailin JIANG ; Jianghong LING
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;64(23):2443-2453
ObjectiveTo study the possible mechanism of Chaihu Shugan Powder (柴胡疏肝散, CSP) in the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD). MethodsTwenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into a normal group, a model group, a CSP group and a probiotic group, with six rats in each group.The tail-clamping provocation method was used in all groups except for the normal group to replicate the FD rat model. Simultaneously, the normal group and the model group were given 10 ml/(kg·d) of saline by gavage, while the CSP group and the probiotic group were given 9.6 g/(kg·d) of CSP aqueous decoction and 0.945 g/(kg·d) of probiotic aqueous solution by gavage, respectively, twice daily for four weeks. After four weeks, the gastric emptying and small intestinal propulsion rates were detected in each group of rats. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the histopathological changes in the gastric sinusoids and duodenum of the rats. The changes in the intestinal flora were analyzed by 16s rDNA high-throughput gene sequencing, and the expressions of the duodenal zona occludin 1 (ZO-1) and Occludin were detected by immunohistochemistry and western blotting. Pearson correlation analysis was performed on intestinal flora and ZO-1 and Occludin protein expression. ResultsThe gastric antrum tissue structure was clear in all groups, and the gland structure was regular, with smooth gastric tissue mucosa and no pathological changes such as erosion and ulcer. Compared to those in the normal group, the intestinal villi in the duodenal tissue in the model group were significantly reduced or atrophied, and the goblet cells were arranged in disorder, with eosinophilic infiltration; the gastric emptying rate and small intestinal propulsion rate, as well as ZO-1 and Occludin protein expression in duodenal tissue significantly decreased (P<0.01). Compared to those in the model group, the duodenal tissue structure was clear, and the length intestinal villi was longer, with goblet cells neatly arranged in the CSP group and the probiotic group; no obvious eosinophil infiltration was found, and the gastric emptying rate and small intestinal propulsion rate as well as ZO-1 and Occludin protein expression significantly increased in the CSP group; a small amount of eosinophil infiltration was found, and the gastric emptying rate and Occludin protein expression significantly increased in the probiotic group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Beta diversity analysis of intestinal flora showed that the overall structure of intestinal flora in the model group changed significantly compared to that in the normal group (P<0.01). The overall structure of the intestinal flora in the CSP group and the probiotic group was closer to the normal group than the model group. Species composition analysis showed that the relative abundance of the Firmicutes decreased, while the relative abundance of the Bacteroidetes and norank_f_Muribaculaceae increased, and the Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes value increased in the model group than those in the normal group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared to those in the model group, the relative abundance of the Firmicutes increased, while the relative abundance of the Bacteroidetes and norank_f_Muribaculaceae, as well as the Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes value decreased in the CSP group and the probiotic group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in each indicator between the probiotic group and the CSP group (P>0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that at the phylum level, Firmicutes was positively correlated with ZO-1 (r=0.610, P=0.016) and Occludin (r=0.694, P=0.004) protein expression. Bacteroidetes was negatively correlated with ZO-1 (r=
9.Genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic analysis of a medicinal snake, Bungarus multicinctus, to provides insights into the origin of Elapidae neurotoxins.
Jiang XU ; Shuai GUO ; Xianmei YIN ; Mingqian LI ; He SU ; Xuejiao LIAO ; Qiushi LI ; Liang LE ; Shiyu CHEN ; Baosheng LIAO ; Haoyu HU ; Juan LEI ; Yingjie ZHU ; Xiaohui QIU ; Lu LUO ; Jun CHEN ; Ruiyang CHENG ; Zhenzhan CHANG ; Han ZHANG ; Nicholas Chieh WU ; Yiming GUO ; Dianyun HOU ; Jin PEI ; Jihai GAO ; Yan HUA ; Zhihai HUANG ; Shilin CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(5):2234-2249
The many-banded krait, Bungarus multicinctus, has been recorded as the animal resource of JinQianBaiHuaShe in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Characterization of its venoms classified chief phyla of modern animal neurotoxins. However, the evolutionary origin and diversification of its neurotoxins as well as biosynthesis of its active compounds remain largely unknown due to the lack of its high-quality genome. Here, we present the 1.58 Gbp genome of B. multicinctus assembled into 18 chromosomes with contig/scaffold N50 of 7.53 Mbp/149.8 Mbp. Major bungarotoxin-coding genes were clustered within genome by family and found to be associated with ancient local duplications. The truncation of glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor in the 3'-terminal of a LY6E paralog released modern three-finger toxins (3FTxs) from membrane tethering before the Colubroidea divergence. Subsequent expansion and mutations diversified and recruited these 3FTxs. After the cobra/krait divergence, the modern unit-B of β-bungarotoxin emerged with an extra cysteine residue. A subsequent point substitution in unit-A enabled the β-bungarotoxin covalent linkage. The B. multicinctus gene expression, chromatin topological organization, and histone modification characteristics were featured by transcriptome, proteome, chromatin conformation capture sequencing, and ChIP-seq. The results highlighted that venom production was under a sophisticated regulation. Our findings provide new insights into snake neurotoxin research, meanwhile will facilitate antivenom development, toxin-driven drug discovery and the quality control of JinQianBaiHuaShe.
10.Summary of the best evidence and practical suggestions on strategies for maintaining physical activity ability of the elderly in the community
Shulan YANG ; Biyan JIANG ; Xiaoqing JIN ; Wanqi YU ; Frances WONG ; Arkers WONG ; Xuejiao ZHU ; Caixia LIU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(7):847-853
Objective:To focus on the physical activity strategy to maintain the activity ability of the elderly in the community, comprehensively retrieve and integrate the best evidence, form practical suggestions with the goal of the transformation and practice of evidence, so as to provide scientific, reliable and up-to-date basis for the implementation of relevant evidence.Methods:According to the 6S pyramid model, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Best Practice, UpToDate, DynaMed, World Health Organization, Chinese Medical Association, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, New Zealand Guidelines Group, PubMed, SinoMed and other databases were retrieved layer by layer from top to bottom. This study obtained all articles of evidence-based knowledge base resources, clinical practice guidelines, expert consensus, systematic review and other types related to physical activity strategies to maintain the activity ability of the elderly in the community from January 1, 2017 to March 1, 2022. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the article, 2 to 4 researchers conducted independent methodological quality evaluation on different types of article according to the tool requirements, extracted and summarized the best evidence, and formed practical suggestions.Results:A total of 14 articles were included, including 2 evidence-based decision-making, 6 guidelines, 1 expert consensus, 3 systematic reviews, and 2 overviews of systematic review. Seven dimensions such as "overall advice, health benefits, diversified sports training, aerobic training, balance training, muscle strengthening/resistance training, flexibility training" and 22 best pieces of evidence were extracted and summarized, and practical suggestions were formed.Conclusions:Medical and nursing staff should adopt evidence-based methodological practical suggestions to provide management guidance and consultation for the maintenance of physical activity ability of the elderly in the community, so as to help the elderly to maintain physical activity ability and gain health benefits.


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