1.Construction of A Conceptual Framework for the Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Evolutionary Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment Across Full-cycle of Parkinson's Disease
Yu WANG ; Jianing MEI ; Hongping ZHAO ; Yunzhe TANG ; Zijun WEI ; Qinliang TAO ; Xueyi HAN ; Jiyuan HU ; Yunyun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(10):270-279
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease involving multiple systems and neurotransmitters. Due to the high clinical heterogeneity of PD,it is urgent to establish a comprehensive and long-term traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) management model. In this paper,the conceptual framework of full-cycle management of PD is preliminarily constructed:based on the evolution of the pathophysiological mechanisms of protein deposition and neurotransmitter disorder in PD,the three-stage syndrome characteristics of the prodromal stage (predominant healthy Qi with subtle pathogenic factors),the early clinical stage (declining healthy Qi with growing pathogenic factors) and the middle and late stages (overwhelming pathogenic factors with deficient healthy Qi) are longitudinally described. Through the syndrome differentiation of visceral manifestations,the etiology and pathogenesis of PD motor and non-motor symptoms were comprehensively analyzed,while the matching treatment methods and prescriptions were inferred,and the modular scheme of the combining main symptoms,accompanying symptoms and secondary symptoms was proposed. The conceptual gap of TCM regarding motor complications ('variable syndrome') and PD-related hyperpyrexia syndrome ('critical syndrome') was explained. This framework reflects the characteristics of combination of disease and syndrome and overall constant motion,and provides new theories and research ideas for individualized and whole-process management of PD in TCM.
2.Construction of A Conceptual Framework for the Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Evolutionary Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment Across Full-cycle of Parkinson's Disease
Yu WANG ; Jianing MEI ; Hongping ZHAO ; Yunzhe TANG ; Zijun WEI ; Qinliang TAO ; Xueyi HAN ; Jiyuan HU ; Yunyun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(10):270-279
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease involving multiple systems and neurotransmitters. Due to the high clinical heterogeneity of PD,it is urgent to establish a comprehensive and long-term traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) management model. In this paper,the conceptual framework of full-cycle management of PD is preliminarily constructed:based on the evolution of the pathophysiological mechanisms of protein deposition and neurotransmitter disorder in PD,the three-stage syndrome characteristics of the prodromal stage (predominant healthy Qi with subtle pathogenic factors),the early clinical stage (declining healthy Qi with growing pathogenic factors) and the middle and late stages (overwhelming pathogenic factors with deficient healthy Qi) are longitudinally described. Through the syndrome differentiation of visceral manifestations,the etiology and pathogenesis of PD motor and non-motor symptoms were comprehensively analyzed,while the matching treatment methods and prescriptions were inferred,and the modular scheme of the combining main symptoms,accompanying symptoms and secondary symptoms was proposed. The conceptual gap of TCM regarding motor complications ('variable syndrome') and PD-related hyperpyrexia syndrome ('critical syndrome') was explained. This framework reflects the characteristics of combination of disease and syndrome and overall constant motion,and provides new theories and research ideas for individualized and whole-process management of PD in TCM.
3.Establishment and validation of an endoplasmic reticulum stress-related risk model for renal cell carcinoma
Chen YANG ; Zhu JUNMING ; Wang ZHEN ; Wu XIAOHUI ; Xu NING ; Xue XUEYI ; Zheng QINGSHUI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025;52(3):127-133
Objective:To establish a prognostic model based on endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes for evaluating the prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma.Methods:This study utilized Non-negative Matrix Factorization to identify molecular subgroups based on endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes and employed Weighted Correlation Network Analysis to determine co-expressed genes associ-ated with these subgroups.A risk prognostic model was constructed using univariate Cox regression analysis and Lasso regression analysis.Preliminary experimental validations were conducted to elucidate the biological functions of model genes in renal cell carcinoma.Results:Two molecular subgroups with distinct survival prognoses were identified,and an intersection of related genes was used to construct a nov-el endoplasmic reticulum stress-related prognostic model.Patients in the high-risk group exhibited significantly poorer overall survival in both the training and validation cohorts.In vivo experiments demonstrated that PCK1,a model gene,could inhibit the proliferation,migra-tion,and invasion of renal cell carcinoma cells.Conclusions:The risk scoring model developed in this study effectively predicts the survival probability of renal cell carcinoma patients and can serve as an independent prognostic indicator.This model offers a new direction for per-sonalized treatment strategies in renal cell carcinoma patients.
4.Critical role of mitochondrial dynamics in chronic respiratory diseases and new therapeutic directions.
Xiaomei WANG ; Ziming ZHU ; Haocheng JIA ; Xueyi LU ; Yingze ZHANG ; Yingxin ZHU ; Jinzheng WANG ; Yanfang WANG ; Rubin TAN ; Jinxiang YUAN
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(15):1783-1793
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are both chronic progressive respiratory diseases that cannot be completely cured. COPD is characterized by irreversible airflow limitation, chronic airway inflammation, and gradual decline in lung function, whereas PH is characterized by pulmonary vasoconstriction, remodeling, and infiltration of inflammatory cells. These diseases have similar pathological features, such as vascular hyperplasia, arteriolar contraction, and inflammatory infiltration. Despite these well-documented observations, the exact mechanisms underlying the occurrence and development of COPD and PH remain unclear. Evidence that mitochondrial dynamics imbalance is one major factor in the development of COPD and PH. Mitochondrial dynamics is precisely regulated by mitochondrial fusion proteins and fission proteins. When mitochondrial dynamics equilibrium is disrupted, it causes mitochondrial and even cell morphological dysfunction. Mitochondrial dynamics participates in various pathological processes for heart and lung disease. Mitochondrial dynamics may be different in the early and late stages of COPD and PH. In the early stages of the disease, mitochondrial fusion increases, inhibiting fission, and thereby compensatorily increasing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. With the development of the disease, mitochondria decompensation causes excessive fission. Mitochondrial dynamics is involved in the development of COPD and PH in a spatiotemporal manner. Based on this understanding, treatment strategies for mitochondrial dynamics abnormalities may be different at different stages of COPD and PH disease. This article will provide new ideas for the potential treatment of related diseases.
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Mitochondrial Dynamics/physiology*
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/metabolism*
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5.Ion Robot-Assisted Bronchoscopy System and Its Applications.
Fei LI ; Zaozao WANG ; Xueyi LIU ; Qiaoqiao WANG ; Yunyun LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2025;49(5):486-493
The peripheral pulmonary lesions are located far from the central airway and close to the pleura, so it is a challenge for clinical diagnosis of their nature through biopsy. Therefore, the Ion robot-assisted bronchoscopy system which has started its commercialization in China is proposed to diagnose and treat peripheral pulmonary lesions. The Ion system can be used for navigation, registration, biopsy and treatment. In this paper, the structural principle of the Ion system is expounded, and its technical advantages such as shape perception, slender catheter and flexible operation are summarized. It represents the latest development direction of the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral pulmonary lesions. Then, the clinical application and development status of the Ion system are analyzed and discussed in detail. Finally, the development trend of the robot-assisted bronchoscopy system is prospected, which provides new ideas for realizing the "integrated and one-stop" diagnosis and treatment services for peripheral pulmonary lesions based on this system.
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Robotic Surgical Procedures
6.Biparametric MRI-based peritumoral radiomics for preoperative prediction of extracapsular extension in prostate cancer
Honghao XU ; Qicong DU ; Yuanhao MA ; Xueyi NING ; Baichuan LIU ; Xu BAI ; Di CHEN ; Yun ZHANG ; Zhe DONG ; Chuang JIA ; Xiaojing ZHANG ; Xiaohui DING ; Baojun WANG ; Aitao GUO ; Jian XUE ; Xuetao MU ; Huiyi YE ; Haiyi WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2025;59(9):1055-1062
Objective:To investigate the value of biparametric-MRI (bpMRI) based peritumoral radiomics for preoperative prediction of extraprostatic extension (EPE) in prostate cancer (PCa).Methods:In this cross-sectional study, consecutive bpMRI of patients undergoing prostatectomy for PCa were retrospectively collected from the First Medical Center (center 1) and the Third Medical Center (center 2) of Chinese PLA General Hospital. A total of 274 patients were finally enrolled. Patients at center 1 from January 2020 to December 2022 were randomly divided into a training set (149 cases) and an internal validation set (63 cases) by stratified random sampling. Patients at center 2 from January 2023 to March 2024 were assigned to the external test set (62 cases). Patients were categorized into EPE-positive group and EPE-negative group according to pathological assessment postoperatively. In the training set, there were 49 cases in EPE-positive group and 100 cases in EPE-negative group. In the internal validation set, there were 26 cases in EPE-positive group and 37 cases in EPE-negative group. In the external test set, there were 22 cases in EPE-positive group and 40 cases in EPE-negative group. Axial T 2WI and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) images were manually annotated to obtain index lesion regions of interest (ROIs), with the peritumoral ROIs subsequently delineated by semi-automatic segmentation technique. Radiomics features were extracted from intra-tumoral, peri-tumoral, and intra-tumoral plus peri-tumoral ROIs. The training set data was employed to select and optimize features to build the radiomics models. The logistic regression analysis was used to develop radiomics, clinical, and integrated models. The predictive performance was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) in the external test set, and compared by the DeLong test. The sensitivity and specificity were compared by the exact McNemar test. Results:In the external test set, the peri-tumoral radiomics model based on bpMRI showed the highest performance in evaluating EPE, with an AUC of 0.739 (95% CI 0.611-0.842), which was identified as the optimal radiomics model. EPE grade ( OR=6.151, 95% CI 3.371-11.226, P<0.001) was incorporated into the clinical model, with an AUC of 0.780 (95% CI 0.657-0.875) in the external test set. The integrated model had an AUC of 0.817 (95% CI 0.698-0.904) in the external test set. There was no statistically significant difference in comparisons of AUCs among the three models (all P>0.05). The sensitivity of the integrated model (68.2%) showed no significant difference from those of the clinical model and the optimal radiomics model (77.3% and 86.4%, respectively; P=0.500 and P=0.289). However, the specificity of the integrated model (85.0%) was significantly higher than those of the clinical model (67.5%, P=0.016) and the optimal radiomics model (50.0%, P<0.001). Conclusion:A bpMRI-based peritumoral radiomics integrating clinical model demonstrates high performance for preoperative prediction of EPE in PCa.
7.Establishment and validation of an endoplasmic reticulum stress-related risk model for renal cell carcinoma
Chen YANG ; Zhu JUNMING ; Wang ZHEN ; Wu XIAOHUI ; Xu NING ; Xue XUEYI ; Zheng QINGSHUI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025;52(3):127-133
Objective:To establish a prognostic model based on endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes for evaluating the prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma.Methods:This study utilized Non-negative Matrix Factorization to identify molecular subgroups based on endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes and employed Weighted Correlation Network Analysis to determine co-expressed genes associ-ated with these subgroups.A risk prognostic model was constructed using univariate Cox regression analysis and Lasso regression analysis.Preliminary experimental validations were conducted to elucidate the biological functions of model genes in renal cell carcinoma.Results:Two molecular subgroups with distinct survival prognoses were identified,and an intersection of related genes was used to construct a nov-el endoplasmic reticulum stress-related prognostic model.Patients in the high-risk group exhibited significantly poorer overall survival in both the training and validation cohorts.In vivo experiments demonstrated that PCK1,a model gene,could inhibit the proliferation,migra-tion,and invasion of renal cell carcinoma cells.Conclusions:The risk scoring model developed in this study effectively predicts the survival probability of renal cell carcinoma patients and can serve as an independent prognostic indicator.This model offers a new direction for per-sonalized treatment strategies in renal cell carcinoma patients.
8.Retrospective clinical analysis of eculizumab treatment for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy: a report of 11 cases
Xueyi LUO ; Rui MA ; Huifang WANG ; Lu BAI ; Yun HE ; Yuanyuan ZHANG ; Tingting HAN ; Daoxing DENG ; Yuhong CHEN ; Wei HAN ; Xiaohui ZHANG ; Lanping XU ; Yu WANG ; Xiaojun HUANG ; Yuqian SUN
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2025;46(5):431-436
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of eculizumab in treating hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) .Methods:This retrospective study included 11 patients who developed TA-TMA after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and subsequently received eculizumab treatment at Peking University People′s Hospital between June 2018 and May 2024. The incidence of TA-TMA, treatment details, and clinical outcomes were analyzed.Results:Among the 11 included patients [4 males, 7 females; median age: 29 years (range: 9-56) ], underlying diseases were severe aplastic anemia (SAA) in 5 patients, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 3 patients, and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 3 patients. The median time to TA-TMA diagnosis was 48 days post-transplantation (range: 4-213 days), and all patients met the diagnostic criteria for high-risk TA-TMA. The median interval from TA-TMA diagnosis to the initiation of eculizumab treatment was 12 days (range: 1-56 days). Patients received a median of 3 doses of eculizumab (range: 1-14). Ten of the 11 patients were assessed as having no response (NR) to eculizumab at the end of treatment or at death. One patient achieved a partial response (PR) but subsequently died after TA-TMA relapsed due to infection. At the last follow-up, all patients were either lost to follow-up or had died. The median follow-up duration was 88 days (range: 33-326 days), and the median time from TA-TMA diagnosis to the last follow-up was 31 days (range: 21-113 days) .Conclusion:Eculizumab demonstrated poor efficacy in this TA-TMA cohort. This might be attributable to the critical and complex condition of the patients, delayed initiation of eculizumab treatment, and insufficient dosage.
9.The effect of farnesol on the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway of Candida albicans biofilms and its correlation with drug resistance
Yang WANG ; Xueyi CHEN ; Shenjun YU ; Xuejiao CAO ; Xin WEI ; Xuan YANG
STOMATOLOGY 2025;45(5):321-327
Objective To explore the regulatory role of farnesol in Candida albicans(C.albicans)biofilm cAMP-PKA signaling pathway and its correlation with drug resistance.Methods Standard,fluconazole-resistant,wild and high RAS1 gene expression strains of C.albicans were cultured to different phases of the biofilm(6,12,24,36 h),and the sessile minimal inhibitory concentration 50%(SMIC50)of fluconazole were determined by XTT reduction after farnesol treatment.The regulatory effects of farnesol on the ex-pression of genes related to the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway in standard and fluconazole-resistant strains of C.albicans,such as RAS1,CYR1,PDE2 were examined using qPCR;the effects of farnesol on the protein expression of the pathway were analyzed by Western blot.RAS1 gene expression of the wild and high RAS1 gene expression strains was measured by qPCR.Results ① Compared with the standard strain,resistant strains of C.albicans had higher levels of biofilm SMIC50 at 6,12 and 24 h;there was no significant difference in RAS1 expression(P>0.05),while CYR1 expression increased significantly at 6 and 24 h in the biofilm(P<0.01),and PDE2 expression decreased at 6 h in the biofilm(P<0.01).②After treatment with farnesol,the resistance of the biofilm of the standard strain and drug-resistant strain decreased.Compared with no treatment with farnesol,the expression of RAS1 in the biofilm of the standard strain and drug-resistant strain decreased at all time points(P<0.01);CYR1 expression decreased in the biofilm at 6,24 and 36 h,and in-creased in the biofilm at 12 h(P<0.01);PDE2 expression increased in the 12 h biofilm(P<0.01).③Compared with the wild strain,the high expression strain of RAS1 gene showed higher SMIC50 in the biofilm at 12 and 24 h,and significantly higher expression of RAS1 gene in the biofilm at 12,24 and 36 h(P<0.01).④After treatment with farnesol,the resistance of wild-type strains and high expres-sion strains of RAS1 gene decreased.Compared with the untreated group,the expression of RAS1 gene in the biofilm of wild-type and RAS1 gene high expression strain decreased at 12 and 24 h(P<0.01).Conclusion Farnesol can affect the sensitivity of C.albicans biofilm to fluconazole by regulating the expression of resistance molecules RAS1,CYR1 and PDE2 in the cAMP-PKA pathway.The regulatory effect varies at different stages of biofilm formation.
10.Influence factors of comorbidity between gaming disorder and depression among adolescents
Na JIN ; Fanfan HUANG ; Xueyi WANG
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2025;51(2):120-125
The comorbidity of online game disorder and depression has become a universal problem in the world,which seriously affects the physical and mental health of teenagers.Online game disorder closely relate to depression or depressive mood.There is a certain correlation and interaction between the two in the symptom dimension,leading to the decline of academic performance,and even non-suicidal self-injury,suicidal ideation and other problems.In terms of the neurobiological mechanism of the two comorbidity,there were abnormal functional connection of amygdaloid-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex network,abnormal activity pattern of default mode network and abnormal function of dopamine system in comorbidities.In terms of social psychological mechanism,comorbidities are characterized by loneliness,cognitive bias and poor coping strategies.Exploring the comorbidity mechanism of online game disorder and depression can help to formulate individualized comprehensive intervention measures to reduce the occurrence and development of online game disorder and depression in adolescents.

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