1.Differentiation and Treatment Strategies for Pediatric IgA Vasculitis Based on the Correlation Between Blood Turbidity Theory and Oxidative Stress
Zhenhua YUAN ; Yingying JIANG ; Mingyang CAI ; Rongxin ZHU ; Xianqing REN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(5):567-570
This paper explores the differentiation and treatment strategies for pediatric IgA vasculitis based on the correlation between blood trubidity theory and oxidative stress. It is proposed that pediatric IgA vasculitis follows an evolution of pathogenesis characterized by "deficiency of healthy qi leading to turbidity generation, accumulation of turbid toxin, and toxin damage to the collateral vessels", which corresponds to the pathological process of oxidative stress, namely decreased antioxidant capacity with accumulation of reactive oxygen species, metabolite deposition, and endothelial cell injury. A staged treatment strategy is proposed. In the acute stage, wind-toxin invading the colla-terals and reckless movement of heat in the blood are the main manifestations, for which the treatment should focus on dispelling wind and venting pathogens, resolving toxins and unblocking the collaterals, with a modified Yinqiao Powder (银翘散) and Xijiao Dihuang Decoction (犀角地黄汤) to regulate oxidative stress burst. In the prolonged stage, intermingling of turbidity and stasis with collateral obstruction is emphasized; treatment should focus on resolving turbidity and dispelling stasis, harmonizing the blood and stabilizing the collaterals, and a modified Simiao Powder (四妙散) and Taohong Siwu Decoction (桃红四物汤) can be used to improve microcirculatory dysfunction. In the remission stage, when healthy qi remains insufficient and residual pathogens persist, treatment should focus on strengthening the root and clearing the source, reinforcing healthy qi and nourishing the collaterals, for which modified Zhibai Dihuang Pill (知柏地黄丸) and Yupingfeng Powder (玉屏风散) is suggested to rebuild the antioxidant defense system.
3.Exploring the Collateral Damage Mechanism and Sequential Treatment Strategy of Children IgA Vasculitis from the Perspective of "Wind Agitating Blood Turbidity"
Zhenhua YUAN ; Shuang XU ; Yingying JIANG ; Rongxin ZHU ; Yatong ZHANG ; Mingyang CAI ; Jingjing WU ; Hang SU ; Xianqing REN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(18):1953-1956
As one of the common systemic vasculitides in children, IgA vasculitis is closely associated with the interaction of "Wind pathogen" and "turbid stasis" in its pathogenesis. Based on the blood turbidity theory, this paper proposes "wind agitating blood turbidity and collateral damage" as the core pathogenesis. Regarding treatment, the sequential therapeutic principle of "stanch bleeding, activating blood circulation, and nourishing blood" is adopted, and combined with the dynamic application of wind-dispelling medicinals to "expel, search, and guard against wind", turbidity-removing method is applied throughout all stages. In the acute stage,it is recommended to clear heat and purify turbidity, stanch bleeding and secure the collaterals. In the prolonged stage, the method of dissipating stasis and clearing up turbidity should be used, as well as activating blood circulation and unblocking the collaterals. In the recovery stage, it is advised to nourish blood to flourish the collaterals, reinforce healthy qi and resolve turbidity. This therapeutic system integrates the elimination of pathogens and the reinforcement of healthy qi to clear and resolve blood turbidity, ultimately achieving holistic collateral repair through securing, unblocking, and nourishing the collaterals, which provides new insights into the treatment of this disease in traditional Chinese medicine.
4.Chicken-Derived Medicinals for Pediatric Enuresis:An Analysis Based on Ancient Classical Literature
Min TONG ; Xianqing REN ; Zhenhua YUAN ; Yingying JIANG ; Yatong ZHANG ; Diya MA ; Zichao DING ; Rongxin ZHU ; Mingyang CAI ; Shuzi ZHANG ; Jialei CAO
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(18):1966-1972
ObjectiveTo systematically investigate the medication rules of chicken-derived medicinals for treating children enuresis in ancient Chinese medical classicals. MethodsThe China Medical Classics V5.0 database was searched to identify formulas and passages containing chicken-derived medicinals for pediatric enuresis. A database was established using Microsoft Excel 2021 to extract information including formulas, therapeutic categories, natures, flavors, channel entry, processing methods, dosage forms, and administration methods. Frequency analysis was performed, while association rule analysis and cluster analysis were conducted using R software. Gephi 0.10.1 software was used for complex network analysis. ResultsA total of 171 records were included, comprising 36 single-herb formulas and 135 compound formulas, sourced from 64 classical medical monographs. The identified chicken-derived medicinals included jichang (Intestinum Galli), jineijin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli), jigan (Gallina Hepar), jishibai (Faeces Galli Albi), jisu (Ingluvies Galli), jiheling (Pluma Alae Galli), and jiweimao (Chicken tail feathers). The top three frequently used single herbs were jichang (17 times), jineijin (8 times), and jiheling (5 times). Among compound prescriptions, the three most frequently recorded formulas were Jineijin Powder (鸡内金散, 43 times), Jichang Powder (鸡肠散, 25 times), and Guigan Pills (桂肝丸, 24 times), with jineijin, jichang, and jigan being the predominant chicken-derived medicinals. When converting the daily dosage of chicken-derived medicines into modern dosage units, the dose ranged from 0.53 g to 33.57 g for jineijin, with 4.48 g being the most frequently used dose, and from 0.25 g to 30.00 g for jichang, with 17.90 g being the most frequently used dose. Chicken-derived medicinals were mostly used after processing, commonly employing burning (68 times), roasting/ stir-baking (37 times), and calcining (24 times) to preserve properties. Powders (117 times), pills (45 times), and decoctions (9 times) were the principal dosage forms, and administration with wine (70 times) was the most common method. The most frequently used herbal pair was jineijin and roucongrong (Herba Cistanches), while the core prescription combinations were Tusizi Powder (菟丝子散), Yangshi Jichang Powder (杨氏鸡肠散), and Rongxiang Pill (茸香丸). ConclusionChicken-derived medicinals , such as jichang and jineijin, are commonly processed by burning or roasting before use in the treatment of enuresis. They are often combined with longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), muli (Concha Ostreae), sangpiaoxiao (Oötheca Mantidis), roucongrong and rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi) to warm and tonify the kidney qi, arrest enuresis and emission with astringents. Pills and powders are the predominant dosage forms and are commonly administered before meals with wine or salted water.
5.Exploring the Pathogenic Characteristics and Treatment of Childhood Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome Based on "Directing the Turbid Downward with Wind Medicinals"
Lei HUA ; Qiongqiong XING ; Zhenhua YUAN ; Yingying JIANG ; Yuying SUN ; Jingjing WU ; Xianqing REN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(19):2082-2085
Based on the view that wind pathogen runs through the entire course of the occurrence and development of nephrotic syndrome, it is proposed that the core pathogenesis of refractory nephrotic syndrome (RNS) in children involves imbalance of the lung, spleen, and kidney, invasion of wind pathogen, and stagnation of turbidity and stasis, and that directing the turbid downward with wind medicinals is the key therapeutic strategy. In clinical practice, according to the distinct pathogenic characteristics of three patterns, including defensive qi insecurity of the lung, yang deficiency with loss of regulation, and binding of turbidity and stasis, three corresponding methods are applied, which are diffusing the lung to consolidate defensive qi, elevating yang to supplement the spleen and kidney, and activating blood to unblock turbidity and stasis. For the pattern of defensive qi insecurity of the lung, wind medicinals are used to penetrate and disperse external pathogens, such as fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) and mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) for diffusing the lung, dispersing wind, and consolidating defensive qi. For yang deficiency with loss of regulation pattern, wind medicinals are employed to elevate yang and assist transformation, such as shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) and gegen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae) for raising clear yang, warming and activating the spleen and kidney. For binding of turbidity and stasis pattern, wind medicinals with scurrying and collateral‑unblocking properties are used, such as jixueteng (Caulis Spatholobi), luoshiteng (Caulis Trachelospermi), and chuanshanlong (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae) for dispelling wind, activating blood, resolving stasis, and directing turbidity downward. In all these methods, the core principle is to use wind medicinals to regulate qi movement, open and unblock the sweat pores, and separately eliminate turbid pathogens, thereby providing a theoretical and practical basis for the traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment of RNS in children.
6.Exploring the Pathogenic Characteristics and Treatment of Childhood Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome Based on "Directing the Turbid Downward with Wind Medicinals"
Lei HUA ; Qiongqiong XING ; Zhenhua YUAN ; Yingying JIANG ; Yuying SUN ; Jingjing WU ; Xianqing REN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(19):2082-2085
Based on the view that wind pathogen runs through the entire course of the occurrence and development of nephrotic syndrome, it is proposed that the core pathogenesis of refractory nephrotic syndrome (RNS) in children involves imbalance of the lung, spleen, and kidney, invasion of wind pathogen, and stagnation of turbidity and stasis, and that directing the turbid downward with wind medicinals is the key therapeutic strategy. In clinical practice, according to the distinct pathogenic characteristics of three patterns, including defensive qi insecurity of the lung, yang deficiency with loss of regulation, and binding of turbidity and stasis, three corresponding methods are applied, which are diffusing the lung to consolidate defensive qi, elevating yang to supplement the spleen and kidney, and activating blood to unblock turbidity and stasis. For the pattern of defensive qi insecurity of the lung, wind medicinals are used to penetrate and disperse external pathogens, such as fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) and mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) for diffusing the lung, dispersing wind, and consolidating defensive qi. For yang deficiency with loss of regulation pattern, wind medicinals are employed to elevate yang and assist transformation, such as shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) and gegen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae) for raising clear yang, warming and activating the spleen and kidney. For binding of turbidity and stasis pattern, wind medicinals with scurrying and collateral‑unblocking properties are used, such as jixueteng (Caulis Spatholobi), luoshiteng (Caulis Trachelospermi), and chuanshanlong (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae) for dispelling wind, activating blood, resolving stasis, and directing turbidity downward. In all these methods, the core principle is to use wind medicinals to regulate qi movement, open and unblock the sweat pores, and separately eliminate turbid pathogens, thereby providing a theoretical and practical basis for the traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment of RNS in children.
7.Treatment of Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome in Children from the Perspective of "Cold Qi Generates Turbidity"
Zhenhua YUAN ; Pan WANG ; Jingjing WU ; Mingyang CAI ; Shuang XU ; Yingying JIANG ; Yatong ZHANG ; Xiaoyu LIU ; Yuhang NIU ; Xilin CHEN ; Xianqing REN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(20):2236-2239
Based on the theory of "cold qi generates turbidity" described in the Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor (《黄帝内经》), together with the physiological characteristics of children, who are considered to have an inherent insufficiency of the lung, spleen, and kidney, and the clinical features of recurrent refractory nephrotic syndrome (RNS), this article proposes that the pathogenesis of RNS in children is characterized by yang deficiency with internal cold, turbidity arising from cold, latent turbidity transforming into toxin, activation by newly contracted pathogens, and turbid toxins damaging the collaterals. The core pathogenesis is identified as yang deficiency, turbidity coagulation, and collateral damage. Accordingly, the general treatment principle is warming yang and eliminating turbidity, with coordination of three methods including warming yang to strengthen the body's foundation, promoting yang to relieve constraint, and raising yang while replenishing qi. Zhenwu Decoction (真武汤) is employed as the basic prescription with modification according to syndrome differentiation, to achieve an effect eliminating turbidity and arresting leakage, restoring kidney function by unblocking the collaterals, and consolidating recovery to prevent relapse.
8.Effect and mechanism of Erastin on ferroptosis of acute myeloid leukemia cells
Xiandong Jiang ; Yingying Huang ; Xiaoying Hong ; Xindi Lin ; Donghong Lin ; Liping Lin
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(1):15-21
Objective :
To explore the role of lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3(LPCAT3) in Erastin-induced ferroptosis of acute myeloid leukemia(AML) cells and its related molecular regulatory mechanisms.
Methods :
Tetrazolium salt(MTS) method was used to detect the sensitivity of different AML cells to the classic ferroptosis inducer Erastin, real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qPCR) was used to detect the basal expression level ofLPCAT3mRNA, and the correlation between them was analyzed. Lentivirus-mediatedLPCAT3overexpression AML cell lines(OE group) and negative control lines(NC group) were constructed. After Erastin intervention, MTS, flow cytometry, and micromethods were used to detect cell viability, lipid reactive oxygen species(ROS), and Malondialdehyde(MDA), respectively. qPCR and Western blot were used to detect unfolded protein response(UPR) classic pathway signaling molecules(PERK, ATF4, GRP78, etc.) expression levels. The above ferroptosis-related indicators were detected after combined intervention with the UPR inhibitor 4-phenylbutyric acid(4-PBA), and the regulatory relationship was analyzed.
Results :
Four different types of AML cells had different sensitivities to ferroptosis, among which K562 cells were relatively insensitive. The IC50of the four types of AML cells to Erastin was negatively correlated with the expression level ofLPCAT3(r=-0.919,P<0.001). After Erastin intervention, the cell viability of K562 cells in the OE group was significantly inhibited by Erastin compared with the NC group(P<0.001), and the levels of lipid ROS and MDA increased(P<0.001). The results of qPCR and Western blot showed that, compared with the NC group, the mRNA and protein expression of UPR classic pathway moleculesPERK,ATF4, andGRP78mRNA and protein increased in the OE group(P<0.01). After inhibiting the UPR pathway by 4-PBA, the viability of K562 cells decreased(P<0.01), and lipid ROS and MDA levels increased(P<0.01) compared with the uninhibited state.
Conclusion
Overexpression ofLPCAT3can promote ferroptosis in K562 cells, and this process is negatively regulated by the classical UPR pathway PERK/ATF.
9.Pharmacodynamic study of Tianjiang xueshuantong pills in the treatment of coronary heart disease
Wenjie LI ; Yingying LI ; Jiang BIAN ; Ting LIU ; Yunxuan GUAN ; Xibiao ZHANG ; Shiliang ZHOU ; Li SUN ; Xi JIANG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(11):1358-1363
OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy of Tianjiang xueshuantong pills in the treatment of coronary heart disease. METHODS In accordance with the common pathogenesis of coronary heart disease, acute myocardial ischemia model, hyperlipidemia model, blood stasis model, and carotid artery thrombosis model were established using Wistar rats or SD rats as the experimental subjects. The effects of Tianjiang xueshuantong pills administered at high, medium, and low doses (0.6, 1.2 and 2.4 g/kg) on hemodynamic parameters and myocardial enzyme markers [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase-MB (CK- MB)], oxidative stress factors [superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH)], inflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1β, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)], myocardial infarction percentage, serum lipid indexes [total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL)], platelet aggregation function 话:022-84845240。E-mail:jiangx@tjipr.com [maximum aggregation rate (MAR)], and thrombus formation indexes [thrombosis time, thrombus mass, thrombus protein content, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA)] were evaluated in the rat models. RESULTS In myocardial ischemia tests, Tianjiang xueshuantong pills significantly reduced the percentage of myocardial infarction and the levels of CK-MB, LDH, MDA, GSH, IL-6, TNF-α, IL- 1β, and MCP-1 in serum (P<0.05 or P<0.01). In hyperlipidemia tests, high dose of Tianjiang xueshuantong pills significantly reduced the serum levels of TC, LDL and significantly increased the level of HDL in rats after 2 weeks and 4 weeks of administration. In blood stasis tests, different doses of Tianjiang xueshuantong pills significantly reduced MAR of rats (P<0.01). In artery thrombosis tests, high dose of Tianjiang xueshuantong pills significantly prolonged the time of thrombosis formation (P< 0.01), significantly reduced the weight and protein content of thrombus and the level of PAI-1 in serum (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Tianjiang xueshuantong pills exert therapeutic effects on coronary heart disease through multi-dimensional synergistic actions, including anti-myocardial ischemia, lipid-lowering, and anti-thrombotic effects.
10.Advances in artificial intelligence ophthalmic nursing in China over a decade
International Eye Science 2025;25(8):1211-1218
With the continuous transformation of the digital era and the ongoing collaboration of interdisciplinary fields, specialized applications of artificial intelligence(AI)have already made significant strides in the field of medicine. Given the precision required in ophthalmology and its high demands for intelligent solutions, particularly in the realm of nursing care, this study aims to explore the clinical practices and current status of AI in ophthalmic nursing based on a comprehensive review of domestic literature. Employing a scoping review framework, the research questions were formulated, and relevant studies were retrieved from Wanfang, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI), VIP, PubMed, and Web of Science. The search spanned from January 2013 to December 2023. In accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria, literature screening was conducted, and data extraction was performed on selected articles. A total of 20 articles were included in the review. The development of AI in ophthalmic nursing in China is relatively recent and not yet comprehensive. Continuous innovation in new technologies and projects is required by nursing professionals to effectively integrate with the advancements in intelligent medical care.


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