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.Mediating role of psychological resilience between depression and humoral immunological biomarkers in medical staff
Yunyun MA ; Yanshuan WEI ; Lili QIAN ; Xiufeng ZUO ; Dechao WANG ; Shanfa YU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2025;42(4):427-435
Background At present, high level of depression is a serious problem in medical staff and may affect their immune function. The role of psychological resilience between depression and immunity cannot be ignored. However, it is still lack of research report in this area. Objective To explore the mediating effect of psychological resilience on the association between depression and humoral immunological biomarkers in medical staff. Methods A total of 108 medical staff from a tertiary hospital in Henan Province were selected using stratified cluster sampling from September 2022 to December 2022. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were used to evaluate their psychological resilience and depression. Serum immunoglobulin (Ig) M (IgM), IgG, IgA, complement 3 (C3), and complement 4 (C4) were detected in fasting venous blood samples. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, independent-samples t-test, and One-way ANOVA were used for comparisons among different demographic groups. Spearman correlation was used to evaluate correlations among measured variables. PROCESS plug-in was used to verify potential mediating effect of psychological resilience on the relationship between depression and humoral immunological biomarkers. Results The M (P25, P75) score of psychological resilience was 65.50 (53.25, 75.00) in the participating medical staff. The ratios of low, medium, and high levels of psychological resilience were 2.78% (3/108), 51.85% (56/108), and 45.37% (49/108), respectively. The M (P25, P75) score of depression was 6.00 (2.00, 8.00). The positive rate of depression was 61.11% (66/108). The correlation analysis results showed that psychological resilience was negatively correlated with depression and serum complement C3 (r=−0.416 and −0.309, P<0.01), positively correlated with serum IgG and serum IgA (r=0.302 and 0.517, P<0.01); optimism, self-improvement, and resilience were negatively correlated with depression (r=−0.387, −0.446, and −0.312, P<0.01), positively correlated with IgG (r=0.194, 0.284, and 0.239, P<0.05), and positively correlated with IgA (r=0.377, 0.378, and 0.444, P<0.01), respectively; resilience was negatively correlated with C3 (r=−0.304, P<0.01), and depression was negatively correlated with serum IgG and serum IgA (r=−0.516 and −0.522, P<0.01), positively correlated with serum complement C3 (r=0.195, P<0.05). The mediating effect test showed that psychological resilience showed mediating effects on the relationship between depression and serum IgA and serum complement C3, with mediating effect values of −0.148 (95%CI: −0.051, −0.012) and 0.111 (95%CI: 0.001, 0.010), and their mediating effect ratios were 28.30% and 56.92%. Conclusion The mental health status of the target medical staff is not optimistic. Depression is associated with changes in some humoral immunological biomarkers. Psychological resilience can mediate the correlations between depression and humoral immunological biomarkers. The managers should take measures to improve the levels of psychological resilience and promote the physical and mental health of medical staff.
4.Pulmonary surfactant-biomimetic membranized coacervate injection for acute respiratory distress syndrome therapy.
Wei CHEN ; Qi XIE ; Zhanhao ZHOU ; Jia KANG ; Yuan GAO ; Haoyu ZHANG ; Samira BATUR ; Chuansheng FU ; Yunyun LI ; Conglian YANG ; Li KONG ; Zhiping ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(11):5945-5965
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the leading cause of respiratory failure with high morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary surfactant (PS)-based complementary therapies have exhibited potential for ARDS healing and applied as an adjunctive therapy strategy. Coacervate (Coac) has the characteristics of softness, deformability and excellent molecular enrichment properties, and has attracted extensive attention in the biomedical field. Here PS and coacervate were combined for the potential ARDS treatment. The Coac, fabricated from polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by simple mixing, exhibited soft droplet property and high enrichment for dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP). To avoid the fusion effect of membraneless coacervate and endow it with biological functions of PS, liposomes with PS-biomimetic lipid components (PS-lipo) were further introduced to construct PS-biomimetic membranized coacervate (DSP@PS-Coac). The DSP@PS-Coac demonstrated high lung targeting effect and significant penetration efficiency after intravenous injection. Furthermore, PS-lipo replenished the endogenous PS pool and facilitated the distribution of DSP in inflammatory cells in the lung. In the ARDS mouse model, PS-Coac and DSP exerted synergetic anti-inflammatory functions, via reducing the recruitment of inflammatory neutrophils and modulating macrophages into anti-inflammatory phenotype. The overall results confirmed that DSP@PS-Coac may provide a promising delivery option for the treatment of ARDS.
5.Concordance and pathogenicity of copy number variants detected by non-invasive prenatal screening in 38,611 pregnant women without fetal structural abnormalities.
Yunyun LIU ; Jing WANG ; Ling WANG ; Lin CHEN ; Dan XIE ; Li WANG ; Sha LIU ; Jianlong LIU ; Ting BAI ; Xiaosha JING ; Cechuan DENG ; Tianyu XIA ; Jing CHENG ; Lingling XING ; Xiang WEI ; Yuan LUO ; Quanfang ZHOU ; Ling LIU ; Qian ZHU ; Hongqian LIU
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(4):499-501
6.Mechanism of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway-mediated Treg/Th17 imbalance in children with cow's milk protein allergy
Wei PAN ; Shan YE ; Zhongmin WANG ; Yunyun DENG ; Weihong TANG
Chongqing Medicine 2025;54(10):2342-2347
Objective To investigate the role of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway mediated Treg/Th17 imbalance in children with cow's milk protein allergy and the effect of dietary avoidance on the imbalance.Methods A total of 103 children with cow's milk protein allergy in the hospital were enrolled and divided in-to the IgE-mediated group(n=38)and the non-IgE-mediated group(n=65).All patients underwent a 3-month strict dietary avoidance intervention.A total of 100 healthy children who underwent health checkups at the hospital's physical examination center during the same period,with no history of food allergy or other im-mune-related diseases,were selected as the healthy control group.The percentages of Treg and Th17 cells were measured by flow cytometry.The mRNA expression levels of JAK2,STAT3,SOCS1,and SOCS3 were determined by qPCR.Differences between groups,changes before and after dietary avoidance,and correlations between these indicators and clinical symptoms were analyzed using Pearson's test.Results At baseline,both the IgE-mediated group and the non-IgE-mediated group had significantly lower Treg percentages and SOCS1/SOCS3 mRNA levels,and higher Th17 percentages and JAK2/STAT3 mRNA levels compared to the healthy control group(P<0.05).After dietary avoidance,Treg percentages and SOCS1/SOCS3 mRNA levels in-creased,while Th17 percentages and JAK2/STAT3 mRNA levels decreased in the IgE-mediated group and the non-IgE-mediated group(P<0.05).The increase of Treg percentage and the decrease of Th17 percentage in the non-IgE-mediated group were greater than in the IgE-mediated group,whereas the increases of SOCS1 and SOCS3 mRNA levels were smaller in the non-IgE-mediated group(P<0.05).Logistic regression identified JAK2,STAT3,SOCS1,and SOCS3 mRNA levels as factors influencing Treg and Th17 percentages(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis revealed that allergic symptom scores and serum milk-specific IgE levels were positively correlated with JAK2/STAT3 mRNA levels and Th17 percentage,and negatively correlated with SOCS1/SOCS3 mRNA levels,Treg percentage,and the Treg/Th17 ratio(P<0.05).Conclusion Dieta-ry avoidance can modulate the activity of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway,with a more pronounced improve-ment in non-IgE-mediated cow's milk protein allergy.
7.Progress of research on the preventive and therapeutic agents against radiation-induced injuries
Junfeng XUE ; Shu SUN ; Yunyun JIANG ; Weili QI ; Wei HU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2024;33(1):106-110
Radiation-induced injury, a body dysfunction caused by irradiation, is associated with the dose, duration, and speed of radiation and is predominantly derived from radiation therapy for patients with malignant tumors. The current clinical treatment mainly includes amelioration of injury, alleviation of symptoms, and improvements in function restoration of the affected sites because of lack of targeted agents specific to radiation-induced injuries. Research and development of preventive and therapeutic agents against radiation-induced injuries are of great significance to reduce the body damages caused by radiotherapy and improve the quality of life of cancer survivors. This review summarizes the radiation-induced injury and its mechanisms, radioprotectants, and therapeutic agents for radiation, and proposes future development directions, so as to provide a reference for alleviation of radiation-induced injury and improvement in prognosis.
8.Protective effect and mechanism of Hirudo on mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Ziyun WEN ; Qianqian HAN ; Qing LYU ; Liang WEI ; Wenqiang NIE ; Min HONG ; Yunyun PAN
China Pharmacy 2024;35(10):1193-1197
OBJECTIVE To explore the protective effects and potential mechanisms of Hirudo on mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in mice. METHODS The male ApoE-/- mice were randomly divided into the model group and Hirudo low- dose and high-dose groups (0.45, 0.9 g/kg), with 10 mice in each group; another 10 wild-type male C57BL/6J mice were chosen as the control group. The control group was fed with basal maintenance chow and the remaining groups were fed with high-fat chow for 12 weeks to establish the NAFLD model. Each administration group was given corresponding solution intragastrically, once a day, for 8 consecutive weeks. In the 13th week, the body weight and liver weight of mice in each group were measured after the last medication, and the liver index was calculated; the serum levels of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF- α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were detected; the liver pathomorphological changes were observed; the protein expressions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ(PPARγ) and silence information regulator type 1 (SIRT1) were detected. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the liver tissue of mice in the model group showed more fat vacuoles and infiltration of inflammatory cells, with significant lipid accumulation; the body weight, liver weight and liver index of the mice, and serum levels of NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, TC, TG and LDL-C significantly increased, while the serum level of HDL-C, the protein expressions of PPARγ and SIRT1 in liver tissues significantly decreased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the pathological changes in liver tissue of mice were all relieved in Hirudo low-dose and high-dose groups; the body weight, liver weight and liver index, the serum levels of NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, TC, TG and LDL-C decreased significantly, while the serum level of HDL-C, the protein expressions of PPARγ and SIRT1 in liver tissue all increased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Hirudo can regulate liver lipid metabolism and inhibit inflammation by activating the protein expressions of PPARγ and SIRT1, thus having a significant ameliorative effect on NAFLD.
9.Herbal Textual Research, Quality Evaluation and Phase Analysis of Tremolitum
Youshao WANG ; Yuan SUN ; Yunyun WANG ; Xiaofei WANG ; Jianxiong WEI ; Min ZHANG ; Juan LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(21):194-202
In this research, a comprehensive examination of historical materia medica, medical literature, medical books and contemporary literature was conducted to systematically compile and verify the naming, origin, geographical variations, quality, medicinal properties and processing of Tremolitum, and combined with the physical analysis of 15 batches of samples, with a view to providing a basis for the quality evaluation. The evidences unequivocally support Yangqishi as the rectification of name, while alternative aliases include Baishi, Shisheng, Yangjushi and Yangshi. The primary source of Tremolitum has been the silicate hornblende mineral tremolite throughout recorded history, and its accompanied minerals are mainly chlorite, talc schist, anthophyllite asbestos, etc. In ancient times, the main production area of Tremolitum was situated in the "Yaoshan Mountain" region of Jinan, Shandong province. Presently, it is primarily produced in Hubei, Henan, Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong provinces. The ancient quality evaluation of Tremolitum includes "white color", "wolf teeth", "cloud head and rain foot", "heron hair", etc. While, modern materia medica mostly evaluates its quality in terms of color, luster and texture, including the characteristics of needle bundle, grayish-white, glossy and easy to be twisted and crushed. Tremolitum is slightly warm, non-toxic, and possesses a salty taste. It is associated with the kidney meridian, known for its benefits in nourishing the fire of the gate of life, warming the kidneys and strengthening the Yang. Common processing methods include fire calcination, elutriation, and processing with wine. Additionally, there is an exclusive processing method known as the "ascending Tremolitum method". Through the X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis, the commercially available Tremolitum is mainly composed of tremolite[Ca2Mg5(Si4O11)2(OH)2], and the accompanied minerals are calcite and quartz, etc. Its color includes white, light gray, light green and so on, and it is weight and soft texture, irregular cross-section, with obvious fibrous texture and mostly glassy luster. Among the commercially available Tremolitum, samples with high content of tremolite are characterized by high quality features, such as "white color", "heron hair" and "ease of tearing". Also, Tremolitum is the Fe-bearing heterogeneous species of tremolite, and the two are often symbiotic. Therefore, by the herbal textual research and the comparison of the properties and composition of Tremolitum and its similar species, it has been verified that the primary source of Tremolitum is the silicate hornblende minerals tremolite and actinolite.
10.Changes in refractive power and ocular biometrics before and after the onset of myopia in children: the Anyang Childhood Eye Study
Menghai SHI ; Ying HUANG ; He LI ; Yongfang TU ; Lei LI ; Mengtian KANG ; Shifei WEI ; Yunyun SUN ; Lei YIN ; Ningli WANG ; Shiming LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(5):453-461
Objective:To analyze the trends in refractive error and ocular biological parameters in elementary school students over 5 years, and to investigate the patterns of change before and after myopia onset.Methods:A cohort study was adopted.A total of 1 986 first-grade students from the Anyang Childhood Eye Study were enrolled in this cohort study and their right eye data were taken for analysis, including 1 126 boys and 860 girls.Every year, cycloplegic autorefraction was performed with 1% cyclopentolate eyedrops to obtain the spherical equivalent (SE).The axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth, lens thickness, mean corneal curvature (Km) and other parameters were obtained by ocular biometry.The lens refractive power (LP) was calculated using the Bennett formula.The subjects were assigned to persistent myopia group, non-myopia group and new onset myopia group.According to the age of myopia onset, the new onset myopia group was subdivided into the 8-, 9-, 10-, 11- and 12-year-old myopia groups to compare the differences in refractive error and ocular bioparameters among groups at different time points of follow-up.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University (No.TRECKY2018-030).Written informed consent form was obtained from the guardians of each subject.Results:All children had a gradual SE drift toward myopia and a gradual increase in the AL with age, and there were significant differences in SE and AL between adjacent follow-up ages within the three groups (all at P<0.05).The earlier the onset of myopia, the higher the myopia SE and the longer the AL of the eye at the same follow-up age, the differences in SE between adjacent groups were statistically significant (all at P<0.05), and the differences in AL between adjacent groups at the follow-up age of 8 to 12 years were statistically significant (all at P<0.05).In the nonmyopia group, SE drifted toward emmetropia at a slow and steady rate of (-0.23±0.27)D/year, and AL also increased slowly and steadily at (0.18±0.13)mm/year.In the new onset myopia group, the changes in SE in the third, second, and first years before myopia onset were (-0.32±0.25), (-0.45±0.33), and (-0.98±0.44)D, and the increases in AL were (0.25±0.12), (0.32±0.15), and (0.48±0.19)mm, respectively.Both SE and AL change rates began to accelerate before myopia onset and slowed down after myopia onset, with statistically significant differences in the overall comparison of SE and AL change rates at different time intervals before and after myopia onset (all at P<0.001).The AL at myopia onset in boys was (24.11±0.70)mm, which was longer than (23.60±0.66)mm in girls ( t=159.71, P<0.01).LP decreased with age in all groups, with a faster rate before the age of 9 years and a slower rate after the age of 9 years.The mean decrease rate in LP was (-0.48±0.19), (-0.44±0.20), (-0.49±0.16), (-0.51±0.18), and (-0.48±0.19)D/year in the persistent myopia group and 8~11-year-old myopia group, respectively, which were significantly faster than -0.42±0.17 D/year in 12-year-old myopia group and (0.37±0.15)D/year in nonmyopia group (all at P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in Km among groups at different follow-up ages (all at P>0.05). Conclusions:The AL begins to grow at an accelerated rate 3 years before myopia onset, and the increase rate of the AL slows down after the onset of myopia, but it is still significantly faster than that of non-myopic children.In this process, the decrease in LP plays a compensatory role; there is no significant change in corneal curvature.The AL of males at the onset of myopia is longer than that of females at the same age.AL is an important indicator for the prevention and control of myopia.It is important to consider gender differences and to pay more attention to the growth rate when assessing AL.

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