1.Research progress on mechanism of action of Chaenomeles speciosa Nakai in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis bone restruction
Jun CAO ; Yanlin ZHOU ; Zhengwen AI ; Shigang LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2025;30(3):404-411
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoim-mune disease characterized by progressive bone destruction,with joint swelling caused by synovial inflammation in the early stage,and joint deformi-ty caused by cartilage and bone destruction occur-ring in the middle and late stages as inflammation develops,resulting in a 75%disability and deformi-ty rate within three years,and the prevention and treatment of RA bone and joint destruction is of ur-gency,and it is therefore of great significance to search for effective drugs to treat RA bone destruc-tion.Studies have shown that wrinkled skin papaya can treat RA bone destruction,but the composition and mechanism of action are unknown,so this re-view aims to provide an overview of the mecha-nism of action of the effective active ingredients in wrinkled skin papaya for the treatment of rheuma-toid arthritis bone destruction,and to provide a ba-sis and direction for the development of novel for-mulations of traditional Chinese medicines for anti-RA bone destruction.
2.Research progress on mechanism of action of Chaenomeles speciosa Nakai in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis bone restruction
Jun CAO ; Yanlin ZHOU ; Zhengwen AI ; Shigang LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2025;30(3):404-411
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoim-mune disease characterized by progressive bone destruction,with joint swelling caused by synovial inflammation in the early stage,and joint deformi-ty caused by cartilage and bone destruction occur-ring in the middle and late stages as inflammation develops,resulting in a 75%disability and deformi-ty rate within three years,and the prevention and treatment of RA bone and joint destruction is of ur-gency,and it is therefore of great significance to search for effective drugs to treat RA bone destruc-tion.Studies have shown that wrinkled skin papaya can treat RA bone destruction,but the composition and mechanism of action are unknown,so this re-view aims to provide an overview of the mecha-nism of action of the effective active ingredients in wrinkled skin papaya for the treatment of rheuma-toid arthritis bone destruction,and to provide a ba-sis and direction for the development of novel for-mulations of traditional Chinese medicines for anti-RA bone destruction.
3.Pathogenesis and Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis from the Theory of Pathogens Intruding Eight Weak Areas
Zhengwen TENG ; Nan LI ; Sai ZHANG ; Xiaohan HANG ; Fengchuan ZHANG ; Yuanwen LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(15):1548-1552
Based on the discussion of "eight weak areas" in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor (《黄帝内经》), combined with the typical rash manifestations of atopic dermatitis, it is believed that atopic dermatitis is mostly deficiency-excess complex, and that pathogens intruding eight weak areas are the core of its pathogenesis. The external cause is exterior deficiencies, with heat, wind, dampness and other pathogenic qi attacking. The heart, lungs, kidneys out of balance, and excess pathogen are the internal cause, in which fire constraint and excessive heat are the basis of the disease, the wind invading leads to the progress of the changes, dampness obstructing channels and colla-terals make the condition persistent. Internal and external pathogens combination and retention result to the course of the disease lingering and difficult to cure. The internal treatment is to regulate zang-fu organs, and the formula could use self-prescribed modified Qingrun Tongluo Decoction (清润通络汤), clearing heart and reducing fire in order to clear the heat and cool the blood, moistening lungs and generating metal to consolidate the exterior and dispel the wind, and nourishing kidneys and draining water to dispel the dampness and activate the collaterals. The external treatment applies maceration, fire acupuncture, wrapping to dredge the eight weak areas and regulate qi and blood in channel, so as to expel pathogens.
4.Study on weight assignment of home care service quality indicators for the disabled elderly in Beijing based on the game theory
Tiancheng ZHANG ; Wen BAI ; Zhengwen FENG ; Hui LI ; Xiaolei CHEN ; Shuang SHAO ; Juan DU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2025;24(3):279-287
Objective:To determine the weight coefficient of home care service quality indicators for the disabled elderly in Beijing.Methods:In the early stage, our research group has preliminarily constructed quality indicators of home care service for the disabled elderly in Beijing. The importance scores of all indicators were obtained through expert consultation from September to October 2021. Based on the game theory, the subjective and objective weighting methods were integrated to quantify the combinatorial optimization weight assignment of those indicators, in which the subjective weighting was calculated by proportional distribution method, and the objective weighting was obtained by entropy weight method.Results:The subjective weight assignments of the first-level indicators “service conditions”“service process” and “service outcome”were 0.332 2, 0.338 9, and 0.328 9, respectively; the objective weight assignments of the above indicators were 0.332 2, 0.338 9 and 0.328 9, respectively; the combinatorial optimization weight assignment of those indicators were 0.332 2, 0.338 9, and 0.328 9, respectively. Among the second-level indicators, the combination optimization weight coefficients of the top 3 important indicators “patient family evaluation”(1.3),“emergency configuration”(1.4), and“operation process”(2.2) were 0.198 4, 0.198 4 and 0.170 8, respectively. And among the third-level indicators, the combination optimization weight coefficients of the top 5 important indicators“emergency plan”(1.4.1), “humanistic care”(2.2.6), “first aid supplies”(1.4.2), “evaluation of potential resources”(1.3.4), and “means of home visit transportation”(1.2.1) were 0.124 7, 0.075 0, 0.073 8, 0.066 5 and 0.052 7, respectively.Conclusion:The study has successfully conducted the optimization weight assignment of home care service quality indicators for the disabled elderly in Beijing, which indicates that the service conditions and service process are crucial to the quality of service.
5.Study on weight assignment of home care service quality indicators for the disabled elderly in Beijing based on the game theory
Tiancheng ZHANG ; Wen BAI ; Zhengwen FENG ; Hui LI ; Xiaolei CHEN ; Shuang SHAO ; Juan DU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2025;24(3):279-287
Objective:To determine the weight coefficient of home care service quality indicators for the disabled elderly in Beijing.Methods:In the early stage, our research group has preliminarily constructed quality indicators of home care service for the disabled elderly in Beijing. The importance scores of all indicators were obtained through expert consultation from September to October 2021. Based on the game theory, the subjective and objective weighting methods were integrated to quantify the combinatorial optimization weight assignment of those indicators, in which the subjective weighting was calculated by proportional distribution method, and the objective weighting was obtained by entropy weight method.Results:The subjective weight assignments of the first-level indicators “service conditions”“service process” and “service outcome”were 0.332 2, 0.338 9, and 0.328 9, respectively; the objective weight assignments of the above indicators were 0.332 2, 0.338 9 and 0.328 9, respectively; the combinatorial optimization weight assignment of those indicators were 0.332 2, 0.338 9, and 0.328 9, respectively. Among the second-level indicators, the combination optimization weight coefficients of the top 3 important indicators “patient family evaluation”(1.3),“emergency configuration”(1.4), and“operation process”(2.2) were 0.198 4, 0.198 4 and 0.170 8, respectively. And among the third-level indicators, the combination optimization weight coefficients of the top 5 important indicators“emergency plan”(1.4.1), “humanistic care”(2.2.6), “first aid supplies”(1.4.2), “evaluation of potential resources”(1.3.4), and “means of home visit transportation”(1.2.1) were 0.124 7, 0.075 0, 0.073 8, 0.066 5 and 0.052 7, respectively.Conclusion:The study has successfully conducted the optimization weight assignment of home care service quality indicators for the disabled elderly in Beijing, which indicates that the service conditions and service process are crucial to the quality of service.
6.International experience of assistive technology service for the elderly in primary care and its inspiration
Zhengwen FENG ; Yongqiang HU ; Chenli ZHU ; Haijin LI ; Hui LI ; Juan DU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2024;23(7):752-757
With the population ageing, the number of elderly with noncommunicable diseases and functional disabilities is increasing. The assistive technology can improve the ability of older adults for daily living activities and reduce dependence on caregivers to facilitate home-based care for the elderly. However, the provision of assistive technology service in China is still in the early stage and lacks implementable model. This article introduces international experiences on the delivery of assistive technology service, and discusses the status quo and problems of assistive technology service in China, to provide insights for promoting assistive technology service in the primary health care.
7.Dual roles of chondrocytes in rheumatoid arthritis
Yanlin ZHOU ; Xiaoli ZHANG ; Zhengwen AI ; Jun CAO ; Shigang LI
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(5):924-930
Recent studies have found that chondrocytes not only represent the cells targeted by rheumatoid ar-thritis(RA)but may also themselves induce the disease.This dual role indicates the significance of chondrocytes in the pathology of RA.This article summarizes the important roles played by chondrocytes in RA,providing a reference for the pathogenesis and treatment of RA.
8.Interpretation and Elaboration for the ARRIVE Guidelines 2.0—Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments (V)
Zhengwen MA ; Xiaying LI ; Xiaoyu LIU ; Yao LI ; Jian WANG ; Jin LU ; Guoyuan CHEN ; Xiao LU ; Yu BAI ; Xuancheng LU ; Yonggang LIU ; Yufeng TAO ; Wanyong PANG
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2024;44(1):105-114
Improving the reproducibility of biomedical research results is a major challenge. Transparent and accurate reporting of the research process enables readers to evaluate the reliability of the research results and further explore the experiment by repeating it or building upon its findings. The ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines, released in 2019 by the UK National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), provide a checklist that is applicable to any in vivo animal research report. These guidelines aim to improve the standardization of experimental design, implementation, and reporting, as well as enhance the reliability, repeatability, and clinical translation of animal experimental results. The use of the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines not only enriches the details of animal experimental research reports, ensuring that information on animal experimental results is fully evaluated and utilized, but also enables readers to understand the content expressed by the author accurately and clearly, promoting the transparency and completeness of the fundamental research review process. At present, the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines have been widely adopted by international biomedical journals. This article is based on the best practices following the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines in international journals, and it interprets, explains, and elaborates in Chinese the fifth part of the comprehensive version of the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines published in PLoS Biology in 2020 (the original text can be found at
9.Effect of patient engagement on medication safety for chronic disease patients: a systematic review
Hui LI ; Zhengwen FENG ; Xiaolei CHEN ; Chenli ZHU ; Tiancheng ZHANG ; Shuang SHAO ; Juan DU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2023;22(9):934-940
Objective:To explore the effect of patient engagement on medication safety for patients with chronic disease through a systematic review.Methods:Relevant randomized controlled trials of patient engagement on medication safety were searched from PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang and VIP database. The literature was screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data extraction and literature quality evaluation was conducted on the selected literature.Results:A total of 15 eligible studies was included. Most of the studies occurred in outpatient and home settings, and the subjects were patients with chronic diseases. Patient engagement strategies can be divided into three categories: (1) patient engagement in medical decision-making; (2) patient engagement in medication adjustment; (3) patient engagement in medication management. The outcomes of medication safety included medication adherence, medication knowledge, medication beliefs, adverse events and medication errors. Intervention strategies for patients to actively engage in medication safety significantly improved patients′ medication knowledge and beliefs, but did not improve medication adherence of patients.Conclusion:Promoting patient active engagement is an effective intervention measure to improve patients ′ perception of medication safety. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusions.
10.Safety of tirofiban in patients with acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusive cerebral infarction during bridging endovascular treatment after intravenous thrombolysis
Zhengwen CHEN ; Peicheng LI ; Yizhi LIU ; Bo LI ; Chen YUAN ; Kaiwen HOU ; Long CHEN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2023;22(2):149-156
Objective:To investigate the safety of tirofiban in patients with anterior circulation acute large vessel occlusion cerebral infarction during bridging endovascular treatment (EVT) after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT).Methods:Two hundred and three patients received bridging EVT after IVT in Department of Intervention, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2017 to January 2022 were chosen. Patients were divided into tirofiban group ( n=80) and non-tirofiban group ( n=123) according to whether or not tirofiban was used during EVT, and then patients from tirofiban group were subdivided into stent implantation group ( n=52) and non-stent implantation group ( n=28) according to whether or not emergency stent implantation was performed. The clinical data, safety indexes (intracranial hemorrhage [ICH] rate 24 h, 2-3 d, and 90 d after EVT, new ICH incidence 3-90 d after EVT, fatal ICH rate, and mortality 90 d after EVT), and prognoses 90 d after EVT were compared. Results:(1) Compared with the non-tirofiban group, the tirofiban group had significantly higher proportions of males, and patients with tandem occlusion, balloon dilation or stent implantation, and statistically lower proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation, significantly longer surgical time, and significantly different distribution of stroke types ( P<0.05). No significant differences were noted in ICH incidences 24 h after EVT, 2-3 d after EVT and 90 d after EVT, fatal ICH incidence, mortality incidence 90 d after EVT, or good prognosis rate 90 d after surgery between tirofiban group and non-tirofiban group ( P>0.05). (2) Patients in the stent implantation group had significantly higher percentages of tandem occlusion and balloon dilation compared with those in the non-stent implantation group ( P<0.05). No significant difference was noted in good prognosis rate 90 d after EVT or new ICH incidence 3-90 d after EVT between the stent implantation group and the non-stent implantation group ( P>0.05). Compared with the non-stent implantation group, the stent implantation group had statistically higher ICH incidences 24 h after EVT, 2-3 d after EVT, and 90 d after EVT, significantly higher fatal ICH incidence and mortality 90 d after EVT ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Tirofiban is safe in patients with anterior circulation acute large vessel occlusion cerebral infarction during EVT after IVT; however, if emergency stent implantation is performed, it will lead to increased intracranial hemorrhage and mortality.

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