1.Exploration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Characteristics in A Heart Failure Model Induced by Coronary Artery Ligation Based on Method of Syndrome Identification by Prescription Efficacy
Xiaoqian LIAO ; Peiyao LI ; Xingyu FAN ; Zhenyu ZHAO ; Junyu ZHANG ; Yuehang XU ; Zhixi HU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(5):169-177
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major global public health problem, and myocardial infarction is one of its main causes. The mouse model of heart failure induced by coronary artery ligation is widely used in the study of CHF, while the TCM syndrome attributes of this model have not yet been clarified. According to the theory of correspondence between prescriptions and syndromes, the method of syndrome identification by prescription efficacy is an important means of current syndrome research of animal models. This method deduces the syndrome characteristics of animal models through prescription efficacy. Taking the four basic syndrome elements of Qi, blood, Yin and Yang as the classification reference, this study used coronary artery ligation to construct a mouse model of CHF and treated the model with four representative TCM injections with the effects of replenishing Qi, warming Yang, nourishing Yin, and activating blood and enalapril. Echocardiography, tongue color parameters, histopathology, serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnⅠ) levels, and systematically explored the TCM syndrome attributes of this model. The results showed that the coronary ligation model presented an obvious cardiac function decline, myocardial fibrosis, infarct size expansion, and purple dark tongue, which were consistent with the basic syndrome characteristics of blood stasis in CHF. Danhong injection had significant effects of improving the cardiac function, alleviating myocardial fibrosis, and reducing serum NT-proBNP and cTnⅠ levels. Huangqi Injection and Shenfu injection can improve the cardiac function and tongue color parameters, with limited effects. The effect of Shenmai injection group was not obvious. This study verifies that the established model conforms to blood stasis syndrome through the method of syndrome identification by prescription efficacy, which provides an experimental basis for the study of TCM syndrome mechanism of CHF.
2.Treatment Principles and Paradigm of Diabetic Microvascular Complications Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Anzhu WANG ; Xing HANG ; Lili ZHANG ; Xiaorong ZHU ; Dantao PENG ; Ying FAN ; Min ZHANG ; Wenliang LYU ; Guoliang ZHANG ; Xiai WU ; Jia MI ; Jiaxing TIAN ; Wei ZHANG ; Han WANG ; Yuan XU ; .LI PINGPING ; Zhenyu WANG ; Ying ZHANG ; Dongmei SUN ; Yi HE ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Linhua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(5):272-279
To explore the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and integrative TCM-Western medicine approaches in the treatment of diabetic microvascular complications (DMC), refine key pathophysiological insights and treatment principles, and promote academic innovation and strategic research planning in the prevention and treatment of DMC. The 38th session of the Expert Salon on Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine, hosted by the China Association of Chinese Medicine, was held in Beijing, 2024. Experts in TCM, Western medicine, and interdisciplinary fields convened to conduct a systematic discussion on the pathogenesis, diagnostic and treatment challenges, and mechanism research related to DMC, ultimately forming a consensus on key directions. Four major research recommendations were proposed. The first is addressing clinical bottlenecks in the prevention and control of DMC by optimizing TCM-based evidence evaluation systems. The second is refining TCM core pathogenesis across DMC stages and establishing corresponding "disease-pattern-time" framework. The third is innovating mechanism research strategies to facilitate a shift from holistic regulation to targeted intervention in TCM. The fourth is advancing interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance the role of TCM in new drug development, research prioritization, and guideline formulation. TCM and integrative approaches offer distinct advantages in managing DMC. With a focus on the diseases responding specifically to TCM, strengthening evidence-based support and mechanism interpretation and promoting the integration of clinical care and research innovation will provide strong momentum for the modernization of TCM and the advancement of national health strategies.
3.Development of a machine learning-based preoperative prediction model for spread through air spaces in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma
Kai CHU ; Xinrong XU ; Zhenyu LIU ; Qinglin REN ; Wenbo HE ; Minlu HU ; Xiaolin WANG ; Yusheng SHU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2026;33(08):1212-1221
Objective To develop and validate a machine learning model based on preoperative clinical characteristics, laboratory indices, and radiological features for the non-invasive prediction of spread through air spaces (STAS) in patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. Methods Preoperative data from patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma who underwent surgical resection at Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital between January 2020 and August 2025 were retrospectively collected. The data included clinical characteristics, laboratory indices, and radiological features. Patients were divided into a STAS-positive and a STAS-negative group based on postoperative pathological findings. The dataset was randomly split into a training set and a testing set at a 7 : 3 ratio. Feature variables were selected using the maximum relevance and minimum redundancy (mRMR) algorithm and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression. Five machine learning models were constructed: logistic regression (LR), random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), light gradient boosting machine (LightGBM), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost). Model performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and decision curve analysis (DCA). The shapley additive explanations (SHAP) method was employed to interpret the optimal prediction model. Results A total of 377 patients were included, comprising 177 (46.9%) males and 200 (53.1%) females, with a mean age of (63.31±9.73) years. There were 261 patients in the training set and 116 patients in the testing set. In the training set, statistically significant differences were observed between the STAS-positive group (n=130) and STAS-negative group (n=131) across multiple features, including age, sex, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), clinical T stage, and maximum solid component diameter (P<0.05). A final set of 10 feature variables was selected by combining mRMR and LASSO regression, and five machine learning models (LR, RF, SVM, LightGBM, XGBoost) were developed. The XGBoost model demonstrated optimal performance in both the training and testing sets, achieving AUCs of 0.947 [95%CI (0.920, 0.975)] and 0.943 [95%CI (0.894, 0.993)], respectively. DCA indicated that the XGBoost model provided a high net clinical benefit across a wide range of threshold probabilities. SHAP analysis revealed that the vessel convergence sign, clinical T stage, age, consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR), and MLR were the features with the highest contributions to STAS prediction. Conclusion The XGBoost model effectively predicts preoperative STAS status in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma, exhibiting excellent discriminative performance and good clinical interpretability. Key predictors such as the vessel convergence sign, clinical T stage, age and CTR provide a crucial reference for preoperative risk assessment and the individualized selection of surgical strategies, ultimately benefiting patients.
4.Material Basis, Pharmacological Mechanisms, and Quality Control of Antitumor Effect of Cremastrae Pseudobulbus Pleiones Pseudobulbus: A Review
Yuanye GU ; Ruonan QIANG ; Zheyu XU ; Ruyun CAO ; Qiye PAN ; Zhenyu YANG ; Tian XIA ; Qingyuan CHI ; Haojing WANG ; Xian GU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(19):258-268
Cremastrae Pseudobulbus Pleiones Pseudobulbus is a Chinese medicinal material used for clearing heat, detoxicifying, resolving phlegm, and dissipating nodules. It is derived from Cremastra appendiculata, Pleione bulbocodioides, or Pleione yunnanensis, as recorded in the 2025 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People′s Republic of China, with the former known as Maocigu and the latter two known as Bingqiuzi. Current antitumor studies mainly focus on polysaccharides, water-extracted alcohol-precipitated fractions, and purified extracts of C. appendiculata. Structurally characterized glucomannans suppress breast and liver tumor xenografts and exhibit immunomodulatory effects. The water-extracted alcohol-precipitated fractions inhibit tumor angiogenesis in hepatoma-bearing mice. A purified C. appendiculata extract standardized to five phenanthrene and bibenzyl constituents induces mitochondrial apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Reported pharmacological effects involve cell-cycle regulation, apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, autophagy, and the tumor immune microenvironment, with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR), Wnt/β-catenin, and Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathways being the major mechanism links. Quality evaluation of Cremastrae Pseudobulbus Pleiones Pseudobulbus has progressed from single-marker assays to an integrated approach involving botanical authentication, chromatographic fingerprinting, multicomponent analysis, and evaluation of associations between blood-absorbed constituents and antitumor effects. Militarine and dactylorhin A can be used for botanical identification and batch evaluation, and in vivo exposure data from related orchids are concentrated on militarine. Quantitative associations between these constituents and antitumor effects remain to be established. Clinical evidence mainly focuses on formula-based applications and expert experience. Comparative antitumor data in hepatoma models are available for the commercial specifications of Maocigu and Bingqiuzi, whereas parallel evaluations of pharmacological effects, safety windows, and drug interactions among the three official botanical origins remain insufficient. The major limitations are the incomplete standardization of botanical origins and preparations and the lack of quantitative links among quality markers, systemic exposure, antitumor effects, and toxicity endpoints, which constrain reproducible pharmacological evaluation and clinical translation of Cremastrae Pseudobulbus/Pleiones Pseudobulbus.
5.Study on the influencing factors and the relationship between public risk perception and evacuation behavior decision in typhoon disaster
Ping WEI ; Zhenyu ZHAO ; Yajuan ZHAO ; Na ZHANG ; Baichao XU ; Fang BAI ; Hua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025;34(11):1538-1545
Objective:This study aims to determine the risk perception, evacuation decision-making, and influencing factors related to typhoon disasters among public.Methods:A cross-sectional study will be conducted in residents of Hainan from September 2024 to January 2025. The study will employ chi-square tests, t-tests, and binary logistic regression analysis to examine factors influencing evacuation behavior decisions. Furthermore, structural equation modeling based on ordered choice model will be constructed to validate the mechanisms through which risk perception affects evacuation decision-making processes.Results:Among 517 respondents from 11 administrative districts (counties) in Hainan Province, 62.09% of the residents were willing to evacuate. The decision of public evacuation behavior was significantly related to disaster knowledge, official trust, risk perception, source of warning information and some demographic characteristics. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that warning information sources positively correlated with disaster knowledge and official trust (path coefficients: 0.363, 0.315, both P < 0.001). Both disaster knowledge and official trust showed positive correlations with risk perception (path coefficients: 0.157, 0.165, both P < 0.001), while risk perception positively influenced evacuation decisions (path coefficient: 0.137, P = 0.003). Moreover, source of warning information, disaster knowledge and official trust further positively affect evacuation behavior decision through risk perception, a key mediating variable. Conclusions:Disaster knowledge, official trust, risk perception and other factors can directly or indirectly affect the evacuation behavior of the public following the typhoon disaster. In typhoon-prone areas, it is recommended to enhance public risk perception through strategies such as authoritative training, diversified early warning channels, and improving government credibility, thereby promoting disaster preparedness and evacuation behaviors.
6.Elevated blood pressure and its association with dietary patterns among Chinese children and adolescents aged 7-17 years
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(6):863-867
Objective:
To understand the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and its association with dietary patterns in children and adolescents in China, providing evidence for developing dietary intervention of hypertension in children and adolescents.
Methods:
Data were derived from the China Children s Nutrition and Health System Survey and Application Project(2019-2021). A stratified cluster random sampling method was used to include 7 933 participants from 28 survey sites in seven major regions of Northeast, North, Northwest, East, Central, South and Southwest China. Multivariate Logistic regression models were used to analyze associations between demographic characteristics, nutritional status and elevated blood pressure. Exploratory factor analysis identified dietary patterns, which were divided into three quartile groups (T3, T2, T1) based on factor scores (compliance for dietary pattern) from high to low, and multivariate Logistic regression model assessed the correlation between elevated blood pressure and dietary patterns.
Results:
The prevalence of elevated blood pressure was 15.4% among Chinese children aged 7-17 years. Significant differences were observed across nutritional status (reference: underweight; normal weight: OR =1.57; overweight: OR = 2.61 ; obesity: OR =3.85), urban/rural residence (reference: rural; urban: OR =0.86), and paternal education (reference: junior high school and below; bachelor degree or above: OR =0.68) ( P <0.05). The detection rates of high blood pressure in T3 group children and adolescents with four dietary patterns (staple food, animal based food, snacks, vegetables and fruits) were 15.7%, 14.6%, 16.8%, and 15.8%, respectively. After adjusting for residence, paternal education, and nutritional status, the "snack dietary pattern" (mainly candy, sugar sweetened beverages, and processed snacks) showed positive associations with elevated blood pressure in T2 ( OR =1.21) and T3 ( OR =1.19) tertiles ( P <0.05).
Conclusions
The snack dietary pattern is a related factor for elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents. Restricting unhealthy snack intake may promote cardiovascular health.
7.N-terminal domain of Rep encoded by beet severe curly top virus mediates suppression of RNA silencing and induces VIM5 expression.
Jingyu XU ; Jianxin LU ; Zhenyu YU ; Meijie HU ; Chengkai GUO ; Zhongqi QIU ; Zhongqi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2025;41(10):3956-3968
Geminiviruses cause substantial crop yield losses worldwide. The replication initiator protein (Rep) encoded by geminiviruses is indispensable for geminiviral replication. The Rep protein encoded by beet severe curly top virus (BSCTV, genus Curtovirus, family Geminiviridae) induces VARIANT IN METHYLATION 5 (VIM5) expression in Arabidopsis leaves upon BSCTV infection. VIM5 functions as a ubiquitination-related E3 ligase to promote the proteasomal degradation of methyltransferases, resulting in reduction of methylation levels in the BSCTV C2-3 promoter. However, the specific domains of Rep responsible for VIM5 induction remain poorly characterized. Although Rep proteins from several geminiviruses act as viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs), whether BSCTV Rep also possesses VSR activity remains to be illustrated. In this study, we employed a transient expression system in the 16c-GFP transgenic and the wild-type Nicotiana benthamiana plants to analyze the VSR and the VIM5-inducing activities of different truncated Rep proteins haboring distinct domains. We found that the N-terminal domain (amino acids 1-180) of Rep suppressed GFP silencing in 16c-GFP transgenic N. benthamiana leaves. The minimal N-terminal fragment (amino acids 1-104) induced VIM5 expression upon co-infiltration, while C-terminal truncations lacked VIM5-inducing activity. Our results indicate that the N-terminal domain of Rep encoded by BSCTV mediates the suppression of RNA silencing and induces VIM5 expression. Thus, our findings contribute to a better understanding of interactions between geminiviral Rep and plant hosts.
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8.Lung ultrasound-guided postural management improves clinical outcomes in neonates with grade Ⅲ bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Debo XU ; Qiong MENG ; Lin LI ; Xihua HUANG ; Zhenyu LIANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2025;28(11):929-934
Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of individualized postural management guided by lung ultrasound (LUS) in neonates with grade Ⅲ bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).Methods:This prospective randomized controlled trial enrolled neonates diagnosed with grade Ⅲ BPD at Guangdong Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University from July 2022 to December 2024, who were randomly assigned to control or intervention groups. The control group received conventional postural management (head elevation 15°-30°, supine-left lateral-right lateral-prone positioning with 2-hour rotations), while the intervention group underwent additional LUS examinations every 12 hours for dynamic posture adjustment based on pulmonary findings. Outcomes included LUS signs (pleural line abnormalities, A-line disappearance, B-line increases, cystic hyperaeration, alveolar-interstitial syndrome, consolidation) and primary endpoints (post-diagnosis oxygen therapy duration, invasive mechanical ventilation duration, and hospital stay). Secondary outcomes comprised new complications (pulmonary hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, BPD-associated pulmonary hypertension, grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ intracranial hemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity). Intergroup comparisons used two independent samples t-tests and Chi square tests. Results:Among 49 eligible neonates, 47 were randomized (intervention group=24; control group=23), with 40 completing the study (20 per group after exclusions). At day 7, the intervention group showed significantly lower rates of pleural line abnormalities [55% (11/20) vs. 90% (18/20), χ2=6.14, P=0.013], A-line disappearance [50% (10/20) vs. 80% (16/20), χ2=3.95, P=0.046], B-line increases [50% (10/20) vs. 85% (17/20), χ2=5.58, P=0.018], alveolar-interstitial syndrome [65% (13/20) vs. 95% (19/20), χ2=5.62, P=0.017], and consolidation [50% (10/20) vs. 80% (16/20), χ2=3.95, P=0.046]. The intervention group also demonstrated shorter invasive ventilation [(9.5±2.3) vs. (11.6±3.5) days, t=2.18, P=0.035] and hospital stay [(58.9±4.9) vs. (63.2±6.4) days, t=2.33, P=0.025] post-diagnosis, with no significant differences in new complication rates (all P>0.05). Conclusion:LUS-guided postural management improves pulmonary pathology, reduces respiratory support duration and hospitalization, without increasing complications in grade Ⅲ BPD neonates.
9.The role of AKT inhibitors combined with Ruxolitinib in ameliorating myeloproliferative disorders in mice with CALR gene mutations
Liwei ZHANG ; Qigang ZHANG ; Mengchu JI ; Kunming QI ; Zhenyu LI ; Kailin XU ; Chunling FU
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2025;46(8):750-757
Objective:To investigate the combined therapeutic role of the AKT inhibitor MK2206 and Ruxolitinib in treating Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) driven by a calreticulin (CALR) gene mutation.Methods:① Murine bone marrow c-kit + cells were isolated by sacrificing mice and harvesting bone marrow from the femur, tibia, and ilium for subsequent c-kit + cell sorting. ② A CALR transplantation mouse model was established. GFP-tagged retroviral vectors containing either the CALR gene mutation or the migR1 control were constructed, packaged in Platinum-E cells, and used to transduce murine bone marrow c-kit + cells. These transduced cells were then transplanted into lethally irradiated female recipient mice via tail vein injection. ③ Following successful engraftment, the mice were randomly assigned to four treatment groups for intragastric administration. Complete blood counts were monitored periodically, and the spleen size and weight of transplanted mice were measured. ④ Flow cytometry was used to quantify the proportions of GFP + tumor cells, megakaryocytic lineage cells, and hematopoietic stem cells in both splenic and bone marrow tissues. Histopathological examination was performed to evaluate the degree of tumor cell infiltration in these organs. Results:① Following gavage treatment, peripheral blood platelet (PLT) and white blood cell counts were significantly lower in the combined AKT inhibitor MK2206 and Ruxolitinib group compared to the MK2206, Ruxolitinib, and control groups ( P<0.05). ② In comparison with the MK2206 and Ruxolitinib monotherapy groups, the combination therapy group exhibited a significant reduction in spleen weight and a marked improvement in splenomegaly at 30 weeks post-transplantation ( P<0.05). ③ After four weeks of continuous treatment, combined administration resulted in a significant decrease in the proportion of megakaryocytic lineage cells and GFP + tumor cells in the bone marrow and spleen ( P<0.05). Additionally, the proportion of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow was also significantly reduced ( P<0.05). ④ Histopathological analysis (H&E staining) of bone marrow and spleen tissues confirmed that the combined regimen decreased both tumor cell infiltration and the proportion of abnormal megakaryocytes in these organs. Conclusion:The combination of AKT inhibitor MK2206 and Ruxolitinib is effective at significantly ameliorating disease symptoms and reducing tumor infiltration in vivo in mice with a myeloproliferative tumor transplantation driven by a CALR gene mutation.
10.A discrete choice experiment study on the utilization preferences of community residents for "Internet+ Nursing Service"
Bin XU ; Zhenyu SUN ; Zhudan YIN ; Dongfu QIAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(32):4391-4397
Objective:To investigate community residents' utilization preferences for "Internet + Nursing Service" and provide evidence for improving service uptake.Methods:Based on literature review, semi-structured interviews, and expert consultation, six service attributes and their levels were identified. Using a discrete choice experiment, 12 choice sets were generated through orthogonal design. Convenience sampling was employed to recruit 294 community residents in Nanjing from January to October 2024. A structured questionnaire was administered, and a conditional logit model was used to explore residents' preferences for "Internet + Nursing Service".Results:A total of 294 questionnaires were distributed, and all were validly returned, with an effective response rate of 100.0%. Preference analysis revealed that nurse type, service continuity, hospital classification, medical insurance coverage, and service price significantly influenced residents' preferences for "Internet + Nursing Service" ( P<0.05). Relative importance analysis indicated that the most valued attributes, in descending order, were medical insurance coverage (41.7%), nurse type (17.9%), service price (12.7%), hospital classification (12.1%), service continuity (11.7%), and waiting time (3.9%). When the proportion of medical insurance coverage reached 80%, residents' willingness to pay was the strongest. Conclusions:Medical insurance coverage is the key factor affecting community residents' choice of "Internet + Nursing Service". Residents prefer services provided by general hospitals and expert nurses. It is recommended to improve medical insurance and pricing policies, allocate resources precisely, and enhance service quality to promote the development of "Internet + Nursing Service".


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