1.Intervention Strategies for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Using Combined Classical Formulas Based on the Theory of "Disease of Both Blood and Water"
Yuzhi JIA ; Qingyong HE ; Jie WANG ; Xin ZHAO ; Ziyi WANG ; Dongmei LI ; Junqiao AN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(4):370-374
Based on the theory of "disease of both blood and water" in Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》), and in combination with the dynamic syndrome evolution of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), this paper systematically clarifies the pathomechanism of HFpEF, characterized by yang deficiency as the root, blood stasis as the pivotal factor and water retention as the manifestation. Accordingly, the therapeutic principles have been proposed, which are warming yang and banking up original qi to consolidate the root, activating blood and unblocking collaterals to smooth the mechanism, and promoting urination and regulating pivot to remove the branch. On this basis, a compound formula structure of "one monarch, one minister and one assistant" is established, forming an integrated intervention strategy that synergistically combines the three methods of warming yang, activating blood, and promoting urination through combined classical formulas. Zhenwu Decoction (真武汤), which warms yang and dissolves rheum, is used to consolidate the root and directly target the source of yang deficiency, serving as the monarch; Guizhi Fuling Pills (桂枝茯苓丸), which activates blood, promotes urination and unblocks the pivot, assists in interrupting the binding of blood stasis and water retention, serving as the minister; Tingli Dazao Xiefei Decoction (葶苈大枣泻肺汤), which regulates qi, disperses retained fluids, and eliminates the manifestation, alleviates acute water-retention symptoms, serving as the assistant. This compound formula is warming without being drying, diuretic without being drastic, and dispels stasis without consuming blood, thereby achieving the therapeutic effects of warming yang, activating blood, and promoting urination.
2.Characterization of Animal Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Hypertension Based on Clinical Symptoms in Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Ziyi WANG ; Xingyu FAN ; Yuzhi JIA ; Qingyong HE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(7):230-236
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension are common and frequent chronic non-communicable diseases, which often coexist in clinical practice, resulting in a large number of cardiovascular events and deaths, and their case fatality rate far exceeds that of other factors such as dyslipidemia and obesity. Based on the diagnostic standards, guidelines, and animal model evaluation methods of T2DM with hypertension at home and abroad, this study summarized, evaluated, and analyzed the characteristics of the existing animal models of T2DM with hypertension based on the clinical symptoms in traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The animal models showing high fitting degrees with the clinical symptoms in Western medicine are mainly established by injection of streptozocin (STZ) in SHR rats in the surgical induction and chemical induction methods and feeding a high-fat and high-salt diet combined with STZ injection in SD rats in the dietary induction methods. The models showcasing high fitting degrees with the clinical symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are mainly established by the surgical induction method. Considering the fitting degrees and the advantages and disadvantages, the ideal modeling method for T2DM with hypertension is the two-kidney, one clip (2K1C) method (a surgical induction method) combined with feeding a high-fat and high-sugar diet and STZ injection. However, the available models lack the characteristics of TCM and the evaluation indicators have poor specificity. This study found that there are few animal models of T2DM with hypertension considering the characteristics of both disease and syndrome, which may be related to the identification and attribution of TCM syndromes in animal macroscopic information. In view of this problem, it is suggested that the evaluation criteria should be established and improved for the animal models combining disease and syndrome, which can help to evaluate the fitting degree of the pathological characteristics of different syndromes in the animal models of T2DM with hypertension. In this way, ideal animal models of T2DM with hypertension can be established to simulate the disease occurrence and development in the human body. The animal models are expected to provide an ideal approach for the further research on the pathogenesis of T2DM and its prevention and treatment with TCM, which is of great significance for the treatment and prevention of T2DM with hypertension and the prognosis of its complications. At the same time, breakthroughs in the basic syndrome models of comorbidities are expected to lay a foundation for the leapfrog development of TCM research.
3.Characterization of Animal Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Hypertension Based on Clinical Symptoms in Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Ziyi WANG ; Xingyu FAN ; Yuzhi JIA ; Qingyong HE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(7):230-236
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension are common and frequent chronic non-communicable diseases, which often coexist in clinical practice, resulting in a large number of cardiovascular events and deaths, and their case fatality rate far exceeds that of other factors such as dyslipidemia and obesity. Based on the diagnostic standards, guidelines, and animal model evaluation methods of T2DM with hypertension at home and abroad, this study summarized, evaluated, and analyzed the characteristics of the existing animal models of T2DM with hypertension based on the clinical symptoms in traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The animal models showing high fitting degrees with the clinical symptoms in Western medicine are mainly established by injection of streptozocin (STZ) in SHR rats in the surgical induction and chemical induction methods and feeding a high-fat and high-salt diet combined with STZ injection in SD rats in the dietary induction methods. The models showcasing high fitting degrees with the clinical symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are mainly established by the surgical induction method. Considering the fitting degrees and the advantages and disadvantages, the ideal modeling method for T2DM with hypertension is the two-kidney, one clip (2K1C) method (a surgical induction method) combined with feeding a high-fat and high-sugar diet and STZ injection. However, the available models lack the characteristics of TCM and the evaluation indicators have poor specificity. This study found that there are few animal models of T2DM with hypertension considering the characteristics of both disease and syndrome, which may be related to the identification and attribution of TCM syndromes in animal macroscopic information. In view of this problem, it is suggested that the evaluation criteria should be established and improved for the animal models combining disease and syndrome, which can help to evaluate the fitting degree of the pathological characteristics of different syndromes in the animal models of T2DM with hypertension. In this way, ideal animal models of T2DM with hypertension can be established to simulate the disease occurrence and development in the human body. The animal models are expected to provide an ideal approach for the further research on the pathogenesis of T2DM and its prevention and treatment with TCM, which is of great significance for the treatment and prevention of T2DM with hypertension and the prognosis of its complications. At the same time, breakthroughs in the basic syndrome models of comorbidities are expected to lay a foundation for the leapfrog development of TCM research.
4.Animal Models of Carotid Vulnerable Plaques Based on Clinical Disease and Syndrome Characteristics of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Yuzhi JIA ; Qingyong HE ; Ziyi WANG ; Suwen CHEN ; Hui ZHANG ; Jing GAO ; Peihao WANG ; Junqiao AN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(22):235-240
The rupture of carotid vulnerable plaques is the core pathological basis for major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. However, the insufficient alignment between existing animal models and the clinical disease and syndrome characteristics of traditional Chinese and western medicine has limited research progress. In this study, biomedical databases in China and abroad were systematically searched, and the modeling mechanisms and evaluation systems of carotid vulnerable plaque animal models were systematically assessed based on diagnostic criteria of both traditional Chinese and western medicine. Analysis of the clinical correspondence indicated that existing animal models can be categorized into four types: simple high-fat diet, surgical induction combined with high-fat feeding, genetic engineering combined with high-fat feeding, and drug induction combined with high-fat feeding. Among these, the compound strategy of surgical induction combined with high-fat feeding has become the current mainstream approach, showing good concordance with western medicine. The study found that the double balloon injury rabbit model and the ApoE-/- mouse carotid artery tandem constriction combined with high-fat feeding model demonstrated a high degree of clinical correspondence with both traditional Chinese and western medicine in terms of vulnerable plaque imaging and pathological features. Nevertheless, existing models still face significant technical limitations in faithfully simulating plaque pathology and in translating findings to clinical applications. To address these challenges, integrating complex comorbidity mechanism construction, multimodal dynamic mechanism monitoring, and collaborative evaluation systems of traditional Chinese and western medicine could enable the development of highly concordant carotid vulnerable plaque disease-syndrome combination animal models. Such models would provide a reproducible experimental platform for targeted drug development to regulate plaque stability and for individualized precision treatment, as well as a theoretical basis for innovation in clinical diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
5.Current status and development suggestions for acupuncture standards.
Ziyi CHONG ; Bo GAO ; Yunfei XIE ; Lirong JIA
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2025;45(11):1650-1660
This study organizes and classifies acupuncture-related standards, and analyzes the current status and existing problems. At present, there are 63 international standards, 40 national standards, 6 industry standards, 43 local standards, and 194 group standards related to acupuncture. The current situation is characterized by an irrational standard structure and incomplete coverage of relevant fields; insufficient coordination mechanisms, with overlapping and redundant standards; slow updating of standards, lacking timeliness. It is suggested that the development of acupuncture-related standards should be promoted through the following measures: improving the structure of the standard system and establishing a sound collaborative management mechanism; implementing full-cycle management of standards in line with technological advancements; and building an acupuncture standards information platform to provide one-stop services.
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6.Exploration on Pathogenesis and Treatment of Micro-inflammatory State of Chronic Heart Failure with Anxiety and Depression Based on Theory of"Deficient Qi Stagnation"
Ziyi WANG ; Xingyu FAN ; Yuzhi JIA ; Dongmei LI ; Qingyong HE
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;32(5):19-24
There is a close relationship between cardiovascular disease and psychological disease in pathogenesis,treatment and prognosis,but the specific pathological mechanism is not clear.This article explored the understanding of heart failure with anxiety and depression in TCM based on the theory of"deficient qi stagnation",and discussed the pathological mechanism and treatment methods of micro-inflammatory state in heart failure with anxiety and depression in combination with relevant research in both TCM and Western medicine.It is believed that"deficient qi"is the internal factor for the onset of heart failure with anxiety and depression,and"stagnation"is an important pathological condition for the onset.Treatment can be carried out by tonifying qi and blood,nourishing yin and warming yang to replenish"deficient qi",and regulating qi,resolving phlegm,promoting blood circulation,removing blood stasis and promoting diuresis to unblock"stagnation",which can provide theoretical reference for related research and integrated treatment of traditional Chinese and Western medicine on this disease.
7.Prediction model of axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer(≤2.5 cm) based on deep learning ultrasound features
Yuyang GAN ; Dongming WEI ; Ruilong YAN ; Haiman SONG ; Jia LI ; Ziyi YIN ; Tao CHEN ; Tengfei YU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(9):751-758
Objective:To establish a model based on the characteristics of breast cancer ultrasound images through deep learning methods to predict the risk of axillary lymph node metastasis(ALNM)in patients with breast cancer(maximum diameter ≤2.5 cm)before surgery.Methods:A total of 419 patients(3 433 breast tumor ultrasound images)with breast cancer(maximum diameter ≤2.5 cm)who underwent axillary lymph node dissection at Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University from January 2019 to December 2024 were retrospectively included. According to the pathological results of axillary lymph nodes,they were divided into 220 cases in the ALNM occurrence group(positive group)and 199 cases in the non-ALNM occurrence group(negative group). The breast cancer ultrasound images of the two groups of cases were randomly classified into the training set(2 404 images),the validation set(687 images)and the test set(342 images)according to a ratio of 7∶2∶1. YOLOv8 was used as the basic model of You Only Look Once(YOLO)and optimized. The optimized model was applied to locate and capture the potential ultrasound features of breast cancer cases in the training set. A prediction model was constructed based on the captured ultrasound features. The model was adjusted and optimized through the validation set,and then matched with the case images in the test set. The confusion classification matrix graph and the curve graph for measuring the model performance were used to evaluate the model prediction performance and interpret the model,and the efficacy of this model in identifying breast cancer patients at risk of ALNM was analyzed.Results:There were statistically significant differences between the positive and negative groups in terms of the pathological maximum diameter of breast tumors,pathological T staging,the differentiation degree,the presence of distant metastasis,the maximum diameter measured by ultrasound,the quadrant of breast tumor occurrence,the Breast Imaging - Reporting and Data System(BI-RADS)classification of breast tumors,and the presence of abnormal ultrasound features of lymph node(all P<0.05). The established deep learning model could automatically perform bounding box localization for the breast cancer of patients.The breast tumors in the positive group had potential ultrasound features that could be captured by the model compared with those in the negative group. The mean average precision(mAP)50 was 0.883,mAP 50-95 was 0.636,PR-AUC was 0.884 5,strict PR-AUC was 0.636 4,the sensitivity was 90.5%,and the specificity was 91.2%,and it had a good predictive efficacy. Conclusions:This prediction model based on the ultrasound characteristics of breast cancer through deep learning can effectively predict breast cancer(maximum diameter ≤ 2.5 cm)with the risk of ALNM,providing an effective basis for the clinical management of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients.
8.Analysis of factors affecting fibrosis reversal in patients with metabolic associated steatohepatitis based on magnetic resonance elastography
Ziyi ZHANG ; Chenglin SUN ; Hao REN ; Dawei YANG ; Xinyu ZHAO ; Mengyang ZHANG ; Xiao HAN ; Jingjie ZHAO ; Qianyi WANG ; Yameng SUN ; Xinyan ZHAO ; Jidong JIA ; Zhenghan YANG ; Xiaofei TONG ; Hong YOU
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2025;33(10):1001-1008
Objective:To dynamically assess liver fibrosis using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and explore factors associated with fibrosis reversal in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).Methods:This study included data from patients diagnosed with MASH by liver biopsy who underwent at least two MRE examinations. Patients were divided into a fibrosis reversal group and a non-reversal group according to whether MRE values decreased by 20% during follow-up. Differences in clinical data between the groups were compared using analysis of variance, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the chi-square test. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to explore independent risk factors for fibrosis reversal in MASH.Results:A total of 46 cases were included in this study (mean age 50.1±12.3 years, BMI 26.1±3.1 kg/m2). Among them, the reversal group accounted for 26.1%. The rate of decrease in MRI proton density fat fraction (PDFF) was significantly higher in the reversal group (-50.0% vs. -8.1%, P=0.001) than in the non-reversal group between the two MRE examinations. The reversal group showed a more significant change rate of decreases in fasting insulin (-37.3% vs. -3.6%, P=0.011), insulin resistance index (-38.6% vs. -6.5%, P=0.044), and ALP (-24.9% vs. 0, P=0.004). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the rate of change in MRI PDFF was an independent predictor of fibrosis reversal ( OR=0.96, 95% CI: 0.92-1.00, P=0.046). Conclusion:A decrease in MRI proton density fat fraction levels is independently associated with liver fibrosis reversal in MASH, suggesting that intervention targeting liver fat content may be an effective treatment strategy.
9.Research and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge Organization System
Ziyi CHONG ; Yunfei XIE ; Bo GAO ; Lirong JIA
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(9):1258-1266
The knowledge organization work in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)aims to establish a systematic TCM knowledge system,contributing to the discovery,sharing,and application of knowledge resources.From the perspective of knowledge organization,this paper classifies the TCM knowledge system based on technological development generations and degrees of structurali-zation.Seven representative and distinctive knowledge organization systems in the TCM field were selected,including encyclopedias,dictionaries,classification schemes,subject headings,ontologies,semantic networks,and knowledge graphs.The characteristics of each knowledge system are identified and future research directions are analyzed.The progress of knowledge organization application re-search relies on the support of knowledge organization systems.This paper elaborates on the application scope of TCM knowledge organ-ization systems from three aspects:literature indexing and retrieval,clinical decision support,and intelligent knowledge service con-struction.Finally,it emphasizes that knowledge organization models will develop toward achieving multimodal,fine-grained knowledge organization and advanced reasoning applications,continuously improving the TCM knowledge organization system and fully exploiting its application potential.
10.Research and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge Organization System
Ziyi CHONG ; Yunfei XIE ; Bo GAO ; Lirong JIA
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(9):1258-1266
The knowledge organization work in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)aims to establish a systematic TCM knowledge system,contributing to the discovery,sharing,and application of knowledge resources.From the perspective of knowledge organization,this paper classifies the TCM knowledge system based on technological development generations and degrees of structurali-zation.Seven representative and distinctive knowledge organization systems in the TCM field were selected,including encyclopedias,dictionaries,classification schemes,subject headings,ontologies,semantic networks,and knowledge graphs.The characteristics of each knowledge system are identified and future research directions are analyzed.The progress of knowledge organization application re-search relies on the support of knowledge organization systems.This paper elaborates on the application scope of TCM knowledge organ-ization systems from three aspects:literature indexing and retrieval,clinical decision support,and intelligent knowledge service con-struction.Finally,it emphasizes that knowledge organization models will develop toward achieving multimodal,fine-grained knowledge organization and advanced reasoning applications,continuously improving the TCM knowledge organization system and fully exploiting its application potential.

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