1.Molecular biological mechanism of acquired heterotopic ossification
Yang XIONG ; Shibo ZHOU ; Xing YU ; Lianyong BI ; Jizhou YANG ; Fengxian WANG ; Yi QU ; Yongdong YANG ; Dingyan ZHAO ; He ZHAO ; Ziye QIU ; Guozheng JIANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(30):4881-4888
BACKGROUND:Heterotopic ossification is a dynamic growth process.Diverse heterotopic ossification subtypes have diverse etiologies or induction factors,but they exhibit a similar clinical process in the intermediate and later phases of the disease.Acquired heterotopic ossification produced by trauma and other circumstances has a high incidence. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the molecular biological mechanisms linked to the occurrence and progression of acquired heterotopic ossification in recent years. METHODS:The keywords"molecular biology,heterotopic ossification,mechanisms"were searched in CNKI,Wanfang,PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,and Google Scholar databases for articles published from January 2016 to August 2022.Supplementary searches were conducted based on the obtained articles.After the collected literature was screened,131 articles were finally included and summarized. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The occurrence and development of acquired heterotopic ossification is a dynamic process with certain concealment,making diagnosis and treatment of the disease difficult.(2)By reviewing relevant literature,it was found that acquired heterotopic ossification involves signaling pathways such as bone morphogenetic protein,transforming growth factor-β,Hedgehog,Wnt,and mTOR,as well as core factors such as Runx-2,vascular endothelial growth factor,hypoxia-inducing factor,fibroblast growth factor,and Sox9.The core mechanism may be the interaction between different signaling pathways,affecting the body's osteoblast precursor cells,osteoblast microenvironment,and related cytokines,thereby affecting the body's bone metabolism and leading to the occurrence of acquired heterotopic ossification.(3)In the future,it is possible to take the heterotopic ossification-related single-cell osteogenic homeostasis as the research direction,take the osteoblast precursor cells-osteogenic microenvironment-signaling pathways and cytokines as the research elements,explore the characteristics of each element under different temporal and spatial conditions,compare the similarities and differences of the osteogenic homeostasis of different types and individuals,observe the regulatory mechanism of the molecular signaling network of heterotopic ossification from a holistic perspective.It is beneficial to the exploration of new methods for the future clinical prevention and treatment of heterotopic ossification.(4)Meanwhile,the treatment methods represented by traditional Chinese medicine and targeted therapy have become research hotspots in recent years.How to link traditional Chinese medicine with the osteogenic homeostasis in the body and combine it with targeted therapy is also one of the future research directions.(5)At present,the research on acquired heterotopic ossification is still limited to basic experimental research and the clinical prevention and treatment methods still have defects such as uncertain efficacy and obvious side effects.The safety and effectiveness of relevant targeted prevention and treatment drugs in clinical application still need to be verified.Future research should focus on clinical prevention and treatment based on basic experimental research combined with the mechanism of occurrence and development.
2.Treatment of Gastric Ulcer in Active Stage with Carbuncle Theory in Toxicity-heat Theory Based on "State-target Medicine"
Liming CHEN ; Guozheng LIU ; Shuo YANG ; Yan LI ; Yangyang SUN ; Yuening BIAN ; Yilin ZHAO ; Jingdong XIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(18):217-227
"State-target medicine" is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis and treatment theoretical system proposed by Academician Tong Xiaolin based on the current development of modern medicine. The active stage of gastric ulcer, as a precancerous state of gastric cancer, has a great impact on people's health. Prof. ZHOU Xuewen, a master of TCM, innovatively put forward the theory of "toxicity-heat" etiology for the active stage of gastric ulcer, which plays an important guiding role in clinical diagnosis and treatment. The article took the theoretical system of "state-target medicine" as the framework to explain the rationale, method, formula, and medicine of Prof. ZHOU Xuewen, who applied the Xiaoyong Kuidekang based on the "toxicity-heat" theory to treat the gastric ulcer in the active stage. The Chinese medical name of gastric ulcer, "gastric carbuncle", was established, and it was believed that gastric ulcer is born due to "toxicity" and is based on "toxicity and heat". In the course of the disease, "toxicity", "heat", "deficiency", and "stasis" coexisted, and its pathogenesis was divided into three phases, namely, toxicity-heat accumulation phase, toxicity-heat affecting the health phase, and weakened body resistance and strengthened toxicity phase. According to the positioning of gastric ulcer as an "internal carbuncle", Prof. ZHOU Xuewen proposed the treatment of gastric ulcer in the active stage with "carbuncle theory" and introduced the surgical methods of "elimination", "support", and "tonifying" into the treatment of gastric ulcer in the active stage. Prof. ZHOU Xuewen took "clearing heat and removing toxins, eliminating carbuncle and generating muscle" as the basic treatment of the disease. For different stages of the disease, Prof. ZHOU Xuewen emphasized the use of the methods of clearing heat and removing toxins, supporting rot and muscle growth, and strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach and created the representative formula for the treatment of gastric ulcer in the active stage with "carbuncle theory", namely "Xiaoyong Kuidekang", which could regulate state and targets.
3.Discussion on the Prevention and Treatment of Urolithiasis by Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine based on “Shen-kidney Theory”
Bing SHI ; Fan ZHAO ; Lyuzhong XIE ; Chunhe ZHANG ; Bodong LYU ; Limin MA ; Guozheng QIN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(6):572-576
The pathogenesis of urolithiasis is not yet clear, and there are obvious limitations in the prevention and treatment of urolithiasis by either Chinese or western medicine. The microscopic pathological changes of the kidney from anatomical perspective have a certain internal connection with viewpoint of “kidney storing insufficiency, and kidney deficiency as the root” in the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) zang-fu (脏腑) theory. Accordingly, the prevention and treatment of urolithiasis by integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine based on “shen-kidney” theory has been proposed. It is believed that the prevention and treatment of urolithiasis can be divided into two stages, that is expelling stones and preventing stones. In terms of preventing stones from kideny, it is recommended to focus on the early pathological changes of the kidney; for preventing stones from shen, it is advised to prevent and treat urolithiasis from kidney deficiency. The treatment should be time-based and stage by stage. Adhering to the principle of “prevention before disease occurs, prevention is more important than treatment” aims to advance the intervention targets for the prevention and treatment of urolithiasis. Emphasizing on the simultaneous treatment of kidney disease and urolithiasis, it is critical to put focus on the development of calcium-containing crystalline nephropathy in the early stage of stone formation, as well as the fundamental pathogenesis of kidney deficiency in TCM. Shen-kidney theory aims to further promote the integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine in the prevention and treatment of urolithiasis, which may provide certain reference for solving the current dilemma of urolithiasis prevention and treatment.
4.Intervention of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in NLRP3 Inflammasome-mediated Digestive System Diseases: A Review
Guozheng LIU ; Yanyan CHEN ; Shuo YANG ; Yi LIU ; Yanpei ZHAO ; Lijie ZHOU ; Xinyu WANG ; Yangyang SUN ; Yan LI ; Jinjiang DUAN ; Liming CHEN ; Jingdong XIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(23):174-188
The aberrant activation of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome as an essential component of the innate system is implicated in the pathogenesis of several human inflammatory diseases. Studies have confirmed its association with digestive system diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and acute pancreatitis, suggesting that the NLRP3 inflammasome plays a role in the initiation and progression of these diseases. Based on the mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the pathways that mediate the inflammatory response, this article introduced the relationship between the NLRP3 inflammasome and the pathogenesis of multiple digestive system diseases and the Chinese and western medical therapies. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has demonstrated definite effects on the NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated digestive system diseases. Some single Chinese medicines or TCM prescriptions can treat digestive system diseases by activating or inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation. NLRP3 inflammasome can receive a variety of endogenous and exogenous stimulatory signals, which can initiate, activate, and mediate inflammatory responses. The inflammasome formation and downstream inflammatory cytokines are involved in not only the inflammatory responses but also the development and progression of multiple digestive system diseases. Therefore, the NLRP3 inflammasome can serve as an ideal target for disease treatment. The future rediscovery and in-depth studies of multiple inflammasomes will shed new light on the treatment of multiple digestive system diseases.
5.The prevalence of gout and related factors in community population
Anle LI ; Genming ZHAO ; Na WANG ; Qian PENG ; Ying JI ; Yueqin SHAO ; Wenzhong XU ; Guozheng SHI
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2021;37(6):542-547
Objective:To explore the prevalence of gout and related factors in community population, thereby provide evidence for comprehensive prevention and control of gout in community.Methods:A stratified multi-stage cluster sampling was used to survey the permanent residents of 20 to 75 years old in the 3 selected streets (towns), univariate analysis was performed using logistic regression by SPSS statistical software.Results:The prevalences of hyperuricemia and gout were 9.82% and 5.75% respectively(male 18.88% and 7.94%, female 3.79% and 4.29%)in Jiading Shanghai. The positive rate of family history was 17.13%, and the relationship between family history and gout was significant( OR=3.140, 95% CI 2.365-4.169, P<0.01). Age( OR=1.034, 95% CI 1.021-1.047), body mass index ( OR=1.102, 95% CI 1.074-1.131), waist-hip ratio ( OR=4.876, 95% CI 1.153-20.622), sleep quality ( OR=1.310, 95% CI 1.159-1.480), other animal meat ( OR=1.117, 95% CI 1.007-1.240), fresh water fish ( OR=1.138, 95% CI 1.005-1.288), and processed meat ( OR=1.145, 95% CI 1.033-1.270) were closely related to gout ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). Sex, alcohol drinking, marine fish, and soybean milk/soymilk were related to gout ( P<0.05 or P<0.01), but showed a protective effect ( OR<1.000). Conclusion:Reducing uric acid production through less consumption of purine-rich food such as animal meat as well as processed meat and weight control would be helpful in preventing gout.
6.Design of Wearable Wireless Health Monitoring System and Status Recognition Algorithm.
Lei YANG ; Zhiwu WANG ; Pingping JIANG ; Guozheng YAN ; Dasheng LIU ; Ding HAN ; Kai ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2020;44(4):288-293
A wearable wireless health monitoring system for drug addicts in compulsory rehabilitation centers was proposed. The system can continuously monitor multiple physiological parameters of drug addicts in real time, and issue early warning information when abnormal physiological parameters occur, so as to play the role of timely medical practice. In addition, this study proposes a convolutional neural network (CNN)model, which can evaluate the health status of drug addicts based on multiple physiological parameters. Experiments show that the model can be applied to the task of body state recognition in the open physiological parameter data set, and the recognition accuracy can reach up to 100% in a single physiological parameter data set; when the whole physiological data set is used, the recognition accuracy can reach 99.1%. The recognition accuracy exceeds the performance of the traditional pattern recognition method on this task, which verifies the superiority of the model.
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Wearable Electronic Devices
7.Cluster analysis for syndromes of real-world coronary heart disease with angina pectoris.
Yufeng ZHAO ; Xueyun YU ; Xinyu CAO ; Lin LUO ; Liyun HE ; Shusong MAO ; Li MA ; Peijing RONG ; Yuxue ZHAO ; Guozheng LI ; Baoyan LIU
Frontiers of Medicine 2018;12(5):566-571
Syndromes of coronary heart disease with angina pectoris were analyzed to provide guidance for clinical practice and to improve accuracy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnoses and efficacy of TCM treatment. A total of 860 cases with coronary heart disease with angina pectoris were selected from TCM Clinical Research Information Sharing System for TCM clinics and research. Syndromes were automatically extracted with the cluster method and were analyzed to provide objective evidence for clinical studies. Final syndrome classifications were recognized and confirmed by clinical experts. Popular syndromes included Qi and blood deficiency, blood stasis and obstruction collaterals, liver depression and spleen deficiency, and Qi stagnation and blood stasis. Syndromes Qi and blood deficiency and blood stasis and obstruction collaterals accounted for 28.61% of total syndromes, whereas liver depression and spleen deficiency and Qi stagnation and blood stasis accounted for 26.44%. The main syndrome elements comprised Qi deficiency, blood deficiency, blood stasis, and Qi stagnation.
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Angina Pectoris
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diagnosis
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therapy
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Cluster Analysis
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Coronary Disease
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diagnosis
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therapy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Hemostasis
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Humans
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Male
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Middle Aged
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Syndrome
8.A novel classification method for aid decision of traditional Chinese patent medicines for stroke treatment
Zhao YUFENG ; Liu BO ; He LIYUN ; Bai WENJING ; Yu XUEYUN ; Cao XINYU ; Luo LIN ; Rong PEIJING ; Zhao YUXUE ; Li GUOZHENG ; Liu BAOYAN
Frontiers of Medicine 2017;11(3):432-439
Traditional Chinese patent medicines are widely used to treat stroke because it has good efficacy in the clinical environment.However,because of the lack of knowledge on traditional Chinese patent medicines,many Western physicians,who are accountable for the majority of clinical prescriptions for such medicine,are confused with the use of traditional Chinese patent medicines.Therefore,the aid-decision method is critical and necessary to help Western physicians rationally use traditional Chinese patent medicines.In this paper,Manifold Ranking is employed to develop the aid-decision model of traditional Chinese patent medicines for stroke treatment.First,115 stroke patients from three hospitals are recruited in the cross-sectional survey.Simultaneously,traditional Chinese physicians determine the traditional Chinese patent medicines appropriate for each patient.Second,particular indicators are explored to characterize the population feature of traditional Chinese patent medicines for stroke treatment.Moreover,these particular indicators can be easily obtained by Western physicians and are feasible for widespread clinical application in the future.Third,the aid-decision model of traditional Chinese patent medicines for stroke treatment is constructed based on Manifold Ranking.Experimental results reveal that traditional Chinese patent medicines can be differentiated.Moreover,the proposed model can obtain high accuracy of aid decision.
9.Improvement of Digital Capsule Endoscopy System and Image Interpolation.
Shaopeng ZHAO ; Guozheng YAN ; Gang LIU ; Shuai KUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2016;40(1):27-37
Traditional capsule image collects and transmits analog image, with weak anti-interference ability, low frame rate, low resolution. This paper presents a new digital image capsule, which collects and transmits digital image, with frame rate up to 30 frames/sec and pixels resolution of 400 x 400. The image is compressed in the capsule, and is transmitted to the outside of the capsule for decompression and interpolation. A new type of interpolation algorithm is proposed, which is based on the relationship between the image planes, to obtain higher quality colour images. capsule endoscopy, digital image, SCCB protocol, image interpolation
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Capsule Endoscopy
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Equipment Design
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
10.An empirical study on medical selection of flying cadets with urinary system diseases between PLAAF and USAF
Nianjun XIAO ; Zhikang ZOU ; Shoubin NING ; Xiaoguang XIAO ; Guozheng ZHAO ; Baomin JI ; Zhongli MA
Military Medical Sciences 2016;40(2):84-87
Objective To investigate the effect of different medical standards for the urinary system on the enlistment of pilots between PLAAF and USAF , and offer support to amendment .Methods Data on pilots′final enlistment between 2012 and 2015 were analyzed , and results of physical examinations of the urinary system were compared according to differ -ent medical standards .Results One hundred and twenty teenagers enrolled in this examination were disqualifiied due to defects of the urinary system while 97 applicants were qualified after comprehensive assessment of the urinary system .The main problems with the urinary system that affected results of pilots′enlistment were nephroptosia , renal cyst , microscopic hematuria , renal calcified foci and calculus .Conclusion Medical standards for the urinary system are different between PLAAF and USAF, especially those for nephroptosia , renal cyst and microscopic hematuria .The medical standards directo-ry about the urinary system approved by USAF can serve as a reference during our revision of current medical enlistment standards.

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