1.Phenomics of traditional Chinese medicine 2.0: the integration with digital medicine
Min Xu ; Xinyi Shao ; Donggeng Guo ; Xiaojing Yan ; Lei Wang ; Tao Yang ; Hao LIANG ; Qinghua PENG ; Lingyu Linda Ye ; Haibo Cheng ; Dayue Darrel Duan
Digital Chinese Medicine 2025;8(3):282-299
		                        		
		                        			Abstract
		                        			Modern western medicine typically focuses on treating specific symptoms or diseases, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emphasizes the interconnections of the body’s various systems under external environment and takes a holistic approach to preventing and treating diseases. Phenomics was initially introduced to the field of TCM in 2008 as a new discipline that studies the laws of integrated and dynamic changes of human clinical phenomes under the scope of the theories and practices of TCM based on phenomics. While TCM Phenomics 1.0 has initially established a clinical phenomic system centered on Zhenghou (a TCM definition of clinical phenome), bottlenecks remain in data standardization, mechanistic interpretation, and precision intervention. Here, we systematically elaborates on the theoretical foundations, technical pathways, and future challenges of integrating digital medicine with TCM phenomics under the framework of “TCM phenomics 2.0”, which is supported by digital medicine technologies such as artificial intelligence, wearable devices, medical digital twins, and multi-omics integration. This framework aims to construct a closed-loop system of “Zhenghou–Phenome–Mechanism–Intervention” and to enable the digitization, standardization, and precision of disease diagnosis and treatment. The integration of digital medicine and TCM phenomics not only promotes the modernization and scientific transformation of TCM theory and practice but also offers new paradigms for precision medicine. In practice, digital tools facilitate multi-source clinical data acquisition and standardization, while AI and big data algorithms help reveal the correlations between clinical Zhenghou phenomes and molecular mechanisms, thereby improving scientific rigor in diagnosis, efficacy evaluation, and personalized intervention. Nevertheless, challenges persist, including data quality and standardization issues, shortage of interdisciplinary talents, and insufficiency of ethical and legal regulations. Future development requires establishing national data-sharing platforms, strengthening international collaboration, fostering interdisciplinary professionals, and improving ethical and legal frameworks. Ultimately, this approach seeks to build a new disease identification and classification system centered on phenomes and to achieve the inheritance, innovation, and modernization of TCM diagnostic and therapeutic patterns.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Cordycepin Inhibits Fat Infiltration after Rotator Cuff Tear Injury by Regulating Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway
Qiu'en XIE ; Dengwen LIANG ; Shao WU ; Xuhui HAO ; Liguang LIANG ; Bangxiang JIAN ; Junhong DONG ; Lei YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(3):98-106
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			ObjectiveTo investigate the effect and mechanism of cordycepin in inhibiting fat infiltration after rotator cuff injuries in rats by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, providing a theoretical basis for clinical treatment of rotator cuff injuries. MethodsFifty SPF-grade female SD rats were used in this study, with 10 randomly selected as the blank group. A rotator cuff injury repair model was established by supraspinatus tendon and suprascapular nerve compression. The successfully modeled rats were randomized into model and low-dose (20 mg·kg-1), medium-dose (40 mg·kg-1), and high-dose (80 mg·kg-1) cordycepin groups. After 6 weeks of treatment, the gait analysis was performed to assess the limb function in rats. Oil red O staining and Masson staining were employed to observe pathological changes in the muscle tissue. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the serum. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was employed to detect the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α (C/EBPα), which are markers of adipogenesis. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) and Western blot were employed to determine the mRNA and protein levels, respectively, of Wnt3a, Wnt10b, and β-catenin. ResultsCompared with the blank group, the model group showed decreases in stride length and paw print area (P<0.01), an increase in ratio of wet muscle mass reduction and a decrease in muscle fiber cross-sectional area (P<0.05), and decreased ratios of fat infiltration area and collagen fiber area (P<0.01). Additionally, the model group showed elevated levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α (P<0.05), up-regulated protein levels of PPARγ and C/EBPα (P<0.01), and down-regulated mRNA and protein levels of Wnt3a, Wnt10b, and β-catenin (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the low-, medium-, and high-dose cordycepin groups showed increases in stride length and paw print area (P<0.01), a decrease in ratio of wet muscle mass reduction and an increase in muscle fiber cross-sectional area (P<0.05), and increases in ratios of fat infiltration area and collagen fiber area (P<0.05, P<0.01). In addition, cordycepin lowered the serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α (P<0.05, P<0.01), down-regulated the protein levels of PPARγ and C/EBPα (P<0.01), and up-regulated the mRNA and protein levels of Wnt3a, Wnt10b, and β-catenin (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionCordycepin can improve the limb function, alleviate rotator cuff muscle atrophy, fat infiltration, and fibrosis, and inhibit inflammation in rats by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3. Research on the dynamic changes of neurological dysfunction and cognitive function impairment in traumatic brain injury
Cheng-Gong ZOU ; Hao FENG ; Bing CHEN ; Hui TANG ; Chuan SHAO ; Mou SUN ; Rong YANG ; Jia-Quan HE
Acta Anatomica Sinica 2024;55(1):43-48
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			 Objective To explore the dynamic changes and mechanisms of neurological and cognitive functions in mice with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods Totally 60 12⁃month⁃old Balb/ c mice were divided into control group (10 in group) and TBI group (50 in group). TBT model mice were divided into 5 subgroups according to the time of model construction, including model 1 day, model 1 day, model 3 day, model 7 day, model 14 days and model 28 days group with 10 in each group. At the 29th day of the experiment, neurological scores and step down tests were carried out. After the test, the mice were sacrificed for brains which were detected by immunohistochemistry staining, inflammatory cytokine tests and Western blotting. Results Compared with the control group, the neurological scores of mice in TBI group increased, and then decreased after the 7th day when the scores reached the peak. However, the latency of step down errors was lower than control group, and the number of step down errors was higher than control group which had no changes. Compared with the control group, the expression of lonized calcium⁃binding adapter molecule 1(IBA1), chemokine C⁃X3⁃C⁃motif ligand1 (CX3CL1), C⁃X3⁃C chemokine receptor 1(CX3CR1), NOD⁃like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3 (NLRP3), and phosphorylation nuclear factor(p⁃NF)⁃κB in TBI group increased and reached to the peak at the 7th day, and then started to decrease. At the same time, the levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin⁃6(IL⁃6) and tumor necrosis factor⁃α(TNF⁃α) first increased to the peak, and then began to decrease. However, compared with the control group, the expression of amyloid β(Aβ) protein and p⁃Tau protein in the model group continued to increase at all time. Conclusion The TBI model caused continuous activation of microglia along with inflammatory response, which first increased and then decreased, resultsing in neurological scores changes. In addition, the inflammatory response may act as a promoter of Aβ protein deposition and Tau protein phosphorylation, leading to cognitive impairment in mice. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.A unicenter real-world study of the correlation factors for complete clinical response in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Zhanhong LAI ; Jiachen LI ; Zelin YUN ; Yonggang ZHANG ; Hao ZHANG ; Xiaoyan XING ; Miao SHAO ; Yue-Bo JIN ; Naidi WANG ; Yimin LI ; Yuhui LI ; Zhanguo LI
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2024;56(2):284-292
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the correlation factors of complete clinical response in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies(IIMs)patients receiving conventional treatment.Methods:Patients diagnosed with IIMs hospitalized in Peking University People's Hospital from January 2000 to June 2023 were in-cluded.The correlation factors of complete clinical response to conventional treatment were identified by analyzing the clinical characteristics,laboratory features,peripheral blood lymphocytes,immunological indicators,and therapeutic drugs.Results:Among the 635 patients included,518 patients finished the follow-up,with an average time of 36.8 months.The total complete clinical response rate of IIMs was 50.0%(259/518).The complete clinical response rate of dermatomyositis(DM),anti-synthetase syn-drome(ASS)and immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy(IMNM)were 53.5%,48.9%and 39.0%,respectively.Fever(P=0.002)and rapid progressive interstitial lung disease(RP-ILD)(P=0.014)were observed much more frequently in non-complete clinical response group than in complete clinical re-sponse group.The aspartate transaminase(AST),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),D-dimer,erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),C-reaction protein(CRP)and serum ferritin were significantly higher in non-complete clinical response group as compared with complete clinical response group.As for the treat-ment,the percentage of glucocorticoid received and intravenous immunoglobin(IVIG)were significantly higher in non-complete clinical response group than in complete clinical response group.Risk factor analysis showed that IMNM subtype(P=0.007),interstitial lung disease(ILD)(P=0.001),eleva-ted AST(P=0.012),elevated serum ferritin(P=0.016)and decreased count of CD4+T cells in peripheral blood(P=0.004)might be the risk factors for IIMs non-complete clinical response.Conclu-sion:The total complete clinical response rate of IIMs is low,especially for IMNM subtype.More effec-tive intervention should be administered to patients with ILD,elevated AST,elevated serum ferritin or decreased count of CD4+T cells at disease onset.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Analysis of the application value of ultrasound measuring gastric sinus cross-sectional area to guide the implementation of early individualized enteral nutrition in patients with sepsis
Tan LI ; Xiaoyue ZHANG ; Keqin LIU ; Hao ZENG ; Zhendong TANG ; Longgang SHAO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024;33(2):193-200
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the value of ultrasound measuring gastric sinus cross-sectional area (CSA) to guide early individualized enteral nutrition implementation strategies in sepsis patients.Methods:Thirty septic patients admitted to the EICU and comprehensive ICU of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine between January 2021 and December 2022 each were included. EICU patients used bedside ultrasound for gastric sinus CSA to guide the implementation of early enteral nutrition in septic patients, and a routine nutritional support strategy was adopted in the integrated ICU. The correlation of CSA and feeding intolerance in patients with septic gastrointestinal dysfunction, the ROC curve and other relevant indicators of gastrointestinal dysfunction gastrointestinal dysfunction score, SOFA score, APACHEⅡ score, intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), serum protein (PA), [albumin (Alb)]. By comparing the indicators related to inflammation, nutritional status and days of ICU stay after different strategies of the two groups, the advantages of different strategies were analyzed.Results:The baseline data of the two groups were balanced and comparable; the incidence of feeding intolerance was significantly higher (36.67%) than the conventional group (10.00%), with aggressive and early individualized treatment, the incidence rate on the third day was only 10.00%, significantly lower than that in the conventional treatment group (40.00%). Treatment up to the 5th day, the related function scores (gastrointestinal dysfunction score, APACHEⅡ score, SOFA score, IAP), nutritional status indicators (5 d hot card reaching the standard rate, PA, Alb) and inflammation indicators (WBC, PCT, hs-CRP) were significantly improved compared with admission, and is better than the conventional treatment group. In addition, the ICU hospital days and the incidence of aspiration were lower in the ultrasound treatment group ( P <0.05). CSA showed favorable correlation with gastrointestinal dysfunction score, APACHEⅡ score, SOFA score, IAP, PA and Alb, correlation coefficients were 0.79、0.60、0.66、0.71、-0.6 and -0.64( P <0.05). The ROC curve for predicting feeding intolerance by CSA showed the AUC was 0.828, 95% CI was 0.737-0.919, its optimal cutoff value for predicted feeding intolerance was 7.835 cm 2, the sensitivity and specificity were 88.20% and 71.80%. Conclusions:Ultrasound measuring CSA can early and effectively found the feeding intolerance in the patients with sepsis , via giving individualized enteral nutrition implementation strategy, significantly improve the organ function score, nutritional status and inflammation index, reduce the ICU hospital days and aspiration, and correlate with the conventional evaluation index, and sensitivity and specificity are high, worthy of the clinical further promotion.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Postoperative pulmonary infection in elderly patients with hip fracture:construction of a nomogram model for influencing factors and risk prediction
Haotian WANG ; Mao WU ; Junfeng YANG ; Yang SHAO ; Shaoshuo LI ; Heng YIN ; Hao YU ; Guopeng WANG ; Zhi TANG ; Chengwei ZHOU ; Jianwei WANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(36):5785-5792
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			BACKGROUND:Establishing a nomogram prediction model for postoperative pulmonary infection in hip fractures and taking early intervention measures is crucial for improving patients'quality of life and reducing medical costs. OBJECTIVE:To construct a nomogram risk prediction model of postoperative pulmonary infection in elderly patients with hip fracture,and provide theoretical basis for feasible prevention and early intervention. METHODS:Case data of 305 elderly patients with hip fractures who underwent surgical treatment at Wuxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine between January and October 2020(training set)were retrospectively analyzed.Using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis and Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test,receiver operating characteristic curve was utilized to analyze the diagnostic predictive efficacy of independent risk factors and joint models for postoperative pulmonary infections.Tools glmnet,pROC,and rms in R Studio software were applied to construct a nomogram model for predicting the risk of postoperative pulmonary infection in elderly patients with hip fractures,and calibration curves were further drawn to verify the predictive ability of the nomogram model.Receiver operating characteristic curves,calibration curves,and decision curves were analyzed for 133 elderly patients with hip fractures(validation set)receiving surgery at the same hospital from November 2022 to March 2023 to further predict the predictive ability of the nomogram model. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The postoperative pulmonary infection rate in elderly patients with hip fractures in this group was 9.18%(28/305).(2)Single factor and multivariate analysis,as well as forest plots,showed that preoperative hospitalization days,leukocyte count,hypersensitive C-reactive protein,and serum sodium levels were independent risk factors(P<0.05).The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test showed good fit(χ2=4.57,P=0.803).Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was conducted on the independent risk factors and their joint models mentioned above,and the differentiation of each independent risk factor and joint model was good,with statistical significance(P<0.05).(3)The graphical calibration method,C-index,and decision curve were used to validate the nomogram prediction model.The predicted calibration curve was located between the standard curve and the acceptable line,and the predicted risk of the nomogram model was consistent with the actual risk.(4)The validation set used receiver operating characteristic curve,graphic calibration method,and decision curve to validate the prediction model.The results showed good consistency with clinical practice,indicating that the model had a good fit.The nomogram risk prediction model constructed for postoperative pulmonary infection in elderly patients with hip fractures has good predictive performance.The use of the nomogram risk prediction model can screen high-risk populations and provide a theoretical basis for early intervention.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Progress in epigenetic mechanism of hyperandrogen-induced polycystic ovary syndrome
Mengmeng LIANG ; Yan ZHAO ; Yanxin ZHANG ; Xinxin SHAO ; Cong CHEN ; Wenqing HAO
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(1):164-171
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)is characterized by high heterogeneity and heredity,and its exact pathogenesis is still not clear.Some studies have shown that epigenetic disorders,such as hyperandrogen-induced methyla-tion or acetylation of lysine at different sites(K4,K9,and K27)in histone H3,methylation and demethylation modifica-tion of genes related to steroids,hormone receptors and follicular development,and transcriptional control of microRNA or long noncoding RNA,play a central role in the occurrence and development of PCOS.This article reviews the research ad-vances in epigenetic mechanisms(histone modifications,DNA methylation,and noncoding RNA)of PCOS,in order to provide a reference for the prediction and early prevention of PCOS.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Exploration of Public Hospitals Network Public Opinion,Disposition System Construction Based on Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
Jinglin YANG ; Tiezheng WANG ; Rui YAO ; Liming WANG ; Hao ZHANG ; Peng CAO ; Junfeng YUAN ; Xiaofeng SHAO
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(11):88-90
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			In the all-media era,online public opinion events are causing more and more trouble to the healthcare industry,and public hospitals in this situation are facing a severe test in terms of online public opinion management,which is generally problematic.It introduces the hospital network public opinion governance strategies and methods based on hazard vulnerability analysis of Peking University People's Hospital and explores a practical and feasible hos-pital online public opinion management model from the aspects of public opinion risk identification,public opinion management system construction,and improvement of departmental management level,to enhance the level of hospital public opinion governance,with a view to reducing and avoiding negative impacts on the hospital caused by online public opinion events,building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship,and improving the work of medical services.The aim is to reduce and avoid the negative impact of online public opinion events on the hospital,to build a harmonious doctor-patient relationship and improve medical services.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Contralateral endoscopic approach for lumbar foraminal stenosis using unilateral biportal endoscopic surgery
Wei CHENG ; Rong-Xue SHAO ; Cheng-Yue ZHU ; Dong WANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Hao PAN
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2024;37(4):331-337
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To assess the feasibility and imaging outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic technique in the treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis through contralateral approach.Methods The clinical data of 33 patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis treated with unilateral biportal endoscopic technique from January 2021 to July 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 17 males and 16 females;age ranging from 34 to 72 years old with an average of(56.00±7.89)years old;operation time and perioperative complications were recorded;visual analogue scale(VAS)of pain was recorded,to evaluate the degree of low back pain and lower extremity pain,and Oswestry disability index(ODI)to evaluate the lumbar spine func-tion.At the latest follow-up,the modified Macnab score was used to evaluate the clinical efficacy.Results All patients success-fully completed the operation.The operation time ranged from 47 to 65 minutes,with an average of(56.10±5.19)minutes.The postoperative follow-up ranged from 12 to 18 months,with an average of(14.9±2.3)months.The VAS of low back and lower extermity pain before operation were(7.273±1.442)and(7.697±1.447)scores,ODI was(69.182±9.740)%.Postoperative lumbocrural pain VAS were(3.394±0.966)and(2.818±0.727)scores,ODI was(17.30±4.78)%.At the latest follow-up,VAS of back and lower extermity pain was(2.788±0.650)and(2.394±0.704)scores,ODI was(14.33±350)%.There were signifi-cant differences in VAS of low back and lower extremity pain and ODI before and after operation(P<0.05).At the latest follow-up,according to the modified Macnab criteria,24 patients got excellent result,5 as good,2 as fair,and 2 as poor.Conclusion Unilateral biportal endoscopic treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis through the contralateral approach is a safe and efficient method,with few complications,quick postoperative recovery,and satisfactory clinical outcomes.During the follow-up period,no iatrogenic lumbar instability was observed.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Effects of tramadol hydrochloride preemptive analgesia in kyphoplasty of thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures un-der local anesthesia
Guo-Qing LI ; Hua-Guo ZHAO ; Shao-Hua SUN ; Wei-Hu MA ; Hao-Jie LI ; Yang WANG ; Lian-Song LU ; Chao-Yue RUAN
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2024;37(6):560-564
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To explore preemptive analgesic effect of preoperative intramural tramadol injection in percutaneous kyphoplasty(PKP)of vertebrae following local anesthesia.Methods From August 2019 to June 2021,118 patients with thora-co lumbar osteoporotic fractures were treated and divided into observation group and control group,with 59 patients in each gruop.In observation group,there were 26 males and 33 females,aged from 57 to 80 years old with an average of(67.69±4.75)years old;14 patients on T11,12 patients on T12,18 patients on L1,15 patients on L2;tramadol with 100 mg was injected intramuscularly half an hour before surgery in observation group.In control group,there were 24 males and 35 females,aged from 55 to 77 years old with an average of(68.00±4.43)years old;19 patients on T11,11 patients on T12,17patients on L1,12 patients on L2;the same amount of normal saline was injected intramuscularly in control group.Observation indicators included operation time,intraoperative bleeding,visual analogue scale(VAS)evaluation and recording of preoperative(T0),intraoper-ative puncture(T1),and working cannula placement(T2)between two groups of patients,at the time of balloon dilation(T3),when the bone cement was injected into the vertebral body(T4),2 hours after the operation(T5),and the pain degree at the time of discharge(T6);adverse reactions such as dizziness,nausea and vomiting were observed and recorded;the record the patient's acceptance of repeat PKP surgery.Results All patients were successfully completed PKP via bilateral pedicle ap-proach,and no intravenous sedative and analgesic drugs were used during the operation.There was no significant difference in preoperative general data and VAS(T0)between two groups(P>0.05).There was no significant difference in operation time and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups(P>0.05).VAS of T1,T2,T3,T4 and T5 in observation group were all lower than those in control group(P<0.05),and there was no significant difference in T6 VAS(P>0.05).T6 VAS between two groups were significantly lower than those of T0,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).There was no signifi-cant difference in incidence of total adverse reactions between two groups(P>0.05).There was a statistically significant differ-ence in the acceptance of repeat PKP surgery(P<0.05).Conclusion Half an hour before operation,intramuscular injection of tramadol has a clear preemptive analgesic effect for PKP of single-segment thoracolumbar osteoporotic fracture vertebral body under local anesthesia,which could increase the comfort of patients during operation and 2 hours after operation,and improve patients satisfaction with surgery.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            
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