1.Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Core Pathogenesis Evolution of "Constraint,Heat,Deficiency,Stasis,and Toxin"
Zhichao RUAN ; Jiangteng LIU ; Hua ZHANG ; Weijun HUANG ; Qiang FU ; Shidong WANG ; Jinxi ZHAO
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(7):680-684
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers a rich theoretical foundation and clinical experience for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome(CKM), demonstrating unique advantage. Building on previous work in managing diabetes, its complications, and chronic kidney disease, our team has proposed a five-phase evolution theory of "constraint, heat, deficiency, stasis, and toxin" as the core pathogenesis. These phases correspond to the pathological progression of constraint of phlegm-dampness, constraint transforming into heat, heat damaging qi and yin, stasis accumulated in the collateral vessels, and toxin induced by deficiency and stasis. In the prevention and treatment of CKM by TCM, it is emphasized to integrate the concept of "treating disease before it arises" with constitution theory, and incorporate the "2-5-8" prevention and treatment strategy, which combines prevention with treatment, tailors interventions to different phases, and employs comprehensive treatment modalities. Our goal is to leverage TCM's holistic advantages in preventing and treating CKM. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Predictive value of von Willebrand factor for venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients based on propensity score matching
Jinxi YUE ; Linjun WAN ; Gang WANG ; Ruiling ZHANG ; Xiaoran ZHANG ; Ouya LIU ; Xiaofan YU ; Qingqing HUANG ; Zongfang REN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(1):73-77
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the predictive value of von Willebrand factor (vWF) for venous thromboembolism (VTE) of patients in intensive care unit (ICU) by using propensity score matching (PSM).Methods:Patients admitted to ICU of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from December 2020 to June 2022 who stayed in ICU for ≥72 hours and underwent daily bedside vascular ultrasound screening were included. Baseline data such as age, gender, primary disease, and chronic comorbidities were collected. Coagulation indexes before admission to ICU and 24 hours and 48 hours after ICU admission were collected, including prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), international normalized ratio (INR), fibrinogen (Fib), fibrin monomer (FM), vWF, D-dimer, antithrombin Ⅲ (ATⅢ), etc. Patients were divided into VTE group and non-VTE group according to whether they had VTE or not [diagnosis of VTE: patients underwent daily ultrasound screening of bedside blood vessels (both upper and lower limbs, visceral veins), and those suspected of having thrombosis were confirmed by ultrasonographer or pulmonary angiography]. Using PSM analysis method, the VTE group was used as the benchmark to conduct 1 : 1 matching of age, whether there was malignant tumor, whether there was infection, whether there was diabetes, and coagulation indicators before admission to ICU. Finally, the cases with balanced covariates between the two groups were obtained. The risk factors of VTE were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression analysis. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of vWF in the occurrence of VTE in critically ill patients.Results:A total of 120 patients were enrolled, of which 18 (15.0%) were diagnosed with VTE within 72 hours after admission to ICU, and 102 (85.0%) were not found to have thrombus in ICU. Before PSM, there were significant differences in age, gender, proportion of malignant tumor and infection, and coagulation indexes between VTE group and non-VTE group. After PSM, 14 pairs were successfully matched, and the unbalanced covariables between the two groups reached equilibrium. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that vWF was an independent risk factor for VTE at 48 hours after ICU admission in critically ill patients [odds ratio ( OR) = 1.165, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 1.000-1.025, P = 0.004]. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of vWF at 48 hours after ICU admission for predicting VTE was 0.782, 95% CI was 0.618-0.945, P = 0.007. When the optimal cut-off value was 312.12%, the sensitivity was 67.7% and the specificity was 93.0%. Conclusion:Dynamic monitoring of vWF is helpful to predict the occurrence of VTE in ICU patients, and vWF at 48 hours after ICU admission has certain value in predicting the occurrence of VTE.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Study on the Molecular Mechanism of Shema Zhichuan Liquid in the Treatment of Neutrophilic Asthma Based on Network Pharmacology and In Vivo Experiment
Leshen LIAN ; Xingru MENG ; Xiufang HUANG ; Jinxi ZHOU ; Yanxiao XIE ; Hailan TAO ; Ziyun JIANG ; Xiaohong LIU
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2024;35(2):247-256
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To investigate the molecular mechanism of Shema Zhichuan Liquid in the treatment of neutrophilic asthma(NA)based on network pharmacology and in vivo experiments.Methods(1)The TCMSP,literature search and Swiss ADME and Swiss Target Prediction databases were used to search and screen the active components and their targets of Shema Zhichuan Liquid.OMIM,GeneCards,DisGeNET and DrugBank databases were used to search and screen NA disease-related targets.The intersection of the active components and NA disease-related targets of Shema Zhichuan Liquid was obtained through the microbiology platform to obtain the potential targets of Shema Zhichuan Liquid for the treatment of NA(common targets).Cytoscape 3.8 software was used to construct the network of"Chinese medicinals-active components-potential targets".The PPI network of potential targets was established by STRING database,and the core targets were obtained by analysing the built-in Mcode plug-in.The Metascape platform was used to enrich the gene ontology(GO),Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathways for the potential targets.(2)BALB/C mice were acclimatised and fed for 1 week and randomly divided into a blank group,NA model group,low-dose group(2.5 g·kg-1)and high-dose group of Shema Zhichuan Liquid(10 g·kg-1),and control group of Dexamethasone(1 mg·kg-1);the NA mouse model was replicated by intraperitoneal injection of sensitizer(OVA+CFA)and nebulized inhalation excitation.OVA/CFA(20 μg OVA+75 μg CFA,0.3 mL)was injected intraperitoneally to sensitize on days 0,7 and 14 respectively,and 5%OVA suspension was nebulized on days 21-30(8 mL each time,40 minutes each time,once a day);1 hour before nebulisation,each group was administered by gastric gavage,and the Dexamethasone control group was administered by intraperitoneal injection once a day.The pathological changes of mouse lung tissue were observed by HE staining;IL-8 content in alveolar lavage fluid was detected by ELISA;mRNA expression levels of NLRP3 and CXCR2 were detected by RT-qPCR;and p-mTOR protein expression levels was detected by immunohistochemistry.Results(1)A total of 826 active component targets and 154 NA disease-related targets were obtained,and 51 potential targets(common targets)for the treatment of NA were obtained from the intersection of the active component and the NA disease-related targets of Shema Zhichuan Liquid.Through the network analysis of"Chinese medicinals-active components-potential targets",quercetin,lignocerotoxin,kaempferol,stigmasterol,naringenin and other key active components were obtained.The PPI network analysis of potential targets yielded 29 core targets,including AKT1,IL6,TNF,EGFR,NLRP3,RELA,MIF,CXCR2,VEGFA,etc..The GO functional enrichment analysis yielded 882 biological process entries,33 cellular component entries,and 61 molecular function entries;KEGG analysis yielded 142 signaling pathways,mainly involving TNF signaling pathway,influenza A signaling pathway,Toll-like receptor pathway,MAPK signaling pathway,mTOR signaling pathway and so on.(2)Results of animal experiments:compared with the blank group,mice in the NA model group showed obvious damage to the airway mucosa,structural disorders,a large number of inflammatory cells infiltration,mucosal congestion,oedema,obvious thickening of the alveolar wall,and narrowing of the alveolar lumen;the level of the inflammatory factor IL-8 in the alveolar lavage fluid was significantly elevated(P<0.05);the mRNA expressions of NLRP3 and CXCR2 in the lung tissues of the mice were significantly up-regulated(P<0.01),and the protein expression of p-mTOR was significantly increased.Compared with the NA model group,the structural arrangement of bronchial epithelial cells in the mice in the low-and high-dose groups of Shema Zhichuan Liquid was slightly disordered,with a small amount of inflammatory cell infiltration around the airways and blood vessels,and the congestion and edema of the bronchial mucosa were significantly reduced;the mRNA expression of CXCR2 in the lung tissues of the mice was significantly down-regulated(P<0.01),and the level of expression of p-mTOR protein was significantly reduced.The IL-8 level in the vesicular lavage fluid of mice in the high-dose group was significantly reduced(P<0.05);the mRNA expression of NLRP3 in the lung tissue of mice in the low-dose group was significantly down-regulated(P<0.05).Conclusion The therapeutic effect of Shema Zhichuan Liquid on NA may be achieved through the key active components,such as quercetin,lignocerol and kaempferol,acting on the core targets,such as NLRP3 and CXCR2,and regulating the key signaling pathways,such as the TNF signaling pathway,the MAPK signaling pathway,the Toll-like signaling pathway,and the mTOR pathway.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Pathogenesis and Treatment of Stomach Exuberance and Spleen Deficiency in Metabolic Disease
Wenxuan LUO ; Jinxi ZHAO ; Jinyan WEI ; Jiangteng LIU ; Zhichao RUAN ; Kaitong ZHANG ; Le WANG ; Weijun HUANG ; Yonghua XIAO
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(19):2041-2044
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Stomach exuberance and spleen deficiency are common pathogenesis of many metabolic diseases. Through analyzing the pathogenesis of stomach exuberance and spleen deficiency, it is believed that its essence is stomach heat and spleen deficiency. Stomach heat includes gastrointestinal heat, spleen and stomach damp-heat, and spleen deficiency is divided into deficiency of spleen yin, deficiency of spleen qi , and deficiency of spleen yang. It is suggested that the metabolic diseases of stomach-exuberance and spleen-deficiency syndrome can be divided into three categories,i.e. stomach-heat and spleen yin-deficiency, stomach-heat and spleen qi-deficiency, and stomach-heat and spleen yang-deficiency, and the main treatment methods are clearing and draining heat, nourishing yin and moistening intestine, clearing dampness and heat, strengthening spleen and qi, clearing dampness and heat, strengthening spleen and warming yang, respectively, with prescriptions as Maziren Pills (麻子仁丸), Qinlian Pingwei Powder (芩连平胃散), and Jiawei Lianli Decoction (加味连理汤) accordingly. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Visual analysis of the role of neutrophils in diabetes based on CiteSpace
Jinxi WANG ; Rong YU ; Juan HUANG ; Yangyang LIU ; Tiantian ZHANG ; Chun GUO ; Wei LI ; Hui YANG ; Shihui LEI
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(6):28-39
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective Th is aim of this review was to clarify the role of neutrophils in diabetes by summarizing the characterization studies,potential trends,and research hotspots relating to neutrophils in the diabetes research field.Methods 2998 relevant studies on neutrophils in the diabetes research field indexed in Web of Science from 2010 to 2023 were retrieved,and a visual analysis of the relevant literature was conducted using CiteSpace 6.1.R6.Results Since 2012,the number of publications on this topic has grown rapidly.Bayat Mohammad,Liu Tong,Amini Abdollah,and Zhang Rui are high-yield authors,with seven related articles published.China and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are the country and institution with the most published papers.The most influential journal in this field is"Nature Medicine".Literature co-citation analysis of topics related to diabetes showed that the greatest focus is currently on"extracellular trap"and"COVID-19 patient".Co-occurrence analysis,clustering analysis,and keyword burst analysis indicated that"lymphocyte ratio"(13.08)and"neutrophil extracellular trap"(7.2)are the most researched topics in the field of neutrophils and diabetes.Literature in this field mainly focuses on"myocardial infarction","endothelial","oxidative stress",and"apoptosis".Conclusions This article highlights the evolving trends in research into neutrophils in the diabetes field using CiteSpace,providing new insights for researchers aiming to conduct research in this area.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Study on French medical insurance payment policy for innovative medical products paid under DRG
Jiaming LI ; Jinxi DING ; Shengxin HUANG ; Yuqing REN ; Zhaoming LIN
China Pharmacy 2023;34(12):1409-1414
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			OBJECTIVE To analyze the implementation experience of France’s additional list system for innovative medical products, and to provide reference for China to support medical institutions to use innovative medical products. METHODS Taking France as a case study, using policy analysis method, this paper systematically studied the practice of establishing additional list system to compensate for innovative medical products in France under diagnosis-related group (DRG) payment, including the establishment background, selection procedure and implementation effect. The suggestions were provided on the medical insurance payment methods for innovative medical products in China. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The additional list system established a compensation and payment system for innovative medical products with significant clinical efficacy but high treatment cost, covering four stages: application, evaluation, payment and adjustment, which effectively reduced the drug burden on medical institutions, promoted the use of innovative pharmaceutical products by medical institutions, and stimulated the innovation drive of the pharmaceutical industry, but at the same time brought payment pressure to the medical insurance fund. With the rapid spread of our DRG/diagnosis-intervention packet payment reform of China, some regions have also explored the establishment of a compensation and payment mechanism for innovative medical products, but there are still imperfections. We can refer to the implementation experience of the French additional list system and establish an effective compensation and payment system for innovative medical products starting from the establishment of selection criteria, the selection of compensation mode and the implementation of dynamic adjustment.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Nobiletin promotes fracture healing in osteoporosis rats by inhibiting STING/NF-κB signal pathway
Hongyu FANG ; Tao HUANG ; Shaohuai ZHOU ; Feng BIAN ; Min REN ; Hongliang LI ; Shiwei YU ; Jinxi YAN ; Hui QIAN ; Jiaqiong LI
Immunological Journal 2023;39(10):857-864
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			This study was performed to investigate the impact of nobiletin(NOB)on fracture healing in osteoporosis(OP)rats through the stimulator of interferon gene(STING)/nuclear transcription factor kappa B(NF-κB)signal pathway.A rat model of OP fracture was established by ovariectomy and right femoral shaft fracture intramedullary fixation;the rats after modeling were randomly grouped into model group,high dose(NOB-H,30 mg/kg NOB),medium dose(NOB-M,20 mg/kg NOB),low dose(NOB-L,10 mg/kg NOB)NOB group and NOB-H+ STING activator(DMXAA)group(30 mg/kg NOB+25 mg/kg DMXAA),and 18 rats experienced only ovaries expose were used as sham operation group.After the intervention,the fracture healing status of rats were measured;Micro-CT was used to detect the changes of bone trabecular microstructure in rats;commercial kits were used to detect the serum levels of bone metabolism related indicators(alkaline phosphatase(ALP),calcium,phosphorus)and inflammatory factors(tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleukin-1β(IL-1β));HE was used to detect the morphological changes and trabecular area of femur,while Western blot was applied to detect the expression of STING/NF-κB pathway related proteins.Compared with the control group,the fracture line in the model group was clear,the trabecular structure was disordered and the gap was large,furthermore,the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β,the expression of STING and p-NF-κB p65/NF-κB p65 were significantly increased,the trabecular area,the levels of ALP,calcium,phosphorus,and bone mineral density(BMD),bone volume fraction(BV/TV),bone trabecular number(Tb.N)and bone trabecular thickness(Tb.Th)were significantly decreased(P<0.05);compared with the model group,the fracture line of NOB-L group,NOB-M group and NOB-H group gradually blurred,the trabecular structure arranged orderly,and the gap gradually decreased,and the trend of the index changes mentioned above were opposite to that of the model group(P<0.05).STING activators attenuated the promotion of fracture healing by NOB in OP rats and increased the inflammatory responses.In conclusion,NOB can reduce inflammatory reaction and promote fracture healing in OP rats,which may be related to the inhibition of STING/NF-κB signal pathway.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Analysis of treatment for 360 critically ill pregnant and parturient women in intensive care unit
Jinxi YUE ; Qingqing HUANG ; Zongfang REN ; Yang YANG ; Yushan DUAN ; Yan CHEN ; Linjun WAN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2022;34(8):853-857
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill pregnant and parturient women in intensive care unit (ICU), and to provide clinical experience for the subspecialty construction of critical obstetrics.Methods:The clinical data of critically ill pregnant and parturient women admitted to the department of critical care medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from January 2011 to December 2019 were collected. The main reasons for maternal transfer to ICU, the causes of maternal death, and organ support measures, etc. were summarized.Results:A total of 39 567 critically ill pregnant and parturient women were admitted to the department of obstetrics in our hospital, and 360 were transferred to ICU, with an average ICU transfer rate of 0.91%. Since 2016, the number of obstetric admissions, the number of ICU transfers and the ICU transfer rate had increased significantly. The average age of severe maternals admitted to ICU was (30.9±5.7) years old. The average acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ(APACHEⅡ) score was 7 (4, 10). The average length of ICU stay was 1 (1, 2) day. The average ventilator duration was 9.0 (3.0, 17.5) hours. The main delivery mode of pregnant women in ICU was cesarean section (84.72%). Forty-eight patients (13.33%) underwent hysterectomy, of which 42 (87.5%) due to postpartum hemorrhage. The top 3 causes of ICU admission were severe postpartum hemorrhage [36.94% (133/360)], hypertensive disorders of pregnancy [21.67% (78/360)], pregnancy with cardiac disease [15.00% (54/360)]. The leading cause of postpartum hemorrhage in women transferred to ICU was placental abnormality [63.98% (103/161)], followed by uterine atony [28.57% (46/161)]. The average blood loss was (4 019±2 327) mL within 24 hours after delivery, and the number of women who underwent hysterectomy due to postpartum hemorrhage decreased year by year. During the study period, there were 2 maternal deaths, which were indirect obstetric deaths, 3 cases were discharged against-advice (expected death), including 1 indirect death and 2 direct obstetric death; the mortality in ICU was 1.39% (5/360).Conclusions:The most common reasons for pregnant and parturient women to be admitted to ICU were severe postpartum hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The leading cause of postpartum hemorrhage was placental problem. Indirect obstetric deaths exceeded direct obstetric deaths, mainly due to pregnancy complicated with cardiac disease and severe pneumonia. ICU has become an important battlefield for rescuing critically ill maternal and an important guarantee for reducing the maternal mortality.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9. Severe influenza A (H1N1) in late pregnancy: a case report
Ruiling ZHANG ; Jinxi YUE ; Weihua ZHU ; Ouya LIU ; Ling DU ; Qingqing HUANG ; Runmei MA ; Linjun WAN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2019;31(12):1545-1546
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			 Pregnancy has increased susceptibility to H1N1 influenza virus infection. Maternal influenza infection is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. A case of influenza A (H1N1) during late pregnancy (pregnancy 1, birth 0, pregnancy 30+2 weeks) was admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University on December 16th, 2018. The patient was set on mechanical ventilation with a FiO2 of 1.0, a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 15 cmH2O (1 cmH2O = 0.098 kPa), and a tidal volume of 4-6 mL/kg (ideal body weight). However the pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) could only be maintained at about 0.85. The disease was controlled by the treatments of anti-infection, mechanical ventilation, immune therapy, nutritional support, preventive anticoagulant treatment by heparin sodium, adequate negative fluid balance, and other organ support therapy. This article introduced the treatment process of the patient in detail, and provided experience for clinical treatment. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Severe influenza A (H1N1) in late pregnancy: a case report.
Ruiling ZHANG ; Jinxi YUE ; Weihua ZHU ; Ouya LIU ; Ling DU ; Qingqing HUANG ; Runmei MA ; Linjun WAN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2019;31(12):1545-1546
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Pregnancy has increased susceptibility to H1N1 influenza virus infection. Maternal influenza infection is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. A case of influenza A (H1N1) during late pregnancy (pregnancy 1, birth 0, pregnancy 30+2 weeks) was admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University on December 16th, 2018. The patient was set on mechanical ventilation with a FiO2 of 1.0, a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 15 cmH2O (1 cmH2O = 0.098 kPa), and a tidal volume of 4-6 mL/kg (ideal body weight). However the pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) could only be maintained at about 0.85. The disease was controlled by the treatments of anti-infection, mechanical ventilation, immune therapy, nutritional support, preventive anticoagulant treatment by heparin sodium, adequate negative fluid balance, and other organ support therapy. This article introduced the treatment process of the patient in detail, and provided experience for clinical treatment.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
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