1.Treatment Strategies for Postoperative Complications of Lung Cancer from Protecting Healthy Qi and Treating Qi
Jiajun SONG ; Yichao WANG ; Xueqi TIAN ; Yi LIU ; Lijing JIAO ; Ling XU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(18):94-105
Pulmonary complications, the most common postoperative complications of lung cancer, not only affect the quality of life of the patients after surgery but also increase the prognostic risks of postoperative recurrence and metastasis, threatening the life safety. At present, a multidisciplinary model of diagnosis and rehabilitation with integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine has been initially formed under the guidance of the concept of rapid rehabilitation post operation for lung cancer. However, the treatment that only aims at shortening hospital stay and reducing the incidence of postoperative complications does not pay enough attention to the postoperative functional rehabilitation of the lung and the impact of follow-up adjuvant therapy, which affects the completeness of rehabilitation. This paper classifies the typical postoperative symptoms and manifestations of lung cancer into five groups: Lung system, emotion, digestive tract, pain, and nerve. On this basis, this paper summarizes the three core pathogeneses of postoperative complications of lung cancer as failure of Qi to ascend and descend leading to insecurity of defensive exterior, vessel block leading to Qi stagnation and fluid retention, and lung Qi deficiency leading to spleen and kidney deficiency. Accordingly, this paper proposes the treatment principle of protecting healthy Qi and treating Qi with the core of descending-tonifying-ascending-dispersing Qi and puts forward three treatment methods. The first is replenishing Qi and consolidating exterior, and expelling phlegm and regulating lung. The second is replenishing Qi and promoting blood flow to resolve stasis and relieving pain. The third is replenishing Qi and tonifying lung, and invigorating spleen and tonifying kidney. Furthermore, this paper elaborates on the pathogenesis and treatment principles of four common postoperative complications: Lung infection, pleural effusion, atelectasis, and bronchopleural fistula. On the basis of Western medical treatment, the TCM treatment characteristics of treating symptoms in the acute phase and eradicating the root cause in the chronic phase should be played. While dispelling the pathogen, measures should be taken to protect the healthy Qi, including tonifying lung Qi, regulating spleen Qi, and replenishing kidney Qi. This study summarizes the pathogenesis and treatment strategy of common postoperative complications of lung cancer according to the principle of protecting healthy Qi and treating Qi, aiming to provide guidance for the future treatment of postoperative complications of lung cancer.
2.Introduction to Implementation Science Theories, Models, and Frameworks
Lixin SUN ; Enying GONG ; Yishu LIU ; Dan WU ; Chunyuan LI ; Shiyu LU ; Maoyi TIAN ; Qian LONG ; Dong XU ; Lijing YAN
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(5):1332-1343
Implementation Science is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to systematically studying how to effectively translate evidence-based research findings into practical application and implementation. In the health-related context, it focuses on enhancing the efficiency and quality of healthcare services, thereby facilitating the transition from scientific evidence to real-world practice. This article elaborates on Theories, Models, and Frameworks (TMF) within health-related Implementation Science, clarifying their basic concepts and classifications, and discussing their roles in guiding implementation processes. Furthermore, it reviews and prospects current research from three aspects: the constituent elements of TMF, their practical applications, and future directions. Five representative frameworks are emphasized, including the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM), the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS)framework, the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW), and the Normalization Process Theory (NPT). Additionally, resources such as the Dissemination & Implementation Models Webtool and the T-CaST tool are introduced to assist researchers in selecting appropriate TMFs based on project-specific needs.
3.Treatment of Liver Failure by Chinese Medicine Mediating Related Signaling Pathways: A Review
Jiawen LAI ; Lijing XU ; Yuanqian YAO ; Zhihao YE ; Wenfan LIU ; Jianlin LYU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):272-280
Liver failure (LF) is a great trouble to the majority of patients due to its severe onset, many complications, difficult treatment, poor prognosis and other characteristics. This disease is liver injury caused by infection, hepatotoxic substances, autoimmunity, circulation disorders and other factors. It is a group of common clinical symptoms mainly manifested by coagulation disorders, jaundice, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, and so on. In traditional Chinese medicine, it falls under the categories of "tympanites", "jaundice" and other diseases. At present, the research progress of Western medicine in the treatment of LF is slow, and its clinical application effect is still not ideal. In contrast, traditional Chinese medicine has a long history in the treatment of this disease, with over thousands of years of clinical practice and verification. It is characterized by exact efficacy and fewer side effects. The pathological mechanism of LF is extremely complex, involves a variety of signaling pathways, and is mainly related to inflammation, oxidative stress, liver fibrosis, cell apoptosis and other processes. In recent years, many studies have shown that traditional Chinese medicine can intervene in the occurrence and development of LF by mediating relevant signaling pathways in vivo, but there is still a lack of relevant summary. Therefore, this review summarized several signaling pathways related to the intervention of traditional Chinese medicine in LF by referring to and sorting out relevant literature worldwide, including nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylin-ositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), transforming growth factor-β/ drosophila mothers against decapentaplegic proteins (TGF-β/Smads), and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/heme oxygenase-1 (Nrf2/HO-1), and elaborated the specific mechanism of their intervention in LF. This paper aims to provide practical and effective pathways and corresponding mechanisms for the treatment of LF by traditional Chinese medicine, and to provide new ideas and a theoretical basis for the clinical treatment of LF and further scientific research.
4.Changes of the exotropia deviation in children with basic type of intermittent exotropia before and after monocular occlusion test
Yurong LIU ; Yangzi LIU ; Siyu SUN ; Lijing WANG
International Eye Science 2024;24(7):1165-1167
AIM: To compare the changes of exotropia deviation in children with basic type of intermittent exotropia before and after monocular occlusion test.METHODS: Prospective clinical study. A total of 258 children with basic type of intermittent exotropia who underwent strabismus correction in our hospital from July 2021 to September 2022 were selected, including 122 males and 136 females, aged from 5 to 12 years, with an average age of 8.0±3.1 years. The exotropia deviation was measured at distance(6 m)and near(33 cm)fixation by prism alternating occlusion method, and the exotropia deviation was checked again after covering the non-dominant eyes of children for 40 min.RESULTS: Before and after the monocular occlusion test, the exotropia deviation at distance(6 m)fixation was 28.23△±10.79△ and 29.79△±10.85△, respectively(t=-0.903, P=0.368), while the exotropia deviation at near(33 cm)fixation was 33.14△±8.89△ and 36.90△±10.76△, respectively(t=-2.377, P=0.019).CONCLUSIONS: Monocular occlusion test has a great impact on the exotropia deviation at near(33 cm)fixation in children with basic type of intermittent exotropia before surgery. It can expose the maximum exotropia deviation, reduce the rate of undercorrection after strabismus surgery, and provide a reliable surgical plan.
5.SWOT analysis of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy application in improving negative emotions in patients with coronary heart disease
Jiajia WANG ; Yanping LIU ; Shan LIANG ; Linlin WANG ; Rongxin TANG ; Lijing SHAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(2):137-141
Objective:With the help of SWOT(S: internal strengths, W: internal weaknesses, O: external opportunities, T: external threats)analysis, to explore the internal and external conditions of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy applied to improve the negative emotions of patients with coronary heart disease, and to propose development strategies.Methods:SWOT analysis was used to analyze and sort out the internal strengths and internal weaknesses, external opportunities and external threats of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in improving the negative emotions of patients with coronary heart disease.Results:The internal strengths of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in improving the negative emotions of patients with coronary heart disease were significant therapeutic effect, strong operability and high cost-effectiveness. The internal weaknesses included excessive dependence on patients′ treatment enthusiasm, and a lack of psychological training among nurses. The external opportunities included demand support, technical support, and theoretical support. The external threats were the lack of large-scale empirical research and the risk of patient personal information leakage.Conclusions:In the clinical application of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy to improve the negative emotions of patients with coronary heart disease, both strengths and weaknesses coexist, and opportunities and threats coexist. Only by taking strengths of opportunities to overcome weaknesses, improve the autonomy and enthusiasm of patients in treatment, and increase the psychological training of medical staff, can internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy be further promoted in the clinical application of improving the negative emotions of patients with coronary heart disease.
6.Low-dose CT reconstruction based on high-dimensional partial differential equation projection recovery
Shanzhou NIU ; Shizhou TANG ; Shuyan HUANG ; Lijing LIANG ; Shuo LI ; Hanming LIU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(4):682-688
Objective We propose a low-dose CT reconstruction method using partial differential equation (PDE) denoising under high-dimensional constraints. Methods The projection data were mapped into a high-dimensional space to construct a high-dimensional representation of the data, which were updated by moving the points in the high-dimensional space. The data were denoised using partial differential equations and the CT image was reconstructed using the FBP algorithm. Results Compared with those by FBP, PWLS-QM and TGV-WLS methods, the relative root mean square error of the Shepp-Logan image reconstructed by the proposed method were reduced by 68.87%, 50.15% and 27.36%, the structural similarity values were increased by 23.50%, 8.83% and 1.62%, and the feature similarity values were increased by 17.30%, 2.71% and 2.82%, respectively. For clinical image reconstruction, the proposed method, as compared with FBP, PWLS-QM and TGV-WLS methods, resulted in reduction of the relative root mean square error by 42.09%, 31.04%and 21.93%, increased the structural similarity values by 18.33%, 13.45% and 4.63%, and increased the feature similarity values by 3.13%, 1.46% and 1.10%, respectively. Conclusion The new method can effectively reduce the streak artifacts and noises while maintaining the spatial resolution in reconstructed low-dose CT images.
7.Effect of silencing CDC20 on proliferation and cell cycle of endometrial cancer cells by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
Chunjing LIU ; Yujie YANG ; Wei ZHAO ; Lijing LIU ; Na WANG
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2024;50(5):1305-1312
Objective:To discuss the effect of cell division cycle protein 20(CDC20)on the proliferation and cell cycle of endometrial carcinoma(EC)cells,and to clarify its mechanism.Methods:Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR)and Western blotting methods were used to detect the expression levels of CDC20 mRNA and protein in human endometrial stromal T-HESC cell and EC cells(KLE,RL95-2,ZJB-ENC1,and ECC-1 cells).The RL95-2 cells were selected for the subsequent experiments.CDC20 shRNA interference lentivirus was transfected into the RL95-2 cells and the cells were divided into control group,sh-NC group(infected with negative control lentivirus),sh-CDC20 group(infected with CDC20 shRNA interference lentivirus),sh-NC+SM04690 group(infected with negative control lentivirus followed by treatment with 64 nmol·L-1 Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway inhibitor SM04690 for 48 h),and sh-CDC20+SM04690 group(infected with CDC20 shRNA interference lentivirus followed by treatment with 64 nmol·L-1 SM04690 for 48 h).RT-qPCR and Western blotting methods were used to detect the expression levels of CDC20 mRNA and proteins in the cells in various groups;CCK-8 method was used to detect the proliferation activities of the RL95-2 cells in various groups;BrdU assay was used to detect the percentages of BrdU positive cells in various groups;flow cytometry was used to detect the percentages of the cells at G2/M stage in various groups;Western blotting method was used to detect the expression levels of β-catenin,oncogene c-Myc,and cyclin D1 proteins in the cells in various groups.Results:Compared with T-HESC cells,the expression levels of CDC20 mRNA and protein in the KLE,RL95-2,ZJB-ENC1,and ECC-1 cells were significantly increased(P<0.05),and the highest expression levels of CDC20 mRNA and protein were observed in RL95-2 cells.Compared with sh-NC group,the proliferation activities and percentages of the BrdU positive cells in sh-CDC20 group and sh-NC+SM04690 group were significantly decreased(P<0.05),the percentages of the cells at G2/M phase were significantly increased(P<0.05),and the expression levels of β-catenin,c-Myc,and cyclin D1 proteins were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Compared with sh-CDC20 group,the proliferation activity and percentage of BrdU positive cells in sh-CDC20+SM04690 group were significantly decreased(P<0.05),the percentage of the cells at G2/M phase was significantly increased(P<0.05),and the expression levels of β-catenin,c-Myc,and cyclin D1 proteins in the cells were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Conclusion:CDC20 is highly expressed in the EC cells.Silencing CDC20 may inhibit the cell proliferation by inducing G2/M phase arrest in the RL95-2 cells through the regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction.
8.Low-dose CT reconstruction based on high-dimensional partial differential equation projection recovery
Shanzhou NIU ; Shizhou TANG ; Shuyan HUANG ; Lijing LIANG ; Shuo LI ; Hanming LIU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(4):682-688
Objective We propose a low-dose CT reconstruction method using partial differential equation (PDE) denoising under high-dimensional constraints. Methods The projection data were mapped into a high-dimensional space to construct a high-dimensional representation of the data, which were updated by moving the points in the high-dimensional space. The data were denoised using partial differential equations and the CT image was reconstructed using the FBP algorithm. Results Compared with those by FBP, PWLS-QM and TGV-WLS methods, the relative root mean square error of the Shepp-Logan image reconstructed by the proposed method were reduced by 68.87%, 50.15% and 27.36%, the structural similarity values were increased by 23.50%, 8.83% and 1.62%, and the feature similarity values were increased by 17.30%, 2.71% and 2.82%, respectively. For clinical image reconstruction, the proposed method, as compared with FBP, PWLS-QM and TGV-WLS methods, resulted in reduction of the relative root mean square error by 42.09%, 31.04%and 21.93%, increased the structural similarity values by 18.33%, 13.45% and 4.63%, and increased the feature similarity values by 3.13%, 1.46% and 1.10%, respectively. Conclusion The new method can effectively reduce the streak artifacts and noises while maintaining the spatial resolution in reconstructed low-dose CT images.
9.Summary of the best evidence for external auditory canal irrigation in patients with cerumen embolism
Ruya YUAN ; Wei XU ; Xiaolu YANG ; Yanling DENG ; Xiaochang HUANG ; Xiaofen LI ; Chengcheng LIU ; Lijing HU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(31):4234-4240
Objective:To summarize the best evidence for external auditory canal irrigation in patients with cerumen embolism.Methods:The clinical decisions, guidelines, systematic reviews, expert consensus, group standards, evidence summaries, and randomized controlled trials regarding external auditory canal irrigation in patients with cerumen embolism were retrieved from databases and websites such as BMJ Best Practice, UpToDate, Guidelines International Network, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Health Care Center Database, PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang data, and China Biology Medicine disc. The search period was from database establishment to February 15, 2023. Six researchers screened the literature, evaluated the methodological quality, and extracted and summarized the best evidence for external auditory canal irrigation in patients with cerumen embolism.Results:A total of nine articles were included, including one clinical decision, two guidelines, two systematic reviews, one group standard, and three randomized controlled trials. Sixteen pieces of evidence were summarized from six aspects of operators: pre-operation evaluation and preparation, operation process, post-operation handling, health education, and adverse reactions during operation.Conclusions:This paper summarizes the best evidence for external auditory canal irrigation in patients with cerumen embolism. Medical and nursing staff should carefully select and apply evidence based on clinical scenarios and patient's wishes.
10.Positive antibiotic and resistance genes in source water of three regions and correlation analysis
Lijing JIAO ; Yang LIU ; Zhanqiang BIAN ; Jian YU ; Duochun WANG ; Hongxing LI
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(8):936-941
Background China is a big country in the production and use of antibiotics. The abuse of antibiotics enables bacteria in water environment to acquire resistance, and promotes the generation and spread of antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs). The problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is increasingly serious and has become a public security issue of global concern. Water environment is a huge reservoir of antibiotics and ARGs. It is of great significance to study the pollution of antibiotics and ARGs in water to protect water sources and optimize the biosecurity of drinking water. Objective To evaluate the detection of antibiotics and ARGs in typical water sources, and to explore the relationship between antibiotics and ARGs. Methods Water samples were collected in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Hubei provinces during the wet season (from August to October) in 2020. Ten water samples were collected from each of the three places, and a total of 30 water samples were collected in this study. Five kinds of antibiotics, including macrolides, quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracycline, and β-lactam, were detected by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The integron (Intl1), 16S rRNA, and 6 kinds of ARGs were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). The ARGs include one macrolide ARGs (ermB), one β-lactam ARGs (blaTEM), two tetracycline ARGs (tetC, tetQ), and two sulfonamide ARGs (sul1, sul2). Results The types of detected antibiotics varied by the three regions, and the concentration ranges of the same antibiotics varied by the three regions (P<0.05). The concentration ranges of selected five kinds of antibiotics were 0.11-418.80 ng·L−1 in region A, 0.12-23.23 ng·L−1 in region B, and 4.69-285.75 ng·L−1 in region C, respectively. The detection rates of all six ARGs were 100%. The absolute abundance of ARGs in region A ranged from 22.56 to 94355.91 copies·mL−1, that in region B ranged from 27.99 to 80584.32 copies·mL−1, and that in region C ranged from 41.99 to 111068.19 copies·mL−1. The absolute abundance of blaTEM was higher among the ARGs, followed by sul1 and sul2. In addition, the absolute abundance of Intl1 was also at a high level. The results of correlation analysis showed that the abundance of ARGs was positively correlated with each other. There was no correlation between specific antibiotics and corresponding ARGs. There was a positive correlation between Intl1 and sul1 or sul2 (P<0.05). Conclusion The types and concentrations of antibiotics and the abundance of ARGs in source water vary greatly in the study areas. The association between antibiotics and ARGs is uncertain. Intl1 may play an important role in the horizontal transfer of sulfonamide resistance genes.

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