1.Endothelial progenitor cell and mesenchymal stem cell therapy for vascular stent-associated diseases
Qingyin LI ; Linhua LI ; Chunle ZHANG ; Ping FU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(19):4091-4101
BACKGROUND:With advancements in stem cell research,the therapeutic efficacy of adult stem cells such as endothelial progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells in atherosclerosis and complications arising from atherosclerosis and vascular stent implantation is gradually being recognized.Due to the limitations of intravenous infusion of adult stem cells,including poor targeting and low treatment efficiency,recent research has focused on surface modification of vascular stents to achieve localized aggregation and functional modulation of endothelial progenitor cells or mesenchymal stem cells. OBJECTIVE:To discuss the therapeutic progress of endothelial progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells in vascular stent-related diseases,summarize the research status of the design of vascular stents based on endothelial progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells. METHODS:Relevant literature was retrieved on CNKI,WanFang,PubMed,and Web of Science databases since their inception.The Chinese search terms were"endothelial injury,stenting,thrombosis,intimal hyperplasia,atherosclerosis,endothelial repair,endothelial progenitor cell,mesenchymal stem cell,vascular stent."English search terms were"endothelial injury,stenting,thrombosis,intimal hyperplasia,atherosclerosis,endothelial repair,endothelial regeneration,endothelial progenitor cell,mesenchymal stem cell,vascular stent,vascular scaffold."According to inclusion and exclusion criteria,127 articles were finally reviewed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Endothelial progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells can treat atherosclerosis and complications of stent implantation through differentiation and paracrine effects,mainly by protecting endothelial cells,regulating the expression of inflammatory cells and cytokines,and modulating smooth muscle cell proliferation and phenotype.Mesenchymal stem cells may have adverse reactions such as thrombosis and vascular calcification in therapeutic applications,and using extracellular vesicles and co-administration with heparin for surface modification is a feasible solution.Currently,there is more research on stents based on endothelial progenitor cells,mainly focusing on recruitment,capture,proliferation,differentiation,and activity.Research on stents based on mesenchymal stem cell capture in the vascular field is relatively scarce,but exosome-loaded stents derived from mesenchymal stem cells have been found to have highly effective therapeutic efficacy.Additionally,some underlying diseases such as diabetes may affect the activity of adult stem cells,leading to the loss of effectiveness in stem cell-based stent designs.Therefore,in future stent designs,consideration should be given to the background diseases.
2.Professor TONG Xiaolin's Experience in Treating Prediabetes with Overweight and Obesity Using the Method of Relieving Depression and Reducing Turbidity
Sicheng WANG ; Yangyang LIU ; Yan YAN ; Zishan JIN ; Boxun ZHANG ; Qingwei LI ; Xiaoxuan XU ; Linhua ZHAO ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(14):1424-1427
To summarise the clinical experience of Professor TONG Xiaolin in treating prediabetes combined with overweight or obesity using the method of relieving depression and reducing turbidity. It is believed that prediabetes belongs to the category of "spleen-heat syndrome" in traditional Chinese medicine, and its core pathogenesis is center fullness with internal heat, while obesity is the initiating factor for exacerbating center fullness and internal heat, therefore, it is of great significance to reduce the risk of diabetes by interrupting the transformation between overweight, obesity and glucose metabolism abnormality. It is proposed that the main pathogenesis of prediabetes combined with overweight or obesity is qi depression and turbidity obstruction in middle jiao, with qi depression as the root and turbidity obstruction as the cause, forming a treatment idea with the method of relieving depression and reducing turbidity as the core. In clinic, Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin Decoction (大黄黄连泻心汤) is used as the basic prescription, with a primary focus on directing the turbid downward, supplemented by regulating qi, which embodies the concept of "promoting movement through descent, then figuring out the root of spleen-heat syndrome. Furthermore, the treatment is flexibly modified based on the patient's deficiency-excess syndrome to ensure individualized therapy.
3.Research and development of nanoparticles with active targeting ability in nonneoplastic kidney disease
Chang LIU ; Linhua LI ; Ping FU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(22):3603-3608
BACKGROUND:Currently,there are few kinds of drugs to treat kidney diseases,and many systemic drugs have some problems,such as serious side effects,rapid degradation in the body circulation and so on.At present,active targeting of nanoparticles has become a hot spot in the field of drug delivery,and the exploration of the pathological mechanism related to active targeting of nanoparticles is becoming more and more abundant. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the active targeting strategies in common renal diseases. METHODS:The first author and the second author searched CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,and PubMed databases using"nanoparticles,active targeting,target,kidney,kidney disease"as English key words and"nanoparticles,nanoparticles,targeting,active targeting,kidney disease,kidney"as Chinese key words.All relevant articles published before July 2,2023 were retrieved,screened,concluded,and summarized.Finally,62 articles were included for the summary. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The active targeting effect of nanoparticles has been studied in many common kidney diseases.The mechanism of active targeting is mainly the binding of ligands and receptors,by modifying the ligand on the nanoparticles to specifically target the receptor on the cells in the kidney;in which way active targeting is realized.Under different renal pathological conditions,the pathological changes of specific kidney sites may become the key breakthrough point to achieve active targeting.Although kidney-targeting nanoparticles have shown promise in the treatment of nonneoplastic kidney diseases,but it is still in the experimental phase in animals,and it is still a long way from applying these results to medical work.
4.TONG Xiaolin's Experience in Using "Poisonous" Chinese Material Medica to Treat Metabolic Diseases
Jiaran LIN ; Boxun ZHANG ; Linhua ZHAO ; Zezheng KANG ; Qingwei LI ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(12):1213-1218
This paper summarized TONG Xiaolin's clinical experience in using "poisonous" Chinese material medica to treat metabolic diseases, who believes that toxicity reducing and efficacy enhancing can be achieved through carefully considered dosage, reasonable combination of medicinals, and appropriate preparation and administration ways.By analyzing the functions of Chinese material medica and findings from modern pharmacology and toxicology, the clinical dosage features, combination of medicinals and medication, preparation and administration methods and other precautions have been summarized regarding Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) in treating diabetes, Xixin (Radix et Rhizoma Asari), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) and Shuizhi (Hirudo) in treating diabetic kidney diseases, Zhichuanwu (Radix Aconiti Praeparata), Zhicaowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Praeparata), Xixin and Zhimaqianzi (Semen Strychni Praeparata) in treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Yinyanghuo (Herba Epimedii) and Wugong (Scolopendra) in treating diabetic erectile dysfunction, Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata) and Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) in treating diabetic gastroparesis, Hongqu (Monascus purpureus Went) and Weilingxian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis) in treating metabolic syndrome, as well as Leigongteng (Radix Tripterygii Wilfordii) and Huangyaozi (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae) in treating Hyperthyroidism, thereby providing reference for precise clinical medication.
5.Psychological abuse and neglect in relation to mobile phone addiction in junior high school students:path analysis of self-esteem and interpersonal alienation
Sichuan Mental Health 2024;37(3):243-248
Background Mobile phone addiction has attracted widespread attention in society,and psychological abuse and neglect is an important factor in predicting mobile phone addiction,whereas limited research has been done to evaluate its impact on mobile phone addiction.Objective To explore the correlation of psychological abuse and neglect with mobile phone addiction,and to test the pathway of self-esteem and interpersonal alienation,so as to provide references for preventing and curbing mobile phone addiction in junior high school students.Methods In May 2022,a cluster sampling was utilized to select 800 students in two middle schools in a county of Hainan Province,and all students were assessed using Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale(CPANS),Mobile Phone Addiction Index(MPAI),Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale(SES)and Interpersonal Alienation Scale of Adolescent StudentsAlienation Scale.Pearson correlation analysis was adopted to determine the correlation among the above-mentioned scales,and Process Macro 3.5 for SPSS was used to test the mediation effect.Results CPANS score was negatively correlated with SES score(r=-0.278,P<0.01),and positively correlated with Interpersonal Alienation Scale score and MPAI score(r=0.471,0.372,P<0.01).SES score was negatively correlated with Interpersonal Alienation Scale score and MPAI score(r=-0.438,-0.196,P<0.01).Interpersonal Alienation Scale score was positively correlated with MPAI score(r=0.392,P<0.01).Interpersonal alienation(indirect effect value was 0.104)played a mediation role in the relationship between psychological abuse and neglect and mobile phone addiction.Self-esteem and interpersonal alienation exhibited a chained mediation effect on the relationship between psychological abuse and neglect and mobile phone addiction(indirect effect value was 0.026),accounting for 6.99%of the total effect.Conclusion Psychological abuse and neglect can not only directly predict mobile phone addiction,but also can indirectly affect mobile phone addiction through separate mediation of interpersonal alienation or chained mediation of self-esteem and interpersonal alienation.
6.Association Between Dietary Diversity and Caregiver Self-Efficacy for Complementary Feeding Among Infants and Young Children Aged 6-23 Months in Rural Nanchong City,Sichuan Province
Runxue GUO ; Xinying JI ; Linhua LI ; Fangqun LENG ; Qinxin LIU ; Yuju WU ; Huan ZHOU
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2024;46(1):19-24
Objective To analyze the current situation of dietary diversity and caregiver self-efficacy for complementary feeding among infants and young children aged 6 to 23 months in rural Nanchong city,Sichuan province,and to explore the relationship between dietary diversity and caregiver self-efficacy.Methods Multi-stage randomized cluster sampling method was used to select infants and young children aged 6 to 23 months and their caregivers in rural areas of Nanchong city,Sichuan province as the subjects.A structured questionnaire was designed to collect the basic information of the subjects,dietary diversity,and caregiver self-efficacy for comple-mentary feeding.Multivariate Logistic regression was adopted to analyze the relationship between the dietary diver-sity and caregiver self-efficacy for complementary feeding of infants and young children.Results A total of 770 pairs of infants and young children and their caregivers were included.The minimum pass rate of dietary diversity was 61.56% (474/770)for all the infants and young children and 45.00% (108/240),69.16% (287/415),and 68.70% (79/115)for the infants and young children aged 6 to 11,12 to 17,and 18 to 23 months,respective-ly.The results of regression analysis showed that the caregiver self-efficacy of complementary feeding was a contributing fac-tor for qualified dietary diversity of infants and young children in the case of other confounders being controlled(OR = 1.42,95% CI=1.17-1.73,P<0.001).Conclusion The dietary diversity for infants and young children in rural Nan-chong city,Sichuan province needs to be improved,and caregivers with higher self-efficacy of complementary feeding are more likely to provide diversified complementary feeding for infants and young children.
7.Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Chengdu,Sichuan,China
Tianxin XU ; Yadi HE ; Zhengjie CAI ; Linhua LI ; Yuju WU ; Huan ZHOU
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2024;46(4):497-506
Objective To investigate the current status of physical activity and depressive symptoms a-mong middle-aged and older adults in Chengdu,Sichuan and explore the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms.Methods Multi-stage proportional stratified random sampling was employed to select middle-aged and older adults aged ≥45 years as the participants,and face-to-face interviews were carried out to collect data.Logistic regression was adopted to explore the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults.The trend test was performed for the relationship between different lev-els of physical activity and depressive symptoms.The subgroup analysis and the test for multiplicative interactions were conducted for the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms.Results A total of 4376 middle-aged and older adults were included.Among them,14.58%(638/4376),25.98%(1137/4376),and 27.83%(1218/4376)had depressive symptoms,failed to reach the guideline-recommended standards of physical activity,and were at low levels of physical activity,respectively.There was a negative association be-tween reaching guideline-recommended physical activity standard and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and ol-der adults(OR=0.713,95%CI=0.589-0.861,P<0.001).In addition,moderate levels(OR=0.714,95%CI=0.586-0.871,P=0.001)and high levels of physical activity(OR=0.705,95%CI=0.548-0.906,P=0.006)had negative associations with the presence of depressive symptoms.The trend test revealed that the negative association between physical activity and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults enhanced as the level of physical activity increased(Pfor trend=0.001).The subgroup analysis and the test for multiplicative interactions revealed that neither reaching guideline-recommended physical activity standards or not nor the physi-cal activity level had an interaction with each of the subgroups(all Pfor interaction>0.05).Conclusions The current status of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in Chengdu,Sichuan needs to be ameliora-ted.A negative association existed between reaching the guideline-recommended physical activity standard and pres-ence of depressive symptoms,and the negative association enhanced as the physical activity level elevated.
8.Expert Consensus on Clinical Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Perimenopausal Syndrome
Shiwan HU ; Haiyan LIANG ; Kun MA ; Xiaona MA ; Zihan FANG ; Wenpei BAI ; Xinmin LIU ; Hongtian LI ; Fengmei LIAN ; Wei ZHANG ; Lihua QIN ; Min SHANG ; Ailuan LAI ; Xiuxiang TENG ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Linhua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(21):234-242
Perimenopausal syndrome (MPS), a common endocrine system disease, is one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in endocrinology, gynecology, and interdisciplinary fields of both Western and Chinese medicine to discuss the advantages and challenges of diagnosing and treating MPS with Western medicine, TCM, and integrative medicine. Experts at the conference believe that MPS is initiated by estrogen decline and rooted in deficiency, with the pathogenesis being imbalance between Yin and Yang in the kidney. The hormone replacement therapy in Western medicine for menopause can rapidly alleviate related symptoms by quickly restoring the estrogen level and timely detect and delay complications of menopause, whereas such a therapy has certain risks, necessitating close monitoring of adverse reactions. Moreover, the various contraindications and precautions limit the clinical application of the hormone replacement therapy. TCM has advantages in synergistically alleviating symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, sleep disorders, and emotional abnormalities of MPS without causing obvious adverse reactions. However, its efficacy is slower than the hormone replacement therapy, and the TCM evidence for preventing and treating complications of menopause remains unclear. Three suggestions were proposed for the future development of both Western and TCM for ameliorating MPS. First, an integrated diagnosis and treatment system for MPS with both Western and Chinese medicine should be established. Second, high-quality evidence-based interventions for MPS should be developed with TCM alone or in combination with Western medicine. Third, efforts should be made to promote the new TCM drug development and the interdisciplinary cooperation for treating MPS.
9.Combining electro-acupuncture with percutaneous stimulation of tibial nerves can relieve urinary incontinence after a spinal cord injury
Yan SUN ; Yaping SHEN ; Liang ZHONG ; Xudong GU ; Jianming FU ; Liang LI ; Linhua TAO ; Caihong WU
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024;46(6):539-543
Objective:To observe any effect of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) combined with electro-acupuncture on detrusor overactivity after a spinal cord injury.Methods:Forty spinal cord injury survivors with neurogenic detrusor overactivity were randomly assigned to a control group or an observation group, each of 20. Both groups received routine bladder training and electro-acupuncture modulating 3 sacral spinal nerves. The observation group also received 20 minutes of bilateral PTNS five times a week for 8 weeks. The frequency was 10Hz with a pulse width of 200μs. Before and after the treatment, both groups′ urination frequency, incontinence and average daily urine volume were assessed using a urodynamics analyzer, bladder diaries and an incontinence quality of life questionnaire (I-QOL).Results:After treatment, the average involuntary detrusor contraction volume (IDCV), maximum detrusor pressure at filling time (P det·max), bladder compliance (BC), residual volume and the TL value of the electromyogram of the urethral sphincter (LgTLR) had all improved significantly in both groups. The 1st IDCV, BC and LgTLR of the observation group were then significantly better than in the control group, on average, with the average P det·max and residual volume significantly lower than in the control group. The average daily single urine output and I-QOL score of both groups had increased significantly, while the average daily urination frequency and frequency of urinary incontinence had decreased significantly. Both were again significantly better in the observation group. Conclusion:Combining percutaneous electrical stimulation of the tibial nerves with electro-acupuncture can effectively inhibit detrusor overactivity after a spinal cord injury, reducing urinary incontinence.
10.Visual Analysis of Knowledge Map of Constipation Treated by TCM Based on CiteSpace
Shuo LI ; Yueyang SUN ; Jingchun FAN ; Yuefeng LI ; Linhua ZHAO ; Xiujuan YANG ; Xiaolin TONG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(4):167-175
ObjectiveTo understand the current situation and hot spots of research on the treatment of constipation by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China and foreign countries, and provide references and directions for future research. MethodIn this study, the data analysis software CiteSpace 5.8.R3C was used to conduct bibliometrics analysis of the relevant papers on the treatment of constipation by TCM from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2021 in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science core database. The visual display was carried out. ResultAfter retrieval, 2 133 papers were included in CNKI database and 224 papers were included in Web of Science core database. The statistical analysis showed that the overall annual publication volume in China and foreign countries was on the rise, but the publication volume in China had been declining for the past two consecutive years. The author co-occurrence analysis showed that the authors with the largest number of publications in China and foreign countries were LIU Chunqiang and CHUNGWAH CHENG, respectively. The institution co-occurrence analysis showed that the institutions with the largest number of publications in China and foreign countries were the Anorectal Department of Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, respectively. The keyword analysis showed that research in this field in China and foreign countries mainly focused on TCM therapy, clinical research, etiology and pathogenesis, etc. ConclusionThe research on the treatment of constipation by TCM is mainly concentrated in China, but there is no closely-related scientific research team. The research in this field in China and foreign countries is still developing. With the continuous deepening of research, all research institutions should pay attention to interdisciplinary intersection, highlight technological innovation, and strive to achieve greater breakthroughs in this field.

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