1.Comparative Analysis of Relationship Between Five Medicinal Tastes and Reinforcing-Reducing Effect in Huangdi Neijing and Fuxingjue
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(12):234-238
The "theory of Zangqi method" in Huangdi Neijing the "Tangye Jingfa picture" in Dunhuang's posthumous book Fuxingjue both contain the relationship between the five medicinal tastes and the reinforcing-reducing treatment of the five Zang organs. This article made a systematic comparative analysis of the two methods from the aspects of narrative methods, specific content, mathematical logic, clinical experience, and real treatment effect. From the perspective of narrative methods, they both adopted the expression structure of three medicinal tastes corresponding to one organ, which were respectively described as tonic, laxative, and urgent tastes, with the same way of thinking and the narrative frame shared. From the perspective of reinforcing-reducing content, out of a total of 15 attributes related to the corresponding tonic, laxative, and urgent tastes of the five organs involved in the two methods, there were seven inconsistencies between the two methods. In terms of medicinal taste distribution, the "Tangye Jingfa Tu" presented the order of "liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney", Whether tonic, laxative, or transforming tastes, they were all pungent, salty, sweet, sour, or bitter. However, the "theory of Zangqi method" showed no such pattern. From the perspective of mathematical modeling analysis, the distribution of medicinal tastes in the "Tangye Jingfa Tu" conformed to the mathematical logic of the outer product of a five-dimensional space vector, while the "theory of Zangqi method" had no such law. From the perspective of clinical experience, the effect of removing the heart-fire with a bitter taste in the "Tangye Jingfa Tu" was more consistent with the clinical cognition of clearing heat and detoxification effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with a sweet taste in the "theory of Zangqi method". From the perspective of understanding prescriptions and solving prescriptions, the combination and compatibility principle of 160 common classical prescriptions in the Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine can be analyzed by using the "Tangye Jingfa Tu". Therefore, the authors believed that the relationship between the five medicinal tastes and the reinforcing-reducing treatment of the five zang organs in the Fuxingjue was more rigorous and logical, in line with clinical empirical cognition than the relevant records in the Yellow Emperor's Canon of Medicine.
2.Comparative Analysis of Relationship Between Five Medicinal Tastes and Reinforcing-Reducing Effect in Huangdi Neijing and Fuxingjue
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(12):234-238
The "theory of Zangqi method" in Huangdi Neijing the "Tangye Jingfa picture" in Dunhuang's posthumous book Fuxingjue both contain the relationship between the five medicinal tastes and the reinforcing-reducing treatment of the five Zang organs. This article made a systematic comparative analysis of the two methods from the aspects of narrative methods, specific content, mathematical logic, clinical experience, and real treatment effect. From the perspective of narrative methods, they both adopted the expression structure of three medicinal tastes corresponding to one organ, which were respectively described as tonic, laxative, and urgent tastes, with the same way of thinking and the narrative frame shared. From the perspective of reinforcing-reducing content, out of a total of 15 attributes related to the corresponding tonic, laxative, and urgent tastes of the five organs involved in the two methods, there were seven inconsistencies between the two methods. In terms of medicinal taste distribution, the "Tangye Jingfa Tu" presented the order of "liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney", Whether tonic, laxative, or transforming tastes, they were all pungent, salty, sweet, sour, or bitter. However, the "theory of Zangqi method" showed no such pattern. From the perspective of mathematical modeling analysis, the distribution of medicinal tastes in the "Tangye Jingfa Tu" conformed to the mathematical logic of the outer product of a five-dimensional space vector, while the "theory of Zangqi method" had no such law. From the perspective of clinical experience, the effect of removing the heart-fire with a bitter taste in the "Tangye Jingfa Tu" was more consistent with the clinical cognition of clearing heat and detoxification effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with a sweet taste in the "theory of Zangqi method". From the perspective of understanding prescriptions and solving prescriptions, the combination and compatibility principle of 160 common classical prescriptions in the Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine can be analyzed by using the "Tangye Jingfa Tu". Therefore, the authors believed that the relationship between the five medicinal tastes and the reinforcing-reducing treatment of the five zang organs in the Fuxingjue was more rigorous and logical, in line with clinical empirical cognition than the relevant records in the Yellow Emperor's Canon of Medicine.
3.Unveiling Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Patients with Graves’ Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea
Jung A KIM ; Kyeong Jin KIM ; Jimi CHOI ; Kyoung Jin KIM ; Eyun SONG ; Ji Hee YU ; Nam Hoon KIM ; Hye Jin YOO ; Ji A SEO ; Nan Hee KIM ; Kyung Mook CHOI ; Sei Hyun BAIK ; Sin Gon KIM
Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;40(1):125-134
Background:
Antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment is the preferred initial treatment for Graves’ disease (GD) in South Korea, despite higher treatment failure rates than radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy or thyroidectomy. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of treatment failure associated with the primary modalities for GD treatment in real-world practice.
Methods:
We included 452,001 patients diagnosed with GD between 2004 and 2020 from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Information Database. Treatment failure was defined as switching from ATD, RAI, or thyroidectomy treatments, and for ATD specifically, inability to discontinue medication for over 2 years.
Results:
Mean age was 46.2 years, with females constituting 70.8%. Initial treatments for GD included ATDs (98.0%), thyroidectomy (1.3%), and RAI (0.7%), with a noted increment in ATD application from 96.2% in 2004 to 98.8% in 2020. During a median follow- up of 8.5 years, the treatment failure rates were 58.5% for ATDs, 21.3% for RAI, and 2.1% for thyroidectomy. Multivariate analysis indicated that the hazard ratio for treatment failure with ATD was 2.81 times higher than RAI. RAI treatments ≥10 mCi had 37% lower failure rates than doses <10 mCi.
Conclusion
ATDs are the most commonly used for GD in South Korea, followed by thyroidectomy and RAI. Although the risk of treatment failure for ATD is higher than that of RAI therapy, initial RAI treatment in South Korea is relatively limited compared to that in Western countries. Further studies are required to evaluate the cause of low initial RAI treatment rates in South Korea.
4.Unveiling Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Patients with Graves’ Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea
Jung A KIM ; Kyeong Jin KIM ; Jimi CHOI ; Kyoung Jin KIM ; Eyun SONG ; Ji Hee YU ; Nam Hoon KIM ; Hye Jin YOO ; Ji A SEO ; Nan Hee KIM ; Kyung Mook CHOI ; Sei Hyun BAIK ; Sin Gon KIM
Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;40(1):125-134
Background:
Antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment is the preferred initial treatment for Graves’ disease (GD) in South Korea, despite higher treatment failure rates than radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy or thyroidectomy. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of treatment failure associated with the primary modalities for GD treatment in real-world practice.
Methods:
We included 452,001 patients diagnosed with GD between 2004 and 2020 from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Information Database. Treatment failure was defined as switching from ATD, RAI, or thyroidectomy treatments, and for ATD specifically, inability to discontinue medication for over 2 years.
Results:
Mean age was 46.2 years, with females constituting 70.8%. Initial treatments for GD included ATDs (98.0%), thyroidectomy (1.3%), and RAI (0.7%), with a noted increment in ATD application from 96.2% in 2004 to 98.8% in 2020. During a median follow- up of 8.5 years, the treatment failure rates were 58.5% for ATDs, 21.3% for RAI, and 2.1% for thyroidectomy. Multivariate analysis indicated that the hazard ratio for treatment failure with ATD was 2.81 times higher than RAI. RAI treatments ≥10 mCi had 37% lower failure rates than doses <10 mCi.
Conclusion
ATDs are the most commonly used for GD in South Korea, followed by thyroidectomy and RAI. Although the risk of treatment failure for ATD is higher than that of RAI therapy, initial RAI treatment in South Korea is relatively limited compared to that in Western countries. Further studies are required to evaluate the cause of low initial RAI treatment rates in South Korea.
5.Unveiling Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Patients with Graves’ Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea
Jung A KIM ; Kyeong Jin KIM ; Jimi CHOI ; Kyoung Jin KIM ; Eyun SONG ; Ji Hee YU ; Nam Hoon KIM ; Hye Jin YOO ; Ji A SEO ; Nan Hee KIM ; Kyung Mook CHOI ; Sei Hyun BAIK ; Sin Gon KIM
Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;40(1):125-134
Background:
Antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment is the preferred initial treatment for Graves’ disease (GD) in South Korea, despite higher treatment failure rates than radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy or thyroidectomy. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of treatment failure associated with the primary modalities for GD treatment in real-world practice.
Methods:
We included 452,001 patients diagnosed with GD between 2004 and 2020 from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Information Database. Treatment failure was defined as switching from ATD, RAI, or thyroidectomy treatments, and for ATD specifically, inability to discontinue medication for over 2 years.
Results:
Mean age was 46.2 years, with females constituting 70.8%. Initial treatments for GD included ATDs (98.0%), thyroidectomy (1.3%), and RAI (0.7%), with a noted increment in ATD application from 96.2% in 2004 to 98.8% in 2020. During a median follow- up of 8.5 years, the treatment failure rates were 58.5% for ATDs, 21.3% for RAI, and 2.1% for thyroidectomy. Multivariate analysis indicated that the hazard ratio for treatment failure with ATD was 2.81 times higher than RAI. RAI treatments ≥10 mCi had 37% lower failure rates than doses <10 mCi.
Conclusion
ATDs are the most commonly used for GD in South Korea, followed by thyroidectomy and RAI. Although the risk of treatment failure for ATD is higher than that of RAI therapy, initial RAI treatment in South Korea is relatively limited compared to that in Western countries. Further studies are required to evaluate the cause of low initial RAI treatment rates in South Korea.
6.Unveiling Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Patients with Graves’ Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea
Jung A KIM ; Kyeong Jin KIM ; Jimi CHOI ; Kyoung Jin KIM ; Eyun SONG ; Ji Hee YU ; Nam Hoon KIM ; Hye Jin YOO ; Ji A SEO ; Nan Hee KIM ; Kyung Mook CHOI ; Sei Hyun BAIK ; Sin Gon KIM
Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;40(1):125-134
Background:
Antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment is the preferred initial treatment for Graves’ disease (GD) in South Korea, despite higher treatment failure rates than radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy or thyroidectomy. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of treatment failure associated with the primary modalities for GD treatment in real-world practice.
Methods:
We included 452,001 patients diagnosed with GD between 2004 and 2020 from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Information Database. Treatment failure was defined as switching from ATD, RAI, or thyroidectomy treatments, and for ATD specifically, inability to discontinue medication for over 2 years.
Results:
Mean age was 46.2 years, with females constituting 70.8%. Initial treatments for GD included ATDs (98.0%), thyroidectomy (1.3%), and RAI (0.7%), with a noted increment in ATD application from 96.2% in 2004 to 98.8% in 2020. During a median follow- up of 8.5 years, the treatment failure rates were 58.5% for ATDs, 21.3% for RAI, and 2.1% for thyroidectomy. Multivariate analysis indicated that the hazard ratio for treatment failure with ATD was 2.81 times higher than RAI. RAI treatments ≥10 mCi had 37% lower failure rates than doses <10 mCi.
Conclusion
ATDs are the most commonly used for GD in South Korea, followed by thyroidectomy and RAI. Although the risk of treatment failure for ATD is higher than that of RAI therapy, initial RAI treatment in South Korea is relatively limited compared to that in Western countries. Further studies are required to evaluate the cause of low initial RAI treatment rates in South Korea.
7.Expression and functional study of FKBP10 in oral squamous cell carcinoma
FANG Zhikai ; JIN Hui ; YANG Shan ; JIANG Nan ; ZHANG Mingyu ; ZHOU Shuang ; LI Chang ; LI Lili
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2025;33(7):529-541
Objective:
To investigate the expression and functional role of FK506 binding protein 10 (FKBP10) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and to provide a research basis for the estimated prognosis and targeted therapy of OSCC.
Methods:
A total of 284 OSCC samples and 19 normal samples were selected from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, and diagnostic analysis was performed to determine mRNA expression. Survival analysis for FKBP10 and OSCC was conducted on a gene expression profile interaction analysis website. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and Western Blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of FKBP10 in four OSCC cell lines and SAS and SCC9 cells transfected with siRNA. The cell proliferation ability of FKBP10-silenced cells was detected using the CCK8 method, and the cell cycle distribution and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry. Cell migration and invasion ability were detected through wound healing and invasion experiments. The expression changes of total protein and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-serine/threonine kinase (AKT) after FKBP10 silencing were analyzed by proteomics and Western Blot.
Results:
According to the analysis of gene expression levels, the mRNA expression level of FKBP10 in OSCC was significantly higher than that in normal tissues (P < 0.001). In terms of diagnosis, the expression level of FKBP10 has unique diagnostic value for OSCC (P < 0.05). The survival analysis of FKBP10 and OSCC showed that a high expression of FKBP10 led to a decrease in patient survival and poor prognosis (P < 0.05). The expression of FKBP10 mRNA and protein in OSCC cell lines was higher than that in normal oral keratinocytes (P < 0.001). Silencing FKBP10 can reduce the proliferation, invasion, and migration ability of SAS and SCC9 (P < 0.001), and also block their cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase (P < 0.001), with a significant increase in apoptosis (P < 0.05). Protein mass spectrometry and Western blot analysis revealed that FKBP10 silencing significantly downregulated the expression of multiple proteins in the RAP1 signaling pathway, mainly RAP guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 (RAPGEF1) (P < 0.05) and the phosphorylation of PI3K-AKT proteins (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
FKBP10 is highly expressed in OSCC, leading to poor prognosis for patients. Downregulated FKBP10 expression can inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion ability of OSCC cells, hinder cell cycle progression, and promote apoptosis via the RAP1-PI3K-AKT axis. FKBP10 is a potential therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker for OSCC.
8.Age Discrimination Based on Volatile Components of Arisaema Cum Bile
Jia HE ; Tiegui NAN ; Tianrui LIU ; Yuyang ZHAO ; Ying LIU ; Yan JIN ; Yuan YUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):197-204
ObjectiveTo discriminate the age of Arisaema Cum Bile, the combination of headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was applied to explore the differences of volatile components of unfermented, 1-year fermented, 2-year fermented, and 3-year fermented Arisaema Cum Bile. MethodSamples with different fermentation durations were collected and HS-SPME-GC-MS technology was employed to detect the volatile components of each sample. The relative contents of detected volatile components were processed and analyzed by chemometrics methods such as principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). ResultThe results showed that 145 volatile components were identified. Among these volatile components, the relative contents of heterocyclic, alcohols, aldehydes and aromatics were high. PCA, HCA, and PLS-DA can effectively separate Arisaema Cum Bile with four different ages. Based on variable importance in projection (VIP) value > 1, 73 markers of differential volatile components were identified. The content of 2,6,11-trimethyldodecane and m-xylene in unfermented samples was the highest, and the content difference between them and those in fermented samples was significant (P<0.05). 2,3-butanediol was detected only in 1-year samples, octane was detected only in 2-year samples, and ethyl heptanoate was detected only in 3-year samples. These components can be used as odor markers for Arisaema Cum Bile with different fermentation years. ConclusionThe identification method of volatile components of Arisaema Cum Bile was established by HS-SPME-GC-MS technology, which can realize the rapid identification of unfermented, 1-year fermented, 2-year fermented, and 3-year fermented samples, and provide a scientific basis for the standardization of processing technology and quality standards of Arisaema Cum Bile.
9.Construction of nursing quality evaluation index system for pediatric orthopedics
Nan WANG ; Wei JIN ; Yanzhen HU ; Jie HUANG ; Dan ZHAO ; Juan XING ; Changhong LI ; Yanan HU ; Yi LIU ; Xuemei LU ; Zheng YANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(9):655-664
Objective:To construct a representative index system for evaluating pediatric orthopedic nursing quality, providing a basis for hospital pediatric orthopedic nursing quality assessment and monitoring.Methods:From April to July 2023, using the "structure-process-outcome" three-dimensional quality structure model as the theoretical framework, a literature review was conducted, and an item pool was formulated. Through two rounds of Delphi method expert consultations, the hierarchical analysis method was finally employed to determine the indicators and their weights at each level.Results:The effective recovery rates of the questionnaire of the two rounds of expert consultations were 100% (20/20), the authority coefficients of experts were 0.87 and 0.88, the coefficients of variation were 0.00 to 0.27 and 0.00 to 0.24. The Kendell harmony coefficients of the second and third indicators in the two rounds of inquiry were 0.140, 0.166 and 0.192, 0.161(all P<0.05). The final pediatric orthopedic nursing quality evaluation index system included 3 primary indicators, 21 secondary indicators and 83 tertiary indicators. Among the primary indicators, the weight of process quality was the highest at 0.493 4, followed by outcome quality at 0.310 8, and the lowest was structural quality at 0.195 8. In the secondary indicators, "assessment criteria of limb blood circulation" had the highest weight at 0.099 8. Conclusions:The constructed pediatric orthopedic nursing quality evaluation index system covers key aspects and is more operationally feasible. It provides better guidance for nursing interventions and quality control.
10.A survey of common eye behaviors and influencing factors of myopia in pri-mary and secondary school students in Tianjin
Nan JIN ; Bei DU ; Desheng SONG ; Jing LI ; Ruihua WEI
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2024;44(4):302-305,310
Objective To explore the eye behaviors and myopia-related risk factors among primary and secondary school students in Tianjin,in order to carry out targeted eye health education and guidance.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted.In December 2021,an eye health questionnaire was distributed to primary and secondary school students in Tianjin to investigate their eye habits;combined with the campus vision screening data in the second half of 2021,a multivariate logistic regression analysis model was constructed to explore the risk factors related to myopia.Re-sults A total of 821 459 questionnaires were collected,including 701 104 valid questionnaires.The usage time of electron-ic learning products and electronic entertainment products for primary school students was mostly less than 1 hour(ac-counting for 57.74%and 40.98%,respectively).The population of junior high school students who spend more than 2 hours using electronic learning products and electronic entertainment products(accounting for 26.61%and 35.05%,re-spectively)significantly increased compared to primary school students(accounting for 11.21%and 20.93%,respective-ly).Most senior high school students spend more than 2 hours daily using electronic devices for learning and entertainment purposes,as well as reading paper materials.51.59%of primary school students do not meet the standard for sleep dura-tion,while the rate of reaching the standard sleep duration of junior high and senior high school students was 60.09%and 64.99%,respectively.Most(55.74%)primary and secondary school students have an average outdoor activity duration of 1-2 hours daily.The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of myopia in primary school students was correlated with the time spent using electronic products(including learning and entertainment),the time spent reading paper materials at a close range,outdoor activities,time to fall asleep,and sleep duration(all P<0.05);the risk of myopia among junior high school students was related to the time spent using electronic entertainment products,reading paper materials at a close range,outdoor activities,and sleep duration(all P<0.05);the risk of myopia among senior high school students was only related to the time spent reading paper materials at a close range and the duration of outdoor activities(both P<0.05).Conclusion The proportion of primary school students,junior high school students and senior high school students in Tianjin who use electronic products for more than 2 hours is gradually increasing,and the rate of reaching the standard sleep duration is gradually increasing.The risk of myopia among these students is related to the time spent reading paper materials at a close range and outdoor activities.Science popularization should be carried out and management of eye behaviors should be strengthened in the whole society to reduce myopia rates in children and adolescents in China.


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