1.Professor ZHOU Zhongying's Experience in Differentiating and Treating Hepatitis and Liver Cirrhosis from Deficiency and Excess
Xiaoyun DOU ; Xiaoying CHEN ; Juanjuan BU ; Meng SUN ; Fang YE
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(11):1104-1108
This paper summarized Professor ZHOU Zhongying's experience in differentiating and treating hepatitis and liver cirrhosis from deficiency and excess. It is considered that the pathogenesis of hepatitis and liver cirrhosis belongs to deficiency in root and excess in branch, with depletion of liver, spleen and kidney as the root, and constraint and bind of damp-heat and stasis toxin as the branch. Moreover, mutual cause and promotion between deficiency and excess leads to the disease. For general principle of treatment, it is recommended to clear and transform pathogenic excess, supplement deficiency and rectify the healthy qi. In the early stage of hepatitis and cirrhosis, excess pathogen hyperactivity is the main manifestation, which can be treated by clearing and transforming damp-heat and stasis toxin, supplemented by regulating spleen and stomach, with modified Yinchenhao Decoction (茵陈蒿汤) and Biejiajian Pill (鳖甲煎丸). In the middle and late stages, cases with deficiency-excess complex were more common, which should be treated by clearing damp-heat and stasis toxin, regulating and supplementing liver-spleen-kidney, using medicinals with the function of clearing heat and dispelling damp, dissolving stasis and resolving toxins to treat the branch. Moreover, Liujunzi Decoction (六君子汤), Yiguan Decoction (一贯煎)plus Erzhi Pill (二至丸) and Buzhong Yiqi Decoction (补中益气汤) modifications are suggested respectively in correspondence to the different kinds of root deficiency including irregular liver and spleen, liver and kidney yin deficiency, and liver-spleen-kidney deficiency.
2.Analysis of the Causes,Mechanisms,Syndromes and Treatments of Excessive Fire in Thin People
Fang YE ; Meng SUN ; Chongyi ZHOU ; Jie WAN ; Xiaoyun DOU ; Xiaoying CHEN
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;40(9):880-884
Emaciation is a common physical condition in clinical practice,often accompanied by symptoms related to"excessive fire in thin people".Insufficient yin-qi is the main physiological and pathological basis of emaciation,and excessive dryness-heat is the secondary manifestation.The disease involves five viscera,with the spleen as the core.The principle of treatment is to nourish yin-qi as the main method,and to dissipate stagnant heat as the auxiliary method.Specifically,it includes two aspects:treating the root cause and treating the symptoms.Treating the root cause should nourish yin-qi to improve the"emaciation"constitution,and treating the symptoms should dissipate stagnant heat to eliminate the"excessive fire"state.The importance of the two should be determined ac-cording to the severity and urgency of the excessive fire.Clinically,the addition and subtraction of medicinal ingredients are made ac-cording to factors such as the urgency of the root cause and symptoms,the state of emaciation and the ability to eat,the degree of defi-ciency or excess of fire-heat,the pathogenesis of the disease,and the season.
3.Dynamic evaluation of inflammation in infarct area after acute myocardial infarction and its relationship with left ventricular remodeling by 18F-FDG PET imaging
Feifei ZHANG ; Xiaoliang SHAO ; Jianfeng WANG ; Xiaoyu YANG ; Min XU ; Peng WAN ; Shengdeng FAN ; Yunmei SHI ; Wenji YU ; Bao LIU ; Xiaoxia LI ; Xiaoyun WANG ; Baosheng MENG ; Yong WANG ; Yuetao WANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024;44(11):661-667
Objective:To evaluate inflammation early in the infarct zone and its dynamic changes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using 18F-FDG PET imaging, and analyze its relationship with left ventricular remodeling progression (LVRP). Methods:Sixteen Bama miniature pigs (4-6 months old, 8 females) were selected. AMI models were established by balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending artery. 18F-FDG PET imaging was performed before AMI and at days 1, 5, 8, and 14 post-AMI to evaluate the regional inflammation response. 18F-FDG SUV ratio (SUVR) and the percentage of uptake area of left ventricle (F-extent) in the infarct zone, and the SUVRs of the spleen and bone marrow, were measured. Echocardiography and 99Tc m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile(MIBI) SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) were performed at the above time points and on day 28 post-AMI to assess left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and myocardial perfusion defect extent. The degree of LVRP at day 28 post-AMI was defined as ΔLVESV(%)=(LVESV AMI 28 d-LVESV AMI 1 d)/LVESV AMI 1 d×100%. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test and Pearson correlation analysis. Results:Twelve pigs were successfully modeled and completed the study. Inflammation in the infarct zone persisted until day 14 post-AMI. The SUVR of the infarct zone pre-AMI and at days 1, 5, 8, and 14 post-AMI were 1.03±0.08, 3.49±1.06, 2.93±0.90, 2.38±0.76, and 1.63±0.62, respectively ( F=49.31, P<0.001). The F-extent values in the infarct zone pre-AMI and at days 1, 5, 8, and 14 post-AMI were 0, (40.08±12.46)%, (40.00±12.76)%, (31.08±12.82)%, and 16.50%(7.25%, 22.00%), respectively ( H=37.61, P=0.001). There were no significant differences in the SUVRs of bone marrow and spleen before and after AMI ( F values: 0.69 and 0.77, both P>0.05). At day 1 post-AMI, both SUVR and F-extent in the infarct zone were significantly correlated with LVRP ( r values: 0.82 and 0.70, P values: 0.001 and 0.035). Conclusions:18F-FDG PET imaging can be used to evaluate inflammation in the infarct area and its dynamic changes after AMI. Inflammation in the infarct area is severe at day 1, and then gradually decreases. The extent and severity of inflammation visible on 18F-FDG PET imaging 1 d after AMI are closely related to LVRP.
4.Comparison of platelet-rich plasma and sodium hyaluronate in treatment of rotator cuff injury
Qinggang CAO ; Xiaoyun CAI ; Yinjuan SHANG ; Ziying SUN ; Zhongyang LYU ; Yang QIU ; Tao YUAN ; Hong QIAN ; Jia MENG ; Hui JIANG ; Nirong BAO
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2023;25(10):872-876
Objective:To compare the clinical effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and sodium hyaluronate on rotator cuff injury.Methods:From February 2022 to December 2022, 226 patients with rotator cuff injury caused by military training were treated at Department of Orthopaedics, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University. They were all male, aged (24.5±3.7) years, and their time from injury to treatment was (4.6±2.2) months. They were divided into 2 even groups according to different treatments: an observation group of 113 cases into whose subacromial space PRP was injected, and a control group of 113 cases into whose subacromial space sodium hyaluronate was injected. In both groups, the injection was performed once a week for consecutive 3 weeks. The 2 groups were compared in terms of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Constant-Murley shoulder function scale (CMS) before treatment and 4 and 8 weeks after treatment, and the levels of TNF- α and IL-6 in the shoulder synovial fluid before treatment and 8 weeks after treatment. Results:There was no statistical difference between the 2 groups in general clinical data before treatment, indicating comparability ( P>0.05). At 4 and 8 weeks after treatment, compared with the pre-treatment values, the VAS scores were significantly decreased and the Constant-Murley scores significantly increased in both groups ( P<0.001). At 4 and 8 weeks after treatment, the VAS scores in the observation group (3.1±0.9 and 1.5±0.5) were significantly lower than those in the control group (3.7±0.8 and 2.3±0.6) while the Constant-Murley scores in the observation group (58.6±4.5 and 72.2±4.1) significantly higher than those in the control group (55.2±5.3 and 67.8±5.0) ( P<0.001). At 8 weeks after treatment, the levels of TNF- α and IL-6 in the 2 groups were significantly lower than the levels before treatment ( P<0.001). At 8 weeks after treatment, the levels of TNF- α and IL-6 in the observation group [(2.9±0.9) μg/L and (0.8±0.2) μg/L] were significantly lower than those in the control group [(4.0±0.4) μg/L and (1.1±0.4) μg/L] ( P<0.001). Conclusion:Injection of PRP or sodium hyaluronate can relieve pain and improve shoulder function obviously in patients with rotator cuff injury, but PRP is superior to sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of rotator cuff injury.
5.The effect of ultrasound monitoring of inferior vena cava collapse index guiding fluid replacement on circulation in elderly patients during induction of general anesthesia
Xiaoyun LIAO ; Zhiyi XU ; Yuan ZHAO ; Wenyan SHAN ; Yi ZOU ; Yixun TANG ; Xia HU ; Qiangang MENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2023;25(5):675-679
Objective:To investigate the effect of ultrasound monitoring of inferior vena cava collapse index (IVC-CI) guiding fluid replacement on circulation in elderly patients during induction of general anesthesia.Methods:A total of 71 elderly patients who underwent elective surgery under general anesthesia and tracheal intubation at Hunan Provincial People′s Hospital from April 2021 to September 2022 were randomly divided into control group (35 cases) and observation group (36 cases) using a random number table method. Before anesthesia, both groups of patients underwent IVC ultrasound examination and calculated the IVC-CI value. For patients with IVC-CI≥40%, the observation group was given 8 ml/kg of crystal solution before anesthesia induction, while the control group was not treated. The incidence of hypotension, the use of vasoactive drugs, and the total infusion volume from anesthesia induction to skin incision were recorded in two groups. Mean arterial blood pressure (MBP), heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO 2), cardiac index (CI), and cardiac volume variability (SVV) before anesthesia (T 0), 5 min after induction (T 1), 1 min after tracheal intubation (T 2), 5 min after tracheal intubation (T 3), 10 min after tracheal intubation (T 4), and 1 min before skin incision (T 5) were recorded and compared between the two groups. Results:The incidence of hypotension (27.8% vs 60.0%) and utilization rate of vasoactive drugs (25.0% vs 48.6%) in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and the total infusion volume during anesthesia induction was higher than that in the control group, with statistical significance (all P<0.05). SVV, CI and MBP at T 1, T 3, T 4 and T 5 were significantly different from those at T 0 in the control group ( F=3.85, 14.66, 3.96, all P<0.05). SVV, CI and MBP at T 1, T 3, T 4 and T 5 in the observation group were significantly different from those at T 0 ( F=3.51, 13.20, 4.35, all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in SVV, CI, MBP, HR and SpO 2 between 2 groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions:For the elderly patients with preoperative IVC-CI≥40%, pre-filling with 8ml/kg crystal solution before anesthesia induction can significantly reduce the incidence of hypotension and the utilization rate of vasoactive drugs in the elderly patients during anesthesia induction.
6.Diagnostic efficacy of hypersensitivity quantitative fecal immunochemical test in colorectal cancer and advanced adenoma
Ruchen ZHOU ; Peizhu WANG ; Yueyue LI ; Yan ZHANG ; Fanyi MENG ; Ming LYU ; Xiaoyun YANG ; Xiuli ZUO ; Yanqing LI
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2021;41(9):619-623
Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of hypersensitivity quantitative fecal immunochemical test (hs-qFIT) in colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced adenoma.Methods:From July to December 2020, consecutive patients aged 50 to 75 years who underwent colonoscopy in Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, and had the Asia-Pacific colorectal screening score of medium or high risk were enrolled. All patients were requested to complete two hs-qFIT before colonoscopy. The diagnostic efficacy of hs-qFIT for CRC and advanced adenoma were assessed. Receiver operating characteristic curve of hs-qFIT in CRC diagnosis was drawn and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated.Results:A total of 811 patients including 20 (2.5%) cases of CRC, 47 (5.8%) cases of advanced adenoma, 206 (25.4%) cases of non-advanced adenoma, 219 (27.0%) cases of non-adenomatous polyp, 76 (9.4%) cases of other colorectal lesions and 243 (30.0%) cases of non-colorectal lesions were involved. When the fecal hemoglobin cut-off values were 10, 30, 50, 75 and 100 ng/mL, the positive rates of hs-qFIT detection were 17.9% (145/811), 10.9% (88/811), 8.3% (67/811), 7.4% (60/811) and 5.8% (47/811), respectively. When the cut-off value of fecal hemoglobin decreased from 100 ng/mL to 10 ng/mL, the sensitivity of hs-qFIT for CRC diagnosis increased from 90.0% to 100.0%, and the specificity decreased from 96.3% to 84.2%; and the sensitivity of hs-qFIT for the diagnosis of advanced adenoma increased from 19.1% to 66.0%, and the specificity decreased from 95.0% to 85.1%. The AUC of hs-qFIT for the diagnosis of CRC and advanced adenoma were 0.981 (95% confidence interval ( CI) 0.970 to 0.992) and 0.846 (95% CI 0.807 to 0.886), respectively. When the optimal cut-off values were taken, the sensitivity and specificity were 100.0% and 91.2% for the diagnosis of CRC, and 66.0% and 85.3% for the diagnosis of advanced adenoma, respectively. Conclusion:Hs-qFIT can help the early screening of CRC and advanced adenoma.
7.Establishment and application of networked full-coverage multi-disciplinary team management mode under hospital administrative guidance
Fansong MENG ; Xiaoqing XU ; Jixiang SONG ; Changchun KANG ; Zhaogang LIU ; Yuchun WEI ; Xiaoyun HAN ; Junyan LIU ; Lei ZHAO ; Jinming YU
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2021;37(5):385-388
Multi-disciplinary team(MDT)mode is regarded as the key to standardized diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. The model, however, encounters such roadblocks in the current form of MDT organization, as costly clinical resources and time consumption, low efficiency, poor management of participating experts in MDT, and lack of enforceability of the therapeutic decisions made. This paper summarized the practical MDT experiences of the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University. It introduced the construction of an intranet-based MDT system covering a large proportion of newly diagnosed malignant tumor patients, and the practices and achievements of such MDT management system under hospital administrative guidance. The authors proposed to use reporting ratio as the main assessment indicator in promoting MDT, and that to define the performance, responsibilities and rights in MDT practice. These measures aim at to upgrading individual behaviors of doctors to organizational behaviors of hospitals, and providing cancer patients with more standardized, comprehensive and personalized diagnosis and treatment decisions.
8. Expressions of tissue factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and their clinical significances
Yajun JIANG ; Guihua ZHU ; Yao HE ; Xingxing CHAI ; Xiaoyun YANG ; Fanjing MENG ; Wanchuan ZHUANG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020;29(1):45-49
Objective:
To investigate the expressions of tissue factor (TF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and their clinical significances.
Methods:
The clinical data of 80 cases of DLBCL diagnosed at the Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang from January 2010 to December 2017 were collected, and 30 cases of reactive hyperplasia of lymph node (RLN) were selected as the controls. The expressions of TF and VEGF in the two groups were detected by using immunohistochemical staining.
Results:
The positive rate of TF and VEGF in the DLBCL group was higher than that in the RLN group [TF: 86.3% (69/80) vs. 50.0% (15/30) ; VEGF: 90.0% (72/80) vs. 53.3% (16/30) ; both
9.Effects and mechanisms of CD5 + CD19 + B lymphocytes on CD8 + cells in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Zhenyu ZHOU ; Jiahui HUO ; Lei GONG ; Zhen HU ; Shuan TANG ; Miao MENG ; Wenyu JIANG ; Hui FENG ; Xiaoyun WANG
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2020;40(9):617-623
Objective:To explore whether CD5 + CD19 + B cells has the function of secreteing interleukin-10 (IL-10) in vitro, and to further investigate its possible effects and mechanisms on CD8 + cells in the process of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Methods:From July 2017 to June 2018, at Wuxi Second People′s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, 23 patients with chronic hepatitis B (chronic hepatitis B group), 18 patients with liver cirrhosis (liver cirrhosis group) and 19 healthy individuals in the same period as healthy controls (healthy control group) were enrolled. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) were isolated and cultured. CD5 + CD19 + B cells were isolated. The cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. The ratio of high CD5 + CD19 + B cells content (>6 % of lymphocytes), the secretion of IL-10 by CD5 + CD19 + B and the ratio of high IL-10 + cells content (>4 % of lymphocytes) of three groups were compared. The effects and possible mechanisms of CD5 + CD19 + B cells on the secreting of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) by CD8 + cells were analyzed. Liver biopsy and immunohistochemistry examination were conducted in 18 patients (13 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 5 patients with liver cirrhosis) and the expression of CD5 + CD19 + B cells in human liver tissues was analyzed. Chi square test and Fisher exact probability test were used for statistical analysis. Results:The ratio of high CD5 + CD19 + B cells content of liver cirrhosis group was higher than that of healthy control group (8/18 vs. 2/19) and the difference was statistically significant (Fisher exact probability test, P=0.029). The precentage of CD5 + CD19 + B cells in healthy control group ( n=10), chronic hepatitis B group ( n=23) and liver cirrhosis group ( n=18) accounted for 81.6%, 82.3% and 70.1%of IL-10 + cells, respectively, and the number of patients with high IL-10 + cells precentage was 2, 7 and 2, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences among three groups (all P>0.05). After stimulated with lipopolysaccharide and cultured for 48 hours, the precentage of CD8 + IFN-γ + cells in lymphocytes of healthy control group ( n=10), chronic hepatitis B group ( n=10) and liver cirrhosis group ( n=10) were compared, and the differences were not statistically significant (all P>0.05). After CD5 + CD19 + B cells were eliminated, the precentage of CD8 + IFN-γ + cells in lymphocytes increased in 5, 4 and 4 patients of healthy control group ( n=10), chronic hepatitis B group ( n=10) and liver cirrhosis group ( n=10). After adding IL-10 receptor blocker, the precentage of CD8 + IFN-γ + cells in lymphocytes in PBMC increased compared with that before the addition of IL-10 receptor blocker (7.23% vs. 6.87%). The results of immunohistochemistry examination of liver biopsy indicated that CD4 + and CD8 + cells were strong expressed in portal area of liver tissue of patients, while CD5 + and CD19 + were less expressed. Conclusions:CD5 + CD19 + B cells do not show obvious quantitative and functional differences in the process of chronic HBV infection, however the ability of CD8 + cells to secrete IFN-γ, which may be achieved by secreting IL-10 rather than by direct contact between cells.
10.Clinical and biological features of mixed﹣phenotype acute leukemia: an analysis of 24 cases
Ruyu CAI ; Chenqing ZHANG ; Meng LIN ; Xiaoyun ZHENG ; Tingbo LIU ; Ting YANG ; Jianda HU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019;28(7):390-395
Objective To investigate the clinical and biological features of patients with mixed﹣phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL). Methods The clinical data of 24 de novo adult patients with MPAL who were admitted to Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from January 2012 to October 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 criteria. The clinical and biological characteristics of the patients were analyzed by morphological and cytochemical staining, immunophenotyping, cytogenetics and molecular biology. Results Of the 24 patients, 16 were male and 8 were female, and the median age of the patients at diagnosis was 27 years old (5-66 years old). The average blasts of bone marrow were (57.41 ±23.20)% . Thirteen cases (54.2% ) were diagnosed as MPAL morphologically, while 5 cases (20.8% ) were diagnosed as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), 5 cases (20.8%) were diagnosed as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 1 case (4.2%) was inconclusive. Eighteen patients (75.0%) co﹣expressed B﹣lymphoid and myeloid markers, while 5 patients (20.8%) with T﹣lymphoid and myeloid markers and 1 patient (4.2%) with B﹣lymphoid and T﹣lymphoid markers, respectively. The positive rate [median (range)] of CD38, HLA﹣DR and CD34 was 90.5% (0.1%-99.7%), 90.1% (1.1%-98.8% ) and 81.3% (0.1%-97.8%), respectively. Eighteen cases underwent chromosome examination, of which 5 cases carried with t(9;22)(q34;q11), 3 cases with t(v;11q23.3), 2 cases with complex karyotypes, and 2 cases with t(9;22)(q34;q11) and complex karyotypes, respectively. Twenty﹣one cases underwent genetic examination, of which 6 cases were positive for BCR﹣ABL, 3 cases were positive for MLL, 1 case was positive for MLL and BCR﹣ABL, 1 case was positive for BCR﹣ABL and TP53, and 1 case was positive for PHF6 and ASXL1 respectively. Of the 24 patients, 7 refused chemotherapy and 17 received induction chemotherapy. Of the patients receiving chemotherapy, 9 cases achieved complete remission (CR), 1 case was partial remission (PR), and 7 cases were not relieved (NR). In 11 patients treated by ALL﹣type induction regimen and 6 patients treated by ALL and AML﹣type induction regimen, 8 cases and 1 case achieved CR, the difference in CR rate was statistically significant (P<0.05). In 6 patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) positive and 11 patients with Ph negative, 1 case and 8 cases achieved CR, the difference in CR rate was statistically significant (P<0.05). The median follow﹣up time was 5.5 months (0-36 months). The 3﹣year overall survival (OS) rate was 17.5% and the median OS time was 6 months. The 3﹣year OS rates in the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and non﹣transplanted groups were 75.2% and 0, respectively, and the median OS time was not reached and 4 months (P< 0.05). Conclusions MPAL is rare, it mostly co﹣expresses lymphoid and myeloid antigens and shows a much higher incidence of CD34, CD38 and HLA﹣DR. MPAL is often associated with Ph positive and complex karyotypes. MPAL has a low remission rate and poor prognosis, and a reasonable and effective treatment plan should be further explored.

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