1.Analysis of Medication Patterns for Ancient Epidemic Treatment Based on Data Mining
Peipei JIN ; Tongxing WANG ; Liping CHANG ; Bin HOU ; Ningxin HAN ; Xiaoqi WANG ; Zhenhua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):287-294
ObjectiveExploring the formula rules of commonly used traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs) for epidemic treatment from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Qing dynasty through data mining, providing reference for the prevention and control of contemporary epidemics. MethodsThe articles on epidemic treatment in the electronic database of Chinese Medical Code V5.0 were systematically searched, and the contents such as source, dynasty, author, diagnosis, formula name, therapeutic method and efficacy, and composition of medicines from each article that met the inclusion criteria were extracted. Then, an Excel standardized database was established, and Python programs were used for data mining to summarize the frequency of commonly used medicines and perform hierarchical cluster analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and association rule analysis. ResultsA total of 1 595 formulas were included, involving 558 TCMs. The efficacy of these medicines could be classified into two categories, namely, expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi. According to the frequency deconstruction analysis, high-frequency medicines were mainly detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, aromatization and promoting blood circulation, followed by the medicines with the effect of treating the lungs, such as clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and purging the lungs, relieving cough and asthma, and purging the lungs and relieving asthma. And the proportions of acrid-warm herbs and acrid-cold herbs varied in different periods. Hierarchical clustering and correlation analysis both suggested TCMs for expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi often formed stable combinations with high association degrees. Association rule analysis showed that the core acrid-warm herb was mainly Ephedrae Herba, and the core acrid-cold herb was mainly Forsythiae Fructus, resulting in the core formulas of Maxing Shigantang and Yinqiaosan. ConclusionThroughout history, the prevention and control of epidemics have been based on the principle of "preserving healthy Qi and avoiding toxic Qi", focusing on the treatment of the causes and characteristics of epidemics through detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, and aromatization, emphasizing the use of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and other herbs to dredge Fu-organ, eliminate toxins and pathogens, and playing the role of actively intervene with symptomatic medication. And based on the external manifestations of the body's struggle between evil and righteousness, diagnose and treatment according to syndrome differentiation was performed.
2.Analysis of Medication Patterns for Ancient Epidemic Treatment Based on Data Mining
Peipei JIN ; Tongxing WANG ; Liping CHANG ; Bin HOU ; Ningxin HAN ; Xiaoqi WANG ; Zhenhua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(11):287-294
ObjectiveExploring the formula rules of commonly used traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs) for epidemic treatment from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Qing dynasty through data mining, providing reference for the prevention and control of contemporary epidemics. MethodsThe articles on epidemic treatment in the electronic database of Chinese Medical Code V5.0 were systematically searched, and the contents such as source, dynasty, author, diagnosis, formula name, therapeutic method and efficacy, and composition of medicines from each article that met the inclusion criteria were extracted. Then, an Excel standardized database was established, and Python programs were used for data mining to summarize the frequency of commonly used medicines and perform hierarchical cluster analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and association rule analysis. ResultsA total of 1 595 formulas were included, involving 558 TCMs. The efficacy of these medicines could be classified into two categories, namely, expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi. According to the frequency deconstruction analysis, high-frequency medicines were mainly detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, aromatization and promoting blood circulation, followed by the medicines with the effect of treating the lungs, such as clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and purging the lungs, relieving cough and asthma, and purging the lungs and relieving asthma. And the proportions of acrid-warm herbs and acrid-cold herbs varied in different periods. Hierarchical clustering and correlation analysis both suggested TCMs for expeling pathogenic factors and reinforcing healthy Qi often formed stable combinations with high association degrees. Association rule analysis showed that the core acrid-warm herb was mainly Ephedrae Herba, and the core acrid-cold herb was mainly Forsythiae Fructus, resulting in the core formulas of Maxing Shigantang and Yinqiaosan. ConclusionThroughout history, the prevention and control of epidemics have been based on the principle of "preserving healthy Qi and avoiding toxic Qi", focusing on the treatment of the causes and characteristics of epidemics through detoxification, Fu-organ dredging, and aromatization, emphasizing the use of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and other herbs to dredge Fu-organ, eliminate toxins and pathogens, and playing the role of actively intervene with symptomatic medication. And based on the external manifestations of the body's struggle between evil and righteousness, diagnose and treatment according to syndrome differentiation was performed.
3.Effect and Mechanism of Ginsenoside Rg1 Combined with Hirudin in Treating Myocardial Fibrosis in Mice After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Yi LIU ; Liping CHANG ; Yujie YIN ; Ningxin HAN ; Zhenhua JIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(21):86-94
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect and mechanism of ginsenoside Rg1 (G-Rg1) combined with hirudin in treating myocardial fibrosis in the mouse model of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). MethodSeventy-five C57BL/6N mice were randomized into sham, model, G-Rg1 (20 mg·kg-1), hirudin (20 mg·kg-1), and G-Rg1 (20 mg·kg-1) + hirudin (20 mg·kg-1) groups. The mouse model of AMI was established by ligation of the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery and continued gavage for 4 weeks. The success of the modeling was judged by ECG changes of mice before and after ligation. The heart weight index, echocardiography, myocardial fibrosis, type Ⅰ collagen α1(COL1A1), platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) were measured before and after treatment. ResultAfter ligation of the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery, the R wave and T wave merged into a tall tented wave, and the ST segment presented a "damaged" change, indicating that the model was successfully prepared. Compared with the sham group, the model group showed dull and dry hair, slow movement, increased heart weight index (P<0.01), decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) and left ventricular shortening fraction (FS) (P<0.01), increased left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd) and left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESd) (P<0.01), disarranged myocardial fibers, collagen fiber hyperplasia (P<0.01), increased expression of COL1A1 (P<0.01), upregulated protein levels of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 (P<0.01), downregulated CD31 expression, and upregulated α-SMA expression (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the treatment groups recovered the above indexes in different degrees (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the combined group had better effect (P<0.05). ConclusionG-Rg1 combined with hirudin can ameliorate myocardial fibrosis after AMI by inhibiting the expression of adhesion molecular protein in the heart tissue, reducing the adhesion of inflammatory cells, alleviating cardiac inflammation, and inhibiting cardiac endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
4.Functional outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with preservation of pelvic stabilized structure and early elevated retrograde liberation of neurovascular bundle
Xinyang LIAO ; Yige BAO ; Zhenhua LIU ; Lu YANG ; Shi QIU ; Liangren LIU ; Ping HAN ; Qiang WEI
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2024;62(2):128-134
Objectives:To examine the functional outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with preservation of pelvic floor stabilized structure and early elevated retrograde liberation of the neurovascular bundle (PEEL).Methods:This study was a retrospective cohort study. Between June 1, 2022, and March 20, 2023, 27 cases of RARP with PEEL and 153 cases of RARP with preservation of pelvic floor stabilized structure (PPSS) were included in this study. All patients were males, aged (62.5±5.2) years (range: 50 to 73 years). There were 18 cases of ≤T2b stage and 9 cases of T2c stage. After 1∶1 propensity score matching, the postoperative functional outcomes of 27 cases of RARP with PEEL and 27 cases of RARP with PPSS were compared. All surgeries were performed by a single surgeon and included patients were clinically staged as cT1-2N0M0 without preoperative urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction. In RARP with PEEL, the prostate was cut near the midline at the front when dissecting the neurovascular bundle, dissection was performed between the visceral layer of the pelvic fascia and the prostatic fascia, preserving the parietal layer and the visceral layer of the pelvic fascia, and the neurovascular bundle was retrogradely released from the apex. The cumulative probability curve was plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Log-rank test was used to compare the differences in functional outcomes between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate analysis with the Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare postoperative urinary continence and sexual function.Results:The recovery time of continence and potency was significantly longer in the PPSS group than in the PEEL group (all P<0.05). The continence rate of the PEEL group was significantly higher than that of the PPSS group (92.59% vs. 68.10%, P=0.026) at 3 months after surgery. The potency rate of the PEEL group was also significantly higher than that of the PPSS group (40.70% vs. 15.10%, P=0.037) at 3 months after surgery. In the univariate analysis, compared to the PPSS technique, the PEEL technique was associated with a shorter recovery time of continence ( HR=1.94, 95% CI: 1.08 to 3.48, P=0.027) and a shorter recovery time of potency ( HR=2.06, 95% CI: 1.03 to 4.13, P=0.042). In the multivariate analysis, the PEEL technique was an independent prognosis factor for postoperative recovery of continence ( HR=2.05, 95% CI: 1.01 to 4.17, P=0.047) and potency ( HR=3.57, 95% CI: 1.43 to 8.92, P=0.007). All the cases of the PPSS group and the PEEL group were performed successfully with negative surgical margins. Conclusion:Compared with PPSS, PEEL may be more conducive to the recovery of urinary continence and sexual function after RARP.
5.Functional outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with preservation of pelvic stabilized structure and early elevated retrograde liberation of neurovascular bundle
Xinyang LIAO ; Yige BAO ; Zhenhua LIU ; Lu YANG ; Shi QIU ; Liangren LIU ; Ping HAN ; Qiang WEI
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2024;62(2):128-134
Objectives:To examine the functional outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with preservation of pelvic floor stabilized structure and early elevated retrograde liberation of the neurovascular bundle (PEEL).Methods:This study was a retrospective cohort study. Between June 1, 2022, and March 20, 2023, 27 cases of RARP with PEEL and 153 cases of RARP with preservation of pelvic floor stabilized structure (PPSS) were included in this study. All patients were males, aged (62.5±5.2) years (range: 50 to 73 years). There were 18 cases of ≤T2b stage and 9 cases of T2c stage. After 1∶1 propensity score matching, the postoperative functional outcomes of 27 cases of RARP with PEEL and 27 cases of RARP with PPSS were compared. All surgeries were performed by a single surgeon and included patients were clinically staged as cT1-2N0M0 without preoperative urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction. In RARP with PEEL, the prostate was cut near the midline at the front when dissecting the neurovascular bundle, dissection was performed between the visceral layer of the pelvic fascia and the prostatic fascia, preserving the parietal layer and the visceral layer of the pelvic fascia, and the neurovascular bundle was retrogradely released from the apex. The cumulative probability curve was plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Log-rank test was used to compare the differences in functional outcomes between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate analysis with the Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare postoperative urinary continence and sexual function.Results:The recovery time of continence and potency was significantly longer in the PPSS group than in the PEEL group (all P<0.05). The continence rate of the PEEL group was significantly higher than that of the PPSS group (92.59% vs. 68.10%, P=0.026) at 3 months after surgery. The potency rate of the PEEL group was also significantly higher than that of the PPSS group (40.70% vs. 15.10%, P=0.037) at 3 months after surgery. In the univariate analysis, compared to the PPSS technique, the PEEL technique was associated with a shorter recovery time of continence ( HR=1.94, 95% CI: 1.08 to 3.48, P=0.027) and a shorter recovery time of potency ( HR=2.06, 95% CI: 1.03 to 4.13, P=0.042). In the multivariate analysis, the PEEL technique was an independent prognosis factor for postoperative recovery of continence ( HR=2.05, 95% CI: 1.01 to 4.17, P=0.047) and potency ( HR=3.57, 95% CI: 1.43 to 8.92, P=0.007). All the cases of the PPSS group and the PEEL group were performed successfully with negative surgical margins. Conclusion:Compared with PPSS, PEEL may be more conducive to the recovery of urinary continence and sexual function after RARP.
6.Aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides as a novel class of immunomodulators with interleukin-17A inhibitory activity.
Xin TANG ; Chuanxi WANG ; Lei WANG ; Feifei REN ; Runqiao KUANG ; Zhenhua LI ; Xue HAN ; Yiming CHEN ; Guodong CHEN ; Xiuqing WU ; Jie LIU ; Hengwen YANG ; Xingzhong LIU ; Chen WANG ; Hao GAO ; Zhinan YIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(9):3930-3944
Interleukin (IL)-17A, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, is a fundamental function in the onset and advancement of multiple immune diseases. To uncover the primary compounds with IL-17A inhibitory activity, a large-scale screening of the library of traditional Chinese medicine constituents and microbial secondary metabolites was conducted using splenic cells from IL-17A-GFP reporter mice cultured under Th17-priming conditions. Our results indicated that some aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides isolated from a wetland mud-derived fungus, Myrothecium gramineum, showed remarkable IL-17A inhibitory activity. Nine new aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides, myrogramins A-I ( 1, 4- 11), and two known ones ( 2 and 3) were isolated and identified from the strain. Compounds 1, 3, 4, 10, and 11 exhibited significant IL-17A inhibitory activity. Among them, compound 3, with a high fermentation yield dose-dependently inhibited the generation of IL-17A and suppressed glycolysis in splenic cells under Th17-priming conditions. Strikingly, compound 3 suppressed immunopathology in both IL-17A-mediated animal models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and pulmonary hypertension. Our results revealed that aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides are a novel class of immunomodulators with IL-17A inhibitory activity, and hold great promise applications in treating IL-17A-mediated immune diseases.
7.Research advances on pelvic floor deformation characteristics and biomechanical axial in apical suspension
Haifeng WANG ; Han LIN ; Zhenhua GAO ; Kunbin KE ; Jihong SHEN
Journal of Modern Urology 2023;28(11):998-1001
Female pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is caused by damage or loss of pelvic floor support, resulting in displacement of the pelvic organs, which leads to abnormalities in the position and function of the organs, mainly due to damage to the pelvic floor mechanical support structures caused by transvaginal birth, loss of elasticity of the pelvic floor mechanical support structures in old women, and loss of the ability to maintain the pelvic floor. The key to POP surgery is the repair of the apical vagina, but treatment based on this theory has failed to achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes. This article will analyze the common procedures of apical suspension in the treatment of mid-pelvic prolapse from the perspective of pelvic floor morphological features and pelvic floor biomechanics axially.
8.The application of transjugular liver biopsy in patients with unexplained liver disease
Wenguang ZHANG ; Xianwei QI ; Jingqiang ZHANG ; Zhenhua TIAN ; Pengfei CHEN ; Xueliang ZHOU ; Fangzheng LI ; Yong NIU ; Jianzhuang REN ; Xinwei HAN
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2022;28(9):651-655
Objective:To investigate the clinical value of transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) in patients with unexplained liver disease complicated with massive ascites or coagulopathy.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed from patients underwent TJLB in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhoukou Central Hospital, Shangqiu First People's Hospital and Jincheng People's Hospital from March 2015 to January 2022 due to unexplained liver disease complicated with massive ascites or coagulopathy. A total of 37 patients were included, including 21 males and 16 females, aged (53.5±11.9) years. According to different puncture points, the patients were divided into two groups: transhepatic right vein TJBL and transhepatic middle vein TJBL. The obtained liver tissue sampling effect, puncture times, complications were analyzed.Results:The success rate of TJLB was 97.3%(36/37). Thirty-six patients were able to obtain more than three segments of liver tissue and obtain histological diagnosis, and the pathological diagnosis rate was 100.0%(36/36). The number of puncture times, the amount of hepatic tissue and the number of portal areas in the right hepatic vein group (21 cases) were (3.7±0.9), (3.7±0.7) and (6.5±0.9) respectively, and those in the middle hepatic vein group (15 cases) were (3.7±0.7), (3.7±0.7) and (6.3±0.8) respectively. There were no significant differences between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:TJLB is safe and feasible for patients with unexplained liver disease complicated with massive peritoneal effusion and coagulopathy. Good liver tissue specimens can be obtained by TJLB from both right hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein.
9.Construction and operation of hospital radiation protection management information system
Zhenhua ZHAO ; Fei CAI ; Jiaqian ZHANG ; Min HAN ; Weijian ZHU ; Yanan HUANG ; Qianling LI
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2022;38(12):927-931
The construction and operation of the hospital-wide radiation protection management information system is of great significance for improving the efficiency and quality of radiation protection management. A hospital has built a hospital-wide radiation protection management system, which consisted of four modules: radiation staff management module, protection items management module, site and equipment management module, and self-inspection module. The system adopted B/S mode, carried the lightweight J2EE framework-SpringBoot framework, and used mybatis, which was flexible and practical, as the persistence layer of the system, to store the data completely in the SQLServer database.Java language was used as the system development language, and the front and back-end separation architecture was used. Each of the four modules implemented the management responsibility departments and responsible personnel to carry out the all-round management of radiation protection, and realized the integrated, information-based and standardized management of radiation protection management in the hospital.
10.Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation program based on Delphi method in patients with overlap syndrome
Shifang HUO ; Fang ZHANG ; Yao YAO ; Lei HAN ; Huiming ZHU ; Zhenhua LIU ; Shengting LI ; Yanshuang SHI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(31):4353-4357
Objective:To explore the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation program based on Delphi method in patients with overlap syndrome (OS) .Methods:From March 2019 to March 2021, a total of 107 OS patients admitted to Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital were enrolled using the convenience sampling method and divided into the observation group ( n=54) and the control group ( n=53) by the random number table method. The control group received conventional nursing, and the observation group conducted pulmonary rehabilitation program based on Delphi method on the basis of conventional nursing. The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) , the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) , and the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) were used to assess the improvement of the conditions, exercise endurance, and quality of life of the two groups before and after intervention. Results:After intervention, the CAT score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, 6MWD was longer than that of the control group, and the clinical symptoms, disease impact, and activity scores of SGRQ were lower than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The pulmonary rehabilitation program based on the Delphi method can reduce patients' condition, improve exercise endurance and quality of life.

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