1.The Influence of Time Rhythm and Immune System on the Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis from "Theory of Wei Qi "
Xiaosi ZHANG ; Anqi YANG ; Lei SHI ; Junxiang LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(3):238-243
The movement of wei qi (defensive qi) follows the circadian rhythm of "circulating on the yang during the day, and on the yin at night" and serves a defensive function to "protect the body". Guided by the theory of wei qi, it is believed that time rhythms and the immune system play significant roles in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). Dysfunction in wei qi circulation, particularly when "yang fails to enter yin," can lead to the onset of UC; the cyclical nature of wei qi's movement results in disease patterns characterized by "morning relief, daytime stability, evening aggravation, and nighttime worsening", which align with the rhythmic characteristics of immune responses. The defensive function of wei qi is crucial in maintaining intestinal immunity of patients with UC, and the spleen and stomach, which are the sources of wei qi, are key to sustaining intestinal mucosal immune homeostasis; additionally, obstruction in the ascending and descending movements of wei qi, internal disruption, and latent pathogen in the intestines lead to the development of UC. Based on the theory of wei qi, treatment approaches for UC are proposed, including time-based dietary adjustments and chronotherapy to harmonize human activities with natural rhythms; these approaches emphasize protecting the spleen and stomach while also considering the lungs and kidneys, balancing sanjiao, and harmonizing ying qi and wei qi, so as to improve the clinical effectiveness of UC treatment.
2.Oxidative Stress-related Signaling Pathways in Lung Cancer and Chinese Medicine Intervention: A Review
Anqi LYU ; Yufeng SHI ; Cheng JIANG ; Jia KE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(11):228-237
Lung cancer has the highest incidence and mortality rate among all cancers in China, with its complex and variable nature, long treatment duration, and often poor prognosis. Currently, the treatment of lung cancer mainly employs classical therapies such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, but some patients may experience a series of adverse reactions, which affect their quality of life, survival period, and treatment outcomes. As reported, oxidative stress is one of the important pathogenic factors of lung cancer, affecting its occurrence and development. Oxidative stress is a state of imbalance between oxidative products and antioxidant defense mechanisms in the body. The intervention of oxidative stress in the occurrence and development of lung cancer is related to multiple signaling pathways, including the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. Currently, researchers in China and abroad have conducted extensive studies on the occurrence and development of lung cancer and the pathophysiological mechanisms of drug intervention. The results have shown that oxidative stress plays an important role in the occurrence and development of lung cancer. Chinese medicine monomers and compounds can regulate oxidative stress levels and intervene in related signaling pathways, thereby inhibiting or delaying the occurrence and development of lung cancer. Based on this, this article mainly summarized the relevant signaling pathways regulating oxidative stress intervention in lung cancer in recent years, and also reviewed the latest research on Chinese medicine monomers and compounds in regulating oxidative stress to treat lung cancer, aiming to provide new ideas for research on drug treatment of lung cancer and clinical drug development, as well as to provide references and guidance for further in-depth mechanistic studies in the future.
3.Ginsenosides in Treatment of Lung Cancer: A Review
Anqi LYU ; Yufeng SHI ; Jia KE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(18):270-280
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death, characterized by high invasiveness, early metastasis and poor prognosis. It has the highest incidence and mortality rates among cancers in China. Currently, the treatment of lung cancer is still dominated by the classic therapies such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. However, the classic therapies are not suitable for all patients with lung cancer, so new treatment strategies and methods are needed to prevent and treat lung cancer. In recent years, Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma has attracted wide attention in the field of anti-lung cancer research, and traditional Chinese medicine has a substantial theoretical and practical foundation in treating lung cancer. Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma , as a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, has the functions of replenishing vital Qi, replenishing veins, strengthening the spleen and lung, and nourishing body and blood. The main active components of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma , known as ginsenosides, exhibit anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities. Therefore, the mechanism and pharmacological activity of ginsenosides in the intervention of lung cancer have been extensively studied by researchers worldwide. The results show that ginsenosides can effectively inhibit the proliferation, invasion, migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis of lung cancer cells. Additionally, they inhibit drug resistance, enhance chemotherapy sensitivity and efficacy, and promote apoptosis and autophagy of lung cancer cells. Ginsenosides also modulate the tumor microenvironment and regulate immunity, thereby delaying the occurrence and development of lung cancer. The rapid advancements in related research have outpaced previous literature review, creating challenges for scholars seeking the latest information. Based on this, this article summarizes recent findings on the mechanism and pharmacological activities of ginsenosides in lung cancer intervention, aiming to provide new insights for the development of molecular biology, drug treatment research and clinical new drug research in lung cancer. It also provides the reference for further mechanism research.
4.TU Jinwen's Experience in the Treatment of Severe Influenza Based on the “Heat Toxin Theory”
Anqi LYU ; Yufeng SHI ; Yi YANG ; Jia KE ; Jinwen TU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(7):674-677
To summarize Professor TU Jinwen's clinical experience in the treatment of severe influenza based on the “heat toxin theory”. He believed that “heat toxin” is the main disease mechanism of severe influenza, emphasized the pathogenesis process that toxin enters with the pathogenic qi, heat generates by the toxin, and changes initiate from the toxin, and proposed simultaneous treatment of warmth and toxin and combination of multiple methods as the treatment principles. Syndrome differentiation in clinic should combine with wei-qi-ying-blood. The disease in the early stage located in wei (defensive) and qi level, treated by clearing heat and resolving toxins, releasing the exterior and expelling pathogen, harmonizing the exterior and interior, dredging the bowels with diarrhea, and combining other methods to get rid of the heat and toxin, and modified Self-Prescribed Tuire No. 1 Formula (自拟退热1号方) is recommended; the disease in progression stage located in ying-blood, treated by relieving heat and resolving toxins, and clearing the ying level and cool the blood, with prescriptions as modified Self-Prescribed Tuire No. 1 Formula plus Qingying Decoction (清营汤), or Xijiao Dihuang Decoction (犀角地黄汤); the disease in the late stage with of yin fluid consumption, and heat toxin in the blood level, treated by eliminating heat and resolving toxins, and enriching yin and cooling the blood, with prescriptions as modified Shashen Maidong Decoction (沙参麦冬汤) and Zhuye Shigao Decoction (竹叶石膏汤). At the same time, it is emphasised that heat-clearing and fire-draining method and harmonising methods are important, and that dispelling pathogen should not injure healthy qi, and that the selection of prescriptions and medicines need consider syndrome differentiation and treatment.
5.The Data Model Design and Intelligent Applications of Health Portrait
Chun FAN ; Jie MA ; Anqi XU ; Yihan XU ; Jinlong SHI
Journal of Medical Informatics 2024;45(6):13-18
Purpose/Significance To explore the data model design and intelligent applications of health portrait.Method/Process The paper analyzes the current situation and problems of health portrait applications,standardizes the data collection,legislation and gov-ernance of health portrait,systematically establishes the data model of health portrait,and explores potential application scenarios for health portrait.Result/Conclusion The data model of health portrait is designed to enhance the comprehensiveness and pertinence of health portrait.The data model management system is established to improve the standardized management efficiency of the model.Two application scenarios of health portrait are summarized,namely"health management and assessment"and"accurate diagnosis and per-sonalized diagnosis and treatment",which help to improve the quality and effect of medical treatment,and meet individual health needs.
6.Personal nitrogen oxides exposure levels and related influencing factors in adults over 35 years old in Tianjin and Shanghai
Bo PANG ; Tongjun GUO ; Xi CHEN ; Huaqi GUO ; Jiazhang SHI ; Juan CHEN ; Xinmei WANG ; Yaoyan LI ; Anqi SHAN ; Hengyi YU ; Jing HUANG ; Naijun TANG ; Yan WANG ; Xinbiao GUO ; Guoxing LI ; Shaowei WU
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2024;56(4):700-707
Objective:To investigate personal exposures to nitrogen oxides(NOX)and nitrogen di-oxide(NO2)and the influence of baseline personal characteristics,living environment and daily activity patterns of the participants on the exposures among adults over 35 in Tianjin and Shanghai.Methods:In this panel study,91 healthy nonsmoking adults aged over 35 from Tianjin and Shanghai participated in our study.The study was conducted in summer and winter.The participants were followed for three times with an interval of at least two weeks.Only participants in Shanghai were followed once in winter because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Twenty-seven participants completed follow-up visits in both seasons.We measured their 24 h personal exposures to NOX and NO2and collected their baseline and time-activity in-formation through questionnaire/diary.The linear mixed model was used to analyze the associations be-tween potential influencing factors and personal NOX and NO2 exposure levels.Results:There were 349 follow-up visits with valid 24 h personal NO2 and NOX exposure measurements in the two cities.The ave-rage 24 h personal exposures to NO2 and NOX(volume fraction)in Tianjin participants were 18.0 x 10-9 and 26.2 × 10-9 in summer,and 31.0 x 10-9 and 54.9 x 10-9in winter,respectively;and the average 24 h personal exposures to NO2 and NOX in Shanghai participants were 38.7 x 10-9and 100.0x10-9in summer,and 45.5 x10-9 and 139.2 x 10-9 in winter,respectively.The results of univariate regression analysis showed that their personal NOX exposure levels were significantly associated with city,season,gender,average daily cooking times,and ambient NO2 concentrations measured at fixed-site monitoring stations.In addition to the above factors,the personal NOX exposure levels were also significantly associ-ated with educational level and the personal NO2 exposure levels were also significantly associated with passive smoking,average daily home time,cooking energy type,residential distance from main traffic road,and use of kitchen ventilators.Multivariate regression analysis showed that the personal exposure levels of NO2 and NOX were significantly lower in Tianjin than that in Shanghai,were significantly lower in summer than that in winter,and were significantly and positively associated with ambient NO2 concen-trations measured at fixed-site monitoring stations.In addition,personal NOX exposure levels were signifi-cantly lower in females than in males,and personal NO2 exposure levels were significantly positively asso-ciated with average daily cooking times and significantly inversely associated with average daily home time.For every interquartile range(IQR)increase(12.7 × 10-9)in ambient NO2,the personal NO2 exposure levels increased by 27.5%(95%CI:17.0%-38.9%),and personal NOX exposure levels in-creased by 16.1%(95%CI:7.1%-25.8%).Conclusion:Season,city and ambient NO2 concentra-tions are significant influencing factors of personal exposure levels of NO2and NOX At the same time,the personal exposures levels of NO2 are also affected by lifestyle factors.Our study provides scientific evi-dence for making precise air pollution control decisions and reducing the exposure levels of NOX in the population.
7.The number of TIGIT+CD8+ T cells increases but their cytokine secretion decreases in the lungs of Plasmodium yoelii infected mice.
Anqi XIE ; Jiajie LI ; Chao FANG ; Feihu SHI ; Junmin XING ; Feng MO ; Hongyan XIE ; Jun HUANG ; Haixia WEI
Chinese Journal of Cellular and Molecular Immunology 2023;39(8):673-679
Objective To investigate the effect of T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) on the function of CD8+ T cells in the lungs of Plasmodium infected mice. Methods The lungs of the mice infected with Plasmodium yoelii were isolated, weighed and photographed after 12 days' infection. After dissolution, lung lymphocytes were isolated, counted and stained, and then the contents of CD8+ and TIGIT+CD8+ T cells were detected by flow cytometry. The expressions of L selectin (CD62L), CD69, programmed death 1 (PD-1), CD25, and C-X3-C motif chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1) on TIGIT+CD8+ T cells were detected by flow cytometry. After stimulation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and ionomycin, the ability of TIGIT+CD8+T cells to secrete interferon γ(IFN-γ), interleukin 21 (IL-21), IL-4, IL-17, and IL-10 was detected. Results The body mass of mice with Plasmodium infection was reduced. The lungs became darker, and the ratio of the lung mass to body mass was significantly increased. Compared with the normal mice, the percentages and absolute quantity of CD8+ and TIGIT+CD8+ T cells in the lungs of the infected mice were significantly increased. The percentage of TIGIT+CD8+ T cells expressing CD62L in the infected group was significantly lower, while the percentage of the CD69, PD-1, and CX3CR1 cells were significantly higher than that of TIGIT+CD8+ T cells from the normal mice. The percentages of TIGIT+CD8+ T cells secreting IL-21, IL-4, IL-17 and IL-10 cells in the infected group were significantly lower. Conclusion The lung lesions from mice with Plasmodium infection are obvious, the numbers of TIGIT+CD8+ T cells increase, and these cells express a variety of activation-related molecules, but the ability to secrete cytokines is reduced.
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8.Willingness of tertiary hospital medical staff′s long-term work at district-ownership hospitals of " municipal trusteeship"
Yating ZHOU ; Xin TIAN ; Siqi CHENG ; Wenshuang HU ; Yunke SHI ; Anqi DAI ; Jingcao YAN ; Ning ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2021;37(7):585-590
Objective:To study the willingness of the medical staff of tertiary hospitals to be dispatched to work for a long time at the district hospitals under the " municipal trusteeship of district-ownership hospitals" mode, and explore the key factors that affect their long-term willingness, for references of optimizing the incentive system of the model.Methods:A questionnaire was designed as guided by the two-factor theory. In May 2019, a typical sample survey was made to investigate 103 medical staff of two tertiary hospitals in Beijing on their willingness to be dispatched to hospitals of district ownership. The survey covered such aspects as their basic personal information, hygiene factors(family responsibility, interpersonal connections expansion, mobilization and encouragement of leaders, etc.), and incentive factors(personal career development, greater potential giving play to their own talents, self-achievement, etc.). Descriptive analysis and univariate hypothesis testing were used to compare the differences of the dispatch willingness of staff of different characteristics. Meanwhile, an ordinal multinomial logistic regression model was built to analyze the influence factors of long-term dispatch willingness of these staff along with individual in-depth interviews.Results:The medical staff when they were dispatched to work at the entrusted hospitals for a long time, were concerned mostly with top six factors. These factors refered to a reasonable incentive(rewards)mechanism, family responsibility, colleague evaluation of the entrusted hospital, interpersonal connections expansion, personal career development, and potential unlocking. Those staff with dispatch experience had higher willingness to be dispatched than those without( P <0.05). The former saw higher of their personal career development resulting from the dispatch(3.91 points), while the latter saw higher their post-dispatch salary incentive mechanism(3.95 points). Compared with common medical staff, medium and high level management staff were more willing to be dispatched for a long time( H=14.536, P<0.001). Leadership mobilization in hygiene factors and personal career development in incentives factors were the key drivers for the long-term willingness of medical staff to be dispatched( P<0.05). Conclusions:The willingness of medical staff to be dispatched for a long time needs to be strengthened in the " municipal trusteeship of district-ownership hospitals" mode. Managers of the district-ownership hospitals should take into full consideration, the needs of different categories and levels of medical staff dispatched, guarantee the remuneration and performance pay of these staff, and enable their career track planning, hence mobilizing their incentives, and increase their willingness to work at such hospitals for a long time.
9.Clinical features of 153 patients with COVID-19 in Chongqing municipality
Qiu WAN ; Anqi SHI ; Ting HE ; Lixin TANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020;13(1):16-20
Objective:To analyze the clinical features of patients with COVID-19 in Chongqing Municipality.Methods:The clinical data, laboratory tests and chest imaging findings of 153 patients COVID-19 admitted in Chongqing Public Health Medical Center from January 26 to February 5, 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. According to the relevant diagnostic criteria, patients were divided into non-severe group (n=132) and severe group (n=21). The correlation between serum index changes and disease severity was analyzed.Results:The proportion of patients with underlying diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases in severe group was significantly higher than that in non-severe group ( χ2=11.04 and 6.94, P<0.05). The proportion of symptom-free patients in non-severe group was significantly higher than that in severe group ( χ2=4.09, P<0.05). The symptoms of fever, fatigue and muscle soreness in the severe group were more common than those in the non-severe group ( χ2=4.40, 14.42 and 22.67, P<0.05). Among the concomitant symptoms, the proportion of cough and shortness of breath in the severe group was higher than that in the non-severe group ( χ2=8.46 and 4.80, P<0.05). C-reactive protein and D-Dimer levels were higher in the severe group than those in the non-severe group ( Z=-4.39 and -1.96, P<0.05), and the number of CD3 + T lymphocyte cells, CD4 + T lymphocyte cells and CD8 + T lymphocyte cells in the severe group was lower than that in the non-severe group ( Z=27.25, 20.60 and 17.36, P<0.05). Compared with the non-severe group, both lungs and the right lung lower lobe were more susceptible to be involved( χ2=9.71和23.61, P<0.05). Conclusions:There are significant differences in underlying diseases, clinical symptoms, imaging manifestations and laboratory findings between severe and non-severe patients with COVID-19.
10. Analysis of clinical features of 153 patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia in Chongqing
Qiu WAN ; Anqi SHI ; Ting HE ; Lixin TANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020;13(0):E008-E008
Objective:
To analyze the clinical data of 153 patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in chongqing ,and provide reference and thinking for the diagnosis and treatment.
Methods:
Analyze the clinical data, laboratory examination and chest imaging characteristics of 153 COVID-19 patients in Chongqing Public Health Medical Center from January 26 to February 5, 2020. According to the relevant diagnostic criteria ,patients were divided into non-severe group(n=132) and severe group(n=21),and analyze the correlation between serum index changes and disease severity.
Results:
Combined with diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, the severity of the disease was statistically significant (

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