1.Shujin Jiannao Prescription alleviates inflammation in the cerebral cortex of rats with hypoxic-ischemic cerebral palsy
Gang LIU ; Jie ZENG ; Yalin ZHAO ; Bowen DENG ; Shengyuan JIANG ; Yaqi ZHANG ; Yi ZHAO ; Jingpei REN ; Chuanyu HU ; Lin XU ; Xiaohong MU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(23):3674-3679
BACKGROUND:Shujin Jiannao Prescription is an empirical formula for the treatment of cerebral palsy in Dongzhimen Hospital,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,with clear clinical efficacy,but the specific mechanism needs to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE:To explore the possible mechanism of Shujin Jiannao Prescription in treating cerebral palsy. METHODS:Sixty-four 7-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a normal group(n=12)and a model group(n=52).An animal model was established by the Rice-Vannucci method.After successful modeling,52 model rats were randomly divided into control model group(n=12),minocycline group,and the low-,medium-,and high-dose groups of the Shujin Jiannao Prescription(n=10 per group).Rats in the minocycline group were given 40 mg/kg·d minocycline by gavage;rats in the low-,medium,and high-dose groups were given 4,8,and 16 g/kg·d Shujin Jiannao Prescription granules by gavage,respectively;and rats in the normal group and control model group were given an equal dose of normal saline by gavage.Medication in each group was given once a day for 1 week.The rats in each group were evaluated behaviorally using suspension test,abnormal involuntary movement score,and Bederson score.The pathological changes of the cerebral cortex were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining.The levels of tumor necrosis factor α,interleukin 1β,and interleukin 10 in the cerebral cortex were determined using ELISA.The positive expressions of Janus kinase 2(JAK2),phosphorylated Janus kinase 2(p-JAK2),phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(p-STAT3)in the cerebral cortex were detected using immunohistochemistry.The protein expression levels of JAK2,p-JAK2,and p-STAT3 were detected using western blot. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with the normal group,the suspension test score and involuntary movement score were decreased in the control model group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The pathological results showed structural disruption of nerve cells,formation of large numbers of vacuoles,cell swelling,and increased intercellular space in the control model group.In addition,the expressions of tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 1β in the cerebral cortex were significantly increased(P<0.01),the expression of interleukin 10 was decreased(P<0.05),and the protein expressions of JAK2,p-JAK2,and p-STAT3 in the cerebral cortex were significantly increased(P<0.01)in the control model group compared with the normal group.Compared with the model group,minocycline and Shujin Jiannao Prescription at each dose could improve the behavioral indexes of rats(P<0.01 or P<0.05)and ischemic-hypoxic pathological changes were attenuated,with only a small amount of necrotic nerve cells and a few vacuoles,and reduced intercellular space.Moreover,the expressions of tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 1β in the cerebral cortex were decreased in each drug group compared with the control model group(P<0.05),while the protein expressions of JAK2,p-JAK2,and p-STAT3 in the cerebral cortex were significantly decreased(P<0.01).The most obvious improvement was observed in the high-dose Shujin Jiannao Prescription group.To conclude,Shujin Jiannao Prescription can inhibit inflammation in the cerebral cortex of rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.The mechanism may be related to the regulation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.
2.Postoperative Treatment and Rehabilitation of Malignant Tumor Based on the Theory of Qi Sinking in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Qianhui SUN ; Guanghui ZHU ; Bowen XU ; Ying ZHANG ; Jie LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(11):1120-1125
As an important concept in Chinese medicine theory, "qi sinking" is the inheritance and extension of the thought core of sinking of qi in whole body. This article explored the concept of sinking of pectoral qi, center qi, and kidney qi in the theory of qi sinking, and believed that sinking of pectoral qi, stagnation and sinking of center qi, deficiency and sinking of kidney qi were the core pathogenesis of postoperative injury in malignant tumours. Anchored to the method of reinforcing healthy qi and lifting the sunken, this article recommended to identify pattern and treat by guiding supplement and lifting the sunken. For lung gold impairment, heart yang depletion, and pectoral qi sinking, the treatment is to warm and supplement heart and lung, lift pectoral qi, and restore the respiratory function by modified Shengxian Decoction (升陷汤) plus Guizhi Decoction (桂枝汤); for spleen depletion and pathways blockage, liver failing to act freely, and center qi stagnation and sinking, the treatment is to warm and supplement center qi, raise yang and lift the sunken, and restore the digestive function by modified Buzhong Yiqi Decoction (补中益气汤); for source exhausted and essence deficiency, liver qi hiding, and kidney qi deficiency to inward invasion, the treatment is to nourish the kidney and astringe the liver, consolidate the original qi and lift qi, improve the pelvic floor dysfunction, and protect the kidney function by modified Liuwei Dihuang Pill (六味地黄丸) plus Shengma Chaihu Decoction (升麻柴胡汤). Modification need base on different disease patterns and stages, and new ideas for postoperative traditional Chinese medicine treatment and rehabilitation of malignant tumours were provided.
3.Advances in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection with organ malperfusion
Bowen ZHANG ; Yaojun DUN ; Yanxiang LIU ; Haoyu GAO ; Jie REN ; Luchen WANG ; Sangyu ZHOU ; Mingxin XIE ; Xiaogang SUN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;31(08):1235-1241
The treatment of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection has always been extremely challenging. Organ malperfusion syndrome is a common severe complication of acute aortic dissection, which can cause organ ischemia and internal environment disorder. Malperfusion increases early mortality, and impacts the long-term prognosis. In recent years, many scholars have done some studies on aortic dissection complicated with malperfusion. They explored the pathogenesis, proposed new classification, and innovated new treatment strategies. However, at present, the treatment strategies of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection complicated with organ malperfusion are different at different centers and consensus on its treatment is still lacking. Therefore, this review summarized the pathogenesis, classification, treatment strategy, and prognosis of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection complicated with malperfusion.
4.Discussion on Treatment of Gastric "Inflammation-cancer" Transformation based on the "Five-view Differentiation and Treatment" System
Yuansha GE ; Bowen XU ; Jie LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(19):1988-1993
Standardized gastroscopy screening makes the diagnosis of precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) clearer. Correa evolution is the key to gastritis-cancer transformation, suggesting that PLGC is the core of the body's transformation from normal to cancer. Based on the "five-view differentiation and treatment" system for malignant tumors, we explored the establishment of a new system for preventing and treating malignant transformation of benign and inflammatory lesions from five dimensions, including pre-disease view, time-space view, core view, symptoms view and precision view. (a) pre-disease view: early intervention to intercept inflammation-cancer transformation; (b) time-space view: following the time-space framework as the disease progresses; (c) core view: focusing on the core pathogenesis of inflammation-cancer transformation. In terms of different stages, qi deficiency and stagnation are mainly manifested in the early stage, which can be treated by invigorating qi and resolving constraint; in the middle stage, yin turbidity is blocked internally, and it can be treated by warming yang and removing turbidity; in the cancerous stage, cancer toxin are blocked, for which the anti-cancer, toxins-resolving and stasis-dissolving method is suggested. In terms of the location of the disease, it is suggested to relieve disease in the upper body by rectifying qi and dissolving phlegm with emetic therapy (vomit induction); for the disease in the middle, it it suggested to nourish yin and clear heat by elimination method; pathogen in the lower requires dredging method by moving qi and dissipating cold; (d) symptoms view: using herbal pairs to deal with the main symptoms; (e) precision view: enriching targets to prevent and control cancer directionally.
5.Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Characteristics and Related Factors of Yang Deficiency Syndrome in Postoperative Gastric Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Yuansha GE ; Ruike GAO ; Jie LI ; Bowen XU ; Jingyuan WU ; Luchang CAO ; Ziyu KUANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(24):2565-2571
ObjectiveTo explore the distribution characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes in postoperative gastric cancer patients, and to analyse the factors associated with yang deficiency syndrome and its severity. MethodsTotally, 173 patients who underwent postoperative gastric cancer surgery and were treated in four centers nationwide from February 22, 2022 to March 21, 2023, were enrolled. General information and TCM syndromes were collected, and Diagnostic Scale for Yang Deficiency Syndrome in Gastric Malignancies was filled in. The frequency of TCM syndromes after gastric cancer surgery was analyzed, and univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed on the related factors of yang deficiency syndrome versus non-yang deficiency syndrome and between different severity of yang deficiency syndrome. ResultsThe most common syndrome after gastric cancer surgery was qi deficiency (95 cases, 54.91%), followed by yang deficiency (87 cases, 50.29%). Patients with yang deficiency syndrome were often suffered from qi deficiency, qi stagnation, and phlegm dampness syndrome. Comparing yang deficiency syndrome with non-yang deficiency syndrome, univariate analysis showed that history of alcohol consumption, pathological stage, degree of differentiation, Lauren grade, signet ring cell carcinoma, vascular cancer thrombus, and nerve invasion were statistically significant (P<0.05); and multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that history of alcohol consumption, signet ring cell carcinoma, pathological stage Ⅲ, Ⅳ, and vascular cancer thrombus may be correlated with yang deficiency syndrome in postoperative gastric cancer patients (P<0.05). The univariate analysis showed that age, pathological stage, precancerous lesions, and body mass index grade were significantly different when compared between mild and severe yang deficiency syndrome (P<0.05); multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, low body weight, and pathological stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ might be correlated with severe yang deficiency syndrome after gastric cancer surgery (P<0.05). ConclusionQi deficiency and yang deficiency are common TCM syndromes in postoperative patients with gastric cancer. Alcohol consumption history, pathological staging (stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ), signet ring cell carcinoma, and the presence of vascular cancer thrombus may be correlated with the occurrence of yang deficiency syndrome, and higher age, low body weight, and pathological staging (stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ) may be the correlates of severe yang deficiency syndrome.
6.MDM2 regulates H 2O 2 induced alveolar type II epithelial cell injury through p53/Bcl-2/Bax axis
Jie ZHENG ; Bowen CHEN ; Hong MEI ; Xinxin LIU ; Zhenliang LIAO ; Kun YU ; Hong YU ; Banghai FENG ; Miao CHEN ; Xiaoyun FU ; Song QIN
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024;33(8):1110-1116
Objective:To explore the function of MDM2 and its relationship with p53 at the cellular level during H 2O 2 induced oxidative damage. Methods:MLE-12 HALI cell models were established using 0.5 mmol/L H 2O 2, and were divided into three groups: normal control group, H 2O 2 injury group, H 2O 2+MDM2 overexpressed group, and H 2O 2+MDM2 shRNA group. Infection of MLE-12 cells with adenovirus vector overexpressing and silencing MDM2; Using immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) to analyze the interaction between MDM2 and p53; Western blotting was used to detect the protein expression levels of MDM2, p53, Bcl-2, Bax, and cleared caspase-3 after HALI modeling; Measure the apoptosis rate of cells in each group. Results:After transcriptome sequencing,the p53 signaling pathway closely related to HALI. Compared with the normal group, the expression of MDM2 in the H 2O 2 injury group was lower ( P<0.05); Compared with the H 2O 2 injury group, overexpression of MDM2 resulted in a decrease in the apoptosis rate of MLE-12 cells ( P<0.05), a decrease in the expression levels of p53, Bax, and cleared caspase-3 proteins, and an upregulation of MDM2 and Bcl-2 protein expression ( P<0.05). Compared with the H 2O 2 injury group, when MDM2 was silenced, the cell apoptosis rate increased ( P<0.05), and the expression levels of p53, Bax, and cleared caspase-3 proteins were upregulated, while the expression levels of MDM2 and Bcl-2 proteins decreased ( P<0.05). Co-IP experiments showed that MDM2 binds to p53 protein. Conclusions:MDM2 can exert a protective effect on HALI by inhibiting MLE-12 cell apoptosis through the p53/Bcl-2/Bax axis.
7.Comparison on image quality of 3.0T and 5.0T MR cholangiopancreatography
Liang YIN ; Zhangzhu LI ; Mingyan SHANG ; Zongchang LI ; Bowen TANG ; Dan YU ; Jie GAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(5):690-693
Objective To compare image quality of 3.0T and 5.0T MR cholangiopancreatography(MRCP).Methods Eighteen patients with bile duct dilation(bile duct dilation group)and 7 healthy volunteers(healthy group)were prospectively enrolled.MRCP was performed with 3.0T and 5.0T scanners,respectively,and the ability for displaying details of bile duct tree,signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)and image artifacts were compared between 3.0T and 5.0T MRCP.Results In bile duct dilation group,the number of branches,total branch length and the maximum branch length of bile duct tree on 5.0T MRCP were all greater than those on 3.0T MRCP(all P<0.05).In healthy group,the number of branches and total branch length of bile duct tree on 5.0T MRCP were both greater than those on 3.0T MRCP(both P<0.05).In both groups,the SNR of 5.0T MRCP was greater than that of 3.0T MRCP,but the difference was not significant(both P>0.05).No significant difference of image artifacts was found between 3.0T and 5.0T MRCP(P=0.054).Conclusion 5.0T MRCP might display better anatomical details of bile duct tree than 3.0T MRCP,with SNR and image artifacts comparable to 3.0T MRCP.
8.In vitro heat insulation efficacy of 5% dextrose versus 0.9% saline during radiofrequency ablation
Yanping MA ; Jinfen WANG ; Tao WU ; Bowen ZHENG ; Tinghui YIN ; Yufan LIAN ; Jie REN
Ultrasonography 2024;43(5):376-383
Purpose:
This study compared the efficacy of heat insulation between 5% dextrose and 0.9% saline in radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Accordingly, temperature variations and maximum temperatures were assessed at identical distances and heat field distributions.
Methods:
Cubes of porcine liver tissue, measuring 10 mm across, were selected to precisely align the ablation boundary with the tissue boundary. An 18-gauge electrode with a 7-mm tip was inserted into each cube (10 per group) in a stainless-steel cup containing 40 mL of 5% dextrose or 0.9% saline. Fixed ablation was performed for 3 minutes using continuous mode at 30 W, simulating the typical thermal environment during thyroid RFA. Real-time temperature measurements were recorded by sensors positioned 0, 1, 3, and 5 mm from the cube’s edge. A comparative analysis was conducted to assess the maximum temperature, temperature variation, and duration of temperatures exceeding 42℃.
Results:
In both groups, the temperature curve declined with increasing distance from the edge of the ablated tissue. However, 0.9% saline exhibited higher maximum temperatures at 1, 3, and 5 mm compared to 5% dextrose (1 mm: 44.55°C±5.25°C vs. 34.68°C±3.07°C; 3 mm: 39.64°C±2.53°C vs. 29.22°C±2.21°C; 5 mm: 38.86°C±2.14°C vs. 28.74°C±2.51°C; all P<0.001). Considering a nerve injury threshold of 42°C, the 0.9% saline also displayed a greater proportion of samples reaching this temperature and a longer duration of temperatures exceeding it (P<0.05).
Conclusion
The heat insulation efficacy of 5% dextrose at 1-5 mm exceeds that of 0.9% saline at identical distances and in a common thermal environment during thyroid RFA.
9.In vitro heat insulation efficacy of 5% dextrose versus 0.9% saline during radiofrequency ablation
Yanping MA ; Jinfen WANG ; Tao WU ; Bowen ZHENG ; Tinghui YIN ; Yufan LIAN ; Jie REN
Ultrasonography 2024;43(5):376-383
Purpose:
This study compared the efficacy of heat insulation between 5% dextrose and 0.9% saline in radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Accordingly, temperature variations and maximum temperatures were assessed at identical distances and heat field distributions.
Methods:
Cubes of porcine liver tissue, measuring 10 mm across, were selected to precisely align the ablation boundary with the tissue boundary. An 18-gauge electrode with a 7-mm tip was inserted into each cube (10 per group) in a stainless-steel cup containing 40 mL of 5% dextrose or 0.9% saline. Fixed ablation was performed for 3 minutes using continuous mode at 30 W, simulating the typical thermal environment during thyroid RFA. Real-time temperature measurements were recorded by sensors positioned 0, 1, 3, and 5 mm from the cube’s edge. A comparative analysis was conducted to assess the maximum temperature, temperature variation, and duration of temperatures exceeding 42℃.
Results:
In both groups, the temperature curve declined with increasing distance from the edge of the ablated tissue. However, 0.9% saline exhibited higher maximum temperatures at 1, 3, and 5 mm compared to 5% dextrose (1 mm: 44.55°C±5.25°C vs. 34.68°C±3.07°C; 3 mm: 39.64°C±2.53°C vs. 29.22°C±2.21°C; 5 mm: 38.86°C±2.14°C vs. 28.74°C±2.51°C; all P<0.001). Considering a nerve injury threshold of 42°C, the 0.9% saline also displayed a greater proportion of samples reaching this temperature and a longer duration of temperatures exceeding it (P<0.05).
Conclusion
The heat insulation efficacy of 5% dextrose at 1-5 mm exceeds that of 0.9% saline at identical distances and in a common thermal environment during thyroid RFA.
10.In vitro heat insulation efficacy of 5% dextrose versus 0.9% saline during radiofrequency ablation
Yanping MA ; Jinfen WANG ; Tao WU ; Bowen ZHENG ; Tinghui YIN ; Yufan LIAN ; Jie REN
Ultrasonography 2024;43(5):376-383
Purpose:
This study compared the efficacy of heat insulation between 5% dextrose and 0.9% saline in radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Accordingly, temperature variations and maximum temperatures were assessed at identical distances and heat field distributions.
Methods:
Cubes of porcine liver tissue, measuring 10 mm across, were selected to precisely align the ablation boundary with the tissue boundary. An 18-gauge electrode with a 7-mm tip was inserted into each cube (10 per group) in a stainless-steel cup containing 40 mL of 5% dextrose or 0.9% saline. Fixed ablation was performed for 3 minutes using continuous mode at 30 W, simulating the typical thermal environment during thyroid RFA. Real-time temperature measurements were recorded by sensors positioned 0, 1, 3, and 5 mm from the cube’s edge. A comparative analysis was conducted to assess the maximum temperature, temperature variation, and duration of temperatures exceeding 42℃.
Results:
In both groups, the temperature curve declined with increasing distance from the edge of the ablated tissue. However, 0.9% saline exhibited higher maximum temperatures at 1, 3, and 5 mm compared to 5% dextrose (1 mm: 44.55°C±5.25°C vs. 34.68°C±3.07°C; 3 mm: 39.64°C±2.53°C vs. 29.22°C±2.21°C; 5 mm: 38.86°C±2.14°C vs. 28.74°C±2.51°C; all P<0.001). Considering a nerve injury threshold of 42°C, the 0.9% saline also displayed a greater proportion of samples reaching this temperature and a longer duration of temperatures exceeding it (P<0.05).
Conclusion
The heat insulation efficacy of 5% dextrose at 1-5 mm exceeds that of 0.9% saline at identical distances and in a common thermal environment during thyroid RFA.

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