1.Analysis of the System Construction and Differentiation and Treatment Model of"Common Medicines for Various Diseases"
Wenda JI ; Jun MA ; Zheng XIAO ; Min BAI ; Xiaoyi YANG ; Yingcun LI
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;40(1):13-17
The"common medicines for various diseases"in the preface of Collective Commentaries on the Classic of Materia Medica has been highly praised by medical practitioners for its unique"disease-medicine"outline and clinical practicality,and has continued to be included and developed in later works on materia medica and prescriptions,laying the foundation for the research and develop-ment of"specialized prescriptions for specialized diseases"and"specialized medicines for specialized diseases".Tao Hongjing used"the root of major diseases"in Shen Nong's Classic of the Materia Medica as the basic framework,referred to the prescriptions and med-icines in Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases,and expanded his own and other medical experience to create the"com-mon medicines for various diseases"system,relating and summarizing the representative diseases and main therapeutic effects of medi-cines,and creating a"disease-medicine"outline system.The construction of the"common medicines for various diseases"system has opened up the precedent of"specialized prescriptions for specialized diseases"and"specialized medicines for specialized diseases",providing new prescription ideas for clinical differentiation and treatment.
2.Study on Self-reaction of n-Pentyl Peroxy Radical by Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Mass Spectrometry
Ling-Yu LIU ; Zi-Ji MA ; Yu XIA ; Xiao-Xiao LIN ; Wei-Jun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2024;52(6):856-865
The n-pentyl peroxy radical (C5H11O2) is a crucial intermediate in the oxidation process of n-pentane,playing an important role in the chain propagation and termination of atmospheric radicals under low NOx conditions. The products from the self-reaction of C5H11O2 were detected online by a microwave discharge fast-flow reactor combined with a vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry in this work. The results indicated three product channels in the self-reaction of C5H11O2,corresponding to alkoxyl radicals (C5H11O),carbonyl compounds (C5H10O) and organic alcohol (C5H11OH),as well as dimeric products (C5H11OOC5H11). Further research was conducted to determine the original channels of the products through reaction kinetics experiments,revealing the self-reaction mechanism of C5H11O2 by comparing the experimental and the simulated results of the main products. The dimeric product C5H11OOC5H11,formed in the self-reaction of C5H11O2,was measured online for the first time,predicting its channel branching ratio to be approximately 10%. The molecular and ionic structures of the product were determined with the help of quantum chemical theoretical calculations.
3.A Real-World Single-Center Study of Adult Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Ling-Li WANG ; Lei TIAN ; Fei DONG ; Ping YANG ; Wei WAN ; Qi-Hui LI ; Lan MA ; Jin-Jie GAO ; Ji-Jun WANG ; Wei ZHAO ; Hong-Mei JING
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2024;32(2):428-433
Objective:To summarize the clinical characteristics,therapeutic effect and prognostic factors of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma(HL).Methods:A total of 129 patients with HL diagnosed in Peking University Third Hospital from January 2010 to March 2021 who were given at least one efficacy assessment after treatment were enrolled,and their clinical data,including sex,age,pathological type,Ann Arbor stage,ECOG score,blood test,β2-microglobulin,lactate dehydrogenase level,albumin level were collected.The clinical characteristics,therapeutic effect and long-term prognosis of the patients were summarized and analyzed.Results:In classical HL,nodular sclerosis HL accounted for the highest proportion of 51.6%,followed by mixed cellularity HL(36.5%),lymphocyte-rich classical HL(3.2%),and lymphocyte depletion HL(0.7%),while nodular lymphocyte predominant HL accounted for 4.8%.The 3-year overall survival(OS)rate of HL patients was 89.8%,and 5-year OS was 85.0%.The 3-year progression-free survival(PFS)rate was 73.4%,and 5-year PFS was 63.1%.Multivariate regression analysis indicated that IPI score was an independent negative factor,while hemoglobin(Hb)level was an independent positive factor for OS in HL patients.When the mediastinal mass size was 9.2 cm,it was most significant to judge the survival status of HL patients.5-year OS and 5-year PFS were 97.4%and 76.0%in early-stage HL patients without large mass,respectively,while in patients with advanced-stage HL was 83.4%and 55.9%(both P<0.05).After 2-4 courses of treatment,the overall response rate(ORR)of patients who received chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy was 95.0%,while that was 89.6%in those with chemotherapy alone.Conclusions:The overall prognosis of patients with HL is satisfactory,especially those in early-stage without large mass.IPI score and Hb level are independent risk factors for the prognosis of HL patients.A 9.2 cm mediastinal mass can be used as the cut-off value for the prognosis of Chinese HL patients.
4.Clinical observation of neck Gongfa exercise intervening people at high risk for cervical spondylosis
Ji MA ; Yu ZHANG ; Fei GU ; Yumin LIU ; Junliang WANG ; Cheng WANG ; Yazhou LI ; Kaixin SUN ; Jun ZHANG ; Jue HONG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2024;22(6):489-496
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of neck Gongfa exercise in intervening people at high risk for cervical spondylosis. Methods:A total of 212 participants from 8 companies at high risk for cervical spondylosis were divided into two groups using the random number table method,with 105 participants in the control group receiving health education and 107 participants in the trial group receiving an additional neck Gongfa exercise.After successive 3-month interventions,the two groups were compared in terms of cervical soft tissue tension and neck disability index(NDI)score.The incidence of cervical spondylosis was observed 3 months later. Results:During the process,10 cases dropped out in the trial group,and the control group had 9 dropout cases.After the intervention,the cervical soft tissue tension value and NDI score improved in both groups(P<0.05)and showed significant differences between the two groups(P<0.05).At the 3-month follow-up,the trial group had a lower incidence rate of cervical spondylosis than the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion:For people at high risk for cervical spondylosis,neck Gongfa exercise can effectively improve cervical soft tissue tension and motor dysfunction and lower the incidence of cervical spondylosis in the short run.
5.Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease–Cognition
Jinse PARK ; Eungseok OH ; Seong-Beom KOH ; In-Uk SONG ; Tae-Beom AHN ; Sang Jin KIM ; Sang-Myung CHEON ; Yoon-Joong KIM ; Jin Whan CHO ; Hyeo-Il MA ; Mee Young PARK ; Jong Sam BAIK ; Phil Hyu LEE ; Sun Ju CHUNG ; Jong-Min KIM ; Han-Joon KIM ; Young-Hee SUNG ; Do Young KWON ; Jae-Hyeok LEE ; Jee-Young LEE ; Ji Seon KIM ; Ji Young YUN ; Hee Jin KIM ; Jin Yong HONG ; Mi-Jung KIM ; Jinyoung YOUN ; Hui-Jun YANG ; Won Tae YOON ; Sooyeoun YOU ; Kyum-Yil KWON ; Su-Yun LEE ; Younsoo KIM ; Hee-Tae KIM ; Joong-Seok KIM ; Ji-Young KIM
Journal of Movement Disorders 2024;17(3):328-332
Objective:
The Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease–Cognition (SCOPA-Cog) was developed to assess cognition in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the SCOPACog (K-SCOPA-Cog).
Methods:
We enrolled 129 PD patients with movement disorders from 31 clinics in South Korea. The original version of the SCOPA-Cog was translated into Korean using the translation-retranslation method. The test–retest method with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were used to assess reliability. Spearman’s rank correlation analysis with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Korean version (MOCA-K) and the Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) were used to assess concurrent validity.
Results:
The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.797, and the ICC was 0.887. Spearman’s rank correlation analysis revealed a significant correlation with the K-MMSE and MOCA-K scores (r = 0.546 and r = 0.683, respectively).
Conclusion
Our results demonstrate that the K-SCOPA-Cog has good reliability and validity.
6.Epidemiologic and Clinical Outcomes of Pediatric Renal Tumors in Korea: A Retrospective Analysis of The Korean Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Group (KPHOG) Data
Kyung-Nam KOH ; Jung Woo HAN ; Hyoung Soo CHOI ; Hyoung Jin KANG ; Ji Won LEE ; Keon Hee YOO ; Ki Woong SUNG ; Hong Hoe KOO ; Kyung Taek HONG ; Jung Yoon CHOI ; Sung Han KANG ; Hyery KIM ; Ho Joon IM ; Seung Min HAHN ; Chuhl Joo LYU ; Hee-Jo BAEK ; Hoon KOOK ; Kyung Mi PARK ; Eu Jeen YANG ; Young Tak LIM ; Seongkoo KIM ; Jae Wook LEE ; Nack-Gyun CHUNG ; Bin CHO ; Meerim PARK ; Hyeon Jin PARK ; Byung-Kiu PARK ; Jun Ah LEE ; Jun Eun PARK ; Soon Ki KIM ; Ji Yoon KIM ; Hyo Sun KIM ; Youngeun MA ; Kyung Duk PARK ; Sang Kyu PARK ; Eun Sil PARK ; Ye Jee SHIM ; Eun Sun YOO ; Kyung Ha RYU ; Jae Won YOO ; Yeon Jung LIM ; Hoi Soo YOON ; Mee Jeong LEE ; Jae Min LEE ; In-Sang JEON ; Hye Lim JUNG ; Hee Won CHUEH ; Seunghyun WON ;
Cancer Research and Treatment 2023;55(1):279-290
Purpose:
Renal tumors account for approximately 7% of all childhood cancers. These include Wilms tumor (WT), clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK), malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (MRTK), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) and other rare tumors. We investigated the epidemiology of pediatric renal tumors in Korea.
Materials and Methods:
From January 2001 to December 2015, data of pediatric patients (0–18 years) newly-diagnosed with renal tumors at 26 hospitals were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
Among 439 patients (male, 240), the most common tumor was WT (n=342, 77.9%), followed by RCC (n=36, 8.2%), CCSK (n=24, 5.5%), MRTK (n=16, 3.6%), CMN (n=12, 2.7%), and others (n=9, 2.1%). Median age at diagnosis was 27.1 months (range 0-225.5) and median follow-up duration was 88.5 months (range 0-211.6). Overall, 32 patients died, of whom 17, 11, 1, and 3 died of relapse, progressive disease, second malignant neoplasm, and treatment-related mortality. Five-year overall survival and event free survival were 97.2% and 84.8% in WT, 90.6% and 82.1% in RCC, 81.1% and 63.6% in CCSK, 60.3% and 56.2% in MRTK, and 100% and 91.7% in CMN, respectively (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
The pediatric renal tumor types in Korea are similar to those previously reported in other countries. WT accounted for a large proportion and survival was excellent. Non-Wilms renal tumors included a variety of tumors and showed inferior outcome, especially MRTK. Further efforts are necessary to optimize the treatment and analyze the genetic characteristics of pediatric renal tumors in Korea.
7.Accuracy and capability of tri-ponderal mass index in assessing cardio-metabolic risk factors in Chinese children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years, compared with body mass index.
Rui CHEN ; Lang JI ; Lijuan MA ; Yitong CHEN ; Jiali DUAN ; Mingjing MA ; Ying SUN ; Jun TAI ; Linghui MENG
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(11):1339-1348
BACKGROUND:
Tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) has been reported to be a more accurate estimate of body fat than body mass index (BMI). This study aims to compare the effectiveness of TMI and BMI in identifying hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), abdominal obesity, and clustered cardio-metabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in 3- to 17-year-old children.
METHODS:
A total of 1587 children aged 3 to 17 years were included. Logistic regression was used to evaluate correlations between BMI and TMI. Area under the curves (AUCs) were used to compare discriminative capability among indicators. BMI was converted to BMI- z scores, and accuracy was compared by false-positive rate, false-negative rate, and total misclassification rate.
RESULTS:
Among children aged 3 to 17 years, the mean TMI was 13.57 ± 2.50 kg/m 3 for boys and 13.3 ± 2.33 kg/m 3 for girls. Odds ratios (ORs) of TMI for hypertension, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, and clustered CMRFs ranged from 1.13 to 3.15, higher than BMI, whose ORs ranged from 1.08 to 2.98. AUCs showed similar ability of TMI (AUC: 0.83) and BMI (AUC: 0.85) in identifying clustered CMRFs. For abdominal obesity and hypertension, the AUC of TMI was 0.92 and 0.64, respectively, which was significantly better than that of BMI, 0.85 and 0.61. AUCs of TMI for dyslipidemia and IFG were 0.58 and 0.49. When 85th and 95th of TMI were set as thresholds, total misclassification rates of TMI for clustered CMRFs ranged from 6.5% to 16.4%, which was not significantly different from that of BMI- z scores standardized according to World Health Organization criteria.
CONCLUSIONS
TMI was found to have equal or even better effectiveness in comparison with BMI in identifying hypertension, abdominal obesity, and clustered CMRFs TMI was more stable than BMI in 3- to 17-year-old children, while it failed to identify dyslipidemia and IFG. It is worth considering the use of TMI for screening CMRFs in children and adolescents.
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Body Mass Index
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Dyslipidemias
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East Asian People
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Hypertension
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Obesity, Abdominal
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Pediatric Obesity/diagnosis*
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Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
8. In vitro bacteriostatic and serum pharmacological tests of Qiguiyin decoction combined with levofloxacin against pseudomonas aeruginosa
Xiao-Jing LAI ; Wan-Qiao ZHANG ; Yan-Ling LI ; Yu-Ying GUO ; Ming QIN ; Guang XU ; Li JI ; Qun MA ; Jun WU ; Qing-Quan LIU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2023;39(6):1182-1189
Aim To investigate the antibacterial activity and anti-resistant mutation ability of Qiguiyin decoction (a traditional Chinese herbal formula) combined with levofloxacin against pseudomonas aeruginosa byantibacterial experiment in vitro and serum pharmacology. Methods The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of levofloxacin and Qiguiyin decoction were detected respectively by the broth dilution technique.The MIC of the combination of two drugs was determined by the micro chessboard dilution method. The effects of combined drugs on enhancing the antibacterial activity of different strains were evaluated respectively by calculating the fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI). The drug-containing serum of levofloxa-cin group, Qiguiyin decoction group, Qiguiyin decoction combined with levofloxacin group and control group was prepared. The antibacterial rate, MIC and MBC of 10% ~ 90% serum against the two strains were determined. Results Combined with Qiguiyin decoction, MIC of levofloxacin against pseudomonas aeruginosa (standard/resistant) decreased significantly, 0. 5 < FICI ^ 1. With the increase of the proportion of serum, the inhibitory rate of 10% ~ 90% drug-containing serum to pseudomonas aeruginosa (standard/resistant) increased gradually.compared with the control group, the inhibitory effect of the Qiguiyin group on bacteria was significantly enhanced. The MIC
9.Population structure of food-borne Staphylococcus aureus in China.
Ya Hui GUO ; Zi Long HE ; Qing Long JI ; Hai Jian ZHOU ; Fan Liang MENG ; Xiao Feng HU ; Xiao Yue WEI ; Jun Cai MA ; Yu Hua YANG ; Wei ZHAO ; Li Jin LONG ; Xin WANG ; Jia Ming FAN ; Xiao Jie YU ; Jian Zhong ZHANG ; De HUA ; Xiao Mei YAN ; Hai Bin WANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2023;44(6):982-989
Objective: To understand the population structure of food-borne Staphylococcus (S.) aureus in China. Methods: Whole genome sequencing was used to analyze 763 food-borne S. aureus strains from 16 provinces in China from 2006 to 2020. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST), staphylococcal protein A gene (spa) typing, and staphylococcal chromosome cassettemec (SCCmec) typing were conducted, and minimum spanning tree based on ST types (STs) was constructed by BioNumerics 7.5 software. Thirty-one S. aureus strains isolated from imported food products were also included in constructing the genome phylogenetic tree. Results: A total of 90 STs (20 novel types) and 160 spa types were detected in the 763 S. aureus isolates. The 72 STs (72/90, 80.0%) were related to 22 clone complexes. The predominant clone complexes were CC7, CC1, CC5, CC398, CC188, CC59, CC6, CC88, CC15, and CC25, accounting for 82.44% (629/763) of the total. The STs and spa types in the predominant clone complexes changed over the years. The methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) detection rate was 7.60%, and 7 SCCmec types were identified. The ST59-t437-Ⅳa (17.24%, 10/58), ST239-t030-Ⅲ (12.07%, 7/58), ST59-t437-Ⅴb (8.62%, 5/58), ST338-t437-Ⅴb (6.90%, 4/58) and ST338-t441-Ⅴb (6.90%, 4/58) were the main types in MRSA strains. The genome phylogenetic tree had two clades, and the strains with the same CC, ST, and spa types clustered together. All CC7 methicillin sensitive S. aureus strains were included in Clade1, while 21 clone complexes and all MRSA strains were in Clade2. The MRSA strains clustered according to the SCCmec and STs. The strains from imported food products in CC398, CC7, CC30, CC12, and CC188 had far distances from Chinese strains in the tree. Conclusions: In this study, the predominant clone complexes of food-borne strains were CC7, CC1, CC5, CC398, CC188, CC59, CC6, CC88, CC15, and CC25, which overlapped with the previously reported clone complexes of hospital and community-associated strains in China, suggesting that close attention needs to be paid to food, a vehicle of pathogen transmission in community and food poisoning.
Humans
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Staphylococcus aureus/genetics*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics*
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Phylogeny
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Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology*
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China/epidemiology*
10.Sex Estimation of Medial Aspect of the Ischiopubic Ramus in Adults Based on Deep Learning.
Yong-Gang MA ; Yong-Jie CAO ; Yi-Hua ZHAO ; Xin-Jun ZHOU ; Bin HUANG ; Gao-Chao ZHANG ; Ping HUANG ; Ya-Hui WANG ; Kai-Jun MA ; Feng CHEN ; Dong-Chuan ZHANG ; Ji ZHANG
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2023;39(2):129-136
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the reliability and accuracy of deep learning technology in automatic sex estimation using the 3D reconstructed images of the computed tomography (CT) from the Chinese Han population.
METHODS:
The pelvic CT images of 700 individuals (350 males and 350 females) of the Chinese Han population aged 20 to 85 years were collected and reconstructed into 3D virtual skeletal models. The feature region images of the medial aspect of the ischiopubic ramus (MIPR) were intercepted. The Inception v4 was adopted as the image recognition model, and two methods of initial learning and transfer learning were used for training. Eighty percent of the individuals' images were randomly selected as the training and validation dataset, and the remaining were used as the test dataset. The left and right sides of the MIPR images were trained separately and combinedly. Subsequently, the models' performance was evaluated by overall accuracy, female accuracy, male accuracy, etc.
RESULTS:
When both sides of the MIPR images were trained separately with initial learning, the overall accuracy of the right model was 95.7%, the female accuracy and male accuracy were both 95.7%; the overall accuracy of the left model was 92.1%, the female accuracy was 88.6% and the male accuracy was 95.7%. When the left and right MIPR images were combined to train with initial learning, the overall accuracy of the model was 94.6%, the female accuracy was 92.1% and the male accuracy was 97.1%. When the left and right MIPR images were combined to train with transfer learning, the model achieved an overall accuracy of 95.7%, and the female and male accuracies were both 95.7%.
CONCLUSIONS
The use of deep learning model of Inception v4 and transfer learning algorithm to construct a sex estimation model for pelvic MIPR images of Chinese Han population has high accuracy and well generalizability in human remains, which can effectively estimate the sex in adults.
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Deep Learning
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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Pelvis
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Reproducibility of Results
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Young Adult
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Middle Aged
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over

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