1.Current Situation, Problems and Countermeasures of Experimental Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulating PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway in Rats with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Pengxuan YAN ; Yiqing LIU ; Nanxing XIAN ; Linjing PENG ; Kun LI ; Jingchun ZHANG ; Yukun ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(1):259-266
Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) and its resulting infertility is one of the common diseases of gynecology and reproductive endocrinology. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B(PI3K/Akt) signaling pathway is relatively well-studied in the development of intervention in PCOS, and the experiments on PCOS in rats conducted by traditional Chinese medicine through this signaling pathway is also the main direction of mechanistic research. In this paper, 20 articles published in academic journals in the past 5 years were selected through the corresponding criteria, and the objective situation and existing problems of the selected research projects were analyzed from five aspects, namely, baseline data, modeling and treatment, grouping, evaluative indexes, and pharmacodynamic indexes. It is found that there were different degrees of problems in each research project, such as the observation indicators of modeling, criteria for judging the success of the model, the treatment period, the calculation of dosage of prescription/active ingredients and specific dosage were not clearly defined, which could easily lead the bias of the results or reduce the validity of experimental data. Based on this, the list of PCOS rat experimental research operations was formed, involving five categories of experimental rats, model construction, study implementation, outcome measures and analysis and report with a total of 21 operation lists, with a view to provide a reference for the subsequent PCOS experiments related to scientific research and helping to form high-quality results.
2.Scientific Research Paradigm and Technological Layout Ideas Based on Clinical Dominant Disease of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Allergic Rhinitis)
Lili LIU ; Zheng GONG ; Linjing ZHANG ; Haiyang ZHANG ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Zhanfeng YAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(20):241-251
To implement the instructions and directives of General Secretary Xi Jinping on important documents related to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), adhere to the equal emphasis on TCM and Western medicine, and promote mutual complementarity, win-win cooperation, and coordinated development between TCM and Western medicine, the China Association of Chinese Medicine has organized seminars on the clinical dominant diseases of TCM in multiple professional fields, achieving a series of results. The aim is to implement the research on dominant diseases of TCM described in the Law of the People's Republic of China on Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting the Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, thus serving the construction of advantageous specialties, clinical talent cultivation, national scientific and technological layout, and academic innovation leadership. In the field of otolaryngology, the China Association of Chinese Medicine and many Chinese and Western medicine experts across the country have conducted multiple in-depth discussions and research. At the 10th Clinical Dominant Disease Series Youth Salon, they have elaborated and demonstrated the basic and specific suggestions and consensus on the clinical advantages of TCM and integrated TCM and Western medicine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR), making great progress. However, there is still a lack of detailed research paths. Under the guidance of the China Association of Chinese Medicine and based on the TCM Dominant Disease Series Salon for AR, this study analyzed the difficulties encountered in AR diagnosis and treatment according to the occurrence and development law of AR. Based on the advantages and characteristics of AR diagnosis and treatment by TCM and integrated TCM and Western medicine, it explored the research paradigm and technological layout points of AR and put forward suggestions. The layout involved four aspects: Optimization of the AR diagnosis and treatment system, prevention and control of comorbidities, management of chronic diseases, and a platform for TCM inheritance. Additionally, suggestions for layout and research directions, expected goals and values, and priority levels for funding were proposed. The study is expected to provide a theoretical basis and development ideas for the future prevention and treatment of AR with TCM and integrated TCM and Western medicine and promote the high-quality development of TCM.
3.A Pedigree Study of Hereditary Auditory Neuropathy with Optic Atrophy
Pei DONG ; Limin SUO ; Lei ZHANG ; Min HE ; Wei JIA ; Tong LI ; Linjing FAN ; Qingfeng LI ; Jie YANG ; Ling JIN ; Dan LI ; Jinmei XUE ; Changqing ZHAO ; Yaxi ZHANG ; Jianxiong DUAN
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2024;32(2):107-111
Objective To investigate the genetic causes of auditory neuropathy with optic atrophy in a family.Methods The proband's medical history and family history were inquired in detail,and relevant clinical examina-tions were performed to confirm the diagnosis of auditory neuropathy with optic atrophy,and the genetic pedigree of the family was drawn.Peripheral blood of proband(Ⅲ-7)was collected for whole exome sequencing,and the patho-genicity of the detected mutations were interpreted.Blood samples of proband's wife(Ⅲ-8),eldest daughter(Ⅳ-7),second daughter(Ⅳ-9)and son(Ⅳ-10)were tested for mutation sites by Sanger sequencing.Combined with clinical manifestations and examination results,the family was studied.Results The genetic pattern of this family was autosomal dominant.The proband showed decreased visual acuity at the age of 19,bilateral sensorineural deaf-ness at the age of 30,and decreased speech recognition rate.Among 20 members of the family of 5 generations,10(2 deceased)showed similar symptoms of hearing and visual impairment.Proband(Ⅲ-7),eldest daughter(Ⅳ-7)and son(Ⅳ-10)underwent relevant examination.Pure tone audiometry showed bilateral sensorineural deafness.ABR showed no response bilaterally.The 40 Hz AERP showed no response in both ears.OAE showed responses in some or all of the frequencies.No stapedial reflex was detected.The eye movement of Ⅲ-7 and Ⅳ-10 were reasona-ble in all directions,and color vision was normal.Ocular papilla atrophy was observed in different degrees in fundus examination.OCT showed thinning of optic disc nerve fibers in both eyes,and visual evoked potential showed pro-longed P100 wave peak.They were diagnosed as hereditary auditory neuropathy with optic atrophy.A mutation of the OPA1 gene c.1334G>A(p.Arg445His,NM_015560.2)at a pathogenic locus on chromosome 3 was detected by whole exon detection in Ⅲ-7.The results of generation sequencing analysis showed that the OPA1 gene c.1334G>A(p.Arg445His,NM_015560.2)mutation of chromosome 3 was also found in Ⅳ-7 and Ⅳ-10.Meanwhile,the gen-otypes of Ⅲ-8 and Ⅳ-9 were wild homozygous,that is,no mutation occurred.Conclusion The OPA1 c.1334G>A(p.Arg445His,NM_015560.2)mutation site might be the pathogenic mutation in this family.
4.Clinical efficacy of electrophysiological monitoring for patients with cancer-induced brachial plexus injury treated with 125I seeds therapy
Xiaolu PEI ; Zhen GAO ; Linjing SONG ; Yan DI ; Lijuan ZHANG ; Zezhou LIU ; Hongtao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024;44(9):545-548
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of 125I seeds implantation in treating cancer-induced pain and motor dysfunction caused by brachial plexus compression through neurophysiological monitoring. Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 8 patients (4 males, 4 females; age 58-63 years) who underwent 125I seeds therapy for cancer-induced brachial plexus injury at Hebei Provincial People′s Hospital from January 2021 to August 2023. Pain severity was assessed by using the numerical rating scale (NRS) and motor function was evaluated by using the Fugl-Meyer (F-M) assessment. Electrophysiological monitoring was used to assess changes in sensory and motor branch conduction velocity (CV) of the musculocutaneous nerve, axillary nerve, median nerve, ulnar nerve, and radial nerve before and 3 months after treatment. Paired t-test was used for data analysis. Results:All 8 patients had moderate to severe pain (6 had motor dysfunction). The preoperative and postoperative NRS scores was 5.9±1.0 and 3.3±1.7, respectively ( t=4.93, P=0.002), while F-M scores was 44.8±7.6 and 54.8±5.7, respectively ( t=-3.52, P=0.017). Electrophysiological results showed that 7 patients had lesion involvement in the lower trunk of the brachial plexus, and 1 patient had involvement in the upper trunk. The preoperative and postoperative motor branch CV of the ulnar nerve was (47.2±2.6) and (59.7±8.2) m/s, respectively ( t=-3.17, P=0.034), while the sensory branch CV was (41.8±1.2) and (56.0±5.7) m/s, respectively ( t=-5.82, P=0.001). The nerve CV increased compared to the preoperative ones. Conclusions:125I seeds implantation has good clinical efficacy in treating cancer-related pain and motor dysfunction caused by brachial plexus compression. Changes in electrophysiology can quantitatively monitor the recovery of sensory and motor functions of the brachial plexus.
5.Wound immersion with weakly alkaline solution after debridement for refractory diabetic foot ulcer
Zhen LIU ; Lijie QIU ; Jie ZHAO ; Linjing ZHANG ; Xuecheng SUN ; Wenming LUO
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2024;23(6):661-664
A total of 44 patients with diabetic foot ulcers were treated in the Traumatic Orthopedics Department of Weifang People′s Hospital from January 2019 to December 2022. After debridement of foot ulcers the wounds were soaked in alkaline water of pH 7.5-8.0 (study group, n=22) or covered with vaseline gauze following iodophor disinfection (control group, n=22). The therapeutic effects of the two methods were compared. Four weeks after debridement, the wound area of study group was smaller than that of control group (3.15 (0, 7.60) vs. 6.75 (3.50, 9.32)cm 2, P<0.05), and the proportion of positive wound bacterial culture was lower than that of control group (40.9% (9/22) vs. 72.7% (16/22), P<0.05). At 12 weeks after surgery, there was no statistically significant difference in the wound healing rate between the two groups (72.7% (16/22) vs. 63.6% (14/22)), but the healing time of the study group was significantly shorter than that of the control group ((6.56±2.68) vs. (9.50±3.87) weeks, P<0.05). It is suggested that immersion of weak alkaline solution is helpful to promote wound healing for patients with diabetic foot ulcers after debridement surgery.
6.Relationships between PIK3CA gene status and clinical features and prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer
Bin LI ; Guifang ZHANG ; Linjing ZHOU ; Xiaodong YANG ; Qiuli HE ; Sisi JIA ; Puchao HUANG ; Jiaxin LIANG
Journal of International Oncology 2023;50(5):263-267
Objective:To detect the status of PIK3CA in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) , and to analyze the relationships between PIK3CA mutation and clinical features and its impact on prognosis.Methods:From January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, 50 patients with primary TNBC admitted to Xinxiang Central Hospital of Henan Province were collected. The PIK3CA mutation status was detected, and the relationships between PIK3CA mutation and clinical characteristics of patients with TNBC and its impact on prognosis were analyzed.Results:PIK3CA gene mutation was detected in 9 of 50 TNBC patients, with a mutation frequency of 18.0%. H1047R mutation was found in 4 cases, E545K mutation in 3 cases and E542K mutation in 2 cases. PIK3CA gene mutation was not associated with age ( χ2=3.55, P=0.060) , tumor location ( χ2=1.01, P=0.315) , tumor size ( χ2<0.01, P>0.999) , lymph node status ( χ2=0.76, P=0.385) , clinical stage ( χ2=0.65, P=0.420) , Ki-67 value ( χ2<0.01, P>0.999) , P53 status ( χ2=0.02, P=0.894) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) status ( χ2=1.65, P=0.200) . Prognostic analysis showed that 3-year disease-free survival rates of wild-type PIK3CA patients was significantly higher than that of mutant PIK3CA patients (80.5% vs. 11.1%, χ2=28.23, P<0.001) . Conclusion:The frequency of PIK3CA gene mutation is higher in TNBC patients. There is no correlation between PIK3CA mutation and clinicopathologic features in TNBC patients. PIK3CA gene mutation may be significantly associated with poor prognosis of TNBC patients.
7.Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Linjing ZHANG ; Yingying ZHAO ; Lili LIU ; Zheng GONG ; Mingsheng ZHANG ; Jianhua LIU ; Zijun DONG ; Jingyi HU ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Zhanfeng YAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(9):268-273
This article reviews the clinical studies about the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in recent years. AR is a common and frequently occurring disease in the department of otolaryngology. The common manifestations of AR include nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, and nasal itching. AR, belonging to the category of rhinitis, is a dominant disease in the TCM treatment of otorhinolaryngologic diseases and head and neck diseases. The ancient literature has laid a solid theoretical basis on the etiology and pathogenesis of AR. According to the ancient literature, the theoretical basis, and their own experience, modern doctors classified the causes of AR into the disorders in Zang-fu organs and six meridians. Most of the explanations focus on the disorders in Zang-fu organs, especially the lung, spleen, and kidney. The clinical studies in this field mainly involve TCM treatment alone, integrated TCM and Western medicine treatment, and TCM external treatment. These therapies have good efficacy in the clinical treatment of AR. Among them, TCM treatment alone has significant advantages in alleviating the symptoms and nasal signs, declining the scores of related scales, and reducing the eosinophil count (EOS) of nasal secretions, with definite long-term efficacy. Integrated TCM and Western medicine treatment can complement with each other. The TCM external treatment methods include acupuncture, moxibustion, acupoint catgut embedding, acupoint application, and nasal irrigation with TCM, which are safe, simple, acceptable by patients and have good therapeutic effect. Finally, the clinical research status of TCM treatment of AR was summarized, and suggestions were put forward from three aspects: standardizing the clinical research protocol of TCM, encouraging pure TCM research, and exploring the mechanism of TCM treatment on the basis of frontier research achievements. This review aims to provide higher-level evidence for subsequent clinical research and promote the research on dominant AR diseases.
8.Clinical study of central nervous system complications associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Tonglin HU ; Zhen SHANG ; Yang CAO ; Yicheng ZHANG ; Fankai MENG ; Yang YANG ; Jue WANG ; Donghua ZHANG ; Linjing LAI ; Shan LIU ; Hangping GE ; Yi XIAO
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2023;44(11):675-681
Objective:To explore the risk factors and outcomes of central nervous system(CNS)complications associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT).Methods:A total of 550 recipient after HSCT in the department of hematology of Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 1 2019 to August 31 2021were enrolled.According to the occurrence of CNS complications, they were divided into the CNS group(24 cases)and the non CNS group(526 cases). The clinical information and prognosis were compared.We further analyzed the risk factors associated with CNS complications, and conducted multivariate logistic regression on statistically significant indicators.Cox regression analysis is conducted on prognostic factors such as age, gender and risk degree.Results:A total of 550 recipients were enrolled, of which 330 underwent allo-HSCT, and others received auto-HSCT.A total of 24 cases (4.36%)had CNS complications, of which 4 cases had 2 types of CNS complications.The type of CNS complications included intracranial infection(8 cases, 28.57%), transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy(TA-TMA)(6 cases, 21.43%), central tumor invasion(4 cases, 14.29%), intracranial hemorrhage(4 cases, 14.29%), leucodystrophy(2 cases, 7.14%)and unexplained encephalopathy(4 cases, 14.29%). Logistic regression analysis of risk factors related to CNS complications showed that, Platelet implantation time( β=0.084, OR=1.088, P=0.048), CMV infection( β=1.295, OR=3.65, P=0.008)is positively correlated with the occurrence of CNS complications in HSCT recipients but age( β=-0.052, OR=0.949, P=0.004)is negatively correlated with it.Nine of the 24 cases(37.50%)who experienced CNS complications died, including 3 cases of intracranial infection, 3 cases of cerebral hemorrhage, 2 cases of TMA, and 1 case of unexplained encephalopathy.Platelet implantation time is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of CNS complications in HSCT recipients. Conclusions:Our results indicated that, age, CMV infection and platelet implantation time were associated with the occurrence of CNS complications after HSCT.Platelet implantation time is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of CNS complications in HSCT recipients.
9.Research progress in the mechanism of abscopal effect induced by radiation
Yuting GAO ; Pengfei LI ; Guorong MA ; Jiahao ZHANG ; Linjing LI ; Xiaodong JIN ; Yuan LI
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2023;32(9):861-865
Radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer can induce stronger abscopal effect (AE) and inhibit the growth of tumors outside of radiation field, but the occurrence of AE is distinctly uncommon and unpredictable in clinical practice. The complex molecular mechanism underlying AE remains to be in-depth understood. It has been reported that some new factors are involved in the regulation of AE induced by radiation, but the molecular mechanism has not been fully unravelled. In this article, the roles of macrophages, tumor draining lymph node, p53 and exosomes in the new mechanisms of AE were reviewed, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the development of more effective cancer therapeutics.
10.Study on the role of FoxO1 in the regulation of osteoblastic metabolism by 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 in a high glucose envi⁃ronment
ZHOU Jiaqi ; SHU Linjing ; XIONG Yi ; ZHANG Yixin ; XIANG Lin
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2020;28(1):24-29
Objective:
Yingying, Email: yywdentist@163.com, Tel: 86⁃28⁃85503579
【Abstract】 Objective To explore the effect of 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 on the regulation of bone metabolism in a high⁃glucose
environment and to provide evidence for the possible regulatory mechanism of 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 on osteoblasts in a high⁃glu⁃
cose environment.
Methods:
The osteoblast cell line MC3T3⁃E1 was cultured in 3 groups: ① control group, cultured
in low⁃glucose (5.5 mmol/L) DMEM; ② high⁃glucose group: cultured in high⁃glucose (22 mmol/L) DMEM; ③ high⁃glu⁃
cose +1,25(OH) 2 D 3 group: high⁃glucose DMEM + 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 medium culture. The CCK⁃8 method was used to detect cell proliferation in each group; Annexin V and FITC apoptosis kits were used to detect apoptosis; Alizarin red was used
to semiquantitatively analyze cell differentiation; qRT⁃PCR was used to detect forkhead transcription factor⁃1 (forkhead
transcription factor 1, FoxO1) mRNA expression. Immunofluorescence was used to observe the changes in FoxO1 pro⁃
tein expression and its relative position in the nucleus.
Results:
ence was used to observe the changes in FoxO1 pro⁃
tein expression and its relative position in the nucleus. Results Our analysis showed that compared with those in the
control group, the osteoblast apoptosis and proliferation in the high⁃glucose group were improved, while differentiation
was inhibited (P < 0.05); at the same time, the mRNA expression of FoxO1(P = 0.006) was reduced. The immunofluores⁃
cence results showed that more FoxO1 was inside the nucleus (P < 0.001). Compared with those in the high⁃glucose
group, excessive proliferation was inhibited, apoptosis was reduced, and osteogenic differentiation was improved in the
high⁃glucose +1,25(OH) 2 D 3 group (P < 0.05); furthermore, FoxO1 mRNA was decreased (P = 0.006), and the transfer of
FoxO1 protein was blocked (P < 0.001).
Conclusion
re, FoxO1 mRNA was decreased (P = 0.006), and the transfer of
FoxO1 protein was blocked (P < 0.001). Conclusion We found that 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 may prevent the transfer of FoxO1 to
the cell nucleus, inhibit the abnormal proliferation and apoptosis of osteoblasts in a high⁃glucose environment, and re⁃
verse the inhibitory effect of high glucose on the differentiation of osteoblasts.


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