1.Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention in Signaling Pathways Related to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review
Shenglong LI ; Ganggang LU ; Yonglin LIANG ; Xu MA ; Meisheng GONG ; Hui LI ; Yuanbo ZHAO ; Dacheng TIAN ; Yongqiang ZHAO ; Xixiang LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(12):287-295
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common chronic progressive disease in middle-aged and elderly men, characterized by prostate enlargement and bladder outlet obstruction, leading to symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and difficulty urinating. The pathogenesis of BPH involves factors such as aging, hormonal metabolic abnormalities, inflammatory responses, and imbalances in cell proliferation and apoptosis. Currently, the main treatment methods for BPH include medication, physical therapy, and surgical intervention. However, medication may cause side effects like sexual dysfunction and hypotension, physical therapy has limited efficacy, and surgery carries risks and postoperative complications. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find safer and more effective treatment options. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with its focus on treatment based on syndrome differentiation and a holistic approach, offers therapeutic advantages through multiple pathways and mechanisms. Recent studies have shown that TCM regulates pathways such as phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), nuclear factor E2-related factor 2/antioxidant response element (Nrf2/ARE), androgen receptor (AR), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α/vascular endothelial growth factor (HIF-1α/VEGF) to inhibit oxidative stress and inflammatory response, reduce prostate cell proliferation, and promote apoptosis, thus exerting therapeutic effects. This article summarizes and analyzes the roles of these signaling pathways in the occurrence and development of BPH and the mechanisms of TCM intervention, aiming to provide scientific evidence for clinical treatment and drug development for BPH.
2.Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention in Signaling Pathways Related to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review
Shenglong LI ; Ganggang LU ; Yonglin LIANG ; Xu MA ; Meisheng GONG ; Hui LI ; Yuanbo ZHAO ; Dacheng TIAN ; Yongqiang ZHAO ; Xixiang LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(12):287-295
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common chronic progressive disease in middle-aged and elderly men, characterized by prostate enlargement and bladder outlet obstruction, leading to symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and difficulty urinating. The pathogenesis of BPH involves factors such as aging, hormonal metabolic abnormalities, inflammatory responses, and imbalances in cell proliferation and apoptosis. Currently, the main treatment methods for BPH include medication, physical therapy, and surgical intervention. However, medication may cause side effects like sexual dysfunction and hypotension, physical therapy has limited efficacy, and surgery carries risks and postoperative complications. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find safer and more effective treatment options. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with its focus on treatment based on syndrome differentiation and a holistic approach, offers therapeutic advantages through multiple pathways and mechanisms. Recent studies have shown that TCM regulates pathways such as phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), nuclear factor E2-related factor 2/antioxidant response element (Nrf2/ARE), androgen receptor (AR), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α/vascular endothelial growth factor (HIF-1α/VEGF) to inhibit oxidative stress and inflammatory response, reduce prostate cell proliferation, and promote apoptosis, thus exerting therapeutic effects. This article summarizes and analyzes the roles of these signaling pathways in the occurrence and development of BPH and the mechanisms of TCM intervention, aiming to provide scientific evidence for clinical treatment and drug development for BPH.
3.Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Targeting PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Shenglong LI ; Dacheng TIAN ; Jie GAO ; Ganggang LU ; Hui LI ; Yuanbo ZHAO ; Meisheng GONG ; Yongqiang ZHAO ; Yunpeng JIA ; Yonglin LIANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(15):290-298
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the male genitourinary system. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway is a carcinogenic pathway responsible for the migration, proliferation, and drug resistance of various cancers. In recent years, as the research on the pathogenesis of PCa is deepening, the role of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the development of PCa has attracted much attention. Traditional Chinese medicine, comprehensively regulating multiple components, targets, and pathways, has shown great potential in the treatment of PCa. This article reviews the research progress of traditional Chinese medicine targeting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the treatment of PCa and discusses the expression of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in PCa, which involves inhibiting apoptosis of PCa cells, promoting the cell cycle, invasion, and migration of PCa cells, promoting tumor tissue angiogenesis, and mediating the androgen receptor. Additionally, it summarizes the single Chinese medicines that target and regulate this pathway, including Hedyotis diffusa, Taxus chinensis, Bovisc Alculus, and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma. The active ingredients of these Chinese medicines mainly include flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenes, polyphenols, lignans, and other compounds. The Chinese medicine compound prescriptions targeting the PI3K/Akt pathway mainly include Wenshen Sanjie prescription, Jianspi Lishi Huayu prescription, Yishen Tonglongtang, Qilan prescription, Xihuangwan, and modified Shenqi Dihuangtang. This review is expected to provide a scientific basis for deeply understanding the pathogenesis of PCa and identifying potential therapeutic targets, as well as to provide new ideas for clinical research and drug development for PCa.
4.Analysis and enlightenment of the current situation of medical psychology undergraduate education in China and foreign countries
Meisheng HU ; Yilai WANG ; Quanhui LIU ; Zhengqi LI ; Xiaoxia WANG ; Ying ZHANG ; Guangqing JIN ; Peng HUANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(1):66-70
With the economic development of China and transformation of medical model, people pay more attention to their spiritual world and psychological health, and medical psychology has become a major in urgent need of construction. Foreign medical/clinical psychology education was established earlier and has become relatively mature, thus making its experience valuable for reference. This paper compares and analyzes the current situation of undergraduate medical psychology education, and puts forward optimization strategies from the aspects of college planning, curriculum training scheme and teachers’ teaching philosophy, hoping to provide some ideas for the construction of undergraduate medical psychology education in China.
5.Application of hemihepatic vascular occlusion through hilar plate in laparoscopic hemihepatectomy
Meisheng LI ; Jianyuan HU ; Yingjun CHEN ; Zuojun ZHEN
Chinese Journal of Hepatic Surgery(Electronic Edition) 2018;7(6):473-476
Objective To evaluate the clinical application value of hemihepatic vascular occlusion through hilar plate in laparoscopic hemihepatectomy.Methods Clinical data of 32 patients undergoing laparoscopic hemihepatectomy in the First People's Hospital of Foshan from September 2010 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.The informed consents of all patients were obtained and the local ethical committee approval was received.Among 32 patients,20 cases were male and 12 were female,aged 28-71 years with a median age of 46 years.Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy was performed in 18 cases and laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy in 14 cases.Intraoperative and postoperative physical conditions were observed.Results 30 cases successfully underwent hemihepatic vascular occlusion through hilar plate,1 case was converted to intrathecal dissection of hepatic artery and portal vein due to local hepatic portal adhesion and 1 case was converted to open surgery due to hepatic portal hemorrhage induced by severe liver cirrhosis.During the process of liver resection,4 cases were converted to open surgery due to massive hemorrhage.The average length of hemihepatic vascular occlusion through hilar plate was (12±5) min,the operation time was (176±52) min and the median intraoperative blood loss was 360 (50-1 400) ml.Postoperative bile leakage occurred in 9 cases,who were cured after adequate drainage.Liver trauma bleeding was observed in 1 case,who was cured after blood transfusion.Postoperative length of hospital stay was (7.1 ±2.6) d.No postoperative liver failure or perioperative death occurred.Conclusions Hemihepatic vascular occlusion through hilar plate is a feasible,efficacious,safe and reliable approach for hepatic blood flow occlusion,which can be applied in laparoscopic hemihepatectomy.
6.Clinical efficacy of voice training in the perioperative period of vocal cord polyp
Fengqin QU ; Haixia LI ; Meisheng LI ; Shuhua XU ; Yunhua ZHU
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017;24(3):156-158
OBJECTIVE To study the clinical efficacy of voice training on voice recovery in patients with vocal cord polyps during perioperative period.METHODS A total of 72 patients with vocal cord polyp were chosen in this study and they were randomly divided into study group and control group. After operation, the control group received routine treatment, and the study group received voice training on the basis of routine treatment. The results of voice acoustic analysis in the two groups were compared at 8 weeks after operation.RESULTS After 8 weeks, the maximum phonation time(MPT), dysphonia severity index (DSI) and the highest frequency(F0-High) of the study group were significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.05). The fundamental frequency perturbation(Jitter) of the study group was markedly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in the fundamental frequency(F0), the lowest intensity(I-Low) and amplitude perturbation(Shimmer) between the two group (P>0.05).CONCLUSION Voice training in the early postoperative period of vocal cord polyps was helpful to the recovery of the voice.
7.Clinical Curative Effect of Vitreous Cavity Injection Combined with Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy on the Patients with Poliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Lianyi SUN ; Meisheng ZHAO ; Fengzhi LI ; Qian YAO ; Zhongqiao ZHU ; Xinguang YANG
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(23):4579-4582
Objective:To investigate the clinical curative effect of vitreous cavity injection combined with transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy on the patients with poliferative diabetic retinopathy.Methods:80 patients with diabetic retinopathy were enrolled in our hospital from January 2014 to January 2016,in which contained 83 sicked eyes,and randomly divided into two groups.Group A (n=40,42 sicked eyes) accepted 25G transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy,and Group B (n=40,41 sicked eyes) adopted intravitreal injection of conbercept based on patients in Group A.The operative conditions,best-corrected visual acuity (BCV) and retinal thickness were compared between two groups,and the incidence of adverse reactions within postoperative 1 month were recorded and analyzed.Results:The operation time of group B was significantly shorter than that of group A (P<0.05).The percentage of using electric coagulation,operative bleeding and iatrogenic fracture space in group B were significantly lower than of those group A (P<0.05).The percentage of neovascularization vanish in group B was significantly higher than that of group A (P<0.05).The BVCA of patients in group B in postoperative 1 month and 3 month were higher than those of group A (P<0.05).And the thickness of retinal in group B were significantly thinner than those of Group A (P<0.05).The incidence of vitreous hemorrhage and hyphema in group B were significantly lower than those of Group A (P<0.05).Conclusions:Vitreous cavity injection combined with transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy improved the operative conditions and contributed to the recovery of postoperative visual acuity and retinal in the treatment of patients with poliferative diabetic retinopathy.
8.Effects of Xuesaitong on the Retinal Microcirculation of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
Lianyi SUN ; Meisheng ZHAO ; Fengzhi LI ; Juan ZHU ; Xiaoqin LEI ; Hua AI
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(27):5309-5311,5353
Objective:To investigate the effects of xuesaitong on the retinal microcirculation of patients with diabetic mtinopathy (DR).Methods:Ninety-five patients with DR admitted in our hospital were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group.Forty-eight patients in the control group were treated with conventional hypoglycemic agent,and those in the observation group were treated with xuesaitong.The retinal microcirculation indexes including EDV,PSV,RI,Vmax,Vmin,MV,hemorheology indexes including NBL,NBH,DE,Hct,AE,ESR,and clinical efficacy in both groups were observed and compared.Results:After treatment,the clinical efficacy of observation group was 87.8%,which was much higher than that of the control group (61.4%,P<0.05).The EDV,Vmax,and Vmin of control group were significantly improved than those before treatment (P<0.05),and EDV and PSV were much higher than those of control group,the RI,Vmax,Vmin,and MV were much lower (P<0.05).Additionally,the NBL and NBH in control group were much lower compared with those before treatment,while NBL,NBH,DE,Hct,AE,and ESR in control group were improved than those in control group,which were much improved that those of control group (P<0.05).Conclusion:Xuesaitong combined with conventional hypoglycemic therapy was effective in treating patients with diabetic retinopathy,which could significantly improved the retinal microcirculation and hemorheology.
9.Influence of network intervention on lifestyle and behaviors habit of middle -aged patients with hypertension
Xiuhua LI ; Meisheng RUAN ; Ping ZHONG ; Chunhua LIU ; Hualong HU ; Ronghua DAN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(9):1315-1320
Objective To explore the influence of network intervention on lifestyle and behaviors habit of the middle -aged patients with hypertension.Methods All 300 middle -aged patients with hypertension were randomly assigned into the study group and the control group.Each group had 150 cases.All patients in the both two groups were given hypotensive drugs according to treatment specification of hypertension.The patients in the study group received a network intervention for 2 years,while the patients in the control group received an outpatient service follow-up.The difference of lifestyle and behaviors habit of the patients in the two groups were observed and compared. Results There were no significant differences with all items of the lifestyle and behaviors habit of the patients between the two groups before intervention(P >0.05 ).In the 12th end of month after intervention,there were no significant differences between the two groups with the items of smoking control,working and resting regularly,hobby and psychological balance(P >0.05),but other items in the study group were significantly better than those in the control group(Z =-3.062,-2.509,-2.239,-2.056,-2.126,-2.045,-2.023,all P <0.05).In the 24th end of month after intervention,all items in the study group were significantly better than those in the control group (Z =-4.078,-3.792,-2.080,-2.098,-1.985,-2.478,-2.173,-2.478,-3.290,-2.514,-2.730,all P <0.05 ).Conclusion The network intervention can significantly improve lifestyle and behaviors habit of the middle -aged patients with hypertension.Its effect is much better than that of outpatient service follow -up.
10.Continuous irrigation and vacuum suction by subcutaneous drainage tube for prevention of abdominal Ⅳ incision infection: a prospective study
Qinghan LI ; Zuojun ZHEN ; Zhipeng WU ; Huanwei CHEN ; Meisheng LI ; Yingjun CHEN ; Yong JI
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2015;14(10):839-843
Objective To investigate the application value of continuous irrigation and vacuum suction by subcutaneous drainage tube for prevention of abdominal type Ⅳ incision infection.Methods A prospective,single-blind, randomized, controlled study was conducted based on the clinical data of 123 patients with abdominal type Ⅳ incision infection who were admitted to the First People's Hospital of Foshan between January 2008 and July 2014.Patients were divided into the experimental group and the control group based on the random number table and received open surgery.Patients in the experimental group were placed subcutaneous drainage tube with postoperative continuous irrigation and vacuum suction, while patients in the control group adopted the method of traditional abdominal closure without subcutaneous drainage tube.The levels of preoperative hemoglobin (Hb) and albumin (Alb), severity grading according to the American Society of Anesthetheologists (ASA), levels of Hb and Alb at postoperative day 1, 3, 7 were recorded and postoperative incision infection and bacteria culture were observed.Patients received bi-weekly regular return visit by outpatient evamination after discharged up to 3 months after suture removal.Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as x-± s and comparison between groups was analyzed by t test.Measurement data with skew distribution were presented as M (Qn) and comparison between groups were analyzed by rank sum test.Repeated measures data were analyzed by the repeated measures ANOVA.Count data were analyzed by the chi-square test.Results One hundred and twenty-three patients were screened for eligibility, and 65 were allocated into the experimental group and 58 into the control group.The levels of Hb and Alb at postoperative day 1, 3, 7 were (111 ± 15) g/L, (107 ± 18) g/L, (108 ± 13) g/L and 30 g/L (26 g/L,32 g/L), 31 g/L(28 g/L,33 g/L), 35 g/L(32 g/L,37 g/L) in the experimental group and (112 ± 13)g/L, (106 ±16)g/L, (106 ± 12)g/L and 30 g/L(25 g/L,32 g/L), 32 g/L(29 g/L,33 g/L), 37 g/L (32 g/L,38 g/L) in the control group, with no significant difference in the changing trends of the above indexes between the 2 groups (F =0.124, 0.007, P > 0.05).There were 4 patients with incision infection in the experimental group and 12 patients in the control group, showing a significant difference (x2=2.723, P < 0.05).The infections occurred at postoperative 4-6 days confined to subcutaneous tissues and unreached to muscular and below layers, and then were cured by incision open drainage without recurrence.Patients without incision infection were removed the stitches at postoperative 7-9 days.Incision bacteria cultures showed that Escherichia coli was detected in 8 cases (including 1 complicated with Enterococcus faecalis and 1 complicated with Klebsiella pneumonia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 1 case, Klebsiella pneumonia in 2 cases, Acinetobacter baumanii in 1 case, Enterobacter cloacae in 1 case and no bacteria in 3 cases.All the patients were followed up for 3 months after incision healing and survived well without recurrence and complications such as incision split and incision fistula.Conclusion Continuous irrigation and vacuum suction by subcutaneous drainage tube can be operated easily and effectively reduce the postoperative infection rate in abdominal type Ⅳ incision.

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