1.Differentiation and Syndrome-treatment of Liver Heat and Liver Disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ethnomedicine
Jiangfeng CHEN ; Min GUO ; Saixue WEI ; Huan YANG ; Xiaodong LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(8):218-227
As one of the core pathogenesis during treatment with traditional Chinese medicine,liver heat runs through different stages of liver disease. The interpretation of its meaning in different medicine categories(traditional Chinese medicine,Tibetan medicine,Mongolian medicine,Uygur medicine,Dai medicine,Yao medicine,etc.) is not unified, and the phenomena of the same name with different meanings,confusion, and misappropriation emerge. This seriously restricts the inheritance,innovation, and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnomedicine. By tracing and analyzing liver heat, it is found that liver heat in traditional Chinese medicine is caused by disordered rest and diet, as well as internal injury due to emotional disorder, which leads to liver dysfunction, Qi stagnation, and heat turning to fire in the liver meridian. The liver heat in Tibetan medicine is caused by the accumulated heat of the liver nature and the evil heat in the liver, which stimulates the toxin of Chiba fever. The liver heat in Mongolian medicine derives from the abnormal diet and rest, making excessive Sheila accumulate in the liver and causing disease. The above etiologies are all related to diet, rest,exogenous evil,emotion,and so on, and the pathogenesis is related to the imbalance of Qi and the metabolic disorder of organs. The clinical symptoms are pain in the liver region,yellow eyes, bitter mouth, fever,digestion,and loss of appetite. The principle of treatment and compatibility of prescription are heat-based, with auxiliary detoxification. Other ethnomedicine, such as Uygur medicine, Dai medicine, Yao Medicine,Miao medicine, and She medicine do not have a clear discussion on liver heat,and their etiology, pathogenesis, treatment,and prescription are not systematic,mostly based on a single drug or proven prescriptions.Through the systematic tracing,mining,induction,analysis, and arrangement of the liver heat based on existing literature information database in China,this paper regarded syndrome as the outline and disease as the goal,clarified the similarities and differences of the pathogenesis of liver heat in traditional Chinese medicine,and determined the relationship between liver heat and liver disease and the status quo of syndrome and treatment.This review provides evidence and reference for clinical prevention and treatment,as well as drug development for liver disease.
2.Mitochondrial Quality Control Regulating Pathogenesis of Sarcopenia and Its Intervention by Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Ting DAI ; Yan CHEN ; Changsheng GUO ; Jing GAO ; Xiaodong FENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(8):279-286
Sarcopenia is a clinical syndrome characterized by a decrease in skeletal muscle strength and quality, often accompanied by adverse outcomes such as falls, loss of function and weakness. The pathogenesis of sarcopenia is complex, and studies have shown that dysfunction due to impaired mitochondrial quality control is an important pathological factor in the occurrence and development. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has been widely favoured for regulating mitochondrial homeostasis and preventing sarcopenia by virtue of its multi-target and multi-pathway advantages. They can play a role in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia by regulating the mitochondrial quality control system to inhibit the occurrence of mitochondrial oxidative stress, regulate the balance of mitochondrial dynamics, inhibit mitochondrial autophagy, promote mitochondrial biosynthesis, resist the occurrence of mitochondrial apoptosis, and maintain the mitochondrial calcium and protein homeostasis. Based on this, the paper reviewed the relationship between mitochondrial quality control and sarcopenia, as well as the mechanism of TCM in intervening the mitochondrial quality control system to treat sarcopenia, in order to provide a new idea for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia by TCM and to a theoretical basis for the clinical research on TCM intervention in sarcopenia.
3.Effects of long-term administration of nicotiflorin on neurological function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
Yifan FENG ; Xiaodong YAN ; Wenbin ZHANG ; Bingfeng LI ; Meili GUO
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2025;43(5):228-234
Objective To explore the promoting effect of long-term administration of nicotiflorin on the recovery of neurological function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). Methods The CIRI model was established and nicotiflorin was injected intraperitoneally after 1 hour of obstruction for 8 weeks. Tail suspension deflection experiment, balance beam experiment and water maze test were performed in the 2nd, 4th and 8th weeks. After 8 weeks, TTC staining was used to observe the volume of infarct atrophy, transcriptome sequencing was employed to screen differential expressed genes (DEGs) and highly enriched pathways were analyzed, Western-bloting and Elisa were used to assess proteins expression related to the pyroptosis pathway and inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Results By long-term administration of nicotiflorin, the contralateral deflection rate was significantly reduced and beam experiment score of CIRI rats was balanced, the number of crossing the platform in water maze test was increased (P<0.05), the volume of cerebral infarction atrophy was decreased (P<0.01), which significantly promoted the recovery of neurological function in rats. Transcriptome sequencing found that the expression of genes in the pyroptosis-related signaling pathways in the brain tissue of rats in the nicotiflorin group was significantly down-regulated (P<0.05). Western-blot and Elisa experiments showed that nicotiflorin reduced the expression levels of Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N and other pyroptosis-related proteins, and at the same time, the release of inflammatory factors IL-1β and IL-18 was significantly reduced (P<0.05), indicating that nicotiflorin could inhibit the inflammatory process of pyroptosis. Conclusion Nicotiflorin exhibited a significant long-term promotion effect on the recovery of neurological function in CIRI rats, which potentially attributed from its ability to inhibit pyroptosis.
4.Efficacy analysis of interventional sclerotherapy for cystic lymphatic malformation
Xiaodong YANG ; Qianlong LIU ; Xinkui GUO ; Qiang LIU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(3):452-455
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of interventional sclerotherapy for cystic lymphatic malformation(cLM).Methods A total of 92 cases of cLM were enrolled in this study.Forty-seven cases were macrocystic lymphatic malformation(LM),32 cases were mixed LM,and 13 cases were microcystic LM.At the first treatment,56 cases with clear or light yellow cystic fluid were defined as non-bleeding group;Thirty-six cases with cloudy or dark red cystic fluid were defined as bleeding group.Sclero-therapy was performed under the guidance of fluoroscopy or ultrasonic(US),followed by an outpatient or a telephone follow-up at least 3 months after operation.Results Ninety-two patients received 140 times of interventional sclerotherapy,with an average of 1.53 times.The overall cure rate was 56.5%and the overall effective rate was 95.7%.The results of subgroup analysis showed that the overall effective rate of macrocystic and mixed LM was higher than that of microcystic LM,while the overall effective rate of macrocystic and mixed LM had no statistical difference.The cure rate of macrocystic LM was higher than that of mixed and microcystic LM,but there was no significant difference between mixed and microcystic LM.Besides,there were no statistical differences in the overall effective rate and the cure rate between the bleeding group and the non-bleeding group.Conclusion Interventional sclerotherapy is a safe and effective treatment for cLM patients.The efficacy of interventional sclerotherapy is not affected by the presence or absence of intracapsular hemorrhage during the first treatment.
5.Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics based on diffusion weighted imaging for predicting histological grade of breast cancer
Yaxin GUO ; Yunxia WANG ; Yiyan SHANG ; Huanhuan WEI ; Menglu HAI ; Xiaodong LI ; Meiyun WANG ; Hongna TAN
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2024;21(3):160-165
Objective To observe the value of intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics based on diffusion weighted imaging(DWI)for predicting histological grade of breast cancer.Methods Preoperative DWI data of 700 patients with single breast cancer diagnosed by pathology were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into training set(n= 560,including 381 of grade Ⅰ+Ⅱ and 179 of grade Ⅲ)and test set(n=140,including 95 of grade Ⅰ+Ⅱ and 45 of grade Ⅲ)at the ratio of 8∶2.Intratumoral ROI(ROIintra)was manually delineated on DWI,which was automatically expanded by 3 mm and 5 mm to decline peritumoral ROI(ROIperi,including ROI3 mm and ROI5 mm),then intratumoral-peritumoral ROI(ROIintra+3 mm,ROIintra+5 mm)were obtained.The optimal radiomics features were extracted and screened,and the radiomics model(RM)for predicting the histological grade of breast cancer were constructed.Receiver operating characteristic curves were drawn,and the areas under the curve(AUC)were calculated to evaluate the predictive efficacy of each model.Calibration curve method was used to evaluate the calibration degree,while decision curve analysis(DCA)was performed to explore the clinical practicability of each model.Results AUC of RMintra,RM+3 mm,RM+5mm,RMintra+3 mm and RMintra+5 mm was 0.750,0.724,0.749,0.833 and 0.807 in training set,while was 0.723,0.718,0.736,0.759 and 0.782 in test set,respectively.In training set,significant differences of AUC was found(all P<0.01),while in test set,no significant difference of AUC was found among models(all P>0.05).The calibrations of models were all high.DCA showed that taken 0.02-0.88 as the threshold,the clinical net benefit of RMintra+per were greater in training set,while taken 0.40-0.72 as the threshold,the clinical net benefit of RMintra+per was greater in test set.Conclusion Both DWI intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics could effectively predict histological grade of breast cancer.Combination of intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics was more effective.
6.Evaluation of short-term effects on 3D printing patient-matched artificial vertebral body in clinical research and application
Xiaokang LI ; Lei SHI ; Xiangdong LI ; Hai HUANG ; Qi WU ; Xiaodong TANG ; Zheng GUO
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(6):354-361
Objective:To evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of 3D printing patient-matched artificial vertebral body in clinical research and application.Methods:A total of 12 patients with spinal tumors were enrolled 7 males (58.33%) and 5 females (41.67%), aged from 18 to 65 years old in The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force military Medical University (hereinafter referred to as Xijing Hospital) and Peking University people's Hospital from September 2021 to July 2022. The spinal vertebra defect were restored by using 3D printing patient-matched artificial vertebral body after tumor resection. All patients who accepted TES and 3D printing patient-matched artificial vertebral body implantation were included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The bone interface fusion was evaluated by the imaging fusion criteria of Brantigan and Steffee at 3 and 6 months after operation, the curative effect was evaluated by comparing Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score at 3 and 6 months after operation, visual analogue scale (VAS) 3 months after operation and intervertebral height at 3 and 6 months after operation with those before operation, and the safety was evaluated by adverse event recording.Results:All 12 patients completed the operation successfully, and the operation sites were thoracic vertebrae in 6 cases (50%), thoracolumbar in 3 cases (25%) and lumbar vertebrae in 3 cases (25%). All patients were followed up. The mean follow-up time was 23.92±3.23 months (range, 19-29 months). No tumor recurrence or metastasis was observed during this period. All patients were followed up at 15 days, 3 months and 6 months after operation. During the 6-month follow-up, X ray results showed that interface of bone and the vertebral body were fused in all of the 12 patients, and the effective rate of fusion was 100%. The 95% confidence interval is calculated to be (75.6%-100%). Six months after operation, the improvement rate of JOA score was excellent in 10 cases, good in 1 case, poor in 1 case, and the excellent and good rate was 91.66%. The preoperative VAS score was 4.08 ±2.47, and during the 3-month follow-up, the VAS score was improved to 1.83 ±1.59. Compared with the preoperative VAS score, the difference was statistically significant ( t=2.635, P=0.023). The intervertebral height before operation, 15 days after operation, 3 months after operation and 6 months after operation were 32.75 (25.94, 68.20), 41.09 (30.55, 70.20), 40.70 (30.23, 67.83) and 40.74 (30.23, 67.08), respectively, and there was no statistically significant difference (χ 2=0.768, P=0.857). No implant-related adverse events occurred after operation. Conclusion:The 3D printing patient-matched artificial vertebral body used in this study has satisfactory short-term efficacy and safety in the reconstruction of spinal stability after spinal tumor resection.
7.Gut microbiota aids in differentiating proximal colorectal cancer in the combination of tumor markers
Tianchen HUANG ; Xiaodong HAN ; Yong ZHANG ; Kan LI ; Zhipeng GUO ; Lei LI ; Yachao WU ; Yanjun WANG ; Dongxiao BAI ; Jianan XIAO ; Jiangman ZHAO ; Fuyou ZHOU ; Weili LI
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(4):444-450
Objective:To explore the differences in bacterial community structure between proximal colon cancer (PC), distal colon cancer (DC), and rectal cancer (RC), and the values of featured microbiota in differentiating PC with tumor markers.Methods:This case-control study enrolled 85 newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients, including 22 PC, 15 DC and 48 RC patients, and 8 colorectal adenoma patients from May 2019 to July 2022 at the Department of General Surgery, Anyang Oncology Hospital. The blood and fecal samples were collected before surgery and then subjected to biochemical tests for tumor markers and 16S rDNA tests, respectively. SPSS (27.0.1) was applied to perform the t-test, one-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Chi-Squared Test. Also, the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was plotted on tumor markers and/or f_Bacteroidaceae with SPSS software .Results:All groups had significant differences in the CA125 ( F=3.543, P<0.05), CA72-4 ( F=3.596, P<0.05), and serum tumor-associated materials (TAM) levels ( F=5.787, P<0.01). In PC group, the levels of CA125 [PC vs RC, (36.84±6.30) kU/L vs (12.73±4.21) kU/L, P<0.01] and CA72-4 [PC vs RC, (45.56±10.86) kU/L vs (3.30±7.63) kU/L, P<0.01] were significantly higher than that of the RC group, while the level of TAM was remarkably elevated in PC group than in RC group [PC vs RC, (124.84±5.19) U/ml vs (102.44±3.63) U/ml, P<0.001] and CRA group [PC vs CRA, (124.84±5.19) U/ml vs (95.39±8.42) U/ml, P<0.01]. The LEfSe analysis showed that the featured microbiota in the PC group included f_Bacteroidaceae, f_Neisseriaceae, f_Clostridiaceae_1, f_Spirochaetaceae, and so on. The largest area under the ROC belonged to the combination of TAM and f_Bacteroidaceae, which reached 0.845 (95% CI 0.747-0.944), with sensitivity being 0.857 and specificity being 0.815. Conclusions:There is heterogeneity in gut microbiota composition among PC, DC, RC, and CRA. The combination of gut microbiota and tumor biomarkers demonstrated good differentiating effects in proximal colon cancers.
8.Association between job burnout, depressive symptoms, and insomnia among employees in electronic manufacturing industry
Xiaoyi LI ; Yao GUO ; Rong ZHAO ; Xiaodong JIA ; Jin WANG ; Huiqing CHEN ; Xiaoman LIU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2024;41(11):1205-1212
Background The high-quality development of manufacturing in China has spurred industrial transformation and upgrading, placing higher demands on the skills of employees in the electronic manufacturing industry. This situation may induce psychological health problems such as job burnout and depressive symptoms in the employees, and also lead to insomnia, which has become a public health problem that urgently needs attention and solution. Objective To investigate the relationship between job burnout, depressive symptoms, and insomnia among employees in the electronic manufacturing industry. Methods A total of
9.Determination of 8 N-nitrosamines in the workplace air by GC-MS/MS method
Xiangjuan MENG ; Xiaodong LIU ; Xiaomei ZHANG ; Yue HU ; Qifen GUO
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2024;42(8):616-620
Objective:To establish a method for the determination of eight N-nitrosamines (N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosomethylmethylamine, N-nitrosodibutylamine, N-nitrosopropylamine, N-nitrosomorpholine, N-nitrosodianiline and N-nitrosopiperidine) in the air of workplace by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) .Methods:From January to August 2023, eight N-nitrosamines in the air of workplace were collected by ThermoSorb/N column, eluted with 4 ml methanol-dichloromethane (1∶1 volume ratio), separated by VF-624 ms capillary column, detected by multiple reaction monitoring mode and quantified by external standard method. The detection limit and precision of the method were also analyzed.Results:The linear range of the method for the determination of eight N-nitrosamines was 1.0-20.0 μg/L, the correlation coefficient was 0.9993-0.9999, the detection limit was 0.051-0.132 μg/L, and the minimum quantitative concentration was 0.030-0.078 μg/m 3 (calculated by collecting 22.5 L of air sample and eluting with 4.0 ml stripping liquid). The within-run precisions were 2.05%-6.89% and the between-run precisions were 2.41%-8.26%. The desorption rates were 67.20%-102.60%. The sample can be kept at least 7 days at 4 ℃. Conclusion:GC-MS/MS method for the determination of eight N-nitrosamines in workplace air has high sensitivity and good precision, and can accurately determine the content of eight N-nitrosamines in workplace air.
10.The diagnostic value of nomogram model established on the basis of C-TIRADS combined with SWE and clinically independent risk factors in category IV thyroid nodules
Xiaodong OU ; Mei PENG ; Yunyun GUO
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(3):533-537
Objective To investigate the diagnostic efficacy of the nomogram model based on Chinese thyroid ima-ging reporting and data system(C-TIRADS)combined with shear wave elastography(SWE)and clinically inde-pendent risk factors for category IV thyroid nodules.Methods 2D-ultrasound images and SWE images of 256 pa-tients(269 nodules)with category IV thyroid nodules were analyzed.The sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of the diagnosis by C-TIRADS and SWE were calculated using pathological findings as the gold standard.Receiver op-erating characteristic(ROC)curves were plotted,and the area under the curve(AUC)was obtained.Independent risk factors for thyroid nodules were screened by univariate and multifactorial logistic regression analyses,a risk model was developed and a nomogram model was plotted,and a calibration curve analysis was used to assess the accuracy of prediction.ROC of the nomogram model was plotted,and the diagnostic efficacy of C-TIRADS,SWE and nomogram model based on independent risk factors was compared according to the AUC in category IV thyroid nodules.Results The sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of C-TIRADS for differentiating malignant and benign nodules was 0.921,0.724 and 0.844 respectively,the AUC was equal to 0.822 with a 95%confidence interval(95%CI)of 0.775-0.870.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of SWE were 0.701,0.981,0.814 respec-tively,and the AUC was 0.833(95%CI:0.795-0.872).Multifactorial logistic regression analysis suggested that C-TIRADS classification,mean value of elasticity(E-mean)age and aspect ratio were independent risk factors for identifying benign and malignant thyroid nodules.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the nomogram model established based on the above four factors were 0.957,0.943 and 0.959,the AUC was 0.963(95%CI:0.943-0.984),which showed a diagnostic efficacy superior to that of C-TIRADS or SWE alone.Conclusion The nomogram model,constructed based on C-TIRADS,SWE and clinically independent risk factors,can improve the efficacy in diagnosing category IV thyroid nodules,with a better clinical application value.


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