1.Phenomics of traditional Chinese medicine 2.0: the integration with digital medicine
Min Xu ; Xinyi Shao ; Donggeng Guo ; Xiaojing Yan ; Lei Wang ; Tao Yang ; Hao LIANG ; Qinghua PENG ; Lingyu Linda Ye ; Haibo Cheng ; Dayue Darrel Duan
Digital Chinese Medicine 2025;8(3):282-299
Abstract
Modern western medicine typically focuses on treating specific symptoms or diseases, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emphasizes the interconnections of the body’s various systems under external environment and takes a holistic approach to preventing and treating diseases. Phenomics was initially introduced to the field of TCM in 2008 as a new discipline that studies the laws of integrated and dynamic changes of human clinical phenomes under the scope of the theories and practices of TCM based on phenomics. While TCM Phenomics 1.0 has initially established a clinical phenomic system centered on Zhenghou (a TCM definition of clinical phenome), bottlenecks remain in data standardization, mechanistic interpretation, and precision intervention. Here, we systematically elaborates on the theoretical foundations, technical pathways, and future challenges of integrating digital medicine with TCM phenomics under the framework of “TCM phenomics 2.0”, which is supported by digital medicine technologies such as artificial intelligence, wearable devices, medical digital twins, and multi-omics integration. This framework aims to construct a closed-loop system of “Zhenghou–Phenome–Mechanism–Intervention” and to enable the digitization, standardization, and precision of disease diagnosis and treatment. The integration of digital medicine and TCM phenomics not only promotes the modernization and scientific transformation of TCM theory and practice but also offers new paradigms for precision medicine. In practice, digital tools facilitate multi-source clinical data acquisition and standardization, while AI and big data algorithms help reveal the correlations between clinical Zhenghou phenomes and molecular mechanisms, thereby improving scientific rigor in diagnosis, efficacy evaluation, and personalized intervention. Nevertheless, challenges persist, including data quality and standardization issues, shortage of interdisciplinary talents, and insufficiency of ethical and legal regulations. Future development requires establishing national data-sharing platforms, strengthening international collaboration, fostering interdisciplinary professionals, and improving ethical and legal frameworks. Ultimately, this approach seeks to build a new disease identification and classification system centered on phenomes and to achieve the inheritance, innovation, and modernization of TCM diagnostic and therapeutic patterns.
2.Role of PD-L1 on promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition by activating NF-κB in endometrial cancer
Yumiao NIU ; Hao HUANG ; Xiaojing CHEN
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(8):59-63
Objective To investigate the effect of programmed death ligand-1(PD-L1)overexpression on epithelial mesenchymal transformation(EMT)in endometrial cancer cells and its possible mechanism.Methods Ishikawa/PD-L1,a PD-L1 stable overexpression cell line constructed in the laboratory and the control Ishikawa/EV were used.The efficiency of PD-L1 overexpression was detected by qPCR and Western blot assay.The cell migration ability and invasion activity were detected by scratch assay and Transwell assay.The EMT-related protein and the phosphorylation level of nuclear transcription factor-κB(NF-κB)were detected by Western blot.Results Compared with the control group,the migration ability and invasion activity of Ishikawa/PD-L1 were significantly enhanced,and the expression of E-cadherin was significantly down-regulated,whereas vimentin,N-cadherin and p-p65 were significantly increased.Conclusion PD-L1 can promote EMT by inducing the activation of NF-κB pathway,and thus enhance the migration and invasion ability of endometrial cancer cells.
3.Effect of selinexor combined with imatinib on proliferation and apoptosis of K562/G01 cells
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(3):405-410
Objective To observe the effect of Selinexor(SEL)combined with Imatinib(IM)on the proliferation and apoptosis of Imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia K562/G01(KG)cells and explore the possible mechanisms.Methods K562 cells and KG cells were treated with SEL or IM respectively or in combination.Cells viability was examined by MTT assay.Apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry.BCR-ABL mRNA was detected by RT-PCR.XPO1 was detected by Western blotting.Results IM and SEL both inhibited the proliferation of K562 cells and KG cells;half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50)for 48 h was 0.16 μmol/L vs.6.48 μmol/L for IM and 132.0 nmol/L vs.275.9 nmol/L for SEL.Compared with SEL or IM alone,SEL combined with IM significantly inhibited the proliferation of KG cells(P<0.05),induced KG cells apoptosis(P<0.05),downregulated the levels of BCR-ABL mRNA(P<0.05),and inhibited the expressions of XPO1 in KG cells(P<0.05).Conclusion SEL combined with IM can synergistically inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of KG cells,and then inhibit the expressions of BCR-ABL mRNA and XPO1 to exert an anti-leukemia effect.
4.Development and Clinical Application of Multifunctional Inflation-Free Lumpectomy Aid
Mengxiang QIAO ; Gongsheng JIN ; Xianfu LIU ; Yansong CHEN ; Xiaojing ZHANG ; Hao ZHANG ; Yanfeng SUN ; Yuqing CHEN ; Ru BAI
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2024;48(1):99-103
To investigate the value of self-developed air-free laparoscopic auxiliary instruments in the clinical application of thyroid diseases.The clinical data of 70 transaxillary and 45 transareolar air-free laparoscopic surgeries for thyroid cancer and 40 conventional open surgeries were retrospectively compared.The transaxillary and transareolar laparoscopic groups had significantly longer operative times than the open group,while the postoperative satisfaction was higher in the endoscopic group than in the open group.This set of instruments has advantage of novel design,scientific structure,safe application.It can be compatible with a variety of thyroid and breast air-free laparoscopic procedures,which can promote the development and popularization of laparoscopic technology.
5.Overexpression of lncRNA FEZF1-AS1 promotes progression of non-small cell lung cancer via the miR-130a-5p/CCND1 axis
Feifan LI ; Junxin XIANG ; Jiahui LIU ; Xiaojing WANG ; Hao JIANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(5):841-850
Objective To explore the molecular mechanism by which FEZF1-AS1 overexpression promotes progression of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)via the miR-130a-5p/CCND1 axis.Methods TCGA database was used to analyze FEZF1-AS1 expression levels in NSCLC.FEZF1-AS1 expression was detected by qRT-PCR in clinical specimens of NSCLC tissues and NSCLC cell lines,and its correlation with clinical features of the patients were analyzed.The binding sites of FEZF1-AS1 with hsa-miR-130a-5p and those of hsa-miR-130a-5p with CCND1 were predicted.CCK8 assay,clone formation assay,scratch assay,and Transwell assay were employed to examine the effects of FEZF1-AS1 knockdown and hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor on proliferation,invasion,and migration abilities of lung cancer cell lines.Dual luciferase assay was used to verify the binding of FEZF1-AS1 with hsa-miR-130a-5p and the binding of hsa-miR-130a-5p with CCND1.Western blotting was performed to detect the changes in CCND1 protein expression level in H1299 and H358 cells following FEZF1-AS1 knockdown and treatment with hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor.Results FEZF1-AS1 was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues in close correlation with lymph node metastasis and also in H1299 and H358 cell lines(all P<0.05).FEZF1-AS1 knockdown obviously reduced proliferation,migration,and invasion abilities of NSCLC cells(P<0.05).Dual luciferase assay confirmed the binding of hsa-miR-130a-5p with FEZF1-AS1 and CCND1(P<0.05),and hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor significantly inhibited proliferation,migration,and invasion of NSCLC cells(P<0.05).FEZF1-AS1 knockdown significantly reduced CCND1 protein expression in NSCLC cells,and this effect was strongly inhibited by treatment with hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor(P<0.05).Conclusion FEZF1-AS1 is highly expressed in NSCLC tissue in close correlation with lymph node metastasis to promote cancer progression through the miR-130a-5p/CCND1 axis.
6.Impact of the interval period after prostate systematic biopsy on MRI interpretation for prostate cancer
Baichuan LIU ; Xu BAI ; Xiaohui DING ; Yun ZHANG ; Zhe DONG ; Honghao XU ; Xiaojing ZHANG ; Mengqiu CUI ; Jian ZHAO ; Shaopeng ZHOU ; Yuwei HAO ; Huiyi YE ; Haiyi WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2024;58(4):401-408
Objective:To investigate the impact of the interval period between biopsy and MR examination on tumor detection and extraprostatic extension (EPE) assessment for prostate cancer (PCa) using multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI).Methods:The study was cross-sectional and retrospectively included 130 patients with PCa who underwent RP and preoperative systematic biopsies followed by mpMRI between January 2021 and December 2022 in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to interval following biopsy (group A,<3 weeks, 31 cases; group B, 3-6 weeks, 67 cases; group C,>6 weeks, 32 cases). The percentages of hemorrhage volume in the total prostate were drawn on T 1WI and calculated. The junior, senior and expert radiologists independently localized the index lesions and calculated the accuracy for tumor detection, in addition to assessing the probabilities of EPE according to EPE grade. The correlation between the hemorrhage extent and interval was analyzed using the Spearman correlation coefficient. The accuracy for tumor detection was compared using χ2 test among groups. The diagnostic performance of the radiologists for EPE prediction was assessed using the receiver operating characteristic curve, and the differences between the corresponding area under the curve (AUC) were compared using the DeLong test. Results:The percentage of hemorrhage was correlated with the interval between biopsy and MR examination ( r=-0.325, P<0.001). The detection accuracy of junior radiologist was 83.9% (26/31), 76.1% (51/67), and 78.1% (25/32) in group A, B and C, respectively; no differences were observed in the detection accuracy among three groups ( χ2=0.76, P=0.685). The detection accuracy of senior radiologist was 83.9% (26/31), 80.6% (54/67), and 71.9% (23/32) in 3 groups with no differences ( χ2=1.53, P=0.464). The detection accuracy of expert radiologist was 80.6% (25/31), 77.6% (52/67), and 93.8% (30/32) with no differences ( χ2=3.95, P=0.139). The AUC (95% CI) for predicting EPE were 0.830 (0.652-0.940), 0.704 (0.580-0.809), 0.800 (0.621-0.920) in the group A, B and C for junior radiologist; 0.876 (0.708-0.966), 0.768 (0.659-0.863), 0.896 (0.736-0.975) for senior radiologist; and 0.866 (0.695-0.961), 0.813 (0.699-0.895), 0.852 (0.682-0.952) for expert radiologist, respectively. No differences were observed among the subgroups in each radiologist ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The interval period does not significantly affect the detection accuracy and EPE assessment of PCa using mpMRI. There is probably no necessity for prolonged intervals following systematic biopsy to preserve the clarity of MRI interpretation for PCa.
7.Quality of life and risk factors of patients with depression in Shandong Province
Junting LIU ; Xiaojing CHENG ; Jingxuan ZHANG ; Ruzhan WANG ; Xiaojing LI ; Qian WANG ; Chenghui WANG ; Hao DING ; Liju QIAN ; Xiaona WAN ; Xue TIAN ; Zongyin HOU ; Fengjie LIU ; Jindong LIU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(6):465-472
Objective:To study the life characteristics and related risk factors of patients with depression in Shandong Province.Methods:Based on the 2015 mental epidemiological survey database in Shandong Province,a total of 832 patients with depression,807 high-risk individuals with depression,and 819 low-risk individuals were diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ)and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-Ⅳ-TR Axis I Disorders,Research Version(SCID-I/P).In 2020,SCID-I/P was used for re diagnosis,and the General Health Questionnaire(GHQ-12),Simple Quality of Life question-naire,Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI),Childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ),Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS),Global Pain Scale(GPS),Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA),Simplified Coping Style Question-naire(SCSQ)were used for evaluation.Compare changes in the quality of life of depression patients and construct a risk factor model.Results:Patients with depression had lower scores on the simple quality of life questionnaire at baseline and at retest after 5 years than those in the high-and low-risk groups,those in remission of depression had higher scores on the simple quality of life questionnaire at baseline and at retest after 5 years than those in non-re-mission,and those with new-onset disorder in the high-and low-risk groups had lower scores on the simple quality of life questionnaire at baseline and at retest after 5 years than those with no-onset disorder(Ps<0.001).Depres-sion diagnosis and PSQI scale scores at baseline negatively predicted at retest after 5 years(β=-0.06,-0.15),while coping style tendencies at baseline positively predicted(β=0.06).The simple quality of life questionnaire at baseline negatively predicted depression diagnosis at retest after 5 years,GHQ-12 scores at retest after 5 years,and PSQI scale scores at retest after 5 years(β=-0.11,-0.17,-0.09),while the simple quality of life question-naire at baseline positively predicted coping style tendencies at retest after 5 years(β=0.13).Depression diagnosis at retest after 5 years,GHQ-12 scores at retest after 5 years,PSQI scale scores at retest after 5 years,coping style tendencies at retest after 5 years,SSRS scale scores,CTQ scale scores,GPS scale scores,and the simple quality of life questionnaire at baseline all influenced the simple quality of life questionnaire at retest after 5 years through ei-ther direct or indirect pathways.Conclusion:It suggest that the quality of life is lower in patients with depression than in the general population.Depression diagnosis,sleep,mental health,pain,social support,childhood trauma and coping are direct and indirect risk factors affecting life.
8.Overexpression of lncRNA FEZF1-AS1 promotes progression of non-small cell lung cancer via the miR-130a-5p/CCND1 axis
Feifan LI ; Junxin XIANG ; Jiahui LIU ; Xiaojing WANG ; Hao JIANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(5):841-850
Objective To explore the molecular mechanism by which FEZF1-AS1 overexpression promotes progression of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)via the miR-130a-5p/CCND1 axis.Methods TCGA database was used to analyze FEZF1-AS1 expression levels in NSCLC.FEZF1-AS1 expression was detected by qRT-PCR in clinical specimens of NSCLC tissues and NSCLC cell lines,and its correlation with clinical features of the patients were analyzed.The binding sites of FEZF1-AS1 with hsa-miR-130a-5p and those of hsa-miR-130a-5p with CCND1 were predicted.CCK8 assay,clone formation assay,scratch assay,and Transwell assay were employed to examine the effects of FEZF1-AS1 knockdown and hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor on proliferation,invasion,and migration abilities of lung cancer cell lines.Dual luciferase assay was used to verify the binding of FEZF1-AS1 with hsa-miR-130a-5p and the binding of hsa-miR-130a-5p with CCND1.Western blotting was performed to detect the changes in CCND1 protein expression level in H1299 and H358 cells following FEZF1-AS1 knockdown and treatment with hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor.Results FEZF1-AS1 was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues in close correlation with lymph node metastasis and also in H1299 and H358 cell lines(all P<0.05).FEZF1-AS1 knockdown obviously reduced proliferation,migration,and invasion abilities of NSCLC cells(P<0.05).Dual luciferase assay confirmed the binding of hsa-miR-130a-5p with FEZF1-AS1 and CCND1(P<0.05),and hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor significantly inhibited proliferation,migration,and invasion of NSCLC cells(P<0.05).FEZF1-AS1 knockdown significantly reduced CCND1 protein expression in NSCLC cells,and this effect was strongly inhibited by treatment with hsa-miR-130a-5p inhibitor(P<0.05).Conclusion FEZF1-AS1 is highly expressed in NSCLC tissue in close correlation with lymph node metastasis to promote cancer progression through the miR-130a-5p/CCND1 axis.
9.Clinical analysis of neuropsychological characteristics in adolescents with Turner syndrome
Xiaojing LIU ; Huimin HAO ; Jing GAO ; Shuxian YUAN ; Suhua LIU ; Yongxing CHEN ; Minli DING ; Qiujin QIAN ; Haiyan WEI
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2024;39(11):858-861
Objective:To analyze the neurocognitive abnormalities and related emotional and behavioral problems in 410 adolescent patients with Turner syndrome (TS) managed in Henan Children′s Hospital in the past 5 years, and to explore the relationship between neurocognitive abnormalities and chromosome karyotype, pubertal development, hormone replacement therapy.Methods:A retrospective case series study.A total of 410 adolescent patients who were diagnosed with TS by karyotype or fluorescence in situ hybridization in the outpatient or inpatient Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism at Henan Children′s Hospital from June 2018 to June 2023 were selected and divided into 2 groups according to age: < 12 years old and 12-18 years old.Neurocognitive assessments were performed based on the results of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale (4 th edition) for children and behavior scales for children, SPSS 22.0 software was used for data processing and statistical analysis, and chi-square test was used to analyze the correlation between chromosome karyotype, intelligence development level, pubertal development status, hormone therapy status and the occurrence of neuropsychiatric diseases. Results:Among the 410 TS patients, 207 cases had the karyotype of 45, X0/46, XX, accounting for 50.49%, 94 cases had the monosomic karyotype of 45, X0, accounting for 22.93%.Forty-six patients completed the Wechsler intelligence test, with the intelligence quotient (IQ) score ranging from 70 to 105, with high verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning scores and low processing speed and working memory scores on all assessments.Fifty-two patients completed the hyperactivity scale assessment, and 43 cases had a predisposition to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).There were no significant differences in total IQ, perceptual reasoning and processing speed among the children with karyotype 45, X0, chimeric, and X chromosome structural abnormalities ( H=3.161, 1.955, 5.890, all P>0.05), while there were significant differences in verbal comprehension and working memory among the three groups ( H=7.697, 9.694, all P<0.05).Among TS patients 12-18 years old, 68 cases completed the depression scale self-assessment, of which 23 cases had depressive tendencies.There was no correlation between depressive tendency and chromosome karyotype, pubertal development and hormone replacement therapy ( P>0.05). Conclusions:TS patients generally have low intelligence levels and tend to have ADHD in childhood.TS patients in the pubertal development have a high incidence of depression.Pubertal development status and hormone replacement therapy show no correlation with the occurrence of neuropsychiatric diseases in TS patients.
10.Effect of macrophage-derived exosomes on the morphological transformation of Candida albicans
Shuo LI ; Yuanyuan SUN ; Ruiying HAO ; Yanyan XU ; Zhao LIU ; Tingting JING ; Xiaojing LI ; Xiujuan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2024;57(6):539-546
Objective:To investigate the effect of macrophage-derived exosomes on the morphological transformation of Candida albicans (CA), and to explore the underlying mechanisms.Methods:In vitro cultured human acute monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 was induced and differentiated into M0 macrophages using the phorbol ester PMA. CA was activated and prepared as the fungal suspension. M0 macrophages were infected with the CA suspension, and the process of cell phagocytosis was observed under a high-content imaging analysis system. M0 macrophage-derived exosomes (exosome group) and CA-infected M0 macrophage-derived exosomes (CA exosome group) were extracted by differential centrifugation; transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and Western blot analysis were performed to identify and compare exosomes in the two groups. The exosomes from the two groups were separately co-cultured with CA (exosome-treated group and CA exosome-treated group), and independently cultured CA served as the blank control group; the morphological changes of CA were observed under an inverted microscope, the intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) contents were detected by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the expression levels of cAMP-related genes, RAS1 and CDC35 (also known as Cyr1), were detected by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) . Results:Western blot analysis showed that exosomes from the exosome group and CA exosome group both expressed the tumor susceptibility gene 101 protein (TSG101, an exosome marker), and did not express calnexin (a negative marker) ; transmission electron microscopy and nanoparticle tracking analysis showed no significant differences in the morphology or size of the exosomes between the two groups. Compared with the blank control group, the exosome-treated group and CA exosome-treated group both showed obvious inhibition of the yeast-to-mycelial phase transition of CA, with a noticeable reduction in the length of the hyphae under the inverted microscope. ELISA revealed that the intracellular cAMP content in CA significantly decreased in the exosome-treated group and CA exosome-treated group (16.70 ± 0.84 pmol/ml, 16.82 ± 0.87 pmol/ml, respectively) compared with the blank control group (21.82 ± 1.08 pmol/ml; t = 6.45, 6.23, respectively, both P = 0.003). RT-qPCR revealed that the expression of the cAMP-related genes, RAS1 and CDC35, was down-regulated in the exosome-treated group and CA exosome-treated group compared with the blank control group (all P < 0.01), and the RAS1 mRNA expression was significantly lower in the CA exosome-treated group than in the exosome-treated group ( t = 7.43, P = 0.002) . Conclusion:Both M0 macrophage-derived exosomes and CA-infected M0 macrophage-derived exosomes could effectively inhibit the mycelial growth of CA, and the latter one exhibited a stronger inhibitory effect, possibly by down-regulating cAMP in the cAMP/protein kinase A pathway.

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