1.Expert Consensus on Clinical Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Threatened Abortion
Xinchun YANG ; Shuyu WANG ; Huilan DU ; Songping LUO ; Zhe JIN ; Rong LI ; Xiangyan RUAN ; Qin ZHANG ; Xiaoling FENG ; Shicai CHEN ; Fengjie HE ; Shaobin WEI ; Qun LU ; Yanqin WANG ; Yang LIU ; Qingwei MENG ; Zengping HAO ; Ying LI ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Ruihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):241-246
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Threatened abortion is a common disease of obstetrics and gynecology and one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in TCM obstetrics and gynecology, Western medicine obstetrics and gynecology, and pharmacology to deeply discuss the advantages of TCM and integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment as well as the medication plans for threatened abortion. After discussion, the experts concluded that chromosome, endocrine, and immune abnormalities were the key factors for the occurrence of threatened abortion, and the Qi and blood disorders in thoroughfare and conception vessels were the core pathogenesis. In the treatment of threatened abortion, TCM has advantages in preventing miscarriages, alleviating clinical symptoms and TCM syndromes, relieving anxiety, regulating reproductive endocrine and immune abnormalities, personalized and diversified treatment, enhancing efficiency and reducing toxicity, and preventing the disease before occurrence. The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with traditional Chinese and Western medicine lies in identifying the predictors of abortion caused by maternal factors and the treatment of thrombophilia. Recurrent abortion is the breakthrough point of treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It is urgent to carry out high-quality evidence-based medicine research in the future to improve the modern diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with TCM. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Symptom clusters and the bridge symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing postoperative chemotherapy:a network-based cross-sectional analysis
Xinchun ZHANG ; Yihai WANG ; Ling CHEN ; Bei ZHAO
Modern Clinical Nursing 2024;23(8):11-18
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To identify symptom clusters in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and investigate the bridge symptoms that connect the symptom clusters,therefore to provide a guidance for precise intervention in the symptoms.Methods From October 2022 to October 2023,convenience sampling method was employed to selelct 340 breast cancer patients,who underwent postoperative chemotherapy,for investigation in the related symptom clusters and quality of life by using Anderson symptom assessment scale and breast cancer quality of life scale.Cluster analysis was performed to extract the symptom clusters by R software and the impacts of each symptom cluster on quality of life were analysed by stratified regression.A contemporaneous symptom network was constructed to identify the bridge symptoms.Results All 327 patients had completed the study.Three distinct symptom clusters were extracted:-gastrointestinal,psychological and neurological symptom clusters.The gastrointestinal cluster alone accounted for 10.2%of the variation in quality of life.Network analysis highlighted that distress(rbe=3.927,rbs=3.927,rbc=0.436),fatigue(rbe=3.907,rbs=3.907,rbc=0.434)and lack of appetite(rbe=3.842,rbs=3.842,rbc=0.427)were the bridging symptoms which had high expected influence coefficient,strength and closeness centrality index.Conclusion The gastrointestinal symptom cluster makes notably impact on the quality of life in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Fatigue,lack of appetite and distress are the bridge symptoms in symptom management strategies in potentially improving the efficiency of intervention and reducing the costs to patient.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Structural repurposing of SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin for strengthening anti-heart failure activity with lower glycosuria.
Yixiang XU ; Chao ZHANG ; Kai JIANG ; Xinchun YANG ; Feng CHEN ; Zhiyang CHENG ; Jinlong ZHAO ; Jiaxing CHENG ; Xiaokang LI ; Xin CHEN ; Luoyifan ZHOU ; Hao DUAN ; Yunyuan HUANG ; Yaozu XIANG ; Jian LI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(4):1671-1685
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been reapproved for heart failure (HF) therapy in patients with and without diabetes. However, the initial glucose-lowering indication of SGLT2i has impeded their uses in cardiovascular clinical practice. A challenge of SGLT2i then becomes how to separate their anti-HF activity from glucose-lowering side-effect. To address this issue, we conducted structural repurposing of EMPA, a representative SGLT2 inhibitor, to strengthen anti-HF activity and reduce the SGLT2-inhibitory activity according to structural basis of inhibition of SGLT2. Compared to EMPA, the optimal derivative JX01, which was produced by methylation of C2-OH of the glucose ring, exhibited weaker SGLT2-inhibitory activity (IC50 > 100 nmol/L), and lower glycosuria and glucose-lowering side-effect, better NHE1-inhibitory activity and cardioprotective effect in HF mice. Furthermore, JX01 showed good safety profiles in respect of single-dose/repeat-dose toxicity and hERG activity, and good pharmacokinetic properties in both mouse and rat species. Collectively, the present study provided a paradigm of drug repurposing to discover novel anti-HF drugs, and indirectly demonstrated that SGLT2-independent molecular mechanisms play an important role in cardioprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Research progress in the promotion of peri-implant soft tissue integration of dental titanium implant based on immune microenvironment regulation
Jiamin SHI ; Guangqi GAO ; Shoucheng CHEN ; Zhuofan CHEN ; Xinchun ZHANG ; Zetao CHEN
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2023;58(12):1321-1326
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			A good integration of dental implants and the surrounding soft tissue is essential to ensure the long-term effect of implant. In this review, we summarized the research progress of peri-implant soft tissue integration of dental titanium implants, with emphasis on the modification of the gingival interface of implants based on immune microenvironment regulation. This method influences the immune response around the implant by promoting the surface properties of implants, so as to enhance the peri-implant soft tissue integration. The purpose of this review is to provide reference for the related research and clinical application in the field of dental implantation.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5. The prognostic value of baseline serum free light chain in immunoglobulin light-chain cardiac amyloidosis
Liming WANG ; Tongtong WANG ; Ying TIAN ; Lei ZHAO ; Xinchun YANG ; Wenming CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2020;41(1):47-53
		                        		
		                        			 Objective:
		                        			To analyze the prognostic value of baseline serum free light chain (sFLC) in immunoglobulin light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) .
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			Thirty patients diagnosed with AL-CA from January 2012 to December 2016 at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital were included in this study to retrospectively evaluate the clinical data. The cut-off value of dFLC (involved sFLC minus uninvolved sFLC) was determined according to the receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) and grouped, the prognoses of both groups were evaluated.
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			The onset age of all AL-CA patients was 57 years old. It occurred more commonly in men (21 cases, 70%) and the light chains of immunoglobulin composed mainly of type λ (22 cases, 73.3%) . Renal involvements occurred in 17 cases (56.7%) . The median value of difference between involved and uninvolved serum immunoglobulin free light chain levels (dFLC) was 162.9 (57.9-401.6) mg/L. More subjects in the high dFLC group had higher BNP (
		                        		
		                        	
6.Preliminary analysis on distribution characteristics and risk factors of uric acid in overweight and obese children aged 7-13 in Tangshan City
CHEN Xinchun, GU Xiaona, KOU Yongmei, YANG Zhenpeng, YANG Xuebing
Chinese Journal of School Health 2020;41(11):1695-1698
		                        		
		                        			Objective:
		                        			To describe the distribution characteristics of uric acid and associated factors among overweight and obese children in Tangshan City, so as to provide reference for the prevention of childhood hyperuricemia and related diseases.
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			A total of 543 overweight and obese school-age children in Tangshan from 2018 to 2019 were selected, 503 children of normal weight were selected as the control group. Height, weight, waist circumference(WC), blood pressure(BP) were measured, then the Body mass index(BMI) and waist-to-height ratio(WHtR) were calculated. Uric acid(UA), fasting blood glucose(FPG), total cholesterol(TC), triglyceride(TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) were measured. The distribution characteristics of uric acid level were described by age groups, and the relationship between uric acid and related indicators were analyzed.
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			The mean uric acid of normal weight group,overweight and obese group were(278.15±89.68, 322.72±89.50)μmol/L respectively, the difference was statistically significant(t=-8.04, P<0.01). The detection rates of hyperuricemia in normal weight group, overweight and obesity group were 11.33% and 23.94% respectively, with statistically significant difference(χ2=28.28, P<0.01). UA level was positively correlated with age, BMI, body weight, TC, LDL-C(r=0.12,0.17,0.28,0.14,0.23,P<0.01), and negatively correlated with HDL-C(r=-0.25,P<0.01). Age, BMI, WHtR, TC, LDL-C were the influencing factors of hyper-uricemia[OR(95%CI)=0.82(0.72-0.94), 1.13(1.08-1.18), 0.38(0.23-0.64), 6.79(2.15-21.44), 0.04(0.01-0.14).
		                        		
		                        			Conclusion
		                        			The urea level and high uric acid detection rate of overweight and obese children in Tangshan were higher than those of normal weight children. Age, obesity and dyslipidemia were influencing factors of hyperuricemia in obese and overweight children.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.The relationship between overweight and obesity, high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy in adolescents in Tangshan
Yongmei KOU ; Yumei YANG ; Xinchun CHEN ; Xuebing YANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2020;22(9):1285-1289
Objective:To explore the relationship between overweight and obesity, high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in adolescents in Tangshan.Methods:Through cluster sampling, 1 023 adolescents aged 7-18 were selected from primary and secondary schools in Tangshan (January 2018 to January 2020). Questionnaire survey, blood pressure, weight, height measurement and ultrasound examination were performed. The incidence of LVH in 1 023 adolescents was statistically analyzed. 1 023 adolescents were divided into four groups according to whether they were overweight or obesity (overweight: weight for age Z score >2; obesity: height for age Z score >2) and whether blood pressure was high [high blood pressure: systolic blood pressure (SBP) or diastolic blood pressure (DBP)≥gender/age P 90 and
8.Imaging features of COVID-19: a series of 56 cases
Jichan SHI ; Xiangao JIANG ; Saiduo LIU ; Xinchun YE ; Yueying ZHOU ; Zhengxing WU ; Yi LU ; Chongyong XU ; Wei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020;13(2):87-91
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To evaluate the imaging features of CT scan in patients with COVID-19.Methods:Clinical data of 56 patients with COVID-19 from January 17 to 19, 2020 admitted to Wenzhou Central Hospital and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical manifestations, lung imaging characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with different severity were analyzed with SAS software.Results:Fever (92.8%, 52/56), dry cough (75.0%, 42/56) and asthenia (58.9%, 33/56) were the first symptoms in most of the patients; some patients also had shortness of breath (25.0%, 14/56) and pharyngeal pain (10.7%, 6/56). Chest high-resolution CT scan showed that in 42 moderate patients, ground glass-like high-density shadows in the lung were observed in 30 cases (71.4%) ; localized plaque consolidation shadows and bronchial inflation signs were observed in 10 cases (23.8%). In 12 severe patients, 11 had high-density patches involving multiple lung lobes (≥3). In 2 critically ill patients the patches and stripes involving the entire lung were observed; and cord-like high-density shadow, local consolidation and fibrosis were also shown.Conclusion:The multiple ground-glass changes outside the lungs are early imaging manifestations of COVID-19 patients. The increase in pulmonary lobe consolidation and fibrosis may indicate the disease progression, and the degree of lung consolidation and fibrosis is closely related to the disease severity.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Perioperative efficacy and safety of da Vinci robot-assisted bronchial sleeve lobectomy
Siyuan ZHANG ; Xinchun DONG ; Yunjiu GOU ; Songchen HAN ; Meng CHEN ; Dacheng JIN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020;27(10):1145-1149
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective    Through the perioperative outcome analysis of da Vinci robot-assisted sleeve lobectomy, to clarify its efficacy and safety. Methods    A retrospective analysis was performed on 10 patients with centrally located lung cancer undergoing robot-assisted sleeve lobectomy from March to December 2019 in our center, including 9 males and 1 female, aged 45-67 (55.0±8.9) years. Preoperative imaging and bronchoscopy showed central non-small cell lung cancer, involving the right upper lung in 3 patients, right lower lung in 2 patients, the left upper lung in 4 patients, and left lower lung in 1 patient. The operation time, Docking time, intraoperative blood loss volume, bronchial anastomosis time, number of dissected lymph nodes, drainage volume and postoperative hospital stay were analyzed. Results    The da Vinci robot-assisted bronchial sleeve lobectomy was completed smoothly on 10 patients. The operation time was 135-183 (157.8±14.3) min, Docking time 6-15 (10.0±2.9) min, intraoperative blood loss volume 55-250 (124.5±61.8) mL, bronchial anastomosis time 17-40 (27.7±7.3) min, the number of dissected lymph nodes 16-23 (19.7±2.8), the drainage volume 200-600 (348.0±148.4) mL and postoperative hospital stay 7-11 (8.7±1.6) d. All patients had no bronchopleural fistula, pulmonary infection or atelectasis, and there was no perioperative death. Postoperative pathological findings were all squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusion    Da Vinci robot-assisted sleeve lobectomy is safe and effective.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Study of left ventricular torsional mechanics in patients with premature ventricular complexes from right ventricular outflow tract
Yan CHEN ; Di XU ; Yanjuan ZHANG ; Huan TANG ; Beibei GE ; Lijun QIAN ; Xinchun WANG ; Yan SHEN ; Jing YAO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2019;28(1):12-16
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To assess alternations in left ventricular( LV) torsion parameters in healthy subjects and patients with premature ventricular complexes ( PVCs) from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) .Methods ThirtypatientswithPVCsfromRVOTand31healthysubjectswereincluded.Two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging( 2D-STI) was applied to evaluate LV torsion parameters ,including LV rotational degrees in basal and apical levels respectively ,LV total torsional degrees ,and time to peak rotational and torsional degrees . All values of patients with PVCs were recorded during both sinus beats ( PVC-S) and premature ventricular beats ( PVC-V) . Results No significant difference was observed in left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) between PVC-S group and control subjects( P > 0 .05) ,while LV rotational degrees in apical levels[( 8 .47 ± 3 .54)° vs (9 .50 ± 3 .21)° , P = 0 .042] and LV total torsional degrees [ (11 .25 ± 6 .31)° vs (14 .00 ± 4 .07)° , P =0 .046] were significantly reduced in PVC-S group . In addition to the reduction of LV rotational degrees in apical levels[( 3 .93 ± 7 .23)° vs (9 .50 ± 3 .21)° , P =0 .000] and LV total torsional degrees[ ( 4 .35 ± 9 .62)° vs (14 .00 ± 4 .07)° , P =0 .000] ,lower apical levels[ ( -0 .57 ± 4 .44)° vs ( -5 .26 ± 3 .84)° , P =0 .000] and advanced LV rotational degrees [ ( 40 .5 ± 18 .6)%vs (48 .0 ± 9 .1)% , P =0 .05] in basal levels were observed in PVC-V group in comparison with the control subjects . Compared with the PVC-S group ,PVC-V group showed lower LV rotational degrees in basal levels [ ( -0 .57 ± 4 .44)° vs ( -4 .57 ± 4 .57)° , P = 0 .000] and advanced time to peak rotational degrees [ (40 .5 ± 18 .6)% vs (48 .1 ± 12 .6)% , P =0 .018] ,as well as advanced time to peak and lower LV total torsionaldegrees[(39.3±15.4)% vs(46.7±13.8)% ,P =0.007 ;(4.35±9.62)°vs(11.25±6.31)°,P=0 .001] .Conclusions As to RVOT-PVC patients ,LV myocardial torsional motion has changed in PVC-S mainly manifested as a decrease of rotation degrees in apical levels even if the LVEF is still in the normal range . During PVC-V the rotation and twist degree is further reduced ,and the time sequence altered , accompanied with significantly decreased LVEF .
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            

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