University Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Articles

Untargeted metabolomics analysis of serum and follicular fluid samples from women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder with well-established metabolic abnormalities. In the present study, untargeted metabolomics technology was applied to analyze the serum and follicular fluid samples from women with polycystic ovary syndrome and healthy controls using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Seventy samples for PCOS analysis were collected in hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Jinan, China), NMR was used as analytical technology and multivariate analysis was applied to analyze metabolomics difference in PCOS and healthy controls. Significant metabolic differences were found in both serum and follicular fluid samples with orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). Three discriminated metabolites (1-Methylhistidine, threonine and Citrate) in both serum and follicular fluid were altered in PCOS patients. Abnormal energy metabolism, lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism were detected in PCOS patients. Furthermore, more significantly changed amino acids were discovered in follicular fluid samples. Our findings would provide a resource for further investigations on metabolic disturbance in PCOS patients.

Clinical efficacy of vibration stimulation therapy to relieve acute exercise fatigue.

Previous studies showed that local vibration stimulation therapy was effective in relieving fatigue, and the effects of different modes of vibration stimulation therapy were further investigated. This study aimed to examine the effects of different vibration stimulation modes on relieving acute exercise fatigue based on the multiphysiological indicators such as heart rate variability (HRV), skin conductance level (SCL), and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) subjective scale. Sixty participants selected from the dragon boat team of the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were divided into acupoint stimulation group (20 participants), muscle stimulation group (20 participants), and control group (20 participants) by complete randomization. (1) RPE: both stimulation groups showed a significant increase compared to the control group. (2) Heart rate values: the difference between muscle stimulation group and control group was statistically significant; (3) SCL: the two stimulation groups had significantly higher and statistically significant differences in SCL (max) and SCL (mean) values compared to the control group; the muscle stimulation group had statistically significant differences in SCL (min) compared to the control group, and the acupoint stimulation group had statistically significant differences in SCL (v) compared to the control group; (4) HRV (hf): The difference between the acupoint stimulation group and the muscle stimulation group was statistically significant. (1) Both stimulation groups are part of vibration therapy, which can relieve sympathetic tension and regulate the vegetative nervous system's relaxation effect. (2) The meridian-vessel theory may be related to the acupoint stimulation group. The low-level visceral regulation centers in the spinal nerve segment region, where the acupoints are located, trigger changes in autonomic tone and enhance parasympathetic nerve activity to relieve acute motor fatigue. (3) The muscle stimulation group may be due to the 30-Hz vibration frequency's ability to raise muscle epidermal temperature, which increases blood flow and reflexively inhibits sympathetic excitation.

A two-stage segmentation of sublingual veins based on compact fully convolutional networks for Traditional Chinese Medicine images.

As one of the key methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine inspection, tongue diagnosis manifests the advantages of simplicity and directness. Sublingual veins can provide essential information about human health. In order to automate tongue diagnosis, sublingual veins segmentation has become one important issue in the field of Chinese medicine medical image processing. At present, the primary methods for sublingual veins segmentation are traditional feature engineering methods and the feature representation methods represented by deep learning. The former, which mainly based on colour space, belongs to unsupervised classification method. The latter, which includes U-Net and other deep neural network models, belongs to supervised classification method. Current feature engineering methods can only capture low dimensional information, which makes it difficult to extract efficient features for sublingual veins. On the other hand, current deep learning methods use down-sampling structures, which manifest weak robustness and low accuracy. So, it is difficult for current segmentation approaches to recognize tiny branches of sublingual veins. To overcome the above limits, this paper proposes a novel two-stage semantic segmentation method for sublingual veins. In the first stage, a fully convolutional network without down-sampling is used to realize the accurate segmentation of the tongue that includes the sublingual veins to be segmented in the next stage. During the tongue segmentation, the proposed networks can effectively reduce the loss of medical images spatial feature information. At the same time, in order to expand the receptive field, the dilated convolution has been introduced to the proposed networks, which can capture multi-scale information of segmentation images. In the second stage, another fully convolutional network has been used to segment the sublingual veins on the base of the results from the first stage. In this model, proper dilated convolutional rates have been selected to avoid gridding issue. In order to keep the quality of the images to be segmented, several particular data pre-processing and post-processing have been used, which includes specular highlight removal, data augmentation, erosion and dilation. Finally, in order to evaluate the performance of the proposed model, segmentation results have been compared with the state-of-the-art methods on the base of the dataset from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The effectiveness of sublingual veins segmentation has been proved.

Traditional Chinese medicine may be associated with a reduced risk of recurrent exacerbation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A matched cohort study based on 1383 individuals

Ethnopharmacological relevanceThis study determines whether traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment is associated with the risk of recurrent exacerbation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Materials and methodsIn this retrospective study, we selected 1383 patients who were diagnosed with RA between 2013 and 2021 from the medical record information management system of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Then, patients were classified into TCM users and non-TCM users. Gender, age, recurrent exacerbation, TCM, death, surgery, organ lesions, Chinese patent medicine, external medicine, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were adjusted one TCM user-to-one non-TCM user with propensity score matching to reduce selection bias and confusion using propensity score matching (PSM). A Cox regression model was used to compare the hazard ratio of the risk of recurrent exacerbation and the Kaplan Meier curve of recurrent exacerbation proportion between the two groups. ResultsMost of the tested clinical indicators in this study improved in patients, which was correlated with the use of TCM, with a statistical significance. TCM was preferred in female and younger (<58 years old) patients with RA. Of note, recurrent exacerbation was observed in more than 850 (61.461%) RA patients. The results of the Cox proportional hazard model showed TCM as a protective factor for the recurrent exacerbation of RA patients (HR = 50%, 95% CI = 0.65–0.92, P < 0.01). Kaplan Meier curves demonstrated that the survival rate of TCM users was higher than that of non-TCM users (log-rank P < 0.01). ConclusionConclusively, the use of TCM may be related to a lower risk of recurrent exacerbation in RA patients. These findings provide evidence for the recommendation of TCM treatment for RA patients.

Effect of Siegesbeckiae Herba on immune-inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis: Data mining and network pharmacology

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, resulting in an overall poor prognosis. Siegesbeckiae Herba is a natural botanical herb that possesses a variety of biological activities, particularly its anti-rheumatism property. This study collected the clinical data of 7657 RA patients who received treatment with traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions before December 2021 in the Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The levels of immune-inflammatory indicators including Hs-CRP, ESR, RF, C3, C4, IgA, IgG, and IgM were observed before and after the treatment. Association rules between Siegesbeckiae Herba and immune-inflammatory indicators were analyzed by Apriori algorithm. Protein-protein interaction network diagram, core gene and drug-active ingredient-target diagram were drawn by Cytoscape3.7.2 software. GO and KEGG analysis was performed by DAVID database. Autodock software was used to conduct molecular docking and in vitro experiments were performed to verify the action mechanism of Siegesbeckiae Herba on RA. Data mining results showed that the use of Siegesbeckiae Herba was strongly associated with the improvement of immune-inflammatory markers of RA. The results of network pharmacology and molecular docking showed that the main target proteins including Bax, CASP3, CASP8, CASP9, COX2, TNF, and IL-17 of Siegesbeckiae Herba were closely related to apoptosis and inflammatory signaling pathways in the treatment of RA. In vitro cell experiments results showed that Kirenol, the main active ingredient of Siegesbeckiae Herba, up-regulated the expressions of pro-apoptotic proteins Bax, caspase3, caspase8, and caspase9 in RA-fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLSs) and down-regulated the expressions of COX2, TNF, and IL-17. Siegesbeckiae Herba promoted the apoptosis of RA-FLSs and alleviated immune-inflammatory responses in RA.

Clinical Research on Treatment of Migraine with Combination of Characteristic and Superior Techniques of Zhuang Medicine

Objective: To study the application effect of the combination of special advantages of Zhuang medical technology for migraine patients. Methods: 80 patients with migraine were selected and all were admitted to Mingxiu Branch of International Zhuang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from February 2019 to February 2020. Random number table method was used to divide patients into two groups, with 40 patients in each group. Among them, the patients in the study group were treated with the therapy combining characteristics of Zhuang medicine and superior technology, that is, Zhuang medicine meridian tendon therapy + Zhuang medicine lotus needle cupping blood stasis removal therapy + Zhuang medicine thread moxibustion therapy + Zhuang medicine acupuncture therapy; the patients in the control group were treated with conventional Western medicine. The efficacy of the two treatments were compared. Results: After treatment, the total effective rate of clinical treatment in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P &lt; 0.05), and the visual analogue scale (VAS) score and integral improvement rate were higher than those in the control group (P &lt; 0.05). The onset time of action was statistically shorter than that of the control group (P &lt; 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the adverse reaction rate between the two groups (P &lt; 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of Zhuang medicine’s characteristic and superior techniques for patients with migraine has a significant curative effect.

Clinicopathological features and expression of regulatory mechanism of the Wnt signaling pathway in colorectal sessile serrated adenomas/polyps with different syndrome types.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide, with the fourth highest mortality among all cancers. Reportedly, in addition to adenomas, serrated polyps, which account for 15%-30% of CRCs, can also develop into CRCs through the serrated pathway. Sessile serrated adenomas/polyps (SSAs/Ps), a type of serrated polyps, are easily misdiagnosed during endoscopy. To observe the difference in the Wnt signaling pathway expression in SSAs/Ps patients with different syndrome types. From January 2021 to December 2021, patients with SSAs/Ps were recruited from the Endoscopy Room of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine-Integrated Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Thirty cases each of large intestine damp-heat (Da-Chang-Shi-Re, DCSR) syndrome and spleen-stomach weakness (Pi-Wei-Xu-Ruo) syndrome were reported. Baseline comparison of the general data, typical tongue coating, colonoscopy findings, and hematoxylin and eosin findings was performed in each group. The expression of the Wnt pathway-related proteins, namely β-catenin, adenomatous polyposis coli, and mutated in colorectal cancer, were analyzed using immunohistochemistry. Significant differences were observed with respect to the SSAs/Ps size between the two groups of patients with different syndrome types (P = 0.001). The other aspects did not differ between the two groups. The Wnt signaling pathway was activated in patients with SSAs/Ps belonging to both groups, which was manifested as β-catenin protein translocation into the nucleus. However, SSAs/Ps patients with DCSR syndrome had more nucleation, higher β-catenin expression, and negative regulatory factor (adenomatous polyposis coli and mutated in colorectal cancer) expression (P < 0.0001) than SSA/P patients with Pi-Wei-Xu-Ruo syndrome. In addition, the SSA/P size was linearly correlated with the related protein expression. Patients with DCSR syndrome had a more obvious Wnt signaling pathway activation and a higher risk of carcinogenesis. A high-quality colonoscopic diagnosis was essential. The thorough assessment of clinical diseases can be improved by combining the diseases of Western medicine with the syndromes of traditional Chinese medicine.

Retraced Lucid Multi-dimensional Chinese Logic System behind Chinese Medicine

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Chinese Medicine and Culture ():10.1097/MC9.0000000000000054, March 24, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/MC9.0000000000000054 Open PAP Metrics Abstract Chinese Logic system is not universally accepted. However, the ancient tacit knowledge behind the logic system permeated the culture and promoted numerous impactful inventions throughout the history. Traditional Chinese medicine with its effectiveness should also have stemmed out from such logic system. This paper aims to rearticulate the underlying lucid multi-dimensional logic system, which faded in obscurity only because of time-out loss of the mid-right concept. Retracing this past tacit but important concept could uncover a multi-dimensional system over a point relating to all matters while capturing the central core of the matter. The seemingly unmanageable multi-dimensional logic was strengthened by verification processes which affirmed its further extensions, and made up the language of the people, the concepts of Yin-Yang, and the development of extensions of Ba Gua derivatives, which furthered the interpretation of the space-time properties and Chinese medicine. Copyright © 2023 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Source Retraced Lucid Multi-dimensional Chinese Logic System behind Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine and Culture : March 24, 2023 Full-Size Email + Favorites Export View in Gallery Email to Colleague Colleague's E-mail is Invalid Your Name: Colleague's Email: Separate multiple e-mails with a (;). Message: Thought you might appreciate this item(s) I saw in Chinese Medicine and Culture. Your message has been successfully sent to your colleague. Some error has occurred while processing your request. Please try after some time. 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Clinical Factors Affecting the Recovery of Sensory Impairment After Cerebral Infarction: A Retrospective Study.

About 75% of patients with cerebral infarction suffer from sensory impairment in varying degrees. It prolongs the time for patients to resume normal life and work. The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the clinical characteristics affecting the recovery of sensory impairment. This was a retrospective case-control study. Data of inpatients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were investigated. We collected information on the patients with sensory disturbances after cerebral infarction. Cases were defined according to whether the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores improved. A total of 1078 inpatients from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021, were screened. Among those, 187 cases included in this study were divided into no improvement and improvement groups. We compared the clinical characteristics affecting the rehabilitation of these patients. The number of patients aged between 63 and 73 years in the no improvement group were significantly higher (P<0.05). The incidence of coronary heart disease and thalamus infarction was significantly higher in patients in the no improvement cohort (P<0.05). Furthermore, coronary heart disease [odds ratio=0.466, 95% confidence interval (0.252, 0.863), P=0.015] and thalamic infarction [odds ratio=0.457, 95% confidence interval (0.230, 0.908), P=0.025] were the independent risk factors against the recovery of sensory disturbance after cerebral infarction. Patients with thalamus infarction and coronary heart disease may be more inclined to recover poorly from somatosensory deficits.

Effects of Tai Chi on insomnia in elderly people with chronic non-specific low back pain: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) is a complex condition characterized by pain, dysfunction, disturbed sleep, anxiety, and depression, all of which impair the quality of life. Previous studies showed that practicing Tai Chi had effects on chronic low back pain. However, there is a lack of evidence on its impact on sleep. The trial will evaluate the use of Tai Chi as a treatment for insomnia in elderly people with CNLBP. The study design will be a randomized, controlled, open-label trial. Participants (n = 106) will be recruited from the Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qing Yang District University for the Elderly, and Ci Tang Street Community. Participants will be randomly assigned to the Tai Chi group (n = 53) and the control group (n = 53). The Tai Chi group will undergo a Yang-style 24-form Tai Chi program for 8 weeks. The control group will have a waiting period of 8 weeks, followed by 8 weeks of Tai Chi practice. The primary outcomes of this study will be changes in sleep quality and pain intensity. Secondary outcomes of interest will include changes in the quality of pain, range of motion, physical performance, social support, and overall quality of life. Any adverse events and attendance rates will also be reported in this study. ChiCTR2200064977.

The transcriptomic and epigenetic alterations in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients of Chinese Tibetan and Han populations.

Due to the distinctive living environment, lifestyle, and diet, the Tibetan community in China has the lowest prevalence of T2DM and prediabetes among numerous ethnic groups, while Han community shows the highest statistic. In this study, we aim to conclude the clinical manifestations of both Tibetan and Han T2DM patients and their association with transcriptomic and epigenetic alterations. A cross-sectional study including 120 T2DM patients from Han and Tibetan ethnic groups were conducted between 2019 to 2021 at the Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The various clinical features and laboratory tests were recorded and analyzed between the two groups. The genome-wide methylation pattern and RNA expression were determined by Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing (RBBS) and Poly (A) RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) from leucocytes of peripheral blood samples in 6 Han and 6 Tibetan patients. GO analysis and KEGG analysis were conducted in differentially expressed genes and those with differentially methylated regions. Compared to Han, Tibetan T2DM individuals intake more coarse grains, meat and yak butter, but less refined grains, vegetables and fruit. They also showed increased BMI, Hb, HbA1c, LDL, ALT, GGT and eGFR, and decreased level of BUN. Among the 12 patients in the exploratory cohort, we identified 5178 hypomethylated and 4787 hypermethylated regions involving 1613 genes in the Tibetan group. RNA-seq showed a total of 947 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two groups, with 523 up-regulated and 424 down-regulated in Tibetan patients. By integrating DNA methylation and RNA expression data, we identified 112 DEGs with differentially methylated regions (overlapping genes) and 14 DEGs with promoter-related DMRs. The functional enrichment analysis demonstrated that the overlapping genes were primarily involved in metabolic pathways, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, pathways in cancer and Rap1 signaling pathway. Our study demonstrates the clinical characteristics of T2DM differ subtly between various ethnic groups that may be related to epigenetic modifications, thus providing evidence and ideas for additional research on the genetic pattern of T2DM.

Application of attenuation coefficient in the assessment of hepatic involvement in children and adolescents with Wilson’s disease

BackgroundTo investigate whether the attenuation coefficient (ATT) can be used as a noninvasive index to assess liver involvement in children and adolescents with Wilson’s disease (WD).MethodsChildren and adolescents diagnosed with WD were retrospectively collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of the Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between May 2022 and August 2022. The findings on ATT, Shear Wave Measurement (SWM), AST to platelet ratio index (APRI), and fibrosis 4 (FIB-4) score were obtained. The liver involvement of WD was classified into 3 groups based on serum levels of collagen type IV (CIV), hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN) and precollagen type III N-terminal peptide (PIIINP): (1) Group1 (n = 25), no abnormalities in CIV, HA, LN and PIIINP; (2) Group2 (n = 19), elevation of 1 or 2 indexes in CIV, HA, LN, and PIIINP; Group3 (n = 18), elevation of 3 or 4 indicators in CIV, HA, LN, and PIIINP. The levels of ATT, SWM, APRI and FIB-4 were compared between the 3 groups; and correlation of ATT with SWM and triglyceride (TG) was performed using Spearman's correlation analysis. The Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of ATT alone and its combination with SWM, APRI, and FIB-4 in children and adolescents with WD.ResultsA total of 62 children and adolescents with WD were retrospectively retrieved. ATT levels were significantly different in intergroup comparisons (P < 0.001). The ROC curve showed that the area under the curve (AUC) for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis using ATT was 0.714, 0.712 and 0.867 in Group 1 versus Group 2, Group 2 versus Group 3, and Group 1 versus Group 3, respectively; the sensitivity for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis in Group 1 versus Group 2 was 89.47% with the cutoff value of ATT of 0.73 dB/cm/MHz. No significant correlation found between ATT and TG (ρ = 0.154, P = 0.231). Compared to ATT alone, the combination of ATT with APRI and FIB-4 or the combination of ATT with SWM, APRI, and FIB-4 showed a better diagnostic efficacy in Group 1 versus Group 2 (both P = 0.038).ConclusionATT could be used as a non-invasive index for the evaluation of liver steatosis in children and adolescents with WD, with a good clinical applicative value. Furthermore, ATT in combination with APRI, FIB-4, and SWM might have better diagnostic efficacy than ATT alone.

Influencing factors of self-regulated learning of medical-related students in a traditional Chinese medical university: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundIn recent years, self-regulated learning (SRL) has become a hot topic in medical education. However, the factors that affect the SRL ability of medical-related specialties, such as clinical medicine, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and nursing specialty in TCM colleges and universities are unclear. Whether the teaching of learning strategies can help improve students’ SRL also needs to be further examined.MethodA cross-sectional survey was distributed, and 878 medical-related students who were from a TCM university were recruited for this study. Descriptive statistics illustrated the status quo of SRL and learning strategies, and an independent t-test and analysis of variance were used to analyze the factors associated with SRL. The relationship between SRL and learning strategies was analyzed with multi-linear regression analysis.ResultsThe scores of SRL on learning motivation, learning setting, self-regulation, and total scores were 34.76 ± 4.62, 41.14 ± 4.30, 39.26 ± 4.74, and 115.16 ± 12.42, respectively. The metacognitive, emotion, cognitive, resource management and total scores of learning strategies were 58.54 ± 12.02, 43.24 ± 8.42, 35.49 ± 7.34, 22.89 ± 4.20, 160.16 ± 29.45, and the mean was all above the midpoint. Learning strategies were positively correlated with SRL (r = 0.421, P < 0.01). Some factors can predict 32% of the variation of SRL, including whether they liked their specialty, educational system, specialty, score ranking, scholarship, whether they were taught by a tutor in middle school, gender, monthly family income, the father's educational background, metacognitive strategy, resource management strategy, and cognitive strategy.ConclusionsThe SRL of medical-related students was better. Learning strategies, as well as personal or social factors, can affect SRL. Educators should pay more attention to the cultivation of learning strategies, exercising learning skills, and monitoring, adjustment, and guidance of learning time. It should adopt various methods to improve the SRL of medical-related students according to the different factors.

Chronic prostatitis treated with acupuncture and bloodletting therapy at the lumbosacral region 针刺配合腰骶刺络放血治疗慢性前列腺炎

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of acupuncture and bloodletting therapy at the lumbosacral region for chronic prostatitis. MethodsA total of 36 patients with chronic prostatitis were collected, and treated in the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and the External Treatment Center of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese medicine. The patients were treated with acupuncture, combined with bloodletting therapy at the lumbosacral region. The treatment for 4 weeks was as one course and 2 consecutive courses of treatment were required. The therapeutic effect, including the score of the National Institute of Health – Chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI), was assessed. ResultsAfter 1 and 2 courses of treatment, the symptom scores and NIH-CPSI total score were all reduced as compared with that before treatment , respectively (all P < 0.01). After 2 courses of treatment, the score of each symptom and NIH-CPSI total score were reduced as compared with that after 1 course of treatment, respectively (all P < 0.01). Regrading the 3 syndromes/patterns of chronic prostatitis in the patients, i.e. downward invasion of damp heat, qi and blood stagnation and liver qi stagnation, after 1 and 2 courses of treatment, NIH-CPSI total scores were all reduced as compared with that before treatment (all P < 0.01). Additionally, after 2 courses of treatment, NIH-CPSI total score of each syndrome/pattern was reduced as compared with that after 1 course of treatment (all P < 0.01). For kidney yin deficiency, after 2 courses of treatment, NIH-CPSI total score was reduced as compared with that either before treatment or after 1 course of treatment (both P < 0.01). The total effective rate was 91.67% after 1 course of treatment and 97.22% after 2 courses of treatment. No obvious adverse events occurred during the treatment. ConclusionThe combined treatment with acupuncture and bloodletting therapy at the lumbosacral region effectively relieves the symptoms of chronic prostatitis and improves the quality of life in the patients.

Reveal the mechanisms of prescriptions for liver cancer' treatment based on two illustrious senior TCM physicians.

To explore the core herbs of two illustrious senior Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Physicians for the treatment of liver cancer, and to further clarify the gene targets and pathway mechanisms of liver cancer that the core prescription (CP) may regulate. We used the patient information of two illustrious senior TCM physicians from the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Affiliated Hospital of Capital Medical University as the database. The CP was analyzed using the community network algorithm. The pathway mechanism was analyzed using network pharmacology method. And the prognostic survival genes were identified using Single factor cox regression analysis. Integrative Pharmacology-based Research Platform of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCMIP), Herb, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), Genecards, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Genomic Data Commons (GDC), The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gephi and R were used to mine CP, building a pathway network diagram. All the analyses were visualized. We found that the CP consistes of Huangqi (), Danshen (), Shuihonghuazi (), Baihuasheshecao (), Banzhilian (), and Ezhu (), which were attributed to the two physicians respectively. The CP played an anti-cancer role through such pathways as signal transduction, energy metabolism, immune system and other pathways, covering a total of 112 pathways and 176 herb-disease-related genes. Fourteen genes have a significant impact on the prognosis and survival of liver cancer. Based on the liver cancer cases of two illustrious senior TCM physicians, we obtained the CP through data mining. The CP may mainly exert anti-cancer effects by inhibiting inflammatory response, angiogenesis, and enhancing the body's immune response. We screened out 14 genes in the CP that may be related to the prognosis of liver cancer, and these genes may play an important regulatory role in the prognosis of liver cancer.

Influence of Acupuncture and Other Clinical Factors on the Recovery of Limb Motor Function in Patients After Stroke: A Retrospective Study.

Limb motor disorders after stroke are very common, and the clinical related factors of improving limb motor function are still unclear. As a part of comprehensive rehabilitation strategy, acupuncture has been widely used in rehabilitation after stroke in China. But more evidence is needed for the influence of acupuncture and some other clinical factors on post-stroke motor disorders. A retrospective study was conducted using the database of patients with post-stroke motor disorders admitted to the Neurological Rehabilitation Unit of the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The included patients were grouped according to whether NIHSS improved or muscle strength improved. The positive logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of possible NIHSS improvement. Combined with the influencing factors of NIHSS improvement and muscle strength improvement, the influencing factors of limb motor function recovery after stroke were obtained. When analyzing the baseline of the included patients, it was found that patients with NIHSS improvement had earlier acupuncture intervention time (M, (IQR):13.5 (14), OR=0.716, 95% CI [0.591-0.869], p=0.001), more cumulative acupuncture treatment times (M,(IQR):29 (12), OR=0.744, 95% CI [0.608-0.910], p=0.004), and less hypertension history (OR=0.256, 95% CI [0.082-0.801], p=0.019). Smoking history only has positive significance in univariate and multivariate analysis of NIHSS, not muscle strength (OR=0.274, 95% CI [0.097-0.779], p=0.015). The earlier acupuncture intervention and the more cumulative acupuncture treatment times are, the more beneficial the limb function of stroke patients with motor disorders will be. The previous history of hypertension is the influencing factor of limb motor function not improving in patients with limb motor disorder after a stroke. The effect of smoking history on limb movement function of patients with limb motor disorder after stroke needs further study.

Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoints stimulation for preoperative anxiety in thoracoscopic surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

IntroductionPreoperative anxiety occurs at a very high rate in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Moreover, it will result in poor mental state, more analgesic consumptions, rehabilitation delay and extra...

Protocol for the derivation and external validation of a 30-day postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) risk prediction model for elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgery: a cohort study in southern China

IntroductionPostoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) occur after up to 60% of non-cardiac thoracic surgery (NCTS), especially for multimorbid elderly patients. Nevertheless, current risk prediction models for PPCs have major limitations regarding...

The Role of YAP-JNK in the Mitophagy, Migration, and Invasion of Gastric Cancer.

To determine the function of the YAP-JNK-mitophagy signalling pathway in gastric cancer (GC). An observational study. Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), between June 2019 and June 2021. Tissues from 30 cases of gastric cancer and corresponding adjacent tissues were collected. RT-qPCR was employed to detect the expression of YAP and JNK in GC samples. MTT, Wound healing and Transwell assays were used to detect changes in GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion under different stimulation. LC3 immunofluorescence and mitochondrial membrane potential detection were used to analyse the occurrence of mitochondrial autophagy. The expression of YAP and JNK were significantly increased in GC tissues (p=0.024, 0.033). YAP knockdown inhibited GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Further studies showed that YAP affects GC cell function by targeting JNK. In addition, YAP-JNK signalling was found to regulate GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion mainly through regulating the occurrence of mitophagy. These findings revealed that YAP-JNK promotes the development of GC by targeting mitophagy. Gastric cancer, YAP, JNK, Autophagy.

Cinematic Rendering of Acute Myocardial Infarction.

HomeRadiologyRecently Published PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryFree AccessImages in RadiologyCinematic Rendering of Acute Myocardial InfarctionXiaoqing Ding , Zhigang GongXiaoqing Ding , Zhigang GongAuthor AffiliationsFrom the Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No 528, Zhangheng R. Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201203, China.Address correspondence to X.D. (email: [email protected]).Xiaoqing Ding Zhigang GongPublished Online:Jan 31 2023https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.221828MoreSectionsPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In Supplemental material is available for this article.A 43-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with acute chest pain. The patient condition was stable, and an electrocardiography scan was obtained and showed ST segment changes with troponin I levels of 106.251 ng/mL; however, the patient refused percutaneous catheter intervention. To exclude aortic and pulmonary artery disease, dual-source CT angiography (CTA) of the chest was performed. No aortic or pulmonary artery abnormalities were identified; however, CTA demonstrated suspicious occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery, focal hypodensity of the anterior wall, and interventricular septum, which is further highlighted with use of cinematic rendering reconstruction technique (Figure, Movie).CT angiography of the chest in a 43-year-old man with acute chest pain. Cinematic rendering of (A) four-chamber heart view and (B) anteroposterior view shows a focal area of decreased attenuation in the myocardium (anterior wall and interventricular septum).Download as PowerPointOpen in Image Viewer Get the Flash Player to see this video.Movie: Cinematic rendering of the heart, show a focal area of decreased attenuation in the myocardium.Download Original Video (20.9 MB)With increasing temporal resolution, it becomes possible to observe changes in myocardial density in the setting of acute myocardial infarction with use of conventional CTA of the chest (1). Cinematic rendering reconstruction technique (2) allows CTA to achieve highly realistic, photograph-level, postprocessed images that show the areas of acute myocardial ischemia more intuitively in three dimensions.Disclosures of conflicts of interest: X.D. No relevant relationships. Z.G. No relevant relationships.