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Objective To explore the regularity and potential mechanisms of medicinal and edible herbs(MEHs)in the treatment of myelosuppression through the retrieval,summary,sorting and visual analysis of relevant literature.Methods Literature about MEHs treatment for myelosuppression was reviewed in document databases,such as Web of Science,CNKI,Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform,China Science and Technology Journal Database,and China Biology Medicine Disc.Multivariate statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS and CiteSpace software to explore the frequency,efficacy and correlation of MEHs,as well as the potential mechanisms of MEHs in treating myelosuppression.Results A total of 123 recipes involving 170 traditional Chinese medicines(including 38 MEHs)were screened out.Five pairs of MEHs core combinations in the treatment of myelosuppression were obtained by cluster analysis.Their main functions included benefiting qi and nourishing blood,invigo-rating spleen and dispelling dampness,replenishing qi and solidifying kidney.The potential mechanisms were associated with many related signal pathways,such as Janus kinase 2-signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 andβ-catenini.Conclusion MEHs such as radix astragali combined with angelica sinensis,poria cocos and codonopsis pilosula are mainly used clinically to treat myelosuppression induced by chemotherapy.They play their therapeutic effects by promoting proliferation and delaying senescence of hematopoietic stem cells.
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Syndrome is an important concept in the theoretical system of tradtional Chinese medicine （TCM）， and the four-dimensional attributes of syndrome are proposed based on clinical practice， namely materiality， regularity， complexity and holism. The materiality of syndrome is an objective existence that can be perceived and seen， and it can be perceived from more levels by using modern science and technology to explore the visualisation， objectification and digitisation of syndrome； the regularity of syndrome is hierarchical， can be grasped， for example in the beginning of the epidemic the pathogen is unknown， and grasping the regularity of syndrome can make a rapid response in the treatment of the epidemic； the complexity of syndrome is not only reflected in the geographical， seasonal and individual differences， but also reflected in the development of the dynamics of a certain period of law， especially for the epidemic disease with characteristics of rapid onset， rapid change， so changeable syndrome， bad syndrome can appear at any time， and an objective and comprehensive grasp of the complexity of the syndrome can help improve the diagnosis and treatment of epidemic disease； the holism of syndrome not only embodied in the human body is a whole， the form of God as a whole， but also emphasised that man and nature are a whole， so more emphasis on man and nature as a whole. The occurrence of epidemics usually due to the unexpected qi appeared not the time， and the holism view of man and nature is an effective way to prevent and control epidemics. With the syndromes as the core， we explored the effective treatment strategy of epidemic disease combined with syndromes to provide ideas for the prevention and control of the epidemics.
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Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a gynecological and endocrine disorder closely linked with one’s lifestyle, has been impacted by the lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Hence, our objective was to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle and the manifestations of women with PCOS, and the association between them. Methods: Nationwide cross-sectional study was carried out among women diagnosed with PCOS via Rotterdam's criteria using predesigned semi-structured questionnaires via social media. Data was analysed using proportions and Chi-square tests. Results: Majority females were between 20-29 years (78.3%) and obese (54.8%). Only 12 were physically active, with lack of motivation being the commonest reason for not exercising. 66.9% gained weight (average 6.62 kg). 72.6% noticed an increase in stress levels. 51.7% and 25.9% had severe and moderate anxiety respectively as per GAD (Generalized Anxiety Depression) score. Only 28.5% were satisfied with their sleep. 62.4% reported having irregular menstrual cycles, with an increase of 4.6% from before the pandemic. 39.2% women reported to have missed cycles often during the pandemic. 35.4% of women had an increase in hirsutism. A significant association was found between regularity of menses and one’s weight, physical activity and anxiety. Stress levels and sleep were found to be associated with change in the pattern of body hair. Conclusions: Overall compared to the pre-pandemic times, lifestyle deteriorated, with worsening of stress levels, physical activity, sleep and weight gain in spite of improvement in diet. Manifestations of PCOS showed exaggerated menstrual symptoms and increased hirsutism.
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The mechanism of acupuncture in treating primary dysmenorrhea(PD)in rats was reviewed.The research on the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of PD involves endocrine,nervous,immune,metabolic and other aspects.However,the basic research did not actively pay attention to the clinical problems encountered in the treatment of PD by acupuncture and moxibustion,including the rule of point selection and the correlation mechanism between acupoints and uterus in the treatment of PD by acupuncture and moxibustion,the key technical parameters of the treatment of PD by acupuncture and moxibustion and the rule of the action of acupuncture and moxibustion.The basic research of acupuncture treatment of primary dysmenorrhea should pay attention to translational medicine.
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Through the exploration of the Xuanfu theory,this article analyzes and summarizes the pathogenesis and treatment of depression,and explores the application of wind medicine in the treatment of depression in traditional Chinese medicine.On the basis of sorting out the connotation of Xuanfu theory and the historical changes of the wind medicine,it is concluded that the main pathogenesis of depression is Xuanfu opening and closing block,obstruction of qi,blood and body fluid,and dysfunction of mental machinery.The basic therapeutic method is to open the Xuanfu to treat depression,and the syndrome differentiation is assisted by regulating qi,resolving turbidity,promoting blood circulation and tonifying deficiency.The efficacy of the wind medicine and the effect of drug components were summarized,and the application of the wind medicine in the treatment of depression was discussed.The efficacy of the wind medicine and the effect of drug components were summarized,and the medication regularity of the wind medicine in the treatment of depression was discussed.Through the Xuanfu theory to understand depression again,and to recognize the wind medicine in the treatment of depression has a unique role,but also can help other drugs,significantly enhance its effect in the treatment of depression.
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[Objective]To explore the phenomenon and regularity of acupoint sensitization for major depressive disorder(MDD)based on bibliometric methodology and data mining technology,and to provide scientific ideas for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of MDD.[Methods]Eight electronic databases and one ancient book were comprehensively searched and available literature was retrieved.Bibliometric methodology and data mining technology were applied to summarize the phenomenon and regularity of acupoint sensitization for MDD,and to explore the related theoretical mechanisms.[Results]A total of 29 literature related to acupoint sensitization of MDD was included.Acupoint sensitization of MDD involved in multiple forms,including heat sensitization,chemical sensitization,pain sensitization,and so on,and the testing means were diverse.The most common sensitized acupoint was Baihui(GV20).Among these acupoints,sensitization often simultaneously occurred in Baihui(GV20)and Neiguan(PC7),Baihui(GV20)and Taichong(LR3).The acupoints and sensitization could be divided into 4 effective clusters.The meridian involved with high sensitization frequency was governor vessel.Sensitization mainly occurred in the head-face-neck area.[Conclusion]The sensitization phenomenon of MDD has many types,However,there are few related studies at present.The phenomenon of acupoint sensitization involving acupoint,meridians,and location are relatively broad.There might be a close relationship between high-frequency sensitized acupoints and common acupoints for clinical treatment,which may be related to the effect of different acupoints and the etiology and pathogenesis of MDD.
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@#ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological regularity of measles in Jilin Province from 2009 to 2022,so as to provide evidence for measles prevention and control measures.MethodsThe representative strains of measles from 2009 to2022 in Jilin Province were sequenced,the dominant epidemic strains and their variation were analyzed by bioinformatics software Bioedit and Mega 11,and the morbidity,immunization history and age distribution of the confirmed cases were analyzed by descriptive epidemiological method.ResultsA total of 6 560 cases of measles were reported in Jilin Province from 2009 to 2022,of which 50. 17% and 27. 58% were cases with zero doses of measles vaccine and unknown immu-nization history,respectively. Children aged 0 ～ 23 months accounted for 47. 29% of the total number of cases,adult group aged ≥15 years accounted for 37. 41%. The reported incidence reached the elimination level of < 1 per million population in the last 3 years due to the impact of immunization strategies and COVID-19 pandemic. The dominant genotype of measles virus in Jilin Province was still H1a genotype. Molecular epidemiological analysis showed that two large transmission chains continued to be prevalent together,one of which was blocked in 2015.ConclusionFrom 2009 to 2022,the reported incidence of measles in Jilin Province showed a downward trend,and the age of the cases showed a "two-way shift" distribution,which was concentrated in the population with no immunization history and unknown immunization history. The basic vaccination rate should be increased continuously,the targeted enhanced immunization should be carried out,and the molecular epidemiological surveillance should be strengthened to block transmission chains in time.
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Objective:To explore the medication law and core Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) compounds in the treatment of blood stasis vascular dementia (VD) based on data mining.Methods:The literature about TCM treatment for blood stasis VD was retrieved from the databases of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and CBM from January 2000 to November 2021. Microsoft Office Excel 2019, SPSS Modeler 18.0, SPSS Statistics 25.0, R X64 4.1.2, and Origin 2021 were used to perform medication frequency analysis, frequency analysis of four properties and five tastes of TCM, association rules, clustering analysis, factor analysis and data visualization.Results:A total of 196 articles were included, with 196 TCM prescriptions, involving 200 kinds of Chinese materia medica. High-frequency drugs were for Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Polygalae Radix, Carthami Flos. The medicinal properties were mainly warm, mild and cold, the tastes were mainly sweet, bitter and pungent, and the meridians were mainly liver meridian, spleen meridian and heart meridian. A total of 19 association rules were obtained from the analysis of association rules for 2 kinds of Chinese materia medica, and the rules of the representative were Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma- Polygalae Radix, Chuanxiong Rhizoma- Carthami Flos, Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma- Curcumae Radix. A total of 4 categories were extracted through clustering analysis. Factor analysis extracted a total of 8 common factors. Conclusion:The core pathogenesis of blood stasis VD is blood stasis blocking brain collaterals, and there were also pathological factors such as qi deficiency, yin deficiency, phlegm turbidity and so on. The basic treatment is promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, and different methods of promoting blood circulation and drugs are selected. The methods of strengthening spleen and reducing phlegm, nourishing yin and blood, inducing resuscitation, tonifying the kidney and spleen, regulating qi, promoting collaterals and so on can also be used based on syndromes and symptoms of the patients.
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This study aims to mine the regularity of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) prescriptions for sick sinus syndrome(SSS) and provide a reference for clinical syndrome differentiation and treatment. The relevant papers were retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and SinoMed with the time interval from inception to January 31, 2023. The relevant information from qualified papers was extracted to establish a library. Lantern 5.0 and Rstudio were used to analyze the latent structure and association rules of TCMs with the frequency ≥3%, which combined with frequency descriptions, were used to explore the rules of TCM prescriptions for SSS. A total of 192 TCM prescriptions were included, involving 115 TCMs with the cumulative frequency of 1 816. High-frequency TCMs include Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Astragali Radix, and Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma. The high-frequency medicines mainly had the effects of tonifying, releasing exterior with pungent-warm, and activating blood and resolving stasis. The analysis of the latent structure model yielded 13 hidden variables, 26 hidden classes, 8 comprehensive cluster models, and 21 core prescriptions. Accordingly, the common syndromes of SSS were inferred as heart-Yang Qi deficiency, heart-spleen Yang deficiency, heart-kidney Yang deficiency, Yang deficiency and blood stasis, both Qi and Yin deficiency and blood stasis, and Yin and Yang deficiency. The analysis of association rules predicted 30 strong association rules, among which Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata had the highest support. SSS is a syndrome with Yang deficiency and Qi deficiency as the root causes and cold, phlegm, and stasis as the manifestations. The clinical treatment of SSS should focus on warming Yang and replenishing Qi, which should be supplemented with the therapies of activating blood and resolving stasis, warming interior and dissipating cold, or regulating Qi movement for resolving phlegm according to the patients' syndromes.
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Humans , Sick Sinus Syndrome/drug therapy , Yang Deficiency/drug therapy , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Prescriptions , Rhizome/chemistry , Aconitum , PanaxABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo analyze the clinical application hotspots， development trends， compatibility characteristics， application rules， and formulation mechanisms of the Chinese marine drug pair Haliotidis Concha-Oystreae Concha in order to provide references for its clinical medication and further research. MethodBy means of various modern literature databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI）， modern clinical prescriptions containing Haliotidis Concha-Oystreae Concha， as well as the clinical application hotspots， were retrieved， followed by visualized analysis of hotspots and development trends of their clinical applications using Citespace. The drug composition， efficacy and indications， and drug dosages in the prescriptions were statistically analyzed. Additionally， various statistical software including SPSS Modeler 18.0 were employed to analyze the indications， syndromes， and formulation rules of Haliotidis Concha-Oystreae Concha. ResultThe visualized analysis included 90 articles， revealing a gradual decrease in publications in this field in recent years. Key clinical application keywords were identified as hypertension， collateral deficiency producing wind， insomnia， etc. Eighty clinical prescriptions were retrieved， involving 121 drugs. Frequency analysis of compatibility demonstrated that the top 10 drugs were Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis， Gastrodiae Rhizoma， Os Draconis， Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix， Paeoniae Radix Alba， Chrysanthemi Flos， Scutellariae Radix， Gardeniae Frucuts， Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma， and Polygoni Multiflori Caulis. Association rule analysis showed that core combinations included "Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis-Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix" and "Os Draconis-Pheretima-Chuanxiong Rhizoma". Through factor reliability analysis， new drug combinations were derived， such as "Gastrodiae Rhizoma-Polygoni Multiflori Caulis-Eucommiae Cortex-Taxilli Herba-Leonuri Herba"， "Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix-Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis"， "Scutellariae Radix-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma-Margarita-Prunellae Spica"， "Os Draconis-Pheretima-Bombyx Batryticatus"， "Chrysanthemi Flos-Chuanxiong Rhizoma"， "Poria-Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma"， and "Paeoniae Radix Alba-Gardeniae Fructus-Sclerotium Poriae Pararadicis". The Haliotidis Concha-Oystreae Concha drug pair was mainly used to treat diseases with liver Yang hyperactivity syndrome， with hypertension accounting for 40.00%， migraines for 30.00%， and dizziness for 15.00%. In the treatment of liver Yang hyperactivity syndrome， the main categories of compatible drugs were liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing ones （19.86%）， blood-activating and stasis-resolving ones （12.13%）， and spirit-calming ones （10.08%）. High-frequency drugs in the prescriptions function to reduce blood pressure through multiple pathways， such as increasing nitric oxide （NO） levels， downregulating angiotensin Ⅱ （Ang Ⅱ）， and inhibiting angiotensin-converting enzyme （ACE）. ConclusionThrough comprehensive analysis of the results， the Haliotidis Concha-Oystreae Concha drug pair is commonly used for hypertension with liver Yang hyperactivity syndrome， and is often combined with deficiency-tonifying， liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing， heat-clearing， and spirit-calming drugs， aiming to simultaneously extinguish wind， relieve spasms， and pacify the liver to subdue Yang， while also clearing heat to relax bowels， stabilizing the mind， and enhancing the liver-pacifying and Yang-subduing effects of this drug pair.
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Objective:By reviewing and analyzing the patent of Traditional Chinese Medicine compound for the prevention and treatment of chronic complications of diabetes, this paper aims to analize the patent of Traditional Chinese Medicine compound and medication rules for the prevention and treatment of diabetes complications with data mining technology.Methods:Based on data mining technology, this paper searched for the patent of Traditional Chinese Medicine compound that could prevent and treat chronic complications of diabetes with SOOIP (Intellectual Property Big Data Center) website, and analyzed the application trends, number , categories, etc. Then IBM SPSS Modeler 18.0 software was used for correlation analysis, and finally the medication and compatibility of the Chinese medicine prescriptions are summarized.Results:There were all together 307 patents, and the number of patent applications for the prevention and treatment of chronic complications of diabetes with Chinese medicines has increased before 2015. Most patents in classification belongs to A61P. China accounts for the majority of the global total applications, of which Shandong province accounts the most. The applicants are mostly individuals and enterprises. The categories commonly used in patent applications are mainly oral drug combinations; The Astragali Radix, Puerariae lobatae Radix, Rehmanniae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma are the most commonly used application. The Traditional Chinese Medicine patent mostly has sweet taste, warm in property, and channel-tropism of medicine is mostly liver, as well as the liver is most associated with bitterness in taste. The commonly used couplet medicines are Puerariae lobatae Radix-Astragali Radix, Puerariae lobatae Radix-Rehmanniae Radix, Astragali Radix-Coptidis Rhizoma. Conclusion:The number of such patents applied for in China is small, and the regional development is unbalanced; Data mining technology can be used to discover the compatibility rule of Chinese patent prescription prescription for diabetes prevention and treatment, so as to provide reference for clinical optimization of prescription, improvement of curative effect and development of new drugs for treatment of diabetic complications.
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Stimulus-specific adaptation (SSA), defined as a decrease in responses to a common stimulus that only partially generalizes to other rare stimuli, is a widespread phenomenon in the brain that is believed to be related to novelty detection. Although cross-modal sensory processing is also a widespread phenomenon, the interaction between the two phenomena is not well understood. In this study, the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), which is regarded as a hub of the attentional system that contains multi-modal neurons, was investigated. The results showed that SSA existed in an interactive oddball stimulation, which mimics stimulation changes from one modality to another. In the bimodal integration, SSA to bimodal stimulation was stronger than to visual stimulation alone but similar to auditory stimulation alone, which indicated a limited integrative effect. Collectively, the present results provide evidence for independent cross-modal processing in bimodal TRN neurons.
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Animals , Rats , Acoustic Stimulation , Auditory Perception/physiology , Geniculate Bodies , Rats, Wistar , Thalamic Nuclei/physiologyABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo clarify the medication regularity of WU Zhao-dong，a famous chief physician in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） of Jiangxi province， and investigate the potential mechanism of potential new prescriptions against chronic renal failure （CRF）. MethodThe outpatient prescriptions of WU Zhao-dong from July 2019 to July 2021 were collected. Data mining was carried out by using the Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Auxiliary Platform （V 2.5） to analyze the medication frequency and drug association and obtain potential new prescriptions. The interaction between drug targets in new prescriptions was analyzed by Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform（TCMSP），STRING，and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes（KEGG）， followed by verification by molecular docking and experiments. ResultA total of 200 prescriptions were screened out， with 217 Chinese medicinal drugs involved， and eight new potential prescriptions were derived. To be specific， Prescription 1： Armeniacae Semen Amarum-Astragali Radix-Platycodonis Radix-Angelicae Sinensis Radix-Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma-fried Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma， Prescription 2： Saposhnikoviae Radix-Schizonepetae Herba-Kochiae Fructus-Asteris Radix et Rhizoma-Menthae Haplocalycis Herba，Prescription 3：Armeniacae Semen Amarum-Asteris Radix et Rhizoma-Platycodonis Radix-Eriobotryae Folium-prepared Ephedrae Herba， Prescription 4：Perillae Caulis-Codonopsis Radix-Coptidis Rhizoma-Pseudostellariae Radix， Prescription 5：Ecliptae Herba-Astragali Radix Praeparata Cum Melle-Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma-Rosae Laevigatae Fructus-Coicis Semen-Ligustri Lucidi Fructus， Prescription 6： Lycopi Herba-Lonice Raejaponicae Caulis-Trachelospermi Caulis et Folium-Alismatis Rhizoma， Prescription 7：Scutellariae Radix-Hirudo-Paeoniae Radix Rubra-Eriobotryae Folium-Glehniae Radix， Prescription 8：Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma-Scrophulariae Radix-Chrysanthemi Indici Flos-Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma- Serissae Herba. In Prescription 1，18 main chemical components were screened out. Eighty targets of active components of Prescription 1 were predicted， and 37 potential targets for the treatment of CRF were obtained， including interleukin （IL）-6， vascular endothelial growth factor （VEGF）， cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease-3 （Caspase-3）， nitric oxide synthase 3 （NOS3）， and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 （HIF-1）. The KEGG pathways involved in the targets of Chinese medicinal drugs and disease mainly included the signaling pathways of lipid and atherosclerosis，NF-κB， Toll-like receptors， and HIF-1. Prescription 1 significantly decreased serum creatinine and urea nitrogen， and increased the content of NO and NOS3 in renal tissues of CRF rats. ConclusionPrescription 1 shows the multi-component and multi-target characteristics of action，and its mechanism may be related to its inhibition of renal fibrosis，anti-inflammation，improvement of intestinal microecology，and improvement of renal hypoxia and ischemia.
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Wuzhuyu Tang （WZYT）， a classical traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） formula， was first recorded in Treatise on Cold Damage by the prestigious physician ZHANG Zhong-jing in the Eastern Han Dynasty， and included in Catalogue of Ancient Classical Formulas （First Batch）. WZYT is composed of four medcinals： Euodiae Fructus， Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma， Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens， and Jujubae Fructus， which has the effects of warming the middle and tonifying deficiency， dissipating cold and descending adverse qi. Based on data mining， this paper analyzes the modern clinical research literature on WZYT， which is expected to lay a basis for clarifying the "disease-symptom-prescription-medicinal" relationship of WZYT， as well as its modern clinical indications and clinical dosage. With the search term "Wuzhuyu Tang"， 253 complete medical records were retrieved from CNKI， VIP， and Wanfang （2000-2020）， involving 292 TCM prescriptions. Microsoft Excel 2019 was employed to establish the medical record database and the main clinical indications were statistically analyzed. Moreover， the syndromes， incidence law， and medication regularity were summed up. The result indicates WZYT has a wide range of modern clinical applications， mainly including the treatment of headache， dizziness， vomiting， diarrhea， dysmenorrhea， morning sickness， and other diseases， and the "deficiency， cold， and reversal" symptoms， mainly manifested as nausea and vomiting， headache， fatigue and lack of strength， reversal cold of hands and feet， poor appetite， gloomy complexion， dizziness， aversion to wind and cold， abdominal pain， sloppy diarrhea， abdominal distension， poor sleep， pale tongue， white coating， and deep thread wiry pulse. These diseases and symptoms mainly occur in women and middle-aged people. In most cases， medicinals are added or subtracted according to the symptoms， and the common doses of Euodiae Fructus， Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens， Codonopsis Radix or Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma， and Jujubae Fructus in the original prescription are 6-15 g， 10-15 g， 10-15 g or 9-12 g， and 4-6， respectively. The added medicinals are in the descending order of Pinelliae Rhizoma， Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma， Poria， Glycyrrhize Radix et Rhizoma， and Chuanxiong Rhizoma according to the frequency.
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ObjectiveTo explore medication regularity of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC） and thereby to lay a theoretical basis for clinical medication and drug development. MethodArticles on clinical treatment of intermediate and advanced NSCLC with TCM in the past 40 years were retrieved from CNKI， which were taken the data source. Then the articles were screened to establish a formula database， followed by frequency statistics， association rule analysis， cluster analysis， factor analysis， and complex network construction. ResultA total of 307 eligible articles were screened out， involving 483 formulas. The common syndrome of intermediate and advanced NSCLC was the deficiency of both Qi and Yin， with the common syndrome elements of Qi deficiency， Yin deficiency， phlegm， blood stasis， pathogenic heat （fire）， toxin， and pathogenic dampness. The frequently used medicinals mainly had the functions of tonifying deficiency， clearing heat， resolving phlegm and relieving cough and dyspnea， promoting urination and draining dampness， and activating blood and resolving stasis. The high-frequency medicinals were Astragali Radix， Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizome， Ophiopogonis Radix， Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus， and Poria， which were mainly cold， bitter， sweet， and pungent， with tropism at lung， spleen， and stomach. The association rule analysis yielded 17 rules with strong association. Ten common factors were extracted from the factor analysis， and cluster analysis classified the medicinals into 5 groups. Complex network analysis suggested that the core formula was modified Liujunzi Tang and Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu prescription. ConclusionThe treatment principle for intermediate and advanced NSCLC is replenishing Qi and nourishing Yin， invigorating spleen and resolving phlegm， clearing heat and detoxifying， promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. The core combinations new prescription discovered by data mining are of important guiding significance， but they should be further verified in clinical practice and by experiments based on the theory of TCM.
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Objective:To study the trends and ranges of blood pressure in extremely premature infants (EPIs) during the first 7 days after birth.Methods:From January 2016 to December 2020, EPIs born in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Their blood pressure were monitored using umbilical arterial catheters and no patients needed anti-hypotension treatment. The clinical data of the infants and their mothers, blood pressure data during the first 7 days after birth, clinical outcomes and complications were collected. The trends of blood pressure in untreated EPIs were analyzed and the blood pressure ranges of EPIs of different gestational ages (GA) were established.Results:A total of 145 cases of EPIs were included and their systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and mean blood pressure showed upward trends during 2~168 h after birth ( P<0.001). The diastolic pressure increased significantly within 24 h after birth ( P<0.05), systolic pressure and mean blood pressure increased significantly within 72 h after birth ( P<0.05). Blood pressure increased with age and GA. Conclusions:The blood pressure of EPIs will increase spontaneously during 7 days after birth. The ranges of blood pressure are measured for infants with different GA to provide clinical evidence for blood pressure management of EPIs during early postnatal period.
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Based on the Drugdataexpy and the prescription modern application database, this study explored the formulation regularity of ancient and modern prescriptions for the treatment of sinusitis. The Chinese medicinal prescriptions for the treatment of sinusitis with various syndromes were retrieved from the above databases and the corresponding formulation regularity was investigated by frequency analysis, association rule analysis, and factor analysis. Eighty-seven Chinese medicinal prescriptions were included, involving five syndrome types of sinusitis and 160 Chinese medicine, which were mainly effective in releasing exterior, clearing heat, and tonifying deficiency, and acted on the lung meridian due to cold and warm nature and pungent and bitter flavor or on the spleen meridian due to warm nature and pungent flavor. Seventeen core Chinese medicine were screened out by topological data analysis, including Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Magnoliae Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Xanthii Fructus, and Scutellariae Radix. Chinese medicine such as Magnoliae Flos, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, and Xanthii Fructus were commonly used in the treatment of sinusitis of wind-heat in the lung meridian, while the combination of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Magnoliae Flos, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, etc. was the key compatibility in treating sinusitis of dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach. Six common factors were extracted from the factor analysis of the above two syndrome types. The findings indicate that the exterior-releasing, heat-clearing, and deficiency-tonifying Chinese medicine with cold and warm nature and pungent flavor are preferential options for the clinical treatment of sinusitis. Treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation and key therapeutic principles should be followed.
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Data Mining , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Meridians , Rhizome , Sinusitis/drug therapyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE：To comp are the meridian tropism of compatible herbs and compatibility rules of ancient and modern prescriptions containing Eucommia ulmoides ，and to provide theoretical basis for modern clinical application of E. ulmoides . METHODS：Ancient prescriptions containing E. ulmoides were screened from Dictionary of TCM Prescription . The prescriptions containing E. ulmoides were screened from clinical trials which published in CNKI ，Wanfang database and VIP during Jan. 2000 to Jan. 2020. Data mining methods such as frequency statistics and Apriori algorithm were used to analyze the main diseases of ancient and modern prescriptions containing E. ulmoides and the use frequency ，types，meridian tropism and compatibility rules of medical materials. RESULTS ：A total of 84 ancient prescriptions and 188 modern prescriptions of E. ulmoides were included. Ancient prescriptions were mainly used to treat diseases such as back pain ，deficiency，threatened abortion. Modern prescriptions were mainly used to treat osteoarthropathy （mainly lumbar intervertebral disc herniation ），gynecological diseases ，cardiovascular diseases. Cinnamomum cassia ，Angelica sinensis and Achyranthes bidentatawerethe were the high-frequency compatible herbs in ancient prescriptions with E. ulmoides ，and were tonifying medicine ，dispelling wind and dampness medicine and clearing heat medicine；compatible herbs were mainly of warm property ，and the channel tropism was mostly kidney meridian and liver meridian；the five tastes of compatible herbs were mainly sweet and spicy. A. sinensis ，Glycyrrhiza uralensis and Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata were the high-frequency compatible herbs in modern prescriptions with E. ulmoides ，and were mainly tonic medicine，anti-rheumatic medicine ，medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis ；compatible herbs were mainly of warm property ，and the channel tropism was mostly liver meridian and kidney meridian ；the five tastes of medicine were mainly bitter and spicy. By analyzing the Apriori association rules of high-frequency herbs ，a total of 10 core herbs combinations were obtained in ancient prescriptions ，including 8 third-order association rules and 2 fourth-order association rules ；a total of 11 core herbs combinations were obtained in modern prescriptions ，including 3 third-order association rules and 8 fourth-order association rules. CONCLUSIONS ： Ancient and modern prescriptions containing E. ulmoides are mainly used to treatlumbar disease ， followed by obstetrics and gynecology com diseases. In addition ，the modern prescriptions can also be #used for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The ancient prescriptions mainly focus on warming and tonifying ，while the modern prescriptions are more compatible with medicine for dispelling wind and dampness and medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis on the basis of tonifying deficiency ；most of the medicines in ancient prescriptions contribute in kidney and liver meridians ，mainly sweet and pungent ，while most of the medicines in modern prescriptions contribute in liver meridian ，and are more compatible with bitter medicines.
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Objective:To explore the therapeutic principles and medication regularity of Chinese medicine for the treatment of urolithiasis based on data mining and literature research. Method:Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI） was searched for the clinical research papers on Chinese medicinal compounds for the treatment of urolithiasis published from database inception to November 10，2020. Therapeutic methods and Chinese medicinal compounds were extracted from the included papers，and the frequencies of therapeutic methods and the drugs in the Chinese medicinal compounds，as well as the efficacies were analyzed. The medication regularity of high-frequency drugs was explored by association rule analysis and cluster analysis. Result:A total of 247 papers and 247 Chinese medicinal compounds were included，and 209 drugs were involved. Those with high frequencies included Lysimachiae Herba，Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum，Lygodii Spora，Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix，Pyrrosiae Folium，Plantaginis Semen，and Talcum. The drugs with the highest frequency were effective in promoting urination，draining dampness，and activating blood to resolve stasis，followed by those in tonifying deficiency，regulating Qi，and purgation. Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum，Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma，and Succinum were used as specialized drugs targeting the syndrome. Association rule analysis showed that Lysimachiae Herba，Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum，and Lygodii Spora were commonly used in pairwise or ternary combination，followed by the pairwise combinations of Lysimachiae Herba with Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix，Pyrrosiae Folium，and Plantaginis Semen. High-frequency drugs were clustered into four categories by clustering analysis. Thirty-one therapeutic principles were employed in the 247 Chinese medicinal compounds. The ones with the highest frequency were clearing heat and eliminating dampness，resolving stasis and promoting urination，and tonifying kidney and replenishing qi. Conclusion:For the treatment of urolithiasis，promoting urination and draining dampness is the core therapeutic principle，and activating blood to resolve stasis is the important therapeutic principle，while tonifying is the potential therapeutic principle. The medication for urolithiasis is featured by specialized drugs targeting the syndrome.
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The tumor prescriptions contained in Dictionary of Tumor Formulas, Compendium of Good Tumor Formulas, Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Ministry of Health Drug Standards for Chinese Medicine Formulas and National Compilation of Standards for Proprietary Chinese Medicines were selected and organized to construct a database for tumor prescriptions, and the data mining techniques were applied to investigate the prescription regularity of colorectal cancer prescriptions. The formula data were extracted after screening in strict accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were then analyzed with Microsoft Excel 2010 for frequency statistics, Apriori block provided by SPSS Clementine 12.0 software for correlation rule analysis, and arules and arulesViz packages in R 4.0.2 software for correlation rule visualization. In addition, SPSS 18.0 software was used for cluster analysis and factor analysis, in which cluster analysis was performed by Ochiai algorithm with bicategorical variables in systematic clustering method and factor analysis was performed mainly with principal component analysis. A total of 285 prescriptions were included in the statistical analysis, and the frequency statistics showed that 43 herbs had been used more than 16 times. The association rules analysis showed that 26 high-frequency me-dicine pair rules were obtained, and the association rules for those dispelling evil spirits, strengthening the body, resolving stasis, dispelling dampness, etc. were visualized. In the cluster analysis, we generated a dendrogram from which 7 groups of traditional Chinese medicines with homogeneity were extracted. 10 common factors were obtained in the factor analysis. The types of herbal medicines involved in the colorectal cancer prescription included anti-cancer antidotes, strengthening and tonifying medicines, blood-regulating medicines, and expectorant medicines, corresponding to the treatment for eliminating evil spirits, strengthening, resolving stasis, and expectorating dampness. The prescriptions for anti-cancer detoxification were normally based on the pairs composed of Scutellaria barbata-Hedyotis diffusa and Sophora flavescens, Sargentodoxa cuneata, S. barbata, often combined with stasis relieving drug and dampness eliminating drug, reflecting the characteristics of treatment for both toxicity and stasis, dampness and toxicity simultaneously. The prescriptions for strengthening the righteousness and tonifying the deficiency were composed of Astragalus membranaceus and Atractylodes macrocephala mainly, exerting the effect of benefiting Qi, strengthening the spleen and drying dampness, tonifying kidney and essence, tonifying blood and invigorating blood. Meanwhile, anti-cancer detoxification medicines shall be reduced as much as possible. The compatibility of the medicines for the intestinal tract reflected the principle of using the right medicine for the right condition and eliminating evil spirits or strengthening the body, as appropriate.