Co-word Analysis of the Current Situation of Narrative Medicine Research in China in the Past Decade / 中国医学伦理学

【Objective:】 The co-word analysis method was used to analyze narrative medical literature studied in China in the past 10 years to explore the research status in this field and lay a foundation for further research. 【Methods:】 Using "narrative medicine" as the theme term, with the limited time interval of 2013—2022 to retrieve for relevant literature in CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases, and include literature that meets the research standards. Bicomb2 was used to perform keyword statistics and analysis on the downloaded literature. Ucinet6.0 and Netdraw were used to draw co-occurrence analysis graphs to visualize the co-occurrence relationship between high-frequency keywords. 【Results:】 A total of 565 papers were included and 31 high-frequency keywords were extracted. The co-occurrence relationship diagrams showed that the current research hotspots of narrative medicine in China include traditional Chinese medicine, nursing, general practice, evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, hospice care, chronic diseases, cancer and other popular disciplines and diseases. Most of them were about enhancing the empathy and humanistic caring ability of medical personnel and improving doctor-patient communication to improve the doctor-patient relationship, as well as doing well in medical humanities education and cultivating narrative ability through parallel medical records and reflective writing. The research on gerontology, improving the professional identity of medical staff, integrating literature and medicine, and the impact on patients were relatively few. 【Conclusion:】 At present, narrative medicine in China has achieved many achievements in fields such as nursing, traditional Chinese medicine, general practice medicine, chronic diseases, cancer, medical humanities education, and improving doctor-patient relationships. In the future, in-depth exploration can be conducted from the use of narrative medicine in multi-disciplinary and disease fields, trying different training methods, and synchronous cultivation of teachers and students, so as to build a more comprehensive narrative medicine system.

Transcriptome profile and its partly verification of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells exposed to Yuzhizi () seed extract.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of Yuzhizi seed extract (FAQSE) on inhibiting the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells in vitro and to explore the anti-HCC action mechanism of FAQSE. METHODS: Human HCC HepG2 and Huh7 cells were used to investigate the anti-HCC effect of FAQSE. 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) method was used to measure cell viability. Affymetrix microarray was adopted to detect the expression of transcriptome. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of each cell line were identified. For co-DEGs of both cell lines, the gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway were enriched using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID), and the network analysis of protein-protein interaction (PPI) was mapped using the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING) and Cytoscape software. Some important genes in the PPI network of co-DEGs were selected to verify by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: FAQSE decreased the viability of HepG2 and Huh7 cells. There were 211 co-upregulated and 86 co-downregualted genes in both cell lines after FAQSE treatment. The enriched GO terms of co-upregulated DEGs were primarily involved cell-cell adhesion, viral process, transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter, positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter and actin cytoskeleton organization. The GO terms of co-downregulated DEGs were mainly enriched in the processes of SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane, viral transcription, nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay, translational initiation and rRNA processing. Main KEGG pathways of co-upregulated DEGs were endocytosis, glutathione metabolism, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, synaptic vesicle cycle and lysosome. The major KEGG pathways of co-downregulated DEGs were ribosome, biosynthesis of amino acids, arginine and proline metabolism, systemic lupus erythematosus and complement and coagulation cascades. The top 10 co-DEGs with high hub nodes in STRING analysis were ribosomal protein S27a, transferrin, ribosomal protein S20, ribosomal protein L9, protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B alpha, transthyretin, thioredoxin reductase 1, ribosomal protein L3, ribophorin I and ribosomal protein L24. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was also co-downregulated and contained in the PPI network. The mRNA and protein expression of most verified genes was consistent with the results of co-DEGs analysis. And the AFP level was significantly reduced after FAQSE treatment. CONCLUSIONS: A series of genes and pathways of HepG2 and Huh7 cells were changed after FAQSE treatment, which might be the targets of FAQSE against HCC and worthy of further study. AFP might be important one of them.

Application and evaluation of moral education materials of scientific research cases in the teaching of Experimental Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective:To evaluate the teaching effect of moral education materials implied in scientific research cases in the teaching of "Experimental Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)".Methods:The moral education materials implied in scientific research cases of "Experimental TCM" were extracted and skillfully integrated into the teaching of professional knowledge. A questionnaire survey was conducted with questions as "whether it is good to demonstrate the potential humanistic spirit by case teaching, whether this helps improve your interest in science and whether this teaching form affects your study, life and work attitude in the future" "Ten specific items from scientists' moving deeds that touch students and their recognitions" to assess the teaching effect.Results:95.8 percent of students affirmed this teaching form and thought it helped improve their interest in scientific exploration. 87.5 percent of students considered the humanistic spirit would affect their study, life and work in the future. 77.1-89.6 percent of students held a positive attitude to the ten items derived from the scientists' moving stories. Among these items, the percentages of the two items, "the spirit of being able to endure loneliness, work hard to make contributions selflessly without seeking for rewards or reputations" and "having respect forpeople and their scientific research achievements with courage to challenge the authorities of scientific research" are the lowest and highest, respectively.Conclusion:It is good to apply the moral education materials implied in the scientific research cases in the teaching of "Experimental TCM", which basically achieves the teaching goal, but there is still room for improvement.

Practice and reflections on the teaching reform of Experimental Traditional Chinese Medicine guided by scientific research cases / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Experimental Traditional Chinese Medicine is an emerging discipline that plays an important role in cultivating innovative talents of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In recent years, with the rapid development of TCM and the new requirements of positioning, and also combined with the college students' cognitive characteristics, we have revised and republished the "Experimental TCM" (Third Edition) textbook, which focuses on introducing knowledge by adopting relevant scientific research cases. This test book was used in the teaching of undergraduates of batch 2013 in the eight-year program in Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After-class questionnaires showed that this teaching mode, guided by scientific research case, is not only helpful for students to develop their quality and ability of adopting modern experimental methods initially in the study and development of TCM, but also able to spread the great achievements of TCM researches. The teaching mode is also conducive to enhancing students' sense of responsibility for the modernization of TCM. Therefore, it is suggested that the course of Experimental TCM should be promoted in the colleges and universities of TCM.

Effect of serum vitamin A and E on children with recurrent respiratory tract infection based on propensity score matching / 中国医师杂志

Objective:To explore the association between vitamin A, E and recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTIs) in children.Methods:1 853 children with RRTIs and 2 695 health children were separately selected as cases and controls. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis were conducted to reducing confounding bias between groups. Blood samples were collected to measure serum levels of vitamins A and E by high performance liquid chromatographie (HPLC). Paired logistic regression was used to determine odds ratios ( OR) and 95% confidence intervals ( CI) to evaluate the association of RRTIs with the serum levels of vitamin A and E. Results:After propensity score estimation and 1∶1 matching, the study cohort included 1 507 cases with RRTIs and 1 507 health children as controls. The main characteristics between the two groups were all not significantly different after matching ( P>0.05). The average levels of vitamin A in two groups were different ( P<0.05). Paired logistic regression analysis showed that greater serum levels of vitamin A had a lower risk of RRTIs ( OR=0.46, 95% CI: 0.22-0.98), similarly, deficiency of vitamin A would also increase the risk of RRTIs ( OR=1.18, 95% CI: 1.00-1.38). The statistical difference was not found between VitE and RRTIs ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The serum levels of vitamin E didn′t have a statistically significant association with RRTIs. However, we observed an obvious association between vitamin A and RRTIs. Hence vitamin A clinical monitoring and supplementation are vital for preventing and treating RRTIs.

Identification of Chemical Constituents in Fengliaoxing Fengshi Dieda Wine / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To identify t he chemical constituents of Fengliaoxing fengshi dieda wine. METHODS ：An ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-electrostatic field orbital trap high-resolution mass spectrometry （UPLC-Q-Exactive- MS）technique was used for identifying chemical constituents of Fengliaoxing fengshi dieda wine. The determination was performed on Thermo Accucore aQ RP 18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1％ formic acid-methanol （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The column temperature was 30 ℃，and the sample size was 2 μL. HESI source was adopted，ion mode was positive and negative ion mode ，nitrogen as sheath gas and auxiliary gas. The positive ion mode had spray voltage of 3.5 kV， capillary heating temperature of 350 ℃，sheath gas pressure of 35 psi，auxiliary gas pressure of 15 arb，and ion source heating temperature of 320 ℃. The negative ion mode had spray voltage of 3.2 kV，capillary heating temperature of 350 ℃， sheath gas pressure of 35 psi，auxiliary gas pressure of 15 arb，and ion source heating temperature of 300 ℃. The mass axis was calibrated by external standard method （mass error less than 5 ppm）. The scanning range of the first mass spectrometry was m/z 80.0-1 200.0 （the resolution was 70 000），the scanning range of secondary mass spectrometry was m/z 80.0-1 200.0（the resolution was 17 500），and the collision voltage was 20，40，60 eV. Retrieved from CNKI ，VIP，PubMed and other database ，the chemical constituents information of each Chinese traditional medicine in Fengliaoxing fengshi dieda wine were collected to establish chemical constituents database. The structure of the compounds was identified on the basis of above constituents database ，the relevant literature ，retention time of reference substance and MS fragmentation regularity. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS ： Fifty-nine compounds were identified in Fengliaoxing fengshi dieda wine ，including 12 flavones（e.g. neoeriocitrin ，hesperidin.），8 alkaloids （e.g. baogongteng C or erycibellin ， ephedrine，pseudoephedrine）， 9 organic acids （e.g. chlorogenic acid ， cryptochlorogenic acid ，neochlorogenic acid ），7 coumarins（e.g. xanthotoxol）， 4 esters， 4 amino acids ， and 15 other categories（including volatile oils ，terpenes，amides）. UPLC- 5103YX11SF37（17）] Q-Exactive-MS technology can quickly and accurately identify the chemical constituents in Fengliaoxing fengshi dieda wine.

Clinical research progress on cervical persistent human papillomavirus infection / 国际生物医学工程杂志

Cervical cancer is a common malignant tumor of women,which is caused by human papillomavirus(HPV) infection especially high risk HPV infection(HR-HPV).According to the statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO),the incidence and fatality rate of cervical cancers are obviously rising and getting younger in resent years,which seriously threatens the health of women.In China,the mortality of cervical cancer is the first in the female reproductive tract malignant tumor.Although cervical cancer screening has received more and more attention,which reduces the risk of cervical cancer,it does not prevent the necessary factors of cervical cancer,i.e.the HPV infection.Therefore,effective prevention and treatment methods are urgently needed to control the occurrence and development of HPV infection.Both Chinese and Western medicine have made significant progress in the treatment of persistent HPV infection,and they have own advantages and can complement each other.The combination of Chinese and Western medicine is expected to be an effective way to treat cervical persistent HPV infection.

Differential gene expressions of steroid- and catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in adrenal gland of rats with different diseases but the same syndromes / 中西医结合学报

Objective: To study the gene expression characteristics of steroid- and catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in adrenal gland of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats and normal Wistar rats with the same traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. Methods: Sixteen-week-old Wistar rats, SHRs and GK rats were used. By the quantitative four diagnosis and syndrome differentiation methods and GeneChip Mouse Exon 1.0 ST Array, we observed adrenal gland gene expressions in normal Wistar rats, qi deficiency Wistar rats, SHRs with qi deficiency and qi excess, GK rats with qi deficiency and qi excess. Differentially expressed genes of steroid- and catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes and their regulatory factors were analyzed. Results: Thirty-one genes were differentially expressed among all syndromes. Hsd3b6 was down-regulated significantly 6.0-fold in GK rats with qi deficiency syndrome and qi excess syndrome, and Cyp11b2 was up-regulated 1.5 times in GK rats with qi deficiency syndrome. Por, Hsd11b2, and Nr2f6 were up-regulated in all syndromes, and Cyp2c23, Cyp4a3, Cyp4a8 and Cyp2e1 were down-regulated. However, Srd5a1 and Nr4a1 were up-regulated only in GK rats, and Lss was down-regulated only in SHRs. Th was up-regulated 1.5 times in SHRs with qi deficiency syndrome, GK rats with qi deficiency syndrome and GK rats with qi excess syndrome. Ddc was up-regulated 1.5 times in GK rats with qi excess syndrome. Dbh was up-regulated 3.0 times in GK rats with qi deficiency syndrome and qi excess syndrome. However, Comt was down-regulated 1.5 times in GK rats with qi deficiency syndrome and qi excess syndrome, and Mao was up-regulated 1.5 times in SHRs with qi deficiency syndrome and qi excess syndrome. Conclusion: Some genes associated with steroid- and catecholamine-synthesizing pathways were differentially expressed in SHRs and GK rats, and the differentially expressed genes may be related to the development of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes.

Methodology and purposes of establishing mouse and rat models for syndrome differentiation and treatment / 中西医结合学报

Abstract: Methodology of syndrome differentiation and syndrome-based treatment in rats and mice has professional characteristics and caters to the research and development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In this paper, the authors introduced their systematic research in five aspects. 1) Rats and mice can be used to simulate TCM clinical practice. Diagnosis and syndrome differentiation can be done to the rats and mice, and information collected by the four diagnostic methods from the experimental animals meets the requirements of treatment based on syndrome differentiation. 2) Standardized and quantified four diagnostic methods and syndrome differentiation for rats and mice can be established, and are operational and applicable for general use. 3) There exists constitution and syndrome diversity in normal rats and mice. A spontaneous syndrome can develop in diseased rats and mice, and it can be accompanied by or even change to another syndrome, similar to that in human beings. 4) There is a complicated material base for syndromes inferred from the different gene expressions and splices in neuroendocrine-immune network. 5) Individualized treatment based on syndrome differentiation, as well as quantified evaluation and comparison of the treatment efficacy can be done in the rat and mouse models of syndromes. The established methodology and criteria for syndrome differentiation and syndrome-based treatment in rats and mice can be used in the following four research fields: 1) syndrome identification on rat or mouse models; 2) research on the basic theories of TCM, such as the research on the viscera manifestation theory, the material base of syndromes, function mechanisms of the treatment based on syndrome differentiation, and the diagnostics of TCM; 3) study in clinical subject of TCM, such as evaluation and comparison of the efficacy of treatment based on syndrome differentiation, protocol optimization of syndrome differentiation and treatment, and preventive treatment of diseases; 4) study in traditional Chinese drugs, such as the research on properties of Chinese herbal drugs, and pharmacological research on Chinese herbal medicines and formulas.

Differentially expressed genes in adrenal gland of H22 liver cancer mice with different syndromes and in different stages / 中西医结合学报

OBJECTIVE: To reveal the characteristics of gene expression in adrenal gland of H22 tumor mice with typical syndromes and in different liver cancer stages. METHODS: By the quantitative four diagnosis and syndrome differentiation methods and GeneChip Mouse Exon 1.0 ST Array, we observed adrenal gland gene expression in H22 tumor mice with pathogenic factor-toxin predominance syndrome and qi deficiency syndrome in the earlier stage, yang-qi deficiency syndrome in the intermediate stage, and qi-yin-yang deficiency syndrome in the advanced stage. Genes highly expressed and remarkably different were analyzed in this study. RESULTS: A total of seventy-three up-regulated coincident genes and twenty-six down-regulated coincident genes in different stages were investigated in the study. Up-regulated coincident genes included Hp, C3, Anxa1, Procr, C2, Il4ra, Cd14, Ptprc, Cd52, C4b, Eno3, Xdh, Gpx3, and so on. Down-regulated coincident genes included nervous system function-related genes such as Plp1, Mbp, Aldh1a1, Cck, Atn1, genes associated with electrolyte metabolism such as Aldh1a1 and Slc22a17, genes related to signal transduction such as Cxcr4, Spag5 and Stmn3, etc, and genes related to transcriptional control and protein biosynthesis such as Hspa1a, Dnajb1, Thra, Hhex and so on. CONCLUSION: With the development of the tumorigenesis, the symptoms and signs and differentially expressed genes in adrenal gland of H22 tumor mice can be measured. Up-regulated and down-regulated coincident genes may be the features of H22 tumor mice different from those of normal mice.