Clinical distribution and molecular profiling on postoperative colorectal cancer patients with different traditional Chinese medicine syndromes

Background:Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome,also named syndrome,are comprehensive and integral analyses of clinical information which helps to guide different individualized treatment prescriptions.Methods:Thirty healthy controls and 80 colorectal cancer(CRC)patients(including 33 Spleen Qi Deficiency syndrome,23 Dampness Heat syndrome,17 Blood Stasis syndrome and 7 other syndrome)were enrolled into this study.Human mRNAs were extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells.The gene expression for CRC patients with different TCM syndrome was determined by microarray and qRT-PCR.Results:Spleen Qi Deficiency,Dampness Heat and Blood Stasis were the most common syndromes in CRC patients.There is a significant difference was found in mRNA expression levels(especially for PIK3CA,STAT3,SOX9 and KDM5C)among Spleen Qi Deficiency,Dampness Heat and Blood Stasis syndrome groups.The higher mRNA levels of JNK1,TP53,MLH1,MSH6,PMS2,SOCS3,TCF7L2,FAM123B,PSAP,FBXW7,SALL4 and the lower expression of inflammatory cytokine IL-6 were found in Spleen Qi Deficiency group but not other syndrome types.The higher mRNA levels of KRAS,MUC16,EGFR,GRASP65,PIK3CA,MAPK7,CD24,STAT3,SLC11A1,Bcl-2,TXNDC17 and some inflammatory cytokines(IL-6,IL-23,TNF-a,CXCR4)were found in Dampness Heat group but not other syndrome types.Blood Stasis syndrome showed higher expression of SOX9,MLH1,MSH6,KDM5C,PCDH11X,PSAP and SALL4,and lower mRNA levels of PIK3CA,CD24,STAT3,CXCR4,TXNDC17 and TP53.The CRC patients with Dampness Heat syndrome might have a poor prognosis than other syndrome types.Conclusion:The identification of syndrome conditions had different impacts on CRC prognosis,and which might be related with different mRNA expression levels.Some oncogenes and pro-inflammatory cytokines were highly expressed in Dampness Heat group but not other syndrome types,suggesting that the CRC patients with Dampness Heat syndrome might have a poor prognosis.Our results prelimitarily uncovered the molecular basis of syndrome differences in CRC prognosis,a better understanding for TCM treatment of CRC.

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine for Epilepsy Treatment Should Be Administered According to the Seizure Type and Epileptic Syndrome

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) has long been used to treat epilepsy. Although many clinical trials and animal studies have seemingly demonstrated its effect, the question of whether TCHM is efficacious in epileptic patients has not been certified because of insufficient supportive evidence. This insufficient supportive evidence stems from the fact that most of the current studies regarding TCHM for epilepsy treatment are not designed according to the different seizure types and epileptic syndromes (STESs). Here, we explore the reasons why many studies have not considered the various STESs and explain how to treat epilepsy according to the pharmacological mechanism for different STESs and exploit the advantage of TCHM for epilepsy treatment. Then, we explain how we treat epilepsy using TCHM according to the different STESs and Bian Zheng Lun Zi.

A data-driven method for syndrome type identification and classification in traditional Chinese medicine

The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） treatments for Western medicine （WM） diseases relies heavily on the proper classification of patients into TCM syndrome types. The authors developed a data-driven method for solving the classification problem, where syndrome types were identified and quantified based on statistical patterns detected in unlabeled symptom survey data. The new method is a generalization of latent class analysis （LCA）, which has been widely applied in WM research to solve a similar problem, i.e., to identify subtypes of a patient population in the absence of a gold standard. A well-known weakness of LCA is that it makes an unrealistically strong independence assumption. The authors relaxed the assumption by first detecting symptom co-occurrence patterns from survey data and used those statistical patterns instead of the symptoms as features for LCA. This new method consists of six steps： data collection, symptom co-occurrence pattern discovery, statistical pattern interpretation, syndrome identification, syndrome type identification and syndrome type classification. A software package called Lantern has been developed to support the application of the method. The method was illustrated using a data set on vascular mild cognitive impairment.

Consensus on the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine criteria of diagnostic classification in polycystic ovary syndrome(draft)

Polycystic ovary syndrome （PCOS） is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder of women, with complex pathogenesis and heterogeneous manifestations. Professor Jin Yu recently wrote an article entitled ＂Proposal of Diagnosis and Diagnostic Classification of PCOS in Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.＂ From this, the Obstetrics and Gynecology branches of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine and the China Association of Chinese Medicine collaborated with the Gynecology branch of the Chinese Association for Research and Advancement of Chinese Medicine to draft a report on the consensus of criteria for the diagnosis and classification of PCOS in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The diagnosis for PCOS includes all three features： （1） oligo-ovulation or anovulation; （2） clinical and/or laboratory evidence of hyperandrogenism; （3） PCOS is classified into four types： types la, Ib, Ila, and lib. Syndrome differentiation types for PCOS in traditional Chinese medicine are as follows： Kidney deficiency with phlegm blockage syndrome, Kidney Yin deficiency with phlegm blockage and blood stasis syndrome, and Kidney deficiency with Liver Qi stagnation syndrome.

Bridging the Traditional Chinese Medicine Pattern Classification and Biomedical Disease Diagnosis with Systems Biology

Being the unique core of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）, pattern classification exerts a direct effect on the efficacy and safety of herbal interventions. In this article, the authors integrated the pattern classification and disease diagnosis with many approaches from systems biology, integration of pattern classification with biomedical diagnosis by systems biology is not only a new direction of personalized medicine development, but also provides a new drug development model. In the further study, the pattern classifications of major diseases will be the focus of research.

Effect of Chinese Medicine Treatment Based on Pattern Identification on Cellular Immunophenotype of Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Objective： To observe the influence of treatment based on Chinese medicine pattem identification on cellular immunophenotype of the myelodysplastic syndrome （MDS）. Methods： Sixty patients with MDS were randomly and equally assigned to the treatment group and the control group using a randomized digital table. Thirty patients in each group included 3 risk levels （low, moderate and high risks） with each level 10 patients according to the international prognostic scoring system. The control group was given conventional therapy which was also used in the treatment group. While the treatment group was given Zuogui Pill （左归丸） and Yougui Pill （右归丸） for low risk patients; Qingwen Baidu Decoction （清瘟败毒饮） and Bazhen Decoction （八珍汤） for moderate risk patients; Gexia Zhuyu Decoction （膈下逐瘀汤） and Qinghao Biejia Decoction （青蒿鳖甲汤） combined with Shiquan Dabu Decoction （十全大补汤 ） for high risk patients. After the treatment, the differences of overatl response rate and immunophenotype （CD13, CD14, CD15, CD33 and CD34） of each group were analyzed. Results： The overall response rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than the control group in low risk and moderate risk patients （P=0.029）, there was no statistical differences of overall response rate between the treatment group and the control group in high risk patients （P=0.089）. The expressions of CD13, CD14, CD33 and CD34 in all three risk levels of the treatment group were obviously decreased after the treatment, while CD15 in all three risk levels of the treatment group was obviously increased after the treatment （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. Meanwhile, the difference values of CD13 and CD33 in low risk level of the treatment group, CD33 and CD34 in moderate risk level of the treatment group as well as CD34 and CD15 in high risk level of the treatment group, were all greater than the control groups and they were statistically significant （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. Conclusions： It shows a better therapeutic effect if the MDS patients treated with Chinese medicine pattern identification in addition to conventional therapy. Since the treatment may inhibit the malignant clones and improve the dysmaturity of granulocyte differentiation, it is a feasible option in clinical practice.

Pattern Classification of Enterovirus 71-Associated Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Chinese Medicine: A Retrospective Study in 433 Cases

Objective： To determine whether patterns of enterovirus 71（EV71）-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease（HFMD） were classified based on symptoms and signs, and explore whether individual characteristics were correlated with membership in particular pattern. Methods： Symptom-based latent class analysis（LCA） was used to determine whether patterns of EV71-HFMD existed in a sample of 433 cases from a clinical data warehouse system. Logistic regression was then performed to explore whether demographic, and laboratory data were associated with pattern membership. Results： LCA demonstrated a two-subgroup solution with an optimal fit, deduced according to the Bayesian Information Criterion minima. Hot pattern（59.1% of all patients） was characterized by a very high fever and high endorsement rates for classical HFMD symptoms（i.e., rash on the extremities, blisters, and oral mucosa lesions）. Non-hot pattern（40.9% of all patients） was characterized by classical HFMD symptoms. The multiple logistic regression results suggest that white blood cell counts and aspartate transaminase were positively correlated with the hot pattern（adjust odds ratio=1.07, 95% confidence interval： 1.006–1.115; adjust odds ratio=1.051, 95% confidence interval： 1.019–1.084; respectively）. Conclusions： LCA on reported symptoms and signs in a retrospective study allowed different subgroups with meaningful clinical correlates to be defined. These findings provide evidence for targeted prevention and treatment interventions.

Deciphering Potential Correlations between New Biomarkers and Pattern Classification in Chinese Medicine by Bioinformatics:Two Examples of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Biological complexity and the need for personalized medicine means that biomarker development has become increasingly challenging.Thus,new paradigms for research need to be created that bring together a different classifier of individuals.One potential solution is collaboration between biomarker development and Chinese medicine pattern classification.In this article,two examples of rheumatoid arthritis are discussed,including a new biomarker candidate casein kinase 2 interacting protein 1(CKIP-1)and a micro RNA 214.The authors obtained a"snapshot"of pattern classification with disease in biomarker identification.Bioinformatics analyses revealed underlying biological functions of two biomarker candidates,in varying degrees,are correlated with Chinese medicine pattern of rheumatoid arthritis.The authors'initial attempt can provide a new window for studying the win-win potential correlation between the biomarkers and pattern classification in Chinese medicine.

Potential of Renal Pathology on Refining Syndrome Typing of Chinese Medicine in IgA Nephropathy

Objective： To investigate the potential of renal pathological index as a differential diagnosis factor for Chinese medicine （CM） syndromes typing in IgA nephropathy （IgAN）. Methods： A total of 1,016 patients with IgAN was recruited from November 2001 to November 2004. All the signs and symptoms including picture of the tongue and pulse tracings were collected. All patients were typed according to the CM syndrome typing scheme for chronic primary glomerulopathy. The severity of glomerulus and tubulointerstitial lesions （mild, moderate- severe） were evaluated using lee＇s grading system and the Katafuchi score system. Results： The syndrome types transform in turn by deficiency of both the Spleen （Pi） and Lung （Fei） qi, deficiency of both qi and yin, deficiency of Liver （Gan） and Kidney （Shen） yin and deficiency of Spleen-Kidney （Shen） yang, with the aggravation of pathogenetic condition and that the manifestation of deficiency of qi clinically showed proliferative lesion of glomerular mesangium, while the glomerular sclerosis pathologically showed the manifestation of yin deficiency. Conclusion： Renal pathological findings may be a candidate of objective factors to refine CM syndrome typing process.

Acupuncture treatment of empty nose syndrome:A case report

Background:Empty nose syndrome(ENS)is an iatrogenic disorder that most commonly presents with paradoxical nasal obstruction.Diagnosis of ENS is based mainly on symptomatology and surgical history.Symptomatic or surgical treatment is typically offered to patients.Case presentation:A 17-year-old Chinese male presented with ENS following inferior turbinate resection.His main symptoms were dizziness and nasal congestion.He was diagnosed with a traditional Chinese medicine syndrome pattern of liver yang ascending.Acupuncture treatment involved needling ST 36(Zusanli)GB 20(Fengchi),PC 6(Neiguan),LI 4(Hegu),LR 3(Taichong),LR 2(Xingjian),GB 43(Xiaxi),DU 20(Baihui),EX-HN3(Yintang),ST 2(Sibai),and LI 20(Yingxiang).Near complete resolution of dizziness and nasal congestion were achieved after 2 treatments.Conclusion:Acupuncture may be used to resolve symptoms of ENS.Acupoint selection and needle manipulation should be based on TCM pattern diagnosis.

Incorporating Pattern Identification of Chinese Medicine into Precision Medicine:An Integrative Model for Individualized Medicine

On 20 January, 2015, U.S. President Obama announced an ambitious plan called ＂Precision Medicine （PM） Initiative＂, aiming to deliver genetics- based medical treatments. PM has shown a promising prospect by tailoring disease treatments and preventions to individuals. However, a predominantly genetics-based method restricts its benefit and applicability in most chronic and complex diseases. Pattern identification （PI） is one of the representative characteristics of Chinese medicine implying the concept of holism and individualized treatment. It is another classification method taking environmental, psychosocial and other individual factors into account. Integrating PI with disease diagnosis of Western medicine will provide a strong complement to genetics-based PM, thus establish an integrative model for individualized medicine. PI provides new perspectives for PM, not only in clinical practice, but also in new drug development and clinical trial design. It is for sure that the integrative approach will ultimately lead to a safer, more convenient and effective patient-centered healthcare and most patients will benefit in the era of PM.

Appraisal of the Quality and Contents of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypertension Management in Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review

Objective： To evaluate the quality and consistency of recommendations in the clinical practice guidelines（CPGs） for hypertension in Chinese medicine（CM）. Methods： CM CPGs were identified from 5 electronic databases and hand searches through related handbooks published from January 1990 to December 2013. Three reviewers independently appraised the CPGs based on the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation（AGREE Ⅱ） instrument, and compared the CPGs＇ recommendations on CM syndrome pattern classification and treatment. Results： Five CM CPGs for hypertension were included. The quality score of the evidence-based（EB） guideline was higher than those of the consensus-based with no explicit consideration of evidence-based（CB-EB） and the consensus-based（CB） guidelines. Three out of five patterns in the CPGs were recommended by the EB guideline. Tianma Gouteng Formula（天麻钩藤复方） in the EB guideline was recommended mostly for hypertension patients with pattern of ascendant hyperactivity of Gan（Liver）-yang and pattern of yin deficiency with yang hyperactivity in the CPGs. Acupuncture and massage were recommended for Grade Ⅰ and Grade Ⅱ hypertension with severe symptoms weakening the quality of life in the EB guideline. For Grade Ⅰ and Grade Ⅱ hypertension, CM could be used alone, while for Grade Ⅲ hypertension, they should be used in combination with Western medicines. Conclusion： The quality of EB guideline was higher than those of CB and CB-EB CPGs in CM for hypertension and CM should be prescribed alone or combined with Western medicines based on the grade of hypertension.

Integration of Chinese Medicine with Western Medicine Could Lead to Future Medicine: Molecular Module Medicine

The development of an effective classification method for human health conditions is essential for precise diagnosis and delivery of tailored therapy to individuals. Contemporary classification of disease systems has properties that limit its information content and usability. Chinese medicine pattern classification has been incorporated with disease classification, and this integrated classification method became more precise because of the increased understanding of the molecular mechanisms. However, we are still facing the complexity of diseases and patterns in the classification of health conditions. With continuing advances in omics methodologies and instrumentation, we are proposing a new classification approach： molecular module classification, which is applying molecular modules to classifying human health status. The initiative would be precisely defining the health status, providing accurate diagnoses, optimizing the therapeutics and improving new drug discovery strategy. Therefore, there would be no current disease diagnosis, no disease pattern classification, and in the future, a new medicine based on this classification, molecular module medicine, could redefine health statuses and reshape the clinical practice.

Syndrome Classification Based on Manifold Ranking for Viral Hepatitis

Treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation is the key of Chinese medicine. A feasible way of improving the clinical therapy effectiveness is needed to correctly differentiate the syndrome classifications based on the clinical manifestations. In this paper, a novel data mining method based on manifold ranking （MR） is proposed to explore the relation between syndromes and symptoms for viral hepatitis. Since MR could take the symptom data with expert differentiation and the symptom data without expert differentiation into the task of syndrome classification, the clinical information used for modeling the syndrome features is greatly enlarged so as to improve the precise of syndrome classification. In addition, the proposed method of syndrome classification could also avoid two disadvantages in previous methods： linear relation of the clinical data and mutually exclusive symptoms among different syndromes. And it could help exploit the latent relation between syndromes and symptoms more effectively. Better performance of syndrome classification is able to be achieved according to the experimental results and the clinical experts.

上海浦东某地脑卒中患者的中医分型特点及治疗情况分析

目的分析上海浦东某地脑卒中患者的中医分型特点及治疗情况,为该地区中医药防治脑卒中提供参考依据。方法收集2020年10月至2021年9月我院中医科的284例脑卒中患者为研究对象。对研究对象脑卒中进行中医辨证诊断,并依据证型给予辨证论治。分析脑卒中患者的中医证型及治疗效果。结果浦东某地男性脑卒中患者多于女性(P<0.05);不同性别患者的年龄比较,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);不同性别患者的偏瘫部位比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。284例患者的中医证型由多到少依次为风痰阻络证、阴虚风动证、气虚血瘀证、痰湿蒙窍证、痰火闭窍证、肝阳暴亢证及痰热腑实证。治疗后,风痰阻络证、阴虚风动证的美国国立卫生院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分低于治疗前(P<0.05);治疗后,风痰阻络证的Barthel指数(BI)评分高于治疗前(P<0.05)。脑卒中患者的治疗总有效率为91.55%。结论浦东某地脑卒中男性患者多于女性,患病年龄小于女性,偏瘫部位与性别无关,中医证型诊断风痰阻络证型最多。现代医学规范化治疗方案结合中医药辨证论治对卒中预后有明显干预作用,中医治疗使用祛风化痰通络之法最多。

超声影像组学模型鉴别肝郁痰凝型与冲任失调型乳腺癌中医证型的价值

目的探讨超声影像组学模型鉴别肝郁痰凝型与冲任失调型乳腺癌中医证型的价值,寻求有助于中医辨证分型的客观指标。方法回顾性收集2018年1月—2021年12月于福建中医药大学附属第二人民医院行术前超声检查并经病理确诊且有完整中医辨证资料的231例(247个病灶)乳腺癌患者资料,获取术前超声图像,用ITK-SNAP软件勾画感兴趣区(ROI),利用Pyradiomics 3.0软件提取超声影像组学特征,病灶按7∶3比例分为训练集(175个)和测试集(72个),使用最小绝对收缩与选择算法(LASSO)进行特征降维筛选,采用支持向量机(SVM)构建影像组学模型,通过受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线评估模型的鉴别诊断效能。结果纳入病例中肝郁痰凝型107例115个病灶,冲任失调型124例132个病灶。LASSO算法筛选出17个可鉴别肝郁痰凝型和冲任失调型乳腺癌的超声影像组学特征,其中前7个特征权重系数较大,分别为Dependence Variance,Correlation,Sphericity,Center Of MassIndex2,Bounding Box5,Large Dependence High Gray Level Emphasis和Short Run Emphasis。利用上述17个有效特征构建的影像组学模型在训练集和测试集上的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.797(95%CI:0.730~0.864)和0.775(95%CI:0.666~0.883)。该模型训练集的敏感度、特异度、准确率分别为72.3%(60/83)、73.0%(65/89)、72.7%(125/172);该模型测试集的敏感度、特异度、准确率分别为75.5%(37/49)、65.4%(17/26)、72.0%(54/75)。结论超声影像组学模型能够有效鉴别肝郁痰凝型与冲任失调型乳腺癌,筛选出的影像组学特征可作为乳腺癌中医辨证分型的微观指标。

原发性膜性肾病患者血清IL-6与尿蛋白水平的相关性及其与中医证型关系的探讨

目的:探究细胞因子与原发性膜性肾病(primary membranous nephropathy,PMN)患者尿蛋白、中医证型及预后的关系。方法:本研究为前瞻性研究,纳入2021年06月—2022年3月在中日友好医院行肾活检诊断为PMN的患者81例作为疾病组,另纳入健康人群22例为对照组。测量治疗前所有患者血清IL-6、IL-17的水平,并对疾病组进行中医辨证分型及长期随访。运用SPSS 26.0进行数据分析。结果:疾病组血清IL-6水平明显高于对照组(P<0.001),且其IL-6水平与尿蛋白存在相关性。两组在血清IL-17水平上未表现出明显差异。在中医证型上,IL-6升高组以脾肾阳虚证和血瘀证为多见,IL-6正常组多为气虚证。预后方面,相比于IL-6正常组,IL-6升高组的临床缓解率低,达到中位缓解的时间长。结论:PMN患者存在微炎症状态,血清IL-6水平与尿蛋白水平、中医证型及预后显著相关。

中医优势病种临床决策支持系统在“混合痔”中医病历质量控制中的应用

目的:运用中医优势病种临床决策支持系统,提升中医辨证分型的准确性,提升中医病历书写理法方药的一致性,提高中医病历书写质量,提高中医诊疗服务质量。方法:采集2023年3—5月运用中医优势病种临床决策支持系统的混合痔病例163例和2022年3—5月未运用中医优势病种临床决策支持系统的混合痔病例176例,回顾性调查分析两组的方药使用量、中医辨证分型准确性、中药饮片的用药记录、病历书写的理法方药一致性。结果:两组方药使用人次、人均开方次数、人均辨证次数、方药病历记录比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。智慧医疗辨证论治组方药内容与病历记录一致性比例[95.45%(147/154)]高于传统医疗辨证论治组[90.36%(150/166)],但差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。智慧医疗辨证论治组的病历记录中患者病象与疾病证型一致比例[96.75%(149/154)],证型、治则治法、方药三者一致比例[86.14%(143/166)],辨证证型变更比例[56.49%(87/154)]均高于传统医疗辨证论治组的86.14%(143/166)、77.77%(129/166)和7.22%(12/166),差异均有统计学意义(P<0.01或P<0.05)。结论:使用中医优势病种临床决策支持系统有助于规范中医辨证思路,培养中医思维模式,提升病历书写者理法方药的逻辑性,有利于提高中医诊疗服务质量。

中医药治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌的研究进展

非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)是一种常见的肺部恶性肿瘤,已成为全球癌症死亡的主要原因之一,晚期NSCLC患者的预后普遍较差,该病已给全球公共卫生带来严重负担。晚期NSCLC的治疗一直是临床面临的难题,由于肿瘤细胞的扩散和转移,局部晚期可能会在新辅助治疗后行手术治疗,但效果往往不尽人意,且副作用较大。近年来,中医药在治疗晚期NSCLC方面取得了显著的进展,受到了广泛关注。该文对近几年中医药治疗晚期NSCLC的相关研究进行归纳总结,探讨了中医药治疗的作用机制,为临床实践提供参考。

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