Proteomics analysis of IBS-D with spleen and kidney yang deficiency

Objective:To investigate the molecular mechanism underlying the development of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) with spleen and kidney yang deficiency (SKYD) using a proteomics approach.Methods:Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n =22) were divided into IBS-D (n =12) and normal control (n =10) groups.SKYD was then modeled in IBS-D rats by a combination of acetic acid enema,bondage,rectal dilation,tail stimulation,and Senna gavage.Colon tissue samples were subsequently collected and examined by Q Exactive mass spectrometry to identify differentially expressed proteins between the two groups.Results:The occurrence of SKYD/IBS-D was associated with ribosomal protein S23 (Rps23),protein phosphatase 2 catalytic subunit alpha (Pp2a),and growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (Grb2),which are involved in the ribosome,neurotrophin signaling,and Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) signaling pathways.Conclusion:These data suggest that SKYD/IBS-D pathophysiology likely involves inflammation,cell growth,apoptosis,stress granule formation,immune activation,loss of epithelial cell integrity,and visceral hypersensitivity.

Regulating and tonifying spleen and kidney traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of chronic uric acid nephropathy: A systematic review

Objective:To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for regulating spleen and kidney.Methods:We developed a search strategy and then retrieved the database including CNKI,Wanfang data knowledge service platform,VIP journals resource integration service platform,PubMed,Embasefor randomized controlled trial of regulating spleen and kidney traditional Chinese medicine compared with conventional western medicine in the treatment of chronic uric acid nephropathy.The search deadline was set to June 30,2020.For the included literature,we applied the cochrane collaboration network risk bias assessment tool to evaluate the methodological quality,and evaluated the level of evidence according to GRADE standards.Quantitative data was analyzed by RevMan5.3 software,and trial sequential analysis method was used to analyze its efficiency.Results:A total of 709 cases in 10 articles were included.Compared with the control group,the related traditional Chinese medicine group improved the effective rate[RR=1.45,95%CI(1.32,1.58)],reduced the level of UA[MD=-36.24,95%CI(-41.03,-31.45)],BUN[SMD=-1.27,95%CI(-1.47,-1.07)]and SCR[MD=-36.33,95%CI(-55.79,-16.87),P=0.0003],the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).There was no evidence that a significant adverse reaction occurred.The results of TSA analysis showed that the Chinese medicine group had definite evidence for improving the efficiency.According to the GRADE evaluation criteria,the efficiency,UA,BUN and SCR outcome indicators were extremely low-quality evidence.Conclusions:Traditional Chinese medicine for regulating spleen and kidney in the treatment of chronic uric acid nephropathy improved efficiency,reduced the level of UA,BUN,SCR.Meanwhile,the therapy was proved to be safe.Nevertheless,the conclusions need further high-quality evidence to support.

Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy

Ectopic spleen may simulate kidney activity on renal scintigraphic imaging. Accurate diagnosis requires correlation with the patient’s history and anatomic imaging studies. We report a case where the spleen migrated to the left renal fossa and mimicked the left kidney after a left nephrectomy.

Water metabolism from lung,spleen and kidney

Water and liquid are the material basis of human metabolism.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that water and liquid metabolism is a very complex process that requires the synergy of the internal organs,but mainly the physiological functions of the lungs,spleen and kidneys.If the function or structure of the spleen,lungs,kidneys,or triple-burner is abnormal,it is easy to cause abnormalities in the body's water metabolism,which in turn leads to the production of pathological products such as damp phlegm.

Theoretical Discussion on Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Based on Theory of Liver,Spleen and Kidney

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a disease in which ulnar nerve is compressed by its surrounding tissues,and its main clinical manifestations are pain,sensory disturbance and dyskinesia.Its incidence rate is the second highest among peripheral nerve entrapment diseases,and it is one of the common clinical diseases.The theory of liver,spleen and kidney can guide the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome with traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture.By discussing the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)pathogenesis and treatment principles of cubital tunnel syndrome,it provides modern medical theoretical support for TCM treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome.

Summary and Prospect of Treating Ulcerative Colitis by Warming the Kidney and Strengthening the Spleen

The method of warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen is widely used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) with significant curative effect.This paper reviews the relevant literature in recent years.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound:The evolving applications

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS)is a major breakthrough for ultrasound imaging in recent years.By using a microbubble contrast agent and contrast-specific imaging software,CEUS is able to depict the microand macro-circulation of the targeted organ,which in turn leads to improved performance in diagnosis.Due to the special dual blood supply system in the liver,CEUS is particularly suitable for liver imaging.It is evident that CEUS facilitates improvement for characterization of focal liver lesions(FLLs),detection of liver malignancy,guidance for interventional procedures,and evaluation of treatment response after local therapies.CEUS has been demonstrated to be equal to contrast-enhanced computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging for the characterization of FLLs.In addition,the applicability of CEUS has expanded to non-liver structures such as gallbladder,bile duct,pancreas,kidney,spleen,breast,thyroid,and prostate.The usefulness of CEUS in these applications is confirmed by extensive literature production.Novel applications include detecting bleeding sites and hematomas in patients with abdominal trauma,guiding percutaneous injection therapy and therefore achieving the goal of using interventional ultrasonography in managing splenic trauma,assessing the activity of Crohn’s disease,and detecting suspected endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair.Contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound(US)and intracavitary use of CEUS have been developed and clinically studied.The potential use of CEUS involves sentinel lymph node detection,drug or gene delivery,and molecular imaging.In conclusion,the advent of CEUS has greatly enhanced the usefulness of US and even changed the status of US in clinical practice.The application of CEUS in the clinic is continuously evolving and it is expected that its use will be expanded further in the future.

Lysine deficiency impaired growth performance and immune response and aggravated inflammatory response of the skin,spleen and head kidney in grown-up grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

This dissertation was primarily focused on the immune response,inflammatory response and molecular mechanisms in the skin,head kidney and spleen of grown-up grass carp(Ctenopharyngodon idella).Six iso-nitrogen diets differing in lysine concentrations(5.6,8.5,11.6,14.4,17.5 and 20.7 g/kg)were fed to 540 grass carp(164.85±0.79 g)for 60 d.After that,grass carp were challenged by Aeromonas hydrophila for 6 d.This study revealed that lysine deficiency(1)suppressed the growth performa,nce of the fish and decreased their ability to resist skin lesion morbidity,(2)impaired the immune organ s immune response by decreasing the gene expressions of mucin,liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide(LEAP)-2B,β-defensin-1 and LEAP-2A and the production of antibacterial compounds of grown-up grass carp,and(3)aggravated the inflammatory response of immune organs in the fish by increasing the gene expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines(interferon y2[IFN-γ2],tumor necrosis factorα[TNF-α],interleukin[IL]-15,IL-17D,IL-12p40,IL-6 and IL-8)and down-regulating anti-inflammatory cytokines(IL-11,transforming growth factorβ1[TGF-β1],IL-10 and IL-4/13A),which were tightly correlated with signal transducer and activator of transcription(STAT)1 and STAT3 signaling pathway,respectively.The different phenomenon in the skin,spleen and head kidney of fish may be correlated with the difference in gene subtype.In addition,using quadratic regression analysis of percent weight gain(PWG),skin lesion morbidity,and the lysozyme activities in the spleen and head kidney,the dietary lysine requirements for grown-up grass carp were estimated to be 13.58,13.51,14.56 and 14.18 g/kg,respectively.

Determining the Electrical Conductivity of Rat Cadaveric Liver,Spleen,and Kidney to Estimate Early Postmortem Interval

Previous research has found that electrical conductivity(EC),an important index to predict meat freshness and shelflife,is very promising for estimating the late postmortem interval(PMI).However,whether it has potential use in the early PMI has not been fully studied yet.To test this possibility in the present study,EC of three internal organs of rat liver,spleen,and kidney were determined within 24 postmortem hows,and then,EC changes at different PMIs were carefully analyzed.The overall results showed that EC of liver and spleen increased significantly with PMI while EC of kidney had minor changes during the same period.Specifically,significant linear positive correlations between EC of liver and spleen and PMI were found and the coefficients of their regression functions were R^(2)=0.98 and R^(2)=0.95,respectively.It can be concluded that determination of EC in certain internal organs such as liver and spleen may be a potential tool in the early PMI estimation.However,more researches on its influencing factors are needed to facilitate its final use in practice.

Tonifying Kidney, Lung, and Spleen Combined with Western Medicine for Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review

Introduction:This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of tonifying kidney,lung,and spleen(TKLS)combined with Western medicine for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).Materials and Methods:Randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of TKLS for stable COPD were searched from four databases including Pub Med,the Cochrane Library,China Biology Medicine,and China National Knowledge Infrastructure from inception to December 2017.Two reviewers independently screened the literature,extracted the data,and assessed the risk of bias in the included studies.Rev Man5.3 software was used for meta-analysis.Results:Fourteen RCTs involving 1339 patients with stable COPD were included.Five of the included articles described the specific method of randomization,1 of them was double-blind method research,and 1 of them was single-blind method research.Compared with the conventional Western medicine(CWM)group,the use of TKLS,if combined with CWM demonstrated significantly improved effective rate(relative risk=1.25,95%confidence interval[CI]:1.18–1.33,P<0.00001),decreased traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score(mean difference[MD]-5.72,95%CI:-8.31 to-3.14,P<0.0001),Decreased St George's Respiratory Questionnaire total score(MD-7.39,95%CI:-10.46 to-4.31,P<0.00001),increased 6-min walk distance in meters(MD 78.46,95%CI:60.18–96.73,P<0.00001),increased forced expiratory volume 1%(MD 6.49,95%CI:3.64–9.33,P<0.00001),increased CD4(MD 9.84,95%CI:6.73–12.94,P<0.00001),CD8(MD-1.84,95%CI:-3.62 to-0.06,P=0.04)and CD4/CD8(MD 0.26,95%CI:0.20–0.32,P<0.0001),and increased immunoglobulin M(MD 0.15,95%CI:0.10–0.20 P<0.00001)..Conclusions:For stable COPD,TKLS combined with CWM is superior to CWM alone with regard to clinical effectiveness,symptoms,and quality of life.The above conclusion needs to be validated by further well-designed,multicentric,large-scale,double-blinded RCTs.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The kidney is the water and fire zang-organ which contains kidney-yin and kidney-yang. The waist is a house of the kidney where channels and collaterals are vertically and horizontally distributed. The Bladder Channel of Foot-Taiyang is distributed on the back in 4 lines; the Belt Channel surrounds the waist region controlling the various channels; and the straight portion of the Kidney Channel

CLINICAL RESEARCH ON TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PROSTATITIS WITH ACUPUNCTURE

In the present study, the authors put forward that Zhibian(BL 54) and Sanyin-jiao(SP 6) are the effective acupoints for treatment of chronic prostatitis and possess an unique cura-tive effect in treatment of this disease with the type of deficiency of both the spleen and the kidney. Atotal effective rate was 92% in group of 1OO cases treated with acupuncture and comparison betweenpre- and post-treatment in examinations of prostatic fluid and other 6 items showed, significantly bet-ter than that of oral compound Sinohan(P【0. 01 ).

Study of Different Patterns of Immuno-Modulatory Mechanism byTonifying Kidney and Invigorating Spleen Drugs

Objective: To observe the acting pattern on the immune system by Kidney tonifying (KT) drugs. Methods: Three composite recipes were used on the 7- and 14-day corticosterone rat model to study the effect of recipes on the different patterns of immuno-modulatory and neuro- endocrinological systems. Results:The immune system of Spleen Invigorating(SI) group was well protected in either 7- or 14-day experiments,with the SI recipe showing no effect on the neuroendocrine system. It suggested that SI recipe might have direct action on immune system. On the other hand, KT group with no effect on neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) system in 7-day experiment, but showed a remarkable protective effect of the whole NEI system in 14-day experiment. Conclusion: The results indicated that KT recipe acts on the neuroendocrine system first, and then influence the immune system. It means that the action took place through down pathway of NEI network.

The latest research progress of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of early and middle femoral head necrosis

At present,the development of orthopedics,the conservative treatment of femoral head necrosis in the early and middle stages is still a difficult problem.With the progress of osteonecrosis,it may deteriorate into irreversible bone destruction,affecting the hip joint and even causing severe disability of the hip.In traditional medicine,femoral head necrosis belongs to the category of"bone erosion"and"bone erosion".As a common disease in orthopedics,the treatment difficulty is relatively large.In the view of Chinese medicine,the pathogenesis of femoral head necrosis is kidney deficiency,stagnation and so on.Clinically,most doctors use the principle of promoting blood circulation,tonifying kidney and strengthening spleen.In the early and middle femoral head necrosis,traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods are more diverse and economical,and have always been valued by the modern medical community.This study reviews the latest research progress of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of early and mid-stage femoral head necrosis,in order to provide more basis for clinical medical research and related disease treatment.

Progress of studies on cancer-related anemia in Chinese and Western medicine

Cancer-related anemia is a common complication in patients with a malignant tumor caused by the tumor itself or the tumor's treatment.It can seriously affect the quality of life of patients and even accelerate the progression of the tumor.Western medicine is often given a blood transfusion,erythropoietin,and iron agent in cancer-related anemia treatment,but there are also some problems such as increasing tumor-related mortality.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cancer-related anemia's occurrence is related to the“Deficiency of Spleen and Kidney and Deficiency of Qi and Blood”,so clinical treatment is mainly to“Tonify Spleen and Kidney and Qi and Blood”.The combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine is useful in cancer-related anemia's treatment,which provides a new idea and method for cancer-related anemia's clinical treatment.

One Case of Professor ZHAO Jun's Effective Intervention in Children's Height After Menstrual Onsets

A clinical case of Professor ZHAO Jun's intervention in children's height after menstrual onsets is introduced in this paper,and she believes that regulating spleen and kidney should be paid attention to children in the middle and late stages of puberty.In clinical practice,Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae,Rhizoma Pinelliae and Poria in Erchen Decoction(二陈汤)are used to remove dampness and resolve phlegm,as well as to regulate Qi(气)and invigorate spleen.Fructus Ligustri Lucidi and Herba Ecliptae in Erzhi Pills(二至丸)are applied to invigorate liver and kidney,as well as to regulate Thoroughfare and Conception Channels,so as to achieve the effect of Yin(阴)and Yang(阳)coordination.It has significant efficacy.

Lei Genping’s Experience in Treating Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

In modem medicine,the therapeutic effect in recurrent urinary tract infection is often unsatisfactory.Lei Genping believes that urinary tract infection is mainly caused by the evil of dampness and heat invading the lower jiao(area below the navel).A prolonged disease course would result in the deficiency of spleen and kidney as well as the stagnation of liver and qi.The initial treatment should focus on clearing heat and detoxifying dampness.In the long run,the treatment criteria include tonifying the spleen and kidney,while clearing heat and dampness as well as regulating liver qi.

Treating Diabetes from Cold

Diabetes refers to the disease with the main symptom of "three more and less."Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)regards Yin deficiency and dryness heat as the basic pathogenesis,and mostly adopts the method of clearing away heat,nourishing yin and generating fluid.The author thinks that the deficiency of Yuanyang in Zang Fu organs,the lack of stimulation and promotion,the metabolic disorder of body fluid,the loss of moistening of Zang Fu organs,and the onset of diabetes.Body fluid metabolism is closely related to the spleen and kidney.Deficiency of Yang Qi is the root of thirst,stagnation of body fluid and Qi is the pathogenesis,and thirst is the final result.

Chief Physician Defen Wang’s Clinical Experience in Dialectical Treatment with Mediation Method of Perimenopausal Sweating

The objective of this paper is to outline Chief Physician Defen Wang’s clinical experience in perimenopausal sweating syndrome differentiation and treatment,to inherit Mr.Gao’s academic concept of mediation technique,and to integrate multiple prescriptions under Mr.Gao’s thinking.The deficiency is based on the deficiency of liver and kidney Yin,the weakness of spleen and stomach,and the standard is the imbalance of Ying and Wei,the imbalance of Qi,blood and body fluid,and the main method of treatment is nourishing liver and kidney,soothing liver and invigorating spleen,regulating Ying and Wei,as well as tonifying Qi and absorbing fluid.

Evaluation of a granulated formula for the nerve root type and vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis：a multicenter,single-blind,randomized,controlled,phase Ⅲ clinical trial

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cervical spondylosis formula granules in reducing the symptoms of patients with the nerve root type and the vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis.METHODS:This was a multicenter, single-blind,randomized, controlled trial.From April 2002 to November 2003, 499 patients were randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group.The treatment group was orally administered granules prepared with a formula for cervical spondylosis, while the control group was given Jingfukang granules.The treatment course was 1 month for both groups.RESULTS:In patients with the nerve root type of cervical spondylosis, the total effect rate in the treatment group(87.21%) was significantly higher than that in the control group(80.70%, P < 0.01).After the treatment period in both groups, the treatment group had a significantly greater rate of resolution of pain, numbness of the upper limbs, muscle strength of the upper limbs, and fatigue than the control group(all P < 0.05).In patients with the vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis, the total effect rate in the treatment group(82.07%) was similar to that in the control group(71.21%, P >0.05).After the treatment period in both groups,the treatment group had a significantly greater rate of resolution of weakness of the waist and knees than the control group(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION:The cervical spondylosis formula granules significantly improve numbness, muscle strength, and fatigue, and reduce pain in patients with the nerve root type of cervical spondylosis,and improve the weakness of the waist and knees in patients with the vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis.