Objective:To explore Professor Yang Suqing’s experience in treating blood stasis syndrome of psoriasis vulgaris and analyze the characteristics of its prescription;Methods:Outpatient prescriptions for the treatment o...Objective:To explore Professor Yang Suqing’s experience in treating blood stasis syndrome of psoriasis vulgaris and analyze the characteristics of its prescription;Methods:Outpatient prescriptions for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with blood stasis syndrome were selected and extracted traditional Chinese medicine for standardized processing.Then analyze the data by using set visualization analysis and Apriori algorithm.Results:A total of 149 traditional Chinese herbs were extracted.Among them,and the top 12 commonly used herbs with frequency>30 were Licorice,Saposhnikovia,Schizonepeta tenuifolia,Angelica sinensis,Paeonia lactiflora,Ligusticum chuanxiong,Rehmannia glutinosa,Cicada slough,Oyster and Keel through the set visualization analysis,herbs association rules analysis,and herbs combination analysis.Saposhnikovia,Liquorice,Schizonepeta tenuifolia,Angelica sinensis and Paeonia Alba are the most commonly used combination of herbs by Professor Yang Suqing in the treatment of blood stasis syndrome of psoriasis vulgaris.Conclusion:In addition to invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis herbs,which are preferred for the treatment of blood stasis syndromes,Saposhnikovia and Schizonepeta tenuifolia,etc.,are used to synergistically exert the functions of invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis and eliminating wind expression,with remarkable efficacy.展开更多
Objective:To analyze and investigate the rules for drug utilization of Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with blood-heat syndrome.Methods:The literatures that met the following inclusion crite...Objective:To analyze and investigate the rules for drug utilization of Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with blood-heat syndrome.Methods:The literatures that met the following inclusion criteria were screened out from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) from January 1998 to December 2008,including the compositions and dosages of the recipes reported completely and accurately, the sample size being30 cases and the total effective rate being70%.Results:In total,289 papers meeting the inclusion criteria were retrieved,involving 301 recipes;in which 111 recipes consisting of 145 individual drugs were the function for clearing the heat,accounting for 52.84%.The three drugs with the highest utilized frequency were Radix Rehmanniae,Radix Arnebiae seu Lithospermi and Cortex Moutan.Meridian adscription of the drugs was mainly the Gan(肝)-meridian.Conclusion:There were rules for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome with Chinese medicine prescriptions.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the levels of cytokines related to T-helper (Th) 17 cells in serum and signal transducers in the psoriatic lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome (BHS) and bl...Objective: To investigate the levels of cytokines related to T-helper (Th) 17 cells in serum and signal transducers in the psoriatic lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome (BHS) and blood-stasis syndrome (BSS). Methods: Sixty patients with psoriasis vulgaris were divided into the BHS and BSS groups according to the syndrome differentiation of Chinese medicine (CM). Ten healthy subjects were considered as the control group. Cytokine levels of interleukin (IL)-17, IL-23 and IL-6 in serum were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Expression levels of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and STAT6 in the psoriatic lesions were determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC), Western blot, and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Results: Production of IL-17, IL-23 and IL-6 in the BHS group and BSS group were significantly increased compared with those in the control group (P〈0.05). Levels of IL-17 and IL-23 in the BHS group were higher than those in the BSS group (P〈0.05). Compared with the control group, IHC positive expressions and protein expressions of STAT3 and p38-MAPK, and the STAT3 mRNA expressions in the BHS and BSS groups were significantly higher (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01). The protein expression of STAT3 in the BHS group was significantly higher than that in the BSS group (P〈0.05). Conclusions: Cytokines in serum and signal transducers in the psoriatic lesions alter with various CM syndromes of psoriasis. The results provide scientific basis for the treatment based on syndrome differentiation of CM in treating psoriasis vulgaris.展开更多
Objective:To objectively assess the clinical efficacy and safety of a new Pulian Ointment(新普连膏,NPLO) in treating psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome of Chinese medicine.Methods:A total of 108 patients with psoriasis ...Objective:To objectively assess the clinical efficacy and safety of a new Pulian Ointment(新普连膏,NPLO) in treating psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome of Chinese medicine.Methods:A total of 108 patients with psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome were equally assigned,using a randomizing digital table,to the test group treated externally with NPLO and the control group treated with placebo;the medication was done using a single-blinded method twice a day.Meanwhile,all patients received by oral intake a conventional Ch...展开更多
Objective: To investigate whether the serum levels of inflammation-related cytokines might be different between the healthy individuals and the psoriatic patients diagnosed of three varied Chinese medicine (CM) syn...Objective: To investigate whether the serum levels of inflammation-related cytokines might be different between the healthy individuals and the psoriatic patients diagnosed of three varied Chinese medicine (CM) syndromes [blood-stasis syndrome (BSS), blood-dryness syndrome (BDS) and wind-heat syndrome (WHS)]. Methods: A total of 62 psoriatic patients were recruited and assigned to 3 groups according to their CM syndromes, including 27 patients of BSS, 21 of BDS and 14 of WHS. Another 20 sex- and age- matched healthy subjects were enrolled into the control group. Serum concentrations of multiple cytokines, including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α), soluble CD40 ligand (SCD40L), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), epidermal growth factor (EGF), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-17 (IL-17), interferon γ inducible protein-10 (IP-10) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), were measured by a multiplexed flow cytometric assay. Results: The circulating levels of MIP-1α, TNF-α, IL-8, and IP-10 were significantly increased in the psoriatic patients compared with the healthy controls (P〈0.01). Male and female patients tended to have higher serum levels of MCP-1 and IP-10, respectively (P〈0.05). Interestingly, compared with the control group, 6 out of the 9 cytokines (MCP-1, MIP-1α, TNF-α, EGF, IL-8 and IP-10) were substantially increased in the BSS group (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01), whereas only MIP-1α and IL-8 levels were elevated in the BDS group (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01) concurrent with lowered concentrations of SCD40L and IL-17 (P〈0.05). In the WHS group, MIP-1α was the only cytokine whose level was evidently increased (P〈0.01), in contrast to IL-17 which was decreased as compared with the control (P〈0.05). The psoriatic patients overall owned higher levels of MIP-1 a and IL-8 in the circulation which were comparable among the 3 groups of CM syndromes (P〈0.01). In contrast, TNF-α level of the BSS group was the highest among the three (P〈0.01), followed by the BDS and the WHS groups. Conclusions: The expression profiles of cytokines in the circulation might not be necessarily identical for psoriatic patients with different CM syndromes. Accordingly, the serum concentrations of certain cytokines could potentially be used as the ancillary indices for the clinical classification of psoriatic CM syndromes.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical efficacy and safety of Liangxue Jiedu decoction(LJD) for the treatment of progressive psoriasis vulgaris and to provide the basis for the development of a standardized treatment pr...OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical efficacy and safety of Liangxue Jiedu decoction(LJD) for the treatment of progressive psoriasis vulgaris and to provide the basis for the development of a standardized treatment protocol for psoriasis vulgaris.METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized, controlled study, patients with blood-heat type psoriasis were randomly assigned to receive either Chinese herbal medicine(LJD;treatment group) or Western Medicine(cetirizine hydrochloride, vitamin C, and vitamin B complex;control group). Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI) scores were calculated in addition to the number of patients who achieved ≥ 50% or ≥ 75% improvement in PASI score from baseline. The change in symptoms of Chinese medicine(color of rash, burning sensation,itchiness, severity of irritation, and anger) was evaluated and safety was assessed as adverse events and laboratory analysis. t test, independent sample non-parametric test and χ2 test were used to analyze the results.RESULTS: A total of 238 participants were included in the study [treatment group, n = 122(PP analysis117);control group, n = 116(PP analysis 104)]. LJD treatment was associated with a significant improvement in skin lesions and symptoms com-pared with Western Medicine treatment. At the end of the 8-week treatment period, 23.77%(PP analysis 24.79%) of patients in the treatment group had achieved PASI75 and 57.38%(PP analysis 58.97%)had achieved PASI50;the corresponding figures in the control group were 9.48%(9.62%) and 25.00%(25.00%), respectively. The between-group differences were statistically significant(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Treatment of psoriasis vulgaris of the blood-heat type using LJD was associated with significantly better outcomes compared with those achieved using standard Western Medicine.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential differences in circulating levels of T regulatory (Treg)/T helper 17 (Th17) cells, related inflammatory cytokines and specific transcription factors in healthy individuals and patie...OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential differences in circulating levels of T regulatory (Treg)/T helper 17 (Th17) cells, related inflammatory cytokines and specific transcription factors in healthy individuals and patients with psoriasis conforming to one of three Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes: blood-heat syndrome (BHS), blood-stasis syndrome (BSS) and blood-dryness syndrome (BDS). METHODS: Sixty-seven patients with psoriasis were recruited and assigned to one of three corresponding TCM syndrome groups: BHS (n = 40), BSS (n = 14) and BDS (n = 13 patients). The control group comprised 21 healthy individuals. The circulating levels of Treg/Th17 cells in peripheral blood were assessed using flow cytometry;the levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;and the mRNA expression of T cell-specific transcription factors retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) by quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS: The ratio of Th17 cells and the levels of TNF-α and RORγt were all significantly higher in the BHS and BSS groups than the control group (P < 0.05), while the ratio of Treg cells and the levels of IL-10 and Foxp3 mRNA in the BHS group were significantly lower compared with the control group (P < 0.05). No significant differences were seen between the BSS group and the control group. The ratio of Th17 cells and the levels of TNF-α and RORγt in the BDS group were not significantly different from those of the control group;however, the ratio of Treg cells and the levels of IL-10 and Foxp3 were all lower than those in the healthy controls (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Compared with healthy individuals, the ratio of Th17 cells and the levels of related cytokines were higher, while the ratio of Treg cells and the levels of related cytokines were lower, in the peripheral blood of psoriasis/BHS patients;corresponding results for the BSS and BDS groups also showed differences. We propose that patterns of differentiation of immunological cells in psoriasis patients are reflected in corresponding TCM blood syndromes.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81973846)Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province(No.LH2019H108)Graduate Innovation Research Project of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine(No.2020YJSCX029)。
文摘Objective:To explore Professor Yang Suqing’s experience in treating blood stasis syndrome of psoriasis vulgaris and analyze the characteristics of its prescription;Methods:Outpatient prescriptions for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with blood stasis syndrome were selected and extracted traditional Chinese medicine for standardized processing.Then analyze the data by using set visualization analysis and Apriori algorithm.Results:A total of 149 traditional Chinese herbs were extracted.Among them,and the top 12 commonly used herbs with frequency>30 were Licorice,Saposhnikovia,Schizonepeta tenuifolia,Angelica sinensis,Paeonia lactiflora,Ligusticum chuanxiong,Rehmannia glutinosa,Cicada slough,Oyster and Keel through the set visualization analysis,herbs association rules analysis,and herbs combination analysis.Saposhnikovia,Liquorice,Schizonepeta tenuifolia,Angelica sinensis and Paeonia Alba are the most commonly used combination of herbs by Professor Yang Suqing in the treatment of blood stasis syndrome of psoriasis vulgaris.Conclusion:In addition to invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis herbs,which are preferred for the treatment of blood stasis syndromes,Saposhnikovia and Schizonepeta tenuifolia,etc.,are used to synergistically exert the functions of invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis and eliminating wind expression,with remarkable efficacy.
基金Supported by the National Key Science Technology Research and Development Program in the 11th Five-year Plan of China (No.2008BAI53B044)
文摘Objective:To analyze and investigate the rules for drug utilization of Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with blood-heat syndrome.Methods:The literatures that met the following inclusion criteria were screened out from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) from January 1998 to December 2008,including the compositions and dosages of the recipes reported completely and accurately, the sample size being30 cases and the total effective rate being70%.Results:In total,289 papers meeting the inclusion criteria were retrieved,involving 301 recipes;in which 111 recipes consisting of 145 individual drugs were the function for clearing the heat,accounting for 52.84%.The three drugs with the highest utilized frequency were Radix Rehmanniae,Radix Arnebiae seu Lithospermi and Cortex Moutan.Meridian adscription of the drugs was mainly the Gan(肝)-meridian.Conclusion:There were rules for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome with Chinese medicine prescriptions.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81302971,81273764)Innovative Research Team in University of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission,China(PhaseⅡ)
文摘Objective: To investigate the levels of cytokines related to T-helper (Th) 17 cells in serum and signal transducers in the psoriatic lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome (BHS) and blood-stasis syndrome (BSS). Methods: Sixty patients with psoriasis vulgaris were divided into the BHS and BSS groups according to the syndrome differentiation of Chinese medicine (CM). Ten healthy subjects were considered as the control group. Cytokine levels of interleukin (IL)-17, IL-23 and IL-6 in serum were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Expression levels of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and STAT6 in the psoriatic lesions were determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC), Western blot, and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Results: Production of IL-17, IL-23 and IL-6 in the BHS group and BSS group were significantly increased compared with those in the control group (P〈0.05). Levels of IL-17 and IL-23 in the BHS group were higher than those in the BSS group (P〈0.05). Compared with the control group, IHC positive expressions and protein expressions of STAT3 and p38-MAPK, and the STAT3 mRNA expressions in the BHS and BSS groups were significantly higher (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01). The protein expression of STAT3 in the BHS group was significantly higher than that in the BSS group (P〈0.05). Conclusions: Cytokines in serum and signal transducers in the psoriatic lesions alter with various CM syndromes of psoriasis. The results provide scientific basis for the treatment based on syndrome differentiation of CM in treating psoriasis vulgaris.
基金Supported by the Funds of Capital Medicine Development Program (No.2005-SF-3-086)
文摘Objective:To objectively assess the clinical efficacy and safety of a new Pulian Ointment(新普连膏,NPLO) in treating psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome of Chinese medicine.Methods:A total of 108 patients with psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome were equally assigned,using a randomizing digital table,to the test group treated externally with NPLO and the control group treated with placebo;the medication was done using a single-blinded method twice a day.Meanwhile,all patients received by oral intake a conventional Ch...
基金Supported by the Financial Industry Technology Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China(No.201105)
文摘Objective: To investigate whether the serum levels of inflammation-related cytokines might be different between the healthy individuals and the psoriatic patients diagnosed of three varied Chinese medicine (CM) syndromes [blood-stasis syndrome (BSS), blood-dryness syndrome (BDS) and wind-heat syndrome (WHS)]. Methods: A total of 62 psoriatic patients were recruited and assigned to 3 groups according to their CM syndromes, including 27 patients of BSS, 21 of BDS and 14 of WHS. Another 20 sex- and age- matched healthy subjects were enrolled into the control group. Serum concentrations of multiple cytokines, including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α), soluble CD40 ligand (SCD40L), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), epidermal growth factor (EGF), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-17 (IL-17), interferon γ inducible protein-10 (IP-10) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), were measured by a multiplexed flow cytometric assay. Results: The circulating levels of MIP-1α, TNF-α, IL-8, and IP-10 were significantly increased in the psoriatic patients compared with the healthy controls (P〈0.01). Male and female patients tended to have higher serum levels of MCP-1 and IP-10, respectively (P〈0.05). Interestingly, compared with the control group, 6 out of the 9 cytokines (MCP-1, MIP-1α, TNF-α, EGF, IL-8 and IP-10) were substantially increased in the BSS group (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01), whereas only MIP-1α and IL-8 levels were elevated in the BDS group (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01) concurrent with lowered concentrations of SCD40L and IL-17 (P〈0.05). In the WHS group, MIP-1α was the only cytokine whose level was evidently increased (P〈0.01), in contrast to IL-17 which was decreased as compared with the control (P〈0.05). The psoriatic patients overall owned higher levels of MIP-1 a and IL-8 in the circulation which were comparable among the 3 groups of CM syndromes (P〈0.01). In contrast, TNF-α level of the BSS group was the highest among the three (P〈0.01), followed by the BDS and the WHS groups. Conclusions: The expression profiles of cytokines in the circulation might not be necessarily identical for psoriatic patients with different CM syndromes. Accordingly, the serum concentrations of certain cytokines could potentially be used as the ancillary indices for the clinical classification of psoriatic CM syndromes.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Project(No.81673975:Study on the Mechanism of Hui Yang Sheng Ji Gao Promoting Ulcer Angiogenesis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and No.81774309:Study on the Immune Regulation Mechanism of PI3K/Akt/m TOR Signaling Pathway Mediated by tlrs-4 in Light Sensitive Skin Diseases by Clearing Heat,Cooling Blood and Detoxification)the Beijing Science and Technology Commission Funded Project(No.Z161100000516108:a Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on the Indications of TCM External Treatment for Psoriasis with"Analogic Drug Selection"and No.Z161100001816024:Research and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparation for Treatment of Sunburn By Hao Qin Huaban Granule)。
文摘OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical efficacy and safety of Liangxue Jiedu decoction(LJD) for the treatment of progressive psoriasis vulgaris and to provide the basis for the development of a standardized treatment protocol for psoriasis vulgaris.METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized, controlled study, patients with blood-heat type psoriasis were randomly assigned to receive either Chinese herbal medicine(LJD;treatment group) or Western Medicine(cetirizine hydrochloride, vitamin C, and vitamin B complex;control group). Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI) scores were calculated in addition to the number of patients who achieved ≥ 50% or ≥ 75% improvement in PASI score from baseline. The change in symptoms of Chinese medicine(color of rash, burning sensation,itchiness, severity of irritation, and anger) was evaluated and safety was assessed as adverse events and laboratory analysis. t test, independent sample non-parametric test and χ2 test were used to analyze the results.RESULTS: A total of 238 participants were included in the study [treatment group, n = 122(PP analysis117);control group, n = 116(PP analysis 104)]. LJD treatment was associated with a significant improvement in skin lesions and symptoms com-pared with Western Medicine treatment. At the end of the 8-week treatment period, 23.77%(PP analysis 24.79%) of patients in the treatment group had achieved PASI75 and 57.38%(PP analysis 58.97%)had achieved PASI50;the corresponding figures in the control group were 9.48%(9.62%) and 25.00%(25.00%), respectively. The between-group differences were statistically significant(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Treatment of psoriasis vulgaris of the blood-heat type using LJD was associated with significantly better outcomes compared with those achieved using standard Western Medicine.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81403403,No.81403404,No.81874393)2016 Annual Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Fundamental Research Project(Outstanding Young Talents Project,2016-J YB-XJQ005)Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Dongzhimen Hospital,"Young Talents"Project(DZMYS-201603)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential differences in circulating levels of T regulatory (Treg)/T helper 17 (Th17) cells, related inflammatory cytokines and specific transcription factors in healthy individuals and patients with psoriasis conforming to one of three Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes: blood-heat syndrome (BHS), blood-stasis syndrome (BSS) and blood-dryness syndrome (BDS). METHODS: Sixty-seven patients with psoriasis were recruited and assigned to one of three corresponding TCM syndrome groups: BHS (n = 40), BSS (n = 14) and BDS (n = 13 patients). The control group comprised 21 healthy individuals. The circulating levels of Treg/Th17 cells in peripheral blood were assessed using flow cytometry;the levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;and the mRNA expression of T cell-specific transcription factors retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) by quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS: The ratio of Th17 cells and the levels of TNF-α and RORγt were all significantly higher in the BHS and BSS groups than the control group (P < 0.05), while the ratio of Treg cells and the levels of IL-10 and Foxp3 mRNA in the BHS group were significantly lower compared with the control group (P < 0.05). No significant differences were seen between the BSS group and the control group. The ratio of Th17 cells and the levels of TNF-α and RORγt in the BDS group were not significantly different from those of the control group;however, the ratio of Treg cells and the levels of IL-10 and Foxp3 were all lower than those in the healthy controls (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Compared with healthy individuals, the ratio of Th17 cells and the levels of related cytokines were higher, while the ratio of Treg cells and the levels of related cytokines were lower, in the peripheral blood of psoriasis/BHS patients;corresponding results for the BSS and BDS groups also showed differences. We propose that patterns of differentiation of immunological cells in psoriasis patients are reflected in corresponding TCM blood syndromes.