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Objective To analyze the medication rules of Professor ZENG Bin-fang’s treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB); To provide references for clinic. Methods Research data came from patients with CHB in outpatient and hospitalization in Department of Hepatology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In this study,data mining methods, such as complex network analysis and dot-mode mutual information, were utilized to conduct analysis on the syndromes, symptoms, treatment and medication of included patients, as well as the mutual relations. Results The study collected clinical data of 132 patients with CHB, who accepted 277 times of examination,and 277 prescriptions were included. High-frequency symptoms included:burnout and weakness, abdominal distension, hypochondriac pain, and lower limb edema; Common syndromes included:stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency, retention of damp-heat in the interior, liver and gallbladder damp-heat, liver qi stagnation, and qi-stagnation and blood stasis, etc., successively, including 126 times of examination and accounting for 45.5%of all cases. Common therapeutic methods involved in soothing liver and strengthening spleen, eliminating dampness and heat, nourishing liver and kidney, regulating vital energy and promoting blood flow and activating blood and activating spleen, successively. Dot-mode mutual information analysissyndrome-symptom relation:the differentiation point of stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency included burnout and weakness, thirst,dull pain of right lateral thorax, anorexia, and abdominal distension;syndrome-therapy relation:stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency contained the main therapeutic method of nourishing liver and strengthening spleen;syndrome-medicine relation: Bupleuri Radix, Codonopsis Radix, Scutellariae Radix, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Paeoniae Radix Rubra,Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle, Pinellinae Rhizoma Praeparata, raw Rehmanniae Radix, and Cyperi Rhizome. Analysis of complex network analysis showed that the core formula for stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency was Xiaochaihu Decoction and Siwu Decoction. Conclusion The treatment thinking of Professor ZENG Bin-fang for CHB pays attention to entire concept, attaches importance to Zang-fu transmission, regards“nourishing liver, soothing liver and strengthening spleen”as the therapeutic principle, together with nourishing yin, softening and resolving hard mass, clearing heat-toxin and eliminating dampness.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the values of FibroTouch, FIB-4 index, and aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). MethodsA total of 148 patients with CHB who visited Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and underwent liver biopsy from September 2013 to May 2015 were enrolled and divided into groups according to fibrosis stage. All the patients underwent blood biochemical examination, routine blood tests, and FibroTouch measurement. Then FIB-4 and APRI were calculated, and liver stiffness was recorded. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to calculate the area under the ROC curve (AUC) and determine the cut-off value, sensitivity, and specificity. Chi-square test was used for comparison between two groups, and the Pearson rank correlation analysis was also performed. ResultsFibroTouch, APRI, and FIB-4 were well correlated with fibrosis stage (r=0.628, 0.486, and 0482, respectively, all P＜0.01). In the marked liver fibrosis (≥S2) group and liver cirrhosis (S4) group, FibroTouch had the best diagnostic performance, with AUCs of 0.84 and 0.93, respectively, followed by APRI, which had AUCs of 0.79 and 0.87, respectively; FIB-4 index had the worst diagnostic performance, with AUCs of 0.77 and 0.84, respectively. In patients with a fibrosis stage of ≥S2 or S4, FibroTouch had a better diagnostic value than APRI and FIB-4 (Z=21.589, P＜0.001; Z=18.896, P＜0.001; Z=11.192, P=0.001; Z=16.891, P＜0.001), and APRI had a better diagnostic value than FIB-4 (Z=46.918, P＜0.001; Z=35.334, P＜0.001). ConclusionFibroTouch can accurately evaluate the presence of liver fibrosis and fibrosis degree and help most patients avoid invasive liver biopsy.
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Objective To analyze risk factors of northwest dryness syndrome (NDS) among the patients of metabolic syndrome in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.Methods Totally 321 cases of metabolic syndrome in Kashgar, Hami and Urumqi were collected to filter 15 variables to calculate OR value and 95% CI, and evaluated by single factor and multi-factor analysis by applying conditional Logistic regression analysis.Results Single factor conditional Logistic regression analysis showed that high fat diet, addiction to hot diet, salty diet, smoking history and hypertension were the risk factors of NDS. The OR values of them were 0.387, 0.071, 0.033, 2.614 and 0.440, respectively (P<0.05). Multi-factor conditional Logistic regression analysis showed that smoking history, alcohol drinking history, high fat diet and hypertension were all entered into regression model. The OR values of them were 3.945, 4.334, 0.370 and 2.142, respectively (P<0.01).Conclusion Patients of metabolic syndrome with a high fat, salty and hot diet are suggested to adjust their diet habit by adding sour food, giving up smoking and drinking, and controlling their blood pressure. It will be helpful for them to adapt local climate and living environment, and reduce the attack rate of NDS.