Effect of lymph node metastasis on the prognosis of patients with G2 phase stage pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors / 国际外科学杂志

Objective:To investigate the effect of lymph node metastasis on the prognosis of patients with G2 phase stage pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm(pNEN).Methods:A retrospective case control study was conducted to analyze the case data of 368 patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in G2 phase stage from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016 in SEER database, including 174 males and 194 females. According to whether lymph nodes were metastatic, they are divided into lymph node non metastatic (N0) group ( n=272) and lymph node metastatic (N1) group ( n=96). The Kaplan-Meier method and Log-rank test were used to compare the overall survival rate (OS) of patients in the N0 and N1 groups. The COX proportional risk model was used to evaluate whether N stage was an independent risk factor affecting prognosis. Count data were expressed as cases and percentage(%), and Chi-square test was used for comparison between the groups. Results:Among all patients, the OS of patients in the N0 group was better than that of patients in the N1 group. The OS of N0 patients at 1, 3, and 5 years was 96.3%, 92.7%, and 85.6%, respectively, while the OS of N1 patients at 1, 3, and 5 years was 92.6%, 82.1%, and 82.1%, respectively ( P=0.014). Multivariate analysis showed that age ( HR=2.245, 95% CI: 1.126-4.475, P=0.022) and N stage ( HR=0.457, 95% CI: 0.237-0.883, P=0.020) were independent prognostic factors for G2 phase pNEN patients. Conclusion:Lymph node metastasis is one of the independent prognostic factors in patients with G2 phase stage pNEN.

Evolution Patterns of 256 Cases of Chronic Kidney Disease with Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome Based on Data Mining / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in different stages and time evolution of chronic kidney disease （CKD） to explore the evolution patterns of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD. MethodThe evidence information of 256 patients with CKD was collected from October 2020 to September 2022 according to relevant standards， and the "Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome Evaluation Scale for Chronic Kidney Disease" was developed. With SPSS Statistics 20.0， SPSS Modeler 18.0， Gephi 0.9.2， and R 4.2.1， the syndrome information of CKD patients at various stages and the syndrome changes after one year were statistically analyzed using complex network analysis， association rule analysis， probability transition matrix analysis， and chi-square test， and the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome of patients at various stages was comprehensively evaluated. ResultIn the CKD population， the proportion of females with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome was higher than that of males （P<0.01）， and the proportion of people over 65 years old was higher than in people under 65 years old. The proportion of people with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome increased with the progression of kidney disease， and the proportion of Ⅳ-Ⅴ CKD patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome was higher than that of Ⅰ-Ⅱ CKD patients （P<0.01）. From Ⅰ CKD to Ⅴ CKD， the frequency of dull tongue continued to increase， and the frequency of enlarged tongue and tooth-marked tongue continued to increase after Ⅲ CKD. The frequency of thick coating and greasy coating ranked in the top 3 of frequency distribution in Ⅴ CKD. After Ⅲ CKD， the top 3 tongue characteristics were weak pulse， deep pulse， and thready pulse， all of which were characteristics of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. Complex network analysis of the tongue and pulse showed that the core tongue and pulse characteristics of patients with end-stage CKD were tooth-marked tongue with white coating and deep and thready pulse. The results of symptom frequency analysis and complex network analysis showed that aversion to cold and preference for warmth， weakness of the knees， and cold extremities were the top 3 symptoms in Ⅰ-Ⅲ CKD patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome， and in Ⅳ-Ⅴ CKD， the manifestations of the syndrome of Yang deficiency and water diffusion， such as drowsiness and fatigue， edema， and frequent urination at night became characteristic symptoms. The scores of edema， pale complexion， soreness and weakness of the waist and knees， loose stools， and mental depression symptoms， as well as the total score of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome gradually increased with disease progression， with statistical differences between different stages of CKD （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The frequency analysis of disease-related syndrome elements showed that the frequencies of Yang deficiency syndrome， phlegm-dampness syndrome， blood stasis syndrome， and turbidity-toxin syndrome gradually increased with disease progression， and there were statistically significant differences in the distribution between different stages of CKD （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The results of complex network analysis showed that Yang deficiency syndrome was the core syndrome element throughout all stages of CKD and was the main syndrome element type of CKD， while phlegm-dampness syndrome， blood stasis syndrome， and turbidity-toxin syndrome were gradually revealed in the middle and late stages of CKD. In the CKD population with kidney-Yang deficiency syndrome， the distribution of phlegm-dampness syndrome， blood stasis syndrome， and turbidity-toxin syndrome as concurrent syndromes in different CKD stages had statistically significant differences （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The association rule analysis showed that as the disease progressed， associations between the concurrent syndromes， such as phlegm-dampness syndrome， blood stasis syndrome， turbidity-toxin syndrome， and fluid retention syndrome， and kidney-Yang deficiency syndrome were gradually enhanced. The comparison of the changes in CKD with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome within one year showed that the disease location was centered on the kidney and transmitted between the spleen， stomach， heart， and liver. There is a 23.81% probability of kidney-Yang deficiency syndrome transforming into Qi deficiency syndromes （Qi deficiency in the spleen and kidney， Qi deficiency in the liver， and Qi deficiency in the heart）， 23.79% into Yin deficiency syndromes （Yin deficiency in the liver and kidney， Qi and Yin deficiency， and Yin deficiency in the liver and stomach）， and 9.52% into dampness syndromes （phlegm-dampness internal obstruction and wind-dampness obstruction）. In contrast， 20% of spleen and kidney Qi deficiency syndrome transformed into kidney Yang deficiency syndrome， and 33.33% of Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome transformed into kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. ConclusionAs Ⅰ CKD progresses to Ⅴ CKD， the severity of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome gradually increases， and the syndrome characteristics of kidney Yang deficiency become pronounced. Furthermore， the pathogenic factors， such as phlegm-dampness， blood stasis， and turbidity-toxin， gradually increase. With the change of time， kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD tends to evolve into syndromes related to Qi deficiency， Yin deficiency， and dampness. The discovery of these rules provides a theoretical basis and reference guidance for the treatment of CKD based on syndrome differentiation.

Correlations of Characteristics of Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome with Clinical Indicators and Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo study the correlations of the characteristics of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease （CKD） with clinical indicators and to explore the risk factors of kidney Yang deficiency in CKD. MethodThe differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） syndrome classified the 225 CKD patients who met the inclusion criteria into two groups： one group of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome （99 patients） and one group of non-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome （126 patients）. The symptoms， tongue manifestation， pulse manifestation， and accompanied symptoms of the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome group were recorded. The syndrome characteristics were summarized by factor analysis and clustering analysis. The levels of hemoglobin, red blood cell count, urinary protein, urinary glucose, creatinine, urea nitrogen and glomerular filtration rate were compared between the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome group, the non-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome group and the normal control group by ANOVA and non-parametric test. The binary logistic regression model was employed to analyze the correlations of lifestyle， body mass index （BMI） with syndrome. ResultThe high-frequency symptoms of CKD patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome were waist pain， fear of cold， favor of warm， lethargy， fear of cold at waist and knees， etc. The patients mainly presented deep pulse， thready pulse， or weak pulse， and the tongue with white coating， greasy coating， or thin coating. A total of 13 common factors were obtained， which can be classified into 5 categories. The patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome mainly had symptoms in limbs （especially lower limbs）， chest， bladder， fleshy exterior， and stomach， with the main manifestations of deficiency-cold， Qi deficiency， fluid retention， and blood stasis. The clustering analysis classified the patients into 11 categories， which reflected that kidney Yang deficiency syndrome mainly presented the symptoms of Qi deficiency， blood stasis， and fluid retention， with fleshy exterior， limbs， spleen， stomach， ears， mind， and bladder involved. The results of clustering analysis and factor analysis were consistent， both of which indicated that the patients were weak with deficiency-cold， accompanied by fluid retention and blood stasis. Frequency analysis also showed that common symptoms mainly included Qi deficiency， fluid retention， cold-dampness， and blood stasis. Compared with the non-kidney Yang deficiency group， the kidney Yang deficiency group showed a large proportion of patients in stage 3-5 CKD， elevated urea nitrogen （P<0.05）， decreased glomerular filtration rate， hemoglobin， and red blood cell count （P<0.05）， and increased qualitative grade of urine protein. In addition， the results of regression analysis showed that female， little or no exercise， and diet preference were the risk factors for kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD （P<0.05）. ConclusionThe disease location and manifestations have correspondence in the CKD patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. The TCM symptoms are correlated with clinical indicators. Hemoglobin， red blood cell count， glomerular filtration rate， urea nitrogen， and urine protein can reflect the connotation of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD to a certain extent. Additionally， related risk factors in life can affect the occurrence of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD.

Correlations of Characteristics of Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome with Clinical Indicators and Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo study the correlations of the characteristics of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease （CKD） with clinical indicators and to explore the risk factors of kidney Yang deficiency in CKD. MethodThe differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） syndrome classified the 225 CKD patients who met the inclusion criteria into two groups： one group of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome （99 patients） and one group of non-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome （126 patients）. The symptoms， tongue manifestation， pulse manifestation， and accompanied symptoms of the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome group were recorded. The syndrome characteristics were summarized by factor analysis and clustering analysis. The levels of hemoglobin, red blood cell count, urinary protein, urinary glucose, creatinine, urea nitrogen and glomerular filtration rate were compared between the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome group, the non-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome group and the normal control group by ANOVA and non-parametric test. The binary logistic regression model was employed to analyze the correlations of lifestyle， body mass index （BMI） with syndrome. ResultThe high-frequency symptoms of CKD patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome were waist pain， fear of cold， favor of warm， lethargy， fear of cold at waist and knees， etc. The patients mainly presented deep pulse， thready pulse， or weak pulse， and the tongue with white coating， greasy coating， or thin coating. A total of 13 common factors were obtained， which can be classified into 5 categories. The patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome mainly had symptoms in limbs （especially lower limbs）， chest， bladder， fleshy exterior， and stomach， with the main manifestations of deficiency-cold， Qi deficiency， fluid retention， and blood stasis. The clustering analysis classified the patients into 11 categories， which reflected that kidney Yang deficiency syndrome mainly presented the symptoms of Qi deficiency， blood stasis， and fluid retention， with fleshy exterior， limbs， spleen， stomach， ears， mind， and bladder involved. The results of clustering analysis and factor analysis were consistent， both of which indicated that the patients were weak with deficiency-cold， accompanied by fluid retention and blood stasis. Frequency analysis also showed that common symptoms mainly included Qi deficiency， fluid retention， cold-dampness， and blood stasis. Compared with the non-kidney Yang deficiency group， the kidney Yang deficiency group showed a large proportion of patients in stage 3-5 CKD， elevated urea nitrogen （P<0.05）， decreased glomerular filtration rate， hemoglobin， and red blood cell count （P<0.05）， and increased qualitative grade of urine protein. In addition， the results of regression analysis showed that female， little or no exercise， and diet preference were the risk factors for kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD （P<0.05）. ConclusionThe disease location and manifestations have correspondence in the CKD patients with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. The TCM symptoms are correlated with clinical indicators. Hemoglobin， red blood cell count， glomerular filtration rate， urea nitrogen， and urine protein can reflect the connotation of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD to a certain extent. Additionally， related risk factors in life can affect the occurrence of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in CKD.

Study of the role of CD4+CD45RClowTreg in regulating immune tolerance of rats undergoing liver transplantation / 器官移植

Objective To investigate the role of CD4+CD45RClow regulatory T cell (Treg) in the immune tolerance induction of rats undergoing liver transplantation. Methods Liver transplantation rat models of acute rejection (AR) [Lewis→Brown Norway (BN), AR group] and spontaneous tolerance (BN→Lewis, tolerance group) were established, with 6 rats in each group. Moreover, 3 Lewis rats and 3 BN rats were assigned into the sham operation group (control group). The liver tissues of rats in each group were subject to pathological staining. The expression of T cell subsets and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) in the peripheral blood, liver graft and spleen of rats was detected in each group. The correlation between pDC and CD4+CD45RClowTreg was analyzed. The expression levels of CD4, CD45RC and CD103 in the liver graft and spleen of rats were quantitatively measured in each group. Results In the AR group, pathological manifestations mainly consisted of inflammatory cell infiltration and structure disorders of transplant liver. Compared with the AR group, the expression levels of CD4+CD25+Treg and CD8+Treg in the peripheral blood were significantly up-regulated in the tolerance group (all P < 0.05). In the peripheral blood, the expression level of CD4+CD25+Treg was positively correlated with that of CD8+Treg (r=0.742, P=0.022). In the AR group, the expression level of CD4+CD45RChighT cell in the peripheral blood was significantly higher than those in the tolerance and control groups (both P < 0.05). Compared with the AR group, the expression level of CD4+CD45RClowTreg in the spleen, and the expression levels of CD8+CD45RClowTreg in the peripheral blood, transplant liver and spleen were significantly up-regulated in the tolerance group (all P < 0.05). Compared with the control and AR groups, the ratio of CD8+CD45RClowTreg/CD8+T in the peripheral blood and the expression levels of pDC in the peripheral blood, transplant liver and spleen were all significantly up-regulated in the tolerance group (all P < 0.05). The expression level of CD4+CD45RClowTreg was positively correlated with the changes of pDC (r=0.506, P=0.016). The expression levels of CD4, CD45RC and CD103 in the transplant liver and spleen of rats were up-regulated in the tolerance group. In the AR group, the expression levels of CD4 and CD45RC were up-regulated, whereas that of CD103 was down-regulated. Conclusions CD4+CD45RClowTreg is a cell subgroup with negative immune regulation, which may construct a regulatory cell network of immune tolerance induction along with CD8+CD45RClowTreg and pDC.

Influence of fatty liver donor in the prognosis of benign liver disease liver transplantation / 国际外科学杂志

Objective:To explore the influence of fatty liver donor on the prognosis of benign liver disease liver transplantation.Methods:The clinical data of 229 recipients and donors who underwent liver transplantation at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2015 to December 2019 due to benign liver diseases were retrospectively analyzed. According to the degree of fatty degeneration of the donor liver, the patients were divided into non-fatty liver group( n=168), mild-medium fatty liver group( n=43), and severe fatty liver group( n=18). First, the overall prognosis after liver transplantation was analyzed, the general data of the donor and recipient were compared, and the perioperative complications of the three groups were compared. Finally, survival analysis was performed to compare the long-term prognosis of the three groups. Measurement data with the normal distribution were represented as ( Mean± SD), comparisons among groups were analyzed using t test. Comparisons of counting data between groups were analyzed using chi-square test. The theoretical frequency was less than 1. Fisher exact probability method was used, and variance analysis was used for the comparison among the multiple groups. Results:The overall 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year survival rates of the patients were 86.9%, 70.7%, 70.7%, respectively, and the average survival time was 53.1 months. The general data of donors and recipients were not significantly different among the three groups. The probability of perioperative transplanted liver failure, delayed liver function recovery, and acute kidney injury in recipients with severe fatty liver was significantly higher than that of mild to moderate fatty liver group and non-fatty liver group ( P<0.05). The results of survival analysis showed that the 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year survival rates of the non-fatty liver group were 90.5%, 71.7%, 71.7%, the mild-moderate group were 88.4%, 76.7%, 64.0% and the severe fatty liver group were 61.1%, 49.4%, 49.4%, the survival rate of patients with severe fatty liver was significantly lower than that of the other two groups ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Donor weight-grade steatosis leads to a higher incidence of transplanted liver failure, delayed liver function recovery, acute kidney injury, and worse long-term prognosis.

Identification of the feature genes of pancreatic cancer-associated diabetes mellitus based on the pancreatic cancer cohort from TGCA / 中华胰腺病杂志

Objective:To investigate the genetic characteristics of pancreatic cancer-associated diabetes mellitus (PCDM) and screen out the possible molecular markers for PCDM.Methods:The clinical data of pancreatic cancer (PC) cohort from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were selected and collected, and the patients were divided into PCDM( n=11) and PC groups( n=109) according to whether the patients were diagnosed as diabetes within 2 years of PC diagnosis. Then, the mRNA microarray data of genome expression were extracted from TCGA PC cohort, and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened out by the " limma" package of R software based on (|log2 fold change|>2 and P<0.05). The functions of DEGs were revealed with gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis. Finally, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed with the STRING database, and the hub genes were identified by the molecular complex detection (MCODE) module of Cytoscape software. Results:The analysis showed that among 20 531 genes, 47 genes were significantly upregulated, and 60 genes were significantly downregulated in the PCDM group. GO analyses revealed that 107 DEGs were mainly involved in the positive regulation of secretory function in terms of biological function (gene number=9, P<0.01); in the regulation of receptor function of molecular function (gene number=10, P<0.01); and in the intracavitary components of cytoplasmic microtubules of cellular components (gene number=8, P<0.01). The results of KEGG pathway enrichments revealed that DEGs mainly affected PCDM via cytokine interactions (gene number=8, P<0.01). Finally, five hub genes, including GNG8, CNR2, GALR2, CXCL13, and NPY2R, were identified for PCDM in PPI network analysis. Conclusions:The feature genes of PCDM are mainly different from PC in terms of secretion function, receptor function, cytoplasmic microtubule composition, and cytokine interaction. Five genes including GNG8, CNR2, GALR2, CXCL13, and NPY2R may become potential molecular markers for PCDM.

"Theory Origin of ""Kidney-Marrow System""" / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

There was preliminary understanding of the kidney-marrow correlation from the pre-Qin to Han dynasty.Until Wei-Jin and Sui-Tang dynasty,the close relationship between kidney-essence-marrow-bone-blood-brain was gradually realized in terms of the structure and physiological function.There was a new anatomical understanding of marrow in the Song,Jin and Yuan dynasty.The concept of spinal cord was put forward for the first time.There was also the etiology and pathogenesis on kidney marrow related diseases.In the Ming and Qing dynasty,there was in-depth understanding on the kidney-marrow correlation.However,the concept of kidney-marrow system was not clearly proposed.Modern scholars summarized traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories on kidney stores essence,essence generates marrow,marrow enriches brain,nourishes bone and transfers into blood. Then,the kidney-marrow systemhad begun to take form.It laid a theoretical foundation for the construction of kidney-marrow system..

"Preliminary Construction of Traditional Chinese Medicine ""Kidney-Marrow System""" / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

The kidney stores essence,essence generates marrow is one of the important contents in zaag-xiang theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).The kidney-marrow-brain,kidney-marrow-bone and other biological axis put forward by modern scholars took kidney-marrow system as their cores.Derived from this basis as well as under the guidance of TCM holism concept,the construction of TCM kidney-marrow system has been continuously improved;and the kidney-marrow correlation theory has been enriched.To better grasp and apply the kidney-marrow correlation theory can solve clinical problems of major diseases.However,doctors in past dynasties did not clearly define kidney-marrow system. It has not formed a complete theoretical system.Marrow in the kidney-marrow system contained brain,spinal cord and bone marrow.Marrow can generate blood,which nourishes bone together with the bone marrow.The bone marrow connects with the brain and spinal cord,which are all related to blood.Hence,the function of marrow generates blood occupied an important position in the kidney-marrow system. In this paper,the structure and function of the kidney-marrow system were preliminarily explained and constructed;and the kidney-marrow system related theories were further enriched.

Effect of Compound Tangshenning on Proliferation and RhoA/ROCK Signaling Pathway of High Glucose-induced Epithelial Cells of Renal Tubules / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Objective:To study the effect of the prescription Tangshenning on the proliferation of the high glucoseinduced cells of near-end kidney tubules.Method:To prepare durg-contained serum from mice to enter into in vitor reaction system,the cells were randomly divided into 4 groups:the normal group,the model group,the,the irbesartan group,the tangshenning group and then detect the effects of all serum sections on the proliferation of high glucoseinduced epithelial cells of kidney tubules by the MTT colorimetric method,and the expression of RhoA,ROCK 1,Ecadherin and α-SMA in each group were detected by Western blotting.Result:The high glucose group of renal tubular epithelial cells form from the flat irregular polygon into long fusiform;After adding the drug-containing serum corresponding intervention into the cells into a flat in irregular polygon.The high glucose group of renal tubular epithelial cells show obvious proliferation condition,In the condition of 24 h,48 h,The high glucose group proliferation is better than the normal group (P＜0.01),in 60 h,The high glucose group proliferation is better than the normal group (P＜0.05);In 24 h,compared with the irbesartan,Tangshenning has better effect of inhibiting the cell proliferation(P＜0.05);In 48 h,Tangshenning has the better effect than irbesartan and Y27632 (P＜0.01);In 60 h,Tangshenning has the better effect than irbesartan and Y27632 (P＜0.05);Western blotting:Western blotting analysis showed that compared with the normal group,the expression of RhoA protein in high glucose group and Y27632 decreased (P＜0.01);The high glucose group and Tangshenning have significant difference (P＜0.01);Y27632 and Tangshenning have difference (P＜0.05).compared with the normal group,the expression of ROCK1 protein in high glucose group decreased (P＜0.01);The high glucose group,Tangshenning,the irbesartan and Y27632 have difference (P＜0.05).Compared with the normal group,the expression of a-SMA protein in high glucose group decreased (P＜0.01);The high glucose group,Tangshenning,the irbesartan and Y27632 have difference (P＜0.05).Compared with the normal group,the expression of E-Cadherin protein in high glucose group increased (P＜0.05).Y27632 and Tangshenning have difference (P＜0.05).The high glucose group,Tangshenning,the irbesartan and Y27632 have difference (P＜0.05).Conclusion:The prescription Tangshenning is able to inhibit the proliferation of high glucose-induced epithelial cells of kidney tubules and and can reverse renal tubularepithelial cell transdifferentiation via regulating RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway,and restrain renal interstitial fibrosis,thereby delaying the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease.

Renoprotective Effect of Tang-Shen-Ning and Its Influence on Notch/Snail1 Pathway in Diabetic Nephropathy KKAy Mice / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This paper was aimed to study the renal protective effect of Tang-Shen-Ning (TSN) on diabetic nephropathy (DN) KKAy mice by inhibiting the Notch/snail1 signal transduction pathway.A total of 30 KKAy mice,which were fed with mice-dedicated food for 10 weeks and with the blood glucose over 16.7 mmol· L-1,24-hour urinary albumin larger than 0.4 mg,were made into the DN model.The DN mice were randomly divided into the model group,irbesartan group and TSN group according to their blood glucose and weight.Intragastric administration of medication was given.A total of 10 female C57BL/6J mice were selected as the control group.The general condition,body weight and 24-hour urinary protein quantitation were detected.After 16-week intervention,mice were sacrificed.Levels of blood glucose,blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr) were detected.HE and Mallory staining were applied to renal tissues.In situ hybridization (ISH) and western blotting were used to detect the Notch/snail 1 pathway,α-SMA,E-Cadherin protein and mRNA expression in renal tissues.Statistical analysis was made by SPSS20.0 software.The results showed that compared with the model group,the rats' general conditions were improved;body weight and 24-hour urinary protein quantitation were significantly decreased (P＜0.01);contents of BUN and Scr were reduced (P＜0.01,P＜0.05).The pathological staining showed significantly reduction on renal interstitial fibrosis.The Notch/snail1 pathway,protein and mRNA expression of α-SMA were significant reduced with statistical significance (P＜0.01);protein and mRNA expression of E-Cad protein were significant increased with statistical significance (P＜0.01).It was concluded that TSN can protect the renal function of DN,delay the disease progression of DN,and inhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferentiation (EMT) of renal tubular epithelial cells and renal interstitial fibrosis.Furthermore,the inhibition on EMT may be through the regulation of the Notch/snail1 pathway.

Renoprotective Effects of Tang-Shen-Ping on RhoA/ROCK Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Kidney Disease KKAy Mice / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to explore the renoprotective effects of Tang-Shen-Ping (TSP) on RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway in KKAy mice with diabetic kidney disease (DKD).A total of 60 female 10-week SPF degree KKAy mice,which were fed with KK special food for 10 weeks,were made into DKD model.Mice were randomly divided in the model group,irbesartan group,low-,medium-and high-dose TSP group (0.525 g· kg-1,1.05 g· kg-1,and 2.1 g· kg-1).Ten female C57BL/6J mice were used as the normal control group.Mice of each group were intragastrically administered with corresponding medicine,respectively,while mice of the control group and the model group were given deionized water of the equal volume.The body weight was measured and the 24-hour urine protein quantification was detected every 4 weeks.At the end of the 26th week,all mice were sacrificed and the biochemical indicators,such as fasting blood glucose (FBG),serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN),serum creatinine (Scr),and triglyceride (TG) were measured.HE staining,Mallory staining and PAS staining were used to observe the pathological morphology of kidney tissues.Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) were used in the detection of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1),Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA),Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 1 (ROCK1),α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA),E-Cadherin (E-Cad) mRNA and protein expression.The results showed that compared with the model group,there were significant differences on body weight,the ratio of kidney weight to body weight,and urinary protein in the middle-and high-dose TSP group (P ＜ 0.01);the renal pathological damage was obviously decreased;contents of FBG,BUN,Scr and TG decreased (P ＜ 0.01);mRNA and protein expression of E-Cadherin increased;mRNA and protein expression of TGF-β1,RhoA,ROCK1 and α-SMA decreased with significant difference in the middle-and high-dosc TSP group (P ＜ 0.01).It was concluded that the renoprotective effects and epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferentiation (EMT) of renal tubular epithelial cells of TSP on DKD KKAy mice may be related to the regulation of RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway.

Establishment and Explanation of "Consumptive Kidney Disease" Theory / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a serious long-term complication and major death cause of patients who have suffered from diabetes mellitus (DM),which is a serious threat to the health of human being.Professor Zhao Zongjiang first came up with the of DKD "consumptive kidney disease" scientific theory,and led the scientific research team for DKD research.Our team had achieved some results,which were mainly focused on the animal experiments and cell culture experiment.And the research fields covered pharmacodynamics,oxidative stress levels and signal transduction pathways.Focusing on the reduction of extracellular matrix in the glomerular mesangial area and tubulointerstitial deposition,inhibition of podocyte injury,inhibition of podocyte apoptosis,inhibition and reversal of podocyte transdifferentiation,inhibition of renal tubular epithelial cell transdifferentiation and other scientific issues,this paper systematically explored the biological mechanism of DKD "consumptive kidney disease" scientific theory.This paper explained how "consumptive kidney disease" scientific theory was proposed and summarized related research results of our research team and developed traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory by supplying the TCM "consumptive organ disease" theory.

"Clinical Application of ""Kidney-Marrow System""" / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Through reviewing and summarizing classical literatures of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and modern medical research results,TCM kidney-marrow system was presented and initially explained.The kidney marrow system is inseparable in structure,interdependent in physiology and mutually influential in pathology.The kidney-marrow system can be applied to the treatment of major diseases in TCM,which included metabolic bone diseases,brain and neurological disorders,haematological diseases and etc.,with significant clinical effects.The in-depth study on TCM kidney marrow system will improve the clinical curative effect of major TCM clinical diseases and achieve the precision treatment in traditional medicine.It displays unique advantages of TCM holism concept and achieves new breakthrough in TCM clinical diseases.

Effect of Yisui Shengxue Granules on CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3 Regulatory T Cells of Aplastic Anemia in Rats / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This paper was aimed to observe the effect of Yisui Shengxue (YSSX) granules on CD4+ CD25 + regulatory T cells (Treg cells) and its treatment mechanism in aplastic anemia (AA) rats.Male SD rats were selected and randomly divided into different groups according to their weight.In the model group,subcutaneous injection of benzene (1 mL· kg-1)was given every other day for 7 consecutive weeks.Ten days before the rats were sacrificed,intraperitoneal injection of CTX (25 mL · kg-1) was given for 3 consecutive days.On the 4th week,model rats were divided into the model group,stanozolol group,and the YSSX granules group.Intragastric administration of corresponding drug was given.Same volume of normal saline was given to the normal group and the model group.At the end of the experiment,WBC,RBC,HGB and PLT in peripheral blood were detected.Blood smear and bone marrow smear were prepared.The Foxp3 protein expression of Treg cells in spleen tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC).RT-PCR was used to detect the Foxp3 mRNA expression in bone marrow tissues.The results showed that compared with the normal group,WBC,RBC,HGB and PLT in the model group were significantly reduced (P ＜ 0.01).The blood smear showed poor permeability of blood cells,reduced WBCs,and increased degenerated cells.The bone marrow smear indicated significantly increased fat drops,significantly reduced hematopoietic cells,and increased nonhematopoietic cells.After the treatment of YSSX granules,WBC,RBC,HGB and PLT were significantly increased (P ＜ 0.01).Both the blood smear and bone marrow smear showed cell permeability improvement,cell form returns to normal,fat drops significantly reduced,significantly increased hematopoietic cells,significantly increased Foxp3 protein expression in spleen tissues and Foxp3 mRNA expression in bone marrow tissues (P ＜ 0.01).It was concluded that YSSX granules can upregulate both gene and protein expression of Foxp3,regulate AA immune function in order to improve the AA immune environment,promote the recovery of bone marrow hematopoietic function,which played an important role in AA treatment.

Meta analysis of therapeutic effects on patients with ABO-incompatibility liver transplantation / 器官移植

Objective To systematic evaluation the therapeutic effects on patients with ABO-incompatibility liver transplantation (ILT),and compare the curative effect with ABO-compatible liver transplantation (CLT). Methods The literatures of comparison in clinical efficacy between ILT and CLT were collected at home and abroad by computer search in PubMed database,Embase database,Cochrane database,Medline database,Web of science database,CNKI,Wanfang database,VIP database,et al,and the quality of literatures were accessed. Meta analysis was carried out by fixed effect model and random effect model with RevMan5.3 software. Results A total of 18 papers were included. The results of Meta analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the survival rates of recipient between ILT group and CLT group at 1 ,3 and 5 years after operation (all P>0.05 ). Compared with CLT group,the survival rates of grafts were significantly decreased in ILT group at 1 ,3 and 5 years after operation,and the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.05 ). The incidences of postoperative biliary complication and acute rejection in ILT group were significantly higher than those in CLT group,the difference was statistically significant (both P<0.05 ). Conclusions Compared with CLT, the curative effect of ILT is weaker but still can be used as a new choice for critical condition of the recipient or waiting for the donor liver for a long time.

Study on T-bet/IFN-γ Signal Transduction Pathway in Aplastic Anemia and Chinese Medicine Study Development / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Aplastic anemia (AA) is a Tlymphocyte-mediated autoimmune disease. The research on AA was focused on three areas, which were the pathogenesis of immune dysfunction, hematopoietic stem cell damage and abnormal hematopoietic microenvironment. In recent years, more attentions have been paid on abnormal immune mechanisms in the blood. There are complex intracellular cytokine and signal transduction pathway of pathogenesis in AA. And T-bet/IFN-γ signaling pathway plays an important role in development and progression of AA. This article aimed to review T-bet/IFN-γ signaling pathways in AA.

Effect of Bu-Shen Yi-Sui Sheng-Xue Method for Medicated Serum of Rats with Aplastic Anemia on Mechanism of Proliferation and Differentiation of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Bu-Shen Y i-Sui Sheng-Xue (BSYSSX) method on pro-liferation and differentiation mechanisms of hematopoietic progenitor cells. The rat models were established by 60Co-γrays and cyclophosphamide. Compound Chinese medicine was gavaged to rats of the normal control group, model group, stanozolol group, Yi-Sui Sheng-Xue (YSSX) group, Wen-Shen Sheng-Xue(WSSX) group and Zi-Shen Sheng-Xue (ZSSX) group. Then, serum of rat was prepared. Rat bone marrow cells were incubated with AA rats serum ac-counted for 20% and the number of hematopoietic progenitor cells colony-forming units (CFU) were counted. The level of GATA-1 and PU.1 mRNA in colony cells were detected with RT-PCR. The results showed that compared with the normal control group, the number of bone marrow cells, CFU-E, BFU-E, CFU-GM, as well as the expres-sion of GATA-1 and PU.1 mRNA in the model group decreased significantly (P< 0.01). Compared with the model group, the number of bone marrow cells, CFU-E, BFU-E, CFU-GM of each treatment group were significantly in-creased (P< 0.01). CFU-E and BFU-E of the ZSSX group were better than the YSSX group (P < 0.01). CFU-GM of the ZSSX group was better than the YSSX group and the WSSX group. The expression of GATA-1 and PU.1 mR-NA in each treatment group were significantly higher than the model group (P< 0.01). The expression of GATA-1 mRNA in the ZSSX group was better than the YSSZ group and WSSX group (P< 0.05). The expression of PU.1 mR-NA in the ZSSX group was higher than the YSSX group and WSSX group. It was concluded that BSYSSX method may increase the expression of GATA-1 and PU.1 mRNA in order to promote the proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow hematopoietic progenitor cells. The ZSSX method was better than the YSSX method and WSSX method.

Effect of compound Biejia Ruangan tablet on expressions of connective tissue growth factor mRNA and protein in kidney tissue of rats with adriamycin-induced nephropathy / 中西医结合学报

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) protein and CTGF mRNA in kidney tissue of rats with adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephropathy and to study the effects of compound Biejia Ruangan tablet (CBJRGT), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine for treatment of liver fibrosis. METHODS: A rat model of ADR-induced nephropathy after one-sided nephrectomy was established. Forty-five Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: normal control group, sham-operated group, untreated group, lotensin-treated group and CBJRGT-treated group. Pathological changes of the kidney tissue were observed by microscopy after 10-week drug administration. The expressions of CTGF protein and CTGF mRNA in the kidney tissue were measured by the methods of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. RESULTS: The expressions of CTGF protein and CTGF mRNA in the normal and sham-operated groups were decreased in the intracytoplasm of glomerular mesangial cells, renal tubular epithelial cells and interstitial cells. Compared with the sham-operated group, the expressions of CTGF protein and CTGF mRNA in the untreated group were markedly increased and the development of renal fibrosis in the untreated group could be observed. CBJRGT could significantly decrease the expressions of CTGF protein and CTGF mRNA, and there was no significant difference between CBJRGT-treated group and lotensin-treated group. CONCLUSION: CBJRGT may suppress the development of fibrosis through down-regulating the expressions of CTGF protein and CTGF mRNA.

Effect of HaikunShenxi on expression of connective tissue growth factor(CTGF) protein in kidney of rats with diabetic nephropathy / 中华中医药杂志

Objective: To study the effect of HaikunShenxi on expression of connective tissue growth factor(CTGF) in renal tubules of STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy rats.Methods: SD rats were randomly divided into two groups: normal control and diabetic nephropathy.Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of STZ.The diabetic models were affirmed upon blood glucose ≥16.5 mmol/L,urinary glucose ≥ ++++ 72h after the injection.And the diabetic rats were randomly divided into four groups: model group,irbesartan treatment group,low and high dose HaikunShenxi treatment group.24-hour urine volume,24-hour urinary protein excretion were examined at week 4,8,and 12 respectively.All the rats were sacrificed at week 12;body weight,kidney weight,and serum excretion,serum creatinine,blood urea nitroge were detected.Kidney were taken for pathological examination(HE,Mallory stain),The expressions of CTGF in rat renal were detected respectively by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization.Result: 24-hour urine volume,24-hour urinary protein excretion were examined at week 4,8,and 12 respectively.All the rats were sacrificed at week 12;body weight,kidney weight,and serum excretion,serum creatinine,blood urea nitroge was improved by HaikunShenxi preparation.Haikunshenxi can alleviate severe pathological changes of kidney structure in rats with DN,The expression of CTGF in the HaikunShenxi treatment group was depressed greatly.Conclusions: The overexpression of CTGF in renal tissue of diabetic rats may be one of the mechanisms of diabetic nephropathy,haikunshenxi had certainly protective effects on it.