Roles and Implications of Paper Media in Early Stage of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in China / 中国结合医学杂志

Paper media including the People's Daily, Guangming Daily, Health News and Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine were the main media that spread the thought and policy of integrative medicine (IM) in the early stage of the integration of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine (WM) in China. Issues including paper media and its roles for spreading IM, from "TCM learning from WM" to "WM learning from TCM", advocating integration of TCM and WM, promoting IM through multiple channels were analyzed in this article, so as to show the propagation process of IM in China and the roles of the paper media. It was shown that strengthening the propaganda of IM through mainstream media, strengthening media convergence and the role of new media are important in spreading the thought of IM.

Theoretical and Clinical Studies of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine for Infertile Women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Infertility with diminished ovarian reserve(DOR) is a major problem in the field of reproductive health and it has attracted great attention worldwidely.Function deficiency of the kidney is one of the fundamental pathogenesis for DOR.Traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs) have a long history with rich experience for the treatment of infertility.Some TCMs are very effective in the treatment of kidney deficiency for infertility with DOR.The integrated TCMs and western medicine,and combination of disease differentiation and syndrome differentiation may help for diagnosis and treatment of infertility with DOR.We adopt the concept of unified treatment for special disease,and the methods and principle of treatment can be used.Therefore,we adopt the TCM concept of kidney-tonifying,blood-nourishing,liver-dispersing and spleen-invigorating.The TCMs kidney-tonifying formulae are added and subtracted.TCMs can regulate the reproductive function via multiple systems for simultaneous conditioning of follicular development and ovulation.At the same time,a hypothesis of " simultaneous conditioning of follicular development and ovulation" was proposed.Two-stage therapy with integrated TCMs and western medicine has been used,mainly for increasing the number of eggs,and improving follicle quality.The goal is to achieve simultaneous conditioning of follicular development and ovulation and ultimately for effective treatment of infertility with DOR.

Research Progress of Depression Treatment with Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Depression is a common mental disease,characterized by a high suicide rate and social burden.Integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine will be a major mean of clinical treatment in the future.In the clinical research,integrated TCM and western medicine is recommended by improving curative effects and reducing adverse reactions.Research on action mechanism will be the main direction in ahead.The application of neuroimaging,genomics,neurochemistry and metabonomics can explore and expound the mechanism of depression treatment by integrated TCM and western medicine.This paper summarized both clinical and basic research on depression treated by integrated TCM and western medicine in recent years,which may contribute to the development of integrated TCM and western medicine in mental diseases.

Effect of Xuebijing Injection on expression of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α in patients with severe pneumonia / 中草药

Objective: To observe the effect of Xuebijing Injection on the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in patients with severe pneumonia. Methods: Totally 100 patients with severe pneumonia were randomly assigned to the conventional treatment group (n = 50) and Xuebijing treatment group (n = 50). Each group was given conventional treatment, while in the Xuebijing treatment group, Xuebijing Injection was additionally given for consecutive 7 d. Ten healthy people were chosen as normal control group. The changes of patients' body temperature, white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, arterial oxygenation, and oxygenation index in two groups were compared. The expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were detected by ELISA method at different time points. Results: In conventional treatment group and Xuebijing treatment group, the patients' body temperature, white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, arterial oxygenation, and oxygenation index were significantly improved after treatment (P < 0.01). Compared with conventional treatment group, in Xuebijing treatment group, these indicators were significantly improved after treatment (P < 0.05 or 0.01). Compared with normal control group, in conventional treatment group and Xuebijing treatment group, the expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were significantly higher. Compared with the conventional treatment group, in Xuebijing treatment group, the expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α had no significant difference before the treatment. On days 3 and 7 after Xuebijing administration, the expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α decreased than those before the treatment. The expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in Xuebijing treatment group significantly decreased than those in the conventional treatment group. Conclusion: Xuebijing Injection can reduce the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in patients with severe pneumonia, thus this agent has certain auxiliary therapeutic effect in the treatment of patients with severe pneumonia.

Efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and its relation to serum inflammatory cytokines / 中华全科医师杂志

Objective To investigate the efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with Western medicine in treatment of diarrhea type irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and its effect on serum inflammatory cytokine levels.Methods One hundred and sixty four IBS-D patients treated in Guangfu Hospital from July 2013 to August 2015 were randomly divided into study group and control group with 82 cases in each group.All patients received oral Saccharomyces boulardii 1.0 b.i.d, while patients in study group received additional Shuganjianpi decoction b.i.d for 4 weeks.The clinical efficacy was observed, serum IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α levels were measured in 2 groups.Results After treatment, the total score of clinical symptoms in study group was lower than that of control group [(5.71±1.41) vs.(11.70±2.88) points,t=16.707, P<0.01].Serum levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α in study group decreased significantly after treatment [IFN-γ (2.88±1.38) ng/L vs.(1.00±0.44) ng/L, t=11.609, P<0.01;TNF-α (41.26±5.29) ng/L vs.(24.13±3.27) ng/L,t=24.636, P<0.01], IL-10 significantly increased [(142.23±21.58) ng/L vs.(170.23±33.45) ng/L,t=6.291,P<0.01].The overall effective rate of study group was higher than that of control group, [87.50% (70/80) vs.68.75% (55/80), x2=8.228, P<0.01].After treatment, the quality of life scores in both groups were improved;but the improvement of diet, spirit, mood and sleep scores in study group were better than those in control group [(240±69) vs.(193±60), t=4.579, (316±74) vs.(230 ± 69), t=7.603, (297±62) vs.(228±59), t=7.211;(284±62) vs.(230±54), t=5.874, all P<0.01].Conclusion The efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine in treatment of IBS-D is significantly better than that of Western medicine alone, which may be associated with its regulatory effect on the serum inflammatory cytokine levels.

Research Progress in Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Rhiosinusitis in Perioperation / 中国中医药信息杂志

For the perioperation of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), the local corticosteroid nasal spray, hormone and antibiotics oral treatment are mainly used in modern medicine. Oral treatment decoction, nasal spray and traditional Chinese medicine lavage and so on which are the combinations of internal and external treatment are used in TCM therapy. This article reviewed the use of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the perioperation of CRS, and provided references for standardization of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine therapy for treating CRS.

Integrated TCM and western medicine fast-track surgery in perioperative management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy / 中华全科医师杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of integrated traditional Chinese ( TCM ) and western medicine fast-track surgery ( FTS) in the perioperative management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( LC) .Methods One hundred and fifty patients with acute cholecysititis undergoing LC from June 2012 to January 2015, were recruited and divided randomly into 3 groups.Patients in group A (n=30) were treated with routine method in perioperative period, patients in group B ( n=60) were treated with western medicine FTS, and patients in group C (n=60) were treated with integrated TCM and western medicine FTS.The first exhaust time after operation, length of stay, times of clinic visit, symptoms, levels of IL-6, CRP and ALB, postoperative complications, readmission rate, reoperation rate, and patient satisfaction were evaluated in three groups.Results The first exhaust time after operation of group B and group C was earlier than that of group A [(25.16 ±8.36)h and (21.61 ±6.52)h vs.(36.06 ±10.88)h, P0.05).Conclusion Integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine FTS in the perioperative period of LC can promote recovery, reduce symptoms and operation stress and maintain albumin level.

Treatment Progress in Post-stroke Depression / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Post-stroke depression (PSD) referred to the onset of depression after being diagnosed with post-stroke. It was a secondary disease, mainly including depression, little words, sleep disorders, anorexia, absence of interest, undynamic, passiveness, misfitting rehabilitation and so on. It was not only a psychological and physiological disease, but also delay the function recovery of damaged nerves, influence the patient’s quality of life, and increase the rate of disability and mortality. It was essential to research and develop effective and safe treatment medication. This paper reviewed the current situation and developing prospects of western medicine, Chinese medicinal, treatment of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in PSD treatment.