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Polar Histogram Visualization of Acute Stress Disorder Scale Scores for Comprehensive Clinical Assessment

The Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS) is crucial for assessing acute stress disorder (ASD), especially in high-stress environments like Intensive Care ...

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

To investigate the effectiveness and safety of corticosteroids therapy in adult critical ill patients with septic shock.

The Effectiveness and Safety of Corticosteroids Therapy in Adult Critical Ill Patients With Septic Shock: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) induce long-lasting infections that cause cervical cancer. This study evaluated the prevalence of HPV infections and the distribution of their genotypes among clinic patients and healthy women in Beijing, China.

Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infections in Beijing, China between 2016 and 2020.

 Chinese patent medicines (CMPs) have curative effectiveness in preventing coronary restenosis. However, the relative efficacy between different CPMs has not been sufficiently investigated.  Randomized clinical trials were searched from electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, VIP, WanFang, SinoMed, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Bayesian network meta-analysis was performed to analyze CPMs' efficacy in preventing angiographic restenosis, recurrence angina, acute myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularization after percutaneous coronary intervention.  This network meta-analysis included 47 trials with 5,077 patients evaluating 11 interventions. Regarding angiographic restenosis, the efficacy of CPMs (except Xuezhikang capsule) combined with standard treatment (Std) was superior to Std alone, and Guanxin Shutong capsule plus Std reduced the risk of angiographic restenosis by 76% (relative risk 0.24, 95% confidence interval 0.11-0.45, and very low to moderate certainty of evidence), most likely the best intervention. Fufang Danshen dripping pill combined with Std showed superiority over other interventions for relieving recurrence angina, which can reduce the risk by 83% (RR 0.17, 95% CI 0.04-0.51, very low to moderate certainty of evidence) compared to Std alone. In acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention, compared with Std alone, Danhong injection plus Std displayed a significant effect (RR 0.11, 95% CI 0.00-0.69, very low to moderate certainty of evidence) and was the best treatment probably. Chuanxiongqin tablet plus Std was the most effective treatment for reducing target lesion revascularization by 90% (RR 0.10, 95% CI 0.00-0.60, very low to moderate certainty of evidence) compared with Std alone.  The results indicated that CPMs combined with Std reduced the risk of coronary restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. However, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to significant data limitations.

Comparative efficacy of different Chinese patent medicines in preventing restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

The onset of Alzheimer's disease is related to neuron damage caused by massive deposition of Aβ in the brain. Recent studies suggest that excessive Aβ in the brain mainly comes from peripheral blood, and BBB is the key to regulate Aβ in and out of the brain. In this study, we explored the pathogenesis of AD from the perspective of Aβ transport through the BBB and the effect of QKL injection in AD mice. The results showed that QKL could improve the cognitive dysfunction of AD mice, decrease the level of Aβ and Aβ transporter-RAGE, which was supported by the results of network pharmacology, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation. In conclusion, RAGE is a potential target for QKL's therapeutic effect on AD.

QKL injection ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like pathology by regulating expression of RAGE.

Patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA) frequently occurs in mechanically ventilated patients within the ICU and has the potential for harm. Depending solely on the health care team cannot accurately and promptly identify PVA. To address this issue, our team has developed a cloud-based platform for monitoring mechanical ventilation (MV), comprising the PVA-RemoteMonitor system and the 24-h MV analysis report. We conducted a survey to evaluate physicians' satisfaction and acceptance of the platform in 14 ICUs.

Application of a cloud platform that identifies patient-ventilator asynchrony and enables continuous monitoring of mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and usually be treated with antibiotics, which however often has severe side effects. This work proposed a novel Chinese traditional medicine JINHONG (JH) decoction for therapy of sepsis. We first identified the chemical constituents of JH decoction by using high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). Then, we constructed a model mouse for sepsis by using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Metagenomic sequencing method was used to compare the diversity and abundance of the gut microbiota between normal, disease model, JH decoction-treatment and antibiotic-treatment mice. Many indices including the number of platelets, CD62p and CD63 content, AQP2 and AQP8 level, as well as the expression level of protein C confirmed that the sepsis resulted in serious pathological damage, while all of these indices could be reversed by JH decoction and antibiotics. The diversity and abundance of intestinal flora decreased in CLP mice, and the decrements aggravated after antibiotic treatment while can be recovered by JH decoction treatment. The abundance of anti-inflammatory Ruminococcaceae increased after JH decoction treatment, indicating that JH decoction could ameliorate pathology associated with sepsis in CLP model via modulating the intestinal flora. This study demonstrates that JH decoction could treat sepsis clinically without obvious adverse effects on gut microbiota.

Nan Guo

Intensive Care Medicine Department,
Dongzhimen Hospital,
Intensive Care Medicine Department, Dongzhimen Hospital

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Polar Histogram Visualization of Acute Stress Disorder Scale Scores for Comprehensive Clinical Assessment

Nan Guo

Intensive Care Medicine Department,Dongzhimen Hospital,Intensive Care Medicine Department, Dongzhimen Hospital

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Polar Histogram Visualization of Acute Stress Disorder Scale Scores for Comprehensive Clinical Assessment

Intensive Care Medicine Department,
Dongzhimen Hospital,
Intensive Care Medicine Department, Dongzhimen Hospital