1.Research progress on the role of cancer-associated fibroblasts in cholangiocarcinoma
Xiaojun SUI ; Lei YANG ; Dihua LI ; Dapeng ZHANG ; Xiangyu SUN
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2025;31(10):792-796
Cholangiocarcinoma has an extremely poor prognosis, and the efficacy of existing treatment methods is limited. In the highly desmoplastic tumor microenvironment of cholangiocarcinoma, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the core regulators. Their significant heterogeneity and complex intercellular crosstalk network are not only key factors driving cholangiocarcinoma progression and drug resistance, but also highly promising therapeutic targets. This review focuses on the characteristics of CAFs in cholangiocarcinoma and the key crosstalk mechanisms between CAFs and tumor cells as well as immune cells, and summarizes the research progress and limitations of current therapeutic strategies targeting CAFs.
2.Serum growth hormone of children with infectious pneumonia and its association with blood biochemistry and body immunity
Yamin SHANG ; Ying LI ; Xiaojian MA ; Ying DAI ; Qiwei WANG
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(6):900-903
OBJECTIVE To explore the serum growth hormone(GH)of the children with infectious pneumonia and analyze its association with blood biochemistry and body immunity.METHODS A total of 211 children with infec-tious pneumonia who were treated in Huaihe Hospital,Henan University from Jan.2023 to Jan.2024 were recrui-ted as the research subjects and were divided into the mild group with 156 cases and the severe group with 55 cases according to the severity of disease.The change of serum GH and the levels of blood biochemical indexes and im-munity indexes were observed and compared between the two groups.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed for the influencing factors,receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were drawn to analyze the predictive efficiencies.Linear regression analysis was performed to observe the relationship between the infectious pneumonia and the blood biochemistry and body immunity.RESULTS The GH level of the severe group was(18.34±4.33)μg/L,higher than(10.16±2.84)μg/L of the mild group(t=15.853,P<0.001).There were sig-nificant differences in the blood biochemistry indexes,cellular and humoral immunity indexes between the severe group and the mild group(P<0.05).The difference values of changes of C-reactive protein(CRP),CD4+and immunoglobulin(Ig)G were the most(t=16.023,87.639,111.957,all P<0.001).ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of CD23+was the highest,with the sensitivity 100.00%,the specificity 98.88%.The result of the linear regression analysis showed that the GH was only positively correlated with the cellular immunity index CD23+(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The GH level of the children with infectious pneumonia is reduced;the chang of GH level is closely associated with the blood biochemical indexes CRP and the body im-munity of the children.
3.The Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Leads the Chinese Solution to Solve the Problem of Medicine and Healthcare System Reform
Yang SONG ; Huazhang WU ; Jing REN
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;45(3):1-5
Adhering to the Chinese solution to solve the worldwide problem of medical and health system re-form is the highest summary of China's medical reform methodology.The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to deepen reform of medicine and healthcare system,and the reform of the medicine and healthcare system has been promoted in depth.By systematically studying President Xi Jinping's series of im-portant speeches,and consulting the database of the ideological and theoretical resources of the Communist Party of China,combined with field research over the years,some basic issues of China's medical and health system re-form policies were theoretically discussed.The fundamental feature of the Chinese solution is to put the people first,its distinctive feature is pioneering,the basic method is to grasp the main contradictions and the main aspects of contradictions,the important principle is to build up a basic safety net,strengthen the community,and make due institutional arrangements,and the basic experience is to fan out from point to area,led by example and pro-mote by model.Exploring and studying this theoretical problem is helpful to further deepen the medical reform and build a sound foundation for the Chinese modernization.
4.Clinical Study on Zhenshi Burn Ointment Promoting the Wound Healing of Postoperative Simple Anal Fistula with Damp-Heat Pouring Downward Syndrome
Yuxi PAN ; Ming ZHANG ; Chenxi YANG ; Yiwei WANG ; Jun CHEN ; Kewei WANG ; Yang ZHANG
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(2):263-271
OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical efficacy of Zhenshi Burn Ointment on postoperative wound healing of simple anal fistula and explore its potential mechanism of action.METHODS A total of 60 patients with low-position simple anal fistula of damp-heat pouring downward type admitted to the Department of Anorectum,Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nan-jing University of Chinese Medicine from May to December 2023 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group,with 30 cases in each group.After surgery,the control group was given sterilized vaseline gauze for external application,and the experimental group was given Zhenshi Burn Ointment for external application.The course of treatment for both groups was 30 d.After treatment,the postoperative wound healing time,wound healing rate,pain score,wound granulation growth and secretion,and changes in TCM syndrome score were compared between the two groups.The pathological sec-tions of wound granulation tissue were compared 14 d after surgery.The transcription levels of COL1A1,type Ⅲ collagen(COL3A1),epidermal growth factor(EGF),and fibroblast growth factor(FGF2)in granulation tissue were detected by qPCR.The expression lev-els of proteins related to MEK/ERK signaling pathway were detected by Western blot.RESULTS Compared with the control group,the wound healing rates of the experimental group were significantly increased at 7,14,21,and 30 d after surgery(P<0.01),and the wound healing time was significantly shortened(P<0.01).At 7 d after surgery,the pain score of the experimental group was signifi-cantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).At 7 and 14 d after surgery,the granulation growth score of the wound in the ex-perimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.01).At 14 d after surgery,the secretion score of the ex-perimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.01).At 14 and 30 d after surgery,the total score of TCM syndrome in the experimental group was significantly better than that in the control group(P<0.05).At 14 d after surgery,the patho-logical improvement of granulation tissue in the wound in the experimental group was better than that in the control group,and the con-tent of collagen fiber and type I collagen(Collagen I)was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.01).The mRNA contents of COL1A1,COL3A1,EGF,and FGF2 were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05,P<0.01);the levels of p-MEK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 proteins were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Zhenshi Burn Ointment has a good effect on promoting postoperative anal fistula wound healing,which may be related to upregulating growth factor expression,promoting collagen regeneration,and activating MEK/ERK pathway.
5.Study of debridement effects of multi shapes of plasma scalpels in explosion injury model
Hong-ye ZHENG ; Yu LI ; Zi-heng XU ; Yu-fan WEI ; Bo-ya ZHANG ; Yan LI ; Li ZHU ; Xi-ru LI
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2025;46(2):31-38
Objective To explore the debridement effects of 3 types of plasma scalpels for the animal model of explosion injury,and to compare them with the steel scalpel and high-frequency electrosurgical scalpel.Methods Firstly,blast wounds were constructed in the right inguinal regions of 9 Landrace pigs by high-pressure gas impact combined with preset metal shrapnel.Secondly,debridement was carried out in experimental groups with wide-,arrow-or needle-type plasma scalpel and in control groups with steel and high-frequency electrisurgical scalpel,with the operating temperature and debridement time recorded during the procedure and trauma specimens analyzed pathologically after the debridement;comparisons were performed among the five types of scalpels in terms of debridement effect,and among the four ones in terms of maximum operating temperature and depth of tissue thermal damage under electrocutaneous cutting and electrocoagulation modes with the steel scalpel excluded because it did not generate any heat.GraphPad Prism 9.5.1 software was used for statistical analysis.Results There were no significant differences in debridement effect found between the three plasma scalpels and the steel and high-frequency electrosurgical scalpels(P>0.05).The three types of plasma scalpels had the maximum operating temperature lower significantly than that of the high-frequency electrosurgical scalpel during debridement(P<0.05).Under electrosection and electrocoagulation modes the three plasma scalpels had the depths of tissue thermal damage statistically less than that by the high-frequency electrosurgical scalpel under electrosection and electrocoagulation modes(P<0.05).The depths of tissue thermal damage by the four scalpels under electrocoagulation mode were obviously greater than those under electrosection mode(P<0.05).Conclusion Multi shapes of plasma scalpels behave well in debridement with low operating temperature,little tissue thermal damage and high efficiency for wound protection and the same efficacy with the steel scalpel and high-frequency electrosur-gical scalpel.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2025,46(2):31-38]
6.Drug interaction of donepezil combined with moxifloxacin
Xuemei SUN ; Zhenying ZHAO ; Yuxi WANG ; Peipei CHEN ; Zixuan LI ; Min ZHANG ; Fei YU
Journal of China Medical University 2025;54(6):517-522
Objective To investigate the drug-drug interaction between donepezil hydrochloride and moxifloxacin hydrochloride during combined administration through in vitro liver microsomal metabolism and changes in pharmacokinetic characteristics in rats.Methods A rat liver microsomal incubation system was constructed and optimized.Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS)analysis of donepezil hydrochloride and high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)analysis of moxifloxacin hydro-chloride were performed.The pharmacokinetic and metabolic characteristics of the two drugs,alone and in combination,were compared in vitro using rat liver microsomes and in vivo using rats.Results In the liver microsomal system,the half-life(T1/2)of donepezil hydro-chloride in the combined administration 1 group was prolonged by 29.892%(P<0.01)and the intrinsic clearance(CLint)was reduced by 23.194%(P<0.01)compared with the donepezil hydrochloride group.Conversely,the metabolic parameters of moxifloxacin hydrochlo-ride in the combined administration 2 group did not differ significantly from that of the moxifloxacin hydrochloride group(P>0.05).In the in vivo study,the AUC0~t and AUC0~∞ of donepezil hydrochloride in the combined administration 1 group increased by 44.259%and 44.496%,respectively,maximum plasma concentration(Cmax)increased by 117.723%,T1/2 was prolonged by 98.063%,and CLint was reduced by 35.293%,compared with that in the donepezil hydrochloride group.Moreover,the differences were all statistically significant(P<0.05).The in vivo study findings were consistent with the results of the in vitro study.Conclusion A drug-drug interaction occurs when moxifloxacin hydrochloride is used in combination with donepezil hydrochloride.Moxifloxacin hydrochloride promotes the absorption of donepezil hydrochloride,inhibits its metabolism,slows its CLint,and increases donepezil exposure in the body.
7.Biological mechanisms of respiratory depression induced by sedative-hypnotic anesthetics and related countermeasures
Weijie TAO ; Zheng YONG ; Ruibin SU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2025;39(6):453-461
Commonly used anesthetic sedatives(opioids,benzodiazepines,ketamine,propofol,etc.)share the risk of inducing respiratory depression,and their multi-target mechanism of action pres-ents significant heterogeneity.Opioids inhibit the rhythmic activity of the respiratory center of the medulla bulbar(such as the PreB?tzinger complex and parbrachial nucleus)by activating both the μ-opioid receptor and the G-protein-gated inwardly-rectifying potassium channel and β-arrestin signaling pathway,resulting in decreased respiratory frequency and amplitude.Benzodiazepines enhance inhibitory neurotransmis-sion mediated by γ-aminobutyric acid receptors,reduce the sensitivity of chemoreceptors to PaCO2 and PaO2,and lead to a decreased tidal volume and upper airway obstruction.Ketamine inhibits respiratory drive and respiratory muscle function by blocking N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptors and indirectly affecting the μ-opioid receptor.In addition,propofol inhibits pre-expiratory neuronal activity and relaxes upper airway muscles by activating the GABAA receptor β3 subunit.Currently,specific antagonists(naloxone/flumazenil)and respiratory stimulants(doxapram)are clinically used to treat respiratory depression,but they have defects such as short duration of action and insufficient specificity.The devel-opment of novel stimulants targeting μ-opioid receptor agonists and the D-serine release pathway of astrocytes,as well as broad-spectrum antidotes based on"molecular cage"technology,has become a new sphere of research that aims at precisely reversing respiratory depression while preserving analgesic and sedative effects.This article reviews the biological mechanisms of respiratory depression caused by sedative hypnotic anesthetic drugs,explores the advantages and disadvantages of treatments currently availabe,and proposes new strategies for improving respiratory depression in the future.
8.The effect of lncRNA SNHG16/miR-455-3p regulation of NF-κB signaling pathway on radiotherapy sensitivity of cervical cancer cells
Qinxue CAO ; Lu REN ; Huijuan JIANG ; Changping QU ; Shanshan MAO
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2025;34(6):600-606
Objective:To analyze the effect of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) small nucleolar RNA host gene 16 (SNHG16) on the radiosensitivity of cervical cancer cells and explore its regulatory role in the miR-455-3p/ nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway.Methods:The expression levels of lncRNA SNHG16 and miR-455-3p in human normal cervical epithelial cells H8, human cervical cancer cells SiHa, and radioresistant cervical cancer cells SiHa-R were detected by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. SiHa-R cells were transfected separately, and then given a single dose of 4 Gy X-ray irradiation and continued to be cultured for subsequent experiments. The cells in each group were named siRNA-NC, siRNA-SNHG16 (interfering lncRNA SNHG16), NC mimic, miR-455-3p mimic (overexpressing miR-455-3p), siRNA-SNHG16+inhibitor NC, and siRNA-SNHG16+miR-455-3p inhibitor groups, respectively. The survival fraction of SiHa-R cells was detected by clone formation assay. The apoptosis rate of SiHa-R cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. The expression levels of apoptotic proteins [cysteine-containing aspartate-specific protease (Caspase)-3, Caspase-9, Bax] and NF-κB signaling pathway related proteins [NF-κB p65, phosphorylated (p)-NF-κB p65, p-IκB (inhibitory protein of NF-κB)] were measured by Western blot. The targeting relationship between lncRNA SNHG16 and miR-455-3p was determined by dual luciferase reporter gene assay. Comparison among different groups was conducted by one-way ANOVA, and paired comparison was carried out by LSD t-test. Comparison between two groups was performed by t-test. Results:Compared with H8 cells, the expression levels of lncRNA SNHG16 were increased in SiHa and SiHa-R cells, and SiHa-R cells had a higher level than SiHa cells. The expression levels of miR-455-3p were decreased in SiHa and SiHa-R cells, and SiHa-R cells had a lower level than SiHa cells (all P<0.001). Compared with the siRNA-NC group, the survival fraction of SiHa-R cells in the siRNA-SNHG16 group was decreased, the radiosensitization ratio (SER) was 1.571 (>1), the apoptosis rate and levels of Caspase-3, Caspase-9, and Bax proteins were increased, while the levels of p-NF-κB p65 and p-IκB proteins were decreased (all P<0.001). lncRNA SNHG16 could target miR-455-3p. Compared with the NC mimic group, miR-455-3p level in the miR-455-3p mimic group was increased, cell survival fraction was decreased, the SER was 1.826 (>1), the apoptosis rate and the levels of Caspase-3, Caspase-9, Bax proteins were increased, and the levels of p-NF-κB p65 and p-IκB proteins were decreased (all P<0.001). Inhibition of miR-455-3p expression could weaken the effect of interfering with lncRNA SNHG16 expression on SiHa-R cell apoptosis, radiotherapy sensitivity, and NF-κB signaling pathway (all P<0.001). Conclusions:Interference with lncRNA SNHG16 expression could induce the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells and enhance their radiation sensitivity by regulating the miR-455-3p/NF-κB signaling pathway.
9.Analysis of the Main Chemical Components and Seasonal Differences of Mussels
Xiaozheng HUANG ; Qianqian ZHONG ; Xinyu PAN ; Wanglin BAO ; Qiyuan FENG ; Jizhou YIN ; Jiangyu LI-ANG ; Shenghan YAN ; Jidong ZHOU ; Jipeng SUN ; Hao WU ; Rui LIU
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(3):383-392
OBJECTIVE To analyze the differences in chemical composition of mussels from Shengsi,Zhoushan in different har-vest months,and to compare the differences in the composition of mussels from different origins,so as to provide ideas for the compre-hensive utilization of its resources.METHODS Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry(UHPLC-QqQ-MS)and spectrophotometry were used to analyze and evaluate the contents of nucleosides,amino acids,water-soluble proteins,total sugars and polysaccharides in mussels from Shengsi,Zhoushan in 12 months of the year and from 5 different origins;principal component analysis(PCA),partial least squares discriminant method(PLS-DA)and TOPSIS method were used to compre-hensively evaluate mussels.RESULTS A total of 16 amino acids and 11 nucleosides were detected in mussels.The average content of total amino acids in Shengsi mussels throughout the year was 4 851.74 μg·g-1,the average content of total nucleosides was 921.40 μg·g-1,and the average contents of water-soluble protein,polysaccharides,and total sugars were 51.32 mg·g-1,74.39 μg·g-1,and 417.22 mg·g-1,respectively.The nucleosides of Shengsi mussels were the highest in March and April,the ami-no acids and water-soluble proteins were the highest in April and May,and the polysaccharides and total sugars were the highest in Oc-tober and November.The PCA and PLS-DA results of the chemical components of different resources showed that there were great differences in Shengsi mussel samples harvested in different seasons.The entropy weight TOPSIS analysis showed that the comprehen-sive scores of Shengsi mussels in March and April(S7 and S8)were better than those in other areas,and the comprehensive score of Shengsi mussels in April(S8)was the highest,which was determined to be the best harvesting month.CONCLUSION The comparison results of multi-type resource chemistry show that there are great differences in the chemical compo-sition of Shengsi mussels in different harvesting seasons;the quality of Shengsi mussels is better than that of other areas;April is the best harvesting season,providing a reference for the quality evaluation and comprehensive development and utilization of mussels.
10.Knockdown of circ_0000285 in combination with X-ray irradiation affects the proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer cells
Yaru WANG ; Changping QU ; Dongli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2025;34(10):1026-1032
Objective:To investigate the effect and mechanism of circ_0000285 on regulating the proliferation and apoptosis of radiotherapy-resistant (RR) cells in cervical cancer.Methods:The RR cervical cancer cell lines HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR were constructed by gradually increasing the dose of X-ray irradiation. After transfection and/or 5 Gy X-ray irradiation, both HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR cells were divided into the control, si-circ_0000285, 5 Gy, si-circ_0000285+5 Gy, si-circ_0000285+miR-4731-5p inhibitor+5 Gy and si-circ_0000285+ miR-4731-5p inhibitor+si-FOXM1+5 Gy groups, respectively. Cell proliferation was detected using CCK-8 assay. The expression of circ_0000285 in cervical cancer cells HeLa and SiHa, as well as RR cervical cells HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR was measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The targeting relationship between circ_0000285 and miR-4731-5p as well as the targeting relationship between miR-4731-5p and forkhead box M1 ( FOXM1) were assessed by dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. The expression of FOXM1 protein was detected by Western blot. Cell apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry. Results:CCK-8 assay confirmed the successful construction of radioresistant cervical cancer cells HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR. The expression of circ_0000285 in HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR cells was significantly higher than that in HeLa and SiHa cells. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay showed that miR-4731-5p was the target gene of circ_0000285, and FOXM1 was the target gene of miR-4731-5p. Compared with the control group, the cell proliferation level of si-circ_0000285 group ( t=6.12, 9.80, P=0.004, 0.001) and si-circ_0000285+5 Gy group ( t=2.45,15.93, P=0.071, <0.001) in HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR cells were significantly decreased, and the apoptosis rate were significantly increased ( t=10.14, 17.78, P=0.001, <0.001; t=14.43, 31.44,both P<0.001). The cell proliferation ability of si-circ_0000285+5 Gy group in HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR cells was significantly higher than that of si-circ_0000285 group ( t=3.67, 6.12, P=0.021, 0.004), and the apoptosis rate was significantly higher than that in the si-circ_0000285 group ( t=8.96, 11.07, P=0.001, <0.001). Compared with the si-circ_0000285+5 Gy group, the proliferation ability of si-circ_0000285+miR-4731-5p inhibitor+5 Gy group in HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR cells was significantly decreased ( t=19.61, 12.25, both P<0.001), and the apoptosis rate was significantly decreased ( t=13.74, 29.78, both P<0.001). Compared with the si-circ_0000285+miR-4731-5p inhibitor+5 Gy group, the proliferation ability of si-circ_0000285+miR-4731-5p inhibitor+si-FOXM1+5 Gy group in HeLa-RR and SiHa-RR cells was significantly decreased ( t=2.45, 15.93, P=0.071, <0.001), and the apoptosis rate was significantly increased ( t=19.56, 35.71, both P<0.001). Conclusions:Knocking down circ_0000285 in combination with X-ray irradiation can significantly inhibit the proliferation of cervical cancer cells and promote cell apoptosis, and the mechanism may be that circ_0000285 regulates the miR-4731-5p/FOXM1 signaling axis.

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