1.The Chinese expert consensus on organ protection of transplantation(2022 edition).
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2022;60(5):409-423
Organ transplantation is the most effective treatment for end stage organ failure,and voluntary donation after citizen's death is the only source of transplanted organ in China.Clinically,transplantation organ protection technology plays a critical role in improving the quality of transplantation organs and the prognosis of recipients.On the basis of domestic and worldwide basic research and clinical practice and according to the Oxford evidence classification and GRADE system,the experts organized by Organ Transplantation Doctor Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association,Organ Transplantation Group in Surgery Branch of Chinese Medical Association and China Liver Transplant Registry Scientific Committee had compiled and published the Chinese Expert Consensus on Organ Protection of Transplantation(2016 edition) for liver,kidney,pancreas,small intestine,heart,lung transplantation organs.With the support of China Liver Transplant Registry,National Center for Healthcare Quality Management in Liver Transplant,National Quality Control Center for Donated Organ Procurement,National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation and National Trauma Medical Organ Protection Committee and combined with recent domestic and worldwide clinical practice and research progress for organ transplantation and organ protection,the Chinese Expert Consensus on Organ Protection of Transplantation(2022 edition)(hereinafter referred to as the consensus) has been formulated in 2022.This edition of the consensus focuses on updating the technical progress and evidence-based medicine of organ procurement,organ preservation,organ transport,and quality evaluation in clinical practice.Additionally,protection of composite tissue for transplantation,mainly including limb graft,has also been included.The organ protection strategy recommended in this consensus aims to promote scientific and standardize clinical organ transplantation work.
Asians
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Consensus
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Humans
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Organ Preservation
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Organ Transplantation
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Registries
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Tissue and Organ Procurement
4.Polymorphisms of the Vitamin D Receptor Gene and Sex-Differential Associations with Lipid Profiles in Chinese Han Adults.
Yan Mei CHEN ; Ping XU ; Zhou Tian WANG ; Yu Mei ZHU ; Chun Mei GONG ; Chang Hua HUANG ; Xiao Li LIU ; Ji Chang ZHOU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2022;35(2):115-125
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the vitamin D receptor gene ( VDR) with circulating lipids considering gender differences.
METHODS:
Of the Han Chinese adults recruited from a health examination center for inclusion in the study, the circulating lipids, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), and other parameters were measured. The VDR SNPs of Cdx2 (rs11568820), Fok1 (rs2228570), Apa1 (rs7975232), and Taq1 (rs731236) were genotyped with a qPCR test using blood DNA samples, and their associations with lipids were analyzed using logistic regression.
RESULTS:
In the female participants ( n = 236 with dyslipidemia and 888 without dyslipidemia), multiple genotype models of Fok1 indicated a positive correlation of B (not A) alleles with LDLC level ( P < 0.05). In the male participants ( n = 299 with dyslipidemia and 564 without dyslipidemia), the recessive model of Cdx2 and the additive and recessive models of Fok1 differed ( P < 0.05) between the HDLC-classified subgroups, respectively, and Fok1 BB and Cdx2 TT presented interactions with 25OHD in the negative associations with HDLC ( P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
In the Chinese Han adults included in the study, the Fok1 B-allele of VDR was associated with higher LDLC in females, and the Fok1 B-allele and the Cdx2 T-allele of VDR were associated with lower HDLC in males. The interaction of VD and Fok1 BB or Cdx2 TT in males synergistically decreased HDLC levels.
Adult
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Alleles
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Asians/genetics*
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China/ethnology*
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Dyslipidemias/genetics*
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Female
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics*
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Genotype
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Humans
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Lipids/blood*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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Receptors, Calcitriol/genetics*
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Sex Factors
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Vitamin D/blood*
5.The Use of Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 in a Chinese Population to Predict Cardiovascular Events.
Hui XI ; Guan Liang CHENG ; Fei Fei HU ; Song Nan LI ; Xuan DENG ; Yong ZHOU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2022;35(3):206-214
Objective:
To explore associations between lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) and the risk of cardiovascular events in a Chinese population, with a long-term follow-up.
Methods:
A random sample of 2,031 participants (73.6% males, mean age = 60.4 years) was derived from the Asymptomatic Polyvascular Abnormalities Community study (APAC) from 2010 to 2011. Serum Lp-PLA2 levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The composite endpoint was a combination of first-ever stroke, myocardial infarction (MI) or all-cause death. Lp-PLA2 associations with outcomes were assessed using Cox models.
Results:
The median Lp-PLA2 level was 141.0 ng/mL. Over a median follow-up of 9.1 years, we identified 389 events (19.2%), including 137 stroke incidents, 43 MIs, and 244 all-cause deaths. Using multivariate Cox regression, when compared with the lowest Lp-PLA2 quartile, the hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals for developing composite endpoints, stroke, major adverse cardiovascular events, and all-cause death were 1.77 (1.24-2.54), 1.92 (1.03-3.60), 1.69 (1.003-2.84), and 1.94 (1.18-3.18) in the highest quartile, respectively. Composite endpoints in 145 (28.6%) patients occurred in the highest quartile where Lp-PLA2 (159.0 ng/mL) was much lower than the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists recommended cut-off point, 200 ng/mL.
Conclusion
Higher Lp-PLA2 levels were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular event/death in a middle-aged Chinese population. The Lp-PLA2 cut-off point may be lower in the Chinese population when predicting cardiovascular events.
1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase/blood*
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Asians
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Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis*
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China/epidemiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Longitudinal Studies
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mortality
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Myocardial Infarction/blood*
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Risk Factors
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Stroke/blood*
6.Understanding the Choice of Sleep Arrangements and Soothing Methods and Their Associations with Sleep Problems among Children Under 3 Years Old: A Chinese Population-Based Study.
Wei Wei FENG ; Yue ZHANG ; Hui Shan WANG ; Xiao Ping PAN ; Xi JIN ; Tao XU ; Tong ZHANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2022;35(3):225-233
Objective:
This study aimed to examine the sleep arrangements and soothing methods and to assess their associations with sleep problems among children aged < 3 years in China.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2019 from six provinces in China. A total of 1,195 caregivers of children aged 0-35 months were included in the study. Data on sleep arrangements, soothing methods, and sleep problems (i.e., frequent night awakenings and difficulty falling asleep) were assessed using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. The reasons for bed-sharing in sleep arrangements were recorded using a self-designed questionnaire.
Results:
The bed-sharing practice was very prevalent at any age, which ranged from 69.9% to 78.3%. Most infants fell asleep while feeding or being rocked/held before age 12 months. By age 35 months, 62.4% of the children fell asleep in bed near parents. The most common reasons for bed-sharing were breastfeeding/feeding and convenience. Parental involvement when falling asleep was significantly related with frequent night awakenings and difficulty falling asleep. No association was found between bed-sharing and sleep.
Conclusion
Bed-sharing and parental involvement were very common among Chinese children aged < 3 years. Children who fall asleep with parental involvement were more likely to have sleep problems.
Asians
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Beds
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Child, Preschool
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China
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant Behavior
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Sleep/physiology*
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Sleep Hygiene
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Sleep Wake Disorders
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Surveys and Questionnaires
7.Nomenclature standardization of Chinese medicine extracts and components.
Wei WU ; Liang FENG ; Xiao-Bin JIA
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2022;47(4):1126-1131
Chinese medicine extracts are the important pharmaceutical materials of Chinese medicinal preparations, but their nomenclature still needs improvement in the field of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM). By the analysis of the evolution rules of names of Chinese medicine extracts recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, this study proposed a three-level nomenclature of "Chinese medicine name+chemical information+extract" based on the standardization problems involved in the existing nomenclature, striving to accurately suggest the material basic information on extract names. Meanwhile, the basic elements of Chinese medicine components, the special case from Chinese medicine extracts, were clarified, and the core connotations of the professional names were discriminated to arouse attention and discussions of researchers, facilitate the standardization of Chinese medicine terminology, and promote the scienti-fic development of Chinese medicinal preparations, and the modernization and internationalization of Chinese medicine.
Asians
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Humans
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Reference Standards
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Social Change

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