1.Effect of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation on Spatial Working Memory-related Neural Oscillations and Their Synchronicity
Miao-Miao GUO ; Biao ZHANG ; Tian-Heng ZHANG ; Tian WANG ; Hao-Di ZHAI ; Gui-Zhi XU
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024;51(9):2222-2239
ObjectiveSpatial working memory (SWM) is an important function in cognitive behavior, and working memory impairment can seriously affect the patient’s life and cause great stress to the patient. Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has been shown to regulate working memory function by entrainment of neural oscillations in different frequencies of the brain, but its regulation of working memory-related neural oscillations and their synchronization is not clear. The purpose of this study was to study the effect of iTBS on neural oscillation and synchronization in local and transbrain regions of rats, and to explore the mechanism of iTBS in regulating working memory. MethodsTwenty-four rats were randomly divided into four groups according to their age and whether they received iTBS stimulation (AS: adult stimulation group, AC: adult control group, ES: elderly stimulation group, EC: elderly control group). Using the methods of time-frequency distribution, phase synchronization and phase-amplitude coupling analysis, the changes of local field potential signal neural oscillations in the prefrontal and hippocampal brain regions of theta and gamma bands in the process of spatial working memory behavioral tasks in each group of rats were compared and analyzed, and the relationship between the changes of neural oscillations in the two brain regions and the changes in spatial working memory ability of rats was judged based on the Pearson correlation coefficient. ResultsWith the increase of age, the time taken by the elderly rats to learn the spatial working memory task rules increased significantly (P=0.005 6), and the time taken by iTBS stimulation to learn the SWM task rules in adult rats (P=0.001 1) and elderly rats(P=0.009 0) was shortened. At the same time, compared with adult rats, the time-frequency energy of theta and gamma band neural oscillations in the prefrontal and hippocampal brain regions of elderly rats (theta: P<0.000 1; gamma: P<0.000 1) and phase-amplitude coupling across brain regions (PFC-HPC: P=0.000 2; HPC-PFC:P=0.027 7) decreased to a certain extent, and iTBS stimulation could increase the time-frequency energy of neural oscillations of adult rats (theta: P<0.000 1; gamma: P<0.000 1) and elderly rats (theta: P=0.014 4; gamma:P=0.000 6) and the phase-amplitude coupling effect across brain regions in elderly rats (PFC-HPC: P=0.018 0; HPC-PFC: P=0.022 1). In addition, the time-frequency energy and phase-amplitude coupling of signals in each frequency band of the two brain regions were positively correlated with the behavioral accuracy of rats, while the phase synchronization of theta band and gamma band neural oscillations in the two brain regions during working memory was not correlated with the behavioral accuracy. ConclusioniTBS can enhance SWM ability and cognitive function in elderly rats, and this improvement is associated with increased coupling of time-frequency energy and cross-brain phase amplitude of neural oscillations across theta and gamma bands during SWM tasks. Similarly, in adult rats, iTBS enhances SWM ability and cognitive function by increasing the time-frequency energy of theta and gamma band neural oscillations in both brain regions during SWM tasks. Furthermore, in addition to the main findings, this study provides evidence supporting the state-dependent effects of iTBS stimulation to some extent.
2.Psychosocial characteristics pattern correlated with HIV-related risky sexual behavior among HIV-negative men who have sex with men: a latent profile analysis.
Mengxi ZHAI ; Zhizhou DUAN ; Jiawei TIAN ; Qingqing JIANG ; Biao ZHU ; Chenchang XIAO ; Bin YU ; Hong YAN
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2023;28():2-2
BACKGROUND:
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have become a high risk population of HIV infection due to their risky sexual behaviors. The latent pattern of psychosocial characteristics plays an important effect in HIV-related risky behaviors among HIV-negative MSM.
METHOD:
Participants were recruited from Wuhan, Nanchang, and Changsha city from September 2017 to January 2018. Social support was assessed by the multidimensional scale of social support, Connor-Davidson Resilience scale-10 items for reliance, the assessment of Stigma towards Homosexuality for sexual minority stigma, the Likert subscale of nondisclosure for identity concealment, the ACE questionnaire-Kaiser-CDC for adverse childhood experience, the Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for depression. Latent profile analysis (LPA) and multivariate regression were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS:
Three psychosocial characteristic patterns were revealed by the LPA. "Social support and resilience group" (SR group), "Identity concealment group" (IC group) and "Adverse childhood experience" (ACE group) were identified, respectively. In comparison with "SR group", "IC group" have a higher likelihood of one-night male partners (AOR = 2.74, 95%CI = [1.54, 4.90]), both fixed and one-night male partners (AOR = 2.01, 95%CI = [1.34, 3.01]) and HIV-unsure male partner (AOR = 2.12, 95%CI = [1.44, 3.13]). Similarly, "ACE group" were more likely having inconsistent condom use (AOR = 2.58, 95%CI = [1.41, 4.73]), and having sex with HIV-positive male partner (AOR = 4.90, 95%CI = [1.95, 12.30]) with comparison of "SR group". In addition, we further revealed that "ACE group" had a higher ratio (90.0%) of inconsistent condom use among MSM whose male partners were HIV-positive.
CONCLUSIONS
Six important psychosocial factors were divided into three latent pattern classes. Compared with "SR group", "IC group" and "ACE group" were more likely to engage in HIV-related risky sexual behaviors. Further research may pay more attention to "IC group" and "ACE group" for targeted intervention.
Humans
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Male
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HIV Infections/epidemiology*
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Homosexuality, Male/psychology*
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Risk Factors
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Sexual and Gender Minorities/psychology*
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Sexual Behavior/psychology*
3.A Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy for Cancer Patients by Integrating Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation and Precision Medicine.
Shu-Xian YU ; Zi-Mao LIANG ; Qi-Biao WU ; Lan SHOU ; Xing-Xing HUANG ; Qian-Ru ZHU ; Han XIE ; Ru-Yi MEI ; Ruo-Nan ZHANG ; Xiang-Yang ZHAI ; Tian XIE ; Xin-Bing SUI
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2022;28(10):867-871
Applying Chinese medicine (CM) is an important strategy for malignant tumor treatment in China. One of the significant characteristics of CM is to treat diseases based on syndrome differentiation. For Western medicine, it is of important clinical significance to formulate guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients based on the characteristics of disease differentiation. In Chinese clinical practice, the combination of disease differentiation and syndrome differentiation is an important feature for cancer treatment in the past. Currently, molecular profiling and genomic analysis-based precision medicine optimizes the anticancer drug design and holds the greatest success in treating cancer patients. Therefore, we want to know which populations of cancer patients can benefit more from CM treatment if the theory of precision medicine is applied to CM clinical practice. So, we developed a novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategy "disease-syndrome differentiation-genomic profiling-prescriptions" for cancer patients by CM syndrome differentiation and precision medicine. As a result, this strategy has greatly enhanced the anti-tumor efficacy of CM and improved clinical outcomes for cancer patients with some gene mutations. Our idea will hopefully establish a novel approach for the inheritance and innovation of CM.
Antineoplastic Agents
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Neoplasms/therapy*
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Precision Medicine
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Syndrome
4.Longitudinal correlation between cell phone use and sleep quality in college students.
Dan ZHANG ; Ya Ye ZHAO ; Ru NIU ; Shu Man TAO ; Ya Juan YANG ; Li Wei ZOU ; Yang XIE ; Ting Ting LI ; Yang QU ; Shuang ZHAI ; Fang Biao TAO ; Xiao Yan WU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(12):1828-1833
Objective: To investigate the current situation of cell phone use and sleep quality among college students, establish a sleep quality trajectory model and explore the influence of cell phone use on the sleep quality trajectory. Methods: Based on data from the College Student Behavior and Health Cohort Study 2019-2020, a latent class growth modeling was used to establish a sleep quality trajectory model among college students. The baseline influencing factors of sleep quality trajectories among college students were analyzed by χ2 test, and the effects of cell phone use on sleep quality trajectories were analyzed by binary logistic regression. Results: A total of 1 092 college students were included in the analysis. The detection rates of cell phone use and poor sleep quality were 24.5% and 13.3%. Latent class growth model identified two groups of sleep quality trend trajactories: an improved sleep quality group (86.0%) and a decreased sleep quality group (14.0%). The result of binary logistic regression showed that the cell phone use was a risk factor of sleep quality trajectories. Conclusion: The cell phone use during college period could increase the risk of poor sleep quality. Targeted intervention measures about cell phone use should be adopted to improve the sleep quality among college students.
Humans
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Sleep Quality
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Cohort Studies
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Cell Phone Use
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Students
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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Cell Phone
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Sleep
5.Associations between adverse childhood experiences and adulthood substance use among lesbians.
Biao ZHU ; Chang Mian DING ; Qing Qing JIANG ; Meng Xi ZHAI ; Jia Wei TIAN ; Bin YU ; Hong YAN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2022;43(2):248-253
Objective: To investigate the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and substance use behaviors among lesbians to provide a scientific basis for high-risk population identification and formulation of targeted intervention measures. Methods: Lesbians who participated in routine AIDS voluntary counseling, testing services, activities, and peer recommendations were recruited from July to December 2018, with the help of LesPark in Beijing. Convenient sampling method was used. Demographic characteristics, ACE, and substance use behaviors of subjects were investigated using an online platform powered by www.wjx.cn. Subsequently, the associations between ACE and adulthood substance use behaviors were evaluated using the logistic regression model. The SPSS 22.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 294 lesbians were recruited in the study, 81.3% (239/294) of them were lesbians, and 18.7% (55/294) were bisexuals. Besides, 55.8% (164/294) of subjects reported they had had ACE, with proportions of lesbians experiencing abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction as 33.3% (98/294), 24.5% (72/294), and 32.7% (96/294), respectively. 55.1% (162/294) of the lesbians reported they had smoked in the past 30 days, 11.2% (33/294) reported having drug-use behavior in the past three months, and 22.8% (67/294) claimed drinking alcohol weekly. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that lesbians with ACE were at high risks to smoke (OR=1.87, 95%CI: 1.13-3.08), drink (OR=2.13, 95%CI: 1.18-3.84), and use drugs (OR=3.33, 95%CI: 1.29-8.61) in adulthood. Moreover, lesbians with childhood family dysfunction were at higher risk of smoking cigarettes (OR=2.60, 95%CI: 1.46-4.62) and drinking alcohol (OR=2.65, 95%CI: 1.44-4.87). At the same time, those with abuse experience were at higher risk of drug use (OR=3.17, 95%CI: 1.26-7.96). Conclusions: Substance use behaviors, including cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, and drugs use, were common among lesbians. Positive associations were found between ACE and adulthood substance use behaviors.
Adult
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Child
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Child Abuse/psychology*
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Female
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Humans
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Risk Factors
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Sexual and Gender Minorities
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Substance-Related Disorders/psychology*
6.Effects of light intensities on growth,physiological characteristic and chemical composition of Viola yedoensis.
Xiao-Lu YAN ; Qiao-Sheng GUO ; Hong-Zhuan SHI ; Zhong-Yuan SHEN ; Yi WANG ; Zai-Biao ZHU ; Dan-Lan ZHAI ; Xiao-Hong XIE
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2019;44(6):1119-1125
The study is aimed to investigate the effects of light intensities on growth,photosynthetic physiology,antioxidant systems and chemical composition of Viola yedoensis and provide cultivation references for V.yedoensis.Five groups of V.yedoensis were planted under five light intensities conditions,namely 100%,80%,50%,35%,5%of full sunlight,and then morphological index,growth,chlorophyll fluorescence parameters,photosynthetic parameters and antioxidant enzyme system indexes were measured during harvest.The results showed that there was no significant difference in the biomass of V.yedoensis among 35% -100%full sunlight,but the biomass of those were significantly higher than that in the 5%full sunlight treatment(P<0.05).The net photosynthetic rate,transpiration rate,stomatal conductance,intercellular CO_2 concentration and water use efficiency increased firstly and then decreased with the decrease of light intensity;F_m,F_v/F_mand Yield in 5% full sunlight treatment were significantly lower than those in the other four groups(P<0.05).The structure of chloroplast was normal under light intensity ranged from 50%to 100% full sunlight.The lamellar concentration of chloroplast matrix decreased and the starch granules decreased in 35% full sunlight treatment,and the margin of lamellar layer of chloroplast and substrate were blurred,and the starch granules were small and the number of starch granules decreased significantly under 5% full sunlight.MDA content in 5%full sunlight treatment was significantly higher than those in the other four groups(P<0.05).The total coumarin content and total flavonoid content decreased with the decrease of light intensity.In summary,the light in-tensity range suitable for the growth of V.yedoensis is wide(ranging from 35% to 100% full sunlight).The content of flavonoids and coumarins is positively correlated with light intensity.
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Chlorophyll
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Chloroplasts
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Photosynthesis
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Plant Leaves
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Sunlight
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Viola
7.Population pharmacokinetics of milnacipran in Chinese healthy volunteers
Can-Jun RUAN ; Li-Bo ZHAO ; Wei GUO ; Wen-Biao LI ; Fang DONG ; Yi-Min ZHAI ; Chuan-Yue WANG
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2017;33(4):323-326
Objective To investigate the population pharmacokinetic characteristics of milnacipran in Chinese healthy volunteers and factors co-variables that might impact its clearance.Methods The clinical data and blood samples were collected from a pharmacokinetics (PK) study (n =24) which was designed as a randomized,three-way cross-over,single dose (25,50 or 100 mg) and in multiple doses for 8 d (up to 100 mg · d-1 administered as 50 mg twice daily) in Chinese healthy volunteers.Both the single and multiple-dose studies included 12 volunteers (six males and six females).The concentration of milnacipran in plasma was analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS.Non-linear mixed-effects model (NONMEM) was used to assess the influence of demographic characte-ristics on PK characters of milnacipran.The final model was diagnosed by goodness-of-fit plots and evaluated by bootstrap methods.Results A one-compartment model was developed to capture the milnacipran pharmacokinetics.Typical value of clearance (CL),the volume of distribution (V),and maximum absorption rate (Ka) were 37.53-44.16 (40.84 ± 1.69) L h-1,382.89-433.37 (408.13 ± 12.86) L and 0.81-1.31 (1.06 ± 0.13) /h,respectively,and age or sex had no influence on CL of milnacipran.No obvious bias was found by bootstrap method.Conclusions The developed model can capture milnacipran pharmacokinetics well in healthy volunteers.Age and genderhad no influenceon minacipran PK profiles in healthy subjects.
8.Study on chemical constituents from seed of Oroxylum indicum.
Xiang-yu ZHAI ; Wei XIAO ; Biao YANG ; Zhao-qing MENG ; Zhen-zhong WANG ; Wen-zhe HUANG ; Kai-jin WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(15):3013-3016
Oroxylum indicum was a traditional Chinese medicine. In order to study the chemical constituents from the seed of O. indicum, the chemical constituents of 80% methanol extract of seeds of O. indicum were subjected to chromatography on silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and preparative HPLC, leading to the isolation of eleven compounds. The structures were identified by various spectroscopic data including ESI-MS, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR data as oroxin B (1), chrysin (2), baicalein (3), neglectein (4), quercetin-3-O-β-D-galactopy ranoside (5), quercetin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), 2α,3β-dihydroxylluPeol (7), lupeol (8), rengyol (9), β-sitostero (10), and stigmasterol (11). Among them, compound 5 were firstly obtained from O. indicum.
Bignoniaceae
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chemistry
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Seeds
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chemistry
9.The hospital scientific research evaluation and influence factors analysis
Limin PAN ; Junxia ZHAI ; Biao XI
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2014;27(3):253-256,266
Scientific research to a great extent,represents the comprehensive strength of a unit,directly determine the development prospects of this unit.At present,our country many medical institutions of scientific research strength is low,potential is insufficient,can't meet the development of medical institutions.This study from the aspects of management performance,to evaluate scientific research ability from various perspectives,statistical analysis of its influencing factors at the same time,Reflects the technical level of this unit,discipline construction,scientific research and development and performance,produced by scientific management for the unit provides an objective basis for scientific research management departments to formulate relevant policies to explore to improve the new management starting point,thus achieve the goal of science and technology.
10.Comfort of crew and passengers and atmospheric pressure, noise, wind speed in high-speed train of Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan passenger dedicated line.
Yi-biao ZHAI ; Wei HUO ; Qiao-ying LIU ; Bao-shan CHEN ; Jin-long ZHANG ; Lei SHI
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2012;30(11):849-851
OBJECTIVETo explore the crew and passengers' comfort on the Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan passenger dedicated line and physical factors, such as air pressure, noise, wind speed.
METHODSComfort investigation of all the crew (n = 244) and passengers (n = 377) on the Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan passenger dedicated line at speed of 250 km/h and 200 km/h and the detection of the air pressure, noise and wind speed were performed in 2011.
RESULTSSignificantly higher ratio of comfortable feeling, lower ratio of seriously discomfortable feeling were observed in crew and passengers at 200 km/h compared with those at 250 km/h (P < 0.05), as well as rapid disappearance of discomfortable feeling in crew (P < 0.05) and significantly higher ratio of lightly discomfortable feeling and lower ratios of tinnitus and eardrum discomfort induced by air pressure and noise in passengers at 200 km/h. No significant difference was observed in ear discomfort induced by air pressure and noise among crew, and the duration of disappearance of discomfortable feeling among passengers between 200 km/h and 250 km/h. The noise in carriages exceeded the related standard when the high-speed train passing through the tunnels.
CONCLUSIONThe individuals feel more comfortable at 200 km/h than 250 km/h in this line., which may be related with rapid variation of wind speed and noise when the train passes through the tunnels with high speed.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Atmospheric Pressure ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Noise, Occupational ; Noise, Transportation ; Occupational Health ; Railroads ; Sensation ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Wind ; Workplace ; Young Adult

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