1.Association between Mediterranean diet scores and dental caries among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders
XIONG Wenjuan, SU Yuanyuan, LIU Zhao, HUANG Xiaoqing, QU Zhiyi, CUI Shanshan
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(2):172-176
Objective:
To explore the association between mediterranean diet (MD) patterns and dental caries among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), so as to provide a basis for developing scientific anti caries strategies related to diet.
Methods:
From December 2021 to June 2024, a questionnaire survey, a three day 24 hour dietary review survey, oral health examination, physical development measurement and Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) evaluation were conducted involving 147 children and adolescents aged 2-22 years with NDD from nine special education schools and rehabilitation institutions in Tianjin. Group comparisons were carried out using the Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test, or Fisher s exact probability method. The correlation between dietary quality and dental caries was analyzed by adopting multiple linear regression analysis and restricted cubic spline.
Results:
There were 46 children and adolescents (31.3%) in the non dental caries group and 101 children and adolescents (68.7%) in the dental caries group. The number of decayed missing and filled teeth (dmft) was 2.0 (4.0), and the MD score was 4.0 (2.0) points. There were 62 children and adolescents (42.2%) in the low MD scores group and 85 children and adolescents (57.8%) in the high MD scores group. There was no significant difference in MD scores between NDD children in the non dental caries group and those in the dental caries group [nondental caries group:4.0(2.0), dental caries group:4.0(2.0), Z= -0.14, P >0.05]. The MD scores and dmft exhibited increasing and then decreasing trend ( P total =0.02, P non lineary = 0.04 ). Children and adolescents with NDD in the MD high scores group had a lower number of dmft than those in the MD low scores group ( β= -2.00 , 95%CI =-3.39 to -0.62, P <0.05). However, in children and adolescents with NDD and CARS scores ≥30, the above association was insignificant ( β=-0.63, 95%CI=-0.29-0.15, P >0.05).
Conclusion
Children and adolescents with NDD who have dietary patterns similar to the Mediterranean diet, are found to have fewer dental caries, and this is observed among those with no or mild symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.
2.Improvement effect and mechanism of desloratadine citrate disodium in hypersensitivity pneumonitis model mice
Wenjuan PENG ; Yan ZHAO ; Shaoyun YUE ; Yujiao WU ; Jiajia MO ; Zhaoxing CHU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(15):1882-1886
OBJECTIVE To investigate the improvement effect and mechanism of desloratadine citrate disodium in mice with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). METHODS Sixty mice were randomly divided into blank control group (normal saline), model group (normal saline), prednisone group (positive control, 20 mg/kg) and desloratadine citrate disodium low-, medium- and high-dose groups (0.5, 1, 2 mg/kg), with 10 mice in each group. Except for the blank control group, mice in other groups were intraperitoneally injected with ovalbumin (OVA) and exposed to OVA inhalation to establish the HP model. On day 22 post- modeling, mice in each group were administered the corresponding drugs or normal saline, once a day, for 11 consecutive days. After the last administration, lung function and airway hyperreactivity were assessed. The levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-4 and IL-6 in serum as well as the levels of IL-8, IL-13 and IL-17A in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were determined. Pathological changes in lung tissue of mice were evaluated using Masson staining. Furthermore, the expressions of fibrosis-related proteins, including transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), type Ⅲ collagen (Col-Ⅲ) and fibronectin (FN) were determined in lung tissues. RESULTS Compared with the blank control group, the model group showed significant deterioration in lung function (P< 0.01), while airway resistance and serum levels of IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6 and the levels of IL-8, IL-13 and IL-17A in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were increased significantly (P<0.01). The lung tissues exhibited alveolar collapse, atrophy, and structural disarray, along with the formation of extensive deposits of blue collagen fibers, the percentage of positive staining increased significantly (P<0.01). Additionally, the expression levels of TGF-β1, Col-Ⅲ, and FN proteins in the lung tissues were also increased significantly (P<0.01). After intervention with desloratadine citrate disodium, the pathological changes in the lung tissues of mice in each dosage group of desloratadine citrate disodium showed varying degrees of improvement, and most of the aforementioned indicator levels were significantly reversed (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Desloratadine citrate disodium can improve the lung function and airway hyperreactivity of HP mice, inhibit the release of inflammatory factors in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and reduce the deposition of collagen fibers. Its mechanism of action may be related to anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antifibrotic effects.
3.Value of prealbumin-to-total bilirubin ratio in predicting the short-term prognosis of patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure
Wenjuan LI ; Weifeng ZHAO ; Xiaoping HUANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(11):2272-2277
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of prealbumin-to-total bilirubin (PA/TBil) ratio on admission in predicting 90-day mortality or liver transplantation in patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF), as well as the effect of its combination with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score on the predictive performance for short-term prognosis. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 216 HBV-ACLF patients who were admitted to Department of Infectious Diseases in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from April 2020 to May 2025, and the patients were followed up for 3 months. According to the outcome, the patients were divided into survival group with 104 patients and death/transplantation group with 112 patients. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check whether the continuous data was in accordance with the normal distribution; the two-independent-samples t test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, while the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data with skewed distribution between two groups. The chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups. Univariate and multivariate binary Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the influencing factors for prognosis, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the performance of each indicator in predicting the prognosis of ACLF. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was calculated, and the Delong test was used for comparison of AUC. ResultsA total of 216 patients were enrolled in this study, with a 90-day survival rate of 48.15% (104/216). Compared with the death/transplantation group, the survival group had significantly higher platelet count, lymphocyte count, albumin, and PA/TBil ratio (all P<0.05) and significantly lower age, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, prothrombin time, international normalized ratio, aspartate aminotransferase, total bilirubin, creatinine, and MELD score (all P<0.05). The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age (odds ratio [OR]=1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02 — 1.09, P<0.001), PA/TBil ratio (OR=0.16, 95%CI: 0.05 — 0.46, P<0.001), and MELD score (OR=1.09, 95%CI: 1.01 — 1.17, P=0.024) were independent influencing factors for 90-day prognosis in HBV-ACLF patients. PA/TBil ratio and MELD score used alone or in combination had an AUC of 0.760, 0.779, and 0.811, respectively, in predicting the prognosis of HBV-ACLF patients, and PA/TBil ratio combined with MELD score had a better AUC than PA/TBil ratio or MELD score used alone (Z=-2.058 and 2.017, both P<0.05). ConclusionBoth serum PA/TBil ratio and MELD score can effectively predict the prognosis of patients with HBV-ACLF, and a combination of the two indicators had a better predictive performance than MELD score alone, which provides an important reference for clinical risk stratification management and timely intervention.
4.Expert consensus on digital intraoral scanning technology
Jie YOU ; Wenjuan YAN ; Liting LIN ; Wen-Zhen GU ; Yarong HOU ; Wei XIAO ; Hui YAO ; Yaner LI ; Lihui MA ; Ruini ZHAO ; Junqi QIU ; Jianzhang LIU ; Yi ZHOU
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2024;32(8):569-577
Digital intraoral scanning is a hot topic in the field of oral digital technology.In recent years,digital intra-oral scanning has gradually become the mainstream technology in orthodontics,prosthodontics,and implant dentistry.The precision of digital intraoral scanning and the accuracy and stitching of data collection are the keys to the success of the impression.However,the operators are less familiar with the intraoral scanning characteristics,imaging process-ing,operator scanning method,oral tissue specificity of the scanned object,and restoration design.Thus far,no unified standard and consensus on digital intraoral scanning technology has been achieved at home or abroad.To deal with the problems encountered in oral scanning and improve the quality of digital scanning,we collected common expert opin-ions and sought to expound the causes of scanning errors and countermeasures by summarizing the existing evidence.We also describe the scanning strategies under different oral impression requirements.The expert consensus is that due to various factors affecting the accuracy of digital intraoral scanning and the reproducibility of scanned images,adopting the correct scanning trajectory can shorten clinical operation time and improve scanning accuracy.The scanning trajec-tories mainly include the E-shaped,segmented,and S-shaped methods.When performing fixed denture restoration,it is recommended to first scan the abutment and adjacent teeth.When performing fixed denture restoration,it is recommend-ed to scan the abutment and adjacent teeth first.Then the cavity in the abutment area is excavated.Lastly,the cavity gap was scanned after completing the abutment preparation.This method not only meets clinical needs but also achieves the most reliable accuracy.When performing full denture restoration in edentulous jaws,setting markers on the mucosal tissue at the bottom of the alveolar ridge,simultaneously capturing images of the vestibular area,using different types of scanning paths such as Z-shaped,S-shaped,buccal-palatal and palatal-buccal pathways,segmented scanning of dental arches,and other strategies can reduce scanning errors and improve image stitching and overlap.For implant restora-tion,when a single crown restoration is supported by implants and a small span upper structure restoration,it is recom-mended to first pre-scan the required dental arch.Then the cavity in the abutment area is excavated.Lastly,scanning the cavity gap after installing the implant scanning rod.When repairing a bone level implant crown,an improved indi-rect scanning method can be used.The scanning process includes three steps:First,the temporary restoration,adjacent teeth,and gingival tissue in the mouth are scanned;second,the entire dental arch is scanned after installing a standard scanning rod on the implant;and third,the temporary restoration outside the mouth is scanned to obtain the three-di-mensional shape of the gingival contour of the implant neck,thereby increasing the stability of soft tissue scanning around the implant and improving scanning restoration.For dental implant fixed bridge repair with missing teeth,the mobility of the mucosa increases the difficulty of scanning,making it difficult for scanners to distinguish scanning rods of the same shape and size,which can easily cause image stacking errors.Higher accuracy of digital implant impres-sions can be achieved by changing the geometric shape of the scanning rods to change the optical curvature radius.The consensus confirms that as the range of scanned dental arches and the number of data concatenations increases,the scanning accuracy decreases accordingly,especially when performing full mouth implant restoration impressions.The difficulty of image stitching processing can easily be increased by the presence of unstable and uneven mucosal mor-phology inside the mouth and the lack of relatively obvious and fixed reference objects,which results in insufficient ac-curacy.When designing restorations of this type,it is advisable to carefully choose digital intraoral scanning methods to obtain model data.It is not recommended to use digital impressions when there are more than five missing teeth.
5.Clinical Comprehensive Evaluation of Chinese Patent Medicines in Treatment of Stable Angina Pectoris with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis
Wenjuan HUANG ; Bing JIANG ; Shengjun ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(19):163-169
ObjectiveTen Chinese patent medicines for stable angina pectoris with qi stagnation and blood stasis were comprehensively evaluated, with the aim of providing reference for optimizing the drug list of medical institutions and promoting rational drug utilization. MethodAccording to the Expert Consensus on the Selection of Chinese Patent Medicines in Medical Institutions 2022, an evaluation framework of "6+1" dimensions was established for comprehensive evaluation of the drugs based on the indicators in three levels. ResultThe evaluation results showed that Compound Danshen dripping pills, Shexiang Baoxin pills, Di'ao Xinxuekang capsules, and Xuefu Zhuyu capsules were strongly recommended for stable angina pectoris with Qi stagnation and blood stasis, with the scores of 78.5, 76, 72, and 70.8, respectively. Suxiao Jiuxin pills, Xinkeshu Tablets, Guanxin Danshen Dripping pills, and Yindan Xinnaotong soft capsules were weakly recommended, with the scores of 68.5, 65.5, 60.5, and 60.5 respectively. Lemai pills and Yangxin Dawayimixike migao were not recommended for the time being due to their low scores (50.5 and 48.8, respectively). There is a lack of research on special populations, pharmacokinetic parameters, post-marketing re-evaluation, and economics of the medicines. ConclusionWith the updating of Chinese patent medicines, real-world research data are needed to enhance the evidence-based support. This evaluation can only reflect the comprehensive situation at a certain stage, and dynamic evaluation remains to be carried out to provide support for decision makers.
6.Study of the effects of dietary patterns on glycemic control in community type 2 diabetic mellitus patients
Liyun LEI ; Li QIN ; Zhanguo WANG ; Jun WANG ; Qun ZHAO ; Chaoqin JI ; Bo CHEN ; Qingjun ZHANG ; Fang ZHOU ; Ming WU ; Jinyi ZHOU ; Wenjuan WANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(2):242-249
Objective:To understand the impact of diet on glycemic control in community-managed patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and provide evidence for implementing prevention strategies and measures for diabetes patients.Methods:Eight communities were randomly selected from Changshu and Wuhan in 2015, and T2DM patients managed in the community were selected to conduct questionnaire surveys, physical measurements, and blood glucose testing. Factor analysis was used to obtain dietary patterns. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the factors affecting glycemic control.Results:Finally, 1 818 T2DM patients were included, and the control rate of FPG was 57.59% (95% CI: 55.30%-59.86%), and the control rate of 2 h postprandial blood glucose (2 h PBG) was 24.90% (95% CI: 22.93%- 26.91%). Five dietary patterns were obtained by factor analysis: animal food pattern, fruit-aquatic products-potato patterns, vegetable-grain pattern, egg-milk-bean pattern, and oil-salt patterns. No-conditional multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for confounding factors, the reduced probability of FPG control was related to animal food pattern ( OR=0.71, 95% CI: 0.52-0.98) and fruit-aquatic products-potato patterns ( OR=0.71, 95% CI: 0.51-0.97). The decrease in the 2 h PBG control probability was related to fruit-aquatic products-potato patterns ( OR=0.60, 95% CI: 0.40-0.90). The increased probability of FPG and 2 h postprandial glucose control were both related to vegetable-grain pattern ( OR=1.41, 95% CI: 1.03-1.94; OR=1.68, 95% CI: 1.13-2.51) and egg-milk-bean pattern ( OR=1.75, 95% CI: 1.25-2.46; OR=1.56, 95% CI: 1.00-2.42). Compared with the Q4 group of egg-milk-bean pattern, the FPG control rate of the combination of "fruit-aquatic products-potato pattern ( Q4 group), vegetable-grain pattern ( Q2 group), egg-milk-bean pattern ( Q3 group)" was higher ( OR=6.79, 95% CI: 1.15-40.23, P=0.035). Compared with the Q4 group of vegetable-grain pattern, the combination of "fruit-aquatic products-potato pattern ( Q4 group), vegetable-grain pattern ( Q3 group), egg-milk-bean pattern ( Q2 group), oil-salt pattern ( Q2 group)" had higher control rate of 2 h PBG ( OR=12.78, 95% CI: 1.26-130.05, P=0.031). Conclusions:A proper combination of dietary patterns and dietary patterns are more conducive to the control of FPG and 2 h PBG in T2DM patients managed in the communities of Wuhan and Changshu. Patient nutrition education should be strengthened, and the food-matching ability of patients should be improved.
7.Four cases of COVID-19 associated Guillain-Barré syndrome
Yalin GUAN ; Yunhan FEI ; Changshen YU ; Pan WANG ; Hao WU ; Xuemei QI ; Xinping WANG ; Wenjuan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2024;57(1):80-84
COVID-19 associated Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) caused by peripheral nerve damage after SARS-CoV-2 infection is one of the most common COVID-19 related nervous system inflammatory diseases, with high incidence of respiratory failure and mortality. Positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in cerebrospinal fluid of COVID-19 associated GBS patients has been rarely reported. This paper reports 4 patients with COVID-19 associated GBS in China who developed neurological symptoms 4-15 days after fever and were confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. All patients presented with progressive weakness of both lower limbs, 3 patients with autonomic dysfunction such as defecation and urination disorders, and 1 patient with polycranial neuritis and Miller-Fisher syndrome such as bilateral facial palsy, dysphagia, diplopia and ataxia. Nerve conduction velocity and F wave were abnormal in 3 patients, and motor conduction pathway was abnormal in 1 patient. Anti-ganglioside antibodies were tested in 3 patients, and GD1a-IgG was positive in 1 patient. All 4 patients underwent metagenomic next-generation sequencing examination in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was positive in blood and cerebrospinal fluid of 3 patients, and SARS-CoV-2 RNA was positive in cerebrospinal fluid of 1 patient.
8.Research progress in animal models of delirium and their evaluation methods
Xiaotong YANG ; Longfei GUO ; Li CHEN ; Wenjuan WANG ; Yinzhi ZHAO ; Yuan YUAN
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2024;32(10):1339-1351
Delirium is an acute brain dysfunction syndrome characterized by confusion and difficulty concentrating,which mainly affects intensive care unit patients and elderly inpatients.Treatment is expensive and may also lead to increased risks of serious complications and death.The complex etiology and unknown pathological mechanisms of delirium mean that clinical drug treatment is largely ineffective.Animal models therefore provide a powerful tool to help understand the mechanism of delirium,screen new drugs,and study potential intervention measures.We review experimental research related to delirium animal models worldwide,and summarize the latest progress in the construction and evaluation of these models from the aspects of animal selection,model construction method,and model evaluation,to provide a reference for further experimental research based on delirium animal models.
9.Clinicopathological features of 5 cases of non-small cell lung cancer with SMARCA4 deficient
Jing ZHAO ; Yifan LU ; Tao JIANG ; Danting XIONG ; Shijie YU ; Liufang YANG ; Jiwei ZHANG ; Wenjuan GAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2024;40(5):515-519
Purpose To investigate the clinical pathologic features of five SMARCA4-deficient non-small lung cancers(SMARCA4-dNSCLCs).Methods Five cases of SMARCA4-dNSCLC was underwent by HE,immunohistochemical staining,and molecular detection,analyzed their clinicopathological char-acteristics and reviewed relevant literatures.Results All 5 ca-ses were male,and mean age was 66 years.Five patients had a history of smoking,three patients were treated with cough and blood in sputum as the first symptom,one was treated with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis combined with limb mobility disorder,and one was diagnosed with pulmonary nodules by physical examination.Under microscopic observation,tumor cells were poorly differentiated,with solid nest sheet distribu-tion,some with glandular structure,tumor cells had abundant e-osinophilic or transparent cytoplasm,vacuolar nuclear chroma-tin,nucleoli was visible,and nuclear mitosis was common.In-flammatory cell infiltration and sheet of necrosis were seen in the stroma.Immunohistochemical staining showed 5/5 diffuse ex-pression of CK(AE1/AE3)and CK7,5/5 loss expression of BRG1,1/5 diffuse expression of p40 and CK5/6,and Ki67 proliferating index ranged from 20%to 90%.FISH tests showed that 4/4 SMARCA4 genes missed.Five patients were followed up for 2-15 months,3 patients died and 2 patients survived.Conclusions SMARCA4-dNSCLC can have extensive morphologi-cal features,high degree of malignancy,and complicated treat-ment.BRG1 deficiency is helpful for diagnosis.Deepening the understanding of SMARCA4-dNSCLC can help the clinical cor-rect choice of treatment strategies and accurately evaluate patient prognosis.
10.Risk factors and development of a risk assessment model for postoperative venous thromboembolism in Cushing′s disease
Wenjuan LIU ; Dan LIU ; Min HE ; Qing MIAO ; Lijin JI ; Lili CHEN ; Yifei YU ; Zengyi MA ; Xuefei SHOU ; Shuo ZHANG ; Yutao WANG ; Zhiyuan WU ; Chaoyun ZHANG ; Yao ZHAO ; Yiming LI ; Yongfei WANG ; Hongying YE
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2024;40(6):487-493
Objective:To investigate the incidence and prothrombotic risk factors of postoperative venous thromboembolism(VTE) in Cushing′s disease and to further develop an assessment model to identify those at high risk of postoperative VTE events.Methods:A retrospective study was performed in 82 patients who were admitted to Huashan Hospital, Fudan University during January 2019 and January 2020 and diagnosed with Cushing′s disease. These patients underwent the evaluation about their clinical, hormonal, and coagulation parameters, as well as ultrasonography and pulmonary angio-CT when necessary. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO) regression analysis was used to screen independent risk factors, and a nomogram model for postsurgical VTE risk assessment in Cushing′s disease was initially established, and Bootstrap method was used for internal verification. Finally, the predictive model was evaluated for calibration and clinical applicability in the study cohort.Results:Nineteen patients(23.17%) developed VTE events, with 14 cases occurring after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Compared to patients without VTE, those in the VTE group were older( P<0.001), had longer postoperative bed rest, higher rates of current infection, higher HbA 1C levels, and more severe glucose tolerance impairment(all P<0.05). Through LASSO regression analysis, two independent risk factors for postoperative VTE were identified: Age and current infection. Then a VTE risk assessment nomogram model was established to predict the patients at high risk of VTE. In the nomogram model for VTE risk assessment, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.868(95% CI 0.787-0.949), with the calibration curve closely aligning with the ideal diagonal line and the clinical decision curve exceeding the two extreme curves. Conclusions:Advanced perioperative assessment needs to be taken to screen those with high VTE risks in patients diagnosed with Cushing′s disease. Additionally, during the perioperative period, patients with Cushing′s disease should undergo mandatory physical activity or prophylactic anticoagulant therapy.


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