1.The incidence, characteristics, and risk factors of non-suicidal self-injury behavior in adolescent patients with mental disorders in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Chuchu MA ; Xinwu YE ; Haixiao HUANG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(12):1182-1186
ObjectiveTo explore the incidence, characteristics, and influencing factors of non-suicidal self-injury behavior (NSSI) in adolescent patients with mental disorders in Wenzhou City, and to provide a basis for proposing effective preventive intervention strategies. MethodsA total of 500 adolescent patients with mental disorders admitted to the Seventh People’s Hospital of Wenzhou City from June 2022 to June 2023 were selected as the research subjects. Based on the definitions in the Third Edition of the Chinese Classification Scheme and Diagnostic Standards for Mental Disorders (CCMD-3), whether the patients had experienced NSSI within the past year was evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of NSSI: the occurrence group and the non-occurrence group. A logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of NSSI in adolescent patients with mental disorders. ResultsAmong the 500 adolescent patients with mental disorders, the incidence of NSSI was 39.40%. Among the adolescent patients with mental disorders who experienced NSSI, the main areas of self-injury were the forearm and wrist, hand, accounting for 36.54% and 23.86%, respectively. The main methods of self-injury were cutting and collision, accounting for 50.25% and 29.44%, respectively. Childhood family dysfunction, academic pressure, childhood abuse experiences, campus violence, mother’s education level, and Loneliness Scale (LRS) scores were related factors for the occurrence of NSSI in adolescent patients with mental disorders, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that having a mother with a junior college education or above, experiencing campus violence, childhood abuse experiences, childhood family dysfunction, high academic pressure and an LRS score >11 points were risk factors for NSSI in adolescent patients with mental disorders (all P<0.05). ConclusionThe occurrence of NSSI in adolescent patients with mental disorders is closely related to factors such as having a mother with a junior college education or above, high academic pressure, exposure to campus violence, childhood abuse experiences, childhood family dysfunction, and an LRS score >11 points.
2.Herbal Textual Research on Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma in Famous Classical Formulas
Xue LI ; Cunde MA ; Chuchu ZHANG ; Sihong LIU ; Huamin ZHANG ; Bing LI ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(12):13-25
This article has systematically reviewed the name, origin, scientific name, producing area, quality evaluation, harvesting and processing methods of Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma(POR) by consulting the materia medica, medical books, prescription books and modern literature, in order to provide a reference for the development of famous classical formulas containing POR. Yuzhu was first recorded in the Shennong Bencaojing under the name of Nyuwei. After that, Weirui was used as the rectification name in the subsequent dynasties, and in recent times, the name of Yuzhu is mostly used in materia medica and prescription books. In ancient times, there were different names for Yuzhu, such as Nyuwei, Weiwei and Weirui. The names of the three are similar and there was a mixed use of the same name and foreign matter in history. In the Tang dynasty, SU Jing listed Nyuwei with the effect of curing dysentery in the intermediate of herbal part of Xinxiu Bencao according to its different efficacy. However, based on Shennong Bencaojing, Mingyi Bielu and the different energy efficiency of medical prescriptions, SU Song of the Northern Song dynasty believed that the three were medicinal materials of different origins. In short, the names of the three have been unclear in history for a long time. According to the development of the time line, this paper examines the names and realities of the three, and concludes that the two(Weiwei and Weirui) are the same medicinal material, that is, Polygonatum odoratum of Liliaceae, and the Nyuwei is Clematis apiifolia of Ranunculaceae, and the source relationship of the three is clarified. The mainstream source of Yuzhu used in the past dynasties was the rhizome of P. odoratum, which was widely distributed in the wild and has a large amount of resources. The origins of Yuzhu recorded in ancient times were mainly Taishan in Shandong, Chuzhou and Shuzhou in Anhui, and Hanzhong in Shaanxi, in modern times, it was produced in northern Hebei and Shaoyang in Hunan with high quality, and in the modern times, Jiangbei Yuzhu from Haimen in Jiangsu, Anyuzhu from Nanling, Anqing and Tongling in Anhui, Guanyuzhu from Fengrun, Yutian, Zunhua, Huailai in Hebei and Suizhong, Jinxi, Jianchang, Lingyuan, Liaoyang, Haicheng, Gaiping in Liaoning, Xiangyuzhu from Shaoyang in Hunan are the authentic medicinal material. In ancient times, the quality of Yuzhu was good if it was fat and white, while in modern times, it is better with thick roots, bright yellow color, soft texture, no stiff skin and no oiliness. In ancient times, the origin processing of POR was mostly dried in the shade, but in modern times, it is mostly sun-dried or dried after steaming and rubbing. The ancient processing was mostly scraped off the skin and soaked in honey water and then steamed through, while the modern one is mostly washed and cut into thick slices for raw use. Based on the conclusion of the herbal textual research, it is suggested that the rhizome of P. odoratum of Liliaceae be used as the source for the development of famous classical formulas, and the corresponding specifications be selected according to the processing requirements of the prescription. In view of the Yiweitang in Wenbing Tiaobian, which uses the method of frying fragrance to achieve the effect of fragrant refreshing the spleen, it can be processed by referring to the stir-frying method in the current version of Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
3.Biological characteristics of Escherichia coli phage and Staphylococcus aureus phage isolated from sewage
Xiangni WANG ; Caiqin MA ; Jinren LIU ; Na LIU ; Xiying WANG ; Jiajia LU ; Chuchu KANG ; Xingmin SHI ; Wang YUAN
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(5):823-829
【Objective】 Escherichia coli phage (ECP) and Staphylococcus aureus phage (SAP) isolated from sewage were used as research objects, and their biological characteristics were analyzed to provide new experimental materials for the application of phages. 【Methods】 ECP and SAP were purified and cultured by double-layer agar method. Then a series of biological characteristics of these two phages were preliminarily analyzed by electron microscope observation, optimal multiplicity of infection (MOI) test, one-step growth curve test, temperature, pH, chloroform and ultraviolet sensitivity tests, respectively. 【Results】 The results of biological characteristics showed that ECP and SAP were both virulent phages, belonging to myoviridac family. Their optimal MOI was 10-1, and they had strong resistance to ultraviolet light. The cleavage volume of ECP was 76.3 PFU/cell, while that of SAP was 8.3 PFU/cell. ECP had a wide range of temperature tolerance and could stably survive at 30-50 ℃, while SAP was more sensitive to temperature and could be completely inactivated at 50 ℃ for 1 h. ECP could maintain a good lysis activity in the range of pH 5-11, while SAP in the range of pH 6-9. ECP had strong resistance to chloroform and was non-membranous phage, while SAP was more sensitive to chloroform and was a membranous phage. 【Conclusion】 ECP and SAP are both virulent phages and have strong resistance to ultraviolet light. The lysability, temperature, pH, and chloroform tolerance of ECP are stronger than those of SAP.