1.Association between short-term exposure to meteorological factors on hospital admissions for hemorrhagic stroke: an individual-level, case-crossover study in Ganzhou, China.
Kailun PAN ; Fen LIN ; Kai HUANG ; Songbing ZENG ; Mingwei GUO ; Jie CAO ; Haifa DONG ; Jianing WEI ; Qiujiang XI
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2025;30():12-12
BACKGROUND:
Hemorrhagic stroke (HS) is associated with significant disability and mortality. However, the relationship between meteorological factors and hemorrhagic stroke, as well as the potential moderating role of these factors, remains unclear.
METHODS:
Daily data on HS, air pollution, and meteorological conditions were collected from January 2015 to December 2021 in Ganzhou to analyze the relationship between meteorological factors and HS admissions. This analysis employed a time-stratified case-crossover design in conjunction with a distributional lag nonlinear model. Additionally, a bivariate response surface modelling was utilized to further investigate the interaction between meteorological factors and particulate matter. The study also stratified the analyses by gender and age. To investigate the potential impact of extreme weather conditions on HS, this study defined the 97.5th percentile as representing extremely high weather conditions, while the 2.5th percentile was classified as extremely low.
RESULTS:
In single-day lags, the risk of admissions for HS was significantly associated with extremely low temperature (lag 1-2 and lag 13-14), extremely low humidity (lag 1 and lag 9-12), and extremely high precipitation (lag 2-7). Females exhibited greater susceptibility to extremely low temperature than males within the single-day lag pattern in the subcomponent layer, with a maximum relative risk (RR) that was 7% higher. In the cumulative lag analysis, the risk of HS admissions was significantly associated with extremely high temperature (lag 0-8∼lag 0-14), extremely low humidity (lag 0-2∼lag 0-14), and extremely high precipitation (lag 0-4∼lag 0-14). Within the cumulative lag day structure of the subcomponent layer, both extremely low and extremely high temperature had a more pronounced effect on females and aged ≥65 years. The risk of HS admissions was positively associated with extremely high barometric pressure in the female subgroups (lag 0-1 and lag 0-2). The highest number of HS admissions occurred when high PM2.5 concentrations coexisted with low precipitation.
CONCLUSIONS
Meteorological factors were significantly associated with the risk of hospital admissions for HS. Individuals who were female and aged ≥65 years were found to be more susceptible to these meteorological influences. Additionally, an interaction was observed between airborne particulate matter and meteorological factors. These findings contributed new evidence to the association between meteorological factors and HS.
China/epidemiology*
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Humans
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Female
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Male
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Aged
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Middle Aged
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Cross-Over Studies
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Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data*
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Adult
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Hemorrhagic Stroke/etiology*
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Meteorological Concepts
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Weather
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Particulate Matter/analysis*
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Air Pollution/adverse effects*
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Environmental Exposure/adverse effects*
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Aged, 80 and over
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Young Adult
3.HIV Pretreatment Drug Resistance and Transmission Clusters among Newly Diagnosed Patients in the China-Myanmar Border Region, 2020-2023.
Huan LIU ; Yue Cheng YANG ; Xing DUAN ; Yi Chen JIN ; Yan Fen CAO ; Yi FENG ; Chang CAI ; He He ZHAO ; Hou Lin TANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2025;38(7):840-847
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of HIV pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) and the transmission clusters associated with PDR-related mutations in newly diagnosed, treatment-naive patients between 2020 and 2023 in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China.
METHODS:
Demographic information and plasma samples were collected from study participants. PDR was assessed using the Stanford HIV Drug Resistance Database. The Tamura-Nei 93 model within HIV-TRACE was employed to compute pairwise matches with a genetic distance of 0.015 substitutions per site.
RESULTS:
Among 948 treatment-naive individuals with eligible sequences, 36 HIV subtypes were identified, with unique recombinant forms (URFs) being the most prevalent (18.8%, 178/948). The overall prevalence of PDR was 12.4% (118/948), and resistance to non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), and protease inhibitors (PIs) was 10.7%, 1.3%, and 1.6%, respectively. A total of 91 clusters were identified, among which eight showed evidence of PDR strain transmission. The largest PDR-associated cluster consisted of six CRF01_AE drug-resistant strains carrying K103N and V179T mutations; five of these individuals had initial CD4+ cell counts < 200 cells/μL.
CONCLUSION
The distribution of HIV subtypes in Dehong is diverse and complex. PDR was moderately prevalent (12.4%) between 2020 and 2023. Evidence of transmission of CRF01_AE strains carrying K103N and V179T mutations was found. Routine surveillance of PDR and the strengthening of control measures are essential to limit the spread of drug-resistance HIV strains.
Humans
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HIV Infections/virology*
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China/epidemiology*
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Drug Resistance, Viral
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Male
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Adult
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Female
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Middle Aged
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HIV-1/genetics*
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Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use*
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Myanmar/epidemiology*
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Young Adult
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Prevalence
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Adolescent
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Mutation
4.Analysis of Acupoint Selection Rules of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Female Menopausal Obesity
Min XU ; Yan TAN ; Wen-Ying SHI ; Chao KE ; Lu CAO ; Heng-Fen ZHANG ; Wei ZHANG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;41(5):1262-1269
Objective To explore the acupoint selection rules of acupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of female menopausal obesity and to provide reference for clinical acupuncture treatment of female menopausal obesity based on data mining techniques.Methods Clinical literature on acupuncture treatment of female menopausal obesity was searched by computer in CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,SinoMed,and PubMed database,and the time limit of searching was from the establishment of database to the date of 1 August 2023,and the literature was screened and extracted according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.The association rule analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Moderler 18.0 software,and cluster analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 27.0 software.Results A total of 50 literature meeting the requirements were screened out,and 83 groups of acupoint prescriptions were extracted.Descriptive analysis showed that the intervention measures of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of female menopausal obesity were mainly acupoint catgut embedding,electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture.The top 7 acupoints with the highest frequency were Sanyinjiao(SP6),Zusanli(ST36),Shenshu(BL23),Tianshu(ST25),Guanyuan(RN4),Zhongwan(RN12)and Qihai(RN6).Stomach meridian of foot yangming,conception vessel,bladder meridian of foot taiyang and spleen meridian of foot taiyin are the most commonly selected meridians.In terms of specific acupoints,the main acupoints are intersection points,front-mu points and back-shu points.The acupoints are mainly distributed in the chest and abdomen,lower limbs and waist and back.By using data mining technology,the core acupoint pair of acupuncture and moxibustion for menopausal obesity is'Zusanli-Sanyinjiao',and the core acupoint prescription is'Zusanli,Sanyinjiao,Zhongwan,Tianshu,Shenshu,Guanyuan,Qihai';cluster analysis found 7 types of clinical acupoint clustering.Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of female menopausal obesity focuses on tonifying the essence of the kidney and restoring the qi mechanism and characteristics of acupoint selection of spleen and stomach qi.
5.Therapeutic effect of cardiac rehabilitation based on traditional exercise on heart failure:a Meta-a-nalysis
Jun-Ru XING ; Yan YANG ; Xin CHEN ; Jiang-Fen CAO ; Ru-Nan GUO
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2024;33(1):6-10
Objective:To explore therapeutic effect of cardiac rehabilitation based on traditional exercise on heart failure(HF).Methods:We searched databases including CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,Pubmed and Cochrane library for literature about application of cardiac rehabilitation exercise based on traditional exercises in HF patients before Mar 2023.Literature were screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria,while article quality assessment and da-ta extraction were performed,and RevMan 5.3 software was used to perform Meta analysis.Results:Meta analysis indicated that compared with control group,there were significant increase in LVEF[MD=4.51,95%CI(1.70,7.33),P=0.002]and 6 min walking distance[6MWD,MD=51.90,95%CI(39.24,64.57),P=0.001],and sig-nificant reductions in left ventricular end-systolic diameter[MD=-1.64,95%CI(-3.18,-0.11),P=0.040],left ventricular end-diastolic diameter[MD=-2.49,95%C1(-3.28,-1.69),P=0.001],score of Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire[MD=-6.89,95%CI(-8.64,-5.33),P=0.001]and level of N-ter-minal pro-brain natriuretic peptide[MD=-151.46,95%CI(-208.21,-94.70),P=0.001]in observation group.Conclusion:Cardiac rehabilitation based on traditional exercise can significantly improve heart function,in-crease 6 min walking distance and improve quality of life in patients with heart failure.
6.Pathogenicity and risk factors for intestinal colonization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in patients from intensive care unit
Jian-Shui YANG ; Qi-Fen MIN ; Xiao-Wen GONG ; Zhi-Ping QI ; Ye-Jun CAO
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2024;23(11):1373-1378
Objective To analyze risk factors and pathogenic characteristics of intestinal colonization of carbape-nem-resistant Enterobacterales(CRE)in patients from intensive care unit(ICU).Methods A total of 392 ICU pa-tients who underwent intestinal CRE screening in a tertiary hospital in Changzhou from March to December,2023 were divided into the colonization group(n=42)and the non-colonization group(n=350)according to the screening results.Clinical data of patients,including age,gender,underlying diseases,malignant tumors,radiotherapy,chemotherapy,infection before the last screening,antimicrobial use,and invasive procedures were collected for the analysis on risk factors and pathogenicity.Results Among 42 patients with positive CRE screening results,44 CRE strains were detected,mainly Klebsiella pneumoniae(65.91%),followed by Escherichia coli(15.91%)and En-terobacter cloacae(13.64%).The average time from admission in ICU to positive screening results of intestinal CRE in the colonization group was 14 days.Long term use of carbapenem antibiotics(OR=1.47,95%CI:1.31-1.65),mechanical ventilation(OR=1.14,95%CI:1.06-1.22),and Enterobacterales infection(OR=10.10,95%CI:3.28-32.09)were independent risk factors for intestinal CRE colonization.Patients who received carbap-enem antibiotics for ≥15 days(x2=167.52,P<0.001)and those who received mechanical ventilation for ≥15 days(x2=101.03,P<0.001)had higher risks for intestinal CRE colonization.Conclusion In clinical practice,it is necessary to improve pathogen detection,treat Enterobacterales infection timely,choose carbapenem antibiotics carefully,shorten treatment course,actively evaluate indications for mechanical ventilation,and wean off ventilator timely.
7.Exploration of pricing investment model for scientific and technological achievements in medical institutions: taking Ruijin Hospital and T Group′s drug patent pricing investment project as an example
Qing CAO ; Fen LIAO ; Yue LING ; Jing JI ; Jingsheng LIN
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2024;37(5):396-401
Objective:This article took the investment project of using T Group′s drug patents to value invest in Ruijin Hospital as an example, exploring the significance of the integration of production and medicine innovation base in the implementation of valuation investment pilot in public hospitals and the role of medical institutions in promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the continuous high-speed development of the biopharmaceutical industry.Methods:By sorting the policies and regulations issued by national and local departments in recent years, and reviewing literature and real cases related to the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in medical institutions in the past five years, an analysis was conducted.Results:Based on an exploratory case study of the National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (Shanghai), strategies and suggestions were proposed to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in new research and development institutions.Conclusions:Through the establishment of a professional transfer office team in a scientific research and development and verification platform mainly based on large scientific facilities, and the construction and governance of a scientific and technological achievements transformation system in a hospital park close transformation mode, it is more conducive to the transformation of high-value scientific and technological achievements, the promotion of the two-way integration and development of the biopharmaceutical industry and medical institutions, and the facilitation of the rapid marketization of medical scientific and technological achievements.
8.Regulation of Bifidobacterium-short chain fatty acid metabolism and improvement of intestinal toxicity of vinegar-processed Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix.
Ling-Jun YE ; Xiao-Fen XU ; Sai-Ya CHEN ; Huan ZHANG ; Yi-Xuan GAN ; Tao MENG ; Rui DING ; Jing LI ; Gang CAO ; Kui-Long WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2024;49(23):6331-6341
To explore the mechanism by which vinegar-processed Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix regulates gut microbiota and reduces intestinal toxicity, this study aimed to identify key microbial communities related to vinegar-induced detoxification and verify their functions. Using a derivatization method, the study measured the content of short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs) in feces before and after vinegar-processing of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix. Combined with the results of previous gut microbiota sequencing, correlation analysis was used to identify key microbial communities related to SCFAs content. Through single-bacterium transplantation experiments, the role of key microbial communities in regulating SCFAs metabolism and alleviating the intestinal toxicity of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix was clarified. Fecal extracts were then added to a co-culture system of Caco-2 and RAW264.7 cells, and toxicity differences were evaluated using intestinal tight junction proteins and inflammatory factors as indicators. Additionally, the application of a SCFAs receptor blocker helped confirm the role of SCFAs in reducing intestinal toxicity during vinegar-processing of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix. The results of this study indicated that vinegar-processing of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix improved the decline in SCFAs content caused by the raw material. Correlation analysis revealed that Bifidobacterium was positively correlated with the levels of acetic acid, propionic acid, isobutyric acid, n-butyric acid, isovaleric acid, and n-valeric acid. RESULTS:: from single-bacterium transplantation experiments demonstrated that Bifidobacterium could mitigate the reduction in SCFAs content induced by raw Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix, enhance the expression of tight junction proteins, and reduce intestinal inflammation. Similarly, cell experiment results confirmed that fecal extracts from Bifidobacterium-transplanted mice alleviated inflammation and increased the expression of tight junction proteins in intestinal epithelial cells. The use of the free fatty acid receptor-2 inhibitor GLPG0974 verified that this improvement effect was related to the SCFAs pathway. This study demonstrates that Bifidobacterium is the key microbial community responsible for reducing intestinal toxicity in vinegar-processed Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix. Vinegar-processing increases the abundance of Bifidobacterium, elevates the intestinal SCFAs content, inhibits intestinal inflammation, and enhances the expression of tight junction proteins, thereby improving the intestinal toxicity of Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix.
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Mice
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Humans
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Acetic Acid/chemistry*
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects*
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Fatty Acids, Volatile/metabolism*
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Bifidobacterium/genetics*
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Caco-2 Cells
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Intestines/microbiology*
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry*
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Euphorbia/toxicity*
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RAW 264.7 Cells
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Male
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Feces/chemistry*
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Intestinal Mucosa/drug effects*
9.Comparison of anterior lateral ligament reconstruction and anterior lateral complex repair in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament combined with anterior lateral ligament injury with high-grade pivot shift.
Xue-Feng JIA ; Qing-Hua WU ; Tong-Bo DENG ; Xiao-Zhen SHEN ; Jian-Ping YE ; He FANG ; Rong-Chang ZHOU ; Yang CAO ; You-Fen CHEN ; Qi-Ning YANG ; Guo-Hong XU
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2024;37(11):1101-1106
OBJECTIVE:
To retrospectively analyze the clinical efficacy of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction combined with anterolateral complex repair and ACL reconstruction combined with ALL reconstruction in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries with high-grade pivot shift.
METHODS:
From January 2018 to June 2022, 49 patients combined ACL and ALL injuries with high-grade pivot shift were retrospectively studied from three hospitals, 29 of them underwent ACL reconstruction with anterolateral complex repair (repair group), including 23 males and 6 females with an average age of (27.5±4.8) years old, ranged from 20 to 37 years old;the injured sides were 13 on the left and 16 on the right, and 11 patients were suffered with meniscus injury. The other 20 patients underwent ACL and ALL reconstruction (reconstruction group) including 17 males and 3 females with the mean age of (27.1±4.5) years old, ranged from 20 to 38 years old;the injured sides were 8 on the left and 12 on the right, and 6 patients were suffered with meniscus injury. Knee stability (pivot shift test, KT-2000), range of motion, knee function (Lysholm scoring scale, Cincinnati sports activity scale (CSAS) scoring scale, and Tegner activity level score between two groups were compared.
RESULTS:
A total of 49 patients were followed up, the repair group receiving 13 to 20(15.3±1.8) months and the reconstruction group receiving 12 to 21(16.0±2.2) months. There was no statistically significant difference in the preoperative pivot shift test grading distribution between two groups (P>0.05). At the last postoperative follow-up, there were 24 patients with grade 0 and 5 patients with grade 1 in the repair group, and there were 18 patients with grade 0 and 2 patients with grade 1 in the reconstruction group, there is no significant difference in the distribution of axial shift test grading between two groups(P>0.05). The preoperative KT-2000 tibial displacement of two groups were (9.39±0.77) mm (repair group) and (9.14±0.78) mm (reconstruction group) respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). At the final postoperative follow-up, there were 24 patients with KT-2000 tibial displacement <3 mm and 5 patients with 3 to 5 mm in the repair group, while 18 patients with <3 mm and 2 patients with 3 to 5 mm in the reconstruction group, KT-2000 tibial displacement distribution of two groups was no significant difference (P>0.05), but the KT-2000 tibial displacement in the reconstruction group (1.30±0.86) mm was significantly smaller than that in the repair group (1.99±1.11) mm (P<0.05). The final postoperative follow-up range of motion of the contralateral side knee between two groups was no significant difference (P>0.05). The range of motion of the suffering knee in the repair group was less than that in the reconstruction group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in preoperative Lysholm and CSAS scores between two groups (P>0.05). At the final postoperative follow-up, both groups showed significant improvement in Lysholm and CSAS scores, while the Lysholm and CSAS scores of the reconstruction group were better than those of the repair group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Significant differences was found in Tegner scores between two groups, which 16 patients in the repair group returned to their pre-injury activity level, and 17 patients in the reconstruction group returned to their pre-injury level (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
Compared to anterolateral complex repair, combined ACL and ALL reconstruction in the treatment of ACL injuries with high-grade pivot shift results in better knee joint function and stability. This is advantageous in reducing the risk of ACL reconstruction failure.
Humans
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Male
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Female
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Adult
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction/methods*
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries/surgery*
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Young Adult
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Retrospective Studies
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament/surgery*
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Range of Motion, Articular
10.Advances and Challenges in Intranasal Biologics
MA Linsha ; JIA Guoshu ; ZHOU Yimeng ; CAO Meng ; LIU Fen
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2023;40(20):2802-2810
Biologics are developing rapidly and have demonstrated their unique advantages in the treatment of many diseases. And with common administration, like oral and injection, biological products often have problems in instability, short half-life and poor utilization of the central nervous system, which limits the application scope and development of biological products. Intranasal biologics are promising strategy taking advantages in nasal administration that bypass the restrictions in vivo, like blood-brain-barrier, to improve the drug avalibility in the target site, which have potential to improve efficient delivery and the availability. According to published literature, clinical databases, industry guidelines around the world, this review highlighted the rescent progress in intranasal macromolecular drugs, intranasal vaccine and intranasal cell therapy, which were the main fields of intranasal biologics, offering perspectives suggestions for the further development of this field.


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