1.Retrospection and reflection on standardized residency training system from the perspective of medical education history
Lifeng WEI ; Gangyu ZHANG ; Haonan JIA ; Yameng WANG ; Shuang ZHOU ; Ying WANG ; Yuanheng LI ; Zhuowa SHA ; Mingli JIAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(2):236-240
Based on the national policies, regulations and documents on residency training, this paper sorts out the historical evolution of the standardized residency training system in China, and divides its development into four stages: preliminary exploration, local pilot, national trials, and implementation. It also puts forward some practical thoughts on its development law and future trend, such aspects as that the system reform follows the top-down administrative order and indicative plan, the system pays attention to the gradual implementation on the basis of summing up practical experience, and the system needs continuous implementation and improvement from the overall perspective.
2.Loganin inhibits the ROS-NLRP3-IL-1β axis by activating the NRF2/HO-1 pathway against osteoarthritis
Miao LI ; Jiacong XIAO ; Baihao CHEN ; Zhaofeng PAN ; Fanchen WANG ; Weijian CHEN ; Qi HE ; Jianliang LI ; Shaocong LI ; Ting WANG ; Gangyu ZHANG ; Haibin WANG ; Jianfa CHEN
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) 2024;22(11):977-990
Loganin(LOG),a bioactive compound derived from Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zucc,has been understudied in the context of osteoarthritis(OA)treatment.In this study,we induced an inflammatory response in chondrocytes using lipopolysaccharide(LPS)and subsequently treated these cells with LOG.We employed fluorescence analysis to quantify reactive oxygen species(ROS)levels and measured the expression of NLRP3 and nuclear factor erythropoietin-2-related factor 2(NRF2)using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR),Western blotting,and immunofluorescence(IF)techniques.Additionally,we developed an OA mouse model by performing medial meniscus destabilization(DMM)surgery and monitored disease progression through micro-com-puted tomography(micro-CT),hematoxylin and eosin(H&E)staining,safranin O and fast green(S&F)staining,and immunohisto-chemical(IHC)analysis.Our results indicate that LOG significantly reduced LPS-induced ROS levels in chondrocytes,inhibited the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome,and enhanced NRF2/heme oxygenase 1(HO-1)signaling.In vivo,LOG treatment mitigated cartilage degradation and osteophyte formation triggered by DMM surgery,decreased NLRP3 expression,and increased NRF2 expres-sion.These findings suggest that LOG has a protective effect against OA,potentially delaying disease progression by inhibiting the ROS-NLRP3-IL-1β axis and activating the NRF2/HO-1 pathway.