1.Neuroprotective effect and mechanism of eleutheroside B on Parkinson’s disease model mice by regulating the IKKβ/NF-κB signaling pathway
Xiaoli WANG ; Hua RONG ; Siwen PAN ; Chunlei YU ; Tianjiao XU ; Yu SUN ; Huan CONG ; Yu PANG ; Gang CHEN ; Xiaoming LI
China Pharmacy 2026;37(8):998-1002
OBJECTIVE To investigate the neuroprotective effect and mechanism of eleutheroside B (ELB) on Parkinson’s disease (PD) model mice by regulating the IκB kinase β (IKKβ)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. METHODS Fifty mice were randomly divided into normal control group, model group, positive control group (selegiline hydrochloride, 10 mg/kg), and ELB low-dose and high-dose groups (80, 160 mg/kg), with 10 mice in each group. Each group was given relevant medicine or normal saline intragastrically for 14 consecutive days. Starting from the 10th day of administration, the model group and all administration groups were intraperitoneally injected with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) 30 mg/kg, for five consecutive days to establish the chronic PD model. After the last administration for 24 h, six mice were randomly selected from each group to test their behavioral abilities; detect the levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in brain tissue and their mRNA expressions were measured, and positive expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), protein expressions of TH, α -synuclein ( α -syn), ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1), as well as phosphorylation levels of IKKβ and NF-κB p65 proteins in the brain tissue were detected. The ultrastructure of neurons in substantia nigra was observed. RESULTS Compared with the model group, rotarod endurance time and climbing score of each administration group (except for the ELB low-dose group) were increased significantly ( P <0.05), while the levels and mRNA expressions of IL-1β, TNF-α, α -syn, and Iba-1, as well as phosphorylation levels of IKKβ and NF-κB p65 proteins in brain tissue were decreased significantly (except for TNF-α in the ELB low-dose group). Conversely, the level and mRNA expression of IL-10 (except for the ELB low-dose group), TH positive expression and protein expressions were significantly increased ( P <0.05). Typical neurodegenerative pathological changes, such as neuronal karyopyknosis, mitochondrial swelling and vacuolization, and endoplasmic reticulum dilation, all showed varying degrees of improvement. CONCLUSIONS ELB may exert neuroprotective effects by inhibiting the activation of the IKKβ/NF-κB signaling pathway, alleviating inflammatory responses, reducing abnormal α -syn aggregation and neuronal loss, and further improving motor dysfunction in PD mice.
2.Research advances in type 2 diabetes mellitus with obstructive sleep apnea
Jiaqi CHEN ; Jinghan XU ; Tianjiao LIU ; Li WANG ; Chunli PIAO
Journal of Chongqing Medical University 2025;50(10):1309-1316
With the increase in the obese population and the aging of the society,the incidence rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and obstructive sleep apnea(OSA)continue to increase,and more than half of the patients with T2DM also suffer from OSA.T2DM patients with OSA have a higher risk of developing macrovascular and microvascular complications,which severely impairs their quality of life,and early identification of T2DM patients with OSA can improve their prognosis.This article summarizes the latest re-search advances in the pathogenesis,biomarkers,and treatment measures of T2DM with OSA,in order to provide insights for the screening,diagnosis,and treatment of T2DM with OSA.
3.Ultrasonic manifestations of aggressive angiomyxoma
Yuming SHAO ; Ke LYU ; Xiaoyi YAN ; Li TAN ; Tianjiao CHEN ; Yuxin JIANG ; Jing ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2025;22(5):328-331
Objective To observe the ultrasonic manifestations of aggressive angiomyxoma(AAM).Methods Four patients with newly diagnosed AAM and 3 with recurrent AAM confirmed by pathology were retrospectively enrolled,and the ultrasonic manifestations were analyzed.Results Among 7 cases of AAM,the lesions located in subcutaneous regions of perineum in 3 cases,in both perineum and pelvic cavity in 2 cases,in pelvic cavity and in cervix each 1 case,with a median maximum diameter of 7.6 cm.The lesions mainly manifested as heterogeneous hypoechoic,scattered cord-like moderate/moderate-hyperechoic inside,regular or lobulated shape with finger-like protrusions,with clear boundary or unclear boundary with adjacent vagina/rectum.Layered structure could be observed with gray-scale ultrasound and CDFI.Conclusion AAM mainly affected pelvis and perineal region,often manifested as large lesion tended to infiltrate surrounding areas and form finger-like protrusions,most with clear boundaries and interior heterogeneous hypoechoic regions,also the characteristic stratified structures.
4.Study on the Correlation between the Expression of Serum HLA-B27 and SAA Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the Severity of the Disease and the Infection of Other Pulmonary Pathogens
Jing LIU ; Yu WANG ; Yanfen TANG ; Li CHEN ; Tianjiao XUE ; Yanyan LIU ; Jianbin LI
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2025;40(1):132-137
Objective To explore the correlation between the expression of serum human leukocyte antigen B27(HLA-B27) and serum amyloid A(SAA) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and the severity of the disease and the infection of other pulmonary pathogens. Methods From September 2021 to September 2023,120 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with pulmonary infection in Beijing Ditan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University were selected as the research group,and another 120 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were selected as the control group. According to the pneumonia severity index (PSI),the study group patients were divided into low-risk group (n=47),medium risk group (n=42) and high-risk group (n=31). Collected patient sputum for pathogen detection. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied to measure the expression levels of HLA-B27 and SAA in serum. Multivariate Logistic regression was applied to analyze the factors that affected the severity of pulmonary tuberculosis combined with pulmonary infection in patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of serum HLA-B27 and SAA for the severity of pulmonary tuberculosis combined with pulmonary infection in patients. Results Compared with the control group,the positive rate of serum HLA-B27(72.50% vs 19.17%)in the study group,expression level of SAA (9.32±2.32 ng/ml vs 4.64±1.04 ng/ml)were significantly increased,and the differences were statistically significant(x2=68.744,t=20.164,all P<0.05). A total of 84 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated by the research group,including 46 Gram negative bacteria,34 Gram positive bacteria,and 4 fungi,with Klebsiella pneumoniae accounting for the highest proportion (15.48%). Compared with the low-risk group,the positive rate of HLA-B27(76.19%,93.55% vs 55.32%),the expression level of SAA(9.35±2.35ng/ml,10.94±2.42ng/ml vs 8.23±2.23ng/ml)and the PSI score(108.63±12.47score,145.93±12.44 score vs 54.48±17.31 score) in the middle-risk group and the severe-risk group were significantly higher,and the differences were statistically significant (x2=4.256,13.130,t=2.306,5.077;15.021,25.384,all P<0.05). Serum HLA-B27 and SAA levels in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with pulmonary infection were positively correlated with PSI score (r=0.385,0.522,all P<0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that HLA-B27 positivity and SAA were risk factors affecting the severity of pulmonary tuberculosis combined with pulmonary infection in patients (P<0.05). The combined diagnosis of serum HLA-B27 and SAA had the highest area under the curve (AUC) for the severity of pulmonary infection in patients,which was superior to the individual diagnosis of serum HLA-B27 and elevated SAA expression levels (Z=3.132,2.131,P=0.002,0.033). Conclusion The pathogenic bacteria in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and pulmonary infection are mainly Gram negative bacteria. The increases in serum HLA-B27 positive rate and SAA expression level are closely related to the disease progression in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and pulmonary infection. The combination of the two can better diagnose the severity of the disease in patients with pulmonary infection.
5.RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a-based rapid detection of Clostridium botulinum in food
Zishu LAN ; Shuqing ZHOU ; Tianjiao CHEN ; Rong TAN ; Min JIN ; Dong YANG
Military Medical Sciences 2025;49(9):674-680
Objective To establish a rapid detection method for Clostridium botulinum in food.Methods A rapid detection method based on RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a was developed by integrating recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA)with the CRISPR-Cas12a system.After the reaction conditions were optimized,the method's sensitivity,specificity,and usefulness were methodically confirmed.Results and Conclusion The optimized method achieved detection within 1 hour,with a limit of detection(LOD)of 1.91 copies/μL.No cross-reactivity was observed with non-target pathogens.The RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a-based detection method developed in this study exhibits high specificity,sensitivity,and operational simplicity and may provide a feasible solution for the rapid detection of foodborne pathogens.
6.The association between unhealthy lifestyle and depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress among secondary school students in Jiangsu Province
Wenyi YANG ; Yan WANG ; Xiyan ZHANG ; Peixuan LI ; Xin WANG ; Yiliang XIN ; Tianjiao CHEN ; Jie YANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(2):181-188
Objective:To analyze the association between unhealthy lifestyles and depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress among secondary school students in Jiangsu Province.Methods:From September to November 2023, a multistage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select secondary school students from 13 districts and cities in Jiangsu Province. A questionnaire survey was conducted on their unhealthy lifestyles (low physical activity, smoking, drinking, internet addiction, poor sleep quality, and unhealthy diet), as well as their depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress. The multivariate logistic regression model and mixed graph model were used to construct a network and analyze the association between unhealthy lifestyles and depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress.Results:A total of 81 414 secondary school students were finally included in this study, including 39 725 (48.79%) female students and 41 689 (51.21%) male students. The prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress were 18.55%, 32.09% and 12.91%, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that after adjusting for age, gender, urban-rural status, residential status, and family type, compared with students without unhealthy lifestyles, students with low physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, internet addiction, poor sleep quality, and unhealthy diet had a significantly increased risk of depressive symptoms ( OR=1.12, 95% CI:1.07-1.17; OR=1.60, 95% CI: 1.49-1.72; OR=1.79, 95% CI: 1.71-1.88; OR=3.05, 95% CI: 2.77-3.36; OR=6.66, 95% CI: 6.40-6.93; OR=1.29, 95% CI: 1.24-1.34) and a significantly increased risk of anxiety symptoms ( OR=1.09, 95% CI: 1.05-1.13; OR=1.42, 95% CI: 1.33-1.52; OR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.69-1.83; OR=2.40, 95% CI: 2.17-2.65; OR=5.79, 95% CI: 5.59-6.00; OR=1.16, 95% CI: 1.12-1.21). Students who smoked, drank alcohol, had internet addiction, and had poor sleep quality had a significantly increased risk of stress ( OR=1.49, 95% CI: 1.38-1.61; OR=1.79, 95% CI: 1.70-1.89; OR=2.25, 95% CI: 2.04-2.48; OR=6.74, 95% CI: 6.43-7.06). The node with poor sleep quality (bridge strength=0.48) in the network constructed by the mixed graph model had the strongest centrality of the bridge connecting unhealthy lifestyles with depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress. Conclusion:Low physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, internet addiction, poor sleep quality, and unhealthy diet increase the risk of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms among Jiangsu Province secondary school students. Smoking, alcohol consumption, internet addiction, and poor sleep quality increase the risk of stress among Jiangsu Province secondary school students. Sleep quality is an important intervention target for Jiangsu Province secondary school students to alleviate their negative emotions.
7.Expert consensus on visualized tele-round and quality control management based on the improvement of clinical practice ability
Wanhong YIN ; Xiaoting WANG ; Ran ZHOU ; Dawei LIU ; Yan KANG ; Yaoqing TANG ; Xiaochun MA ; Jianguo LI ; Zhenjie HU ; Haitao ZHANG ; Wei HE ; Lixia LIU ; Wenjin CHEN ; Ran ZHU ; Jun WU ; Hongmin ZHANG ; Lina ZHANG ; Wenzhao CHAI ; Shihong ZHU ; Wangbin XU ; Rongqing SUN ; Xiangyou YU ; Tianjiao SONG ; Ying ZHU ; Hong REN ; Ai SHANMU ; Qing ZHANG ; Wei FANG ; Xiuling SHANG ; Liwen LYU ; Shuhan CAI ; Xin DING ; Heng ZHANG ; Guang FENG ; Lipeng ZHANG ; Bo HU ; Dong ZHANG ; Weidong WU ; Feng SHEN ; Xiaojun YANG ; Zhenguo ZENG ; Qibing HUANG ; Xueying ZENG ; Tongjuan ZOU ; Milin PENG ; Yulong YAO ; Mingming CHEN ; Hui LIAN ; Jingmei WANG ; Yong LI ; Feng QU ; Gang YE ; Rongli YANG ; Xiukai CHEN ; Suwei LI ; Juxiang WANG ; Yangong CHAO
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2025;64(2):101-109
Turning to critical illness is a common stage of various diseases and injuries before death. Patients usually have complex health conditions, while the treatment process involves a wide range of content, along with high requirements for doctor′s professionalism and multi-specialty teamwork, as well as a great demand for time-sensitive treatments. However, this is not matched with critical care professionals and the current state of medical care in China. Telemedicine, which shortens the distance of medical professionals and the gap of disease diagnosis and treatments in various regions through electronic information, can effectively solve the current problem. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a standardized, high-quality visualization telemedicine round system .Therefore, experts have been organized to search domestic and foreign literature on telemedicine round for critically ill patients and to form this consensus based on clinical experiences so as to further improve the level of critical care treatments in regions.
8.Parent-of-origin effect and its research progress in cardio-metabolic diseases
Hexiang PENG ; Mengying WANG ; Siyue WANG ; Huangda GUO ; Tianjiao HOU ; Yixin LI ; Hanyu ZHANG ; Yiqun WU ; Xueying QIN ; Jin LI ; Dafang CHEN ; Yonghua HU ; Tao WU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(9):1552-1558
Genomic imprinting refers to the phenomenon of differential expression of two alleles due to their different parental origins. Genes that produce genomic imprinting are usually called imprinted genes. The genetic effect caused by the presence of imprinted genes is called parent-of-origin effect. Parent-of-origin effect and genomic imprinting play important roles in the pathophysiological mechanism and occurrence and development of cardio-metabolic diseases. In-depth exploration of the law and potential roles of imprinted genes and parent-of-origin effects will help to better understand the mechanism of cardio-metabolic diseases, and also provide important theoretical basis for the precise treatment of diseases related to imprinted genes.
9.Assessment of the predictive value of ultrasound imaging characteristics combined with clinical indicators for the prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Hua LIANG ; Ke LYU ; Yang GUI ; Xueqi CHEN ; Tianjiao CHEN ; Li TAN ; Menghua DAI ; Weibin WANG ; Junchao GUO ; Qiang XU ; Huanyu WANG ; Xiaoyi YAN ; Wanying JIA ; Yuming SHAO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(10):1748-1755
Objective:To explore the value of ultrasound imaging characteristics combined with clinical indicators in assessing the prognosis of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted for patients who underwent pancreatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) from September 2017 to October 2023 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital and were diagnosed with PDAC based on pathological findings. Various parameters were recorded, including CA19-9 levels, tumor size, location, morphologic features, echogenicity, presence of internal cystic components, dilatation of the main pancreatic duct, peripheral vascular invasion, CEUS characteristics, presence or absence of liver metastasis, and treatment methods. In April 2024, patient survival information was obtained through telephone follow-up or review of medical records. Based on the results of the cox regression model analysis, a nomogram model of the risk of death was developed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were applied to evaluate the predictive efficacy of the model. The calibration curves were plotted to evaluate the accuracy of the model, and clinical decision curves were used to evaluate the clinical benefit of the model.Results:This study included a total of 207 patients with PDAC. As of April 2024, 71 patients were alive and 136 died, with a median survival time of 14 months (95% CI: 12 -17). Multivariate analysis confirmed that the elevated CA19-9 ( HR=1.689, 95% CI: 1.102-2.588), tumor size >4 cm ( HR=1.641, 95% CI: 1.159-2.322), taller-than-wide shapes ( HR=1.450, 95% CI: 1.019-2.065), incomplete hypo-enhancement ( HR=1.618, 95% CI: 1.100-2.380), and liver metastasis ( HR=1.687, 95% CI: 1.175-2.423) were independent risk factors for survival in patients with PDAC. A nomogram model was further constructed for 6-month, 12-month and 3-year survival of patients with PDAC. The areas under the ROC curve were 0.679, 0.705 and 0.815, respectively. The calibration curves suggested that the model was more accurate, and the clinical decision curves showed that the model had a better clinical benefit. Conclusion:The combined use of ultrasound imaging characteristics and clinical indicators could effectively predict the prognosis of PDAC patients. Specifically, tumor size >4 cm, taller-than-wide shapes, incomplete hypo-enhancement, elevated CA19-9, and the presence of liver metastasis are correlated with poorer survival outcomes. The nomogram model constructed on the basis of these factors can be used to assess the survival of patients with PDAC.
10.Deep learning reconstruction algorithm for improving imaging quality of accelerated T2WI of cervical tumors
Yun WANG ; Tianjiao WANG ; Yu CHEN ; Tong SU ; Feng FENG ; Zhengyu JIN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2025;41(9):1573-1576
Objective To observe the value of deep learning(DL)reconstruction algorithm for improving imaging quality of accelerated T2WI of cervical tumors.Methods A total of 43 patients with suspected cervical tumors were prospectively enrolled.Cervical conventional T2WI and accelerated T2WI based on DL reconstruction(DL-T2WI)were acquired.The imaging quality was subjectively assessed by 2 physicians using a 4-point system,including overall image quality,artifact,noise,sharpness and lesion detectability scores,and then were compared between conventional T2WI and DL-T2WI.Results The acquisition of conventional T2WI took 116 s,while of DL-T2WI took 101 s.The inter-observer consistency of subjective evaluation results on the overall image quality,artifact,noise,sharpness and lesion detectability scores were all excellent(Kappa=0.851-0.969).No significant difference of subjective evaluation results on overall image quality nor lesion detectability scores was found between conventional T 2WI and DL-T2WI(both P>0.05),while the artifact and sharpness scores of DL-T2WI were significantly higher but the noise score was significantly lower than those of conventional T2WI(all P<0.05).Conclusion DL reconstruction algorithm was helpful for improving imaging quality of accelerated T 2WI of cervical tumors.

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