1.GBA1 Thr408Met mutation in a patient with Parkinson’s disease
Yi ZHAO ; Junwen LI ; Chunlian JU ; Weibin QIU ; Bo ZUO ; Zhigang YANG ; Yansheng LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2025;32(3):524-528
GBA1 gene mutation is an important genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD). This paper reports a case of a 43-year-old male PD patient carrying a rare heterozygous Thr408Met mutation in the GBA1 gene identified through whole-exome sequencing, leading to a diagnosis of GBA1-associated PD. The patient’s motor symptoms were primarily characterized by bradykinesia and rigidity, without significant cognitive decline. Treatment with low-dose levodopa combined with a dopamine agonist resulted in significant symptomatic improvement.
2.Establishment of amachine learning-based precision recruitment method at the county level
Xiaoyan FU ; Zihan ZHANG ; Fang ZHAO ; Chunlan ZHOU ; Wenbiao LIANG ; Cheng YU ; Yingzhi YAN ; Wei SI ; Weibin TAN ; Hui XUE
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(12):1752-1758
Objective: To establish a machine learning-based precision blood donor recruitment model at the county level and assess its generalizability and applicability. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using blood donation and SMS recruitment data from the Taicang Branch of the Suzhou Blood Center between 2019 and 2024. Multiple machine learning algorithms were employed, including extreme gradient boosting, support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor, logistic regression, decision tree, random forest, and multilayer perceptron. These were combined with techniques such as synthetic minority oversampling, undersampling, and cost-sensitive learning (using MFE and MSFE loss functions). Model parameters were optimized through grid search to identify the best-performing model. Results: In a prospective comparative study against conventional methods, the machine learning models increased the recruitment success rate among high-willingness donors by an average of 129.15%, and the recruitment efficiency per SMS improved by 125.02% compared with the traditional method. Under full-scale SMS sending, the recruitment rate per SMS increased by 42.61%, and SMS sending efficiency improved by 31.77%, significantly enhancing recruitment performance. Conclusion: This study represents the first application of a machine learning-based precision donor recruitment model at the county-level in China. The precise recruitment framework not only improves recruitment efficiency and reduces recruitment costs but also demonstrates strong scalability and generalizability. It provides a scientific and feasible intelligent pathway to ensure the safety and sustainability of the blood supply.
3.Exploration of the training model for the integration of medical and engineering abilities among medical students majoring in oncology from the perspective of new medical disciplines
Guogui SUN ; Weibin CHEN ; Yanlei GE ; Hongcan YAN ; Huaiyong NIE ; Yaning ZHAO ; Yating ZHAO ; Xiaohong HUANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2024;40(2):157-160
With the deepening of China's medical reform, people's demand for health is growing, which promotes the construction of "new medicine" and puts forward higher requirements for the cultivation and education of medical students. Undergraduate medical education is a crucial period for the growth of medical students, and how to do a good job in undergraduate teaching under the background of "new medicine" is currently a research hotspot. The clinical teaching stage is an important period for medical students to fully understand clinical disciplines and cultivate their understanding of specialties. Therefore, we should explore new teaching methods and means to adapt to the needs of the new era. In the context of "new medicine", the medical-engineering fusion diagnosis and treatment technology has become an important trend in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of oncology. In order to adapt to this change, clinical teaching and teaching management in oncology also need new exploration and research. Taking the clinical teaching of oncology as an example, this article discusses how to cultivate medical students' thinking of medical-engineering fusion.
4.Current Status and Future of Robotic Pancreatic Surgery
Bangbo ZHAO ; Weibin WANG ; Yupei ZHAO
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(4):729-733
Pancreatic surgery is characterized by great trauma, difficult operation, high risk and high complication rate. Minimally invasive, refined and standardized pancreatic surgery is the future trend. With its advantages of high precision, high safety, and more realistic and clear operating field, robotic pancreatic surgery has gradually become the preferred method of pancreatic surgery worldwide. In the past 10 years, more than a dozen large pancreas centers in China have matured to carry out robotic pancreatic surgery, including pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreaticocaudectomy, pancreatic tumor enucleation, middle pancreatectomy, total pancreatectomy, pancreaticodectomy with duodenum preserved and other pancreatic surgery methods. However, there are still some problems in robotic pancreatic surgery, such as complex system construction, lack of force feedback, inadequate imaging fusion, and immature remote operation. Pancreatic surgeons should continue to carry out high-quality clinical studies on robotic pancreatic surgery to verify its safety and effectiveness, and standardize robotic pancreatic surgery with the accumulation of experience.
5.Surgical Efficacy and Quality of Life of Total Pancreatectomy versus Pancreatico- duodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Propensity Score Matching
Tianyu LI ; Bangbo ZHAO ; Zeru LI ; Yutong ZHAO ; Xianlin HAN ; Taiping ZHANG ; Menghua DAI ; Junchao GUO ; Weibin WANG
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(4):807-818
To investigate the differences in postoperative short-term complications and long-term prognosis of pancreatic cancer(PC) patients after total pancreatectomy(TP) and pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD). Clinical data of PC patients who underwent TP from January 2016 to December 2021(TP group) and PD from January 2019 to December 2021(PD group) at Peking Union Medical College Hospital were retrospectively collected. Patients in the PD group were divided into the pancreatic fistula(PF) high-risk PD group and the recurrence high-risk PD group according to risk factors. After propensity score matching, the differences in postoperative short-term surgical efficacy indicators(postoperative complication rate, 30 d mortality rate, length of hospital stay, etc.), long-term surgical efficacy indicators(overall survival), and quality of life were compared between the TP group and the PF high-risk PD group or the recurrence high-risk PD group. A total of 32 patients in the TP group and 114 patients in the PD group(99 patients in the PF high-risk PD group and 15 patients in the recurrence high-risk PD group) meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled.(1)TP group and PF high-risk PD group: after propensity score matching, 29 patients in the TP group and 56 patients in the PF high-risk PD group were finally included. There was no PF in the TP group, and the rate of PF in the PF high-risk PD group was 19.64%( For PC patients at high risk of PF, TP can achieve short-term surgical outcomes and long-term quality of life comparable to PD with no burden of postoperative pancreatic fistula. For patients with high-risk recurrence, TP can significantly prolong the survival of PC patients while ensuring surgical safety.
6.Hemodialysis bilayer bionic blood vessels developed by the mechanical stimulation of hepatitis B viral X(HBX)gene-transfected hepatic stellate cells
LIU HONGYI ; ZHOU YUANYUAN ; GUO PENG ; ZHENG XIONGWEI ; CHEN WEIBIN ; ZHANG SHICHAO ; FU YU ; ZHOU XU ; WAN ZHENG ; ZHAO BIN ; ZHAO YILIN
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2024;25(6):499-512
Artificial vascular graft(AVG)fistula is widely used for hemodialysis treatment in patients with renal failure.However,it has poor elasticity and compliance,leading to stenosis and thrombosis.The ideal artificial blood vessel for dialysis should replicate the structure and components of a real artery,which is primarily maintained by collagen in the extracellular matrix(ECM)of arterial cells.Studies have revealed that in hepatitis B virus(HBV)-induced liver fibrosis,hepatic stellate cells(HSCs)become hyperactive and produce excessive ECM fibers.Furthermore,mechanical stimulation can encourage ECM secretion and remodeling of a fiber structure.Based on the above factors,we transfected HSCs with the hepatitis B viral X(HBX)gene for simulating the process of HBV infection.Subsequently,these HBX-HSCs were implanted into a polycaprolactone-polyurethane(PCL-PU)bilayer scaffold in which the inner layer is dense and the outer layer consists of pores,which was mechanically stimulated to promote the secretion of collagen nanofiber from the HBX-HSCs and to facilitate crosslinking with the scaffold.We obtained an ECM-PCL-PU composite bionic blood vessel that could act as access for dialysis after decellularization.Then,the vessel scaffold was implanted into a rabbit's neck arteriovenous fistula model.It exhibited strong tensile strength and smooth blood flow and formed autologous blood vessels in the rabbit's body.Our study demonstrates the use of human cells to create biomimetic dialysis blood vessels,providing a novel approach for creating clinical vascular access for dialysis.
7.Developing curriculum of speciality of education and rehabilitation using WHO rehabilitation competency framework
Weibin HU ; Qiaoyun LIU ; Hang ZHAO ; Haidan LU ; Yuhong ZHANG ; Jie WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2023;29(11):1268-1275
ObjectiveTo construct rehabilitation competency framework (RCF) of the speciality of education and rehabilitation (SER-RCF) based on World Health Organization RCF, to innovate the curriculum system. MethodsThe competency for undergraduate level professionals in the speciality of education and rehabilitation were analyzed to develop curriculum using RCF theory and methodology. ResultsTalent training was a kind of competency-based and outcome-based education. SER-RCF integrated the competencies and activities in the areas of professionalism, practice, learning and development, management and leadership, and research required for professional work in education and rehabilitation around core values and beliefs. It also designed the training objectives of the speciality of education and rehabilitation: to be ethical and correct, to be physically and mentally healthy, to have a solid foundation, to be sustainable, to be co-operative and enjoyable, and to be reflective and enquiring. SER-RCF played a central role in developing the curriculum system of rehabilitation, education and psychology, and practice. ConclusionReshaping the undergraduate level curriculum system of education and rehabilitation based on RCF is not only the implementation of the construction concept of new medicine and new liberal arts, but also can effectively connect with the international standard of rehabilitation higher education.
8.In vitro study of the antibacterial effects of indocyanine green-mediated photodynamic therapy on Fusobacterium nucleatum biofilms
LI Wen ; HAO Ting ; LING Yufeng ; ZHAO Tian ; YANG Jie ; SUN Weibin
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2023;31(1):10-16
Objective:
To investigate the antibacterial effect of a new photosensitizer, indocyanine green (ICG)-mediated photodynamic therapy, on a biofilm of Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) in vitro.
Methods:
The biocompatibility of the photosensitizer ICG was detected by CCK8. F. nucleatum (108 CFU/mL) was cultured in anaerobic conditions (80% N2, 10% H2 and 10% CO2) mixed with the photosensitizer ICG at concentrations of 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 μg/mL and then treated with antibacterial photodynamic therapy (808 nm near infrared light with an intensity of 0.1 W/cm2 for 3 min), and a mature biofilm was formed after 2 days. The bacteriostatic effects of different concentrations of ICG on F. nucleatum biofilms were compared by colony formation unit count (CFU). The effect of ICG on the formation of F. nucleatum biofilms and biofilm metabolic activity was determined by crystal violet quantification and MTT assays. The effect of ICG on the formation of extracellular polysaccharides in F. nucleatum biofilms was determined by the phenol-sulfuric acid method. The change in the number of bacteria was observed by confocal microscopy.
Results :
CFU and biomass of the biofilm gradually decreased with increasing ICG concentration, and there were significant differences compared with the control group. Meanwhile, the metabolic activity of the biofilm and the production of extracellular polysaccharides also showed a significant difference between the ICG groups and the control group (P<0.01). At the same time, laser confocal microscopy showed that the number of living bacteria decreased gradually.
Conclusion
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy with photosensitizer ICG can effectively inhibit the formation of F. nucleatum biofilms.
9.Advances in intravitreal ganciclovir treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Weibin CHEN ; Mingwei ZHAO ; Heng MIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2023;41(10):1033-1037
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) brings the possibility to prolong survival for patients with different types of hematological diseases, but patients may be complicated with cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) due to immunocompromised state.Intravitreous injection of ganciclovir (IVG) is a major treatment in CMVR after HSCT, but there are significant differences in the dosage and frequency among existing IVG protocols due to lack of standardized consensus or guidelines.High-dose IVG therapy and a follow-up plan based on aqueous humor virus load and cytokine monitoring have been applied in clinical practice, and it has been reported to shorten treatment duration and reduce number of injections.Reports of retinal toxicity caused by IVG are rare, and more exploration is needed to determine the safe dose range of IVG.This article reviewed the advances in IVG treatment of CMVR after HSCT focusing on the acting mechanism of ganciclovir, the problems in systematic application, the treatment plan involving intravitreal injection, and the retinal toxicity of intravitreal injection.
10.Retinal toxicity study of different-dose intravitreal ganciclovir in albino rabbit
Weibin CHEN ; Mingwei ZHAO ; Heng MIAO
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2022;38(11):916-924
Objective:To explore safe dosage of single intravitreal injection of ganciclovir (IVG) in healthy rabit eyes, and to explore retinal toxicity of different dosage of ganciclovir after continues intravitreal injection into the vitreous cavity of healthy albino rabbit eyes.Methods:Ten healthy New Zealand albino rabbits were divided into 5 groups with 2 rabbits in each group. Each group was injected with 1 mg/0.025 ml,2 mg/0.025 ml, 5 mg/0.025 ml, 10 mg/0.025 ml ganciclovir or 0.025 ml saline (control group). After 1 week of intervention, rabbits were examined by ultra-wide-angle fundus photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and full field electroretinogram (ERG). The maximum mixed response of rod and cone cells (Max-R) was measured under dark adaption conditions, cone response (Cone-R) and 30 Hz flicker response (30 Hz-R) were measured under light adaption conditions. Twenty-four healthy New Zealand albino rabbits were randomly divided into a low-dose experimental group, a low-dose control group, a high-dose experimental group, and a high-dose control group, with 6 rabbits in each group, with the right eye as the experimental eye. The rabbits in the high-dose experimental group were continuously injected with ganciclovir 2 mg/0.025 ml, once a week, for a total of 4 times. The rabbits in the low-dose experimental group were injected with 1 mg/0.025 ml ganciclovir, the induction period was 2 times/week, a total of 4 times; the maintenance period was 1 time/week, a total of 2 times. The rabbits in the high-dose control group and the low-dose control group were injected with 0.025 ml normal saline into the vitreous cavity respectively. Full-field ERG examination was performed 1 day before each injection and 1 week after the last injection. Max-R was measured under dark-adapted conditions, and Cone-R and 30 Hz-R were measured under light-adapted conditions. OCT was recorded before the first injection and one week after the last injection. One week after the last injection, the experimental rabbits in each group were sacrificed for hematoxylin-eosin staining, and the retinal structure was observed under a light microscope. The comparison of a-wave and b-wave amplitude of Max-R, Cone-R and 30 Hz-R amplitude at different time was performed by two independent sample nonparametric test.Results:There were no abnormal results of fundus photography, OCT and ERG after single intravitral injection of 1 mg or 2 mg ganciclovir. One week after single 5 mg IVG, fundus photography of rabbits showed vascular occlusion and preretinal hemorrhage and ERG showed slight decrease of amplitude of Max-R, Cone-R and 30 Hz-R. One week after single 10 mg IVG, retinal necrosis and exudative changes were also observed. OCT showed edema and unclear retinal structure in the necrotic area. ERG showed significant decrease of amplitude of Max-R, Cone-R and 30 Hz-R. After continuous IVG in high dose and low-dose experimental group, the amplitude of Max-R a wave ( Z=-0.160, 0.000) and b wave ( Z=-0.321, 0.000), Cone-R a wave ( Z=-0.641,-0.641) and b wave ( Z=-0.321, -0.160), and 30 Hz-R ( Z=-0.321,-0.160) showed no difference compared to control group. No histologic evidences of retinal microstructure abnormalities were found in both groups. OCT and fundus photography before and after the intervention did not show any difference, either. Conclusion:There was no retinal toxicity of continuous 1 mg or 2 mg IVG recorded in albino rabbits.


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