1.Research analysis in applications of acceptance commitment therapy in military personnel
Wenxiao WANG ; Xinzhe WANG ; Qiu LI ; Junqiao WANG
Military Medical Sciences 2025;49(2):125-132
Acceptance commitment therapy is accepted as a new psychological therapy to provide psychological treatment and rehabilitation for soldiers,to ensure their health level and maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.In this paper,the applications of acceptance commitment therapy in military personnel are reviewed,including improving post-traumatic stress disorders,relieving postoperative or chronic pain,mitigating anxiety and depression,controlling weight,quitting smoking,and controlling alcohol use disorders.Acceptance commitment therapy is highly applicable among soldiers,especially veterans,exceedingly effective among female soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorders and better than other traditional therapies in treating post-traumatic stress disorders combined with substance use disorders or combined with chronic pain.However,traditional therapy is more effective than acceptance commitment therapy in improving sleep.Unfortunately,the number of current studies is small,research is not widely-distributed geographically,and domestic studies are lacking.Multi-center randomized controlled studies with large samples on the basis of foreign studies are needed to verify the applicability of acceptance commitment therapy in Chinese military.
2.Overview of Studies on the Intervention of Chinese Medicinals in Energy Metabolism Reconstruction in Heart Failure
Xinyue NING ; Wenxiao LI ; Zhenyu ZHAO ; Yang GUO ; Panpan ZHOU ; Ludan ZHAO ; Lin LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(10):1073-1077
Energy metabolism reconstruction is the new target of the treatment of heart failure. By combing the researches of Chinese medicinals for energy metabolism reconstruction of heart failure, it was found that Chinese medicinal compound formula and single Chinese medicinal have a certain role in regulating energy metabolism, mainly through three aspects, including the optimization of substrate utilization, improvement of mitochondrial structure, function, and homeostasis, and improvement of mitochondrial energy transport, so as to make the energy metabolism of the cardiomyocyte adjusted in the direction of beneficial to the organism, increasing the supply of energy, and improving the cardiac function.
3.Application of quantitative electroencephalography in predicting post-stroke cognitive impairment
Wenxiao NIU ; Ying GAO ; Mengfan LI ; Zhen ZHANG ; Jinbiao ZHANG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2025;33(5):362-365
Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is a common complication of stroke, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Therefore, early and accurate prediction of PSCI is crucial for implementing targeted intervention measures. Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG), as a non-invasive and objective neurophysiological technique, can provide objective basis for early prediction and targeted intervention of PSCI during the critical period of 72 hours to 1 month after stroke onset. This article reviews the current application status of qEEG in predicting PSCI, aiming to provide theoretical basis for early identification of patients with high-risk PSCI.
4.Transcriptomic analysis of SR8278 improving lacrimal gland dysfunction in-duced by jet lag in mice
Shenzhen HUANG ; Di QI ; Xiaoting PEI ; Dingli LU ; Hongli SI ; Duliurui HUANG ; Wenxiao ZHANG ; Mengru BA ; Shuting XUAN ; Zhijie LI
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2024;44(4):264-269
Objective To investigate the role and mechanism of SR8278,a synthetic antagonist of nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1(NR1D1),in alleviating the structural and functional impairment of the extraorbital lacrimal glands induced by jet lag in mice.Methods Totally 36 healthy wild C57BL/6J mice aged 8-10 weeks were randomly divid-ed into 3 groups(normal group,jet-lag group,and jet-lag+SR8278 group)after adapting to a circadian rhythm chamber under the 12 h light/12 h dark(12 h/12 h LD)cycle for 2 weeks,with 12 mice in each group.Mice in the normal group were fed in a circadian rhythm chamber in a 12 h LD cycle,mice in the jet-lag group were fed in a 12 h/12 h LD cycle with an 8-hour advanced LD schedule,and mice in the jet lag+SR8278 group were fed in a 12 h/12 h LD cycle with an 8-hour advanced LD schedule and received 25 mg·kg-1 SR8278.At the end of 5 days of intervention,locomotor activity,core body temperature and tear secretion of mice in each group were collected,and the weight of lacrimal gland tissues and size of lacrimal gland cells were measured.Immunohistochemical methods were used for histological evaluation of the extraor-bital lacrimal glands in mice.Lacrimal ribonucleic acid(RNA)was extracted for high-throughput RNA-sequencing analysis containing NR1D1,and the obtained transcriptomic data were used for KEGG and GO functional enrichment analysis.Re-sults Compared with the normal group,the jet-lag group had higher daytime activity,lower nighttime activity,higher daytime core body temperature,and lower nighttime core body temperature,with statistically significant differences(all P<0.05).Compared with the jet-lag group,the jet-lag+SR8278 group had lower daytime activity,higher nighttime activi-ty,lower daytime core body temperature,and higher nighttime core body temperature,with statistically significant differ-ences(all P<0.05).Compared with the normal group,the jet-lag group showed a decrease in lacrimal gland weight and tear secretion and an increase in size of lacrimal gland cells,with statistical significance(all P<0.05);compared with the jet-lag group,the jet-lag+SR8278 group had an increase in lacrimal gland weight and tear secretion and a decrease in size of lacrimal gland cells,with statistical significance(all P<0.05).Compared with the normal group,the jet-lag group showed a higher expression of NR1D1 in the lacrimal gland at night;compared with the jet-lag group,the jet-lag+SR8278 group showed a lower expression of NR1 D1 in the lacrimal gland at night(both P<0.05).Bioinformatics analysis showed 947 significantly different genes in the jet-lag group and the jet-lag+SR8278 group,of which 43 are significantly upregulated genes,and 904 are significantly downregulated genes.The Notch signaling pathway has the most significant difference.Conclusion SR8278 effectively enhances the tear secretion function of jet-lagged mice by targeting NR1D1 inhibition.This process may be completed through the Notch signaling pathway.
5.She Medicine (畲药) Diren Zishen Formula (地稔滋肾方) Combined with Acupuncture as Adjunctive Treatment for 32 Cases of Primary Biliary Cholangitis with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency Syndrome
Shiguo LI ; Quan PAN ; Liping JIANG ; Wenxiao CHEN ; Peilun JIN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(2):198-204
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effectiveness and safety of She medicine (畲药) Diren Zishen Formula(地稔滋肾方) combined with acupuncture as adjunctive treatment for primary biliary cholangitis with liver and kidney yin deficiency syndrome. MethodsSeventy patients of primary biliary cholangitis with liver and kidney yin deficiency syndrome were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, with 35 patients in each group. The control group received oral ursodeoxycholic acid capsules (250 mg per dose, three times daily). The treatment group received She medicine Diren Zishen Formula oral decoction (one dose daily, 200 ml per dose in the morning and evening, served warm) and acupuncture [bilateral Sanyingjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3), Ganshu (BL18), Zusanli (ST36), Fenglong (ST17), once daily, 5 consecutive days per week] in addition to the same treatment as the control group. The treatment duration was three months for both groups. Comparisons were made between the two groups before and after treatment for the following parameters, which were four traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptoms scores (skin itching, fatigue, jaundice, and flank pain), TCM syndrome scores, liver function indicators including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and total bilirubin (TBiL), liver fibrosis markers including serum laminin (LN), serum hyaluronic acid (HA), serum type Ⅳ collagen (Ⅳ-C) and serum type Ⅲ procollagen (PC-Ⅲ), and inflammatory factor indicators including serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). The effectiveness of TCM syndrome between the two groups was compared and safety evaluations were also conducted after treatment. ResultsA total of 32 cases were finally analyzed in the treatment group, while the control group had 31 cases. The total effective rate of TCM syndrome in the treatment group (87.50%, 28/32) was higher than that in the control group (67.74%, 20/31) (P<0.05). After treatment, the TCM symptom scores, syndrome scores, liver function, and liver fibrosis markers in both groups signi-ficantly decreased, while in the treatment group, the inflammatory factor indicators decreased after treatment, and more decreases were found than those in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Both groups had good safety, and no adverse reactions were observed. ConclusionThe combination of She medicine Diren Zishen Formula and acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for primary biliary cholangitis can significantly improve the clinical effectiveness, improve liver function, reduce inflammatory response, and alleviate liver fibrosis, with good safety.
6.The Modulatory Effect of Yulian Pills on Memory Follicular Helper T Cells in Mice with Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis
Wen ZHOU ; Zheyan ZHANG ; Li HUANG ; Bailing DENG ; Duanyong LIU ; Wenxiao CHEN ; Haimei ZHAO
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 2024;35(2):183-190
Objective To investigate the modulatory effect of Yulian Pills(composed of Coptidis Rhizoma and Euodiae Fructus)on splenic memory follicular T helper cell(mTfh)in mice with dextran sodium sulfate(DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis.Methods Forty BALB/c mice were randomly divided into normal group,model group,Yulian Pills group(0.5 g·kg-1)and Mesalazine group(0.3 g·kg-1),10 mice in each group.The mouse model of ulcerative colitis was induced by ad libitum drinking 3%DSS solution for 7 days.During the experiment,the mental state,faecal characteristics,blood in stool and body mass of the mice were recorded daily,and the length and mass of the colon were measured and the colon mass index was calculated;HE staining was used to observe the pathological and morphological changes of the colon tissue;ELISA was used to determine the expression levels of interleukin(IL)-6 and IL-15 in the colon tissues;flow cytometry was used to determine the mTfh cell subpopulation in the spleen tissue expression;Western Blot was used to determine the protein expression levels of Roquin-1,AMPK-α,p-AMPK-α in colon tissues.Results Compared with the normal group,the mice in the model group showed a significant decrease in body mass(P<0.01),a significant shortening of colon length(P<0.01),significant increase in colon mass(P<0.05)and colon mass index(P<0.01),and severe pathological damage to colon tissues;the expression levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-15 in the colon tissues were significantly increased(P<0.01);cell expression levels of CD4+CCR7-CXCR5+CD62L+,CD4+CCR7+CXCR5+ GL7+,CD4+CCR7-CXCR5+GL7+ were significantly increased in spleen tissues(P<0.01),whereas the expression level of CD4+CCR7+CXCR5+CD62L+ cell was significantly decreased(P<0.01);and protein expression levels of Roquin-1,AMPK-α,p-AMPK-α were significantly reduced in the colonic tissues(P<0.05).Compared with the model group,mice in the Yulian Pills group and Mesalazine group showed a significant increase in body mass(P<0.05),a significant extension of colon length(P<0.01),a significant reduction in colon mass(P<0.05),a significant decrease in the colon mass index(P<0.01),and a more obvious improvement in pathological damage of the colon tissues;a significant decrease in the expression levels of IL-6 and IL-15 in the colon tissues(P<0.01);cell expression levels of CD4+CCR7-CXCR5+CD62L+,CD4+CCR7+CXCR5+GL7+,CD4+CCR7-CXCR5+GL7+ in splenic tissues was significantly reduced(P<0.01),whereas the expression level of CD4+CCR7+CXCR5+CD62L+ cell was significantly increased(P<0.01);the protein expression levels of Roquin-1,AMPK-α,and p-AMPK-α were significantly increased in colon tissues(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion The therapeutic effect of Yulian Pills on DSS-induced ulcerative colitis mice can ameliorate the histopathological damage of colon,which may be related to the activation of the Roquin-1/MPK-α signalling pathway,the down-regulation of the expressions of inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-15,and the modulation of the homeostasis of the mTfh cell subpopulation.
7.The Circular RNA Circ_0043947 Promoted Gastric Cancer Progression by Sponging miR-384 to Regulate CREB1 Expression
Chongxin ZHANG ; Fan ZHANG ; Yukun LI ; Pengfei YANG ; Yang LIU ; Wenxiao YANG
Gut and Liver 2024;18(6):977-991
Background/Aims:
The occurrence and development of circular RNAs in gastric cancer (GC) has attracted increasing attention. This study focused on investigating the biological role and molecular mechanism of circ_0043947 in GC.
Methods:
The expression levels of circ_0043947, miR-384 and CAMP response element binding protein (CREB1) were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction or Western blotting. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis were determined using a cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, transwell assay, and flow cytometry assay. The interaction between miR-384 and circ_0043947 or CREB1 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay. The in vivo assay was conducted using a xenograft mouse model.
Results:
Circ_0043947 and CREB1 expression levels were significantly upregulated, whereas miR-384 expression levels were downregulated in GC tissues and cells. Functionally, knockdown of circ_0043947 inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion and induced G0/G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in vitro. Circ_0043947 could upregulate CREB1 expression by directly sponging miR-384. Rescue experiments showed that a miR-384 inhibitor significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of si-circ_0043947 on GC progression, and CREB1 overexpression significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-384 mimics on the progression of GC cells. Furthermore, silencing of circ_0043947 inhibited tumor growth in vivo.
Conclusions
Circ_0043947 acted as an oncogenic factor in GC to mediate GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis by regulating the miR-384/CREB1 axis.Circ_0043947 may be a potential target for GC diagnosis and therapy.
8.The Circular RNA Circ_0043947 Promoted Gastric Cancer Progression by Sponging miR-384 to Regulate CREB1 Expression
Chongxin ZHANG ; Fan ZHANG ; Yukun LI ; Pengfei YANG ; Yang LIU ; Wenxiao YANG
Gut and Liver 2024;18(6):977-991
Background/Aims:
The occurrence and development of circular RNAs in gastric cancer (GC) has attracted increasing attention. This study focused on investigating the biological role and molecular mechanism of circ_0043947 in GC.
Methods:
The expression levels of circ_0043947, miR-384 and CAMP response element binding protein (CREB1) were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction or Western blotting. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis were determined using a cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, transwell assay, and flow cytometry assay. The interaction between miR-384 and circ_0043947 or CREB1 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay. The in vivo assay was conducted using a xenograft mouse model.
Results:
Circ_0043947 and CREB1 expression levels were significantly upregulated, whereas miR-384 expression levels were downregulated in GC tissues and cells. Functionally, knockdown of circ_0043947 inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion and induced G0/G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in vitro. Circ_0043947 could upregulate CREB1 expression by directly sponging miR-384. Rescue experiments showed that a miR-384 inhibitor significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of si-circ_0043947 on GC progression, and CREB1 overexpression significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-384 mimics on the progression of GC cells. Furthermore, silencing of circ_0043947 inhibited tumor growth in vivo.
Conclusions
Circ_0043947 acted as an oncogenic factor in GC to mediate GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis by regulating the miR-384/CREB1 axis.Circ_0043947 may be a potential target for GC diagnosis and therapy.
9.The Circular RNA Circ_0043947 Promoted Gastric Cancer Progression by Sponging miR-384 to Regulate CREB1 Expression
Chongxin ZHANG ; Fan ZHANG ; Yukun LI ; Pengfei YANG ; Yang LIU ; Wenxiao YANG
Gut and Liver 2024;18(6):977-991
Background/Aims:
The occurrence and development of circular RNAs in gastric cancer (GC) has attracted increasing attention. This study focused on investigating the biological role and molecular mechanism of circ_0043947 in GC.
Methods:
The expression levels of circ_0043947, miR-384 and CAMP response element binding protein (CREB1) were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction or Western blotting. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis were determined using a cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, transwell assay, and flow cytometry assay. The interaction between miR-384 and circ_0043947 or CREB1 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay. The in vivo assay was conducted using a xenograft mouse model.
Results:
Circ_0043947 and CREB1 expression levels were significantly upregulated, whereas miR-384 expression levels were downregulated in GC tissues and cells. Functionally, knockdown of circ_0043947 inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion and induced G0/G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in vitro. Circ_0043947 could upregulate CREB1 expression by directly sponging miR-384. Rescue experiments showed that a miR-384 inhibitor significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of si-circ_0043947 on GC progression, and CREB1 overexpression significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-384 mimics on the progression of GC cells. Furthermore, silencing of circ_0043947 inhibited tumor growth in vivo.
Conclusions
Circ_0043947 acted as an oncogenic factor in GC to mediate GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis by regulating the miR-384/CREB1 axis.Circ_0043947 may be a potential target for GC diagnosis and therapy.
10.The Circular RNA Circ_0043947 Promoted Gastric Cancer Progression by Sponging miR-384 to Regulate CREB1 Expression
Chongxin ZHANG ; Fan ZHANG ; Yukun LI ; Pengfei YANG ; Yang LIU ; Wenxiao YANG
Gut and Liver 2024;18(6):977-991
Background/Aims:
The occurrence and development of circular RNAs in gastric cancer (GC) has attracted increasing attention. This study focused on investigating the biological role and molecular mechanism of circ_0043947 in GC.
Methods:
The expression levels of circ_0043947, miR-384 and CAMP response element binding protein (CREB1) were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction or Western blotting. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis were determined using a cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, transwell assay, and flow cytometry assay. The interaction between miR-384 and circ_0043947 or CREB1 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay. The in vivo assay was conducted using a xenograft mouse model.
Results:
Circ_0043947 and CREB1 expression levels were significantly upregulated, whereas miR-384 expression levels were downregulated in GC tissues and cells. Functionally, knockdown of circ_0043947 inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion and induced G0/G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in vitro. Circ_0043947 could upregulate CREB1 expression by directly sponging miR-384. Rescue experiments showed that a miR-384 inhibitor significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of si-circ_0043947 on GC progression, and CREB1 overexpression significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-384 mimics on the progression of GC cells. Furthermore, silencing of circ_0043947 inhibited tumor growth in vivo.
Conclusions
Circ_0043947 acted as an oncogenic factor in GC to mediate GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, the cell cycle and apoptosis by regulating the miR-384/CREB1 axis.Circ_0043947 may be a potential target for GC diagnosis and therapy.

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