1.Research progress on pathogenesis of diabetes accelerating the progression of tendinosis
Zhaoyuan DU ; Huajun WANG ; Xiaofei ZHENG
Modern Hospital 2024;24(6):959-964,969
Objective Search and collect the previous relevant literature on the influence of diabetes on the progress of tendinosis,summarize the relevant conclusions and discuss the pathogenesis of diabetes accelerating the progress of tendinosis,mainly including summarizing the biomechanical and histological changes of diseased tendons in diabetes patients,as well as its pathogenesis at the cellular level.Methods This paper reviewed and analyzed the domestic and foreign literature related to dia-betes tendinosis by searching some Chinese and English databases like PubMed,Springer Link,CNKI,Google Academic.Re-sults Most previous studies more support the theory of degeneration as the pathogenesis of tendinosis,but now more and more researchers find that diabetes,as a systemic metabolic disease,can induce the occurrence of tendinosis through a variety of mech-anisms,or aggravate the progress of tendinosis,such as the accumulation of advanced glycation end products(AGEs)at the le-sion site,chronic inflammatory reaction at the lesion site,increased oxidative stress level of tendon cells And changes in the ac-tivities of matrix metalloproteinases and glutamine transaminase.By summarizing and analyzing the various understandings of dia-betes on the pathogenesis of tendinosis proposed by previous researchers,the relationship between diabetes and tendinosis is grad-ually clear.Conclusion As a systemic metabolic disease,diabetes can induce the occurrence of tendinosis or aggravate the pro-gress of tendinosis through a variety of ways and mechanisms.Research and clarification of these ways can provide us with a pow-erful weapon to study and treat tendinosis.However,at present,there are many possible pathogenesis of diabetes tendinosis,which still needs to be studied step by step to further clarify its main pathogenesis.
2.Relationship between school bullying and non-suicidal self-injury behaviors in adolescents with depressive disorders: the pathways of self-esteem and alexithymia
Liping LIU ; Min ZHANG ; Yingyi CHEN ; Binglan XU ; Lei DU ; Zhaoyuan XU
Sichuan Mental Health 2025;38(4):327-332
BackgroundNon-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors are common among adolescents with depressive disorders, and school bullying is recognized as a major risk factor. Previous research has shown that self-esteem and alexithymia are closely associated with both school bullying and NSSI. However, the mediating roles of self-esteem and alexithymia in the link between school bullying and NSSI are unclear. ObjectiveTo explore the mediating roles of alexithymia and self-esteem in the relationship between school bullying and NSSI behaviors in adolescents with depressive disorders, in order to inform intervention strategies targeting NSSI in this population. MethodsA total of 335 adolescents diagnosed with depressive disorders and treated at the First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin from July 2023 to October 2024 were enrolled. Assessments included a self-developed demographic questionnaire, Adolescent Non-suicidal Self-injury Assessment Questionnaire-Behavior (ANSAQ-B), Delaware Bullying Victimization Scale-Student (DBVS-S), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and 26-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26). Pearson correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship among variables. Controlling for gender and age at onset of depressive symptoms, mediation analysis was performed using the “mediation” package in R 4.4.2. ResultsScores on DBVS-S and TAS-26 were positively correlated with ANSAQ-B score (r=0.408, 0.417, P<0.01), while RSES scores were negatively correlated(r=-0.300, P<0.01). Regression analysis showed that school bullying and alexithymia significantly positively predicted NSSI behaviors (B=0.212, 0.333, P<0.01), while self-esteem negatively predicted NSSI behaviors (B=-0.368, P<0.01). Alexithymia was found to mediate the relationship between school bullying and NSSI behaviors, with an indirect effect of 0.040 (95% CI: 0.018~0.069) ,account for 17.17% of the total effect. The indirect effect through self-esteem was not statistically significant (95% CI: -0.004~0.069). ConclusionExposure to school bullying and high levels of alexithymia are important predictors of NSSI behavior in adolescents with depressive disorders, and school bullying may indirectly influence NSSI behavior through alexithymia. [Funded by Scientific Research Project of Health Commition of Heilongjiang Province,(number, 20230303090154]