1.Interaction between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents
LI Tingting, LUO Xiaoyan, TIAN Meina, LIU Changqing
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(10):1378-1382
Objective:
To explore the association of the interaction between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia with the comorbidity risk of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, so as to provide the theoretical basis for prevention and control of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.
Methods:
The data for the study was obtained from the population aged 6-17 in Hebei Province during the 2022-2023 monitoring of nutrition and health status of Chinese residents. A stratified cluster random sampling method was used to conduct questionnaire surveys, physical measurements, and laboratory tests on 2 118 children and adolescents. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association of vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia with overweight and obesity, and multiplication and addition models were used to analyze the interaction of vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia with overweight and obesit.
Results:
The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the surveyed children and adolescents was 67.80%, the incidence of dyslipidemia was 24.46%, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 41.97%. After adjusting for confounding factors, the results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that there was no multiplicative interaction of vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia with overweight and obesit ( OR=0.90, 95%CI=0.57-1.43, P >0.05). However, the risk of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents with vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia was 3.99 times higher than that of those with sufficient vitamin D and normal blood lipids ( OR=3.99, 95%CI=2.93-5.45, P <0.01). There was a positive additive interaction between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia, with relative excess risk of interaction, attributable proportion of interaction and synergy index of 14.40, 81.50% and 7.35, respectively.
Conclusions
For children and adolescents, there is a synergistic effect between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia, and the coexistence of both increases the risk of overweight and obesity. Comprehensive prevention and control measures should be taken to timely supplement vitamin D and maintain normal blood lipid levels, to reduce the occurrence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.
2.Effects of acupuncture on serotonin, histamine, substance P, and tryptase levels at sensitized points in model rats with knee osteoarthritis
Jiayi Yang ; Zidong Wang ; Jing Jiang ; Huiling Tian ; Shun Wang ; Yizhi Liu ; Zumao Cao ; Changqing Joseph Yang ; Zhigang Li
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences 2024;11(4):500-512
Objective:
To elucidate the differences in manual acupuncture effectiveness at sensitized points by investigating the mechanisms of local skin action at different sensitization points in rats with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Methods:
Forty Sprague–Dawley rats were equally divided into control, model (1 mg of monoiodoacetate into the right knee joint cavity), sham operation, manual acupuncture at right Tianjing acupoint (MAR-SJ 10), and left SJ 10 groups. Safranine-O and fast green staining were used to assess the modeling. The morphological and functional changes in mast cells (MCs) were assessed during acupoint sensitization using toluidine blue and immunofluorescence staining. The levels of serotonin, histamine, substance P (SP), and tryptase at skin acupoints and serum levels of IL-β, IL-6, and TNF-α were detected using ELISA.
Results:
After 14 days of treatment, the number of MCs and their degranulation rates were statistically higher in the model group than in the control group (both P < .001). After applying acupuncture, the levels of 5-HT, HA, and SP at skin acupoints were lower than those in the model group (all P < .05), and tryptase level was higher (both P < .05). Tryptase level was higher on the skin at the MAL-SJ 10 acupoint than that on the MAR-SJ 10 acupoint (P = .004). Compared with the model group, the serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in the MAR-SJ 10 and MAL-SJ 10 groups were lower (all P < .05).
Conclusion
Acupuncture at KOA-sensitized acupoints mitigates joint injury in KOA rats and may bidirectionally regulate local MCs of these acupoints. This finding not only enhances the reference value of sensitizing points in clinical diagnosis and treatment, but also contributes to the understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying acupuncture intervention at sensitizing points.
3.Short-term outcomes of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy for locally advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study
Hanran WU ; Changqing LIU ; Xiaohui SUN ; Jieyong TIAN ; Xinyu MEI ; Meiqing XU ; Mingran XIE
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;31(12):1767-1774
Objective To investigate the feasibility, safety, and short-term efficacy of minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy (MIME) in patients with locally advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (TESCC) after neoadjuvant immunotherapy. Methods The clinical data of the patients with locally advanced TESCC in the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China from July 2022 to March 2023 were restrospectively analyzed. They were divided into a neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NI) group and a non-neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NNI) group according to different preoperative neoadjuvant therapy. The perioperative clinical data and 3-month follow-up data were compared between the two groups. Results A total of 47 patients were collected, including 31 males and 16 females with a mean age of (67.57±7.64) years. There were 29 patients in the NI group and 18 patients in the NNI group. There were no statistical differences in baseline data, perioperative complications, short-term complications, surgical time, intraoperative bleeding, postoperative adjuvant therapy, metastasis/recurrence within 3 months, R0 resection rate, postoperative pathological staging decline, or College of American Pathologists (CAP) tumor regression grade between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy can be safely and effectively performed for patients with locally advanced TESCC without increasing operation time, intraoperative blood loss and perioperative complications.
4.Discussion the syndrome and treatment of consumptive thirst based on the core concept of Huangdi Neijing
Dong TIAN ; Shuqin LIAO ; Changqing TONG ; Xiaoyi ZHANG ; Na CAO ; Weiguang WANG ; Zijie CHEN ; Shuangqing ZHAI
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;47(6):797-801
Consumptive thirst is widely discussed in Huangdi Neijing and it is classified as a"strange disease"in Suwen·Strange Diseases Treatise,which reflects the intractable nature of consumptive thirst.This paper explores and analyzes consumptive thirst based on the core concept in Huangdi Neijing.First,this paper approaches the subject through the use of image thinking method from Huangdi Neijing,recognizing that consumptive thirst can lead to changes in the internal climate of the human body.Then,guided by the theories of essence and qi,yin and yang,and the five elements in Huangdi Neijing,it deconstructs and analyzes the causes of these changes and the laws of qi transformation.It points out that the changing climate of consumptive thirst is characterized by"heat symptoms".The main cause of"heat symptoms"is spleen deficiency and excessive dampness,and its qi transformation law is the heat transformation of Shaoyin.The intractable nature of consumptive thirst is mainly reflected in the uncontrolled"heat symptoms"caused by the imbalance of the five elements.Based on the understanding of the heat symptoms of consumptive thirst,this paper proposes a treatment strategy for preventing the disease by resolving dampness and regulating the spleen,harmonizing kidney qi to prevent progression,and balancing yin and yang to treat chronic and recalcitrant conditions.The aim is to provide a reference for optimizing the treatment of consumptive thirst.
5.Natto: A medicinal and edible food with health function.
Chunfang WANG ; Jinpeng CHEN ; Wenguo TIAN ; Yanqi HAN ; Xu XU ; Tao REN ; Chengwang TIAN ; Changqing CHEN
Chinese Herbal Medicines 2023;15(3):349-359
Natto is a soybean product fermented by natto bacteria. It is rich in a variety of amino acids, vitamins, proteins and active enzymes. It has a number of biological activities, such as thrombolysis, prevention of osteoporosis, antibacterial, anticancer, antioxidant and so on. It is widely used in medicine, health-care food, biocatalysis and other fields. Natto is rich in many pharmacological active substances and has significant medicinal research value. This paper summarizes the pharmacological activities and applications of natto in and outside China, so as to provide references for further research and development of natto.
6.Correlation between mental health problems with bullying behaviors among primary and middle school students
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(2):225-228
Objective:
To analyze epidemiological characteristics of campus bullying among primary and middle school students in central China to explore its relation with mental health problems, and to provide a reference for the campus bullying prevention.
Methods:
Stratified cluster sampling method was used to select primary and middle school 10 581 students from Anyang, Nanyang and Xinxiang cities of Henan Province, Middle School Students Mental Health Scale and the Self designed Scale of Adolescent Bullying Behavior were used to analyze the relationship between mental health problems with campus bullying behavior.
Results:
The total report rate of bullying penetrator was 12.5% among students in the three cities. Among primary and middle school students with mental health problems such as hostility, interpersonal stress, academic pressure and emotional imbalance, the detection rate of bullying behavior was 24.2%, 20.3%, 19.4% and 20.1%, respectively. The results of multivariate analysis showed that hostility symptoms ( OR =3.78, 95% CI =1.71-8.32), interpersonal stress ( OR =3.50, 95% CI = 1.62 -7.57), academic pressure ( OR = 1.62 , 95% CI =1.21-2.16) and emotional imbalance ( OR =2.80, 95% CI =1.41-5.56) showed a significant impact on campus bullying ( P <0.05).
Conclusion
Mental health problems of primary and middle school students are closely related to the occurrence of bullying behavior. It is necessary to pay attention to the mental health education of bullies and intervene bullying behaviors from the source.
7.Association between parental marital status with bullying and self injurious behavior among primary and secondary school students
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(9):1342-1345
Objective:
To explore the associations between parental marital status with bullying and self injurious behavior among primary and secondary school students, and to provide intervention support for the prevention of self injurious behavior of primary and secondary school students.
Methods:
A total of 11 107 primary and secondary school students in Nanyang, Anyang and Xinxiang city from central China were selected using multistage clustering sampling method. A questionnaire survey regarding bullying was administered.
Results:
Report rate of bullying in boys (18.1%) was higher than that in girls (9.8%), while report rate of self injurious behavior in girls (3.9%) was higher than that in boys(3.2%)( χ 2=155.56, 4.64, P <0.05). The severity of bullying ( r =0.44) and types of bullying ( r =0.42) were positively correlated with self injurious behaviors( P <0.01), while parental marital status was negatively correlated with self injurious behavior( r=-0.11, P <0.01). Parental marital status negatively moderated the relationship between severity of bullying( β =-0.01), types ( β =-0.05) with self injurious behavior( P <0.01).
Conclusion
Parental marital status plays a moderating role in the association between bullying and self injurious behavior among primary and middle school students.The lower parental marital status, the higher rate of self injurious behavior among bullied children. Comparison of bullied rates among primary and secondary school students with different characteristics.
8.Mechanism of levosimendan on acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in rats
Li ZHAO ; Lei TIAN ; Shiwei WANG ; Tianyuan JIA ; Weiqiang YANG ; Qian YANG ; Xiaoye LU ; Changqing ZHU
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022;31(1):55-60
Objective:To investigate the mechanism of levosimendan on acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in rats.Methods:Twenty-five healthy adult male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group ( n=5), levosimendan group ( n=10) and experimental group ( n=10). A cardiac arrest-cardiopulmonary resuscitation model was established using smothering method in the experimental group and levosimendan group. The levosimendan group was treated with levosimandan during and after resuscitation, while the experimental group was given equivalent volume of saline solution during and after resuscitation, and the control group was only given equivalent volume of saline without performance of CPR. The rats in the three groups were sacrificed at 6 h after resuscitation. The serum and kidney tissue samples were collected. Serum biochemical indicators [serum creatinine (Scr), blood urea nitrogen (Bun), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] were measured. HE staining and Paller score were used to identify the degree of kidney damage. Apoptosis was estimated by TUNEL staining. Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of phosphorylation of extracellular regulated protein kinases (p-ERK). One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the mean values of normally distributed measurement data between groups. Comparisons between groups were performed using the least significant difference t-test. Results:Scr (85.02±1.31) μmol/L, Bun (7.36±0.13) mmol/L, Paller score (7.3±0.2), IL-1β (302.20±17.35) pg/mL, IL-6 (564.60±23.24) pg/mL and TNF-α (1346±83.73) pg/mL in the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group [(15.94±0.96) μmol/L, (2.95±0.18) mmol/L, (0.7±0.2), (7.27±0.44) pg/mL, (51.30±2.87) pg/mL, and (10.39±0.52) pg/mL] (all P<0.01). Compared with the experimental group, Scr (63.88±2.01) μmol/L, Bun (5.45±0.47) mmol/L, paller score (4.8±0.2), IL-1β (78.61±3.66) pg/mL, IL-6 (297.90±13.64) pg/mL and TNF-α (276.2±20.18) pg/mL were significantly decreased in the levosimendan group (all P<0.01). TUNEL staining showed that levosimendan could improve the apoptosis of renal cells ( P<0.01). The expression of p-ERK protein in the levosimendan group was significantly higher than that in the experimental group ( P<0.01). Conclusions:Lovosimendan could attenuate acute kidney injury following cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation via suppression apoptosis. The mechanism of levosimendan protective effect might be associated with activation of ERK signaling pathway.
9.Experience of health education accurately linking system in patients with allergic rhinitis: a qualitative study
Kezhen XIAO ; Chunmiao WANG ; Zirong TIAN ; Fang NAN ; Xiaoxue ZHU ; Changqing WANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(31):4362-4365
Objective:To deeply understand the evaluation of allergic rhinitis patients on the use of health education accurately linking system, analyze their real experience and needs, so as to provide improvement basis for optimizing intelligent mobile education system.Methods:From January to June 2021, 15 patients with allergic rhinitis were selected from the Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Beijing Tongren Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University by purposive sampling as the interviewee. A total of 15 patients with allergic rhinitis were interviewed semi structurally, and the results were analyzed by thematic analysis.Results:The experience of the health education accurately linking system was refined into three themes, namely, the practicality of the health education content, the effectiveness of the health education form, and the shortcomings of the education content and form.Conclusions:Through the health education accurately linking system as the carrier, the system presents standardized health education knowledge as the core of clinical application interviews. It is necessary to increase access to health information. The content of propaganda and education can mainly be short videos. The disease knowledge module can be improved according to the severity of the disease, so as to improve the quality of health education and promote the occurrence of health behaviors.
10.Prevalence of eating out and its association with overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Hebei Province
TIAN Meina, LI Hong, NIU Bei, ZHANG Cui, ZHAO Yongli, MIAO Runxiao, LIU Changqing
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(8):1257-1260
Objective:
To investigate the prevalence and associated factors of eating out among children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Hebei Province, and to explore the association between eating out and overweight/obesity.
Methods:
Data came from Children and Nurse Nutrition Health Monitoring of China during 2016-2017. Questionnaire surveys and anthropometric measures was conducted among 3 330 children aged 6-17 in 12 survey sites. Multivariate Logistics stepwise regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of eating out and the relationship between eating out and overweight/obesity.
Results:
The proportion of eating out was 16.19%, and the rate of overweight and obesity was 29.43%. Multivariate analysis showed that the older children (junior high school students:OR=1.36; high school students:OR=3.57, both P<0.05) and adolescents from highincome families (10 000~<20 000 CNY:OR=1.48; ≥20 000 CNY:OR=2.93, both P<0.05) were more likely to eat out. Children and adolescents living in rural areas (OR=0.20, P<0.01), nononlychild (OR=0.76, P=0.02), day school students (OR=0.21, P<0.01), and the primary caregivers of the elderly (OR=0.69, P=0.03) were less likely to eat out. In addition, eating out was statistically associated with an increased risk of overweight and obesity (OR=1.31, P<0.01).
Conclusion
Eating out is common among children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Hebei Province. Residency, age, household income, onechild family, boarding and and eating out behaviors of primary caregivers are associated with eating out among children and adolescents. Eating out may increase the risk of overweight/obesity in children.


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