1.Associations between neighborhood built environment and blood pressure levels among residents and joint exposure profiles of built environment factors
Huiqin WANG ; Kangkang GU ; Peihong LI ; Haoliang WANG ; Yucheng HUANG
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2026;43(9):1123-1131
Background Chronic non-communicable diseases, including hypertension, have become major threats to urban public health. The built environment has been linked to blood pressure. Objective To examine joint exposure patterns of built environment factors in relation to residents' blood pressure status and to identify environmental profiles of neighborhoods that may be favorable or unfavorable to hypertension prevention. Methods (1) A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1910 residents in Longzihu District, Bengbu City. Demographic characteristics, clinical indicators (including blood pressure), and lifestyle behavioral data were collected. Nine built environment indicators were derived within a 500-meter buffer zone surrounding each participant's residential address. (2) Using elevated blood pressure status as a binary outcome (all residents) and grade of elevated blood pressure as an ordinal multi-class outcome (residents with elevated blood pressure), the predictive performance of four binary classification models and nine multi-class classification models was compared, respectively. Feature importance was ranked based on the best-performing model. Multi-variable logistic regression with stepwise adjustment was then used to identify key environmental factors. (3) Using partial dependence plots, a joint exposure analysis was conducted in the target population of residents with elevated blood pressure (high-normal blood pressure and hypertension grades 1–3), with the 25th and 75th percentiles of key environmental factors as the low- and high-level thresholds, respectively. The 95% confidence intervals were estimated using the Bootstrap method. Results (1) Among the study participants, 863 had elevated blood pressure: 349 (40.4%) had high-normal blood pressure, and 398 (46.1%), 93 (10.8%), and 23 (2.7%) had hypertension grades 1, 2, and 3, respectively. (2) Logistic regression showed the best performance in analyzing the association between built environment factors and elevated blood pressure status (n=1910), whereas random forest showed the best performance in analyzing the association between built environment factors and grade of elevated blood pressure (n=863). Road density, bus stop density, and hospital/clinic density were key environmental factors. (3) Pairwise joint exposure patterns were observed among the three key environmental factors: When any two were both below the low-level thresholds (road ≤0.54 km·km−2, bus stop ≤0.51 points·km−2, hospital ≤5.99 points·km−2), the risk of a higher grade of elevated blood pressure was greater than the overall sample average (relative predicted odds 1.29–1.31, 95% confidence interval lower bound >1); when any two were both above the high-level thresholds (road ≥0.75 km·km−2, bus stop ≥1.25 points·km−2, hospital ≥15.00 points·km−2), the risk was lower than the overall sample average (relative predicted odds 0.54–0.61, 95% confidence interval upper bound <1); low-high and high-low combinations did not differ significantly from the overall sample average (P > 0.05). Conclusion Joint exposure profiles characterized by road density, bus stop density, and hospital/clinic density are associated with elevated blood pressure among residents: Simultaneously low levels of any two of these environmental indicators are associated with a higher predicted risk of a more severe grade, whereas simultaneously high levels are associated with a lower predicted risk. These findings suggest that coordinated configurations of road networks, public transit accessibility, and medical service facilities may represent important environmental feature of neighborhoods favorable to hypertension prevention and control.
2.Analysis of the demands for pharmaceutical clinic service and influential factors based on Kano model
Han SHAN ; Xuan YE ; Zihan GUO ; Jing WU ; Jinwei HU ; Xiaopei TONG ; Yufei BIN ; Jiyong LIU ; Qiong DU ; Mengmeng WANG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(22):2850-2855
OBJECTIVE To explore the characteristics and influential factors of pharmaceutical clinic service demands, providing evidence for optimizing pharmaceutical service models and facilitating pharmaceutical service models of pharmacist role transformation. METHODS A cross-sectional survey design was adopted, and 410 outpatient participants were selected from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center through convenience sampling for questionnaire administration from February to May 2025. Kano model was applied to analyze the demand attributes of 25 pharmaceutical services, while questionnaires were used to assess patients’ awareness and demand status. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on key demographic variables such as gender, age, educational attainment, and economic burdens, to SACA- systematically examine the differences in Kano attribute classification among patients in each subgroup. RESULTS The awareness rate of pharmaceutical outpatient services among patients was only 14.63%, yet those who were aware demonstrated a significantly higher demand rate for such services compared to those who were unaware (P<0.001). The demand for pharmaceutical clinic services exhibited a hierarchical characteristic: twelve items were identified as attractive attributes (e. g., providing suggestions for more affordable treatment options, offering online consultation services, etc.), five items as expected attributes (e.g., having a good attitude and being able to patiently answer your questions, etc.), three items as must-have attributes (e.g., providing guidance on medication dosage and usage, providing guidance on medication precautions, etc.), five items as indifferent attributes (e.g., providing treatment plan recommendations based on the patient’s condition). There were zero items classified as reverse attribute. Subgroup analysis revealed that female patients showed greater concern for “neat and clean attire of medical staff” than male patients (P<0.001); patients under 60 years of age demonstrated stronger demand for “providing treatment plan recommendations based on patients’ conditions” compared to patients aged 60 or above (P=0.016); those with below high school education placed greater emphasis on “providing guidance on medication precautions” compared to those with a high school education or above (P=0.011); patients with lower economic burdens exhibited stronger preferences for “neat and clean attire of medical staff ” (P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS The public awareness rate of pharmaceutical clinic services is considerably low; however, those who are aware of such services demonstrate significantly higher demand. The medication safety-related services and convenience-oriented demands should be prioritized in the development of pharmaceutical clinics. Moreover, the study also revealed that factors such as gender, age, educational level, and economic burdens exert significant influences on patients’ service demands.
3.Effect of diesel exhaust particulate matter exposure on anxious- and depressive- like behaviors in hypertensive model mice and the mechanism of microglial polarization
Yu WU ; Han HAO ; Bingrui LIU ; Weixuan WANG ; Yanshu ZHANG ; Jianzhu BO
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(7):583-590
Objective:To investigate the role of microglial polarization modulated by triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2/insulin-like growth factor-1(TREM2/IGF-1) in hypertensive model mice exposed to diesel exhaust particulate matter (DPM), with a focus on its implications for anxious- and depressive-like behaviors.Methods:SPF-grade male C57BL/6J mice were divided into the control group, the hypertension group, the DPM group, and the hypertension+ DPM group according to the principle of weight-matching, with 10 mice in each group. The hypertension model was established by intraperitoneal injection of angiotensin Ⅱ (AngⅡ) in hypertension group and hypertension+ DPM group, and mice in the control group and DPM group were intraperitoneally injected with an equivalent amount of 0.9% NaCl solution.DPM suspension was instilled into the nasal cavity of the mice in DPM group and hypertension+ DPM group(1 μg/μL, 10 μL, once a day for 56 days).Behavioral tests, including the sucrose preference test, tail suspension test, elevated plus maze test, and open field test, were conducted to evaluate anxious- and depressive-like behaviors.TREM2-overexpressing BV2 cell model was established through plasmid transfection technology.Western blot was applied to measure the protein expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS, Arg-1, TREM2 and IGF-1.SPSS 23.0 software was used for statistical analysis, one-way ANOVA was used for comparison among multiple groups, and LSD- t test was used for post-hoc testing. Results:(1)There were statistically significant differences in the sucrose preference rate, immobility time in the tail suspension test, percentage of time and number of entries into the open arms in the elevated plus maze, as well as the total distance, percentage of time spent in the central area in the open field test among the four groups of mice( F=22.82, 21.60, 36.17, 20.99, 5.85, 13.24, all P<0.01).The sucrose preference rate, percentage of time spent in the open arms, percentage of number of entries into the open arms, total distance and percentage of time spent in the central area of the DPM group and the hypertension group were lower than those of the control group( P<0.05), while the immobility time of the two group was higher than that of the control group( P<0.05). The sucrose preference rate((55.62±4.46)%) and percentage of time spent in the open arms((4.17±0.62)%) of the hypertension+ DPM group were lower than those of the DPM group((60.78±3.21)%, (6.44±0.89)%) and the hypertension group((66.26±4.25)%, (6.53±1.29)%)(all P<0.05), while the immobility time((155.42±12.50)s) was higher than that of the DPM group((129.03±5.43)s) and the hypertension group((129.28±10.55)s)(both P<0.05).(2)Western blot analysis revealed statistically significant differences in protein expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS, Arg-1, and TREM2/IGF-1 in the medial prefrontal cortex(mPFC) among the four experimental groups( F=12.23, 10.51, 33.89, 145.40, 11.85, 15.56, 33.11, all P<0.05).The hypertension+ DPM group demonstrated significantly higher protein expression of IL-1β and IL-6 compared to the hypertension group (all P<0.05). Relative to the hypertension+ DPM group, TNF-α and iNOS protein expression was elevated in both the hypertension group and DPM group, whereas Arg-1 protein expression was lower in the hypertension group(all P<0.05). Additionally, TREM2 and IGF-1 protein expression in the hypertension and DPM groups were lower than those in the control group but higher than those in the hypertension+ DPM group(all P<0.05).(3)The protein expressions of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in BV2 cells of the DPM+ AngⅡ-TREM2 overexpression group were lower than those of the DPM+ AngⅡ group. The expression of iNOS was lower than that in the DPM+ AngⅡ group, while the expression of Arg-1 was higher than that in the DPM+ AngⅡ group(all P<0.05). Conclusion:DPM exposure aggravates anxious- and depressive-like behaviors in hypertensive model mice, with TREM2/IGF-1-regulated microglial polarization playing a significant role in this process.
4.AConvLSTM U-Net: a multi-scale jaw cyst segmentation model based on bidirectional dense connection and attention mechanism.
Suqiang LI ; Zhouyang WANG ; Sixian CHAN ; Xiaolong ZHOU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2025;45(5):1082-1092
OBJECTIVES:
We propose a multi-scale jaw cyst segmentation model, AConvLSTM U-Net, which is based on bidirectional dense connections and attention mechanisms to achieve accurate automatic segmentation of mandibular cyst images.
METHODS:
A dataset consisting of 2592 jaw cyst images was used. AConvLSTM U-Net designs a MBC on the encoding path to enhance feature extraction capabilities. A DPD was used to connect the encoder and decoder, and a bidirectional ConvLSTM was introduced in the jump connection to obtain rich semantic information. A decoding block based on scSE was then used on the decoding path to enhance the focus on important information. Finally, a DS was designed, and the model was optimized by integrating a joint loss function to further improve the segmentation accuracy.
RESULTS:
The experiment with AConvLSTM U-Net for jaw cyst lesion segmentation showed a MCC of 93.8443%, a DSC of 93.9067%, and a JSC of 88.5133%, outperforming all the other comparison segmentation models.
CONCLUSIONS
The proposed algorithm shows a high accuracy and robustness on the jaw cyst dataset, demonstrating its superior performance over many existing methods for automatic segmentation of jaw cyst images and its potential to assist clinical diagnosis.
Humans
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Jaw Cysts/diagnostic imaging*
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods*
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Neural Networks, Computer
5.Effect of diesel exhaust particulate matter exposure on anxious- and depressive- like behaviors in hypertensive model mice and the mechanism of microglial polarization
Yu WU ; Han HAO ; Bingrui LIU ; Weixuan WANG ; Yanshu ZHANG ; Jianzhu BO
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(7):583-590
Objective:To investigate the role of microglial polarization modulated by triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2/insulin-like growth factor-1(TREM2/IGF-1) in hypertensive model mice exposed to diesel exhaust particulate matter (DPM), with a focus on its implications for anxious- and depressive-like behaviors.Methods:SPF-grade male C57BL/6J mice were divided into the control group, the hypertension group, the DPM group, and the hypertension+ DPM group according to the principle of weight-matching, with 10 mice in each group. The hypertension model was established by intraperitoneal injection of angiotensin Ⅱ (AngⅡ) in hypertension group and hypertension+ DPM group, and mice in the control group and DPM group were intraperitoneally injected with an equivalent amount of 0.9% NaCl solution.DPM suspension was instilled into the nasal cavity of the mice in DPM group and hypertension+ DPM group(1 μg/μL, 10 μL, once a day for 56 days).Behavioral tests, including the sucrose preference test, tail suspension test, elevated plus maze test, and open field test, were conducted to evaluate anxious- and depressive-like behaviors.TREM2-overexpressing BV2 cell model was established through plasmid transfection technology.Western blot was applied to measure the protein expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS, Arg-1, TREM2 and IGF-1.SPSS 23.0 software was used for statistical analysis, one-way ANOVA was used for comparison among multiple groups, and LSD- t test was used for post-hoc testing. Results:(1)There were statistically significant differences in the sucrose preference rate, immobility time in the tail suspension test, percentage of time and number of entries into the open arms in the elevated plus maze, as well as the total distance, percentage of time spent in the central area in the open field test among the four groups of mice( F=22.82, 21.60, 36.17, 20.99, 5.85, 13.24, all P<0.01).The sucrose preference rate, percentage of time spent in the open arms, percentage of number of entries into the open arms, total distance and percentage of time spent in the central area of the DPM group and the hypertension group were lower than those of the control group( P<0.05), while the immobility time of the two group was higher than that of the control group( P<0.05). The sucrose preference rate((55.62±4.46)%) and percentage of time spent in the open arms((4.17±0.62)%) of the hypertension+ DPM group were lower than those of the DPM group((60.78±3.21)%, (6.44±0.89)%) and the hypertension group((66.26±4.25)%, (6.53±1.29)%)(all P<0.05), while the immobility time((155.42±12.50)s) was higher than that of the DPM group((129.03±5.43)s) and the hypertension group((129.28±10.55)s)(both P<0.05).(2)Western blot analysis revealed statistically significant differences in protein expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS, Arg-1, and TREM2/IGF-1 in the medial prefrontal cortex(mPFC) among the four experimental groups( F=12.23, 10.51, 33.89, 145.40, 11.85, 15.56, 33.11, all P<0.05).The hypertension+ DPM group demonstrated significantly higher protein expression of IL-1β and IL-6 compared to the hypertension group (all P<0.05). Relative to the hypertension+ DPM group, TNF-α and iNOS protein expression was elevated in both the hypertension group and DPM group, whereas Arg-1 protein expression was lower in the hypertension group(all P<0.05). Additionally, TREM2 and IGF-1 protein expression in the hypertension and DPM groups were lower than those in the control group but higher than those in the hypertension+ DPM group(all P<0.05).(3)The protein expressions of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in BV2 cells of the DPM+ AngⅡ-TREM2 overexpression group were lower than those of the DPM+ AngⅡ group. The expression of iNOS was lower than that in the DPM+ AngⅡ group, while the expression of Arg-1 was higher than that in the DPM+ AngⅡ group(all P<0.05). Conclusion:DPM exposure aggravates anxious- and depressive-like behaviors in hypertensive model mice, with TREM2/IGF-1-regulated microglial polarization playing a significant role in this process.
6.Acute lung injury due to recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a healthy donor
Yuhui PANG ; Shaofei ZHANG ; Rongxiao WANG ; Jianzhu CAO ; Jinxia LIU ; Yaochen ZHANG
Adverse Drug Reactions Journal 2024;26(9):568-570
A 36-year-old healthy male served as an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell donor was given recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor injection (rhG-CSF) 300 μg by subcutaneous injection once daily for 5 consecutive days. On day 4 of stem cell mobilization, peripheral stem cell collection was performed and rhG-CSF 250 μg was given in addition. The donor experienced dry cough, dyspnea, and difficulty breathing on the next day. Chest CT scan showed diffuse patchy and nodular shadows in both lungs, and relevant tests excluded bacterial/viral infection of the lungs and heart failure. It was considered to be acute lung injury caused by rhG-CSF. After giving glucocorticoids and symptomatic treatments, the symptoms gradually subsided, and the peripheral blood stem cell collection was successful. In the continuing treatment of glucocorticoids, the symptoms of the donor were further improved, and chest CT scan showed marked improvement. At a 3 years of follow-up, the donor' work and life were normal, and no lung discomfort symptoms recurred.
7.Acute lung injury due to recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a healthy donor
Yuhui PANG ; Shaofei ZHANG ; Rongxiao WANG ; Jianzhu CAO ; Jinxia LIU ; Yaochen ZHANG
Adverse Drug Reactions Journal 2024;26(9):568-570
A 36-year-old healthy male served as an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell donor was given recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor injection (rhG-CSF) 300 μg by subcutaneous injection once daily for 5 consecutive days. On day 4 of stem cell mobilization, peripheral stem cell collection was performed and rhG-CSF 250 μg was given in addition. The donor experienced dry cough, dyspnea, and difficulty breathing on the next day. Chest CT scan showed diffuse patchy and nodular shadows in both lungs, and relevant tests excluded bacterial/viral infection of the lungs and heart failure. It was considered to be acute lung injury caused by rhG-CSF. After giving glucocorticoids and symptomatic treatments, the symptoms gradually subsided, and the peripheral blood stem cell collection was successful. In the continuing treatment of glucocorticoids, the symptoms of the donor were further improved, and chest CT scan showed marked improvement. At a 3 years of follow-up, the donor' work and life were normal, and no lung discomfort symptoms recurred.
8.Progress of exosomes in drug resistance of hematologic malignancies
Lin QI ; Rui WANG ; Jianzhu FU ; Zhiyong CHENG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023;32(5):314-317
The incidence of hematologic malignancies is increasing, and although new drugs and treatments have made great progress, relapse and drug resistance are still urgent problems to be solved. Exosomes are tiny membrane vesicles secreted in cells that carry lipid bilayer membrane structures including mRNA, microRNA and proteins. It carries and transmits important signaling molecules, forming an entirely new intercellular information transfer system that exhibits a wide range of biological properties and functions in organisms. Tumor cell exosomes are confirmed to contribute to cancer cell proliferation, angiogenesis, invasiveness, distant metastasis and drug resistance. Multiple studies have shown that exosomes from some malignant hematological tumor cells are closely related to tumor resistance. This review summarizes the research progress of exosomes in the mechanism of drug resistance of hematologic malignancies, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical treatment of hematologic malignancies.
9.Effect of Rapamycin on Exosomes and PD-1/PD-L1 in Human Erythroleukemia HEL Cells
Lin QI ; Zhao ZHANG ; Suyun WANG ; Guimin LIU ; Rui WANG ; Jianzhu FU ; Zhiyong CHENG
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2022;49(10):1021-1027
Objective To determine the effect of rapamycin(Rapa) on JAK2, ABCA3, and the immune checkpoint PD-1/PD-L1 in exosomes derived from JAK2 V617F positive HEL cells. Methods Human erythroleukemia HEL cells (JAK2 V617F mutation-positive) were cultured
10.Advance in Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities (review)
Yang LIU ; Ya-qing YUAN ; Mei-juan WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2020;26(2):197-203
This review summarized the researches about physical activity levels, measurement methods, influencing factors and interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual disability. The physical activity levels of children and adolescents with intellectual disability were low, and their health status was not optimistic. The joint efforts of individuals, families and the society were needed to improve their levels of physical activity. The effectiveness of existing physical activity intervention methods should be further discussed. Therefore, focusing on the health demands of children and adolescents with intellectual disability, more researches are needed about in-depth analysis of the dose-effect relationship between physical activity and health indicators, and exploring of effective intervention for physical activity in the future.

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