1.Analysis on the effect of AI rehabilitation system combined with telemedicine platform in individualized rehabilitation treatment for patients with long-term coma
Weixiang QIU ; Banggui CHEN ; Wanqin WANG ; Shuxiong CAI ; Chao XU ; Ligen HUANG ; Bo ZHANG ; Bing MENG
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(11):137-142
Objective:To analyze the applied effect of artificial intelligence(AI)rehabilitation system combined with telemedicine platform in individualized rehabilitation treatment for patients with long-term coma,so as to realize individual management for them.Methods:An AI rehabilitation system that aimed to patients with long-term coma was designed by integrating data of multimodal sensors included inertial sensor,image sensor and bioelectric sensor.A telemedicine platform,which included seven modules(patient management,consultation management,video communication,data transmission,electronic medical records,cost management and system maintenance),was designed by using a browser/server(B/S)architecture.The changes of patients'condition were followed up,and the full process of the management for rehabilitation treatment and the individualization of treatment plan were realized.A total of 60 inpatients whose coma duration exceeded 28 days were selected from the Coma Awakening Center of Dongguan Shipai Hospital between October 1,2021 and September 30,2022.They were randomly divided into control group(n=30)and observation group(n=30)by random number table.The control group received physical therapy and rehabilitation training based on evaluation results of rehabilitation,while the observation group adopted AI rehabilitation system combined with the telemedicine platform to conduct intervention.The consciousness levels,quality of life,hospital stay duration and treatment costs of two group were compared after intervention.Results:The Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)scores,Coma Recovery Scale-Revised(CRS-R)scores,and Persistent Vegetative State(PVS)scores of two groups after intervention were significantly higher than those before intervention,and these indicators of observation group were significantly higher than them of control group after intervention,and the differences were significant(t=7.187,15.586,9.293,P<0.05),respectively.There were not significant differences in Glasgow Outcome Scale(GOS)scores and Activities of Daily Living(ADL)scores between two groups before intervention(P>0.05),and these scores of two groups were significantly increased after intervention,and these scores of observation group were significantly higher than them of control group after intervention,and the differences were significant(t=7.584,6.755,P<0.05).Additionally,the hospital stay duration and treatment costs of observation group were significantly less than those of control group,and the differences were significant(t=20.965,9.503,P<0.05).Conclusion:The intervention of AI rehabilitation system combines with a telemedicine platform on patients with long-term coma can enhance GCS,CRS-R,PVS,GOS and ADL scores,and reduce hospital stay duration and treatment cost.
2.Novel CD19 Fast-CAR-T cells vs. CD19 conventional CAR-T cells for the treatment of relapsed/refractory CD19-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Xu TAN ; Jishi WANG ; Shangjun CHEN ; Li LIU ; Yuhua LI ; Sanfang TU ; Hai YI ; Jian ZHOU ; Sanbin WANG ; Ligen LIU ; Jian GE ; Yongxian HU ; Xiaoqi WANG ; Lu WANG ; Guo CHEN ; Han YAO ; Cheng ZHANG ; Xi ZHANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(19):2491-2497
BACKGROUND:
Treatment with chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) cells has shown promising effectiveness in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R B-ALL), although the process of preparing for this therapy usually takes a long time. We have recently created CD19 Fast-CAR-T (F-CAR-T) cells, which can be produced within a single day. The objective of this study was to evaluate and contrast the effectiveness and safety of CD19 F-CAR-T cells with those of CD19 conventional CAR-T cells in the management of R/R B-ALL.
METHODS:
A multicenter, retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 44 patients with R/R B-ALL was conducted. Overall, 23 patients were administered with innovative CD19 F-CAR-T cells (F-CAR-T group), whereas 21 patients were given CD19 conventional CAR-T cells (C-CAR-T group). We compared the rates of complete remission (CR), minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative CR, leukemia-free survival (LFS), overall survival (OS), and the incidence of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) between the two groups.
RESULTS:
Compared with the C-CAR-T group, the F-CAR-T group had significantly higher CR and MRD-negative rates (95.7% and 91.3%, respectively; 71.4% and 66.7%, respectively; P = 0.036 and P = 0.044). No significant differences were observed in the 1-year or 2-year LFS or OS rates between the two groups: the 1-year and 2-year LFS for the F-CAR-T group vs.C-CAR-T group were 47.8% and 43.5% vs. 38.1% and 23.8% (P = 0.384 and P = 0.216), while the 1-year and 2-year OS rates were 65.2% and 56.5% vs. 52.4% and 47.6% (P = 0.395 and P = 0.540). Additionally, among CR patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) following CAR-T-cell therapy, there were no significant differences in the 1-year or 2-year LFS or OS rates: 57.1% and 50.0% vs. 47.8% and 34.8% (P = 0.506 and P = 0.356), 64.3% and 57.1% vs. 65.2% and 56.5% (P = 0.985 and P = 0.883), respectively. The incidence of CRS was greater in the F-CAR-T group (91.3%) than in the C-CAR-T group (66.7%) (P = 0.044). The incidence of ICANS was also greater in the F-CAR-T group (30.4%) than in the C-CAR-T group (9.5%) (P = 0.085), but no treatment-related deaths occurred in the two groups.
CONCLUSION
Compared with C-CAR-T-cell therapy, F-CAR-T-cell therapy has a superior remission rate but also leads to a tolerably increased incidence of CRS/ICANS. Further research is needed to explore the function of allo-HSCT as an intermediary therapy after CAR-T-cell therapy.
3.Integrating Data Mining and Network Pharmacology to Explore the Optimization Strategy and Mechanism of Qishen Granules in Treating Coronary Heart Disease with Heart Failure
Jianwei YUE ; Jianglin XU ; Ligen DAO ; Jiale HE ; Jiangfeng ZHAO ; Jun WANG ; Zhi YANG ; Chun LI ; Wei WANG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;42(6):1454-1463
Objective To explore the optimization strategy of Qishen Granules in treating coronary heart disease with heart failure(CHD-HF)based on data mining and the pathogenic"toxin"theory,and to predict its active components and mechanisms using network pharmacology.Methods Literature on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)for treating CHD-HF was collected from relevant databases,and prescriptions were screened and established into a database according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.Frequency,association rules,and hierarchical clustering analyses were performed using the Ancient and Modern Medical Case Cloud Platform.Network pharmacology techniques were applied to screen potential targets of the optimized combination for treating CHD-HF,and carry out the targets and pathways enrichment analysis.Results A total of 336 articles and 339 prescriptions involving 191 herbs were included,with 12 herbs used more than 100 times.The core drug combinations for treating CHD-HF included Astragali Radix,Poria,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,Chuanxiong Rhizoma,etc,while commonly used detoxifying herbs included Leonuri Herb,Coptidis Rhizoma,etc.Association rule analysis yielded 10 two-item associations and 17 three-item associations;clustering analysis grouped the data into 5 categories.Based on data mining and the pathogenic"toxin"theory,the combination for treating CHD-HF was optimized to include Astragali Radix,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata,Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,Coptidis Rhizoma,and Taraxaci Herba.Network pharmacology analysis identified 366 common targets between the optimized combination and CHD-HF,with 16 core targets screened out.Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)analysis revealed significant enrichment in pathways such as cancer pathways,lipid and atherosclerosis,Rap1 signaling pathway,hypoxia-inducible factor 1(HIF-1)signaling pathway,phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B(PI3K/Akt)signaling pathway,Ras signaling pathway,and mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)signaling pathway.Conclusion TCM treatment for CHD-HF primarily focuses on replenishing qi and warming yang,activating blood circulation and resolving fluid retention.Based on data mining results and the pathogenic"toxin"theory,the formulation strategy of Qishen Granules for treating CHD-HF was optimized,potentially exerting therapeutic effects through anti-inflammatory,anti-apoptotic,and anti-hypoxia physiological processes.
4.Construction and application of medical safety system in Xidan Campus of Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Pengyu ZHAO ; Ligen YU ; Chen WANG ; Qiao LI ; Yi GAO ; Guojie ZHANG ; Qing CHANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2025;41(6):426-431
The construction of a medical safety system based on the medical core quality and safty systems is the foundation of the hospital. Multi-campus operation coordinated development is key to the high-quality development of public hospitals and the balanced distribution of high-quality medical resources. Building a medical safety system that comfoms to the specialized layout and operation of branch districts is very important the construction of multi-campus hospitals. In January 2023, Xidan Campus of Peking Union Medical College Hospital established a medical safety system that was compatible with its development, based on the construction of the medical core quality and safty system. The system covered four dimensions: early identification, early assessment, early intervention, and fast response. It included high-risk surgical evaluation and filing, early warning of nursing rooms, periodic medical safety rounds, and rapid response teams and cross hospital transportation of critical care rapid response teams. As of June 2024, the hospital had recorded 570 high-risk surgeries with no unplanned secondary surgeries or unplanned readmissions; Reported nursing warnings 68 times, initiated 93 emergency treatments and cross hospital transfers. All emergency patients received early warning assessments and completed graded and classified transfers and management, effectively ensuring patient safety. This practice could provide references for other multi-campus hospitals to promote the construction and development of medical safety systems.
5.Marginal zone lymphoma with acute kidney injury as the initial clinical manifestation: a case report
Hui GUO ; Jing YANG ; Fuhua CHEN ; Yonglan WANG ; Linlin SUN ; Lan LIN ; Ligen LIU ; Xiaoxia WANG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2025;41(8):620-623
The paper presents a case of 69-year-old male with marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) manifesting as acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring emergency hemodialysis. The patient presented with fever, fatigue and rapidly progressive renal dysfunction, and serum creatinine was 1 105 μmol/L. Emergency central venous catheterization and hemodialysis were performed. Serum immunofixation electrophoresis revealed monoclonal IgM and λ light chain positivity. Autoantibody testing showed positivity for both anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies. Renal biopsy demonstrated interstitial infiltration by atypical B lymphocytes with λ light chain restriction. The diagnosis of MZL was confirmed by bone marrow biopsy. Following hemodialysis and chemotherapy with bendamustine plus rituximab, renal function significantly improved and remained stable during follow-up. This case highlights that AKI may serve as the initial manifestation of lymphoma, underscoring the importance of considering hematologic malignancies in the differential diagnosis of unexplained renal failure.
6.Analysis on the effect of AI rehabilitation system combined with telemedicine platform in individualized rehabilitation treatment for patients with long-term coma
Weixiang QIU ; Banggui CHEN ; Wanqin WANG ; Shuxiong CAI ; Chao XU ; Ligen HUANG ; Bo ZHANG ; Bing MENG
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(11):137-142
Objective:To analyze the applied effect of artificial intelligence(AI)rehabilitation system combined with telemedicine platform in individualized rehabilitation treatment for patients with long-term coma,so as to realize individual management for them.Methods:An AI rehabilitation system that aimed to patients with long-term coma was designed by integrating data of multimodal sensors included inertial sensor,image sensor and bioelectric sensor.A telemedicine platform,which included seven modules(patient management,consultation management,video communication,data transmission,electronic medical records,cost management and system maintenance),was designed by using a browser/server(B/S)architecture.The changes of patients'condition were followed up,and the full process of the management for rehabilitation treatment and the individualization of treatment plan were realized.A total of 60 inpatients whose coma duration exceeded 28 days were selected from the Coma Awakening Center of Dongguan Shipai Hospital between October 1,2021 and September 30,2022.They were randomly divided into control group(n=30)and observation group(n=30)by random number table.The control group received physical therapy and rehabilitation training based on evaluation results of rehabilitation,while the observation group adopted AI rehabilitation system combined with the telemedicine platform to conduct intervention.The consciousness levels,quality of life,hospital stay duration and treatment costs of two group were compared after intervention.Results:The Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)scores,Coma Recovery Scale-Revised(CRS-R)scores,and Persistent Vegetative State(PVS)scores of two groups after intervention were significantly higher than those before intervention,and these indicators of observation group were significantly higher than them of control group after intervention,and the differences were significant(t=7.187,15.586,9.293,P<0.05),respectively.There were not significant differences in Glasgow Outcome Scale(GOS)scores and Activities of Daily Living(ADL)scores between two groups before intervention(P>0.05),and these scores of two groups were significantly increased after intervention,and these scores of observation group were significantly higher than them of control group after intervention,and the differences were significant(t=7.584,6.755,P<0.05).Additionally,the hospital stay duration and treatment costs of observation group were significantly less than those of control group,and the differences were significant(t=20.965,9.503,P<0.05).Conclusion:The intervention of AI rehabilitation system combines with a telemedicine platform on patients with long-term coma can enhance GCS,CRS-R,PVS,GOS and ADL scores,and reduce hospital stay duration and treatment cost.
7.Marginal zone lymphoma with acute kidney injury as the initial clinical manifestation: a case report
Hui GUO ; Jing YANG ; Fuhua CHEN ; Yonglan WANG ; Linlin SUN ; Lan LIN ; Ligen LIU ; Xiaoxia WANG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2025;41(8):620-623
The paper presents a case of 69-year-old male with marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) manifesting as acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring emergency hemodialysis. The patient presented with fever, fatigue and rapidly progressive renal dysfunction, and serum creatinine was 1 105 μmol/L. Emergency central venous catheterization and hemodialysis were performed. Serum immunofixation electrophoresis revealed monoclonal IgM and λ light chain positivity. Autoantibody testing showed positivity for both anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies. Renal biopsy demonstrated interstitial infiltration by atypical B lymphocytes with λ light chain restriction. The diagnosis of MZL was confirmed by bone marrow biopsy. Following hemodialysis and chemotherapy with bendamustine plus rituximab, renal function significantly improved and remained stable during follow-up. This case highlights that AKI may serve as the initial manifestation of lymphoma, underscoring the importance of considering hematologic malignancies in the differential diagnosis of unexplained renal failure.
8.Construction and application of medical safety system in Xidan Campus of Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Pengyu ZHAO ; Ligen YU ; Chen WANG ; Qiao LI ; Yi GAO ; Guojie ZHANG ; Qing CHANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2025;41(6):426-431
The construction of a medical safety system based on the medical core quality and safty systems is the foundation of the hospital. Multi-campus operation coordinated development is key to the high-quality development of public hospitals and the balanced distribution of high-quality medical resources. Building a medical safety system that comfoms to the specialized layout and operation of branch districts is very important the construction of multi-campus hospitals. In January 2023, Xidan Campus of Peking Union Medical College Hospital established a medical safety system that was compatible with its development, based on the construction of the medical core quality and safty system. The system covered four dimensions: early identification, early assessment, early intervention, and fast response. It included high-risk surgical evaluation and filing, early warning of nursing rooms, periodic medical safety rounds, and rapid response teams and cross hospital transportation of critical care rapid response teams. As of June 2024, the hospital had recorded 570 high-risk surgeries with no unplanned secondary surgeries or unplanned readmissions; Reported nursing warnings 68 times, initiated 93 emergency treatments and cross hospital transfers. All emergency patients received early warning assessments and completed graded and classified transfers and management, effectively ensuring patient safety. This practice could provide references for other multi-campus hospitals to promote the construction and development of medical safety systems.
9.Identification of USP2 as a novel target to induce degradation of KRAS in myeloma cells.
Yingying WANG ; Youping ZHANG ; Hao LUO ; Wei WEI ; Wanting LIU ; Weiwei WANG ; Yunzhao WU ; Cheng PENG ; Yanjie JI ; Jianfang ZHANG ; Chujiao ZHU ; Wenhui BAI ; Li XIA ; Hu LEI ; Hanzhang XU ; Leimiao YIN ; Wei WENG ; Li YANG ; Ligen LIU ; Aiwu ZHOU ; Yueyue WEI ; Qi ZHU ; Weiliang ZHU ; Yongqing YANG ; Zhijian XU ; Yingli WU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2024;14(12):5235-5248
Inducing the degradation of KRAS represents a novel strategy to combat cancers with KRAS mutation. In this study, we identify ubiquitin-specific protease 2 (USP2) as a novel deubiquitinating enzyme of KRAS in multiple myeloma (MM). Specifically, we demonstrate that gambogic acid (GA) forms a covalent bond with the cysteine 284 residue of USP2 through an allosteric pocket, inhibiting its deubiquitinating activity. Inactivation or knockdown of USP2 leads to the degradation of KRAS, resulting in the suppression of MM cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo. Conversely, overexpressing USP2 stabilizes KRAS and partially abrogates GA-induced apoptosis in MM cells. Furthermore, elevated USP2 levels may be associated with poorer prognoses in MM patients. These findings highlight the potential of the USP2/KRAS axis as a therapeutic target in MM, suggesting that strategically inducing KRAS degradation via USP2 inhibition could be a promising approach for treating cancers with KRAS mutations.
10.Small molecules for fat combustion: targeting obesity.
Jingxin LIU ; Yitao WANG ; Ligen LIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2019;9(2):220-236
Obesity is increasing in an alarming rate worldwide, which causes higher risks of some diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Current therapeutic approaches, either pancreatic lipase inhibitors or appetite suppressors, are generally of limited effectiveness. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and beige cells dissipate fatty acids as heat to maintain body temperature, termed non-shivering thermogenesis; the activity and mass of BAT and beige cells are negatively correlated with overweight and obesity. The existence of BAT and beige cells in human adults provides an effective weight reduction therapy, a process likely to be amenable to pharmacological intervention. Herein, we combed through the physiology of thermogenesis and the role of BAT and beige cells in combating with obesity. We summarized the thermogenic regulators identified in the past decades, targeting G protein-coupled receptors, transient receptor potential channels, nuclear receptors and miscellaneous pathways. Advances in clinical trials were also presented. The main purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge from the biological importance of thermogenesis in energy homeostasis to the representative thermogenic regulators for treating obesity. Thermogenic regulators might have a large potential for further investigations to be developed as lead compounds in fighting obesity.

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