1.Role of O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine modification in metabolic associated fatty liver disease
Sutong LIU ; Lihui ZHANG ; Qing ZHAO ; Weichen MA ; Wanyi ZHU ; Minghao LIU ; Wenxia ZHAO
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2026;42(6):1391-1397
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a chronic liver disease with a rapidly increasing incidence rate worldwide, and its complex pathogenesis is closely associated with O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification. As a dynamic and reversible post-translational modification of proteins, O-GlcNAc modification is mainly regulated by O-GlcNAc transferase and O-GlcNAcase. O-GlcNAc modification can drive hepatic steatosis, exacerbate insulin resistance, and impair mitochondrial function, thereby leading to the aggravation of metabolic disorders, promoting inflammation response, and driving the progression of MAFLD to metabolic associated steatohepatitis and hepatic fibrosis. This article systematically reviews the latest research advances in the role of O-GlcNAc modification in the development and progression of MAFLD, in order to provide theoretical support and research direction for a deeper understanding of the pathological mechanism of MAFLD and the development of effective therapeutic strategies.
2.Mechanism of action of Qiangxin decoction in regulating the IκBα/NF-κB p65 signaling pathway-mediated M1 macrophage polarization for the treatment of chronic heart failure
Weiqi SHI ; Jianqi LU ; Zhide ZHU ; Meiling TANG ; Xiang XIAO ; Shanyun ZOU ; Yarou TU ; Lihui HU
China Pharmacy 2026;37(15):1966-1973
OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism of Qiangxin decoction in the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF) by regulating the inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB alpha/nuclear factor-κB p65 subunit (IκBα/NF-κB p65) signaling pathway-mediated M1 macrophage polarization. METHODS In animal experiments, mice were used as research subjects, and the CHF model was established via coronary artery ligation. Model mice were treated with Qiangxin decoction (21.69 g/kg) for 28 days. After intervention, pathological morphological changes of myocardial tissues and cardiomyocyte apoptosis were observed. Serum levels of inflammatory factors including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), myocardial injury marker troponin I3 (TNNI3), and macrophage-related markers F4/80 and cluster of differentiation 80 (CD80) were detected. In cell experiments, monocyte-macrophage leukemia RAW264.7 cells were induced to undergo M1 polarization by 10 ng/mL lipopolysaccharide combined with 10 ng/mL interferon-γ, followed by 48 h intervention with 10% drug-containing serum of Qiangxin decoction. After intervention, the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and NF-κB p50 was observed. The positive rate of CD80 in cells was measured. The mRNA expression of inflammatory factors including IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-18, TNF-α, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2), C-C motif chemokine receptor 7 isoform 2 (CCR7-2), as well as the expression levels of proteins related to the IκBα/NF-κB p65 signaling pathway were detected. RESULTS Animal experimental results showed that Qiangxin decoction alleviated myocardial fibrosis in mice, and significantly reduced the cardiomyocyte apoptosis rate, serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6, as well as the protein expression of TNNI3, F4/80 and CD80 in myocardial tissues (P<0.05). Cell experimental results indicated that Qiangxin decoction significantly suppressed the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and NF-κB p50 (P<0.05). It significantly decreased the CD80 positive rate, mRNA levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-18, TNF-α, iNOS, COX2 and CCR7-2, total and nuclear expression of NF-κB p65, total, nuclear and cytoplasmic expression of phosphorylated NF-κB p65, total expression of phosphorylated IκBα (P<0.05). Meanwhile, it significantly elevated the total expression of IκBα and cytoplasmic expression of NF-κB p65 (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Qiangxin decoction can inhibit the activity of the IκBα/NF-κB p65 signaling pathway, reduce the release of pro-inflammatory factors, thereby restraining M1 macrophage polarization, mitigating myocardial fibrosis, and ultimately exerting therapeutic effects against CHF.
3.A systematic review of quality assessment tools for pediatric palliative care based on COSMIN guidelines
Sishan JIANG ; Qinqin CHENG ; Tingwei LUO ; Na ZHANG ; Junchen GUO ; Dongya LI ; Dandan LI ; Lihui ZHU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(5):611-618
Objective To evaluate the methodological quality and measurement attribute quality of the evaluation tool for pediatric palliative care quality assessment tools,and to provide references for medical staff to select the best assessment tools.Methods The PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,CINAHL,Scopus,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Database,VIP Database,Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,GIN,NGC,NICE,NRAO,medlive,WHO,AAHPM,WHPCA,APHN were searched from inception to March 28,2024.Data were screened and extracted independently by 2 researchers.The consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments(COSMIN)checklist and quality criteria were employed to evaluate the methodological quality and psychometric properties of the included pediatric palliative care quality assessment tools.Finally,recommendations were formulated based on these evaluations.Results A total of 13 articles were included,involving 9 pediatric palliative care quality assessment tools.Among them,the PICU-QODD,PaPEQu and QCPCI demonstrated good content validity and internal consistency,and are recommended as Grade A.The remaining assessment tools are recommended as Grade B or C.Conclusion The PICU-QODD,PaPEQu and QCPCI are recommended for use,but further validation of their psychometric properties is still needed.
4.Deep learning for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in older adults:a scoping review
Xiaohui WU ; Lei JIANG ; Jingru ZHU ; Lihui XIE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2025;31(6):674-681
Objective To systematically review the application and effectiveness of deep learning(DL)in diagnosis of mild cogni-tive impairment(MCI)among older adults.Methods PubMed,Web of Science,CNKI and Wanfang databases were searched for literatures related to the application of DL in MCI among older adults,from database inception to December,2024.A scoping review was conducted.The literature screening process followed the Scoping Review Report Specification list,and the quality assess-ment was conducted using the cross-sectional study quality evaluation tool developed by the Evidence-based Health Care Center.Results A total of eleven papers were included,from Italy,USA,South Korea,China,India and Switzerland,involving 11 829 elderly participants,publicated mainly between 2014 and 2024,reflecting the rapid development trend of the field in the last decade,which was in line with the timing of the development of DL technology.The quality scores of the included literatures were all six to seven.The types of studies were all cross-sectional studies with significant cross-disciplinary characteristics,mainly originating from the fields of clinical medicine,biology and neuroimaging.The literature data were mainly based on the Alzheimer's disease Neuroimaging Program database and integrated other data resources.In terms of data type,in addition to brain imaging data,one study based on text data was also included.In terms of models used,five of the studies were mainly based on convolutional neu-ral networks,and the rest used different DL modeling frameworks.The task types contained binary and triple classification.In terms of prediction results,the DL models constructed on multimodal data,such as brain imag-es,could be used to construct high-precision prediction models for MCI classification,and the models were all good,with accuracy more than 70%and AUC values more than 0.7.The diagnostic accuracy of some of the mod-els was more than 90%,and the model with the highest prediction accuracy was the one that used the Biceph-Net lightweight framework,with accuracy close to 100%,and the text analysis model based on Transformer made the AUC value of 0.846,which provided new ideas for the diagnosis of non-imaging data.Conclusion DL can not only provide strong support for the accurate identification of MCI in the elderly,but also provide auxiliary prediction tools for clinicians,which can help delay the progression of the disease and improve the prognosis of patients.
5.Prediction of PD-1 monoclonal antibody human pharmacokinetic characteristics based on PK in cynomolgus monkeys
Yanjun XU ; Zijun HAN ; Liang WANG ; Fang YANG ; Beilei LOU ; Shaoyu YAN ; Jiman ZHU ; Lihui BAI ; Yong GAO
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2025;39(2):109-117
OBJECTIVE To establish a population pharmacokinetic(PopPK)model to predict the PK characteristics of GLS-010 in humans.METHODS Fifty-eight cynomolgus monkeys were used,18 of which were randomly divided into three groups and received a single intravenous infusion of GLS-010 at doses of 2,6,and 18 mg·kg-1,respectively.The rest were randomly assigned to four groups and received multiple intravenous infusions of GLS-010 at doses of 0,5,25,and 100 mg·kg-1,respectively,once a week(quaque week,qw)for five consecutive weeks.Blood samples were collected before and after administration.The concentrations of GLS-010 in the monkey serum were measured using a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,while those of anti-drug antibodies(ADA)in the cynomolgus monkey serum were determined by ultra-sensitive electrochemiluminescence immunoassay.The PK data on GLS-010 in cynomolgus monkeys was obtained,and the drug-time curves were plotted.A PopPK model was constructed using non-compartmental analysis and evaluated by goodness-of-fit plots and visual predictive checks.The constructed PopPK model was used to predict the PK characteristics in humans,which were finally compared with actual Phase Ⅰ clinical study results for validation.RESULTS The predictive results of the PopPK model were highly consistent with the actual Phase Ⅰ clinical study results.The model was able to predict the human PK characteristics under various dosing regimens,including 1 mg·kg-1 quaque 2 weeks(q2w),4 mg·kg-1(q2w),240 mg(q2w),240 mg(q3w),and 10 mg·kg-1(q2w).The predicted maximum plasma concentrations(Cmax)were 24.8,99.1,85.0,85.0,and 247.8 mg·L-1,respectively,and the AUC0-336h was 4 902.0,20 060.0,17 147.7,22 145.7(AUC0-504h),and 50 817.6 mg·h·L-1,respectively.The safety risks for the corresponding dosing regimens were 47.3,11.6,13.5,10.5,and 4.6,respectively.The predicted receptor occupancy at steady state(ROss)at Cmax,average plasma concentration(Cavg),and minimum plasma concentration(Cmin)were 38.8%,72.7%,69.4%,64.1%and 87.2%,29.1%,63.8%,60.0%,49.8%and 82.1%,21.9%,55.5%,51.3%,36.3%and 76.7%,respectively.CONCLUSION The PopPK model can effectively predict the human PK characteristics under different dosing regimens with high consistency with actual Phase Ⅰ clinical study results,which can serve as an important reference for selection of safe and effective doses for first-in-human research.
6.A systematic review of quality assessment tools for pediatric palliative care based on COSMIN guidelines
Sishan JIANG ; Qinqin CHENG ; Tingwei LUO ; Na ZHANG ; Junchen GUO ; Dongya LI ; Dandan LI ; Lihui ZHU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(5):611-618
Objective To evaluate the methodological quality and measurement attribute quality of the evaluation tool for pediatric palliative care quality assessment tools,and to provide references for medical staff to select the best assessment tools.Methods The PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,CINAHL,Scopus,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Database,VIP Database,Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,GIN,NGC,NICE,NRAO,medlive,WHO,AAHPM,WHPCA,APHN were searched from inception to March 28,2024.Data were screened and extracted independently by 2 researchers.The consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments(COSMIN)checklist and quality criteria were employed to evaluate the methodological quality and psychometric properties of the included pediatric palliative care quality assessment tools.Finally,recommendations were formulated based on these evaluations.Results A total of 13 articles were included,involving 9 pediatric palliative care quality assessment tools.Among them,the PICU-QODD,PaPEQu and QCPCI demonstrated good content validity and internal consistency,and are recommended as Grade A.The remaining assessment tools are recommended as Grade B or C.Conclusion The PICU-QODD,PaPEQu and QCPCI are recommended for use,but further validation of their psychometric properties is still needed.
7.Deep learning for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in older adults:a scoping review
Xiaohui WU ; Lei JIANG ; Jingru ZHU ; Lihui XIE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2025;31(6):674-681
Objective To systematically review the application and effectiveness of deep learning(DL)in diagnosis of mild cogni-tive impairment(MCI)among older adults.Methods PubMed,Web of Science,CNKI and Wanfang databases were searched for literatures related to the application of DL in MCI among older adults,from database inception to December,2024.A scoping review was conducted.The literature screening process followed the Scoping Review Report Specification list,and the quality assess-ment was conducted using the cross-sectional study quality evaluation tool developed by the Evidence-based Health Care Center.Results A total of eleven papers were included,from Italy,USA,South Korea,China,India and Switzerland,involving 11 829 elderly participants,publicated mainly between 2014 and 2024,reflecting the rapid development trend of the field in the last decade,which was in line with the timing of the development of DL technology.The quality scores of the included literatures were all six to seven.The types of studies were all cross-sectional studies with significant cross-disciplinary characteristics,mainly originating from the fields of clinical medicine,biology and neuroimaging.The literature data were mainly based on the Alzheimer's disease Neuroimaging Program database and integrated other data resources.In terms of data type,in addition to brain imaging data,one study based on text data was also included.In terms of models used,five of the studies were mainly based on convolutional neu-ral networks,and the rest used different DL modeling frameworks.The task types contained binary and triple classification.In terms of prediction results,the DL models constructed on multimodal data,such as brain imag-es,could be used to construct high-precision prediction models for MCI classification,and the models were all good,with accuracy more than 70%and AUC values more than 0.7.The diagnostic accuracy of some of the mod-els was more than 90%,and the model with the highest prediction accuracy was the one that used the Biceph-Net lightweight framework,with accuracy close to 100%,and the text analysis model based on Transformer made the AUC value of 0.846,which provided new ideas for the diagnosis of non-imaging data.Conclusion DL can not only provide strong support for the accurate identification of MCI in the elderly,but also provide auxiliary prediction tools for clinicians,which can help delay the progression of the disease and improve the prognosis of patients.
8.Prediction of PD-1 monoclonal antibody human pharmacokinetic characteristics based on PK in cynomolgus monkeys
Yanjun XU ; Zijun HAN ; Liang WANG ; Fang YANG ; Beilei LOU ; Shaoyu YAN ; Jiman ZHU ; Lihui BAI ; Yong GAO
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2025;39(2):109-117
OBJECTIVE To establish a population pharmacokinetic(PopPK)model to predict the PK characteristics of GLS-010 in humans.METHODS Fifty-eight cynomolgus monkeys were used,18 of which were randomly divided into three groups and received a single intravenous infusion of GLS-010 at doses of 2,6,and 18 mg·kg-1,respectively.The rest were randomly assigned to four groups and received multiple intravenous infusions of GLS-010 at doses of 0,5,25,and 100 mg·kg-1,respectively,once a week(quaque week,qw)for five consecutive weeks.Blood samples were collected before and after administration.The concentrations of GLS-010 in the monkey serum were measured using a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,while those of anti-drug antibodies(ADA)in the cynomolgus monkey serum were determined by ultra-sensitive electrochemiluminescence immunoassay.The PK data on GLS-010 in cynomolgus monkeys was obtained,and the drug-time curves were plotted.A PopPK model was constructed using non-compartmental analysis and evaluated by goodness-of-fit plots and visual predictive checks.The constructed PopPK model was used to predict the PK characteristics in humans,which were finally compared with actual Phase Ⅰ clinical study results for validation.RESULTS The predictive results of the PopPK model were highly consistent with the actual Phase Ⅰ clinical study results.The model was able to predict the human PK characteristics under various dosing regimens,including 1 mg·kg-1 quaque 2 weeks(q2w),4 mg·kg-1(q2w),240 mg(q2w),240 mg(q3w),and 10 mg·kg-1(q2w).The predicted maximum plasma concentrations(Cmax)were 24.8,99.1,85.0,85.0,and 247.8 mg·L-1,respectively,and the AUC0-336h was 4 902.0,20 060.0,17 147.7,22 145.7(AUC0-504h),and 50 817.6 mg·h·L-1,respectively.The safety risks for the corresponding dosing regimens were 47.3,11.6,13.5,10.5,and 4.6,respectively.The predicted receptor occupancy at steady state(ROss)at Cmax,average plasma concentration(Cavg),and minimum plasma concentration(Cmin)were 38.8%,72.7%,69.4%,64.1%and 87.2%,29.1%,63.8%,60.0%,49.8%and 82.1%,21.9%,55.5%,51.3%,36.3%and 76.7%,respectively.CONCLUSION The PopPK model can effectively predict the human PK characteristics under different dosing regimens with high consistency with actual Phase Ⅰ clinical study results,which can serve as an important reference for selection of safe and effective doses for first-in-human research.
9.Expression and in vitro activity of a neutralizing antibody against West Nile virus that reduces antibody-dependent enhancement
Xiangjun HAO ; Nan CHEN ; Wanlu ZHU ; Jing WANG ; Guojiang CHEN ; Chunxia QIAO ; Xinying LI ; Beifen SHEN ; Jiannan FENG ; Lihui CHAI ; He XIAO
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(1):44-49
Objective:To establish an antibody expression system to reduce the antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) effect of target antibody.Methods:Site-directed mutagenesis was used to mutate the 234 and 235 sites of the Fc region of the mammalian cell antibody expression vector-L234A and L235A to establish the antibody expression vector pFRT-IgG1κ-FcM. An antibody Wt-WNV with significant ADE effect obtained in previous work was selected and expressed by the pFRT-IgG1κ-FcM system to obtain mutant antibody FcM-WNV. The binding ability of FcM-WNV to target antigen West Nile virus envelope protein-DⅢ (WNV E-DⅢ) was detected by ELISA, and the its binding ability to human high-affinity IgG Fc receptor hFcγRⅠ (hCD64 ) was analyzed by flow cytometry. The neutralizing activity of FcM-WNV in vitro was detected by pseudovirus infection of host cells (BHK21 and K562). Results:The expression levels of FcM-WNV and Wt-WNV were comparable, and FcM-WNV could recognize and bind to WNVE-DIII in a concentration-dependent manner. Compared with Wt-WNV, the binding ability of FcM-WNV to hCD64 was significantly weakened, showing a significant decrease in fluorescence intensity. Consistent with the previous experimental results, Wt-WNV at a concentration of 5 μg/ml significantly enhanced the infection of K562 by WNV pseudovirus, while FcM-WNV at a concentration of 5 μg/ml could effectively block pseudovirus infection in both K562 and BHK21 cells.Conclusions:The established antibody expression system can effectively reduce the ADE effect of the target antibody.
10.Effect of a three-tier delirium nursing management process on NICU patients with acute stroke
Canfang SHE ; Xinru HE ; Caihong ZHOU ; Chang HUANG ; Wei ZHU ; Lihui SHAO ; Min FU
Modern Clinical Nursing 2024;23(1):56-62
Objective To investigate the effect of a three-tier delirium care management process in patients with acute stroke in neurology intensive care unit(NICU).Methods A total of 50 patients with acute stroke admitted to the NICU of the Fourth Hospital of Changsha from May to September 2021 were assigned to the control group.The patients in the control group received routine NICU nursing care to prevent delirium.Another 50 patients with acute stroke admitted to the NICU from December 2021 to April 2022 were assigned to the trial group.They were managed with the three-tier delirium nursing management process on top of the routine NICU nursing care for the control group.The incidence of ICU delirium(DICU),duration of DICU,length of stay in NICU and the incidence of delirium-related adverse events were compared between the two groups.The degree of delirium and cognitive function before and after the intervention were compared between the two groups as well.Results The trial group had significantly shorter duration of DICU and NICU stay(both P<0.05)and lower incidence rate of delirium-related adverse events(P<0.05)compared to the control group.After the intervention,the trial group showed significantly lower scores on the intensive care delirium screening checklist(ICDSC)and significantly higher scores of cognitive function compared to those of the control group(both P<0.05).Conclusion The three-tier delirium nursing management process can lower the occurrence of delirium in NICU patients with acute stroke,shorten the NICU stay,reduce the safety risk in nursing,and improve the cognitive function.

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