1.Muscle mass reduction and exercise training intervention in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ruihua ZHANG ; Yihan WEI ; Jing XU ; Lina JIANG
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2026;37(2):99-103
Objective To investigate muscle mass reduction and the effect of exercise training intervention in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods A total of 324 non-obese patients with T2DM admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were enrolled from February 2023 to February 2025. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was adopted to detect and analyze the data of appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI). Non-obese T2DM patients were classified into an observation group (n=162, receive sports training intervention) and a control group (n=162, receiving routine exercise intervention) by adopting random number grouping criteria. Both groups were intervened for 3 months. The muscle mass indicators [ASMI, body mass index (BMI), and body fat rate], exercise ability [6-minute walking distance (6MWD), grip strength, and one-leg standing time], metabolic indicators [fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR)], and quality of life [Diabetes Quality of Life Scale (DQOL)] were compared between the two groups to evaluate the effectiveness of sports training intervention. Results A total of 324 non-obese T2DM patients were enrolled, including 123 cases with reduced muscle mass (37.96%). There were no significant differences in the baseline data and the proportion of patients with muscle mass reduction between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05). After intervention, the ASMI, 6MWD, grip strength, and one-leg standing time in the observation group were higher or longer than those of the control group (P<0.05), while the body fat rate, FPG, HbA1c, HOMA-IR and DQOL scores were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The incidence of muscle mass reduction is relatively high among non-obese T2DM patients, and exercise training intervention has significant effects on improving muscle mass, metabolic status, exercise capacity and quality of life in non-obese T2DM patients.
2.A multicenter evaluation study of the use of large language models in neuro-ophthalmology
Zixun WANG ; Xiaoling ZHANG ; Hongqiang JIA ; Ruihua WEI ; Yuhang WANG ; Ke FAN ; Yanhua QI ; Xueshuo XIE ; Shihui WEI ; Zhiqing LI
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2025;45(10):810-815
Objective To evaluate answers to typical clinical questions related to neuro-ophthalmology generated by Artificial Intelligence(AI)Large Language Models(LLM)and to explore the performance of neuro-ophthalmology-related questions on LLM in a multidimensional manner using objective and expert assessment.Methods Multicenter,random-ized,cross-sectional pilot study.Thirty typical questions related to neuro-ophthalmology were selected based on four per-spectives:definition,etiology,clinical manifestations and signs,and treatment and prognosis,and were analyzed quantita-tively using Deepseek,Wenxin Yiyin 4.0,Doubao,and Kimi 1.5,which are four open-source LLMs in China,and quantita-tively analyzed with objective assessment;and quantitatively rated by three ophthalmologists using expert assessment for 120 answer texts.Three ophthalmology experts quantitatively scored the 120 answer texts.Three ophthalmologists quantita-tively scored the 120 answer texts.Level 3,5,and 4 Likert scales were developed according to the completeness,accura-cy,professionalism,relevance,and criticality of the question texts,respectively.The best-performing LLM was selected,and its performance was observed across the four types of questions.Additionally,three other experts assessed whether the best-performing one could be evaluated as a substitute for real-world doctor-patient communication.Results In the objective Chinese text reading difficulty analysis,the differences in total word count among the four LLMs were statistically significant(all P<0.001).Of the four LLMs,Kimi 1.5 performed the best,with frequencies of 61%,29%,and 41%for the highest scores in completeness(3),accuracy and professionalism(5),and relevance and usefulness(4),respective-ly.Kimi 1.5 performed more consistently on the questions on the four areas of neuro-ophthalmologic disorders:definition,etiology,clinical manifestations and signs,treatment,and prognosis,with no between-group differences(P>0.05).Con-clusion Chinese language LLMs have great potential in the clinical application of neuro-ophthalmology.Kimi 1.5 outper-forms other LLMs in terms of completeness,accuracy,professionalism,relevance,and usefulness,but it still cannot re-place real-world doctor-patient communication.There is a need to explore new diagnostic and therapeutic model of AI+physician in the future.
3.Research progress in reconstruction of internal iliac artery with iliac branch device
Xiaolong LI ; Yayun XIAO ; Ruihua WANG ; Yulin ZHANG ; Liwei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(10):901-906
Endovascular aneurysm repair(EVAR)is the most common treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm.However,when the common iliac artery has expansion or aneurysm,there may be internal leakage at the distal end of the stent.In this case,the ideal endovascular repair should ensure the pelvic blood supply on the premise of complete exclu-sion of the aneurysm.It is feasible and safe to use iliac branch devices(IBD)to preserve unilateral or bilateral internal iliac arteries,and its technology and clinical results are equivalent to standard EVAR.But IBD has certain anatomical a-daptability.In this paper,the current status of preservation of internal iliac artery with IBD is systematically reviewed.
4.Wenshen Tongdu Recipe Promotes the Recovery of Rats with Spinal Cord Injury by Activating Autophagy through the Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway and Regulating Microglial Polarization
Haoheng ZHANG ; Sixian CHEN ; Yang GUO ; Ruihua ZHAO ; Muzhe LI ; Xiaoxian SUN ; Yong MA ; Yunfei YU ; Mao WU
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(7):904-913
OBJECTIVE To study the mechanism of Wenshen Tongdu Recipe in promoting the recovery of motor function in rats with spinal cord injury.METHODS A total of 144 SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,predni-sone group,low-dose Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group,medium-dose Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group,high-dose Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group,3BDO group,and 3BDO+Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group(medium dose).The rat spinal cord injury model was estab-lished by modified Allen's method.Intervention began 1 day after modeling,and the drug was administered continuously for 14 days.During the drug administration period,the motor function of the rats in each group was evaluated by Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB)score and inclined plane test.On the 3rd,7th and 14th days after modeling,the pathological changes of the spinal cord tissues of the rats in each group were observed by HE staining;the expression levels of inflammatory factors IL-1β,IL-6,IL-4 and IL-10 in the serum of the rats in each group were detected by ELISA;the expression of Beclin 1,LC3B and p62 proteins was detected by immu-nohistochemistry;the expression of CD16 and CD206 proteins was detected by immunofluorescence staining;the expression of autoph-agy-related molecules(Beclin 1,LC3B)and Akt/mTOR pathway-related proteins in the spinal cord tissues was detected by Western blot.RESULTS Compared with the model group,the BBB score and angle of the inclined board test of rats in the medium-dose Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group were increased,and the disordered arrangement of spinal cord tissue,spinal cord vacuoles and inflam-matory infiltration were significantly improved,especially on the 14th day.Compared with the sham operation group,the expression levels of serum IL-1β and IL-6 in the model group increased(P<0.01),and the expression levels of IL-4 and IL-10 decreased(P<0.05,P<0.01);compared with the model group,the levels of IL-1β and IL-6 in the Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group were signifi-cantly decreased(P<0.01),and the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 were significantly increased(P<0.05,P<0.01);compared with the Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group,the serum IL-1β and IL-6 concentrations of mice in the 3BDO group increased(P<0.01),and the level of IL-10 decreased(P<0.05).Compared with the sham operation group,the M1/M2 ratio,P62 protein expression,p-Akt/Akt and p-mTOR/mTOR ratios in the spinal cord tissue of the rats in the model group were significantly increased(P<0.05,P<0.01),and the relative protein expression of Beclin1 was decreased(P<0.01);compared with the model group,the M1/M2 ratio,p-Akt/Akt and p-p70S6K/p70S6K ratios in the Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group were significantly decreased(P<0.01).Compared with the model group,the Beclin1 protein level in the 3BDO group was decreased,and the p-Akt/Akt and p-mTOR/mTOR ratios were increased(P<0.05,P<0.01).Compared with the Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group,the M1/M2 ratio in the 3BDO group and the 3BDO+Wen-shen Tongdu Recipe group increased(P<0.01),the positive rates of Beclin1 and LC3B proteins in the 3BDO group decreased signifi-cantly(P<0.01),and the p-p70S6K/p70S6K ratio in the 3BDO+Wenshen Tongdu Recipe group increased significantly(P<0.01).CONCLUSION Wenshen Tongdu Recipe may regulate microglial polarization through Akt/mTOR signaling pathway to acti-vate autophagy,promote the secretion of anti-inflammatory factors,reduce the release of pro-inflammatory factors,alleviate neuroin-flammatory response,and thus promote spinal cord injury repair.
5.Nutritional status and influencing factors in patients undergoing preventive ileostomy
Ruihua LI ; Li ZHEN ; Mulan ZHU ; Xinmei YE ; Fang QIN ; Xingxing ZHANG ; Meiyan LIN ; Guoxin LI
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(4):396-403
Objective To assess the nutritional status of patients undergoing preventive ileostomy and identify the factors that influence the status,thereby providing guidance for medical staff to formulate nutritional intervention strategies.Methods Convenient sampling was used to select 239 patients undergoing preventive ileostomy who were attending follow-up visits or hospitalized while awaiting stoma closure at 4 tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou from November 2023 to July 2024.Data was collected by a general information questionnaire and the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment tool.Factors influencing nutritional status were analyzed by multivariable ordinal Logistic regression.Results Of the 239 patients,227 provided valid responses.The nutritional status was categorized as follows:64 patients(28.19%)had good nutrition or were at risk of malnutrition;104(45.81%)exhibited moderate malnutrition;59(25.99%)had severe malnutrition.Multivariable ordinal Logistic regression analysis revealed that preoperative cumulative chemotherapy cycles,postoperative duration,age,current dietaiy type,use of oral nutritional supplements(ONS),enterostomy-related complications,and stoma self-care ability were significant predictors of nutritional status(P<0.05).Conclusion Patients undergoing preventive ileostomy are at a high risk of moderate to severe malnutrition and ONS provided to patients did not result in a meaningful improvement in their nutritional health.Specifically,those patients with a higher number of cumulative preoperative chemotherapy cycles,shorter postoperative recovery time,aged ≥ 65 years,liquid diet or semi-liquid diet,experiencing enterostomy-related complications,or poor stoma self-care ability,are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition.These findings underscore the need for medical staff to formulate intervention strategies based on these factors to improve nutritional status of patients undergoing preventive ileostomy.
6.Relationship Between Semi-Quantitative Parameters SUVmax and TBR of 18F-FDG PET/CT and Disease Activity of Takayasu Arteritis
Jingjing ZHANG ; Xin WEN ; Qiao RUAN ; Xingmin HAN ; Ruihua WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2025;33(5):562-566
Purpose To explore the relationship between semi-quantitative parameters maximum standard uptake value(SUVmax)and target-background ratio(TBR)of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging and the activity of Takayasu arteritis.Materials and Methods A total of 110 patients with Takayasu arteritis from February 2016 to December 2022 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT images were retrospectively reviewed.All Takayasu arteritis patients were divided into active(92 cases)and inactive groups(18 cases)according to Kerr score.The region of interest technique was used to measure the SUVmax of the arterial wall,and compares the SUVmax with the average SUV in the center of the inferior vena cava and the maximum SUV measured in the right lobe of the liver to obtain TBRblood pool and TBRliver.The diagnostic efficacy of SUVmax,TBRblood pool and TBRliver in Takayasu arteritis activity was compared using the receiver operating characteristic curve.The relationship between PET/CT parameters and Kerr score,erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein was evaluated.Results SUVmax,TBRblood pool and TBRliver in the active group were higher than those in the inactive group[3.70(3.03,5.18)vs.1.45(1.38,1.53),2.50(1.93,3.88)vs.0.91(0.79,1.16)and 1.37(1.00,1.96)vs.0.44(0.39,0.63);Z=5.510-5.900,all P<0.001],respectively.A SUVmax level of 2.65 was shown to be the best predictive cut-off value for Takayasu arteritis disease activity(sensitivity 83.7%,specificity 100%and area under the curve 0.91).A TBRblood pool level of 1.63 was shown to be the best predictive cut-off value for Takayasu arteritis disease activity(sensitivity 83.7%,specificity 94.4%and area under the curve 0.93).A TBRliver level of 0.81 was shown to be the best predictive cut-off value for Takayasu arteritis disease activity(sensitivity 87.0%,specificity 100%and area under the curve 0.94).SUVmax,TBRblood pool,TBRliver were all positively correlated with the Kerr score(r=0.88,0.89.0.90,all P<0.001),among which the correlation coefficient between TBRliver and the Kerr score was the highest.Conclusion SUVmax,TBRblood pool and TBRliver can evaluate disease activity in Takayasu arteritis patients,with TBRliver being the best.
7.Research progress in reconstruction of internal iliac artery with iliac branch device
Xiaolong LI ; Yayun XIAO ; Ruihua WANG ; Yulin ZHANG ; Liwei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(10):901-906
Endovascular aneurysm repair(EVAR)is the most common treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm.However,when the common iliac artery has expansion or aneurysm,there may be internal leakage at the distal end of the stent.In this case,the ideal endovascular repair should ensure the pelvic blood supply on the premise of complete exclu-sion of the aneurysm.It is feasible and safe to use iliac branch devices(IBD)to preserve unilateral or bilateral internal iliac arteries,and its technology and clinical results are equivalent to standard EVAR.But IBD has certain anatomical a-daptability.In this paper,the current status of preservation of internal iliac artery with IBD is systematically reviewed.
8.Does repeated low-level red light therapy affect cone density in the macula of myopic children?
Hongmei ZHANG ; Xiangui HE ; Ying JIE ; Ruihua WEI ; Mingguang HE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2025;43(6):496-498
The increasing prevalence of myopia has become one of the major global public health issues.Current myopia control measures, such as orthokeratology lenses, defocus spectacles, soft defocus contact lenses, low-concentration atropine eye drops all have limitations.Repeated low-level red light (RLRL) therapy emerging in recent years has become one of the treatments for childhood myopia.Multiple clinical studies have shown that RLRL irradiation can inhibit the rapid progression of myopia in children and adolescents.Recently, a research report titled Cone Density Changes After Repeated Low- Level Red Light Treatment in Children With Myopia, which has sparked widespread discussion among parents of myopic children.The main purpose of this article is to conduct a detailed analysis of the research methods and results, and to explore whether the conclusion can be drawn that RLRL affects the density of macular cone cells in myopic children.
9.Analysis of myopia progression and risk factors among Chinese young medical college students: a two-year longitudinal study
Hongmei ZHANG ; Yun ZHU ; Desheng SONG ; Jie ZHANG ; Ruihua WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2025;43(2):153-157
Objective:To investigate the myopia progression in Chinese young medical college students and explore the associated risk factors.Methods:A cohort study was conducted.Among 1 068 freshmen aged 16 to 22 years receiving health checkups at a medical university in Tianjin, 979 myopes were ultimately included in the baseline assessment and 812 participated in the follow-up assessment after two years.The anterior segment examination with a slit lamp, non-cycloplegic autorefraction with an autorefractor and axial length (AL) measurements with Lenstar 900 were performed on participants at baseline and during the two-year follow-up.Myopia progression was defined as a spherical equivalent (SE) change of ≤-0.50 D/year or an AL increase of ≥0.20 mm/year.Multivariate regression analysis with the generalized estimating equation model was employed to identify risk factors associated with myopia progression.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital (No.2021KY-16).Informed consent was obtained from each subject.Results:During the two-year follow-up, 92.5%(751/812) of the participants had stable SE and 96.1%(764/795) had stable AL.However, 7.5%(61/812) showed SE progression and 3.9%(31/795) exhibited AL growth, demonstrating a tendency of myopia progression.Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that females ( β=0.064, 95% CI: 0.002~0.126; P=0.042) and low to moderate myopia at baseline ( β=0.083, 95% CI: 0.005~0.161; P=0.037) were significantly associated with AL growth compared to high myopia at baseline. Conclusions:More than 92% of young college students have stable myopia.In addition to high myopia, there is still a need for better follow-up and management of females and those with low to moderate myopia to control the high prevalence of high myopia.
10.Evaluation of the effect of spectacle lens wear on exophthalmometry values in myopia using propensity score matching
Hongmei ZHANG ; Yun ZHU ; Fei GAO ; Nan JIN ; Ruihua WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2025;43(6):542-547
Objective:To investigate whether spectacle lens wear affects the exophthalmometry values (EVs) on myopia and explore the risk factors for EVs in myopia.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted.A total of 935 university freshmen (935 eyes) who received eye examinations were enrolled from September to December 2019.Anterior segments were examined by slit lamp microscopy.EVs were measured with a Hertel exophthalmometer.Non-cycloplegia auto-refraction, lensometer test, visual acuity test and subjective refraction were performed on all subjects.Ocular biometric parameters including axial length (AL) and average corneal radius (CR) were obtained by Lenstar 900.A 1∶1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed between the spectacle group and the non-spectacle group to compare the differences in EVs and visual acuity.Linear regression was used to analyze the effect of different factors on the EVs in all myopic students.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital (No.2021KY-16).Written informed consent was obtained from each subject.Results:The mean EVs of students was (14.03±1.87)mm.There were significant differences in the distribution of myopia severity between the spectacle group and non-spectacle group before matching ( χ2=345.800, P<0.001), and after PSM, the baseline characteristics of the two groups were well balanced with good comparability.After PSM, there was no significant difference in EVs between the spectacle group and non-spectacle group ([13.93±1.87]mm vs.[13.66±1.85]mm; t=1.140, P=0.25), and the spectacle group had better visual acuity of 1.0(0.8, 1.0) than 0.4(0.2, 0.8) in non-spectacle group, with a statistically significant difference ( Z=-8.450, P<0.001).Multivariate linear regression showed that EVs increased by 0.06 mm for every 1 D increase in spherical equivalent towards myopia ( β=-0.06, 95% CI: -0.11--0.01, P=0.03), and EVs increased by 0.17 mm for every 1 mm increase in AL ( β=0.17, 95% CI: 0.06-0.28, P<0.01).Average CR did not influence EVs significantly ( β=0.07, 95% CI: -0.10-0.24, P=0.43). Conclusions:Wearing spectacles may not affect the EVs and not wearing spectacle may affect visual acuity in myopic patients.The higher the degree of myopia, the longer the AL, the higher the EVs may be.


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