1.Meta analysis of maternal overweight/obesity during pregnancy and offspring metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease
WU Yuying, ENKAER Nuer, WANG Youxin, WANG Mingyue, YANG Yifan, YANG Shuhan, SUN Lingling, WANG Hui
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(8):1079-1083
Objective:
To evaluates the association between maternal overweight/obesity during pregnancy and offspring risk of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), providing theoretical evidence for early life MASLD prevention.
Methods:
An online search was conducted across ten databases (CNKI, Wanfang, SinoMed, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PROSPERO, PQDT Global, ScienceDirect) for research literature on the association between maternal overweight/obesity during pregnancy and the development of MASLD in offspring, with the search period spanning from January 2014 to December 2024. Two researchers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed study quality. Statistical analysis was performed using R 4.3.3.
Results:
Ten studies involving 10 229 participants were included, comprising 4 cohort studies and 6 case control studies. Cohort studies showed that maternal overweight and obesity significantly increased offspring MASLD risk ( RR=1.59, 95%CI=1.06-2.39, P <0.05), with moderate heterogeneity ( I 2=56.9%, P =0.07). Case control studies indicated a positive association between maternal overweight/obesity during pregnancy and offspring risk of MASLD( OR=2.00, 95%CI=1.68-2.39, P < 0.05), with low heterogeneity ( I 2=48.8%, P =0.08).
Conclusions
Maternal overweight/obesity during pregnancy positively correlates with offspring MASLD risk. Gestational weight management may reduce the risk.
2.Associations between caregivers nutrition literacy and pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease of children aged 8-10
YANG Yifan, LI Li, ZHANG Pingping, WANG Youxin, WANG Mingyue, YANG Shuhan, WU Yuying, WANG Hui
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(4):597-600
Objective:
To explore the associations between caregivers nutrition literacy and pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), so as to provide scientific evidence for the key contents of family intervention measures.
Methods:
In September 2022, a study involving 1 609 thirdgrade students and their caregivers from six schools in Yinzhou, Haishu, and Zhenhai Districts of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, was conducted. Venous blood samples were collected to measure lipid profiles and investigate the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among the children. Family Food Environment Questionnaire was used to assess the nutrition literacy levels of the caregivers. Generalized linear regression analysis was employed to explore the correlation between caregivers nutrition literacy levels and the prevalence of NAFLD in children.
Results:
Among the surveyed students, 191 were in the NAFLD group, whereas 1 418 were in the nonNAFLD group. The median nutrition literacy score of caregivers in the NAFLD group and nonNAFLD group all were 11.00 (9.00,12.00), which was not significantly different (Z=-0.40, P=0.71). The generalized linear regression results revealed that the level of nutrition literacy of caregivers had no significant effect on childrens Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and Triglyceride-glucose-Waisttoheight ratio (TyG-WHtR) [β(95%CI) were 0.001(-0.005-0.006) and 0.000(-0.014-0.014), P>0.05].
Conclusions
The nutrition literacy level of caregivers has no significant correlation with the direct incidence of NAFLD in children. As for family intervention measures, it is necessary not only to improve the nutrition literacy level of caregivers but also to effectively apply nutritional knowledge in practice to optimize health management.
3.The expression of C1QTNF3 in liver cancer and its prognostic value
Liying JIN ; Shuhan WANG ; Yang YANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(5):934-941
ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of C1q tumor necrosis factor-related protein 3 (C1QTNF3) in liver cancer tissue, its association with the clinicopathological features of patients, and its potential value in predicting the prognosis of liver cancer. MethodsRelated data were collected from TIMER, UALCAN, TNMplot, and GEO databases, and the bioinformatics methods were used to measure the expression level of C1QTNF3 in pan-cancer, normal tissue/liver cancer tissue, and cancerous tissue/paracancerous tissue. Cancerous and paracancerous tissue samples were collected from 90 patients with liver cancer, and related clinical data were collected, including age, sex, tumor diameter, and tumor number. The independent-samples t test or the paired t-test was used for comparison of continuous data between groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to plot survival curves, and the Log-rank test was used to investigate the association between the expression level of C1QTNF3 and the survival of patients with liver cancer. The Cox regression model was used to identify the risk factors for the prognosis of patients with liver cancer, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the ability of C1QTNF3 expression at different time points for predicting the prognosis of patients with liver cancer. ResultsThe bioinformatics analysis showed that the expression of C1QTNF3 was upregulated in various malignant tumors, especially in liver cancer tissue (P<0.001), and the expression level of C1QTNF3 in liver cancer tissue was significantly higher than that in normal tissue and paracancerous tissues (all P<0.01). The immunohistochemical staining results of 90 patients with liver cancer showed that C1QTNF3 was mainly expressed in cytoplasm, with a small amount in nucleus, and it had negative expression in paracancerous tissue and positive expression in liver cancer tissue. The positive expression rate and strong positive expression rate of C1QTNF3 protein in liver cancer tissue were significantly higher than those in paracancerous tissue (positive expression rate: 76.67% vs 33.33%, χ2=34.141, P<0.01; strong positive expression rate: 54.44% vs 5.56%, χ2=51.217, P<0.01). The liver cancer patients with a tumor diameter of ≥5 cm, an advanced stage, the presence of liver cirrhosis, negative HBsAg, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)≥50 U/L had a significantly higher strong positive expression rate of C1QTNF3 protein than those with a tumor diameter of <5 cm, an early stage, the absence of liver cirrhosis, positive HBsAg, and GGT<50 U/L (all P<0.05). The univariate Cox regression analysis showed that tumor diameter, recurrence, and C1QTNF3 expression were influencing factors for the prognosis of patients with liver cancer (all P<0.05), and the multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the expression level of C1QTNF3 and recurrence were independent risk factors for the survival of patients with liver cancer (both P<0.05). The survival curve analysis showed that for all patients with liver cancer, the patients with high (strong positive) expression of C1QTNF3 had significantly lower overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate than those with low expression (χ2=17.010 and 13.647, both P<0.001); for liver cancer patients with a tumor diameter of ≥5 cm, an early/advanced stage, recurrence, the presence of liver cirrhosis, positive HBsAg, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <40 U/L, ALT≥40 U/L, and GGT≥50 U/L, the patients with high expression of C1QTNF3 had a significant reduction in overall survival rate (χ2=11.086, 5.578, 5.295, 19.159, 16.391, 13.774, 10.119, 8.152, and 12.035, all P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that C1QTNF3 expression had the strongest predictive potential at 5 years, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.77. ConclusionC1QTNF3 is highly expressed in liver cancer tissue, and the expression level of C1QTNF3 and recurrence are closely associated with the survival of patients with liver cancer. Patients with high expression of C1QTNF3 protein tend to have a lower survival rate.
4.The impact of adolescent mental health status on smartphone addiction and the construction of a predictive model
Zhiyuan LI ; Junlin WU ; Shuhan HE ; Menghan HAO ; Yujia WENG ; Congwen YANG ; Qianmei LONG ; Guoping HUANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(3):252-258
Objective:To explore the impact of adolescent mental health status on smartphone addiction, and construct a predictive model for smartphone addiction based on the eXtreme Gradient Boosting(XGBoost) algorithm and multivariate Logistic regression.Methods:In April 2023, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 14 666 adolescents.All participants were systematically evaluated using a self-developed general information questionnaire, the middle school student mental health scale(MSSMHS), the adolescents self-harm scale(ASHS), the interaction anxiousness scale(IAS), the mobile phone addiction index(MPAI), the middle school students shame scale(MSSS), the UCLA loneliness scale(UCLA-LS), the multidimensional peer victimization scale(MPVS), and the basic psychological needs scale(BPNS).R software version 4.3.2 was used for data analysis. Participants were randomly divided into training set and validation set at the ratio of 7∶3.The XGBoost model and multivariate logistic regression model were constructed to predict the risk of smartphone addiction, and a nomogram was plotted.Model performance was evaluated using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, area under the curve(AUC), and accuracy(ACC).Results:(1) A total of 14 036 high school students were included in the study, with 5 069(36.1%) exhibited smartphone addiction.The training set comprised 9 826 students, with 3 549(36.1%) being smartphone addicts.The validation set included 4 210 students, with 1 520(36.1%) being smartphone addicts.(2) The XGBoost model identified shame-proneness and social anxiety as the two main predictors of smartphone addiction.(3) Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that anxiety( B=0.328, OR(95% CI)=1.39(1.07-1.81), P=0.015), interpersonal sensitivity( B=0.311, OR(95% CI)=1.36(1.05-1.77), P=0.018), learning pressure( B=0.606, OR(95% CI)=1.83(1.46-2.31), P<0.001), mood swings( B=0.775, OR(95% CI)=2.17(1.70-2.78), P<0.001), social anxiety( B=0.024, OR(95% CI)=1.02(1.01-1.04), P<0.001), shame-proneness( B=0.049, OR(95% CI)=1.05(1.04-1.06), P<0.001), and peer victimization( B=0.037, OR(95% CI)=1.04(1.02-1.06), P<0.001) were significant predictors of smartphone addiction.(4) The ACC and AUC values of the XGBoost model were 0.890 and 0.929 in the training set, and 0.865 and 0.864 in the validation set, respectively.The multivariate Logistic regression model achieved ACC and AUC values of 0.870 and 0.854 in the training set, and 0.867 and 0.859 in the validation set, respectively. Conclusion:Anxiety, interpersonal sensitivity, learning pressure, mood swings, social anxiety, shame-proneness, and peer victimization are identified risk predictors of smartphone addiction in high school adolescents.
5.Expert consensus on visualized tele-round and quality control management based on the improvement of clinical practice ability
Wanhong YIN ; Xiaoting WANG ; Ran ZHOU ; Dawei LIU ; Yan KANG ; Yaoqing TANG ; Xiaochun MA ; Jianguo LI ; Zhenjie HU ; Haitao ZHANG ; Wei HE ; Lixia LIU ; Wenjin CHEN ; Ran ZHU ; Jun WU ; Hongmin ZHANG ; Lina ZHANG ; Wenzhao CHAI ; Shihong ZHU ; Wangbin XU ; Rongqing SUN ; Xiangyou YU ; Tianjiao SONG ; Ying ZHU ; Hong REN ; Ai SHANMU ; Qing ZHANG ; Wei FANG ; Xiuling SHANG ; Liwen LYU ; Shuhan CAI ; Xin DING ; Heng ZHANG ; Guang FENG ; Lipeng ZHANG ; Bo HU ; Dong ZHANG ; Weidong WU ; Feng SHEN ; Xiaojun YANG ; Zhenguo ZENG ; Qibing HUANG ; Xueying ZENG ; Tongjuan ZOU ; Milin PENG ; Yulong YAO ; Mingming CHEN ; Hui LIAN ; Jingmei WANG ; Yong LI ; Feng QU ; Gang YE ; Rongli YANG ; Xiukai CHEN ; Suwei LI ; Juxiang WANG ; Yangong CHAO
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2025;64(2):101-109
Turning to critical illness is a common stage of various diseases and injuries before death. Patients usually have complex health conditions, while the treatment process involves a wide range of content, along with high requirements for doctor′s professionalism and multi-specialty teamwork, as well as a great demand for time-sensitive treatments. However, this is not matched with critical care professionals and the current state of medical care in China. Telemedicine, which shortens the distance of medical professionals and the gap of disease diagnosis and treatments in various regions through electronic information, can effectively solve the current problem. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a standardized, high-quality visualization telemedicine round system .Therefore, experts have been organized to search domestic and foreign literature on telemedicine round for critically ill patients and to form this consensus based on clinical experiences so as to further improve the level of critical care treatments in regions.
6.Research progress on breakthrough cases of vaccine-preventable diseases
Ying SU ; Yao ZHU ; Yang ZHOU ; Shuhan ZHENG ; Feng LUO ; Hanqing HE
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(4):535-541
Immunization represents the most effective strategy for the prevention and control of diseases. Nevertheless, some people may still get infected and contract the disease even after being fully vaccinated, which is known as a "breakthrough case." The presence of breakthrough cases shows that although vaccines significantly lower the rates of disease and death, they do not entirely eliminate the risk of illness.Addressing breakthrough cases, comprehending their epidemiological characteristics, and identifying the associated factors carry substantial public health implications for vaccine development, the optimization of vaccination strategies, and the implementation of intervention efforts. This review aims to provide a scientific reference for enhancing the prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases by summarizing the definitions, epidemiological characteristics, and relevant factors related to breakthrough infection cases across various diseases.
7.Effect of Lianpu Yin on Improvement of Duodenal Microinflammation in FD Rats and Its Mechanism via NLRP3 Activation
Yang ZHANG ; Wenliang LYU ; Shuhan ZHOU ; Ningfeng MAO ; Jiawei HE ; Yi ZHAO ; Zixuan XU ; Linlin LIU ; Xueyan WANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(6):1693-1698
Objective To investigate the effect of Lianpu Yin on duodenal microinflammation in rats with functional dyspepsia(FD)by regulating NLRP3 activation.Methods Wistar rats were randomly divided into blank group and model group.FD rats were reconstructed by iodoacetamide method(2%sucrose solution containing 0.1%iodoacetamide),and the model was verified.FD model rats were randomly divided into model group,Lianpu Yin group and Moxapride group by random number expression method.After a period of two weeks of administration,measurements were taken to determine the body mass,three-hour food consumption,as well as the rates of gastric emptying and intestinal propulsion.The pathological structure of duodenal tissue was observed by HE staining.The serum levels of IL-1β and IL-18 were quantified using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)method.The expression levels of NLRP3 and Caspase-1 in each group were detected by Western blot.Expression levels of NLRP3 and Caspase-1 proteins were detected by immunofluorescence.Results Compared with the blank group,body weight,food intake at 3 h,gastric emptyand intestinal propulsion rate in model group were significantly decreased(P<0.01),and inflammatory infiltration of duodenum tissue appeared in the model group.Meanwhile,the expressions of NLRP3 and Caspase-1 proteins,as well as the levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in the duodenal tissue of the model group,showed significant increasing(P<0.05).Compared with the model group,rats in the Lianpu Yin and Moxapride groups displayed significant increasing in body weight,gastric emptying rate,and intestinal propulsion rate(P<0.01).Additionally,inflammatory infiltration of duodenum tissue reduced in these groups.Furthermore,NLRP3 and Caspase-1 protein expressions,as well as IL-1β and IL-18 levels,significantly decreased in the Lianpu Yin and Moxapride groups compared to the model group(P<0.05).Conclusion Lianpu Yin can treat FD rats by inhibiting duodenal microinflammation and then restoring gastrointestinal motility,which may be related to the abnormal activation of NLRP3 inflammasome.
8.Risk factors for recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage
Xinyue YANG ; Shuhan LIU ; Shaojun WANG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2025;33(1):52-58
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the second common subtype of stroke, characterized by high incidence, high mortality and high disability rates. The recurrent ICH not only brings physical pain to patients, but also increases the burden on families and society. In recent years, researches on the risk factors for recurrent ICH have been increasing day by day. This article reviews the risk factors for recurrent ICH from the perspectives of clinical features, biomarkers, and imaging characteristics, in order to provide a basis for the secondary prevention of ICH.
9.Efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization combined with targeted therapy and immunotherapy in treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Jun YANG ; Luyang LI ; Haoming LI ; Tian XIA ; Tao ZHANG ; Meng PU ; Yingbo MA ; Shuhan ZHANG ; Chengli LIU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2025;34(4):398-402
Objective To discuss the efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE)in combination with targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),and to identify the influencing factors.Methods A total of 60 patients with advanced HCC,who were admitted to the Air Force Medical Center of China from January 2016 to December 2022,were enrolled in this study.Thirty patients received TACE combined with targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors(TACE-L-P group),and the other 30 patients received TACE combined with targeted therapy(TACE-L group).The progression-free survival(PFS),overall survival(OS),disease control rate(DCR),and objective response rate(ORR)were compared between the two groups.Results In the TACE-L group and TACE-L-P group,the median PFS(mPFS)was 7 months and 10 months respectively(P=0.011),the median OS(mOS)was 15.5 months and 29 months respectively(P=0.014).Child-Pugh class B(HR=3.89,95%CI:1.27-11.94,P=0.018)and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC)stage C(HR=2.83,95%CI:1.32-6.03,P=0.007)were the independent risk factors for OS,while micro wave ablation(HR=0.21,95%CI:0.07-0.63,P=0.005)and TACE-L-P(HR=0.09,95%CI:0.03-0.3,P=0.001)were the independent protection factors for OS.Besides,elevated bilirubin level(HR=1.03,95%CI:1-1.06,P=0.032)and elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase(GGT)level(HR=1.01,95%CI:1-1.01,P=0.002)were the independent risk factors for disease progression,and TACE-L-P(HR=0.27,95%CI:0.09-0.79,P=0.017)was the independent protection factor for disease progression.The ORR and DCR in TACE-L-P group were remarkably higher than those in TACE-L group,which were 43.4%vs 13.3%and 63.4%vs 23.3%respectively,the differences between the two groups were statistically significant(both P<0.05).Conclusion In treating advanced HCC,TACE combined with targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors is superior to TACE combined with targeted therapy in therapeutic efficacy.
10.The expression of C1QTNF3 in liver cancer and its prognostic value
Liying JIN ; Shuhan WANG ; Yang YANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;42(5):934-941
Objective To investigate the expression of C1q tumor necrosis factor-related protein 3(C1QTNF3)in liver cancer tissue,its association with the clinicopathological features of patients,and its potential value in predicting the prognosis of liver cancer.Methods Related data were collected from TIMER,UALCAN,TNMplot,and GEO databases,and the bioinformatics methods were used to measure the expression level of C1QTNF3 in pan-cancer,normal tissue/liver cancer tissue,and cancerous tissue/paracancerous tissue.Cancerous and paracancerous tissue samples were collected from 90 patients with liver cancer,and related clinical data were collected,including age,sex,tumor diameter,and tumor number.The independent-samples t test or the paired t-test was used for comparison of continuous data between groups,and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to plot survival curves,and the Log-rank test was used to investigate the association between the expression level of C1QTNF3 and the survival of patients with liver cancer.The Cox regression model was used to identify the risk factors for the prognosis of patients with liver cancer,and the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the ability of C1QTNF3 expression at different time points for predicting the prognosis of patients with liver cancer.Results The bioinformatics analysis showed that the expression of C1QTNF3 was upregulated in various malignant tumors,especially in liver cancer tissue(P<0.001),and the expression level of C1QTNF3 in liver cancer tissue was significantly higher than that in normal tissue and paracancerous tissues(all P<0.01).The immunohistochemical staining results of 90 patients with liver cancer showed that C1QTNF3 was mainly expressed in cytoplasm,with a small amount in nucleus,and it had negative expression in paracancerous tissue and positive expression in liver cancer tissue.The positive expression rate and strong positive expression rate of C1QTNF3 protein in liver cancer tissue were significantly higher than those in paracancerous tissue(positive expression rate:76.67%vs 33.33%,χ2=34.141,P<0.01;strong positive expression rate:54.44%vs 5.56%,χ2=51.217,P<0.01).The liver cancer patients with a tumor diameter of≥5 cm,an advanced stage,the presence of liver cirrhosis,negative HBsAg,and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase(GGT)≥50 U/L had a significantly higher strong positive expression rate of C1QTNF3 protein than those with a tumor diameter of<5 cm,an early stage,the absence of liver cirrhosis,positive HBsAg,and GGT<50 U/L(all P<0.05).The univariate Cox regression analysis showed that tumor diameter,recurrence,and C1QTNF3 expression were influencing factors for the prognosis of patients with liver cancer(all P<0.05),and the multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the expression level of C1QTNF3 and recurrence were independent risk factors for the survival of patients with liver cancer(both P<0.05).The survival curve analysis showed that for all patients with liver cancer,the patients with high(strong positive)expression of C1QTNF3 had significantly lower overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate than those with low expression(χ2=17.010 and 13.647,both P<0.001);for liver cancer patients with a tumor diameter of≥5 cm,an early/advanced stage,recurrence,the presence of liver cirrhosis,positive HBsAg,alanine aminotransferase(ALT)<40 U/L,ALT≥40 U/L,and GGT≥50 U/L,the patients with high expression of C1QTNF3 had a significant reduction in overall survival rate(χ2=11.086,5.578,5.295,19.159,16.391,13.774,10.119,8.152,and 12.035,all P<0.05).The ROC curve analysis showed that C1QTNF3 expression had the strongest predictive potential at 5 years,with an area under the ROC curve of 0.77.Conclusion C1QTNF3 is highly expressed in liver cancer tissue,and the expression level of C1QTNF3 and recurrence are closely associated with the survival of patients with liver cancer.Patients with high expression of C1QTNF3 protein tend to have a lower survival rate.


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