1.New advances in the treatment of neonatal diabetes mellitus with sulfonylureas
Xiaoyan HU ; Jinbo XIANG ; Xiaoxia ZHU ; Zheng LI ; Tingting CAO ; Ting DING ; Ziran XU ; Jingbo LI ; Youjun YANG
China Pharmacy 2026;37(9):1236-1240
Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare monogenic disorder primarily caused by insufficient insulin secretion resulting from mutations in the KCNJ11 and ABCC8 genes. Sulfonylureas, represented by glibenclamide, have become the standard therapy for this type of NDM by precisely closing the mutated ATP-sensitive potassium channels in pancreatic β cells, thereby restoring insulin secretion. Clinical studies confirm that sulfonylureas enable over 90% of patients to successfully transition from insulin to oral treatment, achieving long-term stable glycemic control and improving neurological outcomes to a certain extent. In terms of safety, severe hypoglycemia induced by sulfonylureas is relatively rare and gastrointestinal reactions are mild; moreover, sulfonylureas show good long-term tolerability, and have no adverse effects on child growth and development. In the future, by further refining the full-chain management pathway of “rapid genetic diagnosis-early intervention-specialized dosage forms-long-term follow-up”, the clinical application of sulfonylureas is expected to provide NDM patients with an optimized treatment regimen and maximize their health benefits.
2.Mechanism of Wendan Ningxin Granules in Modulating Diastolic Calcium Leakage-related Proteins to Improve Inflammation-associated Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility
Biyue SHANG ; Tingting ZHU ; Shunxin LYU ; Zhiwei ZHANG ; Yufei WANG ; Xiangning CUI ; Yingdong LU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(11):133-143
ObjectiveTo investigate the protective effect and mechanism of Wendan Ningxin granules (WNG) on susceptibility to atrial fibrillation (AF) in mice with inflammatory injury. Methods100 C57BL/6 mice were divided into a blank control group, a model group, a low-dose WNG group (2.34 g·kg-1·d-1), a high-dose WNG group (4.68 g·kg-1·d-1), and an amiodarone positive control group (0.091 g·kg-1·d-1), with 20 mice in each group. Except for the blank control group, mice in other groups received intraperitoneal injections of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to establish an inflammatory injury model. Treatment groups received continuous intragastric administration of their respective interventions for four weeks. During the fourth week, the treatment groups received LPS injections concurrently with their treatments. The blank control and model groups received distilled water (10 mL·kg-1·d-1) by gavage, with a gavage volume of 10 mL·kg-1 for all groups, once daily. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and Sirius red staining were used to observe atrial tissue morphology and fibrosis degree. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in mouse atrial tissue. Electrophysiological detection was performed using a multi-channel electrophysiology mapping system to measure AF inducibility, AF duration, and atrial effective refractory period (AERP). High-resolution optical mapping was used to measure action potential duration (APD) dispersion, conduction heterogeneity index, and calcium transient (CaT) dispersion. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect mRNA expression of proteins related to diastolic calcium leakage in mouse atria: Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Ⅱ(CaMKⅡ), ryanodine receptor 2(RyR2), sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase (SERCA), and sodium-calcium exchanger (NCX). Western blot analysis was performed to detect the expression of CaMKII, RyR2, SERCA, and NCX proteins in myocardial tissue from each group. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure serum levels of inflammatory factors interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). ResultsPathological staining results showed that compared with the blank control group, the model group exhibited disrupted atrial tissue structure, inflammatory cell infiltration, atrial fibrosis, and diffuse infiltration of numerous brown α-SMA positive cells in the atrial interstitium (P<0.01). AF could be induced by electrical stimulation with a longer duration. AERP was shortened, while APD dispersion, conduction heterogeneity index, and CaT dispersion were increased (P<0.01). The expression of proteins associated with diastolic calcium leakage, including CaMKⅡ, RyR2, and NCX1, showed elevated mRNA and protein levels, whereas SERCA2a mRNA and protein expression decreased (P<0.05). Serum levels of inflammatory factors IL-1β and TNF-α were elevated (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, intervention with WNG alleviated cardiac structural damage, reduced inflammatory cell infiltration, improved atrial fibrosis, and reduced the diffuse infiltration of α-SMA positive cells (P<0.01). AF inducibility and AF duration upon electrical stimulation were significantly reduced (P<0.05), AERP was prolonged (P<0.05), mRNA and protein expression of CaMKⅡ, RyR2, and NCX1-proteins associated with diastolic calcium leakage-were reduced, whilst mRNA and protein expression of SERCA2a increased (P<0.05), and serum levels of IL-1β and TNF-α were decreased (P<0.01). ConclusionBoth low‑ and high‑dose WNG can effectively reduce susceptibility to inflammation-related AF. The mechanism by which WNG reduce AF susceptibility may be related to regulating proteins involved in sarcoplasmic reticulum diastolic calcium leak, thereby improving cardiac electrical remodeling, and alleviating inflammation-induced myocardial fibrosis, thus improving cardiac structural remodeling.
3.Discussion on Pathogenesis and Treatment of Esophageal Precancerous Lesions from the Perspective of "Turbidity Damaging the Clear and Harmonious"
Cong HE ; Tingting XU ; Yi WANG ; Jing KONG ; Xiao WANG ; Xiaosu WANG ; Shumiao FAN ; Shengliang ZHU ; Bingduo ZHOU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(13):1397-1402
It is considered that "turbid pathogen damaging the clear, and the loss of clarity and harmony regulation" is the core pathogenesis of esophageal precancerous lesions, with turbid pathogen persisting throughout the disease course. Turbid pathogen encompasses qi turbidity, phlegm turbidity, stasis turbidity, and toxin turbidity, closely related to dietary indiscretion, emotional disharmony, spleen-stomach deficiency, and kidney deficiency failing to consolidate. Turbid pathogen undergoes a dynamic evolution process of qi constraint generating turbid→ phlegm-stasis transforming into toxin→turbidity toxin harming the healthy qi, corresponding to the pathological alterations of hypoxia, inflammation and immunosuppression within the tumor microenvironment. The overall therapeutic principle is to remove turbidity and restore clarity. In the early stage, targeting the hypoxic tumor microenvironment, the suggested treatment method is opening constraint and dispersing the block, regulating qi and remove turbidity, with emphasis on soothing liver and regulating stomach, raising the clear and directing the turbid downward. In the middle stage, targeting inflammatory microenvironment, the treatment aims to clear toxin and dissipate nodules, resolve stasis and eliminate turbid, emphasizing phlegm-stasis elimination, turbid-toxin resolution, and concurrent stomach qi protection. In the late stage, corresponding to immunosuppressive microenvironment, the method of boosting qi, nourishing yin, reinforcing healthy qi, and eliminating turbidity can be used, with focus on spleen-stomach tonification, kidney essence replenishment, and healthy qi reinforcement to expel pathogenic factors.
4.Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: risk of complicated coronary heart disease and construction of its prediction model
Yumeng LIU ; Yue LIN ; Wenjun HAN ; Tingting ZHOU ; Qihong XU ; Jinxing ZHU
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2026;37(4):114-118
Objective To explore the independent risk factors for complicated coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and to construct a risk prediction model. Methods A retrospective study was performed to analyze the clinical data of 308 OSAHS patients who visited Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital from January 2021 to June 2025. The patients were divided into the CHD group (n=80) and non-CHD group (n=228) according to the presence or absence of complicated CHD. Independent risk factors were identified using univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression, and a nomogram prediction model was constructed. The model was evaluated using the calibration curve, Hosmer-Lemeshow test, Decision Curve Analysis (DCA) curve, and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. Results The incidence of CHD in OSAHS patients was 25.97%. Age, history of hypertension, oxygen desaturation index (ODI), severe polysomnography (PSG) grade, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, elevated homocysteine, and elevated troponin I were independent risk factors for OSAHS complicated with CHD (P<0.05). The nomogram model demonstrated good calibration (Hosmer-Lemeshow test, P=0.995), and the DCA curve showed high clinical net benefit. The area under the ROC curve was 0.940 (95% CI: 0.908~0.972), with a sensitivity of 0.842 and a specificity of 0.900. Conclusion Age, history of hypertension, ODI, PSG grade, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, homocysteine, and troponin I are independent risk factors for CHD in OSAHS patients. The prediction model constructed based on these factors can provide a reliable tool for clinical nurses to early identify high-risk individuals and formulate targeted intervention strategies.
5.Effect of Modified Baoyuantang Combined with Linggui Zhugantang on Myocardial Mitochondrial Damage and NLRP3/GSDMD-mediated Pyroptosis in Rat Model of Post-myocardial Infarction Heart Failure
Tingting ZHU ; Lifei LYU ; Biyue SHANG ; Zhiwei ZHANG ; Shunxin LYU ; Yufei WANG ; Xiangning CUI ; Yingdong LU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(17):1-12
ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effects of modified Baoyuantang combined with Linggui Zhugantang on post-myocardial infarction heart failure in rats and its influence on NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3)/gasdermin D (GSDMD)-mediated pyroptosis. MethodsSixty male SD rats were randomized into sham, model, low-, medium-, and high-dose (2.52, 5.04, 10.08 g·kg-1, respectively) modified Baoyuantang combined with Linggui Zhugantang, and sacubitril/valsartan sodium (0.021 g·kg-1) groups, with 10 rats in each group. Except the sham group, the other groups underwent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation for the modeling of myocardial infarction. The treatment groups were administrated with corresponding drugs by gavage, and the sham and model groups received an equal volume of normal saline. Administration began on the first day after successful modeling, once daily, for 4 weeks. Echocardiography was used to measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS), left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic diameters (LVIDd and LVIDs), left ventricular posterior wall thicknesses at end-diastole and end-systole (LVPWd, LVPWs), and left ventricular volumes at end-diastole and end-systole (LV Vold and LV Vols). Cardiac mass index and heart weight-to-tibia length ratio were calculated. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and Sirius Red staining were performed to observe myocardial morphology and collagen deposition. Immunohistochemistry was employed to detect the expression of type I collagen (Collagen Ⅰ), NLRP3, GSDMD, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the mitochondrial ultrastructure. Tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester (TMRM) staining was conducted to assess mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in cardiomyocytes. Real-time PCR was used to quantify the mRNA levels of NLRP3, cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase-1 (Caspase-1), IL-1β, GSDMD, and interleukin-18 (IL-18) in the myocardial tissue. Western blotting was employed to determine the protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, IL-18, nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) p50, and NF-κB p65 in the myocardial tissue. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was adopted to measure the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-1β, and IL-6. ResultsCompared with the sham group, the model group showed increased LVIDd, LVIDs, LV Vold, LV Vols, cardiac mass index, and heart weight-to-tibia length ratio (P<0.05), decreased LVPWs, LVEF, LVFS, and MMP (P<0.05), evident myocardial inflammation, fibrosis, and mitochondrial damage, upregulated expression of NLRP3, Caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, IL-18, NF-κB p50, and NF-κB p65, and elevated serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, modified Baoyuantang combined with Linggui Zhugantang reduced the LVIDd, LVIDs, LV Vols, cardiac mass index, and heart weight-to-tibia length ratio (P<0.05), increased the LVPWs, LVEF, LVFS, and MMP (P<0.05), alleviated myocardial inflammation and fibrosis, improved the mitochondrial structure and function, downregulated the expression of NLRP3, Caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, IL-18, NF-κB p50, and NF-κB p65 (P<0.05), and reduced the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 (P<0.05). ConclusionModified Baoyuantang combined with Linggui Zhugantang can ameliorate post-myocardial infarction ventricular remodeling and improve the cardiac function by reducing mitochondrial damage and inhibiting NLRP3/GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis.
6.Analysis and prevention strategies for abnormal blood waste events in blood collection and supply processes
Kaiqiang LIU ; Huayou DAI ; Minyu HUA ; Tingting HU ; Weifei QIN ; Jixia ZHOU ; Xiaojing LIU ; Huaying CAI ; Chenghui LUO ; Shoubing ZHU ; Yanhua SHI ; Xi DENG ; Xia HUANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2026;39(8):1061-1066
Objective: To analyze the characteristics and key risk factors of abnormal blood disposal throughout the 2024-2025 blood collection and supply process based on nationwide multi-site monitoring data, develop a comprehensive prevention and control strategy across the entire chain, reduce preventable blood waste, and ensure clinical blood safety. Methods: According to the Guidelines for Haemovigilance (T/CSBT 001-2026), we extracted 74 cases of abnormal blood disposal events reported by the China Blood Transfusion Association′s Blood Safety Monitoring System from January 1 2024, to December 31 2025, and conducted descriptive statistical analysis on the distribution of events, types of deviations, root causes, and classifications of disposal manifestations. Results: A total of 664 adverse events related to blood collection and supply were reported over two years, with 74 cases involving discarded abnormal blood units, accounting for 11.1% of the total. Among these, blood component preparation (40.5%) and blood collection (37.8%) remained traditional high-risk stages. The proportion of blood waste occurring during storage, distribution, and transportation increased from 7.7% in 2024 to 34.3% in 2025. Deviations from standard operating procedures (SOP) by personnel were the primary cause, accounting for 74.3% of cases. Discarded blood units were categorized into four types: compromised closed blood bag systems (40 cases), mainly due to inadequate heat sealing, physical damage, or dropped bags; blood out of the cold chain (12 cases), primarily resulting from blood being left at work sites; imbalanced proportion of preservation solution (10 cases), mostly caused by blood collection volumes exceeding the standard capacity of blood bags; and other causes (12 cases). Conclusion: Human operational errors are the core cause of abnormal blood waste. The collection and preparation stages have long been at high-risk, and the risks in the storage and transportation stages have been increasing year by year. We should focus on standardizing personnel management, improving specialized operation norms such as heat sealing, transportation, and storage, establishing a full-process intelligent cold chain monitoring and multi-node visual verification mechanism, and systematically reducing the occurrence rate of abnormal blood waste through a closed-loop quality intervention system, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of voluntary blood donation resources.
7.Association between college students biological rhythms and their trajectory of change with anxiety and depressive symptoms
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(8):1161-1165
Objective:
To investigate the longitudinal association between biological rhythm trajectories and the risk of anxiety, depression, and comorbid symptoms among college students, so as to provide a cumulative empirical basis for early psychiatric tracking and mental health warning systems.
Methods:
Using random cluster sampling method, a baseline survey was conducted from April to May 2019. One comprehensive university and one medical university were selected in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, and Hefei City, Anhui Province, respectively. A total of 1 029 first year college students were recruited as study participants, and four waves of longitudinal follow up were carried out over a period of two years. The Self rating of Biological Rhythm Disorder for Adolescents was used to assess college students biological rhythms, and using the dynamic data from the first two follow ups to construct the trajectory of biological rhythm changes. Mental health outcomes (anxiety and depressive symptoms) at the end of the follow up period were assessed using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Multivariable Logistic regression models were employed to evaluate the independent predictive value of distinct lifestyle rhythm trajectories on the detection risk of long term anxiety, depression, and their comorbid symptoms.
Results:
The prevalence rates of anxiety, depression, and comorbid symptoms among participants were 23.5%, 22.6%, and 16.7%, respectively. Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that, after adjusting for confounding factors such as sex, major, smoking, and alcohol consumption, compared with the persistent low risk reference group of overall biological rhythm, the persistent high risk trajectory group of overall assessment had an increased risk of anxiety symptoms( OR=3.87, 95%CI =2.45-6.11), depressive symptoms( OR=3.18, 95%CI =1.98-5.10), and comorbid symptoms( OR=2.43, 95%CI =1.46-4.04)(all P <0.05).Among college students in the elevated overall assessment risk group, the risks of anxiety symptoms ( OR=1.97, 95%CI =1.22-3.17), depressive symptoms ( OR=2.13, 95%CI =1.33-3.42), and comorbid symptoms ( OR=1.81, 95%CI =1.07-3.06) were also increased (all P <
0. 05), and the various risks in the group with increased risks were also higher than those in the group with consistently low risks.
Conclusions
The dynamic deterioration and persistent disruption of college students lifestyle and behavioral rhythms serve as strong early warning indicators for long term anxiety and depressive symptoms. Mental health screening in colleges and universities should incorporate multi timepoint dynamic tracking of behavioral rhythms, and circadian rhythm regulation should be regarded as a core target for group level mental health interventions.
8.The role of very-long-chain fatty acids in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
Jiaqi KONG ; Tingting REN ; Rui LIU ; Guizhong ZHOU ; Chuanlong ZHU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2026;42(8):1946-1951
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, and it has become a major global health issue. Excessive lipid accumulation in the liver is the core pathological event of MAFLD, which triggers lipotoxicity and leads to cell apoptosis, necrosis, and inflammatory cascades by mediating endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, organelle dysfunction, and ferroptosis, thereby promoting the progression of simple hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis and fibrosis. In this process, very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), as essential components of cell membranes and lipid metabolism, have attracted increasing attention for their role in lipotoxicity mechanisms. This article reviews the role of VLCFAs in lipid metabolism processes and lipotoxicity mechanisms, focusing on how VLCFAs participate in metabolic regulation through key proteins and disrupt cell membranes to induce oxidative stress, and how their metabolites and derivatives drive inflammatory responses, ultimately promoting the progression of MAFLD.
9.Analysis of the timeliness of anti-retroviral therapy among newly reported HIV/AIDS cases
SU Dehua ; CHEN Xiangyang ; LI Jun ; ZHAO Lina ; ZHANG Hemei ; ZHU Tingting ; HU Wenxue ; LAI Jiangyi
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(8):804-808
Objective:
To analyze the timeliness of antir-etroviral therapy (ART) and its influencing factors among newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province from 2016 to 2023, so as to provide a reference for improving the ART effect of HIV/AIDS cases.
Methods:
Newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Wenzhou City from 2016 to 2023 were selected as the research subjects. Demographic information, the situation of the first CD4+ T lymphocyte (CD4 cell) test, baseline CD4 cell count, and ART situation were collected through the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System. The timely rate of ART was analyzed, and the influencing factors for timely ART among HIV/AIDS cases were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 4 500 newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Wenzhou City from 2016 to 2023 were included, among which 3 679 were males, accounting for 81.76%, and 821 were females, accounting for 18.24%. The median age was 46.24 (interquartile range, 26.23) years. Among these cases, 3 606 received timely ART, with a timely rate of 80.13%. The timely rate of ART increased from 57.54% in 2016 to 91.97% in 2023 (P<0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that unmarried/divorced/widowed (OR=0.769, 95%CI: 0.641-0.922), detainees (OR=0.492, 95%CI: 0.269-0.900), untimely first CD4 cell test (OR=0.278, 95%CI: 0.234-0.330), baseline CD4 cell count ≥200 cells/µL (OR=0.709, 95%CI: 0.595-0.843) or undetected (OR=0.131, 95%CI: 0.080-0.213) were associated with a lower timeliness for ART among HIV/AIDS cases.
Conclusion
From 2016 to 2023, the timely rate of ART among newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Wenzhou City showed an upward trend, which was mainly affected by marital status, case source, timeliness of the first CD4 cell test, and baseline CD4 cell count.
10.Epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis C in Wenzhou City from 2005 to 2023
LI Jun ; ZHU Tingting ; HU Wenxue
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(9):932-936
Objective:
To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis C in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province from 2005 to 2023, so as to provide the evidence for improving hepatitis C prevention and control measures.
Methods:
The data of hepatitis C cases in Wenzhou City from 2005 to 2023 were collected from the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System. Descriptive epidemiological methods were used to describe the incidence of hepatitis C by gender and age in Wenzhou City from 2005 to 2023. Average annual percent change (AAPC) was used to analyze the trend of hepatitis C incidence.
Results:
A total of 15 707 hepatitis C cases were reported in Wenzhou City from 2005 to 2023, with an average annual reported incidence of 9.17/100 000. The reported incidence showed an overall upward trend (AAPC=2.401%, P<0.05). In terms of occupation, farmers/migrant workers and workers accounted for 34.26% (5 382 cases), followed by domestic workers, those engaged in housework and unemployed people, accounting for 19.39% (3 045 cases). Lucheng District, Pingyang County, and Yongjia County had relatively high average annual reported incidences of hepatitis C, which were 18.12/100 000, 13.53/100 000 and 9.88/100 000, respectively. There were 10 816 males and 4 891 females, with a male-to-female ratio of 2.21∶1. The average annual reported incidence of hepatitis C in males was higher than in females (12.06/100 000 vs. 6.00/100 000, P<0.05). The reported incidence of hepatitis C in males showed an overall upward trend (AAPC=3.011%, P<0.05), but there was no significant change in females (AAPC=1.803%, P>0.05). The case was mainly aged 25-<55 years (12 659 cases, 80.59%). There was no significant change in incidence of hepatitis C in 0-<10 years old group and 10-<20 years old group (AAPC=2.103%, 1.126%, both P>0.05), while the incidence of hepatitis C in 20-<30 years old group and 30-<40 years old group showed downward trends (AAPC=>-13.160%, -7.159%, both P<0.05). There were upward trends in the 40-<50 years old group and 50-<60 years old group (AAPC=10.457%, 11.831%, both P<0.05), but no significant change in the ≥60 years old group (AAPC=2.867%, P>0.05).
Conclusions
The reported incidence of hepatitis C in Wenzhou City showed an overall upward trend from 2005 to 2023. Lucheng District, Pingyang County, and Yongjia County were high risk areas. Farmers/migrant workers, workers, males, and people aged 40-<60 years were the key population for prevention and control of hepatitis C.


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