1.Value of FibroScan, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-to-platelet ratio, S index, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α in the diagnosis of HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B liver fibrosis
Yingyuan ZHANG ; Danqing XU ; Huan MU ; Chunyan MOU ; Lixian CHANG ; Yuanzhen WANG ; Hongyan WEI ; Li LIU ; Weikun LI ; Chunyun LIU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(4):670-676
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of noninvasive imaging detection (FibroScan), two serological models of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-to-platelet ratio (GPR) score and S index, and two inflammatory factors of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in predicting liver fibrosis in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB), as well as the consistency of liver biopsy in pathological staging, and to provide early warning for early intervention of CHB. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed for 131 HBeAg-positive CHB patients who underwent liver biopsy in The Third People’s Hospital of Kunming from January 2019 to December 2023. The results of liver biopsy were collected from all patients, and related examinations were performed before liver biopsy, including total bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase, platelet count, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, albumin, IL-6, TNF-α, liver stiffness measurement (LSM), and abdominal ultrasound. An analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between groups; the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. A Kappa analysis was used to investigate the consistency between LSM noninvasive histological staging and pathological staging based on liver biopsy, and the Spearman analysis was used to investigate the correlation between each variable and FibroScan in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis stage. The Logistic regression analysis was used to construct joint predictive factors. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the value of each indicator alone and the joint predictive model in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis, and the Delong test was used for comparison of the area under the ROC curve (AUC). ResultsIn the consistency check, inflammation degree based on liver biopsy had a Kappa value of 0.807 (P<0.001), and liver fibrosis degree based on liver biopsy had a Kappa value of 0.827 (P<0.001), suggesting that FibroScan noninvasive histological staging and liver biopsy showed good consistency in assessing inflammation degree and liver fibrosis stage. Age was positively correlated with LSM, GPR score, S index, IL-6, and TNF-α (all P<0.05), and GPR score, S index, IL-6, and TNF-α were positively correlated with LSM (all P<0.05). GPR score, S index, IL-6, and TNF-α were all independent risk factors for diagnosing significant liver fibrosis (≥S2) and progressive liver fibrosis (≥S3) (all P<0.05). As for each indicator alone, GPR score had the highest value in the diagnosis of significant liver fibrosis (≥S2), followed by S index, IL-6, and TNF-α, while S index had the highest value in the diagnosis of progressive liver fibrosis (≥S3), followed by GPR score, TNF-α, and IL-6. The joint model had a higher predictive value than each indicator alone (all P<0.05). ConclusionThere is a good consistency between FibroScan noninvasive histological staging and pathological staging based on liver biopsy. GPR score, S index, IL-6, and TNF-α are independent risk factors for evaluating different degree of liver fibrosis in CHB, and the combined prediction model established by them can better diagnose liver fibrosis.
2.Visual analysis of dynamics and hotspots of biomechanics research on diabetic foot based on WoSCC.
Zhe WANG ; Wei-Dong LIU ; Jun LU ; Hong-Mou ZHAO ; Xue-Fei CAO ; Yun-Long ZHANG ; Xin CHANG ; Liang LIU
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2025;38(9):902-909
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the current research status and hotspots in the field of biomechanics of diabetic foot by bibliometric analysis methods.
METHODS:
Literatures related to biomechanics of diabetic foot published in the Web of Scienc Core Collection (WoSCC) from 1981 to 2024 were searched. CiteSpace software and R language bibliometrics plugin were used to conduct a visual analysis of annual publication volume of the literature, including publication volume of each country and region, the publication situation of authors and institutions, the citation situation of individual literature, and the co-occurrence network of keywords.
RESULTS:
Totally 996 literatures were included, and the number of published papers increased steadily. The United States (261 papers) and China (89 papers) were the top two countries in terms of the number of published papers. The mediating centrality of the United States was 0.94, and that of China was 0.01. Scholars such as Cavanagh and institutions like the Cleveland Clinic were at the core of research in this field. High-frequency keywords include plantar pressure (plantar pressure), diabetic foot (diabetic foot), ulceration (ulcer), etc. The research focuses on plantar pressure, ulcer formation and prevention, etc.
CONCLUSION
Biomechanical research on diabetic foot mainly focuses on the pressure distribution on the sole of the foot, callus formation, mechanical analysis of soft tissues on the sole of the foot, and the study of plantar decompression caused by Achilles tendon elongation. The research trend has gradually shifted from focusing on joint range of motion to gait and the design of braces and assistive devices, and has begun to pay attention to muscle strength, gait imbalance and proprioception abnormalities.
Humans
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Diabetic Foot/physiopathology*
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Biomechanical Phenomena
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Bibliometrics
3.Expert consensus on peri-implant keratinized mucosa augmentation at second-stage surgery.
Shiwen ZHANG ; Rui SHENG ; Zhen FAN ; Fang WANG ; Ping DI ; Junyu SHI ; Duohong ZOU ; Dehua LI ; Yufeng ZHANG ; Zhuofan CHEN ; Guoli YANG ; Wei GENG ; Lin WANG ; Jian ZHANG ; Yuanding HUANG ; Baohong ZHAO ; Chunbo TANG ; Dong WU ; Shulan XU ; Cheng YANG ; Yongbin MOU ; Jiacai HE ; Xingmei YANG ; Zhen TAN ; Xiaoxiao CAI ; Jiang CHEN ; Hongchang LAI ; Zuolin WANG ; Quan YUAN
International Journal of Oral Science 2025;17(1):51-51
Peri-implant keratinized mucosa (PIKM) augmentation refers to surgical procedures aimed at increasing the width of PIKM. Consensus reports emphasize the necessity of maintaining a minimum width of PIKM to ensure long-term peri-implant health. Currently, several surgical techniques have been validated for their effectiveness in increasing PIKM. However, the selection and application of PIKM augmentation methods may present challenges for dental practitioners due to heterogeneity in surgical techniques, variations in clinical scenarios, and anatomical differences. Therefore, clear guidelines and considerations for PIKM augmentation are needed. This expert consensus focuses on the commonly employed surgical techniques for PIKM augmentation and the factors influencing their selection at second-stage surgery. It aims to establish a standardized framework for assessing, planning, and executing PIKM augmentation procedures, with the goal of offering evidence-based guidance to enhance the predictability and success of PIKM augmentation.
Humans
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Consensus
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Dental Implants
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Mouth Mucosa/surgery*
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Keratins
4.druglikeFilter 1.0: An AI powered filter for collectively measuring the drug-likeness of compounds.
Minjie MOU ; Yintao ZHANG ; Yuntao QIAN ; Zhimeng ZHOU ; Yang LIAO ; Tianle NIU ; Wei HU ; Yuanhao CHEN ; Ruoyu JIANG ; Hongping ZHAO ; Haibin DAI ; Yang ZHANG ; Tingting FU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2025;15(6):101298-101298
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are rapidly expanding the exploration of chemical space, facilitating innovative drug discovery. However, the transformation of novel compounds into safe and effective drugs remains a lengthy, high-risk, and costly process. Comprehensive early-stage evaluation is essential for reducing costs and improving the success rate of drug development. Despite this need, no comprehensive tool currently supports systematic evaluation and efficient screening. Here, we present druglikeFilter, a deep learning-based framework designed to assess drug-likeness across four critical dimensions: 1) physicochemical rule evaluated by systematic determination, 2) toxicity alert investigated from multiple perspectives, 3) binding affinity measured by dual-path analysis, and 4) compound synthesizability assessed by retro-route prediction. By enabling automated, multidimensional filtering of compound libraries, druglikeFilter not only streamlines the drug development process but also plays a crucial role in advancing research efforts towards viable drug candidates, which can be freely accessed at https://idrblab.org/drugfilter/.
5.Development and application on a full process disease diagnosis and treatment assistance system based on generative artificial intelligence.
Wanjie YANG ; Hao FU ; Xiangfei MENG ; Changsong LI ; Ce YU ; Xinting ZHAO ; Weifeng LI ; Wei ZHAO ; Qi WU ; Zheng CHEN ; Chao CUI ; Song GAO ; Zhen WAN ; Jing HAN ; Weikang ZHAO ; Dong HAN ; Zhongzhuo JIANG ; Weirong XING ; Mou YANG ; Xuan MIAO ; Haibai SUN ; Zhiheng XING ; Junquan ZHANG ; Lixia SHI ; Li ZHANG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2025;37(5):477-483
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), has already brought, and will continue to bring, revolutionary changes to our daily production and life, as well as create new opportunities and challenges for diagnostic and therapeutic practices in the medical field. Haihe Hospital of Tianjin University collaborates with the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, Tianjin University, and other institutions to carry out research in areas such as smart healthcare, smart services, and smart management. We have conducted research and development of a full-process disease diagnosis and treatment assistance system based on GenAI in the field of smart healthcare. The development of this project is of great significance. The first goal is to upgrade and transform the hospital's information center, organically integrate it with existing information systems, and provide the necessary computing power storage support for intelligent services within the hospital. We have implemented the localized deployment of three models: Tianhe "Tianyuan", WiNGPT, and DeepSeek. The second is to create a digital avatar of the chief physician/chief physician's voice and image by integrating multimodal intelligent interaction technology. With generative intelligence as the core, this solution provides patients with a visual medical interaction solution. The third is to achieve deep adaptation between generative intelligence and the entire process of patient medical treatment. In this project, we have developed assistant tools such as intelligent inquiry, intelligent diagnosis and recognition, intelligent treatment plan generation, and intelligent assisted medical record generation to improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of the diagnosis and treatment process. This study introduces the content of a full-process disease diagnosis and treatment assistance system, aiming to provide references and insights for the digital transformation of the healthcare industry.
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Humans
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Delivery of Health Care
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Generative Artificial Intelligence
6.Asian consensus on normothermic intraperitoneal and systemic treatment for gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis
Zhenggang ZHU ; Kitayama Joji ; Hyung-Ho Kim ; Jimmy Bok-Yan So ; Hui CAO ; Lin CHEN ; Xiangdong CHENG ; Jiankun HU ; Imano Motohiro ; Ishigami Hironori ; Ye Seob Jee ; Jong-Han Kim ; Yasuhiro Kodera ; Han LIANG ; Xiaowen LIU ; Sheng LU ; Yiping MOU ; Mingming NIE ; Won Jun Seo ; Yanong WANG ; Dan WU ; Zekuan XU ; Yamaguchi Hironori ; Chao YAN ; Zhongyin YANG ; Kai YIN ; Yonemura Yutaka ; Wei-Peng Yong ; Jiren YU ; Jun ZHANG ; Asian Gastric Cancer NIPS Treatment Collaborative Group ; Shanghai Anticancer Association, Committee of Peritoneal Tumor
Journal of Surgery Concepts & Practice 2025;30(4):277-294
Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis (GCPM) is a common and lethal manifestation of advanced gastric cancer, with a median survival of only 5-11 months. This consensus was developed by 30 experts from Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Singapore) using the Delphi method and the GRADE evidence grading system. A total of 29 statements were formulated, covering the diagnosis and assessment of GCPM, indications for laparoscopic exploration and NIPS (normothermic intraperitoneal and systemic treatment), treatment regimens, prevention and management of complications, criteria for conversion surgery, and postoperative intraperitoneal therapy. The consensus aims to standardize clinical practice and improve the prognosis of patients with GCPM.
7.Research progress of liquid biopsy in the diagnosis of pulmonary nodules
Chao LYU ; Xiaoyun WANG ; Liu LIU ; Darong WEI ; Fangzhen MOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;46(1):107-112
In China,lung cancer ranks first in the incidence and death of malignant tumors.Early diagnosis and timely treatment can significantly improve the survival rate of lung cancer.However,75%of patients are already in the advanced stage at the time of initial diagnosis,missing the best treatment opportunity.Lung nodules are the manifestations of early lung cancer.How to accurately distinguish benign and malignant pul-monary nodules and avoid missing diagnosis of malignant lung nodules and over-treatment of benign lung nod-ules are important clinical problems.Liquid biopsy has the advantages of non-invasiveness,high reproducibili-ty,operability,easy dynamic monitoring and overcoming tumor heterogeneity,which can realize early detection and diagnosis of malignant tumors.Besides,it is the most potential precision tumor detection technology,which is expected to become a breakthrough in the diagnosis of benign and malignant lung nodules.This arti-cle reviews the research and application of liquid biopsy in the diagnosis of lung nodules in recent years,in or-der to provide ideas for clinical application and future research.
8.Final Fate of Cancer Cells After Nuclear Genetic Material Damage
Lei WANG ; Xiaomin XU ; Jian WANG ; Fangzheng MOU ; Darong WEI
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2024;51(7):600-605
Cancer cells refer to a group of malignant cells with strong division and proliferation abilities.Cancer cells rely on the unstable plunder of human nutrition to sustain the large amount of energy that they need for their own division and proliferation.The division and proliferation of cancer cells are linked to the synthesis and replication of genetic material in the nucleus.Blockage or destruction of the synthesis of genetic material in cancer cells is one of the mechanisms underlying the action of most antitumor drugs.As the key material that dominates cell division,proliferation,and death,nuclear genetic material which mainly refers to the deoxyribonucleic acid located on the chromatin in the nucleus,plays a decisive role in the final fate of cells.The final fate of cancer cells after the damage of the genetic material is worthy of investigation and analysis.In this paper,we discuss and analyze the fate of cancer cells after genetic material damage from the aspect of cellular cycle arrest,apoptosis,autophagy,and senescence to provide ideas for the mechanism research on antitumor drugs.
9.Effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on mitochondrial oxidative damage and PKCε-Nampt pathway in rats following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion
Mei-Juan YIN ; Zhen-Yi LIU ; Xiao-Fei JIN ; Xiao-Hong ZHOU ; Yu GAO ; Yue-Mou ZHAO ; Wei-Juan GAO
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 2024;46(1):79-86
AIM To explore the effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on mitochondrial oxidative damage and PKCε-Nampt pathway in rats following cerebral ischemia reperfusion(I/R).METHODS The rats were randomly divided into the sham operation group,the model group,Buyang Huanwu Decoction group(14.3 g/kg)and edaravone group(3 mg/kg).Except those of the sham operation group,SD rats of other groups were induced into models of brain I/R injury by MCAO method,followed by corresponding drug administration 24 hours after operation.After 7 days of administration,the rats had their neurological deficit evaluated by neurological function scoring;thier expression of neuron marker MAP-2 detected by immunofluorescence staining;their neuron damage observed and the oxidative damage evaluated through assessment of their ROS levels and MDA and SOD activities;their changes of mitochondrial membrane potential detected by fluorescent probe JC-1;their ratio of NAD+/NADH detected using modified enzyme circulation method;their expressions of PKCε,p-PKCε and Nampt proteins detected with Western blot;and their positive expressions of p-PKCε and Nampt proteins detected with immunohistochemistry method.RESULTS Compared with the model group,Buyang Huanwu Decoction group shared decreased cerebral infarction volume and neurological function score(P<0.05);increased cerebral fluorescence intensity of MAP-2(P<0.05);reduced neuronal damage,decreased cerebral levels of ROS and MDA(P<0.05);increased SOD activity,mitochondrial membrane potential and NAD+/NADH ratio(P<0.05);and increased protein expressions of p-PKCε and Nampt(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Buyang Huanwu Decoction can improve mitochondrial function and reduce brain I/R injury in rats by activating their PKCε-Nampt signaling pathway.
10.Comparison of clinical efficacy of TMF and TDF in the treatment of hepatitis B liver fibrosis
Yingyuan ZHANG ; Chunyan MOU ; Danqing XU ; Yuanzhen WANG ; Lixian CHANG ; Chunyun LIU ; Weikun LI ; Hong-Yan WEI ; Li LIU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2024;40(22):3215-3220
Objective This study is to explore the clinical efficacy and common adverse reactions of PEG-IFN α-2b combined with TMF and TDF in the treatment of hepatitis B liver fibrosis,and provide more clinical reference for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.Methods From January 2022 to December 2023,we selected 130 patients with chronic hepatitis B liver fibrosis who were admitted to Kunming Third People's Hospital.Divided into TMF combined group and TDF combined group,the virus reduction level,virus response rate,liver fibrosis four items,instantaneous elastography(FibroScan)and other indicators were compared between the two groups of patients after 48 weeks of treatment.The changes in liver fibrosis grading and adverse reactions before and after treatment were also compared.Results After 48 weeks of treatment,the TMF combined group showed a significant increase in HBV DNA seroconversion rate and HBeAg seroconversion rate compared to the TDF combined group,with statistical significance(P<0.05).However,there was no statistically significant difference in HBsAg seroconversion rate between the two groups of patients(P>0.05).After 48 weeks of treatment,the TMF combined group showed more significant efficacy in reducing the levels of HA,PC Ⅲ,Ⅳ-C,and LN,with a significant difference(P<0.05);After 48 weeks of treatment,both groups of patients showed improvement in the degree of liver tissue fibrosis.Compared with the TDF combined group,the TMF combined group had a more significant effect on tissue improvement.After 48 weeks of treatment,the incidence of dyslipidemia,hypothyroidism,and diarrhea was higher in the TMF combined group than in the TDF combined group(P<0.05);After 48 weeks of treatment,there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of gingival bleeding,anemia,and thrombocytopenia between the two groups of patients(P>0.05);The incidence of elevated uric acid and joint pain in the TDF combined group was higher than that in the TMF combined group after 48 weeks of treatment(P<0.05).Conclusion TMF combined with PEG-IFN α-2b has better clinical efficacy in treating chronic hepatitis B,strong antiviral ability,greater inhibition of liver fibrosis,good drug safety,better prognosis,and can provide more effective medication basis for clinical cure of hepatitis B.

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