1.Enhanced BBB penetration and microglia-targeting nanomodulator for the two-pronged modulation of chronically activated microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease.
Ya WEI ; Xue XIA ; Xiaorong WANG ; Wenqin YANG ; Siqin HE ; Lulu WANG ; Yongke CHEN ; Yang ZHOU ; Feng CHEN ; Hanmei LI ; Fu PENG ; Guobo LI ; Zheng XU ; Jintao FU ; Huile GAO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(2):1098-1111
Intervention in chronically activated microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is a novel approach to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). The low permeability of the blood‒brain barrier (BBB) and non-selective distribution in the brain severely restrict AD drugs' disease-modifying efficacy. Here, an immunosuppressant TREM2-lowing antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and resveratrol co-loaded cationic liposome is developed as an immune reprogramming nanomodulator modified by acid-cleavable BBB-targeting peptide and microglia-targeting peptide (Res@TcMNP/ASO) for AD management. Res@TcMNP/ASO can enter brain endothelial cells via D-T7 peptides. Then D-T7 undergoes an acid-responsive cleavage, facilitating the escape of Res@MNP/ASO from endo/lysosomes to cross the BBB. The detached Res@MNP/ASO specifically targets M1-phenotype microglia via exposed MG1 peptides to prompt the simultaneous delivery of two drugs into activated microglia. This nanomodulator can not only restore the immune function of microglia through TREM2-lowing ASO but also mitigate the immune stimulation to microglia caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) through resveratrol, thereby synergistically inhibiting the chronic activation of microglia to alleviate neuroinflammation in AD. Our results indicate that this combination treatment can achieve significant behavioral and cognitive improvements in late APP/PS1 mice.
2.Nose-to-brain delivery of targeted lipid nanoparticles as two-pronged β-amyloid nanoscavenger for Alzheimer's disease therapy.
Yanyan XU ; Xiangtong YE ; Yanfeng DU ; Wenqin YANG ; Fan TONG ; Wei LI ; Qianqian HUANG ; Yongke CHEN ; Hanmei LI ; Huile GAO ; Weiwei ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(6):2884-2899
Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation and neuroinflammation, remains a formidable clinical challenge. Herein, we present an innovative nose-to-brain delivery platform utilizing lactoferrin (Lf)-functionalized lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) co-encapsulating α-mangostin (α-M) and β-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) siRNA (siB). This dual-modal therapeutic system synergistically combines the neuroprotective and microglia-reprogramming capabilities of α-M with the transcriptional silencing of BACE1 via siB, thereby simultaneously inhibiting Aβ production and enhancing its clearance. Fabricated via a microfluidic approach, the LNPs exhibited uniform particle size distribution, great encapsulation efficiency, and robust colloidal stability. Upon intranasal administration, Lf-functionalization enabled superior brain-targeting efficacy through receptor-mediated transcytosis. In vitro studies demonstrated that α-M reversed Aβ-induced low-density lipoprotein receptor downregulation, promoting microglial phagocytosis and autophagic degradation of Aβ, while siB effectively suppressed BACE1 expression, abrogating Aβ synthesis. In vivo investigations in APP/PS1 transgenic mice revealed remarkable cognitive recovery, substantial Aβ plaque reduction, and alleviation of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress. This intricately designed LNP system, exploiting a non-invasive and efficient nose-to-brain delivery route, provides a biocompatible, synergistic, and transformative therapeutic strategy for the multifaceted management of AD.
3.Follow up study of the association between bedroom light at night exposure and body mass index in children
LI Qi, ZHOU Yi, DING Wenqin, ZUO Min, XU Yuxiang, TAO Fangbiao, SUN Ying
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(4):475-478
Objective:
To explore the association between bedroom light at night (LAN) exposure and body mass index (BMI) in children at 1 year follow up, so as to provide new strategies for obesity prevention.
Methods:
From December 2021 to May 2022, cluster random sampling was conducted, involving 648 children from two primary schools in Tianchang, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China, to assess bedroom LAN exposure of children during sleep. A questionnaire survey and physical examination were carried out in May 2022. Multivariate linear regression was performed to analyze the correlation between bedroom LAN exposure and BMI variable quantity at 1 year follow up (May, 2023).
Results:
The median intensity of bedroom LAN exposure during the sleep episode was [1.11(0.35,3.24)lx] in children. The proportion of the sample exposed to an average light intensity of ≥3 lx was 27.5%, while 19.0% was exposed to a LAN intensity of ≥5 lx during the sleep episode. In the multivariable linear regression, after adjusting for covariates, including sex, baseline age, sleep duration, family monthly income, and maternal education level, exposure to a 1 h-average post bedtime LAN intensity of ≥3 lx ( β=0.25, 95%CI =0.05-0.44) and LAN≥5 lx ( β=0.34, 95% CI = 0.12-0.55) was associated with a gain of 0.25 and 0.34 kg/m 2, respectively, in the children s BMI at the 1 year follow up ( P < 0.05).
Conclusions
A positive correlation was found between bedroom LAN exposure and BMI variable quantity at 1 year follow up in children. Thus, reduced bedroom LAN exposure might be useful for interventions aimed at obesity prevention.
4.Investigation on a suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial infection in an intensive care unit
Mei HUANG ; Xiaobo GUI ; Ya YANG ; Feng LU ; Juanxiu QIN ; Yan LI ; Shuyi ZHANG ; Wenqin ZHOU ; Xiaofang FU ; Haiqun BAN
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(5):435-438
ObjectiveTo investigate a suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) nosocomial infection in an intensive care unit (ICU) and provide scientific evidence for prevention and control of multi-drug resistant nosocomial infection. MethodsClinical and epidemiological data of 4 patients with CRAB infection were retrospectively investigated in the ICU of Renji Hospital in November 2021. Environmental hygiene monitoring and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were conducted and intervention measures were taken. ResultsA total of 4 cases with CRAB infection were identified, among which 1 case was determined to be community-acquired and3 cases were hospital-acquired. The isolated strains shared the same drug resistance, and were all classified into ST368 type. In the surface and hand samples (n=40), 2 CRAB strains were detected in the air filter beside the bed of the first case, with a detection rate of 5%. After adopting comprehensive prevention and control strategies, including environmental cleaning and disinfection, hand hygiene, staff management and training, and supervision, no similar case with CRAB infection was found. ConclusionThis suspected outbreak of CRAB nosocomial infection may be induced by inadequate environmental cleaning and disinfection, and inadequate implementation of hand hygiene. Timely identification, investigation, and targeted measures remain crucial to effective control of possible nosocomial infection.
5.Adiponectin improves endometrial receptivity in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome by upregulating the PPARα/HOXA10 pathway
Juan WANG ; Wenqin YANG ; Jin LIU ; Jinfeng SHI ; Ping XIAO ; Meixiang LI
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(2):298-307
Objective To explore the role of the PPARα/HOXA10 signaling pathway in mediating the effect of adiponectin(APN)for improving endometrial receptivity in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods Forty female SD rat models with letrozole-induced PCOS were randomized,with 10 normal rats as the control,into 4 equal groups for treatment with APN alone,APN combined with GW6471(a specific PPARα inhibitor)or the vehicle for 20 days,or no further treatment(PCOS model group).GW6471 treatment(daily dose of 1 mg/kg)and vehicle treatment were initiated on the 11th day following the start of APN treatment,all administered via intraperitoneal injection.The rats were observed for changes in estrous cycle,body weight,ovarian index and morphology,uterine index and morphology,serum hormone levels and lipid metabolism parameters.Endometrial expressions of PPARα and HOXA10 were detected with immunohistochemistry and Western blotting.The development of endometrial pinopodes was observed under electron microscope,and pregnancies of the rats were recorded.Results The rat models of PCOS exhibited obvious estrous cycle disorders with significantly prolonged estrous interval,increased body weight and ovarian index,decreased uterine index,disordered serum hormones and lipid metabolism(P<0.05),and polycystic ovarian changes,and these changes were significantly improved by APN treatment.Endometrial expressions of PPARα and HOXA10 were significantly lowered in PCOS rats and effectively up-regulated after APN treatment,but GW6471 treatment obviously blocked the effect of APN(P<0.05).APN showed strong protective effect against PCOS-induced impairment of endometrial pinopode development,and this effect was obviously attenuated by GW6471.APN also significantly increased the pregnancy rate and embryo number in PCOS rats,while GW6471 obviously reduced the embryo number and caused developmental retardation of the embryos.Conclusion APN can improve endometrial receptivity in PCOS rats by upregulating the PARα/HOXA10 pathway.
6.Qualitative study on the midwifery care needs of parturition: a Meta-synthesis
Xin ZHAO ; Ping XUAN ; Wenqin LI ; Chengchao YU ; Xiaomeng DONG ; Xingxing LI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(34):2657-2664
Objective:To systematically evaluate and integrate the midwifery care needs of parturition, to provide reference for formulating effective measures to improve obstetric care.Methods:A computer search was conducted on Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biomedical Literature Database and Wanfang Database for qualitative research on midwifery care needs of parturition. The search period was from the establishment of the database to April 2024. The quality of the included literature was evaluated using the qualitative research quality evaluation criteria of the Australian Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence based Health Care Center. A thematic synthesis was used for result integration.Results:A total of 16 articles were included, and 63 major research results were extracted and summarized into 9 new categories, forming 4 integrated results: physiological comfort needs, respect needs, professional nursing support needs and social network harmonious needs.Conclusions:The needs of midwifery care during childbirth are diverse and need help and support from various aspects. It is suggested that nursing staff should pay attention to the experience and needs of childbirth, improve the management plan of nursing during childbirth, improve the cognitive experience of childbirth and promote natural childbirth.
7.Adiponectin improves endometrial receptivity in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome by upregulating the PPARα/HOXA10 pathway
Juan WANG ; Wenqin YANG ; Jin LIU ; Jinfeng SHI ; Ping XIAO ; Meixiang LI
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(2):298-307
Objective To explore the role of the PPARα/HOXA10 signaling pathway in mediating the effect of adiponectin(APN)for improving endometrial receptivity in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods Forty female SD rat models with letrozole-induced PCOS were randomized,with 10 normal rats as the control,into 4 equal groups for treatment with APN alone,APN combined with GW6471(a specific PPARα inhibitor)or the vehicle for 20 days,or no further treatment(PCOS model group).GW6471 treatment(daily dose of 1 mg/kg)and vehicle treatment were initiated on the 11th day following the start of APN treatment,all administered via intraperitoneal injection.The rats were observed for changes in estrous cycle,body weight,ovarian index and morphology,uterine index and morphology,serum hormone levels and lipid metabolism parameters.Endometrial expressions of PPARα and HOXA10 were detected with immunohistochemistry and Western blotting.The development of endometrial pinopodes was observed under electron microscope,and pregnancies of the rats were recorded.Results The rat models of PCOS exhibited obvious estrous cycle disorders with significantly prolonged estrous interval,increased body weight and ovarian index,decreased uterine index,disordered serum hormones and lipid metabolism(P<0.05),and polycystic ovarian changes,and these changes were significantly improved by APN treatment.Endometrial expressions of PPARα and HOXA10 were significantly lowered in PCOS rats and effectively up-regulated after APN treatment,but GW6471 treatment obviously blocked the effect of APN(P<0.05).APN showed strong protective effect against PCOS-induced impairment of endometrial pinopode development,and this effect was obviously attenuated by GW6471.APN also significantly increased the pregnancy rate and embryo number in PCOS rats,while GW6471 obviously reduced the embryo number and caused developmental retardation of the embryos.Conclusion APN can improve endometrial receptivity in PCOS rats by upregulating the PARα/HOXA10 pathway.
8.Bidirectional Mendelian randomization study on association between interleukin-9 level change and asthma
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(18):2815-2819
Objective To investigate the association between asthma and IL-9 level,to provide reference for early prevention of asthma occurrence and improvement of asthma condition.Methods The data of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) were collected from two genome-wide association studies (GWAS) related to asthma and IL-9.Forty-three SNP instrumental variables associated with IL-9 were screened to conduct the forward direction Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis with asthma as the outcome.The three SNP associ-ated with asthma served as the instrumental variables,the IL-9 level change served as the study outcome to conduct the reverse MR analysis.Heterogeneity was detected by using Cochran's Q test,and the pleiotropy was detected by using the MR-Egger regression method.The robustness of the results was tested by the a leave-one-out method.Results The Q-test showed that no heterogeneity existed (P=0.383,0.883),and the MR analysis of fixed-effects model was used.The IL-9 level increase led to that the asthma occurrence risk was increased by 17% (OR=1.17,95%CI:1.02-1.34).The asthma occurrence led to the IL-9 level increase by 0.09 standard deviation (OR=1.09,95%CI:1.01-1.19).After removing SNP one by one,the MR analy-sis results were steady.The MR-Egger regression method did not find the pleiotropy of instrumental variables (P=0.995,0.129).Conclusion There are bidirectional gene association between the IL-9 level change and asthma occurrence risk.
9.Strategies for enhancing the influence of major themed publicity in hospital Party building
Weiyin LIN ; Rui HUANG ; Wenqin LIU ; Yang ZHANG ; Yangxia OU ; Jianping LI ; Haiyan CHEN
Modern Hospital 2024;24(8):1168-1170,1174
This research aimed to explore strategies to enhance the influence of major themed publicity in hospital party building within several prominent tertiary public hospitals in China,including one in Beijing,one in Zhejiang and four in Guang-dong.An analysis of themed publicity initiatives over the past five years,particularly during pivotal party events and key thematic activities,was undertaken.This assessment included both offline events and the online media coverage through various integrated media platforms.The study aimed to offer development suggestions for hospitals to amplify the influence of their major themed publicity strategies for Party building.Currently,hospitals are placing increased emphasis on the strategic planning of major themed publicity for Party building.Innovation in content and promotional tactics,along with strengthened integration with main-stream media,is essential.Effective dissemination that elicits empathy and presents high-quality publicity materials is crucial for achieving optimal dissemination outcomes and further elevating the hospital's Party building influence.
10.Counteracting Alzheimer's disease via normalizing neurovascular unit with a self-regulated multi-functional nano-modulator.
Xue XIA ; Ya WEI ; Qianqian HUANG ; Yang ZHOU ; Xiaorong WANG ; Yulong SHI ; Xiaotong YANG ; Wenqin YANG ; Yiwei ZHANG ; Ting LEI ; Yuan HUANG ; Hanmei LI ; Meng QIN ; Huile GAO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2024;14(12):5464-5478
The neurovascular unit (NVU) is highly responsible for cerebral homeostasis and its dysfunction emerges as a critical contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Hence, rescuing NVU dysfunction might be a viable approach to AD treatments. Here, we fabricated a self-regulated muti-functional nano-modulator (siR/PIO@RP) that can intelligently navigate to damaged blood-brain barrier and release therapeutical cargoes for synergetic AD therapy. The resulting siR/PIO@RP enables self-regulation of its distribution in accordance with the physio/pathological state (low/high RAGE expression) of the target site via a feedback loop. siR/PIO@RP is capable of performing intricate tasks and goes beyond the capabilities of single-target therapeutic agents utilized in AD therapy, such as reducing cerebral Aβ load, relieving neuroinflammation, and alleviating the dysfunction of NVU. Overall, the current study provides proof of concept that normalizing NVU holds promise as a means of alleviating AD symptoms.


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