1.Disease burden of influenza like illness among student populations in Shenzhen
PENG Weijun, ZHANG Wei, LUO Jingwei,CHEN Hongbiao, ZHOU Xiaofeng, LIN Sixiao, LIU Honglian
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(4):589-592
Objective:
To understand the epidemiological characteristics and disease burden of influenza like illness (ILI) among student populations, so as to provide data support for policy formulation and optimal allocation of health resources.
Methods:
From January 2024 to February 2025, a questionnaire survey was conducted among parents of kindergarten, primary school, junior and senior high school students in 9 districts of Shenzhen, including Longhua, Futian, Bao an, Longgang, Luohu, Nanshan, Guangming, Pingshan and Yantian. Parents were asked to complete the questionnaire based on whether their children had fever, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, rash and other common symptoms in 2024. A total of 3 537 parents were investigated, and 444 ILI cases were included as study subjects. The epidemiological burden, including incidence rate of influenza, visitation rate, years lived with disability (YLDs) and economic burden (including direct economic burden, indirect economic burden and intangible burden) were analyzed.
Results:
The incidence rate of influenza among students in Shenzhen in 2024 was 12.55%. The ILI incidence rates in kindergarten, primary school, junior and senior high school were 14.01%, 11.69% and 5.23%, respectively, with a statistically significant difference ( χ 2= 45.20, P <0.01). The ILI consultation rate among students was 85.36%, and the consultation rates in kindergarten (87.36%) and primary school students (84.62%) were higher than those in junior and senior high school students ( 56.52 %) ( χ 2=16.47, P <0.01). A total of 78.88% of cases did not receive etiological detection.The median total economic burden per ILI case was 2 354.62 yuan, including direct medical costs of 300.00 yuan, direct non medical costs of 212.50 yuan, indirect costs of 1 000.00 yuan, and intangible burden of 500.00 yuan.
Conclusions
Schools are high risk environment for influenza, and younger students are a high risk group for ILI. The disease burden caused by student ILI remains substantial.
2.Expert recommendations on vision friendly built environments for myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(1):1-5
Abstract
The prevention and control of myopia in Chinese children and adolescents has become a major public health issue. While maintaining increased outdoor activity as a cornerstone intervention, there is an urgent need to explore new complementary approaches that can be effectively implemented in both indoor and outdoor settings. In recent years, environmental spatial frequency has gained increasing attention as one of the key environmental factors influencing the development and progression of myopia. Both animal studies and human research have confirmed that indoor environments lacking mid to high spatial frequency components, often characterized as "visually impoverished", can promote axial elongation and myopia through mechanisms such as disruption of retinal neural signaling, impaired accommodative function, and altered expression of related molecules. Based on the scientific consensus, it is recommended that "enriching of environmental spatial frequency" should be integrated into the myopia prevention and control framework. Following the principles of schoolled organization, family cooperation, community involvement, and student participation, specific measures are put forward in three areas:optimizing school visual settings, improving home spatial environments, and promoting healthy visual behavior. The aim is to create "visually friendly" indoor environments as an important supplement to outdoor activity, thereby providing a novel perspective and strategy for comprehensively advancing myopia prevention and control among children and adolescents.
3.Role of autophagy in treatment of paracetamol-induced liver injury
Guojing XING ; Lifei WANG ; Longlong LUO ; Xiaofeng ZHENG ; Chun GAO ; Xiaohui YU ; Jiucong ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(2):389-394
N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP) is an antipyretic analgesic commonly used in clinical practice, and APAP overdose can cause severe liver injury and even death. In recent years, the incidence rate of APAP-induced liver injury (AILI) tends to increase, and it has become the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide. Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process that removes unwanted cytosolic proteins and organelles through lysosomal degradation to achieve the metabolic needs of cells themselves and the renewal of organelles. A large number of studies have shown that autophagy plays a key role in the pathophysiology of AILI, involving the mechanisms such as APAP protein conjugates, oxidative stress, JNK activation, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammatory response and apoptosis. This article elaborates on the biological mechanism of autophagy in AILI, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of AILI and the development of autophagy regulators.
4.Similarity Between Young Fruits of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'and Aurantii Fructus Immaturus Based on HPLC Fingerprint and Chemometrics
Xiaoxiao WANG ; Weinan HU ; Jian WANG ; Jianli ZHENG ; Xiaofeng SHAO ; Fei LUO
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(2):273-280
Objective To explore the similarity between young fruits of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'and Pharmacopoeia origin Aurantii Fructus Immaturus.Methods The fingerprints of young fruits of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'and the Pharmacopoeia origin Aurantii Fructus Immaturus were established by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC).The similarity analysis was carried out by using the software of Traditional Chinese medicine chromatographic fingerprint similarity evaluation system.The whole components of young fruit of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'and the Pharmacopoeia origin Aurantii Fructus Immaturus were compared by using chemometrics,and the 14 compounds were analyzed quantitatively.Results ①The results of similarity and cluster analysis were affected by the origin and producing area,for example,the similarity between citrus sinensis(L.)Osbeck and other origin was only 0.2,the similarity of citrus aurantium L.from different producing areas ranged from 0.802 to 0.986,with relative large dispersion;②young fruit of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou',some citrus aurantium L.,citrus aurantium L.cv.Daidai,stink orange and citrus aurantium L.cv.Zhulan all belong to the same category,and the similarity was above 0.9;③VIP method screened out 21 common peaks that had important effects on quality,mainly including neohesperidin,naringin,umbellitin,tangeretin,hesperidin hydrate and hesperidin.The quantitative analysis results showed that Naringin and neohesperidin were abundant in young fruits of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'and Aurantii Fructus Immaturus,followed by hesperidin and naringin,there were significant differences in the content of principal components among Aurantii Fructus Immaturus from different origins,especially in citrus sinensis(L.)Osbeck,the young fruits of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'was relatively stable.Conclusion The young fruits of Citrus aurantium'Changshan-huyou'had good similarity with most origin of Aurantii Fructus Immaturus,so it is feasible to be used as Aurantii Fructus Immaturus.
5.Primary-level Party building shapes cultural construction in tertiary grade a public hospitals
Guodong LUO ; Chunyan LUO ; Yongling LI ; Xiaofeng GAN ; Huazheng WU
Modern Hospital 2025;25(11):1679-1682
Hospital culture refers to the unique values and hospital spirit forged in the long-term provision of medical services,which exerts a significant impact on a hospital's comprehensive competitiveness and soft power.Party building plays a crucial role in the construction and development of hospital culture.The hospital's people-oriented cultural philosophy is inher-ently consistent with the Party's fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly;therefore,Party building is of great significance for shaping hospital culture—as the inherent soul and driving force of a hospital—and promoting the sound develop-ment of the hospital.This paper analyzes the problems existing in the guidance of cultural construction by Party building in the 5th Party Branch of the Geriatrics & Gerontology Research Institute of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital,such as misalign-ments in ideological understanding,a shortage of Party affairs cadres,and inadequate excavation of cultural connotations.Draw-ing on the branch's experience and achievements,this paper introduces the specific measures and experiences of Party building guiding hospital cultural construction,including delving deeply into spiritual culture,intensifying efforts in institutional culture,fostering a culture of integrity,expanding service-oriented culture,and nurturing a culture of role models and heroes.Further-more,it puts forward valuable experiences:taking institutional development as the foundation to solidify the core mechanism of political guidance;taking innovative practices as the means to construct a multi-dimensional integrated promotion system;and a-dopting a problem-oriented approach as the pathway to drive the transformation and upgrading of practical outcomes.
6.Construction of prescription review standard of Chinese patent medicine
Juan LI ; Guohan YANG ; Hong ZHANG ; Huanhuan ZHOU ; Min HOU ; Chengying XU ; Xiaofeng LUO ; Haiyan XING
Adverse Drug Reactions Journal 2025;27(9):559-567
Objective:To formulate the audit standards of Chinese patent medicine prescriptions, and provide reference for rational prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine.Methods:A three-level evidence system for prescription review of Chinese patent medicine was established according to the national regulatory documents, drug labels, relevant guidelines, and expert consensuses. The catalog of Chinese patent medicines in Army Medical Center of the People′s Liberation Army was integrated and classified, preliminary review criteria including indications, drug selection, usage and dosage, and combination drugs was established and submitted to clinical experts of traditional Chinese medicine for review and revision, and finally the prescription review standard was confirmed.Results:The Chinese patent medicine catalog of the Medical Center contained 218 drugs, which were divided into 23 kinds according to efficacy and 17 kinds according to dosage forms. The prescription review standards of Chinese patent medicine were as follows. (1) Indications: both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine diagnosis were required. (2) Drug selection: 37 kinds of Chinese patent medicines were marked as forbidden for pregnant women in the labels, and 16 kinds were not marked but contained forbidden ingredients; 4 kinds were marked with caution for patients with liver dysfunction, and 24 kinds were not marked but contained ingredients with caution; 2 kinds of Chinese patent medicines were marked with caution for patients with renal insufficiency, and 9 kinds were not marked but contained ingredients with caution. (3) Usage and dosage: the usage and dosage rules of Chinese patent medicines for children, the elderly and patients with liver and kidney dysfunction were formulated. (4) Combined medication: 5 and 21 kinds of Chinese patent medicines were marked as "highly toxic" and "toxic" in the labels, respectively, 11 kinds of Chinese patent medicines contained incompatible ingredients of "Shibafan" (eighteen antagonisms) and "Shijiuwei (nineteen incompatibilities), and a new review scale for repeated use of Chinese patent medicine was developed.Conclusions:Based on the existing evidence-based medicine, the evidence system of prescription review of Chinese patent medicine is established, the prescription review standards of Chinese patent medicine prescription based on the pharmaceutical interaction mode is formulated and constructed.
7.Trend and quantitative analysis of disease mortality in China from 1990 to 2021
Ke SUN ; Lan CHEN ; Jinshi WANG ; Yajin HAN ; Xiaofeng LUO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(8):1232-1238
Objective:To analyze the long-term trends in cause-specific mortality across different sexes and age groups in China from 1990 to 2021, and quantitatively assess the impact of population aging on cause-specific deaths by sex.Methods:Based on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, this study extracted the number of deaths, crude mortality rates and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) for all causes, Level 1 causes (communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases; non-communicable diseases; injuries) and Level 3 causes in China from 1990 to 2021, stratified by sex and age group. This study analyzed the current situation and long-term trends in mortality in China, applying decomposition analysis to quantify the impact of population aging on the number of deaths.Results:In 2021, the ASMRs of all-cause death and the three primary causes of death in Level 1 in China were 644.68, 26.59, 575.55, and 41.82 per 100 000, respectively. The ASMRs of the three primary causes continued to decline, with the smallest decrease observed in non-communicable diseases [EAPC=-1.79%, 95% CI (-1.92%, -1.66%)] and the largest in communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases (CMNND) [EAPC=-5.86%, 95% CI (-6.06%, -5.65%)]. The ASMRs were higher in males than females, with a smaller decline. Mortality was higher in the elderly. CMNND deaths mainly occurred in children under 5 and the elderly; non-communicable disease deaths were concentrated in the elderly; injury deaths were relatively evenly distributed across age groups. The proportion of CMNND deaths decreased annually, while the proportion of non-communicable disease deaths increased. From 1990 to 2021, population aging contributed to an increase of 8.11 million all-cause deaths, 167 464.42 CMNND deaths, 7.74 million non-communicable diseases deaths, and 196 287.78 injury deaths. The impact of population aging differed by sex and disease, with male and female aging-related deaths increasing by 4.47 million and 3.70 million, respectively. Compared to 1990, the age-specific mortality rate contributions in 2021 were -72.82% for males and -93.87% for females, with variations by sex and disease. Conclusion:The composition of disease-related deaths in China has changed notably. Population aging is linked to the sharp rise in deaths, with varying impacts across sexes and diseases. Reducing disease mortality can help lessen the negative effects of population aging.
8.Application of proximal femoral reconstruction osteotomy in hip revision arthroplasty
Min CHEN ; Guoyuan LI ; Zhengliang LUO ; Xiaoqi ZHANG ; Zhe NI ; Xiaofeng JI ; Xifu SHANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2025;27(6):492-498
Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of proximal femoral reconstruction osteotomy (PFRO) in hip revision arthroplasty.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted of the 92 patients (93 hips) who had undergone PFRO in hip revision arthroplasty at Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China from January 2019 to December 2023. The cohort included 50 males (51 hips) and 42 females (42 hips), with an age of (64.5±11.7) years and a body mass index of (23.7±2.9) kg/m 2. Surgical procedures were performed under general anesthesia via a posterolateral approach. Biologic prostheses were used in femoral reconstruction, and PFRO fragments repositioned and fixed using cerclage wires. The data collected were operative time, intraoperative blood loss, length of osteotomy fragments, healing at the osteotomy site, intraoperative and follow-up complications, as well as Harris hip score (HHS) and leg length discrepancy (LLD) at the last follow-up. Results:For this cohort, operative time was (174.9±45.6) minutes, intraoperative blood loss (594.6±206.6) mL, and length of osteotomy fragments (12.3±2.3) mm. The 92 patients were followed up for (35.8±12.3) months. For them, HHS improved from preoperative (38.3±8.5) points to (80.5±12.8) points at the last follow-up, and LLD decreased from preoperative (21.2±13.0) mm to 2.0(0.0, 5.0) mm at the last follow-up, showing significant differences ( P<0.05). The osteotomy sites healed in 89 cases (90 hips), with a displacement of the greater trochanter <5 mm; 3 cases (3 hips) experienced nonunion with wire loosening and a displacement of the greater trochanter >10 mm. The osteotomy fragment of the greater trochanter got fractured in 2 patients (2 hips) and a fracture of the medial cortex of the proximal femur occurred in 11 patients (11 hips), but follow-ups observed healing of all the fractures. One patient (1 hip) developed postoperative posterior dislocation of the hip which was treated conservatively. One patient (1 hip) developed postoperative periprosthetic infection which did not recur after twice of debridement followed by prosthetic revision of the proximal femoral tumor. Conclusion:In hip revision arthroplasty, as PFRO demonstrates a low incidence of fragment fractures of the greater trochanter and a high rate of healing at the osteotomy site, its short-term clinical outcomes are satisfactory.
9.Exploration on Cell Pyroptosis in Acute Lung Injury Based on"Yin-yang"Theory and"Pathogenic Factors and Healthy Qi"Theory
Linfeng RUAN ; Yali LUO ; Xiaofeng QI ; Linna MA ; Nini LIAN ; Mengyong XIAO ; Yongqi LIU
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;32(4):19-24
In the pathological process of acute lung injury,uncontrolled inflammatory response will lead to severe consequences,and pyroptosis plays a vital factor in a cell programmed inflammatory necrosis.When the body is imbalanced due to excessive pyroptosis,it can lead to lung injury in the lungs.TCM emphasizes the balance of the body and the balance of yin and yang.Based on the"yin-yang"theory and"pathogenic factors and healthy qi"theory of TCM,this article discussed the yin-yang changes,growth and decline,and opposing constraints of cell pyroptosis in the occurrence and development of acute lung injury at the cellular level,and explained the possible basis of TCM in preventing and treating cell pyroptosis,providing theoretical reference for the intervention of TCM in the prevention and treatment of acute lung injury with cell pyroptosis.
10.Comparative clinical characteristics and inflammatory biomarker analysis in infants with acute wheezing induced by respiratory syncytial virus versus human rhinovirus infection
Xiaofeng YU ; Huashu LIU ; Lili LEI ; Gang LUO ; Yingjun XU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2025;41(15):2355-2361
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and explore the potential mechanisms under-lying acute wheezing associated with respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)and human rhinovirus(HRV)infections in infants.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 560 infants who consecutively presented to the emer-gency department of Qingdao University Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital between January 2022 and December 2024 with acute exacerbation of wheezing caused by RSV and/or HRV infection;these infants constituted the infection group.A control group of 120 healthy infants who underwent routine physical examinations at the same hospital during the same period was also included.Multiplex PCR amplification sequencing technology was employed to detect respiratory pathogens via nucleic acid analysis.The infection group was further classified into the RSV-only group(n=248),the HRV-only group(n=186),and the co-infection group(HRV+RSV,n=126).One-way analysis of variance(ANOVA)was used to compare body mass index(BMI),peripheral blood white blood cell(WBC)count,neutrophil count,lymphocyte count,C-reactive protein(CRP)levels,and concentrations of interleukin(IL)-1β,IL-6,Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4),NOD-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)inflamma-some,and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)across the groups.Additionally,comparisons were made regarding gender distribution,severity of wheezing,history of wheezing,history of eczema,parental allergic history,oxygen supplementation requirements,and presence of concurrent pulmonary infection among the infected infants.Based on wheezing severity,the infection group was further divided into a severe wheezing group and a mild wheezing group.Clinical characteristics and biological indicators were analyzed and compared between these two groups to identify potential independent risk factors.Pearson correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the association between peripheral blood levels of IL-6,NLRP3,and MMP-9 and the severity of acute wheezing exacerbation in children.Results A one-way ANOVA indicated statistically significant differences in WBC count,neutrophil count,CRP,IL-1β,IL-6,TLR4,NLRP3,and MMP-9 levels across the study groups(all P<0.001).Both the RSV and co-infection groups demonstrated significantly higher rates of severe wheezing,oxygen requirement,and prolonged wheezing duration compared to the HRV group(all P<0.05).Among these,the co-infection group exhibited the highest oxygen requirement rate,although the duration of wheezing was shorter than that observed in the RSV group(P<0.05).The incidence of concurrent pulmonary infection was significantly greater in the RSV group compared to the HRV group(P<0.05).Additionally,the proportion of infants with a prior history of wheez-ing was significantly higher in the RSV group than in both the HRV and co-infection groups(P<0.05).Both the RSV and co-infection groups showed a significantly higher prevalence of eczema history among infants compared to the HRV group(P<0.05).Moreover,the co-infection group had a significantly higher proportion of parental allergic history compared with both the RSV and HRV groups(P<0.05).Clinical data analysis stratified by wheezing severity revealed that RSV was the most commonly detected virus among the enrolled infants,particularly in those presenting with severe wheezing(χ2=3.940,P=0.002).The severe wheezing group exhibited significantly higher rates of prior wheezing,history of eczema,parental allergy,need for oxygen supplementation,and concurrent pulmonary infections compared to the mild wheezing group(P<0.001).Furthermore,the duration of wheezing was significantly prolonged in the severe group relative to the mild group(t=2.058,P=0.040).Levels of IL-6,NLRP3,and MMP-9 were also significantly elevated in the severe wheezing group(P<0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that RSV infection,along with elevated levels of IL-6,NLRP3,and MMP-9,were independent risk factors associated with severe wheezing(OR=3.217,1.023,1.022,and 1.056,respectively;all P<0.05).In children with RSV/HRV infection,the severity of acute wheezing demonstrated a positive correlation with NLRP3 and MMP-9 levels(P<0.05).The Pearson correlation coefficient between NLRP3 and MMP-9 was r=0.238(P<0.001),indicating a weak yet statistically significant positive relationship.Conclusions RSV may provoke more severe respiratory inflammatory responses and clinical manifestations compared to HRV.Individuals with a genetic predisposition to allergies or a pre-existing history of respiratory conditions may experience height-ened severity of wheezing following viral infection.The NLRP3 inflammasome may further intensify airway inflam-mation and remodeling through the promotion of MMP-9 release.These mechanisms may collectively contribute to the pathogenesis of acute wheezing episodes and subsequently influence the progression of respiratory diseases.


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