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.Experiences and needs of stroke patients during rehabilitation: a qualitative meta-synthesis
Lili ZHU ; Jiaxin ZHAO ; Xue CHENG ; Huijuan WANG ; Xiaoxia CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2026;32(3):286-293
ObjectiveTo systematically synthesize the illness experiences and unmet needs of patients with stroke during the rehabilitation phase. MethodsQualitative studies focusing on the illness experiences and needs of stroke patients in the rehabilitation period were retrieved from the databases of Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, CNKI, CBM, Wanfang data and VIP. The search timeframe was from database inception to December, 2024. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument. A meta-synthesis method was adopted to categorize and integrate the findings. ResultsA total of ten studies were included. Forty-nine themes were extracted and further grouped into ten categories, which were finally integrated into three overarching themes: negative illness perceptions, multifaceted rehabilitation motivations and unmet multidimensional needs. ConclusionPatients with stroke undergo complex physical and psychological experiences during rehabilitation and present diverse and multidimensional needs.
3.Experiences and needs of stroke patients during rehabilitation: a qualitative meta-synthesis
Lili ZHU ; Jiaxin ZHAO ; Xue CHENG ; Huijuan WANG ; Xiaoxia CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2026;32(3):286-293
ObjectiveTo systematically synthesize the illness experiences and unmet needs of patients with stroke during the rehabilitation phase. MethodsQualitative studies focusing on the illness experiences and needs of stroke patients in the rehabilitation period were retrieved from the databases of Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, CNKI, CBM, Wanfang data and VIP. The search timeframe was from database inception to December, 2024. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument. A meta-synthesis method was adopted to categorize and integrate the findings. ResultsA total of ten studies were included. Forty-nine themes were extracted and further grouped into ten categories, which were finally integrated into three overarching themes: negative illness perceptions, multifaceted rehabilitation motivations and unmet multidimensional needs. ConclusionPatients with stroke undergo complex physical and psychological experiences during rehabilitation and present diverse and multidimensional needs.
4.Experiences and needs of stroke patients during rehabilitation: a qualitative meta-synthesis
Lili ZHU ; Jiaxin ZHAO ; Xue CHENG ; Huijuan WANG ; Xiaoxia CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2026;32(3):286-293
ObjectiveTo systematically synthesize the illness experiences and unmet needs of patients with stroke during the rehabilitation phase. MethodsQualitative studies focusing on the illness experiences and needs of stroke patients in the rehabilitation period were retrieved from the databases of Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, CNKI, CBM, Wanfang data and VIP. The search timeframe was from database inception to December, 2024. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument. A meta-synthesis method was adopted to categorize and integrate the findings. ResultsA total of ten studies were included. Forty-nine themes were extracted and further grouped into ten categories, which were finally integrated into three overarching themes: negative illness perceptions, multifaceted rehabilitation motivations and unmet multidimensional needs. ConclusionPatients with stroke undergo complex physical and psychological experiences during rehabilitation and present diverse and multidimensional needs.
5.Trends and Age-Period-Cohort Model Analysis of Inci-dence and Mortality of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Liver Cancer Globally and in China from 1992 to 2021
Yongfeng YAN ; Yaqin ZHANG ; Chunsun FAN ; Jun WANG ; Yuanyou XU ; Xiaoxia ZHU ; Jian ZHU
China Cancer 2025;34(9):698-705
[Purpose]To analyze the changing trends of the disease burden of liver cancer related to hepatitis B virus(HBV)globally and in China from 1992 to 2021.[Methods]Based on the Global Burden of Disease database in 2021,indicators such as the age-standardized incidence rate and mortality rate of HBV-related liver cancer globally and in China from 1992 to 2021 were collected.The Joinpoint regression model was used to analyze the changing trends of epidemiologi-cal characteristics,and the age-period-cohort model was adopted to analyze the impacts of age,period,and cohort factors on the incidence and mortality risks of HBV-related liver cancer globally and in China.[Results]From 1992 to 2021,the age-standardized incidence rate and age-standardized mortality rate of HBV-related liver cancer globally generally showed a trend of decreasing.The average annual percentage changes were-0.31%and-0.61%,respectively,and all the down-ward trends were statistically significant(both P<0.05).During the same period,the average annu-al percentage changes of the age-standardized incidence rate and age-standardized mortality rate of HBV-related liver cancer in China were-0.45%and-0.90%,respectively,and all the downward trends were statistically significant(both P<0.05).The results of the age-period-cohort model anal-ysis showed that from 1992 to 2021,the annual net drift rates of the incidence of HBV-related liver cancer globally and in China were-0.71%(95%CI:-0.84%~-0.57%)and-0.73%(95%CI:-1.01%~-0.44%),respectively.The annual net drift rates of the mortality were-1.15%(95%CI:-1.28%~-1.02%)and-1.42%(95%CI:-1.69%~-1.14%),respectively,all showing an over-all decline.The age effect showed that the risk of HBV-related liver cancer incidence in both the global and Chinese populations began to increase after 30 years of age,peaking in the 70~74 age group,while the risk of mortality surged after 40 years of age and peaked in the population aged 80 and above.The period effect indicated that the incidence and mortality risks were the highest from 1997 to 2001 and the lowest from 2017 to 2021.The cohort effect revealed that the inci-dence and mortality risks gradually decreased in populations born after 1962,with the 2007-2011 birth cohort having the lowest risks.The results of the Wald x2 test showed that there were statistically significant differences in the changing trends of the age,period,and cohort effects on the incidence and mortality of HBV-related liver cancer globally and in China(all P<0.05).[Con-clusion]From 1992 to 2021,the age-standardized incidence rate and age-standardized mortality rate of HBV-related liver cancer showed a downward trend both globally and in China.The disease burden of HBV-related liver cancer in China was higher than the global level.The age-period-cohort model has revealed the historical changes in the incidence and mortality of HBV-related liver cancer.The current and future situation of the disease burden of HBV-related liver cancer is not optimistic.It is recommended to implement precise stratified interventions for populations of different ages,periods,and birth cohorts,and actively transform the prevention,treatment,and management strategies for HBV-related liver cancer.
6.Human Digital Metabolic Chamber Platform: Construction Standards and Testing Specifications
Weiqing WANG ; Shijia PAN ; Yixiang HU ; Yashu ZHU ; Riqiang BAO ; Guang NING ; Yifei ZHANG ; Lifeng ZHU ; Xiaoxia LUO ; Jiqiu WANG ; Zhuoran ZHANG ; Shi XIANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;41(12):1-16
This document targets digital human metabolic chamber platforms and specifies construction standards and testing protocols covering the full lifecycle of " build-test-operate." It encompasses chamber engineering and environmental control, digital platform and cybersecurity architecture, metabolic measurement and multimodal data acquisition, as well as quantitative system performance and data quality indicators with verifiable acceptance tests. By standardizing architecture, interfaces, and quality control, the specification enables multicenter data interoperability and harmonized quality management, providing high-quality, verifiable, and traceable infrastructure to support precision metabolism research and clinical translation in China.
7.Expression of COA6 in breast cancer and its correlation with tumor immune cell infiltration
Xiaoxia JIN ; Yushan LIU ; Jiping HU ; Xinghua ZHU
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2025;45(6):755-761
Objective To detect the expression of cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor 6(COA6)in breast cancer,study its clinical significance,and analyze the effect of COA6 on immune infiltration in breast cancer.Methods Differential genes were screened by the whole transcriptome sequencing and the expression of COA6 was explored with TCGA(The Cancer Genome Atlas Program)database.The tissues of 125 breast cancer and adjacent tissues were stained by immunohistochemistry to detect COA6 protein expression and analyze the correlation with clinical features.The COA6 mRNA and protein expression in breast cancer cells and tissues were determined by qRT-PCR and Western blot,respectively.The TIMER(Tumor Immune Estimation Resource)database was used to analyze the correlation between high COA6 gene expression and immune cell infiltration.Results The positive expression rate of COA6 in breast cancer tissues was 88%(110/125),which was higher than that of paracarinoma tissues(7.2%,9/125)(P<0.05)and was positively correlated with tumor size and histological grade.In fresh breast cancer tissues,COA6 protein expression was significantly higher than that in adjacent tissues.Both COA6 mRNA and protein expression were significantly increased in the breast cancer cell lines.COA6 was positively cor-related with the infiltration of helper T cells,NK cells,CD8+T cells,M1 type macrophages,regulatory T cells,dendritic cells,and memory CD4+T cells in the tumor microenvironment.Conclusions The expression level of COA6 is increased in breast cancer and is positively correlated with tumor immune infiltration,which provides a po-tential therapeutic target for breast cancer treatment.
8.Establishment and application of physiological-based pharmacokinet-ic model of ertapenem in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease
Jie ZONG ; Xuan HU ; Guifang DOU ; Zhiyun MENG ; Xiaoxia ZHU ; RuoLan GU ; Zhuona WU ; Jingli GUAN ; Hui GAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2025;30(5):622-630
AIM:To establish a physiological-based pharmacokinetic(PBPK)model of ertapen-em in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease,and to analyze the pharmacokinetic/pharmacody-namic index f% T>MIC at different doses.METH-ODS:The physicochemical properties and pharma-cokinetic characteristics of ertapenem were collect-ed by reviewing the literature and databases,and a healthy adult model was established in PKSim? software,and then extrapolated to the PBPK model of the elderly.The clinical pharmacokinetic re-search data were used to optimize and validate the model,and the mean folding error(MFE)was used as the index to evaluate the prediction perfor-mance of the model.The final model was used to simulate the in vivo exposure of elderly patients with chronic kidney disease after administration,and the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic index of commonly used clinical dosing regimens was an-alyzed,and the recommended dosing regimens were given.RESULTS:The MFE of the area under the curve(AUC0-t),peak concentration(Cmax)and peak time(Tmmax)predicted by the established PBPK model of ertapenem in adults were 0.92,0.79 and 1.02,respectively,and the predicted value of the optimized PBPK model of ertapenem in the elderly was also consistent with the observed value of 0.5<MFE<2 standards,all of which have good predictive performance.With f% T>MIC greater than 40%as the drug efficacy target,the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC)is 0.5-1 μg/mL for sensitive bacteria,and elderly patients with chronic kidney disease can consider reducing the drug dose as ap-propriate.CONCLUSION:The PBPK model of ertap-enem in elderly patients with renal insufficiency has been successfully established,and the model has good prediction performance and provides a reference for clinical personalized medication in el-derly patients with renal insufficiency.
9.Construction and effects of evidence-based early exercise rehabilitation nursing for elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty
Xiaoxia ZHU ; Jinxia JIANG ; Man XU ; Hong WU ; Huan ZHANG ; Liqin FU ; Jing WU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(2):168-175
Objective:To develop an early exercise rehabilitation nursing for elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) based on the best evidence, and explore its clinical effects.Methods:This study was a randomized controlled trial. From August to December 2022, convenience sampling was used to select 126 elderly THA patients admitted to the Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University as participants. Patients were divided into observation group and control group using a random number table method, with 63 cases in each group. Control group was treated with a usual exercise rehabilitation nursing, while observation group was treated with an early exercise rehabilitation nursing for elderly THA patients based on the best evidence. Changhai Pain Rating Scale, Harris Hip Score, and Barthel Index were used to evaluate pain, hip function, and activities of daily living in two groups of patients. The first time off the bed, hospital stay, and incidence of complications were recorded and compared between the two groups.Results:The Harris Hip scores of observation group patients three days after surgery and on the day of discharge were (61.13±4.82) and (77.84±4.43), respectively, which were higher than those of control group (50.75±6.19) and (70.25±7.47), and the differences were statistically significant ( t=10.502, 6.937; both P<0.01). Barthel Index scores of observation group patients were higher than those of control group on the day of surgery, three days after surgery, and the day of discharge, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.531, 4.609, 10.112; all P<0.01). The incidence of postoperative complications in observation group was 11.11% (7/63), while in control group it was 42.86% (27/63), with a statistically significant difference (χ 2=16.113, P<0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in the resting pain score and exercise pain score between the two groups of patients on the day after surgery ( t=-1.693, -1.354; both P>0.05). The resting pain score and exercise pain score of observation group were lower than those of control group three days after surgery and on the day of discharge, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Observation group had a shorter first time off the bed and hospital stay (1.34±0.37) and (5.48±0.66) days compared to control group (2.13±0.48) and (6.29±0.83) days, with statistically significant differences ( t=-10.346, -6.063; both P<0.01) . Conclusions:An evidence-based early exercise rehabilitation nursing for elderly THA patients can reduce the degree of pain, minimize the occurrence of complications, shorten the first time off the bed and hospital stay, and promote recovery of elderly patient.
10.Overview of host-directed antiviral targets for future research and drug development.
Xiaoxia GU ; Mengzhu ZHENG ; Ya GAO ; Shuang LIN ; Xiaotian ZHANG ; Chunmei CHEN ; Hucheng ZHU ; Weiguang SUN ; Yonghui ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(4):1723-1751
Viruses constitute a significant group of pathogens that have caused numerous fatalities and substantial economic losses in recent years, particularly with the emergence of coronaviruses. While the impact of SARS-CoV-2 appears to be diminishing in daily life, only a limited number of drugs have received approval or emergency use authorization for its treatment. Given the high mutation rate of viral genomes, host-directed agents (HDAs) have emerged as a preferred choice due to their broad applicability and lasting effectiveness. In contrast to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), HDAs offer several advantages, including broad-spectrum antiviral activities, potential efficacy against future emerging viruses, and a lower likelihood of inducing drug resistance. In our review article, we have synthesized known host-directed antiviral targets that span diverse cellular pathways and mechanisms, shedding light on the intricate interplay between host cells and viruses. Additionally, we have provided a brief overview of the development of HDAs based on these targets. We aim for this comprehensive analysis to offer valuable perspectives and insights that can guide future antiviral research and drug development efforts.

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