1.Annual review of basic research on lung transplantation worldwide in 2025
Jier MA ; Kemeng SUN ; Xiaohan JIN ; Jiaqi LI ; Xinyue ZHANG ; Chama LOUJAINE ; Junmin ZHU ; Hengtao LIN ; Xiangyun ZHENG ; Junjie WANG ; Zengwei YU ; Yaling LIU ; Haoji YAN ; Dong TIAN
Organ Transplantation 2026;17(4):582-593
Lung transplantation is a definitive treatment for end-stage lung disease and can significantly improve patient prognosis. However, postoperative complications such as infection, rejection, ischemia-reperfusion injury and chronic lung allograft dysfunction intertwine to form a complex pathological network, posing persistent challenges to long-term patient survival. In 2025, research teams worldwide have made systematic progress in the field of basic lung transplantation research. By integrating cutting-edge technologies including single-cell multi-omics, spatial transcriptomics and novel animal models, significant breakthroughs have been achieved in the evolutionary dynamics of drug-resistant infections, molecular mechanisms of immune regulation, programmed cell death, optimization of donor lung protection strategies and early warning of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. This article systematically reviews the representative advances in basic lung transplantation research worldwide in 2025, and deeply analyzes the implications of mechanistic breakthroughs for optimizing diagnosis and treatment strategies, aiming to anchor the direction for innovative breakthroughs and clinical translation in basic lung transplantation research.
2.Conceptualization and Preliminary Development of the LEADS Data Governance System for Precision Medical Education Oriented Toward Full-Cycle Competency Development
Wen ZHANG ; Min ZHANG ; Changchang MA ; Mengyao ZHANG ; Jiaqi HUANG ; Liping WEI ; Xiangyu WANG ; Yuying ZHENG ; Qing YU
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2026;17(5):1215-1222
To address the challenges of fragmented data, inconsistent standards, and delayed feedback in the full-cycle competency development process at teaching hospitals, this paper proposes the LEADS data governance system for Precision Medical Education (LEADS-PME), drawing on the practical experience of building the integrated medical education management platform at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. The LEADS-PME framework comprises five interconnected core components: Longitudinal foundation, Evidence-chain generation, Analytics and profiling, Decision-support and prediction, and Simulation and digital-twin governance. Currently, Zhongshan Hospital has established a full-cycle educational data infrastructure and achieved multi-system data integration and competency-based profiling and evaluation, while the prediction and simulation modules are still in the prototype exploration phase. A mixed-methods evaluation will be subsequently conducted from the perspectives of data quality, management effectiveness, and predictive intervention. As a locally adapted framework, LEADS-PME can transform operational data derived from clinical practice, teaching, assessment, and management processes into traceable, interpretable, and reusable evidence of competency development. It is expected to facilitate the transformation of medical education management from a outcome-oriented approach to process monitoring, evidence-driven decision-making, and precision governance, thereby providing both a theoretical framework and practical reference for precision medical education in Chinese teaching hospitals.
3.HIV antibody testing demand and its influencing factors among college students in Shaoxing City
WU Jiani ; JIANG Tingting ; YANG Zuokai ; SHAN Xingren ; YU Jiaqi ; XU Laichao ; LUO Haiyan
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2026;38(3):263-266,273
Objective:
To investigate the antibody testing demand and its influencing factors among college students in Shaoxing City Zheijiang Province, so as to provide evidence for carrying out HIV antibody testing services for college students.
Methods:
From November to December 2022, stratified cluster random sampling method was used to survey college students from 13 colleges in Shaoxing City. Data on socio-demographic information, demand for HIV antibody testing, sexual behaviors, and HIV-related knowledge were collected through a self - designed questionnaire. Factors affecting HIV antibody demand among college students were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 43 716 college students were surveyed, including 19 471 males (44.54%) and 24 245 females (55.46%). There were 2 004 college students (4.58%) with HIV antibody testing demand. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that female students (OR=1.344, 95%CI: 1.217-1.485), those in undergraduate institutions (OR=1.296, 95%CI: 1.168-1.438), homosexuals (OR=1.742, 95%CI: 1.301-2.333) or bisexual/uncertain (OR=1.342, 95%CI: 1.171-1.537), those who had sexual experience (OR=1.416, 95%CI: 1.210-1.657), those who had sex with men in the past 6 months (OR=2.164, 95%CI: 1.405-3.333), those who received HIV testing promotion at school in the past year (OR=1.500, 95%CI: 1.327-1.695), and those with perceived risk of HIV infection (OR=5.875, 95%CI: 5.336-6.468) had greater HIV antibody testing demand.
Conclusions
The HIV testing demand among college students is associated with gender, school type, sexual orientation, sexual behaviors, HIV testing promotion, and perceived risk of HIV infection. It is recommended to strengthen HIV knowledge dissemination of AIDS knowledge and mobilization for HIV antibody testing in colleges to improve the accessibility of HIV antibody testing services.
4.Palpitations, Shortness of Breath, Weakness in Limbs, Edema, and Dyspnea: A Rare Inflammatory Myopathy with Positive Aniti-mitochondrial Antibodies and Cardiac Involvement
Chunsu LIANG ; Xuchang ZHANG ; Ning ZHANG ; Lin KANG ; Xiaohong LIU ; Jiaqi YU ; Yingxian LIU ; Lin QIAO ; Yanli YANG ; Xiaoyi ZHAO ; Ruijie ZHAO ; Na NIU ; Xuelian YAN
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(1):248-255
This article presents a case study of a patient who visited the Geriatric Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital due to "palpitations, shortness of breath for more than 2 years, limb weakness for 6 months, edema, and nocturnal dyspnea for 2 months". The patient exhibited decreased muscle strength in the limbs and involvement of swallowing and respiratory muscles, alongside complications of heart failure and various arrhythmias which were predominantly atrial. Laboratory tests revealed the presence of multiple autoantibodies and notably anti-mitochondrial antibodies. Following a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with anti-mitochondrial antibody-associated inflammatory myopathy. Treatment involved a combination of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants, along with resistance exercises for muscle strength and rehabilitation training for lung function, resulting in significant improvement of clinical symptoms. The case underscores the importance of collaborative multidisciplinary approaches in diagnosing and treating rare diseases in elderly patients, where careful consideration of clinical manifestations and subtle abnormal clinical data can lead to effective interventions.
5.Research advances in the disease burden of viral hepatitis in China
Jian LI ; Fuzhen WANG ; Zhongdan CHEN ; Jinlei QI ; Ailing WANG ; Fanghui ZHAO ; Yuanyuan KONG ; Jing SUN ; Jiaqi KANG ; Zundong YIN ; Zhongfu LIU ; Jidong JIA ; Yu WANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(2):221-227
Over the past three decades, China has made significant progress in the prevention and control of viral hepatitis, and the incidence rates of new-onset pediatric hepatitis B virus infections and acute viral hepatitis in the population have reduced to a relatively low level; however, there is still a heavy disease burden of chronic viral hepatitis in China, which severely affects the health status of the population. This study systematically summarizes the achievements of viral hepatitis prevention and control in China, analyzes existing problems and challenges, and proposes comprehensive prevention and control strategies and measures to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat based on the national conditions of China, in order to provide a reference for related departments in China on how to achieve the action targets for eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.
6.Mechanism by which Huangqintang regulates intestinal flora for treatment of intestinal acute graft-versus-host disease in mice
Mengting XIA ; Runjie SUN ; Jiaqi FU ; Suzhen LI ; Manya YU ; Xing CUI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(1):95-102
BACKGROUND:Intestinal acute graft-versus-host disease is one of the most aggressive complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with high lethality.How to improve intestinal inflammation and regulate autophagy by applying traditional Chinese medicine in order to treat intestinal acute graft-versus-host disease is a worthwhile research issue nowadays. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism of Huangqintang modulating intestinal flora for the treatment of intestinal acute graft-versus-host disease. METHODS:CB6F1 mice were irradiated with 60Co X radiation at a total dose of 8 Gy,and then single nucleated cell suspensions(bone marrow cells+splenocytes)from Balb/c H-2d mice were injected into the tail vein in order to prepare a model of intestinal acute graft-versus-host disease.These samples were randomly divided into the model group and the high-,moderate-,and low-dose Huangqintang groups.After modeling,the model,high-,moderate-,and low-dose groups received different doses of Huangqintang or an equal volume of saline by continuous gavage for 14 days.Clinical acute graft-versus-host disease grading,and survival time was recorded.Small intestinal tissues from each group were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for small intestinal mucosal pathology scoring.The intestinal flora of mice in each group was detected using 16S rDNA sequencing.Autophagy-related markers were detected using immunofluorescence,immunohistochemistry,and PCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Compared with the model group,the survival time of mice was significantly prolonged(P<0.01);the clinical acute graft-versus-host disease scores were significantly reduced(P<0.01);the pathological grading scores of the small intestinal mucosa were significantly diminished(P<0.01);the levels of the small intestinal tissue inflammatory factors tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-1β,and interleukin-6,were significantly decreased(P<0.01);the structural integrity of the small intestinal mucosal epithelium was partially restored in mice after the intervention of moderate and high-dose Huangqintang.(2)The study of intestinal flora found that compared with the model group,the pro-inflammatory strain Enterococcus was significantly reduced(P<0.05),while beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium_innocuum and Rhodococcus,a pro-autophagy bacterium,were significantly elevated(P<0.05)in the moderate-dose Huangqintang group.(3)Compared with the model group,the autophagy markers were significantly elevated in the moderate-dose Huangqintang group(P<0.05);under transmission electron microscopy,the number of autophagic vacuoles of moderate-dose Huangqintang group increased significantly.(4)The results showed that Huangqintang significantly reduced the abundance of conditionally pathogenic bacteria and the level of inflammatory factors in small intestinal tissues,and increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria and promoted the expression of autophagy in the small intestinal mucosa,which resulted in a significant improvement of intestinal symptoms in mice with acute graft-versus-host disease.
7.Role of amino acid metabolism in autoimmune hepatitis and related therapeutic targets
Peipei GUO ; Yang XU ; Jiaqi SHI ; Yang WU ; Lixia LU ; Bin LI ; Xiaohui YU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(3):547-551
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease. The pathogenesis of AIH remains unclear, but it is mainly autoimmune injury caused by the breakdown of autoimmune tolerance due to the abnormal activation of the immune system, while the specific molecular mechanism remains unknown. Recent studies have shown that abnormal amino acid metabolism plays an important role in the development and progression of AIH. This article reviews the research advances in amino acid metabolic reprogramming in AIH, in order to provide a theoretical basis for amino acid metabolism as a new target for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of AIH.
8.Study on the influential factors of blood concentration for duloxetine based on therapeutic drug monitoring
Yang LUN ; Liguang DUAN ; Feiyue AN ; Ran FU ; Jing YU ; Chaoli CHEN ; Mengqiang ZHAO ; Shi SU ; Yang SONG ; Jiaqi WANG ; Yuhang YAN ; Chunhua ZHOU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(6):727-731
OBJECTIVE To explore the main factors influencing the blood concentration of duloxetine, and provide a scientific basis for the individualized use of duloxetine. METHODS Retrospective analysis was conducted on 434 inpatients with depressive disorders at the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, who were treated with duloxetine and underwent blood concentration monitoring between January 2022 and April 2024. The study examined the impact of various factors, including gender, age, body mass index (BMI), gene phenotypes, combined medication, drug type (original/generic), and genotyping results of gene single nucleotide polymorphism loci, on blood concentration and the concentration-to-dose (C/D) after dose adjustment. RESULTS The blood concentration of duloxetine was 76.65 (45.57, 130.31) ng/mL, and C/D was 0.96 (0.63, 1.60) ng·d/(mL·mg). The blood concentration of duloxetine was positively correlated with the daily dose of administration (R2=0.253 7, P<0.001). Blood concentration of duloxetine in 38.94% of patients exceeded the recommended range specified in the guidelines. Gender, age, BMI, combined use of CYP2D6 enzyme inhibitors, and CYP2D6 and CYP1A2 phenotypes had significant effects on C/D of duloxetine (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The patient’s age, gender, BMI, combined medication, and genetic phenotypes are closely related to the blood concentration of duloxetine.
9.Mechanism of Huangqi Chifengtang in Treating Atherosclerosis Based on 16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics
Yuqin LIANG ; Jiaqi FU ; Yunhe SHI ; Fang LU ; Donghua YU ; Shumin LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(13):94-103
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of action of Huangqi Chifengtang (HQCFT) on rats with atherosclerosis (AS) by regulating the gut microbiota and their metabolites. MethodsA rat model of AS was induced through high-fat diet feeding and vitamin D3 injection, and the modeling lasted for 12 weeks. Fifty eight-week-old male SD rats were randomly divided into five groups: A blank group, a model group, a group receiving a low dose of HQCFT at 1.53 g·kg-1 (HQCFT-L group), a group receiving a high dose of HQCFT at 3.06 g·kg-1 (HQCFT-H group), and a group receiving atorvastatin calcium tablets at 1.8 mg·kg-1 (Ato group), with 10 rats in each group. Oral gavage administration started on the day after model establishment, once daily for four weeks. The efficacy of HQCFT was verified using aortic hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and determination of lipid levels and hemorrheology. The real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used for detecting inflammatory factor levels in the aorta, high-throughput sequencing for analyzing the gut microbiota composition in intestinal contents, targeted metabolomics for detecting short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels, and non-targeted metabolomics for identifying metabolomic profiles of intestinal contents. ResultsCompared with that in the blank group, the aortic tissue of rats in the model group showed significant AS lesions, including endothelial damage, inflammatory infiltration, and formation of fibrous plaques and calcified foci. Moreover, serum triacylglycerol (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were significantly elevated (P<0.05), while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly reduced (P<0.05). Significant increases were observed in whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, and the mRNA expression levels of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), Caspase-1, interleukin (IL)-β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in aortic tissue (P<0.05). Additionally, gut microbiota composition, SCFA levels, and metabolomic profiles were significantly altered. Compared with those in the model group, serum TC, TG, and LDL-C levels, as well as the whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity, were significantly reduced in all groups treated with HQCFT (P<0.05). Significant decreases were observed in NLRP3 mRNA expression levels in all groups treated with HQCFT, Caspase-1, IL-β, and IL-6 mRNA expression levels in the HQCFT-H group, and TNF-α mRNA expression levels in the HQCFT-L group (P<0.05). HQCFT reversed the increase in the F/B ratio and dialled back the decrease in the relative abundance of Blautia and the increase in that of Desulfovibrio. HQCFT promoted the production of acetic acid, valeric acid, and propionic acid. Non-targeted metabolomics identified 39 differential metabolites, which were mainly enriched in metabolic pathways such as arachidonic acid metabolism and primary bile acid biosynthesis. ConclusionThe mechanism by which HQCFT ameliorates AS injury may be related to the improvement of dyslipidemia and body inflammatory responses by altering gut microbiota composition, promoting SCFA production, and regulating the levels of metabolites in intestinal contents.
10.Mechanism of Huangqi Chifengtang in Treating Atherosclerosis Based on 16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics
Yuqin LIANG ; Jiaqi FU ; Yunhe SHI ; Fang LU ; Donghua YU ; Shumin LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(13):94-103
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of action of Huangqi Chifengtang (HQCFT) on rats with atherosclerosis (AS) by regulating the gut microbiota and their metabolites. MethodsA rat model of AS was induced through high-fat diet feeding and vitamin D3 injection, and the modeling lasted for 12 weeks. Fifty eight-week-old male SD rats were randomly divided into five groups: A blank group, a model group, a group receiving a low dose of HQCFT at 1.53 g·kg-1 (HQCFT-L group), a group receiving a high dose of HQCFT at 3.06 g·kg-1 (HQCFT-H group), and a group receiving atorvastatin calcium tablets at 1.8 mg·kg-1 (Ato group), with 10 rats in each group. Oral gavage administration started on the day after model establishment, once daily for four weeks. The efficacy of HQCFT was verified using aortic hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and determination of lipid levels and hemorrheology. The real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used for detecting inflammatory factor levels in the aorta, high-throughput sequencing for analyzing the gut microbiota composition in intestinal contents, targeted metabolomics for detecting short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels, and non-targeted metabolomics for identifying metabolomic profiles of intestinal contents. ResultsCompared with that in the blank group, the aortic tissue of rats in the model group showed significant AS lesions, including endothelial damage, inflammatory infiltration, and formation of fibrous plaques and calcified foci. Moreover, serum triacylglycerol (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were significantly elevated (P<0.05), while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly reduced (P<0.05). Significant increases were observed in whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, and the mRNA expression levels of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), Caspase-1, interleukin (IL)-β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in aortic tissue (P<0.05). Additionally, gut microbiota composition, SCFA levels, and metabolomic profiles were significantly altered. Compared with those in the model group, serum TC, TG, and LDL-C levels, as well as the whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity, were significantly reduced in all groups treated with HQCFT (P<0.05). Significant decreases were observed in NLRP3 mRNA expression levels in all groups treated with HQCFT, Caspase-1, IL-β, and IL-6 mRNA expression levels in the HQCFT-H group, and TNF-α mRNA expression levels in the HQCFT-L group (P<0.05). HQCFT reversed the increase in the F/B ratio and dialled back the decrease in the relative abundance of Blautia and the increase in that of Desulfovibrio. HQCFT promoted the production of acetic acid, valeric acid, and propionic acid. Non-targeted metabolomics identified 39 differential metabolites, which were mainly enriched in metabolic pathways such as arachidonic acid metabolism and primary bile acid biosynthesis. ConclusionThe mechanism by which HQCFT ameliorates AS injury may be related to the improvement of dyslipidemia and body inflammatory responses by altering gut microbiota composition, promoting SCFA production, and regulating the levels of metabolites in intestinal contents.


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