1.Relationship between self-management behaviors and time perspective among patients with comorbid diabetes
YU Dandan ; ZHANG Yaping ; XU Huilin ; HE Dandan ; LIANG Tongtong ; YANG Jiali ; LI Jun
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(2):130-134
Objective:
To examine the relationship between self-management behaviors and time perspective among patients with comorbid diabetes, so as to provide the evidence for improving self-management behaviors among patients with comorbid diabetes.
Methods:
The patients with comorbid diabetes who were registered in the chronic disease health management system of Minhang District, Shanghai Municipality in 2021, followed up regularly, and lived in Meilong Town were recruited. Demographic information and family history of diabetes were collected through questionnaire surveys. Time perspective and self-management behaviors were assessed using the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and Diabetes Self-Management Behavior Scale, respectively. The relationship between self-management behaviors and time perspective was analyzed using a multivariable ordinal logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 907 patients with comorbid diabetes were enrolled, including 472 males (52.04%) and 435 females (47.96%). There were 652 cases aged 65 years and above, accounting for 71.89%. In terms of the types of time perspective, 280 patients were future-oriented (30.87%), 236 were balanced (26.02%), 162 were sensation-seeking (17.86%), 123 were fatalistic (13.56%), and 106 were negative (11.69%). In terms of the self-management behaviors, 46 patients were good (5.07%), 643 were moderate (70.89%), and 218 were poor (24.04%). Multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for age, gender, educational level, marital status, occupation status, monthly income, and family history of diabetes, the patients with comorbid diabetes who had a future-oriented time perspective had better self-management behaviors (OR=1.874, 95%CI: 1.204-2.915).
Conclusion
The self-management behaviors among patients with comorbid diabetes are moderate to poor, and patients with a future-oriented time perspective can better engage in self-management behaviors.
2.Study on stir-frying process of Platycodon grandiflorum and its protective effect on acute lung injury in mice before and after stir-frying
Xiaotian HAN ; Lei WANG ; Yaping WANG ; Yaling YANG ; Bin QI
China Pharmacy 2025;36(13):1587-1592
OBJECTIVE To optimize the stir-frying process of Platycodon grandiflorum, compare the protective effect of P. grandiflorum on lung injury in mice before and after stir-frying, and preliminarily explore the characteristics of “enhanced efficacy through processing” of stir-frying P. grandiflorum. METHODS On the basis of single-factor experiment, the stir-frying time, temperature and frequency were taken as factors, and the comprehensive scores of appearance traits, platycodin D content and alcohol extract content were taken as indexes. Box-Behnken response surface experiment was designed to optimize the stir-frying process of P. grandiflorum and verify it. The mice were divided into blank control group, model group, dexamethasone group (positive control drug, 5 mg/kg), P. grandiflorum low-dose and high-dose groups (0.6,1.2 g/kg), fried P. grandiflorum low and high dose groups (0.6, 1.2 g/kg), with 8 mice in each group. The treatment was given once a day for 10 consecutive days. After the last administration, acute lung injury model was established by intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide. The levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in serum and superoxide dismutase (SOD), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in lung tissue were detected, lung wet/dry weight ratio and thymus index were calculated, and the pathological changes of lung tissue were observed. RESULTS The optimum processing conditions were as follows:stir- frying temperature of 120 ℃, stir-frying time of 12 min, stir-frying frequency of 19 r/min; the comprehensive scores of the three batches of process verification were all greater than 97 points, RSD<3% (n=3). The results of pharmacodynamic experiments showed that compared with blank control group, the lung dry-wet weight ratio as well as the levels of IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, MPO and MDA in the model group were significantly increased (P<0.01), the thymus index and SOD level were significantly decreased (P<0.01), and the lung tissue was significantly damaged. Compared with model group, above indexes of the mice in each administration group were significantly improved (P<0.01), and the lung tissue injury was significantly reduced. At the same dose, except for the lung dry-wet weight ratio, the above indexes of the mice in the stir-fried P. grandiflorum groups were significantly improved compared with P. grandiflorum 涵。E-mail:495758271@qq.com groups (P<0.05), and the lung tissue damage was further reduced. CONCLUSIONS The optimized stir-frying process is stable and feasible. The protective effect of stir-fried P.grandiflorum on acute lung injury in mice is better than that of raw products at the same dosage.
3.A Case of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Complicated with Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Ruzhen GAO ; Xinmiao FAN ; Wei GU ; Tengyu YANG ; Zhuhua ZHANG ; Tao WANG ; Mingsheng MA ; Zenan XIA ; Hanhui FU ; Yaping LIU ; Xiaowei CHEN
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2025;4(3):348-354
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presents with a diverse range of symptoms that can affect the skin, bones, eyes, central nervous system, and other organs. This article reports the diagnosis and treatment process of a patient with NF1 complicated by bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous variant of
4.Influencing factors for fasting blood glucose fluctuation trajectories among patients with comorbidity of type 2 diabetes mellitus
YU Dandan ; YANG Jiali ; ZHANG Yaping ; XU Huilin ; HE Dandan ; LI Jun
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(6):562-567,572
Objective:
To investigate the trajectories of fasting blood glucose fluctuations and their influencing factors among patients with comorbidity of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), so as to provide the basis for strengthening blood glucose management in this population.
Methods:
In October 2023, data of patients diagnosed with comorbid T2DM from January to October 2021, including demographic information, lifestyle, health status and fasting blood glucose were collected through the chronic disease health management system of Minhang District, Shanghai Municipality. Fasting blood glucose fluctuation trajectories were analyzed by group-based trajectory model established based on fasting blood glucose values from January 2021 to October 2023. Influencing factors of fasting blood glucose fluctuation trajectories among patients with comorbidity of T2DM were analyzed using a multinomial logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 907 patients with comorbidity of T2DM were enrolled, including 472 males (52.04%) and 435 females (47.96%). There were 652 cases aged ≥65 years, accounting for 71.89%. The group-based trajectory model analysis identified three trajectory groups: a low-level stable group (492 cases, 54.24%), a medium-level stable group (287 cases, 31.64%), and a high-level decreasing group (128 cases, 14.11%). Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that, compared with the low-level stable group, patients with comorbidity of T2DM who had an education level of junior high school or below (OR=1.420, 95%CI: 1.011-1.995) or college degree or above (OR=2.109, 95%CI: 1.249-3.560), as well as those who engaged in regular exercise (OR=1.387, 95%CI: 1.017-1.893), were more likely to be in the medium-level stable group. Patients with comorbidity of T2DM who were overweight or obese (OR=1.675, 95%CI: 1.116-2.513) or had dyslipidemia (OR=3.195, 95%CI: 1.642-6.216) were more likely to be in the high-level decreasing group.
Conclusions
From January 2021 to October 2023, the fasting blood glucose levels of patients with comorbidity of T2DM exhibited three fluctuating trajectories: low-level stability, medium-level stability, and high-level decline. Compared with the low-level stable group, the medium-level stable group was mainly influenced by educational level and regular exercise. The high-level decline group was primarily affected by overweight/obesity and dyslipidemia.
5.Qualitative study on postoperative continuing health education needs of patients with degenerative scoliosis after surgery
Dongyue GAO ; Yaping DING ; Yun YOU ; Chaoyu YANG ; Ying WANG ; Yuwen XING
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(18):2432-2436
Objective:To understand the current rehabilitation status and existing problems of patients with degenerative scoliosis after surgery, and analyze the needs of continuous health education for patients.Methods:A total of 15 patients with degenerative scoliosis undergoing surgical treatment in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University from December 2021 to June 2022 were selected by the convenient sampling method. The semi-structured interview was used to understand the patient's feelings on the operation effect, experience on the postoperative life impact, thoughts on rehabilitation exercise, self-cognition of home status and future development planning. Based on the rooted theory, Colaizzi 7-step analysis was applied to extract the topic.Results:The four themes related to the continuous health education needs of patients with degenerative scoliosis after surgery were summarized, which were unacceptable movement limitation of lower back or lower extremity, blind area of continuous rehabilitation exercise, lack of knowledge of self-management of spinal disease after surgery and need for social and psychological support.Conclusions:Patients with degenerative scoliosis lack of postoperative rehabilitation knowledge and skills, and the need for health education is strong. Medical staff can meet the patients' transitional care needs by educating them to adapt to the current situation, providing personalized rehabilitation goals, guiding patients in managing risk factors that affect their own rehabilitation and improving social and family support systems, thereby promoting rapid recovery of patients.
6.Latent profile analysis of fear of childbirth in late pregnancy women and its relationship with sense of coherence
Hailin LI ; Jing ZHANG ; Yaping FENG ; Jiaxun YANG ; Rui CHEN ; Yisha NI ; Xin LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(33):4551-4557
Objective:To explore the latent classes of fear of childbirth in late pregnancy women and its relationship with sense of coherence, providing reference for precise support interventions in clinical practice.Methods:From January to September 2023, convenience sampling was used to select 304 pregnant women who underwent antenatal examination at the Obstetrics Clinic of Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University as participants. The General Information Questionnaire, Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire, and the Sense of Coherence Scale-13 (SOC-13) were used for questionnaire survey. Latent profile analysis was used to explore the categories of fear of childbirth in late pregnancy women, and analyzed differences of SOC-13 scores among women with different categories of fear of childbirth.Results:Fear of childbirth in 304 late pregnant women was divided into three latent classes, including low-level fear group of (50.0%, 152/304), moderate-level fear group of (35.2%, 107/304), and high-level fear group of (14.8%, 45/304). ANOVA analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in total score and dimension scores of SOC-13 among late pregnancy women with three different classes of fear of childbirth ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:There are three latent classes of fear of childbirth in late pregnancy women. The sense of coherence among pregnant women affects their fear of childbirth. Nursing staff should address the heterogeneity of fear of childbirth in late pregnancy women, starting from sense of coherence, and take targeted intervention measures to reduce the fear of childbirth in late pregnancy women.
7.Post-elimination importation of malaria and its prevention and control in Jiangsu Province
CAO Yuanyuan ; WANG Weiming ; YANG Mengmeng ; ZHOU Huayun ; GU Yaping ; XU Sui ; ZHU Guoding ; GAO Qi
China Tropical Medicine 2024;24(4):372-
Objective To collect data on imported malaria cases in Jiangsu Province from 2019 to 2023 after malaria elimination and to analyze the current epidemic situation and prevention and control measures of imported malaria, discussing future prevention and control strategies. Methods Malaria case information for Jiangsu Province from 2019 to 2023 was extracted and downloaded from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention (CISDCP) as well as the Jiangsu Provincial malaria epidemic database. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata 12.0 and SPSS 16.0 software. Results From 2019 to 2023, a total of 534 cases of malaria were directly reported online in Jiangsu Province, with annual cases numbering 244, 90, 32, 36, and 132 respectively, all being laboratory-confirmed imported malaria cases from abroad. During the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022, the number of imported malaria cases significantly decreased, with several months reporting zero cases. Among the 534 malaria cases, the vast majority were individuals who had traveled to countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia for work, business, international studies, or tourism. Over the five years, the median, minimum, and maximum days for patients from onset of illness to health-seeking were 1(0,12), 1(0,8), 0(0,6), 0(0,10), and 1(0,18) days, with a statistically significant difference in health-seeking time among patients (Fisher's exact test, P=0.03). Over the past three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to outside centralized isolation stations, malaria cases within centralized isolation stations were diagnosed in a shorter time (Fisher exact test, P=0.007). A total of 24 severe malaria cases were reported, with no deaths, including 23 cases of P. falciparum and 1 case of P. ovale. Conclusions After the elimination of malaria, imported malaria cases in Jiangsu Province have sharply decreased due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Malaria cases in centralized isolation stations (CIS) for COVID-19 control of Jiangsu Province are more likely to be promptly diagnosed, and the timeliness from onset to health-seeking among malaria patients returning from high-malaria areas improved. As COVID-19 prevention and control policies adjusted, there has been a sharp increase in imported malaria cases in 2023. It's still necessary to strengthen measures for malaria prevention and control and maintain the capacity to prevent malaria re-transmission in Jiangsu Province.
8.Development of a magnetic particle chemiluminescence immunoassay for creatine kinase MM
Shu ZHANG ; Chunyan ZHANG ; Yujun ZHOU ; Xiuli XU ; Yuxuan CHENG ; Yang SHU ; Shiwen WU ; Yaping TIAN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(6):667-671
Objectives:Aimed to establish a rapid, high-throughput, automated method for determining the creatine kinase (CK-MM) isoform levels.Methods:Magnetic beads labeled with anti-CK-MM antibodies were combined with alkaline phosphatase-based chemiluminescence detection. Clinical and diagnostic performance validation of the assay was determined by analysis of 998 and 75 dried blood spot samples from healthy newborns and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients, respectively, and the CK activity was also determined. The blank and detection limits, cross-reactivity, recovery rate of the method, intra-and inter-assay coefficient, and the hook effect were evaluated.Results:Blank and detection limits were 17.4 and 39.3 ng/ml, respectively. Cross-reactivity toward CK-MB and CK-BB isoforms was 0.2% and 0.02%, respectively. Intra-and inter-assay coefficients of variation were<1%. Mean recovery was 100.32%, with no hook effect in CK-MM levels<50 000 ng/ml. Overall, the mean CK-MM concentrations in newborns and DMD patients were (27.05±0.97) and (3 720±300.5) ng/ml, respectively. A significant positive correlation between the dried blood spot detected CK-MM levels and total CK enzyme activity, evaluated in corresponding serum samples from the 75 DMD patients, was observed ( r=0.91, P<0.001), ?which is in good agreement with the clinical. Conclusions:An assay for rapid quantitative determination of CK-MM that meets clinical newborn screening requirements was established. It had a good value for application.
9.Analysis of GC × GC fingerprints from medicinal materials using a novel contour detection algorithm:A case of Curcuma wenyujin
Yang XINYUE ; Sima YINGYU ; Luo XUHUAI ; Li YAPING ; He MIN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2024;14(4):542-551
This study introduces an innovative contour detection algorithm,PeakCET,designed for rapid and efficient analysis of natural product image fingerprints using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatogram(GC × GC).This method innovatively combines contour edge tracking with affinity propagation(AP)clustering for peak detection in GC × GC fingerprints,the first in this field.Contour edge tracking signif-icantly reduces false positives caused by"burr"signals,while AP clustering enhances detection accuracy in the face of false negatives.The efficacy of this approach is demonstrated using three medicinal products derived from Curcuma wenyujin.PeakCET not only performs contour detection but also employs inter-group peak matching and peak-volume percentage calculations to assess the compositional similarities and differences among various samples.Furthermore,this algorithm compares the GC × GC fingerprints of RadixlRhizoma Curcumae Wenyujin with those of products from different botanical origins.The findings reveal that genetic and geographical factors influence the accumulation of secondary metabolites in various plant tissues.Each sample exhibits unique characteristic components alongside common ones,and vari-ations in content may influence their therapeutic effectiveness.This research establishes a foundational data-set for the quality assessment of Curcuma products and paves the way for the application of computer vision techniques in two-dimensional(2D)fingerprint analysis of GC × GC data.
10.Mechanism study of ATOX1 promoting biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through JAK2/STAT3 pathway
Jiajia MA ; Yaping ZHANG ; Bin YANG ; Meiqi ZHAO ; Lu JIANG ; Xiaoyu HUANG ; Luchang FAN ; Fengmei WANG
Tianjin Medical Journal 2024;52(9):907-912
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of the expression of antioxidant 1 copper chaperone protein(ATOX1)in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and its relationship with tumor proliferation,migration and invasion.Methods The expression of ATOX1 mRNA in HCC cancer tissue and normal liver tissue was analyzed using the Human Genome Atlas database.Immunohistochemical experiment was used to detect the expression of ATOX1 in 15 cases of HCC cancer tissue and adjacent tissue.Human HCC cell lines Hep3B and HepG2 were divided into the control group(NC),the ATOX1 knockdown group 1(si-ATOX1#1)and the ATOX1 knockdown group 2(si-ATOX1#2).The effects of ATOX1 knockdown on the malignant biological behavior of HCC cells were observed through CCK-8 cell proliferation experiment,scratch experiment and Transwell invasion experiments.A nude mouse xenograft tumor model was constructed to analyze the effect of ATOX1 knockdown on the quality and volume of transplanted tumors.Western blot assay was used to detect the relationship between ATOX1 and JAK2/STAT3 pathway protein expression.Results Bioinformatics analysis showed that expression of ATOX1 mRNA in HCC cancer tissue was higher than that in adjacent normal tissue(P<0.05).The immunohistochemical staining results showed that the positive rate of ATOX1 protein was higher in HCC cancer tissue than that in adjacent tissue(93.33%vs.13.33%,P<0.01).In vitro experimental results showed that siRNA knockdown of ATOX1 protein expression in Hep3B and HepG2 cells significantly reduced the proliferation,migration and invasion abilities of cancer cells(P<0.05).In vivo experiments in mice showed that the volume and weight of subcutaneous xenograft tumors were significantly smaller in the sh-ATOX1 group than those in the sh-con group(P<0.05).The expression levels of JAK2/STAT3 pathway-related proteins p-JAK2,p-STAT3,CyclinD1 and MMP2 were significantly lower in the subcutaneous transplanted tumor tissue of the sh-ATOX1 group than that of the sh-con group(P<0.05).Conclusion ATOX1 can promote the proliferation,migration and invasion of HCC through JAK2/STAT3 pathway,which can potentially become a potential tumor marker and therapeutic target.


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