1.Research progress and clinical challenges in immunosuppressive regimens for xenotransplantation
Yu ZHANG ; Kun WANG ; Xuyuan ZHU ; Yuxiang CHEN ; Tao LI ; Xiaojie MA ; Hongtao JIANG
Organ Transplantation 2026;17(1):28-35
As a pivotal strategy to alleviate the shortage of organ donors, xenotransplantation has achieved remarkable advances in both pre-clinical and clinical studies in recent years, driven by continuous optimization of gene modification techniques and immunosuppressive regimens. Nevertheless, clinical translation still confronts formidable challenges, including rejection and heightened infection risks, which severely compromise long-term graft survival. Consequently, the role of immunosuppressive regimens in xenotransplantation has become increasingly prominent. This article summarizes the mechanisms underlying xenogeneic immune rejection, the latest developments in immunosuppressive regimens, cutting-edge strategies for inducing immune tolerance and the major hurdles facing clinical xenotransplantation. It delves into potential optimization strategies and directions for future clinical research, aiming to offer theoretical insights and practical guidance for the safe and effective application of clinical xenotransplantation.
2.A comparative analysis of responses of seven Chinese-developed GenAI models to common pediatric urogenital diseases
Lei KANG ; Tao GUO ; Gaofeng ZHANG ; Guangyu ZHU ; Suhua PENG ; Xi CHEN ; Yuxiang WANG ; Zhuangyu JIANG ; Ming BAI
Journal of Modern Urology 2026;31(5):404-412
Objective To compare the performance of 7 Chinese-developed GenAI models (DeepSeek, Wenxin Yiyan, Tongyi, Doubao, Kimi, Hunyuan, and iFLYTEK Spark) in responding to common diseases of the pediatric genitourinary system and to explore their potential applications.Methods A total of 80 questions covering basic disease information, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis related to “hypospadias, hydronephrosis, and cryptorchidism” were developed as prompts.The models were tested under 3 modes:“quick thinking, ”“deep thinking, ” and “deep thinking + internet access.” The results were evaluated in a blinded review by two pediatric urologists.The responses were graded into 4 levels—A, B, C, and D—based on accuracy, completeness, and relevance.The proportions of responses rated as A and A+B were statistically analyzed and compared across the different models/modes.Results The “deep thinking” mode of DeepSeek demonstrated the best performance, with 88% of responses rated as A and 96% rated as A+B.DeepSeek (deep thinking + internet access), Doubao (quick thinking), Hunyuan (deep thinking), and Doubao (deep thinking + internet access) followed closely, also showing excellent response capabilities.Among the top 5 models/modes, significant differences were observed in the proportion of Alevel responses (P<0.05), while differences in the proportion of A+B-level responses were not statistically significant (P>0.05).Conclusion Certain Chinese-developed GenAI models, represented by DeepSeek (deep thinking), demonstrate significant application potential.However, they still cannot consistently provide recommendations rated at the A+B level (recommended grade or higher) with 100% accuracy.In clinical practice, both doctors and patients should view GenAI as an auxiliary tool for education and information acquisition rather than as a final decision-making authority.All information must be reviewed and confirmed by professional physicians.
3.Status and influencing factors of the application of informatization tools for antimicrobial stewardship in Chinese county hospitals
Yuqi FU ; Xin LI ; Ying LI ; Hongwei WU ; Zhixin FAN ; Jinru LIU ; Xi CHEN ; Yuxiang XIA ; Qiang SUN ; Yingbo ZHAO
China Pharmacy 2026;37(16):2084-2089
OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of informatization tools applied to antimicrobial stewardship in county hospitals in China, and to provide a reference for promoting the informatization development of antimicrobial stewardship in county hospitals.METHODS From August to September 2025, an online questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 007 county hospitals across 31 provinces(autonomous regions, and municipalities) in China. The survey focused on the application of four types of informatization tools:the real-time monitoring system for antimicrobial use, the pre-prescription review system, the irrational use warning system, and the electronic prescription evaluation system(hereinafter referred to as the “monitoring system”“review system”“warning system”“evaluation system”,respectively). Correlation analysis and binary Logistic regression analysis were employed to explore the influencing factors.RESULTS Of the county hospitals, 80.83% were equipped with at least one type of informatization tool for antimicrobial stewardship, while 19.17% had no relevant tool. Only 18.87% of the hospitals were equipped with all four types of tools. The monitoring system exhibited the highest equipped rate (70.80%), whereas the warning system was equipped in only 33.96% of the hospitals. Four types of tools are evenly and adequately deployed in the eastern region, the central and western regions have far lower deployment rates of intervention tools including review system and warning system, accompanied by prominent intra-provincial gaps. The total number of the health technicians, hospital grade, and prescription review rate of outpatient antibacterial drug were significantly and positively correlated with the deployment rates of the four informatization tools ( P <0.05). The results of the Logistic regression model fitting indicated that the model of the review system was rated “excellent” [area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC)=0.81], and the model of the warning system was rated “further improvement” (AUC=0.67). The total number of health technicians was significantly positively correlated with the deployment rates of all four types of informatization tools (all P <0.05).CONCLUSIONS The informatization of antimicrobial stewardship in county hospitals in China remains in the initial stage of transitioning from “passive statistics” to “active prevention and control”, with challenges such as structural imbalance and regional disparities. In the future, differentiated support strategies should be implemented, the allocation of resources should be optimized, to enhance the level of refined antimicrobial stewardship.
4.A Case of Multidisciplinary Treatment for Kimura′s Disease
Shuning GUO ; Jiaxin ZHOU ; Zhaohui LU ; Yu CHEN ; Yang GUI ; Rongrong HU ; Xiaoxiao GUO ; Yuxiang ZHI ; Fuquan ZHANG ; Yan ZHANG ; Wen ZHANG
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2026;5(3):309-317
This article reports a 14-year-old boy who presented with "a nearly 7-year history of a right upper arm mass and a more than 1-year history of cervical lymphadenopathy". His main clinical manifestations included a subcutaneous mass in the right upper arm, bilateral eyelid and submandibular masses, and multiple enlarged cervical lymph nodes, accompanied by persistent peripheral blood eosinophilia. Biopsies of the right upper arm lesion and a left submandibular lymph node showed lymphoid hyperplasia with prominent eosinophilic infiltration, vascular and fibrous tissue proliferation, and eosinophilic microabscess formation in the left submandibular lymph node, confirming the diagnosis of Kimura′s disease. The lesions regressed markedly after glucocorticoid therapy but recurred after treatment discontinuation. Because the patient and his family were concerned about long-term glucocorticoid therapy, mepolizumab was subsequently administered. Peripheral eosinophil counts normalized, whereas the local tissue lesions showed limited improvement. A multidisciplinary team comprehensively evaluated the diagnosis, the need for repeat biopsy of atypical lymph nodes on imaging, the possible association between the cardiac valve abnormalities and the underlying disease, and subsequent treatment options. The patient is currently receiving methotrexate with folic acid supplementation and remains under regular follow-up. This case indicates that the diagnosis of Kimura′s disease relies on clinical manifestations and histopathological findings. Once diagnosed, comprehensive evaluation, individualized treatment, and long-term management should be implemented.
5.Decision-making behavior in patients with depressive disorder and its relationship with depressive and anxiety symptoms
Yuxiang WANG ; Luoya ZHANG ; Maomao ZHANG ; Juan DENG ; Yanjie PENG ; Xiaotong CHENG ; Kezhi LIU ; Wei LEI ; Jing CHEN
Sichuan Mental Health 2025;38(1):22-27
BackgroundPatients with depressive disorder often exhibit impaired decision-making functions. However, the relationship between decision-making abilities and depressive and anxiety symptoms in these patients remains unclear. ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics of decision-making behavior in patients with depressive disorder, and to analyze its relationship with clinical symptoms. MethodsA total of 48 patients diagnosed with depressive disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) were recruited from the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from October 2020 to May 2023. Concurrently, 52 healthy individuals matched for age and gender were recruited from Luzhou as the control group. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used for assessment, and decision-making behavior was evaluated using Probabilistic Reversal Learning (PRL) task. Indicators assessed included the number of trials to criterion, perseverative errors, win-stay rate and lose-shift rate. Spearman correlation analysis was used to assess the correlation between BDI and BAI scores and PRL task indicators. ResultsThe depression group showed a significantly higher lose-shift rate compared with the control group (t=3.684, P<0.01). There were no statistically significant differences between two groups in trials to criterion, perseverative errors and win-stay rate (t=0.329, 0.132, 0.609, P>0.05). In depression group, BDI and BAI scores were positively correlated with the win-stay rate(r=0.450, 0.398, P<0.01). ConclusionPatients with depressive disorder are more likely to change their decision-making strategies following negative outcomes. Furthermore, the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms is associated with a greater propensity to maintain existing decisions after receiving positive feedback. [Funded by 2019 Joint Project of Luzhou Science and Technology Bureau-Southwest Medical University (number, 2019LZXNYDJ39]
6.Risk Factors for Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Tao CAI ; Yuxiang CHEN ; Xiaocun XING ; Xue XIAO ; Jinlin YANG
Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences) 2025;56(4):1083-1088
Objective The risk of death in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis(MHD)significantly increases if they develop concomitant gastrointestinal bleeding(GIB).This study aims to investigate the clinical characteristics of MHD patients with concomitant GIB,identify risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality among them,and provide a basis for the early clinical identification and optimized clinical management of this specific patient population.Methods The clinical data of MHD patients with GIB admitted to West China Hospital,Sichuan University between July 2019 and May 2024 were collected and a retrospective analysis was conducted accordingly.The patients were divided into a death group and a survival group based on their discharge status.Clinical characteristics,laboratory test results,endoscopic findings,etc.,of the two groups were collected.Oversampling was used to reduce the bias caused by data imbalance between the two groups,and stepwise logistic regression and other methods were used for analysis.Results A total of 212 patients were included,with 40 in the death group and 172 in the survival group.According to the findings of logistic regression,the following were identified as independent risk factors for mortality among the patients:activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT)(odds ratio[OR]=1.014;95%CI,1.002-1.027;P=0.024),Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding score(GBS)(OR=2.348;95%CI,1.686-3.269;P<0.001),and age-corrected Charlson comorbidity index(aCCI)(OR=1.522;95%CI,1.185-1.954;P<0.001),and small intestinal vascular malformation(OR=0.372 2;95%CI,0.161-0.858;P=0.020).Conclusion For MHD patients with concomitant GIB,APTT,GBS,aCCI,and small intestinal vascular malformation are independent risk factors for in-hospital death.
7.Injectable hydrogel loaded with bone marrow-mesenchymal stem cells promotes the repair of cartilage defect
Deguo LIU ; Hong CHEN ; Jiehong ZHANG ; Yuxiang ZHENG ; Zhengang LIU ; Xuanchen CHEN ; Zhenhai HOU
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2025;45(1):44-50
Objective To construct an injectable hydrogel(IH)entrapment system of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BM-MSCs)and to explore its effect of promoting articular cartilage repair and underlying mechanism.Methods The primary BM-MSCs of mice were cultured by whole bone marrow adherent method.The differentiation potential was identified by alizarin red(ARS),oil red O(ORO)and Alcian blue(AB)staining,and the expres-sion of CD44,CD90,CD105,CD34 and CD45 on the surface was detected by flow cytometry.BM-MSCs loaded with IH(BM-MSC-IH)was prepared,and the rheological properties of BM-MSC-IH were tested by rheological test.The model of full-thickness injury of knee cartilage in mice was established,and the mice were randomly divided into normal saline group,BM-MSC group and BM-MSC-IH group with 8 in each.The mice were injected with BM-MSC-IH 0.2 mL,cell suspension 0.2 mL and 0.9%NaCl solidion,independently.After 6 and 12 weeks of in-jection,the repair of knee cartilage in mice was observed by safranin-fast green staining,and the expression of typeⅡ collagen in knee joint was examined by immunohistochemical staining microscopy.Results The primary cultured cells showed positive expression of CD44,CD90 and CD105,but negative expression of CD34 and CD45,and had the potential of osteogenic,adipogenic and chondrogenic differentiation.The constructed BM-MSC-IH sys-tem was solid colloid,and the rheological properties were consistent with the basic characteristics of hydrogel.BM-MSC-IH effectively promoted the regeneration of mouse knee cartilage and increase the local expression of typeⅡ collagen.Conclusions Bone marrow-mesenchymal stem cells embedded with injectable hydrogel effectively pro-mote the repair of injured cartilage and the underlying mechanism is potentially promoting the differentiation of chondrocytes and the expression of type Ⅱ collagen.Its effect is better than application of BM-MSCs alone.
8.Effects of music therapy on cognition and immune function of mice
Yinji LIU ; Chunxiao DU ; Junrui CHEN ; Yuxiang LI ; Ge LI ; Zhiding WANG ; Gencheng HAN
Military Medical Sciences 2025;49(4):273-280
Objective To investigate the effects of music therapy on cognitive function and immunity of sleep-deprived mice and the potential underlying mechanisms.Methods A novel music therapy was developed by integrating elements from both Western and Chinese music.A sleep-deprived mouse model was established to explore the effects of the music combination on learning and memory of mice using Morris water maze experiments.ELISA was used to detect immune-endocrine indicators in the blood and saliva of mice and to study the effects of this music combination on IgA levels.Transcriptome high-throughput sequencing and B-cell receptor(BCR)repertoire sequencing were adopted to explore the potential mechanisms through which music therapy influenced IgA production.Results The Morris water maze test revealed that the novel music therapy could promote the recovery of cognition and memory of sleep-deprived mice.Additionally,it was found that the music combination could increase IgA levels in both blood and saliva.Transcriptome high-throughput sequencing and BCR sequencing analysis showed that the music combination enhanced the abundance of the IgA immunoglobulin light chain variable region(Igkv4-53)and heavy chain constant region(Igha).Conclusion Music therapy can help restore cognitive function and increase IgA levels in sleep-deprived mice.The mechanism may be related to the enhanced abundance of immunoglobulin light chain variable region(Igkv4-53)and heavy chain constant region(Igha).
9.Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students: the mediating role of perceived stress
Xiaohong PENG ; Xiaoyuan LIAO ; Dantong WU ; Yanyin ZHOU ; Yelu LIU ; Yuxiang WANG ; Luoya ZHANG ; Juan DENG ; Yanjie PENG ; Kezhi LIU ; Jing CHEN ; Wei LEI
Sichuan Mental Health 2025;38(3):267-272
BackgroundWith the rapid development of the networking technologies, internet addiction has increasingly become a serious mental health issue. Previous studies have revealed the link between childhood trauma and internet addiction, while the mediating role of perceived stress in this link is not yet clear. ObjectiveTo investigate the role of medical students' perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction, so as to provide references for the intervention of internet addiction. MethodsFrom February to March 2023, a random sampling technique was used to select 1 232 undergraduate students from the School of Clinical Medical Sciences of Southwest Medical University as research subjects. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS), and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) were used for assessment. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated. The mediation effect of perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction was tested using Model 4 in the SPSS Process 4.1, and Bootstrapping procedure involving 5 000 replicates was employed to confirm the statistical significance. ResultsA total of 1 016 (82.47%) valid completed questionnaires were gathered. The CTQ-SF scores of medical students were positively correlated with PSS scores, IGD scores, and BSMAS scores (r=0.583, 0.474, 0.465, P<0.01). PSS scores were positively correlated with IGD scores and BSMAS scores (r=0.369, 0.479, P<0.01). Childhood trauma in medical students was found to positively predict perceived stress (β=0.191, P<0.01), social media addiction (β=0.160, P<0.01), and internet gaming disorder (β=0.106, P<0.01). Perceived stress played a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet gaming disorder, indirect effect value was 0.018 (95% CI: 0.009~0.027), accounting for 16.98%. Perceived stress also exhibited a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and social media addiction, indirect effect value was 0.063 (95% CI: 0.048~0.079), accounting for 39.38%. ConclusionChildhood trauma in medical students may affect internet gaming disorder and social media addiction through perceived stress. [Funded by 2022 Annual Research Project of Sichuan Applied Psychology Research Center,(number,CSXL-22102)]
10.Macrophages in xenotransplantation
Xuyuan ZHU ; Yu ZHANG ; Yuxiang CHEN ; Tao LI ; Xiaojie MA ; Hongtao JIANG
Organ Transplantation 2025;16(4):495-501
Xenotransplantation is one of the effective ways to overcome the shortage of donor organs. However, the molecular incompatibility between xenotransplantation donors and recipients can cause rejection, which greatly limits the clinical application of xenotransplantation. In recent years, researchers have deeply explored the mechanism of xenotransplantation rejection through xenotransplantation models of pig-to-monkey and pig-to-brain death recipients, and found that the innate immune system plays an important role in rejection. Macrophages, as phagocytes in the innate immune system, not only damage xenografts through phagocytosis but also interact with other immune cells to influence the immune microenvironment of xenotransplantation. However, due to the heterogeneity of macrophages, their phenotypes and functions in xenotransplantation rejection remain unclear. Therefore, it is necessary to further explore the role of macrophages in xenotransplantation rejection. This article reviews the latest research progress of macrophages in xenotransplantation rejection, aiming to explore the mechanisms of macrophages in xenotransplantation rejection and provide references for future research.

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