1.A case of special blood type with discrepancy between ABO genotype and serological results
Wenting JIA ; Wei ZHANG ; Limin CUI
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2026;39(1):118-122
Objective: To analyze the cause of discrepancy between ABO genotype B102/O01 and serological results in one case by PCR-SSP, to clarify the serological characteristics of this special blood group, and to explore relevant blood transfusion strategies. Methods: Blood group serological tests were performed on blood donor in August and December 2024, including forward and reverse ABO typing using tube method, H antigen identification, direct anti-human globulin test by tube method, red blood cell absorption-elution test, and determination of ABH blood group substance in saliva. Exons 1-7 of the ABO gene were amplified by PCR-SSP and sequenced. Results: The two separate serological tests consistently identified the donor as having an A
B phenotype, but the results of gene sequencing indicated a B102/O01 genotype, showing an discrepancy between serological and genetic results. Conclusion: It is very likely that the blood type of the blood donor is B102/O01 with a microchimerism of type A, or an AB type masked by A type reference gene.
2.Correlation of social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy with short video addiction in college students
WANG Wenting, ZHANG Zhonglou, SONG Jinqiu, XU Haipeng, RUAN Jie
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(4):548-552
Objective:
To explore the relationship of social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy with short video addiction among college students, so as to provide reference for alleviating social anxiety, improving the level of emotion regulation and preventing short video addiction.
Methods:
From May to June 2024, 2 172 college students from a university in Guangzhou were selected by multistage random cluster sampling method. The Interaction Anxiousness Scale, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Short Video Addiction Scale were used as the measurement tools. The potential profile was used to analyze the potential categories of social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy. The Chi square test was used to analyze the characteristics of the distribution of potential profile categories of college students with different demographic characteristics. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between social anxiety, emotion regulation strategy and short video addiction.
Results:
The potential categories of social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy in college students were divided into adaptive regulation type (784 cases, 36.10 %), low anxiety-expression type (623 cases, 28.68%), inhibition-anxiety type (478 cases, 22.01%), high anxiety-disorder type (287 cases, 13.21%). There were statistically significant differences in the distribution of various potential categories of social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy among cadres of different gender, family residence, class cadres or not ( χ 2=42.55, 17.86 , 39.05, all P <0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that after controlling the confounding factors such as demographic variables, the potential categories of social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy of college students (low anxiety-expression type, inhibition-anxiety type, high anxiety-disorder type) were the important related factors of short video addiction ( β =0.15,0.25,0.35, all P <0.05).
Conclusions
Social anxiety and emotion regulation strategy of college students exhibit distinct categorical characteristics, and its varying latent categories are associated with short video addiction. Schools should implement targeted intervention measures for different categories of college students to promote their comprehensive mental health development.
3.Mechanism and Clinical Research Progress of Puerarin in Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure
Wenjie LU ; Siqi ZHONG ; Lu ZHANG ; Wenting LIN ; Zhijun ZENG ; Shaohua WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(8):327-336
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an end-stage cardiac syndrome driven by multiple factors. Its pathological process involves interactions of multiple pathways such as energy metabolism dysfunction, neuroendocrine dysregulation, and myocardial fibrosis. Although current clinical medicine can alleviate symptoms through single-target approaches, significant limitations in reversing cardiac remodeling and disease progression remain. Puerarin, a major bioactive isoflavone constituent derived from Pueraria lobata, exhibits multidimensional pharmacological effects, such as vasodilatory effects, regulation of neuroendocrine balance, enhancement of metabolic homeostasis, and suppression of myocardial apoptosis. This review systematically integrated puerarin's multi-target regulatory network, elucidating its mechanisms such as improving energy metabolism by AMP-activated protein kinase/mechanistic target of rapamycin (AMPK/mTOR) pathway, inhibiting fibrosis mediated by transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad signals, and attenuating oxidative-inflammatory cascades by regulating nuclear factor erythroid 2 (E2)-related factor 2/nuclear transcription factor-κB(Nrf2/NF-κB) axis. Clinical research data was used to validate its efficacy in improving the left ventricular ejection function and reducing the therapeutic potential of cardiovascular events' risks. The study proposed that puerarin's "systemic regulation" characteristic breaks through the limitations of traditional single-target drugs and prospected its clinical translation pathway based on metabolomics and nano-delivery technology, offering an integrative perspective from molecular mechanisms to precise therapy for the research on modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.
4.Mechanism and Clinical Research Progress of Puerarin in Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure
Wenjie LU ; Siqi ZHONG ; Lu ZHANG ; Wenting LIN ; Zhijun ZENG ; Shaohua WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(8):327-336
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an end-stage cardiac syndrome driven by multiple factors. Its pathological process involves interactions of multiple pathways such as energy metabolism dysfunction, neuroendocrine dysregulation, and myocardial fibrosis. Although current clinical medicine can alleviate symptoms through single-target approaches, significant limitations in reversing cardiac remodeling and disease progression remain. Puerarin, a major bioactive isoflavone constituent derived from Pueraria lobata, exhibits multidimensional pharmacological effects, such as vasodilatory effects, regulation of neuroendocrine balance, enhancement of metabolic homeostasis, and suppression of myocardial apoptosis. This review systematically integrated puerarin's multi-target regulatory network, elucidating its mechanisms such as improving energy metabolism by AMP-activated protein kinase/mechanistic target of rapamycin (AMPK/mTOR) pathway, inhibiting fibrosis mediated by transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad signals, and attenuating oxidative-inflammatory cascades by regulating nuclear factor erythroid 2 (E2)-related factor 2/nuclear transcription factor-κB(Nrf2/NF-κB) axis. Clinical research data was used to validate its efficacy in improving the left ventricular ejection function and reducing the therapeutic potential of cardiovascular events' risks. The study proposed that puerarin's "systemic regulation" characteristic breaks through the limitations of traditional single-target drugs and prospected its clinical translation pathway based on metabolomics and nano-delivery technology, offering an integrative perspective from molecular mechanisms to precise therapy for the research on modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.
5.Clinicopathological and molecular mechanisms of CLDN18.2 in gastric cancer aggressiveness: a high-risk population study with multi-omics profiling
Hengquan WU ; Mei LI ; Gang WANG ; Peiqing LIAO ; Peng ZHANG ; Luxi YANG ; Yumin LI ; Tao LIU ; Wenting HE
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2026;60(1):47-57
Background:
The tight junction protein claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2) has been implicated in poor prognosis and suboptimal immunotherapy response in gastric cancer (GC). This study investigates the clinicopathological relevance of CLDN18.2 expression and its association with molecular subtypes in GC patients from a high-incidence region, combining transcriptomic and proteomic approaches to explore how CLDN18.2 contributes to progression and metastasis.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort of 494 GC patients (2019–2024) underwent immunohistochemical analysis for CLDN18.2, Epstein-Barr virus (Epstein–Barr virus–encoded RNA), p53, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and mismatch repair proteins (MLH1, MSH2, PMS2, and MSH6). CLDN18.2 positivity was defined as moderate to strong (2+/3+) membranous staining in ≥75% of tumor cells. Clinicopathological correlations, biomarker associations, and survival outcomes were evaluated. Transcriptomic and proteomic sequencing was performed to explore molecular mechanisms.
Results:
CLDN18.2 positivity was observed in 26.9% (133/494) of gastric adenocarcinomas. CLDN18.2-positive tumors correlated with TNM stage (p = .003) and shorter overall survival (p = .018). No associations were identified with age, sex, HER2 status, microsatellite instability, or Epstein-Barr virus infection. Transcriptomic profiling revealed CLDN18.2-high tumors enriched in pathways involving cell junction disruption, signaling regulation, and immune modulation. Proteomic profiling showed that tumors with high CLDN18.2 were enriched in multiple mechanism-related pathways such as integrated metabolic reprogramming, cytoskeletal recombination, immune microenvironment dysregulation, and pro-survival signaling. These mechanisms may collectively contribute to tumor progression and metastasis.
Conclusions
CLDN18.2 overexpression is associated with poor prognosis in GC patients. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses demonstrate that CLDN18.2 promotes tumor progression and metastasis, underscoring its potential as an independent prognostic factor in regions with a high incidence of GC.
6.Pediatric Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Complicated with Ipsilateral Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction: Analysis of Diagnosis and Management in 14 Cases
Ye ZHANG ; Wenting PEI ; Qihang SUN ; Jiabin JIANG ; Yin ZHANG ; Min CHAO
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2026;47(4):715-721
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnostic challenges, and treatment strategies in pediatric patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) complicated with ipsilateral ureterovesical junction obstruction (UVJO). MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data of pediatric patients admitted to our hospital between January 2014 and December 2024 with a confirmed diagnosis of UPJO complicated with UVJO. The collected clinical parameters included gender, age at presentation, initial diagnosis, lesion laterality, imaging findings, surgical procedures, and follow-up outcomes. ResultsThe study cohort comprised 14 pediatric patients (male=10 and female=4) with a median age of 3.1 months at presentation. The initial diagnoses were UPJO in 9 cases and UVJO in 5 cases. Preoperatively, only 6 cased showed ureteral dilation on MRU. The definitive diagnosis was confirmed by intraoperative retrograde pyelography in 5 cases, postoperative antegrade pyelography via a nephrostomy tube in 7 patients, and combined application of the two modalities in 2 patients. For primary surgical intervention, 9 patients underwent pyelo-plasty, 2 underwent ureteral reimplantation, 2 received percutaneous nephrostomy, and 1 underwent ureteral orifice dilation. Intraoperative nephrostomy tube placement was performed in 10 patients. With a median follow-up duration of 5.5 years, 4 patients required revision surgery. Of these, only 1 patient , who had an initial diagnosis of UPJO, required staged management for persistent obstruction, whereas UPJ obstruction resolved after ureteroneocystostomy in the remaining 3 patients with an initial diagnosis of UVJO. Among the 10 patients who did not undergo revision surgery, 8 showed delayed distal urinary drainage on APG, yet remained asymptomatic with continuous improvement of hydronephrosis after nephrostomy tube clamping. ConclusionsPreoperative diagnosis of concurrent UPJO and ipsilateral UVJO in pediatric patients is clinically challenging. Further intraoperative evaluation is mandatory when antegrade or retrograde ureteral stent placement fails during surgery. For patients with an initial diagnosis of UPJO, pyeloplasty is the first-line treatment. Routine retrograde pyelography is not recommended, whereas nephrostomy tube with subsequent postoperative APG evaluation can prevent unnecessary ureteroneocystostomy. For patients with an initial diagnosis of UVJO accompanied by severe ureteral dilation, primary ureteroneocystostomy is feasible initial management strategy.
7.Identification and diagnostic analysis of occult transfusion-related anaphylactic shock in a patient with severe burns
Yujun YANG ; Rong ZHANG ; Wen YIN ; Wenting WANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2026;39(9):1290-1294
Objective: To explore the occult clinical features and diagnostic difficulties of transfusion-related anaphylactic shock (TRAS) in patients with severe burns through a retrospective case analysis, and to provide practical references for improving the early identification and treatment efficiency of such atypical allergic reactions. Methods: The clinical data of a patient with severe burns (60%TBSA) who developed severe anaphylactic shock after intraoperative plasma transfusion were retrospectively analyzed. Transfusion reaction laboratory investigations, including blood group re-verification, unexpected antibody screening, and the Coombs test, were performed to rule out hemolytic transfusion reactions and blood group incompatibility. Together with the patient's lack of typical cutaneous allergic signs, ineffective response to conventional vasopressor therapy, and the rapid reversal of the condition following anti-allergic treatment (epinephrine plus glucocorticoids), the diagnosis was established and the recognition pathway was summarized. Results: Immediately after plasma transfusion, the patient developed severe hypotension (50/40 mmHg) accompanied by altered mental status, tachycardia, and shock manifestations. Because of the extensive burn wounds over the whole body, typical allergic signs such as urticaria and skin flushing were not observed. Blood pressure could not be maintained after rapid fluid resuscitation and conventional vasopressor therapy, but recovered rapidly after switching to epinephrine combined with glucocorticoid pulse therapy, and vital signs tended to be stable. Prophylactic anti-allergic drugs were administered before subsequent transfusions, and no similar adverse reactions occurred. Conclusion: Transfusion-related allergic reactions in patients with severe burns are characterized by occult clinical manifestations, with skin signs often masked by burn wounds, which can easily lead to diagnostic delay. Reverse verification through the rapid response to anti-allergic therapy after failure of conventional anti-shock treatment is a key clinical approach for identifying atypical anaphylactic shock. It is recommended to establish an early warning mechanism focusing on hemodynamic monitoring within 15 minutes after transfusion, and develop individualized transfusion protocols, including preoperative allergic history assessment and prophylactic anti-allergic medication, for patients with severe burns, so as to enhance transfusion safety in this high-risk population.
8.The Effect of Qishao Tongbi Capsule (芪芍通痹胶囊) on the Wnt/β-catenin Pathway in a Rat Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Yumen XUE ; Xilin XU ; Wei HAN ; Jiaben XU ; Wenting XU ; Zelin LIU ; Xiaofeng ZHANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(1):79-88
ObjectiveTo explore the possible mechanism of Qishao Tongbi Capsule (芪芍通痹胶囊, QTC) in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). MethodsSeventy-five rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, low-dose QTC group, high-dose QTC group, high-dose QTC +agonist group, with 15 rats in each group. Except for the control group, all other groups were subjected to a fibrous ring puncture to prepare an IDD model. After modeling, rats in low-dose QTC group and high-dose QTC group were given QTC at doses of 0.2 and 0.8 g/(kg·d) by gavage, respectively. Rats in high-dose QTC+ agonist group was given QTC at 0.8 g/(kg·d) and SKL2001 solution at 10 mg/(kg·d) by gavage. The control group and model group were given 10 ml/(kg·d) distilled water by gavage. All treatments were given once a day for 4 consecutive weeks. After treatment, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used to detect IDD degree. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and Safranin O-Fast Green staining were used to observe the morphological changes of the intervertebral disc tissue. Immunohistochemical staining was performed to examine the levels of proteoglycan, type Ⅱ collagen (COL Ⅱ), and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in the intervertebral disc tissue. Western blotting was used to detect the extracellular matrix (ECM)-related proteins (proteoglycan, COL Ⅱ, MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-13), aging-related proteins (P53, P21, P16), apoptosis related proteins, including B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 2 (BCL-2), BCL-2 related X protein (BAX), Cleaved Caspase-3, and Wnt/β-catenin pathway related proteins such as Wnt3a, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and β-catenin in the intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue. Reverse Transcription Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to assess the mRNA expression of Wnt3a, GSK-3β, and β-catenin in intervertebral disc tissue. ResultsCompared with the model group, rats in the low-dose QTC group and high-dose QTC group exhibited improved DHI, decreased Pfirmann grading, and alleviated IDD. The structural integrity of the NP and annulus fibrosus increased, and the number of the NP increased. The levels of proteoglycan, COL Ⅱ, BCL-2 and GSK-3β increased, while the levels of MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-13, P53, P21, P16, BAX, Cleaved Caspase-3, Wnt3a and β-catenin protein decreased. The mRNA expression of Wnt3a and β-catenin mRNA decreased, while GSK-3β mRNA expression increased (P<0.05). Compared with the low-dose QTC group, the high-dose QTC group showed further improvements in DHI, decrease in Pfirrmann grading (P<0.05), and greater alleviation of IDD. The structural integrity of NP and annulus fibrosus was further enhanced, and the number of NP cells further increased. The levels of proteoglycan, COL Ⅱ, BCL-2 and GSK-3β were higher, while the levels of MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-13, P53, P21, P16, BAX, Cleaved Caspase-3, Wnt3a and β-catenin were lower. The mRNA expression of Wnt3a and β-catenin decreased, while GSK-3β mRNA expression increased (P<0.05). Compared with the high-dose QTC group, the high-dose QTC +agonist group showed a decrease of DHI, an increase of Pfirmann grading (P<0.05), significant aggravation of IDD, reduction in structural integrity of the NP and annulus fibrosus, a decrease of NP cell count, lower levels of proteoglycan, COL Ⅱ, BCL-2 and GSK-3β, and higher levels of MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-13, P53, P21, P16, BAX and Cleaved Caspase-3. Additionally, GSK-3β mRNA expression decreased (P<0.05). ConclusionQTC can inhibit NP cell aging, apoptosis, and ECM degradation in IDD rats, and its therapeutic effect may be mediated through the inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
9.Study on the effect of pulmonary lobes surface projection localization combined with pulmonary segment drainage and sputum expectoration technique on airway clearance in patients with aspiration pneumonia
Liou CHEN ; Wenting ZHANG ; Junqi LIU ; Yuncong WANG ; Zhenlin WANG ; Sai QI ; Na YANG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(9):1056-1061
Objective To investigate the effect of lung lobe surface projection localization combined with lung segment drainage sputum technique on airway clearance in patients with aspiration pneumonia,providing a reference for clinical nursing practice.Methods A convenience sampling method was used to select 62 patients with perioperative aspiration pneumonia secondary to brain diseases admitted to a tertiary A hospital in Beijing from May 2022 to October 2024 as the research subjects.A total of 31 patients admitted from August 2023 to October 2024 were assigned to a control group,and 31 patients admitted from May 2022 to July 2023 were assigned to an experimental group.The experimental group received lung lobe surface projection positioning combined with lung segment drainage sputum technique on top of conventional back percussion sputum clearance technique,while the control group received conventional back percussion sputum clearance technique.After the intervention,the differences in oxygenation state,inflammatory test indicators,treatment efficiency,vital signs and frequency of suction coughing between 2 groups were compared.Results After the intervention,the experimental group showed better oxygenation index,frequency of suction coughing,white blood cell count,percentage of neutrophils,procalcitonin levels,interleukin-6 levels,and treatment efficiency compared to those in the control group(P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in heart rate,respiratory rate,and C-reactive protein levels between 2 groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Lung lobe surface projection positioning combined can effectively promote the patients with aspiration pneumonia of loosening of sputum in the lungs,improve airway clearance efficiency,enhance the patient's pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange capacity,improve oxygenation levels,and reduce systemic inflammatory levels.
10.Clinical phenotype and genetic analysis of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 8 caused by KIF12 gene compound heterozygous variation
Xiaoying ZHOU ; Jun ZHANG ; Wenting ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2025;42(9):1132-1140
Objective:To explore the clinical manifestation and genotype of a child with Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis 8 (PFIC8) due to variant of KIF12 gene. Methods:A child diangosed with PFIC8 at Changzhou Children′s Hospital in October 2017 was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the child was collected. Peripheral blood samples (3 mL each) were collected from the patient, her parents and younger sister. Following extraction of genomic DNA, whole exome sequencing (WES) was carried out. Candidate variants were validated using Sanger sequencing. Based on the guidelines from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), the pathogenicity of candidate variants was classified. This study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Changzhou Children′s Hospital (Ethics No.: 2023-002).Results:The main clinical manifestations of the child included high GGT cholestasis, portal hypertension, splenomegaly, and abnormal liver enzymes. WES revealed that she has harbored compound heterozygous variants of the KIF12 gene, namely c. 245G >A (p.Arg82Gln) and c. 1291del (p.Ser431Valfs*13). Bioinformatics analyses showed that both variants were pathogenic. A total of 25 cases were reported in 7 English literature, including 13 males and 12 females. All patients had presented with high GGT cholestasis. Some had progressed to cirrhosis, and 3 cases also had renal lesions. No death was reported. Six children were treated with LTx. Nineteen children were found to harbor homozygous variants of the KIF12 gene, and the remaining six harbored compound heterozygous variants of the same gene. The most common mutation was c. 655C>T (p.Arg219*). The mutation sites are mainly located in the Kinesin motor catalytic domain, with high GGT cholestasis as the main clinical feature. No correlation was found between the genotype and phenotype. Conclusion:PFIC8 caused by KIF12 deficiency is mainly characterized by high GGT cholestasis, for which there is no effective treatment. The c. 245G>A and c. 1291del compound heterozygous variants of the KIF12 gene probably underlay the pathogenesis in this child.


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