1.Molecular Characterization Network of Dampness-heat Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Complicated by Glucose Metabolism Disorder Based on Shadowless Scleral Imaging and Metabolomics Technology
Caiying HE ; Hang ZHOU ; Yanqi CHI ; Baixue LI ; Liang HUANG ; Zhu CHEN ; Dafeng LIU ; Dong WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(14):271-285
ObjectiveThis paper aims to conduct the feature analysis and correlation analysis on the ocular collateral features and differential metabolites in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) complicated by glucose metabolism disorder (GMD),particularly those with the damp-heat syndrome type,by integrating shadowless scleral imaging and metabolomics technologies. MethodsA total of 313 patients were recruited from the Hepatology and Endocrinology Outpatient Departments of Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria,and they were divided into a CHB group and a CHB complicated by GMD groups (damp-heat syndrome group and non-damp-heat syndrome group). All patients underwent high-definition ocular image acquisition and feature extraction using an intelligent analysis system for shadowless scleral imaging to analyze the differences in the counting of morphological feature scores of ocular collaterals among groups. By using a digital sampling method,24 patients from each group were randomly selected,along with 20 healthy volunteers,for untargeted metabolomic analysis of peripheral serum. Differential metabolites were identified,statistically analyzed,and subjected to potential biomarker analysis and pathway enrichment. Spearman method was performed to conduct the correlation analysis on the differential ocular collateral features and differential metabolites,followed by correlation network construction. ResultsCompared with those in the CHB group,patients with CHB complicated by GMD showed significant changes in ocular collateral feature scores such as "hillock","blood vessels",and "pale dusky coloration" (P<0.05). In comparison with those in the healthy group,metabolites including N-acetylglucosamine,acetylhomoserine,and myo-inositol (AUC>0.7) were identified as potential biomarkers for the disease. Compared with those in the CHB complicated by GMD group with non-damp-heat syndrome,patients with damp-heat syndrome exhibited significant changes in feature scores of "plaques","yellow coloration","spleen",and "gallbladder" (P<0.05). In comparison with those in the healthy group,metabolites such as O2′-4a-cyclic tetrahydrobiopterin,theobromine,xanthurenic acid,and L-glutamic acid 5-phosphate (AUC>0.7) were identified as potential biomarkers for the damp-heat syndrome type. The Spearman correlation analysis reveals weak to moderate linear correlations between the differential scleral collateral features and metabolites. By constructing a "disease-syndrome" network of ocular diagnosis and metabolites,"xanthurenic acid-gallbladder" and "theobromine-plaque/yellow coloration" were identified as specific molecular-phenotypic correlated biomarker clusters for CHB complicated by GMD with dampness-heat syndrome. ConclusionPatients with CHB complicated by GMD demonstrate differential ocular diagnostic features and serum metabolites corresponding to disease states and dampness-heat syndrome. These objective biomarkers can guide both clinical syndrome differentiation and medication. The macro-micro integration based on ocular feature clusters and potential metabolic biomarkers offers an innovative approach to a combined traditional Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment model for this disease.
2.Research progress on influencing factors and assessment methods of pulp vitality
ZHU Xiao ; CHEN Yanqi ; QIAN Linna ; JIANG Dingzhuo ; SHI Ying ; WU Zhifang
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2025;33(8):690-698
Healthy dental pulp is essential for preserving teeth and maintaining their normal function. Vital pulp therapy (VPT) is widely used in clinical applications because it aims to preserve vital pulp and enhance the long-term survival of teeth. An accurate diagnosis of pulp vitality is a prerequisite for successful VPT. However, accurately assessing pulp viability remains challenging in clinical practice. Pulp viability is influenced by various factors, including the type of pulp exposure, caries status, periodontitis, trauma, treatment factors, patient age, and individual differences. Assessing pulp viability requires a comprehensive consideration of medical history and clinical manifestations, along with a combination of various auxiliary methods, such as pulp sensibility tests, pulp blood flow tests, imaging techniques and molecular diagnostics. In the future, the technology for assessing pulp vitality should evolve toward chairside, visualization, and precision techniques, to achieve consistency between clinical and histological diagnoses, thereby providing patients with the most effective treatment.
3.Analysis of factors affecting poor incision healing after breast cancer surgery
Xuran ZHU ; Bolin ZHANG ; Yanqi YANG ; NUERBANNU·TABUSIBIEKE ; Guoan SHAO ; Shu CHEN
Journal of Clinical Surgery 2025;33(7):722-726
Objective To analyze the influencing factors of poor incision healing in postoperative patients with breast cancer.Methods The clinical data of 150 patients with breast cancer diagnosed by the Department of Nail Milk surgery of the Fifth affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2016 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.According to the postoperative wound healing,the patients were divided into two groups:good healing group(n=94)and poor healing group(n=56).The general data,operation-related data and clinicopathological characteristics of the two groups were collected for univariate analysis,and the single-factor indexes with statistical significance were analyzed by multivariate Logistic analysis to screen the risk factors of poor incision healing after operation.The statistically significant indexes of regression analysis were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve to further explore its predictive value in poor incision healing after breast cancer operation.Results The data of the two groups were compared and analyzed.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that BMI,diabetes,age,axillary lymph node dissection and hemoglobin were independent risk factors for poor incision healing(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis of independent risk factors showed that when the age was more than 57.5,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.635,the sensitivity was 55.4%,the specificity was 68.1%,and the critical value was 57.5.When BMI>24.9 kg/m2,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.735,the sensitivity was 87.5%,the specificity was 61.7%,and the critical value was 24.9(P<0.001).When hemoglobin<101.5 g/L,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.829,the sensitivity was 57.1%,the specificity was 94.7%,and the critical value was 101.5 g/L(P<0.001).Conclusion BMI,diabetes,hemoglobin,age and axillary lymph node dissection are independent risk factors for poor wound healing after breast cancer operation.When BMI>24.9 kg/m2,age>57.5 years old and hemoglobin<101.5 g/L,it can predict the occurrence of poor incision healing in patients with breast cancer.
4.Analysis of factors affecting poor incision healing after breast cancer surgery
Xuran ZHU ; Bolin ZHANG ; Yanqi YANG ; NUERBANNU·TABUSIBIEKE ; Guoan SHAO ; Shu CHEN
Journal of Clinical Surgery 2025;33(7):722-726
Objective To analyze the influencing factors of poor incision healing in postoperative patients with breast cancer.Methods The clinical data of 150 patients with breast cancer diagnosed by the Department of Nail Milk surgery of the Fifth affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2016 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.According to the postoperative wound healing,the patients were divided into two groups:good healing group(n=94)and poor healing group(n=56).The general data,operation-related data and clinicopathological characteristics of the two groups were collected for univariate analysis,and the single-factor indexes with statistical significance were analyzed by multivariate Logistic analysis to screen the risk factors of poor incision healing after operation.The statistically significant indexes of regression analysis were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve to further explore its predictive value in poor incision healing after breast cancer operation.Results The data of the two groups were compared and analyzed.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that BMI,diabetes,age,axillary lymph node dissection and hemoglobin were independent risk factors for poor incision healing(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis of independent risk factors showed that when the age was more than 57.5,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.635,the sensitivity was 55.4%,the specificity was 68.1%,and the critical value was 57.5.When BMI>24.9 kg/m2,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.735,the sensitivity was 87.5%,the specificity was 61.7%,and the critical value was 24.9(P<0.001).When hemoglobin<101.5 g/L,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.829,the sensitivity was 57.1%,the specificity was 94.7%,and the critical value was 101.5 g/L(P<0.001).Conclusion BMI,diabetes,hemoglobin,age and axillary lymph node dissection are independent risk factors for poor wound healing after breast cancer operation.When BMI>24.9 kg/m2,age>57.5 years old and hemoglobin<101.5 g/L,it can predict the occurrence of poor incision healing in patients with breast cancer.
5.Isolation of Enterobacteriaceae strains carrying mcr-1 resistance gene from Shanghai wastewater treatment plants and quantification of their copy number
Jun FENG ; Mingxiang LIU ; Yuan ZHUANG ; Miao PAN ; Qian LIU ; Yong CHEN ; Jiayuan LUO ; Jiayi FEI ; Yitong WU ; Yanqi ZHU ; Jing ZHANG ; Min CHEN
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(3):217-223
ObjectiveTo provide technical support for the molecular surveillance of pathogenic bacteria strains carrying mobile colistin resistance-1 (mcr⁃1) gene isolate from inlet of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). MethodsThe Enterobacteriaceae strains carrying mcr⁃1 resistance gene isolate from inlet of WWTP during April 1 to June 30, 2023 in Shanghai were cultured on blood-rich and SS culture medium and were identified using a mass spectrometry analyzer. The mcr⁃1 gene and copy number were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR. Drug susceptibility test was performed by microbroth dilution method. The copy numbers of Escherichia coli carrying mcr⁃1 gene isolated from wastewater and human fecel were statistically analyzed by SPSS 25.0. ResultsA total of 14 strains carrying the mcr⁃1 gene were isolated from 49 WWTP samples, and the positive isolation rate was 28.6%, including 12 non-diarrheal E. coli strains and 2 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. The drug susceptibility results showed that all 14 strains were multi-drug resistant bacteria. They were all sensitive to imipenem and tigecycline, but were ampicillin- and cefazolin-resistant. There was no significant difference in the copy number between human-sourced diarrheal E. coli and wastewater-sourced non-diarrheal E. coli (t=0.647, P>0.05). ConclusionThe isolation and identification of strains carrying the mcr⁃1 gene from inlet of WWTP samples were firstly established in Shanghai. The multi-drug resistance among the isolated strains is severe. To effectively prevent and control the spread of colistin-resistant bacteria, more attention should be paid to the surveillance of mcr⁃1 gene.
6.Nerolidol inhibits malignant biological behaviors of melanoma cells by regulating the Wnt-β-catenin pathway
LIU Zhao ; WANG Jianshu ; XUE Jinxu ; ZHU Yanqi ; LI Jing
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2023;30(3):204-210
[摘 要] 目的:探讨橙花叔醇通过Wnt-β-catenin通路抑制黑色素瘤A-375和WM-115细胞恶性生物学行为的分子机制。方法: 体外培养黑色素瘤细胞A-375和WM-115,用不同浓度的橙花叔醇处理,采用SRB法和克隆形成实验、FCM术、Transwell实验和细胞划痕实验、DCFH-DA染色法、qPCR和WB法分别检测橙花叔醇对A-375和WM-115细胞的增殖能力、细胞周期和凋亡、迁移能力、活性氧(ROS)水平和Wnt-β-catenin通路及其下游相关基因和相关蛋白表达的影响。利用ULCAN和GEPIA2数据库分析黑色素瘤中Wnt-β-catenin通路的激活与患者预后的关系。结果:与对照组比较,橙花叔醇处理组A-375和WM-115细胞的增殖能力受明显抑制(均P<0.01)、细胞周期阻滞于G2/M期(P<0.05或P<0.01)、细胞凋亡率增加(均P<0.01)、迁移能力降低(P<0.05或P<0.01)、ROS水平升高(均P<0.01)、Wnt-β-catenin通路被抑制而其下游基因和蛋白表达明显上调(均P<0.01)。数据库数据分析显示,WNT1基因高表达患者OS低于低表达患者(P<0.01)。结论:橙花叔醇通过上调A-375和WM-115细胞中ROS水平影响Wnt-β-catenin通路,从而抑制其恶性生物学行为;Wnt-β-catenin通路可能是黑色素瘤治疗的潜在靶点。
7.Diversity of antibiotic resistance genes in raw water from drinking water source in Shanghai
Miao PAN ; Yanqi ZHU ; Zhixin FANG ; Xi ZHANG ; Hongyou CHEN ; Min CHEN
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(11):1123-1128
ObjectiveTo determine the distribution of various antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in raw water from drinking water source, and to explore the correlation between the ARGs and common carbapenem-resistant and multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from drinking water source, so as to provide scientific evidence for improving the safety of urban drinking water. MethodsA total of 30 raw water samples were collected from a major drinking water source in Shanghai in 2020. Bacterial strains were selectively cultured on Columbia blood agar medium containing 1 μg·μL-1 meropenem, and then identified by MALDI-TOF-MS mass spectrometry system. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the strains was detected by broth microdilution method. The water samples were filtered through a 0.45 μm filter membrane and diversity of ARGs was determined by using high-throughput metagenomic sequencing. ResultsA total of 64 strains of carbapenem-resistant bacteria were isolated from the water samples, including Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Enterococcus faecium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae, which were resistant to a variety of common antibiotics. Using metagenomic sequencing,1 244 ARGs were identified. The relative average abundance of the top 100 ARGs accounted for 96.1%, and that of the multidrug-resistant ARGs accounted for 63.41%. Furthermore, the multidrug-resistant ARGs were mainly adeJ, mexT, adeC, oprM, mexF, mdfA, mexB, mdtK, adeK, etc. Using Spearman's correlation, five multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from the drinking water source were significantly associated with the ARGs. ConclusionRelative abundance of multidrug-resistant ARGs is high in raw water from main drinking water source. The five isolated carbapenem-resistant and multidrug-resistant bacteria are significantly correlated with the ARGs. It warrants strengthening the rational and standardized application of antibiotics to protect water resources and ensure the safety of drinking water.
8.A multi-center survey on the application of antibacterial agents in Chinese children in 2019
Jiaosheng ZHANG ; Xiang MA ; Lanfang TANG ; Daiyin TIAN ; Li LIN ; Yanqi LI ; Jing QIAN ; Wenshuang ZHANG ; Wei LI ; Gen LU ; Ligang SI ; Ping JIN ; Liang ZHU ; Keye WU ; Jikui DENG ; Yuejie ZHENG ; Yonghong YANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(14):1074-1081
Objective:To analyze the patterns of antibacterial agents in Chinese children surveyed by the China multi-center monitoring network for the application of antibacterial agents in children and neonates in 2019 by using World Health Organization (WHO) Access, Watch, Reserve and Not-recommended (AWaRe) and typical anatomical/therapeutic/chemical (ATC) in this study.Methods:The cross-sectional method was adopted.A multi-center cross-sectional survey was conducted on one day from September to December 2019.The information of all inpatients taking antibiotics was uploaded to the network-based data collection system (https: //garpec-31.mobilemd.cn/login.aspx? relogin=true). This study covered 13 hospitals from 10 provinces and cities in China.All hospitalized children in the Respiratory Department, Infectious Disease Department, General Surgery Department, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Neonatology joined in this survey.The clinically used antibacterial agents were classified by AWaRe and ATC, and the AWaRe and ATC distributions of antibacterial agents prescribed for Chinese children and neonates were described.Results:Of the 2 644 antibiotic prescriptions included from 13 hospitals, 2 134 (80.71%) were for children and 510 (19.29%) were for neonates.Of all antibiotic prescriptions, there were 368 (13.92%) Access antibiotics prescriptions, 1 973 (74.62%) Watch prescriptions, 60 (2.27%) Reserve prescriptions and 243 (9.19%) Not-recommended prescriptions.The top-five antibiotics prescribed for children and neonates were third-generation cephalosporins (1 056, 39.94%), macrolides (492, 18.61%), carbapenems (275, 10.40%), beta lactam-beta lactamase inhibitors (246, 9.30%), and second-generation cephalosporins (136, 5.14%). The use ratios of Access, Watch, Reserve and Not-recommended antibiotics in each center ranged from 0 to 30.00%, 36.67% to 97.20%, 0 to 17.02% and 0 to 33.33%, respectively.In 1 360 antibiotic prescriptions for children and neonates with pneumonia, there were 152 (11.18%) Access antibiotics, 1 051 (77.28%) Watch antibiotics, 37 (2.72%) Reserve antibiotics, and 120 (8.82%) Not-recommended antibiotics.The top-five antibiotics prescribed for children with pneumonia were third-generation cephalosporins (522, 38.38%), macrolides (388, 28.53%), beta lactam-beta lactamase inhibitors (141, 10.37%), carbapenems (117, 8.6%) and penicillins (49, 3.60%).Conclusions:Watch antibiotics and broad spectrum antibiotics such as third-generation cephalosporins and macrolides prone to induce resistance are the main antibacterial agents used in Chinese children and neonates with pneumonia.Broad-spectrum antibiotics may be overused in Chinese children and neonates.
9.Molecular epidemiological characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during 2017-2018 at a hospital in Shanghai
Taiyao CHEN ; Yilin GE ; Xuewei LIU ; Yanqi ZHU ; Zhongming CHEN ; Liang TIAN ; Yingying ZHU ; Xi ZHANG ; Hongzhi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(8):849-853
Objective:To identify the epidemic clones of MRSA isolates at a hospital in shanghai.Methods:A total of 72 MRSA isolates have been isolated from a second grade hospital between 2017 and 2018, including 32 CA-MRSA isolates, 13 HA-MRSA isolates and 26 MRSA isolates from environment. In this study, MLST and PFGE typing methods were used to analyze the molecular epidemiology of the MRSA isolates.Results:A total of 72 MRSA isolates have been obtained including 46 isolates from clinical specimens, 26 isolates from environments. The 46 MRSA isolates from clinical specimens consisted of 33 CA-MRSA (community-acquired MRSA) and 13 HA-MRSA (hospital-acquired MRSA). Furthermore, these patients infected with MRSA isolates were mostly distributed in the department of geriatrics (34.8%, 16/46), internal medicine (26.1%, 12/46) and surgery (26.1%, 12/46). MLST typing results showed that ST764 was predominant in isolates from both clinical specimens and hospital environments. Furthermore, PFGE typing results showed that most ST764 MRSA had high homolog (>90%).Conclusion:ST764 MRSA isolates might spread in community, hospital and environments. Therefore, continuous monitoring of MRSA and its variation may be useful in understanding the involvement of epidemic clone, and in searching new strategies to control MRSA infection.
10.Molecular epidemiological characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during 2017-2018 at a hospital in Shanghai
Taiyao CHEN ; Yilin GE ; Xuewei LIU ; Yanqi ZHU ; Zhongming CHEN ; Liang TIAN ; Yingying ZHU ; Xi ZHANG ; Hongzhi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(8):849-853
Objective:To identify the epidemic clones of MRSA isolates at a hospital in shanghai.Methods:A total of 72 MRSA isolates have been isolated from a second grade hospital between 2017 and 2018, including 32 CA-MRSA isolates, 13 HA-MRSA isolates and 26 MRSA isolates from environment. In this study, MLST and PFGE typing methods were used to analyze the molecular epidemiology of the MRSA isolates.Results:A total of 72 MRSA isolates have been obtained including 46 isolates from clinical specimens, 26 isolates from environments. The 46 MRSA isolates from clinical specimens consisted of 33 CA-MRSA (community-acquired MRSA) and 13 HA-MRSA (hospital-acquired MRSA). Furthermore, these patients infected with MRSA isolates were mostly distributed in the department of geriatrics (34.8%, 16/46), internal medicine (26.1%, 12/46) and surgery (26.1%, 12/46). MLST typing results showed that ST764 was predominant in isolates from both clinical specimens and hospital environments. Furthermore, PFGE typing results showed that most ST764 MRSA had high homolog (>90%).Conclusion:ST764 MRSA isolates might spread in community, hospital and environments. Therefore, continuous monitoring of MRSA and its variation may be useful in understanding the involvement of epidemic clone, and in searching new strategies to control MRSA infection.


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