1.Study on Reducing Hepatotoxicity and Retaining Anti-osteoporosis Activity of Psoraleae Fructus Though Salt Processing Based on Zebrafish
Yiqi LIU ; Xuan WANG ; Qiqi FAN ; Zehua CHANG ; Shuo FAN ; Na WANG ; Zheng LI ; Xinfang XU ; Chongjun ZHAO ; Xiangri LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(9):79-90
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of salt processing of Psoraleae Fructus (PF) through modern analytical techniques and biotechnology, focusing on its effects related to hepatotoxicity and anti-osteoporosis activity. MethodsThe zebrafish model was utilized to evaluate the impact of PF and salt-processed Psoraleae Fructus (SPF) on the hepatotoxicity (using 134.17 , 178.89, 268.34 mg·L-1 as low, medium, and high dose groups of PF, 135.04, 180.06, 270.08 mg·L-1 as low, medium, and high dose groups of SPF, respectively) and anti-osteoporotic activity (using 33.54 , 67.08 and 134.17 mg·L-1 as low, medium, and high dose groups of PF, 33.76, 67.52, 135.04 mg·L-1 as low, medium, and high dose groups of SPF, respectively), which was using alizarin red skull staining of zebrafish as an indicator of different batches of PF. The specific dosage of a batch of PF was taken as an example. Then ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) analysis was employed to identify the chemical composition of PF before and after salt processing, and PCA, OPLS-DA, and independent sample t-test were used to elucidating the compositional changes associated with the effects of salt processing on hepatotoxicity and anti-osteoporosis activity. ResultsUnder specific conditions, PF induced notable hepatotoxicity in zebrafish while simultaneously demonstrating protective effect against prednisolone-induced osteoporosis. In comparison to PF, SPF showed alleviated hepatotoxicity while retaining significant anti-osteoporosis activity. UPLC-Q-TOF-MS analysis revealed that after salt processing, the overall chemical composition of PF showed a downward trend, with 69 components showing a decrease in content, represented by psoralen, and 13 components showing an increase, represented by 4′-O-methyl psoralen B. Further multivariate statistical analysis revealed 11 key differential components before and after salt processing of PF, including psoralen and bakuchiol. ConclusionSalt processing effectively diminishes hepatotoxicity without impairing therapeutic efficacy against osteoporosis of PF, which may be related to the compositional changes before and after salt processing of PF and provides key evidence to reveal the scientific significance of salt processing of PF.
2.Analysis of clinical evaluation requirements for peripheral blood thrombolysis devices of US Food and Drug Administration
Weilu CHENG ; Lingdan XU ; Zehua WANG ; Yinghui LIU
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(2):154-160
[Objective]In order to explore the regulatory requirements for clinical evaluation about peripheral and pulmonary thrombus removal apparatus,the marketing status of these apparatuses in the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)of United States was searched,and the pre-marketing research contents of relevant documents were summarized and organized.Based on the current public information on their official website,the clinical trial designs of FDA's three main categories of peripheral and pulmonary thrombus removal apparatuses(aspiration catheter,thrombectomy stent and mechanical thrombus removal system)in 510(k)pre-marketing notice were sorted out,and the regulatory requirements of FDA clinical evaluation about this kind of apparatus were analyzed,which could provide references for researchers and developers of relevant products,and clinical researchers about the pre-marketing clinical evaluation of peripheral blood thrombolysis apparatus.
3.Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for bone cement-augmented pedicle screw technique (version 2025)
Sihao HE ; Junchao XING ; Tongwei CHU ; Zhengqi CHANG ; Xigao CHENG ; Fei DAI ; Xiaobing JIANG ; Jie HAO ; Jiang HU ; Jinghui HUANG ; Tianyong HOU ; Fei LUO ; Bo LIAO ; Changqing LI ; Lei LIU ; Guodong LIU ; Peng LIU ; Sheng LU ; Weishi LI ; Yang LIU ; Zhen LIU ; Wei MEI ; Peifu TANG ; Bing WANG ; Bing WANG ; Ce WANG ; Hongli WANG ; Liang WANG ; Shengru WANG ; Xiaobin WANG ; Yang WANG ; Yingfeng WANG ; Zheng WANG ; Jianzhong XU ; Guoyong YIN ; Haiyang YU ; Qiang YANG ; Zhaoming YE ; Bin ZHANG ; Chengmin ZHANG ; Jun ZOU ; Qiang ZHOU ; Min ZHAO ; Rui ZHOU ; Xiaojun ZHANG ; Yongfei ZHAO ; Zhongrong ZHANG ; Zehua ZHANG ; Yingze ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(11):1035-1047
For middle-aged and elderly patients with conditions such as spinal fractures and degenerative spinal diseases, spinal internal fixation is a core surgical procedure for reconstructing spinal stability, heavily relying on the biomechanical stability provided by pedicle screw systems. Whereas, these patients are often complicated by osteoporosis that can significantly compromise the stability of the bone-pedicle screw interface, leading to a marked increase in pedicle screw loosening and surgical failure rates. The bone cement-augmented pedicle screw technique, which involves injecting bone cement into the vertebral body or screw trajectory to optimize the mechanical properties of the bone-pedicle screw composite, has been proven to significantly enhance fixation strength and effectively prevent screw-related failures, thereby reducing the incidence of internal fixation failure in high-risk populations undergoing spinal fusion. However, the widespread clinical application of this technique has faced challenges such as inaccurate clinical decision-making (indication and contraindication selection), non-standardized operative practices, and insufficient awareness of complication prevention, resulting in considerable variability in clinical outcomes and even severe complications. To address this, Prof. Luo Fei from First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University initiated the project and the Chinese Association Orthopaedic Surgeons organized relevant experts to develop the Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for bone cement-augmented pedicle screw technique ( version 2025), based on current evidence. The guidelines put forward 8 recommendations regarding the clinical value, scope of application, and operational standards of the technique, aiming to provide evidence-based medical support and technical standardization for clinical decision-making.
4.Key issues concerning the diagnosis and primary treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(1):1-4
Most ovarian cancer is found in the advanced stage, tumor cell reduction combined with postoperative chemotherapy is the most important treatment. In this paper, the key issues in the initial diagnosis, stage assessment, timing selection of tumor reduction surgery, surgical approach and postoperative chemotherapy of patients with suspected advanced ovarian cancer are comprehensively described, so as to make reasonable choices for the initial diagnosis and treatment of advanced ovarian cancer, in order to improve the survival time of patients.
5.Clinical efficacy of curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia complicated with human papillomavirus infection
Zhaomin JIANG ; Hua WANG ; Zehua ZHAO ; Li AN ; Jinping NIU
Cancer Research and Clinic 2025;37(2):107-112
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) combined with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.Methods:A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted. Eighty patients with CIN combined with HPV infection in Dingzhou People's Hospital from January 2022 to January 2023 were selected and divided into the observation group and the control group using the randomized numerical table method, with 40 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with curcumin-mediated PDT, and the control group was treated with recombinant human interferon α-2b suppository for topical application. The efficacy, HPV-DNA conversion rate, high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) load, recovery status, inflammatory cytokine level, expression of Ki-67, expression of Survivin, and occurrence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results:Eighty patients aged (35±4) years old. The age, disease duration, age of first sexual experience, CIN grading, HPV typing and other general data of the two groups were compared, and the differences were not statistically significant (all P > 0.05). The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group [95.0% (38/40) vs. 75.0% (30/40)], and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 6.28, P = 0.012). The HPV-DNA conversion rates in the observation group were higher than those in the control group at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment [1 month: 65.0% (26/40) vs. 42.5% (17/40); 3 months: 87.5% (35/40) vs. 67.5% (27/40); 6 months: 95.0% (38/40) vs. 80.0% (32/40)], and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 values were 4.07, 4.59 and 4.11, respectively, all P < 0.05). HR-HPV loads in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment (1 month: 42.4±5.8 vs. 56.7±6.7; 3 months: 31.0±4.5 vs. 40.3±3.7; 6 months: 14.5±2.4 vs. 28.8±2.4), and the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 10.24, 10.17 and 26.77, respectively, all P < 0.001). The healing time of cervical wound in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group [(30±3) d vs. (39±5) d, t = 9.37, P < 0.001]. The levels of interleukin 4, interleukin 6, interleukin 10 and relative expressions of Ki-67 and Survivin in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at 6 months after treatment (all P < 0.001). The difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the observation and control groups was not statistically significant [12.50% (5/40) vs. 7.50% (3/40), χ2 = 0.56, P = 0.456]. Conclusions:Curcumin-mediated PDT for the treatment of patients with CIN combined with HPV infection has a high total effective rate; it can reduce the HR-HPV load and inflammatory cytokine levels, and improve the HPV-DNA conversion rate.
6.Comparative study of high-risk human papillomavirus E6/E7 mRNA detection and pathological examination of cervical lesions
Zehua ZHAO ; Hua WANG ; Mei MA ; Jinping NIU ; Zhaomin JIANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2025;48(6):506-509
Objective:To analyze the clinical significance of high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) positive female cervical lesion screening HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA detection.Methods:A total of 80 HR-HPV-positive female patients with cervical lesions were retrospectively selected in Dingzhou People′s Hospital from August 2021 to August 2023. According to the pathological examination results, the patients were divided into inflammatory response group (16 cases), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) Ⅰ group (15 cases), CINⅡ group (22 cases), CINⅢ group (17 cases) and cervical cancer group (10 cases). The viral load and positive rate of HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA in the five groups were compared. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA in cervical lesions.Results:The viral load of HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA in the cervical cancer group, CINⅢ group, CINⅡ group, CINⅠ group and inflammatory response group was gradually decreased: 3 152.62(894.26, 21 986.24), 812.62(465.05, 3 945.06), 481.64(215.62, 2 451.49), 38.62(0, 612.47), 0(0, 316.28) × 10 3 copy/L, there was statistical difference among the five groups ( P<0.05). The positive rate of HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA in cervical cancer group (10/10) was higher than that in CINⅢ group (10/17), CINⅡ group [27.27%(6/22)], CINⅠ group (2/15) and inflammatory response group (0), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). ROC curve analysis results showed that the area under the curve of HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA for diagnosis of cervical lesions was 0.901(95% CI 0.837 - 0.942), sensitivity was 92.53%, specificity was 89.12%. Conclusions:Quantitative detection of HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA viral load has high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of cervical lesions.
7.Application and regulatory challenges of organoid technology in medical field
Weilu CHENG ; Zehua WANG ; Yidan ZHANG ; Yinghui LIU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(1):202-210
BACKGROUND:3D organoids have characteristics that resemble physiological tissues and to some extent mimic organ function,making them excellent models for applications ranging from basic development/stem cell research to personalized medicine. OBJECTIVE:To review and discuss the types of diseases and application areas such as tumor modeling that organoids can be applied to,as well as their regulatory status and challenges. METHODS:With"organoid,stem cell,disease model,3D printing technology,medical field"as Chinese and English search terms,we searched PubMed,Elsevier,WanFang,and CNKI databases to summarize and analyze organoid products at home and abroad,summarize the application of organoid technology in the medical field,and prospect the future development of organoid products in the medical field. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Organoids can break the limitations of traditional cell and animal models,avoid the ethical problems existing in clinical research,and have a high similarity to the source organ,a more similar performance to the physiology and pathology of human systems,and genetic stability,which has great advantages in current research.Organoids have been applied in the following fields:efficacy evaluation studies(preclinical models),including intestinal organoids,kidney organoids,liver organoids,gallbladder organoids,lung organoids,brain organoids,heart organoids,skin organoids,and reproductive system organoids;research on infectious diseases;cancer research and precision therapy;regenerative medicine;immune organoids.Although the United States,the European Union and China do not have perfect regulatory provisions,they are trying to promote the formulation of organoid regulatory laws and regulations.In China,although no organoid medical device products have been listed for the time being,its related regenerative medicine products have made breakthroughs.
8.Application of blood conservation measures with different red blood cell transfusion volumes in obstetrics and their impact on postpartum outcomes
Huimin DENG ; Fengcheng XU ; Meiting LI ; Lan HU ; Xiao WANG ; Shiyu WANG ; Xiaofei YUAN ; Jun ZHENG ; Zehua DONG ; Yuanshan LU ; Shaoheng CHEN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(5):691-698
Objective: To evaluate the application of blood conservation measures in obstetric patients with different red blood cell transfusion volumes and to assess the impact of different transfusion volumes on postpartum outcomes. Methods: A retrospective investigation was conducted on 448 obstetric patients who received blood transfusions at the Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2016 to December 2022. Patients were divided into four groups (1-2 units group, 3-4 units group, 5-6 units group, and >6 units group) based on the volumes of red blood cells (RBCs) transfused during and within 7 days after delivery. The maternal physiological indicators, pre- and postpartum laboratory test indicators, obstetric complications, application of blood conservation measures, use of blood products, and postpartum outcomes were reviewed. The clinical characteristics, application of blood conservation measures, and their impact on postpartum outcomes were compared among different transfusion groups. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the multivariate logistic analysis of history of previous cesarean section (OR=1.781), eclampsia/pre-eclampsia/(OR=1.972) and postpartum blood loss>1 000 mL(OR=1.699)(P<0.05) among different transfusion groups. In terms of blood conservation measures, the more RBCs transfused, the higher the rate of mothers receiving blood conservation measures such as balloon occlusion, arterial ligation, autologous blood transfusion with a cell saver, and hysterectomy. With the increase in the volume of RBCs transfusion, the demand for fresh frozen plasma(FFP), cryoprecipitate, and platelet transfusions also increased. The hospitalization days for the four groups of parturients were 6.0 (4.0-9.0), 7.5 (5.0-14.8), 7.0 (4.5-13.0) and 11.0 (9.0-20.5), respectively (P<0.05) and the rates of ICU transfer were 2.0% (5/250), 9.4% (12/128),18.2% (6/33) and 51.4% (19/37), respectively (P<0.05). Both increased significantly with the increase in the volume of RBCs transfusion, and the differences between groups were statistically significant. Conclusion: Parturients who received higher volume of RBCs had multiple risks factors for bleeding before childbirth, had higher postpartum blood loss, and had a higher rate of application of various blood conservation measures. In addition, an increase in the volume of RBCs transfusion may have adverse effects on postpartum recovery.
9.Network toxicology and its application in studying exogenous chemical toxicity
Yanli LIN ; Zehua TAO ; Zhao XIAO ; Chenxu HU ; Bobo YANG ; Ya WANG ; Rongzhu LU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2025;42(2):238-244
With the continuous development of society, a large number of new chemicals are continuously emerging, which presents a challenge to current risk assessment and safety management of chemicals. Traditional toxicology research methods have certain limitations in quickly, efficiently, and accurately assessing the toxicity of many chemicals, and cannot meet the actual needs. In response to this challenge, computational toxicology that use mathematical and computer models to achieve the prediction of chemical toxicity has emerged. In the meantime, as researchers increasingly pay attention to understanding the interaction mechanisms between exogenous chemical substances and the body from the system level, and multiomics technologies develop rapidly such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, huge amounts of data have been generated, providing rich information resources for studying the interactions between chemical substances and biological molecules. System toxicology and network toxicology have also developed accordingly. Of these, network toxicology can integrate these multiomics data to construct biomolecular networks, and then quickly predict the key toxicological targets and pathways of chemicals at the molecular level. This paper outlined the concept and development of network toxicology, summarized the main methods and supporting tools of network toxicology research, expounded the application status of network toxicology in studying potential toxicity of exogenous chemicals such as agricultural chemicals, environmental pollutants, industrial chemicals, and foodborne chemicals, and analyzed the development prospects and limitations of network toxicology research. This paper aimed to provide a reference for the application of network toxicology in other fields.
10.Influencing factors, clinical manifestations and preventive strategies of hypercoagulable state after kidney transplantation
Rentian CHEN ; Zehua YUAN ; Hongtao JIANG ; Tao LI ; Meng YANG ; Liang XU ; Yi WANG
Organ Transplantation 2025;16(4):640-647
Hypercoagulable state (HCS) after kidney transplantation is one of the common and serious complications in kidney transplant recipients, which has attracted increasing attention in recent years. HCS refers to the abnormal and excessive activation of blood coagulation function, leading to the increased risk of thrombosis. After kidney transplantation, the combined effects of hemodynamic changes, surgical trauma and severe rejection increase the incidence of HCS, not only raising the risk of thrombosis but also potentially causing graft failure and affecting the postoperative survival rate of patients. This article reviews the influencing factors, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and preventive strategies of HCS after kidney transplantation, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for optimizing perioperative management and improving the prognosis of patients.

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