1.Impact of self-disclosure on fertility anxiety in women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer: the mediating role of dyadic coping
Zekun YAO ; Zhensu LI ; Jin ZHANG ; Yixia YU ; Jiayu ZHANG ; Zemin ZHANG ; Xin YAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(20):2742-2747
Objective:To investigate the mediating effect of dyadic coping on the relationship between self-disclosure and fertility anxiety in women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer.Methods:A total of 258 women of childbearing age diagnosed with thyroid cancer who received treatment at the Department of Thyroid Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University between January and October 2024 were selected using convenience sampling. Participants completed a general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Reproductive Concerns After Cancer scale (RCAC), the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI), and the Distress Disclosure Index (DDI). Structural equation modeling was constructed using SPSS PROCESS v4.1 to examine the mediating role of dyadic coping between self-disclosure and fertility anxiety. Pearson correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships among self-disclosure, dyadic coping, and fertility anxiety.Results:A total of 258 questionnaires were distributed, and 245 valid responses were collected, with an effective response rate of 94.96% (245/258). Among the 245 participants, the mean score of DDI was (37.38±8.42), RCAC was (53.54±12.53), and DCI was (117.10±29.07). Self-disclosure was positively correlated with dyadic coping ( P<0.01), while both self-disclosure and dyadic coping were negatively correlated with fertility anxiety ( P<0.01). Dyadic coping played a partial mediating role between self-disclosure and fertility anxiety, accounting for 43.38% of the total effect. Conclusions:Fertility anxiety in women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer deserves close clinical attention. Interventions should focus on enhancing patients' self-disclosure and dyadic coping abilities to effectively reduce fertility-related anxiety.
2.Impact of self-disclosure on fertility anxiety in women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer: the mediating role of dyadic coping
Zekun YAO ; Zhensu LI ; Jin ZHANG ; Yixia YU ; Jiayu ZHANG ; Zemin ZHANG ; Xin YAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(20):2742-2747
Objective:To investigate the mediating effect of dyadic coping on the relationship between self-disclosure and fertility anxiety in women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer.Methods:A total of 258 women of childbearing age diagnosed with thyroid cancer who received treatment at the Department of Thyroid Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University between January and October 2024 were selected using convenience sampling. Participants completed a general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Reproductive Concerns After Cancer scale (RCAC), the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI), and the Distress Disclosure Index (DDI). Structural equation modeling was constructed using SPSS PROCESS v4.1 to examine the mediating role of dyadic coping between self-disclosure and fertility anxiety. Pearson correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships among self-disclosure, dyadic coping, and fertility anxiety.Results:A total of 258 questionnaires were distributed, and 245 valid responses were collected, with an effective response rate of 94.96% (245/258). Among the 245 participants, the mean score of DDI was (37.38±8.42), RCAC was (53.54±12.53), and DCI was (117.10±29.07). Self-disclosure was positively correlated with dyadic coping ( P<0.01), while both self-disclosure and dyadic coping were negatively correlated with fertility anxiety ( P<0.01). Dyadic coping played a partial mediating role between self-disclosure and fertility anxiety, accounting for 43.38% of the total effect. Conclusions:Fertility anxiety in women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer deserves close clinical attention. Interventions should focus on enhancing patients' self-disclosure and dyadic coping abilities to effectively reduce fertility-related anxiety.
3.The lysine methyltransferase SMYD2 facilitates neointimal hyperplasia by regulating the HDAC3-SRF axis.
Xiaoxuan ZHONG ; Xiang WEI ; Yan XU ; Xuehai ZHU ; Bo HUO ; Xian GUO ; Gaoke FENG ; Zihao ZHANG ; Xin FENG ; Zemin FANG ; Yuxuan LUO ; Xin YI ; Ding-Sheng JIANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2024;14(2):712-728
Coronary restenosis is an important cause of poor long-term prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease. Here, we show that lysine methyltransferase SMYD2 expression in the nucleus is significantly elevated in serum- and PDGF-BB-induced vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), and in tissues of carotid artery injury-induced neointimal hyperplasia. Smyd2 overexpression in VSMCs (Smyd2-vTg) facilitates, but treatment with its specific inhibitor LLY-507 or SMYD2 knockdown significantly inhibits VSMC phenotypic switching and carotid artery injury-induced neointima formation in mice. Transcriptome sequencing revealed that SMYD2 knockdown represses the expression of serum response factor (SRF) target genes and that SRF overexpression largely reverses the inhibitory effect of SMYD2 knockdown on VSMC proliferation. HDAC3 directly interacts with and deacetylates SRF, which enhances SRF transcriptional activity in VSMCs. Moreover, SMYD2 promotes HDAC3 expression via tri-methylation of H3K36 at its promoter. RGFP966, a specific inhibitor of HDAC3, not only counteracts the pro-proliferation effect of SMYD2 overexpression on VSMCs, but also inhibits carotid artery injury-induced neointima formation in mice. HDAC3 partially abolishes the inhibitory effect of SMYD2 knockdown on VSMC proliferation in a deacetylase activity-dependent manner. Our results reveal that the SMYD2-HDAC3-SRF axis constitutes a novel and critical epigenetic mechanism that regulates VSMC phenotypic switching and neointimal hyperplasia.
4.Finite element analysis of reamed versus undreamed proximal femoral nail antirotation-Ⅱ in treatment of 31-A3 intertrochanteric femur fracture
Zemin LIU ; Dong WANG ; Yan LI ; Min LIU ; Bin CHEN ; Caoqi WANG ; Xin LYU ; Yonghong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(30):4770-4776
BACKGROUND:There is controversy regarding the need for marrow reaming in intertrochanteric fractures of the femur.Some believe that unreaming shortens operative time,reduces bleeding,and decreases intraoperative risk in elderly patients,but there is no basis for whether this move reduces the effectiveness of intramedullary nail support.Others believe that reaming allows for the selection of thicker diameter intramedullary nails for better mechanical support,but basic studies have shown that this approach carries risks such as fat embolism and destruction of bone(especially in elderly patients with osteoporosis). OBJECTIVE:To analyze the mechanical distribution characteristics of reamed and unreamed proximal femoral nail antirotation-Ⅱ in the treatment of type 31-A3 intertrochanteric fractures by finite element analysis. METHODS:A healthy volunteer was included,and CT scans of his femur were obtained in DICOM format,and the files were sequentially imported into Mimics,Geomagic Wrap,SolidWorks,Hypermesh,and Ansys software for processing.The A3.1,A3.2,and A3.3 intertrochanteric fracture models were obtained and assembled with 9 mm,11 mm diameter,and 170 mm length intramedullary nails,respectively,followed by assigning material properties,setting the interaction relationship of each contact surface and defining the load and boundary conditions,and then solved.The femoral stress distribution,internal fixation stress distribution,femoral displacement,and internal fixation displacement were observed in different models. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The femoral stress was less than that of unreamed intramedullary nail fixation for each type of fracture,and the maximum stress value of the femur for A3.3 fracture was greater than that of A3.1 and A3.2.(2)The internal fixation stress was greater than that of unreamed intramedullary nail fixation for each type of fracture,and the maximum stress value of internal fixation for A3.3 fracture was greater than that of A3.1.(3)Reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing has less effect on femoral and internal fixation displacement and more effect on stress.(4)It is indicated that the use of reamed intramedullary nail fixation results in a reduction in femoral stress,an increase in the stress borne by the internal fixation as a whole,and a reduction in the stress borne by the distal locking nail.The use of reamed intramedullary nail fixation may provide better treatment results compared to unreamed intramedullary nail fixation.
5.Summary of the best evidence for pelvic floor muscle training in the prevention and treatment of postpartum urinary incontinence
Jiayu ZHANG ; Xin YAN ; Haoran DUAN ; Yao FENG ; Zekun YAO ; Zemin ZHANG ; Xue BAI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(12):1604-1611
Objective:To summarize the evidence of pelvic floor muscle training for the prevention and treatment of postpartum urinary incontinence, providing guidance and reference for clinical practice.Methods:According to the "6S" pyramid model, clinical decision-making, guidelines, and systematic reviews on pelvic floor muscle training for the prevention and treatment of postpartum urinary incontinence were searched in UpToDate, British Medical Journal (BMJ) Best Practice, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, New Zealand Guideline Group, Guidelines International Network, Medlive, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Health Care Center Database, Cochrane Library, professional association website, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disc, WanFang Data, and VIP. The search period was from March 2013 to March 2023. Two trained researchers evaluated the quality of literature and integrated and extracted evidence.Results:A total of 22 articles were included, including 8 clinical decision-making, 6 guidelines, 7 systematic reviews, and 1 expert consensus. Twenty-one best pieces of evidence were summarized from 5 aspects, consisting of risk factors, prevention, evaluation, treatment and health guidance for postpartum urinary incontinence.Conclusions:The best evidence for the prevention and treatment of postpartum urinary incontinence through pelvic floor muscle training summarized is convenient for medical and nursing staff to conduct scientific urinary incontinence assessment, pelvic floor muscle training education and guidance for pregnant and postpartum women.
6.The effect of patient's body shape and image acquisition mode on the radiation dose and image quality in percutaneous coronary angiography
Hai QIAN ; Yuqin ZHANG ; Yan XU ; Dexing HU ; Zemin CEN ; Kenan LOU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2024;33(6):599-603
Objective To investigate the effect of patient's body shape and image acquisition mode on the radiation dose and image quality in percutaneous coronary angiography.Methods A total of 40 patients,who received selective percutaneous coronary angiography at the Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital of China between January 2022 and June 2023,were selected for this study.The patients were randomly divided into conventional group(including 11 males and 9 females,using coronary angiography mode to make image acquisition)and low-dose group(including 14 males and 6 females,using electrophysiological mode to make image acquisition).The patient's basic information,body size data,and the various radiation dose data were collected.The image quality rating scale for assessing the image quality was formulated.The independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for the comparison between the two groups.Pearson correlation analysis method was used to make correlation analysis.Results The larger the patient's chest circumference was,the higher the radiation dose would be,there was a positive linear relationship between the patient's chest circumference and the radiation dose.All the radiation dose parameters in the low-dose group were significantly lower than those in the conventional group(P<0.01),and its reduction percentage was 48.51%-60.74%.No statistically significant difference in image quality score existed between the two groups(P>0.0l),and in both groups the image quality was rated as good or better,meeting the requirements of intervention procedures.Conclusion In percutaneous coronary angiography the radiation dose is influenced by multiple factors including patient's body shape,image acquisition mode,exposure time,etc.Optimizing the image acquisition mode can remarkably reduce the radiation dose while maintaining the image quality and protecting the health of patients and operators.(J Intervent Radiol,2024,33:599-603)
7.Comparison of the effects and mechanisms of Alismatis Rhizoma with and without salt processing in ameliorating edema due to kidney Yin deficiency based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and transcriptomics
Lin YAN ; Zemin OU ; Yi CHENG ; Yan TONG ; Javed IQBAL ; Jinyu WANG ; Dewen LIU
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;2(2):169-179
Salt-processed Alismatis Rhizoma (SAR) is extensively used in clinical practice and exhibits a more robust urination-promoting effect than Alismatis Rhizoma (AR). This study employed ultra-performance liquid chromatography–quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) and pattern analysis to compare the terpenoids between AR and SAR. Additionally, this study compared the effects of AR and SAR on the gene expression in the kidneys of the rat model of edema (syndrome of kidney Yin deficiency) by transcriptomics to decipher the mechanism of salt processing. Materials and methods: AR and SAR were extracted by ultrasonication, and data were collected by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS in the positive ionmode. Transcriptome sequencing was employed to determine the gene expression levels of the ratmodel treated with AR and SAR, and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment was performed for the DEGs. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was built, on the basis of which the core targets were screened out. Finally, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was conducted to verify the core targets. Results: A total of 63 terpenoids were detected in AR and SAR, and salt processing had a significant effect on the content of terpenoids. AR and SAR mainly participated in the regulation of inflammation and immune responses, and SAR regulated more DEGs than AR. Additionally, SAR exerted more extensive regulatory effects on the targets than AR. Conclusion: Salt processing mainly changes the content of chemical compounds in AR, which may indirectly optimize the proportion of the main compounds to enhance the therapeutic effect while reducing the toxicity. AR and SAR mainly ameliorate the edema due to kidney Yin deficiency by reducing inflammation and improving immunity. Finally, SAR regulates more genes and signaling pathways and exerts more extensive regulatory effects than AR.
8.Effect of Microemulsion on Content of Index Components in Different Phases of Zexietang Extract
Yanjing WANG ; Zemin OU ; Lin YAN ; Yao ZHANG ; Zicheng WANG ; Yi CHENG ; Yan TONG ; Dewen LIU ; Jinyu WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(20):134-140
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of microemulsion on the distribution of index components in different phases of Zexietang extract based on high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) and phase separation process. MethodParticle size meter and transmission electron microscope were used to characterize the colloidal particles in blank microemulsion, aqueous extract of Zexietang and microemulsion extract of Zexietang. The phase separation process was established by high-speed centrifugation and dialysis, and based on this process, the aqueous extract and microemulsion extract of Zexietang were separated into the true solution phase, the colloidal phase and the precipitation phase, respectively. The contents of six components, including atractylenolide Ⅲ, atractylenolide Ⅱ, 23-acetyl alisol C, alisol A, alisol B and alisol B 23-acetate, were determined by HPLC with the mobile phase of water(A)-acetonitrile(B) for gradient elution(0-5 min, 40%-43%B; 5-20 min, 43%-45%B; 20-45 min. 45%-60%B; 45-75 min, 60%-80%B). The solubility of the index components in water and microemulsion was determined by saturation solubility method. ResultThe colloidal particles in the aqueous extract, microemulsion extract and blank microemulsion were all spherical, and the particle size, polydispersity index(PDI) and Zeta potential of the colloidal particles were in the order of aqueous extract >microemulsion extract >blank microemulsion. The results of phase separation showed that the colloidal phase and the true solution phase could be completely separated by dialysis for 2.5 h, and the phase separation process was tested to be stable and feasible. Compared with the aqueous extract of Zexietang, the use of microemulsion as an extraction solvent could increase the contents of atractylenolide Ⅲ, 23-acetyl alisol C, atractylenolide Ⅱ , alisol A, alisol B and alisol B 23-acetate by 3.75, 6.82, 35.47, 10.66, 35.41, 27.75-fold, and could increase the extraction efficiencies of the latter five constituents by 2.03, 1.15, 1.70, 6.43, 5.53 times. The solubility test showed that the microemulsion could significantly improve the solubility of atractylenolide Ⅱ, alisol A, alisol B and alisol B 23-acetate, but it had less effect on the solubility of atractylenolide Ⅲ and 23-acetyl alisol C. ConclusionMicroemulsion can improve the extraction efficiency and increase the distribution of the index components in the colloidal phase state of Zexietang to different degrees, providing a reference for the feasibility of microemulsion as an extraction solvent for traditional Chinese medicine.
9.Surveillance results of viral diarrhea in children under five years of age in Shaoxing City
LIU Mingqi ; CHEN Jinkun ; HUANG Zemin ; CHEN Haimiao ; WANG Jiling ; MA Yan ; FANG Yirong
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(10):903-906
Objective:
To investigate the epidemiological and etiological characteristics of viral diarrhea among children under 5 years of age in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into management of viral diarrhea.
Methods:
The surveillance data on viral diarrhea among children under 5 years of age in Shaoxing City from 2019 to 2022 were collected, including demographics and stool testing results. The epidemiological and etiological characteristics of viral diarrhea were analyzed using a descriptive epidemiological method.
Results:
A total of 763 diarrheal children under 5 years of age were reported in Shaoxing City from 2019 to 2022, and 236 children were tested positive for virus (30.93%). The detection of virus was 49.01%, 31.61%, 20.43% and 21.89% from 2019 to 2022, which appeared an overall tendency towards a decline (P<0.05). The incidence of viral diarrhea peaked from November to March of the next year and from May to July, and the detection of virus was lower among children with diarrhea living in urban areas (Yuecheng District, Keqiao District and Shangyu District) than among those in suburb areas (Zhuji City, Shengzhou City and Xinchang County) (30.22% vs. 52.00%, P<0.05). There were 206 children tested positive for a single virus, and the detection rates of rotavirus (RV), enteric adenovirus (EAdV), norovirus (NoV), and sapovirus (SaV) were 9.57%, 8.91%, 8.39%, and 0.13%, respectively. There were 25 children with virus co-infections, and the positive rates of EAdV and NoV, RV and EAdV and RV and NoV co-infections were 1.31%, 1.18% and 0.79%, respectively. There were 5 children with triple infections of RV, EAdV and NoV (0.66%). The highest detection of EAdV was seen in April, the highest detection of RV and NoV was seen in January, while SaV was only detected in April.
Conclusion
The incidence of viral diarrhea among children under 5 years of age peaked in winter and spring in Shaoxing City from 2019 to 2022, and the cases predominantly occurred in urban areas. The detection of virus appeared an overall tendency towards a decline, with high detection of RV, EAdV and NoV.
10.Comparative Analysis of Serum Pharmacochemistry of Alismatis Rhizoma Before and After Salt Processing Based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS
Lin YAN ; Zemin OU ; Yanjing WANG ; Yao ZHANG ; Yi CHENG ; Zicheng WANG ; Dewen LIU ; Jinyu WANG ; Zhenshan MA ; Yan TONG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(23):122-130
ObjectiveBased on serum pharmacochemistry and ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) the transitional components in the serum of rats after intragastric administration of water extract of Alismatis Rhizoma(AR)and salt-processed Alismatis Rhizoma(SAR) were compared. MethodSD rats were randomly divided into blank group, AR group(10 g·kg-1) and SAR group(10 g·kg-1), 3 rats in each group, the administration groups were given AR and SAR aqueous extracts by gavage, respectively, and the blank group was given an equal volume of drinking water by gavage once in the morning and once in the evening, for 3 consecutive days. Sixty minutes after the last administration, blood was collected from the eye orbits, and the serum samples were prepared. The serum samples were prepared on an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column(2.1 mm×50 mm, 1.7 μm) with the mobile phase of acetonitrile(A)-0.1% formic acid aqueous solution(B) in a gradient elution(0-10 min, 10%-50% A; 10-27 min, 50%-95%A; 27-27.1 min, 95%-10% A; 27.1-30 min, 10%A), the data were collected at a flow rate of 0.3 mL·min-1 in positive ion mode with a scanning range of m/z 100-1 200. Based on the self-constructed chemical composition library of AR, the total ion flow diagrams and secondary MS fragmentation information of the aqueous extracts of AR and SAR, as well as the administered serum and the blank serum, were compared with each other by UNIFI 1.9.2, so as to deduce the possible blood-migrating constituents and their cleavage patterns in the aqueous extracts, and the response intensity ratios of each chemical component were calculated before and after processing. ResultA total of 20 components, including 5 prototypical components and 15 metabolites, were analyzed and deduced from the serum of rats given aqueous extract of AR. And 14 components, including 5 prototypical components and 9 metabolites, were analyzed and deduced from the serum of rats given aqueous extract of SAR. Of these, 13 components were common to both of them, including 5 prototypical components and 8 metabolites. The 5 prototypical components were 16-oxoalisol A, alisol A 24-acetate, alisol A, alisol B and alisol C. The metabolites were mainly involved in phase Ⅰ metabolism(oxidation) and phase Ⅱ metabolism(glucuronidation). There was a big change in the intensity of response of the common components before and after salt-processing, and the response intensities of the prototypical components, 16-oxoalisol A, alisol B and alisol C, were elevated, while the type and response intensity of metabolites were generally decreased, and it was hypothesized that the metabolic rate of terpenoids might be slowed down after salt-processing of AR, so that the blood-migrating constituents could participate in the metabolism of the body more in the form of prototypes. ConclusionSalt-processing of AR may promote the absorption of prototypical components into the blood by slowing down the metabolic rate of terpenoids, which can provide support for the research on material basis of AR and SAR.


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