1.Physical fitness status and its association with lifestyle behaviors among secondary vocational school students
LIU Zhihao, ZOU Xiaojun, XUE Jianhua, YANG Xiaofang, XU Huaping, KONG Junfeng, LU Jinkui, CHEN Yajun
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(6):784-788
Objective:
To analyze the compliance status of physical fitness indicator and lifestyle characteristics among secondary vocational school students, as well as their associations, so as to provide a reference for physical fitness promotion among secondary vocational school students.
Methods:
Using a convenience sampling method, a questionnaire survey and physical fitness tests were conducted from September to December 2024 among 5 141 secondary vocational school students recruited from 16 secondary vocational schools across 8 provinces/municipalities in China, including Fujian, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shanghai and Zhejiang. Data on lifestyle factors were collected using a self designed questionnaire combined with standardized scales, including dietary habits, unhealthy behaviors, and 24 hour behaviors (physical activity, screen time, and sleep behavior). Multivariable Logistic regression model was used to analyze the associations of individual lifestyle behaviors and clustering of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors with non-compliance in physical fitness indicators among secondary vocational school students.
Results:
The compliance rates for waist circumference, vital capacity, grip strength, standing long jump, 30 second sit ups, 20 meter shuttle run, 50 meter dash, sit and reach, 20 second side steps among secondary vocational school students were 55.9%, 89.6%, 81.8%, 79.4%, 77.8%, 61.4%, 87.0%, 12.6%, and 63.5%, respectively, with a non-overweight/obesity rate of 78.9%. The reporting rates of daily breakfast consumption, milk consumption, and vegetable consumption were 58.9%, 18.3%, and 37.5%, respectively. The reporting rates of frequent takeout consumption, frequent sugar sweetened beverage consumption, smoking, alcohol drinking, insufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), excessive screen time, and insufficient sleep were 30.0%, 43.8%, 8.4%, 15.8%, 42.9%, 90.8%, and 42.6%, respectively. Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that secondary vocational school students with insufficient MVPA had higher risks of non-compliance in vital capacity, grip strength, standing long jump, 30 second sit ups, 20 meter shuttle run, 50 meter dash, and 20 second side steps ( OR =1.22- 1.60 ); secondary vocational school students who consumed breakfast daily had lower risks of non-compliance in vital capacity and overweight/obesity ( OR =0.81, 0.85); daily vegetable consumption was associated with a lower risk of vital capacity non-compliance ( OR =0.72); frequent takeout consumption was associated with an increased risk of non-compliance in the sit and reach test ( OR =1.28); smoking was associated with increased risks of non-compliance in the 20 meter shuttle run and 20 second side steps ( OR =1.38, 1.58) (all P <0.05). Regarding the clustering of unhealthy behaviors, secondary vocational school students with 4- 5 clustered unhealthy behaviors had higher risks of non-compliance in waist circumference and standing long jump; those with≥6 clustered behaviors had higher risks of non-compliance in standing long jump, 20 meter shuttle run, and 20 second side step ( OR = 1.17-1.36, all P <0.05).
Conclusions
The clustering of unhealthy behaviors is negatively associated with physical fitness status among secondary vocational school students. Secondary vocational schools should prioritize the promotion of comprehensive lifestyle management to improve the physical fitness levels of secondary vocational school students.
2.Research progress on platelets in glioma.
Mingrong ZUO ; Tengfei LI ; Zhihao WANG ; Yufan XIANG ; Siliang CHEN ; Yanhui LIU
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(1):28-37
Gliomas are the most common primary neuroepithelial tumors of the central nervous system in adults, of which glioblastoma is the deadliest subtype. Apart from the intrinsically indestructible characteristics of glioma (stem) cells, accumulating evidence suggests that the tumor microenvironment also plays a vital role in the refractoriness of glioblastoma. The primary functions of platelets are to stop bleeding and regulate thrombosis under physiological conditions. Furthermore, platelets are also active elements that participate in a variety of processes of tumor development, including tumor growth, invasion, and chemoresistance. Glioma cells recruit and activate resting platelets to become tumor-educated platelets (TEPs), which in turn can promote the proliferation, invasion, stemness, and chemoresistance of glioma cells. TEPs can be used to obtain genetic information about gliomas, which is helpful for early diagnosis and monitoring of therapeutic effects. Platelet membranes are intriguing biomimetic materials for developing efficacious drug carriers to enhance antiglioma activity. Herein, we review the recent research referring to the contribution of platelets to the malignant characteristics of gliomas and focusing on the molecular mechanisms mediating the interaction between TEPs and glioma (stem) cells, as well as present the challenges and opportunities in targeting platelets for glioma therapy.
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Glioma/metabolism*
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3.Adverse effects of mild traumatic brain injury on patients′ memory monitoring function
Yuyang Wang ; Bangyue Wang ; Zhihao Yang ; Xingrui Liu ; Xingui Chen
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(1):167-172
Objective :
To explore the adverse effects of mild traumatic brain injury ( MTBI) on the memory monito- ring function of patients.
Methods :
This study adopted a paired control research method,combined neuropsycho- logical background tests and memory monitoring task ( feeling of knowing,FOK) to conduct cognitive assessments on two groups of subjects: the patient group ( n = 42) and the matched control group ( n = 42) .
Results :
In neuropsychological background test,the patients' performance in digit span test,Stroop color task,digit link task and auditory verbal learning test were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P<0. 05) .In addition,there was significant difference in accuracy of FOK task between the two groups ( P <0. 05) .The ratio of right judge- ment / right recognition was relatively high in the control group,while the ratio of correct judgement /wrong recogni- tion was relatively high in the patient group.
Conclusion
This study confirms that memory impairment in MTBI patients is centered on damage to memory monitoring function.Moreover,the damage to attention,execution,and item content memory abilities in MTBI patients are important driving factors for their memory monitoring dysfunction.
4.Clinical Study on Modified Huatan Tongluo Decoction in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris of Phlegm Blended with Blood Stasis Type After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Coronary Heart Disease
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;42(1):51-56
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of modified Huatan Tongluo Decoction(mainly composed of Chinese medicines of Pinelliae Rhizoma,Citri Grandis Exocarpium,Poria,Aurantii Fructus Immaturus,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,Chuanxiong Rhizoma,Carthami Flos,Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma,and Polygalae Radix)in the treatment of angina pectoris of phlegm blended with blood stasis type after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)for coronary heart disease(CHD),and to observe its effect on patients'quality of life(QOL).Methods Eighty patients with angina pectoris of phlegm blended with blood stasis type after PCI for CHD admitted to Yangjiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine between January 2023 and January 2024 were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group according to the random number table method,with 40 patients in each group.The control group was treated with conventional western medicine,and the treatment group was treated with modified Huatan Tongluo Decoction orally on the basis of treatment for the control group,and the treatment covered one month.The changes of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores and Seattle Angina Questionnaire(SAQ)scores for QOL before and after treatment in the two groups were observed.After treatment,the TCM syndrome efficacy and electrocardiogram efficacy in the two groups of patients were evaluated.Results(1)After treatment,the scores of various items of SAQ such as the physical limitation(PL),anginal stability(AS),anginal frequency(AF),treatment satisfaction(TS),and disease perception(DP)in the two groups of patients were all increased compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the increase of scores of PL,AS,AF,TS,and DP in the treatment group was significantly superior to that in the control group(P<0.05).(2)After treatment,the TCM syndrome scores in the two groups of patients were decreased compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decrease in the treatment group was significantly superior to that in the control group,the difference being statistically significant(P<0.05).(3)After one month of treatment,the total effective rate for TCM syndrome efficacy of the treatment group was 90.00%(36/40),and that of the control group was 82.50%(33/40).The intergroup comparison showed that the overall efficacy of the treatment group(tested by rank sum test)was significantly superior to that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).However,the total effective rate of the treatment group(tested by chi-square test)tended to be better than that of the control group,but the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).(4)After one month of treatment,the results of electrocardiogram in the two groups of patients were improved,with a total effective rate of 87.50%(35/40)in the treatment group and 70.00%(28/40)in the control group.The intergroup comparison showed that the overall efficacy(tested by rank sum test)and the total effective rate(tested by chi-square test)of the treatment group were significantly superior to those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion For patients with angina pectoris of phlegm blended with blood stasis type after PCI for CHD,the combined use of modified Huatan Tongluo Decoction and conventional western medicine exerts a positive impact on improving the clinical efficacy and QOL of the patients.
5.Application of tabletop deduction and simulation drills in the training of infection prevention and control for acute respiratory infectious diseases on hospital ships
Anhua QIAO ; Zhengmei XU ; Li GUI ; Fei PENG ; Jing CHEN ; Zhihao YUE ; Yi CHEN ; Shanshan YANG
Journal of Navy Medicine 2025;46(7):662-666
Objective To carry out a joint simulation exercise of tabletop deduction for the staff performing overseas medical services on hospital ships,so as to improve the infection prevention and control.Methods Sixty mission members were selected by convenience sampling to carry out joint simulation drills for tabletop deduction.The effects of the drills were assessed by the survey on the satisfaction and participation of mission members,before-and-after control study,and mission execution.Results Overseas medical service tasks were successfully completed through the desktop-propelled joint simulation drills.The total score of response for infectious emergencies,prevention score,preparedness score,and rescue score after training were higher than those before training(P<0.05).There were high degrees of participation and satisfaction in the drills(≥4.5 points).Conclusion The tabletop deduction and simulation exercise achieve good results in the infection prevention and control of hospital ships.The scheme of tabletop deduction combined with simulation drills will be optimized to continuously improve the infection prevention and control of hospital ships.
6.Icariside II attenuates isoproterenol-induced myocardial ischemia by regulating NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis
Wenzhong FENG ; Dong fei FANG ; Fangying TANG ; Jianmei GAO ; Fuchao CHEN ; Zhihao LI ; Cancan DUAN ; Yan ZHANG ; Ming YU ; Pingping WANG ; Jianyong ZHANG
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;3(1):40-51
Background: Epimedii Folium, first recorded in the Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing), is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) known for its effects of “benefiting Qi and strengthening the heart.” Icariside II (ICS II) is one of the main active components of Epimedii Folium, possessing cardiovascular protective and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the potential mechanisms of ICS II on myocardial ischemia (MI) remain unclear. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects and preliminary molecular mechanisms of ICS II in treating isoproterenolinduced MI in rats. Methods: A rat model of MI was established by subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol. Electrocardiography, echocardiography, myocardial enzymes analysis, heart weight index, triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, histopathology, TUNEL staining, RT-qPCR, and Western blot were employed to evaluate the effects and preliminary molecular mechanisms of ICS II on MI rats. Results: Pharmacodynamic studies suggested that ICS II inhibited ST-segment elevation in electrocardiograms, improved cardiac function, reduced heart weight index and myocardial enzyme levels, decreased myocardial infarct size, alleviated cardiac histological damage, and inhibited apoptosis, thereby exerting cardioprotective effects in MI rats. Further studies revealed that ICS II may partially inhibit the expression of NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis-related targets at both protein and mRNA levels. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that ICS II exerts anti-MI effects, and its preliminary molecular mechanisms may be related to inhibiting the activation of the NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis to alleviate inflammatory responses.
7.Icariside II attenuates isoproterenol-induced myocardial ischemia by regulating NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis
Wenzhong FENG ; Dong fei FANG ; Fangying TANG ; Jianmei GAO ; Fuchao CHEN ; Zhihao LI ; Cancan DUAN ; Yan ZHANG ; Ming YU ; Pingping WANG ; Jianyong ZHANG
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;3(1):40-51
Background: Epimedii Folium, first recorded in the Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing), is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) known for its effects of “benefiting Qi and strengthening the heart.” Icariside II (ICS II) is one of the main active components of Epimedii Folium, possessing cardiovascular protective and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the potential mechanisms of ICS II on myocardial ischemia (MI) remain unclear. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects and preliminary molecular mechanisms of ICS II in treating isoproterenolinduced MI in rats. Methods: A rat model of MI was established by subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol. Electrocardiography, echocardiography, myocardial enzymes analysis, heart weight index, triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, histopathology, TUNEL staining, RT-qPCR, and Western blot were employed to evaluate the effects and preliminary molecular mechanisms of ICS II on MI rats. Results: Pharmacodynamic studies suggested that ICS II inhibited ST-segment elevation in electrocardiograms, improved cardiac function, reduced heart weight index and myocardial enzyme levels, decreased myocardial infarct size, alleviated cardiac histological damage, and inhibited apoptosis, thereby exerting cardioprotective effects in MI rats. Further studies revealed that ICS II may partially inhibit the expression of NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis-related targets at both protein and mRNA levels. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that ICS II exerts anti-MI effects, and its preliminary molecular mechanisms may be related to inhibiting the activation of the NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis to alleviate inflammatory responses.
8.Icariside II attenuates isoproterenol-induced myocardial ischemia by regulating NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis
Wenzhong FENG ; Dong fei FANG ; Fangying TANG ; Jianmei GAO ; Fuchao CHEN ; Zhihao LI ; Cancan DUAN ; Yan ZHANG ; Ming YU ; Pingping WANG ; Jianyong ZHANG
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;3(1):40-51
Background: Epimedii Folium, first recorded in the Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing), is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) known for its effects of “benefiting Qi and strengthening the heart.” Icariside II (ICS II) is one of the main active components of Epimedii Folium, possessing cardiovascular protective and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the potential mechanisms of ICS II on myocardial ischemia (MI) remain unclear. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects and preliminary molecular mechanisms of ICS II in treating isoproterenolinduced MI in rats. Methods: A rat model of MI was established by subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol. Electrocardiography, echocardiography, myocardial enzymes analysis, heart weight index, triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, histopathology, TUNEL staining, RT-qPCR, and Western blot were employed to evaluate the effects and preliminary molecular mechanisms of ICS II on MI rats. Results: Pharmacodynamic studies suggested that ICS II inhibited ST-segment elevation in electrocardiograms, improved cardiac function, reduced heart weight index and myocardial enzyme levels, decreased myocardial infarct size, alleviated cardiac histological damage, and inhibited apoptosis, thereby exerting cardioprotective effects in MI rats. Further studies revealed that ICS II may partially inhibit the expression of NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis-related targets at both protein and mRNA levels. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that ICS II exerts anti-MI effects, and its preliminary molecular mechanisms may be related to inhibiting the activation of the NLRP3/Caspase-1 axis to alleviate inflammatory responses.
9.Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus xylosus in Nude Mice with Squamous Skin Scurfs
Zhihao KONG ; Xiaofeng WEI ; Lingzhi YU ; Liping FENG ; Qi ZHU ; Guojun SHI ; Chen WANG
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2025;45(3):368-375
Objective To isolate pathogenic bacteria from the skin of a nude mouse exhibiting squamous skin scurfs, and perform bacterial identification, traceability analysis, and pathogenicity studies to provide a new approach for the diagnosis of pathogens in nude mice with squamous skin scurfs. MethodsSkin swab samples were collected from a nude mouse exhibiting squamous skin scurfs for nucleic acid testing, bacterial isolation and culture, biochemical identification, 16S rDNA gene amplification and sequencing, and whole genome sequencing to construct a phylogenetic tree. Fifteen BALB/c nude mice were randomized into a saline-treated control group, a high-concentration group treated with 1.8×10⁸ CFU/mL of the isolated bacterial suspension, and a low-concentration group treated with 1.8×10⁷ CFU/mL of the isolated bacterial suspension. Pathogenicity was assessed by animal infection experiments and observation of histopathological changes in skin tissue using HE staining. Results The nucleic acid test for Corynebacterium bovis was negative, excluding infection by this organism. The pathogen isolated on mannitol salt agar and blood agar, combined with Gram staining, suggested a Gram-positive Staphylococcus species. The isolated strain was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing and a fully automated microbial identification system as Staphylococcus xylosus. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on whole genome sequencing showed that the strain was most closely related to an isolate from leafy vegetables in South Korea (GenBank GCA_00207825.1). In the high-concentration group, squamous skin scurfs appeared on the head, neck, and back of nude mice on the 17th day post-infection, while in the low concentration group, similar symptoms appeared on the 20th day post-infection and gradually spread to other areas. The scaling symptoms were transient, lasting for 7 days in the high-concentration group and 3 days in the low-concentration group, after which the skin returned to normal. The infection rate was 33.33% in both the high- and low-concentration groups. No significant pathological changes were observed in the skin tissues of infected mice compared to the control group, indicating marked individual differences in the pathogenicity of the strain in nude mice. Conclusion A strain of Staphylococcus xylosus was isolated from the skin of a nude mouse exhibiting squamous skin scurfs. The strain is an opportunistic pathogen that causes transient squamous skin scurfs without significant histopathological changes, and there are individual differences in the sensitivity of nude mice to this strain. These findings can provide valuable data for pathogen identification in immunodeficient or gene knockout mice.
10.Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus xylosus in Nude Mice with Squamous Skin Scurfs
Zhihao KONG ; Xiaofeng WEI ; Lingzhi YU ; Liping FENG ; Qi ZHU ; Guojun SHI ; Chen WANG
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2025;45(3):368-375
Objective To isolate pathogenic bacteria from the skin of a nude mouse exhibiting squamous skin scurfs, and perform bacterial identification, traceability analysis, and pathogenicity studies to provide a new approach for the diagnosis of pathogens in nude mice with squamous skin scurfs. MethodsSkin swab samples were collected from a nude mouse exhibiting squamous skin scurfs for nucleic acid testing, bacterial isolation and culture, biochemical identification, 16S rDNA gene amplification and sequencing, and whole genome sequencing to construct a phylogenetic tree. Fifteen BALB/c nude mice were randomized into a saline-treated control group, a high-concentration group treated with 1.8×10⁸ CFU/mL of the isolated bacterial suspension, and a low-concentration group treated with 1.8×10⁷ CFU/mL of the isolated bacterial suspension. Pathogenicity was assessed by animal infection experiments and observation of histopathological changes in skin tissue using HE staining. Results The nucleic acid test for Corynebacterium bovis was negative, excluding infection by this organism. The pathogen isolated on mannitol salt agar and blood agar, combined with Gram staining, suggested a Gram-positive Staphylococcus species. The isolated strain was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing and a fully automated microbial identification system as Staphylococcus xylosus. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on whole genome sequencing showed that the strain was most closely related to an isolate from leafy vegetables in South Korea (GenBank GCA_00207825.1). In the high-concentration group, squamous skin scurfs appeared on the head, neck, and back of nude mice on the 17th day post-infection, while in the low concentration group, similar symptoms appeared on the 20th day post-infection and gradually spread to other areas. The scaling symptoms were transient, lasting for 7 days in the high-concentration group and 3 days in the low-concentration group, after which the skin returned to normal. The infection rate was 33.33% in both the high- and low-concentration groups. No significant pathological changes were observed in the skin tissues of infected mice compared to the control group, indicating marked individual differences in the pathogenicity of the strain in nude mice. Conclusion A strain of Staphylococcus xylosus was isolated from the skin of a nude mouse exhibiting squamous skin scurfs. The strain is an opportunistic pathogen that causes transient squamous skin scurfs without significant histopathological changes, and there are individual differences in the sensitivity of nude mice to this strain. These findings can provide valuable data for pathogen identification in immunodeficient or gene knockout mice.


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