1.Development of the "Clinical Ethics" Course for the Eight-Year Clinical Medicine Program: Explorations and Practices by an Interdisciplinary Teaching Team
Jiangli HAN ; Yali CONG ; Qiong BAI ; Shu LI ; Guangkuan XIE ; Tongyan HAN ; Chuan MA ; Ying YAO ; Fei DONG ; Huilin LIU ; Rui WU ; Qinggang GE ; Liang WANG ; Yuxi XIA ; Shixian GU ; Xuan HE ; Ning SHEN
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2026;17(5):1223-1229
With the rapid advancement of medical technology and the increasing complexity of clinical environments, competence in clinical ethical decision-making has become an indispensable core competency for exemplary physicians. However, traditional medical ethics education has long been confronted with the persistent challenges of theory-practice dissociation and the disconnect between pedagogical settings and clinical realities. Thus, how to construct a "Clinical Ethics" curriculum that aligns with the objectives of training high-caliber medical professionals has emerged as a critical and challenging issue in current medical education reform. To effectively address this challenge, the Office of Education at Peking University Third Hospital, since 2021, has assembled a multidisciplinary "Clinical Ethics" teaching and management team comprising faculty from Peking University School of Humanities and key clinical specialists from the hospital. In 2022, the "Clinical Ethics" elective course was formally launched for fourth-year students in the eight-year MD program who had completed coursework in "Medical Ethics" and organ-system-based curricula, with the aim of exploring and operationalizing a pre-clinical ethics education model tailored for senior medical students. The course employs a modular instructional design encompassing "theoretical review-case-based deliberation-clinical workshop", which effectively facilitates the deep integration of medical humanities with clinical practice.Following four years of iterative refinement through the "plan-act-observe-reflect" cycle, the course has demonstrated positive outcomes in enhancing students' ethical awareness and decision-making capabilities, and has preliminarily established a sustainable collaborative mechanism among the multidisciplinary faculty team. This article systematically delineates the course development background, pedagogical model and methodological innovations, and the multidisciplinary collaborative framework, alongside reflections and summaries based on implementation outcomes, with the intent of providing references for the future development of "Clinical Ethics" curricula.
2.SWOT analysis and optimization strategies for human resource development of a tertiary first-class public hospital in northwest China
Xin CUI ; Chuan GU ; Wei MA ; Chunyu ZHANG
Modern Hospital 2025;25(7):1053-1055
With the continuous advancement of medical reform,the effectiveness of human resource management in pub-lic hospitals has become crucial for hospital development.This paper takes a tertiary first-class hospital in Northwest China as the research object,and uses the SWOT analysis method to comprehensively analyze the strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and threats of its human resource development.Based on this,targeted countermeasures and suggestions are put forward,and the im-plementation results are summarized.The aim is to help the hospital's human resources achieve rapid development and enhance the hospital's competitiveness.
3.Pharmacological activity and application of berberine in promoting wound healing
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2025;46(4):530-535
Wound healing is a complex and highly coordinated physiological process,involving the interaction of various cell types,growth factors,and extracellular matrix.Its goal is to repair damaged tissue and restore skin integrity and function.However,various internal and external factors can lead to delayed or abnormal wound healing,causing significant pain and economic burdens for patients.Therefore,it is of great clinical significance to develop safe and effective treatments to promote wound healing.In recent years,research on natural products in the field of wound healing has attracted widespread attention,and berberine,a biological alkaloid with multiple pharmacological activities,has garnered considerable attention for its remarkable effects in promoting wound healing.This article provides an in-depth review on the progress in the application of berberine in wound healing from multiple perspectives.
4.Profiling and functional characterization of long noncoding RNAs during human tooth development.
Xiuge GU ; Wei WEI ; Chuan WU ; Jing SUN ; Xiaoshan WU ; Zongshan SHEN ; Hanzhang ZHOU ; Chunmei ZHANG ; Jinsong WANG ; Lei HU ; Suwen CHEN ; Yuanyuan ZHANG ; Songlin WANG ; Ran ZHANG
International Journal of Oral Science 2025;17(1):38-38
The regulatory processes in developmental biology research are significantly influenced by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). However, the dynamics of lncRNA expression during human tooth development remain poorly understood. In this research, we examined the lncRNAs present in the dental epithelium (DE) and dental mesenchyme (DM) at the late bud, cap, and early bell stages of human fetal tooth development through bulk RNA sequencing. Developmental regulators co-expressed with neighboring lncRNAs were significantly enriched in odontogenesis. Specific lncRNAs expressed in the DE and DM, such as PANCR, MIR205HG, DLX6-AS1, and DNM3OS, were identified through a combination of bulk RNA sequencing and single-cell analysis. Further subcluster analysis revealed lncRNAs specifically expressed in important regions of the tooth germ, such as the inner enamel epithelium and coronal dental papilla (CDP). Functionally, we demonstrated that CDP-specific DLX6-AS1 enhanced odontoblastic differentiation in human tooth germ mesenchymal cells and dental pulp stem cells. These findings suggest that lncRNAs could serve as valuable cell markers for tooth development and potential therapeutic targets for tooth regeneration.
Humans
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RNA, Long Noncoding/metabolism*
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Odontogenesis/genetics*
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Tooth Germ/embryology*
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Cell Differentiation
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Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
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Mesoderm/metabolism*
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Tooth/embryology*
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Gene Expression Profiling
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Sequence Analysis, RNA
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Dental Pulp/cytology*
5.SWOT analysis and optimization strategies for human resource development of a tertiary first-class public hospital in northwest China
Xin CUI ; Chuan GU ; Wei MA ; Chunyu ZHANG
Modern Hospital 2025;25(7):1053-1055
With the continuous advancement of medical reform,the effectiveness of human resource management in pub-lic hospitals has become crucial for hospital development.This paper takes a tertiary first-class hospital in Northwest China as the research object,and uses the SWOT analysis method to comprehensively analyze the strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and threats of its human resource development.Based on this,targeted countermeasures and suggestions are put forward,and the im-plementation results are summarized.The aim is to help the hospital's human resources achieve rapid development and enhance the hospital's competitiveness.
6.Effectiveness of Histopathological Examination of Ultrasound-guided Puncture Biopsy Samples for Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Fei Wen GU ; Xia SHI ; Xin MA ; Lei Jun YU ; Chuan Jin XU ; Cheng Cheng QIAN ; Dong Zhi HU ; Hui ZHANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(2):170-177
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of histopathological examination of ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy samples in extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB). Methods This study was conducted at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center.A total of 115 patients underwent ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy,followed by MGIT 960 culture(culture),smear,GeneXpert MTB/RIF(Xpert),and histopathological examination.These assays were performed to evaluate their effectiveness in diagnosing EPTB in comparison to two different diagnostic criteria:liquid culture and composite reference standard(CRS). Results When CRS was used as the reference standard,the sensitivity and specificity of culture,smear,Xpert,and histopathological examination were(44.83%,89.29%),(51.72%,89.29%),(70.11%,96.43%),and(85.06%,82.14%),respectively.Based on liquid culture tests,the sensitivity and specificity of smear,Xpert,and pathological examination were(66.67%,72.60%),(83.33%,63.01%),and(92.86%,45.21%),respectively.Histopathological examination showed the highest sensitivity but lowest specificity.Further,we found that the combination of Xpert and histopathological examination showed a sensitivity of 90.80%and a specificity of 89.29%. Conclusion Ultrasound-guided puncture sampling is safe and effective for the diagnosis of EPTB.Compared with culture,smear,and Xpert,histopathological examination showed higher sensitivity but lower specificity.The combination of histopathology with Xpert showed the best performance characteristics.
7.Rapid construction of rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP variant strain using CRISPR/Cas9 sys-tem
Zaijiao YE ; Chuan ZENG ; Jun GU ; Peixia WANG ; Jinyan SHEN ; Deping SONG ; Dongyan HUANG ; Xiangdong WU ; Houjun HE ; Yuxin TANG ; Yu YE
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;44(6):1223-1228
Pseudorabies virus(PRV)is the etiological agent of pseudorabies in pigs,which is char-acterized by dyspnea,reproductive disorders,and neurological diseases,and it spreads widely a-round the world.Since 2011,the newly emerged PRV variants have resulted in poor immunity pro-tection of traditional vaccine strains,and the original method of vaccine strain preparation is time-consuming and labor-intensive.Therefore,it is urgently needed to develop an efficient screening method of the vaccine strain at present.Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology in this study,two single guide RNAs(sgRNA)were designed targeting the virulence gene TK of PRV variant strain CH/JX/2016,and then the enhanced green fluorescent protein the reporter(EGFP)gene was inserted at the TK locus by a homologous repair plasmid.After multiple rounds of plaque puri-fication,the rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP strain was obtained.The results showed the cleavage efficiency of the two sgRNAs was extremely high.The preparation of rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP strain was succeed af-ter only three rounds of purification,and the EGFP expressed normally.The CRISPR/Cas9 system can edit the PRV gene simply,rapidly,and efficiently,and exhibits great potential in the construction of vaccine candidate strains.Meanwhile,the rescued rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP strain not only could be used as a tracer strain in PRV variant infection progresses,but also for subsequent antivi-ral drug screening.
8.Yinlai Decoction Protects Microstructure of Colon and Regulates Serum Level of D-Lactic Acid in Pneumonia Mice Fed with High-Calorie and High-Protein Diet.
Yun-Hui WANG ; He YU ; Tie-Gang LIU ; Teck Chuan KONG ; Zi-An ZHENG ; Yu-Xiang WAN ; Chen BAI ; Yu HAO ; Ying-Qiu MAO ; Jun WU ; Jing-Nan XU ; Li-Jun CUI ; Yu-Han WANG ; Yan-Ran SHAN ; Ying-Jun SHAO ; Xiao-Hong GU
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2023;29(8):714-720
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effect of Yinlai Decoction (YD) on the microstructure of colon, and activity of D-lactic acid (DLA) and diamine oxidase (DAO) in serum of pneumonia mice model fed with high-calorie and high-protein diet (HCD).
METHODS:
Sixty male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 6 groups by the random number table method: normal control, pneumonia, HCD, HCD with pneumonia (HCD-P), YD (229.2 mg/mL), and dexamethasone (15.63 mg/mL) groups, with 10 in each group. HCD mice were fed with 52% milk solution by gavage. Pneumonia mice was modeled with lipopolysaccharide inhalation and was fed by gavage with either the corresponding therapeutic drugs or saline water, twice daily, for 3 days. After hematoxylin-eosin staining, the changes in the colon structure were observed under light microscopy and transmission electron microscope, respectively. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the protein levels of DLA and DAO in the serum of mice.
RESULTS:
The colonic mucosal structure and ultrastructure of mice in the normal control group were clear and intact. The colonic mucosal goblet cells in the pneumonia group tended to increase, and the size of the microvilli varied. In the HCD-P group, the mucosal goblet cells showed a marked increase in size with increased secretory activity. Loose mucosal epithelial connections were also observed, as shown by widened intercellular gaps with short sparse microvilli. These pathological changes of intestinal mucosa were significantly reduced in mouse models with YD treatment, while there was no significant improvement after dexamethasone treatment. The serum DLA level was significantly higher in the pneumonia, HCD, and HCD-P groups as compared with the normal control group (P<0.05). Serum DLA was significantly lower in the YD group than HCD-P group (P<0.05). Moreover, serum DLA level significantly increased in the dexamethasone group as compared with the YD group (P<0.01). There was no statistical significance in the serum level of DAO among groups (P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
YD can protect function of intestinal mucosa by improving the tissue morphology of intestinal mucosa and maintaining integrity of cell connections and microvilli structure, thereby reducing permeability of intestinal mucosa to regulate the serum levels of DLA in mice.
Mice
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Male
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Animals
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Lactic Acid/pharmacology*
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Intestinal Mucosa
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Colon/pathology*
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Dexamethasone/pharmacology*
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Diet, High-Protein
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Pneumonia/pathology*
9.Carotid endarterectomy combined with vertebral artery transposition treating vertebral artery V1 segment stenosis combined with ipsilateral carotid artery stenosis
Yuanrui GU ; Zeming ZHOU ; Yangxue SUN ; Yilang QIN ; Chen TIAN ; Jingjing REN ; Chuan TIAN ; Kun FANG ; Wenbin OUYANG ; Ying ZHANG ; Mingyao LUO ; Chang SHU ; Chenxi OUYANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;30(05):704-709
Objective To explore the treatment outcome of carotid endarterectomy combined with vertebral artery transposition in patients with severe stenosis to occlusion of the vertebral artery V1 segment and the ipsilateral carotid artery. Methods From June 2017 to September 2020, patients with severe stenosis to occlusion of the vertebral artery V1 segment and the ipsilateral carotid artery treated with carotid endarterectomy combined with vertebral artery transposition in Fuwai Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Results Finally 12 patients were enrolled, including 10 males and 2 females with an average age of 67.8±6.0 years. Twelve patients were successfully operated and the follow-up time was 1-3 years. The stenosis degree of the V1 segment of the vertebral artery decreased from 83.5%±11.8% to 24.9%±14.3% (P<0.001). The stenosis degree of carotid artery decreased from 85.6%±11.0% to 0% (P<0.001). Postoperative follow-up showed that the symptoms of symptomatic patients before surgery improved. The 1-year and 3-year patency rates were 100.0%, and there were no peripheral nerve injury complications, perioperative deaths or strokes. Conclusion Carotid endarterectomy combined with vertebral artery transposition can treat ipsilateral carotid artery stenosis and vertebral artery stenosis at the same time, improve blood supply to the brain, improve patients' symptoms and has high promotion value.
10.Clinical progress of 3D printing technology in treatment of distal tibial epiphyseal fractures in adolescents
Xiao-Lin WEN ; Ying YUE ; Jing-Chuan GU ; Hao GU ; Ai-Guo ZHANG
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2023;32(12):1082-1086
The distal tibial epiphyseal fractures is a common type of fracture in adolescents.The distal tibia is adjacent to the ankle joint,where the epiphysis is fragile and easily damaged when the fracture occurs,resulting in ischemic necrosis of the epiphysis and impaired bone growth,and the degree of damage and treatment effect directly influence the shape and function of the ankle joint,seriously affect the prognosis and quality of life of adolescents.Therefore,anatomical reduction should be achieved after injury as much as possible to achieve stable fixation.For stable fractures of the distal tibial epiphysis(such as Salter-Harris type Ⅰ or Ⅱ fractures),the conservative treatment can be used;whereas for unstable fractures,especially Salter-Harris type Ⅲ and Ⅳ fractures with a high risk of displacement,surgical treatment is preferred.However,due to the physiological characteristics of the epiphysis of adolescents,the distal tibia grow and develop differently,the individualized treatment plans should be developed according to the situation of adolescents.3D printing technology combined with imaging technologies including CT and MRI can print complex shapes of geometric structures to meet individual needs,and play an important role in the surgical treatment of distal tibial epiphyseal fractures,especially Salter-Harris type Ⅲ and Ⅳ fractures,which can contribute to formulating individualized surgical plans,improving the success rate of surgery,reducing the incidence of long-term complications,and greatly improving the prognosis of adolescents.Based on the literature reports in the past decade,this paper reviews the research progress of the application of 3D printing technology in the diagnosis and treatment of distal tibial epiphyseal fractures in adolescents.

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