1.Nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor agonist inhibits heroin relapse in rats via CREB/BDNF pathway in VTA
Shanshan CHEN ; Miaojun LAI ; Yiying ZHOU ; Huizhen LIU ; Fangmin WANG ; Yuting WANG ; Wenhua ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2025;39(10):721-730
OBJECTIVE To study the effects of Ro 64-6198,a selective nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor(NOPR)agonist,on heroin self-administration and drug-seeking behavior in rats.METHODS Rats were trained to self-administer heroin intravenously at a dose of 0.05 mg·kg-1 under a fixed ratio 1(FR1)reinforcement schedule.Heroin motivation was assessed using a progressive ratio(PR)schedule.Firstly,a stable heroin self-administered rat model was established before the effects of Ro 64-6198 on heroin rewarding under the FR1 schedule were observed.After three days of self-administration recovery training,the effects of Ro 64-6198 on heroin reward motivation were observed under the PR3-4 schedule.Following extinction,the reinstatement of heroin seeking induced by either conditioned cues or heroin priming was evaluated in rats withdrawn from self-administration.The expressions of cAMP response element-binding protein(CREB)and brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)in the ventral tegmental area(VTA)were analyzed using Western blotting,while the expression of the NOPR in neurons in the VTA was examined through immunofluorescence staining.RESULTS Pretreatment with 3 mg·kg-1 Ro 64-6198 significantly reduced active responses and heroin infusions during FR1 testing,as well as decreased breakpoints,indicating reduced motivation under the PR schedule.At a dose of 1 mg·kg-1,Ro 64-6198 markedly attenuated the reinstatement of heroin-seeking behavior induced by conditioned cues or heroin priming.Furthermore,the administration of SB-612111,an NOPR antagonist,blocked the inhibitory effects of Ro 64-6198 on cue-induced heroin-seeking,although SB-612111 alone had no effect on heroin-seeking behavior.Ro 64-6198 treatment also suppressed the reduction of both phos-phorylated CREB(p-CREB)and BDNF levels in the VTA and the decreased expression of NOPR and p-CREB in dopaminergic neurons of the VTA.CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that Ro 64-6198 can mitigate heroin-seeking behavior through NOPR activation and CREB/BDNF pathway in the VTA.This study is expected to offer evidence for its potential as a clinical treatment for heroin addiction and relapse.
2.Nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor agonist inhibits heroin relapse in rats via CREB/BDNF pathway in VTA
Shanshan CHEN ; Miaojun LAI ; Yiying ZHOU ; Huizhen LIU ; Fangmin WANG ; Yuting WANG ; Wenhua ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2025;39(10):721-730
OBJECTIVE To study the effects of Ro 64-6198,a selective nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor(NOPR)agonist,on heroin self-administration and drug-seeking behavior in rats.METHODS Rats were trained to self-administer heroin intravenously at a dose of 0.05 mg·kg-1 under a fixed ratio 1(FR1)reinforcement schedule.Heroin motivation was assessed using a progressive ratio(PR)schedule.Firstly,a stable heroin self-administered rat model was established before the effects of Ro 64-6198 on heroin rewarding under the FR1 schedule were observed.After three days of self-administration recovery training,the effects of Ro 64-6198 on heroin reward motivation were observed under the PR3-4 schedule.Following extinction,the reinstatement of heroin seeking induced by either conditioned cues or heroin priming was evaluated in rats withdrawn from self-administration.The expressions of cAMP response element-binding protein(CREB)and brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)in the ventral tegmental area(VTA)were analyzed using Western blotting,while the expression of the NOPR in neurons in the VTA was examined through immunofluorescence staining.RESULTS Pretreatment with 3 mg·kg-1 Ro 64-6198 significantly reduced active responses and heroin infusions during FR1 testing,as well as decreased breakpoints,indicating reduced motivation under the PR schedule.At a dose of 1 mg·kg-1,Ro 64-6198 markedly attenuated the reinstatement of heroin-seeking behavior induced by conditioned cues or heroin priming.Furthermore,the administration of SB-612111,an NOPR antagonist,blocked the inhibitory effects of Ro 64-6198 on cue-induced heroin-seeking,although SB-612111 alone had no effect on heroin-seeking behavior.Ro 64-6198 treatment also suppressed the reduction of both phos-phorylated CREB(p-CREB)and BDNF levels in the VTA and the decreased expression of NOPR and p-CREB in dopaminergic neurons of the VTA.CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that Ro 64-6198 can mitigate heroin-seeking behavior through NOPR activation and CREB/BDNF pathway in the VTA.This study is expected to offer evidence for its potential as a clinical treatment for heroin addiction and relapse.
3.The differential diagnostic value of left ventricular segmental myocardial strain in cardiac amyloidosis and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Yang LIU ; Fangmin MENG ; Nianwei ZHOU ; Lina LUAN ; Cuizhen PAN ; Xianhong SHU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024;31(6):889-897
Objective To explore the difference of the left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) and the segment strains between cardiac amyloidosis (CA) and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Methods Twenty patients with immunoglobulin light chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) as CA group and 20 patients with non-obstructive HCM selected as controls (HCM group) were enrolled from January 2016 to April 2022 in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. All patients underwent two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE). The left ventricle GLS and the segmental strains were calculated. The values of these strains to distinguish AL-CA from HCM were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression analysis. Results In the CA group, the GLS parameters (3P, 4Ch, 2Ch, 3Ch), as well as the left ventricle segmental strains (MID-ANT/LAT, MID-INF/SEPT, BASAL-ANT/LAT, BASAL-INF/SEPT, MID-ANT, MID-INF, BASAL-ANT, BASAL-INF, MID-INF/LAT, BASAL-ANT/SEPT, and BASAL-INF/LAT) were all lower than those in the HCM group (P<0.01). ROC results showed that GLS(4Ch), GLS(2Ch), GLS(3Ch), GLS(3P), BASAL-ANT/LAT, BASAL-INF/SEPT, BASAL-ANT, BASAL-INF, BASAL-ANT/SEPT and BASAL-INF/LAT had good efficacy in distinguishing AL-CA from HCM. Logistic regression analysis showed that BASAL-ANT/LAT was an independent factor in distinguishing AL-CA from HCM (P<0.01). The consistency of test results was good. Conclusions The left ventricular segmental myocardial strains show good efficacy in distinguishing AL-CA from HCM, and BASAL-ANT/LAT has highest application value.
4.Values of different DIC scoring systems in early diagnosis and prognosis prediction of coagulation dysfunc-tion in sepsis patients
Fangmin GENG ; Yuandan HE ; Wenjuan LI ; Qianqian LIU ; Hongwei ZHANG ; Zhangping LU ; Lianhua WEI
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2024;40(2):248-252
Objective To evaluate five types of DIC scoring systems based on sepsis patients,to explore the values of different DIC scoring systems in the occurrence and prognosis of DIC in sepsis patients,and to compare the applicability of different DIC scoring systems for sepsis complicated with DIC.Methods Laboratory indexes and clinical data from sepsis patients who had been hospitalized in Gansu Provincial People's Hospital from December 1,2019 to December 31,2021 were retrospectively analyzed within 24 hours.Five types of DIC scoring systems were used to score,and the difference of diagnostic rate and discharge outcome in sepsis patients with different severity was compared.The ROC curves of five DIC scoring systems were established to evaluate the accu-racy of DIC in sepsis patients.Results The fatality rate of sepsis increased with the severity of sepsis(P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in discharge outcomes between DIC and non-DIC in the five scoring systems(P<0.05).JMHW,CDSS and part of ISTH were detected in JAAM cases,while ISTH was detected in non-dominant ISTH cases.ISTH,JAAM,JMHW,CDSS,and non-dominant ISTH5 scoring systems were used to diagnose DIC,and absence of full health restoration and death were 3.0,3.8,4.2,3.9,and 3.0 times higher than non-DIC cases,respectively.Conclusion JAAM scoring system has higher diagnostic rate and sensitivity for adult sepsis.CDSS and JMHW scoring systems are more accurate in predicting the prognosis of sepsis patients.
5.Clinical symptoms and epidemiological characteristics of 57 patients with tsutsugamushi disease in Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province in 2022
Xiao XIONG ; Shiping HAN ; Meihe CAI ; Qin ZHAO ; Yanping ZHONG ; Jing MAO ; Junjie YANG ; Xinhua LIU ; Kangxiao LIU ; Rong RAO ; Feifei LEI ; Fangmin SONG ; Huabing TAN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2024;43(5):388-392
Objective:To analyze the clinical symptoms and epidemiological characteristics of patients with tsutsugamushi disease (TD) in Utica County, Shiyan City, providing reference for scientific prevention and control of TD.Methods:The information of 57 TD patients admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of the People's Hospital of Utica County in Shiyan City from January to December 2022 was collected, including age, gender, occupation, clinical manifestations (tarsus or chigger, high fever, rash and accompanying syndromes), laboratory and imaging test results, and field work and travel history. Blood samples and body crusts were collected, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to detect antibodies against Orientia tsugamushi (Ot-Ab-IgM) and Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot). The scores of each patient were calculated using the TD Diagnostic Scale. A score of ≥8.5 was considered a clinical diagnosis of TD. According to the number of system functional damages (0, 1, 2, ≥3), 57 patients were divided into 4 groups, A, B, C, and D, TD was analyzed for system functional damages of each system.Results:Among the 57 TD patients, 26 (45.61%) were male and 31 (54.39%) were female, and the proportion of patients aged 40 - 79 years was 92.98% (53/57); farmers accounted for 89.47% (51/57). May was the peak of TD incidence, with 19 cases, which accounted for 33.33% (19/57) of the total number of patients affected that year. Fifty-four patients had a history of fieldwork or field trips before the onset of the disease. The incidence of high fever in 57 TD patients was 100.00%(57/57), the detection rate of body scorch or chiggers was 80.70% (46/57), and the incidence rate of rash was 98.25% (56/57); the incidence rate of tsutsugamushi disease triad (accompanied by scabs, high fever, and rash) was 80.70% (46/57); the incidence of eosinophil decline was 100.00%(57/57), and 77.19% (44/57) of TD patients experienced multiple-system functional damage (MSFD). The TD score diagnostic scale for 57 patients ranged from 8.5 to 10.5 points. After being hospitalized for 1 - 5 days, all TD patients experienced a decrease in body temperature to the normal range, and the damage to various systems functional gradually recovered.Conclusions:TD has become one of the most common natural infectious diseases in Utopia County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. The patients are mainly middle-aged and elderly people, and the triple syndrome is a typical clinical manifestation. Asymptomatic injuries to the blood system, liver and kidneys are the most common.
6.Practice of multi-campus hospital management based on integrated interconnected and digital intelligence-based service system
Fangmin GE ; Huan QIAN ; Wen SHEN ; Yiqi NI ; Qian LI ; Zhaoyi LIU ; Kefeng DING
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2023;39(3):179-183
Medical homogenization in multi-campus hospital plays an essential role in leveraging the advantages of public hospitals, promoting the expansion of high-quality medical resources and balancing regional layout. The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine deeply used digital intelligence technology to build a new integrated mobile health service system consisting of internet hospital and 5G intelligent applications, which empowered medical efficiency in multi-campus hospital. This system broke the limitations of inconsistent medical resources, unbalanced discipline layout, and insufficient information connectivity in the construction of multi-campus hospitals, and achieved remarkable results in practice. It could provide reference for the multi-campus construction of other large public hospitals.
7.Impact of inclusion of varicella vaccine into the immunization program on the incidence of varicella
Fangmin LIU ; Liming SHI ; Ye YAO ; Xiaodong SUN ; Zhi LI ; Yihan LU ; Liping ZHANG ; Jia LU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(7):634-638
ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological characteristics of varicella in Minhang District, Shanghai from 2013 to 2022, and to evaluate the impact of adjusting the varicella vaccination program to a two-dose regimen and its inclusion in the Shanghai immunization program on the incidence of varicella. MethodsData on reported varicella cases from 2013 to 2022 in Minhang District were collected. Interrupted time series analysis and segmented regression models were used to analyze the changes in varicella incidence before and after the adjustment of varicella immunization strategies. ResultsFrom 2013 to 2022, the average annual incidence of varicella was 76.58/100 000, with the highest incidence in 2017 (119.21/100 000) and the lowest in 2022 (27.02/100 000). The varicella incidence exhibited seasonal patterns with peaks occurring from March to June and October to January of the following year. Prior to the adjustment of varicella immunization strategies (2013‒2017), the varicella incidence showed an upward trend (z=2.20, P=0.03), while after the adjustment (2018‒2022), a adownward trend was observed (2018‒2022) (z=-2.25, P=0.02). Interrupted time series analysis showed that following the adjustment of varicella immunization strategies, an immediate change of -33.91/100 000 (t=-4.35, P<0.001) in varicella incidence was observed, and the incidence slope was -17.59/100 000 with a decline of 28.61/100 000 (t=-12.16, P<0.001) compared to before inclusion. ConclusionThe incidence of varicella in Minhang District, Shanghai from 2013 to 2022 exhibits distinct seasonal patterns. After adjusting the varicella vaccination program to a two-dose regimen and incorporating it into the immunization program, the second dose of varicella vaccine administration substantially increases. As a result, the rising trend of varicella incidence is effectively controlled, and the incidence level decreases significantly, showing a sustained downward trend.
8.Developing a development index system of Shanghai district-level disease prevention and control institutions using the Delphi method
Xinyu LI ; Haiyan SHAO ; Ping ZU ; Ye LU ; Lei WANG ; Yexin JIN ; Fangmin LIU ; Feilong HE ; Chunfeng WU ; Yong CHEN
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(7):695-703
ObjectiveTo construct an evaluation index system for the development of district-level disease prevention and control centers according to the requirements of the modernization of Shanghai’s disease control system and public health work practices, and to comprehensively assess the construction and development of district-level disease prevention and control institutions. MethodsAccording to the national and municipal requirements for the development of disease prevention and control institutions, an index framework was proposed through literature search and expert interviews. 39 representative experts in the field of public health at the national, provincial, and municipal (district) levels were selected to participate in the consultation and construction of the index system. The authority coefficient, the coefficient of variation, etc. were used to carry out quality control and determination of each index on the Delphi method. ResultsThe questionnaire response rate was 100%, the expert authority coefficient was 0.86,the degree of familiarity was 0.79, and the judgment basis was 0.92. The coefficients of variation of the necessary indicators in the index system were all <0.25 in the dimension of importance, and there were statistical differences in the statistical test of Kendall’s W coordination coefficients at all levels and dimensions (all P<0.001). After multiple rounds of consultation, experts reached a consensus, forming a development evaluation index system of district-level CDCs with 6 first-level indicators, 24 second-level indicators, and 105 third-level indicators (including 63 necessary indicators and 42 recommended indicators). ConclusionThe evaluation index system of Shanghai district-level CDCs based on the Delphi method has good authority, reliability, sensitivity and operability. This indicator system can effectively support the development of Shanghai district-level CDCs, and can be used for evaluation at multiple levels and in an all-round way in the future. The evaluation results can provide an evidence-based basis for the modernization of the disease prevention and control system and the continuous and dynamic updating of the development goals in the future.
9.Activation of the complement C3/C3aR pathway in the prefrontal cortex mediates methamphetamine addiction in rats
Fangmin WANG ; Shanshan CHEN ; Huizhen LIU ; Xiaolei HUANG ; Yiying ZHOU ; Manqing WU ; Miaojun LAI ; Dingding ZHUANG ; Huifen LIU ; Wenhua ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2023;37(7):525-526
OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of the complement C3/C3aR signaling pathway in the prefrontal cortex and colon neuroglia cell interactions during meth-amphetamine(METH)addiction,to observe the effects of TLR4 inhibitors as well as complement C3 elimination on METH reward and relapse behavior,and to explore the neuroinflammatory mechanisms of complement C3 acti-vation in METH addiction.METHODS ①A 14 d and 28 d rat METH addiction model was established to observe the effects of TLR4 antagonist ibudilast 3 mg·kg-1 and 10 mg·kg-1 on self-administration,reward motivation,relapse,and natural reward behavior in METH-trained 14 d rats and the effects of 0.02 mg·kg-1 complement C3 antago-nist on self-administration behavior in METH-trained 28 d rats.② Differences in the expression of TLR4,NF-κB,GRP94,C3,cathepsin L,CD68,and GFAP in the pre-frontal cortex of each group were examined using West-ern blotting.③ In addition,the expression of ATF6 in the prefrontal cortex of each group and the effects on neuro-nal and microglia/macrophage INOS,CD206 GRP94,and complement C3/C3aR.RESULTS ① Endoplasmic reticulum stress occurred in neurons and microglia after METH exposure depending on GRP94 and unfolded pro-tein responses to the ATF6 pathway.In addition,it acti-vates the TLR4-NF-κB pathway.② Microglia with high complement C3/C3aR expression in the prefrontal cortex were recruited to synaptic pruning and phagocytic responses around neurons with high GRP94,comple-ment C3/C3aR expression and these effects were blocked by complement C3 antagonists.③ In the rec-tum,GRP94 functions as a molecular chaperone for com-plement C3 and cathepsin L.Crosstalk occurs between enteric neurons high in GRP94,complement C3,and macrophages high in C3aR,located in the submucosa,lamina propria,and muscular,respectively,and all of these effects are blocked by complement C3 antago-nists.④ Treatment with the TLR4 antagonist ibudilast inhibits self-administration,reward motivation,and cue-or METH-priming in METH-trained 14 d rats,but fails to affect natural reward behavior.Ibudilast treatment attenu-ates the TLR4-NF-κB inflammatory pathway and comple-ments C3/C3aR pathway in the prefrontal cortex.CON-CLUSION Activation of the complement C3/C3aR signal-ing pathway by TLR4-NF-κB inflammatory signaling in the prefrontal cortex mediates the METH addiction pro-cess,providing an experimental basis for the clinical treatment of METH addiction,and targeting TLR4/NF-κB inflammatory signaling and complement C3/C3aR may be a new way to intervene in METH addiction.
10.Cornelia de Lange syndrome with recurrent seizures and SMC1A gene c. 2923C > T mutation: a case report and literature review
Fangmin ZHANG ; Ziming HAN ; Xiaoyue WANG ; Dean ZHAO ; Meigui HAN ; Qian HUANG ; Xiaojuan ZHU ; Peipei LIU ; Lingchao WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(2):143-145
Objective:To explore the characteristics, clinical manifestations and gene mutation types of Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLs), and to improve the understanding of the disease.Methods:Clinical data and gene test results of a pediatric case of CdLs diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University in August 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.Results:A female patient with 2 years and 8 months old presented a special appearance with a low and flat nose, a wide eye distance, audition ears, a downward inclination of the mouth corner, a high arch of the jaw and a small jaw deformity, who had recurrent seizures, speech and mental retardation.The result of gene test showed the mutation of SMC1A gene c. 2923C > T, and thus the patient was diagnosed as type 2 CdLs. Conclusions:CdLs is a rare genetic metabolic disease with special facial features and physical signs.There is only one case of CdLs with gene mutation of SMC1A in China through literature review.The mutation of SMC1A gene c. 2923C>T in CdLs cases has not been reported at home and abroad, which expands the variation spectrum of the SMC1A gene.

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