1.GLP-1RA induces time-dependent depression-like behaviors through neurotransmitter imbalance
Lian LIU ; Ke XU ; Mintian ZHOU ; Jia LIU ; Feifei LIN ; Fang FANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;41(8):664-671
Objective:This study aimed to investigate the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists(GLP-1RAs) on the emotional behaviors in wild-type mice and explore the underlying mechanisms.Methods:The study consisted of two parts.(1) Drug effect evaluation: C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to saline, semaglutide, or liraglutide groups. After 4 weeks of continuous subcutaneous administration, anxiety-like behaviors were evaluated by the open field tests and elevated plus maze, and depression-like behaviors were assessed by the forced swimming test and tail suspension test. Neurotransmitter levels, including NE, DA, 5-HT, GABA, and glutamate, were measured in target brain regions using LC-MS/MS. Hypothalamic activation subregions were identified by c-fos immunohistochemistry.(2) Time-course analysis: Mice received short-term administration(2 weeks), long-term administration(4 weeks), or drug withdrawal(assessed 4 weeks post-withdrawal). Behavioral performance, hypothalamic neurotransmitter levels, and plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone were measured.Results:Compared with the saline group, both GLP-1RAs significantly prolonged immobility time in the forced swimming and tail suspension tests. Multiple brain regions exhibited neurotransmitter abnormalities, including marked reductions in hypothalamic norepinephrine, dopamine, and γ-aminobutyric acid levels. Both GLP-1RAs significantly increased c-fos positive cell counts in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. Time-course analysis revealed that short-term administration did not induce depressive phenotypes, whereas long-term administration led to depression-like behaviors, which recovered after drug withdrawal. Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone levels were elevated even after short-term treatment and remained high after drug withdrawal, while hypothalamic neurotransmitter abnormalities normalized upon withdrawal.Conclusion:GLP-1RAs induce depression-like behaviors in a time-dependent manner, with neurotransmitter imbalance and persistent hyperactivation of the HPA axis likely contributing to the pathophysiological mechanism.
2.Interpretation of the Standard Establishment Approach and Compilation Rationale for Metallic Pharmaceutical Packaging Standard Development in the 2025 Edition of the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China
Fangfang ZHANG ; Rong CAI ; Wanling LAN ; Lei CHEN ; Lin YAO ; Hao DING ; Weiyi LU ; Yaju ZHOU ; Fenglan ZHANG ; Yuan LIU ; Kai XU ; Liang CHANG ; Yan LIU ; Feifei JIA ; Ying LI ; Yan JIANG ; Dandan WANG ; Shengli WU ; Yong SHEN ; Xiangwei XU ; Yanggege LYU
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(11):1745-1751
To analyze the standard establishment approach and compilation rationale for metallic pharmaceutical packaging standard development in the 2025 edition of the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China.This article systematically explained the background and process of establishing the guiding principles for metallic materials and containers used in pharmaceutical packaging in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia through basic information,relevant domestic and international standards,the establishment of key quality attributes of metallic pharmaceutical packaging materials,and the construction of metallic pharmaceutical packaging material standards.The newly established guidelines,the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China 9625,prioritized product critical quality attributes(CQAs)and real-world applicability.This dual emphasis on rigidity and adaptability enhances drug safety,meets the regulatory requirements,and promotes the globalization and scientific advancement of China's pharmaceutical packaging industry.
3.Interpretation of the Standard Establishment Approach and Compilation Rationale for Metallic Pharmaceutical Packaging Standard Development in the 2025 Edition of the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China
Fangfang ZHANG ; Rong CAI ; Wanling LAN ; Lei CHEN ; Lin YAO ; Hao DING ; Weiyi LU ; Yaju ZHOU ; Fenglan ZHANG ; Yuan LIU ; Kai XU ; Liang CHANG ; Yan LIU ; Feifei JIA ; Ying LI ; Yan JIANG ; Dandan WANG ; Shengli WU ; Yong SHEN ; Xiangwei XU ; Yanggege LYU
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(11):1745-1751
To analyze the standard establishment approach and compilation rationale for metallic pharmaceutical packaging standard development in the 2025 edition of the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China.This article systematically explained the background and process of establishing the guiding principles for metallic materials and containers used in pharmaceutical packaging in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia through basic information,relevant domestic and international standards,the establishment of key quality attributes of metallic pharmaceutical packaging materials,and the construction of metallic pharmaceutical packaging material standards.The newly established guidelines,the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China 9625,prioritized product critical quality attributes(CQAs)and real-world applicability.This dual emphasis on rigidity and adaptability enhances drug safety,meets the regulatory requirements,and promotes the globalization and scientific advancement of China's pharmaceutical packaging industry.
4.GLP-1RA induces time-dependent depression-like behaviors through neurotransmitter imbalance
Lian LIU ; Ke XU ; Mintian ZHOU ; Jia LIU ; Feifei LIN ; Fang FANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025;41(8):664-671
Objective:This study aimed to investigate the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists(GLP-1RAs) on the emotional behaviors in wild-type mice and explore the underlying mechanisms.Methods:The study consisted of two parts.(1) Drug effect evaluation: C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to saline, semaglutide, or liraglutide groups. After 4 weeks of continuous subcutaneous administration, anxiety-like behaviors were evaluated by the open field tests and elevated plus maze, and depression-like behaviors were assessed by the forced swimming test and tail suspension test. Neurotransmitter levels, including NE, DA, 5-HT, GABA, and glutamate, were measured in target brain regions using LC-MS/MS. Hypothalamic activation subregions were identified by c-fos immunohistochemistry.(2) Time-course analysis: Mice received short-term administration(2 weeks), long-term administration(4 weeks), or drug withdrawal(assessed 4 weeks post-withdrawal). Behavioral performance, hypothalamic neurotransmitter levels, and plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone were measured.Results:Compared with the saline group, both GLP-1RAs significantly prolonged immobility time in the forced swimming and tail suspension tests. Multiple brain regions exhibited neurotransmitter abnormalities, including marked reductions in hypothalamic norepinephrine, dopamine, and γ-aminobutyric acid levels. Both GLP-1RAs significantly increased c-fos positive cell counts in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. Time-course analysis revealed that short-term administration did not induce depressive phenotypes, whereas long-term administration led to depression-like behaviors, which recovered after drug withdrawal. Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone levels were elevated even after short-term treatment and remained high after drug withdrawal, while hypothalamic neurotransmitter abnormalities normalized upon withdrawal.Conclusion:GLP-1RAs induce depression-like behaviors in a time-dependent manner, with neurotransmitter imbalance and persistent hyperactivation of the HPA axis likely contributing to the pathophysiological mechanism.
5.Environmental object surfaces contamination with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units of tertiary hospitals in Shanghai
Chengling XU ; Feifei WU ; Qingfeng SHI ; Jiabing LIN ; Lishan LI ; Limei GAO ; Yehua LIU ; Xiang CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(17):2576-2580
OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of contamination with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in environment of intensive care units(ICU)of tertiary hospitals in Shanghai and find out the potential contamination sources so as to provide bases for prevention and control of multidrug-resistant organisms infec-tions in the ICUs.METHODS The surroundings of the ICU patients detected with CRGNB and environmental ob-jects surfaces in public area were sampled by mSuperCARBA chromogenic media from Dec.2024 to Jan.2025,the strains were isolated,and the targeted strains were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight(MALDI-TOF)mass spectrometer.RESULTS A total of 653 samples were collected in the survey,76 of which were positive for bacterial culture,60 were detected with CRGNB,and the isolation rate of CRGNB was 9.19%.The isolation rate of CRGNB was 53.40%in the water-source group,0.91%in the non-water-source group,and there was significant difference(x2=286.450,P<0.001).The result of whole genome sequencing for 17 strains of CRKP showed that ST11 and ST15 were the two major types of multilocus typing(MT),respective-ly carrying 2-12 types of drug resistance genes.CONCLUSIONS The CRGNB strains are detected in some environ-mental sites of the ICUs of 15 tertiary hospitals in Shanghai,and the isolation rate of CRKP is highest among them.The colonization rate of CRGNB is relatively low on the highly frequent-contact object surfaces of the ICUs,however,sink drain holes poses a risk of hospital-acquired CRGNB infections transmissions.Additionally,the ba-sins and towels of the CRGNB patients are hard to be thoroughly cleaned,disinfected and dried,resulting in a high contamination rate.
6.Prognostic value of abnormal myocardial perfusion assessed by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with malignant hematologic diseases
Ke LI ; Yuetao WANG ; Weiying GU ; Chun QIU ; Dongyan WANG ; Feifei ZHANG ; Dan JIANG ; Baosheng MENG ; Yan LIN ; Jianfeng WANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025;45(8):475-481
Objective:To assess the presence of chemotherapy-induced abnormal myocardial perfusion using SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in patients with malignant hematologic diseases before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and to explore its predictive value for mid-to-long-term mortality risk after transplantation.Methods:From March 2016 to August 2022, 139 patients with malignant hematologic diseases (80 males, 59 females; age (45.7±13.0) years) who underwent resting MPI to assess the presence of chemotherapy-induced abnormal myocardial perfusion before HSCT at the First People′s Hospital of Changzhou were prospectively included. Baseline-data were collected and patients were followed up for mid-to-long-term (≥100d) adverse outcomes after transplantation. Overall survival (OS) of each patient was recorded. The χ2 test and independent-sample t test were used for data analysis. Cox regression analysis was utilized to identify independent risk factors affecting OS. Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used for survival analysis. Results:The median follow-up time of 139 patients was 41.6(19.5, 65.6) months, with all-cause mortality of 28.8%(40/139), and the cardiovascular mortality was 42.5%(17/40). The prior cardiotoxic therapies rate (anthracycline dose ≥250mg/m 2) was higher in the death group compared to that in the survival group (15.0% (6/40) vs 5.1% (5/99); χ2=3.87, P=0.049). Pre-transplant abnormal myocardial perfusion rate was also higher in the death group compared to that in the survival group (55.0%(22/40) vs 22.2%(22/99); χ2=15.19, P<0.001). But pre-transplant left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was lower in the death group compared to that in the survival group ((60.4±5.2)% vs (62.9±3.9)%; t=-3.07, P=0.003). Cox multivariate regression analysis showed that the abnormal myocardial perfusion indicated by MPI before transplantation was an independent risk factor affecting OS after HSCT in patients with malignant hematologic diseases (hazard rate ( HR)=2.70, 95% CI: 1.33-5.46, P=0.006). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the 1-, 2-, 5-year OS rates of patients with the abnormal myocardial perfusion and the normal myocardial perfusion were 73.5%, 69.1%, 49.2% and 94.6%, 89.9%, 81.6%, respectively, with significant difference ( χ2=17.01, P<0.001). Conclusions:Patients with abnormal myocardial perfusion detected by MPI before HSCT for malignant hematologic diseases have a poorer prognosis, characterized by lower post-transplantation OS rates. The utilization of MPI for assessing abnormal myocardial perfusion before transplantation in patients with malignant hematologic diseases can aid in predicting the mid-to-long-term mortality risk after transplantation.
7.Prognostic value of abnormal myocardial perfusion assessed by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with malignant hematologic diseases
Ke LI ; Yuetao WANG ; Weiying GU ; Chun QIU ; Dongyan WANG ; Feifei ZHANG ; Dan JIANG ; Baosheng MENG ; Yan LIN ; Jianfeng WANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025;45(8):475-481
Objective:To assess the presence of chemotherapy-induced abnormal myocardial perfusion using SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in patients with malignant hematologic diseases before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and to explore its predictive value for mid-to-long-term mortality risk after transplantation.Methods:From March 2016 to August 2022, 139 patients with malignant hematologic diseases (80 males, 59 females; age (45.7±13.0) years) who underwent resting MPI to assess the presence of chemotherapy-induced abnormal myocardial perfusion before HSCT at the First People′s Hospital of Changzhou were prospectively included. Baseline-data were collected and patients were followed up for mid-to-long-term (≥100d) adverse outcomes after transplantation. Overall survival (OS) of each patient was recorded. The χ2 test and independent-sample t test were used for data analysis. Cox regression analysis was utilized to identify independent risk factors affecting OS. Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used for survival analysis. Results:The median follow-up time of 139 patients was 41.6(19.5, 65.6) months, with all-cause mortality of 28.8%(40/139), and the cardiovascular mortality was 42.5%(17/40). The prior cardiotoxic therapies rate (anthracycline dose ≥250mg/m 2) was higher in the death group compared to that in the survival group (15.0% (6/40) vs 5.1% (5/99); χ2=3.87, P=0.049). Pre-transplant abnormal myocardial perfusion rate was also higher in the death group compared to that in the survival group (55.0%(22/40) vs 22.2%(22/99); χ2=15.19, P<0.001). But pre-transplant left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was lower in the death group compared to that in the survival group ((60.4±5.2)% vs (62.9±3.9)%; t=-3.07, P=0.003). Cox multivariate regression analysis showed that the abnormal myocardial perfusion indicated by MPI before transplantation was an independent risk factor affecting OS after HSCT in patients with malignant hematologic diseases (hazard rate ( HR)=2.70, 95% CI: 1.33-5.46, P=0.006). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the 1-, 2-, 5-year OS rates of patients with the abnormal myocardial perfusion and the normal myocardial perfusion were 73.5%, 69.1%, 49.2% and 94.6%, 89.9%, 81.6%, respectively, with significant difference ( χ2=17.01, P<0.001). Conclusions:Patients with abnormal myocardial perfusion detected by MPI before HSCT for malignant hematologic diseases have a poorer prognosis, characterized by lower post-transplantation OS rates. The utilization of MPI for assessing abnormal myocardial perfusion before transplantation in patients with malignant hematologic diseases can aid in predicting the mid-to-long-term mortality risk after transplantation.
8.Effect of Q Chromatography on the Recovery of Human Plasminogen in Affinity Chromatography
Shenglan YUE ; Taojing LI ; Juan LI ; Yan PENG ; Lianzhen LIN ; Yanxiang ZHOU ; Feifei WANG ; Chen ZHU ; Shang WANG ; Deming JI ; Shuangying ZENG ; Yong HU ; Zhijun ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(10):1382-1388
Objective: To compare quality control (relative purity and specific activity) and process control [plasminogen (Pg) antigen recovery and potency recovery] indexes of samples before and after adding the Q chromatography step to the full chromatography process of human Pg, thereby determining whether the addition of this step could improve Pg recovery by affinity chromatography. Methods: A Q chromatography step was added before the Pg affinity chromatography in the original Pg chromatography process. The loading solution, flow through solution and eluate of Q chromatography and Pg affinity chromatography were collected. The potency of coagulation factor Ⅱ (FⅡ), Ⅶ (FⅦ), Ⅷ (FⅧ), Ⅸ (FⅨ), and Ⅹ(FⅩ) were detected by the coagulation method, the total protein content was detected by the BCA method, and the Pg potency was detected by the chromogenic substrate method. The content of specific plasma proteins was detected by immunoturbidimetry, the potency recovery of coagulation factors was calculated, and the flow direction of coagulation factors was analyzed. The recovery of different plasma protein antigens were calculated, and the distribution of impurity proteins was analyzed. The relative purity and specific activity of Pg, antigen content, and potency recovery in the target fractions were calculated and compared with the original process indicators, so as to determine the effect of adding Q chromatography on the original process. Furthermore, the reproducibility after process modification was assessed. Results: 100% of FⅡ, FⅩ, and FⅨ, 87.81% of FⅧ, and 40.44% of FⅦ in filtered plasma were removed by Q chromatography. The residual FⅦ (53.26%) and FⅧ (13.30%) in Q flow-through fraction were completely removed by Pg affinity chromatography. In both the original process (without Q-chromatography) and the modified process (with Q-chromatography), non-target plasma proteins mainly existed in the flow-through fraction of Pg affinity chromatography. The antigen recovery of IgM, ceruloplasmin (CER), and fibronectin (FNC) in Q-chromatography flow-through fraction were reduced. In contrast, antigen recovery of other plasma proteins [IgG, IgA, Pg, albumin (AlB), alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT), and fibrinogen (Fg)] were all >90%, which were consistent with the protein composition and proportion in the original affinity chromatography loading solution. Compared with the recovery rate of Pg antigen in the original process (74.4%), the total recovery of Pg antigen in the modified process was significantly increased (89.97%). Compared with the recovery of IgG (97.48%) and Fg (95.32%) in the Pg affinity flows-through fraction of the original process, the modified process resulted in a slight reduction in the recovery of IgG (94.60%), while the recovery of Fg was not affected (95.05%). The potency recovery rate, specific activity, and relative purity of Pg after Q chromatography were 99.3%, 0.016 U/mg, and 0.15%. These values were the same as those of Pg affinity chromatography loading solution by the original process, indicating that introduction of Q chromatography did not affect subsequent Pg affinity chromatography. Compared with the recovery of Pg antigen in three batches of the original process (66.49±1.02)%, the recovery of Pg antigen in the affinity chromatography eluent of the modified process [five batches; (77.43±4.43)%] was significantly improved. Furthermore, the potency recovery was (86.80±4.28)%, the relative purity was (81.99±1.25)%, the specific activity was (8.679±1.073)U/mg, and the process was reproducible. Conclusion: The addition of Q chromatography could improve the recovery of Pg affinity chromatography in the full chromatography process.
9.Analysis of the association between serum γ-aminobutyric acid levels and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Yingtan Nie ; Yanfang Li ; Jinke Han ; Feifei Wu ; Xiaodan Wang ; Li Lin ; Zhen Yan
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(1):136-141
Objective :
To explore the association between serum γ-aminobutyric acid ( GABA) levels and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes( T2DM) .
Methods :
187 cases of T2DM patients attending the hospital were selected as the T2DM group,and 187 cases of non-T2DM population attending the same period of time were selected as the control group according to age ( ± 3 years) and gender 1 ∶ 1.On-site questionnaires and physical examination were conducted for the study subjects,and serum levels of GABA,Malondialdehyde ( MDA) and activities of superoxide dismutase ( SOD) and Glutathione peroxidase ( GSH-Px) were detected by using ELISA kits.The differences in the levels of GABA and oxidative stress indicators ( SOD,GSH-Px,MDA) between the two groups were compared, and the correlation between GABA and oxidative stress indicators was analyzed by Spearman's method; GABA and oxidative stress indicators were divided into three groups according to their control quartiles,respectively [low level group ( Q1: <P25) ,medium level group ( Q2: P25 -P75) ,high level group ( Q3: >P75) ],and conditional logistic regression was applied to analyze the relationship between GABA,oxidative stress indicators and the risk of develo- ping T2DM; the dose-response relationship between GABA,oxidative stress indicators and the risk of developing T2DM was analyzed by using restricted cubic spline ( RCS) .
Results :
T2DM group ( P<0. 05) .Spearman's correlation analysis showed that GABA level was positively correlated with SOD and GSH-Px activities and negatively correlated with MDA level ( P<0. 001) .Conditional logistic regression analysis showed that medium levels of SOD and GSH-Px as well as medium and high levels of GABA were protective factors for T2DM compared with low levels in each group ( P<0. 05) .RCS results showed that a negative dose-response relationship between GABA,GSH-Px and the risk of developing T2DM,and SOD showed a trend of decreasing and then increasing the risk of developing T2DM ( P<0. 05) .
Conclusion
Serum GABA levels have been associated with the risk of developing T2DM.As serum GABA levels increase,the risk of developing T2DM may decrease.
10.Environmental object surfaces contamination with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units of tertiary hospitals in Shanghai
Chengling XU ; Feifei WU ; Qingfeng SHI ; Jiabing LIN ; Lishan LI ; Limei GAO ; Yehua LIU ; Xiang CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(17):2576-2580
OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of contamination with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in environment of intensive care units(ICU)of tertiary hospitals in Shanghai and find out the potential contamination sources so as to provide bases for prevention and control of multidrug-resistant organisms infec-tions in the ICUs.METHODS The surroundings of the ICU patients detected with CRGNB and environmental ob-jects surfaces in public area were sampled by mSuperCARBA chromogenic media from Dec.2024 to Jan.2025,the strains were isolated,and the targeted strains were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight(MALDI-TOF)mass spectrometer.RESULTS A total of 653 samples were collected in the survey,76 of which were positive for bacterial culture,60 were detected with CRGNB,and the isolation rate of CRGNB was 9.19%.The isolation rate of CRGNB was 53.40%in the water-source group,0.91%in the non-water-source group,and there was significant difference(x2=286.450,P<0.001).The result of whole genome sequencing for 17 strains of CRKP showed that ST11 and ST15 were the two major types of multilocus typing(MT),respective-ly carrying 2-12 types of drug resistance genes.CONCLUSIONS The CRGNB strains are detected in some environ-mental sites of the ICUs of 15 tertiary hospitals in Shanghai,and the isolation rate of CRKP is highest among them.The colonization rate of CRGNB is relatively low on the highly frequent-contact object surfaces of the ICUs,however,sink drain holes poses a risk of hospital-acquired CRGNB infections transmissions.Additionally,the ba-sins and towels of the CRGNB patients are hard to be thoroughly cleaned,disinfected and dried,resulting in a high contamination rate.


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