OBJECTIVES: To explore the therapeutic mechanism of Arctium lappa extract for treatment of Post-Viral Pneumonia Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF). METHODS: The chemical constituents of Arctium lappa extracts were identified using UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS. Mouse models of pulmonary fibrosis established by tracheal instillation of bleomycin were treated with Arctium lappa extract, and body weight changes were recorded and lung tissue pathology was examined using HE and Masson staining. Metabolomics analysis was used to identify the differential metabolites and the associated metabolic pathways in the treated mice. The common targets of viral pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis were acquired from the publicly available databases, and the core targets and active constituents were screened using the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, GO and KEGG enrichment analyses, and molecular docking, and a "gene-metabolite" regulatory network was constructed. The expressions of the core targets were detected in the lung tissues of the treated mice using Western blotting. RESULTS: Fifty-three chemical constituents were identified from Arctium lappa extract. In the mouse models of pulmonary fibrosis, treatment with Arctium lappa extract significantly improved weight loss and ameliorated lung inflammation and fibrosis. The differential metabolites in the treated mice were enriched in energy metabolism pathways involving citrate cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, glycolysis, tryptophan metabolism, glutamate metabolism and glutathione metabolism, which regulated the production of energy metabolism intermediates. Twenty-three key active compounds (mostly lignans and phenolic acids) and 82 core targets were screened, which were associated with the non-canonical Smad signaling pathways (including PI3K/AKT, HIF-1, MAPK, and Foxo) that participated in the regulation of energy metabolism. Arctium lappa extract also regulated the expressions of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)‑related proteins (fibronectin, vimentim, and Snail, etc.) and inhibited MAPK signaling pathway activation. CONCLUSIONS Preliminary findings suggest that Arctium lappa treats fibrosis by regulating metabolism to inhibit EMT and involves the modulation of non-canonical Smad signaling pathways, such as MAPK providing theoretical support for its clinical application and further research in treating PPF.
Arctium/chemistry* ; Animals ; Pulmonary Fibrosis/metabolism* ; Mice ; Metabolomics ; Network Pharmacology ; Plant Extracts/pharmacology* ; Signal Transduction ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology* ; Molecular Docking Simulation

Objective:To summarize the risk prediction models for postoperative hypoxemia and provide a reference for clinical nursing practice and future research on hypoxemia risk prediction models for postoperative patients.Methods:A systematic literature search was conducted in CNKI, CBM, Wanfang, PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL databases, covering publications up to January 31, 2024. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, performed integrative analysis, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included studies.Results:Seventeen studies were included, involving 17 different prediction models. The study populations were primarily adult patients, with hypoxemia incidence rates ranging from 2.40% to 49.30%. Modeling methods included Logistic regression and decision tree algorithms. The presentation formats of the models included risk scoring formulas, nomograms, decision tree diagrams, and web calculators. The five most frequently identified predictive factors were body mass index, age, comorbidities, duration of intraoperative cardiopulmonary bypass, and preoperative white blood cell count. Sixteen models reported the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve ranging from 0.667 to 0.916. All 17 studies exhibited varying degrees of bias risk.Conclusions:Existing risk prediction models for postoperative hypoxemia demonstrate good performance; however, the bias risk level of all studies was high. Future research should standardize the model development process according to bias risk assessment checklists to establish models with low bias risk and strong clinical applicability.

This article provides an overview of ecological momentary assessment based on mobile information devices. It reviews the design frameworks, domestic and international research progress, and the challenges associated with its application. The study aims to offer insights and reference methods for developing electronic ecological momentary assessment platforms in China.

Objective:To summarize the risk prediction models for postoperative hypoxemia and provide a reference for clinical nursing practice and future research on hypoxemia risk prediction models for postoperative patients.Methods:A systematic literature search was conducted in CNKI, CBM, Wanfang, PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL databases, covering publications up to January 31, 2024. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, performed integrative analysis, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included studies.Results:Seventeen studies were included, involving 17 different prediction models. The study populations were primarily adult patients, with hypoxemia incidence rates ranging from 2.40% to 49.30%. Modeling methods included Logistic regression and decision tree algorithms. The presentation formats of the models included risk scoring formulas, nomograms, decision tree diagrams, and web calculators. The five most frequently identified predictive factors were body mass index, age, comorbidities, duration of intraoperative cardiopulmonary bypass, and preoperative white blood cell count. Sixteen models reported the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve ranging from 0.667 to 0.916. All 17 studies exhibited varying degrees of bias risk.Conclusions:Existing risk prediction models for postoperative hypoxemia demonstrate good performance; however, the bias risk level of all studies was high. Future research should standardize the model development process according to bias risk assessment checklists to establish models with low bias risk and strong clinical applicability.

This article provides an overview of ecological momentary assessment based on mobile information devices. It reviews the design frameworks, domestic and international research progress, and the challenges associated with its application. The study aims to offer insights and reference methods for developing electronic ecological momentary assessment platforms in China.

Objective:To summarize the best evidence for preventing and managing radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.Methods:The clinical decisions, best practices, guidelines, expert consensus, systematic reviews, and evidence summaries regarding the prevention and management of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer were retrieved from UpToDate, British Medical Journal (BMJ) Best Practice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medlive, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, European Society for Medical Oncology, Cochrane Library, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Health Care Center Database, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, China Biology Medicine disc and so on. The search period was from database establishment to November 30, 2023.Results:A total of 18 articles were included, involving six guidelines, two expert consensus, eight systematic reviews, and two evidence summaries. Thirty-four best pieces of evidence were summarized from six aspects of assessment: drug prevention, non-drug prevention, anti-infection and analgesic management, health education, and multidisciplinary team management.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence for preventing and managing radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. Medical and nursing staff should consider the patient's characteristics, disease condition, and willingness when selecting and applying evidence.

Objective To systematically review the clinical efficacy of paroxetine plus olanzapine versus paroxetine alone among depression complicated with sleep disorder patients in China.Methods PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,CINAHL,SinoMed,CNKI,VIP,WanFang Data databases,SUMsearch and Google search engine were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of paroxetine plus olanzapine versus paroxetine in the treatment of depression complicated with sleep disorder Chinese patients from inception to April 3,2023.Two researchers independently screened the literature,extracted data and evaluated the risk of bias of the included studies,and the Meta-analysis was then performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.Results A total of 70 RCTs involving 5 683 patients were included.The results of Meta-analysis showed that:(1)the total effective rate in experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group(OR=5.98,95％CI 4.51 to 7.94,P＜0.001);(2)Pittsburgh sleep quality index scores after treatment in the first month(MD=-2.81,95％CI-3.24 to-2.38,P＜0.001),in 2 months(MD=-2.41,95％CI-3.13 to-1.70,P＜0.001),in 3 months(MD=-2.80,95％CI-3.18 to-2.42,P＜0.001)and in 6 months(MD=-1.65,95％CI-1.83 to-1.48,P＜0.001)in experimental group were significantly lower than the control group;(3)Hamilton depression scale scores after treatment in the first month(MD=-5.79,95％CI-6.63 to-4.95,P＜0.001),in 2 months(MD=-4.33,95％CI-5.45 to-3.21,P＜0.001),in 3 months(MD=-3.76,95％CI-4.17 to-3.34,P＜0.001)and in 6 months(MD=-3.38,95％CI-3.60 to-3.15,P＜0.001)in experimental group were significantly lower than the control group;(4)Hamilton anxiety scale scores in experimental group were significantly lower than the control group(MD=-3.47,95％CI-3.78 to-3.16,P＜0.001).Conclusion Current evidence shows that,compared with the paroxetine alone in the treatment of depression complicated with sleep disorder patients in China,paroxetine plus olanzapine can effectively increase patients'total effective rate of clinical treatment,improve the sleep quality and depression symptoms in 1 month,2 months,3 months and 6 months after treatment,and also reduce patients'anxiety.Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies,more high-quality studies are required to verify above conclusions.

Cancer anorexia/cachexia syndrome (cancer anorexia cachexia syndrome, CACS) is a common complication in advanced cancer patients, which is characterized by reduced feeding, sustained weight loss, general fatigue and weakness. CACS related symptoms make patients suffer from a series of adverse psychosocial effects, such as anxiety, pain and social isolation, thus bringing serious adverse effects on patients′ individuals, families and society. This paper reviewed the symptoms associated with CACS and their psychosocial effects, as well as the interventions related to adverse psychosocial effects, in order to provide theoretical reference for alleviating psychosocial distress and improving health-related quality of life of patients with CACS.

Objective:To translate the Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale-Cancer (HLCS-C) into Chinese and test its reliability and validity.Methods:The British translation model was used to translate and back translate the English version scale, and the Chinese version scale was initially verified and revised through expert consultation and pre-test. From June to September 2021, 242 caregivers of cervical cancer patients admitted to Shandong Cancer Hospital were selected by convenient sampling. The revised Chinese version of HLCS-C was used to investigate the caregivers for reliability and validity test. A total of 242 questionnaires were distributed and 226 valid questionnaires were recovered.Results:There were 44 items in the Chinese version of HLCS-C. The exploratory factor analysis showed that the scale included 8 dimensions, namely cancer information collection, cancer information mastery, social support, cancer related communication with patients, understanding of patients' needs and preferences, health and healthcare service use, health information processing, and active participation with medical and nursing staff, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 73.448%. The scale-level content validity index ( S- CVI) was 0.981, and the item-level content validity index ( I- CVI) was 0.833 to 1.000. The total Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.946, and Cronbach's α coefficient of each dimension was 0.700 to 0.945. The total half-reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.791, and the half-reliability coefficient of each dimension was 0.635 to 0.867. Conclusions:The Chinese version of HLCS-C has good reliability and validity, and can be used as an assessment tool for the health literacy of cervical cancer caregivers.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a representative disease of children's neurodevelopmental disorders, brings huge pressure and financial burden to families and society. It is of great significance to explore its etiology and pathogenesis. Therefore, we established an ASD Cohort based on the existing China National Birth Cohort (CNBC), which applied parallel design to recruit and follow up families who achieved pregnancy after receiving assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and families with spontaneous conception. The main aims of this study are to compare the incidence of ASD among children born after ART with those born under spontaneous pregnancy, and to evaluate the impact of ART on the neurobehavioral development of offspring. Additionally, with a variety of clinical and behavioral related information collected during pregnancy and at early life of offspring, we are able to investigate the risk factors associated with ASD comprehensively. This article briefly introduces the objectives, contents, preliminary progress, strength and limitations, as well as further prospects of the ASD cohort study, mainly focusing on the overall design and current progress.