1.Clinical and Neuroelectrophysiological Features of Autoimmune Nodopathy
Hongfei TAI ; Xunyan HUANG ; Songtao NIU ; Bin CHEN ; Yuzhi SHI ; Xingao WANG ; Fan JIAN ; Hua PAN ; Zaiqiang ZHANG
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2026;5(2):191-199
To summarize the clinical characteristics, antibody spectrum and neuroelectrophysiological features of autoimmune nodopathy(AN), and to explore the phenotypic differences among different antibody-positive subgroups. The clinical and electrophysiological data of patients definitely diagnosed with AN in Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, from October 2018 to January 2026 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 33 patients with AN were included. Antibody examination results showed that, anti-neurofascin(NF)155 antibody was the most prevalent, detected in 17 patients(51.50%), followed by anti-contactin-1(CNTN1) antibody in 8 patients(24.24%). Anti-NF186 antibody(4 cases, 12.12%), anti-contactin-associated protein 1(Caspr1) antibody(2 cases, 6.06%) and dual-target antibody positivity(2 cases, 6.06%) were relatively uncommon. The main clinical manifestations of AN patients included symmetric distal paresthesia of the extremities(32 cases, 96.97%), limb weakness(31 cases, 93.93%) and sensory ataxia(25 cases, 75.76%). Different antibody-positive subgroups presented distinct phenotypic features: patients with positive anti-NF155 antibody had a relatively younger age of onset, chronic onset and a high incidence of tremor, which was dominated by immunoglobulin(Ig)G4 subclass antibodies; patients with positive anti-CNTN1 antibody had a relatively advanced age of onset, mostly presented with acute or subacute onset, and were prone to complicated nephrotic syndrome; patients with positive anti-NF186 antibody had relatively mild nerve conduction damage; patients with anti-Caspr1 antibody manifested acute or subacute onset, with relatively elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein level and 24-h intrathecal IgG synthesis rate. The prominent neuroelectrophysiological manifestations of AN included decreased motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities, prolonged distal latency, frequent non-compressive conduction block and abnormal temporal dispersion. Definite sensory nerve action potentials could not be elicited in more than half of the patients. Patients with AN show high heterogeneity in clinical and neuroelectrophysiological characteristics, and different antibody-positive subgroups correspond to specific clinical and neuroelectrophysiological phenotypes.
2.Clinical efficacy of curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia complicated with human papillomavirus infection
Zhaomin JIANG ; Hua WANG ; Zehua ZHAO ; Li AN ; Jinping NIU
Cancer Research and Clinic 2025;37(2):107-112
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) combined with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.Methods:A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted. Eighty patients with CIN combined with HPV infection in Dingzhou People's Hospital from January 2022 to January 2023 were selected and divided into the observation group and the control group using the randomized numerical table method, with 40 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with curcumin-mediated PDT, and the control group was treated with recombinant human interferon α-2b suppository for topical application. The efficacy, HPV-DNA conversion rate, high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) load, recovery status, inflammatory cytokine level, expression of Ki-67, expression of Survivin, and occurrence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results:Eighty patients aged (35±4) years old. The age, disease duration, age of first sexual experience, CIN grading, HPV typing and other general data of the two groups were compared, and the differences were not statistically significant (all P > 0.05). The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group [95.0% (38/40) vs. 75.0% (30/40)], and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 6.28, P = 0.012). The HPV-DNA conversion rates in the observation group were higher than those in the control group at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment [1 month: 65.0% (26/40) vs. 42.5% (17/40); 3 months: 87.5% (35/40) vs. 67.5% (27/40); 6 months: 95.0% (38/40) vs. 80.0% (32/40)], and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 values were 4.07, 4.59 and 4.11, respectively, all P < 0.05). HR-HPV loads in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment (1 month: 42.4±5.8 vs. 56.7±6.7; 3 months: 31.0±4.5 vs. 40.3±3.7; 6 months: 14.5±2.4 vs. 28.8±2.4), and the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 10.24, 10.17 and 26.77, respectively, all P < 0.001). The healing time of cervical wound in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group [(30±3) d vs. (39±5) d, t = 9.37, P < 0.001]. The levels of interleukin 4, interleukin 6, interleukin 10 and relative expressions of Ki-67 and Survivin in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at 6 months after treatment (all P < 0.001). The difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the observation and control groups was not statistically significant [12.50% (5/40) vs. 7.50% (3/40), χ2 = 0.56, P = 0.456]. Conclusions:Curcumin-mediated PDT for the treatment of patients with CIN combined with HPV infection has a high total effective rate; it can reduce the HR-HPV load and inflammatory cytokine levels, and improve the HPV-DNA conversion rate.
3.Current research status and perspectives on the core body temperature measurement and prediction models for high-temperature environments
Wanchang WANG ; Hua YANG ; Chao NIU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2025;42(11):1405-1413
To prevent heat injury among individuals working in high-temperature environments, monitoring their core temperature is of significant importance. This paper reviewed the current research status of measurement methods and prediction models for core temperature in such conditions. First, it highlighted the ongoing global increase in temperatures and the consequent rise in the risk of heat stroke among workers in high-temperature settings, underscoring the critical role of core temperature monitoring in occupational health protection. Next, it systematically introduced the application of rectal temperature measurement, capsule gastrointestinal temperature measurement, and heat flux method for core temperature assessment. Furthermore, it summarized the application status of widely used core temperature prediction models, such as Gagge model, Fiala model, the Predictive Heat Stress (PHS) model, the ECTempTM (the estimated core temperature) model, and the Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA) model, while also outlining recent advances in machine learning-based prediction models. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of various measurement methods and prediction models were comprehensively analyzed, and future directions for the development of core temperature prediction models were proposed. The findings indicate that rectal temperature measurement remains the most direct method for assessing core temperature; prediction models for core temperature in high-temperature environments have achieved considerable progress and have been applied in certain practical scenarios; and future efforts should leverage deep learning algorithms to analyze relevant data and develop more accurate core temperature prediction models.
4.Olverembatinib in treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia with D241E mutation progressed to acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of 1 case and review of literature
Jianhua NIU ; Xin SHI ; Wei PANG ; Xiumei FENG ; Yongrui WANG ; Xuemei LI ; Hua YANG ; Yanhua PU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2025;34(6):361-365
Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of olverembatinib in treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progressed to acute lymphoblastic leukemia with D241E mutation.Methods:The diagnosis and treatment of a patient with D241E mutant CML progressed to acute lymphoblastic leukemia admitted to the Fourth People's Hospital of Jinan in December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed, and relevant literature was reviewed.Results:The patient was a 47-year-old female, and her blood test result was abnormal during physical examination. She was diagnosed as CML and received treatment with imatinib and dasatinib for 2 years. The disease progressed to philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia with BCR-ABL mutation (a D241E mutation). After 3 courses of chemotherapy combined with a targeted drug (ponatinib), the patient achieved complete remission, while the minimal residual disease continued to be positive. The patient received 1 course of chemotherapy combined with olverembatinib from the 4th course of treatment. After olverembatinib monotherapy maintenance therapy for 36 months, the patient achieved molecular complete remission with minimal residual disease. The patient developed complications such as skin pigmentation and elevated lipid levels, but all complications were tolerable.Conclusions:The application of olverembatinib in D241E mutant CML progressed to acute lymphoblastic leukemia can help patients obtain sustained molecular biological remission and good safety.
5.Advances in Research and Application of Bio-based Microsphere Adsorbents in Blood Adsorption.
Xinran GUO ; Yuewei NIU ; Weikang CHEN ; Hua ZOU ; Zhenggen YANG ; Suhua XU
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2025;49(5):527-533
One of the key components of adsorbents for blood purification is the microsphere adsorbent. Microsphere adsorbents should meet the following requirements: stable physical and chemical structures, easy for functional modification to endow the adsorbents with specific adsorption functions or characteristics, with good biocompatibility and with low non-specific adsorption, as well as with enough mechanical strength. Microsphere adsorbents prepared from polysaccharide bio-based materials fulfill the above requirements and have been widely used in the field of blood adsorption. In this article, adsorbents prepared from polysaccharide bio-based materials such as cellulose, agarose, alginate, as well as adsorbents prepared from the aforementioned materials and carbon materials and the application of the said bio-based adsorbents in blood adsorption is reviewed. The future development is also discussed, aiming to provide guidance and reference for the preparation, functional modification and application research of bio-based adsorbents for blood adsorption.
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6.Simultaneous Determination of 50 Kinds of Steroid Hormones in Surface Water by Online Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
Fang-Xi XU ; He NIU ; Yu-Tao GE ; Guo-Hua ZHU ; Hang-Bin LYU ; Jin-Song LI ; Lang-Sha YI ; Jian-Jie FU ; Gui-Bin JIANG
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2025;53(6):998-1009,中插22-中插41
A novel analytical method was developed in this study by combining online solid phase extraction with ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(Online SPE-UPLC-MS/MS)for simultaneous determination of 50 kinds of steroid hormones in surface water.Specifically,after high-speed centrifugation of 4 mL water samples,the supernatant was directly injected into an Oasis HLB online SPE column for enrichment and purification.Subsequently,the target compounds were transferred to the analytical column via valve switching for separation and analysis.The chromatographic separation was performed on a Thermo Acclaim RSLC C18 column(100 mm×2.1 mm,2.2 μm),using a mobile phase composed of 5 mmol/L ammonium fluoride aqueous solution and acetonitrile.Mass spectrometric detection was conducted in positive ion mode,utilizing multiple reaction monitoring(MRM)with quantification achieved by the internal standard method.The method validation demonstrated that the limits of detection(LOD)for the 50 kinds of steroid hormones ranged from 0.02 to 0.50 ng/L,while the limits of quantification(LOQ)were between 0.08 and 1.67 ng/L.The average recoveries in surface water samples at spiked concentrations of 5,20 and 200 ng/L were between 74.1%and 119%,with relative standard deviations(RSDs)of 0.2%to 9.9%.This method was applied to analyze 11 surface water samples collected from sites surrounding a pharmaceutical and chemical industrial park.A total of 44 kinds of steroid hormones were detected,with concentrations ranging from 0.11 to 88.6 ng/L,revealing the presence of hormone contamination in the environmental waters surrounding industrial areas.Compared with the traditional offline SPE methods,the proposed online SPE technique significantly reduced sample volume requirements and pretreatment time,while minimizing the loss of target compounds during the pretreatment process.Moreover,compared to reported online SPE techniques,this method achieved high-throughput analysis of multiple classes of steroid hormones,with lower detection limits and higher recoveries.Overall,this method provided rapid sample preparation,high sensitivity,and excellent stability,making it suitable for the direct analysis of trace steroid hormones in surface water.
7.Clinical guideline for diagnosis and treatment of nonunion of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (version 2025)
Haipeng SI ; Le LI ; Junjie NIU ; Wencan ZHANG ; Fuxin WEI ; Jinqiu YUAN ; Qiang YANG ; Hongli WANG ; Guangchao WANG ; Shihong CHEN ; Yunzhen CHEN ; Xiaoguang CHENG ; Jianwen DONG ; Shiqing FENG ; Rui GU ; Yong HAI ; Tianyong HOU ; Bo HUANG ; Xiaobing JIANG ; Lei ZANG ; Chunhai LI ; Nianhu LI ; Hua LIN ; Hongjian LIU ; Peng LIU ; Xinyu LIU ; Sheng LU ; Shibao LU ; Chunshan LUO ; Lvy CHAOLIANG ; Lvy WEIJIA ; Xuexiao MA ; Wei MEI ; Chunyang MENG ; Cailiang SHEN ; Chunli SONG ; Ruoxian SONG ; Jiacan SU ; Honglin TENG ; Hui SHENG ; Beiyu WANG ; Bingwu WANG ; Liang WANG ; Xiangyang WANG ; Nan WU ; Guohua XU ; Yayi XIA ; Jin XU ; Youjia XU ; Jianzhong XU ; Cao YANG ; Maowei YANG ; Zibin YANG ; Xiaojian YE ; Hailong YU ; Xijie YU ; Hua YUE ; Zhili ZENG ; Xinli ZHAN ; Hui ZHANG ; Peixun ZHANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Zhenlin ZHANG ; Jianguo ZHANG ; Tengyue ZHU ; Qiang LIU ; Huilin YANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(10):932-945
Nonunion of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF), predominantly affecting the elderly, can lead to intractable pain, vertebral collapse, progressive kyphotic deformity, and neurological impairment, significantly compromising patients′ quality of life. There exists considerable debate on diagnosis and management of OVF, encompassing key issues such as clinical diagnosis and staging criteria for nonunion, surgical indications and procedure selection, and postoperative rehabilitation planning. Currently, there lacks standardized clinical guideline and expert consensus on the diagnosis and management of OVF nonunion in China. To address this gap, Minimally Invasive Surgery Group of Chinese Orthopedic Association, Osteoporosis Committee of Chinese Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, Prevention and Rehabilitation Committee for Osteoporosis of Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine and Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery Branch of China Association for Geriatric Care jointly organized domestic experts in spinal surgery, endocrinology, and rehabilitation to formulate the Clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment for nonunion of osteoporotic vertebral fractures ( version 2025), based on existing literature and clinical experience and adhering to principles of scientific rigor and practicality. The guideline provided 13 evidence-based recommendations encompassing diagnosis and treatment of OVF nonunion, aiming to standardize its clinical management.
8.Analysis of Clinical Features and Multi-Slice Spiral CT Image Features of Acute Appendicitis in Soldiers Who Have Been Living in Plateau for A Long Time
Li-na YUE ; Juan-qin NIU ; Gang CHEN ; Man-ping CHENG ; Ning-xia MU ; Jia FAN ; Kang LIU ; Yu-lan NIU ; Ya-ping HE ; Zhong-hua LI
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2025;25(11):1869-1878
Objective:To investigate the clinical features and multi-slice spiral computed tomography(CT)imaging features of acute appendicitis in soldiers who have been living in plateau for a long time.Methods:The clinical features and imaging data of 56 cases of acute appendicitis in soldiers who have been living in plateau for a long time confirmed by surgery from February 2022 to August 2024 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:In 56 cases with acute appendicitis in soldiers who have been living in plateau for a long time,the appendectomy position results showed:anterior ileum 4 cases(7.14%),lower ileum 10 cases(17.86%),posterior cecum 16 cases(28.57%),lower cecum 9 cases(16.07%),lateral cecum 2 cases(3.58%),posterior ileum 6 cases(10.71%),high(subhepatic)9 cases(16.07%),and left lower abdominal 0 cases,retroperitoneal appendicitis 0 cases,which was suggested that the anatomical position variation of appendicitis in soldiers with acute appendicitis who have been living at high altitude for a long time was relatively large.The direct manifestations of multi-slice spiral CT showed:appendectomy enlarged diameter>6 mm in 49 cases(87.50%),appendicular wall thickening>2 mm in 42 cases(75.00%),ppendiceal dilation lumen and effusion in 29 cases(51.79%),appendix indistinctness in 3 cases(5.36%),lppendix fecalith:27 cases(48.21%),gas in the appendix in 16 cases(28.57%).Indirect findings of multi-slice spiral CT showed that,periappendiceal exudation with shadow in 32 cases(57.14%),appendiceal cellulitis with peripheral abscess in 9 cases(16.07%),peritonitis and ascites in 13 cases(23.21%),ileocecal intestinal wall thickening in 22 cases(39.29%),mesenteric lymph node enlargement in 16 cases(28.57%),reflexive intestinal stasis in ileocecal region was observed in 19 cases(33.93%).Conclusion:In the officers and soldiers with acute appendicitis who lived at high altitude for a long time,multi-slice spiral CT showed the direct manifestations of appendiceal thickening,tube wall thickening,lumen dilatation,fluid accumulation,etc.,and the indirect manifestations were periappendiceal exudation with shadow,appendiceal cellulitis with peripheral abscess,ileocecal intestinal wall thickening,reflexes of small intestine and mesenteric lymph node enlargement.Multi-slice spiral CT has the advantages of clear and intuitive,high safety,high resolution and simple operation in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
9.Interactions among risk factors of diabetic retinopathy
Xiaojia SUN ; Guoheng ZHANG ; Ziyi ZHOU ; Yali NIU ; Hua FENG ; Ling WANG ; Guorui DOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2025;43(1):38-46
Objective:To investigate the interaction of risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) occurrence.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed.A total of 6 783 diabetic patients with complete survey data from 2005 to 2018 in the National Health and Nutrition Survey database were enrolled, among which 4 426 patients were included according to inclusion criteria and were divided into non-DR diabetes group of 3 491 cases and DR group of 935 cases.The related risk factors were collected, including age, gender, race, residential status, education, annual household income, body mass index (BMI), fasting glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, duration of diabetes, family history of diabetes, comorbidities, smoke, alcohol use, sleep, physical activity.Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to assess the psychological status.After the categorization of all variables, risk factors of DR were analyzed by logistic regression, and the interaction between factors was further analyzed.Results:Multivariate analysis showed that female[odds ratio ( OR)=1.33, 95% confidence interval ( CI): 1.02-1.72], duration of diabetes ≥10 years ( OR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.02-1.04), insulin therapy ( OR=2.38, 95% CI: 1.87-3.05), urinary albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) ≥30 mg/g ( OR=1.55, 95% CI: 1.22-1.96) and depression ( OR=1.44, 95% CI: 1.13-1.83) were risk factors for DR, and BMI≤28 kg/m 2 ( OR=0.70, 95% CI: 0.55-0.89) was a protective factor for DR.Furthermore, interaction analysis revealed additive interaction between UACR ≥30 mg/g and insulin therapy [relative excess risk due to interaction ( RERI)=2.46, 95% CI: 0.84-4.09, attributable proportion due to interaction ( AP)=0.44, 95% CI: 0.26-0.63, synergy index ( S)=2.16, 95% CI: 1.37-3.41).The UACR ≥30 mg/g and longer diabetic duration ≥10 years had both multiplicative ( OR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.00-2.76) and additive interactions ( RERI=2.02, 95% CI: 0.79-3.25, AP=0.47, 95% CI: 0.27-0.66, S=2.53, 95% CI: 1.37-4.68). Conclusions:Patients with diabetes treated with insulin, with a duration of diabetes ≥10 years and accompanied by UACR ≥30 mg/g are at higher risk of developing DR than those with a single risk factor.
10.Mechanism of Lizhong decoction in treating cold-damp diarrhea through network pharmacology,molecular docking and animal experiments
Hao ZHANG ; Wen-wen MI ; Rong-xia GUO ; Chun NIU ; Bao-xia CHEN ; Peng JI ; Yan-ming WEI ; Fang YANG ; Zhen-he LI ; Yong-li HUA
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(8):1552-1561
Aim To explore the key components and mechanisms of Lizhong decoction in treating rats with cold-damp diarrhea based on network pharmacology,molecular docking technology and animal experiments.Methods By literature review and database collec-tion,the components of Lizhong decoction,therapeutic targets,and the mapping with diarrhea disease targets were conducted to construct an intersection target pro-tein-protein interaction network for screening core tar-gets,and GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis was performed to build an"active component-target-pathway"network,followed by molecular docking vali-dation.Forty-eight rats were randomly divided into the normal control group(K),model group(DG),Lizhong decoction group(LZDG),and Pulsatilla decoction group(BTDG).Subsequently,a rat cold-damp diar-rhea model was established using Senna combined with low-temperature high-humidity environment,and the rats were intervened with Lizhong decoction and Pul-satilla decoction.HE staining was used to detect path-ological changes in intestinal tissue,ELISA was em-ployed to measure the levels of peripheral blood IL-6,IL-10,IL-1 β,and TNF-α,and western blot was used to determine the expression of colon tight junction pro-teins.Results Network pharmacology initially identi-fied 125 compounds in Lizhong decoction,5 186 drug target components,438 disease targets,and 60"drug-disease"shared targets.GO and KEGG enrichment a-nalysis showed that signaling pathways such as IL-17 and TNF were highly enriched.Molecular docking in-dicated that the core components of the drug had good binding activity with corresponding key targets.Liz-hong decoction could effectively improve the clinical symptoms of rats with cold-damp diarrhea,and com-pared with the DG group,the diarrhea rate,diarrhea in-dex,and other related indicators also gradually de-creased to normal levels.Compared with the DG group,the LZDG group showed reduced inflammation levels and a recovery in energy metabolism levels.Conclusion It can regulate targets such as MMP9 and IL-17 signaling pathways through multi-components like Calycosin and formononetin to exert its therapeutic effect on cold-damp diarrhea.

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