1.Association between snack consumption and depressive symptoms among first year junior high school students with different left behind experiences in Yunnan Province
LIU Na, WU Huijuan, WANG Liangui, LUO Chengyong, CAO Yanrong, FU Yun, ZHANG Tai,〖JZ〗 KONG Jing, HU Mengdie, XIONG Yuan, XU Honglü ;
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(1):18-22
Objective:
To explore the relationship between snack consumption and depressive symptoms in first year junior high school students with different left behind experiences in Yunnan Province, so as to provide a basis for improving depressive symptoms among first year junior high school students with different left behind experiences.
Methods:
From October to December 2022,a cluster random sampling method was used to select 8 500 first year junior high school students from 11 ethnic minority areas (Fugong County, Longling County, Longyang District, Luchun County, Mojiang County, Nanjian County, Qiaojia County, Shuangjiang County, Tengchong City, Yuanmou County, Zhenyuan County) in Yunnan Province for a questionnaire survey. The Chinese version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 was applied to assess depressive symptoms in first year junior high school students, and snack consumption was collected by employing food frequency questionnaire. The generalized linear model was used to analyze the association between first year junior high school students snack consumption and depressive symptoms, and the analysis was stratified according to left behind experience.
Results:
The detection rates of depressive symptoms among firstyear junior high school students with and without left behind experience were 36.25% and 26.91%, respectively. After controlling for confounding variables, the generalized linear model analysis showed that sweet snacks ( β=0.16, 95%CI =0.07-0.25), fast food ( β=0.14, 95%CI =0.04-0.23) and carbonated drinks ( β=0.09, 95%CI =0.01-0.17) of first year junior high school students with left behind experience (all P <0.05). Compared with those without such behavior, the risk of depressive symptoms was higher in consumption of fast food ( β=0.13, 95%CI =0.07-0.18) and carbonated drinks ( β=0.10, 95%CI =0.06-0.15)among first year junior high school students without left behind experience (both P <0.05).
Conclusion
Snack consumption among first year junior high school students in Yunnan may increase the risk of developing depressive symptoms, while first year junior high school students with left behind experience may have a greater risk of developing depressive symptoms.
2.Effects of medicated serum of Siwutang on autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Yanshe SHAO ; Xuemei XU ; Baoqin YANG ; Huijuan LI ; Xia JI
China Pharmacy 2025;36(2):185-190
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of medicated serum of Siwutang on autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells (KGN cells) in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and its underlying mechanism. METHODS Blank serum and different- concentration medicated serum of Siwutang were prepared by intragastric administration of normal saline and different doses of Siwutang [0.52, 1.04, 2.08 g/(kg·d)] in 3-month-old female SD rats. After screening the intervention concentration of Siwutang medicated serum, KGN cells were divided into control group (without any treatment), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) group (treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h), blank serum group (treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h and with 10% blank serum for 72 h) and medium-concentration of Siwutang medicated serum group (treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h and with 10% medium-concentration Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h). The number of autophagosomes was observed in each group, and protein expressions of pathway-related proteins [fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1),mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR)], autophagy-related proteins [p62, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)] and mRNA expression of FBP1 were also detected. The (transfected) cells were further divided into Siwutang group (treated with 10% medium dose of Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h after 48 h intervention with 50 μmol/L DHEA), Siwutang+si-NC group [negative control small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfected cells treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h, and then with 10% medium-concentration of Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h] and Siwutang+si-FBP1 group (FBP1 siRNA transfected cells treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h, and then with 10% medium-concentration Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h). The effects of knocking down FBP1 on the above-mentioned effects of Siwutang were detected. RESULTS Compared with control group, DHEA group exhibited an increase in the number of autophagosomes, an elevated LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ and p-mTOR/mTOR, as well as increases in protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1, and decreased protein expression of p62 (P<0.05). Compared to both DHEA group and blank serum group, the medium-concentration of Siwutang medicated serum group showed a decrease in the number of autophagosomes, a decrease in LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ, and increases in p-mTOR/mTOR, protein expression of p62, protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1 (P<0.05). After knocking down FBP1, compared with Siwutang+si-NC group, Siwutang+si-FBP1 group showed a significant decrease in cell viability, protein expression of p62 , protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1 as well as p-mTOR/mTOR, and an increase in LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Siwutang can promote the phosphorylation of mTOR protein by up- regulating the protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1 in KGN cells, thus inhibiting autophagy of KGN cells.
3.Effects of medicated serum of Siwutang on autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Yanshe SHAO ; Xuemei XU ; Baoqin YANG ; Huijuan LI ; Xia JI
China Pharmacy 2025;36(2):185-190
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of medicated serum of Siwutang on autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells (KGN cells) in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and its underlying mechanism. METHODS Blank serum and different- concentration medicated serum of Siwutang were prepared by intragastric administration of normal saline and different doses of Siwutang [0.52, 1.04, 2.08 g/(kg·d)] in 3-month-old female SD rats. After screening the intervention concentration of Siwutang medicated serum, KGN cells were divided into control group (without any treatment), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) group (treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h), blank serum group (treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h and with 10% blank serum for 72 h) and medium-concentration of Siwutang medicated serum group (treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h and with 10% medium-concentration Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h). The number of autophagosomes was observed in each group, and protein expressions of pathway-related proteins [fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1),mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR)], autophagy-related proteins [p62, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)] and mRNA expression of FBP1 were also detected. The (transfected) cells were further divided into Siwutang group (treated with 10% medium dose of Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h after 48 h intervention with 50 μmol/L DHEA), Siwutang+si-NC group [negative control small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfected cells treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h, and then with 10% medium-concentration of Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h] and Siwutang+si-FBP1 group (FBP1 siRNA transfected cells treated with 50 μmol/L DHEA for 48 h, and then with 10% medium-concentration Siwutang medicated serum for 72 h). The effects of knocking down FBP1 on the above-mentioned effects of Siwutang were detected. RESULTS Compared with control group, DHEA group exhibited an increase in the number of autophagosomes, an elevated LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ and p-mTOR/mTOR, as well as increases in protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1, and decreased protein expression of p62 (P<0.05). Compared to both DHEA group and blank serum group, the medium-concentration of Siwutang medicated serum group showed a decrease in the number of autophagosomes, a decrease in LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ, and increases in p-mTOR/mTOR, protein expression of p62, protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1 (P<0.05). After knocking down FBP1, compared with Siwutang+si-NC group, Siwutang+si-FBP1 group showed a significant decrease in cell viability, protein expression of p62 , protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1 as well as p-mTOR/mTOR, and an increase in LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Siwutang can promote the phosphorylation of mTOR protein by up- regulating the protein and mRNA expressions of FBP1 in KGN cells, thus inhibiting autophagy of KGN cells.
4.Exploring Quality Makers of Xiaoqinglong Granules in Treating Bronchial Asthma Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process-entropy Weight Method, Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking
Huijuan XIE ; Zhuqian TANG ; Dan HU ; Yingbi XU ; Li HAN ; Bin YANG ; Hua LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(22):192-200
ObjectiveTo investigate the quality markers of Xiaoqinglong granules(XQLG) for treating bronchial asthma using the analytic hierarchy process(AHP)-entropy weight method(EWM), network pharmacology and high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) content determination. MethodsEffectiveness, testability and peculiarity component data of XQLG in treating bronchial asthma were constructed through database retrieval, literature review, and network pharmacology. Subsequently, AHP-EWM was used to quantitatively identify and weight the control layer and element layer, the relevant compounds were selected as candidate quality markers based on comprehensive scores. Further comparison of reference substances and establishment of HPLC content determination method were used to determine the potential quality markers of XQLG, which were verified by molecular docking with disease targets. ResultsA total of 13 components, including glycyrrhizic acid, paeoniflorin, schisandrol A, isoliquiritigenin, 6-gingerol, ephedrine, liquiritin, albiflorin, liquiritigenin, 6-shogaol, pseudoephedrine, cinnamic acid and cinnamaldehyde, were identified as potential quality markers of XQLG by AHP-EWM. Quantitative analysis indicated that all aforementioned quality markers could be detected in 13 batches of XQLG, indicating that it had stable testability as a quality marker. Among these 13 batches of samples, ephedrine and paeoniflorin exhibited good consistency in content, while pseudoephedrine and cinnamaldehyde showed poor consistency. Molecular docking analysis revealed that the 13 compounds exhibited binding energies with the core targets -2.11 kcal·mol-1, indicating that the 13 compounds could spontaneously bind to the disease targets, which may be the material basis for the treatment of bronchial asthma with XQLG. ConclusionIn this study, 13 compounds were screened by AHP-EWM combined with network pharmacology and HPLC as quality markers for the treatment of bronchial asthma by XQLG, laying the foundation for enhancing the quality standards of this preparation.
5.Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of finerenone combined with standard regimen in the treatment of heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction
Runan XIA ; Xu WANG ; Huijuan CHEN ; Mengyu JIANG ; Panpan DI ; Mengmeng ZHAO ; Li LIU ; Hai LIANG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(14):1770-1774
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of finerenone combined with standard of care (SoC) in the treatment of heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS Based on a phase Ⅲ clinical trial, a Markov model was constructed from the perspective of China’s healthcare system to compare the treatment outcomes of finerenone combined with SoC regimen versus SoC regimen alone in the treatment of different cardiac functional statuses of HFmrEF/HFpEF. Using quality-adjusted life year (QALY) as the health output index, 3 times China’s per capita GDP in 2023 as the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold, a simulation was conducted with a 3-month cycle length and a 10- year time horizon, incorporating an annual discount rate of 5%. The dynamic changes across various stages of HFmrEF/HFpEF treated with finerenone combined with SoC versus SoC alone were simulated to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and costs of the two treatment strategies. Additionally, one-way sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were performed, to test the robustness of the results. RESULTS The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of the finerenone combined with SoC regimen versus SoC regimen alone was 179 504.75 yuan/QALY, which was below the WTP threshold set in this study, indicating that the finerenone combined with SoC regimen possessed certain economic advantages. The results of one-way sensitivity analysis showed that the utility value of NYHA Ⅱ status, the drug price of finerenone, the discount rate, and the probability of hospital transfer for both groups had a great influence on ICER, but did not affect the robustness of the model. The probabilistic sensitivity analysis also confirmed the robustness of the model. CONCLUSIONS Under the WTP threshold set in this study, finerenone combined with SoC is cost-effective in the treatment of HFmrEF/HFpEF, compared with the SoC regimen.
6.Evaluation Frameworks in Implementation Science: A Review of Key Features and Practical Applications
Lauren TAYLOR ; Huijuan LIANG ; Cong CHEN ; Xiaomeng YANG ; Dong XU
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(6):1578-1586
Implementation evaluation frameworks are essential tools in implementation science for assessing the quality and effectiveness of evidence-based interventions. This paper systematically reviews eight internationally representative evaluation frameworks, outlining their development backgrounds and structural features. It then compares their usability, applicability, and testability. Two case studies are presented to illustrate how evaluation frameworks can be integrated with process models and determinant frameworks to enhance the understanding and guidance of complex interventions. This paper aims to offer practical guidancefor selecting and applying evaluation frameworks, thereby supporting the advancement of implementation science in both local and global health contexts.
7.Relationship between processed food consumption and blood pressure of students in a university in Yunnan Province
LIU Yueqin, YANG Jieru, DENG Feifei, XU Zhen, ZI Chengyuan, KONG Jing, XUE Yanfeng, WANG Yuan, WU Huijuan, XU Honglü ;
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(9):1340-1344
Objective:
To explore the relationship between processed food consumption and blood pressure level of students in a university in Yunnan Province, so as to provide the reference for preventing hypertension in university students.
Methods:
In October 2021, a cluster sampling method was used to select 4 781 freshmen from a university in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The frequency of processed food consumption of university students was assessed by using the dietary frequency questionnaire, and height, weight and blood pressure were measured. Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the differences in blood pressure level of university students with different demographic variables, and the association between processed food consumption and blood pressure level was analyzed with a generalized linear model.
Results:
Among the students of a university in Yunnan Province, the detection rates of systolic prehypertension and hypertension were 33.86% and 1.23%, and the detection rates of diastolic prehypertension were 32.13% and hypertension 7.22%. The results of generalized linear model analysis showed that after controlling for demographic variables and other variables that might affect the blood pressure level of university students, the consumption of processed food (bread and cake: β =0.15, 95% CI =0.01-0.29) and ultra processed food (coffee beverage: β =-0.29, 95% CI =-0.54--0.03) were associated with systolic blood pressure level( P <0.05). The consumption of processed food (salted duck egg: β =0.21, 95% CI =0.01-0.41) was correlated with the diastolic blood pressure of college students ( P <0.05).
Conclusions
Processed food consumption in university students may increase the risk of high blood pressure.The education of healthy eating among college students should be strengthened to reduce the consumption of processed foods.
8.Nutritional status and its related factors among primary and secondary school students in Beijing City
WANG Yan, SUN Bingjie, ZHAO Hai, XU Huiyu, GAO Ruoyi, LUO Huijuan, GUO Xin
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(2):188-192
Objective:
To assess the nutritional status of primary and secondary school students in Beijing City and to analyze the related factors, so as to provide a scientific basis for improving the nutritional status of primary and secondary school students in a targeted manner.
Methods:
Based on the 2021 Beijing Student Common Diseases and Health Influencing Factors Surveillance Project, a stratified random cluster sampling method was used to conduct a physical examination and questionnaire survey on 25 487 primary and secondary school students from September to November 2021. The Chi square test was used for comparison of nutritional status detection rates, and disordered multi classification Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the factors associated with students nutritional status.
Results:
The detection rates of malnutrition, overweight and obesity among primary and secondary school students in Beijing City were 4.7%, 18.0% and 23.8% respectively. The detection rates of malnutrition, overweight and obesity were higher among male students (5.1%, 20.4%, 29.7%) than female students (4.2%, 15.5%, 17.4%) ( χ 2= 12.23, 101.71, 526.99, P <0.01). The detection rate of obesity was higher in the suburbs than urban areas(26.6%, 19.8%), and the detection rate of malnutrition was lower in the suburbs than urban areas (4.2%,5.5%)( χ 2=157.25, 23.61, P <0.01). The results of disordered multi classification Logistic regression showed that the related factors for malnutrition, overweight and obesity were gender, residence, moderate to vigorous exercise ≥60 min per day and lack of sleep( OR =1.70, 1.88,2.48; 1.14, 0.87, 0.67; 0.85, 0.92, 0.81 ; 0.83, 1.08, 1.07); frequency of fried food intake daily was a related factor for overweight ( OR =0.70); whether eating breakfast daily or not was a related factor for overweight and obesity ( OR =0.91, 0.84); academic level (middle and high school) was a related factor for malnutrition and obesity ( OR =1.38, 1.37; 0.77, 1.40)( P <0.05).
Conclusions
The problem of overweight and obesity among primary and secondary school students in Beijing City continues to be serious, especially among boys and suburban areas. It is recommended that society, schools, families and individuals should work together to improve the nutritional status of primary and secondary school students by adopting a graded and classified approach.
9.Mechanism of action of traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease based on intestinal microecology
Xue YANG ; Xu ZHANG ; Jin XIAN ; Qiwen TAN ; Huijuan YU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2024;40(4):804-809
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a multisystem disease associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia and has a complex pathogenesis. Studies have shown that gut microbiota dysbiosis is closely associated with the onset of NAFLD, and traditional Chinese medicine treatment can improve the laboratory markers and clinical symptoms of NAFLD patients by regulating intestinal microbiota and its metabolites. This article elaborates on the association between NAFLD and gut microbiota, the involvement of gut microbiota dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of NAFLD, and the possible mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine treatment in improving NAFLD from the perspective of gut microbiota, in order to provide new ideas for the treatment of NAFLD.
10.Effect of apolipoprotein C1 expression on proliferation and apoptosis of human liver cancer HepG2 cells and its mechanism
Huijuan SONG ; Zhenhua XU ; Dongning HE
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2024;50(1):128-135
Objective:To discuss the effect of apolipoprotein C1(APOC1)expression on the proliferation and apoptosis of the hepatocellular carcinoma cells,and to preliminarily clarify the related molecular mechanism.Methods:The expression level of APOC1 mRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue and its relationship with the prognosis of the patient were analyzed by The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)Database;real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR)method was used to detect the expression levels of APOC1 mRNA in different hepatocellular carcinoma cells;the human liver cancer HepG2 cells with low APOC1 expression were selected as the subjects.The HepG2 cells were transfected with pcDNA3.1-APOC1 plasmid to over-express APOC1(APOC1 over-expression group),and the HepG2 cells transfected with empty vector pcDNA3.1 were regarded as control group.MTS assay and 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine(EdU)staining were used to detect the proliferative activities and proliferation rates of the cells in two groups;Transwell chamber assay was used to detect the numbers of migration cells in two groups;flow cytometry and TUNEL assay were used to detect the percentages of the cells at different cell cycles and apoptotic rates in two groups;Western blotting method was used to detect the expression levels of extracellular regulated protein kinase(ERK),phosphorylated ERK(p-ERK),protein kinase B(AKT),phosphorylated AKT(p-AKT),B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2),and cleaved cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3(cleaved caspase-3)proteins in the cells in two groups.Results:The TCGA Database results showed that the expression level of APOC1 mRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue was lower than that in normal liver tissue(P<0.05),and the patients with low expression of APOC1 mRNA had poor prognosis.The RT-qPCR results showed that the expression level of APOC1 mRNA in the HepG2 cells was the lowest,and the HepG2 cells were chosen for the subsequent research.Compared with control group,the proliferative activity and proliferation rate of the cells in APOC1 over-expression group were decreased(P<0.05 or P<0.01),the number of migration cells was decreased(P<0.01),and the percentage of the cells at S phase and the apoptotic rate were significantly increased(P<0.01).Compared with control group,the expression levels of p-ERK,p-AKT,and Bcl-2 proteins in the cells in APOC1 over-expression group were significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the expression level of cleaved caspase-3 protein was increased(P<0.01).Conclusion:High expression of APOC1 can inhibit the proliferation of the human liver cancer HepG2 cells and induce the apoptosis,and its mechanism may be related to inhibition of the expressions of p-ERK,p-AKT,Bcl-2 proteins and promotion of the expression of cleaved caspase-3 protein.


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