BACKGROUND:Pearl powder is rich in many active ingredients,which can promote the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts,thus promoting wound healing and skin tissue regeneration.However,the effect of nano-pearl powder water-soluble matrix on proliferation,migration and apoptosis of mouse fibroblasts L929 has not been reported.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of nano-pearl powder water-soluble matrix on the proliferation,migration and apoptosis of mouse fibroblasts L929.METHODS:Passage 6 L929 cells were divided into five groups.The negative control group did not add any material;the positive control group added PBS,and the low,medium and high mass concentration groups of water-soluble matrix were added with 10,25 and 40 μg/mL of nano-pearl powder water-soluble matrix,respectively.The proliferation of L929 cells was detected by MTT assay.The migration ability of L929 cells was detected by Transwell.The apoptosis rate of L929 cells was detected by flow cytometry.The expressions of apoptosis-related proteins Bax,Bcl-2,and Caspase-1 were detected by western blot assay.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The results of MTT assay and Transwell chamber experiment showed that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder could promote the proliferation and migration of L929 cells,and it was concentration dependent.(2)Flow cytometry and western blot assay results showed that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder could reduce the apoptosis rate of L929 cells and the protein expression of Bax and Caspase-1,and increase the expression of Bcl-2 protein,and it was concentration dependent.(3)These findings exhibited that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder could inhibit cell apoptosis under high mass concentration treatment.The results show that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder can promote the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts and inhibit the apoptosis of fibroblasts.

BACKGROUND:Pearl powder is rich in many active ingredients,which can promote the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts,thus promoting wound healing and skin tissue regeneration.However,the effect of nano-pearl powder water-soluble matrix on proliferation,migration and apoptosis of mouse fibroblasts L929 has not been reported.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of nano-pearl powder water-soluble matrix on the proliferation,migration and apoptosis of mouse fibroblasts L929.METHODS:Passage 6 L929 cells were divided into five groups.The negative control group did not add any material;the positive control group added PBS,and the low,medium and high mass concentration groups of water-soluble matrix were added with 10,25 and 40 μg/mL of nano-pearl powder water-soluble matrix,respectively.The proliferation of L929 cells was detected by MTT assay.The migration ability of L929 cells was detected by Transwell.The apoptosis rate of L929 cells was detected by flow cytometry.The expressions of apoptosis-related proteins Bax,Bcl-2,and Caspase-1 were detected by western blot assay.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The results of MTT assay and Transwell chamber experiment showed that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder could promote the proliferation and migration of L929 cells,and it was concentration dependent.(2)Flow cytometry and western blot assay results showed that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder could reduce the apoptosis rate of L929 cells and the protein expression of Bax and Caspase-1,and increase the expression of Bcl-2 protein,and it was concentration dependent.(3)These findings exhibited that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder could inhibit cell apoptosis under high mass concentration treatment.The results show that the water-soluble matrix of nano-pearl powder can promote the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts and inhibit the apoptosis of fibroblasts.

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of the integrated schistosomiasis control programme in Sichuan Province during the stage moving from transmission interruption to elimination (2015—2023), so as to provide insights into formulation of the schistosomiasis control measures during the post-elimination stage. Methods Schistosomiasis control data were retrospectively collected from departments of health, agriculture and rural affairs, forestry and grassland, water resources, and natural resources in Sichuan Province from 2015 to 2023, and a database was created to document examinations and treatments of human and livestock schistosomiasis, and snail survey and control, conversion of paddy fields to dry fields, ditch hardening, rivers and lakes management and building of forests for snail control and schistosomiasis prevention. The completion of schistosomiasis control measures was investigated, and the effectiveness was evaluated. Results A total of 20 545 155 person-times received human schistosomiasis examinations in Sichuan Province during the period from 2015 to 2023, and 232 157 person-times were seropositive, with a reduction in the seroprevalence from 2.10% (44 299/2 107 003) in 2015 to 1.12% (9 361/837 896) in 2023 (χ² = 7.68, P < 0.001). The seroprevalence of human schistosomiasis appeared a tendency towards a decline in Sichuan Province over years from 2015 to 2023 (b = −8.375, t = −10.052, P < 0.001); however, no egg positive individuals were identified during the period from 2018 to 2023, with the prevalence of human Schistosoma japonicum infections maintained at 0. Expanded chemotherapy was administered to 2 754 515 person-times, and medical assistance of advanced schistosomiasis was given to 6 436 persontimes, with the treatment coverage increasing from 46.80% (827/1 767) in 2015 to 64.87% (868/1 338) in 2023. Parasitological tests for livestock schistosomiasis were performed in 35 113 herd-times, and expanded chemotherapy was administered to 513 043 herd-times, while the number of fenced livestock decreased from 121 631 in 2015 to 103 489 in 2023, with a reduction of 14.92%. Snail survey covered 433 621.80 hm² in Sichuan Province from 2015 to 2023, with 204 602.81 hm² treated by chemical control and 4 637.74 hm² by environmental modifications. The area of snail habitats decreased from the peak of 5 029.80 hm² in 2016 to 3 709.72 hm² in 2023, and the actual area of snail habitats decreased from the peak of 8 585.48 hm² in 2016 to 473.09 hm² in 2023. The mean density of living snails remained low across the study period except in 2017 (0.62 snails/0.1 m²). Schistosomiasis control efforts by departments of agriculture and rural affairs in Sichuan Province included conversion of paddy fields to dry fields covering 153 346.93 hm², hardening of 6 110.31 km ditches, building of 70 356 biogas digesters, replacement of cattle with 227 161 sets of machines, and captive breeding of 21 161 070 livestock from 2015 to 2023, and the control efforts by departments of water resources included rivers and lakes management measuring 5 676.92 km and renovation of 2 331 irrigation areas, while the control efforts by departments of forestry and grassland included building of forests for snail control and schistosomiasis prevention covering 23 913.33 hm², renovation of snail control forests covering 8 720 hm² and newly building of shelterbelts covering 764 686.67 hm². All 63 endemic counties (cities and districts) had achieved the criterion for schistosomiasis elimination criteria in Sichuan Province by the end of 2023. Conclusion Following the integrated control efforts from 2015 to 2023, remarkable achievements have been obtained in the schistosomiasis control programme in Sichuan Province, with all endemic counties successfully attaining the schistosomiasis elimination target at the county level.

Frostbite is the most common cold injury and is caused by both immediate cold-induced cell death and the gradual development of localized inflammation and tissue ischemia. Delayed healing of frostbite often leads to scar formation, which not only causes psychological distress but also tends to result in the development of secondary malignant tumors. Therefore, a rapid healing method for frostbite wounds is urgently needed. Herein, we used a mouse skin model of frostbite injury to evaluate the recovery process after frostbite. Moreover, single-cell transcriptomics was used to determine the patterns of changes in monocytes, macrophages, epidermal cells, and fibroblasts during frostbite. Most importantly, human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived skin organoids combined with gelatin-hydrogel were constructed for the treatment of frostbite. The results showed that skin organoid treatment significantly accelerated wound healing by reducing early inflammation after frostbite and increasing the proportions of epidermal stem cells. Moreover, in the later stage of wound healing, skin organoids reduced the overall proportions of fibroblasts, significantly reduced fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition by regulating the integrin α5β1-FAK pathway, and remodeled the extracellular matrix (ECM) through degradation and reassembly mechanisms, facilitating the restoration of physiological ECM and reducing the abundance of ECM associated with abnormal scar formation. These results highlight the potential application of organoids for promoting the reversal of frostbite-related injury and the recovery of skin functions. This study provides a new therapeutic alternative for patients suffering from disfigurement and skin dysfunction caused by frostbite.
Animals ; Organoids/metabolism* ; Mice ; Humans ; Wound Healing ; Frostbite/metabolism* ; Skin/pathology* ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology* ; Cicatrix/pathology* ; Fibroblasts/metabolism* ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Extracellular Matrix/metabolism* ; Male

Objective:To investigate the effect of mast cell-derived chemokine C-C motif ligand 5 (CCL5) on the migration of CD8 + T cells from vitiligo patients under oxidative stress conditions. Methods:From January 2017 to January 2023, 10 patients with progressive segmental vitiligo, 10 patients with non-segmental vitiligo, and 10 healthy individuals were collected from the Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital. Skin tissue samples were obtained from the lesions of vitiligo patients and from the normal skin of healthy individuals, with sampling sites including the face, neck, and upper extremities, and toluidine blue staining was performed to analyze the characteristics of mast cells infiltrating the skin lesions. The effect of H 2O 2 treatment on mast cells was investigated in Transwell chambers. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from vitiligo patients were added to the upper chamber, while the human mast cell line LAD2 was added to the lower chamber and divided into 4 groups to receive different treatments: untreated group receiving no special treatment, H 2O 2 group pretreated with H 2O 2, H 2O 2 + neutralization antibody group pretreated with H 2O 2 followed by the treatment with CCL5/RANTES-neutralizing antibodies, and H 2O 2 + PF group pretreated with H 2O 2 followed by the treatment with a Janus kinase 3/non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase selective inhibitor PF-06651600. After 6 hours of co-incubation, cell suspensions were collected from the lower chamber. The number of CD8 + T cells was counted using flow cytometry, and the CCL5 level in the cell culture supernatant was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. One-way analysis of variance was used to analyze differences among groups, and least significant difference- t test was used for multiple comparisons. Pearson correlation analysis was performed for correlation analysis. Results:In the 200 × magnification field, the numbers of infiltrating mast cells significantly differed among segmental vitiligo lesions, non-segmental vitiligo lesions, and normal skin tissues (15.7 ± 3.3, 20.9 ± 3.9, 7.2 ± 2.9, respectively; F = 8.07, P = 0.002) ; additionally, the number of infiltrating mast cells was significantly higher in the segmental or non-segmental vitiligo lesions than in the normal skin tissues (LSD- t = 3.50, 5.70, P = 0.047, 0.001, respectively), but there was no significant difference between the segmental and non-segmental vitiligo lesions (LSD- t = 2.20, P = 0.293). A significant positive correlation was observed between the number of infiltrating mast cells and that of CD8 + T cells in the vitiligo lesions ( r = 0.82, P = 0.004). The numbers of CD8 + T cells and CCL5 levels significantly differed among the untreated group, H 2O 2 group, H 2O 2 + neutralization antibody group, and H 2O 2 + PF group (CD8 + T cells: 197.0 ± 45.9, 580.4 ± 62.6, 296.0 ± 43.2, 398.6 ± 62.8, respectively; CCL5: 2.2 ± 0.6 pg/ml, 9.9 ± 1.3 pg/ml, 3.4 ± 0.4 pg/ml, 6.33 ± 0.7 pg/ml, respectively; F = 11.03, 17.77, respectively, both P < 0.001) ; additionally, the H 2O 2 group showed significantly increased numbers of CD8 + T cells and CCL5 levels compared with the untreated group, H 2O 2 + neutralization antibody group, and H 2O 2 + PF group (all P < 0.05) . Conclusion:Mast cells may be involved in the pathogenesis of vitiligo under oxidative stress, and mast cell-derived CCL5 appears to contribute to the occurrence and development of vitiligo by affecting CD8 + T cell migration.

Objective:To establish a practical patient-based internal quality control method for valproic acid drug concentration monitoring.Methods:Observational Study. A PBRTQC model based on the exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) method was established using Python. All results of a total of 28, 757 valproic acid concentration data from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024 were collected and split into training set and validation set at a ratio of 80% and 20% respectively. The truncation limit (TL) was optimized by using the winsorized mean method and the trimmed mean method. Different weighting coefficients λ were set. Different TL and different λ were combined with the EWMA algorithm into different patient-based real-time quality control (PBRTQC) models. The optimized models were verified by introducing simulated constant errors (CE) and proportional errors (PE) respectively. The false positive alarm rate (FAR) was used to evaluate specificity, and the average number of patients before error detection (ANPed) was used to evaluate sensitivity. According to the daily test volume and quality target requirements, we comprehensively judged whether the performance evaluation indicators of FAR and ANPed meet the laboratory requirements. Bias detection curve was used for determination of the best model.Results:The parameters of the best PBRTQC model for valproic acid drug concentration monitoring are: trimmed mean method with 1.5 standard deviations (i.e., truncating data outside 1.5 standard deviations of the data mean), λ=0.01. The performance verification result shows that ANPed of CE and PE of this model are both less than 100. The comparison between the EQA results and the EWMA results show that the EWMA method results are comparable to the EQA results.Conclusion:A PBRTQC model for the valproic acid drug concentration monitoring project based on the EWMA method has been successfully established. It is comparable with both IQC and EQA results, which means PBRTQC may be used as a supplement to the quality control of daily quality control products.

Over the years,the American Diabetes Association(ADA)has been actively committed to the development and promotion of standards for the diagnosis,treatment,and daily care of diabetes.Since 1989,it has updated the diabetes diagnosis and treatment standards every year,which have become one of the most authoritative guidelines in diabetes and have been recognized and adopted by various countries.On December 10,2024,the 2025 Standards of Care in Diabetes were released,incorporating the latest evidence-based medicine content related to diabetes and its complications and comorbidities.It aims to provide guidance on the diagnosis,treat-ment,and management of the condition for clinicians,patients and their families,and researchers.This article interprets the major up-dates from the Standards.

With the acceleration of population aging in China,the management of elderly patients with diabetes has become a critical issue in the field of public health.By integrating international evidence-based medical research data with the specific conditions of China,the 2024 edition of Guideline for the management of diabetes mellitus in the elderly in China proposes individualized diagnosis and treatment strategies for elderly patients with diabetes.This article gives a systematic interpretation of the guideline from a nursing perspective,with a focus on the core contents closely associated with nursing practice,and it also elaborates on the implications for nursing work,summarizes and analyzes the challenges in the management of elderly patients with diabetes,and proposes corresponding strategies,in order to provide a theoretical basis and practical guidance for implementing nursing management of elderly patients with diabetes among clinical nurses.

The Guideline for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus in China(2024 edition),released by the Chinese Dia-betes Society on January 20,2025,has updated evidence on diabetes mellitus from various aspects including its epidemiological status in China,diagnosis and treatment progress,and complication management,aiming to guide and facilitate standardized comprehensive management of diabetes mellitus in clinical practice.This paper interprets the guideline from the perspective of nursing practice,focus-ing on nursing care for special diabetic conditions,lifestyle and behavioral interventions,and the procedures of relevant nursing tech-niques.We hope to provide nursing professionals with standardized guidance on diabetes prevention and treatment,thereby further standardizing and refining specialized nursing care for diabetes mellitus,enhancing the quality of patient care,and improving patient prognosis.

Objective To evaluate the performance of models constructed based on demographic infor-mation and tumor characteristics for predicting distant metastasis in gastric adenocarcinoma patients.Methods Data of 7 788 gastric adenocarcinoma patients from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results(SEER)database(2001-2021)were collected as the training set,and clinical data of 259 gastric adenocarci-noma patients from Nanchong Jialing District People's Hospital(January 2019 to October 2024)were collect-ed as the test set.Four machine learning algorithms were used to construct a risk prediction model for distant metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma,and multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of distant metastasis in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.Results Distant metastasis was present in 801 cases(10.3%)in the training set and 25 cases(9.7%)in the test set.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that high differentiation,advanced T stage,and higher log odds of positive lymph nodes(LODDS)were risk factors for distant metastasis(P<0.05),while older age,primary tumor site at the gas-troesophageal junction,and higher total number of lymph nodes examined were protective factors(P<0.05).Validation on the test set using the four models showed that the predictive ability of the random forest model was superior to that of logistic regression,K-nearest neighbors(KNN),and support vector machine(SVM).The predictive ability of SVM was better than that of logistic regression and KNN,while logistic regression and KNN showed comparable performance.Delong's test showed that the predictive performance of the ran-dom forest model was superior to that of logistic regression,KNN,and SVM.Calibration curve analysis showed that the predictive accuracy of the random forest model was superior to that of logistic regression,KNN,and SVM.The top five important factors in the random forest model were negative lymph node count,tumor size,metastatic lymph node count,T stage and age.Conclusion The risk prediction model for distant metastasis in gastric adenocarcinoma constructed using the random forest algorithm demonstrats optimal per-formance.