1.Needs for parental involvement in treatment decision-making for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
Feng MIAO ; Anwei XIE ; Mengwei YAN ; Xuan ZHAO ; Hui YANG ; Jinxia YANG ; Suying CAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(1):23-29
Objective:To explore the need for parental involvement in treatment decision-making for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, so as to provide basis for medical and nursing staff to formulate targeted intervention strategies.Methods:This was a qualitative study. From April to May 2024, 15 parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus admitted to the Department of Endocrine Genetics and Metabolism at Children's Hospital of Soochow University were selected as research subjects for face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Inductive content analysis was used for data analysis.Results:Among the 15 children patients, there were 4 males and 11 females, with an age of (37.61±5.93) years old. Four themes were extracted, including the need for decision-making involvement and expression, the need for diversity decision-making information, the need for multi-channel decision-making communication and the need for diversified decision-making support.Conclusions:Medical and nursing staff should pay attention to decision-making needs of the parents of children with type 1 diabetes when they participate in treatment decision-making, and improve their parents' decision-making self-efficacy and promote their decision-making involvement by adopting diversified decision-making aids and effective decision-making communication.
2.Research progress on the early warning of heart failure based on remote dynamic monitoring technology.
Ying SHI ; Mengwei LI ; Lixuan LI ; Wei YAN ; Desen CAO ; Zhengbo ZHANG ; Muyang YAN
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2025;42(4):857-862
Heart failure (HF) is the end-stage of all cardiac diseases, characterized by high prevalence, high mortality, and heavy social and economic burden. Early warning of HF exacerbation is of great value for outpatient management and reducing readmission rates. Currently, remote dynamic monitoring technology, which captures changes in hemodynamic and physiological parameters of HF patients, has become the primary method for early warning and is a hot research topic in clinical studies. This paper systematically reviews the progress in this field, which was categorized into invasive monitoring based on implanted devices, non-invasive monitoring based on wearable devices, and other monitoring technologies based on audio and video. Invasive monitoring primarily involves direct hemodynamic parameters such as left atrial pressure and pulmonary artery pressure, while non-invasive monitoring covers parameters such as thoracic impedance, electrocardiogram, respiration, and activity levels. These parameters exhibit characteristic changes in the early stages of HF exacerbation. Given the clinical heterogeneity of HF patients, multi-source information fusion analysis can significantly improve the prediction accuracy of early warning models. The results of this study suggest that, compared with invasive monitoring, non-invasive monitoring technology, with its advantages of good patient compliance, ease of operation, and cost-effectiveness, combined with AI-driven multimodal data analysis methods, shows significant clinical application potential in establishing an outpatient management system for HF.
Humans
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Heart Failure/physiopathology*
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Monitoring, Physiologic/methods*
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Wearable Electronic Devices
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Remote Sensing Technology
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Early Diagnosis
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Electrocardiography
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Hemodynamics
3.Needs for parental involvement in treatment decision-making for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
Feng MIAO ; Anwei XIE ; Mengwei YAN ; Xuan ZHAO ; Hui YANG ; Jinxia YANG ; Suying CAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(1):23-29
Objective:To explore the need for parental involvement in treatment decision-making for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, so as to provide basis for medical and nursing staff to formulate targeted intervention strategies.Methods:This was a qualitative study. From April to May 2024, 15 parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus admitted to the Department of Endocrine Genetics and Metabolism at Children's Hospital of Soochow University were selected as research subjects for face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Inductive content analysis was used for data analysis.Results:Among the 15 children patients, there were 4 males and 11 females, with an age of (37.61±5.93) years old. Four themes were extracted, including the need for decision-making involvement and expression, the need for diversity decision-making information, the need for multi-channel decision-making communication and the need for diversified decision-making support.Conclusions:Medical and nursing staff should pay attention to decision-making needs of the parents of children with type 1 diabetes when they participate in treatment decision-making, and improve their parents' decision-making self-efficacy and promote their decision-making involvement by adopting diversified decision-making aids and effective decision-making communication.
4.To Investigate the Progression Mechanism of Breast Cancer in Mice Induced by Chronic Restraint Stress and the Regulatory Mechanism of Xiaoyaosan Based on TGF-β1/CD147 Signal
Yan LIU ; Gaoyuan LIU ; Mengwei PENG ; Luoyi KUANG ; Zilong LUO ; Tiezhu YANG ; Yaosong WU ; Yulong CHEN
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(4):934-943
Objective To investigate the progression of breast cancer in mice induced by chronic binding stress and the regulatory mechanism of Xiaoyao SAN based on TGF-β1/CD147 signal pathway.Methods 40 BABL/c mice were randomly divided into tumor group,model group,Xiaoyaosan group and Mifepristone group,and then 4T1 cell line was inoculated into the armpits of each group of mice.After Tumor formation,mice in all groups except tumor group were subjected to chronic restraint stress for 21 days.Meanwhile,mice in Xiaoyaosan and Mifepristone groups were gavaged with the corresponding drugs,and mice in the other two groups were gavaged with normal saline.After the modeling,the mice were sacrificed after anaesthesia.The weight and volume of the tumors and visceral index of the mice were measured.The contents of serum tumor markers(CA199,CEA,VEGF),serum neurotransmitters(DA and CORT),and inflammatory mediators(TGF-β1 and IL-10)in tumor tissues were detected by Elisa.The expressions of iNOS and Arg-1,the polarization markers of macrophages,and the expressions of CD147 and its downstream signaling molecules MMP2,MMP9 and VEGF in tumor tissues were all detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot.Results Compared with tumor group,in model group,tumor weight and volume,serum CA199,CEA,VEGF,CORT content,tumor TGF-β1 and IL-10 content were significantly increased;visceral index and serum DA content were significantly reduced;the expression of M2-type polarization marker Arg-1 in tumor macrophages was significantly increased,while the expression of M1-type polarization marker iNOS was significantly decreased;the expressions of CD147 and its downstream signaling molecules MMP2,MMP9 and VEGF were significantly increased.Both Xiaoyaosan and mifepristone could effectively reverse the above changes.Conclusion The mechanism of chronic restraint stress promoting breast cancer progression in mice is related to the increased release of TGF-β1 from M2-type polarization of tumor-associated macrophages,which activates CD147 and its downstream related signals.Xiaoyaosan could relieve the M2-type polarization of macrophages caused by increased corticosterone under stress conditions,reduce the production of TGF-β1,inhibit CD147 and its downstream signal,and thus inhibit the progression of breast cancer caused by chronic restraint stress in mice.
5.Summary of the best evidence for exercise management in adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Feng MIAO ; Anwei XIE ; Xuan ZHAO ; Yiming ZHANG ; Mengwei YAN ; Hongqing GUO ; Jie GU ; Wenying YAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(9):1143-1150
Objective:To systematically retrieve, evaluate and summarize the best evidence of exercise management for adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), so as provide reference for medical and nursing staff to guide patients and their families to exercise.Methods:Clinical decisions, recommended practices, evidence summaries, guidelines, expert consensuses, and systematic reviews on exercise management of adolescents with T2DM were electronically searched on BMJ Best Practice, UpToDate, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, National Guideline Clearinghouse, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, Medlive, Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Health Care Center Database, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, Chinese Biology Medicine Disc, VIP and other databases. The search period was from database establishment to March 2023. After independent literature screening and quality evaluation by two researchers, evidence was extracted, summarized, and graded based on the theme.Results:A total of 10 articles were selected, including three guidelines, three systematic reviews, three expert consensuses, and one evidence summary. Finally, 22 pieces of best evidence of exercise management for adolescents with T2DM were summarized from seven aspects, including contraindications to exercise, exercise form, exercise intensity, exercise frequency, precautions, weight loss goals, family participation.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence for exercise management in adolescents with T2DM. It is recommended that clinical medical and nursing staff should carry out personalized exercise management suitable for patients based on the wishes and preferences of patients and families, actual clinical situations, and support for exercise resources.
6.Exploration of mouse model of breast cancer complicated with depression induced using 4T1 breast cancer cell inoculation combined with chronic restraint stress
Yan LIU ; Mengwei PENG ; Gaoyuan LIU ; Tiezhu YANG ; Wenxian ZHANG ; Yaosong WU ; Yulong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(3):36-44,50
Objective To study the core behavioral symptoms,biological indicators,and pathological changes of a mouse model of breast cancer complicated with depression induced using 4T1 breast cancer cell inoculation combined with chronic restraint stress(CRS).Methods BABL/c mice were randomly divided into Control,Stress,Tumor,and stress combined with tumor(S+T)groups.Mice in the tumor and S+T groups were inoculated under the front legs with breast cancer 4T1 cells.After tumor formation,mice in the stress and S+T groups were subjected to CRS for 21 days.The body weight and food intake of each group were monitored during modeling.After the experiment,the occurrence of depression-like behavior of mice in each group was evaluated by sucrose preference test,open field test,elevated plus-maze test,and forced swimming test.After the mice were decapitated,the weights and volumes of the tumors were measured.Concentrations of serum tumor markers,including carbohydrate antigen(CA199),carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA),and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),and related neurotransmitters,including 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT),norepinephrine(NE),and corticosterone(CORT),were determined using ELISA.HE staining was used to observe histopathological changes to the hippocampus and tumor.Results In S+T group mice,body weight and food intake were significantly decreased,tumor weight and volume were significantly increased,serum tumor marker(CA199,CEA,VEGF)levels were significantly increased,enthusiasm and desire to explore a new environment were reduced,stress and despair behaviors were significantly increased,and levels of the serum neurotransmitters 5-HT and NE and levels of CORT were significantly increased.In addition,the cell arrangement in the tumor tissue was loose,the amount of intercellular substance decreased,the pathological nuclear classification phase was increased,the arrangement and morphology of neurons in the CA3 region of the hippocampus were disordered,and there were obvious nuclear vacuolation-like changes.Conclusions A mouse model of breast cancer complicated with depression induced by 4T1 breast cancer cell inoculation combined with CRS showed the typical dual symptoms and biological indicators of breast cancer and depression and can be used as a good reference model for experimental studies of breast cancer complicated with depression.
7.Research progress on the use of Traditional Chinese Medicines to treat breast cancer-related depression and associated diseases
Mengwei PENG ; Yaosong WU ; Gaoyuan LIU ; Luoyi KUANG ; Zilong LUO ; Yulong CHEN ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(9):108-116
Pathological mood changes,mainly depression,occurring during the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer are referred to as breast cancer-related depression(BCRD).Numerous epidemiological and clinical studies have confirmed that BCRD is a complex condition that is difficult to treat and has a poor prognosis.Most existing clinical treatments involve the use of postoperative chemotherapy for breast cancer,and antidepressant drugs,which treat breast cancer and depression as two independent diseases and have various disadvantages such as low efficiency and strong adverse reactions.Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)has a unique value in the prevention and treatment of BCRD via its ability to regulate multiple pathways and targets using multiple components at the same time.In this paper,we review the mechanism of BRCD and the therapeutic mechanisms of TCM from the aspects of neurological disorders,inflammatory immune response,and intestinal flora disorders,with a view to providing references for the clinical application and research of TCM in the treatment of BCRD.
8.Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis mixed with signet-ring cell carcinoma: a case report
Mengwei SUN ; Qingling ZHANG ; Yancheng WU ; Yaohui WANG ; Yan XU ; Jie HAN
Chinese Journal of Urology 2024;45(8):626-628
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is rare in clinical practice. This article reported a case of primary renal pelvis mucinous adenocarcinoma mixed with signet ring cell carcinoma. The patient was admitted to hospital due to right low back pain, and was diagnosed with right kidney stones accompanied by hydrops and infection, right kidney abscess, and nonfunctional right kidney after complete examination. Right renal puncture drainage was performed twice, followed by laparoscopic robot assisted right neprectomy. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was right renal pelvis primary mucinous adenocarcinoma (mixed with signet-ring cell carcinoma). Eleven months after the operation, regular "sodium folinate + oxaliplatin + 5-fluorouracil" chemotherapy was performed for 12 courses, and imaging showed no signs of recurrence or metastasis.
9.Effect of Creb expression in the prefrontal cortex on depressive behavior in rats
Gaoyuan LIU ; Mengwei PENG ; Zilong LUO ; Luoyi KUANG ; Yulong CHEN ; Tiezhu YANG ; Yaosong WU ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(12):8-18
Objective To observe the influence of Creb protein over-expression and under-expression in the prefrontal cortex on depressive behavior in rats.Methods Adeno-associated virus(AAV)strains that can knock down Creb expression in the prefrontal cortex of rats were injected using the stereotaxic injection method and screened by Western blot,reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR)and immunofluorescence.Forty rats were divided randomly into Control,chronic restraint stress(CRS),CRS combined with AAV interference(CRS+AAVI),and CRS combined with AAV overexpression(CRS+AAVO)groups.The body weight and food intake of the rats in each group were monitored during establishment of the animal model.After establishment of the model,behavioral changes in the rats were monitored by sucrose preference,elevated plus maze,forced swimming,and open field tests.The 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT),norepinephrine(NE),and corticosterone(CORT)contents in the prefrontal cortex of rats in each group were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results Western blot and immunofluorescence showed that Creb protein expression was significantly reduced in the short hairpin RNA2(shRNA2)knockdown groups compared with the other groups(P<0.05).RT-qPCR showed that Creb mRNA expression was also significantly reduced compared with the other three groups(P<0.01).The AAV-CREB1-shRNA2 virus strain was therefore selected for subsequent Creb-knockdown experiments in this study.After modeling,the food intake of rats in the CRS+AAVI group was significantly reduced compared with the other groups(P<0.01).Rats in this group also showed slow weight gain and decreased desire to explore new environments,significantly increased despair and nervous behavior,and significantly decreased 5-HT and NE levels(P<0.01)and significantly increased CORT levels in the prefrontal cortex(P<0.01).These depressive behaviors and associated neurotransmitter levels were reversed in the CRS+AAVO group.Conclusions Lower expression of Creb in the prefrontal cortex can aggravate the degree of depression in rats,while high expression of Creb can alleviate depression to a certain extent.These result confirm that Creb expression in the prefrontal cortex is an important target in the pathogenesis of depression,thus providing ideas and references for the construction of animal gene models and further studies of the pathogenesis of depression.
10.Effect of Creb expression in the prefrontal cortex on depressive behavior in rats
Gaoyuan LIU ; Mengwei PENG ; Zilong LUO ; Luoyi KUANG ; Yulong CHEN ; Tiezhu YANG ; Yaosong WU ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(12):8-18
Objective To observe the influence of Creb protein over-expression and under-expression in the prefrontal cortex on depressive behavior in rats.Methods Adeno-associated virus(AAV)strains that can knock down Creb expression in the prefrontal cortex of rats were injected using the stereotaxic injection method and screened by Western blot,reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR)and immunofluorescence.Forty rats were divided randomly into Control,chronic restraint stress(CRS),CRS combined with AAV interference(CRS+AAVI),and CRS combined with AAV overexpression(CRS+AAVO)groups.The body weight and food intake of the rats in each group were monitored during establishment of the animal model.After establishment of the model,behavioral changes in the rats were monitored by sucrose preference,elevated plus maze,forced swimming,and open field tests.The 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT),norepinephrine(NE),and corticosterone(CORT)contents in the prefrontal cortex of rats in each group were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results Western blot and immunofluorescence showed that Creb protein expression was significantly reduced in the short hairpin RNA2(shRNA2)knockdown groups compared with the other groups(P<0.05).RT-qPCR showed that Creb mRNA expression was also significantly reduced compared with the other three groups(P<0.01).The AAV-CREB1-shRNA2 virus strain was therefore selected for subsequent Creb-knockdown experiments in this study.After modeling,the food intake of rats in the CRS+AAVI group was significantly reduced compared with the other groups(P<0.01).Rats in this group also showed slow weight gain and decreased desire to explore new environments,significantly increased despair and nervous behavior,and significantly decreased 5-HT and NE levels(P<0.01)and significantly increased CORT levels in the prefrontal cortex(P<0.01).These depressive behaviors and associated neurotransmitter levels were reversed in the CRS+AAVO group.Conclusions Lower expression of Creb in the prefrontal cortex can aggravate the degree of depression in rats,while high expression of Creb can alleviate depression to a certain extent.These result confirm that Creb expression in the prefrontal cortex is an important target in the pathogenesis of depression,thus providing ideas and references for the construction of animal gene models and further studies of the pathogenesis of depression.

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