1.Study on PPARδ agonists in reducing myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through PGC-1/NFRs pathway
Jianlong LIU ; Mingxiao ZHANG ; Qingxin TIAN
Chongqing Medicine 2025;54(9):2048-2053
Objective To investigate the effects of PPARδ agonist pretreatment on mice myocardial is-chemia-reperfusion injury(MI/RI).Methods The mice were divided into the control group(sham operation group),model group(ischemia for 30 min,reperfusion for 24 h),experiment group 1(GW501516,3 mg·kg-1·d-1)and experiment group 2(GW501516,10 mg·kg-1·d-1).LVEF,LVFS,serum CK-MB,LDH and cTnI levels in the mice of each group were measured;the wet-dry myocardial tissue weight ratio was de-tected,the myocardial histomorphology was observed by microscope,the myocardial cellular apoptosis rate was detected by in situ end labeling(TUNEL);Bax and Bcl-2 were detected by Western blot;the mRNA ex-pressions of PGC-1,NFR-1 and NFR-2 were detected by PCR.Results Compared with the control group,the wet-dry weight ratio,myocardial cellular apoptosis rate,CK-MB,LDH,cTnI and Bax protein expressions in the model group were increased,and the Bcl-2 protein expression,LVEF,LVFS,PGC-1 mRNA,NFR-1 mR-NA and NFR-2 mRNA were decreased(P<0.05).Compared with the model group,the wet-dry weight ratio,myocardial cellular apoptosis rate,CK-MB,LDH,cTnI levels and Bax protein expression in the experimental group 1 and 2 were decreased,while the levels of Bcl-2 protein expression,LVEF,LVFS,PGC-1 mRNA,NFR-1 mRNA and NFR-2 mRNA were significantly increased(P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the above indicators between the experimental group 1 and 2(P>0.05).Conclusion PPARδ ag-onist reduces the mitochondrial damage possibly through PGC-1/NFRs signaling pathway,thereby reduces the myocardial cellular apoptosis in mice and ameliorates MI/RI.
2.Influencing factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among medical staff: a Bayesian network modeling analysis
Li HU ; Feiruo ZHANG ; Yongmei ZHAO ; Ning FANG ; Guixin YU ; Dan LIU ; Dongdong CAO ; Leihan XU ; Zihuan WANG ; Mingxiao GUO ; Yan YE
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(6):631-636
Objective To understand the current situation and influencing factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in medical staff in Beijing City. Methods A total of 2 687 medical staff were selected as the research subjects using the multi-stage sampling method. The current situation of WMSDs and occupational stress, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and insomnia symptoms were investigated using the Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire, the Core Occupational Stress Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale, and the Self-Sleep Management Questionnaire. The Max-Min Hill-Climbing algorithm was used to construct a Bayesian network model to analyze the influencing factors and internal relationships of WMSDs and to conduct reasoning and prediction of the model. Results The prevalence of WMSDs among the research subjects was 88.9%. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify age, educational level, personal monthly income, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, insomnia symptoms, prolonged forward-head desk work, and prolonged static posture work to construct the Bayesian network model. The model consisted of nine nodes and eleven directed edges. Prolonged static posture work, prolonged forward-head desk work, and anxiety symptoms were directly related to WMSDs. Age and educational level were indirectly related to WMSDs through their influence on prolonged forward-head desk work. Depression symptoms were indirectly associated with WMSDs through their influence on anxiety symptoms. The model's prediction accuracy was 90.5%. Conclusion The prevalence of WMSDs among medical staff in Beijing City is relatively high. Prolonged static posture work, prolonged forward-head desk work, and anxiety symptoms may directly increase the risk of developing WMSDs.
3.Effects of Schisandrae Fructus alone or in combination in viral hepatitis treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lujie LIN ; Mingxiao ZHANG ; Huijuan XIE ; Min YANG ; Tong ZHU ; Junxuan YANG ; Bin YANG ; Hua LI
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;3(1):69-80
Background: Viral hepatitis causes annual deaths of 1.4 million people. Antiviral therapy rarely cures the disease, and patients are usually required to maintain lifelong medication, leading to cumulative drug toxicity. Schisandrae Fructus (SF) is efficacious in the treatment of viral hepatitis. Objective: The systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the efficacy and safety of SF alone or in combination with specific and nonspecific treatments for treating viral hepatitis by analyzing the clinical trials performed up to date. Methods: An extensive literature was searched in 7 databases from inception to May 2023. Final outcomes were divided into the primary outcomes containing the total effective rate and virological responses, as well as the secondary outcomes containing liver biochemical functions and frequencies of adverse events. RevMan 5.3 and GRADE pro 3.6 software were used for meta-analysis and assessment of evidence quality. Subgroup analysis was conducted to explore the source of the heterogeneity. Results: Twenty-nine randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. SF treatment was comparable with western medicines or other traditional Chinese treatments in terms of primary and secondary outcomes. In combination with specific treatments with antiviral medicines, SF group reduced 18.45 U/L of alanine aminotransferase levels [weighted mean difference: 18.45, 95% confidence interval (CI): (16.12, 20.78), p < 0.000 01] and 8.37 U/L of aspartate aminotransferase levels [weighted mean difference: 8.37, 95% CI: (1.25, 15.48), p = 0.02], and it decreased the levels of hyaluronic acid (HA) [standard mean difference (SMD): 0.92, 95% CI: (0.58, 1.27), p < 0.000 01], laminin (LN) [SMD: 0.64, 95% CI: (0.38, 0.90), p < 0.000 01], and procollagen type III [SMD: 0.48, 95% CI: (0.28, 0.67), p < 0.000 01], while increasing the total effective rate by 24% [risk ratio: 1.24, 95% CI: (1.15, 1.32), p < 0.000 01]. There were no severe adverse events during treatment. Conclusions: SF was a potential adjuvant for antiviral therapy in restoring liver function. However, the poor quality of the included randomized controlled trials limited the recommendations. More long-term, randomized, and double-blind studies should be performed to assess the efficacy and safety of combination therapy.
4.Effects of Schisandrae Fructus alone or in combination in viral hepatitis treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lujie LIN ; Mingxiao ZHANG ; Huijuan XIE ; Min YANG ; Tong ZHU ; Junxuan YANG ; Bin YANG ; Hua LI
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;3(1):69-80
Background: Viral hepatitis causes annual deaths of 1.4 million people. Antiviral therapy rarely cures the disease, and patients are usually required to maintain lifelong medication, leading to cumulative drug toxicity. Schisandrae Fructus (SF) is efficacious in the treatment of viral hepatitis. Objective: The systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the efficacy and safety of SF alone or in combination with specific and nonspecific treatments for treating viral hepatitis by analyzing the clinical trials performed up to date. Methods: An extensive literature was searched in 7 databases from inception to May 2023. Final outcomes were divided into the primary outcomes containing the total effective rate and virological responses, as well as the secondary outcomes containing liver biochemical functions and frequencies of adverse events. RevMan 5.3 and GRADE pro 3.6 software were used for meta-analysis and assessment of evidence quality. Subgroup analysis was conducted to explore the source of the heterogeneity. Results: Twenty-nine randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. SF treatment was comparable with western medicines or other traditional Chinese treatments in terms of primary and secondary outcomes. In combination with specific treatments with antiviral medicines, SF group reduced 18.45 U/L of alanine aminotransferase levels [weighted mean difference: 18.45, 95% confidence interval (CI): (16.12, 20.78), p < 0.000 01] and 8.37 U/L of aspartate aminotransferase levels [weighted mean difference: 8.37, 95% CI: (1.25, 15.48), p = 0.02], and it decreased the levels of hyaluronic acid (HA) [standard mean difference (SMD): 0.92, 95% CI: (0.58, 1.27), p < 0.000 01], laminin (LN) [SMD: 0.64, 95% CI: (0.38, 0.90), p < 0.000 01], and procollagen type III [SMD: 0.48, 95% CI: (0.28, 0.67), p < 0.000 01], while increasing the total effective rate by 24% [risk ratio: 1.24, 95% CI: (1.15, 1.32), p < 0.000 01]. There were no severe adverse events during treatment. Conclusions: SF was a potential adjuvant for antiviral therapy in restoring liver function. However, the poor quality of the included randomized controlled trials limited the recommendations. More long-term, randomized, and double-blind studies should be performed to assess the efficacy and safety of combination therapy.
5.Effects of Schisandrae Fructus alone or in combination in viral hepatitis treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lujie LIN ; Mingxiao ZHANG ; Huijuan XIE ; Min YANG ; Tong ZHU ; Junxuan YANG ; Bin YANG ; Hua LI
Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;3(1):69-80
Background: Viral hepatitis causes annual deaths of 1.4 million people. Antiviral therapy rarely cures the disease, and patients are usually required to maintain lifelong medication, leading to cumulative drug toxicity. Schisandrae Fructus (SF) is efficacious in the treatment of viral hepatitis. Objective: The systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the efficacy and safety of SF alone or in combination with specific and nonspecific treatments for treating viral hepatitis by analyzing the clinical trials performed up to date. Methods: An extensive literature was searched in 7 databases from inception to May 2023. Final outcomes were divided into the primary outcomes containing the total effective rate and virological responses, as well as the secondary outcomes containing liver biochemical functions and frequencies of adverse events. RevMan 5.3 and GRADE pro 3.6 software were used for meta-analysis and assessment of evidence quality. Subgroup analysis was conducted to explore the source of the heterogeneity. Results: Twenty-nine randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. SF treatment was comparable with western medicines or other traditional Chinese treatments in terms of primary and secondary outcomes. In combination with specific treatments with antiviral medicines, SF group reduced 18.45 U/L of alanine aminotransferase levels [weighted mean difference: 18.45, 95% confidence interval (CI): (16.12, 20.78), p < 0.000 01] and 8.37 U/L of aspartate aminotransferase levels [weighted mean difference: 8.37, 95% CI: (1.25, 15.48), p = 0.02], and it decreased the levels of hyaluronic acid (HA) [standard mean difference (SMD): 0.92, 95% CI: (0.58, 1.27), p < 0.000 01], laminin (LN) [SMD: 0.64, 95% CI: (0.38, 0.90), p < 0.000 01], and procollagen type III [SMD: 0.48, 95% CI: (0.28, 0.67), p < 0.000 01], while increasing the total effective rate by 24% [risk ratio: 1.24, 95% CI: (1.15, 1.32), p < 0.000 01]. There were no severe adverse events during treatment. Conclusions: SF was a potential adjuvant for antiviral therapy in restoring liver function. However, the poor quality of the included randomized controlled trials limited the recommendations. More long-term, randomized, and double-blind studies should be performed to assess the efficacy and safety of combination therapy.
6.Preliminary experience of robotic-assisted kidney transplantation in a single center
Mingxiao ZHANG ; Zhenshan DING ; Jianfeng WANG ; Ying ZHAO ; Tianyu ZHANG ; Chuanzhen CAO ; Yisen DENG ; Xiaofeng ZHOU
Organ Transplantation 2024;15(3):422-428
Objective To evaluate the safety, effectiveness and feasibility of robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT). Methods Clinical data of 16 patients who underwent kidney transplantation were collected. Among them, 8 recipients received RAKT (RAKT group) and 8 cases underwent open kidney transplantation (OKT) with the contralateral kidney from the same donor (OKT group). Perioperative status and the recovery of renal allograft function were compared between two groups. Results All patients successfully completed the surgery. In the RAKT group, no patient was converted to open surgery. The operation time in the RAKT group was longer than that in the OKT group (P=0.015). No significant differences were observed in the serum creatinine levels before surgery and upon discharge between two groups (both P>0.05). In the OKT group, one recipient developed delayed graft function (DGF), and the remaining recipients did not experience perioperative complications. No significant difference was noted in the short-term recovery of renal allograft function between two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Postoperative recovery of the recipients in the RAKT group is equivalent to that of their counterparts in the OKT group. RAKT is a safe and effective procedure for the team expertise in kidney transplantation.
7.Factors of communication disorders in ICU machinery ventilates patients based on the theoretical framework of acceptability:a phenomenological study
Yunjing YANG ; Zhenyu ZHANG ; Mingxiao GAO ; Ying LI ; Hongni XU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(4):302-307
Objective:To explore the factors leading to communication disorders in ICU patients during mechanical ventilation from the perspective of both patients and medical staff, and to use the theoretical framework of acceptability to identify the barriers that can be improved by intervention.Methods:Using the method of descriptive phenomenology from July to August 2022, 11 patients with mechanical ventilation and 8 medical staff in the comprehensive ICU of a Yuhuangding Hospital in Yantai were selected for interviews by the purpose sampling method, combined with participatory observation. The interviews of patients were conducted off ventilator. With Nvivo12.0 Plus software, the seven-step analysis method of Colaizzi phenomenology was adopted to summarize the theme and the theoretical framework of acceptability was used to identify the obstacle factors that could be improved by intervention.Results:The age of 11 patients was 18-46 years old, the duration of mechanical ventilation was 9.5-312.3 h. The age of 8 medical staff was 26-54 years old, the length of service in ICU was 2-30 years. A total of 14 themes were extracted. For patients: defensive mood, difficulty in presenting information, introverted personality, communication tools are hard to use, emergency treatment conflict, deny the ability to communicate, thought slowness. For medical staff: defensive mood, cognitive load, high time cost, lack of humane communication strategies, poor training, other priorities, loss of confidence in effective communication, awareness of the importance of communication was not enough.Conclusions:There are many factors that can be improved for patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU. It is suggested to speed up the research and development of high-tech and personalized alternative communication tools in China, reduce negative communication between doctors and patients and nurses and patients, and implement evidence-based multi-mode and progressive communication intervention strategies.
8.Analysis of management points of Mayo Clinic in the United States
Dongmei ZHANG ; Mingxiao WANG ; Shuwen LIU
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2024;40(9):731-734
The Mayo Clinic in the United States is a non-profit medical institution that integrates clinical practice, education, and research. It has maintained a global top hospital brand image for a long time and its management ideas have been widely recognized and appreciated by the industry. From the perspective of strategic management, this study elaborated on the core values of Mayo Clinic, the multidisciplinary team cooperation diagnosis and treatment model, the high fixed salary salary system, the management model of doctor leadership-operation supervisor cooperation, the business mission of integrated clinical practice, education, and research, and the management points of digital marketing, which could provide references for the high-quality development and brand building of hospitals in China.
9.Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion Weighted Imaging Histogram in Predicting Chemotherapy Response of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Nan ZHANG ; Guoli LIU ; Mingxiao WANG ; Lin MA
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2024;32(5):439-446,460
Purpose To investigate the value of pre-treatment relative cerebral blood flow(rCBF)and relative cerebral blood volume histogram of dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion weighted imaging in predicting the chemotherapy response of primary central nervous system lymphoma(PCNSL)patients.Materials and Methods Thirty-eight PCNSL patients with fifty-seven lesions treated with high-dose methotrexate chemotherapy from September 2016 to October 2023 were retrospectively involved in the study.The patients were divided into response group of 30 patients and non-response group of 8 patients.Region of interest was drawn in cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume images,and histogram paraments were extracted.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were performed to identify the independent predictors for chemotherapy response in PCNSL,and then combined prediction model was constructed.The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to compare the predictive performance of different paraments and combined model.Results The number of lesions(OR=9.726,95%CI 1.070-88.397,P=0.043)and rCBF90(OR=0.224,95%CI 0.072-0.704,P=0.010)were the independent predictors for chemotherapy response with the area under the curve of 0.681 and 0.798,respectively.The combined model of rCBF90 and the numbers of lesions showed the best predictive performance with the area under the curve of 0.846.Conclusion The pre-treatment quantitative parameters rCBF and relative cerebral blood volume of dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion weighted imaging could be used for predicting the response to high-dose methotrexate chemotherapy in PCNSL patients,and the rCBF90 is an independent predictor of chemotherapy response.
10.Identification of Growth Years of Scutellariae Radix By Characteristic Spectrum of Inorganic Elements Combined with Chemometrics
Hua LI ; Guoying HUANG ; Mingxiao ZHANG ; Lixin YANG ; Hongjing DONG ; Bin YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(21):121-128
ObjectiveTo obtain content characteristics of inorganic elements in Scutellariae Radix (aged 1-4 years), and to explore the feasibility of identifying the growth years of Scutellariae Radix based on characteristic spectrum of inorganic elements combined with chemometric models. MethodAfter microwave digestion, the contents of Mn, Zn, Ca, Fe, Mg, Na, K, Cr, Cu, Se, As, Cd, Hg, Pb and Ni in 21 batches of Scutellariae Radix were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Meanwhile, characteristic spectrum of inorganic elements in samples was drawn. The identification model was constructed to discriminate the growth years of Scutellariae Radix based on the combination of principal component analysis (PCA), Fisher discriminant function and support vector machine (SVM). ResultThe contents of Mn (7.79-36.48 μg·g-1), Zn (10.12-31.43 μg·g-1), Cu (6.38-17.20 μg·g-1), K (2.98-13.89 μg·g-1), Mg (3.45-7.78 μg·g-1) and Ca (2.32-7.09 μg·g-1) in Scutellariae Radix were detected by ICP-OES and ICP-MS, and their contents increased with the prolongation of growth years. PCA results showed that Cu, Ni, Cd, Na, Mg, Fe, Ca, Zn, Mn and Hg were characteristic elements of Scutellariae Radix. Samples with different years could be divided into four categories in the spatial characteristic diagram of Fisher discriminant analysis. The correct rate of SVM model for identifying the growth years of samples was 95.2%. ConclusionThis established method is accurate and rapid for discriminating the growth years of Scutellariae Radix, which can provide reference for the identification of other Chinese medicinal materials. It is suggested that some elements should be considered as indexes in subsequent construction of the quality evaluation system of Scutellariae Radix.

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