1.Analysis of risk factors for MRI invisible prostate cancer
Yushi HOU ; Mingyu CHANG ; Ruiyu YUE ; Jian SONG ; Xuanhao LI ; Jingcheng LYU ; Yichen ZHU ; Boyu YANG
International Journal of Surgery 2025;52(2):98-108
Objective:To investigate the risk factors for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer (CSPCa) in patients with Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) score≤3 on multi-parameter magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI).Methods:Retrospective analysis was performed on the case data of 335 patients with suspected prostate cancer and PI-RADS score ≤3 who were admitted to Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2013 to October 2022. All patients underwent 24-needle prostate biopsy. Clinical data such as age, body mass index, past medical history, serological laboratory indicators, and mpMRI imaging data were collected. The patients were grouped according to whether the puncture pathology was CSPCa or not, and the differences in clinical data between the two groups were analyzed by t-test, rank sum test and Chi-test. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was further used to determine independent risk factors for MRI invisible prostate cancer, and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were drawn. At the same time, further subgroup analysis was conducted based on whether prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was positive before puncture and PI-RADS score, respectively, and the same statistical method was used to further determine the influence of different serological indicators and PI-RADS score on the analysis results of risk factors. Results:Among all patients, 81 were CSPCa patients and 254 were non-CSPCa patients. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that prostate-specific antigen density (PSAD) and PI-RADS score of 3 were independent risk factors for MRI invisible prostate cancer. At the same time, compared with suspected lesions located only in the transitional zone, the incidence of CSPCa in patients with suspected lesions located in the peripheral zone would increase, and the incidence of CSPCa would further increase when suspected lesions were found in both the transitional zone and the peripheral zone. In PSA-negative patients, only suspected lesion location was an independent risk factor for MRI invisible prostate cancer, while in PSA-positive patients, prostate volume, PSAD, and PI-RADS scores were independent risk factors. In subgroup analysis with different PI-RADS scores, suspicious lesions in both the transitional zone and peripheral zone indicate a higher likelihood of CSPCa. For patients with PI-RADS scores of 1 to 2, suspicious lesions in the peripheral zone alone may also indicated CSPCa, while for patients with PI-RADS scores of 3, the lower free prostate-specific antigen/total prostate-specific anti-principle was more accurate in predicting CSPCa.Conclusions:For patients who are clinically suspected of prostate cancer but whose PI-RADS score is less than or equal to 3 points indicated by mpMRI, it is necessary to further focus on the results of different serological indicators according to whether their PSA is positive and PI-RADS score respectively to judge whether patients should receive systemic prostate puncture, instead of using PSA level as a single indication for puncture. At the same time, clinicians should also pay full attention to the location of suspected lesions, when they are located in the peripheral zone, or there are suspected lesions in both the peripheral zone and the transitional zone, the possibility of CSPCa should be fully considered.
2.WU Mianhua's Experience in the Treatment of Tumor-Related Complications Using Hehuanhua (Flos Albiziae)
Jinbiao ZHU ; Wei LU ; Mingyu CHEN ;
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(8):786-789
This paper summarized professor WU Mianhua's experience in the treatment of tumors using Hehuanhua (Flos Albiziae). He believes that the occurrence and development of tumors are closely related to emotions, and thereafter proposed the concept of "masses usually due to constraint, and should be treated by regulating the spirit".Hehuanhua is a light and aromatic flower that enters the heart, liver and spleen meridians, and is good at relieving constraint and regulating the spirit, harmonizing the center with aroma, which can be used to treat all kinds of tumor-related complications. Hehuanmi is flower buds, picked before the flowers fully blooms, have the effect of clearing and lightening upward, opening up the heart and mind, and unblocking liver qi. Commonly used formulas include self-made Ningxin Anmian Decoction (宁心安眠汤) to treat tumor-related insomnia, self-made Aitongxiao Formula (癌痛消方) to treat tumor-related pain, self-made Erhua Jieyu Formula (二花解郁方) to treat tumor-associated depression, and self-made Shugan Tiaohe Decoction (疏肝调和汤) to deal with peri-menopausal state after the treatment of tumors. Hehuanhua is an inflorescence, which captures the aromatic essence and has the function of removing the filth and turbidity, and can wake up the spleen and harmonize the stomach; therefore, it is often used in self-made Tiaomu Hezhong Decoction (调木和中汤) to treat chemotherapy-related digestive tract adverse reactions or combined with rose flowers to treat chemotherapy-induced oral ulcers.
3.Application study of platelet-rich plasma combined with arterial supercharging technique to enhance survival of ischemic cross-body region skin flaps in rabbits.
Huajian ZHOU ; Mingyu JIA ; Zhihong CHEN ; Yangyang LIU ; Kuankuan ZHANG ; Zhonglian ZHU ; Min WU
Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery 2025;39(7):873-880
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effects of combined platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and arterial supercharging technique on the survival rate and functional restoration of cross-body region skin flaps in rabbits.
METHODS:
Twelve healthy 6-month-old New Zealand White rabbits were randomly assigned to 4 groups ( n=3): sham group, PRP group, anastomosis group, and combined treatment group. An axial skin flap with an area of 12 cm×6 cm on the inner side of the hind limbs of all animals were prepared, with the saphenous artery as the main blood supply. Following the ligation of both the proximal and distal ends of the saphenous artery across all groups, the sham group received no further intervention, the PRP group was subjected to PRP injection, the anastomosis group underwent in situ end-to-end anastomosis of the distal saphenous artery, and the combined treatment group received both in situ distal saphenous artery anastomosis and PRP administration. Flap survival was evaluated and recorded on postoperative days 1, 3, and 7, with survival rates calculated accordingly. On day 7, flap tissue samples were harvested for HE staining to assess basal tissue morphology. Additionally, immunohistochemical staining was conducted to detect the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and CD31 in the flap tissues.
RESULTS:
At postoperative day 1, no significant difference in flap survival rates were observed among the 4 groups ( P>0.05). At day 3, the PRP group showed no significant difference compared to the sham group ( P>0.05); however, both the anastomosis and combined treatment groups exhibited significantly higher survival rates than the sham group ( P<0.05), the combined treatment group further demonstrated superior survival rates compared to both the PRP and anastomosis groups ( P<0.05). At day 7, the combined treatment group maintained significantly higher survival rates than all other groups ( P<0.05), while both the PRP and anastomosis groups exceeded the sham group ( P<0.05). HE staining at day 7 revealed persistent inflammatory cell infiltration, sheet-like erythrocyte deposition, and disordered collagen fibers in the sham group. The PRP group showed nascent microvessel formation and early collagen reorganization, whereas the anastomosis group displayed mature microvasculature with resolved interstitial edema. The combined treatment group exhibited differentiated microvessels with densely packed collagen bundles. Immunohistochemical analysis at day 7 demonstrated significantly larger relative area percentages of α-SMA, VEGF, and CD31 positive cells in the combined treatment group compared to all other groups ( P<0.05). Both the PRP and anastomosis groups also showed significantly higher values than the sham group ( P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
The combination of PRP and arterial supercharging techniques significantly enhances flap healing, potentially through mechanisms involving augmented angiogenesis and improved blood supply.
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4.Collagen metabolism imbalance in intervertebral disc degeneration
Yizhi DONG ; Xinyue SONG ; Mingyu YAO ; He ZHU ; Ruixia WU ; Yaxin DU ; Yong ZHU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(14):3011-3019
BACKGROUND:Lumbar disc degeneration is a common disease that causes lower back pain and lower limb neurological symptoms.The balance of collagen metabolism plays an important role in maintaining the stability of the intervertebral discs.OBJECTIVE:To review the research progress in the imbalance of collagen metabolism in intervertebral disc degeneration.METHODS:The first author searched for relevant literature published before May 2024 in CNKI,PubMed and Web of Science databases.Search terms were"degenerative disc disease,""collagen metabolism,""collagenase family,""collagen synthesis related factors,"and"collagen breakdown related factors"in Chinese and English.Seventy-six articles were finally included for review.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In the process of intervertebral disc degeneration,the balance of collagen metabolism plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the normal intervertebral disc.When intervertebral disc degeneration occurs,a large amount of pro-inflammatory factors,collagenase,and oxidative stress reactions occur in the intervertebral disc,which increases the breakdown of collagen in the intervertebral disc.At the same time,it inhibits the generation of growth factors,collagen synthase,and collagen synthesis-related factors,resulting in a decrease in collagen synthesis in the intervertebral disc.The combined effect of the above two conditions disrupts the balance of collagen metabolism in the intervertebral disc,further exacerbating the process of intervertebral disc degeneration.
5.Development and multicenter validation of machine learning models for predicting postoperative pulmonary complications after neurosurgery.
Ming XU ; Wenhao ZHU ; Siyu HOU ; Hongzhi XU ; Jingwen XIA ; Liyu LIN ; Hao FU ; Mingyu YOU ; Jiafeng WANG ; Zhi XIE ; Xiaohong WEN ; Yingwei WANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(17):2170-2179
BACKGROUND:
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are major adverse events in neurosurgical patients. This study aimed to develop and validate machine learning models predicting PPCs after neurosurgery.
METHODS:
PPCs were defined according to the European Perioperative Clinical Outcome standards as occurring within 7 postoperative days. Data of cases meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria were extracted from the anesthesia information management system to create three datasets: The development (data of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University from 2018 to 2020), temporal validation (data of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University in 2021) and external validation (data of other three hospitals in 2023) datasets. Machine learning models of six algorithms were trained using either 35 retrievable and plausible features or the 11 features selected by Lasso regression. Temporal validation was conducted for all models and the 11-feature models were also externally validated. Independent risk factors were identified and feature importance in top models was analyzed.
RESULTS:
PPCs occurred in 712 of 7533 (9.5%), 258 of 2824 (9.1%), and 207 of 2300 (9.0%) patients in the development, temporal validation and external validation datasets, respectively. During cross-validation training, all models except Bayes demonstrated good discrimination with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.840. In temporal validation of full-feature models, deep neural network (DNN) performed the best with an AUC of 0.835 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.805-0.858) and a Brier score of 0.069, followed by Logistic regression (LR), random forest and XGBoost. The 11-feature models performed comparable to full-feature models with very close but statistically significantly lower AUCs, with the top models of DNN and LR in temporal and external validations. An 11-feature nomogram was drawn based on the LR algorithm and it outperformed the minimally modified Assess respiratory RIsk in Surgical patients in CATalonia (ARISCAT) and Laparoscopic Surgery Video Educational Guidelines (LAS VEGAS) scores with a higher AUC (LR: 0.824, ARISCAT: 0.672, LAS: 0.663). Independent risk factors based on multivariate LR mostly overlapped with Lasso-selected features, but lacked consistency with the important features using the Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) method of the LR model.
CONCLUSIONS:
The developed models, especially the DNN model and the nomogram, had good discrimination and calibration, and could be used for predicting PPCs in neurosurgical patients. The establishment of machine learning models and the ascertainment of risk factors might assist clinical decision support for improving surgical outcomes.
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6.Efficacy of balloon stent or oral estrogen for adhesion prevention in septate uterus: A randomized clinical trial.
Shan DENG ; Zichen ZHAO ; Limin FENG ; Xiaowu HUANG ; Sumin WANG ; Xiang XUE ; Lei YAN ; Baorong MA ; Lijuan HAO ; Xueying LI ; Lihua YANG ; Mingyu SI ; Heping ZHANG ; Zi-Jiang CHEN ; Lan ZHU
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(8):985-987
7.De Novo Assembly and Phylogenetic Study of Chloroplast Genomes of Five Species of Genus Polygonatum
Wei LI ; Mingyu ZHU ; Yuling ZENG ; Xuan WEN ; Chutong HUANG ; Xinyue FA ; Lin SEN ; Zhigang HU ; Yifei LIU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(1):36-55
Objective Five chloroplast(cp)genomes from members of genus Polygonatum were assembled by hybrid assembly technique,and their intraspecic and interspecific differences were analyzed by comparative genomic method.Codon usage patterns and influencing factors were determined,and the cp genome data were applied to understand the phylogenomic relationships in the entire genus Polygonatum along with the available data.Methods In this study,the chloroplast genomes of 5 species of genus Polygonatum were assembled using Unicycler software.Sequence alignment,collinearity analysis,boundary analysis and other methods were used to evaluate the interspecific differences of these five species.Nucleotide polymorphism analysis was used to discover the high-variation sites of the five species and their related species,predict the distribution of different long repeat sequences and SSRs,and then analyze the use bias of Polygonatum code.Finally,phylogenetic tree was constructed with the coding sequences of other 47 genus Polygonatum and their closely related species to explore their phylogenetic relationships in this study.Results ①Chloroplast genomes of 155 408-155 623 bp were assembled from five species of Polygonatum.A total of 132-133 genes were annotated,and 369 long repeats and 1553 simple repeats were detected.②The contraction and expansion of chloroplast genomes in 8 species were not obvious at the IRs boundary,and the size and distribution of individual genes at the LSC-IRs-SSC boundary,such as ndhF gene and ycf1 gene,were slightly different.No interspecific or intraspecific rearrangement was observed in 8 species.③ The high-variation regions of the 8 chloroplast genomes are mainly located in two single-copy regions,the duplicate copy region is relatively conserved,and the coding region is more conserved than the non-coding region.High nucleotide polymorphic loci rps16-trnQ,trnS-trnG,trnTUGU-trnL,ndhF-rpl32 and rpl32-trnL are located in the single copy region and most of them are gene spacer regions.④ The codon preference results showed that the codon preference of the five species was similar and mainly affected by selection pressure,and the third base of the codon played A dominant role and mainly ended in A/U.RSCU clustering heat map shows that PK and PZ,PCB and PS have close relationship.⑤ Phylogenetic trees divided 52 species into five branches:Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,ⅣandⅤ.PS,PK,PCB,PCZ and PZ were divided into ⅣandⅤbranches,among which PK and PZ were most closely related,while PCZ was more distant than the other four,was divided into the Ⅴbranch alone.Conclusion This study provided a reference for the phylogenetic research and molecular marker development of the medicinal plants of the Polygonum genus.
8.Ecological Suitability Analysis and Future Potential Habitat Layout Prediction for Chrysanthemum indicum Complex
Haiqiong ZHANG ; Mingyu ZHU ; Yujie CHI ; Yifei LIU ; Zhigang HU ; Jingjing ZHANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(1):75-83
Objective To provide scientific basis for layout planning and standardized cultivation the species of Chrysanthemum indicum complex in future periods,the potential ecological suitable areas was analyzed,.Methods By collecting distribution data of 1379 valid C.indicum complex species nationwide and 104 ecological factors,combined with MaxEnt model and ArcGIS software,the potential ecological distribution areas of C.indicum complex under 17 different climate scenarios was analyzed.Results Precipitation and solar radiation are key environmental variables affecting the suitable habitats of C.indicum complex.The most suitable regions for the growth of C.indicum complex was concentrated in Hubei(C.indicum L.),Shanxi(C.lavandulifolium),Jiangsu(C.nankingense),and Hubei(C.indicum var.aromaticum)regions.Under different scenarios,the suitable habitat area for C.indicum L.and C.lavandulifolium showed an overall decreasing trend,while those for C.indicum var.aromaticum and C.nankingense showed an expanding trend.The centroid shift indicates sensitivity of C.indicum complex to climate change.Conclusion The potential distribution areas of C.indicum complex is classified into ecological suitability levels,providing important reference for the sustainable use,introduction cultivation,and scientific zoning of related resources.
9.The Cytonuclear Coordination Study of the Key Photosynthesis Enzyme RuBisCO in Botrychium Species
Yuling ZENG ; Mingyu ZHU ; Wei LI ; Yifei LIU ; Jingjing ZHANG ; Di LEI ; Lin SEN
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(1):84-97
Objective To establish the phylogenic relationships among genus Botrychium,and to develop better molecular markers,along with to gain better understanding of cytonuclear coordination patterns of RuBisCO enzyme,the current article sampled two species(e.g.Botrychium ternatum(Thunb.)Sw.and Botrychium virginianum(L.)Sw.),and applied sequencing approaches for the data mining.Methods The assembly results of chloroplast(cp)genomes from B.ternatum and B.virginianum were determined via de novo hybrid assemble approach with the help of short reads(Illumina)and long reads(PacBio and Nanopore).Then the phylogenic relationships of 18 fern species were reconstructed based on the protein coding sequences from the cp genome and the rbcS gene,which were fished out of the RNA-seq data from SRA database,respectively.Then the adaptive selection and co-evolutionary analysis were employed to investigate the evolutionary trajectories of rbcL(cp genome)and rbcS(nuclear genome)genes.Results The full length of cp genome in the two genus Botrychium species were determined as 139 063 bp(NC_060644)and 139 372 bp(OR609363).Then 92 SSR sites and 78 SSR sites were identified in the current two cp genomes,respectively.The collinearity analysis showed high relevant relationship between the current two species,and significant relationship within both species among the inverted repeats regions.The adaptation and coevolution investigations illustrated the following results:①Coevolution network exists between RBCL and RBCS subunits from the fern RuBisCO enzyme.②Positively selected sites were significantly detected among both rbcL and rbcS genes.③Two coevolutionary pair sites from the two genes(e.g.site 11 in RBCL and site 106 in RBCS)were significantly positively selected,which may demonstrate a molecular pattern for the fern species fine-tuning the RuBisCO enzyme during the long earth history via the cytonuclear coordination.Conclusion Our current research shed a new light on the phylogenetic relationship of the genus Botrychium among the fern backbone-tree and provided amount of cpSSR sites with the potential as molecular markers for further population study on B.ternatum and B.virginianum.Moreover,our adaptation and coevolution investigations on rbcL and rbcS genes might indicate that the underlying cytonuclear coordination between the organelle and nuclear in cell of fern species for fine-tuning the key photosynthesis enzyme RuBisCO to gain better fitness according to the changing environment of earth during the geologic time-scale.
10.Based On Bibliomatrics of Research Trends in Medicinal Plant Tissue Culture Over the Last Decade
Yuhui JIANG ; Mingyu ZHU ; Jingjing ZHANG ; Yifei LIU ; Hegang LIU ; Kun YU ; Lin SEN
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(1):98-109
Objective In this research,the documents in the field of plant tissue culture in the past decade were compared by the form of charts,and the possible reasons for these results were analyzed.The application of plant tissue culture in the field of medicinal plants was introduced in detail,and the shortcomings of its development were pointed out,in order to provide a reference for the future development of medicinal plant tissue culture.Methods The CNKI and WOS database were used as the data sources,the visual analysis software Bibliometrix,CiteSpace,and VOSviewer were used to analyze the study of plant tissue culture in the past decade.The publication,author,country,institution,citations,and keywords were visualized and discussed.And then,the results were retrieved by using medicinal plants as keywords,and focusing on medicinal plant tissue culture research.Results Within the scope of the study,902 publications in CNKI and 7658 publications in WOS were filtered out.The journals with the largest number of publications in medicinal plant tissue culture accounted for a relatively high proportion.The study reveals that the author of the largest number of Chinese publications,Wei Kunhua specializing in medicinal plants,whereas the most prolific author in English also dabbles in medicinal plants.The institutions with the most amount of publications mainly concerned on the establishment of tissue culture system in the medicinal plant tissue culture.In the issuing country,Chinese output occupies the first place.The hotspots of plant tissue culture research focus on the optimization of culture conditions,metabolomics and genomics in the research.Conclusion The domestic development in the field of plant tissue culture is lagging behind compared with that of foreign countries,and the cooperation and communication among various units should be strengthened;although domestic and foreign countries have paid attention to the medicinal plant tissue culture,most of research still remains in the basic application,and its development can be promoted by combining the research with multi-omics technology.

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