1.Study on the quality of the Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma from different producing areas
Siqiong CAO ; Yunjing QIU ; Jiaying HE ; Chunlin ZHONG ; Min XU
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;46(9):1187-1192
Objective:To establish UPLC specific chromatogram method and content determination method of Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma; To comprehensively evaluate the Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma from different producing areas.Methods:UPLC method was used to establish the specific chromatogram of 15 batches of Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma from different producing areas. The quality was evaluated by cluster analysis and partial least square analysis. The content of total flavonoids was determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry.Results:The established specific chromatogram identified a total of 21 common peaks, and identified 4 components through comparison with control samples. The clustering and partial least squares analysis showed that the samples from Anshan City in Liaoning Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, Jiamusi City in Heilongjiang Province, Jilin City in Jilin Province had a certain consistency. The results of total flavone content determination showed that the content of samples from different producing areas was different.Conclusion:The established UPLC characteristic chromatogram and content determination method of total flavone content of Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma can reflect the quality of Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis Rhizoma in different places. The quality of samples from different origins is similar, but the contents of the three producing areas fluctuated greatly.
2.Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Nocardia rubra cell wall skeleton immunotherapy for cervical high-risk HPV persistent infection.
Fei CHEN ; Wen DI ; Yuan Jing HU ; Chang Zhong LI ; Fei WANG ; Hua DUAN ; Jun LIU ; Shu Zhong YAO ; You Zhong ZHANG ; Rui Xia GUO ; Jian Dong WANG ; Jian Liu WANG ; Yu Quan ZHANG ; Min WANG ; Zhong Qiu LIN ; Jing He LANG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023;58(7):536-545
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nocardia rubra cell wall skeleton (Nr-CWS) in the treatment of persistent cervical high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection. Methods: A randomized, double blind, multi-center trial was conducted. A total of 688 patients with clinically and pathologically confirmed HR-HPV infection of the cervix diagnosed in 13 hispital nationwide were recruited and divided into: (1) patients with simple HR-HPV infection lasting for 12 months or more; (2) patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) Ⅰ and HR-HPV infection lasting for 12 months or more; (3) patients with the same HR-HPV subtype with no CINⅡ and more lesions after treatment with CINⅡ or CIN Ⅲ (CINⅡ/CIN Ⅲ). All participants were randomly divided into the test group and the control group at a ratio of 2∶1. The test group was locally treated with Nr-CWS freeze-dried powder and the control group was treated with freeze-dried powder without Nr-CWS. The efficacy and negative conversion rate of various subtypes of HR-HPV were evaluated at 1, 4, 8, and 12 months after treatment. The safety indicators of initial diagnosis and treatment were observed. Results: (1) This study included 555 patients with HR-HPV infection in the cervix (included 368 in the test group and 187 in the control group), with an age of (44.1±10.0) years. The baseline characteristics of the two groups of subjects, including age, proportion of Han people, weight, composition of HR-HPV subtypes, and proportion of each subgroup, were compared with no statistically significant differences (all P>0.05). (2) After 12 months of treatment, the effective rates of the test group and the control group were 91.0% (335/368) and 44.9% (84/187), respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=142.520, P<0.001). After 12 months of treatment, the negative conversion rates of HPV 16, 18, 52, and 58 infection in the test group were 79.2% (84/106), 73.3% (22/30), 83.1% (54/65), and 77.4% (48/62), respectively. The control group were 21.6% (11/51), 1/9, 35.1% (13/37), and 20.0% (8/40), respectively. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant (all P<0.001). (3) There were no statistically significant differences in vital signs (body weight, body temperature, respiration, pulse rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, etc.) and laboratory routine indicators (blood cell analysis, urine routine examination) between the test group and the control group before treatment and at 1, 4, 8, and 12 months after treatment (all P>0.05); there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions related to the investigational drug between the two groups of subjects [8.7% (32/368) vs 8.0% (15/187), respectively; χ2=0.073, P=0.787]. Conclusion: External use of Nr-CWS has good efficacy and safety in the treatment of high-risk HPV persistent infection in the cervix.
Female
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Humans
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Adult
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Middle Aged
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Cervix Uteri/pathology*
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology*
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Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis*
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Cell Wall Skeleton
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Persistent Infection
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Powders
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Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/pathology*
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Immunotherapy
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Papillomaviridae
3.Artificial Intelligence in the Prediction of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors on Endoscopic Ultrasonography Images: Development, Validation and Comparison with Endosonographers
Yi LU ; Jiachuan WU ; Minhui HU ; Qinghua ZHONG ; Limian ER ; Huihui SHI ; Weihui CHENG ; Ke CHEN ; Yuan LIU ; Bingfeng QIU ; Qiancheng XU ; Guangshun LAI ; Yufeng WANG ; Yuxuan LUO ; Jinbao MU ; Wenjie ZHANG ; Min ZHI ; Jiachen SUN
Gut and Liver 2023;17(6):874-883
Background/Aims:
The accuracy of endosonographers in diagnosing gastric subepithelial lesions (SELs) using endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is influenced by experience and subjectivity. Artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved remarkable development in this field. This study aimed to develop an AI-based EUS diagnostic model for the diagnosis of SELs, and evaluated its efficacy with external validation.
Methods:
We developed the EUS-AI model with ResNeSt50 using EUS images from two hospitals to predict the histopathology of the gastric SELs originating from muscularis propria. The diagnostic performance of the model was also validated using EUS images obtained from four other hospitals.
Results:
A total of 2,057 images from 367 patients (375 SELs) were chosen to build the models, and 914 images from 106 patients (108 SELs) were chosen for external validation. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of the model for differentiating gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and non-GISTs in the external validation sets by images were 82.01%, 68.22%, 86.77%, 59.86%, and 78.12%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy in the external validation set by tumors were 83.75%, 71.43%, 89.33%, 60.61%, and 80.56%, respectively. The EUS-AI model showed better performance (especially specificity) than some endosonographers.The model helped improve the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of certain endosonographers.
Conclusions
We developed an EUS-AI model to classify gastric SELs originating from muscularis propria into GISTs and non-GISTs with good accuracy. The model may help improve the diagnostic performance of endosonographers. Further work is required to develop a multi-modal EUS-AI system.
4.HBV infection among blood donors from 18 domestic blood stations of prefecture-level cities
Dingding WANG ; Youhua SHEN ; Jianling ZHONG ; Hui ZHANG ; Zhibin TIAN ; Lin BAO ; Huixia ZHAO ; Jian ZHANG ; Peng WANG ; Yanqin HE ; Wei ZHANG ; Li LI ; Hao LI ; Dexu CHU ; Ying WANG ; Xin ZHANG ; Shouguang XU ; Min HUANG ; Yan QIU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2023;36(2):172-176
【Objective】 To analyze the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection data of blood donors from 18 domestic blood stations, so as to investigate the HBV infection situation of blood donors. 【Methods】 The positive rate of HBV and its distribution characteristics of regions, the percentage of HBsAg+ ELISA in first-time vs repeated blood donors, and the percentage of HBsAg-/HBV DNA+ blood donors of 18 domestic blood stations during 2017 to 2020 were collected from the Working Platform for Practice Comparison of Blood Centers, and the HBV infection among blood donors were statistically analyzed. 【Results】 From 2017 to 2020, the positive rate of HBV in blood donors among 18 domestic blood stations was 13.48/10 000-144.02/10 000, with the average HBV positive rate in eastern, central and western region at 26.14/10 000, 51.98/10 000 and 41.00/10 000, respectively. The HBsAg+ rate by ELISA among first-time and repeated blood donors was 14.55/10 000-305.39/10 000 vs 1.04/10 000-87.43/10 000 The HBsAg-/HBV DNA+ yield was 1.80/10 000-35.31/10 000. 【Conclusion】 The distribution of HBV infection in blood donors has regional characteristics, and HBV prevalence was low in repeated blood donors. HBsAg ELISA combined with HBV DNA detection can better ensure blood safety.
5.Single-dose AAV-based vaccine induces a high level of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques.
Dali TONG ; Mei ZHANG ; Yunru YANG ; Han XIA ; Haiyang TONG ; Huajun ZHANG ; Weihong ZENG ; Muziying LIU ; Yan WU ; Huan MA ; Xue HU ; Weiyong LIU ; Yuan CAI ; Yanfeng YAO ; Yichuan YAO ; Kunpeng LIU ; Shifang SHAN ; Yajuan LI ; Ge GAO ; Weiwei GUO ; Yun PENG ; Shaohong CHEN ; Juhong RAO ; Jiaxuan ZHAO ; Juan MIN ; Qingjun ZHU ; Yanmin ZHENG ; Lianxin LIU ; Chao SHAN ; Kai ZHONG ; Zilong QIU ; Tengchuan JIN ; Sandra CHIU ; Zhiming YUAN ; Tian XUE
Protein & Cell 2023;14(1):69-73
6.Mechanism of Zhongfeng Xingnao Decoction in improving microcirculatory disorders in cerebral hemorrhage based on network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques.
Xiao-Qin ZHONG ; Da-Feng HU ; Yu WANG ; Zhen-Qiu NING ; Min-Zhen DENG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2023;48(22):6115-6127
This study aimed to explore the mechanism of Zhongfeng Xingnao Decoction(ZFXN) in intervening microcirculatory di-sorders in cerebral hemorrhage by network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques. The information on the components of ZFXN was obtained through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP) database, and the predicted targets of chemical components were obtained from PubChem and SwissTargetPrediction. The relevant targets of cerebral hemorrhage and microcirculatory disorders were collected from the GeneCards database, and the common targets of the components and diseases were analyzed by the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery(DAVID) for Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) enrichment analyses. Visualization of the correlation network was carried out using Cytoscape software to further screen important chemical components for molecular docking prediction with disease targets. The animal experiment validation was performed using modified neurological severity score(mNSS), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA), quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR), immunofluorescence, and Western blot to detect the effects of ZFXN intervention in mice with cerebral hemorrhage. The results showed that there were 31 chemical components and 856 targets in the four drugs contained in ZFXN, 173 targets for microcirculatory disorders in cerebral hemorrhage, and 57 common targets for diseases and components. The enrichment analysis showed that common targets were mainly involved in biological processes, such as cell proliferation and apoptosis, and signaling pathways, such as tumor pathway, viral infection, phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B(PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway, and mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK) signaling pathway. Molecular docking results revealed that the common components β-sitosterol of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma, and Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma Rubra showed good docking with proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase(SRC), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3), phosphoinositide-3-kinase catalytic alpha polypeptide gene(PIK3CA), recombinant protein tyrosine phosphatase non receptor type 11(PTPN11), AKT1, epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR), calcium adhesion-associated protein beta 1(CTNNB1), vascular endothelial growth factor A(VEGFA), and tumor protein p53(TP53). Moreover, sennoside E of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma showed good docking with MAPK1. The results revealed that the ZFXN relieved the neural injury in mice with cerebral hemorrhage, decreased the expression of S100 calcium-binding protein B(S100β), neuron specific enolase(NSE), matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP9), tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α), interleukin 1β(IL-1β), SRC, EGFR, CTNNB1, VEGFA, TP53, glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP), and leukocyte differentiation antigen 86(CD86), and increased the expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT, and zona occludens 1(ZO-1). The results indicate that ZFXN may inhibit neuronal apoptosis and inflammatory response through PI3K/AKT/p53 pathway to protect the blood-brain barrier, thereby slowing down microcirculatory impairment in cerebral hemorrhage.
Animals
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Mice
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Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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Molecular Docking Simulation
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Network Pharmacology
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Microcirculation
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics*
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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ErbB Receptors
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Cerebral Hemorrhage/drug therapy*
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Neoplasms
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Phosphatidylinositols
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology*
7.The Tertiary Hospital's Medical Materials Supply in the Prevention of Public Health Emergencies.
Xianli MA ; Jun LU ; Hui ZHONG ; Dingsheng CHENG ; Wenjun GE ; Jing YU ; Lixing CHEN ; Guoli QIU ; Min LIU ; Runze WEI
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2022;46(4):469-472
OBJECTIVE:
To ensure the supply of prevention materials in the tertiary public hospitals in prefecturelevel cities, and to make the process of allocating prevention materials more scientific and reasonable.
METHODS:
Open the green passage, simplify the procurement process, carry out emergency procurement of related materials, ensure timely delivery of prevention materials, distribute them at different levels, and strengthen the warehouse management of prevention materials.
RESULTS:
The scheme of emergancy supplies was constantly improved, and the supply of prevention materials was completed with good quality.
CONCLUSIONS
Using scientific and efficient management methods, the supply of prevention materials in medical institutions has been guaranteed, which has experience and reference significance for the prevention and control of similar public health emergencies in the future.
Emergencies
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Humans
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Public Health
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Tertiary Care Centers
8.Prevalence of mountain-zoonotic type visceral leishmaniasis in Yangquan City of Shanxi Province from 2015 to 2020
Pei-jun ZHANG ; Zheng-bin ZHOU ; Yuan-yuan LI ; Yu-wan HAO ; Zhuo-wei LUO ; Hong-yan LI ; Zhong-qiu LI ; Li-min YANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Bin WU ; Shi-zhu LI
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2022;34(5):493-499
Objective To investigate the prevalence of mountain-type zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (MT-ZVL) in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province from 2015 to 2020, so as to provide the scientific evidence for formulating the MT-ZVL control strategy. Methods The epidemiological data pertaining to MT-ZVL cases in Yangquan City from 2015 to 2020 were collected and descriptively analyzed. A Joinpoint regression model was created to analyze the trend in the MT-ZVL incidence in Yangquan City from 2015 to 2020 using annual percent change (APC). The sandflies surveillance data and the prevalence of Leishmania infections in dogs were collected in Yangquan City in 2020, and the regional distribution of sandflies density and sero-prevalence of Leishmania infections in dogs were calculated. In addition, the associations of sandflies density and sero-prevalence of Leishmania infections in dogs with the incidence of human MT-ZVL were examined using the linear correlation analysis. Results A total of 162 MT-ZVL cases were reported in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province from 2015 to 2020, with annual mean incidence of 1.9/105, and there were 4, 7, 16, 27, 33 cases and 75 cases with MT-ZVL reported from 2015 to 2020, appearing a tendency towards a rapid rise (APC = 72.79%, t = 11.10, P < 0.01). MT-ZVL cases were reported across the five counties (districts) of Yangquan City, and the cases predominantly occurred in Jiaoqu District (35.2%, 57/162) and Pingding County (33.3%, 54/162). MT-ZVL cases were predominantly detected in residents at ages of 15 years and older (71.6%, 116/162) and at ages of 0 to 2 years (22.2%, 36/162), with farmers (37.4%, 61/162) and diaspora children (24.5%, 40/162) as predominant occupations. The mean density of Phlebotomus chinensis was 6.3 sandflies per trap per night in Yangquan City from during the period from May to September, 2020, with the highest density observed in Jiaoqu District (12.6 sandflies per trap per night) and the lowest in Yuxian County (1.1 sandflies per trap per night), and there was a region-specific mean density of Ph. chinensis in Yangquan City (H = 17.282, P < 0.01). The sero-prevalence of serum anti-Leishmania antibody was 7.4% (2 996/40 573) in domestic dogs in Yangquan City, with the highest sero-prevalence seen in Jiaoqu District (16.6%, 1 444/8 677), and the lowest in Yuxian County (2.3%, 266/11 501), and there was a region-specific sero-prevalence rate of anti-Leishmania antibody in domestic dogs in Yangquan City (χ2 = 1 753.74, P < 0.01). The sero-prevalence of anti-Leishmania antibody was significantly higher in stray dogs (20.0%, 159/794) than in domestic dogs (χ2 = 176.63, P < 0.01). In addition, there were significant associations among the sandflies density, sero-prevalence of anti-Leishmania antibody in domestic dogs and the incidence of human MT-ZVL (r = 0.832 to 0.870, all P values < 0.05). Conclusions The prevalence of MT-ZVL appeared a tendency towards a rapid rise in Yangquan City from 2015 to 2020, and systematic interventions are urgently needed for MT-ZVL control.
9.Hyperactivation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway impairs TNF-α-induced autophagy in mesenchymal stem cells from patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Zhen Hua LIU ; Shao Xiong MIN ; Xiu Yi LU ; Shui Zhong CEN ; Zhi Peng CHEN ; Tao WANG ; Jian Jun LI ; Wei Bo ZENG ; Su Jun QIU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2022;42(2):272-277
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the changes in autophagy of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from patients with ankylosing spondylitis and explore the mechanism for decreased autophagy in ASMSCs.
METHODS:
MSCs collected from 14 patients with AS (ASMSCs) and from 15 healthy donors (HDMSCs) were cultured in the absence or presence of 25 ng/mL TNF-α for 6 h. Autophagy of the cells was determined by immunofluorescence staining of GFP-LC3B, and the results were confirmed by detecting the protein expressions of autophagy markers LC3 II/LC3 I and P62. The mRNA expressions of the related genes were detected using qRT-PCR, and the protein expressions of the autophagy markers and signaling pathway-related molecules were determined with Western blotting. TG100713 was used to block the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway, and its effect on autophagy of ASMSCs was evaluated.
RESULTS:
ASMSCs showed significantly weaker GFP-LC3B puncta staining and lower protein expression levels of LC3 II/LC3 I but higher levels of P62 protein (P < 0.05), indicating a decreased autophagy capacity as compared with HDMSCs. TNF-α-induced ASMSCs showed significantly higher protein expressions of p-PI3K/ PI3K, p-AKT/AKT and p-mTOR/mTOR than HDMSCs (P < 0.05), suggesting hyperactivation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in ASMSCs. Blocking PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling with TG100713 eliminated the difference in TNF-α-induced autophagy between HDMSCs and ASMSCs.
CONCLUSION
In patients with AS, hyperactivation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway results in decreased autophagy of the MSCs and potentially contributes to chronic inflammation.
Autophagy
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Humans
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism*
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism*
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism*
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Signal Transduction
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism*
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism*
10.Analyzing the influencing factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among manufacturing painters
PENG Zhi heng LIU Yi min HE Yi nan HE Jin tong CHEN Cun qiu JIA Ning WANG Zhong xu LIU Xiao yong
China Occupational Medicine 2022;49(05):481-
Objective -
To analyze the prevalence and influencing factors of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)
Methods
among painters in the manufacturing industry. A total of 639 painters from one shipbuilding enterprise, one
automobile manufacturing enterprise and three wooden furniture manufacturing enterprises in Guangdong Province were selected
as the research subjects using typical sampling method. The Chinese version of Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire was
Results
used to investigate the prevalence of WMSDs in the past one year, and the influencing factors were analyzed. The total
prevalence rate of WMSDs among painters in the manufacturing industry was 37.4%. The prevalence of WMSDs in different
vs vs P
industries from high to low was shipbuilding, automobile and furniture manufacturing (50.0% 38.7% 29.0%, <0.01). The
prevalence of WMSDs in different parts of the body from high to low was neck, ankle/foot, shoulder, low back, upper back, knee,
vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs P
hand/wrist, hip/leg and elbow (20.7% 19.2% 17.4% 15.8% 14.1% 13.8% 13.5% 9.5% 6.6%, <0.01).
Multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that working in uncomfortable postures was a risk factor for neck, ankle/
P P
foot and shoulder WMSDs (all <0.01); long time head turning was a risk factor for neck and shoulder WMSDs (both <0.05);
P
overweight and obesity, and bending and turning frequently at the same time were risk factors for ankle/foot WMSDs (all <0.05);
P
adequate rest time was a protective factor for neck and ankle/foot WMSDs (both <0.01); participated in physical exercise more
P
than once a week was a protective factor of neck and shoulder WMSDs in painters (all <0.05), after excluding the influence of
Conclusion
confounding factors. The prevalence of WMSDs in manufacturing painters was high, and the main body parts E mail 4813545@qq.com E mail wangzhongxu2003@163.com· · 中国职业医学 年 月第 卷第 期 , , ,
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involved were neck, ankle/foot and shoulder. The influencing factors include individual factors, poor ergonomics factors and
unreasonable work organization.

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