1.Epidemiological characteristics,antimicrobial resistance genes,and viru-lence genes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae:a study based on whole genome sequencing
Yuting RAO ; Lei JIANG ; Ru GE ; Liuyang ZHU ; Yanhui LIU ; Yu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(10):1367-1376
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics as well as molecular epidemiological features of resis-tance genes and virulence genes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP)infection in a region,and provide scientific basis for the prevention,treatment,and epidemiological study of CRKP.Methods 60 non-repeti-tive CRKP strains isolated clinically from Puyang Oilfield General Hospital from November 2023 to September 2024 were analyzed retrospectively.Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using VITEK 2 Compact automa-tic microbial analyzer,K-B disk diffusion method,and micro-broth dilution method.Mucus phenotype of bacterial strains was identified by string test.Carbapenemase was detected by carbapenemase inhibitor enhancement assay.Molecular features,such as multi-locus sequence typing(MLST),capsule serotypes,resistance genes,virulence genes,plasmid replication types of strains,as well as the genetic and evolutionary relationships of strains were de-termined by whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.Results CRKP strains were mainly isolated from elderly male hospitalized patients.Specimens were mostly from sputum(71.67%),mainly distributed in depart-ment of respiratory medicine(30.00%).All strains were highly resistant to multiple commonly used antimicrobial agents,only with high susceptibility rates to cefotaxime/avibactam,tigecycline,and polymyxin B(>60.00%).Two CRKP strains were positive for string test.95.00%of the strains produced class A serine carbapenemase.All strains carried fluoroquinolone,phosphomycin,β-lactam,and aminoglycoside resistance genes;enterobactin,Esche-richia coli common pilus(ECP),and outer membrane protein-related virulence genes;as well as plasmids from the IncF plasmid family.Carbapenemase gene was mainly blaKPC-2(95.00%),and the major capsule serotype was KL19(43.33%).In MLST,ST11(51.67%)was the dominant clone group,and ST11-KL62(n=12)was the dominant subtype.Conclusion CRKP in this hospital is highly resistant to multiple commonly used antimicrobial agents,and its mechanism of resistance to carbapenems is mainly related to the presence of blaKPC-2 resistance gene.All strains have coexisting multiple resistance genes and virulence genes,and show a phenomenon of multi-clone transmission.ST11 is the dominant clone group,and ST11-KL62 is the main prevalent subclone type.
2.Uterine-sparing U-shaped Reconstruction Surgery in the Treatment of Diffuse Uterine Adenomyosis
Xiuxiu WU ; Mengjing TAN ; Ru ZHU
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery 2025;25(9):534-538
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of uterine-sparing U-shaped reconstruction surgery in the treatment of diffuse uterine adenomyosis.Methods A total of 48 patients with diffuse uterine adenomyosis underwent surgical treatment from October 2019 to September 2022.All the patients underwent a modified lesion resection procedure via sagittal plane incision of the uterine corpus,enabling direct visualization for U-shaped excision of adenomyotic foci within the myometrium,followed by endometrial cavity reconstruction and uterine remodeling.The dysmenorrhea score,menstrual volume score,serum CA125,and uterine volume were assessed at 1,6,and 12 months postoperatively.Results All the 48 patients underwent surgery successfully.The average surgery time was(115.7±13.6)min,the average intraoperative blood loss was(109.4±30.9)ml,and the total length of hospital stay was(8.6±1.7)d.At 1,6,and 12 months after surgery,the dysmenorrhea score,menstrual volume score,serum CA125 levels,and uterine volume were significantly lower as compared to the pre-operative values(all P=0.000).The hemoglobin level at 1 month after surgery was significantly higher than that before surgery(P=0.000).No symptomatic or ultrasonic recurrences were observed in all the 48 cases.Two cases got unexpected pregnancy after surgery.Conclusions Uterine-sparing U-shaped reconstruction surgery is a safe and effective treatment for diffuse uterine adenomyosis.It does not require special instruments,and is simple and easy to perform.
3.Effect and mechanism of triptolide in alleviating depression induced by corticosterone in mice via CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway
Ya-ru ZHANG ; Yao ZHUANG ; Zhu TAO ; Xue LI ; Shu-min DING ; Jin-peng LYU ; Li LIU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(4):677-685
Aim To investigate the effect of triptolide(TP)on corticosterone(CORT)-induced depression-like behaviors in mice and explore the antidepressant mechanism of TP based on the CREB/BDNF/TrkB sig-naling pathway.Methods Sixty 8-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into five groups:control group,CORT group,TP groups of low and high doses(10,30 μg·kg-1),and fluoxetine(FLU)group(10 mg·kg-1).Except for the control group,the other groups received subcutaneous injec-tions of CORT for three consecutive weeks to establish the model of depression.During the last two weeks of modeling,normal saline,TP and FLU were adminis-tered via intraperitoneal injection respectively.After the administration,depression-like behaviors in mice were assessed using forced swimming test,tail suspen-sion test,and sucrose preference test.Biochemical methods were used to measure the levels of SOD and MDA in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex(PFC).Cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL meth-od.Immunohistochemistry,immunofluorescence,and Western blotting were employed to detect the expres-sion of apoptosis/autophagy-related proteins,synaptic structure markers,and proteins related to the CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway.Results TP signifi-cantly ameliorated CORT-induced depression-like be-haviors in mice,mainly manifested by reduced immo-bility time in the tail suspension test and forced swim-ming test,and increased sucrose preference rate.TP alleviated CORT-induced oxidative stress by increasing SOD levels and reducing MDA production in brain tis-sue.Additionally,TP also inhibited apoptosis and ex-cessive autophagy of neurons in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex,maintained synaptic plasticity,and significantly upregulated the expression of p-CREB,BDNF,and TrkB.Conclusions TP exhibits potential antidepressant effect in mice by upregulating the CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway,reducing oxida-tive stress,inhibiting excessive neuronal apoptosis and autophagy,and improving synaptic plasticity.
4.Effect and mechanism of triptolide in alleviating depression induced by corticosterone in mice via CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway
Ya-ru ZHANG ; Yao ZHUANG ; Zhu TAO ; Xue LI ; Shu-min DING ; Jin-peng LYU ; Li LIU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(4):677-685
Aim To investigate the effect of triptolide(TP)on corticosterone(CORT)-induced depression-like behaviors in mice and explore the antidepressant mechanism of TP based on the CREB/BDNF/TrkB sig-naling pathway.Methods Sixty 8-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into five groups:control group,CORT group,TP groups of low and high doses(10,30 μg·kg-1),and fluoxetine(FLU)group(10 mg·kg-1).Except for the control group,the other groups received subcutaneous injec-tions of CORT for three consecutive weeks to establish the model of depression.During the last two weeks of modeling,normal saline,TP and FLU were adminis-tered via intraperitoneal injection respectively.After the administration,depression-like behaviors in mice were assessed using forced swimming test,tail suspen-sion test,and sucrose preference test.Biochemical methods were used to measure the levels of SOD and MDA in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex(PFC).Cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL meth-od.Immunohistochemistry,immunofluorescence,and Western blotting were employed to detect the expres-sion of apoptosis/autophagy-related proteins,synaptic structure markers,and proteins related to the CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway.Results TP signifi-cantly ameliorated CORT-induced depression-like be-haviors in mice,mainly manifested by reduced immo-bility time in the tail suspension test and forced swim-ming test,and increased sucrose preference rate.TP alleviated CORT-induced oxidative stress by increasing SOD levels and reducing MDA production in brain tis-sue.Additionally,TP also inhibited apoptosis and ex-cessive autophagy of neurons in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex,maintained synaptic plasticity,and significantly upregulated the expression of p-CREB,BDNF,and TrkB.Conclusions TP exhibits potential antidepressant effect in mice by upregulating the CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway,reducing oxida-tive stress,inhibiting excessive neuronal apoptosis and autophagy,and improving synaptic plasticity.
5.Study of debridement effects of multi shapes of plasma scalpels in explosion injury model
Hong-ye ZHENG ; Yu LI ; Zi-heng XU ; Yu-fan WEI ; Bo-ya ZHANG ; Yan LI ; Li ZHU ; Xi-ru LI
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2025;46(2):31-38
Objective To explore the debridement effects of 3 types of plasma scalpels for the animal model of explosion injury,and to compare them with the steel scalpel and high-frequency electrosurgical scalpel.Methods Firstly,blast wounds were constructed in the right inguinal regions of 9 Landrace pigs by high-pressure gas impact combined with preset metal shrapnel.Secondly,debridement was carried out in experimental groups with wide-,arrow-or needle-type plasma scalpel and in control groups with steel and high-frequency electrisurgical scalpel,with the operating temperature and debridement time recorded during the procedure and trauma specimens analyzed pathologically after the debridement;comparisons were performed among the five types of scalpels in terms of debridement effect,and among the four ones in terms of maximum operating temperature and depth of tissue thermal damage under electrocutaneous cutting and electrocoagulation modes with the steel scalpel excluded because it did not generate any heat.GraphPad Prism 9.5.1 software was used for statistical analysis.Results There were no significant differences in debridement effect found between the three plasma scalpels and the steel and high-frequency electrosurgical scalpels(P>0.05).The three types of plasma scalpels had the maximum operating temperature lower significantly than that of the high-frequency electrosurgical scalpel during debridement(P<0.05).Under electrosection and electrocoagulation modes the three plasma scalpels had the depths of tissue thermal damage statistically less than that by the high-frequency electrosurgical scalpel under electrosection and electrocoagulation modes(P<0.05).The depths of tissue thermal damage by the four scalpels under electrocoagulation mode were obviously greater than those under electrosection mode(P<0.05).Conclusion Multi shapes of plasma scalpels behave well in debridement with low operating temperature,little tissue thermal damage and high efficiency for wound protection and the same efficacy with the steel scalpel and high-frequency electrosur-gical scalpel.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2025,46(2):31-38]
6.Active monitoring of ceftazidime-avibactam sodium-related adverse reactions of blood system and influencing factors
Ru WANG ; Mengqian QIAO ; Wanyue CHENG ; Man ZHU ; Hong YIN
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(10):1557-1562
OBJECTIVE To acquire the real-world incidence of ceftazidime-avibactam sodium(CAZ)-related ad-verse reactions of blood system among a large sample of drug medication patients based on the active monitoring system so as to provide reference for safe clinical use of drugs.METHOD With the help of'Adverse Drug Event Active Surveillance and Assessment System-Ⅱ'(ADE-ASAS-Ⅱ),the use of CAZ of the patients who were hospi-talized in Chinese PLA General Hospital from Jan.1,2020 to Dec.31,2023 were retrospectively and automatical-ly monitored,the patients who were alarmed by system were evaluated by two persons,the incidence rates of CAZ-related thrombocytopenia,hemoglobin decreased and leucopenia were calculated,and the related influencing factors were analyzed.RESULTS Among the 278 case-times(191 cases)of patients who were treated with drugs and were enrolled in the study,there were 3(1.08%)case-times of thrombocytopenia,8(2.88%)case-times of hemoglobin decreased and 19(6.83%)case-times of leucopenia;the total incidence of adverse reactions of blood system was 10.79%.Logistic regression analysis showed that age and duration of drug administration were the in-fluencing factors for the CAZ-related adverse reactions of blood system.CONCLUSIONS It is common for the CAZ-related adverse reactions of blood system.The middle-aged and elderly patients who take drug therapy for a long time period are more likely to have the blood system-related adverse reactions.It is necessary to focus on the monitoring of renal function of the patients and adjust the dosage of administration in a timely manner so as to re-duce the incidence of adverse reactions of the blood system.
7.Development bottlenecks and countermeasures for district hospitals in Shanghai new cities:Based on rainbow model
Chao LIANG ; Wen-ru SHANG ; Chun-xin LI ; Lu HAN ; Jian-zheng ZHU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2025;18(5):27-34
Objective:To analyze the problems and constraints in the development of district hospitals in new cities of Shanghai,and to provide suggestions for the development of district hospitals based on rainbow model.Methods:Using the purposive sampling method,26 key informants from 16 units of health administrative departments,municipal hospitals,and regional medical centers in 5 new cities were selected for on-site research and in-depth interviews,and the research data were analyzed using the thematic framework method.Results:Macro-level planning layout and resource allocation,meso-level organizational linkage and cooperation and competition,and micro-level medical service and talent discipline are important factors affecting the development of district hospitals;there is a mismatch between the realistic development path and functional positioning,mismatch between the institutional mechanism and the demand for effective integration of medical resources,insufficient specialty development and introduction of new technologies,lack of and serious loss of medical talents,limited policy support,inconsistent standards and transfer of resources,and limited policy support.Limited efforts,non-uniform standards poor referral,and other development bottlenecks.Conclusions:It is suggested to strengthen system integration,optimize the planning and layout of health resources in the new city,and guide the differentiated development of hospitals at the city and district levels;Strengthen organizational integration,improve the cooperation and benefit distribution mechanism,and accelerate the construction of close-knit medical consortiums;Optimize the integration of services,accelerate the application of new technologies,and strengthen the construction of specialty alliances;Deepen the integration of functions and norms,coordinate human,financial,and material resources,and solidify the basic support.
8.Experimental Study on the Protective Mechanism of USP22/KDM3A Pathway Against Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Sevoflurane Postconditioning Ischemic Hypoxic Cardiomyocyte Model
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2025;40(3):31-36
Objective To investigate the role of the ubiquitin specific protease 22(USP22)/lysine specific demethylase 3A(KDM3A)pathway in improving ischemia-reperfusion injury of hypoxic cardiomyocytes in sevoflurane postconditioning(SPC).Methods H9c2 rat cardiomyocytes were divided into control group,hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R)group,H/R+sevoflurane(Sevo)group,H/R+Sevo+si-NC group,H/R+Sevo+si-USP22 group and H/R+Sevo+si-KDM3A group.Real time fluorescence quantitative PCR(qRT-PCR)and Western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of USP22 and KDM3A,cell activity was detected by cell counting kit-8,apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry,and ELISA was used to detect the levels of creatine kinase MB(CK-MB)and cardiac troponin I(cTn I),while the assay kit was used to detect the levels of lactate dehydrogenase(LDH).Immunoprecipitation assay was used to detect the interaction between USP22 and KDM3A proteins,as well as KDM3A ubiquitination.Results Compared with the control group,the mRNA and protein expression of USP22 in H/R group cells decreased(t=49.574,14.852),cell activity decreased(t=46.597),cell apoptosis rate,CK-MB,cTn I and LDH levels increased(t=17.722,21.346,22.863,9.722),KDM3A protein expression decreased(t=15.879),and ubiquitination level increased,the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.01).Compared with the H/R group,the mRNA and protein expression of USP22 in H9c2 cells in the H/R+Sevo group increased(t=24.648,17.644),cell activity increased(t=44.703),apoptosis rate,CK-MB,cTn I and LDH levels decreased(t=13.736,18.018,17.012,13.856),KDM3A protein expression increased(t=12.970),ubiquitination level decreased,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.01).Compared with the H/R+Sevo+si-NC group,the cell viability of the H/R+Sevo+si-USP22 group was decreased(t=20.785),the apoptosis rate,CK-MB,cTn I and LDH levels were increased(t=6.821,6.862,6.442,3.781),the KDM3A protein expression was decreased(t=4.648),and the ubiquitination level was increased,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).USP22 was enriched in the promoter of KDM3A,and there was a direct regulatory relationship between USP22 and KDM3A.Compared with the H/R+Sevo+si-NC group,the cell viability was decreased(t=16.501),the apoptosis rate and the levels of CK-MB,cTn I and LDH were increased in the H/R+Sevo+si-KDM3A group(t=8.954,10.533 6.801,8.004),and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.01).Conclusion SPC attenuates H/R-induced H9c2 cardiomyocyte injury,and the mechanism may be related to the up-regulation of USP22 stabilizing KDM3A protein levels.
9.Uterine-sparing U-shaped Reconstruction Surgery in the Treatment of Diffuse Uterine Adenomyosis
Xiuxiu WU ; Mengjing TAN ; Ru ZHU
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery 2025;25(9):534-538
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of uterine-sparing U-shaped reconstruction surgery in the treatment of diffuse uterine adenomyosis.Methods A total of 48 patients with diffuse uterine adenomyosis underwent surgical treatment from October 2019 to September 2022.All the patients underwent a modified lesion resection procedure via sagittal plane incision of the uterine corpus,enabling direct visualization for U-shaped excision of adenomyotic foci within the myometrium,followed by endometrial cavity reconstruction and uterine remodeling.The dysmenorrhea score,menstrual volume score,serum CA125,and uterine volume were assessed at 1,6,and 12 months postoperatively.Results All the 48 patients underwent surgery successfully.The average surgery time was(115.7±13.6)min,the average intraoperative blood loss was(109.4±30.9)ml,and the total length of hospital stay was(8.6±1.7)d.At 1,6,and 12 months after surgery,the dysmenorrhea score,menstrual volume score,serum CA125 levels,and uterine volume were significantly lower as compared to the pre-operative values(all P=0.000).The hemoglobin level at 1 month after surgery was significantly higher than that before surgery(P=0.000).No symptomatic or ultrasonic recurrences were observed in all the 48 cases.Two cases got unexpected pregnancy after surgery.Conclusions Uterine-sparing U-shaped reconstruction surgery is a safe and effective treatment for diffuse uterine adenomyosis.It does not require special instruments,and is simple and easy to perform.
10.Epidemiological characteristics,antimicrobial resistance genes,and viru-lence genes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae:a study based on whole genome sequencing
Yuting RAO ; Lei JIANG ; Ru GE ; Liuyang ZHU ; Yanhui LIU ; Yu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(10):1367-1376
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics as well as molecular epidemiological features of resis-tance genes and virulence genes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP)infection in a region,and provide scientific basis for the prevention,treatment,and epidemiological study of CRKP.Methods 60 non-repeti-tive CRKP strains isolated clinically from Puyang Oilfield General Hospital from November 2023 to September 2024 were analyzed retrospectively.Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using VITEK 2 Compact automa-tic microbial analyzer,K-B disk diffusion method,and micro-broth dilution method.Mucus phenotype of bacterial strains was identified by string test.Carbapenemase was detected by carbapenemase inhibitor enhancement assay.Molecular features,such as multi-locus sequence typing(MLST),capsule serotypes,resistance genes,virulence genes,plasmid replication types of strains,as well as the genetic and evolutionary relationships of strains were de-termined by whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.Results CRKP strains were mainly isolated from elderly male hospitalized patients.Specimens were mostly from sputum(71.67%),mainly distributed in depart-ment of respiratory medicine(30.00%).All strains were highly resistant to multiple commonly used antimicrobial agents,only with high susceptibility rates to cefotaxime/avibactam,tigecycline,and polymyxin B(>60.00%).Two CRKP strains were positive for string test.95.00%of the strains produced class A serine carbapenemase.All strains carried fluoroquinolone,phosphomycin,β-lactam,and aminoglycoside resistance genes;enterobactin,Esche-richia coli common pilus(ECP),and outer membrane protein-related virulence genes;as well as plasmids from the IncF plasmid family.Carbapenemase gene was mainly blaKPC-2(95.00%),and the major capsule serotype was KL19(43.33%).In MLST,ST11(51.67%)was the dominant clone group,and ST11-KL62(n=12)was the dominant subtype.Conclusion CRKP in this hospital is highly resistant to multiple commonly used antimicrobial agents,and its mechanism of resistance to carbapenems is mainly related to the presence of blaKPC-2 resistance gene.All strains have coexisting multiple resistance genes and virulence genes,and show a phenomenon of multi-clone transmission.ST11 is the dominant clone group,and ST11-KL62 is the main prevalent subclone type.

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