1.Early assessment of responsive neurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy in China: A multicenter, self-controlled study.
Yanfeng YANG ; Penghu WEI ; Jianwei SHI ; Ying MAO ; Jianmin ZHANG ; Ding LEI ; Zhiquan YANG ; Shiwei SONG ; Ruobing QIAN ; Wenling LI ; Yongzhi SHAN ; Guoguang ZHAO
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(4):430-440
BACKGROUND:
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the first cohort of people in China treated with a responsive neurostimulation system (Epilcure TM , GenLight MedTech, Hangzhou, China) for focal drug-resistant epilepsy in this study.
METHODS:
This multicenter, before-and-after self-controlled study was conducted across 8 centers from March 2022 to June 2023, involving patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who were undergoing responsive neurostimulation (RNS). The study was based on an ongoing multi-center, single-blind, randomized controlled study. Efficacy was assessed through metrics including median seizure count, seizure frequency reduction (SFR), and response rate. Multivariable linear regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationships of basic clinical factors and intracranial electrophysiological characteristics with SFR. The postoperative quality of life, cognitive function, depression, and anxiety were evaluated as well.
RESULTS:
The follow-up period for the 19 participants was 10.7 ± 3.4 months. Seizure counts decreased significantly 6 months after device activation, with median SFR of 48% at the 6th month (M6) and 58% at M12 ( P <0.05). The average response rate after 13 months of treatment was 42%, with 21% ( n = 4) of the participants achieving seizure freedom. Patients who have previously undergone resective surgery appear to achieve better therapeutic outcomes at M11, M12 and M13 ( β <0, P <0.05). No statistically significant differences were observed in patients' scores of quality of life, cognition, depression and anxiety following stimulation when compared to baseline measurements. No serious adverse events related to the devices were observed.
CONCLUSIONS:
The preliminary findings suggest that Epilcure TM exhibits promising therapeutic potential in reducing the frequency of epileptic seizures. However, to further validate its efficacy, larger-scale randomized controlled trials are required.
REGISTRATION
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (No. ChiCTR2200055247).
Humans
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Female
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Male
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Drug Resistant Epilepsy/therapy*
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Adult
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Young Adult
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Middle Aged
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China
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Adolescent
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Treatment Outcome
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Quality of Life
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Single-Blind Method
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Seizures
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Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods*
2.Effect of different phosphorus application on morphological traits, active ingredients and rhizosphere soil microbial community of Polygala tenuifolia.
Huan GUO ; Tong WEI ; Wen-Hua CUI ; Huan SHI ; Fu-Ying MAO ; Xian GU ; Yun-Sheng ZHAO ; Xiao-Feng LIANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2025;50(14):3898-3908
To investigate the effects of phosphorus fertilizer on the morphological traits, active ingredients and rhizosphere soil microbial community of Polygala tenuifolia. The phosphorus fertilizer was calculated in terms of P_2O_5. Five treatments were set up: 0(CK), 17(P1), 34(P2), 51(P3), and 68(P4) kg per Mu(1 Mu≈667 m~2). A randomized block design was adopted. Samples of P. tenuifolia and its rhizosphere soil were collected under different superphosphate fertilizer treatments. Illumina high-throughput sequencing was used to analyze the rhizosphere soil microbial community, 9 morphological traits were measured and the content of 11 active ingredients were determined. The results showed that the whole plant weight, shoot fresh weight, root weight, and root peel thickness were the highest under P1 treatment, increasing by 34.41%, 38.80%, 39.21%, and 3.17% respectively compared to CK. Under P2 treatment, the plant height, stem diameter, root thickness, and core thickness were significantly higher than CK. Phosphorus fertilizer had a significant impact on the content of tenuifolin, sibiricose A5, sibiricose A6, arillanin A, 3,6'-disinapoyl sucrose, and polygalaxanthone Ⅲ. Correlation analysis results showed that the relative abundance of Arthrobacter, Bacillus, norank_f_Vicinamibacteraceae, norank_o_Vicinamibacterales, MND1 and other bacteria, as well as the relative abundance of Neocosmospora, Paraphoma and other fungi were positively correlated with root diameter, wood core diameter, the whole plant weight, root weight, shoot fresh weight of P. tenuifolia. Bacillus, Neocosmospora, Subulicystidium were significantly positively correlated with oligosaccharides such as 3,6'-disinapoyl sucrose, sibiricose A5、sibiricose A6、glomeratose A、arillanin A and tenuifoliside C. Arthrobacter, Humicola, Aspergillus, Paraphoma were positively correlated with tenuifolin and norank_f_Vicinamibacteraceae, norank_o_Vicinamibacterales, Fusarium were positively correlated with polygalaxanthone Ⅲ. Evidently, appropriate phosphorus application is conducive to the growth and quality improvement of P. tenuifolia, and can increase the abundance of beneficial microorganisms in the soil.
Rhizosphere
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Phosphorus/pharmacology*
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Soil Microbiology
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Polygala/anatomy & histology*
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Fertilizers/analysis*
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Bacteria/metabolism*
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Soil/chemistry*
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Microbiota/drug effects*
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Plant Roots/metabolism*
3.Evaluation and Regulation of Medical Artificial Intelligence Applications in China.
Mao YOU ; Yue XIAO ; Han YAO ; Xue-Qing TIAN ; Li-Wei SHI ; Ying-Peng QIU
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2025;40(1):3-8
Amid the global wave of digital economy, China's medical artificial intelligence applications are rapidly advancing through technological innovation and policy support, while facing multifaceted evaluation and regulatory challenges. The dynamic algorithm evolution undermines the consistency of assessment criteria, multimodal systems lack unified evaluation metrics, and conflicts persist between data sharing and privacy protection. To address these issues, the China National Health Development Research Center has established a value assessment framework for artificial intelligence medical technologies, formulated the country's first technical guideline for clinical evaluation, and validated their practicality through scenario-based pilot studies. Furthermore, this paper proposes introducing a "regulatory sandbox" model to test technical compliance in controlled environments, thereby balancing innovation incentives with risk governance.
Artificial Intelligence/legislation & jurisprudence*
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China
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Humans
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Algorithms
4.Application of OpenSim musculoskeletal model in biomechanics research of orthopedics and traumatology.
Rui LI ; Yang LIU ; Zhao-Jie ZHANG ; Xin-Wei ZHANG ; Yan-Zhen ZHANG ; Yan-Qi HU ; Can YANG ; Shu-Shi MAO ; Jia-Ming QIU
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2025;38(3):319-324
OpenSim is an open source, free motion simulation and gait analysis software, which can be used to dynamically simulate and analyze the complex motion of the human body, and is widely used in human biomechanical research. Since OpenSim can analyze multi-dimensional motion data such as muscle strength, joint torque, and muscle synergistic activation during human movement, it can be used to study the biomechanical mechanism of musculoskeletal imbalance diseases and various treatment methods in TCM orthopedics, and has a broad application prospect in the field of TCM orthopedics. By the analysis of the basic characteristics, elements, analysis process, and application prospects of OpenSim, it is concluded that OpenSim musculoskeletal model has a large application space in the field of traditional Chinese medicine orthopedic, which is helpful to explain the pathogenesis and mechanism of diseases, and promote the precision diagnosis and treatment of orthopedics diseases;the application of OpenSim musculoskeletal model can solve the problem that the previous research paid attention to the bone malalignment and not enough attention to the tendon, and provide a new method for the research of orthopedic diseases. At present, there are still problems in the promotion and application of OpenSim, such as large equipment requirements and high operation threshold. Therefore, multidisciplinary cooperation, clinical research, and data sharing are the basic research strategies in this field.
Humans
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Biomechanical Phenomena
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Orthopedics
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Traumatology
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Software
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Musculoskeletal System
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Models, Biological
5.A Health Economic Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence-assisted Prescription Review System in a Real-world Setting in China.
Di WU ; Ying Peng QIU ; Li Wei SHI ; Ke Jun LIU ; Xue Qing TIAN ; Ping REN ; Mao YOU ; Jun Rui PEI ; Wen Qi FU ; Yue XIAO
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2025;38(3):385-388
6.Association of Dietary Preferences with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: Prospective Cohort Study of 1,160,312 Adults in China.
Wen Ru SHI ; Si Tong WEI ; Qing Mei HUANG ; Huan CHEN ; Dong SHEN ; Bo Feng ZHU ; Chen MAO
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2025;38(9):1120-1128
OBJECTIVE:
Although dietary preferences influence chronic diseases, few studies have linked dietary preferences to mortality risk, particularly in large cohorts. To investigate the relationship between dietary preferences and mortality risk (all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease [CVD]) in a large adult cohort.
METHODS:
A cohort of 1,160,312 adults (mean age 62.48 ± 9.55) from the Shenzhen Healthcare Big Data Cohort (SHBDC) was analyzed. Hazard ratios ( HRs) for mortality were estimated using the Cox proportional hazards model.
RESULTS:
The study identified 12,308 all-cause deaths, of which 3,865 (31.4%) were cancer-related and 3,576 (29.1%) were attributed to CVD. Compared with a mixed diet of meat and vegetables, a mainly meat-based diet (hazard ratio [ HR] = 1.13; 95% confidence interval [ CI]: 1.02, 1.27) associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, while mainly vegetarian ( HR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.78, 0.97) was linked to a reduced risk. Furthermore, there was a stronger correlation between mortality risk and dietary preference in the > 65 age range.
CONCLUSION
A meat-based diet was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, whereas a mainly vegetarian diet was linked to a reduced risk.
Humans
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China/epidemiology*
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Middle Aged
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Male
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Female
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Prospective Studies
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Aged
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Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality*
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Diet/statistics & numerical data*
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Neoplasms/mortality*
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Adult
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Cause of Death
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Food Preferences
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Mortality
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Cohort Studies
7.Acute lymphoblastic leukemia secondary to Burkitt lymphoma in children: report of 1 case and review of literature
Chaorong WANG ; Haijun WANG ; Lechen LI ; Nuoyan SHI ; Luyue DING ; Linlin LIU ; Tianyou WANG ; Wei LIU ; Yanna MAO ; Wei LIN
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2025;34(8):489-493
Objective:To improve the understanding of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) secondary to Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in children.Methods:The clinical data of a child with ALL secondary to BL who was admitted to Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University in June 2024 were retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant literature was reviewed.Results:The patient was a boy with the age of 8 years and 8 months. He presented with a neck mass at the age of 4 years and 6 months, and pathological examination revealed a diagnosis of BL with clinical stage Ⅲ. The patient was given regular chemotherapy according to the Chinese Children's Lymphoma Group non-Hodgkin lymphoma mature B-cell 2017 protocol-B2 regimen. PET-CT showed recurrence of lymphoma in 6 months after the suspension of treatment. The patient was given with placement of 125I particles, oral etoposide and dexamethasone, and traditional Chinese medicine. The patient was admitted to hospital at the age of 8 years and 8 months with fever and skin hemorrhagic spots, bone marrow morphology, immunology, cytogenetics and molecular biology typing indicated a diagnosis of B-ALL with TCF3::PBX1 fusion gene. The patient received induction chemotherapy according to the Chinese Children's Leukemia Group-ALL 2018 protocol. A review of bone marrow cytology achieved complete remission on the 33rd day of chemotherapy, and minimal residual disease detected by flow cytometry indicated less than 0.01%. TCF3::PBX1 fusion gene was negative. Conclusions:ALL secondary to BL in children is rare, and the ALL treatment regimens are effective.
8.The strategies of early diagnosis and management of primary renal tubular disease in children
Yulin KANG ; Wenyan HUANG ; Lei YIN ; Wei ZHOU ; Yufeng LI ; Jia RAO ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Yachun LI ; Song MAO ; Wenjing SHI
International Journal of Pediatrics 2025;52(6):359-363
Childhood primary renal tubular diseases are chronic kidney diseases characterized by impaired renal tubular reabsorption. Primary renal tubular disease has diverse clinical manifestations and lacks of specificity. Laboratory tests are limited,making it prone to missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. Based on the current knowledge of renal tubular diseases,authors propose early warning signals of renal tubular diseases such as family history of primary tubular diseases,unexplained polyhydramnios during pregnancy,polydipsia,polyuria,delayed growth and development or rickets,decreased muscle strength and tone,unexplained electrolyte disturbance,hyperuricemia,acid-base disturbance,positive urine sugar test,renal tubular proteinuria,urinary imaging examination suggesting kidney stones,calcium deposition,renal cysts and early onset of eye,ear,joint and neuron injury.Meanwhile,some universal management strategies for primary renal tubular disease are proposed,emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration,genetic testing and individualized intervention to improve the long-term prognosis of childhood primary renal tubular diseases.
9.Discussion on key points for second type of medical sodium hyaluronate wound dressing
Yongxia CHEN ; Juntai ZHU ; Ruiqi MAO ; Wei SHI ; Deshuang GOU
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2024;47(4):411-414
With the development of the medical cosmetology industry, the market demand for medical sodium hyaluronate dressing is gradually increasing, but at present the product lacks the corresponding national standards. This problem makes this type of product face the problem of non-uniform standards in the quality control, registration declaration information content, technical review requirements, and other aspects. In this review paper, the classification of medical sodium hyaluronate wound dressing products was introduced, and the key points of the technical review were discussed, involving the division of the registration unit, raw material control, product performance indicators, and clinical evaluation. In addition, the key information review requirements in the process of registration and declaration of such products were analyzed, with a view to providing technical references for manufacturers and relevant regulatory agencies.
10.Expert opinions on operation rules of Morita therapy outpatient service
Jiangbo LI ; Zucheng WANG ; Yuhua CUI ; Yingzhi LU ; Weijie QU ; Haiyin ZHANG ; Fuqiang MAO ; Fengqing QIE ; Wanghong SHI ; Qinfeng ZHANG ; Lingyi PAN ; Ling ZHANG ; Jianzhong LI ; Guangcheng CUI ; Tongxian CHEN ; Xiuqing MA ; Wei RONG ; Jianjun ZHANG ; Qingfang ZHONG ; Yanchi ZHANG ; Boquan ZHANG ; Xinrui WANG ; Wenyou MA ; Qingtao REN ; Yongfa JING ; Huanzhong LIU ; Zhenjian YU ; Laitian ZHAO ; Tianming HAN ; Xue HAN
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(1):68-72
Morita therapy has been bom for more than 100 years.Inpatient Morita therapy is highly oper-able and easy to master.It can improve many refractory neuroses through four-stage treatment.But more neuroses are treated in outpatient clinics,and Morita therapy cannot be used in hospitalized patients.Therefore,the formula-tion of expert opinions on outpatient operations is particularly important.This paper is based on domestic and for-eign references,and after many discussions by domestic Morita therapy experts,and then drew up the first version of the expert opinions on operation of outpatient Morita therapy.Meanwhile the operation rule of Morita therapy in three stages of outpatient treatment was formulated:in the etiological analysis stage,under the theoretical guidance of Morita therapy,analyze the pathogenic factors,to improve treatment compliance and reduce resistance;during the operating stage,guide patients to engage in constructive and meaningful actions,realizing the achievement of letting nature take its course principle;in the cultivating character and enriching life stage,pay attention to positive infor-mation,expanding the scope and content of actions,improving the ability to adapt to complex life,and preventing recurrence caused by insufficient abilities.It will lay a foundation for the promotion of Morita therapy in domestic outpatient clinics,so that more patients with neurosis and other psychological diseases could receive characteristic Morita therapy treatment in outpatient clinics.

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