1.A quantitative susceptibility mapping study on the relationship between iron content, volume, and drainage venous oxygen saturation of deep gray matter nuclei in healthy people
Jiachi PU ; Huiying WANG ; Chao CHAI ; Chenxi ZHAO ; Shuang XIA
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2025;59(11):1252-1259
Objective:To investigate the relationship among iron content, volume and drainage venous oxygen saturation (SvO 2) in deep gray matter nuclei of healthy people using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). Methods:The study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 126 healthy volunteers were prospectively enrolled in the community in Tianjin from June 2019 to December 2023, and 57 males and 69 females, aged 48±15 years. All healthy volunteers underwent MRI examinations to get STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo images, then it was post-processed to obtain T 1 weighted enhanced images, QSM maps and the maximum intensity projection images. In QSM maps, caudate nucleus (CN), putamen (PUT), globus pallidus (GP), thalamus (THU), subthalamic nucleus (STN), substantia nigra (SN) and red nucleus (RN) were semi-automatically segmented to calculate the iron content and volume using SPIN software. Four bilateral deep cerebral veins regions of interest, including septum pellucidum veins, thalamostriate veins, internal cerebral veins and basilar veins, were manually delineated on the maximum intensity projection images of QSM to obtain venous magnetic sensitivity. The venous magnetic sensitivity was calculated as SvO 2. To observe the age-related trend of SvO 2, iron content and volume, the partial correlation analysis was conducted. The relationships between iron content, volume and SvO 2 were explored using the partial correlation analysis. To explore the potential effects of SvO 2 between iron content and volume in deep gray matter, the mediation analysis was utilized. Results:The relationships between the SvO 2 of thalamostriate veins ( r=0.23, P=0.018), basilar veins ( r=0.27, P=0.004) and age were positive. The relationships between the SvO 2 of internal cerebral veins and the iron contents of CN ( r=?0.25, P=0.042) and PUT ( r=?0.33, P<0.001) were negative. The relationships between the SvO 2 of basilar veins and the iron contents of STN ( r=?0.25, P=0.042) and SN ( r=?0.24, P=0.045) were negative. The relationships between iron content and volume including CN ( r=0.46, P<0.001), PUT ( r=0.20, P=0.027), GP ( r=0.76, P<0.001), STN ( r=0.87, P<0.001), SN ( r=0.90, P<0.001), RN ( r=0.79, P<0.001) were positive. The mediation analysis showed that the SvO 2 of internal cerebral veins indirectly mediated the relationship between iron content and volume of CN, PUT, GP and THU. Conclusions:The process of iron deposition required the participation of oxygen in deep gray matter nuclei. Volume shows positive correlation with iron content in deep gray matter nuclei, with individual variations. The SvO 2 of internal cerebral veins mediate the relationship between iron content and volume of deep gray matter nuclei.
2.Construction and practice of a " 1+ X" patient service defect management system in a hospital
Hong JIANG ; Shuang CHAI ; Hao FENG ; Jing QIN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2025;41(4):308-312
Patient complaints not only reflect the shortcomings of hospital services, but also provide an opportunity for hospitals to improve quality. In July 2023, based on the theory of comprehensive quality management and from the perspective of complaint management, Shanghai General Hospital constructed and launched a " 1 (patient service quality improvement work team)+ X (Shanghai 12320 Health Hotline, various functional departments and clinical medical technology departments of the hospital)" patient service defect management system. This system established a four level organizational structure of patient service quality improvement leadership group-work team-clinical medical technology department work group-all employees. It established mechanisms for acceptance, disposal, improvement, training, evaluation, and rewards and punishments, created a comprehensive service platform, and achieved systematic improvement in patient services. By the end of 2024, the hospital had carried out nearly 200 patient service improvement projects; The daily usage of cloud customer service had exceeded 5 000 people, with an effective response rate of over 94%. In 2024, the response rate for handling work orders through various channels within 48 hours was 90%. This practice had achieved good results in improving the quality of hospital services and enhancing the patient experience, which could provide references for other hospitals to promote the management of patient service defects.
3.Current status and prospects of botulinum toxin type-A combined with platelet-rich plasma injection
Siqing WANG ; Ningjie CHEN ; Haitao WANG ; Qingpeng XU ; Doudou CHAI ; Shuang YAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2025;31(5):451-456
In recent years, botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) combined with cosmetic injections and radiofrequency lasers have been widely implemented to achieve better tissue repair. Among these therapies, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), rich in growth factors, has demonstrated notable efficacy in promoting tissue regeneration and repair. However, there is some controversy regarding the combined use of these two biomaterials in the treatment of various diseases. This review summarizes the current status of their combined application in peripheral neuropathic pain, seborrheic alopecia, and facial rejuvenation, also analyzes the advantages, interactions, and influencing factors of the combined application. Although the effectiveness and safety of PRP combined with BTX-A injection therapy in many of the above diseases are relatively high, the conclusion should still be carried out in the future multi-center, large-sample clinical studies to improve the credibility and representativeness of the results.
4.Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy interaction in pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis
Ru-na CHEN ; Li-wei WEI ; Shuang CHAI ; Hong ZHANG ; Na QIN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(4):626-631
The endoplasmic reticulum is an important organelle responsible for the synthesis,folding and processing of proteins.When the endoplasmic reticulum protein folding ability is affect-ed,internal unfolded proteins or misfolded proteins accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum accumulation,leading to endoplasmic reticulum structural dysfunction resulting in endoplasmic reticu-lum stress.Autophagy is the process by which cells selectively remove stress endoplasmic reticulum and error proteins.Under stress,the endoplasmic reticulum can maintain normal physiolog-ical functions through unfolded protein responses and autophagy.Postmenopausal osteoporosis is mainly due to an imbalance be-tween bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by oste-oblasts.Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy both modu-late bone cells status with consequences for bone homeostasis.This article provides a review of the progress of research on en-doplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy interaction in the path-ogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
5.Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy interaction in pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis
Ru-na CHEN ; Li-wei WEI ; Shuang CHAI ; Hong ZHANG ; Na QIN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(4):626-631
The endoplasmic reticulum is an important organelle responsible for the synthesis,folding and processing of proteins.When the endoplasmic reticulum protein folding ability is affect-ed,internal unfolded proteins or misfolded proteins accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum accumulation,leading to endoplasmic reticulum structural dysfunction resulting in endoplasmic reticu-lum stress.Autophagy is the process by which cells selectively remove stress endoplasmic reticulum and error proteins.Under stress,the endoplasmic reticulum can maintain normal physiolog-ical functions through unfolded protein responses and autophagy.Postmenopausal osteoporosis is mainly due to an imbalance be-tween bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by oste-oblasts.Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy both modu-late bone cells status with consequences for bone homeostasis.This article provides a review of the progress of research on en-doplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy interaction in the path-ogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
6.A quantitative susceptibility mapping study on the relationship between iron content, volume, and drainage venous oxygen saturation of deep gray matter nuclei in healthy people
Jiachi PU ; Huiying WANG ; Chao CHAI ; Chenxi ZHAO ; Shuang XIA
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2025;59(11):1252-1259
Objective:To investigate the relationship among iron content, volume and drainage venous oxygen saturation (SvO 2) in deep gray matter nuclei of healthy people using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). Methods:The study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 126 healthy volunteers were prospectively enrolled in the community in Tianjin from June 2019 to December 2023, and 57 males and 69 females, aged 48±15 years. All healthy volunteers underwent MRI examinations to get STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo images, then it was post-processed to obtain T 1 weighted enhanced images, QSM maps and the maximum intensity projection images. In QSM maps, caudate nucleus (CN), putamen (PUT), globus pallidus (GP), thalamus (THU), subthalamic nucleus (STN), substantia nigra (SN) and red nucleus (RN) were semi-automatically segmented to calculate the iron content and volume using SPIN software. Four bilateral deep cerebral veins regions of interest, including septum pellucidum veins, thalamostriate veins, internal cerebral veins and basilar veins, were manually delineated on the maximum intensity projection images of QSM to obtain venous magnetic sensitivity. The venous magnetic sensitivity was calculated as SvO 2. To observe the age-related trend of SvO 2, iron content and volume, the partial correlation analysis was conducted. The relationships between iron content, volume and SvO 2 were explored using the partial correlation analysis. To explore the potential effects of SvO 2 between iron content and volume in deep gray matter, the mediation analysis was utilized. Results:The relationships between the SvO 2 of thalamostriate veins ( r=0.23, P=0.018), basilar veins ( r=0.27, P=0.004) and age were positive. The relationships between the SvO 2 of internal cerebral veins and the iron contents of CN ( r=?0.25, P=0.042) and PUT ( r=?0.33, P<0.001) were negative. The relationships between the SvO 2 of basilar veins and the iron contents of STN ( r=?0.25, P=0.042) and SN ( r=?0.24, P=0.045) were negative. The relationships between iron content and volume including CN ( r=0.46, P<0.001), PUT ( r=0.20, P=0.027), GP ( r=0.76, P<0.001), STN ( r=0.87, P<0.001), SN ( r=0.90, P<0.001), RN ( r=0.79, P<0.001) were positive. The mediation analysis showed that the SvO 2 of internal cerebral veins indirectly mediated the relationship between iron content and volume of CN, PUT, GP and THU. Conclusions:The process of iron deposition required the participation of oxygen in deep gray matter nuclei. Volume shows positive correlation with iron content in deep gray matter nuclei, with individual variations. The SvO 2 of internal cerebral veins mediate the relationship between iron content and volume of deep gray matter nuclei.
7.Construction and practice of a " 1+ X" patient service defect management system in a hospital
Hong JIANG ; Shuang CHAI ; Hao FENG ; Jing QIN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2025;41(4):308-312
Patient complaints not only reflect the shortcomings of hospital services, but also provide an opportunity for hospitals to improve quality. In July 2023, based on the theory of comprehensive quality management and from the perspective of complaint management, Shanghai General Hospital constructed and launched a " 1 (patient service quality improvement work team)+ X (Shanghai 12320 Health Hotline, various functional departments and clinical medical technology departments of the hospital)" patient service defect management system. This system established a four level organizational structure of patient service quality improvement leadership group-work team-clinical medical technology department work group-all employees. It established mechanisms for acceptance, disposal, improvement, training, evaluation, and rewards and punishments, created a comprehensive service platform, and achieved systematic improvement in patient services. By the end of 2024, the hospital had carried out nearly 200 patient service improvement projects; The daily usage of cloud customer service had exceeded 5 000 people, with an effective response rate of over 94%. In 2024, the response rate for handling work orders through various channels within 48 hours was 90%. This practice had achieved good results in improving the quality of hospital services and enhancing the patient experience, which could provide references for other hospitals to promote the management of patient service defects.
8.Current status and prospects of botulinum toxin type-A combined with platelet-rich plasma injection
Siqing WANG ; Ningjie CHEN ; Haitao WANG ; Qingpeng XU ; Doudou CHAI ; Shuang YAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2025;31(5):451-456
In recent years, botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) combined with cosmetic injections and radiofrequency lasers have been widely implemented to achieve better tissue repair. Among these therapies, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), rich in growth factors, has demonstrated notable efficacy in promoting tissue regeneration and repair. However, there is some controversy regarding the combined use of these two biomaterials in the treatment of various diseases. This review summarizes the current status of their combined application in peripheral neuropathic pain, seborrheic alopecia, and facial rejuvenation, also analyzes the advantages, interactions, and influencing factors of the combined application. Although the effectiveness and safety of PRP combined with BTX-A injection therapy in many of the above diseases are relatively high, the conclusion should still be carried out in the future multi-center, large-sample clinical studies to improve the credibility and representativeness of the results.
9.Effect of GusongYigu decoction on gut microbiota in ovariectomized rats based on 16 S rRNA sequencing
Xu-Xia ZHENG ; Shuang CHAI ; Li-Wei WEI ; Hong ZHANG ; Na QIN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2024;40(9):1752-1759
Aim To explore the mechanism of Guso-ngYigu decoction(GSYG)in the treatment of postm-enopausal osteoporosis(PMOP)based on the gut mi-crobiota.Methods Sixty SPF grade SD rats were ran-domly divided into Control group(Control),Model group(Model),GSYG low-dose group(GSYG-L,1.25 g·kg-1),medium-dose group(GSYG-M,2.5 g·kg-1)and high-dose group(GSYG-H,5 g·kg-1)and alendronate group(Al,0.89 mg·kg-1),with 10 rats in each group.The changes of bone histomorpholo-gy were detected by HE staining and the changes of fe-mur tissue structure were observed by micro-CT.The fecal samples from the colon of Control group,Model group,GSYG-H group were taken to extract the DNA of fecal samples.The Illumina Miseq platform was used to carry out high-throughput sequencing.Results Compared with the Control group,bone trabecula in the Model group was sparse,BV/TV,Tb.Th,Tb.N and BMD decreased(P<0.01),while SMI and Tb.Sp increased(P<0.01);compared with the Model group,the number of bone trabeculae in GSYG-L,GSYG-M,GSYG-H group and Al group increased,the bone microstructure was improved,BV/TV,Tb.Th,Tb.N and BMD increased significantly(P<0.05),and SMI and Tb.Sp increased(P<0.05).Sequencing results of gut microbiota showed that,compared with the Control group,the gut microbiota diversity of Mod-el group decreased,the flora abundance of Firmicutes decreased,while the Bacteroidetes abundance in-creased.Compared with the Model group,the Firmi-cutes abundance increased and Bacteroidetes abundance decreased in GSYG-H group.Conclusions GSYG can improve bone microstructure and increase bone mineral density,and its mechanism may be related to increasing the diversity of gut microbiota and regulating the structure of gut microbiota.
10.Effects of Gushi Zaizao Pills on Inflammatory Factors in Rats with Steroid-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
Cai-Hong SHEN ; Guo-Song WU ; Jian-Zhong WANG ; Yong-Chang GUO ; Zhi-Min YANG ; Wen-Xi LI ; Jin ZHANG ; Shuang CHAI ; Xiao-Yan FENG ; Jia-Qiao GUO ; Yu-Ju CAO
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;41(12):3252-3258
Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of Gushi Zaizao Pills for steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head(SONFH).Methods Male SD rats were randomly divided into normal group,model group,Xianling Gubao Capsules group and Gushi Zaizao Pills group.Except for the normal group,the rats in all other groups were replicated the SONFH model.After successful modeling,the continuous drug administration was carried out for six weeks.The thymus and spleen of the rats were taken to calculate the immune organ indices,the contents of interleukin 1β(IL-1β)and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)in rat synovial fluid were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),the percentage of empty lacunae and area ratio of trabecular bone was detected by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining,and the femoral head parameters[reduction of bone volume fraction(BV/TV),trabecular number(Tb.N),trabecular thickness(Tb.Th)and trabecular separation(Tb.Sp)]were analyzed by Micro-CT,and bone strength of femoral head was detected by small animal bone strength tester.Results Compared with the normal group,the spleen and thymus indicators were significantly decreased in the model group,the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in rat synovial fluid were significantly increased,the percentage of empty lacunae was increased,the area ratio of trabecular bone was decreased,the BV/TV,Tb.N and Tb.Th were decreased,the Tb.Sp was increased,the bone strength of femoral head was significantly decreased,the differences being all statistically significant(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with the model group,the spleen and thymus indicators were significantly increased in Xianling Gubao Capsules group and Gushi Zaizao Pills group,the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in rat synovial fluid were decreased,the percentage of empty lacunae was significantly decreased,the area ratio of trabecular bone was significantly increased,the BV/TV,Tb.N and Tb.Th were increased,the Tb.Sp was decreased,and the bone strength of femoral head was significantly increased,the differences being all statistically significant(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Gushi Zaizao Pills can effectively prevent the further development of SONFH by regulating cellular immunity and reducing the secretion of inflammatory factors,thereby reducing the pathological damage of the femoral head and enhancing the bone strength.

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