1.Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulates Signaling Pathways Related to Precancerous Lesions of Gastric Cancer: A Review
Maofu ZHANG ; Xinyu LI ; Yanyun SHEN ; Yeyuan LIU ; Jialin ZHONG ; Lulu CHEN ; Haihong ZHAO ; Zhongyang SONG ; Zhiming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(4):297-306
Precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) are a group of pathological changes caused by abnormalities in the structure, morphology, and differentiation of gastric mucosal epithelial cells. Since the early symptoms are hidden and non-specific, PLGC is not easy to be diagnosed and it has often developed into intermediate or advanced gastric cancer once being diagnosed and missed the best time for treatment. Accordingly, the incidence of this disease is increasing year by year, which lifts a heavy burden on the patients. The pathogenesis of PLGC is complex, involving inflammatory microenvironment, bile reflux, glycolysis, autophagy, and apoptosis. Currently, PLGC is mainly treated with anti-inflammatory and endoscopic therapies, which are difficult to curb the development of PLGC. Therefore, seeking a safe and effective therapy is an important topic of modern research. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), characterized by treatment based on syndrome differentiation and a holistic view, exerts effects via multiple pathways, mechanisms, and targets. Recent studies have confirmed that TCM can regulate the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR), Wnt/β-catenin, Sonic Hedgehog, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), neurogenic locus notch homolog protein (Notch), nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and other signaling pathways. By targeting these pathways, TCM can inhibit aerobic glycolysis, reduce oxidative stress, repair the inflammatory microenvironment, regulate cellular autophagy, and promote vascular normalization, thereby delaying or reversing PLGC. However, few researchers have systematically summarized the TCM regulation of PLGC-associated pathways. By reviewing the relevant articles at home and abroad, this paper summarized the roles of the above signaling pathways in the development of PLGC and the research progress in the regulation of signaling pathways by TCM in the treatment of PLGC, with a view to providing a new theoretical basis for the clinical research on PLGC and the drug development for this disease.
2.Incremental effectiveness of two-dose of mumps-containing vaccine in chidren
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(6):883-887
Objective:
To evaluate the incremental vaccine effectiveness (VE) of two dose of the mumps containing vaccine (MuCV) in chidren, so as to provide a basis for optimizing mumps immunization strategies.
Methods:
A 1∶2 frequency matched case-control study was conducted by using reported mumps cases in childcare centers or schools from Lu an, Hefei, Ma anshan and Huainan cities of Anhui Province from September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, as a case group(383 cases). And healthy children in the same classroom were selected as a control group(766 cases). The MuCV immunization histories of participants were collected to estimate the incremental VE of the second dose of MuCV against mumps. Group comparisons were performed using the Chi square test or t-test. For matched case-control pairs, the Cox regression model was employed to calculate the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for two dose MuCV vaccination and to estimate the incremental vaccine effectiveness (VE).
Results:
There were no statistically significant differences between the case and control groups regarding gender, age, dosage of MuCV vaccination and the time interval since the last dose vaccination( χ 2/t=0.05, 0.20, 0.94, -0.02, P >0.05). The proportions of the case and control groups vaccinated with two doses of MuCV were 26.63% and 29.37%, respectively, and the overall incremental VE of the second dose of MuCV was 40.73% (95% CI=3.03%-63.77%, P <0.05). Subgroup analyses revealed that the incremental VE for children with a period of ≥1 year between the two doses of MuCV was 54.13% (95% CI=1.90%-78.56%, P <0.05), while for children with a period of <1 year, it was 30.63% (95% CI=-28.59%-62.58%, P >0.05). The incremental VE of the second dose of MuCV was 30.36% (95% CI=-25.95%-61.50%, P >0.05) in kindergarten children and 66.73% (95% CI=14.92%-86.99%, P <0.05) in elementary and secondary school students. The incremental VE was 28.78% (95% CI=-27.46%-60.21%, P >0.05) within five years of the last dose of MuCV vaccination and 66.07% (95% CI=-41.56%-91.87%, P >0.05) for vaccinations administered beyond five years.
Conclusions
The second dose of MuCV may offer additional protection for children; however, extending the interval between two dose of MuCV (<1 year) has shown limited incremental protective effects. Therefore, it is crucial to consider optimizing current immunization strategies for mumps.
3.Comparation of anterior maxilla and whole maxilla clockwise rotation to improve paranasal aesthetic defects of skeletal Class Ⅲ maxillofacial deformity.
Fengqi SONG ; Xinyu XU ; Xiaojing LIU ; Zili LI
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2025;57(5):980-988
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the aesthetic effects of anterior maxilla clockwise rotation combined with segmental Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy and whole maxilla clockwise rotation on improving paranasal concavity in patients with Class Ⅲ maxillofacial deformity.
METHODS:
A non-randomized controlled trial was designed, and 21 patients diagnosed with skeletal Class Ⅲ maxillofacial deformity were included. In the study, 11 patients in the test group were treated by segmental Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy combined with anterior maxilla clockwise rotation, and 10 patients in the control group were treated by whole maxilla clockwise rotation. The CBCT and 3D photography of preoperative (T0), 2 weeks postoperative (T1), and 6 months postoperative (T2) were collected respectively, and the three-dimensional cephalometry was carried out. The differences of specific parameters between the two groups were compared by independent sample t-test, including saggital displacement of the cheek mass point (CK) and subalare point (SA), nasolabial angle, occlusal plane angle and labial inclination angle of the upper incisor.
RESULTS:
There were no significant differences of the parameters on T0 between the two groups. The average sagittal displacement of the upper incisors of the test group was (-0.71±1.67) mm and smaller than that of control group [(2.26±1.68) mm], t=-4.052, P < 0.05. The average angle of the occlusal plane clockwise rotation of the test group was 1.46°±2.38° and smaller than that of the control group (4.31°±1.83°), t=-3.047, P < 0.05. The angle of anterior maxilla clockwise rotation was 11.73°±2.81° during the surgery. The average saggital displacement of the paranasal soft tissue landmarks of the test group from T0 to T2 was larger than that of the control group [CK point, (4.96±1.18) mm vs. (2.01± 1.50) mm, P < 0.05;SA point, (5.19±1.17) mm vs. (2.69±1.45) mm, P < 0.05]. The labial inclination angle of the upper incisor of the test group was 112.15°±5.40° in T2 and significantly smaller than that of the control group (122.38°±8.83°), t=-3.237, P < 0.05. The nasolabial angle of the test group was 106.54°±12.82° in T2 and significantly larger than that of the control group (93.90°±12.46°), t=2.288, P < 0.05.
CONCLUSION
Compared with whole maxilla clockwise rotation, anterior maxilla clockwise rotation combined with segmental Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy can increase the saggital displacement of the paranasal soft tissue, correct labial inclination of the upper incisors and the acute naso-labial angle and better improve the paranasal aesthetic defects in patients with Class Ⅲ maxillofacial deformity with less changing on the saggital orientation of the upper incisors and the occlusal plane angle.
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4.Bacteroi des fragilis-derived succinic acid promotes the degradation of uric acid by inhibiting hepatic AMPD2: Insight into how plant-based berberine ameliorates hyperuricemia.
Libin PAN ; Ru FENG ; Jiachun HU ; Hang YU ; Qian TONG ; Xinyu YANG ; Jianye SONG ; Hui XU ; Mengliang YE ; Zhengwei ZHANG ; Jie FU ; Haojian ZHANG ; Jinyue LU ; Zhao ZHAI ; Jingyue WANG ; Yi ZHAO ; Hengtong ZUO ; Xiang HUI ; Jiandong JIANG ; Yan WANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(10):5244-5260
In recent decades, the prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout has increased dramatically due to lifestyle changes. The drugs currently recommended for hyperuricemia are associated with adverse reactions that limit their clinical use. In this study, we report that berberine (BBR) is an effective drug candidate for the treatment of hyperuricemia, with its mechanism potentially involving the modulation of gut microbiota and its metabolite, succinic acid. BBR has demonstrated good therapeutic effects in both acute and chronic animal models of hyperuricemia. In a clinical trial, oral administration of BBR for 6 months reduced blood uric acid levels in 22 participants by modulating the gut microbiota, which led to an increase in the abundance of Bacteroides and a decrease in Clostridium sensu stricto_1. Furthermore, Bacteroides fragilis was transplanted into ICR mice, and the results showed that Bacteroides fragilis exerted a therapeutic effect on uric acid similar to that of BBR. Notably, succinic acid, a metabolite of Bacteroides, significantly reduced uric acid levels. Subsequent cell and animal experiments revealed that the intestinal metabolite, succinic acid, regulated the upstream uric acid synthesis pathway in the liver by inhibiting adenosine monophosphate deaminase 2 (AMPD2), an enzyme responsible for converting adenosine monophosphate (AMP) to inosine monophosphate (IMP). This inhibition resulted in a decrease in IMP levels and an increase in phosphate levels. The reduction in IMP led to a decreased downstream production of hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid. BBR also demonstrated excellent renoprotective effects, improving nephropathy associated with hyperuricemia. In summary, BBR has the potential to be an effective treatment for hyperuricemia through the gut-liver axis.
5.A Study on the Current Status and Influencing factors of Nurses'Emotional Exhaustion at Tertiary Public Hospitals in China
Xinyu DU ; Jiarun MI ; Aili YILIXIATI ; Yuanyuan SONG ; Mingshen LI ; Yuanli LIU
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(8):23-28
Objective It aims to investigate the status quo of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China and analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide suggestions for formulating targeted policy measures to reduce nurses'emotional exhaustion.Methods Relying on the fifth"The Third-Party Evaluation of the China Healthcare Improvement Initiatives"project,it surveyed nurses from 143 tertiary public hospitals across 31 provinces(including autonomous regions and municipalities)and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Univariate analyses were performed using the Pearson chi-square test.Multifactorial analyses were performed using ordered multicategorical logistic regression analysis.Results The score of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China was 8.00(2.00~16.00),of which mild exhaustion accounted for 79.00%,moderate exhaustion accounted for 10.00%,and severe exhaustion accounted for 11.00%.Gender,age,number of children,region,type of hospital,department,employment form,assume scientific research task,excessive workload,salary and hospitals carry out psychological guidance were the influencing factors of nurses'emotional exhaustion.Conclusion Nurses in tertiary public hospitals in China are at a mild level of emotional exhaustion,but in some groups the degree is more serious.Policy makers and hospital managers should focus on special groups,implement the reform of salary system,reduce nurses'workload,reasonably arrange working hours,improve the working environment of hospitals,and strengthen nurses'psychological guidance.
6.A Study on the Current Status and Influencing factors of Nurses'Emotional Exhaustion at Tertiary Public Hospitals in China
Xinyu DU ; Jiarun MI ; Aili YILIXIATI ; Yuanyuan SONG ; Mingshen LI ; Yuanli LIU
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(8):23-28
Objective It aims to investigate the status quo of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China and analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide suggestions for formulating targeted policy measures to reduce nurses'emotional exhaustion.Methods Relying on the fifth"The Third-Party Evaluation of the China Healthcare Improvement Initiatives"project,it surveyed nurses from 143 tertiary public hospitals across 31 provinces(including autonomous regions and municipalities)and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Univariate analyses were performed using the Pearson chi-square test.Multifactorial analyses were performed using ordered multicategorical logistic regression analysis.Results The score of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China was 8.00(2.00~16.00),of which mild exhaustion accounted for 79.00%,moderate exhaustion accounted for 10.00%,and severe exhaustion accounted for 11.00%.Gender,age,number of children,region,type of hospital,department,employment form,assume scientific research task,excessive workload,salary and hospitals carry out psychological guidance were the influencing factors of nurses'emotional exhaustion.Conclusion Nurses in tertiary public hospitals in China are at a mild level of emotional exhaustion,but in some groups the degree is more serious.Policy makers and hospital managers should focus on special groups,implement the reform of salary system,reduce nurses'workload,reasonably arrange working hours,improve the working environment of hospitals,and strengthen nurses'psychological guidance.
7.Establishment and application of measurement range of main blood quality indicators in provincial blood stations
Zixuan ZHANG ; Ying CHANG ; Xiaotong ZHANG ; Qingming WANG ; Yuan ZHANG ; Yue LIU ; Qinghua TIAN ; Ka LI ; Guorong LI ; Lixia CHEN ; Junhua SUN ; Yu KANG ; Pingchen HAN ; Xinyu ZHAO ; Song LI
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(8):918-926
Objective To obtain the monitoring measurement range of quality indicators of red blood cells,plasma and derivatives and leukocyte-reduced apheresis platelets provided by blood stations in Hebei province,explore the distribution of monitoring values and the change of monitoring level,so as to further strengthen the homogenization construction of quality control laboratories in blood stations in Hebei.Methods In 2023,the sampling data of 12 blood stations in Hebei from 2015 to 2022 were collected,scatter plots were made and the range markers were set,and the"mean±SD"line was taken as the upper limit and lower limit of the measurement range.In 2024,the monitoring values in 2023 were added,and the changes of two measurement ranges were compared to analyze the stability and overall level.Results Comparison of the measurement range from 2015 to 2022 and the measurement range from 2015 to 2023 showed that the standard deviation of the content of deleukocyte suspension of red blood cells-hemoglobin,washed erythrocyte-hemoglobin,washed erythrocyte-su-pernatant protein,cryoprecipitate coagulation factor-FⅧ,fresh frozen plasma-FⅧ,leukocyte-reduced apheresis platelets-leukocyte residue and leukocyte-reduced apheresis platelet-red blood cell concentration decreased from 8.132 to 7.993,6.252 to 6.104,0.273 to 0.267,57.506 to 56.276,0.920 to 0.892,0.653 to 0.644 and 2.653 to 2.603,respectively.The narrowing of the standard deviation range of the above items led to more concentrated monitoring values and reduced disper-sion.Comparison of the measurement range from 2015 to 2022 and the measurement range from 2015 to 2023 showed that the mean value of leukocyte residue of the deleukocyte suspension of red blood cells,hemoglobin content of the wash eryth-rocyte,protein content of supernatant of the wash erythrocyte,hemolysis rate of the wash erythrocyte,FⅧ content of the cryoprecipitate coagulation factor,plasma protein content of the fresh frozen plasma,FⅧ content of the fresh frozen plasma,platelet content of the leukocyte-reduced apheresis platelets changed from 0.362 to 0.476,44.915 to 44.861,0.280 to 0.283,0.137 to 0.142,133.989 to 133.271,60.262 to 60.208,1.301 to 1.277 and 3.036 to 3.033,respectively,and was closer to the national standard line,which reflects an increase in the number of unqualified monitoring values or values close to the national standard line in 2023.The long-term qualified rate of coagulation items was low,and no improvement has been ob-served.The stability of biochemical items has been enhanced but overall deviation has occurred,with the average value close to the national standard line.The possibility of subsequent testing failure has increased.The counting items showed no obvi-ous common characteristics.Conclusion The use of"mean±SD"in the analysis can visually display the distribution of mo-nitoring values of different items in Hebei,forming an indicator measurement range covering the past nine years.It shows the characteristics of each item,and provides reference for subsequent quality control laboratory data analysis of each blood sta-tions to takes active measures to improve the monitoring level.
8.Effects of long-term hyperglycemia on renal pathology of type 1 diabetic mellitus cynomolgus monkeys
Xinyu Kuang ; Peiwen Jiang ; Dongjun Wu ; Chunlin Zou ; Qiong Song
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(11):1998-2003
Objective:
To investigate the effects of long-term hyperglycemia on renal pathology of type 1 diabetic mellitus(T1DM) cynomolgus monkeys by establishing streptozotocin(STZ)-induced T1DM.
Methods:
Eight 4-year-old male cynomolgus monkeys were randomly divided into control and model groups. Four cynomolgus monkeys were used in the control group, and four cynomolgus monkeys were injected with streptozotocin to create a T1DM model. Hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining and periodic acid-Schiff(PAS) staining were used to observe renal pathological changes.The histological characteristics and changes were observed under transmission electron microscope. Morphometric measurements were used to analyze the glomerular area, the thickness of the glomerular basement membrane, the proportion of glomerular podocyte foot processes and the average area of foot processes.
Results:
In comparison to the control group, the model group showed pathological changes in the kidneys, including increased glomerular area(P<0.01), thickened basement membrane, capillary loop compression, disordered arrangement of endothelial cell fenestrations, proliferation of mesangial cells, mesangial expansion, accumulation of mesangial matrix glycoproteins, a decrease in the number of foot processes(P<0.001), a decrease in the average size of the foot processes(P<0.05), widened podocyte slit diaphragm, and an increase in the number of fused foot processes(P<0.001).
Conclusion
Cynomolgus monkeys with T1DM suffer from renal pathological changes due to long-term hyperglycemia.
9.A Study on the Current Status and Influencing factors of Nurses'Emotional Exhaustion at Tertiary Public Hospitals in China
Xinyu DU ; Jiarun MI ; Aili YILIXIATI ; Yuanyuan SONG ; Mingshen LI ; Yuanli LIU
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(8):23-28
Objective It aims to investigate the status quo of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China and analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide suggestions for formulating targeted policy measures to reduce nurses'emotional exhaustion.Methods Relying on the fifth"The Third-Party Evaluation of the China Healthcare Improvement Initiatives"project,it surveyed nurses from 143 tertiary public hospitals across 31 provinces(including autonomous regions and municipalities)and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Univariate analyses were performed using the Pearson chi-square test.Multifactorial analyses were performed using ordered multicategorical logistic regression analysis.Results The score of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China was 8.00(2.00~16.00),of which mild exhaustion accounted for 79.00%,moderate exhaustion accounted for 10.00%,and severe exhaustion accounted for 11.00%.Gender,age,number of children,region,type of hospital,department,employment form,assume scientific research task,excessive workload,salary and hospitals carry out psychological guidance were the influencing factors of nurses'emotional exhaustion.Conclusion Nurses in tertiary public hospitals in China are at a mild level of emotional exhaustion,but in some groups the degree is more serious.Policy makers and hospital managers should focus on special groups,implement the reform of salary system,reduce nurses'workload,reasonably arrange working hours,improve the working environment of hospitals,and strengthen nurses'psychological guidance.
10.A Study on the Current Status and Influencing factors of Nurses'Emotional Exhaustion at Tertiary Public Hospitals in China
Xinyu DU ; Jiarun MI ; Aili YILIXIATI ; Yuanyuan SONG ; Mingshen LI ; Yuanli LIU
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(8):23-28
Objective It aims to investigate the status quo of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China and analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide suggestions for formulating targeted policy measures to reduce nurses'emotional exhaustion.Methods Relying on the fifth"The Third-Party Evaluation of the China Healthcare Improvement Initiatives"project,it surveyed nurses from 143 tertiary public hospitals across 31 provinces(including autonomous regions and municipalities)and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Univariate analyses were performed using the Pearson chi-square test.Multifactorial analyses were performed using ordered multicategorical logistic regression analysis.Results The score of nurses'emotional exhaustion in tertiary public hospitals in China was 8.00(2.00~16.00),of which mild exhaustion accounted for 79.00%,moderate exhaustion accounted for 10.00%,and severe exhaustion accounted for 11.00%.Gender,age,number of children,region,type of hospital,department,employment form,assume scientific research task,excessive workload,salary and hospitals carry out psychological guidance were the influencing factors of nurses'emotional exhaustion.Conclusion Nurses in tertiary public hospitals in China are at a mild level of emotional exhaustion,but in some groups the degree is more serious.Policy makers and hospital managers should focus on special groups,implement the reform of salary system,reduce nurses'workload,reasonably arrange working hours,improve the working environment of hospitals,and strengthen nurses'psychological guidance.


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