1.MRI findings of spinal cord atrophy after spinal cord injury in children and their injury level
Yingxin ZHANG ; Genlin LIU ; Di CHEN ; Hongxia ZHANG ; Yifan TIAN ; Yiji WANG ; Yang JING ; Ruidong CHENG ; Shaomin ZHANG ; Jiafeng YAO ; Bo SUN ; Xiaomeng SUN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2026;32(4):387-392
ObjectiveTo delineate imaging findings using an imaging platform and investigate the correlation between MRI characteristics of spinal cord atrophy and clinical diagnosis in children with spinal cord injury (SCI). MethodsImaging data of 150 children with SCI admitted to Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, from January, 2002 to March, 2024 were collected and imported into the imaging platform. The anteroposterior and transverse diameters of the middle part of the spinal cord at the cross-section with the most severe atrophy were measured, and the relevant indicators of the previous normal spinal cord segment were measured as controls; the radiomic features were extracted. Clinical data of the children including gender, age, cause of injury, sensory level, motor level, spinal cord injury level, injury severity and disease course were collected. ResultsSpinal cord atrophy was identified in 81 cases (54%), among which 78 cases (96%) were American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) grade A and 3 cases (4%) were AIS grade C. The upper boundary of the spinal cord atrophy site strongly correlated with the injury level, motor level and sensory level (r > 0.8, P < 0.001). ConclusionMore than half of children with SCI may develop secondary spinal cord atrophy, the vast majority of whom suffer from complete spinal cord injury; the upper boundary of spinal cord atrophy is correlated with the injury level.
2.Constructing an actor-network theory for integrating sports activity into rehabilitation based on Rehabilitation in Health Service System
Yaning CHENG ; Di CHEN ; Chenchen TANG ; Yifan TIAN ; Lixu LIU ; Yingxin ZHANG ; Yizheng WANG ; Yaling HUANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2026;32(5):508-521
ObjectiveTo construct an actor-network for integrating physical activity into rehabilitation services based on the World Health Organization Rehabilitation in Health Service System framework and actor-network theory (ANT). MethodsContent analysis was employed using the six building blocks of health service systems as the theoretical framework. Actors related to rehabilitation services were extracted and categorized into a rehabilitation actor pool, while a physical activity actor pool was formed based on four major physical activity scenarios. Actors from both pools were integrated, deduplicated and classified to form a final list of integrated actors. Using ANT, the construction process of the actor network integrating physical activity into rehabilitation was analyzed through the four stages of translation: problematization, interessment, enrollment and mobilization. ResultsA dynamic integration network was constructed, comprising human actors (patients, rehabilitation professionals, researchers, sports coaches, government departments, medical institutions, community organizations and industry media, etc.) and non-human actors (assistive devices, sports infrastructure, smart equipment, information systems, online exercise guidance systems, laws and regulations, strategic documents, and exercise prescriptions, etc.). The study identified maximizing rehabilitation outcomes as the mandatory passage point and elaborated on the critical role of government departments as focal actors in coordinating various stakeholders. ConclusionThe integration of physical activity into rehabilitation services is a dynamic network constructed by diverse actors through a process of translation. ANT provides an operational theoretical framework for cross-departmental governance of rehabilitation policies in China, promotes the spatial expansion of the rehabilitation field, and drives its transformation toward a networked and ecological system. The government needs to play a leading role in facilitating role reconstruction and synergy among heterogeneous actors in both the sports and rehabilitation sectors through mechanism design, to create a bidirectional empowerment mechanism that fosters mutual progress and ensures the sustainable development of integrated services.
3.Clinical application of KASP-based RHCE genotyping in RhD-positive patients
Xiaoyu LIAN ; Mengdan LI ; Xiaoyu GUAN ; Li TIAN ; Chenying WANG ; Di WU ; Tianqiong LUO ; Xiaolin DU ; Xin JI ; Haixia XU ; Jue WANG ; Ling LI ; Zhong LIU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2026;39(5):596-602
Objective: To develop a RHCE genotyping assay based on kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) and assess its clinical accuracy for RhCE blood group determination. Methods: KASP primers were designed to interrogate three RHCE loci: the 109 bp insertion/deletion in intron 2, c. 307T>C, and c. 676C>G. A total of 1 194 RhD-positive inpatients from Chengdu were typed by both KASP genotyping and manual tube serology. Discordant samples (n=10) were retested by both methods and further resolved by Sanger sequencing. An additional 377 cases were tested for the c. 48C>G locus to evaluate the predictive accuracy of individual loci and combined locus testing for RhC antigen. Results: Genotyping concordance with serology was 100.0% for both the c. 676C>G locus (RhE/Rhe) and the c. 307T>C locus (Rhc). For RhC prediction using the 109 bp insertion, overall accuracy was 99.7% (1 191/1 194); the 3 discordant cases were confirmed by Sanger sequencing to be false negatives attributable to 109 bp deletion in intron 2. Testing the c. 48C>G allele for RhC prediction yielded 7 false positives, with an accuracy of 98.1% (370/377). RhC antigen status was determined by combining the 109 bp insertion and the c. 48C allele. After excluding 10 samples with inconsistent results between the two loci, the accuracy reached 100% in the remaining 367 samples. When both loci were applied in combination, accuracy reached 100% in the 367 cases with concordant results. Among the 1 194 patients, CCee (45.8%) and CcEe (31.7%) were the most common RhCE phenotypes. The e antigen had the highest positivity rate (92.2%), and the Ce haplotype was the most frequent (66.9%). Conclusion: The KASP-based RHCE genotyping method achieves high accuracy for clinical RhCE typing. Combining the 109 bp insertion/deletion with the c. 48C allele significantly improves RhC antigen prediction compared with either locus alone. This method was applied to RhCE genotyping of 1 194 RhD-positive inpatients in Chengdu, providing local RhCE phenotype and haplotype distribution data to support RhCE-matched transfusion practice.
4.CDK8/19 Enhances the Anti-tumor Efficacy of Gastric Cancer by Regulating PARP Inhibitor Sensitivity
Jun-Di WANG ; Wan-Chang LIU ; Jian-Song LIU ; Tian-Run LI ; Yan TIAN ; Dan-Tong SUN ; Ze-Nan FAN ; Xiao-Man LI ; Jia-Dong WANG
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2025;41(9):1280-1297
Gastric cancer remains one of the most prevalent and lethal malignancies of the digestive tract worldwide,underscoring the urgent need for more effective targeted therapeutic strategies.Poly(ADP-ri-bose)polymerase(PARP)inhibitors have demonstrated remarkable efficacy in tumors with homologous recombination repair(HRR)deficiency;however,their clinical application in gastric cancer remains limited.Clinical evidence suggests that patients harboring Helicobacter pylori infection in combination with HRR gene mutations exhibit a significantly elevated risk of developing gastric cancer,thereby supporting the potential benefit of PARP inhibition in this setting.In this study,a kinase inhibitor library was screened in combination with the PARP inhibitor olaparib in gastric cancer cells.And we identify the cy-clin-dependent kinase 8/19(CDK8/19)inhibitor Senexin A as a compound that synergistically enhances the cytotoxic effect of PARP inhibition(P<0.05).Phenotypic validation using CCK-8 and colony for-mation assays demonstrated that the combination treatment significantly suppressed cellular proliferation and clonogenic potential compared to either monotherapy(P<0.0001).Mechanistically,alkaline comet assays revealed a significant increase in DNA damage in the combination treatment group relative to either single-agent group(P<0.0001),suggesting that the synergistic effect results from the exacerbation of DNA damage via impaired DNA repair mechanisms.In addition,treatment with CDK8/19 inhibitors a-lone markedly increased the formation of γH2AX and 53BP1 foci in irradiated gastric cancer cells(P<0.0001),indicating inhibition of DNA damage repair pathways.Transcriptome sequencing further re-vealed that CDK8/19 inhibition impacts critical cellular pathways,including DNA repair,cell cycle reg-ulation,and RNA splicing.Co-immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that inhibition of CDK8/19 kinase activity significantly reduces the phosphorylation level of PARP1,suggesting a potential regulatory inter-action.Immunohistochemical analysis of tumor and adjacent non-tumor tissues from gastric cancer pa-tients demonstrated that CDK8 is significantly overexpressed in tumor tissues,supporting its potential as both a prognostic biomarker and a therapeutic target.Collectively,this study elucidates a mechanistic ba-sis by which CDK8/19 inhibition enhances the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to PARP inhibitors.These findings provide a strong rationale for the combined use of CDK8/19 and PARP inhibitors as a tar-geted therapeutic strategy and offer promising translational implications for advancing personalized medi-cine in gastric cancer treatment.
5.Important factors affecting depression:modulatory effects of Cx43 on neuroinflammation
Xuan ZENG ; Zi-han YAN ; Zhi-feng TIAN ; Hong-bin WANG ; Qi-di AI ; Mei-yu LIN ; Xuan LIU ; Nai-hong CHEN ; Song-wei YANG ; Yan-tao YANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(11):2027-2031
Numerous studies have shown that depression is main-ly associated with the abnormal expression of connexin 43(Cx43)in astrocytes(Astro)and its mediated dysfunction of gap junction(GJ).However,the molecular mechanism of post-translational modifications targeting Cx43 to regulate neuroin-flammation-associated depression is still unclear.Post-transla-tional modifications of Cx43 mainly include phosphorylation of specific amino acid sites by PKC,PKA,PKG,MAPK and PTK,and protein degradation of Cx43 through the K48/K63 polyubiq-uitylation and deubiquitination pathways,which ultimately lead to protein degradation through K48/K63 polyubiquitination and deubiquitination.These modifications are ultimately involved in the regulation of neuroinflammatory responses through the associ-ation of GJ function.In this paper,we systematically review the role of Cx43 post-translational modifications in neuroinflamma-tion,with the aim of further exploring the potential application of targeting these modifications to modulate the inflammatory re-sponse mechanism in improving depressive symptoms.
6.Validation of UHPLC-MS/MS-Network Pharmacology Joint Experiment to Explore the Mechanism of Action of Tongluo Muzu Powder in Improving Cartilage Injury
Di TIAN ; Zixiu LIU ; Likai YU ; Zishan SU ; Shangqi LIU ; Mingqing FENG ; Zeen WANG ; Nongshan ZHANG
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(3):363-374
OBJECTIVE To study and analyse the main components of Tongluo Muzu Powder transdermal absorption solution,as well as to investigate its mechanism of action in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.METHODS The transdermal absorption solution of Tongluo Muzu Powder was extracted by Franz vertical diffusion cell,and its components were analyzed by UHPLC-MS/MS.Then TCMSP,Swiss target prediction,Gene Cards and other databases were introduced to predict the possible targets of the effec-tive components of transdermal absorption solution for the prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis,and Cytoscape software was used to construct the"drug-component-disease-target"visual network,and then the protein interaction network was obtained through the string database to find the core targets.Finally,AutoDock and PyMOL were used to verify the molecular docking of main active in-gredients and targets,and the gene ontology(GO)function analysis of core genes and the enrichment analysis of Kyoto Encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG)pathway were conducted.Primary mouse chondrocytes were extracted,and the predicted targets of net-work pharmacology were verified by ELISA,Western blot,qPCR,etc.RESULTS A total of 48 effective components of the transder-mal absorption solution of Tongluo Muzu Powder and 88 possible targets for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis were screened out.The results of enrichment analysis showed that it was mainly involved in the process of apoptosis and oxidative stress.Molecular docking suggested that the main active ingredients and targets had good binding ability.The results showed that the lyophilized powder of the transdermal absorption solution of Tongluo Muzu Powder could reduce the concentration of inflammatory factors in the supernatant of chondrocytes after LPS intervention in a dose-dependent manner(P<0.05,P<0.01).The protein expression of p-PI3K/PI3K,p-AKT/AKT,MMP13 and p53 was decreased,and the protein expression of collagen Ⅱ was increased(P<0.05,P<0.01).At the same time,the mRNA expression of MMP13 and p53 was decreased and the mRNA expression of collagen Ⅱ was increased(P<0.05,P<0.01).In addition,it reduced the fluorescence intensity of TUNEL staining in cells(P<0.01).CONCLUSION By combining UH-PLC-MS/MS technology with network pharmacology,the main active ingredients of Tongluo Muzu Powder transdermal absorption solu-tion are preliminarily understood,and its potential mechanism of action in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis are predicted.
7.A Study on the Mirror of Dean's Annual Salary System and the Reform Mechanism of Physicians' Remuneration under the Perspective of Incentive Compatibility Theory
Dian ZHOU ; Di TIAN ; Xuezhen LIU
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;45(6):26-30
Based on the theoretical framework of incentive compatibility,it analyzes the experience of the annual salary system of deans in the reform of public hospitals,summarizes the systemic efficacy and limitations of the annual salary system of deans,and extracts the empirical insights for the reform of physicians' remuneration.The annual salary system of deans cuts off the link between salary and economic gain,strengthens the assessment of public welfare,and initially realizes the incentive compatibility,but there are also assessment defects and incentive imbalance risks.The annual salary system for doctors needs to build a hierarchical and dynamic assessment system,and rely on medical insurance payment and financial protection to break the system's island effect.In the future,the appraisal framework should be dynamically optimized with regional differences,so as to promote the higher-order compatibility of individual rationality and public welfare attributes.
8.Study on the Implementation Dilemma and Path of Salary System Reform in Public Hospitals Based on the Smith Policy Implementation Process Model
Dian ZHOU ; Di TIAN ; Xuezhen LIU
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;45(6):6-10
The reform of salary system in public hospitals is a key link in deepening the reform of medical and health system,which is of great significance to improving the quality of medical services.With the help of Smith policy implementation process model,it constructs the theoretical framework of policy analysis,and analyzes the implementation dilemma of the salary system reform in public hospitals from four dimensions of idealized policy,implementing agency,target group and policy environment.There are the core problems of contradiction between policy and demand,administrative dominance and specialty deficiency,incentive imbalance and external environment restriction.Put forward the development path of public welfare oriented adjustment mechanism,establishing a collaborative supervision system,building a compound incentive model,and building a salary community.
9.Cinnamaldehyde enhances synovial macrophage efferocytosis in KOA mice by regulating RhoA/ROCK1/MLC pathway
Zi-shan SU ; Li-kai YU ; Di TIAN ; Shang-qi LIU ; Ze-en WANG ; Pei-min WANG ; Nong-shan ZHANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(9):1636-1643
Aim To investigate the therapeutic effects of cinnamaldehyde on synovial lesions in mice with knee osteoarthritis(KOA)and its regulatory mecha-nism in the phagocytic function of synovial macropha-ges.Methods In the animal experiments,mouse ser-um and synovial tissue were extracted.HE staining was used to evaluate the inflammatory cell infiltration in the synovial tissue.ELISA was employed to detect the lev-els of inflammatory factors such as interleukins in the serum.Western blot was used to detect the expression of Ras homolog family member A(RhoA),Rho-associ-ated protein kinase 1(ROCK1),myosin light chain(MLC),and p-MLC proteins in the synovial tissue.RT-qPCR was utilized to detect the expression of in-flammatory factors and pathway-related mRNA in the synovial tissue.TUNEL staining was used to detect ap-optosis in the synovial tissue.In the cellular experi-ments,after the intervention,RAW267.4 cells were subjected to Western blot and RT-qPCR for the detec-tion of the aforementioned indicators,and confocal mi-croscopy was used to assess phagocytic function.Re-sults After cinnamaldehyde intervention,the synovial inflammatory infiltration was significantly reduced,the protein and mRNA expression of the RhoA/ROCK1/MLC signaling pathway was markedly downregulated,the fluorescence intensity of TUNEL staining signifi-cantly decreased,and the phagocytic function of macro-phages was enhanced.Conclusion Cinnamaldehyde can inhibit RhoA/Rock1/MLC signaling pathway,en-hance macrophage burial,improve synovial inflamma-tion,and delay the progression of KO A mice.
10.Comparative study of six visual disability-related standards in China based on ICF and ICD-11
Xueli LÜ ; Yaru YANG ; Zhuoying QIU ; Zhongyan WANG ; Yifan TIAN ; Ye LIU ; Chen LI ; Di CHEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2025;31(7):755-762
Objective To compare six existing Chinese standards related to visual disability,including Disability Assessment and Code for Life Insurance(Insurance Standard),Specification for Ability Assessment of Older Adults(Elderly Stan-dard),Grading of Disability due to Human Body Injury(Judicial Standard),Standard for Identify Work Ability—Gradation of Disability Caused by Work-related Injuries and Occupational Diseases(Work Injury Standard),Standard for Assessment of Disability Grades of Military Personnel(Military Standard),and Classification and Grading Criteria of Disability(Disability Classification Standard).Methods Based on the theoretical framework of International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health(ICF)and International Classification of Diseases,the 11th Revision(ICD-11),and with reference to World Report on Vision(WRV),this study analyzed and compared five key dimensions of visual disability across the six stan-dards:definition,classification,grading,assessment methods and coding systems.Results In terms of definition,the insurance,work injury,military,and disability classification standards emphasized vi-sual structure and function,focusing on visual acuity and visual field;the insurance and elderly standards incor-porated activities and participation,reflecting the concept of functional vision;the judicial standard lacked a dedi-cated definition of visual disability.In terms of grading,each standard graded visual disability into different lev-els acoording to different functional indicators.In terms of coding,only the insurance standard adopted the ICF framework,while others used non-ICF numeric codes or lacked standardized coding.In terms of assessment tools,the elderly standard employed a customized perceptual and participation scoring system,while others re-lied primarily on vision charts.Conclusion Most current Chinese standards focus on impairments in visual function,with limited attention to activity limitations and participation restrictions.It is needed for incorporating the concept of functional vision,aligned with ICF and WRV,to establish a unified conceptual framework,terminology,coding system for visual disability,and comprehensive assessments that reflect not only impairments but also the impact on daily functioning and en-vironmental interaction.

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