1.From Cathartic Colon to Cathartic-dependent Constipation: Diagnostic-therapeutic Strategies from Integrative Medicine Perspective
Youcheng HE ; Fengru JIANG ; Yanru WANG ; Minghan HUANG ; Yue WU ; Chunyu ZHOU ; Lian MO ; Lifeng WEI ; Keyi PAN ; Shuyu CAI ; Jianye YUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(11):162-172
Both cathartic colon (CC) and cathartic-dependent constipation (CDC) are caused by the abuse of stimulant laxatives, while their concepts are not completely the same.Starting from the disease name of CC, this article traced the origin and evolution of the concept of CC, summarizes and compared the similarities and differences between CC, CDC, and slow transit constipation (STC), and called for strict differentiation among the three.Furthermore, this article explored the specific contents of Western medicine clinical subtypes and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome differentiation of CDC and delved into the TCM pathogenesis of CDC according to both literature and clinical practice.The relationship between clinical subtypes and TCM syndromes was established, and the syndrome characteristics of CDC of different clinical subtypes and TCM syndromes were summarized.The recommended prescriptions for corresponding syndromes were listed.A systematic CDC diagnosis and treatment approach of "clinical subtypes-syndrome differentiation-syndrome characteristics-recommended prescriptions" was thus formed.Additionally, the paper provides an overview of current research on CDC in both Western medicine and TCM contexts, identifies future research directions, and suggests research pathways for refining and advancing CDC studies.
2.Advances in the role of circadian clock genes between circadian rhythms and depression
Keyi WEN ; Yunyan ZHANG ; Fangyi WANG ; Ying ZHOU ; Xiangyu LI ; Linglu MA ; Yutong WANG ; Yixiao FU
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2025;51(9):565-570
Depression and circadian rhythms exhibit bidirectional interactions,suggesting a close association with the biological clock system.The biological clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus is regulated by circadian genes.Recent clinical and basic research has revealed multifaceted associations between depression and circadian genes.For instance,significant phase abnormalities in BMAL1,PER2,and PER3 were detected in brain tissue from depressed patients,while plasma levels of CRY1,ARNTL,and PER1 proteins showed marked reduction,demonstrating good diagnostic value.Mice with CLOCK and BMAL1 knockouts exhibited depression-like behaviors.Single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in genes such as PER1 and PER3 directly influence depression susceptibility.Methylation levels of BMAL1,PER3,and CLOCK genes correlate closely with depressive symptoms.Antidepressant mechanisms like ketamine exert their effects by downregulating PER2 and other genes.This review summarizes the differential expression patterns of circadian clock genes in depression and associated therapeutic approaches,aiming to provide new theoretical foundations for precision diagnosis and personalized treatment strategies for depression.
3.Bioinformatics Analysis of NAT10 As A Potential Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dan WANG ; Keyi JIANG ; Songbo FU
Journal of Medical Research 2025;54(3):47-53
Objective To investigate the clinical significance and potential mechanism of NAT10 in hepatocellular carcinoma.Meth-ods A total of 50 normal and 374 tumor samples were obtained based on The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA),and the data were pro-cessed by R 4.2.1.Results The expression of NAT10 in tumor samples was significantly higher than that in normal samples(P<0.001).Compared with patients with low expression of NAT10,patients with high expression of NAT10had worse prognosis(P<0.001).Logistic regression analysis showed that high NAT10 expression was associated with adverse clinical prognostic factors,and pa-tients with high NAT10 expression were more likely to progress to the advanced stage.Gene set enrichment analysis(GSEA)results showed that the genes related to heterobiotic metabolism,blood coagulation and fatty acid metabolism were differentially enriched in the samples with high expression of NAT10.The protein interaction analysis results showed that NAT10may interact with genes such as IGF2,SST,MUC2,CHGA,AGR2,etc.Conclusion NAT10 is highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma,and the expression level is cor-related with the clinical characteristics and survival rate of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.NAT10may be a potential molecular bio-marker for hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis.
4.The impact of femoral resection on the prognosis of patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh involving cortical bone
Hao QU ; Keyi WANG ; Haochen MU ; Yaling JIANG ; Jiahao ZHANG ; Xin HUANG ; Nong LIN ; Zhaoming YE
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2025;45(10):630-639
Objective:To investigate the prognostic effect of femoral resection on patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh with cortical bone involvement.Methods:This retrospective study included patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh diagnosed and treated in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine from January 2014 to December 2021. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether femoral resection and reconstruction were performed with 20 in the resection group and 86 in the non-resection group. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to control confounding variables. Overall Survival, recurrence free survival, metastasis free survival, and postoperative functional outcomes were compared between groups before and after PSM. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to identify risk factors for death, recurrence, and metastasis.Results:Before PSM, the 5-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were 46.7% and 36.7% in the resection group, compared to 69.7% and 60.3% in the non-resection group without significant differences ( P>0.05). However, the 5-year metastasis-free survival (MFS) rate was significantly lower in the resection group (40.0%) compared to the non-resection group (73.1%) ( P=0.021). After PSM, the 5-year OS, RFS, and MFS in the resection group were 46.7%, 36.7%, and 35.9%, respectively, compared to 45.0%, 39.4%, and 67.7% in the non-resection group, with no significant differences ( P>0.05). The median postoperative MSTS functional score after PSM was significantly lower in the resection group 23(18, 25) points than in the non-resection group 26.5(24.3, 27.8) points ( U=43.000, P=0.007). Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified grade III histology ( HR=3.794, P=0.002) and tumor involvement angle around the femur greater than 180° ( HR=2.729, P=0.030) as independent risk factors for death. Age over 55 years ( HR=4.185, P=0.015), tumor diameter greater than 8 cm ( HR=4.290, P=0.014), and involvement of the intermuscular compartment ( HR=3.794, P=0.017) were associated with increased risk of local recurrence. Grade III histology ( HR=3.848, P=0.006) and involvement of the intermuscular compartment ( HR=2.500, P=0.045) were associated with distant metastasis. Conclusion:For patients with thigh soft tissue sarcoma involving femoral cortex involvement but no medullary cavity invasion, bone resection did not improve survival, recurrence or metastasis compared with patients in non-resection group. A relatively more conservative surgical approach may be advisable to preserve limb function without compromising oncological prognosis.
5.A target rate for resuscitation attempted by bystanders for patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China
Yumeng WANG ; Lei HOU ; Xuefei FENG ; Keyi QUAN ; Guixiu CHEN
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2025;53(10):1146-1152
Objective:To explore an initial target rate for resuscitation attempted by bystanders for patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China.Methods:We searched seven electronic databases, including CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, CBM, PubMed, Cochrane, EMBase, for Utstein-style reports of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, containing data on bystander resuscitation and survival to discharge or 30 days after arrest. All patients with cardiac arrest diagnosed at prehospital emergency medical services were included. Meta-analysis was performed to pool rate ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the rate of survival to discharge or 30 days. The population attributable risk percent (PARP) was calculated with RR, and the growth rate curve of PARP following bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rate was plotted. We established a multiple linear regression model to show the change in survival to discharge or 30 days with increasing rates of resuscitation attempted by bystanders.Results:We included 24 cohorts with 279 641 patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The median rates of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival to discharge or 30 days after arrest in seven cohorts from China were 2.8% and 0.47%, respectively, both far below the first tertiles in all cohorts worldwide (10.0% and 2.70%, respectively). The meta-analysis showed that resuscitation attempts by bystanders increased the chance of survival to discharge or 30 days ( RR=5.91, 95% CI 3.28-10.66; I2=0, P=0.990). The growth rate curve on PARP showed a rapid attenuation in the increase of PARP after the bystander resuscitation rate reached 10%. The multiple linear regression showed that resuscitation attempted by bystanders could explain 74.4% of the variation in the rates of survival to discharge or 30 days. By increasing the bystander resuscitation rate to 10%, the rate of survival to discharge or 30 days could increase to 1.40% (95% CI 0.76%-2.05%), and the PARP could increase from 19.7% to 32.9%. Conclusions:Low rate of resuscitation attempted by bystanders is currently the main reason for the poor survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China. It is recommended to increase the rate of resuscitation attempted by bystanders in stages with an initial target rate of 10%.
6.The application of the BOPPPS Joint case simulation teaching method in the risk education for nursing interns
Ran TAO ; Shikun WANG ; Xiaolei YANG ; Keyi LI ; Hui PAN ; Lei JIANG
Modern Hospital 2025;25(6):974-977
Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the application effect of BOPPPS combined with case simulation teaching method in nursing risk education of nursing students.By comparing the traditional teaching methods,the in-fluence of BOPPPS combined with case simulation teaching method on nursing students' occupational risk cognition ability,pa-tient safety perception ability and teaching satisfaction was evaluated.Methods 100 cases of nursing students in geriatric oncol-ogy department were divided into observation group and control group,50 cases in each group.The control group used traditional teaching methods;the observation group adopted the teaching mode of BOPPPS combined with case teaching method.The occu-pational risk cognition ability,patient safety perception ability and satisfaction with teaching mode were compared between the two groups.Results The occupational risk cognitive ability,patient safety perception ability and teaching satisfaction of the observa-tion group were better than those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The application of BOPPPS combined with case simulation teaching method in nursing risk teaching of nursing students can improve their occupational risk cognition ability,pa-tient safety perception ability and teaching satisfaction.
7.The impact of femoral resection on the prognosis of patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh involving cortical bone
Hao QU ; Keyi WANG ; Haochen MU ; Yaling JIANG ; Jiahao ZHANG ; Xin HUANG ; Nong LIN ; Zhaoming YE
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2025;45(10):630-639
Objective:To investigate the prognostic effect of femoral resection on patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh with cortical bone involvement.Methods:This retrospective study included patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh diagnosed and treated in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine from January 2014 to December 2021. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether femoral resection and reconstruction were performed with 20 in the resection group and 86 in the non-resection group. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to control confounding variables. Overall Survival, recurrence free survival, metastasis free survival, and postoperative functional outcomes were compared between groups before and after PSM. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to identify risk factors for death, recurrence, and metastasis.Results:Before PSM, the 5-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were 46.7% and 36.7% in the resection group, compared to 69.7% and 60.3% in the non-resection group without significant differences ( P>0.05). However, the 5-year metastasis-free survival (MFS) rate was significantly lower in the resection group (40.0%) compared to the non-resection group (73.1%) ( P=0.021). After PSM, the 5-year OS, RFS, and MFS in the resection group were 46.7%, 36.7%, and 35.9%, respectively, compared to 45.0%, 39.4%, and 67.7% in the non-resection group, with no significant differences ( P>0.05). The median postoperative MSTS functional score after PSM was significantly lower in the resection group 23(18, 25) points than in the non-resection group 26.5(24.3, 27.8) points ( U=43.000, P=0.007). Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified grade III histology ( HR=3.794, P=0.002) and tumor involvement angle around the femur greater than 180° ( HR=2.729, P=0.030) as independent risk factors for death. Age over 55 years ( HR=4.185, P=0.015), tumor diameter greater than 8 cm ( HR=4.290, P=0.014), and involvement of the intermuscular compartment ( HR=3.794, P=0.017) were associated with increased risk of local recurrence. Grade III histology ( HR=3.848, P=0.006) and involvement of the intermuscular compartment ( HR=2.500, P=0.045) were associated with distant metastasis. Conclusion:For patients with thigh soft tissue sarcoma involving femoral cortex involvement but no medullary cavity invasion, bone resection did not improve survival, recurrence or metastasis compared with patients in non-resection group. A relatively more conservative surgical approach may be advisable to preserve limb function without compromising oncological prognosis.
8.Advances in the role of circadian clock genes between circadian rhythms and depression
Keyi WEN ; Yunyan ZHANG ; Fangyi WANG ; Ying ZHOU ; Xiangyu LI ; Linglu MA ; Yutong WANG ; Yixiao FU
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2025;51(9):565-570
Depression and circadian rhythms exhibit bidirectional interactions,suggesting a close association with the biological clock system.The biological clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus is regulated by circadian genes.Recent clinical and basic research has revealed multifaceted associations between depression and circadian genes.For instance,significant phase abnormalities in BMAL1,PER2,and PER3 were detected in brain tissue from depressed patients,while plasma levels of CRY1,ARNTL,and PER1 proteins showed marked reduction,demonstrating good diagnostic value.Mice with CLOCK and BMAL1 knockouts exhibited depression-like behaviors.Single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in genes such as PER1 and PER3 directly influence depression susceptibility.Methylation levels of BMAL1,PER3,and CLOCK genes correlate closely with depressive symptoms.Antidepressant mechanisms like ketamine exert their effects by downregulating PER2 and other genes.This review summarizes the differential expression patterns of circadian clock genes in depression and associated therapeutic approaches,aiming to provide new theoretical foundations for precision diagnosis and personalized treatment strategies for depression.
9.Study on sepsis induced by liver abscess in mice due to hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
Ziwen XIE ; Liming FAN ; Weiyu JIANG ; Keyi GONG ; Xingdong ZHANG ; Jiadong WANG ; Ziyan JIANG ; Qiang WANG ; Jiaqi FANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2025;45(3):231-238
Objective:To investigate the effect and preliminary mechanism of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) on the immune response to sepsis induced by liver abscess in mice. Methods:C57BL/6 mice were intraperitoneally injected with hvKP strain NTUH-K2044 or classical Klebsiella pneumoniae (cKP) strain HS11286 suspension to prepare the model of sepsis. The survivals rates of mice within 24 h were recorded. HE staining was used to observed the inflammatory cell infiltration in mouse liver tissues. The levels of neutrophil marker lymphocyte antigen 6G (Ly6G) in mouse liver tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. The activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mouse liver macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes was measured by ROS assay kit. The activation of p105/p50 and p65 in NF-κB signaling pathway in mouse liver macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes was detected by Western blot. The expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α at mRNA and protein levels in mouse liver macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes were detected by qRT-PCR and ELISA, respectively. One-way analysis of variance and t test were used for statistical analysis. Results:Compared with cKP, hvKP infection could induce C57BL/6 mice to develop obvious liver abscess with massive inflammatory cell infiltration. Moreover, the level of Ly6G in liver tissues was significantly higher in hvKP-infected mice than in cKP-infected mice ( P<0.000 1), but the survival rate of hvKP-infected mice was significantly lower than that of cKP-infected mice ( P<0.000 1). hvKP significantly promoted the ROS activity ( P<0.000 1) and enhanced the phosphorylation of p105/p50 and p65 in NF-κB signaling pathway in mouse liver macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes as compared with cKP ( P<0.001). The expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α at mRNA and protein levels in mouse liver macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes were significantly higher in hvKP-infected mice than in cKP-infected mice ( P<0.001). Conclusion:hvKP can promote the development of liver abscess and induce sepsis in mice.
10.Application of loose-leaf textbooks in nursing risk education for nursing interns
Shikun WANG ; Yaruo HUANG ; Keyi LI ; Yingcun SHANG ; Xin LU ; Ran TAO
Modern Hospital 2025;25(5):798-801,806
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of loose-leaf textbooks in nursing risk education for nursing interns.Methods A random number table was used to divide 120 nursing interns in the geriatric oncology department into intervention and control groups,with 60 in each group.The control group received standard clinical nursing instruction,while the intervention group was taught using loose-leaf teaching materials in addition to standard clinical instruction.Occupational risk cognition,pa-tient safety perception,theoretical scores,clinical skills scores,and teaching satisfaction were compared between the two groups.Results The intervention group showed significantly higher scores in occupational risk cognition,patient safety perception,theo-retical achievement,clinical skills achievement,and teaching satisfaction compared to the control group(P<0.05).Conclu-sion Loose-leaf textbooks enhance nursing interns' learning of occupational risks,improve patient safety perception,boost theo-retical and clinical skills performance,and increase teaching satisfaction.

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