1.The mechanism of nicotinamide combined with amphotericin B against Candida albicans based on metabolomics technology
Lizhi WAN ; Jinghan WANG ; Chunrong WU ; Ling LI
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2026;44(1):20-25
Objective To investigate the potential mechanism of nicotinamide combined with amphotericin B against Candida albicans based on metabolomics. Methods The intracellular metabolites of C. albicans intervened by different drugs including NAM, AmB, and their combination with a proper concentration were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The differential metabolites were screened by multivariate statistical analysis and identified by searching the NIST database. Results Compared with the control group, the NAM intervention group was hardly separated from it, while the AmB group and NAM+AmB group showed a clear trend of separation. Under the intervention of AmB, 23 metabolites significantly changed compared with the control group, and 28 metabolites remarkably changed after NAM+AmB intervention, including amino acids, organic acids, sugars and other components. Conclusion NAM, as an endogenous metabolite of C. albicans, combined with AmB could enhance the effects of AmB in the original metabolic pathway and changed it to a certain extent. It was speculated that AmB combined with NAM may pose more antifungal effect on Candida albicans by regulating the tricarboxylic acid cycle,interfering with amino acid metabolism and influencing polyamine synthesis.
2.Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Qijia Rougan Prescription and Its Key Effect or Ingredients Against Hepatic Fibrosis Based on Macrophage M2 Polarization
Li WEN ; Quansheng FENG ; Cen JIANG ; Baixue LI ; Dong WANG ; Jike LI ; Xia LI ; Fei WAN ; Yanfeng ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(14):155-165
ObjectiveBased on the regulation of macrophage M2 polarization, this study aims to explore the molecular mechanism and action targets of the Qijia Rougan prescription and its key effector ingredients in anti-fibrosis, thereby providing a basis and reference for the development of new drugs for hepatic fibrosis. MethodsA rat model of hepatic fibrosis was established by subcutaneous injection of 40%CCl4, followed by oral administration of Qijia Rougan granules. The volume of collagen fibers was detected using Masson staining, the fibrosis markers Collagen Ⅰ and α-SMA were detected using immunohistochemistry, the proportion of M2 macrophages was detected by flow cytometry. The expression levels of M2 macrophage phenotype markers CD163 and CD206 were detected using immunofluorescence double staining. Western blot was used to detect the levels of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), platelet derived growth factor subunit B (PDGFB), interleukin-10 (IL-10), phosphorylated Janus kinase 1 (p-JAK1), and phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (p-STAT6). Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR was used to detect the relative expression levels of JAK1, STAT6, Arginase 1(Arg1), and Fizz1. Based on the theory of serum pharmacology, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and WENN analysis were used to obtain the active ingredients of Qijia Rougan prescription. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation were performed to analyze the effector ingredients and their targets. The identified effector ingredients were interfered with IL-4-induced M2 polarization of RAW264.7 macrophage in vitro to validate the targets. ResultsQijia Rougan prescription significantly reduced the content of fibrosis markers α-SMA and Collagen Ⅰ, as well as collagen fiber content (P<0.05). It decreased the proportion of M2 macrophages and the levels of related cytokines IL-10, TGF-β and PDGFB, and up-regulated the levels of p-JAK1 and p-STAT6 (P<0.05). A total of 1 214 compounds were identified from Qijia Rougan prescription, medicated serum and blank serum, and 29 ingredients were finalized by Venn analysis, including 15 blood-entry prototypes and 14 drug metabolites. Molecular docking showed that enoxolone and berberine bound more strongly to JAK1, with binding free energies of -9.6 kcal·mol-1(1 cal≈4.184 J) and -9.1 kcal·mol-1, respectively. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that JAK1-enoxolone and JAK1-berberine exhibited stable simulation trajectories within 100 ns, with essentially identical conformations and high protein overlap before and after simulation. Their binding free energies were -25.18 5.0.81 kcal·mol-1 and -27.39 7.0.85 kcal·mol-1, respectively. The number of hydrogen bonds formed between JAK1 and enoxolone ranges from 0 to 5, and most of the time can be maintained at 2-3. In vitro intervention with enoxolone or berberine significantly reduced p-JAK1 and p-STAT6 levels (P<0.05). ConclusionQijia Rougan prescription inhibits M2 macrophage polarization in hepatic fibrosis. Enoxolone and berberine are the key effector ingredients of Qijia Rougan prescription to inhibit macrophage M2 polarization through targeting JAK1 and modulating the JAK1/STAT6 signaling pathway, thereby ameliorating hepatic fibrosis. This study provides a basis for prescription optimization, clinical application and new drug development, as well as a reference for monolithic anti-hepatic fibrosis research.
3.Molecular Mechanisms of Qingfei Paidu Decoction in the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Lung Injury in Mice Based on miRNA Sequencing
Longxue LI ; Chongfan WAN ; Qi ZHANG ; Ruting LEI ; Xiaoyue WANG ; Leyan CHENG ; Qi LAI ; Ronghua LIU ; Xuan LIU ; Tielong XU
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2026;46(3):311-320
ObjectiveTo investigate the preventive and therapeutic effects of Qingfei Paidu decoction (QFPDD) on acute lung injury (ALI) in mice and its underlying molecular mechanisms based on miRNA sequencing technology. MethodsTwenty-four 4-week-old male KM mice were randomly divided into a control group, a model group, and a QFPDD group (n = 8 per group). After one week of acclimatization, mice in the control and model groups were intragastrically administered ultrapure water (0.2 mL per dose), whereas mice in the QFPDD group were intragastrically administered QFPDD (1.6 g crude drug/mL, 0.2 mL per dose), twice daily for 8 consecutive days. On days 2–8, mice in the model and QFPDD groups were exposed to aerosolized lipopolysaccharide (LPS) solution (2.5 g/L, 4 mL per exposure) for 7 consecutive days. On day 9, blood was collected via the retro-orbital venous plexus under deep anesthesia, and lung tissues were harvested. Body weight and lung weight were measured, and the lung coefficient was calculated. Serum levels of inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 were detected by ELISA. Lung histopathological changes were observed by HE staining of paraffin-embedded sections. miRNA expression profiles in lung tissues were analyzed using the Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing platform. Target genes of differentially expressed miRNAs were predicted using bioinformatics databases, and functional enrichment analysis of these target genes was performed using gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) databases. Differentially expressed miRNAs were validated by reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). ResultsCompared with the control group, the model group showed a consistent body weight growth trend but a significantly increased lung coefficient (P < 0.01). ELISA results showed that serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were significantly elevated in the model group compared with the control group (P < 0.01), whereas QFPDD treatment significantly reduced serum TNF-α and IL-6 levels compared with the model group (P < 0.05). HE staining showed that, compared with the control group, the model group exhibited widened alveolar septa, massive inflammatory cell infiltration, partial alveolar expansion, and mild capillary dilation with congestion. In contrast, the QFPDD group showed only slightly widened alveolar septa and mild inflammatory cell infiltration compared with the model group. Intersection analysis of miRNA sequencing data identified 13 differentially expressed miRNAs common to both the model vs. control and QFPDD vs. model comparisons. Among them, 6 miRNAs (mmu-miR-203-3p, mmu-miR-181b-5p_R-1, hsa-miR-4286_R+1, mmu-miR-1843b-5p_L+1R-1_2, mmu-miR-22-3p, and mmu-miR-1964-3p) were significantly up-regulated in the model group (P < 0.05) and significantly down-regulated after QFPDD treatment (P < 0.05), showing a therapeutic reversal trend. GO analysis revealed that the target genes of the differentially expressed miRNAs were mainly enriched in biological processes such as RNA polymerase Ⅱ transcriptional regulation. KEGG analysis indicated that target genes were mainly enriched in signaling pathways including the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. RT-qPCR validation result for mmu-miR-203-3p was consistent with the sequencing analysis results. ConclusionQFPDD may exert preventive and therapeutic effects against ALI by regulating the expression of mmu-miR-203-3p and other miRNAs, thereby modulating inflammatory responses and the MAPK signaling pathway and participating in the pathological process of lung injury.
4.From transmission to elimination: progress of schistosomiasis control in Sichuan Province
Jiajia WAN ; Zisong WU ; Lin CHEN ; Nannan WANG ; Yu ZHANG ; Chen PU ; Rongzhi LI ; Xianhong MENG ; Liang XU ; Jingye SHANG ; Ding LU ; Bo ZHONG ; Yang LIU
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2026;38(3):232-239
Sichuan Province is a hilly schistosomiasis-endemic province in China with the highest endemicity and largest coverage. During the period of more than 70 years of integrated control, there are five distinct phases of schistosomiasis control in Sichuan Province, including baseline investigation, Oncomelania hupensis snail control, chemotherapy for both humans and livestock, management of source of Schistosoma japonicum infections, and sustained control and intensified surveillance and early warning, and a package of key interventions are implemented, including environmental modification, snail control with chemical treatment, large-scale chemotherapy for humans and livestock, management of source of S. japonicum infections, intensified integrated control, establishment of an early warning and surveillance system. As a result, schistosomiasis has been eliminated across all 63 disease-endemic counties (cities, districts) in Sichuan Province by June 2025. Government-led multi-sectoral collaborations, science and technology-supported precision control strategies, and a sustainable control model tailored to the ecological and socio-economic conditions in endemic regions are essential to achieving the target of schistosomiasis elimination in Sichuan Province.
5.Hypoxia-induced nuclear translocation of ACO2 promotes the proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma PLC/PRF/5 cells
Li Yunying1 ; Li Jing1 ; Wan Yuanyuan1 ; He Jiaming1 ; Chen An1 ; Ma Jing1 ; Wang Huimin1 ; Chen Dilong1, 2
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2026;33(8):840-847
[摘 要] 目的:探究乌头酸酶2(ACO2)发生核转位的条件和作用机制并探讨ACO2核转位对肝癌细胞PLC/PRF/5增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响。方法:借助Human Protein Atlas(HPA)数据库分析ACO2在人肝癌组织中的表达与亚细胞定位;利用NLStradamus网站预测ACO2的潜在核定位信号(NLS),并通过基因截短技术构建NLS缺失的ACO2基因(ACO2 ∆NLS);将野生型(ACO2WT)及突变型(ACO2ΔNLS)质粒转染至人肝癌PLC/PRF/5细胞,分别在常氧及低氧(1% O₂)条件下培养;采用免疫荧光染色技术,分析低氧条件影响ACO2入核的机制;通过EdU染色、划痕实验及Transwell实验评估PLC/PRF/5细胞的增殖、迁移与侵袭能力;借助WB检测胞核和胞质中ACO2的表达水平以及迁移、侵袭相关蛋白MMP2与MMP9表达水平的变化。结果:HPA数据库分析显示,ACO2在肝癌细胞的细胞核和细胞质中均呈高表达;免疫荧光染色和WB结果显示,低氧能够以NLS依赖的方式显著诱导ACO2发生核转位(均P < 0.01);功能学实验显示,低氧诱导的ACO2核转位能进一步显著促进PLC/PRF/5细胞的增殖、迁移(均P < 0.05)和侵袭(均P < 0.05)能力。WB实验表明,ACO2核转位可上调迁移、侵袭相关蛋白MMP2与MMP9的表达水平(均P < 0.05)。结论:低氧能以NLS依赖的方式诱导ACO2发生核转位,从而增强PLC/PRF/5细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力。
6.Practice and optimization pathways of the surveillance - response system for schistosomiasis during the elimination stage in China: a One Health perspective
Jiajia WAN ; Jingye SHANG ; Jing XU ; Chen PU ; Nannan WANG ; Rongzhi LI ; Yu ZHANG ; Liang XU ; Xianhong MENG ; Ding LU ; Lin CHEN ; Zisong WU ; Bo ZHONG ; Xiaonong ZHOU ; Yang LIU
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2026;38(4):361-368
This paper systematically analyzes schistosomiasis transmission risks during the elimination stage and reviews the evolution of the schistosomiasis surveillance system in China from a One Health perspective, with a special emphasis on schistosomiasis surveillance and response practices during the elimination stage from a One Health perspective. These practices include precise screening of human schistosomiasis under low-endemicity conditions, systematic monitoring of schistosomiasis in domestic and wild animals, ecological management of Oncomelania snails, and information-coordinated responses. Nevertheless, the current surveillance and response system for schistosomiasis suffers from challenges of insufficient cross-sectoral coordination and complex external environments, which constrain precise schistosomiasis surveillance and response in China. Therefore, it is urgently necessary to integrate coordination mechanisms, empower the surveillance system with technological innovation, improve capacity building, and actively promote diverse social participation in the One Health framework, so as to consolidate current schistosomiasis control achievements and achieve the target for schistosomiasis elimination across China, which may provide a replicable technical model for global zoonoses control.
7.Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels among female undergoing premarital and preconception examinations
LI Wei ; WAN Huiqing ; HAN Haiyan ; YU Jiqi ; HUANG Yizhou ; WANG Feixue ; ZHOU Jianhong
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2026;38(2):187-190
Objective:
To analyze serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level and its influencing factors among female undergoing premarital and preconception examinations, so as to provide the evidence for optimizing reproductive health management measures.
Methods:
Female who received free premarital and preconception examinations and voluntarily underwent serum AMH testing at Women and Children's Health Center of Gongshu District, Hangzhou City from January 2022 to April 2025 were selected as study subjects. Demographic information and reproductive history were collected through questionnaire survey. Venous blood was collected to detect thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), alanine aminotransferase, hemoglobin (Hb), and AMH levels. The original AMH values did not follow a normal distribution, but followed a normal distribution after natural logarithm transformation, recorded as ln (AMH). Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between variables, and multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors for ln (AMH) levels among female undergoing premarital and preconception examinations.
Results:
A total of 1 073 females undergoing premarital and preconception examinations were surveyed, with a mean age of (29.43±3.30) years. There were 959 females without pregnancy (89.38%) and 1 042 females without full-term live birth history (97.11%). The median AMH level was 3.85 (interquartile range, 3.63) ng/mL, and the mean ln (AMH) level was 1.27±0.75. The ln (AMH) levels were higher in females without pregnancy and without full-term live birth history (both P<0.05). The ln (AMH) level was negatively correlated with age (r=-0.260) and TSH (r=-0.093), and positively correlated with Hb (r=-0.260, -0.093, and 0.073, all P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age (β′=-0.253) and TSH (β′=-0.103) were statistically associated with ln (AMH) levels among female undergoing premarital and preconception examinations (both P<0.05). The associations of other variables with ln (AMH) levels were not statistically significant (all P>0.05).
Conclusions
Age and TSH level are influencing factors for AMH levels among female undergoing premarital and preconception examinations. AMH levels among female undergoing premarital and preconception examinations decrease with increasing age and increasing TSH level.
8.Association of health literacy and insomnia with non-suicidal self-injury behaviors among college freshmen
ZHU Hui, WU Jun, LI Lanlan, LI Shuqin, WANG Rui, LI Xin, WAN Yuhui
Chinese Journal of School Health 2026;47(10):1425-1428
Objective:
To investigate the moderating effect of health literacy on the association between insomnia and non suicidal self injury (NSSI) behaviors among college freshmen, so as to provide evidence for improving interventions targeting NSSI behaviors.
Methods:
A longitudinal survey was conducted among 5 615 college freshmen selected from three colleges in Hefei, Huainan and Anqing cities of Anhui Province by cluster sampling (T0:May-June 2024; T1:October-December 2024). The Chinese version of the Insomnia Severity Index, Chinese Adolescent Interactive Health Literacy Questionnaire, and Adolescent Non suicidal Self injury Assessment Questionnaire were used to assess students insomnia, health literacy, and NSSI behaviors, respectively. Between group comparison was performed with the Chi square test, and the PROCESS macro (Model 1) was used to analyze the moderating role of health literacy in the association between insomnia and NSSI, and simple slope analysis was employed to further elucidate the pattern of the moderating effect.
Results:
The report rate of NSSI behaviors among college freshmen was 2.96 % at T1. The detection rate was significantly higher among boys, students with poorer family economic status, those with fewer close friends and those who were only children than in the corresponding comparison groups, with all differences statistically significant ( χ 2=5.13-39.56, all P <0.05). The results of the moderation analysis indicated that insomnia at T0 positively predicted NSSI behaviors at T1 among college freshmen ( OR=1.44, 95%CI =1.22-1.69), whereas health literacy at T0 negatively predicted NSSI behaviors at T1 ( OR=0.73, 95%CI =0.62-0.86); the interaction term of the two also significantly predicted NSSI behaviors ( OR=1.16, 95%CI =1.03-1.30) (all P <0.05). At low levels of health literacy, insomnia at T0 showed a positive predictive effect on NSSI behaviors at T1 ( B=0.22, 95%CI =0.06-0.38); at high levels of health literacy, the positive predictive effect of insomnia at T0 on NSSI behaviors at T1 remained statistically significant ( B=0.51, 95%CI =0.28-0.74) (both P <0.05).
Conclusions
Health literacy plays a significant positive moderating role in the association between insomnia and NSSI behaviors among college freshmen. NSSI behaviors interventions should address health cognition problems while enhancing individuals health literacy.
9.Epidemiological and molecular traceability analysis of the first cluster outbreak of D8 genotype measles in Henan Province
Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Binghui DU ; Daxing FENG ; Wenhui WANG ; Jing LI ; Lili LIU ; Hui ZI ; Qihua WAN ; Songtao ZHAO ; Xiaoli WANG ; Xiaobo WU ; Yonghao GUO ; Yanyang ZHANG ; Dongyang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(8):1294-1298
In February 2025, a local cluster outbreak caused by the D8 genotype Measles virus (MV) was first discovered in Henan Province. Epidemiological investigations and laboratory testing were conducted, including the collection of serum and throat swabs for MV IgM antibody and nucleic acid detection, virus isolation and genetic homology analysis. Measures such as close contact tracing, vaccination rate assessment and supplementary immunization activities were implemented, successfully preventing broader community transmission. A total of three cases were reported during the outbreak, including one imported-related adolescent and two secondary local adult cases. All cases presented with typical symptoms such as fever and rash. Both adult cases were complicated by pneumonia, with one case developing into severe pneumonia. MV genotyping showed that the two secondary cases were both the D8 genotype, with the viral sequences being completely homologous to the Kazakhstan strain. Among the close contacts, 98.2% were adults, and 142 individuals received emergency vaccination.
10.The development of a Self-Management Demand Scale for infertile patients with obese polycystic ovary syndrome and the test of its reliability and validity
Jiaxin LI ; Li GENG ; Yinglu WAN ; Xiaoli WANG ; Xiaowei QI
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(18):2258-2264
Objective To develop a Self-Management Demand Scale for infertile patients with obese polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)suitable for domestic socio-cultural background,and to test its validity and reliability.Methods Based on the self-management model,the item pool of the scale was constructed through literature review,semi-structured interviews,and Delphi expert consultation.Using convenience sampling method,560 obese PCOS combined with infertility patients from a tertiary-level hospital in Wuhan City were selected for questionnaire survey from June to November 2023,and they were divided into 2 parts according to the time of survey for exploratory factor analysis and validation factor analysis.Results Finally,554 valid questionnaires were collected.The Self-Management Demand Scale for infertile patients with obese PCOS contains 3 dimensions and 37 entries.Exploratory factor analysis extracted 3 factors with the cumulative variance contribution rate of 78.785%.The results of the validation factor analysis showed a good model fit.The content validity indices at the scale entry level ranged from 0.830 to 1.000,and the content validity indices at the scale level were 0.920.The Cronbach's αcoefficients for the scale as a whole were 0.967,and those for the dimensions ranged from 0.890 to 0.971;the split-half reliabilities of the overall scale as a whole were 0.856 and the split-half reliabilities of the dimensions were 0.802~0.895.Conclusion The scale has ideal validity and reliability,which provided a scientific tool to measure accurately the self-management demands of the infertile patients with obese PCOS.


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