1.Analysis of influencing factors and TCM syndrome classification of skin pruritus in patients with maintenance hemodialysis
Yuanying XIA ; Xiaoping FAN ; Xiaojuan FANG ; Liyan ZHANG ; Yi ZHANG
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(17):20-24
Objective To investigate the influencing factors and Traditional Chinese Medical(TCM)syndrome classification of skin pruritus in patients with maintenance hemodialysis(MHD).Methods A total of 174 hemodialysis patients who underwent regular dialysis in Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Jiaxing TCM Hospital from July to September 2024 were selected as study subjects.According to the presence or absence of uremic pruritus(UP),they were divided into pruritus group(n=66)and non-pruritus group(n=108).Both groups of patients were classified into TCM syndromes,and the factors affecting skin pruritus in MHD patients were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis and an evaluation model was established.The evaluation efficiency of the model was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve.The relationship between TCM syndromes and pruritus degree was analyzed.Results Both groups of patients were mainly characterized by spleen and kidney Qi deficiency,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that β2 microglobulin(β2-MG),blood phosphorus,hyper-sensitive C-reactive protein and parathyroid hormone(PTH)were all risk factors for skin pruritus in MHD patients.The area under the curve of skin pruritus in MHD patients was 0.962(95%CI:0.930-0.995).The underlying syndrome of UP patients was mainly spleen and kidney Qi deficiency,and marked syndrome was mainly blood deficiency and wind-dryness.Conclusion β2-MG,blood phosphorus,hyper-sensitive C-reactive protein and PTH are closely related to the occurrence of skin pruritus in MHD patients.The TCM syndrome of UP patients is mainly characterized by spleen and kidney Qi deficiency,and syndrome of blood deficiency and wind-dryness is mainly characterized by UP patients,and there is a certain correlation between TCM syndrome classification and the degree of skin pruritus.
2.Effect of the multidisciplinary management model on the prognosis of patients with portal hypertension
Changxiang LAI ; Qiyuan TANG ; Zhiyu LI ; Yujin JIANG ; Xuan ZHOU ; Wenjie XIAN ; Ruikun CHEN ; Xiaojuan WU ; Qing HE ; Fang WANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(10):2068-2074
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) management model in improving the prognosis of patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. MethodsA total of 86 patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension who were admitted to Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital from May 2022 to July 2024 were enrolled, and according to whether the MDT treatment regimen was implemented, they were divided into execution group with 51 patients and non-execution group with 35 patients. Baseline clinical data were collected, and the patients were observed in terms of gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, liver cancer, and death from admission to the end of follow-up (January 2025). The independent-samples t test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups; the chi-square test or the Fisher’s exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to plot survival curves for the cumulative incidence rates of endpoint events (gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, liver cancer, and death), and the Log-rank test was used for comparison between groups. The Cox proportional-hazards regression model analysis was used to investigate the effect of MDT management on the prognosis of patients. ResultsThere were significant differences between the execution group and the non-execution group in diameter of the portal vein (t=1.216, P=0.017) and ascites (χ2=4.515, P=0.034) at baseline. The patients were followed up for 14.6±6.2 months, and the survival curve analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the cumulative incidence rate of gastrointestinal bleeding between the two groups (χ2=4.573, P=0.024), while there were no significant differences in the incidence rates of other outcome events between the two groups (all P>0.05). The Cox regression analysis showed that the execution group had a reduced risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (hazard ratio=0.262, 95% confidence interval: 0.110 — 0.630, P=0.003). ConclusionImplementation of the MDT treatment regimen can significantly reduce the short-term risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension, while its long-term benefits require further follow-up verification.
3.Analysis of mental health status potential categories and related factors among primary and secondary school students in western Yunnan Province
HAN Fang, WANG Qi, WEN Yating, LI Xiaojuan, WEI Hongyu, JIAO Feng
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(7):1009-1013
Objective:
To investigate the mental health status and related factors among primary and secondary school students in western Yunnan Province, so ao to provide scientific evidences for advancing mental health education.
Methods:
In June 2024, a stratified cluster sampling method was employed to select 4 584 students from 18 schools across Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Lincang City and Baoshan City three regions in western Yunnan Province. The Mental Health Test (MHT) was used for assessment. Latent class analysis (LCA) and Logistic regression were applied for data classification and related factor analysis respectively.
Results:
The overall positive detection rate of MHT was 11.81%, with a mean total score of 40.50±19.25. The predominant issues were learning anxiety (58.4%), hypersensitivity tendency (31.1%), and self blame tendency (23.1%). LCA categorized students into four groups:severe psychological problems group (74.4% detection rate), learning anxiety hypersensitivity group ( 16.4 %), learning anxiety physical symptoms group (9.2%), and healthy group (0). Logistic regression revealed that compared with the healthy group, the severe problems group showed higher risks among females ( OR =3.01), junior/senior high school students ( OR =1.88/4.02), and those with authoritarian parenting ( OR =3.54); the anxiety hypersensitivity group had higher risks for females ( OR =1.87), senior high students ( OR =1.54), boarders ( OR =1.31), and authoritarian parenting recipients ( OR = 1.85 ); the anxiety physical symptoms group demonstrated increased risks among females ( OR =2.22), senior high students ( OR =2.58), and authoritarian parenting recipients ( OR =2.74), while lower risks were observed for students with parent/grandparent guardians ( OR =0.38) and non only children ( OR =0.58) (all P <0.05).
Conclusions
Mental health problems are prominent among students in western Yunnan, with gender, grade level, boarding status, guardian type, and parenting style being key determinants. Recommendations include strengthening mental health education, prioritizing left behind children s psychological well being and promoting healthy development.
4.Identification of endothelial cell key genes associated with pathogenesis and invasion of human venous malformations using single-nucleus RNA sequencing-based co-expression network analysis
Wenbo LIU ; Junjie LIN ; Meijuan ZHANG ; Chunjie YUAN ; Xiaojuan FENG ; Wenting JIAO ; Junbo QIAO ; Wenqiu WANG ; Bin FANG ; Changkuan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(4):458-467
Objective:This study aimed to identify key genes in endothelial cell (EC) associated with the pathogenesis and progression of human venous malformations (VMs) through bioinformatics analysis, providing potential biomarkers for early screening and targeted therapy of VMs.Methods:A case-control study was conducted using surgically resected tissue specimens from VMs patients at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (from September 2021 to September 2023), with malformed venous tissues as the experimental group and distal normal venous tissues as controls. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) was performed on paired experimental and control samples from four VM patients. High-dimensional weighted gene co-expression network analysis (hdWGCNA), combined with gene ontology (GO), Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG), and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis, identified critical genes. Validation experiments included 15 additional VM cases and controls using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and Western blot.Results:A total of 55 430 nuclei were captured using snRNA-seq, with 30 391 nuclei from the experimental group and 25 039 nuclei from the control group. Cluster analysis identified 22 distinct cell populations, which were annotated into 8 cell types. hdWGCNA revealed four modules associated with invasion, which were enriched in angiogenesis, integrin signaling, and cell adhesion according to GO analysis. KEGG pathway analysis indicated that the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway and focal adhesion are key regulatory mechanisms. PPI network analysis combined with cytoscape identified EGFL7, TEK, and FLT1 as key genes. RT-qPCR results demonstrated that the relative mRNA expression levels of these three genes in the experimental group (6.66±2.31, 1.86±0.62, 3.49±0.58) were significantly higher than those in the control group (1.05±0.14, 1.00±0.14, 1.06±0.25), with statistically significant differences ( t=9.37, 4.27, 11.20, P<0.05). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the relative protein expression levels of these three genes in the cytoplasm of the experimental group (0.84±0.15, 0.68±0.14, 0.85±0.12) were also significantly higher than those in the control group (0.19±0.05, 0.23±0.06, 0.30±0.05), with statistically significant differences ( t=16.62, 5.93, 11.68, P<0.05). Western blot analysis confirmed that the relative protein expression levels of these three genes in the experimental group (0.35±0.04, 0.36±0.09, 0.31±0.04) were significantly higher than those in the control group (0.19±0.01, 0.13±0.02, 0.14±0.04), with statistically significant differences ( t=7.05, 4.61, 5.93, P<0.05). Conclusion:EGFL7, FLT1, and TEK in EC may play crucial roles in the occurrence and invasion of VMs.
5.Development and preliminary application of a one-step RT-qPCR method for de-tection of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus based on immunomagnetic beads
Shunli YANG ; Xiaojuan LYU ; Li LI ; Xiaoqing ZHANG ; Yupeng FANG ; Tian ZHAO ; Jiqiao XIA ; Jie ZHANG ; Zhixin FU ; Yongsheng LIU
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(9):1817-1823
In this study,the carboxylated magnetic beads were coupled with bivalent nanobodies a-gainst porcine epidemic diarrhea virus(PEDV)M protein to construct immunomagnetic beads(IM-NBs-Ⅱ),The capture and enrichment function of IMNBs-Ⅱ was verified by using PEDV propaga-ted in Vero cells.A one-step RT-qPCR detection method for PEDV was established by combining the characteristics of IMNBs-Ⅱ with the detection advantages of reverse transcription fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR).Specific analysis found that this method has no cross reactivity with swine fever virus,porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,por-cine parvovirus,porcine circovirus,indicating that it has good specificity.Sensitivity analysis re-vealed that the detection sensitivity of the RT-qPCR based on IMNBs-Ⅱ was increased 10 times compared to traditional RT-qPCR methods.Detection of the clinical samples confirm that the RT qPCR method based on IMNBs-Ⅱ is suitable for rapid and accurate detection of clinical feces and tissue samples.The method established in this study effectively avoids contamination issues during nucleic acid extraction,simplifies experimental procedures,and saves detection time,which pro-vides a method for efficient detection of PEDV.
6.Summary of the best evidence for the prevention and management of perioperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients with colorectal cancer
Xinyi CHEN ; Chunmei WANG ; Haijuan YUAN ; Fang FANG ; Xiaojuan GUO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(30):2336-2344
Objective:To systematically retrieve, extract and summarize the best evidence regarding the prevention and management of perioperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients with colorectal cancer, and to provide an evidence-based basis for clinical nursing practice.Methods:All evidence on the prevention and management of perioperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in colorectal cancer patients in various domestic and international databases and websites such as UpToDate, China national knowledge infrastructure, etc. were searched according to the "6S" pyramid model, including clinical decisions, guidelines, expert consensus, systematic evaluations, and randomized controlled trials from the time of database construction to August 15, 2024, on a top-to-bottom basis. Literature screening, quality assessment, and evidence extraction were performed independently by 2 nursing researchers.Results:A total of 19 documents were finally included, included 4 guidelines, 3 expert consensus, 7 systematic evaluations, 1 Meta-analysis, and 4 randomized controlled trials, and 35 pieces of evidence were summarized in 6 areas, including screening and assessment, build a multidisciplinary team, preoperative preparation, intraoperative monitoring, postoperative care, and evaluation of outcomes.Conclusions:The evidence summarized in this study is both scientifically rigorous and practically applicable, and can be used by healthcare professionals to design care plans for colorectal cancer patients that accelerate the recovery of gastrointestinal function, thereby promoting evidence-based clinical nursing practice.
7.Development and preliminary application of a one-step RT-qPCR method for de-tection of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus based on immunomagnetic beads
Shunli YANG ; Xiaojuan LYU ; Li LI ; Xiaoqing ZHANG ; Yupeng FANG ; Tian ZHAO ; Jiqiao XIA ; Jie ZHANG ; Zhixin FU ; Yongsheng LIU
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(9):1817-1823
In this study,the carboxylated magnetic beads were coupled with bivalent nanobodies a-gainst porcine epidemic diarrhea virus(PEDV)M protein to construct immunomagnetic beads(IM-NBs-Ⅱ),The capture and enrichment function of IMNBs-Ⅱ was verified by using PEDV propaga-ted in Vero cells.A one-step RT-qPCR detection method for PEDV was established by combining the characteristics of IMNBs-Ⅱ with the detection advantages of reverse transcription fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR).Specific analysis found that this method has no cross reactivity with swine fever virus,porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,por-cine parvovirus,porcine circovirus,indicating that it has good specificity.Sensitivity analysis re-vealed that the detection sensitivity of the RT-qPCR based on IMNBs-Ⅱ was increased 10 times compared to traditional RT-qPCR methods.Detection of the clinical samples confirm that the RT qPCR method based on IMNBs-Ⅱ is suitable for rapid and accurate detection of clinical feces and tissue samples.The method established in this study effectively avoids contamination issues during nucleic acid extraction,simplifies experimental procedures,and saves detection time,which pro-vides a method for efficient detection of PEDV.
8.Identification of endothelial cell key genes associated with pathogenesis and invasion of human venous malformations using single-nucleus RNA sequencing-based co-expression network analysis
Wenbo LIU ; Junjie LIN ; Meijuan ZHANG ; Chunjie YUAN ; Xiaojuan FENG ; Wenting JIAO ; Junbo QIAO ; Wenqiu WANG ; Bin FANG ; Changkuan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;59(4):458-467
Objective:This study aimed to identify key genes in endothelial cell (EC) associated with the pathogenesis and progression of human venous malformations (VMs) through bioinformatics analysis, providing potential biomarkers for early screening and targeted therapy of VMs.Methods:A case-control study was conducted using surgically resected tissue specimens from VMs patients at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (from September 2021 to September 2023), with malformed venous tissues as the experimental group and distal normal venous tissues as controls. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) was performed on paired experimental and control samples from four VM patients. High-dimensional weighted gene co-expression network analysis (hdWGCNA), combined with gene ontology (GO), Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG), and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis, identified critical genes. Validation experiments included 15 additional VM cases and controls using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and Western blot.Results:A total of 55 430 nuclei were captured using snRNA-seq, with 30 391 nuclei from the experimental group and 25 039 nuclei from the control group. Cluster analysis identified 22 distinct cell populations, which were annotated into 8 cell types. hdWGCNA revealed four modules associated with invasion, which were enriched in angiogenesis, integrin signaling, and cell adhesion according to GO analysis. KEGG pathway analysis indicated that the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway and focal adhesion are key regulatory mechanisms. PPI network analysis combined with cytoscape identified EGFL7, TEK, and FLT1 as key genes. RT-qPCR results demonstrated that the relative mRNA expression levels of these three genes in the experimental group (6.66±2.31, 1.86±0.62, 3.49±0.58) were significantly higher than those in the control group (1.05±0.14, 1.00±0.14, 1.06±0.25), with statistically significant differences ( t=9.37, 4.27, 11.20, P<0.05). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the relative protein expression levels of these three genes in the cytoplasm of the experimental group (0.84±0.15, 0.68±0.14, 0.85±0.12) were also significantly higher than those in the control group (0.19±0.05, 0.23±0.06, 0.30±0.05), with statistically significant differences ( t=16.62, 5.93, 11.68, P<0.05). Western blot analysis confirmed that the relative protein expression levels of these three genes in the experimental group (0.35±0.04, 0.36±0.09, 0.31±0.04) were significantly higher than those in the control group (0.19±0.01, 0.13±0.02, 0.14±0.04), with statistically significant differences ( t=7.05, 4.61, 5.93, P<0.05). Conclusion:EGFL7, FLT1, and TEK in EC may play crucial roles in the occurrence and invasion of VMs.
9.The value of the monocyte to lymphocyte ratio in predicting the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices
Wei CHEN ; Yu LI ; Ying CHEN ; Qingqing FANG ; Xiaojuan LI ; Xinxin XU ; Rui LI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):497-501
Objective:To explore the application value of the new inflammatory index in predicting the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices.Methods:This study was a single-center cross-sectional study. Patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Gastroenterology of Minhang Hospital, Fudan University due to liver cirrhosis combined with esophageal and gastric varices from January 2019 to February 2024 were included. All patients were diagnosed clearly based on clinical data, laboratory tests and imaging examination results. According to the results of the first fasting blood routine test after the patient′s admission, the monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) were calculated. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to screen the independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophagogastric varices. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the optimal cutoff value of MLR on survival. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to compare the survival differences between patients with MLR>0.33 and those with MLR≤0.33.Results:A total of 177 patients were included, among which 155 were in the survival group and 22 were in the death group. The results of multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that MLR was an independent risk factor for the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices [ HR=5.16(95% CI: 1.39-19.15), P=0.014]. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis results showed that the survival rate of patients in the MLR>0.33 group was significantly lower than that in the MLR≤0.33 group (80.90% vs 94.32%, P=0.012). Stratified analysis showed that in patients who did not receive endoscopic intervention, MLR was closely related to prognosis. Conclusions:MLR can be used as an independent risk factor for the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices, which is helpful for clinicians to conduct risk assessment and thereby formulate personalized treatment strategies.
10.The value of the monocyte to lymphocyte ratio in predicting the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices
Wei CHEN ; Yu LI ; Ying CHEN ; Qingqing FANG ; Xiaojuan LI ; Xinxin XU ; Rui LI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):497-501
Objective:To explore the application value of the new inflammatory index in predicting the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices.Methods:This study was a single-center cross-sectional study. Patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Gastroenterology of Minhang Hospital, Fudan University due to liver cirrhosis combined with esophageal and gastric varices from January 2019 to February 2024 were included. All patients were diagnosed clearly based on clinical data, laboratory tests and imaging examination results. According to the results of the first fasting blood routine test after the patient′s admission, the monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) were calculated. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to screen the independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophagogastric varices. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the optimal cutoff value of MLR on survival. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to compare the survival differences between patients with MLR>0.33 and those with MLR≤0.33.Results:A total of 177 patients were included, among which 155 were in the survival group and 22 were in the death group. The results of multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that MLR was an independent risk factor for the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices [ HR=5.16(95% CI: 1.39-19.15), P=0.014]. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis results showed that the survival rate of patients in the MLR>0.33 group was significantly lower than that in the MLR≤0.33 group (80.90% vs 94.32%, P=0.012). Stratified analysis showed that in patients who did not receive endoscopic intervention, MLR was closely related to prognosis. Conclusions:MLR can be used as an independent risk factor for the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with esophageal and gastric varices, which is helpful for clinicians to conduct risk assessment and thereby formulate personalized treatment strategies.


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