1.Research advances on traditional Chinese medicine monomers and compounds intervening in ankylosing spondy-litis-related signaling pathways
Haidong ZHOU ; Yaohong LU ; Liangshen HU ; Li GONG ; Maohua LIN ; Shipeng HAO ; Jianbin YAN ; Weihui CHEN ; Shaoyong FAN
China Pharmacy 2025;36(3):373-378
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic immunoinflammatory disease that mainly affects the spine and the sacroiliac joint, the mechanism of which is closely related to signaling pathways, such as osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK)/RANK ligand, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), Wnt/β-catenin (β-catenin), phosphoinositide 3- kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR). Traditional Chinese medicine has the characteristics of multiple components and targets, and is widely used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases due to its low toxicity, strong specificity, and high efficacy. This review found that monomers and compounds of traditional Chinese medicine can exert anti ankylosing spondylitis effects by intervening in the aforementioned signaling pathways, regulating immune inflammatory responses, and inhibiting biological processes such as bone destruction, ectopic osteogenic differentiation, cell apoptosis, and autophagy.
2.Exploration of the management of undergraduate clinical medical education in hospitals affiliated to colleges and universities under the mode of multi-campus hospitals
Qinyi CAI ; Yaohong LU ; Fangyi XIE ; Li LUO ; Ping LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2024;23(6):732-736
While the development of multi-campus hospitals is conducive to promoting the expansion and equal distribution of high-quality medical resources and improving the overall medical quality of municipalities, the model puts forward high requirements for the capabilities of integrated operation and management of public hospitals. As key part of health services and the higher medical education system, facing the multi-campus hospital reform, hospital affiliated to colleges and universities should carry out rearrangements in both medical and educational aspects at the same time. Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine has made substantial progress in integrated and homogenized management since the integration of the Lingang campus as a whole into the parent hospital in 2021. The department of undergraduate clinical medical education has analyzed the difficulties in teaching management and talent cultivation in the multi-campus system during the rearrangement process, forming a coordinated management mechanism for undergraduate clinical medical education within campuses under the concept of "homogeneity-difference-collaboration". This article may provide a reference for enriching multi-campus hospital management practice and improving the quality of undergraduate clinical medical education in hospitals affiliated to colleges and universities.
3.Discussion on Development Status of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dispensing Granules and Survival Strategy of Enterprises
Tao WANG ; Shuqi LIU ; Yaohong LI ; Zhengming YANG ; Xinjia YAN ; Houcheng ZHOU ; Wenbing LI ; Shilin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(23):166-173
As an important complementary form of decoction pieces of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), TCM dispensing granules has the advantages of being free of decoction, easy to take, easy to carry and easy to be dispensed, which greatly improves the capacity of emergency services of TCM and is more in line with the needs of modern society. With the end of the pilot project of TCM dispensing granules, the market has been fully liberalized, the competition has been intensified, and it is in the transition period of switching between the new standard and the old one, and there are some problems such as the shortage of varieties, the change of specifications and the difference of quality, and the production enterprises are facing new opportunities and challenges. Based on this, the authors intend to systematically sort out the policies and regulations, enterprise layout and standard formulation since the pilot of TCM dispensing granules. In view of the problems in the post-pilot stage and from the perspective of survival and development of enterprises, it is suggested that enterprises should establish a quality control system for the whole industry chain of TCM dispensing granules to reduce process costs and increase enterprise competitiveness, further increase the investment in scientific research, overcome the key technical problems of difficult varieties, actively and orderly promote the research of national standards, in order to ensure the integrity of clinical formula varieties, and establish and improve the efficacy evaluation mechanism of TCM dispensing granules, build a consistency evaluation system between TCM dispensing granules and decoction pieces. Government departments should strengthen the guidance, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of scientific research institutions, enterprises and hospitals, and explore the establishment of "government-industry-study-research-application" mode to promote the development of TCM dispensing granule industry.
4.Prevalence and workload-related risk factors of neck-shoulder pain among nurses in Hunan tertiary general hospitals
Yunxia LI ; Renhe YU ; Qi LI ; Lu FAN ; Xiantao HUANG ; Chong CHEN ; Yaohong LIU ; Su’e YUAN
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2022;39(6):695-700
Background Neck-shoulder pain is one of the most common discomfort symptoms among nursing staff, mostly caused by a heavy workload, restricted workstation, and prolonged poor posture. Objective To investigate the prevalence of neck-shoulder pain among nursing staff in tertiary general hospitals in Hunan Province, and to analyze workload-related risk factors. Methods From October to December 2018, a multi-stage stratified randomized cluster sampling method was adopted to select a total of 1 200 nursing staff who met the inclusion andexclusion criteria in six tertiary general hospitals from five geographic subdivisions of Hunan Province were selected. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect demographic characteristics, and past 1-month prevalence of neck-shoulder pain, a neck disability index (NDI) was used to assess the impact of neck pain on daily life, and functional disability was graded by the index of impaired neck function; a self-designed questionnaire was adopted to evaluate potential workload-related risk factors (working time, postural load, and force load) of neck-shoulder pain after a Delphi expert consultation. A total of 1 161 valid questionnaires were returned, and χ2test and logistic regression model were used to screen the potential risk factors for neck-shoulder pain. Results The prevalence rate of neck-shoulder pain in the past 1 month was 87.5% (1 016/1 161) and varied by different characteristics of the nursing staff, ranging from 76.9% to 91.2%. The scores of the 10 items of the NDI ranged from 0 to 5, but most of them were 0, 1, and 2; of the 10 items, neck pain had the greatest impact on sleep (1.30±1.21) and the least impact on self-care behaviors (0.35±0.65). The index of impaired neck function showed that the majority (65.4%) of nurses had mild cervical spine dysfunction and 30.1% had moderate cervical spine dysfunction. The univariate analysis results revealed that 24 out of the 31 workload-related risk factors had significant differences, and further multiple analysis results showed that three variables entered the logistic regression model. Under the same conditions, nurses with ≥5 h of cumulative head-down tasks per shift had 3.03 times higher neck-shoulder pain risks compared with those with <1 h. Compared with “occasionally or never”, nurses who “sometimes” and “often” tilted their necks back and maintained this posture for a long time showed 2.36 and 2.94 times higher risks for neck-shoulder pain respectively. The nurses who reported “sometimes” and “often” having difficulty using their force at work due to unnatural posture had 2.78 times and 7.08 times higher neck-shoulder pain risks than those who “occasionally or never” respectively. Conclusion The reported rate of neck-shoulder pain among nurses in tertiary general hospitals in Hunan Province is high, but most of them are mild dysfunction. Working hours and posture load may affect the risk of neck-shoulder pain.
5.Patterns of tocilizumab use in clinical practice of rheumatoid arthritis: a multi-center, non-interventional study in China
Lijun WU ; Lingli DONG ; Yasong LI ; Changhong XIAO ; Xiaofei SHI ; Yan ZHANG ; Qin LI ; Yi ZHAO ; Bin ZHOU ; Yongfei FANG ; Lie DAI ; Zhizhong YE ; Yi ZHOU ; Shitong WEI ; Jianping LIU ; Juan LI ; Guixiu SHI ; Lingyun SUN ; Yaohong ZOU ; Jingyang LI ; Hongbin LI ; Xiangyuan LIU ; Fengchun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2020;24(4):234-239
Objective:To study the patterns of tocilizumab (TCZ) use, its efficacy and safety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in routine clinical practice.Methods:A total of 407 patients with RA were enrolled from 23 centers and treated with TCZ within 8 weeks prior to the enrollment visit, and were followed for 6-month. The patterns of TCZ treatment at 6 months, the effectiveness and safety outcomes were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using SAS version 9.4.Results:A total of 396 patients were included for analysis, in which 330 (83.3%) patients received TCZ combined with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), and 16.7%(66/396) received TCZ monotherapy. At baseline, TCZ was initiated in 56.6%(224/396) and 9.6%(38/396) of patients after failure of DMARDs and other biological agents (bDMARDs) respectively. During the 6-month follow-up period, the mean frequency of TCZ administration was (3.7±1.6), the mean TCZ dosage was (7.4±1.2) mg/kg, and the mean interval between doses was (40±13) days. 120(25.8%) patients were on TCZ treatment at the end of the study. Improvements in disease activity, systemic symptoms and patient report outcomes were observed at the end of the study. 22.7%(90/396) patients experienced at least one treatment related adverse event, and 8 patients experienced at least one serious adverse event.Conclusion:This study demonstrates that TCZ treatment is effective in patients with RA when being treated for 6 months with an acceptable safety profile. The duration of TCZ treatment needs to be extended.
6.Sparse-view helical CT reconstruction based on tensor total generalized variation minimization.
Gaofeng CHEN ; Yongbo WANG ; Zhaoying BIAN ; Ziquan WEI ; Yaohong DENG ; Mingqiang LI ; Kun MA ; Xi TAO ; Bin LI ; Jianhua MA ; Jing HUANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2019;39(10):1213-1220
OBJECTIVE:
We propose a sparse-view helical CT iterative reconstruction algorithm based on projection of convex set tensor total generalized variation minimization (TTGV-POCS) to reduce the X-ray dose of helical CT scanning.
METHODS:
The three-dimensional volume data of helical CT reconstruction was viewed as the third-order tensor. The tensor generalized total variation (TTGV) was used to describe the structural sparsity of the three-dimensional image. The POCS iterative reconstruction framework was adopted to achieve a robust result of sparse-view helical CT reconstruction. The TTGV-POCS algorithm fully used the structural sparsity of first-order and second-order derivation and the correlation between the slices of helical CT image data to effectively suppress artifacts and noise in the image of sparse-view reconstruction and better preserve image edge information.
RESULTS:
The experimental results of XCAT phantom and patient scan data showed that the TTGVPOCS algorithm had better performance in reducing noise, removing artifacts and maintaining edges than the existing reconstruction algorithms. Comparison of the sparse-view reconstruction results of XCAT phantom data with 144 exposure views showed that the TTGV-POCS algorithm proposed herein increased the PSNR quantitative index by 9.17%-15.24% compared with the experimental comparison algorithm; the FSIM quantitative index was increased by 1.27%-9.30%.
CONCLUSIONS
The TTGV-POCS algorithm can effectively improve the image quality of helical CT sparse-view reconstruction and reduce the radiation dose of helical CT examination to improve the clinical imaging diagnosis.
7.Kinematics and workspace analysis of a spherical exoskeleton parallel mechanism.
Yaohong ZHAO ; Hao XIA ; Yinyin YAO ; Ruiqin LI
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2019;36(2):213-222
Based on the biomechanical simulation curve of OpenSim, an open source software of biomechanical model, a spherical exoskeleton parallel mechanism with two degrees of freedom for hip joint is proposed in this paper for the rehabilitation therapy of patients with impaired leg motor function or elderly people with walking dysfunction. Firstly, the parallel mechanism is modeled and the position inverse solution of the parallel mechanism is obtained using inverse kinematics analysis. The velocity analysis expression of the mechanism is derived by deriving the inverse kinematics solution. The model is imported into the mechanical system dynamics analysis software ADAMS and matrix processing analysis software MATLAB to carry out simulation experiments. The correctness of the velocity analysis is verified by comparing the velocity simulation results of the two methods. Then, three singular types of the mechanism are analyzed according to the obtained Jacobian matrix. According to the inverse solution of the mechanism, the reachable workspace of the mechanism is obtained by programming in MATLAB with given mechanism parameters and restriction conditions. Finally, the prototype platform is built. The experimental results show that the exoskeleton hip joint using this parallel mechanism can satisfy the requirement of rotation angle of human hip joint movement, but also can be good to assist patients with leg flexion-extension movement and adduction-abduction movement, and it is helpful to carry out corresponding rehabilitation training. It also has theoretical significance and application value for the research work of human hip exoskeleton parallel mechanism.
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8.Correlation of Developmental Function and Pathological Behavior of Children with Autism
Nina XIONG ; Peng ZHAO ; Yuanyuan LI ; Xiuping SUN ; Cuixia SHAO ; Yaohong CHEN ; Li YANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(4):455-459
Objective To investigate the correlation between developmental function and pathological behavior in children with autism. Methods A total of 154 children with autism were tested with Revised Chinese Version Psycho-Educational Profile (C-PEP) during 2011 to 2014. Results The scores of fine movement, hand-eye coordination, and oral language of developmental function were lower in the girls than in the boys (t>2.120, P<0.05). Among the children with autism aged 2-7 years, the developmental function was better in the older group than in the younger group (P<0.05);however, it was not better in the children aged 8-10 years and>10 years than in those aged 6-7 years. There was no difference in the scores of pathological behavior between the girls and the boys (P>0.05). Some pathological behaviors were milder in the older group than in the younger group (P<0.05). The scores ofP(pass) in developmental function were positively correlated with the scores ofA(absence) in pathological behavior (P<0.01), and negatively correlated with the scores ofS(severe) in pathological behavior (P<0.01). The scores ofF(fail) in developmental function were negatively correlated with the scores ofA(absence) in patho-logical behavior (P<0.01), and positively correlated with the scores ofS(severe) in pathological behavior (P<0.01). Conclusion Develop-mental function of children with autism is highly correlated with pathological behavior, and the rehabilitation and education of children with autism aged above 7 years should be concerned.
9.Rehabilitation, Education, and Assistive Devices Utilization of School Age Children with Cerebral Palsy:A Follow-up Study
Nina XIONG ; Jianwen WANG ; Yaohong CHEN ; Peng ZHAO ; Yuanyuan LI ; Xiuping SUN ; Li YANG ; Cuixia SHAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(2):237-241
Objective To follow up the rehabilitation, education, and assistive devices utilization of school age children with cerebral palsy. Methods From 2012 to 2015, 80 children with cerebral palsy were called their parents with telephone and filled in the questionnaires. Results 69 children (85.25%) continued to receive rehabilitation, 11 children (13.75%) stopped rehabilitation. 42 children (56.25%) received education in ordinary schools, 15 children (18.75%) received education in special schools, 4 children (5.00%) were nursed in nursing institu-tion, 16 children (20.00%) stayed at home and did not receive any education. The main problem and needing at present were receiving reha-bilitation, receiving school education, relief the rehabilitation cost of more than one institution, etc. 61 children (76.25%) ever applied for as-sistive devices, 19 children (23.75%) did not. The feedback of application process in order were smoothly;applied, but didn't get;the assis-tive devices that received was inappropriate. 29 children (73.75%) needed assistive devices currently, 21 children (26.25%) did not. When asked the category of needed assistive devices at present, 19 parents (20%) answered that they did not know the category of assistive devices well or they did not know which kind of assistive devices they needed. Conclusion It is important to provide quality and quantity rehabilita-tion and education service, popularize the knowledge of assistive devices and their clinical application for cerebral palsy children. Assistive devices providing departments should do more communication with cerebral palsy children and their parents, in order to reduce the waste of resources, and increase the rational use of resources, and provide more benefits for children with disabilities.
10.The application study of real-time feedback teaching in the interviewer training for practical skills examination of doctor's qualification
Ping LI ; Jiazhen LIU ; Yaohong LU ; Yang ZOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(12):1293-1296
To study the effect of real-time feedback teaching in the interviewer training for practical skills examination of doctor's qualification. The process of real-time feedback teaching included: prepara-tion; on-site teaching; on-site training; evaluation of the training effect. The manifestation of the trained in-terviewers was evaluated after the training of physical examination and practical operation, and the inter-viewers' accuracy was improved in both physical examination group and practical operation group. Therefore, it can be concluded that the application of real-time feedback teaching in the interviewer training for prac-tical skills examination of doctor's qualification is effective, and is worth popularizing.

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