1.Cross-sectional survey of healthcare-associated infection in 5 736 medical institutions across China in 2024
Cui ZENG ; Wuqiang GAO ; Fu QIAO ; Hui ZHAO ; Xu FANG ; Linping LI ; Xiuwen CHEN ; Jiansen CHEN ; Dan LI ; Yuan ZHOU ; Lingli YU ; Qinglan MENG ; Xia MOU ; Lijuan XIONG ; Weiguang LI ; Ding LIU ; Jiaqing XIAO ; Limei OU ; Baozhen LI ; Jun YIN ; Haojun ZHANG ; Qiang FU ; Qun LU ; Biao WU ; Ya-wei XING ; Shumei SUN ; Shuncai WANG ; Longmin DU ; Jingping ZHANG ; Wen-ying HE ; Gui CHENG ; Nan REN ; Xun HUANG ; Anhua WU
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(11):1572-1583
Objective To understand the current situation of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)in China,pro-vide data support and decision-making basis for formulating scientific and effective strategies for HAI prevention and control.Methods A nationwide cross-sectional survey on HAI was conducted among various types and levels of medical institutions in China according to a unified protocol of bedside surveys and case investigations.Results In 2024,a total of 5 736 medical institutions and 2 751 765 patients were surveyed.Among them,34 889 HAI cases were identified,with a prevalence rate of 1.27%.The number of HAI episodes was 38 032,and case prevalence rate was 1.38%.The prevalence rate of HAI in medical institutions in different regions of China ranged from 0.66%to 2.35%.Among medical institutions of different scales,those with a bed capacity of ≥900 had the high-est incidence of HAI,reaching 1.65%.The most common infection site was the lower respiratory tract(44.66%),followed by the urinary tract(12.94%),surgical site(9.32%),upper respiratory tract(7.02%),and bloodstream infection(5.78%).The top 3 departments with the highest HAI rates were the general intensive care unit(10.02%),department of neurosurgery(5.51%),and department(group)of hematology(5.34%).A total of 23 238 strains of HAI pathogens were detected,with 10 714 strains(46.10%)from lower respiratory tract speci-mens.The top 5 detected strains were Klebsiella pneumoniae(14.76%),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(13.33%),Escherichia coli(12.79%),Acinetobacter baumannii(9.23%),and Staphylococcus aureus(7.88%).231 944 pa-tients underwent class Ⅰ incision surgery were monitored,with 1 647 cases experienced surgical site infection,and the prevalence rate of surgical site infection was 0.71%.The number of patients who should undergo pathogen de-tection(patients receiving therapeutic and therapeutic combined prophylactic antimicrobial agents)was 715 179,while the actual number was 480 492,with a pathogen detection rate of 67.18%.425 225 patients received patho-genic detection before treatment,with a detection rate of 59.46%.Conclusion The overall HAI prevalence in Chi-na is lower,showing disparities among medical institutions of different regions and scales.Therefore,precise imple-mentation of measures is necessary for HAI prevention and control,with a focus on high-risk institutions and high-risk departments,key areas,and critical procedures.All levels of medical institutions should continuously reduce the incidence of HAI by strengthening monitoring,standardizing the use of antimicrobial agents,and reinforcing basic HAI prevention and control measures.
2.Correlation Analysis between Gestational Weight Gain and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Pregnant Women with a History of Macrosomia in Subse-quent Pregnancies
Jia WANG ; Yanan ZHENG ; Xuesong LI ; Jingying XIA ; Ying SUI ; Yanhui ZHAO
Journal of Practical Obstetrics and Gynecology 2025;41(11):935-939
Objective:To explore the association between macrosomia delivery history and adverse pregnancy outcomes in subsequent pregnancies under different stratification of gestational weight gain(GWG).Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 500 multiparous women with a history of macrosomia delivery who gave birth at The Second Hospital of Jilin University from January 2020 to November 2023.Meanwhile,1500 multiparous women without a history of delivering macrosomic infants were selected as the control group through 1∶3 matc-hing based on age(±1 year).The differences in general characteristics,GWG,and pregnancy outcomes be-tween the two groups were compared.According to the appropriate GWG values recommended by Chinese health industry standards,pregnant women in both groups were classified into insufficient GWG,appropriate GWG,and excessive GWG.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to compare the relationship be-tween a history of macrosomia delivery and adverse pregnancy outcomes under different GWG stratifications.Re-sults:The History of macrosomia group had significantly higher rates of excessive GWG(50.60%vs.48.13%),incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM)(23.40%vs.17.07%),rate of cesarean section(60.20%vs.45.33%),and rate of macrosomia(26.60%vs.7.87%)compared to the control group(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that a history of macrosomia delivery was an independent risk factor for GDM,cesarean section,and macrosomia in subsequent pregnancies(aOR>1,P<0.05).Stratified analysis based on GWG revealed that,compared with the control group,regardless of the GWG status,the risk of cesare-an section and macrosomia was higher in women with a history of macrosomia delivery(aOR>1,P<0.05).Mo-reover,for those with a history of macrosomia delivery and excessive weight gain during pregnancy,the risk of preeclampsia(aOR 3.167,P<0.05)and GDM(aOR 1.661,P<0.05)was significantly increased.When the GWG was appropriate for pregnant women with a history of macrosomia delivery,there was no significant correla-tion between a history of macrosomia delivery and preeclampsia or GDM(P>0.05).Conclusions:A history of macrosomia delivery increased the risk of multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes,such as GDM,cesarean section,and macrosomia.For multiparous women at different GWG levels,the risk of cesarean section and macrosomia was significantly increased in those with a history of macrosomia delivery.When GWG was appropriate,a history of macrosomia delivery was not found to be an independent risk factor for preeclampsia and GDM.
3.Mechanism of curcumin on improving cell damage induced by ultraviolet B irradiation
Ying CHEN ; Ju-hua ZHAO ; Yu YANG ; Xiu-jun DU ; Hai-xia LIU ; Ling-ling XIONG ; Hua-di ZHUANG
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2025;34(9):753-758
Objective To explore the effect of curcumin(CUR)on oxidative damage of keratinocytes induced by ultraviolet B(UVB)irradiation through Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB)/nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 3(NLRP3)signaling pathway.Methods Human keratinocytes of HaCaT were cultured normally in vitro,and the keratinocyte oxidative damage model was established by the irradiation of 57 mJ/cm2 UVB.The cells with normal culture were as the control group,the cells treated after modeling were as the UVB group,the cells treated with 5 μmol/L CUR after modeling were as the CUR group,the cells treated with 100 μg/L TLR4 inhibitor of TAK-242 after modeling were as the TAK-242 group,and the cells treated with 5 μmol/L CUR and 100 nmol/L TLR4 activator of lipopolysaccharide(LPS)were as the CUR+LPS group.qRT-PCR was applied to detect the relative expression levels of TLR4,NF-κB,and NLRP3 mRNAs of cells in each group.CCK-8 was applied to detect the cell proliferation in each group.The relative content of reactive oxygen species(ROS),the viabilities of superoxide dismutase(SOD)and catalase(CAT),and the concentrations of glutathione(MDA)and glutathione(GSH)of cells in each group were detected by fluorescence assay according to the kit instruction.ELISA kit was used to detect the expression of inflammatory factors of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-1β(IL-1β)of cells in each group.Flow cytometry was applied to detect the cell apoptosis in each group.Western blot was applied to detect the expression of proliferation related protein of proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),apoptosis related proteins[B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2)and Bcl-2-associated X protein(Bax)],and TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway related proteins(TLR4,NF-κB and NLRP3)of cells in each group.Results Compared with the Control group,the cell survival rate,the expression levels of PCNA and Bcl-2 proteins,the viabilities of SOD and CAT,and the GSH concentration in the UVB group decreased,while the apoptosis rate,the level of Bax protein,the relative content of ROS,the concentration of MDA,the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β,and the mRNA and protein levels of TLR4,NF-κB and NLRP3 increased(P<0.05).Compared with the UVB group,the cell survival rate,the expression levels of PCNA and Bcl-2 proteins,the viabilities of SOD and CAT,and the GSH concentration in the TAK-242 group and CUR group increased,while the apoptosis rate,the level of Bax protein,the relative content of ROS,the concentration of MDA,the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β,and the mRNA and protein levels of TLR4,NF-κB and NLRP3 decreased(P<0.05).Compared with the CUR group,the cell survival rate,the expression levels of PCNA and Bcl-2 proteins,the viabilities of SOD and CAT,and the GSH concentration in the CUR+LPS group decreased,while the apoptosis rate,the level of Bax protein,the relative content of ROS,the concentration of MDA,the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β,and the mRNA and protein levels of TLR4,NF-κB and NLRP3 increased(P<0.05).Conclusion CUR can increase the antioxidant stress level of keratinocytes,alleviate inflammatory response,promote cell proliferation,and improve cell damage caused by UVB irradiation,which may be related to the inhibition of TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway.
4.Dual-modality imaging bionic nanoparticles for sonodynamic therapy on medullary thyroid carcinoma
Weiwei ZHU ; Zhengchao FAN ; Ying XU ; Jizhu XIA ; Xiangzhi ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(16):3410-3419
BACKGROUND:Sonodynamic therapy represents an innovative antitumor treatment modality characterized by its non-invasiveness and precise spatiotemporal controllability.This approach offers broad prospects for the non-invasive treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma.OBJECTIVE:To prepare lipid nanoparticles coated with a biomimetic cancer cell membrane capable of dual-modality imaging,and to detect the physicochemical properties,targeting ability,imaging efficacy,cytotoxicity,and anti-migration capabilities of the nanoparticles.METHODS:Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine,dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol,distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine-PEG2000,cholesterol,hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether,and perflexane were used as raw materials.Nanoparticles HP@LNP were synthesized using a thin-film hydration-ultrasonication technique,encapsulating hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether within the hydrophobic layer and perflexane within the hydrophilic core of lipid nanostructures.Subsequently,the surface of these nanoparticles HP@LNP was coated with medullary thyroid carcinoma cell membrane,resulting in the creation of biomimetic lipid nanoparticles(MHP@LNP)with active targeting capabilities towards medullary thyroid carcinoma cells.The physicochemical properties,targeting ability,immune evasion capacity,imaging effect,cytotoxicity,and anti-migration properties of MHP@LNP nanoparticles were characterized.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The synthesized MHP@LNP nanoparticles demonstrated a typical core-shell structure,with a diameter of 131.06 nm and an average zeta potential of-30.59 mV.Gel electrophoresis confirmed that the protein profile of the MHP@LNP nanoparticles closely matched that of the cancer cell membrane.Fluorescent colocalization studies indicated a significant overlap between the fluorescence signals of the nanoparticles and the cancer cell membrane.The encapsulation rate and drug loading rate of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether in MHP@LNP nanoparticles were 87.8%and 14.6%respectively.Upon stimulation with low-intensity focused ultrasound,the MHP@LNP nanoparticles underwent a phase transition,forming microbubbles with ultrasound signal intensity peaking at 4 minutes.Under laser irradiation,the photoacoustic signal intensity was found to be linearly correlated with the mass concentration of the nanoparticles.The MHP@LNP nanoparticles exhibited homologous cell targeting and immune evasion capabilities.Prior to exposure to low-intensity focused ultrasound,the MHP@LNP nanoparticles showed good biocompatibility.However,following ultrasound irradiation,they produced cytotoxic reactive oxygen species,had lethal effect on medullary thyroid carcinoma cells,and inhibited the migration of medullary thyroid carcinoma cells.(2)These findings indicate that MHP@LNP nanoparticles can achieve sonodynamic therapy for the treatment of thyroid medullary carcinoma under ultrasound and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging guidance.
5.Standard Interpretation of General Testing Methods for Glass Materials and Containers for Pharmaceutical Use in the 2025 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Yanfei QI ; Ying WANG ; Xiaoxu HAN ; Ying LI ; Xia ZHAO
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(4):536-541
Objective To introduce the general testing methods for glass materials and containers for pharmaceutical packaging within the packaging material standard system in the 2025 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia,aiming to provide assistance for the implementation of these standards.Methods Introduce the general situation of the revision of general testing methods for glass materials and containers for pharmaceutical use.The improvement of new general testing method standards is summarized by contrasting the new version of the general testing methods for pharmaceutical glass materials and containers with the current standards.Results The general testing methods for pharmaceutical glass materials and containers in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition are more scientific in structure,more rational and operational.Conclusion The 11 general testing methods will control the quality of pharmaceutical glass materials and containers,which could contribute to the enhancement of the quality and efficacy of drugs in our country.
6.Comparison of active constituent contents and their biological activities of Buzhong Yiqi Recipe with different dosage forms
Yan-ran HE ; Jing WANG ; Jia-qiang XU ; Zhao-zhao XIA ; Ying-jiao LIU ; Zi-shu DONG ; Liang-shan MING ; Hong-ning LIU ; Qi-meng FAN
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 2025;47(2):357-364
AIM To compare total sugar,total protein,total phenol,total flavonoid,calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside,liquiritin,lobetyolin,quercetin,isoferulic acid,hesperidin,glycyrrhizic acid contents and their antioxidant activities,hypoglycemic activities of big honey pill,small honey pill,water pill,concentrated pill,granule,mixture and decoction of Buzhong Yiqi Recipe.METHODS Anthraquinone-sulfuric acid method,Coomassie brilliant blue method,Folin-phenol colorimetry method,sodium nitrite-aluminum nitrate method and HPLC were adopted in the content determination of total sugar,total protein,total phenol,total flavonoid and seven constituents,respectively,after which the scavenging capacities,reducing powers on DPPH·free radical,ABTS+free radical,hydroxyl free radical,and inhibition capacity on α-glucosidase activity were detected.Subsequently,correlation analysis was performed.RESULTS Total sugar,total protein,total phenol and total flavonoid contents demonstrated significant differences among different dosage forms(P<0.05,P<0.01).Calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside,glycyrrhizin,codonoside and quercetin displayed the highest contents in the decoction,while those of isoferulic acid,hesperidin and glycyrrhizin were observable in the mixture.The water pill exhibited the strongest antioxidant activity,while those of the concentrated pill and mixture were weak;the big honey pill exhibited the strongest hypoglycemic activity,while that of the decoction was the weakest.Total protein,total phenol,total flavonoid and liquiritin contents displayed significant positive correlations between antioxidant activity(P<0.05,P<0.01),while hesperidin content displayed significant negative correlation between the latter(P<0.05);total protein,calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside,codonoside and quercetin contents displayed significant negative correlations between hypoglycemic activity(P<0.05,P<0.01).CONCLUSION Active constituent contents and their biological activities of Buzhong Yiqi Recipe with different dosage forms exist differences,total sugar,total protein,total flavonoids,calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside,licorice glycoside,hesperidin,codonoside and quercetin can be taken as quality control indices for this prescription.
7.Chemical constituents from Asteris Radix et Rhizoma and their anti-inflammatory activities
Pei LI ; Fu-xia ZHAO ; Si-qi YANG ; Jin-yan TAN ; Ying-li WANG ; Yan-gang CHENG
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 2025;47(2):473-479
AIM To study the chemical constituents from Asteris Radix et Rhizoma and their anti-inflammatory activities.METHODS The extract from Asteris Radix et Rhizoma was isolated and purified by column chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography,then the structures of obtained compounds were identified by physicochemical properties and spectral data.Their anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated by RAW264.7 model.RESULTS Thirteen compounds were isolated and identified as(Z)-9,10,11-trihydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid(1),tianshic acid(2),6,6-dimethyl-2-methlenebicyclo[3.1.1]hept-3-O-(6-O-apiofuranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside(3),ent-16β,17-dihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid(4),ent-17-hydroxy-19-kauranoic acid(5),7β,17-dihydroxy-16α-ent-kauran-19-oic acid 19-O-β-D-glucopyranoside ester(6),paniculoside Ⅳ(7),thomimarine A(8),cyclo-(S-Pro-R-Leu)(9),4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid 1-methyl ether(10),methyl 3,5-di-O-caffeoyl quinate(11),5-acetyl-3β-hydroxy-2β-(1-hydroxyisopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofurane(12),4-ally-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl glucoside(13).Compounds 1 and 3-12 had inhibition on the release of NO in RAW264.7 cells,and 4-6,8,10-12 were better than the positive control.CONCLUSION Compounds 1,6,8-9 are isolated from Compositae family for the first time,and 2-5,7,10 and 11-13 are first isolated from this plant.Compounds 1,3-12 have anti-inflammatory activities.
8.Dual-modality imaging bionic nanoparticles for sonodynamic therapy on medullary thyroid carcinoma
Weiwei ZHU ; Zhengchao FAN ; Ying XU ; Jizhu XIA ; Xiangzhi ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(16):3410-3419
BACKGROUND:Sonodynamic therapy represents an innovative antitumor treatment modality characterized by its non-invasiveness and precise spatiotemporal controllability.This approach offers broad prospects for the non-invasive treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma.OBJECTIVE:To prepare lipid nanoparticles coated with a biomimetic cancer cell membrane capable of dual-modality imaging,and to detect the physicochemical properties,targeting ability,imaging efficacy,cytotoxicity,and anti-migration capabilities of the nanoparticles.METHODS:Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine,dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol,distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine-PEG2000,cholesterol,hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether,and perflexane were used as raw materials.Nanoparticles HP@LNP were synthesized using a thin-film hydration-ultrasonication technique,encapsulating hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether within the hydrophobic layer and perflexane within the hydrophilic core of lipid nanostructures.Subsequently,the surface of these nanoparticles HP@LNP was coated with medullary thyroid carcinoma cell membrane,resulting in the creation of biomimetic lipid nanoparticles(MHP@LNP)with active targeting capabilities towards medullary thyroid carcinoma cells.The physicochemical properties,targeting ability,immune evasion capacity,imaging effect,cytotoxicity,and anti-migration properties of MHP@LNP nanoparticles were characterized.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The synthesized MHP@LNP nanoparticles demonstrated a typical core-shell structure,with a diameter of 131.06 nm and an average zeta potential of-30.59 mV.Gel electrophoresis confirmed that the protein profile of the MHP@LNP nanoparticles closely matched that of the cancer cell membrane.Fluorescent colocalization studies indicated a significant overlap between the fluorescence signals of the nanoparticles and the cancer cell membrane.The encapsulation rate and drug loading rate of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether in MHP@LNP nanoparticles were 87.8%and 14.6%respectively.Upon stimulation with low-intensity focused ultrasound,the MHP@LNP nanoparticles underwent a phase transition,forming microbubbles with ultrasound signal intensity peaking at 4 minutes.Under laser irradiation,the photoacoustic signal intensity was found to be linearly correlated with the mass concentration of the nanoparticles.The MHP@LNP nanoparticles exhibited homologous cell targeting and immune evasion capabilities.Prior to exposure to low-intensity focused ultrasound,the MHP@LNP nanoparticles showed good biocompatibility.However,following ultrasound irradiation,they produced cytotoxic reactive oxygen species,had lethal effect on medullary thyroid carcinoma cells,and inhibited the migration of medullary thyroid carcinoma cells.(2)These findings indicate that MHP@LNP nanoparticles can achieve sonodynamic therapy for the treatment of thyroid medullary carcinoma under ultrasound and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging guidance.
9.The anti-heart failure mechanism of N-acetylcysteine in diabetic cardiomyopathy via ERK1/2 path-way
Jian JI ; Ya-hong HUANG ; Ying-min LU ; Dong-mei YUE ; Xiao-hui ZHENG ; Jin-chun ZHANG ; Zhao-xia WANG
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2025;34(4):543-547
Objective:To investigate the anti-heart failure mechanism of N-acetylcysteine(NAC)in diabetic cardiomyop-athy independent from coronary artery factors.Methods:A total of 40 diabetic mice after heart failure model construction were randomly divided into two groups,NAC group(n=20,NAC 100mg·kg-1·d-1)and control group(n=20,Saline 100 mg·kg-1·d-1).Echocardiography was performed to detect left ventricular end-diastolic volume(LVEDV),left ventricular end-systolic volume(LVESV),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),mitral left ventricular early-dias-tolic peak flow velocity/left ventricular late-diastolic peak flow velocity(E/A),isovolumic relaxation time(IVRT)and cardiac output(CO)after 4 weeks.Terminal uridine nick-end labeling(TUNEL)was performed to detect apoptosis in-dex,and Western Blot was performed to detect the expression of extracellular regulated protein kinases(ERK)1/2 after 6 weeks in two groups.Results:Compared to those in control group,mice in NAC group had significant higher LVEF[(40.5±3.4)%vs.(36.9±3.2)%],E/A[(1.5±0.1)vs.(1.4±0.1)]and CO[(10.3±0.6)ml/min vs.(9.9±0.5)ml/min](P<0.05 or<0.01);and significant lower LVESV[(23.1±1.3)μl vs.(24.7±1.5)μl],apoptosis index[(31.2±0.5)%vs.(45.1±0.9)%]and the expression of ERK1/2[(2.2±0.2)vs.(3.9±0.1)](P<0.001 all).Conclusion:NAC exerts anti-heart failure effect by attenuating apoptosis of cardiomyocytes via regulating ERK1/2 pathway.
10.Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal hypoplastic left heart syndrome with left ventricular enlargement:a case report
Chen ZHU ; Fan-gui ZHAO ; Ying-liu YAN ; Cai-xia LEI ; Ting YU ; Chen-yan ZHAO ; Ru LIN ; Yun-yun REN
Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences 2025;52(1):143-146
The pregnant woman was 30 years old,G2P0.This singleton pregnancy at 22 weeks of gestation was screened for second-trimester ultrasound malformations,suggesting fetal aortic valve atresia,aortic stenosis with reverse blood flow,mitral valve atresia,and markedly enlarged left ventricle,which was considered for the diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome(HLHS).The pregnancy was terminated at our hospital and subsequently underwent genetic testing with results of heterozygous variants in the NOTCH1 gene,which can cause aortic valve disease type 1.The findings of the fetal autopsy were aortic valve atresia,mitral valve widening and thickening,and left ventricular enlargement with myocardial infarction.This report focuses on the ultrasound characteristics of HLHS with left ventricular enlargement and its hemodynamic changes in order to improve clinicians'understanding of the progressive changes in the disease phenotype of HLHS.

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