1.Effect of social support on psychological adaptation in military freshmen: The mediating effect of resilience
Chenwei HUANG ; Ruikang HU ; Youjia LIU ; Jie ZHOU ; Xueping QIU ; Juan LU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(6):952-956
Objective:To investigate the relationship between resilience, perceived social support, and adaptability in military freshmen.Methods:A total of 195 freshmen were randomly selected from a military medical university. The Chinese version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), and a self-test questionnaire of college students' psychological adaptability were used to investigate their resilience, perceived social support, and adaptability. SPSS 26.0 was used to perform an independent samples t-test and a Pearson correlation analysis to analyze the differences in these scores between freshmen with different demographic characteristics and the correlation between these scores. By using the PROCESS plug-in, a structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of resilience on the relationship between social support and psychological adaptation, which was further tested using the Bootstrap method. Results:The independent samples t-test showed that females had a significantly higher score of other support than males ( t = -2.05, P = 0.041), and student leaders had significantly higher scores of family support and other support, total score of social support, and score in psychological adaptability than other students (all P<0.05). The correlation analysis showed that there were significant positive correlations between the scores of PSSS and its each item, CD-RISC, and self-test of college students' psychological adaptability (all P<0.05). The structural equation model showed that resilience partially mediated the relationship between social support and psychological adaptation, and the Bootstrap method revealed a significant indirect effect (95%CI: 0.102-0.253). Conclusion:Resilience plays a partial mediating role between perceived social support and adaptability in military freshmen. They should be guided to correctly perceive external support and develop strong resilience.
2.Bibliometrics and visualized analysis of research hotspots and current status in clinical management of osteoporotic fractures
Ruizhi ZHANG ; Junjie LI ; Peng JIA ; Qiaocheng ZHAI ; Aifei WANG ; Baoshan LIU ; Zihou CAO ; Keyu ZHU ; Youjia XU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023;39(2):130-140
Objective:Based on Web of Science database, this study aimed to explore the current status, research hotspots and development trends of countries regarding clinical management of osteoporotic fractures using bibliometrics and visualized analysis.Methods:We collected literatures in the field of clinical management of osteoporotic fractures included in Web of Science database, and applied bibliometrics to analyze the publication dates, countries, institutions, journals, authors, highly cited literatures and research hotspots. Visualization was drawn by VOSviewer software.Results:Analysis of the 2 508 articles revealed 3 types of data. (1) The analysis of basic information of the literature showed that: ①The country with the largest number of publications was the United States, which published 672 articles, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada, and China ranked fourth; ②The top three authors in the number of publications were Kanis JA, Cooper C and McCloskey EV respectively; ③The institution with the highest number of publications was the University of Sheffield, UK, followed by the University of Southampton, UK and the University of Toronto, Canada. (2) Network visualization of highly cited literatures showed that 118 highly cited literatures were mainly divided into 5 clusters, which were related to osteoporotic fracture diagnosis, treatment, medication adherence, management consensus and strategies of preventing refracture. (3) Temporal overlay visualization of research hotspots showed that early research mainly focused on traditional therapeutic drugs, and current research hotspots were mainly molecular targeted drugs, trabecular bone score and fracture liaison services.Conclusion:This study shows that the research activity of clinical management of osteoporotic fractures is increasing worldwide, and there is still a huge gap between China and Europe or the United States. Current research hotspots and development trends mainly focus on molecular targeted drugs, osteoporotic fracture treatment concepts, emerging fracture risk assessment tools, and fracture prevention and management models.
3.Effects and mechanism of anaphylactoid reaction induced by nonapeptide activating mast cells
Xiaomin CHEN ; Na LIU ; Lina ZHANG ; Youjia LI
China Pharmacy 2023;34(24):2995-2999
OBJECTIVE To study the effects and potential mechanism of anaphylactoid reaction induced by nonapeptide IVQKIKHCF activating mast cells. METHODS Using human mast cell line LAD2 as subject, and substance P as positive control, the activation effects of 25, 50 and 100 μmol/L IVQKIKHCF on mast cells were investigated by determining the release rate of β-aminohexosidase, histamine release, and the contents of inflammatory factors; using MrgprX2-knockdown LAD2 cells and Mas- related G protein-coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) high-expression human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293 (MRGPRX2/ HEK293 cells) as subject, the correlation between the activation effect of IVQKIKHCF and MRGPRX2 was investigated by determining the release rate of β-aminohexosidase, and intracellular calcium ion concentration. RESULTS IVQKIKHCF with 25, 50, 100 μmol/L could significantly increase the release rate of β-aminohexosidase and histamine release in LAD2 cells (P<0.05), and promote the release of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-8, macrophage inflammatory protein-1β and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 to varying degrees (P<0.05). After knocking down MrgprX2, the effects of 25, 50, 100 μmol/L IVQKIKHCF promoting the release of β-aminohexosidase in LAD2 cells were reversed significantly (P<0.05), resulting in an increase of calcium ion concentration in MRGPRX2/HEK293 cells. CONCLUSIONS Nonapeptide IVQKIKHCF can promote mast cells to release granular matter and inflammatory mediators by activating MRGPRX2 thus inducing anaphylactoid reaction.
4.Attach importance to the role of bone modeling in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(12):739-745
Bone modeling and bone remodeling are two different approaches to the physiological metabolism of the human skeleton; both involve bone formation and bone resorption, but they are very different. Bone modeling includes osteoblasts in formation drifts and osteoclasts in resorption drifts, where osteoblasts and osteoclasts are independent of each other but intrinsically coordinated, contributing to changes in bone morphology and structure ultimately. Bone remodeling is a process in which osteoblasts and osteoclasts are closely coupled, resulting in a dynamic balance or imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption, mostly in the form of normal maintenance or gradual reduction of bone mineral mass. Previous literature has suggested that the osteogenic and osteoclastic activities that cause bone modeling usually cease (or end) when the bone matures, but recent studies have shown that bone modeling can occur throughout life and is not only active during infancy and early childhood. Particularly in the context of osteoporosis, some bone-sparing medication can have a significant effect on the process of bone modeling, suggesting that promoting bone modeling may be another useful way to increase bone mass. Therefore, in the field of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, focuse on the role of bone modeling will be significant for patients with osteoporosis.
5.Early numerical rating scale and Oswestry disability index in postmenopausal osteoporosis treated with denosumab
Qi WEI ; Miao ZHENG ; Chengwei WENG ; Keyu ZHU ; Xingyu JIN ; Weifeng LIU ; Dong ZHANG ; Qiaocheng ZHAI ; Peng ZHANG ; Youjia XU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(12):768-775
Objective:To compare the numerical rating scales (NRS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) of denosumab in Chinese postmenopausal osteoporosis patients after 3 months, and analyze the early adverse reactions to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:Using a prospective study method, 260 patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis who were outpatients and inpatients in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from September 2020 to October 2021 were selected, and general information, including age, height, weight, bone mineral density, history of fragility fractures, and use of anti-osteoporosis drugs. All subjects received denosumab 60 mg subcutaneously, and were given calcium and vitamin D at the same time. Pain was scored by NRS before treatment and 3 months after treatment, and functional improvement was assessed by ODI.Results:After 3 months of denosumab treatment in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, among patients with different age groups, different degrees of osteoporosis, history of fragility fractures, and history of use of anti-osteoporosis drugs, NRS score and ODI score were lower than those before treatment, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). In addition, in patients with a history of fragility fractures (mainly vertebral fractures), the NRS scores and the ODI score decreased more significantly, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05); the NRS score and ODI score decreased more significantly in patients with severe osteoporosis than in patients with osteoporosis, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05); the BMD value of lumbar spine was negatively correlated with the reduction of NRS score before and after treatment ( P=0.042). In this study, 260 patients had musculoskeletal pain in 6 (2.3%), fatigue in 5 (1.9%), rash in 4 (1.5%), urinary tract infection in 2 (0.7%), and dizziness in 2 (0.7%), 2 case of fever (0.7%), 1 case of hypocalcemia (0.4%), a total of 22 cases of adverse reactions were reported, and the overall adverse reaction rate was 8.5%. Conclusion:Denosumab can improve pain symptoms and functional disability early in the clinical application of Chinese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, and the incidence of adverse reactions is low. Especially for postmenopausal female osteoporosis patients with severe osteoporosis, low lumbar spine bone density, and a history of fragility fractures (mainly vertebral fractures), the application effect is more significant.
6.Emphasis on prevention and management of refractures after osteoporotic fractures
Youjia XU ; Hua LIN ; Qiang LIU ; Kunzheng WANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(14):873-879
With the aging of society, the incidence of osteoporosis is increasing. Osteoporotic fractures are directly related to osteoporosis. In the context of the gradual increase in osteoporosis, the number of osteoporotic fractures is increasing, and the incidence of refractures is also increasing annually. Refracture after an osteoporotic fracture refers to the occurrence of a new fracture after the initial fracture due to the lack of improvement in bone density and quality and the effect of low-energy external force on the bone. The occurrence of refracture has more harm to the patient's treatment plan, fracture healing, rehabilitation training, self-care ability, psychological expectation, compliance and other clinical indicators. Therefore, the prevention and management of refracture after osteoporotic fracture has gradually become a hot topic at home and abroad. At present, in this field of prevention and treatment, both clinicians and community doctors have problems with insufficient awareness and short-sighted clinical management, such as unclear management standards for refracture prevention, unclear division of labor between doctors at all levels and various types of doctors, and inadequate measures to improve patient's compliance. Focusing on the characteristics of osteoporotic fractures, refractures, and refracture prevention and management, the core points of refracture prevention and management are proposed and elaborated, and the corresponding contents, fixed teams, proprietary databases or proprietary books of refracture prevention and management should be clarified, so as to provide reference for further improving the clinical management of refracture prevention and treatment after osteoporotic fractures.
7.Effect of preoperative cognitive behavioral therapy on pain catastrophizing in patients with orthopedic trauma
Xiaoxing LU ; Liuyi WANG ; Yangzi ZHU ; Meiyan ZHOU ; Ting ZHANG ; Shuwen LIU ; Youjia YU ; Yingwei WANG ; Liwei WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2022;42(8):941-944
Objective:To evaluate the effect of preoperative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on pain catastrophizing in the patients with orthopedic trauma.Methods:A total of 120 patients with lower extremity bone trauma, aged 18-64 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰor Ⅱ, with body mass index of 18-28 kg/m 2, with Pain Catastrophic Scale (PCS) score on admission >16, scheduled for surgical treatment, were enrolled.The patients were divided into 2 groups ( n=60 each) by the stratified randomization method based on the type of fracture: CBT group and routine group (group R). Group CBT received CBT for pain through the internet on the day of admission and one day before operation.The patients in both groups underwent reduction and internal fixation of lower extremity fractures under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia.The PCS scores were recorded immediately after admission and on the morning of the operation day.The effective pressing times of the patient-controlled analgesia pump, consumption of analgesics for rescue analgesia, and occurrence of nausea and vomiting within 48 h after operation were recorded.The visual analogue scale score of the surgical site during activity and occurrence of the score >3 at 3 months after operation and use of opioids within 3 months after operation were recorded. Results:Compared with group R, the PCS score was significantly decreased on the morning of the operation day, the pressing times of the patient-controlled analgesia pump, consumption of analgesics for rescue analgesia and incidence of nausea and vomiting within 48 h after operation were decreased, the requirement for opioids within 3 months after operation was decreased ( P<0.05), and no significant change was found in VAS score during activity and occurrence of the score >3 at 3 months after operation in group CBT ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Preoperative CBT can reduce the degree of pain catastrophizing and is helpful in increasing the quality of postoperative analgesia in the patients with orthopedic trauma.
8.Graeb score predicts the outcome of high-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with intraventricular hemorrhage
Guofeng ZHANG ; Rui LIANG ; Hui LIU ; Xinyong ZHANG ; Zhi CAO ; Weibing LIU ; Youjia TANG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021;29(7):507-513
Objective:To investigate the predictive value of Graeb score for the outcome of high-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH).Methods:Consecutive high-grade aSAH patients with IVH admitted to the No. 1 People's Hospital of Jiujiang from January 2012 to March 2020 were enrolled retrospectively. High-grade aSAH was defined as grade Ⅳ to Ⅴ according to the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) scale. The outcome of patients was evaluated by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 3 months after discharge. A score of ≤2 was defined as a good outcome and a score of >2 were defined as a poor outcome. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to evaluate the correlation between Graeb score and clinical outcome, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the predictive value of Graeb score for clinical outcome. Results:A total of 86 high-grade aSAH patients with IVH were enrolled. Aneurysm treatment: craniotomy clipping in 42 patients (48.8%), intravascular embolization in 21 (24.4%), and conservative treatment in 23 (26.7%). Twenty-nine patients (33.7%) had a good outcome and 57 (66.3%) had a poor outcome. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the Graeb score >6 (odds ratio [ OR] 26.360, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 4.106-169.235; P<0.001), the modified Fisher grade 3-4 ( OR 11.674, 95% CI 1.540-88.512; P=0.017) and complicated with chronic hydrocephalus ( OR 21.236, 95% CI 2.883-156.431; P=0.003) were the independent risk factors for the poor outcome. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of the Graeb score predicting for poor outcome was 0.843 (95% CI 0.760-0.926; P<0.001), the best cut-off value was 6.5, and the corresponding sensitivity and specificity were 71.9% and 86.2%, respectively. Conclusion:The Graeb score is an independent influencing factor affecting the clinical outcome of high-grade aSAH patients with IVH. Graeb score >6.5 had higher predictive value for the poor outcome in such patients.
9.Study on the iron accumulation-induced bone loss and hematopoietic autophagy dysfunction
Ye YUAN ; Yixuan FANG ; Gongwen LIU ; Yan GAO ; Guangsi SHEN ; Zhipeng LIU ; Keyu ZHU ; Miao ZHENG ; Qing BI ; Chen ZHAO ; Youjia XU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2021;37(5):472-476
Objective:Iron accumulation is related to the occurrence of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Meanwhile, autophagy abnormality of bone marrow hematopoietic cells is observed in hip osteoporotic fracture. This study is performed to investigate correlation between iron accumulation induced bone loss and hematopoietic autophagy dysfunction to explore the new risk factor of osteoporosis.Methods:Male iron accumulation mice model was established by intraperitoneally injecting ferric ammonium citrate. Serum ferritin and osteogenic indicator P1NP were tested by ELISA. Bone mineral density was measured by micro-CT. Femur and tibia bone marrows were collected for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells proportion and cell apoptosis analysis. Autolysosome formation was measured by image flow cytometry. We used conditional mouse model Atg7 flox/flox; Vav-Cre(Atg7 -/-) in which Atg7 had been genetically deleted in the hematopoietic system. Bone marrow hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells were collected for RNA sequence. micro-CT scan was conducted for Atg7 -/- femur. Results:Ferritin level of iron accumulation mice was significantly higher than control group( P<0.05). Iron accumulation inhibited P1NP and induced decreased bone mineral density( P<0.05). Iron accumulation bone marrow displayed enhanced hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells proportion( P<0.05), with more cell apoptosis( P<0.05). Hematopoietic autophagy was deteriorated in iron accumulation bone marrow. Transcriptomic profiling showed up-regulation of iron activity in Atg7 -/- mice, with increased iron homeostasis and iron membrane transporter genes, including Lcn2, Tfr2, Slc40a1(Fpn1), Steap3, and Cpox. micro-CT revealed severe bone loss and decreased bone mineral density in Atg7 -/- mice( P<0.05). Conclusion:Iron accumulation induced bone loss is related to inhibition of hematopoietic cells. Hematopoietic autophagy dysfunction is associated with bone loss.
10.Effect of astragaloside IV combined with glucocorticoids on puromycin aminonucleoside-induced rat nephropathy model and the associated mechanism
Bing ZHANG ; Xinhui LIU ; Youjia ZENG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2021;37(8):662-667
Objective:To investigate the effect and mechanism of astragaloside IV (AS-IV) combined with glucocorticoids in the treatment of puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) rat nephropathy model.Methods:Forty specific pathogen-free healthy male Wistar rats (150-180 g) were randomly divided into 5 groups: control group, PAN group, AS-IV treatment group (PAN+AS-IV group), methylprednisone (MP) treatment group (PAN+MP group), and AS-IV+MP treatment group (PAN+AS-IV+MP group). The model was established by a single tail vein injection of PAN (50 mg/kg body weight). The treatment groups were given 40 mg·kg -1·d -1 AS-IV by intragastric administration and 15 mg·kg -1·d -1 MP by intraperitoneal injection for 10 consecutive days at the same time of modeling. Urine sample was collected on the 11th day of the experiment. The urine protein, urine creatinine and blood albumin were detected by biochemical analyzer. The changes of nephrin and synaptopodin in renal tissues were detected by immunofluorescence assay, and the expressions of nephrin, RhoA and Rac/Cdc42 proteins were detected by Western blotting. Results:Compared with the control group, urine protein creatinine ratio (uPCR) was significantly increased, serum albumin (Alb) was significantly decreased in the PAN group, nephrin expression was significantly down-regulated, and the expressions of RhoA and Rac/Cdc42 were significantly up-regulated in the renal tissue of the PAN group (all P<0.01). Compared with PAN group, serum Alb levels in PAN+AS-IV group and PAN+AS-IV+MP group were significantly increased (both P<0.01), and the uPCR levels in PAN+MP group ( P<0.05) and PAN+AS-IV+MP group ( P<0.01) were significantly decreased (all P<0.05). Compared with the PAN group, the relative expressions of nephrin in renal tissue of all drug intervention group (PAN+AS-IV group, PAN+MP group and PAN+AS-IV+MP group) were significantly increased, while the relative expressions of RhoA and Rac/Cdc42 were significantly decreased (all P<0.01). The immunofluorescence results suggested that the expressions of nephrin and synaptopodin in renal tissue of PAN group were significantly down-regulated compared with the control group, which were reversed in all treatment groups, and the reversion was most pronounced in the PAN+AS-IV+MP group. Conclusion:Both AS-IV and glucocorticoid can improve PAN-induced podocyte injury, and the combination of the two has synergistic action, which may be related to inhibiting the activation of Rho family signaling pathway.

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