Objective:To analyze the association between standardized management of clinical research, initiated by investigators and guided by clinical research management policies in healthcare institutions, and changes in the research behavior of graduate students.Methods:Theses related to cardiovascular health published by graduate students in the Sichuan-Chongqing region of China between January 2019 and June 2024 were retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. Multilevel models were used to analyze changes in ethical compliance awareness, research methodology standardization, and academic collaboration of graduate students before and after policy implementation. Using Shapiro Wilk test and percentage representation.Results:Among the 712 theses included in this study, the proportion of studies with ethical review reports increased from 44.50% to 55.32% following the implementation of standardized management [odds ratio ( OR)=1.80, P=0.017]. Standardized management significantly improved the quality scores of cross-sectional studies and randomized controlled trials ( P<0.001), as well as significantly increased the frequencies of multi-center collaboration ( OR=2.84, P=0.001) and intra-provincial collaboration ( OR=2.80, P=0.001). Conclusions:Standardized clinical research management shows significant association with positive changes in the research behavior of graduate students. Further optimization of management measures is recommended to comprehensively enhance the clinical research capabilities of graduate students.

Objective:To analyze the association between standardized management of clinical research, initiated by investigators and guided by clinical research management policies in healthcare institutions, and changes in the research behavior of graduate students.Methods:Theses related to cardiovascular health published by graduate students in the Sichuan-Chongqing region of China between January 2019 and June 2024 were retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. Multilevel models were used to analyze changes in ethical compliance awareness, research methodology standardization, and academic collaboration of graduate students before and after policy implementation. Using Shapiro Wilk test and percentage representation.Results:Among the 712 theses included in this study, the proportion of studies with ethical review reports increased from 44.50% to 55.32% following the implementation of standardized management [odds ratio ( OR)=1.80, P=0.017]. Standardized management significantly improved the quality scores of cross-sectional studies and randomized controlled trials ( P<0.001), as well as significantly increased the frequencies of multi-center collaboration ( OR=2.84, P=0.001) and intra-provincial collaboration ( OR=2.80, P=0.001). Conclusions:Standardized clinical research management shows significant association with positive changes in the research behavior of graduate students. Further optimization of management measures is recommended to comprehensively enhance the clinical research capabilities of graduate students.

Objective:To explore the effects of miR-21-5p exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on apoptosis of human granular cells.Methods:A granular cell apoptosis model was constructed by treating KGN cells with different concentrations (0 μmol/L, 30 μmol/L, 60 μmol/L, and 100 μmol/L) of phosphoramide nitrogen mustard for 48 h. The mRNA and protein levels of bax and bcl2 were detected using qPCR and Western blotting, respectively. The apoptosis rate was measured using flow cytometry to screen for the optimal concentration of phosphoramide nitrogen mustard for constructing an apoptosis model. Hsa-miR-21-5p overexpression plasmid was used for instantaneously transfecting human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, and the expression level of hsa-miR-21-5p was detected by qPCR. The miR-21-5p exosomes were separated and identified by flow cytometry and electron microscope. Different concentrations (5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL and 15 μg/mL) of miR-21 exosomes were added into successful KGN cell apoptosis model to overexpress miR-21. The mRNA and protein levels of bax and bcl2 were detected using qPCR and Western blotting, respectively. PKH-26 was used to trace the position of human granular cells. Results:The levels of bax mRNA and protein in KGN cells treated with 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard were significantly higher than those in the 0 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group (all P<0.001), while the levels of bcl2 mRNA and protein were significantly higher than those in the 0 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group ( P=0.005, P<0.001). The apoptosis rate of KGN cells after 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard intervention was (38.10±2.90)%, while the apoptosis rate of KGN cells after 30 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard intervention was (16.75±2.55)%, they were all significantly higher than that of the 0 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard intervention group ( P=0.020, P=0.006). Hsa-miR-21-5p was transiently transfected into human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells, and the expression of has-miR-21-5p was higher than that in control group detected by qPCR ( P<0.001). The positive rate of surface protein CD9, CD63 and CD81 was 14.9%, 16.4% and 31.4%. The exosome was observed as "tea tray" or "concave hemisphere" by electron microscope. The exosome labeled by PKH-26 entered the granular cells and exerted biological effects. There was no statistically significant difference in bax mRNA expression levels between the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL empty plasmid exosomes groups and the 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group (all P>0.05). However, the expression levels of bax mRNA in the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL miR-21-5-p exosomes groups were lower than those in the 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group ( P=0.008, P=0.003, P<0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the expression of bcl2 mRNA among the groups (all P>0.05). From the perspective of protein levels, there was no statistically significant difference in BAX protein expression between the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL empty exosomes groups and 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group (all P>0.05), while the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL miR-21-5-p exosomes groups showed a decrease in BAX protein expression compared with the 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the expression of BCL2 protein among the intervention groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:Hsa-miR-21-5p exosomes derived from human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells can effectively exert the anti-apoptotic effect.

Objective:To explore the effects of miR-21-5p exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on apoptosis of human granular cells.Methods:A granular cell apoptosis model was constructed by treating KGN cells with different concentrations (0 μmol/L, 30 μmol/L, 60 μmol/L, and 100 μmol/L) of phosphoramide nitrogen mustard for 48 h. The mRNA and protein levels of bax and bcl2 were detected using qPCR and Western blotting, respectively. The apoptosis rate was measured using flow cytometry to screen for the optimal concentration of phosphoramide nitrogen mustard for constructing an apoptosis model. Hsa-miR-21-5p overexpression plasmid was used for instantaneously transfecting human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, and the expression level of hsa-miR-21-5p was detected by qPCR. The miR-21-5p exosomes were separated and identified by flow cytometry and electron microscope. Different concentrations (5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL and 15 μg/mL) of miR-21 exosomes were added into successful KGN cell apoptosis model to overexpress miR-21. The mRNA and protein levels of bax and bcl2 were detected using qPCR and Western blotting, respectively. PKH-26 was used to trace the position of human granular cells. Results:The levels of bax mRNA and protein in KGN cells treated with 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard were significantly higher than those in the 0 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group (all P<0.001), while the levels of bcl2 mRNA and protein were significantly higher than those in the 0 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group ( P=0.005, P<0.001). The apoptosis rate of KGN cells after 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard intervention was (38.10±2.90)%, while the apoptosis rate of KGN cells after 30 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard intervention was (16.75±2.55)%, they were all significantly higher than that of the 0 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard intervention group ( P=0.020, P=0.006). Hsa-miR-21-5p was transiently transfected into human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells, and the expression of has-miR-21-5p was higher than that in control group detected by qPCR ( P<0.001). The positive rate of surface protein CD9, CD63 and CD81 was 14.9%, 16.4% and 31.4%. The exosome was observed as "tea tray" or "concave hemisphere" by electron microscope. The exosome labeled by PKH-26 entered the granular cells and exerted biological effects. There was no statistically significant difference in bax mRNA expression levels between the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL empty plasmid exosomes groups and the 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group (all P>0.05). However, the expression levels of bax mRNA in the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL miR-21-5-p exosomes groups were lower than those in the 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group ( P=0.008, P=0.003, P<0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the expression of bcl2 mRNA among the groups (all P>0.05). From the perspective of protein levels, there was no statistically significant difference in BAX protein expression between the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL empty exosomes groups and 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group (all P>0.05), while the 5 μg/mL, 10 μg/mL, and 15 μg/mL miR-21-5-p exosomes groups showed a decrease in BAX protein expression compared with the 60 μmol/L phosphoramide nitrogen mustard group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the expression of BCL2 protein among the intervention groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:Hsa-miR-21-5p exosomes derived from human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells can effectively exert the anti-apoptotic effect.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome injection in the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) in a real-world setting.Methods:This was a real-world ambispective cohort study (MOMENT study) (Chinese clinical trial registry number: ChiCTR2200062067). Clinical data were collected from 198 patients who received mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome injection as monotherapy or combination therapy at 37 hospitals from January 2022 to January 2023, including 166 patients in the retrospective cohort and 32 patients in the prospective cohort; 10 patients in the treatment-na?ve group and 188 patients in the relapsed/refractory group. Clinical characteristics, efficacy and adverse events were summarized, and the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed.Results:All 198 patients were treated with mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome injection for a median of 3 cycles (range 1-7 cycles); 28 cases were treated with mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome injection as monotherapy, and 170 cases were treated with the combination regimen. Among 188 relapsed/refractory patients, 45 cases (23.9%) were in complete remission (CR), 82 cases (43.6%) were in partial remission (PR), and 28 cases (14.9%) were in disease stabilization (SD), and 33 cases (17.6%) were in disease progression (PD), with an objective remission rate (ORR) of 67.6% (127/188). Among 10 treatment-na?ve patients, 4 cases (40.0%) were in CR, 5 cases (50.0%) were in PR, and 1 case (10.0%) was in PD, with an ORR of 90.0% (9/10). The median follow-up time was 2.9 months (95% CI 2.4-3.7 months), and the median PFS and OS of patients in relapsed/refractory and treatment-na?ve groups were not reached. In relapsed/refractory patients, the difference in ORR between patients with different number of treatment lines of mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome injection [ORR of the second-line, the third-line and ≥the forth-line treatment was 74.4% (67/90), 73.9% (34/46) and 50.0% (26/52)] was statistically significant ( P = 0.008). Of the 198 PTCL patients, 182 cases (91.9%) experienced at least 1 time of treatment-related adverse events, and the incidence rate of ≥grade 3 adverse events was 66.7% (132/198), which was mainly characterized by hematologic adverse events. The ≥ grade 3 hematologic adverse events mainly included decreased lymphocyte count, decreased neutrophil count, decreased white blood cell count, and anemia; non-hematologic adverse events were mostly grade 1-2, mainly including pigmentation disorders and upper respiratory tract infection. Conclusions:The use of mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome injection-containing regimen in the treatment of PTCL has definite efficacy and is well tolerated, and it is a new therapeutic option for PTCL patients.

Cyclodipeptide (CDP) composed of two amino acids is the simplest cyclic peptide. These two amino acids form a typical diketopiperazine (DKP) ring by linking each other with peptide bonds. This characteristic stable ring skeleton is the foundation of CDP to display extensive and excellent bioactivities, which is beneficial for CDPs' pharmaceutical research and development. The natural CDP products are well isolated from actinomycetes. These bacteria can synthesize DKP backbones with nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) or cyclodipeptide synthase (CDPS). Moreover, actinomycetes could produce a variety of CDPs through different enzymatic modification. The presence of these abundant and diversified catalysis indicates that actinomycetes are promising microbial resource for exploring CDPs. This review summarized the pathways for DKP backbones biosynthesis and their post-modification mechanism in actinomycetes. The aim of this review was to accelerate the genome mining of CDPs and their isolation, purification and structure identification, and to facilitate revealing the biosynthesis mechanism of novel CDPs as well as their synthetic biology design.
Actinobacteria/metabolism* ; Actinomyces/metabolism* ; Biological Products/metabolism* ; Bacteria/metabolism* ; Diketopiperazines/metabolism* ; Amino Acids

Chalcone is a common scaffold in natural products with optimal properties and biological activities.In this study, we designed and prepared eight new coumarin-chalcone derivatives (5a-5h), and confirmed their structures by 1H NMR and 13C NMR. Their in vitro antifungal activity combined with fluconazole (FLC) against drug-resistant Candida albicans was tested by microdilution method.The results indicated that most chalcone derivatives showed good antifungal activity against drug resistant Candida albicans with FLC, particularly with compound 5g displaying better antifungal activity (MIC50 = 5.60 μg/mL) than FLC (MIC50 = 200 μg/mL) when combined with FLC, so, these derivatives could be used as synergists of antifungal drugs.

Objective To investigate the safety and short-term efficacy of π-shaped anastomosis and circular anastomosis(reverse puncture device)in reconstruction of esophagojejunostomy after laparoscopic total gastrectomy.Methods A retrospective study was used to collect the clinical and pathological data of 75 cases of gastric cancer from January 2019 to March 2021.According to the different reconstruction methods of esophagojejunal anastomosis,the patients were divided into a linear cutting obturator group(π-shaped anastomosis group,n = 27)and a circular anastomat anastomosis group(reverse puncture device group,n = 48).The general information of the two groups,operation time,esophagojejunostomy time,intraoperative bleeding volume,number of intraoperative lymph node dissection,intraoperative complications,and postoperative complications were compared and analyzed.Results The operation time and esophagojejunostomy time in the π-shaped anastomosis group were(221.5±8.8)and(34.7±3.7)min,and the reverse puncture device group were and(246.9±5.6)and(47.2±4.6)min,respectively,the differences were statistically significant(t = 15.19,t = 11.81,P＜0.05).There were no statistical significance in the comparison of intraoperative bleeding volume and number of intraoperative lymph node dissection between the two groups(P＞0.05).In the reverse puncture device group,there were two intraoperative complications,including one case of esophageal jejunal anastomosis atresia and one case of anastomosis tear,postoperative complications occurred in 3 cases,postoperative anastomotic stenosis occurred in 2 case,and anastomotic bleeding occurred in 1 case.Conclusion Laparoscopic total esophagojejunostomy with π-shaped anastomosis and reverse puncture device are safe and feasible.In terms of esophagojejunostomy time,π-shaped anastomosis reconstruction time is shorter.When the small intestine diameter is relatively small and it is difficult to extend into the 25 mm stapler,the advantage of π-shaped anastomosis is more obvious.When the tumor is Siewert type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ adenocarcinoma of gastroesophageal junction,which infiltrates into above the dentate line,reverse puncture device method is recommended for reconstruction.

β-thalassemia is a single-gene genetic disease caused by β globin gene mutations leading to the fact that red blood cells are unable to form normal adult hemoglobin, and then patients develop hemolytic anemia. Current treatment regimens mainly include allogenetic hematologic stem cell transplantation, symptomatic regular blood transfusions and the use of iron removers to reduce iron load. Some severe patients have quite poor prognoses and deadly consequences if not treated timely. Genetically modified autohematopoietic stem cells can provide a new treatment option for patients with β thalassemia, which may achieve a long-term and stable increase in hemoglobin level through a single dose, making one-time cure β-thalassemia possible. This paper reviews the key elements of clinical trial design for β-thalassemia gene therapy from the aspects of efficacy evaluation endpoints, clinical trial design, enrollment population, and subject monitoring in order to provide a reference for pharma-therapeutic research and development enterprises.

Diabetic cardiomyopathy(DCM)is a serious cardiovascular complication of diabetes.Mitochondrial dysfunction constitutes an important pathological basis of diabetic cardiomyopathy.Since DCM usually coexists with dysfunction of mitophagy, elucidating the relationship between them will help find new therapeutic targets for DCM.Mitochondrial autophagy includes two processes, the initiation of autophagy and degradation, and can selectively remove damaged mitochondria to achieve a balance in myocardial homeostasis and metabolic regulation in diabetes.Therefore, it is necessary to understand the role of mitochondrial autophagy in the pathophysiology underlying DCM, the influence of diabetes on mitochondria autophagy in cardiomyocytes and related molecular mechanisms.