1.Treatment of Children Adenoid Hypertrophy Using the "Opening the Orifices and Regulating Qi Method"
Zhihao DIAO ; Shuai SONG ; Jingzhi ZHANG ; Yiyang SUN ; Dongqing DU ; Longtao ZHANG ; Yufei HU ; Yuxia MA
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(18):2011-2015
This paper summarizes the clinical experience in treating children adenoid hypertrophy using the "opening the orifices and regulating qi method". It is considered that the pathogenesis of adenoid hypertrophy in children is rooted in dysfunction of zangfu (脏腑) organs, with binding of phlegm and stasis as the branch. Obstruction of the cervical passes and rebellious, chaotic qi flow run through the entire course of the disease. The "opening the orifices and regulating qi method" is proposed, which emphasizes the regulation of the lung, spleen, liver, and stomach. By opening the cervical passes, regulating zangfu organs, and eliminating phlegm and stasis to harmonize the ascent and descent of qi, a comprehensive application of external traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapies, such as acupuncture, umbilical moxibustion with medicinals, collateral bloodletting, and sole therapy, is utilized. Addressing both root and branch causes, this approach provides new perspectives for treating children adenoid hypertrophy using external TCM therapies.
2.Characteristics of influenza and changes of innate immune cells among Children at a hospital in Shanghai from 2019 to 2023
Yuxia SHI ; Lin ZHOU ; Bin CAI ; Lu ZHANG ; Tingting WANG ; Lei LEI
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2025;46(7):874-880
Objective To analyze the characteristics of influenza incidence and the changes of innate immune cells among children who visited the pediatric outpatient or emergency department of a hospital in Shanghai from Jan.2019 to Dec.2023,so as to provide references for the prevention of influenza in children.Methods Influenza-like illness(ILI)children who first visited the pediatric outpatient or emergency department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University from Jan.2019 to Dec.2023,and underwent influenza virus antigen or nucleic acid testing were enrolled.Their clinical and laboratory data were collected for retrospective analysis.With a month as the basic monitoring unit,a line chart was used to describe the changes in the number of influenza cases and the positive rate.Then,these cases were assigned to pre-coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)group(Jan.2019 to Dec.2019),mid-COVID-19 group(Jan.2020 to Dec.2022),or post-COVID-19 group(Jan.2023 to Dec.2023),and the influenza positive rates among these groups were compared.To further observe the changes of the innate immune cells of children with influenza A after non-pharmacological intervention(NPI)measures,considering the development characteristics of children's white blood cells,children with influenza A were assigned to 2 subgroups according to age:0-6 years or 7-16 years.Within each subgroup,they were assigned to pre-NPI group or post-NPI group according to time.A ratio of 1∶1 matching was carried out according to gender and age using propensity score matching,and the blood routine parameters were compared between the 2 groups.Results A total of 41 028 ILI children were enrolled.During the COVID-19 period from Jan.2020 to Dec.2022,the influenza positive rates decreased significantly(P<0.001),and almost no influenza virus was detected.The peak of influenza reappeared in Mar.2023,with a lag in the peak period,but higher than previous years'peak,and the speed of reaching the peak was faster.In each subgroup,the white blood cell count and lymphocyte ratio of children with influenza A in the post-NPI group were lower than those in the pre-NPI group(all P<0.001),and the monocyte ratio was higher than that in the pre-NPI group(both P<0.001).Conclusion The implementation of NPI measures during COVID-19 leads to disruption of influenza transmission route and changes in the epidemic trend of influenza.The influenza virus causes serious public health problems after COVID-19 period,and children with influenza A experience more serious immune response.It is recommended to strengthen the vaccination of influenza vaccine before the flu season.
3.Mendelian randomization analysis of inflammatory bowel disease:Evidence,opportunities and challenges
Jianheng HAO ; Haijun WANG ; Jia REN ; Yuxia CAO ; Yanlin ZHANG ; Laixi JI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(5):1263-1270
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with a complex etiology,mainly including two types:ulcerative colitis(UC)and Crohn's disease(CD),whose risk factors for its development are still incompletely understood.In recent years,Mendelian randomization(MR)has gained increasing attention in IBD research.MR mainly uses genetic variation as an instrumental variable to infer causality between exposure and outcome,effectively avoiding confounding and reverse causality in observational studies and randomised controlled trials.This review summarises currently published MR studies related to IBD,focusing on causal relationships between different risk factors and IBD development.Current findings support a causal relation-ship between IBD and selected oral diseases,skin diseases,psychiatric disorders,autoimmune diseases,bone diseases,gut diseases,gut microbiota,cytokines and nutrients,but not between IBD and lifestyle,cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases.Despite its limitations,MR studies are of great significance in improving understanding of etiology of IBD and in identifying potential therapeutic interventions.
4.Application progress of eye-tracking technology in the nursing field
Airong ZHU ; Shining CAI ; Tingyu GUAN ; Xizhu CHEN ; Yuxia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2025;60(20):2549-2552
Eye-tracking technology monitors eye movement trajectories to reveal the cognitive mechanisms underlying visual behavior.With advantages like objectivity and real-time capability,it is increasingly applied in nursing.However,research and application in China are still in the early stages.This article reviews the development,measurement metrics,methods,and impact of eye-tracking in nursing,analyzes current challenges,and suggests solutions to aid its development in the field of nursing in China.
5.Design and practice of critical care humanistic nursing curriculum under the perspective of"great ideological and political education"
Wenyan PAN ; Jingjing LI ; Yingjia TANG ; Yuxia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2025;32(1):96-99
Objective To construct a critical care humanistic nursing curriculum under the perspective"great ideological and political education",and evaluate its effects in the training of intensive care unit(ICU)standardized training nurses.Methods A research team was established and organized by department of nursing of Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University,which consisting of 6 critical care nursing managers and specialists,including 1 chief nurse,3 head nurses,1 master's graduate,and 1 doctoral graduate.The team was responsible for literature review,questionnaire design,expert recruitment,survey distribution and collection,data integration,and analysis.A preliminary questionnaire was developed through literature reviews on critical care humanistic nursing,brainstorming sessions,and clinical surveys.A two-round Delphi method was conducted to finalize the humanistic nursing training curriculum.Ideological and political elements,such as political identity,patriotism,moral cultivation,legal awareness,scientific spirit and professional quality were integrated into the program.From July 2023 to June 2024,newly enrolled ICU standardized training nurses at Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University participated in the training.Training outcomes were assessed via theoretical examinations and pre-and post-training evaluations of humanistic competency.Results A total of 10 experts participated in the consultation,resulting in a training course consisting of two primaryl indicators and 11 secondary indicators.A total of 60 nurses participated in the training,achieving an average post-training theoretical score of 84.92±7.73.Significant improvements were observed across all dimensions of humanistic competency post-training compared to pre-training(humanistic care practice competency:33.95±4.50 vs.30.82±4.10,communication skills:20.27±2.68 vs.18.98±2.98,self-management:10.07±1.91 vs.9.20±2.02,ethical and legal competence:10.38±1.61 vs.9.68±2.02,psychological adaptability:14.20±2.31 vs.13.03±2.19,and total humanistic practice competency score:88.87±7.65 vs.81.71±8.55),with all differences statistically significant(all P<0.05).Conclusion The critical care humanistic nursing curriculum under the perspective of"great ideological and political education"can effectively improve the humanistic quality of nurses and enhance their ICU practical skills,so as to provide reference for the training of nurses in intensive care.
6.Literature Quality Evaluation of Randomized Controlled Trials on Acupuncture Treatment for Diminished Ovarian Reserve
Ningning MENG ; Na ZHANG ; Yiyang SUN ; Dongqing DU ; Yuxia MA
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;32(5):39-46
Objective To evaluate the methodological quality and literature report quality of randomized controlled trials(RCTs)on acupuncture treatment for diminished ovarian reserve published both domestically and internationally;To provide reference for future related clinical research.Methods RCTs on acupuncture treatment for diminished ovarian reserve were retrieved from Cochrane Library,PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,CBM,CNKI,Wanfang Data and VIP from the establishment of the databases to 16th,March 2024.Literature was screened according to the inclusion criteria,and basic research features were extracted from literature.Cochrane Collaborative Network randomized controlled trial bias risk assessment tool RoB2 was used for methodological quality evaluation,and CONSORT statement and STRICTA checklist were used for literature report quality evaluation.Results Totally 19 RCTs were included.The evaluation results of RoB2 showed that 18 RCTs(94.74%)had a certain risk of bias,and 1 RCT(5.26%)had a high risk of bias.In the evaluation of the CONSORT statement,there were a total of 24 items with a research report rate of less than 50%,accounting for 64.86%of all items,and 14 items with a report rate of less than 10%,accounting for 37.84%of all items;in the evaluation of the STRICTA list,there were a total of 3 items with a research report rate of less than 50%,accounting for 17.65%of all items,and 2 items with a report rate of less than 10%,accounting for 11.76%of all items.Conclusion Currently,the overall number of RCTs for acupuncture treatment of diminished ovarian reserve is relatively small,the methodological quality of the study is generally low,and the risk of bias is high.The literature reporting rate of the CONSORT statement items is low.Researchers should further strengthen clinical trial design and methodological training,improve the level of clinical research,and strictly follow the CONSORT statement and STRICTA checklist for standardized reporting.
7.Inpatients′ needs on medical nursing assistants: a qualitative user persona study
Yamin YAN ; Xiao CHEN ; Yichen KANG ; Yuxia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(5):367-373
Objective:To understand the experience of inpatients′ needs on medical nursing assistants, and explore the characteristics and population differences, in order to provide a reference for optimizing the inpatient companion management system.Methods:The descriptive qualitative study was adopted for semi-structured in-depth interviews of 19 inpatients hospitalized in Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University from December 2023 to January 2024 based on purposive sampling. Information on personal characteristics, status and experience of dependence on medical nursing assistants was collected. Colaizzi seven-step analysis method was used to construct the fact labels and model dimensions. Manually extract the characteristics of inpatients′ needs on medical nursing assistants, and construct a user persona to complete the visualization.Results:A total of 19 inpatients′ were interviewed, including 12 males and 7 females with an average age of (63.16 ± 11.56) years. Four dimensions were extracted including cognitive characteristics, health status characteristics, family support characteristics, and psychological characteristics. Combined with personal traits and experience, three types of typical user persona were constructed including independent type, mutual assistance and cooperation type, complete dependence type.Conclusions:Group heterogeneity existed in the demand of inpatients on medical nursing assistants. According to the user persona, the manager should formulate personalized and precise caregiver management strategies.
8.Mendelian randomization analysis of inflammatory bowel disease:Evidence,opportunities and challenges
Jianheng HAO ; Haijun WANG ; Jia REN ; Yuxia CAO ; Yanlin ZHANG ; Laixi JI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(5):1263-1270
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with a complex etiology,mainly including two types:ulcerative colitis(UC)and Crohn's disease(CD),whose risk factors for its development are still incompletely understood.In recent years,Mendelian randomization(MR)has gained increasing attention in IBD research.MR mainly uses genetic variation as an instrumental variable to infer causality between exposure and outcome,effectively avoiding confounding and reverse causality in observational studies and randomised controlled trials.This review summarises currently published MR studies related to IBD,focusing on causal relationships between different risk factors and IBD development.Current findings support a causal relation-ship between IBD and selected oral diseases,skin diseases,psychiatric disorders,autoimmune diseases,bone diseases,gut diseases,gut microbiota,cytokines and nutrients,but not between IBD and lifestyle,cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases.Despite its limitations,MR studies are of great significance in improving understanding of etiology of IBD and in identifying potential therapeutic interventions.
9.Survival analysis of newly diagnosed non-transplant multiple myeloma patients
Jianxia HUANG ; Jushan ZHANG ; Ning WANG ; Guoliang ZHANG ; Yuxia WANG ; Yan WANG ; Qing WU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2025;32(4):523-526
Objective:To analyze overall survival (OS), influential factors, and causes of death in patients with newly diagnosed non-transplant multiple myeloma (NDMM) at grassroots hospitals.Methods:The clinical data of 56 patients with NDMM admitted to the Department of Hematology, Wuwei People's Hospital from January 2018 to October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Using the Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression survival analysis models, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the factors affecting the OS of patients with NDMM.Results:The median OS of patients with NDMM was 27 months. Univariate analysis indicated that whether or not to receive chemotherapy was a risk factor affecting OS. Multivariate analysis revealed that age ( HR: 2.215, 95% CI 1.056-4.648, P < 0.05), renal dysfunction ( HR: 3.482, 95% CI 1.359-8.923, P < 0.05), and whether or not to receive chemotherapy ( HR: 0.83, 95% CI 0.021-0.331, P < 0.001) were all significant risk factors affecting OS (all P < 0.05). Conclusions:The median survival time of patients with NDMM is short. Age, renal dysfunction, and not receiving chemotherapy are unfavorable factors affecting OS. Pulmonary infection, renal failure, and disease progression are the main causes of death in patients with NDMM.
10.Metformin upregulates ABCA1 expression via inhibiting ubiquitin-proteasome system
Yunxia LIU ; Yan YANG ; Lei FAN ; Minjie WANG ; Lingze YU ; Tuya BAI ; Mengdi ZHANG ; Xiaoli LYU ; Jun LI ; Yuxia HU ; Feng GAO
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(6):474-480
Aim To explore the potential mechanism of metformin on ATP-binding cassette transport A1(ABCA1)expression.Methods J774A.1 macrophages were treated with metformin and cycloheximide,and ABCA1 expression was determined by Western blot.His-tagged ABCA1 and HA-tagged Ub plasmids were co-transferred into HEK293 cells and stimulated with metformin.Co-immunoprecipitation(Co-IP)was used to test the binding ability of ABCA1 and ubiquitin.Candidate E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases(CE3)of ABCA1 were identified through Co-IP-based pro-teomics.The MIB1 plasmid was constructed and transferred into HEK293 cells,and Western blot was used to determine the effect of metformin and MIB1 on ABCA1 expression.Results Metformin increased the expression of ABCA1 in J774A.1 cells(P<0.01),and inhibited ABCA1 degradation(P<0.05).Metformin disrupted the binding of ABCA1 to ubiquitin(P<0.05).The proteins regulated by metformin in ABCA1 expression were primarily enriched in pathways re-lated to cell development,inflammation and immune defense.Metformin may upregulate ABCA1 protein expression via MIB1(P<0.05).Conclusion Metformin inhibits the degradation of ABCA1 by blocking the ubiquitin-proteasome system(UPS),and MIB1 might act as a candidate E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase(CE3)for ABCA1.

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