1.Study on residents’willingness to pay for community pharmacies’medication guidance services and its influencing factors
Mingyue LI ; Jiangtao ZHANG ; Zhen KANG ; Hui GAO ; Wentao LIAO ; Lufeng CHENG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(22):2766-2771
OBJECTIVE To explore the willingness to pay (WTP) of Urumqi residents for community pharmacies’ medication guidance services and its influencing factors, so as to provide data support for the optimization of community pharmacy services and the establishment of a fee structure for medication guidance services. METHODS A stratified quota sampling method was employed to select 14 communities in Urumqi City. From April to June 2025, a combined offline and online questionnaire survey was conducted among adult residents in these communities. The contingent valuation method was used to construct three hypothetical scenarios (namely, basic, enhanced and extended services) of medication counselling in community pharmacies to assess residents’ WTP for these services. Binary Logistic regression was employed to analyze the influencing factors of WTP. RESULTS A total of 576 valid questionnaires were obtained. Under the scenarios of basic, enhanced and extended services, 38.54%, 49.65% and 67.19% of the respondents expressed WTP for the services, respectively. Occupational type, type of basic medical insurance, annual income, perception of pharmacists’ profession, and acceptance level of the service were identified as major influencing factors for WTP (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The willingness of residents in Urumqi to pay for medication counseling services provided by pharmacists in community pharmacies significantly increases with the enrichment of service content. It is recommended to incorporate basic medication counselling services provided by pharmacists in community pharmacies into medical insurance payment, while value-added services should be partially or fully self-paid by residents. Additionally, efforts should be made to strengthen the promotion of the professional and service value of licensed pharmacists, so as to facilitate the high-quality development of pharmaceutical care.
2.Effects of respiratory training combined with swallowing function training on infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia at a corrected gestational age of 6 months: a prospective study.
Ya-Qin DUAN ; Zhen-Yu LIAO ; Ji-Hong HU ; Shun-Qiu RUAN
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2025;27(4):420-424
OBJECTIVES:
To study the effects of early respiratory training combined with swallowing function training on physical development and neurodevelopment at a corrected gestational age of 6 months in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
METHODS:
A total of 69 BPD infants who could not be fed completely orally were prospectively selected from the Department of Neonatology of Hunan Children's Hospital between January 2018 and January 2021. Based on a random number table, the infants were divided into a conventional group (35 cases) and a training group (34 cases) (with 8 cases lost to follow-up; the final follow-up included 31 cases in the training group and 30 cases in the conventional group). Both groups received routine clinical treatment and care, while the training group additionally received respiratory and swallowing function training until the infants could independently feed orally. The weight, length, Gesell Developmental Schedule (GDS) results, readmission rate, and multiple readmission rate (two or more admissions) were compared between the two groups at a corrected age of 6 months.
RESULTS:
At corrected gestational age of 6 months, the training group had higher weight, length, and GDS scores in personal-social, language, gross motor, fine motor, and adaptive development compared to the conventional group (P<0.05). The readmission rate and multiple readmission rate were lower in the training group compared to the conventional group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Early respiratory training combined with swallowing function training for BPD infants in a neonatal intensive care unit setting helps improve physical and neurological development and reduces the readmission rate.
Humans
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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia/physiopathology*
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Prospective Studies
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Male
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Female
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Infant
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Deglutition/physiology*
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Gestational Age
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Infant, Newborn
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Breathing Exercises
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Child Development
3.Kitchen Ventilation Attenuate the Association of Solid Fuel Use with Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional and Prospective Study.
Ying Hao YUCHI ; Wei LIAO ; Jia QIU ; Rui Ying LI ; Ning KANG ; Xiao Tian LIU ; Wen Qian HUO ; Zhen Xing MAO ; Jian HOU ; Lei ZHANG ; Chong Jian WANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2025;38(4):511-515
4.Effects of laminarin on non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy in C57BL/6 mice based on transcriptomics analysis
Lei Zhang ; Sumei Zhang ; Zhen Yang ; Weikang Hu ; Hongmei Bai ; Wenjing Zhou ; Zihan Wang ; Mingcong Li ; Shengquan Zhang ; Rongfeng Liao
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(3):392-398
Objective :
To investigate the effect of laminarin(LAM) on nonproliferative diabetes retinopathy by high throughput sequencing(RNA-seq).
Methods :
The diabetes model was established by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin(STZ), and the effect of LAM on diabetic mice was observed.C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups: Control group, Model group, and LAM group, with 8 mice in each group. After 8 weeks of modeling, the LAM group received a 4-week intraperitoneal injection of LAM treatment. Changes in blood glucose and body weight of the three groups of mice were recorded, HE staining was performed to examine retinal lesions, and RNA-seq was used to identify differentially expressed genes(DEGs) in diabetic retinopathy(DR) under the action of STZ and LAM.
Results :
STZ successfully established the model of DR, and LAM reduced the blood sugar in diabetic mice to a certain extent and improved the pathological morphology of retinal structural looseness in diabetic mice. After RNA-seq analysis of DEGs, it was found that there were a total of 214 DEGs in the retina of the Model group mice compared to the Control group. Enrichment analysis revealed that DR could exacerbate the lesions through the PI3K Akt signaling pathway. There were a total of 42 DEGs in the retina of the Model group and LAM group mice, and enrichment showed that LAM improved the lesions through the neutrophil extracellular trap pathway. Early growth response factor 1(Egr1), FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene(Fos), nuclear receptor subfamily 4A member 1(Nr4a1), and salt-induced kinase 1(Sik1) were regulated by STZ, and LAM significantly regulated their expression, which might be closely related to LAM′s treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
Conclusion
DEGs can exacerbate the severity of diabetic retinopathyviathe PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. LAM can mitigate diabetic retinopathyviathe neutrophil extracellular trap pathway. Egr1, Fos, Nr4a1, and Sik1 are key genes involved in LAM treatment of STZ-induced DR.
5.Establishment and evaluation methods of a novel animal model of liver depression transforming into fire syndrome-related depression
Dan SU ; Jian LI ; Gen-hua ZHU ; Ming YANG ; Liang-liang LIAO ; Zhi-fu AI ; Hui-zhen LI ; Ya-li LIU ; Yong-gui SONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2024;59(6):1680-1690
Through a compound induction method, combined with neurobehavioral, macroscopic characterization and objective pathological evaluation indicators, a murine depression model of liver depression transforming into fire syndrome was constructed and confirmed. The model was constructed using a combination of sleep deprivation, light exposure, and alternate-day food deprivation. Evaluation was conducted at three levels: face validity, constructs validity, and predictive validity. The establishment of the liver depression transforming into fire syndrome depression model was further validated through the counterproof of traditional Chinese medicine formulas. In terms of face validity, compared to the control group, mice in the model group exhibited typical depressive symptoms in neurobehavioral assessments; the general observation of the model group mice reveals disheveled and lackluster fur, along with delayed and easily agitated responses. Additionally, there is a substantial increase in water consumption. In the sleep phase detection of mouse, the model group showed a significant increase in the proportion of time spent in the wake phase during sleep, accompanied by a significant decrease in the proportions of time spent in both non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep phases. There are significant differences in physiological indicators such as average blood flow velocity, blood flow rate, tongue, urine, and claw color (r values) in the internal carotid artery. Structural validity demonstrated that levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), dopamine (DA), and
6.Expression and Significance of GATA-3, H3K27me3 in Tibetan Patients with Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma
Zhuoma NIMA ; Yu XIAO ; Hanhuan LUO ; Bula DUO ; Han WANG ; Zhen DA ; Jiangcun SILANG ; Pingping GUO ; Ruiqian LIAO
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(4):953-959
To investigate the expression and clinical significance of GATA-3 and H3K27me3 in Tibetan patients with bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC). BUC and normal bladder tissues were collected retrospectively from January 2016 to December 2021 in the People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region. The expression of GATA-3 and H3K27me3 in both tissues was detected by immunohistochemical method, and the clinical and pathological characteristics were statistically analyzed. A total of 70 patients with BUC were selected, including 51 males and 19 females, with an average age of (60.5±12.0) years. At the same time, 20 normal bladder tissue samples were collected during the same period. All cases were Tibetan patients. Immunohistochemistry results showed that the high expression rate of GATA-3 in BUC and normal bladder tissue was 70.0%(49/70) and 100%(20/20), respectively. High expression of GATA-3 was associated with male, low pathological grade, and non-invasive tissue(all The expression of GATA-3 was down regulated in Tibetan BUC patients, and significantly down regulated with the increase of tumor grade, suggesting that GATA-3 may be involved in the occurrence and development of BUC and related to its malignancy, providing reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment as well as judging disease prognosis. The expression of H3K27me3 in Tibetan BUC patients was higher than that in normal bladder tissue, suggesting that H3K27me3 may be a new immune marker for diagnosis of BUC.
7.Comparison of 1-year postoperative clinical effects between sutureless bridge intrascleral fixation and ciliary sulcus suture suspension of intraocular lens
Yong JIA ; Moqi TIAN ; Lisha GUO ; Baike ZHANG ; Sha LIAO ; Zhen SHI ; Xuemin TIAN
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 2024;44(2):106-111
Objective To compare the clinical effects between sutureless bridge intrascleral fixation and ciliary sul-cus suture suspension of intraocular lens(IOL)1 year postoperatively.Methods In this retrospective study,14 patients(14 eyes)who underwent sutureless bridge intrascleral IOL fixation in the No.988 Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA from March 2019 to January 2022 were taken as the intrascleral fixation group and 15 patients(15 eyes)who under-went IOL ciliary sulcus suture suspension in the same period were taken as the suture suspension group.During the 1-year follow-up,the preoperative and postoperative uncorrected visual acuity(UCVA),best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)(logMAR),spherical equivalent(SE),endothelial cell count(ECC),intraocular pressure(IOP)and IOL position were compared between the two groups.Results At 1,6 and 12 months postoperatively,the UCVA in both groups significant-ly increased compared with those before surgery(all P<0.05),and UCVA in the intrascleral fixation group were better than those in the suture suspension group at all postoperative time points(F=4.560,6.411 and5.373;all P<0.05).At 1,6 and 12 months postoperatively,there was no significant difference in BCVA in both groups compared with those before surgery(all P>0.05),but BCVA in the intrascleral fixation group were better than those in the suture suspension group at all postoperative time points(F=6.170,6.957 and 10.624;all P<0.05).After surgery,eyes in the intrascleral fixation group showed hyperopia drift,while eyes in the suture suspension group showed myopia drift.At 1,6 and 12 months post-operatively,the SE of the intrascleral fixation group were(0.59±0.30)D,(0.57±0.27)D and(0.64±0.29)D,respec-tively,and those of the suture suspension group were(-0.75±0.44)D,(-0.72±0.42)D and(-1.12±0.64)D,re-spectively.At 6 months postoperatively,the ECC of both groups were significantly lower than those before surgery(t=8.579 and 21.929;both P<0.001).The IOP in both groups were within the normal range preoperatively and stable during the follow-up.The IOL were centrally located without obvious decentration or tilt during the follow-up.In addition,there were no vitreous and retinal complications.Conclusion Both sutureless bridge intrascleral IOL fixation and IOL ciliary sulcus suture suspension can obtain a favorable prognosis of visual acuity with refractive shift,while sutureless bridge in-trascleral fixation shows better clinical outcomes.
8.Effects and mechanism of methionine restriction on macrophage for lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice
Xianjian LIAO ; Jing WEN ; Jiaxiang DUAN ; Lunli XIANG ; Zhen YANG ; Qingying HE ; Jiaolin NING
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(7):688-694
Objective To investigate the effects of methionine restriction(MR)on macrophages in lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced acute lung injury(ALI)and to explore the underlying mechanism.Methods According to the random number table method,36 male C57BL/6J mice(6~8 weeks old,23±2 g)were divided into 3 groups with 12 mice in each group:the sham group,the LPS group and the LPS+MR group.HE staining and pathological scoring of lung injury were performed in lung tissues.The expression of LPS-binding protein(LBP)and Toll-like receptor-4(TLR4)was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blotting.Macrophage-colony stimulating factor(M-CSF),granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor(GM-CSF)and chemokine C-C motif ligand 3(CCL3)which are all macrophage-associated chemokines were analyzed by immunohistochemistry.Results Compared with the sham group,the pathological score of lung injury in the LPS group was significantly increased(P<0.01);The mRNA and protein expression levels of LBP and TLR4 were significantly increased;The number of positive cells of CD11b,F4/80,M-CSF,GM-CSF and CCL3 were significantly increased(P<0.01).MR significantly improved LPS-induced ALI,and decreased the pathological score of lung injury(P<0.01);The mRNA and protein expression levels of LBP and TLR4 were decreased;Compared with the LPS group,the number of positive cells of CD11 b,F4/80,M-CSF,GM-CSF and CCL3 were reduced in the LPS+MR group(P<0.01).Conclusion MR could attenuate LPS-induced ALI by inhibiting the expression of macrophage chemokines and preventing infiltration and activation of macrophage to lungs.
9.Feasibility and safety of a new portable endoscopic system for the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal trauma in animal models
Ting ZHANG ; Wenbin ZOU ; Chunhui JIANG ; Zhen WANG ; Liping CAI ; Zhaoshen LI ; Zhuan LIAO
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2024;41(1):25-29
Objective:To compare the feasibility and safety of a new portable endoscopic system and the conventional endoscopic system for the detection and emergency treatment of abdominal trauma in animal models.Methods:Three healthy Bama pigs, which were fasted and water deprivation for 8 h before surgery and then underwent induction anesthesia. A layer-by-layer incision was made into the abdominal cavity of Bama pigs. An artificial pneumoperitoneum was established using a laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum machine. A bullet model was inserted into the abdominal cavity to build the bullet wound model. After the bullet model was removed, a shrapnel model was inserted into the mid-abdomen to build the shrapnel wound model. The two types of endoscopic system were used to detect, remove bullet model or shrapnel model of the three Bama pigs respectively. The procedure order of the two systems was assigned according to the random number table method. The surgical success, operation time, endoscopy pipeline patency, endoscopic operation satisfaction, adverse events and equipment defects were recorded.Results:Three surgeries were performed using the new portable endoscopic system and three other surgeries using the conventional endoscopic system, all of which were successful. The time of the new portable endoscopic system to find and remove the bullet model, and the shrapnel model were 232.33±11.68 s, 300.33±57.70 s, 170.00±44.44 s and 52.67±2.52 s, respectively. The corresponding time of the conventional endoscopic system were 232.67±21.20 s ( t=-0.054, P=0.962), 256.67±67.00 s ( t=0.880, P=0.472), 176.00±52.42 s ( t=-0.111, P=0.922), 58.67±14.84 s ( t=-0.832, P=0.493), respectively. There was no significant difference between the two systems ( P>0.05). The endoscopy tubes of the two endoscopic systems were both smooth. The operator was satisfied with the endoscopic procedures of both endoscopic systems, and no adverse event or device defect occurred. Conclusion:The portable endoscopic system proves to be safe and feasible for the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal trauma in animal models.
10.Application of near-infrared autofluorescence probe in intraoperative parathyroid gland identification
Surong HUA ; Junyi GAO ; Zhen CAO ; Huaijin ZHENG ; Hongyu WANG ; Xiaojing NING ; Liyuan FU ; Yang ZHANG ; Yikun WANG ; Ziwen LIU ; Quan LIAO
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2024;18(5):675-678
Objective:To explore the use of near-infrared autofluorescence probe (NIRAF-P) and its application in identifying parathyroid glands during surgery.Methods:A total of 68 patients undergoing thyroid surgery at Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Beijing Longfu Hospital between Dec. 2023 and Jun. 2024 were selected. During the operation, the near-infrared parathyroid gland detector was used to identify the parathyroid gland tissue to be tested, and histopathological examination was performed. The positive predictive value and accuracy of the near-infrared parathyroid gland detector were analyzed.Results:A total of 111 parathyroid glands were identified in 68 patients, and the positive predictive value and accuracy of the NIRAF-P were 95.5% and 94.6%, respectively.Conclusions:The NIRAF-P has high accuracy in identifying parathyroid glands. The standardized application of the NIRAF-P can help improve the efficiency of identifying parathyroid glands during surgery.


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