1.Current quality status and management countermeasures of occupational health technical services in Zhejiang Province
Qiuliang XU ; Feng HAN ; Peng WANG ; Zhen ZHOU ; Fei LI ; Hongwei XIE ; Yong HU ; Weiming YUAN ; Lifang ZHOU ; Hua ZOU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2026;43(3):341-346
Background The quality of occupational health technical services is directly linked to the protection of workers' health rights and the efficacy of occupational disease prevention and control. However, the industry still faces critical challenges: sporadic instances of institutional non-compliance and persistent irregularities in professional practice continue to undermine overall service performance. Objective To assess the current quality status of occupational health technical services in Zhejiang Province and propose countermeasures for quality improvement, providing a scientific basis for policy optimization and service delivery quality enhancement. Methods A total of 69 occupational health technical service institutions in Zhejiang Province that obtained formal accreditation as of April 30, 2024, were sampled, including 3 public institutions and 66 private institutions (comprising 3 formerly Class-A, 28 formerly Class-B, 11 formerly Class-C, and 24 newly certified institutions). Following the Technical Protocol for Quality Monitoring of Occupational Health Technical Service in Zhejiang Province and the Technical Protocol for Proficiency Testing of Occupational Health Detection in Zhejiang Province, a quality assessment task force comprising national and provincial experts was established. Evaluation was conducted across four dimensions: qualification maintenance and compliance, standardization of technical services, authenticity of technical services, and proficiency testing, utilizing a combination of document review, on-site inspections, and technical skill assessments. Results The occupational health technical service institutions in Zhejiang Province were predominantly private entities (82.5%), with significant disparities in overall service quality. The pass rates for qualification maintenance and compliance, technical service standardization, technical service authenticity, and the excellence rate for laboratory proficiency testing were 81.5%, 80.7%, 97.3%, and 90.4%, respectively. Regarding qualification maintenance, the pass rates for "environmental conditions" (49.8%, 56.7%) and "instrumentation and equipment" (58.2%、65.6%) were significantly lower for formerly Class-C and newly certified institutions compared to other categories. In terms of technical standardization, "standardized on-site inspections" recorded the lowest pass rate (67.4%), with newly certified institutions at only 48.0%. Regarding technical service authenticity, formerly Class-C institutions exhibited issues such as missing raw chromatograms for blank samples (85.7% pass rate). In laboratory proficiency testing, public and formerly Class-A institutions achieved 100% excellence rates, but the performance of formerly Class-C and newly certified institutions was comparatively weak; specifically, the failure rate for organic analysis in formerly Class-C institutions reached 20%; the failure rate for dust testing items in newly certified institutions was 10.3%. Conclusion The overall quality of occupational health technical services in Zhejiang Province still requires significant improvement, particularly in basic institutional conditions, the standardization of on-site inspections, and laboratory proficiency in organic and dust analysis. Formerly Class-C and newly certified institutions should be the primary focus of quality management efforts. Differentiated regulatory strategies are recommended, alongside strengthening interim and ex-post supervision to gradually enhance the quality of occupational health technical services across all institutions.
2.Mechanisms of Renshentang in Treating AS via Regulation of Endothelial Cell Inflammation Based on TRPV1
Ce CHU ; Yulu YUAN ; Zhen YANG ; Xuguang TAO ; Xiangyun CHEN ; Zhanzhan HE ; Yuxin ZHANG ; Yongqi XU ; Wanping CHEN ; Peizhang ZHAO ; Wenlai WANG ; Hongxia ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2026;32(6):46-53
ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanisms by which Renshentang treats atherosclerosis (AS) in mice, focusing on the regulation of endothelial inflammatory responses mediated by transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1). MethodsAn AS model was established in apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-/-) mice fed a high-fat diet. The mice were randomly divided into a simvastatin group (0.02 g·kg-1·d-1) and low-, medium-, and high-dose Renshentang groups (1.77, 3.54, 7.08 g·kg-1·d-1), with 12 mice in each group. ApoE-/- mice were fed a high-fat diet and treated simultaneously. C57BL/6J mice fed a normal diet served as the normal group (n=9). After continuous administration for 12 weeks, mice were anesthetized and the aortas were collected. Oil Red O staining was used to observe lipid plaque formation in the aorta. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was performed to examine pathological changes in the aortic root. Immunohistochemistry was used to analyze the levels of pro-inflammatory factors tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), as well as the expression of TRPV1, phosphorylated phosphoinositide 3-kinase (p-PI3K), and phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt) in the aortic root. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA expression in the aorta, and Western blot was used to detect TRPV1 protein expression. ResultsCompared with the normal group, the model group showed a significant increase in aortic plaque formation (P<0.01) and significantly elevated levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in the aortic root (P<0.01). The expression levels of TRPV1, p-PI3K, and p-Akt were decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01), and eNOS mRNA expression was reduced (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with the model group, all Renshentang groups significantly reduced aortic plaque formation (P<0.01), significantly decreased TNF-α and IL-1β levels (P<0.01), and markedly increased the expression levels of TRPV1, p-PI3K, p-Akt, and eNOS mRNA (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionRenshentang may inhibit endothelial inflammation and suppress the formation of AS by increasing TRPV1 protein expression and up-regulating the PI3K/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway, which may be one of the molecular mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effect against AS.
3.Structural and Functional Abnormalities of White-matter Tracts in Male College Smokers
Xiao-Jiao LI ; Da-Hua YU ; Ting XUE ; Kai YUAN ; Zhen-Zhen MAI ; Xu-Wen WANG ; Fang DONG ; Juan WANG ; Yu-Xin MA
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2026;53(6):1770-1779
ObjectiveThe present study aimed to investigate alterations in white matter microstructure and spontaneous neural activity in male college smokers, and to further explore their associations with nicotine dependence. Given that adolescence and early adulthood represent critical periods for brain maturation, particularly for white matter development, understanding the neural correlates of smoking behavior during this stage is of substantial importance for both neuroscience and public health. MethodsA total of 115 male undergraduate students were initially recruited for this study. After quality control and exclusion procedures, 52 male college smokers and 42 demographically matched healthy non-smokers were included in the final analysis. All participants underwent multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI). White matter fiber tracts were reconstructed using the automated fiber quantification (AFQ) method, which enables precise identification and quantification of major fiber bundles. Eighteen major white matter tracts were segmented for each participant. Along the core trajectory of each tract, 100 equidistant nodes were sampled. Fractional anisotropy (FA) was calculated at each node to assess white matter microstructural integrity, while amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) was computed to evaluate spontaneous neural activity within white matter tracts. Between-group differences in FA and ALFF were assessed using two-sample t-tests, with appropriate corrections applied for multiple comparisons. Furthermore, Pearson correlation analyses were conducted to examine the relationships between imaging-derived metrics (FA and ALFF values in regions showing significant group differences) and nicotine dependence severity, as measured by the Fagerström test for nicotine dependence (FTND). ResultsCompared with healthy non-smokers, male college smokers exhibited significantly increased FA values in several white matter tracts, including the left thalamic radiation, right corticospinal tract, forceps major of the corpus callosum, left uncinate fasciculus, and right arcuate fasciculus. These findings suggest altered microstructural organization or increased directional coherence within these pathways. In addition, smokers demonstrated significantly elevated ALFF values in the forceps major, right uncinate fasciculus, and left arcuate fasciculus, indicating enhanced spontaneous neural activity in these white matter regions. Correlation analyses revealed that FA values in the left thalamic radiation and right corticospinal tract were negatively correlated with FTND scores, suggesting that higher levels of nicotine dependence were associated with reduced microstructural integrity or altered fiber organization in these regions. In contrast, ALFF values in the forceps major and right uncinate fasciculus were positively correlated with FTND scores, indicating that greater nicotine dependence was associated with increased spontaneous neural activity in specific white matter pathways. ConclusionThe present study provides evidence that male college smokers exhibit distinct alterations in both white matter microstructure and functional activity. These abnormalities are not uniformly distributed but rather localized to specific fiber tracts implicated in sensorimotor processing, interhemispheric communication, and higher-order cognitive and emotional regulation. Importantly, the observed associations between imaging metrics and nicotine dependence severity suggest that these structural and functional alterations may reflect neurobiological mechanisms underlying addiction. The combination of AFQ-based tract profiling and multimodal MRI offers a sensitive approach for detecting subtle changes along white matter pathways, highlighting its potential utility in identifying neuroimaging biomarkers of nicotine dependence. Overall, these findings indicate that smoking during early adulthood may disrupt ongoing white matter maturation, potentially leading to long-term consequences for brain function. This study provides novel insights into the neural basis of nicotine dependence and underscores the importance of early intervention and prevention strategies targeting young smokers.
4.Advances in treatment strategies for drug-eluting stent restenosis of a new classification via optical coherence tomography
Yuan ZHANG ; Zhen FANG ; Jing ZHANG ; Bing XU ; Gan CAO ; Zhaoyuan ZHANG ; Jun JI
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2025;29(19):140-144,148
Catheter-based percutaneous coronary intervention has become a crucial approach for treating obstructive coronary artery disease and is widely applied in clinical practice.Although the new generation of drug-eluting stents(DES)has significantly reduced the incidence of post-procedur-al restenosis and improved long-term clinical outcomes,in-stent restenosis(ISR)remains one of the key challenges affecting the long-term efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention.Recent studies have demonstrated that DES still have certain inherent limitations.From the metallic stent platform,drug coating to the polymer carrier,each component may exert varying degrees of biological effects on the vascular intima.Optical coherence tomography(OCT),as a high-resolution intravascular imaging technique,has shown significant value in the mechanism research,etiological diagnosis,and clinical classification of ISR.It can clearly identify the tissue composition and morphological characteristics of ISR,providing a precise basis for the formulation of individualized treatment strategies.This review aimed to systematically search the existing literature,comprehensively review the clinical and patho-logical features of ISR after DES implantation,focus on the OCT-based ISR classification system,and summarize the current treatment strategies and latest advances for ISR.
5.Colorimetric Detection of Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate Based on Silver Phosphate/Nickel Hydroxystannate with Oxidase-like Activity
Qin HE ; Zhen-Bo YUAN ; Qi ZHANG ; Li-Li DU ; Bao-Jun HUANG ; Wei-Wei HE
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2025;53(10):1654-1663
A highly efficient oxidase-mimetic silver phosphate/nickel hydroxystannate(Ag3PO4/NiSn(OH)6)composite was synthesized via a precipitation method using nickel hydroxystannate(NiSn(OH)6)as the support.The abundant hydroxyl groups(—OH)on NiSn(OH)6 not only provided nucleation sites for Ag3PO4 nanoparticles but also improved their dispersion and overall material stability.Based on oxidase-like activity of Ag3PO4/NiSn(OH)6 and inhibitory effect of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate(SDBS)on this catalytic activity,a novel colorimetric sensing method for SDBS detection was developed.Under optimized experimental conditions,the method exhibited a linear range of 3.69-42.7 μmol/L,with a detection limit of 0.135 μmol/L(S/N=3).The regression equation was ΔA652=0.01125C(μmol/L)+0.1498,with a correlation coefficient(R2)of 0.992.Practical application in dishwashing liquid analysis achieved satisfactory recoveries of 96.9%-106.4%,demonstrating the method's reliability for real sample detection.
6.Analysis of the Development and Implementation of the Environmental Damage Compensation System in Japan
Kai HE ; Jin-Long YUAN ; Chang-Mao QIU ; Ze-Jun LIU ; Yuan-Feng QI ; Zhen-Hui GAO
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2025;41(1):74-82
In the 1950s and 1960s,Japan's implementation of policies prioritizing economic develop-ment caused a lack of effective supervision over the discharge of industrial wastewater and exhaust gases,which led to the occurrence of the"Four Major Pollution Diseases",including Minamata disease,causing serious social and public health problems.To more effectively address public nuisances and pro-vide compensation to victims,the Japanese government gradually established an environmental damage compensation system with administrative relief characteristics since the 1970s.Through long-term prac-tice and system optimization,this system has evolved into a mature institutional framework with a clear division of labor and efficient collaboration.This paper systematically reviews the development process of Japan's environmental damage compensation system and deeply analyzes its legal frame-work and supporting policies,aiming to provide useful references for the construction and improve-ment of China's environmental damage compensation system.Meanwhile,through the case analysis of Minamata disease,the paper explores the specific mechanisms and effects in the compensation practices,further revealing the system's operational characteristics and implications,and providing a reference ba-sis for the construction of China's environmental governance legal system.
7.Changes in the nutrition status and body composition in patients with cervical cancer during concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Fang WANG ; Hongnan ZHEN ; Kang YU ; Yuan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2025;33(2):81-89
Objective:To explore the changes in nutritional status and body composition of cervical cancer patients during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and their correlation with CCRT toxicities.Methods:In this prospective and observational clinical study, eligible treatment -na?ve patients with stage IB-IV primary cervical cancer were consecutively enrolled in the Department of Radiotherapy of Peking Union Medical College Hospital from September 2022 to August 2023. The patients were screened for nutritional risks, received dietary assessment, and were measured for body composition using multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance at baseline (prior to treatment), 4 weeks, and 8 weeks since treatment initiation. Insufficient muscle mass was diagnosed ccording to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria. The severity of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and hematological toxicity was assessed by the U.S. National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 5.0).Results:A total of 109 patients were included. At baseline, there were 11 (10.1%) patients who were lean, 17 (15.6%) patients with insufficient muscle mass, and 28 patients (25.7%) at nutritional risk; at Week 8 of CCRT, patients at nutritional risk increased to 61 (56.0%). Compared to baseline, weight [(59.34±9.67) kg vs. (61.30±9.64) kg, P<0.001], skeletal muscle index [SMI, (6.15±0.74) kg/m 2vs. (6.39±0.74) kg/m 2, P<0.001], body fat percentage [(31.13±7.67) % vs. (32.07±7.70) %, P=0.004] were significantly decreased at Week 8 of CCRT. Besides, ≥10% SMI loss was only related to baseline body fat percentage ( HR=0.216, 95% CI: 0.001-0.724, P=0.038), but not related to age, nutritional status, or muscle mass (all P>0.05). At baseline and 8 weeks since CCRT, 8 (28.6%) and 40 (65.6%) patients at nutritional risk received nutritional support, respectively. During CCRT, the rates of grade ≥2 nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and grade 3/4 hematological toxicity were 37.6%, 28.4% and 44.0%, respectively. Baseline nutritional risk was a risk factor for diarrhea ( HR=2.447, 95% CI: 1.017-6.068, P=0.047), and an advanced International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage was a risk factor for severe nausea and vomiting ( HR=1.735, 95% CI: 1.005-2.995, P=0.048). Patients presenting with severe nausea and vomiting had more significant reductions in body mass index [(-1.44±1.29) kg/m 2vs. (-0.59±0.84) kg/m 2, P<0.001] and SMI [(-0.37±0.41) kg/m 2vs. (-0.12±0.27) kg/m 2, P=0.013] compared to those without nausea and vomiting, while there was no significant difference in visceral fat area between these two groups [(-9.95±19.48) cm 2vs. (-5.12±15.79) cm 2, P=0.161]. Conclusions:Patients with cervical cancer have increased nutritional risk and more loss of body weight and muscle mass during CCRT. The presence of nutritional risk at baseline is a risk factor for diarrhea, while nausea and vomiting exacerbate the losses of body weight, muscle, and fat. Close monitoring, intensive symptomatic therapy, and appropriate nutritional interventions should be performed in the clinical setting to improve patients' tolerance of treatment and maintenance of body weight.
8.Effect of SMAD4 gene polymorphisms, early traumatic experience and their interactions on clinical features of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Pei WANG ; Qing ZHAO ; Tingting XU ; Yuan WANG ; Weidi WANG ; Qing FAN ; Huiqin HAN ; Zhen WANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(2):118-123
Objective:To explore the correlation among SMAD4 gene polymorphisms, early life traumatic experience and their interactions with clinical feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods:Totally 484 OCD patients who met the DSM-Ⅳ diagnostic criteria and 368 health controls who met the enrollment criteria were recruited from September 2013 to September 2018. The Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale (Y-BOCS) was used to assess the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, the Beck depression inventory Ⅱ (BDI-Ⅱ) was used to assess the severity of depressive symptoms, the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) was used to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms, and early trauma inventory-short form (ETI-SF) was used to assess early traumatic experience. SMAD4: rs12452684, rs2276163, rs17663887 and rs3819122 were genotyped using the Taqman genotyping technique. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 software, and comparisons among groups were performed using chi-square test, t-test, Mann-Whitney U non-parametric test and analysis of covariance. Correlation was analyzed using Spearman correlation analysis, and interactions were analyzed using general linear model. Results:All sites except rs17663887 met the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (rs12452684: χ2=0.29, P=0.59; rs2276163: χ2=2.58, P=0.11; rs3819122: χ2=0.22, P=0.64).Allele, genotype frequencies of SMAD4: rs12452684, rs2276163 and rs3819122 were not statistically significant between the OCD and the health control groups ( χ2=0.02, 1.20, 0.04, all P>0.05; χ2=1.85, 3.98, 1.45, all P>0.05). The results of covariance analysis (corrected for age and gender) showed that there were significantly differences in compulsion (CC: 12.47±4.23, CT: 12.53±4.15, TT: 13.97±3.11; AA: 12.63±4.08, AC: 12.49±4.19, CC: 13.87±2.93) and total Y-BOCS scores(CC: 25.31±6.42, CT: 25.68±5.90, TT: 27.75±6.01; AA: 25.54±6.52, AC: 25.56±5.98, CC: 27.63±5.75) among the three genotypes of the SMAD4: rs2276163 and rs3819122 between the two groups ( F=3.58, 3.87, 3.48, 3.73, all P<0.05). Emotional abuse in the ETI-SF was positively correlated with obsession and total Y-BOCS scores( r=0.14, 0.14, both P<0.05). The interactions of rs2276163, rs3819122 and emotional abuse were associated with obsession scores ( F=4.65, 3.63, 2.93, all P<0.01). Conclusions:The more emotional abuse experienced in early life, the more severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the interaction between the SMAD4 gene and early traumatic experience is involved in the development of OCD.
9.The Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 is Downregulated in the Terminal Differentiation of Cardiomyocytes
Wan-Yi ZHANG ; Wan-Lei ZHANG ; Yuan-Yuan LIU ; Ling-Er DING ; Qi-Kai TANG ; Zhen-Hang LI ; Hao-Ying YANG ; Tao LI
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2025;41(3):415-425
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2(EZH2)is a histone methyltransferase It mediates trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3,thereby facilitating the epigenetic silencing of downstream genes.In conjunc-tion with SUZ12,EED,and other components,it constitutes the polycomb repressive complex 2(PRC2)complex.While EZH2 is intricately involved in cellular proliferation and cardiac development,the chan-ges in its expression during cardiac terminal differentiation remain elusive.In this study,we employed differential gene expression analysis of embryonic and adult myocardial cells using the GEO database,and found that EZH2 is highly expressed in embryonic myocardium,but is present at very low levels in adult myocardium(P<0.0001).Conversely,the expression changes of PRC2 members SUZ12 and EED are not as pronounced.Online analysis through the Tabula Muris database indicates that under physiological conditions,various cell subpopulations in the adult mouse heart exhibit negligible expression of EZH2.Immunohistochemical staining of mouse cardiac tissues shows that EZH2 is highly expressed in embryonic and neonatal myocardium but declines progressively from the first day after birth(P<0.0001),becoming almost undetectable by the third day.Western blotting further confirms the rapid disappearance of EZH2 expression post-birth(P<0.05),with EZH1 compensating for the downregulation of EZH2 to maintain H3K27me3 modification levels.Additionally,using the P19 teratocarcinoma stem cell model for cardio-myocyte differentiation,it is observed that EZH2 is significantly upregulated during the transition from cardiac progenitor cells to spontaneously beating cardiomyocytes,correlating with the expression of the cardiomyocyte transcription factor Gata4(P<0.01).Targeted degradation of EZH2 using the small mole-cule drug MS1943 significantly inhibits the proliferation of induced cardiomyocytes,as evidenced by 5-e-thynyl-2'-deoxyuridine(EdU)incorporation assays(P<0.01),and RT-qPCR reveals a marked in-crease in the expression of the proliferation inhibitor CDKN1A(P<0.01).In summary,the high expres-sion of EZH2 in embryonic myocardial cells is associated with enhanced cell proliferation.The rapid loss of EZH2 expression postnatally correlates with the loss of proliferative capacity in cardiomyocytes,mark-ing it as a key indicator of cardiac terminal differentiation.
10.One case of elderly pregnant women with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction was treated
Tao LI ; Gui-xia WEI ; Zhen-ye CHENG ; Jun-jie ZHANG ; Li YU ; Yuan-yuan SONG ; Xue-xiang LI
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2025;33(7):412-417
Patients with advanced pregnancy complicated by acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction are relatively rare both domestically and internationally,and there are currently no relevant guidelines to guide clinical treatment.In this case,a 39-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital with sudden chest pain,and the electrocardiogram showed extensive anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.Coronary angiography showed subtotal subtotal occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending artery.Reperfusion and revascularization were given,and the blood flow grade of the trial of thrombolytic in myocardial infarction was restored.Complete intravascular ultrasonography to determine the cause of occlusion due to spontaneous hematoma of the left anterior descending artery.After the operation,a reasonable antiplatelet and anticoagulant treatment regimen was selected according to the coronary artery lesion,and the pregnancy was terminated at the appropriate time,and 1 live male baby was successfully delivered.Maternal and fetal health was followed up after 1、3 and 6 months.Through the experience and summary of the treatment process,combined with the literature,the pathogenesis of this disease is discussed,and the strategy of revascularization,the selection of antithrombotic drugs and the timing of pregnancy termination are discussed in depth for clinical reference.

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