1.Breaking the ethical dilemmas in elderly care institutions under the integrated medical and elderly care model: exploration and optimization of practical pathways
Xiangyan FENG ; Lele MIAO ; Qingqiao LYU ; Xiaoe LI ; Zhinan YANG ; Yuzhuo MA
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(10):1270-1274
The integrated medical and elderly care model provides comprehensive medical and elderly care services by establishing medical facilities in elderly care institutions or forming close cooperative relationships with surrounding medical institutions. Currently, there are 87,000 paired partnerships established nationwide between medical and health institutions and elderly care service institutions, and more than 7,800 integrated medical and elderly care institutions have obtained the qualifications of medical and health institutions and completed elderly care service registration. This model not only meets the elderly’s healthcare needs but also provides life care, psychological support, and social activities, thereby improving their quality of life. However, the integrated medical and elderly care model also faces numerous ethical dilemmas in practice. This paper aimed to explore in depth the ethical dilemmas and countermeasures optimization in the work of elderly care institutions under this model, to promote the improvement of service quality, comprehensively guarantee the rights and interests of the elderly, and promote the healthy development of this model in practice. Under this model, the elderly care institutions not only bear the responsibility of providing long-term care and life services but also need to cooperate with medical institutions to provide healthcare and health management services for the elderly. By exploring the practical paths for elderly care institutions to address the ethical dilemmas faced with this model, feasible solutions were proposed to enhance the welfare of the elderly and promote the harmonious development of society.
2.The impact of smart healthcare-based full-cycle healthcare management on patients with mitral regurgitation undergoing TEER
Meifang DAI ; Ran LIU ; Ruoyun LIU ; Yang LI ; Yutong KE ; Jing HE ; Chunli LIU ; Zhinan LU ; Li ZHAO ; Guangyuan SONG ; Chengqian YIN
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2025;53(8):913-921
Objective:To explore the advantages of internet-based smart healthcare for full-cycle transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) management in reducing postoperative adverse events rate, improving cardiac function, and enhancing quality of life.Methods:This retrospective study enrolled patients with mitral regurgitation who underwent transcatheter TEER at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Valve Intervention Center between June 2021 and September 2023. Patients were classified into degeneration mitral regurgitation (DMR) and functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) according to etiology, with further stratification by enrollment period into usual care group (June 2021 to October 2022) and full-cycle management group (November 2022 to September 2023). The 1-year postoperative follow-up data were collected and compared between subgroups with the same etiology. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted, and log-rank tests were used to compare the differences in major endpoint event-free survival rates between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression and logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of the full-cycle management system on patients′ outcomes.Results:A total of 130 patients were included, aged (72.0±8.6) years, including 82 (63%) males. DMR was identified in 84 cases (40 in the usual care group and 44 in the full-cycle management group), while FMR was observed in 46 cases (27 in the usual care group and 19 in the full-cycle management group). Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated higher 1-year major endpoint event-free survival rates in the full-cycle management group compared to the usual care group, though the difference was not statistically significant (log-rank P>0.05). Compared to the usual care group, the full-cycle management group showed significantly higher proportions of New York Heart Association classification Ⅰ-Ⅱ patients (DMR: 67% vs. 52%, P=0.031; FMR: 68% vs. 52%, P=0.021), greater 6-minute walking distances (DMR: (346.39±70.41) m vs. (294.11±60.47) m, P=0.012; FMR: (356.60±54.68) m vs. (318.55±39.02) m, P=0.004), and superior Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire scores (DMR: 81.50 (74.50, 85.00) points vs. 71.00 (66.00, 82.25) points, P=0.014; FMR: 83.00 (76.00, 85.00) points vs. 74.00 (70.75, 80.00) points, P=0.030). Multivariate logistic regression confirmed the full-cycle management system as an independent predictor for the above improved outcomes (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Smart healthcare-based full-cycle management improves cardiac function and quality of life in mitral regurgitation patients after TEER, demonstrating lower rates of major endpoint events compared to usual care.
3.The impact of smart healthcare-based full-cycle healthcare management on patients with mitral regurgitation undergoing TEER
Meifang DAI ; Ran LIU ; Ruoyun LIU ; Yang LI ; Yutong KE ; Jing HE ; Chunli LIU ; Zhinan LU ; Li ZHAO ; Guangyuan SONG ; Chengqian YIN
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2025;53(8):913-921
Objective:To explore the advantages of internet-based smart healthcare for full-cycle transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) management in reducing postoperative adverse events rate, improving cardiac function, and enhancing quality of life.Methods:This retrospective study enrolled patients with mitral regurgitation who underwent transcatheter TEER at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Valve Intervention Center between June 2021 and September 2023. Patients were classified into degeneration mitral regurgitation (DMR) and functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) according to etiology, with further stratification by enrollment period into usual care group (June 2021 to October 2022) and full-cycle management group (November 2022 to September 2023). The 1-year postoperative follow-up data were collected and compared between subgroups with the same etiology. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted, and log-rank tests were used to compare the differences in major endpoint event-free survival rates between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression and logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of the full-cycle management system on patients′ outcomes.Results:A total of 130 patients were included, aged (72.0±8.6) years, including 82 (63%) males. DMR was identified in 84 cases (40 in the usual care group and 44 in the full-cycle management group), while FMR was observed in 46 cases (27 in the usual care group and 19 in the full-cycle management group). Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated higher 1-year major endpoint event-free survival rates in the full-cycle management group compared to the usual care group, though the difference was not statistically significant (log-rank P>0.05). Compared to the usual care group, the full-cycle management group showed significantly higher proportions of New York Heart Association classification Ⅰ-Ⅱ patients (DMR: 67% vs. 52%, P=0.031; FMR: 68% vs. 52%, P=0.021), greater 6-minute walking distances (DMR: (346.39±70.41) m vs. (294.11±60.47) m, P=0.012; FMR: (356.60±54.68) m vs. (318.55±39.02) m, P=0.004), and superior Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire scores (DMR: 81.50 (74.50, 85.00) points vs. 71.00 (66.00, 82.25) points, P=0.014; FMR: 83.00 (76.00, 85.00) points vs. 74.00 (70.75, 80.00) points, P=0.030). Multivariate logistic regression confirmed the full-cycle management system as an independent predictor for the above improved outcomes (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Smart healthcare-based full-cycle management improves cardiac function and quality of life in mitral regurgitation patients after TEER, demonstrating lower rates of major endpoint events compared to usual care.
4.Research progress on iodine fortification policies, iodine nutrition status, and thyroid carcinoma prevalence trends in some countries of the Asia-Pacific
Qun LOU ; Lei LI ; Jiahuang CHI ; Zhinan GUO ; Youlan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2024;43(12):1027-1032
The universal salt iodization project is considered a successful example in the global public health field. In the past 30 years, most countries have implemented mandatory salt iodization policies, effectively improving the iodine nutrition status of the population and preventing the occurrence and development of iodine deficiency disorders. However, with the rising incidence of thyroid diseases in recent years, especially thyroid carcinoma (TC), the question whether excessive iodine supplementation will lead to an increase in the incidence rate of TC has aroused concern. There are significant differences in iodine nutrition levels among countries in the Asia-Pacific, and the iodine fortification policies adopted are also different. Therefore, this article will review the iodine fortification policies, iodine nutrition status, and recent incidence and mortality of TC in some countries in the Asia-Pacific, aiming to study the relationship between iodine fortification policies, iodine nutrition status, and TC incidence.
5.Application of"Hong's One Stitch Method"in pancreaticoduodenectomy
Jilong HU ; Qiyun LI ; Bingtao ZHANG ; Zhinan ZHENG ; Li SUN
Journal of Shenyang Medical College 2024;26(2):131-135
Objective:To investigate the effect of Hong's One Stitch Method in pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD).Methods:A total of 40 patients who underwent PD in our hospital from Jan 2021 to Dec 2022 were divided into two groups according to random number table method,with 20 patients in each group.The control group was treated with end to end pancreatojejunal anastomosis,and the observation group was treated with"Hong's One Stitch Method".The perioperative indicators,complications,secondary surgery,mortality and quality of life were compared between the two groups.Results:The pancreatoenteroanastomosis time,operation time and hospitalization time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group,and the incidence of pancreatic fistula was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in intraoperative blood loss,pancreatic biochemical leakage,bile fistula,hemorrhage,localized abdominal infection,gastric emptying obstruction,pulmonary infection,secondary surgery and mortality between the two groups(P>0.05).The mental health score,emotional function score,social function score,energy score,general health status score,body pain score,and physiological function score in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:In PD surgery,the application of"Hong's One Stitch Method"to perform pancreatoenterostomy is beneficial to shorten the pancreatoenterostomy time,operation time and hospitalization time,accelerate the postoperative recovery,reduce the incidence of pancreatic fistula,and improve the quality of life of patients.
6.Autophagy and neurological diseases
Yuying LIANG ; Yong HUANG ; Junsheng LIU ; Yilin OU ; Yiwen LI ; Rui ZHANG ; Zheng LI ; Zhinan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(3):111-119
Autophagy is the main degradation and recycling pathway for abnormal aggregates and damaged organelles in cells,and it maintains the normal metabolic balance and material renewal in cells.Autophagy has neuroprotective effects and can affect the functional state of the nervous system by regulating homeostasis,development,apoptosis,and other physiological processes of neurons and glial cells.In recent years,a large number of studies have shown that nervous system diseases are closely related to abnormal autophagy,and inhibition or overactivation of autophagy affects the occurrence and development of depression,neurodegenerative diseases,and schizophrenia.Understanding the mechanisms of autophagy in nervous system diseases is of great significance for their prevention and treatment.This paper mainly reviews the current progress of autophagy research and the above diseases of the nervous system,providing a reference for further research into these diseases.
7.Research progress on iodine fortification policies, iodine nutrition status, and thyroid carcinoma prevalence trends in some countries of the Asia-Pacific
Qun LOU ; Lei LI ; Jiahuang CHI ; Zhinan GUO ; Youlan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2024;43(12):1027-1032
The universal salt iodization project is considered a successful example in the global public health field. In the past 30 years, most countries have implemented mandatory salt iodization policies, effectively improving the iodine nutrition status of the population and preventing the occurrence and development of iodine deficiency disorders. However, with the rising incidence of thyroid diseases in recent years, especially thyroid carcinoma (TC), the question whether excessive iodine supplementation will lead to an increase in the incidence rate of TC has aroused concern. There are significant differences in iodine nutrition levels among countries in the Asia-Pacific, and the iodine fortification policies adopted are also different. Therefore, this article will review the iodine fortification policies, iodine nutrition status, and recent incidence and mortality of TC in some countries in the Asia-Pacific, aiming to study the relationship between iodine fortification policies, iodine nutrition status, and TC incidence.
8.UBE2S promotes glycolysis in hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing E3 enzyme-independent polyubiquitination of VHL
Renyu ZHANG ; Can LI ; Shuai ZHANG ; Lingmin KONG ; Zekun LIU ; Yixiao GUO ; Ying SUN ; Cong ZHANG ; Yule YONG ; Jianjun LV ; Meng LU ; Man LIU ; Dong WU ; Tianjiao ZHANG ; Haijiao YANG ; Ding WEI ; Zhinan CHEN ; Huijie BIAN
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2024;30(4):771-792
Background/Aims:
Ubiquitination is widely involved in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by regulating various cellular processes. However, systematic strategies for screening core ubiquitin-related genes, clarifying their functions and mechanisms, and ultimately developing potential therapeutics for patients with HCC are still lacking.
Methods:
Cox and LASSO regression analyses were performed to construct a ubiquitin-related gene prediction model for HCC. Loss- and gain-of-function studies, transcriptomic and metabolomics analysis were used to explore the function and mechanism of UBE2S on HCC cell glycolysis and growth.
Results:
Based on 1,423 ubiquitin-related genes, a four-gene signature was successfully constructed to evaluate the prognosis of patients with HCC. UBE2S was identified in this signature with the potential to predict the survival of patients with HCC. E2F2 transcriptionally upregulated UBE2S expression by directly binding to its promoter. UBE2S positively regulated glycolysis in a HIF-1α-dependent manner, thus promoting the proliferation of HCC cells. Mechanistically, UBE2S enhanced K11-linkage polyubiquitination at lysine residues 171 and 196 of VHL independent of E3 ligase, thereby indirectly stabilizing HIF-1α protein levels by mediating the degradation of VHL by the proteasome. In particular, the combination of cephalomannine, a small molecule compound that inhibits the expression of UBE2S, and PX-478, an inhibitor of HIF-1α, significantly improved the anti-tumor efficacy.
Conclusions
UBE2S is identified as a key biomarker in HCC among the thousands of ubiquitin-related genes and promotes glycolysis by E3 enzyme-independent ubiquitination, thus serving as a therapeutic target for the treatment of HCC.
9.Aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides as a novel class of immunomodulators with interleukin-17A inhibitory activity.
Xin TANG ; Chuanxi WANG ; Lei WANG ; Feifei REN ; Runqiao KUANG ; Zhenhua LI ; Xue HAN ; Yiming CHEN ; Guodong CHEN ; Xiuqing WU ; Jie LIU ; Hengwen YANG ; Xingzhong LIU ; Chen WANG ; Hao GAO ; Zhinan YIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(9):3930-3944
Interleukin (IL)-17A, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, is a fundamental function in the onset and advancement of multiple immune diseases. To uncover the primary compounds with IL-17A inhibitory activity, a large-scale screening of the library of traditional Chinese medicine constituents and microbial secondary metabolites was conducted using splenic cells from IL-17A-GFP reporter mice cultured under Th17-priming conditions. Our results indicated that some aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides isolated from a wetland mud-derived fungus, Myrothecium gramineum, showed remarkable IL-17A inhibitory activity. Nine new aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides, myrogramins A-I ( 1, 4- 11), and two known ones ( 2 and 3) were isolated and identified from the strain. Compounds 1, 3, 4, 10, and 11 exhibited significant IL-17A inhibitory activity. Among them, compound 3, with a high fermentation yield dose-dependently inhibited the generation of IL-17A and suppressed glycolysis in splenic cells under Th17-priming conditions. Strikingly, compound 3 suppressed immunopathology in both IL-17A-mediated animal models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and pulmonary hypertension. Our results revealed that aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides are a novel class of immunomodulators with IL-17A inhibitory activity, and hold great promise applications in treating IL-17A-mediated immune diseases.
10.Analysis of the current situation and influencing factors of medical students' academic procrastination
Yao XIE ; Siyu WANG ; Yanyan FU ; Depin CAO ; Wenyu LI ; Zhinan ZHENG ; Rujia WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(2):236-240
Objective:To investigate the current situation of students' academic procrastination behavior in medical colleges and universities and its influencing factors, and to put forward suggestions to reduce the academic procrastination of medical students.Methods:A total of 1 327 undergraduate students from three medical colleges and universities in Heilongjiang Province were randomly selected to receive questionnaire investigation on life satisfaction, anxiety, and academic procrastination. SPSS 23.0 was used for data analysis.Results:①The total procrastination scores of medical students were (35.00±8.92) points. ②There were statistical differences in the academic procrastination of medical students with different genders, whether the only children, the reasons for choosing the major, and the level of achievement ( P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in academic procrastination among medical students of different ages and grades ( P > 0.05). ③Medical students' procrastination was positively correlated with their anxiety level ( r = 0.102, P < 0.01), and negatively correlated with life satisfaction ( r = -0.117, P < 0.01). ④Regression analysis showed that the following six predictive variables including the level of achievement, gender, life satisfaction, anxiety, reasons for choosing the major, and whether the only children could effectively explain the variance of 14.2% academic procrastination of medical students. Conclusion:The overall degree of academic procrastination of medical students is higher than that of non-medical students. And the students' achievement level, gender, life satisfaction, anxiety, the reasons for choosing this major and whether the only child are the influencing factors of academic procrastination.

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