1.Logical approach of promoting ideological and political education in medical colleges and universities through the red doctor culture
Zhuoyan YANG ; Zhonghua LI ; Jinfeng ZHANG ; Cheng CHENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(7):853-860
The red doctor culture runs through the development process of China’s red health undertakings. It is a unity of revolutionary culture, health culture, and educational culture, providing rich educational resources for ideological and political education in medical colleges and universities. From the perspective of historical logic, red doctor culture is rooted in the traditional medical ethics thought of “medicine is the art of benevolence” in ancient China, as well as has evolved alongside the century-long development of the health and well-being undertakings led by the Communist Party of China. From the perspective of theoretical logic, red doctor culture is closely related to Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, the principle of the dialectical relationship between social existence and social consciousness, and the theory of cultural leadership. From the perspective of practical logic, it is necessary to clarify the practical path from three aspects, namely accurately grasping the Marxist theoretical foundation of the red doctor culture and highlighting its orientation of the ideological and political education of medical students; making effective use of existing resources of red doctor culture to improve the content of ideological and political education and consolidate the foundation of red doctor literacy; optimizing the construction of teaching teams for ideological and political theory courses in medical colleges and universities. From the perspective of value orientation, the red doctor culture is conducive to cultivating the professional ethics spirit of medical students, meeting the teaching needs of ideological and political theory courses in medical colleges and universities, and assisting the construction of the healthy China initiative.
2.Comparative study of different treatment methods for peroneus longus tendon stump in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Peng WANG ; Zhiwei LIU ; Zhonghua SHI ; Fan ZHAO ; Jiawen WANG ; Huan LI
Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery 2025;39(12):1526-1531
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the impact of different peroneus longus tendon (PLT) stump management techniques on ankle function following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with autologous PLT grafts.
METHODS:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on 60 patients with ACL rupture who met the inclusion criteria between August 2020 and July 2024. All patients underwent arthroscopic ACL reconstruction using the autologous PLT grafts. Patients were assigned to group A [PLT stump sutured to peroneus brevis tendon (PBT), n=30] or group B (no stump intervention, n=30). The two groups showed no significant difference ( P>0.05) in baseline data, including gender, age, body mass index, injury mechanism, affected side, preoperative American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score, ankle muscle strength, ankle range of motion, and arch-related angles. Postoperative outcomes were assessed using the AOFAS score, ankle muscle strength (eversion and first-ray plantar flexion), arch-related angles (medial/lateral longitudinal and anterior/posterior arch), ankle range of motion (eversion, inversion, dorsiflexion, plantarflexion), and limb symmetry index (LSI). Change values in muscle strength, arch-related angles, and range of motion from preoperative to 12 months postoperatively were calculated for intergroup comparison.
RESULTS:
Groups A and B had comparable PLT graft lengths and diameters ( P>0.05). All patients were followed up 13-16 months (mean, 14.5 months). Postoperative complications included 1 case of incision infection, 1 case of deep vein thrombosis, and 1 case of knee stiffness in group A, 1 case of knee stiffness in group B. There was no significant difference in the overall complication incidences between groups ( P>0.05). No significant difference was found in the AOFAS scores between different time points and between groups ( P>0.05). At 12 months after operation, neither group showed significant changes from preoperative baseline in ankle strength, range of motion, or arch-related angles, and there was no significant difference in these change values between groups ( P>0.05). There was no significant difference in LSI between the two groups at 6 or 12 months postoperatively ( P>0.05).
CONCLUSION
Both suturing and leaving the PLT stump untreated during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction provided comparable ankle outcomes and well-preserved foot and ankle function.
Humans
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction/methods*
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Male
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Retrospective Studies
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Female
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Adult
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries/surgery*
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Tendons/transplantation*
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Range of Motion, Articular
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Arthroscopy/methods*
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Young Adult
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Treatment Outcome
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Muscle Strength
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Transplantation, Autologous
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Ankle Joint/surgery*
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Middle Aged
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Adolescent
3.Exploring local microbial communities in adenoids through 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Luohua YUAN ; Haibing LIU ; Wenli LI ; Zhonghua PENG ; Yuling MA ; Jian ZOU
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2025;39(1):51-56
Objective:To explore the hypothesis of "pathogen storage pool" by analyzing the local microbial community of adenoids. Methods:Under the guidance of a 70° nasal endoscope, sterile swabs were used to collect secretions from the adenoid crypts of the subjects. The samples were sent to the laboratory for DNA extraction and standard bacterial 16S full-length sequencing analysis. Results:At the species level, the top three microbial communities in adenoid crypts were Bacillus subtilis(18.78%), Fusobacterium pyogenes(11.42%), and Streptococcus pneumoniae(9.38%). Conclusion:The local microbial community of adenoids exhibits a high degree of diversity, including microbial communities from the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. Our research results support the hypothesis that adenoids act as a " pathogen reservoir".
Humans
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Adenoids/microbiology*
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics*
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Microbiota/genetics*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification*
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Bacillus subtilis/genetics*
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DNA, Bacterial/analysis*
4.Unraveling the therapeutic landscape of approved non-peptide macrocycles.
Zhonghua LI ; Zhenqiang ZHANG ; Bin YU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(7):3436-3459
Non-peptide macrocyclic drugs possess unique structural advantages that allow them to target various biomolecules of interest and thus show therapeutic potential against various diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases, etc. This review article examines 34 non-peptide macrocyclic drugs approved between 2000 and 2024, with a particular focus on the optimization process of representative macrocyclic drugs such as natural macrocycles, natural product-inspired macrocycles, and de novo-designed macrocycles. We discuss their structural characteristics, highlighting how conformational rigidity and enhanced target specificity contribute to their efficacy. Design details of these new macrocyclic drugs are illustrated through successful examples, offering insights for optimizing macrocycles. Of note, macrocyclization of U-shaped lead structures represents a novel molecular skeleton editing strategy in de novo macrocycle drug design.
5.Single-Neuron Reconstruction of the Macaque Primary Motor Cortex Reveals the Diversity of Neuronal Morphology.
Siyu LI ; Yan SHEN ; Yefei CHEN ; Zexuan HONG ; Lewei ZHANG ; Lufeng DING ; Chao-Yu YANG ; Xiaoyang QI ; Quqing SHEN ; Yanyang XIAO ; Pak-Ming LAU ; Zhonghua LU ; Fang XU ; Guo-Qiang BI
Neuroscience Bulletin 2025;41(3):525-530
6.Current situation investigation and analysis of influencing factors on the long-term quality of life of cured and discharged patients with severe acute pancreatitis.
Wenjun ZHOU ; Pinjie ZHANG ; Weili YU ; Zhonghua LU ; Mingjuan LI ; Lijun CAO ; Lu FU ; Shaokang WANG ; Yun SUN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2025;37(2):146-152
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the current status of long-term quality of life in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) who have been cured and discharged, and to analyze the influencing factors affecting long-term quality of life in SAP cured patients after discharge.
METHODS:
A retrospective collection was conducted. Patients who were received standardized treatment before being cured and discharged from the hospital admitted to the first department of critical care medcine of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January 2017 to December 2023 were enrolled. According to the 36-item short form health survey scale (SF-36) score, patients were divided into high score group (high quality of life, the top 50% of patients with total SF-36 score) and low score group (low quality of life, the bottom 50% of patients with total SF-36 score). The gender, age, history of hypertension and diabetes, etiology of pancreatitis, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), CT severity index (CTSI), laboratory indicators such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), blood glucose, and triglycerides upon admission, use of vasoactive drugs, non-invasive/high-flow ventilation, invasive ventilation, retroperitoneal puncture and drainage, open pancreatic surgery treatment and secondary infection during hospitalization were collected, as well as the retention of abdominal drainage tubes at discharge from hospital. Distribute follow-up questionnaires or telephone follow-up surveys through WeChat and Question Star programs to investigate the pancreatic secretion function, chronic abdominal pain, and recurrence of pancreatitis of patients after discharge. Multivariable Logistic regression was used to analyze the relevant factors affecting the long-term quality of life of cured patients with SAP.
RESULTS:
A total of 86 patients were ultimately enrolled. There were 43 patients in both the high and low score groups. Among 86 patients, 20 experienced acute pancreatitis recurrence, with a recurrence rate of 23.26%. Twenty-two (25.58%) experienced chronic abdominal pain after discharge, and 5 patients (5.81%) needed medication to relieve pain. Thirty-three patients (38.37%) had pancreatic exocrine dysfunction after discharge, characterized by abdominal distension, constipation or diarrhea. Twenty-two patients (25.58%) suffered from pancreatic endocrine dysfunction, and were diagnosed with diabetes. Univariate analysis showed that compared with the high score group, the low score group had more patients with hypertension, initial renal dysfunction, initial severe metabolic acidosis, initial serum calcium < 2.0 mmol/L, blood glucose > 11.1 mmol/L and cultured Gram positive bacteria (from blood/body fluid/pancreatic necrotic tissue) during treatment (48.84% vs. 16.28%, 60.47% vs. 32.56%, 18.60% vs. 4.65%, 88.37% vs. 62.79%, 55.81% vs. 30.23%, 34.88% vs. 13.95%), had higher CTSI score (6.60±1.61 vs. 5.77±1.32), lower hemoglobin level at discharge (g/L: 102.30±18.78 vs. 110.72±16.68), and a lower proportion of etiological interventions after discharge (34.88% vs. 67.44%), the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that hypertension [odds ratio (OR) = 4.814, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 1.196-19.378], initial serum calcium < 2.0 mmol/L (OR = 6.688, 95%CI was 1.321-33.873) and initial blood glucose > 11.1 mmol/L (OR = 6.473, 95%CI was 1.399-29.950) were risk factors for long-term quality of life in cured SAP patients (all P < 0.05), while post discharge prophylactic intervention was a protective factor for long-term quality of life (OR = 0.092, 95%CI was 0.020-0.425, P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS
Cured SAP patients have varying degrees of impaired secretion function and the possibility of recurrence of acute pancreatitis. Hypertension, initial serum calcium < 2.0 mmol/L and blood glucose > 11.1 mmol/L are independent influencing factors for low long-term quality of life in cured SAP patients. Prevention and intervention targeting the etiology of pancreatitis after discharge can improve the long-term quality of life of cured SAP patients.
Humans
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Quality of Life
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Retrospective Studies
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Pancreatitis/therapy*
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Patient Discharge
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Male
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Female
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Middle Aged
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APACHE
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Adult
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Acute Disease
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Aged
7.Population distribution of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease before and after renaming and risk factors for liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Yan LI ; Xuebing YAN ; Zhonghua LU ; Fang JI
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2024;40(6):1136-1141
Objective To investigate the population distribution of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease before and after renaming and the association between the types of metabolic risk factors(MRF)for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease(MASLD)and advanced liver fibrosis.Methods This study was conducted among 515 patients who were admitted to The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and Wuxi Fifth People's Hospital from January 2019 to January 2022 and had hepatocyte steatosis≥5%by liver biopsy.Among these patients,2 patients did not meet the diagnostic criteria for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)and metabolic associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD),respectively,and were classified as steatotic liver disease(SLD)with other specific causes,and the other 513 patients were divided into MASLD group with 275 patients,comorbid group with 216 patients(MASLD comorbid with other liver diseases),and cryptogenic SLD group with 22 patients.The above groups were compared in terms of clinical features,laboratory markers,and advanced liver fibrosis.The MASLD patients with different types of MRF were compared in terms of clinical features,laboratory markers,and advanced liver fibrosis,and the risk factors for advanced liver fibrosis in patients with MASLD were analyzed.The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of continuous data with skewed distribution between multiple groups and further comparison between two groups;the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between multiple groups,and Bonferroni correction was used for further comparison between two groups.The logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for liver fibrosis.Results Among the 515 patients with SLD,297 patients(57.7%)met the diagnostic criteria for NAFLD,among whom 22 were classified as cryptogenic SLD and 275 met the diagnostic criteria for MASLD,and 467(90.7%)were diagnosed with MAFLD.There were significant differences between the three groups in sex,body mass index(BMI),gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase,triglyceride,cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,fasting plasma glucose,NAFLD fibrosis score(NFS),fibrosis-4(FIB-4),and F3-4(all P<0.05).Compared with the MASLD group and the cryptogenic SLD group,the comorbid group had the highest proportion of patients with advanced liver fibrosis(P<0.001).With the increase in the type of MRF,the patients tended to have an older age,a significantly higher proportion of female patients,a higher possibility of hypertension and diabetes,and higher levels of metabolic parameters including BMI,blood lipids,and blood glucose(all P<0.05).With the increase in the types of MRF in MASLD patients,they tended to have significantly higher noninvasive fibrosis scores(NFS and FIB-4)and a significantly higher proportion of patients with advanced liver fibrosis(P<0.05).The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age≥50 years(odds ratio[OR]=2.622,95%confidence interval[CI]:1.091-6.300,P=0.031)and the increase in the type of MRF(OR=1.876,95%CI:1.194-2.947,P=0.006)were independent risk factors for MASLD with severe liver fibrosis.Conclusion The new definition of MASLD is based on the positive identification of MRF,and the reclassified population of MASLD is smaller than that of MAFLD,with little difference from that of NAFLD.In addition,age≥50 years and the increase in the type of MRF are independent risk factors for MASLD with advanced liver fibrosis.
8.Analysis of the current situation,value implications,and path of the inheritance of red doctor's culture
Jinfeng ZHANG ; Zhonghua LI ; Zhuoyan YANG ; Cheng CHENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(6):636-640
Red doctor's culture is a characteristic cultural system in the field of red and health during the revolutionary period,as well as an important part of China's revolutionary culture.It differs from general medical culture,and its formation and development has unique historical implications.Therefore,it is necessary to deeply analyze the basic connotation of red doctor's culture and explore the contemporary value it contains.In the new era,inheriting the red doctor's culture is of great significance,which can effectively promote the construction of a healthy China in the new era,provide high-quality resources for ideological and political education in the new era,and become a new approach to inheriting the red gene.The successful inheritance of the red doctor's culture is inseparable from the joint efforts of all sectors of society.Strengthening scientific research,optimizing the educational environment,and increasing cultural propaganda,can assist in the inheritance of red doctor's culture,open a new chapter of it,make the red doctor's culture deeply penetrate people's hearts,and let the red bloodline be passed down from generation to generation.
9.Research on the integration of red culture into the construction of medical students'academic style
Danyang KOU ; Zhonghua LI ; Jiatong HAO
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(6):657-662
Red culture embodies the spirit and character of the Communist Party of China of continuous struggle and indomitable for more than 100 years,and is an important resource to promote the construction of academic style in colleges and universities.Red culture is of great help in strengthening the ideals and beliefs of medical students,improving medical ethics and self-cultivation,and cultivating professional spirit.However,the current integration of red culture into the construction of academic style has problems,such as the backwardness of teachers'media literacy,outdated educational discourse,and weak awareness of collaborative education.Based on these,colleges and universities should optimize the integration mechanism of red culture and academic style construction through innovative methods of publicity and education,changing educational discourse,expanding educational channels,and other methods.They should fully leverage the role of red culture in cultivating the foundation and solidifying the soul,enlightening wisdom and infiltrating the heart,and inspiring the fighting spirit.A vibrant and upward academic style should be actively created,as well as excellent academic style should be used to guide people's paths,nourish people's hearts,and urge people to make progress.
10.Construction, Activity Evaluation and Molecular Simulation Study of α-Naphthylthiol Amino Acid Esters as Novel LSD1 Inhibitors
Zhonghua LI ; Zhenzhen WANG ; Tingting QIN ; Pan WANG ; Kai HU ; Zhishen XIE ; Lixin LI ; Xiaowei ZHANG ; Junying SONG ; Weihong REN ; Jinlian MA
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2024;41(3):295-302
OBJECTIVE
To design and synthesize novel α-naphthylthiol amino acid ester lysine specific demethylase 1(LSD1) inhibitors, evaluate their inhibitory activity with selectivity against LSD1, and explore their binding mechanism through molecular docking and dynamics simulation.
METHODS
Based on the binding mode of hit compound 3a with LSD1, the α- naphthyl mercapto amino acid ethyl ester small molecule compound were designed by fixing the planar hydrophobic naphthyl ring in the structure, while introducing hydrophilic amino fragment, and they were prepared through a multi-component one-pot cascade reaction. All the compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory activity against LSD1 at concentrations of 5.0 and 1.0 μmol·L–1 using the LSD1 screening platform of research group. The most potent compound was tested for its IC50 value and enzyme selectivity over MAO-A and MAO-B, and its binding mode was investigated through molecular docking and dynamics simulation.
RESULTS
A total of 13 compounds were obtained, all of which exhibited significant inhibitory effects on LSD1. Among them, nine compounds showed an inhibitory rate of over 50.0% against LSD1 at a concentration of 1.0 μmol·L–1, while compound 3l displaying the best activity with an IC50 value of 0.17 μmol·L–1, 174 times higher than the positive control. It also showed excellent selectivity towards MAO-A and MAO-B. Molecular docking and dynamics simulations indicated that compound 3l inhibited the activity of LSD1 through multiple interactions.
CONCLUSION
The structures of α-naphthylthiol amino acid ester can serve as lead compounds or active fragments, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent design of LSD1 inhibitors based on structure-oriented drug design.


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