1.Association between sleep patterns and myopia progression in younger school-age children in Changning District, Shanghai
Zihan JIANG ; Cidan YANGZONG ; Zeyan JIN ; Weiyi WEI ; Hong PANG ; Lei QIAN ; Qiaozhen HU ; Jianlin ZHUANG ; Chunjin NIU ; Qian WEI
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2026;38(4):296-301
ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between sleep patterns and myopia progression among younger school-age children at a primary school in Changning District of Shanghai, based on the data from the Shanghai Students’ Common Diseases and Health Influencing Factors Monitoring System and a sleep-specific survey, so as to provide data support for myopia prevention and control in this age group. MethodsOne primary school was selected from the common diseases and health influencing factors monitoring system for students in Changning District, Shanghai. A total of 230 first-grade students were included in the study. Myopia and refractive parameters were examined, and sleep patterns were investigated. General demographic characteristics and myopia-related behavior data of the students were also collected. Sleep patterns were evaluated in terms of sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and sleep quality, with the latter assessed using the Chinese version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). Multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between sleep patterns and myopia progression among these students. ResultsThe results of the regression analyses revealed that the total CSHQ score of the students at baseline survey was (48.85±7.15) points. Their sleep efficiency was (94.49±8.48)%, sleep duration was (9.58±0.93) hours, and the proportion of those with insufficient sleep (<10 hours) was 78.26%. At baseline survey, students’ higher daytime sleepiness scores were associated with lower spherical equivalent (SE) ( β=-0.18, 95%CI: -0.31 to -0.04) and an increased risk of axial length (AL) / corneal radius (CR) ratio >3 (OR=1.52, 95%CI: 1.00 to 2.29), whereas longer sleep duration and higher sleep efficiency were associated with higher SE (β=0.18, 95%CI: 0.05 to 0.32; β=0.17, 95%CI: 0.04 to 0.31, respectively), shorter (AL) (β=-0.15, 95%CI: -0.27 to -0.03; β=-0.13, 95%CI: -0.25 to 0, respectively) and a reduced risk of AL /CR>3 (OR=0.70, 95%CI: 0.51 to 0.96; OR=0.73, 95%CI: 0.53 to 0.99, respectively). At baseline survey, children’s higher propensity for sleep problems (OR=1.70, 95%CI: 1.04 to 2.78), sleep resistance (OR=2.26, 95%CI: 1.36 to 3.75), and sleep anxiety scores (OR=2.15, 95%CI: 1.33 to 3.48) were all associated with an increased risk of AL/CR >3 at follow-up (all P<0.05). Furthermore, higher sleep anxiety scores predicted prolonged AL at follow-up (β=0.03, 95%CI: 0 to 0.05). According to the mixed-effects model, higher daytime sleepiness scores and prolonged sleep duration were independently linked to reduced right-eye SE (β=-0.05, 95%CI: -0.10 to 0, P<0.05) and shorter right-eye AL (β=-0.05, 95%CI: -0.10 to 0, P<0.05). ConclusionIn this school in Shanghai, there are problems of insufficient and poor-quality sleep among young children. Sleep problems such as sleep resistance, delayed sleep onset, sleep anxiety, and daytime sleepiness among children may accelerate the risk of myopia progression, while longer sleep duration and higher sleep efficiency may serve as protective factors against the occurrence and development of myopia.
2.Tryptanthrin inhibits the malignant growth of glioma cells by regulating the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway
Jing WEI ; Han ZHOU ; Fangzheng JIAO ; Zihan YUAN ; Yifan QIAO ; Yan FANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2025;41(5):618-626
Purpose To explore whether tryptanthrin(TRYP)can inhibit the malignant behavioral ability of glio-ma cells,and to elucidate the specific mechanism of its action.Methods MTT assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the proliferation of glioma cells;Transwell assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the migration and invasion of glioma cells;AnnexinV-FITC/PI apoptosis assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the apoptosis of glioma cells;PI/RNase cell cycle assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the cell cycle distribution of glioma cells;Western blot assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the protein expressions of p-ERK and c-Myc in glioma cells.The effect of TRYP on the proliferation of glioma cells in vivo was verified by con-structing a subcutaneous transplantation tumor model in nude mice,and the effect of TRYP on the apoptotic ability of cells in the transplantation tumor was detected by TUNEL assay.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the effect of TRYP on the expression of Ki67,BRAF,c-Myc,and p-ERK proteins in transplanted tumor tissues.Results MTT assay showed that TRYP could effectively inhibit the proliferation of glioma cells(P<0.001).Transwell assay showed that TRYP could inhibit the invasion and migration of glioma cells(P<0.001).AnnexinV-FITC/PI cell apoptosis as-say showed that TRYP could promote the apoptosis of glioma cells(P<0.001).The results of PI/RNase cell cycle as-say showed that TRYP was able to promote the G2 phase block of glioma cells(P<0.001).Western blot results showed that the expression levels of c-Myc and p-ERK proteins in the glioma cells were significantly reduced after TR-YP treatment(P<0.001).The results of subcutaneous transplantation tumor model in nude mice showed that TRYP could effectively inhibit the growth rate(P<0.01)and weight(P<0.05)of transplanted tumor.TUNEL assay showed that TRYP could promote the apoptosis of tumor cells in transplanted tumor(P<0.001).Immunohistochemis-try results showed that TRYP could effectively inhibit the protein expression of Ki67(P<0.01),BRAF,c-Myc,and p-ERK(P<0.001).Conclusion TRYP can inhibit the proliferation,invasion,and migration ability of glioma cells,promote apoptosis of glioma cells,and block the cell cycle of glioma cells.TRYP may inhibit the malignant pro-gression of glioma cells by suppressing the protein expression of BRAF,c-Myc and p-ERK1/2 in the MAPK/ERK sig-naling pathway.
3.Tryptanthrin inhibits the malignant growth of glioma cells by regulating the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway
Jing WEI ; Han ZHOU ; Fangzheng JIAO ; Zihan YUAN ; Yifan QIAO ; Yan FANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2025;41(5):618-626
Purpose To explore whether tryptanthrin(TRYP)can inhibit the malignant behavioral ability of glio-ma cells,and to elucidate the specific mechanism of its action.Methods MTT assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the proliferation of glioma cells;Transwell assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the migration and invasion of glioma cells;AnnexinV-FITC/PI apoptosis assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the apoptosis of glioma cells;PI/RNase cell cycle assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the cell cycle distribution of glioma cells;Western blot assay was performed to detect the effect of TRYP on the protein expressions of p-ERK and c-Myc in glioma cells.The effect of TRYP on the proliferation of glioma cells in vivo was verified by con-structing a subcutaneous transplantation tumor model in nude mice,and the effect of TRYP on the apoptotic ability of cells in the transplantation tumor was detected by TUNEL assay.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the effect of TRYP on the expression of Ki67,BRAF,c-Myc,and p-ERK proteins in transplanted tumor tissues.Results MTT assay showed that TRYP could effectively inhibit the proliferation of glioma cells(P<0.001).Transwell assay showed that TRYP could inhibit the invasion and migration of glioma cells(P<0.001).AnnexinV-FITC/PI cell apoptosis as-say showed that TRYP could promote the apoptosis of glioma cells(P<0.001).The results of PI/RNase cell cycle as-say showed that TRYP was able to promote the G2 phase block of glioma cells(P<0.001).Western blot results showed that the expression levels of c-Myc and p-ERK proteins in the glioma cells were significantly reduced after TR-YP treatment(P<0.001).The results of subcutaneous transplantation tumor model in nude mice showed that TRYP could effectively inhibit the growth rate(P<0.01)and weight(P<0.05)of transplanted tumor.TUNEL assay showed that TRYP could promote the apoptosis of tumor cells in transplanted tumor(P<0.001).Immunohistochemis-try results showed that TRYP could effectively inhibit the protein expression of Ki67(P<0.01),BRAF,c-Myc,and p-ERK(P<0.001).Conclusion TRYP can inhibit the proliferation,invasion,and migration ability of glioma cells,promote apoptosis of glioma cells,and block the cell cycle of glioma cells.TRYP may inhibit the malignant pro-gression of glioma cells by suppressing the protein expression of BRAF,c-Myc and p-ERK1/2 in the MAPK/ERK sig-naling pathway.
4.Establishment of amachine learning-based precision recruitment method at the county level
Xiaoyan FU ; Zihan ZHANG ; Fang ZHAO ; Chunlan ZHOU ; Wenbiao LIANG ; Cheng YU ; Yingzhi YAN ; Wei SI ; Weibin TAN ; Hui XUE
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(12):1752-1758
Objective: To establish a machine learning-based precision blood donor recruitment model at the county level and assess its generalizability and applicability. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using blood donation and SMS recruitment data from the Taicang Branch of the Suzhou Blood Center between 2019 and 2024. Multiple machine learning algorithms were employed, including extreme gradient boosting, support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor, logistic regression, decision tree, random forest, and multilayer perceptron. These were combined with techniques such as synthetic minority oversampling, undersampling, and cost-sensitive learning (using MFE and MSFE loss functions). Model parameters were optimized through grid search to identify the best-performing model. Results: In a prospective comparative study against conventional methods, the machine learning models increased the recruitment success rate among high-willingness donors by an average of 129.15%, and the recruitment efficiency per SMS improved by 125.02% compared with the traditional method. Under full-scale SMS sending, the recruitment rate per SMS increased by 42.61%, and SMS sending efficiency improved by 31.77%, significantly enhancing recruitment performance. Conclusion: This study represents the first application of a machine learning-based precision donor recruitment model at the county-level in China. The precise recruitment framework not only improves recruitment efficiency and reduces recruitment costs but also demonstrates strong scalability and generalizability. It provides a scientific and feasible intelligent pathway to ensure the safety and sustainability of the blood supply.
5.Correlation between endotoxin and sIL-2R levels and the occurrence of suppurative otitis media in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy
Lulu WEI ; Wenwei JI ; Zhongpu YIN ; Xuman FAN ; Zihan CHEN
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2025;32(1):8-12
OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the expression level of endotoxin and soluble interleukin-2 receptor(sIL-2R)and the occurrence of suppurative otitis media in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.METHODS Seventy-nine nasopharyngeal cancer patients who received radiotherapy in Nanyang Downtown Hospital between January 2022 and July 2023 were selected as the study subjects,and they were followed up for a period of 1 year,and then grouped according to the occurrence of suppurative otitis media during the follow-up period,i.e.,21 cases in the occurringgroup and 58 cases in the non-occurring group,and the baseline data of patients in the two groups were compared,and the levels of endotoxin and sIL-2R were detected at the end of radiotherapy and analyze the relationship between endotoxin,sIL-2R and the occurrence of purulent otitis media after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.RESULTS A total of 21 cases(26.58%)of 79 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients developed suppurative otitis media after radiotherapy.Compared with the non-occurrence group,the radiotherapy time,endotoxin,sIL-2R,TNM stage Ⅲ,Eustachian tube involvement,nasal cavity structural abnormality,inflammatory reaction,and palatal sail tensor atrophy degree≥30%were high in the occurrence group,and the difference was statistically significant(all P<0.05).The results of logistic multifactorial analysis showed that inflammatory reaction,endotoxin,abnormal nasal structure,TNM stage(Ⅲ),sIL-2R,Eustachian tube involvement,duration of radiotherapy,and degree of atrophy of palatofacial tensor atrophy≥30%were all risk factors for suppurative otitis media.The results of Spearman's rank correlation analysis showed that endotoxin and sIL-2R were positively correlated with the occurrence of septic otitis media(r=0.493,0.516,P<0.001).Analysis using the ROC curve showed that:endotoxin:AUC value:0.657,sensitivity:61.90%,specificity:72.41%,accuracy:69.62%,95%CI=0.523-0.791;sIL-2R:AUC value:0.697,sensitivity:71.43%,specificity:67.24%,accuracy:68.35%,95%CI=0.566-0.829;combined test:AUC value:0.804,sensitivity:95.24%,specificity:65.52%,accuracy:73.42%,95%CI=0.705-0.903,the best value of the two combined tests.CONCLUSION The elevated levels of endotoxin and sIL-2R in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy may be associated with suppurative otitis media.
6.Innovation and practice of medical teaching development in the digital intelligence era
Fumin HUANG ; Zihan ZHOU ; Wei XIONG
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2025;45(11):1536-1540
The rapid development of digital intelligence technology has brought profound changes to medical edu-cation.Against this background,this study mainly focuses on the characteristics of digital and intelligent medical talent training and to analyzes its impact on teachers' teaching methodology.This puts forward some innovative sug-gestions based on the current technology development and application in order to improve the strategy development and capacity building in terms of support medical education and reformation with digital and intelligence technology.
7.Screening and validation of chemoresistance marker in lung adenocarcinoma based on gene expression profile
Handong Wei ; Shuxing Chen ; Linting Liu ; Zihan Jing ; Yiting Yang ; Qiong Song ; Wenchu Wang ; Chunlin Zou ; Lihui Wang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(10):1818-1827
Objective:
To discover molecular markers associated with lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis/prognosis and drug resistance through screening of differentially expressed genes based on published chip data in gene expression databases using bioinformatics methods.
Methods:
Comprehensive analysis was performed in available mRNA microarray datasets including lung adenocarcinoma tissues dataset GSE32863 and lung adenocarcinoma taxane-platin resistance dataset GSE77209 from the gene expression omnibus(GEO) database. Gene ontology enrichment analysis, gene pathway enrichment analysis and protein interaction network analysis were performed based on significantly correlated genes. The expression level of genes was validated in the cancer genome atlas(TCGA) dataset. Survival differences were assessed by the log-rank test in TCGA lung adenocarcinoma dataset. Based on the publications genomics of drug sensitivity in cancer(GDSC) database in CellMiner cross database(CellMiner CDB), Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between differentially expressed genes and the half-maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50) of anticancer drugs.
Results :
There were a total of 77 genes which had a different expression in resistance lung adenocarcinoma cells and lung adenocarcinoma cancer tissues. The functional enrichment analysis showed that these co-different expression genes were mainly enriched in microtubule, extracellular exosome, cell cycle and signaling by nuclear receptors. Protein-protein interactions(PPI) network screened 6 most connected genes as molecular complex(MCODE). Among the MCODE, overexpressed ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 T(UBE2T), kinesin family member 20A(KIF20A), PCNA clamp associated factor(KIAA0101), pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1(PTTG1) and NIMA related kinase 2(NEK2) were associated with poor outcomes. Survival analysis results showed that these five genes were upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and drug-resistant cells and were significantly associated with poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients. Drug sensitivity analysis results suggested that high expression of PTTG1 and UBE2T was significantly associated with sensitivity to multiple anticancer drugs, including paclitaxel and docetaxel. RT-PCR validation showed that PTTG1 andUBE2T were highly expressed in docetaxel-resistant cells A549-TXR and H358-TXR.
Conclusion
PTTG1 andUBE2T holds the potential to be chemoresistance markers in lung adenocarcinoma.
8.Evaluation of the efficacy of urethral stent tube irrigation in preventing postoperative complications among adolescents with hypospadias
Zihan YE ; Chong WANG ; Li LIU ; Shengde WU ; Deying ZHANG ; Dawei HE ; Xing LIU ; Guanghui WEI
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2024;40(12):1289-1295
Objective:To evaluate the effect of urethral stent tube irrigation in preventing postoperative complications in adolescents with hypospadias.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted using the clinical data of adolescents with hypospadias treated at the Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, from April 2016 to July 2023. Patients were divided into control group and study group according to whether urethral stent tube was inserted in urethra during operation. All surgeries were performed by the same surgeon. For two days before surgery, patients were instructed to cleanse the surgical site daily with body wash and a 5% povidone-iodine solution. In the control group, patients received postoperative care with an indwelling urinary catheter. In the study group, in addition to the urinary catheter, a urethral stent tube was placed in the posterior urethra, and postoperative urethral irrigation with saline was performed. Postoperative complications, including wound infection, urethral fistula, urethral stricture, and urethral diverticulum, were monitored. Categorical data were expressed as frequencies and percentages and were analyzed using the χ2 test or Monte Carlo-based χ2 test. Continuous data with normal distribution are presented as Mean±SD and were analyzed using the t-test. Non-normally distributed continuous data were expressed as M ( Q1, Q3) and were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:A total of 76 patients were enrolled in the study, with 43 patients in the control group [median age 12.9(12.2, 13.7) years, reconstructed urethral length (3.88±1.86) cm] and 33 patients in the study group [median age 12.5(11.3, 14.1) years, reconstructed urethral length (3.30±1.45)cm]. Postoperatively, 32 patients (74.4%) in the control group experienced complications, including 24 cases (55.8%) of wound infection, 16 cases (37.2%) of urethral fistula, 6 cases (14.0%) of urethral stricture, and 2 cases (4.7%) of diverticulum. In the study group, only 1 patient (3.0%) developed both wound infection and urethral fistula. The incidence of wound infection, urethral fistula, and overall complications was significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (all P<0.01). Conclusion:Postoperative urethral stent irrigation in adolescents with hypospadias significantly reduces the incidence of wound infection and urethral fistula.
9.The Application Value of Multi-parameter Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prognosis Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease
Jing LI ; Zihan WEI ; Keyan WANG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2024;39(12):1177-1182
Objectives:To investigate the application value of multi-parameter cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in evaluating the prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods:A total of 1690 patients with CHD were retrospectively enrolled in this study.All patients underwent comprehensive CMR imaging at 3.0 T.The CMR protocols included cine imaging,and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging.All patients were followed-up by telephone.The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE),including all-cause death,heart failure related hospitalization,and cardiac death.Results:During a median follow-up of 41 (37,49) months,MACEs were recorded in 456 patients (27.0%).Multivariate Cox analysis showed that left ventricular ejection fraction (HR=0.954,95%CI:0.945-0.963),two-dimensional longitudinal peak strain (HR=1.182,95%CI:1.133-1.233),infarct volume (HR=1.037,95%CI:1.032-1.043),percutaneous coronary intervention (HR=0.975,95%CI:0.937-0.991),two-vessel disease (HR=1.344,95%CI:1.076-1.683) and three-vessel disease (HR=1.651,95%CI:1.309-2.083) were independent predictors of MACE (all P<0.001).Conclusions:CMR can be used to evaluate the prognosis in patients with CHD.
10.Comparison of safety and efficacy of robot assistance versus conventional freehand methods in the upper cervical spine surgery
Jian CHEN ; Qingqing LI ; Shujie ZHAO ; Mengyuan WU ; Zihan ZHOU ; Jiayun LIU ; Peng GAO ; Jin FAN ; Xiaojian CAO ; Yongxin REN ; Weihua CAI ; Lipeng YU ; Guoyong YIN ; Wei ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(8):578-586
Objective:To evaluate the impact of orthopedic robotic assistance and conventional freehand methods on surgical strategies, the safety of pedicle screw placement, and clinical efficacy in patients with upper cervical spine diseases.Methods:From January 2017 to March 2023, a total of 63 cases with upper cervical spine disease, were divided into two groups based on the screw placement technique: the robot-assisted pedicle screw placement (RA) group (41 cases) and the conventional freehand pedicle screw placement (CF) group (22 cases), were retrospectively included. These patients in the RA and CF groups underwent two types of posterior cervical surgery, including occipitocervical fusion (9 cases and 8 cases) and fixation and fusion of atlantoaxial and distal vertebrae (32 cases and 14 cases). The outcome parameters, including the disease course, surgical time, intraoperative blood loss, fluoroscopy frequency, radiation dose, hospital stay, treatment costs, complications, the rate of the pedicle screw placement, accuracy of upper cervical pedicle screw placement, and the risk factors that possibly affected the accuracy were recorded and analyzed. Postoperative follow-up was conducted for at least 6 months, and the efficacy of patients was assessed using imaging parameters, ASIS classification, VAS, and JOA scores.Results:Both groups had no screw-related complications and no spinal cord or vertebral artery injuries. In the RA group, the pedicle screw placement rates for the patients with occipitocervical fusion, and fixation and fusion of atlantoaxial and distal vertebrae were 100% (48/48) and 89.6% (138/154), respectively, far exceeding the placement rate in the CF group 42.9% (18/42) and 78.3% (54/69) (χ 2=37.403, P<0.001; χ 2=5.128, P=0.024). The fluoroscopic exposure dose and operation time of the two types of surgical patients in the RA group were both higher than those in the CF group ( P<0.05). Compared with the CF group, the accuracy of C 1 screws in the RA group increased from 42% (11/26) to 80% (51/64), with statistical significance (χ 2=13.342, P=0.004); while the accuracy of C 2 screws improved from 77% (33/43) to 88% (63/72) with no statistical difference (χ 2=2.863, P=0.413). Non-parametric correlation analysis found a significant correlation between the accuracy of C 1 and C 2 pedicle screw placement and the order of guide wire insertion in the RA group ( r=0.580, P<0.001; r=0.369, P=0.001). Postoperatively, both groups showed significant differences in cervicomedullary angle (CMA), Chamberlain angle (CL), McGregor angle, Boogard angle, Bull angle, clivus-canal angle (CCA), occipitocervical (C 0-C 2) angle, posterior occipitocervical angle (POCA), C 2-C 7 angle, and anterior atlantodental interval (ADI) ( P<0.05). The ASIA classification improved to varying degrees for both groups postoperatively, but there were no statistically significant differences between preoperative, postoperative, and last follow-up evaluations. VAS and JOA scores significantly improved for both groups postoperatively and at the last follow-up ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Both orthopedic robotic-assisted and conventional freehand pedicle screw placement techniques achieved satisfactory therapeutic effects in the treatment of upper cervical spine diseases. The orthopedic robot can effectively ensure the accuracy of upper cervical pedicle screw placement, the increase placement rate of pedicle screws in the upper cervical spine, and reduce fluoroscopy exposure. However, it is necessary to avoid the vertebral displacement caused by the priority insertion of the guide needle, which may affect the accuracy of subsequent planning.


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