1.A synthetic peptide, derived from neurotoxin GsMTx4, acts as a non-opioid analgesic to alleviate mechanical and neuropathic pain through the TRPV4 channel.
ShaoXi KE ; Ping DONG ; Yi MEI ; JiaQi WANG ; Mingxi TANG ; Wanxin SU ; JingJing WANG ; Chen CHEN ; Xiaohui WANG ; JunWei JI ; XinRan ZHUANG ; ShuangShuang YANG ; Yun ZHANG ; Linda M BOLAND ; Meng CUI ; Masahiro SOKABE ; Zhe ZHANG ; QiongYao TANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(3):1447-1462
Mechanical pain is one of the most common causes of clinical pain, but there remains a lack of effective treatment for debilitating mechanical and chronic forms of neuropathic pain. Recently, neurotoxin GsMTx4, a selective mechanosensitive (MS) channel inhibitor, has been found to be effective, while the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, with multiple rodent pain models, we demonstrated that a GsMTx4-based 17-residue peptide, which we call P10581, was able to reduce mechanical hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain. The analgesic effects of P10581 can be as strong as morphine but is not toxic in animal models. The anti-hyperalgesic effect of the peptide was resistant to naloxone (an μ-opioid receptor antagonist) and showed no side effects of morphine, including tolerance, motor impairment, and conditioned place preference. Pharmacological inhibition of TRPV4 by P10581 in a heterogeneous expression system, combined with the use of Trpv4 knockout mice indicates that TRPV4 channels may act as the potential target for the analgesic effect of P10581. Our study identified a potential drug for curing mechanical pain and exposed its mechanism.
2.Development of detection method of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b
Shuting SUN ; Tianchi ZHUANG ; Yingqi YANG ; Ning LI ; Quan WANG ; Minghui JI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2025;45(6):485-492
Objective:To develop a rapid, sensitive, and quantitative method for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae using digital loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP)-CRISPR/Cas12b. Methods:Five LAMP primers targeting the Kp-1 gene of Klebsiella pneumoniae and guide RNA (gRNA) for Cas12b were designed. The digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b reaction mixture included 1×WarmStart ? LAMP master mix, 1×LAMP primers, 250 nmol/L Cas12b, 250 nmol/L gRNA, 3 μmol/L ssDNA reporter, 1 000 U/ml RNase inhibitor, 4 mmol/L Mg 2+, and DEPC water. After preparing the digital chip, it was incubated at 60℃ for one hour. Fluorescence distribution was then detected using a biochip analyzer to calculate the input DNA concentration. The specificity of the method was tested using genomic DNA from seven pathogenic microorganisms. The quantitative performance was assessed using serial dilutions of Klebsiella pneumoniae DNA ranging from 5-500 000 copies/μl. Clinical sputum samples were collected for comparison of quantitative performance with qPCR and qualitative performance with culture methods. Results:The digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b method showed high specificity, yielding negative results for all six non-target pathogens. Quantitative performance tests indicated a sensitivity as low as 5 copies/μl, with a linear dynamic range of 5-50 000 copies/μl ( R2=0.927 4). Clinical sample quantitative testing showed that the correlation coefficient between digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b and qPCR quantification was 0.917 0. Compared with the culture results of 72 samples, this method had a sensitivity of 100% and detected two additional samples with negative culture result, with a specificity of 91%; Compared with the culture method, qPCR had a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 83%. These results indicated that the digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b method had good quantitative and qualitative detection performance for clinical sputum samples. Conclusions:This method offers advantages over qPCR, including rapidity, simplicity, and high precision. The digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b method enables absolute quantification of Klebsiella pneumoniae in sputum samples, enhancing the accuracy of early screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. These advantages make digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b technology highly promising for the precise diagnosis of pathogenic microorganisms in field detection, primary healthcare, and resource-limited environments.
3.Applications and prospects of 5G+helicopter medical rescue
Wei HAN ; Danni HUANG ; Junchao WANG ; Yuanting LI ; Changgen CHEN ; Xiang LI ; Zhongliang JI ; Qin LI ; Zhuang LI
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine 2025;36(1):72-78
Objective:To review the applications of key technologies of 5G+helicopter medical rescue and predict future developments. Literature resource and selection Related literature in this field that was published at home and abroad. Literature quotation Forty articles published at home and abroad. Literature synthesis 5G+helicopter medical rescue is a new medical rescue model that integrates airborne 5G network technology, body area network disease awareness technology and 5G air-ground collaborative rapid diagnosis and treatment technology. It can shorten the time and space distance of medical rescue and improve the efficiency. The clinical applications of 5G+helicopter medical rescue, including the development of rescue schemes, daily and disaster scenarios 5G networking schemes, and air-ground collaborative emergency rescue information sharing platforms, have delivered remarkable results in the field of medical rescue. Despite the challenges facing 5G technology such as high cost and inconsistent technical standards, its development will promote innovation and progress in low-airspace helicopter medical rescue and offer more efficient, more accurate and safer rescue services. Conclusions:It is recommended that 5G network be given more weight, the auto-flight technology of helicopters developed, rescue command and dispatch platforms established, rescue personnel better-trained and supervision and safety guarantee be enhanced.
4.Auricular electroacupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia in pharyngeal phase: a randomized controlled trial.
Xiangliang LI ; Yuhong ZHANG ; Haipeng JIN ; Ling GAO ; Xuan ZHUANG ; Yong WANG ; Youhong JI
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2025;45(12):1705-1710
OBJECTIVE:
To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular electroacupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia in the pharyngeal phase.
METHODS:
Eighty-two patients with post-stroke dysphagia in the pharyngeal phase were randomized into an auricular electroacupuncture group (41 cases) and a swallowing electrical stimulation group (41 cases, 1 case dropped out). In the auricular electroacupuncture group, electroacupuncture was applied at auricular points, i.e. Xin (CO15) and Yanhou (TG3), using disperse-dense wave, in frequency of 2 Hz/10 Hz, 30 min a time. In the swallowing electrical stimulation group, swallowing electrical stimulation was delivered for 30 min a time. Both groups were treated once daily for 4 weeks. The functional oral intake scale (FOIS) grade, as well as the hyolaryngeal complex displacement, the pharyngeal constriction rate (PCR) and the pharyngeal delay time (PDT) under video fluoroscopic study of swallowing (VFSS) were observed before and after treatment, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated in the two groups.
RESULTS:
Compared before treatment, the FOIS grade was improved (P<0.01), the forward and upward displacement amplitude of hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage was increased (P<0.05), and the PCR and PDT were decreased (P<0.05) after treatment in the two groups. After treatment, compared with the swallowing electrical stimulation group, the FOIS grade was superior (P<0.01), the upward displacement amplitude of hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage was larger (P<0.05) and the PCR and PDT were lower (P<0.05) in the auricular electroacupuncture group. The total effective rate was 85.4% (35/41) in the auricular electroacupuncture group, which was higher than 62.5% (25/40) in the swallowing electrical stimulation group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
Auricular electroacupuncture can effectively trigger pharyngeal initiation and improve post-stroke dysphagia in the pharyngeal phase.
Humans
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Electroacupuncture
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Male
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Deglutition Disorders/etiology*
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Female
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Middle Aged
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Aged
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Stroke/physiopathology*
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Pharynx/physiopathology*
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Acupuncture, Ear
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Acupuncture Points
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Deglutition
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Treatment Outcome
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Adult
5.Construction of a sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing
Xuezhang ZHANG ; Xiangnan JI ; Yu ZHANG ; Yuanyuan ZHUANG ; Ning LI ; Beibei WANG ; Dike ZHANG ; Dongli NIE ; Hongmei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(26):3542-3548
Objective:To construct a sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing.Methods:Based on the "structure-process-outcome" three-dimensional quality model, a preliminary screening of sensitive quality indicators for ophthalmic day surgery nursing was conducted through the literature review, survey of current situation, and group meeting. Purposive sampling was used to select 29 members of the expert pool of the Ophthalmology Nursing Committee of Chinese Nursing Association for two rounds of Delphi expert consultation from August to September 2023.Results:In the two rounds of expert consultation, 29 and 23 questionnaires were distributed respectively, and 23 and 21 valid questionnaires were recovered respectively, with effective recovery rates of 79.31% and 91.30% respectively. The expert authority coefficients were both 0.88. The Kendall's coefficient of concordance for the importance of indicators was 0.111 and 0.127, respectively (both P<0.01). The final formed sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing included three primary indicators, nine secondary indicators, and 40 tertiary indicators. Conclusions:The sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing constructed in this study is scientific, reliable, and practical, which can provide a reference for evaluating the quality of nursing in ophthalmic day surgery.
6.Construction of a sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing
Xuezhang ZHANG ; Xiangnan JI ; Yu ZHANG ; Yuanyuan ZHUANG ; Ning LI ; Beibei WANG ; Dike ZHANG ; Dongli NIE ; Hongmei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(26):3542-3548
Objective:To construct a sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing.Methods:Based on the "structure-process-outcome" three-dimensional quality model, a preliminary screening of sensitive quality indicators for ophthalmic day surgery nursing was conducted through the literature review, survey of current situation, and group meeting. Purposive sampling was used to select 29 members of the expert pool of the Ophthalmology Nursing Committee of Chinese Nursing Association for two rounds of Delphi expert consultation from August to September 2023.Results:In the two rounds of expert consultation, 29 and 23 questionnaires were distributed respectively, and 23 and 21 valid questionnaires were recovered respectively, with effective recovery rates of 79.31% and 91.30% respectively. The expert authority coefficients were both 0.88. The Kendall's coefficient of concordance for the importance of indicators was 0.111 and 0.127, respectively (both P<0.01). The final formed sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing included three primary indicators, nine secondary indicators, and 40 tertiary indicators. Conclusions:The sensitive quality index system for ophthalmic day surgery nursing constructed in this study is scientific, reliable, and practical, which can provide a reference for evaluating the quality of nursing in ophthalmic day surgery.
7.Development of detection method of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b
Shuting SUN ; Tianchi ZHUANG ; Yingqi YANG ; Ning LI ; Quan WANG ; Minghui JI
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2025;45(6):485-492
Objective:To develop a rapid, sensitive, and quantitative method for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae using digital loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP)-CRISPR/Cas12b. Methods:Five LAMP primers targeting the Kp-1 gene of Klebsiella pneumoniae and guide RNA (gRNA) for Cas12b were designed. The digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b reaction mixture included 1×WarmStart ? LAMP master mix, 1×LAMP primers, 250 nmol/L Cas12b, 250 nmol/L gRNA, 3 μmol/L ssDNA reporter, 1 000 U/ml RNase inhibitor, 4 mmol/L Mg 2+, and DEPC water. After preparing the digital chip, it was incubated at 60℃ for one hour. Fluorescence distribution was then detected using a biochip analyzer to calculate the input DNA concentration. The specificity of the method was tested using genomic DNA from seven pathogenic microorganisms. The quantitative performance was assessed using serial dilutions of Klebsiella pneumoniae DNA ranging from 5-500 000 copies/μl. Clinical sputum samples were collected for comparison of quantitative performance with qPCR and qualitative performance with culture methods. Results:The digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b method showed high specificity, yielding negative results for all six non-target pathogens. Quantitative performance tests indicated a sensitivity as low as 5 copies/μl, with a linear dynamic range of 5-50 000 copies/μl ( R2=0.927 4). Clinical sample quantitative testing showed that the correlation coefficient between digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b and qPCR quantification was 0.917 0. Compared with the culture results of 72 samples, this method had a sensitivity of 100% and detected two additional samples with negative culture result, with a specificity of 91%; Compared with the culture method, qPCR had a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 83%. These results indicated that the digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b method had good quantitative and qualitative detection performance for clinical sputum samples. Conclusions:This method offers advantages over qPCR, including rapidity, simplicity, and high precision. The digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b method enables absolute quantification of Klebsiella pneumoniae in sputum samples, enhancing the accuracy of early screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. These advantages make digital LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12b technology highly promising for the precise diagnosis of pathogenic microorganisms in field detection, primary healthcare, and resource-limited environments.
8.Applications and prospects of 5G+helicopter medical rescue
Wei HAN ; Danni HUANG ; Junchao WANG ; Yuanting LI ; Changgen CHEN ; Xiang LI ; Zhongliang JI ; Qin LI ; Zhuang LI
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine 2025;36(1):72-78
Objective:To review the applications of key technologies of 5G+helicopter medical rescue and predict future developments. Literature resource and selection Related literature in this field that was published at home and abroad. Literature quotation Forty articles published at home and abroad. Literature synthesis 5G+helicopter medical rescue is a new medical rescue model that integrates airborne 5G network technology, body area network disease awareness technology and 5G air-ground collaborative rapid diagnosis and treatment technology. It can shorten the time and space distance of medical rescue and improve the efficiency. The clinical applications of 5G+helicopter medical rescue, including the development of rescue schemes, daily and disaster scenarios 5G networking schemes, and air-ground collaborative emergency rescue information sharing platforms, have delivered remarkable results in the field of medical rescue. Despite the challenges facing 5G technology such as high cost and inconsistent technical standards, its development will promote innovation and progress in low-airspace helicopter medical rescue and offer more efficient, more accurate and safer rescue services. Conclusions:It is recommended that 5G network be given more weight, the auto-flight technology of helicopters developed, rescue command and dispatch platforms established, rescue personnel better-trained and supervision and safety guarantee be enhanced.
9.Renal eosinophilic vacuolated tumor: a clinicopathological analysis of seven cases
Yan WANG ; Jie ZHUANG ; Yujun LI ; Xiaobin JI ; Yunxia LI ; Yuejuan ZHANG ; Wenjuan YU ; Daochen ZHONG ; Wei ZHANG ; Yanxia JIANG
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2024;53(9):910-915
Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis of eosinophilic vacuolated tumor (EVT).Methods:Seven cases of EVT with characteristic morphology and unequivocal diagnosis from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (6 cases), Qingdao, China and the 971 Hospital of PLA Navy (1 case), Qingdao, China between January 2010 and December 2021 were subject to morphological and immunohistochemical analyses. Additionally, whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in two cases. Twenty-two cases of renal oncocytoma (RO) and 17 cases of eosinophilic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (eChRCC) diagnosed at the same time were used as controls.Results:Four males and three females with a mean age of 42 years (range: 29-61 years) were included in the study. The tumors were nodular and well-circumscribed, with sizes ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 cm. On cross-section, they appeared gray-red or gray-white, solid, and soft. Tumor cells were arranged in nests, solid sheets, and acinar or small vesicular structures. These cells exhibited eosinophilic cytoplasm with large, prominent clear vacuoles and round nuclei with prominent nucleoli. Perinuclear halos were focally present in four cases, while small tumor cells with sparse cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nuclei were seen in one case. No necrosis or mitosis was noted. Edematous stroma was detected in three cases. All tumors were positive for CD117 and Cathepsin K, but negative for vimentin and CK7. CK20 was positive in scattered individual cells, and Ki-67 positivity ranged from 1% to 4%. Point mutations in MTOR were identified in both patients who were subject to the molecular analysis. Statistical differences in the expression of Cathepsin K, CD10, S-100A1, and Cyclin D1 between EVT and RO ( P<0.05) were significant, so were the differences in the expression of Cathepsin K, CD10, CK7 and claudin 7 between EVT and eChRCC ( P<0.001). Seven patients were followed up for 4 to 96 months (mean, 50 months), with no recurrences or metastases. Conclusions:EVT is a rare renal tumor that shares morphological and immunophenotypic features with RO and eChRCC, and it is closely linked to the TSC/MTOR pathway. The presence of large prominent transparent vacuoles in eosinophilic cytoplasm along with conspicuous nucleoli is its key morphological characteristics. The use of combined immunohistochemical stains greatly aids in its diagnosis. Typically, the tumor exhibits indolent biological behaviors with a favorable prognosis.
10.Thyroid autoimmunity increases the risk of second pregnancy abortion in people with unexplained recurrent abortion
Zhaorui WANG ; Xiaohui JI ; Yihong GUO ; Yingcui LIANG ; Zhuang LI ; Zhuoyao MAI ; Menglan ZHU ; Lujing CHEN ; Hui CHEN
Journal of Chinese Physician 2024;26(11):1607-1612
Objective:To investigate the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and pregnancy outcome in patients with unexplained recurrent abortion.Methods:A retrospective cohort study of 354 patients with normal thyroid function with recurrent abortion of unknown cause admitted to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from January 2015 to June 2022 was used to detect thyroid antibody and thyroid function levels during pregnancy or early pregnancy. They were divided into TAI group ( n=144) and non-TAI group ( n=210) according to whether thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) was complicated or not. Tracking pregnancy outcomes. Results:Compared with the non-TAI group, the TAI group had a higher proportion of pregnancy outcomes resulting in miscarriage [42.4%(61/144) vs 27.1%(57/210), P=0.004]. In patients with unexplained recurrent abortion, TAI significantly increased the risk of spontaneous abortion [ OR(95% CI): 2.13(1.34, 3.41), P=0.001]. Positive TPOAb or TgAb also increased the risk of spontaneous abortion [ OR(95% CI): 2.18(1.37, 3.50), P=0.001; OR(95% CI): 2.33(1.31, 4.13), P=0.004]. TAI, TPOAb and TgAb had no significant interaction with age ( P=0.482, 0.724, 0.740). Conclusions:TAI is positively associated with the risk of spontaneous abortion in patients with unexplained recurrent abortion. TAI may be a potential risk factor for unexplained recurrent abortion, expanding the diagnosis and treatment of unexplained recurrent abortion.

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