1.Enhanced radiotheranostic targeting of integrin α5β1 with PEGylation-enabled peptide multidisplay platform (PEGibody): A strategy for prolonged tumor retention with fast blood clearance.
Siqi ZHANG ; Xiaohui MA ; Jiang WU ; Jieting SHEN ; Yuntao SHI ; Xingkai WANG ; Lin XIE ; Xiaona SUN ; Yuxuan WU ; Hao TIAN ; Xin GAO ; Xueyao CHEN ; Hongyi HUANG ; Lu CHEN ; Xuekai SONG ; Qichen HU ; Hailong ZHANG ; Feng WANG ; Zhao-Hui JIN ; Ming-Rong ZHANG ; Rui WANG ; Kuan HU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(2):692-706
Peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals targeting integrin α5β1 show promise for precise tumor diagnosis and treatment. However, current peptide-based radioligands that target α5β1 demonstrate inadequate in vivo performance owing to limited tumor retention. The use of PEGylation to enhance the tumor retention of radiopharmaceuticals by prolonging blood circulation time poses a risk of increased blood toxicity. Therefore, a PEGylation strategy that boosts tumor retention while minimizing blood circulation time is urgently needed. Here, we developed a PEGylation-enabled peptide multidisplay platform (PEGibody) for PR_b, an α5β1 targeting peptide. PEGibody generation involved PEGylation and self-assembly. [64Cu]QM-2303 PEGibodies displayed spherical nanoparticles ranging from 100 to 200 nm in diameter. Compared with non-PEGylated radioligands, [64Cu]QM-2303 demonstrated enhanced tumor retention time due to increased binding affinity and stability. Importantly, the biodistribution analysis confirmed rapid clearance of [64Cu]QM-2303 from the bloodstream. Administration of a single dose of [177Lu]QM-2303 led to robust antitumor efficacy. Furthermore, [64Cu]/[177Lu]QM-2303 exhibited low hematological and organ toxicity in both healthy and tumor-bearing mice. Therefore, this study presents a PEGibody-based radiotheranostic approach that enhances tumor retention time and provides long-lasting antitumor effects without prolonging blood circulation lifetime. The PEGibody-based radiopharmaceutical [64Cu]/[177Lu]QM-2303 shows great potential for positron emission tomography imaging-guided targeted radionuclide therapy for α5β1-overexpressing tumors.
2.Objective Data Analysis of Tongue Manifestations and Complexions in the Population with Yang Deficiency Constitution
Xuan TENG ; Tianfeng PENG ; Yuxuan ZHOU ; Xinying YI ; Jingyi YANG ; Meiyan ZENG ; Qinghua PENG ; Houpan SONG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;42(4):797-802
Objective To conduct an analysis on objective data of tongue manifestations and complexions among college students with yang deficiency constitution and balanced constitution,thus to explore the correlation between yang deficiency constitution and the objective data of tongue manifestations and complexions among college students.Methods From August 2023 to January 2024,data collection was carried out in 325 cases of yang deficiency constitution(yang deficiency group)and 175 cases of balanced constitution(balanced group)from college students of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,Central South University,Hunan Normal University,Hunan University and Changsha University of Science and Technology in Hunan Province.YM-MA-Ⅰ digital detection system for tongue manifestations and complexions of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)was utilized for data collection and image analysis,and the differences in the Lab parameters of tongue color,tongue shape,tongue coating color,complexions,and lip color were compared between yang deficiency group and balanced group.Of the Lab parameters,letter"L"stands for luminance,which expresses the luminance from absolute black to absolute white,and takes the value of 0-100;letter"a"and letter"b"stand for two color channels,letter"a"represents the color from dark green to grey then to bright pink,and takes a value from-128 to 127,and letter"b"represents the color from bright blue to grey then to yellow,and also takes a value from-128 to 127.Results(1)The analysis of tongue manifestations showed that in comparison with the balanced group,enlarged tongue(72.62%),tooth-marked tongue(83.69%),and greasy coating(59.38%)were frequently seen in the yang deficiency group,and the differences were all statistically significant(P<0.05 or P<0.01).(2)The analysis of complexions showed that in comparison with the balanced group,lusterless complexion(79.08%)and pale lip(42.15%)were frequently seen in the yang deficiency group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.01).(3)The yang deficiency group had higher L value of tongue color,L value of tongue coating color,L value of complexions,and L and b values of lip color than the balanced group,and the differences were all statistically significant(P<0.05),indicating that the tongue color,complexions,and lip color of the yang deficiency group were all pale.Conclusion The objective data and image analysis of tongue manifestations and complexions can accurately identify the population of yang deficiency constitution from college students,and the results will provide approaches and references for the identification of other TCM constitutions from the population.
3.Establishment of visualized rapid detection method for Klebsiella pneumoniae based on RPA-LFD and its effect
Yuxuan ZANG ; Yanxia XING ; Yanhua LI ; Guobin SONG ; Guoping XI ; Yunfeng BAI
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(17):2603-2607
OBJECTIVE T o establish a simple,rapid,highly sensitive and highly specific visualized detection meth-od for Klebsiella pneumoniae based on recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA)technique combined with the lateral flow dipstick(LFD)technique.METHODS The specific primers targeting the khe gene of K.pneumoniae were designed for RPA,the reaction temperature and reaction time for RPA were optimized,the optimal experi-mental conditions for the LFD were determined based on the colorimetric results.The sensitivity,stability,speci-ficity and clinical practicability of RPA-LFD in detection of the K.pneumoniae were evaluated.RESULTS RPA could achieved the optimal detection result for simplification of K.pneumoniae at 34 ℃ for 10 min.The LFD showed the best color development when Milipore HF 135s was used as the nitrocellulose membrane,phosphate buffered saline containing Tween-20(PBST)was used as the sample developing solution,and the concentrations of streptavidin and secondary antibody were 0.8 mg/ml and 0.1 mg/ml,respectively.The detection limit of the RPA-LFD was 5 CFU/ml for detection of K.pneumoniae,the relative standard deviation of the band color inten-sity was less than 5%in six parallel experiments,and there was no cross reactions with other bacterial strains.In addition,the sensitivity of the RPA-LFD in detection of K.pneumoniae was not affected by the serum compo-nents such as proteins and lipids.CONCLUSION The rapid detection method for K.pneumoniae that is established based RPA-LFD is characterized by the simple operation,high sensitivity and high specificity,and it does not need complicated equipment or strict technical requirement for operators and provides a new technique for early diagno-sis and epidemiological survey of the K.pneumoniae.
4.Study on the Chemical Components of Lignans from the Root Bark of Schisandra Sphenanthera
Yuxuan WANG ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Yuying ZHANG ; Shiqi HUANG ; Yuze LI ; Chong DENG ; Xiaomei SONG ; Wei WANG ; Dongdong ZHANG
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(6):813-821
OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents in the root bark of Schisandra sphenanthera and their cytotoxic activ-ities.METHODS The compounds were isolated and purified by silica,Sephadex LH-20 and semi preparative-HPLC and the chem-ical structures were identified by 1 H-NMR,13 C-NMR and MS data analysis.The cytotoxic activities of the compounds were deter-mined by MTT method.RESULTS Twenty lignans were isolated and deduced as:Matairesinol(1),2-Hydroxy-2-(3′,4′-di-hydroxyphenyl)methyl-3-(3″,4″-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl-gamma-butyrolactone(2),(+)-Nortrachelogenin(3),2-Hydroxy-2-(4′-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3′-hydroxyphenyl)methyl-3-(3″,4″-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl-γ-butyrolactone(4),Nortracheloside(5),Burselignan(6),(+)-Cycloolivil(7),5-Methoxy-(+)-isolariciresinol(8),(-)-Isolariciresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(9),(+)-9-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl lyoniresinol(10),(-)-Secoisolariciresinol(11),Licarin A(12),Cedrusin(13),Mataires-inol 4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(14),Pregomisin(15),Meso-dihydroguaiaretic acid(16),7S,8R-Erythro-4,9,9′-trihydroxy-3,3′-dimethoxy-8-O-4′-neolignan-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(17),Gomisin M2(18),Gomisin M3(19),Pinoresinol(20).Com-pounds 1-3,12,15,16,18 and 19 showed cytotoxic activity against A549,HCT116 and SW620 cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 1.4 to 22.9 μmol·L-1.CONCLUSION Compounds 1-4,6-12,14,17-19 are isolated from the plant for the first time,com-pounds 1-3,12,15,16,18 and 19 exhibit cytotoxic activities.
5.Research progress in identification methods andtheir delivery systems of novel epitopes
Yuxuan GAO ; Huanjie ZHAI ; Xin SONG ; Shuwen LI ; Huaji QIU ; Yongfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(2):389-396
Epitope vaccine is a novel strategy for vaccine development in recent years,exhibiting ad-vantages such as safety,and the ability to induce specific humoral and cellular immune responses a-gainst pathogens.Among them,the identification and delivery of epitopes are crucial in the design of multi-epitope vaccines.Compared to traditional methods of antigenic epitope identification,vari-ous new techniques such as bioinformatics,ELIspot,and intracellular cytokine staining have been developed.Since the direct immunization of multi-epitope peptides results in low protective effica-cy,efficient delivery systems are urgently needed.The antigenic epitopes commonly used delivery systems include viral vectors,and non-virus vectors such as nanoparticles,etc.Additionally,to en-hance the immunization efficacy of vaccines,antigenic epitopes are usually modified,including mul-tiple epitopes in tandem and epitope targeting modification and other strategies.This review sum-marizes the methods for accurate identification of antigenic epitopes with well immunogenicity as well as effective delivery strategies for antigenic epitopes,providing new insight into the develop-ment of novel multi-epitope vaccines.
6.Multi-center study on the difficulty and discrimination of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire
Qixia JIANG ; Juan NI ; Wenjun ZHU ; Yaling WANG ; Jing WANG ; Caiping SONG ; Xican ZHENG ; Yongli TANG ; Liqin LUO ; Wei JIANG ; Li LI ; Li LI ; Huiming JI ; Haixia FENG ; Yuxuan BAI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(14):1835-1839
Objective:To test the difficulty, discrimination, and reliability of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire.Methods:Two researchers independently translated the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire and cross-checked it to form a Chinese version of the questionnaire. The Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire consists of 24 items, with correct answers scoring one point and incorrect answers scoring zero points, with a total score of 24 points. Convenience sampling was used to select ICU nurses from 14 GradeⅢ Class A hospitals in five provinces/autonomous regions and two municipalities in China for the survey between April and July 2023. The difficulty index, discrimination index, and Cronbach's α coefficient of the questionnaire were analyzed.Results:A total of 1 121 questionnaires were distributed, with 1 020 valid responses, yielding a valid response rate of 90.99%. The mean score of the 1 020 ICU nurses on the Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire was (16.10±5.58) , with a minimum score of 4.00 and a maximum score of 24.00. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire was 0.91. The questionnaire's overall difficulty and discrimination indexes were 0.67 and 0.59, respectively.Conclusions:The Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire has appropriate difficulty, moderate discrimination, and strong reliability, making it a valuable tool for assessing ICU nurses' knowledge of pressure injury-related topics.
7.Establishment of visualized rapid detection method for Klebsiella pneumoniae based on RPA-LFD and its effect
Yuxuan ZANG ; Yanxia XING ; Yanhua LI ; Guobin SONG ; Guoping XI ; Yunfeng BAI
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(17):2603-2607
OBJECTIVE T o establish a simple,rapid,highly sensitive and highly specific visualized detection meth-od for Klebsiella pneumoniae based on recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA)technique combined with the lateral flow dipstick(LFD)technique.METHODS The specific primers targeting the khe gene of K.pneumoniae were designed for RPA,the reaction temperature and reaction time for RPA were optimized,the optimal experi-mental conditions for the LFD were determined based on the colorimetric results.The sensitivity,stability,speci-ficity and clinical practicability of RPA-LFD in detection of the K.pneumoniae were evaluated.RESULTS RPA could achieved the optimal detection result for simplification of K.pneumoniae at 34 ℃ for 10 min.The LFD showed the best color development when Milipore HF 135s was used as the nitrocellulose membrane,phosphate buffered saline containing Tween-20(PBST)was used as the sample developing solution,and the concentrations of streptavidin and secondary antibody were 0.8 mg/ml and 0.1 mg/ml,respectively.The detection limit of the RPA-LFD was 5 CFU/ml for detection of K.pneumoniae,the relative standard deviation of the band color inten-sity was less than 5%in six parallel experiments,and there was no cross reactions with other bacterial strains.In addition,the sensitivity of the RPA-LFD in detection of K.pneumoniae was not affected by the serum compo-nents such as proteins and lipids.CONCLUSION The rapid detection method for K.pneumoniae that is established based RPA-LFD is characterized by the simple operation,high sensitivity and high specificity,and it does not need complicated equipment or strict technical requirement for operators and provides a new technique for early diagno-sis and epidemiological survey of the K.pneumoniae.
8.Study on the Chemical Components of Lignans from the Root Bark of Schisandra Sphenanthera
Yuxuan WANG ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Yuying ZHANG ; Shiqi HUANG ; Yuze LI ; Chong DENG ; Xiaomei SONG ; Wei WANG ; Dongdong ZHANG
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;41(6):813-821
OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents in the root bark of Schisandra sphenanthera and their cytotoxic activ-ities.METHODS The compounds were isolated and purified by silica,Sephadex LH-20 and semi preparative-HPLC and the chem-ical structures were identified by 1 H-NMR,13 C-NMR and MS data analysis.The cytotoxic activities of the compounds were deter-mined by MTT method.RESULTS Twenty lignans were isolated and deduced as:Matairesinol(1),2-Hydroxy-2-(3′,4′-di-hydroxyphenyl)methyl-3-(3″,4″-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl-gamma-butyrolactone(2),(+)-Nortrachelogenin(3),2-Hydroxy-2-(4′-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3′-hydroxyphenyl)methyl-3-(3″,4″-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl-γ-butyrolactone(4),Nortracheloside(5),Burselignan(6),(+)-Cycloolivil(7),5-Methoxy-(+)-isolariciresinol(8),(-)-Isolariciresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(9),(+)-9-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl lyoniresinol(10),(-)-Secoisolariciresinol(11),Licarin A(12),Cedrusin(13),Mataires-inol 4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(14),Pregomisin(15),Meso-dihydroguaiaretic acid(16),7S,8R-Erythro-4,9,9′-trihydroxy-3,3′-dimethoxy-8-O-4′-neolignan-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(17),Gomisin M2(18),Gomisin M3(19),Pinoresinol(20).Com-pounds 1-3,12,15,16,18 and 19 showed cytotoxic activity against A549,HCT116 and SW620 cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 1.4 to 22.9 μmol·L-1.CONCLUSION Compounds 1-4,6-12,14,17-19 are isolated from the plant for the first time,com-pounds 1-3,12,15,16,18 and 19 exhibit cytotoxic activities.
9.Research progress in identification methods andtheir delivery systems of novel epitopes
Yuxuan GAO ; Huanjie ZHAI ; Xin SONG ; Shuwen LI ; Huaji QIU ; Yongfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(2):389-396
Epitope vaccine is a novel strategy for vaccine development in recent years,exhibiting ad-vantages such as safety,and the ability to induce specific humoral and cellular immune responses a-gainst pathogens.Among them,the identification and delivery of epitopes are crucial in the design of multi-epitope vaccines.Compared to traditional methods of antigenic epitope identification,vari-ous new techniques such as bioinformatics,ELIspot,and intracellular cytokine staining have been developed.Since the direct immunization of multi-epitope peptides results in low protective effica-cy,efficient delivery systems are urgently needed.The antigenic epitopes commonly used delivery systems include viral vectors,and non-virus vectors such as nanoparticles,etc.Additionally,to en-hance the immunization efficacy of vaccines,antigenic epitopes are usually modified,including mul-tiple epitopes in tandem and epitope targeting modification and other strategies.This review sum-marizes the methods for accurate identification of antigenic epitopes with well immunogenicity as well as effective delivery strategies for antigenic epitopes,providing new insight into the develop-ment of novel multi-epitope vaccines.
10.Multi-center study on the difficulty and discrimination of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire
Qixia JIANG ; Juan NI ; Wenjun ZHU ; Yaling WANG ; Jing WANG ; Caiping SONG ; Xican ZHENG ; Yongli TANG ; Liqin LUO ; Wei JIANG ; Li LI ; Li LI ; Huiming JI ; Haixia FENG ; Yuxuan BAI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(14):1835-1839
Objective:To test the difficulty, discrimination, and reliability of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire.Methods:Two researchers independently translated the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire and cross-checked it to form a Chinese version of the questionnaire. The Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire consists of 24 items, with correct answers scoring one point and incorrect answers scoring zero points, with a total score of 24 points. Convenience sampling was used to select ICU nurses from 14 GradeⅢ Class A hospitals in five provinces/autonomous regions and two municipalities in China for the survey between April and July 2023. The difficulty index, discrimination index, and Cronbach's α coefficient of the questionnaire were analyzed.Results:A total of 1 121 questionnaires were distributed, with 1 020 valid responses, yielding a valid response rate of 90.99%. The mean score of the 1 020 ICU nurses on the Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire was (16.10±5.58) , with a minimum score of 4.00 and a maximum score of 24.00. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire was 0.91. The questionnaire's overall difficulty and discrimination indexes were 0.67 and 0.59, respectively.Conclusions:The Chinese version of the ICU Nurse Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Knowledge Questionnaire has appropriate difficulty, moderate discrimination, and strong reliability, making it a valuable tool for assessing ICU nurses' knowledge of pressure injury-related topics.

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