1.Impact of Wenyang lishui formula on ventricular remodeling in rats with pulmonary hypertension-induced right heart failure
Sijian FENG ; Yan HUANG ; Aimin XING ; Mei YUAN ; Yafang LIU ; Weiming WANG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(20):2531-2536
OBJECTIVE To discuss the impact of Wenyang lishui formula on ventricular remodeling in rats with pulmonary hypertension-induced right heart failure (RHF) based on the Hippo/Yes-associated protein (YAP) signaling pathway. METHODS Ten rats were randomly selected as the control group. The remaining 63 rats were given a single intraperitoneal injection of monocrotaline to establish the pulmonary hypertension-induced RHF model. The 50 rats that successfully underwent the model establishment were randomly divided into the RHF group, low-dose group of Wenyang lishui formula (4.25 g/kg), high-dose group of the Wenyang lishui formula (17.00 g/kg), furosemide group (20 mg/kg), and high-dose group of Wenyang lishui formula+ Hippo/YAP signaling pathway activator group (17.00 g/kg of Δ Wenyang lishui formula+16 mg/kg of PY-60), with 10 rats in each group. The rats in each group were given the corresponding drug solution or normal saline by gavage or/andtail vein injection, once a day, for 4 consecutive weeks. During the experiment, the general conditions of the rats in each group were observed; after the last administration, the right ventricular diameter, right atrial diameter, end-diastolic volume, pulmonary artery blood flow acceleration time (PAAT) and its ratio to ejection time (ET) (PAAT/ET), pulmonary artery pressure and its ratio to pulmonary arterial flow velocity (pulmonary artery pressure/velocity) were measured. The plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide and angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) were detected. The pathological changes of the right ventricular tissue were observed, and the collagen volume fraction, the phosphorylation levels of the large tumor suppressor 1/2 (LATS1/2) and YAP, and the protein expression of the transcriptional coactivator of PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) were also detected. RESULTS Compared with the RHF group, the rats in Wenyang lishui formula low-dose and high-dose groups showed improved hair color, movement, diet, and mental state. The atrophy of right ventricular myocardial cells, the increase of inflammatory cells, collagen deposition, and hypertrophy of myocardial fibers were significantly alleviated. The right ventricular internal diameter, right atrial internal diameter, end-diastolic volume, pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary artery pressure/velocity, the plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide and AngⅡ , collagen volume fraction, the phosphorylation level of YAP and protein expression of TAZ were significantly decreased, while the PAAT, PAAT/ET and the phosphorylation level of LATS1/2 were significantly increased (P<0.05). PY-60 could significantly reverse the improvement effects of high-dose Wenyang lishui formula on the above quantitative indicators (P< 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Wenyang lishui formula can restore the right heart function of pulmonary hypertension-induced RHF rats, reduce their pulmonary artery pressure, alleviate the pathological changes in their cardiac tissues, and the above effects may be related to the activation of Hippo expression and the inhibition of YAP phosphorylation.
2.High-quality Disease Classification in Line with International Standards: Current Status and Reflections
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(5):993-998
With the widespread adoption of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in China's medical evaluation and healthcare payment systems, the importance of disease classification coding has become increasingly prominent, drawing considerable attention from the industry. As ICD is rapidly promoted and applied, various work methods have been developed, with it disagreements in understanding have emerged. Some medical institutions strictly require physicians to select clinical diagnoses from the ICD list of disease and surgical names. This practice undermines and even replaces the coding process conducted by the professional coders, leading to practical issues and affecting the data quality. This article analyzes these issues and proposes that the diagnoses entered by physicians on the first page of medical records are essentially disease nomenclature, while ICD codes represent classified diagnoses. These two elements have fundamentally different purposes andfunctions. It is recommended that physicians understand the requirements of ICD coding for clinical diagnosis documentation, revert to a medical-centric mindset, and accurately record disease diagnoses by using disease nomenclature. For the ICD-coded data, the key to high quality lies in strictly adhering to ICD classification rules and aligning with international standards. Professional medical record coders should be trained in health informatics, master international classification rules to fulfill their responsibilities, and ensure the accurate transformation of clinical diagnoses into ICD codes.
3.Expert consensus on clinical application of 177Lu-prostate specific membrane antigen radio-ligand therapy in prostate cancer
Guobing LIU ; Weihai ZHUO ; Yushen GU ; Zhi YANG ; Yue CHEN ; Wei FAN ; Jianming GUO ; Jian TAN ; Xiaohua ZHU ; Li HUO ; Xiaoli LAN ; Biao LI ; Weibing MIAO ; Shaoli SONG ; Hao XU ; Rong TIAN ; Quanyong LUO ; Feng WANG ; Xuemei WANG ; Aimin YANG ; Dong DAI ; Zhiyong DENG ; Jinhua ZHAO ; Xiaoliang CHEN ; Yan FAN ; Zairong GAO ; Xingmin HAN ; Ningyi JIANG ; Anren KUANG ; Yansong LIN ; Fugeng LIU ; Cen LOU ; Xinhui SU ; Lijun TANG ; Hui WANG ; Xinlu WANG ; Fuzhou YANG ; Hui YANG ; Xinming ZHAO ; Bo YANG ; Xiaodong HUANG ; Jiliang CHEN ; Sijin LI ; Jing WANG ; Yaming LI ; Hongcheng SHI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024;31(5):844-850,封3
177Lu-prostate specific membrane antigen(PSMA)radio-ligand therapy has been approved abroad for advanced prostate cancer and has been in several clinical trials in China.Based on domestic clinical practice and experimental data and referred to international experience and viewpoints,the expert group forms a consensus on the clinical application of 177Lu-PSMA radio-ligand therapy in prostate cancer to guide clinical practice.
4.Non-invasive imaging of pathological scars using a portable handheld two-photon microscope
Yang HAN ; Yuxuan SUN ; Feili YANG ; Qingwu LIU ; Wenmin FEI ; Wenzhuo QIU ; Junjie WANG ; Linshuang LI ; Xuejun ZHANG ; Aimin WANG ; Yong CUI
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(3):329-337
Background::Pathological scars are a disorder that can lead to various cosmetic, psychological, and functional problems, and no effective assessment methods are currently available. Assessment and treatment of pathological scars are based on cutaneous manifestations. A two-photon microscope (TPM) with the potential for real-time non-invasive assessment may help determine the under-surface pathophysiological conditions in vivo. This study used a portable handheld TPM to image epidermal cells and dermal collagen structures in pathological scars and normal skin in vivo to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment in scar patients. Methods::Fifteen patients with pathological scars and three healthy controls were recruited. Imaging was performed using a portable handheld TPM. Five indexes were extracted from two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) perspectives, including collagen depth, dermo-epidermal junction (DEJ) contour ratio, thickness, orientation, and occupation (proportion of collagen fibers in the field of view) of collagen. Two depth-dependent indexes were computed through the 3D second harmonic generation image and three morphology-related indexes from the 2D images. We assessed index differences between scar and normal skin and changes before and after treatment.Results::Pathological scars and normal skin differed markedly regarding the epidermal morphological structure and the spectral characteristics of collagen fibers. Five indexes were employed to distinguish between normal skin and scar tissue. Statistically significant differences were found in average depth ( t = 9.917, P <0.001), thickness ( t = 4.037, P <0.001), occupation ( t= 2.169, P <0.050), orientation of collagen ( t = 3.669, P <0.001), and the DEJ contour ratio ( t = 5.105, P <0.001). Conclusions::Use of portable handheld TPM can distinguish collagen from skin tissues; thus, it is more suitable for scar imaging than reflectance confocal microscopy. Thus, a TPM may be an auxiliary tool for scar treatment selection and assessing treatment efficacy.
5.Preliminary exploration of the effectiveness of comprehensive healthcare management model for children with bacterial meningitis after discharge
Shijie LI ; Gang LIU ; Wanxia ZHANG ; Huili HU ; Ming ZHAO ; Zhenzhen DOU ; Wenjing JI ; Juan DU ; Aimin LIANG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2024;18(10):761-767
Objective:To explore the effectiveness of the comprehensive healthcare management model for children with bacterial meningitis after discharge.Methods:This study was a retrospective cohort study that included 268 children with bacterial meningitis who were discharged from the infectious medicine ward of Beijing Children′s Hospital from September 2018 to September 2023. The children were managed with a multidisciplinary collaborative comprehensive healthcare management model after discharge. Outpatient data at 1 month and 6, 12 and 24 months after discharge were collected, including (height, weight, body mass index, nutritional feeding status, hearing and vision screening results, Gesell developmental assessment results and intervention guidance services. The follow-up interval or frequency was dynamically adjusted or increased according to the child′s situation. The paired sample t-test and chi square test were applied to compare the differences in Gesell developmental quotient (DQ) and developmental delay rate between the first and last assessments to preliminarily explore the effectiveness of the comprehensive healthcare management model for children with bacterial meningitis after discharge. Results:All the 268 children completed their first assessment one month after discharge, and 37 children were found to have abnormal physical growth, mainly obesity (28 children), and another 9 children were malnutrition. Nutritional intervention and feeding guidance services were provided to all the 37 children, and as of the last follow-up, 20 children′s physical growth evaluations had turned normal. A total of 188 children completed at least 2 developmental assessments, with an interval of (14.2±9.4) months between the first and last assessments (range: 3.1-49.5 months). The DQ values of in the energy region of adaptability, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, language, and personal social skills at the last assessment were significantly higher than those at the first assessment [(91.93±13.28) vs (80.73±15.96) points, (91.69±12.96) vs (78.31±16.58) points, (89.32±16.11) vs (80.68±15.63) points, (90.10±16.65) vs (82.04±18.43) points, (92.01±14.05) vs (77.82±17.42) points]; moreover, the rates of developmental delay in each energy region were significantly lower than those at the initial assessment (9.6% vs 35.1%, 9.6% vs 42.0%, 18.1% vs 33.0%, 13.3% vs 31.9%, 9.6% vs 42.0%) (all P<0.05). Among the 200 children who completed the hearing screening, 18 were found with hearing abnormalities, and 2 were diagnosed with hearing loss in the Otolaryngology Department. Among 217 children who completed vision screening, 23 had abnormalities, and 5 were diagnosed with ophthalmic abnormalities in Ophthalmology Department (2 with strabismus, 2 with refractive errors, and 1 with optic nerve injury). Two children were found to have autism-like behavior during monitoring, and were referred to a developmental behavior clinic to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and were given early diagnosis and intervention guidance. Conclusion:The comprehensive healthcare management model for children with bacterial meningitis after discharge can integrate clinical and healthcare resources, which is beneficial for improving the prognosis and enhancing the quality of life for children with special health status.
6.Application of intraoperative indocyanine green videoangiography in microsurgical clipping of ruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysms
Lu WANG ; Shiwei YAN ; Xiguang LIU ; Aimin LI
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024;32(4):266-271
Objective:To investigate the application value of indocyanine green videoangiography (ICG-VA) in microsurgical clipping of ruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysms (PCoAA).Methods:Patients with ruptured PCoAA underwent microsurgical clipping and intraoperative ICG-VA at the Department of Neurosurgery, Lianyungang First People's Hospital from January 2020 to July 2022 were included retrospectively. Head CT was reviewed 3 days after operation to determine perioperative complications. CT angiography (CTA) or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) were used to evaluate the monitoring effect of ICG-VA. Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) was used to evaluate the clinical outcomes.Results:Thirty-two patients with ruptured PCoAA (a total of 38 aneurysms) were enrolled, including 7 males (21.9%), aged 57.97±8.91 years (range, 40~73). Twenty-seven patients (84.4%) had single aneurysm and 5 (15.6%) had multiple aneurysms (4 patients with 2 aneurysms and 1 with 3 aneurysms). Twenty-four patients (75.0%) had no or mild consciousness disorder, and 8 (25.0%) had moderate to severe consciousness disorder. The aneurysms of all patients were successfully clipped and ICG-VA was performed for a total of 40 times. Five patients with multiple aneurysms underwent precise localization of the parent artery and aneurysmal body using ICG-VA before clipping. After initial clipping, ICG-VA found 3 cases of residual aneurysms. After adjusting or adding aneurismal clips, ICG-VA showed that the residues were eliminated. Three days after the surgery, CT scan showed that 1 patient had right subdural effusion with periventricular infarction, and 1 had subdural effusion. At the final follow-up, CTA or DSA showed no residual aneurysms; the GOS score of 18 patients (56.3%) were 5, 5 patients (15.6%) were 4, and 9 (28.1%) were 3. There were no cases of vegetative state or death.Conclusion:ICG-VA assisted microsurgical clipping of ruptured PCoAA can effectively avoid residual aneurysms and the clinical application value is significant.
7.Application effect of"three-station"teaching rounds in standardized training of general surgery resi-dents
Long ZHANG ; Wenqiang FAN ; Fangyan LIU ; Haipu WANG ; Yuhou SHEN ; Aimin YUE
Modern Hospital 2024;24(6):977-980
Objective To explore the application effect of"three-station"teaching rounds in standardized training teach-ing rounds of general surgery residents.Methods 50 trained doctors from the general surgical base from July 2022 to July 2023 were randomly selected and divided into two groups,with 25 patients in each.The observation group used a"three-station"teaching ward round,while the control group used a traditional teaching ward round mode.The exam scores,ward round effects,satisfaction,and experience were compared.Results The total scores of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group(P<0.05),and the scores of the medical history collection and physical examination in the case anal-ysis test and skill test were significantly higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the theoretical test scores between the two groups(P>0.05).The proportion of"Yes"in the questionnaire of the observation group was higher than that of the control group in the aspects of improving the diagnosis and treatment of diseases,clinical think-ing,doctor-patient communication ability and increasing learning interest(P<0.05).The satisfaction of questionnaire teaching round in the observation group was 84.0%,significantly higher than that in the control group(60.0%)(P<0.05).In the observation group,the percentages of the attending physicians and the teaching rounds were 64.0%and 68.0%,respectively,which were significantly higher than those of the control group(28.0%and 32.0%,P<0.05).Conclusion The"three-sta-tion"teaching ward round can improve the exam scores,ward round effectiveness and satisfaction,improve the experience of attending physicians and teaching ward round subjects,and is worth promoting in various resident training bases.
8.Preliminary experiences of management on acute carotid artery occlusion during perioperative period of carotid endarterectomy
Hongwei ZHANG ; Dong ZHANG ; Xiao MIAO ; Shaomin WANG ; Xiguang LIU ; Yan GU ; Yong SUN ; Shiwei YAN ; Aimin LI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2024;47(11):994-1000
Objective:To investigate the treatment and prognosis of acute carotid artery occlusion during perioperative period of carotid endarterectomy (CEA).Methods:The clinical data of 112 carotid artery stenosis patients who underwent CEA from January 2017 to December 2021 in Lianyungang Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were followed up at 6 to 9 months after surgery, the clinical prognosis was evaluated by Glasgow outcome score (GOS), and the head and neck CT angiography (CTA) was performed.Results:Among the 112 patients, 5 patients underwent acute carotid artery occlusion during the perioperative period, including 1 case of intraoperative acute occlusion of internal carotid artery and 1 case of intraoperative internal carotid artery combined with external carotid artery cute occlusion, both of them were re-sutured, and multi-mode monitoring showed that each carotid artery was unobstructed; 2 cases of intraoperative external carotid artery occlusion, no re-suture was performed during the operation; 1 case of intraoperative monitoring showed no obvious abnormality, and the contralateral limb hemiplegia was observed after surgery, and the muscle strength was grade 1, the carotid color Doppler ultrasound showed the occlusion of the internal carotid artery on the operation side. The CT and CTA examination showed focal infarction and common carotid artery on the operation side, and drugs and conservative treatment were given. The follow-up result: GOS 5 scores was in 4 cases, and 4 scores in 1 case; the muscle strength of hemiplegia patient recovered to grade 4; head and neck CTA examination, except for 1 case of common arterial occlusion, the other 4 cases showed no special abnormality.Conclusions:Intraoperative acute carotid artery occlusion can be detected timely by intraoperative multi-mode hemodynamic monitoring during CEA. Vascular recanalization after acute occlusion is possible by adopting active and effective treatment methods, the occurrence of postoperative ischemic stroke can be effectively prevented and the prognosis of patients can be improved.
9.Visual analysis of the consolidated framework for implementation research in nursing
Na LIU ; Aimin SUN ; Xiaotong DING ; Jiyuan SHI ; Zhi ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(4):505-510
Objective:To analyze the research hotspots and trends of the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) in nursing through bibliometrics, so as to provide reference for implementation research in nursing in China.Methods:The article on the application of CFIR in nursing was searched in the Web of Science core collection, with a search period from database establishment to August 8, 2023. CiteSpace 6.2.R4 software was used for analysis.Results:A total of 165 articles were included. The overall number of articles on the application of CFIR in nursing was on the rise. The top five countries with the highest number of publications were the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The top five institutions in terms of publication volume were the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration, the University of North Carolina, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Research hotspots included implementation science, implementation research, qualitative research, acceptability, barriers, systematic review, health disparities, symptom management, quality improvement, primary health care, and so on.Conclusions:The research on CFIR in the domestic nursing field is still in its early stages. We should draw on the experience of foreign study, verify the applicability of the Chinese version of CFIR and the connotation of its various elements, and promote the development of high-quality nursing implementation research.
10.Application of imaging mass cytometry in gastroenterological carcinoma
Zehan LIU ; Jing XUN ; Aimin ZHANG ; Botao WANG ; Lanqiu ZHANG ; Ximo WANG ; Qi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(4):866-871
Imaging mass cytometry(IMC)is a new technology integrating mass spectrometry,high-resolution laser ablation and immunohistochemistry/cytochemistry.With a unique high-dimensional perspective to comprehensively and accurately depict the complex phenotypes,signaling pathways,and tumor immune interactions in the tissue and tumor microenvironment,is widely used in gastrointestinal tumors.This article reviews the application of IMC in depicting the panorama of tumor microenvironment,revealing tu-mor spatial heterogeneity,clarifying tumor pharmacological mechanism,assisting new drug development,and evaluating the efficacy of immunotherapy dynamically in digestive system tumors.

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