1.Efficacy comparison of different intraocular lens fixation in the treatment of aphakic patients lacking capsule support
Hua WU ; Lei YAO ; Yayuan YANG ; Chenxi YANG ; Lixin CHEN
International Eye Science 2025;25(8):1313-1316
AIM: To compare the efficacy of different intraocular lens(IOL)fixation in aphakic patients lacking capsule support.METHODS:Retrospective study. Totally 120 cases(120 eyes)of aphakia patients who lacked capsule support admitted to our hospital from June 2019 to June 2024 were selected as the study subjects and randomly assigned into group A and group B, with 60 cases in each group. Group A underwent subcapsular IOL deep scleral fixation, while group B underwent IOL suture suspension fixation in the ciliary groove. The surgery time, uncorrected visual acuity(UCVA), best corrected visual acuity(BCVA), intraocular pressure(IOP), corneal endothelial cell density(CECD), corneal endothelial cell loss rate, and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups before and at 1, 3, 6 mo after surgery.RESULTS:The operation time of the group A was lower than that of the group B(24.69±2.69 vs. 32.75±3.75 min, t=11.937, P<0.05). The UCVA and BCVA in both groups were better than those before operation, and the group A was better than the group B(all P<0.05). The loss rates of corneal endothelial cells in the group A were lower than those in the group B at 1, 3 and 6 mo after surgery, the IOP in the group A was lower than that in the group B at 1 mo after surgery, and the CECD in the group A was higher than the group B(all P<0.05). The 3 eyes(5.0%)of the postoperative IOL ectopic in the group A were less than 11 eyes in the group B(18.3%, P=0.023).CONCLUSION:Subcapsular IOL deep scleral fixation has prominent curative effects on aphakic patients who lack capsule support. It helps improve vision, with less operation time, and fewer postoperative complications.
2.Meta-analysis of cement-augmented pedicle screw for thoracolumbar degenerative diseases with osteoporosis
Zhaoyu YU ; Lixin TAN ; Kai SUN ; Yao LU ; Yong LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(5):813-820
OBJECTIVE:Cement-augmentation pedicle screws have been widely used in spinal internal fixation surgery combined with osteoporosis in recent years,which can significantly improve the fixation strength,but compared with conventional methods,whether it has more advantages is still inconclusive of evidence-based medicine.To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of cement-augmented pedicle screw in the treatment of thoracolumbar degenerative diseases with osteoporosis. METHODS:Clinical controlled trials concerning the cement-augmented pedicle screw and the traditional pedicle screw placement for thoracolumbar degenerative diseases with osteoporosis were retrieved from the electronic databases such as CNKI,CBM,WanFang,VIP,PubMed,Cochrane Library,Web of Science and Embase.According to the unified criteria,we performed literature screening and quality evaluation.The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. RESULTS:(1)Totally 20 articles were selected eventually,involving 2 randomized controlled studies and 18 retrospective cohort studies,totally 1 566 patients.Among them,789 cases were in the cement-augmented screw group and 777 cases in the conventional screw group.(2)Meta-analysis results showed that Japanese Orthopaedic Association score,intervertebral space height and fusion rate were higher in the cement-augmented screw group than those in the conventional screw group(MD=1.60,95%CI:1.14,2.07,P<0.000 01;MD=1.26,95%CI:0.62,1.90,P=0.000 1;OR=11.24,95%CI:2.86,44.14,P=0.000 5).Operation time was longer in the cement-augmented screw group than that in the conventional screw group(SMD=0.82,95%CI:0.42,1.23,P<0.000 1).Postoperative visual analog scale score,Oswestry dysfunction index score and incidence of screw loosening were lower in the cement-augmented screw group than those in the conventional screw group(MD=-0.50,95%CI:-0.78,-0.21,P=0.000 7;SMD=-0.49,95%CI:-0.88,-0.10,P=0.01;OR=0.08,95%CI:0.05,0.12,P<0.000 01).Hospitalization time,intraoperative blood loss,and postoperative drainage volume were not significantly different between the two groups(P>0.05). CONCLUSION:Compared with conventional pedicle screw placement,cement-augmented pedicle screw is more effective in the treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar degenerative disease by improving fusion rate and interbody height,reducing the incidence of screw loosening,and elevating long-term efficacy.
3.Rapid culture and identification of mouse primary thyroid cells
Qiuchan TAN ; Jiawei LIN ; Xiaoya YANG ; Li PAN ; Dandan YAO ; Liwei WANG ; Lixin CHEN ; Zhuhua WU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(3):572-576
AIM:The paper is to explore a rapid and simple method for the culture of mouse primary thyroid cells.METHODS:Mouse thyroid cells were isolated by enzyme digestion and cultured with improved medium,and their morphology,characteristics and secretory function were observed within 14 d.RESULTS:In the cultures,the active pri-mary cells were obtained from the thyroid tissue after digestion for 25 min;adherent growth was observed on the 2nd day.And secondary follicles appeared from the 5th to 7th day.Over 95%cells were detected with thyroglobulin.The secretion of total triiodothyronine and total thyroxine maintains over 60%in 7 d.The expression levels of specific genes can still maintain more than 50%in 10 d.CONCLUSION:Mouse thyroid primary cells can be rapidly cultured by this method,and the cells can be used for studying thyroid endocrine secretion within 7 d and studying thyroid genes within 10 d.
4.CT and MRI features of intraosseous myofibroma/myofibromatosis in children
Lixin YANG ; Xingfeng YAO ; Xiaolu TANG ; Rongchang WU ; Yun PENG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(8):1334-1337
Objective To investigate the CT and MRI features of intraosseous myofibroma/myofibromatosis in pediatric patients.Methods The retrospective analysis involved the examination of clinical data and imaging findings from 15 children who were diagnosed with myofibroma/myofibromatosis of bone invasion through pathological means.Subsequently,the imaging characteristics were summarized.Results CT examinations were conducted on a total of 15 patients,with 2 of them also received enhanced scans.Additionally,MRI examinations were conducted on 5 patients,with 3 of them also underwent enhanced scans.Eleven patients were diagnosed with solitary type myofibroma,with 7 cases localized in the skull and the remaining lesions observed in the maxillofacial bone.Three patients exhibited the multicentric type without any involvement of visceral organs,while one patient presented with the multicentric type accompanied by visceral involvement.The lesions exhibited a uniform soft-tissue density on plain CT scan,predominantly located between the inner and outer layers of the bone.Additionally,they displayed swelling changes and osteolytic bone destruction,with some lesions showed residual bone shell.On MRI,the lesions exhibited a uniform signal,demonstrated an isointense or slightly hypointense signal on T1WI and an isointense or slightly hyperintense signal on T2WI.The lesions displayed significantly heterogeneous enhancement on CT and MRI.Conclusion The imaging manifestations of intraosseous myofibroma/myofibromatosis in pediatric patients exhibit certain characteristics,and the residual bone shell in the lesion is helpful for diagnosis,however,distinguishing it from Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the bone remains challenging,necessitating the reliance on pathological diagnosis.
5.Establishment and Exploration of Core Competency Oriented Training Program for Neurology Resident
Lixin ZHOU ; Ying TAN ; Fei HAN ; Ming YAO ; Linzhi LUO ; Jun NI ; Bin PENG ; Liying CUI ; Yicheng ZHU
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(4):973-980
Resident training is a necessary path to cultivate excellent clinical doctors. Based on the
6.Development and validation of a clinical prediction scale for pediatric focal cortical dysplasia type Ⅱ
Bocheng ZHOU ; Yu SUN ; Qingzhu LIU ; Hao YU ; Chang LIU ; Yao WANG ; Shuang WANG ; Xiaoyan LIU ; Yuwu JIANG ; Lixin CAI
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2024;39(8):579-583
Objective:To construct a clinical prediction scale for focal cortical dysplasia (FCD)type Ⅱ in the malformation of cortical development (MCD) disease spectrum in children.Methods:A case-sectional study.From January 2014 to June 2019, patients who underwent surgery at the Pediatric Epilepsy Center of Peking University First Hospital and were pathologically diagnosed with MCD after surgery were enrolled and randomly divided into the training set and the validation set using random numbering.Clinical, electrophysiological, and imaging data of patients in the training set were analyzed.Variables that could predict FCD type Ⅱ were screened out using a Logistic regression model, and a rating scale was constructed.The diagnostic efficiency of the scale was validated in the validation set to determine the optimum cut-off value, and a consistency test was performed.Results:A total of 381 patients were enrolled in the study, with 260 in the training set and 121 in the validation set.Five clinical factors that exhibited a significant correlation with FCD type Ⅱ were identified in the training set through the logistic regression model: (1) age of seizure onset (<24 months); (2) lesion involving the frontal lobe; (3) epileptic spasms; (4) family history of epilepsy; (5) hippocampal atrophy ± signal change.Based on these 5 variables, the FCD type Ⅱ prediction scale was developed and validated in the validation set with an area under the curve of 0.732.The optimum cut-off value for the prediction scale was 1, at which point the Youden index was 0.384.The scale′s positive predictive value was 0.836, and the negative predictive value was 0.500.The diagnostic consistency between the pathological diagnosis and the FCD type Ⅱ prediction scale was acceptable (Kappa value=0.351), and there was no statistically significant difference between the two diagnostic methods ( P value of the McNemar test=0.065). Conclusions:The FCD type Ⅱ prediction scale has clinical practicability.The application of this scale to predict the pathological type of MCD before operation can help doctors choose the appropriate surgical strategy.
7.Effect Mechanism of Modified Baitouwengtang Treating Colorectal Cancer by Regulating CSF1R/STING/TBK1 Signaling to Polarize Phenotype of Tumor-associated Macrophages (TAMs)
Chengyong MA ; Baoyun ZHANG ; Beilei DENG ; Liqiu YAO ; An'an WANG ; Yao LI ; Lixin WANG ; Tianshong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(17):96-108
ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the effect of modified Baitouwengtang (MBTWD) on tumor growth and the number of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in tumor tissue of MC38 cell tumor-bearing mice with colorectal cancer and explores whether MBTWD mediates the remodeling of TAM phenotype to play an immunologically antitumor effect. MethodFirstly, The C57BL/6 mouse tumor model grafted subcutaneously was established, and then model mice were classified into a model group, positive control group(3 mg·kg-1), and MBTWD groups with high and low dosages(23.43、46.86 g·kg-1), with 10 mice in each group. In addition, 10 healthy mice were set as the blank group, and the changes in body weight, tumor volume, and survival status of mice in each group were observed. Tumor tissue, spleen, and peripheral blood were collected to calculate the tumor volume change, tumor inhibition rate, and spleen mass. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the morphological changes of tumor tissue, and an immunofluorescence assay was used to detect the expression levels of CD4, CD8, and CD206 in tumor tissues of tumor-bearing mice. The secretion levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, interleukin (IL)-6, and chemokine (C-C Motif) ligand 2 (CCL2) in peripheral serum were measured by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Secondly, a co-culture model induced by IL-4 in vitro of MC38 cells and murine monocytic macrophage RAW264.7 cells was established. Cell proliferation and activity assay (CCK-8) was used to detect the inhibitory effect of MBTWD containing serum on cell proliferation. A transwell experiment was used to detect the effect of IL-4-induced M2 macrophages on the invasion of MC38 cells. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD86 on the membrane of M2 macrophages induced by IL-4 with MBTWD containing serum. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect the effect of MBTWD containing serum on the mRNA expression levels of M1 macrophage-related polarization factors CD86, nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and IL-12, as well as M2 macrophage-related polarization factors CD206, CD163, and IL-10 after co-cultivation. Finally, the protein expression levels of colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R), stimulator of interferon genes (STING), and TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1) in tumor tissues of tumor-bearing mice were detected by Western blot. ResultIn vivo experimental results show that compared with the model group, the MBTWD can significantly inhibit the tumor growth of tumor-bearing mice. Immunofluorescence experiments show that the MBTWD can increase the number of CD8+ T cell infiltration in tumor tissue of tumor-bearing mice, reduce the number of CD206+ TAMs infiltration, and down-regulate the secretion levels of cytokines IL-6, TGF-β, and CCL2 in peripheral blood of tumor-bearing mice. The results of in vitro experiments show that the MBTWD containing serum has no obvious inhibitory effect on cell proliferation, but the cell supernatant after co-cultivation with RAW264.7 cells can inhibit the proliferation activity of MC38 cells, and the invasion ability of MC38 cells is enhanced by IL-4-induced M2 macrophages. However, this effect can be inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner by the MBTWD containing serum. At the same time, the results of Real-time PCR show that the MBTWD containing serum can up-regulate the mRNA expression levels of M1 macrophage-related polarization factors CD86, iNOS, and IL-12 and down-regulate those of M2 macrophage-related polarization factors CD206, CD163, and IL-10. Flow cytometry results also confirm that the MBTWD containing serum can increase the number of repolarized CD86+ M1 macrophages, indicating that MBTWD can induce M2 macrophages to repolarized M1 macrophages to play an anti-tumor growth role. Finally, Western blot results show that MBTWD can down-regulate the expression of CSF1R protein and up-regulate that of STING and TBK1 proteins in tumor tissue of tumor-bearing mice. ConclusionMBTWD can down-regulate the infiltration number of CD206+ TAMs and increase the infiltration of CD8+ T cells, thereby playing an immunologically antitumor effect on the growth inhibition of colorectal cancer, which may be related to regulating CSF1R signaling and then activating STING/TBK1 signaling pathway to induce phenotypic remodeling of TAMs.
8.Study on odor composition change of traditional Chinese medicine sachet during placement based on ultra-fast gasphase electronic nose technology
Xiaocong YU ; Lixin ZHANG ; Zekun WANG ; Yachun SHU ; Xianlin ZHANG ; Yi YAO ; Chunqin MAO
China Pharmacy 2023;34(3):339-344
OBJECTIVE To analyze the odor composition changes of two kinds of traditional Chinese medicine sachet (children type and adults type) with different placement time by using ultra-fast gasphase electronic nose technology. METHODS The change rule of sachet components at different storage times was analyzed by gas chromatography. At the same time, the qualitative results were obtained by combining electronic nose with Arochembase database. Discriminant factor analysis was used to analyze the overall odor composition differences of the two sachet samples. RESULTS A total of 10 odor compositions were identified in children-type sachet, including α-pinene and β-pinene as the functional index compositions; five odor compositions of children-type sachet disappeared after 0.25 days, and most of them disappeared after 7 days; the cumulative contribution rate of discriminant factor analysis was 99.225%. A total of 8 odor compositions were identified in adult-type sachets, including α-pinene and α-phellandrene as the functional index compositions; four odor components disappeared after the adult-type sachet was placed for 0.25 days; after 15 days of placement, the peak 6-8 disappeared, and the intensity of peak 5 decreased by 34.3% compared with 0 day of placement; the cumulative contribution rate of discriminant factor analysis was 91.965%. CONCLUSIONS With the extension of storage time, the smell and composition of the two traditional Chinese medicine sachets are decreasing. It is recommended that the use time of children-type sachet is 7 days, and that of adult-type sachet is 15 days.
9.High-throughput screening of SARS-CoV-2 main and papain-like protease inhibitors.
Yi ZANG ; Mingbo SU ; Qingxing WANG ; Xi CHENG ; Wenru ZHANG ; Yao ZHAO ; Tong CHEN ; Yingyan JIANG ; Qiang SHEN ; Juan DU ; Qiuxiang TAN ; Peipei WANG ; Lixin GAO ; Zhenming JIN ; Mengmeng ZHANG ; Cong LI ; Ya ZHU ; Bo FENG ; Bixi TANG ; Han XIE ; Ming-Wei WANG ; Mingyue ZHENG ; Xiaoyan PAN ; Haitao YANG ; Yechun XU ; Beili WU ; Leike ZHANG ; Zihe RAO ; Xiuna YANG ; Hualiang JIANG ; Gengfu XIAO ; Qiang ZHAO ; Jia LI
Protein & Cell 2023;14(1):17-27
The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has infected over 109 million people, leading to over 2 million deaths up to date and still lacking of effective drugs for patient treatment. Here, we screened about 1.8 million small molecules against the main protease (Mpro) and papain like protease (PLpro), two major proteases in severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 genome, and identified 1851Mpro inhibitors and 205 PLpro inhibitors with low nmol/l activity of the best hits. Among these inhibitors, eight small molecules showed dual inhibition effects on both Mpro and PLpro, exhibiting potential as better candidates for COVID-19 treatment. The best inhibitors of each protease were tested in antiviral assay, with over 40% of Mpro inhibitors and over 20% of PLpro inhibitors showing high potency in viral inhibition with low cytotoxicity. The X-ray crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro in complex with its potent inhibitor 4a was determined at 1.8 Å resolution. Together with docking assays, our results provide a comprehensive resource for future research on anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug development.
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10.Cranial approach priority, counterclockwise sequential comple mesocolic excision in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
Zengwu YAO ; Xixun WANG ; Yifei ZHANG ; Jinchen HU ; Mi JIAN ; Chuanxu LIU ; Bin YU ; Hongming CUI ; Yang ZHAO ; Lixin JIANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2022;16(6):645-649
Objective:To analyze the efficacy and safety of cranial approach priority, counterclockwise sequential comple mesocolic excision in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy.Methods:From Jan. 2020 to Dec. 2020, 30 patients with right colon cancer in Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery were retrospectively analyzed. Laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy was performed via the approach of complete mesocolic excision. The general clinicopathological data of the patients, perioperative data such as operation time, intraoperative blood loss, number of cases of hemorrhage caused by Henle trunk and subordinate branch injury, whether or not converted to open surgery, postoperative pathological data (TNM staging, total number of dissected lymph nodes and the number of metastatic lymph nodes) , postoperative recovery (exhaust time, the time of fluid intake, drainage tube removal and hospital stay) , and complications (such as bleeding, anastomotic leakage, secondary surgery, lymphatic leakage, pulmonary infection, abdominal infection, incision infection, etc) were recorded. Follow-up was performed by telephone or outpatient in 1 year after surgery.Results:The total operation time was (197.80±31.20) minutes, ranging from 150 to 275 minutes, and the intraoperative blood loss was (58.33±30.30) ml, ranging from 10 to 100 ml. There were no cases of intraoperative Henle stem and branch injury bleeding or conversion to open surgery. Postoperative exhaust time was (2.97±0.67) d, ranging from 2 to 4d; postoperative fluid intake time was (3.67±0.76) d, ranging from 3 to 5d; postoperative drainage tube removal time was (6.60±4.00) d, ranging from 4 to 25 days; postoperative hospital stay was (7.87±3.94) days, ranging from 5 to 26 days. pTNM staging: 9 cases of stage I, 5 cases of stage IIA, 1 case of stage IIB, 6 cases of stage IIIA, 4 cases of stage IIIB, and 5 cases of stage IIIC. The total number of lymph nodes dissected was (29.50±8.18) , ranging from 19 to 51; the number of metastatic lymph nodes was (1.40±1.77) , ranging from 0 to 6. Postoperative complications included incision infection in 1 case, anastomotic leakage in 1 case, lymphatic leakage in 2 cases, and lung infection in 1 case. No tumor recurrence or metastasis was found during follow-up, and no patient died.Conclusion:Cranial approach priority, counterclockwise sequential complete mesocolic excision is safe and effective in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy.

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