1.Translational Research of Electromagnetic Fields on Diseases Related With Bone Remodeling: Review and Prospects
Peng SHANG ; Jun-Yu LIU ; Sheng-Hang WANG ; Jian-Cheng YANG ; Zhe-Yuan ZHANG ; An-Lin LI ; Hao ZHANG ; Yu-Hong ZENG
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(2):439-455
Electromagnetic fields can regulate the fundamental biological processes involved in bone remodeling. As a non-invasive physical therapy, electromagnetic fields with specific parameters have demonstrated therapeutic effects on bone remodeling diseases, such as fractures and osteoporosis. Electromagnetic fields can be generated by the movement of charged particles or induced by varying currents. Based on whether the strength and direction of the electric field change over time, electromagnetic fields can be classified into static and time-varying fields. The treatment of bone remodeling diseases with static magnetic fields primarily focuses on fractures, often using magnetic splints to immobilize the fracture site while studying the effects of static magnetic fields on bone healing. However, there has been relatively little research on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis using static magnetic fields. Pulsed electromagnetic fields, a type of time-varying field, have been widely used in clinical studies for treating fractures, osteoporosis, and non-union. However, current clinical applications are limited to low-frequency, and research on the relationship between frequency and biological effects remains insufficient. We believe that different types of electromagnetic fields acting on bone can induce various “secondary physical quantities”, such as magnetism, force, electricity, acoustics, and thermal energy, which can stimulate bone cells either individually or simultaneously. Bone cells possess specific electromagnetic properties, and in a static magnetic field, the presence of a magnetic field gradient can exert a certain magnetism on the bone tissue, leading to observable effects. In a time-varying magnetic field, the charged particles within the bone experience varying Lorentz forces, causing vibrations and generating acoustic effects. Additionally, as the frequency of the time-varying field increases, induced currents or potentials can be generated within the bone, leading to electrical effects. When the frequency and power exceed a certain threshold, electromagnetic energy can be converted into thermal energy, producing thermal effects. In summary, external electromagnetic fields with different characteristics can generate multiple physical quantities within biological tissues, such as magnetic, electric, mechanical, acoustic, and thermal effects. These physical quantities may also interact and couple with each other, stimulating the biological tissues in a combined or composite manner, thereby producing biological effects. This understanding is key to elucidating the electromagnetic mechanisms of how electromagnetic fields influence biological tissues. In the study of electromagnetic fields for bone remodeling diseases, attention should be paid to the biological effects of bone remodeling under different electromagnetic wave characteristics. This includes exploring innovative electromagnetic source technologies applicable to bone remodeling, identifying safe and effective electromagnetic field parameters, and combining basic research with technological invention to develop scientifically grounded, advanced key technologies for innovative electromagnetic treatment devices targeting bone remodeling diseases. In conclusion, electromagnetic fields and multiple physical factors have the potential to prevent and treat bone remodeling diseases, and have significant application prospects.
2.Establishment of a closed-loop management system for the whole-process traceability of outpatient drugs based on internet of things and blockchain technology
Yanjing MA ; Jun HANG ; Yanan WANG ; Wenting JIANG ; Aiming SHI ; Jie PAN ; Peng QIAO
China Pharmacy 2025;36(20):2502-2506
OBJECTIVE To establish a closed-loop management system for the whole-process traceability of outpatient drugs based on internet of things (IoT) and blockchain technology, and evaluate its implementation effects. METHODS A closed-loop management system for the whole-process traceability of outpatient drugs covering the entire drug lifecycle was designed using drug traceability codes integrated with IoT and blockchain technology. System effectiveness was evaluated from three dimensions: work efficiency, medication management quality and data safety by comparing indicators such as the acceptance time of incoming drugs and the number of collected drug traceability codes before the system implementation (October to December 2024) and after the system implementation (January to March 2025). RESULTS A closed-loop management system for the whole-process traceability of outpatient drugs, centered around the drug traceability code management system, was successfully established. The acceptance time for incoming drugs was shortened from (4.65±0.26) h before implementation to (0.34±0.08) h after implementation (P< 0.05). The number of collected drug traceability codes increased from 419 018 to 1 236 522, and the coverage rate of traceability codes rose from 28.36% to 89.88% (P<0.05). The time pharmacists spent on drug expiry management per week decreased from (128.40±19.20) min to (0.56±0.13) min (P<0.05), and the dispensing time for a single prescription (excluding a part of injections and repackaged drugs) was reduced from (143.25±17.67) s to (15.24±10.08) s (P<0.05). The time for drug return was reduced from 129.90 (122.32, 137.00) s to 104.36 (89.91, 117.33) s(P<0.05); the number of drug dispensing errors decreased from 2 cases to 0 cases. After the system was launched, there were no data security incidents in our outpatient pharmacy. CONCLUSIONS The constructed closed-loop management system for the whole-process traceability of outpatient drugs can significantly enhance drug traceability accuracy and drug management quality, improve pharmacist work efficiency, and reduce drug management risks, thus providing a feasible solution for the digital transformation of hospital pharmaceutical services.
3.Discussion of the methodology and implementation steps for assessing the causality of adverse event
Hong FANG ; Shuo-Peng JIA ; Hai-Xue WANG ; Xiao-Jing PEI ; Min LIU ; An-Qi YU ; Ling-Yun ZHOU ; Fang-Fang SHI ; Shu-Jie LU ; Shu-Hang WANG ; Yue YU ; Dan-Dan CUI ; Yu TANG ; Ning LI ; Ze-Huai WEN
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(2):299-304
The assessment of adverse drug events is an important basis for clinical safety evaluation and post-marketing risk control of drugs,and its causality assessment is gaining increasing attention.The existing methods for assessing the causal relationship between drugs and the occurrence of adverse reactions can be broadly classified into three categories:global introspective methods,standardized methods,and probabilistic methods.At present,there is no systematic introduction of the operational details of the various methods in the domestic literature.This paper compares representative causality assessment methods in terms of definition and concept,methodological steps,industry evaluation and advantages and disadvantages,clarifies the basic process of determining the causality of adverse drug reactions,and discusses how to further improve the adverse drug reaction monitoring and evaluation system,with a view to providing a reference for drug development and pharmacovigilance work in China.
4.Correlation between abnormal thalamic functional connectivity and memory decline in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis
Zhaoyao LUO ; Yuanshuo OUYANG ; Hang SU ; Guangyu LI ; Ronghua HE ; Haining LI ; Peng LI ; Yuchen ZHANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(2):292-297
【Objective】 To explore the correlation between abnormal thalamic functional connectivity (FC) and memory loss in maintenance hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). 【Methods】 An auditory verbal learning test (AVLT-H) was conducted on 22 patients with ESRD and 28 age-, sex-, and education-matched healthy controls (HC) to evaluate memory function. After that, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data were gathered, and a whole-brain FC analysis centered on the thalamus was executed to discern variations in thalamic FC between the two groups. Finally, Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were carried out. 【Results】 Compared to the HC group, the ESRD group exhibited notably lower scores in IR-S (P=0.002), SR-S (P<0.001), and LR-S (P=0.005). Concurrently, the ESRD group demonstrated diminished FC of the right thalamus with the left superior frontal gyrus, the left parietal lobule, the right suproccipital gyrus, the right anterior cuneus, and the right middle frontal gyrus (P<0.05, TFCE correction). Additionally, reduced FC were observed between the left thalamus and the left gyrus rectus, the left parietal lobule, and the right parietal lobule in the ESRD group (P<0.05, TFCE correction). Moreover, the FC values between the left thalamus and the left gyrus rectus in the ESRD group displayed significant negative correlations with IR-S (r=-0.499), SR-S (r=-0.458), and LR-S (r=-0.455) (all P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 Memory impairment is evident in ESRD patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, and it appears to be intricately linked to anomalous FC within the left thalamus and the left gyrus rectus. These findings offer potential imaging markers for monitoring memory dysfunction in individuals with ESRD.
5.Analysis of the marketing of rare disease drugs in China based on the First Batch of Rare Disease Catalog
Feifei PENG ; Junhao JIANG ; Yujian BAO ; Hang ZHENG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(11):1291-1295
OBJECTIVE To investigate the marketing status, general characteristics, and time trends of rare disease drugs in China. METHODS Based on 121 kinds of rare diseases included in the First Batch of Rare Disease Catalog, the names and marketing approval information of corresponding drugs with indications were obtained from the databases of the Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration and Yaozhi.com, and the relevant characteristic variables were extracted for descriptive statistical analysis. RESULTS As of December 31, 2022, only 32 of 121 rare diseases have therapeutic drugs available for treatment on the market in China, and 79 rare disease drugs have been approved. Among them, 46.84% of the drugs are domestic drugs, 88.61% of the drugs are approved for use in both adults and children; 67.09% are chemicals and 59.49% are injections. According to the ATC classification, Category A (digestive system drugs) is the most, accounting for 20.25%. The number of rare disease drugs on the market each year is the highest in 2021, with an overall upward trend from 2018 to 2021 and a downward trend in 2022. Among rare disease drugs on the market each year, according to the ATC classification, the number of Category L (antineoplastics and immune inhibitors) will be the largest in 2021, being 5. By dosage form, oral medicines were marketed in the largest number in 2022, and injectable medicines in 2021. CONCLUSIONS In recent years, the number of approved rare disease drugs in China has been continuously increasing, but it is still far from meeting the needs of patients, and there is still a lack of domestically approved rare disease drugs. We should further accelerate the research and development of rare disease drugs, and promote the import and replication of rare disease drugs.
6.Analysis of the marketing of rare disease drugs in China based on the First Batch of Rare Disease Catalog
Feifei PENG ; Junhao JIANG ; Yujian BAO ; Hang ZHENG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(11):1291-1295
OBJECTIVE To investigate the marketing status, general characteristics, and time trends of rare disease drugs in China. METHODS Based on 121 kinds of rare diseases included in the First Batch of Rare Disease Catalog, the names and marketing approval information of corresponding drugs with indications were obtained from the databases of the Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration and Yaozhi.com, and the relevant characteristic variables were extracted for descriptive statistical analysis. RESULTS As of December 31, 2022, only 32 of 121 rare diseases have therapeutic drugs available for treatment on the market in China, and 79 rare disease drugs have been approved. Among them, 46.84% of the drugs are domestic drugs, 88.61% of the drugs are approved for use in both adults and children; 67.09% are chemicals and 59.49% are injections. According to the ATC classification, Category A (digestive system drugs) is the most, accounting for 20.25%. The number of rare disease drugs on the market each year is the highest in 2021, with an overall upward trend from 2018 to 2021 and a downward trend in 2022. Among rare disease drugs on the market each year, according to the ATC classification, the number of Category L (antineoplastics and immune inhibitors) will be the largest in 2021, being 5. By dosage form, oral medicines were marketed in the largest number in 2022, and injectable medicines in 2021. CONCLUSIONS In recent years, the number of approved rare disease drugs in China has been continuously increasing, but it is still far from meeting the needs of patients, and there is still a lack of domestically approved rare disease drugs. We should further accelerate the research and development of rare disease drugs, and promote the import and replication of rare disease drugs.
7.Meta-analysis of the role of fibular fixation in tibiofibular fractures
Lin-Lin CONG ; Pin-Pin JIANG ; Hua GUO ; Hang WANG ; Xian-Da CHE ; Chun-Fang WANG ; Wen-Jin LI ; Peng-Cui LI
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2024;37(1):74-80
Objective To compare the role and importance of fibular fixation in tibiofibular fractures by Meta-analysis.Methods The literature related to the comparison of the efficacy of fixation of the fibula with or without fixation on the treatment of tibiofibular fractures was searched through the databases of China Knowledge Network,Wipu,Wanfang,The Cochrane Li-brary,Web of science and Pubmed,and statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.The rates of malrotation,rotational deformity,internal/external deformity,anterior/posterior deformity,non-union,infection,secondary surgery and op-erative time were compared between the fibula fixation and non-fixation groups.Results A total of 11 publications were includ-ed,six randomised controlled trials and five case-control trials,eight of which were of high quality.A total of 813 cases were in-cluded,of which 383 were treated with fibula fixation and 430 with unfixed fibulae.Meta-analysis results showed that fixation of the fibulae in the treatment of tibiofibular fractures reduced the rates of postoperative rotational deformity[RR=0.22,95%CI(0.10,0.45),P<0.000 1]and internal/external deformity[RR=0.34,95%CI(0.14,0.84),P=0.02]and promoted fracture heal-ing[RR=0.76,95%CI(0.58,0.99),P=0.04].In contrast,the rates of poor reduction[RR=0.48,95%CI(0.10,2.33),P=0.36],anterior/posterior deformity[RR=1.50,95%CI(0.76,2.96),P=0.24],infection[RR=1.43,95%CI(0.76,2.72),P=0.27],sec-ondary surgery[RR=1.32,95%CI(0.82,2.11),P=0.25],and operative time[MD=10.21,95%CI(-17.79,38.21),P=0.47]were not statistically significant(P>0.05)for comparison.Conclusion Simultaneous fixation of the tibia and fibula is clinically more effective in the treatment of tibiofibular fractures.
8.Retrospective Study of Bronchoscopic Intervention Therapy for Bronchopleural Fistula Induced by Pulmonary Surgery
HUO XIAOSEN ; LI YUAN ; DONG YANYAN ; BIAN LINGJIE ; AN PENG ; ZOU HANG ; LI LEI ; WANG HONGWU
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2024;27(3):187-192
Background and objective As a new technique developed in recent years,bronchoscopic interven-tion therapy has the advantages of minimal invasion,high safety and repeatability.The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics of bronchopleural fistula(BPF)induced by surgeries for lung malignancies or benign diseases and the effect of bronchoscopic intervention therapy for BPF,so as to provide support for prevention and treatment of BPF.Methods Data 64 patients with BPF who were treated by bronchoscopic intervention in Respiratory Disease Cen-ter of Dongzhimen Hospital,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine from June 2020 to September 2023 were collected.Patients with fistula diameter ≤5 mm were underwent submucous injection of macrogol,combined with blocking therapy with N-butyl cyanoacrylate,medical bioprotein glue or silicone prosthesis.Patients with fistula diameter>5 mm were im-planted with different stents and cardiac occluders.Locations and characteristics of fistulas were summarized,meanwhile,data including Karnofsky performance status(KPS),shortbreath scale(SS),body temperature,pleural drainage volume and white blood cell count before and after operation were observed.Results For all 64 patients,96 anatomic lung resections in-cluding pneumonectomy,lobectomy and segmentectomy were executed and 74 fistulas occurred in 65 fistula locations.The proportion of fistula in the right lung(63.5%)was significantly higher than that in the left(36.5%).Besides,the right inferior lobar bronchial fistula was the most common(40.5%).After operation,KPS was significantly increased,while SS,body tem-perature,pleural drainage volume and white blood cell count were significantly decreased compared to the preoperative values(P<0.05).By telephone follow-up or readmission during 1 month to 38 months after treament,median survival time was 21 months.33 patients(51.6%)showed complete response,7 patients(10.9%)showed complete clinical response,18 patients(28.1%)showed partial response,and 6 patients(9.4%)showed no response.As a whole,the total effective rate of broncho-scopic intervention for BPF was 90.6%.Conclusion BPF induced by pulmonary surgery can lead to severe symptoms and it is usually life-threating.Bronchoscopic intervention therapy is one of the fast and effective therapeutic methods for BPF.
9.Clinical and Imaging Features of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Huanyu LUO ; Di HU ; Shuangfeng YANG ; Hang LI ; Yun PENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2024;32(3):245-249
Purpose To summarize the clinical and imaging features of neonatal herpes simplex encephalitis(NHSE).Materials and Methods Clinical and imaging data of 5 NHSE from January 2016 to June 2023 in Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University were retrospectively collected.All five children underwent MRI examinations,with three of them undergoing enhanced scanning simultaneously.Two children had previously undergone CT scans.The location,density/signal,enhancement characteristics as well as follow-up imaging changes of the lesions were reviewed.Results The main clinical manifestations of NHSE were fever(5 cases)and seizure(4 cases),sometimes accompanied by herpes(2 cases).Imaging examinations in NHSE typically presented with symmetric(1 case)or diffuse/multifocal(4 cases)lesions in bilateral cerebral hemispheres,along with involvement of the bilateral thalamus(5 cases).Early CT scans showed either no abnormalities(1 case)or extensive areas of low density(1 case).MRI examinations usually demonstrated restricted diffusion of acute phase lesions(3 cases)and significant leptomeningeal enhancement in affected areas(3 cases).Intracranial lesions often led to the diffuse atrophy of brain parenchyma and polycystic encephalomalacia(3 cases),indicating a poor prognosis.Conclusion The clinical manifestations of NHSE are nonspecific.Early MRI examinations are of great value for accurate diagnosis and disease evaluation.
10.Analyses of high-risk factors for poor neurologic prognosis in full-term neonatal purulent meningitis based on clinical and MRI characteristics
Huanyu LUO ; Di HU ; Shuangfeng YANG ; Hang LI ; Yun PENG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2024;58(3):301-306
Objective:To analyze high-risk factors for poor neurological prognosis in full-term neonatal purulent meningitis based on clinical and brain MRI features.Methods:This study was a case-control study. The clinical and brain MRI data of 79 neonates with purulent meningitis were retrospectively collected at Beijing Children′s Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2016 to January 2022. Follow-up assessments including growth and development, as well as neurological sequelae, were conducted over a minimum follow-up period of 6 months. The patients were divided into two groups with good ( n=49) and poor prognosis ( n=30) according to follow-up results. Chi-square tests were used to compare clinical and brain MRI features between the two groups, and a multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the high-risk factors for poor neurologic prognosis in full-term neonates with purulent meningitis. Results:There were statistically differences between two groups regarding the incidence of seizures, early-onset manifestations, positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture, CSF white cell counts, and CSF protein concentration ( P<0.05). Statistically differences were also found in the occurrence rates of ependymitis, obvious ventricular dilatation/hydrocephalus, spotty and patchy brain injury/hemorrhage, and destructive lesions within the brain parenchyma ( P<0.05). The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that seizures ( OR=5.722, 95% CI 1.126-29.072, P=0.035), early-onset neonatal purulent meningitis ( OR=3.657, 95% CI 1.073-12.459, P=0.038), ependymitis ( OR=8.851, 95% CI 1.169-67.017, P=0.035), obvious ventricular dilatation/hydrocephalus ( OR=12.675, 95% CI 1.085-148.110, P=0.043), and destructive lesions within the brain parenchyma ( OR=16.370, 95% CI 1.575-170.175, P=0.019) were independent risk factors for poor prognosis. Conclusions:The occurrence of seizures, early-onset manifestations as well as ependymitis, obvious ventricular dilatation/hydrocephalus, and destructive lesions within the brain parenchyma on MRI are high-risk factors for poor prognosis in the full-term neonate with purulent meningitis.

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