1.Urban-rural difference in adverse outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidity
FANG Zijian ; LI Qingchun ; XIE Li ; SONG Xu ; DAI Ruoqi ; WU Yifei ; JIA Qingjun ; CHENG Qinglin
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(1):7-11
Objective:
To investigate the urban and rural differences in adverse outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidity (PTB-DM), so as to provide insights into improving the prevention and treatment measures for PTB-DM.
Methods:
Patients with PTB-DM who were admitted and discharged from 14 designated tuberculosis hospitals in Hangzhou City from 2018 to 2022 were selected. Basic information, and history of diagnosis and treatment were collected through hospital information systems. The adverse outcomes of PTB were defined as endpoints, and the proportions of adverse outcomes of PTB in urban and rural patients with PTB-DM were analyzed. Factors affecting the adverse outcomes of PTB were identified using a multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model.
Results:
A total of 823 patients with PTB-DM were enrolled, including 354 (43.01%) urban and 469 (56.99%) rural patients. There were 112 (13.61%) patients with adverse outcomes of PTB. The proportions of adverse outcomes of PTB in urban and rural patients were 14.41% and 13.01%, respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis identified first diagnosed in county-level hospitals or above (HR=2.107, 95%CI: 1.181-3.758) and drug resistance (HR=3.303, 95%CI: 1.653-6.600) as the risk factors for adverse outcomes of PTB in urban patients with PTB-DM, while the treatment/observed management throughout the process (HR=0.470, 95%CI: 0.274-0.803) and fixed-dose combinations throughout the process (HR=0.331, 95%CI: 0.151-0.729) as the protective factors for adverse outcomes in rural patients with PTB-DM.
Conclusions
There are differences in influencing factors for adverse outcomes of PTB in urban and rural patients with PTB-DM. The adverse outcomes of PTB are associated with first diagnosed hospitals and drug resistance in urban patients, and are associated with the treatment/observed management and fixed-dose combinations throughout the process in rural patients.
2.The diagnostic value of deep medullary vein score for cognitive impairment in cerebral small vessel disease
Qingchun WANG ; Shida XU ; Haiyuan LAN ; Xinjun LEI
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(30):37-41
Objective To explore the diagnostic value of deep medullary vein (DMV) score for cognitive impairment in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).Methods Collect clinical and imaging data of 108 patients who visited Lishui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University from May 2022 to December 2023.According to the mini-mental state examination,patients were divided into a cognitive impairment group (36 cases) and a cognitive function normal group (72 cases).On magnetic sensitive images,the DMV scores of the six regions on both sides of the frontal lobe,parietal lobe,occipital lobe are rated from 0 to 3 points based on their visual conditions,and the total scores of the six regions is the DMV score (0 to 18 points).Applying international CSVD guidelines to assess CSVD burden in patients.Analyze the correlation between DMV score and cognitive impairment,and compare the diagnostic value of DMV scores and CSVD score for cognitive impairment.Results The median CSVD burden score of 108 patients was 1 (0,2) points,and the median DMV score was 4 (1,9) points.The DMV score was positively correlated with the presence of cognitive impairment (r=0.525,P<0.001).There were statistically significant differences in age,cerebral microbleeds,perivascular space enlargement,white matter hyperintensities,CSVD burden,and DMV score between the cognitive impairment group and the cognitive function normal group (P<0.05).The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of diagnosed with cognitive impairment using DMV score was 0.820 (95%CI:0.741-0.898,P<0.001).Conclusion DMV score is positively correlated with CSVD cognitive impairment,and it has certain predictive value for cognitive impairment.
3.Preliminary Recommendations on the Timing of Lung Surgery after Novel Coronavirus Infection in Patients with Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Cancer.
Xin LI ; Ming DONG ; Song XU ; Honglin ZHAO ; Sen WEI ; Zuoqing SONG ; Minghui LIU ; Dian REN ; Fan REN ; Qingchun ZHAO ; Renwang LIU ; Chunqiu XIA ; Gang CHEN ; Jun CHEN
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2023;26(2):148-150
In recent years, the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a huge impact on the global medical, political and economic fields. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, our understanding of the impact of COVID-19 has grown exponentially. Recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has changed rapidly in China, and there has been controversy over how to carry out surgical operations for patients with lung neoplastic lesions. Some studies have shown that lung cancer patients undergoing surgery are more likely to experience respiratory failure and perioperative death after contracting COVID-19 than the general population, however, delays in cancer treatment are also associated with increased mortality among these patients. In particular, the novel coronavirus Omikron variant has a higher transmissibility and may escape the immunity obtained through the previous novel coronavirus infection and vaccination. In order to minimize the risk of novel coronavirus infection in surgical patients, it is necessary to develop new treatment guidelines, expert consensus and preventive measures. However, the current rapid change of the epidemic situation has led to insufficient time and evidence to develop guidelines and consensus. Therefore, thoracic surgeons need to evaluate specific patient populations at higher risk of severe complications before surgery and weigh the benefit of surgical treatment against the risk of novel coronavirus infection. We try to give some recommendations on lung surgery during the current domestic epidemic situation based on the guidelines and consensus of oncology and thoracic surgery organizations in different regions on lung surgery.
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms/complications*
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COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
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Lung
4.The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging.
Tiemin LIU ; Yong XU ; Chun-Xia YI ; Qingchun TONG ; Dongsheng CAI
Protein & Cell 2022;13(6):394-421
Obesity and aging are two important epidemic factors for metabolic syndrome and many other health issues, which contribute to devastating diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, stroke and cancers. The brain plays a central role in controlling metabolic physiology in that it integrates information from other metabolic organs, sends regulatory projections and orchestrates the whole-body function. Emerging studies suggest that brain dysfunction in sensing various internal cues or processing external cues may have profound effects on metabolic and other physiological functions. This review highlights brain dysfunction linked to genetic mutations, sex, brain inflammation, microbiota, stress as causes for whole-body pathophysiology, arguing brain dysfunction as a root cause for the epidemic of aging and obesity-related disorders. We also speculate key issues that need to be addressed on how to reveal relevant brain dysfunction that underlines the development of these disorders and diseases in order to develop new treatment strategies against these health problems.
Aging
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Brain/metabolism*
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Energy Metabolism
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Humans
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Hypothalamus/metabolism*
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Obesity/metabolism*
5.Enzyme-instructed hybrid nanogel/nanofiber oligopeptide hydrogel for localized protein delivery.
Tianyue JIANG ; Yudi MA ; Xiao XU ; Qingchun JI ; Mingxing FENG ; Cheng CHENG ; Yang FENG ; Bingfang HE ; Ran MO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(7):2070-2079
Enzyme-catalysis self-assembled oligopeptide hydrogel holds great interest in drug delivery, which has merits of biocompatibility, biodegradability and mild gelation conditions. However, its application for protein delivery is greatly limited by inevitable degradation of enzyme on the encapsulated proteins leading to loss of protein activity. Moreover, for the intracellularly acted proteins, cell membrane as a primary barrier hinders the transmembrane delivery of proteins. The internalized proteins also suffer from acidic and enzymatic degradation in endosomes and lysosomes. We herein develop a protease-manipulated hybrid nanogel/nanofiber hydrogel for localized delivery of intracellularly acted proteins. The embedded polymeric nanogels (CytoC/aNGs) preserve activity of cytochrome
6.Interpretation of Implementation Plan for Enrollment and Assessment of Clinical Pharmacist Teacher Training Project of Chinese Hospital Association (Trial)
Li YOU ; Jing BIAN ; Yangui XU ; Zhuo WANG ; Qingchun ZHAO ; Xin HUANG ; Jing LIU ; Jin LU ; Jiancun ZHEN
China Pharmacy 2021;32(21):2561-2566
OBJECTIVE:To interpret the new version of the Implementation Plan for Enrollment and Assessment of Clinical Pharmacist Teacher Training Project of Chinese Hospital Association (Trial)(hereinafter referred to as the “New Plan ”)officially announced by the Chinese Hospital Association in Sept. 2021,in order to provide guidance and reference for smoothly promoting the implementation of the New Plan and realizing the original intention of the reform. METHODS :The New Plan was interpreted from four aspects ,including the background of the formulation of the New Plan ,the main features presented ,the innovations and the issues that need to be paid attention to in the next implementation. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS :The formulation and release of the New Plan marks the beginning of a new round of reform of the clinical pharmacist teacher training program of the Chinese Hospital Association. It is mainly based on the actual problems encountered in the operation of the current clinical pharmacist teacher training system ,the importance of clinical pharmacistteacher training itself ,and the opportunities and challenges that the development of the times has brought to our country ’s 163.com clinical pharmacy business. Research foundation , problem orientation and professional demonstration present important characteristics. Compared with the old plan ,the New Plan adds a substantive selection mechanism for majors ,which intends to achieve the necessary “strictness”in the enrollment process ;it reconstructs the overall training goal of the benchmarking project and the three-in-one assessment system ,which intends to achieve a reasonable “lax”of assessment link ;it removes restrictions on off-site training ,advocates wide-ranging professional docking,and improves the flexibility of the training system and process management. The implementation of the New Plan is a complex work involving multiple parties and is affected by many factors. It requires multiple teams to perform their duties and promote together. The teacher training base and expert team must understand the spirit of reform and achieve the stable implementation of the New Plan ;at the same time ,the communication between the project working group and the teaching base and experts should be strengthened ,and finally realize the original intention of the reform of cultivating more high-quality clinical pharmacy teachers.
7.Acrivastine combined with loratadine in the treatment of chronic refractory urticaria: a multicenter, randomized controlled study
Yan LI ; Wei XU ; Heng GU ; Mei JU ; Yiqun DUAN ; Xianyu ZENG ; Qingchun DIAO ; Chunzhu NING ; Linfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2020;53(5):319-323
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of acrivastine alone or in combination with loratadine in the treatment of chronic refractory urticaria.Methods:From March 2017 to December 2018, a multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical study was conducted in 4 centers. Patients with chronic refractory urticaria were randomly divided into two groups, i.e., combined treatment group receiving oral acrivastine capsules 8 mg thrice a day plus oral loratadine tablets 10 mg once a day, and acrivastine alone group receiving oral acrivastine capsules 8 mg thrice a day plus a placebo 10 mg once a day. The course of treatment was 4 weeks. Visits were scheduled at baseline and after 1, 2 and 4 weeks of treatment. At the same time, clinical data were collected, and adverse events were recorded. Symptom scores were evaluated based on degree of itching, number and size of wheals, duration of each attack and number of attacks per week, and symptom score reduce index (SSRI) was used to evaluate the efficacy. Repeated measures analysis of variance and chi-square test were used to evaluate the efficacy and safety.Results:Fifty-three patients in the combined treatment group and 59 in the acrivastine alone group were included in the efficacy analysis. Before treatment, there was no significant difference in symptom score or visual analogue score between the two groups. After 2 weeks of treatment, 19 patients were cured and 10 achieved marked improvement in the combined treatment group, with a response rate of 54.72%; 15 were cured and 6 achieved marked improvement in the acrivastine alone group, with a response rate of 35.59%. After 4 weeks of treatment, 23 patients were cured and 9 achieved marked improvement in the combined treatment group, with a response rate of 60.38%; 20 were cured and 2 achieved marked improvement in the acrivastine alone group, with a response rate of 37.29%. After 2 and 4 weeks of treatment, the response rates were significantly higher in the combined treatment group than in the acrivastine alone group ( χ2 = 4.13, 5.96 respectively, both P < 0.05) . The SSRI significantly differed among different follow-up time points, as well as between the 2 groups ( F = 8.62, 4.38 respectively, both P < 0.05) . Multivariate analysis of variance showed that SSRI was significantly higher in the combined treatment group (0.63 ± 0.05, 0.68 ± 0.05, respectively) than in the acrivastine alone group (0.47 ± 0.05, 0.51 ± 0.05, respectively) after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment (both P < 0.05) . Drug-related adverse reactions, including drowsiness, stomach upsets, headache and liver function abnormality, occurred in 7 patients in the combined treatment group, as well as in 3 in the acrivastine alone group. Conclusion:Acrivastine is safe and effective for the treatment of chronic refractory urticaria, and acrivastine combined with loratadine can markedly improve the efficacy.
8.Meta-analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Single or Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Short-term Complications after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Yuexin ZHU ; Yusi HUANG ; Huiting CHEN ; Lei ZHANG ; Yang LI ; Ziyuan ZOU ; Qingchun ZENG ; Dingli XU
China Pharmacy 2019;30(9):1271-1278
OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate effectiveness and safety of single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) versus dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on short-term complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and to provide evidence-based reference for clinical treatment. METHODS: Retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane clinical controlled trials registry, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang database, CBM and Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, RCTs and observational studies about effectiveness (all-cause mortality, incidence of stroke and incidence of myocardial infarction 30 days after operation) and safety (the incidence of bleeding events at 30 days after operation) of SAPT versus DAPT on short-term complications of TAVI were collected during the date of database establishment to Jan. 2019. After data extraction of included studies and quality evaluation with Cochrane system evaluator manual 5.1.0 (for RCT) and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) (for observational studies), Meta-analysis was conducted by using Rev Man 5.3 statistical software. RESULTS: Totally 3 RCTs and 7 cohort studies were included, involving 3 188 patients. Results of Meta-analysis showed that the incidence of all-cause mortality 30 days after operation [OR=0.48, 95% CI (0.32, 0.73), P<0.001] and the incidence of bleeding events 30 days after operation [OR=0.43, 95%CI (0.30, 0.59), P<0.001] in SAPT group were significantly lower than DAPT group, with statistical significance. There was no statistical significance in the incidence of stroke 30 days after operation [OR=0.63, 95%CI (0.38, 1.06) , P=0.08] or the incidence of myocardial infarction 30 days after operation [OR=1.09, 95%CI (0.46, 2.59), P=0.85] between 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with DAPT, SAPT can decrease the incidence of all-cause mortality 30 days after TAVI and the incidence of bleeding events 30 days after TAVI.
9.Effects of Dual-antiplatelet Medication Time on Efficacy and Safety of Postoperative Complications after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation :A Meta-analysis
Yuexin ZHU ; Yusi HUANG ; Huiting CHEN ; Lei ZHANG ; Yang LI ; Qingchun ZENG ; Dingli XU
China Pharmacy 2019;30(13):1847-1853
OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the effects of dual-antiplatelet medication time on efficacy and safety of postoperative complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and to provide evidence-based reference for the formulation of antiplatelet therapy after TAVI. METHODS: Retrieved from Cochrane clinical controlled trial registration center, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang database and CJFD, during database establishment to Feb. 2019, RCTs and observational study about efficacy (all-cause mortality and incidence of stroke) and safety (the incidence of major bleeding events) the effects of dual-antiplatelet therapy for postoperative complications after TAVI at different time points were collected. After data extraction of clinical studies met inclusion criteria, quality evaluation with Cochrane bias risk evaluation tool 5.1.0 (for RCT) or Newcastle- Ottawa Scale (for observational study), Meta-analysis was conducted by using Rev Man 5.3 and Stata 14.0 statistical software. Meta-regression analysis was also conducted for outcome and different treatment duration. RESULTS: A total of 3 RCTs and 10 observational studies were included, involving 2 868 patients. The results of Meta-analysis showed that the incidence of all-cause mortality one month and 6 months after medication were 0.05 [95%CI (0.03, 0.07), P<0.001] and 0.07 [95%CI (0.05, 0.08), P<0.001]. The incidence of major bleeding events 1, 3 and 6 months after medication were 0.14 [95%CI (0.08,0.19), P<0.001], 0.11 [95%CI (0.03, 0.19), P=0.007] and 0.13 [95%CI (0.05, 0.22), P=0.002]. The incidence of stroke after one month after medication was 0.04 [95%CI (0.03, 0.05), P<0.001]. Results of Meta-regression analysis showed that the all-caused mortality [regression coefficient=0.005 7, 95%CI (-0.001 6, 0.013 0), P=0.116], major bleeding [regression coefficient=-0.000 5,95%CI(-0.022 4,0.021 4), P=0.959] or the incidence of stroke [regression coefficient=0.001 4, 95%CI (-0.003 8, 0.006 5), P=0.570] were not related to medication duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The prolongation of the medication time of the dual-antiplatelet therapy has no significant effect on the efficacy and safety of TAVI.
10.Expression of CXCL10 ,CXCR3 and T cell subsets in peripheral blood and effect of compound Chinese medicine on it in patients with advanced vitiligo
Li DENG ; Xue JIANG ; Yuyi WANG ; Bingjun SHI ; Yang LIU ; Wei XU ; Qingchun DIAO ; Wenhao ZHENG
Chongqing Medicine 2018;47(2):164-166
Objective To detect the expression levels of peripheral blood CXCL10 and its receptor CXCR3 and T cell subsets in of the patients with advanced vitiligo and the influence of compound Chinese medicine on it.Methods Flow cytometry was used to detect the cellular proportions of peripheral blood T cell subsets,ELISA was employed to quantify serum CXCL10 and CXCR3 expression levels before and after treatment.Results After 1 month of taking Chinese medicine,the proportions of CD3+ CD4+ cells and CD3+ CD8+ cells were increased compared before treatment(P<0.05).The expression level of peripheral serum CXCL10 before treatment was significantly increased compare with the healthy control group(P<0.01),and the CXCL10 level after treatment was decreased significantly compared with that before treatment(P<0.05).The expression level of peripheral serum CXCR3 was significantly increased compared with the healthy control group(P<0.05),while which after treatment was still significantly higher than that in the healthy control group(P<0.05).Conclusion CXCL10,CXCR3 and T cell subsets proportion may be involved in the pathogenesis of vitiligo.The compound Chinese medicine used in this study plays the curative effect possibly by regulating T cell subsets and expression levels of CXCL10 and CXCR3.


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