1.Yttrium-90 selective internal radiation therapy on liver cancer: the past, the present, and the future
Jingqin MA ; Linhong ZHANG ; Minjie YANG ; Jiabin CAI ; Ying FANG ; Rong LIU ; Xudong QU ; Lingxiao LIU ; Zhiping YAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2025;32(1):3-8
Yttrium-90 selective internal radiation therapy (90Y-SIRT) is a treatment technique that delivers radioactive microspheres precisely to the arterial vascular bed of neoplasms, utilizing beta radiation to administer a high local dose of radiation to the neoplasm tissues. This technology has demonstrated significant efficacy in patients with unresectable pirmary liver cancers and liver metastases. This article systematically reviews the development history and clinical application status of 90Y-SIRT in the treatment of liver cancer, and looks forward to future development directions.
2.Research progress on natural products regulating osteogenic differentiation
Hu CAI ; Xiaoqian WU ; Lingfei HAN ; Feng FENG ; Wei QU ; Wenyuan LIU
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2025;56(1):10-21
As the important source of bone cells, osteoblasts are involved in bone formation and repair, and play a key role in maintaining bone balance. If the osteogenic differentiation process in vivo is disrupted, a variety of bone-related diseases may occur. Natural products, which have a wide range of sources, a wide variety of physiological activities, and few toxic side-effects, have been found in recent years to be able to regulate osteoblast differentiation. Based on the sources of natural products, this paper reviews the intervention of natural products from plant, animal and microbial sources on osteogenic differentiation, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for natural products in the treatment of bone diseases.
3.Current situation of preservatives and sweeteners usage in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City
LIU Yujie, XU Lin,GONG Ling,WEI Gang, ZHAO Lianwei, QU Guangsheng, CAI Guixiang
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(7):1051-1054
Objective:
To analyze the characteristics and safety risks of preservatives and sweeteners in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City, so as to provide a evidence for formulating targeted regulatory strategies in campus.
Methods:
From December 2023 to July 2024, 834 beverage samples were collected from sales points near primary and secondary schools in Xixiu District and four surrounding townships of Anshun City by a stratified random sampling method. High performance liquid chromatography was used to detect three preservatives (sorbic acid, benzoic acid and dehydroacetic acid) and four sweeteners (sodium saccharin, acesulfame-K, aspartame, and neotame). Differences were analyzed using the Chi-square test.
Results:
The overall exceedance rate of preservative was 8.6% (72 samples), with dehydroacetic acid showing the highest exceedance rate (7.0%, 58 samples), significantly higher than sorbic acid (0.6%, 5 samples) and benzoic acid (0.4%, 3 samples) ( χ 2=90.85, P <0.01). The overall exceedance rate of sweetener was 10.4% (87 samples), with sodium saccharin having the highest exceedance rate ( 6.2 %, 52 samples),significantly higher than neotame (2.8%, 23 samples), acesulfame-K (0) and aspartame (0) ( χ 2=262.04, P <0.01). Potential risks were identified due to the co occurrence of multiple additive exceedances, including 0.7% (6 samples) for mixed preservatives and 1.6% (13 samples) for mixed sweetener. No statistically significant differences were found in preservative (7.2%, 26 samples) or sweetener (12.3%, 44 samples) exceedance rates between micro enterprises and large, medium and small enterprises ( χ 2=2.67, 5.16, both P >0.05).
Conclusion
Systemic misuse risk of food additives in beverages sold near school necessitates a risk traceability based regulatory framework, with emphasis on standardizing enterprise production practices and strengthening oversight of sales outlets near campuses.
4.Systematic review and Meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of Wumei Pills in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Wei-Jin HUANG ; Yun-Yi YANG ; Jia-Yuan CAI ; Xiao-Xiao QU ; Yan-Ming HE ; Hong-Jie YANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2025;50(12):3441-3451
Wumei Pills, a classic traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) formula, are widely used in the treatment of biliary ascariasis and diarrhea. In recent years, studies have shown that Wumei Pills have advantages in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM), while there are no relevant reports that systematically evaluate the efficacy of Wumei Pills in the treatment of T2DM. This study addresses this issue by systematically evaluating the efficacy and safety of Wumei Pills, aiming to provide an evidence-based basis for clinical practice. PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP were researched for the randomized controlled trial(RCT) involving Wumei Pills for the treatment of T2DM that were published from inception to September 2024. RevMan 5.3 was used for the Meta-analysis of the data. A total of 18 RCTs were included, with a total of 1 437 patients. Meta-analysis produced the following results.(1)Treatment group outperformed control group in terms of overall response rate(RR=1.28, 95%CI[1.14, 1.43], P<0.000 1), fasting blood glucose(FPG)(WMD=-0.69, 95%CI[-0.93,-0.46], P<0.000 01), two-hour postprandial plasma glucose(2hPG)(WMD=-0.74, 95%CI[-1.17,-0.31], P<0.000 7), glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c)(WMD=-0.39, 95%CI[-0.60,-0.18], P=0.000 3), high-density lipoprotein(HDL)(WMD=0.38, 95%CI[0.28, 0.48], P<0.000 01), and body mass index(BMI)(WMD=-1.41, 95%CI[-2.40,-0.42], P=0.005).(2)The two groups had comparable effects regarding total cholesterol(TC)(WMD=-0.53, 95%CI[-1.13, 0.08], P=0.09) and low-density lipoprotein(LDL)(WMD=-0.25, 95%CI[-0.56, 0.06], P=0.12).(3)Triglycerides(TG)(WMD=-0.28,95%CI [-0.59,0.03],P=0.08), sensitivity analysis showed potential reduction effect(WMD=-0.20,95%CI[-0.36,-0.04],P=0.01). Occurrence of adverse drug reaction(RR=0.43,95%CI [0.23,0.80],P=0.007), sensitivity analysis showed significant disappearance(RR=0.56,95%CI[0.26,1.22],P=0.14), suggesting that the efficacy of treatment group was not better than that of control group. The results indicate that the treatment of T2DM with Wumei Pills is greatly related to the improvement of glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, and clinical efficacy. The findings provide a basis for clinical application of Wumei Pills in treating T2DM, while the conclusion remains to be verified by clinical studies with higher quality.
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5.FOXO3-engineered human mesenchymal stem cells efficiently enhance post-ischemic stroke functional rehabilitation.
Fangshuo ZHENG ; Jinghui LEI ; Zan HE ; Taixin NING ; Shuhui SUN ; Yusheng CAI ; Qian ZHAO ; Shuai MA ; Weiqi ZHANG ; Jing QU ; Guang-Hui LIU ; Si WANG
Protein & Cell 2025;16(5):365-373
6.The levels and clinical significance of serum miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg in children with respiratory syncytial virus infection pneumonia
Chunyan QU ; Fan ZHANG ; Xiaohua YUAN ; Lihong CAI ; Bin LI ; Xiaohua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(11):1733-1738
To investigate the levels and clinical significance of serum microRNA ( miR) -146a, miR-145, T-helpertype17 (Th17)/regulatory T cell (Treg) in children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infectious pneumonia. The clinical data of 200 children with RSV infectious pneumonia admitted to Nantong Maternal and Child Health Hospital from June 2020 to June 2023 were retrospectively collected as the study group. At the same time, 200 children with mycoplasma pneumonia were selected as the common pneumonia group and 200 healthy children were selected as the healthy group. The levels of serum inflammatory factors [interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression levels of serum miR-146a and miR-145 were detected by RT-qPCR. The levels of Th17/Treg were detected by flow cytometry. The levels of miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg and serum inflammatory factors were compared among the three groups. Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg and serum inflammatory factors in children with RSV infectious pneumonia. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the diagnostic value of miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg in children with respiratory syncytial virus infection pneumonia. The results showed that in the study group, miR-146a (2.01±0.58), miR-145 (1.81±0.46), Th17/Treg (1.09±0.31), IL-6 (7.82±2.11) ng/L and TNF-α (9.82±2.96) ng/L were higher than those in the common pneumonia group miR-146a (1.49±0.42), miR-145 (1.43±0.31), Th17/Treg (0.77±0.24), IL-6 (5.89±1.32) ng/L, TNF-α (7.34±2.32) ng/L and healthy group miR-146a (1.25±0.19), miR-145 (1.19±0.16), Th17/Treg (0.38±0.09), IL-6 (4.52±1.04) ng/L, TNF-α (5.39±1.07)ng/L. The levels of the above indexes in the common pneumonia group were higher than those in the healthy group, and the differences were statistically significant ( F=183.543, 175.938, 617.182, 226.657, 193.459, P<0.05). In the study group, IFN-γ (14.18±3.25) pg/ml was lower than that in the control group (19.52±5.13) pg/ml, but higher than that in the healthy group (9.77±2.40) pg/ml, and the difference was statistically significant ( F=335.432, P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that miR-146a, miR-145 and Th17/Treg were positively correlated with IL-6 and TNF-α ( P<0.05), but negatively correlated with IFN-γ ( P<0.05). ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of miR-146a, miR-145 and Th17/Treg in the diagnosis of RSV infectious pneumonia was 0.767, 0.762 and 0.790, respectively, while the combined detection of the three was 0.904. In conclusion, the levels of miR-146a, miR-145 and Th17/Treg are highly expressed in children with RSV infectious pneumonia, and are closely related to the inflammatory response of children. The combined detection of the three may have certain application value in the auxiliary diagnosis of RSV infectious pneumonia.
7.Association analysis on rs562556 polymorphism of PCSK9 gene and degree of coronary artery stenosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction
Yuanyuan LIU ; Qibo CAI ; Yan QU ; Xiujin YANG ; Rongchun GUAN ; Chanjun LIU
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2024;50(6):1712-1718
Objective:To analyze the association between the rs562556 polymorphism of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9(PCSK9)gene and the degree of coronary artery stenosis in the patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods:A total of 200 patients diagnosed with AMI from January 2021 to December 2022 were selected as AMI group,and 200 healthy individuals during the same period were selected as control group.According to the Gensini scoring standard,the patients in AMI group were divided into low risk group(Gensini score≤40,n=78)and medium-high risk group(Gensini score>40,n=122).The levels of lipid metabolism indicators in serum of the patients in two groups were detected by fully automatic biochemical analyzer;enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)method was used to detect the PCSK9 levels in serum of the patients in two groups;ultraviolet spectrophotometry was used to detect the single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)of PCSK9 gene of the patients in two groups;Spearman correlation analysis was used to detect the correlation between the rs562556 polymorphism of the PCSK9 gene and the degree of the disease and the levels of lipid metabolism indicators in serum of the patients.Results:Compared with control group,the percentage of smokers of the patients in AMI group was significantly increased(P<0.01).Compared with control group,the levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-c)and PCSK9 in serum of the patients in AMI group were significantly increased(P<0.05).Compared with low risk group,the levels of LDL-c and PCSK9 in serum of the patients in medium-high risk group were significantly increased(P<0.05).The distribution of PCSK9 gene rs1800487 genotype in both control and AMI groups conformed to the Hardy-Weinberg(H-W)equilibrium(χ2=0.677,P=0.713;χ2=0.970,P=0.831).Compared with control group,the distribution frequencies of PCSK9 gene rs562556 genotype AA and allele A of the patients in AMI group were significantly increased(P<0.05).In the AMI patients,the distribution of PCSK9 gene rs562556 genotype in both low risk and medium-high risk groups conformed to the H-W equilibrium(χ2=0.045,P=0.978;χ2=1.290,P=0.525).Compared with low risk group,the distribution frequencies of genotype AA and allele A of PCSK9 gene rs562556 of the patients in medium-high risk group were significantly increased(P<0.05).The PCSK9 gene rs562556 genotype AA was positively correlated with the degree of AMI(r=0.193,P=0.006)and LDL-c level(r=0.301,P<0.01).Allele A was positively correlated with the LDL-c level(r=0.168,P=0.017).Conclusion:The PCSK9 gene rs562556 genotype AA is positively correlated with the degree of coronary artery stenosis of the AMI patients,and its polymorphism may promote the development of AMI by upregulating the LDL-c level.
8.The levels and clinical significance of serum miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg in children with respiratory syncytial virus infection pneumonia
Chunyan QU ; Fan ZHANG ; Xiaohua YUAN ; Lihong CAI ; Bin LI ; Xiaohua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(11):1733-1738
To investigate the levels and clinical significance of serum microRNA ( miR) -146a, miR-145, T-helpertype17 (Th17)/regulatory T cell (Treg) in children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infectious pneumonia. The clinical data of 200 children with RSV infectious pneumonia admitted to Nantong Maternal and Child Health Hospital from June 2020 to June 2023 were retrospectively collected as the study group. At the same time, 200 children with mycoplasma pneumonia were selected as the common pneumonia group and 200 healthy children were selected as the healthy group. The levels of serum inflammatory factors [interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression levels of serum miR-146a and miR-145 were detected by RT-qPCR. The levels of Th17/Treg were detected by flow cytometry. The levels of miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg and serum inflammatory factors were compared among the three groups. Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg and serum inflammatory factors in children with RSV infectious pneumonia. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the diagnostic value of miR-146a, miR-145, Th17/Treg in children with respiratory syncytial virus infection pneumonia. The results showed that in the study group, miR-146a (2.01±0.58), miR-145 (1.81±0.46), Th17/Treg (1.09±0.31), IL-6 (7.82±2.11) ng/L and TNF-α (9.82±2.96) ng/L were higher than those in the common pneumonia group miR-146a (1.49±0.42), miR-145 (1.43±0.31), Th17/Treg (0.77±0.24), IL-6 (5.89±1.32) ng/L, TNF-α (7.34±2.32) ng/L and healthy group miR-146a (1.25±0.19), miR-145 (1.19±0.16), Th17/Treg (0.38±0.09), IL-6 (4.52±1.04) ng/L, TNF-α (5.39±1.07)ng/L. The levels of the above indexes in the common pneumonia group were higher than those in the healthy group, and the differences were statistically significant ( F=183.543, 175.938, 617.182, 226.657, 193.459, P<0.05). In the study group, IFN-γ (14.18±3.25) pg/ml was lower than that in the control group (19.52±5.13) pg/ml, but higher than that in the healthy group (9.77±2.40) pg/ml, and the difference was statistically significant ( F=335.432, P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that miR-146a, miR-145 and Th17/Treg were positively correlated with IL-6 and TNF-α ( P<0.05), but negatively correlated with IFN-γ ( P<0.05). ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of miR-146a, miR-145 and Th17/Treg in the diagnosis of RSV infectious pneumonia was 0.767, 0.762 and 0.790, respectively, while the combined detection of the three was 0.904. In conclusion, the levels of miR-146a, miR-145 and Th17/Treg are highly expressed in children with RSV infectious pneumonia, and are closely related to the inflammatory response of children. The combined detection of the three may have certain application value in the auxiliary diagnosis of RSV infectious pneumonia.
9.Clinical trial of thoracic paravertebral nerve block with ropivacaine and dexamethasone in the treatment of patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(20):2954-2957
Objective To analyze the effects of thoracic paravertebral block(TPVB)with ropivacaine and dexamethasone on anesthesia quality and postoperative pain in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer.Methods Patients with lung cancer who underwent thoracoscopic surgery under general anesthesia were divided into control group and treatment group by cohort method.Control group received 15 mL of 0.5%ropivacaine injection for TPVB;and treatment group was given 15 mL of 0.5%ropivacaine injection combined with 0.15 mg·kg-1 dexamethasone injection for TPVB.The TPVB effect(TPVB onset time,duration,the number of effective analgesic pump compressions with in 48 hours after surgery),mean arterial pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR),visual analogue scale(VAS)scores at rest and coughing after surgery,quality of recovery-40 questionnaire(QoR-40)score and occurrence of adverse drug reactions were compared between the two groups.Results There were 48 patients in treatment group and 52 patients in control group.The TPVB onset times in control group and treatment group were(10.86±1.93)and(7.21±1.15)min;the durations of TPVB were(400.27±33.15)and(859.73±50.69)min;the number of effective analgesic pump compressions were(13.42±3.70)and(7.18±1.94)times;the VAS scores at rest at 24 hours after surgery were(2.45±0.48)and(2.08±0.35)points;the VAS scores at coughing at 24 hours after surgery were(3.85±0.44)and(3.59±0.39)points,the QoR-40 scores at 3 days after surgery were(152.97±9.49)and(175.30±6.14)points.There were statistically significant differences in the above indexes between the treatment group and the control group(all P<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in MAP and HR at T0-T3 between the two groups(all P>0.05).The total incidence rates of adverse drug reactions in treatment group and control group were 10.42%(5 cases/48 cases)and 11.54%(6 cases/52 cases),respectively(P>0.05).Conclusion Ropivacaine combined with dexamethasone for TPVB can significantly improve the anesthesia quality,relieve the postoperative pain and promote the postoperative recovery in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer under general anesthesia,and it has high safety.
10.Investigation of Effect of Different Processed Products of Atractylodes chinensis Rhizoma on Rats with Spleen Deficiency Based on Pharmacodynamics and Metabolomics
Jiayang LING ; Yang BAI ; Yang QU ; Mingyang CUI ; Xingyi LI ; Qian CAI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):179-188
ObjectiveTo clarify the differences in the efficacy and mechanism of different processed products of Atractylodes chinensis rhizoma by the pharmacodynamics and metabolomics studies of raw, bran-fried and rice water-processed products on rats with spleen deficiency. MethodSixty male SD rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, raw product group(3.75 g·kg-1), bran-fried product group(3.75 g·kg-1), rice water-processed product group(3.75 g·kg-1) and Shenling Baizhusan group(6.7 g·kg-1), with 10 rats in each group. The method of excessive fatigue+improper diet was used to establish a spleen deficiency model in rats. After the end of modeling, except for the blank and model groups, each dosing group was given the corresponding drug suspension, the immune organ coefficients of each group of rats were examined, the levels of interleukin-6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), immunoglobulin G(IgG), amylase(AMS), motilin(MTL), gastrin(GAS), Na+-K+-adenosine triphosphatase(ATPase), aquaporin 2(AQP2), AQP3 and AQP8 in rats were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Ultra high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) combined with orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA) were used to search for biomarkers in the plasma samples of spleen-deficient rats by using two criteria[P<0.05 and variable importance in the projection(VIP) value>1], and to compare the different modulatory effects of the three decoction pieces on the splenic-deficient biomarkers, and metabolic pathway analysis was conducted through the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) database. ResultCompared with the blank group, the thymus index and spleen index of rats in the model group were significantly decreased(P<0.05), the levels of IL-6, TNF-α, IgG and AQP2 were significantly increased(P<0.05), the levels of AMS, GAS, MTL, AQP3, AQP8 and Na+-K+-ATPase were significantly decreased(P<0.05). Compared with the model group, raw products, bran-fried products and rice water-processed products all increased thymus index and spleen index(P<0.05), decreased IL-6, TNF-α, IgG and AQP2 levels(P<0.05), and increased AMS, GAS, MTL, AQP3, AQP8 and Na+-K+-ATPase levels to different degrees. A total of 176 differential metabolites were screened in the model group compared with the blank group, of which 75, 72 and 84 biomarkers were called back by the raw products, bran-fried products and rice water-processed products, respectively(P<0.05, P<0.01). Raw products of A. chinensis rhizoma mainly affected glycine, serine and threonine metabolism. Bran-fried products mainly affected alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, D-arginine and D-ornithine metabolism. Rice water-processed products mainly affected glycine, serine and threonine metabolism, alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, citrate cycle, thiamine metabolism, D-arginine and D-ornithine metabolism. ConclusionRaw products, bran-fried products and rice water-processed products of A. chinensis rhizoma all have good spleen strengthening effects, among which the effects of bran-fried products and rice water-processed products were stronger. Meanwhile, raw products has the strongest dryness, followed by bran-fried products, and the weakest dryness of rice water-processed products. The three decoction pieces are able to significantly modulate metabolic abnormalities in spleen-deficient rats, and the mechanism may be related to amino acid metabolism such as glycine, serine and threonine metabolism as well as alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism.


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