1.Investigation and Trend Prediction of Disease Burden of Hypertensionin the Elderly Population Globally and in China from 1990 to 2021
Xiaoxiao ZHAO ; Xiaohui LU ; Lixin KE ; Wulin GAO ; Xiangran MENG ; Lili REN ; Yunhan DING ; Qiang ZHANG ; Yangqin XUN ; Jibiao WU ; Cuncun LU
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(3):647-658
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			 To analyze the disease burden of hypertension in the elderly population from 1990 to 2021 and to predict future trends in China and globally, thereby providing insights for public health decision-making regarding older adults with hypertension in China. Data on hypertension-related deaths and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for individuals aged ≥60 years was extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD)2021 database for the world, China, and five sociodemographic index (SDI) regions. Age-standardized mortality and DALYs rates for hypertension in the elderly population were calculated, and Joinpoint regression was used to assess trend changes of disease burden, with results reported as average annual percentage change (AAPC). Additionally, subgroup analyses were conducted based on age and sex. The relative impact of aging, population growth, and epidemiological changes on disease burden was analyzed using a three-factor decomposition method. Future projections for the disease burden from 2022 to 2040 were performed using a Bayesian model. From 1990 to 2021, both age-standardized mortality and DALYs rates for hypertension in the elderly population demonstrated a significant downward trend globally and in China (both AAPC values were negative, all   Although age-standardized mortality and DALYs rates for hypertension among the elderly in China have shown a downward trend over the past three decades, the absolute burden remains substantial. There is an urgent need for the formulation and implementation of more effective public health policies and clinical interventions to address this critical public health challenge.
		                        		
		                        	
2.Expert Consensus on Clinical Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Threatened Abortion
Xinchun YANG ; Shuyu WANG ; Huilan DU ; Songping LUO ; Zhe JIN ; Rong LI ; Xiangyan RUAN ; Qin ZHANG ; Xiaoling FENG ; Shicai CHEN ; Fengjie HE ; Shaobin WEI ; Qun LU ; Yanqin WANG ; Yang LIU ; Qingwei MENG ; Zengping HAO ; Ying LI ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Ruihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):241-246
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Threatened abortion is a common disease of obstetrics and gynecology and one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in TCM obstetrics and gynecology, Western medicine obstetrics and gynecology, and pharmacology to deeply discuss the advantages of TCM and integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment as well as the medication plans for threatened abortion. After discussion, the experts concluded that chromosome, endocrine, and immune abnormalities were the key factors for the occurrence of threatened abortion, and the Qi and blood disorders in thoroughfare and conception vessels were the core pathogenesis. In the treatment of threatened abortion, TCM has advantages in preventing miscarriages, alleviating clinical symptoms and TCM syndromes, relieving anxiety, regulating reproductive endocrine and immune abnormalities, personalized and diversified treatment, enhancing efficiency and reducing toxicity, and preventing the disease before occurrence. The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with traditional Chinese and Western medicine lies in identifying the predictors of abortion caused by maternal factors and the treatment of thrombophilia. Recurrent abortion is the breakthrough point of treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It is urgent to carry out high-quality evidence-based medicine research in the future to improve the modern diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with TCM. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Animal Experiments on Male Infertility Treated by Tonifying Kidney
Jisheng WANG ; Fanchao MENG ; Haisong LI ; Bin WANG ; Junlong FENG ; Sheng DENG ; Yueqing LI ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(5):229-235
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Experimental research on male infertility is critical to the study of the pathogenesis of male infertility and the evaluation of drug therapy. This paper reviewed animal experiments on male infertility in recent years. The experimental models of male infertility mainly include oligoasthenozoospermia (OA),teratozoospermia,azoospermia, and varicocele animal models. The OA animal models are mostly induced by glycosides of Tripterygium wilfordii (GTW), adenine,hydrocortisone, and radiation,which are mainly chemical means. The animal models of azoospermia were usually constructed by intraperitoneal injection of bissulfonyl alkylating agent busulfan and immersion of scrotum in 43 ℃ water. There are few studies on animal models of teratozoospermia,and the induction methods by GTW and methyl methanesulfonate(MMS) are common. The animal models of varicocele-caused infertility are usually induced by operation. The ligation of the middle division of the left renal vein between the lateral inferior vena cava and the medial spermatic vein has a significant influence on testicular morphology and epididymal sperm quality. Animal experimental studies have shown that classic prescriptions for tonifying the kidney and promoting spermatogenesis represented by Wuzi Yanzongwan and clinical empirical prescriptions by modern research have played a significant role in the treatment of male infertility. The mechanism of tonifying the kidney in the treatment of male infertility mainly focuses on inhibiting spermatogenic cell apoptosis. The kidney-tonifying method can regulate the apoptosis of spermatogenic cells,which provides a new treatment idea and a reliable scientific basis for traditional Chinese medicine in the field of male reproduction. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Effect of physical activity levels on risk of Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional analysis based on China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Jiayu WU ; Detao MENG ; Xiaoxiao LIANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2023;29(10):1135-1139
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of different levels of physical activity on the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). MethodsA total of 9 726 subjects from 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data were analyzed with multivariate Logistic regression analysis. ResultsOf the 9 726 subjects, 188 suffered from PD, with a prevalence of 1.93%. The subjects who aged more than 65 (OR = 2.58, 95%CI 1.74 to 3.96, P < 0.001) and widowed (OR = 1.42, 95%CI 1.01 to 1.99, P = 0.043) were at a higher risk of developing PD. Subjects who engaged in high-intensity physical activities (OR = 0.38, 95%CI 0.27 to 0.54, P < 0.001) were at a lower risk of PD. After adjusting for age and marital status, high-intensity physical activity still reduced the risk of PD (OR = 0.42, 95%CI 0.29 to 0.61, P < 0.001). ConclusionHigh-intensity physical activity (over 3 000 metabolic equivalents a week) may reduce the risk of PD. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.The study on the structure of deoxyhypusine synthase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Zhenzhen LI ; Xiaoxiao MENG ; Zhi QIAO ; Li DAI ; Xiaona YANG ; Yanbin TENG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(12):1995-2001
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To investigate the structure of deoxyhypusine synthase(DHS)in Saccharomyces cerevisiae(Dys1)and unravel the molecular mechanism of hypusine lysine modification,providing a theoretical basis for the treatment of highly proliferative diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1)replication.Meth-ods Using the E.coli BL21 expression system,an in vitro expression vector was constructed and used to express the protein of Dys1.Dys1 protein samples were purified using methods such as affinity chromatography and molecu-lar sieving to achieve protein purification and isolation.The crystals of Dys1 were obtained using the crystallized so-lution containing 6%Polyethylene Glycol(PEG)8000,0.1 mol/L N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-ethane-sulphoni-cacid(Hepes)pH 6.5,and 8%ethylene glycol.The crystal structure of Dys1 was resolved at a resolution of 2.8 ? using X-ray crystallography.The structural analysis was performed with CCP4i and Coot software.Results The overall structure of Dys1 was a tetramer,each monomer containing a catalytic site and a cofactor NAD+binding site.The core region of the monomer adopted a Rossmann fold.The amino acid residues involved in the substrate binding sites were highly conserved among eukaryotes.Conclusion The crystal structure of Dys1 is being resolved for the first time.It reveals the binding mode of the cofactor NAD+to the enzyme and confirms that the enzyme functions as a tetramer,with the N-terminus serving as an essential modulator for its catalytic activity.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Effects of early activity based on action research method in severely ill children
Meng YUAN ; Bo ZHANG ; Qian LI ; Xiaoxia SHI ; Panpan DING ; Xiaoxiao WANG ; Li ZHANG ; Caixia MA
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(7):940-944
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the effect of early activity based on action research method in severely ill children.Methods:From February 2020 to January 2022, 101 children with severe illness admitted to the Henan Provincial People's Hospital were selected as the study subjects by convenient sampling. The 51 children with severe illness included from February 2020 to January 2021 were set as the control group, and the 50 children with severe illness included from February 2021 to January 2022 were set as the experimental group. The children in the control group were treated with routine rehabilitation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) , and the experimental group was treated with early activity based on action research method on the basis of the control group. Before and after the intervention, the effect was evaluated by the Medical Research Council Scale (MRC) , the Intensive Care Unit Mobility Scale (IMS) , the length of stay in PICU and hospitalization time, and the incidence of ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) when transferring out of PICU.Results:When transferring out of PICU, the MRC muscle strength score of children in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group, and the incidence of ICU-AW was lower than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . After intervention, the IMS score of children in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The length of stay in PICU and hospitalization time of children in the experimental group were shorter than those in the control group with statistical differences ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Early activity based on action research method can effectively prevent the occurrence of ICU-AW in severely ill children, improve the activity of children, and shorten the hospitalization time, which is worthy of clinical promotion and application.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Excessive iodine promotes the occurrence and development of experimental autoimmune thyroiditis in mice through p38 and intercellular adhesion molecule-1
Yanan LI ; Hongting SHEN ; Mingjun WANG ; Xun CHEN ; Jing MA ; Peichun GAN ; Qiang ZHANG ; Jinmei ZHANG ; Xiaoxiao CAO ; Xianya MENG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2022;41(4):270-276
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the molecular mechanism of excessive iodine induced experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) in mice.Methods:Sixty female non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice were selected and divided into 5 groups according to body weight [(25 ± 3) g] via the random number table method, with 12 mice in each group: control group (group A), 10-fold high iodine group (group B), 100-fold high iodine group (group C), 1 000-fold high iodine group (group D) and 1 000-fold high iodine combined with polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid [Poly (I:C)] group (group E). The experiment period was 16 weeks. Mice in each group drank purified water with sodium iodine (NaI) content of 0.000, 0.005, 0.050, 0.500 and 0.500 mg/L, respectively; mice in group E were intraperitoneally injected with Poly (I:C) at week 7 and week 15, respectively. At the end of the 16th week, mice were dissected and blood samples and thyroid tissue were taken. The levels of serum thyroid function indexes [thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (FT 3), free thyroxine (FT 4), and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb)] were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); the pathological changes of thyroid tissue were observed after hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining; differentially expressed genes in thyroid tissue were detected by RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq), and analyzed by KEGG pathway; mRNA and protein levels of p38, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and chemokine 10 (CXCL10) in thyroid tissue were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Western blotting, respectively. Results:There were statistically significant differences in serum levels of TSH (ng/ml: 6.53 ± 0.86, 6.61 ± 0.82, 7.68 ± 0.55, 7.93 ± 0.60, 8.73 ± 1.60), FT 3 (pg/ml: 59.35 ± 10.16, 53.73 ± 10.96, 46.19 ± 8.03, 41.01 ± 8.67, 34.21 ± 11.75), FT 4 (pg/ml: 136.74 ± 10.06, 124.33 ± 14.34, 101.80 ± 6.78, 91.37 ± 6.75, 73.29 ± 17.31), and TPOAb (U/ml: 130.81 ± 24.53, 145.47 ± 28.89, 166.52 ± 41.59, 199.78 ± 42.19, 201.99 ± 44.03) among the 5 groups of mice ( F = 4.77, 4.96, 23.12, 3.68, P < 0.05). Compared with group A, the serum TSH levels of mice in groups C, D and E were higher, the levels of FT 3 and FT 4 in groups B, C, D and E were lower, and the levels of TPOAb in groups D and E were higher, and the differences were statistically significant ( P < 0.05). HE staining showed that the thyroid follicle lesion in groups D and E was serious, and the EAT phenotype appeared in both groups. The differentially expressed genes were analyzed by KEGG pathway. Compared with group A, 8 metabolic pathways related to thyroid autoimmunity and inflammation were found in groups B, C, D and E. Further analysis found that 3 genes appeared in multiple pathways, namely p38, ICAM-1 and CXCL10. There were significant differences in the mRNA levels of p38, ICAM-1 and CXCL10 in thyroid tissue of the 5 groups of mice ( F = 14.77, 12.76, 16.39, P < 0.05); compared with group A, the mRNA levels of p38 in groups B, C, D and E were higher, and the mRNA levels of ICAM-1 and CXCL10 in groups C, D and E were higher ( P < 0.05). There were significant differences in the protein levels of p38, ICAM-1 and CXCL10 in thyroid tissue of the 5 groups of mice ( F = 7.97, 73.86, 18.02, P < 0.05); compared with group A, the protein levels of ICAM-1 and CXCL10 in groups B, C, D and E were higher ( P < 0.05). Conclusion:Excessive iodine promotes the occurrence and development of EAT in mice by up-regulating the expressions of p38 and ICAM-1 genes that are closely related to thyroid autoimmune and inflammatory responses.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Expert statement on the construction criteria of critical care department in municipal and district designated hospitals under the pandemic prevention and control
Ruilan WANG ; Jiao LIU ; Ke MA ; Zhixiong WU ; Jian LU ; Lei LI ; Shaolin MA ; Jun GUAN ; Bin XU ; Yiqi YU ; Xiaoping SHAO ; Xiaoxiao MENG ; Yuan GAO ; Wenhong ZHANG ; Dechang CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2022;34(6):561-570
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			The global coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic is still in a pandemic state. Aging population with underlying diseases is prone to become severe, and have a higher mortality. The treatment capacity of the critical care department directly determines the treatment success rate of critical illness. At present, there is still a certain gap between domestic and foreign countries in intensive care unit (ICU), which is not only in the allocation of medical staff, but also in the beds and settings. The current medical model cannot fully meet the needs of development. The experience and lessons of many major public health emergencies suggested that " dual track of peace and war" approach in discipline construction of critical care is the best medical model. Following the concept of "combination of peace and war", strengthening the discipline construction of critical care department in municipal and district designated hospitals, allocating reasonable standard ICU, step-down ICU and combat readiness ICU, establishing rapid response team, and strengthening regular training and scientific management may be the key measures to deal with the epidemic.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.The role of KCa3.1 activating NLRP3 inflammasome in paraquat treated-alveolar epithelial cells
Xiaoxiao MENG ; Yong ZHU ; Wenyu YANG ; Jiaxiang ZHANG ; Ruilan WANG ; Rui TIAN
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020;29(6):805-809
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the effect of KCa3.1 activating NLRP3 inflammasome in paraquat PQ treated-alveolar epithelial cells.Methods:The A549 cells were cultured in vitro and divided into the control group, TRAM-34 (specific inhibitor of KCa3.1) group, PQ group and PQ+TRAM-34 group. The expression of KCa3.1 was detected by immunofluorescence in A549 cells. Western blot was used to detect the level of the proteins related with the NLRP3 infammasome and NEK7 protein. And the level of cell potassium was detected by cell potassium concentration kit.Results:The level of KCa3.1 was significantly increased in A549 cells after PQ treatment by immunofluorescence. The expressions of NLRP3 infammasome-related proteins (NLRP3, ASC and Caspase-1) and NEK7 protein were increased after PQ treatment, and the expressions of NLRP3 infammasome-related proteins and NEK7 protein were decreased after inhibition of KCa3.1, and the difference was statistically significant [NLRP3/β-actin (control group vs TRAM-34 group vs PQ group vs PQ+TRAM-34 group): [ (0.02±0.00) vs (0.03±0.00) vs (0.74±0.00) vs (0.32±0.01) , ASC/β-actin (control group vs TRAM-34 group vs PQ group vs PQ+TRAM-34 group): [ (0.12±0.01) vs (0.11±0.03) vs (0.46±0.02) vs (0.17±0.03) ];Caspase-1/ β-actin (control group vs TRAM-34 group vs PQ group vs PQ+TRAM-34 group): [ (0.05±0.00) vs (0.04±0.00) vs (0.34±0.03) vs (0.15±0.01) ]; NEK7/ β-actin (control group vs PQ group vs PQ+TRAM-34 group);[ (0.38±0.03) vs (0.83±0.02) vs (0.51±0.01) , P<0.01]. The potassium level was decreased after PQ treatment and the degree could be declined by the KCa3.1 inhibitor by colorimetric detection with statistically significant difference (control group vs PQ group vs PQ+TRAM-34 group:[ (1.00±0.00) vs (0.60±0.05) vs (0.86±0.02) , P<0.01]. Conclusions:The KCa3.1 could promote the outflow of intracellular potassium and up-regulate the expression of NEK7, thereby activate the NLRP3 inflammatory in PQ-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Application of Jiankuai psychosomatic active therapy in perioperative period of elderly patients
Jing GAO ; Xingzhi ZHAO ; Zhehao ZHANG ; Zhijuan DONG ; Jingjing SHEN ; Xiaoxiao LI ; Chunming MENG ; Xiaobao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(26):2024-2028
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the application effect of Jiankuai psychosomatic active therapy in the elderly perioperative patients.Methods:From March 2018 to December 2019, 387 elderly patients in the urology department of the First People′s Hospital of Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province were selected. According to the patients in two medical groups in the same ward, 193 patients in one medical group were divided into the experimental group and 194 patients in two medical groups as the control group. The experimental group was intervened by routine perioperative nursing combined with simple and fast psychosomatic active therapy, while the control group was only intervened by routine perioperative nursing. Self rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Rosenberg Self-confidence Scale and General Self-efficacy Scale (GSEs) were used as the evaluation indexes before and after the implementation of the two groups.Results:The SAS score of the experimental group was 31.13 ± 3.64 and that of the control group was 48.45 ± 7.72 on the 7th day after operation. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( t value was 16.36, P < 0.05). The effective rate of self-confidence was 98.4% (190/193) and 94.8% (183/193) in the experimental group and 86.6% (168/194) and 85.1% (165/194) in the control group on the first day and the seventh day after operation, respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( Z values were - 3.27 and 14.66, all P < 0.05). The GSEs score of the patients in the experimental group was 26.79 ± 2.17 and that of the control group was 16.86 ± 1.90. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( t value was 10.19, P < 0.05). Conclusions:The application of Jiankuai psychosomatic active therapy can effectively reduce the tension and anxiety of the elderly patients during the perioperative period, increase their self-confidence and self-efficacy, effectively improve the communication efficiency between doctors and patients, and promote rehabilitation.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            
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