1.Longitudinal cross lagged analysis of body mass index and weight stigma with depressive symptom in adolescents
DONG Ziqi, SONG Xinli, YUAN Wen, LI Jing, YANG Tian, ZHANG Xiuhong, SONG Yi, DONG Yanhui
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(9):1242-1245
Objective:
To explore the bidirectional associations among body mass index Z scores (BMI Z scores) and weight stigma with depressive symptoms in adolescents, thereby providing evidence for targeted intervention strategies.
Methods:
A stratified cluster random sampling method was employed to select 18 301 adolescents aged 12-18 years from all 12 prefectures (103 counties) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and two waves of longitudinal surveys were conducted in September 2023 (T1) and September 2024 (T2) among the adolescents. Weight stigma was assessed by using a self developed questionnaire, depressive symptom was measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and BMI Z scores were calculated according to the World Health Organization standards. Pearson correlation analysis was used to examine associations among variables, and cross lagged panel models were constructed to investigate the dynamic bidirectional relationships among the three variables.
Results:
Adolescents BMI Z scores and weight stigma with depressive symptoms all exhibited autoregressive stability across the two time points (autoregressive paths, all P <0.01). Cross lagged model comparisons indicated that the bidirectional path model achieved the best fit ( χ 2=12.65, RMSEA =0.017, CFI =1.000; △ χ 2=193.39, P <0.01), supporting dynamic bidirectional associations among the three variables. After adjusting for gender, age, subjective social status and only child status, T1 BMI Z scores among adolescents positively predicted T2 weight stigma ( β =0.061), and T1 weight stigma positively predicted T2 depressive symptoms ( β =0.608); in the reverse direction, T1 depressive symptoms predicted T2 weight stigma ( β =0.003), and T1 weight stigma predicted T2 BMI Z scores ( β =0.081) (all P <0.01).
Conclusions
There is a bidirectional cross lagged relationship among adolescents BMI Z scores and weight stigma with depressive symptoms, suggesting that weight stigma may serve as a key psychological variable linking obesity and depressive symptoms. Greater attention should be paid to the potential threat of weight stigma to adolescents mental health, with intervention strategies expanded from a solely physiological focus to encompass psychosocial dimensions.
2.Current status and progress in the prevention and control of spinal curvatures in Chinese children and adolescents
SONG Xinli, YUAN Wen, JIANG Jianuo, LIU Zhonghui, CHEN Lu, SONG Yi, MA Jun, DONG Yanhui
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(7):1059-1064
Abstract
Spinal curvatures has emerged as the third major chronic condition seriously threatening the physical and mental health of Chinese children and adolescents, with significant regional differences. Its etiology is complex and diverse, and early prevention and treatment are feasible, whereas treatment in later stages entails considerable difficulty and economic burden. Currently, the prevention and control of student spinal curvatures has been elevated to a national health strategy. A series of policy documents have been successively issued, and it has greatly facilitated the institutionalization and normalization of national routine screening for student spinal curvatures. However, it is still inadequate considering current prevention and control system for spinal curvatures in children and adolescents. There is an urgent need to establish a closed loop model based on China s institutional advantages, comprising Initial Screening-Diagnosis-Treatment-Preventive Control-Followup Assessment, to strengthen the safeguarding of spinal health in children and adolescents.
3.Preparation Process, Quality Evaluation and Antipyretic Pharmacodynamics of Bupleurum Nanoemulsion
Jianan SHI ; Xinli SONG ; Xingde LIU ; Huanhuan CHEN ; Xiaoshuang YANG ; Shenglei YANG ; Li SHEN ; Kailong WAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2024;41(1):42-47
OBJECTIVE
To screen the prescription and preparation method of Bupleurum nanoemulsion, and evaluate its quality, study the antipyretic effect.
METHODS
The emulsifier and co-emulsifier of the nanoemulsion were preliminarily screened, and then the prescription was screened by pseudo-ternary phase diagram. The quality evaluation of the appearance, particle size distribution, structure type, stability and content of the prepared Bupleurum nanoemulsion was performed. Wistar rats were further randomly divided into blank control group, model control group, positive control group(aspirin group), Bupleurum nanoemulsion high-dose, medium-dose and low-dose groups(18.00, 9.00, 3.00 g·kg−1). Except for the blank control group, the pathological model of fever rats was prepared in the other groups. According to the scheduled experimental requirements, rats in each group were given the corresponding drugs. And the temperature changes of rats in each group were recorded at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3 h to observe the antipyretic effect of Bupleurum nanoemulsion.
RESULTS
The best prescription of Bupleurum nanoemulsion: Tween-80 6 g and n-butanol 3 g, Bupleurum extract dissolved in pure water as water phase 20 mL, Bupleurum oil as oil phase 2 g. At room temperature, the Bupleurum nanoemulsion was a yellow-brown clear and transparent liquid, O/W nanoemulsion, with an average particle size of (77.21±3.66)nm, polydispersity index of 0.28±0.04, Zeta potential of (–18.81±1.42)mV, and saikosaponin content of 3.071 mg·mL−1, with good stability. In animal experiments, compared with the model control group, the rectal temperature of aspirin group and Bupleurum nanoemulsion high-dose group was significantly lower after the first administration(P<0.01), the rectal temperature of Bupleurum nanoemulsion middle-dose group was significantly lower after the first administration 2, 3 h(P<0.01).
CONCLUSION
The Bupleurum nanoemulsion is transparent and stable, and it has good antipyretic effect on fever rat model.
4.Current status of regional school health work in Tianjin during 2019-2023
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(5):620-625
Objective:
To explore the current status and progress of regional school health work to provide policy reference for school health improvement.
Methods:
Survey data on school health work in Tianjin from 2019, 2021 and 2023 was used. School health staff allocation and expenditure of the health administrative department, CDC and education department, as well as the annual implementation of health education, prevention and control of common diseases and infectious diseases, sports activities and food nutrition in primary and secondary schools were analyzed. Statistical analysis was conducted using KruskalWallis test, Chisquare test, and Fishers exact test.
Results:
The number of school health staff in the health commissions and education departments from 2019, 2021 and 2023 was relatively stable. Parttime staffs were often employed by health commissions while fulltime staffs were mainly employed by education departments. The number of school health staff at CDCs increased gradually (H=12.65, P<0.01). School health expenditure of administrative departments and schools in 2021 and 2023 increased significantly compared with that in 2019 (H=22.28, 23.75, P<0.05). More than 95% of schools set up clinics or health care rooms, and about 97% of schools had school health technicians or health teachers. More than 90% of schools had health education courses over 4 hours per semester. The rate of mental health education increased by year (86.87%, 89.91%, 96.30%, Z=2.40,P<0.05). Lack of courses regarded safety emergency and risk avoidance, growth and development, and adolescent health education. The provision rate of psychological counseling services (89.00%, 97.25%, 100.00%) and psychological problem prevention and control (56.12%, 71.56%, 81.48%) also increased by year (Z=3.83, 3.96, P<0.01). The implementation rates of prevention and control of poor vision, dental caries, overweight and obesity were all higher than 80%, and the prevention and control rate of abnormal spinal curvature showed an increasing trend (38.78%, 77.06%, 72.22%, Z=4.87, P<0.01). More than 90% of schools met the standard for physical education class hours, and the proportion of schools conducting at least 30 minutes of recess physical activities every day increased year by year (65.00%, 80.73%, 85.98%, Z=3.59, P<0.01). All schools did not have shops.
Conclusions
School health work in Tianjin is effective and constantly developing. It is necessary to continue to increase the investment of human resources and expenditure in school health, explore the approaches of cooccurrence and prevention of common diseases, and improve the school sports and nutrition environment.
5.Research on the risk factors and cumulative risk of myopia in children and adolescents
Yang QIN ; Wen YUAN ; Tian YANG ; Xiuhong ZHANG ; Li CHEN ; Yi ZHANG ; Jianuo JIANG ; Qi MA ; Ziqi DONG ; Xinli SONG ; Jieyu LIU ; Ruolin WANG ; Yi SONG ; Jun MA ; Yanhui DONG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(8):1126-1133
Objective:To investigate the risk factors and cumulative risk of myopia in children and adolescents, providing a basis for identifying cumulative risk factors in preventing and controlling myopia.Methods:Baseline data from the mental and physical health cohort of children and adolescents established in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were used. A stratified random cluster sampling method was adopted to select 138 974 students from fourth to twelfth grade as participants. Distance visual exams, refractive assessments, and questionnaires were conducted on the included students. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate each risk factor's impact on myopia's prevalence. The number of risk factors was summed to form a cumulative risk score, and logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between the cumulative risk score and the prevalence of myopia. Additionally, the association between the cumulative risk score of myopic students and their degree of refractivity was analyzed using a generalized estimating equation.Results:The study found a high prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents at baseline (70.2%). Girls exhibited a higher prevalence (74.8%) than boys (65.6%), urban areas (74.3%) surpassed suburban ones (68.6%), and the incidence was greater in high schools (80.3%) compared to middle schools (75.3%), which, in turn, was higher than in elementary schools (57.7%) (all P<0.05). Analysis of risk factors revealed that children and adolescents experiencing improper reading and writing distances ( OR=1.10, 95% CI: 1.07-1.13), excessive homework ( OR=1.09, 95% CI: 1.06-1.12), insufficient sleep ( OR=1.10, 95% CI: 1.07-1.13), having myopic father ( OR=1.98, 95% CI: 1.91-2.05), having myopic mother ( OR=2.04, 95% CI: 1.97-2.10), or using classroom chairs not matched to their height faced ( OR=1.04, 95% CI: 1.01-1.07) increased myopia risks. Additionally, the prevalence and significant odds ratio of myopia increased with the increase in cumulative risk score, with every additional unit of cumulative risk score increasing the right eye's refractive error by -0.10 D. Conclusion:The presence of multiple factors and their comprehensive score increases the prevalence of myopia in children and adolescents.
6.Effects of Shaoyao gancao decoction on intestinal flora in rats with acute lung injury
Ganchun ZHANG ; Wen LIU ; Xinli SONG ; Xingde LIU ; Wanfen SHU ; Qin QIN ; Hongxin WANG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(17):2063-2068
OBJECTIVE To study the improvement effects of Shaoyao gancao decoction (SGD) on acute lung injury (ALI) in rats and its effects on the intestinal flora. METHODS Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into normal group (CON group, normal saline), model group (MOD group, normal saline), positive control group (DEX group, 5 mg/kg dexamethasone), SGD low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (SGD-L, SGD-M, SGD-H groups, 5.8, 11.6, 23.2 g/kg, calculated by crude drug), with 10 rats in each group. Each group was given relevant medicine 10 mL/kg intragastrically, for 7 consecutive days. Thirty minutes after the last administration, CON group was given constant volume of normal saline via airway infusion, and other groups were given lipopolysaccharide (5 mg/kg) via airway infusion to induce ALI model. After 12 hours of modeling, the lung tissue wet/dry weight ratio was calculated, and the contents of interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α) in rat bronchial alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were all detected; the pathological changes of lung tissue were observed after hematoxylin-eosin staining. The intestinal flora of rat feces was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing technology, and the correlation of differential bacteria genera with inflammatory factors was also analyzed. RESULTS Compared with MOD group, the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the lung tissue of rats in each SGD dose group was decreased, and the thickening of alveolar septum and pulmonary edema improved; lung tissue wet/dry weight ratio, the levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in BALF significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). SGD (low dose) could improve the intestinal flora disorder in ALI rats, restore the diversity and richness of intestinal flora, regulate the structure of flora, reduce the abundance of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella, and increase the abundance of Firmicutes, Lachnospira, Ruminococcus, Clostridia,Dubosiella and Akkermansia. Through correlation analysis, it was found that the relative abundance of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella was positively related to the levels of inflammatory factor IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The relative abundance of Lachnospira, Dubosiella, Firmicutes was significantly negatively correlated with the levels of inflammatory factors mentioned above (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS SGD may improve ALI by reducing lung tissue injury and inflammatory response and regulating flora structure in rats.
7.Co-occurrence trend of overweight,obesity and elevated blood pressure and its association with lifestyle factors among students in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(9):1313-1318
Objective:
To explore the epidemiological trend of overweight and obesity, elevated blood pressure and their comorbidities in children and adolescents from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during 2016-2021, and to analyze its association with lifestyle, so as to provide reference for formulating prevention and control strategies of regional common comorbidities in schools.
Methods:
A total of 8 908, 8 222, 9 448, 127 068, 100 778, and 138 540 students aged 10-18 years in Inner Mongolia were selected by stratified random cluster sampling in September each year from 2016 to 2021. Physical examination and questionnaire survey were conducted on the included students. The prevalence trends of overweight,obesity, elevated blood pressure and their co-occurrence were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to compare the prevalence of elevated blood pressure in different body mass index (BMI) groups. After excluding individuals without lifestyle information in 2021, Logistic regression analysis was used on 136 374 subjects to analyze the association between overweight,obesity, elevated blood pressure and their co-occurrence and lifestyle factors.
Results:
During 2016 to 2021, the prevalence of comorbidity of overweight, obesity with elevated blood pressure among students in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were 5.04%,5.14%,4.99%,7.51%,7.60% and 9.45%, respectively . The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 26.94%, 28.07%, 29.62%, 34.19%, 36.71% and 37.53%, respectively. The prevalence of elevated blood pressure were 16.05%, 11.54%, 13.12%, 14.85%, 14.12% and 18.40%, respectively. Except for 2016, the risk of elevated blood pressure in overweight and obese people was higher than that in normal BMI group in other years, and there was a positive correlation between overweight and obesity and elevated blood pressure after gender and urban and rural areas ( P < 0.05 ). In 2021, the detection rate of comorbidity of overweight and obesity with elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents in urban areas was higher than that in suburban counties, and the reporting rate of healthy lifestyle was lower than that in suburban counties ( P <0.05).Skipping breakfast ( OR =1.11,95% CI =1.07-1.16) and non daily moderate and high intensity physical activity( OR =1.27,95% CI =1.20-1.34) were positively correlated with the co-occurrence of overweight,obesity and elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Non daily moderate and high intensity physical activity ≥60 min was positively correlated with elevated blood pressure ( OR =1.11,95% CI =1.07-1.16), and insufficient sleep was positively correlated with overweight,obesity ( OR =1.04, 95% CI =1.01-1.06)( P <0.05).
Conclusion
The prevalence of overweight,obesity, elevated blood pressure and their co-occurrence among children and adolescents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is relatively high. Overweight/obesity is an important risk factor for elevated blood pressure, and unhealthy lifestyles are risk factors for co-occurrence of overweight,obesity and elevated blood pressure. Region specific lifestyle interventions are indispensable for the prevention and control of regional common comorbidities. Urban areas may be a key focus for lifestyle interventions.
8.Study on the “property-effect”correlation material basis of Taohe chengqi decoction in removing blood stasis and purging heat
Wanfen SHU ; Wen LIU ; Xinli SONG ; Xingde LIU ; Ganchun ZHANG ; Qin QIN ; Hongxin WANG
China Pharmacy 2022;33(22):2706-2711
OBJECTIVE To study the “property-effect” correlation material basis of the classic famous prescription Taohe chengqi decoction in removing blood stasis and purging heat. METHODS The rat model of blood storage syndrome was established to investigate the effects of Taohe chengqi decoction (17.29 g/kg) and its property grouping components [bitter-cold property group (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma+Natrii Sulfas) 9.43 g/kg, pungent-warm property group (Cinnamomi Ramulus+Persicae Semen) 4.71 g/kg, sweet-flat property group (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 3.14 g/kg] on coagulation indexes (prothrombin time, prothrombin activity, activated partial thrombin time, fibrinogen, thrombin time and endothelin-1) and inflammation indicators (C- reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α and superoxide dismutase) in rats. On the basis of determining the dominant property groups, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry was used to identify the components. The molecular docking was performed, and the components with binding energy ≤-5.0 kcal/mol were selected as the basis of “property-effect” correlation material basis. RESULTS Taohe chengqi decoction total prescription group and pungent-warm property group could significantly improve the coagulation indexes of model rats (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and the total prescription group and bitter-cold property group could significantly improve the inflammation indexes of model rats (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The pungent-warm property group was the dominant property group for removing blood stasis,and the bitter-cold property group was the dominant property group for purging heat. Thirty-two and thirty-five components were identified from the pungent-warm property group and bitter-cold property group, respectively. With binding energy ≤-5.0 kcal/mol, there were 10 components (abscisic acid, 3,4-dihydroxypheny- lethanol, procyanidin B1, etc.) in the pungent-warm property group and 13 components (baicalein, aloe-emodin, demethylwedelolactone, etc.) in the bitter-cold property group. CONCLUSIONS Taohe chengqi decoction has the effect of removing blood stasis and purging heat, and its material basis comes from pungent-warm property group (Cinnamomi Ramulus, Persicae Semen) and bitter-cold property group (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Natrii Sulfas) respectively.
9.Pharmacodynamic study of sinapine thiocyanate dissoluble microneedle for acupoint administration against bronchial asthma
Jianan SHI ; Xinli SONG ; Xingde LIU ; Huanhuan CHEN ; Xiaoshuang YANG ; Shenglei YANG ; Li SHEN ; Kailong WAN
China Pharmacy 2022;33(22):2728-2732
OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy of sinapine thiocyanate dissoluble microneedle (ST-DMN) for acupoint administration against bronchial asthma (BA). METHODS The network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques were used to screen the core targets of sinapine thiocyanate (ST) against BA, and the pharmacodynamics of the top 3 core targets was studied. Firstly, ST-DMN was prepared (drug loading of ST was 1 mg/tablet); secondly, 30 rats were divided into blank control group, model control group, blank microneedle group, Sinapine powder plaster group (positive control group) and ST-DMN group. Except for the blank control group, rats of other groups were sensitized with 10% ovalbumin (containing aluminum hydroxide adjuvant) and nebulized with 1% ovalbumin to induce the BA model. After modeling, blank control group did not receive any intervention; normal saline was applied to the Feishu acupoint and Dazhui acupoint of the rats in the model control group, while the blank microneedle group, Sinapine powder plaster group and ST-DMN group were given blank microneedle, Sinapis alba powder (plaster, 1.5 g) and ST-DMN (3 tablets at 2 acupoints) at same acupoint, once a day, for 28 consecutive days. After administration, the general symptoms were observed and the body mass of the rats was measured.pathological changes of lung tissues in rats was observed; the levels of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), GNYL matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and interleukin-2 (IL-2)in serum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung tissues were determined. RESULTS Results of network pharmacology and molecular docking showed that the key targets of ST against BA were identified as PTGS2, MMP-9, IL-2, epidermal growth factor receptor, heat shock protein90AA1, etc. Pharmacodynamic experiments showed that compared with model control group, relieved cough, restored hair color, sensitive behavior, stable respiration and increased body weight were all found in ST-DMN group; the histopathological changes as the structure of lung tissue, infiltration of alveolar epithelial cells and pulmonary interstitial inflammatory cells were improved to different extent; the levels of PTGS2, MMP-9 and IL-2 in serum, BALF and lung tissue were significantly reduced (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The anti-BA effect of ST-DMN acupoint administration is good, the mechanism of which may be associated with decreasing the levels of PTGS2, MMP-9 and IL-2 in serum, BALF and lung tissue.
10.Preparation of celastrol-loaded albumin nanoparticles and their efficacy against rheumatoid arthritis
Hanyu YAN ; Yongping ZHANG ; Jian XU ; Yao LIU ; Guoqiong CAO ; Zuhua WANG ; Xinli SONG ; Ling GUO
China Pharmacy 2022;33(21):2597-2602
OBJECTIVE To prepare celastrol -loaded albumin nanoparticles (CLT-AN),and to investigate their activity against rheumatoid arthritis (RA)in vivo . METHODS CLT-AN was prepared by ultrasonic method . The formulation technology was optimized by single -factor test by taking particle size ,polydispersity index (PDI)and stability as indexes ,with the dosage of CLT , the dosage of soybean oil and the ultrasonic power as factors . The physical and chemical properties of CLT -AN were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)and laser particle size analyzer ;in vitro stability and release profile were studied . A rat model of adjuvant -induced arthritis was constructed to investigate the effects of CLT -AN on joint swelling ,the levels of serum inflammatory factors [tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)and interleukin -1β(IL-1β)] and pathological state of joint tissue . RESULTS The optimized formulation was CLT 6.5 g,soybean oil 45 mg,ultrasonic power 490 W,ultrasonic time 8 min. CLT- AN prepared by the best formulation showed uniform and spherical morphology . Its particle size ,PDI,Zeta potential were (96.8± 1.1)nm,0.174±0.020,and(-18.6±1.7)mV,respectively. The encapsulation efficiency and drug -loading efficiency were (94.61±0.46)% and(2.42±0.21)%. There were no significant changes in particle size ,PDI,Zeta potential and encapsulation efficiency of CLT -AN within 5 days of storage at room temperature . CLT-AN was slowly released in vitro ,and the cumulative release reached 73.56% in 72 h. Compared with CLT ,CLT-AN could significantly inhibit the joint swelling of model rats ,reduced the levels of inflammatory factors TNF -α and IL -1β in serum ,and improved the pathological state of inflammatory joint tissue . CONCLUSIONS CLT-AN prepared by ultrasonic method has the appropriate particle size ,good stability ,significant sustained - release characteristics ,and excellent therapeutic efficacy against RA .


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