1.Toxic effects of sodium hypochlorite as disinfectants on human bronchial epithelial cells
Jiawei LI ; Jiangzheng LIU ; Xiaojie GUO ; Yongmei TU ; Minjie SHI ; Wenli LI ; Jinsuo LU
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2024;41(7):822-827
Background There are a variety of microorganisms in ambient air, and susceptible people can be infected once contact with pathogenic microorganisms in the environment. In order to avoid the spread of pathogenic bacteria, disinfection is the simplest and most effective way of killing pathogenic bacteria in the environment to block the contact between pathogenic bacteria and humans. Sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) is the most widely used disinfectant, but its safety in ambient air disinfection is not clear yet. Objective To establish a model of bronchial epithelial cell (BEAS-2B) injury induced by NaClO, and to explore the mechanism of the toxic effect of NaClO disinfectants on BEAS-2B. Methods Cells were treated with concentration gradients of 0, 25, 50,100, 200, and 400 μmol·L−1 of the diluted NaClO (100 mmol·L−1) standard solution, respectively, and cell activity was measured by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay after 15 and 30 min. Cells treated with 0, 25, and 50 μmol·L−1 NaClO were selected to observe the cell morphology under an inverted microscope, apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry Annexin V FITC / PI double staining to determine the final experimental concentration. The morphology of organelles such as mitochondria was observed under a transmission electron microscope. Mitochondrial membrane potential of the cells was detected by JC-1 staining. Intracellular Ca2+ concentration was measured with a Fluo-4 AM fluorescent probe. Total cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected with a 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) fluorescent probe, cell mitochondrial ROS with a dihydroethidium (DHE) fluorescent probe, and lipid peroxidation intermediate malondialdehyde (MDA) with a commercial kit. Results Compared with 0 μmol·L−1, NaClO treatment group, cell morphology did not change a lot after 25 μmol·L−1 NaClO treatment for 30 min, and the cells began to wrinkle and become round after 30 min treatment with 50 μmol·L−1 NaClO, showing about 70% of normal cell viability (P<0.01). So 30 min 50 μmol·L−1 NaClO treatment was selected for the subsequent experiment. The experimental results found that compared with the 0 μmol·L−1 NaClO treatment group, the number of apoptotic cells increased (P<0.05), the mitochondrial membrane potential decreased (P<0.01), the intracellular Ca2+ concentration increased (P<0.05), the cellular ROS level increased (P<0.05), the mitochondrial ROS level increased (P<0.01), and the MDA content increased (P<0.01) in the NaClO treatment group.. Conclusion The study has successfully established a model of BEAS-2B injury induced by NaClO, and found that NaClO can lead to cell damage by inducing apoptosis and oxidative stress in BEAS-2B cells. According to the results, there are two possible reasons. First, NaClO solves in water to form hypochlorous acid (HClO) which is oxidative and increases the intracellular ROS level after entering cells, leading to cellular oxidative stress. Second, HClO enters cells to directly attack the mitochondrial membrane, resulting in the imbalance of potential inside and outside the mitochondrial membrane, and apoptosis caused by Ca2+ efflux.
2.A qualitative study of self-management dilemmas in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus transitioning to adult medical care
Jing WU ; Chunyan LIU ; Yongqi HUANG ; Ru DING ; Qingyin HUANG ; Yongmei LU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(31):2455-2461
Objective:Exploring the dilemmas faced by adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in self-management during the transition to adult healthcare, to inform healthcare professionals in the delivery of transitional care interventions.Methods:Using descriptive qualitative research methods, in-depth interviews were conducted from August to December 2023 to adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (selected by objective sampling) who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the Department of Endocrinology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Shenzhen Children′s Hospital, and the data were analysed inductively using directed content analysis.Results:A total of 12 adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus were included for interview, 6 males and 6 females, aged 12-18 years. The self-management dilemmas for adolescents with type 1 diabetes in the transition to adult healthcare can be summarised into 4 themes and 10 sub-themes: disease management dilemmas (weak awareness of disease management, insufficient disease-related knowledge and competence, low adherence to disease management, and restriction of daily activities), role adaptation difficulties (lack of perceived transition to the healthcare role, difficulty in transitioning to the family role, and maladaptation to the social role), negative emotions Inadequate social support system (lack of school support, limited accessibility of social organisations, insufficient socio-economic support).Conclusions:Adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus face multiple dilemmas in disease self-management during the transition to adult healthcare, and healthcare professionals should pay attention to transition self-management education, improve patients′ awareness of transition self-management and their ability to participate in it, formulate a transition preparation plan, build an emotional support network, and improve the social security system, so as to help juvenile patients with type 1 diabetes master the method of self-management and make a successful transition to adulthood.
3.Visual analysis of low value care de-implementation based on Web of Science
Yuxuan XIANG ; Ru DING ; Jing WU ; Yongmei LU ; Xiangwei YANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(13):1780-1788
Objective:To explore the development status, research hotspots, and frontiers of low value care (LVC) de-implementation in foreign countries.Methods:The literature on LVC de-implementation included in the Web of Science core collection from 1995 to 2023 was electronically searched. Excel software was used to organize literature. CiteSpace software was used to visually analyze the authors, institutions, countries, journals, co-citation status, and key terms included in the literature.Results:A total of 576 articles were included. The overall number of articles published from 1995 to 2023 showed an increase, with the highest in 2022 (150 articles). The top 10 research institutions with publication volume and centrality> 0.10 were the Harvard University and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Compared with other journals, Archives of Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and American Review of Respiratory Disease had the highest number of indexed literature. The journals with a co-citation frequency greater than 50 and centrality>0.10 were Archives of Internal Medicine, The American Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal and Annals of Internal Medicine. In addition to the key terms searched for in this study, the key terms frequently cited greater than 30 times in 576 articles were "impact" "management" "outcome" "health" "quality" "health care", and "guidelines". The clusters in keyword clustering analysis that extend the timeline to the past 5 years were "value based care" and "low value care". The analysis of burst words showed that the forefront was the accurate identification of LVC in clinical practice and the intervention strategies for LVC de-implementation. Conclusions:Through the analysis of key terms and burst terms, it is found that in recent years, research topics in this field focus on the relationship between LVC and medical insurance expenditures, the influencing factors of de-implementation, tools (checklists or manuals) for identifying LVC, clinical intervention pathways, de-implementation of different types of LVC, and evaluation of the effectiveness of de-implementation. In the future, domestic research needs to strengthen international cooperation and exchange, explore and construct a suitable implementation path for LVC in China, accurately formulate LVC lists and intervention strategies, optimize nursing measures, improve the effective utilization of medical resources, and provide effective and high-quality nursing services for patients.
4.Efficacy and safety of whole-brain low-dose radiotherapy combined with ICI and intrathecal chemotherapy for leptomeningeal metastases from lung cancer
Xiang LISHA ; Zhang XUANWEI ; Yu MIN ; Xiu WEIGANG ; Zou BINGWEN ; Xu YONG ; Liu YONGMEI ; Zhou LIN ; Xue JIANXIN ; Lu YOU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024;51(18):943-949
Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of whole-brain low-dose radiotherapy(LDRT)combined with PD-1 inhibitor sin-tilimab and intrathecal pemetrexed(IP)for the treatment of refractory non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)with leptomeningeal metastases(LM).Methods:Retrospective analysies were was performed on eight NSCLC patients with LM at the West China Hospital of Sichuan Uni-versity from December 2022 to May 2024.Among the eight patients,there were four were males and four were females,with a median age of 49 years(rangeing,between 34 to 58 years).All patients were treated with whole-brain LDRT combined with immune checkpoint inhibit-or(ICI)and intrathecal chemotherapy regimens,and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated according to the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology(RANO)criteria and the Karnofsky physical status(KPS)score.Adverse reactions were assessed according to the Common Criteria for the Evaluation of Adverse Events(CTCAE version 5.0).Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method.The classification proportion of cerebrospinal fluid subsets before and after treatment was analyzed using by single-cell sequencing,and the differential ana-lysis of gene expression in parallel cells was performed.Results:The best clinical treatment effects in eight patients were were evaluated us-ing the RANO criteria:five patients(62.5%)were evaluated as improved and three(37.5%)as stable.The median KPS score of the eight pa-tients was 30(20-50)before treatment,which was significantly improved to 60(40-90)after treatment(P=0.000 9).The remission rate of neurological symptoms was 100%(8/8)in eight patients.The median neurological progression-free survival(NPFS)was 12 months.The res-ults of single-cell sequencing in CSF of patientss(P1)showed that the proportion of T cells in the patient samples after whole-brain LDRT treatment was significantly higher than that before treatment(6.08%vs.68.87%),and the proportion of tumor cells was significantly lower(12.92%vs.0.6%).The differential analysis of gene expression showed that CCL5 and CXCL13 were significantly upregulated in T cells of CSF after WB-LDRT treatment.Conclusions:The combination of whole-brain LDRT with ICI and IP in the treatment of NSCLC with LM can signific-antly alleviate neurological symptoms,improve quality of life and prolong the NPFS of patients,which is a safe and effective treatment.
5.Visualization of mTOR Pathway Regulated by Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Bibliometric Analysis Based on Multiple Software
Xiaoshan HUI ; Shichao LU ; Yongmei LIU ; Shiqi WANG ; Siyuan ZHOU ; Jinsheng ZHANG ; Jie WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(1):155-162
ObjectiveTo summarize the research progress of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway regulated by traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and provide reference for visualization and quantitative analysis of related research based on multiple software linkage. MethodLiterature related to TCM regulation of mTOR pathway in Web of Science was taken as the research object. Citespace,VOSviewer,and carrort2 were used for biliometric analysis and visualization of the literature. ResultA total of 245 papers that met the requirements were retrieved,and the visual analysis showed that the papers presented a fluctuating increase year by year after 2010,and numerous research results emerged in 2018. China had the most publications. Institutions with a large number of publications were mainly in Beijing and Shanghai,and most of the regional cooperation was centered in Beijing and Nanjing. According to the research direction and focus,it was found that the intervention of TCM in mTOR pathway in recent years mainly concentrated on the anti-tumor,anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory aspects, and TCM interfered with mTOR pathway to regulate cell apoptosis,autophagy,proliferation,and death. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases(PI3K)/protein kinase B(Akt)/mTOR pathway were the current and future research hotspots. ConclusionResearch on the regulation of mTOR pathway by TCM had a good prospect,and the in-depth study might provide new ideas and guidance for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases,tumor and other major diseases.
6.The development of the course of end-of-life care education in medical colleges and universities at home and abroad: a scoping review
Mimi SUN ; Yongmei LU ; Wenli XIAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(3):434-438
The end-of-life care education of medical students is related to the development of hospice care in the future. This paper comprehensively reviewed the setting up situations of end-of-life care education courses at home and abroad, as well as the status quo of courses' implementation, including teaching contents, teaching methods, assessment methods, teaching staff, teaching evaluations and effects. Based on these aspects, we have made some thoughts and suggestions, in order to provide reference for the development of end-of-life care education courses in medical colleges and universities in China.
7.Relationship between eating out and overweight, obesity, and fatty liver disease in adult residents in a suburban area of Shanghai
Jing LI ; Yongmei LI ; Ying LU ; Hongkun SUN ; Dan HUANG ; Mei ZHANG ; Liyan ZHUANG ; Yan JIN ; Dawei MU
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(9):893-898
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and fatty liver disease (FLD) in adult residents in a suburban area of Shanghai, and to explore the relationship between these conditions and eating out of home (EOH). MethodsAdult residents from Zhongshan Street, Songjiang, Shanghai, were invited to report their frequency of EOH and undergo a physical examination using B-ultrasonography from May to September 2017. Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between EOH and conditions of overweight, obesity, and FLD. ResultsAmong the final sample size of 6 608 participants, the prevalence rates of overweight, obesity, and FLD were 41.65%, 14.71% and 38.29%, respectively. After adjusting for potential confounders, logistic analyses revealed that participants with an EOH frequency > once/week had a 1.44-fold higher prevalence of obesity (P=0.006), a 1.35-fold higher prevalence of overweight/obesity (P=0.005), and a 1.36-fold higher prevalence of FLD (P=0.008). ConclusionThe prevalence of overweight, obesity, and FLD is relatively high in Songjiang, Shanghai. EOH may be a risk factor for these diseases, and residents are recommended to reduce the frequency of EOH.
8.Clinical characteristics and prognosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement
Lu ZHAO ; Bo SONG ; Shuang CAO ; Yongmei ZHU ; Yuming XU
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2023;56(4):427-433
Objective:To investigate the clinical manifestations, imaging features and prognosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement (PRES-SCI).Methods:The clinical data of 1 patient with PRES-SCI admitted to the Department of Neurology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in November 2021 were analyzed, and the data of 38 patients with PRES-SCI reported in domestic and foreign databases and this patient were collected for pooled analysis.Results:The main clinical manifestations of 39 PRES-SCI patients (including this patient) included headache (79.5%, 31/39), visual disturbance (79.5%, 31/39), vomiting (46.2%, 18/39), disturbance of consciousness (38.5%, 15/39), limb weakness (28.2%, 11/39) and seizure (23.1%, 9/39). There were up to 97.4% (38/39) of patients who had significantly elevated blood pressure. The imaging feature was long-segment spinal cord lesion involving central gray matter. Approximately 89.7% (35/39) of the spinal cord lesions originated from the junction of the medulla oblongata and the cervical spinal cord. The median number of abnormal spinal cord segments corresponding to the vertebral body was 9 (the shortest was 4 and the longest was the entire spinal cord). Thirty-eight patients had brain lesions, and the most frequently involved sites were medulla oblongata (82.1%, 32/39), occipital lobe (46.2%, 18/39), pons (43.6%, 17/39), parietal lobe (41.0%, 16/39), and cerebellum (38.5%, 15/39). Among 38 patients completing the follow-up, 31 patients (81.6%) were clinically recovered.Conclusions:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome could involve the spinal cord. For patients with long-segment spinal cord lesions and significantly increased blood pressure or other risk factors, PRES-SCI should be considered. Timely identification and treatment could make most patients recovery.
9.In vitro regulatory effects of IL-18 on natural killer-like B cells in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Lanfang ZHANG ; Daiyuan DONG ; Lu YANG ; Jun KUAI ; Fang YANG ; Yongmei QIN
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2021;41(11):836-842
Objective:To investigate the changes in peripheral blood and liver-infiltrating natural killer-like B (NKB) cells in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to assess the influence of IL-18 on NKB cells in vitro and the underlying mechanism. Methods:Forty-three HCC patients and 21 normal controls (NC) were enrolled in the study. Peripheral blood samples were collected to isolate plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Intrahepatic lymphocytes (IHL) were isolated from tumor tissues and para-tumor tissues obtained from 16 HCC patients who received surgery. IL-12, IL-18 and IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP) levels in plasma were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The percentages of CD3 -NKp46 + CD19 + NKB cells and IL-18 + NKB cells in PBMC and IHL were analyzed by flow cytometry. Changes in the percentages of NKB cells and IL-18 + NKB cells were measured after stimulating PBMC and IHL with recombinant human IL-18 (1 ng/ml and 10 ng/ml). Changes in IL-18BP levels in the culture supernatants and phosphorylated nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in NKB cells were also assessed. Student′s t test, one-way analysis of variance or LSD-t test was used for statistical analysis. Results:There was no significant difference in plasma IL-12 level between HCC patients and NC ( P=0.245). Compared with NC, HCC patients had decreased IL-18 level in plasma [(224.3±58.89) pg/ml vs (327.0±52.27) pg/ml, P<0.000 1], but increased IL-18BP level [(4.421±0.97) ng/ml vs (0.92±0.18) ng/ml, P<0.000 1]. The percentages of peripheral blood NKB cells and IL-18 + NKB cells were lower in HCC patients than in NC [(2.68±1.23)% vs (8.88±2.95)% and (54.42±12.60)% vs (69.74±12.65)%, both P<0.000 1]. The percentage of NKB cells in IHL was reduced in tumor tissues as compared with that in para-tumor tissues [(2.89±0.86)% vs (4.66±1.17)%, P<0.000 1]. Moreover, the percentage of IL-18 + NKB cell was also down-regulated in tumor tissues as compared with that in para-tumor tissues [(51.50±13.18)% vs (62.13±9.24)%, P=0.013]. Recombinant human IL-18 stimulation reduced the IL-18BP level in the culture supernatants ( P<0.05). IL-18 stimulation at 1 ng/ml did not affect NKB cell percentage, IL-18 + NKB cell percentage or NF-κB phosphorylation in NKB cells from PBMC or IHL ( P>0.05), while 10 ng/ml of IL-18 not only elevated NKB cell percentage and IL-18+ NKB cell percentage, but also promoted NF-κB phosphorylation in NKB cells ( P<0.01). Conclusions:In vitro stimulation with high concentration of IL-18 might promote NF-κB phosphorylation by inhibition of IL-18BP expression. This process might play a positive feedback role to induce the activation of NKB cells and IL-18 secretion.
10.Investigation of rumination level and its influential factors among psychiatry nurses who go through work place violence
Hongxing LI ; Jiawei HUANG ; Yongmei ZHOU ; Jiankui LIN ; Xiaodan LU ; Yujin HU ; Guofen CHEN ; Shiyuan KUANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2021;37(3):161-167
Objective:To investigate the level of rumination and its influential factors among Chinese psychiatry nurses who go through work place violence.Methods:In this study, 150 psychiatry nurses were recruited from Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (specialize in psychiatry), via the combination of convenient sampling and snowball sampling. Chinese Event-related Rumination Inventory (C-ERRI) was applied in the survey.Results:The total score of C-ERRI was (22.11±9.62) points, and the scores of intrusive rumination subscale and deliberate rumination subscale were (12.99±5.58) and (9.12±6.01) points, respectively. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis show that assault frequency in recent year ( B=-3.195, P<0.01) and whether got injury in the recent assault ( B=8.591, P<0.01) were predictors of deliberate rumination, which account for 26.8% variance of the equation. Gender (male) ( B=-2.415, P<0.01), Injury frequency in recent year ( B=2.864, P<0.01) and whether got injury in the recent assault ( B=8.949, P<0.01) were predictors of intrusive rumination. They account for 36.0% variance of the equation. Conclusion:In this study, the level of rumination among Chinese psychiatry nurses was low. Their rumination style was deliberate rumination.

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