1.New research direction of organ dysfunction caused by hemorrhagic shock: mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control
Zheng ZHANG ; Hongjie DUAN ; Jiake CHAI ; Xiaofang ZOU ; Shaofang HAN ; Hailiang BAI ; Yufang ZHANG ; Huiting YUN ; Ran SUN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(1):93-97
Hemorrhagic shock (HS) is one of the leading causes of death among young adults worldwide. Multiple organ dysfunction in HS is caused by an imbalance between tissue oxygen supply and demand, which is closely related to the poor prognosis of patient. Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the key mechanisms contributing to multiple organ dysfunction in HS, while mitochondrial quality control regulates mitochondrial function through a series of processes, including mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, mitochondrial-derived vesicles, and mitochondrial protein homeostasis. Modulating mitochondrial quality control can improve organ dysfunction. This review aims to summarize the effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on organ function in HS and discuss the potential mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control, providing insights into the injury mechanisms underlying HS and guiding clinical management.
2.Advances in Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy of G719X/L861Q/S768I Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
WANG YUFANG ; ZHENG JING ; ZHU YANPING ; ZHOU JIANYA
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2024;27(8):593-604
Lung cancer accounts for the highest proportion of cancer deaths in the world and poses a great threat to human health.About 30%to 40%of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is caused by point mutations,exon insertion and exon deletion of the epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR).In addition to the common exon 19 deletion mutation and exon 21 L858R mutation,exon 18 G719X mutation,exon 21 L861Qmutation and exon 20 S768I mutation are the most important rare mutations.At present,the diagnostic methods for major rare mutations are mainly next-generation sequenc-ing(NGS),digital polymerase chain reaction(dPCR),droplet digital PCR(ddPCR),etc.Regarding the targeted therapy of G719X/L861Q/S768I mutant NSCLC,the first generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs)have poor efficacy,while the second and third generation EGFR-TKIs have similar efficacy.The novel third generation EGFR-TKIs and combina-tion therapy show a good therapeutic prospect.This article summarized the progress in the diagnosis and targeted therapy of G719X/L861Q/S768I mutant NSCLC,so as to provide reference for subsequent clinical drug use and research.
3.Efficacy and safety of ciprofol for procedural sedation and anesthesia outside the operating room:a meta-analysis
Yunpeng XU ; Yufang LENG ; Jiayi ZHENG ; Hongrui LI ; Wenjie NIU ; Xing XUE ; Xiaoli MA ; Jian LIU
The Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology 2024;40(7):727-734
Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of ciprofol for sedation and anesthesia outside the operating room.Methods Databases such as PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,CNKI,Wanfang Data,CBM,and VIP were searched for randomized controlled trials(RCTs)related to the efficacy and safety of ciprofol for sedation and anesthesia outside the operating room.The search covered all publications up to June 2023.Statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software and Stata 15.0.Results Twelve RCTs were included,involving 2 192 patients,of which 1 154 were in the ciprofol group and 1 038 in the propofol group.Compared with the propofol group,the anesthesia induction time(MD=0.28 min,95%CI 0.08-0.47 min,P=0.006)and recovery time(MD=1.16 min,95%CI 0.44-1.87 min,P=0.001)were significantly longer in the ciprofol group,and the inci-dences of injection pain(OR=0.04,95%CI 0.02-0.06,P<0.001),hypotension(OR=0.64,95%CI 0.49-0.83,P=0.0008),hypoxemia(OR=0.44,95%CI 0.21-0.91,P=0.03),and respirato-ry depression(OR=0.19,95%CI 0.11-0.32,P<0.001)were significantly lower.There were no sta-tistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of sedation success rate,physician satisfac-tion,the difference in heart rate before and after anesthesia induction,incidence of body movement,brady-cardia,nausea and vomiting,and dizziness.Conclusion The anesthetic effect of cyclopofol and propofol is similar when used for anesthesia outside the operating room.Compared to propofol,ciprofol offers comparable anesthetic effects for sedation and anesthesia outside the operating room,with a lesser impact on respiratory function and more stable hemodynamics.Ciprofol also significantly lowers the incidence of adverse reactions such as injection pain,hypotension,hypoxemia,and respiratory depression.
4.Small-molecule anti-COVID-19 drugs and a focus on China's homegrown mindeudesivir (VV116).
Qiuyu CAO ; Yi DING ; Yu XU ; Mian LI ; Ruizhi ZHENG ; Zhujun CAO ; Weiqing WANG ; Yufang BI ; Guang NING ; Yiping XU ; Ren ZHAO
Frontiers of Medicine 2023;17(6):1068-1079
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous efforts to develop therapeutic agents that target severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 to control viral infection. So far, a few small-molecule antiviral drugs, including nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid), remdesivir, and molnupiravir have been marketed for the treatment of COVID-19. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir has been recommended by the World Health Organization as an early treatment for outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. However, the existing treatment options have limitations, and effective treatment strategies that are cost-effective and convenient for tackling COVID-19 are still needed. To date, four domestically developed oral anti-COVID-19 drugs have been granted conditional market approval in China. These drugs include azvudine, simnotrelvir-ritonavir (Xiannuoxin), leritrelvir, and mindeudesivir (VV116). Preclinical and clinical studies have explored the efficacy and tolerability of mindeudesivir and supported its early use in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases at high risk for progression. In this review, we discuss the most recent findings regarding the pharmacological mechanism and therapeutic effects focusing on mindeudesivir and other small-molecule antiviral agents for COVID-19. These findings will expand our understanding and highlight the potential widespread application of China's homegrown anti-COVID-19 drugs.
Humans
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Ritonavir/therapeutic use*
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COVID-19
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Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use*
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China
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Nitriles
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Lactams
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Proline
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Adenosine/analogs & derivatives*
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Leucine
5.Investigation of the status of disaster preparedness and the influence path of psychological capital and perceived organizational support on it among pediatric nurses in Henan province
Shanshan WU ; Yuge PENG ; Meisu LU ; Wuying QIU ; Gaigai ZHENG ; Yue YIN ; Yufang DENG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(27):2120-2126
Objective:To investigate the status of disaster preparedness of pediatric nurses and its influencing factors, as well as the impact path of psychological capital and perceived organizational support on disaster preparedness.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 361 pediatric nurses from Henan Provincial People ′s Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital were sampled from August to October 2021. They were investigated by the general information questionnaire, psychological capital questionnaire, perceived organizational support questionnaire and disaster preparedness questionnaire. SPSS25.0 was used to analyze the questionnaire and scale data, and AMOS23.0 was used to construct a structural equation model about the disaster preparedness of pediatric nurses. Results:The scores of disaster preparedness from pediatric nurses was 4.65 ± 0.92. The level of disaster preparedness was significantly positively correlated with psychological capital and perceived organizational support ( r=0.690, 0.525, both P<0.05). Disaster training and emergency drill 2 dimensions of psychological capital questionnaire (hope, resilience), perceived organizational support were independent contributing factors ( P<0.05). Psychological capital had direct effect on disaster preparedness. And the direct effect was 0.77, the indirect effect was 0.11, the total effect was 0.88, and the direct effect of perceived organizational support on disaster preparedness was 0.21. Conclusions:The score of disaster preparedness of pediatric nurses was in the middle level. Hospital managers should strengthen the training of pediatric nurses in disaster knowledge, operational and simulation exercise, pay attention to the level of nurses' psychological capital and perceived organizational support, so as to provide reference for the follow-up clinical pediatric disaster nursing education and management.
6.Hemorrhagic shock-induced vascular endothelial glycocalyx damage: progress on mechanism of damage and preventive and therapeutic strategies
Yufang ZHANG ; Hongjie DUAN ; Hailiang BAI ; Ran SUN ; Huiting YUN ; Zheng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2023;39(9):847-856
Hemorrhagic shock, a life-threatening organ hypoperfusion caused by rapid, massive blood loss, is the leading cause of traumatic death in peacetime and wartime. The vascular endothelial glycocalyx (vEG) plays an important role in maintaining microcirculatory homeostasis. Severe ischemia and hypoxia of hemorrhagic shock can damage the vEG, leading to endothelial dysfunction and exacerbated microcirculatory and organ impairments. Therefore, early prevention and treatment of vEG damage in hemorrhagic shock can improve microcirculation dysfunction, which is of paramount importance for therapeutic efficacies and outcomes. There have been many studies on the prevention and treatment of vEG damage in hemorrhagic shock, but none is based on the management of vEG damage. The authors reviewed the progress on the mechanism and preventive and therapeutic strategies of vEG damage caused by hemorrhagic shock, hoping to provide reference for the further research of hemorrhagic shock-induced vEG damage.
7.Dissecting Causal Relationships Between Gut Microbiota, Blood Metabolites, and Stroke: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Qi WANG ; Huajie DAI ; Tianzhichao HOU ; Yanan HOU ; Tiange WANG ; Hong LIN ; Zhiyun ZHAO ; Mian LI ; Ruizhi ZHENG ; Shuangyuan WANG ; Jieli LU ; Yu XU ; Ruixin LIU ; Guang NING ; Weiqing WANG ; Yufang BI ; Jie ZHENG ; Min XU
Journal of Stroke 2023;25(3):350-360
Background:
and Purpose We investigated the causal relationships between the gut microbiota (GM), stroke, and potential metabolite mediators using Mendelian randomization (MR).
Methods:
We leveraged the summary statistics of GM (n=18,340 in the MiBioGen consortium), blood metabolites (n=115,078 in the UK Biobank), and stroke (cases n=60,176 and controls n=1,310,725 in the Global Biobank Meta-Analysis Initiative) from the largest genome-wide association studies to date. We performed bidirectional MR analyses to explore the causal relationships between the GM and stroke, and two mediation analyses, two-step MR and multivariable MR, to discover potential mediating metabolites.
Results:
Ten taxa were causally associated with stroke, and stroke led to changes in 27 taxa. In the two-step MR, Bifidobacteriales order, Bifidobacteriaceae family, Desulfovibrio genus, apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), phospholipids in high-density lipoprotein (HDL_PL), and the ratio of apolipoprotein B to ApoA1 (ApoB/ApoA1) were causally associated with stroke (all P<0.044). The causal associations between Bifidobacteriales order, Bifidobacteriaceae family and stroke were validated using the weighted median method in an independent cohort. The three GM taxa were all positively associated with ApoA1 and HDL_PL, whereas Desulfovibrio genus was negatively associated with ApoB/ApoA1 (all P<0.010). Additionally, the causal associations between the three GM taxa and ApoA1 remained significant after correcting for the false discovery rate (all q-values <0.027). Multivariable MR showed that the associations between Bifidobacteriales order, Bifidobacteriaceae family and stroke were mediated by ApoA1 and HDL_PL, each accounting for 6.5% (P=0.028) and 4.6% (P=0.033); the association between Desulfovibrio genus and stroke was mediated by ApoA1, HDL_PL, and ApoB/ApoA1, with mediated proportions of 7.6% (P=0.019), 4.2% (P=0.035), and 9.1% (P=0.013), respectively.
Conclusion
The current MR study provides evidence supporting the causal relationships between several specific GM taxa and stroke and potential mediating metabolites.
8. Chinese Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Intestinal Behçet’s Syndrome
Hong YANG ; Wei LIU ; Weixun ZHOU ; Qingli ZHU ; Jiaming QIAN ; Yao HE ; Minhu CHEN ; Yufang WANG ; Jie LIANG ; Kaichun WU ; Qing ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology 2022;27(12):723-733
Behçet’s syndrome is a kind of chronic systemic vasculitis with involvement of multiple organs. Intestinal involvement of Behçet’s syndrome is presently named as intestinal Behçet’s syndrome (disease). Recently, there is considering another kind of disease type with only typical intestinal ulcers. Since it is difficult to differentiate intestinal Behçet’s syndrome from Crohn’s disease, intestinal tuberculosis, intestinal lymphoma, as well as intestinal manifestations of many other autoimmune diseases, and there is limited evidence for the therapy of intestinal Behçet’s syndrome, proposing diagnosis and treatment recommendations for intestinal Behçet’s syndrome through evidence-based judgment will be of great significance for clinical practice.
9.Electroretinogram changes in patients and carriers with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
Qingmei MIAO ; Yufang CHENG ; Jiajia YUAN ; Hongmei ZHENG ; Changzheng CHEN
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2022;38(12):988-993
Objective:To observe the characteristics of pattern electroretinogram (PERG) and the photopic negative response (PhNR) of flash electroretinogram (FERG) in patients and carriers with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).Methods:A cross sectional, observational study. Thirty-two patients (64 eyes) diagnosed with LHON (LHON group) and 15 normal members with the same mutation in patient's family (carrier group) were included in this study from February 2021 to November 2021 in the Department of Ophthalmology of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. All patients in LHON group were males (100.0%, 32/32) and the average age was 23.34±7.41 years. In the carrier group of 15 cases (30 eyes), there were 2 males (13.3%, 2/15) and 13 females (86.7%, 12/15). The average age was 43.44±7.65 years. Twenty-four healthy subjects (48 eyes) in the same period were selected as the control group. Among them, there were 8 males (33.3%, 8/24) and 16 females (66.7%, 16/24). The average age was 23.42±2.54 years. All subjects were examined with the GT-2008V-VI visual electrophysiology instrument of Chongqing Gotec Medical Equipment Limited Company for PERG and FERG. P50 and N95 amplitudes of PERG and PhNR, a wave and b wave amplitudes of FERG were recorded. The peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thicknesses of the nasal, superior, temporal, inferior and average quadrants were measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). The amplitudes of a wave, b wave, PhNR, P50 wave, N95 wave and pRNFL thickness between the three groups were compared by one-way ANOVA. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between different parameters.Results:Compared with the control group, the amplitudes of PhNR in LHON group and carrier group decreased significantly ( F=11.973, P<0.001). The results of correlation analysis showed that the amplitude of PhNR in LHON group was significantly correlated with the thickness of nasal and temporal pRNFL ( r=0.249, 0.272; P=0.048, 0.030). There was no significant difference in P50 wave amplitude between patients, carriers and controls ( F=1.342, P=0.265). There was no significant difference in N95 wave amplitude between patients and controls ( P=0.960). Conclusion:The PhNR amplitudes of FERG in LHON patients and carriers decrease significantly compared to controls.
10.New definition of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease with elevated brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and albuminuria: a prospective cohort study.
Jialu WANG ; Shanshan LIU ; Qiuyu CAO ; Shujing WU ; Jingya NIU ; Ruizhi ZHENG ; Lizhan BIE ; Zhuojun XIN ; Yuanyue ZHU ; Shuangyuan WANG ; Hong LIN ; Tiange WANG ; Min XU ; Jieli LU ; Yuhong CHEN ; Yiping XU ; Weiqing WANG ; Guang NING ; Yu XU ; Mian LI ; Yufang BI ; Zhiyun ZHAO
Frontiers of Medicine 2022;16(5):714-722
A new definition of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has recently been proposed. We aim to examine the associations of MAFLD, particularly its discordance from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), with the progression of elevated brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and albuminuria in a community-based study sample in Shanghai, China. After 4.3 years of follow-up, 778 participants developed elevated baPWV and 499 developed albuminuria. In comparison with the non-MAFLD group, the multivariable adjusted odds ratio (OR) of MAFLD group for new-onset elevated baPWV was 1.25 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.55) and 1.35 (95% CI 1.07-1.70) for albuminuria. Participants without NAFLD but diagnosed according to MAFLD definition were associated with higher risk of incident albuminuria (OR 1.77; 95% CI 1.07-2.94). Patients with MAFLD with high value of hepamet fibrosis score or poor-controlled diabetes had higher risk of elevated baPWV or albuminuria. In conclusion, MAFLD was associated with new-onset elevated baPWV and albuminuria independently of body mass index, waist circumference, and hip circumference. Individuals without NAFLD but diagnosed as MAFLD had high risk of albuminuria, supporting that MAFLD criteria would be practical for the evaluation of long-term risk of subclinical atherosclerosis among fatty liver patients.
Humans
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Pulse Wave Analysis
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Albuminuria
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Ankle Brachial Index
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/diagnosis*
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Vascular Stiffness
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Prospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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China/epidemiology*

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