1.Research on the current situation and future governance of artificial intelligence in the field of medical education
Zongyuan WU ; Zhen LIU ; Zongming ZHANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(9):1093-1100
The medical education model has undergone three transformations and is currently at the watershed of the fourth iteration.The intervention of artificial intelligence(AI)technology not only reshapes the medical model,but also has a significant impact on the medical education model,including ensuring that basic medical experiments are conducted safely and consistently,promoting the cultivation of students'diagnostic thinking ability,teaching according to their aptitude,cultivating personalized teaching plans,strengthening the humanistic care awareness of medical students,and promoting cooperation between clinical medicine and other social sciences.Meanwhile,medical AI also brings risks and challenges to teaching participants.Teachers and students need to strengthen communication,improve digital literacy,and ensure data security,while teachers need to encourage students to use technology reasonably and moderately,thus preventing them from getting lost in it.Medical colleges and universities need to maintain cooperation with various sectors of society,jointly face the ethical risks that have already arisen,and make up for the gaps in legal supervision.At the same time,the level of scientific and technological innovation should be strengthened,the talent training systems should be improved,and new talents who are in line with the direction of modern medical development should be cultivated.
2.Clinical characteristics and genetic analysis of a child with Char syndrome caused by TFAP2B gene variant
Bo HU ; Zongyuan LIU ; Xiaoman ZHANG ; Debin YANG ; Yuanzhe LI ; Haibei LI ; Shuanfeng FANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2024;41(8):936-940
Objective:To explore the clinical features and genetic etiology of a child with Char syndrome.Methods:A child who was presented at the Department of Child Health, Henan Children′s Hospital in February 2022 was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the child was collected, and peripheral blood samples of the child and her parents were collected for the extraction of genomic DNA. Whole exome sequencing was carried out, and candidate variants were verified by Sanger sequencing and bioinformatic analysis.Results:The child had mainly manifested facial dysmorphism, patent ductus arteriosus, growth retardation, curving of fifth fingers and middle toes. Whole exome sequencing revealed that she has harbored a heterozygous c. 944A>C (p.Glu315Ala) variant of the TFAP2B gene, which was verified to be de novo by Sanger sequencing. Based on the guidelines from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), the variant was rated to be likely pathogenic (PM1+ PM2_Supporting+ PM6+ PP3). Conclusion:The heterozygous c. 944A>C (p.Glu315Ala) variant of the TFAP2B gene probably underlay the Char syndrome in this child. Above finding has expanded the mutational and phenotypic spectra of the TFAP2B gene, which has facilitated early identification and diagnosis of Char syndrome.
3.Non-targeted Metabolomics Analysis of Fuling Yunhua Granules in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Rats
Mengyao TIAN ; Keke LUO ; Mengxiao WANG ; Tianbao HU ; Hongmei LI ; Zongyuan HE ; Lixin YANG ; Liyu HAO ; Nan SI ; Yuyang LIU ; Baolin BIAN ; Hongjie WANG ; Yanyan ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(23):195-204
ObjectiveBased on non-targeted metabolomics, to analyze the regulation of endogenous differential metabolites in serum of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) rats by Fuling Yunhua granules, and to clarify the metabolic pathways through which this granules exerted its effect on improving T2DM. MethodSeventy SD rats, half male and half female, were randomly divided into the control group, model group, and high, medium, low dose groups of Fuling Yunhua granules(20.70, 10.35, 5.18 g·kg-1 in raw drug amount) and the positive drug group(pioglitazone hydrochloride tablets, 8.1 mg·kg-1). Except for the control group, other groups were fed with high-sugar and high-fat diet combined with intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin(STZ) to establish a T2DM rat model. After successful modeling, the treatment groups were administered the corresponding drugs by gavage, and the control group and model group were treated with an equal volume of saline by gavage, once/d, for 28 d. Fasting blood glucose(FBG) and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c(GHbA1c) levels were measured in all groups of rats during the administration period, and hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining was used to observe the pathomorphological changes in the pancreatic tissues of rats at the end of the administration period. The endogenous metabolite levels in rat serum were detected by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-linear ion trap-electrostatic field orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry(UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap MS), and the data were processed using principal component analysis(PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA). Differential metabolites were identified by the Human Metabolome Database(HMDB) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG), and screened for differential metabolites with variable importance in the projection(VIP) value>1, P<0.05, and fold change(FC)<0.6 or FC>1. And the metabolic pathway enrichment analysis of the screened differential metabolites was performed by MetaboAnalyst 5.0, then the screened differential metabolites were diagnosed and evaluated by the receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves. ResultCompared with the control group, the FBG level of rats in the model group increased significantly(P<0.01), the GHbA1c content tended to increase, but the difference was not statistically significant, and the pancreatic tissue of rats was obviously damaged, the number of pancreatic islets decreased, and the pancreatic β-cells were obviously reduced, atrophied and enlarged. Compared with the model group, the FBG levels of rats in the high dose group of Fuling Yunhua granules and the positive drug group were significantly reduced after 2 weeks of administration(P<0.05, P<0.01), the GHbA1c content of rats in the high dose group of Fuling Yunhua granules was significantly reduced(P<0.05), and the pancreatic tissue lesions of rats in the different dose groups of Fuling Yunhua granules were reduced. The results of non-targeted metabolomics showed that 46 differential metabolites were significantly changed in the model group compared with the blank group. Pathway enrichment analysis found that T2DM mainly affected biological processes including biosynthesis of primary bile acid, D-amino acid metabolism, steroid hormone biosynthesis, and glycerophospholipid metabolism in rats. Compared with the model group, the levels of 8 differential metabolites in the high dose group of Fuling Yunhua granules were significantly adjusted, and the pathway enrichment analysis found that D-amino acid metabolism, retinol metabolism, glycine, serine and threonine metabolism, tryptophan metabolism and other metabolic pathways were mainly involved. ROC curves further analysis revealed that the four characteristic differential markers of 11-cis-retinol, D-piperidinic acid, D-serine, and p-cresol sulfate had high diagnostic value for the treatment of T2DM with Fuling Yunhua granules. ConclusionFuling Yunhua granules can improve the symptoms of T2DM rats by regulating the amino acid metabolic and retinol metabolic pathways through the modulation of endogenous differential metabolites.
4.Clinical and Animal Experimental Research on Kidney Deficiency Syndrome: A Review
Guimin LIU ; Jianhui SUN ; Jianliang LI ; Zeyue YU ; Liyu HAO ; Hanhui HUANG ; Zongyuan LI ; Aoao WANG ; Yang YANG ; Hongmei LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(23):269-280
Kidney deficiency syndrome is a common clinical syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). With the progress of science and technology, clinical and animal experiments on kidney deficiency syndrome have made remarkable progress. Research on kidney deficiency and the nature of "kidney" involves a large number of physiological and pathological bases, which are closely related to physiological and pathological links in the human body, among which the neuroendocrine-immune network shares the closest relationship. However, there are still many challenges in modern research on kidney deficiency syndrome, such as expert consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria and evaluation indexes and optimization of animal experimental models. In the past decade, a large number of clinical and animal experiments have been reported in the literature on kidney deficiency syndrome, among which the literature focusing on the combination of disease and syndrome is predominant, and most of them focus on kidney Yang deficiency and kidney Yin deficiency, involving the exploration of many pathological mechanisms. Research on the mechanisms related to kidney deficiency syndrome encompasses multiple signaling pathways and various biochemical indicators, including the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/nuclear factor-erythroid 2-relatedfactor-2(PI3K/Akt/Nrf2) signaling pathway, the Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation factor88/nuclear factor-κB(TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB) signaling pathway, the Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway, Osteoprotectin/nuclear factor-κB receptor activator ligand/receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (OPG/RANKL/RANK) signaling pathway. The biochemical indicators cover the cyclic adenosine monophosphate/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cAMP/cGMP) ratio, Na+-K+-ATPase activity, Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase activity, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), polycorticosterone (CORT), 17-OHCS, and other sex hormone indicators, providing crucial reference values for diagnosing kidney Yang deficiency or kidney Yin deficiency. The literature related to kidney deficiency syndrome over the past decade was collated and excavated, with a view to providing a reference for research on kidney deficiency syndrome.
5.Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis and cognitive impairment
Yonghuan ZHANG ; Peng WANG ; Zongyuan LIU ; Zhe LU ; Yafei ZHOU ; Chaolai LIU ; Lei ZHANG ; Huakun LIU ; Jianfeng CHU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024;32(7):521-526
Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is closely associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. This article reviews the manifestations, mechanisms, and interventions of cognitive impairment in patients with ICAS, aiming at increasing attention to ICAS, early identification and intervention, and delaying the occurrence and deterioration of cognitive impairment.
6.Role of TERT in regulating mitochondrial oxidative stress in diseases
Zongyuan TIAN ; Zhan LI ; Ruixia LIU
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2024;44(10):1436-1441
Oxidative stress is the result of imbalance between the formation of reactive oxygen species(ROS)and antioxidant level.Mitochondria are important organelles regulating oxidative stress.Telomerase reverse transcriptase(TERT)not only in the nucleus to maintain telomerase activity and telomere length,but also reversibly transits to mitochondria.Improving the activity of oxidative respiratory chain of mitochondria to reduce the production of mito-chondrial reactive oxygen species(mtROS)and to activate GSH system as well as autophagy pathway to promote the clearance of mtROS are all important to down-regulate the level of mtROS,which will alleviate oxidative stress and damage and keep the REDOX balance of cells and the normal function of the body.
7.Proteomics Changes of Mice Lungs and Colon during Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lung Injury and the Effect of Platycodonis Radix and Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
Fan LEI ; Hong SUN ; Zongyuan LIU ; Weihua WANG ; Weidong XIE ; Xinchun LUO ; Rui LUO ; Dongming XING ; Lijun DU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(9):3132-3145
Objective To study the proteomic profiling of lung and colon during lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Methods Mice were divided into four groups:the control,LPS,LPS+ Platycodonis Radix(PR)and LPS+ Rhei Radix et Rhizoma(RRR).LPS was injected into the lungs through trachea,and the drugs were given by intragastric injection.The mice were weighed,the faeces of each mouse were determined,and the lungs and colon were isolated for analysis of pathophysiological changes and proteomics.Results ①After 7 days of LPS,the weight of mice decreased,the lung showed inflammatory changes,and the faeces increased.Both PR and RRR can improve the inflammation.②There are lot of proteins was increased in lung mainly involved in gene transcription and in colon mainly involved in mitochondrial,endoplasmic reticulum and metabolism,etc.The up-regulated proteins shared by both lung and colon were involved in myoprotein contraction.PR can inhibit the up-regulated protein more than RRR in lung.③There are large number of proteins were down-regulated in lung involved in cell membrane and in colon involved in nucleic acid binding and ATP binding.The down-regulated proteins shared by both lung and colon were involved in endoplasmic reticulum,nucleic acid binding and cell membrane,etc.The down-regulated proteins in lung by PR are more than those by RRR,which is involved in endoplasmic reticulum,cell membrane,etc.Conclusion LPS-induced lung injury can cause changes in the expression of protein in lung and colon proteins,and the increase in the expression of myoprotein contraction genes may be one of the molecular mechanisms related to lung and colon.
8.Perioperative outcomes of uniportal versus three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for 2 112 lung cancer patients: A propensity score matching study
Jian ZHOU ; Qiang PU ; Jiandong MEI ; Lin MA ; Feng LIN ; Chengwu LIU ; Chenglin GUO ; Hu LIAO ; Yunke ZHU ; Quan ZHENG ; Zongyuan LI ; Dongsheng WU ; Guowei CHE ; Yun WANG ; Yidan LIN ; Yingli KOU ; Yong YUAN ; Yang HU ; Zhu WU ; Lunxu LIU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;28(09):1005-1011
Objective To analyze the perioperative outcomes of uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomy compared with three-port thoracoscopic lobectomy. Methods Data were extracted from the Western China Lung Cancer Database, a prospectively maintained database at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. Perioperative outcomes of the patients who underwent uniportal or three-port thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer during January 2014 through April 2021 were analyzed by using propensity score matching. Altogether 5 817 lung cancer patients were enrolled who underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy (uniportal: 530 patients; three-port: 5 287 patients). After matching, 529 patients of uniportal and 1 583 patients of three-port were included. There were 529 patients with 320 males and 209 females at median age of 58 (51, 65) years in the uniportal group and 1 583 patients with 915 males and 668 females at median age of 58 (51, 65) years in the three-port group. Results Uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomy was associated with less intraoperative blood loss (20 mL vs. 30 mL, P<0.001), longer operative time (115 min vs. 105 min, P<0.001) than three-port thoracoscopic lobectomy. No significant difference was found between the two groups regarding the number of lymph node dissected, rate of conversion to thoracotomy, incidence of postoperative complication, postoperative pain score within 3 postoperative days, length of hospital stay, or hospitalization expenses. Conclusion Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is safe and effective, and the overall perioperative outcomes are comparable between uniportal and three-port strategies, although the two groups show differences in intraoperative blood loss.
9.Increased UCP1 mRNA expression of perirenal fat predicts a poor prognosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Gongcheng WANG ; Xueqin LI ; Fei MAO ; Bing ZHONG ; Juan LIU ; Yunyan WANG ; Zongyuan XU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2020;14(3):213-217
Objective:To evaluate the effect of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) expression of perirenal fat on the prognosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) .Methods:From Feb. 2013 to Oct. 2013 and Mar. 2015 to Oct. 2015, 98 patients with ccRCC who underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy were analyzed. UCP1 mRNA of perirenal fat around tumor was detected by RT-qPCR. Preoperative Computed tomography (CT) images were used to evaluate the thickness and adhesiveness of perirenal fat. According to the UCP1 mRNA value, the patients were divided into high UCP1 group (42 cases) and low UCP1 group (56 cases) . The general clinical data, perirenal fat thickness and adhesiveness were compared, and Kaplan Meier curve was used to evaluate the difference of progression free survival (PFS) between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate Cox analysis were used to determine the potential independent prognostic factors of PFS.Results:In the high UCP1 group, the renal fat thickness, the ratio of fat adhesion, the ratio of Ⅲ to Ⅳ in Fuhrman grade and the ratio of >T2 in T stage were higher than those in the low UCP1 group[ (13.84±2.41) vs (10.75±1.99) , 42.86% vs 16.07%, 28.57% vs 8.93%, 21.43% vs. 5.36%; P=0.000, P=0.003, P=0.011, P= 0.037]. During the follow-up period (median, 62.0 months) , 15 cases (12 cases of high UCP1 group, 3 case of low UCP1 group) developed tumor progression. Kaplan Meier curve showed that PFS of high UCP1 group was worse than that of low UCP1 group (71.43% vs 94.64%, P=0.001) . Cox regression analysis showed that high UCP1 expression and high T stage were significantly correlated with low PFS ( β=1.334, RR=3.796, 95% CI=1.009-14.280, P= 0.048; β=2.886, RR=17.930, 95% CI=5.538-58.047, P=0.000) . Conclusions:The increased UCP1 expression of perirenal fat may be an independent risk factor of tumor progression in ccRCC. Combined with the assessment of browning of perirenal adipose tissue may be helpful for risk stratification of ccRCC patients after surgery.
10.The application value of DCE-MRI in the preoperative TN staging of rectal cancer
Zongyuan XIE ; Xiangyang YU ; Jian DONG ; Zhibin TAN ; Zhiqiang WANG ; Yajing WANG ; Hui LI ; Tao LIU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2018;34(12):1878-1881
Objective To study the application of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI)in preoperative TN staging of rectal cancer. Methods Seventy-two patients with rectal cancer confirmed by surgery and pathology underwent preoperative conventional MRI and DCE-MRI.The consistencies between conventional MRI and pathology,conventional MRI combined with DCE-MRI and pathology in diagnosing the TN staging were analyzed retrospectively.The quantitative parameters of DCE-MRI including Ktrans,Veand Kepwere measured to analyze the correlation with T staging and lymph nodes metastasis.Results The accuracy of conventional MRI and conventional MRI combined with DCE-MRI in diagnosing the T staging were 72.2% and 84.7%,respectively,in diagnosing the N staging were 65.3% and 77.8%, respectively.The DCE-MRI quantitative parameters (Ktransvalue,Vevalue and Kepvalue)were positively related to the T staging and lymph nodes metastasis(P<0.05).Conclusion DCE-MRI can improve the accuracy of the preoperative TN staging of rectal cancer. DCE-MRI quantitative parameters of Ktrans,Ve,Kepvalues can help to determine T staging and lymph node properties of rectal cancer.

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