1.Effect of Stasis-dispelling and Detoxifying Therapy on Clinical Efficacy and JNK Signaling Pathway-related Protein Expression in Endometriosis Patients with Syndrome of Kidney Deficiency and Blood Stasis
Tingting WANG ; Zhaokang QI ; Jinxin REN ; Shuai ZHAO ; Chunxiao WEI ; Yi YU ; Fang LIAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(21):120-129
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of the stasis-dispelling and detoxifying therapy in endometriosis (EMs) patients with the syndrome of kidney deficiency and blood stasis and the effects of this therapy on the expression levels of proteins related to the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway. MethodsA total of 72 patients with EMs due to kidney deficiency and blood stasis who met the criteria at the Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Center for Reproduction and Genetics of the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2024 to February 2025 were selected and randomized into a treatment group and a control group, with 36 patients in each group. Another 36 patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) due to male factors alone were selected as the blank group. The treatment group took the Zishen Quyu Jiedu formula orally, while the control group and the blank group took placebos. The treatment course encompassed the cycle before ovarian stimulation and the oocyte retrieval cycle. The TCM syndrome score of kidney deficiency and blood stasis, as well as the serum level of cancer antigen 125 (CA125), were evaluated at the time of enrollment (before treatment) and on the trigger day (after treatment). Serum levels of sex hormones were measured on day 2 of the menstrual cycle. On the trigger day, the duration and dosage of gonadotropin (Gn) administration and the serum levels of hormones on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injection were assessed. Embryo outcomes were evaluated 3 days after oocyte retrieval, and clinical pregnancy rates were assessed 28 days after embryo transfer. The baseline data of three groups were observed. The TCM syndrome scores and serum CA125 levels before and after treatment were compared between the treatment and control groups. The baseline endocrine levels, Gn days, Gn dosage, hormone levels on the day of HCG administration, number of oocytes retrieved, number of 2 pronucleus (2PN) fertilizations, number of available embryos, high-quality embryo rate, and clinical pregnancy rate were also assessed in all three groups. Six patients from each group were selected for determination of the protein levels of JNK, c-Jun, and nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 (NR4A2) in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) on the day of oocyte retrieval by Western blot. Results(1) There were no statistically significant differences in the baseline data among three groups, indicating comparability. (2) Compared with the baseline within the same group, the treatment group showed a decrease in the syndrome score of kidney deficiency and blood stasis after treatment. After treatment, serum CA125 levels decreased in both groups (P<0.05), with a more substantial reduction in the treatment group, resulting in a difference between the two groups (P<0.05). (3) There were no significant differences among three groups in terms of baseline serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), and progesterone (P), as well as the duration and dosage of Gn administration and the serum levels of LH, E2, and P on the day of HCG administration. (4) For embryo outcomes, the number of oocytes retrieved, 2PN fertilizations, available embryos, and high-quality embryo rates in the treatment group and the blank group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the treatment group and the blank group had similar 2PN fertilizations. (5) There were differences in clinical pregnancy rate among three groups (P<0.05), and the treatment group had higher pregnancy rate than the control and blank groups. (6) The protein levels of JNK, c-Jun, and NR4A2 in the GCs of the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.01) and close to those in the blank group (P<0.01). (7) No obvious adverse reactions were observed in any of the subjects during the clinical observation process. ConclusionZishen Quyu Jiedu formula can ameliorate the clinical symptoms of patients with EMs due to kidney deficiency and blood stasis, reduce the serum CA125 level, increase the number of oocytes retrieved, 2PN fertilizations, available embryos, and high-quality embryo rate, and improve pregnancy outcomes. The mechanism may involve downregulating the levels of JNK, c-Jun, and NR4A2 to reduce the apoptosis of ovarian GCs and improve the ovarian function in the patients.
2.Effect of Stasis-dispelling and Detoxifying Therapy on Clinical Efficacy and JNK Signaling Pathway-related Protein Expression in Endometriosis Patients with Syndrome of Kidney Deficiency and Blood Stasis
Tingting WANG ; Zhaokang QI ; Jinxin REN ; Shuai ZHAO ; Chunxiao WEI ; Yi YU ; Fang LIAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(21):120-129
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of the stasis-dispelling and detoxifying therapy in endometriosis (EMs) patients with the syndrome of kidney deficiency and blood stasis and the effects of this therapy on the expression levels of proteins related to the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway. MethodsA total of 72 patients with EMs due to kidney deficiency and blood stasis who met the criteria at the Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Center for Reproduction and Genetics of the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2024 to February 2025 were selected and randomized into a treatment group and a control group, with 36 patients in each group. Another 36 patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) due to male factors alone were selected as the blank group. The treatment group took the Zishen Quyu Jiedu formula orally, while the control group and the blank group took placebos. The treatment course encompassed the cycle before ovarian stimulation and the oocyte retrieval cycle. The TCM syndrome score of kidney deficiency and blood stasis, as well as the serum level of cancer antigen 125 (CA125), were evaluated at the time of enrollment (before treatment) and on the trigger day (after treatment). Serum levels of sex hormones were measured on day 2 of the menstrual cycle. On the trigger day, the duration and dosage of gonadotropin (Gn) administration and the serum levels of hormones on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injection were assessed. Embryo outcomes were evaluated 3 days after oocyte retrieval, and clinical pregnancy rates were assessed 28 days after embryo transfer. The baseline data of three groups were observed. The TCM syndrome scores and serum CA125 levels before and after treatment were compared between the treatment and control groups. The baseline endocrine levels, Gn days, Gn dosage, hormone levels on the day of HCG administration, number of oocytes retrieved, number of 2 pronucleus (2PN) fertilizations, number of available embryos, high-quality embryo rate, and clinical pregnancy rate were also assessed in all three groups. Six patients from each group were selected for determination of the protein levels of JNK, c-Jun, and nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 (NR4A2) in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) on the day of oocyte retrieval by Western blot. Results(1) There were no statistically significant differences in the baseline data among three groups, indicating comparability. (2) Compared with the baseline within the same group, the treatment group showed a decrease in the syndrome score of kidney deficiency and blood stasis after treatment. After treatment, serum CA125 levels decreased in both groups (P<0.05), with a more substantial reduction in the treatment group, resulting in a difference between the two groups (P<0.05). (3) There were no significant differences among three groups in terms of baseline serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), and progesterone (P), as well as the duration and dosage of Gn administration and the serum levels of LH, E2, and P on the day of HCG administration. (4) For embryo outcomes, the number of oocytes retrieved, 2PN fertilizations, available embryos, and high-quality embryo rates in the treatment group and the blank group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the treatment group and the blank group had similar 2PN fertilizations. (5) There were differences in clinical pregnancy rate among three groups (P<0.05), and the treatment group had higher pregnancy rate than the control and blank groups. (6) The protein levels of JNK, c-Jun, and NR4A2 in the GCs of the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.01) and close to those in the blank group (P<0.01). (7) No obvious adverse reactions were observed in any of the subjects during the clinical observation process. ConclusionZishen Quyu Jiedu formula can ameliorate the clinical symptoms of patients with EMs due to kidney deficiency and blood stasis, reduce the serum CA125 level, increase the number of oocytes retrieved, 2PN fertilizations, available embryos, and high-quality embryo rate, and improve pregnancy outcomes. The mechanism may involve downregulating the levels of JNK, c-Jun, and NR4A2 to reduce the apoptosis of ovarian GCs and improve the ovarian function in the patients.
3.Epidemiological characteristics and spatial aggregation of acute myocardial infarction in Shandong Province
Bingyin ZHANG ; Chunxiao XU ; Xianxian CHEN ; Junli TANG ; Jing DONG ; Jie REN ; Zilong LU ; Xiaolei GUO ; Jixiang MA
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(6):844-851
Objective:To understand the characteristics and trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Shandong Province and to provide evidence for formulating prevention and control strategies.Methods:Data were derived from the AMI incidence reports of Shandong Province's Chronic Disease Surveillance Information Management System in 2012-2021. The crude and standardized incidence rates were used as indicators to describe the incidence level of AMI. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to analyze the trends in the incidence and age of onset over the years. The contribution of population aging to the increase in AMI incidence was assessed using the rate difference decomposition method. The incidence of AMI in each district (county) in Shandong Province was visualized using ArcGIS 10.8 software, and global and local spatial autocorrelation analysis was performed using DeoDa 1.12 software.Results:From 2012 to 2021, 198 233 cases of AMI were reported from 19 provincial monitoring sites in Shandong Province, of which 53.13% were males and 97.12% were ≥45 years old. The reported crude incidence increased from 90.12 per 100 000 in 2012 to 176.54 per 100 000 in 2021, with an average annual increase of 7.01% ( Z=7.35 , P<0.001). There was no significant upward trend in standardized incidence ( Z=1.64 , P=0.140), but the standardized incidence of male residents showed an increasing trend ( Z=2.76 , P=0.028). Before 2014, the reported crude incidence of males was similar to that of females, but after 2014, the reported crude incidence of males was continuously higher than that of females. However, males' standardized incidence was higher than females in all years. Both crude and standardized incidence rates were higher in rural residents than in urban areas. The median onset of AMI increased from 71.6 years old in 2012 to 73.5 years old in 2021. The median age of onset in males was lower than that in females in all years, and in most years, the median age of onset in urban residents was lower than that in rural residents. The incidence of AMI in males showed a trend in younger age groups. According to the seasonal decomposition, the incidence peak of AMI was in January, and the trough was in September. The contribution of aging population to the increase in crude incidence of AMI increased from 8.63% in 2013 to 52.58% in 2021. The global spatial autocorrelation analysis showed that the incidence of AMI presented an obvious spatial clustering distribution. Local spatial autocorrelation analysis found that the high-incidence areas (counties) were mainly concentrated in Liaocheng City and Dezhou City in the northwest region of Shandong Province and Heze City in the southwest. Conclusions:The incidence of AMI among residents in Shandong Province was rising, with spatial clustering and seasonal clustering characteristics. People aged 45 years and older, male residents, and rural residents were at high risk of developing AMI. There was a certain trend of younger age at onset among men. Targeted prevention and control measures should be taken for high-incidence seasons, high-risk groups, and high-incidence clustering areas in northwestern Shandong Province.
4.Research progress on Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in programmed cell death after ischemic stroke
Rui PAN ; Ming ZHANG ; Xinyue ZHENG ; Chunxiao WANG ; Qiongdi REN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(10):138-145
Ischemic stroke is a neurological disease that damages brain tissue as a result of an insufficient blood supply to the brain,due to blockage or stenosis of the brain vessels.Increasing evidence has indicated that the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays an important role in the pathophysiological response to the occurrence and development of ischemic stroke.Programmed cell death includes many forms,such as apoptosis,necrotic apoptosis,pyroptosis,autophagy,PANoptosis,and ferroptosis.In this review,we elucidate the characteristics of these different modes of cell death and their cross-talk relationships with each other,and systematically outline the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in the intervention of different cell death modes in ischemic stroke,with the aim of providing references for future clinical and basic research studies.
5.Exploration on the Medical Ethics Education Path of "Combining Moral and Technical Education" of Vocational Medical Students under the Concept of "Three-wide Education"
Yudong LIU ; Chunxiao REN ; Xiaoying SUN
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(11):1287-1290
The educational purpose of "three-wide education" is in line with the overall goal of talent cultivation in colleges and universities, and fits the development laws of ideological and political work in colleges and universities in the new era. It is an important measure to leverage the joint efforts of education and improve the quality of education. Under the concept of "three-wide education", medical ethics education in higher vocational medical colleges lacks systematization and big data support, medical students’ "knowing morality" and "conducting morality" are not unified, the content of medical ethics teaching is outdated, and teaching methods are single, which is inconsistent with students’ innovative cognitive thinking and derailed from clinical and social real needs, making it difficult to arouse students’ interest in learning. Against the backdrop of continuously improving professional literacy requirements for medical students, this paper explored the medical ethics education path of "combining moral and technical education" for vocational medical students under the concept of "three-wide education", and formed training paths such as "three integration of medical ethics, three progressions of knowledge and action", the coordinated education of ideological and political courses and ideological and political education in the course, the "trinity" of school, family, and society, the innovative multi-dimensional medical ethics education teaching methods, the construction of a medical ethics practice platform, and the establishment of medical ethics cultural education data management platforms, with a view to providing reference ideas for the cultivation of medical ethics among vocational medical students.
6.Optimization of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell establishment and observation of the killing effect in vitro and in vivo
Chunxiao REN ; Xianxian CHEN ; Li ZHAO ; Yu TIAN ; Kailin XU ; Kai ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2022;43(6):506-512
Objective:To optimize the stimulation and activation system of mouse CD3 + T cells in vitro and explore the optimal infection time of CD3 + T cells to establish mouse CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells (mCD19 CAR-T) , and to also verify its killing effect in vivo and in vitro. Method:Splenic CD3 +T cells were isolated and purified using magnetic beads, and the cells were cultured in Soluble anti-CD3/CD28, PMA+Ionomycin, and Plated anti-CD3/CD28. Cell activation and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry after 8, 24, 48, and 72 hours. ScFv plasmid of mouse CD19 antibody was transfected to plat-E cells to package retrovirus. Activated CD3 + T cells were infected to construct mouse-specific CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells (mCD19 CAR-T) , and mCD19 CAR-T cells were co-cultured with B-cell lymphoma cell line A20 in vitro. The specific toxicity of A20 was detected by flow cytometry, and mCD19 CAR-T cells were infused into the lymphoma mouse model to detect its killing effect and distribution. Results:The activation effect of Plated anti-CD3/CD28 on CD3 + T cells was superior, with the cells exhibiting good viability 24–48 hours after stimulation. Established mCD19 CAR-T cells with stable efficiency[ (32.27±7.56) % ] were specifically able to kill A20 tumor cells (The apoptosis rate was 24.3% at 48 h) . In vivo detection showed a non-significant decrease in the percentage[ (1.83±0.58) % ] of splenic CD19 + cells 6 days after mCD19 CAR-T cell infusion. A marked clearance in bone marrow and spleen appeared on day 12 compared with the A20 group, and this difference was statistically significant[spleen: (0.36±0.04) % vs (47.00±13.46) % , P<0.001; bone marrow: (1.82±0.29) % vs (37.30±1.44) % , P<0.0001]. Moreover, mCD19 CAR-T cells were distributed in high proportions in the peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow[ (2.90±1.12) % , (4.96±0.80) % , (13.55±1.56) % ]. Conclusion:This study demonstrated an optimized activation system and the optimal infection time of CD3 + T cells. Furthermore, stable constructed mCD19 CAR-T cells showed a remarkable killing ability in vitro and in vivo.
7.Metformin alleviates intestinal epithelial barrier damage by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced cell apoptosis in colitis cell model.
Jingang WANG ; Chunxiao CHEN ; Yuhan REN ; Xinxin ZHOU ; Shan YU
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2021;50(5):627-632
To investigate the effect and mechanism of metformin on intestinal epithelial barrier injury in ulcerative colitis. A cell model of colitis was established by co-culture of human colon cancer cell line Caco-2 and human monocyte cell line THP-1. The colitis model cells were treated with metformin at concentration of for Flow cytometry was used to detect Caco-2 cell apoptosis, and Western blotting was used to detect the protein expression of tight junction proteins and endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins. After metformin treatment, the apoptosis rate of Caco-2 cells was decreased from (14.22±2.34)% to 0.61)% (=3.119, <0.05), and the expression levels of tight junction protein-1 and claudin-1 increased (=5.172 and 3.546, both <0.05). In addition, the expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum-related proteins glucose regulated protein (GRP) 78, C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and caspase-12, as well as the phosphorylation level of PRKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) decreased (all <0.05). Metformin may alleviate the intestinal epithelial barrier damage in colitis by reducing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis and increasing the expression of tight junction proteins, which may be associated with the inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptotic pathway.
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8. Evaluation on the effect of salt reduction intervention among fourth-grade primary school students and their parents in Shandong Province
Jing DONG ; Congcong GAO ; Chunxiao XU ; Junli TANG ; Jie REN ; Jiyu ZHANG ; Xi CHEN ; Wenhui SHI ; Yifan ZHAO ; Xiaolei GUO ; Jixiang MA
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;53(5):519-522
In order to evaluate the intervention effect of the school-based salt reduction model, 28 primary schools were selected in Shandong Province in September 2014 and randomly divided into intervention group (1 361 students, 1 306 parents) and control group (1 364 students,1 340 parents). A series of "small hands and big hands" salt reduction intervention activities were conducted in intervention group for 8 months. After the intervention, the total awareness rate of salt reduction knowledge, the total holding rate of related beliefs and the total reporting rate of related behaviors were 70.65%, 80.30% and 67.03% among students, and 85.66%, 93.77% and 87.93% among parents, in the intervention group, which were higher than those in the control group (37.12%, 66.52% and 50.07% among students; 55.11%, 87.52% and 57.96% among parents) (all
9.Evaluation on the effect of salt reduction intervention among fourth?grade primary school students and their parents in Shandong Province
Jing DONG ; Congcong GAO ; Chunxiao XU ; Junli TANG ; Jie REN ; Jiyu ZHANG ; Xi CHEN ; Wenhui SHI ; Yifan ZHAO ; Xiaolei GUO ; Jixiang MA
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;53(5):519-522
In order to evaluate the intervention effect of the school?based salt reduction model, 28 primary schools were selected in Shandong Province in September 2014 and randomly divided into intervention group (1 361 students, 1 306 parents) and control group (1 364 students,1 340 parents). A series of "small hands and big hands"salt reduction intervention activities were conducted in intervention group for 8 months. After the intervention, the total awareness rate of salt reduction knowledge, the total holding rate of related beliefs and the total reporting rate of related behaviors were 70.65%, 80.30% and 67.03% among students, and 85.66%, 93.77% and 87.93% among parents, in the intervention group, which were higher than those in the control group (37.12%, 66.52% and 50.07% among students; 55.11%, 87.52% and 57.96% among parents) (all P values<0.05). The school?based salt reduction model is effective and feasible.
10.Evaluation on the effect of salt reduction intervention among fourth?grade primary school students and their parents in Shandong Province
Jing DONG ; Congcong GAO ; Chunxiao XU ; Junli TANG ; Jie REN ; Jiyu ZHANG ; Xi CHEN ; Wenhui SHI ; Yifan ZHAO ; Xiaolei GUO ; Jixiang MA
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;53(5):519-522
In order to evaluate the intervention effect of the school?based salt reduction model, 28 primary schools were selected in Shandong Province in September 2014 and randomly divided into intervention group (1 361 students, 1 306 parents) and control group (1 364 students,1 340 parents). A series of "small hands and big hands"salt reduction intervention activities were conducted in intervention group for 8 months. After the intervention, the total awareness rate of salt reduction knowledge, the total holding rate of related beliefs and the total reporting rate of related behaviors were 70.65%, 80.30% and 67.03% among students, and 85.66%, 93.77% and 87.93% among parents, in the intervention group, which were higher than those in the control group (37.12%, 66.52% and 50.07% among students; 55.11%, 87.52% and 57.96% among parents) (all P values<0.05). The school?based salt reduction model is effective and feasible.

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