1.Study on the antifungal activity and mechanism of Huangqin decoction against Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Chengying SHEN ; Zhong LUO ; Pei ZHANG ; Fengyi DENG ; Baode SHEN ; Jianxin HU
China Pharmacy 2024;35(3):311-315
OBJECTIVE To study the antifungal activity of Huangqin decoction (HQD) against Trichophyton mentagrophytes and explore its mechanism. METHODS Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimal fungicidal concentration (MFC), mycelial length, spore germination rate, biomass and mycelium ultrastructure observation were performed to evaluate the antifungal activity of HQD against T. mentagrophytes. The effects of HQD on the cell wall of T. mentagrophytes were detected through sorbitol protection experiment. By measuring the content of ergosterol and the activities of squalene epoxide (SE) and lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51), the activity of HQD on the cell membrane of T. mentagrophytes was investigated. The effects of HQD on T. mentagrophytes mitochondria were investigated by determining the activities of malate dehydrogenase (MDH), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), and ATPases (including sodium potassium ATPase, calcium magnesium ATPase, and total ATPase). RESULTS HQD exhibited significant antifungal activity against T. mentagrophytes with MIC of 3.13 mg/mL and MFC of 25 mg/mL. After intervention with HQD, the mycelial length of T. mentagrophytes was significantly shortened (P<0.05); spore germination rate, biomass, the content of ergosterol in the cell membrane, the activities of SE and CYP51 in the cell membrane and MDH, SDH and ATPase in mitochondria were all decreased significantly (P<0.05); cell structure had been ;damaged to a certain extent, but the integrity of the cell wall had not been affected. CONCLUSIONS HQD shows significant antifungal activity against T. mentagrophytes, the mechanism of which may be associated with reducing the 0791- content of ergosterol in the cell membrane and the activities of SE, CYP51, and mitochondria-related enzymes.
2.Exosomes and skin wound healing
Ziteng XIAO ; Tingyu WANG ; Wenwen ZHANG ; Fengyi TAN ; Haiwei SU ; Siting LI ; Yahui WU ; Yanfang ZHOU ; Xinsheng PENG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(19):3104-3110
BACKGROUND:Exosomes play a role in all stages of wound repair,and there is currently a large body of research on exosomes in skin wound repair,which has been shown to have great potential for clinical applications. OBJECTIVE:To summarize and discuss the main mechanisms and clinical applications of exosomes in the treatment of skin wounds,in order to promote the clinical translation of exosomes. METHODS:PubMed,clinicaltrials.gov,China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Food and Drug Administration database,and Chinese Clinical Trial Register were searched from inception to March 2023.The English search terms were"exosomes,wound healing,stem cells,chronic wound,immunoregulation,inflammation,skin,therapeutic use,isolation,characterization,infections".The Chinese search terms were"exosomes,wound healing,stem cells,immunomodulation,clinical applications".A total of 79 articles were included for the summary. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Exosomes can improve and accelerate wound healing through inflammation regulation,immune protection,angiogenesis,cell proliferation and migration,and collagen remodeling.(2)Exosomes derived from stem cells have mature preparation techniques and related mechanism research,which is currently the mainstream research direction.Non-stem cell-derived exosomes have the advantages of convenience,economy,and easy production,and can be used as a supplement for clinical applications.(3)The clinical application of exosomes is still in its infancy,but has great potential for application.Various exosome modification techniques have laid the foundation for the future development of clinically personalized services and require further research.(4)The clinical translation of exosomes faces many challenges,such as low yield,high heterogeneity,lack of unified standards for isolation,purification,and quality control,and difficulties in storage.
3.Analysis on comprehensive noise control effects in an automobile engine manufacturing enterprise
Lin CHEN ; Youmei SHU ; Yang LIAO ; Hai ZHANG ; Kunpeng ZHONG ; Jun LIU ; Fengyi OU ; Zhi WANG
China Occupational Medicine 2024;51(2):168-171
ObjectiveTo analyze the measures and effects of comprehensive noise control in an automobile engine manufacturing enterprise. Methods An automobile engine manufacturing enterprise with noise exposure work-sites was selected as the research subject. The noise hazard status of the enterprise was investigated. The noise hazard exceeded the national standard in work-sites was comprehensively treated. The treatment effect was analyzed. Results A total of 395 work-sites exposed to noise were detected. Among them, 16 work-sites exceeded the national noise standard, with the rate of 4.1%. The work-sites with noise exceeding the national standard were mainly in the machine workshop and the casting workshop, with normalization of equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level to a nominal eight hours working day (LEX,8h) ranging from 86.8 to 89.2 and 85.2 to 90.2 dB(A), respectively. In addition, the classification of occupational noise exposure of the mold protection group in the casting workshop was level Ⅱ, and classification of occupational noise exposure of other work-sites with excessive national standard was grade Ⅰ. After the enterprise implemented noise control measures such as process reform, equipment replacement, sound insulation, noise reduction, sound absorption, and vibration isolation, the LEX,8h of nine positions were lower than those before rectification [(86.7±1.1) vs (83.3±1.3) dB(A), P<0.01]. Conclusion The use of comprehensive control measures can achieve the purpose of reducing noise from the sources, and can be used for reference by relevant enterprises with noise hazards.
4.Exploration of the application of drones in blood emergency support
Ju LIN ; Dongfen DU ; Lieyong SANG ; Jiafu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(10):1185-1188
【Objective】 To explore the application of drones in blood emergency support during the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou in Shaoxing venue, so as to provide reference for future major events. 【Methods】 A retrospective analysis of drone delivery of emergency blood to two designated rescue hospitals in Shaoxing for the Asian Games was conducted. Ten emergency and 30 routine land blood delivery records from two designated hospitals in 2023 were randomly selected to compare with the blood delivery using drones. The blood temperature during the drone flight were monitored, the cold chain control during drone flight was evaluated, and the application of drone flight was reviewed. 【Results】 During the Hangzhou Asian Games, a total of 14 drones were used for blood delivery. The delivery time(min) by drone from the blood station to one of the designated hospitals was 11.83±0.09, and 20.80±3.29 by emergency land delivery and 23.23±3.54 by routine land delivery (P<0.05), meanwhile was 17.50±0.08, 24.50±3.27 and 26.57±3.23 respectively to the other hospital(P<0.05). Compared with land emergency blood delivery and routine blood delivery, blood delivery time by drone was much shorter, demonstrating better timeliness and stability. The temperature monitoring during the drone delivering showed that the suspended red blood cells and platelets were in a range of 3.8-6.8℃ and 21.8-22.8℃, with a temperature difference of 0.5-0.9 ℃ and 0.2-1.0℃ between takeoff and landing respectively, demonstrating that the blood cold chain was under control, and the delivery ran safely and smoothly. 【Conclusion】 During major events, the use of drones for emergency blood delivery ensures the quality of the blood, with good timeliness, feasibility and operability, and is worthy of promotion and application.
5.The practicability of up-converting phosphor technology in the field of plague epidemic surveillance
Haipeng ZHANG ; Fengyi YANG ; Cunjuan DUAN ; Haiyan PENG ; Liyuan SHI ; Peng WANG ; Youhong ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2024;43(9):755-759
Objective:To evaluate the practical value of the up-converting phosphor technology (UPT) in the field fast detection of plague, and to provide scientific basis for its promotion and application in the field work of plague monitoring.Methods:In September 2020, a total of 116 samples (including 4 samples for epidemic determination) were collected at the plague epidemic site in Menghai County, Yunnan Province, including 24 human blood and lymphatic fluid samples, 83 rat liver and muscle samples, and 9 rat blood samples. In March 2023, a total of 12 rat liver and muscle samples were collected from Lijiang City for on-site monitoring of plague outbreak (all of them were outbreak determination samples). All of the above samples were tested for Yersinia pestis antibody and antigen using the up-converting phosphor technology. At the same time, haemagglutination test, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and bacterial culture were conducted to compare the detection process and results of different experimental methods, the advantages and disadvantages of the up-converting phosphor technology for detecting Yersinia pestis were analyzed, and the feasibility of using this detection method in the field of plague epidemic monitoring was judged. Results:The plague epidemic samples site in Menghai County, Yunnan Province were tested by up-converting phosphor technology, and 19 samples were found to be positive for Yersinia pestis (1 antibody-positive and 18 antigen-positive). Among the samples determined, 4 samples with positive results of Yersinia pestis were detected by up-converting phosphor technology, and the results of their haemagglutination test, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and bacterial culture were all positive. All samples from Lijiang City were tested by up-converting luminescence technology, two samples were positive for Yersinia pestis(antigen-positive). The results of haemagglutination test and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR were positive, and one sample was positive for bacterial culture. The time required for up-converting phosphor technology, haemagglutination test, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, and bacterial culture were 0.5, 4.0, 2.5 and 72.0 h, respectively. Conclusions:The results of Yersinia pestis detection by up-converting phosphor technology are basically consistent with the results of haemagglutination test, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and bacterial culture, but the time used is relatively short. When the number of samples is large, this method can be used preferentially in the field work of plague outbreak monitoring, which can quickly complete the preliminary judgement of plague outbreak, and save a lot of time and economic resources for the next step of plague prevention and control work.
6.A qualitative study on real experience and needs of successful aging among urban elderly people who participated in intergenerational raising
Fengyi ZHAO ; Hong JI ; Hui PANG ; Zhenzhen XU ; Wenzhong ZHANG ; Jing LI ; Chunlei WANG ; Qingxiang SUN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(7):872-878
Objective:To explore the real experience and needs of successful aging among urban elderly people who participated in intergenerational raising.Methods:This study was a qualitative study. From February to April 2023, purposive sampling was used to select 10 elderly individuals from Fanjingjiayuan Community in Changqing District, Jinan City who participated in intergenerational raising as the research subject. Semi-structured interviews and face-to-face nonverbal behavior observation methods were used to collect data, while Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method was used to summarize, analyze the data and extract themes.Results:A total of three themes and 10 sub-themes were extracted, namely positive psychological feelings (self-realization, obtaining emotional support, health benefits), negative psychological feelings (intergenerational raising pressure, decreased life satisfaction, mental stress, physical and mental exhaustion), and the need to promote successful aging (family support, community support, policy support) .Conclusions:Urban elderly people who participate in intergenerational raising have both negative and positive psychological experiences. Families and society should pay attention to the psychological feelings of participating in intergenerational raising of elderly people in urban communities, so as to promote successful aging of the elderly people.
7.Experiences of drug self-management in elderly patients with multimorbidities:a qualitative Meta-synthesis
Chunlei WANG ; Shanshan HAN ; Wenzhong ZHANG ; Zhenzhen XU ; Jing LI ; Fengyi ZHAO ; Qingxiang SUN ; Hong JI
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(12):1505-1511
Objective To systematically evaluate the experiences of drug self-management in elderly patients with multiple chronic illnesses,so as to provide references for the development of personalized drug self-management intervention programs.Methods Qualitative research on drug self-management experiences of elderly patients with multiple chronic diseases was retrieved from PubMed,Cochrane Library,Embase,CINAHL,Web of Science,Scopus,CNKI,Wanfang,VIP and SinoMed.The retrieval time limit is from the establishment of the databases to November 2023.The qualitative research quality evaluation criteria of the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-based Health Care Center in Australia was used to evaluate quality of studies.The results were integrated by meta-integration method.Results A total of 9 studies were included,and 33 research results were extracted,and 4 integrated results and 12 categories were synthesized.The integration results included the objective dilemmas and challenges of drug self-management,the low level of drug literacy,willingness to engage in positive behavior attempts,need of multi-party assistance.Conclusion The objective dilemmas of drug self-management and low level of drug literacy in elderly patients with multimorbidity will seriously affect their health outcomes.Medical staffs should pay attention to the different experiences of patients in the process of drug self-management,identify the needs of patients,formulate targeted intervention support strategies,and improve the level of drug self-management in elderly patients.
8.Influencing factors and risk prediction model for depression in primary school children aged 9-10 years in Jiangsu Province
Guangjun JI ; Shisen QIN ; Rongxun LIU ; Chenghao JIA ; Ning WANG ; Dongshuai WEI ; Fengyi LIU ; Luhan YANG ; Yange WEI ; Yang WANG ; Ran ZHANG ; Fei WANG ; Jie YANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2023;38(10):774-778
Objective:To analyze the influencing factors for depression in primary school children aged 9-10 years in Jiangsu Province, and to construct a risk prediction model.Methods:A retrospective study.A total of 1 162 primary school children aged 9-10 years from 3 primary schools in 3 regions of Jiangsu Province were recruited.Their demographic data were collected, and they were surveyed by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Family Environment Scale (FES). Children were divided into control group (1 059 cases) and depression group (103 cases) based on the depression scores obtained from the DASS-21 scale.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors for depression in primary school students aged 9-10 and construct a risk prediction model. Results:There were significant differences in the economic development region, physical activities, academic performance, student cadres, parents′ education level, frequency of parental quarrels, SDQ and FES dimension scores between control group and depression group (all P<0.05). Among them, economic development areas (Northern Jiangsu and Southern Jiangsu), student cadres, father′s education level (elementary school and below) and intimacy of the FES scale were protective factors for depression in elementary school children; while emotional symptoms, peer problems and the total difficulty score in the SDQ scale, and the conflict in the FES scale were the risk factors for depression in elementary school children.The prediction model was created based on the influencing factors: Logit ( P)=-1.390×economic development area (Northern Jiangsu) -1.508×economic development area (Southern Jiangsu) -1.248×student cadres -2.206×father′s education level (primary school and below) -1.145×father′s education level (junior high school)+ 3.316×emotional symptoms in the SDQ+ 0.979×peer problems in the SDQ+ 2.520×total difficulty score in the SDQ -1.697×cohesion in the FES + 0.760×conflict in the FES -0.678.The area under the curve of receiver operating characteristic was 0.931, with the sensitivity and specificity of 85.42% and 91.83%, respectively. Conclusions:The regional level of economic development, class or school cadres, father′s education level, peer problems, total difficulty score, cohesion and conflict in the family are influencing factors for depression among primary school children aged 9-10 years in Jiangsu Province.The created prediction model can effectively assess the depressive risk factors in this population, which is conductive to achieve the early recognition and intervention of depression in them.
9.Analysis of speech features in female depression patients with anhedonia symptoms
Rongxun LIU ; Ning WANG ; Yang WANG ; Sanqiao YAO ; Guangjun JI ; Shisen QIN ; Fengyi LIU ; Zhongguo ZHANG ; Yange WEI ; Xizhe ZHANG ; Rongxin ZHU ; Fei WANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(10):901-908
Objective:To explore the speech features of female patients with anhedonic depression and their recognition of pleasure deficient symptoms.Methods:A total of 102 female depression patients who were hospitalized at Nanjing Brain Hospital from September 2020 to October 2021 were selected, including 62 anhedonic depression patients (anhedonic group) and 40 non-anhedonic depression patients (non-anhedonic group). A total of 50 female healthy controls were recruited during the same period.All participants were evaluated by the 17-item Hamilton depression scale (HAMD-17), Snaith-Hamilton pleasure scale (SHAPS), and the temporal experience of pleasure scale (TEPS), as well as voice acquisition.SPSS 23.0 software was used for data processing.Statistical analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA, non-parametric tests, Logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic curve.Results:Compared with the non-anhedonic group, the anhedonic group showed significant changes in 15 voice features(all P<0.05), including Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients, formant frequencies, intensity, and energy features.Among these features, Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients exhibited the highest accuracy in identifying anhedonic depression, with sensitivity of 47.5%, specificity of 91.9%, area under curve (AUC) of 0.751, 95% CI=0.686-0.866.Formant frequencies could identify female anhedonic depression, with a sensitivity of 90.0%, a specificity of 40.3%, an AUC of 0.647, and 95% CI=0.605-0.824.Energy features could identify anhedonic deficient depression, with a sensitivity of 60.0%, a specificity of 74.2%, an AUC of 0.679, and 95% CI=0.587-0.804.Intensity features could identify female anhedonic depression, with a sensitivity of 70.0%, a specificity of 58.1%, an AUC of 0.640, and 95% CI=0.554-0.769. Conclusion:Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients, formant frequencies, intensity features, and energy features may have specific changes in female patients with anhedonic depression.The Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients has the highest recognition accuracy for anhedonic symptoms in female depression patients, and is expected to become an objective evaluation index for female anhedonic depression.
10.Application of ICF in occupational therapy: conceptual framework and approaches
Xiaolong YANG ; Yaru YANG ; Fubing QIU ; Fengyi GUO ; Kam Man WONG ; Lei CAO ; Tiantian ZHANG ; Weiqun SONG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(6):621-629
ObjectiveTo study the conceptual framework and methodological system of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in occupational therapy and its systematic implementation in clinical practice. MethodsBased on the ICF theory and the policy documents of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, the conceptual framework of occupational therapy and the systematic implementation in clinical settings based on the ICF framework were analyzed. ResultsThis study constructed a conceptual framework and approach for occupational therapy based on ICF, and clarified the goals, principles, and implementation methods of integrated occupational therapy interventions in rehabilitation services. The goal of occupational therapy interventions was to improve the individual activity and participation through multidisciplinary and cross-cutting implementation of integrated occupational therapy programs to optimize functioning. Occupational therapy was based on the bio-psycho-social model, adhered to the principles of person-centeredness and functioning orientation, and implemented individualized intervention programs in different context. In clinical practice, it was recommended to follow ICF-based standardized process and systematically use World Health Organization Family International Classifications: functioning and unmet needs analysis using ICHI; functional classification, assessment and coding using ICF; disease classification, diagnosis and coding using ICD; intervention of occupational therapies using ICHI to build a systematic occupational therapy service system. ConclusionAn ICF-based occupational therapy concept and methodological system has been built, a comprehensive clinical occupational therapy implementation model has been established, the goal of activity and participation oriented occupational therapy interventions has been clarified, and the systematic, structured, standardized and refined level of occupational therapy has been enhanced.

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