1.Quality evaluation of Xintong granules based on HPLC fingerprint and quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker method
Xide YE ; Xiaolong FENG ; Mingguo SHAO ; Linchun WAN ; Zhenyu HU ; Chunyu CHEN ; Yu WU ; Junwen BU ; Yuhang QIAN ; Fanqiang MENG
China Pharmacy 2025;36(15):1866-1870
OBJECTIVE To establish the HPLC fingerprint of Xintong granules and the quantitative analysis of multi- components by single-marker method (QAMS) to determine the contents of 7 components, so as to provide a scientific basis for their quality control. METHODS HPLC method was used to establish the fingerprints for 10 batches of Xintong granules (No. S1- S10), and similarity evaluation, cluster analysis (CA) and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were performed. At the same time, the contents of seven components, including puerarin, daidzin, calycosin-7-O- β -D-glucoside, stilbene glycoside, naringin, icariin and tanshinone ⅡA, were determined by QAMS method, and were compared with the results of external standard method. RESULTS A total of 18 common peaks were marked and 7 peaks were identified in the HPLC fingerprints for 10 batches of Xintong granules, namely puerarin (peak 4), daidzin (peak 7), calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside (peak 9), stilbene glycoside (peak 10), naringin (peak 12), icariin (peak 17), and tanshinone ⅡA (peak 18); the similarities among them were more than 0.990, and CA and PLS-DA results showed that S4-S5,S8-S10,S1-S3 and S6-S7 were clustered into three categories, respectively. Using naringin as the internal standard, the contents of puerarin, daidzin, calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, stilbene glycoside, icariin and tanshinone ⅡA were determined to be 7.868 1-10.181 2, 1.709 2-2.374 1, 0.285 2-0.326 3, 1.024 1- 1.523 9, 0.140 2-0.290 4, and 0.077 1-0.219 4 mg/g, respectively, by the QAMS. These results showed no significant differences compared to those obtained by the external standard method. CONCLUSIONS Established HPLC fingerprint and QAMS method are convenient, stable and accurate, which can provide a basis for the quality evaluation of Xintong granules.
2.Relationship between psychological abuse and neglect and suicidal ideation in left-behind adolescents: the mediating role of negative affect and the moderating role of different stages of adolescence
Lu PAN ; Yuhang WU ; Yuqin SONG ; Cen LIN ; Yu CEN ; Jiarui SHAO ; Cailin XIE ; Mengqin DAI ; Qiuyue FAN ; Lei TANG ; Jiaming LUO
Sichuan Mental Health 2025;38(4):374-380
BackgroundPrevious studies have identified a close relationship among psychological neglect and abuse, negative affect, different stages of adolescence, and suicidal ideation. However, the mechanisms underlying the impact of psychological abuse and neglect on suicidal ideation among left-behind adolescents remain unclear, and this field of research is still in its relative infancy. ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between psychological neglect/abuse and suicidal ideation among left-behind adolescents, as well as the mediating role of negative affect and the moderating effect of different stages of adolescence, so as to provide insights for preventing and intervening suicidal ideation in this population. MethodsFrom November 2021 to May 2022, a cluster random sampling technique was utilized to select 2 309 left-behind adolescents in western China. Assessments were conducted using the Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale (CPANS), the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children (PANAS-C). Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated across all samples, and Process 4.1 was employed to test the mediating role of negative affect and the moderating role of different stages of adolescence in the pathway linking psychological abuse/neglect to suicidal ideation. ResultsA total of 2 119 left-behind adolescents (mean age: 14.94±1.20 years) completed the study, with males comprising 51.34% (1 088/2 119) and females 48.66% (1 031/2 119).Among left-behind adolescents, scores on CPANS psychological neglect subscale showed positive correlations with both psychological abuse subscale scores and PANAS-C negative affect subscale scores (r=0.446, 0.496, P<0.01). Additionally, CPANS psychological neglect and psychological abuse subscale scores were also positively correlated with PANSI scores (r=0.487, 0.508, P<0.01). Furthermore, PANAS-C negative affect subscale scores demonstrated a positive correlation with PANSI scores (r=0.499, P<0.01). Negative affect partially mediated the relationship between psychological abuse/psychological neglect and suicidal ideation, with effect sizes of 0.166 (95% CI: 0.141~0.191) and 0.131 (95% CI: 0.112~0.152). Different stages of adolescence moderated the latter part (negative emotion → suicidal ideation) of the indirect mediation path from psychological neglect to suicidal ideation through negative affect (β=-0.066, P<0.01). ConclusionBoth psychological neglect and psychological abuse may influence suicidal ideation among left-behind adolescents via negative affect. Moreover, different stages of adolescence may moderate the indirect path from psychological neglect to suicide ideation through negative affect.
3.Effects of community building environment and sports with fitness APP usage on physical exercise habits in teachers in the Yangtze River Delta Region
WU Jin, LUO Yan, ZHANG Jiuyang, LIU Kuo, YANG Yuhang, LI Liqiang, LI Weimin
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(3):341-345
Objective:
To explore the effects of community building environment and sports with fitness APP usage and their interactions on teachers exercise habits in the Yangtze River Delta Region, so as to provide a scientific basis for the development of a sports and health promotion intervention program for teachers.
Methods:
A total of 2 530 in service teachers from four provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, namely, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui Province, were sampled in May-June 2023 by using convenient cluster random sampling method. Self designed questionnaire was used to collect the basic information of the surveyed teachers, Physical Activity Building Environment Evaluation Questionnaire and the Sports with Fitness APP Usage Questionnaire were used to measure the teachers subjective perception of the community building environment and the usage of sports with fitness APP, respectively. Physical Exercise Habituation Scale was used to assess the level of exercise habits. Logistic regression models were applied to analyze the effects of community building environment and sports with fitness APP usage on physical exercise, and the interaction effects were analyzed by using additive and multiplicative models.
Results:
Among all the teachers surveyed, 658 of them reported good physical exercise habits (26.0%), and differences in the rate of physical activity habit formation by gender, age, years of teaching, as well as subject of teaching were statistically significant ( χ 2=42.94, 39.73, 35.47, 218.23 , P <0.05). Teachers with physical exercise habits had significantly higher community building environment scores and sports and fitness APP use than teachers without exercise habits ( t =12.17,16.54, P <0.05). Adjusting for the confounders of age, gender, years of teaching experience, and subjects taught, multifactorial unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that the probability of teachers having good physical exercise habits increased by 22% for every 1-point increase in the community building environment score on average ( OR =1.22, 95% CI =1.11-1.40), and the probability of teachers having good physical exercise habits increased by 16% for every 1-point increase in the sports with fitness APP score on average ( OR = 1.16 , 95% CI =1.03-1.31) ( P <0.05). Interaction analyses showed that there was an additive interaction between the effects of community building environment and sports and fitness APP use on teachers physical exercise habits after adjustment, and the 95% CI for RERI , API and SI were 1.17 -1.65, 0.12-0.46 and 1.78-3.33 ( P <0.05), respectively, and there was no multiplicative interaction ( P >0.05).
Conclusions
The community building environment and the usage of sports & fitness APP show impacts in the formation of teachers physical exercise habits in the Yangtze River Delta region, and there is an interaction effect. Enhancing the construction of smart sports centers around the community can provide a high quality external environment for the physical exercise habits formation.
4.Research progress on the effect of fluoride on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Yuhang WU ; Xigong LI ; Wenming PAN ; Qin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2024;43(2):161-164
Fluorine is an important element widely present in nature, and moderate intake can prevent dental caries and promote bone development. However, long-term excessive intake can lead to fluorosis, damaging tissues or organs such as teeth, bones, heart muscle, and blood vessels. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) play an important role in the repair process of bone injury due to their excellent multi-directional differentiation potential. Therefore, studying BMSCs is of great value in the treatment of fluorosis caused by fluoride poisoning. This article summarize the progress on the effect of fluoride on BMSCs, providing new ideas for the study of the pathogenesis and clinical treatment of fluorosis.
5.Disease costs in inpatients with schizophrenia,major depressive disorder,and bipolar disorder
Guoping WU ; Jingming WEI ; Yueqin HUANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yanling HE ; Liang ZHOU ; Jie ZHANG ; Yuandong GONG ; Yan LIU ; Bo LIU ; Jin LU ; Zijian ZHAO ; Yuhang LIANG ; Libo WANG ; Bin LI ; Linling JIANG ; Zhongcai LI ; Zhaorui LIU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(1):9-15
Objective:To evaluate direct and indirect costs for schizophrenia,major depressive disorder(MDD)and bipolar disorder,and to compare their differences of cost composition,and to explore the drivers of the total costs.Methods:A total of 3 175 inpatients with schizophrenia,MDD,and bipolar disorder were recruited.In-patient's self-report total direct of medical costs outpatient and inpatient,out-of-pocket costs,and direct non-medical costs were regarded as direct costs.Productivity loss and other loss caused by damaging properties were defined as indirect costs.The perspectives of this study included individual and societal levels.Multivariate regression analysis was applied for detecting the factors influencing disease costs.Results:The total cost of schizophrenia was higher than those of MDD and bipolar disorder at individual and societal levels.The indirect costs of three mental disorders were higher than the direct costs,and the indirect cost ratio of bipolar disorder was higher than those of schizophre-nia and MDD.Age,gender,working condition and marital status(P<0.05)were the important drivers of total costs.Conclusion:The economic burden of the three mental disorders is relatively heavy.Schizophrenia has heaviest disease burden,and the productivity loss due to mental disorders is the driving force of the soaring disease cost
6.Development and implications of physical fitness assessment for children and adolescents in Japan
YANG Yuhang, WU Jin, WEI Shengmeng, LI Weimin
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(2):157-161
Abstract
To help children and adolescents grow up healthily, using literature, comparative analysis and other research methods, the historical development of Japan s physical fitness assessment system for children and adolescents are analyzed for the content structure of the latest version of its physical fitness assessment system (Sports adaptability assessment Ⅱ). On the basis of this analysis, some practical suggestions are proposed for improving the National Physical Fitness Standards for Students in China, such as adding a physical fitness assessment system for preschoolers, grouping the test subjects by age and setting common test indicators for males and females. Thus, the improved National Student Physical Fitness Standard is more aligned with the physical and mental growth patterns of Chinese children and adolescents.
7.Liuwei Buqi Formula delays progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rats by regulating the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pyroptosis pathway
Li MEI ; Lu ZHANG ; Di WU ; Huanzhang DING ; Xinru WANG ; Xian ZHANG ; Yuhang WEI ; Zegeng LI ; Jiabing TONG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(11):2156-2162
Objective To explore the therapeutic mechanism of Liuwei Buqi(LWBQ)Formula for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)in rat models.Methods SD rat models of COPD established by cigarette smoking combined with intratracheal lipopolysaccharide(LPS)instillation and hormone injection were treated with LWBQ Formula by gavage with or without intraperitoneal injection of MCC950 for 3 weeks,starting at the 5th week of modeling.After the treatments,the rats were examined for lung pathologies,lung function,total cell count and white blood cell count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF),and serum levels of IL-6,TNF-α,IL-18 and NO.The mRNA expressions of NLRP3,ASC,caspase-1,GSDMD-N,IL-1β,and IL-18 in the lung tissue were detected with qRT-PCR.Results Compared with the normal control rats,the COPD rat models had severe lung pathologies and showed significantly decreased lung function,increased total cell and leukocyte subset counts in BALF,and increased serum levels of IL-6,TNF-α,IL-18 and NO and mRNA expressions of pyroptosis-related proteins in the lung tissue.Treatment of the rat models with LWBQ Formula significantly improved lung pathology and lung function,reduced total cell and leukocyte counts in BALF,and decreased serum levels of the inflammatory factors and expressions of pyroptosis-related proteins in the lung tissue.The combined treatment with MCC950 further improved lung pathology and function in spite of a significant difference,but BALF cell counts,serum inflammatory factor levels and pulmonary expressions of pyroptosis-related proteins were all significantly reduced following the treatment.Conclusion LWBQ Formula can delay the progression of COPD in rats possibly by inhibiting lung tissue pyroptosis via regulating the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pathway to reduce inflammatory response and lung damage.
8.Efficacy and influencing factors of initial 131I therapy in TgAb-positive patients with papillary thyroid cancer
Xin BAI ; Xinyu WU ; Jie ZHANG ; Bo LI ; Zun ZHAO ; Shuxin LIU ; Yuhang XUE ; Junling XU ; Yongju GAO
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024;44(8):468-472
Objective:To investigate the efficacy and influencing factors of initial 131I therapy in serum thyroglobulin (Tg) antibody (TgAb)-positive patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 1 624 patients with PTC who underwent 131I therapy in Henan Provincial People′s Hospital between January 2017 and January 2023. The patients were divided into TgAb-positive group (246 cases (36 males, 210 females), age: 43.5(31.0, 52.0) years) and TgAb-negative group (1 378 cases (439 males, 939 females), age: 44.0(34.0, 53.0) years). The efficacy was evaluated 6-12 months post 131I therapy based on serological tests (TgAb, Tg) and imaging results (ultrasonography, CT, 131I-whole body scan (WBS), SPECT/CT imaging), and the patients were divided into disease persistence/recurrence and non-persistence/recurrence groups. The χ2 test was used to analyze the difference in efficacy between the TgAb-positive group and the TgAb-negative group. Among TgAb-positive patients, the clinical characteristics of disease persistence/recurrence group were compared with those of non-persistence/recurrence ones by χ2 test or Mann-Whitney U test, and the independent risk factors affecting the efficacy of 131I therapy were analyzed by binary logistic regression. Results:The disease persistence/recurrence were found in 38 cases (15.4%, 38/246) of the TgAb-positive group and 143 cases (10.4%, 143/1 378) of the TgAb-negative group, with a statistically significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=5.42, P=0.020). Among the TgAb-positive patients, statistically significant differences were found in lymph node metastasis (35 vs 23 cases), the interval between surgery and 131I therapy (2.0(1.5, 3.0) vs 2.3(2.0, 3.0) months), stimulated Tg(sTg) level before the initial 131I therapy (0.18(0.04, 5.78) vs 0.04(0.04, 0.46) μg/L), and TgAb level before the initial 131I therapy (40.15(19.13, 156.15) vs 22.25(7.53, 76.20) kU/L) between disease persistence/recurrence group and non-persistence/recurrence group ( χ2=117.13, z values: -2.29, -2.41, -2.80, all P<0.05). Lymph node metastasis was an independent risk factor (odds ratio( OR)=89.326, 95% CI: 25.005-319.106, P<0.001) for the efficacy of 131I therapy in patients with TgAb-positive PTC. Conclusion:The overall efficacy of 131I therapy in patients with TgAb-positive PTC is relatively poor, and lymph node metastasis is an independent risk factor for the efficacy of 131I therapy, while the level of TgAb is not an independent risk factor for the efficacy of 131I therapy in these patients.
9.Pregnancy outcomes of patients with positive anticentromere antibodies receiving in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer
Yuqing TIAN ; Yi'er ZHOU ; Yuhang FAN ; Sufeng CHEN ; Xiaoyan GUO ; Yiqi YU ; Xiangli WU ; Weihai XU ; Jing SHU
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2024;53(3):342-350
Objective:To analyze the pregnancy outcomes in patients with positive anti-centromere antibodies(ACA)receiving in vitro fertilization(IVF)-embryo transfer(ET)and natural conception.Methods:A case-control study was used to retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 3955 patients who received IVF-ET therapy and had the results of antinuclear antibody(ANA)spectrum at Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from June 2016 to June 2023.Patients with positive ACA and negative ACA were matched at a ratio of 1∶3 using propensity score matching.Embryo outcomes of IVF were compared between the two groups,and the impact of different fertilization methods and the use of immunosuppressants on pregnancy outcomes were analyzed using self-matching.The natural conception and disease progress were followed up for ACA-positive patients after IVF failure.Results:The ACA-positive patients accounted for 0.86%of all IVF patients(34/3955)and 2.51%of total ANA-positive IVF patients.Regardless of whether patients received conventional IVF(c-IVF)or intracytoplasmic sperm injection(ICSI),the ACA-positive group exhibited significant differences in oocyte maturity and fertilization compared to the ACA-negative group(both P<0.01).Moreover,the ACA-positive group had a decreased number of D3 suboptimal embryos and D3 optimal embryos(both P<0.05).In 5 cases of ACA-positive patients who underwent ICSI cycles,the two pronucleus(2PN)rate did not increase compared to c-IVF cycles(P>0.05),and there was a decrease in the number of D3 high-quality embryos and D3 suboptimal embryos(both P<0.05).After 1-2 months of immuno-suppressant treatment,12 ACA-positive patients underwent c-IVF/ICSI again,and there were no changes in egg retrieval and fertilization before and after medication(both P>0.05),but there was an improvement in the 2PN embryo cleavage rate(P<0.05).The number of embryos transferred was similar between the ACA-positive and negative groups,but the ACA-positive group had significantly lower embryo implantation rate and clinical pregnancy rate compared to the ACA-negative group(both P<0.05),with no significant differences in the miscarriage rate between the two groups(P>0.05).Twenty-seven ACA-positive patients attempted natural conception or artificial insemination after IVF failure,resulting in a total of 7 cases of clinical pregnancy.Conclusions:Serum ACA positivity may disrupt oocyte maturation and normal fertilization processes,with no improvement observed with ICSI and immunosuppressant use.However,ACA-positive patients may still achieve natural pregnancy.
10.Liuwei Buqi Formula delays progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rats by regulating the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pyroptosis pathway
Li MEI ; Lu ZHANG ; Di WU ; Huanzhang DING ; Xinru WANG ; Xian ZHANG ; Yuhang WEI ; Zegeng LI ; Jiabing TONG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(11):2156-2162
Objective To explore the therapeutic mechanism of Liuwei Buqi(LWBQ)Formula for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)in rat models.Methods SD rat models of COPD established by cigarette smoking combined with intratracheal lipopolysaccharide(LPS)instillation and hormone injection were treated with LWBQ Formula by gavage with or without intraperitoneal injection of MCC950 for 3 weeks,starting at the 5th week of modeling.After the treatments,the rats were examined for lung pathologies,lung function,total cell count and white blood cell count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF),and serum levels of IL-6,TNF-α,IL-18 and NO.The mRNA expressions of NLRP3,ASC,caspase-1,GSDMD-N,IL-1β,and IL-18 in the lung tissue were detected with qRT-PCR.Results Compared with the normal control rats,the COPD rat models had severe lung pathologies and showed significantly decreased lung function,increased total cell and leukocyte subset counts in BALF,and increased serum levels of IL-6,TNF-α,IL-18 and NO and mRNA expressions of pyroptosis-related proteins in the lung tissue.Treatment of the rat models with LWBQ Formula significantly improved lung pathology and lung function,reduced total cell and leukocyte counts in BALF,and decreased serum levels of the inflammatory factors and expressions of pyroptosis-related proteins in the lung tissue.The combined treatment with MCC950 further improved lung pathology and function in spite of a significant difference,but BALF cell counts,serum inflammatory factor levels and pulmonary expressions of pyroptosis-related proteins were all significantly reduced following the treatment.Conclusion LWBQ Formula can delay the progression of COPD in rats possibly by inhibiting lung tissue pyroptosis via regulating the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pathway to reduce inflammatory response and lung damage.


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