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Background: In the face of a global nursing shortage, nursing interns are crucial to sustaining the healthcare workforce. However, these interns encounter significant challenges in career decision-making, often exacerbated by the impostor phenomenon, which impedes their capacity to make informed choices. Despite its importance, little research has been reported on the specific conditions and contributing factors that affect nursing interns' career decision-making processes.

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Rationale: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal disease typically coexisting with intestinal microbiota dysbiosis, oxidative stress, and an inflammatory response. Although its underlying mechanism of action is unclear, Ma-Mu-Ran Antidiarrheal Capsules (MMRAC) have demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy for UC.

Methods: The mechanism of action of MMRAC in the treatment of UC model was investigated by combining metabolomics, transcriptomics, and intestinal microbiota detection techniques.

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Diagnosis of uveitis is challenging due to the multitude of possible pathogenies. Identifying infectious and non-infectious uveitis is of great clinical significance. Recently, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was used to detect infectious and non-infectious uveitis, but its efficacy has not been widely evaluated.

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Novel drug delivery systems for hirudin-based product development and clinical applications.

Int J Biol Macromol

December 2024

School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, PR China; Research Center for Pharmaceutical Preparations, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, PR China; Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, 430061, PR China. Electronic address:

Hirudin, a natural biological polypeptide macromolecule secreted by the salivary glands of medicinal leech, is a specific thrombin inhibitor with multiple favourable bioactivities, including anti-coagulation, anti-fibrotic, and anti-tumour. Despite several anticoagulants have been widely applied in clinic, hirudin shows advantages in reducing the incidence of bleeding side effects by virtue of its high specificity in binding to thrombin. As a result, hirudin has been tested in clinical practice to prevent and treat several complex diseases.

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  • The study focused on the link between adverse childhood and adulthood experiences (ACEs and AAEs) and depression symptoms in older Chinese adults.
  • Participants aged 45 and older were analyzed for their trauma history, health changes, and depression symptoms over time.
  • Results indicated that more ACEs and AAEs, along with certain changes in allostatic load (AL)—a measure of stress impact—correlate with higher levels of depression, emphasizing the negative effects of stress on mental health.
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections promote liver cancer initiation by inducing inflammation and cellular stress. Despite the primarily indirect effect on oncogenesis, HBV is associated with a recurrent genomic phenotype in HCC, suggesting that it impacts the biology of established HCC. Characterization of the interaction of HBV with host proteins and the mechanistic contributions of HBV to HCC initiation and maintenance could provide insights into HCC biology and uncover therapeutic vulnerabilities.

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Background: Addressing antibiotic resistance is important for reducing parents' self-medication of antibiotics for children's upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). However, the decision-making process for parents who irrationally use such antibiotics is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the reasons why parents self-medicate antibiotics for children's URTIs based on a discrete choice experiment.

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At present, there lacks a definitive pharmaceutical intervention or therapeutic approach for diabetes-associated cognitive impairment. Herein, we delved into the impact of electroacupuncture on cognitive function in high-fat diet/streptozocin (HFD/STZ)-induced T2DM mice and underlying mechanisms. Hippocampal insulin resistance was determined by western blot analysis.

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Anti-inflammatory properties of biflavonoids derived from Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron: Targeting NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis.

J Ethnopharmacol

December 2024

Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription, Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Chinese Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Huang-Jia-Hu West Road 16(#), Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430065, China. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron. has been used as ethnic drug for chronic inflammation treatment. Biflavonoids represent a crucial class of bioactive compounds recognized for their potent anti-inflammatory activity in S.

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Two undescribed sesquiterpene lactones (1 and 2), along with two known analogs (3 and 4), were isolated from Syneilesis aconitifolia. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated using spectroscopic analysis, ECD calculations, and single crystal x-ray diffraction. Compound 3 exhibited the highest cytotoxic activity against 4T1 cells, with an IC value of 10.

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Background: While prior research has established a correlation between dietary choline intake and bone density in the elderly, the relationship in adolescents remains ambiguous. This study seeks to examine the association between dietary choline intake and bone density in American adolescents.

Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for 2005 to 2018 were used in this study, encompassing participants aged 12-19 years.

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  • This study examined the serum levels of SLC7A11 and GPX4 in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and their link to disease severity.
  • 148 AIS patients and 148 healthy controls were analyzed for these biomarkers, along with assessments like ASPECTS and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) to measure severity.
  • Results showed lower levels of SLC7A11 and GPX4 in the AIS group compared to controls, with higher levels correlating with less severe neurological impairment, suggesting these markers could help evaluate AIS severity.
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  • - The study investigates how major depressive disorder (MDD) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) relate to each other in male and female patients hospitalized for MDD, focusing on gender-specific patterns in their clinical presentation and risk factors.
  • - A total of 1,281 patients were analyzed, revealing similar prevalence rates of MetS across genders (8.21% in males and 10.34% in females), but identifying distinct risk factors: anxiety symptoms in men and age at onset as well as marital status in women.
  • - Findings emphasize the necessity for targeted interventions, particularly for older, married women and older men with anxiety, as these groups showed a higher influence of gender-specific factors on MetS severity.
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Aim: Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) as a cognitive process in multiple mental disorders is a key risk factor for mental disorders. It is associated with the development and maintenance of the illness. The perseverative thinking questionnaire (PTQ) is an instrument to evaluate RNT with excellent reliability and validity.

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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the willingness of clinical nurse educator to adopt virtual reality technology, while also examining the underlying mechanisms that influence this willingness through the lens of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT).

Methods: A convenience sampling method was employed to select 225 clinical nurse educator, all of whom possess a professional qualification certificate as nurse practitioners, from a tertiary hospital in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. The study utilized an adapted UTAUT model theory-based design to develop several questionnaires: the performance expectancy questionnaire (11 items), the effort expectancy questionnaire (4 items), the social influence questionnaire (6 items), the facilitating conditions questionnaire (7 items), and the behavioral intention questionnaire (4 items).

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This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic properties of the traditional Chinese medicine Xuesanqi (XSQ, from the rhizome of Polygonum amplexicaule D. Don) in treating ulcerative colitis. We hypothesized that its many active components can alleviate symptoms of colitis by regulating the gut microbiota, its metabolites, and various signaling pathways.

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In the general population, there is limited evidence for the associations between hand eczema (HE) and lifestyle factors, and between the severity of HE and quality of life. This study aimed to estimate the risk factors for the incidence of HE in the general population and the risk factors for the severity of HE. A cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to 121 HE patients in a hospital from December 2018 to December 2019 in Wuhan.

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the main cause of dementia. Aβ-mediated neuroinflammation plays a crucial role in the development of AD. Curculiginis Rhizoma and Epimedii Folium, frequently used in combination for their synergistic effects, have shown promise for cognitive improvement and anti-inflammatory properties in previous studies.

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  • A comprehensive overview of Cochrane reviews was conducted to assess the effectiveness of various smoking cessation interventions, revealing diverse outcomes across studies.
  • The analysis included 71 reviews and 3022 trials, highlighting pharmacotherapy as a more reliable method for promoting long-term abstinence compared to non-pharmacological therapies, which showed considerable variability in effectiveness.
  • Overall, the methodological quality of the reviews was good, but further research is needed to better understand and integrate non-pharmacological interventions in smoking cessation efforts.
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Background: In an aging society, depression has become a public health challenge that can lead to many adverse health outcomes; evidence addressing the link between depression and motor cognitive risk syndrome (MCR, a novel syndrome that effectively predicts dementia) is still lacking.

Methods: A PRISMA checklist was used to systematically review the relevant peer-reviewed literature for the primary data analysis. A computer search of CNKI, Wan Fang Data, CBM, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Ovid databases, all from creation to March 15, 2023.

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Objectives: To explore ferroptosis-related genes in osteoporosis through bioinformatic analysis and study.

Methods: Osteoporosis-related genes were identified from dataset GSE35958 in the Gene Expression Omnibus database; and the ferroptosis-related genes were identified from the FerrDb database. These were intersected with the differentially expressed genes in GSE35958 to obtain ferroptosis-related genes in osteoporosis.

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Unlabelled: Fanconi anemia is a rare hereditary blood disorder that usually manifests as bone marrow failure, dysplasia, cancer susceptibility and anemia. Pomegranate, as a "secret" for people in Xinjiang, China and India, is commonly used for treating different types of anemia.

Objective: This study aimed to identify potential proteins of FA and to discover potential drugs from pomegranates.

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