Objective:To explore the relationship between serum triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio, interleukin-17C (IL-17C), and C-C motif chemokine ligand-26 (CCL-26) with clinical symptoms and suicide ideation in patients with major depressive disorder.Methods:A total of 186 patients with major depressive disorder (major depressive disorder group) admitted to the Heze Third People′s Hospital from January 2021 to December 2024 were prospectively selected, including 66 males and 120 females, aged 19-68 (36.5±11.9) years old. In addition, 93 healthy and mentally healthy volunteers (control group) with matched gender and age were selected, including 38 males and 55 females, aged 19-65 (35.6±9.5) years old. According to the presence of suicidal ideation, patients with major depressive disorder were divided into a suicidal ideation group ( n=80) and a non-suicidal ideation group ( n=106). Serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C and CCL-26 levels of all participants were measured. Clinical symptoms were assessed using the 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD 17), 14-Item Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Spearman's rank correlation analysis was performed to evaluate associations between serum markers and clinical scores. Generalized additive models were used to assess nonlinear correlations. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression was conducted to identify independent risk factors for suicidal ideation. A nomogram prediction model was constructed. Model fit was evaluated with the H-L test, the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve assessed predictive ability, the C-index evaluated discrimination, calibration curves assessed agreement, and decision curve analysis assessed clinical utility. Results:Compared with the control group, the serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C level, HAMD 17 score, HAMA score and PSQI score increased in the severe depression group, while CCL-26 level decreased ( P<0.001). Serum TG/HDL-C ratio and IL-17C levels were positively correlated with HAMD 17, HAMA and PSQI scores ( r s=0.74, 0.74, 0.75, 0.78, 0.78, 0.79; all P<0.001), while CCL-26 levels were negatively correlated with these scores ( r s=-0.62, -0.63, -0.65, all P<0.001). There were nonlinear relationships between serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C, CCL-26 levels and the clinical symptom scores ( P<0.001). Among the 186 major depressive disorder patients, the incidence of suicidal ideation was 43.01% (80/186). History of attempted suicide, increased HAMD 17 score, increased HAMA score, increased PSQI score, elevated TG/HDL-C ratio and elevated IL-17C were independent risk factors for suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression ( OR (95% CI)=10.89 (2.27-52.25), 1.81 (1.19-2.74), 1.23 (1.08-1.40), 1.53 (1.15-2.02), 6.64 (2.71-16.24), 1.46 (1.18-1.81) respectively), elevated CCL-26 were independent protective factor( OR (95% CI)=0.22 (0.11-0.43)). Constructing a column chart prediction model for suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression based on the independent factors affecting suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression mentioned above, the AUC for predicting suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression is 0.93 (95% CI:0.88-0.96), and the C-index is 0.93 (95% CI:0.92-0.93). The decision curve showed that the predicted probability was consistent with the ideal curve, and when the threshold probability was greater than 0.10, the clinical net benefit was greater than 0. Conclusion:Elevated serum TG/HDL-C ratio and IL-17C levels, as well as decreased CCL-26 levels, are associated with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression. The column chart prediction model based on serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C and CCL-26 levels has high predictive value for suicidal ideation.

Objective:To explore the relationship between serum triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio, interleukin-17C (IL-17C), and C-C motif chemokine ligand-26 (CCL-26) with clinical symptoms and suicide ideation in patients with major depressive disorder.Methods:A total of 186 patients with major depressive disorder (major depressive disorder group) admitted to the Heze Third People′s Hospital from January 2021 to December 2024 were prospectively selected, including 66 males and 120 females, aged 19-68 (36.5±11.9) years old. In addition, 93 healthy and mentally healthy volunteers (control group) with matched gender and age were selected, including 38 males and 55 females, aged 19-65 (35.6±9.5) years old. According to the presence of suicidal ideation, patients with major depressive disorder were divided into a suicidal ideation group ( n=80) and a non-suicidal ideation group ( n=106). Serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C and CCL-26 levels of all participants were measured. Clinical symptoms were assessed using the 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD 17), 14-Item Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Spearman's rank correlation analysis was performed to evaluate associations between serum markers and clinical scores. Generalized additive models were used to assess nonlinear correlations. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression was conducted to identify independent risk factors for suicidal ideation. A nomogram prediction model was constructed. Model fit was evaluated with the H-L test, the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve assessed predictive ability, the C-index evaluated discrimination, calibration curves assessed agreement, and decision curve analysis assessed clinical utility. Results:Compared with the control group, the serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C level, HAMD 17 score, HAMA score and PSQI score increased in the severe depression group, while CCL-26 level decreased ( P<0.001). Serum TG/HDL-C ratio and IL-17C levels were positively correlated with HAMD 17, HAMA and PSQI scores ( r s=0.74, 0.74, 0.75, 0.78, 0.78, 0.79; all P<0.001), while CCL-26 levels were negatively correlated with these scores ( r s=-0.62, -0.63, -0.65, all P<0.001). There were nonlinear relationships between serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C, CCL-26 levels and the clinical symptom scores ( P<0.001). Among the 186 major depressive disorder patients, the incidence of suicidal ideation was 43.01% (80/186). History of attempted suicide, increased HAMD 17 score, increased HAMA score, increased PSQI score, elevated TG/HDL-C ratio and elevated IL-17C were independent risk factors for suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression ( OR (95% CI)=10.89 (2.27-52.25), 1.81 (1.19-2.74), 1.23 (1.08-1.40), 1.53 (1.15-2.02), 6.64 (2.71-16.24), 1.46 (1.18-1.81) respectively), elevated CCL-26 were independent protective factor( OR (95% CI)=0.22 (0.11-0.43)). Constructing a column chart prediction model for suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression based on the independent factors affecting suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression mentioned above, the AUC for predicting suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression is 0.93 (95% CI:0.88-0.96), and the C-index is 0.93 (95% CI:0.92-0.93). The decision curve showed that the predicted probability was consistent with the ideal curve, and when the threshold probability was greater than 0.10, the clinical net benefit was greater than 0. Conclusion:Elevated serum TG/HDL-C ratio and IL-17C levels, as well as decreased CCL-26 levels, are associated with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and suicidal ideation in patients with severe depression. The column chart prediction model based on serum TG/HDL-C ratio, IL-17C and CCL-26 levels has high predictive value for suicidal ideation.

Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.

Objective:To explore the characteristics of key ferroptosis-related genes as therapeutic targets for sepsis based on bioinformatics analysis, and describe their immune characteristics.Methods:The transcriptome datasets GSE57065, GSE9960, GSE28750, and GSE137340 were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, immune-related gene (IRG) were obtained from ImmPort and InnateDB databases, and ferroptosis-related gene (FRG) were downloaded from the FerrDb database. The datasets GSE57065, GSE9960, and GSE28750 were integrated into an analysis dataset by the surrogate variable analysis (SVA) package and analyzed this analysis dataset by using the "limma" package to obtain differentially expressed gene (DEG), then the intersection set of DEG, FRG, and IRG were considered as ferroptosis and immune-related DEG (FImDEG). Gene ontology (GO) functional annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were performed using "ClusterProfiler" to understand the biological function of FImDEG. The key genes were screened by protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression algorithms, and support vector machine (SVM) analyses, and Logistic regression model was built based on above key genes. Receiver operator characteristics curve (ROC curve) was plotted to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the key genes alone or combinative. The degree of infiltration of 22 immune cells was assessed using the "CIBERSORT" package, and the correlation between the expressions of key genes and infiltration degree of immune cells was analyzed. Dataset GSE137340 was used to verify these key genes.Results:A dataset consisting of 146 sepsis samples and 61 healthy control samples was obtained by processing the database and removing batch effect. A total of 4?537 DEG were obtained, including 2?066 up-regulated genes and 2?471 down-regulated genes. 2?519 IRG and 855 FRG were obtained from the relevant database. Using the intersection of DEG, IRG and FRG, 34 FImDEG were obtained, including 20 up-regulated genes and 14 down-regulated genes. GO functional annotation showed that the biological functions of 34 FImDEG were mainly inhibition of transferase activity, regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity and cell response to stimulation. In terms of molecular function, it was mainly related to RNA polymerase Ⅱ-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding and various protein ligase binding. Changes in cell composition occurred mainly in promyelocytic leukemia protein and chromatin silencing complexes. Enrichment analysis of KEGG pathway showed that the major pathways involved in 34 FImDEG included cell aging, expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and programmed death-1 (PD-1) checkpoint pathways in cancer, interleukin-17 (IL-17) signaling pathway, lipid and atherosclerosis, and NOD-like receptor signaling pathway. Four key genes, including cytochrome b-245 β chain (CYBB), mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14), prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) and V-relreticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homology A (RELA), were screened through PPI network and LASSO and SVM machine learning. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under ROC curve (AUC) of the four key genes for diagnosing sepsis was all greater than 0.65, and the AUC of MAPK14 was 0.911. Logistic regression model was constructed based on four key genes, and the AUC was 0.956. Immunoinfiltration analysis showed that compared with healthy control samples, the infiltration degree of neutrophils and macrophages M0 was significantly increased in sepsis samples, while the infiltration degree of resting natural killer cell (NK cell), naive CD4 + T cell and CD8 + T cell was significantly lowered. Correlation analysis showed that the positive correlation between MAPK14 expression and the infiltration degree of neutrophils was the highest. Validation results in the GSE137340 dataset showed that compared with healthy control samples, the expressions of CYBB and MAPK14 in sepsis samples were significantly up-regulated, however, the expressions of PTGS2 and RELA were significantly down-regulated, similar to the expression trend in the above analysis dataset. Conclusion:Four key genes, including CYBB, MAPK14, PTGS2, and RELA, in the development of sepsis were identified through bioinformatics analysis, which play an important role in the immune process, and MAPK14 may be an important target for immune intervention.

Objective : To explore the application value of metagenomic second⁃generation sequencing ( mNGS) in patients with suspected central nervous system ( CNS) infection in the general intensive care unit ( ICU) , and to provide reference for rapid and accurate diagnosis of central nervous system infection patients in the general ICU. Methods : The data of 82 patients who underwent cerebrospinal fluid mNGS examination in the general ICU of our hospital from 2018 to 2021 were collected. According to the inclusion criteria , 52 patients with suspected CNS infection , who had undergone routine biochemical and culture testing as well as mNGS on cerebrospinal fluid samples , were included in the final data analysis. The clinical diagnosis of CNS infection was taken as the " gold standard" , and the application value of the two methods , traditional culture and mNGS , for clinical diagnosis were compared. Results : Among the 52 patients , 32 were finally diagnosed with CNS infection , 24 of them were positive for mNGS in cerebrospinal fluid , and 5 were positive in culture of cerebrospinal fluid. The sensitivity and specificity of the two methods were 75. 00% vs 15. 63% and 55. 00% vs 95. 00% , The negative predictive values were 72. 73% vs 83. 33% , and 57. 89% vs 41. 00% , respectively; there was no significant difference in the detection rates between the two methods (P > 0. 05) . Of the 32 patients with CNS infection , 14 had bacterial infection , 9 had viral infection , 2 had fungal infection and 7 had other pathogenic bacteria infection. The sensitivity of mNGS to detect pathogens of viral infection was 66. 70% , the specificity was 95. 30% , and the positive predictive value was 75. 00% , and the negative predictive value was 93. 20% , which was highly consistent with the gold standard of clinical final diagnosis (Kappa value = 0. 649 , P < 0. 01) . Conclusion Cerebrospinal fluid mNGS has a higher diagnostic accuracy for central viral infection compared to bacterial infection , and it is recommended to use mNGS for rapid screening of patients with suspected central virus infection.

Objective:To observe the dynamic changes of platelet counts in septic shock patients within first week, and to explore their predictive value for prognosis.Methods:Retrospective analysis of clinical data of patients with septic shock admitted to the department of intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China from January 2020 to December 2021 was conducted. The baseline data on gender, age and primary diseases, clinical indicators on infection site, pathogenic microbial type, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), laboratory indicators and the trend of platelet count (PLT) on day 1, 3, 5 and 7 admitting ICU and patients prognosis of in-hospital were collected. Binary Logistic regression was used to assess the independent risk factors of in-hospital death in septic shock patients. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn to evaluate the predictive power of each index for in-hospital mortality.Results:A total of 193 patients with sepsis were enrolled. Among them, 73 patients died and 120 patients survived. Univariate analysis showed that the age, proportion of hypertension and respiratory system infection, APACHE Ⅱ score, SOFA score and blood lactic acid (Lac) in the death group were significantly higher than those in the survival group, while the proportion of urinary system infection, white blood cell (WBC) and neutrophil (NEU) were significantly lower in the death group. Within 7 days after admitting ICU, the platelet (PLT) firstly decreased and then rebounded in the survival group, whereas it's showed a continuous downward trend in the death group. And the PLT count in both day 5 and 7 were significantly higher in the survival group compared with the dead group [×10 9/L: 94.5 (54.0, 182.0) vs. 50.0 (30.5, 87.5), 135.0 (86.8, 205.8) vs. 46.0 (23.5, 71.5), all P < 0.05]. Multivariate binary Logistic regression analysis showed that age [odds ratio ( OR) = 1.059, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 1.002-1.118], hypertension ( OR = 6.108, 95% CI was 1.340-27.851), respiratory system infection ( OR = 5.300, 95% CI was 1.116-25.118), APACHE Ⅱ score ( OR = 1.158, 95% CI was 1.054-1.273), SOFA score ( OR = 1.494, 95% CI was 1.060-2.107) and PLT on day 7 after admitting ICU ( OR = 0.926, 95% CI was 0.894-0.958) were independent risk factors for in-hospital prognosis in septic shock patients (all P < 0.05). ROC analysis showed that APACHE Ⅱ score, SOFA score and PLT on day 7 after admitting ICU all had good predictive value for in-hospital prognosis in septic shock patients, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of PLT on day 7 (AUC = 0.899, 95% CI was 0.857-0.941) was significantly higher than that of APACHE Ⅱ score (AUC = 0.748, 95% CI was 0.680-0.816), SOFA score (AUC = 0.767, 95% CI was 0.702-0.833). Conclusions:Clinicians should pay close attention to the dynamic changes of platelet counts in septic shock patients, especially the platelet counts on day 7 after admitting ICU. And active intervention should be provided to improve the prognosis.

Humans ; COVID-19 ; Consensus ; SARS-CoV-2 ; China

Objective:To investigate the influence of hypomagnesemia on the prognosis of patients with severe sepsis.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted. The clinical data of 207 septic patients admitted to the department of critical care medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China from January 1, 2016 to December 21, 2020 were analyzed, including gender, age and laboratory indicators within 24 hours after sepsis diagnosis [procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), blood lactic acid (Lac), pH value and blood magnesium, calcium, chlorine and phosphorus levels]. The acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score and 28-day prognosis were collected. The patients were divided into survival group and non-survival group according to the prognosis, and the clinical data and laboratory indexes were compared between the two groups. Pearson correlation test was used to analyze the correlation between clinical indicators. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to screen the risk factors affecting the prognosis. The receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn, and the area under ROC curve (AUC) was calculated to evaluate the potential prognostic indicators.Results:Among the 207 septic patients, 102 survived and 105 died on the 28th day, and the 28-day mortality was 50.72%. There were no significant differences in gender, age, CRP, pH value, blood chlorine or blood phosphorus levels between the two groups. The blood magnesium and blood calcium levels in the non-survival group were significantly lower than those in the survival group [blood magnesium (mmol/L): 0.68±0.14 vs. 0.80±0.12, blood calcium (mmol/L): 1.93±0.21 vs. 2.01±0.20, both P < 0.01], and PCT, Lac, APACHE Ⅱ score and SOFA score were significantly higher than those in the survival group [PCT (mg/L): 8.32 (1.64, 55.01) vs. 3.55 (0.97, 12.31), Lac (mmol/L): 2.90 (1.70, 4.30) vs. 2.10 (1.03, 3.89), APACHE Ⅱ score: 21.24±6.40 vs. 17.42±7.02, SOFA score: 9.14±3.55 vs. 6.91±3.31, all P < 0.01]. Among the 207 patients, 96 patients had normal blood magnesium level (0.75-1.25 mmol/L) and 111 patients had hypomagnesemia (< 0.75 mmol/L). The 28-day mortality of septic patients in the hypomagnesemia group was significantly higher than that in the normal magnesium group [61.26% (68/111) vs. 38.54% (37/96), P < 0.01]. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the blood magnesium level of sepsis patients was negatively correlated with PCT ( r = -0.173, P < 0.05), and it was positively correlated with APACHE Ⅱ score ( r = 0.159, P < 0.05), but it had no correlation with CRP or SOFA score ( r values were -0.029 and 0.091, both P > 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that serum magnesium, APACHE Ⅱ score and SOFA score were independent risk factors for 28-day death in patients with sepsis [serum magnesium: odds ratio ( OR) < 0.001, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 0.000-0.002, P < 0.001; APACHE Ⅱ score: OR = 1.092, 95% CI was 1.022-1.168, P = 0.010; SOFA score: OR = 1.168, 95% CI was 1.026-1.330, P = 0.019]. ROC curve analysis showed that blood magnesium and APACHE Ⅱ score had a certain predictive value for 28-day mortality in patients with severe sepsis [AUC (95% CI) was 0.723 (0.655-0.791) and 0.680 (0.607-0.754), respectively]. When the blood magnesium threshold was 0.64 mmol/L, the sensitivity was 41.0% and the specificity was 93.1%. When APACHE Ⅱ score threshold was 16.50, the sensitivity was 78.1% and the specificity was 55.9% indicating that the specificity of serum magnesium was higher than that of APACHE Ⅱ score. Conclusions:Severe septic patients complicated with hypomagnesemia have a poor prognosis. Serum magnesium level can be used as a prognostic indicator for severe septic patients.

As one of the leucine-rich repeat protein family members, leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) affects many diseases by transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling pathway, and is closely associated with angiogenesis, endothelial cell apoptosis and autophagy, inflammatory reaction and blood-brain barrier damage after cerebral ischemia. It is expected to become a new marker and therapeutic target of ischemic stroke. However, at present, there are few studies on investigating the relationship between LRG1 and ischemic stroke, and the understanding of its molecular mechanism is not yet complete, resulting in controversy about the role of LRG1 in ischemic stroke. Therefore, this article reviews the research progress of LRG1-TGF-β signaling pathway and ischemic stroke, hoping to provide new ideas for the early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke.

Tocilizumab has been reported to attenuate the "cytokine storm" in COVID-19 patients. We attempted to verify the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab therapy in COVID-19 and identify patients most likely to benefit from this treatment. We conducted a randomized, controlled, open-label multicenter trial among COVID-19 patients. The patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either tocilizumab in addition to standard care or standard care alone. The cure rate, changes of oxygen saturation and interference, and inflammation biomarkers were observed. Thirty-three patients were randomized to the tocilizumab group, and 32 patients to the control group. The cure rate in the tocilizumab group was higher than that in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant (94.12% vs. 87.10%, rate difference 95% CI-7.19%-21.23%, P = 0.4133). The improvement in hypoxia for the tocilizumab group was higher from day 4 onward and statistically significant from day 12 (P = 0.0359). In moderate disease patients with bilateral pulmonary lesions, the hypoxia ameliorated earlier after tocilizumab treatment, and less patients (1/12, 8.33%) needed an increase of inhaled oxygen concentration compared with the controls (4/6, 66.67%; rate difference 95% CI-99.17% to-17.50%, P = 0.0217). No severe adverse events occurred. More mild temporary adverse events were recorded in tocilizumab recipients (20/34, 58.82%) than the controls (4/31, 12.90%). Tocilizumab can improve hypoxia without unacceptable side effect profile and significant influences on the time virus load becomes negative. For patients with bilateral pulmonary lesions and elevated IL-6 levels, tocilizumab could be recommended to improve outcome.
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; COVID-19/drug therapy* ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Treatment Outcome