1.Expression and diagnostic efficacy of serum DNA polymerase α in Alzheimer's disease
Yue ZHAO ; Jing LIU ; Xiaomin ZHANG ; Yuting CUI ; Peichang WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):1-5
Objective To investigate the expression level and diagnostic value of serum DNA polymerase α(DNA pol α)in Alzheimer's disease(AD),and analyze its diagnostic efficacy in AD.Methods A total of 100 patients of dementia of Alzheimer's type(DAT)and 43 patients of mild cognitive impairment(MCI)from Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University from March 2019 to April 2023 were included in this study,and 68 healthy individuals of the same age group were collected as the HC group.The expression level of DNA pol α was detected in each group,and the diagnostic value of DNA pol α in AD was analyzed by receiver oper-ating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results The expression level of DNA pol α in DAT group was higher than those in the MCI group(P<0.05)and the HC group(P<0.001).The expression level of DNA pol α showed an increasing trend as AD progressed.The expression level of DNA pol α was negatively correlated with Mini Intelligent Mental State Examination Scale(MMSE)score and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale(MoCA)score(r=-0.155 3,-0.203 7,P<0.05).The area under the curve(AUC)of DNA pol α for diagnosing DAT was 0.682,and the sensitivity was 0.900.The AUC for diagnosing MCI was 0.546,and the sensitivity was 0.977.The AUC for differential diagnosis of MCI and DAT was 0.664,the sensitivity was 0.780,and the specificity was 0.535.Conclusion The expression level of DNA pol α is significantly increased in AD patients with DAT,and its expression level is related to the progression of AD,suggesting that DNA pol α has the pos-sibility to be a potential blood biomarker for the diagnosis of AD.
2.Correlation between gene polymorphisms of coagulation factor Ⅻ rs1801020 and resistin rs1862513 and unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion
Cong WANG ; Qingqing JIANG ; Xue JIANG ; Jiahui SUN ; Ying LUO ; Yi ZHANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):6-11
Objective To investigate the correlation between gene polymorphisms of coagulation factor Ⅻ(FⅫ)rs1801020 and resistin rs1862513 and unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion(URSA).Methods A total of 189 patients diagnosed with URSA and 191 healthy postpartum women during the same period were selected from the obstetric clinic of Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital from January 2020 to December 2022.The probe PCR was used to detect gene polymorphisms of rs1801020 and rs1862513 in peripheral blood,and the differences in genotype distribution between the groups were observed.Results The frequencies of geno-types and alleles for F Ⅻ rs1801020 in the URSA-A group were 4.9%(CC),35.7%(CT),59.5%(TT),22.7%(C),and 77.3%(T),respectively.In the control A group,the frequencies were 8.0%(CC),47.1%(CT),44.9%(TT),31.5%(C)and 68.5%(T).The frequencies of genotypes and alleles for resistin rs1862513 in the URSA-B group were 11.3%(CC),47.3%(CG),41.4%(GG),34.9%(C)and 65.1%(G).In the control B group,the frequencies were 10.2%(CC),34.1%(CG),55.7%(GG),27.3%(C)and 72.7%(G).There was no significant difference in genotype frequency of the two loci(P>0.05),but there was a sig-nificant difference in allele frequency(P<0.05).The distribution frequency of F Ⅻ rs1801020 T allele in the URSA group was higher than that in the control group(X2=6.32,OR=1.567,95%CI:1.100-2.238,P=0.012).The distribution frequency of resistin rs1862513 G allele in URSA group was lower than that in con-trol group(X2=4.96,OR=1.433,95%CI:1.050-1.969,P=0.026).The mutation of F Ⅻ rs1801020 C to T was a risk factor for the occurrence of URSA,while the mutation of rs1862513 C to G was a protective factor for the occurrence of URSA(P<0.05).The combined genotype analysis showed that compared to the popu-lation carrying the rs1801020 CC+rs1862513 CC genotype combination,the population carrying the rs1801020 TT+rs1862513 CG genotype had a significantly higher risk of URSA(OR=5.684,95%CI:1.210-30.920,P=0.035).Conclusion FⅫ rs1801020 T allele may increase the risk of URSA and resistin rs1862513 G al-lele may the risk of URSA.People with rs1801020 TT+rs1862513 CG genotype combination is more likely to develop URSA than those with rs1801020 CC+rs1862513 CC genotype combination.
3.Predictive value of the expression levels of YY1 and miR-181a-5p in peripheral blood mononuclear cell for the adverse pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus
Haixia LIU ; Lili WANG ; Xiaomin WEI ; Yuxia YANG ; Zhihui SONG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):12-16
Objective To investigate the predictive value of the expression levels of YY1 transcription fac-tor(YY1)and microRNA(miR)-181a-5p in peripheral blood mononuclear cell for adverse pregnancy out-comes in gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM).Methods A total of 200 patients with GDM were enrolled as the GDM group.100 healthy pregnant women who underwent prenatal examinations during the same period were selected as the control group.The expressions levels of YY1 and miR-181a-5p in peripheral blood mono-nuclear cell were detected by fluorescent quantitative PCR.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was drawn to analyze the predictive value of YY1 and miR-181a-5p for adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM pa-tients.Results Compared with the control group,the expression levels of YY1 and miR-181a-5p in peripheral blood mononuclear cell of GDM group were obviously decreased(P<0.05),and the incidence rates of post-partum hemorrhage,macrosomia and neonatal hypoglycemia in GDM group were obviously higher(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age and poor blood glucose control were inde-pendent risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM patients(P<0.05),and the expression levels of peripheral blood mononuclear cell YY1 and miR-181a-5p were independent protective factors for adverse preg-nancy outcomes in GDM patients(P<0.05).ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of the expression levels of YY1 and miR-181a-5p in peripheral blood alone and in combination in predicting ad-verse pregnancy outcomes in GDM patients was 0.717,0.751 and 0.832,respectively,and the AUC of their combination was obviously higher than that of the two alone(P<0.05).Conclusion The decreased expres-sion levels of YY1 and miR-181a-5p in peripheral blood mononuclear cell of GDM patients could increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes,YY1 and miR-181a-5p are closely related to adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM patients,and both could be used as predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM patients.
4.Serological index PAI-1 as risk factor of complications of femoral head necrosis after internal fixation of femoral neck fracture
Yang GAO ; Feng LIU ; Haipeng DONG ; Yaqian WANG ; Chao LIU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):17-21,28
Objective To investigate the risk factors of femoral head necrosis after internal fixation of fem-oral neck fracture,and to clarify the predictive role of serological index plasminogen activator inhibitors-1(PAI-1)on femoral head necrosis.Methods A total of 95 patients undergoing internal fixation for femoral neck fracture were included in the study.Relevant clinical information of patients was obtained and the serum PAI-1 levels of the patients before surgery,1,2,and 3 days after surgery were detected.After 1-year follow-up,patients were divided into necrosis group and non-necrosis group according to the occurrence of femoral head necrosis.Visual Analog Scale(VAS),Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC),and Harris Hip Score(HHS)were conducted in all patients one year after the surgery.The differences of basic clinical information and serum PAI-1 levels before and after the surgery between necrosis group and non-necrosis group were compared,and Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the relevant risk factors for femoral head necrosis.The relationships between the PAI-1 level after operation and the VAS,WOMAC,and HHS scores of patients were figured out.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve of serum PAI-1 as a predictive indicator for femoral head necrosis was drawn to clarify its predictive val-ue.Results Garden classification and reduction quality between the necrosis group and the non-necrosis group were risk factors for femoral head necrosis(P<0.05).The serum PAI-1 at 1 day and 2 days after surgery in the necrosis group were significantly higher than that in the non-necrosis group(P<0.05).The level of PAI-1 at 1 day and 2 days after surgery was positively correlated with VAS and WOMAC(P<0.05),and negative-ly correlated with HHS(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that the increase of serum PAI-1 level at 1 day and 2 days after surgery were risk factors for femoral head necrosis(P<0.05).The ROC curve showed that serum PAI-1 level at 2 days after surgery had higher predictive value than that at 1 day after sur-gery,and the cut-off value was 44.8 ng/L,the sensitivity was 68.49%,the specificity was 86.36%,and the ar-ea under the curve(AUC)was 0.807.Conclusion The serum PAI-1 level at 1 day and 2 days after internal fixation of femoral neck fracture could be used to predict the occurrence of femoral head necrosis,especially the serum PAI-1 levels at 2 days after surgery.
5.Effect of Elvitegravir,Cobicistat,Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide single tablet alone and TDF+3TC+EFV scheme in the treatment of AIDS based on single blind prospective randomized trials
Xiaoming LIAN ; Jinrong MO ; Jiong LIAO ; Ping HUANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):22-28
Objective To investigate the effect of Elvitegravir,Cobicistat,Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide single tablet alone versus tenofovir(TDF)+lamivudine(3TC)+efavirenz(EFV)scheme in the treatment of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS).Methods A total of 100 patients with AIDS who visited the hospital from January 2022 to October 2022 were selected and divided into two groups by random number table method,50 cases in each group.Group A was treated with Elvitegravir,Cobi-cistat,Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide single tablet monotherapy and Group B was treated with TDF+3TC+EFV scheme.The human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)load,body immunity(CD4+,CD8+,CD4+CD38+cell ratio,CD8+CD38+cell ratio),lipid metabolism indexes[total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C)],glucose metabolism indexes[fasting blood glucose(FPG),glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c)],glycoprotein 130(gp130),interleukin-35(IL-35)and its receptor IL-12Rβ2 levels were observed before and after treatment in the two groups,and the drug safety in the two groups was counted.Results After 3 months of treatment,HIV load,CD8+count,CD4+CD38+cell ratio,and CD8+CD38+cell ratio in both groups were lower than those before treatment,and CD4+count was higher than that before treatment(P<0.05),but the difference was not statistically significant when compared between A and B groups(P>0.05).After 3 months of treat-ment,the levels of IL-12Rβ2,gp130,IL-35,TC,TG,and LDL-C in both groups were higher than those before treatment,and HDL-C level was lower than that before treatment,and the change in group B was greater than that in group A(P<0.05).FPG and HbAlc levels were higher in group B after 1 month and 3 months of treatment,and were higher than those in group A(P<0.05).Drug safety analysis showed that the incidence rates of adverse reactions were 12.00%(6/50)in group A and 26.00%(13/50)in group B,and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05).The incidence rates of liver and kidney injury in group A was 10.00%(5/50),and that in group B was 12.00%(6/50),and there was no statistically significant difference between two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Elvitegravir,Cobicistat,Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide single tablet monotherapy and the TDF+3TC+EFV scheme could significantly re-duce the HIV load of AIDS patients and improve their immune level,but the former has less effect on pa-tients'glycolipid metabolism and inflammatory factors,and the monotherapy scheme is superior based on the comprehensive consideration of safety and efficacy.
6.Clinical significance of nucleolar antinuclear antibodies associated with the nucleolar immunofluorescence pattern in autoimmune disease
Congcong DING ; Xi WANG ; Fang LIN ; Le YU ; Hui CHEN ; Ke DONG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):29-33
Objective To explore the clinical significance of nucleolar antinuclear antibodies(ANA)in re-lated diseases.Methods This study was a retrospective study.Clinical samples of 71780 patients who visited the hospital from January 2017 to May 2022 were collected.Indirect immunofluorescence was used to detect ANA in clinical samples.Statistical analysis was conducted on the positivity rate of nucleolar ANA in clinical patients,as well as the relevant clinical information and laboratory characteristics of patients with autoimmune diseases(AID)with nucleolar ANA positivity.Results Among 71780 patients who underwent routine ANA testing,16778 were positive for ANA,with a positive rate of 23.37%.Among them,there were 1 708 cases of nucleolar type,accounting for 2.38%of all routine ANA tests,and the proportion of ANA positive cases was 10.18%.There was a statistically significant difference in the positive rate of nucleolar ANA between patients of different genders in the>20-<50 year old group and the ≥ 50 year old group(P<0.05),while there was no statistically significant difference in the positive rate of nucleolar ANA between patients of different genders in the ≤ 20 year old group(P>0.05).There was a statistically significant difference in the positivity rate of nucleolar ANA among women of different age groups(P<0.05),among them,the highest positive rate of nucleolar ANA was found in women aged between 20 and 50 years old.There was no statistically significant difference in the positive rate of nucleolar ANA among males of different age groups(P>0.05).The positivi-ty rate of ANA was the highest among patients in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology(70.35%),but nucleolar ANA positivity was mainly seen in departments such as Reproductive Medicine Cen-ter(12.90%),Respiratory Medicine(12.40%),and Neurology(11.29%),and the difference in positivity rates between departments was statistically significant(P<0.05).Out of 1 708 nucleolar ANA positive indi-viduals,420 underwent ANA titers,including 34 AID patients and 386 non AID patients.There was no statis-tically significant difference in nucleolus positive titers between non AID patients and AID patients(P>0.05).Conclusion The nucleolus type is a common fluorescence pattern in ANA positive individuals,and there are gender and age differences in ANA positive individuals.The positive rate and titer of nucleolar ANA vary among different AID diseases.Combined with other immune function indicators,and it is helpful for early differential diagnosis of AID.
7.Prediction model of therapeutic effect on children with idiopathic short stature based on vitamin K2,IGFBP-3 and Omentin-1
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):34-38,43
Objective To investigate the relationship between vitamin K2,insulin-like growth factor bind-ing protein 3(IGFBP-3),Omentin-1 and the therapeutic effect on children with idiopathic short stature(ISS),and to build a prediction model.Methods A total of 242 ISS children in Jinan Second Maternal and Child Health Hospital from 2019 to 2021 were selected.All of them received recombinant human growth hormone(rhGH)treatment and were divided into effective group and ineffective group according to the therapeutic effect after 12 months of treatment.The general data,vitamin K2,IGFBP-3 and Omentin-1 in the two groups were analyzed.The influencing factors of ISS children's therapeutic effect were analyzed by Logistic regression model and decision tree model.The predictive performance of two models was analyzed by using receiver oper-ating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results There were statistically significant differences in 25-hydroxy vita-min D[25(OH)D],parathyroid hormone(PTH),thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH),vitamin K2,IGFBP-3,Omentin-1,rhGH dosage and weekly outdoor exercise time between the two groups(P<0.05).Logistic re-gression showed that PTH(OR=7.011,95%CI:2.456-20.014),vitamin K2(OR=0.605,95%CI:.0.465-0.788),IGFBP-3(OR=0.458,95%CI:0.321-0.654),Omentin-1(OR=0.514,95%CI:0.389-0.679)and rhGH dose(OR=0.563,95%CI:0.445-0.712)]were the influential factors for treatment ineffectiveness in ISS children(P<0.05).The decision tree model showed that vitamin K2,IGFBP-3 and Omentin-1 were the factors influencing the therapeutic effect of ISS,and IGFBP-3 had the most significant impact.ROC curve re-sults showed that the area under the curve of decision tree model and Logistic regression model were 0.922 and 0.908,respectively,with good classification effect.Conclusion The therapeutic effect of ISS children is in-fluenced by factors such as vitamin K2,IGFBP-3,Omentin-1,and so on,and IGFBP-3 has the most significant impact.Logistic regression model and decision tree model could complement each other so as to provide refer-ence for improving the therapeutic effect of ISS children from different aspects.
8.Effect of NQO1 expression level on prognosis in patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Lihan BIE ; Yue ZHAO ; Chengshan HE ; Di WU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):39-43
Objective To study the effect of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1(NQO1)expression lev-el on prognosis in patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma(HBV-HCC).Methods A total of 103 patients with HBV-HCC underwent surgical treatment in Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2019 to January 2020 were enrolled.The cancer tissue and adjacent normal tissues were extracted during surgery.Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of NQO1 in tissues.The clinical and pathological data of patients were collected,and the rela-tionships between high and low expression of NQO1 and pathological characteristics were discussed.A 3-year follow-up was conducted,and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn and Log-rank test was conducted on median survival time.Then COX model analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting the prognosis of HBV-HCC patients.Results The positive rate of NQO1 in HBV-HCC tissues was 84.47%(87/103)and the high expression rate was 59.22%(61/103).The positive rate and the high expression rate of NQO1 in HBV-HCC tissues were higher than those in adjacent normal tissues(P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in tumor maximum diameter,number of lesions,American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)staging,and vascular invasion between patients with high and low expression of NQO1(P<0.05).The 3-year follow-up results denoted that the median survival time of patients was 37 months,and no cases were lost in follow-up.Among 103 patients,there were 34 dead cases with an overall survival rate of 66.99%(69/103)and 42 recurrence cases with a recurrence-free survival rate of 59.23%(61/103).Kaplan-Meier survival curve re-sults showed that the overall survival rate and recurrence-free survival rate were 52.46%(32/61)and 50.82%(31/61)in NQO1 high expression group,which were lower than 88.10%(37/42)and 71.43%(30/42)in NQO1 low expression group(P<0.05).COX model analysis results showed that high expression of NQO1,tumor maximum diameter ≥5 cm,multiple lesions,AJCC stage Ⅲ to Ⅳ and vascular invasion were independ-ent risk factors for prognosis(P<0.05).Conclusion NQO1 is highly expressed in HBV-HCC tissue,and is related to the clinicopathological characteristics of patients,so it could be used as an independent biomarker for evaluating prognosis.
9.Expression levels of methylated SIM2,GNA12 and CTGF in pregnant women with preeclampsia and its predictive value for disease
Kuo ZHANG ; Ying CHEN ; Dan LIU ; Junhong WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):44-48
Objective To investigate the plasma levels of methylated DNA in the pregnant women with preeclampsia and its predictive value for the occurrence of preeclampsia.Methods A total of 82 pregnant women with preeclampsia admitted to the hospital from January to December 2022 were included as the obser-vation group,and another 82 healthy pregnant women were included as the control group.Total DNA was ex-tracted,and the relative expression levels of methylated single-intention homolog 2(SIM2),guanine nucleo-tide-binding protein(GNA12),and connective tissue growth factor(CTGF)genes in plasma were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(qRT-PCR)after DNA bisulfite modification.The value of methyla-ted DNA in predicting preeclampsia was evaluated by correlation analysis and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results The relative expression levels of methylated SIM2,GNA12 and CTGF in plasma in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05),and the relative expres-sion levels of methylated SIM2,GNA12 and CTGF in severe preeclampsia group was higher(P<0.05).Corre-lation analysis showed that the relative expression levels of methylated SIM2,GNA12 and CTGF in plasma were significantly positively correlated with the occurrence of preeclampsia in pregnant women(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis results showed that the relative expression levels of plasma methylation SIM2,GNA12,and CTGF,both individually and in combination,had good predictive efficacy in predicting preeclampsia in pregnant women,and the combined detection of the three had the highest predictive efficacy(area under the curve was 0.888,95%CI:0.827-0.949).Conclusion Compared with healthy pregnant women,the relative expression levels of methylated SIM2,GNA12 and CTGF in plasma are higher in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia,which are positively correlated with the occurrence of preeclampsia and the severity of the disease.The relative expression levels of methylated SIM2,GNA12 and CTGF are expected to be important predicting indicators for preeclampsia.
10.Clinical application value of thromboelastogram combined with GRACE score in acute myocardial infarction
Changying FANG ; Haijuan ZHU ; Qingsong ZHANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(1):49-53,59
Objective To analyze the correlation between thromboelastogram indicators(R time,K time,MA value)and global registry of acute coronary events(GRACE)score and acute myocardial infarction(AMI),and explore the risk factors for the onset of AMI.Methods A total of 108 patients with AMI who were hospitalized in Xuancheng Central Hospital for the first time from September 2020 to February 2023 were selected as the observation group,while 70 patients with stable coronary heart disease were selected as the control group.The clinical basic data,thromboelastogram indicators,GRACE score,and homocysteine(Hcy)of all study subjects were collected.The differences of clinical basic data,thromboelastogram indica-tors,GEACE score,and Hcy level between the observation group and the control group were statistically ana-lyzed.The predictive value of thromboelastogram indicators,GRACE score,and Hcy level for the occurrence of AMI was evaluated by using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Binary Logistic regression model was used to conduct univariate and multivariate regression analyses on indicators with statistically sig-nificant differences,in order to determine the independent risk factors for AMI occurrence.Results There were significant differences of R time,K time,MA value,GRACE score,serum Hcy level,and the proportion of underlying diseases between the observation group and the control group(P<0.05).The ROC curve re-sults showed that R time,K time,MA value,GRACE score,and Hcy had good predictive value for the occur-rence of different types of AMI,and the value of the combined application was higher.Univariate Logistic re-gression showed that MA value,GRACE score,Hcy level,and underlying disease were positively correlated with the occurrence of AMI(P<0.05),while R time and K time were negatively correlated with the occur-rence of AMI(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression showed that high GRACE score and elevated Hcy level were independent risk factors for the occurrence of AMI(P<0.05),while R time and K time were inde-pendent protective factors for the occurrence of AMI(P<0.05).Conclusion Thromboelastogram,Hcy,and GRACE score could be used as dynamic monitoring indicators for clinical risk assessment of AMI in acute cor-onary syndrome population.

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