1.Correlation of ACRBP expression in serum and tumor tissues with first-line chemotherapy and prognosis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
Jianhong ZHAO ; Hongbing CEN ; Zhiyong YANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1153-1158
Objective To detect the expression of acrosin binding protein(ACRBP)in serum and tumor tissue of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC),and to investigate the relationship between the expres-sion of acrosin binding protein(ACRBP)in serum and tumor tissue of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC)and first-line chemotherapy effect and prognosis.Methods The expression and prognostic effects of ACRBP mRNA in OC were analyzed using data obtained from Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis Database.Then,tissue specimens and serum samples were collected from 95 patients with EOC who under-went surgery at the hospital between October 2019 and December 2021.In addition,30 samples of ovarian be-nign tumor tissue were selected as the benign tumor control group and 30 serum samples from healthy volun-teers were selected as the normal control group.The expression of ACRBP was detected by immunohisto-chemical staining.After first-line chemotherapy was completed,solid tumor efficacy evaluation criteria version 1.1 was used to evaluate chemotherapy effects,and the patients were divided into sensitive group and drug-re-sistant group.The sensitive group included complete response(CR)and partial response(PR)patients,and the drug-resistant group included stable disease(SD)and progressive disease(PD)patients.Results In the public database,ACRBP mRNA expression was significantly increased in OC patients(P<0.05),and its high expression was associated with poor overall survival(OS).In clinical samples,ACRBP was mainly expressed in the cytoplasm of EOC tumor cells,while no ACRBP was detected in the ovarian tissues of benign tumor control group.The expression of ACRBP in first-line chemotherapy resistant group was significantly higher than that in sensitive group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.001).The area under receiv-er operating characteristic(ROC)curve of ACRBP expression for predicting first-line chemotherapy resistance was 0.830(95%CI:0.743-0.916),the cut off value was 8.65 points,and the sensitivity and the specificity were 80.0%and 77.1%,respectively.High expression of ACRBP was an independent risk factor for the prog-nosis of OS and PFS in patients with EOC(P<0.05).According to the median expression of ACRBP,pa-tients with EOC were divided into low ACRBP expression group(<8.27 points)and high ACRBP expression group(≥8.27 points).The OS and progression-free survival(PFS)of patients with high expression of ACRBP were significantly shorter(P<0.05).Conclusion High expression of ACRBP in EOC patients is closely related to first-line chemotherapy resistance and poor prognosis.ACRBP has the potential to be a new biomarker for the prediction of first-line chemotherapy effect and prognosis.
2.Relationship between the expression level of ABCC4 and miR-125b-5p in prostate cancer tissues and postoperative prognosis
Yuan JIA ; Hongfu WANG ; Nan LIU ; Kai YIN ; Wenqian QI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1159-1164,1170
Objective To explore the relationship between the expression levels of adenosine triphosphate binds to the box transporter C4(ABCC4)and microRNA-125b-5p(miR-125b-5p)and survival 3 years after surgery in prostate cancer(PCa)tissue.Methods A total of 60 patients with PCa diagnosed in Huanghua People's Hospital from November 2017 to February 2020 were selected,and PCa tissues(PCa group)and pa-racancer tissues(control group)were collected intraoperatively.The expression levels of ABCC4 mRNA,miR-125b-5p and ABCC4 in the samples were detected;the patients were followed up for 3 years.The correlation between the expression levels of ABCC4 mRNA and miR-125b-5p in PCa tissues,their relationship with clini-copathological features and prognosis,and the factors affecting the prognosis of PCa patients,the predictive value of both for 3-year survival of patients were analyzed.Results The expression level and positive rate of ABCC4 mRNA in PCa group were higher than those in control group,and the expression level of miR-125b-5p was lower than that in control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The expres-sion level of ABCC4 mRNA and miR-125b-5p in PCa tissue was negatively correlated(P<0.05).The expres-sion level of ABCC4 mRNA and miR-125b-5p in PCa tissue was related to tumor stage,serum prostate specific antigen,Gleason score and tumor metastasis(P<0.05).The 3-year cumulative survival rate of patients in the ABCC4 mRNA high expression group and the miR-125b-5p low expression group was lower than that in the ABCC4 mRNA low expression group and the miR-125b-5p high expression group,respectively,and the differ-ences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The expression level of ABCC4 mRNA in the PCa tissue in death group was higher than that in survival group,and the expression level of miR-125b-5p was lower than that in survival group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).High expression of ABCC4 mRNA and low expression of miR-125b-5p were independent risk factors for poor prognosis in PCa patients(P<0.05).Compared to the area under the curve(AUC)predicted by ABCC4 mRNA and miR-125b-5p alone for 3-year survival in PCa patients,the combined prediction of the two had a higher AUC(P<0.05).Conclu-sion ABCC4 is highly expressed and miR-125b-5p is low expressed in PCa patients'cancer tissues,and the combination of the two has a high predictive power for 3-year survival in PCa patients.
3.Levels and clinical significance of serum ANGPTL8 and neopterin in children with hormone sensitive primary nephrotic syndrome
Tianzhen ZHOU ; Maojuan HU ; Hailin PENG ; Wei XIONG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1165-1170
Objective To study the levels and clinical significance of serum angiopoietin-like protein 8(ANGPTL8)and neopurine in children with hormone sensitive primary nephrotic syndrome(NS).Methods A total of 159 children with hormone sensitive primary NS treated in the hospital from January 2018 to January 2021 were selected as the study subjects(NS group).After 1 year of follow-up,based on whether frequent recurrence occurred,they were divided into the non frequent recurrence subgroup(n=93)and the frequent recurrence subgroup(n=66).Additionally,60 children with oblique hernia who underwent e-lective surgery in the Department of Pediatrics in the hospital were selected as the control group.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect serum levels of ANGPTL8 and neopterin.The ser-um levels of ANGPTL8 and neopterin in each group were compared.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze risk factors for frequent recurrence in children with hormone sensitive primary NS.The predictive value of serum ANGPTL8 and neopterin in predicting frequent recurrence in children with hormone sensitive primary NS was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results The serum lev-els of ANGPTL8 and neopterin in the NS group were higher than those in the control group,and the differ-ences were statistically significant(t=20.948,44.288,P<0.001,0.001).The serum ANGPTL8,neopterin levels,CD8+T cells,24 h urine protein quantification,and urine protein conversion time in the frequent recur-rence subgroup were significantly higher than those in the non frequent recurrence subgroup,while the blood albumin,CD4+T cells,CD4+/CD8+T cell ratios were lower than those in the non frequent recurrence sub-group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The serum levels of ANGPTL8 and neopterin in NS patients were significantly positively correlated with 24 h urine protein and CD8+T cells,while they were significantly negatively correlated with serum albumin,CD4+T cells,CD4l+/CD8+(all P<0.05).Serum ANGPTL8 and neopterin were independent risk factors for frequent recurrence in children with hormone sensitive primary NS.The area under the curve(AUC)of the combined model of serum ANGPTL8 and neopurine for predicting frequent recurrence in hormone sensitive primary NS patients was 0.852(95%CI:0.813-0.889),which was higher than 0.764(95%CI:0.722-0.812)of ANGPTL8,and 0.749(95%CI:0.711-0.790)of neopurine,and the differences were statistically significant(Z=3.623,3.987,P=0.003,<0.001).Conclusion Elevated levels of serum ANGPTL8 and neopterin are risk factors for frequent recurrence hormone sensitive primary NS.The combination detection of serum ANGPTL8 and neopterin has high predictive value for frequent recurrence in children with hormone sensitive primary NS.
4.Analysis of biofilm formation and drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus causing pressure ulcer infection
Ke LIU ; Chengmin ZHANG ; Wei KE ; Zhiheng LI ; Lihua WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1171-1174,1179
Objective To investigate the population distribution,biofilm formation and drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pressure ulcers infected patients in the hospital,and to provide important clinical evidence.Methods From May 2019 to May 2022,a total of 126 strains of Staphylococcus aureus relat-ed to pressure ulcer infections were collected in the hospital.The bacteria were identified by Vitek MS mass spectrometer,and the drug susceptibility test was performed by disk diffusion method(K-B method).The drug susceptibility results were analyzed according to the standards of the American Association for Clinical Laboratory Standardization(ACLA),2016-M100.The crystal violet staining method was used to detect the biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus and determine its formation ability.Glucose and silver ion powder were add-ed to the biofilm respectively,and their effects on biofilm formation were observed.Results From May 2019 to May 2022,126 strains of Staphylococcus aureus related to pressure ulcer infection were collected from the hospital.Pressure ulcer was detected at all ages and levels.The proportion of strains forming biofilm was 73.00%,and the proportion of strains forming biofilm was 81.81%in the strain isolated from stage Ⅳ pres-sure ulcer,which was higher than that in the strain isolated from other stages(Ⅱ and Ⅲ)(63.33%),and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Strains with different biofilm formation ability had higher resistance rates to penicillin G,tetracycline,ciprofloxacin,sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim,but lower resist-ance rates to teicoplanin and levofloxacin.No Gram-positive bacteria resistant to vancomycin were detected.There were no significant differences in drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in different biofilm levels(P>0.05).11.10 mmol/L glucose could promote the formation of biofilm,10.00 μg/mL silver ion antibacte-rial gel could inhibit the formation of biofilm.Conclusion The biofilm formation ability of Staphylococcus au-reus to cause stage Ⅳ pressure ulcer infection is strong and the formation of biofilm is related to the stage of pressure ulcer.The antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus producing membrane has no obvious re-lationship with the grade of biofilm.The use of silver ions and the reduction of blood glucose level have a cer-tain inhibitory effect on biofilm formation.
5.Expression level of serum microRNA-373 in gastric cancer and its diagnostic value
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1175-1179
Objective To investigate the expression level and diagnostic value of microRNA-373(miR-373)in gastric cancer.Methods A total of 80 patients with gastric cancer admitted to the Gastric Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Dongguan Third Clinical College of Guangdong Medical University from February 2021 to February 2023 were selected as the gastric cancer group.80 patients with benign gastric diseases who underwent gastroscopy in Dongguan Third Clinical College of Guangdong Medical University during the same period and did not have tumors by pathological examination were selected as the benign gastric disease group,and 80 healthy subjects who underwent the physical examination during the same period were selected as the control group.Serum samples were collected from the subjects,and the expression level of miR-373 was detec-ted by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR),and its correlation with clinicopathologi-cal features was analyzed.Serum carbohydrate antigen 199(CA199)and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)were detected by automatic chemiluminescence immunoassay.The diagnostic efficacy of miR-373,CA199 and CEA for gastric cancer was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results The expres-sion levels of serum miR-373,CA199 and CEA in gastric cancer group were higher than those in benign gastric disease group and control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The expression level of miR-373 was closely related to tumor maximum diameter,lymph node metastasis and TNM stage in patients with gastric cancer(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of miR-373,CA199 and CEA in the diagnosis of gastric cancer was(95i%CI:0.819-0.926),0.874(95%CI:0.813-0.921)and 0.836(95%CI:0.769-0.889),respectively.The diagnostic efficacy of miR-373 was better than that of traditional tumor markers CA199 and CEA.Conclusion miR-373 is highly expressed in gastric cancer tissues,and the expression level of miR-373 is related to the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer,which has high application value in the early diagnosis of gastric cancer.
6.Predictive value of serum sTREM-1 and HBP on postoperative infection in cases with oral and maxillofacial tumors complicated with diabetes mellitus
Makexi HAILIDA ; Musha AIKEREMU ; Fang YANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1180-1183
Objective To explore the predictive value of serum soluble myeloid cell trigger receptor-1(sTREM-1)and heparin-binding protein(HBP)on postoperative infection in cases with oral and maxillofacial tumors complicated with diabetes mellitus.Methods A total of 110 patients with oral and maxillofacial tumors complicated with diabetes mellitus treated in the hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the study objects,and the patients were divided into uninfected group(n=83)and infected group(n=27)according to the occurrence of postoperative infection.Serum sTREM-1 and HBP levels in patients with oral and maxillofacial tumors diabetes mellitus before surgery were detected by enzyme-linked immu-nosorbent assay.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of serum sTREM-1 and HBP on postoperative infection in patients.The related factors of postoperative infection were investigated by multivariate Logistic regression.Results The levels of sTREM-1 and HBP in the infec-ted group were higher compared with the uninfected group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The area under the curve(AUC)of serum sTREM-1 and HBP levels in predicting postoperative infection was 0.707(95%CI:0.661-0.756)and 0.885(95%CI:0.838-0.931),respectively,and the AUC of the combined prediction was 0.931(95%CI:0.889-0.975).The number of patients with hypertension,in-traoperative blood loss,operation time and hospital stay in infected group was higher compared with in non-in-fected group,and the number of advanced nursing was lower compared with the uninfected group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression results showed that the length of hospitalization≥14 d(OR=2.401,95%CI:1.331-4.332),sTREM-1>50.49 pg/mL(OR=3.494,95%CI:1.601-7.662),HBP>159.84 ng/L(OR=4.473,95%CI:1.819-10.997)were the influential fac-tors for postoperative infection(P<0.05).Conclusion Preoperative serum sTREM-1 and HBP levels are sig-nificantly increased in patients with oral and maxillofacial tumor complicated with diabetes mellitus who also have postoperative infection,and the increase of serum sTREM-1 and HBP levels are influential factor for postoperative infection,and the two levels have certain clinical value in assisting the evaluation of postopera-tive infection.
7.Application value of sequential non-invasive prenatal testing in pregnant women with abnormal single value of Down's screening
Hong LI ; Yanhong YU ; Xuzhuo ZHANG ; Jingtian LU ; Xia YE ; Juan QIU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1184-1187,1192
Objective To assess the application value of sequential non-invasive prenatal testing(NIPT)for pregnant women with abnormal single values of early Down's screening.Methods A total of 1 631 pregnant women with abnormal single values of traditional early Down's screening were selected from Shenzhen Long-hua Maternal and Child Health Hospital from January to October in 2022,and all of them voluntarily under-went NIPT with signed informed consent.The high-risk samples screned by NIPT wre conducted invasive prenatal diagnosis and tracked pregnancy outcomes,and yet low-risk pregnant women was followed up after the due date.Results Among all the pregnant women,a total of 10 high-risk samples of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy were detected by sequential NIPT,including 1 case of trisomy 21,1 case of trisomy 18,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 1 case of other autosomal abnormalities.9 cases of high-risk pregnant women received invasive prenatal diagnosis,and 5 cases were consistent with NIPT results,which had yielded a positive predictive value of 55.56%.Among them,the positive predictive values of trisomy 21,trisomy 18,sex chromosome abnormalities and other autosomal abnormalities were 100.00%,100.00%,50.00%,0.00%,resepectively.Conclusion Sequential NIPT could improve the detection of defective children in pregnant women with abnormal single values of early Down's screening,which has certain guiding value for expanding screening to reduce the birth of defective children.In view of its low positive predictive value,pregnant women with abnormal single value of Down's screening should be paid more attention,and further prenatal diagnosis may be necessary to reduce the birth rate of defective children.
8.Correlation analysis of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in peripheral blood with mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and wheezing in children
Tailing LU ; Xiaoqin PENG ; Xun SUN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1188-1192
Objective To explore the correlation between eosinophils(EOS),interleukin-17A(IL-17A),tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in peripheral blood and my-coplasma pneumoniae infection with wheezing in children.Methods A total of 98 children with mycoplasma pneumoniae infection diagnosed and treated in the hospital from January 2022 to May 2023 were selected as the study group.The study group was divided into wheezing group(32 cases)and non-wheezing group(66 ca-ses)according to whether they were accompanied by wheezing,and 30 children with lobar pneumonia without wheezing who were examined by fiberoptic bronchoscopy during the same period were selected as the control group.The levels of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in peripheral blood of different groups were compared,and the correlation between the four indexes and mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with wheezing in children was analyzed.Results The levels of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in peripheral blood of the study group were significantly higher than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The differences in the levels of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in the peripheral blood of the three groups were statistically significant(P<0.05).Specifically,the levels of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in the wheezing group were significantly higher than those in the non-wheezing group and the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05),and the levels of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in the non-wheezing group were significantly higher than those in the control group,and the differences were sta-tistically significant(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed that the levels of EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF in peripheral blood were positively correlated with mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with wheez-ing in children(P<0.05).Using wheezing as a state variable and plotting the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,it was found that the area under the curve of peripheral blood EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α and VEGF for distinguishing mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with wheezing in children was 0.658,0.960,0.948,and 0.937.Conclusion Peripheral blood EOS,IL-17A,TNF-α,The level of VEGF is positively correlated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with wheezing in children,which could be used for clinical differentiation of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with wheezing in children.
9.Serum levels of NGF and NF-L in patients with traumatic brain injury and their relationship with severity of brain injury and prognosis
Lidan YAO ; Zhumahe YUSHANJIANG ; Li YUAN ; Wei HOU ; Aikebaier ANKAIER ; Jin WEN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1193-1197
Objective To explore the relationship between serum nerve growth factor(NGF)and neurofil-amentlight-chain(NF-L)levels with the severity and prognosis of traumatic brain injury(TBI)patients,as well as their predictive value through a prospective research.Methods A total of 132 TBI patients and 132 ordinary trauma patients were collected as the observation group and the control group,respectively.TBI pa-tients in the observation group were divided into three subgroups of mild,moderate,and severe according to Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)scores,and they were also divided into good and poor subgroups according to Glasgow Outcome Scale(GOS)scores at 6-month follow-up.Enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect serum NGF and NF-L levels in all patients after admission.Through comparison between the observation group and the control group,the relationship between TBI and serum NGF and NF-L levels was clarified.By comparing the differences between different subgroups of the observation group,the relation-ship between serum NGF and NF-L levels and the severity and prognosis of TBI was determined.Through correlation analysis,receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve and multivariate Logistic regression analy-sis,and the predictive value of serum NGF and NF-L levels for TBI was clarified.Results Compared with the control group,serum NGF and NF-L levels were significantly increased while GCS scores were significantly decreased in the observation group(P<0.01).In addition,serum NGF and NF-L levels gradually increased a-mong subgroups of mild,moderate,and severe groups in the observation group(P<0.01).The area under the curve(AUC)of serum NGF and NF-L levels for predicting mild TBI were 0.924(95%CI:0.889-0.986)and 0.991(95%CI:0.982-1.000),and the cut off values were 12.5 ng/mL and 66.5 μg/mL,respectively.AUC of serum NGF and NF-L levels for predicting moderate TBI were 0.776(95%CI:0.686-0.862)and 0.837(95%CI:0.763-0.911),respectively,and AUC for predicting severe TBI was 0.950(95%CI:0.900-0.987)and 0.988(95%CI:0.971-1.000),respectively,with cut off values of 14.5 ng/mL and 157.0 μg/mL,respec-tively.Spearman correlation analysis showed that serum NGF and NF-L levels were negatively correlated with GOS scores of TBI patients(P<0.01).AUC for predicting the prognosis of TBI patients with serum NGF and NF-L levels were 0.858(95%CI:0.776-0.932)and 0.909(95%CI:0.824-0.978),respectively,with cut off values of 13.5 ng/mL and 71.5 μg/mL,respectively.Logistic regression analysis showed that serum NGF and NF-L levels were risk factors affecting the prognosis of TBI patients.Conclusion Serum NGF and NF-L levels are significantly elevated in TBI patients and could provide reference for early assessment of inju-ry severity in clinical practice.Furthermore,elevated serum NGF and NF-L levels are associated with poor prognosis of TBI patients and are good biological indicators for predicting prognosis.
10.Study on TGF-β1,CTGF and VEGF expression in decidual tissue of pregnant patients with uterine scar pregnancy after cesarean section
Xiaoling ZHONG ; Lin YANG ; Mei XU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1198-1202
Objective To explore the pathogenesis of cesarean scar pregnancy(CSP)by detecting the ex-pression of transforming growth factor β1(TGF-β1),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),and connec-tive tissue growth factor(CTGF)the decidua tissue of cesarean scar and the decidual tissue of uterine cavity of CSP,and the decidua tissue of cesarean scar and the decidual tissue of uterine cavity of normal pregnancy after cesarean section.Methods Decidual tissues of totally 120 cases of CSP group and 120 cases of normal preg-nancy group after induced abortion at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Guizhou Medical Uni-versity Affiliated Hospital were collected.The expression of TGF-β1,CTGF,and TGF and VEGF in decidual tissue was detected using immunohistochemistry.Results The expression of TGF-β1 and CTGF in the decid-ual tissue of cesarean scar in the CSP group was higher than that in the decidual tissue of uterine cavity in the CSP group and the decidua tissue of cesarean scar in the normal pregnancy group,and the differences were sta-tistically significant(P<0.05).The expression of VEGF the decidua tissue of cesarean scar in the CSP group was not significantly different from that in the decidual tissue of uterine cavity in the CSP group and the decid-ua tissue of cesarean scar in the normal pregnancy group(P>0.05).TGF-β1 in the decidual tissue was posi-tively correlated with CTGF(r=0.910,P<0.05),and TGF-β1 and VEGF had no correlation(r=-0.032,P>0.05).Conclusion The high expression of TGF-β1 and CTGF in decidual tissue of cesarean scar of CSP may be a high risk factor for CSP,and measures should be taken to inhibit the production of TGF-β1 and CT-GF in cesarean scar,so as to open up a new way to prevent the occurrence of CSP.

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