1.Clinical value of NT-proBNP and cTnI detection in the diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure
Xianwei ZENG ; Can LU ; Yongguo WU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(15):2162-2163,2166
Objective To investigate the clinical value of NT‐proBNP and cTnI detection in the diagnosis and treatment of con‐gestiveheartfailure.Methods 198patientswithcardiovascularwereastheresearchobjects,95caseswithHFwereasHFgroup, 103 caseswithout HF were as control group ,compared left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI levels of patients ,and compared LVEF ,serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI levels of patients with different cardiac functions ,analysed the correla‐tion between serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI levels and LVEF in patients with HF ,and analysed the diagnosic value of NT‐proBNP ,cTnI combined detection and single detection on HF .Results LVEF and serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI levels of the HF group were higher than those of the control group(P<0 .05) ,LVEF of the HFgroup decreased significantly when cardiac function classification in‐creased ,serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI levels increased significantly ,there were statistically significant differences in the indices between the three groups(P<0 .05) ,serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI was inversely related to the level of LVEF (r= -0 .536 ,-0 .328 ,P<0 .05);proBNP ,the specificity ,positive predictive value and accuracy in the diagnosis of HF byproBNP 、cTnI combined detection improved obviously than the single detection ,compared with cTnI the specificity ,accuracy rate ,there was difference significant(χ2 =4 .595 , 21 .648 ,P=0 .032 ,0 .000) .Conclusion It has important clinical value Serum NT‐proBNP ,cTnI levels detection for the diagnosis and judgment of HF .
2.A multi-center clinical study of early predictors and follow-up parameters for girls with rapidly progressive central precocious puberty
Manqing SUN ; Wenli LU ; Wei WANG ; Xuefan GU ; Jun YE ; Wenjuan QIU ; Xiaodong HUANG ; Yongguo YU ; Pin LI ; Yongfen LYU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2017;33(4):312-316
Objective To study the early diagnostic predictors and key follow-up parameters for girls with rapidly progressive central precocious puberty (RP-CPP). Methods A total of 260 girls with CPP participated in a prospective, nonrandomized, multi-center, nested case control study. After follow-up six months without any therapy, 114 girls were divided into RP-CPP (n=70) and slowly progressive CPP (SP-CPP) (n=44) groups. Results The basal serum LH and insulin-like growth factor Ⅰstandard deviation score (IGF-ⅠSDS) were the important risk factors of RP-CPP (OR 4.04, 1.578), especially the former. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve revealed that the areas under the ROC curve of basal LH and IGF-ⅠSDS were 0.83 and 0.807, respectively. The levels of basal LH and IGF-ⅠSDS were at 0.52 mIU/ml and 0.35 respectively for the accuracy diagnosis of RP-CPP with the maximum Youden indexs. After follow-up for six months, the change levels of height, breast stages, bone age/chronological age ratio, serum LH, uterine and ovarian volume in RP-CPP group were significantly higher than those in SP-CPP group (all P<0.05). Conclusions The level of basal serum LH and IGF-ⅠSDS may be used as the risk predictors for early diagnosis for girls with RP-CPP. The change levels of basal LH, progress rates of gonad and sex character, height, and impaired growth potential seem to be the key follow-up parameters for CPP progress.
3.Ginsenoside Rc:A potential intervention agent for metabolic syndrome
Zhengjie LU ; Tongyun MAO ; Kaiqi CHEN ; Longxin CHAI ; Yongguo DAI ; Kexin LIU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2023;13(12):1375-1387
Ginsenoside Rc,a dammarane-type tetracyclic triterpenoid saponin primarily derived from Panax ginseng,has garnered significant attention due to its diverse pharmacological properties.This review outlined the sources,putative biosynthetic pathways,extraction,and quantification techniques,as well as the pharmacokinetic properties of ginsenoside Rc.Furthermore,this study explored the pharmaco-logical effects of ginsenoside Rc against metabolic syndrome(MetS)across various phenotypes including obesity,diabetes,atherosclerosis,non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,and osteoarthritis.It also highlighted the impact of ginsenoside Rc on multiple associated signaling molecules.In conclusion,the anti-MetS effect of ginsenoside Rc is characterized by its influence on multiple organs,multiple targets,and multiple ways.Although clinical investigations regarding the effects of ginsenoside Rc on MetS are limited,its proven safety and tolerability suggest its potential as an effective treatment option.
4.Preoperative inflammatory indexes are useful predictors of postoperative survival in patients with local-advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
LI Xiaoming ; XIANG Zongjun ; WAN Zhiyu ; LU Yongguo ; MU Haide ; YIN Juntai
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019;26(9):865-869
Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative inflammatory indexes in patients with local-advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and prognostic data of 150 local-advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients who were treated by esophagectomy in Guangyuan Central Hospital from July 2014 to July 2015. There were 128 males and 22 females with average age of 62.23±8.48 years. The optimal cutoff value was determined by receiver operation characteristics (ROC) curve analysis. Patients were grouped according to the optimal cutoff values (NLR=3.49, PLR=152.28, MLR=0.36). Log-rank test, and multivariate Cox logistic regression modelling were used to assess the simultaneous influences of prognostic factors for survival outcomes after esophagectomy. Results The patients with higher ratio (NLR>3.49, PLR>152.28, MLR>0.36) had significantly shorter median progression free survival (PFS) and lower postoperative recurrent rate than those of the patients with lower ratio. The stratified analyses found that thelymph node staging and postoperative recurrent rate were positively correlated with the higher ratio. However, the tumor differentiation was negatively correlated with it. In univariate analyses, patients with preoperative NLR>3.49, PLR>152.28 and MLR>0.36 had a poorer prognosis. Furthermore, in multivariate analyses we found MLR>0.36 was also significantly associated with a decreased postoperative recurrent rate (HR=12.945, 95%CI 2.31 to 72.548, P=0.00). Conclusions The preoperative NLR, PLR and MLR are useful prognostic markers in patients with stage ⅢA-ⅣA esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who conducted esophagectomy.
5.Developmental toxicity and programming alterations of multiple organs in offspring induced by medication during pregnancy.
Zhengjie LU ; Yu GUO ; Dan XU ; Hao XIAO ; Yongguo DAI ; Kexin LIU ; Liaobin CHEN ; Hui WANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(2):460-477
Medication during pregnancy is widespread, but there are few reports on its fetal safety. Recent studies suggest that medication during pregnancy can affect fetal morphological and functional development through multiple pathways, multiple organs, and multiple targets. Its mechanisms involve direct ways such as oxidative stress, epigenetic modification, and metabolic activation, and it may also be indirectly caused by placental dysfunction. Further studies have found that medication during pregnancy may also indirectly lead to multi-organ developmental programming, functional homeostasis changes, and susceptibility to related diseases in offspring by inducing fetal intrauterine exposure to too high or too low levels of maternal-derived glucocorticoids. The organ developmental toxicity and programming alterations caused by medication during pregnancy may also have gender differences and multi-generational genetic effects mediated by abnormal epigenetic modification. Combined with the latest research results of our laboratory, this paper reviews the latest research progress on the developmental toxicity and functional programming alterations of multiple organs in offspring induced by medication during pregnancy, which can provide a theoretical and experimental basis for rational medication during pregnancy and effective prevention and treatment of drug-related multiple fetal-originated diseases.