1.Clinical distribution and drug-resistance analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from our hospital in 2014
Tingdong ZHOU ; Zhou LIU ; Shihe GUAN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(9):1195-1196,1199
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of acinetobacter baumannii infection and drug resistance tendency of our hospital in 2014 ,so as to promote the clinical rational use of antibiotics .Methods The study was a retrospective review ,the re‐sults of clinical distribution and drug resistance of acinetobacter baumannii isolated from our hospital in 2014 were analyzed .The an‐timicrobial susceptibility testing(AST) of acinetobacter baumannii was determined by K‐B disk diffusion method and minimal inhib‐itory concentration(MIC) test ,respectively .The AST was performed as recommended by CLSI 2010 .Results A total of 299 strains of acinetobacter baumannii were isolated from clinical specimens throughout the year .Of the 299 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates , 268 strains(89 .63% ) were isolated from sputum ,165 strains(55 .18% ) of Acinetobacter baumannii were from intensive care unit (ICU) and 52 strains(17 .39% ) were from neurosurgery .The resistance rate of Acinetobacter baumannii to cefoperazone/sulbactam was 5 .02% while its resistance to Imipenem and Meropenem significantly increased to 52 .17% and 56 .86% ,respectively .And the resistance rates ofβ‐lactams ,fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides were higher than 60% .Conclusion The isolation rate of Acine‐tobacter baumannii is increasing in recent year in our hospital ,as well the resistance rate to the common Antibiotics .Monitoring the resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii should be strengthened for preventing resistant bacteria from spreading .
2.Expression and clinical significance of vascular and vasculogenic mimicry generation factors VEGFA and MMP⁃14 in lung adenocarcinoma
Hui Li ; Junfeng Huang ; Jing Zhou ; Tingdong Zhou ; Liwen Chen
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(7):1171-1177
Objective :
To investigate the expression and clinical significance of classic vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and vasotropic mimicry factor matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP⁃14) in lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD) .
Methods :
The expression levels of MMP⁃14 and VEGFA genes and proteins in LUAD and their correlation with survival and prognosis were analyzed using TCGA and UALCAN databases . Serum of 69 patients with LUAD and 20 healthy subjects (control group) was collected , and the contents of MMP⁃14 and VEGFA were detected by ELISA and chemiluminescence , respectively , to analyze the correlation between the two and the clinicopathological features of tumors and their value in prediction and diagnosis of LUAD .
Results:
The levels of MMP⁃14 and VEGFA in LUAD tissues and serum were higher than those in control group . There were significant differences in serum VEGFA and MMP⁃14 expression levels among early stage group , advanced stage group and control group (P< 0. 001) . MMP⁃14 was higher in T3 /T4 stage than that in T1 /T2 stage (P = 0. 045) , higher in N2 /N3 stage than that in N0 /N1 stage (P = 0. 035) , and higher in the pleural metastasis group than that in the non⁃pleural metastasis group (P = 0. 034) . VEGFA level was higher in M 1 than M0 (P = 0. 025) . Elevated VEGFA level was a risk factor for LUAD (P = 0. 002) . The area under the curve (AUC) of MMP⁃14 , VEGFA and CEA alone was 0. 793 , 0. 849 and 0. 851 , respectively , and the AUC of the combined test was 0. 952 . The overall survival ( OS) and disease specific survival (DSS) of MMP⁃14 and VEGFA low expression group were longer than those of MMP⁃14 and VEGFA high expression group (P < 0. 05) .
Conclusion
High expression of MMP⁃14 and VEGFA in LUAD is associated with the growth , invasion and metastasis of LUAD , respectively , and has implications for survival prognosis determination .