1.A preliminary analysis of plasma microRNA expression profile in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis
Dongyu LIANG ; Deyong GAO ; Xiaoli LOU ; Yanqiang HOU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;37(8):608-612
Objective To evaluate the expression and clinical significance of miRNA in plasma of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.Methods Plasma from 19 PBC patients,10 healthy volunteers and 10 viral hepatitis patients were selected from Shanghai Songjiang Hospital from december 2010 to January 2013.Among them 3 PBC patients' plasma and 3 healthy volunteers' plasma were detected by miRNA microarray for miRNA expression profile examination.Real-time PCR was used to verify the results of microarray,miRNA target gene predictior software was used to predict the target genes of differentially expressed miRNA.ROC was used to determine the clinical value of plasma miRNA.Results According to microarray,a total of 16 miRNAs were found to be differentially expressed.As revealed by qRT-PCR,the expression of miRNA-92a-3p and miRNA-4516 decreased while the expression of miRNA-572 and miRNA-575 were up-regulated in PBC group compared with healthy controls (P < 0.05).In comparison with nonPBC cirrhosis group,only miRNA-92a-3p and miRNA-4516 were down-regulated (P < 0.05).The area under the curve (AUC)of miRNA-92a-3p for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of PBC were 0.92 and 0.84,respectively.while for The area under the ROC curve of miRNA-4516,the AUC for diagnosis and differential diagnosis PBC were 0.89 and 0.76,respectively.The optimal cut-off values for identifying PBC from healthy controls were defined as 1.26 ng/μl.for miRNA-92a-3p (sensitivity,92% ;specificity,80%)and 1.16ng/ul for miRNA-4516 (sensitivity,85% ;specificity,70%)respectively.The optimal cut-off values for identifying PBC from viral hepatitis were defined as 1.08 ng/μl.for miRNA-92a-3p (sensitivity,89% ; specificity,81%)and 1.06 ng/μl for miRNA-4516 (sensitivity,77% ;specificity,68%).Conclusion The results indicate that plasma from patients with PBC has a unique miRNA exprssion profile and these differentially expressed miRNA can be used as clinical biomarkers of PBC.
2.Establishment and assessment of chronic coronary stenosis model for fractional flow reserve derived from coronary CT angiography in Bama miniature pig
Yue MA ; Yang HOU ; Dongyu LI ; Xingli LIU ; Aike QIAO ; Yingying HOU ; Yuke WANG ; Qiyong GUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(2):166-170
Objective To establish chronic coronary stenosis model for fractional flow reserve derived from coronary CT angiography (FFRcT) in Bama miniature pig,and to evaluate its reliability.Methods Sixteen Bama miniature pigs were used to establish chronic coronary stenosis models through placing Ameroid constrictor into proximal or middle segments of left anterior descending arteries (LAD).In the 2nd week after modeling,the degrees of stenosis were monitored with coronary CTA.Invasive coronary angiography was used to verify stenosis degrees and measure fractional flow reserve (FFR) within 2 days of last coronary CTA examination.Computational fluid dynamics model was constructed and FFRcT was calculated by the specialized laboratory based on coronary CTA data respectively.Simulated FFRcT and FFR values were compared to verify this model.Results Models were successfully established in 10 pigs with a total of 24 coronary CT examinations,of which image quality met the diagnostic requirements.All models were with LAD stenosis<25 % in the 2nd week after operation.LAD stenosis >50% was found in the 3rd week in 9 pigs,and the other one was found with LAD stenosis >50% in the 4th week.The results of coronary CTA corresponded to those of coronary angiography.There was no significant difference between simulated FFRcT and FFR value (t =-1.13,P =0.29).Conclusion Through placing Ameroid constrictor into LAD of Bama miniature pig and monitoring the degree of stenosis with coronary CTA,model of chronic coronary stenosis could be successfully established,which are suitable for noninvasive simulating hemodynamics study based on coronary CTA.
3.Research progress in early identification and influencing factors of radiation-induced cardiac injury in breast cancer
Dan MAO ; Xiang PAN ; Linbo QIU ; Dongyu BI ; Wenhui LI ; Yu HOU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2023;32(12):1099-1103
Postoperative radiotherapy increase the overall survival rate offor breast cancer improves overall survivalpatients, but. Nevertheless, the heart is at risk of radioactive heart damageradiation-induced cardiac injury due to its anatomical location, which is inevitably exposed to radiation during radiotherapy. The heart is considered a "high-risk organ" sensitive to radiation, and its radiation dose should be as low as possible. Previous studies have evaluated the effect of overall heart radiation dose on long-term cardiovascular events, but the. However, new study has found that the average heart dose does not accurately reflect the degree of heart radiation exposure. In recent years, more and morewidespread attention has been paid to subclinical cardiac injury after radiotherapy, aiming at early identification of latent cardiac injury. In addition, the relationship between specific cardiac substructural doses and arrhythmias is unclear. This paper focuses onIn this article, the limitations of average cardiac dose in predicting radioactive heart injuryradiation- induced cardiac injury, the indicators of early identification of the indicators for cardiac injury and the influencing factors of radiation-induced cardiac injury in breast cancer radioactive heart injurywere illustrated, and focuses on the relationship between radiation damage of different cardiac substructures and arrhythmia was evaluated, so asaiming to achieve fine cardiac risk management in breast cancer patients and reduce the non-cancer mortality in breast cancer patients.
4.Risk factors for cryptogenic stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale
Yanyan LIU ; Xiujuan SONG ; Linshan WAN ; Jing ZHANG ; Jie MA ; Huiqing HOU ; Liping WANG ; Dongyu CHI ; Tianxin SUN ; Yige ZHANG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022;30(3):179-183
Objective:To investigate the potential risk factors for cryptogenic stroke (CS) in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO).Methods:Patients underwent PFO closure in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from June 2018 to December 2021 were enrolled retrospectively. Transesophageal echocardiography was used to evaluate the morphological characteristics of foramen ovale and right-to-left shunt (RLS). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent risk factors for CS in patients with PFO. Results:A total of 203 patients with PFO were enrolled. Their age was 41.9±14.3, and 116 patients (57.1%) were male. There were 102 patients in CS group and 101 patients in non-stroke group. The age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, and the constituent ratios of male, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and smoking of the CS group were significant higher than those of the non-stroke group (all P<0.05). The PFO channel of the CS group was longer, wider and more combined with resting RLS (all P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that systolic blood pressure (odds ratio [ OR] 1.065, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.022-1.111; P=0.003), PFO length ( OR 1.124, 95% CI 1.004-1.258; P=0.043) and resting RLS ( OR 5.449, 95% CI 2.283-13.004; P<0.001) were the independent risk factors for CS in patients with PFO. Conclusion:Systolic blood pressure, PFO length and the presence of resting RLS are the independent risk factors for CS in patients with PFO.
5.A qualitative study of perception of risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia
Hong YU ; Yuqiu ZHOU ; Yujing SUN ; Guohua LI ; Dongyu HOU ; Mengnan QIN ; Jiaxin REN ; Weimiao ZHANG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(5):388-393
Objective:To elucidate the primary elements pertaining to the perception of relapse risk and to in-vestigate the characteristics and alterations of perception of the risk of recurrence in patients with schizophrenia.Methods:By using the method of phenomenological study,semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted among schizophrenic patients with first onset,first recurrence and multiple recurrences.Twenty-three 23 outpatient and inpatient cases that met the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition(DSM-5)were included,and all patients had PANSS scores below 60.The interview data were collated and analyzed according to Colaizzi analysis.Results:The perception of recurrence risk in patients with schizophrenia en-compassed 4 major themes and 11 sub-themes,namely susceptibility(limited overall understanding,transition from optimism to objectivity),detection of early warning symptoms(dynamic escalation,assistance from family mem-bers in identification),understanding risk factors(lack of understanding,the relationship between psychosocial fac-tors and relapse,dynamic understanding of medication-relapse relationship),and apprehension of the consequences of recurrence(care burden and financial constraints,impaired social functioning and maladjustment,impact on pub-lic safety,personal health risks).Conclusion:The content of risk perception of recurrence in patients with schizo-phrenia is relatively substantial.The overall level of risk perception of recurrence in patients with schizophrenia is low.
6.Prevalence of pre-diabetes and its association with overweight and obesity in an adult health check-up population
Qinchuan HOU ; Li XIANG ; Huiwang ZHANG ; Beibei ZHANG ; Dongyu LI ; Tao YONG ; Yuping LIU ; Ping SHUAI
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2024;18(5):347-353
Objective:To analyze the current prevalence of pre-diabetes (PDM) and its relationship with overweight and obesity in an adult health check-up population.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study and was applied using whole-cluster random sampling method. A total of 491 379 adults who underwent health check-ups at the Health Management Centre of Sichuan Provincial People′s Hospital from January 2017 to July 2023 were selected to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of PDM and overweight-obesity, as well as the trend of change over time. A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 19 001 of the subjects who underwent≥3 health check-ups and did not have diabetes and PDM at baseline, and the relationships between body mass index, waist circumference and the risk for developing PDM were analyzed using Cox proportional risk regression models. And the dose-response relationship between body mass index, waist circumference and the risk for developing PDM was analyzed using restricted cubic spline regression (RCS).Results:Of the 491 379 cases included in the cross-sectional study, 275 084 were male and 216 295 were female, 163 158 cases were under 40 years old, and 328 221 cases were 40 years old and above; the total prevalence of PDM was 19.41% in 2017-2023, with an overall increasing trend. Of the 19 001 people included in the cohort study, a total of 2 487 (13.09%) new cases of PDM were identified at the end of follow-up. After adjusting for confounding factors, overweight ( HR=1.150, 95% CI: 1.047-1.263), obesity ( HR=1.335, 95% CI: 1.149-1.552) and abdominal obesity ( HR=1.218, 95% CI: 1.105-1.342) were risk factors for PDM. The risk of PDM rised with the increase of body mass index (>22.9 kg/m 2, Pnon-linear=0.973) and waist circumference (>80 cm, Pnon-linear=0.830), with a linear dose-response mode. In different gender and age groups, it was found the greater the body mass index (>24.1 kg/m 2 for men,>21.5 kg/m 2 for women;>23.3 kg/m 2 for age≥40 years,>24.1 kg/m 2 for age<40 years) and waist circumference (>85 cm for men, >73 cm for women; >82 cm for age ≥40 years, >85 cm for age <40 years), the higher the risk of PDM. Conclusions:The prevalence of PDM is on the rise in the adult health check-up population. To prevent PDM, it is necessary to control the body mass index and waist circumference to a lower level than the overweight and obesity standards.
7.Mechanism of Mahuang Xixin Fuzitang Against Migraine Based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation
Fei GE ; Yao ZHANG ; Jianchen HOU ; Yamin LUO ; Ruijuan DONG ; Dongyu GE ; Fengxian MENG ; Xiaohua TAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(22):106-115
ObjectiveTo study the mechanism of Mahuang Xixin Fuzitang (MXFT) against migraine. MethodTraditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP), SiwssTargetPrediction and other databases were used to screen the active components and action targets of MXFT as well as migraine-related targets. The potential protein-protein interaction (PPI) network diagram was plotted for the intersection targets of MXFT and migraine using STRING 11.5. Metascape was used for Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis of potential intersection targets. The component-target-pathway network of MXFT was constructed by Cytoscape 3.7.1 to screen core targets with high degree value. Finally, the binding strength between core target and its mapping components was verified by molecular docking, and the core targets with desirable docking results were verified by animal experiments in vivo. Forty eight SD rats were selected, and except the blank group, the other rats were subcutaneously injected with nitroglycerin to prepare the migraine rat model. The modeled rats were randomly divided into model group, positive drug group and MXFT high-, medium- and low-dose groups. The positive drug group was given zolmitriptan tablets, and the MXFT high-, medium- and low-dose groups were given high, medium and low doses of MXFT, respectively. The changes of behavior and pain threshold of rats in each group were observed every other day after modeling. The levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) and c-fos proto-oncogene (FOS) protein in plasma were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Immunohistochemical technique and Western blot were employed to determine the levels of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2, also known as MAPK1/3) and protein kinase B 1 (Akt1), protein kinase C α (PRKCA) in trigeminal nerve of SD rats. ResultThe network pharmacology showed that the core targets of MXFT in the treatment of migraine were MAPK1, MAPK3, Akt1, PRKCA, etc., mainly involving neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction signaling pathway, calcium signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, etc. The molecular docking demonstrated that MAPK1, MAPK3, Akt1, PRKCA, PRKCB and PRKCG had good binding ability with their mapping components. The animal experiments indicated that compared with the conditions in the blank group, the number of head scratching in the model group was increased (P<0.01), and the pain threshold was decreased (P<0.01). Compared with the conditions in the model group, the number of head scratching in each administration group was reduced (P<0.01), and the pain threshold was increased (P<0.01). In addition, the levels of CGRP, ERK2 and FOS proteins in plasma, and Akt1, ERK1/2 and PRKCA proteins in trigeminal ganglion of the model group were higher than those of the blank group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The levels of CGRP, ERK2 and FOS proteins in plasma and Akt1, ERK1/2 and PRKCA proteins in trigeminal ganglion of each administration group were lower than those of the model group (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionMXFT had multi-component, multi-target and multi-pathway characteristics in the treatment of migraine, and the mechanism might be related to inhibiting vasodilation, reducing the release of inflammatory factors and inhibiting neuronal hyperactivity.