1.Effect of acute peripancreatitc fluid collection and pancreatic necrosis to the prognosis of acute pancreatitis
Nengping LI ; Xin YANG ; Yongfeng GU ; Hua WANG ; Jiannong CONG ; Linghua SHI
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2009;9(2):79-81
Objective To study the Effect of acute peripancreatitc fluid collection and pancreatic necrosis to the prognosis of acute pancreatitis.Methods Retrospectively analyzing the prognostic effect of acute peripancreatitc fluid collection and pancreatic necrosis according to the early Computed-Tomograghy of 323 consecutive acute pancreatitis patients from Jan 2003 to Dec 2007,the end points are systemic inflammation response syndrome ( SIRS),pancreatic infection,and mortality.Results Within 5d after onset,97 of 323 cases (30%) presented with SIRS and lasted more than 2d,12 cases (3.7%) occurred pancreatic infection during middle or late phase,14 cases died,the mortality is 4.3%.141 of 323 cases (43.7%) who had acute peripancreatic fluid collection presented with SIRS,acute peripancreatic fluid collection correlated significantly with the occurrence of SIRS,P < 0.05.227 cases (277/323,85.8%) had no pancreatic necrosis,no pancreatic infection occurred,46 cases (46/323,14.2% )had pancreatic necrosis,pancreatic necrosis correlated significantly with pancreatic infection,P < 0.05.Conclusions Acute poripancreafic fluid collection and pancreatic necrosis had different prognostic effect to acute pancreatitis.Acute peripancreatic fluid collection correlated well with the occurrence of SIRS during the early phase;Pancreatic necrosis may be infected during middle or late phase of acute pancreatitis,more extent of pancreatic necrosis,more possible that pancreatic infection will occur.
2.Construction and analysis of a predictive model for chemotherapy response of patients with colorectal cancer based on tissue chip technology
Linghua CONG ; Guoping ZHONG ; Zuguo YUAN ; Ying REN ; Gun CHEN ; Laifu FANG ; Ping LI
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2023;17(3):307-311
Objective:To explore the prediction model of tissue chip technology for the chemotherapy response of patients with colorectal cancer.Methods:217 patients with colorectal cancer who had received standardized chemotherapy in the Affiliated People’s Hospital of Ningbo University from Jan. 2017 to Dec. 2019 were prospectively selected. The patients were randomly divided into training set (152 cases) and test set (65 cases) according to the ratio of 7:3, and were followed up for 6 months. The clinical data of the patients in the training set were compared, the expression levels of Ang-2, caspase-3 and CD147 in the patients were analyzed by tissue microarray technology, and the related factors affecting the responsiveness of colorectal cancer chemotherapy were analyzed by the Logistic regression model. R software was used based on the training set. A nomogram prediction model was built and model performance on the test set was evaluated.Results:One case was excluded from the training center, and 151 cases were finally included, including 93 cases in the chemotherapy response group and 58 cases in the chemotherapy response group. The tumor diameter, serum carcinoembryonic antigen, caspase3, Ang2 expression level, and the proportion of clinical stage IV in the poor chemotherapy group were significantly higher than those in the good chemotherapy group (all P<0.05) ; Logistic regression showed tumor diameter ( OR=2.394), serum carcinoembryonic antigen ( OR=1.878), caspase-3 ( OR=4.261), Ang-2 expression level ( OR=5.457), and clinical stage IV ( OR=5.954) were independent risk factors for adverse drug reactions in patients with colorectal cancer (all P<0.05). The consistency index (C-index) for predicting the factors related to adverse chemotherapy reactions in patients with colorectal cancer was 0.915. External verification showed that the sensitivity was 86.96%, the specificity was 92.50%, and the accuracy was 90.48% (42/65) . Conclusion:The expression levels of Ang-2 and caspase-3 are correlated with the responsiveness of colorectal cancer to chemotherapy, and can be used as predictive indicators to evaluate the responsiveness of colorectal cancer to chemotherapy.
3.Persistently low CD4 cell counts are associated with hepatic events in HCV/HIV coinfected patients: data from the national free antiretroviral treatment program of China
Weiyin LIN ; Huolin ZHONG ; Chunyan WEN ; Yaozu HE ; Xiaowen ZHENG ; Hong LI ; Xiejie CHEN ; Haolan HE ; Jinfeng CHEN ; Lijuan CHEN ; Cong LIU ; Xiaoping TANG ; Weiping CAI ; Linghua LI
Chinese Medical Journal 2022;135(22):2699-2705
Background::Chronic liver disease has emerged as a leading cause of non-acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related mortality in hepatitis C virus (HCV)/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-coinfected patients. The relationship between CD4 cell count and HIV-related opportunistic infections and tumors has been well characterized; however, it is unclear whether CD4 cell count is associated with HCV-related hepatic events.Methods::This observational cohort study enrolled HCV/HIV-coinfected patients from the National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program of China from 2004 to 2019 in Guangzhou. The primary outcome was a composite of hepatic events, including cirrhosis complications, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and liver-related mortality. Kaplan-Meier survival and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.Results::Among the 793 patients, 43 developed hepatic events during a median follow-up of 6.7 years, including 35 cirrhosis complications, 13 HCC cases, and 14 cases of liver-related mortality. The 5-year and 10-year cumulative incidences of hepatic events were 4.2% and 9.3%, respectively. Patients who developed hepatic events had a less satisfactory increase in CD4 cell count, lower peak CD4 (354.5 cells/μL vs. 560.0 cells/μL, P < 0.001), and lower percentage of peak CD4 > 500 cells/μL (30.2% vs. 60.7%, P < 0.001) after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) than those who did not. The cumulative incidences of hepatic events were higher in patients with lower peak CD4 levels with adjusted odds ratios of 3.96 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.51-10.40), 2.25 (95% CI: 0.87-5.86), and 0.98 (95% CI: 0.35-2.74) for patients with peak CD4 at <200 cells/μL, 200-350 cells/μL, and 351 to 500 cells/μL, respectively, relative to those with peak CD4 > 500 cells/μL. Peak CD4 was negatively associated with the risk of hepatic events in a dose-response manner ( P-value for trend = 0.004). Conclusion::Persistently low CD4 cell counts after ART are independently associated with a high risk of hepatic events in HCV/HIV-coinfected patients, highlighting the important role of immune reconstitution in improving liver outcomes.
4. Relationship between expression of BRAFV600E and Ki67 protein and clinical pathologic characteristics of thyroid carcinoma
Gun CHEN ; Linghua CONG ; Laifu FANG ; Shiling ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2018;25(11):1467-1470
Objective:
To explore the relationship between BRAFV600E, Ki67 protein and thyroid carcinoma with different pathologic characteristics, thus to provide clinical evidence on early prognosis and personalized treatment in patients with thyroid carcinoma.
Methods:
From January 2015 to January 2017, 76 patients diagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC), who treated in Yinzhou People's Hospital, were enrolled.Twenty cases with normal tumor-adjacent tissue after operation and 34 patients with non-PTC were also enrolled as control.All the patients enrolled were not treated with endocrine, chemical and radiotherapy.The expression of BRAFV600E and Ki67 protein was detected by immunohistochemical method, and the BRAFV600E and Ki67 expression and their correlation with different pathologic characteristic of thyroid carcinoma was analyzed by SPSS 18.0.
Results:
The positive rate of BRAFV600E and Ki67 protein in 110 patients with thyroid carcinoma was 56.36%(62 cases) and 39.09%(43 cases), with the highest expression of BRAFV600E and the lowest expression of Ki67 in patients with PTC respectively.The expression of BRAFV600E and Ki67 protein was all negative in normal tumor-adjacent tissue.The positive expression of BRAFV600E and Ki67 in patients with PTC demonstrated significant difference in TNM stage, tumor side and lymphoid node metastasis(BRAFV600E: χ2=5.281, 9.771, 9.771, all
5.Association Between the Coexistence of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases and Quality of Life in Middle-aged and Elderly People Living with HIV/AIDS
Yao ZHANG ; Chi ZHANG ; Cong LIU ; Haidan ZHONG ; Peishan DU ; Quanmin LI ; Linghua LI ; Jing GU
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2025;46(1):161-171
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence rate of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the association with quality of life in middle-aged and elderly patients with HIV/AIDS. MethodsThis cross-sectional study surveyed 432 patients with HIV/AIDS (aged≥45 years) in the Infectious Disease Center in Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, and 366 participants were included in the analysis after quality control. A questionnaire and the EuroQol 5-Dimensional 3-level version (EQ-5D-3L) were used to investigate NCDs and quality of life and Tobit regression model was used to estimate the association between chronic diseases and quality of life. ResultsAmong the 366 participants, 29(7.9%) had cardiovascular disease, 45(12.3%) had hypertension, 122(33.3%) had hyperglycemia, 151(41.3%)had hyperlipidemia,7(1.9%) had cancer, 17 (4.6%) had chronic kidney disease, 38 (10.4%) had chronic liver disease, 21(5.7%) had musculoskeletal disorders, and 253(69.1%) suffered from at least one type of chronic diseases. The median (lower and upper quartiles) of EQ-5D utility index was 1.000(0.964~1.000). Multivariate Tobit regression results of the total population showed that cancer [ba=-0.08,95%CI (-0.15,-0.01),P=0.036], chronic kidney disease [ba=-0.07, 95%CI (-0.12,-0.02),P=0.006], musculoskeletal disease [ba=-0.09, 95%CI (-0.13, -0.05),P<0.001], and ≥3 types of chronic diseases[ba=-0.05, 95%CI(-0.08,-0.01),P=0.013] were negatively correlated with EQ-5D utility index. The stratified analysis results of different CD4+T cell levels showed that hypertension [ba=-0.07, 95%CI (-0.12, -0.02), P=0.007], chronic kidney disease [ba=-0.10,95%CI (-0.18,-0.03), P=0.006], musculoskeletal disease [ba=-0.15, 95%CI (-0.22,-0.07), P<0.001] and ≥3 types of chronic diseases [ba=-0.09, 95%CI (-0.09, -0.01), P<0.001] were negatively correlated with EQ-5D utility index in the group with CD4≤500 (cells/μL), whereas cancer[ba=-0.11, 95%CI (-0.20,-0.01), P=0.031] was negatively correlated with EQ-5D utility index in the group with CD4>500(cells/μL). ConclusionsThe prevalence rate of chronic non-communicable diseases in middle-aged and elderly patients with HIV/AIDS is relatively high. The classification of NCDs such as cancer or chronic kidney disease or other chronic diseases and the numbers of NCDs categories are negatively correlated with quality of life. However,this association varies among patients with HIV/AIDS of different CD4+T cell levels. It is suggested that we should try to prevent and identify NCDs at an early stage, strengthen linkages and integration of health services for AIDS and chronic NCDs, and jointly manage and control AIDS with chronic diseases to improve the quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS.