1.Application of health portal in public health services and factors influencing its adoption
Xueyang WANG ; Mengge QIN ; Jingdong MA
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2020;31(5):25-29
Objective To explore the current status of the application of health portals in the field of public health, and analyze the factors affecting users' adoption of health portals, so as to provide a theoretical basis for promoting the use of health portals and promoting health management. Methods Referring to domestic and foreign literature, integrating the technology acceptance model and the dual motivation factor theory, a comprehensive analysis framework was built, and the influencing factors of whether various groups of people adopt health portals were analyzed from multiple dimensions. Results The current status of health portal applications around special groups and specific purposes was analyzed. A comprehensive analysis dimension was constructed with perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as the basic framework, service quality, social norms and users themselves as specific indicators, and positive and negative impacts as specific directions. Conclusion From the perspective of service, society and individuals, analyzing the positive and negative factors that affect users’ adoption of health portals, it is necessary to strengthen the use of health portals by special groups such as the elderly, to further improve disease prevention and control, deepen public health services, and promote the development of healthy China.
2.Influencing factors for prognoses of pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients with leptomeningeal metastases: a single-center study
Weifeng MA ; Milan ZHANG ; Tao ZHANG ; Mengge ZHANG ; Linlin JIA ; Yongshi TENG ; Shuhua DAI ; Huiqin LIU ; Yushu JIANG ; Lingzhi QIN ; Lipin YUAN ; Wei LI
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2022;21(1):28-33
Objective:To investigate the prognoses of pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients with leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and explore their influencing factors.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed. The clinical data, imaging features and treatment plans of pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients with LM admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to June 2021 were collected. Overall survival (OS) was used as the prognostic evaluation criterion and patients were divided into good prognosis group (OS≥6 months) and poor prognosis group (OS<6 months) accordingly. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the influencing factors for prognoses of pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients with LM. These patients were grouped according to different Karnofsky performance status (KPS) scores and different treatment methods, and survival curves were drawn to compare their OS.Results:A total of 173 pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients with LM were enrolled in the study, including 75 with good prognosis and 87 with poor prognosis. There were significant differences in the KPS scores, pulmonary adenocarcinoma lesion controlled status, giving third generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy or not, giving systemic chemotherapy and/or whole brain radiotherapy or not between the two groups ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that KPS scores and pulmonary adenocarcinoma lesion controlled status were independent influencing factors for prognoses ( OR=4.186, 95%CI: 1.583-11.070, P=0.004; OR=4.198, 95%CI: 1.499-11.760, P=0.006). Survival curves showed median OS of 8.2 months for all patients ( 95%CI: 6.5-9.8). The OS in patients with low-risk(KPS scores≥60) was significantly higher than that in patients with high-risk(KPS scores<60), that in patients accepted TKI treatment was significantly higher than that in patients not accepted TKI treatment, and that in patients accepted TKI and systemic chemotherapy was significantly higher than that in patients accepted TKI alone ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Patients with high KPS scores and controlled pulmonary adenocarcinoma can have relatively good prognosis; TKI treatment and combination therapy may prolong OS of these patients.
3.Prognostic significance of DEK-NUP214 fusion gene in patients with acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Mengge GAO ; Qiang FU ; Yazhen QIN ; Yingjun CHANG ; Yu WANG ; Chenhua YAN ; Lanping XU ; Xiaohui ZHANG ; Xiaojun HUANG ; Xiaosu ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2021;60(10):868-874
Objective:To investigate the dynamic change and clinical impact of DEK-NUP214 fusion gene in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).Methods:Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) and multicolor flow cytometry (FCM) were used to detect DEK-NUP214 gene expression and leukemia-associated immunophenotype (LAIP) in 15 newly diagnosed patients with positive DEK-NUP214 and receiving allo-HSCT from September 2012 to September 2017 at Peking University People′s Hospital. The clinical outcome was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. The impact of DEK-NUP214 expression was analyzed by log-rank test.Results:The subjects were followed-up with a median period of 657 (62-2 212) days. The median DEK-NUP214 expression level at diagnosis was 488% (274%-1 692%). Thirteen patients achieved complete remission before allo-HSCT. Thirteen patients had a residual DEK-NUP214 expression of 0.38% (0.029%-738.9%) before allo-HSCT. After allo-HSCT, DEK-NUP214 expression in 9/13 patients remained positive, which dropped by around 500 folds (5.7-5 663.0 folds) within a month post-transplant. Five patients died and 2 patients relapsed. The 3-year cumulative incidence of relapse in patients with positive DEK-NUP214 before transplant was 17.5%±11.3% and the 3-year overall survival was 60.5%±13.8%. After allo-HSCT, DEK-NUP214-negative patients had a better outcome.Conclusion:Quantitative monitor of DEK-NUP214 fusion gene could be a sensitive indicator of MRD status after allo-HSCT.
4.Mechanism of Arnebia euchroma Against Hepatocarcinoma Based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Verification
Mengge DU ; Bo LYU ; Lingyu MENG ; Peiyan PAN ; Dongmei QIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(24):75-86
ObjectiveTo investigate the material basis and mechanism of Arnebia euchroma against hepatocarcinoma by network pharmacology, and to verify the potential targets of A. euchroma against hepatocarcinoma by molecular docking and experiments. MethodThe main active ingredients of A. euchroma were collected by retrieving the literature through China National Knowledge Network (CNKI) and Traditional Chinese Medicine System Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP). The active ingredients were screened out by FAFDrug4 platform according to the pharmacokinetics (ADME) properties of the drugs. The screening compounds and liver cancer targets were collected by using several databases and analyzed by drawing Venn diagrams. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by Cytoscape and STRING database. DAVID database was used to perform Gene Ontology (GO) functional enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis of key targets. Autodock was used to perform molecular docking of targets on core pathways. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) experiment was carried out to validate the activities of five naphthoquinones. Based on the predicted results in the H22 tumor-bearing mouse model, the key targets of isovalerylshikonin against hepatocarcinoma were verified by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and Western blot assay. ResultFifty-five active ingredients and 34 targets of active ingredients against hepatocarcinoma were screened out. The active molecules with high degree values in the “drug-active ingredient-target-disease” network were mainly naphthoquinones. PPI network obtained several core targets of A. euchroma against hepatocarcinoma. Twenty-two pathways were screened out by KEGG analysis, mainly involving phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and other signaling pathways. The results of molecular docking showed that the five naphthoquinones had a good affinity with the targets of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The results of CCK-8 and animal experiments showed that the lipid-soluble component isovalerylshikonin had good anti-cancer potential, and the high-dose group reduced the serum levels of VEGF and alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels and elevated interferon-γ (IFN-γ) level (P<0.05, P<0.01). The high-dose group also down-regulated phosphorylate(p)-Akt (Ser473) and B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2 protein expressions and up-regulated Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death (Bad) protein expression (P<0.01). ConclusionA. euchroma can inhibit hepatocarcinoma cell proliferation and tumor angiogenesis and induce cancer cell apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, which provides ideas and clues for the subsequent in-depth investigation of its specific mechanism.
5.Exploration of cross-cultivar group characteristics of a new cultivar of Prunus mume 'Zhizhang Guhong Chongcui'.
Xiaotian QIN ; Mengge GUO ; Shaohua QIN ; Ruidan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2024;40(1):239-251
'Zhizhang Guhong Chongcui' is a new cultivar of Prunus mume with cross-cultivar group characteristics. It has typical characteristics of cinnabar purple cultivar group and green calyx cultivar group. It has green calyx, white flower, and light purple xylem, but the mechanism remains unclear. In order to clarify the causes of its cross-cultivar group traits, the color phenotype, anthocyanin content and the expression levels of genes related to anthocyanin synthesis pathway of 'Zhizhang Guhong Chongcui', 'Yuxi Zhusha' and 'Yuxi Bian Lü'e' were determined. It was found that the red degree of petals, sepals and fresh xylem in branches was positively correlated with the total anthocyanin content. MYBɑ1, MYB1, and bHLH3 were the key transcription factor genes that affected the redness of the three cultivars of flowers and xylem. The transcription factors further promoted the high expression of structural genes F3'H, DFR, ANS and UFGT, thereby promoting the production of red traits. Combined with phenotype, anthocyanin content and qRT-PCR results, it was speculated that the white color of petals of 'Zhizhang Guhong Chongcui' were derived from the high expression of FLS, F3'5'H, LAR and ANR genes in other branches of cyanidin synthesis pathway, and the low expression of GST gene. The green color of sepals might be originated from the relatively low expression of F3'H, DFR and ANS genes. The red color of xylem might be derived from the high expression of ANS and UFGT genes. This study made a preliminary explanation for the characteristics of the cross-cultivar group of 'Zhizhang Guhong Chongcui', and provided a reference for molecular breeding of flower color and xylem color of Prunus mume.
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Anthocyanins
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DNA Shuffling
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6.Antibacterial effects of platelet-rich fibrin produced by horizontal centrifugation.
Mengge FENG ; Yulan WANG ; Peng ZHANG ; Qin ZHAO ; Shimin YU ; Kailun SHEN ; Richard J MIRON ; Yufeng ZHANG
International Journal of Oral Science 2020;12(1):32-32
Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) has been widely used owing to its ability to stimulate tissue regeneration. To date, few studies have described the antibacterial properties of PRF. Previously, PRF prepared by horizontal centrifugation (H-PRF) was shown to contain more immune cells than leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF). This study aimed to compare the antimicrobial effects of PRFs against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in vitro and to determine whether the antibacterial effects correlated with the number of immune cells. Blood samples were obtained from eight healthy donors to prepare L-PRF and H-PRF. The sizes and weights of L-PRF and H-PRF were first evaluated, and their antibacterial effects against S. aureus and E. coli were then tested in vitro using the inhibition ring and plate-counting test methods. Flow-cytometric analysis of the cell components of L-PRF and H-PRF was also performed. No significant differences in size or weight were observed between the L-PRF and H-PRF groups. The H-PRF group contained more leukocytes than the L-PRF group. While both PRFs had notable antimicrobial activity against S. aureus and E. coli, H-PRF demonstrated a significantly better antibacterial effect than L-PRF. Furthermore, the antimicrobial ability of the PRF solid was less efficient than that of wet PRF. In conclusion, H-PRF exhibited better antibacterial activity than L-PRF, which might have been attributed to having more immune cells.
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Centrifugation
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Escherichia coli
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Leukocytes
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Platelet-Rich Fibrin
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Staphylococcus aureus