1.Enlightenment of establishing critical care recovery center in foreign countries to China
Xuyan LIU ; Renlong LIANG ; Rong YUAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(20):1588-1593
With the acceleration of the aging process of the population in China, the utilization rate and transfer rate of ICU have significantly increased. More and more ICU survivors have post intensive care syndrome. If they cannot be intervened in time, the quality of life of patients will be seriously affected, and at the same time, the readmission rate will increase, impacting the scarce medical resources. Critical care recovery center have been established abroad for early identification and intervention of post intensive care syndrome. This paper intended to analyze the construction theory and operation mode of foreign critical care recovery center, summarize foreign experience, and put forward corresponding suggestions in combination with China′s national conditions, so as to provide reference for the construction of ritical care recovery center in China, with a view to providing long-term rehabilitation care services for patients with post intensive care syndrome in China.
2.Exploratory study on the role of tumor microenvironment-related gene CCR7 in Cuproptosis and its potential as a prognostic marker for liver cancer
Yuan CHEN ; Yunhui LI ; Jing LIANG ; Li WANG ; Renlong ZHU ; Jiayue MA ; Yajie WANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(10):1169-1177
Objective:To explore the interplay between tumor microenvironment (TME)-associated genes, cuproptosis, and the prognosis of liver cancer through transcriptome sequencing and functional genomics analysis.Methods:Employing a hybrid approach that integrates bioinformatics with fundamental experimental research, we utilized the TCGA database to acquireexpression profiles and clinical-pathological information from 424 liver hepatocellular carcinoma patients. We evaluated ImmuneScore and StromalScore to categorize patients into high and low groups, subsequently identifying differentially expressed genes (DEG) at the intersection of these groups. Core DEG were identified through univariate Cox regression analysis and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. The association between the expression levels of core genes and the survival time of liver cancer patients was analyzed using the R language and Kaplan-Meier analysis, and verified using the Kaplan-Meier Plotter online database. We established a cuproptosis cell model and performed RNA-seq to examine gene expression alterations during copper-induced cell death, followed by in vitro cell experiments for verification.Results:A total of 1 701 and 2 041 DEG were llinked t ImmuneScore and StromalScore, respectively, encompassing 1 134 commonly upregulated genes and 60 commonly downregulated genes. The top 30 core genes from the PPI network's dominant nodes were cross-referenced with univariate Cox regression results, leading to the identification of the pivotal immune gene CCR7. CCR7 mRNA expression levels were higher in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues than in normal tissues ( P<0.05). Patients with high expression of CCR7 in liver cancer had a longer overall survival compared to those with low expression ( P=0.003). Treatment with elesclomol-CuCl2significantly curtailed the survival of hepatocellular carcinoma cel ( P<0.001). RNA-seq data from the cuproptosis model indicated a downregulation of CCR7 expression during the onset of cuproptosis [|log 2(FC)|=2.27, P<0.001], and downregulation of CCR7 expression enhanced the sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells to cuproptosis inducers. Conclusion:The TME-related gene CCR7 is implicated in cuproptosis, and its downregulation might facilitate the process in liver cancer.CCR7 holds potential as a biomarker for liver cancer prognosis.
3.Prediction of postoperative visual acuity in cataract patients with idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane by hand-held retinal optometer and optical coherence tomography.
Hongyang LI ; Yanying LI ; Liping XUE ; Honglei ZOU ; Renlong LIANG ; Binghua YANG ; Yi WU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2021;41(1):123-127
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the value of hand-held retinal optometer and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in predicting postoperative visual acuity in patients with age-related cataract and idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane.
METHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients undergoing phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation for age-related cataract in our hospital from January, 2019 to April, 2020.Preoperative examination detected idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane in 45 of the patients (52 eyes) with lens opacity grade C2N2P1 according to LOCSⅡ lens opacity classification criteria.Based on the thickness of the macular fovea, the eyes were divided into group A (9 eyes) with macular thickness < 300 μm by OCT examination, group B (25 eyes) with macular thickness of 300 to 400 μm, and group C (18 eyes) with macular thickness >400 μm.The best corrected visual acuity and retinal visual acuity before operation and the best corrected visual acuity on the first day and at 3 months after the surgery were compared among the 3 groups.The consistency between the preoperative retinal vision and the best corrected vision at 3 months after the surgery was analyzed.
RESULTS:
The best corrected visual acuity at one day and 3 months after the surgery differed significantly from that before the surgery in all the 3 groups (
CONCLUSIONS
For patients with cataract and idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane, phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation can improve postoperative vision.Hand-held retinal optometer can accurately assess postoperative vision in patients with stage C2N2P1 cataract.Patients with a macular thickness >400 μm caused by idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane are likely to have poor postoperative visual outcomes.
Cataract/diagnostic imaging*
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Epiretinal Membrane/surgery*
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Humans
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Retrospective Studies
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
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Visual Acuity
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Vitrectomy