1.The clinical study of thromboelas-tography combined with coagulation four items and platelet count to guide platelet transfusion in critically ill patients
Shuting JIANG ; Lingxiao FENG ; Jingli SHI ; Tingting XU ; Hui YAN ; Beizhan YAN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(7):723-727
【Objective】 To explore the clinical value of thromboelas-tography, coagulation four items and platelet count in guiding platelet transfusion in critically ill patients. 【Methods】 A total of 188 critically ill patients in Intensive Care Unit of our hospital from January 2020 to January 2022 were selected as subjects, and were divided into study group(n=89) and the control(n=99) according to the presence of bleeding symptoms. T-test was used for comparative analysis between the two groups. Spearman was used to analyze the correlation between TEG, coagulation four items and platelet count, and binary Logistic regression analysis was used to predict the influential factors of bleeding in critically ill patients, ROC curve was used to analyze the guiding value of the above-mentioned indexes for platelet transfusion. 【Results】 1) K and PT values in the study group, above the normal range, were significantly higher than those in the control, while the Angle value, MA value, CI value, FIB value and platelet count were significantly lower than those of the control, among which MA value, CI value and platelet count were below the normal range. 2) TEG, coagulation four items and platelet count were correlated. MA and CI values were positively correlated with platelet count, instead, R and K values were negatively correlated. R value was positively correlated with PT and APTT, CI value, on the contrary, was negatively correlated, K value was positively correlated with PT, while Angle value and MA value were negatively correlated. 3) Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that decreased MA value and decreased platelet count were independent risk factors for predicting bleeding in critically ill patients(P<0.05). 4) ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under ROC curve corresponding to Angle value, MA value, CI value, FIB value and platelet count were 0.866, 0.932, 0.9, 0.838 and 0.987(P<0.05). The sensitivity was highest in platelet count and lowest in FIB. The specificity was highest in MA and lowest in Angle. Compared with the single index, the area under the curve of the combined index(K value, MA value, CI value, PT value and platelet count) was 0.995(P<0.05), Yoden index 0.944, sensitivity 100%, specificity 93.3%, all higher than the individual index. 【Conclusion】 Thromboelas-tography combined with coagulation four items and platelet count can be used to accurately predict the critically ill patients with bleeding risk. To guide clinical platelets transfusion, the combined use of indexes, including K value, MA, CI value, PT and platelet count, is superior to separate use of them as the former showed better sensitivity and specificity, demonstrating a good clinical value.
2.FTO promotes the development of hepatocellular carcinoma via regulating IFIT2
Lan Lan ; Zixue Xuan ; Jinying Jiang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(5):834-839
Objective :
To study the molecular mechanism of fat mass and obesity⁃associated protein (FTO) regulating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) .
Methods:
HepG2 cells of knock⁃down FTO were constructed , HepG2 cells of knock⁃down FTO and HepG2 cells were collected , and high⁃throughput sequencing was performed using Illumina Hiseq platform to screen the gene expression differences between the two groups . Through GO and KEGG enrichment analysis of these differential genes , FTO regulatory pathways were studied and downstream target genes of FTO
were screened . The role of FTO downstream target gene in HCC was revealed by bioinformatic analysis and cell experiments .
Results:
Transcriptome sequencing showed that 386 genes were differentially expressed between HepG2
cells of knock⁃down FTO and HepG2 cells , and they were involved in biological processes such as response to interferon⁃gamma . The expression of IFIT2 , one of the most responsive interferon⁃stimulating genes , was up⁃regulated after FTO knockdown . Potential m6 A methylation occurred at multiple sites of IFIT2 . The survival of HCC patients with high expression of IFIT2 was significantly prolonged , and knock⁃down of IFIT2 promoted the growth and migration of HepG2 cells .
Conclusion
FTO may regulate IFIT2 by mediating m6 A , and further promote the occurrence and development of HCC .
3.Role of enriched environment in the model of maternal separation
Jicheng LI ; Min JIANG ; Mingyan HEI
Chinese Journal of Child Health Care 2024;32(2):164-168
Early life stress in humans can affect the normal development of individual neural networks, ultimately leading to diseases such as anxiety, depression, and autism in such children. The maternal separation model is commonly used to study the effects of early adverse experiences in human infants. Studies have shown that maternal separation in mice can lead to anxiety, depression, and impairments in spatial learning and memory in young mice during adulthood. However, enriched environmental interventions have been found to ameliorate the negative outcomes of early life stress by exerting a range of beneficial effects. This article provides an overview of the positive effects of enriched environmental interventions on mice in the maternal separation model.
4.Clinical application of an interaction retention method for multi-implant-supported fixed bridges in posterior teeth
HU Wen ; WU Jinan ; ZHANG Tonghan ; YU Tingting ; CHEN Junlan ; JIANG Ying ; WU Yongchang ; YANG Rui
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2018;26(8):537-540
Objective :
To research the feasibility and preliminary clinical effect of an implant-supported fixed bridge based on interactions with the posterior interocclusal space deficiency.
Methods:
Four patients with multiple implant-supported fixed-bridge restorations for interocclusal space deficiency in posterior teeth were included in this study. The 8 total implant sites had an average interocclusal space size of 3.3 mm. Two abutments with an undercut area were performed, the fixed bridge was placed by rotating it without a common path of insertion, and the abutment screw was then tightened. In the production process, the interaction retention concept and methods were fully communicated to the technician. The abutments and bridges on the implants were placed, and the clinical effect was observed.
Results:
The prosthesis was fixed well and presented appropriate functioning. At the 3-month and 18-month follow-up examination, the prosthesis and abutments were not loose, and the abutments did not release or break. No swelling or tenderness was observed in the margin of the implants.
Conclusion
The interaction retention is a good method of resolving the problem of interocclusal space deficiencies in the posterior teeth.
5. Study advances in biomarkers and technologies for diagnosis of bacterial meningitis
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2019;34(10):790-793
Bacterial meningitis (BM) is one of the most serious central nervous system diseases of childhood worldwide.However, for the patients who had received antibiotic pretreatment, the clinical symptoms, as well as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition, are not typical, the diagnosis tests, such as CSF Gram staining and bacterial culture, often present high false negative rates.All above factors add difficulties in distinguishing BM from viral meningitis.Till now, more and more biomarkers and diagnostic technologies had been proposed, now, the focuses on the recent advances in biomarkers like C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, CSF lactic acid and technologies like immunochromatography tests, real-time polymerase chain reaction, next-generation sequencing in the aspect of differentiating BM from viral meningitis in children were reviewed, in order to provide clinical suggestions for early diagnosis of BM.
6.Effect observation of lock stitch suture with bandage contact lens for pterygium
International Eye Science 2017;17(4):785-787
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and characteristic of lock stitch suture with bandage contact lens for pterygium.
METHODS: A prospective randomized controlled double-blind study was conducted. Totally 140 cases(140 eyes)with pterygium were involved in the study from January 2014 to December 2015. All cases were randomly divided into two groups: 68 cases(68 eyes)in Group A received lock stitch suture, while 72 cases(72 eyes)in Group B received lock stitch suture with bandage contact lens. The postoperative reaction, effect, complications and so on were retrospectively analyzed between two groups.
RESULTS: One week later, the pain index scores at 1, 3 and 7d after surgery were 1.62±0.71, 0.83±0.52, 0.31±0.36 in Group A, and the pain index scores were 0.98±0.47,0.27±0.14, 0.12±0.21 in Group B, there were significant difference between the two groups(t=6.23, 8.56, 7.03, P<0.05), and the difference were statistically significant within Group A and B(F=8.60, 13.60, P<0.01); 4 of 68 eyes(5.9%)were recurrence after 1a in Group A and 4 of 72 eyes(5.6%)were recurrence in Group B, demonstrating no significant differences(P>0.05); 10 of 68 eyes(14.7%)with complications in Group A and 3 of 72 eyes(4.2%)with complications in Group B, demonstrating significant differences(χ2=4.61, P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: A good result can be obtained by using the lock stitch suture with bandage contact lens in the treatment of pterygium. The lock stitch suture with bandage contact lens could significantly release pain response, it can significantly reduce the probability of the concurrent appearance.
7. Ten hot issues of breast cancer in diagnosis and therapy in 2018
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2018;56(2):95-100
The rigorous randomized clinical trials and qualified real world evidence have improved the domestic standardized diagnosis and therapy. Meanwhile, the recent consensus and guideline integrated with Chinese realities have also promoted the breast cancer therapy. To expound our views and to provide suggestions for the revision of breast cancer guideline of Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, we select ten hot issues to discuss with our experience.
8. Clinical significance of detection of urine renal injury biomarkers in children with primary nephrotic syndrome
Ying JIANG ; Bili ZHANG ; Wenhong WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2019;34(17):1326-1330
Objective:
To investigate the clinical significance of detection of urine renal injury biomarkers in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS).
Methods:
Seventy-nine children with PNS at the Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children′s Hospital were enrolled from January to December 2016, who were given sufficient glucocorticoid for 4 weeks.According to the response to glucocorticoid, they were divided into steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) group (63 cases) and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) group (16 cases), then they were divided into simple type and nephritic type according to diagnostic criteria.Urinary levels of microalbuminuria (MAlb), transferrin (TfR), retinal binding protein (RBP), N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), α1-microglobulin (α1-MG) and β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) were measured in the children before and after treatment, and the data were analyzed by the statistical method.
Results:
Before treatment, the levels of RBP, NAG, α1-MG and β2-MG in the SSNS group [0.91(1.80) mg/L, 28.00(31.5) U/L, 8.40(14.2) mg/L, 0.45(0.35) mg/L]were lower than those in SRNS group[3.94(4.82) mg/L, 37.10(18.20) U/L, 11.10(21.42) mg/L, 0.66(1.41) mg/L], and the differences were statistically significant (all
9.Visual recovery and complications after vitrectomy combined with phacoemulsification in PDR patients
International Eye Science 2018;18(9):1640-1642
AIM: To observe the visual recovery and complications in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR)after vitrectomy combined with phacoemulsification.
METHODS: According to different surgical methods, 95 cases(95 eyes)with PDR were divided into the observation group(50 cases)and the control group(45 cases). The observation group was treated with vitrectomy and phacoemulsification, while the control group was treated with vitrectomy and lensectomy. The visual recovery, changes of intraocular pressure before and after surgery and the complications were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS: The visual acuity of the two groups was significantly improved after surgery(P<0.05), and the improvement in observation group was significantly greater than that in the control group(P<0.05). The intraocular pressure of the two groups was increased significantly at 1, 3 and 6mo after surgery(P<0.05), without significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05). The incidence of iris neovascularization and capsule opacification in the observation group(2%, 6%)were significantly lower than those in the control group(18%, 27%; P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: Vitrectomy combined with phacoemulsification can obviously improve the visual acuity of patients with PDR, and the incidence of complications is low. Although it will lead to an increase in intraocular pressure, it can be improved after symptomatic treatment.
10. Expression of EphrinA1, vascular endothelial growth factor and microRNA-210 after hydronephrosis
Jiang YONG ; Jun HE ; Qianlong PENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2019;21(11):1672-1675
Objective:
To investigate the difference and correlations of the EphrinA1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and microRNA (miRNA)-210 in the kidney tissue of rats in the unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model. And to understand the regulation mechanism of the three factors in the occurrence of renal tissue injury in rats.
Methods:
Using unilateral ureteral ligation to establish a model of hydronephrosis in mice (except for the NC group), and they wrere randomly divided into an acute hydronephrosis group (UUO group) and a false surgical control group (NC group). The UUO group was divided into four groups (UUO 2 d group, UUO 5 d group, UUO 9 d group, and UUO 14 d group), and eight mice in each group. The pathological changes of renal tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the mRNA expression of EphrinA1, VEGF and miRNA-210; Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of EphrinA1 and VEGF.
Resulsts:
Hydronephrosis was not shown in the NC group, and hydronephrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration were observed in the UUO group. Compared with NC group, the mRNA expression of EphrinA1 , VEGF and miRNA-210 were up-regulated in UUO 2 d group (