1.Meta-analysis of the effects of early tracheotomy on the prognosis of patients with severe craniocerebral injury
Shishuang JIANG ; Xiaohong GOU ; Dan LI ; Nian WANG ; Ze TANG
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(5):654-657
Objective To evaluate the effects of early tracheotomy and delay tracheotomy on the prognosis of patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Methods Data of randomized controlled test (RCT) of early tracheotomy on the prognosis of the patients with severe craniocerebral injury were retrieved by using Conchrane Library,PubMed,Embase,OVID,CBM,CNKI,Wanfang and VIPdatahase.The retrievaled time was limited from their building to March 2016,and all the index of the obtained references was accessed.Two researchers independently screened the literature in accordance with the established criteria for inclusion or exclusion.The incidence of VAP,mechanical ventilation time and ICU length of hospital stay,mortality were considered as evaluation indexes.The methodology quality of the included references was evaluated,and the Meta-analysis was performed by using Review Manager 5.3 software.Results Finally,4 randomized controlled studies (RCT) were enrolled,including 220 patients.Meta-analysis results showed that:early tracheotomy did not have any effects on VAP incidence rate (P=0.15) and fatality rate (P=0.20) of the patients with severe craniocerebral injury,there was not any statistically difference;but there was a statistically difference between the mechanical ventilation (P =0.01) and ICU hospitalization time (P =0.05).Conclusion Early tracheostomy could not significantly reduce the incidence of VAP and fatality rate of the patients with severe craniocerebral injury,but it can reduce the mechanical ventilation time and ICU hospitalization time.
2.Characteristics and risk factors of pressure injuries in patients admitted to the PICU
Huan LI ; Shishuang JIANG ; Qun YU ; Yaqin HU ; Liping JIANG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2018;53(3):261-266
Objective To investigate the characteristics and risk factors of pressure injuries in patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit(PICU).Methods Totally 302 PICU patients were recruited from five tertiary general hospitals from December 2016 to April 2017.Data about the characteristics of the patients(demographic and clinical data),the assessment and characteristics of pressure injuries were collected and analyzed.Results The prevalence of pressure injuries in pediatric patients was 16.23%,in which 40.82% were related to medical devices,and 81.63% of the patients had grade 1 injury.The most commonly affected site was head and face(64.40%),followed by sacrococcygeal region(10.17%),heels(8.47%) and ankles(8.47%).The prevalence of pressure injuries was different among different diseases.Patients with pressure injuries were usually accompanied by serious condition,disturbance of consciousness,mechanical ventilation,surgical procedure,frequent use of medical devices and with low Braden Q scores.Conclusion Patients in PICU are high risk group,the key to prevent pressure injuries is early identification of risk factors and timely intervention.Clinical nurses should identify its characteristics timely and take corresponding protective measures.
3.SHANK2 is a frequently amplified oncogene with evolutionarily conserved roles in regulating Hippo signaling.
Liang XU ; Peixue LI ; Xue HAO ; Yi LU ; Mingxian LIU ; Wenqian SONG ; Lin SHAN ; Jiao YU ; Hongyu DING ; Shishuang CHEN ; Ailing YANG ; Yi Arial ZENG ; Lei ZHANG ; Hai JIANG
Protein & Cell 2021;12(3):174-193
Dysfunction of the Hippo pathway enables cells to evade contact inhibition and provides advantages for cancerous overgrowth. However, for a significant portion of human cancer, how Hippo signaling is perturbed remains unknown. To answer this question, we performed a genome-wide screening for genes that affect the Hippo pathway in Drosophila and cross-referenced the hit genes with human cancer genome. In our screen, Prosap was identified as a novel regulator of the Hippo pathway that potently affects tissue growth. Interestingly, a mammalian homolog of Prosap, SHANK2, is the most frequently amplified gene on 11q13, a major tumor amplicon in human cancer. Gene amplification profile in this 11q13 amplicon clearly indicates selective pressure for SHANK2 amplification. More importantly, across the human cancer genome, SHANK2 is the most frequently amplified gene that is not located within the Myc amplicon. Further studies in multiple human cell lines confirmed that SHANK2 overexpression causes deregulation of Hippo signaling through competitive binding for a LATS1 activator, and as a potential oncogene, SHANK2 promotes cellular transformation and tumor formation in vivo. In cancer cell lines with deregulated Hippo pathway, depletion of SHANK2 restores Hippo signaling and ceases cellular proliferation. Taken together, these results suggest that SHANK2 is an evolutionarily conserved Hippo pathway regulator, commonly amplified in human cancer and potently promotes cancer. Our study for the first time illustrated oncogenic function of SHANK2, one of the most frequently amplified gene in human cancer. Furthermore, given that in normal adult tissues, SHANK2's expression is largely restricted to the nervous system, SHANK2 may represent an interesting target for anticancer therapy.