1.Evolutionary Trace and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Beta2 Adrenergic Receptor Mutation-induced Activation
Xiang CHEN ; Shuqun LIU ; Zhirong SUN
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2006;33(9):861-868
Beta2 adrenergic receptor (β2 AR) is one member of G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), which is a key pharmaceutical target in the treatment of asthma. Evolutionary trace (ET) method was employed to analyze AR sequences and 44 conserved residues were identified. Then molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of the β2 wild-type receptor, D130N active mutant and D79N inactive mutant were carried out and tried to explore the structural/dynamic features characterizing functionally different states of the receptor,by means of investigating ET identified conserved basic residues in the wild-type receptor and its two mutants. Particularly, it was found that the departing of D130 from R131 of DRY motif and approaching to K149 are highly correlated with the receptor activation,and the movement of helix 2, 4 and 6 upon receptor activation is inferred from the observation that R151 and K270 interact with other residues in the receptor active state on the basis of little change of the side chain orientations. The results might provide further insights into the activating mechanism of β2 AR mutants, as well as the molecular bases of the diseases induced by the mutations of the receptor.
2.The correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder and life quality of children and adolescents with cancer
Ruimei LIANG ; Shuqun FAN ; Lijiao JIANG ; Xingli LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(16):8-11
Objective To investigate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and life quality (QOL) of children and adolescents with cancer,and analyze the correlation between PTSD and QOL and study whether PTSD would influence QOL.Methods We investigated PTSD by using the PTSD-SS,and investigated QOL by using the EORTC QLQ-C30 V3,and the data was performed by SPSS 17.0.Results The PTSD-SS total score and the scores of EORTC QLQ-C30 of function field and of whole life quality field were negatively correlated,and the PTSD-SS total score and the scores in symptom field and six single measurement of EORTC QLQ-C30 were positively correlated.Conclusions PTSD of children and adolescents with cancer was closely related with the poor functional status and the high level of symptoms problem.PTSD has affected QOL.The higher level the PTSD is,the lower level of QOL will be.
3.Antiviral therapy before combined microwave ablation and chemoembolization for patients with he-patocellular carcinoma
Lu WU ; Yefa YANG ; Shuqun SHEN ; Naijian GE ; Yijun ZHANG ; Junjun ZHU ; Xue LIU ; Jian HUANG ; Yong ZHANG ; Mengchao WU
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2016;22(6):370-373
Objective To investigate the characteristics of hepatitis virus B ( HBV) reactivation af-ter combined percutaneous microwave ablation ( PMWA ) and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization ( TACE) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC) and to study the therapeutic role of preoperative antiviral therapy .Methods The data on 180 HCC patients who were treated with the combined therapy were analyzed .The antivirus group ( n=90 ) received antiviral therapy , while the control group ( n=90 ) did not.HBV-DNA was used to study the reactivation status of HBV after the combined therapy and the role of antiviral therapy .Results The incidence of HBV reactivation was significantly lower in the antivirus group (8.2%, 7/90) than the control group (20.0%, 18/90, P<0.05).A preoperative HBV-DNA level above 104 copies/ml was the only independent risk factor of HBV reactivation (P<0.05).Conclusions The HBV reactivation rate was relatively high in patients with HBV-related HCC after combined PMWA and TACE.Preoperative antiviral therapy significantly reduced HBV reactivation and thus it should be adminis -trated especially to HCC patients with a preoperative HBV-DNA level above 104 copies/ml.
4. A trend analysis of the incidence of occupational diseases in Chongqing, China, from 2006 to 2014
Xingcan LIU ; Dong LUO ; Guolong LIU ; Jianyu ZHANG ; Huadong ZHANG ; Shuqun CHENG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2017;35(2):134-136
Objective:
To investigate the incidence of occupational diseases in Chongqing, China, from 2006 to 2014, and to analyze the harm, features, and trend of occupational diseases in Chongqing.
Methods:
The data of new cases of occupational diseases from 2006 to 2014 were collected, and the patients with a confirmed diagnosis of occupational diseases were selected as study subjects to analyze the incidence of occupational diseases in Chongqing.
Results:
There were 17499 cases of occupational diseases in total in Chongqing from 2006 to 2014. Among these patients, 17124 (97.86%) were male, most of whom (95.40%) had occupational pneumoconiosis, and 375 (2.14%) were female, most of whom (72.80%) had occupational chemical poisoning. There were 16400 cases (93.72%) of occupational pneumoconiosis in total, mainly coal workers' pneumoconiosis (55.87%) and silicosis (43.02%) , and the main industries involved were coal mining and washing, railway transport equipment manufacturing, and mining and washing of bituminous coal and anthracite. There were 724 cases of occupational poisoning in total; there were 281 cases of acute occupational poisoning, mainly gas poisoning (39.86%) and carbon monoxide poisoning (33.10%) ; there were 443 cases of chronic occupational poisoning, mainly poisoning caused by benzene (47.63%) , mercury and its inorganic compounds (32.74%) , and lead and its inorganic compounds (9.03%) .
Conclusion
Occupational diseases in Chongqing are mainly occupational pneumoconiosis, and occupational health supervision should be enhanced in the industries of coal mining and washing and railway transport equipment manufacturing to protect workers’ health.
5.Application of intraoperative red cell salvage and autologous blood transfusion in cesarean section of pregnant women with central type of placenta previa
Jian LI ; Xiang CHEN ; Juncheng XIONG ; Shuqun LIU ; Hongping ZHANG ; Yanqin WU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2019;26(7):782-785
Objective To obsOrvO thO safOty and OffOct of intraopOrativO cOll salvagO and autologous blood transfusion during cOsarOan sOction with cOntral placOnta prOvia.Methods From April 2015 to March 2016, 25 prOg-nants with cOntral placOnta prOvia diagnosOd by MRI and ultrasound and undOrwOnt sOlOctOd caOsarOan sOction in thO POoplO′s Hospital of WOnzhou wOrO includOd. WhOn thO amount of blood in thO rOcovOry tank was 450 mL or thO obstOtrician rOquirOd, thO wash and rOtransfusion dOvicO was startOd-up. Hb and Hct wOrO mOasurOd bOforO and aftOr thO parturiOnt, and thO blood was rOcovOrOd. ThO blood loss, rOcovOry of blood, blood transfusion, allogOnOic RBC infusion and thO sidO OffOcts aftOr transfusion and 42 d of postpartum wOrO rOcordOd.Results No sOrious complica-tions wOrO rOcordOd in all prOgnants. FivO casOs(20% ) wOrO only rOcovOrOd and thO autologous blood transfusion and transfusion of thO allogOnOic RBC wOrO not carriOd out. In 14 casOs(56% ),only thO autologous blood was rOturnOd to thO puOrpOra. ThO volumO of blood transfusion was 705 mL(430,1 535). Six casOs(24% ) had massivO blOOding during thO opOration,3690 mL(1 900,8 750),and thO autologous blood transfusion volumO was 2939 mL(1 167, 4 206),and thO allogOnOic RBC transfusion was 3.5U(1.5,11.5).Conclusion Autologous blood transfusion can bO usOd safOly in thO caOsarOan sOction of thO cOntral placOnta prOvia, and can rOducO thO allogOnOic RBC transfusion.
6.Effects of acute pain service in improving quality of patient controlled analgesia
Hui JIANG ; Shengmei ZHU ; Jian LI ; Zuohe WANG ; Shuqun LIU ; Yanqin WU
China Modern Doctor 2015;(3):120-123
Objective To explore the effect of acute pain group on postoperative analgesia quality and patient satisfac-tion in postoperative pain management. Methods 200 cases of patient controlled analgesia after surgery, were randomly divided into two groups, 100 cases in the control group, routine analgesia and follow-up; 100 patients in the interven tion group, routine analgesia and acute pain teams give full analgesia patient management,unified;observed two groups of patients with postoperative analgesia, adverse reactions and patient satisfaction. Results The analgesia effect of in-tervention group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05); Patient controlled analgesia adverse reaction of intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05);Intervention group patients satisfac-tion was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acute pain group can improve self-control analgesia,decrease patients postoperative analgesia related adverse reactions, improve postoperative analgesia satisfac-tion.
7.Efficacy of Lenvatinib Combined with Anti–PD-1 Antibodies Plus Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study
Xiangye OU ; Junyi WU ; Jiayi WU ; Yangkai FU ; Zhenxin ZENG ; Shuqun LI ; Yinan LI ; Deyi LIU ; Han LI ; Bin LI ; Jianyin ZHOU ; Shaowu ZHUANG ; Shuqun CHENG ; Zhibo ZHANG ; Kai WANG ; Shuang QU ; Maolin YAN
Cancer Research and Treatment 2024;56(4):1207-1218
Purpose:
The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is extremely poor, and systemic therapy is currently the mainstream treatment. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib combined with anti–programmed cell death-1 antibodies and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (triple therapy) in patients with HCC and PVTT.
Materials and Methods:
This retrospective multicenter study included patients with HCC and PVTT who received triple therapy, were aged between 18 and 75 years, classified as Child-Pugh class A or B, and had at least one measurable lesion. The overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates, and disease control rates were analyzed to assess efficacy. Treatment-related adverse events were analyzed to assess safety profiles.
Results:
During a median follow-up of 11.23 months (range, 3.07 to 34.37 months), the median OS was greater than 24 months, and median PFS was 12.53 months. The 2-year OS rate was 54.9%. The objective response rate and disease control rate were 69.8% (74/106) and 84.0% (89/106), respectively; 20.8% (22/106) of the patients experienced grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events and no treatment-related deaths occurred. The conversion rate to liver resection was 31.1% (33/106), with manageable postoperative complications. The median OS was not reached in the surgery group, but was 19.08 months in the non-surgery group. The median PFS in the surgery and non-surgery groups were 20.50 and 9.00 months, respectively.
Conclusion
Triple therapy showed promising survival benefits and high response rates in patients with HCC and PVTT, with manageable adverse effects.
8.Efficacy of Lenvatinib Combined with Anti–PD-1 Antibodies Plus Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study
Xiangye OU ; Junyi WU ; Jiayi WU ; Yangkai FU ; Zhenxin ZENG ; Shuqun LI ; Yinan LI ; Deyi LIU ; Han LI ; Bin LI ; Jianyin ZHOU ; Shaowu ZHUANG ; Shuqun CHENG ; Zhibo ZHANG ; Kai WANG ; Shuang QU ; Maolin YAN
Cancer Research and Treatment 2024;56(4):1207-1218
Purpose:
The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is extremely poor, and systemic therapy is currently the mainstream treatment. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib combined with anti–programmed cell death-1 antibodies and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (triple therapy) in patients with HCC and PVTT.
Materials and Methods:
This retrospective multicenter study included patients with HCC and PVTT who received triple therapy, were aged between 18 and 75 years, classified as Child-Pugh class A or B, and had at least one measurable lesion. The overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates, and disease control rates were analyzed to assess efficacy. Treatment-related adverse events were analyzed to assess safety profiles.
Results:
During a median follow-up of 11.23 months (range, 3.07 to 34.37 months), the median OS was greater than 24 months, and median PFS was 12.53 months. The 2-year OS rate was 54.9%. The objective response rate and disease control rate were 69.8% (74/106) and 84.0% (89/106), respectively; 20.8% (22/106) of the patients experienced grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events and no treatment-related deaths occurred. The conversion rate to liver resection was 31.1% (33/106), with manageable postoperative complications. The median OS was not reached in the surgery group, but was 19.08 months in the non-surgery group. The median PFS in the surgery and non-surgery groups were 20.50 and 9.00 months, respectively.
Conclusion
Triple therapy showed promising survival benefits and high response rates in patients with HCC and PVTT, with manageable adverse effects.
9.Efficacy of Lenvatinib Combined with Anti–PD-1 Antibodies Plus Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study
Xiangye OU ; Junyi WU ; Jiayi WU ; Yangkai FU ; Zhenxin ZENG ; Shuqun LI ; Yinan LI ; Deyi LIU ; Han LI ; Bin LI ; Jianyin ZHOU ; Shaowu ZHUANG ; Shuqun CHENG ; Zhibo ZHANG ; Kai WANG ; Shuang QU ; Maolin YAN
Cancer Research and Treatment 2024;56(4):1207-1218
Purpose:
The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is extremely poor, and systemic therapy is currently the mainstream treatment. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib combined with anti–programmed cell death-1 antibodies and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (triple therapy) in patients with HCC and PVTT.
Materials and Methods:
This retrospective multicenter study included patients with HCC and PVTT who received triple therapy, were aged between 18 and 75 years, classified as Child-Pugh class A or B, and had at least one measurable lesion. The overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates, and disease control rates were analyzed to assess efficacy. Treatment-related adverse events were analyzed to assess safety profiles.
Results:
During a median follow-up of 11.23 months (range, 3.07 to 34.37 months), the median OS was greater than 24 months, and median PFS was 12.53 months. The 2-year OS rate was 54.9%. The objective response rate and disease control rate were 69.8% (74/106) and 84.0% (89/106), respectively; 20.8% (22/106) of the patients experienced grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events and no treatment-related deaths occurred. The conversion rate to liver resection was 31.1% (33/106), with manageable postoperative complications. The median OS was not reached in the surgery group, but was 19.08 months in the non-surgery group. The median PFS in the surgery and non-surgery groups were 20.50 and 9.00 months, respectively.
Conclusion
Triple therapy showed promising survival benefits and high response rates in patients with HCC and PVTT, with manageable adverse effects.
10.Efficacy of Lenvatinib Combined with Anti–PD-1 Antibodies Plus Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study
Xiangye OU ; Junyi WU ; Jiayi WU ; Yangkai FU ; Zhenxin ZENG ; Shuqun LI ; Yinan LI ; Deyi LIU ; Han LI ; Bin LI ; Jianyin ZHOU ; Shaowu ZHUANG ; Shuqun CHENG ; Zhibo ZHANG ; Kai WANG ; Shuang QU ; Maolin YAN
Cancer Research and Treatment 2024;56(4):1207-1218
Purpose:
The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is extremely poor, and systemic therapy is currently the mainstream treatment. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib combined with anti–programmed cell death-1 antibodies and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (triple therapy) in patients with HCC and PVTT.
Materials and Methods:
This retrospective multicenter study included patients with HCC and PVTT who received triple therapy, were aged between 18 and 75 years, classified as Child-Pugh class A or B, and had at least one measurable lesion. The overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates, and disease control rates were analyzed to assess efficacy. Treatment-related adverse events were analyzed to assess safety profiles.
Results:
During a median follow-up of 11.23 months (range, 3.07 to 34.37 months), the median OS was greater than 24 months, and median PFS was 12.53 months. The 2-year OS rate was 54.9%. The objective response rate and disease control rate were 69.8% (74/106) and 84.0% (89/106), respectively; 20.8% (22/106) of the patients experienced grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events and no treatment-related deaths occurred. The conversion rate to liver resection was 31.1% (33/106), with manageable postoperative complications. The median OS was not reached in the surgery group, but was 19.08 months in the non-surgery group. The median PFS in the surgery and non-surgery groups were 20.50 and 9.00 months, respectively.
Conclusion
Triple therapy showed promising survival benefits and high response rates in patients with HCC and PVTT, with manageable adverse effects.