1.Prediction and Prognosis for Immunotherapy of Intra-tumoral Interleukins Expression Patterns in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Simin ZHONG ; Dongdong ZHANG ; Shuyue GUO ; Yikai ZHANG ; Siyang LIU ; Zhenyi JIN
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(4):557-566
[Objective]To identify the relationship between tumor tissue interleukins(ILs)and non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)patients with poor response to immune checkpoint blockade(ICB)therapy,and to investigate the differ-ential expression of ILs in tumor of NSCLC patients as well as its effect on ICB response and prognosis.[Methods]A total of 61 patients diagnosed with NSCLC and treated with ICB were retrospectively collected from the data of a previous study.We obtained transcriptome sequencing data from tumor tissues and survival data of the patients before ICB treatment.Us-ing bioinformatics methods,we screened for ILs that significantly affected the efficacy and prognosis of ICB treatment.We evaluated the efficacy of ICB treatment using progressive-free survival(PFS)and assessed the prognosis using overall sur-vival(OS).The Kaplan-Meier survival curve and ROC curve were used to analyze the predictive effect and efficacy of ILs on the efficacy and prognosis of ICB in NSCLC patients.[Results]The results of the univariate Cox regression analysis in our study showed that nine ILs were found to be associated with OS of NSCLC patients treated with ICB at a significance level of P<0.1.Further multivariate analysis revealed that high expression of IL-11,IL-17D,and IL-36A was significant-ly associated with poor prognosis in these patients(P<0.05).The results from the Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between the high expression of IL-17D and both PFS and OS in NSCLC patients.Specifically,patients with IL-17D high expression had a median PFS of 3.1 months compared with 6.5 months in low ex-pression patients[95%confidence interval(CI)(1.178,3.655),P=0.009].Similarly,the median OS was 9.8 months in the high expression group versus 21.8 months in the low expression group[95%CI(1.116,4.392),P=0.018].ROC curve showed that the prediction performance was favorable[AUCPFS=0.702,95%CI(0.562,0.842),P=0.027;AU-COS=0.684,95%CI(0.550,0.818),P=0.014].Although IL-11 and IL-36A alone were not significant predictors of PFS and OS in NSCLC patients,the median PFS and OS were notably shortened to 2.2 months(P=0.003)and 3.0 months(P<0.001),respectively,when high expression of IL-11 and IL-36A was combined with high expression of IL-17D.The ROC curve analysis demonstrated an improvement in prediction efficiency for both PFS and OS in NSCLC patients[AUCPFS=0.748,95%CI(0.615,0.880),P=0.007;AUCOS=0.703,95%CI(0.573,0.833),P=0.007].[Conclu-sion]The results suggest that high expression of IL-11,IL-17D,and IL-36A is associated with a higher risk of disease progression which correlates to poor PFS and OS in NSCLC patients.
2.Breast conserving surgery: a cross-sectional survey of 110 breast-conserving surgery centers in China
Shuyue ZHENG ; Yonghui SU ; Rong GUO ; Bingqiu XIU ; Jia WANG ; Qi ZHANG ; Weiru JI ; Lun LI ; Benlong YANG ; Yingying ZHANG ; Zhimin SHAO ; Jiong WU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2020;35(4):314-318
Objective:To determine national trends for breast conserving surgery and to explore the factors affecting the scale of breast conserving surgery in China.Methods:A questionnaire survey was mailed to 110 hospitals with an year′s volume of more than 200 breast cancer surgeries in each center in China concerning hospital variations and percentage of breast conserving surgery.Results:The overall proportion of breast conserving surgery is 21.9% for operable breast cancer in China. There is a significant positive correlation between local Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the rate of breast conserving surgery ( P=0.001). Hospitals with higher annual operation volume have higher breast-conserving ratios( P=0.042). Compared with non-teaching hospitals, more patients with stage I breast cancer underwent breast conserving surgery in teaching hospitals ( P=0.021). After breast-conserving surgery, the proportion of positive margins needing reoperation had a lower percentage and in cancer hospitals it was the lowest ( P=0.023). The method of pathological evaluation and the remedy strategy for positive margin was not related to per capita GDP and hospital category ( P>0.05). Conclusions:This survey demonstrates the current practices of breast conserving surgery in China. Local GDP, hospital category and tumor stage were factors influencing breast conserving surgery. Breast conserving surgery in China is still at a low level compared with developed countries.
3.Screening of potential candidate genes of epilepsy via a systems biology approach
Pan GUO ; Shuyue ZHANG ; Xuetao WANG ; Chunquan CAI
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2024;35(2):91-98
Objective Comprehensively analyzing the epilepsy-related genes by bioinformatics methods,and to explore their functions based on network and pathway analysis.Methods I Collected epilepsy-related genes through OMIM,DisGeNET,GeneCards databases and literatures deposited in PUBMED.Performed gene ontology(GO)and pathway enrichment analysis using"ClusterProfiler"R package,and the correlation between pathways was identified through pathway crosstalk analysis.Epilepsy-related genes were then mapped to human protein-protein interaction network(PPIN)to obtain epilepsy-specific PPIN,and extracted the hub and potential genes based on network topology.Results A total of 572 epilepsy-related genes were collected,642 significant GO biological process items and 80 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathways,including learning,memory and cognition,were obtained by enrichment analysis.Based on PPIN analysis,10 hub genes of the epilepsy were extracted and most of them are gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)receptor genes.By integrating PPIN and WGCNA analysis,17 potential genes were extracted,involving heat shock protein,growth factor receptor binding protein,etc.Conclusion Epilepsy is a complex process,involving the abnormality of multiple functional genes,multiple biological processes and pathways are closely contact through multiple functional genes,and collectively lead to the occurrence of epilepsy.
4.Single-cell Sequencing Reveals Clearance of Blastula Chromosomal Mosaicism in In Vitro Fertilization Babies
Gao YUAN ; Zhang JINNING ; Liu ZHENYU ; Qi SHUYUE ; Guo XINMENG ; Wang HUI ; Cheng YANFEI ; Tian SHUANG ; Ma MINYUE ; Peng HONGMEI ; Wen LU ; Tang FUCHOU ; Yao YUANQING
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2022;(6):1224-1231
Although chromosomal mosaic embryos detected by trophectoderm(TE)biopsy offer healthy embryos available for transfer,high-resolution postnatal karyotyping and chromosome testing of the transferred embryos are insufficient.Here,we applied single-cell multi-omics sequenc-ing for seven infants with blastula chromosomal mosaicism detected by TE biopsy.The chromo-some ploidy was examined by single-cell genome analysis,with the cellular identity being identified by single-cell transcriptome analysis.A total of 1616 peripheral leukocytes from seven infants with embryonic chromosomal mosaicism and three control ones with euploid TE biopsy were analyzed.A small number of blood cells showed copy number alterations(CNAs)on seem-ingly random locations at a frequency of 0%-2.5%per infant.However,none of the cells showed CNAs that were the same as those of the corresponding TE biopsies.The blastula chromosomal mosaicism may be fully self-corrected,probably through the selective loss of the aneuploid cells dur-ing development,and the transferred embryos can be born as euploid infants without mosaic CNAs corresponding to the TE biopsies.The results provide a new reference for the evaluations of trans-ferring chromosomal mosaic embryos in certain situations.
5.Fermented milk can act as adjunctive therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection: A Meta-analysis.
Yue GUO ; Shuyue WANG ; Xi SHEN ; Miao HE ; Lei SHI ; Ming LI ; Chengyu HUANG ; Fang HE
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2016;41(7):757-764
OBJECTIVE:
To systematically evaluate the clinical effect of cultured milk products as adjunctive therapy in the anti- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) treatment.
METHODS:
The randomized controlled trials (RCT) and Quasi-randomized controlled clinical trials (Quasi-RCT), which were used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eradicating H. pylori by fermented milk-based routine treatment, were searched and collected in Pubmed, Embase, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CBM (Chinese BioMedical Literature Database), Wangfang Database, VIP (VIP Citation Database) from establishment of these database to February 2015. The combined relative risk (RR) of H. pylori eradication rate and the rate of side effects were analyzed. Sub-group and sensitivity analysis was performed, and the publication bias was also tested.
RESULTS:
A total of 9 studies including 1 644 cases were identified. The H. pylori eradication rate was 79.5% in fermented milk products combined with routine therapy, and 67.0% in routine therapy. The combined RR of H. pylori eradication rate was 1.186 (95% CI 1.118-1.257), and the combined RR of total side effects was 0.706 (95% CI 0.373-1.340).
CONCLUSION
Cultured milk products as adjunctive therapy is effective in improving the eradication rate during eradication therapy for H. pylori. However, it could not effectively decrease the risk of side effects.
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6.Comparative study of physical therapist allocation, education and training, and professional accreditation system in East Asia
Xingru LIN ; Yingzhe ZHAO ; Ya LIU ; Shuyue SUN ; Peiwu GUO ; Fang WU ; Xiaoyao OUYANG ; Qi JING ; Jianhua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(11):1334-1341
ObjectiveTo compare the current development of physical therapists in China, Japan and South Korea. MethodsThe condition of configuration, education and practice of physical therapists in China, Japan and South Korea were browsed from the official websites and existing data. ResultsThe allocation, education and training mechanism, and the professional accreditation system needs to be optimized in China. ConclusionThe physical therapists should be allocated based on rehabilitation service settings and needing, trained based on the World Health Organization's Rehabilitation Competency Framework and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, and the professional system should be constructed based on the World Health Organization's Rehabilitation Competency Framework and national professional admission systems.