1.Analyses of the risk factors for the progression of primary antiphospholipid syndrome to systemic lupus erythematosus
Siyun CHEN ; Minmin ZHENG ; Chuhan WANG ; Hui JIANG ; Jun LI ; Jiuliang ZHAO ; Yan ZHAO ; Ruihong HOU ; Xiaofeng ZENG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2024;63(2):170-175
Objectives:Analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) progressing to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Explore the risk factors for the progression from PAPS to SLE.Methods:The clinical data of 262 patients with PAPS enrolled in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from February 2005 to September 2021 were evaluated. Assessments included demographic data, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests (serum levels of complement, anti-nuclear antibodies, anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies), treatment, and outcomes. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to calculate the prevalence of SLE in patients with PAPS. Univariate Cox regression analysis was employed to identify the risk factors for PAPS progressing to SLE.Results:Among 262 patients with PAPS, 249 had PAPS (PAPS group) and 13 progressed to SLE (5.0%) (PAPS-SLE group). Univariate Cox regression analysis indicated that cardiac valve disease ( HR=6.360), positive anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies ( HR=7.203), low level of complement C3 ( HR=25.715), and low level of complement C4 ( HR=10.466) were risk factors for the progression of PAPS to SLE, whereas arterial thrombotic events ( HR=0.109) were protective factors ( P<0.05 for all). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the prevalence of SLE in patients suffering from PAPS with a disease course>10 years was 9%-15%. Hydroxychloroquine treatment had no effect on the occurrence of SLE in patients with PAPS ( HR=0.753, 95% CI 0.231-2.450, P=0.638). Patients with≥2 risk factors had a significantly higher prevalence of SLE compared with those with no or one risk factor (13-year cumulative prevalence of SLE 48.7% vs. 0 vs. 6.2%, P<0.001 for both). Conclusions:PAPS may progress to SLE in some patients. Early onset, cardiac-valve disease, positive anti-dsDNA antibody, and low levels of complement are risk factors for the progression of PAPS to SLE (especially in patients with≥2 risk factors). Whether application of hydroxychloroquine can delay this transition has yet to be demonstrated.
2.Pharmaceutical care for a case of infective endocarditis caused by Micrococcus luteus complicated with severe pneumonia
Siyun WANG ; Junjun CHEN ; Yuhui ZHU ; Xin LI ; Xinru ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(9):1137-1141
OBJECTIVE To provide ideas and reference for the treatment and pharmaceutical care of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Micrococcus luteus complicated with severe pneumonia. METHODS The clinical pharmacist participated in the treatment of a patient with IE caused by M. luteus complicated with severe pneumonia; all anti-infective treatment plans were agreed upon after the doctor invited the clinical pharmacist for consultation. After the implementation of the plan, the clinical pharmacist conducted pharmaceutical care of effectiveness and safety for the plan, including adopting suitable drug, adjusting the dose of vancomycin by using parameters such as steady-state valley concentration and creatinine clearance rate, monitoring renal function and adverse drug reactions. RESULTS IE caused by M. luteus was cured after surgery and full treatment with anti-bacterial drugs, the severe pneumonia was improved, and the decline of renal function caused by drugs and the primary disease were recovered; clinical pharmacists had ensured the effect of anti-infection treatment by assisting in the formulation of treatment plans and the implementation of pharmaceutical care, avoiding further renal damage and solving the problem of cefoperazone sulbactam- related drug fever. CONCLUSIONS IE caused by M. luteus is relatively serious, and the treatment drug can be vancomycin and rifampicin. During the treatment, it is necessary to monitor the renal function, and adjust the dose of vancomycin or change other drugs; anti-infection pharmaceutical care provided by clinical pharmacists can guarantee the effectiveness and safety of anti- infection plan, and avoid the occurrence of severe adverse drug reactions.
3.Sudden chest pain, painful swelling left lower limb and malar erythema
Siyun CHEN ; Ji LI ; Jiuliang ZHAO ; Yan ZHAO ; Xiaofeng ZENG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2022;26(2):87-90,C2-2
Objective:To improve the understanding of the relationship between antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods:The clinical characteristics and process of diagnosis and treatment of a case was reported and analyzed. This patient was initially diagnosed as antiphospholipid syndrome and later developed new skin lesion and positive anti-dsDNA antibody, which made the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus.Results:A 15-year-old girl suffered acute pulmonary embolism, lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, and high titer of anti-phospholipid antibody, but negative for other autoantibodies. So primary antiphospholipid syndrome was diagnosed. Symptoms were improved after thrombolysis and anticoa-gulation treatment. During the follow-up period, the patient developed malar erythema, lymphocytopenia, proteinuria, positive ANA, anti-dsDNA antibody, and reduced complement level. So she was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. After glucocorticoid pulse therapy and immunosuppressants treatment, the symptoms were relieved and lupus disease activity was decreased.Conclusion:A few primary APS patients can progress into SLE. Patients with risk factors such as a younger age of onset, positive ANA and positive Coomb's test results should be closely followed up.
4.Expert guideline on imaging examination and report specification of inflammatory bowel disease in China
Xuehua LI ; Shiting FENG ; Li HUANG ; Jie ZHOU ; Zhiyang ZHOU ; Siyun HUANG ; Ren MAO ; Yao HE ; Wei LIU ; Huadan XUE ; Xuesong ZHAO ; Fuhua YAN ; Liping DENG ; Minhu CHEN ; Ziping LI
Chinese Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2021;05(2):109-113
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mainly includes Crohn′s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) . The imaging diagnosis of CD is difficult because of its complex disease and varied imaging manifestations. Standardizations of imaging techniques and reports are helpful to improve the imaging diagnosis level of CD. This article aims to provide guideline for the imaging technique selection, scanning scheme formulation, imaging features interpretation and imaging report writing of CD in China.
5.Expert guideline on imaging examination and report specification of inflammatory bowel disease in China
Xuehua LI ; Shiting FENG ; Li HUANG ; Jie ZHOU ; Zhiyang ZHOU ; Siyun HUANG ; Ren MAO ; Yao HE ; Wei LIU ; Huadan XUE ; Xuesong ZHAO ; Fuhua YAN ; Liping DENG ; Minhu CHEN ; Ziping LI
Chinese Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2021;05(2):109-113
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mainly includes Crohn′s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) . The imaging diagnosis of CD is difficult because of its complex disease and varied imaging manifestations. Standardizations of imaging techniques and reports are helpful to improve the imaging diagnosis level of CD. This article aims to provide guideline for the imaging technique selection, scanning scheme formulation, imaging features interpretation and imaging report writing of CD in China.
6.Study on Relationships of Gene Polymorphism of MTRR and SLCO1B1 with Blood Concentration of MTX and HD-MTX- induced ADR in ALL Children
Xia HE ; Pingli YAO ; Yu WU ; Zhengyao HOU ; Xingxing LI ; Lu CHEN ; Lijuan ZHANG ; Siyun YANG ; Hongtao XIAO ; Rongsheng TONG
China Pharmacy 2019;30(24):3428-3433
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationships of polymorphism of MTRR gene rs1801394 locus and SLCO1B1 gene rs11045879 locus with drug concentration of methotrexate (MTX) and high-dose MTX (HD-MTX)-induced ADR in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) children. METHODS: From Oct. 2015 to Sept. 2018, 70 ALL hospitalized children of Han nationality in Sichuan area who received HD-MTX treatment and were in consolidation chemotherapy were selected retrospectively from Sichuan People’s Hospital. The blood concentration of MTX at 48 and 72 hours after administration was measured by EMIT. The genetic typing of MTRR gene rs1801394 locus and SLCO1B1 gene rs11045879 locus were detected with real-time PCR. The relationships of the polymorphism of MTRR gene and SLCO1B1 gene with MTX blood concentration [dose-corrected concentration (c48 h/D,48 h), the proportion of children with different concentration of MTX (≤0.1, >0.1 μmol/L)] and ADR (such as myelosuppression, liver function damage, gastrointestinal response, mucosal damage, rash, etc.) were analyzed. Binary Logistic regression analysis for the correlation of ADR with different influencing factors (gene polymor- phism, blood concentration of MTX, immunophenotyping, body mass index, etc.) was carried out by Wald method. RESULTS: Totally 31, 32, 7 children with MTRR gene AA, AG and GG genotype, while 23, 37, 10 children with SLCO1B1 gene TT, TC and CC genotype were detected. The distribution of each genotype in 70 children conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in c48 h/D(48 h) of children and the proportion of children with different concentration of MTX (72 h) among difterent genotypes of MTRR and SLCO1B1 gene (P>0.05). There was statistical significance in the incidence of liver function injury in children with different genotypes of MTRR gene (P<0.05), and the AA genotype was significantly higher than the AG+GG genotype (P<0.05). There was no correlation of MTRR gene polymorphism with the incidence of other ADR, neither SLCO1B1 gene polymorphism with the incidence of ADR (P>0.05). The results of Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that liver function damage in ALL children was related to the gene polymorphism of MTRR; gastrointestinal reaction was related to whether the plasma concentration was more than 0.1 μmol/L at 72 h; mucosal damage was related to the immune type and BMI of children; the occurrence of skin allergy was correlated with body weight of children(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Gene polymorphism of MTRR rs1801394 locus may associated with the occurrence of HD-HTX-induced liver function injury in ALL children, but its polymorphism and gene polymorphism of SLCO1B1 rs11045879 locus are not related to MTX blood concentration in ALL children.
7. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor exerts its neuroprotective effects by regulating inflammatory cascades via mTOR/p70SK6 signaling pathway when hypoxia-ischemia occurs in neonatal rats
John Sieh DUMBUYA ; Siyun SHU ; Zhengyan WU ; Lin MA ; Jiang DU ; Lu CHEN ; Wei LUO ; Fei LI ; Bin WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2018;33(14):1107-1111
Objective:
To investigate the role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on the regulation of inflammatory cytokines in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage(HIBD) rat model, and to explore the possible mechanism involved in G-CSF neuroprotective effect via the mammalian target of Rapamycin/p70 ribosomal S6 protein kinase (mTOR/p70S6K) signaling pathway.
Methods:
A group of postnatal day 7 (P7) Sprague-Dawley rat pups (90 cases) were randomly divided into sham-operated group, hypoxia-ischemia(HI) group, G-CSF group, Rapamycin (RAP) group and control group, and the improved Rice method was used to establish a neonatal rat model of HIBD.One hour before HI induction, Rapamycin was administered intraperitoneally with a dose of 250 μg/kg, and the control group was given equal volume of ethanol injected intraperitoneally.One hour after HI, a dose of 50 μg/kg of G-CSF was injected intraperitoneally into the G-CSF group, Rapamycin group and control group.The same volume of normal saline was injected intraperitoneally into HI group and sham-operated group.Forty-eight hours after HI, Western blot was used to detect the protein levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-10, and the mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway in brain tissue.Neuron injury of the hippocampal CA1 region and the cortex was assessed by Nissl staining, and infarct volume detected by 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining.
Results:
The G-CSF group and control group were associated with significantly reduced infarction volume compared to the HI group [(12.87±1.54)%, (11.90±1.31)%
8.G-CSF ameliorates neuronal apoptosis via the mTOR/p70S6K pathway after hypoxia-ischemia brain damage in neonatal rats
Lu CHEN ; Siyun SHU ; Zhengyan WU ; Lin MA ; Jiang DU ; Sieh John DUMBUYA ; Wei LUO ; Fei LI ; Bin WANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2018;17(5):450-456
Objective To investigate the effects of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on neuronal apoptosis after hypoxia-ischemia brain damage (HIBD) and the possible role of the mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway in neonatal rats.Methods Ninety seven-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned into 5 equal groups (n=18):sham group,HIBD group,G-CSF group,rapamycin group and ethanol group by random number table method.Pups were subjected to unilateral carotid artery ligation followed by 2hrs hypoxia or sham surgery.HIBD animals received normal saline,G-CSF (50 μg/kg),G-CSF combined with rapamycin (250 μg/kg) or ethanol (vehicle for rapamycin).Pups were euthanized 48hrs post-HIBD to quantify the percentage of brain infraction area.The pathomorphologic changes in the hippocampal CA 1 area and cortex were observed by Nissl staining.Neuronal cell death was determined using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL).mTOR,activated mTOR (p-mTOR),p70S6K,activated p70S6K (p-p70S6K),Cleaved Caspase-3 (CC3),Bax,and Bcl-2 were quantified using Western blot analysis.Results G-CSF treatment resulted in significantly reduced percentage of brain infraction area (P<0.05) and neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampal CA1 area and cortex (P<0.05) after HIBD in neonatal rats.However,rapamycin administration reversed the neuroprotective effect of G-CSF.G-CSF administration ameliorated the pathomorphologic damage in the ipsilateral hemisphere.Compared with the HIBD group,the Nissl stained neurons significantly increased in the G-CSF group (P<0.05).Furthermore,G-CSF increased the expression ofp-mTOR,p-p70S6K and Bcl-2 but decreased the expression levels of CC3 and Bax in the ipsilateral hemisphere,which were all significantly reversed by rapamycin (P<0.05).Conclusion G-CSF may attenuate caspase activation and reduce neuronal apoptosis by up-regulating the activity of mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway after experimental HIBD in rat pups.
9.Analysis of the health literacy level and its related factors in the elderly
Yan CHANG ; Minxue SHEN ; Siyun LIU ; Hui CHEN ; Jiao TU ; Ming HU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2016;35(1):91-96
Objective To understand health literacy levels in elderly people aged 60 years and above in Hunan, and explore factors related to health literacy.Methods Hunan residents aged 60 years and above were randomly recruited by the multistage stratified cluster sampling method.A total of 611 elderly people from 13 counties of Hunan were included in the study, which was conducted through questionnaires.Results The median health literacy score for elderly people aged 60 years and above was 51.00 (4-90), and it was lower than that for people under 60 years old, which was 56.00.Single factor analysis found that education level, occupation, number of family members, and household income each had an influence on health literacy scores (H=59.526, 20.609, 17.214, and 50.749, respectively;P=0.000, 0.002, 0.001 and 0.000, respectively).The number of people with basic health literacy accounted for 10.6% (65/611) of the total.Multiple logistic regression analysis found that chronic disease was a factor affecting basic health literacy.Compared with elderly people without chronic diseases, a higher percentage of people with basic health literacy was among elderly people with chronic diseases (OR =1.870, 95% CI: 1.037-3.373).Conclusions The health literacy level is lower in elderly people aged 60 years and above than those under 60 years old in Hunan.Only 10.6% (65/611) of them show basic health literacy.Education level, occupation, number of family members, and household income are the factors related to health literacy.Health education about healthy lifestyle and behavior as well as chronic disease prevention and control should be increased in order to improve the health literacy level in elderly people.
10.Meta analysis for interventional effect on unexpected injury among children and adolescents in China.
Siyun LIU ; Ming HU ; Yan CHANG ; Hui CHEN ; Jiao TU
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2016;41(5):527-533
OBJECTIVE:
To comprehensively evaluate the interventional effect on unexpected injury among children and adolescents in China, and to provide scientific basis for the injury control strategy.
METHODS:
Meta analysis was utilized to analyze the selected literatures. After heterogeneity test of the data, a relevant model was chosen to estimate the combined effect values relative risk (RR) and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Subgroup analysis were performed based on the intervention measures, objects and places. Sensitivity and publication bias were analyzed.
RESULTS:
A total of 18 papers were included in the Meta analysis with a sample size of 32 599. The combined RR value was 0.54 (95% CI 0.44 to 0.68). Subgroup analysis showed that the RR value of health education and comprehensive intervention were 0.59 and 0.50, respectively, with no significant difference between them (P>0.05). The RR values of the interventions in school alone, in school and community or in community alone were 0.51, 0.78 or 0.63. The RR values on children alone, children and parents or parents alone were 0.53, 0.65 or 0.35. The differences were significant when the interventions were performed among different places or objects (P<0.05). Sensitivity analysis revealed that meta-analysis results were relatively stable.
CONCLUSION
The targeted interventions were significant in the prevention of unexpected injuries among children and adolescents. It is worth further promoting and spreading.
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