1.The Relationship between vitamin D and bone metabolism markers in osteoporosis patients of Chongqing
Hua ZHOU ; Qing ZHAO ; Nianling XIE ; Weixian CHEN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(2):163-165,171
Objective To analyze the statistical correlation between 25-hydroxyl vitamin D and bone metabolism parameters in-cluding parathyroid hormone(PTH),N-terminal osteocalcin (N-MID),calcitonin(CT),bone alkaline phosphatase(BALP),and dis-cuss the significance in clinical diagnosis,prevention and treatment.Methods 411 cases of hospitalized patients were collected from January to September in 2014,including 316 women,95 men,age arranged from 37 to 96,the average age was(69.29±12.21).Use electro chemiluminescence immunoassay(ECLIA)method to detect the levels of 25-hydroxyl vitamin D,PTH,N-MID,CT,and BALP in hospitalized patients and explore the relationship of 25-hydroxyl vitamin D and serum bone markers in osteoporosis pa-tients.Results It was showed that vitamin D and PTH,BALP were negative correlation(P <0.05);There was no significant corre-lation between calcitonin and N-terminal osteocalcin(N-MID)(P >0.05 ).Regression analysis showed that regression equation for vitamin D and blood bone markers was:Y =19.02-0.066PTH-0.09BALP.Conclusion There was some correlation between 25-hydroxyl vitamin D and PTH,BALP in patients with osteoporosis.By taking a combination test of these markers,it can provide some basic data for clinical osteoporosis diagnosis,prevention and control.
2.Relationship Between Myocardial Ischemia and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Fractional Flow Reserve Evaluation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Wei XIE ; Hong QIU ; Junming LIU ; Weixian YANG ; Ke LI ; Fengbo REN ; Qi ZOU ; Liang ZHAO ; Na LI
Chinese Circulation Journal 2014;(11):884-887
Objective: To explore the relationship between myocardial ischemia and left ventricular diastolic function (LVDF) by fractional lfow reserve (FFR) evaluation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods: A total of 57 patients with chest pain were studied, the diagnosis of CAD was confirmed by coronary angiography, which indicated 50%-70%of coronary stenosis. All patients received FFR examination and they were divided into 2 groups:Experimental group, the patients with FFR<0.80, n=27 and Control group, the patients with FFR≥0.80, n=30. The basic condition and risk factors affecting LVDF were compared between 2 groups. Echocardiography was conducted for evaluating left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD), left atrial dimension (LAD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and E/e ' value in both groups.
Results: The patients’ gender, age, history of hypertension, diabetes, blood levels of cholesterol, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C and glucose were similar between 2 groups, P>0.05. Compared with Control group, the Experimental group had the increased LVEDD, LAD and E/e ' value and decreased LVEF, all P<0.05.
Conclusion: The impact of CAD on early diastolic function depends on functional myocardial ischemia in relevant patients.
3.Diagnosis value of lipoprotein(a)in cerebral infarction
Jie HUANG ; Pu ZHANG ; Shaoxiong ZHOU ; Yongjian SHEN ; Weixian XIE ; Lin ZOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2018;39(4):429-431,434
Objective To explore the diagnostic value of serum lipoprotein(a)[Lp(a)]in cerebral infarction by a model of Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Methods A total of 316 patients with cerebral thrombosis from Foshan Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University were col-lected.According to the diagnostic criteria,the patients were divided into cerebral thrombosis group(196 ca-ses)and non-cerebral thrombosis group(120 cases).All the subjects were tested for Lp(a)by immune turbi-dimetry.To evaluate the diagnostic value of Lp(a)by applying logistic regression model,drawing ROC curves and calculating the area under the curve(AUC).Results The P25,P50,P75of Lp(a)in cerebral thrombosis group and non-cerebral thrombosis group were 97.23,238.22,430.01 and 29.80,92.27,233.86,the average rank were 185.42 and 114.52,the differences in the two groups were significant(P<0.05).Logistic regres-sion showed that the correlation between Lp(a)level and cerebral thrombosis was positive,the partial regres-sion coefficient(B)was 0.005,Wald value was 31.295.It suggested that when the levels of Lp(a)was higher the risk of cerebral thrombosis increased.The most valuable diagnosis level was 305.80 mg/L.And the area under the ROC curve(AUC)was 0.724,which has moderate diagnostic efficacy.Diagnostic specificity was 91.7%,misdiagnosis rate was 8.3%,negative predictive value was 48.7%,sensitivity was 40.8%,omission rate was 59.2%,positive predictive value was 88.9%.Conclusion The level of serum Lp(a)has high diag-nostic specificity for the diagnosis of cerebral thrombosis.
4.Genotypes and phenotypes of rare thalassemia in Foshan, Guangdong Province
Lin ZOU ; Shanghua CHEN ; Weixian XIE ; Zeqi HUANG ; Caiyun HE ; Yongfen JIAN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2020;39(11):791-795
Objective:To analyze the gene mutation types and haematological characteristics of αβ compound thalassemia, non-delectable α-thalassemia and Hemoglobin H Disease (HbH disease) in Foshan.Methods:Using the method of retrospective analysis, we selected the population who had been tested for thalassemia gene in Foshan Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University from January 2011 to November 2019. Sysmex XT-5000 automatic hematology analyzer was used for routine blood analysis. α-, β- thalassemia genes were detected by PCR + diversion hybridization method.Results:A total of 4 563 people were tested, of which 1 829 were diagnosed as thalassaemia through genetic diagnosis. αβ compound thalassaemia was detected in 81 cases with a positive rate of 1.8%; non-delectable α-thalassemia was detected in 18 cases with a positive rate of 0.4%; HbH disease was detected in 23 cases with a positive rate of 0.5%. The most common genotypes of αβ compound thalassemia were -- SEA/αα\β41-42/βN (17.3%, 14/81), -α 3.7/αα\β41-42/βN (14.8%, 12/81), -- SEA/αα\β654/βN (11.1%, 9/81). The main manifestations of hematology were normal to mild anemia (93.8%, 76/81). Only β-thalassemia with double heterozygotes and α-thalassemia showed severe anemia. αα CS/αα\βN/βN genotypes were common in the local non delectable α-thalassemia (50.0%, 9/18), and the non delectable α-thalassemia was characterized by non-positive phenotype or typical small-cell hypochromatosis in hematology. The genotypes of local HbH patients were -α 3.7/-- SEA\βN/βN (65.2%, 15/23), and simple HbH manifested as moderate anemia (87.0%, 20/23). Patients with HbH disease and β-thalassemia had normal or mild anemia (13.0%, 3/23). Conclusions:The genotypes of αβ compound thalassemia in Foshan area are diverse and complex, and hematology mainly manifests as mild anemia or normal. Non-delectable α-thalassaemia is common in the genotype of αα CS/αα\βN/βN, and clinical manifestations are asymptomatic gene carriers. The genotype of local HbH patients is mainly -α 3.7/-- SEA\βN/βN, and the hematology mainly shows moderate anemia.
5.HBx promotes ubiquitination and degradation of ZO1 and increases the migration and invasion of liver cancer cells
Shengjun YANG ; Linshan JIANG ; Qin HU ; Cong XIE ; Xi ZHAN ; Weixian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2021;29(12):1164-1169
Objective:To study the effect of hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) expression level on migration and invasion of zonula occludens protein-1 (ZO-1) in HepG2 liver cancer cells.Methods:Liver cancer cells were transfected with HBV full gene plasmid (pcDNA3.1-HBV1. 1 or pcDNA3.1-HBV1.3), empty plasmid (pcDNA3.1) and HBV-encoded protein plasmids (pHBc, pHBs, pHBp and pHBx), respectively. Western blot and RT-PCR were used to detect ZO1 protein and mRNA levels. Immunoprecipitation was used to detect transfected pHBx. Western blot was used to detect ZO1 ubiquitination levels. Transwell chambers were used to assess cell migration and invasion. Cell proliferation and lactate dehydrogenase assay was used to detect siRNA transfecting targeting ZO1. Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis and cycle. The data was compared between two and multiple groups by using an independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance.Results:Compared with the empty plasmid, ZO1 protein level in HepG2 cells after transiently transfected with pHBV1.1 and pHBV1.3 was decreased by 42.99% ± 6.8% and 55.0% 5 ± 4.56%, respectively, and their mRNA levels did not change significantly. ZO1 protein level in Huh7 cells was decreased by 17.46% ± 4.94% and 47.53% ± 3.38%, respectively. ZO1 protein level after transfection with pHBx was decreased by 47.02% ± 3.4%, while the ZO1 protein level after transfection with pHBc, pHBs and pHBp did not change significantly. ZO1 mRNA level was unaffected with pHBx transfection. ZO1 ubiquitin level and cell migration and invasion ability in HepG2 cells was significantly increased with transfected pHBx. HepG2 cells proliferation, apoptosis and cycle after transfection with ZO1-targeted siRNA did not change significantly, but the migration and invasion ability were significantly increased.Conclusion:HBx can increase the migration and invasion of liver cancer cells by promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of ZO1 protein level.