1.Clinical practice guidelines for meropenem therapy in neonatal sepsis(2024)
Guideline Development Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Meropenem Therapy in Neonatal Sepsis ; Peking University Third Hospital ; Editorial Department of Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ; X-M TONG ; W-H ZHOU ; K-H YANG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2024;26(2):107-117
Meropenem is one of the most widely used special-grade antimicrobial agents in the treatment of neonatal sepsis.However,its irrational use has led to an increasingly severe problem of bacterial multidrug resistance.The guideline was developed following standardized methods and procedures,and provides 12 recommendations specifically addressing 9 clinical issues.The recommendations cover various aspects of meropenem use in neonates,including timing of administration,recommended dosage,extended infusion,monitoring and assessment,antimicrobial adjustment strategies,treatment duration,and treatment strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections.The aim of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations and guidance for the rational use of meropenem in neonates with sepsis.[Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics,2024,26(2):107-117]
3.CRISPR Screens Identify Essential Cell Growth Mediators in BRAF Inhibitor-resistant Melanoma.
Ziyi LI ; Binbin WANG ; Shengqing GU ; Peng JIANG ; Avinash SAHU ; Chen-Hao CHEN ; Tong HAN ; Sailing SHI ; Xiaoqing WANG ; Nicole TRAUGH ; Hailing LIU ; Yin LIU ; Qiu WU ; Myles BROWN ; Tengfei XIAO ; Genevieve M BOLAND ; X SHIRLEY LIU
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2020;18(1):26-40
BRAF is a serine/threonine kinase that harbors activating mutations in ∼7% of human malignancies and ∼60% of melanomas. Despite initial clinical responses to BRAF inhibitors, patients frequently develop drug resistance. To identify candidate therapeutic targets for BRAF inhibitor resistant melanoma, we conduct CRISPR screens in melanoma cells harboring an activating BRAF mutation that had also acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitors. To investigate the mechanisms and pathways enabling resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanomas, we integrate expression, ATAC-seq, and CRISPR screen data. We identify the JUN family transcription factors and the ETS family transcription factor ETV5 as key regulators of CDK6, which together enable resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma cells. Our findings reveal genes contributing to resistance to a selective BRAF inhibitor PLX4720, providing new insights into gene regulation in BRAF inhibitor resistant melanoma cells.