1.Clinical Significance of Approximated Molecular Subtypes of Invasive Breast Cancer
Qirong GENG ; Donggeng LIU ; Yanxia SHI ; Jin XIANG ; Yue LU
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2009;30(4):458-462,467
[Objective] To investigate the clinical significance of approximated molecular subtype.[Methods] Four different subtypes were defined by immunohistochemical (IHC) markers as estrogen receptor (ER),progesterone receptor (PR) and HER2.Clinical characteristics as distribution,age,menopausal status,histopathologic type and grading,tumor size,lymph node status,time to and place of first tumor recurrence were analyzed.[Results] Among all 703 cases,Luminal A was the majority (51.5%) and the least were Luminal B and HER2+.90.8% the patients were less than 59 years old with Luminal A.Different subtype has different histopathologic grading.Luminal A was more than others among grading 1 tumors and it has more T1 tumors,while T4 tumors was most among HER2+ ones.Lymph nodes metastasis has no significant difference between different groups,other than high proportion tendency of N3 stage in Luminal B and HER2+.In addition,Luminal A has the longest time to the first recurrence while HER2+ was the shortest.Moreover,HER2+ and Basal-like have high rates of lung metastasis.Different from foreign reports,the distribution of the first recurrent place and distant metastases have no significant difference.[Conclusion] The classification of breast cancer approximated molecular subtype defined by IHC markers was feasible.The distribution is similar to other countries.Luminal A has rather better clinical characteristics while HER2+ and Basal-like have high rates of lung metastasis.However,Luminal A has the highest proportion of young patients,which is different from other countries.
2.Statin in the treatment of ALI/ARDS: a systematic review and Meta-analysis basedon international databases
Mingqi CHEN ; Jun LU ; Qiuhua CHEN ; Lu CHENG ; Yanxia GENG ; Hua JIANG ; Xing WANG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2017;29(1):51-56
Objective To confirm the effects of statin therapy on mortality of patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS). Methods PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science andCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for articles using the terms acute lung injury, ALI,acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, statin, simvastatin and rosuvastatin updated to November 17,2015. Randomized controlled trial (RCT) or observational cohort studies investigating the effects of statin therapy onmortality in patients with ALI or ARDS were all identified, without date or language restriction. The control group wasgiven conventional treatment, while the experimental group was treated with statins additionally. The primary outcomewas in-hospital mortality. Meanwhile, ventilator-free day, intensive care unit (ICU)-free day, ICU length of stay (LOS)and ICU mortality were also analyzed. RevMan 5.2 and STATA 13 software were used for systematic review and Metaanalysis, and funnel plot was used to analyze the publication bias. Results A total of five trials including threerandomized controlled trials and two observational studies were included. Among 1636 patients enrolled in the study,there were 739 patients in experimental group, and 897 in control group. It was shown by Meta analysis that there was nosignificant difference in in-hospital mortality between experimental group and control group [relative risk (RR) = 0.96,95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 0.79-1.15, P = 0.63]. The subgroup analysis based on RCT and cohort study, or thesubgroup analysis of different statins showed that there was no significant difference in in-hospital mortality betweenthe experimental group and the control group (both P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in ventilator-freedays [mean difference (MD) = 1.41, 95%CI = -0.32-3.13, P = 0.11], ICU-free days (MD = -0.23, 95%CI = -1.61-1.15,P = 0.75), ICU length of stay (MD = -1.03, 95%CI = -6.55-4.50, P = 0.72), or ICU mortality (RR = 0.88, 95%CI =0.68-1.14, P = 0.33) between the experimental group and the control group. It was shown by funnel plot that there was nopublication bias in in-hospital mortality. Conclusion The systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that statin may not be associated with a significant reduction in mortality, ventilator-free day, ICU-free day and ICU length of stayin patients with ALI/ARDS.
3.Study on physical training for the prevention of chicken′s tendon adhesion
Hongtao JIANG ; Lei NA ; Jun GAO ; Wei WANG ; Yunfeng GAO ; Yanxia GENG ; Changyu YU
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(28):3918-3920
Objective To discover the best physical training way including frequency and intensity each day ,and to guide pa‐tients to get the best cure .Methods Totally 60 chicken ,which were randomly divided into 3 groups ,20 for each ,the deep flexor tendon of the third left toes were found ,repairing after cut them off .Flexor tendon proximal were found by making knees incision then indwelling long silk line .External fixation bandage were used .Their left toes were accepted physical training ,Training stand‐ards :6 pulling backs each time ,toe flexion 1/4 arc ,but less than 2 N .For group A ,exercised once a day ,twice a day for group B , three times a day for group C .Right ones were consider as control group weren′t processed after operation .28 days later ,tendon distance was recorded by using 2 N pulling forces at tendon proximal with aspiring balance .Gross specimen was observed and histo‐logical specimens using Tang Jinen classification method to classify adhesions ,and the dates were analyzed by statistics SPSS 19 .0 . Results Group A remaining of 18 ,rate of 5 .56% ,grade Ⅰ of 1 ,Ⅱ of 2 ,Ⅲ of 4 ;Ⅳ of 10 .Group B remaining of 17 ,rate of 5 .88% , grade Ⅰ of 12 ,Ⅱ of 2 ,Ⅲ of 1 ,Ⅳ of 1 .group C remaining of 16 ,15 toes broke again ,fracture rate was 93 .75 % ,grade Ⅰ of 1 ,con‐trol group were grade Ⅳ .Between group A and B there were no significant differences in degree of adhesion(P> 0 .05) .Group A and Cs′ differences were statistically tested (P< 0 .05) .So were group B and C (P< 0 .05) .The average sliding distance for group A was (3 .01 ± 1 .58) mm ,(6 .72 ± 2 .02) mm for group B ,group C only got one sample ,8 .60mm ,and it was out of statistics .Be‐tween group A and B ,difference resulting from its tendon sliding after statistical tests(P< 0 .05) .For fracture rate ,Group A and B no significant difference was found(α′ = 0 .012 5 ,PAB > α′) .Conclusion Physical training can reduce chicken′s tendon adhesion effectively .
4.Effects of blockage of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis by metyrapone and Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills on immune system in mice exposed to chronic emotional stress
Yun ZHANG ; Zhenyu WU ; Jian XIAO ; Xiaofeng GENG ; Yanxia GUO ; Shijie LI
Journal of Integrative Medicine 2006;4(4):363-7
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills (JWXYP) on immune system of mice exposed to chronic emotional stress, and to compare its effects with blockage of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis (HPAA) by metyrapone. METHODS: Eighty male mice were randomly divided into eight groups: normal saline-treated group, normal saline-treated stress group, JWXYP-treated group, JWXYP-treated stress group, metyrapone-treated group, metyrapone-treated stress group, metyrapone and JWXYP-treated group and metyrapone and JWXYP-treated stress group. A box of electrical shock was used to induce chronic emotional stress in mice. The metyrapone was applied to blocking the HPAA. The JWXYP, a classical formula of traditional Chinese medicine, which can alleviate the damages caused by chronic emotional stress, was also used to compare its effects with that of metyrapone. The body weight, thymus index, rate of apoptosis in thymus, serum concentration of glucocorticoid, activity of natural killer cells, lymphocyte transmission rate of mice were all measured and examined after interventions. The pathological changes of thymus tissue were observed. RESULTS: The thymus index, activity of natural killer cells and lymphocyte transmission rate were lower while the rate of apoptosis in thymus as well as the severity degree of pathological damages in thymus tissue were increased in the different drug-treated stress groups as compared with those in the corresponding drug-treated groups without stress. The activity of natural killer cells and the lymphocyte transmission rate induced by lipopolysaccharide were increased while the serum concentration of glucocorticoid and the severity degree of pathological damages in thymus tissue were decreased in both the metyrapone-treated stress group and JWXYP-treated stress group as compared with those in the normal saline-treated stress group. The combined intervention of metyrapone and JWXYP did not show better effects on immune system in mice exposed to chronic emotional stress than single metyrapone or JWXYP intervention. CONCLUSION: Blockage of HPAA by metyrapone intervention shows a significant protective effect on immune system in mice exposed to chronic emotional stress, and the JWXYP also exerts a similar protective effect against damages induced by chronic emotional stress. The HPAA may be one of the action targets of protective effects of JWXYP.
5.Neutrophil extracellular trap increase the risk of sepsis: a two-sample, one-way Mendelian randomization study.
Jian WANG ; Yan ZHANG ; Lu CHENG ; Yanxia GENG ; Jun LU ; Jiang ZHOU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2023;35(10):1045-1052
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the causal relationship between neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) and sepsis based on Mendelian randomization analysis.
METHODS:
The genome wide association study (GWAS) dataset for the NET biomarker myeloperoxidase (MPO)-DNA complex based on Donkel et al. 's Rotterdam study (RS) and GWAS dataset for identifying sepsis from the UK biobank were selected to screen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPS) associated with MPO-DNA complex as instrumental variable (IV) for genetic variation, using MPO-DNA complex as exposure factor. Potential causal associations between MPO-DNA complex and the risk of occurrence of sepsis, 28-day death from sepsis, need for intensive care due to sepsis, and 28-day death from sepsis requiring intensive care were analyzed using a two-sample, one-way Mendelian randomization analysis primary analysis method of inverse analysis of variance (IVW). Potential pleiotropy was assessed using the MR Egger regression intercept test. Sensitivity analysis was performed using the "leave one out" test.
RESULTS:
The GWAS data were obtained from a European population of both sexes, and the screening criteria was based on the three main assumptions of Mendelian randomization, resulting in 22 SNP entering the Mendelian randomization analysis. The results of the Mendelian randomization causal association effect analysis using the IVW method showed that for every standard deviation increase in the level of the MPO-DNA complex, the risk of sepsis increased by approximately 18% [odds ratio (OR) = 1.18, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 1.07-1.29, P < 0.001], the risk of 28-day death from sepsis increased by approximately 51% (OR = 1.51, 95%CI was 1.27-1.81, P < 0.001), an increase of approximately 38% in the risk of occurrence of needing intensive care due to sepsis (OR = 1.38, 95%CI was 1.12-1.70, P = 0.002), and an increase of approximately 125% in the risk of 28-day death from sepsis requiring intensive care (OR = 2.25, 95%CI was 1.21-4.18, P = 0.01). MR Egger regression intercept test suggested that there was no horizontal pleiotropy in the included SNP, and the MR-PRESSO test did not find outliers. Sensitivity analysis suggested that the results of Mendelian randomization were robust.
CONCLUSIONS
Rising NET can increase the risk of sepsis onset, progression and death as derived from Mendelian randomization analysis.
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