1.Expression changes of CD54 and CD106 in peripheral blood lymphocyte in patients with congest heart failure
Lichun PEI ; Yina ZHANG ; Songyan MENG ; Zongyan TENG ; Ying ZHANG ; Jingyuan ZHANG ; Weigang YU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(19):3169-3171
Objective To study the expression changes of CD54 and CD106 in peripheral blood lymphocyte in patients with congest heart failure. Methods With FCM technique, the levels of CD54 and CD106 in lymphocyte from patients with CHF were measured , and those of patients with hypertension , patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and normal controls were measured at the same time. Cardiac function during heart failure episodes and remission stage was monitored by Color Doppler Echocardiography. Results Levels of CD54 and CD106 were significantly elevated in patients with hypertension , patients with active CHF and hypertension , patients with inactive CHF and hypertension when compared with those of normal controls. Levels of CD54 and CD106 were significantly elevated in patients of dilated cardiomyopathy , patients with active CHF and dilated cardiomyopathy , patients with inactive CHF and dilated cardiomyopathy when compared with those of normal controls. Levels of CD54 and CD106 in patients of CHF were elevated with the degree of CHF. There was significantly negative correlation between LVEF and CD54 of CHF. Conclusions CD54 and CD106 may use as the marker to monitor the progress of CHF.
2.Liver function injury in patients with omicron variant COVID-19 and its influencing factors
Feng DING ; Zelu MENG ; Yina MENG ; Jiangang WANG ; Lingling YING ; Xiaoqing XIE ; Yafeng YU ; Yida YANG ; Huajiang SHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023;16(5):360-366
Objective:To analyze the incidence of liver function injury in patients infected with 2019-nCoV omicron variant and its influencing factors.Methods:The clinical data and laboratory findings of 897 COVID-19 patients infected with omicron variant in Zhejiang province from February 23 to July 14, 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divide into liver function injury group ( n=243) and non-liver function injury group ( n=654) based on liver function indicators. The clinical characteristics and laboratory tests were compared between the two groups, and influencing factors of liver function injury were analyzed. SPSS 26.0 statistical software was used for data analysis. Results:The incidence of liver injury in this series was 27.09% (243/897). The median age of patients in liver injury group was older, the body mass index (BMI) was higher( Z=-6.237 and -2.166, both P<0.05), the proportions of patients with hypertension and diabetes, and with severe clinical classification were higher ( χ2=17.087, 27.509 and 12.945, all P<0.01) ; the proportion of vaccinated patients was lower ( χ2=17.766, P<0.01) than those in non-liver injury group. The levels of platelet, hemoglobin, albumin and potassium in liver injury group were lower than those in non-liver injury group ( Z=-4.631, -2.368, -10.593 and -2.141, all P<0.05), while serum ALT, AST, γ-GT, urea nitrogen, glucose and hs-CRP levels were higher than those in the non-liver injury group ( Z=-7.451, -8.663, -4.410, -3.824, -3.278 and -3.884, all P<0.01). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age ( OR=2.580, 95% CI 1.429-4.657, P=0.002), history of diabetes ( OR=3.650, 95% CI 1.698-7.849, P=0.001), and decreased hemoglobin ( OR=1.993, 95% CI 1.066-3.726, P=0.031) and increased hs-CRP ( OR=1.797, 95% CI 1.283-2.517, P=0.001) were risk factors associated with liver function injury, while vaccination ( OR=0.499, 95% CI 0.312-0.798, P=0.004) was the protective factor for liver function. Conclusion:Liver function injury is frequently observed in COVID-19 patients infected with omicron variant, which is linked to age, underlying disease, and elevated inflammatory markers; while vaccination can lower the risk of liver injury in infected patients.
3.Heterogeneities of HBV reverse transcriptase domain ( RT) gene mutations related to nucleos( t) ide analogues resistance
Jun MA ; Airong HU ; Suwen JIANG ; Jialin LU ; Yina MENG ; Kai CHEN ; Yaoren HU ; Zengzeng ZHANG ; Xiang LIAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018;11(5):346-352
Objective To analyze the heterogeneities of hepatitis B virus ( HBV ) reverse transcriptase domain (RT) gene mutations related to nucleos (t)ide analogues (NAs) resistance.Methods Blood samples from 2765 chronic hepatitis B patients with virological breakthrough or poor drug response treated in Ningbo No .2 Hospital and Ningbo Fourth Hospital from April 2011 to March 2018 were collected . According to the medication status , it was divided into LAM monotherapy group ( n =603 ) , LdT monotherapy group (n=147), ADV monotherapy group (n=68), ETV monotherapy group (n=10) and the sequential or combined drug resistance of NAs group (n=365).The resistance mutation sites and drug resistance patterns (pathways) of each group were analyzed .The SPSS 19.0 software was used to analyze the data.Results Among 2765 serum samples, the NAs-related HBV-RT resistance mutations were detected in 1193 cases with an overall mutation rate of 43.15%.The mutation rate of LAM monoclonal resistance group was 62.62% (603/963) with 19 mutation types, the most common single point mutation was rtM204I/V (40.30%, 243/603).The mutation rate of LdT monoclonal resistance group was 45.51%(147/323), and there were 3 mutation types, with the single point mutation rtM204I/V being the most common (59.86%, 88/147).The mutation rate of the ADV monoclonal resistance group was 17.80%(68/382), mainly rtA181T single point mutation (64.71%, 44/68).The mutation rate of the ETV monoclonal resistance group was 4.06%(10/246), and the single point mutation of rtT184A/G/S/I/L/F was the most common one (80.00%, 8/10).The mutation rate of the sequential or combination therapy group was 41.91% (365/871), among which the mutation rate of the LAM/LdT poor response or the resistance with the sequential ADV group was 63.39%(142/224), and the most single mutation point was rtA181V/T ( 35.21%, 50/142 );the mutation rate of LAM/LdT poor response or drug-resistant with combined ADV group was 42.19% (54/128), and the most common mutation point was rtA181V/T (46.30%, 25/54);the mutation rate of LAM/LdT with poor response or resistance after sequential ETV 1.0 mg was 44.66%(117/262), and the most common mutation point was rtL180M+M204I/V+S202G/I (31.62%, 37/117);the LAM/LdT poor response or the drug-resistant ETV combined with ADV group had a mutation rate of 7.14%(5/70), all of which were multi-site mutations;the mutation rate of poor response to ADV or resistant with sequential ETV 0.5 mg group was 28.14%(47/167), all of which were multi-site mutations.Secondary ( compensation ) sites such as rtV173L, rtL180M, and rtV214A, and single-point mutations such as rtV207I/L/G, rtS213Tand rtN238T, which were not fully defined , were detected.The resistance patterns ( pathways ) of NAs monotherapy were relatively simple , and the resistance patterns ( pathways ) of NAs experienced patients ( sequential or combined treatment group ) were complex and diverse, and multiple resistance patterns (pathways) existed, along with NAs increasing in species.Non-first-line NAs-related resistance patterns ( pathways ) showed an overall downward trend sand ETV-related drug-resistant mutation showed an overall upward trend .Conclusion The NAs-related HBV resistance mutation sites ( patterns ) are complex and diverse , especially multi-site mutations , refractory drug resistance mutations, multidrug resistance mutations and cross-resistance mutations.Therefore, the optimization of antiviral treatment strategies and drug resistance management concepts need to be continuously updated .