Lung cancer is one of the most important malignant tumors of human health and life in the world, and is the leading cause of death in the world. At present, it is believed that it is caused by many factors. Circular RNA (circRNA), as a class of non-coding RNA family, has covalently closed loop structure. CircRNA is abundant in different cells. CircRNAs due to the special structure, with a high degree of specificity, conservation and stability, may have a potential clinical value in the development of lung cancer. The biological function of circRNA is multi-faceted, including miRNA sponge, transcriptional and alternative splicing, protein coding , and so on. Currently, the role and mechanism of circRNA in lung cancer is not very clear. In this paper, the characteristics, function, mechanism and the role of circRNAs in the occurrence and development of lung cancer are reviewed.
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Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; genetics ; RNA ; genetics

Objective To investigate the risk factors associated with clinical stage in patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods The clinical data of 182 patients with non-small cell lung cancer admitted from July 2019 to March 2023 were retrospectively analyzed,and they were divided into stage Ⅰ,stage Ⅱ group(n=73)and stage Ⅲ,stage Ⅳ group(n=109)according to the clinical stage.Inter-group comparison and Logistic regression analysis were used to screen the risk factors affecting the clinical stage of patients,and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the diagnostic value of these risk factors.Results Antinuclear antibody(ANA),fibrinogen(FIB)and cytokeratin 19 fragment(CYFRA21-1)were independent risk factors affecting the clinical stage of NSCLC patients.The optimal cut-off values of FIB and CYFRA21-1 were 4.07g/L and 7.07μg/L,respectively.The area under curve(AUC)of the combined diagnosis of clinical stage was 0.859,the sensitivity was 64.2％,and the specificity was 95.9％.Conclusion ANA,FIB and CYFRA21-1 are independent risk factors for the progression of clinical stage of NSCLC patients.The combined detection of the three indicators has certain reference value for the diagnosis of clinical stage in NSCLC patients.

Objective To analyze the changes of immune indicators in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)and explore their correlation with lupus nephritis(LN).Methods A total of 109 SLE patients treated in Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University from November 2021 to October 2023 were retrospectively included in SLE group,SLE patients were divided into LN group(56 cases)and non-LN group(53 cases)according to whether they were diagnosed with LN or not.32 healthy people who underwent physical examination in the hospital during the same period were included in healthy control group.The immune indicators of subjects were detected,and the clinical data and the scores of systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2000(SLEDAI-2000)were collected.Spearman correlation method was used to analyze correlation between SLEDAI-2000 scores and immune indicators in SLE patients.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of LN in SLE patients.Results The total lymphocyte count,T cell count,natural killer(NK)cell count,B cell count,helper T(Th)cell proportion,NK cell proportion,B cell proportion,immunoglobulin(Ig)M,complement C3 and complement C4 in SLE group were significantly lower than those in healthy control group(P<0.05),T cell proportion,suppressor T(Ts)cell proportion and anti-double-stranded DNA antibody IgG were significantly higher than those in healthy control group(P<0.05).SLEDAI-2000 scores in SLE group were negatively correlated with NK cell count,B cell count and NK cell proportion(P<0.05),and were positively correlated with T cell proportion and Ts cell proportion(P<0.05).The NK cell count,B cell count,NK cell proportion and B cell proportion in LN group were significantly lower than those in non-LN group(P<0.05),T cell proportion,anti-double-stranded DNA antibody IgG and SLEDAI-2000 scores were significantly higher than those in non-LN group(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that NK cell count and SLEDAI-2000 scores were all factors influencing the development of LN in SLE patients(P<0.05).Conclusion Immune indicators have the ability to evaluate the disease status of SLE patients.SLE patients with decreased NK cell count and increased SLEDAI-2000 scores are more likely to develop LN.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of dynamic changes in the expression levels of tumor associated autoantibody(TAAB),including tumor protein 53(p53),protein gene product 9.5(PGP9.5),SRY-box containing gene 2(SOX2),G antigen 7 ATP-dependent RNA helicase(GAGE7),ATP-dependent RNA helicase(GBU4-5),melanoma antigen A1(MAGE A1),cancer/testis antigen(CAGE)in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)patients before and after surgery.Methods Forty-one patients with NSCLC who underwent surgical treatment at the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Li Huili Hospital,Ningbo Medical Center,were selected from January 2019 to August 2022.Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the expression levels of seven TAAB markers in the serum of 41 NSCLC patients undergoing surgical treatment.Results The expression levels of PGP9.5 were found to be significantly higher in the squamous cancer group than in the adenocarcinoma group(P<0.05),while the expression levels of GAGE7 were found to be significantly higher in the adenocarcinoma group than in the squamous cancer group(P<0.05).The expression level of GBU4-5 was found to be significantly higher in the squamous carcinoma group than in the adenocarcinoma group at one week after surgery(Z=-2.095,P=0.036).Within the adenocarcinoma group,the expression levels of GBU4-5(P=0.027)and CAGE(P=0.042)were found to be significantly lower at one week after surgery compared with those before surgery.The expression levels of PGP9.5(P=0.004),GAGE7(P<0.001),and GBU4-5(P=0.014)were found to have decreased significantly at six months postoperatively in comparison to their preoperative levels.In the squamous cancer group,no statistically significant differences were observed in the expression levels at one week after surgery.The expression level of SOX2(P=0.011)exhibited a statistically significant decrease at six months postoperatively in comparison to the preoperative levels.Similarly,the expression level of GBU4-5 was found to be significantly decreased at one week postoperatively in comparison to the preoperative levels(P=0.009).The expression levels of PGP9.5(P=0.003),GAGE7(P=0.001),and GBU4-5(P=0.013)were found to have decreased significantly at six months postoperatively.Conclusion Surgical intervention can reduce the expression level of 7 TAABs in NSCLC patients.Monitoring 7 TAABs before and after surgical treatment is helpful to predict the surgical efficacy and postoperative disease progression of NSCLC patients.

Objective Study on the reduction of false positive interference in the detection of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)by chemiluminescence method with polyethylene glycol(PEG)precipitation.Methods A total of 109 outpatients and inpatients in Ningbo Medical Center,Lihuili Hospital from January to June 2022 were selected.The positive samples initially screened by chemiluminescence method were confirmed by Western blotting,and 20 true positive samples and 89 false positive samples were confirmed.According to whether treatment agent was added,the false-positive samples were divided into three groups:no PEG precipitation group(no special treatment,89 cases),PEG precipitation group(PEG precipitation treatment,89 cases)and control group(normal saline treatment,89 cases).The level of HIV antigen/antibody(Ag/Ab)in supernatant was measured after centrifugation,and the difference of HIV Ag/Ab level and recovery rate before and after different treatment methods were compared.Results After intervention,the HIV Ag/Ab concentration in PEG precipitation group and control group was significantly lower than that in non-PEG precipitation group(P<0.001).After intervention,there were 3 positive cases in PEG precipitation group and 56 positive cases in control group,and the positive rates were significantly lower than those in non-PEG precipitation group(P<0.001).The recovery rate of PEG precipitation group was 4.92(2.12,12.69)%,and that of control group was 65.28(18.04,91.28)%.The recovery rate of true positive samples was>50%regardless of PEG treatment or normal saline treatment.Conclusion PEG precipitation method can effectively reduce the false positive interference of chemiluminescent HIV fourth-generation reagent detection,and has no effect on true positive samples.