1.The characteristics of complaints among gastrointestinal outpatients with depressive or anxiety disorders in general hospitals
Ling ZHANG ; Lan ZHANG ; Yanling HE ; Hong MA ; Zhening LIU ; Fujun JIA ; Xiaojing LI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(5):414-416
ObjectiveTo help physicians improve detection rate of depressive and anxiety disorders by exploring the complaints of gastrointestinal(GI) outpatients with these disorders in the general hospitals.Methods A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June in 2007.A total of 1995 subjects from 13 general hospitals in China were screened with the hospital anxiety and depression scale ( HADS ) and patient health questionnaire 15-item (PHQ-15).Meanwhile patients'complaints were recorded.Psychiatrists interviewed subjects scored ≥8 on HADS and made diagnoses by using the mini international neuropsychiatric interview(MINI).There were 323 outpatients diagnosed as depressive or anxiety disorders and 1287 outpatients without diagnosis of depressive or anxiety disorders.The complaints and PHQ-15 sores were compared between these two groups.The logistic regression analysis was used to determine the risk of having depressive or anxiety disorders with the number of complaints as an independent variable.ResultsSome symptoms between two groups were statistically significant,including weakness(34.1% vs 18.8% ;χ2 =18.04; P=0.000),fatigue(9.6% vs 5.7% ;χ2 =6.58,P=0.010)and insomnia( 7.1% vs 3.4% ; χ2 =8.87 ; P =0.003 ).Logistic regression analysis showed that with each additional complaint,the odds for an interview-based diagnosis of depressive or anxiety disorders increased,the odds ratio(OR) was 1.12(95% CI,1.08 ~ 1.17,P=0.000).In comparison to the outpatients without depressive or anxiety disorders,outpatients with these disorders signifycantly had higher PHQ-15 scores (( 11.12 ± 4.92 ) vs (6.68 ± 4.05 ) ; t =16.84,P =0.000).ConclusionThe GI outpatients with depressive and/or anxiety disorders have worse mental heath and more complaints,compared to patients without these disorders.These results may help physicians to better identify depressive disorders and anxiety disorders.
2.Research progress on anhepatic phase in rat liver transplantation
Tian HAN ; Li ZHANG ; Qingyao CHANG ; Xiang LI ; Xiaopeng HE ; Zhening YAN ; Lin GAO ; Jun XU
Organ Transplantation 2023;14(1):142-
With persistent advancement of surgical instruments, methods and techniques, clinical efficacy of liver transplantation has been steadily enhanced. However, the length of anhepatic phase is still an important factor affecting the efficacy of liver transplantation. Rat is one of the major animal models for liver transplantation-related basic research. In this article, multiple approaches for prolonging the anhepatic phase and shortening the operation time during anhepatic phase in rat liver transplantation were reviewed, which consisted of sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia, intravenous infusion via jugular vein indwelling needle, clamping of the abdominal aorta before anhepatic phase, injection of normal saline into portal vein before anhepatic phase, subcutaneous transposition of the spleen, electrocoagulation of hepatic esophageal artery, magnetic ring anastomosis of the superior and inferior hepatic vena cava, cannula anastomosis of the superior and inferior hepatic vena cava, stent anastomosis of the superior and inferior hepatic vena cava, rapid connection device and cannula of portal vein, and ring-shaped cannula of hepatic tissue-preserving inferior hepatic vena cava, aiming to add evidence for prolonging the duration of anhepatic phase, improving the operation efficiency during anhepatic phase and elevating the success rate of rat liver transplantation.
3.Research progress in the related treatment of KRAS mutant colorectal cancer
Shaohua ZHANG ; Zhening LI ; Wei WANG ; Yifan WEI ; Yonggang HONG ; Liqiang HAO
China Oncology 2024;34(10):979-986
Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog(KRAS)is a type of gene closely related to human tumors.And it's an important medical index to access the tumor development,prognosis and the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy.RAS mutations,in which KRAS mutations account for up to 85%,are the most common oncogenic driving mutations in human tumors.The most frequent KRAS mutation sites are codons 12,13,61 and 146.Codon G12,as the most frequently mutated one,can be divided into multiple subtypes,with G12D mutation being the most common,followed by G12V,G12C,etc.Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the tumors with the highest frequency of KRAS mutations.Both G12D and G12V are the most common mutation subtypes in CRC.In the field of treatments for CRC with KRAS mutations,targeted therapy had not been possible until the release of KRASG12C inhibitors in 2013,and new drugs have been developed one after another since then.This study summarized the mutations of KRAS and the advances in clinical research,including the latest advances in targeted drugs,chemotherapy drugs,immunotherapy drugs,ferroptosis,and other treatment methods.Among them,in terms of targeted drugs,this review explored KRASG12C inhibitors(sotorasib,adagrasib,D-1553,IBI351,etc.),anti-angiogenic drugs(monoclonal antibodies such as bevacizumab,remdesizumab,etc),small molecule multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as sunitinib,etc.In terms of immunotherapy drugs,there have also been many advances,such as the ARETHUSA clinical trial,which found that temozolomide reduced the tumor mutational burden(TMB)of O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase(MGMT)deficiency and RAS mutation in patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer(mCRC),providing innovative ideas for patient immunotherapy.For example,the combination of xindilimab with bevacizumab,oxaliplatin,and capecitabine can be used for first-line treatment of RAS mutations,microsatellite stability(MSS),and unresectable mCRC.Relevant studies have shown that the combination therapy has good therapeutic potential and controllable tolerability safety.This review explored the mechanisms of KRAS mutations and the latest advances in clinical research and treatment,in order to provide reference for the treatment of KRAS mutated colorectal cancer.