1.Prognostic value of serum DUSP1 expression in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism
Song BAI ; Boya HUANG ; Jin LI ; Zhufen ZHANG ; Yiru ZHANG ; Yuping CAO ; Guoyan ZHANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(13):1606-1610
Objective To investigate the prognostic value of serum bispecific phosphatase 1(DUSP1)ex-pression level in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism(APTE).Methods A total of 112 patients with APTE admitted to the hospital from March 2020 to July 2022 were enrolled as the observation group,and 50 healthy individuals who underwent physical examinations in the hospital during the same period were en-rolled as the control group.The APTE patients were followed up for 6 months after treatment,and were grouped into a good prognosis group(90 cases)and a poor prognosis group(22 cases)based on their progno-sis.The serum DUSP1 relative expression level and pulmonary embolism severity index(PESI)score were compared among the groups before admission.Spearman correlation was applied to analyze the relationship between serum DUSP1 relative expression level and PESI score.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was applied to analyze the predictive value of serum DUSP1 relative expression level and PESI score on the prognosis of APTE patients.Results Compared with the control group,the serum DUSP1 relative expres-sion level in the observation group was increased(P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in serum DUSP1 relative expression level and PESI score among patients with different risk levels(P<0.05),the serum DUSP1 relative expression level and PESI score in high-risk APTE patients were higher than those in medium-risk patients(P<0.05),and those in medium-risk patients were higher than those in low-risk pa-tients(P<0.05).Spearman correlation analysis showed that serum DUSP1 relative expression level was posi-tively correlated with PESI score(r=0.561,P<0.05).ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of DUSP1 and PESI score alone for predicting the poor prognosis in APTE patients was 0.789 and 0.867,with sensitivity of 65.8%and 86.8%,specificity of 44.2%and 67.2%,respectively.The AUC of the combination of the two for predicting the poor prognosis in APTE patients was 0.952,with sensitivity and specificity of 92.1%and 75.6%,respectively.Conclusion The serum DUSP1 relative expression level in APTE patients is elevated,and with the aggravation of the disease,the serum DUSP1 relative expression level gradually increases.DUSP1 is an effective indicator for predicting poor prognosis in APTE patients.
2.Optimization of the Formulation of Polygala japonica Cream by Central Composite Design-response Surface Methodology Based on AHP-CRITIC Analysis and Its Quality Evaluation
Xue’e LI ; Shu ZHANG ; Hong DENG ; Zhufen LYU ; Yulin TAN ; Jiamin CHEN ; Yushan YU
China Pharmacy 2020;31(21):2615-2621
OBJECTIVE:To optimize the formul ation of Polygala japonica cream,and to evaluate the quality of prepared cream. METHODS :With centrifugal stability ,heat resistance stability and viscosity as evaluation indexes ,the weight coefficient was determined by analytic hierarchy process (AHP),criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC)method and mixed weighted AHP-CRITIC ,and the comprehensive score was calculated. The amount of octadecyl alcohol ,hexadecanol and mixed emulsifier (polysorbate 60 mixed with glycerin monostearate at the mass ratio of 2.82)in the formulation of P. japonica cream were screened by central composite design-response surface methodology. The optimized formulation was validated. P. japonica cream prepared by the optimal preparation was evaluated in terms of apperance ,particle,pH,stability and rheological characteristics. RESULTS :The weight coefficients of centrifugal stability ,heat resistance stability and viscosity were 0.428 5, 0.415 6 and 0.155 9 respectively,according to the mixed weighted AHP-CRITIC. The optimal formulations were 1.96 g of hexadecyl alcohol ,5.17 g of octadecyl alcohol ,2.48 g of mixed emulsifier ,1.83 g of polysorbate 60,0.65 g of glyceride monostearate,1 g of benzyl alcohol ,5 g of propylene glycol ,6 g of isopropyl myristate and 5 g of P. japonica extract,and then added water to 100 g. Prepared cream was a light yellow fluid paste with particle size of 0.5-2.5 μm and pH value of 6.5;the results of centrifugal test ,heat resistance test and cold resistance stability test showed that the cream had no oil-water separation or thickened paste. The prepared cream was shear-thinning non-Newtonian fluid. CONCLUSIONS :P. japonica cream is prepared successfully,which shows good apperance ,particle,acidity and stability.