1.Risk factors and altered functional connectivity of brain networks in end-stage renal disease complicated with frailty
Zhaohua SUN ; Dashan LI ; Nan FENG ; Zilian CHEN ; Pei ZHANG ; Yonggui WU
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2026;61(5):894-900
ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors and alterations in functional connectivity of brain networks in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients complicated by frailty. MethodsA total of 84 patients with ESRD were enrolled and divided into the frailty group (31 cases) and non-frailty group (53 cases) according to the Chinese version of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI). Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, neuropsychological test results and clinical data were collected for all subjects. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore risk factors for frailty in ESRD patients, and image preprocessing and independent component analysis were performed to compare differences in brain network functional connectivity between the two groups. ResultsLogistic regression analysis showed that high blood urea nitrogen level, depression, malnutrition, and sleep disturbance were risk factors for frailty in patients with ESRD (P<0.05), while a higher level of education served as a protective factor (P<0.05). Compared with the non-frailty group, the frailty group exhibited significantly weakened functional connectivity between the sensorimotor network and the visual network (P<0.05). ConclusionHigh levels of blood urea nitrogen, depression, malnutrition, and sleep disorders can increase the risk of frailty in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), while a higher educational level may reduce this risk. Patients with ESRD complicated by frailty exhibit a significant decrease in functional connectivity between the sensorimotor network (SMN) and visual network (VN), which provides novel imaging evidence for exploring the central neural mechanisms underlying the development of frailty in ESRD patients.
2.Clinical application of genechip based detection system in diagnosing mycobacterium infection and TB drug resistance gene mutation
Guohui CHEN ; Dashan FENG ; Xiuli WANG ; Fukang LUO ; Jun WU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(5):638-640,643
Objective To investigate the clinical application value of genechip detection system in the mycobacterial species iden-tification and drug resistance analysis .Methods The specimens of sputum ,punctured pus ,pleural and abdominal ascites ,cerebro-spinal fluid and so on were performed the Mycobacterium DNA detection by using the gene chip technique .Then Mycobacterium tuberculosis positive samples were further performed the drug-resistant analysis .Meanwhile the Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast staining was adopted to detect the sample .The positive rates were compared between the two groups .And TB-IGRA was used to examine the tubercle bacillus infection in partial patients .Results In 4402 samples ,137 cases (3 .36% ) of M ycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and 11 cases(7 .4% ) of non-tuberculosis mycobacterium(NTM) were detected .Puncture solution ,bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and tissue specimen had higher positive rate .In the 137 positive M TB samples by rifampicin-resistant gene rpoB ,isoniazide-re-sistant gene katG and inhA detection ,22 cases of resistance gene mutations were detected ;the positive rate of genechip for detecting sputum ,cerebrospinal fluid ,hydrothorax and ascites was higher than that of acid-fast staining .TB-IGRA detection had higher pos-itive rate of TB infection than genechip .Conclusion The genechip detection system can directly conduct Mycobacterium identifica-tion and drug resistance analysis ,which is especially suitable for sputum ,cerebrospinal fluid ,hydrothorax and ascites samples ,and which is simple and rapid with higher sensitivity and good specificity .

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