1.The predictive value of serum YKL-40 and GDF-15 levels for clinical outcomes in patients with Parkinson disease
Lin ZHANG ; Shuxin CHENG ; Shixun GUO ; Chunyin LIU ; Bingqian MA ; Jingjing REN ; Jingfang JI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(7):613-617
Objective:To explore the predictive value of human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (YKL-40) and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) for clinical outcomes of patients with Parkinson disease (PD).Methods:A total of 109 patients with PD admitted to Xinxiang Central Hospital from February 2021 to February 2023 were selected and treated with regular anti-PD medications for 4 weeks, with dosage appropriately adjusted according to clinical status and individual response.Clinical outcomes were evaluated after 2 months of treatment, and the predictive value of serum YKL-40 and GDF-15 at admission for clinical outcomes was analyzed.Data were analyzed by independent sample t-test, χ2 test and Logistic regression using SPSS 26.0. Results:PD patients with poor outcomes exhibited higher serum levels of YKL-40((3.18±0.67)mg/L, (2.34±0.41)mg/L) and GDF-15((457.82±142.83)pg/mL, (282.95±105.96)pg/mL) than those with good outcomes, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=8.082, 7.349, both P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that elevated serum levels of YKL-40( B=0.664, OR=1.943, 95% CI=1.237-3.052) and GDF-15( B=0.185, OR=1.787, 95% CI=1.145-2.789) both influenced the clinical outcomes of PD patients(both P<0.05).Serum YKL-40 combined with GDF-15 demonstrated a predictive sensitivity of 87.23%, specificity of 90.32%, and AUC of 0.927(95% CI=0.861-0.968) for clinical outcomes in PD patients.The AUC was significantly higher than that achieved by either indicator alone (YKL-40: AUC (95% CI)=0.722 (0.628-0.804); GDF-15: AUC (95% CI)=0.797 (0.709-0.868)). Conclusion:The elevated levels of YKL-40 and GDF-15 in PD patients are associated with clinical outcomes, which may be the potential markers for predicting clinical outcomes of patients with PD.
2.The predictive value of serum YKL-40 and GDF-15 levels for clinical outcomes in patients with Parkinson disease
Lin ZHANG ; Shuxin CHENG ; Shixun GUO ; Chunyin LIU ; Bingqian MA ; Jingjing REN ; Jingfang JI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2025;34(7):613-617
Objective:To explore the predictive value of human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (YKL-40) and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) for clinical outcomes of patients with Parkinson disease (PD).Methods:A total of 109 patients with PD admitted to Xinxiang Central Hospital from February 2021 to February 2023 were selected and treated with regular anti-PD medications for 4 weeks, with dosage appropriately adjusted according to clinical status and individual response.Clinical outcomes were evaluated after 2 months of treatment, and the predictive value of serum YKL-40 and GDF-15 at admission for clinical outcomes was analyzed.Data were analyzed by independent sample t-test, χ2 test and Logistic regression using SPSS 26.0. Results:PD patients with poor outcomes exhibited higher serum levels of YKL-40((3.18±0.67)mg/L, (2.34±0.41)mg/L) and GDF-15((457.82±142.83)pg/mL, (282.95±105.96)pg/mL) than those with good outcomes, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=8.082, 7.349, both P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that elevated serum levels of YKL-40( B=0.664, OR=1.943, 95% CI=1.237-3.052) and GDF-15( B=0.185, OR=1.787, 95% CI=1.145-2.789) both influenced the clinical outcomes of PD patients(both P<0.05).Serum YKL-40 combined with GDF-15 demonstrated a predictive sensitivity of 87.23%, specificity of 90.32%, and AUC of 0.927(95% CI=0.861-0.968) for clinical outcomes in PD patients.The AUC was significantly higher than that achieved by either indicator alone (YKL-40: AUC (95% CI)=0.722 (0.628-0.804); GDF-15: AUC (95% CI)=0.797 (0.709-0.868)). Conclusion:The elevated levels of YKL-40 and GDF-15 in PD patients are associated with clinical outcomes, which may be the potential markers for predicting clinical outcomes of patients with PD.
3.Difference analysis of 18F-FMISO PET/CT hypoxia imaging in response to heavy ion radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Mingyu LIU ; Ningyi MA ; Jian CHEN ; Caiyue REN ; Fuquan ZHANG ; Jingfang MAO ; Kailiang WU ; Guoliang JIANG ; Yun SUN ; Shaoli SONG ; Jingyi CHENG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2023;43(1):11-15
Objective:To explore the clinical value of 18F-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) PET/CT hypoxia imaging in early response to heavy ion radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC). Methods:From April 2018 to January 2021, the 18F-FMISO PET/CT images of 23 NSCLC patients (19 males, 4 females; age (64.9±10.3) years) who received heavy ion radiotherapy in Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center were retrospectively analyzed. The evaluation parameters included tumor volume (TV), tumor to background ratio (TBR) before and after radiotherapy. Patients were divided into hypoxia group and non-hypoxia group with the baseline TBR value≥1.4 as hypoxia threshold. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare the differences of TV and TBR before and after radiotherapy in 2 groups. Results:Of 23 NSCLC patients, 17 were hypoxia and 6 were non-hypoxia. Compared with the baseline, TV after the radiotherapy (59.44(22.86, 99.43) and 33.78(8.68, 54.44) cm 3; z=-3.05, P=0.002) and TBR after the radiotherapy (2.25(2.09, 2.82) and 1.42(1.24, 1.67); z=-3.39, P=0.001) of the hypoxia group were significantly lower, while TV (16.19(6.74, 36.52) and 8.59(4.38, 25.47) cm 3; z=-1.57, P=0.120) and TBR (1.19(1.05, 1.27) and 1.10 (0.97, 1.14); z=-1.89, P=0.060) of the non-hypoxia group decreased with no significant differences. Conclusions:Hypoxic NSCLC tumors are sensitive to heavy ion radiation. Compared with non-hypoxic tumors, hypoxic tumors respond more quickly, and a significant reduction in TV can be observed early after radiotherapy. Heavy ion radiation can significantly improve tumor hypoxia.
4.Effect of anemoside B4 on proliferation, migration and apoptosis of ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells and its mechanism
Jingjing REN ; Yanfei JI ; Jingfang WANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2022;16(1):89-92
Objective:To investigate the effects of anemoside B4 on proliferation, apoptosis and migration of ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells through a variety of biological methods, and further to explore its mechanism.Methods:Ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells were cultured in vitro. CCK-8 method was used to detect the proliferation of SKOV3 cells treated with different concentrations of anemoside B4, and IC50 value was calculated. Flow cytometry was employed to detect the apoptosis of cells treated with IC50 concentration of anemoside B4 for different time length; Transwell method was used to detect the migration and invasion of cells treated with IC50 concentration of anemoside B4 for different time length. Western blot was used to detect changes in the expression of related proteins.Results:Anemoside B4 can effectively inhibit the proliferation of SKOV3 cells, showing a concentration-dependent IC50 value of 6.08±0.56 μM, and the inhibitory effect is stronger than the positive control drug cisplatin, with statistically significant difference (P<0.05) . Flow cytometry showed that anemoside B4 could induce SKOV3 cells apoptosis, reduce Bcl-xl expression, and up-regulate the expression of Bax, cleaved-caspase-3 and PARP. Compared with the group of 0 h, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) . Crocetin could down-regulate the expression of N-cadherin and up-regulate the expression of E-cadherin, thereby inhibiting the migration of SKOV3 cells. Anemoside B4 could inhibit the expression of JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway proteins.Conclusion:Anemoside B4 can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cervical cancer cells, and induce SKOV3 cell apoptosis by regulating the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway to inhibit their migration. Crocetin has great potential in the research and development of ovarian cancer therapy.
5.Cytotoxicity and mechanical properties of the prosthetic liner
Huiqin LUAN ; Jingfang BI ; Sainan WU ; Weiyan REN ; Hongmei LIU ; Yingying ZHANG ; Zengyong LI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(4):479-483
Objective To investigate the current status of cytotoxicity and mechanical properties of the prosthetic liner on the market in China.Methods Six kinds of liner were collected, namely domestic 6 mm thick foam liner (A), domestic 5 mm thick EVA foam liner (B), German 5 mm thick EVA foam liner (C), Germany 12 mm thick PE foam liner (D), Iceland 3 mm thick silicone liner (E) and Germany 4 mm thick gel liner (F). Microscopic observation and thiazole blue colorimetry were used to detect the cytotoxicity. The content of small organic molecules was determined by the consumption of potassium permanganate. The tensile strength, elongation at break (%), and 100% tensile strength of the prosthetic liner were tested by material mechanics testing machine. The hardness was tested using the Shore hardness tester oo type.Results The cytotoxicity was grade 2 for prosthetic liners A, B, C and D, and was grade 0 for E and F. The redox substance content of prosthetic liners A、B、C exceeded 150 mg/kg. Except the prosthetic liner C, the hardness of the other products were all ≤ 70 HA. Except prosthetic liner D, the tensile strengths were > 1 MPa, breaking elongations were > 120.0%, 100% tensile strengths were > 0.9 MPa for other products.Conclusion Due to materials and production processes, the cytotoxicity and mechanical properties of the six samples are quite different.
6. The preliminary report of a registration clinical trial of proton and heavy ion irradiation
Jiade LU ; Ming YE ; Xiaomao GUO ; Shen FU ; F. Michael MOYERS ; Qing ZHANG ; Jingfang MAO ; Lin KONG ; Wen Chien HSI ; Kambiz SHAHNAZI ; Jingfang ZHAO ; Zhen ZHANG ; Xiumei MA ; Songtao LAI ; Xiaomeng ZHANG ; Ningyi MA ; Yunsheng GAO ; Xin CAI ; Xiyin GUAN ; Junhua ZHANG ; Bin WU ; Jingyi CHENG ; Yin-xiang-zi SHENG ; Wei REN ; Jun ZHAO ; Lining SUN ; Guoliang JIANG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2018;40(1):52-56
Objective:
To verify the safety and efficacy of IONTRIS particle therapy system (IONTRIS) in clinical implementation.
Methods:
Between 6.2014 and 8.2014, a total of 35 patients were enrolled into this trial: 31 males and 4 females with a median age of 69 yrs (range 39-80). Ten patients had locally recurrent head and neck tumors after surgery, 4 cases with thoracic malignancies, 1 case with hepatocellular carcinoma, 1 case with retroperitoneal sarcoma, and 19 cases with non-metastatic prostate carcinomas. Phantom dose verification was mandatory for each field before the start of radiation.
Results:
Twenty-two patients received carbon ion and 13 had proton irradiation. With a median follow-up time of 1 year, all patients were alive. Among the 16 patients with head and neck, thoracic, and abdominal/pelvic tumors, 2, 1, 12, and 1 cases developed complete response, partial response, stable disease, or disease progression, respectively. Progression-free survival rate was 93.8% (15/16). Among the 19 patients with prostate cancer, biological-recurrence free survival was 100%. Particle therapy was well tolerated in all 35 patients. Twenty-five patients (71.4%) experienced 33 grade 1 acute adverse effects, which subsided at 1 year follow-up. Six (17.1%) patients developed grade 1 late adverse effects. No significant change in ECOG or body weight was observed.
Conclusions
IONTRIS is safe and effective for clinical use. However, long term follow-up is needed to observe the late toxicity and long term result.
7.Design and implementation of laboratory animal expert consultation system
Huiping LI ; Xiaoming WANG ; Wance LIU ; Jingfang HU ; Jinchun YANG ; Ren HUANG ; Meili CHEN
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2018;28(2):98-101,128
A laboratory animal expert consultation system provides an interactive platform for industry experts and users. Based on intelligent mobile terminal used as the application supporter, the platform combines the internet with laboratory animal to share the experts' knowledge, breaks through temporal and spatial restrictions, and resolves other problems such as poor timeliness of inquire service, knowledge data staticization, and irrational exploitation of internet to gain prompt inquire service. The platform would meet the needs of industry users for real-time aids and bridge the gap between industry experts and users. Thus, the transfer of expert' knowledge is realized in pace with the increasing knowledge resource of this platform to accelerate the transformation of theoretical knowledge into the industry. Our study focuses on the system characteristics, the main frame structure, the design of function module and the system implementation.
8.The preliminary report of a registration clinical trial of proton and heavy ion irradiation
Jiade LU ; Ming YE ; Xiaomao GUO ; Shen FU ; F.Michae MOYERS ; Qing ZHANG ; Jingfang MAO ; Lin KONG ; Chien Wen HSI ; Kambiz SHAHNAZI ; Jingfang ZHAO ; Zhen ZHANG ; Xiumei MA ; Songtao LAI ; Xiaomeng ZHANG ; Ningyi MA ; Yunsheng GAO ; Xin CAI ; Xiyin GUAN ; Junhua ZHANG ; Bin WU ; Jingyi CHENG ; Yin?xiang?zi SHENG ; Wei REN ; Jun ZHAO ; Lining SUN ; Guoliang JIANG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2018;40(1):52-56
Objective To verify the safety and efficacy of IONTRIS particle therapy system ( IONTRIS) in clinical implementation. Methods Between 6.2014 and 8.2014, a total of 35 patients were enrolled into this trial:31 males and 4 females with a median age of 69 yrs ( range 39?80) . Ten patients had locally recurrent head and neck tumors after surgery, 4 cases with thoracic malignancies, 1 case with hepatocellular carcinoma, 1 case with retroperitoneal sarcoma, and 19 cases with non?metastatic prostate carcinomas. Phantom dose verification was mandatory for each field before the start of radiation. Results Twenty?two patients received carbon ion and 13 had proton irradiation. With a median follow?up time of 1 year, all patients were alive. Among the 16 patients with head and neck, thoracic, and abdominal/pelvic tumors, 2, 1, 12, and 1 cases developed complete response, partial response, stable disease, or disease progression, respectively. Progression?free survival rate was 93.8% (15/16). Among the 19 patients with prostate cancer, biological?recurrence free survival was 100%. Particle therapy was well tolerated in all 35 patients. Twenty?five patients (71.4%) experienced 33 grade 1 acute adverse effects, which subsided at 1 year follow?up. Six ( 17.1%) patients developed grade 1 late adverse effects. No significant change in ECOG or body weight was observed. Conclusions IONTRIS is safe and effective for clinical use. However, long term follow?up is needed to observe the late toxicity and long term result.
9.The preliminary report of a registration clinical trial of proton and heavy ion irradiation
Jiade LU ; Ming YE ; Xiaomao GUO ; Shen FU ; F.Michae MOYERS ; Qing ZHANG ; Jingfang MAO ; Lin KONG ; Chien Wen HSI ; Kambiz SHAHNAZI ; Jingfang ZHAO ; Zhen ZHANG ; Xiumei MA ; Songtao LAI ; Xiaomeng ZHANG ; Ningyi MA ; Yunsheng GAO ; Xin CAI ; Xiyin GUAN ; Junhua ZHANG ; Bin WU ; Jingyi CHENG ; Yin?xiang?zi SHENG ; Wei REN ; Jun ZHAO ; Lining SUN ; Guoliang JIANG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2018;40(1):52-56
Objective To verify the safety and efficacy of IONTRIS particle therapy system ( IONTRIS) in clinical implementation. Methods Between 6.2014 and 8.2014, a total of 35 patients were enrolled into this trial:31 males and 4 females with a median age of 69 yrs ( range 39?80) . Ten patients had locally recurrent head and neck tumors after surgery, 4 cases with thoracic malignancies, 1 case with hepatocellular carcinoma, 1 case with retroperitoneal sarcoma, and 19 cases with non?metastatic prostate carcinomas. Phantom dose verification was mandatory for each field before the start of radiation. Results Twenty?two patients received carbon ion and 13 had proton irradiation. With a median follow?up time of 1 year, all patients were alive. Among the 16 patients with head and neck, thoracic, and abdominal/pelvic tumors, 2, 1, 12, and 1 cases developed complete response, partial response, stable disease, or disease progression, respectively. Progression?free survival rate was 93.8% (15/16). Among the 19 patients with prostate cancer, biological?recurrence free survival was 100%. Particle therapy was well tolerated in all 35 patients. Twenty?five patients (71.4%) experienced 33 grade 1 acute adverse effects, which subsided at 1 year follow?up. Six ( 17.1%) patients developed grade 1 late adverse effects. No significant change in ECOG or body weight was observed. Conclusions IONTRIS is safe and effective for clinical use. However, long term follow?up is needed to observe the late toxicity and long term result.
10.Investigation on optimized dispatch strategy in emergency medical rescue mission
Jingfang ZHANG ; Jiashun REN ; Yu CHEN ; Chunji HUANG ; Xiao XUE ; Qian XIANG ; Xiaoshan YUAN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2015;(9):41-43
To explore the optimized dispatch of the rescue resources based on the mastered resources informa-tion. The objective function was set as the shortest rescue time, and 0-1 programming models were established and solved for the conditions that the number of medical rescue units was more or less than needed by the missions. In the two conditions, the model's calculated results were both optimal, and could be used to obtain the optimal dispatch solutions while the medical rescue time was the shortest. The 0-1 programming model can be effectively used to optimize dispatch strategy for medical rescue team.

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