1.Construction and validation of a prediction model for coronary artery stenosis based on LASSO regression
Yikang XU ; Lei LIU ; Limin LIU ; Jingru MA ; Jiayu WANG ; Jun MA ; Ziyi ZHEN
Journal of China Medical University 2025;54(2):139-143,149
Objective To analyze the risk factors for moderate-to-severe coronary artery stenosis in the population of Tacheng,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,and to construct and verify a nomogram prediction model for the degree of coronary artery ste-nosis.Methods We retrospectively selected 629 patients who were hospitalized in the Cardiovascular Department of Tacheng Peo-ple's Hospital from January 2021 to June 2023.Using R language software,the sociodemographic data,disease-related data,and va-rious laboratory indicators of the 629 patients were included in the initial screening of risk factors for use in the LASSO regression analysis using a random number table method.The 629 patients were divided into a training group(n=440)and a validation group(n=189)in a 7:3 ratio.Data from the training group were used for model construction,with the degree of coronary artery stenosis as the dependent variable,and the variables selected by LASSO regression as independent variables in the logistic regression model.The validation group was used for model validation.Based on the results of the logistic regression analysis,a visual nomogram for predicting the degree of co-ronary artery stenosis was constructed using R language software.The discriminability,calibration,and clinical utility of the model were evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve(AUC),a calibration curve,and decision curve analysis(DCA).Results Age,non-Han ethnicity,hypertension,hyperlipidemia,and a history of cerebrovascular disease were risk factors for mode-rate-to-severe coronary artery stenosis and were included in the risk prediction model.The AUC of the training group and the validation group were 0.905(95%CI:0.790-0.863)and 0.864(95%CI:0.744-0.861),respectively.The predicted values of the calibration curve were consistent with the actual values(Brier scores of the training and validation group:0.03 and 0.14,respectively).The predictive per-formance of the model was good,and the DC A results indicated that the model had net clinical benefits.Conclusion The risk prediction model for coronary artery stenosis in the population of the Tacheng area constructed in this study has good predictive performance and can provide a simple,feasible,economical,and easy-to-promote evaluation tool for medical personnel to screen patients with moderate-to-se-vere coronary artery stenosis.
2.Progress of research on biofilm formation and treatment of Escherichia coli
Jingru ZHANG ; Zhenwei HUANG ; Ziling LIU
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2025;35(14):2225-2229
The biofilm is a major pathogenic factor for many types of chronic infections,and Escherichia coli bio-film plays an important role in community-acquired infection and hospital-acquired infection and is one of common causes of urinary tract infection(UTI).The quorum sensing(QS)system of E.coli biofilm can mediate intercel-lular information exchange and thus regulate the whole community to adapt to the environmental changes,and the extracellular matrix-derived complex resistance mechanisms lead to a certain degree of bacterial resistance to anti-microbial drugs and resistance to immune system,which then makes it difficult for the conventional antimicrobial drugs to effectively eradicate the biofilm-associated infections.The article focuses on the formation of E.coli bio-film,drug resistance mechanisms and treatment aspects and summarizes the progress of research on the novel substitutive therapies against the E.coli biofilms that were developed in recent years,such as phytochemicals,nanomaterials,probiotics and phage therapy,so as to provide theoretical bases for the clinical treatment and the development of novel drug therapies against the E.coli biofilm.
3.Correlation between neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio and coronary lesion severity and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Journal of China Medical University 2025;54(10):902-906,913
Objective To investigate the impact of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio(NPAR)on coronary lesion severity and short-term major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)in patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Methods The study included 345 newly diagnosed patients with ACS at the Second Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College from January 2020 to December 2023.NPAR was calculated,and the patients were divided into low,medium,and high NPAR groups using a tertile classification.Clinical data,including the coronary lesion Gensini score(GS),as well as the incidence of MACE during follow-up at various time points within one year,were compared among the three groups.Results The CS was significantly higher in the high NPAR group than in the low and medium groups.Spearman's analysis showed the strongest correlation between NPAR and GS(r=0.427,P<0.001).Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that NPAR,body mass index,white blood cell count,and age were independent risk factors for increased GS.NPAR greater than 2.013 indicates a good predictive value for the incidence of MACE within 30 days,with the receiver operating cha-racteristic and area under the curve of 0.811.Conclusion The severity of coronary lesions in patients with ACS is positively correlated with NPAR,and a high NPAR can effectively predict the risk of MACE within 30 days.
4.Evaluation of the effect of puerarin on rheumatoid arthritis in rats based on AKT-FOXO1-IL-9 pathway
Xiaoyu Liu ; Han Yu ; Jie Yu ; Jingru Gao ; Qingqing Ma ; Jihai Shi ; Xiangli Dong ; Jinqi Hao ; Ruolan Yin ; Yanqin Yu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(10):1839-1846
Objective:
To explore the therapeutic mechanism of puerarin in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rats based on the serine/tyrosine protein kinase B (AKT)-phosphorylated forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1)-interleukin-9 (AKT-FOXO1-IL-9) signaling pathway.
Methods :
36 rats were randomly divided into a blank group , a model group , a positive control group , and low , medium , and high dose groups of puerarin. Except for the blank group , the other groups were induced with type Ⅱ collagen to establish a RA rat model. After successful modeling , different doses of puerarin and methotrexate were given to treat the rats. The body mass and toe thickness of the rats were measured , and biochemical indicators of rat blood rheology were detected. X-ray was used to observe changes in rat joint morphology. Safranin green staining were used to observe the pathology of rat joint tissue. ELISA was used to detect the levels of IL-9 and rheumatoid factors in rat serum , and Western blot was used to detect changes in levels of AKT and FOXO1 . 36 rats were randomly divided into a blank group , a model group , a positive control group , and low , medium , and high dose groups of puerarin. Except for the blank group , the other groups were induced with type Ⅱ collagen to establish a RA rat model. After successful modeling , different doses of puerarin and methotrexate were given to treat the rats. The body mass and toe thickness of the rats were measured , and biochemical indicators of rat blood rheology were detected. X-ray was used to observe changes in rat joint morphology. Safranin green staining were used to observe the pathology of rat joint tissue. ELISA was used to detect the levels of IL-9 and rheumatoid factors in rat serum , and Western blot was used to detect changes in levels of AKT and FOXO1 .
Results:
Compared with the blank group , the model group had the lowest toe thickness , and X-ray images showed more obvious segmental stenosis and more severe marginal bone invasion ; scaly like changes appeared at the edges of joints stained with safranin green , accompanied by the exudation of inflammatory cells and increased proliferation and secretion of chondrocytes ; the expression levels of inflammatory factors IL-9 and rheumatoid factors were the highest , and the expression levels of AKT and FOXO1 proteins were the highest (P < 0. 05) . Compared with the model group , the toe thickness of rats treated with different doses of puerarin decreased ; X-ray images showed that the puerarin treatment group of rats showed improvement in plantar joint stenosis and marginal bone invasion ; the results of safranin green staining showed that after treatment with different doses of puerarin , the infiltration of inflammatory cells decreased , and the expression levels of inflammatory factor IL-9 , rheumatoid factors , AKT , and FOXO1 proteins decreased significantly ( P < 0. 05 ) , with the high-dose puerarin group showing the most significant difference. Compared with the high-dose puerarin group , the positive control group showed a significant decrease in the above results and statistical differences (P < 0. 05) .
Conclusion
Puerarin has a good therapeutic effect on rats with RA by inhibiting the AKT-FOXO1-IL-9 pathway. The high-dose puerarin group (60 mg/kg) has the best therapeutic effect and the results show a dose-response relationship.
5.Correlation between neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio and coronary lesion severity and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Journal of China Medical University 2025;54(10):902-906,913
Objective To investigate the impact of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio(NPAR)on coronary lesion severity and short-term major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)in patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Methods The study included 345 newly diagnosed patients with ACS at the Second Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College from January 2020 to December 2023.NPAR was calculated,and the patients were divided into low,medium,and high NPAR groups using a tertile classification.Clinical data,including the coronary lesion Gensini score(GS),as well as the incidence of MACE during follow-up at various time points within one year,were compared among the three groups.Results The CS was significantly higher in the high NPAR group than in the low and medium groups.Spearman's analysis showed the strongest correlation between NPAR and GS(r=0.427,P<0.001).Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that NPAR,body mass index,white blood cell count,and age were independent risk factors for increased GS.NPAR greater than 2.013 indicates a good predictive value for the incidence of MACE within 30 days,with the receiver operating cha-racteristic and area under the curve of 0.811.Conclusion The severity of coronary lesions in patients with ACS is positively correlated with NPAR,and a high NPAR can effectively predict the risk of MACE within 30 days.
6.Analysis of fatigue status and its influencing factors in acute coronary syndrome patients after PCI
Wenyue SUN ; Jingru LIU ; Ping YANG ; Haiyan SANG ; Yu LU ; Chunyan HAO ; Zhe AN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(9):1223-1226
Objective:To explore the fatigue status and its influencing factors in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) .Methods:This study is a cross-sectional study. A convenient sampling method was used to select 98 ACS patients who underwent PCI in the Department of Cardiology at China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University in February 2024. A general data questionnaire and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (MFI-20) were used to investigate the patients.Results:The total score of MFI-20 for the 98 ACS patients post-PCI was (57.38±15.14). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that hypertension was influencing factor of fatigue in ACS patients after PCI ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The fatigue level of ACS patients after PCI is at a moderate level. The degree of fatigue is influenced by hypertension. Clinical targeted nursing measures should be implemented to alleviate the fatigue of the patients.
7.The mechanism of SAP overexpression in alleviating periodontitis in mice
HUANG Yinyin ; LIANG Dongliang ; ZOU Yaokun ; HAN Jingru ; GE Qing ; LIU Xueyan ; GUO Yadong ; HUANG Xinli ; YANG Lan
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2025;33(8):619-630
Objective:
To investigate the mechanism by which serum amyloid P component (SAP) alleviates periodontitis in mice, providing an experimental basis to establish SAP as a novel therapeutic agent for periodontitis.
Methods:
Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Periodontitis models were established in wild-type (WT) mice and SAP-transgenic (SAP-Tg) mice, divided into four groups: WT control (WT group), WT periodontitis (WT+P group), SAP-Tg control (Tg group), and SAP-Tg periodontitis (Tg+P group). On day 7, the mice were euthanized, and periodontal tissues, teeth, and alveolar bone were collected. SAP protein expression was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Micro-CT and HE staining were used to measure alveolar bone resorption (distance from the cementoenamel junction to the alveolar bone crest). Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining was performed to assess osteoclast number, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) was employed to evaluate macrophage infiltration. The expression levels of inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were measured by qRT-PCR. Oral microorganism composition was analyzed using 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing. Additionally, macrophages from WT and SAP-Tg mice were isolated to establish an in vitro inflammation model, divided into WT+LPS and Tg+LPS groups. The expression of macrophage polarization-related genes including inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), CD86, CD163, and CD206) were assessed by qRT-PCR. After the induction of osteoclast differentiation, TRAP staining was performed.
Results:
ELISA results demonstrated that periodontal tissues from Tg+P group mice exhibited higher levels of SAP expression compared to the WT+P group. Micro-CT and HE staining analyses revealed that the Tg+P group showed reduced alveolar bone resorption, indicated by a shorter distance between the cementoenamel junction and alveolar bone crest, compared to the WT+P group. Furthermore, TRAP staining results indicated a decrease in osteoclast numbers in the Tg+P group compared to the WT+P group. IHC and qRT-PCR results indicated reduced macrophage infiltration and decreased expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in the Tg+P group. Oral microorganism sequencing showed no significant difference in periodontitis-associated pathogenic bacteria between WT+P and Tg+P groups. In vitro experiments demonstrated that compared to the WT+LPS group, the Tg+LPS group exhibited downregulated M1 macrophage markers (iNOS and CD86) and upregulated M2 macrophage markers (CD163 and CD206). TRAP staining confirmed fewer osteoclasts in the Tg+LPS group.
Conclusion
SAP overexpression effectively alleviates periodontitis severity in mice by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, and suppressing osteoclast differentiation, thereby attenuating alveolar bone resorption.
8.Revision and enlightenment of the 2024 version of the Declaration of Helsinki
Shiyu LIU ; Jingru MA ; Mingxu WANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(4):412-419
In October 2024, the 75th World Medical Association General Assembly adopted the tenth revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Using textual analysis, this paper systematically compared the changes between the 2024 version and the 2013 version of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study found that, while maintaining the original framework, the new version incorporated the common achievements of the values and civilizational development of human society in recent years, mainly presenting changes in three aspects. First, the core terms were updated, and new concepts such as vulnerability, structural inequality, and environmental sustainability were introduced to further emphasize human dignity, rights and interests, and autonomy in terms of values. Second, the contents of the provisions were refined, especially focusing on the vulnerability of research subjects, free and full informed consent, ethical principles in public health emergencies, and the responsibilities of the ethics committee, as well as the standardization of implementation continued to be improved in the research process. Third, mandatory expressions were strengthened, and the justice of value pursuit was further reinforced in terms of research responsibilities. The revised contents reflected the “human-oriented” fundamental principle in medical research ethics, indicating the direction for future ethical development in medical research. In the future, China should strengthen the construction of ethics committees, actively build a protection system for research participants, and continuously promote international cooperation in medical ethics, to contribute Chinese wisdom to global medical research.
9.Sequence analysis of a novel allele HLA-A*11:193 and its encoding three-dimensional space of protein molecules
Yan LIU ; Qi ZUO ; Jingru SHAO ; Xiangmin NIE ; Peicong ZHAI
Immunological Journal 2025;41(4):285-288
Objective To identify the sequence variation of human leukocyte antigen(HLA)novel allele A11:193 and to simulate the three-dimensional structure of the protein molecule.Methods A sample with abnormal allele results was found by PCR-SBT sequencing and identified by single allele specific sequencing.The 3D structure of the encoded protein was analyzed by Swiss-Model.Results Compared with HLA-A*11:01:01,which has the highest homology,exon 4 nt 662 of this sample has a base substitution of A→G,and its corresponding codon 197 is changed from CAT to CGT,which is changed from histidine(His)to arginine(Arg).Conclusion A new allele of HLA-A was confirmed.The allele sequence was named HLA-A11:193 by the WHO HLA Factor Nomenclature Committee and the three-dimensional structure of the protein molecule encoded by HLA-A11:193 was simulated.There was no significant difference in the three-dimensional structure of the encoded protein between it and HLA-A*11:01:01.
10.Influence of human induced pluripotent stem cell derived skin organoid-conditioned culture medium on the function of human dermal fibroblasts induced by high glucose
Zhixin LIU ; Kaizhen QIU ; Jia HE ; Jingru WANG ; Bilai LIU ; Qi XIN ; Guiqiang LI ; Xiaodong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Burns 2025;41(3):286-294
Objective:To explore the influence of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived skin organoid-conditioned culture medium (SO-CM) on the function of human dermal fibroblasts (Fbs) induced by high glucose, with the aim of providing treatment ideas for diabetic wounds.Methods:This study was an experimental research. Human iPSCs were induced into skin organoids. Human iPSC-derived skin organoids and human dermal Fbs were seeded into skin organoid culture medium (SOM) and cultured for three days, respectively. Then the cell culture supernatants were collected as SO-CM and Fb-conditioned culture medium (Fb-CM), respectively. The content of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-10 (IL-10), IL-18, C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL-2), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and VEGF-β in SOM, Fb-CM, and SO-CM was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Human Fbs of passage 8 and 9 induced by high glucose were divided into SOM group, Fb-CM group, and SO-CM group according to the random number table method, and were cultured with SOM, Fb-CM, and SO-CM all containing glucose at final molarity of 35 mmol/L, respectively. After 24 hours of culture, the Ki67 positive ratio of cells was calculated after immunofluorescence staining, and the cell absorbance value was detected by using cell counting kit-8, representing cell proliferation activity. The cell scratch test was performed to calculate the cell migration rate at 13 hours after scratching. After 48 hours of culture, the expression of reactive oxygen species in cells was detected by fluorescent probe method, and the rate of β-galactosidase-positive staining of cells was detected by β-galactosidase staining kit, representing cellular senescence. The sample size was three.Results:There was no statistically significant difference in the content of TNF-α, PDGF, and TGF-β among the three culture media ( P>0.05). Compared with that in SOM, the content of IL-10 and EGF in Fb-CM and SO-CM was significantly decreased ( P<0.05), while the content of CCL-2 in FB-CM and VEGF in SO-CM was significantly increased ( P<0.05). After 24 hours of culture, the Ki67 positive ratio ((45.2±6.0)% and (57.4±4.0)%) and absorbance values (124±5 and 158±12) of cells in the Fb-CM group and the SO-CM group were significantly higher than those in the SOM group ((29.6±2.1)% and 100±6, P<0.05), and the Ki67 positive ratio and absorbance value of cells in the SO-CM group were significantly higher than those in the Fb-CM group ( P<0.05). At 13 hours after scratching, the cell migration rates in the Fb-CM group and the SO-CM group were significantly higher than that in the SOM group ( P<0.05). After 48 hours of culture, the level of reactive oxygen species in the SO-CM group was significantly higher than that in the SOM group and the Fb-CM group (with both P values <0.05). After 48 hours of culture, there was no statistically significant difference in the rate of β-galactosidase-positive staining of cells among the three groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The SO-CM has high content of VEGF and can significantly promote the proliferation, migration, and expression of reactive oxygen species in human dermal Fbs induced by high glucose, but has no significant effect on cell senescence.


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