1.Single-cell analysis of immune-lineage features in T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia
Ke HUANG ; Lele ZHANG ; Chen QIU ; Ruonan LI ; Yucan SHEN ; Weiwang LI ; Hong PAN ; Zhen GAO ; Liwei FANG ; Yajing CHU ; Weiping YUAN ; Jun SHI
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2025;46(5):453-459
Objective:To investigate alterations in the immune lineage of T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGLL) at the single-cell transcriptome level and to elucidate its pathogenic mechanisms.Methods:Peripheral blood samples were collected from 5 T-LGLL patients before and after treatment (from June 2019 to December 2020) and 3 healthy controls at the Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS & PUMC. Single-cell transcriptome sequencing libraries were prepared and sequenced using 10× Genomics technology. Differentially expressed genes in immune cells were compared between patients and healthy donors, followed by pathway enrichment analyses.Results:Profiling 67,237 immune cells revealed that, in T-LGLL: 1) Effector CD8+ T cells exhibited increased numbers, enhanced cytotoxicity, and greater proliferative capacity. Following effective immunosuppressive therapy, both the proliferative capacity and effector functions of these cells significantly decreased ( P<0.05). 2) The proportion of regulatory T (Treg) cells was reduced, accompanied by increased apoptosis. After effective immunosuppressive therapy leading to remission, Treg cell proportions increased, and apoptotic pathways were downregulated ( P<0.05). 3) Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) showed enhanced functionality. Monocytes and dendritic cells were enriched in antigen synthesis and presentation pathways, while B cells displayed increased antigen-binding capacity and were enriched in pathways related to T-cell activation ( P<0.05). 4) Natural killer (NK) cells exhibited attenuated cytotoxic function but demonstrated an enhanced regulatory capacity over T cells ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:T-LGLL patients present a characteristic immunological profile marked by an imbalance in immune homeostasis. This profile includes abnormal activation and expansion of effector CD8 + T cells, and a reduction in Treg cell numbers accompanied by functional impairment. Furthermore, APCs and NK cells were found to positively regulate T-lymphocyte activation, differentiation, and proliferation.
2.Feasibility analysis of radiomics and deep learning models in predicting the efficacy of 131I therapy for papillary thyroid cancer
Lele ZHANG ; Lu LU ; Zhao GE ; Ning LI ; Jinquan HUANG ; Xingyu MU ; Wei FU
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025;45(9):543-548
Objective:To explore the application value of radiomics, deep learning, and their combined models in predicting the efficacy of radioiodine adjuvant therapy in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical and imaging data of 131 PTC patients (38 males, 93 females; age 41(33, 48) years) who received first 131I treatment at the Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University from January 2018 to March 2023. Patients were randomly divided into a training set ( n=105) and a test set ( n=26) at the ratio of 8∶2. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to screen clinical features to determine independent predictors affecting the efficacy of 131I therapy. Radiomics and deep learning features were extracted from the enhanced CT scans and were combined by using the extremely randomized trees (ExtraTrees) algorithm to construct radiomics, deep learning, and combined models. The predictive abilities of the models were evaluated by AUC, and the Delong test was applied to compare the difference between AUCs. Results:Higher pre-ablation stimulated thyroglobulin (ps-Tg) levels (odds ratio( OR)=1.060, 95% CI: 1.025-1.095, P=0.004) and bilateral lesions ( OR=5.085, 95% CI: 1.452-17.814, P=0.033) were independent predictors of the efficacy of 131I therapy in intermediate to high-risk PTC patients. In the training set, the radiomics model (AUC=0.853) and combined model (AUC=0.880) significantly outperformed the deep learning model (AUC=0.711; Z values: 2.48, 3.09, P values: 0.013, 0.002), while there was no statistically significant difference between the radiomics and combined models ( Z=0.51, P=0.610). In the test set, AUCs of the radiomics, deep learning, and combined models were 0.746, 0.624, and 0.876, respectively, and the AUC of the combined model was higher than that of the radiomics model or deep learning model ( Z values: 2.05, 1.99, P values: 0.040, 0.047). Conclusion:The combined model demonstrates superior performance over the standalone radiomics model and deep learning model in predicting the efficacy of 131I treatment in PTC patients.
3.Analysis of treatment response and post-discontinuation efficacy maintenance of cyclophosphamide monotherapy in T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia
Lele ZHANG ; Linzhu TIAN ; Hong PAN ; Zhen GAO ; Weiwang LI ; Ruonan LI ; Jingyu ZHAO ; Jinbo HUANG ; Xin ZHAO ; Jianping LI ; Neng NIE ; Xiao YU ; Liyun LI ; Zhexiang KUANG ; Liwei FANG ; Jun SHI
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2025;46(7):631-635
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of cyclophosphamide in patients with T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGLL) and the maintenance of treatment-free remission (TFR) following drug discontinuation.Methods:Clinical data were collected from 37 patients with T-LGLL who received oral cyclophosphamide at the Regenerative Medicine Clinic of the Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital between June 2019 and March 2024. Patient clinical characteristics, treatment efficacy, and long-term TFR were analyzed.Results:The median age of the 37 patients was 60 years (range: 37-86), and 22 (59.5%) were male. Anemia was observed in 30 patients (81.1%), and 28 (75.7%) met the diagnostic criteria for secondary pure red cell aplasia. Neutropenia occurred in 15 patients (40.5%), lymphocytosis in 11 (29.7%), and thrombocytopenia in three (8.1%). Sixteen patients (43.2%) had not received prior immunosuppressive therapy (treatment-naive group), while 21 patients (56.8%) were refractory to or had relapsed after immunosuppressive treatment (refractory/relapsed group). All patients met the treatment criteria and received oral cyclophosphamide at doses of 50-100 mg/day. Among the 36 evaluable patients, hematologic remission was achieved in 25 (69.4%), with a median time of 2.0 months (range: 0.7-7.0). There was no statistically significant difference in remission rates between the treatment-naive and refractory/relapsed groups (68.5% vs. 66.7%, P=0.589). Among the 25 patients who achieved hematologic remission, 24 discontinued cyclophosphamide. With a median follow-up of 39.0 months (range: 8.0-56.0), the median TFR duration was not reached. The estimated TFR rates were (90.87± 6.16) % at 12 months and (75.72±11.04) % at 36 months. No significant difference in TFR was observed between the treatment-naive and refractory/relapsed groups ( P=0.451) . Conclusion:Oral cyclophosphamide is effective in the treatment of T-LGLL, and patients may maintain long-term TFR following drug discontinuation.
4.Validation of the Chinese version of the DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale in adults
Xinfeng TANG ; Lele FENG ; Jingjing HUANG ; Yujia LEI ; Jianping WANG ; Meng YU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2025;39(7):591-596
Objective:To examine the validity and reliability of the DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale(SAD-D)in a Chinese adult population.Methods:The Chinese version of the DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disor-der Severity Scale was administered via online data collection platform Credamo to 300 adults(Sample 1,for item analysis,exploratory factor analysis and item selection of brief version of SAD-D)and 528 adults(Sample 2,for confirmatory factor analysis,criterion validity test,measurement invariance analysis and internal consistency reliabil-ity analysis for both SAD-D and its brief version).Criterion validity was tested with the Social Phobia Scale(SPIN)and Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker(PRCS).A brief version of the scale was developed by u-sing the Ant Colony Optimization(ACO).A retest was conducted with 152 participants from Sample 2 after three weeks.Results:Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the SAD-D was a unidimensional scale with factor load-ings ranging from 0.49 to 0.82,and the results of the confirmatory factor analysis also supported the unidimension-al structure(x2/df=3.49,RMSEA=0.069,CFI=0.971,TLI=0.962,SRMR=0.028).The scores of Chinese version of the SAD-D were positively correlated with the SPIN scores(ICC=0.70,P<0.001)and PRCS scores(ICC=0.73,P<0.001).The Cronbach'α of the scale was 0.92,and the retest reliability was 0.85.The scale dem-onstrated cross-gender measurement invariance(△CFI<0.01,△RMSEA<0.01).The brief version of the SAD-D was selected as items 2,5,and 6,and its Cronbach'α coefficient was 0.86.Conclusion:The Chinese version of the SAD-D has satisfactoryvalidity andreliability,making it suitable for the assessment of social anxiety symptoms with Chinese adults.
5.Application of virtual reality technology in stroke field over the past decade:a visualization analysis
Ying LI ; Lele HUANG ; Feng HUANG ; Huanzhi ZHU ; Jinghui HUANG
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2025;46(4):458-465
Objective To explore the research status and emerging focus of virtual reality(VR)technology in the field of stroke.Methods The global literature of VR technology in the field of stroke from Jan.2014 to Aug.2024 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection.Bibliometric software was used to draw a visual knowledge map of authors,institutions,key words,etc.Results After excluding proofreading notices,editorial materials,conference papers,etc.,a total of 785 articles were included.Over the past decade,the number of new publications has shown an upward trend.China was the country with the largest total number of publications(130 articles).Lamontagne Anouk(10 articles)and Calabro Rocco Salvatore(10 articles)were tied for the authors with the highest number of publications.The institution and journal with the most literature in this field were McGill University(Canada,27 articles)and Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation(60 articles),respectively.The key word analysis and the results of the strongest burst key words indicated that the research focused on upper limb,gait training,motor function,cognitive rehabilitation,post-stroke unilateral spatial neglect,stimulation,motor imagery,cortical reorganization,etc.Conclusion Over the past decade,the application of VR technology has gradually increased in both breadth and depth in the field of stroke,bringing new opportunities and thoughts to stroke rehabilitation.The new forms of VR technology combined with neuromodulation,neuroimaging,brain-computer interfaces,artificial intelligence,and telemedicine may be the future research topics and directions.
6.Differentiation and Treatment of Lipid Turbidity Disease Based on Theory of "Spleen Ascending and Stomach Descending"
Yun HUANG ; Wenyu ZHU ; Wei SONG ; Xiaobo ZHANG ; Xin ZHOU ; Lele YANG ; Tao SHEN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(3):244-252
Lipid turbidity disease is a metabolic disease featuring lipid metabolism disorders caused by many factors such as social environment, diet, and lifestyle, which is closely related to many diseases in modern medicine, such as hyperlipidemia, obesity, fatty liver, atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, with a wide range of influence and far-reaching harm. According to the Huangdi Neijing, lipid turbidity disease reflects the pathological change of the body's physiologic grease. Grease is the thick part of body fluids, which has the function of nourishing, and it is the initial state and source of important substances in the human body such as brain, marrow, essence, and blood. Once the grease of the human body is abnormal, it can lead to lipid turbidity disease. The Huangdi Neijing also points out the physiological relationship between the transportation and transformation of body fluids and the rise and fall of the spleen and stomach, which can deduce the pathological relationship between the occurrence of lipid turbidity disease and the abnormal rise and fall of the spleen and stomach functions. Lipid turbidity disease is caused by overconsumption of fatty and sweet foods or insufficient spleen and stomach endowments, leading to disorders of the function of promoting clear and reducing turbidity in the spleen and stomach. This leads to the transformation of thick grease in body fluids into lipid turbidity, which accumulates in the body's meridians, blood vessels, skin pores, and organs, forming various forms of metabolic diseases. The research team believed that the pathological basis of lipid turbidity disease was the abnormal rise and fall of the spleen and stomach and the obstruction of the transfer of grease. According to the different locations where lipid turbidity stays, it was divided into four common pathogenesis types: ''inability to distinguish between the clear and turbid, turbid stagnation in the Ying blood'', ''spleen not rising clear, turbid accumulation in the vessels'', ''spleen dysfunction, lipid retention in the pores'', ''spleen failure to transportation and transformation, and grease accumulation in the liver''. According to the pathogenesis, it could be divided into four common syndromes, namely, turbid stagnation in the Ying blood, turbid accumulation in the vessels, lipid retention in the pores, and grease accumulation in the liver, and the corresponding prescriptions were given for syndrome differentiation and treatment, so as to guide clinical differentiation and treatment of the lipid turbidity disease.
7.Pelvic epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma complicated with peritoneal metastasis: a case report
Wenpeng HUANG ; Lele SONG ; Xiaoyan XIAO ; Liming LI ; Yongkang QIU ; Jianbo GAO ; Lei KANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(3):357-360
Objective:To analyze the clinical features, imaging features and diagnosis and treatment process of a female pelvic epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS) with peritoneal metastasis, so as to improve the clinical understanding and diagnostic ability of the disease and avoid misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.Methods:The clinical data of a female patient with pelvic EIMS combined with peritoneal metastasis in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The triad examination of the patient involved an irregular solid mass in the pelvic cavity about 8.0 cm×9.0 cm in size. Laboratory examination revealed human epididymal protein 4(HE4)154.00 pmol/L. The ultrasonography showed multiple low-echo masses in deep pelvic cavity with unclear boundary and uneven internal echo, and color doppler flow imaging (CDFI) showed abundant internal blood flow signals. Enhanced CT showed uneven and obvious enhancement of the lesion. Pathological examination showed the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the mucous interstitial background. The tumor cells were round and epithelioid, with large nuclei, deep staining and obvious nucleolus. Immunohistochemistry showed anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive, and molecular pathology fluorescence in situ hybridization showed ALK gene amplification (positive). Combined with pathological, immunohistochemical and genetic tests, EIMS was diagnosed. Conclusions:EIMS should be considered when there are single or multiple solid or cystic nodules or masses in the pelvic cavity with obvious enhancement, invasive growth and peritoneal implantation metastasis, and the correct diagnosis can be made according to the pathological findings, immunohistochemistry and genetic test results.
8.Validation of the Chinese version of the DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale in adults
Xinfeng TANG ; Lele FENG ; Jingjing HUANG ; Yujia LEI ; Jianping WANG ; Meng YU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2025;39(7):591-596
Objective:To examine the validity and reliability of the DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale(SAD-D)in a Chinese adult population.Methods:The Chinese version of the DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disor-der Severity Scale was administered via online data collection platform Credamo to 300 adults(Sample 1,for item analysis,exploratory factor analysis and item selection of brief version of SAD-D)and 528 adults(Sample 2,for confirmatory factor analysis,criterion validity test,measurement invariance analysis and internal consistency reliabil-ity analysis for both SAD-D and its brief version).Criterion validity was tested with the Social Phobia Scale(SPIN)and Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker(PRCS).A brief version of the scale was developed by u-sing the Ant Colony Optimization(ACO).A retest was conducted with 152 participants from Sample 2 after three weeks.Results:Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the SAD-D was a unidimensional scale with factor load-ings ranging from 0.49 to 0.82,and the results of the confirmatory factor analysis also supported the unidimension-al structure(x2/df=3.49,RMSEA=0.069,CFI=0.971,TLI=0.962,SRMR=0.028).The scores of Chinese version of the SAD-D were positively correlated with the SPIN scores(ICC=0.70,P<0.001)and PRCS scores(ICC=0.73,P<0.001).The Cronbach'α of the scale was 0.92,and the retest reliability was 0.85.The scale dem-onstrated cross-gender measurement invariance(△CFI<0.01,△RMSEA<0.01).The brief version of the SAD-D was selected as items 2,5,and 6,and its Cronbach'α coefficient was 0.86.Conclusion:The Chinese version of the SAD-D has satisfactoryvalidity andreliability,making it suitable for the assessment of social anxiety symptoms with Chinese adults.
9.Research progress of nucleic acid aptamer AS1411 in tumor molecular imaging
Wenpeng HUANG ; Xinyao SUN ; Xiaoyue ZHANG ; Qi YANG ; Lele SONG ; Lei KANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):622-626
Nucleic acid aptamers are a type of single-stranded oligonucleotides screened through in vitro exponentially enriched ligand phylogenetic technology, and they can bind to various targets with high specificity and high affinity. AS1411 is a 26-base guanine-rich DNA aptamer, and its target nucleolin is widely distributed in multiple locations within the cell, including the nucleolus, nucleoplasm, cytoplasm and cell membrane. AS1411 demonstrates multiple advantages, such as weak immunogenicity, low toxicity, easy structural modification, and strong tissue penetration ability. Despite numerous challenges in the clinical transformation process, with the continuous advancement of molecular imaging technology, AS1411 has demonstrated great potential in the fields of targeted imaging and targeted delivery of cancer drugs. This article mainly focuses on the research progress of AS1411 in the field of molecular imaging, covering its applications in magnetic resonance imaging, fluorescence imaging and nuclear medicine imaging, etc.
10.Research progress of nucleic acid aptamer AS1411 in tumor molecular imaging
Wenpeng HUANG ; Xinyao SUN ; Xiaoyue ZHANG ; Qi YANG ; Lele SONG ; Lei KANG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):622-626
Nucleic acid aptamers are a type of single-stranded oligonucleotides screened through in vitro exponentially enriched ligand phylogenetic technology, and they can bind to various targets with high specificity and high affinity. AS1411 is a 26-base guanine-rich DNA aptamer, and its target nucleolin is widely distributed in multiple locations within the cell, including the nucleolus, nucleoplasm, cytoplasm and cell membrane. AS1411 demonstrates multiple advantages, such as weak immunogenicity, low toxicity, easy structural modification, and strong tissue penetration ability. Despite numerous challenges in the clinical transformation process, with the continuous advancement of molecular imaging technology, AS1411 has demonstrated great potential in the fields of targeted imaging and targeted delivery of cancer drugs. This article mainly focuses on the research progress of AS1411 in the field of molecular imaging, covering its applications in magnetic resonance imaging, fluorescence imaging and nuclear medicine imaging, etc.

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