1.Correlation of serum sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ATPase 2a and BAR with cardiac function and prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure
Xiaoyan QIAO ; Limei WANG ; Xiuying ZHOU ; Yupeng CHENG ; Jing ZHENG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;46(16):1953-1958
Objective To investigate the correlation of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ATPase 2a(SERCA2a)and blood urea nitrogen(BUN)to albumin(ALB)ratio(BAR)with cardiac function and prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure(CHF).Methods A total of 200 CHF patients admitted to this hospital from January 2021 to January 2023 were selected as the CHF group and 100 healthy people un-dergoing physical examination as the control group.CHF patients were divided into class Ⅰ group(38 cases),class Ⅱ group(40 cases),class Ⅲ group(54 cases)and class Ⅳ group(68 cases)according to the New York Heart Association(NYHA)cardiac function classification after admission.According to the prognosis,they were divided into poor prognosis group(60 cases)and good prognosis group(140 cases).Serum SERCA2a BUN,ALB levels were measured and BAR was calculated.Spearman rank correlation coefficient was used to analyze the correlation between serum SERCA2a,BAR and NYHA cardiac function classification in CHF pa-tients.Taking the prognosis of CHF patients as the dependent variable,a multivariate unconditional Logistic regression model was established to determine its influencing factors.Receiver operating characteristic curve was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of serum SERCA2a and BAR for poor prognosis of CHF patients.Results Compared with the control group,the serum SERCA2a level was decreased and BAR was increased in the CHF group(P<0.05).The level of SERCA2a in class Ⅰ group,class Ⅱ group,class Ⅲ group and classⅣ group decreased and BAR increased successively(P<0.05).The NYHA classification was negatively cor-related with serum SERCA2a level(rs=-0.756,P<0.05),and positively correlated with BAR(rs=0.722,P<0.05).After 1-year follow-up,the incidence of poor prognosis in 200 CHF patients was 30.00%(60/200).Increased NYHA class(OR=1.936,95%CI:1.115-3.364),atrial fibrillation(OR=3.269,95%CI:1.078-9.913),N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide(OR=1.002,95%CI:1.001-1.009)and BAR(OR=1.169,95%CI:1.082-1.263)were independent risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with CHF(P<0.05),increased left ventricular ejection fraction(OR=0.810,95%CI:0.716-0.916)and SERCA2a(OR=0.964,95%CI:0.947-0.981)were independent protective factors(P<0.05).The area under the curve of serum SERCA2a combined with BAR to predict the poor prognosis of CHF patients was 0.865(95%CI:0.810-0.910),which was larger than 0.784(95%CI:0.720-0.839)and 0.777(95%CI:0.713-0.833)predicted by serum SERCA2a and BAR levels alone,and the difference was statistically significant(Z=2.944,3.250,P<0.05).Conclusion The decrease of SERCA2a and the increase of BAR are closely re-lated to cardiac function and prognosis in patients with CHF.Serum SERCA2a combined with BAR has a higher value in predicting poor prognosis in patients with CHF.
2.Research and application of a new deep learning based strategy for platelet histogram review
Enming ZHANG ; Chao YANG ; Xianchun CHEN ; Yan LIN ; Taixue AN ; Haixia LI ; Yongjian HE ; Zhiwei LIU ; Limei FENG ; Wanying LIN ; Tie XIONG ; Kai QIU ; Ya GAO ; Lizhu HUANG ; Jing HE ; Chunyan WANG ; Dehua SUN ; Bo SITU ; Lei ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;48(9):1201-1206
Objective:To develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platelet review strategy to identify abnormal platelet histograms with no significant difference between initial impedance platelet count (PLT-I) and PLT-F results.Methods:This study included 5 119 routine blood analysis in Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University and its Ganzhou branch from July 2023 and March 2024. Specimens exhibiting abnormal platelet histograms and an initial platelet count >40×10?/L underwent review using the fluorescent platelet count (PLT-F) channel. Consistency of the results was defined as a difference between impedance platelet count (PLT-I) and PLT-F less than ±20% of the PLT-F results. A deep learning model was developed using platelet and red blood cell histogram data from a training set of 3 807 specimens. The model′s diagnostic performance was evaluated on an independent external validation set ( n=805) using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Changes in the number of reviewed samples and sample turnaround time were analyzed to assess its clinical utility. Results:The deep learning model based on platelet and red blood cell histograms achieved an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.854 in the training set. At a cutoff value of 0.1, the sensitivity was 0.954 and specificity was 0.358. The model could reduce review by 16.80% (190/1 131). In the validation set, the AUC was 0.805, with a sensitivity of 0.955 and specificity of 0.307, corresponding to a reduction of 17.41% (47/270) in reviewed specimens.Conclusion:The platelet review prediction model developed based on deep learning technology can efficiently identify samples with consistent results before and after review, reducing unnecessary reviews and shortening specimen testing time, thereby improving the efficiency of platelet test.
3.Regulation and mechanism of up-regulated lncRNA MALAT1 on macrophage inflammation in negative sputum for tuberculous bacterium
Limei HAN ; Shunping LIU ; Aierken AIKEDANMU ; Wurina AXIAN ; Jing GUAN ; Xin LI ; Tieliwaerdi NUERAMINA ; Yilihamu NIGELA ; Jingjing LI ; Wushouer QIMANGULI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(3):589-594
Objective:To explore the expression and mechanism of lncRNA MALAT1 in negative sputum for tuberculous bac-terium.Methods:Expression of lncRNA MALAT1 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC)of patients with positive sputum bacteria(Positive group)and negative sputum bacteria(Negative group)and healthy volunteers(HC group)was detected by RT-PCR.ELISA was used to detect expression levels of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in plasma.Expression of lncRNA MALAT1 in mice macro-phages RAW264.7 was silenced by siRNA interference,and RAW264.7 cells were infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB)H37Rv.Cells were divided into four groups:Control group,Control+MTB group,MTB+si-NC group and MTB+si-MALAT1 group.Proliferation activity of RAW264.7 cells in each group was detected by CCK-8 method.The number of MTB in each group was detected by CFU.Expressions of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in supernatant of RAW264.7 cells were detected by ELISA.Results:Compared with HC group,expressions of lncRNA MALAT1 in PBMC,and TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in plasma were significantly increased in Positive group and Negative group(P<0.01).Compared with Control group,expression level of lncRNA MALAT1,proliferation activity,CFU value,and concentrations of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in supernatant of Control+MTB group,MTB+si-NC group and MTB+si-MALAT1 group were significantly increased(P<0.05).Compared with MTB+si-NC group,the above detection indexes in MTB+si-MALAT1 group were significantly decreased(P<0.05),while there was no significant difference in Control+MTB group(P>0.05).Conclusion:The significantly increased expression of MALAT1 in patients with negative sputum for tuberculous bacterium is positively correlated with expression of plasma inflammatory factors,while the silence of MALAT1 expression can reduce MTB induced inflammatory response by inhibiting the proliferation and phagocytosis of MTB infected macrophages.
4.Regulation and mechanism of up-regulated lncRNA MALAT1 on macrophage inflammation in negative sputum for tuberculous bacterium
Limei HAN ; Shunping LIU ; Aierken AIKEDANMU ; Wurina AXIAN ; Jing GUAN ; Xin LI ; Tieliwaerdi NUERAMINA ; Yilihamu NIGELA ; Jingjing LI ; Wushouer QIMANGULI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(3):589-594
Objective:To explore the expression and mechanism of lncRNA MALAT1 in negative sputum for tuberculous bac-terium.Methods:Expression of lncRNA MALAT1 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC)of patients with positive sputum bacteria(Positive group)and negative sputum bacteria(Negative group)and healthy volunteers(HC group)was detected by RT-PCR.ELISA was used to detect expression levels of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in plasma.Expression of lncRNA MALAT1 in mice macro-phages RAW264.7 was silenced by siRNA interference,and RAW264.7 cells were infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB)H37Rv.Cells were divided into four groups:Control group,Control+MTB group,MTB+si-NC group and MTB+si-MALAT1 group.Proliferation activity of RAW264.7 cells in each group was detected by CCK-8 method.The number of MTB in each group was detected by CFU.Expressions of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in supernatant of RAW264.7 cells were detected by ELISA.Results:Compared with HC group,expressions of lncRNA MALAT1 in PBMC,and TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in plasma were significantly increased in Positive group and Negative group(P<0.01).Compared with Control group,expression level of lncRNA MALAT1,proliferation activity,CFU value,and concentrations of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in supernatant of Control+MTB group,MTB+si-NC group and MTB+si-MALAT1 group were significantly increased(P<0.05).Compared with MTB+si-NC group,the above detection indexes in MTB+si-MALAT1 group were significantly decreased(P<0.05),while there was no significant difference in Control+MTB group(P>0.05).Conclusion:The significantly increased expression of MALAT1 in patients with negative sputum for tuberculous bacterium is positively correlated with expression of plasma inflammatory factors,while the silence of MALAT1 expression can reduce MTB induced inflammatory response by inhibiting the proliferation and phagocytosis of MTB infected macrophages.
5.Research and application of a new deep learning based strategy for platelet histogram review
Enming ZHANG ; Chao YANG ; Xianchun CHEN ; Yan LIN ; Taixue AN ; Haixia LI ; Yongjian HE ; Zhiwei LIU ; Limei FENG ; Wanying LIN ; Tie XIONG ; Kai QIU ; Ya GAO ; Lizhu HUANG ; Jing HE ; Chunyan WANG ; Dehua SUN ; Bo SITU ; Lei ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;48(9):1201-1206
Objective:To develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platelet review strategy to identify abnormal platelet histograms with no significant difference between initial impedance platelet count (PLT-I) and PLT-F results.Methods:This study included 5 119 routine blood analysis in Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University and its Ganzhou branch from July 2023 and March 2024. Specimens exhibiting abnormal platelet histograms and an initial platelet count >40×10?/L underwent review using the fluorescent platelet count (PLT-F) channel. Consistency of the results was defined as a difference between impedance platelet count (PLT-I) and PLT-F less than ±20% of the PLT-F results. A deep learning model was developed using platelet and red blood cell histogram data from a training set of 3 807 specimens. The model′s diagnostic performance was evaluated on an independent external validation set ( n=805) using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Changes in the number of reviewed samples and sample turnaround time were analyzed to assess its clinical utility. Results:The deep learning model based on platelet and red blood cell histograms achieved an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.854 in the training set. At a cutoff value of 0.1, the sensitivity was 0.954 and specificity was 0.358. The model could reduce review by 16.80% (190/1 131). In the validation set, the AUC was 0.805, with a sensitivity of 0.955 and specificity of 0.307, corresponding to a reduction of 17.41% (47/270) in reviewed specimens.Conclusion:The platelet review prediction model developed based on deep learning technology can efficiently identify samples with consistent results before and after review, reducing unnecessary reviews and shortening specimen testing time, thereby improving the efficiency of platelet test.
6.Typical Experience,Common Issues and Strategies in a Payment Reform for Advantageous TCM-treated Diseases
Shiwen ZHANG ; Lili WANG ; Limei JING
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(8):22-27,33
Objective:It aimed to improve pilot programs and explore medical insurance payment methods tailored to the characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)services by summarizing practical experiences,analyzing common issues,and proposing strategic suggestions.Methods:It conducted a comprehensive review of literature and policy documents to analyze the progress of TCM advantageous condition and payment modality reforms,prevalent conditions,and service types.Results:It revealed various payment modalities for TCM,including remuneration for advantageous conditions,establishment of TCM Diagnosis Related Groups(DRG),and formulation of differential adjustment coefficients for TCM-focused healthcare institutions.Reforms predominantly involve expanding condition-based remuneration scopes,individual-condition remunerations,and remuneration based on therapeutic efficacy.The effect of the reform is mainly reflected in the recognition of the value of TCM,the support of hospitals,and the benefit of patients.Predominant conditions include bone injuries,rheumatic ailments,and anorectal disorders,with hospitalization being the primary service modality.Conclusion:Current payment modalities for TCM advantageous conditions face challenges such as limited reform scope and service coverage,coding system standardization issues,performance incentive deficiencies,and irrational cost estimation.Recommendations include exploring integrated TCM advantageous condition service models,establishing a management paradigm for TCM conditions,addressing transient policy-related deficits,leveraging data analytics and AI algorithms,and formulating clinical pathway standards.
7.Analysis on the Preliminary Effect of Payment Reform in a Chinese Medicine Hospital Based on Interrupted Time Series
Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Tianshu CHU ; Lili WANG ; Limei JING
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(9):29-34,39
Objective:In the background of the national promotion of DIP insurance payment reform,using empirical data to evaluate the initial effects of payment reforms in typical traditional Chinese medicine hospitals.Methods:It collected inpatient case data from a Chinese medicine hospital in S city,encompassing a total of 207 500 cases from 2016 to 2022,and the differences between before and after the reform were analyzed using key indicators such as medical costs.Interrupted time series was applied to analyze the initial effects of the reform based on three intervention time points:reform implementation,epidemic development and static management.Logistic regression was applied to explore the main influencing factors,and recommendations for refinement were made based on the results of the key informant interviews.Results:It was found that the percentage of the high hospitalization cost group,high self-pay cost group and high bed-day cost group increased after the reform.There was an overall increasing trend in bed-day costs after the reform.Age,being married,operation times and average grade of operations,and death were the common influences.Conclusion:The initial stage of the DIP insurance payment reform was not effective in regulating medical costs.Demographic changes,strong intervention in epidemics,and the tendency of Chinese medicine hospitals to perform surgeries all tend to lead to an increase in hospitalization costs.At the same time,factors such as the shortage of policy interpretation and the lack of incentives for medical staff have affected the effectiveness of the reform.It was suggested that the DIP insurance payment reform of the Chinese medicine hospitals should be further promoted by strengthening the interpretation of policies and changing the solidification model,establishing positive incentives for medical staff,and adding indicators of traditional Chinese medicine characteristics.This will further fully leverage the advantages of Chinese medicine characteristics and enhance the substance and quality of Chinese medicine services.
8.Research on the Construction of a New Cultural Indicator System for High-quality Development of Public Hospitals
Chaohong LI ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Jingrong WANG ; Jun YAO ; Xueying LI ; Yifan XU ; Huiwen ZHANG ; Jun YU ; Xiaojin AI ; Limei JING
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(6):1-4
Objective It constructs a new culture index system for high-quality development of public hospitals to provide scientific tool for evaluating the level of new culture construction of public hospitals and promoting high-quali-ty development.Methods A pool of indicators was established based on policy combing and literature research.Then,an indicator system was formed through Delphi expert consultation and demonstration,and weighting coefficients were assigned using the hierarchical analysis method.Results The indicator system of the new culture in public hospi-tals contains four primary indicators,eight secondary indicators and 23 specific entries.The four primary indicators are hospital culture system construction,strengthening the orientation of patients'needs,caring for medical staff and distinctive hospital culture.The effectiveness of implementation as an additional dimension contains two secondary indicators and eight specific entries.The weights of the primary indicators are balanced.Among the sec-ondary indicators,institutional planning(0.250),staff care(0.170),medical services(0.130),discipline branding(0.125)and professionalism(0.125)have higher weights.Conclusion The new culture index system for high-quality development of public hospitals is in line with Xi Jinping's cultural thought and the requirements of the new culture for high-quality development of public hospitals.It needs to pay attention to the planning of the cultural system,em-phasises the care of employees and the cultivation of professionalism,and focuses on the construction of medical services and disciplinary brands,so as to promote the construction of the new culture in public hospitals in line with the requirements of the national strategies.
9.A Scale Study of Medical Staff's Perception and Experience of Hospital Culture
Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Jingrong WANG ; Luting HUANG ; Jun YAO ; Chaohong LI ; Limei JING
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(6):9-14
Objective It developed and tested the reliability and validity of the Hospital Culture Perception and Experi-ence Scale for medical staff to provide a scientific tool for assessing medical staff's perceptions and experiences of hospital culture.Methods The scale was constructed with reference to the Dennison model of organisational culture and refined based on policy documents,literature and expert consultation.A hospital was selected to conduct the questionnaire survey.It used item analysis,factor analysis,and Cronbach's α to test scale reliability and validity.Results The total scale contains 43 entries in 4 subscales:institutional initiatives,practitioner perception,manage-ment training and mission commitment.Item analysis results showed that the scale had good differentiation;the Cronbach's αof the total scale was 0.992,and the Spearman-Brown was 0.979,with good reliability.Exploratory factor analysis results suggested that the institutional initiative,practitioner perception,and management training sub-scales had only 1 dimension,with a variance contribution rate of 77.12%,76.33%,and 85.75%,respectively.For the mission subscale,2 male factors were extracted,with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 91.34%.The factor loadings were all greater than 0.4.The validation factor analysis results shows that the model fit is good.The AVE of each subscale and dimension is greater than 0.5,and the CR is greater than 0.7,which indicates that the convergent validity is good.Conclusion The scale has good reliability and validity,and can be used to quantitatively as-sess the medical staff's perception and sense of experience of hospital culture.
10.A Scale Study of Patients' and Families' Knowledge and Experience of Hospital Culture
Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Jingrong WANG ; Luting HUANG ; Jun YAO ; Chaohong LI ; Limei JING
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(6):20-24
Objective It developed a hospital culture awareness and experience scale for patients and their families and its reliability and validity were verified.The scale provides a tool for investigating patients'and families'experiences of hospital culture and promoting hospital culture building.Methods A scale that meets policy requirements and practice needs was designed with reference to a theoretical framework of hospital customers satisfaction index and it was refined through expert consultation.Patients and family members of a sample hospital were selected for the survey,and the reliability and validity of the scale were tested by item analysis,factor analysis and Cronbach's α.Results The scale contains 29 items in 3 dimensions of service perception,value recognition and cultural knowledge.Item analysis results showed that the scale had good differentiation.The Cronbach's αof the total scale was 0.975,and the Spearman-Brown was 0.934,with good reliability.Exploratory factor analysis extracted three male factors,with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 76.61%,and the factor loadings of each factor were all greater than 0.4.Validation factor analysis results suggests a better model fit.The CR is greater than 0.7 and the AVE of each dimension is greater than 0.5,which proves that convergent validity is good.Conclusion The scale has good reliability and validity,and can be used to quantitatively assess patients'and their families'sense of knowing and experiencing the hospital culture.It can provide scientific tool for evaluating the status of cultural leadership in helping public hospitals to develop high quality from the patient's perspective.

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