1.Performance validation of a novel multiplex detection reagent for screening transfusion-associated infectious diseases
Miao LIU ; Qian ZHAO ; Na YAO ; Jing LI ; Jiahui ZHANG ; Ning YE ; Yuena XIE
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2026;39(5):650-655
Objective: To validate the performance of the Procleix UltrioPlex E assay (Grifols, Spain) on the Procleix Panther automated nucleic acid detection platform, which employs the TMA method to simultaneously detect HIV-1/HIV-2/HCV/HBV/HEV viruses, and to evaluate its value for screening transfusion-associated infectious diseases. Methods: In accordance with the requirements of ISO15189"Application of the Guidelines for the Accreditation of Quality and Capabilities of Medical Laboratories in the Field of Molecular Diagnostics (CNAS-CL02-A009: 2018)", "Guidelines for Performance Validation of Molecular Diagnostic Testing Procedures (CNAS-GL039: 2019)", and the "Technical Operating Procedures for Blood Banks (2019 Edition)", this study validated the reagent's performance in terms of analytical sensitivity validation, performance consistency validation, interference resistance, and cross-contamination resistance. Results: Probit analysis revealed that the 95% detection limits (95% confidence interval) for HBV, HCV, HIV, and HEV were 2.0 IU/mL, 1.5 IU/mL, 18.0 IU/mL and 3.7 IU/mL, respectively, which were consistent with the minimum detection limits stated in the kit's package insert and were comparable to the Procleix Ultrio Elite kit. Both kits were used to test the performance validation serum plate simultaneously, yielding results consistent with the serum plate (Kappa=1), indicating stable performance. Detection of medium-and low-concentration lipemia and weakly positive hemolysis samples demonstrated good interference resistance. Cross-contamination performance validation showed that the kit exhibited excellent cross-contamination resistance. Conclusion: The Procleix UltrioPlex E nucleic acid detection kit enables combined detection of HIV-1, HIV-2, HCV, HBV, and HEV, allowing single-test screening for multiple viruses in donor blood. The kit's analytical performance is stable and meets basic laboratory requirements, making it suitable for screening transfusion-associated infectious diseases in blood banks.
2.Selection of health utility measurement tools for high-risk populations with cardiovascular disease:Application validation of EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2
Ju SUN ; Qian GUO ; Hao-miao LI ; Qiang YAO ; Shu-zhen ZHU ; Jun-lin LI
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2025;18(8):20-28
Objective:In the context of China's cardiovascular disease(CVD)high-risk population screening and intervention project,this study systematically evaluates the applicability of the EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 instruments among individuals at high risk of CVD.Methods:Convergent validity was assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficient.Measurement agreement was evaluated through intraclass correlation coefficients(ICC)and Bland-Altman plots.Factors influencing utility differences were explored using multiple linear regression analysis.Kruskal-Wallis test and t-test were used to examine discriminant validity.Sensitivity was compared by effect size(ES),relative efficiency(RE),and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC-AUC).Floor and ceiling effects were also compared.Results:Among 5,415 individuals at high risk of CVD,the two instruments showed moderate overall correlation and acceptable convergent validity,but dimension-specific correlations were weak,and measurement consistency was low(ICC=0.367).Both instruments effectively distinguished different health states,yet the SF-6Dv2 demonstrated superior sensitivity and a milder ceiling effect.Conclusion:When measuring the health utility value of CVD patients,scale selection should be cautious,especially for high-risk groups,and SF-6Dv2 is more appropriate.
3.Analysis of factors influencing potential categories of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients
Yutong ZHANG ; Hongmei LI ; Qian WANG ; Qinyao LI ; Miao LI ; Panpan LI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(1):20-27
Objective:To explore the potential profile categories of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients, and analyze the influencing factors of different categories.Methods:A convenience sampling method was used, and 270 young and middle-aged breast cancer patients admitted to the thyroid and breast cancer ward and oncology ward of Fenyang Hospital in Shanxi Province from September 2023 to April 2024 were the study subjects. The survey was conducted transect surveys using the general information questionnaire, Questionnaire for the Assessment of Self-Disgust, Social Constraints Scale, the Chronic Illness Rejection and Discrimination Scale. Potential categories of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients were explored using latent profile analysis, and unordered multinomial Logistic regression was employed to investigate their influencing factors.Results:A total of 234 young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients were included, with the age of (45.61±10.90) years old. Latent profile analysis revealed three potential categories of self-hatred in these patients: low disgust group (45.30%, 106/234), medium disgust group (41.45%, 97/234), and generalized high disgust group (13.25%, 31/234). Compared to the low disgust group, patients with more comorbidities and poorer self-care ability were more likely to belong to the generalized high disgust group ( OR=0.244, 8.775, both P<0.05). Patients with a longer duration of illness and higher scores on the social constraints scale and chronic illness rejection and discrimination scale were more likely to fall into the medium disgust group and the generalized high disgust group ( OR values were 0.156 - 1.317, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The level of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients is significantly heterogeneous. Nursing staff should formulate personalized intervention strategies according to this classification characteristic, which can be cut from the perspective of reducing patients' social restriction and chronic illness rejection and discrimination to improve patients' acceptance of the disease and self-acceptance level, and then reduce their self-disgust.
4.Based on data mining to explore the medication rules of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of postpartum depression
Feixia LI ; Hong ZHAO ; Qian ZHU ; Xiaoyan WU ; Hua MIAO
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(15):51-55
Objective To discuss the main composition,four Qi,five tastes,meridian tropism and medication ideas of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of postpartum depression(PPD).Methods Literature on clinical efficacy studies of PPD treatment with traditional Chinese medicine published in China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform,VIP,Embase,Web of Science,PubMed databases from October 30,2004 to October 30,2024 was retrieved.The count frequency,four Qi,five tastes and meridian tropism of the selected Chinese medicine were carried out,and the association rule analysis was carried out to explore the prescription drug rule of Chinese medicine in the treatment of PPD.Results A total of 71 relevant literatures were selected,including 71 prescriptions and 96 flavors of Chinese medicine.27 of the high-frequency drugs with a frequency of more than 10%were selected.The top 8 core drugs in the frequency of Chinese medicine were Chaihu,Danggui,Gancao,Baishao,Fuling,Baizhu,Suanzaoren and Yujin,followed by Chuanxiong,Yuanzhi,Xiangfu,Huangqi,Dazao and Hehuanpi.Among all the core drugs,the four Qi are mainly warm and peaceful drugs,the five tastes are mainly sweet,bitter and pungent,and the spleen channel and liver channel are mainly.The main drug effects were Qi-tonifying drugs,tranquilizing drugs,blood-activating drugs for removing blood stasis,followed by blood-tonifying drugs,Qi-promoting drugs,wind-heat dispersing drugs,liver-calming drugs.Chaihu,Danggui,Baishao and Fuling were the four most relevant Chinese medicines.Conclusion The main pathogenesis of PPD is liver-Qi and spleen-deficiency,which is located in the liver and spleen.Clinical treatment is mainly based on soothing liver-Qi and resolving depression,invigorating spleen and nourishing blood,and supplemented with Qi-nourishing heart-calming drugs.
5.Construction of an Efficient Delivery Vector Based on Fluorinated Polyethyleneimine for Transfection of Cdh23 Full-length Plasmid in HEI-OC1 Cell
Bing-Qian LI ; Mu-Lan LI ; Miao XIA ; Zhen LIU ; Lan WANG ; Peng MA
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2025;41(9):1349-1359
The CDH23 gene is a pathogenic mutant gene of the USH1D subtype in Usher syndrome.In this study,two wild-type Cdh23 full-length plasmids(~16 kb)with different promoters were construc-ted,and fluorinated polyethylene imine(FPEI)was used as a delivery vector to transfect the house ear institute-organ of corti 1(HEI-OC1)and the optimal expression plasmid was obtained by evaluating the transfection efficiency in vitro.Firstly,the results of the synthesis of FPEI were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy to prove the successful synthesis of FPEI.After that,the plas-mid encapsulation ability of FPEI and the surface potential and hydration diameter of the formed comple-xes were characterized by agarose gel blocking assay,Zeta potential assay,and dynamic light scattering assay.It was found that FPEI had good plasmid encapsulation ability,and the FPEI plasmid complexes were all positively charged at high mass ratio,with the distribution of particle sizes in the range of 100-300 nm.The low cytotoxicity and high transfection efficiency of FPEI in HEI-OC1 cells were verified by Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8)and flow cytometry.Comparing FPEI with Lipofectamine 3000 and differ-ent quality PEI(25K,40K)transfection reagents,the transfection efficiency of FPEI was found to be significantly better than that of the traditional transfection reagents.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and Western blot results showed that the CAG promoter was better than the CMV promoter,which could be used as the optimal expression plasmid for the subsequent in vivo experi-ments.In addition,it was verified by cellular immunofluorescence that CDH23 was mainly distributed in the cytoplasm after overexpression.The above results demonstrated that FPEI can be used as an efficient delivery vector for in vitro overexpression of large genes represented by Cdh23,which provides an impor-tant experimental basis for subsequent in vivo gene therapy of USH1D syndrome.
6.Selection of health utility measurement tools for high-risk populations with cardiovascular disease:Application validation of EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2
Ju SUN ; Qian GUO ; Hao-miao LI ; Qiang YAO ; Shu-zhen ZHU ; Jun-lin LI
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2025;18(8):20-28
Objective:In the context of China's cardiovascular disease(CVD)high-risk population screening and intervention project,this study systematically evaluates the applicability of the EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 instruments among individuals at high risk of CVD.Methods:Convergent validity was assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficient.Measurement agreement was evaluated through intraclass correlation coefficients(ICC)and Bland-Altman plots.Factors influencing utility differences were explored using multiple linear regression analysis.Kruskal-Wallis test and t-test were used to examine discriminant validity.Sensitivity was compared by effect size(ES),relative efficiency(RE),and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC-AUC).Floor and ceiling effects were also compared.Results:Among 5,415 individuals at high risk of CVD,the two instruments showed moderate overall correlation and acceptable convergent validity,but dimension-specific correlations were weak,and measurement consistency was low(ICC=0.367).Both instruments effectively distinguished different health states,yet the SF-6Dv2 demonstrated superior sensitivity and a milder ceiling effect.Conclusion:When measuring the health utility value of CVD patients,scale selection should be cautious,especially for high-risk groups,and SF-6Dv2 is more appropriate.
7.CRTC2 attenuates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by inhibiting cardiomyocyte ferroptosis
Zhaoyue WANG ; Hongyu ZHENG ; Yanxia WANG ; Yuanqin ZHAO ; Wei DENG ; Kun ZHOU ; Qian XU ; Huiting LIU ; Shao OUYANG ; Miao JIANG ; Zhongzhou YANG ; Zhisheng JIANG
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(10):849-858
Aim To investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of CREB regulated transcription coactivator 2(CRTC2)in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.Methods A pathological cardiomyocyte hypertrophy model was established in C57BL/6 mice by intraperitoneal injection of isoproterenol(ISO),the expression of CRTC2 in cardiac tissue was detec-ted by Western blot.The CRTC2 knockout mice model was constructed,the cardiac function of mice was detected by small animal echocardiography,the collagen fiber content in mice cardiac tissue was detected by Masson staining,the car-diomyocyte hypertrophy related proteins:skeletal muscle α1-actin(ACTA1)and brain natriuretic peptide(BNP),as well as ferroptosis related proteins:acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4(ACSL4),solute carrier family 7 member 11(SLC7A11)and glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4)in mice cardiac tissue were detected by Western blot,the iron ion content in mice cardiac tissue was detected by iron ion kit,to evaluate the correlation between CRTC2 and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and ferroptosis.H9c2 cells were induced by ISO to construct an in vitro model of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,the protein expressions of CRTC2,ACTA1,BNP,ACSL4,SLC7A11 and GPX4 were detected after intervention with fer-roptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1(Fer-1).H9c2 cells with CRTC2 overexpression induced by ISO were used to construct an in vitro model of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,the related indicators of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and ferroptosis were detec-ted to explore the mechanism of CRTC2 in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.Results Compared with the control group,the expression of CRTC2 protein in the cardiac tissue of ISO induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy mice was increased(P<0.05).Compared with wild-type mice,CRTC2-/-mice showed worsened cardiac function,manifested as increased left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD),left ventricular end-systolic diameter(LVESD),left ventricular posterior wall thickness(LVPWT),heart weight/tibia length(HW/TL)and heart weight/body weight(HW/BW),decreased short axis shortening(FS)and ejection fraction(EF),increased collagen fiber content in cardiac tissue,upregulated ex-pression of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy-related proteins ACTA1 and BNP,increased mRNA and protein expression of ferrop-tosis-related protein ACSL4,decreased mRNA and protein expression of SLC7A11 and GPX4,and elevated iron ion content in cardiac tissue(P<0.05 or P<0.01).In vitro experiments showed that compared with ISO group,the ISO+Fer-1 group had no significant change in CRTC2 protein expression(P>0.05),the expression of ACTA1 and BNP protein decreased,the surface area of cardiomyocyte reduced,the expression of ACSL4 protein decreased,and the expression of SLC7A11 and GPX4 proteins increased(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with the ISO group,the LV-CRTC2+ISO group showed a decrease in surface area of cardiomyocytes(P<0.01),a decrease in ACTA1,BNP and ACSL4 protein ex-pression,an increase in SLC7A11 and GPX4 protein expression,and a decrease in ROS and iron ion content(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion CRTC2 alleviates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and protect cardiac function by suppressing fer-roptosis in cardiomyocytes.
8.Analysis of factors influencing potential categories of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients
Yutong ZHANG ; Hongmei LI ; Qian WANG ; Qinyao LI ; Miao LI ; Panpan LI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(1):20-27
Objective:To explore the potential profile categories of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients, and analyze the influencing factors of different categories.Methods:A convenience sampling method was used, and 270 young and middle-aged breast cancer patients admitted to the thyroid and breast cancer ward and oncology ward of Fenyang Hospital in Shanxi Province from September 2023 to April 2024 were the study subjects. The survey was conducted transect surveys using the general information questionnaire, Questionnaire for the Assessment of Self-Disgust, Social Constraints Scale, the Chronic Illness Rejection and Discrimination Scale. Potential categories of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients were explored using latent profile analysis, and unordered multinomial Logistic regression was employed to investigate their influencing factors.Results:A total of 234 young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients were included, with the age of (45.61±10.90) years old. Latent profile analysis revealed three potential categories of self-hatred in these patients: low disgust group (45.30%, 106/234), medium disgust group (41.45%, 97/234), and generalized high disgust group (13.25%, 31/234). Compared to the low disgust group, patients with more comorbidities and poorer self-care ability were more likely to belong to the generalized high disgust group ( OR=0.244, 8.775, both P<0.05). Patients with a longer duration of illness and higher scores on the social constraints scale and chronic illness rejection and discrimination scale were more likely to fall into the medium disgust group and the generalized high disgust group ( OR values were 0.156 - 1.317, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The level of self-disgust in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients is significantly heterogeneous. Nursing staff should formulate personalized intervention strategies according to this classification characteristic, which can be cut from the perspective of reducing patients' social restriction and chronic illness rejection and discrimination to improve patients' acceptance of the disease and self-acceptance level, and then reduce their self-disgust.
9.Relationship between kinase insert domain receptor rs2305948 polymorphism and clopidogrel resistance in patients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving percutaneous coronary intervention
Miao SHI ; Jianliang CHANG ; Xingyu ZHU ; Qian FENG ; Suyan CHEN ; Senlin LI
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2025;34(2):170-175
Objective To investigate the relationship between kinase insert domain receptor(KDR)rs2305948 polymorphism and clopidogrel resistance(CR)in patients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods A total of 468 patients with acute coronary syndrome,who were admitted to the Zhangjiakou Municipal First Hospital of China from September 2022 to September 2023,were selected as the subjects of study.All patients received PCI treatment and took medication of clopidogrel after the treatment.The occurrence of CR was recorded.The factors influencing the occurrence of CR were analyzed.The clinical significance of KDR rs2305948 polymorphism in predicting CR in patients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving PCI was evaluated.Results Of 468 patients with acute coronary syndrome,116(24.79%)developed CR.Logistic multivariate regression analysis indicated that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C,95%CI=1.420-8.390,OR=3.452),type 2 vascular endothelial growth factor receptor(VEGFR-2,95%CI=1.374-8.118,OR=3.340),KDR rs2305948 T/T genotype(95%CI=1.677-9.905,OR=4.076),and T allele(95%CI=1.390-8.207,OR=3.377)were the independent factors influencing the occurrence of CR inpatients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving PCI(all P<0.05).Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis showed that the sensitivity,specificity,and area under ROC curve(AUC)of the T/T genotype of KDR rs2305948 in predicting CR in patients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving PCI were 75.86%,70.45%,and 0.773(95%CI=0.666-0.880)respectively.Conclusion In patients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving PCI,the risk of developing CR is higher.The KDR rs2305948 polymorphism is correlated with CR in patients with acute coronary syndrome after receiving PCI,and it has a certain predictive value for CR.
10.CRTC2 attenuates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by inhibiting cardiomyocyte ferroptosis
Zhaoyue WANG ; Hongyu ZHENG ; Yanxia WANG ; Yuanqin ZHAO ; Wei DENG ; Kun ZHOU ; Qian XU ; Huiting LIU ; Shao OUYANG ; Miao JIANG ; Zhongzhou YANG ; Zhisheng JIANG
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2025;33(10):849-858
Aim To investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of CREB regulated transcription coactivator 2(CRTC2)in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.Methods A pathological cardiomyocyte hypertrophy model was established in C57BL/6 mice by intraperitoneal injection of isoproterenol(ISO),the expression of CRTC2 in cardiac tissue was detec-ted by Western blot.The CRTC2 knockout mice model was constructed,the cardiac function of mice was detected by small animal echocardiography,the collagen fiber content in mice cardiac tissue was detected by Masson staining,the car-diomyocyte hypertrophy related proteins:skeletal muscle α1-actin(ACTA1)and brain natriuretic peptide(BNP),as well as ferroptosis related proteins:acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4(ACSL4),solute carrier family 7 member 11(SLC7A11)and glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4)in mice cardiac tissue were detected by Western blot,the iron ion content in mice cardiac tissue was detected by iron ion kit,to evaluate the correlation between CRTC2 and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and ferroptosis.H9c2 cells were induced by ISO to construct an in vitro model of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,the protein expressions of CRTC2,ACTA1,BNP,ACSL4,SLC7A11 and GPX4 were detected after intervention with fer-roptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1(Fer-1).H9c2 cells with CRTC2 overexpression induced by ISO were used to construct an in vitro model of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,the related indicators of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and ferroptosis were detec-ted to explore the mechanism of CRTC2 in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.Results Compared with the control group,the expression of CRTC2 protein in the cardiac tissue of ISO induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy mice was increased(P<0.05).Compared with wild-type mice,CRTC2-/-mice showed worsened cardiac function,manifested as increased left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD),left ventricular end-systolic diameter(LVESD),left ventricular posterior wall thickness(LVPWT),heart weight/tibia length(HW/TL)and heart weight/body weight(HW/BW),decreased short axis shortening(FS)and ejection fraction(EF),increased collagen fiber content in cardiac tissue,upregulated ex-pression of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy-related proteins ACTA1 and BNP,increased mRNA and protein expression of ferrop-tosis-related protein ACSL4,decreased mRNA and protein expression of SLC7A11 and GPX4,and elevated iron ion content in cardiac tissue(P<0.05 or P<0.01).In vitro experiments showed that compared with ISO group,the ISO+Fer-1 group had no significant change in CRTC2 protein expression(P>0.05),the expression of ACTA1 and BNP protein decreased,the surface area of cardiomyocyte reduced,the expression of ACSL4 protein decreased,and the expression of SLC7A11 and GPX4 proteins increased(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with the ISO group,the LV-CRTC2+ISO group showed a decrease in surface area of cardiomyocytes(P<0.01),a decrease in ACTA1,BNP and ACSL4 protein ex-pression,an increase in SLC7A11 and GPX4 protein expression,and a decrease in ROS and iron ion content(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion CRTC2 alleviates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and protect cardiac function by suppressing fer-roptosis in cardiomyocytes.

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