1.Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Classification and Characteristics of Cough Variant Asthma Based on Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis
Mingxia YU ; Ruiheng LAN ; Jiaqi LI ; Yanyan WANG ; Hongsheng CUI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(22):106-115
ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between the clinical symptoms, signs, syndrome characteristics and laboratory indicators of cough variant asthma (CVA) and deepen the understanding of the treatment of this disease based on the theory of "Fu Feng". MethodsAn observational study was conducted. A total of 207 CVA patients who visited the respiratory department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine from September 2022 to November 2023 were included. The information from the four diagnostic methods and the laboratory test results of patients were collected. Factor analysis was conducted on the information obtained through the four diagnostic methods in TCM, and the nature and location of CVA were extracted. Sample cluster analysis (Q clustering) and the K-means method were used for data clustering analysis to determine the syndrome types of CVA and analyze the syndrome characteristics and differences in laboratory indicators among different syndrome types. ResultsThe main symptom of CVA patients was cough, accompanied by symptoms such as itchy throat, foreign body sensation in the throat, dry throat, shortness of breath, dry mouth, chest tightness, hoarseness, bitter mouth, poor appetite, and skin itching. Factor analysis showed that the disease was located in the lung, involving the liver, spleen, and kidney. The pathological factors involved Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, wind factor, dampness factor, Yin factor, and Qi stagnation. Cluster analysis revealed four syndrome types: Fengfu Yinshang syndrome, Shixie Neiyun syndrome, Tanyin Zufei syndrome, and Ganhuo Fanfei syndrome. Fengfu Yinshang syndrome accounted for the highest proportion, followed by Tanyin Zufei syndrome. There were no significant differences in eosinophil count and percentage, fractional nasal nitric oxide (FnNO) level, and pulmonary function indexes among the four syndromes. The levels of serum total IgE and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in patients with Fengfu Yinshang syndrome were significantly higher than those in patients with Shixie Neiyun syndrome and Tanyin Zufeisyndrome. ConclusionCough is the main symptom of CVA, accompanied by pharyngeal itching, foreign body sensation in the throat, dry throat, shortness of breath, dry mouth, and allergic manifestations. The disease involves the lung, liver, spleen, and kidneys. The essence of the pathogenesis lies in a latent dormant pathogen and a disorder of the pivot mechanism. The four common syndrome types are Fengfu Yinshang syndrome, Shixie Neiyun syndrome, Tanyin Zufei syndrome, and Ganhuo Fanfei syndrome. The TCM syndrome types are correlated with laboratory indexes. The serum total IgE and FeNO of patients with Fengfu Yinshang syndrome are worse.
2.Evaluation of drug local tolerance testing and analysis of common problems
Mei-Ling CHEN ; Qing-Li WANG ; Hong-Mei GUANG ; Lan CUI ; Xiao-Dong ZHANG
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(1):139-143
Conducting local tolerance testing on parentaral drugs is of great significance for evaluating the clinical medication risks of drugs.Although relevant domestic and international guidelines provide detailed instructions on how to conduct local tolerance testing,it was found that some products still provide non-standard application materials,which affects the efficiency of drug development.This article summarizes the information on domestic and international guidance related to the local tolerance testing and elaborates on common problems based on specific application cases,with the aim of of providing reference for related work.
3.To compare the clinical efficacy of catheter-guided thrombolysis and catheter-guided thrombectomy in the treatment of high-risk pulmonary embolism
Chong WANG ; Feifei CUI ; Yongshan CHEN ; Ke YU ; Lan LI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2024;47(3):259-263
Objective:To compare the efficacy of catheter-directed thrombolysis versus catheter-directed thrombectomy for high-risk pulmonary embolism.Methods:The clinical data of 105 patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism from April 2020 to January 2023 in Hebei China Petroleum Central Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 52 patients were treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis (thrombolysis group), and 53 patients were treated with catheter-directed thrombectomy (thrombectomy group). The efficacy, symptom relief time, oxygen saturation recovery time, mortality rate, Qanadli embolic index, pulmonary artery pressure and complications were compared between two groups.Results:There were no statistical differences in total effective rate, symptom relief time, oxygen saturation recovery time, mortality rate and total incidence of complications between two groups ( P>0.05). Compared with before treatment, the Qanadli embolic index and pulmonary artery pressure after treatment in thrombolysis group and thrombectomy group were significantly lower, thrombolysis group: 22.08 ± 8.57 vs. 45.18 ± 13.27 and (24.18 ± 5.19) mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) vs. (34.15 ± 6.22) mmHg, thrombectomy group: 23.11 ± 8.62 vs. 44.82 ± 13.14 and (23.66 ± 5.02) mmHg vs. (34.89 ± 6.27) mmHg, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01); but there was no statistical difference the Qanadli embolic index and pulmonary artery pressure before and after treatment between two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:In patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism, both catheter-directed thrombolysis and catheter-directed thrombectomy have good efficacy and can promote the relief of clinical symptoms and the recovery of oxygen saturation, improving the prognosis.
4.A multicenter retrospective cohort study on the attributable risk of patients with Acinetobacter baumannii sterile body fluid infection
Lei HE ; Dao-Bin JIANG ; Ding LIU ; Xiao-Fang ZHENG ; He-Yu QIU ; Shu-Mei WU ; Xiao-Ying WU ; Jin-Lan CUI ; Shou-Jia XIE ; Qin XIA ; Li HE ; Xi-Zhao LIU ; Chang-Hui SHU ; Rong-Qin LI ; Hong-Ying TAO ; Ze-Fen CHEN
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2024;23(1):42-48
Objective To investigate the attributable risk(AR)of Acinetobacter baumannii(AB)infection in criti-cally ill patients.Methods A multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted among adult patients in inten-sive care unit(ICU).Patients with AB isolated from sterile body fluid and confirmed with AB infection in each cen-ter were selected as the infected group.According to the matching criteria that patients should be from the same pe-riod,in the same ICU,as well as with similar APACHE Ⅱ score(±5 points)and primary diagnosis,patients who did not infect with AB were selected as the non-infected group in a 1:2 ratio.The AR was calculated.Results The in-hospital mortality of patients with AB infection in sterile body fluid was 33.3%,and that of non-infected group was 23.1%,with no statistically significant difference between the two groups(P=0.069).The AR was 10.2%(95%CI:-2.3%-22.8%).There is no statistically significant difference in mortality between non-infected pa-tients and infected patients from whose blood,cerebrospinal fluid and other specimen sources AB were isolated(P>0.05).After infected with AB,critically ill patients with the major diagnosis of pulmonary infection had the high-est AR.There was no statistically significant difference in mortality between patients in the infected and non-infec-ted groups(P>0.05),or between other diagnostic classifications.Conclusion The prognosis of AB infection in critically ill patients is highly overestimated,but active healthcare-associated infection control for AB in the ICU should still be carried out.
5.The role of comprehensive intervention measures in improving the patho-gen detection rate of hospitalized patients before antimicrobial therapy
Yue-Li LI ; Jin-Lan CUI ; Lan-Juan MEI ; Qiu-Chun LIU ; Ju-Fang TIAN
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2024;23(3):370-376
Objective To understand the pathogen detection of hospitalized patients before antimicrobial therapy in a hospital through implementation of comprehensive intervention measures,and provide reference basis for the de-velopment of targeted measures.Methods Hospitalized patients who received therapeutic antimicrobial agents in this hospital were selected as the research subjects.Patients who were hospitalized from January to May 2022 were selected as the pre-intervention group,comprehensive intervention measures were taken from June to October 2022,and those who were hospitalized from November 2022 to March 2023 were selected as the post-intervention group.The pathogen detection rate before antimicrobial therapy,sterile specimen detection rate,antimicrobial use rate,de-tection rate of key multidrug-resistant organisms of patients before and after the intervention were analyzed.Results Compared to before intervention,the proportion of pathogen detection rate before antimicrobial therapy(62.09%vs 74.04%),detection rate of healthcare-associated infection diagnosis-related pathogens(62.82%vs 92.73%),and sterile specimen detection rate(35.17%vs 41.06%)of hospitalized patients after intervention all increased signifi-cantly,with statistically significant differences(all P<0.05).After intervention,pathogen detection rate before the combination use of key antimicrobial agents was not statistically different from before intervention(93.33%vs 90.48%,P>0.05),while antimicrobial use rate was lower than before intervention(39.93%vs 44.95%,P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the detection rate of key multidrug-resistant organisms be-fore and after intervention(all P>0.05).Conclusion Adopting scientific and rational intervention measures can improve the pathogen detection rate,provide a reference basis for the rational use of antimicrobial agents.There was no significant improvement in the pathogen detection rate before the combination use of key antimicrobial agents and the detection rate of key multidrug-resistant organisms,indicating that relevant measures still need to be further optimized.
6.Vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with pulmonary hypertension: A national prospective cohort study
Xiaohan WU ; Jingyi LI ; Jieling MA ; Qianqian LIU ; Lan WANG ; Yongjian ZHU ; Yue CUI ; Anyi WANG ; Cenjin WEN ; Luhong QIU ; Yinjian YANG ; Dan LU ; Xiqi XU ; Xijie ZHU ; Chunyan CHENG ; Duolao WANG ; Zhicheng JING
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(6):669-675
Background::Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has potential risks for both clinically worsening pulmonary hypertension (PH) and increasing mortality. However, the data regarding the protective role of vaccination in this population are still lacking. This study aimed to assess the safety of approved vaccination for patients with PH.Methods::In this national prospective cohort study, patients diagnosed with PH (World Health Organization [WHO] groups 1 and 4) were enrolled from October 2021 to April 2022. The primary outcome was the composite of PH-related major adverse events. We used an inverse probability weighting (IPW) approach to control for possible confounding factors in the baseline characteristics of patients.Results::In total, 706 patients with PH participated in this study (mean age, 40.3 years; mean duration after diagnosis of PH, 8.2 years). All patients received standardized treatment for PH in accordance with guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of PH in China. Among them, 278 patients did not receive vaccination, whereas 428 patients completed the vaccination series. None of the participants were infected with COVID-19 during our study period. Overall, 398 patients received inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine, whereas 30 received recombinant protein subunit vaccine. After adjusting for baseline covariates using the IPW approach, the odds of any adverse events due to PH in the vaccinated group did not statistically significantly increase (27/428 [6.3%] vs. 24/278 [8.6%], odds ratio = 0.72, P = 0.302). Approximately half of the vaccinated patients reported at least one post-vaccination side effects, most of which were mild, including pain at the injection site (159/428, 37.1%), fever (11/428, 2.6%), and fatigue (26/428, 6.1%). Conclusions::COVID-19 vaccination did not significantly augment the PH-related major adverse events for patients with WHO groups 1 and 4 PH, although there were some tolerable side effects. A large-scale randomized controlled trial is warranted to confirm this finding. The final approval of the COVID-19 vaccination for patients with PH as a public health strategy is promising.
7.Analysis of the predictive value of acetabular prosthesis selection and osteotomy accuracy in adult devel-opmental dysplasia of the hip total hip arthroplasty based on MSCT 3D scanning + reconstruction
Xiaorong CUI ; Lihua LAN ; Xiangyang LI ; Zhifeng ZHONG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2024;40(9):1309-1313
Objective To explore the effect of MSCT 3D scanning and reconstruction on developmental dysplasia of the hip(DDH)in adult patients with total hip arthroplasty,The predictive value of acetabular prosthesis selection and osteotomy accuracy in THA.Methods Selection in our hospital between February 2021 and February 2023 were 60 adult DDH patients underwent total hip replacement,which USES routine preoperative planning as a control group of 30 patients,and using MSCT + reconstruction of 3 d scanning technology as observation group of 30 patients,planning after the completion of the planning of the surgical operation and implant placement,Relevant information was collected before and after the operation of the two groups.Operation time,intraoperative blood loss,intraoperative fluoroscopy time,acetabular prosthesis selection and matching rate,femur split fracture rate,pelvis and acetabular reduction quality,Majeed score and Harris hip function score were compared between the two groups.The osteotomy distance and sharp shoulder distance of the two groups were compared before planning and in actual conditions,and the correlation between MSCT 3D scanning and reconstruction technology and the accuracy of acetabular prosthesis selection was evaluated.Results Results analysis showed that MSCT 3D scanning+reconstruc-tion technology used in preoperative evaluation of patients in the observation group was correlated with the accuracy of acetabular prosthesis selection(P<0.05),and the absolute errors of osteotomy distance and sharp shoulder distance of patients in the observation group were smaller than the actual situation before planning(P<0.05).In addition,compared with the control group,the operative time,intraoperative blood loss,intraoperative fluoroscopy time and incidence of femoral split fracture in the observation group were significantly lower,and the matching rate of acetabular prosthesis selection,the Majeed scores and Harris scores were significantly higher in the following 3 months were significantly higher(P<0.05).The reduction quality of pelvis and acetabulum was not statistically significant between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Msct-based 3D scanning + reconstruction has a high predictive value for the selection of acetabular prosthesis and the accuracy of osteotomy in adult DDH total hip replacement,and the use of this technology for preoperative planning has a significant optimization effect on the actual treatment effect and patient recovery.
8.Clinical value of bone morphogenetic protein antagonist GREM1 as an immuno-active indicator in tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer
Xudong ZHANG ; Xiaoning LI ; Haikang CUI ; Xi YANG ; Lan YANG ; Wenjie ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(4):741-751
Objective:To screen prognostic genes as indicators for predicting immunoactive in tumor microenvironment(TME)of gastric cancer(GC).Methods:Paraffin tissue specimens and corresponding paracancer tissues were collected from 55 patients with GC.Total 976 GC transcriptome RNA-Seqs and clinical datasets were obtained from TCGA and GEO databases.Infiltra-tion status of immune cells and Immune/Stormal scores were calculated using the ESTIMATE and CIBERSORT algorithm.R package"limma"was performed to selected differentially expressed genes(DEGs).Univariate Cox regression analysis was used to determine prognostic factors of DEGs.qRT-PCR was demonstrated to detect mRNA expression of the hub genes.Potential biological functions of GREM1 were investigated by GSEA.Correlations of GREM1 with immune signature molecules and drug susceptibility were investigated by TISIDB and CellMiner database.Results:Immune Score was positively correlated with improved outcomes of GC patients.A total of 40 shared TME-related DEGs were selected in the high and low groups of Immune Score and Stromal Score.Four survival-related DEGs were obtained by Cox analysis,which were GREM1,SFRP2,CYP1B1 and MGP.By comparing the difference of gene expres-sion in tumor and adjacent tissues and the degree of affinity with immune microenvironment,it was found that GREM1 was most likely to play a role in immune remodeling in TME;expression of GREM1 was positively correlated with clinicopathological features(TNM),while negatively correlated with survival time of GC patients.GSEA results showed that GREM1 high-expression group were mainly enriched in immune-related active genomes.Besides,GREM1 expression was positively correlated to M2 macrophages,while negatively correlated to CD8+T cells.GREM1 was also positively associated with immunosuppressor TGF-β1,immunopotentiator ENT-PD1,chemokine CCL14 as well as receptor CCR2.Moreover,GC patients with high expression of GREM1 might more sensitive to drug Vismodegib therapy.Conclusion:GREM1 can regard as an immunosuppressive clinical indicator in TME of GC.
9.Identification of undifferentiated and differentiated gastric cancer under endoscope based on Kyoto classification score
Chao LI ; Lihong CUI ; Xiaohui WANG ; Lan YU ; Wei WANG ; Xinyao LIU ; Xiaowei LI ; Zhihui YAN
China Journal of Endoscopy 2024;30(7):71-76
Objective To explore the value of the Kyoto classification score in differentiating undifferentiated gastric cancer from differentiated gastric cancer,and establish a predictive scoring system for differentiating undifferentiated gastric cancer under endoscope.Methods 183 gastric cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed.According to pathology,95 patients were included in the differentiated group and 88 were included in the undifferentiated group.The age,gender and Kyoto classification score of patients in the two groups were compared,and the factors associated with undifferentiated gastric cancer were screened by binary Logistic regression analysis.The predictive scoring system for undifferentiated gastric cancer was established based on the obtained odds ratio(O(R))values,and the receiver operator characteristic curve(ROC curve)was drawn.Results Compared with differentiated group,the total scores of Kyoto classification,atrophy,intestinal metaplasia and diffuse redness were lower in undifferentiated group(P<0.01).Under the age of 55(P<0.05),female(P<0.05),and C1 atrophy or no atrophy(P<0.01)were independently associated with undifferentiated gastric cancer.The area under the curve(AUC)of predictive scoring system for undifferentiated gastric cancer was 0.881(95%CI:0.828~0.934),and the sensitivity and specificity were 80.70%and 90.50%at the optimal cut-off value.Conclusion There are differences in Kyoto classification scores between undifferentiated and differentiated gastric cancer patients.The predictive scoring system of undifferentiated gastric cancer established by us has certain value in distinguishing undifferentiated gastric cancer under endoscope.
10.Genetic diversity of Ixodes persulcatus in parts of Inner Mongolia
Meng-Yu CUI ; Si SU ; Li-Li XING ; Lan MU ; Rui-Juan GAO ; Qi-Qi GUO ; Hong REN ; Dong-Dong QI ; Jing-Feng YU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2024;40(4):295-301
The aim of this study was to clarify the genetic diversity and population history of Ixodes persulcatus in some ar-eas of Inner Mongolia in order to provide accurate data for effective vector control programs and reveal the transmission mecha-nism.Samples were collected in 10 areas of Inner Mongolia during the active tick season(April 2021-July 2023)using the flag-dragging and manual sampling methods.The 16S rRNA and COI gene were sequenced to clarify genetic diversity of I.per-sulcatus.The positivity rates for the COI gene and 16S rRNA were 90.00%and 98.33%respectively.Overall,18 and 15 haplotypes were identified for the COI gene and 16S rRNA,respectively,with a total haplotype diversity>0.762 and total nucleotide diversity<0.005.The Tajima's values and Fu's Fs were negative for significance.A nucleotide mismatch map was shown as a single peak.The genetic differentiation index FST of the population indicates a small degree of genetic differ-entiation of the population,while analysis of molecular vari-ance indicates that the variation within populations was greater than between populations.Phylogenetic tree and haplotype network plots showed confounding distributions between hap-lotypes.I.persulcatus from the Hinggan League and Hulun-buir regions can adapt to environmental changes and possess abundant genetic diversity.Genetic differentiation is mainly concentrated within the population and no geographical isolation was observed.

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