OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of pharmaceutical quality control on the efficiency and outcomes of standardized medication therapy management （MTM） services for patients with coronary heart disease by using Economic， Clinical and Humanistic Outcomes （ECHO） model. METHODS This study collected case data of coronary heart disease patients who received MTM services during January-March 2023 （pre-quality control implementation group， n＝96） and June-August 2023 （post-quality control implementation group， n＝164）. Using propensity score matching analysis， 80 patients were selected from each group. The study subsequently compared the economic， clinical， and humanistic outcome indicators of pharmaceutical services between the two matched groups. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences in baseline data between the two groups after matching （P＞0.05）. Compared with pre-quality control implementation group， the daily treatment cost （16.26 yuan vs. 24.40 yuan， P＜0.001）， cost-effectiveness ratio [23.12 yuan/quality-adjusted life year （QALY） vs. 32.32 yuan/QALY， P＜0.001]， and the incidence of general adverse drug reactions （2.50% vs. 10.00%， P＝0.049） of post-quality control implementation group were decreased significantly； the utility value of the EuroQol Five-Dimensional Questionnaire （0.74± 0.06 vs. 0.71±0.07， P＝0.003）， the reduction in the number of medication related problems （1.0 vs. 0.5， P＜0.001）， the medication adherence score （[ 6.32±0.48） points vs. （6.10±0.37） points， P＝0.001]， and the satisfaction score （[ 92.56±1.52） points vs. （91.95±1.56） points， P＝0.013] all showed significant improvements. Neither group experienced serious adverse drug reactions. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of new adverse reactions between the two groups （1.25% vs. 3.75%， P＝0.310）. CONCLUSIONS Pharmaceutical quality control can improve the quality of pharmaceutical care， and the ECHO model can quantitatively evaluate the effect of MTM services， making pharmaceutical care better priced and more adaptable to social needs， thus being worthy of promotion.

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the predictive value of oxygenation index (PaO₂/FiO₂) at intensive care unit (ICU) admission on 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted. Patients with sepsis who were hospitalized in the ICU of the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University from April 2015 to October 2023 were enrolled. The demographic information, comorbidities, sites of infection, vital signs and laboratory test indicators at the time of admission to the ICU, disease severity scores within 24 hours of admission to the ICU, treatment process and prognostic indicators were collected. According to the PaO₂/FiO₂ at ICU admission, patients were divided into Q1 group (PaO₂/FiO₂ of 4.1-16.4 cmHg, 1 cmHg ≈ 1.33 kPa), Q2 group (PaO₂/FiO₂ of 16.5-22.6 cmHg), Q3 group (PaO₂/FiO₂ of 22.7-32.9 cmHg), and Q4 group (PaO₂/FiO₂ of 33.0-94.8 cmHg). Differences in the indicators across the four groups were compared. Multifactorial Cox regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between PaO₂/FiO₂ and 30-day mortality of patients with sepsis. The predictive value of PaO₂/FiO₂, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) on 30-day prognosis of patients with sepsis was analyzed by receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve). RESULTS: A total of 1 711 patients with sepsis were enrolled, including 428 patients in Q1 group, 424 patients in Q2 group, 425 patients in Q3 group, and 434 patients in Q4 group. 622 patients died at 30-day, the overall 30-day mortality was 36.35%. There were statistically significant differences in age, body mass index (BMI), history of smoking, history of alcohol consumption, admission heart rate, respiratory rate, APACHE II score, SOFA score, Glasgow coma score (GCS), site of infection, Combined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), blood lactic acid (Lac), prothrombin time (PT), albumin (Alb), total bilirubin (TBil), pH, proportion of mechanical ventilation, duration of mechanical ventilation, proportion of vasoactive medication used, and maximal concentration, length of ICU stay, hospital stay, incidence of acute kidney injury, in-hospital mortality, 30-day mortality among the four groups. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that after adjusting for confounding factors, for every 1 cmHg increase in PaO₂/FiO₂ at ICU admission, the 30-day mortality risk decreased by 2% [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.98, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 0.98-0.99, P < 0.001]. The 30-day mortality risk in the Q4 group was reduced compared with the Q1 group by 41% (HR = 0.59, 95%CI was 0.46-0.76, P < 0.001). The fitted curve showed that a curvilinear relationship between PaO₂/FiO₂ and 30-day mortality after adjustment for confounders. In the inflection point analysis, for every 1 cmHg increase in PaO₂/FiO₂ at PaO₂/FiO₂ < 28.55 cmHg, the risk of 30-day death in sepsis patients was reduced by 5% (HR = 0.95, 95%CI was 0.94-0.97, P < 0.001); when PaO₂/FiO₂ ≥ 28.55 cmHg, there was no statistically significant association between PaO2/FiO2 and the increase in the risk of 30-day death in sepsis (HR = 1.01, 95%CI was 0.99-1.02, P = 0.512). ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) for the prediction of 30-day mortality by admission PaO₂/FiO₂ in ICU sepsis patients was 0.650, which was lower than the predictive ability of the SOFA score (AUC = 0.698) and APACHE II score (AUC = 0.723). CONCLUSION In patients with sepsis, PaO₂/FiO₂ at ICU admission is strongly associated with 30-day mortality risk, alerting healthcare professionals to pay attention to patients with low PaO₂/FiO₂ for timely interventions.
Humans ; Sepsis/mortality* ; Intensive Care Units ; Retrospective Studies ; Prognosis ; Hospital Mortality ; Oxygen ; Male ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Aged

Objective To explore the correlation between neuron specific enolase(NSE)levels and recurrence after percutaneous balloon compression(PBC)in patients with trigeminal neuralgia(TN).Methods 166 TN patients who underwent PBC at the Second People's Hospital of Huai'an City,Jiangsu Province from July 2018 to April 2021 were selected as the study subjects.According to the recurrence rate after 2 years of surgery,patients were divided into a recurrence group(n=22)and a non-recurrence group(n=144).The general information of the two groups of patients was compared,and the serum biomarker levels before and after PBC in TN patients were analyzed,as well as the postoperative efficacy of TN patients with PBC.Compared the difference changes(T2-T1)between various inflammatory markers and nerve injury markers before surgery(T1)and 2 days after surgery(T2),and perform correlation analysis(Spearman correlation and Logistic regression)between the significantly changed difference indicators and prognosis recurrence to explor the predictive value of serum NSE for recurrence after PBC in TN patients.Results The serum NSE level of TN patients on the first day of PBC was 12.39±3.15 ng/ml,were compored with those on the second day after PBC was 16.27±4.03ng/ml,and the difference was statisically significant(t=14.922,P<0.01).The difference in serum NEC levels before and after PBC in the recurrent group was 5.72(5.25,7.58)ng/ml,while the difference in serum NSE levels before and after PBC in the non-recurrent group was 3.01(2.63,3.37)ng/ml,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(Z=3.925,P<0.001).Logistic regression results showed that the difference in serum NSE levels(T2-T1)before and after PBC was a rish factor for postoperative recurrence in TN patients at two-years(OR=1.602,Wald χ2=12.252,P<0.05).ROC analysis tesults:the predictive power of serum NSE difference(T2-T1)before and after PBC for two-year recurrence in TN patients AUC(95%CI)was 0.777(0.587～0.954),and the prediction threshold was 4ng/ml.The corresponding sensitivity and specificity was 0.727 and 0.806,respectively.Conclusion Serum NSE may become a biomarker for predicting the recurrence of TN patients after PBC treatment.

Objective To identify biomarkers that characterize its bitter-cold properties of Scutellaria Radix on the basis of evaluating its cold and hot properties,as well as possible metabolic pathways and related targets;To explore its molecular mechanism.Methods Totally 40 mice were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group,and were orally administered with normal saline and Scutellaria Radix decoction,respectively,for 4 consecutive days.The cold and hot plate differential method was used to evaluate the cold and hot tendencies of the mice;UPLC-MS/MS technology was used to analyze mouse blood samples,differential metabolites were screened using principal component analysis,partial least squares discriminant analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis methods,and metabolic pathway analysis was performed;network modular analysis of differential metabolites was performed using Cytoscape 3.9.0 software to identify potential molecular targets.Results On the second day of administration,the anal temperature of mice in the treatment group decreased significantly compared to the control group(P<0.01);in the cold and hot tendency test,the mice in the treatment group showed an overall increase in high-temperature tendency and a higher proportion of high-temperature zone retention.There was a statistically significant difference(P<0.01,P<0.05)between the treatment group and the control group on the 2nd and 3rd day of treatment;the pattern recognition analysis of serum metabolome data showed that the serum samples of the treatment group and the control group could be completely separated,and a total of 14 differential metabolites were screened out;metabolic pathway analysis identified 16 related pathways,including unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis,linoleic acid metabolism,citric acid cycle(TCA cycle),arachidonic acid metabolism,glycine,serine and threonine metabolism,steroid hormone biosynthesis,etc.;a total of 16 modules were obtained through network modular analysis,among which the arachidonic acid metabolism pathway and linoleic acid metabolism pathway modules were larger;the nodal degree values of arachidonic acid and linoleic acid were greater than the mean,involving arachidonic acid metabolism and linoleic acid metabolism pathways;by screening 26 genes associated with the cytochrome P450 enzyme system were obtained.Conclusion Scutellaria Radix may regulate the body's energy metabolism,achieve its biological effects,and characterize its medicinal properties by intervening in metabolic pathways such as arachidonic acid and linoleic acid.

Objective To explore the correlation between neuron specific enolase(NSE)levels and recurrence after percutaneous balloon compression(PBC)in patients with trigeminal neuralgia(TN).Methods 166 TN patients who underwent PBC at the Second People's Hospital of Huai'an City,Jiangsu Province from July 2018 to April 2021 were selected as the study subjects.According to the recurrence rate after 2 years of surgery,patients were divided into a recurrence group(n=22)and a non-recurrence group(n=144).The general information of the two groups of patients was compared,and the serum biomarker levels before and after PBC in TN patients were analyzed,as well as the postoperative efficacy of TN patients with PBC.Compared the difference changes(T2-T1)between various inflammatory markers and nerve injury markers before surgery(T1)and 2 days after surgery(T2),and perform correlation analysis(Spearman correlation and Logistic regression)between the significantly changed difference indicators and prognosis recurrence to explor the predictive value of serum NSE for recurrence after PBC in TN patients.Results The serum NSE level of TN patients on the first day of PBC was 12.39±3.15 ng/ml,were compored with those on the second day after PBC was 16.27±4.03ng/ml,and the difference was statisically significant(t=14.922,P<0.01).The difference in serum NEC levels before and after PBC in the recurrent group was 5.72(5.25,7.58)ng/ml,while the difference in serum NSE levels before and after PBC in the non-recurrent group was 3.01(2.63,3.37)ng/ml,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(Z=3.925,P<0.001).Logistic regression results showed that the difference in serum NSE levels(T2-T1)before and after PBC was a rish factor for postoperative recurrence in TN patients at two-years(OR=1.602,Wald χ2=12.252,P<0.05).ROC analysis tesults:the predictive power of serum NSE difference(T2-T1)before and after PBC for two-year recurrence in TN patients AUC(95%CI)was 0.777(0.587～0.954),and the prediction threshold was 4ng/ml.The corresponding sensitivity and specificity was 0.727 and 0.806,respectively.Conclusion Serum NSE may become a biomarker for predicting the recurrence of TN patients after PBC treatment.

Objective To identify biomarkers that characterize its bitter-cold properties of Scutellaria Radix on the basis of evaluating its cold and hot properties,as well as possible metabolic pathways and related targets;To explore its molecular mechanism.Methods Totally 40 mice were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group,and were orally administered with normal saline and Scutellaria Radix decoction,respectively,for 4 consecutive days.The cold and hot plate differential method was used to evaluate the cold and hot tendencies of the mice;UPLC-MS/MS technology was used to analyze mouse blood samples,differential metabolites were screened using principal component analysis,partial least squares discriminant analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis methods,and metabolic pathway analysis was performed;network modular analysis of differential metabolites was performed using Cytoscape 3.9.0 software to identify potential molecular targets.Results On the second day of administration,the anal temperature of mice in the treatment group decreased significantly compared to the control group(P<0.01);in the cold and hot tendency test,the mice in the treatment group showed an overall increase in high-temperature tendency and a higher proportion of high-temperature zone retention.There was a statistically significant difference(P<0.01,P<0.05)between the treatment group and the control group on the 2nd and 3rd day of treatment;the pattern recognition analysis of serum metabolome data showed that the serum samples of the treatment group and the control group could be completely separated,and a total of 14 differential metabolites were screened out;metabolic pathway analysis identified 16 related pathways,including unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis,linoleic acid metabolism,citric acid cycle(TCA cycle),arachidonic acid metabolism,glycine,serine and threonine metabolism,steroid hormone biosynthesis,etc.;a total of 16 modules were obtained through network modular analysis,among which the arachidonic acid metabolism pathway and linoleic acid metabolism pathway modules were larger;the nodal degree values of arachidonic acid and linoleic acid were greater than the mean,involving arachidonic acid metabolism and linoleic acid metabolism pathways;by screening 26 genes associated with the cytochrome P450 enzyme system were obtained.Conclusion Scutellaria Radix may regulate the body's energy metabolism,achieve its biological effects,and characterize its medicinal properties by intervening in metabolic pathways such as arachidonic acid and linoleic acid.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between liver stiffness and histopathological changes in a rat model of acute hepatitis using virtual touch tissue imaging quantification (VTIQ) technology.Methods:A total of 100 SPF-grade SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: control ( n=30), low-dose ( n=35), and high-dose ( n=35) groups. Acute hepatitis models were induced in the low-dose and high-dose groups using 400 mg/kg and 600 mg/kg of Thioacetamide (TAA), respectively. Liver stiffness parameters of the right median lobe and right lobe were measured using VTIQ technology, Mean-H and Mean-L represent the liver lobes with higher and lower liver stiffness measurments, respectively, while Mean represent the average of the measurements from both liver lobes. Comparative analyses of liver stiffness parameters were performed across three groups and between the two lobes of the liver. The correlations between the Mean values of liver stiffness and semi-quantitative histopathological data were investigated. Ten rats were randomly selected from each of the 3 groups to test the repeatability of VTIQ values before and after euthanasia with intraperitoneal anesthesia. Subsequently, 10 rats after euthanasia from each 3 group were randomly chosen to assess the repeatability of VTIQ measurements for inter-observer and intra-observer variabilities. Results:VTIQ results showed statistically significant differences in Mean, Mean-H, and Mean-L among the 3 groups (all P<0.01). The high-dose group had higher measurements compared to the low-dose and control groups, with significant intergroup differences (all P<0.01). Significant differences in Mean-H and Mean-L were observed between the two liver lobes in both low and high-dose groups (all P<0.01). The Mean value showed significant positive correlations with semi-quantitative histopathological data of hepatocellular edema, periportal inflammatory cell infiltration, macrophage proliferation, and bile duct proliferation ( r=0.391, 0.648, 0.577, 0.542; all P<0.01). Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that hepatocellular edema, eosinophilic change, and bile duct proliferation significantly and positively predicted the Mean value (β=-0.278, -0.196, -0.333; all P<0.05). There were no significant differences of VTIQ measurements befor and after euthanasia (all P>0.05), with repeatability coefficients of 0.166, 0.182, 0.185 for Mean, Mean-H, and Mean-L, respectively. Post-euthanasia, inter- and intra-observer VTIQ differences remained non-significant (all P>0.05), with Mean, Mean-H, Mean-L coefficients of 0.114, 0.194, 0.165 and 0.206, 0.322, 0.268, respectively. Conclusions:VTIQ technology demonstrates potential clinical value in assessing a rat model of acute hepatitis, offering a new perspective for non-invasive evaluation of acute hepatitis. However, its clinical application requires further validation.

Objective To explore the changes and influencing factors of recurrence fear level in nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy patients,and to provide a basis for developing targeted nursing interventions.Methods A prospective study was conducted from January 2022 to June 2023,using a general information questionnaire,the simplified fear of disease progression scale for cancer patients(FoP-Q-SF),the Chinese version of the fatigue scale(CFS),and the M D.Anderson symptom assessment scale(head and neck)(MDASI-H&N)at 1 day before radiotherapy,the 15th dose of radiotherapy,the end of radiotherapy,and 3 months after radiotherapy,Compare the differences in the results of four measurements and analyze their influencing factors.A total of 105 patients completed 4 evaluations,and at the 4 evaluation time points,the fear of cancer recurrence(FCR)scores of nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy patients were(34.71±7.18)points,(36.18±8.70)points,(26.95±6.29)points,and(25.21±5.90)points,respectively.The results of the generalized estimation equation analysis showed that gender,educational level,economic income,disease stage,fatigue level,and symptom distress were the factors affecting the level of recurrence fear in nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion Nasopharyngeal cancer radiotherapy patients generally have a fear of recurrence,and the level of fear of recurrence shows dynamic changes.Clinical medical staff should timely evaluate the dynamic changes of fear of recurrence in patients,develop targeted intervention measures from different gender,education level,economic situation,disease stage,and other comprehensive aspects,implement precise and personalized dynamic management,in order to reduce the level of fear of recurrence in patients and improve their quality of life.

Transcriptome analysis based on high-throughput sequencing of a cDNA library has been widely applied to functional genomic studies. However, the cDNA dependence of most RNA sequencing techniques constrains their ability to detect base modifications on RNA, which is an important element for the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. To comprehensively profile the N⁶-methyladenosine (m⁶A) and N⁵-methylcytosine (m⁵C) modifications on RNA, direct RNA sequencing (DRS) using the latest Oxford Nanopore Technology was applied to analyze the transcriptome of six tissues in rice. Approximately 94 million reads were generated, with an average length ranging from 619 nt to 1013 nt, and a total of 45,707 transcripts across 34,763 genes were detected. Expression profiles of transcripts at the isoform level were quantified among tissues. Transcriptome-wide mapping of m⁶A and m⁵C demonstrated that both modifications exhibited tissue-specific characteristics. The transcripts with m⁶A modifications tended to be modified by m⁵C, and the transcripts with modifications presented higher expression levels along with shorter poly(A) tails than transcripts without modifications, suggesting the complexity of gene expression regulation. Gene Ontology analysis demonstrated that m⁶A- and m⁵C-modified transcripts were involved in central metabolic pathways related to the life cycle, with modifications on the target genes selected in a tissue-specific manner. Furthermore, most modified sites were located within quantitative trait loci that control important agronomic traits, highlighting the value of cloning functional loci. The results provide new insights into the expression regulation complexity and data resource of the transcriptome and epitranscriptome, improving our understanding of the rice genome.
RNA ; Oryza/genetics* ; RNA, Messenger ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Transcriptome ; Sequence Analysis, RNA ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods* ; RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional