1.Microscopic polyangiitis with severe anemia as the first clinical manifestation
World Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025;16(3):295-297
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by pulmonary capillaritis and necrotizing glomerulonephritis triggered by the deposition of oligoimmune complexes. This condition primarily affects the lungs and kidneys.[1] The key pathological features in the lungs associated with MPA include pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH), which clinically present as cough, sputum production, hemoptysis, and dyspnea.[2] In this report, we present a patient with MPA complicated by severe anemia and DAH, notably without the typical symptoms of hemoptysis.
2.Multi-dimensional influencing factors and strategies for prevention and control of childhood hypertension
ZHOU Jiali, WU Jing, LIU Runqi, TANG Ke, ZHU Bing, ZHANG Ronghua, SONG Peige
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(6):765-769
Abstract
Childhood hypertension is becoming a substantial public health challenge with profound implications for children s quality of life and long term health. The study analyzes the global prevalence of childhood hypertension and the relationship between macroecological factors, meso environmental factors, and micro individual factors based on the perspective of life course and childhood hypertension. And it further summarizes existing prevention and control strategies: systematic prevention and control based on policy and social support, health promotion based on behavioral science theory, and dynamic monitoring and management based on individualized prevention and control, to provide a reference for promoting the advancement of childhood hypertension prevention and control strategies.
3.Effects of cannabidiol on the expression of Occludin and ZO-1 and the permeability of blood-brain barrier in the cerebral cortex of rats with traumatic brain injury
Jiali LI ; Yan CAO ; Tenghan LING ; Aiping YIN ; Hengxi LI ; Jinghui LI ; Ruilin ZHANG ; Haiying WU ; Ping LI
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(3):478-483
Objective To observe the expression and trends of tight junction proteins Occludin and zonula occlu-den-1(ZO-1)in blood-brain barrier(BBB)of rats with traumatic brain injury(TBI),and to explore the interven-tion effect of cannabidiol(CBD)on the BBB.Methods The TBI model of rat was prepared by modified"Feeney free fall method"and randomly divided into three groups:the sham-operated group(Sham group),the model group(TBI+vehicle group)and the CBD intervention group(TBI+CBD group),with 24 rats in each group.Each group was subdivided into six time points:8 h,1,2,3,5 and 7 d after injury.The expression of Occludin and ZO-1,which are closely related to the permeability of BBB,was detected by immunohistochemistry,immuno-fluorescence staining and Western blot at different points.The permeability of BBB was detected by sodium fluores-cein assay.Results The results of immunohistochemistry showed that compared with Sham group,the positive ex-pression of Occludin and ZO-1 decreased with time after brain trauma(P<0.05),and both reached the lowest level at 2 d.The expression levels of Occludin and ZO-1 were up-regulated after 1 d of CBD intervention(P<0.05).Immunofluorescence staining showed a similar trend to Western blot results,with Occludin and ZO-1 fluo-rescence expression intensity and protein expression reduced after TBI compared with Sham group(P<0.05).And the expression levels of Occludin and ZO-1 were up-regulated after 2 d of CBD intervention(P<0.05).The results of fluorescein sodium experiment showed that the BBB integrity of brain tissue was destroyed after TBI,and the permeability increased after TBI(P<0.01).The permeability of BBB decreased after CBD intervention(P<0.05).Conclusion The expression of tight junction proteins Occludin and ZO-1 decreases after TBI,and the permeability of BBB is disrupted,and CBD intervention reverses the disruption of the BBB by TBI.
4.Cannabidiol inhibits the express of apoptosis-related proteins in the testis of rats with traumatic brain injury
Jiali LI ; Tenghan LING ; Yan CAO ; Aiping YIN ; Hengxi LI ; Li YANG ; Haiying WU ; Ping LI
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(7):1128-1133
Objective To investigate testicular damage in traumatic brain injury(TBI)rats and to analyze the in-terventional effects of cannabidiol(CBD)on TBI-induced testicular damage.Methods 18 Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into three groups:the sham operation group(Sham group),model group(TBI group)and treatment group(TBI+CBD group).HE staining was used to observe the testicular histopathological changes in the rat testis.ELISA was used to detect testosterone level in rat serum.TUNEL staining was utilized to observe apoptosis,while immunofluorescence staining,Western blot and RT-qPCR were employed to evaluate Bax,Bcl-2,Cleaved Caspase-3 and TNF-α protein and mRNA expression.Results HE staining showed pathological changes in the testes of TBI rats compared with those in the Sham group.ELISA assay showed a decrease in testosterone levels in the TBI group compared to the Sham group,but there was no significant difference(P>0.05).Immunofluores-cence results showed that the intensity of Bax fluorescence expression increased in the TBI group compared with the Sham group(P<0.01),whereas the intensity of Bax fluorescence decreased and the intensity of Bcl-2 fluorescence increased in the rats after the CBD intervention(P<0.01).Western Blot results showed that CBD treatment in rats decreased the protein levels of testicular apoptosis-related proteins(Bax and Cleaved Caspase-3,all P<0.05)and inflammation-related proteins(TNF-α,P<0.01),and increased the protein level of the anti-apoptotic protein,Bcl-2(P<0.05).The trend of RT-qPCR results was similar,with mRNA expression of Bax(P<0.05)and TNF-α(P<0.01)decreased and mRNA expression of Bcl-2 increased after CBD intervention compared with the TBI group(P<0.05).Conclusion TBI induces testis injury,and CBD treatment effectively repairs apoptosis and in-flammatory in testicular tissue of TBI rats.
5.Spatial and weighted gene co-expression analysis revealed the mechanism of cross-species ischemic heart failure
Zhenchun ZHANG ; Yongwei LI ; Yating WU ; Laihai ZHANG ; Haiyan WU ; Jiali XIE ; Hongming ZHU
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis 2024;32(4):310-318
Aim To reveal the mechanism of cross-species ischemic heart failure from the perspective of spatial and gene co-expression networks.Methods GSE210374 and GSE57338 high-throughput sequencing datas were re-trieved from the national center for biotechnology information gene expression database(NCBI-GEO),and R language soft-ware packages was used to analyze and screen differentially expressed genes(DEG)in different myocardial regions of myo-cardial infarction rats,as well as DEG of myocardial samples from patients with ischemic heart failure and healthy controls,and the regional expression of common genes was analyzed.Weighted gene co-expression network analysis(WGCNA)was used to screen the genes related to myocardial infarction and to carry out enrichment analysis,protein-protein interac-tion network(PPI)was constructed to screen core genes(HG).Results A total of 4 835 differentially expressed genes were screened out in myocardial infarction rats and normal controls,and 51 differentially expressed genes were screened out in ischemic heart failure patients and normal control samples,which revealed representative gene sets in the left ventricular myocardial infarction area(I area),border area(BZ area),and remote area(R area)after myocardial in-farction.Spatial expression analysis revealed that there were 20 co-expressed genes in each myocardial region,16 of which were expressed in all three regions,the number of genes specifically expressed in I,BZ and R regions were 2,0 and 2,respectively.Enrichment analysis showed that the functions of co-expressed genes were different in different region.The I and BZ regions were related to collagen fiber assembly,stress-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,down-regulation of c-Jun amino terminal kinase(JNK signal)and cell proliferation,and complement signaling pathways;The I and R regions were enriched in the binding of Wnt and collagen;As a non-ischemic distal R region,the co-expressed genes were signifi-cantly enriched in the extracellular matrix for functions such as compressive resistance,cytolysis and inhibition of T cell proliferation.Furthermore,it was worth noting that the products of co-expressed genes in the three regions were mostly lo-cated in the extracellular space and extracellular matrix,suggesting that there may be active cellular secretion and interac-tion regulation.Further PPI analysis suggested that asporin(ASPN),osteoglycin(OGN)and collagentype ⅩⅥ alpha chain(COL14A1)gene might be the core genes of the mechanism mentioned above.Conclusions The common mechanism of ischemic heart failure in rats and human involves multiple signaling pathways such as complement and coagu-lation cascade signaling and Wnt;which may be closely related to cell apoptosis mediated by extracellular matrix and exo-somes;ASPN,OGN,and COL14A1 may be the core genes.This work is expected to provide spatial and pathway refer-ence for the selection of intervention targets and pathway in the transformation research related to ischemic heart failure.
6.Bioinformatics analysis on key genes related to prognosis,diagnosis,and immune cell infiltration of hepatocellular carcinoma and their potential therapeutic drugs
Jinlian LI ; Lanzhen HUANG ; Xishi HUANG ; Kangzhi LI ; Jiali JIANG ; Miaomiao ZHANG ; Qunying WU
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2024;50(4):1062-1075
Objective:To screen the key genes related to the prognosis,diagnosis,and immune infiltration of the hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)patients by bioinformatics analysis methods,and to analyze their potential therapeutic drugs.Methods:The HCC gene expression profile data and corresponding clinical informations of the HCC patients were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)database and The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database.The R software package limma was used to screen the differentially expressed genes(DEGs)in HCC.Gene Ontology(GO)functional enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathway enrichment analysis were performed on the DEGs.The STRING database was used to construct the protein-protein interaction(PPI)network;the Cytoscape software was used to visualize the PPI network and screen the key genes;Kaplan-Meier survival curve and LASSO regression algorithm were used to identify the key genes related to the HCC prognosis;external data sets were used to validate their expressions and analyze the diagnostic efficacy;CIBERSORT algorithm was used to detect the relationship between the expression of prognosis-related key genes and HCC immune cell infiltration.The MiRNet and Network Analyst databases were used to construct the microRNA(miRNA)-key gene mRNA and transcription factors(TFs)-key gene mRNA molecular regulatory networks;CMap database was used to screen the potential small molecule drugs for HCC treatment.Results:A total of 146 DEGs were screened,including 30 upregulated genes and 116 downregulated genes.The GO functional enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis results showed that the DEGs were significantly enriched in biological processes(BP)such as steroid,alkene compound,and hormone metabolism,as well as signaling pathways such as retinol metabolism,drug metabolism-cytochrome P450(CYP450),complement and coagulation cascades.The PPI network analysis identified 14 key genes,among which formimidoyltransferase cyclodeaminase(FTCD),secreted phosphoprotein 2(SPP2),thrombin-antithrombin complex(TAT),complement C6(C6),and cytochrome CYP450 family member 2C9(CYP2C9)were significantly associated with the prognosis,clinical pathological stage,and histological grade of the HCC patients and also had high diagnostic efficacy for HCC and were closely related to immune cell infiltration in HCC.Hsa-mir-182-5p,CUT-like homeobox 1(CUX1),early growth response 1(EGR1),SMAD family member 4(SMAD4),and tumor protein P53(TP53)were identified as the important regulators targeting the above-mentioned prognosis-related key genes.DL-thiorphan,promethazine,and apigenin may have the therapeutic effects on HCC.Conclusion:FTCD,SPP2,TAT,C6,and CYP2C9 may be the potential targets for the diagnosis,prognosis,and treatment of HCC.Three predicted small molecule drugs,DL-thiorphan,promethazine,and apigenin,may provide the references for the development of therapeutic drugs for HCC.
7.Analysis on effect of high-frequency electric snare device under electronic laryngoscope in treating epiglottic cyst
Xianbin LAN ; Shaoping PENG ; Guiqing WU ; Taihai DENG ; Yue LI ; Jiali ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(8):1214-1217,1225
Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of high-frequency electric snare device under elec-tronic laryngoscope in the treatment of epiglottic cyst.Methods A total of 100 patients with definitely diag-nosed epiglottic cyst receiving outpatient operation treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medi-cal University from April 2021 to March 2023 were selected as the research subjects and included into the ob-servation group and control group according to the visiting order,50 cases in each group.The observation group was treated with high-frequency electric snare for epiglottic cyst resection under electronic laryngo-scope,and the control group was treated with laryngeal tissue forceps under electronic laryngoscope for uncov-ering operation of epiglottic cyst.The operation time,intraoperative blood loss volume,pain degree within postoperative 24 h,pain duration,complete resection rate and recurrence rate in postoperative 3 months were compared between the two operation methods.Results The operation time,intraoperative blood loss volume,VAS score within postoperative 24 h and pain duration in the observation group were significantly less than those in the control group,the complete resection rate was significantly higher than that in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).The two groups were followed up for 3 months. Only 2 cases in the control group relapsed,which were epiglottic multiple cyst,and the recurrence rate had no statistical difference between the two groups (P>0.05).No dyspnea,massive bleeding and epiglottic adhesion appeared.Conclusion The high-frequency electric snare device under electronic laryngoscope for treating epi-glottic cyst has the advantages of short operation time,less blood loss,postoperative light pain and high com-plete resection rate.
8.Nomogram for predicting the risk of post hepatectomy liver failure was established based on preoperative routine test indexes
Guoping DONG ; Chen CHEN ; Xudong LU ; Jiali WU ; Wenhao ZHENG ; Lin TONG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(8):895-901
Objective:To establish a risk prediction model of liver failure after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.Method:A retrospective case-control study was designed. Clinical data and laboratory results, including gender, age, and preoperative 18 laboratory indicators, were collected from 320 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver resection in Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2023. According to the surgical time, 252 cases in the training cohort were divided into 62 and 190 cases with and without postoperative liver failure, respectively. Of the 68 cases in validation cohort, 34 developed postoperative liver failure and 34 did not. Binary Logistic regression analysis was used to conduct univariate analysis of gender, age, and 18 preoperative laboratory indicators, and multivariate analysis was carried out for significant results to determine the influencing factors of liver failure after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, and Logistic regression model was established.Result:In the training cohort, indicators significantly associated with liver failure after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma included age ( P=0.016), platelets ( P=0.005), prealbumin ( P<0.001), and alkaline phosphatase ( P<0.001). Logistic regression was used to construct a nomogram model and draw a calibration curve by combining these four indicators. In the training cohort, the nomogram model showed good discriminability in predicting the risk of liver failure after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. The area under the curve of was 0.82 (95% CI 0.76-0.88), and the sensitivity was 73% and specificity was 80% when the optimal cut-off value was 0.2646. In the validation cohort, the predictive performance of the nomogram model was comparable to that of the training cohort, with an area under the curve of 0.81 (95% CI 0.71-0.92), sensitivity of 82%, and specificity of 77%. Conclusion:Preoperative platelet and prealbumin decreases, alkaline phosphatase increases, and elderly patients are prone to liver failure after liver resection. The nomogram model constructed with preoperative test data has shows good discriminatory ability and accuracy in predicting liver failure after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
9.Expert consensus on perioperative basic prevention for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in elderly patients with hip fracture (version 2024)
Yun HAN ; Feifei JIA ; Qing LU ; Xingling XIAO ; Hua LIN ; Ying YING ; Junqin DING ; Min GUI ; Xiaojing SU ; Yaping CHEN ; Ping ZHANG ; Yun XU ; Tianwen HUANG ; Jiali CHEN ; Yi WANG ; Luo FAN ; Fanghui DONG ; Wenjuan ZHOU ; Wanxia LUO ; Xiaoyan XU ; Chunhua DENG ; Xiaohua CHEN ; Yuliu ZHENG ; Dekun YI ; Lin ZHANG ; Hanli PAN ; Jie CHEN ; Kaipeng ZHUANG ; Yang ZHOU ; Sui WENJIE ; Ning NING ; Songmei WU ; Jinli GUO ; Sanlian HU ; Lunlan LI ; Xiangyan KONG ; Hui YU ; Yifei ZHU ; Xifen YU ; Chen CHEN ; Shuixia LI ; Yuan GAO ; Xiuting LI ; Leling FENG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2024;40(9):769-780
Hip fracture in the elderly is characterized by high incidence, high disability rate, and high mortality and has been recognized as a public health issue threatening their health. Surgery is the preferred choice for the treatment of elderly patients with hip fracture. However, lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has an extremely high incidence rate during the perioperative period, and may significantly increase the risk of patients′ death once it progresses to pulmonary embolism. In response to this issue, the clinical guidelines and expert consensuses all emphasize active application of comprehensive preventive measures, including basic prevention, physical prevention, and pharmacological prevention. In this prevention system, basic prevention is the basis of physical and pharmacological prevention. However,there is a lack of unified and definite recommendations for basic preventive measures in clinical practice. To this end, the Orthopedic Nursing Professional Committee of the Chinese Nursing Association and Nursing Department of the Orthopedic Branch of the China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care organized relevant nursing experts to formulate Expert consensus on perioperative basic prevention for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in elderly patients with hip fracture ( version 2024) . A total of 10 recommendations were proposed, aiming to standardize the basic preventive measures for lower extremity DVT in elderly patients with hip fractures during the perioperative period and promote their subsequent rehabilitation.
10.Establishment of ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for assay of tobramycin in human serum and its use in a pharmacokinetic study of tobramycin inhalation in bronchiectasis patients
Yu WANG ; Xiaoyong XU ; Xiaolan HUANG ; Xiaofen LIU ; Yaxin FAN ; Jiali HU ; Hailan WU ; Jing ZHANG ; Beining GUO
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2024;24(5):545-552
Objective To establish an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS)method for determination of tobramycin in human serum,and examine the utility of the method in a clinical pharmacokinetic study of tobramycin inhalation.Methods Serum samples were pretreated by solid phase extraction with tobramycin-D12 as internal standard.Chromatographic separation was performed on a TitankHilic(2.1 mm × 100 mm,3 μm)column.The mobile phase consisted of0.1%formic acid-acetonitrile and 0.1%formic acid aqueous solution at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min.Electrospray ionization source and multiple reaction monitoring(MRM)scanning were used for monitoring the quantitative ion pairs with m/z 468.3→m/z 163.3(tobramycin)and m/z 480.6→m/z 166.2(tobramycin-D12).The established method was investigated in terms of selectivity,interaction,concomitant medication,standard curve and lower limit of quantitation,precision and accuracy,recovery,matrix effect,and stability of tobramycinin.Results The linear range of tobramycin was 0.050 0-10.0 mg/L(R2=0.999 5).The intra-and inter-batch precision was satisfactory(coefficient of variation[CV]≤3.6%).The accuracy ranged from-0.4%to 6.0%.The matrix effect factor(MF)in human serum samples(including hemolysis and lipemia)ranged from 92.2%to 94.9%(CV≤2.7%).The recovery of tobramycinin was 79.5%-81.9%in serum samples,while the recovery of internal standard was 78.9%.The analyte was stable in serum samples for 72 h at room temperature and for 274 days at-20℃/-70℃.The pharmacokinetic study of tobramycin inhalation in bronchiectasis patients showed that after continuous administration of tobramycin 300 mg twice a day to 3 patients,the mean Cmax of tobramycin was(0.72±0.61)mg/L on Day 1 and(0.76±0.73)mg/L on Day 28,respectively.The corresponding Tmax was(1.83±0.61)h and(1.50±0.50)h,respectively.Conclusions The UPLC-MS/MS method established in this study is sensitive,accurate and rapid.It is successfully applied to the clinical pharmacokinetic study of tobramycin inhalation.The method may be suitable for therapeutic drug monitoring of tobramycin in clinical practice.


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