1.Clinical characteristics combined with inflammatory markers for predicting prognosis of patients with acute ischemic stroke after mechanical thrombectomy
Lingling ZHOU ; Xuchen MENG ; Weijie ZHONG ; Zhaoliang SUN ; Xiaohong SHI ; Tanjun DENG ; Zixian MEI ; Jiexi XIAO ; Dingzhong TANG ; Yi LI
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2025;46(10):1290-1296
Objective To explore the potential prognostic factors of patients with acute ischemic stroke(AIS)after undergoing endovascular mechanical thrombectomy and to construct an effective predictive model.Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical data was conducted on 202 patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion AIS from 2 stroke centers.All patients received endovascular mechanical thrombectomy treatment,with treatment and follow-up lasting at least 90 d.Basic demographic characteristics,medical records,and baseline blood biomarker data were collected,and the potential prognostic indicators for AIS after 90 d were screened using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO)-logistic regression analysis.Results It was found that alcohol drinking(P=0.029),hypertension(P=0.001),diabetes mellitus(P=0.021),stroke or transient ischemic attack(P=0.049),systolic blood pressure on admission(P=0.009),diastolic blood pressure on admission(P=0.038),blood glucose(P=0.003),white blood cell count(P=0.001),neutrophil count(P=0.001),fibrinogen(P=0.010),systemic immune-inflammation index(P=0.008)and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)(P<0.001)were associated with adverse clinical outcomes.Nine significant prognostic determinants were screened through LASSO-logistic regression analysis.Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male sex(P=0.008),smoking history(P=0.013),hypertension(P=0.011),lymphocyte(P=0.028),fibrinogen(P=0.016),and NLR(P<0.001)were significant predictive factors for poor prognosis in AIS patients after endovascular thrombectomy treatment.The constructed prognostic model had an accuracy of 76.2%,a sensitivity of 78.2%,a specificity of 71.7%,and a positive predictive value of 86.7%.Conclusion The predictive model established in this study can assist clinicians in identifying high-risk patients with AIS who have undergone endovascular thrombectomy,and it provide guidance for formulating individualized treatment strategies.
2.Analysis of the Expression of TCOF1 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and its Clinical Significance Based on Bioinformatics
Xiaocai MEI ; Jian ZHANG ; Lingling CAO
Journal of Medical Research 2025;54(4):102-110
Objective To investigate the expression of cytoplasmic ribosome biogenesis factor 1(TCOF1)in hepatocellular carcino-ma and its clinical significance by using bioinformatics methods.Methods To analyze the differences in TCOF1 expression in hepatocel-lular carcinoma tissues and normal liver tissues using TCGA is database and to analyze the relationship between TCOF1 expression and clinicopathological parameters and survival prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients.The LinkedOmics online tool was used to ana-lyze the genes associated with TCOF1 co-expression;gene enrichment analysis was used to explore the possible mechanism of the role of TCOF1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.After transfection of hepatocellular carcinoma cells with si-RNA knocking down TCOF1,the effect of TCOF1 inhibition on the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was analysed by plate cloning assay,EDU assay.Results TCOF1 expression was significantly higher in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues than in paraneoplastic tissues(P<0.001).The expression of TCOF1 correlated with gender,age,tumor grade,metastasis,histological type and mutation of TP53 in hepatocellular carcinoma pa-tients(P<0.05).Overall survival(P<0.001)and disease-free survival(P<0.001)were worse in patients with hepatocellular car-cinoma with high expression of TCOF1.The proliferative ability of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was significantly down-regulated after inhibiting the expression of TCOF1 compared with the NC group.TCOF1 was closely associated with multiple genes,and further enrich-ment analysis demonstrated that these genes play important roles in a variety of biological processes.Conclusion TCOF1 expression is in-creased in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and leads to poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma patients,and it is expected to be a po-tential prognostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma and a new target for tumor therapy.
3.Analysis of the Expression of TCOF1 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and its Clinical Significance Based on Bioinformatics
Xiaocai MEI ; Jian ZHANG ; Lingling CAO
Journal of Medical Research 2025;54(4):102-110
Objective To investigate the expression of cytoplasmic ribosome biogenesis factor 1(TCOF1)in hepatocellular carcino-ma and its clinical significance by using bioinformatics methods.Methods To analyze the differences in TCOF1 expression in hepatocel-lular carcinoma tissues and normal liver tissues using TCGA is database and to analyze the relationship between TCOF1 expression and clinicopathological parameters and survival prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients.The LinkedOmics online tool was used to ana-lyze the genes associated with TCOF1 co-expression;gene enrichment analysis was used to explore the possible mechanism of the role of TCOF1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.After transfection of hepatocellular carcinoma cells with si-RNA knocking down TCOF1,the effect of TCOF1 inhibition on the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was analysed by plate cloning assay,EDU assay.Results TCOF1 expression was significantly higher in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues than in paraneoplastic tissues(P<0.001).The expression of TCOF1 correlated with gender,age,tumor grade,metastasis,histological type and mutation of TP53 in hepatocellular carcinoma pa-tients(P<0.05).Overall survival(P<0.001)and disease-free survival(P<0.001)were worse in patients with hepatocellular car-cinoma with high expression of TCOF1.The proliferative ability of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was significantly down-regulated after inhibiting the expression of TCOF1 compared with the NC group.TCOF1 was closely associated with multiple genes,and further enrich-ment analysis demonstrated that these genes play important roles in a variety of biological processes.Conclusion TCOF1 expression is in-creased in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and leads to poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma patients,and it is expected to be a po-tential prognostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma and a new target for tumor therapy.
4.Immunotherapy of γδT cells in hepatocellular carcinoma:current status and perspectives
Lingling CAO ; Xiaocai MEI ; Qian CHEN ; Jian ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2025;29(7):131-137
The hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)poses a serious threat to human health.The main target of one of the immunotherapeutic approaches is γδT cells.γδT cells as one of the subpop-ulations of T lymphocytes can directly recognize and target HCC cells,making them a potential target for immunotherapy.In this paper,we discussed the biological properties of γδ T cells and their dual roles within HCC cells and therapeutic strategies,and provide an overview on the research of γδT cell therapy for HCC.
5.Advances on relationship between phthalate exposure and perinatal depression
Yueming XU ; Mei ZHAO ; Yichao HUANG ; Lingling YU ; Lan GENG ; Lei CHEN
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2024;41(12):1446-1451
Perinatal depression is a psychological disorder that occurs during pregnancy and within one year of delivery, which can seriously affect the physical and mental health of pregnant and postpartum women, as well as the cognitive and behavioral abilities of offspring, with potential multigenerational effects. Therefore, it is important to identify its potential modifiable risk factors. Phthalic acid esters (PAEs), as common environmental endocrine disruptors, can affect maternal estrogen through multiple mechanisms and are important potential modifiable risk factors for developing maternal perinatal depression. At present, studies on the correlation between PAEs and perinatal depression are still very limited, and the mechanisms by which PAEs affect perinatal depression have not been clarified. Based on existing epidemiological and toxicological studies at home and abroad, the article briefly introduced the characteristics of multiple pathways, high doses, and long-term exposure to maternal PAEs, focused on reviewing the current status of epidemiological studies, pointed out the possible associations between some specific PAEs exposure and elevated risk of perinatal depression. It also summarized the potential roles of hormone-neurotransmitter pathway, inflammation mediation, gene regulation, and other possible mechanisms in the association between exposure to PAEs and perinatal depression. The article concluded with a look at how future research on the association between exposure to PAEs and perinatal depression can be scientifically validated, with a view to providing more high-quality evidence for the scientific prevention of the onset and progression of maternal depressive symptoms.
6.Relationship between new surrogate marks of insulin resistance and bone mineral content in adolescents
MA Xiaoyan, TIAN Mei, LIU Jianxi, TONG Lingling, DING Wenqing
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(4):570-574
Objective:
To analyze the relationship between new surrogate marks of insulin resistance (IR) and bone mineral content (BMC) in adolescents, and predictive value of the new surrogate marks on low bone mass, so as to provide scientific basis for early identification and prevention of skeletal related diseases in adolescents.
Methods:
A total of 1 594 adolescents aged 12-18 years in Yinchuan City were selected by convenience sampling and stratified cluster random sampling from September 2017 to September 2020, and triglyceride and glucose index (TyG), triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI) and triglyceride/high density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) were calculated as new simplified IR index. The correlation between different simplified IR indexes and BMC level was analyzed by partial correlation. Binary Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between IR index and low bone mass, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed to analyze its evaluation effect on low bone mass.
Results:
After adjusting for confounding factors such as gender, age, smoking, drinking, family history of hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), the new surrogate marks of IR were positively correlated with BMC level (TyG: r =0.11, TyG-BMI: r =0.58, TG/HDL-C: r =0.21, P <0.01). After further adjustment of body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM) and lean mass (LM), the relationship between IR indexes and BMC turned into negative correlation (TyG: r =-0.20, TyG-BMI: r =-0.18, TG/HDL-C: r=-0.14, P <0.01). After adjusting for confounding factors such as gender, age, smoking, drinking, family history of hypertension, SBP and DBP, Logistic regression results showed that the increase of TyG, TyG-BMI and TG/HDL-C levels reduced the possibility of low bone mass in adolescents (TyG: OR=0.63, 95%CI = 0.40-0.98, TyG-BMI: OR=0.94, 95%CI =0.93-0.96, TG/HDL-C: OR=0.31, 95%CI=0.17-0.58, P <0.01). After adjusting BMI, FM and LM, the above results were completely reversed. Girls with high TyG and TG/HDL-C levels were 4.95 and 4.38 times more likely to have low bone mass than those with low TyG and TG/HDL-C levels (TyG: OR=4.95, 95%CI =1.29- 18.95 , TG/HDL-C: OR=4.38, 95%CI=1.04-18.50, P <0.05). ROC curve showed that TyG-BMI had the best predictive value on low bone mass (AUC=0.80, 95% CI=0.77-0.83, P <0.01).
Conclusion
The new surrogate marks of IR in adolescents are negatively correlated with adolescent BMC, of which TyG-BMI is the best for assessing of low bone mass and can serving as a reliable indicator for early identification of low bone mass.
7.Research Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound in Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Based on Cell Signaling Pathway
Chuan PENG ; Siyan RAN ; Miao HE ; Zhengtao CHEN ; Yuli HU ; Mei LI ; Lili WU ; Lingling QIN ; Tonghua LIU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(6):1497-1504
As a chronic metabolic disease,type 2 diabetes poses a significant threat to human health with increasing incidence.An increasing number of studies confirm that the pathogenesis of diabetes is closely related with alterations in multiple cellular signaling pathways.Although numerous studies have reported that traditional Chinese medicine compounds prevent diabetes by modulating cell signaling pathways,asystematic review of the mechanism of action of traditional Chinese medicine compounds in modulating cell signaling pathways is still lacking.Therefore,this paper summarizes the research of type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment,which was found mainly related to the signaling pathways such as PI3K/AKT,AMPK,MAPK,NF-κB,PPAR,TGF-β.This family of signaling pathways can treat type 2 diabetes by inhibiting pancreatic islet cell apoptosis,protecting pancreatic β-cell function,ameliorating insulin resistance,inhibiting hepatic gluconeogenesis,promoting glycogen synthesis,attenuating inflammation,and resisting oxidative stress.At the same time,we analyze the problems in current research and the future development trend,in order to provide a scientific theoretical basis for the drug development and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine compound in the prevention and treatment of diabetes.
8.A multicenter prospective study on early identification of refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children
Dan XU ; Ailian ZHANG ; Jishan ZHENG ; Mingwei YE ; Fan LI ; Gencai QIAN ; Hongbo SHI ; Xiaohong JIN ; Lieping HUANG ; Jiangang MEI ; Guohua MEI ; Zhen XU ; Hong FU ; Jianjun LIN ; Hongzhou YE ; Yan ZHENG ; Lingling HUA ; Min YANG ; Jiangmin TONG ; Lingling CHEN ; Yuanyuan ZHANG ; Dehua YANG ; Yunlian ZHOU ; Huiwen LI ; Yinle LAN ; Yulan XU ; Jinyan FENG ; Xing CHEN ; Min GONG ; Zhimin CHEN ; Yingshuo WANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2024;62(4):317-322
Objective:To explore potential predictors of refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP) in early stage. Methods:The prospective multicenter study was conducted in Zhejiang, China from May 1 st, 2019 to January 31 st, 2020. A total of 1 428 patients with fever >48 hours to <120 hours were studied. Their clinical data and oral pharyngeal swab samples were collected; Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA in pharyngeal swab specimens was detected. Patients with positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA results underwent a series of tests, including chest X-ray, complete blood count, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and procalcitonin. According to the occurrence of RMPP, the patients were divided into two groups, RMPP group and general Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (GMPP) group. Measurement data between the 2 groups were compared using Mann-Whitney U test. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations between clinical data and RMPP. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to analyse the power of the markers for predicting RMPP. Results:A total of 1 428 patients finished the study, with 801 boys and 627 girls, aged 4.3 (2.7, 6.3) years. Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA was positive in 534 cases (37.4%), of whom 446 cases (83.5%) were diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, including 251 boys and 195 girls, aged 5.2 (3.3, 6.9) years. Macrolides-resistant variation was positive in 410 cases (91.9%). Fifty-five cases were with RMPP, 391 cases with GMPP. The peak body temperature before the first visit and LDH levels in RMPP patients were higher than that in GMPP patients (39.6 (39.1, 40.0) vs. 39.2 (38.9, 39.7) ℃, 333 (279, 392) vs. 311 (259, 359) U/L, both P<0.05). Logistic regression showed the prediction probability π=exp (-29.7+0.667×Peak body temperature (℃)+0.004×LDH (U/L))/(1+exp (-29.7+0.667×Peak body temperature (℃)+0.004 × LDH (U/L))), the cut-off value to predict RMPP was 0.12, with a consensus of probability forecast of 0.89, sensitivity of 0.89, and specificity of 0.67; and the area under ROC curve was 0.682 (95% CI 0.593-0.771, P<0.01). Conclusion:In MPP patients with fever over 48 to <120 hours, a prediction probability π of RMPP can be calculated based on the peak body temperature and LDH level before the first visit, which can facilitate early identification of RMPP.
9.Analysis of efficacy and safety of 532-nm picosecond laser in the treatment of early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis
Xinhong GE ; Yingdong MA ; Yaning JIAO ; Lingling LIU ; Mei ZHOU ; Wei ZI ; Bowen LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2024;57(4):359-362
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 532-nm picosecond laser in the treatment of early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis.Methods:A total of 95 patients with early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis were prospectively enrolled from the Department of Dermatology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University between December 2020 and September 2022. All the patients received a session of 532-nm picosecond laser treatment, and were followed up for 6 months. A 4-point scale was used to evaluate the overall improvement of skin lesions for assessing the clinical efficacy. A VISIA skin detector was used to quantitatively determine the characteristic counts, absolute scores, and percentiles of brown spots before and after treatment, and the paired sample t-test was used to compare the quantitative indicators of brown spots before and after treatment. The patients′ pain grades were evaluated, and adverse reactions were recorded. Results:All the 95 patients with early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis received a session of 532-nm picosecond laser treatment, and completed a 6-month follow-up. All the patients achieved over 25% regression of skin lesions in the treatment area, of whom 10 received mild improvement, 17 received favorable improvement, and 68 received marked improvement, with the response rate being 89.47% (85/95). The examination with the VISIA skin detector showed that the characteristic counts (195.19 ± 51.06) and absolute scores (28.80 ± 6.20 points) of brown spots significantly decreased, while the percentiles of brown spots (38.48% ± 10.80%) significantly increased at 6 months after treatment compared with the corresponding baseline indicators (211.48 ± 50.94, 35.16 ± 6.84 points, 30.61% ± 10.27%, t = 12.73, 16.90, -15.73, respectively, all P < 0.001). All the patients experienced varying degrees of pain during the treatment, with the pain scores being 2 - 6 (3.64 ± 1.67) points, but all of them could tolerate the pain and completed the treatment. Temporary postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation occurred in 9 (9.47%) and 4 (4.21%) patients respectively, and the skin color restored to normal during the 6-month follow-up. Conclusion:The 532-nm picosecond laser was safe and effective for the treatment of early-stage facial seborrheic keratosis.
10.Analysis of influential factors for potentially inappropriate medication in elderly cancer patients
Junping WANG ; Lingling HUANG ; Wenjing ZHU ; Mei ZHANG ; Jinman FANG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(6):740-745
OBJECTIVE To analyze the influential factors for potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in elderly cancer patients. METHODS The data of elderly cancer patients hospitalized in a hospital from January to December 2021 were collected. According to the Beers standard of the American Geriatrics Society in 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “2019 version of Beers standard”) and Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Drug Use in Chinese Elderly (2017 version) (hereinafter referred to as the “Chinese PIM standard”), the PIM status of elderly cancer patients was retrospectively analyzed. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to identify influential factors for PIM. RESULTS A total of 293 patients were included in the study. According to the 2019 version of Beers standard, 211 patients (72.01%) had PIM, of which 204 (69.62%) had PIM related to drugs, 6 (2.05%) had PIM related to diseases or symptoms, 46 (15.70%) had PIM that should be used with caution, 32 (10.92%) had PIM with drug-drug interaction that should be avoided, and 11 (3.75%) had PIM based on renal function; the top 5 drugs in the list of incidence were proton pump inhibitors, metoclopramide, the first-generation antihistamines as promethazine, analgesics as ibuprofen and megestrol. According to the Chinese PIM standard, there were 132 patients (45.05%) with PIM, of which 119 (40.61%) had PIM related to drugs, involving 25 drugs (included 7 high-risk drugs and 18 low-risk drugs), and 24 (8.19%) with PIM in disease status; top 4 drugs in the list of incidence were promethazine, megestrol, ibuprofen and cimetidine. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that compared with patients with hospital stay≤10 days, patients with hospital 20054) stay between 11 and 30 days had a higher risk of PIM [odds ratio (OR)=8.836 8, 95% confidence interval (CI) (3.217 8, 31.940 9), P=0.000 1]; compared with the patients with the 65895198。E-mail:fjman@cmpt.ac.cn number of clinical disease diagnosed≤5, patients with the number of clinical disease diagnosed≥11 had a higher risk of PIM [OR=10.930 1, 95%CI (3.000 9, 70.922 9), P=0.001 8]; compared with surgical treatment, patients receiving antineoplastic drugs had a higher risk of PIM [OR=2.209 5, 95%CI (1.180 2, 4.176 9), P=0.013 6]. CONCLUSIONS Elderly cancer patients have multiple diseases, complicated medication, and a high incidence of PIM. The length of hospital stay (11-30 d), the number of clinical disease diagnosed (≥11) and anti-tumor drugs are main influential factors for PIM in patients.


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