1.Bioinformatics analysis of potential biomarkers for primary osteoporosis
Jiacheng ZHAO ; Shiqi REN ; Qin ZHU ; Jiajia LIU ; Xiang ZHU ; Yang YANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(8):1741-1750
BACKGROUND:Primary osteoporosis has a high incidence,but the pathogenesis is not fully understood.Currently,there is a lack of effective early screening indicators and treatment programs. OBJECTIVE:To further explore the mechanism of primary osteoporosis through comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. METHODS:The primary osteoporosis data were obtained from the gene expression omnibus(GEO)database,and the differentially expressed genes were screened for Gene Ontology(GO)function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathway enrichment analysis.In addition,the differentially expressed genes were subjected to protein-protein interaction network to determine the core genes related to primary osteoporosis,and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm was used to identify and verify the primary osteoporosis-related biomarkers.Immune cell correlation analysis,gene enrichment analysis and drug target network analysis were performed.Finally,the biomarkers were validated using qPCR assay. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 126 differentially expressed genes and 5 biomarkers including prostaglandins,epidermal growth factor receptor,mitogen-activated protein kinase 3,transforming growth factor B1,and retinoblastoma gene 1 were obtained in this study.GO analysis showed that differentially expressed genes were mainly concentrated in the cellular response to oxidative stress and the regulation of autophagy.KEGG analysis showed that autophagy and senescence pathways were mainly involved.Immunoassay of biomarkers showed that prostaglandins,retinoblastoma gene 1,and mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 were closely related to immune cells.Gene enrichment analysis showed that biomarkers were associated with immune-related pathways.Drug target network analysis showed that the five biomarkers were associated with primary osteoporosis drugs.The results of qPCR showed that the expression of prostaglandins,epidermal growth factor receptor,mitogen-activated protein kinase 3,and transforming growth factor B1 in the primary osteoporosis sample was significantly increased compared with the control sample(P<0.001),while the expression of retinoblastoma gene 1 in the primary osteoporosis sample was significantly decreased compared with the control sample(P<0.001).Overall,the study screened and validated five potential biomarkers of primary osteoporosis,providing a reference basis for further in-depth investigation of the pathogenesis,early screening and diagnosis,and targeted treatment of primary osteoporosis.
2.A Case Report of Lung Adenocarcinoma with EGFR G719A Mutation and LMNA-NTRK1 Fusion.
Shiqi SONG ; Yaxian YANG ; Weiquan LUO ; Yueya LIANG ; Qi LI ; Tongxu ZHUO ; Weibin XIONG ; Jian HUANG
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2025;28(1):75-80
Fusion variations of neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase (NTRK) are oncogenic drivers in various solid tumors such as breast cancer, salivary gland carcinoma, infant fibrosarcoma, etc. Gene rearrangements involving NTRK1/2/3 lead to constitutive activation of the tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) domain, and the expressed fusion proteins drive tumor growth and survival. NTRK fusions are estimated to occur at a frequency of approximately 0.1% to 1% in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are prevalent in NSCLC, but the frequency of EGFR G719A mutation is relatively low (about 2%), and EGFR mutations are typically mutually exclusive with NTRK fusion variants. The study presented the first documented case of lung adenocarcinoma harboring both EGFR G719A mutation and LMNA-NTRK1 fusion. A review of the literature was conducted to elucidate the role of NTRK fusion mutations in NSCLC and their relationship with EGFR mutations, aiming to enhance the understanding of NTRK fusion mutations in NSCLC.
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Adenocarcinoma/genetics*
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Adenocarcinoma of Lung
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ErbB Receptors/genetics*
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Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics*
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Receptor, trkA/metabolism*
3.Association between the non-treatment threshold or upper limit of normal of alanine aminotransferase and liver pathological injury in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and a persistently low level of alanine aminotransferase
Ming SHU ; Suwen JIANG ; Airong HU ; Qin CHEN ; Jialan WANG ; Menghan JIN ; Haojin ZHANG ; Shiqi YANG ; Shiyang FAN
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(10):2044-2053
ObjectiveTo investigate the significance of different non-treatment thresholds or upper limits of normal (ULN) of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in evaluating significant liver pathological injury in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and to provide guidance for clinical diagnosis and treatment. MethodsThis study was conducted among 733 patients with chronic HBV infection who were hospitalized in Ningbo No. 2 Hospital from January 2015 to December 2023 and underwent liver biopsy and histopathological examination, and all patients had a persistent ALT level of ≤40 U/L and positive HBV DNA (>30 IU/mL). According to the treatment threshold or ULN of ALT, the patients were divided into group 1 with 575 patients (≤35 U/L for male patients, ≤25 U/L for female patients), group 2 with 430 patients (≤30 U/L for male patients, ≤19 U/L for female patients), group 3 with 443 patients (≤27 U/L for male patients, ≤24 U/L for female patients), group 4 with 446 patients (≤25 U/L), group 5 with 158 patients (>35 U/L for male patients, >25 U/L for female patients), and group 6 with 145 patients (>30 — ≤35 U/L for male patients, >19 — ≤25 U/L for female patients). Groups 2, 5, and 6 were compared to analyze the severity of liver pathological injury in patients with different ALT levels and the constituent ratio of patients with significant liver pathological injury, and groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 were compared to investigate the value of different ULN or non-treatment thresholds of ALT in determining liver inflammation grade (G), liver fibrosis stage (S), and the treatment indication based on liver pathology. The independent-samples t test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups; a one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison between multiple groups, and the least significant difference t-test or the Tambane’s test was used for further comparison between two groups; the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison between multiple groups and further comparison between two groups; the chi-square test or the Fisher’s exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups; a Ridit analysis was used for comparison of ranked data. A multivariate Logistic regression analysis (forward stepwise) was performed with whether liver pathology met the treatment indication (≥G2 and/or ≥S2) as the dependent variable and related factors with a significant impact on the dependent variable (P <0.05) as the independent variable. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC), as well as sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio, was used to assess the diagnostic value of different non-treatment thresholds of ALT. ResultsAmong the 733 patients, 259 (35.33%) had ≥G2 liver inflammation, 211 (28.79%) had ≥S2 liver fibrosis, and 306 (41.75%) had treatment indication (≥G2 and/or ≥S2). There was a significant difference in liver inflammation grade (G0 — G4) between groups 2, 5, and 6 (χ2=22.869, P <0.001), and there were also significant differences in the constituent ratios of patients with ≥G2 or ≥G3 liver inflammation between the three groups (χ2=21.742 and 14.921, P<0.001 and P=0.001). There was a significant difference in liver fibrosis stage (S0 — S4) between groups 2, 5, and 6 (χ2=16.565, P<0.001), and there were also significant differences in the constituent ratios of patients with ≥S2, ≥S3 or S4 liver fibrosis between the three groups (χ2=13.264, 13.050, and 6.260, P=0.001, 0.001, and 0.044). There were significant differences between groups 2, 5, and 6 in the constituent ratios of patients with or without treatment indication based on liver pathology (χ2=20.728, P<0.001). There were significant differences between groups 2, 5, and 6 in the constituent ratio of male patients (χ2=24.836, P<0.05), age (F=5.710, P<0.05), ALT (F=473.193, P<0.05), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (F=107.774, P<0.05), ALT/AST ratio (F=40.167, P<0.05), γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) (H=15.463, P<0.05), aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) (H=63.024, P<0.05), and LIF-5 (5 indicators for liver inflammation and fibrosis) (H=46.397, P<0.05). In groups 1 — 4, compared with the patients without treatment indication, the patients with treatment indication had a significantly lower constituent ratio of patients with positive HBeAg, significantly lower levels of platelet count (PLT) and HBV DNA, and significantly higher age, ALT, AST, GGT, APRI, FIB-4, and LIF-5 (all P<0.05). The Logistic regression analysis showed that age (odds ratio [OR]=1.044, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.025 — 1.063, P<0.001), GGT (OR=1.022, 95%CI: 1.007 — 1.038, P=0.003), and HBV DNA (OR=0.839, 95%CI: 0.765 — 0.919, P<0.001) were influencing factors for treatment indication based on liver pathology in group 1; HBeAg (OR=1.978, 95%CI: 1.269 — 3.082, P=0.003), age (OR=1.048, 95%CI: 1.025 — 1.071, P<0.001), GGT (OR=1.016, 95%CI: 1.001 — 1.031, P=0.041), and PLT (OR=0.995, 95%CI: 0.991 — 1.000, P=0.049) were influencing factors in group 2; age (OR=1.040, 95%CI: 1.014 — 1.066, P=0.002), ALT (OR=1.047, 95%CI: 1.005 — 1.092, P=0.029), HBV DNA (OR=0.817, 95%CI: 0.736 — 0.907, P<0.001), and LIF-5 (OR=7.382, 95%CI: 1.151 — 47.330, P=0.035) were influencing factors in group 3; age (OR=1.054, 95%CI: 1.031 — 1.077, P<0.001), ALT (OR=1.061, 95%CI: 1.016 — 1.107, P=0.008), and HBV DNA (OR=0.825, 95%CI: 0.743 — 0.917, P<0.001) were influencing factors in group 4. The diagnostic performance for identifying ≥G2 liver inflammation, ≥S2 liver fibrosis, and treatment indication in groups 1 — 4 had an AUC of >0.7; group 1 showed the lowest sensitivity (28.76%) and the highest specificity, positive predictive value, positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio in judging treatment indication; group 2 had the highest sensitivity and negative predictive value and the lowest negative likelihood ratio; groups 3 and 4 had similar diagnostic indicators. ConclusionIn patients with chronic HBV infection and a persistently low ALT level, the severity of liver histopathological injury and the constituent ratio of significant liver histopathological injury decrease with the reduction in ALT level. A higher non-treatment threshold or ULN of ALT can help to identify the patients requiring treatment (with a higher specificity), while a lower non-treatment threshold or ULN of ALT can help to identify the patients who do not require treatment (with a higher sensitivity).
4.Nuclear EGFR cooperates with YY1 to drive CEMIP expression and enhance hepatocellular carcinoma invasion
Li TU ; Yang LIU ; Ying YU ; Shiqi OUYANG ; Zengli WANG ; Xiaolong TANG
Journal of Army Medical University 2025;47(17):1994-2011
Objective To reveal the molecular mechanism by which nuclear epidermal growth factor receptor(nEGFR)synergistically regulates the expression of cell migration-inducing protein(CEMIP)by forming a complex with the transcription factor Yin Yang 1(YY1),and to investigate the biological functions of the nEGFR-YY1-CEMIP signaling axis in invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods After HCC cells were serum-starved for 24 h,the cells were treated with 100 ng/mL EGF.Thus,the cells were divided into a control group and EGF-treated groups at different time points.Nuclear expression and localization changes of EGFR were detected by Western blotting and immunofluorescence(IF).To investigate the interaction between nEGFR and YY1,their nuclear colocalization and interaction were examined by IF and co-immunoprecipitation(Co-IP),respectively.Transcriptional profiling was performed using RNA sequencing(RNA-seq)to identify differentially expressed genes at the genome-wide level.Combined with Gene Ontology(GO)functional enrichment analysis and transcription factor binding profiles via using the JASPAR database,CEMIP was identified as a candidate target gene.To validate the regulatory mechanism,the following experimental groups were established,Control,EGF,siYY1,and siYY1+EGF.The expression of CEMIP at protein and mRNA levels was detected by Western blotting and RT-qPCR.To elucidate the molecular mechanism of nEGFR/YY1 binding to the CEMIP promoter,the control and EGF-treated groups were established.Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by quantitative PCR(ChIP-qPCR)was performed to assess the enrichment of nEGFR/YY1 at the CEMIP promoter region.Luciferase reporter assay was conducted following transfection with either wild-type EGFR(EGFR-WT),nuclear localization-deficient mutant(EGFR-dNLS),YY1 overexpression plasmid(YY1-OE),or dominant-negative YY1 mutant(YY1-DN)to evaluate changes in promoter activity.Subsequently,cell migration and invasion capabilities were evaluated using scratch wound healing assay and Transwell assay,while hyaluronic acid(HA)level was quantified by ELISA.The expression of matrix metalloproteinases(MMP2/9)was analyzed via Western blotting to assess the regulatory role of the nEGFR/YY1-CEMIP axis in the migration and invasion of HCC cells.By analyzing the CEMIP expression profiles in HCC patients from National Center for Biotechnology Information(NCBI)public databases,its potential association with tumor metastasis risk was validated.Results Western blotting and IF demonstrated that EGF treatment significantly induced nuclear translocation of EGFR,peaking at 30 min(P<0.001).Co-IP and IF assays indicated both physical interaction and nuclear co-localization between nEGFR and YY1.RNA-seq analysis identified CEMIP as a significantly differentially expressed gene.GO enrichment analysis revealed that CEMIP was significantly enriched in biological processes related to cell invasion promotion.JASPAR prediction identified conserved YY1 potential binding region within the CEMIP promoter region.Western blot and RT-qPCR analyses confirmed that EGF treatment up-regulated CEMIP at both protein and mRNA levels(P<0.05).Notably,YY1 knockdown significantly suppressed CEMIP expression,while exogenous EGF supplementation restored CEMIP level in YY1-deficient cells(P<0.05).ChIP-qPCR analysis demonstrated specific enrichment of the nEGFR/YY1 complex at the CEMIP promoter region,with EGF stimulation significantly enhancing its binding affinity(P<0.001).Luciferase reporter assay confirmed that nEGFR/YY1 robustly enhanced CEMIP promoter activity(P<0.01),while either the EGFR-dNLS or the YY1-DN substantially attenuated this transcriptional activation.Functional phenotyping showed that the nEGFR/YY1-CEMIP axis significantly enhanced the migration and invasion of HCC cells by promoting HA catabolism and up-regulating MMP2/9 expression(P<0.05).Analysis of NCBI datasets revealed that CEMIP expression was significantly up-regulated in HCC tumor tissues than adjacent normal tissues(P<0.001).Moreover,HCC patients with elevated CEMIP expression exhibited higher risk of metastasis(P<0.001).Conclusion nEGFR promotes HCC invasion by forming a transcriptional complex with YY1 to cooperatively activate CEMIP expression.
5.PD-L1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by inhibiting PTP1B and activating FAK
Yang LIU ; Yuran WANG ; Ying YU ; Li TU ; Zengli WANG ; Shiqi OUYANG ; Xiaolong TANG
Journal of Army Medical University 2025;47(17):2012-2027
Objective To reveal the mechanism by which the programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1)-protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B(PTP1B)-focal adhesion kinase(FAK)signaling axis promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and elucidate its effector functions in HCC.Methods GEPIA database was used to plot a 10-year survival curve for PD-L1 and FAK expression levels in HCC patients.Immunohistochemical(IHC)staining was utilized to analyze the relative expression levels of PD-L1 and FAK phosphorylated at the Y397 site[p-FAK(Y397)]in HCC tissues,and the results were compared to those in the adjacent non-tumor tissues.Subsequently,endogenous PD-L1 expression was detected with Western blotting in HCC cell lines with low(SNU-387)and high(Hep3B)PD-L1 expression levels.After lentivirus-transduced SNU-387PDL1+and Hep3BPDL1-cells were constructed,the effect of high and low expression of PD-L1 on the expression of p-FAK(Y397)with Western blotting.To elucidate the functional mechanism of FAK in HCC,functional rescue experiments were performed by administering a FAK inhibitor to SNU-387PDL1+cells and a FAK activator to Hep3BPDL1-cells,combined with wound healing scratch assay,Transwell invasion assay,EdU proliferation assay,and colony formation assay to evaluate tumor malignant effects.The GENEMANIA database predicted functional interactions between protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B(PTP1B),PD-L1,and FAK.IHC staining was performed to analyze the correlation among PD-L1,PTP1B,and p-FAK(Y397)expression.Co-immunoprecipitation(Co-IP)and indirect immunofluorescence(IF)were applied to validate the interaction between PD-L1 and PTP1B.Western blotting was utilized to confirm the regulatory relationship between PD-L1 and PTP1B.In vitro PTP1B phosphatase activity assay measured the changes in PTP1B activity.Subsequently,Western blotting was used to screen cell lines with high endogenous PTP1B expression(SNU-387)and low endogenous PTP1B expression(Hep3B).Furthermore,Hep3BPTP1B+and SNU-387PTP1B-cell lines were generated,and then p-FAK(Y397)levels were then detected in these modified cell lines,and the aforementioned functional effect assays(migration,invasion,proliferation and colony formation)and rescue experiments were repeated.Furthermore,Western blotting was employed to detect changes in downstream signaling pathways following enhancement or attenuation of p-FAK(Y397)in SNU-387 and Hep3B cells.Results IHC staining revealed a positive correlation between PD-L1 and p-FAK(Y397)expression in HCC tissues(95%CI:1.065~3.801,P<0.01).In SNU-387PDL1+cells,PD-L1 overexpression significantly enhanced phosphorylation at the FAK Y397 site(P<0.01)and increased cell migration,invasion,proliferation,and colony formation capabilities(P<0.01),and these effects could be reversed by FAK inhibitor treatment(P<0.05).Conversely,in Hep3BPDL1-cells,PD-L1 knockdown significantly reduced FAK Y397 phosphorylation(P<0.01)and decreased cell migration,invasion,proliferation,and colony formation abilities(P<0.01),and these effects were restored by FAK activator treatment(P<0.05).IHC staining further showed a negative correlation between PTP1B expression and both PD-L1 and p-FAK(Y397)in HCC tissues(95%CI:1.886~3.514,P<0.05).Co-IP and IF assays confirmed a direct interaction between PD-L1 and PTP1B,with PD-L1 suppressing PTP1B expression level and reducing its activity(P<0.01).In SNU-387PTP1B-cells,PTP1B knockdown significantly increased FAK Y397 phosphorylation(P<0.01)and enhanced cell migration,invasion,proliferation,and colony formation(P<0.01),and these effects were reversed by FAK inhibitor(P<0.05).While in Hep3BPTP1B+cells,PTP1B overexpression significantly decreased FAK Y397 phosphorylation(P<0.01)and reduced cell migration,invasion,proliferation,and colony formation(P<0.01),and those effects were restored by FAK activator treatment(P<0.05).Furthermore,enhanced phosphorylation at the FAK Y397 site in SNU-387 cells activated downstream PI3K/AKT and MEK/ERK signaling pathways(P<0.01),whereas inhibition of FAK(Y397)phosphorylation in Hep3B cells attenuated the activation of these signaling pathways(P<0.01).Conclusion PD-L1 activates FAK by suppressing PTP1B,thereby promoting migration,invasion,and proliferation in HCC.
6.The clinical characteristics and microbial distribution of sepsis-induced myocardial injury
Sun YU ; Chunyang XU ; Hongwei YE ; Shun WEN ; Liang YANG ; Caiyun YANG ; Shiqi LU ; Meili SHEN
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025;34(2):173-179
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of sepsis-induced myocardial injury and microbial distribution.Methods:It was a retrospective observational study conducted from Jan 2023 to Dec 2023 in the Department of Emergency Intensive Care Medicine, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University. Patients meeting the sepsis 3.0 criteria were included, excluding those with underlying cardiovascular diseases or incomplete data. Patients were categorized into myocardial injury (SIMI) and non-myocardial injury (Non-SIMI) groups based on troponin levels. General patient information, laboratory results, microbial findings, and prognostic indicators were collected. Differences in clinical parameters between the two groups were compared. Factors showing statistical differences in univariate analysis were further analyzed using multivariable logistic regression to identify risk factors for SIMI. Conduct propensity score matching among Pulmonary infection patients who underwent bronchoalveolar lavage high-throughput sequencing to compare microbial distribution between groups. Bracken was used to estimate species-level abundance from Kraken2 results, and α and β diversity analyses were conducted on the metagenomic samples.Results:A total of 179 patients were included in the study, with 98 (54.4%) in the Non-SIMI group and 81 (45.5%) in the SIMI group. There were 69 deaths overall (38.5%), with 23 (23.7%) in the Non-SIMI group and 46 (56.8%) in the SIMI group (χ 2=20.347, P<0.01). The 28-day survival curve indicated survival rates in the SIMI group were significantly lower compared to the Non-SIMI group (Log Rank χ 2=21.270, P<0.01). Univariate analysis revealed that fungal infection rate ( P=0.007), C-reactive protein ( P=0.021), procalcitonin, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, alanine transaminase, and lactate levels were higher in the SIMI group compared to the Non-SIMI group (all P<0.01), prothrombin time was prolonger ( P<0.01) and APACHEⅡ scores were higher ( P<0.01), while serum albumin, base excess, and platelet levels were lower (all P<0.01). Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that fungal infection ( OR=3.441, P=0.015) was a risk factor for SIMI, whereas base excess and platelets were protective factors ( OR=0.845, 0.988, both P<0.01). Comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage high-throughput sequencing results in the pulmonary infection subgroup showed the relative abundance of Haemophilus paraininfluenzae in Non-SIMI group was higher than SIMI group among the top 20 species ( P=0.013). There were no statistically significant differences in microbial αand β-diversity between the two groups. Conclusions:The incidence of SIMI is relatively highamong sepsis patients and it affects their prognosis. Risk factors for SIMI include fungal infection, decreased platelet count, and reduced base excess levels. Among patients with pulmonary infections, there is a lower risk of SIMI associated with Haemophilus influenzae infection.
7.Associations between traditional Chinese medicine constitution and depression/anxiety/sleep disturbances in patients with chronic pain: A cross-sectional study
Shiqi Guo ; Cunzhi Liu ; Liqiong Wang ; Jianfeng Tu ; Tie Li ; Yong Fu ; Zhongyu Zhou ; Changchun Ji ; Hui Hu ; Nana Yang
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences 2025;2025(3):328-335
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between the composition of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and depression/anxiety/sleep disturbances (D/A/S) in patients with chronic pain.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at 13 tertiary hospitals across China, enrolling patients who experienced chronic pain between November 2023 and May 2024. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and TCM constitution categories were used to assess the patients. The association between the TCM constitution and the D/A/S ratio was analyzed using multivariable logistic regression.ResultsA total of 1107 patients (63.2% women) were analyzed. Compared with those with a balanced constitution, patients who had qi-deficiency and yin-deficiency were at a higher risk of depression. Qi-deficiency and yin-deficiency were associated with anxiety. Sleep disturbances were common in patients with qi-deficiency constitution (odds ratio [OR]: 2.32, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.42–3.81), yang-deficiency constitution (OR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.26–2.98), yin-deficiency constitution (OR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.24–3.32), blood stasis constitution (OR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.01–4.22), and qi-stagnation constitution (OR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.35–5.25).ConclusionIn patients with chronic pain, specific TCM constitutions may be associated with D/A/S. Further longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the potential causal relationships between TCM constitution types and these conditions.
8.Hemodynamic study of personalized Stanford type B aortic dissection based on computational fluid dynamics
Shiqi WANG ; Lingyun WANG ; Zhihong LIN ; Peng ZHU ; Qian YANG ; Jianghua CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;31(04):594-599
Objective To establish a personalized Stanford type B aortic dissection numerical simulation model, and using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation to obtain the hemodynamic behavior and law of the type B aortic dissection at different stages of development. Methods Based on the theory of three-dimensional model reconstruction, we used CT images of a patient with type B aortic dissection in the Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, relevant medical image processing software to reconstruct a personalized aortic three-dimensional model, and CFD to reconstruct the model which was simulated in fluid mechanics. Results The three-dimensional reconstruction model could intuitively observe the changing trend of the false cavity at different stages of the dissection development. Through fluid mechanics simulation, the blood flow rate, pressure, wall shear stress, vascular wall Von Mises stress and other parameters at different stages of the dissection development were obtained. Conclusion The hemodynamic behavior and law of relevant parameters in the development stage of aortic dissection are analyzed. The combination of the values of relevant parameters and clinical medical detection and diagnosis can well predict the development of the disease, and finally provide more theories and methods for the scientific diagnosis of aortic dissection.
9.Impact of malignant cerebellar hemorrhage on prognosis of patients with small amount of spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage
Chaozhen YANG ; Siying REN ; Guofeng WU ; Shiqi LIN ; Zhiyuan ZHANG ; Likun WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2024;26(5):535-538
Objective To investigate the effect of malignant cerebellar hemorrhage on 3-month prognosis of small spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage.Methods Clinical data of 380 consecutive patients with spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage admitted in Emergency Department of the Affil-iated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University,Neurosurgery Department of Jinyang Hospital Af-filiated to Guizhou Medical University,and Neurosurgery Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University from April 2014 to March 2023 were collected and retro-spectively analyzed,and finally,70 patients who met the requirements of small amount of sponta-neous cerebellar hemorrhage were enrolled in this study.They were assigned into benign cerebel-lar hemorrhage group(43 cases)and malignant cerebellar hemorrhage group(27 cases).Accord-ing to their clinical outcomes in 3 months after onset,they were divided into a good prognosis group(51 cases)and a poor prognosis group(19 cases).General clinical data,imaging data,com-plications,inflammatory indicators and prognosis were collected.After collinear diagnosis was used to exclude factors with collinear influence,the independent correlation between good progno-sis and poor prognosis was analyzed by binary logistic regression model.Finally,ROC curve was plotted to analyze the significant data.Results The maximum diameter of hematoma was signifi-cantly larger in the malignant cerebellar hemorrhage group than the benign group(P=0.021).The patients of the poor prognosis group had larger proportion of malignant cerebellar hemor-rhage,and higher neutrophil percentage,WBC count and NLR than those of the good prognosis group(P<0.05,P<0.01).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that malignant cere-bellar hemorrhage was an independent predictor of poor prognosis in 3 months(OR=6.218,95%CI:1.140-17.623,P=0.013).The sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative pre-dictive value and Youden index of malignant cerebellar hemorrhage in predicting the 3-month prognosis of patients were 63.2%,70.6%,44.4%,83.7%and 0.338,respectively,and the AUC value was 0.669.Conclusion Malignant cerebellar hemorrhage is an independent predictor of 3-month prognosis in patients with small spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage.The patients with malignant cerebellar hemorrhage have poor prognosis than those with benign cerebellar hemorrhage.
10.Clinical characteristics and influencing factors of adverse outcomes in pregnancy complicated by primary Sj?gren's syndrome
Shiqi YANG ; Fei CHEN ; Weizhang LIANG ; Ruirui LI ; Xiaolei SONG ; Fang HE
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(8):643-648
Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics of pregnancy complicated by primary Sj?gren's syndrome (pSS) and the related factors of adverse outcomes in pregnant women with pSS.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 32 pregnancies complicated by pSS treated in the Department of Obstetrics at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from February 2017 to August 2022. The patients were divided into two groups according to whether they had perinatal adverse outcomes: an adverse outcome group ( n=20) and a favorable outcome group ( n=12). The clinical characteristics of the two groups were compared with two independant sample t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Fisher's exact test, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors of adverse outcomes in pregnant women with pSS. Results:(1) The average maternal age of the 32 pSS pregnancies was (32.9±4.6) years, the pre-pregnancy body mass index was (21.1±3.8) kg/m 2, and the median gestational age at delivery was 37.8 (35.4-38.5) weeks. There were 18 women (56.3%, 18/32) were diagnosed before pregnancy and 14 women (43.7%, 14/32) during pregnancy. Out of the 32 pregnancies, 25 (79.1%, 25/32) received therapy with glucocorticoids and/or hydroxychloroquine during pregnancy, whereas seven (21.9%, 7/32) had no medication during pregnancy. (2) The main adverse maternal outcomes included oligohydramnios (25%, 8/32), hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (18.8%, 6/32), preterm birth (18.8%, 6/32), fetal growth restriction (15.6%, 5/32), miscarriage (12.5%, 4/32), gestational diabetes mellitus (9.4%, 3/32), and postpartum hemorrhage (3.1%, 1/32). (3) Adverse neonatal outcomes included low birth weight infants in seven cases (25.0%, 7/28), neonatal asphyxia in seven cases (25.0%, 7/28), and two cases of congenital heart block (7.1%, 2/28). (4) The rate of diagnosis before pregnancy in the favorable outcome group was higher than the adverse outcome group [10/12 vs. 40.0%(8/20), Fisher's exact test, P=0.028]. There were no significant differences between the two groups concerning maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, weight gain during pregnancy, parity, rates of positivity for autoantibodies (antinuclear antibody, Sj?gren-specific antibody A, Sj?gren-specific antibody B, anti-Ro-52), and proportion of drug treatment (glucocorticoids, hydroxychloroquine) (all P>0.05). (5) Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that diagnosis before pregnancy ( OR=0.02, 95% CI: 0.00-0.62, P=0.024) and positive Sj?gren-specific antibody B ( OR=0.01,95% CI: 0.00-0.75, P=0.038) were the protective factors. Conclusions:The clinical manifestations of pSS among pregnant women are varied and atypical,often with insidious onset. For pregnant women with pSS, being diagnosed before pregnancy, positive Sj?gren-specific antibody B may reduce adverse outcomes. It is important to address pre-pregnancy examination, early diagnosis and timely intervention to reduce the occurrence of adverse outcomes in pregnant women with pSS.


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