1.Potential utility of albumin-bilirubin and body mass index-based logistic model to predict survival outcome in non-small cell lung cancer with liver metastasis treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Lianxi SONG ; Qinqin XU ; Ting ZHONG ; Wenhuan GUO ; Shaoding LIN ; Wenjuan JIANG ; Zhan WANG ; Li DENG ; Zhe HUANG ; Haoyue QIN ; Huan YAN ; Xing ZHANG ; Fan TONG ; Ruiguang ZHANG ; Zhaoyi LIU ; Lin ZHANG ; Xiaorong DONG ; Ting LI ; Chao FANG ; Xue CHEN ; Jun DENG ; Jing WANG ; Nong YANG ; Liang ZENG ; Yongchang ZHANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(4):478-480
2.Self-sufficient nanoparticles with dual-enzyme activity trigger radical storms and activate cascade-amplified antitumor immunologic responses.
Liping BAI ; Jin YANG ; Siting YU ; Zhongzheng XIANG ; Yuanyuan ZENG ; Meiling SHEN ; Xiaorong KOU ; Qinjie WU ; Changyang GONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2024;14(2):821-835
Radiotherapy (RT) can potentially induce systemic immune responses by initiating immunogenic cell death (ICD) of tumor cells. However, RT-induced antitumor immunologic responses are sporadic and insufficient against cancer metastases. Herein, we construct multifunctional self-sufficient nanoparticles (MARS) with dual-enzyme activity (GOx and peroxidase-like) to trigger radical storms and activate the cascade-amplified systemic immune responses to suppress both local tumors and metastatic relapse. In addition to limiting the Warburg effect to actualize starvation therapy, MARS catalyzes glucose to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is then used in the Cu+-mediated Fenton-like reaction and RT sensitization. RT and chemodynamic therapy produce reactive oxygen species in the form of radical storms, which have a robust ICD impact on mobilizing the immune system. Thus, when MARS is combined with RT, potent systemic antitumor immunity can be generated by activating antigen-presenting cells, promoting dendritic cells maturation, increasing the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, the synergistic therapy of RT and MARS effectively suppresses local tumor growth, increases mouse longevity, and results in a 90% reduction in lung metastasis and postoperative recurrence. Overall, we provide a viable approach to treating cancer by inducing radical storms and activating cascade-amplified systemic immunity.
3.Meta analysis on the influencing factors of migration stress of family members of patients transferred out of ICU in China
Shenyan YU ; Xia ZENG ; Xiaorong MAO ; Yinxia LUO ; Shuwen PANG ; Xiaoxuan GUO
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(15):67-73,103
Objective To systematically analyze influencing factors of migration stress of patients'families transferred out of intensive care unit(ICU)in China,and provide evidence-based guidance for alleviating migration stress level of families of transferred patients.Methods Computer searches were conducted on China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform,VIP,China Biomedical Literature Database,Web of Science,PubMed,the Cochrane Library and Embase for observational studies such as cohort studies,case-control studies and cross-sectional studies on factors influencing migration stress among family members of ICU patients.Search deadline was from database establishment to October 2023.Literature screening,quality assessment and data extraction were conducted independently by two researchers in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria.RevMan5.4 software was used to conduct a Meta-analysis of the data results.Results Fifteen studies were finally included,with a total sample size of 2558 and 12 influencing factors were extracted.Fifteen articles were divided into positive scoring group(higher scores,higher levels of migration stress,nine articles)and negative scoring group(higher scores,lower levels of migration stress,six articles)based on instruments used to measure outcome indicators.When analyzing each group,only factors mentioned in the group more than twice were included in Meta analysis.Meta analysis showed that within positive scoring group,family member education level,family member gender,patient awareness,ICU treatment time and family member uncertainty about the disease were factors affecting migration stress of ICU transfer patients'families(P<0.05);In reverse calculation group,educational level of family member,gender of family member,age of patient and ICU treatment time were influencing factors of migration stress of family members of ICU transfer patients(P<0.05).Sensitivity analysis result showed that result of each factor was relatively stable.Conclusion Educational level of family member,gender of family member,age of patient,ICU treatment time,uncertainty of family member's illness are influencing factors of migration stress of family members of patients transferred out of ICU in China.Influence of family member's religious beliefs and patient's consciousness needs further demonstration.
4.A consensus on the management of allergy in kindergartens and primary schools
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(2):167-172
Abstract
Allergic diseases can occur in all systems of the body, covering the whole life cycle, from children to adults and to old age, can be lifelong onset and even fatal in severe cases. Children account for the largest proportion of the victims of allergic disease, Children s allergies start from scratch, ranging from mild to severe, from less to more, from single to multiple systems and systemic performance, so the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases in children is of great importance, which can not only prevent high risk allergic conditions from developing into allergic diseases, but also further block the process of allergy. At present, there is no consensus on the management system of allergic children in kindergartens and primary schools. The "Consensus on Allergy Management and Prevention in Kindergartens and Primary Schools", which includes the organizational structure, system construction and management of allergic children, provides evidence informed recommendations for the long term comprehensive management of allergic children in kindergartens and primary schools, and provides a basis for the establishment of the prevention system for allergic children.
5.Risk factors for postoperative hypoxemia in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yuping XIANG ; Tianhui LUO ; Ling ZENG ; Xiaorong DAI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;30(10):1483-1489
Objective To systematically evaluate the risk factors for hypoxemia after Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) surgery. Methods Electronic databases including PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP and CBM were searched by computer to collect studies about risk factors for hypoxemia after TAAD published from inception to November 2021. Two authors independently assessed the studies' quality, and a meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.3 software. Results A total of 19 case-control studies involving 2 686 patients and among them 1 085 patients suffered hypoxemia, included 21 predictive risk factors. The score of Newcastle-Ottawa scale≥7 points in 16 studies. Meta-analysis showed that: age (OR=1.10, 95%CI 1.06 to 1.14, P<0.000 01), body mass index (OR=1.87, 95%CI 1.49 to 2.34, P<0.000 01), preoperative partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood/fractional concentration of inspiratory oxygen (PaO2/FiO2)≤300 mm Hg (OR=7.13, 95%CI 3.48 to 14.61, P<0.000 01), preoperative white blood cell count (OR=1.34, 95%CI 1.18 to 1.53, P<0.000 1), deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time (OR=1.33, 95%CI 1.14 to 1.57, P=0.000 4), perioperative blood transfusion (OR=1.89, 95%CI 1.49 to 2.41, P<0.000 01), cardiopulmonary bypass time (OR=1.02, 95%CI 1.00 to 1.03, P=0.02) were independent risk factors for hypoxemia after TAAD surgery. Preoperative serum creatinine, preoperative myoglobin, preoperative alanine aminotransferase were not associated with postoperative hypoxemia. Conclusion Current evidence shows that age, body mass index, preoperative PaO2/FiO2≤300 mm Hg, preoperative white blood cell count, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time, perioperative blood transfusion, cardiopulmonary bypass time are risk factors for hypoxemia after TAAD surgery. These factors can be used to identify high-risk patients, and provide guidance for medical staff to develop perioperative preventive strategy to reduce the incidence of hypoxemia. The results should be validated by higher quality researches.
6.Current situation and influencing factors of post-traumatic stress disorder among firefighters in Chongqing City
Fanhua ZENG ; Hui WANG ; Deqiong ZOU ; Xiaoping LI ; Jing ZENG ; Xu WU ; Qinghua ZUO ; Xiaorong WANG ; Huadong ZHANG
China Occupational Medicine 2023;50(5):571-577
{L-End}Objective To analyze the current status of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Chongqing City and explore its influencing factors. {L-End}Methods A total of 1 021 firefighters in Chongqing City were selected as the study subjects using the convenient sampling method. The PTSD Checklist Civilian Version was used to assess their PTSD symptom and characteristics. The Trait Coping Style Questionnaire and the Social Support Rating Scale were used to investigate coping styles and the level of social support. {L-End}Results The positive detection rate of PTSD among the study subjects was 4.6%(47/1 021), with positive detection rates of re-experiencing, avoidance/numbing, and hyperarousal symptoms of 7.0%, 9.2%, and 16.5%, respectively. The positive detection rates of re-experiencing, avoidance/numbing, and hyperarousal symptoms in the PTSD firefighters were higher than those in non-PTSD firefighters (83.0% vs 3.3%, 93.6% vs 5.1%, 100.0% vs 12.1%, respectively; all P<0.01). The results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that being injured in the past six months and adopting a negative coping style were risk factors for PTSD [odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were 2.65 (1.07-6.56) and 1.26 (1.19-1.33), respectively; both P<0.05], while adopting a positive coping style and having a higher level of social support were protective factors for PTSD [OR and 95%CI were 0.90 (0.85-0.95) and 0.95 (0.91-0.99), respectively; both P<0.05]. {L-End}Conclusion The incidence of PTSD among the firefighters in Chongqing City is relatively high, with symptoms mainly characterized by hyperarousal. Being injured in the past six months, coping styles, and the level of social support are influencing factors for PTSD.
7.Construction and validation of a low-level disaster resilience prediction model for medical rescue workers
Yehua XU ; Xiaorong MAO ; Jinying GUAN ; Xia ZENG ; Haiyan WANG ; Xuemei CHEN ; Hong CHE
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2023;58(23):2901-2910
Objective To analyze the influencing factors of disaster resilience in medical rescue workers,to construct a prediction model for the low-level risk of disaster resilience in medical rescue workers,and to verify the predictive effect of the model.Methods Using the convenience sampling method and the snowball method,1 037 medical rescue workers who participated in disaster rescue in 18 provinces(autonomous regions and municipalities)were selected as the participants from May to July 2022.Online questionnaire surveys were conducted using general information questionnaires,disaster resilience measuring tools for healthcare rescuers,the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale,the Simple Coping Style Questionnaire and the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine the independent influencing factors for the low level of disaster resilience of medical rescue workers.A risk prediction model was constructed,and a nomogram chart was drawn.The model's effectiveness was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)and calibration curve.The Bootstrap method was applied for internal validation.Results The logistic regression analysis showed that per capita monthly income of households,whether to participate in on-site disaster rescue,positive coping,mindfulness level,and adequacy of rescue supplies were independent influencing factors for the disaster resilience of medical rescue workers(P<0.05).The predictive formula for the low-level risk of disaster resilience in medical rescue workers was established as follows:Logit(P)=8.741-0.381 x per capita monthly income of households-0.891 x whether to participate in on-site disaster rescue-2.544 x positive coping-0.020 x mindfulness level-0.222 x adequacy of rescue supplies.The area under the ROC curve was 0.823,and the optimal critical value was 0.353.The sensitivity and specificity were 79.12%and 71.43%,respectively.The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed that x2=12.250(P=0.140),and the predicted curve fitted well with the ideal curve.The external validation showed that the sensitivity and specificity of the model were 75.00%and 66.39%,respectively,and the overall accuracy was 69.95%.Conclusion The prediction model in this study has sound predictive effects and can provide references and guidance for managers to select,recruit,and train medical rescue workers.
8.The mechanism of Belamcanda chinensis in the treatment of glioma based on network pharmacology and molecular simulation
Yang ZHOU ; Dongjing JIANG ; Songbai LIU ; Haifeng LU ; Feng ZENG ; Qixin ZHONG ; Xiaorong DAI
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2022;43(5):769-778
【Objective】 To explore the potential molecular biological mechanism of Belamcanda chinensis in the treatment of glioma based on network pharmacology, molecular docking technology and in vitro cell experiments. 【Methods】 ① The active components, targets of Belamcanda chinensis and targets of glioma were obtained by database search. String database was used to analyze protein-protein interaction relationship, R project was used to analyze gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway, Cytoscape software was used to build "compound-target-disease" network and PPI network, and AutoDock software was used to verify molecular docking. ② Western blotting, qRT-PCT and apoptosis assay were used to verify the enrichment results of network pharmacology targets and protein pathway. 【Results】 ① We screened out 32 types of active components, 484 types of targets and 464 types of glioma targets, and obtained 62 kinds of therapeutic targets after mapping. We obtained 12 kinds of key pharmacodynamic molecules such as Isoiridogermanal, Iridobelamal A and Rhamnazinand and other key pharmacodynamic molecules, as well as AKT1, STAT3, HRAS and other core targets by network topology analysis. Enrichment analysis results demonstrated that they were mainly involved in biological processes such as peptide serine phosphorylation, protein kinase B signal transduction, peptide serine modification, and pathways including PI3K/AKT signal pathway and Rap1 signal pathway. The results of molecular docking verified the good binding activity of the key pharmacodynamic molecules with the core targets. ② The results of Western blotting showed that the protein expressions of VEGF and MMP9 of Belamcanda chinensis extracts in 8 mg/mL and 16 mg/mL groups were significantly lower than those in the blank control group (P<0.01 or P<0.001). Compared with the blank control group, the early apoptosis rate of Belamcanda chinensis extracts at 8 mg/mL and 16 mg/mL were significantly decreased (P<0.001 or P<0.000 1). qRT-PCR results showed that the mRNA expression levels of VEGF and MMP9 in Belamcanda chinensis extracts at 8 mg/mL and 16 mg/mL were significantly decreased (P<0.001 or P<0.0001). 【Conclusion】 The treatment of glioma with Belamcanda chinensis is the result of multi-component, multi-target and multi-channel interactions. The results of cell experiments confirmed that Belamcanda chinensis extracts can affect the expressions of related target proteins of PI3K/AKT signal pathway and VEGF and MMP9, which verified the results of network pharmacology. The results provide a theoretical basis for the clinical application of Belamcanda chinensis and studies on glioma.
9.p53 Promotes Differentiation of Cardiomyocytes from hiPSC through Wnt Signaling-Mediated Mesendodermal Differentiation
Yuanshu LIU ; Peng ZHANG ; Wenjun HUANG ; Feng LIU ; Dandan LONG ; Wanling PENG ; Xitong DANG ; Xiaorong ZENG ; Rui ZHOU
International Journal of Stem Cells 2021;14(4):410-422
Background and Objectives:
Manipulating different signaling pathways via small molecules could efficiently inducecardiomyocytes from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). However, the effect of transcription factors on the hiPSC-directed cardiomyocytes differentiation remains unclear. Transcription factor, p53 has been demonstrated indispensable for the early embryonic development and mesendodermal differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESC).We tested the hypothesis that p53 promotes cardiomyocytes differentiation from human hiPSC.
Methods:
and Results: Using the well-characterized GiWi protocol that cardiomyocytes are generated from hiPSC via temporal modulation of Wnt signaling pathway by small molecules, we demonstrated that forced expression of p53 in hiPSC remarkably improved the differentiation efficiency of cardiomyocytes from hiPSC, whereas knockdown endogenous p53 decreased the yield of cardiomyocytes. This p53-mediated increased cardiomyocyte differentiation was mediated through WNT3, as evidenced by that overexpression of p53 upregulated the expression of WNT3, and knockdown of p53 decreased the WNT3 expression. Mechanistic analysis showed that the increased cardiomyocyte differentiation partially depended on the amplified mesendodermal specification resulted from p53-mediated activation of WNT3-mediated Wnt signaling. Consistently, endogenous WNT3 knockdown significantly ameliorated mesendodermal specification and subsequent cardiomyocyte differentiation.
Conclusions
These results provide a novel insight into the potential effect of p53 on the development and differentiation of cardiomyocyte during embryogenesis.
10.Discussion on the standard of clinical genetic testing report and the consensus of gene testing industry.
Hui HUANG ; pengzhiyu@bgi.com. ; Yiping SHEN ; Weihong GU ; Wei WANG ; Yiming WANG ; Ming QI ; Jun SHEN ; Zhengqing QIU ; Shihui YU ; Zaiwei ZHOU ; Baixue CHEN ; Lei CHEN ; Yundi CHEN ; Huanhuan CUI ; Juan DU ; Yong GAO ; Yiran GUO ; Chanjuan HU ; Liang HU ; Yi HUANG ; Peipei LI ; Xiaorong LI ; Xiurong LI ; Yaping LIU ; Jie LU ; Duan MA ; Yongyi MA ; Mei PENG ; Fang SONG ; Hongye SUN ; Liang WANG ; Dawei WANG ; Jingmin WANG ; Ling WANG ; Zhengyuan WANG ; Zhinong WANG ; Jihong WU ; Jing WU ; Jian WU ; Yimin XU ; Hong YAO ; Dongsheng YANG ; Xu YANG ; Yanling YANG ; Ying ZHANG ; Yulin ZHOU ; Baosheng ZHU ; Sicong ZENG ; Zhiyu PENG ; Shangzhi HUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2018;35(1):1-8
The widespread application of next generation sequencing (NGS) in clinical settings has enabled testing, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of genetic diseases. However, many issues have arisen in the meanwhile. One of the most pressing issues is the lack of standards for reporting genetic test results across different service providers. The First Forum on Standards and Specifications for Clinical Genetic Testing was held to address the issue in Shenzhen, China, on October 28, 2017. Participants, including geneticists, clinicians, and representatives of genetic testing service providers, discussed problems of clinical genetic testing services across in China and shared opinions on principles, challenges, and standards for reporting clinical genetic test results. Here we summarize expert opinions presented at the seminar and report the consensus, which will serve as a basis for the development of standards and guidelines for reporting of clinical genetic testing results, in order to promote the standardization and regulation of genetic testing services in China.


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