1.TRIM4 modulates the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of hnRNPDL and weakens sensitivity to CDK4/6 inhibitor in ovarian cancer.
Xiaoxia CHE ; Xin GUAN ; Yiyin RUAN ; Lifei SHEN ; Yuhong SHEN ; Hua LIU ; Chongying ZHU ; Tianyu ZHOU ; Yiwei WANG ; Weiwei FENG
Frontiers of Medicine 2025;19(1):121-133
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal malignancy affecting the female reproductive system. Pharmacological inhibitors targeting CDK4/6 have demonstrated promising efficacy across various cancer types. However, their clinical benefits in ovarian cancer patients fall short of expectations, with only a subset of patients experiencing these advantageous effects. This study aims to provide further clinical and biological evidence for antineoplastic effects of a CDK4/6 inhibitor (TQB4616) in ovarian cancer and explore underlying mechanisms involved. Patient-derived ovarian cancer organoid models were established to evaluate the effectiveness of TQB3616. Potential key genes related to TQB3616 sensitivity were identified through RNA-seq analysis, and TRIM4 was selected as a candidate gene for further investigation. Subsequently, co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays confirmed that TRIM4 binds to hnRNPDL and promotes its ubiquitination through RING and B-box domains. RIP assay demonstrated that hnRNPDL binded to CDKN2C isoform 2 and suppressed its expression by alternative splicing. Finally, in vivo studies confirmed that the addition of siTRIM4 significantly improved the effectiveness of TQB3616. Overall, our findings suggest that TRIM4 modulates ubiquitin-mediated degradation of hnRNPDL and weakens sensitivity to CDK4/6 inhibitors in ovarian cancer treatment. TRIM4 may serve as a valuable biomarker for predicting sensitivity to CDK4/6 inhibitors in ovarian cancer.
Humans
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Female
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Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology*
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Animals
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Tripartite Motif Proteins/genetics*
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Mice
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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/antagonists & inhibitors*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6/antagonists & inhibitors*
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology*
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Ubiquitin/metabolism*
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Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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Ubiquitination
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Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology*
2.Effect of synthetic peptide cSN50.1 on the malignant behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells and its mechanism
Hua XIN ; Hongchao SHAN ; Haiyan LUAN ; Yang RUAN ; Xinyan YANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(10):2366-2374
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of cSN50.1 on the proliferation, migration, invasion, and colony formation of HepG2 cells and its mechanism. MethodsHepG2 cells were divided into cSN50.1 0 μmol/L, cSN50.1 10 μmol/L, cSN50.1 30 μmol/L, cSN50.1 50 μmol/L, cSN50.1 70 μmol/L, and cSN50.1 90 μmol/L groups, and CCK-8 assay was used to investigate the effect of different concentrations of cSN50.1 on the proliferation of HepG2 cells and calculate half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50). HepG2 cells were divided into cSN50.1 0 μmol/L, cSN50.1 10 μmol/L, cSN50.1 30 μmol/L, and cSN50.1 50 μmol/L groups, and wound healing assay, Transwell assay, and colony-forming assay were used to investigate the effect of different concentrations of cSN50.1 on the migration, invasion, and colony formation of HepG2 cells. HepG2 cells were divided into Control group, SP600125 group (an inhibitor of the AP-1 signaling pathway), and cSN50.1 group to investigate the influence of the AP-1 signaling pathway on the effect of cSN50.1 on hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and RT-PCR and Western Blot were used to measure the expression of CXCL5, TNF-α, and c-Jun protein in cytoplasm and nucleus. HepG2 cells were divided into Control group, PDTC group (an inhibitor of the NF-κB signaling pathway), and cSN50.1 group to investigate the influence of the NF-κB signaling pathway on the effect of cSN50.1 on hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and RT-PCR and Western Blot were used to measure the expression of CXCL5, TNF-α, and NF-κB protein in cytoplasm and nucleus. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison between multiple groups, and the SNK-q test was used for further comparison between two groups. ResultsCompared with the 0 μmol/L group, the 10 μmol/L group had no significant changes in proliferation, migration, invasion, and colony formation abilities (P >0.05); the 30 μmol/L group had no significant change in proliferation ability (P>0.05), but with significant reductions in migration, invasion, and colony formation abilities (P<0.05); the 50 μmol/L group had significant reductions in proliferation, migration, invasion, and colony formation abilities (all P<0.01); the 70 μmol/L and 90 μmol/L groups had a significant reduction in cell proliferation ability (P<0.01), but with a cell survival rate of below 50%. Compared with the Control group, the SP600125, PDTC, and cSN50.1 groups had significant reductions in the mRNA and protein expression levels of CXCL5 and TNF-α (all P<0.05). Compared with the Control group, the SP600125 group, the PDTC group, and the cSN50.1 group had a significant reduction in nuclear protein of c-Jun and NF-κB expression (P<0.05); the SP600125 group and the PDTC group had a significant reduction in cytoplasmic protein of c-Jun and NF-κB expression (P<0.05); the cSN50.1 group had a significant increase in cytoplasmic protein of c-Jun and NF-κB expression (P<0.05). ConclusionThis study shows that cSN50.1 can inhibit the malignant behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and reduce the expression of CXCL5 and TNF-α by inhibiting the nuclear import of c-Jun and NF-κB in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
3.Effects of pretreatment HIV drug resistance on the virological response of HIV-infected patients after 3-year antiretroviral therapy.
Hong Li CHEN ; Ye Sheng ZHOU ; Jinig Jing HAO ; Jia Xin ZHANG ; Jing HU ; Chang SONG ; Miao Miao LI ; Dan LI ; Yi FENG ; Ling Jie LIAO ; Yu Hua RUAN ; Hui XING ; Yi Ming SHAO
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2022;43(11):1778-1783
Objective: To investigate the impact of pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) on virological effect among HIV-infected patients having received antiretroviral therapy (ART) after three years. Methods: The baseline survey of PDR among HIV-infected patients was conducted in 2018, with a three-year follow up study. The clinic data and virological laboratory test variables were statistically analyzed. Results: Of the 2 433 participants, 41.6% (1 012/2 433) were aged between 18 and 34, 82.8% (2 015/2 433) were males, 46.9% (1 142/2 433) had education of high school or above, 22.4% (544/2 433) were farmers, 33.8% (823/2 433) were unmarried, 48.1% (1 169/2 433) were infected heterosexually and 41.3% (1 004/2 433) were with CRF07_BC. The prevalence of PDR was 4.5% (109/2 433). The prevalence of virological suppression failure (viral load ≥50 copies/ml) and drug resistance at three years follow up after ART was 8.1%(196/2 433) and 2.5%(60/2 433) respectively. The prevalence of virological suppression failure and drug resistance at three years follow up after ART were 18.3% (20/109) and 7.6% (176/2 324), and 4.6% (5/109) and 2.4% (55/2 324) among participants with PDR and non-PDR, respectively. The results of multivariate logistic regression model showed that illiteracy (aOR=3.26, 95%CI: 1.82-5.86), primary and junior high school education (aOR=1.54, 95%CI: 1.09-2.18), CD4+T lymphocyte count <200/μl (aOR=2.77, 95%CI: 1.75-4.37) and CD4+T lymphocyte count 200-499/μl (aOR=1.55, 95%CI: 1.10-2.18) at a three year follow up visit after ART, missed drugs in the past month (aOR=4.24, 95%CI: 2.92-6.17), and PDR (aOR=2.84, 95%CI: 1.67-4.85) were statistically significant with virological suppression failure on treatment. Conclusions: The prevalence of PDR in China at a low level currently, and the virological suppression failure rate is low after three years of ART. It is necessary to strengthen drug resistance monitoring of HIV-infected patients and pay attention to the influence of PDR on treatment effect.
Male
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Humans
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Adolescent
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Viral Load
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Treatment Failure
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Drug Resistance
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HIV Infections/drug therapy*
4.Effect of acupuncture on NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle in rats with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Hao LIU ; Beng ZHANG ; Jia DU ; Pei-Pei FENG ; Chen RUAN ; Wei-Bo ZHANG ; Zhong-Hua ZHU ; Chi ZHOU ; Xin-Wei LI
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2020;40(7):757-763
OBJECTIVE:
To observe the effect of acupuncture at "Baihui" (GV 20) through "Qubin" (GB 7) on NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle in rats with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and to explore the action mechanism of acupuncture on promoting the recovery of neural function in rats with ICH.
METHODS:
Forty SPF six-week-old male SD rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group, a model group, a non-acupoint group and an acupuncture group, 10 rats in each group. The rats in the model group, non-acupoint group and acupuncture group were intervened with autologous blood injection to prepare ICH model, while the rats in the sham operation group were only intervened with operation but not injection with autologous blood. About 3 hours after the establishment of the model, the rats in the acupuncture group were intervened with acupuncture at "Baihui" (GV 20) through "Qubin" (GB 7), once every 12 hours, for 7 days; the rats in the non-acupoint group were intervened with acupuncture at the non-acupoint [parallel to the "Baihui" (GV 20), 1 cm next to the midline] on the affected side, and other treatment was the same as the acupuncture group. At the end of the intervention, the composite nerve function score of each group was evaluated; the histomorphology of the hemorrhage penumbra was observed by HE staining; the expression of NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle in the brain was detected by immunohistochemistry; the relative protein expression levels of NLRP3, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) in brain were detected by the method of Western blot.
RESULTS:
Seven days into intervention, compared with the sham operation group, each item score and total score of composite nerve function in the model group were significantly reduced (<0.01, <0.05). There was edema and karyopyknosis in brain neuron as well as necrocytosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in the model group. Compared with the model group and the non-acupoint group, the total score of composite nerve function and the scores of symmetrical movement of limbs (LS) and proprioception of tentacles (VP) in the acupuncture group were increased (<0.01, <0.05), and the cell necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration were relieved. Compared with the sham operation group, NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle expression and the relative protein expression levels of NLRP3, IL-1β and IL-18 in brain tissue in the model group were increased (<0.01); compared with the model group and the non-acupoint group, NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle expression and the relative protein expression levels of NLRP3, IL-1β and IL-18 in brain tissue in the acupuncture group were reduced (<0.01).
CONCLUSION
Acupuncture at "Baihui" (GV 20) through "Qubin" (GB 7) could downregulate the expression of NLRP3, IL-1β and IL-18 in the brain tissue of ICH rats, inhibit the inflammatory response, and promote the recovery of neural function.
Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Animals
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Brain
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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metabolism
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therapy
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Interleukin-18
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metabolism
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Interleukin-1beta
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metabolism
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Male
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NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
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metabolism
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
5.Effect of Amino Acid Motifs in Integrin β3 Cytoplasmic Tail on αⅡbβ3-Mediated Cell function in 293T cell models.
Dong-Ya LI ; Jian-Hua MAO ; Wei ZHANG ; Xin-Jie CHEN ; Bing XIAO ; Zheng RUAN ; Yun WANG ; Guo-Xiong JIANG ; Xiao-Feng SHI ; Xiao-Dong XI
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2019;27(1):227-232
OBJECTIVE:
To establish 293T cell lines stably expressing Calpain-cleavage related α3 cytoplasmic tail mutants, and to explore the effect of amino acid motifs in integrin β3 cytoplasmic tail on αⅡbβ3-mediated cell function.
METHODS:
293T cell lines stably co-expressing human wild type integrin αⅡb and full length β3 or mutant β3, including β3-ΔNITY (β3 cytoplasmic tail NITY motif deleted), β3-Δ754 (β3 cytoplasmic tail TNITYRGT motif deleted) and β3-Δ759 (β3 cytoplasmic tail RGT motif deleted) were established. Spreading and adhesion of these stable cell lines on immobilized fibrinogen were tested.
RESULTS:
293T-αⅡbβ3ΔNITY, 293T-αⅡbβ3Δ754, 293T-αⅡbβ3Δ759 and 293T-αⅡbβ3 cell lines were successfully established. Compared with the 293T cells, 293T-αⅡbβ3 cells which expressed full β3, possessed well adhesion and spread ability on immobilized fibrinogen, suggesting it can be as a surrogate for platelet. Compared with 293T-αⅡbβ3 cells, the 293T-αⅡbβ3ΔNITY cells showed a partial impairment of adhesion and spreadability on immobilized fibrinogen. while the 293T-αⅡbβ3Δ754 cells and 293T-αⅡbβ3Δ759 cells failed to adhere or spread on immobilized fibrinogen.
CONCLUSION
To the cell spreading function mediated by integrin β3, RGT motif is vital, while NITY can be dispensable. These established 293T cell lines stably expressing different β3 mutants provide a solid basis for a further analysis of mass spectrometry.
Amino Acid Motifs
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Animals
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CHO Cells
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Cell Adhesion
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Cricetinae
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Cricetulus
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HEK293 Cells
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Humans
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Integrin beta3
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genetics
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metabolism
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Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex
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genetics
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metabolism
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Signal Transduction
6. Analysis of differential expression of circular RNAs in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Jing HUANG ; Xin-xiao LI ; Wei-hao WU ; Xiao-wen RUAN ; Cui-xuan PAN ; Dan-xian JIANG ; Zhong-hua YU
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2018;31(8):807-812
Objective Circular RNA (CircRNA) plays an important role in the carcinogenesis and development of cancers. However, the relationship between circRNA and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has been rarely reported. The aim of this study is to investigate the differentially expressed circRNAs in human NPC and chronic nasopharyngeal mucositis.Methods Three NPC specimens and three chronic nasopharyngeal mucositis specimens which were diagnosed by nasopharyngeal biopsy in the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University from November 2016 to March 2017, were enrolled in the study. The circRNA expression profiles of those candidates were assayed by high-throughput human circRNA microarray. After pretreatment and homogenization of the original data, the circRNAs with differential expression were screened out and analyzed by hierarchical clustering. Moreover, Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and KEGG pathway analysis were performed to analyze the functional classification and related pathways.Results Compared with the chronic nasopharyngeal mucositis, there are a total of 829 differentially expressed circRNAs in NPC, among which 761 were found to be up-regulated and 68 were down-regulated. Those differentially expressed circRNAs were analyzed to be mainly related to cell cycle, cell proliferation and other biological processes; mainly involved in p53 signaling pathway, cell cycle and DNA replication signaling pathway.Conclusion Those differentially expressed circRNAs may be associated with the tumorigenesis and development of NPC.
7.Study on ecological environment and accompanying plants' community characteristics study of wild Panax japonicus in Enshi.
Xing TU ; Xin-Hua XU ; Yan ZHANG ; Qing-Feng RUAN ; Hong-Li GAO ; Cheng-Yu YUAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(9):1596-1601
The paper is aimed to study the distribution, population density, soil conditions and community characteristics of accompanying plants' in Enshi sub-regional different areas, with a typical habitats investigation method. The results showed that the wild Panax japonicus mainly distributed in moist places under the forests, by streams, or secondary forests of high grass, within east longitude 29°-30°, north latitude 108°-110°and about 1 000-15 00 meters above sea level. The soils were mainly tide soil and humus with yellow-brown soil, yellow soil and red soil, and the humus thickness was5-30 centimeter, pH 6.0-6.8, the moisture content of 16.8%-24.2%, soil bulk density of 1.39-2.12. Its geographical vegetation types were mainly evergreen coniferous forest, evergreen-deciduous mixture broad leaved forest and evergreen coniferous forest mixed deciduous broad-leaved forest, including three levels community structure of arbors, shrubs and herbaceous; Its accompanying plants reached 86 families, 118 genera, 134 species of seed plants, the arbors included 15 families, 21 genera, 26 species and the dominant species community mainly Pinaceae such as Pinus massoniana, P. tabuliformis, P. henryi and Taxodiaceae such as Cunninghamia lanceolata, Cryptomeria fortunei etc. The shrubs included 39 families, 54 genera, 62 species with the dominant species such as Camellia oleifera, Kalopanax septemlobus, Akebia trifoliata, Trachycarpusfortunei, Rhamnus globosa, Smilax corbularia and so on. The herbaceous included 32 families, 43 genera, 46 species, and Ferns such as the black-footed Dryopteris, Dryopteris crassirhizom, Coniogramme affinis, Polystichum tripteron, Adiantum pedatum, Lunathyrium acrostichoides, Woodsia ilvensis and Woodwardia japonica were dominant species. The cover layer covered a large number of lichens and mosses. The wild P. japonicus can be found among the P. massoniana, P. tabuliformis, P. henryi, lichens and mosses. These may indicate that the wild P. japonicusin Enshi requires higher demands on the ecological environment, its accompanying plants are mainly the tree layer-shrub layer-herb layer, and vertical structure is obvious. The study provides a basis for domestication and conservation of P. japonicus resources.
8.Analysis on recurrence of cerebral infarction and assoc iated risk factors in Pudong New Area of Shanghai
Si-Yu YU ; Xian-Feng ZHOU ; Xiao-Nan RUAN ; Xin-Yi RUI ; Hua QIU ; Yi ZHOU ; Kang WU ; Xiao-Nan WANG ; Wen-Jie BI ; Lin-Hai XIAO ; Li-Peng HAO
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2016;28(6):358-360,375
Objective To investigate the risk factors for recurrence of cerebral infarction and to propose secondary prevention methods . Methods Data of 628 patients with cerebral infarction from Jan.2012 to Dec.2014 were collected by the community reported network into a cohort study .The prevalence of recurrence and associated risk factors of cerebral infarction were investigated . Results Recurrence rate of cerebral infarction was 9.08%.History of hypertension (OR=4.797, P=0.001), long term of tobacco use ( OR=2 .844 , P=0 .005 ) , abdominal obesity or overweight ( OR=2 .421 , P=0.041) and farming(OR=3.723, P<0.001)were the independent risk factors for recurrence of cerebral infarction. Conclusion The recurrence rate of cerebral infraction is high , which is affected by various factors.
9.Prevalence and related factors of hypertension among residents aged above 15 years in Pudong New Area of Shanghai
Si-Yu YU ; Xian-Feng ZHOU ; Xiao-Nan RUAN ; Lin-Hai XIAO ; Hua QIU ; Yi ZHOU ; Xin-Yi RUI ; Kang WU ; Xiao-Nan WANG ; Wen-Jie BI ; Li-Peng HAO
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2015;(10):593-597
Objective To investigate epidemic characteristics and risk factors of hypertension among residents aged above 15 years in Pudong New Area of Shanghai. Methods We selected the subjects through a multistage stratified cluster sampling procedure; all thirty towns of Pudong New Area were stratified into three levels according to their economic status and 10 657 people selected as survey subjcets from each economic level.A questionnaire survey was conducted in conjunction with measurements of body height and weight, fasting plasma glucose, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, blood lipid and blood pressure among 10 657 inhabitants aged above 15 years.Multivariate unconditional regression model was employed to analyze the influence factors of hypertension. Results The crude prevalence rate of hypertension in the residents was 41.3%.The prevalence rates of male was high than female (P<0.001). With the increment of age, the hypertension prevalence rate of all residents were obviously elevated.The residents with lower education had a higher hypertension prevalence rate.There was no significant difference in hypertension prevalence between rural and urban.The results of logistic regresssion showed that the risk factors of hypertension were age,gender,educational level,family history of hypertension,central obesity, body mass index, C-reactive protein, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose and urinary albumin/creatinine ratio(P<0.05). Conclusion The results indicated that hypertension was highly prevalent in Pudong New Area.Body mass index ( BMI) and central obesity were related factors for hypertension which were changeable.
10.Impact of community-based different hypertension management models on the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease in hypertensive patients
Xin-Yi RUI ; Xiao-Nan RUAN ; Yi ZHOU ; Hua QIU ; Xian-Feng ZHOU ; Kang WU ; Si-Yu YU ; Xiao-Nan WANG ; Li-Peng HAO ; Hong ZHANG ; Yun PENG ; Wen-Jie BI
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2015;(10):605-608
Objective To evaluate different hypertension management models in communities and their impact on incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease in hypertensive patients. Methods A total of 1 578 hypertension patients in several communities in Pudong New Area were recruited in the study ( August 2008 to December 2012 ) according to the inclusion criteria and randomly divided into two groups.The control group was given routine hypertension management and the study group was given detailed hypertension management, while health commissioners and community physicians were in charge of the follow-up and data collection. Results The incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease (1.33%) in study group (1.33%) was significantly lower than that of the control group (4.22%) ( P <0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, male, course-of-disease, patients with hypertension family history, increase in SCr and LDL-C increased the risk for getting ardio-cerebrovascular disease (P <0.05).The risk of study group was 0.348 times the control group ( P <0.05). Conclusion Compared with control group, detailed hypertension management model conducted in study group has the advantages that effectively reduced the rate of cardio-cerebrovascular disease.

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