Objective To evaluate the transition rules of normal body mass index(BMI),overweight and metabolic syndrome(MetS)in patients with major depressive disorder(MDD).Methods Patients with MDD who had multiple admission records between Jan 2016 and Nov 2021 in Beijing Anding Hospital,Capital Medical University were included.Based on the overweight and metabolic syndrome status assessed at each admission,the patients were categorized into three states:normal BMI,overweight and metabolic syndrome.A multi-state Markov model was used to analyze the transition intensity and transition frequency between three states and the influence of covariates on transitions.Results A total of 892 records of 398 subjects were included,with a median age of 56 years old and 31.4% males.The median follow-up period was 40 months.The multi-state model showed that there were 494 transitions between the three states,of which 5.1% moved from normal BMI to overweight and 5.5% moved from overweight to MetS.The intensity of transition was the highest from overweight to MetS,9.52 times greater than overweight to normal BMI.After 48.53 months,MDD patients with normal BMI began to transition to MetS.For overweight MDD patients,the transition to MetS started after 8.77 months.MDD patients with normal BMI or overweight had 31.4% and 50.4% probabilities of developing Mets after 36 months.For MDD patients comorbid with MetS,the probability of staying at MetS was 51.2% after 36 months.Multivariate analysis showed that being unmarried was a risk factor against developing overweight in normal BMI MDD patients,while a higher level of education was a protective factor against developing MetS in overweight MDD patients.Conclusion MDD patients exhibited a higher intensity and risk of developing MetS,and it is not easy to reverse MetS,suggesting that BMI management and MetS intervention should be strengthened in MDD patients.

Objective To evaluate the transition rules of normal body mass index(BMI),overweight and metabolic syndrome(MetS)in patients with major depressive disorder(MDD).Methods Patients with MDD who had multiple admission records between Jan 2016 and Nov 2021 in Beijing Anding Hospital,Capital Medical University were included.Based on the overweight and metabolic syndrome status assessed at each admission,the patients were categorized into three states:normal BMI,overweight and metabolic syndrome.A multi-state Markov model was used to analyze the transition intensity and transition frequency between three states and the influence of covariates on transitions.Results A total of 892 records of 398 subjects were included,with a median age of 56 years old and 31.4% males.The median follow-up period was 40 months.The multi-state model showed that there were 494 transitions between the three states,of which 5.1% moved from normal BMI to overweight and 5.5% moved from overweight to MetS.The intensity of transition was the highest from overweight to MetS,9.52 times greater than overweight to normal BMI.After 48.53 months,MDD patients with normal BMI began to transition to MetS.For overweight MDD patients,the transition to MetS started after 8.77 months.MDD patients with normal BMI or overweight had 31.4% and 50.4% probabilities of developing Mets after 36 months.For MDD patients comorbid with MetS,the probability of staying at MetS was 51.2% after 36 months.Multivariate analysis showed that being unmarried was a risk factor against developing overweight in normal BMI MDD patients,while a higher level of education was a protective factor against developing MetS in overweight MDD patients.Conclusion MDD patients exhibited a higher intensity and risk of developing MetS,and it is not easy to reverse MetS,suggesting that BMI management and MetS intervention should be strengthened in MDD patients.

【Objective】 To comprehensively explore the serological characteristics of anti-PP1P^k and potential therapeutic strategies for recurrent miscarriage in p-blood type pregnant women. 【Methods】 Neutralization with pigeon egg white and human plasma, disruption of IgM antibodies by 2-mercaptoethanol reagent, and complement adding were conducted. Anti-PP1P^k titers under different processing conditions, media and temperatures were determined, and neutralizing effect of human plasma on anti-PP1P^k and its sensitization complement ability were analyzed. 【Results】 The titers of anti-PP1P^k in saline and column agglutination were 4 and 8, respectively. Low temperature increased titers, while β-mercaptoethanol treatment significantly reduced them. Pigeon egg white partially neutralized anti-PP1P^k antibodies. Human plasma was also capable of reducing anti-PP1P^k titers with neutralization capability surpassing that of pigeon egg white, and there were individual differences in neutralization capability. 【Conclusion】 The anti-PP1P^k was a blend of antibodies encompassing both IgM and IgG types, exhibiting cold reactivity, and having the potential for complement activation. Human plasma emerges as an effective modulator for diminishing the efficacy of anti-PP1P^k. Plasma transfusion holds promise as a therapeutic avenue for addressing recurrent miscarriages in pregnant individuals with the p phenotype.

BACKGROUND: The clinical features of enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been reported in some Western countries, but data in China are very limited. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of enthesitis in Chinese patients with PsA and compared them with those in other cohorts. METHODS: Patients with PsA enrolled in the Chinese Registry of Psoriatic Arthritis (CREPAR) (December 2018 to June 2021) were included. Data including demographics, clinical characteristics, disease activity measures, and treatment were collected at enrollment. Enthesitis was assessed by the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC), Maastricht ankylosing spondylitis enthesitis score (MASES), and Leeds enthesitis index (LEI) indices. A multivariable logistic model was used to identify factors related to enthesitis. We also compared our results with those of other cohorts. RESULTS: In total, 1074 PsA patients were included, 308 (28.7%) of whom had enthesitis. The average number of enthesitis was 3.3 ± 2.8 (range: 1.0-18.0). More than half of the patients (165, 53.6%) had one or two tender entheseal sites. Patients with enthesitis had an earlier age of onset for both psoriasis and arthritis, reported a higher proportion of PsA duration over 5 years, and had a higher percentage of axial involvement and greater disease activity. Multivariable logistic regression showed that axial involvement (odds ratio [OR] 2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.59-3.08; P <0.001), psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04; P = 0.002), and disease activity score 28-C reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) (OR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.01-1.55; P = 0.037) were associated with enthesitis. Compared with the results of other studies, Chinese patients with enthesitis had a younger age, lower body mass index (BMI), a higher rate of positive human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27, more frequent dactylitis, and a higher proportion of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs' (csDMARDs) use. CONCLUSIONS Enthesitis is a common condition among Chinese patients with PsA. It is important to evaluate entheses in both peripheral and axial sites.
Humans ; Arthritis, Psoriatic/drug therapy* ; East Asian People ; Enthesopathy/complications* ; Registries ; Severity of Illness Index ; Spondylarthritis/epidemiology*

Sepsis is a complex syndrome caused by multiple pathogens and involves multiple organ failure, particularly spleen dysfunction. In 2017, the worldwide incidence was 48.9 million sepsis cases and 11 million sepsis-related deaths were reported (Rudd et al., 2020). Inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis are the most common pathologies seen in sepsis. Liensinine (LIE) is a bisbenzylisoquinoline-type alkaloid extracted from the seed embryo of Nelumbo nucifera. Lotus seed hearts have high content of LIE which mainly has antihypertensive and antiarrhythmic pharmacological effects. It can exert anti-carcinogenic activity by regulating cell, inflammation, and apoptosis signaling pathways (Manogaran et al., 2019). However, its protective effect from sepsis-induced spleen damage is unknown. In this research, we established a mouse sepsis model induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and investigated the protective effects of LIE on sepsis spleen injury in terms of inflammatory response, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.
Mice ; Animals ; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology* ; Spleen ; Inflammation ; Apoptosis ; Sepsis ; Oxidative Stress

Adult ; COVID-19/virology* ; China ; Cross Infection/virology* ; Epidemics ; Female ; Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data* ; Hospitals/statistics & numerical data* ; Hospitals, Isolation/statistics & numerical data* ; Humans ; Male ; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/diagnostic imaging* ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2/physiology* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE: To analyze relation of ASXL2 gene mutation with the clinical characteristics, prognosis and C-KIT gene mutation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with AML1-ETO fusion gene. METHODS: The clinical data of 63 primary AML patients with AML1-ETO fusion gene were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The mutation of ASXL2 gene was directly sequenced by PCR. The clinical characteristics, C-KIT mutation rate and prognosis were compared between the patients with ASXL2 gene mutation (group A) and non-mutation (group B). RESULTS: Among 63 patients, 8 (12.70%) cases of ASXL2 mutation gene was detected. Hemoglobin level in peripheral blood of patients in group A was significantly lower than that in group B (P＜0.01). There was no significant difference in sex, ages proportion of bone marrow blasts, lymph node enlargement, peripheral blood leukocytes count and platelets between the two groups (P＞0.05). The infiltration of central nervous system, liver and spleen was not found in both groups. The expression of CD33 in group A was significantly lower than that in group B (P＜0.05), but the results of other immunophenotype analysis were not significantly different between the two groups (P＞0.05). The remission rate and median survival time were not significantly different between two groups (P＞0.05). The detection rate of C-KIT gene mutation were not significantly different between group A and group B (P＞0.05). CONCLUSION Among AML patients with AML1-ETO fusion gene, ASXL2 gene mutation accounts for a certain ratio, and the peripheral blood hemoglobin concentration and CD33 expression in these patients are often low. At the same time, ASXL2 gene mutation may not be closely related with C-KIT gene mutation.

Objective: To study the effects of single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors. Methods: A total of 104 patients with primary bone tumors in Zibo Central Hospital hospital from January 2016 to January 2018 were enrolled in this study. SPECT/CT and MRI examinations were performed on these patients, and the results of the examinations were compared with the results of surgical pathology. The diagnostic efficacy of the two methods for primary bone tumors were compared. Results: ⑴Results of pathological examination: 70 cases were malignant tumors, and 34 cases were benign tumors; results of SPECT/CT: 72 cases were malignant tumors, and 32 cases were benign tumors; MRI: 76 cases were malignant tumors, and 28 cases were benign tumors; there was no difference between the two methods in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors. ⑵ The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of SPECT/CT were 92.86%, 79.41%, 88.46%, 90.28% and 84.38% respectively, slightly higher than those of MRI (91.43%, 64.71%, 82.69%, 84.21% and 78.57%), but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). ⑶ There was a high consistency between SPECT/CT and MRI in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors (Kappa value=0.613). ⑷ SPECT/CT is more accurate in the diagnosis of osteosarcoma, giant cell tumor, myeloma and fibrous dysplasia, while MRI is more accurate in the diagnosis of osteosarcoma, chordoma, Ewing's sarcoma and schwannoma. Conclusions SPECT/CT fusion imaging and MRI have high sensitivity and accuracy in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors, and the results of the two diagnostic methods have high consistency. SPECT/CT has a high accuracy in the diagnosis of ossification and calcification, while MRI has a high accuracy in the diagnosis of bone tumors in bone soft tissue and nervous system. Therefore, the joint application of the two methods can make up for each other's shortcomings and make the diagnosis of primary bone tumor more accurate.

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of acute paraquat(PQ)poisoning in children in southwest Shandong, and the risk factors for pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. Methods: This retrospective study was performed on the clinical data of children with acute PQ poisoning admitted from January 2013 to December 2017 in 12 hospitals in southwest Shandong.All participants were divided into pulmonary interstitial fibrosis group and no pulmonary interstitial fibrosis group on the basis of the chest CT 14 days after poisoning.The epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis were analyzed. Results: During the study period, a total of 307 children with acute PQ poisoning were admitted to 12 hospitals, of which 61 (19.87%) were suffering from acute PQ poisoning.Forty-nine cases with complete clinical data were analyzed, including 26 male and 23 female patients poisoned by oral.The age distribution ranged from 8 months to 14 years.Poisoning mainly occured from July to September of each year.The mortality of acute PQ poisoning was 8.2%(4/49), and the incidence of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis in survival patients was 44.4%(20/45). Statistical differences (P<0.05) were found between the pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and no pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, with regard to the times of blood purification, the time from poison exposure to blood purification, the application rate of glucocorticoids, the concentration of PQ in urine, the pediatric critical illness score, the time from poison exposure to gastric lavage, the white blood count at admission, serum creatinine, arterial blood lactate, PaO₂, PaCO₂, and PaO₂/FiO₂; however, there was no significant difference in the proportion of blood purification treatment, the mode of blood purification treatment, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, urea nitrogen, creatine kinase and troponin.Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that the time from exposure to poison to gastric lavage(OR=0.683, 95%CI 0.210-2.222)and to blood purification(OR=0.0133, 95%CI 0.004-0.042), the times of blood purification(OR=2.862, 95%CI 1.450-5.648), concentration of PQ in urine(OR=1.435, 95%CI 1.085-1.898), and the use of glucocorticoids(OR=0.190, 95%CI 0.048-0.757) were the risk factors for pulmonary interstitial fibrosis(P<0.05). Conclusion Early gastric lavage and blood purification, increasing the frequence of adminitrating purification appropriately, using low-dose glucocorticoids can reduce the incidence of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis of children with acute PQ poisoning.