1.Validation of a predictive model for platelet transfusion refractoriness in patients with hematological diseases
Xiulan HUANG ; Shuhan YUE ; Qun CAI ; Liqi LU ; Mengzhen HE ; Qiao LEI ; Caoyi LIU ; Jingwei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(4):537-545
[Objective] To validate and optimize the platelet transfusion refractoriness (PTR) prediction model for patients with hematological disorders established by our center. [Methods] The data of patients with hematological diseases who received platelet transfusions from December 2021 to December 2022 were used as the training set, and data from January 2023 to December 2023 as the validation set. The validation set data was used to validate the predictive model constructed on the training set. Relevant risk factors for PTR were collected through literature review and preliminary studies。 The patients were divided into effective and ineffective groups according to the corrected count increment (CCI) of platelet counts. Predictive factors were screened using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. The calibration of the model were assessed via calibration curves, while discrimination, accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves Clinical utility was further analyzed with decision curve analysis (DCA). [Results] The Hosmer-Lemeshow (H-L) goodness-of-fit test for the validation set yielded S: P=0.000, indicating that the original model needs optimization. Baseline comparisons and logistic regression identified the number of red blood cell units (RBCU) and platelet units (PLT-U) transfused as key predictors for the optimized model. The H-L goodness-of-fit test S: P values for the training and validation sets were 0.930 and 0.056, respectively; the ROC areas were 0.793 5 and 0.809 4, specificities 90.95% and 84.21%, sensitivities 59.26% and 70.04%, and accuracies 78.14% and 74.10%, respectively. DCA demonstrated clinical net benefit within a prediction probability threshold range of 0.2-0.8. [Conclusion] Transfusion volumes of RBC-U and PLT-U were inversely associated with PTR in hematological patients. The resulting PTR prediction model exhibits moderate predictive efficacy and clinical benefit.
2.Research on The Role of Dopamine in Regulating Sleep and Wakefulness Through Exercise
Li-Juan HOU ; Ya-Xuan GENG ; Ke LI ; Zhao-Yang HUANG ; Lan-Qun MAO
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(1):88-98
Sleep is an instinctive behavior alternating awakening state, sleep entails many active processes occurring at the cellular, circuit and organismal levels. The function of sleep is to restore cellular energy, enhance immunity, promote growth and development, consolidate learning and memory to ensure normal life activities. However, with the increasing of social pressure involved in work and life, the incidence of sleep disorders (SD) is increasing year by year. In the short term, sleep disorders lead to impaired memory and attention; in the longer term, it produces neurological dysfunction or even death. There are many ways to directly or indirectly contribute to sleep disorder and keep the hormones, including pharmacological alternative treatments, light therapy and stimulus control therapy. Exercise is also an effective and healthy therapeutic strategy for improving sleep. The intensities, time periods, and different types of exercise have different health benefits for sleep, which can be found through indicators such as sleep quality, sleep efficiency and total sleep time. So it is more and more important to analyze the mechanism and find effective regulation targets during sleep disorder through exercise. Dopamine (DA) is an important neurotransmitter in the nervous system, which not only participates in action initiation, movement regulation and emotion regulation, but also plays a key role in the steady-state remodeling of sleep-awakening state transition. Appreciable evidence shows that sleep disorder on humans and rodents evokes anomalies in the dopaminergic signaling, which are also implicated in the development of psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia or substance abuse. Experiments have shown that DA in different neural pathways plays different regulatory roles in sleep behavior, we found that increasing evidence from rodent studies revealed a role for ventral tegmental area DA neurons in regulating sleep-wake patterns. DA signal transduction and neurotransmitter release patterns have complex interactions with behavioral regulation. In addition, experiments have shown that exercise causes changes in DA homeostasis in the brain, which may regulate sleep through different mechanisms, including cAMP response element binding protein signal transduction, changes in the circadian rhythm of biological clock genes, and interactions with endogenous substances such as adenosine, which affect neuronal structure and play a neuroprotective role. This review aims to introduce the regulatory effects of exercise on sleep disorder, especially the regulatory mechanism of DA in this process. The analysis of intracerebral DA signals also requires support from neurophysiological and chemical techniques. Our laboratory has established and developed an in vivo brain neurochemical analysis platform, which provides support for future research on the regulation of sleep-wake cycles by movement. We hope it can provide theoretical reference for the formulation of exercise prescription for clinical sleep disorder and give some advice to the combined intervention of drugs and exercise.
3.Cross-sectional survey of healthcare-associated infection in 5 736 medical institutions across China in 2024
Cui ZENG ; Wuqiang GAO ; Fu QIAO ; Hui ZHAO ; Xu FANG ; Linping LI ; Xiuwen CHEN ; Jiansen CHEN ; Dan LI ; Yuan ZHOU ; Lingli YU ; Qinglan MENG ; Xia MOU ; Lijuan XIONG ; Weiguang LI ; Ding LIU ; Jiaqing XIAO ; Limei OU ; Baozhen LI ; Jun YIN ; Haojun ZHANG ; Qiang FU ; Qun LU ; Biao WU ; Ya-wei XING ; Shumei SUN ; Shuncai WANG ; Longmin DU ; Jingping ZHANG ; Wen-ying HE ; Gui CHENG ; Nan REN ; Xun HUANG ; Anhua WU
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2025;24(11):1572-1583
Objective To understand the current situation of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)in China,pro-vide data support and decision-making basis for formulating scientific and effective strategies for HAI prevention and control.Methods A nationwide cross-sectional survey on HAI was conducted among various types and levels of medical institutions in China according to a unified protocol of bedside surveys and case investigations.Results In 2024,a total of 5 736 medical institutions and 2 751 765 patients were surveyed.Among them,34 889 HAI cases were identified,with a prevalence rate of 1.27%.The number of HAI episodes was 38 032,and case prevalence rate was 1.38%.The prevalence rate of HAI in medical institutions in different regions of China ranged from 0.66%to 2.35%.Among medical institutions of different scales,those with a bed capacity of ≥900 had the high-est incidence of HAI,reaching 1.65%.The most common infection site was the lower respiratory tract(44.66%),followed by the urinary tract(12.94%),surgical site(9.32%),upper respiratory tract(7.02%),and bloodstream infection(5.78%).The top 3 departments with the highest HAI rates were the general intensive care unit(10.02%),department of neurosurgery(5.51%),and department(group)of hematology(5.34%).A total of 23 238 strains of HAI pathogens were detected,with 10 714 strains(46.10%)from lower respiratory tract speci-mens.The top 5 detected strains were Klebsiella pneumoniae(14.76%),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(13.33%),Escherichia coli(12.79%),Acinetobacter baumannii(9.23%),and Staphylococcus aureus(7.88%).231 944 pa-tients underwent class Ⅰ incision surgery were monitored,with 1 647 cases experienced surgical site infection,and the prevalence rate of surgical site infection was 0.71%.The number of patients who should undergo pathogen de-tection(patients receiving therapeutic and therapeutic combined prophylactic antimicrobial agents)was 715 179,while the actual number was 480 492,with a pathogen detection rate of 67.18%.425 225 patients received patho-genic detection before treatment,with a detection rate of 59.46%.Conclusion The overall HAI prevalence in Chi-na is lower,showing disparities among medical institutions of different regions and scales.Therefore,precise imple-mentation of measures is necessary for HAI prevention and control,with a focus on high-risk institutions and high-risk departments,key areas,and critical procedures.All levels of medical institutions should continuously reduce the incidence of HAI by strengthening monitoring,standardizing the use of antimicrobial agents,and reinforcing basic HAI prevention and control measures.
4.Application of Renal Ultrasound Deep Learning in the Early Detection of Renal Impairment in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia
Yingzi LIANG ; Fangyi HUANG ; Han YUAN ; Qun HUANG ; Yong GAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2025;33(4):416-421,427
Purpose To construct a comprehensive model of deep learning features and clinical features based on renal ultrasound for early identification of renal impairment in the pregnant women with preeclampsia.Materials and Methods The information of 279 pregnant women in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from January 2018 to June 2023 were retrospectively collected,and all pregnant women were divided the into preeclampsia group(151 cases)and normal group(128 cases).The dataset was randomly divided into a training set(195 samples)and a testing set(84 samples)at a ratio of 7∶3.Based on ultrasound images,the deep learning convolutional neural networks Resnet152 was used to extract deep learning features.The non-zero coefficient features were selected from the deep learning features by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator,and the K-nearest neighbor algorithm was used to establish the deep learning model.Then,the same classifier model was used to construct a comprehensive model based on clinical data.The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the prediction effect.To address the interpretability visualization of models using gradient_weighted class activation mapping and SHapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)values.Results The area under the curve of the composite model was 0.964(95%CI 0.940-0.988)in the training cohort and 0.899(95%CI 0.835-0.963)in the test cohort.SHAP analysis showed that deep learning features contributed the highest value in the prediction model.Conclusion The comprehensive model based on deep learning combined with clinical features of renal ultrasound can be used to identify renal impairment in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia pregnant women at an early stage,which is conducive to early clinical intervention.
5.Dynamic assessment of pathological changes at different stages in a mouse model of colitis-associated colon cancer
Lili HUANG ; Fan XIAO ; Guirong CHEN ; Guifang DENG ; Jinbin SONG ; Qun DU ; Yanwu LI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2025;33(6):802-810
Objective To investigate the dynamic characteristics of intestinal pathological development at different time points in a mouse model of colitis-associated colon cancer.Methods A colitis-cancer model was established in C57BL/6 mice using azoxymethane(AOM)combined with dextran sulfate sodium(DSS).Samples were collected at 7,10,and 14 weeks post-modeling and the spleen index,colon length,mass,and colon mass per unit length were measured.Histopathological changes in the colon were observed by hematoxylin and eosin and Masson staining.Expression levels of the cancer stem cell marker CD44 and Wnt signaling pathway genes Wnt2b,Lrp5,Axin2,and Znrf3 at different pathological stages were detected by reverse transcription quantitative real time PCR.Cancer-associated fibroblasts(FAP),CD44,the proliferation marker Ki67,and goblet cell MUC2 protein were detected by multiple immunofluorescence histochemistry(mIHC)and immunofluorescence.In addition,colon organoids were isolated from model mice at ten and fourteen weeks and cultured in vitro to observe changes in organoid morphology and marker expression.Results AOM/DSS-induced mice showed reduced,distorted,and branched colon crypt structures with a few collagen fibers at 7 weeks,and varying degrees of colon intraepithelial neoplasia,with an increased proportion of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia over time and increased collagen fiber staining at ten and fourteen weeks.mRNA levels of CD44 and Wnt2b in the colon were significantly increased(P<0.05)and Axin2 was decreased(P<0.01)in model mice compared with control mice at fourteen week,and levels of Wnt2b,Lrp5,and Znrf3 were increased compared with seven-week mice(P<0.01,P<0.05,P<0.01),and Axin2 was decreased(P<0.01).mIHC staining showed increased expression of FAP and CD44 in the colon in model mice at ten and fourteen weeks,with decreased MUC2 expression.Colon organoids showed cystic dilation,especially at fourteen weeks,with more prominent expression of Ki67 and CD44.Conclusions The AOM/DSS-induced mouse model exhibited chronic colonic inflammation,low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia,and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia at seven,ten,and fourteen weeks,respectively.The pathological microenvironment was characterized by fibroblast activation and abnormal proliferation of epithelial cells.
6.Retrospective study of diclofenac sodium in combination with tramadol for preemptive analgesia in outpatient menopausal women undergoing IUD removal
Qun WANG ; Qing ZHANG ; Wei HUANG
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2025;34(2):151-156
Objective To evaluate the preemptive analgesic effect of diclofenac sodium combined with tramadol in outpatient intrauterine device(IUD)removal surgery for postmenopausal women,and to explore its feasibility and effectiveness in clinical application.Methods The clinical data of postmenopausal women who underwent IUD removal surgery at the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient department of the Hunan Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control Institute from February 2022 to January 2023 were retrospectively collected.A propensity score matching(PSM)method for 1∶1 matching was applied.The combination group received diclofenac sodium suppositories combined with tramadol for analgesia,while the control group received diclofenac sodium suppositories combined with lidocaine.Surgical duration,analgesic effect,adverse reactions,cervical softening,and success rate of IUD removal were compared between the two groups.Results Data from 142 patients were collected.After PSM,there were 53 patients in each group.The surgery time in the combination group was significantly shorter than in the control group(2.58±0.51 vs.4.76±1.37 minutes,P<0.001).The numeric rating scale(NRS)scores in the combination group was better than in the control group(1.43±0.75 vs.3.87±1.33,P<0.001).The cervical softening rate in the combination group was 94.34%,significantly higher than the 71.70%in the control group(P<0.05),while the success rate of IUD removal in the combination group was 96.23%,also significantly higher than 84.91%in the control group(P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Diclofenac sodium combined with tramadol provides significant preemptive analgesic effects in IUD removal surgery for postmenopausal women.It helps to shorten surgical duration,alleviate intraoperative pain,promote cervical softening,and increase the success rate of IUD removal,demonstrating high clinical value.
7.Clinical analysis in 15 pediatric patients with osteochondrodysplasias related to COMP gene variants
Qun LI ; Yiguo HUANG ; Xin LI ; Tingting YU ; Lin XU ; Guoying CHANG ; Yu DING ; Yao CHEN ; Yirou WANG ; Biyun FENG ; Juan LI ; Xiumin WANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2025;63(6):625-629
Objective:To summarize the clinical and genetic characteristics of pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia caused by COMP gene variants in pediatric patients.Methods:This retrospective study concluded 15 pediatric patients with COMP-related pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia at Shanghai Children′s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from July 2013 to August 2024. This paper analyzed clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and genetic testing.Results:This cohort comprised 15 pediatric patients (8 males and 7 females) with a diagnostic age of 5.3 (1.8,9.3) years. The major clinical presentations included abnormal gait (15/15), brachydactyly (11/15), genu varum (12/15), irregular metaphyseal changes (14/14) and epiphyseal dysplasia (14/14). Genetic analysis revealed 13 cases of pseudoachondroplasia and 2 multiple epiphyseal dysplasias cases associated with COMP gene variants. Fifteen variants were identified (8 pathogenic and 7 likely pathogenic), including 2 novel variants (c.1223A>G, c.1378G>C). Thirteen of these patients had variations clustered in exons 8-14 encoding the calmodulin-like domains, with c.1414_1419dupGACGAC emerging as a hotspot variant.Conclusions:COMP-related pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia predominantly manifest with gait abnormalities and skeletal deformities. COMP gene pathogenic variations were mainly located in calmodulin-like domains.
8.Application of a hybrid artificial intelligence model integrating view detection and structural segmentation in evaluating cardiac function of anemic fetuses
Yujun HUANG ; Yunxiao ZHU ; Kun YUAN ; Nan WANG ; Xiaomin ZHU ; Qingying LI ; Kangting WANG ; Qun FANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2025;34(7):586-593
Objective:To compare the cardiac size,morphology,and function between anemic and normal fetuses using a hybrid artificial intelligence(AI)model,and to evaluate the utility of AI in quantitatively assessing fetal cardiac function in cases of anemia.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted by collecting data from 2018 to 2024 at the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University,including 15 cases of anemic fetuses(anemia group)diagnosed through umbilical venous puncture and 32 cases of normal fetuses(control group). Four-chamber fetal cardiac ultrasound videos and left/right ventricular segments were included,with 44 videos and 1 056 segments in the anemia group,and 46 videos and 1 104 segments in the control group. Based on dynamic four-chamber heart images,the hybrid AI model was employed to extract heart measurement parameters,including basal-apical length(BAL),transverse width(TW),global sphericity index(GSI),end-diastolic area(EDA),24-segment left and right ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD,RVEDD),segmental sphericity index(LVSI,RVSI),global longitudinal strain(LVGLS,RVGLS),fractional area change(LVFAC,RVFAC),segmental fractional shortening(LVFS,RVFS),along with their corresponding Z-scores. The differences in cardiac size,morphology,and function parameters between the two groups were compared. Pearson correlation analysis was performed for the parameters of the control group(BAL,TW,EDA,GLS,LVGLS,RVGLS,LVFAC,and RVFAC)against gestational age. The measurement consistencies of AI technology and fetal HQ technology in normal and anemia groups were evaluated.Results:No significant differences were found in BAL,TW,EDA,or GSI between groups(all P>0.05). RVEDD in segments 3-24 was significantly larger in the anemia group(all P<0.05),with significantly higher Z-score abnormality rates for LVEDD and RVEDD across 24 segments(both P<0.001). LVSI in segments 7-10,12,14-15 and RVSI in segments 1-23 were lower in the anemia group(all P<0.05),with significantly higher Z-score abnormality rates for LVSI and RVSI across 24 segments(both P<0.001). The absolute values of LVGLS and LVFAC were significantly reduced in the anemia group(both P<0.05),while the absolute values of RVGLS and RVFAC showed no significant differences(both P>0.05). Segmental LVFS values were significantly lower in the anemia group for segments 2,5-8,11-13(all P<0.05). In the control group,BAL,TW,and EDA positively correlated with gestational age( r=0.913,0.947,0.907;all P<0.001),while GSI,LVGLS,RVGLS,LVFAC and RVFAC showed no or weak correlations( r=-0.221,0.353,0.515,-0.409,-0.425). The intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC)between AI-based and conventional fetal HQ evaluations were 0.788 for the control group and 0.837 for the anemia group,indicating good consistency. Conclusions:AI offers a reliable approach for quantitatively evaluating fetal cardiac size,shape,and systolic function. Fetal anemia primarily affects right ventricular morphology and left ventricular systolic performance,characterized by spherical remodeling of the right ventricle and reductions in LVGLS,LVFAC,and segmental LVFS. The hybrid AI model holds potential value in fetal cardiac function assessment.
9.Research on the Application of TaqMan-MGB Probe Method in Detecting MTHFR Gene Polymorphisms
Hong-xuan LIANG ; Liang-hui CHEN ; Xuan-yi ZHENG ; Qiong-lu HUANG ; Kang ZHANG ; Qiu-ping YE ; Ya-qun LIU
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2025;25(16):2598-2607
Objective:To establish a TaqMan-MGB probe-based method for detecting the polymorphic loci C677T and A1298C of the MTHFR gene.Methods:Specific primers and TaqMan-MGB probes targeting the C677T and A1298C polymorphic loci of the MTHFR gene were designed and optimized based on the gene sequence information.A real-time quantitative PCR detection system was established.Gradient dilution experiments were conducted to determine the limit of detection,and reproducibility experiments were performed to evaluate detection consistency.Specificity was validated using wild-type and mutant plasmid templates.The method was applied to detect 56 clinical samples,and its accuracy and practicality were assessed through comparison with traditional Sanger sequencing.Results:The TaqMan-MGB probe method demonstrated high specificity for detecting the C677T and A1298C loci,with no cross-reactivity between wild-type and mutant probes,enabling accurate genotype differentiation.Sensitivity experiments revealed detection limits of 1.13 × 103 copies/μL for C677T and 8.39 × 101 copies/μL for A1298C.Reproducibility experiments showed coefficients of variation below 1%,indicating stable and reliable results.Among the 56 clinical samples,the overall detection rate for the C677T locus was 86.99%,and for the A1298C locus,it was 97.92%.The TaqMan-MGB method exhibited good concordance with Sanger sequencing results.Conclusion:The TaqMan-MGB method exhibits high specificity,sensitivity,and excellent reproducibility in detecting the polymorphic loci C677T and A1298C of the MTHFR gene,making it suitable for rapid detection in large-scale clinical samples.This method provides an effective molecular diagnostic tool for the early diagnosis and prevention of folate-related diseases.
10.Effect of Guilu Taohong Formula on semen quality and spermatogenic cell apoptosis in a varicocele model of rats
Biao WANG ; Yang YANG ; Ze-rui QIU ; En-min FENG ; Xiang ZHAO ; Neng WANG ; Xin HUANG ; Qun-fang LIN ; Qing ZHOU
National Journal of Andrology 2025;31(2):150-156
Objective:To observe the effect of Guilu Taohong Formula on semen quality in varicocele(VC)models of rats,and to explore its possible mechanism.Methods:Forty-eight male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups(sham group,model group,Guilu Taohong Formula group and L-carnitine group).After the establishment of models,the rats were treated with intra-gastric administration for eight consecutive weeks.The general condition of the rats was observed.After the gavage,the testicular and epididymal indices were calculated.Semen quality was assessed using an automatic semen analyzer.Apoptosis of testicular cells was assessed by TUNEL staining.And the expression levels of B-cell lymphocytoma-2(Bcl-2),Bcl-2-associated X protein(Bax)and cys-teine aspartate protease-3(caspase-3)in testicular tissue were detected by Western blot.Results:Compared with the sham group,testicular index,epididymal index,sperm concentration,the percentage of progressive motility of sperm(PR%)and the expression level of Bcl-2 decreased in model group(P<0.01).An increased apoptosis rate of spermatogenic cells and the expression levels of Bax and caspase-3 proteins were observed in model group as well(P<0.01).Compared with the model group,the testicular index,epidid-ymal index,sperm concentration,PR%and the expression level of Bcl-2 in Guilu Taohong Formula group increased significantly(P<0.05,P<0.01).A decreased apoptosis rate of spermatogenic cells and the expression levels of Bax and caspase-3 proteins were de-tected in Guilu Taohong Formula group as well(P<0.01).Similarly,the L-carnitine group showed increased testicular index,epidid-ymal index,sperm concentration,PR%and the expression level of Bcl-2 protein(P<0.05,P<0.01),where showed decreased ap-optosis rate of spermatogenic cells and the expression levels of Bax and caspase-3 proteins compared with model group(P<0.01,P<0.05).Conclusion:Guilu Taohong Formula improves semen quality in VC model rats and reduces the apoptosis rate of spermato-genic cells in testicular tissue,which may be related to the promotion of Bcl-2 protein expression and the inhibition of Bax and caspase-3 protein expression levels.

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