1.The relationship between HRD score based on GSS algorithm and clinicopathological characteristics, genomic mutations and prognosis in patients with high-risk and metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Zhiqiang CHEN ; Yu GAO ; Songliang DU ; Shaoxi NIU ; Zhuoran LI ; Yuqi JIA ; Yujie DONG ; Baojun WANG
Journal of Modern Urology 2024;29(3):200-204
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			【Objective】 To statistically analyze the relationship between homologous recombination repair deficiency (HRD) score and clinicopathological characteristics, genomic mutations in patients with high-risk and metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) and the prognostic predictive value in mHSPC. 【Methods】 A total of 127 patients diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer and mHSPC, treated at the Department of Urology of Chinese PLA General Hospital during Dec.2021 and Nov.2023 were enrolled.Homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene sequencing was performed, and the genomic scar score (GSS) algorithm were conducted to calculate the HRD score.The relationship between HRD scores and clinicopathological features, genomic alterations, and prognosis were analyzed. 【Results】 The median HRD score was 1.6(0.8, 5.2), 30(23.6%) patients’ HRD scores ≥10, and 11(8.7%) patients’ HRD scores ≥20.Clinicopathological features, including ISUP classification ≥4 (P=0.044) and metastatic status (P=0.008) were associated with high HRD score.Patients with mutations in the BRCA, TP53 and MYC systems had significantly higher HRD score than those with wild-type genes (P<0.05).In mHSPC, the risk of biochemical recurrence was 12.836 times higher in patients with HRD score ≥20 than in those with <20 [OR:12.836 (1.332-124.623), P=0.028]. 【Conclusion】 Baseline HRD score was lower in patients with high-risk prostate cancer and mHSPC.Patients with high HRD score may have higher histological grading (ISUP≥4) and later clinical stage.Further investigation is needed to determine the threshold of HRD scores as biochemical markers suggestive of a poor prognosis.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Mechanism of Butylphthalide in Treating Delayed Encephalopathy After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Based on Activation of Microglia
Yu SHI ; Baojun WANG ; Chao CHEN ; Jiangxia PANG ; Yang LI ; Jun ZHANG ; Maomao XU
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2024;46(5):659-665
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To explore the mechanism of butylphthalide(NBP)in regulating microglia acti-vation and inflammatory cytokine expression in the hippocampus of the mouse model of delayed encephalopathy af-ter carbon monoxide poisoning(DEACMP).Methods Wild-type C57 adult mice with normal cognitive function were selected,and DEACMP was modeled by static inhalation of carbon monoxide.The mice were randomized in-to three groups:DEACMP,control,and NBP.The NBP group was administrated with NBP suspension at 6 mg/kg by gavage for 21 days,and the DEACMP and control groups were administrated with the same amount of vegeta-ble oil by gavage.The hippocampal injury was observed by HE staining.The protein level of ionized calcium-bind-ing adapter molecule 1(IBA1)was determined by Western blotting,and the levels of downstream inflammatory cytokines were measured by ELISA.Results Compared with the control group,the DEACMP and NBP groups showed prolonged escape latency(P=0.001,P=0.029),reduced nerve cells(P=0.001,P=0.035),up-regulated expression of IBA1(P=0.001,P=0.042),increased mean fluorescence intensity of IBA1(P=0.001,P=0.021),and elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)(P=0.002,P=0.024),inter-leukin(IL)-6(P=0.001,P=0.015),and IL-1β(P=0.001,P=0.023).Compared with the DEACMP group,the NBP group showed shortened escape latency(P=0.025),increased nerve cells(P=0.039),down-regulated expression of IBA1(P=0.035),decreased average fluorescence intensity of IBA1(P=0.031),and lowered levels of TNF-α(P=0.028),IL-6(P=0.037),and IL-1 β(P=0.034).Conclusion NBP can inhibit the activation of microglia and reduce the expression of inflammatory factors,thereby alleviating cog-nitive dysfunction and brain tissue damage caused by DEACMP.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Molecular analysis of the new allele 803delC of subtype B
Liping WANG ; Xiaomei YU ; Shujie LI ; Xi LI ; Baojun JI ; Xinju LI ; Futing SUN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(3):344-347
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			【Objective】 To analyze the serological characteristics and molecular mechanism of a novel B subtype allele 803delC. 【Methods】 ABO blood group was detected by serological method. Sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction (PCR-SSP) was used to detect ABO blood group genes. The coding region of exon 1-7 of ABO gene was detected by Sanger sequencing to determine the mutation site. 【Results】 Serological identification of patients was with forward O-type and reverse B-type. The result of PCR-SSP genotyping was A/O. There was A gene, which was not consistent with serological results. Further Sanger double-strand sequencing revealed that the C-base was deleted at position 803 of exon 7 on the basis of ABO*B. 01/ABO*O. 01.01. The mutation eventually leads to the amino acid substitution of p. Ala268Gly and p. Phe269Ser and the production of new open reading frame starting at position 269, with the new open reading frame No.20 amino acid being stop codon, resulted in the termination of B gene expression. Further single-strand sequencing of the ABO gene revealed that the mutation was located in the ABO*B. 01 gene. The mutation was submitted to the NCBI database with the number OR343908. 【Conclusion】 A new ABO allele leading to B variant has been found in Chinese population. Genetic detection can be used to identify the ambiguous blood group with discrepancy between forward and reverse blood grouping.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Composition and characteristics of lower genital tract microbiota in HPV16-positive patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma
Guojing WANG ; Ning LI ; Yifan LI ; Ping SUN ; Yu ZHU ; Baojun WEI ; Wei CUI
Cancer Research and Clinic 2024;36(8):576-582
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the distribution and characteristics of microbiota in the lower reproductive tract of patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma infected by human papilloma virus (HPV) 16 subtype.Methods:A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 6 patients with HPV16 single subtype positive cervical squamous cell carcinoma admitted to the Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from August 2019 to June 2020 were selected as cervical carcinoma group, and 6 healthy women who did not indicate abnormalities in thin-based layer cytology test (TCT) during the same period among the physical examination population and had HPV negative test result were selected as the healthy control group. A sterile cotton swab was used to collect secretions from the posterior cervical fornix in patients before antitumor treatment and healthy controls during physical examination. The high variable region of the 16S rRNA gene V1-V2 of the bacteria was amplified by using next generation sequencing (NGS), and then the distribution and characteristics of the bacteria were analyzed.Results:The age of cervical cancer group and the healthy control group was (51±8) years and (48±3) years, respectively, and the difference in age between the both groups was statistically significant ( t= 0.63, P= 0.540). The patients of both groups had reproductive history and no smoking experience. Alpha diversity analysis showed that compared with the healthy control group, the sobs ( t= 3.25, P= 0.009) and chao ( t= 2.91, P= 0.016) indexes were higher in cervical cancer group, and the differences were statistically significant. The shannon index was higher ( t= 2.07, P= 0.065) and simpson index was lower ( t= 1.74, P= 0.113) in cervical cancer group, while the difference was not statistically different. Data dimensionality reduction analysis in principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) based on bray-curtis distance showed that the difference in Beta diversity between the healthy control group and cervical cancer group was statistically significant ( R2= 0.154, P = 0.018). At the phylum level, the proportion of Firmicutes in cervical cancer group was lower than that in the healthy control group (30.21% vs. 68.28%), while the proportion of Bacteroidetes in cervical cancer group decreased slightly (6.87% vs. 8.11%); and the proportion of Actinobacteria (26.91% vs. 14.42%) and Proteobacteria (27.33% vs. 0.67%) had an increase in cervical cancer group. At the genus level, compared with the healthy control group, the proportion of Lactobacillus and Corynebacterium decreased in cervical cancer group, and loss of dominant flora could be detected; while Rhodococcus, Klebsiella and Aerococcus increased significantly in cervical cancer group. The bacteria species in cervical cancer group was increased compared with the healthy control group. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) showed that Rhodococcus (LDA = 5.04), Klebsiella (LDA = 4.71), Enterobacter (LDA = 4.29), Ralstonia (LDA = 4.28), Ochrobactrum (LDA = 4.23) and Veillonella (LDA = 4.14) were the distinctive microbiota of cervical cancer group at the genus level. At the phylum level, Firmicutes (LDA = 5.23) in the healthy control group could be considered as a marker species. At the species level, the proportions of Rhodococcus ( P = 0.025), Ralstonia ( P = 0.045), Veillonella ( P = 0.044), Paraburkholderia ( P = 0.045), Pseudomonas ( P = 0.043) in cervical cancer group were increased compared with the healthy control group, and the differences were statistically significant. Conclusions:HPV16 single positive patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma show the characteristics such as the increased diversity and richness of the lower reproductive tract microbiota compared with the healthy controls, while the abundance of Lactobacillus decreases. Rhodococcus and Klebsiella could serve as symbolic microbial in the lower reproductive tract. However, further studies still need to be verified.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Clinical features of pregnant associated Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a literature review of 60 cases
Wei WANG ; Ruijun CHEN ; Yuehui ZHANG ; Baojun YU ; Shengyuan SU ; Yuexin YAN ; Lijun WANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2023;26(9):719-727
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the clinical features of pregnant associated Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (PTCM).Methods:We reviewed reported PTCM cases published from January 2007 to June 2022 using the keywords "Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy""Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" "stress cardiomyopathy" AND "parturition" "pregnancy" "cesarean delivery" "postpartum" "peripartum" "eclampsia" "abortion" in Pubmed and Web of Science databases and the corresponding Chinese words in Wanfang and Chinese Medical Journal Network. Age, obstetric history, mode of delivery, mode of anesthesia, etiological factors, clinical manifestations, treatment, and prognosis of PTCM were recorded. Descriptive statistical analysis was adopted.Results:A total of 55 articles were included, covering 60 patients with PTCM. (1) Age and time of onset: The age of onset was (32.4±6.0) years old. PTCM occurred most frequently during labor [42% (25/60)] and within one day postpartum [32% (19/60)] and during the gestational period [13%(8/60), 33.0 weeks (24.5-37.7 weeks)]. (2) Delivery-related factors: There were 38% (16/42) primiparas and 60% (25/42) multiparas. Among them, 67% (38/57) and 18% (10/57) were delivered by cesarean section and vaginal delivery, respectively. PCTM often lacks obvious triggers [40% (24/60)], with the most common inducing factor being pregnancy-related diseases [27% (16/60)]. (3) Clinical features: The initial symptoms of PTCM were dyspnea [44% (26/59)], followed by chest pain accompanied by dyspnea [17% (10/59)]. The most common subtype of PTCM was the apical type [45% (26/58)], followed by the basal type [24% (14/58)], while the biventricular type was the least common [3% (2/58)] in the PTCM classification. The left ventricular ejection fraction was (31.6±12.1) % at the onset of PTCM, which recovered to (58.2±7.6) % at discharge. PCTM was often complicated by pulmonary edema [67% (40/60)] and cardiogenic shock [55% (33/60)]. (4) Treatment and prognosis: Patients with PCTM usually require noninvasive or invasive ventilator-assisted ventilation [40% (23/58)]. One pregnant woman and five neonates died, while the remaining patients recovered well.Conclusions:PTCM should be considered in differential diagnosis of patients experiencing dyspnea and chest pain during labor and pregnancy. PTCM patients are younger and have more pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock. Mechanical ventilation is often required, but the prognosis is favorable.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Personal dose monitoring results of 307 interventional radiology workers in Liaoning Province, China
Baojun QIAO ; Ziyang ZHANG ; Zhongxing CHEN ; Lu SUN ; Lin LI ; Yu ZHANG ; Yong CUI
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2022;31(3):301-305
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To investigate the personal dose level of occupational external exposure among interventional radiology workers in Liaoning Province of China, and to provide a reference for better occupational radiation protection. Methods According to the national standard GBZ 128—2016 Specifications for individual monitoring of occupational external exposure, the thermoluminescence method was used to measure the monitoring dose inside the lead clothes (HW) and outside the lead clothes (HN) of interventional radiology workers, and the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis H test were used for statistical analysis. Results Dual dosimeter monitoring data were collected from 307 interventional radiology workers in Liaoning Province in 2019, with a mean annual effective dose of 0.81 mSv and a maximum annual effective dose of 7.03 mSv, and 72.96% of the workers monitored had an annual effective dose of less than 1 mSv. The interventional radiology workers in tertiary hospitals had a significantly higher mean annual effective dose than those in secondary hospitals (0.95 mSv vs 0.65 mSv, P < 0.05). There was a significant difference in mean annual effective dose between departments (P < 0.05), and the department of interventional radiology had a significantly higher mean annual effective dose than the other departments (0.92 mSv vs 0.64 mSv), while the department of cardiology had a similar mean annual effective dose to the cerebrovascular department (0.78 mSv vs 0.78 mSv). Conclusion The occupational exposure dose of 307 interventional radiology workers in Liaoning Province meets the requirements in national regulations and standards and is higher than the national level, which suggests that radiation protection supervision and personal training should be further strengthened for interventional radiology.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.The morbidity and clinical features of unilateral pulmonary edema in the intensive care unit: A retrospective study
Wei WANG ; Baojun YU ; Shengyuan SU ; Yuehui ZHANG ; Li WANG ; Ruijun CHEN ; Lijun WANG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022;31(8):1049-1055
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the morbidity, clinical features and mortality of unilateral pulmonary edema (PE) in the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods:Clinical data of PE patients in ICU between January 2018 and January 2021 were retrospectively collected. All patients were divided into the bilateral PE and unilateral PE groups according to imaging manifestations. Etilogy, clinical performance, cardiac ultrasound parameters, complications, treatment and prognosis were compared between the two groups. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to screen out the risk factors of death.Results:Of the 314 PE patients, 14 (4.5%) were unilateral PE patients , and 11 (78.5%) were right-sided unilateral PE. There were no differences in age, gender, heart rate, respiratory rate and left ventricular eject fraction between the unilateral and bilateral PE groups. Compared with the bilateral PE group, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly lower in the unilateral PE group [128 (102.7-138) mmHg vs. 135 (116-166) mmHg, 72 (54-88.2) mmHg vs. 82 (69-97.7)mmHg, respectively]. The incidence of cardiac arrest and hospital mortality were higher in the unilateral PE group [28.6% vs. 8.0%, 42.9% vs. 10%, all P<0.05]. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that age, unilateral PE, and use of vasoactive agent were associated with poor prognosis. Odds ratio of unilateral PE and use of vasoactive agent were 17.78 and 11.67, respectively. Conclusions:Unilateral PE is not rare, which is an independent risk factors for mortality and should be promptly recognized to avoid delays in treatment.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Development and preliminary application of the information monitoring system for radiological protection
Xiao LUO ; Mengxue LI ; Chuanjian WANG ; Baojun QIAO ; Yu ZHAO ; Zaiyun ZHU ; Yuan LI ; Jun DENG ; Quanfu SUN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2022;42(7):538-543
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To develop an information system for testing radiological protection that can interface with National Radiation Health Information Platform/Medical Radiation Monitoring Subsystem and to improve the testing efficiency.Methods:Complying with the relevant national regulations and standards, the analysis was carried out of demand investigation and system modeling. An information system for testing radiological protection was established using B/S architecture, comprising three modules such as testing, audit and system management. The users at four levels were set of administrator, inspector, auditor and report issuer.Results:Based on test result, the developed information system has been shown to realize the informatization of the whole process from filling, auditing, issuing, issuing of the testing report to data uploading, with improved testing efficiency.Conclusions:The developed information system for testing radiological protection can improve the testing efficiency, and can be successfully interfaced with the National Radiation Health Information Platform/Medical Radiation Protection Monitoring Subsystem.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Ultrasound characteristics and diagnostic model prediction of benign and malignant endometrial lesions in elderly women
Lishu WANG ; Tengfei YU ; Baojun YANG ; Haiman SONG ; Ying LIU ; Wen HE
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2022;41(7):822-826
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the ultrasound characteristics of benign and malignant endometrial lesions in postmenopausal women terminology.Methods:Patients with endometrial lesions who underwent transvaginal ultrasound examination in Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2019 to November 2021 were selected.Pathological diagnosis after surgery was used as the gold standard, and endometrial lesions were divided into a benign group(including endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial polyps)and a malignant group(endometrial cancer)according to surgical pathology results.Endometrial thickness and Doppler flow parameters were compared between the benign group and the malignant group.The chi-square test was used to compare the echogenicity, the presence or absence of cystic areas, the integrity of the endometrial-myometrial junction, the blood flow score, and the blood supply vessels between the benign and malignant groups.A prediction model was established according to the ultrasonic characteristics.Results:A total of 136 participants received surgery at our hospital with definitive pathological diagnoses, including 72 patients in the benign group and 64 patients in the malignant group.Peak systolic velocity(PSV) and end diastolic velocity(EDV) in malignant lesions were higher than those in benign lesions[(28.75±14.66)cm/s vs.(22.94±13.62)cm/s, (14.75±8.10)cm/s vs.(11.56±6.21)cm/s]. The thickness of malignant lesions was significantly greater than that of benign lesions[(19.31±8.97)mm vs.10.14±4.31)mm], and the blood flow resistance index was lower than that of benign lesions(14.75±8.10 vs.11.56±6.21). The differences were statistically significant( t=2.393, 2.597, 7.452, 2.028, all P<0.05). The prediction model was established based on the above ultrasonic characteristics.The area under the ROC curve for ultrasound physicians to diagnose benign and malignant endometrial lesions was 0.905( P<0.001), indicating that the prediction model had high diagnostic value. Conclusions:Both benign and malignant endometrial lesions in postmenopausal women have different ultrasonic characteristics.Malignant lesions tend to have a larger lesion thickness, an interrupted or irregular endometrial-myometrial junction, higher blood flow signal scores, and multiple blood supply patterns.The ultrasonic prediction model has high diagnostic value for benign and malignant endometrial lesions.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Risk factors for venous thrombosis in elderly patients with severe trauma
Qiang RUI ; Jiasheng SHEN ; Qi YANG ; Jie XU ; Yangbo KANG ; Baojun YU ; Yulin LI ; Yong'an XU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2022;41(10):1183-1186
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of venous thrombosis in elderly patients with severe trauma.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to collect and statistically analyze general information[sex, age, body mass index(BMI)], causes of trauma, injury severity score(ISS), Glasgow coma score(GCS), coagulation function[prothrombin time(PT), international normalized ratio(INR), D-dimer], B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP), liver function(alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase), creatinine, Caprini score, surgical approach, immobilization mode, days of hospitalization, and treatment cost.Results:Totally 179 elderly patients with severe trauma were enrolled, including 130 men(72.6%), aged(67.6±6.4)years.The BMI, ISS and GCS scores of elderly patients with severe trauma were(22.9±3.4)kg/m 2, 28.4±10.5 and 10.2±4.6, respectively.The Caprini score was 11.7±4.0.Of these patients, 32(17.9%)had VTE events.Compared with the VTE negative group, the VTE positive group was older( t=-2.214, P=0.028), with a higher Caprini score( t=-2.684, P=0.008)and more lower limb fractures( P=0.008)and pelvic fractures( P=0.001). There were no significant differences in coagulation function, liver function, atrial natriuretic peptide levels, creatinine levels and surgical approaches between the VTE negative group and the VTE positive group(all P<0.05). No significant difference was found in the proportion of patients receiving surgical treatment between the two groups( P=0.563). In the VTE positive group, 18.8% had no fracture, 50.0% had one fracture, and 31.2% had two or more fractures, and the difference was statistically significant compared with the VTE negative group( P=0.029). However, VTE events had no significant effect on the average length of stay and hospitalization costs in elderly trauma patients(all P<0.05). Conclusions:For elderly patients with severe trauma, VTE is more likely to occur with increased age, a high Caprini score, multiple fracture sites and pelvic fracture.In addition, pelvic fracture is an independent risk factor for VTE in very old trauma patients.Attention should be paid to prevention and treatment to achieve steady improvement in the overall prognosis of trauma in these patients.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            
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