1.A preliminary study of lipid accumulation product in evaluating disease remission and nutritional status improvement in Crohn disease
Xinbei ZHU ; Yunyun SUN ; Sicong HOU ; Dacheng WU ; Jiajia LI ; Weiming XIAO ; Guotao LU ; Mei WANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2022;45(11):1015-1019
Objective:To explore the relationship between lipid accumulation product (LAP) and disease activity, nutritional status in patients with Crohn disease (CD).Methods:The clinical data of 74 patients with CD in the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University from July 2020 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into active group (32 cases) and remission group (42 cases) according to simplified Crohn disease activity index (CDAI). The general clinical data, laboratory examination results and body fat indexes were recorded, body fat indexes including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, LAP and nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS2002) score. Spearman method was used for correlation analysis; the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the efficacy of LAP in predicting the disease activity and nutritional status in patients with CD.Results:The proportion of males, body weight, hemoglobin, albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in active group were significantly lower than those in remission group: 46.9% (15/32) vs. 71.4% (30/42), (53.58 ± 8.13) kg vs. (61.05 ± 9.38) kg, (109.94 ± 23.70) g/L vs. (134.19 ± 18.03) g/L, (34.01 ± 5.71) g/L vs. (39.15 ± 4.27) g/L, (3.23 ± 0.68) mmol/L vs. (3.66 ± 0.74) mmol/L, (1.12 ± 0.36) mmol/L vs. (1.34 ± 0.55) mmol/L and (0.91 ± 0.23) mmol/L vs. (1.04 ± 0.33) mmol/L, the nutritional risk rate, platelet count, C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were significantly higher than those in remission group: 68.8% (22/32) vs. 19.0% (8/42), (317.97 ± 130.19) ×10 9/L vs. (194.00 ± 51.91) × 10 9/L, 14.15 (6.15, 41.35) mg/L vs. 1.51 (0.22, 5.58) mg/L and 40.00 (20.50, 64.25) mm/1 h vs. 9.00 (3.00, 20.00) mm/1 h, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01 or <0.05); there were no statistical difference in age, height, total protein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol between the two groups ( P>0.05). The BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and LAP in active group were significantly lower than those in remission group: 19.46 (17.70, 21.45) kg/m 2 vs. 21.08 (18.87, 23.12) kg/m 2, (72.51 ± 5.92) cm vs. (77.67 ± 7.27) cm, 0.44 ± 0.03 vs. 0.46 ± 0.04, 13.42 (5.07, 17.72) cm·mmol/L vs. 15.49 (9.37, 31.71) cm·mmol/L, the NRS2002 was significantly higher than that in remission group: 3.00 (1.00, 3.75) scores vs. 1.00 (0, 2.00) scores, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01 or <0.05). Spearman correlation analysis result showed that LAP was positively correlated with BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio ( r = 0.701, 0.766 and 0.829; P<0.01); LAP was negatively correlated with NRS2002 score, platelet count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( r =- 0.609, - 0.249 and - 0.243; P<0.01 or<0.05). ROC curve analysis result showed that the areas under the curve of LAP predicting disease remission and nutritional status improvement in patients with CD were 0.645 and 0.832 (95% CI 0.520 to 0.770 and 0.739 to 0.925), the best cut-off values were 20.89 and 12.86 cm·mmol/L, the sensitivities were 45.2% and 81.8%, and the specificities were 87.5% and 73.3%. Conclusions:LAP has good predictive value for disease remission and nutritional status improvement in patients with CD.
2.Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography Predicts Liver Fibrosis in Jaundiced Infants with Suspected Biliary Atresia: A Prospective Study
Huadong CHEN ; Luyao ZHOU ; Bing LIAO ; Qinghua CAO ; Hong JIANG ; Wenying ZHOU ; Guotao WANG ; Xiaoyan XIE
Korean Journal of Radiology 2021;22(6):959-969
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the role of preoperative two-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE) in assessing the stages of liver fibrosis in patients with suspected biliary atresia (BA) and compared its diagnostic performance with those of serum fibrosis biomarkers.
Materials and Methods:
This study was approved by the ethical committee, and written informed parental consent was obtained. Two hundred and sixteen patients were prospectively enrolled between January 2012 and October 2018. The 2D SWE measurements of 69 patients have been previously reported. 2D SWE measurements, serum fibrosis biomarkers, including fibrotic markers and biochemical test results, and liver histology parameters were obtained. 2D SWE values, serum biomarkers including, aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRi), and other serum fibrotic markers were correlated with the stages of liver fibrosis by METAVIR. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the ROC (AUROC) curve analyses were used.
Results:
The correlation coefficient of 2D SWE value in correlation with the stages of liver fibrosis was 0.789 (p < 0.001). The cut-off values of 2D SWE were calculated as 9.1 kPa for F1, 11.6 kPa for F2, 13.0 kPa for F3, and 15.7 kPa for F4. The AUROCs of 2D SWE in the determination of the stages of liver fibrosis ranged from 0.869 to 0.941. The sensitivity and negative predictive value of 2D SWE in the diagnosis of ≥ F3 was 93.4% and 96.0%, respectively. The diagnostic performance of 2D SWE was superior to that of APRi and other serum fibrotic markers in predicting severe fibrosis and cirrhosis (all p < 0.005) and other serum biomarkers. Multivariate analysis showed that the 2D SWE value was the only statistically significant parameter for predicting liver fibrosis.
Conclusion
2D SWE is a more effective non-invasive tool for predicting the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with suspected BA, compared with serum fibrosis biomarkers.
3.Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography Predicts Liver Fibrosis in Jaundiced Infants with Suspected Biliary Atresia: A Prospective Study
Huadong CHEN ; Luyao ZHOU ; Bing LIAO ; Qinghua CAO ; Hong JIANG ; Wenying ZHOU ; Guotao WANG ; Xiaoyan XIE
Korean Journal of Radiology 2021;22(6):959-969
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the role of preoperative two-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE) in assessing the stages of liver fibrosis in patients with suspected biliary atresia (BA) and compared its diagnostic performance with those of serum fibrosis biomarkers.
Materials and Methods:
This study was approved by the ethical committee, and written informed parental consent was obtained. Two hundred and sixteen patients were prospectively enrolled between January 2012 and October 2018. The 2D SWE measurements of 69 patients have been previously reported. 2D SWE measurements, serum fibrosis biomarkers, including fibrotic markers and biochemical test results, and liver histology parameters were obtained. 2D SWE values, serum biomarkers including, aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRi), and other serum fibrotic markers were correlated with the stages of liver fibrosis by METAVIR. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the ROC (AUROC) curve analyses were used.
Results:
The correlation coefficient of 2D SWE value in correlation with the stages of liver fibrosis was 0.789 (p < 0.001). The cut-off values of 2D SWE were calculated as 9.1 kPa for F1, 11.6 kPa for F2, 13.0 kPa for F3, and 15.7 kPa for F4. The AUROCs of 2D SWE in the determination of the stages of liver fibrosis ranged from 0.869 to 0.941. The sensitivity and negative predictive value of 2D SWE in the diagnosis of ≥ F3 was 93.4% and 96.0%, respectively. The diagnostic performance of 2D SWE was superior to that of APRi and other serum fibrotic markers in predicting severe fibrosis and cirrhosis (all p < 0.005) and other serum biomarkers. Multivariate analysis showed that the 2D SWE value was the only statistically significant parameter for predicting liver fibrosis.
Conclusion
2D SWE is a more effective non-invasive tool for predicting the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with suspected BA, compared with serum fibrosis biomarkers.
4.TCF-1 deficiency influences the composition of intestinal microbiota and enhances susceptibility to colonic inflammation.
Guotao YU ; Fang WANG ; Menghao YOU ; Tiansong XU ; Chunlei SHAO ; Yuning LIU ; Ruiqi LIU ; Min DENG ; Zhihong QI ; Zhao WANG ; Jingjing LIU ; Yingpeng YAO ; Jingjing CHEN ; Zhen SUN ; Shanshan HAO ; Wenhui GUO ; Tianyan ZHAO ; Zhengquan YU ; Qian ZHANG ; Yaofeng ZHAO ; Feng CHEN ; Shuyang YU
Protein & Cell 2020;11(5):380-386
5.Compound heterozygous mutations of Fanc A gene in two children with Fanconi anemia
Guotao GUAN ; Yunpeng DAI ; Qi WANG ; Liying LIU ; Fei GAO ; Xiaojun SUN ; Ping ZHAO ; Xiuli LI
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2020;35(20):1588-1590
The clinical features and laboratory tests results of two cases with Fanconi anemia (FA) who were admitted to the Department of Children′s Hematology and Endocrinology, the Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University in 2017 were analyzed.Sanger sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification(MLPA) of FA-related genes was carried out.One case was female, 4 years and 3 months old.The other case was a 6-year-old male.The main manifestations were recurrent fever, asthenia and bleeding points in both legs.The girl had milk coffee spots scattered on her legs and waist, and her left thumb nail was absent.The boy had no obvious physical examination abnormality, but his left atrium and left ventricle were large and segmental myocardial damage could be seen by echocardiography.Bone marrow biopsies of both cases showed hypo-proliferation (40%) or extremely low proliferation (10%), and no megakaryocyte was found.There were no significant abnormalities in chromosome aberration, single cell gel electrophoresis, cluster of differentiation(CD) 41, CD 55, and CD 59 and chromosome karyotype.Gene sequencing revealed that the two children had compound heterozygous mutations of Fanc A gene, which came from parents.The heterozygous mutation of c1838delT was found in the exon 21 of the female child and her father, which resulted in amino acid shift mutation pIi613Tfs*27.The heterozygous deletion mutations in exons 1-3 of Fanc A gene were found in the female child and her mother by the MLPA results.The gene sequencing analysis of the male child and his family members showed the heterozygous mutation of c4124_4125del in the exon 41 of the child and his mother, which resulted in amino acid shift mutation p. T1375Sfs*49.The heterozygous deletion mutations were observed in exons 23-40 of the male child and his father, according to the MLPA results.The main basis of diagnosis of FA is to sequence the related genes of suspected children.The c1838delT is a new mutation of Fanc A gene.
6.Using Mapping Knowledge Domains to analyze research status, hotspots and frontier evolution of school health in China
QIU Fengxia, SUN Guotao, DU Guangyou
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(4):567-571
Objective:
To reveal intuitively the micro and macro structure of school health research in China, in order to lay a solid foundation for further study.
Methods:
Statistical analyses the current status of 864 high-level journal papers in the field of school health in China by EXCEL and SATI software, author cooperation and organization cooperation, research hotspots and frontier trend knowledge maps were drawn by Citespace.
Results:
The research in the field of school health in China shows a wavy growth trend, the contribution of Chinese Journal of School Health is the biggest(757). Ma Jun, Tao Fangbiao, Wang Zhiyong, Liu Wei, Duan Jiali, Xu Yong are high-yield authors, Peking University, Anhui Medical University, Dalian City and Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention are high-yield institutions. Author cooperation and institutional cooperation are relatively loose, and Duan Jiali et al. and Peking University institute of child and adolescent health, respectively, form the largest cooperation community. Status, supervision, rural area, management, surveillance, health education, epidemiology, nutrition, environmental health, infectious diseases, common diseases, and influencing factors, etc. are hot topics in the field.
Conclusion
Cross-boundary exchanges and cooperation should be strengthened to promote regional coordinated development. Health risk behaviors of children and adolescents, environmental health surveillance and epidemiology of infectious diseases of primary and secondary schools, the school health personnel present situation investigation, children nutrition health and common diseases prevention and control, rural school health supervision and health education countermeasures, and school health management model were the hot topics, prevention of child injury, Internet addiction, and physical and mental health promotion were the leading directions. The commnunication and cooperation between different fields should be strengthened to improve the reginal development.
7.Radiation dose and image quality assessment on Body Tom CT
Guotao XU ; Chuanlong MU ; Wenhong DING ; Jianzhong SUN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2018;38(2):150-153
Objective To evaluate and compare the radiation dose and image quality of the new generation of whole body mobile CT (BodyTom CT) with commonly used fixed CT.Methods The image quality was evaluated with CATPHAN 500 performance test body model.The radiation dose was measured by conventional 100 mm pen ionization chamber and PMMA body phantom and head phantom (head diameter 160 mm,phantom diameter 320 rm and width 140 mm).Results The spatial and contrast resolution of BodyTom CT images were similar to two kinds of fixed CT(P > 0.05).The CNR of image with BodyTom CT decreased by about 20%:In head scan mode,significantly lower than that with Philps 64 slice CT and Toshiba 320 slice CT (with soft,t =-4.82,-6.98,P < 0.05;with standard,t =-20.60,-20.09,P <0.05);in body scan mode,significantly lower than that with Philps 64 slice CT and Toshiba 320 slice CT (with soft,t =-5.67,-12.82,P < 0.05;with standard,t =-3.39,-9.18,P < 0.05;with sharp,t =-3.88,-3.21,P <0.05).The radiation dose with BodyTom CT was significantly higher than that with fixed CT:in body model,22.97% than that with Philps 64(t=9.48,P<0.05),29.6% than that with Toshiba 320 slice CT(t =11.66,P <0.05);in head model,29.76% than that with Philps 64 slice CT(t=23.44,P<0.05),33.22% than that with Toshiba 320 slice CT(t=23.11,P<0.05).Conclusions The radiation dose with mobile CT was over 20% higher than that with routine multi-row CT while with the similar image quality.
8.The expression and significance of HDGF and ADAM9 in esophageal cancer
Tongzhen XU ; Xuefei SUN ; Ziying LUAN ; Guotao YANG
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013;29(10):610-613
Objective To explore the expression and significance of HDGF and ADAM9 in esophageal cancer.Methods HDGF and ADAM9 expression in 113 patients with esophageal cancer (78 males and 35 females) with ages ranging from 28 to 87 years,averaged (61.2 ± 8.6) years,were analyzed by SP immunohistoehemical staining.Results The positive rates of HDGF and ADAM9 in esophageal cancer (78.8% and 68.1% respectively) were significantly higher than those in normal tissue(all were 30%).ADAM expressions were not correlated with age,sex,tissue types,lymph nodes metastasis,location and tumor size (P > 0.05) ;the positive expression rate of HDGF and ADAM9 was related to differentiation,PT stages,and 5-year survival rate (P <0.05).HDGF was correlated with PT stage.Conclusion The expressions of HDGF and ADAM9 in esophageal cancer tissues were more higher than normal esophageal tissues,this means they could promote the development of tumor cells transformation,multiple and moving,and may be an useful tool for providing information about the targeted therapy and prognosis.
9.Normal development of Cajal-Retzius cells in mouse hippocampus and their changes in APPswe transgenic mice
Wenjuan FAN ; Weijie CHENG ; Yanli NIU ; Mingshan LI ; Dongming YU ; Guotao SUN ; Bin LIU ; Jinbo DENG
Acta Anatomica Sinica 2010;41(2):211-218
ObjectiveIn order to compare the alteration of reelin-immunoreactive Cajal-Retzius cells (CR cells) in molecular layer of dentate gyrus of APPswe transgenic mice with wild type, the histochemical and developmental characteristics of CR cells were studied, therefore, the roles of CR cells in Alzheimer's disease would be revealed further.Methods The Thioflavine S staining, reelin immunofluorescence with or without reelin/glutamate and reelin/GABA immuno-double staining were carried out in the study. In the meantime, Western blotting was used to study the expression of reelin in hippocampi of the both wild type and transgenic mice. Results Reelin positive CR cells could be double-labeled with either glutamate or GABA immunostaining. Caspase-3 immunofluorescence demonstrated that some CR cells went through apoptosis during their development. Compared with wild type, CR cells in APPswe transgenic mice had significantly decreased in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. The result was supported with Western blotting analysis of reelin expression in hippocampus. Conclusion Reelin could be co-expressed with either glutamate or GABA, suggesting CR cells would be glutamatergic exciting neurons and GABAergic interneurons. The loss of CR cells during development probably was caused by the neuroapoptosis. Significant decrease of CR cells in hippocampus of APPswe transgenic mice indicated reelin may play an important role in AD pathological alterations.
10.Studies on diclofenac sodium pulsatile release pellets.
Tao GUO ; Chun-li ZHENG ; Hong-tao SONG ; Yin SUI ; Da-sheng DANG ; Xue-hui SUN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2003;38(9):707-710
AIMTo investigate the preparation of diclofenac sodium pulsatile release pellets (DS-PRP), the release in vitro and the pharmacokinetics of the drug.
METHODSDiclofenac sodium (DS) core pellets prepared by extrusion-spheronization technology were coated in a mini-fluidized bed spray coater with swelling material as the inner coating swelling layer and ethylcellulose aqueous dispersion as the outer coating controlled layer. The effects of formulation and medium on pulsatile release of DS were investigated under release rate test. Pharmacokinetic and bioavailability study in eight human subjects were performed by HPLC method.
RESULTSThe delayed-release time and release rate of DS from DS-PRP were influenced obviously by the swelling material, the concentration of SDS in medium, the coating level of the inner swelling layer and the outer controlled layer. In vitro, the delayed-release time T0.1 was 3.1 h, and the pulsed-release time T0.1-0.2 was 1.2 h. In vivo, the delayed-release time Tlag was 2.8 h, and the bioavailability was (91 +/- 12)%.
CONCLUSIONThe release of drug from DS-PRP was shown to be in pulsed way both in vitro and in vivo.
Adult ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Biological Availability ; Cellulose ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; Delayed-Action Preparations ; Diclofenac ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Male ; Random Allocation ; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate ; chemistry


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