1.Mining molecular biomarkers regulating the occurrence of kidney renal clear cell carcinoma based on bioinformatics methods
Feng GUO ; Chenyu WANG ; Zhenfeng SHI ; Jianhua ZHAO ; Wenlong FAN ; Kadeer AIHEMAITI ; Zecheng NI
Journal of Modern Urology 2025;30(3):215-222
Objective: To identify biomolecular markers closely related to the occurrence of kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) and verify their expression levels in clinical samples. Methods: Stage Ⅰ KIRC mRNA sequencing data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).Principal component analysis (PCA) was used for dimensionality reduction to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs),which then underwent GO and KEGG analyses.Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to screen genes significantly related to KIRC,and a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed to screen hub genes.The diagnostic value of hub genes was evaluated with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve,and their prognostic value was analyzed using survival curve plots.The correlation between the mRNA expressions of hub genes and the pathological stages of KIRC was analyzed.Clinical samples of 20 patients with stage Ⅰ KIRC treated in our hospital were included,and the expressions of the hub genes in cancerous and adjacent tissues were detected with reverse transcription real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR),Western blotting,and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: A total of 8223 DEGs were screened out,including 4092 up-regulated ones and 4131 down-regulated ones.GO analysis showed that DEGs were related to bioadhesion,plasma membrane composition,and transporter activity.KEGG analysis showed that DEGs were related to pathways such as cell adhesion molecules,cytokine-cytokine receptor interactions,and interactions between viral proteins and cytokines and cytokine receptors.WGCNA analysis obtained 171 genes that were significantly related to stage Ⅰ KIRC.The hub gene,lymphocyte cytosolic protein 2 (LCP2),screened out by the PPI network,was significantly related to stage Ⅰ KIRC.The area under the ROC curve was 0.96.The expression level was negatively correlated with the overall survival rate of patients.The expression of LCP2 was related to the stage and lymph node metastasis.Clinical verification showed that the mRNA and protein relative expressions of LCP2 in KIRC tissues were significantly higher than those in adjacent tissues (P<0.000 1). Conclusion: LCP2 is significantly up-regulated in stage Ⅰ KIRC tissues and can be used as a potential biomarker for the early diagnosis and treatment of KIRC.
2.Latest research progress in airway stenosis after lung transplantation
Yujie ZUO ; Menggen LIU ; Jiaxin WAN ; Yuxuan CHEN ; Wenlong HU ; Junjie ZHANG ; Yuyang MAO ; Jing CHEN ; Ailing ZHONG ; Lingzhi SHI ; Bo WU ; Chunrong JU ; Dong TIAN
Organ Transplantation 2024;15(3):474-478
With the optimization of surgical technologies and postoperative management regimens, the number of lung transplantation has been significantly increased, which has become an important treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease. However, due to the impact of comprehensive factors, such as bronchial ischemia and immunosuppression, the incidence of airway stenosis after lung transplantation is relatively high, which severely affects postoperative survival and quality of life of lung transplant recipients. In recent years, with the improvement of perioperative management, organ preservation and surgical technologies, the incidence of airway stenosis after lung transplantation has been declined, but it remains at a high level. Early diagnosis and timely intervention play a significant role in enhancing clinical prognosis of patients with airway stenosis. In this article, the general conditions, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of airway stenosis after lung transplantation were reviewed, aiming to provide reference for comprehensive management of airway stenosis after lung transplantation and improving clinical prognosis of lung transplant recipients.
3.The experience on the construction of the cluster prevention and control system for COVID-19 infection in designated hospitals during the period of "Category B infectious disease treated as Category A"
Wanjie YANG ; Xianduo LIU ; Ximo WANG ; Weiguo XU ; Lei ZHANG ; Qiang FU ; Jiming YANG ; Jing QIAN ; Fuyu ZHANG ; Li TIAN ; Wenlong ZHANG ; Yu ZHANG ; Zheng CHEN ; Shifeng SHAO ; Xiang WANG ; Li GENG ; Yi REN ; Ying WANG ; Lixia SHI ; Zhen WAN ; Yi XIE ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Weili YU ; Jing HAN ; Li LIU ; Huan ZHU ; Zijiang YU ; Hongyang LIU ; Shimei WANG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(2):195-201
The COVID-19 epidemic has spread to the whole world for three years and has had a serious impact on human life, health and economic activities. China's epidemic prevention and control has gone through the following stages: emergency unconventional stage, emergency normalization stage, and the transitional stage from the emergency normalization to the "Category B infectious disease treated as Category B" normalization, and achieved a major and decisive victory. The designated hospitals for prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Tianjin has successfully completed its tasks in all stages of epidemic prevention and control, and has accumulated valuable experience. This article summarizes the experience of constructing a hospital infection prevention and control system during the "Category B infectious disease treated as Category A" period in designated hospital. The experience is summarized as the "Cluster" hospital infection prevention and control system, namely "three rings" outside, middle and inside, "three districts" of green, orange and red, "three things" before, during and after the event, "two-day pre-purification" and "two-director system", and "one zone" management. In emergency situations, we adopt a simplified version of the cluster hospital infection prevention and control system. In emergency situations, a simplified version of the "Cluster" hospital infection prevention and control system can be adopted. This system has the following characteristics: firstly, the system emphasizes the characteristics of "cluster" and the overall management of key measures to avoid any shortcomings. The second, it emphasizes the transformation of infection control concepts to maximize the safety of medical services through infection control. The third, it emphasizes the optimization of the process. The prevention and control measures should be comprehensive and focused, while also preventing excessive use. The measures emphasize the use of the least resources to achieve the best infection control effect. The fourth, it emphasizes the quality control work of infection control, pays attention to the importance of the process, and advocates the concept of "system slimming, process fattening". Fifthly, it emphasizes that the future development depends on artificial intelligence, in order to improve the quality and efficiency of prevention and control to the greatest extent. Sixth, hospitals need to strengthen continuous training and retraining. We utilize diverse training methods, including artificial intelligence, to ensure that infection control policies and procedures are simple. We have established an evaluation and feedback mechanism to ensure that medical personnel are in an emergency state at all times.
4.Efficacy of melatonin therapy for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis
Chao ZHANG ; Huaiqing YIN ; Chongjuan YIN ; Wenlong ZHANG ; Yajing ZHONG ; Rui SHI
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2024;39(4):229-235
Objective:To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of melatonin for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).Methods:From the inception of the databases to December 1, 2022, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies on the use of melatonin for HIE were searched in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane library, Embase, Chinese Medical Journal Full-text Database, CNKI, Wanfang Database and VIP Database. Meta-analysis, literature risk assessment and sensitivity analysis were conducted using R4.2.2 software and RevMan5.4 software.Results:A total of 4 eligible RCTs were found, including 155 patients. Meta-analysis showed that melatonin could reduce the mortality rate ( RR=0.336, 95% CI0.157-0.718, P=0.005) and white blood cell count in HIE infants ( MD=-1.74, 95% CI -3.404--0.079, P=0.040). Sensitivity analysis showed that the Meta-analysis results were generally stable after excluding the studies one by one. Conclusions:Current evidence shows that melatonin can reduce mortality in HIE infants. However, the included studies have high risk of bias and small sample sizes. More high-quality studies are still needed.
5.Newcastle disease virus suppresses antigen presentation via inhibiting IL-12 expression in dendritic cells
NAN FULONG ; NAN WENLONG ; YAN XIN ; WANG HUI ; JIANG SHASHA ; ZHANG SHUYUN ; YU ZHONGJIE ; ZHANG XIANJUAN ; LIU FENGJUN ; LI JUN ; ZHOU XIAOQIONG ; NIU DELEI ; LI YIQUAN ; WANG WEI ; SHI NING ; JIN NINGYI ; XIE CHANGZHAN ; CUI XIAONI ; ZHANG HE ; WANG BIN ; LU HUIJUN
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2024;25(3):254-270,后插1-后插4
As a potential vectored vaccine,Newcastle disease virus(NDV)has been subject to various studies for vaccine development,while relatively little research has outlined the immunomodulatory effect of the virus in antigen presentation.To elucidate the key inhibitory factor in regulating the interaction of infected dendritic cells(DCs)and T cells,DCs were pretreated with the NDV vaccine strain LaSota as an inhibitor and stimulated with lipopolysaccharide(LPS)for further detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),flow cytometry,immunoblotting,and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).The results revealed that NDV infection resulted in the inhibition of interleukin(IL)-12p40 in DCs through a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)-dependent manner,thus inhibiting the synthesis of IL-12p70,leading to the reduction in T cell proliferation and the secretion of interferon-γ(IFN-γ),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),and IL-6 induced by DCs.Consequently,downregulated cytokines accelerated the infection and viral transmission from DCs to T cells.Furthermore,several other strains of NDV also exhibited inhibitory activity.The current study reveals that NDV can modulate the intensity of the innate?adaptive immune cell crosstalk critically toward viral invasion improvement,highlighting a novel mechanism of virus-induced immunosuppression and providing new perspectives on the improvement of NDV-vectored vaccine.
6.Construction of a Salmonella enterica eutR gene-deficient strain and characteriza-tion of some of its biological properties
Guixin ZHAO ; Wenlong DUAN ; Fengjie WANG ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Wan LIU ; Lu ZHANG ; Yu-Bin CHEN ; Qiumei SHI ; Tonglei WU
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;44(11):2418-2423
The eutR gene deletion mutant of Salmonella enteritidis was successfully constructed by homologous recombination.Through the study of its biochemical characteristics,motility,resist-ance to stress in vitro and survival ability in RAW 264.7 cells,it was found that the biochemical characteristics and motility of the eutR gene deletion mutant of Salmonella enteritidis had no sig-nificant change compared with the wild type of Salmonella enteritidis.The ability of eutR gene de-letion strain of Salmonella enteritidis to resist acid,alkali and oxidation was significantly reduced,while the ability to resist heat was not significantly changed;the survival ability of eutR gene dele-tion strain in RAW 264.7 cells was significantly reduced compared with the wild type.In order to further analyze the effect of eutR gene on the expression of virulence factors of Salmonella enterit-idis,the relative expression levels of invH,ssav,ssrA,xthA,orf245,sodC,lrp,mrr1 and hflk virulence genes of the deletion strain and the wild strain were detected by SYBR Green PCR.It was found that the expression of the virulence factors mentioned above in the eutR gene deletion strain of Salmonella enteritidis was significantly down-regulated compared with that in the wild-type strain.The LD50 of the eutR gene-deleted strain of Salmonella enteritidis was determined by ani-mal experiments,and the results showed that the LD50 of the eutR gene-deleted strain was higher than that of the wild-type strain,indicating that the eutR gene could affect the virulence of Salmonella.This study clarified the effect of eutR gene on the survival ability,some biological characteristics and virulence of Salmonella enteritidis in macrophages,and provided a new gene knockout target for the development of attenuated Salmonella enteritidis genetic engineering vac-cine.
7.Effects of carbonization processing on quality control, chemical compositions, and pharmacological mechanism of Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma)
Yiqun ZHOU ; Ping WU ; Yu TANG ; Wenlong LIU ; Jilian SHI ; Fuyuan HE
Digital Chinese Medicine 2023;6(3):341-356
Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, ZR) and Jiangtan (Carbonized Zingiberis Rhizoma, CZR) have
long been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with a rich history in the treatment of
various ailments. While ZR and CZR obviously stem from the same botanical source, their attributes, chemical compositions, pharmacological behaviors, and clinical applications are different owing to variations in the extent of drying and processing they undergo. In this paper,
data pertaining to ZR and CZR were retrieved from databases including China National
Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. These
sources were scrutinized to elucidate the distinctions between ZR and CZR arising from carbonization processing in terms of their ethnopharmacology, quality control, chemical compositions, biological activities, pharmacological mechanisms, and clinical uses. In this study,
a total of 56 chemical constituents were identified and isolated from ZR and CZR, which primarily encompassed volatile oils, gingerols, and diphenylheptane compounds. CZR's pharmacological effects include hemostatic, anti-oxidant, analgesic, antibacterial, anti-cancer,
and other biological activities. ZR has pungent and warm properties. It is a Yang-supplementing herbal medicine for ailments exacerbated by cold or damp climatic influences. CZR is a
product of ZR after undergoing high temperature, with diminished intensity of its pungent
and warm attributes. This change leads to a more gradual treatment efficacy, renowned
hemostatic effects and its ability to gently invigorate the spleen and effectively alleviate diarrhea. Currently, research on the pharmacological mechanism of CZR is mainly focused on the
effects of CZR on coagulation and fibrinolysis. Although the healing effect of CZR has long
been known, and some correlation has been found between the changing composition and
the changing color of the decoctions, people still lack relatively clear processing mechanisms
to reflect the characteristics and specific quality standards of the ingredients of CZR's hemostatic effect. This review provides a systematic summary on quality control, chemical composition, ethnopharmacology, and pharmacology of CZR, offering novel perspectives for advancing the exploration of additional carbonized herbal medicine and fostering their application in clinical settings
8.Discussion on Coronary Microcirculation Disorder after Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Based on “Collaterals-Sweat Pore Qi and Fluid” Theory
Haoyue SHI ; Juju SHANG ; Hongxu LIU ; Shenglei QIU ; Sinai LI ; Wenlong XING ; Yingbing FAN ; Linjing YANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;64(18):1862-1865
Coronary microcirculation disorder after myocardial ischemia reperfusion (MIR) is a prominent problem in the treatment of coronary heart disease. According to the physiological commonality between “collaterals-sweat pore qi and fluid” and coronary microcirculation, and the evolution of the course of MIR, it is believed that “heart collateral stasis obstruction, sweat pore constraint and block” is the cause of coronary microcirculation disorder. The evolution of the pathogenesis can be divided into three periods. During the myocardial ischemia period, the pathogenesis is heart collaterals obstruction and sweat pores empty, while during the ischemia reperfusion period, it is internal formulation of deficiency wind, spasms of collaterals or slight heart collaterals obstruction; in the coronary microcirculation disorder period, sweat pores constraint and block, constraint transforming into heat, qi and fluid failing to diffuse are the pathogenesis. The corresponding treatment principle is assisting dredge with supplementation, and supplementing deficiency to dispel stasis; treating wind and blood simultaneously, and extinguishing wind to arrest convulsion; clearing heat and cooling blood, and diffusing qi and unblocking qi and fluid. Moreover, it is recommended to treat the heart and lungs simultaneously, and regulate the heart and liver at the same time.
9.Effects of Attachment Wear on Tooth Movement: A Finite Element Analysis
Wenlong LI ; Shaoyang BI ; Ziyuan GUO ; Guangyu SHI ; Xizhon ZHANG
Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2022;37(2):E274-E279
Objective To explore the effect of attachment wear on tooth movement in clear Aligner treatment, and to provide references for improving the efficiency of orthodontic treatment. Methods The tooth cone bean computed tomography (CBCT) scanning data were obtained, and the tooth model was established and assembled with the worn and complete attachment, respectively. When the appliance applied 2° distal torsion, 0.25 mm distal displacement, 0.1 mm depression displacement and 0.1 mm elongation displacement to the teeth, the changes of tooth displacement, periodontal ligament stress and root equivalent stress in the worn and complete attachment groups were compared. Results When the clear Aligner was used to apply distal torsion and elongation displacement to the teeth, the maximum tooth displacement decreased significantly, and the worn attachment caused the teeth to move obliquely when the distal translation and elongation displacement occurred. When the tooth was subjected to distal torsion, distal translation, depression and elongation, the maximum principal stress of periodontal ligament and the equivalent stress of tooth root decreased when the worn attachment caused the tooth to be subjected to distal torsion, distal translation, depression and elongation. Conclusions Attachment wear will affect the efficiency of tooth rotation and elongation.When the attachments are obviously worn, they should be replaced in time to ensure normal function of the attachments.
10.Research progress on dosimetry-related long-term complications of pediatric cancer radiotherapy
Wenlong QIU ; Pengyue SHI ; Jingfu WANG ; Jian ZHU ; Jinming YU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2021;30(4):413-418
Children with pediatric tumors have better prognosis and longer survival than adults, suggesting that attention should be paid to the long-term complications induced by radiotherapy. In this article, the data from more than 40 clinical studies of pediatric tumor radiotherapy published in the recent decade were retrospectively analyzed. Long-term complications of nervous system, cardio-cerebrovascular system, respiratory system, endocrine system, urinary system, reproductive system, skeletal development, long-term secondary tumors were considered and the corresponding radiation dose-volume parameters were summarized, aiming to guide radiation oncology physicians and physicists to optimize radiotherapy plans for children with pediatric tumors.

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