1.Diagnosis and surgical treatment of autoimmune pancreatitis
Yuting HOU ; Yongsu MA ; Xiaochao GUO ; Jixin ZHANG ; Xiaodong TIAN ; Yinmo YANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2023;38(5):326-329
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the indications and effect of surgical treatment of autoimmune pancreatitis.Methods:Clinical data of these 15 patients with autoimmune pancreatitis diagnosed and treated at the Department of General Surgery, the First Hospital of Peking University from 2010 to 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The main clinical symptoms were obstructive jaundice, abdominal pain, distension and weight loss. The diagnosis of AIP was confirmed by EUS-FNA in 6 patients,among them, 4 did not relapse after oral hormone treatment, 2 did not receive relevant treatment, and 1 developed gastric cancer one year later. Under a suspicion of malignancy, 9 patients underwent surgical laparotomy ,and the diagnosis was established by pathology. There was no recurrence after oral hormone therapy in 1 patient who underwent laparotomy and pancreatic biopsy. One out of the 3 patients with choledochojejunostomy relapsed after 3 years. Of the 5 patients who underwent pancreatectomy, 4 had no obvious recurrence, and 1 had recurrence after 3 years.Conclusions:Untypical autoimmune pancreatitis is likely to be misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. For patients with suspicious malignancy, operational management and biopsy may benefit.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection
Dunjin CHEN ; Yue DAI ; Xinghui LIU ; Hongbo QI ; Chen WANG ; Lan WANG ; Yuan WEI ; Xiaochao XU ; Chuan ZHANG ; Lingli ZHANG ; Yuquan ZHANG ; Ruihua ZHAO ; Yangyu ZHAO ; Borong ZHOU ; Ailing WANG ; Huixia YANG ; Li SONG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2023;26(6):441-447
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has spread worldwide and threatened human's health. With the passing of time, the epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 evolves and the knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 infection accumu-lates. To further improve the scientific and standardized diagnosis and treatment of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in China, the Chinese Society of Perinatal Medicine of Chinese Medical Association commissioned leading experts to develop the Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection under the guidance of the Maternal and Child Health Department of the National Health Commission. This recommendations includes the epidemiology, diagnosis, management, maternal care, medication treatment, care of birth and newborns, and psychological support associated with maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is hoped that the recommendations will effectively help the clinical management of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Suppressing fatty acid synthase by type I interferon and chemical inhibitors as a broad spectrum anti-viral strategy against SARS-CoV-2.
Saba R ALIYARI ; Amir Ali GHAFFARI ; Olivier PERNET ; Kislay PARVATIYAR ; Yao WANG ; Hoda GERAMI ; Ann-Jay TONG ; Laurent VERGNES ; Armin TAKALLOU ; Adel ZHANG ; Xiaochao WEI ; Linda D CHILIN ; Yuntao WU ; Clay F SEMENKOVICH ; Karen REUE ; Stephen T SMALE ; Benhur LEE ; Genhong CHENG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2022;12(4):1624-1635
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			SARS-CoV-2 is an emerging viral pathogen and a major global public health challenge since December of 2019, with limited effective treatments throughout the pandemic. As part of the innate immune response to viral infection, type I interferons (IFN-I) trigger a signaling cascade that culminates in the activation of hundreds of genes, known as interferon stimulated genes (ISGs), that collectively foster an antiviral state. We report here the identification of a group of type I interferon suppressed genes, including fatty acid synthase (FASN), which are involved in lipid metabolism. Overexpression of FASN or the addition of its downstream product, palmitate, increased viral infection while knockout or knockdown of FASN reduced infection. More importantly, pharmacological inhibitors of FASN effectively blocked infections with a broad range of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern. Thus, our studies not only suggest that downregulation of metabolic genes may present an antiviral strategy by type I interferon, but they also introduce the potential for FASN inhibitors to have a therapeutic application in combating emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Risk factors of acute kidney injury in patients with multiple wasp stings
Dongju ZHANG ; Hongli JIANG ; Limin WEI ; Na NIE ; Lei CHEN ; Jing WANG ; Jian GONG ; Feng ZHANG ; Xiaochao GUO ; Ying DENG ; Xiaolei LI ; Jiao XU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2022;38(8):693-698
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To evaluate the risk factors of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with multiple wasp stings.Methods:Patients with multiple wasp stings were retrospectively enrolled in Hanzhong Central Hospital from September 2010 to November 2020. Based on whether the patients developed AKI, the patients were divided into AKI group and non-AKI group. The general characteristics and laboratory examinations between the two groups were compared. The logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of AKI.Results:A total of 356 patients with multiple wasp stings were recruited in this study, with 196 males (55.1%). The age was 56.0(45.0, 64.0) years old. There were 59 patients (16.6%) with hypertension and 13 patients (3.6%) with diabetes. There were 51 patients (14.3%) in the AKI group and 305 patients (85.7%) in the non-AKI group. Baseline data and biochemical examinations indicated that the two groups showed significant differences in gender, age, sting sites (systemic or local), sting needles, proportions of gross hematuria, leukocyte count, hemoglobin, creatine kinase, alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, total bilirubin, proportions of urinary protein, and proportions of urine occult blood (all P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that the increasing number of sting needles (every 10 needles increase, OR=1.866, 95% CI 1.289-2.071, P=0.001), gross hematuria ( OR=9.770, 95% CI 2.586-36.910, P=0.001), decreasing hemoglobin (every 1 g/L increase, OR=0.016, 95% CI 0.001-0.355, P=0.009), increasing aspartate aminotransferase (every 100 U/L increase, OR=1.311, 95% CI 1.144-1.502, P<0.001), and increasing total bilirubin (every 10 μmol/L increase, OR=1.200, 95% CI 1.008-1.430, P=0.041) were independent influencing factors of AKI. Conclusions:The increasing number of sting needles, gross hematuria, decreasing hemoglobin, increasing aspartate aminotransferase, and increasing total bilirubin are independent risk factors of AKI in patients with multiple wasp stings.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Review of evidence application and obstacle factors of foot nursing education in high-risk diabetic patients
Xiaochao JIN ; Rong WU ; Cuidi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(15):2030-2035
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To understand the clinical application status of evidence of foot nursing education in high-risk diabetic patients, analyze the obstacle factors and formulate intervention strategies, so as to provide reference for the transformation of evidence-based evidence into clinical practice.Methods:From April to June 2019, a total of 12 nurses and 49 high-risk diabetic foot patients in Department of Endocrinology in Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were selected as research objects by the convenient sampling method. A total of 15 pieces of evidence of foot nursing education for high-risk diabetic foot patients were introduced. 10 review indicators were formulated to carry out clinical status review according to the evidence and obstacle factor analysis was carried out according to the review results.Results:The clinical compliance rate of the 10 review indicators was 0-43%, of which the standardized scores of foot care knowledge, belief and behavior in high-risk diabetic foot patients were 68.32%, 61.00% and 59.44%, respectively. The standardized scores of foot nursing knowledge, belief and behavior were 75.97%, 54.17% and 52.78%, respectively. The main obstacle factors included lack of evidence-based nursing practice plan for high-risk diabetic nursing education, lack of introduction of high-risk diabetic foot screening tools, lack of multi-disciplinary foot nursing education, single form of health education, low level of knowledge, faith and practice of nurses' foot nursing education, lack of training and lack of attention by nurses to effect evaluation.Conclusions:Evidence of foot nursing education in high-risk diabetic foot patients has not been effectively translated into clinical practice. Evidence-based practice programs should be constructed according to intervention strategies to shorten the gap between clinical practice and evidence.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Effects of self-disclosure intervention in couples on anxiety, intimacy and quality of life in patients with prostate cancer
Xiaochao ZHANG ; Shu ZHANG ; Jie BAI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(30):4215-4220
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the effect of self-disclosure intervention in couples on anxiety, intimacy and quality of life in patients with prostate cancer.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 70 prostate cancer patients who were admitted to Department of Urinary Surgery in Shanxi Bethune Hospital from July 2019 to July 2021 were selected as the research objects. According to the random number table method, they were divided into the control group and the observation group, with 35 cases in each group. The patients in the control group were given routine intervention during the perioperative period, while the observation group was given the intervention of couples' self-disclosure on the basis of the control group. The psychological status [Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) , Psychological Distress Thermometer (DT) ] , intimacy [Intimacy Satisfaction Questionnaire (QRI) ] , self-disclosure level [Pain Exposure Index Scale (DDI) ] and Quality of Life Questionnaire Core-30 (QLQ-C30) were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention.Results:After the intervention, the HAMA score, DT score and bilateral avoidance communication score of the two groups were lower than those before the intervention, and HAMA score, DT score and bilateral avoidance communication score of the observation group after the intervention were lower than those of the control group ( P<0.05) . The QRI score, DDI score, demand/avoidance communication score, constructive communication score, physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, social function and overall quality of life scores in the two groups after the intervention were higher than those before the intervention ( P<0.05) . And the QRI score, DDI score, demand/avoidance communication score, constructive communication score, physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, social function and overall quality of life scores in the observation group after intervention were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Couple self-disclosure intervention can effectively relieve anxiety and pain in patients with prostate cancer and improve the intimacy, self-disclosure level and quality of life between couples.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Clinicopathological characteristics and treatment strategies of undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of pancreas
Yongsu MA ; Xudong ZHAO ; Jixin ZHANG ; Ping LIU ; Xiaochao GUO ; Xiaodong TIAN ; Yinmo YANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(4):437-444
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and treatment strategies of undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of pancreas (UCOGCP).Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 5 patients with UCOGCP who were admitted to Peking University First Hospital from January 2004 to January 2019 were collected. There were 1 male and 4 females, aged from 33 to 71 years, with a median age of 56 years. Patients underwent preoperative laboratory test, imaging and histopatho-logical examinations. Patients with pancreatic head tumors underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy, and those with tumors in the body or tail of pancreas underwent distal pancreatectomy combined with splenectomy. All patients underwent standard lymph node dissection. Postoperative adjuvant therapy was individually decided by a multidisciplinary team. Observation indicators: (1) preopera-tive examination and treatment; (2) postoperative histopathological situations; (3) follow-up. Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to detect tumor recurrence of patients up to January 2020. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD. Measurement data with skewed distribution were described as M (range). Count data were described as absolute numbers. Results:(1) Preoperative examination and treatment: of the 5 UCOGCP patients, CA19-9 was elevated as 65.43 U/mL in only 1 patient preoperatively, while the CA19-9 was normal in other 4 patients. Four patients showed a solid cystic mass on preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, and 1 patient showed a delayed peripheral enhancement of the solid tumor with central necrosis. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed hypointense signals on T1, T2 and weighted diffusion sequences in all 5 patients. Three of the 5 patients were resectable according to imaging data, 1 patient had locally advanced tumor, infiltrating the transverse colon, stomach, and partial small intestine, with the portal vein thrombus, and 1 patient had pancreatic head tumor with a liver metastatic lesion of 0.4 cm diameter which was detected on position emission tomography CT and was diagnosed as UCOGCP by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. All patients underwent radical resection. Of the 3 patients with resectable tumors, 2 patients underwent pancreaticoduo-denectomy and 1 patient underwent distal pancreatectomy combined with splenectomy. One patient with locally advanced tumor in the body and tail of pancreas underwent distal pancreatectomy + transverse colostomy + partial gastrectomy + portal vein thrombectomy, and 1 patient with pancreatic head tumor and liver metastasis underwent pancreatoduodenectomy combined with left lateral hepatectomy. Of the 5 patients, 2 received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with single-agent gemcitabine, 1 received albumin-paclitaxel+gemcitabine combination chemotherapy, 1 received S1 as single agent chemotherapy, and 1 did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy. (2) Postoperative histopathological situations: of the 5 patients, 4 cases showed a cystic solid appearance of gross specimens, and 1 case had a solid appearance with central hemorrhagic necrosis. The tumor diameter was 5.2 cm(range, 2.0?14.0 cm). All the 5 patients achieved negative margins. Of the 5 patients, there was 1 case with portal vein invasion, 2 cases with vascular invasion, 3 cases with perineural invasion, and 2 cases with regional lymph node metastasis. One patient may had multiple tumor invasion and metastasis. Four of 5 patients had paraffin specimens available for immuno-histochemical staining. Four patients were positive for both CD68 and vimentin stains, while 3 patients were positive for programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1), including 2 samples with 5% positive cells and 1 sample with 25% positive cells. Postoperative pathological examination showed a large number of spindle histiocytoid sarcoma cells scattered with osteoclast like giant cells and pleomorphic carcinoma giant cells. The tumor mutation burden in the 4 patients was 3.23 Muts/Mb(range, 2.61?21.77 Muts/Mb). Microsatellite status was stable in 4 patients. The next generation sequencing of 4 patients showed that all patients had KRAS mutation which was the most frequently mutation in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Of the 4 patients, 1 case had germline pathogenic mutation in TP53, 1case had somatic mutation in TP53, 1 case had somatic mutation in TP53, BLM, CDKN2A, and 1 case had somatic mutation in ARID1A. (3) Follow-up: 5 patients were followed up for 14?173 months, with a median follow-up time of 46 months. During the follow-up, 4 patients achieved disease-free survival and 1 patient had local recurrence at postoperative 11 months.Conclusions:UCOGCP is a rare variant of pancreatic tumor that exhibits a cystic solid mass in imaging examinations. High expression of PD-L1 is common in UCOGCP. The prognosis for UCOGCP is favorable following radical surgery. Patients may benefit from extended radical surgery even if the tumor has locally progression or distant metastasis.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Impact of obese levels on the hepatic expression of nuclear receptors and drug-metabolizing enzymes in adult and offspring mice.
Pei WANG ; Xueyan SHAO ; Yifan BAO ; Junjie ZHU ; Liming CHEN ; Lirong ZHANG ; Xiaochao MA ; Xiao-Bo ZHONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2020;10(1):171-185
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			The prevalence of obesity-associated conditions raises new challenges in clinical medication. Although altered expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) has been shown in obesity, the impacts of obese levels (overweight, obesity, and severe obesity) on the expression of DMEs have not been elucidated. Especially, limited information is available on whether parental obese levels affect ontogenic expression of DMEs in children. Here, a high-fat diet (HFD) and three feeding durations were used to mimic different obese levels in C57BL/6 mice. The hepatic expression of five nuclear receptors (NRs) and nine DMEs was examined. In general, a trend of induced expression of NRs and DMEs (except for and ) was observed in HFD groups compared to low-fat diet (LFD) groups. Differential effects of HFD on the hepatic expression of DMEs were found in adult mice at different obese levels. Family-based dietary style of an HFD altered the ontogenic expression of DMEs in the offspring older than 15 days. Furthermore, obese levels of parental mice affected the hepatic expression of DMEs in offspring. Overall, the results indicate that obese levels affected expression of the DMEs in adult individuals and that of their children. Drug dosage might need to be optimized based on the obese levels.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9. Preoperative evaluation using multi-slice spiral CT angiography of right-side colon vascular in laparoscopic radical operation for right colon cancer
Junling ZHANG ; Xiaochao GUO ; Jing LIU ; Jixin ZHANG ; Tao WU ; Pengyuan WANG ; Guowei CHEN ; Xin WANG ; Yisheng PAN ; Yong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2019;57(12):927-933
		                        		
		                        			 Objectives:
		                        			To examine the value of multi-slice spiral CT angiography (MSCTA) in the analysis of anatomical variation and structural classification of right colon vessels.
		                        		
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		                        			From August 2015 to August 2017, 198 patients (96 of whom underwent laparoscopic radical resection of right colon cancer) at Department of General surgery of Peking University First Hospital were retrospectively collected, and the results of abdominal enhanced CT scan were collected and three-dimensional reconstruction of blood vessels was performed. There were 104 males and 94 females. The age was 64(27) years (
		                        		
		                        	
10.Changes in shape and signal intensity of high intensity zone in lumbar intervertebral discs on magnetic resonance images: a longitudinal study.
Yunneng CUI ; Weichao YANG ; Xiaochao FANG ; Yinxia ZHAO ; Xiaodong ZHANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2018;38(9):1135-1138
OBJECTIVETo investigate changes over time in the shape and signal intensity of high intensity zone (HIZ) in the lumbar intervertebral discs on magnetic resonance images in patients with low back pain.
METHODSThe imaging data were collected from 27 patients with low back pain, who underwent lumbar magnetic resonance (MR) imaging examinations that identified HIZ lesions and received follow-up MR examinations at least 1.5 years later over the period from January 2009 to January 2017. The initial and follow-up MR T2WI images of the patients were read by two experienced radiologists to categorize the changes in the shape of the HIZ lesions into enlarged, unchanged, shrunk, and disappeared. The volume and signal/cerebrospinal fluid signal intensity (T2/CSF) ratio of the HIZ were measured on sagittal MR images using ImageJ software.
RESULTSOf the 43 HIZ lesions found in the initial examinations, 22 (51.2%) remained unchanged in the follow-up examinations, 10 (21.3%) were enlarged, 9 (20.9%) shrank, and 2 (23.3%) disappeared. The follow-up examinations revealed 4 new HIZ lesions in the intervertebral discs. The volumes of these lesions did not vary significantly in the follow-up examinations (=0.653), but the T2/CSF ratio was significantly higher in the follow-up than in the initial examinations (=0.043).
CONCLUSIONSAfter observation for an average of 3 years and 3 months, most of the HIZ lesions in the lumbar intervertebral discs of the patients with low back pain remained stable in shape, but their signal intensity on MR images increased.
            
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