1.Disease trajectory research in critical illness: applications, examples, and prospects
Minghui TANG ; Xun LI ; Xiulan LU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(3):231-236
Trajectories refer to the motion paths followed by objects in space. Disease trajectories, which depict the evolution of disease processes over time, are significantly important for assessing diseases, formulating treatment strategies, and predicting prognosis. Critical illness is one of the leading causes of death. With advances in critical care medicine, there is increasing focus on the occurrence and development of critical illnesses. Understanding the development trajectory of critical illness is helpful to promote the early identification, intervention, and treatment of high-risk patients, avoid prolongation of the course of disease, reduce the risk of multiple organ failure, and provide important reference for the development of targeted prevention and intervention strategies, thereby reducing the incidence and mortality of critical illness. In recent years, various trajectory modeling methods have been applied to the study of critical illness. These include, but are not limited to, latent growth curve modeling (LGCM), growth mixture modeling (GMM), group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM), latent transition analysis (LTA), and latent class analysis (LCA). The aim of this article is to review the definition of disease trajectories, the methods used in trajectory modeling, and their applications and future prospects in critical illness research.
2.Expert recommendation on the management of perioperative hyphema and intraocular pressure spike following goniotomy
Xiulan ZHANG ; Xiaojing PAN ; Min KE ; Li TANG ; Lin XIE ; Liming TAO ; Sujie FAN ; Guangxian TANG ; Xuanchu DUAN ; Huiping YUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2024;42(10):881-886
Goniotomy (GT) is a safe and effective type of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) extensively utilized in China.It is particularly suited for treating primary open-angle glaucoma and advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma.Although GT is generally safe, hyphema and postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) spikes remain common complications after GT.Currently, there is no standardized protocol for managing these issues, which can impact clinicians' assessment of surgical outcomes and potentially affect the prognosis.Therefore, it is crucial to establish comprehensive and detailed management protocols for perioperative hyphema and IOP spike following GT.This will guide clinical practitioners in managing complications appropriately and systematically, thereby promoting the further development and refinement of MIGS.To address these concerns, several domestic glaucoma treatment experts along with members of the Glaucoma Society of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Medical Association reviewed existing literature and held recommendation meetings to develop a guideline for managing perioperative hyphema and IOP spikes following GT.It includes defining perioperative hyphema in GT, discussing its high-risk factors and outcomes, exploring methods for prevention prior to surgery and techniques to reduce bleeding during the procedure, and managing postoperative hemorrhage.Additionally, it covers defining IOP spikes after GT, investigates their causes and contributing factors, and outlines management strategies and anticipated outcomes to provide a valuable resource for clinicians.
3.Expression and immunogenicity analysis of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 M peptide epitope by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Anqi DENG ; Danni YE ; Xueyan AI ; Xiulan TANG ; Wencong CHEN ; Jiahao CHEN ; Jiayi HAO ; Lingcong DENG ; Chang LI ; Yongfu CHEN ; Junjie JIN ; Maopeng WANG
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;44(8):1719-1727
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)is the main pathogen that causes COVID-19,which is fast-mutating and highly transmissible.The infection has led to a global epidemic.As the main preventive and control measure,vaccination plays a critical role in fighting a-gainst COVID-19.Although a large number of epitope-based and mucosal vaccines have been stud-ied,few peptide epitope vaccines targeting the mucosa and their functional evaluation have been re-ported.In this study,we used SARS-CoV-2 structural protein M peptide epitope predicted by the IEDB database as an antigenic target to design the MS-3S gene containing 3 050 and 1 229 signal peptides and DCpep optimized for insertion into MS2 phage coat proteins.The expression plasmid pSIP:MS-3S was constructed by cloning the PCR fragments seamlessly and was transformed into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 18 to obtain the recombinant bacterium LP18:MS-3S.Expression conditions such as induction time,inducer concentration,rotational speed and initial pH were opti-mized.The intranasal immunization experiments were performed to examine the vaccine efficacy.The results showed that the 916 bp-long target gene MS-3S modified and optimized was amplified and used to successfully construct the recombinant bacterial strain LP18:MS-3S.The optimal con-ditions for recombinant protein expression were obtained and verified by Western blot,flow cy-tometry,immunofluorescence and other detection methods.The optimal expression conditions were determined as follows:induction time was 4 h with 100 pg/L of SppIP as the optimal induction concentration.Antibody-specific for the epitope was verified by ELISA experiments in serum,alve-olar lavage fluid and fecal dilutions of mice.In summary,a recombinant bacterial strain expressing the epitope antigen of the SARS-CoV-2 M protein peptide was constructed.The obtained protein can induce the body to produce humoral and mucosal immunity,which lays the foundation for the development of a vaccine candidate for the mucosal immunity of COVID-19.
4.Expert recommendations of phacoemulsification cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation combined with goniosynechialysis and goniotomy for advanced PACG with cataract
Xiulan ZHANG ; Yunhe SONG ; Sujie FAN ; Li TANG ; Lan LU ; Lin XIE ; Guangxian TANG ; Huiping YUAN ; Minwen ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2023;41(2):97-100
With high incidence, high disability rate and serious impact on patients' quality of life, advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) with cataract is a severe eye disease in China and its main treatment method is surgery.Phacoemulsification cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation (PEI) combined with trabeculectomy has been used to treat advanced PACG with cataract, but there are many postoperative complications.Recently, combined PEI, goniosynechialysis (GSL) and goniotomy (GT) has been proven to be a safe and effective surgical treatment for advanced PACG with cataract.At present, the combined PEI+ GSL+ GT surgery has been widely applied, but there is still a lack of uniform standards for its clinical application.Therefore, it is necessary to formulate a detailed and complete recommendation of the surgical procedures for PEI+ GSL+ GT, to standardize its application in clinical practice.Based on the analysis of the existing problems, some glaucoma experts in China have formulated detailed and complete operation norms, as well as expert recommendations on surgical indications and contraindications, anesthetic methods, surgical techniques and perioperative medication to standardize the application process of PEI+ GSL+ GT in clinical practice.
5.Expert recommendations of surgical technique for peripheral iridectomy with goniosynechialysis and goniotomy
Xiulan ZHANG ; Fengbin LIN ; Sujie FAN ; Li TANG ; Guangxian TANG ; Lin XIE ; Lan LU ; Huiping YUAN ; Xin NIE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2023;41(2):101-103
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has been successfully incorporated in clinical practice in recent years.Increasing evidence shows that MIGS also plays an increasingly important role in the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Surgical peripheral iridectomy (SPI) plus goniosynechialysis (GSL) and goniotomy (GT), as a new procedure, has been proven to be safe and effective in the treatment of PACG with no or mild cataracts.However, there is still a lack of uniform standards for indications, surgical procedures, and perioperative medication.Therefore, it is necessary to formulate a detailed and complete expert recommendations on surgical procedures to standardize the application of combined SPI+ GSL+ GT in the treatment.Some experts in glaucoma treatment and management in China have discussed the current problems and developing trend in MIGS for PACG and put forward the expert recommendations of standard process, including indications, anaesthetic methods, surgical site, operating procedure and rational administration of drugs in perioperation, in order to standardize the medical process of clinicians using combined SPI+ GSL+ GT in PACG treatment and lay a foundation for better evaluation of the efficacy of MIGS.
6.Surgical outcome and safety of peripheral iridectomy plus goniosynechialysis and goniotomy in the treatment of advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma
Fengbin LIN ; Ping LU ; Yunhe SONG ; Xinbo GAO ; Yingzhe ZHANG ; Xin NIE ; Yuying PENG ; Xiaoyan LI ; Xiaomin ZHU ; Hengli ZHANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Lin XIE ; Guangxian TANG ; Li TANG ; Sujie FAN ; Xiulan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2023;41(2):134-139
Objective:To evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and safety of surgical peripheral iridectomy (SPI) combined with goniosynechilysis (GSL) and goniotomy (GT) in the treatment of advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).Methods:A multicenter observational case series study was performed.Thirty-five eyes of 27 patients with advanced PACG, who underwent SPI+ GSL+ GT with a follow-up of at least 6 months, were included from August 2021 to January 2022 at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Handan City Eye Hospital, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.The mean follow-up time was 9(7, 10) months.Pre- and post-operative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) were measured with an ETDRS chart and a Goldmann applanation tonometer, respectively.The number of anti-glaucoma medications applied before and after surgery was recorded, and the complications after surgery were analyzed.Success rate of surgery was calculated.Complete surgical success was defined as an IOP of 5-18 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and 20% reduction from baseline without anti-glaucoma medication or reoperation.Qualified success was defined as achieving criterion of complete success under anti-glaucoma medications.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University (No.2021KYPJ177). Written informed consent was obtained from each subject.Results:The mean preoperative IOP was (30.83±8.87)mmHg, which was significantly decreased to (15.69±3.70)mmHg at 6 months after the surgery ( t=8.588, P<0.001), with a 44.00% (34.78%, 60.00%) decline of 13.00(8.00, 21.00)mmHg.The median number of anti-glaucoma medications was significantly reduced from 2(0, 3) preoperatively to 0 (0, 1) postoperatively ( Z=-3.659, P<0.001). The mean preoperative and postoperative 6-month BCVA were 0.80(0.63, 1.00) and 0.80(0.60, 1.00), respectively, showing no significant difference ( Z=-0.283, P=0.777). Complete surgical success rate was 62.86%(22/35), and the qualified success rate was 91.43%(32/35). Surgical complications mainly included hyphema (6/35), IOP spike (3/35), and shallow anterior chamber (4/35). There was no vision-threatening complication. Conclusions:SPI+ GSL+ GT is preliminarily effective and safe in the treatment of advanced PACG, which provides a new option for PACG.
7.Expert consensus recommendations of surgical technique for goniosynechialysis
Xiulan ZHANG ; Fengbin LIN ; Guangxian TANG ; Huiping YUAN ; Lin XIE ; Lan LU ; Sujie FAN ; Li TANG ; Xin NIE ; Minwen ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2023;41(9):843-845
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has been successfully incorporated in clinical practice in recent years.Increasing evidence shows that it also plays an important role in the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Goniosynechialysis (GSL) is a key surgical procedure used by MIGS for PACG, which involves separating the peripheral anterior synechia and reopening the angle.However, there is still a lack of uniform standards for indications and surgical procedures.Therefore, it is necessary to formulate a detailed and complete expert consensus on surgical procedures to standardize the application of clinicians in the treatment.
8.Clinical Predominance Disease of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Ping WANG ; Fengyun WANG ; Yu LAN ; Lingyun ZHANG ; Xiaoqing LI ; Kun WANG ; Xiujing SUN ; Zhanfeng YAN ; Xiulan ZHANG ; Demin LI ; Hongmei WU ; Xiaohong LI ; Xiaoke LI ; Jianqin YANG ; Dawei ZOU ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Xudong TANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(12):199-208
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a frequently and commonly occurring disease in clinic. In recent decades, with the development in pathophysiology and drug researches, modern medicine has achieved remarkable progress and results in diagnosis and treatment. However, the treatments for non-erosive reflux disease, refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease, proton pump inhibitor resistance, overlap of disease symptoms, and extraesophageal symptoms are limited and ineffective. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was widely used in clinical practice, which has been proved effective in relieving symptoms and improving the quality of life. Sponsored by China Association of Chinese Medicine (CACM) and undertaken by the Spleen and Stomach Disease Branch of CACM, "the 12th Youth Salon of Clinical Predominance Disease Series (GERD)" invited 18 authoritative digestive experts of TCM and western medicine to discuss "the difficulties of clinical diagnosis and treatment of GERD and TCM advantages". The focus issues such as modern medical diagnosis and treatment achievements and contributions, improvement and maintenance of symptoms, response to overlapping disease symptoms, reduction and withdrawal of acid suppressors, and treatment of extra-esophageal symptoms were discussed in depth. TCM and western medicine exchanged and complemented each other's strengths, combing the difficulties of modern medical diagnosis and treatment, which clarified the positioning and advantages of TCM and provided guidance for clinical and scientific research.
9.Is Schlemm canal surgery suitable for primary angle-closure glaucoma?
Li TANG ; Huiping YUAN ; Guangxian TANG ; Sujie FAN ; Lan LU ; Minwen ZHOU ; Lin XIE ; Xin NIE ; Xiulan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2022;40(4):340-344
Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a common subtype of glaucoma and one of the leading causes of blindness in Asia.Trabeculectomy has been recognized as an effective filtering surgery for PACG and is widely used in clinical practice, but its high risk of postoperative complications, especially bleb scarring over time can not be ignored.Nowadays, non-bleb-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) have attracted much attention.Surgeries opening, restoring, or expanding Schlemm canal to reconstruct aqueous humor outflow pathway is one of the MIGS and able to achieve moderate intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, which has been widely used in the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) for a long time.However, based on the pathogenesis of PACG and its similar pathological changes in Schlemm canal to POAG, some retrospective studies and prospective single-arm studies discovered that Schlemm canal surgery combined with phacoemulsification and/or goniosynechialysis appears to lower IOP well and safe in PACG eyes in recent years.Whether Schlemm canal surgery is also suitable or effective for PACG is getting some attention and is still controversial up to now, mostly due to some differences in pathogenesis between PACG and POAG, it is necessary to perform randomized controlled trials to confirm the efficacy of Schlemm canal surgery for PACG and upgrade the therapeutic strategy of PACG.
10.Relationship between parental rearing style and emotional and behavioral problems of 3-6-year-old children
TANG Yinxia, FANG Hongying, YANG Feifei, ZHU Rui, CAO Yueting, HU Xiulan
Chinese Journal of School Health 2020;41(5):700-703
Objective:
To understand emotional and behavioral problems of children aged 3-6 years, and to explore the role of parenting style in the development of those problems.
Methods:
A total of 2 278 children from 11 public kindergartens in Tongling City from April to June 2018 were selected by cluster sampling method. The questionnaire was made up by parents. The questionnaire mainly included: children, basic information of parents and children, children’s psychology and behavior, and parents’ education style, etc.
Results:
Among 2 278 children, 192(8.43%) had abnormal emotional symptoms, 214 (9.39%) had conduct problems, 376(16.50%) had hyperactivity problems, 537(23.57%) had peer problems, 233(10.2%) had abnormal total difficulty scores and 254(11.15%) had prosocial behaviors. Gender, age, health status of the child, second-hand smoke exposure of the baby, parents’ education level, family economic conditions, and parents’ education mode are all the influencing factors of children’s emotion and behavior(P<0.05). Logistic analysis showed that father’s support participation(OR=0.96, 95%CI=0.95-0.98), mother’s support participation (OR=0.94, 95%CI=0.92-0.95), mother’s hostility compulsion (OR=1.08, 95%CI=1.06-1.10) and 3-6-year-old children’s abnormal mood and behavior were correlated(P<0.01).
Conclusion
Parental support and maternal hostile are related to emotional and behavioral problems of 3-6-year-old children.


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