1.Research progress on the role of IL-22 in intestinal barrier maintenance and related diseases
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(15):1891-1896,1920
The intestinal barrier is a complex system that plays a crucial role in maintaining physiological balance and resisting the invasion of exogenous pathogens.In recent years,a large amount of research has fo-cused on the role of cytokines in maintaining intestinal barrier homeostasis,especially interleukin(IL)-22,which has received widespread attention.1L-22 is mainly secreted by immune cells such as Th17 cells,γδ T cells,and innate lymphoid cells,and is central in promoting the proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells,main-taining their integrity,and regulating mucosal antimicrobial defense.Dysfunction of the intestinal barrier is closely related to the development of leaky gut-related diseases,such as inflammatory bowel disease,irritable bowel syndrome,alcoholic liver disease,and so on.These diseases usually involve an increase in intestinal per-meability,allowing harmful substances to enter the bloodstream through the intestinal epithelium and affect multiple organs and systems,especially the digestive system.Notably,the interaction of IL-22 with the gut mi-crobiota has become a current research hotspot.This article aims to review the recent research progress on the role of IL-22 in intestinal barrier function and explore the mechanisms of IL-22 in regulating leaky gut-related digestive system diseases.
2.Risk factors for in-stent restenosis in patients with severe symptomatic intracranial carotid stenosis
Xiuyu WANG ; Huakun LIU ; Jianfeng CHU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024;32(4):254-259
Objective:To investigate risk factors for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) in patients with severe symptomatic intracranial carotid stenosis.Methods:Consecutive patients with severe symptomatic intracranial carotid stenosis underwent PTAS in the Department of Neurology, Jining First People's Hospital from December 2021 to June 2023 were retrospectively included. Clinical and procedure related data were collected, and periprocedural complications were recorded. Imaging follow-up was used to evaluate ISR after 6 months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine independent risk factors for ISR. Results:A total of 73 patients were enroled, including 45 males (61.6%), aged 61.49±7.78 years. The median follow-up time was 8 months (interquartile range, 7-9 months; range, 6-10 months), with 19 cases (26.0%) experiencing ISR, of which 1 (1.4%) had symptomatic ISR. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the higher degree of residual stenosis immediately after procedure (odds ratio [ OR] 1.102, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.004-1.209; P=0.040), accompanied by moderate to severe cerebrovascular stenosis in other areas ( OR 6.638, 95% CI 1.106-39.835; P=0.038) and low preprocedural white blood cell count ( OR 0.541, 95% CI 0.308-0.952; P=0.033) were the independent risk factors for ISR. Conclusion:The higher degree of residual stenosis immediately after procedure, accompanied by moderate to severe cerebrovascular stenosis in other areas, and lower preprocedural white blood cell count are the risk factors for the occurrence of ISR after PTAS in patients with severe intracranial carotid stenosis.
3.Best evidence summary for difficult peripheral intravenous catheterization in children
Ruming YE ; Xianghui HUANG ; Jianshan ZHENG ; Wenchao WANG ; Guanhong WU ; Ling LIU ; Yi ZHANG ; Danting LI ; Xiuyu YE
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(6):790-795
Objective:To search, evaluate, and summarize the best evidence for difficult peripheral intravenous catheterization in children.Methods:Following the "6S" evidence pyramid model, literature related to the management of difficult peripheral veins in children was searched in both English and Chinese databases including UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice, National Guidelines Clearinghouse, the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Health Care Database, PubMed, Medlive, SinoMed, CNKI, and Wanfang Database. The search period was from the establishment of the database to January 2023. Two researchers trained in systematic evidence-based nursing, independently evaluated the quality of included literature and extracted relevant evidence.Results:Five articles were included: two guidelines, two expert consensuses, and one systematic review. 19 best evidence were summarized, covering five aspects: difficult vein quality management, difficult vein assessment, difficult intravenous catheterization site and needle type selection, difficult intravenous catheterization auxiliary methods, and handling of failed difficult intravenous catheterization.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence for difficult peripheral intravenous catheterization in children, demonstrating clinical nursing practicality. It provides evidence-based guidance for pediatric nursing staff performing difficult intravenous catheterization.
4.Risk factors of intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing radical thyroidectomy under laparoscopy and the construction of nomogram model
Huili WANG ; Huijuan LI ; Yan LU ; Xiuyu QIN ; Dandan CHEN ; Yun XU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2024;28(4):29-33
Objective To analyze the risk factors of intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing radical thyroidectomy under laparoscopy and to construct a nomogram prediction model. Methods A total of 336 patients who underwent laparoscopic radical thyroidectomy were selected as study subjects. According to intraoperative body temperature, they were divided into hypothermia group (195 cases) and normal temperature group (141 cases). The risk factors of intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical thyroidectomy were analyzed using the Logistic regression model. The nomogram prediction model was constructed using R software. The prediction performance of the nomogram prediction model was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve, and Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test. Results There were significant differences in age, intraoperative blood loss, amount of fluid infusion, and operation time between the two groups (
5.Influencing factors of intracranial in-stent restenosis
Xiuyu WANG ; Huakun LIU ; Jianfeng CHU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023;31(3):220-224
Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is the main cause of ischemic stroke. Endovascular therapy (EVT) is a method of treating symptomatic ICAS, and in-stent restenosis (ISR) is an important factor affecting the efficacy of EVT. This article summarizes the influencing factors of ISR in patients with ICAS receiving EVT treatment.
6.Construction and reliability and validity test of knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on Helicobacter pylori infection in physical examination population
Zhiyue XU ; Yong FANG ; Xian DU ; Qi TAO ; Xiuyu WANG ; Yayun LU ; Weiying ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(10):737-744
Objective:To develop a questionnaire on knowledge, attitude and practice of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection among physical examination population, and to verify its reliability and validity.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional survey. Based on the theory of knowledge, attitude and practice, the first draft of the questionnaire on knowledge, attitude and practice of Hp infection in physical examination population was designed by means of retrospective literature research, qualitative interview, discussion in the research group. The structure and items of the questionnaire were consulted and revised by the expert consultation method (Delphi method). Through pre investigation of 186 physical examination personnel from May to June in 2021, the final version of the "knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on Helicobacter pylori infection among physical examination population" was formed after adjustment and verification of the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.Results:The questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice of Hp infection in physical examination population included 3 dimensions and 28 items, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 56.271%. The content validity index of each item level of the questionnaire was 0.75-1.00, and the content validity index of the total questionnaire was 0.94. The Cronbach alpha of knowledge, attitude and practice dimensions in this questionnaire were 0.862, 0.901 and 0.798 respectively. The overall Cronbach alpha of the questionnaire was 0.890, and the half reliability was 0.698. The test-retest reliability of the questionnaire was 0.919, and the test-retest reliability of each dimension was 0.924, 0.917 and 0.845.Conclusions:The questionnaire has good reliability and validity, and can be used to measure the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of Hp infection in physical examination population.
7.The association between sleep duration, obesity types and the risk of chronic diseases among occupational population in Shanghai City
Jianhua XUE ; Aijun YOU ; Jianguang TIAN ; Zhiyue XU ; Xiuyu WANG ; Lijuan YANG
China Occupational Medicine 2023;50(3):349-354
Objective To investigate the relationship between sleep duration and obesity, and the risk of common chronic diseases in the occupational population in Shanghai City. Methods A total of 18 775 occupational individuals were selected as the study subjects using convenience sampling method in Shanghai City. Data on personal lifestyle behaviors and medical examination results were collected. The relationship between sleep duration and different types of obesity with dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia was analyzed. Results The incidence of dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia among the study subjects was 24.9%, 16.2%, 11.5%, and 7.3%, respectively. The incidence of these four chronic diseases were higher in individuals with central obesity and suboptimal sleep compared to the control group (all P<0.01). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that suboptimal sleep combined with general obesity/overweight increased the risk of dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia in the study subjects [odds ratio (OR) were 2.40, 3.47, 3.30, and 2.79, respectively; all P<0.01], after adjusting for age, gender, education level, marital status, occupation type, labor intensity, smoking, and drinking. Suboptimal sleep combined with central obesity also potentially increased the risk of these four chronic diseases (OR were 2.25, 3.09, 3.09, and 2.98, respectively; all P<0.01). Conclusion The incidence of common chronic diseases is relatively high in the occupational population in Shanghai City. Suboptimal sleep combined with different types of obesity increases the risk of common chronic diseases.
8.Clinical and cardiac MR characteristics of heart involvement in patients with Fabry disease
Yangfei XU ; Kai YANG ; Xiaofeng LIU ; Xiuyu CHEN ; Yanyan SONG ; Yihui WANG ; Yucong ZHENG ; Shiqin YU ; Shujuan YANG ; Jiaxin WANG ; Zhixiang DONG ; Minjie LU ; Shihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2022;56(2):168-174
Objective:To investigate the clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) characteristics of heart involvement in patients with Fabry disease (AFD).Methods:From January 2018 to March 2021, eight AFD patients [3 males and 5 females, mean age (50±11) years old, range 26-60 years old] confirmed by genetic testing or pathology in Fuwai Hospital were retrospectively included in this study. At the same time, sixteen patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) [6 males and 10 females, mean age (46±15) years old] and 16 healthy individuals [6 males and 10 females, mean age (51±11) years old] were included as controls. The clinical baseline data and CMR data of the patients were collected and analyzed. The CMR data were analyzed using the software CVI42, with the corresponding parameters automatically generated. One-way ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the differences in the parameters among the three groups. Independent-samples t test, Fisher precise test or Mann-Whitney U test were used for the comparison between each two groups. Results:Statistically significant difference was found in renal insufficiency between the HCM group and the AFD group; No other significant difference was found in other clinical factors and ECG results (all P>0.05). CMR results showed that in the AFD group, there were 5 cases with symmetric or roughly symmetric hypertrophy, and 3 with asymmetric hypertrophy. The late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) showed myocardial enhancement in 5 patients, mainly presenting as multiple intermural enhancement, and partially as local subendocardial enhancement. In the HCM group, fourteen cases suffered mainly asymmetric ventricular septal thickening, with or without thickening of other parts of left ventricular wall; and 2 cases had thickening of middle and distal part of the left ventricle. The LGE showed myocardial enhancement in 14 patients, which manifested as focal or patchy enhancement in hypertrophic myocardium, including focal enhancement in the right ventricular insertion of ventricular septum (more common) and subendocardial enhancement in the middle and far segments of left ventricle. Statistically significant difference was found in the differences between the left atrial anterior posterior diameter, the maximum wall thickness of left ventricular, the left ventricular myocardial mass index (LVMI) and the native T 1 value among the three groups (all P<0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the left atrial anterior posterior diameter and the maximum wall thickness of left ventricular between AFD group and HCM group ( P>0.05). The LVMI in AFD group was higher than that in healthy group and HCM group (all P<0.05). Significant difference was found in the native T 1 value among the three groups, with the native T 1 value of the AFD group [(1 177.4±46.0) ms] was significantly lower than that of the healthy group [(1 244.5±34.3) ms] and the HCM group [(1 278.8±41.6) ms], with ( F=13.10, P<0.001). Conclusions:The clinical characteristics of AFD and HCM are quite similar. When AFD is suspected, CMR imaging should be the first choice for imaging examination. Especially, T 1 mapping imaging can provide important information for the diagnosis of AFD.
9.A retrospective study on 464 bullous pemphigoid patients in Northeast China.
Qiang WANG ; Ruiqun QI ; Jianping LI ; Fengqiu LIN ; Xianwei HAN ; Xiuyu LIANG ; Xiaodong SUN ; Yue FENG ; Kaibo WANG ; Chunlin JIN ; Guijuan XU ; Tienan LI ; Changhong CHU
Chinese Medical Journal 2022;135(7):875-877
10.Detection of H275Y mutation in influenza A H1N1 pdm09 virus by droplet digital PCR assay
Xiuyu LOU ; Hao YAN ; Yi SUN ; Xinying WANG ; Yin CHEN ; Haiyan MAO
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(11):1139-1144
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay for detection of neuraminidase (NA) H275Y mutations in influenza A H1N1 pdm09 virus.
Methods:
The primers and dual probes were designed based on the sequence of the H1N1 pdm09 NA gene fragment which contained 275 amino acid sites, and the annealing temperature of ddPCR assay was optimized to establish a method for detection of H275 drug-sensitive genes and H275Y drug-resistant genes in H1N1 pdm09 virus. The sensitivity of ddPCR assay and fluorescent quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was compared using the detection limit, and the specificity of ddPCR and qPCR assays was compared for detection of 14 respiratory virus samples. In addition, 64 clinical samples and 5 influenza isolates were tested to calculate the abundance of H275Y mutations, and the mutation abundance of 5 influenza isolates was compared with next-generation sequencing results.
Results:
The optimal annealing temperature was 62.2 ℃. The detection limits of ddPCR assay were 5.28 (95%CI: 4.28-7.45) copies/reaction for H1N1 pdm09 H275 drug-sensitive plasmids and 6.51 (95%CI: 5.25-9.37) copies/reaction for H1N1 pdm09 H275Y drug-resistant plasmids, and the detection limits of qPCR assay were 5.70 (95%CI: 4.83-7.45) copies/reaction for H1N1 pdm09 H275Y drug-sensitive plasmids and 7.06 (95%CI: 5.92-9.40) copies/reaction for H1N1 pdm09 H275Y drug-resistant plasmids. Both ddPCR and qPCR assays detected H275 and H275Y drug-resistant plasmids in H1N1 pdm09 viral samples but did not detect H275 and H275Y drug-resistant plasmids in other 11 respiratory virus samples, and these two assays showed consistent results. Of the 64 clinical samples, ddPCR assay detected H275Y mutation in three pharyngeal swab specimens from a severe pneumonia patients infected with H1N1 pdm09 virus, and the greatest mutation abundance was detected in samples collected on day 4 post-treatment with oseltamivir phosphate (53.37%). ddPCR assay detected 0.63, 88.93%% and 1.27% H275Y mutation abundance in samples collected on days 2, 4 and 5 post-treatment with oseltamivir phosphate, and next-generation sequencing detected 89.46% H275Y mutation abundance in samples collected on day 4 post-treatment with oseltamivir phosphate; however, no H275Y mutation was detected in samples collected on days 2 or 5 post-treatment with oseltamivir phosphate.
Conclusions
ddPCR presents a higher sensitivity and specificity than qPCR assay for detection of H275Y mutations in H1N1 pdm09 virus, and presents a higher sensitivity than next-generation sequencing for detection of low-frequency mutations, which is effective for quantitative detection of H275Y mutations in the NA fragment of the H1N1 pdm09 virus.


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