1.Research progress on esophageal squamous intraepithelial neoplasia
Shan GAO ; Kun JI ; Li ZHAO ; Yu-Jia XING ; Yandong XIE ; Xiqiang CAI
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2024;40(3):432-438
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			China is a country with a high incidence of esophageal cancer.The pathological type is mainly squamous cell carcinoma.Squamous intraepithelial neoplasia is the most recognized precancerous lesion of esopha-geal squamous cell carcinoma,and its monitoring and intervention is an effective method to reduce the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and improve the quality of life of patients.Understanding the etiology,clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma plays a crucial role in the prevention and early diagnosis and treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.At present,the clinical research related to esophageal squamous intraepithelial neoplasia is still insufficient,and there are some differences in clinical treat-ment.This review summarizes the risk factors,clinical features,diagnosis,prognosis and treatment of esophageal squamous intraepithelial neoplasia,hoping to provide ideas for the clinical management of esophageal squamous intraepithelial neoplasia.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients (version 2024)
Yao LU ; Yang LI ; Leiying ZHANG ; Hao TANG ; Huidan JING ; Yaoli WANG ; Xiangzhi JIA ; Li BA ; Maohong BIAN ; Dan CAI ; Hui CAI ; Xiaohong CAI ; Zhanshan ZHA ; Bingyu CHEN ; Daqing CHEN ; Feng CHEN ; Guoan CHEN ; Haiming CHEN ; Jing CHEN ; Min CHEN ; Qing CHEN ; Shu CHEN ; Xi CHEN ; Jinfeng CHENG ; Xiaoling CHU ; Hongwang CUI ; Xin CUI ; Zhen DA ; Ying DAI ; Surong DENG ; Weiqun DONG ; Weimin FAN ; Ke FENG ; Danhui FU ; Yongshui FU ; Qi FU ; Xuemei FU ; Jia GAN ; Xinyu GAN ; Wei GAO ; Huaizheng GONG ; Rong GUI ; Geng GUO ; Ning HAN ; Yiwen HAO ; Wubing HE ; Qiang HONG ; Ruiqin HOU ; Wei HOU ; Jie HU ; Peiyang HU ; Xi HU ; Xiaoyu HU ; Guangbin HUANG ; Jie HUANG ; Xiangyan HUANG ; Yuanshuai HUANG ; Shouyong HUN ; Xuebing JIANG ; Ping JIN ; Dong LAI ; Aiping LE ; Hongmei LI ; Bijuan LI ; Cuiying LI ; Daihong LI ; Haihong LI ; He LI ; Hui LI ; Jianping LI ; Ning LI ; Xiying LI ; Xiangmin LI ; Xiaofei LI ; Xiaojuan LI ; Zhiqiang LI ; Zhongjun LI ; Zunyan LI ; Huaqin LIANG ; Xiaohua LIANG ; Dongfa LIAO ; Qun LIAO ; Yan LIAO ; Jiajin LIN ; Chunxia LIU ; Fenghua LIU ; Peixian LIU ; Tiemei LIU ; Xiaoxin LIU ; Zhiwei LIU ; Zhongdi LIU ; Hua LU ; Jianfeng LUAN ; Jianjun LUO ; Qun LUO ; Dingfeng LYU ; Qi LYU ; Xianping LYU ; Aijun MA ; Liqiang MA ; Shuxuan MA ; Xainjun MA ; Xiaogang MA ; Xiaoli MA ; Guoqing MAO ; Shijie MU ; Shaolin NIE ; Shujuan OUYANG ; Xilin OUYANG ; Chunqiu PAN ; Jian PAN ; Xiaohua PAN ; Lei PENG ; Tao PENG ; Baohua QIAN ; Shu QIAO ; Li QIN ; Ying REN ; Zhaoqi REN ; Ruiming RONG ; Changshan SU ; Mingwei SUN ; Wenwu SUN ; Zhenwei SUN ; Haiping TANG ; Xiaofeng TANG ; Changjiu TANG ; Cuihua TAO ; Zhibin TIAN ; Juan WANG ; Baoyan WANG ; Chunyan WANG ; Gefei WANG ; Haiyan WANG ; Hongjie WANG ; Peng WANG ; Pengli WANG ; Qiushi WANG ; Xiaoning WANG ; Xinhua WANG ; Xuefeng WANG ; Yong WANG ; Yongjun WANG ; Yuanjie WANG ; Zhihua WANG ; Shaojun WEI ; Yaming WEI ; Jianbo WEN ; Jun WEN ; Jiang WU ; Jufeng WU ; Aijun XIA ; Fei XIA ; Rong XIA ; Jue XIE ; Yanchao XING ; Yan XIONG ; Feng XU ; Yongzhu XU ; Yongan XU ; Yonghe YAN ; Beizhan YAN ; Jiang YANG ; Jiangcun YANG ; Jun YANG ; Xinwen YANG ; Yongyi YANG ; Chunyan YAO ; Mingliang YE ; Changlin YIN ; Ming YIN ; Wen YIN ; Lianling YU ; Shuhong YU ; Zebo YU ; Yigang YU ; Anyong YU ; Hong YUAN ; Yi YUAN ; Chan ZHANG ; Jinjun ZHANG ; Jun ZHANG ; Kai ZHANG ; Leibing ZHANG ; Quan ZHANG ; Rongjiang ZHANG ; Sanming ZHANG ; Shengji ZHANG ; Shuo ZHANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Weidong ZHANG ; Xi ZHANG ; Xingwen ZHANG ; Guixi ZHANG ; Xiaojun ZHANG ; Guoqing ZHAO ; Jianpeng ZHAO ; Shuming ZHAO ; Beibei ZHENG ; Shangen ZHENG ; Huayou ZHOU ; Jicheng ZHOU ; Lihong ZHOU ; Mou ZHOU ; Xiaoyu ZHOU ; Xuelian ZHOU ; Yuan ZHOU ; Zheng ZHOU ; Zuhuang ZHOU ; Haiyan ZHU ; Peiyuan ZHU ; Changju ZHU ; Lili ZHU ; Zhengguo WANG ; Jianxin JIANG ; Deqing WANG ; Jiongcai LAN ; Quanli WANG ; Yang YU ; Lianyang ZHANG ; Aiqing WEN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2024;40(10):865-881
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Analysis of Morphologic Classification System for Acute Promyelo-cytic Leukemia and Its Correlation with Laboratory Tests and FLT3-ITD Mutation
Wan-Ting HE ; Jia-Qi CHEN ; Yu-Yue REN ; Yu-Juan GAO ; Hong-Xing LIU ; Wei WANG
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2024;32(5):1334-1342
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To establish a morphologic classification system for characterizing blast cells in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL)and analyze the correlation of different APL morphologic characteristics with conventional tests and genetic variants.Methods:Based on the morphological characteristics of APL blast cells,a classification system of 14 categories was established to characterize the inter-and intra-individual cellular morphological heterogeneity of patients.The classification system was used for the morphological analysis of 40 APL patients,and the classification results were statistically analyzed with the patients'conventional test indexes and gene variant characteristics to analyze the correlation of different APL blast cell morphological features with conventional test indexes and gene variants.Results:In the FLT3-ITD mutation-positive group,there were significantly fewer cells with regular nuclear shape,hyper granularity,and missing Auer rods(category 1)than in the FLT3 mutation-negative group(P<0.05).The activated partial thromboplastin(APTT)was significantly longer in the group with regular nucleus compared to the group with irregular nucleus(P<0.05).In the hypo-granular group,the APTT was also significantly longer compared to the hyper-granular group(P<0.01),and the proportion of myeloid blast cells was relatively lower(P<0.05).The peripheral blood white blood cell counts,D-dimer,lactate dehydrogenase and proportion of bone marrow blast cells were significantly higher in the Auer rods(-)group than Auer rods increasing group(all P<0.05).Conclusion:The newly established morphologic classification system in this study can objectively characterize different types of APL blast cells,which helps to better assess the intra-and inter-individual heterogeneity of APL blast cells,and further use in accurately analyzing the correlation of morphological phenotypes with biological properties of APL.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Spouse smoking cessation benefits the pregnancy outcomes of the women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Meng-Yi ZHU ; Jia-Xing FENG ; Yang LIU ; Jing-Shu GAO ; Yu WANG ; Xiao-Ke WU
National Journal of Andrology 2024;30(11):994-1001
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the effect of spouse smoking cessation(SSC)on the pregnancy outcome of the patients with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)based on a secondary analysis of the results of a large randomized clinical trial.Methods:Basedon the inclusion and exclusion criteria,this secondary analysis included 861 female participants in the Trial of Acu-puncture Combined with Clomiphene for PCOS from 2011 to 2015.According to the smoking status of their husbands,we divided the subjects into a smoking group(n=345),a non-smoking group(n=387),and a smoking cessation group(n=129),collected their general demographics,anthropometric indexes,laboratory results and pregnancy outcomes,compared them among the three groups,and analyzed the relationship of SSC with the pregnancy outcomes of the PCOS patients.Results:The levels of total testos-terone(T)and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)in the smoking cessation group were similar to those in the non-smoking group,but significantly lower than those in the smoking group(P=0.014 and P=0.011).The contents of fasting insulin,total cho-lesterol,and apolipoprotein B exhibited statistically significant differences among the three groups(P=0.029,P=0.018 and P=0.024),dramatically lower in the smoking cessation and non-smoking groups than in the smoking group,but similar between the for-mer two.The ovulation rate of the smoking cessation group was similar to that of the non-smoking group,remarkably higher than that of the smoking group(P=0.038).No statistically significant differences were observed in other indicators among the three groups(P>0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that SSC during pregnancy preparation was a protective factor for ovulation in the PCOS patients(OR=1.74,95%CI:1.04-2.92,P=0.035).Conclusion:SSC can improve androgen and glucolipid me-tabolisms of infertile patients with PCOS,and thereby significantly increase the ovulation rate.It is of positive significance to encourage SSC clinically for improving the pregnancy outcomes of infertile women with PCOS.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Simultaneous determination of eight constituents in Lianhua Qingwen Capsules by LC-MS/MS
Piao-Ran QIN ; Jia-Ye TIAN ; Su-Xia LI ; Fan GAO ; Wen-Hua YU ; Xing-Chao LIU ; Qiu-Hong GUO
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 2024;46(11):3564-3568
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			AIM To establish an LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous content determination of forsythin,forsythoside A,chlorogenic acid,neochlorogenic acid,amygdalin,emodin,rhein and salidroside in Lianhua Qingwen Capsules.METHODS The analysis was performed on a 35℃thermostatic ACQUITY UPlC-HSS T3 column(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.8 μm),with the mobile phase comprising of 0.1%formic acid-acetonitrile flowing at 0.3 mL/min in a gradient elution manner,and electron spray ionization source was adopted in negative ion scanning with multiple reaction monitoring mode.RESULTS Eight constituents showed good linear relationships within their own ranges(r≥0.999 5),whose average recoveries were 99.20%-100.96%with the RSDs of 0.62%-1.23%.CONCLUSION This simple,sensitive and reliable method can be used for the quality control of Lianhua Qingwen capsules.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Network Meta-analysis of oral Chinese patent medicine in adjuvant treatment of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children.
Bin-Yang YU ; Jing YANG ; Jia-Xin XU ; Xing LYU ; Yi-Ming WANG ; Xin-Yue DAI ; Rui GAO
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2023;48(14):3934-3948
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of various oral Chinese patent medicines in the adjuvant treatment of rotavirus gastroenteritis(RVGE) in children based on network Meta-analysis. Randomized controlled trial(RCT) of oral Chinese patent medicine in the adjuvant treatment of RVGE in children was retrieved from the databases such as CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, and Web of Science from database inception to October 22, 2022. The quality of the included RCT was evaluated according to the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool, and the data were analyzed by RevMan 5.4 and Stata 16 software. Sixty-three RCTs were included, with 11 oral Chinese patent medicines involved, including Xingpi Yanger Granules, Weichang'an Pills, Qiuxieling Mixture, Erxieting Granules, and Changyanning Granules/Syrup. The results of the network Meta-analysis showed that in terms of clinical total effective rate, the top 3 optimal interventions were Changyanning Granules/Syrup, Xiaoer Guangpo Zhixie Oral Liquid, and Xiaoer Shuangjie Zhixie Granules combined with conventional western medicine. In terms of the anti-diarrheal time, the top 3 optimal interventions were Shenling Baizhu Granules, Qiuxieling Mixture, and Shuangling Zhixie Oral Liquid combined with conventional western medicine. In terms of the antiemetic time, the top 3 optimal interventions were Changyanning Granules/Syrup, Xingpi Yanger Granules, and Xiaoer Shuangjie Zhixie Granules combined with conventional western medicine. In terms of the antipyretic time, the top 3 optimal interventions were Shenling Baizhu Granules, Xiaoer Shuangjie Zhixie Granules, and Qiuxieling Mixture combined with conventional western medicine. In terms of the negative conversion rate of rotavirus, the top 3 optimal interventions were Xingpi Yanger Granules, Erxieting Granules, and Cangling Zhixie Oral Liquid combined with conventional western medicine. In terms of reducing creatine kinase isoenzyme MB(CK-MB) level, the top 3 optimal interventions were Weichang'an Pills, Xingpi Yanger Granules, and Xiaoer Shuangjie Zhixie Granules combined with conventional western medicine. In terms of adverse reactions, no se-rious adverse reactions were reported in all studies. Oral Chinese patent medicines in the adjuvant treatment of children with RVGE have their own advantages, Specifically, Changyanning Granules/Syrup + conventional western medicine focuses on improving the clinical total effective rate and shortening the antiemetic time, Shenling Baizhu Granules + conventional western medicine on shortening the anti-diarrheal time and antipyretic time, Xingpi Yanger Granules + conventional western medicine on improving the negative conversion rate of rotavirus, and Weichang'an Pills + conventional western medicine on reducing the CK-MB level. Limited by the quantity and quality of literature included in this study, the results need to be verified by high-quality RCT with a larger sample size.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
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		                        			Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic
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		                        			Antiemetics
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		                        			Antipyretics
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		                        			Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*
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		                        			Enteritis/drug therapy*
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		                        			Network Meta-Analysis
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		                        			Nonprescription Drugs/therapeutic use*
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		                        			Rotavirus
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		                        			Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
		                        			
		                        		
		                        	
7.Platelet RNA enables accurate detection of ovarian cancer: an intercontinental, biomarker identification study.
Yue GAO ; Chun-Jie LIU ; Hua-Yi LI ; Xiao-Ming XIONG ; Gui-Ling LI ; Sjors G J G IN 'T VELD ; Guang-Yao CAI ; Gui-Yan XIE ; Shao-Qing ZENG ; Yuan WU ; Jian-Hua CHI ; Jia-Hao LIU ; Qiong ZHANG ; Xiao-Fei JIAO ; Lin-Li SHI ; Wan-Rong LU ; Wei-Guo LV ; Xing-Sheng YANG ; Jurgen M J PIEK ; Cornelis D DE KROON ; C A R LOK ; Anna SUPERNAT ; Sylwia ŁAPIŃSKA-SZUMCZYK ; Anna ŁOJKOWSKA ; Anna J ŻACZEK ; Jacek JASSEM ; Bakhos A TANNOUS ; Nik SOL ; Edward POST ; Myron G BEST ; Bei-Hua KONG ; Xing XIE ; Ding MA ; Thomas WURDINGER ; An-Yuan GUO ; Qing-Lei GAO
Protein & Cell 2023;14(6):579-590
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Platelets are reprogrammed by cancer via a process called education, which favors cancer development. The transcriptional profile of tumor-educated platelets (TEPs) is skewed and therefore practicable for cancer detection. This intercontinental, hospital-based, diagnostic study included 761 treatment-naïve inpatients with histologically confirmed adnexal masses and 167 healthy controls from nine medical centers (China, n = 3; Netherlands, n = 5; Poland, n = 1) between September 2016 and May 2019. The main outcomes were the performance of TEPs and their combination with CA125 in two Chinese (VC1 and VC2) and the European (VC3) validation cohorts collectively and independently. Exploratory outcome was the value of TEPs in public pan-cancer platelet transcriptome datasets. The AUCs for TEPs in the combined validation cohort, VC1, VC2, and VC3 were 0.918 (95% CI 0.889-0.948), 0.923 (0.855-0.990), 0.918 (0.872-0.963), and 0.887 (0.813-0.960), respectively. Combination of TEPs and CA125 demonstrated an AUC of 0.922 (0.889-0.955) in the combined validation cohort; 0.955 (0.912-0.997) in VC1; 0.939 (0.901-0.977) in VC2; 0.917 (0.824-1.000) in VC3. For subgroup analysis, TEPs exhibited an AUC of 0.858, 0.859, and 0.920 to detect early-stage, borderline, non-epithelial diseases and 0.899 to discriminate ovarian cancer from endometriosis. TEPs had robustness, compatibility, and universality for preoperative diagnosis of ovarian cancer since it withstood validations in populations of different ethnicities, heterogeneous histological subtypes, and early-stage ovarian cancer. However, these observations warrant prospective validations in a larger population before clinical utilities.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
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		                        			Blood Platelets/pathology*
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8.A novel biological sources consistency evaluation method reveals high level of biodiversity within wild natural medicine: A case study of Amynthas earthworms as "Guang Dilong".
Zhimei XING ; Han GAO ; Dan WANG ; Ye SHANG ; Tenukeguli TULIEBIEKE ; Jibao JIANG ; Chunxiao LI ; Hong WANG ; Zhenguo LI ; Lifu JIA ; Yongsheng WU ; Dandan WANG ; Wenzhi YANG ; Yanxu CHANG ; Xiaoying ZHANG ; Liuwei XU ; Chao JIANG ; Luqi HUANG ; Xiaoxuan TIAN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(4):1755-1770
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			For wild natural medicine, unanticipated biodiversity as species or varieties with similar morphological characteristics and sympatric distribution may co-exist in a single batch of medical materials, which affects the efficacy and safety of clinical medication. DNA barcoding as an effective species identification tool is limited by its low sample throughput nature. In this study, combining DNA mini-barcode, DNA metabarcoding and species delimitation method, a novel biological sources consistency evaluation strategy was proposed, and high level of interspecific and intraspecific variations were observed and validated among 5376 Amynthas samples from 19 sampling points regarded as "Guang Dilong" and 25 batches of proprietary Chinese medicines. Besides Amynthas aspergillum as the authentic source, 8 other Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) were elucidated. Significantly, even the subgroups within A. aspergillum revealed here differ significantly on chemical compositions and biological activity. Fortunately, this biodiversity could be controlled when the collection was limited to designated areas, as proved by 2796 "decoction pieces" samples. This batch biological identification method should be introduced as a novel concept regarding natural medicine quality control, and to offer guidelines for in-situ conservation and breeding bases construction of wild natural medicine.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Abnormal cortical surface-based spontaneous and functional connectivity in the whole brain in lifelong premature ejaculation patients.
Si-Yan XING ; Jia-Ming LU ; Yue-Hui JIANG ; Tong WANG ; Guang-Jun DU ; Bai-Bing YANG ; Qing-Qiang GAO ; Bin WANG ; Ning WU ; Chun-Lu XU ; Tao SONG ; Yu-Tian DAI
Asian Journal of Andrology 2023;25(6):699-703
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Recent research has highlighted structural and functional abnormalities in the cerebral cortex of patients with premature ejaculation (PE). These anomalies could play a pivotal role in the physiological mechanisms underlying PE. This study leveraged functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a noninvasive technique, to explore these neural mechanisms. We conducted resting-state fMRI scans on 36 PE patients and 22 healthy controls (HC), and collected data on Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) scores and intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT). Employing a surface-based regional homogeneity (ReHo) approach, we analyzed local neural synchronous spontaneous activity, diverging from previous studies that utilized a volume-based ReHo method. Areas with significant ReHo differences between PE and HC groups underwent surface-based functional connectivity (FC) analysis. Significant discrepancies in ReHo and FC across the cortical surface were observed in the PE cohort. Notably, PE patients exhibited decreased ReHo in the left triangular inferior frontal gyrus and enhanced ReHo in the right middle frontal gyrus. The latter showed heightened connectivity with the left lingual gyrus and the right orbital superior frontal gyrus. Furthermore, a correlation between ReHo and FC values with PEDT scores and IELT was found in the PE group. Our findings, derived from surface-based fMRI data, underscore specific brain regions linked to the neurobiological underpinnings of PE.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
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		                        			Brain Mapping/methods*
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10.Melatonin-Mediated Inhibitory Effect on Hyperimmune Status of Acquired Aplastic Anemia.
Meng-Ying GAO ; Mei-Li GE ; Jia-Li HUO ; Xing-Xin LI ; Ying-Qi SHAO ; Jin-Bo HUANG ; Xiang REN ; Jing ZHANG ; Min WANG ; Neng NIE ; Peng JIN ; Yi-Zhou ZHENG
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2023;31(5):1462-1468
		                        		
		                        			OBJECTIVE:
		                        			To evaluate the expression level of melatonin and its effects on immune function in aplastic anemia (AA) patients.
		                        		
		                        			METHODS:
		                        			The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the plasma levels of melatonin in AA patients, and the correlation between melatonin levels and laboratory indexs was analyzed. The activation, proliferation, and apoptosis of T cells from AA patients were analyzed by flow cytometry with or without melatonin in vitro.
		                        		
		                        			RESULTS:
		                        			The plasma levels of melatonin in AA patients were significantly lower compared with healthy controls (HC) (12.23 pg/ml vs 20.04 pg/ml, P < 0.01), while the plasma melatonin levels of AA patients in remission group after immunosuppressive therapy (IST) were significantly higher than those in non-remission group (29.16 pg/ml vs 11.73 pg/ml, P =0.04). Moreover, the melatonin levels were positively correlated with platelets (r =0.49), the absolute reticulocyte count (r =0.45), and the percentage of neutrophils (r =0.43). Meanwhile, there was a negative correlation between melatonin levels and the percentages of lymphocytes (r =-0.45). The expressions of CD25 and CD69 in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from AA patients were remarkably inhibited by melatonin in vitro (all P < 0.05). When cultured with melatonin, the proliferation rates of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from AA patients were markedly suppressed (P =0.01 andP < 0.01).
		                        		
		                        			CONCLUSION
		                        			The plasma levels of melatonin were decreased in AA patients, which might play an important role in the mechanism of immunological abnormalities. The hyperimmune status of AA patients could be partially ameliorated by melatonin in vitro.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
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		                        			Anemia, Aplastic
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