1.Interpretation of perioperative immunotherapy for lung cancer in 2024 WCLC/ESMO
Jiahe LI ; Xiaopeng REN ; Jiayu LU ; Chenyuan ZHANG ; Ruitao FAN ; Xuxu ZHANG ; Xinyao XU ; Guizhen LI ; Jipeng ZHANG ; Wei LI ; Qiang LU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2025;32(03):300-307
The 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting, two of the most prestigious events in oncology, have concluded sequentially. As the most authoritative annual gatherings in lung cancer and the entire oncology field, the WCLC and ESMO conferences brought together top oncology experts and scientists from around the world to share, discuss, and publish the latest cutting-edge advancements in oncology. In both conferences, lung cancer immunotherapy remained a hot topic of considerable interest. This article aims to summarize and discuss the important research progress on perioperative immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer reported at the two conferences.
2.Psychological health status and influencing factors of patients with moderate-to-severe acne
Qiong GUO ; Hu REN ; Tingting ZHONG ; Yi CHEN ; Jiayu ZHANG ; Qiaoyun LIAO
Sichuan Mental Health 2024;37(4):335-340
Background Acne treatment cycle lasts long and will cause facial appearance damage.Many patients are prone to psychological problems and severe patients may even experience suicidal ideation.However,the influencing factors of psychological health problems in acne patients are still unclear.Objective To investigate the mental health status of patients with moderate-to-severe acne and to analyze the influencing factors of their psychological health problems,so as to provide references for improving their mental health.Methods A total of 120 patients with moderate-to-severe acne of grades II-IV were selected as the research subjects,who were treated in the dermatology outpatient department of the Third Hospital of Mianyang from June 2021 to June 2023.All subjects were evaluated by using the Acne-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire(Acne-QoL),Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS),Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale(RSES)and Social Phobia Inventory(SPIN).According to the evaluation results of SDS,SAS,RSES,SPIN,subjects were divided into a group with mental health problems(n=21)and a group without mental health problems(n=99).Binary Logistic regression anaylsis was adopted to explore the influencing factors of psychological health problems in acne patients.Results A total of 21 patients(17.50%)were detected to have symptoms of depression,anxiety,inferiority or social dysfunction.Statistically significant difference was observed in comparison between two groups in gender,profession,acne classification,dietary habit,age,illness course as well as the factor scores of self perception,emotional function,social function and acne symptom in Acne-QoL(χ2=7.013,23.123,9.028,11.327,t=9.913,13.022,4.081,5.383,5.361,10.203,P<0.05).The results of binary Logistic regression analysis showed that the followings were risk factors for the occurrence of psychological health problems in acne patients:female(OR=2.243,95%CI:1.136~4.429),acne of grade III(OR=3.615,95%CI:1.269~10.295)or IV(OR=1.872,95%CI:1.073~3.266),course of disease≥1.6 years(OR=2.499,95%CI:1.068~5.851),a spicy or greasy diet(OR=3.811,95%CI:1.169~12.427),Acne-QoL self perception score≤18(OR=1.802,95%CI:1.227~2.646),Acne-QoL emotional function score≤18(OR=2.252,95%CI:1.016~4.992),Acne-QoL social function score≤14(OR=3.515,95%CI:1.534~8.053)and Acne-QoL acne symptom score≤18(OR=3.586,95%CI:1.098~11.715).Protective factors for psychological health problems in acne patients included age over 30 years old(OR=0.429,95%CI:0.283~0.648),occupation as professional cadre or enterprise employee(OR=0.483,95%CI:0.249~0.939)and other occupations(OR=0.276,95%CI:0.090~0.850).Conclusion A part of patients with moderate-to-severe acne may experience psychological health problems.Patients with female gender,higher acne grades,longer disease duration,preference for greasy or spicy foods and lower scores in all Acne-QoL factors have a higher risk of experiencing psychological health problems.
3.Role of Ghrelin in gastric cancer
Weikang LI ; Dongbao LI ; Jiayu REN ; Xiaotong SUN ; Kaipeng DUAN ; Jin ZHOU
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2024;44(10):1460-1464
Ghrelin is a newly discovered gastrointestinal peptide that is involved in regulating the body's growth,development and energy balance,and plays a key role in the occurrence and progression of malignant tumors,such as cell proliferation,migration,invasion,apoptosis,inflammatory response and vascular disease.Generate immune cell infiltration and so on.Ghrelin affects the progression of gastric cancer by activa-ting NF-κB/p65 and AMPK and other signaling pathways.Ghrelin not only assist in early screening of gastric cancer,but also function a new marker for predicting the prognosis and survival of gastric cancer patients.Ghrelin and its analogs have clinical application value in the treatment of gastric cancer-related syndromes such as cachexia or sarcopenia.
4.Meta-analysis of perioperative risk factors for deep vein thrombosis in aged patients with hip fractures
Xin REN ; Jiayu ZHANG ; Xi CHEN ; Meixia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(25):3465-3474
Objective:To systematically evaluate the perioperative risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in aged patients with hip fractures.Methods:A comprehensive search was conducted in CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase for studies on DVT risk factors in aged patients with hip fractures. The search timeframe was from January 1, 2000, to January 31, 2023.Results:A total of 55 studies were included, comprising 41 case-control studies and 14 cohort studies. Meta-analysis results showed that age, female, body mass index, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, pulmonary disease, cerebrovascular disease, smoking history, thrombosis history, combined anesthesia, intraoperative bleeding, intraoperative blood transfusion, hemoglobin, albumin, activated partial thromboplastin time, D-dimer, fibrinogen, intertrochanteric fractures, high-energy injury, prolonged bed rest, time from injury to admission, and time from injury to surgery were risk factors for DVT in aged hip fracture patients ( P<0.05) ; the use of anticoagulants was found to be a protective factor ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The occurrence of DVT in aged hip fracture patients is influenced by multiple factors. Nursing staff should enhance the assessment and screening for DVT and take measures to minimize its incidence in this patient population.
5.Summary of best evidence for balance function management in stroke patients with hemiplegia
Jiayu ZHANG ; Xin REN ; Xi CHEN ; Xiaolan GUO ; Meixia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(33):4513-4519
Objective:To retrieve, evaluate, and integrate evidence related to balance function management in stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods:A systematic search was conducted on BMJ Best Practice, UpToDate, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Guidelines International Network, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Australia Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Practice Center, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP, China Biology Medicine disc, PubMed, Web of Science, Medlive, and other websites or data platforms for relevant guidelines, best practices, evidence summaries, systematic reviews, and Meta-analyses on balance function management in stroke patients with hemiplegia, with a retrieval period from March 2014 to March 2024. Two researchers trained in evidence-based practices evaluated the methodological quality of the literature and extracted and summarized the relevant evidence.Results:Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of eight guidelines and seven systematic reviews were included, yielding 29 pieces of best evidence across nine aspects: the importance of balance function training, organizational management, assessment tools, assessment timing, assessment content, assessment frequency, balance exercise programs, exercise duration, and health education.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence for balance function management in stroke patients with hemiplegia, providing accurate evidence-based support for clinical practice among medical professionals. It is recommended that healthcare providers appropriately apply this evidence based on clinical scenarios to improve measures related to balance function management in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
6.Plasma ghrelin concentration on postoperative complications and nutritional status in patients with gastric cancer
Weikang LI ; Kaipeng DUAN ; Dongbao LI ; Jiayu REN ; Xiaotong SUN ; Lixing GU ; Jin ZHOU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2024;39(8):615-619
Objective:To investigate the impact of neuroendocrine function on postoperative complications and nutritional status in gastric cancer patients.Methods:Clinical data of 102 gastric cancer patients who underwent radical gastrectomy at the Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, from Aug 2021 to Jun 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Among the 102 gastric cancer patients, 18 (17.6%) suffered from postoperative complications. Univariate analysis indicated that age, BMI, preoperative plasma ghrelin concentration, and preoperative hemoglobin levels were associated with early postoperative complications following radical gastrectomy. Multivariate analysis revealed that age, BMI, and preoperative plasma ghrelin concentration ( P<0.05) were independent risk factors for postoperative complications in gastric cancer patients. Differential analysis of ghrelin concentration demonstrated correlations with hemoglobin levels, skeletal muscle index, albumin, and creatinine, and a positive correlation with the skeletal muscle index. Conclusions:Reduced preoperative neuroendocrine hormone ghrelin concentration is an independent risk factor for postoperative complications in gastric cancer patients. Ghrelin concentration is correlated with the skeletal muscle index in these patients.
7.Prevalence rate and influencing factors of sleep insufficiency in medical students with migraine
Jiayu ZHAO ; Jiaming YANG ; Wenxiu LUO ; Zhen REN ; Chang LIU ; Yajie LI ; Yun XIAO ; Jiaming LUO
Sichuan Mental Health 2022;35(6):556-560
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence rate and influencing factors of sleep insufficiency in medical students with migraine, and to provide a reference for alleviating the sleep problems in medical students. MethodsFrom July 2018 to July 2019, a random cluster sampling method was implemented to choose 546 medical students who met the diagnostic criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, third edition (ICHD-3) for migraine in North Sichuan Medical College. Students were divided into sleep sufficiency group (n=367) and sleep insufficiency group (n=179) based on whether the nightly sleep duration was more than 6 hours. General demographic and clinical data of medical students were collected. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess the sleep quality. Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and Hamilton Depression Scale-24 item (HAMD-24) were used to evaluate the anxiety and depression states. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was adopted to assess the pain degree, and the 6-item Headache Impact Test Questionnaire (HIT-6) was applied to evaluate the impact of headache on daily life. Then Logistic regression analysis was conducted to screen the influencing factors of sleep insufficiency in medical students with migraine. ResultsAmong 546 medical students with migraine, 179(32.78%) had sleep insufficiency. There were significant differences in age (t=2.107), frequency of headache attacks (Z=-2.972), anxiety status (χ²=14.053), depression status (χ²=10.773), total score of PSQI (t=-13.247) and sleep quality (χ²=94.754) between sleep sufficiency group and sleep insufficiency group (P<0.05 or 0.01). Correlation analysis showed that sleep duration in migraine patients was negatively correlated with age (r=-0.100, P<0.01), and positively correlated with frequency of headache attacks, anxiety status, and depression status (r=0.135, 0.169, 0.139, P<0.01). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis denoted that age (OR=0.860, 95% CI: 0.743~0.996, P=0.045), frequency of headache attacks (OR=1.051, 95% CI: 1.006~1.098, P=0.026) and depression status (OR=1.712, 95% CI: 1.024~2.861, P=0.040) were influencing factors of sleep insufficiency in medical students with migraine. ConclusionMedical students with migraine suffer a high prevalence rate of sleep insufficiency, moreover, the frequency of headache attack and depression status are risk factors, and age is a protective factor for sleep insufficiency in medical students with migraine.
8.The role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in hepatic insulin resistance caused by intermittent hypoxia
Huanhuan Jin ; Tingting Sun ; Lijue Ren ; Zhongming He ; Xinjie Chen ; Jiayu Hu ; Fang Han ; Cuiying Wei
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(12):1880-1885
Objective :
To investigate the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in hepatic insulin resistance induced by intermittent hypoxia in rats.
Methods :
Twenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into control group ( NC group) and intermittent hypoxia group ( CIH group) .The NC group was placed in a normoxia environment for 12 weeks,and the CIH group was given intermittent hypoxia for 8 weeks,and then returned to normoxia until the 12th week.In both groups,fasting blood glucose (FBG) ,fasting insulin (FINS) ,and liver inositol-requiring enzyme- 1 α(IRE1 α) ,X-box binding protein 1s(XBP1s) ,forkhead box transcription factor O1 (FoxO1) ,activating transcription factor-6(ATF6) ,cAMP-response element binding protein( CREB) ,CREB-regulated transcription coacti- vator-2( CRTC2) ,double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase-like ER kinase ( PERK) ,eukaryotic initiation factor 2 α(eIF2 α) ,protein kinase B ( AKT) ,phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase ( PEPCK) ,glucose-6-phosphat- ase( G6Pase) mRNA were measured at baseline,week 8,and week 12 .
Results :
There was no significant differ- ence in each observation index between the two groups at baseline ; at 8 weeks,the levels of FBG,FINS and the mRNA levels of IRE1α , XBP1s,ATF6,PERK,eIF2 α , PEPCK and G6Pase in the CIH group were higher than those in the NC group (P<0. 05) ,while the mRNA levels of CREB,CRTC2 and AKT were lower than those in the NC group (P<0. 05) ; at 12 weeks,there was no significant difference in each observation index between the two groups.Pearson correlation analysis showed(8th week of intermittent hypoxia group) : homeostasis model as- sessment-insulin resistance(HOMA-IR) was positively correlated with FoxO1,CREB,CRTC2 and PERK,eIF2 α mRNA levels (r = 0. 172,0. 595,0. 183,0. 702,0. 608 ; P<0. 05) while it was negatively correlated with IRE1α , XBP1s,ATF6,AKT mRNA levels (r = -0. 422 ,-0. 327 ,-0. 309 ,-0. 399 ; P<0. 05) .
Conclusion
Intermittent hypoxia can lead to insulin resistance,and endoplasmic reticulum stress may mediate this effect.
9.Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism: A Prospective Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Tao WU ; Yan REN ; Wei WANG ; Wei CHENG ; Fangli ZHOU ; Shuai HE ; Xiumin LIU ; Lei LI ; Lu TANG ; Qiao DENG ; Xiaoyue ZHOU ; Yucheng CHEN ; Jiayu SUN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2021;22(10):1619-1627
Objective:
This study used cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare the characteristics of left ventricular remodeling in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) with those of patients with essential hypertension (EH) and healthy controls (HCs).
Materials and Methods:
This prospective study enrolled 35 patients with PA, in addition to 35 age- and sex-matched patients with EH, and 35 age- and sex-matched HCs, all of whom underwent comprehensive clinical and cardiac MRI examinations. The analysis of variance was used to detect the differences in the characteristics of left ventricular remodeling among the three groups. Univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses were used to determine the relationships between left ventricular remodeling and the physiological variables.
Results:
The left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (EDVi) (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: 85.1 ± 13.0 mL/m2 for PA, 75.9 ± 14.3 mL/m2 for EH, and 77.3 ± 12.8 mL/m2 for HC; p = 0.010), left ventricular end-systolic volume index (ESVi) (mean ± SD: 35.2 ± 9.8 mL/m2 for PA, 30.7 ± 8.1 mL/m2 for EH, and 29.5 ± 7.0 mL/m2 for HC; p = 0.013), left ventricular mass index (mean ± SD: 65.8 ± 16.5 g/m2 for PA, 56.9 ± 12.1 g/m2 for EH, and 44.1 ± 8.9 g/m2 for HC; p < 0.001), and native T1 (mean ± SD: 1224 ± 39 ms for PA, 1201 ± 47 ms for EH, and 1200 ± 44 ms for HC; p = 0.041) values were higher in the PA group compared to the EH and HC groups. Multivariable linear regression demonstrated that log (plasma aldosteroneto-renin ratio) was independently correlated with EDVi and ESVi. Plasma aldosterone was independently correlated with native T1.
Conclusion
Patients with PA showed a greater degree of ventricular hypertrophy and enlargement, as well as myocardial fibrosis, compared to those with EH. Cardiac MRI T1 mapping can detect left ventricular myocardial fibrosis in patients with PA.
10.Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism: A Prospective Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Tao WU ; Yan REN ; Wei WANG ; Wei CHENG ; Fangli ZHOU ; Shuai HE ; Xiumin LIU ; Lei LI ; Lu TANG ; Qiao DENG ; Xiaoyue ZHOU ; Yucheng CHEN ; Jiayu SUN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2021;22(10):1619-1627
Objective:
This study used cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare the characteristics of left ventricular remodeling in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) with those of patients with essential hypertension (EH) and healthy controls (HCs).
Materials and Methods:
This prospective study enrolled 35 patients with PA, in addition to 35 age- and sex-matched patients with EH, and 35 age- and sex-matched HCs, all of whom underwent comprehensive clinical and cardiac MRI examinations. The analysis of variance was used to detect the differences in the characteristics of left ventricular remodeling among the three groups. Univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses were used to determine the relationships between left ventricular remodeling and the physiological variables.
Results:
The left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (EDVi) (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: 85.1 ± 13.0 mL/m2 for PA, 75.9 ± 14.3 mL/m2 for EH, and 77.3 ± 12.8 mL/m2 for HC; p = 0.010), left ventricular end-systolic volume index (ESVi) (mean ± SD: 35.2 ± 9.8 mL/m2 for PA, 30.7 ± 8.1 mL/m2 for EH, and 29.5 ± 7.0 mL/m2 for HC; p = 0.013), left ventricular mass index (mean ± SD: 65.8 ± 16.5 g/m2 for PA, 56.9 ± 12.1 g/m2 for EH, and 44.1 ± 8.9 g/m2 for HC; p < 0.001), and native T1 (mean ± SD: 1224 ± 39 ms for PA, 1201 ± 47 ms for EH, and 1200 ± 44 ms for HC; p = 0.041) values were higher in the PA group compared to the EH and HC groups. Multivariable linear regression demonstrated that log (plasma aldosteroneto-renin ratio) was independently correlated with EDVi and ESVi. Plasma aldosterone was independently correlated with native T1.
Conclusion
Patients with PA showed a greater degree of ventricular hypertrophy and enlargement, as well as myocardial fibrosis, compared to those with EH. Cardiac MRI T1 mapping can detect left ventricular myocardial fibrosis in patients with PA.


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