1.Pulmonary Function and Its Influencing Factors in Rural Elderly Adults in Guangzhou
Weifeng ZENG ; Bingqi YE ; Jialu YANG ; Jianhua LI ; Qianling XIONG ; Lele YUAN ; Min XIA
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2025;46(5):851-860
ObjectiveTo investigate pulmonary function levels and associated influencing factors among rural elderly in Guangzhou, to identify high-risk populations for poor pulmonary function, and to reveal the relationship between the influencing factors of pulmonary function. MethodsWe recruited 1 500 residents aged 60 to 94 years from rural area of Conghua District, Guangzhou City using convenience sampling in 2023. Data on demographics, body measurements, medical history and lifestyle were collected via face-to-face questionnaires and physical examination. Meanwhile, expiratory function parameters including forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC, and the prevalence of airflow obstruction (AFO) were assessed using a portable spirometer. Age and sex distribution of pulmonary function in older adults at 5-year intervals was reported, and risk factors of AFO using multifactorial logistic regression models were analyzed. Furthermore, path analysis was further employed to explore the role of lifestyle in the association between other influencing factors and lung function. ResultsAmong the 1 500 participants, the median age was 71 years (67-75), and 44.2% were male. Subjects identified as AFOs were generally older, more likely male, less educated, and had lower rates of moderate to vigorous physical activity (<1 time/week) and lower lean body mass. Mean FEV1/FVC ratio was (82.0±16.4) %. FEV1/FVC was (79.80±17.58) % in men and (83.66±15.22) % in women. Older age, lower education, male sex and leanness were negatively associated with all pulmonary function outcomes (all P values<0.05). Path analysis identified that age, gender, marital status, occupation and income may influence pulmonary function indirectly through lifestyle. ConclusionRural elderly in Guangzhou exhibited lower pulmonary function levels, and male sex, non-married status, advanced age, lower education, smoking habits, insufficient engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity, and lean body type were all associated with worse pulmonary function.
3.Detection and identification of a new bat bocavirus species in Yunnan
Xingyu LI ; Gang CHEN ; Lele XIA ; Weiguo ZHOU ; Lin XU ; Jing YU ; Wei QIU ; Fuqiang ZHANG ; Quanshui FAN ; Changchun TU ; Tingsong HU ; Biao HE
Military Medical Sciences 2016;40(3):207-212,233
Objective To discover more novel bat viruses and molecularly characterize bat-borne bocavirus diversity in Yunnan.Methods Twenty-six Aselliscus stoliczkanus were sampled in Jinghong , Yunnan, and subjected to viral metagenomic analysis.Specific PCR was used to detect any bocavirus in these samples based on the metagenomic result , while full genome was amplified and compared with other bocaviruses .Results and Conclusion Totally, 3 of the 26 (11.5%) bats were positive for bocavirus, the full genome of which contained 5203 nucleotides and could encode NS1, NP and VP1/VP2 proteins.Phylogenetic analysis showed that this virus shared up to 58.7% and 53.3% amino acid identities with canine bocavirus 1 and canine minute virus .According to ICTV criteria (85%amino acid sequence identity ) on a new species of bocavirus , this virus could be a novel species within genus Bocaparvovirus .This study provides important data to better understand viral diversity in bats and to uncover the relationship between bocavirus and its hosts .
4.Metagenomic analysis of bat virome in several Chinese regions.
Fanli YANG ; Yiyin WANG ; Wencheng ZHENG ; Biao HE ; Tinglei JIANG ; Yingying LI ; Lele XIA ; Ye FENG ; Quanshui FAN ; Changchun TU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2013;29(5):586-600
Bats are important reservoir animals and more than 60 viruses have been identified in bats with many of them highly pathogenic to human. In order to understand the natural background, genetic diversity of bat viruses in China and discover potential viral pathogens, Solexa sequencing based viral metagenomics focusing on bats tissues was established and to analyze the virome of bats collected from Jilin, Yunnan and Hunan province. By Solexa sequencing, 116 442 324 useful reads were obtained and assembled into 4 872 contigs, of which 8.2% (4 002/4 4872) were annotated to 36 viral families, including 19 vertebrate virus families, 6 plant virus families, 4 insect virus families and 4 phages. Further contigs analyses showed that some adenovirus, bocavirus, picobirnavirus, parvovirus contigs sequences were similar with known viruses. However, part of them shared limited identities to these viruses implying the discovery of new viruses. Moreover, PCR validation of adenovirus and bocavirus confirmed the results obtained by viral metagenomics. This study aimed to understand bat virome in China by viral metagenomics and could be helpful to establish effective surveillance on wildlife-associate zoonoses.
Adenoviridae
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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Animals
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Bunyaviridae
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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China
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Chiroptera
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virology
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Genome, Viral
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genetics
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Metagenome
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genetics
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Metagenomics
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methods
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Picornaviridae
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genetics
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isolation & purification
5.Application of single antigen antibody test in living-relative renal transplantation
Xia GAO ; Minying TANG ; Qinghua WANG ; Lele SHANG ; Jinquan CAI ; Shunliang YANG ; Junqi GUO ; Weizhen WU ; Jianming TAN
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2011;32(10):596-599
Objective To analyze the clinical application of donor specific antibodies (DSAs) detected by a single antigen Luminex virtual crossmatch,and to discuss the treatment of DSA and the impact of DSA on renal function.Methods Serum from living-relative renal recipients before and after transplantation was investigated using a Luminex single antigen assay.The relation between DSA and renal acute rejection as well as renal function was analyzed.Results A total of 30 patients and 173 serum samples were tested,including 47 serum samples before transplantation,and 126 after transplantation.DSA was positive in one patient before transplantation,and 8 patients after transplantation.Three of the patients positive for DSA were treated by Bortezomib,3 by addition of MMF,2 by addition of CNI,1 by addition of Sirolimus.The MFI of DSA in one of the patients treated by Bortezomib was decreased to below 1000,while that in the other two decreased by more than 50 %.The renal eGFR at the time with and without DSA was (1.50 ± 0.59) and (1.23 ± 0.38)ml/s respectively (P<0.05).Conclusion Dynamic monitoring of single bead antigen antibody DSA conduces to direct the adjustment of immunosuppressant.The appearance of DSA contributes to the declination of renal function.Application of Bortezomib decreased the MFI of DSA.

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