1.Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health and Stroke:a National Prospective Cohort Study
Zujiao NIE ; Congyi ZHENG ; Xin WANG ; Linfeng ZHANG ; Ye TIAN ; Jiayin CAI ; Zhen HU ; Xue CAO ; Yixin TIAN ; Runqing GU ; Mingzhi ZHANG ; Zengwu WANG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2024;39(6):599-605
Objectives:To investigate the association between social determinants of health(SDOH)and incident stroke and analyze the main risk factors for stroke among resident with different SDOH levels. Methods:From 2012 to 2015,30 036 residents(≥35 years old)from 30 districts in 14 provincial-level administrative divisions in China were enrolled this study based on stratified multi-stage-random-sampling method.The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and related risk factors were investigated,and stroke events were followed up in 2018 to 2019.Principal component analysis was performed to establish SDOH scores based on 9 indicators related to socioeconomic and healthcare resources,participants were divided into low SDOH group(n=8 343)when it was≥-2.01 to<-1.14,middle SDOH group(n=7 257)when it was≥-1.14 to<0.10,and high SDOH group(n=8 457)when it was≥0.10 to≤5.79.Multivariate Cox regression was applied to estimate the association of SDOH levels with incident stroke.The random survival forest method was used to analyze the major risk factors in different SDOH levels. Results:A total of 24 057 participants were finally included,669(2.8%)participants developed stroke during a mean of(4.7±0.8)years follow-up.The incidence densities of stroke in the low,medium,and high SDOH groups were 468.39,628.85,and 700.39/100 000 person-years,respectively(Pdifference<0.05,Ptrend=0.01).Compared with individuals with low SDOH level group,fully HR for incident stroke among those with medium and high were 1.91(95%CI:1.54-2.36)and 1.59(95%CI:1.30-1.95),respectively(Ptrend<0.001).Advanced age is the primary risk factor for stroke in the population,especially in districts with high SDOH level.In districts with medium SDOH level,diabetes is an important risk factor for stroke.High blood pressure and alcohol consumption are important modifiable risk factors in low SDOH level districts. Conclusions:Present study shows that higher levels of SDOH are associated with increased risk of stroke.The main risk factors for stroke differ among participants with different SDOH level districts.Targeted interventions should be implemented to improve the prevention and treatment of stroke in populations with different levels of SDOH.
2.Research progress of heat shock protein 90 in breast cancer
Maolin GUO ; Chao ZHENG ; Lixiang YU ; Liyuan LIU ; Linfeng ZHAO ; Zhigang YU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2023;17(2):249-252
Breast cancer has become the most common malignant tumor in the world. Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a kind of molecular chaperone which can promote protein folding and maintain protein stability. HSP90 includes HSP90α, HSP90β, GRP94 and TRAP1 subtypes. Previous studies have found that the level of HSP90 is significantly increased in malignant tumors such as breast cancer, and is closely related to the occurrence and development of tumors. Meanwhile, the research on inhibitors targeting HSP90 has also attracted much attention. In this paper, we reviewed the expression of four HSP90 subtypes in breast cancer and their relationship with the clinicopathologic feature and prognosis of patients, discussed the research progress of specific inhibitors of HSP90 subtypes in breast cancer, and analyzed the application prospect of HSP90 as biomarkers for breast cancer prognosis monitoring and therapeutic targets.
3.Prevalence of albuminuria and its association with cardiovascular diseases in Chinese residents aged over 35 years
Runqing GU ; Congyi ZHENG ; Linfeng ZHANG ; Zuo CHEN ; Xin WANG ; Xue CAO ; Yixin TIAN ; Lu CHEN ; Haoqi ZHOU ; Chen CHEN ; Zhen HU ; Yuxin SONG ; Lan SHAO ; Ye TIAN ; Zengwu WANG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2023;62(3):290-296
Objective:To investigate the prevalence of albuminuria in Chinese residents aged >35 years and its potential association with cardiovascular disease (CVD).Methods:A total of 34 647 Chinese subjects aged ≥35 years were selected by stratified multi-stage random sampling from 2012 to 2015. Data were collected through questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests. Albuminuria was categorized into 3 types according to urinary albumin-to- creatinine ratio: normal (<30 mg/g), microalbuminuria (MAU, 30-300 mg/g), and macroalbuminuria (≥300 mg/g). Measurement data were expressed as xˉ±s, and t-tests were used for comparisons between indicators. Qualitative data were expressed as rate or constituent ratio, and the χ2 test or Kruskal-Wallis test was used to examine differences. Logistic regression was used for multivariate analyses. SAS 9.4 software was used for statistical analyses, and P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:The prevalence of abnormal albuminuria was 19.1%; the prevalence was 17.2% for MAU and lower in males (13.8%) than females (20.1%, P<0.01). The risk of CVD was higher among subjects with MAU ( OR=1.23, 95% CI 1.12-1.35) and macroalbuminuria ( OR=1.86, 95% CI 1.50-2.32). When MAU was complicated by hypertension and diabetes mellitus, the CVD risk was 1.76 times higher. Conclusions:The prevalence of MAU is high among Chinese subjects aged 35 years and over. Those with MAU have higher CVD risk, especially those with hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
4.Total parathyroidectomy in the treatment of chronic renal failure complicating secondary hyperparathyroidism
Linfeng WEI ; Runsheng LI ; Hui ZHAO ; Xin ZHENG ; Zhihui DENG ; Zhongwei SUN ; Zhuangjie XING
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2023;38(10):749-753
Objective:To comparae the accuracy of imaging examination in preoperative parathyroid localization, and the safety and effect of total parathyroidectomy on secondary hyperparathyroidism complicated by chronic renal failure.Method:A total of 257 patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who underwent total parathyroidectomy at the Department of General Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University from Mar 2012 to Mar 2022 were analyzed retrospectively.Result:Six hundred fourty parathyroid glands were found by color Doppler ultrasound and 954 parathyroid glands were by enhanced CT before the operation. Among them, the number of patients with accurate location of all 4 parathyroid glands by color Doppler ultrasound was 54, while that by enhanced CT was 216. The parathyroid detection rate by enhanced CT was significantly higher than that of color Doppler ultrasound ( χ2=325.480, P<0.001), and the accuracy rate was significantly higher tnan that of color ultrasound ( χ2=215.146, P<0.001). The average values of iPTH before operation, on the day after operation, on the 1st day and 7th day after operation were (1 880±890), (137±82), (66±46) and (34±23) pg/ml, respectively. The clinical symptoms of all patients were significantly relieved. Conclusions:Enhanced CT is superior to color Doppler ultrasound in the overall detection rate and individual localization accuracy of preoperative parathyroid localization. Total parathyroidectomy is safe and reliable in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism complicated by chronic renal failure.
5.Validation and application of a blood screening method for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid
Liqin HUANG ; Lilin WANG ; Xin ZHENG ; Linfeng WU ; Xiaoxuan XU ; Tong LI ; Ran LI ; Jinfeng ZENG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(1):10-13
【Objective】 To evaluate the performance and clinical application of a high-throughput nucleic acid blood screening detection system for SARS-CoV-2, so as to provide basis and technical means for its application in detection of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients. 【Methods】 The SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, and the sensitivity, precision, anti-interference and other parameters were evaluated. Blood donor samples collected during COVID-19 epidemic period were screened using the detection system to evaluate its applicability. 【Results】 The detection limits of gene N and ORF 1ab were 3.98 copies/mL and 9.38 copies/mL, respectively. The CV of high and low concentration samples were both less than 5%. Hemoglobin at 500 mg/dL and triglyceride at 3g/dL had little effect on the results. The detection system can effectively prevent carryover, thus avoiding false positive results. The SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid blood screening was carried out in a total of 39 306 blood samples, and all samples were negative. 【Conclusion】 The established method can meet the needs of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid screening therefore ensure the safe application of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients.
6.Glasgow prognostic score and combined positive score for locally advanced rectal cancer
Yanru FENG ; Jialin LUO ; Peng LIU ; Luying LIU ; Yuan ZHU ; Guoping CHENG ; Linfeng ZHENG
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research 2022;102(3):153-158
Purpose:
This study was performed to investigate the association of Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), combined positive score (CPS), and clinicopathological characteristics of locally advanced rectal cancer.
Methods:
Between February 2012 and February 2018, 103 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision (TME) were retrospectively evaluated.
Results:
According to the classification of the GPS, 85 (82.5%), 13 (12.6%), and 5 patients (4.9%) were classified as a score of 0, 1, and 2, respectively. Patients were classified into the GPS-low group (GPS of 0, n = 85) and GPS-high group (GPS of 1 or 2, n = 18) with an area under the curve of 0.582 for overall survival (OS). The mean programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) CPS of the whole group was 2.24 (range, 0–70). The PD-L1 CPS of the GPS-high group was higher than the GPS-low group (P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis by Cox proportional hazards model indicated that GPS was associated with OS and diseasefree survival (DFS). Furthermore, PD-L1 CPS was associated with DFS (hazard ratio, 1.050; 95% confidence interval, 1.017– 1.083; P = 0.003).
Conclusion
Elevated GPS was related to the PD-L1 CPS. GPS and PD-L1 CPS were associated with the prognosis of locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by TME.
7.The relevance of EZH2 polymorphism to breast cancer risk in Chinese females: results from a multicenter case-control study
Linfeng ZHAO ; Lixiang YU ; Chao ZHENG ; Shuya HUANG ; Liyuan LIU ; Yujuan XIANG ; Fei WANG ; Fei ZHOU ; Wenzhong ZHOU ; Chunmiao YE ; Liang LI ; Zhongbing MA ; Qiang ZHANG ; Qinye FU ; Zhigang YU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2022;37(7):508-513
Objective:To investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) of Zeste homolog enhancer 2 (EZH2) gene and the risk of breast cancer.Methods:Recruiting 1 039 breast cancer patients and 1 040 controls at 22 referral hospitals nationwide in China, the genotype distribution of 3 SNPs loci of EZH2 genes was observed to detect the correlation between different genotypes and the risk of breast cancer genotypes EZH2 expression in breast cancer tissues and its correlation with patient prognosis were analyzed using breast cancer data from the database.Results:EZH2 rs6464926 CC genotype was compared with TT genotype (TT vs. CC: OR=1.362, 95% CI: 1.063-1.746, P=0.015) and dominant model (TC+TT vs .CC: OR=1.22, 95% CI: 1.004-1.483, P=0.045) .In women with BMI ≥24 kg/m 2, the TC genotype ( P=0.050), TT genotype ( P=0.025) and dominant model (TC+TT, P=0.021) of rs6464926 locus were significantly different from CC genotype in cancer risk. rs6464926 was correlated with EZH2 gene expression ( P=6.89E-47). EZH2 gene is highly expressed in breast cancer tissues, and patients with high expression were associated with shorter OS ( HR=1.27, P=0.013), DMFS ( HR=1.37, P<0.01), and RFS ( HR=1.44, P<0.01). Conclusions:The polymorphism rs6464926 of EZH2 gene is associated with breast cancer susceptibility in Chinese women. rs6464926 might regulate breast cancer risk and prognosis by changing EZH2 expression.
8.Long-term clinical evaluation on total parathyroidectomy in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism
Linfeng WEI ; Runsheng LI ; Hui ZHAO ; Xin ZHENG ; Guoqiang HAO ; Zhihui DENG ; Zhuangjie XING
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2021;36(12):919-921
Objective:To evaluate the safety and long-term effect of total parathyroidectomy in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.Methods:One hundred fifty-four patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who underwent total parathyroidectomy in Zhongshan Hospital,Dalian University from Mar 2012 to Mar 2018 were followed up for 3-9 years,including the level of iPTH, serum calcium and phosphorus and dosing of calcium supplement.Results:Among the 154 patients, the iPTH level in 149 patients fluctuated within 15-60 pg/ml. After oral calcium carbonate, the blood calcium fluctuated in 1.8-2.4 mg/ml, and serum phosphorus was 0.8-1.6 mg/ml. The level of iPTH in 5 patients was between 80-150 pg/ml, which was higher than the normal value 10-70 pg/ml. The clinical symptoms of all patients were significantly relieved.Conclusion:Total parathyroidectomy is safe and reliable in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with low recurrence rate and stable long-term effect.
9.A preliminary study of radiomics in predicting WHO/ISUP grading of clear cell renal cell carcinoma based on unenhanced CT texture analysis
Xu WANG ; Ge SONG ; Peipei PANG ; Zongping WANG ; Linfeng ZHENG ; Jingjing XU ; Lulu LIU ; Guoliang SHAO
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2021;55(3):276-281
Objective:To investigate the value of radiomics based on unenhanced CT texture analysis in predicting the WHO/International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) grading of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).Methods:Postoperative pathology-confirmed ccRCC subjects ( n=90) who received CT scanning and had a definite pathological grading in Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences were collected retrospectively from December 2016 to May 2019. The cases were randomly divided into training group ( n=63) and test group ( n=27) as a ratio of 7∶3. All cases were classified into low grade (grades Ⅰ and Ⅱ, n=57) and high grade (grades Ⅲ and Ⅳ, n=37) according to the new pathological grading (WHO/ISUP grading, version 2016) of renal carcinoma. 3D-ROI segmentation was performed on unenhanced CT images and 93 texture features were extracted. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was used to reduct dimension of texture parameters and then the radiomics score (Rad-score) was established. The logistic regression was used to develop the prediction model with the pathological grading as the gold standard. The ROC curve and calibration curve were used to evaluate the predictive performance of the model, and the area under the curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity and specificity were calculated. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test was used to evaluate calibration degree of the model. Results:The 10 non-zero coefficient texture features were screened out through dimension reduction steps. The Rad-score was formed according to the linear combination of these ten features and corresponding coefficients, and then the prediction model was developed. The AUC of the model in training group was 0.933 (95%CI 0.862-1.000), the sensitivity was 92.3%, the specificity was 89.2%, and the model accuracy was 90.5%. The calibration curve showed the good calibration ( P=0.257). The AUC value in test group was 0.875 (95%CI 0.734-1.000), the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 72.7%, 87.5% and 81.5%. The calibration curve showed the good calibration ( P=0.125). Conclusion:The radiomics prediction model based on unenhanced CT texture analysis have application potential for the evaluation of WHO/ISUP grading of ccRCC.
10.RGD-modified iron oxide nanoparticles for targeted molecular imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma
Jia YANG ; Linfeng ZHENG ; Zaixian ZHANG ; Qimeng QUAN ; Han WANG ; Yanhong XU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2017;33(11):1783-1786,1806
Objective To synthesize a molecular probe targeted to human hepatoma HepG2 cells with high expression of integrin αvβ3 (RGD-PEG-VSOP) and evaluate its MRI efficacy in vitro.Methods RGD-PEG-VSOP was characterized and analyzed by 1H NMR and TEM.MTT test was used to evaluate its biological safety.In vitro experiments at the cellular level,the targeting effect of RGD-PEG-VSOP to integrin was assessed,meanwhile the nontargeted nanoparticles were used as controls.Results TEM showed that the nanoparticles were spherical and uniform in size,with a relatively high r1 relaxivity of 1.37 mM-1S-1.MRI showed the signal intensity of the HepG2 cells treated with RGD-PEG--VSOP was significantly higher than that of the HepG2 cells treated with PEG-VSOP (P<0.05).Conclusion RGD-PEG-VSOP has positive T1 contrast effect.At the cellular level,the RGD-PEG-VSOP nanoparticles have the characteristics targeted to integrin αvβ3.

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