1.Allergy Associated With N-glycans on Glycoprotein Allergens
Yu-Xin ZHANG ; Rui-Jie LIU ; Shao-Xing ZHANG ; Shu-Ying YUAN ; Yan-Wen CHEN ; Yi-Lin YE ; Qian-Ge LIN ; Xin-Rong LU ; Yong-Liang TONG ; Li CHEN ; Gui-Qin SUN
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024;51(5):1023-1033
Protein as the allergens could lead to allergy. In addition, a widespread class of allergens were known as glycans of N-glycoprotein. N-glycoprotein contained oligosaccharide linked by covalent bonds with protein. Recently,studies implicated that allergy was associated with glycans of heterologous N-glycoprotein found in food, inhalants, insect toxins, etc. The N-glycan structure of N-glycoprotein allergen has exerted an influence on the binding between allergens and IgE, while the recognition and presentation of allergens by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) were also affected. Some researches showed thatN-glycan structure of allergen was remodeled by N-glycosidase, such as cFase I, gpcXylase, as binding of allergen and IgE partly decreased. Thus, allergic problems caused by N-glycoproteins could potentially be solved by modifying or altering the structure ofN-glycoprotein allergens, addressing the root of the issue. Mechanism of N-glycans associated allergy could also be elaborated through glycosylation enzymes, alterations of host glycosylation. This article hopes to provide a separate insight for glycoimmunology perspective, and an alternative strategy for clinical prevention or therapy of allergic diseases.
2.The impact of programming optimization for atrioventricular synchrony after Micra AV leadless pacemakers implantation
Ze ZHENG ; Yu-Chen SHI ; Song-Yuan HE ; Shao-Ping WANG ; Shi-Ying LI ; Shu-Juan CHENG ; Jing-Hua LIU
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2024;32(2):71-75
Objective To analyze the atrioventricular synchronization rate after implantation of Micra AV leadless pacemaker,and the impact of postoperative programming optimization on atrioventricular synchronization rate.Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted to select patients with complete atrioventricular block who underwent Micra AV leadless pacemaker implantation at Beijing Anzhen Hospital from August 2022 to June 2023.Programming optimization were performed at 1 week,1 month,and 3 months postoperatively,and atrioventricular synchronization rate,electrical parameters,and echocardiography were recorded.Results A total of 68 patients with complete atrioventricular block implanted with Micra AV were selected,with an average age of(68.2±9.7)years,including 47 males(69.1%).All patients were successfully implanted with Micra AV,and there were no serious postoperative complications;The average threshold,sense,and impedance parameters were stable during 1 week,1 month,and 3 months after the procedure;There was no significant difference in the EF value of postoperative echocardiography(P=0.162);The average atrioventricular synchronization rates at 1 week,1 month,and 3 months postoperatively were(75.2%vs.83.8%vs.91.6%,P=0.001).Conclusions As an mechanical atrial sensing,Micra AV requires personalized adjustment of relevant parameters;Postoperative follow-up programming optimization plays an important role in the atrioventricular synchronization and comfort level in patients with complete atrioventricular block after implantation of Micra AV leadless pacemaker.
3.The experience on the construction of the cluster prevention and control system for COVID-19 infection in designated hospitals during the period of "Category B infectious disease treated as Category A"
Wanjie YANG ; Xianduo LIU ; Ximo WANG ; Weiguo XU ; Lei ZHANG ; Qiang FU ; Jiming YANG ; Jing QIAN ; Fuyu ZHANG ; Li TIAN ; Wenlong ZHANG ; Yu ZHANG ; Zheng CHEN ; Shifeng SHAO ; Xiang WANG ; Li GENG ; Yi REN ; Ying WANG ; Lixia SHI ; Zhen WAN ; Yi XIE ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Weili YU ; Jing HAN ; Li LIU ; Huan ZHU ; Zijiang YU ; Hongyang LIU ; Shimei WANG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(2):195-201
The COVID-19 epidemic has spread to the whole world for three years and has had a serious impact on human life, health and economic activities. China's epidemic prevention and control has gone through the following stages: emergency unconventional stage, emergency normalization stage, and the transitional stage from the emergency normalization to the "Category B infectious disease treated as Category B" normalization, and achieved a major and decisive victory. The designated hospitals for prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Tianjin has successfully completed its tasks in all stages of epidemic prevention and control, and has accumulated valuable experience. This article summarizes the experience of constructing a hospital infection prevention and control system during the "Category B infectious disease treated as Category A" period in designated hospital. The experience is summarized as the "Cluster" hospital infection prevention and control system, namely "three rings" outside, middle and inside, "three districts" of green, orange and red, "three things" before, during and after the event, "two-day pre-purification" and "two-director system", and "one zone" management. In emergency situations, we adopt a simplified version of the cluster hospital infection prevention and control system. In emergency situations, a simplified version of the "Cluster" hospital infection prevention and control system can be adopted. This system has the following characteristics: firstly, the system emphasizes the characteristics of "cluster" and the overall management of key measures to avoid any shortcomings. The second, it emphasizes the transformation of infection control concepts to maximize the safety of medical services through infection control. The third, it emphasizes the optimization of the process. The prevention and control measures should be comprehensive and focused, while also preventing excessive use. The measures emphasize the use of the least resources to achieve the best infection control effect. The fourth, it emphasizes the quality control work of infection control, pays attention to the importance of the process, and advocates the concept of "system slimming, process fattening". Fifthly, it emphasizes that the future development depends on artificial intelligence, in order to improve the quality and efficiency of prevention and control to the greatest extent. Sixth, hospitals need to strengthen continuous training and retraining. We utilize diverse training methods, including artificial intelligence, to ensure that infection control policies and procedures are simple. We have established an evaluation and feedback mechanism to ensure that medical personnel are in an emergency state at all times.
4.Clinical application and progress of yttrium 90 microsphere selective internal radiation therapy in primary hepatic cancer
Hui ZHANG ; Ying FU ; Binbin TAN ; Minghua SHAO ; Ping LIU ; Chao FAN ; Hailei CHEN ; Zhiyu CHEN
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2024;23(2):242-247
Primary hepatic cancer is one of the major problems that need to be solved urgently in the field of public health, seriously endangering the life and health of Chinese people. Its treatment mode is multidisciplinary participation and synergy of multiple therapeutic methods. Even though there are many common clinical treatments for liver cancer in China, its therapeutic outcome is still unsatisfactory. yttrium-90 has been applied for more than 20 years, and a large amount of foreign clinical data have been accumulated. Combining the latest literature and clinical practice, the authors describe the clinical application and research progress of yttrium-90 micro-sphere selective internal radiation therapy in primary liver cancer.
5.Noninvasive Diagnostic Technique for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Based on Features of Tongue Images.
Rong-Rui WANG ; Jia-Liang CHEN ; Shao-Jie DUAN ; Ying-Xi LU ; Ping CHEN ; Yuan-Chen ZHOU ; Shu-Kun YAO
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2024;30(3):203-212
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate a new noninvasive diagnostic model for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) based on features of tongue images.
METHODS:
Healthy controls and volunteers confirmed to have NAFLD by liver ultrasound were recruited from China-Japan Friendship Hospital between September 2018 and May 2019, then the anthropometric indexes and sampled tongue images were measured. The tongue images were labeled by features, based on a brief protocol, without knowing any other clinical data, after a series of corrections and data cleaning. The algorithm was trained on images using labels and several anthropometric indexes for inputs, utilizing machine learning technology. Finally, a logistic regression algorithm and a decision tree model were constructed as 2 diagnostic models for NAFLD.
RESULTS:
A total of 720 subjects were enrolled in this study, including 432 patients with NAFLD and 288 healthy volunteers. Of them, 482 were randomly allocated into the training set and 238 into the validation set. The diagnostic model based on logistic regression exhibited excellent performance: in validation set, it achieved an accuracy of 86.98%, sensitivity of 91.43%, and specificity of 80.61%; with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.93 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68-0.98]. The decision tree model achieved an accuracy of 81.09%, sensitivity of 91.43%, and specificity of 66.33%; with an AUC of 0.89 (95% CI 0.66-0.92) in validation set.
CONCLUSIONS
The features of tongue images were associated with NAFLD. Both the 2 diagnostic models, which would be convenient, noninvasive, lightweight, rapid, and inexpensive technical references for early screening, can accurately distinguish NAFLD and are worth further study.
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6.Clinical trial of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides in the continuation treatment of adults with mild and moderate depression
Shu-Zhe ZHOU ; Zu-Cheng HAN ; Xiu-Zhen WANG ; Yan-Qing CHEN ; Ya-Ling HU ; Xue-Qin YU ; Bin-Hong WANG ; Guo-Zhen FAN ; Hong SANG ; Ying HAI ; Zhi-Jie JIA ; Zhan-Min WANG ; Yan WEI ; Jian-Guo ZHU ; Xue-Qin SONG ; Zhi-Dong LIU ; Li KUANG ; Hong-Ming WANG ; Feng TIAN ; Yu-Xin LI ; Ling ZHANG ; Hai LIN ; Bin WU ; Chao-Ying WANG ; Chang LIU ; Jia-Fan SUN ; Shao-Xiao YAN ; Jun LIU ; Shou-Fu XIE ; Mao-Sheng FANG ; Wei-Feng MI ; Hong-Yan ZHANG
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(6):815-819
Objective To observe the efficacy and safety of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides in the continuation treatment of mild and moderate depression.Methods An open,single-arm,multi-center design was adopted in our study.Adult patients with mild and moderate depression who had received acute treatment of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides were enrolled and continue to receive Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides capsules for 24 weeks,the dose remained unchanged during continuation treatment.The remission rate,recurrence rate,recurrence time,and the change from baseline to endpoint of Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD),Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAMA),Clinical Global Impression-Severity(CGI-S)and Arizona Sexual Experience Scale(ASEX)were evaluated.The incidence of treatment-related adverse events was reported.Results The scores of HAMD-17 at baseline and after treatment were 6.60±1.87 and 5.85±4.18,scores of HAMA were 6.36±3.02 and 4.93±3.09,scores of CGI-S were 1.49±0.56 and 1.29±0.81,scores of ASEX were 15.92±4.72 and 15.57±5.26,with significant difference(P<0.05).After continuation treatment,the remission rate was 54.59%(202 cases/370 cases),and the recurrence rate was 6.49%(24 cases/370 cases),the recurrence time was(64.67±42.47)days.The incidence of treatment-related adverse events was 15.35%(64 cases/417 cases).Conclusion Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides capsules can be effectively used for the continuation treatment of mild and moderate depression,and are well tolerated and safe.
7.Establishment and application of medical performance evaluation index system for clinicians competing for senior professional titles in cancer hospitals
Xin ZHANG ; Zijie SHAO ; Zongyan YING ; Juda CHEN ; Wei WEI ; Zhuowei LIU ; Ying SUN ; Feng ZHOU
Modern Hospital 2024;24(11):1738-1741
Following the reform of the professional title system for"Breaking Four One-sided Evaluation Criteria"—focu-sing on more than just papers,titles,academic qualifications,and awards-establishing a scientific,systematic,and comprehen-sive medical performance evaluation index system has become essential for developing medical talent teams and conducting profes-sional title assessments fundamentally.This study establishes a medical performance evaluation index system tailored for clinicians in various departments of a cancer hospital who are competing for senior professional titles.This system comprises six primary in-dicators and 18 secondary indicators,with results presented in a ranked format of medical performance.Additionally,we have al-so analyzed the corr-elation between clinicians'medical performance rankings and their professional title evaluation outcomes through practical application.The results indicate that clinicians with higher performance rankings have significantly higher suc-cess rates in evaluations(P<0.05).This index system underscores clinical practice,enhances classification-based evaluations,and supports advanced information management and precision in hospital administration,thereby providing a solid foundation for strengthening the hospital's core competitiveness.
8.The safety and short-term efficacy of yttrium-90 resin microspheres transarterial radioembo-lization for the treatment of initial unresectable malignant hepatic tumor
Minghua SHAO ; Binbin TAN ; Ying FU ; Zhiyu CHEN ; Yi GONG ; Haisu DAI ; Hailei CHEN ; Hui ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2024;23(7):969-975
Objective:To investigate the safety and short-term efficacy of yttrium-90 [ 90Y] resin microspheres transarterial radioembolization (TARE) for the treatment of initial unresectable malignant hepatic tumor. Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 10 patients with initial unresectable malignant hepatic tumor who were admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University from June 2022 to June 2023 were collected. All patients were males, aged (57±4)years. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison before and after treatment within the group was conducted using the paired t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( Q1, Q3) or M(range), and comparison before and after treatment within the group was conducted using the paired rank sum test. Count data were described as absolute numbers or proportions. Results:(1) Pre-treatment assessment. All 10 patients completed pre-treatment assessment, with 8 cases undergoing once of technetium 99-polymerised protein perfusion test and 2 cases under-going ≥ twice of technetium 99-polymerised protein perfusion test. The ratio of uptake of techne-tium 99-polymerised protein in tumor tissue to normal tissue, the hepatopulmonary shunting ratio and the therapeutic requirement of 90Y resin microspheres in 10 patients were 5.8±1.2, 4.8%±0.8% and (1.10±0.20)GBq, respectively. (2) Treatment strategy of 90Y resin microspheres TARE. Of the 10 patients, cases treated with whole tumor radioembolisation, radioembolisation of the main target lesion+non-target lesion radiofrequency ablation, radioembolisation of the main target lesion+non-target lesion iodine-125 particles implantation, radioembolisation of the liver lobe or liver segment were 6, 2, 1, 1, respectively. During the treatment period, one elderly case did not receive target therapy combined with immunotherapy due to intolerance, and the remaining 9 cases received target therapy combined with immunotherapy. Of the 10 patients, there were 7 cases receiving once of 90Y resin microspheres TARE, and 3 cases receiving twice of 90Y resin microspheres TARE. (3) Follow-up. All 10 patients were followed up for 4.5(range, 3.0-12.0)months. During the follow-up, none of patient had adverse event associated with 90Y resin microspheres TARE. The tumor diameter, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), abnormal prothrombin, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate amino-transferase (AST), albumin (Alb), total bilirubin (TBiL), glutamyltransferase (GGT) of the 10 patients were 96(72,135)mm, 26(6,833)μg/L, 290(56,2 997)Au/L, (36±13)IU/L, (41+16)IU/L, (40±4)g/L, (15.3±4.1)μmol/L, (99±68)IU/L before receiving 90Y microspheres TARE. The above indicators of the 10 patients were 63(43,97)mm, 4(3,357)μg/L, 38(25, 142) Au/L, (40±16)IU/L, (51±28)IU/L, (39±4)g/L, (14.4±1.2) μmol/L, (134±93)IU/L after 90 days of receiving 90Y microspheres TARE. There were significant differences in tumor diameter and abnormal prothrombin ( Z=-2.08, -2.24, P<0.05) and there was no significant difference in AFP, ALT, AST, Alb, TBil, GGT ( Z=-1.27, t=0.63, 1.69, 1.73, 0.67, 1.30, P>0.05). During the follow-up period, 5 cases achieved clinical complete response, 4 cases achieved clinical partial remission, and 1 case experienced non-target lesion progression within 30 days after receiving 90Y resin microspheres TARE. The disease remission rate and disease control rate of the 10 patients were 9/10 and 9/10, respectively. None of patient died during follow-up period. Conclusion:90Y resin microspheres TARE for the treatment of initial unresectable malignant hepatic tumor is safe and feasible, and can achieve satisfactory short-term efficacy when combined with other treatment methods.
9.Study on effect of vimentin glycosylated mutant plasmid on differentiation of PC12 cells
Xiaoting SHAO ; Yuxuan DAI ; Lingjing YING ; Meixian CHEN
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(8):1121-1125,1131
Objective To construct a vimentin glycosylated mutant plasmid,and to study its impact on rat adrenal chromaffin cell (PC12) cell differentiation.Methods The vimentin glycosylated mutant plasmid was constructed,and the gel electrophoretic was performed and the sequencing identification was performed. The empty plasmid pcDNA3.1b (control group),vimentin plasmid (Vim group) and vimentin glycosylated mutant plasmid (Vim mut group) were used to transfect PC12 cells,which were cultured for 0,3 d in the con-dictions of treatment and non-treatment of exogenous oligosaccharides (Cyclo-ManN pro) respectively,and the cell differentiation records and quantitative analysis (the cell average neurite length and differentiated neu-rite cells percentage) were performed.Results A recombinant plasmid containing a glycosylation site muta-tion site 19(T-G),97(A-G),100(T-G) was successfully constructed (about 1404 bp in size).Before and after Cyclo-ManN pro treatment,the average neurite length of PC12 cells and the percentage of differentiated neu-rite cells in the Vim group were greater than those in the control group and the Vim mut group[(61.98±19.03)μm vs.(51.09±14.45)μm,(51.49±14.78)μm,(6.60±0.25)% vs. (4.27±0.18)%,(4.76±0.33)%;(78.01±18.31)μm vs. (69.98±12.85)μm,(68.45±13.84)μm,(10.62±0.25)% vs. (8.11±1.22)%,(5.89±0.60)%],the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion The glycosyla-tion modification of vimentin could be used for PC12 cell differentiation.
10.Classification and Application of Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates
Shao-Yun CHEN ; Xing-Ying ZHANG ; Ben LIU ; Zhong-Cai WANG ; Cheng-Long HU ; Jian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2024;52(7):910-924
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)can detect molecules adsorbed on the surface of noble metals in monolayers and sub-monolayers,and provide structural information of molecules with high sensitivity,high accuracy,and fingerprint recognition and non-destructive detection.The SERS technology has been widely used in single-molecule detection,chemical reaction and engineering,biomedicine,nanomaterials and environmental detection,and so on.The spectral sensitivity and signal reproducibility of SERS are closely related to the type of noble metal substrate.In this paper,based on the mechanism of electromagnetic field enhancement(EM)and chemical enhancement(CM)of SERS,the affecting factors of SERS enhancement were analyzed,including the micro-nanostructure of SERS substrate,particle size,particle spacing,etc,the research and application of SERS substrate in recent years were summarized and reviewed,and the development direction of metal substrate,data analysis and application direction of SERS technology in the future were prospected.

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