1.Review and risk information management of neuropathy induced by emerging anti-tumor drugs
Feng LYU ; Wei SONG ; Mengru XIN ; Di XIE ; Wenqing ZHANG ; Wen HE ; Hankun HU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2024;33(1):9-18
As an increasing number of emerging anti-tumor drugs are approved and marketed,the imperative for clinical safety monitoring and risk information management has grown significantly.Drug-induced neuropathy associated with these drugs exhibit characteristics such as insidious onset,rapid progression,and challenging treatment,ultimately leading to treatment failures.Therefore,a comprehensive understanding of the risk of neuropathy induced by emerging anti-tumor drugs,coupled with risk surveillance and early warning,as well as management and reporting,can significantly reduce the incidence and severity of drug-related diseases.This paper provides a review of the neuropathy caused by emerging anti-tumor drugs,introduces the pharmacovigilance system and risk information management measures in clinical usage,aiming to provide a reference for guiding the rational clinical use and minimizing the incidence of drug-induced diseases.
2.Mechanism of Action of Chinese Medicinal Herbs in the Treatment of Primary Myelofibrosis based on Bioinformatics and Molecular Dynamics
Jiayuan GUO ; Jile XIN ; Man ZHANG ; Mingxin LIU ; Jingwen LIU ; Yajing SU ; Huihui SHI ; Jue GUO ; Wenqing LIU ; Kailu WEI ; Yalin SONG ; Qiuling MA
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(21):2250-2258
ObjectiveTo explore the molecular mechanism implicated in the treatment of primary myelofibrosis (PMF) using Chinese medicinal herbs (CMH) by bioinformatics and molecular dynamics. MethodsData mining was performed to find the high-frequency CMH in treating PMF between the year of 1985 and 2024 by searching CNKI, Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database (CCD), and China Academic Journal Database (CSPD). TCMSP, SwissTargetPrediction and related reports were used to collect the main active ingredients of high-frequency CMH and their targets. The PMF datasets GSE44426 and GSE124281 were downloaded from GEO database, and R software was used for data normalization and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) screening. Key module hub genes were obtained by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) analysis. The common intersection genes of active ingredient targets, DEGs and key module hub genes of CMH were selected, and the target network was generated using Cytoscape 3.9.2 software. The core target network was generated by topological analysis, while key pathways were selected by GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis, and protein interaction relationships were obtained from the String database, so as to construct drug-ingredient-target network and protein interaction network (PPI) relationship diagrams. Discovery Studio 2020 software was used to perform molecular docking, and the GROMACS program was used to perform molecular dynamics simulation. ResultsA total of 21 prescriptions were collected involving 121 herbs. There were 9 herbs with a frequency ≥10 times, which were Danshen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Gancao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Fuling (Poria) and Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) from high- to low-frequency. A total of 98 active ingredients and 1125 potential targets were obtained from 9 high-frequency CMH. GSE44426 and GSE124281 data sets screened out 24 gene samples, including 14 of the healthy control group and 10 of the PMF group, and identified 319 DEGs between the two groups, including 122 up-regulated genes and 197 down-regulated genes. WGCNA screened out 24 co-expression module genes and found that the five modules closely related to the onset of PMF were MEpink, MEdarkred, MEblack, MEgrey, and MEturquoise, involving 7112 key module hub genes. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses indicated that lipids and the atherosclerosis pathways were mainly involved in the mechanism of above high-frequency CMH in treating PMF, which included six hub protein targets: HSP90AA1, HSP90AB1, SRC, MAPK1, IL1B and IL10. From the drug-ingredient-target network, seven active ingredients of CMH targeting at these six hub targets were found, including verbascoside, verbascos isoflavone, kaempferol, luteolin, naringenin, quercetin and pachymic acid. The molecular docking and molecular dynamics analyses showed that the key CMH were Shudihuang, Huangqi, Baishao, Danshen, Gancao and Fuling, and among the seven active ingredients, calycosin had the highest binding affinity with HSP90AB1. ConclusionThe main CMH for the treatment of PMF may be Shudihuang, Huangqi, Baishao, Danshen, Gancao and Fuling, and the active ingredients include verbascoside, verbascos isoflavones, kaempferol, luteolin, naringenin, quercetin and pachymic acid. The relevant targets are HSP90AA1, HSP90AB1, SRC, MAPK1, IL-10, and IL-1β, and the most critical pathways are lipid and atherosclerosis pathways.
3.Quality control for standard specimen processing after gastric cancer surgery
Wenqing HU ; Peng CUI ; Dongyang SONG
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024;27(2):163-166
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in China. Currently, the surgery-based procedure is still the most acceptable strategy for treating gastric cancer. As an important part of standardized management, appropriate specimen processing following surgery is receiving more and more attention across the world. With the release of guidelines and consensus on the specimens processing after gastric cancer surgery, several centers in China have started to follow this standard procedure. However, due to differences in understanding the consensus and the degree of surgery practice, the results are variable. This paper will focus on reviewing every aspect of the processing procedure, with the hope that the concept and skill involved can be popularized in clinical operations. Hopefully this will help promote the development of high-quality gastric cancer surgery in China.
4.Prediction of Screw Loosening After Dynamic Pedicle Screw Fixation With Lumbar Polyetheretherketone Rods Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Vertebral Bone Quality Score
Guozheng JIANG ; Luchun XU ; Yukun MA ; Jianbin GUAN ; Yongdong YANG ; Wenqing ZHONG ; Wenhao LI ; Shibo ZHOU ; JiaWei SONG ; Ningning FENG ; Ziye QIU ; Zeyu LI ; YiShu ZHOU ; Letian MENG ; Yi QU ; Xing YU
Neurospine 2024;21(2):712-720
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score and screw loosening after dynamic pedicle screw fixation with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods, and evaluate its predictive value.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the patients who underwent dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods from March 2017 to June 2022. Data on age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia history, long-term smoking, alcohol consumption, VBQ score, L1–4 average Hounsfield unit (HU) value, surgical fixation length, and the lowest instrumented vertebra were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the relationship between VBQ score and pedicle screw loosening (PSL).
Results:
A total of 24 patients experienced PSL after surgery (20.5%). PSL group and non-PSL group showed statistical differences in age, number of fixed segments, fixation to the sacrum, L1–4 average HU value, and VBQ score (p < 0.05). The VBQ score in the PSL group was higher than that in the non-PSL group (3.56 ± 0.45 vs. 2.77 ± 0.31, p < 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, VBQ score (odds ratio, 3.425; 95% confidence interval, 1.552–8.279) were identified as independent risk factors for screw loosening. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for VBQ score predicting PSL was 0.819 (p < 0.05), with the optimal threshold of 3.15 (sensitivity, 83.1%; specificity, 80.5%).
Conclusion
The VBQ score can independently predict postoperative screw loosening in patients undergoing lumbar dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods, and its predictive value is comparable to HU value.
5.Prediction of Screw Loosening After Dynamic Pedicle Screw Fixation With Lumbar Polyetheretherketone Rods Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Vertebral Bone Quality Score
Guozheng JIANG ; Luchun XU ; Yukun MA ; Jianbin GUAN ; Yongdong YANG ; Wenqing ZHONG ; Wenhao LI ; Shibo ZHOU ; JiaWei SONG ; Ningning FENG ; Ziye QIU ; Zeyu LI ; YiShu ZHOU ; Letian MENG ; Yi QU ; Xing YU
Neurospine 2024;21(2):712-720
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score and screw loosening after dynamic pedicle screw fixation with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods, and evaluate its predictive value.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the patients who underwent dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods from March 2017 to June 2022. Data on age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia history, long-term smoking, alcohol consumption, VBQ score, L1–4 average Hounsfield unit (HU) value, surgical fixation length, and the lowest instrumented vertebra were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the relationship between VBQ score and pedicle screw loosening (PSL).
Results:
A total of 24 patients experienced PSL after surgery (20.5%). PSL group and non-PSL group showed statistical differences in age, number of fixed segments, fixation to the sacrum, L1–4 average HU value, and VBQ score (p < 0.05). The VBQ score in the PSL group was higher than that in the non-PSL group (3.56 ± 0.45 vs. 2.77 ± 0.31, p < 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, VBQ score (odds ratio, 3.425; 95% confidence interval, 1.552–8.279) were identified as independent risk factors for screw loosening. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for VBQ score predicting PSL was 0.819 (p < 0.05), with the optimal threshold of 3.15 (sensitivity, 83.1%; specificity, 80.5%).
Conclusion
The VBQ score can independently predict postoperative screw loosening in patients undergoing lumbar dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods, and its predictive value is comparable to HU value.
6.Clinical characteristics of 10 patients of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection with intestinal involvement misdiagnosed as inflammatory bowel disease
Yu LI ; Deli SONG ; Leilei CHEN ; Zhengyang SONG ; Wenqing LI ; Jingshi WANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2024;42(6):356-362
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection (CAEBV) with intestinal involvement misdiagnosed as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical characteristics, laboratory results, digestive endoscopic findings, histological results, treatment and prognosis of 10 patients with CAEBV intestinal involvement who were misdiagnosed as IBD and treated at the Department of Hematology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University from February 2019 to November 2022. Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA (EBER) was detected by in situ hybridization. Results:Among the 10 patients with CAEBV, eight were males and two were females. Seven patients had been misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis and three misdiagnosed as Crohn′s disease. The median age of onset was 36 years (ranged from 26 to 52 years), and the median time from onset to CAEBV diagnosis was 18.5 months (ranged from 2.0 to 96.0 months). The main clinical characteristics of these patients included fever >38.5 ℃ in 10 cases, diarrhea in seven cases, abdominal pain in seven cases, abdominal lymph node enlargement in six cases and hematochezia in seven cases. Six patients primarily presented with gastrointestinal symptoms, and seven patients had involvement of extraintestinal organs, three patients developed hemorrhagic shock due to gastrointestinal bleeding. The laboratory findings included anemia in seven cases, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate in six cases, decreased natural killer cell activity in five cases, and elevated ferritin in three cases. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA were detected in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of nine patients, with a median viral load of 23 000 copies/mL. Seven patients were tested positive for anti-EBV viral capsid antigen IgG and nuclear antigen 1 IgG. The main endoscopy findings were hyperemia, edema of the affected intestinal wall mucosa, which could be accompanied by erosion, multiple scattered shallow ulcers with varying sizes. There were six patients with total colon involvement. The rectum was involved in three patients, and the esophagus, gastric antrum, duodenum and small intestine were each involved in one patient. Seven patients underwent follow-up colonoscopy after diagnosis, and four cases progressed. All 10 patients showed active chronic inflammation in the histopathological examinations of their intestinal tissue, with crypt changes in four cases and granulomatous changes in one cases. The intestinal tissues of eight patients were positive for EBER staining, and EBER positive cells≥50 cells/high-power field in seven patients. Seven patients were treated with 5-aminosalicylic acid before the correct diagnosis. Five patients had not improved or progressed upon the follow-up colonoscopy. Two patients died of uncontrolled massive hemorrhage of digestive tract.Conclusions:The clinical, endoscopic and pathological findings of patients with CAEBV intestinal involvement lack specificity. For IBD patients initially diagnosed accompanied by fever and evidence of extraintestinal organ involvement, it is recommended to simultaneously detect EBV DNA in PBMCs and blood plasma, EBER in intestinal tissue, and identify the main EBV-infected cells in peripheral blood and/or tissue, to distinguish CAEBV.
7.Effects of body mass index on nocturnal hypertension in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study
Wenqing WANG ; Zhihua LI ; Jing XUE ; Qian CUI ; Miaomiao SHANG ; Ping YIN ; Meijuan WANG ; Li GUO ; Dongmei SONG ; Guomei XU ; Dandan SUN ; Yuchuan DAI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(8):1090-1095
Objective:To explore the effects of body mass index (BMI) on the incidence of nocturnal hypertension in patients with hypertension.Methods:Totally 341 hospitalized hypertensive patients treated at the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University from February to May 2023 were selected by convenience sampling. Patients' general information, clinical data, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure results were collected. A binomial Logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the factors affecting the occurrence of nocturnal hypertension in these patients. The relationship between BMI and the incidence of nocturnal hypertension was examined using threshold effect tests and smooth curve fitting.Results:The binomial Logistic regression analysis indicated that blood phosphate level was a factor influencing the occurrence of nocturnal hypertension in hypertensive patients ( P<0.05). Smooth curve fitting and threshold effect test results showed that the relationship between BMI and the incidence of nocturnal hypertension was curve-correlated, with a turning point at 24.61 kg/m 2. To the left of the turning point, there was no correlation ( P=0.130) ; to the right, there was a correlation ( P=0.016) . Conclusions:When the BMI of hypertensive patients exceeds 24.61 kg/m 2, the likelihood of nocturnal hypertension increases with rising BMI, providing a precise intervention target for weight management-based patient care in hypertension.
8.Quality control for standard specimen processing after gastric cancer surgery
Wenqing HU ; Peng CUI ; Dongyang SONG
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024;27(2):163-166
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in China. Currently, the surgery-based procedure is still the most acceptable strategy for treating gastric cancer. As an important part of standardized management, appropriate specimen processing following surgery is receiving more and more attention across the world. With the release of guidelines and consensus on the specimens processing after gastric cancer surgery, several centers in China have started to follow this standard procedure. However, due to differences in understanding the consensus and the degree of surgery practice, the results are variable. This paper will focus on reviewing every aspect of the processing procedure, with the hope that the concept and skill involved can be popularized in clinical operations. Hopefully this will help promote the development of high-quality gastric cancer surgery in China.
9.Prediction of Screw Loosening After Dynamic Pedicle Screw Fixation With Lumbar Polyetheretherketone Rods Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Vertebral Bone Quality Score
Guozheng JIANG ; Luchun XU ; Yukun MA ; Jianbin GUAN ; Yongdong YANG ; Wenqing ZHONG ; Wenhao LI ; Shibo ZHOU ; JiaWei SONG ; Ningning FENG ; Ziye QIU ; Zeyu LI ; YiShu ZHOU ; Letian MENG ; Yi QU ; Xing YU
Neurospine 2024;21(2):712-720
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score and screw loosening after dynamic pedicle screw fixation with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods, and evaluate its predictive value.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the patients who underwent dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods from March 2017 to June 2022. Data on age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia history, long-term smoking, alcohol consumption, VBQ score, L1–4 average Hounsfield unit (HU) value, surgical fixation length, and the lowest instrumented vertebra were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the relationship between VBQ score and pedicle screw loosening (PSL).
Results:
A total of 24 patients experienced PSL after surgery (20.5%). PSL group and non-PSL group showed statistical differences in age, number of fixed segments, fixation to the sacrum, L1–4 average HU value, and VBQ score (p < 0.05). The VBQ score in the PSL group was higher than that in the non-PSL group (3.56 ± 0.45 vs. 2.77 ± 0.31, p < 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, VBQ score (odds ratio, 3.425; 95% confidence interval, 1.552–8.279) were identified as independent risk factors for screw loosening. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for VBQ score predicting PSL was 0.819 (p < 0.05), with the optimal threshold of 3.15 (sensitivity, 83.1%; specificity, 80.5%).
Conclusion
The VBQ score can independently predict postoperative screw loosening in patients undergoing lumbar dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods, and its predictive value is comparable to HU value.
10.Prediction of Screw Loosening After Dynamic Pedicle Screw Fixation With Lumbar Polyetheretherketone Rods Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Vertebral Bone Quality Score
Guozheng JIANG ; Luchun XU ; Yukun MA ; Jianbin GUAN ; Yongdong YANG ; Wenqing ZHONG ; Wenhao LI ; Shibo ZHOU ; JiaWei SONG ; Ningning FENG ; Ziye QIU ; Zeyu LI ; YiShu ZHOU ; Letian MENG ; Yi QU ; Xing YU
Neurospine 2024;21(2):712-720
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score and screw loosening after dynamic pedicle screw fixation with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods, and evaluate its predictive value.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the patients who underwent dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods from March 2017 to June 2022. Data on age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia history, long-term smoking, alcohol consumption, VBQ score, L1–4 average Hounsfield unit (HU) value, surgical fixation length, and the lowest instrumented vertebra were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the relationship between VBQ score and pedicle screw loosening (PSL).
Results:
A total of 24 patients experienced PSL after surgery (20.5%). PSL group and non-PSL group showed statistical differences in age, number of fixed segments, fixation to the sacrum, L1–4 average HU value, and VBQ score (p < 0.05). The VBQ score in the PSL group was higher than that in the non-PSL group (3.56 ± 0.45 vs. 2.77 ± 0.31, p < 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, VBQ score (odds ratio, 3.425; 95% confidence interval, 1.552–8.279) were identified as independent risk factors for screw loosening. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for VBQ score predicting PSL was 0.819 (p < 0.05), with the optimal threshold of 3.15 (sensitivity, 83.1%; specificity, 80.5%).
Conclusion
The VBQ score can independently predict postoperative screw loosening in patients undergoing lumbar dynamic pedicle screw fixation with PEEK rods, and its predictive value is comparable to HU value.

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