1.Establishment of a Multiplex Detection Method for Common Bacteria in Blood Based on Human Mannan-Binding Lectin Protein-Conjugated Magnetic Bead Enrichment Combined with Recombinase-Aided PCR Technology
Jin Zi ZHAO ; Ping Xiao CHEN ; Wei Shao HUA ; Yu Feng LI ; Meng ZHAO ; Hao Chen XING ; Jie WANG ; Yu Feng TIAN ; Qing Rui ZHANG ; Na Xiao LYU ; Qiang Zhi HAN ; Xin Yu WANG ; Yi Hong LI ; Xin Xin SHEN ; Jun Xue MA ; Qing Yan TIE
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(4):387-398
Objective Recombinase-aided polymerase chain reaction(RAP)is a sensitive,single-tube,two-stage nucleic acid amplification method.This study aimed to develop an assay that can be used for the early diagnosis of three types of bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus(SA),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PA),and Acinetobacter baumannii(AB)in the bloodstream based on recombinant human mannan-binding lectin protein(M1 protein)-conjugated magnetic bead(M1 bead)enrichment of pathogens combined with RAP. Methods Recombinant plasmids were used to evaluate the assay sensitivity.Common blood influenza bacteria were used for the specific detection.Simulated and clinical plasma samples were enriched with M1 beads and then subjected to multiple recombinase-aided PCR(M-RAP)and quantitative PCR(qPCR)assays.Kappa analysis was used to evaluate the consistency between the two assays. Results The M-RAP method had sensitivity rates of 1,10,and 1 copies/μL for the detection of SA,PA,and AB plasmids,respectively,without cross-reaction to other bacterial species.The M-RAP assay obtained results for<10 CFU/mL pathogens in the blood within 4 h,with higher sensitivity than qPCR.M-RAP and qPCR for SA,PA,and AB yielded Kappa values of 0.839,0.815,and 0.856,respectively(P<0.05). Conclusion An M-RAP assay for SA,PA,and AB in blood samples utilizing M1 bead enrichment has been developed and can be potentially used for the early detection of bacteremia.
2.Research Progress in Metal Element Probe Tagging Strategies
Yue-Li HU ; Cheng-Chao ZHANG ; Yan LI ; Yan-Xue WEI ; Rui LIU ; Yi LYU
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2024;52(10):1457-1464
The metal element probe labeling strategy involves marking biomolecules with metal elements as signal-generating units and performing quantitative analysis of biomolecules through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS).The combination of metal element labeling and ICP-MS technology offers significant advantages,including high sensitivity,high resolution,and low matrix effects,thereby expanding the approaches for quantitative analysis of biomolecules.This strategy has been widely applied in bioanalysis for broad purposes including disease diagnosis(or predication)and environmental regulation.Such an approach enables sensitive analysis and simultaneous detection of multiple components while overcoming interference from complex biological environments,presenting substantial application prospects.Over the past two decades,numerous research works have been reported in this area.Based on the abovementioned characteristics of the metal element labeling strategy,in this paper,the development of current labeling strategies based on metal element probe labeling were systematically reviewed,the advantages and disadvantages were discussed,the applications in high-sensitivity analysis and multiplex detection of biomolecules were reviewed,and an outlook on future development trends of this technology was provided.
3.Analysis of Population Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Long-Term Prognosis of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
En-Jian XIE ; Ying-Jing XU ; Xian LIU ; Yao-Min ZHANG ; Shi-Long LYU ; Ying-Nan YAN ; Xue-Bao ZHENG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;41(10):2672-2678
Objective To investigate the population characteristics,distribution of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndromes and influencing factors of long-term prognosis of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome(IBS-D),and to provide evidence for the formulation of intervention program for IBS-D patients.Methods A total of 124 patients with IBS-D admitted to the medical institutions of the project team members from July 2020 to August 2022 were selected.According to the scoring results of IBS Quality of Life Measure(IBS-QOL),the patients were divided into the good prognosis group(81 cases)and the poor prognosis group(43 cases).The distribution of TCM syndromes in patients with IBS-D was explored,and the difference of IBS-QOL scores of the patients between good prognosis group and poor prognosis group was compared.Univariate logistic regression analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the main risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with IBS-D.Results(1)The analysis of population characteristics showed that there was no significant difference in the proportion of male and female patients with IBS-D.The patients with IBS-D were usually middle-aged,and had a large interval span of the course of disease.The severity of their symptoms was mostly moderate.All of the patients with IBS-D had various degrees of anxiety and depression,and had nutritional imbalance.(2)The distribution of TCM syndromes in the patients with IBS-D were shown as the following:78 cases were identified as liver depression and spleen deficiency type,accounting for 62.90%;26 cases were identified as spleen-qi deficiency type,accounting for 20.97%;20 cases were identified as spleen and kidney yang deficiency type,accounting for 16.13%.(3)Analysis of IBS-QOL score showed that compared with the good prognosis group,the items scores of negative emotion,physical function,behavioral disorder,health status,being fastidious about food,social function,sexual behavior and interpersonal relationship of IBS-QOL in the poor prognosis group were significantly lowered(P<0.01).(4)The univariate analysis showed that the risk of poor prognosis in patients with IBS-D would be increased by the factors of age,education level,course of disease,severity of symptoms,anxiety state,depression state,TCM syndrome types,Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation scoring system Ⅱ(APACHE 11)score,complication of neurological diseases,hemoglobin level,albumin level and total protein level(P<0.01).(5)The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors for poor prognosis of IBS-D patients involved age,education level below junior high school,the severity of symptoms being severe,Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS)score,Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS)score,TCM syndrome being liver depression and spleen deficiency type,hemoglobin level,albumin level and total protein level(P<0.01).Conclusion Most of IBS-D patients exert long-term poor prognosis,and their long-term prognosis is affected by the factors of age,education level,severity of symptoms,anxiety and depression state,nutritional imbalance and TCM syndrome being liver depression and spleen deficiency type.The identification of the risk factors of poor prognosis will provide evidence for the formulation and adjustment of clinical intervention programs.
4.Effects of mind-body exercise on breast cancer patients: a Meta-analysis
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(31):4262-4269
Objective:To evaluate the effects of mind-body exercise on breast cancer patients using a Meta-analysis.Methods:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of mind-body exercises on breast cancer patients were systematically searched in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang data, VIP, and China Biology Medicine disc, with a search period from database inception to November 30, 2023. The references of the included studies were also reviewed. After two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted information, and evaluated the quality of the included studies, a Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.Results:A total of 23 RCTs involving 1 730 breast cancer patients were included. The Meta-analysis showed that, compared to conventional care, mind-body exercise significantly reduced anxiety in breast cancer patients [ SMD=-0.46, 95% CI (-0.71, -0.21), P<0.01], as well as in those undergoing chemotherapy [ SMD=-0.30, 95% CI (-0.54, -0.07), P=0.01]. Mind-body exercise also alleviated depression in breast cancer patients. Subgroup analysis found that the Baduanjin group [ SMD=-1.13, 95% CI (-1.63, -0.64), P<0.01] was more effective in alleviating depression than the yoga group [ SMD=-0.24, 95% CI (-0.41, -0.07), P<0.01]. However, there was no statistically significant effect of mind-body exercise on improving the quality of sleep in breast cancer patients [ SMD=-0.41, 95% CI (-0.89, 0.06), P=0.09]. In terms of the effect of mind-body exercise on fatigue levels in breast cancer patients, subgroup analysis showed that Baduanjin [ SMD=-0.91, 95% CI (-1.26, -0.55), P<0.01] and Tai Chi [ SMD=-0.57, 95% CI (-0.92, -0.21), P<0.01] significantly reduced fatigue levels, while yoga [ SMD=-0.43, 95% CI (-0.98, 0.12), P=0.13] did not show a statistically significant effect on reducing fatigue levels in breast cancer patients. Conclusions:Mind-body exercises can reduce anxiety and depression and alleviate the level of fatigue in breast cancer patients. However, the effects of different exercise modalities on improving sleep quality in breast cancer patients vary.
5.Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in diabetes mellitus and exercise intervention.
Rui-Ming WEN ; Hong-Yan LYU ; Bo CHANG ; Xue-Jie YI
Acta Physiologica Sinica 2023;75(6):788-798
Chronic inflammatory reaction has been established as an important sign of the occurrence and development of diabetes mellitus (DM), accompanied by the production of a large number of inflammatory factors, thus aggravating the disease progression. As an important non-invasive intervention measure to inhibit inflammation, exercise plays a very important role in the amelioration of DM. NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, a regulatory factor of inflammatory response, can induce a variety of inflammatory cascades and cell death, which are closely related to glucose uptake and dyslipidemia regulation. The development of DM can be postponed with exercise. Previous studies have reported the effects of NLRP3 inflammasome on DM, but the crucial role of exercise in this process remains unclear. Therefore, this paper reviews the research progress on the improving effects of exercise intervention on the symptoms of DM by mediating NLRP3 inflammasome, providing a novel theoretical foundation for understanding the prevention and treatment of DM through exercise.
Humans
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Inflammasomes/metabolism*
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NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism*
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NLR Proteins
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Inflammation
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Exercise Therapy
6.The Link between Exposure to Phthalates and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Study Based on NHANES Data and Bioinformatic Analysis.
Xue Kui LIU ; Shan Wen SI ; Yan YE ; Jia Yi LI ; He He LYU ; Ya Mei MA ; Cai Yan ZOU ; Hao Jie SUN ; Lei XUE ; Wei XU ; Hou Fa GENG ; Jun LIANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2023;36(9):892-896
7.Whole-process supervision of medical consumables based on codes of medical insurance medical consumbles
Fang-Li HE ; Hong XIN ; Jian-Xue ZHOU ; Peng-Fa WANG ; Jing CHEN ; Ni-Ni LYU ; Hai-Bing FAN ; Yan LIU
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2023;44(9):74-77
The medical insurance medical consumables were introuduced in terms of coding and standard implementation.A whole-process supervision method based on the codes of medical insurance medical consumbles was put forward to carry out catalog classification and selection,demand reporting and planned procurement,acceptance and storage management and use supervision,conditions monitoring and analysis and etc.The efficiency of various departments of clinical insitutitions was enhanced effectively for supervising clinical application of medical consumables,and the whole-process management of medical consumables was standardized.References were provided for the precision management of medical consumables.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2023,44(9):74-77]
8.Safety of butylphthalide and edaravone in patients with ischemic stroke: a multicenter real-world study.
Shu-Xian LYU ; Dong-Fang QIAN ; Yu-Fei FENG ; Cheng-Wu SHEN ; Lu-Bo GUO ; Jian-Tao LYU ; Peng-Fei JIN ; Ting LI ; Si-Yuan TAN ; Zi-Xuan ZHANG ; Lin HUANG ; Xue ZHONG ; Le-Qun SU ; Xin HU ; Xin HUANG ; Xue-Yan CUI
Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 2023;20(4):293-308
BACKGROUND:
Butylphthalide (NBP) and edaravone (EDV) injection are common acute ischemic stroke medications in China, but there is a lack of large real-world safety studies on them. This study aimed to determine the incidence of adverse events, detect relevant safety signals, and assess the risk factors associated with these medications in real-world populations.
METHODS:
In this study, data of acute ischemic stroke patients were extracted from the electronic medical record database of six tertiary hospitals between January 2019 and August 2021. Baseline confounders were eliminated using propensity score matching. The drugs' safety was estimated by comparing the results of 24 laboratory tests standards on liver function, kidney function, lipid level, and coagulation function. The drugs' relative risk was estimated by logistic regression. A third group with patients who did not receive NBP or EDV was constructed as a reference. Prescription sequence symmetry analysis was used to evaluate the associations between adverse events and NBP and EDV, respectively.
RESULTS:
81,292 patients were included in this study. After propensity score matching, the NBP, EDV, and third groups with 727 patients in each group. Among the 15 test items, the incidence of adverse events was lower in the NBP group than in the EDV group, and the differences were statistically significant. The multivariate logistic regression equation revealed that NBP injection was not a promoting factor for abnormal laboratory test results, whereas EDV had statistically significant effects on aspartate transaminase, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol. Prescription sequence symmetry analysis showed that NBP had a weak correlation with abnormal platelet count. EDV had a positive signal associated with abnormal results in gamma-glutamyl transferase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, prothrombin time, and platelet count.
CONCLUSIONS
In a large real-world population, NBP has a lower incidence of adverse events and a better safety profile than EDV or other usual medications.
9.Persistence follow-up of immune memory to hepatitis B vaccine among infants with non- and low-response to primary vaccination after revaccination with three doses.
Jing Jing LYU ; Bing Yu YAN ; Yi FENG ; Xin MENG ; Xue ZHAO ; Xuan DOU ; Xiao Feng LIANG ; Fu Zhen WANG ; Ai Qiang XU ; Li ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;57(5):732-735
This study followed up the immune memory after 3-dose revaccination among infants with non-and low-response following primary hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination. About 120 children without self-booster doses were finally included who had anti-HBs<10 mIU/ml (anti-HBs negative) at the time of follow-up, of whom 86 children completed blood sampling and anti-HBs testing. Before the challenge dose, all 86 children were negative for anti-HBs, and the GMC of anti-HBs was<10 mIU/ml. The seropositive conversion rate of anti-HBs was 100% and the GMC of anti-HBs was 886.11 (95%CI: 678.15-1 157.84) mIU/ml after the challenge dose. Compared with those with GMC<7 mIU/ml before the challenge dose, infants with GMC>7 mIU/ml had a higher anti-HBs level after the challenge dose. The β value (95%CI) was 0.82 (0.18-1.46) (P=0.012). Compared with those with GMC<1 000 mIU/ml at primary vaccination, infants with GMC≥1 000 mIU/ml had a higher anti-HBs level after the challenge dose. The β value (95%CI) was 0.78 (0.18-1.38)(P=0.012). The results showed a stronger immune memory was found at 9 years after revaccination among infants with non-and low-response to HepB.
Child
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Humans
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Infant
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Hepatitis B Vaccines
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Immunization, Secondary
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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Immunologic Memory
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Follow-Up Studies
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Vaccination
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Hepatitis B/prevention & control*
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Hepatitis B Antibodies

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