The diagnostic values of multicolor melting curve analysis on drug resistance to 5 anti-tuberculosis drugs / 中国热带医学

@#Abstract: Objective To explore and analyze the diagnostic value of multicolor melting curve analysis (MMCA) for the resistance of five anti-tuberculosis drugs, so as to clarify the clinical value of MMCA in detecting drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Methods From April 2021 to May 2022, 200 patients with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis admitted to the Fourth People's Hospital of Qinghai Province were selected as research objects, and sputum specimens were taken from the patients. Traditional Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug sensitivity test (modified Löwenstein-Jensen medium method) and MMCA analysis were respectively given to detect the resistance of five anti-tuberculosis drugs, including isoniazid, ethambutol, streptomycin, rifampicin and isoniazid, respectively. Those samples with inconsistent results between the two diagnosis methods were subjected to gene sequencing verification, and the diagnosis efficiency of MMCA for the five anti-tuberculosis drugs was compared. Results Using Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug sensitivity as the gold standard for drug resistance diagnosis, the sensitivity of MMCA for detecting drug resistance of rifampicin, ethambutol, streptomycin, isoniazid and levofloxacin were 95.83% (46/48), 93.75% (15/16), 100.00% (15/15), 100.00% (20/20) and 70.00% (7/10), respectively, with statistical differences between groups (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of MMCA for the five anti-tuberculosis drugs (P>0.05). For the 8 samples with inconsistent results between MMCA and modified Löwenstein-Jensen medium method, gene sequencing was performed and compared with the results of gene sequencing. After comparison with gene sequencing results, it was found that the coincidence rate of MMCA and gene sequencing results was 75.00% (6/8). Conclusions In the detection of drug-resistant mutations in TB patients, multi-color probe fusion curve analysis has high diagnostic efficacy for first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs, but is not sensitive to second-line anti-tuberculosis drug levofloxacin. Therefore, for the detection of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs, MMCA has a good clinical application prospect.

Changes of serum HMGB1 and IDO levels in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and their clinical significance / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[摘 要] 目的：检测食管鳞状细胞癌（ESCC）患者血清中高迁移率族蛋白B1（HMGB1）和吲哚胺-2，3-双加氧酶（IDO）的表达水平并探讨两者与临床病理特征及淋巴细胞亚群的相关性。方法：选取2021年3月至2022年8月在河北医科大学第四医院初次住院治疗的95例ESCC患者作为ESCC组，另选取40例健康体检人群作为对照组。ELISA法检测全部研究对象的血清HMGB1和IDO水平及不同组ESCC细胞培养上清中HMGB1、IDO和p65水平，流式细胞术检测全部研究对象外周血淋巴细胞亚群水平。WB法检测仅敲低HMGB1基因表达或敲低HMGB1后再加入NF-κB信号通路激活剂对ESCC细胞HMGB1、IDO和p65表达的影响。结果：ESCC组患者血清HMGB1和IDO水平明显高于对照组（均P<0.01）；血清HMGB1和IDO表达水平升高是ESCC临床进展的独立危险因素（均P<0.01），二者联合检测对ESCC临床进展预测价值更高（P<0.01）；血清HMGB1和IDO与ESCC患者的T分期、N分期和临床分期有明显关联（均P<0.05）； ESCC组患者血清HMGB1与外周血CD3+ T细胞、CD4+ T细胞、B细胞和NK细胞绝对计数值呈显著负相关，而与Treg细胞百分率呈显著正相关（均P<0.05），血清IDO与外周血CD3+ T细胞百分率和绝对计数值、CD4+ T细胞百分率和绝对计数值、CD8+ T细胞和B细胞绝对计数值呈显著负相关，而与Treg细胞百分率呈显著正相关（均P<0.05）；血清HMGB1和IDO表达水平呈显著正相关（P<0.01）。si-HMGB1组KYSE30和ECA109细胞及其培养上清液中IDO和p65表达水平明显低于si-NC组和si-HMGB1+PMA组（均P<0.05）。结论：血清HMGB1和IDO与ESCC临床进展和机体免疫功能密切相关，具有成为ESCC肿瘤标志物和免疫治疗新靶点的潜力。HMGB1可能通过NF-κB信号通路促进IDO表达，进行双靶点联合治疗可能会取得更好的疗效。

Application of machine learning in the prediction of college students suicidal ideation / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To explore the predictive effect of machine learning algorithms on college students suicidal ideation and to analyze the associated factors of college students suicidal ideation.@*Methods@#The mental health data of 21 224 undergraduates was selected from a university in 2021. The independent variables were 37 demographic and internal and external mental health factors. The dependent variable was whether college students had suicidal ideation. Support vector machine, random forest and LightGBM algorithm were used to establish prediction models. The model was used in test set to so as to evaluate the model s prediction effect by using detection rate, F1 score and accuracy rate. Based on the superior model, the highrisk factors of suicidal ideation in college students were analyzed.@*Results@#The detection rates of support vector machine, random forest, and LightGBM models were 61.0% ,64.0%, 69.0%; F1 scores were 0.63, 0.63, 0.64, and accuracy rates were 73.0%, 73.0%, 72.0%, respectively. Based on the superior LightGBM model, risk factors of suicidal ideation in college students included, depression, grade, gender, despair, place of origin, sense of meaning, attitude toward suicide, dependence, family economic situation, hallucinatory delusion symptoms, anxiety, internet addiction, and interpersonal distress.@*Conclusion@#The LightGBM model has a better prediction effect than the support vector machine and random forest models.

Application of machine learning in the prediction of college students suicidal ideation / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To explore the predictive effect of machine learning algorithms on college students suicidal ideation and to analyze the associated factors of college students suicidal ideation.@*Methods@#The mental health data of 21 224 undergraduates was selected from a university in 2021. The independent variables were 37 demographic and internal and external mental health factors. The dependent variable was whether college students had suicidal ideation. Support vector machine, random forest and LightGBM algorithm were used to establish prediction models. The model was used in test set to so as to evaluate the model s prediction effect by using detection rate, F1 score and accuracy rate. Based on the superior model, the highrisk factors of suicidal ideation in college students were analyzed.@*Results@#The detection rates of support vector machine, random forest, and LightGBM models were 61.0% ,64.0%, 69.0%; F1 scores were 0.63, 0.63, 0.64, and accuracy rates were 73.0%, 73.0%, 72.0%, respectively. Based on the superior LightGBM model, risk factors of suicidal ideation in college students included, depression, grade, gender, despair, place of origin, sense of meaning, attitude toward suicide, dependence, family economic situation, hallucinatory delusion symptoms, anxiety, internet addiction, and interpersonal distress.@*Conclusion@#The LightGBM model has a better prediction effect than the support vector machine and random forest models.

Effects of p-hydroxycinnamaldehyde extract from the Cochinchina momordica seeds on growth and metastasis of melanoma transplanted tumors in mice and its mechanism / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[摘 要] 目的：体内外实验探讨木鳖子单体化合物对羟基桂皮醛[Momordica cochinchinensis(Lour.)Spreng.p-hydroxycinnamaldehyde，CMSP]对小鼠黑色素瘤移植瘤生长和转移的影响及其作用机制。方法：建立荷瘤小鼠动物模型，并将18只C57BL/6小鼠随机分成3组（每组6只）：对照组（腹腔注射0.1 ml生理盐水）、CMSP治疗组（分别腹腔注射0.1 ml 1、2 mg/ml CMSP），给药的第5天开始，每次给药前用卡尺分别测量和计算小鼠移植瘤的体积，实验结束后称量移植瘤的质量；H-E染色后光镜观察肝组织的病理学变化；免疫组织化学SP法观察移植瘤组织E-cadherin和vimentin蛋白的表达。采用细胞划痕和Transwell实验分别检测CMSP实验组（10、20 µg/ml）黑色素瘤B16细胞24、48 h的迁移能力，qPCR法检测CMSP处理24 h后B16细胞EMT相关mRNA表达，WB法检测CMSP处理B16细胞48 h后β-catenin、p-β-catenin（Ser675）、vimentin和E-cadherin蛋白的表达水平。结果：CMSP治疗组小鼠移植瘤平均体积和肿瘤质量明显降低（均P<0.05）；对照组小鼠肝脏中转移灶的数量明显多于CMSP（1、2 mg/kg）治疗组（均P<0.05），CMSP（2 mg/kg）处理组小鼠的肝组织内未发现明显转移灶。CMSP治疗组（1、2 mg/kg）移植瘤组织中E-cadherin蛋白表达水平明显高于对照组（均P<0.05），而vimentin蛋白表达显著低于对照组（均P<0.01）。体外实验中，CMSP实验组（10、20 μg/ml）B16细胞24、48 h后划痕愈合率较对照组均明显降低（均P<0.05）。20 μg/ml CMSP处理B16细胞24、48 h后穿过Transwell小室的细胞数较对照组则显著下降（均P<0.01）。CMSP（10、20 μg/ml）处理B16细胞后β-catenin mRNA表达水平较对照组明显降低（均P<0.01），E-cadherin mRNA表达水平则明显升高（均P<0.05），而vimentin mRNA表达水平在10 μg/ml处理组与对照组相比差异无统计学意义（P>0.05），20 μg/ml处理组则明显降低（P<0.01）。与对照组相比，CMSP实验组（10、20 μg/ml）处理B16细胞后β-catenin、p-β-catenin和vimentin蛋白表达均显著降低（均P<0.01），而E-cadherin蛋白表达则明显升高（均P<0.01）。结论：CMSP能够抑制小鼠黑色素瘤移植瘤的生长和转移，其作用机制可能与抑制wnt/β-catenin通路的活性相关。

Effect of allogeneic platelet transfusion on migration and invasion of human lung cancer A549 cells and its mechanism of action / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[Abstract] Objective: To observe the effect of allogeneic platelets transfusion on the invasion and metastasis of human lung cancer A549 cells, and to preliminarily explore its mechanism of action. Methods: Eighty-nine patients with advanced lung cancer, who had received platelet transfusion in the Chemotherapy Department of Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University between January 2017 and December 2018, were enrolled in this study. The study cells were randomized into Ctrl group (A549 cells co-incubated with culture medium), Before group, and After group (A549 cells co-incubated with plasma Before and After platelet transfusion, respectively). The migration and invasion of A549 cells co-cultured with plasma before and after platelet transfection were detected by Scratch and Transwell experiments. The expression of MMPs, TIMPs and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) related proteins E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Vimentin, as well as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor 2 (VEGFR2) were detected by Western blotting (WB) method. Results: The scratch healing ability of A549 cells in After group was significantly higher than that of Ctrl group and Before group [(73.67±2.60)% vs (58.33±2.33)%, (35.33±2.03) %; P<0.01, vs Ctrl group; P<0.05, vs Before group], and there was also a significant difference between Before group and Ctrl group (P<0.05). The results of cell migration experiment showed that the number of transmembrane cells in After group was significantly higher than that in Ctrl group and Before group [(69.67±7.84) vs (18±2.08) and (39.33±2.03), all P<0.01]. The cell invasion experiment showed that the number of transmembrane cells in After group was significantly higher than that in Ctrl group and Before group [(59.34±3.46) vs (18.34±1.56) and (37.58±2.79), all P<0.01]. When A549 cells were co-incubated with plasma before and after platelet transfusion for 48 h, it was found that the expressions of MMP9 and MMP2 were increased (P<0.05), while their inhibitors TIMP1 and TIMP2 were decreased (P<0.01); the expressions of EMT-related proteins N-cadherin and Vimentin were increased (P<0.05), but E-cadherin was decreased (P<0.01); the expressions of angiogenesis related proteins VEGF and VEGFR2 were increased (P<0.05). Conclusion: Alloplatelets transfusion can promote the invasion and metastasis of lung cancer A549 cells, which may be realized by regulation of the expressions of EMT, metallomatrix protease and vascular growth factor-related proteins.

Efficacy and safety of microsphere transarterid chemoembolization combined with radiotherapy versus microsphere transarterial chemoembolization alone in treatment of patients with unresectable liver cancer / 临床肝胆病杂志

@#ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of microsphere transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of patients with unresectable liver cancer. MethodsA total of 68 patients with unresectable liver cancer were enrolled in Shantou central hospital from January 2016 to October 2018, among whom there were 65 male and 3 female patients, with a median age of 55 years (range 36-75 years). These patients were randomly divided into microsphere TACE group with 34 patients and microsphere TACE combined with radiotherapy group (combined group with 34 patients). The two groups were compared in terms of short-term response rate, progression-free survival (PFS) rate, overall survival (OS) rate, and adverse events to evaluate safety. The chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups, and the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test were used for comparison of PFS and OS rates. ResultsUp to the last follow-up on April 30, 2019, all patients completed treatment as planned and the median follow-up time was 15.2 months. A total of 25 deaths were observed. The objective response rate was 50.0% in the microsphere TACE group and 76.5% in the combined group, and the combined group had a significantly better short-term response than the microsphere TACE group (χ2=7.995, P=0046). For the microsphere TACE group, the 6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-month OS and PFS rates were 94.1%/76.5%, 69.0%/47.1%, 51.3%/23.9%, and 30.9%/9.6%, respectively, and for the combined group, the 6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-month OS and PFS rates were 100%/93.7%, 87.8%/81.1%, 75.1%/52.9%, and 58.2%/44.1%, respectively; the combined group had significantly better PFS and OS time than the microsphere TACE group (χ2=9.027 and 4.288, P=0.002 7 and 0.038). There was a low incidence rate of adverse events in the two groups, and no treatment-related death was observed. ConclusionCompared with microsphere TACE alone, microsphere TACE combined with radiotherapy significantly improves short-term response and long-term survival in patients with unresectable liver cancer and thus provides a more effective and safer treatment for such patients.

Influence of diabetic self-management education on blood glucose control and inflammatory factor levels in inpatients with diabetes mellitus / 心血管康复医学杂志

Objective:To explore the influence of diabetic self-management education on blood glucose control and inflammatory factor levels in inpatients with diabetes mellitus (DM).Methods:A total of 168 DM patients,who hospitalized in department of endocrinology in 163rd hospital of Chinese PLA from Jun 2012 to Jun 2013,were ran-domly divided into self-management education group (self-management group,n=88)and routine health education group (routine management group,n = 80).Self-management group received self-management education course namely AADE7TM ,provided by full-time DM health education staff,including healthy eating,being active,monito-ring,taking medication,problem solving,healthy coping and reducing risks,while routine management group re-ceived routine DM health education.Blood glucose control,changes of levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)were examined before and after interven-tion.Results:Compared with before intervention,there were significant reductions in levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG),postprandial blood glucose (PBG)and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)in both groups after interventions (P <0.05 all).Compared with routine management group,there were significant reductions in levels of FBG [(7.1 ±1.3)mmol/L vs.(6.0±1.1)mmol/L],PBG [(9.5±1.6)mmol/L vs.(8.8±1.4)mmol/L]and HbA1c [(7.9 ±1.5)% vs.(7.2±1.1)%]in self-management group,P <0.05 all.Before discharge,there were significant de-crease in inflammatory factor levels in both groups compared with before intervention (P < 0.05 all).Compared with routine management group after intervention,there were significant decrease in inflammatory factor levels [TNF-α:(201.0±57.3)pg/ml vs.(100.7±49.2)pg/ml,ICAM-1:(25.2±3.6)ng/ml vs.(18.2±2.9)ng/ml] in self-management group,P < 0.05 both.Conclusion:Self-management education provided by full-time diabetic health education staff is superior to routine diabetic health education method in controlling blood glucose and decrea-sing inflammatory factor levels,indicating it can improveβcell function and relieve insulin resistance.