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Objective:To investigate the relationship between high mobility group protein box-1 (HMGB1) level in peripheral blood and no-reflow in patients with acute myocardial infarction after interventional therapy.Methods:120 patients with acute myocardial infarction patients who received interventional treatment in Liuzhou People's Hospital, China between October 2019 and October 2020 were included in this study. They were divided into normal blood flow group ( n = 78) and no-reflow group ( n = 42) according to the situation of coronary reflow after interventional treatment. The clinical data and laboratory test results were compared between the two groups. The level of HMGB1 in peripheral blood was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and compared between the two groups. The diagnostic value of HMGB1 in no reflow was analyzed by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results:There were no significant differences in age, gender, history of hypertension, history of smoking, history of coronary heart disease, and peak value of creatine kinase MB between no reflow and normal flow groups (all P > 0.05). The number of patients developing diabetes mellitus, the proportion of patients developing lesions of multiple vessels, C-reactive protein level and brain natriuretic peptide level in no-reflow group were significantly higher than those in the normal blood flow group (all P < 0.05). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results revealed that there was significant difference in HMGB1 level between no reflow and normal flow groups [(5.2 ± 0.85) mg/L vs.(3.2 ± 0.9) mg/L, t = -2.38, P = 0.02). The ROC curve was used to compare the diagnostic values of HMGB1, brain natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein for no reflow. The results showed that the area under the ROC curve values of HMGB1, brain natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein were 0.746 (0.661-0.830), 0.605 (0.504-0.705) and 0.688 (0.595-0.781), respectively. The area under the ROC curve value of HMGB1 was the highest. Conclusion:The level of HMGB1 is obviously increased in patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting with no reflow, which has a high diagnostic value for no reflow.
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Objective To conduct a prospective phase Ⅱ clinical study to explore the distribution of CYP2D6 gene polymorphism in Chinese population and its relationship with the metabolism of tamoxifen in early-stage hormonal receptor-positive breast cancer. Methods CYP2D6 genotype was tested by Sanger sequencing using the ABI 3500 Genetic Analyzer. Plasma concentrations of tamoxifen and endoxifen were measured using the HPLC-MS/MS(API 2000)assay. We downloaded the data of CYP2D6 allele from the CPIP database. Results In Chi-nese patients,the most common alleles were CYP2D6*1,*2,and *10;the predominant diplotypes were *1/*10 (38.3%)and*10/*10(18.8%). The distribution of metabolic phenotype,plasma concentration of endoxifen,and endoxifen:tamoxifen plasma concentration ratio were inconsistent between the normal metabolic phenotype(EM) and the intermediate phenotype(IM)under different CYP2D6 activity prediction criteria.The differences in the ratios and endoxifen plasma concentrations were statistically significant between the three groups by cluster analysis. Conclusions The CYP2D6 genotype distribution in Chinese population is different from that in the Western popu-lation. There is considerable variation of serum endoxifen concentration in Chinese breast cancer patients possess-ing the phenotype previously known as the intermediate active metabolizers of CYP2D6. Therefore,in the current era of precision medicine,the standard CYP2D6 genotype-phenotype classification system cannot properly stratify the Chinese population with different levels of endoxifen plasma concentration.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of controlling cost by introducing hand hygiene products with lower price on promoting hand hygiene compliance.Methods The application status and cost of hand hygiene products in 2012 was as pre-intervention group,2013 was as post-intervention group.Effective and lower price hand hygiene products were introduced in 2013,consumption and cost of hand hygiene products before and after the intervention was compared.Results Consumption of hand hygiene products per patient-day before and after the intervention was significantly different ([10.56±16.46]mL vs [13.79 ± 16.93 ]mL,Z=4.14,P 0.05).Conclusion Introduction of hand hygiene products with lower price in this hospital can improve hand hygiene compliance to certain degree without increasing the cost of hand hygiene.
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Objective To determine the association of-429T/C and G1704T polymorphisms in the receptor for advanced glycation end products gene with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).Methods Case-control study.From the Beijing Desheng Diabetic Eye Study cohort of 1467 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM),a total of 97 patients with PDR and 105 diabetic patients without retinopathy (DWR,duration of diabetes 15 years) were included for this study.Questionnaires were collected and general ophthalmologic examinations were performed.Biochemical analysis was conducted.DNA was extracted from peripheral venous blood.The-429T/C and G1704T single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected by the means of PCR-restrication fragment length polymorphisms.Results The frequency distribution of-429T/C in DWR group was 81.0% in TT,16.1% in TC,2.9% in CC.The frequency distribution of-429T/C in PDR group was 77.3% in TT,20.6% in TC,2.1% in CC.There was no significant statistical difference between the two groups (x2 =0.40,P>0.05).Frequency of the-429T/C minor allele C in the DWR and PDR group were 11.0% and 12.4%,respectively,with no significant statistical difference between the two groups (x2 =0.20,P>0.05).The frequency distribution of G1704T in DWR group was 66.7% in GG,29.5% in GT,3.8% in TT.The frequency distribution of G1704T in PDR group was 78.4% in GG,21.6% in GT.There was no significant statistical difference between the two groups (x2 =3.44,P>0.05).Frequency of the G1704T minor allele T in the DWR and PDR group were 18.6 % and 10.8 %,respectively,in which significant difference was found within the two groups (x2 =4.79,OR=1.88,95%CI:1.06-3.33,P<0.05).Conclusions G1704T polymorphism is associated with PDR presence and 1704G allele may increase the risk of PDR.