Characteristics and influencing factors of carotid ultrasound in 169 patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome / 中华传染病杂志

Objective:To investigate the occurrence of carotid artery abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients and the related risk factors affecting the occurrence of carotid artery abnormalities.Methods:A total of 169 regular follow-up outpatients with HIV/AIDS from April 2003 to December 2019 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, whose carotid artery ultrasound examination were performed from July 2015 to December 2019 were included. The patients were divided into young (≤44 years old), middle-aged and elderly (≥45 years old) according to their ages, and the physical examination data of the included patients were collected.The statistical methods were logistic regression analysis and single sample t test. Results:Among the 169 HIV/AIDS patients, 40(23.7%) had abnormal carotid artery and 129(76.3%) had no abnormal carotid artery. Middle-aged and elderly people (odds ratio ( OR)=3.85, 95%confidence interval (95% CI) 1.54-9.65, P<0.01), hypertension ( OR=6.24, 95% CI 1.95-20.00, P<0.01), hyperlipidemia ( OR=2.44, 95% CI 1.00-5.93, P<0.05), and elevated human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DR + CD8 + /CD8 + ( OR=1.03, 95% CI 1.01-1.06, P<0.05) were the risk factors for carotid artery abnormality. The common carotid artery inner medium film thickness (IMT) of patients in HIV/AIDS group Ⅰ (20 to 30 years old), group Ⅱ (31 to 40 years old), group Ⅲ (41 to 50 years old) were (0.061 0±0.001 2), (0.062 9±0.001 4) and (0.065 6±0.002 6) cm, respectively, which were thicker than the control groups ((0.051±0.003), (0.056±0.004) and (0.063±0.002) cm, respectively). The differences were all statistically significant ( t=5.119, 4.775 and 1.739, respectively, all P<0.05). The common carotid artery IMT of patients in HIV/AIDS group A (30 to 44 years old) and group B (45 to 59 years old) were (0.062 6±0.001 1) and (0.072 3±0.003 4) cm, respectively, which were thicker than the control groups ((0.052±0.011) and (0.064±0.015) cm, respectively), the differences were both statistically significant ( t=9.520 and 3.012, respectively, both P<0.01). Conclusion:Younger HIV-positive people have a higher probability of abnormal carotid arteries and may be at greater risk of cardiovascular disease than HIV-negative people of the same age, suggesting that HIV-positive people, especially young people, should be examined early with ultrasound of the neck arteries to detect abnormalities and intervene as soon as possible.

Clinical characteristics and T-lymphocyte subsets in 48 acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients with cytomegalovirus infections / 中华内科杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical features and T lymphocytes subsets in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.Methods A total of 48 hospitalized patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1/AIDS and CMV infections were recruited at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from Jan 2010 to Aug 2017.Their clinical features and immune function were retrospectively analyzed.Patients with only HIV/AIDS in previous study were recruited as controls,Results All 48 patients were at C3 stage,including 36 men and 12 women.Five of them were younger than 30 years old,33 cases within 31-50 years old,and 10 cases older than 50 years old.Thirty-five patients had CD4+T lymphocytes ≤ 50 cells/μl,7 cases with CD4+T cells 51-100/μl,3 cases with 101-200 cells/μl,and 3 cases over 200 cells/μl.As to CMV infections,there were 31 cases of CMV viremia,1 case of CMV encephalitis,1 case of CMV enteritis,5 cases of CMV pneumonia,and 9 cases of CMV retinitis.Other opportunistic infections were also common including 16 cases of pneumocystis pneumonia,9 cases of tuberculosis,5 cases of syphilis,18 cases of digestive tract fungal infections,8 cases of pulmonary fungal infections,2 cases of EB virus infections,2 cases of HIV encephalopathy/progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML),3 cases of cryptococcal meningitis,1 case of toxoplasma infection.In group of both CMV and HIV/AIDS infections,100％ patients had inverted CD4+/CD8+ ratio.The immune activation marker CD8+CD38+/CD8+ was higher (61.6％-98.8％) with a median value of 91.2％ in 40 patients.HLA-DR+ CD8+/CD8+,another marker for T cell activation,was 25.5％-98.0％ in 44 patients with a median value of 60.3％.Thirty-six patients had both immune activation markers positive.There was no significant difference in counts of B cells,natural killer cells,CD4+ T cells,CD8+ T cells and immune activation subsets stratified by gender and age (P＞0.05).Meanwhile,neither serum HIV viral load nor serum CMV viral load was correlated with HLA-DR+CD8+/CD8+,CD8+CD38+/CD8+,CD4+T cell counts,and CD4+/CD8+ ratio in the CMV and HIV/AIDS co-infection group(all P＞0.05),while HIV viral load in HIV/AIDS only group was significantly correlated with HLA-DR+CD8+T/CD8+,CD38+CD8+/CD8+,CD4+ T cell counts,CD4+/CD8+ ratio (r=0.473,0.575,-0.767 and-0.678,respectively,all P＜0.05).Conclusions CMV infections develop in HIV patients with advanced stage.CMV infection can cause life-threatening multiple organ lesions,especially in those with CD4+ T cells less than 100 cells/μl.It is of great importance to screen CMV-IgM,pp65 antigen,CMV DNA to make early diagnosis and treatment.

Insulin therapy in patients with 2 type diabetes: Medication adherence and diabetes self-management of a randomized controlled trial / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

[Summary] To discuss blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing insulin therapy.A randomized controlled trial was conducted in type 2 diabetics who were taking insulin and who had an HbA1C level ≥ 8％,with a 6-month follow-up period.70 diabetic patients were randomly and equally divided into control group who received standard care,and intervention group who received an individualized personalized medical treatment with health education.The main outcome measures were change of HbA1C,diabetes and medication knowledge,adherence to medications,family blood glucose monitoring,and insulin injection techniques.Questionnaire was used to evaluate the outcomes before and after the intervention.The medication and diabetes knowledge,medication adherence,the correct way for home blood glucose monitoring were significantly improved in intervention group,while remained unchanged in the control group.After 6 months,HbA1C values were significantly reduced in the intervention group while remained unchanged in the controls.The quality of life also significantly improved in the intervention group.