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OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography (USE) in distinguishing primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) from healthy/disease controls. METHODS: We searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases for published literature on USE for diagnosing pSS. Bivariate random effects models were used to calculate the pooled sensitivity and specificity of USE. To determine the factors influencing heterogeneity, meta-regression and subgroup analyses were performed to assess country, diagnostic criteria, imaging mechanisms, shear wave elastography techniques, measurement location, control group category, and patient age. Publication bias was assessed using the asymmetry of the Deeks funnel plot. RESULTS: Fifteen articles covering 816 patients and 735 control participants were included. USE showed a pooled sensitivity of 0.80 (95% CI: 0.71-0.87) and specificity of 0.87 (95% CI: 0.78-0.92). Meta-regression and subgroup analyses revealed that shear wave elastography techniques, measurement location, and patient age were significant factors that affected study heterogeneity (p < 0.05). Elastography performs better in diagnosing patients aged ≤ 51 years compared to patients aged > 51 years. There was no significant publication bias. CONCLUSION: USE demonstrates high accuracy in differentiating between pSS and healthy/disease control groups. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Ultrasound elastography, as a non-invasive and cost-effective technique, can be used to distinguish primary Sjögren's syndrome from disease/healthy control groups by measuring the stiffness of salivary glands. KEY POINTS: ⢠Ultrasound elastography is an acceptable technique for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome. ⢠The pooled sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound elastography for diagnosing primary Sjögren's syndrome were 0.80 and 0.87, respectively. ⢠In patients aged ≤ 51 years with primary Sjögren's syndrome, ultrasound elastography showed good diagnostic performance.
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Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade , Síndrome de Sjogren , Humanos , Síndrome de Sjogren/diagnóstico por imagem , Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade/métodos , Glândulas Salivares/diagnóstico por imagem , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Viés de PublicaçãoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and lethal diabetic complications worldwide and is associated with a high risk of mortality. However, the exact mechanism behind its development is unknown. The mesangial cells (MCs) and non-coding RNAs are critical for DN, but it is unknown whether a MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 regulatory axis exists in MCs. Hence, in this study, we aimed to understand whether the MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 regulatory axis has a role in the pathophysiology of DN. RESULTS: We demonstrated that high-glucose stimuli downregulated MEG3 and ORAI1 expression while enhancing miR-21 expression. Exogenous miR-21 mimics inhibited ORAI1 expression, which was partially salvaged or reversed by MEG3 overexpression. Furthermore, RIP assay demonstrated that the beads labeled with AGO2 antibody could enrich more miR-21 and MEG3 than those labeled with control IgG antibody; both of them formed the RNA-induced silencing complex. Further, the biochemical indicators of db/db mice significantly improved, and renal fibrinoid necrosis was ameliorated using a miR-21 inhibitor. CONCLUSION: The MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 axis regulates the manifestation of DN in diabetic mice and MCs, and the miR-21 inhibitor can be a potential therapeutic strategy to alleviate DN, once the presence of such an axis is found in humans.
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Diabetes Mellitus Experimental , Nefropatias Diabéticas , MicroRNAs , RNA Longo não Codificante , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/metabolismo , Nefropatias Diabéticas/genética , Nefropatias Diabéticas/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Necrose , Proteína ORAI1 , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismoRESUMO
Phytophthora root rot is a destructive soybean disease worldwide, which is caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae (P. sojae). Wall-associated protein kinase (WAK) genes, a family of the receptor-like protein kinase (RLK) genes, play important roles in the plant signaling pathways that regulate stress responses and pathogen resistance. In our study, we found a putative Glycine max wall-associated protein kinase, GmWAK1, which we identified by soybean GmLHP1 RNA-sequencing. The expression of GmWAK1 was significantly increased by P. sojae and salicylic acid (SA). Overexpression of GmWAK1 in soybean significantly improved resistance to P. sojae, and the levels of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), SA, and SA-biosynthesis-related genes were markedly higher than in the wild-type (WT) soybean. The activities of enzymatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) antioxidants in GmWAK1-overexpressing (OE) plants were significantly higher than those in in WT plants treated with P. sojae; reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) accumulation was considerably lower in GmWAK1-OE after P. sojae infection. GmWAK1 interacted with annexin-like protein RJ, GmANNRJ4, which improved resistance to P. sojae and increased intracellular free-calcium accumulation. In GmANNRJ4-OE transgenic soybean, the calmodulin-dependent kinase gene GmMPK6 and several pathogenesis-related (PR) genes were constitutively activated. Collectively, these results indicated that GmWAK1 interacts with GmANNRJ4, and GmWAK1 plays a positive role in soybean resistance to P. sojae via a process that might be dependent on SA and involved in alleviating damage caused by oxidative stress.
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Glycine max , Phytophthora , Glycine max/genética , Glycine max/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Phytophthora/fisiologia , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/genética , Proteínas de Soja/genética , Doenças das Plantas/genética , Resistência à Doença/genéticaRESUMO
Phytophthora root and stem rot caused by Phytophthora sojae Kaufmann and Gerdemann is a soil-borne disease severely affecting soybean production worldwide. Losses caused by P. sojae can be controlled by both major genes and quantitative trait locus. Here, we tested 112 short-season soybean cultivars from Northeast China for resistance to P. sojae. A total of 58 germplasms were resistant to 7-11 P. sojae strains. Among these, Mengdou 28 and Kejiao 10-262 may harbor either Rps3a or multiple Rps genes conferring resistance to P. sojae. The remaining 110 germplasms produced 91 reaction types and may contain new resistance genes or gene combinations. Partial resistance evaluation using the inoculum layer method revealed that 34 soybean germplasms had high partial resistance, with a mean disease index lower than 30. Combining the results of resistance and partial resistance analyses, we identified 35 excellent germplasm resources as potential elite materials for resistance and tolerance in future breeding programs. In addition, we compared the radicle inoculation method with the inoculum layer method to screen for partial resistance to P. sojae. Our results demonstrate that the radicle inoculation method could potentially replace the inoculum layer method to identify partial resistance against P. sojae, and further verification with larger samples is required in the future.
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Resistência à Doença , Phytophthora , Resistência à Doença/genética , Glycine max/genética , Estações do Ano , Doenças das Plantas/genética , Melhoramento Vegetal , GenótipoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The novel method of left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) has been reported to achieve better electrical and mechanical synchrony in the left ventricle than conventional right ventricular pacing (RVP). However, its effects on right ventricle (RV) performance are still unknown. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing dual-chamber pacemaker (PM) implantation for sick sinus syndrome (SSS) with normal cardiac function and a narrow QRS complex were recruited for the study. The pacing characteristics and echocardiogram parameters were measured to evaluate RV function, interventricular and RV synchrony, and were compared between ventricular pacing-on and native-conduction modes. RESULTS: A total of 84 patients diagnosed with SSS and an indication for pacing therapy were enrolled. Forty-two patients (50%; mean age 65.50 ± 9.30 years; 35% male) underwent successful LBBP and 42 patients (50%; mean age 69.26 ± 10.08 years; 33% male) RVSP, respectively. Baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. We found no significant differences in RV function [RV-FAC (Fractional Area Change)%, 47.13 ± 5.69 versus 48.60 ± 5.83, p = .069; Endo-GLS (Global Longitudinal Strain)%, -28.88 ± 4.94 versus -29.82 ± 5.35, p = .114; Myo-GLS%, -25.72 ± 4.75 versus -25.72 ± 5.21, p = .559; Free Wall St%, 27.40 ± 8.03 versus -28.71 ± 7.34, p = .304] between the native-conduction and LBBP capture modes, while the RVSP capture mode was associated with a significant reduction in the above parameters compared with the native-conduction mode (p < .0001). The interventricular synchrony in the LBBP group was also superior to the RVSP group significantly. CONCLUSION: LBBP is a pacing technique that seems to associate with a positive and protective impact on RV performance.
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Marca-Passo Artificial , Septo Interventricular , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Feminino , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Fascículo Atrioventricular , Septo Interventricular/diagnóstico por imagem , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial/efeitos adversos , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial/métodos , Eletrocardiografia/métodosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of serum collagen triple helix repeat protein-1 (CTHRC1) and mitotic spindle apparatus antibody (MSA) in the diagnosis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). METHODS: Of the 229 lung tumor patients selected, 62 patients were divided into SCLC, 94 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and 73 patients with benign lung disease (BLD). The health controls (HC) had a span of 66 cases with normal physical condition. The serum extracted from each participator and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was adopted for measuring the serum CTHRC1 and MSA; in the meantime, automatic electrochemiluminescence immunoassay was used for the quantitative determination of serum NSA and CEA. And then, the differences in serum CTHRC1, MSA, NSE, and CEA were compared among involved groups. RESULTS: â Compared with other groups, the concentrations of CTHRC1, MSA, and NSE showed a marked increase in the group of SCLC (all p < 0.01). Especially for SCLC patients with lymph node metastasis, CTHRC1 provided a notably higher level than those without metastasis. â¡ CTHRC1 and MSA established a diagnostic criterion with the specificity of 90.99% and 86.27% for SCLC, respectively. ⢠In series, the specificity of CTHRC1 and NSE was the highest (99.30%), while MSA and NSE had the highest sensitivity (96.72%) in parallel. ⣠Both CTHRC1 and MSA were hazardous factors interconnected with SCLC. CONCLUSION: Serum CTHRC1 and MSA had a more exciting prospect of application. When used in conjunction with NSE and CEA, they could optimize the clinical diagnosis value of SCLC.
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Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Antígeno Carcinoembrionário , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/diagnóstico , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Colágeno , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/sangue , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/patologia , Fuso AcromáticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: To explore the serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulated gene-6 (TSG-6) level and its association with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS: We recruited 176 RA patients, 178 non-RA patients (lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasis) and 71 healthy subjects. Serum TSG-6 levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RA patients were divided into inactive RA and active RA groups by disease activity score of 28 joints based on C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and Spearman's rank correlation test analyzed the correlation between TSG-6 concentration and RA disease activity. RESULTS: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulated gene-6 levels in the RA group were increased (p < 0.01). TSG-6 concentrations indicated an upward tendency with increased disease activity; The area under the curve (AUC) of TSG-6 for diagnosing RA and assessing the severity of RA were 0.78 and 0.80, respectively; The combination of TSG-6 and anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies (anti-MCV) (sensitivity:98.4%)improved the diagnostic accuracy of RA. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that TSG-6 was an independent risk factor related to the severity of RA, and OR (95% CI) was 1.2 (1.003-1.453). CONCLUSION: The TSG-6 levels in RA patients were elevated and related to disease activity. Therefore, TSG-6 may serve as a new potential biomarker for evaluating RA disease activity.
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Artrite Reumatoide , Moléculas de Adesão Celular , Artrite Reumatoide/diagnóstico , Artrite Reumatoide/genética , Autoanticorpos , Biomarcadores , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/genética , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , HumanosRESUMO
AIM: The aim of this study is to assess if left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) can preserve physiological cardiac synchrony and deliver favorable hemodynamic effects. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing dual chamber pacemaker implantation for sick sinus syndrome (SSS) and a normal cardiac function with a narrow QRS complex were recruited for the study. Electrocardiogram and echocardiographic examinations were performed during ventricular pacing-on and native-conduction modes. The QRS duration (QRSd), systolic dyssynchrony index (SDI), and the standard deviation of time-to-peak contraction velocity in left ventricular (LV) 12 segments (Tsd-12-LV) were measured to evaluate LV synchrony. The stroke volume (SV) and the degree of atrioventricular valvular regurgitation were also assessed. RESULTS: A total of 40 patients underwent LBBP, while another 38 patients underwent right ventricular septum pacing (RVSP) as control group. Baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. With LBBP, the paced QRSd was slightly wider than the intrinsic QRSd (101.03 ± 8.79 ms vs 91.06 ± 14.17 ms, P < .0001) while the LV mechanical synchrony during LBBP pacing mode was similar to that of native-conduction mode (SDI, 3.14 ± 2.49 vs 2.70 ± 1.68, P = 0.129; Tsd-12-LV, 26.43 ± 15.55 vs 25.61 ± 16.07, P = .671) in the LBBP group. The LV synchrony in the LBBP group was superior to the RVSP group significantly. No significant differences in SV (64.08 ± 16.97 mL vs 65.45 ± 18.68 mL, P = .241) or the degree of atrioventricular valvular regurgitation were noted between LBBP capture and native-conduction modes. CONCLUSION: LBBP could preserve satisfactory LV synchrony and result in favorable hemodynamic effects.
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Fascículo Atrioventricular/fisiopatologia , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial/métodos , Ecocardiografia , Frequência Cardíaca , Hemodinâmica , Síndrome do Nó Sinusal/terapia , Nó Sinoatrial/fisiopatologia , Função Ventricular Esquerda , Potenciais de Ação , Idoso , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Síndrome do Nó Sinusal/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndrome do Nó Sinusal/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) is a promising new method for patients with pacing indications. This study aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of LBBP in a relatively longer time span. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 164 patients were recruited for LBBP in this study. Among these patients, 148 patients had pacing indications due to symptomatic bradycardia while the other 16 patients had indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). LBBP was successful in 89.0% (146/164) of all recruited patients. Intracardiac and surface electrographic parameters and image data were documented during the LBBP procedure. The mean paced QRS duration (pQRSD) and the mean stimulus to left ventricular activation time (stim-LVAT) was 106.0 ± 12.9 ms and 64.4 ± 13.7 ms respectively. Left bundle branch (LBB) potentials were recorded in 89 patients. Forty-three of whom had sick sinus syndrome (SSS), and 46 had atrioventricular block (AVB). The presence of LBB potential was more common in patients with SSS (82.7% vs 57.5%, P = .002). No significant differences in pQRSD, stim-LVAT, or capture threshold were detected between patient groups with or without LBB potential. Patients were followed up at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after the procedure. Pacing parameters and the echocardiographic data remained stable within a mean follow-up period of 8.6 ± 4.3 months. No serious complication caused by this procedure was found in this study. CONCLUSIONS: Successful LBBP carried an aspect of short pQRSD and stim-LVAT while the LBB potential was not the prerequisite and necessary feature. The LBBP procedure had a high success rate with satisfied and stable lead parameters during short and intermediate-term observations.
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Arritmias Cardíacas/terapia , Fascículo Atrioventricular/fisiopatologia , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial , Potenciais de Ação , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Arritmias Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Arritmias Cardíacas/fisiopatologia , Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial/efeitos adversos , China , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To identify potential diagnostic markers for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and investigate the correlation with immune cell infiltration. METHODS: GSE149507 and GSE6044 were used as the training group, while GSE108055 served as validation group A and GSE73160 served as validation group B. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and analyzed for functional enrichment. Machine learning (ML) was used to identify candidate diagnostic genes for SCLC. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves was applied to assess diagnostic efficacy. Immune cell infiltration analyses were carried out. RESULTS: There were 181 DEGs identified. The gene ontology analysis showed that DEGs were enriched in 455 functional annotations, some of which were associated with immunity. The kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes analysis revealed that there were 9 signaling pathways enriched. The disease ontology analysis indicated that DEGs were related to 116 diseases. The gene set enrichment analysis results displayed multiple items closely related to immunity. ZWINT and NRCAM were screened using ML and further validated as diagnostic genes. Significant differences were observed in SCLC with normal lung tissue samples among immune cell infiltration characteristics. Strong associations were found between the diagnostic genes and immune cell infiltration. CONCLUSION: This study identified 2 diagnostic genes, ZWINT and NRCAM, that were related to immune cell infiltration by integrating bioinformatics analysis and ML algorithms. These genes could serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers and provide possible molecular targets for immunotherapy in SCLC.
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Biologia Computacional , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Aprendizado de Máquina , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/imunologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/genética , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/imunologia , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/patologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Algoritmos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Ontologia GenéticaRESUMO
To investigate the value of preoperative ultrasound combined with 99mTc-MIBI imaging for the diagnosis of ectopic intrathyroid parathyroid gland (ETPG) in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). One hundred and eleven patients with SHPT who underwent total parathyroidectomy plus forearm transplantation from January 2015 to January 2022 in the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University were selected. All patients underwent routine preoperative ultrasonography and 99mTc-MIBI imaging, and with pathological diagnosis as the gold standard, the clinical data of ETPG patients were selected, including clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, preoperative ultrasonography and 99mTc-MIBI imaging for localization and diagnosis, intraoperative exploration and postoperative pathology, and postoperative follow-up. To analyze the ultrasound manifestations of preoperative parathyroid hyperplasia and the results of 99mTc-MIBI imaging in patients with ETPG. Among 111 patients with SHPT, there were 5 patients with ETPG, 1 male and 4 females with a mean age of (45.00â ±â 5.05) years, and 6 ectopic parathyroid glands were located in the thyroid gland. The incidence of ETPG was 4.5% (5/111), 4 were detected by ultrasound, 2 were not detected with a diagnostic accuracy of 66.7% (4/6), 3 were positive for 99mTc-MIBI imaging, 3 were negative with a diagnostic accuracy of 50.0% (3/6). Among them, one was not detected by ultrasound, but was positive for 99mTc-MIBI imaging, 2 with negative 99mTc-MIBI imaging, but all were detected by ultrasound, and one with negative 99mTc-MIBI imaging was detected by ultrasound but misdiagnosed as a thyroid nodule. A total of 5 ETPGs were detected by ultrasound combined with 99mTc-MIBI imaging, with a diagnostic accuracy of 83.3% (5/6). Patients' postoperative serum calcium and serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were normalized or significantly decreased from preoperative levels. Ultrasound combined with 99mTc-MIBI imaging can achieve higher accuracy than either examination alone in the preoperative localization and diagnosis of ETPG in SHPT patients.
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Coristoma , Hiperparatireoidismo Secundário , Glândulas Paratireoides , Tecnécio Tc 99m Sestamibi , Glândula Tireoide , Ultrassonografia , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Hiperparatireoidismo Secundário/diagnóstico por imagem , Hiperparatireoidismo Secundário/cirurgia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Glândulas Paratireoides/diagnóstico por imagem , Glândulas Paratireoides/cirurgia , Ultrassonografia/métodos , Adulto , Coristoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Coristoma/complicações , Glândula Tireoide/diagnóstico por imagem , Glândula Tireoide/cirurgia , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Cintilografia/métodos , Paratireoidectomia/métodosRESUMO
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by high morbidity, high disability rate, and slow course of disease. The clinical diagnostic method of PD is complex and time-consuming, and there is no clear biomarker for clinical use. We aimed to investigate the plasma metabolites in PD and find out potential biomarkers with diagnostic ability. In the analysis of more than 40 metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, long-chain fatty acids, amino acids, and carbohydrates, the difference of short-chain fatty acids was observed. Acetic acid concentration was higher in PD than in healthy controls, and propanoic acid and 2,3,4-trihydroxybutyric acid were lower in PD. Compared with the early stage of PD, acetic acid increased significantly in the advanced stage of PD. Propanoic acid increased significantly in medicated PD compared with drug naïve PD. ROC analysis revealed acetic acid discriminated PD from healthy controls with 100% sensitivity, 88.9% specificity, and an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.981, and propanoic acid discriminated PD from healthy controls with an AUC of 0.981, 100% sensitivity, and 94.4% specificity. Acetic acid and propanoic acid may be a potential biomarker for differentiating PD from health, and the propanoic acid was evaluated as the most potential diagnostic marker because of its extremely high sensitivity and specificity.
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Doença de Parkinson , Humanos , Doença de Parkinson/metabolismo , Propionatos , Metabolômica/métodos , Biomarcadores/metabolismoRESUMO
To retrospectively analyze the diagnosis and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) combined with thyroid disease, and to investigate the correlation between SHPT and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), SHPT and thyroid disease, and the importance of preoperative localization diagnosis in patients with SHPT. Clinical data of 101 patients who underwent surgical treatment for SHPT at the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University were collected from August 2014 to May 2023, and patients were divided into SHPT without PTC group (nâ =â 94) and SHPT with PTC group (nâ =â 7) according to their postoperative pathology. Patients were divided into SHPT without thyroid disease group (nâ =â 32) and SHPT with thyroid disease group (nâ =â 69) according to their preoperative ultrasound diagnosis and postoperative pathology. The differences between the 2 groups were compared to explore the association between SHPT and PTC and between SHPT and thyroid disease. Of the 101 patients with SHPT, 65 were male and 36 were female with a mean age of (44.26â ±â 11.16) years. There were 69 patients (68.32%) with concomitant thyroid disease and 32 patients (31.68%) without concomitant thyroid disease, including 7 patients (6.93%) with PTC. The results of univariate analysis showed that the differences in age and preoperative PTH levels between the SHPT without PTC group and the SHPT with PTC group were statistically significant (Pâ <â 0. 05),There were no significant differences in age, gender, preoperative PTH, preoperative alkaline phosphatase, preoperative serum calcium, preoperative serum phosphorus, preoperative serum creatinine, duration of dialysis disease, and whether they were accompanied by hypertension or not between the SHPT without thyroid disease group and the SHPT with thyroid disease group (Pâ >â 0. 05), logistic regression analysis showed that there was a correlation between the age of patients with SHPT and the level of preoperative PTH with PTC. In patients with SHPT, concomitant thyroid disease is more common, so patients with SHPT should be screened for thyroid disease at the same time as routine preoperative ultrasonography combined with nuclear scan for localized diagnosis, and surgical resection is preferred if concomitant PTC is present.
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Hiperparatireoidismo Secundário , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Diálise Renal , Hiperparatireoidismo Secundário/etiologia , Hiperparatireoidismo Secundário/cirurgia , Câncer Papilífero da Tireoide/complicações , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/complicações , Hormônio ParatireóideoRESUMO
To detect the value of serum interleukin-17 (IL-17), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at different disease stages. 141 RA patients were randomly obtained and diagnosed in a large tertiary first-class hospital in Jiangxi Province from November 2021 to January 2022. RA was divided into 38 low activity and remission phase (low remission patients), 72 moderate activity patients, 41 high activity patients, according to the disease activity score 28 (DAS28) of RA and 70 healthy controls. IL-17 and TNF-α in serum detected by flow cytometry; DKK-1by ELISA; rheumatoid factor (RF) and C-reactive protein (CRP) by rate scattering turbidimetry; erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) by Widmanstat method; anti-cyclic citrullinated polypeptide antibody (Anti-CCP) by chemiluminescence. The changes among the groups were statistically analysed and evaluated their diagnostic value. â Anti-CCP, CRP, and ESR levels in the moderate-to-high activity group were higher than controls, while IL-17, TNF-α, and DKK-1levels higher than low remission group, moderate activity group and controls (p < 0.05). â¡IL-17, TNF-α and DKK-1 were positively correlated with RA disease activity, with the correlations of IL-17, TNF-α and DKK-1 all over 0.5 (p < 0.05). â¢The ROC curve showed that among all indices the AUC of DKK-1 was the largest, 0. 922, and has the highest sensitivity and negative predictive value for RA, 0.965 and 0.953, respectively. The specificity and positive predictive value of TNF-α is highest, 0.918 and 0.921, respectively, combined them had the highest predictive value in moderate-to-high activity RA, with AUC of 0.968, and had the highest sensitivity of 0.965. The IL-17, TNF-α and DKK-1 levels were elevated in RA and positively correlated with disease activity, involved in the Wnt signalling pathway of inflammatory and joint destructive effects, combining them to monitor the RA disease process and biologically treat the cytokines in the pathogenesis of RA were valuable.
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Artrite Reumatoide , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa , Humanos , Artrite Reumatoide/metabolismo , Proteína C-Reativa/metabolismo , Citocinas , Interleucina-17 , Fator ReumatoideRESUMO
Background: Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Tumor marker (TM) detection can indicate the existence and growth of a tumor and has therefore been used extensively for diagnosing LC. Here, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to examine TM-related publications for LC diagnosis to illustrate the current state and future trends of this field, as well as to identify additional promising TMs with high sensitivity. Methods: Publications regarding TMs in LC diagnosis were downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace was applied to perform a bibliometric analysis of journals, cocitation authors, keywords, and references related to this field. VOSviewer was used to generate concise diagrams about countries, institutions, authors, and keywords. Changes in the TM research frontier were analyzed through citation burst detection. Results: A total of 990 studies were analyzed in this work. The collaboration network analysis revealed that the People's Republic of China, Yonsei University, and Molina R were the most productive country, institution, and scholar, respectively. Additionally, Molina R was the author with the most citations. The National Natural Science Foundation of China was the largest funding source. "Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) as tumor marker in lung cancer" was the top reference with the most citations, Lung Cancer was the core journal, and "serum tumor marker" experienced a citation burst over the past 5 years. Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis of TMs in LC diagnosis presents the current trends and frontiers in this field. We summarized the research status of this field and the methods to improve the diagnostic efficacy of traditional serum TMs, as well as provided new directions and ideas for improving the LC clinical detection rate. Priority should be given to the transformation of computer-assisted diagnostic technology for clinical applications. In addition, circulating tumor cells, exosomes, and microRNAs were the current most cutting-edge TMs.
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INTRODUCTION: Secondary parathyroid hyperplasia canceration is very rare and thus easily be overlooked during parathyroid ultrasound examination. However, secondary parathyroid hyperplasia still has the possibility of canceration, and it is still important to be alert to its occurrence when performing ultrasound examinations and clinical treatment. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 49-years-old man visited our outpatient department with generalized weakness and pain in both lower extremities a month ago. DIAGNOSIS: Hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure. INTERVENTIONS: The patient underwent ultrasound and other preoperative examinations. The preoperative ultrasound showed 3 parathyroid enlargements, 2 on the left and 1 on the right. The patient then underwent surgical treatment. OUTCOMES: Ultrasonography suggested the presence of 3 parathyroid hyperplasias, and ectopic right inferior parathyroid gland was visible during intraoperative examination. 10 days after surgery, the patient's Parathyroid Hormone returned to the normal range. CONCLUSION: Secondary parathyroid hyperplasia has the potential to become cancerous, so doctors should be alert to its occurrence when conducting ultrasound examinations. Ultrasound examination is the key to its diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
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Carcinoma , Hiperparatireoidismo Primário , Neoplasias das Paratireoides , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hiperplasia/patologia , Neoplasias das Paratireoides/complicações , Neoplasias das Paratireoides/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias das Paratireoides/cirurgia , Glândulas Paratireoides/diagnóstico por imagem , Glândulas Paratireoides/patologia , Hiperparatireoidismo Primário/cirurgia , Carcinoma/patologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mRNA and protein expression levels of cysteine-rich secretory protein 2 (CRISP2) in the sperm of asthenospermia patients, and explore their relationship with sperm motility and related molecular mechanism. METHODS: We collected 78 semen samples from adult male patients with asthenospermia and another 70 from healthy volunteers as controls. We extracted total RNA and total protein from the sperm following purification of the sperm by Percoll gradient centrifugation, and detected the relative expressions of CRISP2 mRNA and protein in the two groups by RT-PCR, SYBR Green real-time PCR and Western blot. RESULTS: The expression of CRISP2 mRNA was down-regulated by 4.3 times and that of the CRISP2 protein by 1.71 times in the asthenospermia patients, significantly lower than in the normal control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The down-regulation of CRISP2 mRNA and protein expressions in the sperm of asthenospermia patients may be closely related with decreased sperm motility, which suggests that CRISP2 may serve as a potential molecular target for the research of asthenospermia.
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Astenozoospermia/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Espermatozoides/metabolismo , Adulto , Astenozoospermia/genética , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Moléculas de Adesão Celular , Glicoproteínas/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Motilidade dos Espermatozoides , Espermatozoides/fisiologiaRESUMO
The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains to be elucidated, and the metabolomics analysis has the potential to identify metabolic profiles that are involved in PD pathogenesis. Here we applied a target metabolomics approach to measure the plasma levels of 158 fatty acid metabolites in a discovery cohort including 42 PD patients and 54 health volunteers, and found two upregulated (arachidonic acid and 13-hydroxy-octadecatrienoic acid) and eleven down-regulated (docosahexaenoic acid, lyso-platelet-activating factor, 12-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid, dihydroxy-eicosatrienoic acids, dihidroxy-octadecenoic acids, 17,18-dihydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid, and hydroperoxy-octadecadienoic acids) metabolites as primary candidate marker of PD. A support vector machine algorithm with primary candidate marker was used in an independent validation cohort to identify PD. Arachidonic acid and 13-hydroxy-octadecatrienoic acid were evaluated as an effective tool in that area under the receiver operating characteristic curve reached 0.995 and 0.912 in the validation set for diagnosing PD from healthy volunteers. Besides, the sensitivity and specificity of arachidonic acid as diagnostic factor of PD in validation set were 100% and 94.10%. Similarly, the sensitivity and specificity of 13-hydroxy-octadecatrienoic acid were 100% and 82.40% for identifying PD. This target fatty acid metabolomics demonstrated a series of plasma fatty acid metabolite as PD candidate marker with high efficiency and provided insights into the understanding of PD metabolic regulation.
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Ácidos Graxos , Doença de Parkinson , Ácidos Araquidônicos , Humanos , Metabolômica , Doença de Parkinson/diagnósticoRESUMO
PURPOSE: To explore the clinical significance of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein (TRAP1), mitotic arrest deficient 2 (mad2) and anti-nuclear mitotic spindle apparatus antibody (MSA) in the diagnosis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Serum concentrations of TRAP1 and MSA were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), including SCLC group (Num.=86), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) group (Num.=105), pulmonary nodules (PN) group (Num.=94), and 60 healthy subjects as control group (Num.=60). Whereas fluorescence quantitative PCR (qt-PCR) method was used to detect the expression of mad2. RESULTS: The expression of TRAP1 was low in SCLC and NSCLC compared with the other two groups, and was the lowest in SCLC, which was negatively correlated with the occurrence of the disease (P<0.05); the sensitivity and specificity of TRAP1 for SCLC were 75.29%, 93.33%, and the area under SCLC curve was 0.903; compared with the other three groups, the level of MSA was the highest in the SCLC, and the results were significantly different (P<0.05), while the area under the SCLC curve was 0.856, and the sensitivity and specificity were 62.78% and 95.24%, respectively. Mad2 is overexpressed in SCLC, but not in PN. The area under the SCLC curve is 0.835, and the sensitivity and specificity are 56.98% and 92.38%; TRAP1 levels are negatively correlated with SCLC tumor stage, the level of TRAP1 was significantly lower in stage III-IV than in stage I-II (P<0.05); combined analysis of TRAP1 and MAD2 and MSA showed that the sensitivity and specificity for SCLS were 95.35% and 99.05%, respectively. CONCLUSION: TRAP1 is of great value in the early diagnosis of SCLC as well as differential diagnosis with NSCLC. TRAP1 combined with MAD2 and MSA improved the sensitivity and specificity and provided a new idea for the clinical diagnosis of SCLC.
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BACKGROUND: Left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) has been suggested as an alternative means to deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). HYPOTHESIS: LBBP may deliver resynchronization therapy along with an advantage over traditional biventricular (BiV) pacing in clinical outcomes. METHODS: Heart failure patients who presented LBBB morphology according to Strauss's criteria and received successful CRT procedure were enrolled in the present study. Propensity score matching was applied to match patients into LBBP-CRT group and BiV-CRT group. Then, the electrographic data, the echocardiographic data and New York heart association (NYHA) class were compared between the groups. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients with successful LBBP procedure and another 21 matched patients with successful BiV-CRT procedure were finally enrolled in the study. The QRS duration (QRSd) was narrowed from 167.7 ± 14.9 ms to 111.7 ± 12.3 ms (P < .0001) in the LBBP-CRT group and from 163.6 ± 13.8 ms to 130.1 ± 14.0 ms (P < .0001) in the BiV-CRT group. A trend toward better left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was recorded in the LBBP-CRT group (50.9 ± 10.7% vs 44.4 ± 13.3%, P = .12) compared to that in the BiV-CRT group at the 6-month follow-up. A trend toward better echocardiographic response was documented in patients receiving LBBP-CRT procedure (90.5% vs 80.9%, P = .43) and more super CRT response was documented in the LBBP-CRT group (80.9% vs 57.1%, P = .09) compared to that in the BiV-CRT group. CONCLUSIONS: LBBP-CRT can dramatically improve the electrical synchrony in heart failure patients with LBBB. Meanwhile, compared with the traditional BiV-CRT, it has a tendency to significantly improve LVEF and enhance the NYHA cardiac function scores.