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Zhang YY, Zhang M, Zhang JQ, Li QQ, Lu MP, Cheng L. Combination of omalizumab with allergen immunotherapy versus immunotherapy alone for allergic diseases: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2024; 14:794-806. [PMID: 37715592 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allergen immunotherapy (AIT)-associated adverse events (AEs) limit its usage in the management of allergic diseases. The monoclonal anti-IgE antibody (omalizumab) and AIT have complementary actions. However, no consensus has been reached on whether their combination could exert superior efficacy and safety. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the combination of AIT with omalizumab is superior to AIT alone in treating allergic diseases. METHODS The MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Library databases were searched to identify randomized control trials (RCTs) reporting the outcomes of omalizumab combined with AIT (omalizumab + AIT) versus AIT alone. A random-effect model was established to estimate outcomes with a 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS A total of 11 eligible RCTs (involving 901 patients) were screened out for the meta-analysis. According to a pooled analysis, omalizumab + AIT significantly increased the number of patients achieving the target maintenance dose (TMD) and sustained unresponsiveness (SU) to allergens (odds ratio [OR] = 2.43; 95% CI: 1.33-4.44; p = 0.004; I2 = 35%, and OR = 6.77; 95% CI: 2.10-21.80; p = 0.001; I2 = 36%, respectively). Similarly, individuals receiving the combination therapy reported significantly fewer episodes of severe systemic AEs than AIT alone (OR = 0.32; 95% CI: 0.18-0.59; p = 0.0003; I2 = 0%). Meanwhile, the improvements in symptom severity score (mean difference [MD] = -0.26), rescue medication daily means score (MD = -0.14), and number of patients consuming epinephrine in AIT (OR = 0.20) were all more evident than those in AIT alone. CONCLUSION Omalizumab + AIT can significantly enhance the efficacy and safety of AIT by increasing TMD and SU to allergens, while decreasing severe systemic AEs.
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- Ying-Ying Zhang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Xu QY, Tian M, Lu M, Lu MP, Cheng L. [The role of allergen-specific immunotherapy in the primary and secondary prevention of allergic diseases]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:1259-1265. [PMID: 38186103 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20230506-00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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- Q Y Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital/Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou 215153, China Clinical Allergy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital/Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou 215153, China
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- Clinical Allergy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Clinical Allergy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Xu QY, Tian M, Lu M, Lu MP, Liu Y, Wang JF, Cheng L. [Research advances on allergen component-resolved diagnosis in respiratory allergic diseases]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1324-1335. [PMID: 37743291 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220929-00937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Allergen component-resolved diagnosis (CRD) is an emerging molecular diagnostic technology, which can further clarify the protein profile of allergen components in allergic patients, achieve accurate detection of allergens, and have great significance and value for the precise prevention and treatment of allergic diseases. In this article, the CRD technology and its research progress in respiratory allergic diseases are introduced, and the importance of CRD in the evaluation, prevention and treatment of respiratory allergic diseases are discussed.
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- Q Y Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital/Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou 215153, China Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital/Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou 215153, China
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- Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Research and Development Department, Hangzhou Zheda Dixun Biological Gene Engineering Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310052, China Allergy Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Research and Development Department, Hangzhou Zheda Dixun Biological Gene Engineering Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310052, China Allergy Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Yang YC, Shen Y, Wang XD, Jiang Y, Qiu QH, Li J, Yu SQ, Ke X, Liu F, Xu YT, Lou HF, Wang HT, Yu GD, Xu R, Meng J, Meng CD, Sun N, Chen JJ, Zeng M, Xie ZH, Sun YQ, Tang J, Zhao KQ, Zhang WT, Shi ZH, Xu CL, Yang YL, Lu MP, Ye HP, Wei X, Sun B, An YF, Sun YN, Gu YR, Zhang TH, Ba L, Yang QT, Ye J, Xu Y, Li HB. [Expert consensus on the prevention and treatment of adverse reactions in subcutaneous immunotherapy(2023, Chongqing)]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:643-656. [PMID: 37455109 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20221111-00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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- Y C Yang
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning 530029, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning 530029, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, China Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518170, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated First People's Hospital of Foshan City, Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan 528000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Allergy, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, China
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- Department of 1st Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Guizhou Province Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanxi Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lasa 850000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Allergy, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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Liu MF, Ma RX, Cao XB, Zhang H, Zhou SH, Jiang WH, Jiang Y, Sun JW, Yang QT, Li XZ, Sun YN, Shi L, Wang M, Song XC, Chen FQ, Zhang XS, Wei HQ, Yu SQ, Zhu DD, Ba L, Cao ZW, Xiao XP, Wei X, Lin ZH, Chen FH, Shan CG, Wang GK, Ye J, Qu SH, Zhao CQ, Wang ZL, Li HB, Liu F, Cui XB, Ye SN, Liu Z, Xu Y, Cai X, Hang W, Zhang RX, Zhao YL, Yu GD, Shi GG, Lu MP, Shen Y, Zhao YT, Pei JH, Xie SB, Yu LG, Liu YH, Gu SS, Yang YC, Cheng L, Liu JF. [Incidence and prognosis of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions related to infection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain: a national multi-center survey of 35 566 population]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:579-588. [PMID: 37339898 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20230316-00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Objective: This cross-sectional investigation aimed to determine the incidence, clinical characteristics, prognosis, and related risk factors of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions related to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain in mainland China. Methods: Data of patients with SARS-CoV-2 from December 28, 2022, to February 21, 2023, were collected through online and offline questionnaires from 45 tertiary hospitals and one center for disease control and prevention in mainland China. The questionnaire included demographic information, previous health history, smoking and alcohol drinking, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, olfactory and gustatory function before and after infection, other symptoms after infection, as well as the duration and improvement of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction. The self-reported olfactory and gustatory functions of patients were evaluated using the Olfactory VAS scale and Gustatory VAS scale. Results: A total of 35 566 valid questionnaires were obtained, revealing a high incidence of olfactory and taste dysfunctions related to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain (67.75%). Females(χ2=367.013, P<0.001) and young people(χ2=120.210, P<0.001) were more likely to develop these dysfunctions. Gender(OR=1.564, 95%CI: 1.487-1.645), SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status (OR=1.334, 95%CI: 1.164-1.530), oral health status (OR=0.881, 95%CI: 0.839-0.926), smoking history (OR=1.152, 95%CI=1.080-1.229), and drinking history (OR=0.854, 95%CI: 0.785-0.928) were correlated with the occurrence of olfactory and taste dysfunctions related to SARS-CoV-2(above P<0.001). 44.62% (4 391/9 840) of the patients who had not recovered their sense of smell and taste also suffered from nasal congestion, runny nose, and 32.62% (3 210/9 840) suffered from dry mouth and sore throat. The improvement of olfactory and taste functions was correlated with the persistence of accompanying symptoms(χ2=10.873, P=0.001). The average score of olfactory and taste VAS scale was 8.41 and 8.51 respectively before SARS-CoV-2 infection, but decreased to3.69 and 4.29 respectively after SARS-CoV-2 infection, and recovered to 5.83and 6.55 respectively at the time of the survey. The median duration of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions was 15 days and 12 days, respectively, with 0.5% (121/24 096) of patients experiencing these dysfunctions for more than 28 days. The overall self-reported improvement rate of smell and taste dysfunctions was 59.16% (14 256/24 096). Gender(OR=0.893, 95%CI: 0.839-0.951), SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status (OR=1.334, 95%CI: 1.164-1.530), history of head and facial trauma(OR=1.180, 95%CI: 1.036-1.344, P=0.013), nose (OR=1.104, 95%CI: 1.042-1.171, P=0.001) and oral (OR=1.162, 95%CI: 1.096-1.233) health status, smoking history(OR=0.765, 95%CI: 0.709-0.825), and the persistence of accompanying symptoms (OR=0.359, 95%CI: 0.332-0.388) were correlated with the recovery of olfactory and taste dysfunctions related to SARS-CoV-2 (above P<0.001 except for the indicated values). Conclusion: The incidence of olfactory and taste dysfunctions related to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain is high in mainland China, with females and young people more likely to develop these dysfunctions. Active and effective intervention measures may be required for cases that persist for a long time. The recovery of olfactory and taste functions is influenced by several factors, including gender, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status, history of head and facial trauma, nasal and oral health status, smoking history, and persistence of accompanying symptoms.
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- M F Liu
- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First People's Hospital of Yinchuan, Yinchuan 750001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650100, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Rhinology and Allergy, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250299, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xizang Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Lasa 850000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanxi Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, XuanWu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First People's Hospital of Yinchuan, Yinchuan 750001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650100, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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Hong HY, Chen TY, Yang QT, Sun YQ, Chen FH, Lou HF, Wang HT, Yu RL, An YF, Liu F, Wang TS, Lu MP, Qiu QH, Wang XD, Chen JJ, Meng CD, Xie ZH, Meng J, Zeng M, Xu CL, Wang Y, Yang YC, Zhang WT, Tang J, Yang YL, Xu R, Yu GD, Shi ZH, Wei X, Ye HP, Sun YN, Yu SQ, Zhang TH, Yong J, Hang W, Xu YT, Xu Y, Tan GL, Sun N, Yang G, Li YJ, Ye J, Zuo KJ, Zhang LQ, Wang XY, Yang AN, Xu YX, Liao W, Fan YP, Li HB. Chinese Expert Consensus on the Use of Biologics in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2022, Zhuhai). ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37019094 DOI: 10.1159/000529918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common inflammatory disease in otolaryngology, mainly manifested as nasal congestion, nasal discharge, facial pain/pressure, and smell disorder. CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), an important phenotype of CRS, has a high recurrence rate even after receiving corticosteroids and/or functional endoscopic sinus surgery. In recent years, clinicians have focused on the application of biological agents in CRSwNP. However, it has not reached a consensus on the timing and selection of biologics for the treatment of CRS so far. SUMMARY We reviewed the previous studies of biologics in CRS and summarized the indications, contraindications, efficacy assessment, prognosis, and adverse effects of biologics. Also, we evaluated the treatment response and adverse reactions of dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab in the management of CRS and made recommendations. KEY MESSAGES Dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab have been approved for the treatment of CRSwNP by the US Food and Drug Administration. Type 2 and eosinophilic inflammation, need for systemic steroids or contraindication to systemic steroids, significantly impaired quality of life, anosmia, and comorbid asthma are required for the use of biologics. Based on current evidence, dupilumab has the prominent advantage in improving quality of life and reducing the risk of comorbid asthma in CRSwNP among the approved monoclonal antibodies. Most patients tolerate biological agents well in general with few major or severe adverse effects. Biologics have provided more options for severe uncontrolled CRSwNP patients or patients who refuse to have surgery. In the future, more novel biologics will be assessed in high-quality clinical trials and applied clinically.
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- Hai-Yu Hong
- Allergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Allergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China,
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Allergy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department Allergy and Center of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department Allergy and Center of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, China Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Rhinology, The First Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rhinology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Sun Yat-Sen University, Foshan, China
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- Department of First Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The ENT Hospital of Shenzhen Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan People's Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Guizhou Province Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Huanhu Hospital of Tianjin City, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Huadong Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Central Hospital of Shenzhen Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital Affiliated to Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department Allergy and Center of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Allergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Allergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Allergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Su GY, Xu YK, Liu J, Hu H, Lu MP, Yin M, Xu XQ, Wu FY. Texture analysis of diffusion kurtosis imaging for differentiating malignant from benign sinonasal lesions: added value to conventional imaging features. Br J Radiol 2023; 96:20220806. [PMID: 36715108 PMCID: PMC10078880 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the performance of texture analysis (TA) of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in differentiating malignant from benign sinonasal lesions, and its added value to the conventional imaging features. METHODS Fifty-eight patients with malignant and 40 patients with benign sinonasal lesions were retrospectively enrolled. Conventional CT and MRI features were reviewed. Texture parameters were obtained and compared between two groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the most valuable variables. Receiver operating characteristic curves were performed to assess the differentiating performance of independent variables and their combination. RESULTS There were significant differences in tumor necrosis, bone erosion and soft tissue invasion between the two groups (all p < 0.05). There were significant differences in the 10th and entropy of Apparent diffusion coefficient map, the mean, 10th and entropy of D map, the mean and 90th of K map between the two groups (all p < 0.002). The bone erosion, entropy of D, and mean of K were independent variables associated with malignant tumors. Receiver operating characteristic analyses indicated that the combination of three features possessed better differentiating performance than bone erosion alone (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION TA of DKI could supply incremental value to conventional imaging features for pre-operative differential diagnosis between benign and malignant sinonasal lesions. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE The present study is the first to combine conventional imaging features and the TA of DKI in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant sinonasal lesions. Our findings suggest that TA of DKI could supply incremental value to conventional imaging features.
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- Guo-Yi Su
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Li GM, Han X, Wu Y, Wang W, Tang HX, Lu MP, Tang XM, Lin Y, Deng F, Yang J, Wang XN, Liu CC, Zheng WJ, Wu BB, Zhou F, Luo H, Zhang L, Liu HM, Guan WZ, Wang SH, Tao PF, Jin TJ, Fang R, Wu Y, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhang TN, Yin W, Guo L, Tang WJ, Chang H, Zhang QY, Li XZ, Li JG, Zhou ZX, Yang SR, Yang KK, Xu H, Song HM, Deuitch NT, Lee PY, Zhou Q, Sun L. A Cohort Study on Deficiency of ADA2 from China. J Clin Immunol 2023; 43:835-845. [PMID: 36807221 PMCID: PMC10110724 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-023-01432-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2), an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2), has not been systemically investigated in Chinese population yet. We aim to further characterize DADA2 cases in China. METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients with DADA2 identified through whole exome sequencing (WES) at seventeen rheumatology centers across China was conducted. Clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, genotype, and treatment response were analyzed. RESULTS Thirty patients with DADA2 were enrolled between January 2015 and December 2021. Adenosine deaminase 2 enzymatic activity was low in all tested cases to confirm pathogenicity. Median age of disease presentation was 4.3 years and the median age at diagnosis was 7.8 years. All but one patient presented during childhood and two subjects died from complications of their disease. The patients most commonly presented with systemic inflammation (92.9%), vasculitis (86.7%), and hypogammaglobinemia (73.3%) while one patient presented with bone marrow failure (BMF) with variable cytopenia. Twenty-three (76.7%) patients were treated with TNF inhibitors (TNFi), while two (6.7%) underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). They all achieved clinical remission. A total of thirty-nine ADA2 causative variants were identified, six of which were novel. CONCLUSION To establish early diagnosis and improve clinical outcomes, genetic screening and/or testing of ADA2 enzymatic activity should be performed in patients with suspected clinical features. TNFi is considered as first line treatment for those with vascular phenotypes. HSCT may be beneficial for those with hematological disease or in those who are refractory to TNFi.
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- Guo-Min Li
- National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- The Children's Hospital of Soochow, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology & Allergy in the Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.,Medical Transformation Centre, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- No. 960 Hospital of the Joint Service Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Hunan, China
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- National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology & Allergy in the Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Yang YF, Zheng R, Gu X, Gao F, Chen M, Du ML, Zhang ZD, Lu MP, Cheng L. Evaluation of genetic variants in ferroptosis-related genes and house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis risk. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 115:109707. [PMID: 37724950 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.109707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ferroptosis-related genes disrupt iron homeostasis and enhance lipid peroxidation to initiate respiratory system diseases. However, the association between genetic variants in the ferroptosis-related genes with house dust mite (HDM)-induced allergic rhinitis (AR) susceptibility remains unclear. METHODS A case-control study, involving 222 cases and 237 healthy controls from a Chinese population, was conducted to evaluate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ferroptosis-related genes and HDM-induced AR risk. A gene-based analysis was performed by multi-marker analysis of genomic annotation (MAGMA) to identify candidate associated ferroptosis-related genes. A logistic regression model and joint analysis were used to assess the effect of SNPs on HDM-induced AR susceptibility. RESULTS Two independent SNPs (rs2305128 in ENPP2 and rs1868088 in EPAS1) were significantly associated with HDM-induced AR risk (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.19-2.79, P = 5.98 × 10-3, PFDR = 4.88 × 10-2; OR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.23-3.72, P = 6.95 × 10-3, PFDR = 4.87 × 10-2, respectively). Moreover, combined analysis of these two SNPs revealed that an increased risk of HDM-induced AR was positively associated with an increasing number of risk genotypes (Ptrend = 8.48 × 10-5). The stratification analysis showed that the cumulative effect of two SNPs on HDM-induced AR risk was more pronounced among patients presenting more serious symptoms and harboring one or two risk genotypes. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the genetic variants in ferroptosis-related genes ENPP2 and EPAS1 may increase HDM-induced AR risk and serve as potential predictors of HDM-induced AR susceptibility.
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- Yi-Fan Yang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Su GY, Liu J, Xu XQ, Lu MP, Yin M, Wu FY. Texture analysis of conventional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging for distinguishing sinonasal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 279:5715-5720. [PMID: 35731296 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-022-07493-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the value of texture analysis (TA) of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the differential diagnosis between sinonasal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS Forty-two patients with sinonasal SCC and 30 patients with NHL were retrospectively enrolled. TAs were performed on T2-weighted image (T2WI), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted image (T1WI). Texture parameters, including mean value, skewness, kurtosis, entropy and uniformity were obtained and compared between sinonasal SCC and NHL groups. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the diagnostic value and identify the independent TA parameters. RESULTS The mean value and entropy of ADC, and mean value of contrast-enhanced T1WI were significantly lower in the sinonasal NHL group than those in the SCC group (all P < 0.05). ROC analysis indicated that the entropy of ADC had the best diagnostic performance (AUC 0.832; Sensitivity 0.95; Specificity 0.67; Cutoff value 6.522). Logistic regression analysis showed that the entropy of ADC (P = 0.002, OR = 26.990) was the independent parameter for differentiating sinonasal NHL from SCC. CONCLUSION TA parameters of conventional MRI and DWI, particularly the entropy value of ADC, might be useful in the differentiating diagnosis between sinonasal NHL and SCC.
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- Guo-Yi Su
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Rd., Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Rd., Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Rd., Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Rd., Nanjing, China.
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Chen XY, Zhu XJ, Chen M, Lu MP, Wang ML, Yin M, Chen RX, Wu ZF, Bu DY, Zhang ZD, Cheng L. GARP Polymorphisms Associated with Susceptibility to House Dust Mite-Sensitized Persistent Allergic Rhinitis in a Chinese Population. J Asthma Allergy 2022; 15:1369-1381. [PMID: 36196093 PMCID: PMC9527031 DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s366815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Genetic variants in GARP (also known as LRRC32) have been reported to have significant associations with asthma and eczema in special populations, but little is known about allergic rhinitis. This study purposes to evaluate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GARP with house dust mite (HDM)-sensitized persistent allergic rhinitis (PER) in a population of Han Chinese. Methods In this hospital-based case–control study, 534 HDM-sensitized PER patients and 451 healthy controls were recruited from East China. In this population, six SNPs in GARP were identified. Serum total and specific IgE levels were measured with ImmunoCAP. Secondary structure and minimum free energy were predicted by RNAfold. Results rs79525962 was associated with the risk of HDM-sensitized PER (P < 0.05). The individuals with CT+TT genotype demonstrated a higher risk of HDM-sensitized PER than those with CC genotype (adjusted OR = 1.393, 95% CI = 1.019–1.904). The homozygous genotype CC of rs3781699 rendered a lower risk of HDM-sensitized PER than the wild-type genotype AA (adjusted OR = 0.646, 95% CI = 0.427–0.976); however, the genotype and allele frequencies of rs3781699 demonstrated no associations with HDM-sensitized PER (P > 0.05). rs79525962 increased the risk of HDM-sensitized PER in the subgroup aged ≥16 years (adjusted OR = 1.745, 95% CI = 1.103–2.760), and this high risk was also found in the females (adjusted OR = 1.708, 95% CI = 1.021–2.856). The G-C haplotype of rs1320646-rs3781699 rendered a lower risk of HDM-sensitized PER than the common haplotype G-A (adjusted OR = 0.819, 95% CI = 0.676–0.993). The secondary structure of GARP altered in response to different genotypes of rs79525962 and rs3781699. Conclusion SNP rs79525962 in the GARP gene marks a risk locus of HDM-sensitized PER in Chinese Hans.
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- Xin-Yuan Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- Zheng-Dong Zhang, Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, People’s Republic of China, Email
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Lei Cheng, Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China, Email
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Chen RX, Dai MD, Zhang QZ, Lu MP, Wang ML, Yin M, Zhu XJ, Wu ZF, Zhang ZD, Cheng L. TLR Signaling Pathway Gene Polymorphisms, Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions in Allergic Rhinitis. J Inflamm Res 2022; 15:3613-3630. [PMID: 35769128 PMCID: PMC9234183 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s364877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a nasal inflammatory disease resulting from a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. The association between Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway and environmental factors in AR pathogenesis remains to be explored. This study aims to assess the genetic association of AR with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR signaling pathway, and investigate the roles of gene–gene and gene–environment interactions in AR. Methods A total of 452 AR patients and 495 healthy controls from eastern China were enrolled in this hospital-based case–control study. We evaluated putatively functional genetic polymorphisms in TLR2, TLR4 and CD14 genes for their association with susceptibility to AR and related clinical phenotypes. Interactions between environmental factors (such as traffic pollution, residence, pet keeping) and polymorphisms with AR were examined using logistic regression. Models were stratified by genotype and interaction terms, and tested for the significance of gene–gene and gene–environment interactions. Results In the single-locus analysis, two SNPs in CD14, rs2563298 (A/C) and rs2569191 (C/T) were associated with a significantly decreased risk of AR. Compared with the GG genotype, the GT and GT/TT genotypes of TLR2 rs7656411 (G/T) were associated with a significantly increased risk of AR. Gene–gene interactions (eg, TLR2 rs7656411, TLR4 rs1927914, and CD14 rs2563298) was associated with AR. Gene–environment interactions (eg, TLR4 or CD14 polymorphisms and certain environmental exposures) were found in AR cases, but they were not significant after Bonferroni correction. Conclusion The genetic polymorphisms of TLR2 and CD14 and gene–gene interactions in TLR signaling pathway were associated with susceptibility to AR in this Han Chinese population. However, the present results were limited to support the association between gene–environment interactions and AR.
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- Ruo-Xi Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Chen M, Zheng R, Li F, Xin JY, Chen SL, Zhu XJ, Gu X, Dai MD, Yang YF, Chu HY, Zhang ZD, Lu MP, Cheng L. Genetic variants in Hippo pathway genes are associated with house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis in a Chinese population. Clin Transl Allergy 2021; 11:e12077. [PMID: 34962722 PMCID: PMC8805694 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background House dust mite (HDM)‐induced allergic rhinitis (AR) is a highly prevalent disease with bothersome symptoms. Genetic variants of the Hippo pathway genes play a critical role in the respiratory disease. However, no study has reported associations between variants of the Hippo pathway genes and HDM‐induced AR risk. Methods Forty‐three key genes in the Hippo pathway were selected from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Reactome pathway database, and previous reported studies. A case‐control study of 222 cases and 237 controls was performed to assess the associations between 121 genetic variants in these genes and HDM‐induced AR risk. DNeasy Blood & Tissues Kits were used for extracting genomic DNA from the venous blood and Infinium Asian Screening Array BeadChips for performing genotyping. A logistic regression model was applied to evaluate the effects of variants on HDM‐induced AR risk. The false discovery rate (FDR) method was utilized to correct for multiple testing. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to obtain the cut‐off value of total IgE for the diagnosis of HDM‐induced AR. Histone modification and transcription factor binding sites were visualized by UCSC genome browser. Moreover, expression qualitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis was obtained from Genotype‐Tissue Expression (GTEx) database. Results We found that rs754466 in DLG5 was significantly associated with a decreased HDM‐induced AR risk after FDR correction (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.36–0.74, p = 3.25 × 10−4, PFDR = 3.93 × 10−2). The rs754466 A allele reduced the risk of HDM‐induced AR in the subgroup of moderate/severe total nasal symptom score (TNSS). Furthermore, rs754466 was associated with a high mRNA expression of DLG5. Additionally, histone modification and transcription factor binding sites were rich in the region containing rs754466. Conclusion Our findings indicated that rs754466 in DLG5 decreased the susceptibility to HDM‐induced AR.
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- Min Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated YiLi Friendship Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Yining, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Qiu CY, Cui XY, Lu MP, Yin M, Xu WY, Zhu XJ, Yang Q, Cheng L. CircRNA expression profiles and circRNA-miRNA-mRNA crosstalk in allergic rhinitis. World Allergy Organ J 2021; 14:100548. [PMID: 34221216 PMCID: PMC8233375 DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2021.100548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in inflammation; however, their role in allergic rhinitis (AR) remains unclear. In this study, we analyzed circRNA expression and identified a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network through which circRNAs regulate AR pathogenesis. Methods We analyzed circRNA, miRNA, and mRNA expression profiles in the nasal mucosa by high-throughput sequencing (HTS), using a fold-change >1.5 and p-value < 0.05 to pinpoint significantly differentially expressed (DE) circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs in AR. A DEcircRNA-DEmiRNA-DEmRNA crosstalk network was then constructed using bioinformatics and statistical analysis. Gene ontology and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes pathway analyses were performed to identify the biological terms enriched in the network; whereas RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing were used to confirm the circRNAs. Results A total of 264 DEcircRNAs were identified by HTS, including 120 upregulated and 144 downregulated in AR compared to controls. A DEcircRNA-DEmiRNA-DEmRNA crosstalk network was constructed with 17 miRNAs, 11 circRNAs, 29 mRNAs, and 64 interaction pairs. These genes were involved in the Wnt signaling pathway, TNF biosynthesis, inflammatory responses, the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, and Toll-like receptors. Of the 11 DEcircRNAs, hsa_circ_0008668 and circTRIQK were upregulated, whereas hsa_circ_0029853 and circRNA_01002 were downregulated in AR tissues. Sanger sequencing confirmed the back-splicing junctions of these circRNAs. Conclusions We constructed a novel DEcircRNA-DEmiRNA-DEmRNA network for AR that provides a basis for future studies to investigate its underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Chang-Yu Qiu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Zheng Q, Zhu K, Gao CN, Xu YP, Lu MP. Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus infection and characteristics of lymphocyte subsets in newly onset juvenile dermatomyositis. World J Pediatr 2021; 17:205-209. [PMID: 31549298 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-019-00314-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The underlying etiology of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is unknown. T cell deficiency as well as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection had been suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis, but it has been poorly evaluated in JDM patients. METHODS This study described the traits of T and B lymphocyte subsets in newly onset JDM patients and the incidence of EBV infection in JDM patients compared with match controls. Newly developed JDM patients from 2014 to 2018 were included in the study. Lymphocytes with different markers (CD3+, CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, CD3-CD19+ and CD3-CD16+CD56+) were tested with flow cytometry in the first admission or after 6 months of treatment. Statistical analysis was conducted to compare the EBV infection in the group of JDM patients and controls. RESULTS We observed that JDM patients had higher positive rate of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-immunoglobulin G (IgG) (P < 0.0001) as well as EBV capsid antigen-IgG (P < 0.05) than normal controls. CD3-CD16+CD56+ lymphocyte was found to be extremely low in early stage of JDM patients, but increased after 6 months of treatment (P = 0.0091). CONCLUSIONS The level of CD3-CD16+CD56+ cells may associate with the clinical course of JDM. EBV may act as an environmental factor predisposing patients to the development of JDM.
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- Qi Zheng
- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57# Zhu Gan Road, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57# Zhu Gan Road, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57# Zhu Gan Road, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57# Zhu Gan Road, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
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Chen RX, Lu WM, Lu MP, Wang ML, Zhu XJ, Wu ZF, Tian HQ, Zhu LP, Zhang ZD, Cheng L. Polymorphisms in MicroRNA Target Sites of TGF-β Signaling Pathway Genes and Susceptibility to Allergic Rhinitis. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2021; 182:399-407. [PMID: 33596578 PMCID: PMC8117390 DOI: 10.1159/000511975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The polymorphisms inside microRNA target sites locating in the 3'-UTR region may introduce the micro-RNA-binding changes, which may regulate the gene expression and correlate with the potential diseases. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate whether the polymorphisms in microRNA target sites of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling pathway genes are associated with the susceptibility of mite-sensitized allergic rhinitis (AR) in a Han Chinese population. METHODS In this case-control study, 454 AR patients and 448 healthy controls were recruited. Three HapMap single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were mapped to putative microRNA recognition sites and genotyped by TaqMan allelic discrimination assay. RESULTS The genotype and allele frequencies of 3 SNPs (rs1590 in TGFBR1; rs1434536 and rs17023107 in BMPR1B) showed lack of significant association with AR. However, in the subgroup analysis, the TG, GG, and TG/GG genotypes of rs1590 exhibited significantly increased risk of AR in the male subgroup (TG: adjusted OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.08-2.31; GG: adjusted OR = 1.76, 95% CI = 1.09-2.86; TG/GG: adjusted OR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.13-2.33). The CT genotypes of rs17023107 might have potential to protect against AR in the patients age of <15 years (adjusted OR = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.14-0.95) and the males (adjusted OR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.25-0.95). No significant association was found between SNPs and the total serum IgE level. CONCLUSIONS In a Han Chinese population, stratified by age and gender, susceptibility to mite-sensitized AR may be associated with 2 SNPs (rs1590 and rs17023107) in microRNA target sites of TGF-β signaling pathway genes.
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- Ruo-Xi Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Allergy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China,
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China,
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Xue JR, Ma J, Qiu CY, Hu ZB, Jiang X, Pan M, Lu MP, Cheng L. [Observation and analysis of systemic reactions to house dust mite subcutaneous immunotherapy in 362 patients with allergic rhinitis]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 55:445-451. [PMID: 32842357 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200426-00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the frequency and severity of systemic reactions (SRs) to standardized house dust mite subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis (AR), and to analyze the clinical risk factors. Methods: The clinical data of 362 patients including 209 males and 153 females, aged from 5 to 55 years old receiving SCIT at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou were collected from May 2014 to July 2017. The SRs were classified as early-onset and delayed-onset, and 4 grades (grade Ⅰ to Ⅳ) to assess severity. The records of SRs were retrospectively analyzed, including the numbers/frequencies, symptoms and signs, onset of reaction and treatment. And the relationships between SRs and patient's age, gender, allergen injection dose, accompanied allergic diseases were explored. All the statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 19.0. Results: There were 57 cases (15.75%) of SRs in 362 patients. All the patients received a total of 12 308 injections and 111 SRs (0.90%) were observed. Among them, 31 (27.93%) were early-onset reactions and 80 (72.07%) were delayed-onset reactions; most of the SRs were grade Ⅰ reactions (n=83, 74.78%), followed by grade Ⅱ (n=25, 22.52%), grade Ⅲ (n=3, 2.70%), and no fatal reactions occurred. The incidence of SRs in patients>14 years old was higher than that in patients ≤14 years old according to the number of cases and injections (35.14% vs 13.54%, 2.34% vs 0.76%, χ(2) value was 11.679, 28.162, respectively, all P<0.05), but no significant differences of SRs were observed in gender (18.66% vs 11.76%, 5.98% vs 5.62%, χ(2) value was 3.166, 0.095, respectively, all P>0.05). Fifteen SRs (13.51%) occurred during the build-up phase and 96 (86.49%) during the maintenance phases. SRs could occur in lots of dose phases, and 95 (85.59%) were distributed at high concentrations more than 40 000 SQ-U. The incidence of SRs in patients with multiple allergic diseases was significantly higher than that in patients with AR alone, with asthma or atopic dermatitis (30.67% vs 11.85%, χ(2)=15.875, P<0.001). Meanwhile, the incidence of SRs in patients with pure AR was also significantly lower than that in patients with other allergic diseases (5.26% vs 20.56%, χ(2)=13.783, P<0.001). Conclusions: The incidence of SRs is less than 1% according to the injection times, the severity of SRs is mostly slight, and the safety and tolerance are good during standardized house dust mite SCIT in perennial AR patients. Delayed-onset SRs are more common. The incidence of SRs is significantly correlated with age, high dose of allergen vaccine injection, and concomitant other allergic diseases (asthma, atopic dermatitis, etc).
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- J R Xue
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Clinical Allergy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Clinical Allergy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Yu MP, Xu XS, Zhou Q, Deuitch N, Lu MP. Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20): updates on the genetics, phenotype, pathogenesis and treatment. World J Pediatr 2020; 16:575-584. [PMID: 31587140 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-019-00288-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND A20, a protein encoded by the tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3 gene (TNFAIP3), plays a vital role in the negative regulation of inflammation and immunity. Loss-of-function mutation in TNFAIP3 leads to a new described autoinflammatory disease-haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20). Since HA20 was first described in 2016, a number of new cases have been described in this literature, however, the disease and its pathogenesis are poorly understood. This review seeks to improve clinical recognition of this disorder, and promote both earlier diagnosis and initiation of targeted therapies to improve patients' outcomes. METHODS We reviewed 26 papers about A20 and HA20, and we summarized genetic variants and clinical manifestations of a total of 61 reported patients from 26 families identified to have a genetic diagnosis of germline pathogenic variants in TNFAIP3/A20. Additionally, we discussed the pathogenesis and treatment of HA20. RESULTS A total of 24 pathogenic variants of A20 had been reported. There was significant clinical heterogeneity, even among those with the same variants in TNFAIP3. Prior to receiving a molecular diagnosis of HA20, patients had been diagnosed with Behcet's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and even adult-onset Stills' disease. The patients with HA20 that presented with inflammatory signatures in NF-κB signaling were mostly responsive to treatment. CONCLUSIONS HA20 is a monogenic autoinflammatory disease with highly variable clinical manifestations. This extensive heterogeneity makes it difficult to set a clinical diagnostic criteria, and genetic sequencing is necessary for a definitive diagnosis of HA20.
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- Mei-Ping Yu
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310052, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310052, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310052, China.
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Guo L, Lu MP. [Research progress in deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:520-523. [PMID: 32521969 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20191016-00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- L Guo
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Zhu XJ, Lu MP, Chen RX, Bu DY, Zhu LP, Wang ML, Yin M, Zhang ZD, Cheng L. Polymorphism -509C/T in TGFB1 Promoter Is Associated With Increased Risk and Severity of Persistent Allergic Rhinitis in a Chinese Population. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2020; 34:597-603. [PMID: 32216462 DOI: 10.1177/1945892420913441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polymorphism -509C/T in the promoter of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFB1) gene is implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma. This polymorphism might also act to regulate the development of allergic rhinitis (AR). OBJECTIVES To investigate whether -509C/T is associated with AR susceptibility and severity in a Han Chinese population. METHODS The study enrolled 263 patients with persistent AR and 249 healthy controls. AR patients were classified as mild or moderate/severe AR groups according to the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma classification. TGFB1 gene polymorphism -509C/T was genotyped with polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Serum total Immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE levels were determined using an ImmunoCAP. RESULTS Significant difference was found in the allele frequency of TGFB1 -509C/T between AR patients and healthy controls (P = .027) but not in the genotype frequency (P =.051). However, the genotype frequency of TGFB1 -509C/T showed significant difference between the mild AR group, the moderate/severe AR group, and the control group (P = .012); between the moderate/severe AR group and the control group (P =.036); between the mild AR group and the moderate/severe AR group (P = .038); but not between the mild AR group and the control group (P =.075). CONCLUSION TGFB1 promoter polymorphism -509C/T may be associated with the susceptibility and the severity of persistent AR of Han Chinese, but the functional relationship still needs clarification.
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- Xin-Jie Zhu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology, The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Liu PL, Cheng ZX, Lu MP, Zhang LQ, Chen HB. [Misdiagnosis analysis: 120 patients with nasal extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma in head and neck]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 34:73-78. [PMID: 32086904 PMCID: PMC10128589 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2020.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:The Clinicopathological characteristics and the reason of misdiagnosis about nasal extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma in head and neck(ENKTL) are analysised to raise awareness and reduce misdiagnosis. Method:One hundred and twenty patients with ENKTL, diagnosed pathologically in head and neck from May 2010 to April 2018, were analyzed retrospectively. All cases were divided into misdiagnosed group and non-misdiagnosed group according to whether there were misdiagnosis and mistreatment before diagnosis. The differences of clinicopathological characteristics between the two groups before and after diagnosis were compared. The differences of overall survival(OS) between the two groups after treatment were also compared. Result:The misdiagnosis rate of this study was 71.7%, and they were misdiagnosed as sinusitis, nasal polyps, upper respiratory tract infection and so on. On the whole, the 1-year OS, 3-year OS and 5-year OS were 77.8%, 65.9% and 49.3% respectively. There was no significant difference in sex, age, first symptom, initial site, B symptom, superficial lymph node enlargement and weight loss between two groups before diagnosis(P>0.05), however, there were significant differences in relative specific signs, hospital grade and time from first visit to definite diagnosis(P<0.05). The proportion of the high-level hospitals in the first visit hospital was significantly lower than that in the non-misdiagnosed group, while the time from the first visit to the final diagnosis was significantly longer than that in the non-misdiagnosed group. There was no significant difference in international prognostic index(IPI) score, expression of Ki-67, therapeutic schedule, chemotherapy regimen for patients receiving chemotherapy, and radiation dose for patients receiving radiotherapy after diagnosis between the two groups(P>0.05), but there was a significant difference in the clinical stages of Ann Arbor between the two groups(P<0.05). The clinical staging of the misdiagnosed group was later than that of the non-misdiagnosed group. The 1-year OS, 3-year OS and 5-year OS were 73.6%, 59.3% and 43.2% in the misdiagnosed group respectively, and 88.2%, 82.4% and 64.2% in the non-misdiagnosed group respectively. The overall survival rate in the misdiagnosis group was lower than that in the non-misdiagnosed group, and the overall survival time was lower than that in the non-misdiagnosed group. However, there was no significant difference in the overall survival rates between the early stage(Ⅰ and Ⅱ) and the advanced stage(Ⅲ and Ⅳ) of Ann Arbor(P>0.05). Conclusion:The non-specific clinical and the complexity of pathological features of ENKTL in head and neck might cause misdiagnosis, which leads to prolonged time from first visit to definite diagnosis, thus results in disease progression, and ultimately may lead to decreased overall survival rate. To avoid the misdiagnosis and early diagnosis is very important.
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- P L Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology,the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University,Yangzhou,225001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University,Yangzhou,225001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
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Wu JQ, Lu MP, Reed AM. Juvenile dermatomyositis: advances in clinical presentation, myositis-specific antibodies and treatment. World J Pediatr 2020; 16:31-43. [PMID: 31556011 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-019-00313-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a chronic autoimmune disease characteristic by inflammation of small vessels within the skin, muscle and vital organs. But the clinical features and treatment of JDM have not been fully clarified. DATA SOURCES Databases underwent through PubMed for articles about the clinical features, myositis-specific antibodies of JDM and its treatment, and we selected publications written in English which were relevant to the topic of this review. RESULTS Clinical features and myositis-specific antibodies may predict the severity and prognosis of disease. Although the mortality rate has been lower with traditional treatments, such as corticosteroid, intravenous immunoglobulin, and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs such as methotrexate, their usages are variable. Novel biological therapies seem to be effective for refractory JDM patients, but more clinical trials are necessary. CONCLUSIONS JDM is a sever disease of childhood. We need to better understand recent advances of JDM in the context of clinical features including skin manifestations, muscle weakness and organ damage, myositis-specific antibodies and their associated outcomes and the treatment of disease.
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- Jian-Qiang Wu
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310052, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310052, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, 27710, USA.
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Zou LX, Zhu Y, Sun L, Ma HH, Yang SR, Zeng HS, Xiao JH, Yu HG, Guo L, Xu YP, Lu MP. Clinical and laboratory features, treatment, and outcomes of macrophage activation syndrome in 80 children: a multi-center study in China. World J Pediatr 2020; 16:89-98. [PMID: 31612427 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-019-00256-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric rheumatology. We aimed to further understand the clinical features, treatment, and outcome of MAS in China. METHODS A multi-center cohort study was performed in seven hospitals in China from 2012 to 2018. Eighty patients with MAS were enrolled, including 53 cases with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA-MAS), 10 cases of Kawasaki disease (KD-MAS), and 17 cases of connective tissue disease (CTD-MAS). The clinical and laboratory data were collected before (pre-), at onset, and during full-blown stages of MAS. We compared the data among the SJIA-MAS, KD-MAS, and CTD-MAS subjects. RESULTS 51.2% of patients developed MAS when the underlying disease was first diagnosed. In patients with SJIA, 22.6% (12/53) were found to have hypotension before the onset of SJIA-MAS. These patients were also found to have significantly increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), as well as decreased albumin (P < 0.05), but no difference in alanine aminotransferase, ferritin, and ratio of ferritin/erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at onset of MAS when compared to pre-MAS stages of the disease. In addition, ferritin and ratio of ferritin/ESR were significantly elevated in patients at full-blown stages of SJIA-MAS compared to pre-MAS stage. Significantly increased ferritin and ratio of ferritin/ESR were also observed in patients with SJIA compared to in KD and CTD. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis showed that 12,217.5 μg/L of ferritin and 267.5 of ferritin/ESR ratio had sensitivity (80.0% and 90.5%) and specificity (88.2% and 86.7%), respectively, for predicting full-blown SJIA-MAS. The majority of the patients received corticosteroids (79/80), while biologic agents were used in 12.5% (10/80) of cases. Tocilizumab was the most commonly selected biologic agent. The overall mortality rate was 7.5%. CONCLUSIONS About half of MAS occurred when the underlying autoimmune diseases (SJIA, KD, and CTD) were first diagnosed. Hypotension could be an important manifestation before MAS diagnosis. Decreased albumin and increased AST, LDH, ferritin, and ratio of ferritin/ESR could predict the onset or full blown of MAS in patient with SJIA.
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- Li-Xia Zou
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Nephrology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, 92 Zhongnan Street, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Allergy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinming Street, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Guangzhou Children's Hospital, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318 Renminzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Pediatric, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55 Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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Fang Y, Lu MP, Wan WJ, Hong HY, Gao WX, Cui XY, Yu CJ, Bi MM, Zheng Y, Liao SM, Zhao JH, Shi JB, Wen WP, Cheng L. [Minutes of the 2019 China Rhinology Annual Meeting]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 54:793-798. [PMID: 31606997 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2019.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Fang
- Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association, Beijing 100710, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519080, China
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- Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519080, China
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- Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, and the Institute of Allergy and Autoimmune Disease, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Research Institution, Nanjing 210029, China
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Chen X, Zhou H, Zhang YJ, Yin L, Lu MP, Xing GQ, Lin ZP, Cheng L. Applied anatomy of the submental island flap and its clinical application in the repair of defects following hypopharyngeal carcinoma resection. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015; 1:44-49. [PMID: 29204539 PMCID: PMC5698537 DOI: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objective To explore the feasibility of the submental island flap in the repair of hypopharyngeal defects. Methods We collected wet specimens of fresh cadaveric heads from the Han Chinese adult population for applied anatomy of the submental island flap, and followed five patients with pyriform sinus carcinoma after reconstruction surgery using submental island flaps. Results We found that the average length and width of the submental island flaps were (65.20 ± 11.69) mm and (46.70 ± 6.59) mm, respectively. The skin flap in all five patients survived after surgery, and tracheal tubes and gastric tubes were removed 7–36 days after surgery. Patients were followed up for 24–42 months, pharyngeal flaps grew well, and speech and swallowing functions were satisfactory. Conclusion The submental island flap is a preferred material for the repair of hypopharyngeal defects after hypopharyngeal carcinoma resection, because of good blood supply, easy harvesting, and high survival rate.
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- Xi Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Guo L, Liu F, Lu MP, Zheng Q, Chen ZM. Increased T cell activation in BALF from children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Pediatr Pulmonol 2015; 50:814-9. [PMID: 25157471 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The mechanisms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae induced lung inflammation are not clearly understood yet. This study investigated whether activated T cells in the airway contributed to the pulmonary inflammation in patients with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP). METHODS BALF were collected in all 45 patients with MPP (MPP, n = 45), including mild (Mild, n = 20) and severe (Severe, n = 25) group. BALF in 20 of all 25 severe cases with MPP at the recovery stage (Rec-severe, n = 20) were collected again. The control group consisted of 20 patients with airway foreign body aspiration (Con., n = 20). CD3+ T cells, CD69+, HLA-DR+, CD25+ on CD3+ T cells in BALF were determined by flow cytometry. Levels of IL-6, IL-10 in BALF were determined by ELISA, and percentage of neutrophils was counted. RESULTS A significant increased percentage of neutrophils and levels of IL-6 and IL-10, decreased percentage of CD3+ T cells, increased expressions of CD69+, HLA-DR+ or CD25+ on CD3+ T cells were observed in children with MPP compared with the control group (P < 0.05 or 0.01). Compared to mild group, the percentage of neutrophils, CD3+ CD25+, IL-6, and IL-10 were increased in children with severe MPP (P < 0.01 or 0.05). Compared to acute stage, an increased percentage of CD3+ T cells, decreased percentage of neutrophils and IL-6 level, and expressions of CD3+ CD69+ or CD3+ CD25+ were observed at the recovery stage in children with severe MPP (P < 0.01 or 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Increased activation of T cell in BALF may play an important role in the inflammatory response of acute and severe MPP. IL-6 may predict the severity and prognosis and provide a better assessment for patient care. However, the underlying mechanism awaits further detailed investigations.
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- Li Guo
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Taizhou Nursing School, 100 Chennan Huaxi Rd, Linhai, 317000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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Tian HQ, Chen XY, Lu Y, Lu WM, Wang ML, Zhao HL, Lu MP, Zhou H, Chen RX, Zhang ZD, Shen C, Cheng L. Association of VDR and CYP2R1 Polymorphisms with Mite-Sensitized Persistent Allergic Rhinitis in a Chinese Population. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133162. [PMID: 26177022 PMCID: PMC4503713 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As recent studies have described an association between vitamin D and allergic rhinitis, we hypothesized that vitamin D pathway-related genes may be candidate genes for susceptibility to allergic rhinitis. Thus, we sought to evaluate whether polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and CYP2R1 genes are associated with mite-sensitized persistent allergic rhinitis (PER) in a Han Chinese population. A hospital-based case-control study consisting of 519 patients with mite-sensitized PER and 447 healthy controls was conducted. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VDR and CYP2R1 were selected for genotyping. The genotype and allele frequencies of rs9729, rs2228570, rs1544410, and rs731236 in VDR as well as rs2060793 in CYP2R1 were not significantly associated with susceptibility to mite-sensitized PER. After stratification analyses, however, both the CT and CT/TT genotypes of rs2228570 in VDR exhibited a significantly decreased risk (CT: adjusted odds ratio (OR)=0.58, 95% confidence intervals (CI)=0.37-0.91; CT/TT: adjusted OR=0.61, 95% CI=0.40-0.93) of mite-sensitized PER, while the AA genotype of rs2060793 in CYP2R1 exhibited a significantly increased risk (adjusted OR=1.85, 95% CI=1.03-3.34) of PER in the age subgroup of <16 years old. Both the AG and AG/GG genotypes of rs731236 in VDR exhibited a significantly decreased risk (AG: adjusted OR=0.43, 95% CI=0.21-0.89; AG/GG: adjusted OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.23-0.94) of PER in the female subgroup. Analysis of the locus-locus interactions of VDR and CYP2R1 revealed two models that involved combined SNPs of VDR and CYP2R1 were statistically significant (P<0.05). Our data suggest that age and gender may have an impact on the association of three SNPs (rs2228570, rs731236, and rs2060793) in genes of the vitamin D pathway with the risk of mite-sensitized PER in this Chinese population. The VDR and CYP2R1 variants may be involved in genetic interactions in the pathogenesis of PER.
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- Hui-Qin Tian
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Group Healthcare, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Wang Y, Lu MP, Teng LP, Guo L, Xu YP, Zou LX, Tong MQ. [Association of vitamin D concentrations with juvenile idiopathic arthritis]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2015; 17:375-378. [PMID: 25919559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] is the main product of vitamin D and can reflect the absolute concentration of active vitamin D in the body. This study examined serum 25(OH)D3 levels in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in order to explore the association of vitamin D concentrations with the pathogenesis and disease activity of JIA. METHODS Serum samples were collected from 53 children confirmed as having JIA between January 2013 and March 2014, as well as 106 healthy children (control group) who underwent physical examination in the same period. Serum concentrations of 25(OH)D3 were measured using ELISA and compared between the cases and healthy controls. The association of serum 25(OH)D3 levels with JIA subtypes, ACR Pediatric 30 Score, peripheral blood C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were analyzed in children with JIA. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the JIA group had significantly reduced serum 25(OH)D3 levels (median: 42.6 nmol/L vs 49.9 nmol/L; P<0.01). The percentage of subjects with severe deficiency of vitamin D in the JIA group was significantly higher than that in the control group (17.0% vs 6.6%; P<0.05). Serum 25(OH)D3 showed no significant correlations with JIA subtypes, ACR Pediatric 30 Score, CRP, and ESR in children with JIA. CONCLUSIONS Vitamin D concentrations are significantly decreased in children with JIA. Decreased vitamin D concentrations may be associated with the pathogenesis of JIA. However, vitamin D concentrations may have no correlations with JIA subtypes, disease severity, and disease activity.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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Guo L, Lu MP, Tang YM, Teng LP, Xu YP, Zou LX, Zheng RJ, Zheng Q. [Serum cytokine levels in children with newly diagnosed active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2014. [PMID: 25523573 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2014.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the changes in serum cytokines levels in children with newly diagnosed active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) and to explore the role of cytokines in the development and progression of SJIA. METHODS Seventy-four pediatric patients with active SJIA between January 2010 and December 2013 were included in the study. Serum levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukine-10 (IL-10), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) were measured by flow cytometry in these patients. The levels of cytokines were also determined in 202 healthy children as the control group. Routine laboratory parameters including white blood cell (WBC) count, percentage of neutrophils, hemoglobin level, platelet count, hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were monitored in the patient group. RESULTS The WBC count, percentage of neutrophils, hs-CRP, and ESR in 74 cases of SJIA were significantly above the normal range, their platelet counts were within the normal range, whereas hemoglobin levels were below the normal range. Compared with the control group, the patient group showed a significantly increased level of IL-6 (P<0.01) and significantly reduced levels of IL-4, IL-10, and TNF (P<0.01). However, there were no significant changes in serum levels of IL-2 and IFN-γ in the patient group (P>0.05). In SJIA children, IL-6 level, which was significantly elevated, was negatively correlated with hemoglobin level, which was significantly reduced (r=-0.244, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Serum level of IL-6 is significantly increased in children with SJIA, and it has a negative correlation with anemia.
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- Li Guo
- Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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Hu Y, Lu MP, Teng LP, Guo L, Zou LX. [Risk factors for pleural lung disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2014; 16:783-786. [PMID: 25140767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors for pleural lung disease (PLD) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to provide a basis for the early diagnosis and timely treatment of this disease. METHODS A total of 360 children with a confirmed diagnosis of JIA were enrolled, and their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent a chest X-ray. The patients with PLD were assigned to PLD group, while those without PLD were assigned to non-PLD group. The clinical, imaging, and laboratory results of JIA patients with PLD were analyzed. RESULTS Among the 360 JIA patients, 43 (11.9%) had PLD, and 9 (21%) of them had respiratory symptoms. Chest X-ray findings mainly included interstitial pneumonitis (53.5%) and pleurisy and/or pleural effusion (38.1%). In the 43 cases of JIA-PLD, 4 (9.3%) had normal chest X-ray findings but abnormal chest CT findings. The incidence of PLD was relatively high in patients aged under 3 years and those aged 12 years or above. Children with systemic JIA had a relatively high incidence of PLD. Compared with the non-PLD group, the PLD group had a significantly higher incidence of anemia, elevated white blood cell (WBC) count and IgG levels in peripheral blood, and positive rheumatoid factors or antinuclear antibodies (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Among children with JIA, PLD is mostly seen in patients with systemic JIA or aged <3 years or ≥ 12 years, especially those with anemia, elevated WBC count and IgG levels, and positive rheumatoid factors or antinuclear antibodies. For JIA patients with PLD, interstitial pneumonitis is usually seen on chest X-ray or CT, but respiratory symptoms are rarely observed. Routine use of high-resolution chest CT is recommended for early diagnosis and timely treatment of PLD in children with JIA.
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- Yuan Hu
- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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Chen RX, Lu WM, Zhu LP, Lu MP, Wang ML, Wang YL, Chen XY, Zhu XJ, Yin M, Zhang ZD, Cheng L. Association study on ADAM33 polymorphisms in mite-sensitized persistent allergic rhinitis in a Chinese population. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95033. [PMID: 24751681 PMCID: PMC3994017 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background The ADAM33 gene has been identified as a potentially important asthma candidate gene and polymorphisms in this gene have been shown to be associated with asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis. Objective To assess whether the ADAM33 polymorphisms are associated with persistent allergic rhinitis (PER) due to house dust mites in a Chinese population. Methods In a hospital-based case-control study of 515 patients with mite-sensitized PER and 495 healthy controls, we genotyped seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ADAM33. Serum levels of eosinophil cationic protein, total IgE and allergen-specific IgE against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae were measured by the ImmunoCAP assays. Results In the single-locus analysis, three polymorphisms, rs3918392 (F1), rs528557 (S2) and rs2787093, were significantly associated with mite-sensitized PER. SNP S2 was associated with significantly increased risk both of asthmatic and nonasthmatic mite-sensitized PER. In the combined genotypes analysis, individuals with 2–4 risk alleles had a significantly higher risk of mite-sensitized PER (adjusted OR = 1.99, 95% CI = 1.50–2.62) than those with 0–1 risk alleles. Haplotype-based association analysis revealed that the ACAGCCT haplotype might have potential to protect against mite-sensitized PER (adjusted OR = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.49–0.90). Conclusions Polymorphisms in the ADAM33 gene may contribute to susceptibility of mite-sensitized PER in this Chinese population.
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- Ruo-Xi Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Chen X, Wang J, Cheng L, Lu MP. miR-18a downregulates DICER1 and promotes proliferation and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Med 2014; 7:847-855. [PMID: 24955153 PMCID: PMC4057832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, common in Southeast Asia and the southern provinces of China, often has metastasized by the time of diagnosis; thus there exists the need for improved diagnosis and treatment. Accumulating evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs), which post-transcriptionally regulate protein expression, contribute to the processes of tumorigenesis, including metastasis and cellular invasion. Here, we studied the effect of one miRNA, miR-18a-which is believed to target the miRNA-processing enzyme DICERl-on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In situ hybridization revealed that miR-18a was more highly expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues than in control tissues (P < 0.05), and the overexpression correlated with clinical stage and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), but not with age and gender (P > 0.05). In vitro analysis of HK1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells transfected with miR-18a exhibited significantly decreased expression of DICER1 mRNA and protein but significantly increased proliferation and invasion properties compared to control cells (P < 0.05). Finally, nude mice injected with miR-18a transfected-HK1 cells displayed significantly increased tumor growth and lung metastasis in vivo (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that miR-18a expression can promote proliferation and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells and that these activities may occur through its regulation of DICER1.
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- Xi Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China
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Lu MP, Li JD, Quan ZX, Ou YS, Jiang DM, Li YB. In vitro evaluation of antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of novel nanocomposite material for bone filling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/143307511x12922272563662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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- M P Lu
- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Research Center for Nano‐BiomaterialsAnalytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Research Center for Nano‐BiomaterialsAnalytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Lu MP, Ma LY, Zheng Q, Dong LL, Chen ZM. Clinical characteristics of adenovirus associated lower respiratory tract infection in children. World J Pediatr 2013; 9:346-9. [PMID: 24235068 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-013-0431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) due to adenovirus infection is a low frequency event but often causes severe outcome. This study was undertaken to uncover the clinical and epidemiological features of adenovirus infection in children. METHODS Hospitalized children with ALRI were analyzed through continuous monitoring from 2006 to 2012. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were examined by direct immunofluorescence to detect respiratory agents including respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, influenza virus types A/B, parainfluenza virus types 1/2/3. Chlamydia pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumonia and Chlamydia trachomatis were determined by real-time PCR. A retrospective analysis was made of 479 patients with positive infection of adenovirus. RESULTS The positive detection rate of adenovirus was 0.63% in patients with ALRI. The incidence rate of adenovirus-associated acute lower respiratory tract infection peaked at the second six months of life. The morbidity was much higher in winter, spring and summer than in autumn. Patients with pneumonia accounted for 73.90% of the patients. More than one-third of the patients developed severe pneumonia, whereas no death was found. Features of severe adenovirus-associated lower respiratory tract infection included persistent high fever with serious infective symptoms, and hepatic dysfunction was one of the most common complications. Mixed infection of atypical pathogens was common (18.58%) in this study. CONCLUSIONS Adenovirus is a critical pathogen that can cause severe respiratory infections even in immunocompetent children. Coinfection of adenovirus with atypical pathogens is common. Antibiotic treatment with azithromycin or erythromycin is necessary in patients with mixed infection of atypical pathogens.
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- Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China,
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Lu MP, Chen RX, Wang ML, Zhu XJ, Zhu LP, Yin M, Zhang ZD, Cheng L. Association study on IL4, IL13 and IL4RA polymorphisms in mite-sensitized persistent allergic rhinitis in a Chinese population. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27363. [PMID: 22087298 PMCID: PMC3210163 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The IL4, IL13, and IL4 receptor α chain (IL4RA) genes are candidate genes for atopic diseases. We hypothesized that the polymorphisms in these genes are associated with persistent allergic rhinitis (PER). Objective To investigate the association of the potential functional polymorphisms in IL4, IL13, and IL4RA with PER induced by house dust mites in a Chinese population. Methods Using the TaqMan method, we genotyped six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including C-590T in IL4, C-1055T and Arg130Gln in IL13, and Ile50Val, Ser478Pro and Gln551Arg in IL4RA, in a case-control study of 265 patients with PER and 275 healthy controls. Results We found that the CT/CC genotypes in IL4 C-590T were associated with a significantly decreased risk of mite-sensitized PER [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 0.64, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.45–0.92], compared to the TT genotype. Furthermore, PER patients with CT/CC genotypes had significantly lower serum levels of total IgE than those with TT genotype (P = 0.001). However, there was no significant association of the IL13 and IL4RA polymorphisms with mite-sensitized PER (P>0.05). Conclusions Our results suggest that the C-590T polymorphism in IL4 may contribute to the susceptibility to mite-sensitized PER in a Chinese population.
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- Mei-Ping Lu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- International Centre for Allergy Research, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Lu MP, Wang R, Song X, Chibbar R, Wang X, Wu L, Meng QH. Dietary soy isoflavones increase insulin secretion and prevent the development of diabetic cataracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Nutr Res 2009; 28:464-71. [PMID: 19083447 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Soy isoflavone-containing diets have been reported to be beneficial in diabetes. This present study investigated the hypoglycemic effects of isoflavones in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. Diabetes was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by intraperitoneal injection of 100 mg/kg STZ. Diabetic rats were then randomly divided into 3 groups and received a special diet supplemented with casein (control), low-isoflavone soy (LIS) protein, and high-isoflavone soy protein (HIS) for 8 weeks. Compared with the control or LIS groups, those rats on the HIS diet had significantly increased body weight and serum insulin levels and reduced serum glucose and methylglyoxal levels. Serum glutathione levels were also increased in rats given the HIS diet compared with those in the control or LIS (P < .01). Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was significantly higher in HIS-fed rats than that of the control or LIS rats (P < .05). More importantly, the death rate and incidence of cataracts in the diabetic rats were markedly decreased in the HIS group. In conclusion, ingestion of high-isoflavone soy protein not only lowers glucose levels but also reduces the incidence of cataracts in diabetic rats. The beneficial effects of soy isoflavones are attributed to increased insulin secretion, a better glycemic control, and antioxidant protection.
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- Mei-Ping Lu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, Canada S7N 0W8
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Lu MP, Wang R, Song X, Wang X, Wu L, Meng QH. Modulation of methylglyoxal and glutathione by soybean isoflavones in mild streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2008; 18:618-23. [PMID: 18060748 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2007] [Revised: 04/21/2007] [Accepted: 05/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Evidence shows that methylglyoxal (MG), a very reactive metabolite of glucose, plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of diabetes and diabetic complications. Although soy isoflavones have beneficial effects in diabetes, the role of soy isoflavones in regulating MG levels is unknown. The present study investigates the effects of soy protein isoflavones on MG and reduced glutathione (GSH). METHODS AND RESULTS Mild diabetes was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by intraperitoneal injection of 35 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ). The diabetic rats were then randomly divided into three groups and received a special diet supplemented with casein (control), low-isoflavone soy protein (LIS), or high-isoflavone soy protein (HIS) for eight weeks, respectively. Compared to the control or LIS group, HIS diet significantly increased serum insulin levels (p<0.01 or 0.05) and reduced serum glucose and MG levels (p<0.05). Serum GSH levels were increased in HIS-fed rats compared with the control or LIS group (p<0.01). Serum total cholesterol and homocysteine levels were significantly lower in HIS and LIS rats than those of the control rats. CONCLUSIONS Both LIS and HIS diets can lower serum lipid and homocysteine levels in this mild diabetic model. HIS diet enhances insulin secretion and reduces glucose level. Moreover, the HIS diet has potential in reducing MG and increasing GSH levels. In addition to its hypoglycemic effect, the antioxidant protection may provide beneficial effects in preventing the development of diabetic complications.
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- Mei-Ping Lu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Xu JJ, Yao K, Yu CJ, Chen X, Lu MP, Sun H, Li BZ, Ding CN, Zhou F. Anti-tumor immunity against nasopharyngeal carcinoma by means of LMP2A-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes induced by dendritic cells. Auris Nasus Larynx 2006; 33:441-6. [PMID: 16934422 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2006.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2005] [Revised: 05/08/2006] [Accepted: 05/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adoptive immunotherapy with specific cytotoxicity T lymphocytes (CTLs) induced by dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with tumor antigens plays a crucial role in the immunity against tumor. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A)-specific CTLs immunity against nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS DCs were generated by culturing the monocytes purified from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in cytokine cocktail containing granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-4 (IL-4), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The phenotype of mature DCs was analyzed by fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS). Mature DCs transfected with EBV-LMP2A recombinant adenovirus were co-cultured with autologous PBMCs to induce LMP2A-specific CTLs. The expression of the surface antigens such as CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD56 on CTLs were detected by FACS. The specific cytotoxicity of CTLs on target CNE cells expressing EBV-LMP2A was confirmed using cytotoxicity assay. The anti-tumor effect of LMP2A-specific CTLs in vivo was assessed in the mice tumor models implanted with CNE cells expressing EBV-LMP2A. RESULTS Mature DCs expressed typically morphologic characteristics and high level of surface markers (CD1a, CD83, CD86, CD80 and HLA-DR). LMP2A-transfected DCs could induce LMP2A-specific CTLs consisting of a majority of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Cytotoxicity assay confirmed that the LMP2A-specific CTLs displayed significant cytotoxicity on target CNE cells compared with the controls. The study in vivo demonstrated that the treatment using these specific CTLs retarded the growth of established tumor in the treated mice. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that DCs transfected with EBV-LMP2A recombinant adenovirus can elicit LMP2A-specific CTLs that have a specific killing effect on NPC in vitro and in vivo. The results provide experimental basis for the further immunotherapy of NPC in clinical trails.
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- Jie-Jie Xu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Xu JJ, Yao K, Yu CJ, Chen X, Lu MP, Ding CL, Sun H, Li BZ. [Anti-nasopharyngeal carcinoma effect in vivo and in vitro of cytotoxicity T lymphocyte induced by Ad5-latent membrane protein 2A]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2006; 41:54-9. [PMID: 16646246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the biological characteristics of cytotoxicity T lymphocyte (CTL) induced by dendritic cell (DC) transfected with the Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 2A (EBV-LMP2A) recombinant adenovirus. To establish nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) animal models expressing LMP2A and investigate the anti-tumor effect of LMP2A specific CTL in vivo. METHODS The mononuclear cells were isolated from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and cultured with the cytokines [granulocyto-monocyte colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha TNF-alpha]. The expression of surface markers on mature DC was detected by fluorescence activated cell sorter FACS. Mature DC were transfected with LMP2A recombinant adenovirus. Under the help of interleukin-2 (IL-2), LMP2A specific CTL were induced by coculturing LMP2A-transfected DC with autologous PBMC. The population of CTL was detected by FACS. NPC animal models were constructed by implanting CNE cells expressing LMP2A subcutaneously into BALB/c nude mice. After intra-tumoral injection of LMP2A specific CTL, the size of tumor was measured. The tumors were removed after 30 d and subjected to histological examination. RESULTS Mature DC displaying typical characteristics of morphology and phenotype were obtained from monocytes cultured in the medium containing GM-CSF, IL-4 and TNF-alpha. The LMP2A specific CTL induced by transfected DC were composed of mainly CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. The NPC animal models were constructed three weeks after implanting CNE cells. The study in vivo indicated that the tumors treated with LMP2A specific CTL grew slowly compared with control. Tumor volume of treated groups was significantly smaller than that of controls. The histological sections showed local necrosis and infiltration of lymphocyte in tumor tissue. CONCLUSIONS Typically mature DC could be generated in vitro by culturing monocytes with the cytokines. LMP2A-specific CTL could be induced by LMP2A transfected DC in vitro. NPC mice models could be constructed by implanting CNE cells. LMP2A specific CTL could inhibit the growth of implanted tumor and produce an anti-tumor effect in vivo.
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- Jie-Jie Xu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Lu MP, Du LZ, Gu WZ, Chen XX. Nitric oxide inhalation inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase but not nitrotyrosine formation and cell apoptosis in rat lungs with meconium-induced injury. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2005; 26:1123-9. [PMID: 16115381 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the effects of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) on pulmonary inflammation, apoptosis, peroxidation and protein nitration in a rat model of acute lung injury (ALI) induced by meconium. METHODS Twenty-four healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly devided into 3 groups (n=8): meconium-induced ALI with intratracheal instillation of 1 mL/kg saline (Mec/saline group), continuous inhalation of NO at 20 muL/L. (Mec/iNO), and the control group (control). Electromicroscopic examination was used to determine the extent of epithelial apoptosis. TUNEL was used to detect DNA fragmentation in pulmonary apoptotic cells, expressed as the apoptosis index (AI). Western blotting was used to detect pulmonary inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression. RT-PCR was used to detect interleukin (IL)-1beta mRNA expression. Cell count in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, as well as malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitrotyrosine formation, the markers of toxic NO-superoxide pathway in rat lung parenchyma specimens, were also examined. RESULTS Expression of iNOS protein and IL-1beta mRNA were increased significantly in the Mec/saline group (both P<0.01) compared with the control group. BAL cell count, MPO activity, lung injury score, pulmonary AI, MDA level and nitrotyrosine formation were also increased significantly (all P<0.01). The meconium-induced iNOS protein and IL-1beta mRNA expression were inhibited significantly by NO inhalation when compared with the Mec/saline group (both P<0.01). BAL cell count, MPO activity and lung injury score were also decreased significantly (P<0.01 or P<0.05). However, there were no statistical differences in MDA level, nitrotyrosine formation or pulmonary AI between the Mec/saline and Mec/iNO groups. Electromicroscopic examination revealed a significant degree of epithelial apoptosis in both the Mec/saline and Mec/iNO groups. CONCLUSIONS Early continuous inhalation of NO 20 muL/L may protect the lungs from inflammatory injury, but does not decrease epithelial apoptosis or lung nitrotyrosine formation. Inhalation of NO alone is not associated with a detectable increase in oxidant stress.
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- Mei-Ping Lu
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Fu JF, Lu MP, Shang SQ, Hong WL, Lu MQ, Li JP. [Study on the bacterial identification using 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer regions]. Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2002; 31:448-452. [PMID: 12601863 DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-9292.2002.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the use of PCR utilizing 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer regions in the identification of bacteria. METHODS Primers used in PCR were designed by using the target sequences from the genes encoding 16S-23S rRNA spacer regions. PCR was used for the detection of different standard and clinical bacterial strains. RESULTS Characteristic DNA maps were present after using the PCR to identify 27 standard strains from 27 species. The maps could be directly used for classification of the tested bacterial strains or further differentiated by RFLP. The sensitivity of the PCR may be as high as 2.5 CFU/ml. No non-specific amplification products were observed when using DNA from human PBMC funguses or viruses as templates. Thirty-two strains of bacteria isolated from clinical strains showed DNA maps similar to the DNA maps amplified from standard strains. CONCLUSION The PCR detection of bacteria using 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer regions is sensitive, rapid, specific and accurate for identification of bacteria and provides a new rapid method for determining the clinical diagnosis and the etiology of sepsis.
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- Jun-Fen Fu
- The Affiliated Children's Hospital, College of Medical Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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