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{"title":"The role of serum magnesium in the prediction of acute kidney injury after total aortic arch replacement: A prospective observational study.","authors":"Xinyi Jiang, Ziyun Li, Chixing Pan, Heng Fang, Wang Xu, Zeling Chen, Junjiang Zhu, Linling He, Miaoxian Fang, Chunbo Chen","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-48779","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-48779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Considerable morbidity and death are associated with acute kidney damage (AKI) following total aortic arch replacement (TAAR). The relationship between AKI following TAAR and serum magnesium levels remains unknown. The intention of this research was to access the predictive value of serum magnesium levels on admission to the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) for AKI in patients receiving TAAR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From May 2018 to January 2020, a prospective, observational study was performed in the Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital CSICU. Patients accepting TAAR admitted to the CSICU were studied. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition of serum creatinine was used to define AKI, and KDIGO stages two or three were used to characterize severe AKI. Multivariable logistic regression and area under the curve receiver-operator characteristic curve (AUC-ROC) analysis were conducted to assess the predictive capability of the serum magnesium for AKI detection. Finally, the prediction model for AKI was established and internally validated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 396 enrolled patients, AKI occurred in 315 (79.5%) patients, including 154 (38.8%) patients with severe AKI. Serum magnesium levels were independently related to the postoperative AKI and severe AKI (both, P < 0.001), and AUC-ROCs for predicting AKI and severe AKI were 0.707 and 0.695, respectively. Across increasing quartiles of serum magnesium, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of postoperative AKI were 1.00 (reference), 1.04 (0.50-2.82), 1.20 (0.56-2.56), and 6.19 (2.02-23.91) (P for Trend < 0.001). When serum magnesium was included to a baseline model with established risk factors, AUC-ROC (0.833 vs 0.808, P = 0.050), reclassification (P < 0.001), and discrimination (P = 0.002) were further improved.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Serum magnesium levels on admission are an independent predictor of AKI. In TAAR patients, elevated serum magnesium levels were linked to an increased risk of AKI. In addition, the established risk factor model for AKI can be considerably improved by the addition of serum magnesium in TAAR patients hospitalized in the CSICU.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"574-586"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318877/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Galectin 3 rs4644 gene polymorphism is associated with metabolic traits in Serbian adolescent population.","authors":"Vanja Vidović, Ivana Novaković, Tatjana Damnjanović, Zana Radić-Savić, Stojko Vidović, Ranko Škrbić, Nela Maksimović","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-47180","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-47180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Among many genes which have been analyzed to understand obesity and related metabolic traits among children and adolescents, not many studies are conducted on LGALS3 gene, especially in population of children. A positive correlation of circulating galectin 3 serum levels with impaired blood glucose, high blood pressure and higher values of serum lipids and was found in general population. The aim was to investigate possible association of rs4644 with body mass index, glycaemia, and lipid profile in Serbian adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 72 boys and 79 girls, 14-15 years of age. Among boys 51 (67.1%) had normal values of BMI, 11 (14.5%) were overweight, and 14 (18.4%) were obese. Among girls, 53 (63.9%) had normal BMI, 16 (19.3%) were overweight, and 14 (16.9%) were obese. Diabetes type 1 or 2, genetic syndromes, generalized inflammation, cardiovascular and malignant diseases were criteria for exclusion. Genotyping was performed by Real time PCR.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"445-450"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318064/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141977635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical value of serum SIRT1 combined with uterine hemodynamics in predicting disease severity and fetal growth restriction in preeclampsia.","authors":"Tongjun Ge, JianYing Kong","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-37645","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-37645","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;To investigate the effect and correlation of serum SIRT1 combined with uterine hemodynamic parameters on disease severity and fetal uterine growth restriction in the progression of preeclampsia, and to evaluate its clinical value as potential markers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;A total of 100 patients with preeclampsia who were hospitalized in Qufu Normal University Hospital from June 2017 to June 2021 were selected as the research objects. According to the severity, they were divided into Mild group (62 cases) and Severe group (38 cases), and according to whether the fetal growth restriction was combined or not, they were divided into the Combined fetal growth restriction group (56 cases) and the Uncomplicated fetal growth restriction group (44 cases). Serum SIRT1 levels and uterine artery hemodynamic parameters were detected, and spearman analysis was used to evaluate the association of serum SIRT1 levels and uterine artery hemodynamic parameters (peak-to-trough ratio of arterial blood velocity, pulsatility index, resistance index) with disease severity (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and random urinary protein levels) and fetal growth restriction (femoral length, biparietal diameter, head circumference and neonatal weight); unsupervised PCA analysis, supervised PLS-DA analysis, Cluster heat map analysis, ROC curve and AUC analysis were used to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum SIRT1 levels combined with uterine artery hemodynamic parameters in the severity of disease and fetal growth restriction in patients with preeclampsia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Serum SIRT1 levels was decreased in patients with severe preeclampsia (p &lt; 0.0001), arterial blood flow velocity peak-to-trough ratio, pulsatility index and resistance index were increased (p &lt; 0.001; p &lt; 0.0001), and serum SIRT1 levels and uterine artery hemodynamic parameters were closely related to disease severity (p &lt; 0.001; p &lt; 0.0001). In addition, the levels of serum SIRT1 in patients with preeclampsia combined with fetal growth restriction was decreased (p &lt; 0.0001), the peak-to-trough ratio of arterial blood flow velocity, pulsatility index and resistance index were increased (p &lt; 0.0001), and serum SIRT1 levels and uterine artery hemodynamics were closely related to fetal growth restriction (p &lt; 0.0001). Unsupervised PCA analysis and supervised PLS-DA analysis showed that patients with different severity of disease and patients with or without fetal growth restriction were similar within groups, and there were significant differences between groups; cluster heat map analysis showed that mild and severe groups were stratified clustering, the combined fetal growth restriction group and the uncombined group were hierarchically clustered; ROC curve and AUC analysis showed that serum SIRT1 levels combined with uterine artery hemodynamic parameters had a significant effect on the severity of preeclampsia and whether combined","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"350-362"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318065/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The value of combined detection of specific immunoglobulin E, interleukin-6 and regulatory T cells in predicting the risk of postoperative recurrence in patients with eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps.","authors":"Xudong Gao, Jin Zhang, An Li, Yu Ding, Bo Zhao, Yujuan Wang","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-48780","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-48780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To investigate the predictive value of specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and regulatory T cells (Treg) on the risk of postoperative recurrence in patients with eosinophilic Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (EcRswNP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 198 patients with EcRswNP collected to our Hospital from January 2019 to December 2021 were selected as the research subjects. All patients underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery. The patients were selected to recurrence group (RG, n = 48) and nonrecurrence group (NRG, n = 150) on the basis of the recurrence after 1 year of follow-up. The related factors of postoperative recurrence of EcRswNP were analyzed. The ROC was used to analyze the dangerous of sIgE, IL-6 and Treg in predicting postoperative recurrence of EcRswNP patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The proportion of asthma patients, nasal congestion VAS score, and peripheral blood Eos% content in the RG exceeded that in the NRG, and the Organization Neu % and peripheral blood Neu% levels were less than those in the NRGp (P all < 0.05). The serum sIgE and serum IL6 in the RG were higher than those in the NRG, while the level of peripheral blood Treg was lower than that in the NRG (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that high levels of serum sIgE, serum IL-6 and low Treg levels were risk factors for postoperative recurrence (P < 0.05). ROC showed that the AUC of peripheral blood sIgE level, IL-6 and Treg levels alone in predicting the dangerous of postoperative recurrence in patients with EcRswNP were 0.786, 0.707 and 0.636, respectively (all P < 0.05); The AUC of combined prediction of peripheral blood sIgE, IL-6 and Treg levels for postoperative recurrence dangerous in patients with EcRswNP was 0.973, indicating that the efficacy of jointed prediction was exceed than that of single prediction (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The high levels of sIgE, IL6 and low Treg levels in patients with EcRswNP before operation will increase the risk of postoperative recurrence, which is a risk factor affecting postoperative recurrence, and the three indicators have good predictive value for predicting postoperative recurrence in patients with EcRswNP, and the combination of the three indicators has better value in predicting postoperative recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"537-544"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The correlation between ultrasonographic morphology and structure of the left atrial appendage, blood flow velocity, and plasma galectin-3 levels with thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage of patients with atrial fibrillation.","authors":"Linghui Zhao, Min Li, Yuchen Zhang, Wenrui Tang, Dawei Huang, Guanjin Zhou, Bo Zhu, Zhiqi Han, Dingyue Zhu","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-48509","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-48509","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To explore the correlation between left atrial appendage morphology, blood flow velocity and plasma galectin-3 and thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with atrial fibrillation who received treatment and completed ultrasound examination in hospital from 2022 to December 2023 were enrolled. According to whether there was left atrial appendage thrombosis, the patients were divided into a control group (no left atrial appendage thrombosis was found) and a study group (left atrial appendage thrombosis was found). The morphology and structure of the left atrial appendage, blood flow velocity and plasma galectin-3 level were recorded exploring its correlation with left atrium thrombosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 330 patients with atrial fibrillation were enrolled, including 278 in the control group and 52 in the study group. Left group and the control group of morphological structure differences (P < 0.05). The main lobe length, ostial area, longest diameter, shortest diameter, left atrial appendage volume and left atrial volume in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The left atrial appendage emptying velocity, filling velocity and left ventricular ejection fraction of the study group were lower than those of the control group, and the left ventricular end-diastolic diameter was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Group of white blood cell count, neutrophils/lymphocyte ratio, plasma galactose lectin-3 levels were higher than control group (P < 0.05). ROC curve analysis of left atrial appendage emptying velocity, left atrial appendage filling velocity, left atrial enddiastolic diameter and left atrial ejection fraction had higher diagnostic value (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Left atrial appendage morphology, blood flow velocity and plasma galectin-3 level are important factors to evaluate the risk of left atrial appendage thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation. This study improves the understanding of thrombosis, further elucidates the risk factors for thrombosis, and improves patient prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"587-596"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318870/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Meta-analysis of the correlation between high expression of lncRNA NEAT1 in rectal cancer and pathological features and prognosis.","authors":"Qiyi Lin, Jianpeng Pan, Huaishuai Wang, Yinlin Li, Yixiang Zhuang, Zhicong Cai, Gaofeng Lin, Weibo Liu, Guoxi Xu","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-47889","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-47889","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To systematically evaluate the relationship between the expression level of long noncoding RNA NEAT1 and the clinical characteristics and prognostic value of rectal cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library database and case-control studies on the correlation between abnormal expression of lncRNA NEAT1 and prognosis of rectal cancer patients published by the American clinical trials registry before May 1, 2023 were searched. The search time was from the establishment of the database to May 30, 2023.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 7 case-control studies were included, including 1063 cancer patients. The results of meta-analysis showed that the high expression of lncRNA NEAT1 was significantly correlated with the degree of differentiation [or=0.45, 95%CI=0.32-0.63, P<0.01], tumor size [or=0.59, 95%CI=0.42-0.82, P<0.01], and overall survival [HR=1.34, 95%CI=1.21-1.48, P<0.001]; However, it was not associated with gender [or=1.23, 95%CI= 0.88-1.72, P=0.23] and lymph node metastasis [or=0.87, 95%CI=0.45-1.66, P=0.67].</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The high expression of lncRNA NEAT1 may be a risk factor for poor prognosis in patients with malignant tumors, and lncRNA NEAT1 can be used as a potential biomarker to evaluate its prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"503-511"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318845/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamic changes of hematological and hemostatic parameters in COVID-19 hospitalized patients: Potential role as severity biomarkers for the Chilean population.","authors":"Pablo Letelier, Hugo Delgado, Felipe Garrido, Francisco Quiñones, Martín Andrés San, Loreto Hernández, Paola Garcés, Dina Guzmán-Oyarzo, Rodrigo Boguen, Alfonso Hernandez, Gustavo Medina, Patricia Schwerter, Neftalí Guzmán","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-47588","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-47588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>COVID-19 is still a global health issue, there is limited evidence in South America regarding laboratory biomarkers associated with severe disease. The objective of our study was to identify hematological and hemostatic changes associated with severe COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 170 hospitalized patients with COVID19 were included in the study, defining their severity according to established criteria. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory (days 1, 3, 7, 15) data were obtained. We performed a statistical analysis, assuming significance with a value of p < 0.05. We analyzed the correlation between severity and biomarkers and established cut-off values for severe patients through ROC curves, estimating Odds Ratio associated with severe disease.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Day 1 was observed significant differences between moderate vs severe patients for leukocytes (WBC), Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and D-dimer, establishing cut-off points for each of them. The markers we found associated to risk of severe disease were WBC (OR=3.2396; p = 0.0003), NLR (OR=5.7084; p < 0.0001), PLR (OR=4.4094; p < 0.0001), Neutrophil (OR=4.1193; p < 0.0001), D-dimer (OR=2.7827; p = 0.0124).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results allow to establish basic laboratory biomarkers associated to severe disease, which could be used as prognostic markers.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"556-564"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pediatric nephrotic syndrome: The interplay of oxidative stress and inflammation.","authors":"Simachew Yonas Mulat, Marija Mihajlović, Tamara Antonić, Gordana Miloševski-Lomić, Amira Peco-Antić, Dragana Jovanović, Dušan Paripović, Aleksandra Stefanović","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-46526","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-46526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The pathophysiological mechanisms crucial in the development of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in the pediatric population are still not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between hypertension, oxidative stress, and inflammation in pediatric patients during the acute phase of the disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 33 children, aged 2 to 9 years, with nephrotic syndrome. Blood samples were collected during the acute phase and remission. Parameters of oxidative status were determined, including total oxidative status (TOS), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), prooxidant-antioxidant balance (PAB), sulfhydryl groups (-SH), paraoxonase 1 (PON1), and total antioxidant status (TAS) in serum, measured spectrophotometrically. Inflam - matory parameters such as pentraxin 3 (PTX3), leptin, program med cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), and E-cadherin were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with nephrotic syndrome and hypertension had significantly higher levels of advanced oxidation protein products and total antioxidant status (p=0.029 and p=0.003, respectively). During the acute phase of the disease, lower activity of sulfhydryl groups and paraoxonase 1 was observed compared to remission (p<0.001, for both). Pentraxin 3 levels were higher, while leptin levels were lower during the acute phase (p<0.001, for both). Pentraxin 3 correlated with advanced oxidation protein products and total antioxidant status during the acute phase but not in remission (rs=0.42, p=0.027 and rs=0.43, p=0.025, respectively). A negative correlation between Advanced oxidation protein products and leptin was observed during the acute phase, which disappeared in remission (rs=-0.42, p=0.028).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results of this study show that hypertension influences oxidative stress markers, and decreased antioxidant capacity may contribute to nephrotic syndrome development. Pentraxin 3 appears as a potential disease activity marker, indicating a dynamic connection between inflammation and oxidative stress. Leptin may also play a role in oxidative stress in nephrotic syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"424-435"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318042/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can pharmacogenetics impact the therapeutic effect of cytarabine and anthracyclines in adult acute myeloid leukaemia patients?: A Serbian experience.","authors":"Zlatko Pravdić, Nada Suvajdžić-Vuković, Marijana Virijević, Mirjana Mitrović, Nikola Pantić, Nikica Sabljić, Đorđe Pavlović, Irena Marjanović, Zoran Bukumirić, Ana Vidović, Ljubomir Jaković, Sonja Pavlović, Vladimir Gašić","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-47459","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-47459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cytarabine-anthracycline-based induction chemotherapy remains the standard of care for remission induction among patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). There are remarkable differences in therapy response among AML patients. This fact could be partly explained by the patients' genetic variability related to the metabolic paths of cytarabine and anthracyclines. This study aims to evaluate the effect of variants in pharmacogenes SLC29A1, DCK, ABCB1, GSTM1, and GSTT1, as well as laboratory and AML-related parameters on clinical outcomes in adult AML patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 100 AML patients were included in the study. Pharmacogenetic variants SLC29A1 rs9394992, DCK rs12648166, ABCB1 rs2032582, and GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene deletions were detected by methodology based on PCR, fragment analysis and direct sequencing. The methods of descriptive and analytic statistics were used. Survival analysis was done using the Kaplan-Meier method using the Log-Rank test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This is the first study of adult AML pharmacogenetics in the Serbian population. Clinical outcomes in our cohort of AML patients were not impacted by analysed variants in SLC29A1, DCK, ABCB1 and GSTT1, and GSTM1 genes, independently or in combinations. Achievement of complete remission was identified as an independent prognostic indicator of clinical outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The population-specific genomic profile has to be considered in pharmacogenetics. Since the data on AML pharmacogenetics in European populations is limited, our results contribute to knowledge in this field and strongly indicate that a high-throughput approach must be applied to find particular pharmacogenetic markers of AML in the European population.</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"545-555"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prognostic values of blood urea nitrogen/creatinine and cystatin C in patients with radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma.","authors":"SiCheng Wang, HaoLong Chen, Feng Chao, Jia Bin","doi":"10.5937/jomb0-45664","DOIUrl":"10.5937/jomb0-45664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To evaluate the prognostic value of blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio (BUN/SCr) and cystatin C (Cys C) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after radical nephrectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study analysed 348 patients with RCC who underwent radical nephrectomy. The optimal cut-off was obtained based on the ROC of specific survival outcomes and the maximum Youden index. The patients were divided into four groups: Group 1 (low BUN/SCr-low Cys C), Group 2 (low BUN/SCr-high Cys C), Group 3 (high BUN/SCr-low Cys C), and Group 4 (high BUN/SCr-high Cys C). The primary endpoint was cancer-specific survival (CSS), and the secondary endpoint was disease-free survival (DFS).</p>","PeriodicalId":16175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Biochemistry","volume":"43 4","pages":"436-444"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11318041/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141977636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}