This editorial assesses the prognostic value of preoperative inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers in patients undergoing surgical resection for pancreatic cancer.Lu et al evaluated the ability of seven biomarkers t...This editorial assesses the prognostic value of preoperative inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers in patients undergoing surgical resection for pancreatic cancer.Lu et al evaluated the ability of seven biomarkers to predict postoperative recovery and long-term outcomes.These biomarkers were albumin-to-globulin ratio,prognostic nutritional index(PNI),systemic immune-inflammation index,neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio,platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio,nutritional risk index,and geriatric nutritional risk index.The PNI was found to be a strong predictor of both overall and recurrence-free survival,underscoring its clinical relevance in managing patients with pancreatic cancer.展开更多
Sleep disturbances are among the most prevalent neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals who have recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections.Previous studies have demonstrated abnormal b...Sleep disturbances are among the most prevalent neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals who have recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections.Previous studies have demonstrated abnormal brain structures in patients with sleep disturbances who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).However,neuroimaging studies on sleep disturbances caused by COVID-19 are scarce,and existing studies have primarily focused on the long-term effects of the virus,with minimal acute phase data.As a result,little is known about the pathophysiology of sleep disturbances in the acute phase of COVID-19.To address this issue,we designed a longitudinal study to investigate whether alterations in brain structure occur during the acute phase of infection,and verified the results using 3-month follow-up data.A total of 26 COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances(aged 51.5±13.57 years,8 women and 18 men),27 COVID-19 patients without sleep disturbances(aged 47.33±15.98 years,9 women and 18 men),and 31 age-and gender-matched healthy controls(aged 49.19±17.51 years,9 women and 22 men)were included in this study.Eleven COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances were included in a longitudinal analysis.We found that COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances exhibited brain structural changes in almost all brain lobes.The cortical thicknesses of the left pars opercularis and left precuneus were significantly negatively correlated with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores.Additionally,we observed changes in the volume of the hippocampus and its subfield regions in COVID-19 patients compared with the healthy controls.The 3-month follow-up data revealed indices of altered cerebral structure(cortical thickness,cortical grey matter volume,and cortical surface area)in the frontal-parietal cortex compared with the baseline in COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances.Our findings indicate that the sleep disturbances patients had altered morphology in the cortical and hippocampal structures during the acute phase of infection and persistent changes in cortical regions at 3 months post-infection.These data improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of sleep disturbances caused by COVID-19.展开更多
背景心血管疾病(CVD)是腹膜透析(PD)患者死亡的主要原因,而营养不良是PD患者发生CVD及死亡的重要危险因素之一。预后营养指数(PNI)作为一种综合评估患者免疫、炎症和营养状态的指标,因其具有便利性与可靠性等优点,在肿瘤等多种疾病的预...背景心血管疾病(CVD)是腹膜透析(PD)患者死亡的主要原因,而营养不良是PD患者发生CVD及死亡的重要危险因素之一。预后营养指数(PNI)作为一种综合评估患者免疫、炎症和营养状态的指标,因其具有便利性与可靠性等优点,在肿瘤等多种疾病的预后评估中得到了广泛应用。然而,不同时间点的营养状态与PD患者预后之间的关系仍有待进一步探究。目的探讨PD患者首年PNI与CVD死亡之间的关系。方法本研究为多中心、回顾性观察性队列研究,纳入2000-01-01—2019-07-01在南方医科大学南方医院、南方医科大学顺德医院、佛山市第一人民医院以及赣州市人民医院4所中心置管并开始接受PD治疗的1640例PD患者作为研究对象。对患者进行随访,随访截止时间为2021-07-01,终点事件为CVD死亡并记录患者生存时间及具体死亡原因。应用限制性立方条图(RCS)分析PNI与PD患者CVD死亡风险之间的非线性关联;采用Kaplan-Meier法绘制PD患者的生存曲线,绘制PNI预测PD患者CVD死亡的受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线,并根据最佳截断值(cut-off=40.46)将患者分为低PNI组703例与高PNI组937例;采用Log-rank检验和Cox风险回归模型分析探讨PNI对PD患者CVD死亡的影响。结果本研究中位随访时间为30个月,随访期间共148例患者死亡,其中CVD死亡73例(49.32%)。RCS结果表明,PNI与CVD死亡事件呈线性关联(P for Nonlinear=0.655)。ROC曲线显示,PNI预测PD患者CVD死亡的曲线下面积(AUC)为0.717(95%CI=0.659~0.775,P<0.001),灵敏度为74.0%,特异度为58.6%。Kaplan-Meier生存分析结果显示,低PNI组CVD生存率低于高PNI组(χ^(2)=26.685,P<0.001)。多因素Cox风险回归模型分析,校正性别、年龄及CVD病史等混杂因素后,低PNI组仍是CVD死亡的独立预测因素(HR=7.76,95%CI=1.72~35.06,P=0.008),亚组分析结果仍稳健,无明显交互作用。结论PNI降低是PD患者CVD死亡的独立影响因素,PD首年PNI评分在评估PD患者预后有一定的指导意义。展开更多
文摘This editorial assesses the prognostic value of preoperative inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers in patients undergoing surgical resection for pancreatic cancer.Lu et al evaluated the ability of seven biomarkers to predict postoperative recovery and long-term outcomes.These biomarkers were albumin-to-globulin ratio,prognostic nutritional index(PNI),systemic immune-inflammation index,neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio,platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio,nutritional risk index,and geriatric nutritional risk index.The PNI was found to be a strong predictor of both overall and recurrence-free survival,underscoring its clinical relevance in managing patients with pancreatic cancer.
基金supported by grants from Major Project of Science and Technology of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,No.Guike-AA22096018(to JY)Guangxi Key Research and Development Program,No.AB22080053(to DD)+6 种基金Major Project of Science and Technology of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,No.Guike-AA23023004(to MZ)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82260021(to MZ),82060315(to DD)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,No.2021GXNSFBA220007(to GD)Clinical Research Center For Medical Imaging in Hunan Province,No.2020SK4001(to JL)Key Emergency Project of Pneumonia Epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Hunan Province,No.2020SK3006(to JL)Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province,No.2021RC4016(to JL)Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,No.2024JJ3041(to JL).
文摘Sleep disturbances are among the most prevalent neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals who have recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections.Previous studies have demonstrated abnormal brain structures in patients with sleep disturbances who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).However,neuroimaging studies on sleep disturbances caused by COVID-19 are scarce,and existing studies have primarily focused on the long-term effects of the virus,with minimal acute phase data.As a result,little is known about the pathophysiology of sleep disturbances in the acute phase of COVID-19.To address this issue,we designed a longitudinal study to investigate whether alterations in brain structure occur during the acute phase of infection,and verified the results using 3-month follow-up data.A total of 26 COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances(aged 51.5±13.57 years,8 women and 18 men),27 COVID-19 patients without sleep disturbances(aged 47.33±15.98 years,9 women and 18 men),and 31 age-and gender-matched healthy controls(aged 49.19±17.51 years,9 women and 22 men)were included in this study.Eleven COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances were included in a longitudinal analysis.We found that COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances exhibited brain structural changes in almost all brain lobes.The cortical thicknesses of the left pars opercularis and left precuneus were significantly negatively correlated with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores.Additionally,we observed changes in the volume of the hippocampus and its subfield regions in COVID-19 patients compared with the healthy controls.The 3-month follow-up data revealed indices of altered cerebral structure(cortical thickness,cortical grey matter volume,and cortical surface area)in the frontal-parietal cortex compared with the baseline in COVID-19 patients with sleep disturbances.Our findings indicate that the sleep disturbances patients had altered morphology in the cortical and hippocampal structures during the acute phase of infection and persistent changes in cortical regions at 3 months post-infection.These data improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of sleep disturbances caused by COVID-19.
文摘背景心血管疾病(CVD)是腹膜透析(PD)患者死亡的主要原因,而营养不良是PD患者发生CVD及死亡的重要危险因素之一。预后营养指数(PNI)作为一种综合评估患者免疫、炎症和营养状态的指标,因其具有便利性与可靠性等优点,在肿瘤等多种疾病的预后评估中得到了广泛应用。然而,不同时间点的营养状态与PD患者预后之间的关系仍有待进一步探究。目的探讨PD患者首年PNI与CVD死亡之间的关系。方法本研究为多中心、回顾性观察性队列研究,纳入2000-01-01—2019-07-01在南方医科大学南方医院、南方医科大学顺德医院、佛山市第一人民医院以及赣州市人民医院4所中心置管并开始接受PD治疗的1640例PD患者作为研究对象。对患者进行随访,随访截止时间为2021-07-01,终点事件为CVD死亡并记录患者生存时间及具体死亡原因。应用限制性立方条图(RCS)分析PNI与PD患者CVD死亡风险之间的非线性关联;采用Kaplan-Meier法绘制PD患者的生存曲线,绘制PNI预测PD患者CVD死亡的受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线,并根据最佳截断值(cut-off=40.46)将患者分为低PNI组703例与高PNI组937例;采用Log-rank检验和Cox风险回归模型分析探讨PNI对PD患者CVD死亡的影响。结果本研究中位随访时间为30个月,随访期间共148例患者死亡,其中CVD死亡73例(49.32%)。RCS结果表明,PNI与CVD死亡事件呈线性关联(P for Nonlinear=0.655)。ROC曲线显示,PNI预测PD患者CVD死亡的曲线下面积(AUC)为0.717(95%CI=0.659~0.775,P<0.001),灵敏度为74.0%,特异度为58.6%。Kaplan-Meier生存分析结果显示,低PNI组CVD生存率低于高PNI组(χ^(2)=26.685,P<0.001)。多因素Cox风险回归模型分析,校正性别、年龄及CVD病史等混杂因素后,低PNI组仍是CVD死亡的独立预测因素(HR=7.76,95%CI=1.72~35.06,P=0.008),亚组分析结果仍稳健,无明显交互作用。结论PNI降低是PD患者CVD死亡的独立影响因素,PD首年PNI评分在评估PD患者预后有一定的指导意义。
