Prevalence of color vision deficiency among Chinese college students and their quality of life.

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) among college students and their quality of life (QoL) in a Chinese college.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. The questionnaire containing participants' demographic data, as well as CVD related QoL was distributed to students who were screened as CVD [by Color Vision Examination Plates (Version 6)] in 2022 freshman entrance examination.

Tacrolimus treatment after short-term intravenous methylprednisolone in incipient minimal change disease for adults: A retrospective analysis.

The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus for treating incipient minimal change disease in adults. The clinical data of 52 adult patients with minimal change disease of nephrotic syndrome diagnosed by renal biopsy in the First affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou University between August 2013 and August 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the treatment plan, the patients were divided into a tacrolimus group and a glucocorticoid group.

Elevated Serum Chloride Levels Contribute to a Poor Prognosis in Patients with IgA Nephropathy.

Introduction: The identification of reliable prognostic factors is a crucial requirement for patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Here, we explored the relationship between serum chloride levels and prognosis in patients with IgAN.

Methods: We recruited all patients with primary IgAN, as diagnosed by renal biopsy, between 1 January 2015 and 1 April 2019.

MicroRNAs in IgA nephropathy.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. It is considered that the pathogenesis of IgAN involves the 'multiple hit theory' and the immune-inflammatory mechanism; however, these theories have certain limitations. The gold standard for diagnosing IgAN is still renal biopsy.

Elevated Endostatin Expression Is Regulated by the pIgA Immune Complex and Associated with Disease Severity of IgA Nephropathy.

Background/aims: Renal vascular injury accounts for the poor outcomes of patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In this study, we investigated whether endostatin, a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis, is associated with IgAN.

Methods: Serum endostatin levels were detected in patients with IgAN, disease controls, and healthy controls, and the correlation among endostatin and clinicopathologic manifestations, as well as prognosis in patients with IgAN, was analyzed.

Prevalence of meibomian gland dysfunction in staffs and faculty members of a Chinese university.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in staffs and faculty members of Sichuan University, China.

Methods: The records of the annually systemic physical examination of 4404 consecutive staffs and faculty members of Sichuan University were analyzed retrospectively. Ocular symptoms and signs of ocular surface were evaluated.

The soluble VEGF receptor sFlt-1 contributes to endothelial dysfunction in IgA nephropathy.

Endothelial injury is a common manifestation in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). After the previous identification of the upregulated soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) correlated with endothelial injury in IgAN, in the present study, we further explored the role of sFlt-1 in endothelial injury in IgAN. We enrolled 72 patients with IgAN and detected the sFlt-1 levels.

Clinical presentation and treatment outcome of retinoblastoma in children of South Western China.

To study the clinical presentation and treatment outcome among children in South Western China with retinoblastoma (RB) and to determine factors predictive of poor outcome.A retrospective review of children diagnosed with RB from 2006 to 2015 at West China Hospital was undertaken. Demographic and clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes were studied.