Publications by authors named "Jinguo Yuan"

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  • The study focuses on developing prognostic models for Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) patients, particularly those with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 or 4 and significant proteinuria, as they are at increased risk for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
  • Researchers used data from patients at Xijing Hospital over more than a decade, applying various prediction models based on over 60 clinical and pathological characteristics to evaluate patient risk.
  • The Random Survival Forest (RSF) model was found to be the most effective, outperforming other models like SSVM, XGboost, and Cox regression in predicting patient outcomes, with specific risk factors identified that can help guide prognosis.
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Chemotherapy has been well shown to enhance life expectancy in patients with malignancy. However, conventional chemotherapy drugs, particularly cisplatin, are highly associated with nephrotoxicity, which limits therapeutic efficacy and impairs quality of life. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are proteases that play significant roles in diseases by influencing protein post-translational modification and gene expression.

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Cellular senescence is a complex process involving multiple factors, such as genetics, environment, and behavior. However, recent studies have shown that stress also plays a crucial role in inducing cellular senescence. Stress can affect cellular function and structure through various pathways, leading to accelerated aging.

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Given the rapid aging of the population, age-related diseases have become an excessive burden on global health care. The kidney, a crucial metabolic organ, ages relatively quickly. While the aging process itself does not directly cause kidney damage, the physiological changes that accompany it can impair the kidney's capacity for self-repair.

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Background And Aims: The inflammatory nutritional status is widely associated with the long-term prognosis of non-fatal stroke. The objective of this study is to examine the correlation between the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR), a new marker indicating both inflammatory and nutritional status, and the overall mortality rate among stroke patients.

Methods And Results: Data were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database and corresponding public-use mortality data from the linked National Death Index (NDI).

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  • The study develops a prediction model for delirium in elderly ICU patients, utilizing a large dataset to identify high-risk individuals early on.
  • The analysis included 18,760 patients, revealing that 18.5% experienced delirium, and used machine learning techniques to enhance prediction accuracy.
  • The XGBoost model outperformed traditional logistic regression in predicting delirium, highlighting key factors like organ failure, infection, and vital signs that contribute to its onset.
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Hutuo River Basin straddles Shanxi and Hebei provinces, and Hutuo River was once cut off due to economic development and urban expansion after 2000; however, with the national emphasis on ecological civilization and the implementation of the South-North Water Diversion Project, the ecological protection of Hutuo River Basin has been significantly improved. MODIS data, Landsat data, and night light remote sensing data were selected based on the google earth engine (GEE) platform, and a new evaluation index system was generated by combining the biological richness index, vegetation cover index, land stress index, and pollution load index in the ecological environment index (EI) and the humidity index in the remote sensing ecological index (RSEI), using the variation coefficient method and entropy weighting method to assign weights to these indices. An ecological environment evaluation model was constructed to evaluate and classify the ecological environment quality of Hutuo River Basin from 2000 to 2020, and the driving factors were interpreted by using geographic probes.

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Background And Aims: The role of serum uric acid (SUA) in the prognosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is inconclusive. To explore the association of SUA level with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in patients with CKD.

Methods And Results: Leveraging data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) and linked national death records up to December 31 2019, we explored the association of SUA with all-cause and CVD mortality using weighted cox proportional hazards regression models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) models in patients with CKD stages 3-5.

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Background: The incidence of concurrent immunoglobulin A nephropathy and membranous nephropathy (cIgAN/MN) is low and rarely reported, and the prognosis of patients with cIgAN/MN remains unclear. This study was designed to compare the clinical and prognostic characteristics of cIgAN/MN with IgAN and MN and to identify crucial factors influencing the outcomes of patients with cIgAN/MN.

Methods: We included biopsy-proven cIgAN/MN patients between December 2012 and December 2020 at Xijing Hospital.

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Acute kidney injury (AKI), a clinical syndrome caused by various factors, is characterized by a rapid decline in kidney function in a short period of time. AKI affects the short-term prognosis of patients and may also induce chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the current treatment options for AKI mainly focus on symptom management.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of uric acid on the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in patients with stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: The clinical and pathological data of 263 IgAN patients who had stage 3-4 CKD and who had confrimed diagosis through renal biopsy at the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University between December 2008 and January 2020 were retrospectively collected. According to the levels of uric acid, the patients were divided into a hyperuricemia group (=102) and a normal uric acid group (=161), and the clinicopathological characteristics of the two groups were compared accordingly.

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Background And Objectives: The mortality rate for people with brain injuries is increased when hypernatremia is present. Patients with severe hypernatremia, who have a significant short-term mortality rate, were shown to benefit from continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH), which has been indicated to be successful. Exploring the risk factors for short-term mortality in brain injury patients who underwent CVVH and had severe hypernatremia was the aim of the current study.

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Background: Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may play a critical role in the development of lupus nephritis (LN). However, the specific characteristics of the gut microbiota in individuals with LN have not been fully clarified.

Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases were systematically searched for clinical and animal studies related to the relationship between LN and gut microbiota from inception until October 1, 2023.

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  • Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are serious kidney diseases with complex causes, heavily linked to tryptophan (Trp) metabolism, which produces substances affecting these conditions.
  • Increased levels of Trp metabolites like kynurenine and indoxyl sulfate can serve as biomarkers for early disease detection, but they can also worsen kidney damage by activating harmful pathways.
  • The study focuses on understanding Trp metabolism's role in AKI and CKD progression and suggests potential treatment strategies by targeting these metabolic processes for better diagnosis and prevention.
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  • Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious condition with a high risk of progressing to chronic kidney diseases, yet the mechanisms behind AKI are not fully understood and effective treatments are lacking.
  • Mitochondria play a crucial role in the kidneys due to their energy demands, and recent research highlights Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), a key mitochondrial protein, as protective against AKI through various mechanisms like regulating metabolism and reducing inflammation.
  • Although SIRT3 activators show promise in animal studies for protecting kidney function, they have not yet been utilized in clinical settings, suggesting a potential new therapeutic avenue for AKI treatment.
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The area we studied is Lake Yamzho Yumco Basin (28 degrees 27'-29 degrees 12'N, 90 degrees 08'-91 degrees 45'E), the largest inland lake basin in southern Tibetan Plateau, China. Using the SPOT-VGT NDVI vegetation index from 1998 to 2007 in the basin, the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of NDVI and its correlation with the major climatic factors (air temperature, precipitation) were analyzed. The results show that the average NDVI of the lake basin ranges from 0.

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Atmospheric correction of remote sensing image is the premise of quantitative remote sensing. The present paper evaluated the capability of FLAASH (fast line-of-sight atmospheric analysis of spectral hypercubes)in ENVI software to make atmospheric correction for EO-1 Hyperion hyperspectral image. Hyperion hyperspecreal image of Zhangye city in Heihe River valley of Gansu province, China was acquired on September 10, 2007.

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