Publications by authors named "Xiao-jun Xu"

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the prognostic value of inflammatory biomarkers, including CRP, PCT, IL-6, IL-10,and the thrombotic biomarker D-dimer in predicting the development of severe infections and mortality in children with hematological malignancies.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was performed from October 2018 to December 2020 at the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine.It collected clinical data of pediatric patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies who experienced febrile illnesses.

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Background: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most prevalent type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, exhibits significant correlations with efferocytosis-related molecules (ERMs) concerning invasion, metastasis, and clinical outcomes. This study aims to establish an efferocytosis-related gene signature specifically linked to DLBCL.

Methods: Key module genes linked to DLBCL were identified via weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) in GSE32018.

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Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was originally an aggressive malignancy of the bone marrow and one of the deadliest forms of acute leukaemia. The 5-year mortality benefit for patients with AML was only 28.3%.

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  • * A study of 142 pediatric AML patients found nine with NUP98-r mutations, which were associated with distinct genomic features and a higher frequency of FLT3-ITD mutations compared to patients without these rearrangements.
  • * Results showed that NUP98-r mutations led to worse relapse-free and overall survival rates, highlighting the need for targeted risk assessment and treatment strategies in pediatric AML cases with these mutations.
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Although V(D)J recombination and immunoglobulin (Ig) production are traditionally recognised to occur only in B lymphocytes and plasma cells, the expression of Igs in non-lymphoid cells, which we call non B cell-derived Igs (non B Igs), has been documented by growing studies. It has been demonstrated that non B-Igs can be widely expressed in most cell types, including, but not limited to, epithelial cells, cardiomyocytes, hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, myeloid cells, and cells from immune-privileged sites, such as neurons and spermatogenic cells. In particular, malignant tumour cells express high level of IgG.

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Background: Few studies have compared the associations between long-term exposures to particulate matters (aerodynamic diameter ≤1, ≤2.5 and ≤10 µm: PM, PM and PM, respectively) and asthma and asthma-related respiratory symptoms. The objective of the present study was to compare the strength of the aforementioned associations in middle-aged and elderly adults.

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  • - The study aimed to identify membrane transporters related to the secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β from macrophages using experiments with human cell lines and knockout mice models.
  • - Human macrophages were created from the THP-1 cell line and primary blood cells, and various transporter inhibitors were tested for their impact on IL-1β secretion after being stimulated.
  • - Results showed that inhibiting the ABCC1/MRP1 transporter significantly reduced IL-1β secretion, suggesting it as a potential target for treating issues such as cytokine release syndrome.
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Background: Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) triggered by serovar Typhimurium is rare in pediatric patients. There is no consensus on how to treat -triggered sHLH.

Case Summary: A 9-year-old boy with intermittent fever for 3 d presented to our hospital with positive results for , human rhinovirus, and infections.

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Background: Pickled mustard, the largest cultivated vegetable in China, generates substantial waste annually, leading to significant environmental pollution due to challenges in timely disposal, leading to decomposition and sewage issues. Consequently, the imperative to address this concern centers on the reduction and comprehensive resource utilization of raw mustard waste (RMW). To achieve complete and quantitative resource utilization of RMW, this study employs novel technology integration for optimizing its higher-value applications.

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Background: One of the most prevalent hematological system cancers is acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Efferocytosis-related genes (ERGs) and N6-methyladenosine (m6A) have an important significance in the progression of cancer, and the metastasis of tumors.

Methods: The AML-related data were collected from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA; TCGA-AML) database and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO; GSE9476, GSE71014, and GSE13159) database.

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Introduction: It is important to predict adverse outcomes in febrile children with hematology/oncology diseases. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a promising biomarker for the prediction of infection severity, but further studies have revealed its performance in excluding adverse outcomes of infection. IL-6 and IL-10 were reported to have a close association with those infection outcomes.

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Two hundred and thirty-one acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) children with 1376 high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) courses (3-5 g/m) were enrolled to analyze the influence of the plasma MTX concentration () in ALL. The 24-h target peak () was set at 33 μmol/l for low-risk (LR) and 65 μmol/l for intermediate/high-risk (IR/HR) groups. The median was 42.

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Aim: Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Excellent levodopa responsiveness has been proposed as a characteristic supporting feature in substantiating the PD diagnosis. However, a small portion of clinically established PD patients shows poor levodopa response.

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Severe sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening for pediatric hematology and oncology patient receiving chemotherapy. Th1/Th2 cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin (PCT) are all thought to be associated with disease severity. The aim of this study was to prospectively verify the utility of Th1/Th2 cytokines and compare them with PCT and CRP in the prediction of adverse outcomes.

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Noise is one of the most common environmental hazards to which people are exposed,and the exposure to noise can cause not only hearing but also non-hearing damage.Although noise under safety limits may not affect the auditory system,it can cause changes in stress hormone levels,which is harmful to health.However,the current studies about the impact of noise on health mainly focus on the auditory system,and little is known about the relationship between noise and stress hormone levels.

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During interventional procedures,subjects are exposed to direct and scattered X-rays.Establishing diagnostic reference levels is an ideal way to optimize the radiation dose and reduce radiation hazard.In recent years,diagnostic reference levels in interventional radiology have been established in different countries.

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Background: Ruxolitinib has been increasingly used in the treatment of steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (SR-GVHD) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) patients. However, there are limited data on the use of ruxolitinib in children.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the efficacy and toxicity of ruxolitinib in the treatment of SR-GVHD in children.

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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are attractive non-viral gene delivery vectors due to their high transfection capacity and safety. Previously, we have shown that cell-penetrating peptide RALA can be a promising gene delivery vector for chronic wound regeneration application. In this study, we engineered a novel peptide called RALA-E by introducing elastin-derived VGVAPG fragment into RALA, in order to target the elastin-binding protein on the cell surface and thus improve delivery efficacy of RALA.

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Refractory thrombocytopenia is a critical complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), which is not sensitive to conventional treatment and often leads to lower overall survival and disease-free survival. Previous studies have showed the efficacy and safety of low-dose decitabine for adults' refractory prolonged isolated thrombocytopenia in hematologic malignancy after allo-HSCT. However, clinical data on pediatric patients or non-hematologic malignancies are lacking.

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Background: RNA-binding protein (RBP) regulates acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by participating in mRNA editing and modification. Pyroptosis also plays an immunomodulatory function in AML. Therefore, this study aimed to identify pyroptosis-related RBP genes that could predict the prognosis of AML patients.

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Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Guangdong, China.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in six communities of Guangdong province. People over 60 years old were selected with multistage random-cluster sampling.

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Background And Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in identifying microbiological etiologies in pediatric patients with hematological malignancies undergoing fever of unknown origin (FUO).

Methods: A total of 147 children with hematological malignancy suffering febrile diseases without definite microbiological etiologies under conventional tests were enrolled. The clinical record, serum inflammatory biomarkers and mNGS results were analyzed.

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