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1. This study evaluated the effects and mechanisms of action of the peptide gADP3 on hepatic inflammatory injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).2. Hepatic inflammatory injury was induced in geese by intraperitoneal injection of LPS and gADP3, and the adiponectin receptor agonist AdipoRon (positive control) was used for potential amelioration. Serum inflammatory factor levels, liver function-related biochemical indicators and oxidative stress-related biochemical parameters in the liver tissues were determined. The expression levels of adiponectin and its receptors, inflammation and oxidative stress-related genes and key signalling molecules involved in adiponectin, inflammation and oxidative stress signalling pathways in liver tissues were detected.3. The peptide gADP3 alleviated inflammatory cell infiltration and hepatic inflammatory changes, reversed the decrease in serum albumin (ALB), total protein (TP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) content or activity induced by LPS and increased the activity of the antioxidant enzymes CAT (catalase), SOD (superoxide dismutase) and GSH-Px (glutathione peroxidase).4. The peptide gADP3 upregulated the expression of antioxidant enzyme-related genes GCLC, HO-1 and NQO1 in liver tissues, decreased the levels of inflammatory factors like TNF-α, IL-1ß, IL-6, IFN-γ and TGF-ß and reduced mRNA expression levels of inflammatory-related genes TNF-α, IL-1ß, iNOS and TGF-ß. Additionally, it increased the mRNA and protein expression levels of adiponectin and its receptors, as well as key molecules in the adiponectin signalling pathway like AMPK and PPARα. In addition, gADP3 reversed the changes in mRNA or protein expression of inflammatory and oxidative stress signalling pathway-related genes P38MAPK, NF-κBP65, TLR4 and Nrf2 in liver tissues caused by LPS treatment.5. In conclusion, goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3, similar to the adiponectin receptor agonist AdipoRon, attenuated LPS-induced hepatic inflammatory injury in geese.
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Objective: To investigate the efficacy of Da Vinci robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery (R-TAMIS) for rectal neoplasms. Methods: The patients of rectal neoplasms who underwent R-TAMIS and were regularly followed up at the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2021 to January 2024 were retropectively selected. Follow-up visits were conducted at 1, 2, and 4 weeks postoperatively, and then every 3 months until January 20, 2024. The perioperative situation, postoperative histopathological results, and follow-up status of the patients were observed. Results: A total of 17 patients were included, including 10 males and 7 females, aged 35-80 (59±13) years. Eleven patients underwent surgery using the da Vinci® Si robot, while 6 patients underwent surgery using the da Vinci® Xi robot. The height of the resected tumor from the anal verge [M (Q1, Q3)] was 3.5 (3.0, 3.8) cm. The total operative time was 55.0 (50.0, 55.0) minutes, the platform installation time was 32.5 (30.0, 35.0) minutes. The actual surgical operation time was 22.5 (20.0, 27.5) minutes. Intraoperative blood loss was 9.2 (5.0, 10.0) ml. The postoperative hospital stay was 3.2 (3.0, 3.8) days. The total treatment cost was (29 447±4 765) yuan. Two patients who achieved clinical complete remission after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy experienced incision dehiscence one week postoperatively, which was resolved after four weeks of rectal irrigation therapy. All surgical specimens were intact, and all resection margins were negative. A total of 44(31,73) weeks were followed up, without local recurrence or distant metastasis. Conclusion: Da Vinci robotic transanal minimally invasive local resection may be a safe and feasible treatment option for rectal neoplasms.
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos , Neoplasias del Recto , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados , Humanos , Neoplasias del Recto/cirugía , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Femenino , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados/métodos , Anciano , Adulto , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Canal Anal/cirugía , Tempo Operativo , Cirugía Endoscópica Transanal/métodos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Tiempo de InternaciónRESUMEN
Using big data and artificial intelligence to establish a multi-point monitoring, early warning, and disposal system to achieve early warning and intervention of infectious disease outbreaks is an important means of controlling the spread of the epidemic. Taking Xiaoshan district as an example, this study analyzes the monitoring contents, warning methods, and application effectiveness of the infectious disease monitoring, early warning and disposal system. Based on Xiaoshan's health big data resources, the system starts with syndrome, disease diagnosis and etiology. Through advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and block chain, it realizes early identification of infectious disease outbreaks, data fusion, multi-cross collaboration, and closed-loop management. It has improved the sensitivity of clustered outbreaks monitoring and the effectiveness of epidemic disposal and provided a reference for grassroots disease prevention and control departments to establish an infectious disease monitoring and early warning system.
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Inteligencia Artificial , Enfermedades Transmisibles , Brotes de Enfermedades , Humanos , Brotes de Enfermedades/prevención & control , Enfermedades Transmisibles/epidemiología , Macrodatos , Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles/métodosRESUMEN
Intestinal tuberculosis commonly affects the ileocecal area and the terminal ileum, and is extremely rare in the rectum, with isolated rectal involvement being even rarer. This paper described a case of an isolated rectal tuberculoma in a female patient of 44 years old, Yi ethnicity, who was admitted to the hospital with abdominal distension and constipation. She had a history of hepatitis B virus infection. A colonoscopy revealed a rectal mass, and an endoscopic resection was performed. Post-operative pathological examination confirmed rectal tuberculosis, with no evidence of extra-rectal tuberculosis infection found. The final diagnosis was an isolated rectal tuberculoma. In cases where endoscopic examination suggests a rectal tumor, especially in patients with immunosuppressive conditions such as HIV or diabetes, the possibility of tuberculoma should be considered.
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Tuberculoma , Tuberculosis Gastrointestinal , Humanos , Femenino , Adulto , Tuberculoma/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico , Enfermedades del Recto/diagnóstico , Enfermedades del Recto/cirugía , ColonoscopíaRESUMEN
Objective: To investigate the clinical features of acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: This retrospective case series study included 15 patients (28 eyes) diagnosed with AMN at the Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, from November 2022 to January 2023. The AMN group comprised 4 males and 11 females, with a mean age of (31.36±8.08) years. A control group of 15 individuals [5 males, 10 females; mean age (33.20±5.10) years] who had COVID-19 but did not develop AMN was also included. Data collected for all patients included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp examination, dilated fundus examination, color fundus photography, fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) results. Serum cytokine levels, including interleukins (ILs), interferons (IFNs), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), were measured for both groups. Results: Among the 28 eyes, severe vision loss (BCVA≤0.3) was observed in 3 eyes (10.7%), moderate vision loss (BCVA>0.3 and≤0.5) in 2 eyes (13.3%), and mild vision loss (BCVA>0.5 and≤1.0) in 23 eyes (82.1%). OCT findings in all 28 eyes revealed hyperreflectivity of the outer nuclear layer and disruption of outer retinal structure. Additionally, 3 eyes (10.7%) exhibited cotton wool spots in the posterior pole, 2 eyes (7.1%) showed mild cystoid macular edema with intraretinal hyperreflective dots, and 1 eye (3.6%) presented with paracentral acute middle maculopathy. FFA indicated retinal vasculitis in 2 cases (4 eyes, 14.3%). Serum levels of IL-4, IL-5, IFN-α, and IFN-γ were significantly higher in the AMN group compared to the control group: IL-4 [4.49 (3.66, 6.08) vs. 1.40 (0.62, 1.68) pg/ml], IL-5 [7.34 (5.04, 14.06) vs. 0.17 (0.11, 1.86) pg/ml], IFN-α [8.42 (6.31, 14.89) vs. 0.50 (0.30, 0.83) pg/ml], and IFN-γ [17.93 (12.75, 32.44) vs. 7.43 (0.00, 14.74) pg/ml], with all differences being statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion: AMN following COVID-19 can present with wedge-shaped dark red lesions in the macular area, often accompanied by cotton wool spots and retinal vasculitis. Additionally, there is a significant elevation in various inflammatory cytokines in the serum.
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COVID-19 , Enfermedades de la Retina , SARS-CoV-2 , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiología , Masculino , Femenino , Adulto , Estudios Retrospectivos , China/epidemiología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Agudeza Visual , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Mácula Lútea/patología , Mácula Lútea/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad Aguda , Citocinas/sangreRESUMEN
With the extensive application of targeted drugs, the survival rate of cancer patients has been significantly improved. However, adverse reactions to the drugs have also become apparent, especially those affecting the ocular surface, which can severely impact patients' vision and quality of life. The article systematically analyzes a variety of targeted drugs, including epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 inhibitors, fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors, selective estrogen receptor modulators, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor inhibitors, aromatase inhibitors, proteasome inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates, Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors, FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 inhibitors, and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, and discusses their adverse reactions on the ocular surface. The review emphasizes the role of clinicians in monitoring and managing patients' ocular surface health and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention to ensure that patients receive optimal visual protection while undergoing antitumor treatment.
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Antineoplásicos , Humanos , Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con MedicamentosRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the implications of the prognostic nutrition index (PNI) in non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients treated with surgery and to compare it with other hematological biomarkers, including neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII). METHODS: A cohort of 328 non-metastatic RCC patients who received surgical treatment between 2010 and 2012 at Peking University First Hospital was analyzed retrospectively. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the optimal cutoff values of the hematological biomarkers. The Youden index was maximum for PNI was value of 47.3. So we divided the patients into two groups (PNI≤ 47. 3 and >47. 3) for further analysis. Categorical variables [age, gender, body mass index (BMI), surgery type, histological subtype, necrosis, pathological T stage and tumor grade] were compared using the Chi-square test and Student' s t test. The association of the biomarkers with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier methods with log-rank test, followed by multivariate Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS: According to the maximum Youden index of ROC curve, the best cut-off value of PNI is 47. 3. Low level of PNI was significantly associated with older age, lower BMI and higher tumor pathological T stage (P < 0.05). Kaplan-Meier univariate analysis showed that lower PNI was significantly correlated with poor OS and DFS (P < 0.05). In addition, older age, lower BMI, tumor necrosis, higher tumor pathological T stage and Fuhrman grade were significantly correlated with poor OS (P < 0.05). Cox multivariate analysis showed that among the four hematological indexes, only PNI was an independent factor significantly associated with OS, whether as a continuous variable (HR=0.9, 95%CI=0.828-0.978, P=0.013) or a classified variable (HR=2.397, 95%CI=1.061-5.418, P=0.036). CONCLUSION: Low PNI was a significant predictor for advanced pathological T stage, decreased OS, or DFS in non-metastatic RCC patients treated with surgery. In addition, PNI was superior to the other hematological biomar-kers as a useful tool for predicting prognosis of RCC in our study. It should be externally validated in future research before the PNI can be used widely as a predictor of RCC patients undergoing nephrectomy.
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Carcinoma de Células Renales , Neoplasias Renales , Humanos , Pronóstico , Evaluación Nutricional , Carcinoma de Células Renales/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Células Renales/cirugía , Estudios Retrospectivos , Biomarcadores , Neoplasias Renales/cirugía , Neoplasias Renales/patologíaRESUMEN
Pain is the fifth major vital sign, and chronic pain is a large category of diseases that affects health seriously. At present, the incidence of chronic pain is high, but the overall treatment satisfaction is low. It is necessary to continuously optimize pain diagnosis and treatment strategies and improve the connotation of pain management. Based on the clinical practice of our pain center, combined with relevant literature, the article proposes a diagnosis and treatment strategy of "whole field pain management" should be carried out from the four dimensions of feeling, emotion, cognition, and behavior. Innovative digital pain diagnosis and treatment technologies such as VR/MR and brain-computer interface are used to regulate emotional, cognitive, and behavioral regulation, and combined with lifestyle changes, rehabilitation physiotherapy, drugs, and minimally invasive interventional therapy to constitute a " whole field pain management strategy" to explore the new development direction of further improving the management of chronic pain.
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Dolor Crónico , Manejo del Dolor , Humanos , Manejo del Dolor/métodos , Dolor Crónico/diagnóstico , Dolor Crónico/terapia , Modalidades de Fisioterapia , Emociones , CogniciónRESUMEN
Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features of glomuvenous malformation (GVM). Methods: Thirty-one cases of GVM diagnosed at the Henan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2011 to December 2021 were collected. Their clinical and pathological features were analyzed. The expression of relevant markers was examined using immunohistochemistry. The patients were also followed up. Results: There were 16 males and 15 females in this study, with an average age of 11 years (range, 1-52 years). The locations of the disease included 13 cases in the limbs (8 cases in the upper limbs, 5 cases in the lower limbs), 9 cases in the trunks, and 9 cases in the foot (toes or subungual area). Twenty-seven of the cases were solitary and 4 were multifocal. The lesions were characterized by blue-purple papules or plaques on the skin surface, which grew slowly. The lumps became larger and appeared to be conspicuous. Microscopically, GVM mainly involved the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, with an overall ill-defined border. There were scattered or clustered irregular dilated vein-like lumens, with thin walls and various sizes. A single or multiple layers of relatively uniform cubic/glomus cells were present at the abnormal wall, with scattered small nests of the glomus cells. The endothelial cells in the wall of abnormal lumen were flat or absent. Immunohistochemistry showed that glomus cells strongly expressed SMA, h-caldesmon, and collagen IV. Malformed vascular endothelial cells expressed CD31, CD34 and ERG. No postoperative recurrence was found in the 12 cases. Conclusions: GVM is an uncommon type of simple venous malformation in the superficial soft tissue and different from the classical glomus tumor. Morphologically, one or more layers of glomus cells grow around the dilated venous malformation-like lumen, which can be combined with common venous malformations.
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Tumor Glómico , Paraganglioma Extraadrenal , Masculino , Femenino , Humanos , Niño , Tumor Glómico/cirugía , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales/patología , Paraganglioma Extraadrenal/metabolismo , Paraganglioma Extraadrenal/patología , InmunohistoquímicaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Quantitative measurement of plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA by real-time PCR at the end of primary treatment is a robust prognostic marker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. However, up to 40% of patients who would later develop disease recurrence had undetectable post-treatment plasma EBV DNA. Targeted sequencing for the entire EBV genome potentially allows a more comprehensive and unbiased detection of plasma EBV DNA and enables the use of other parameters such as fragment size as biomarkers. Hence, we explored if plasma EBV DNA sequencing might allow more accurate prognostication of NPC patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Plasma samples collected from 769 patients with stage IIB-IVB NPC at 6-8 weeks after radiotherapy were analysed using targeted sequencing for EBV DNA. RESULTS: The sensitivities of the PCR-based analysis, at a cut-off of any detectable levels of plasma EBV DNA, for prediction of local and distant recurrences were 42.3% and 85.3%, respectively. The sequencing-based analysis (involving quantitation and size profiling) achieved better performance for both local and distant recurrences than PCR. Using a cut-off of the proportion of plasma EBV DNA deduced by sequencing at 0.01%, the sensitivities of the sequencing-based analysis for local and distant recurrences were 88.5% and 97.1%, with the resultant negative predictive values of 99.1% and 99.4%, respectively. Among patients with undetectable EBV DNA on quantitative PCR, sequencing could further define a subgroup that enjoyed superior survival outcomes based on the proportion of plasma EBV DNA, with a 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) approaching 90%. On multivariate analysis, sequencing-based quantitative level of plasma EBV DNA was the independent prognostic factor with the highest hazard ratio for prediction of overall survival and PFS. CONCLUSION: NPC prognostication using post-treatment plasma EBV DNA could be enhanced through sequencing.
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Infecciones por Virus de Epstein-Barr , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas , ADN Viral/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 4/genética , Humanos , Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo/patología , Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo/terapia , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/genética , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/patología , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/terapia , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/genética , Pronóstico , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Medición de RiesgoRESUMEN
The epidemic of tuberculosis has posed a serious burden in Qinghai province, it is necessary to clarify the epidemiological characteristics and spatial-temporal distribution of TB for future prevention and control measures. We used descriptive epidemiological methods and spatial statistical analysis including spatial correlation and spatial-temporal analysis in this study. Furthermore, we applied an exponential smoothing model for TB epidemiological trend forecasting. Of 43 859 TB cases, the sex ratio was 1.27:1 (M:F), and the average annual TB registered incidence was 70.00/100 000 of 2009-2019. More cases were reported in March and April, and the worst TB stricken regions were the prefectures of Golog and Yushu. High TB registered incidences were seen in males, farmers and herdsmen, Tibetans, or elderly people. 7132 cases were intractable, which were recurrent, drug resistant, or co-infected with other infections. Three likely cases clusters with significant high risk were found by spatial-temporal scan on data of 2009-2019. The exponential smoothing winters' additive model was selected as the best-fitting model to forecast monthly TB cases in the future. This research indicated that TB in Qinghai is still a serious threaten to the local residents' health. Multi-departmental collaboration and funds special for TB treatments and control are still needed, and the exponential smoothing model is promising which could be applied for forecasting of TB epidemic trend in this high-altitude province.
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Modelos Estadísticos , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Preescolar , China/epidemiología , Análisis por Conglomerados , Femenino , Predicción , Humanos , Incidencia , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Espacio-Temporal , Tuberculosis/prevención & control , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer, for which pathological complete response is typically used as a surrogate survival endpoint. Neoadjuvant rectal score is a new biomarker that has been shown to correlate with survival. The main objectives of this study were to investigate factors contributing to pathological complete response, to validate the prognostic significance of neoadjuvant rectal score, and to investigate factors associated with a lower neoadjuvant rectal score in a cohort of Hong Kong Chinese. METHODS: Data of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy from August 2006 to October 2018 were retrieved from hospital records and retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: Of 193 patients who had optimal response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery, tumour down-staging was the only independent prognostic factor that predicted pathological complete response (P<0.0001). Neoadjuvant rectal score was associated with overall survival (hazard ratio [HR]=1.042, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.021-1.064; P<0.0001), disease-free survival (HR=1.042, 95% CI=1.022-1.062; P<0.0001), locoregional recurrence-free survival (HR=1.070, 95% CI=1.039-1.102; P<0.0001) and distant recurrence-free survival (HR=1.034, 95% CI=1.012-1.056; P=0.002). Patients who had pathological complete response were associated with a lower neoadjuvant rectal score (P<0.0001), but pathological complete response was not associated with survival. For patients with intermediate neoadjuvant rectal scores, late recurrences beyond 72 months from diagnosis were observed. CONCLUSION: Neoadjuvant rectal score is an independent prognostic marker of survival and disease recurrence in a cohort of Hong Kong Chinese patients who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer.
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Terapia Neoadyuvante , Neoplasias del Recto , Biomarcadores , Quimioradioterapia , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Hong Kong , Humanos , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Neoplasias del Recto/patología , Neoplasias del Recto/terapia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an important apoptotic-cell surface signal that exists in bacterial and cancer cells. The mechanism by which melittin interacts with the PS membrane remains unclear. Here, we revealed this mechanism by using a dual-channel fluorescence microscope to observe the concentration-dependent process of pore formation in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) that were exposed to melittin solution. We found that unsaturated PS membranes differed significantly from saturated PS membranes in different phases. This study provides a reference for research and development of anticancer drugs.
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Meliteno , FosfatidilserinasRESUMEN
Objective: To address the limitations of existing methods and tools for evaluating clinical practice guidelines, we aimed to develop a comprehensive instrument focusing on the three main dimensions of guideline development: scientificity, transparency, applicability. We will use it to rank the guidelines according to the scores. We abbreviated it as STAR, and its reliability, validity and usability were also tested. Methods: A multidisciplinary expert working group was set up, including methodologists, statisticians, journal editors, medical professionals, and others. Scoping review, Delphi methods and hierarchical analysis were used to determine the final checklist of STAR. Results: The new instrument contained 11 domains and 39 items. Intrinsic reliability of each domain was indicated by Cronbach's α coefficient, with a average value of 0.646. The Cohen's kappa coefficients for methodological evaluators and clinical evaluators were 0.783 and 0.618. The overall content validity index was 0.905. The R2 for the criterion validity analysis was 0.76. The average score for usability of the items was 4.6, and the mean time spent to evaluate each guideline was 20 minutes. Conclusion: The instrument has good reliability, validity and evaluating efficiency, and can be used for evaluating and ranking guidelines more comprehensively.
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Objective: To compare and analyze the predictive value of different inflammatory factors and tumor markers in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and to develop a new and effective preoperative prognostic scoring system. Methods: 102 and 72 cases with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who underwent radical surgery in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital and the Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University were selected as the experimental group and the validation group, respectively. Clinicopathological and follow-up data were collected. Cox proportional-hazards model was used to analyze the predictive value of different prognostic markers. The relationship between prognostic markers and clinicopathological data was analyzed by rank sum test, χ2 or Fisher's exact test. Results: Among the direct inflammatory factors, tumor markers and combined inflammatory factors, prognostic inflammatory index (PII), carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 and systemic inflammation score (SIS) were the most significant predictive factors for postoperative survival outcomes in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The prognostic inflammatory and tumor score (PITS) was proposed as a new prognostic scoring system for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. PII and CA19-9 were included into the scoring criteria for prognostic stratification of patients. PITS was an independent predictor of tumor-free survival and overall survival in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Patients with high-grade PITS had later tumor grade and higher frequency of vascular invasion. Conclusion: PITS is highly effective prognostic scoring system for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. In addition, PITS is recommended for preoperative prognostic stratification in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
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Neoplasias de los Conductos Biliares , Colangiocarcinoma , Neoplasias de los Conductos Biliares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de los Conductos Biliares/patología , Conductos Biliares Intrahepáticos/patología , Biomarcadores de Tumor , Antígeno CA-19-9 , Colangiocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Colangiocarcinoma/patología , Humanos , Pronóstico , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Dry eye is the most common disease in ophthalmic clinics besides refractive error, which seriously affects the life quality of patients and has become an important public health problem in China. Dry eye as a kind of multifactorial disease can be induced or accelerated by contact lens wear, which is considered as one of the risk factors of dry eye. Studies have shown that the incidence of dry eye is higher in contact lens wearers than in normal people. In 2017, the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society included contact lens-associated dry eye (CLADE) in the iatrogenic dry eye for the first time, and its importance is evident. However, ophthalmologists mostly used to focus on serious complications such as keratitis caused by contact lens wear, and CLADE has not been well valued and understood. This article reviews the latest studies on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of CLADE.
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Lentes de Contacto , Síndromes de Ojo Seco , Errores de Refracción , Lentes de Contacto/efectos adversos , Síndromes de Ojo Seco/epidemiología , Síndromes de Ojo Seco/etiología , Humanos , Factores de Riesgo , LágrimasRESUMEN
The cornea is a transparent tissue with significant refractive and barrier functions. Corneal epithelium constitutes the first line of defense against foreign pathogens. Corneal epithelial cells interact to form a functionally selective permeability barrier. Dysfunction of this barrier leads to corneal impairment followed by a series of ocular surface diseases and even blindness. Tight junctions (TJ), located at the top of the intercellular space of corneal epithelial superficial cells, play a critical role in establishing and maintaining the barrier function. Previous studies have shown that destruction of the TJ acts as a crucial step of the occurrence and progression of multiple ocular surface diseases. Understanding the fundamental features and functions of the TJ, noticing the risk factors of TJ disruption, and clarifying the key role of TJ in the pathogenesis of various ocular surface diseases will help to better understand and treat ocular surface diseases.
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Enfermedades de la Córnea , Epitelio Corneal , Córnea , Epitelio Corneal/patología , Humanos , Permeabilidad , Uniones Estrechas/patologíaRESUMEN
Earth-abundant Fe, Ni, and Co aza macrocyclic and polypyridine complexes have been thoroughly investigated for CO2 electrochemical and visible-light-driven reduction. Since the first reports in the 1970s, an enormous body of work has been accumulated regarding the two-electron two-proton reduction of the gas, along with mechanistic and spectroscopic efforts to rationalize the reactivity and establish guidelines for structure-reactivity relationships. The ability to fine tune the ligand structure and the almost unlimited possibilities of designing new complexes have led to highly selective and efficient catalysts. Recent efforts toward developing hybrid systems upon combining molecular catalysts with conductive or semi-conductive materials have converged to high catalytic performances in water solutions, to the inclusion of these catalysts into CO2 electrolyzers and photo-electrochemical devices, and to the discovery of catalytic pathways beyond two electrons. Combined with the continuous mechanistic efforts and new developments for in situ and in operando spectroscopic studies, molecular catalysis of CO2 reduction remains a highly creative approach.
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Liver is rich in blood supply, with soft and crisp texture, therefore its resection requires accurate and safe bleeding control techniques. The hemostatic effect of complete hepatic inflow occlusion is complete, but the side effects are comparatively serious and the blocking time is limited. The side effects of anatomical hepatic inflow occlusion are light, but there is more bleeding in the process of practice, especially the bleeding of the preserved side of the liver. Based on the dynamic watershed theory, there is traffic flow between hepatic segments and lobes, which is the reason for the poor effect of anatomic hepatic blood flow occlusion. We propose cross interface blood control maneuver. In this strategy, we use a variety of blood control methods alone or in combination, to control the borderline blood flow between segments/lobes. Therefore, compared with anatomic hepatic blood flow occlusion, this strategy can control bleeding well and reduce various side effects of total hepatic blood inflow occlusion.
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Neoplasias Hepáticas , Hígado , Pérdida de Sangre Quirúrgica , Hepatectomía , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirugíaRESUMEN
In the past,treatment of acute ilio-femoral deep vein thrombosis (IFDVT) was mainly based on anticoagulation alone,but 30%-50% of patients will develop post-thrombotic syndrome,causing a serious medical burden.Thrombus removal technology such as catheter-directed thrombolysis and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy can effectively remove blood clots and compensate for the deficiencies of simple anticoagulation,which is expected to improve the prognosis of such disease,but the current evidence is insufficient,and other treatments such as filter implantation and compression therapy are also controversial.This article summarizes the treatment strategies and the latest progress of acute IFDVT,hoping to help the treatment of this type of disease.