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Childhood is an important period for individual health. In order to provide community child health services, Zhoujiaqiao Community Health Service Center of Shanghai Changning District has opened a pediatric clinic since July 2017. Through equipping basic facilities, personnel training, extending service items and service time, allocating resources with cooperative hospitals, optimizing internal system management and other methods, the community pediatric service under the family physician team model has been initially constructed. The article summarizes experiences in the construction and operation of community pediatric services and child health care, to provide reference for the development of a replicable and promotable urban community pediatric service system under the contracted family physician team model.
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Objective:To explore role of miR-146a in regulating TLR4/NF-κB pathway on inflammatory injury and neuropro-tection in intracerebral hemorrhage model rats and its possible mechanism.Methods:A total of 40 rats were selected and randomly divided into sham,model,over-expressing miR-146a adenovirus and negative virus injection groups,with 10 rats in each group.Garcia score was used for neurological function;HE staining was used to observe changes of brain tissues.ELISA was used to detect inflammatory factors levels.TLR4,NF-κB protein and gene expressions in brain tissues were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR.Results:Compared with model group,neural function score of overexpressed miR-146a adenovirus injection group was increased(P<0.05).Model group had abnormal cell morphology,edema and inflammation.Cell morphology,edema and inflammation were alleviated in overexpressed miR-146a adenovirus injection group.Inflammatory factors levels in model group were higher than sham group(P<0.05).Inflammatory factors levels in overexpressed miR-146a adenovirus injection group were lower than model group(P<0.05).TLR4,NF-κB protein and mRNA expressions in model group were increased than sham group(P<0.05).TLR4,NF-κB protein and mRNA expressions in overexpressed miR-146a adenovirus injection group were decreased than model group(P<0.05).Conclusion:miR-146a can improve neural function and reduce inflammatory injury in rats with intracerebral hemorrhage,possibly by inhibiting activation of TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway and reducing inflammatory factors levels of brain tissues.
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AIM: To analyze the correlation between SLC52A2 and uveal melanoma(UM)based on the cancer genome atlas(TCGA)database, and preliminarily explore the influence of SLC52A2 on the prognosis of UM patients and potential mechanism.METHODS: The clinical information on 80 patients with UM and mRNA expression data of SLC52A2 were collected from TCGA database. According to the expression level of SLC52A2, 80 patients were divided into high and low expression groups by median method. The relationship between the expression of SLC52A2 and clinical pathological features, as well as the prognosis was analyzed. The age, sex, clinical stage, pathological stage, and mRNA expression of SLC52A2 were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Cox analysis to search the prognostic factors of UM. Enrichment analyses were used to predict the possible regulatory pathway of SLC52A2 in UM.RESULTS: The survival prognosis of patients with low expression of SLC52A2 was better than that of patients with high expression of SLC52A2(P<0.05). The level of SLC52A2 has no significant correlation with the age, sex, clinical stage, and pathological stage of patients in both groups(P>0.05). Multivariate Cox analysis showed that the high expression of SLC52A2 was a risk factor for poor prognosis. The nomogram prediction model developed by combining the expression of SLC52A2 with clinical pathological features could accurately predict the survival probability of UM patients. The infiltration abundance of Th2 and Treg cells in both groups has difference(all P<0.001). GSEA analysis showed that the gene of JAK-STAT(FDR=0.028, P=0.004)and PI3K/AKT(FDR=0.017, P=0.002)were rich in samples with high expression of SLC52A2.CONCLUSION: The high expression of SLC52A2 is a risk factor for the prognosis of UM patients. SLC52A2 can be used as a biomarker to predict the prognosis and to become a new target for the treatment of patients with UM.
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@#Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical outcomes and influencing factors of mild therapeutic hypothermia for influenza-associated encephalopathy/encephalitis (IAE) in children with different center temperatures, and to provide ideas and references for new mild therapeutic hypothermia scheme. Methods A total of 115 hospitalized children with IAE who were scheduled to receive mild therapeutic hypothermia in Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University from January 2019 to February 2022 were collected as subjects. They were randomly divided into two groups, namely, the 33 ℃ group (n=60) and the 35 ℃ group (n=55). The clinical features and clinical outcomes of the two groups were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed for 6-month to investigate the factors affecting neurological disability. Results The baseline indicators after treatment, such as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, cerebrospinal fluid total protein (CSF-TP), CSF lactate dehydrogenase (CSF-LDH), lymphocyte (Lym), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), LDH, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE), revealed no significant differences between the two groups before treatment or after treatment (P>0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups after treatment in the clinical outcomes including GCS score D-value, time of hospitalization, 6-month neurological disability rate and mRS score, CSF-TP D-value, CSF-LDH D-value, Lym D-value, CK-MB D-value, LDH D-value, NSE D-value, improvement rate of EEG and MRI (P>0.05). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses [OR=1.185, 95%CI (1.026~1.369), P=0.021] indicated that the delay of the onset of mild therapeutic hypothermia treatment was an independent risk factor for neurological disability in children with IAE after mild therapeutic hypothermia treatment of 6 months. Conclusion There was no significant difference in the clinical outcomes between 33 ℃ and 35 ℃ mild therapeutic hypothermia for children with IAE. Therefore, mild therapeutic hypothermia for children with IAE may not require a strict requirement. Timely receipt of mild therapeutic hypothermia is a key measrue to reduce the risk of neurological disability in children with IAE.
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Objective:To evaluate the effect of remimazolam on hemodynamics when used for anesthesia induction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods:Sixty patients of either sex, aged 18-64 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅱ-Ⅲ, with ejection fraction>35%, cardiac index (CI) >2.0 L·min -1·m -2 and body mass index <28 kg/m 2, undergoing CABG under general anesthesia, were divided into 2 groups ( n=30 each)using a random number table method: remazolam group (group R) and midazolam group (group M). Group R received intravenous remimazolam 0.08 mg/kg, and group M received intravenous midazolam 0.05 mg/kg, and both groups used sufentanil, etomidate, and rocuronium bromide for anesthesia induction to maintain the BIS value at 40-65. Before anesthesia induction, at 1-2 min after intravenous injection of remimazolam/midazolam-sufantanil-etomidate, immediately before tracheal incubation, at 30 s-15 min after tracheal intubation, and immediately before skin incision, blood pressure, heart rate, mean arterial pressure, CI, stroke volume index, systemic vascular resistance index, and left heart systolic index were measured, and vasoactive drugs were used to maintain the stability of vital signs and to record the cardiovascular events. Results:Compared with group M, the incidence of hypotension and usage rate of vasoactive drugs were significantly decreased, and the incidence of decrease in CI and stroke volume index by more than 20% and changes in left heart systolic index were decreased in group R( P<0.05). Conclusions:Remimazolam can reduce the disturbance of hemodynamics to a certain extent when used for anesthesia induction as compared with midazolam in patients undergoing CABG.
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Objective:To investigate the distribution of M2 tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their correlation with clinicopathological features, and the significance of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression.Methods:From January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2020, a total of 320 HCC patients who underwent surgical resection at the Third People′s Hospital of Nantong were included. The distribution of CD163 labeled and PD-L1 CD163 double-labeled M2 TAM in HCC tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry, and the cell density was calculated. The cell density> the average cell density (112/mm 2) was judged as high-density, the cell density≤ the average cell density was judged as low-density. The correlation between CD163 positive and PD-L1 CD163 double positive M2 TAM density and the clinical pathological characteristics of HCC and its impact on prognosis were analyzed. Chi-square test was used to analyze the correlation between M2 TAM expression and the clinical pathological characteristics of HCC. Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curves, and log-rank test was used for inter group comparison. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to indentify the relevant factors affecting the prognosis of HCC. Results:TAM were mainly distributed in the tumor edge stroma and tumor sinusoids, CD163 positive M2 TAM were the main macrophage subtype. PD-L1 expression was observed in CD163 positive M2 TAM in HCC tissues, and PD-L1 positive M2 TAM were mainly distributed in the tumor edge stroma. The rate of high-density CD163 positive M2 TAM in HCC tissues was 44.4% (142/320). High-density CD163 positive M2 TAM was correlated with histological grade, TNM stage, and PD-L1 expression on tumor infiltrating immune cells in HCC tissues ( χ2=4.65, 6.72 and 42.19, P=0.031, =0.011 and <0.001). High-density PD-L1 and CD163 double positive M2 TAM in HCC tissues was correlated with microvascular invasion and TNM stage ( χ2=11.96 and 8.74, P=0.001 and 0.004). The median disease-free survival (DFS) time and overall survival (OS) time of patients with high-density CD163 positive M2 TAM were 21 and 36 months, respectively, which were lower than those of patients with low-density CD163 positive M2 TAM (50 and 103 months, respectively); the median DFS time and OS time of patients with high-density PD-L1 CD163 double-positive M2 TAM were 12 and 15 months, respectively, which were lower than those of patients with low-density PD-L1 CD163 double-positive M2 TAM (28 and 45 months, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant (all log-rank tests, all P<0.001). The results of multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed that high-density CD163 positive M2 TAM, microvascular invasion and high TNM stage were independent risk factors for evaluating DFS and OS of patients with HCC (DFS time: HR=2.408 (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.778 to 3.261), 2.603 (95% CI 1.860 to 3.641), 4.032 (95% CI 2.833 to 5.747), all P<0.001. OS time: HR=2.007 (95% CI 1.457 to 2.764), 4.144 (95% CI 2.881 to 5.960), 4.292 (95% CI 2.915 to 6.329), all P<0.001). Conclusions:High-density of CD163 positive M2 TAM in HCC tissues indicates high malignancy and poor prognosis, and it is an independent prognostic risk factor. The expression of PD-L1 in M2 TAM suggests stronger tumor aggressiveness and worse prognosis in HCC.
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Objective To investigate the effect of microRNA (miR)-138 regulation of Wnt signaling pathway on the biological behavior of human glioma cells in vitro. Methods Glioma cell lines U-87MG and U251 were selected and randomly divided into blank group, miR-NC group, miR-138 mimics group and miR-138 inhibitor group. Real-time PCR was used to detect the miR-138 expression in each group; MTT, flow cytometry, Transwell assay and scratch assay were used to detect proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration ability of each group respectively, and Western blotting was used to detect Wnt pathway-related protein expression in each group. Results The miR-138 expression level was higher in the miR-138 mimics group compared with the remaining 3 groups, and that in the miR-138 inhibitor group was lower than that in the blank group and the miR-NC group (P<0. 05) ; Compared with the blank group, the cell proliferation rate was lower in the miR-138 mimics group and higher in the miR-138 inhibitor group, and was time-dependent (P<0. 05) ; The apoptosis rate in the miR-138 mimics group was higher than that in the blank group, miR-NC group, and miR-138 inhibitor group, while the apoptosis rate in the miR-138 inhibitor group was lower than that in the rest other groups (P<0. 05) ; The number of cell-invading cells in the miR-138 mimics group was lower than that in the blank group, miR-NC group, and miR-138 inhibitor group, while all miR-138 inhibitor group were higher than the remaining three groups (P<0. 05) ; The cell migration rate of miR-138 mimics group was lower than that of blank group, miR-NC group and miR-138 inhibitor group, while all miR-138 inhibitor group were higher than the remaining three groups (P<0. 05) ; Wnt3a, Wntl, glycogen synthase kinase 3(3(GSK-3(3) and (3-catenin protein expression in the miR-138 mimics group was lower than that in the blank group, miR-NC group, and miR-138 inhibitor group; While miR-138 inhibitor groups were higher than the remaining three groups(P<0. 05). Conclusion MiR-138 overexpression effectively inhibite the proliferation, invasion and migration of glioma cells and promote their apoptosis, probably achieved by pathway inhibition of the Wnt signaling pathway.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aqueous extract of Corni Fructus on β-amyloid protein 25-35(Aβ_(25-35))-induced brain injury and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease(AD) mice to provide an experimental basis for the treatment of AD by aqueous extract of Corni Fructus. Sixty C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into a sham group, a model group, a positive control group(huperizine A, 0.2 mg·kg~(-1)), a low-dose aqueous extract of Corni Fructus group(1.3 g·kg~(-1)), a medium-dose aqueous extract of Corni Fructus group(2.6 g·kg~(-1)), and a high-dose aqueous extract of Corni Fructus group(5.2 g·kg~(-1)). The AD model was induced by lateral ventricular injection of Aβ_(25-35) in mice except for those in the sham group, and AD model mice were treated with corresponding drugs by gavage for 24 days. The behavioral test was performed one week before animal dissection. Hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining was performed to observe the morphology of neurons in the hippocampal region. Flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptosis level of primary hippocampal cells in mice. ELISA kits were used to detect the levels of β-amyloid protein 1-42(Aβ_(1-42)) and phosphorylated microtubule-associated protein Tau(p-Tau) in mouse brain tissues. Immunofluorescence and Western blot were used to detect the expression of related proteins in mouse brain tissues. MTT assay was used to detect the effect of compounds in aqueous extract of Corni Fructus on Aβ_(25-35)-induced N9 cell injury. Molecular docking was employed to analyze the interactions of caffeic acid, trans-p-hydroxy cinnamic acid, isolariciresinol-9'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, esculetin, and(+)-lyoniresinol with β-amyloid precursor protein(APP), interleukin-6(IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α). Aqueous extract of Corni Fructus could improve the learning and memory abilities of Aβ_(25-35)-induced mice by increasing the duration of the autonomous activity, the rate of autonomous alternation, the preference coefficient, and the discrimination coefficient, and reduce Aβ_(25-35)-induced brain injury and neuroinflammation in mice by increasing the expression levels of interleukin-10(IL-10) and B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2) in brain tissues, decreasing the expression levels of Aβ_(1-42), p-Tau, IL-6, TNF-α, cysteine aspartate-specific protease 3(caspase-3), cysteine aspartate-specific protease 9(caspase-9), and Bcl-2-associated X protein(Bax), and decreasing the number of activated glial cells in brain tissues. The results of cell experiments showed that esculetin and(+)-lyoniresinol could improve Aβ_(25-35)-induced N9 cell injury. Molecular docking results showed that caffeic acid, trans-p-hydroxy cinnamic acid, isolariciresinol-9'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, esculetin, and(+)-lyoniresinol had good binding affinity with APP and weak binding affinity with IL-6 and TNF-α. Aqueous extract of Corni Fructus could ameliorate cognitive dysfunction and brain damage in Aβ_(25-35)-induced mice by reducing the number of apoptotic cells and activated glial cells in the brain and decreasing the expression level of inflammatory factors. Caffeic acid, trans-p-hydroxy cinnamic acid, isolariciresinol-9'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, esculetin, and(+)-lyoniresinol may be the material basis for the anti-AD effect of aqueous extract of Corni Fructus.
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Mice , Male , Animals , Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy , Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism , Cornus/metabolism , Neuroinflammatory Diseases , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism , Interleukin-6 , Aspartic Acid , Cysteine/therapeutic use , Molecular Docking Simulation , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Brain Injuries , Peptide Hydrolases , Disease Models, Animal , Mice, TransgenicABSTRACT
Perilla frutescens is a widely used medicinal and edible plant with a rich chemical composition throughout its whole plant. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia categorizes P. frutescens leaves(Perillae Folium), seeds(Perillae Fructus), and stems(Perillae Caulis) as three distinct medicinal parts due to the differences in types and content of active components. Over 350 different bioactive compounds have been reported so far, including volatile oils, flavonoids, phenolic acids, triterpenes, sterols, and fatty acids. Due to the complexity of its chemical composition, P. frutescens exhibits diverse pharmacological effects, including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antidepressant, and antitumor activities. While scholars have conducted a substantial amount of research on different parts of P. frutescens, including analysis of their chemical components and pharmacological mechanisms of action, there has yet to be a systematic comparison and summary of chemical components, pharmacological effects, and mechanisms of action. Therefore, this study overviewed the chemical composition and structures of Perillae Folium, Perillae Fructus, and Perillae Caulis, and summarized the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of P. frutescens to provide a reference for better development and utilization of this valuable plant.
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Perilla frutescens/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Seeds/chemistry , Fruit/chemistry , Oils, Volatile/analysis , Plant Leaves/chemistryABSTRACT
Objective: To summarize and analyze the clinical characteristics and gene mutations of 6 patients with Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome (WDSTS). Methods: To review and analyze the clinical data, including general conditions, clinical manifestations, growth hormone, cranial or pituitary gland magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),gene results and other data, 6 cases with WDSTS admitted to the Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism of Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital and the Department of Child Care of Pingxiang Maternity and Child Care from April 2017 to February 2021 were recruited. Results: Of the 6 patients, 2 were male and 4 were female. The age of the first visit ranged from 1.0 to 11.2 years. All the 6 children presented with growth retardation and mental retardation and they all had typical facial dysmorphism and hypertrichosis (mainly on the back and limbs). Among them, case 5 had a growth hormone deficiency, and case 2 and 4 had abnormalities revealed by cranial MRI. Variations in KMT2A gene were identified in these 6 patients: c.10900+2T>C,c.10837C>T(p.Gln3613*), c.4332G>A(p.E1444E), c.2508dupC(p.W838Lfs*9), c.11695_11696delinsT(p.T3899Sfs*73), c.9915dupA (p.P3306Tfs*22).Among these variations, c.4332G>A, c.11695_11696delinsT and c.9915dupA were novel mutations. Therefore, the final diagnosis of these patients was WDSTS. Conclusions: Patients presented with short stature and mental retardation, typical facial dysmorphism and hypertrichosis should be considered WDSTS. Whole-exome sequencing plays an important role in disease diagnosis and genetic counseling.
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Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Pregnancy , Abnormalities, Multiple , Craniofacial Abnormalities , Growth Disorders/genetics , Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase , Hypertrichosis/genetics , Intellectual Disability/genetics , Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein , SyndromeABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the heterogeneity and correlation of clinical phenotypes and genotypes in children with disorders of sex development (DSD). Methods: A retrospective study of 1 235 patients with clinically proposed DSD in 36 pediatric medical institutions across the country from January 2017 to May 2021. After capturing 277 DSD-related candidate genes, second-generation sequencing was performed to analyzed the heterogeneity and correlation combined with clinical phenotypes. Results: Among 1 235 children with clinically proposed DSD, 980 were males and 255 were females of social gender at the time of initial diagnosis with the age ranged from 1 day of age to 17.92 years. A total of 443 children with pathogenic variants were detected through molecular genetic studies, with a positive detection rate of 35.9%. The most common clinical phenotypes were micropenis (455 cases), hypospadias (321 cases), and cryptorchidism (172 cases) and common mutations detected were in SRD5A2 gene (80 cases), AR gene (53 cases) and CYP21A2 gene (44 cases). Among them, the SRD5A2 mutation is the most common in children with simple micropenis and simple hypospadias, while the AMH mutation is the most common in children with simple cryptorchidism. Conclusions: The SRD5A2 mutation is the most common genetic variant in Chinese children with DSD, and micropenis, cryptorchidism, and hypospadias are the most common clinical phenotypes. Molecular diagnosis can provide clues about the biological basis of DSD, and can also guide clinicians to perform specific clinical examinations. Target sequence capture probes and next-generation sequencing technology can provide effective and economical genetic diagnosis for children with DSD.
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Child , Female , Humans , Male , 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase/genetics , China/epidemiology , Cryptorchidism/genetics , Disorders of Sex Development/genetics , Genital Diseases, Male , Genotype , Hypospadias/genetics , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Penis/abnormalities , Phenotype , Retrospective Studies , Steroid 21-Hydroxylase/geneticsABSTRACT
Exosomes are lipid bilayer membranous vesicles actively secreted by various cells in the organism, which are like nanoparticles and have messenger targeting. Combining with the theory of supramolecular "Qi chromatography" of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), research ideas and strategies of modernization of TCM can be constructed. Exosomes are secreted by cells, and the membrane contains nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and small molecular metabolites and others, which can accurately coordinate the functions of each cell, concentrate and transmit the functional information of the parent cell, and is the concise form of reflecting cell functions. At the same time, it is loaded with the "imprinted templates" of the supramolecular "Qi chromatography" theory of TCM. If the "imprinted templates" carrying rules among the gene-protein-lipid-small molecules wrapped in it is studied, the modern experimental research ideas and strategies of TCM theory can be established for revealing the functions of the body's meridians and viscera. Firstly, the present situation of exosomes, including discovery, secretion, characteristics, functions, attribution, uptake, research methods and application status, were reviewed in this paper. And the natural properties of its precise messenger targeted delivery vehicle were elaborated, reflecting the operation law of microscopic substances in meridians and viscera. Secondly, to explore it as an important carrier of the concentrated "imprinted templates" of the supramolecular "Qi chromatography" theory of TCM, and integrating the research methods of exosomes and supramolecular chemistry of TCM, this paper proposes experimental research ideas and strategies on the microscopic material basis of meridians and viscera, compatibility of TCM compound, and targeting of TCM targeted preparations.
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Objective:To explore the expression of programmed death receptor ligand 2 (PD-L2) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients.Methods:The data of 344 patients with HCC who underwent surgery in the Third People's Hospital of Nantong from January 2008 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Taking HCC tissue samples to make the tissue microarray, and the expression of PD-L2 protein was detected by immunohistochemical method. The relationship between PD-L2 protein expression and clinicopathological features was analyzed. Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of patients, and the prognostic factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model.Results:The positive expression rate of PD-L2 protein in 344 patients with HCC was 54.4% (187/344). The positive expression of PD-L2 protein was correlated with maximum tumor diameter >3 cm ( χ2 = 8.20, P < 0.01) and high histological grade ( χ2 = 9.46, P < 0.05); OS and DFS in PD-L2 positive expression group were worse than those in PD-L2 negative expression group (OS: P = 0.001; DFS: P = 0.015). PD-L2 positive expression was not an independent adverse influencing factor for OS and DFS (OS: HR = 1.321, 95% CI 0.955-1.829, P = 0.093; DFS: HR = 1.209, 95% CI 0.990-1.624, P = 0.209). Conclusions:PD-L2 is highly expressed in HCC tissues, which may be related to the degree of malignancy. PD-L2 is not an independent risk factor for the prognosis of HCC.
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Objective:To observe the effect of bacteroides fragilis BF839 intervention on learning, memory and social novelty of fragile X-mental retardation gene 1 ( Fmr1) knockout (KO) mice. Methods:Thirty three-week-old Fmr1 KO mice were randomly divided into Fmr1 KO group ( n=15) and Fmr1 KO+BF839 group ( n=15). Mice in the Fmr1 KO group freely drank autoclaved tap water everyday; mice in the Fmr1 KO+BF839 group drank BF839 bacterial liquid (10 mL/d) everyday;11 wild-type mice freely drank autoclaved tap water everyday were set as controls (WT group). After 4 weeks of intervention, Morris water maze test was used to observe the differences in escape latency and frequencies of crossing the original platform among mice in each group; Three-chamber Social Interaction Test was used to observe the differences in contact frequencies and contact durations with unfamiliar mice among mice in each group. Results:On the 4 th d of experiment, the escape latency of mice in the Fmr1 KO group ([46.06±10.29] s) was significantly longer than that in the WT group ([33.39±12.02] s, P<0.05); the escape latency of mice in the Fmr1 KO+BF839 group ([28.39±9.07] s) was significantly shorter than that in the Fmr1 KO group ( P<0.05); the escape latency of mice in the Fmr1 KO+BF839 group was slightly shorter than that in the WT group without significant difference ( P>0.05). The frequencies of crossing through the original platform of mice in Fmr1 KO group (0.00[0.00, 1.00] time) was slightly less than that in WT group (1.00 [0.00, 1.00] time) without significant difference ( P>0.05); that in the Fmr1 KO+BF839 group (1.50[1.00, 2.00] times) was significantly larger than that in the Fmr1 KO group and WT group ( P<0.05). The contact frequencies of the mice in the Fmr1 KO group with unfamiliar mice (5.50[0.50, 12.75] times) was less than that in the WT group (7.00[4.00, 17.00] times) without significant difference ( P>0.05); that in the Fmr1 KO+BF839 group (23.00[16.00, 36.00] times) was significantly increased as compared with that in the Fmr1 KO group and WT group ( P<0.05). The contact duration of mice in the Fmr1 KO group with unfamiliar mice (9.50[0.50, 41.95] s) was significantly shorter than that in the WT group (142.00[65.00, 171.60] s, P<0.05); Fmr1 KO+BF839 group had significantly longer contact duration with unfamiliar mice (69.60 [50.40, 98.40] s) than Fmr1 KO group ( P<0.05); the contact duration of mice in Fmr1 KO+BF839 group with unfamiliar mice was shorter than that in WT group without significant difference ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Early BF839 intervention can significantly improve the learning, memory abilities and social novelty of Fmr1 KO mice, and even restore the Fmr1 KO mice to normal levels, which suggests that BF839 may become a new tool for treatment of fragile X syndrome and autism.
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Under the guidance of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), charcoal drugs are widely used in clinical treatment of various bleeding syndromes, in addition, they also have the effect in anti-diarrhea and anti-ulcer, but charcoal drugs are especially effective in stopping bleeding. According to the changes in the properties after processing, the hemostatic effect of charcoal drugs can be roughly divided into two categories. One is not used for hemostasis itself, but used for hemostasis after processing. The other is used for hemostasis itself, and the drug properties are changed or the hemostatic ability is enhanced after processing. By summarizing researches on historical evolution, processing mechanism and pharmacological effects of the commonly used hemostatic charcoal drugs, the author found that preservation or increase of active substances after processing was closely related to the hemostatic effect of charcoal drugs. The hemostatic mechanism mainly involves the influence of coagulation system and platelet function, etc. At the same time, combined with the theory of Qi chromatograph of TCM supramolecular, this paper puts forward the supramolecular research strategy on hemostatic mechanism of charcoal drugs, in order to provide reference for revealing the scientific connotation of charcoal drugs for hemostasis.
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Objective:To investigate the therapeutic effect and signaling pathway of ginsenoside Rb1 on myocardial injury in mice with Kawasaki disease.Methods:BALB/C mice aged 5-6 weeks were randomly divided into control group, model group, aspirin group, ginsenoside Rb1 low dose group(50 mg/kg) and high dose group(100 mg/kg), with 12 mice in each group.Except the control group, other groups were treated with intermittent intraperitoneal injection of 10% bovine serum albumin saline solution to induce Kawasaki disease myocardial injury pathological model with a total of 6 days(twice a day); aspirin group, Rb1 low and high-dose group were given corresponding drugs by gavage for 20 days after modeling.The pathological changes of myocardial tissue were observed by hematoxylin eosin staining.The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-1β(IL-1β), interleukin-6(IL-6) and cardiac troponin I(cTnI) in serum and myocardial tissue were detected by ELISA.The activities of creatine kinase(CK), creatine kinase isoenzyme(CK-MB), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH), α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase(α-HBDH) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) in serum were detected by enzyme coupling method.The expression levels of janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway related proteins in myocardial tissue were detected by Western blot.Results:High dose of Rb1 significantly improved myocardial fiber rupture and tear, inflammatory infiltration and necrosis induced by myocardial injury in model group.ELISA results showed that, compared with the model group, high-dose Rb1 could significantly inhibit the high expression of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, which were restored to the level of the control group, and there was a dose-dependent relationship between the low and high-dose groups( P<0.05). The results of enzyme coupling method showed that creatine kinase, creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB, lactate dehydrogenase, α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and aspartate aminotrasferase in Rb1 high-dose group were restored to the level in control group, and there was a dose-dependent relationship between low and high-dose group( P<0.05). At the same time, compared with model group, Rb1 high-dose group significantly down regulated the expression level of cardiac troponin I( P<0.05). Western blot results showed that, compared with the model group, Rb1 significantly increased the relative expression levels of p-JAK2/JAK2, p-STAT3/STAT3 and B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2)/β-actin, and significantly decreased the expression levels of Cleaved caspase-3/β-actin in a dose-dependent manner( P<0.05). Conclusion:Ginsenoside Rb1 can effectively reduce the myocardial injury induced by Kawasaki disease mice.The high-dose group of Rb1 can recover to the level of the control group, and the curative effect is related to the dosage of Rb1.Ginsenoside Rb1 may activate JAK2/STAT3/Bcl-2 signaling pathway, thus down regulate the expression of Cleaved caspase-3, and inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis and inflammation.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the possibility and feasibility of one-stage cardiac and non-cardiac surgery.@*METHODS@#From July 1999 to August 2018, one hundred and eleven patients suffering from cardiac and non-cardiac diseases were treated by one-stage cardiac and non-cardiac operation in Department of Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Urinary Surgery, and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital. There were 83 males (74.8%) and 28 females (25.2%), aged 41 to 84 years [mean age: (64.64±8.97) years]. The components of the cardiac disease included coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiac tumors, chronic constrictive pericarditis and congenital heart disease. The components of the non-cardiac diseases included lung benign and malignant diseases, thymoma and thymic cyst, breast cancer, chest wall giant hemangioma, digestive tract benign and malignant diseases, urinary system carcinoma and gynecological diseases.@*RESULTS@#Two patients died after operations in hospital; thus, the hospital mortality rate was 1.8%. One patient died of multiple organ failure on the 153th days after emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) combined with radical resection of bladder cancer. The other of pericardium stripping with lung cancer operation died of the multiple organ failure on the tenth day after surgery. The remaining 109 patients recovered and were discharged. There were 13 cases of complications during the days in hospital. The total operative morbidity was 11.7%: postoperative hemorrhage in 2 cases (1.8%), pulmonary infection and hypoxemia in 3 cases (2.7%), hemorrhage of upper digestive tract in 1 case (0.9%), incisional infection in 3 cases (2.7%), subphrenic abscess in 1 case (0.9%), and postoperative acute renal failure and hemofiltration in 3 case (2.7%). Of the 109 patients discharged, 108 patients were followed up. All the patients survived for 6 months, and 21 patients died due to tumor recurrence or metastasis within 1 to 5 years of follow-up, but no cardiogenic death. During the follow-up period, 1 patient developed cardiac dysfunction, 1 patient underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), 1 patient had cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive postoperative anticoagulation, and 1 patient suffered from incisional hernia.@*CONCLUSION@#One-stage surgeries in patients suffering from both cardiac and non-cardiac benign or malignant diseases are safe and possible with satisfactory short-term and long-term survival.
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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Coronary Artery Bypass , Heart Diseases , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Percutaneous Coronary Intervention , Retrospective Studies , Surgical Wound Infection , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the influence of tracking error of Xsight lung tracking system caused by cardiac beating.Methods:48 patients with lung tumors adjacent to the heart were enrolled into this study. The tumor movement curves were collected by the Xsight lung tracking system and recorded in the treatment log files during the Cyberknife treatment process. The curves were subject to filtering analysis and the respiratory motion of < 1 Hz and the cardiac beating motion of > 1 Hz were separated. According to the filtering results, the patient treatment tracking data were divided into two groups based on whether the cardiac beating wave of >1 Hz existed. The tracking errors were statistically compared between two groups based on the X-ray imaging data collected by Xsight lung tracking system during treatment.Results:For the fractionation with cardiac beat information, the tracking errors of the patient′s related models were (1.45 ± 0.99), (0.46 ± 0.21) and (0.70 ± 0.54) mm in the left-right, superior-inferior and anterior-posterior direction, respectively. For the fractionation without cardiac beat information, the tracking errors of the patient′s related models were (1.52 ± 1.17), (0.63 ± 0.37) and (1.07 ± 0.62) mm in the left-right, superior-inferior and anterior-posterior direction, respectively. The tracking errors in the superior-inferior and anterior-posterior direction of patients with accurate cardiac beat models were 28.34% and 34.86% less than those of their counterparts without accurate cardiac beat models and there was significant difference (both P<0.05). Conclusion:The tracking accuracy of Xsight lung tracking system will be significantly improved if the cardiac beat model is accurately established.
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Objective To retrospectively analyze the characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma,long-term efficacy,adverse reactions of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in non-endemic northwest China and summarize the experience of IMRT in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the past decade.Methods Clinical data of 658 patients newly diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma without distant metastasis admitted to First affiliated hospital from January 2006 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were treated with IMRT.The survival analysis was performed by Kaplan-Meier method.The multivariate analysis was conducted with Cox's regression model.Results In non-endemic northwest China,a large proportion of patients were newly diagnosed with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma,and a majority of them were pathologically characterized as differentiated subtypes.The 5-year overall survival (OS),disease-free survival (DFS),local recurrence-free survival (LRFS),regional recurrence-free survival (RRFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates were 75.7%,70.1%,91.2%,97.0% and 81.0%,respectively.Multivariate analysis showed that age,pathological type,nasopharyngeal tumor volume>23 cm3 and neck lymph node metastasis complicated with necrosis were the factors of poor prognosis of DFS (all P<0.05).Age,pathological type,neck lymph node metastasis complicated with necrosis were the factors of poor prognosis of OS (all P<0.05).N stage and neck lymph node metastasis complicated with necrosis were the factors of poor prognosis of DMFS (both P<0.05).Conclusions Similar clinical efficacy has been achieved in terms of IMRT for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in non-endemic northwest China compared with that in endemic area.Induction chemotherapy combined with concurrent radiochemotherapy can provide clinical benefits for patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma in non-endemic area.
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Objective:To investigate the correlation between the expression of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and clinicopathological parameters and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues.Methods:From January 2008 to December 2016, 344 HCC patients underwent surgery in Nantong Third Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University were enrolled. The expression of PD-L1 in paraffin HCC tissues was detected by tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry. The correlation between the expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells, tumor-infiltrating immune cells and the clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of HCC patients were analyzed. And the related factors affecting the prognosis of patients were explored. Chi-square test, log-rank test and univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results:Positive PD-L1 located in the membrane and/or cytoplasm of HCC tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating immune cells. The positive rate of PD-L1 expression in tumor cells was 21.8%(75/344). The expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells was related to histological grade and microvascular invasion, the positive rates of PD-L1 expression of patients with histological gradeⅠ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 7.7% (2/26), 16.5% (19/115) and 26.6% (54/203), respectively, the positive rates of PD-L1 expression of patients with or without microvascular invasion were 29.3% (34/116) and 18.0% (41/228), respectively, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=7.659 and 5.787, P=0.022 and 0.016). The positive expression rate of PD-L1 in tumor-infiltrating immune cells was 47.1% (162/344). The expression of PD-L1 in tumor-infiltrating immune cells was related with microvascular invasion, the positive rates of PD-L1 expression in patients with or without microvascular invasion were 56.9% (66/116) and 42.1% (96/228), respectively, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=6.751, P=0.009). The median survival time of patients with negative expression of PD-L1 in HCC tumor cells was 61 months (30 months, 92 months), while that of patients with positive PD-L1 expression was 16 months(6 months, 44 months), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=55.722, P<0.01). The expression of PD-L1 in HCC tumor cells was an independent risk factor affecting overall survival time (hazard ratio=3.090, P<0.01). Conclusions:The expression of PD-L1 in HCC tumor cells may be related to the malignancy and invasion of HCC, and may be a potential risk factor for prognosis.