Effect of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist ventilation in severe neurological cerebrovascular diseases patients undergoing mechanical ventilation / 中华危重病急救医学

Objective:To explore the prognostic effect and safety of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) mode on the patients with severe neurological cerebrovascular disease undergoing mechanical ventilation.Methods:A prospective study was conducted. Fifty-four patients with cerebrovascular disease undergoing mechanical ventilation admitted to the neurosurgery intensive care unit (NSICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital) from December 2020 to May 2022 were enrolled. They were divided into NAVA group and pressure support ventilation (PSV) group by computer random number generator with 27 patients in each group. The ventilation time of the two groups was ≥72 hours. The general basic data of the two groups were recorded. The time without mechanical ventilation 28 days after enrollment, total length of mechanical ventilation, survival rate of 90 days after enrollment, length of NSICU stay, total length of hospital stay, NSICU mortality, in-hospital mortality, Glasgow outcome score (GOS), complications related to mechanical ventilation, and changes of respiratory mechanics indexes, arterial blood gases, vital signs, and diaphragm function indexes were observed.Results:The time without mechanical ventilation 28 days after enrollment in the NAVA group was significantly longer than that in the PSV group [days: 22 (15, 26) vs. 6 (0, 23), P < 0.05]. However, there were no significant differences in the total length of mechanical ventilation, 90-day survival rate, length of NSICU stay, total length of hospital stay, NSICU mortality, in-hospital mortality, GOS score, and incidence of mechanical ventilator-related complications between the two groups. In terms of respiratory mechanics parameters, the expiratory tidal volume (VTe) on 3 days after mechanical ventilation of patients in the NAVA group was significantly lower than that on 1 day and 2 days, and significantly lower than that in the PSV group [mL: 411.0 (385.2, 492.6) vs. 489.0 (451.8, 529.4), P < 0.01]. Minute ventilation (MV) at 2 days and 3 days in the NAVA group was significantly higher than that at 1 day, and significantly higher than that in the PSV group at 2 days [L/min: 9.8 (8.4, 10.9) vs. 7.8 (6.5, 9.8), P < 0.01], while there was no significant change of MV in the PSV group. At 1 day, peak airway pressure (Ppeak) and mean airway pressure (Pmean) in the NAVA group were significantly lower than those in the PSV group [Ppeak (cmH 2O, 1 cmH 2O≈0.098 kPa): 14.0 (12.2, 17.0) vs. 16.6 (15.0, 17.4), Pmean (cmH 2O): 7.0 (6.2, 7.9) vs. 8.0 (7.0, 8.2), both P < 0.05]. However, there was no significant difference in the Ppeak or Pmean at 2 days and 3 days between the two groups. In terms of arterial blood gas, there was no significant difference in pH value between the two groups, but with the extension of mechanical ventilation time, the pH value at 3 days of the two groups was significantly higher than that at 1 day. Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2) at 1 day in the NAVA group was significantly lower than that in the PSV group [mmHg (1 mmHg≈0.133 kPa): 122.01±37.77 vs. 144.10±40.39, P < 0.05], but there was no significant difference in PaO 2 at 2 days and 3 days between the two groups. There was no significant difference in arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2) or oxygenation index (PaO 2/FiO 2) between the two groups. In terms of vital signs, the respiratory rate (RR) at 1, 2, and 3 days of the NAVA group was significantly higher than that of the PSV group [times/min: 19.2 (16.0, 25.2) vs. 15.0 (14.4, 17.0) at 1 day, 21.4 (16.4, 26.0) vs. 15.8 (14.0, 18.6) at 2 days, 20.6 (17.0, 23.0) vs. 16.7 (15.0, 19.0) at 3 days, all P < 0.01]. In terms of diaphragm function, end-inspiratory diaphragm thickness (DTei) at 3 days in the NAVA group was significantly higher than that in the PSV group [cm: 0.26 (0.22, 0.29) vs. 0.22 (0.19, 0.26), P < 0.05]. There was no significant difference in end-expiratory diaphragm thickness (DTee) between the two groups. The diaphragm thickening fraction (DTF) at 2 days and 3 days in the NAVA group was significantly higher than that in the PSV group [(35.18±12.09)% vs. (26.88±8.33)% at 2 days, (35.54±13.40)% vs. (24.39±9.16)% at 3 days, both P < 0.05]. Conclusions:NAVA mode can be applied in patients with neuro-severe cerebrovascular disease, which can prolong the time without mechanical ventilation support and make patients obtain better lung protective ventilation. At the same time, it has certain advantages in avoiding ventilator-associated diaphragm dysfunction and improving diaphragm function.

Research progress of the diagnosis and treatment of pancreaticobiliary maljunction / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) is a congenital disease with pancreatic and bile ducts joining outside of the duodenal wall. The clinical symptoms of PBM are often characterized by a series of gallbladder and pancreatic disease. PBM has also gradually drawn attention due to recurrent of pancreatitis, bile duct stones and the malignant tumors of biliary system. With the innovative development of endoscopic minimally invasive technology, therapeutic endoscopy may provide new treatment options and ideas for PBM patients, and is expected to achieve the goal of endoscopic minimally invasive intervention to correct structural abnormalities in the pancreaticobiliary duct junction. This paper provided an overview of the definition, endoscopy diagnosis, the pathogenesis and therapeutic endoscopy progress of pancreaticobiliary maljunction.

Tilted implantation technique for edentulous patients / 华西口腔医学杂志

The tilted implantation technique is characterized by placing the implant at an angle of more than 15° and less than 45° from the horizontal plane. This technique can avoid damaging the maxillary sinus, inferior alveolar nerve, nasal base, and other anatomical structures when the height of the upper and lower jaw available bone is insufficient, to maximize the use of available bone and avoid a large range of bone increment. The tilted implantation technique can reduce the trauma of the surgery, increase the possibility of immediate restoration and shorten the treatment cycle, which has been widely used clinically. In this review, the scope of application, design elements, design scheme and complications of the tilted implantation technique for edentulous patients will be described.

A risk score system for stratifying the risk of relapse in B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia patients after allogenic stem cell transplantation / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

BACKGROUND@#For patients with B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (B-ALL) who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT), many variables have been demonstrated to be associated with leukemia relapse. In this study, we attempted to establish a risk score system to predict transplant outcomes more precisely in patients with B-ALL after allo-SCT.@*METHODS@#A total of 477 patients with B-ALL who underwent allo-SCT at Peking University People's Hospital from December 2010 to December 2015 were enrolled in this retrospective study. We aimed to evaluate the factors associated with transplant outcomes after allo-SCT, and establish a risk score to identify patients with different probabilities of relapse. The univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with the Cox proportional hazards model with time-dependent variables.@*RESULTS@#All patients achieved neutrophil engraftment, and 95.4% of patients achieved platelet engraftment. The 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR), overall survival (OS), leukemia-free survival (LFS), and non-relapse mortality were 20.7%, 70.4%, 65.6%, and 13.9%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that patients with positive post-transplantation minimal residual disease (MRD), transplanted beyond the first complete remission (≥CR2), and without chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) had higher CIR (P  < 0.001, P = 0.004, and P  < 0.001, respectively) and worse LFS (P  < 0.001, P = 0.017, and P  < 0.001, respectively), and OS (P  < 0.001, P = 0.009, and P  < 0.001, respectively) than patients without MRD after transplantation, transplanted in CR1, and with cGVHD. A risk score for predicting relapse was formulated with the three above variables. The 5-year relapse rates were 6.3%, 16.6%, 55.9%, and 81.8% for patients with scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 (P  < 0.001), respectively, while the 5-year LFS and OS values decreased with increasing risk score.@*CONCLUSION@#This new risk score system might stratify patients with different risks of relapse, which could guide treatment.

Investigation of sleep disturbance and related factors in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome / 北京大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the prevalence of sleep disorders and the relevant determinants in a cohort of primary Sjögren' s syndrome (pSS) patients.@*METHODS@#One hundred and eighty-six pSS patients were included in the study, who were admitted to Peking University People' s Hospital and met the criteria of inclusion and exclusion. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI).Depression, anxiety were evaluated by patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-9, generalized anxiety disorder(GAD)-7, respectively. The demographic and clinical data were also recorded.Disease activity and damage were evaluated with the European League Against Rheumatism Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI). According to the PSQI score>7, the pSS patients were divided into 152 cases of sleep disorder group and 34 cases of normal sleep group. Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test or Fisher' s exact test, independent samples t test, Spearman correlation analysis and Logistic regression were used for statistical analysis.@*RESULTS@#The prevalence of sleep disturbance (PSQI > 7) was 81.7% (152 / 186) in the pSS patients, and 52.7% (98/186) had moderate or severe sleep disorders (PSQI≥ 11). The mean PSQI score of sleep disordered group was (12.29±3.30), while the normal sleep group PSQI score was (5.50±1.20). The PSQI score, PHQ-9 score and GAD-7 score in the sleep-disordered group were significantly higher than those in the normal sleep group (P=0.000, 0.035, 0.031). The PSQI score in the sleep disordered group were significantly higher than those in the normal sleep group in seven aspects: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, hypnotic drug use and daytime dysfunction. All of them had statistical significance. According to the results of Spearman correlation analysis, PSQI had significantly positive correlation with course of disease, anxiety, depression score (r=0.151, 0.240, 0.421, P < 0.05), but negatively correlated with C3, C4 (r=-0.021, -0.235, P < 0.05). Logistic analysis identified the course of disease(OR=2.809, 95%CI: 1.21-6.52)and PHQ-9 score(OR=1.422, 95%CI: 1.04-1.94)as predictors of sleep disorders.@*CONCLUSION@#The incidence of sleep disorder in the pSS patients was higher, which was closely related to the course of disease, anxiety, depression and other factors. It is critical to assess and manage comprehensively the disease.

Study on patient-ventilator synchrony of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist ventilation in severe neurological diseases patients with tracheotomy / 中华危重病急救医学

Objective:To explore the patient-ventilator interaction of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) in patients with severe neurological diseases.Methods:A prospective study was conducted. Sixteen severe neurological patients with tracheotomy admitted to neurosurgery intensive care unit (NSICU) of Yijishan Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College from September 2019 to February 2020 were enrolled. According to the random number table method, they were treated with pressure support ventilation (PSV) mode followed by NAVA mode or NAVA mode followed by PSV mode mechanical ventilation. Each mode was ventilated for 24 hours. The number of auto-triggering, ineffective trigger, double trigger, inspiratory trigger delay, premature cycling, late cycling, and patient-ventilator asynchronous time (inspiratory trigger delay time, premature cycling time, and late cycling time) within 1 minute were recorded every 8 hours for 3 minutes. The average number of asynchronies per minute, asynchrony index (AI), total AI, asynchrony time, arterial blood gas analysis, and coefficient variation (CV%) of respiratory mechanics parameters of each asynchrony type between the two modes were compared.Results:There were significant decrease in the number or AI of auto-triggering, ineffective trigger, inspiratory trigger delay, premature cycling, and late cycling with NAVA mode ventilation compared with PSV mode ventilation [auto-triggering times (times/min): 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) vs. 0.00 (0.00, 0.58), auto-triggering AI: 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) vs. 0.00 (0.00, 0.02), ineffective trigger times (times/min): 0.00 (0.00, 0.33) vs. 1.00 (0.33, 2.17), ineffective trigger AI: 0.00 (0.00, 0.02) vs. 0.05 (0.02, 0.09), inspiratory trigger delay times (times/min): 0.00 (0.00, 0.58) vs. 0.67 (0.33, 1.58), inspiratory trigger delay AI: 0.00 (0.00, 0.02) vs. 0.05 (0.02, 0.09), premature cycling times (times/min): 0.00 (0.00, 0.33) vs. 0.33 (0.08, 1.00), premature cycling AI: 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) vs. 0.02 (0.00, 0.05), late cycling times (times/min): 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) vs. 1.17 (0.00, 4.83), late cycling AI: 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) vs. 0.07 (0.00, 0.25), all P < 0.05]. But there was significant increase in the number or AI of double trigger with NAVA mode ventilation as compared with PSV mode ventilation [times (times/min): 1.00 (0.33, 2.00) vs. 0.00 (0.00, 0.00), AI: 0.04 (0.02, 0.11) vs. 0.00 (0.00, 0.00), both P < 0.05]. Total AI and incidence of total AI > 0.1 showed significant decrease during NAVA mode ventilation as compared with PSV mode ventilation [total AI: 0.08 (0.04, 0.14) vs. 0.22 (0.18, 0.46), incidence of total AI > 0.1: 37.50% (6/16) vs. 93.75% (15/16), both P < 0.01]. There was no significant difference in asynchronous time or arterial blood gas analysis between the two modes. There were significant increases in variances of peak airway pressure (Ppeak) and expiratory tidal volume (VTe) during NAVA mode ventilation as compared with PSV mode ventilation [Ppeak coefficient of variation (CV%): 11.25 (7.12, 15.17)% vs. 0.00 (0.00, 2.82)%, VTe CV%: (8.93±5.53)% vs. (4.71±2.61)%, both P < 0.05]. Conclusions:Compared with PSV mode, NAVA mode can reduce the occurrence of patient-ventilator asynchronous events, reduce the AI and the occurrence of serious patient-ventilator asynchronous events, so as to improve the patient-ventilator interaction. NAVA and PSV modes can achieve the same gas exchange effect. At the same time, NAVA mode has potential advantages in avoiding insufficient or excessive ventilation support, diaphragm protection and prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury.

Effects of early immune enteral nutrition combined with glutamine parenteral nutrition on T-lymphocyte subsets in patients with severe pulmonary infection in intensive care unit / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective:To study the effect of early immune enteral nutrition combined with glutamine (Gln) parenteral nutrition on T-lymphocyte subsets in patients with severe pulmonary infection in the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods:A total of 70 ICU patients with severe pulmonary infection who were treated in Yinzhou People′s Hospital from January 2017 to October 2019 were selected, and the patients were divided into enteral nutrition group and combined group according to a completely random method with 35 cases in each group. Both groups of patients were given conventional treatment; patients in the enteral nutrition group was given immunoenhanced enteral nutrition on the basis of conventional treatment, and those in the combined group was given Gln on the basis of enteral nutrition group. The levels of arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO 2), arterial oxygen saturation (SaO 2), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2), CD 8+, CD 3+, CD 4+/CD 8+, procalcitonin (PCT), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) before and after treatment were detected and compared between two groups. The treatment efficacy was compared between two groups too. Results:After treatment, the levels of SaO 2 and PaO 2 in combined group were higher than those in enteral nutrition group, the level of PaCO 2 in combined group was lower than that in enteral nutrition group, but there were no significant differences ( P>0.05). After treatment, the levels of CD 3+, CD 4+/CD 8+ in combined group were higher than those in enteral nutrition group [(62.37 ± 6.15)% vs. (59.35 ± 5.24)%, 1.50 ± 0.18 vs. 1.12 ± 0.11], the level of CD 8+ in combined group was lower than that in enteral nutrition group [(33.15 ± 6.11)% vs. (37.72 ± 8.57)%], and there were significant differences ( P<0.05). The levels of PCT, hs-CRP and TNF-αin combined group were lower than those in enteral nutrition group [(3.83 ± 0.82) μg/L vs. (6.47 ± 1.34) μg/L, (6.92 ± 1.25) mg/L vs. (12.72 ± 3.83) mg/L, (92.35 ± 13.05) ng/L vs. (125.26 ± 18.35) ng/L], and there were significant differences ( P<0.05). The total effective rate in combined group was higher than that in enteral nutrition group [88.57%(31/35) vs. 65.71%(23/35)], and there was significant difference ( χ2=5.185, P<0.05). Conclusions:Early immune enteral nutrition combined with Gln parenteral nutrition has significant effects on patients with severe pulmonary infection in ICU, and can improve the level of T-lymphocyte subsets, control infection, and reduce inflammatory factor levels.

Nutritional support in children with pneumonia on mechanical ventilation by short-peptide enteral nutrition formula / 中国当代儿科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the incidence of malnutrition and nutritional risk in children with pneumonia on mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and to explore the nutritional support effect of short-peptide enteral nutrition formula.@*METHODS@#A total of 68 children with severe pneumonia who were hospitalized in the PICU from October 2017 to October 2018 and required mechanical ventilation were enrolled for a prospective randomized controlled study. The children were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group. Through the nasogastric feeding tube, the experimental group received the short-peptide enteral nutrition formula, and the control group received the intact-protein enteral nutrition formula. The weight-for-age Z score, STRONGkids nutritional risk score, and pediatric critical illness score of the two groups were evaluated. The serum levels of total protein, albumin, and prealbumin (PA) on admission and before discharge were measured. The gastrointestinal tolerance and clinical outcome indicators of the two groups were observed.@*RESULTS@#Among the 68 mechanically ventilated children, 26 (38%) had malnutrition, including moderate malnutrition (10 cases, 15%) and severe malnutrition (16 cases, 24%); 10 cases (15%) had malnutrition at discharge. Sixty-three children (93%) had nutritional risk, including moderate nutritional risk in 21 cases and high nutritional risk in 42 cases. The moderate and high nutritional risk rates of the critical and extreme critical groups were significantly higher than those of the non-critical group (P0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The detection rates of malnutrition and nutritional risk in children with pneumonia on mechanical ventilation are relatively high. Short-peptide enteral nutrition formula can help improve their treatment outcome and are more suitable for nutritional support in critically ill children on mechanical ventilation.

EUS-guided biliary drainage using a fully covered self-expandable metal stent for malignant obstructive jaundice / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Objective To study the therapeutic effects of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) using a nitinol fully covered self-expandable metal stents in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice after failed ERCP.Methods From January 2016 to January 2018,all patients with malignant obstructive jaundice who failed ERCP underwent EUS-guided biliary drainage using nitinol fully covered self-expandable metal stent at Affiliated Hangzhou First People' s Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine.The operation success rate,liver functional recovery time,complication rate,length of hospital stay and survival time were observed.Results Of 36 patients who underwent EUS-guided biliary drainage,34 were successfully performed,with 19 through the stomach,and 15 through the duodenum.The operation success rate was 94.4％ (34/36).The liver functional recovery time of the 34 patients were 25.8 ±.6.5 days.One patient developed hemobilia and one cholangitis,both improved after conservative treatment.The total complication rate was 5.6％ (2/36).The hospital stay and survival time were 21.5 ± 4.7 days and 220.5 ± 54.8 days,respectively.Conclusion EUS-BD using nitinol fully covered self-expandable metal stents was a feasible and effective treatment in patients with malignant biliary obstruction after failed ERCP.

Endoscopic ultrasound guided biliary drainage in patients with biliary obstruction and surgically altered anatomy / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) in patients with biliary obstruction and surgically altered anatomies.Methods We collected data from 33 patients with biliary obstruction and surgically altered anatomies from January 2016 to January 2018 in Zhejiang University School of Medicine Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital who underwent EUS-guided biliary drainage after unsuccessful ERCP.The operation success rate,clinical success rate,complication rate,hospital stay were studied.Results Of 33 patients,31 were successfully operated and stented using endoscopic ultrasound puncture:14 patients through the stomach,17 patients through the duodenum;8 patients by the rendezvous approach.The operation success rate was 93.9％.Of the 33 patients,28 had a significant decrease in jaundice,with a clinical success rate of 84.9％.Complications consisted of 2 patients with bleeding and 1 patient with cholangitis.These patients improved after conservative treatment.The complications rate was 9.1％.The hospital stay was (12.4±5.7) d.Conclusion EUS-BD can be the first choice for patients with biliary obstruction and surgically altered anatomy after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiograohv in centers with exoertise in EUS-BD procedures.

Risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of peri-implant diseases / 中华口腔医学杂志

With the wide spread of dental implantation, more and more soft and hard tissue illness related to dental implants occurred. According to a statistical analysis, about 1/4 to 1/2 patients are under the risk of suffering from peri-implant diseases. Peri-implant diseases include peri-implant mucotitis and peri-implantitis. The former is connected with soft tissue while the latter is related to hard tissue around dental implant. This article reviews the diagnosis, classification and treatment of peri-implant diseases.

Effects of fluoxetine-exposure during pregnant period on depression-like behaviors and hippocampal BDNF in offspring mice / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of fluoxetine-exposure during pregnant period on depression-like behaviors and hippocampal BDNF in offspring mice.Methods Sixteen C57BL/6 pregnant mice were randomly divided into fluoxetine group (Flu group) and normal saline group (NS group),including 8 mice in each group.And the mice in the Flu group and NS group were treated with fluoxetine (10 mg/kg) and normal saline respectively by intragastric administration from the date of conception 9 to day 18.The adult offspring mice were divided into 8 groups including 4 subgroup with 8 in each group based on gender and circadian rhythm.That was Flu-MD group,Flu-MN group,Flu-FD group,Flu-FN group,NS-MD group,NS-MN group,NS-FD group and NS-FN group;"M" and "F" stands for gender;and "D"and "N" stands for circadian rhythm.The depression-like behavior of offspring adult mice was observed by tail suspension and forced swimming test,and the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in hippocampus was detected by Western blot.Results (1) There was no deformity in the adult offspring mice of NS group and Flu group;(2) In the tail suspension test and forced swimming test,there was no significant difference in cumulative immobility time between the Flu group and the NS group (P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in cumulative immobility time between male and female mice in NS group or Flu group (P＞0.05).There were significant differences in immobility time between Flu-MD group and Flu-MN group (tail suspension test:Flu-MD group (175.94± 30.93)s,Flu-MN group (127.65±44.91)s;forced swimming test:Flu-MD group (108.17±44.92)s,Flu-MN group (169.00±62.50) s,P＜0.05),and there were no significant difference in the rest groups.(3) There was no significant difference in the expression of BDNF protein between the Flu group and NS group (P＞0.05).Conclusion There is no phenotypic abnormalities on offspring when female mice were exposed to fluoxetine during their pregnancy period.It does not increase the occurrence of depression-like behavior of the adult offspring and does not affect the expression of BDNF in hippocampus.

Association of Persistent Minimal Residual Disease with Poor Outcomes of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

Background@#Several studies have shown that detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an independent prognostic factor. This study aimed to evaluate the significance of dynamic MRD pretransplantation on outcome of AML patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).@*Methods@#We retrospectively analyzed 145 consecutive AML patients undergoing allo-HSCT in complete remission status between June 2013 and June 2016. MRD was determined with multiparameter flow cytometry after the first and second courses of chemotherapy and pre-HSCT.@*Results@#In matched sibling donor transplantation (MSDT) settings, patients with positive MRD had higher cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) than those without MRD after the first (32.3 ± 9.7% vs. 7.7 ± 3.1%, χ = 3.661, P = 0.055) or second course of chemotherapy (57.1 ± 3.6% vs. 12.5 ± 2.7%, χ = 8.759, P = 0.003) or pre-HSCT (50.0 ± 9.7% vs. 23.0 ± 3.2%, χ = 5.547, P = 0.019). In haploidentical SCT (haplo-SCT) settings, the MRD status at those timepoints had no significant impact on clinical outcomes. However, patients with persistent positive MRD from chemotherapy to pre-HSCT had higher CIR than those without persistent positive MRD both in MSDT and haplo-SCT settings. Patients with persistent positive MRD underwent MSDT had the highest relapse incidence, followed by those with persistent positive MRD underwent haplo-SCT, those without persistent MRD underwent haplo-SCT, and those without persistent MRD underwent MSDT (66.7 ± 9.2% vs. 38.5 ± 6.0% vs. 18.8 ± 8.7% vs. 12.0 ± 1.0%, χ = 20.763, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that persistent positive MRD before transplantation was associated with higher CIR (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.69, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.200-2.382, P = 0.003), worse leukemia-free survival (HR = 1.812, 95% CI: 1.168-2.812, P = 0.008), and overall survival (HR = 2.354, 95% CI: 1.528-3.627, P < 0.001).@*Conclusion@#Our results suggest that persistent positive MRD before transplantation, rather than positive MRD at single timepoint, could predict poor outcome both in MSDT and haplo-SCT settings.

TDP-43 regulates cancer-associated microRNAs

Aberrant regulation of miRNA genes contributes to pathogenesis of a wide range of human diseases, including cancer. The TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a RNA/DNA binding protein associated with neurodegeneration, is involved in miRNA biogenesis. Here, we systematically examined miRNAs regulated by TDP-43 using RNA-Seq coupled with an siRNA-mediated knockdown approach. TDP-43 knockdown affected the expression of a number of miRNAs. In addition, TDP-43 down-regulation led to alterations in the patterns of different isoforms of miRNAs (isomiRs) and miRNA arm selection, suggesting a previously unknown role of TDP-43 in miRNA processing. A number of TDP-43 associated miRNAs, and their candidate target genes, are associated with human cancers. Our data reveal highly complex roles of TDP-43 in regulating different miRNAs and their target genes. Our results suggest that TDP-43 may promote migration of lung cancer cells by regulating miR-423-3p. In contrast, TDP-43 increases miR-500a-3p expression and binds to the mature miR-500a-3p sequence. Reduced expression of miR-500a-3p is associated with poor survival of lung cancer patients, suggesting that TDP-43 may have a suppressive role in cancer by regulating miR-500a-3p. Cancer-associated genes LIF and PAPPA are possible targets of miR-500a-3p. Our work suggests that TDP-43-regulated miRNAs may play multifaceted roles in the pathogenesis of cancer.

Practice and consideration for the training teaching mode of basic nursing based on "Monitorial System" / 中华医学教育探索杂志

To cultivate nursing students' independent learning ability, improve practical skills and teaching quality, "Monitorial System" has been applied in the training teaching of basic nursing. The new teaching mode combines building monitorial selection and training mechanism, monitorial teaching and quality assurance system, incentive mechanism, scientific evaluation mechanism. The practical results de-monstrate that the new practical teaching is active and effective. In the future, it can be widely used in vo-cational education.

Dual effect of microglia on ischemic stroke: a review / 中国药理学与毒理学杂志

Ischemic brain injury is the main cause of high mortality,high disability and high recurrence rates in ischemic stroke.The activation and differentiation of microglia are associated with inflammatory responses of ischemic brain injury,playing an important role in the occurrence,development and outcome of ischemic stroke.In addition,there is no effective treatment for ischemic stroke.Thus,it is of clinical significance to investigate regulatory mechanisms of microglia for ischemic stroke treatment.This review introduces the dual effect of microglia on ischemic stroke and research progress in associated treatment for ischemic stroke,hoping to provide new ideas for investigating targeted intervention therapies.

EUS-guided rendezvous for malignant obstructive jaundice after failured ERCP / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To study the therapeutic effect of EUS-guided rendezvous (EUS-RV) when ERCP failed in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice. Methods 12 cases of malignant obstructive jaundice patients were underwent EUS-RV after unsuccessful ERCP. The operation success rate, liver function recovery 1 week and 1 month after operation, complication rates, hospital stay and patient survival were observed. Results All 12 patients were successfully operated and placed stents by endoscopic ultrasound puncture following by ERCP: 8 patients by the stomach, 4 patients by duodenum, the operation success rate was 100.00%; There were significant difference between the liver function recovery of preoperative and postoperative one week or postoperative one week and postoperative one month (P < 0.05). 1 bleeding occurred and were improved after conservative treatment, the complications rate was 8.33%; the hospital stay was (20.68 ± 5.76) d; the average survival time of patients was 224 d. Conclusion EUS-guided rendezvous may be the alternative treatment due to the diminutive trauma and good effect when ERCP failed in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice.

Effect of Rat Intestinal Bacteria on Metabolism of Pedunculoside in vitro / 中国药师

Objective:To study the metabolism of pedunculoside treated with rat intestinal bacteria in vitro. Methods:Pedunculo-side and rat intestinal bacteria were incubated in vitro for 0, 4, 8, 24 and 48 hours under anaerobic condition. After extracted repeat-edly by ethyl acetate, the metabolites in the incubation media were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by HPLC. Results:Totally 90. 8% of pedunculoside was transformed to M2 after incubated with rat intestinal bacteria in vitro for 48 hours, and a detailed compari-son of HPLC profiles between M2 and rotundic acid showed M2 was rotundic acid. Conclusion: Pedunculoside can be metabolized to rotundic acid by rat intestinal bacteria in vitro.

Safety and diagnostic accuracy of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for resectable pancreatic cancer / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate the safety and diagnostic accuracy of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guid﹣ed fine-needle aspiration in patients with pancreatic cancer. Methods 256 patients with pancreatic cancer from Jan﹣uary 2010 to December 2014, 82 were considered resectable on the basis of cross-sectional imaging findings. Of these patients, 54 underwent EUS-FNA before surgery (FNA+group) and 28 underwent surgery without preoperative EUS-FNA (FNA- group), the diagnosis result of EUS-FNA and the survival time of the two groups were observed. Results All 54 lesions were visible on EUS, and all 54 attempts at FNA were technically successful. The diagnostic accuracy according to cytology and histology findings was 94.44 % (51/54) and 88.89% (48/54), respectively, and the total accuracy was 94.44 % (51/54). Two patients developed mild pancreatitis and two hemorrhage after EUS-FNA but were successfully treated by conservative therapy. No severe complications occurred after EUS-FNA. In the FNA+and FNA- groups, the median relapse-free survival (RFS) was 282 and 265 d, respectively (P>0.05), and the median overall survival (OS) was 568 and 557 d, respectively (P>0.05). RFS and OS were therefore not inferior in the FNA+group. These data indicate that the usage of EUS-FNA did not influence RFS or OS, nor did it increase the risk of other complications. Conclusions Preoperative EUS-FNA is a safe and accurate diagnostic method.

The diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration for occupying pancreatic lesions / 中华消化内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate safety and efficacy of EUS-FNA for occupying pancreatic lesions.Methods Data of 62 patients with occupying pancreatic lesions,who underwent EUS-FNA between June 2011 and June 2014,were analyzed for completion and complications,with surgery and clinical follow-up as the golden standard.Accuracy,sensitivity and specificity of EUS-FNA were calculated.Results A total of 62 patients with pancreatic lesions successfully underwent EUS-FNA and median puncture number was 4.2(3 to 8).Success rate of puncture was 100％ and sampling satisfaction rate was 90.3％ (56/62).No complications such as fever,infection,bleeding,perforation,severe pancreatitis or death were found.With the final diagnosis as the golden standard(39 malignant lesions and 23 benign lesions),overall diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA was 88.7％(55/62).The cytology diagnostic accuracy was 69.4％ (43/62),significantly higher than that of the tissue pathology of 30.6％ (19/62,P＜0.01).Sensitivity and specificity of the procedure were 87.2％(34/39) and 91.3％(21/23) respectively.Conclusion EUS-FNA is an effective and safe procedure in diagnosis of occupying pancreatic lesions.