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BACKGROUND: Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT), OpenAI Limited Partnership, San Francisco, CA, USA is an artificial intelligence language model gaining popularity because of its large database and ability to interpret and respond to various queries. Although it has been tested by researchers in different fields, its performance varies depending on the domain. We aimed to further test its ability in the medical field. METHODS: We used questions from Taiwan's 2022 Family Medicine Board Exam, which combined both Chinese and English and covered various question types, including reverse questions and multiple-choice questions, and mainly focused on general medical knowledge. We pasted each question into ChatGPT and recorded its response, comparing it to the correct answer provided by the exam board. We used SAS 9.4 (Cary, North Carolina, USA) and Excel to calculate the accuracy rates for each question type. RESULTS: ChatGPT answered 52 questions out of 125 correctly, with an accuracy rate of 41.6%. The questions' length did not affect the accuracy rates. These were 45.5%, 33.3%, 58.3%, 50.0%, and 43.5% for negative-phrase questions, multiple-choice questions, mutually exclusive options, case scenario questions, and Taiwan's local policy-related questions, with no statistical difference observed. CONCLUSION: ChatGPT's accuracy rate was not good enough for Taiwan's Family Medicine Board Exam. Possible reasons include the difficulty level of the specialist exam and the relatively weak database of traditional Chinese language resources. However, ChatGPT performed acceptably in negative-phrase questions, mutually exclusive questions, and case scenario questions, and it can be a helpful tool for learning and exam preparation. Future research can explore ways to improve ChatGPT's accuracy rate for specialized exams and other domains.
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Desempenho Acadêmico , Inteligência Artificial , Medicina de Família e Comunidade , Bases de Dados Factuais , TaiwanRESUMO
BACKGROUND: ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model trained for conversations. ChatGPT has been widely applied in general medical education and cardiology, but its application in pharmacy has been lacking. This study examined the accuracy of ChatGPT on the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination and investigated its potential role in pharmacy education. METHODS: ChatGPT was used on the first Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination in 2023 in Mandarin and English. The questions were entered manually one by one. Graphical questions, chemical formulae, and tables were excluded. Textual questions were scored according to the number of correct answers. Chart question scores were determined by multiplying the number and the correct rate of text questions. This study was conducted from March 5 to March 10, 2023, by using ChatGPT 3.5. RESULTS: The correct rate of ChatGPT in Chinese and English questions was 54.4% and 56.9% in the first stage, and 53.8% and 67.6% in the second stage. On the Chinese test, only pharmacology and pharmacochemistry sections received passing scores. The English test scores were higher than the Chinese test scores across all subjects and were significantly higher in dispensing pharmacy and clinical pharmacy as well as therapeutics. CONCLUSION: ChatGPT 3.5 failed the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination. Although it is not able to pass the examination, it can be improved quickly through deep learning. It reminds us that we should not only use multiple-choice questions to assess a pharmacist's ability, but also use more variety of evaluations in the future. Pharmacy education should be changed in line with the examination, and students must be able to use AI technology for self-learning. More importantly, we need to help students develop humanistic qualities and strengthen their ability to interact with patients, so that they can become warm-hearted healthcare professionals.
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Inteligência Artificial , Educação em Farmácia , Licenciamento , Farmácia , Humanos , Povo Asiático , Pessoal de Saúde , Farmacêuticos/normas , Taiwan , Farmácia/normas , Educação em Farmácia/métodosRESUMO
Uranium (U) phytotoxicity is an inherently difficult problem in the phytoremediation of U-contaminated environments. Plant chelating and antioxidant systems play an authoritative role in resistance to abiotic stress. To reveal the toxicity of U, the changes of chelating system, osmoregulatory substances and antioxidant systems in Vicia faba roots were studied after short-term (24 h) U exposure. The results indicated that the development of lateral roots and root activity of V. faba were significantly inhibited with U accumulation. Compared with the control, plant chelating systems showed significant positive effects after U exposure (15 - 25 µM). Osmoregulatory substances (proline and soluble protein) increasingly accumulated in roots with increasing U concentration, and O2- and H2O2 rapidly accumulated after U exposure (15 - 25 µM). Thus, the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker of lipid peroxidation, were also significantly increased. Antioxidant systems were activated after U exposure but were inhibited at higher U concentrations (15 - 25 µM). In summary, although the chelating, osmotic regulation and antioxidant systems in V. faba were activated after short-term U exposure, the antioxidases (CAT, SOD and POD) were inhibited at higher U concentrations (15 - 25 µM). Therefore, the root cells were severely damaged by peroxidation, which eventually resulted in inhibited activity and arrested root development.
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Poluentes Radioativos do Solo , Urânio , Vicia faba , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo , Urânio/metabolismo , Urânio/toxicidade , Vicia faba/metabolismo , Vicia faba/efeitos da radiaçãoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity and polypharmacy increase in the aging population and are accompanied by the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and adverse drug events (ADEs). This study developed a rapid assessment tool to investigate PIM use among patients in long-term care wards. METHODS: We retrospectively collected the data of patients in long-term care wards of a veteran hospital in Taiwan between July 2019 and June 2020. The patients with chronic diseases and medications were selected. The data, including gender, age, diagnosis, and medications, were deidentified. Nonchronic disease diagnosis and short-term and topical use medications were excluded. We used Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, USA) and the 2019 version of the Beers Criteria to establish a rapid assessment tool. The correlations between the prevalence of PIM use and age, the number of diagnoses, and the number of medications were analyzed using SPSS version 23. RESULTS: A total of 176 patients were included in this study, of which 76.7% (n = 135) were male and 23.3% (n = 41) were female. The average age of men was 82.1 years and that of women was 83.4 years. The average number of diagnoses for men was 5.5, and that for women was 7.3. The average number of medications for men was 5.8, and that for women was 6.5. The prevalence of PIM use was 59.1% (n = 104). Logistic regression revealed that the prevalence of PIM use may be associated with the number of medications ( p < 0.001; odds ratio = 1.378). Decision tree analysis revealed that patients who simultaneously used more than four medications exhibited a higher risk of PIM. CONCLUSION: PIM use is a key factor causing ADEs among older adults. Therefore, comprehensive assessment of PIM use is necessary. This study designed a rapid assessment tool to simultaneously integrate and evaluate medications. Future studies may investigate the effectiveness of the proposed assessment tool.
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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos , Veteranos , Masculino , Humanos , Feminino , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Lista de Medicamentos Potencialmente Inapropriados , Prescrição Inadequada/efeitos adversos , Assistência de Longa Duração , Taiwan , Estudos Retrospectivos , HospitaisRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to uncover the pathophysiologic role of discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR-2), a putative fibrillar collagen receptor, in inflammation promotion and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: In synovial tissue from patients with RA and from mice with collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) (using Ddr2-/- and DBA/1 mice), gene and protein expression levels of DDR-2, interleukin-15 (IL-15), and Dkk-1 were measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Gene knockdown of DDR2 in human RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) was conducted via small interfering RNA. Interaction between the long noncoding RNA H19 and microRNA 103a (miR-103a) was assessed in RA FLS using RNA pulldown assays. Cellular localization of H19 was examined using fluorescence in situ hybridization assays. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase reporter assays were applied to verify H19 transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation by miR-103a. RESULTS: DDR2 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression was significantly associated with the levels of IL-15 and Dkk-1 mRNA in the synovial tissue of RA patients (r2 = 0.2022-0.3293, all P < 0.05; n = 33) and with the serum levels of IL-15 and Dkk-1 in mice with CAIA (P < 0.05). In human RA FLS, activated DDR-2 induced the expression of H19 through c-Myc. Moreover, H19 directly interacted with and promoted the degradation of miR-103a. CONCLUSION: These results indicate a novel role for activated DDR-2 in RA FLS, showing that DDR-2 is responsible for regulating the expression of IL-15 and Dkk-1 in RA FLS and is involved in the promotion of inflammation and joint destruction during pathophysiologic development of RA. Moreover, DDR-2 inhibition, acting through the H19-miR-103a axis, leads to reductions in the inflammatory reaction and severity of joint destruction in mice with CAIA, suggesting that inhibition of DDR-2 may be a potential therapeutic strategy for RA.
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Artrite Experimental/metabolismo , Artrite Reumatoide/genética , Receptor com Domínio Discoidina 2/metabolismo , Interleucina-15/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Animais , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Hibridização in Situ Fluorescente , Inflamação , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos DBA , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Membrana Sinovial/metabolismo , Sinoviócitos/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: A large cervical cyst with a cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion arising from the cervical stump is rare. After supracervical hysterectomy, there is a risk of various lesions occurring in the cervical stump. We review the types and characteristics of cervical stump lesions and compare total hysterectomy with subtotal hysterectomy. Gynecologists should choose the most suitable surgical method based on both the patient's condition and wishes. If the cervix is retained, patients require a close follow-up. CASE SUMMARY: A 57-year-old woman was admitted to the Gynecology Department for a large pelvic mass. Her chief complaint was abdominal distention for two months. She had undergone subtotal supracervical hysterectomy for leiomyoma 14 years prior. Abdominal ultrasonography detected a 9.1 cm × 8.5 cm × 8.4 cm anechoic mass with silvery fluid in the pelvic cavity and high-risk human papilloma virus 53 (HPV53) was positive. The admission diagnosis we first considered was a pelvic mass mimicking carcinoma of the cervical stump. We performed a laparotomy and a rapid frozen biopsy was suggestive of a fibrous cyst wall coated with a high squamous intraepithelial lesion. The pelvic mass was removed, and a bilateral adnexectomy was implemented. Final pathology confirmed that the pelvic mass was a large inflammatory cyst with a cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. After successful intervention, the patient was discharged one week after surgery and there was no recurrence of the vaginal stump at 43 mo. CONCLUSION: When addressing benign uterine diseases, gynecologists should pay adequate attention to retaining the cervix. If the cervix is retained, patients require a close follow-up.
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of TNFAIP3 deletions and NF-κB activation in extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTCL), nasal type. METHODS: In total, 138 patients with ENKTCL were included. Activation of NF-κB pathway and expression of TNFAIP3 (A20) were examined by immunohistochemistry. TNFAIP3 was analyzed for deletions using FICTION (fluorescence immunophenotyping and interphase cytogenetics as a tool for investigating neoplasms), for mutations using Sanger sequencing, and for promoter methylation using methylation-specific sequencing. RESULTS: NF-κB pathway activation was observed in 31.2% of cases (43/138), TNFAIP3 expression was negative in 15.2% of cases (21/138), and heterozygous TNFAIP3 deletion was observed in 35% of cases (35/100). TNFAIP3 exons 2 to 9 mutations and promoter methylation were not observed. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed patients with NF-κB pathway activation or TNFAIP3 heterozygous deletion to have a longer overall survival. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that NF-κB activation and TNFAIP3 heterozygous deletion confer superior survival in patients with ENKTCL.
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Linfoma Extranodal de Células T-NK/genética , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Proteína 3 Induzida por Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Feminino , Deleção de Genes , Humanos , Linfoma Extranodal de Células T-NK/metabolismo , Linfoma Extranodal de Células T-NK/mortalidade , Linfoma Extranodal de Células T-NK/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida , Proteína 3 Induzida por Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) deficiency during angiogenesis of pulmonary alveolar capillaries in mice and to determine the molecular mechanisms involved. MATERIAL AND METHODS The expressions of MTA1, CD34, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and HIF-1α were analyzed in the lungs of MTA1-knockout (KO) and wild-type mice at embryonic day 18.5 and 2 months by quantitative PCR, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry. The morphological changes were investigated during pulmonary alveolar capillary formation. The heart weight/body weight (HW/BW) ratio and the size of the right ventricular wall cardiomyocytes were also measured. Regulation of MTA1 on HIF-1α was determined in vitro. RESULTS MTA1 deficiency reduced the number of pulmonary alveolar capillaries compared to the wild-type mice. MTA1-KO mice exhibited a decreased expression of HIF-1α and VEGF in the lungs. The retarded growth of the MTA1-KO mice was also noticed during the first week after birth. Accordingly, MTA1 deficiency resulted in increased infant mortality. In surviving adult mice, MTA1 deficiency induced myocardial hypertrophy, highlighted by an increased heart weight/body weight ratio and larger cardiomyocytes. In cultured cells, HIF-1α and VEGF levels were significantly upregulated upon MTA1 overexpression, suggesting a close relationship between all 3 molecules. CONCLUSIONS MTA1 participates in the formation of pulmonary capillaries via stabilization of HIF-1α. This finding sheds new light on the function of MTA1 in lung development, opening new avenues for the diagnosis/treatment of related pulmonary diseases.
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Alvéolos Pulmonares/irrigação sanguínea , Fatores de Transcrição/deficiência , Actinas/metabolismo , Animais , Antígenos CD34/metabolismo , Capilares/metabolismo , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/metabolismo , Imuno-Histoquímica , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Miócitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Neovascularização Fisiológica/fisiologia , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Transativadores , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Ativação Transcricional , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismoRESUMO
The current study presents a case of cluster of differentiation (CD)56+ myeloid sarcoma in a patient that initially presented with skin lesions, and provides evidence for the clinical and differential diagnosis of myeloid sarcoma. The patient of the present case report was a 65-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with a six-month history of bilateral purple-red papules and nodules, which were present on the upper limbs of the patient and had spread over his whole body one month prior to admission to the hospital. Pathological examination demonstrated a diffuse infusion of primitive round cells at the papillary dermis and subcutaneous tissues. The infiltrated cells were 40-60 µm in diameter and morphologically identical. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that the cells expressed myeloperoxidase, CD56, CD43 and T-cell intracytoplasmic antigen. In addition, several cells expressed CD34, and 90% of the cells expressed Ki67. While the majority of cells in myeloid sarcoma do not express CD56, the present case was a myeloid sarcoma that expressed CD56, which is extremely rare. The sarcoma in the present patient progressed rapidly, and the patient died eight months following the onset of disease. Clinicians should be aware of CD56+ myeloid sarcoma, which is easily misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated. Consequently, myeloid sarcoma may have a high malignancy and poor outcome for patients.
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BACKGROUND: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are believed to play an essential role in cancer initiation and development. However, little research has been undertaken to evaluate the role of CAFs in endometrial cancer (EC) progression. We aim to detect the functional contributions of CAFs to promote progression of EC. METHODS: Stromal fibroblasts were isolated from endometrioid adenocarcinomas and normal endometrial tissues. The conditioned media of cultured CAFs and normal fibroblasts (NFs) were collected to detect the level of stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1α), macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), migration inhibitory factor (MIF), colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), and interleukin-1 (IL-1) by ELISA. The CAFs or NFs were cocultured with EC cell lines to determine the proliferation, migration, and invasion by MTT assays and transwell chambers. Xenograft models were used to observe tumor growth. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 activity was evaluated by zymography. AMD3100 (a chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) antagonist) was used to block the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis. Neutralizing antibodies were used to detect PI3K/Akt and MAPK/Erk pathways by western blotting. SDF-1α and CXCR4 expressions were analyzed in xenotransplanted tumors and 348 cases by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: CAFs promoted proliferation, migration, and invasion as well as in vivo tumorigenesis of admixed EC cells significantly more than NFs by secreting SDF-1α. These effects were significantly inhibited by AMD3100. CAFs promoted EC progression via the SDF-1α/CXCR4 axis to activate the PI3K/Akt and MAPK/Erk signalings in a paracrine-dependent manner or increase MMP-2 and MMP-9 secretion in an autocrine-dependent manner. SDF-1α and CXCR4 expression upregulation accompanied clinical EC development and progression. High SDF-1α expression levels were associated with deep myometrial invasion, lymph node metastasis, and poor prognosis in EC. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicated that CAFs derived from EC tissues promoted EC progression via the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis in a paracrine- or autocrine-dependent manner. SDF-1α is a novel independent poor prognostic factor for EC patients' survival. Targeting the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis might provide a novel therapeutic strategy for EC treatment.
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Quimiocina CXCL12/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Endométrio/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Animais , Benzilaminas , Western Blotting , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Técnicas de Cocultura , Ciclamos , Citocinas/metabolismo , Progressão da Doença , Neoplasias do Endométrio/patologia , Feminino , Fibroblastos/patologia , Compostos Heterocíclicos/farmacologia , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Camundongos Nus , Prognóstico , Receptores CXCR4/antagonistas & inibidores , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Transplante Heterólogo , Carga TumoralRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to determine the expression of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) and explore its clinical significance in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients. The expression of GDF15 in EOC tissues and serum samples was evaluated using immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. The association of GDF15 expression with clinicopathologic parameters was analyzed. Survival time was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier technique and Cox regression model. Both in EOC tissues and serum, high GDF15 levels were obviously related with advanced International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, lymph node metastasis, ascites, and chemoresistance. Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that EOC patients with high GDF15 expression showed poorer progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that GDF15 expression was an independent predictor of PFS in EOC patients. Our study shows that elevated GDF15 expression was associated with poor prognosis in EOC patients. We suggest that GDF15 is a novel biomarker for the early detection of EOC, prediction of the response to chemotherapy, and screening for recurrence in EOC patients.
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Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso/patologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/patologia , Neoplasias do Endométrio/patologia , Fator 15 de Diferenciação de Crescimento/metabolismo , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso/metabolismo , Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/metabolismo , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/terapia , Neoplasias do Endométrio/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Endométrio/terapia , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas , Metástase Linfática , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Invasividade Neoplásica , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/metabolismo , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/terapia , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neoplasias Ovarianas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Ovarianas/terapia , Prognóstico , Taxa de SobrevidaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Pelvic abscess during pregnancy is an uncommon complication, but can lead to adverse perinatal outcomes during pregnancy. CASE REPORT: We present a patient who developed rupture of a tubo-ovarian abscess during pregnancy following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Thirty-eight reported cases are reviewed, and transvaginal oocyte retrieval, genital tract infections, endometrioma, and previous pelvic surgery are considered as risk factors for pelvic abscess during pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Prolonging gestational duration when an infection situation is allowed is the principle of treatment.
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Abscesso/terapia , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Drenagem/métodos , Doenças das Tubas Uterinas/terapia , Doenças Ovarianas/terapia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal/métodos , Abscesso/diagnóstico , Abscesso/etiologia , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Doenças das Tubas Uterinas/diagnóstico , Doenças das Tubas Uterinas/etiologia , Feminino , Fertilização in vitro/efeitos adversos , Seguimentos , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Injeções Intravenosas , Doenças Ovarianas/diagnóstico , Doenças Ovarianas/etiologia , Gravidez , Resultado da Gravidez , Ruptura EspontâneaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the 6-item Kessler psychological distress scale (K6) in screening for serious mental illness (SMI) among undergraduates in a major comprehensive university in China. METHOD: The K6 was self-completed by 8289 randomly sampled participants. A group of them (n=222) were re-assessed using K6 and interviewed using the Chinese version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.1 (CIDI-3.1). RESULTS: The test-retest reliability of the K6 scale was 0.79, the Cronbach's alpha was 0.84, and its area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) for diagnosing CIDI-3.1 SMI was 0.85 (95% CI=0.80-0.90). For the optimal cut-off of K6 (12/13), the sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and classification accuracy (AC) were 0.83, 0.79, 0.60, 0.93, and 0.80, respectively. The 12-month prevalence of SMI was estimated as 3.97% using this optimal cut-off. Binary logistic regression analysis (including gender, ethnicity, grade, number of siblings and family residency location) showed that only family residency location in rural areas compared to urban areas was significantly associated with more SMI. CONCLUSIONS: This study documented the value of using the K6 for detecting SMI in Chinese undergraduate populations and supported its cross-cultural reliability and validity.
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Povo Asiático/etnologia , Transtornos Mentais/etnologia , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica/normas , Estresse Psicológico/etnologia , Estudantes , Universidades , Povo Asiático/psicologia , China/etnologia , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Programas de Rastreamento/métodos , Transtornos Mentais/diagnóstico , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Prevalência , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estresse Psicológico/diagnóstico , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Estudantes/psicologia , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to predict myometrial invasion, cervical invasion, and pelvic lymph node metastasis in endometrial carcinoma and to analyze factors that lead to errors in this identification. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: University general hospital. POPULATION: A total of 167 women diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma. METHODS: All patients received a preoperative contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scan. Histopathological findings were used as the definitive diagnosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The results were compared with histopathological findings, factors that make accurate assessment of myometrial invasion, cervical invasion, and pelvic lymph node metastasis difficult by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging were analyzed. RESULTS: The sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, positive predictive values, and negative predictive values of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging were 90.9, 91.8, 91.6, 73.2 and 97.6%, respectively, for identifying deep myometrial invasion; 84.2, 96.0, 94.6, 72.7 and 97.9%, respectively, for identifying cervical invasion; and 45.0, 91.2, 85.6, 40.9 and 92.4%, respectively, for identifying pelvic lymph node metastasis. The main causes of error in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging were myomas, cornual lesions, deep myometrial invasion, large tumor size, non-endometrioid tumor type, and lower tumor grade. CONCLUSION: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging has a high accuracy and a low tendency to produce false-negative predictive values. Gynecological oncologists should combine the imaging data and clinical information to make therapeutic decisions and avoid diagnostic errors.
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Carcinoma/secundário , Erros de Diagnóstico/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias do Endométrio/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Invasividade Neoplásica/patologia , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/métodos , Adulto , Meios de Contraste , Feminino , Humanos , Aumento da Imagem/métodos , Metástase Linfática/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic scars result from excessive collagen deposition at sites of healing dermal wounds and could be functionally and cosmetically problematic. The authors tested the ability of the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A to reduce hypertrophic scar formation in a rabbit ear model. METHODS: The authors have developed a reliable rabbit model that results in hypertrophic scarring. Four 1-cm, full-thickness, circular wounds were made on each ear. After the wounds reepithelialized, 0.02% trichostatin A was injected intradermally into the wounds in the treatment group. Expression of collagen I and fibronectin was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis at postoperative day 23. Scar hypertrophy was quantified by measurement of the scar elevation index at postoperative day 45. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, injection of trichostatin A led to much more normal-appearing scars in the rabbit ear. The scar elevation index at postoperative day 45 was significantly decreased after injection of trichostatin A compared with untreated scars. Furthermore, the authors confirmed the decreased expression of collagen I and fibronectin at postoperative day 23 (after the rabbits had been treated with trichostatin A for 1 week) in the treated scars compared with the control scars according to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of trichostatin A can result in the decreased formation of hypertrophic scars in a rabbit ear model, which is corroborated by evidence of decreased collagen I and fibronectin synthesis.
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Cicatriz Hipertrófica/prevenção & controle , Otopatias/prevenção & controle , Orelha Externa/lesões , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases/uso terapêutico , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/uso terapêutico , Ferimentos e Lesões/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Western Blotting , Cicatriz Hipertrófica/etiologia , Cicatriz Hipertrófica/patologia , Colágeno Tipo I/biossíntese , Colágeno Tipo I/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Otopatias/etiologia , Otopatias/patologia , Orelha Externa/metabolismo , Feminino , Fibronectinas/biossíntese , Fibronectinas/genética , Seguimentos , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases/administração & dosagem , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/administração & dosagem , Injeções Intradérmicas , Masculino , RNA Mensageiro/análise , Coelhos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Resultado do Tratamento , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Ferimentos e Lesões/complicações , Ferimentos e Lesões/patologiaRESUMO
AIM: To investigate the role of interleukin (IL)-17 in small bowel allograft rejection. METHODS: We detected the expression of helper T cell 17 (Th17) cells in biopsy specimens from 3 cases of living small bowel transplantation in our department through immunofluorescence stain. We then established a rat heterotopic small bowel transplantation model. The rats were sacrificed on the 1(st), 2(nd), 3(rd), 5(th), and 7(th) d after small bowel transplantation. The degrees of transplantation rejection in rat intestine graft were examined through hematoxylin eosin (HE) stain, and the expression of Th17 cells in rat intestine graft were detected through immunofluorescence stain. In addition, the recipient rats undergoing intestinal transplantation were administrated with mouse-anti-rat IL-17 monoclonal antibody (mAb), and the survival of rats was analyzed. The recipient rats which received mouse-anti-rat IL-17 mAb treatment were sacrificed on the 1(st), 2(nd), 3(rd), 5(th), and 7(th) d after small bowel transplantation. The degrees of transplantation rejection and the expression of Th17 cells in rat intestine graft were detected through HE and immunofluorescence stain. The expression of IL-17, IL-1ß, tumor necroses factor receptor-α (TNF-α), IL-6, and IL-8 in the intestine graft or serum were also detected. RESULTS: The expressions of Th17 cells ran parallel with the degree of acute rejection in human intestine grafts. The intestine graft rejection of rats was aggravated with prolonged duration after intestinal transplantation, and the expressions of Th17 cells were also correlated with the degree of acute rejection in rat intestine grafts. Administration of mouse-anti-rat IL-17 mAb prolonged the survival of rats after small bowel transplantation (P < 0.001). Furthermore, we found that the administration of mouse-anti-rat IL-17 mAb significantly decreased the intensity of CD4+IL-17+ Th17 cells in intestine grafts on the 2(nd), 3(rd), 5(th), and the 7(th) d (97.22 ± 4.05 vs 12.45 ± 2.02 on the 7(th) d, P < 0.0001), and suppressed the severity of acute rejection. The expression of IL-17 in the intestine graft declined after mouse-anti-rat IL-17 mAb administration on the 2(nd), 3(rd), 5(th), and the 7(th) d (0.88 ± 0.03 vs 0.35 ± 0.02 on the 7(th) d, P < 0.0001). We also detected the IL-17 serum level and found that the IL-17 level reduced from the 1(st) d to the 7(th) d (6.52 ± 0.18 ng/mL vs 2.04 ± 0.15 ng/mL on the 7(th) d, P < 0.0001). No significant difference in the level of IL-17 mRNA in the intestine graft was identified between the two groups. The levels of IL-1ß, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8 mRNA in the intestine graft after the administration of mouse-anti-rat IL-17 mAb were also tested. We found that on the 3(rd), 5(th), and 7(th) d after intestinal transplantation, administration of mouse-anti-rat IL-17 mAb significantly inhibited the levels of IL-1ß (12.11 ± 1.16 vs 1.27 ± 0.15 on the 7(th) d, P < 0.001), TNF-α (27.37 ± 2.60 vs 1.06 ± 0.26 on the 7(th) d, P < 0.001), IL-6 (21.43 ± 1.79 vs 1.90 ± 0.32 on the 7(th) d, P < 0.001), and IL-8 (20.44 ± 1.44 vs 1.34 ± 0.20 on the 7(th) d, P < 0.001) mRNA in the intestine graft. CONCLUSION: IL-17 may act as a promising and potent target for inhibiting acute rejection after small bowel transplantation.
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Rejeição de Enxerto/imunologia , Íleo/transplante , Interleucina-17/metabolismo , Transplante de Órgãos/efeitos adversos , Células Th17/imunologia , Doença Aguda , Adolescente , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/farmacologia , Biópsia , Rejeição de Enxerto/genética , Rejeição de Enxerto/prevenção & controle , Sobrevivência de Enxerto , Humanos , Íleo/efeitos dos fármacos , Íleo/imunologia , Íleo/patologia , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Endogâmicos F344 , Ratos Endogâmicos Lew , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
AIM: To investigate the effect of IL-17 on the expression of collagen I/III in cardiac fibroblasts and analyze its molecular mechanism. METHODS: Cardiac fibroblasts were isolated from 7-14-day-old BALB/c mice and cultured in DMEM with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS). The cells were collected after IL-17 treatment for 0, 24, 48, 72 h. IL-17 receptors on cardiac fibroblasts were detected by PCR; the collagen I/III expression was analyzed by immunofluorescence; the PKCß, Erk1/2, NF-κB phosphorylation were investigated by Western blotting. RESULTS: IL-17RA/C was expressed on cardiac fibroblasts; after 24 h of IL-17 stimulation, the collagen I/III expression obviously increased; Western blotting showed that PKCß, Erk1/2 and NF-κB were phosphorylated on 30, 45, 45 min, respectively. CONCLUSION: IL-17 could induce the expression of collagen I/III in cardiac fibroblasts, which might be related with PKCß-ERK1/2-NF-κB phosphorylation.