Intracranial tuberculomas diagnosed with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded brain tissues and treated with an optimized antituberculosis regimen: A case report.

Diagnosis of intracranial tuberculoma remains a challenge due to its rarity, non-specific clinical presentation, and radiological findings. Herein, we describe a case of intracranial tuberculomas in a male diabetic patient who presented headache and vomiting on admission. Neuroimaging findings indicated multiple ring contrast-enhanced lesions with extensive perilesional edema. However, a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination was normal. When a biopsy of brain lesions was performed, pathological characteristics of tuberculosis were absent and acid-fast staining was negative. A tuberculosis diagnosis was subsequently obtained from an Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded brain tissue. The patient was treated with an optimized anti-tuberculosis regimen which included high-dose intravenous administration of rifampicin and isoniazid, and oral administration of linezolid. The patient recovered well and exhibited marked clinical improvement. This case report demonstrates that when CSF analysis does not indicate the presence of intracranial tuberculomas, analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded brain tissue specimens with the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay may be able to confirm a diagnosis. Furthermore, a high dose of rifampicin and isoniazid plus linezolid may improve patient outcome.

Effect and Mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus(Batal.)lljinskaja Polysaccharides on Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Regulating GLUT4 Translocation in Islet and Liver / 医药导报

Objective To investigate the effect of Cyclocarya paliurus(Batal.)lljinskaja polysaccharides on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic rats by regulating glucose transporter 4(GLUT4)translocation in islet and liver.Methods High-fat diet combined with low-dose streptozotocin(35 mg·kg-1)to induce type 2 diabetes model,all the rats were randomly divided into model control group,Cyclocarya paliurus polysaccharides groups(5,10 g·kg-1)and metformin group(0.25 g·kg-1),and treated for eight weeks(n=9 in each group).Fasting glucose and lipid were determined.Histopathology of rat islet and liver were observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining.Protein expressions of phosphorylated phosphoinositide-3-kinase(p-PI3K),phosphorylated serine-threonine kinase 1(p-Akt1),and GLUT4 in islet were measured by immunohistochemistry staining.GLUT4 translocation in the islet and liver was detected by immunofluorescence.Results Compared with the model control group,the Cyclocarya paliurus polysaccharides group and metformin group had declined fasting glucose levels and increased high-density lipoprotein(P＜0.05).The structure of the islets and liver was relatively complete.The content of p-PI3K,p-Akt1 and GLUT4 in the islet increased(P＜0.05).GLUT4 translocation in the liver and islet enhanced(P＜0.05).Conclusions Cyclocarya paliurus polysaccharides alleviate glucose and lipid metabolism disorders.The mechanism may lay in it activating protein expressions of p-PI3K,p-Akt1,and GLUT4 in islet cells.GLUT4 translocation to the islet and liver cell membrane are increased to regulate peripheral islet resistance.

Differentiation and Treatment of Malignant Tumors based on the Theory of Ministerial Fire / 中医杂志

The occurrence of malignant tumors is closely related to the ministerial fire. The variant ministerial fire is the fundamental factor of the formation of cancer toxin， and ministerial fire dislocation and hyperactivity are the basis for the generation of variant ministerial fire. When the ministerial fire cannot keep its position or moves without restraint， burning and exuberant， the variant ministerial fire comes out. Under the guidance of the theory of ministerial fire， the basic treatment methods to differentiate and treat malignant tumors are the direct repulsion of variant ministerial fire， and the regulation of dislocated and hyperactive ministerial fire. The method of clearing heat and resolving toxins is often used， taking a large amounts of bitter and cold herbs to reduce variant ministerial fire. For ministerial fire dislocation， ministerial fire depletion， true yang insufficiency， and the ministerial fire failing to rely on， it is common to have symptoms of upper heat and lower cold， for which the treatment method is to benefit the source of the fire， and Modified Yinhuo Decoction （引火汤加减） is commonly used. For insufficient true yin and lack of support for ministerial fire， it is suggested to nourish kidney essence， and the medicinals of enriching yin and boosting kidney are commonly used. In terms of ministerial fire hyperactivity， the treatment method should be nourishing the heart and calming the mind， and Jiaotai Pills （交泰丸） is often used to clear heart and clam the mind， and return fire to its origin. At the same time， methods such as regulating qi， resolving phlegm， clearing fire， and dispelling stasis are used to clear away tangible pathogens， so that the ministerial fire acts in a controlled manner and keeps its position and destiny.

Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine regulating related signaling pathways to promote tendon-bone healing / 中国药房

Tendon-bone healing is a complex biological process. Multiple signaling pathways are involved in tendon-bone healing， including transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway， bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway， Wnt signaling pathway， fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway and nuclear transcription factor-κB signaling pathway. This paper summarizes the research status of traditional Chinese medicine regulating related signaling pathways to promote tendon-bone healing. It is found that a variety of traditional Chinese medicine monomers or herbal extracts （such as baicalein， icariin， total flavonoids of Drynaria fortunei， parthenolide， total saponins of Panax notoginseng， etc.） and traditional Chinese medicine compounds （such as Taohong siwu decoction， Liuwei dihuang pill， Xujin jiegu liquid， etc.） can promote bone formation， anti-inflammatory， anti-oxidation， by regulating the above signaling pathways， thereby effectively promoting tendon-bone healing.

Implementation and effectiveness evaluation of clinical nutrition pharmacist-involved consultation in nutrition support therapy / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective:To explore the necessity and feasibility of clinical nutrition pharmacist-involved consultation, and evaluate the impact on clinical outcome.Methods:Patients who received the nutritional consultation involving pharmacists at Shanxi Bethune Hospital between 2019 and 2021 were retrospectively enrolled. Patient clinical characteristics, distribution, consultation purpose and nutrition management regimen, and clinical outcomes were collected and analyzed.Results:There was increasing utilization of nutrition pharmacist-involved consultations and referrals to pharmacy clinic over the three years. An average of 95.3% of consultation advices were accepted. Over 90% of patients who were scored 3-6 points with Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 benefited from such consultations. Patients with tumors, elderly patients, and patients with digestive system disorders showed the most benefit from nutritional consultations. The purpose of consultation was focused on the development of individualized nutritional management plans, which brought about improvement in patient's nutritional indicators.Conclusion:There is a strong demand for nutritional pharmacy consultation in large-scale comprehensive hospitals, and the standardized consultation workflow paves the way for comprehensive and individualized nutrition therapy.

Analysis of a cohort study on myopia among primary and secondary school students in Henan Province, 2019-2020 / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To track and investigate the changes in visual acuity of primary and secondary school students in Henan Province during the COVID-19 pandemic home confinement, so as to provide theoretical basis for the prevention and control of myopia.@*Methods@#A cohort study design was employed for this research. In September 2019, visual acuity tests were conducted among 2 222 primary and secondary school students by Multi stage random cluster sampling method from four cities in Henan Province, including Zhengzhou, Xinxiang, Zhoukou, and Pingdingshan. A follow up study was conducted in June 2020, with on site visual acuity tests and questionnaire surveys. Wilcoxon rank sum test, Kruskal Wallis rank sum test, Chi square test, one way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression model were used to analyze the changes in visual acuity of primary and secondary school students and the influencing factors from 2019 to 2020.@*Results@#Compared with 2019, the overall myopia rate of students increased in 2020, and the difference was statistically significant (55.7%, 64.9%, χ 2=1 035.91, P <0.01), and the difference between mild, moderate and severe myopia rates occurred at 2 years (2019:32.4%, 18.8%, 4.4%, 2020:36.7%, 22.5%, 5.7%, χ 2= 8.43, 9.23, 3.94, P <0.05). The myopia incidence rate of primary and secondary school students in 2020 was 28.3%. As presented in multiple linear regression analysis, middle school, grade 4th-6th and grade 1st-3rd of primary school, low economic level, using television for online classes, the study desk being not bright on sunny days, without looking far away during breaks, the brightness of the study desk and desktop which was average on sunny days, and using roof lamp only when studying at night were associated with myopia progression among students ( B=-0.16, -0.18, -0.20, -0.06, -0.21, -0.13, -0.11, -0.40, P <0.05).@*Conclusions@#During 2019-2020, primary and secondary school students in Henan Province experience a progression towards myopia, which is comprehensively influenced by education stage, economic level, the habit of using eyes, and visual environment. Myopia prevention and control should be actively intervened and strengthened to improve the eye environment for primary and secondary school students, in order to slow down the development of myopia.

Challenges and Suggestions for Improvement of the Electronic Informed Consent System in Clinical Application / 中国医学伦理学

The electronic informed consent (eIC) system is a product of modernization development of electronic and intelligent technology. In the context of COVID-19, the eIC system can adapt to the epidemic prevention and control requirements, showing its time-space advantages. By introducing the concept, form and the use of eIC system, this paper analyzed the challenges of acceptance, understanding, consent and information security faced by the eIC system. Based on this, some suggestions were put forward, including strengthening the training of the relevant personnel involved in the eIC system, enhancing and improving the functions of the eIC system, and perfecting the relevant laws and regulations of the eIC system, so as to provide reference for the future research and application of eIC.

Supervision of Electronic Informed Consent in International Clinical Research and Its Implications for China / 中国医学伦理学

At present, China is still in the exploratory stage in the field of electronic informed consent (eIC), and relevant policies, regulations and application guidelines have not yet been established and improved. While the traditional informed consent supervision system is difficult to meet the needs of the innovative development of eIC, such as subject privacy and data security. Through sorting out and analyzing the legal norms and construction system of eIC supervision in Europe and the United States, combined with the current development status, problems, and challenges of eIC in China, this paper targeted proposed the path to construct the supervision of eIC in clinical research in China from the aspects of restricting the signing form and process of eIC, adjusting the ethical review paradigm of eIC, enhancing the strength of eIC ethical review, improving the construction of eIC legal system, and strengthening the training of relevant researchers.

Clinical Effect of Fangfeng Tongshengsan on Post-chemoembolization Syndrome with Primary Liver Cancer or Postoperative Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of the Fangfeng Tongshengsan on post-chemoembolization syndrome with primary liver cancer or postoperative liver metastases of colorectal cancer. MethodSeventy-two patients suffered from post-chemoembolization syndrome after transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization were randomly divided into 2 groups， including a Fangfeng Tongshengsan group and a control group， with 36 patients in each group. The patients in Fangfeng Tongshengsan group orally took the decoction for consecutive 7 d. The patients in the control group were physically cooled down with alcohol rub bath and ice pack for consecutive 7 d. Furthermore， the difference of fever， Karnofsky performance status （KPS）， pain in the liver region， nausea vomiting， constipation， and liver function between these two groups were observed. ResultCompared with the control group， Fangfeng Tongshengsan significantly relieved fever， reduced the body temperature （P<0.05）， and shortened the duration of fever （P<0.05）， indicating that Fangfeng Tongshengsan remarkably improved the KPS （P<0.05）. Meanwhile， Fangfeng Tongshengsan obviously alleviated nausea， vomiting， and constipation status and shortened the duration time compared with the control group （P<0.05）. In addition， the parameters of liver function including alanine aminotransferase （ALT）， aspartate aminotransferase （AST）， γ-glutamyl transpeptidase （GGT）， and total bilirubin （TBIL） were significantly decreased in the Fangfeng Tongshengsan group （P<0.05）， which indicated that Fangfeng Tongshengsan alleviated liver dysfunction of patients with post-chemoembolization syndrome. ConclusionFangfeng Tongshengsan can be used to treat post-chemoembolization syndrome with primary liver cancer and postoperative liver metastases of colorectal cancer.

One-stage operation surgical efficacy observation of congenital preauricular fistula infection and static period of inflammation in children / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

Objective:To compare the clinical effect of surgical treatment of congenital preauricular fistulas in children during the local infection period and static inflammatory period. Methods:Forty children with congenital preauricular fistula infection treated in our hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the experimental group, and 39 children with congenital preauricular fistula inflammation at static period were selected as the control group. The fistula of the two groups of children aged between 1-14 years old was located in front of the foot of the ear wheel or the foot of the ear wheel, and all were unilateral fistulas. The postoperative follow-up was 6 months to 2 years, and the efficacy of the two groups was compared. Results:There was no significant difference in the healing rate of stage Ⅰ and stage Ⅱ between the two groups（P>0.05）. There was no significant difference in fistula recurrence rate and satisfaction with the preauricular scar between the two groups after treatment（P>0.05）. There was no significant difference in postoperative hospital stay between the experimental group and the control group（P>0.05）. Conclusion:The effect of surgical treatment of congenital preauricular fistula in the infected period is similar to that of surgical treatment in the static period of inflammation, and it can reduce the pain of dressing change under local anesthesia in children, avoid the second operation in children, and reduce the economic cost. This treatment method is worthy of clinical promotion. Appropriate incision and resection method were designed according to the fistula and infection sites.

Hedgehog pathway orchestrates the interplay of histone modifications and tailors combination epigenetic therapies in breast cancer

Epigenetic therapies that cause genome-wide epigenetic alterations, could trigger local interplay between different histone marks, leading to a switch of transcriptional outcome and therapeutic responses of epigenetic treatment. However, in human cancers with diverse oncogenic activation, how oncogenic pathways cooperate with epigenetic modifiers to regulate the histone mark interplay is poorly understood. We herein discover that the hedgehog (Hh) pathway reprograms the histone methylation landscape in breast cancer, especially in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This facilitates the histone acetylation caused by histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors and gives rise to new therapeutic vulnerability of combination therapies. Specifically, overexpression of zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 1 (ZIC1) in breast cancer promotes Hh activation, facilitating the switch of H3K27 methylation (H3K27me) to acetylation (H3K27ac). The mutually exclusive relationship of H3K27me and H3K27ac allows their functional interplay at oncogenic gene locus and switches therapeutic outcomes. Using multiple in vivo breast cancer models including patient-derived TNBC xenograft, we show that Hh signaling-orchestrated H3K27me and H3K27ac interplay tailors combination epigenetic drugs in treating breast cancer. Together, this study reveals the new role of Hh signaling-regulated histone modifications interplay in responding to HDAC inhibitors and suggests new epigenetically-targeted therapeutic solutions for treating TNBC.

Research progress on the mechanism of iron overload in the occurrence and development of osteoarthritis / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic degenerative disease, and its condition tends to worsen with age. The pathogenesis of OA is complex, and many risk factors can lead to the occurrence of OA. Iron is one of the essential trace elements in the body, and its metabolic balance is extremely important to human health. Iron overload is closely related to the occurrence and development of OA. Excessive iron deposition in joint tissue can easily lead to lesions of articular cartilage and synovium, as well as affect subchondral bone reconstruction and lead to the occurrence of OA. The author reviewed the relevant research literature in recent years, and reviewed the mechanism of iron overload in the occurrence and development of OA, in order to provide new ideas and directions for the research and diagnosis and treatment of OA.

Ethical analysis and countermeasures of artificial intelligence application in clinical trials / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

The development of artificial intelligence is becoming more and more mature, and has penetrated into every field of clinical trials. Artificial intelligence has brought new development opportunities for clinical trials. However, the application of artificial intelligence in clinical trials is still in the exploratory stage, facing many ethical issues, including trial risk caused by data quality, privacy protection caused by data regulation, and contradiction between data authorization and informed consent. We should precisely position the realizable application of artificial intelligence in clinical trials, understand its practical ethical issues, and formulate corresponding coping strategies to ensure the maximum improvement of the whole process performance of clinical trials, including strengthening data quality management and reducing clinical trial risks; optimizing data monitoring mechanisms to ensure data security and privacy; building a data authorization platform and improving judicial protection of informed consent, etc.

Discussion on Quality Assurance and Improvement Mode of Ethics Committee / 中国医学伦理学

With the continuous improvement of the ethics committee status and the rapid growth of ethical review projects, the ethics committee urgently needs to establish an evaluation mechanism for continuous improvement. In view of a series of problems faced by the ethics committee in its daily management and operation, this paper discussed the concept and measures of introducing quality assurance and quality improvement into the ethics committee. Through comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the three models of quality assurance and quality improvement, this paper summarized the practical experience, further determined the internal evaluation, improvement model and evaluation elements of ethics committee, constantly improve the internal evaluation system of the ethics committee, strengthen the education and training of the ethics committee, and implement the whole chain electronic review, so as to improve the operation efficiency and review ability of the ethics committee, and provide sufficient ethical protection for the protection of the rights and interests of subjects.

New susceptibility loci for severe COVID-19 by detailed GWAS analysis in European populations

Given the highly variable clinical phenotype of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a deeper analysis of the host genetic contribution to severe COVID-19 is important to improve our understanding of underlying disease mechanisms. Here, we describe an extended GWAS meta-analysis of a well-characterized cohort of 3,260 COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure and 12,483 population controls from Italy, Spain, Norway and Germany/Austria, including stratified analyses based on age, sex and disease severity, as well as targeted analyses of chromosome Y haplotypes, the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region and the SARS-CoV-2 peptidome. By inversion imputation, we traced a reported association at 17q21.31 to a highly pleiotropic [~]0.9-Mb inversion polymorphism and characterized the potential effects of the inversion in detail. Our data, together with the 5th release of summary statistics from the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, also identified a new locus at 19q13.33, including NAPSA, a gene which is expressed primarily in alveolar cells responsible for gas exchange in the lung.

Effect of miR-133b on radiosensitivity of colon cancer SW620 cells by targeting HER-2 / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Objective:To evaluate the effect of miR-133b on the apoptosis and radiosensitivity of colon cancer cell line (SW620 cells), and to explore its mechanism.Methods:SW620 cells were transfected with miR-con (miR-con group), miR-133b mimics (miR-133b group), si-con (si-con group) and si-HER-2(si-HER-2 group) by the liposome method, and then irradiated with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 Gy. The miR-133b protein expression, HER-2 protein expression, apoptosis, cell survival fraction and cytofluoroactivity in each group were evaluated by qRT-PCR, Western blot, flow cytometry, colony formation assay and dual luciferase reporter gene assay, respectively.Results:Compared with the pre-irradiation group, the expression level of miR-133b was significantly down-regulated ( P<0.05), whereas that of HER-2 was significantly up-regulated in SW620 cells after irradiation ( P<0.05). Overexpression of miR-133b and knockdown of HER-2 remarkably reduced the survival fraction (both P<0.05), and significantly promoted the apoptosis of SW620 cells ( P<0.05). miR-133b could considerably inhibit the fluorescent activity of wild-type HER-2 cells ( P<0.05) and negatively regulate the expression of HER-2 protein. Conclusion:miR-133b can inhibit the survival of colon cancer cells, promote the apoptosis and enhance the sensitivity of radiotherapy probably via the mechanism of targeting HER-2.

Analysis of virus subtype variation among HIV/AIDS in Wuxi city, 2014-2016 / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志

Objective:To investigate the variation characteristics and influencing factors of HIV/AIDS subtypes in Wuxi city of Jiangsu Province from 2014 to 2016.Methods:HIV/AIDS population in Wuxi city in 2014 was selected as the research object, and the HIV molecular epidemiology and follow-up study were carried out. Collect epidemiological information, extract DNA from blood samples, amplify pol gene fragment by nest-PCR and sequence, use ChromasPro 1.6 software and MEGA 7.0 software to construct the HIV-1 sequence database, and use FastTree2.1.10 software to construct the phylogenetic tree to confirm the subtype; in 2016, the same population was followed up, and the HIV subtype variation was analyzed, and the influencing factors of subtype variation were explored by multivariate logistic regression. Results:A total of 612 HIV/AIDS cases in 2014 and 2016 were collected. The age of the subjects was mainly 30 years old or above (85.46%, 523/612), and the proportion of people over 50 years old was higher (228/612, 37.25%). The main route of transmission was homosexuality, accounting for 49.67%. A total of 1224 samples were detected and CRF01 _ AE、CRF07_ BC、B、CRF08_ BC、CRF67_ 01B、CRF55_ 01B、CRF68_ 01B, 7 subtypes of HIV-1 and 5 unique recombinant types (URFs) was detected. CRF01_ AE and CRF07_ BC was still the main genotype in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, accounting for 66.75%. There were 29 cases (3.56%) of URFs recombinant strains. During 2014-2016, the variation rate of subtypes was 14.63%, and the most common variation was CRF01_ AE changes to CRF07_ BC(13.95%). Marital status (OR=0.363, 95% CI: 0.137-0.964) and baseline CD4 level (OR=0.414, 95% CI: 0.192-0.891) were associated with subtype variation.Conclusions:The HIV-1 subtypes of HIV/AIDS patients in Wuxi city are diverse and complex, the proportion of recombinant subtypes is rising, the URFs that are difficult to determine the genotype increase significantly, and the variation rate of HIV-1 subtypes among HIV/AIDS infected people is high. It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring of HIV-1 subtypes.

Value of coagulation function related indicators in the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the clinical significance of coagulation function related indicators in the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer.Methods:The clinical data of 248 patients with non-small cell lung cancer from June 2014 to December 2017 in the Department of Oncology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, were retrospectively analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the best cutoff values of prognostic indicators,the Cox regression model was used for multivariate analysis, and the Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis.Results:ROC curve analysis showed that the best cutoff values for D-dimer (D-D), fibrinogen (FIB) and prothrombin time (PT)were 0.18 mg/L, 4.25 g/L and 12.0 s, respectively. Cox multivariate regression analysis showed that increased expression of D-D ( HR=1.197, 95% CI 1.100-1.303), PT ( HR=1.111, 95% CI 1.049-1.176) and FIB ( HR=1.510, 95% CI 1.276-1.788) were risk factors for the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer ( P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis results showed that the overall survival in the high expression group of D-D, FIB and PT was shorter than in of the low expression group ( P<0.001). Conclusion:D-D, PT and FIB are independent factors affecting the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer.

Clinical characteristics and prognosis analyses of metastatic sites symptom as the first manifestation in esophageal carcinoma patients with stage T 1 and T 2 / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics and prognosis of metastatic sites symptom as the first manifestation in esophageal carcinoma patients with stage T 1 and T 2, and to provide a reference for clinical practice. Methods:The clinical data of 50 esophageal carcinoma patients with stage T 1 and T 2 who had lymph node or distant metastasis as the first symptom in Anyang Tumor Hospital of Henan Province from November 2007 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Survival analysis was performed by using Kaplan-Meier method. Univariate analysis was performed by using log-rank test. Results:Among 50 patients with esophageal carcinoma, lymph node metastases as the first symptom were found in 42 cases and distant organ metastases as the first symptom were found in 8 cases. The 1-, 3-, 5-year overall survival rates of patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ and stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ were 58.7%, 49.0%, 16.3% and 56.1%, 12.2%, 0, respectively, and there was no statistically significant difference in OS of both groups ( P = 0.094). The 1-, 3-, 5-year overall survival rates of patients with stage N 1 and stage N 2-N 3 were 63.5%, 34.7%, 17.3% and 52.2%, 11.9%, 0, respectively, and there was no statistically significant difference in OS of both groups ( P = 0.083). The 1-, 3-, 5-year overall survival rates were 64.6%, 30.5%, 18.3%, respectively in radiotherapy group and 38.2%, 0, 0, respectively in non-radiotherapy group, and there was a statistically significant difference in OS of both groups ( P = 0.008); the progression-free survival in radiotherapy group was better than that in non-radiotherapy group ( P = 0.028). The 1-, 3-, 5-year overall survival rates were 70.8%, 35.5%, 21.3% and 33.3%, 0, 0 and 35.4%, 0, 0, respectively in concurrent chemoradiotherapy group, radiotherapy group and chemotherapy group, and there was a statistically significant difference in overall survival among three groups ( P = 0.004). The results of univariate analysis showed that radiotherapy ( χ2 = 7.112, P = 0.008) and concurrent chemoradiotherapy ( χ2 = 10.940, P = 0.004) were the main factors affecting the prognosis. Conclusions:Lymph node and distant metastasis could occur in esophageal carcinoma patients with stage T 1 and T 2. Radiotherapy can prolong the progression-free survival time and concurrent chemoradiotherapy could benefit overall survival of these patients.

Neuroinflammation Mediates Faster Brachial Plexus Regeneration in Subjects with Cerebral Injury / 神经科学通报·英文版

Our previous investigation suggested that faster seventh cervical nerve (C7) regeneration occurs in patients with cerebral injury undergoing contralateral C7 transfer. This finding needed further verification, and the mechanism remained largely unknown. Here, Tinel’s test revealed faster C7 regeneration in patients with cerebral injury, which was further confirmed in mice by electrophysiological recordings and histological analysis. Furthermore, we identified an altered systemic inflammatory response that led to the transformation of macrophage polarization as a mechanism underlying the increased nerve regeneration in patients with cerebral injury. In mice, we showed that, as a contributing factor, serum amyloid protein A1 (SAA1) promoted C7 regeneration and interfered with macrophage polarization in vivo. Our results indicate that altered inflammation promotes the regenerative capacity of the C7 nerve by altering macrophage behavior. SAA1 may be a therapeutic target to improve the recovery of injured peripheral nerves.