Impacts of SVV-guided goal-directed fluid therapy on intraoperative signs, intestinal barrier function and prognosis in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical rectal cancer surgery / 中国医师杂志

Objective:To investigate the impacts of stroke volume variation (SVV)-guided goal-directed fluid therapy on intraoperative signs, intestinal barrier function and prognosis in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical rectal cancer surgery.Methods:A total of 90 patients who underwent laparoscopic radical resection for rectal cancer in Peking University International Hospital from May 2020 to May 2022 were prospectively selected as subjects, and divided into SVV group (45 cases) and traditional infusion group (45 cases) by random number table method. The SVV group was given SVV-guided goal-directed fluid therapy, and the traditional infusion group was given central venous pressure (CVP)-guided goal-directed fluid therapy. The operation-related indicators (urine volume, crystalloid volume, colloid volume, total fluid volume, blood loss and operation time), intraoperative signs indicators[heart rate (HR), CVP, mean arterial pressure (MAP)], intestinal barrier function indicators [diamine oxidase (DAO), D-lactic acid], inflammatory factor levels [interleukin-10 (IL-10), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)], and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups.Results:There was no significant difference in the urine volume, blood loss and operation time between the two groups (all P>0.05), while the crystalloid volume, colloid volume and total fluid volume in the SVV group were greatly lower than those in the traditional infusion group (all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in HR between the two groups at different time points ( P>0.05). Compared with T 0, CVP at T 1 in the two groups was significantly decreased (all P<0.05), and increased at T 2 and T 3 compared with T 1 (all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in MAP at different time points in the SVV group (all P>0.05). The MAP at T 1, T 2 and T 3 in the traditional infusion group was significantly lower than that at T 0 (all P<0.05), and the MAP at T 1, T 2 and T 3 in the SVV group was significantly higher than that in the traditional infusion group (all P<0.05). Compared with T 0, DAO and D-lactic acid levels were significantly increased at T 1, T 3, T 4 and T 5 in the two groups (all P<0.05), and DAO and D-lactic acid levels at T 1, T 3, T 4 and T 5 in the SVV group were significantly lower than those in the traditional infusion group (all P<0.05). Compared with T 0, serum IL-10 level in the two groups was significantly decreased at T 4 ( P<0.05), and serum IL-6 and TNF-α levels were significantly increased at T 4 (all P<0.05). The serum levels of IL-10, IL-6 and TNF-α in the SVV group at T 4 were significantly different from those in the traditional infusion group (all P<0.05). Compared with T 4, the serum levels of IL-10 at T 5 were significantly increased (all P<0.05), while the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were significantly decreased (all P<0.05), but there was no statistical significance between the two groups (all P>0.05). The incidence of postoperative infection, anastomotic fistula, vomiting and nausea in SVV group (13.33%) was significantly lower than that in traditional infusion group (35.33%) ( P<0.05). Conclusions:SVV-guided goal-directed fluid therapy for patients undergoing laparoscopic radical rectal cancer can effectively stabilize intraoperative vital signs, reduce inflammation, improve intestinal barrier function, and improve prognosis.

"Short circuit" of power flux of light in near-zero refractive index metamaterials.

An interesting phenomenon of "short circuit" of the power flux of light arising from the electromagnetic decoupling has been discovered in a composite structure composed of epsilon-mu-near-zero medium (EMNZ) and epsilon-near-zero (ENZ). In the composite structure, the power flux of light goes around the ENZ components with any shapes and sizes and perfectly passes through the composite structure via the EMNZ until the connection of the EMNZ is broken. The ENZ components can freely manipulate the power flux of light flowing along arbitrary paths inside the EMNZ without reflection. In addition, we discover that the embedded ENZ components enhance the stability of transmission property of impure EMNZ effectively. The arbitrarily-shaped non-ENZ dopants of EMNZ are able to be well hidden by coating an ENZ cladding with moderate thickness, which is demonstrated through an actual structure composed of photonic crystals. In the area of transmission and processing of optical signal in two-dimensional integrated optical systems, the EMNZ-ENZ composite structure we construct employs potential application prospects.

Light confining effect in a zero-index waveguide with unenclosed sidewalls and a design scheme of a reflectionless polarization converter.

In our work, we have demonstrated an interesting effect: the light confining effect in an epsilon-mu-near-zero (EMNZ) waveguide with unenclosed sidewalls. The EMNZ waveguide can have perfect transmittance even though the sidewalls are unenclosed. All of the light propagating in the EMNZ waveguide is confined to the EMNZ when the connection of each sidewall is not broken. We also demonstrate that even though most of the surfaces of EMNZ are exposed to air rather than covered by perfect electric conductor or perfect magnetic conductor side walls, it is still possible for the EMNZ waveguide to exhibit the light confining effect, which is quite different from a conventional waveguide. The light confining effect of the EMNZ waveguide has rarely been discussed in previous works. Based on the light confining effect, we propose a new design scheme of a reflectionless polarization converter without using an optical active medium or structures. Our proposal provides the possibility of the application of zero-index metamaterials in the field of modulation of optical polarization.

Hotspots analysis on pneumoconiosis research in China,2001-2017 / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the hotspots and related situations of pneumoconiosis research in China from 2001 to2017. METHODS: China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang Data were used to retrieve relevant literature on China's pneumoconiosis research from 2001 to 2017. Bibliometrics was used to analyze the distribution of publication time,regions,hotspots,authors and their institutions,carrier journals,keywords,etc. RESULTS: A total of 10 208 literature articles on pneumoconiosis research were screened. The number of published literature in 2001-2017 showed an upward trend year by year( P < 0. 01). Provinces in the Eastern area have the largest number of publications. The areas that have the largest number of publications were in Shandong Province,Beijing City and Hebei Province,followed by Anhui Province,Guangdong Province,Jiangsu Province,Liaoning Province,Shanxi Province and Henan Province. Beijing City,Hebei Province,Tianjin City,Liaoning Province,Anhui Province,Jiangsu Province,Hubei Province and Shanghai City are the hotspots for research on pneumoconiosis. The publications were seen in 1 173 journals. Five occupational medical professional periodicals such as Occupation and Health,Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases,China Occupational Medicine,Chinese Journal of Industrial Medicine and Industrial Health and Occupational Diseases publish' the most literature on pneumoconiosis research,accounting for 26. 99% of the effective literature.Occupational disease prevention institutions and hospitals are the main organizations for publishing literatures. The focuses of pneumoconiosis research are silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis,etc. CONCLUSION: Generally,the literature on the research of pneumoconiosis in China from 2001 to 2017 is increasing and is focus on some specific hotspots.Pneumoconiosis research has been specialized. An important carrier for publishing research results has been formed.

Isolation and identification of cancer stem-like cells from side population of human prostate cancer cells / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

It has been widely verified by various sorting methods that cancer stem cells (CSCs) exist in different types of tumor cells or tissues. However, due to lack of specific stem cell surface markers, CSCs are very difficult to be separated from some cancer cells, which becomes the key barrier of functional studies of CSCs. The sorting method by side population cells (SP) lays a solid foundation for in-depth and comprehensive study of CSCs. To identify the existence of SP in prostate cancer cell lines, we applied flow cytometry sorting by SP to cultures of prostate cancer cell lines (TSU, LnCap, and PC-3), and the cancer stem-like characteristics of SP were verified through experiments in vitro and in vivo. The proportion of SP in TSU cells was calculated to be 1.60%±0.40% [Formula: see text], and that in PC-3 and LnCap cells was calculated to be 0.80%±0.05% and 0.60%±0.20%, respectively. The colony formation assay demonstrated that the colony formation rate of SP to non-SP sorted from TSU via flow cytometry was 0.495±0.038 to 0.177±0.029 in 500 cells, 0.505±0.026 to 0.169±0.024 in 250 cells, and 0.088±0.016 to 0.043±0.012 in 125 cells respectively. In the in vivo experiments, tumors were observed in all the mice on the 10th day after injecting 50 000 cells subcutaneously in SP group, whereas when 5×10(6) cells were injected in non-SP group, tumors were developed in only 4 out of 8 mice until the 3rd week before the end of the experiment. Our results revealed that prostate cancer cells contain a small subset of cells, called SP, possessing much greater capacity of colony formation and tumorigenic potential than non-SP. These suggest that SP in prostate cancer cells may play a key role in the self-renewal and proliferation, and have the characteristics of cancer stem-like cells. Dissecting these features will provide a new understanding of the function of prostate CSCs in tumorigenicity and transformation.

Isolation and identification of cancer stem-like cells from side population of human prostate cancer cells / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

It has been widely verified by various sorting methods that cancer stem cells (CSCs) exist in different types of tumor cells or tissues. However, due to lack of specific stem cell surface markers, CSCs are very difficult to be separated from some cancer cells, which becomes the key barrier of functional studies of CSCs. The sorting method by side population cells (SP) lays a solid foundation for in-depth and comprehensive study of CSCs. To identify the existence of SP in prostate cancer cell lines, we applied flow cytometry sorting by SP to cultures of prostate cancer cell lines (TSU, LnCap, and PC-3), and the cancer stem-like characteristics of SP were verified through experiments in vitro and in vivo. The proportion of SP in TSU cells was calculated to be 1.60%±0.40% [Formula: see text], and that in PC-3 and LnCap cells was calculated to be 0.80%±0.05% and 0.60%±0.20%, respectively. The colony formation assay demonstrated that the colony formation rate of SP to non-SP sorted from TSU via flow cytometry was 0.495±0.038 to 0.177±0.029 in 500 cells, 0.505±0.026 to 0.169±0.024 in 250 cells, and 0.088±0.016 to 0.043±0.012 in 125 cells respectively. In the in vivo experiments, tumors were observed in all the mice on the 10th day after injecting 50 000 cells subcutaneously in SP group, whereas when 5×10(6) cells were injected in non-SP group, tumors were developed in only 4 out of 8 mice until the 3rd week before the end of the experiment. Our results revealed that prostate cancer cells contain a small subset of cells, called SP, possessing much greater capacity of colony formation and tumorigenic potential than non-SP. These suggest that SP in prostate cancer cells may play a key role in the self-renewal and proliferation, and have the characteristics of cancer stem-like cells. Dissecting these features will provide a new understanding of the function of prostate CSCs in tumorigenicity and transformation.