Effects of Multiple Cleaning and Disinfection Interventions on Infectious Diseases in Children: A Group Randomized Trial in China.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of multiple cleaning and disinfection interventions in the homes and kindergartens, in reducing gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses of children. METHODS: From October 2010 to September 2011, we performed a prospective, controlled study in China. 408 children under 5 years old were recruited and group randomized into intervention and control groups. Families and kindergartens in the intervention group were provided with antibacterial products for hand hygiene and surface cleaning or disinfection for one year. Each child's illness symptoms and sick leave were recorded every day. RESULTS: A total of 393 children completed the study, with similar baseline demographics in each of the 2 groups. Except for abdominal pain, the odds of symptoms (fever, cough and expectoration, runny nose and nasal congestion, diarrhea), illness (acute respiratory illness and gastrointestinal illness), and sick leave per person each month were significantly reduced by interventions. The rates of fever, diarrhea, acute respiratory illness, gastrointestinal illness and sick leave per person per year were significantly decreased as well. CONCLUSION: Not only the acute respiratory and gastrointestinal illness but the sick leave rate in children were significantly reduced by multiple interventions.

A novel method for wound healing-skin suspension accelerates donor site wound healing .

UNLABELLED:  The purpose of this study was to apply a skin suspension to accelerate wound healing at the skin donor site. METHODS: A small fragment of skin was collected after skin transplantation had been performed. The skin suspension was prepared by mixing the small fragments of skin tissue with the same volume of normal saline. The suspension was then applied to the donor site. Donor sites without skin suspension were employed as controls. RESULTS: Faster healing was found at the donor sites that had been covered with skin suspension and with less scar formation compared to controls. CONCLUSION: Skin suspension prepared from residual graft skin can ameliorate donor site wound healing.

Value of comprehensive geriatric assessment in clinical management of breast cancer in elderly patients / 中华老年医学杂志

Comprehensive geriatric assessment(CGA), one of the core approaches of geriatrics, is a strategy and option for the management of common clinical problems in the elderly.It has a guiding role in surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy and anti-tumor clinical research for elderly breast cancer patients, and can be used to evaluate treatment tolerance, monitor intervention effects, adjust treatment plans and strategies, and improve patients' quality of life and life satisfaction.This article reviewed the clinical application of CGA in elderly patients with breast cancer.

Clinical characteristics analysis of recurrent pregnancy loss with different modes of fertilization / 安徽医科大学学报

Objective@#To investigate the difference of clinical characteristics of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) in patients with losses after spontaneous gestation and after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer ( IVFET) ．@*Methods @#237 patients diagnosed with RSA were divided into spontaneous gestation group ( n = 185) and IVF group (n = 52) according to their previous modes of fertilization．The clinical characteristics of the two groups were analyzed. @*Results@#Compared with the spontaneous gestation group，the age of the first pregnancy and the age at the time of RSA in the IVF group were statistically greater than those in the natural pregnancy group ( P < 0. 05 ) ．The number of biochemical pregnancies in IVF group was statistically higher than that in spontaneous gestation group，and the number of spontaneous abortions in IVF group was statistically lower than that in spontaneous gestation group (P＜0. 001) ．The proportion of patients with irregular menstruation in IVF group was statistically higher than that in spontaneous gestation group ( P ＜ 0. 05 ) ． The serum activated partial prothrombin time (APTT) ，R , K，high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ，thyrotropin (TSH) and homocysteine ( HCY) in IVF group were statistically lower than those in spontaneous gestation group，and the Angel，Ma，low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and body mass index (BMI) in IVF group were statistically higher than those in spontaneous gestation group (P＜0. 05) ．In the comparison of etiological composition between the two groups，the proportion of anatomical factors in IVF group was statistically higher than that in spontaneous gestation group (P < 0. 05) ．@*Conclusion@#The abortion risk factors in RSA patients after IVF-ET is more serious than that in RSA patients after natural pregnancy．It is suggested to further improve and implement the pre-pregnancy examination and education of infertile patients during IVF-ET treatment，so as to reduce the risk of RSA and obtain a better pregnancy outcome.

Dose-dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin in combination with trastuzumab neoadjuvant versus standard adjuvant therapy in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 positive and hormone receptor negative breast cancer: a prospective cohort study / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective: To provide survival evidence of anthracycline-free neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) positive and hormone receptor (HR) negative breast cancer. Methods: The prospective cohort study was conducted at the Department of Medical Oncology of Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Patients with HER-2 positive and HR negative breast cancer in stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ were enrolled to receive neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) of dose-dense paclitaxel (175 mg/m(2)) plus carboplatin (AUC=4.0) biweekly for 6 cycles in combination with trastuzumab (PCbH), and matched patients who received standard adjuvant therapy of physicians' choice were recruited for survival and safety comparison. Results: From July 2013 to November 2019, 166 patients were included (neoadjuvant 51, adjuvant 115). Compared with those who received adjuvant therapy, patients receiving NAT were younger (<35 years: 19.6% vs 5.2%, P=0.014), had larger tumors (T3: 62.7% vs 7.8%, P<0.001) and more advanced diseases (stage ⅡA: 2.0% vs 41.7%, P<0.001). Patients in the neoadjuvant group all received surgery, and 96 (83.5%) in the adjuvant group received anthracycline-and-taxane-containing regimens. A total of 98 patients (49 pairs) were matched, and the covariates between the two groups were acceptably balanced. Within a median follow-up of 46.5 (range, 14-87) months, the 4-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate among patients who received NAT was 73.3% (95% CI: 59.0%-87.6%), versus 80.6% (95% CI: 67.9%-93.3%) among those in the adjuvant group without statistical difference (P=0.418). A similar result was observed for the 4-year overall survival (OS) [neoadjuvant versus adjuvant: 91.5% (95% CI: 81.7%-100.0%) vs 97.8% (95% CI: 93.5%-100.0%), P=0.314]. Compared with standard adjuvant therapy, PCbH was related to less neutropenia and better cardiac safety. Conclusions: These results support the consideration of anthracycline-free neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with anti-HER-2 therapy for patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ HER-2-positive and HR-negative breast cancer. Optimized regimens with both efficacy and safety are needed and to be further investigated.

Dose-dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin in combination with trastuzumab neoadjuvant versus standard adjuvant therapy in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 positive and hormone receptor negative breast cancer: a prospective cohort study / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective: To provide survival evidence of anthracycline-free neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) positive and hormone receptor (HR) negative breast cancer. Methods: The prospective cohort study was conducted at the Department of Medical Oncology of Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Patients with HER-2 positive and HR negative breast cancer in stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ were enrolled to receive neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) of dose-dense paclitaxel (175 mg/m(2)) plus carboplatin (AUC=4.0) biweekly for 6 cycles in combination with trastuzumab (PCbH), and matched patients who received standard adjuvant therapy of physicians' choice were recruited for survival and safety comparison. Results: From July 2013 to November 2019, 166 patients were included (neoadjuvant 51, adjuvant 115). Compared with those who received adjuvant therapy, patients receiving NAT were younger (<35 years: 19.6% vs 5.2%, P=0.014), had larger tumors (T3: 62.7% vs 7.8%, P<0.001) and more advanced diseases (stage ⅡA: 2.0% vs 41.7%, P<0.001). Patients in the neoadjuvant group all received surgery, and 96 (83.5%) in the adjuvant group received anthracycline-and-taxane-containing regimens. A total of 98 patients (49 pairs) were matched, and the covariates between the two groups were acceptably balanced. Within a median follow-up of 46.5 (range, 14-87) months, the 4-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate among patients who received NAT was 73.3% (95% CI: 59.0%-87.6%), versus 80.6% (95% CI: 67.9%-93.3%) among those in the adjuvant group without statistical difference (P=0.418). A similar result was observed for the 4-year overall survival (OS) [neoadjuvant versus adjuvant: 91.5% (95% CI: 81.7%-100.0%) vs 97.8% (95% CI: 93.5%-100.0%), P=0.314]. Compared with standard adjuvant therapy, PCbH was related to less neutropenia and better cardiac safety. Conclusions: These results support the consideration of anthracycline-free neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with anti-HER-2 therapy for patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ HER-2-positive and HR-negative breast cancer. Optimized regimens with both efficacy and safety are needed and to be further investigated.

Management and outcomes of gastric leak after sleeve gastrectomy: results from the 2010-2020 national registry / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

BACKGROUND@#Management of gastric leak after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is challenging due to its unpredictable outcomes. We aimed to summarize the characteristics of SG leaks and analyze interventions and corresponding outcomes in a real-world setting.@*METHODS@#To retrospectively review of 15,721 SG procedures from 2010 to 2020 based on a national registry. A cumulative sum analysis was used to identify a fitting curve of gastric leak rate. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank tests were performed to calculate and compare the probabilities of relevant outcomes. The logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the predictors of acute leaks.@*RESULTS@#A total of 78 cases of SG leaks were collected with an incidence of 0.5% (78/15,721) from this registry (6 patients who had the primary SG in non-participating centers). After accumulating 260 cases in a bariatric surgery center, the leak rate decreased to a stably low value of under 1.17%. The significant differences presented in sex, waist circumference, and the proportion of hypoproteinemia and type 2 diabetes at baseline between patients with SG leak and the whole registry population ( P = 0.005, = 0.026, <0.001, and = 0.001, respectively). Moreover, 83.1% (59/71) of the leakage was near the esophagogastric junction region. Leakage healed in 64 (88.9%, 64/72) patients. The median healing time of acute and non-acute leaks was 5.93 months and 8.12 months, respectively. Acute leak (38/72, 52.8%) was the predominant type with a cumulative reoperation rate >50%, whereas the cumulative healing probability in the patients who required surgical treatment was significantly lower than those requring non-surgical treatment ( P = 0.013). Precise dissection in the His angle area was independently associated with a lower acute leak rate, whereas preservation ≥2 cm distance from the His angle area was an independent risk factor.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Male sex, elevated waist circumference, hypoproteinaemia, and type 2 diabetes are risk factors of gastric leaks after SG. Optimizing surgical techniques, including precise dissection of His angle area and preservation of smaller gastric fundus, should be suggested to prevent acute leaks.

Processing of emotional faces in congenital amusia: An emotional music priming event-related potential study.

Congenital amusia is characterized by lifelong impairments in music perception and processing. It is unclear whether pitch detection deficits impact amusic individuals' perception of musical emotion. In the current work, 19 amusics and 21 healthy controls were subjected to electroencephalography (EEG) while being exposed to music excerpts and emotional faces. We assessed each individual's ability to discriminate positive- and negative-valenced emotional faces and analyzed electrophysiological indices, in the form of event-related potentials (ERPs) recorded at 32 sites, following exposure to emotionally positive or negative music excerpts. We observed smaller N2 amplitudes in response to facial expressions in the amusia group than in the control group, suggesting that amusics were less affected by the musical stimuli. The late-positive component (LPC) in amusics was similar to that in controls. Our results suggest that the neurocognitive deficit characteristic of congenital amusia is fundamentally an impairment in musical information processing rather than an impairment in emotional processing.

Efficacy and survival outcomes of dose-dense carboplatin plus paclitaxel as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and survival outcomes of dose-dense (biweekly) carboplatin plus paclitaxel (PC) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), and to explore an optimal neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen for TNBC. Methods: Patients diagnosed as TNBC(cT1-4N0-3M0) in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Between January 2008 and September 2018 who received dose-dense PC and standard 3-weekly PC as NAC were 1∶1 matched using propensity score matching (PSM) to compare the efficacy, safety and survival outcomes. Results: One hundred of TNBC patients were enrolled (50 patients were divided in dose-dense group, 50 patients in standard group). The objective response rate (ORR) of dose-dense group and standard group were both 90.0% (45/50). The grade 3-4 neutropenia in dose-dense group was less than that of standard group (32.7% vs. 68.0%, P=0.001), while the rate of ALT/AST elevation in dose-dense group was higher than that of standard group (57.1% vs. 32.0%, P=0.012). The pathological complete response (pCR) rates were 34.0% (17/50) in dose-dense group and 38.0% (19/50) in standard group, without statistically significance (P=0.677). The median follow-up time was 55 months (3-150 months). The 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) in dose-dense group and standard group were 83.5% and 75.2%, respectively the 5-year overall survival (OS) in dose-dense and standard group were 87.9% and 84.5% the difference were not statistically significant (P=0.322 and 0.647, respectively). Patients with residual disease (tumor size≥1 cm or lymph node positive) had poor prognosis, the 5-year RFS and OS were 59.3% and 68.5%, respectively. Conclusions: Dose-dense PC has similar efficacy with standard 3-weekly PC and has a good safety profile. Since dose-dense regimen can shorten the duration of therapy, it can be an alternative in TNBC.

A real world study on the relationship between drug resistance of targeted therapy and prognosis of HER-2-positive advanced breast cancer / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective: To explore the effect of primary and acquired resistance to anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) on the overall survival of patients with HER-2 positive advanced breast cancer. Methods: The clinical characteristics of HER-2 positive patients with advanced breast cancer admitted to Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from January 1998 to December 2018 were collected, and their neoadjuvant/adjuvant and advanced three-line chemotherapy were summarized. Among them, targeted drugs for HER-2 included trastuzumab, pertuzumab, T-DM1, RC48-ADC, lapatinib, pyrotinib, allitinib, sipatinib, seratinib. Based on the duration of benefit from anti HER-2 treatment, the patients were divided into two groups: primary anti HER-2 resistance group and acquired anti HER-2 resistance group. In this study, the overall survival (OS) was used as the main end point. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional risk regression model were used to analyze the effects of different drug resistance mechanisms on the overall survival. Results: The whole group of 284 patients were included. The median age of recurrence and metastasis was 48 years old, 155 (54.6%) were hormone receptor (HR) positive and 129 (45.4%) were HR negative, 128 cases (45.1%) were premenopausal and 156 cases (54.9%) were postmenopausal, 277 cases (97.5%) had a score of 0-1 in ECoG PS and 7 cases (2.5%) had a score of more than 2 in the first diagnosis of relapse and metastasis. There were 103 cases (36.3%) in the primary drug resistance group and 181 cases (63.7%) in the secondary drug resistance group. The median overall survival time of the two groups was 24.9 months and 40.4 months, respectively, with statistical significance (P<0.001). Conclusion: Primary resistance to HER-2 is one of the factors of poor prognosis in HER-2 positive breast cancer, and its mechanism needs to be further explored.

Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome caused by a non-O157 : H7 Escherichia coli strain in experimentally inoculated dogs.

Both O157 : H7 and non-O157 : H7 Escherichia coli strains are reported to cause haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS). This study was carried out to explore the pathogenicity of O157 : H7 and non-O157 : H7 E. coli strains in experimentally inoculated dogs. Twenty 40-day-old dogs were randomly divided into four groups, and the groups (n=5) were administrated orally with E. coli O157 : H7 strains HJ2001-1 (from a patient with serious haemorrhagic diarrhoea) and HZ2001-4 (from a domestic sheep kept in the house of a patient who died from diarrhoea and subsequent acute renal failure), HZ2001-9 (a non-O157 : H7 strain, from a 6-month-old child who died from diarrhoea and subsequent acute renal failure) or a control strain, EC8099. HJ2001-1 and HZ2001-4 caused slight diarrhoea, and the dogs recovered without any complications. However, HZ2001-9 resulted in watery diarrhoea accompanied with slightly bloody stools, followed by death on the fifth or sixth day. In the fatally infected experimental animals, necrotic lesions in the liver and bacterial embolism in the kidney were observed. The primary cause of death was microvascular thrombosis caused by the bacteria, leading to renal and multiple organ failure. Therefore, the non-O157 : H7 E. coli strain HZ2001-9 causes clinical signs and pathological lesions in dogs that are consistent with those in acute renal failure or HUS in humans.

One Case of Hand-foot Syndrome Recurrence Induced by Sequential Paclitaxel Liposome for Injection with Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome Injection and Literature Review / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To investigate the role of clinical pharmacists in the diagnosis and treatment of liposome-induced hand-food syndrome （HFS），and to provide reference for rational use of liposome preparation in clinic. METHODS ：One case of elderly female patient with breast cancer ，admitted to our hospital suffered from HFS （grade 2）after treated with Doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome ；after successful therapy ，the patient had skin symptoms （grade 3）again due to Paclitaxel liposome ，and clinical pharmacist judged the recurrence of HFS. For symptomatic treatment ，stopping the treatment and external use of hormone was suggested ，and whole-process pharmaceutical care was provided. The pathogenesis ，differential diagnosis ，risk factors and therapeutic drugs of HFS were summarized based on literature review and 2 case reports in the database. RESULTS ：The physicians adopted the suggestion of clinical pharmacists ；the patient ’s symptoms improved significantly on the third day and disappeared after 1 week. Combined with literature analysis and 2 case reports ，doxorubicin liposome metabolized more slowly than non liposomes in palms and soles of feet ，resulting in accumulation of doxorubicin in sweat duct and stratum corneum ，aggravating skin damage and leading to HFS. Sequential paclitaxel in liposome form may also lead to the accumulation in eccrine duct ，further caused skin damage and induced HFS. CONCLUSIONS ：Clinical pharmacists actively participate in the diagnosis and treatment of ADR ， which is conducive to the rehabilitation of patients. At same time ，combination or sequential of Paclitaxel liposome with PLD should be avoided ，as it can lead to ADR as HFS.

Effects of the mulberry leaf extract on depression-like behavior in mice / 国际药学研究杂志

Objective: To investigate the antidepressant effect and mechanism of the extract of mulberry leaf(EML). Methods: Male BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to receive EML(100, 200 and 400 mg/kg)or vehicle for 7 days or single administration by intragastric(ig)route. The effect of EML on spontaneous activity in mice was evaluated using the open field test. The anti-depressant activity of EML was evaluated using the tail suspension test and forced swimming test. After single ig administration of EML (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg), the effects of EML on the function central monoaminergic nervous system were evaluated using the 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan(5-HTP)induced head-twitch test, yohimbine toxicity potentiation test and reserpine test in mice. Results: In the behavioral despair model, the continuous administration of EML(100 mg/kg)for 7 days significantly reduced the immobility time in the tail suspension test and forced swimming test. Compared with the vehicle group, the inhibitory rates of immobility time were 35.5% and 41%(P<0.05, P<0.01)in the tail suspension test and forced swimming test, respectively. The single treatment with EML(400 mg/kg)also significantly reduced the immobility time in the tail suspension and forced swimming test, and the inhibitory rates of immobility time were 29.1% and 35.3%, respectively(P<0.05). The results of spontaneous activity test showed that EML had no excitatory or inhibitory effect on the central nervous system in mice. In the 5-HTP induced head-twitch test in mice, the single treatment with EML(100 mg/kg)significantly increased the number of head-twitches in mice. In the yohimbine toxicity potentiation test, the single treatment with EML(100, 200 and 400 mg/kg)had no significant effect on the mortality rate in yohimbin-treated mice. In the reserpine test, compared with the model group, the single treatment with EML(400 mg/kg)antagonized reserpine induced ptosis (P<0.05)and had no significant effect on the decrease in rectal temperature and akinesia. Conclusion: EML showed antidepressant effect, and the action mechanism was likely related to the enhancement of the function of serotonergic nervous system.

Significant improvement of erectile function after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in obese Chinese men with erectile dysfunction.

BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) on erectile dysfunction (ED), cavernosal morphological vasculopathy, and carotid wall alterations in severely obese Chinese men. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 39 obese men with ED who underwent RYGB between 2011 and 2012. Erectile function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) before and 1 year after surgery. Intima-media thickness of carotid and cavernosal arteries and cavernosal peak systolic velocity (PSV) were investigated by color Doppler ultrasound. Endothelial function was assessed with the L-arginine test. RESULTS: Eighteen (46.2%) men had cavernosal vasculopathy and 21 (53.8%) had carotid vasculopathy before surgery, and these proportions decreased to 15.4% and 23.1% after surgery, respectively. There was a significant improvement in carotid and cavernosal intima-media thickness postoperatively. IIEF-5 (17.3 to 23.8, P < 0.05), PSV (23 to 37, P < 0.05), and endothelial scores (6.1 to 8.2, P < 0.05) were all improved after RYGB. The increase in endothelial function scores was positively associated with changes in pre- to postoperative IIEF-5 scores (r = 0.438, P = 0.017). Younger age, being married, and lower preoperative IIEF-5 scores were independently related to greater improvement in erectile function. CONCLUSIONS: ED can be relieved after RYGB in obese Chinese patients, accompanied by the improvement of cavernosal morphological vasculopathy and carotid wall alterations. Changes in endothelial function may contribute to this improvement, while preoperative body mass index and the amount of weight loss do not.

Functional roles of sodium-calcium exchange in autorhythmicity and action potential of murine fetal cardiomyocytes at early developmental stage / 生理学报

The aim of the present paper was to study the role of sodium calcium exchanger (NCX) in the generation of action potentials (APs) in cardiomyocytes during early developmental stage (EDS). The precisely dated embryonic hearts of C57 mice were dissected and enzymatically dissociated to single cells. The changes of APs were recorded by whole-cell patch-clamp technique before and after administration of NCX specific blockers KB-R7943 (5 μmol/L) and SEA0400 (1 μmol/L). The results showed that, both KB-R7943 and SEA0400 had potent negative chronotropic effects on APs of pacemaker-like cells, while such effects were only observed in some ventricular-like cardiomyocytes. The negative chronotropic effect of KB-R7943 on ventricular-like cardiomyocytes was accompanied by shortening of AP duration (APD), whereas such an effect of SEA0400 was paralleled by decrease in velocity of diastolic depolarization (Vdd). From embryonic day 9.5 (E9.5) to E10.5, the negative chronotropic effects of KB-R7943 and SEA0400 on ventricular-like APs of embryonic cardiomyocytes gradually disappeared. These results suggest that, in the short-term development of early embryo, the function of NCX may experience developmental changes as evidenced by different roles of NCX in autorhythmicity and APs generation, indicating that NCX function varies with different conditions of cardiomyocytes.

Research progress on pregnancy risks and timing following bariatric surgery / 国际外科学杂志

The number of women of childbearing age having overweight or obesity problems keeps increasing globally. Besides diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions, these women may develop metabolic disorders of sex hormones, manifested by irregular menstruation, infertility and obstetric complications. Bariatric surgery offers prominent weight loss and improves obesity-related conditions. Women patients also benefit from elevated chances of pregnancy postoperatively. However, the timing of pregnancy for obese women after surgery has impact on the effects of weight loss surgery, pregnancy complications, delivery outcomes and long-term prospects of mother and child. This article reviews the clinical studies on the timing of pregnancies after bariatric surgery, weight loss results, as well as risks and outcomes.

Data analysis of bariatric & metabolic surgery quality control from 2012 to 2018 in Shanghai / 中国实用外科杂志

OBJECTIVE: To learn the latest developments of Shanghai's bariatric & metabolic surgery and the differences with east Asian countries according to the transverse and vertical comparison. METHODS: Through data reporting mechanism of the Shanghai Quality Control Center of General Surgery,the bariatric & metabolic surgery data were regularly collected and summarized. RESULTS: The number of hospitals developed from 11 in 2012 to 14 in 2018,and the overall surgery cases showed a progressive growth. In 2017, nineteen hospitals and 798 surgical cases had reached the highest level while decreased in 2018. The study showed that mean surgical time decreased to 112±14.8 min with no severe complication. The proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes pre-surgery decreased from 53.4% in 2014 to 30.9%in 2018. The proportion of sleeve gastrectomy(SG) increased from 68.4% in 2014 to 94.1% in 2018, which had become the most commonly bariatric surgical procedure. CONCLUSION: The amount of Shanghai metabolic and bariatric surgery increases year by year from 2012 to 2018, while increased little in 2017-2018,patients tend to be younger,mainly with obesity. The SG has become the main procedure performed in Shanghai.

Analysis of pregnancy outcomes after transplantation of frozen-thawed embryo transfer in PCOS patients / 安徽医科大学学报

Objective @#To investigate the factors influencing the pregnancy outcomes during frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) . @*Methods @#A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients ’data from 882 FET cycles . According to the pregnancy outcome , the patients were divided into non-implantation group (Group A) , abortion group ( Group B1) and live birth group ( Group B2) . Clinical data and laboratory parameters were compared among the three groups , and ordered Logistic regression analysis was used to study the factors influencing pregnancy outcomes after FET. Patients were also divided into four groups (C1-C4) based on the number of high-quality embryos obtained (0 - 3 , 4 - 6 , 7 - 10 , ≥11) , and their clinical data and laboratory parameters were compared .@*Results @#The clinical pregnancy rate , live birth rate , and miscarriage rate in the 882 treatment cycles were 71 . 09% (627/882) , 61 . 68% (544/882) , and 13 . 24% (83/627) ,respectively. Single-factor analysis showed significant differences in body mass index (BMI) , infertility type , human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) day estradiol ( E2 ) level , number of retrieved oocytes , and number of high-quality embryos among Groups A , B1 , and B2 (P < 0. 05) . Further multiple Logistic regression analysis revealed that BMI(OR = 1 . 046 , 95% CI:1 . 001 - 1 . 093 , P = 0. 044) and a history of previous pregnancy(OR = 1 . 417 , 95% CI:1 . 030 - 1 . 950 , P = 0. 032) were independent risk factors for successful FET in PCOS patients , while an increased number of high-quality embryos was an independent protective factor for successful pregnancy. Based on the results of Group B2 , compared to Group A , OR = 0. 920 , 95% CI:0. 880 - 0. 962 , P = 0. 000;compared to Group B1 , OR = 0. 923 , 95% CI:0. 862 - 0. 988 , P = 0. 022 . Compared with the other three groups( C1-C3) , the total amount of gonadotropin (Gn) in the C4 group was the lowest and the number of oocytes obtained was the highest (P < 0. 05) . Multiple comparisons showed that Group C4 had lower BMI , follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) , very low-density lipoprotein ( vLDL) levels , a higher luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone ( LH/FSH) ratio compared to Group C1 (P < 0. 05) . Group C4 had lower fasting insulin (FINS) and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance ( HOMA-IR) levels compared to Group C3 , and higher high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) levels compared to Groups C2 and C3 (P < 0. 05) . @*Conclusion@#BMI , the history of previous pregnancy and the number of high-quality embryos were both independent factors for predicting pregnancy outcomes in PCOS patients undergoing FET cycles . Patients with a higher number of high-quality embryos have a higher clinical pregnancy rate during FET cycles .

Feasibility and toxicity of EC-T dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy: A real world study in Chinese early-stage breast cancer patients with high recurrence risk / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective@#We aimed to examine the feasibility and toxicity of EC-T dose-dense regimen and to demonstrate the suitable dose of epirubicin in a Chinese early-stage breast cancer population with high recurrence risk.@*Methods@#370 patients with early-stage breast cancer at high risk of recurrence were treated with EC-T dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy and prophylactic administration of recombinant human granulocyte stimulating factor (G-CSF). The incidence of delayed chemotherapy, drug reduction and adverse reactions were retrospectively analyzed.@*Results@#370 patients completed the planned eight cycles of chemotherapy, 50 patients experienced chemotherapy delay, and 90 had chemotherapy dose reductions. Overall, 61.1% of the patients experienced grade 3 or 4 hematology toxicities, 4.1% of the patients experienced grade 3 gastrointestinal toxicity, 16.3% experienced grade 3 or 4 liver malfunction, and 1.9% experienced grade 3 alopecia. In the multivariate analysis, pretreatment epirubicin levels were associated with comprehensive and hematology toxicity risk (OR=1.268, P=0.046; OR=1.244, P=0.036). With G-CSF support, the probability of grade 3-4 dose limiting toxicity, i. e. neutropenia, abnormal liver function, and gastrointestinal adverse effects did not increase as the epirubicin dose level increased(P>0.05). However, there were no statistically significant associations between epirubicin grade and treatment delay (P=0.814) or dose reduction (P=0.282).@*Conclusions@#EC-T dose-dense chemotherapy shows tolerable toxicity. High dose level is not a limiting factor for this regimen. With G-CSF support, epirubicin 85-90 mg/m2 is appropriate tolerance dose for Chinese early breast cancer patients with high recurrence risk.

An overview oflncRNA involved in articular cartilage injury and repair / 医学研究生学报

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators for a variety of biological process. miRNAs appear to be important modulators of chondrogenesis and osteoarthritis (OA). LncRNAs are widely involved in the regulation of proliferation and apoptosis of chondrocytes as sponge of microRNAs. In this review, we discuss the role of lncRNA in cartilage repairation from the aspects of cartilage injury, chondrocyte proliferation and chondrocyte apoptosis. These findings will promote the development of novel molecular drugs which regulate the balance of cartilage injury and repairation.