Pyogenic granuloma of the gums and lips caused by camrelizumab: case report and literature review / 口腔疾病防治

Objective@# To investigate the clinical manifestations, pathological features, and treatment of oral and maxillofacial pyogenic granulomas induced by camrelizumab. @*Methods@# A case of pyogenic granuloma of the gums and lips caused by camrelizumab was reported along with a literature review. @*Results@# After 4 months of treatment with camrelizumab for liver cancer, the patient developed systemic reactive capillary hyperplasia (RCH), followed by multiple masses on the lower lip and gingiva. After periodontal therapy, the masses on the lower lip and the gingiva were removed, and camrelizumab administration was stopped. The pathological result was gingival pyogenic granuloma/granulomatous hemangioma. No new masses were found in the oral cavity during postoperative follow-up. A review of the literature showed that RCH is the most common adverse drug reaction to camrelizumab but it occurs infrequently in the oral cavity. At present, the etiology of RCH has not been clarified, but the research has shown that camrelizumab may trigger tissue proliferation into hemangiomas by activating vascular endothelial cells, and the combined use of camrelizumab is safer than single use. RCH is self-limiting and most cases resolve spontaneously after discontinuation of the drug. If the mass causes dysfunction, surgical excision is feasible.@*Conclusion @#Camrelizumab can cause oral and maxillofacial reactive capillary hyperplasia complicated by pyogenic granuloma.

Comparison of four methods that remove calcium hydroxide from root canals / 口腔疾病防治

Objective@# To compare the efficiency of four methods that remove calcium hydroxide in root canals and to guide clinical practice. @* Methods @# Sixty-five isolated mandibular single root canal premolars were collected. After crown cutting and root canal preparation, a tooth was randomly selected as the blank control group, and the remaining 64 teeth were equally divided into Groups A and B (n = 32). Group A was injected with water-soluble calcium hydroxide, and Group B was injected with oil-soluble calcium hydroxide. After 2 weeks of drug sealing, Groups A and B were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 8), including the lateral opening syringe group, sonic vibration group, ultrasonic group, and Er: YAG laser group. Before and after calcium hydroxide removal, the samples were scanned by cone-beam CT, and the data were imported into Mimics for 3D reconstruction. The root canal was divided into the following segments: superior root segment, middle and apical, and the calcium hydroxide volume of each segment of the root canal was calculated. The volumes of calcium hydroxide before and after removal were V1 and V2, respectively, with a clearance rate = (V1-V2)/V1×100%. Three-factor ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. After Groups A and B were reconstructed, the apical region with residual calcium hydroxide was selected, and the blank control was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). @*Results @# Two types of calcium hydroxide could not be completely removed by the four flushing methods. The clearance rate of water-soluble calcium hydroxide was higher than that of oil-soluble calcium hydroxide (P<0.001). Among the three segments of the root canal, the clearance rate of the apical segment was lower (P<0.05). The Er: YAG laser treatment group showed the highest removal efficiency of two kinds of calcium hydroxide, which was higher than that of the other groups, especially in apical of the root. Compared with the sonic wave washing group and the syringe washing group, the ultrasonic wave washing group exhibited significant advantages (P<0.05). The clearance rate of the sonic wave washing group was higher in the oily calcium hydroxide root middle group than in the syringe washing group (P<0.05). SEM showed that the two kinds of calcium hydroxide could not be completely removed, but the residual rate of oil-soluble calcium hydroxide was large.@*Conclusion @# Both types of calcium hydroxide could not be completely removed, and compared to water-soluble calcium hydroxide, oil-soluble calcium hydroxide was more difficult to remove. Among the four cleaning methods, Er:YAG laser swing washing showed the higher cleaning efficiency.

Dietary and circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies

ABSTRACT Objective: This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the associations of circulating and dietary intake of vitamin D with risk of risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Our findings showed that higher circulating vitamin D level and dietary vitamin D intake were associated with a reduced risk of RCC. The possible explanation might be attributed to the anti-inflammatory effect, inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing cell differentiation and apoptosis. Materials and Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus databases from their inception points through December 2018 for observational studies. The pooled relative risks (RRs) with corresponding 95% CIs were calculated using random-effects or fixed-effects models. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale was employed to assess the quality of the included studies. Results: A total of 9 publications were included in this meta-analysis. An overall analysis of the highest versus lowest intake levels revealed that circulating vitamin D level was protectively associated with risk of RCC 0.76 (95% CI: 0.64-0.89, P=0.001), with no evidence of heterogeneity (I2=38.8%, P=0.162). In addition, dietary vitamin D intake was associated with a reduced risk of RCC (RR: 0.86; 95% CI: 75-0.99, P=0.030). Statistical heterogeneity was not identified (I2=28.8%, P=0.199). Subgroup analyses results showed the gender differences, and the associations were significant in results with women participants (RR: 0.70; 95% CI: 0.55-0.88) and case-control studies (RR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.67-0.95). Conclusion: Higher circulating vitamin D level and higher dietary vitamin D intake both might be associated with a reduced risk of RCC. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials are required in the future to confirm our results.

Vascular Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Aging-Related Genes in Angiotensin Ⅱ-Induced Hypertensive Mouse Aortas / 中国医学科学杂志(英文版)

Objective Angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ)-induced vascular damage is a major risk of hypertension. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of AngⅡ-induced vascular damage is still unclear. In this study, we explored the novel mechanism associated with Ang II-induced hypertension. Methods We treated 8- to 12-week-old C57BL/6J male mice with saline and Ang Ⅱ(0.72 mg/kg·d) for 28 days, respectively. Then the RNA of the media from the collected mice aortas was extracted for transcriptome sequencing. Principal component analysis was applied to show a clear separation of different samples and the distribution of differentially expressed genes was manifested by Volcano plot. Functional annotations including Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway were performed to reveal the molecular mechanism of Ang Ⅱ-induced hypertension. Finally, the differentially expressed genes were validated by using quantitative real-time PCR. Results The result revealed that a total of 773 genes, including 599 up-regulated genes and 174 down-regulated genes, were differentially expressed in the aorta of Ang Ⅱ-induced hypertension mice model. Functional analysis of differentially expressed genes manifested that various cellular processes may be involved in the Ang Ⅱ-induced hypertension, including some pathways associated with hypertension such as extracellular matrix, inflammation and immune response. Interestingly, we also found that the differentially expressed genes were enriched in vascular aging pathway, and further validated that the expression levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 and adiponectin were significantly increased (P<0.05). Conclusion We identify that vascular aging is involved in Ang Ⅱ-induced hypertension, and insulin-like growth factor 1 and adiponectin may be important candidate genes leading to vascular aging.

New research advances of long non-coding RNA in glioma / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Glioma is the most common primary intracranial tumor which is essentially a polygenic abnormal disease. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is a class of noncoding genes with a length of more than 200 nucleotides. LncRNA plays an important role in tumorigenesis and development by regulating the expression of tumor-related genes or related signaling pathways. The abnormally expressions of lncRNA in gliomas contribute to the diversity of glioma phenotypes. In-depth study of the potential role of abnormally expressed lncRNA in the pathogenesis and pathological grading of gliomas will provide new ideas for clinical targeted treatment of gliomas.

Effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing open reduc?tion and internal fixation following upper limb fracture performed under sevoflurane anesthesia combined with brachial plexus block / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative outcomes in ped?iatric patients undergoing open reduction and internal fixation following upper limb fracture performed under sevoflurane anesthesia combined with brachial plexus block. Methods Sixty American Society of Anesthe?siologists physical status Ⅰ pediatric patients of both sexes, aged 6-12 yr, with body mass index <24 kg∕m2, scheduled for elective open reduction and internal fixation following upper limb fracture, were ran?domly divided into ropivacaine group(group R)and dexmedetomidine mixed with ropivacaine group (group DR), with 30 cases in each group. Interscalene brachial plexus block was performed under ultra?sound guidance after sevoflurane anesthesia, 0.25% ropivacaine plus 1 μg∕kg dexmedetomidine(0.3 ml∕kg)was given in group DR, and 0.25% ropivacaine 0.3 ml∕kg was given in group R. The emergence time was recorded, and the development of agitation was observed immediately after emergence from anes?thesia. Sensory block duration, motor block duration, consumption of sedatives and analgesics during post?anesthesia care unit(PACU), consumption of rescue analgesics within 24 h after operation, length of stay in PACU and adverse reactions in the perioperative period were observed and recorded. Results Compared with group R, the incidence of agitation immediately after emergence from anesthesia was significantly de?creased, sensory block duration was prolonged, the consumption of sedatives and analgesics during PACU and rescue analgesics within 24 h after operation was reduced, and the emergence time and length of stay in PACU were prolonged in group DR(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of bradycardia between the two groups(P>0.05). No adverse reactions were found in the perioperative period in the two groups. Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can promote postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing open reduction and internal fixation following upper limb fracture performed under sevoflurane anesthesia combined with brachial plexus block.

Molecular targeted therapy in glioblastoma / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Glioblastomas is the most common malignant primary brain tumors and the prognosis is very poor.With the development of tumor molecular biology,molecular targeted therapy for glioblastomas has become an integral part of its comprehensive treatment.Targeted therapy drugs of glioblastomas are emerging,including tyrosine kinase inhibitors,histone deacetylase inhibitors,phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitors,hypoxia inducible factor-1 α inhibitors,sodium-potassium pump inhibitors,et al.With the development of new molecular targeted therapy,more effective or even treatment measures of glioblastomas might be found,which can provide a new approach for the individualized treatment of glioblastomas.

Chinmedomics strategy to discover effective constituents and elucidate action mechanism of Nanshi capsule against kidney-yang deficiency syndrome / 中国中药杂志

The chinmedomics method was used to explore the effect of Nanshi capsule on endogenous metabolites of rats with kidney-yang deficiency syndrome, investigate the metabolites and metabolic pathways closely related to kidney-yang deficiency syndrome (KYDS)and identify the therapeutic basis of Nanshi capsule(NPC)as well as its action mechanism for KYDS. The routine biochemical indexes of serum were detected and histomorphology was observed. Based on the chinmedomics technology platform, discriminatory analysis in multivariate modes was conducted for rat blood and urine, thus to investigate the biomarkers of KYDS and the therapeutic effect of NPC against KYDS. Meanwhile, the main constituents of NPC in rat serum were also detected to analyze its correlation between the constituents in vivo and the biomarkers of KYDS, and determine the potential effective compounds for therapeutic effect. Eleven biomarkers of KYDS were identified in the rat models, involving steroid hormone biosynthesis, tryptophan metabolism and tyrosine metabolism. It was found that NPC could regulate steroid hormone biosynthesis, tryptophan metabolism and tyrosine metabolism; PCMS analysis showed that caffeic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-anthraquinone, 1-hydroxy-2-methoxyanthraquinone, ferulic acid glucuronide conjugation, deacetylasperulosidic acid, cynaroside, betaine and umbelliferone were the main effective compounds of NPC for KYDS. In this study, cynaroside, betaine, umbelliferone and other compounds in NPC could integrally regulate the disturbance of metabolic profile in KYDS by improving the hormone synthesis, hormone synthesis pathway, hormone synthesis and release pathway in tyrosine metabolism and linoleic acid synthesis pathway in linoleic acid metabolism. These results indicated that the NPC had the characteristics of multi-pathway, multi-target and overall regulation in the treatment of KYDS. Chinmedomics approach can provide methodology support to discover innovative drug from traditional Chinese medicine.

Effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia pump dose and effect / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia pump dose and effect.Methods 50 cases of patients with abdominal surgery under general anesthesia were selected.According to the postoperative analgesic drugs were divided into control group and experimental group, 25 cases in each group were given corresponding drug treatment.After treatment, the visual analogue scale, comfort score, adverse reaction rate and dosage of analgesic drugs were detected and compared.Results Compared with the control group,the VAS score were lower(P <0.05),the BCS score were higher(P<0.05),the adverse reaction rate were lower(P<0.05),the dosage of analgesic pump were lower(P<0.05). Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can significantly reduce postoperative pain degree of patients, reduce the incidence of adverse reaction, reduce analgesic dosage of the drug pump.

Research progress of miR-451 in tumor / 国际肿瘤学杂志

MicroRNA-451 (miR-451) is significantly lowly expressed in glioma,gastric cancer,colorectal cancer,liver cancer and other tumor tissues.Upregulation of miR-451 can significantly inhibit tumor cell proliferation,invasion and metastasis as well as increasing tumor cell apoptosis and improving radiotherapy and chemotherapy sensitivity and other biological effects.

Study on absorbing volatile oil with mesoporous carbon / 中国中药杂志

Clove oil and turmeric oil were absorbed by mesoporous carbon. The absorption ratio of mesoporous carbon to volatile oil was optimized with the eugenol yield and curcumol yield as criteria Curing powder was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorietry (DSC). The effects of mesoporous carbon on dissolution in vitro and thermal stability of active components were studied. They reached high adsorption rate when the absorption ratio of mesoporous carbon to volatile oil was 1:1. When volatile oil was absorbed, dissolution rate of active components had a little improvement and their thermal stability improved after volatile oil was absorbed by the loss rate decreasing more than 50%. Absorbing herbal volatile oil with mesoporous carbon deserves further studying.

Phytoestrogen -zearalanol ameliorates memory impairment and neuronal DNA oxidation in ovariectomized mice

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a novel phytoestrogen, α-Zearalanol, on Alzheimer's disease-related memory impairment and neuronal oxidation in ovariectomized mice. METHODS: Female C57/BL6 mice were ovariectomized or received sham operations and treatment with equivalent doses of 17β-estradiol or α-Zearalanol for 8 weeks. Their spatial learning and memory were analyzed using the Morris water maze test. The antioxidant enzyme activities and reactive oxygen species generation, neuronal DNA oxidation, and MutT homolog 1 expression in the hippocampus were measured. RESULTS: Treatment with 17β-estradiol or α-Zearalanol significantly improved spatial learning and memory performance in ovariectomized mice. In addition, 17β-estradiol and α-Zearalanol attenuated the decrease in antioxidant enzyme activities and increased reactive oxygen species production in ovariectomized mice. The findings indicated a significant elevation in hippocampi neuronal DNA oxidation and reduction in MutT homolog 1 expression in estrogen-deficient mice, but supplementation with 17β-estradiol or α-Zearalanol efficaciously ameliorated this situation. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that α-Zearalanol is potentially beneficial for improving memory impairments and neuronal oxidation damage in a manner similar to that of 17β-estradiol. Therefore, the compound may be a potential therapeutic agent that can ameliorate neurodegenerative disorders related to estrogen deficiency. .

Tumor-associated miRNA and apoptosis / 国际肿瘤学杂志

MicroRNA,known as micro-RNA or miRNA,is a class of small non-coding RNA whose ma-ture products is ～22 nucleotides long.It negatively regulates gene expression at the post-transcriptional lev-el.More and more studies confirm the important role of miRNA in carcinogenesis and tumor development by reg-ulating cell apoptosis,and the research focuses on tumor-associated miRNA in tumor cell apoptosis may bring widest perspective on treatment and diagnosis of tumor in the future.

Changes of plasma histamine concentration and hemodynamics following divided-doses mivacurium administration for intubation in surgical patients / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective: To investigate the effects of divided-doses mivacurium on histamine releasing and hemodynamics. Method: Forty-two patients were randomly divided into seven groups (n=6, each group). The total dose of 3?ED_(95)(0.25mg/kg)mivacurium for intubation was injected intravenously in single-dose in group I, or in divided-doses of 0.05+0.2mg/kg, 0.10+0.15mg/kg, 0.125+0.125mg/kg, 0.15+0.1mg/kg, and 0.2+0.05mg/kg in group Ⅱ, Ⅲ,Ⅳ, Ⅴ and Ⅵ respectively, and 0.6mg/kg of atracurium bolus in group Ⅶ, The plasma histamine concentration and systolic blood pressure(SP), diastolic blood pressure(DP) and heart rate(HR) were determined before and 3, 5, 10, and 15 min after injection of mivacurium or atracurium. Result: The plasma histamine concentration and changes of SP, DP, HR were decreased in group Ⅳ compared with those in other groups. Conclusion: The divided dose of 3?ED_(95) mivacurium for intubation may reduce histamine release and changes in hemodynamics.