Mechanism of Honghua Oral Liquid in Alleviating Neuropathic Pain / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the pharmacodynamic characteristics and explore the molecular mechanism of Honghua oral liquid （HOL） in relieving neuropathic pain （NP）. MethodHealthy male SD rats were randomly assigned into sham group， model group， low-， medium-， high-dose （0.5， 1.0， 2.0 mL·kg-1·d-1， respectively） HOL groups， and a positive drug （pregabalin， 25 mg·kg-1·d-1） group， with 6 rats in each group. Spinal nerve ligation （SNL） of L5 was conducted in other groups except the sham group. Drug administration was performed 3 days after the SNL surgery for 2 consecutive weeks， and samples were collected after the end of the administration. During the treatment period， the mechanical pain threshold and cold pain threshold were determined to measure the pain-relieving effect of HOL. Transcriptome sequencing was performed on hippocampal tissue samples from the sham， model， and high-dose HOL groups， and differentially expressed genes between the sham group and the model group as well as the model group and HOL high-dose group were obtained. After pathway enrichment analysis， we selected the targets which were closely related to neuroinflammation for validation， and predicted the specific binding sites of the major active components in HOL with the targets through molecular docking. In addition， the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α） and interleukin-10 （IL-10） were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） to evaluate the effect of HOL on neuroinflammation in NP rats. ResultCompared with the sham group， SNL decreased the mechanical pain threshold and cold pain threshold （P<0.05）. Compared with the model group， HOL recovered the mechanical pain threshold and cold pain threshold （P<0.05）. The transcriptome data showed that 376 differentially expressed genes （DEGs） were identified between the model group and the sham group， including 124 upregulated genes and 252 downregulated genes， and 194 DEGs between the model group and the high-dose HOL group， including 33 upregulated genes and 161 downregulated genes. Among them， insulin-like growth factor 1（IGF1）， matrix metallopeptidase-2 （MMP-2）， matrix metallopeptidase-14 （MMP-14）， erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 （ERBB2）， and integrin subunit alpha 5 （ITGA5） associated with NP were selected for further validation. The Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction（Real-time PCR） results showed that compared with the sham group， the modeling up-gurelated the mRNA levels of the above five molecules in the hippocampus （P<0.01）. Compared with model group， HOL down-regulated the mRNA levels of these molecules （P<0.01）. The molecular docking results showed that the main active components of safflower， hydroxysafflor yellow A， kaempferol， and quercetin， formed stable hydrogen bonds with the amino acid residues of IGF1， MMP-2， MMP-14， ERBB2， and ITGA5. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ELISA） results showed that compared with those in the sham group， the serum levels of TNF-α and IL-10 were out of balance in the model rats （P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， HOL lowered the level of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α （P<0.01） and elevated that of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 （P<0.05）. ConclusionHOL exerts analgesic effect on SNL rats by inhibiting neuroinflammation.

Risk factors related to in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with traumatic brain injury / 中华创伤杂志

Objective:To investigate the risk factors of in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Methods:A case control study was conducted on 709 elderly patients with TBI admitted to Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2012 to October 2018, including 468 males and 241 females; aged 60-97 years [(70.4±8.5)years]. Patients were divided into death group ( n=82) and survival group ( n=627) based on death or not during hospitalization. Data of the two groups were documented, including gender, age, causes of injury (traffic accident injury, fall injury, assault injury or others), history of comorbidities (hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes or coronary heart disease), Glasgow coma score (GCS) on admission, operation modalities (trepanation and drainage, hematoma evacuation, decompressive craniectomy or intracranial pressure monitoring), complications (pneumonia, stress ulcer, electrolyte imbalance, hypoproteinemia or secondary epilepsy) and length of hospitalization. Univariate analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the above factors and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with TBI. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent risk factors for their in-hospital mortality. Results:Univariate analysis showed that sex, causes of injury, hypertension, cerebral infarction, diabetes, GCS on admission, hematoma evacuation, decompressive craniectomy, intracranial pressure monitoring, pneumonia, stress ulcer and length of hospital stay were correlated with in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with TBI ( P<0.05 or 0.01), while there was no correlation with age, history of coronary heart disease, trepanation and drainage, electrolyte imbalance, hypoproteinemia and secondary epilepsy (all P>0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that fall injury ( OR=0.28, 95% CI 0.08-0.96, P<0.05), hypertension ( OR=0.29, 95% CI 0.10-0.84, P<0.05),GCS of 9-12 points on admission ( OR=12.98, 95% CI 4.70-35.84, P<0.01), GCS of 3-8 points on admission ( OR=33.67, 95% CI 14.01-80.93, P<0.01) and length of hospital stay<11 days ( OR=0.06, 95% CI 0.02-0.13, P<0.01) were significantly associated with their in-hospital mortality. Conclusions:Fall injury, hypertension, GCS≤12 points on admission and length of hospital stay <11 days are independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with TBI, especially that patients with GCS of 3-8 points on admission have higher in-hospital modality than patients with GCS≥ 9 points, indicating the importance of above independent risk factors in evaluating outcome.

Application experience of ventricular intracranial pressure monitoring in the treatment of traumatic multiple intracranial hematoma / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective:To investigate the significance of ventricular intracranial pressure monitoring in the treatment of traumatic multiple intracranial hematoma (TMIH).Methods:The clinical data of 14 TMIH patients treated with ventricular intracranial pressure monitoring from January 2016 to August 2021 in Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were followed up 6 months after injury, and the Glasgow outcome score (GOS) was assessed.Results:All the 14 patients successfully completed ventricular intracranial pressure probe placement. Among them, 8 patients recovered well after continuous monitoring of ventricular intracranial pressure and continuous cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Their ventricular intracranial pressure probe was placed for 5 to 10 (7.3 ± 2.2) d, with no intracranial infection occurred; and their GOS was 5 scores 6-month follow-up after injury. Six cases underwent craniotomy for hematoma removal due to the expansion of intracranial hematoma or aggravation of edema, and decompressive craniectomy was performed during the operation; 6-month follow-up after injury, GOS of 5 scores was in 3 cases, 4 scores in 2 cases, 3 scores in 1 case.Conclusions:The condition of TMIH patients is complex and changeable, and ventricular intracranial pressure monitoring can improve the prognosis of TMIH patients.

Effects of compound matrine injection on proliferation of bladder cancer cell line BIU-87 and bladder orthotopic transplanted tumor in nude mice / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective:To investigate the effects of compound matrine injection on the proliferation of bladder cancer cell line BIU-87 and bladder orthotopic transplantated tumor in nude mice.Methods:BIU-87 cells in logarithmic growth phase were divided into experimental group (adding 300.00, 150.00, 75.00, 37.50, 18.75 μl/ml compound matrine injection 200μl) and negative control group (adding equal volume of culturing medium). The proliferation inhibition rate and the half inhibitory concentration ( IC50) of BIU-87 cells were detected and calculated by methyl thiazole tetrazolium (MTT) method. Twenty BALB/c-nu female nude mice were injected with 100 μl of BIU-87 cell suspension with a cell density of 2×10 7/ml in the bladder to establish an animal model of bladder orthotopic transplanted tumor. After 24 hours of perfusion of BIU-87 cell suspension, intravesical perfusion administration (100 μl per nude mouse) was started, and the mice were divided into compound matrine injection group (intravesical perfusion of matrine solution) and pirarubicin group (intravesical perfusion of 1 mg/ml pirarubicin), model control group (intravesical perfusion of the same volume of sterile water), blank control group (without intravesical perfusion of BIU-87 cell suspension or administration). The observation time was 90 d. The survival status and bladder wet weight of the animals were observed and recorded, and the tumor formation rate, tumor inhibition rate and life prolongation rate were calculated. Results:Different concentrations of compound matrine injection acted on BIU-87 cells for 48 hours, and the absorbance ( A) values ??of 300.00, 150.00, 75.00, 37.50, 18.75 μl/ml compound matrine injection group and negative control group were 0.027±0.006, 0.065±0.010, 1.695±0.105, 2.387±0.017, 2.427±0.134 and 2.721±0.080 ( F = 742.67, P < 0.05), the A values ??of each concentration of compound matrine injection group were compared with the negative control group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.05). The IC50 of compound matrine injection on BIU-87 cells was 70.05 μl/ml. On the 90th day of observation, the bladder wet weights of nude mice in blank control group, model control group, pirarubicin group and compound matrine injection group were (0.018±0.004) mg, (0.422±0.130) mg, (0.219±0.136) mg and (0.237±0.113) mg ( F = 14.01, P < 0.001), and the survival time of nude mice was (90±0) d, (54±12) d, (72±4) d and (69±8) d ( F = 18.53, P < 0.001). The inhibition rates of bladder cancer in the pirarubicin group and compound matrine injection group were 48.10% and 43.84%, and the life prolongation rates of the nude mice were 34.95% and 29.53%. Conclusions:Compound matrine injection can inhibit the proliferation of BIU-87 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Compound matrine injection can increase the tumor inhibition rate and prolong the survival time of nude mice models of bladder orthotopic transplanted tumor.

Correlation analysis of macular microvascular structure and macular pigment opticaldensity in retinal vein occlusion / 中华眼底病杂志

Objective:To observe the changes of macular microvascular structure and macular pigment density (MPOD) in eyes with macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO), and preliminarily analyze their correlation.Methods:A prospective clinical study. A total of 62 eyes of 62 patients with monocular RVO secondary ME (RVO-ME) diagnosed in the Ophthalmology Hospital of Xi'an No.1 Hospital from July 2020 to May 2021 were included in this study. There were 33 males with 33 eyes, 29 females with 29 eyes. The age was 58.30±12.15 years. The course of disease from the onset of symptoms to medical treatment was 12.29±7.65 days. All patients underwent best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and MPOD test. BCVA examination was performed using a standard logarithmic visual acuity chart, which was converted to logarithm of minimum angle of resolution (logMAR). The vascular density (VD), vascular skeletal density (SD), foveal avascular area (FAZ) and central macular thickness (CMT) of the superficial retinal capillary plexus (SCP) in the range of 3 mm×3 mm in the macular area of bilateral eyes were measured by OCTA. MPOD was measured by heterochromatic scintillation photometry. Bilateral eyes passed examination in 37 cases. The eyes of 25 patients failed to pass the test. The changes of macular VD, SD, FAZ area, CMT and MPOD between the affected eyes and the contralateral eyes were compared. The MPOD of the affected eye and the contralateral eye was compared by paired t test. FAZ area, CMT, VD, SD, and logMAR BCVA were tested by paired Wilcoxon signed rank sum test. Spearman rank correlation test was used to analyze the correlation between macular blood flow density (VD, SD) and foveal morphology (FAZ area, CMT) with logMAR BCVA and MPOD. Results:Compared with contralateral eyes, VD ( Z=-5.981) and SD ( Z=-6.021) were decreased, FAZ area ( Z=-2.598) and CMT ( Z=-6.206) were increased, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). In 37 patients who passed MPOD test in bilateral eyes, the MPOD value of the affected eye was lower than that of the contralateral eye, and the difference was statistically significant ( t=-2.930, P<0.05). Compared with the affected eye which failed to pass the MPOD detection, macular VD ( Z=-2.807) and SD ( Z=-2.460) were increased, FAZ area ( Z=-4.297) and CMT ( Z=-3.796) were decreased in the affected eye which passed the MPOD test, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that logMAR BCVA in the affected eye was negatively correlated with macular VD and SD ( r=-0.298, -0.461; P<0.05), which was positively correlated with FAZ area and CMT ( r=0.487, 0.789; P<0.05). MPOD in the affected eye was negatively correlated with logMAR BCVA ( r=-0.344, P<0.05). MPOD in the contralateral eye was positively correlated with CMT ( r=0.358, P<0.05). Conclusions:The VD and SD of macular SCP are decreased, FAZ area is enlarged, CMT is thickened, and MPOD is decreased in RVO-ME eyes. MPOD is negatively correlated with logMAR BCVA.

Application of immune checkpoint targets in the anti-tumor novel drugs and traditional Chinese medicine development

Immune checkpoints are the crucial regulators of immune system and play essential roles in maintaining self-tolerance, preventing autoimmune responses, and minimizing tissue damage by regulating the duration and intensity of the immune response. Furthermore, immune checkpoints are usually overexpressed in cancer cells or noninvasive cells in tumor tissues and are capable of suppressing the antitumor response. Based on substantial physiological analyses as well as preclinical and clinical studies, checkpoint molecules have been evaluated as potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of multiple types of cancers. In the last few years, extensive evidence has supported the immunoregulatory effects of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). The main advantage of TCMs and natural medicine is that they usually contain multiple active components, which can act on multiple targets at the same time, resulting in additive or synergistic effects. The strong immune regulation function of traditional Chinese medicine on immune checkpoints has also been of great interest. For example,

Synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of 2-(((5-akly/aryl-1-pyrazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)-5-alkyl-6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-pyrimidin-4(3)-ones as potential HIV-1 inhibitors

A series of 2-(((5-akly/aryl-1-pyrazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)-5-alkyl-6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-pyrimidin-4(3)-ones were synthesized and their anti-HIV-1 activities were evaluated. Most of these compounds were highly active against wild-type (WT) HIV-1 strain (IIIB) with EC values in the range of 0.0038-0.4759 μmol/L. Among those compounds, had an EC value of 3.8 nmol/L and SI (selectivity index) of up to 25,468 indicating excellent activity against WT HIV-1. anti-HIV-1 activity and resistance profile studies suggested that compounds and displayed potential anti-HIV-1 activity against laboratory adapted strains and primary isolated strains including different subtypes and tropism strains (ECs range from 4.3 to 63.6 nmol/L and 18.9-219.3 nmol/L, respectively). On the other hand, it was observed that those two compounds were less effective with EC values of 2.77 and 4.87 μmol/L for HIV-1A (K103N + Y181C). The activity against reverse transcriptase (RT) was also evaluated for those compounds. Both and obtained sub-micromolar IC values showing their potential in RT inhibition. The pharmacokinetics examination in rats indicated that compound has acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and bioavailability. Preliminary structure-activity relationships and molecular modeling studies were also discussed.

Apatinib Combined with CCI-779 Inhibits the Proliferation and Migration of Small Cell Lung Cancer NCI-H446 Cells In Vitro / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#Lung cancer is the most common malignancy world-wide. Small cell lung cancer is the deadliest subtype of lung cancer, which features such as rapid growth, early metastasis, and high vascularization. Apatinib is a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibitor independently developed in China, which has a significant inhibition in a variety of solid tumors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Apatinib alone or Apatinib combined with mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, CCI-779, on small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H446 in vitro.@*METHODS@#The small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H446 was grew in vitro. The effects of Apatinib alone or Apatinib combined with CCI-779 on proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and migration of NCI-H446 small cell lung cancer cells were detected by CCK8; FACS and transwell assays were also carried out; Western blot assays were used to detect vascular endothelial growth factor and cell cycle related protein expression.@*RESULTS@#CCK8 assays showed that high concentration of Apatinib could inhibit the proliferation of NCI-H446 cells. Apoptosis assays showed that high concentration of Apatinib could induce NCI-H446 cell apoptosis. Transwell assays showed that high concentration of Apatinib could inhibit NCI-H446 cell migration. After combined with mTOR inhibitor CCI-779, low concentration of Apatinib could inhibit the proliferation and migration of NCI-H446 small cell lung cancer cells and induce apoptosis.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Apatinib has a concentration-dependent effect on the small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H446. High concentration of Apatinib can inhibit the proliferation and migration of NCI-H446 small cell lung cancer cells, induce apoptosis. Apatinib combined with the mTOR inhibitor CCI-779 can sensitize the NCI-H446 cells to Apatinib.

The Role of Plasma CDO1 Methylation in the Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#The incidence and mortality of lung cancer often rank first in all malignant tumors. DNA methylation, as one of epigenetics, often participates in the development and progression of tumors. CDO1 as a tumor suppressor gene always undergoes methylation changes early in tumor development. Therefore, this study aims to discuss the value of CDO1 methylation in the early diagnosis of lung cancer.@*METHODS@#Peripheral blood samples were collected from tumor patients and healthy people. Detection of the methylation level of CDO1 in plasma by sulfite modification and quantitative real-time PCR.@*RESULTS@#The level of gene methylation in peripheral blood of lung cancer patients was significantly higher than that of benign lung disease patients and healthy people. The methylation level of CDO1 was significantly different in the stratified comparison of gender, lymph node metastasis and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage (P<0.05). The sensitivity and specificity of CDO1 were 52.2% and 78.6%, respectively. The overall accuracy of the diagnosis was significantly higher than that of the clinical tumor markers, and the sensitivity of CDO1 to stage I and II patients was the highest (40.8%, 47.1%). In addition, CDO1 could effectively increase the sensitivity of diagnosis in multiple joint examinations.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Detecting the methylation level of CDO1 has a potentially huge advantage for the early diagnosis of lung cancer.

Role of EZH2 Inhibitor Combined with Gefitinib in EGFR-TKIs Resistant Lung Cancer Cells / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#Lung cancer is one of the common malignant tumors that impair human health. With the development of epigenetics, the researchers found that enhancer of Zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is highly expressed in lung cancer tissue and its expression is closely related to the prognosis. EZH2 inhibitor can also enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to a variety of anti-tumor drugs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of combination of EZH2 inhibitor and gefitinib on the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of Gefitinib-resistant lung cancer cells.@*METHODS@#PC9 and PC9/AB2 cells were used for this study. CCK-8 and EdU experiment were used to detect combined treatment on cell viability and proliferation activity; Wound healing assay and Transwell chamber experiment were used to determine the effects of combination therapy on cell migration ability; Flow cytometry was used to detect the effect of combination therapy on EZH2 and apoptosis; Western blot was used to observe the effect of combination therapy on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway-related proteins expression.@*RESULTS@#In gefitinib-resistant cell line PC9/AB2, gefitinib combined with EZH2 inhibitor GSK343 can significantly inhibit cell viability, reduce cell migration and increase cell apoptosis. At the same time, combination therapy can significantly inhibit the expression of EZH2 and phosphorylation EGFR proteins.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The combination of EZH2 inhibitor GSK343 and gefitinib sensitize PC9/AB2 cell to gefitinib response. This study also suggests that synergistic therapy plays a role in the reversal of EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKIs) resistance in lung cancer.

Effect of Apatinib on Invasion and Migration of Lung Cancer Cells and Its Mechanism / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#Lung cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world for human. In recent years, the effect of targeted therapy has become increasingly significant. Apatinib is a multi-target anti-tumor drug that is currently under study. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Apatinib on the biological characteristics of lung cancer cells and its possible mechanism.@*METHODS@#Lung cancer cell lines H1299 and H3255 were cultured in vitro. The effects of Apatinib on proliferation, migration and invasion of H1299 and H3255 cells were detected by cell proliferation assays wound healing assays and Transwell assays. The protein expression related to cancer angiogenesis and invasion was detected by Western blot.@*RESULTS@#Apatinib significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of H1299 and H3255 in a concentration-dependent manner. Western blot showed that with the increasing of drug concentration, VEGF, VEGFR2, N-cadherin, MMP9, MMP2 and Vimentin were down-regulated, and E-cadherin were up-regulated.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Apatinib can inhibit the invasion and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells H1299 and H3255. By regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-related proteins.

Study on the Difference of Gene Expression between Central and Peripheral Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on TCGA Database / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#Lung cancer is a malignant tumor disease with high morbidity and high mortality. The non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type, among them, lung squamous cell carcinoma own special pathological type and specific treatment, is a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer and can be divided into peripheral type and central type according to clinical phenotype. This study explores the differences in gene levels and their potential values based on clinical differences between central and peripheral in lung squamous cell carcinoma.@*METHODS@#The lung squamous cell carcinoma dataset was collected from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, clinical information and the corresponding gene expression profiles were downloaded. Then we further sort and analyze all these data.@*RESULTS@#In clinical characteristics analysis, result showed that central lung squamous cell carcinoma was more likely to metastasis with lymph node than peripheral lung squamous cell carcinoma (46.2%, 67/145 vs 28.9%, 26/90; P=0.019), while there were no significant differences in gender, age, tumor size, distant metastasis, tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage, and EGFR mutation. Gene expression analysis showed 1,031 differentially expressed genes between central and peripheral lung squamous cell carcinoma, of which 629 genes were up-regulated and 402 genes were down-regulated (peripheral vs central). Further enrichment analysis showed differentially expressed genes were mainly riched in 6 signaling pathways. Among them, the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway was the main enrichment pathway of differentially expressed genes, and other differential expressed genes were mainly involved in lipid metabolism and glucose metabolism. The analysis of interaction network showed that hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 homeobox A (HNF1A) and cytochrome p450 family, Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) own widely effect in up-regulated genes, while ALB and APOA1 at the key positions of the network in down-regulated genes were CONCLUSIONS: Central and peripheral lung squamous cell carcinoma showed clinical phenotype difference not only reflected in the incidence of lymph node metastasis, but also in gene expression profiles. Among them, HNF1A, CYP3A4, ALB, APOA1 at the key position of the differential gene interaction network and maybe as regulatory factors in the phenotypic difference.

Study on the effect of cerebrospinal fluid release combined with controlled decompression under intracranial pressure monitoring on prevention of intraoperative intracranial swelling in patients with acute severe craniocerebral injury / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To explore the effect of cerebrospinal fluid release combined with controlled decompression under intracranial pressure monitoring on prevention of intraoperative intracranial swelling in patients with acute severe craniocerebral injury. Methods According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 90 patients with acute severe craniocerebral injury were randomly divided into study group (48 cases) and control group (42 cases). Patients in the study group underwent ventricular intracranial pressure probe placement, and then the standard decompressive craniectomy. During the operation, cerebrospinal fluid release combined with controlled decompression under intracranial pressure monitoring was applied to prevent brain swelling. Patients in the control group underwent standard decompressive craniectomy combined with controlled decompression to prevent brain swelling. The incidence of intraoperative brain swelling and cerebral infarction within 3 d after surgery, and the mortality within 1 month after surgery were evaluated. Prognosis was evaluated by GOS score after 3 months of follow-up. Results The brain swelling rate, cerebral infarction rate, mortality within 1 month, and Glasgow Coma Scale (GOS) score at 3 months after operation in the study group were better than those in the control group with statistical significance:10.4％(5/48) vs. 28.6％(12/42), 29.2％(14/48) vs. 64.3％(27/42), 18.8％(9/48) vs. 35.7％(15/42)], (2.83 ± 1.08) scores vs.(1.83 ± 0.76) scores, P<0.05. Conclusions Cerebrospinal fluid release combined with controlled decompression under intracranial pressure monitoring can reduce the incidence of intraoperative brain swelling and improve the prognosis of patients with acute severe craniocerebral injury.

Value of strong ion gap for predicting acute heart failure after acute myocardial infarction / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To investigate the value of strong ion gap (SIG) for predicting acute heart failure (AHF) after acute myocardial infarction. Methods A total of 189 patients with acute myocardial infarction were enrolled from July 2015 to December 2016 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. Based on AHF occurrence, the patients were divided into the AHF group (n=76) and the non-AHF group (n=113). General clinical data and laboratory tests were compared between the two groups. The univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to estimate the contribution of clinical risk factors to triggering AHF after acute myocardial infarction. Spearman correlation analysis was performed to estimate the correlation between SIG and Killip classification. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to evaluate the predictive value of ALB, anion gap (AG) and SIG in AHF after acute myocardial infarction. Results Age, proportion of history of diabetes, the serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP), AG and SIG of the AHF group were higher than those of the non-AHF group (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the serum level of albumin (ALB) of the AHF group were lower than those of the non-AHF group (P<0.05). Univariate analysis showed AHF after acute myocardial infarction was closely associated with age, history of diabetes, serum ALB, AG and SIG (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that history of diabetes (OR=2.034, 95％CI:1.075-4.113, P<0.05) and SIG (OR=2.445, 95％CI: 1.538-4.297, P<0.05) were significantly correlated with AHF after acute myocardial infarction. The ROC analysis revealed SIG (AUC=0.837,95％CI:0.781-0.893) had a large area under curve compared to ALB (AUC=0.671,95％CI: 0.593-0.750) and AG (AUC=0.728,95％CI: 0.654-0.802). The optimal diagnostic intercept value was 5.24 mmol/L, and the sensitivity and specificity were 76.32％ and 78.36％, respectively. Conclusions SIG could be used as an independent predictor for AHF secondary to acute myocardial infarction, and was significantly correlated with severity of AHF.

Study on the effect of occupational exposure to glyphosate on blood routine / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

Objective@#To investigate the effect of glyphosate on blood routine of occupational exposure population.@*Methods@#The workers who were occupationally exposed to glyphosate were selected as exposure group, and administrative staffs who were not exposed to glyphosate were selected as control group. Occupational health examination was conducted on all the subjects, and personal monitoring was applied to detect the concentration of glyphosate in the air of workplace. Time weighted average (TWA) concentration was calculated by the result of determination. Statistical methods were employed to compare the difference of blood routine results between the contact group and the control group, as well as between different posts.@*Results@#178 glyphosate workers were included in the contact group, and 203 non-contact persons were included in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in the equilibrium test between the two groups(P>0.05). The abnormal rate of blood routine in the exposure group and the control group were 70.8% and 69.0%, respectively, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the red blood cell count and platelet distribution width difference (P<0.05) were significant difference. There was no significant difference between different positions (P>0.05).@*Conclusion@#When TWA value is below 9.40 mg/m3, glyphosate has effect on the results of platelet distribution width and red blood cell count, but has no effect on the abnormal rate of blood routine.

Expression and Clinical Significance of LC-3 and P62 in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#LC-3 and P62, two of important autophagy-related proteins, were reported highly expressed in many kinds of human malignancies and associated with outcomes of the patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression status of LC-3 and P62 in non-small cell lung cancer patients and define the clinical-pathologic features.@*METHODS@#66 cases of non-small cell lung cancer patients were employed. The expression of LC-3 and P62 were detected by immunohistochemistry.@*RESULTS@#LC-3 was positive stained in 27 out of 66 cases (40.9%) and P62 was positive stained in 43 out of 66 cases (65.2%). LC-3 positive staining was more frequently in squamous cell carcinoma patients (P<0.05); while P62 positive staining was more frequently in late-stage adenocarcinoma patients with metastasis (P<0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between LC-3 and P62 expressions in non-small cell lung cancer tissues (rs=-0.065, P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients with positive LC-3 expression had favorable clinical outcomes compared with the patients with negative LC-3 expression (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#LC-3 and P62 showed abnormal expression in non-small cell lung cancer tissues, suggesting that autophagy is involved in the occurrence and development of NSCLC.

Value of strong ion gap for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To investigate the value of strong ion gap (SIG) in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) based on the revised Atlanta classification. Methods A total of 133 patients with AP admitted from January, 2015 to December, 2016 were enrolled. Of them, there were 55 with mild AP (MAP), 52 with moderately severe AP (MSAP) and 26 with severe AP (SAP). All patients with AP conformed to the diagnostic criteria of Guidelines or Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis set in 2014 in China. Patients with other underlying diseases that might influence the clinical outcome were excluded, including those with diabetic ketoacidosis, chronic renal failure and other disorders. The changes in blood SIG levels in each group were observed. The correlations between SIG and acute physiology, chronic health evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱ score, Ranson score and length of hospital stay were analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) were plotted to determine the efficiency of SIG, Scr, APACHE Ⅱ score, and Ranson score for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. Results The level of SIG in the SAP group was the highest, followed by the MSAP group and the lowest in the MAP group.There were significant differences in pairwise comparisons (P<0.01). The correlations between SIG and APACHE Ⅱ score (r=0.567, P<0.01), Ranson score (r=0.502, P<0.01), and length of hospital stay were positive (r=0.589, P<0.01). There was no statistical difference in the area under curve (AUC) between SIG and APACHE Ⅱ score (0.874±0.029 vs.0.895±0.025, P>0.05) and as well as Ranson score (0.874±0.029 vs. 0.890±0.027, P>0.05) for predicting moderately-severe acute pancreatitis, but SIG was superior to Scr (0.874±0.029 vs. 0.735±0.043, P<0.01). There was a significant difference in AUC between SIG and Scr (0.910±0.030 vs. 0.755±0.054, P<0.01), but no statistical differences between SIG and APACHE Ⅱ score (0.910±0.030 vs. 0.867±0.034, P>0.05) and Ranson score (0.910±0.030 vs. 0.871±0.032, P>0.05) for predicting severe acute pancreatitis. Conclusion SIG has important clinical significance for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis.

Comparative study on the effects of urapidil and sodium nitroprusside on blood pressure in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To compare the effects of urapidil and sodium nitroprusside on blood pressure and prognosis in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. Methods One hundred and fifty patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage from January to December 2017 were divided into urapidil group and sodium nitroprusside group according to the medication, each group with 75 patients. The changes of blood pressure, heart rate, hematoma size and neurological function were compared between the two groups. Results At 10 and 30 min after treatment, the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure of patients in urapidil group were lower than those in sodium nitroprusside group (P＜0.05). At 60 min after treatment , there was no significant difference on blood pressure between the two groups (P＞0.05). At 10, 30, 60, 120 and 240 min after treatment, the heart rate of patients in urapidil group were significantly lower than those in sodium nitroprusside group (P＜0.05). At 24 and 72 h after treatment, there was no notable difference in the size of hematoma between the two groups (P＞0.05). At 1 month after treatment, the neurological scores between the two groups were significantly different: (10.1 ± 2.1) scores vs. (13.8 ± 5.9) scores, P＜0.05. Conclusions Urapidil can effectively control blood pressure in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. Moreover, it exerts better long-term neuroprotective effect, compared with sodium nitroprusside.

Study on microsurgical treatment by unilateral subfrontal approach in 16 patients with large olfactory groove meningiomas / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To study the method and therapeutic effect of microsurgical treatment by unilateral subfrontal approach in patients with large olfactory groove meningiomas. Methods The clinical data of 16 patients with large olfactory groove meningiomas who had underwent microsurgical treatment by unilateral subfrontal approach from January 2010 to December 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Results Total removal of tumor (Simpson Ⅰ and Ⅱ grade) was achieved in 14 cases and subtotal removal of the tumor (Simpson Ⅲ) was in 2 cases. No patient died from the microsurgery. The treatment effect was satisfactory in all patients during the follow- up. Conclusions The microsurgical treatment by unilateral subfrontal approach in patients with large olfactory groove meningiomas conforms to the concept of minimal invasive surgery, which provides enough surgical space, and the effect of surgery is satisfactory. So the approach is a good choice for the removal of large olfactory groove meningiomas.

Role of PD 0332991 on the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Vascular Endothelial Cells / 中国肺癌杂志

BACKGROUND@#Angiogenesis is an important process in the development of tumor. PD 0332991, a cell cycle inhibitor, can specifically inhibit CD4/6 phosphorylation and cell cycle progression. In xeongraft mice models, PD 0332991 treated mice had significantly decreased angiogenesis and vascular density compared with the control group, but the mechanism remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role and molecular mechanism of PD 0332991 on vascular endothelial cells.@*METHODS@#EA.hy926 cells, a kind of vascular endothelial cell, were used as the research model. The effects of PD 0332991 on the activity and proliferation of EA.hy926 cells were detected by the MTT, EdU assays. Wound-healing assays and transwell assays were used to determine the effects of PD 0332991 on the mobility of EA.hy926. The influence of PD 0332991 on cell cycle and apoptosis of endothelial cells was tested by flow cytometry, and the Western blot was applied to observe the expression of cell cycle related proteins in EA.hy926 cells treated by PD 0332991.@*RESULTS@#PD 0332991 significantly inhibited the proliferation and mobility of EA.hy926 cells, caused cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. At the same time, PD 0332991 inhibited the expression of CDK4/6 and phosphorylation of Rb, and thus inhibited the cell cycle progression of EA.hy926 cells.@*CONCLUSIONS@#PD 0332991 can inhibit the proliferation and activity of endothelial cells and induces apoptosis.