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Objective:To explore the effects of myosteatosis and blood glucose (BG) on postoperative complications in non-diabetic gastric cancer patients receiving supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) after gastrectomy.Methods:Patients who underwent radical gastrectomy between March 2017 and June 2021 in the Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University were included in this study. Various preoperative inflammatory and nutritional indicators, including skeletal muscle metrics at the third lumbar level on CT, were collected retrospectively. Postoperative BG within 3 days and complications within 30 days were monitored. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of myosteatosis (assessed via skeletal muscle density [SMD]) and the differences in postoperative BG and complication incidence were compared. Mediation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of BG in the association between SMD and postoperative complications.Results:A total of 357 patients were included in the study. Compared with the 299(83.8%) patients without myosteatosis , the incidence of hyperglycemia, mean BG, maximal BG, and BG fluctuation while on SPN in the 58(16.2%) patients with myosteatosis were higher, and the comprehensive complication index (CCI) and the incidence of complication were higher ( P<0.05). More importantly, BG showed the mediation effect of -0.0892 in the effect of SMD on CCI ( P<0.05), with the effect size of 19.3％. Conclusion:Myosteatosis and postoperative hyperglycemia are associated with higher incidence of complications, and BG plays an intermediary role in the association between myosteatosis and CCI.
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The tumor prescriptions contained in Dictionary of Tumor Formulas, Compendium of Good Tumor Formulas, Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Ministry of Health Drug Standards for Chinese Medicine Formulas and National Compilation of Standards for Proprietary Chinese Medicines were selected and organized to construct a database for tumor prescriptions, and the data mining techniques were applied to investigate the prescription regularity of colorectal cancer prescriptions. The formula data were extracted after screening in strict accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were then analyzed with Microsoft Excel 2010 for frequency statistics, Apriori block provided by SPSS Clementine 12.0 software for correlation rule analysis, and arules and arulesViz packages in R 4.0.2 software for correlation rule visualization. In addition, SPSS 18.0 software was used for cluster analysis and factor analysis, in which cluster analysis was performed by Ochiai algorithm with bicategorical variables in systematic clustering method and factor analysis was performed mainly with principal component analysis. A total of 285 prescriptions were included in the statistical analysis, and the frequency statistics showed that 43 herbs had been used more than 16 times. The association rules analysis showed that 26 high-frequency me-dicine pair rules were obtained, and the association rules for those dispelling evil spirits, strengthening the body, resolving stasis, dispelling dampness, etc. were visualized. In the cluster analysis, we generated a dendrogram from which 7 groups of traditional Chinese medicines with homogeneity were extracted. 10 common factors were obtained in the factor analysis. The types of herbal medicines involved in the colorectal cancer prescription included anti-cancer antidotes, strengthening and tonifying medicines, blood-regulating medicines, and expectorant medicines, corresponding to the treatment for eliminating evil spirits, strengthening, resolving stasis, and expectorating dampness. The prescriptions for anti-cancer detoxification were normally based on the pairs composed of Scutellaria barbata-Hedyotis diffusa and Sophora flavescens, Sargentodoxa cuneata, S. barbata, often combined with stasis relieving drug and dampness eliminating drug, reflecting the characteristics of treatment for both toxicity and stasis, dampness and toxicity simultaneously. The prescriptions for strengthening the righteousness and tonifying the deficiency were composed of Astragalus membranaceus and Atractylodes macrocephala mainly, exerting the effect of benefiting Qi, strengthening the spleen and drying dampness, tonifying kidney and essence, tonifying blood and invigorating blood. Meanwhile, anti-cancer detoxification medicines shall be reduced as much as possible. The compatibility of the medicines for the intestinal tract reflected the principle of using the right medicine for the right condition and eliminating evil spirits or strengthening the body, as appropriate.
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Humans , Colorectal Neoplasms/drug therapy , Data Mining , Drug Prescriptions , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use , Medicine, Chinese TraditionalABSTRACT
Objective: To study the chemical constituents of the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma daiqingshanense. Methods: The constituents were separated by Silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, their structures were elucidated by spectral data analyses, and the acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity was detected. Results: Twelve compounds were isolated from the fruiting bodies of G. daiqingshanense and identified as 3β,21β-serratenediol-3-acetate (1), 3β,21α-serratenediol-3-acetate (2), 3-O-acetyltohogenol (3), 20 (29)-lupen-3β-ol (4), lucialdehyde A (5), ganoderic acid Y (6), ergosta-7,22E-diene-3-one (7), ergosta-4,6,8 (14),22-tetraene-3-one (8), ergosta-7,22E-diene-3β-ol (9), 5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22E-diene-3β-ol (10), ankylosaurus acid (11), and euphorbia factor L3 (12). Compounds 5, 11, and 12 showed moderate activities against acetylcholinesterase with inhibitory rates of 17.70%, 22.89%, and 21.22%, respectively. Conclusion: All the compounds are obtained from G. daiqingshanense for the first time and serratene triterpenes (compounds 1-3) are found from family Ganodermataceae for the first time. Compounds 5, 11, and 12 have certain inhibitory activities on acetylcholinesterase.
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Tsutsugamushi disease is an acute infectious rickettsial disease caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi. Due to its variety of clinical signs, this disease is often misdiagnosed. This article examines a total of 4 patients who visited our clinics with fever and sore throat. 3 of them had body temperature of 39.5 Celsius degrees when admitted. The characteristic black eschar occurred on 4 of them. Lymphadenopathy occurred on 2 of them. Cough occurred on 1 of them. Lab tests showed that 3 of them had Leukocytosis, 1 of them had increased bronchovascular markings, and 3 of them had Weil-Felix test positive. After admission, all patients, who were confirmed of diagnosis of tsutsugamushi disease instead of tonsillitis, received the comprehensive treatment and cured afterwards.
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Humans , Diagnostic Errors , Orientia tsutsugamushi , Pharyngitis , Scrub Typhus , Diagnosis , Tonsillitis , DiagnosisABSTRACT
Objective In recent years , SIT has gradually become the main way for the treatment of allergic rhinitis .To con-trast the clinical efficacy of specific immune therapy for one year and two years of allergic rhinitis and discuss the appropriate mainte -nance treatment time of subcutaneous immunotherapy with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus . Methods Ninety-eight patients with al-lergic rhinitis to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus were allocated to receive either treatment for one year (A group, n=46) or treatment for two years(B group, n=52).Nasal symptoms and medication scores of two groups were assessed to evaluate the clinical efficacy af -ter treatment respectively , and evaluate the quality of life of patients . Results There was no statistical significance in nasal symptom and medication scores between the two groups after one year treatment (7.00 ±1.08 vs 6.63 ±0.79, 1.50 ±0.51 vs 0.41 ±0.42, P>0.05).The quality of life in patients with decreased , but lack of statistical significance (345.00 ±31.89 vs 344.42 ±32.26, P>0.05).It presented statistical significance in nasal symptom and medication scores between the two groups after two years treatment (6.20 ±0.78 vs 4.29 ±0.64, 0.53 ±0.43 vs 0.21 ±0.34, P<0.05).The quality of life between patients also presented statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Compared with A group, B group can significantly alleviate the symptoms of allergic rhinitis , so we think the optimal maintenance treatment time of specific immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis should be at least 2 years.
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Objective To discuss the expression and significance of eotaxin in the nasal secretions of the patients with nasal pol-yps .Methods The nasal secretion samples were collected from 40 patients including 15 cases of nasal polyps ,15 cases of chronic si-nusitis and 10 cases of nasal septum deviation .The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was adopted to detect the concen-tration of eotaxin .Results The average concentration of eotaxin was (468 .82 ± 440 .64)pg/mL in nasal polyps ,(443 .85 ± 334 .68) pg/mL in chronic sinusitis and (149 .23 ± 49 .01)pg/mL in nasal septum deviation .The eotaxin concentrations in the nasal polyps group and the chronic sinusitis group were higher than those in the nasal septum deviation group ,the difference was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The eotaxin concentration in the nasal secretions of the patients with nasal polyps is significantly increaseed ,which might be concluded that eotaxin may play an important role in the occurrence and development process of nasal polyps .
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Objective To explore the effect of ilomastat combined with chemotherapeutic drug capecitabine on human laryngeal cancer hep-2 cell .Methods hep-2 cells were treated by ilomastat and capecitabine alone and their combination .The untreated group was taken as the control group .The proliferation activity of the hep-2 cells was analyzed by MTT assay ,and the Jin′s Q was adopt-ed to assess the characters of combination medication of ilomastat and capecitabine ;the expression level of MMP-9mRNA in hep-2 cell was detected by RT-PCR;the apoptosis rate of hep-2 cell was detected by the flow cytometry .Results Both ilomastat and capecitabine had the inhibiting effect on the proliferation of hep-2 cell ,and the combination of ilomastat and capecitabine increased the cell inhibitory rate(P<0 .05) ,the interaction between ilomastat and capecitabine was the synergistic effect when the combined concentration was (8+100)μg/mL ,while the interaction between ilomastat and capecitabine was the additive action when the com-bined concentration was (40+ 400)μg/mL ;RT-PCR analysis showed that compared with control group ,the expression level of MMP-9mRNA in the single ilomastat group and the combination group were both decreased (P< 0 .05) ,and the expression of MMP-9mRNA in the combination group was lower than that in the single ilomastat group (P<0 .05);the flow cytometry indicated that the apoptosis rate of hep-2 cell in the single ilomastat group and the single capecitabine group were both higher than that in the control group(P<0 .05) ,and the apoptosis rate in the combination group was higher than that in the other groups (P<0 .05) .Con-clusion Ilomastat combined with capecitabine can obviously enhance the inhibition and apoptosis-induced ability of single drug on laryngeal cancer hep-2 cell ,the action mechanism of ilomastst is down-regulation of the expression level of the MMP-9 mRNA .
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Objective To measure the bone mass, the shape of bones and the bone strength through segmentation of the bone cortex in CT images, and to calculate the corresponding parameters in histomorphometry. Methods CT images were first interpreted through the DCMTK to draw information of the corresponding images, then the OpenCV are used for preprocessing on the basis of ROI (range of interest), and the texture features of the image were extracted as the input vector. Results of the manual segmentation were used as the mentor signal to train BP neural network, which were then used for segmenting the bone cortex in a sequence of CT images. Results of the segmentation were further processed and displayed. Results The segmentation efficiency of the bone cortex in CT images through neural network met the needs of the practical application. The separation results showed an obvious shape of the bone cortex with easy distinguishing from the surrounding tissues, which could satisfy the demand of the clinical diagnosis. Conclusions When the texture features of the bone cortex are evident, this method can achieve a more satisfying segmentation effect with smooth contours, high segmentation accuracy and strong adaptability. With less artificial intervention in the process of the image segmentation, this method can be used for batch CT image segmentation of a complete set of the bone cortex. The inadequacy of the method lies in relatively longer training time demanded for the neural network training.
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Objective To explore the curative effectiveness of transplantation of bone marrow-derived liver stem cells (BDLSCs) transfected with rat interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in the treatment of liver fibrosis in rats. Methods β2m-/Thy-1+BDLSCs isolated from Wistar rats were transfected with adenovirus-mediated rat IL-10 gene Wistar rats were subcutaneously injected with CCl4 to induce liver fibrosis, and randomly divided into three groups as follows: (1) the model group, infused with 1 ml normal saline (NS); (2) the BDLSC group, infused with NS containing untreated β2m-/Thy-1+BDLSCs (2×105 cells); (3) the IL-10 group, infused with NS containing β2m-/Thy-1+ BDLSCs transfected with IL-10 gene (2×105 cells). Infusion was done via the portal vein. Rats subcutaneously injected with olive oil served as control (the normal group). The BDLCs labeled with diamidine phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI) in the liver were localized. Pathological changes and collagen area in liver tissues were observed. Liver function and blood blotting function were tested. Results β2m-/Thy-1+ BDLSCs labeled with DAPI were observed in liver tissues of rats. Significant pathological changes of liver tissues were observed in the model group. Compared with the model group, pathological changes were alleviated to some extent in the BDLSC group. The morphology of liver tissue in the IL-10 group was mostly close to that in the normal group. Collagen deposition of liver tissues was increased obviously in the model group. However, transplantations of untreated and IL-10-transfected BDLSCs both reduced collagen area. Compared with the BDLSC group, collagen deposition was significantly suppressed in the IL-10 group. Transplantation of IL-10-transfected BDLSCs suppressed obviously the levels of ALT, AST, ALP, TBIL, PT and APTT as compared with the model group (P<0. 05). The levels of ALT, TBIL, PT and APTT in the IL-10 group were significantly reduced to the normal levels as compared with those in the BDLSC group (P<0. 05).Conclusions Transplantation of BDLSCs transfected with rat IL-10 gene was effective in treating liver fibrosis in rats. This combined strategy of IL-10 gene and BDLSCs may represent a feasible, effective and safe therapy form for liver fibrosis.
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@#功能性电刺激（FES）这一技术打开了瘫痪运动功能重建的一个广阔领域。在临床应用的推广中，对FES的基本原理和存在的问题有充分的认识，是应用成功的关键因素之一。本文分三部分阐述FES的基本概念、设计和应用。第一部分将讨论电刺激的阈值、募集顺序等概念。第二部分将介绍肌肉电刺激的安全参数范围、组织损伤，并讨论刺激器的设计。第三部分以C5/C6患者手功能重建为例，阐明功能性电刺激系统的工作原理。
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@#The 'ECU-1'environmental control units are applied to severely disabld individuals for operating home electrical equipments without other's help.They can freely turn on (off)lights,switch on (off)fan,watch on TV and give alarm for help,The function,principle and clinical application of 'ECU-1'is described in this paper.
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@#本文在系统观的指导下，归纳出康复工程发展的四个阶段，及其在康复领域中起到了不可取代的作用。进一步论述了康复系统工程、康复工程及其在康复体系中所处的地位。最后提出了，作为一项专门工程技术体系，康复工程在我国尚处于发展初期，需要拾遗补缺，突出特点，加强在界面／接口处作文章的观点。
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@#Functional electrical stimulation(FES) offers a vast potential for partial restoration of parlayzed movements. This three part article will review the basic concepts,system design and applications of FES. In part I,concepts such as activation threshold, recruitment order are discussed. Part Ⅱ introduces stimulation waveforme,safe parameters and tissue damage,as well as the design principle of stimulators for use with percutaneous electrodes. Part Ⅲ outlines clinical applications of FES,in particular,for restoration of hand grasp function for C5/C6 patients.
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@# Functional electrical stimulation(FES) offers a vast potential for partial restoration of parlayzed movements. In practice,understanding on the underlying mechanism and limitations of electrical activation of nerve is essential to guide a successful deployment of FES technology to clinical utilization. Thisthree part article will review the basic concepts,system design and applications of FES. In part I,conceptssuch as activation threshold,recruitment order are discussed. Part Ⅱ introduces stimulation waveforme,safeparameters and tissue damage,as well as the design principle of stimulators for use with percutaneous electrodes. Part Ⅲ outlines clinical applications of FES,in particular,for restoration of hand grasp function forC5/C6 patients.