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BACKGROUND@#Breast cancer patients who are positive for hormone receptor typically exhibit a favorable prognosis. It is controversial whether chemotherapy is necessary for them after surgery. Our study aimed to establish a multigene model to predict the relapse of hormone receptor-positive early-stage Chinese breast cancer after surgery and direct individualized application of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients after surgery.@*METHODS@#In this study, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between relapse and nonrelapse breast cancer groups based on RNA sequencing. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to identify potential relapse-relevant pathways. CIBERSORT and Microenvironment Cell Populations-counter algorithms were used to analyze immune infiltration. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression, log-rank tests, and multiple Cox regression were performed to identify prognostic signatures. A predictive model was developed and validated based on Kaplan-Meier analysis, receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC).@*RESULTS@#A total of 234 out of 487 patients were enrolled in this study, and 1588 DEGs were identified between the relapse and nonrelapse groups. GSEA results showed that immune-related pathways were enriched in the nonrelapse group, whereas cell cycle- and metabolism-relevant pathways were enriched in the relapse group. A predictive model was developed using three genes ( CKMT1B , SMR3B , and OR11M1P ) generated from the LASSO regression. The model stratified breast cancer patients into high- and low-risk subgroups with significantly different prognostic statuses, and our model was independent of other clinical factors. Time-dependent ROC showed high predictive performance of the model.@*CONCLUSIONS@#A multigene model was established from RNA-sequencing data to direct risk classification and predict relapse of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in Chinese patients. Utilization of the model could provide individualized evaluation of chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer patients.
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Humans , Female , Breast Neoplasms/genetics , East Asian People , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/genetics , Breast , Algorithms , Chronic Disease , Prognosis , Tumor MicroenvironmentABSTRACT
@#Objective To evaluate the development, hot spots and trends of the fields of neurogenic bladder.Methods The relevant articles of neurogenic bladder from January, 2000 to June, 2021 in CNKI and Web of Science were retrieved.The countries, authors, institutions, cited reference and keywords were extracted with CiteSpace to draw knowledge mapping. Results and Conclusion A total of 5 064 articles were enrolled. At present, the research on the field of neurogenic bladder is in a stable period of development, and this field has been widely concerned by scholars at home and abroad. The cooperation between domestic authors and institutions is not close enough compared with foreign countries, and domestic cooperation is more between medical schools and their respective affiliated hospitals. In the future, China can further strengthen cross-regional and cross-agency cooperation. Low-frequency electrical stimulation and sacral nerve regulation are seem to be research hotspots, and children's neurogenic bladder and robot-assisted technologies are also needed more attention.
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Objective:To observe the effect of medical instant hemostasis gauze combined with filament speed instant gauze on the drainage and flap healing after modified radical mastectomy.Methods:From August 2015 to August 2016, a total of 80 patients with modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer admitted to Huanxing Tumor Hospital, Chaoyang District, Beijing were selected.According to the random number table method, 80 patients who were ready for modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer were randomly divided into study group (40 cases) and control group (40 cases). Two kinds of hemostatic materials (medical hemolytic hemostatic gauze combined with fibril quick hemostatic gauze) were applied to the surgical wounds in the study group during the operation, while no medical hemostatic materials were used in the control group during the operation, and the other treatment was the same as that in the study group.Total drainage volume and drainage tube removal time were compared between the two groups 1 to 5 days after operation.Results:There were no statistically significant differences in the age, body mass index, and effusion production between the two groups (all P>0.05). The total drainage volume of the study group was (289.23±5.36) ml, and the total drainage volume of the control group was (492.15±8.56) ml.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( t=8.543, P<0.05). The drainage time of the study group was (6.24±1.23) days, and the extraction time of the control group was (10.12±2.21) days.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( t=6.203, P<0.05). Conclusion:In addition to hemostatic function, using absorbable hemostatic gauze combined with surgicel fibrillar during the surgical process can significantly reduce postoperative subcutaneous fluid accumulation.
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Objective@#To observe the effect of medical instant hemostasis gauze combined with filament speed instant gauze on the drainage and flap healing after modified radical mastectomy.@*Methods@#From August 2015 to August 2016, a total of 80 patients with modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer admitted to Huanxing Tumor Hospital, Chaoyang District, Beijing were selected.According to the random number table method, 80 patients who were ready for modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer were randomly divided into study group (40 cases) and control group (40 cases). Two kinds of hemostatic materials (medical hemolytic hemostatic gauze combined with fibril quick hemostatic gauze) were applied to the surgical wounds in the study group during the operation, while no medical hemostatic materials were used in the control group during the operation, and the other treatment was the same as that in the study group.Total drainage volume and drainage tube removal time were compared between the two groups 1 to 5 days after operation.@*Results@#There were no statistically significant differences in the age, body mass index, and effusion production between the two groups (all P>0.05). The total drainage volume of the study group was (289.23±5.36) ml, and the total drainage volume of the control group was (492.15±8.56) ml.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=8.543, P<0.05). The drainage time of the study group was (6.24±1.23) days, and the extraction time of the control group was (10.12±2.21) days.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=6.203, P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#In addition to hemostatic function, using absorbable hemostatic gauze combined with surgicel fibrillar during the surgical process can significantly reduce postoperative subcutaneous fluid accumulation.
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Objective To investigate the feasibility and clinical significance of sentinel lymph node biopsy(SLNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for axillary lymph node-positive breast cancer.Methods Enrolled for a prospective cohort study were 167 patients from Jan 2016 to Jan 2018 with axillary lymph node-positive breast cancer admitted to the Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.SLNB was performed after NAC by lymphatic dual mapping,followed by axillary lymph node dissection.The primary end point was sentinel lymph node identification rate (IR) and false negative rate (FNR).Results 62 patients (37.1%) had complete pathological response of axillary lymph nodes.There was a significant difference of NAC response in patients with different subtypes (P <0.001).The IR of SLNB after NAC was 94.6%,the FNR was 6.7%,the sensitivity was 93.3%,the specificity was 100%,and the accuracy was 95.8%.Univariate analysis showed that there was no significant difference between tumor stage,hormone receptor status,HER2 expression,and pathological remission in SLN detection group and the SLN undetected group (P > 0.05).The proportion of patients who received breast conserving surgery in the undetected group was significantly higher than that in the test group (P =0.006).Conclusions Sentinel lymph node biopsy after breast neoadjuvant chemotherapy by lymphatic dual mapping is highly accurate with a high identification rate and a low false negative rate.
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PURPOSE: Follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1) is a secreted glycoprotein that has been shown to play a role in various types of cancer. However, the clinical significance and function of FSTL1 in breast cancer have not been reported. We investigated the role of FSTL1 in breast cancer in this study. METHODS: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, western blot analysis, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction were used to monitor the expression of FSTL1 in breast cancer tissue and in serum samples from breast cancer patients. We employed a 4T1 breast cancer model and Fstl1(+/−) mice for in vivo studies. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, western blot analysis, and RNA sequencing were used to analyze the effect of FSTL1 on primary tumor growth and lung metastasis. RESULTS: We demonstrated that the expression of FSTL1 is reduced in both the breast cancer tissue and the serum of breast cancer patients. We showed that reduced levels of FSTL1 in serum correlate with elevated expression of Ki-67 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in cancer tissues. Moreover, lowered expression of FSTL1 was associated with decreased survival in breast cancer patients. Experiments on the Fstl1(+/−) mouse model established that FSTL1 deficiency had no effect on primary tumor growth, but increased the lung metastases of breast cancer cells, resulting in reduced survival of tumor-bearing mice. RNA sequencing found significantly reduced expression of Egln3 and increased expression of EGFR in Fstl1(+/−) mice. Thus, our results suggest that FSTL1 may affect the expression of EGFR through Egln3, inhibiting the proliferation of breast cancer cells at lung metastatic sites. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, we suggest a suppressor role of FSTL1 in breast cancer lung metastasis. Furthermore, FSTL1 may represent a potential prognostic biomarker and a candidate therapeutic target in breast cancer patients.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , Blotting, Western , Breast Neoplasms , Breast , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Eosine Yellowish-(YS) , Follistatin-Related Proteins , Genes, Tumor Suppressor , Glycoproteins , Hematoxylin , Lung , Neoplasm Metastasis , Polymerase Chain Reaction , ErbB Receptors , Reverse Transcription , Sequence Analysis, RNAABSTRACT
Objective To select an ideal Parkinson ’ s disease ( PD) animal model with metabolic abnormalities for subsequent experimental studies .Methods A total of 62 Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly divided into four groups:damaged medial forebrain bundle ( MFB) model group, damaged medial forebrain bundle ( MFB) sham group, damaged Striatum model group and damaged Striatum sham group .After detecting the rotation experiment , successful model rats of two groups were selected to detect the changes of food intake , body weight , blood glucose and intra-abdominal adipose tissue.Results It was easier to produce a PD model by destroying MFB than striatum .Compared with sham-operated rats, MFB model rats showed significant abnormality both in reduction of body weight [(218.1 ±13.99) g vs (252.7 ±10.1)g, P<0.05] and high blood glucose appeared at 15min and 30min after introperitoneal glucose tolerance test ( IPGTT) .Their perirenal white adipose tissue was significantly reduced ( both left and right side ) .Striatum model rats only appeared decreased food intake [(13.95 ±0.25)g vs (20.23 ±0.86)g, P<0.001] and impaired glucose regulation at 15min, 30min and 60min after IPGTT.Their body weight and adipose tissue did not change significantly .Conclusion No matter in the success rate or metabolism-related indicators , MFB damaged rat model of PD is more suitable to study PD patients with abnormal lipid metabolism compared with Striatum rat model .
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Objective: To observe the changes of heart-type fatty acid binding-protein(H-FABP) in the femoral vein(periphe ral blood) and urine of rats with myocardial infarction in different postmortem intervals. Methods: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was duplicated by ligating the anterior branch of the left coronary artery following the method of Johns in rats. Concentrations of H-FABP were detected with enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The concentrations of H-FABP in experiment group were obviously higher than that in control group. Along with the time, the concentrations of H-FABP in experiment group rose consistently, the concentration of H-FABP in 12 h group rose markedly, and it was obviously higher than in 48h that in 24h. The H-FABP concentrations in urine of the experiment group were obviouslyhigher than the one in control group. The urine concentrations of H-FABP in experiment group increased by wavy in postmortem intervals, the concentration of H-FABP in (6h) group was obviouslyhigher than that in 0h group, 12h and 24h postmortem, the H-FABP concentrations decreased, but still higher than that of 0h group and 48h group, the concentration of H-FABP rose markedly and washigher than 6h group. Conclusion: Affected by autolysis, the H-FABP concentrations of plasma and urine appeared abnormal raise and can not be used in postmortem diagnosis of AMI.
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>To sequence, analyze and express the nucleotide sequences of S and M segments of hantavirus strain 84Fli.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>S and M segments of hantavirus 84Fli strain were amplified by RT-PCR, the PCR products were cloned into plasmid pCR2.1-TOPOr. Three clones of each segment which have been sequenced were randomly selected. The coding region of S and M segments were amplified by PCR, and cloned into expressing vector pcDNA3.0. Transient expression of nucleocapsid protein, G1 and G2 glycoproteins in COS7 cells were performed by Lipofectin transfection. The expression of NP, G1 and G2 have been conformed by using immunofluorescence, Western blot and immuno-precipitation methods.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The full length S and M segments cDNA have been amplified and cloned. The S and M segments of hantavirus strain 84Fli contained 1 688 and 3 616 nucleotides respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Deduced amino acid sequences of NP and glycoproteins revealed high homologue to other Hantaan viruses. NP, G1 and G2 proteins of 84Fli can be transiently expressed in COS7 cells.</p>
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Animals , COS Cells , Metabolism , Cloning, Molecular , Gene Expression , Glycoproteins , Orthohantavirus , Genetics , Metabolism , Nucleocapsid Proteins , Sequence Analysis , Viral ProteinsABSTRACT
Objective: To develop tools for assessing writing skills in Chinese children and classifying its subtypes. Methods: Using tasks of character copy, free writing according to pictures, shape copy and writing to dictation, 65 children with writing difficulties reported by their parents were investigated.Results: the inter rater reliability of character copy, free writing, and shape copy were high. Children could be classified into four subtypes based on character copy and free writing.Conclusion:Character writing skill and written expression are two factors for assessing Chinese writing. Patterns between subtypes at these two tasks are different.