Efficacy of high-dose dual therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection eradication in servicemen: a randomized controlled trial / 中华内科杂志

Objective: To assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of high-dose dual therapy compared with bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for treating Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) infection in servicemen patients. Methods: A total of 160 H. pylori-infected, treatment-naive servicemen, including 74 men and 86 women, aged from 20 years to 74 years, with a mean (SD) age of 43 (13) years, tested in the First Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from March 2022 to May 2022 were enrolled in this open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups: the 14-day high-dose dual therapy group and the bismuth-containing quadruple therapy group. Eradication rates, adverse events, patient compliance, and drug costs were compared between the two groups. The t-test was used for continuous variables, and the Chi-square test for categorical variables. Results: No significant difference in H. pylori eradication rates were found between high-dose dual therapy and bismuth-containing quadruple therapy by ITT, mITT and PP analysis[ITT:90.0% (95%CI 81.2%-95.6%) vs. 87.5% (95%CI 78.2%-93.8%), χ2=0.25, P=0.617;mITT:93.5% (95%CI 85.5%-97.9%) vs. 93.3% (95%CI 85.1%-97.8%), χ2<0.01, P=1.000; PP: 93.5% (95%CI 85.5%-97.9%) vs. 94.5% (95%CI 86.6%-98.5%), χ2<0.01, P=1.000 ]. The dual therapy group exhibited significantly less overall side effects compared with the quadruple therapy group [21.8% (17/78) vs. 38.5% (30/78), χ2=5.15,P=0.023]. There were no significant differences in the compliance rates between the two groups [98.7%(77/78) vs. 94.9%(74/78), χ2=0.83,P=0.363]. The cost of medications in the dual therapy was 32.0% lower compared with that in the quadruple therapy (472.10 RMB vs. 693.94 RMB). Conclusions: The dual regimen has a favorable effect on the eradication of H. pylori infection in servicemen patients. Based on the ITT analysis, the eradication rate of the dual regimen is grade B (90%, good). Additionally, it exhibited a lower incidence of adverse events, better compliance and significantly reduced cost. The dual regimen is expected to be a new choice for the first-line treatment of H. pylori infection in servicemen but needs further evaluation.

Synthesis and anti-HCC activity of full 2ʹ-F/OMe-siRNA encapsulated with neutral cytidinyl/cationic lipid / 药学学报

A variety of full 2ʹ-F/OMe-modified siRNAs were designed and synthesized, and the activity against hepatocellular carcinoma Huh-7 and HepG2 cells was evaluated. K&A DNA/RNA H-8 synthesizer was used to synthesize siRNAs, and neutral cytidinyl lipid DNCA mixed with cationic lipid CLD were used to transfect siRNA. By RT-qPCR and CCK-8 assay, the target gene silence and the proliferation of Huh-7 and HepG2 cells were detected. The siRNAs loading into Ago2 protein was detected by RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation. Drug uptake and cell apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry, and the expression of PLK1 protein was detected by Western blot. Partial full 2ʹ-F/OMe modified siRNAs, especial siPLK1A3, increased the uptake of Huh-7 cells, enhanced their binding to Ago2 and gene silencing activity, down-regulated PLK1 protein, as well as induced more Huh-7 cell apoptosis and proliferation inhibition activity. It provides important data for the development of novel siRNA modification patterns and anti-HCC formulations.

Predictive value of preoperative prognostic nutritional index in patients with distal cholangiocarci-noma after radical resection / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Objective:To evaluate the predictive value of prognostic nutritional index (PNI) for survival after radical resection in patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma.Methods:The clinical data of 160 patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma undergoing radical pancreatoduodenectomy in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from September 2011 to March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, including 97 males and 63 females, aged (65.58±9.22) years old. The optimal cut-off value of PNI for predicting postoperative survival was 42.275 determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve. Patients were divided into the low PNI group ( n=79, PNI<42.275) and high PNI group ( n=81, PNI≥42.275). The survival status of patients were followed up by outpatient clinic or telephone review. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test. Factors with P<0.1 in the univariate analysis were included in the Cox proportional hazards model for multivariate analysis to screen the prognostic factors. Results:There were statistically significant differences in the preoperative albumin, total bilirubin, lymphocytes counts between the two group (all P<0.05). The postoperative median survival time of the low PNI group was 17 months, with cumulative 1, 3 and 5-year survival rates of 62.0%, 25.0% and 16.2%, respectively. The postoperative median survival time of the high PNI group was 23 months, with cumulative 1, 3 and 5-year survival rates of 84.0%, 46.4% and 40.4%, respectively. There was a significant difference between the two groups ( P<0.001). PNI score<42.275 ( HR=1.040, 95% CI: 1.011-1.071, P=0.008), CA19-9>37 U/ml ( HR=1.620, 95% CI: 1.046-2.509, P=0.031), venous invasion ( HR=1.809, 95% CI: 1.013-3.230, P=0.045), lymph node metastasis ( HR=1.956, 95% CI: 1.300-2.969, P=0.001), tumor diameter >2 cm ( HR=1.534, 95% CI: 1.011-2.328, P=0.044), without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy ( HR=2.828, 95% CI: 1.291-6.195, P=0.009) had a greater risk of poor survival after radical resection. Conclusion:PNI score could be an influencing factor and serve as a predicting tool for the survival after radical resection in patients with distal cholangiocarci-noma.

Effects of standard meal and treadmill exercise test on cutaneous gastrointestinal electrogram in healthy subjects / 中华消化杂志

Objective:To explore the effects of standard meal and treadmill exercise test on body surface gastrointestinal electrogram in healthy subjects, and to provide more evidence for the clinical application of gastrointestinal electrogram.Methods:From January to June 2021, a total of 100 healthy asymptomatic volunteers underwent gastrointestinal electrogram after fasting, standard meal and treadmill exercise test. After the subjects fasted for more than 8 hours, the gastrointestinal electrogram was performed after the subjects were lying flat, quiet, and breathing steadily, electrodes were placed on the the body surface projection positions of the gastric body, the lesser curvature, the greater curvature, the antrum, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the rectum. The fasting gastrointestinal electrogram was recorded for 6 min. Then lay for 5 to 10 min after the standard meal (100 g bread, 250 mL milk), the postprandial gastrointestinal electrogram was recorded for 6 min. And lay for 5 to 10 min after treadmill exercise test, then the postexercise gastrointestinal electrogram was recorded for 6 min. The frequency and amplitude of gastrointestinal electrogram waveforms of the three time points were compared, and the percentage of gastrointestinal electrical rhythm disorder, and slow wave frequency instability coefficient were also compared. Stratified analysis of gastric motility was performed according to age, sex and body mass index. Paired t-test, Pearson Chi-squared test, continuity correction Chi-squared test, Fisher′s exact method and Speraman correlation were used for statistical analysis. Results:The standard meal did not obviously affect the mean frequency of the gastric electrocardiogram, however the mean amplitude of gastric electrocardiogram significantly increased after standard meal compared with that of fasting, especially in the electrodes placed at lesser curvature((148.5±8.7) μV vs.(113.2±5.0)μV ), greater curvature((176.3±11.3) μV vs.(126.1±7.3) μV), and antrum((161.8±10.6) μV vs.(117.6±4.91) μV), and the differences were statistically significant( t=4.63, 4.63 and 3.99, all P< 0.001). There were no significant changs in rhythm and stability of the gastric electrocardiogram. The mean frequency of intestinal electrograms at the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the rectum decreased after the standard meal compared with that of fasting ((10.8±0.2) count per minute(cpm) vs.(11.5±0.2) cpm, (10.5±0.2) cpm vs.(11.2±1.6) cpm, (10.9±0.2) cpm vs.(11.7±0.2) cpm, (11.1±0.2) cpm vs.(11.8±0.2) cpm), and the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.82, 4.55, 4.39, and 3.98, all P<0.001); the mean amplitude of the ascending colon, the transverse colon, and the rectum increased compared with that of fasting ((129.8±6.1) μV vs. (110.9±6.4) μV, (119.6±4.1) μV vs. (101.3±4.7) μV, (124.1±4.6) μV vs. (106.2±5.7) μV), and the differences were statistically significant ( t=2.62, 3.76, and 3.16; P=0.010, <0.001, =0.002); and the number of leads with enteroelectric rhythm disorder increased (398 vs. 389, the total number of leads is 400), and the difference was statistically significant( χ2=7.31, P=0.026). The mean frequency of gastric electricity after treadmill exercise in electrode placed at antrum increased compared with that after standard meal ((3.4±0.4) cpm vs.(3.3±0.3) cpm), and the differences were statistically significant( t=2.45, P=0.016), and the mean amplitude of gastric electricity in electrodes placed at gastric body, lesser curvature and antrum increased compared with those after standard meal((160.2±8.6) μV vs. (133.9±6.4) μV, (178.1±10.0) μV vs. (148.5±8.7) μV, (202.5±10.2) μV vs. (161.8±10.6) μV), and the differences were statistically significant ( t=2.30, 2.35, and 2.48; P=0.024, 0.021, and 0.015). Treadmill exercise affected the rhythm and stability of gastric electricity, and the number of electrodes with instable and abnormal coefficient frequency slow-wave significantly increased (25 vs. 1, the total number of electrodes is 400), and the difference was statistically significant( χ2=22.90, P<0.001). There was no significant change in the mean frequency of the colonic electricity after treadmill exercise compared with that after standard meal, however the mean amplitude of intestinal electrical waveform at the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the rectum increased compared with those after standard meal((171.2±8.4) μV vs. (129.8±6.1) μV, (166.1±7.7) μV vs. (119.6±4.1) μV, (147.2±7.2) μV vs. (121.1±4.9) μV, (149.6±7.3) μV vs. (124.1±4.6) μV), and the differences were statistically significant( t=3.51, 5.49, 3.09, and 2.83; P=0.001, <0.001, =0.003, and=0.006), which affected the rhythm and stability of the colonic electricity, and the number of electrodes with instable and abnormal coefficient frequency slow-wave significantly increased (10 vs. 3, the total number of electrodes is 400, χ2=4.04, P=0.040). Gender was correlated with mean frequency of gastric electricity after standrdmeal and treadmill exercise test and mean amplitude of fasting and standard postprandial gastric electricity( r=0.242, -0.272, 0.286, 0.242; P=0.015, 0.006, 0.004, 0.015), and with mean amplitude of fasting and standard postprandial electricity( r=0.225, 0.460; P=0.024, <0.001). Age was only associated with mean frequency of fasting gastric electricity( r=-0.214, P=0.033). Body mass index was correlated with mean gastric electrical amplitude after fasting, standard meal and treadmill exercise( r=-0.347, -0.260, -0.211; P<0.001, =0.009, =0.036), as well as with the mean gastric electricity frequency after treadmill exercise ( r=0.242, P=0.016). Body mass index was correlated with the mean amplitude and frequency of fasting and standard postprandial intestinal electricity ( r=-0.261, -0.296, -0.400, -0.286; P=0.009, =0.003, < 0.001, =0.003). In the healthy volunteers with female gender and body mass index < 24 kg/m 2, there were statistically significant differences in the changes of gastric motility after standard meal (Fisher′s exact method, P=0.022 and 0.024). Conclusion:Both standard meal and treadmill exercise test affect gastrointestinal electrical activity, and exercise caused more changes in gastrointestinal electrical activity than standard meal.

The reliability and validity of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health′s Rehabilitation Set for multidisciplinary inpatients / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective:To explore the reliability and validity of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health′s 17-item Rehabilitation Set (ICF-RS-17) when used to evaluate multidisciplinary inpatients.Methods:A total of 359 inpatients in the departments of rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurology, and neurosurgery of three hospitals in Jiangsu province were assessed with the ICF-RS-17 at admission and at discharge, and the internal consistency of the tool was calculated. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were quantified using interclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Structural validity was analyzed using factor analysis.Results:The tool′s Cronbach′s α was 0.945. The overall inter-rater ICC was 0.946 with the ICCs of all of the items except b280 sensation of pain within the range from 0.630 to 0.948. The overall intra-rater ICCs ranged from 0.471 to 0.947. The factor analysis found three factors with eigenvalues greater than 1, accounting for 74% of the variation, without double-loaded items. The three influential factors were exercise ability, sleep perception communication ability and self-care ability.Conclusion:The ICF-RS-17 has good internal consistency, inter-rater and intra-rater reliability and structural validity in the evaluation of multidisciplinary inpatients.

Associations between plasma n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and gestational diabetes mellitus in the second trimester / 中华预防医学杂志

Objective: To examine the associations between plasma n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the second trimester and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Chinese pregnant women. Methods: Based on data from the Tongji-Shuangliu Birth Cohort enrolled from 2017 to 2019 in the Shuangliu Maternal and Child Health Hospital, it conducted a case-control study among 269 GDM cases who were diagnosed by 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, and 538 non-GDM controls matched at a 1∶2 ratio on maternal age and gestational weeks. The age range of the 807 women was 18-40 years. Fasting plasma n-3 PUFAs were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the second trimester (24-28 weeks). Participants were categorized into quartiles (Q1-Q4) of plasma n-3 PUFAs based on distributions in the control group. Conditional logistic regression models were applied to estimate the associations between plasma n-3 PUFAs and GDM. Results: The median (interquartile) relative concentrations of plasma n-3 PUFA C22∶5n-3 was significantly lower in women with GDM 0.87 (0.72, 1.07) compared with women without GDM 0.94 (0.75, 1.19)(P=0.001). Plasma n-3 PUFA C22∶5n-3 was inversely associated with GDM, with an OR (95%CI) of 0.75 (0.62-0.90) for each SD increase of relative concentration. Compared with the Q1 group, the OR values and 95%CIs of Q2, Q3, and Q4 groups were 0.97 (0.62-1.51), 0.72 (0.45-1.15), and 0.54 (0.32-0.90), respectively (Ptrend<0.05). However, there were no significant associations of C18∶3n-3, C20∶5n-3, C22∶6n-3, and total n-3 PUFAs with GDM. Conclusion: Plasma n-3 PUFA C22∶5n-3 was inversely associated with GDM during the second trimester.

Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on long-term prognosis for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer treated with combined allogeneic vascular replacement / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Objective:To evaluate the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on long-term prognosis of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC) treated with combined allograft revascularization.Methods:The data of patients with BRCP who were treated at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University from March 2016 to March 2021 were retrospectively analysed. Of 52 patients who underwent radical surgery combined with allograft revascularization in this study, there were 24 males and 28 females, aged (60.3±10.6) years old. These patients were divided into two groups based on whether they received neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery. There were 19 patients in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group and 33 patients in the vascular replacement group. Outpatient clinic and telephone follow-up were used. The clinical data and prognostic differences between the two groups were then analysed.Results:Of 52 patients who underwent surgery successfully, 14 patients (26.9%) developed postoperative complications. The incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula was significantly lower in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group than the vascular replacement group (0 vs. 21.2%, P<0.05). The median survivals were 15 and 13 months in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy and the vascular replacement groups, respectively, with a significant difference in cumulative postoperative survival between the two groups ( P=0.039). For patients with BRPC, CA19-9>400 U/ml ( RR=4.540, 95% CI: 2.332-8.836, P<0.001) was an independent risk factor for long-term survival after surgery. Conclusions:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduced the incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula and improved survival prognosis in patients with BRPC. A high preoperative serum CA19-9 level was an independent risk factor for long-term survival in patients with BRPC.

Genomic Epidemiology of Imported Cases of COVID-19 in Guangdong Province, China, October 2020 - May 2021 / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

Objective@#The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been engendering enormous hazards to the world. We obtained the complete genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 from imported cases admitted to the Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, which was appointed by the Guangdong provincial government to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The SARS-CoV-2 diversity was analyzed, and the mutation characteristics, time, and regional trend of variant emergence were evaluated.@*Methods@#In total, 177 throat swab samples were obtained from COVID-19 patients (from October 2020 to May 2021). High-throughput sequencing technology was used to detect the viral sequences of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Phylogenetic and molecular evolutionary analyses were used to evaluate the mutation characteristics and the time and regional trends of variants.@*Results@#We observed that the imported cases mainly occurred after January 2021, peaking in May 2021, with the highest proportion observed from cases originating from the United States. The main lineages were found in Europe, Africa, and North America, and B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 were the two major sublineages. Sublineage B.1.618 was the Asian lineage (Indian) found in this study, and B.1.1.228 was not included in the lineage list of the Pangolin web. A reasonably high homology was observed among all samples. The total frequency of mutations showed that the open reading frame 1a (ORF1a) protein had the highest mutation density at the nucleotide level, and the D614G mutation in the spike protein was the commonest at the amino acid level. Most importantly, we identified some amino acid mutations in positions S, ORF7b, and ORF9b, and they have neither been reported on the Global Initiative of Sharing All Influenza Data nor published in PubMed among all missense mutations.@*Conclusion@#These results suggested the diversity of lineages and sublineages and the high homology at the amino acid level among imported cases infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Guangdong Province, China.

Advances in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrrole compounds / 生物工程学报

Tetrapyrrole compounds are a class of compounds with important functions. They exist in living organisms and have been widely used in agriculture, food, medicine, and other fields. The cumbersome process and high cost of chemical synthesis, as well as the shortcomings of unstable quality of animal and plant extraction methods, greatly hampered the industrial production and applications of tetrapyrrole compounds. In recent years, the rapid development of synthetic biology has provided new tools for microorganisms to efficiently synthesize tetrapyrrole compounds from renewable biomass resources. This article summarizes various strategies for the biosynthesis of tetrapyrrole compounds, discusses methods to improve its biosynthesis efficiency and future prospects, with the aim to facilitate the research on biosynthesis of tetrapyrrole compounds.

Changes of arterial blood gas indexes of free-field primary blast lung injury of pigs and its application value / 中华危重病急救医学

Objective:To observe the changes of arterial blood gas indexes in pigs with the free-field primary blast lung injury (PBLI) model, and to explore the value of arterial blood gas indexes in predicting moderate to severe PBLI.Methods:Nine adult healthy Landrace pigs were selected to construct the pig free-field PBLI model. Arterial blood samples were taken 15 minutes before the explosion (before injury) and 10, 30, 60, 120, and 180 minutes after the explosion (after injury). Arterial blood gas indexes and pulse oxygen saturation (SpO 2) were measured, compare the changes of blood gas analysis indexes and SpO 2 levels at different time points, and observe the changes of gross injury scores and pathological injury scores of lung tissue. Analyze the correlation between the blood gas indicators. Results:As time prolonged, at each time point, pH, arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2), and SpO 2 were lower than those before the injury, and blood lactic acid (Lac) and arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2) were higher than those before the injury. Compared with that before the injury, the pH value in the blood decreased significantly 10 minutes after the injury (7.39±0.06 vs. 7.46±0.02, P < 0.05), and the Lac increased significantly (mmol/L: 3.61±2.89 vs. 1.10±0.28, P < 0.05), and lasts until 180 minutes after injury (pH value: 7.37±0.07 vs. 7.46±0.02, Lac (mmol/L): 2.40±0.79 vs. 1.10±0.28, both P < 0.05); while PaO 2 and SpO 2 decreased significantly at 180 minutes after injury [PaO 2 (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 59.40±10.94 vs. 74.81±9.39, P < 0.05; SpO 2: 0.75±0.11 vs. 0.89±0.08, P < 0.05], PaCO 2 increased significantly (mmHg: 56.17±5.38 vs. 48.42±4.93, P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that the gross injury score of lung blast injury animals was positively correlated with the pathological injury score ( r = 0.866, P = 0.005); PaO 2 and SpO 2 were positively correlated ( r = 0.703, P = 0.000); pH value and Lac were negative Correlation ( r = -0.400, P = 0.006); pH value is negatively correlated with PaCO 2 ( r = -0.844, P = 0.000). Conclusion:This study successfully established a large mammalian free-field PBLI model, arterial blood gas analysis is helpful for the early diagnosis of PBLI, whether SpO 2 can be used to evaluate the severity of lung injury remains to be further verified.

Research progress on the outcome of hypersplenism after liver transplantation for liver cirrhosis / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Hypersplenism is the most common splenic disease and usually refers to a clinical syndrome of increased splenic size and/or cytopenia due to various causes. Hypersplenism is most often secondary to cirrhotic hypertension. Liver transplantation can effectively relieve hypersplenism in patients with liver cirrhosis, but there are also some patients with persistent hypersplenism after liver transplantation or recurrence after remission. Other treatment modalities for postoperative intractable hypersplenism include splenectomy and partial splenic artery embolization. This article reviews the research progress of hypersplenism after liver transplantation for liver cirrhosis with hypersplenism.

Mechanism of Danggui Sini Decoction in treatment of primary dysmenorrhea based on network pharmacology and molecular docking / 中国中药杂志

Network pharmacology, molecular docking and in vivo experiments were used to explore the pharmacodynamic basis and potential mechanism of Danggui Sini Decoction in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea(PD). The chemical constituents of Danggui(Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Guizhi(Cinnamomi Ramulus), Tongcao(Tetrapanacis Medulla), Baishao(Paeoniae Radix Alba), Xixin(Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao(Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Dazao(Jujubae Fructus) from Danggui Sini Decoction were retrieved through TCMSP(Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database), and the action targets of Danggui Sini Decoction were collected through DrugBank. "Primary dysmenorrhea" and "dysmenorrhea" were used as the key words to search the corresponding targets in the GeneCards, OMIM and TTD databases, and then the intersection targets of Danggui Sini Decoction and the primary dysmenorrhea targets were taken for reverse screening to obtain the corresponding active ingredients. Cytoscape 3.6.1 software was used to construct a traditional Chinese medicine-compound-target-disease network; STRING database was used to build a protein-protein interaction(PPI) network; Gene ontology(GO) function enrichment analysis and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis were conducted by using DAVID database. The action mechanism of the intersection targets were then predicted, and a histogram chart and bubble chart were drawn for visualization. Then the top five targets in the PPI network were used for docking with the most compounds. In animal experiments, Sprague Dawley(SD) female rats were used to establish a primary dysmenorrhea model by intraperitoneal injection of diethylstilbestrol once a day. A total of 60 SD female rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, namely control group, model group, Danggui Sini Decoction low(1.5 g·kg~(-1)), medium(3.0 g·kg~(-1)), high(6.0 g·kg~(-1)) dose groups, and ibuprofen(20 mg·kg~(-1)) positive control group, with 10 rats in each group. From day 4, except for the control group, rats in the other groups were given intragastric administration of corresponding drugs, and the control group received intragastric administration of normal saline for 7 consecutive days. The number of writhing before and after the administration, the ute-rine contraction inhibition rate and the uterine index after administration were observed, and ELISA assay was used to detect the levels of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2(PTGS2) and vascular endothelial growth factor A(VEGFA) in the tissues of each group as well as the levels of serum inflammatory factors interleukin 1(IL-1), interleukin 6(IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α). According to network analysis, 7 Chinese medicines contained 114 active ingredients, 149 targets, and 30 common target genes with PD were obtained. The key targets included VEGFA, IL6, PTGS2, TNF, etc.; GO function enrichment analysis showed a total of 399 terms(P<0.05) were obtained, 353 of which were biological process(BP) terms, 21 were cell composition(CC) terms, and 25 were molecular function(MF) terms. In KEGG pathway enrichment analysis, 14 signaling pathways were obtained, 3 of which were related to inflammation, namely arachidonic acid metabolism, MAPK signaling pathway and NOD-like receptor signaling pathway. The compounds in Danggui Sini Decoction can play a therapeutic role in the treatment of PD by acting on VEGFA, IL-6, PTGS2, TNF and other targets to regulate arachidonic acid and inflammatory signaling pathways.

Effect of Gymnastics Exercise on Sensory Integration Disorder in Children Aged Three to Six Years / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective:To explore the effect of gymnastic exercise on sensory integration disorder (SID) in children aged three to six years. Methods:From March to June 2018, 27 children aged three to six years with SID were recruited from Chengdu U-Beller International Children Education Center (Pidu Campus), and were randomly divided into control group (n = 13) and experimental group (n = 14). The experimental group accepted gymnastic exercise, 60 minutes a time, three times a week, for 16 weeks. The control group received no intervention. They were assessed with Assessment Scale for Children Sensory Integration Development, for vestibular dysfunction, tactile defense and proprioception dysfunction. Results:After intervention, the SID improvement was better in the experimental group than in the control group (χ2 > 6.639, P < 0.05), several children with mild disorder returned to normal level, and several with severe disorder returned to mild level. There was no difference in the scores of vestibular dysfunction, tactile defense and proprioception dysfunction before and after intervention in the control group (P > 0.05), and the scores significantly improved in the experimental group (|t| > 7.015, P < 0.01), and was higher in the experimental group than in the control group after intervention (t > 2.193, P < 0.01). Conclusion:Gymnastic exercise can improve vestibular dysfunction, tactile defense and proprioception dysfunction for children with SID aged three to six years.

Animal experimental study on the examination of upper digestive tract with medical disposable portable endoscopy / 中华消化杂志

Objective:To evaluate the safety, feasibility and operational performance of self-developed medical disposable portable endoscopy (YunSendo) for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy examination in Ba-Ma mini-pigs.Methods:A total of 10 Guangxi Ba-Ma mini-pigs were used in the experiment, and mucosal injury models were established in advance by biopsy forceps in esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Each experimental animal underwent medical disposable portable endoscopy and Olympus endoscopy (GIF-Q260J) performed by two endoscopists separately. The time when the endoscope reached the duodenum, the number of detected mucosal injuries and endoscopic pictures of different parts with standard image acquisition were recorded. Endoscopic operational performance and endoscopic image quality were evaluated. Different endoscopists recorded experimental results with blind method. The procedures of the two endoscopic examinations were performed by coin-tossing method. The paired t test was used for statistical analysis. Results:There were no statistically significant differences in the insertion time and total operation time between medical disposable portable endoscopy and Olympus endoscopy ( (171.00±9.96) s vs. (164.00±17.84) s, (285.00±33.94) s vs. (273.40±23.46) s; t=1.289 and 1.281, P=0.230 and 0.232). There were no statistically significant differences in the percentage of time of clear visual field during endoscopy insertion and total operation between medical disposable portable endoscopy and Olympus endoscopy ((91.83±1.85)% vs. (91.52±1.51)%, (93.07±3.10)% vs. (92.06±2.57)%; t=0.401 and 0.689, P=0.698 and 0.508). Moreover, there were no statistically significant differences in the score of comprehensive operation performance, score of clear image number, score of image color recognition, score of image illumination, comprehensive score of image quality and number of detected mucosal injuries ((9.66±0.30) points vs. (9.86±0.15) points, (39.50±0.71) points vs. (39.30±1.06) points, (39.70±0.48) points vs. (39.40±0.70) points, (39.40±0.70) points vs. (39.50±0.71) points, (9.88±0.09) points vs. (9.85±0.20) points, 9.80±0.42 vs. 9.90±0.32; t=2.176, 1.000, 1.152, 0.317, 0.629 and 0.557, all P>0.05). There were no adverse events after operation in medical disposable portable endoscopy group and Olympus endoscopy group. Conclusions:The medical disposable portable endoscopy is safe and feasible for endoscopy examination in live animal models. Different parts of upper gastrointestinal tract and mucosal lesions can be clearly detected. The operational performance and the image quality are excellent, which is similar to Olympus endoscopy (GIF-Q260J).

Advances in research on changes of coagulation system after primary blast injury / 中华危重病急救医学

Blast injury is the main cause of injury in the battlefield, which also occurs frequently in the civil field and modern society. The damage caused by blast is more complicated than other types of trauma. Primary blast injury is a common type of blast injury, which can cause multiple organ damage with complex mechanism. Tissue and vascular endothelium damage and organ hypoperfusion are the consistent manifestations of most organ damage. However, due to the concealed damage caused by the primary blast injury, it is difficult to recognize it in time. The study of coagulation function and acid-base balance change after primary blast injury can bring benefits to its early diagnosis and intervention, thus improving the prognosis and mortality of blast injury. However, at present, the research on primary blast injury mostly focuses on single organ damage. Lack of research on systemic coagulation and acid-base balance changes calls for further research. Such research has a practical significance for the early diagnosis and optimization of tactical care for primary blast injury. This article reviews the injury characteristics, epidemiology, mechanism and the relationship with trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) in primary blast injury to provide reference for related researches.

Association between Higher Blood Pressure and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults

BackgroundTo examine the prospective association between higher blood pressure (BP) and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsA total of 9,642 middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults (≥45 years old; 47.30% men) without diabetes from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included for analyses. Participants were categorized into three groups: normal BP, prehypertension, and hypertension, according to the 2010 Chinese Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension. The incidence of T2DM was determined by self-reported physician diagnosis during two follow-up surveys conducted in 2013 to 2014 and 2015 to 2016.ResultsDuring the 4-year follow-up, 429 participants (4.45%) developed T2DM, including 3.51% of the men and 5.29% of the women. The incidence rates of T2DM were 2.57%, 3.75%, and 6.71% in the normal BP, prehypertension, and hypertension groups, respectively. After adjustment for age, sex, education level, residence, smoking status, alcohol consumption, body mass index, waist circumference, and dyslipidemia, both prehypertension (odds ratio [OR], 1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98 to 1.77) and hypertension (OR, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.54 to 2.64) were associated with increased risk of T2DM, compared to those with a normal BP. The ORs associated with T2DM were 1.08 (95% CI, 1.03 to 1.13) for an increase of 10 mm Hg in systolic BP and 1.06 (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.10) for an increase of 5 mm Hg in diastolic BP.ConclusionHigher BP is a risk factor for T2DM in middle-aged and elderly Chines. It may be a potential target for diabetes prevention.

Association between self-rated health and risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged and elderly Chinese / 中华预防医学杂志

To analyze the association between the self-rated health (SRH) status and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among the middle-aged and eldly Chinese. Data were obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which enrolled 21 133 participants by using the probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling from 150 counties/districts of 28 provinces in China from 2011 to 2012. A total of 11 701 participants were included in the study. Basic information and SRH were obtained in the baseline survey via questionnaires. Information of CVD was self-reported during the follow-up. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to analyze the association between the baseline SRH and risk of CVD. Subgroup analyses were performed by age, sex and body mass index (BMI), and their interactions with SRH for risk of CVD were examined by using the likelihood ratio test. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to test the robustness of the association. Participants were (57.9±9.7) years old, and men accounted for 48.1% (5 626). SRH was reported as the excellent, very good, good, fair and poor among 4.2% (487), 13.5% (1 583), 33.6% (3 932), 35.4% (4 147) and 13.3% (1 552), respectively. During 42 104 person-years of followed up, 590 cases of CVD were identified. Cox regression analyses showed that compared with the excellent/very good SRH, the (95) of CVD risk for the good, fair and poor SRH was 1.36 (1.02-1.80), 1.66 (1.26-2.19) and 1.89 (1.38-2.59), respectively. Subgroup analyses showed that compared with the excellent/very good SRH, (95) of CVD risk for poor SRH in the group of 45-59 years old, equal to or over 75 years old, men, women and normal BMI were 2.00 (1.32-3.04), 3.87 (1.04-14.46), 1.76 (1.07-2.91), 1.92 (1.27-2.91) and 2.30 (1.42-3.72), respectively. There were no interactions between age, sex, BMI and SRH (0.05). SRH is associated with risk of CVD among middle-aged and elderly Chinese. The CVD risk for good, fair and poor SRH is higher than that for excellent/very good SRH.

Representativeness issues in epidemiological studies / 中华疾病控制杂志

@# Representativeness has long been a contentious topic in epidemiology. The review starts with defining representativeness in epidemiology and describing fundamental epidemiological concepts including study population, source population, target population, internal validity, and external validity. In addition, it elaborates the role and practicality of representativeness in four major epidemiological study designs including cross-sectional, cohort, case-control, and intervention studies. In summary, representativeness is an important consideration in cross-sectional studies of investigating disease or health status in the target population, but cannot be overstated in epidemiological studies for causal inferences regarding exposure-outcome relationships or intervention effects.

Clinical efficacy of total pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with portal vein resection and allograft vascular grafts for pancreatic cancer with vascular invasion / 中华消化外科杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of total pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with portal vein resection and allograft vascular grafts for pancreatic cancer with vascular invasion.Methods The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 9 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent total pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with portal vein resection and allograft vascular grafts in the Beijing Chao Yang Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2014 to September 2016 were collected.There were 4 males and 5 females,aged from 53 to 78 years,with a median age of 60 years.Involvement of portal vein (PV) and (or) superior mesenteric vein (SMV),splenic vein or convergence was detected in patients by preoperative evaluation,which indicated borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.Patients underwent complete surgical resection of tumor and involved portal veins,and then underwent vascular and digestive tract reconstruction.Observation indicators:(1) intraoperative situations;(2) postoperative situations;(3) follow-up.Patients were followed up by telephone interview and outpatient examination to detect survival of patients up to October 2018.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD,measurement data with skewed distribution were expressed as M (range),and count data were expressed as absolute number.Results (1) Intraoperative situations:9 patients underwent total pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with portal vein resection and allograft vascular grafts successfully,including 1 undergoing total pancreaticoduodenectomy due to positive margin of pancreatic neck during pancreatico-duodenectomy for pancreatic head carcinoma,3 of pancreatic head carcinoma with portal vein involvement and atrophy of pancreatic body and tail,and 5 of carcinoma of pancreatic neck and body with portal vein involvement.The operation time,portal vein occlusion time,and volume of intraoperative blood loss were (573± 19) minutes,(21 ±4) minutes,and (717±33) mL.(2) Postoperative situations:4 of 9 patients had postoperative complications,including 2 with grade Ⅰ complication and 2 with grade Ⅱ complication.There was no grade Ⅲ or above complication.No anastomotic stenosis or thrombus formation after reconstruction for portal vein.The perioperative complications were cured after conservative treatment.Duration of postoperative hospital stay was 17 days (range,10-25 days).Nine patients underwent subcutaneous injection of insulin to control blood glucose during the period fasting for solids and liquids.After resuming the semi-liquid diet of diabetes,patients received subcutaneous injection of rapid acting insulin before meals combined with subcutaneous injection of long-acting insulin before bedtime,with a insulin need of 24-36 U/d.Patients had postprandial blood sugar level of 8-11 mmol/L,without unmanageable hyperglycemia orlong-term application of insulin pump.Patients received oral trypsin pancreatin instead of trypsin,with no gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating and steatorrhea,no malnutrition.Of 9 patients,2 had well-differentiated adenocarcinoma,4 had moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma,and 3 had poor-differentiated adenocarcinoma.There were 3 patients with no vascular invasion,1 with endangidic invasion,5 with tumor infiltration of tunica adventitia vasorum.One of 9 patients was in IIA stage of TNM staging,3 were in the II B stage,and 5 were in IIIB stage.The negative rate of pathological sections for excised specimen margin was 8/9.(3) Follow-up:9 patients were followed up for 7-37 months,with a median follow-up time of 15 months.Four patients survived,4 died of tumor recurrence and metastasis,and 1 died of cerebrovascular accident.Conclusion Total pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with portal vein resection and allograft vascular grafts is safe and feasible for pancreatic cancer involving portal vein,splenic vein or junction.

Expression and clinical significance of LMTK3 in prostate cancer tissues / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective: To investigate the expression and clinical significance of LMTK3 in patients with prostate carcer. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of LMTK3 and ERα in 55 cases of prostate cancer tissues and 25 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia tissues. The relationship between the expression of LMTK3 and ERα and clinicopathological parameters was evaluated by square test and Fisher exact test. The association between LMTK3 and ERα expression was analyzed with Pearson and Spearman rank correlation. Results: The results of immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the LMTK3 and ERα protein positive expression rate in 55 cases of prostate cancer tissues was 36. 36％ and 32. 73％, whereas was 64. 00％ and 56. 00％ in the benign prostatic hyperplasia, respectively, showed a significant difference of comparison within this result ( P ＜ 0. 05). The expression of LMTK3 in prostate cancer tissues was inversely related with the level of Gleason grade ( P＜0. 05), but no relation with the levels of age, TPSA, TNM stage and lymph node metastasis ( P＞0. 05). Moreover, the expression of ERα in prostate cancer tissues was oppositely related with the levels of gleason grade and TPSA ( P＜0. 05), but no relation with the levels of age, TNM stage and lymph node metastasis ( P＞0. 05). Pearson and Spearman rank correlation analysis revealed, to some extent, there was positively correlated with the two proteins ( r = 0. 296, P＜0. 05). Conclusion: The expression of LMTK3 in prostate cancer tissues was decreased compared with benign prostatic hyperplasia tissues and negatively related with the level of gleason grade. In some degree, there is a positively correlation between the LMTK3 and ERα proteins.