Objective The clinical and endoscopic characteristics of ischemic colitis (IC) were retrospectively reviewed. Methods 23 aged patients with IC were included; their symptoms,signs,laboratory findings and endoscopic appearances analysed. Results IC occurred most frequently in mid-aged and elders with predominant presentations as acute onset of lower abdominal pains and bloody stools.Endoscopic lesions located mainly in left colon with segmental distribution.Mucosal edema,erosion and submucosal bleeding were common pathological features.Most lesions (91％ ) looked to be nongangrenous, transient and reversible.Only 9 percent of cases turned into chronic stage. Conclusion IC should be suspected in all eldly patients with acute onset of lower abdominal pain and bloody stools.Early colonoscopy is of diagnostic significance.

According to the structure-activity relationships (SARs) of modafinil, a therapeutic drug of hypnolepsy, we designed and synthesized two series of compounds 2-[(diphenylmethane)sulfinyl] acetamides and 2-[(diphenylmethyl)thio] acetamides, and measured their biological activities. The target compounds (6a-6o) were synthesized beginning with diphenyl carbinol by substitution, oxidation, acylation and so on. Their structures were confirmed by ESI-MS, 1H NMR and elemental analysis. The central stimulatory effects of the target compounds were determined by the independent activity assay on mice. Compounds 6c, 6f and 6n have considerable activities, while the central stimulative effect of 6h is slightly better than the positive control modafinil.

[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To observe the effect of endogenous nitric oxide synthase ( NOS) inhibitor asymmetric dimeth-ylarginine ( ADMA ) and its signaling pathways on NO levels and skeletal muscle contractility in 4-week running rats. METHODS:The 4 weeks running rat model was established.The twitch tension, tetanic tension and the fatigue test of sole-us muscle induced by electrical stimulation ex vivo were detected.The ATP content, mitochondrial DNA levels and the mR-NA expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γcoactivator-1α(PGC-1α), nuclear respiratory factor (NRF) were measured to reflect the mitochondrial function and biosynthesis in the skeletal muscle.Serum ADMA concentration was detected by high performance liquid chromatography.The endogenous ADMA enzymes PRMT1 and 2 subtypes of ADMA me-tabolism enzyme DDAH, 3 subtypes of NOS protein expression in the skeletal muscle were determined by Western blot.NOS activity and nitric oxide ( NO) content were analyzed by colorimetric method.RESULTS: Compared with normal control group, the twitch tension, tetanic tension and the anti-fatigue capability of soleus muscle in running group were significantly enhanced, ATP content, mitochondrial DNA content and the mRNA expression of PGC-1αand NRF were significantly in-creased (P<0.01).In addition, the protein expression of constitute type NOS (cNOS) and NOS activity were significantly increased (P<0.01), but the increase in NO content was relatively smaller in soleus muscle in exercise group (P<0.05). Moreover, serum ADMA concentration in running group was increased, while the DDAH2 expression in skeletal muscle was decreased.CONCLUSION:Short-term endurance exercise enhances the twitch tension, tetanic tension and fatigue resist-
ance of soleus muscle.The mechanism may be that increased cNOS expression feedbacks to increase ADMA concentration, thus maintaining the increase in NO synthesis at a relatively low level, and resulting in promoting skeletal muscle mitochon-dria biosynthesis and mitochondrial function.

Objective To observe the corneal nerve fibres damage in different stage of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with type 2 diabetes.Methods A cross-sectional study.One hundred and twenty eyes of 120 patients with type 2 diabetes served as diabetes group.According to International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scales (2002),diabetes patients were classified into 4 subgroups:patients without diabetic retinopathy (NDR),patients with mild or moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (mNPDR),patients with severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (sNPDR) and patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR),each subgroup has 30 eyes of 30 patients.Another 30 eyes of 30 healthy participants served as control group.All eyes were scanned with HRT3 in vivo corneal confocal microscopy.Images of sub-basal nerve plexus were quantified including nerve fiber length (NFL),nerve fiber density (NFD),nerve fiber branch density (NFB),and nerve tortuosity (NT).The correlations of corneal nerve fiber with age,duration of diabetes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1 c) were analyzed using Spearman correlation analysis.Results NFL,NFD and NFB were found to be significantly lower in diabetic patients (F=147.315,142.586,65.898;P=0.000,0.000,0.000),NT was significantly greater in diabetic patients (F=39.431,P=0.000),when compared to control group.In diabetic patients,NFL,NFD and NFB were gradually reduced with DR severity,NT was gradually increased with DR severity.While the difference ofNFL,NFD,NFB,NT was not statistically significant between sNPDR and PDR subgroups (P＞.0.05),but was statistically significant between other subgroups (P＜0.05).Spearman correlation analysis results showed that age (r=-0.071,-0.080,0.001,0.100;P=0.391,0.328,0.991,0.224) and HbAlc (r=-0.109,-0.115,-0.126,0.025;P=0.238,0.211,0.169,0.781) had no correlation with NFL,NFD,NFB,NT.Duration of diabetes was negatively correlated with the NFL,NFD (r=-0.212,-0.264;P=0.020,0.004),positive correlated with NT (r=0.261,P=0.004),and had no correlation with NFB (r=-0.119,P=0.194).Conclusions Corneal nerve fiber loss and nerve tortuosity increased were found in patients with type 2 diabetes,and even without diabetic retinopathy.The progress of corneal neuropathy was correlated with the severity of DR,but it was not change significantly between sNPDR and PDR.

Objective To analyze long-term efficacy after surgical treatment of primary liver cancer with fluorouracil plus oxaliplatin plus gemcitabine joint implementation to prevent the overall intervention effect of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma following ascension.Methods60 cases of primary hepatocellular carcinoma were randomly divided into study group and control group according to the random number method in our hospital from February 2011 to November2013, 30 cases in each group.All patients underwent radical resection of liver cancer and liver (partial) resection.In the control group, the patients were treated with anti viral or immune enhancement after surgery, and the follow-up treatment was not carried out.In study group were given anti-virus or immune intensive treatment and at the end of surgery 3 and 7 weeks after the implementation of a prophylactic transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy and selecting drug 5-FU, oxaliplatin and gemcitabine.During 3 years of follow-up, the incidence of adverse reactions in the 3 groups was statistically analyzed, and the recurrence free survival rate, disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate of the two groups were statistically analyzed.ResultsAll patients completed the follow-up, there was no loss of follow-up cases.In adverse reactions, the study group patients were successfully tolerated hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy, no obvious adverse reactions or drug toxicity, more no interruption of chemotherapy cases.The recurrence free survival rate, disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate of the study group were 83.33%, 70.00%, 86.67%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group (60.00%, 43.33%, 63.33%) (P<0.05).ConclusionPrimary hepatocellular carcinoma should be treated with prophylactic hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in time after radical operation, which can greatly improve the survival rate of patients and ensure long-term curative effect.

Objective: To learn anxiety, depression, sleep quality and quality of life among patients with primary pruritus ani, and to analyze their correlation with anal itching symptom, so as to provide insights into the prevention and treatment of primary pruritus ani. Methods: Patients with primary pruritus ani were selected from anorectal department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. The Visual Analogue Scale, pruritus frequency score, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Dermatology Life Quality Index (Chinese version) were used in the survey. Spearman rank correlation analysis was employed to analyze the correlation between the degree and frequency of pruritus ani with, anxiety, depression, sleep quality and quality of life. Results: Sixty patients with primary pruritus ani were investigated, including of 7 males and 53 females, with an average age of (34.37±10.30) years. The patients with mild, moderate and severe pruritus accounted for 28.33%, 48.33% and 23.34%, respectively. The patients with pruritus frequency of grade 1, 2 and 3 accounted for 51.67%, 38.33% and 10.00%, respectively. The patients with anxiety, depression, and coexistence of anxiety and depression accounted for 18.33%, 13.33% and 10.00%, respectively. The patients with very good, good, average and poor sleep quality accounted for 15.00%, 46.66%, 30.00% and 8.34%, respectively. No, mild, moderate and severe impacts on quality of life among the patients accounted for 10.00%, 46.66%, 33.34% and 10.00%, respectively. The degree of pruritus was positively correlated with anxiety (rs=0.405, P=0.001), depression (rs=0.343, P=0.007), sleep quality (rs=0.293, P=0.037) and quality of life (rs=0.338, P=0.008). However, there was no significant correlation between the frequency of pruritus with the above factors (all P>0.05). Conclusion The degree of pruritus in patients with primary pruritus ani is related to anxiety, depression, sleep quality and quality of life.

Abstract Postoperative urinary retention is a common complication after mixed hemorrhoid surgery, referring to the inability of urine in the bladder to be normally expelled, leading to urine retention. This condition not only prolongs the postoperative recovery time and increases medical costs, but may also cause problems such as urinary tract infections and bladder dysfunction. The pathogenesis of urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoid surgery is complex, involving multiple factors such as the type of surgery, anesthesia method, individual differences among patients, postoperative pain management and psychological stress. Although there are various clinical treatment methods, their efficacy varies among individuals. This article reviews relevant literature from 2018 to 2024, analyzing the etiology of urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoid surgery. It summarizes the intervention measures and mechanisms of non-pharmacological treatments, such as physical therapy and analgesic techniques, as well as pharmacological treatments, including anticholinesterase drugs, selective α-receptor blockers and analgesics drugs, so as to provide the reference for the prevention and treatment of urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoid surgery.

AIM:To investigate the influence of calorie restriction ( CR) on contractility and mitochondrial bi-osynthesis in different types of rat skeletal muscles .METHODS:CR rat model was set up by feeding 60%normal food in-take of control rat every day for 8 weeks.Soleus (SOL) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) were isolated under anesthe-sia.The twitch tension, titanic tension and fatigue resistance of SOL and EDL in response to electrical stimulation were measured to reflect the contractile function of the muscles .The copy number ratio of mitochondrial gene cytochrome C oxi-dase subunit I ( COX I) to nuclear gene β-actin was determined to evaluate the mitochondrial biosynthesis .ATP content was measured to mirror mitochondrial function .RESULTS:Compared with control group , CR for 8 weeks significantly in-creased twitch tension and titanic tension of both SOL and EDL , but only improved fatigue resistance in SOL .Markedly in-crease in ATP content in both skeletal muscles by CR intervention was observed , especially in SOL .Although CR activated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in both 2 muscles, up-regulation of mitochondrial biosynthesis and transcription of mitochondrial regulatory genes peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γcoactivator 1α( PGC-1α) and nuclear respirato-ry factor ( NRF) was only observed in SOL .CONCLUSION:CR for 8 weeks enhanced the contractility of both rat SOL and EDL in response to electrical stimulation , especially in SOL composed of slow-twitch fibers.The mechanisms may be related to the activation of AMPK and the promotion of mitochondrial biosynthesis in SOL .

Objective To analyze the course of development of chronic fatigue syndrome ( CFS) and its research hotspots and frontiers .Methods We retrieved 3723 CFS-related papers published in the Web of Science databases between 2000 and 2014, and obtained a series of mapping knowledge domains with the help of the CiteSpace Ⅲ.Results By visually analyzing the network of international cooperation , mainstream academic communities , development trends and research hotspots in the field of CFS ,the classical literature was quickly decided on and reviewed so that research frontier and development trends were accurately defined .Conclusion Our analysis shows that the academic communities in the field of CFS are mainly located in the United States ,England and other Western countries .Research hotspots shifted from case characters to influence factors ,mechanisms and therapeutic methods .Currently,research frontiers are the etiological theory of pathogen infection and the pathophysiological mechanisms of similar chronic diseases .

Aim This study was aimed to explore the influence and mechanism of the long-term exercise on skeletal muscle contraction and mitochondrial biosyn-thesis in different muscle fibers.Methods Soleus (SOL)and extensor digitorum longus (EDL)were i-solated from SD male rats with platform running train-ing for eight weeks.The changes of contractility under different electrical stimulation were observed, mito-chondrial biosynthesis,including ATP content,mito-chondrial DNA,the gene expression of PGC-1αand NRF were also detected.Results Long-term endur-ance exercise can improve twitch tension and titanic tension of SOL and EDL ,but only enhanced the fa-tigue resistance in SOL.ATP contents were significant-ly increased in the two types of muscles,but mtDNA content,PGC-1αexpression and NRF translation were only obviously enhanced in SOL,in accompanied with an increase in p-AMPK/AMPK protein ratio.Conclu-sion Long-term endurance exercise increased skeletal muscle contractility and improved the anti-fatigue abili-ty in SOL,which may be associated with increase in mitochondrial biosynthesis via activated AMPK-PGC-1αaxis.