Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is a common complication after radiotherapy for lung cancer and alternative thoracic malignant tumors, while ferroptosis is a regulated cell death triggered by iron-dependent membrane lipid peroxidation. In this article, the relationship between RILI and ferroptosis was investigated from oxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen species, antioxidant network and iron homeostasis regulated by nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2) as well as transforming growth factor involved in the inflammatory response, aiming to mitigate or inhibit the occurrence of RILI through regulating ferroptosis, thereby improving clinical prognosis of patients undergoing radiotherapy.

Objective To investigate the incidence and etiological factors of hyponatremia following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and analyze the relationship between hyponatremia and the patient’s age, gender, type of injury, Glasgow coma scale (GCS), operation and computerized tomography (CT) scan of head. Methods Clinical data of 136 pa-tients with moderate or severe TBI in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively, including patient’s age, gender, type of injury, GCS, operation, brain edema and basal skull fracture. The relationship between clinical data and hyponatremia were analyzed statistically by Chi-square test and multivariate Logistic regression analysis. Results There were 56 pa-tients with hyponatremia in 136 patients (81 males) with moderate or severe TBI. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that hyponatremia secondary to TBI was not associated with patient’s age, gender, type of injury and operation or not. However, there was a high correlation between hyponatremia following TBI and clinical characteristics of TBI at ear-ly stage, such as GCS, brain edema and basal skull fracture. Conclusions Patients with TBI is more likely to develop hy-ponatremia when they have the following clinical factors, such as GCS≤8, brain edema or basal skull fracture. Preven-tive measures should be given to these patients in advance.

Esophageal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in China and dysphagia caused by malignant stenosis is the most common symptom of advanced esophageal cancer. The inability to eat orally seriously affects the quality of life of patients with advanced esophageal cancer, and poor nutritional status caused by dysphagia limits the implementation of standard treatment programs such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, resulting in a decline in survival. The 125I radioactive stent is a novel treatment for malignant stenosis. Studies have shown that it can relieve dysphagia and prolong patients' survival compared to traditional esophageal stents. In this article, the treatment of malignant stenosis in advanced esophageal cancer and the clinical application progress of 125I radioactive stents were reviewed.