Objective: To explore the clinical effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at Zusanli (ST 36) and Fenglong (ST 40) in treating senile dementia. Methods:A total of74 patients were randomly divided into an EA group and a medication group based upon the random digital table, 37 cases in each group. EA at Zusanli (ST 36) and Fenglong (ST 40) was given in the EA group, once every day, for six treatments per week. Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets were given to the medication group, 5 mg per time and once a day in the former four weeks, 10 mg per time and once a day after 4 weeks, oral administration before sleep at night. The courses of the treatment were 12 weeks in both groups. The scores of mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and Barthel index (BI) were observed before and after the treatment, for processing the comparative analysis of the clinical effects after the course of the treatment. Results:The total effective rate was 86.5% in the EA group and 70.3% in the medication group. The therapeutic effect was better in the EA group than that in the medication group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). MMSE and BI scores after the treatment in the two groups were all elevated than those of the same groups before the treatment (P<0.05,P<0.01). The improving situation was obviously better in the EA group than that in the medication group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:EA at Zusanli (ST 36) and Fenglong (ST 40) is affirmative in the therapeutic effect for senile dementia and can also improve the cognitive function and enhance the patients’ quality of life .

Objective To review the clinical data of the first 100 consecutive robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy ( RALRP) performed by a single surgeon , and to provide our experience in passing the learning curve of RALRP .Methods The retrospective study enrolled 100 consecutive patients diagnosed with prostate cancer from June 2012 to November 2014, who had undertaken RALRP , performed by Prof.Gao Xu.The patients aged 67 (50 to 87) years, with a mean PSA level of 20.3 (1.3 to 214.0)μg/L, among which 89 had a clinical staging of T1a to T2b, 4 staged T2c, and 7 staged T3a to T4.Of the patients, 16, 37, and 47 patients were categorized as low , intermediate, and high risk level , respectively. The operation time and blood loss volume were analyzed by moving average method .Results RALRP in all 100 cases were carried out successfully , with no conversion to open prostatectomy .The mean operation time was 221 (120 to 480) min, with an average intraoperative blood loss of 207 (50 to 800) ml; 2 cases received blood transfusion.Positive surgical margin rate was 26%.Eighty (89%) of 90 cases had recovery of continence ( equal to or less than 1 pad used daily ) 3 months postoperatively;10 cases had a follow-up time less than 3 months, and 5 had gained recovery of continence .The operation time and blood loss volume were stable at the 85th -90th case.Conclusion RALRP has a short learning curve , with a promising overall treatment outcome in the early phase of learning .

Objective:To explore the application of OTSU-based self-attenuation correction PET (sacPET) reconstruction technology in 18F-florbetapir (AV45) imaging. Methods:From November 2018 to December 2019, 7 confirmed Alzheimer′s disease (AD) patients (4 males, 3 females, age (69.6±4.5)years) and 3 healthy controls (HC; 1 male, 2 females, age (68.0±4.6) years) were recruited prospectively for 18F-AV45 PET imaging in the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. Original data collected by PET acquisition was processed with sacPET reconstruction and then compared with standard PET images by visual analysis and semi-quantitative analysis. Fisher exact test, Kappa test and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze data. Results:In HC group and AD group, the radioactive distribution showed by sacPET images and that by standard PET images were similar, and the contrast of gray-white matter in sacPET images was weaker than that in standard PET images. Moreover, the positive uptake area of the cortex in the AD group was smaller than that in standard PET images. Visual analysis showed 19 positive regions in sacPET images and 22 in standard PET images, with no statistical difference of positive rates of the sub-regions in the cortex between the two PET images (all P>0.05), and the overall consistency of 88.00% (44/50; Kappa=0.75 (95% CI: 0.57-0.94), P<0.05). Semi-quantitative analysis showed that the standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) of frontal lobe and cingulate gyrus measured by sacPET was lower than that measured by standard PET (0.93±0.06 vs 0.96±0.06 and 0.99±0.04 vs 1.01±0.04; t values: 5.30 and 5.10, both P<0.01), while SUVR of parietal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe measured by sacPET was higher than that measured by standard PET (0.78±0.08 vs 0.68±0.07, 0.97±0.07 vs 0.91±0.08 and 0.94±0.11 vs 0.71±0.12; t values: 6.27, 7.36 and 16.90, all P<0.01). The overall SUVR of sacPET images was significantly correlated with the standard PET images ( r=0.75, P<0.001). Conclusion:For 18F-AV45 imaging, sacPET reconstruction technology can obtain reliable and effective PET images without CT data, but its accuracy and precision still need to be improved.

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of wheat grain-sized cone moxibustion combined with fire needle therapy in the treatment of dorsal wrist ganglion (DWG). Methods:A total of 63 patients with DWG were randomized into a treatment group (n=32) and a control group (n=31). Cases in the control group were treated with fire needle therapy. Based on the therapy given to the control group, cases in the treatment group were additionally given wheat grain-sized cone moxibustion therapy. Then the therapeutic efficacies and recurrence rate were evaluated. Results:After treatment, the overall effective rate was 93.8% in the treatment group, versus 77.4% in the control group, and the between-group comparison showed a statistical significance (P<0.05); 6 months after the treatment, the recurrence rate in the treatment group was obviously lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion:The long-term and short-term effects of wheat grain-sized cone moxibustion combined with fire needle therapy in the treatment of DWG are better than those of fire needle therapy alone, and therefore, worth popularizing.

Objective: To explore the correlation between moxibustion sensation and distance of moxa stick and provide reference for clinical practice. Methods: A total of 16 healthy volunteers aged 18-35 years old in college were recruited and given mild moxibustion at Shousanli (LI 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenshu (BL 23) and Tianshu (ST 25) with moxa stick, and the occurrence and frequency of moxibustion sensation were recorded at distances of 5 cm, 4 cm, 3 cm and 2 cm. Mild moxibustion scale was used to count the score. Results: Warm was the main moxibustion sensation, burning pain and soreness decreased with the rise of distance; for the same acupoint, score of mild moxibustion scale increased with the decrease of distance; score ranged between 5.5 and 6.5 at distance 3 cm, which was the most comfortable distance for volunteers. Conclusion: The distance of 3 cm is the most comfortable distance in mild moxibustion.

Objective:To screen the endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) signature-related differentially expressed genes (DEG) in gastric cancer and to construct a prognostic risk model based on a bioinformatics.Methods:Transcriptome sequencing data (RNA-seq) of 375 gastric cancer and 32 paracancerous tissue samples downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and the corresponding clinical information were obtained as training set samples; data of 387 gastric cancer patients (GSE84437) from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were downloaded as validation set samples. All data were obtained on December 25, 2021. A total of 785 ERS signature-related genes (ERS-RG) were obtained from the GeneCards database. DEG between gastric cancer tissues and paracancerous tissues in the TCGA database was analyzed. The identified gastric cancer DEG were intersected with ERS-RG from the GeneCards database to obtain gastric cancer ERS signature-related DEG, which were analyzed for gene ontology (GO) function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment. Univariate Cox proportional risk model was used to screen ERS signature-related DEG with prognostic value in gastric cancer, and LASSO regression analysis was performed to construct a polygenic prognostic risk model, and to calculate the prognostic risk score. The patients in training set and validation set were divided into high-risk group and low-risk group according to the median of the prognostic risk score (2.369); Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to compare the overall survival (OS) and to draw time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of patients in the two groups; nomogram was drawn based on the prognostic independent influencing factors of gastric cancer. The characteristic immune cell infiltration abundance between the two groups was analyzed by using the inverse convolution-based CIBERSORT algorithm. Cytolytic activity scores were calculated by using the geometric mean of granzyme A and perforin 1 expression. According to the median prognostic risk score (2.369) and median tumor mutation burden (TMB) (3.000), all patients with gastric cancer were divided into high risk score-high TMB group, high risk score-low TMB group, low risk score-high TMB group and low risk score-low TMB group to compare the OS of patients in each group.Results:A total of 444 ERS signature-related DEG in gastric cancer including 168 down-regulated genes and 276 up-regulated genes were obtained, which were mainly enriched in biological processes such as protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, extracellular matrix (ECM) receptor interactions and unfolded protein responses (all P < 0.05). Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that 12 prognostic-related ERS signature-related DEG in gastric cancer were screened out. LASSO regression analysis was performed to obtain a prognostic risk score = 0.052×NOS3+0.137×PON1+0.067×CXCR4+0.131×MATN3+0.116×ANXA5+0.090×SERPINE1. The results of Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the OS of the low-risk group in both the training and validation sets was better than that of the high-risk group (all P < 0.01). The results of the time-dependent ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC for the 3-year, 5-year, 8-year OS rates was 0.695, 0.786, 0.698, respectively in the training set, while the AUC for the 3-year 5-year, 8-year OS rates was 0.580, 0.625, 0.627, respectively in the validation set. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that prognostic risk score ( HR = 3.598, 95% CI 2.290-5.655, P < 0.001) and tumor stage ( HR = 1.344, 95% CI 1.057-1.709, P < 0.05) were independent factors influencing the prognosis of gastric cancer. Among 375 gastric cancer patients in the TCGA database, the expression levels of ATF6, HSPA5, XBP1 and ATF4 in the high-risk group were higher than those in the low-risk group (all P < 0.05); CIBERSORT results showed that the abundance of activated CD4 memory T cells in the high-risk group was lower than that in the low-risk group, and the abundance of both M0 and M2 macrophages in the high-risk group was higher than that in the low-risk group (all P < 0.05). The expression levels of common immune checkpoints (CD274, CTLA4, TNFRSF9, TIGIT, PDCD1, LAG3) in the high-risk group were all higher than those in the low-risk group (all P < 0.05). Cytolytic activity score in the high-risk group was higher than that in the low-risk group ( P < 0.05). The prognostic risk score was negatively correlated with TMB ( r = -0.20, P < 0.001). Patients in the low-risk score-high TMB group had the best OS and those in the high-risk score-low TMB group had the worst OS (both P < 0.001). Conclusions:The prognostic risk score model is established based on 6 ERS signature-related DEG in gastric cancer and its prognostic risk score may be effective as an independent prognostic factor to predict the prognosis of gastric cancer patients.

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Objective:To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of sing-port robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy(sp-RALP) through different approaches.Methods:The data of 115 patients who underwent sp-RALP through different approaches from May 2018 to June 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. In our study, 92 cases through extraperitoneal approach, 10 through transperineal approach and 13 though transvesical approach. Preoperative, intraoperative and early postoperative outcomes after various approaches were collected and analyzed. The mean age was 67(52-84) years, mean preoperative body mass index was 24.44(19.52-32.33) kg/m 2. Patients were graded as cT 1-3aN 0M 0 with no signs of regional lymph node invasion or distal metastasis. The median preoperative PSA was 9.77(6.54, 15.32) ng/ml. Results:All 115 sp-RALP were successfully completed with no conversion to open surgery or additional ports being placed. The mean operative time was 91.8(40-200)min, with 88.0(40-200)min for extraperitoneal approach, 132.5 (90-190)min for transperineal approach and 87.3(60-150)min for transvesical approach. The mean estimated blood loss was 85.5 (45-400)ml, with 77.6(50-200)ml for extraperitoneal approach, 178.0(80-400)ml for transperineal approach and 70.4 (45-150)ml for transvesical approach. Of the 115 patients, 60.9% (70/115)were

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of narrow-band imaging for flat bladder lesions.Methods Forty-nine patients with flat bladder lesions diagnosed by white light cystoscopy + narrow-band imaging followed by transurethral resection were included.The diagnostic value of narrow-band imaging was evaluated based on postoperative pathological results.Results A total of 59 flat lesions were identified,in which 8 were normal urothelium,3 were chronic inflammation,1 was papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential,1 were mild dysplasia,1 was moderate dysplasia,1 were severe dysplasia,3 were carcinoma in situ,16 were low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma,16 were high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma,and 8 were invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma.For narrow-band imaging,the sensitivity was 86.7 ％ (39/45),specificity was 57.1％ (8/14),diagnostic accuracy was 79.7 ％ (47/ 59),false-positive rate was 42.9％ (6/14),positive predictive value was 86.7％ (39/45),negative predictive value was 57.1％ (8/14),area under ROC curve was 0.719.Among these lesions,the sensitivity and specificity for postoperative recurrent lesions were 100％ (3/3) and 40％ (2/5),respectively,and those for erythematous patch-like lesions were 90％ (9/10) and 100％ (4/4),respectively.Conclusion Narrow-band imaging can improve the detection rate for flat bladder tumor lesions,and reduce the risk for missed diagnosis under white light cystoscopy,especially for otherwise indistinguishable erythematous patch-like lesions.

Objective To perform an exploratory investigation on confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in the diagnosis of malignant bladder tumour.Methods From June 10 to July 11,2017,6 male bladder cancer patients underwent white light cystoscopy (WLC) + CLE examination,aging 64-86 years (median 72 years).All patients received TURBT on suspected lesions.WLC and CLE imaging results were recorded and validated by pathologic specimens.Results Lesions confirmed by histopathology were 3 low grade non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinomas,1 high grade non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma,1 low grade invasive urothelial carcinoma,1 high grade invasive urothelial carcinoma,1 carcinoma in situ (CIS),1 high grade dysplasia,1 cystitis glandularis,1 chronic inflammation,and 1 scar tissue.For CLE images in the normal urothelium,three layers of cells with different presentation were observed,namely,the superficial umbrella cells,the intermediate cells smaller in size and uniformly shaped,and the capillary network in the lamina propria.For non-invasive urothelial carcinoma,tumour cells appeared as papillary lesions growing from fibrovascular cores,with low grade cells appearing monomorphic and more cohesively arranged,and high grade cells relatively pleomorphic,more disorganised and with tortuous blood vessels in the fibrovascular core.For invasive urothelial carcinoma,tumour cells invaded the lamina propria,with uniform appearances,poor cohesion and indistinct cellular borders,and high grade ones were more pleomorphic.CIS and inflammation both appeared as erythematous patch-like flat lesions under WLC and sometimes difficult to differentiate.Under CLE,the former appeared as dysplastic and disorganised cells with indistinct cellular borders,with intact lamina propria,and inflammatory cells were discovered as infiltrative clusters in the lamina propria that were uniformly shaped and loosely connected.Dysplasia appeared somewhat similar compared with CIS under WLC,but with lower cellular irregularity as confirmed with pathology.Cellular appearance and structure in scar tissue was similar to that in the normal urothelium,but superficial umbrella cells were more likely absent,with thinner cell layers,and inflammatory infiltration was sometimes discovered in the lamina propria.Conclusions CLE provides real-time cellular imaging of the urothelium,and shows promising potential for clinical diagnosis,especially in differentiating fiat urothelial lesions.Large prospective studies are required for further validation.