Objective To investigate the relationship between the cerebral blood flow filling condition and prognosis of patients with acute severe cerebral infarction.Methods The clinical data and MR features of 10 cases of acute severe cerebral infarction were retrospectively analyzed.Results The regional cerebral blood flow(rCBF) and regional cerebral blood volume(rCBV) of 9 cases(90%) in the infarcted side decreased significantly.The reduced percents of the infarcted side reached 64.1% and 49.7% respectively.There were significant differences between two opposite sides(P=0.001,P=0.01).The MRA results showed great vessels(arteria carotis interna or arteria cerebri media) in the infarcted side were all obliterated in the all patients,and simultaneous great vessels in opposite side were narrow or occlusion in 7 cases(70%).2 cases died;and 8 cases were serious disability.Conclusions The cerebral blood flow filling of the acute severe cerebral infarction patients decrease significantly.The prognosis of the patients is quite bad.

Objective To investigate whether black cohosh could be improve patients with breast cancer treated chemotherapy like-menopausal symptoms through a non-estrogen pathway.Methods We selected 120 patients with breast cancer dianosised and treated chemotherapy from January 2012 to June 2013 in four Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical,which were female patients,20-51 years,preoperative menopause,menstrual regularly,postoperative chemotherapy timely and regularly,and Kupperman score ≥ 15 points.All patients were randomized,double-blind divided into two groups,the experimental group was treated with medication Li Fumin Black Cohosh Extract,40 mg once daily,the other one was treated with placebo,40mg once a day.After 12 weeks,all patients were checked by estrogen hormones,gynecological ultrasound,the ultrasound of the other breast,Kupperman score,Then we make an assessment with those.Results During the experimental group and the control group,estrogen and endometrial thickness were within normal range,and there are not statistically significant difference between before and after medicine(P ＞ 0.05).What's more,before and after medication,the experimental group and the control group were not found new breast lumps.After taking medicine,the Kupperman score of experimental group was significantly lower than before treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜0.05); however,there was not statistically significant difference between before and after medicine for the Kupperman score in control group(P ＞ 0.05).In experimental group,there are 5 cases of patients,which Kupperman is more 15 points,but lower than the score before taking medicine.Conclusions Black cohosh could improve like-menopausal symptoms of patients with breast cancer treated chemotherapy through a non-estrogen pathway,regardless of estrogen-receptor positive or negative,which has a good effection.

BACKGROUND:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multi-potent cytokine that makes considerable contribution to the regulation of inflammatory response and immune response in the body. MIF rs1007888 is associated with various inflammatory diseases, but the correlation between rs1007888 and coronary heart disease in the Kazakhs of China has been rarely explored. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between rs1007888 gene polymorphisms in MIF gene and coronary heart disease in the Kazakhs from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. METHODS:A total of 230 Kazakh patients with coronary heart disease evidenced by coronary arteriography between December 2012 and July 2014 were recruited, and another 478 Kazak controls were free from coronary artery disease with normal angiograms. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR assay was used to detect the rs1007888 polymorphisms of MIF gene. Alele and genotype distributions of the rs1007888 polymorphism were compared between patients and controls. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Distribution of genotypes in the two groups appeared to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P> 0.05). The alele frequencies and genotypes of MIF-rs1007888 showed no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). Therefore, the genetic variation of rs1007888 in MIF gene is not associated with coronary heart disease in the Kazakhs of China.

Objective To investigate the correlation between the expression of adhesion molecule CD146 and the vulnerability of carotid atherosclerotic plaque.Methods The plaque samples were collected from 40 patients who underwent the carotid endarterectomy and were divided into the stable plaque group and the instable plaque group by ultrasound imaging.Five carotid artery samples were taken from the healthy donors as the control.Immunohistochemistry was applied to test the CD146 expression in all samples.Results Higher expression of CD146 was observed in the atherosclerotic plaques than in the healthy control.Moreover,statistical difference was found in the expression of CD146 in the plaques between the instable plaque group and the stable plaque group (0.31 ± 0.19 vs 0.17 ± 0.07,P ＜ 0.05).The expression of CD146 was positively correlated with the necrotic area (r =0.471 8,P =0.019 9) and the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 expression in the plaques (r =0.535 6,P =0.000 9).Conclusion The CD146 expression is correlated with the vulnerability of carotid atherosclerotic plaque.

Objective:To identify the hub differentially expressed genes(DEGs)of glomerular pathological changes and potential pathways in molecular process of type 2 diabetic nephropathy(DN)based on bioinformatics technology.Methods:The differentially expressed genes of Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)dataset GSE96804 in DN and normal kidney tissues were analyzed by R 3.6.2 software. DEGs were further assessed by Gene Ontology(GO)function enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)signal pathway analysis. Subsequently, the hub genes and their associated pathways were analyzed using String 11.0 and Cytoscape 3.7.2 software.Results:A total of 168 DEGs were obtained in the dataset. Among them, seven hub genes were identified, including ALB, FN1, EGF, PTGS2, PLG, KDR, and LOX. Three hub genes, ALB, EGF, PLG, exerted a direct action on glomerulus. GO enrichment analysis of DEGs was mainly manifested in extracellular matrix organization, extracellular structure organization, platelet degranulation and other biological processes, extracellular matrix, secretory granule lumen, platelet alpha granule and other cell components, chaperone binding, copper ion binding, antioxidant activity, and other molecular functions. DEGs mainly regulated metabolic process, which was related to fatty acid degradation signal pathway, exogenous substance metabolism related to CYP enzyme and drug metabolism signal pathway.Conclusion:A bioinformatics analysis of DN from the perspective of glomerulopathy is helpful to understand the potential molecular mechanism of DN and provide reference for further validation.

Lenvatinib mesylate (LF), a multi-target tyrosinase inhibitor mainly used in the treatment of a variety of cancers, has low oral bioavailability mainly due to its gelation during the dissolution process. In the current study, in order to enhance dissolution and eliminate gelation of LF, a supramolecular coamorphous system of LF-baicalein (BAI) (molar ratio, 1∶1) was prepared by rotary evaporation and characterized by PLM, PXRD, DSC and FTIR. Results indicated the formation of coamorphous system with a single Tg of 118 °C. Different from original LF crystal, no gelation phenomenon was observed during the dissolution of coamorphous LF-BAI. In addition, the dissolution rate of LF was increased by 2.2-fold after coamorphization. Meanwhile, the dissolution rate of the co-former BAI was also enhanced by more than 25.4-fold. Stability test showed that the prepared coamorphous system had a good physical stability for at least 90 days under 25 °C/ 60%RH and 40 °C /75%RH conditions.

Objective To investigate the effect of intra-articular tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor injection in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and values of power Doppler ultrasonography in evaluating effect of intra-articular injection.Methods RA patients with arthritis in knee and/or elbow and/or ankle referred to the Department of Rheumatology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University were enrolled to receive intra-articular injection with 50 mg or 25 mg of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α receptor Ⅱ:IgG Fc fusion protein (TNFR:Fc) for injection after synovial fluid aspiration.Evaluation of visual analogue scale for pain of the involved joints,erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),C reactive protein (CRP) and 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28) were performed before and after intra-articular TNFR:Fc injection.Synovial hypertrophy,power Doppler signal and joint effusion were analyzed and graded by ultrasound before and after intra-articular TNFR:Fc injection.Comparisons of continuous data between groups was made by t test.The data that were not normally distributed was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U rank sum test.Results Fifty-four patients with RA [6 men and 48 women,mean age (52±11) years,mean duration of disease (7±3) years] were included in this study.A significant decrease in visual analogue scale for pain of the involved joints (t=2.630,P=0.018;t=2.160,P=0.043),ESR (t=2.094,P=0.030;Z=-2.242,P=0.030),CRP (Z=-2.199,P=0.030;Z=-3.337,P=0.001) and DAS28 (t=3.579,P=0.002;t=5.538,P=0.000) were observed after one month of injection of 50 mg or 25 mg of TNFR:Fc.Synovial hypertrophy (t=2.175,P=0.036;t=2.280,P=0.030) power Doppler signal (t=2.500,P=0.020;Z=-2.504,P=0.013) and joint effusion (Z=-1.790,P=0.042;t=2.230,P=0.027) were reduced significantly after one month of intra-articular TNFR:Fc injection in knee.Synovial hypertrophy (t=2.180,P=0.034;t=2.480,P=0.030) and power Doppler signal (t=2.681,P=0.020;t=5.482,P=0.000) were also reduced significantly after one month of intra-articular TNFR:Fc injection in elbow and ankle.Conclusion Intra-articular TNFR:Fc injection is an effective and safe treatment in RA patients with monoarthritis.Ultrasound may be an objective and valid method in evaluating the effect of intraarticular TNF inhibitor injection in RA patients.

Objective·To explore the relationship between sleep quality and carotid atherosclerosis in the population with low or moderate risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.Methods·Based on the population-based cohort study of chronic diseases in Xinjiang,the researchers selected residents aged 35-75 from two fixed communities in Urumqi and Korla,in Northern and Southern Xinjiang,respectively,using a two-stage random cluster sampling method from July 2019 to September 2021.In the population without a history of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular events,the prediction model for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD)risk in China(China-PAR)was used to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.Low and moderate risk population of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases were included.Participants completed physical examinations,questionnaires[including the Risk Factors Assessment Scale of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases in Xinjiang,Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ),and Food Frequency Questionnaire],cardiovascular and metabolic biochemical examinations,and carotid color doppler.Carotid intima-media thickness(CIMT)and plaque formation were used to determine the carotid atherosclerosis of the study subjects.Multivariate Logistic regression model and restricted cubic spline(RCS)were used to analyze the relationship between sleep quality and carotid intima-media thickening/plaque formation in the population with low and moderate risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.Results·A total of 1 528 subjects were included in the study,the mean age was(49.4±8.2)years,and 685(44.8％)were male.In the included population,there were 581(38.0％)subjects with carotid intima-media thickening and 305(20.0％)subjects with carotid plaque formation.Among them,intima-media thickening and plaque formation both occurred in 154(10.1％)people.Therefore,the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis was 47.9％(732 subjects).Compared with the group without carotid artery thickening,the group with carotid intima-media thickening/plaque formation had higher levels of general cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors,including age,male ratio,blood lipid levels and obesity,and higher PSQ1 sleep score[(7.06±2.13)vs(7.43±2.51),P=0.001].The proportion of patients with poor sleep quality was higher(6.5％vs 12.1％,P=0.001).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that poor sleep quality was an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis[adjusted OR(aOR)=1.22,95％CI 1.004-1.492,P=0.040].RCS analysis suggested that PSQI and the risk of carotid atherosclerosis showed a positive linear correlation,that is,the worse quality of sleep,the higher risk of carotid atherosclerosis.Conclusion·Although the traditional metabolic risk factors are at a low risk level,the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis is high and poor sleep quality is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in the low and moderate risk population of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of two-way referral service in referral and treatment of patients with coronary disease.Methods:A non-randomized controlled study was used, 80 patients with coronary disease who were referred to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University through the fast referral channel, also called green referral channel (GRC) of telemedicine service mode from January 2021 to January 2022 were selected as the GRC referral group. A propensity score was used to match 110 patients from the same period with coronary disease who were referred to this hospital through conventional medical channels and had similar basic conditions such as age, gender, region and medical insurance type as the conventional referral group. The differences in disease severity, referral time, hospitalization cost and other indicators were compared using t-test, χ2 test and nonparametric test between the two groups, and the satisfaction of the GRC referral group was investigated. Results:The proportion of patients with heart function grade Ⅲ (NYHA grading), heart failure, atrial fibrillation and interventional therapy in the GRC referral group was significantly higher than conventional referral group (all P<0.05). The total referral time and bed waiting time of patients in the GRC referral group were significantly shorter than conventional referral group [14.16 (9.62, 25.61) vs 34.39 (28.51, 49.68) h, 2.13 (0.83, 6.64) vs 24.58 (20.27, 27.68) h] ( Z=8.465, 9.172, all P<0.001). The hospitalization cost, surgical treatment cost and material cost in GRC referral group were significantly higher than conventional referral group [24 755 (11 559, 56 521) vs 14 700 (9 375, 29 534) CNY, 6 013 (2 096, 8 256) vs 2 562 (2 044, 6 154) CNY, 12 093 (1 267, 35 689) vs 1 329 (826, 16 125) CNY] ( Z=2.814, 2.917, 3.353, all P<0.05), and the diagnosis cost was significantly lower than conventional referral group [4 878 (3 628, 6 847) vs 5 719 (4 228, 7 639) CNY] ( Z=2.323, P<0.05). In the GRC referral group, the satisfaction rates with referral process, visit time and patient experience were all above 90%. Conclusion:Two-way referral service based on telemedicine has a good application effect in the referral and treatment of patients with coronary disease.

Objectives:To investigate the effect of inhibition of long non-coding RNA(lnc RNA)in human metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1(MALAT1)on glycolipitoxicity-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell dysfunction. Methods:Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were treated with glucose and palmitic acid in vitro to establish the glycolipitoxic endothelial cell models.Following groups were examined:control group,high-glucose and high-fat group,high-glucose and high-fat + non-targeting RAN control group,high-glucose and high-lipid+MALAT1 siRNA group,and high-glucose and high-lipid+MAPK1 siRNA group.RT-qPCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of MALAT1 and MAPK1.Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of autophagy,mitochondrial fusion division,apoptosis,and pathway-related proteins.Immunofluorescence confocal localization was used to detect the fluorescence colocalization of autophagy and lysosome-related proteins.The number of autophagolysosomes in endothelial cells was observed by transmission electron microscopy.Mitochondrial probe staining was used to detect mitochondrial morphology,immunofluorescence was used to detect intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)production,flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptosis of cells in each group,cell proliferation and scratch assays were used to detect the proliferation and migration ability of cells in different groups at different time points.The angiogenesis was quantified by counting the number of new blood vessels in each group. Results:Compared with the control group,the expression of lncRNA MALAT1 mRNA and the expression of phosphorylated mito-activated protein kinase 1(p-MAPK1)were upregulated(both P＜0.05)and the expression of phosphorylated mammalian target protein(p-mTOR)was downregulated in the high-glucose and high-fat group and the high-sugar and high-fat control group(all P＜0.01).Compared with the high-glucose and high-fat non-targeting RNA control group,the expressions of microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3(LC3)and p62 were downregulated(P＜0.01,P＜0.05),LC3 and lysosome-associated membrane protein 2(LAMP2)protein co-localized positive fluorescence particles were increased(both P＜0.01),number of lysosomes were decreased,the expression of ROS was decreased(P＜0.01),the expression level of mitochondrial fusion protein optic nerve atrophin 1(OPA1)was increased(P＜0.05),the expressions of cleaved caspase-3 and BCL-2-related X protein(BAX)were decreased and BCL-2 was increased(all P＜0.05),cell proliferation,migration,and tube-forming ability were increased(all P＜0.01),and the expression of p-MAPK1 was decreased(P＜0.05)and p-mTOR expression was increased(both P＜0.05)in the high-glucose and high-lipid+si-MALAT1 group.Compared with the high-glucose and high-fat non-targeting RNA control group,the expression of p-MAPK1 in endothelial cells was decreased and the expression of p-mTOR was increased in the high-glucose and high-lipid+si-MAPK1 group(both P＜0.01). Conclusions:Inhibition of lncRNA MALAT1 expression can reduce the level of mitophagy in glycolipidotoxic environments,reduce apoptosis of endothelial cells and improve endothelial cell function,which may be related to the regulation of MAPK1/mTOR signaling pathway.