Objective Investigate the frequency of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at chromosome arm the short arm chromosome 3p14,25 in the serum DNA from ovarian cancer and its clinical application Methods Thirty eight ovarian cancer serum samples with 18 corresponding tumor tissues and 8 benign ovarian tumors were obtained,and DNA samples extracted from serum and tissue were examined for 3p14,25 LOH by using of polymerase chain reaction with four polymorphic microsatellite markers (D3S1029, D3S1228, D3S1300, D3S1481) Results Matched serum and tissue DNAs from 18 ovarian cancer patients showed significant concordance of 3p14,25 LOH ( P

Objective To get the knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (APE)in primary hospital.Methods The clinical data of the patients diagnosed with APE were retrospectively reviewed.The patients were clarified into different risk-group by revised Geneva score and Wells score according to the clinical records.Results 17 patients were diagnosed with APE in this time slot,in which male 10 cases and female 7 cases,average age was (51.8 ±18.4)years old,and among them,4 cases with 4 scores of revised Geneva score,9 cases with 4 to 10 scores,4 cases with more than 11,6 cases with less than 4 Wells score,11 cases with more than 4,2 cases with low risk and 15 cases with intermediate risk.The length of hospital stay was (10.9 ±5.4)days in average.In this group,one patient was dead,seven cases improved,six cases remarkably improved and three cases were recued.Fourteen patients received anticoagulation agents and three cases without any.Eleven patients were given thrombolystic therapy,one case was operated and six cases were given interventional treatment.Conclusion Clinicians know APE and keep alert gradually.However,it should be improved in respects of treating and following the APE patients.

Objective:To explore the effect of hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) on modulating the subunit Kir6.2 of adenosine triphosphate sensitive potassium channels via the cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (cGMP/PKG) signaling pathway in epileptic rat models. Methods:Sixty adult male SD rats were randomly divided into the following six groups (10 rats in each group) by random number table method: control, epileptic, H 2S donor, H 2S donor+epileptic, KT5823 (one inhibitor of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase)+H 2S donor+epileptic, and glibenclamide (one inhibitor of the adenosine triphosphate sensitive potassium channels)+H 2S donor+epileptic groups. Except the control group, SD rats were intraperitoneally injected with plentylenetetrazole to make the kindling models and their behaviours were recorded including the latency period, the grade, and the duration of the first epileptic seizure according to the Racine′s standard. The waveforms of electroencephalogram (EEG) in hippocampus were also recorded during the seizure. The mRNA and protein levels of PKG and Kir6.2 in hippocampus were evaluated by Western blotting and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and the hippocampal concentrations of cGMP and phosphorylation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (p-PKG) were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Results:Rats in the epileptic group showed Ⅳ-Ⅴ grade of epileptic seizure [4.500 (4.000, 4.875)], short latency period [(10.37±8.21) min] but long duration [(69.50±24.37) s] of seizure. Compared to the epileptic group, rats in the H 2S donor group showed Ⅱ-Ⅲ grade of epileptic seizure ( P=0.004), significantly longer latency period ( P<0.001), and shorter duration of seizure ( P<0.001). Compared to the H 2S donor+epileptic group, rats in the KT5823+H 2S donor+epileptic group showed Ⅲ-Ⅳ grade of epileptic seizures, significantly shorter latency period ( P<0.001), and longer duration of seizure ( P<0.001). The results of EEG showed that the wave patterns in the epileptic group were spike or sharp waves and the amplitudes were largest [(190.570±23.590) μV]. Compared with the epileptic group, amplitudes were reduced ( P<0.001) in the H 2S donor+epileptic group. PKG mRNA and PKG protein were expressed differently among all groups (PKG mRNA: n=5, H=26.714, P<0.001; PKG protein: n=5, F=30.597, P<0.001). Compared with the control group, the expression of both PKG mRNA and PKG protein was decreased (PKG mRNA: 1.000±0.001 vs 0.782±0.064, P=0.023; PKG protein: 0.550±0.037 vs 0.145±0.020, P=0.042) in the epileptic group. Besides, Kir6.2 mRNA and Kir6.2 protein were expressed differently among all groups (Kir6.2 mRNA: n=5, H=27.761, P<0.001; Kir6.2 protein: n=5, F=60.659, P<0.001). Compared with the control group, the expression of both Kir6.2 mRNA and Kir6.2 protein was decreased (Kir6.2 mRNA: 1.000±0.001 vs 0.897±0.033, P=0.004; Kir6.2 protein: 0.384±0.035 vs 0.215±0.016, P=0.024) in the epileptic group. And the concentrations of cGMP and p-PKG were decreased (cGMP: P<0.001; p-PKG: P<0.001) in the epileptic group. The results in the H 2S donor+epileptic group were up-regulated (PKG mRNA: P=0.047; PKG protein: P<0.001; Kir6.2 mRNA: P=0.011; Kir6.2 protein: P<0.001; cGMP: P<0.001; p-PKG: P<0.001) compared with the epileptic group. However, the results in the KT5823+H 2S donor+epileptic group were down-regulated (PKG mRNA: P=0.015; PKG protein: P=0.027; Kir6.2 mRNA: P=0.013; Kir6.2 protein: P=0.017; cGMP: P=0.005; p-PKG: P<0.001) compared with the H 2S donor+epileptic group. Conclusion:A possible mechanism is that H 2S prevents the epileptic seizure from modulating the subunit Kir6.2 of ATP sensitive potassium channels via the cGMP/PKG signaling pathway.

Objective:To investigate the impact of lifestyle, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene, and their interaction on the risk for cognitive frailty in the elderly population in China.Methods:The study participants were from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. The information about their lifestyles were collected by questionnaire survey, and a weighted lifestyle score was constructed based on β coefficients associated with specific lifestyles to assess the combined lifestyle. ApoE genotypes were assessed by rs429358 and rs7412 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Cognitive frailty was assessed based on cognitive function and physical frailty. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the association of lifestyle and ApoE gene with the risk for cognitive frailty and evaluate the multiplicative and additive interactions between lifestyle and ApoE gene. Results:A total of 5 676 elderly persons, with median age [ M ( Q1, Q3)] of 76 (68, 85) years, were included, in whom 615 had cognitive frailty. The analysis by Cox proportional hazards regression model indicated that moderate and high levels of dietary diversity could reduce the risk for cognitive frailty by 18% [hazard ratio ( HR)=0.82, 95% CI: 0.68-1.00] and 28% ( HR=0.72, 95% CI: 0.57-0.91), respectively; moderate and high levels of physical activity could reduce the risk by 31% ( HR=0.69, 95% CI: 0.56-0.85) and 23% ( HR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.64-0.93), respectively. Healthy lifestyle was associated with a 40% reduced risk for cognitive frailty ( HR=0.60, 95% CI: 0.46-0.78). ApoE ε4 allele was associated with a 26% increased risk for cognitive frailty ( HR=1.26, 95% CI: 1.02-1.56). No multiplicative or additive interactions were found between lifestyle and ApoE gene. Conclusions:Dietary diversity and regular physical activity have protective effects against cognitive frailty in elderly population. Healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk for cognitive frailty in elderly population regardless of ApoE ε4 allele carriage status.

Objective:To explore the relationship between blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and frailty in the elderly aged ≥65 years in 8 longevity areas in China.Methods:Participants were recruited from the Healthy Aging and Biomarkers Cohort Study. Based on baseline information about blood urea nitrogen and risk for frailty obtained at follow-up of the participants, blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio was classified according to quintiles, Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to analyze the association between blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and frailty.Results:A total of 1 562 participants aged (81.0±17.0) years were included, in whom 814 (52.1%) were men, and 258 frailty events occurred during a mean follow-up of (3.73±1.43) years. Cox proportional hazards model showed that after adjusting for relevant confounders, compared with the participants in the lowest quintile group ( Q1), the risk for frailty decreased by 36%, 44%, and 40% in the participants in the third quintile group ( Q3), the fourth quintile group ( Q4) and the highest quintile group ( Q5) respectively [hazard ratio ( HR)=0.64, 95% CI: 0.43-0.94; HR=0.56, 95% CI: 0.38-0.84; HR=0.60, 95% CI: 0.41-0.88]. The risk for frailty decreased by 20% for every unit standard deviation increase in blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio ( HR=0.80, 95% CI: 0.70-0.91). Moreover, blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and the risk for frailty showed a nearly linear dose-response relationship. Conclusions:The increase in blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio was associated with higher risk for frailty. Maintaining high blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio is important for the prevention of frailty in the elderly.

OBJECTIVE To provide reference for improving the construction of China's emergency drugs supply guarantee mechanism. METHODS Based on the 4R model, the literature research method was used to carry out a systematic analysis of the management measures and operation of emergency drugs in China and the United States in four stages: reduction, readiness, response and recovery, and to make a side-by-side comparison. RESULTS The flexibility of the United States in its legal system had contributed to the maturity of strategic national stockpile, with a dedicated Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response responsible for the implementation and management of the entire supply process, focusing on the development of information systems and the maintenance of physical stockpiles. In contrast, China's national pharmaceutical reserve emphasized its respective roles and responsibilities, with joint management of institutions, and the reserve tasks and transportation and distribution were mainly undertaken by enterprises, which provided more room for operation in the overall supply process, but the regulatory rules for enterprises had yet to be further improved. CONCLUSION It is recommended that China, on the basis of its own national conditions, draw on the characteristics and experience of the United States strategic national stockpile, improve and perfect the relevant laws and regulations as soon as possible, build a management system with an efficient management organization at its core, supplemented by an information management system, and at the same time, assist in promoting the virtuous cycle of rotational stockpiling by enterprises, and actively carry out summary and assessment work, in order to promote the optimization and development of the mechanism of guaranteeing the supply of emergency drugs in the long term.

Objective:To investigate the safety and risk factors of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for pancreatic lesions.Methods:Five thousand one hundred and sixty patients who underwent EUS-FNA in the Department of Endoscopy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from January 2012 to December 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. The incidence of adverse events was calculated, and independent risk factors were analyzed by univariate and logistic regression.Results:The incidences of postoperative pancreatitis, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative bleeding were 1.38% (68/4 930), 0.82% (42/5 143) and 0.78% (40/5 143) respectively. No perforation or death occurred. Age >60 years ( OR=0.581, 95% CI: 0.356-0.946, P=0.029), tumor located in the neck, body and tail ( OR=0.355, 95% CI: 0.194-0.652, P=0.001), lesion diameter of >20-40 mm ( OR=0.450, 95% CI: 0.227-0.893, P=0.023), and lesion diameter >40 mm ( OR=0.382, 95% CI: 0.168-0.869, P=0.022) were independent protective factors for postoperative pancreatitis. Transduodenal puncture ( OR=2.435, 95% CI: 1.319-4.496, P=0.005) was an independent risk factor for postoperative pancreatitis. Puncture for 3-4 pass ( OR=0.439,95% CI: 0.235-0.821, P=0.010), lesion diameter of >20-40 mm ( OR=0.154, 95% CI: 0.069-0.341, P<0.001), and lesion diameter >40 mm ( OR=0.326, 95% CI: 0.143-0.743, P=0.008) were independent protective factors for intraoperative bleeding. Fine-needle biopsy (FNB) needle ( OR=2.314, 95% CI: 1.189-4.502, P=0.014) was an independent risk factor for postoperative bleeding. Conclusion:EUS-FNA is a safe procedure with low incidence of adverse events. The occurrence of postoperative pancreatitis and intraoperative bleeding is mainly related to clinical characteristics of the lesion, while postoperative bleeding is related to the type of puncture needle.