Background Diabetic macular edema (DME) is one of serious ocular complications of diabetes mellitus and is often treated by laser photocoagulation,peribulbar injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) and intravitreal injection of ranibizumab.However,some adverse responses occur in each approach.To seek a safe,effective and ecnomic therapy for DME is of clinical significance.Objective This study was to observe the safety and efficacy of post-sclera injection of TA with a self-made innovative device for DME and compare the outcome with peribulbar injection of TA and the intravitreal injection of ranibizumab.Methods A prospective non-randomized controlled study was performed.This study protocol was approved by Ethic Committee of Southwest Hospital of Third Military Medical University and complied with Helsinki declaration.Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before any medical treatment.Sixty eyes of 60 patients with DME were included in Southwest Hospital of Third Military Medical University from March 2013 to July 2016.The eyes were divided into post-sclera injection group,peribulbar injection group and intravitreal injection group,with 20 eyes for each group.TA at the dose of 20 mg was injected via posterior sclera with a self-made divice in the post-sclera injection group and via periphery of eyeball in the peribulbar injection group,and 0.5 mg ranibizumab was intravitreally injected in the intravitreal injection group.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was examined and retinal thickness at macular area was measured by OCT in 1 month and 3 months after injection respectively.The outcome and complication were grouply compared.Results The BCVA was significantly improved 1 month and 3 months after injection in comparison with before injection in the post-sclera injection group and intravitreal injection group,and BCVA in the post-sclera injection group and intravitreal injection group was superior to that in the peribulbar injection group (all at P =0.000).No significant difference was found in post-injected BCVA between post-sclera injection group and intravitreal injection group (P =0.244,0.397).Retinal edema at macular area was gradually disappeared in the post-sclera injection group and intravitreal injection group and that in the peribulbar injection group was still visible after injection.The retinal thickness at macula was (321.85±31.98),(382.75±39.28) and (315.75 ± 40.43) μm at 1 month and was (311.95±32.73),(393.65±33.84) and (302.65±38.99) μm at 3 months after injection in the post-sclera injection group,peribulbar injection group and intravitreal injection group respectively,and the retinal thickness values at macula in the post-sclera injection group and intravitreal injection group were significantly lower than those in the peribulbar injection group (all at P =0.000).The decrease rate of retinal thickness was higher in the post-sclera injection group and intravitreal injection group than that in the peribulbar injection group at various time points after injection (all at P＜0.01).Conclusions The efficacy and safety of post-sclera injection of TA for DME are similar to intravitreal injection of ranibizumab,which are superior to peribulbar injection of TA.

Objective To investigate the dynamics of NK cells and Treg cells,as well as their potential prognostic significance in relation to TKI discontinuation among patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia(CML).Methods In this study,a total of 200 patients diagnosed with CML were randomly selected and divided into two groups:the discontinuation group(n=100)and the non-discontinuation group(n=100).Within the discontinuation group,patients were further categorized into a recurrence subgroup(n=41)and a non-recurrence subgroup(n=59).Clinical data and follow-up information of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.Logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the impact of various variables on patient outcomes following drug discontinuation,as well as to explore independent factors influencing recurrence in these individuals.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis was employed to assess the predictive value of NK cells and Treg cells for TKI discontinuation outcomes.A significance level of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results The proportion of patients treated with interferon in the discontinuation group was significantly higher than that in the non-discontinuation group(P<0.05).Moreover,the former group exhibited a significantly higher number of NK cells(P<0.05)and Treg cells(P<0.01)compared to the latter group.Compared to the recurrence group,there was a significant increase in the proportion of patients using interferon in the non-recurrence group(P<0.05),along with longer durations of TKI treatment and deep molecular response(DMR)duration(P<0.05).The number of NK cells and Treg cells in the non-recurrence group was significantly higher than that in the recurrence group(P<0.01).Logistic regression analysis found that the use of interferon(OR=1.25,95%CI:1.11～2.03,P<0.001),duration of DMR(OR=1.16,95%CI:1.08～1.92,P<0.05),NK cells(OR=1.64,95%CI:1.14～2.28,P<0.01),and Treg cells(OR=1.83,95%CI:1.15～2.42,P<0.01)were all influencing factors for the recurrence of patients after drug discontinuation.The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC of NK cells combined with Treg cells for predicting the recurrence of TKI after discontinuation was 0.892(95%CI:0.857～0.927,P<0.001).Conclusion The frequencies of NK cells and Treg cells were significantly elevated in patients who remained recurrence-free following TKI discontinuation,highlighting the potential predictive value of combined NK cell and Treg cell analysis for drug cessation in CML patients.

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common gastrointestinal disease and may lead to local complications and even multiple organ failure, and the pathogenesis of AP involves self-digestion of trypsin, inflammatory response, and microcirculation disturbance. This article introduces the role of pyroptosis in the pathogenesis of AP and briefly describes the activation pathway of pyroptosis, inflammasome, and the mechanism of action of effector molecules in inducing damage to the pancreas and extra-pancreatic organs. It is believed that the regulation of pyroptosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of AP, which provides new ideas for the prevention and treatment of AP.