suitable tumor markers and new targets for gene therapy of cervical carcinoma.

Objective To investigate a kind of new operation style aiming directly at middle and late stage cardic cancer. Methods To use the routine resection and retrograde resection simultaneusly as surgical treatment for those difficult to be exercised. Results This is no exploration case in this group. There is no case perioperation death. This method has improved the patient's epitite and quality of life (QOL)obviously. Conclusion This operation style provided a new kind of effective method for the treatment of middle and late stage cardic cancer. It set a solid foundation for improving the patient's QOL and combined treatment after the operation.

Objective:To investigate the value of magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) and fat suppression T 2WI (FS-T 2WI) in predicting the clinical activity of Graves ophthalmopathy (GO). Methods:From October 2020 to July 2021, 64 GO patients were prospectively enrolled in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. According to the clinical activity score (CAS), the patients were divided into active group (CAS≥3, 39 patients and 78 eyes) and inactive group (CAS<3, 25 patients and 50 eyes). The coronal MTI and FS-T 2WI were scanned for pre-treatment assessment. Magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) of extraocular muscles, and signal intensity ratio (SIR) between extraocular muscles and temporalis were measured, respectively. The independent-sample t-test was used to compare the MTR and SIR between two groups. The correlations between MRI parameters and CAS were analyzed using Spearman correlation analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was performed to evaluate the value of each and combined parameters for predicting the clinical activity of GO. The DeLong test was used to compare the area under the curve (AUC). Results:The MTR of active group and inactive group were 0.45±0.04 and 0.51±0.04, respectively, the difference was statistically significant ( t=7.62, P<0.001). The SIR were 3.4±0.6 and 2.6±0.5, respectively, and the difference was also statistically significant ( t=-8.20, P<0.001). MTR was negatively correlated with CAS ( r=-0.46, P<0.001), while SIR was positively correlated with CAS ( r=0.63, P<0.001). The AUC of MTR, SIR and the combination of MTR and SIR for predicting the clinical activity of GO were 0.840, 0.845 and 0.905, respectively. The combination of MTR and SIR showed higher performance than MTR or SIR alone, and the differences were statistically significant ( Z=2.61, P=0.009; Z=2.15, P=0.032). Conclusions:The quantitative parameters of MTI and FS-T 2WI, namely MTR and SIR, can be used to evaluate the clinical activity of GO. Integrating MTI and FS-T 2WI can improve the diagnostic efficiency.

Objective To examine the association between social isolation and cognitive function among the elderly living in the communities of Daqing city.Methods A total of 981 community residents aged 60 years or over,were surveyed with a questionnaire.Both Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (LSNS-6) and Montreal Congnitive Assessment (MoCA) Changsha Versions were used to respectively screen the status of social isolation and cognitive function,on these elderly.Results The average age was 71 years old for the 981 study participants.10.60％ (104/981) of the participants were assessed as having the status of social isolation,9.48％ (93/981) as having marginal family ties and 13.97％ (137/981) as having marginal friendship ties.Results from the multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that participants with higher scores of LSNS-6 presenting better cognitive function score,with a partial regression coefficient as 0.10 (P＜0.01).The MoCA scores in participants with social isolation (20.38 ± 5.54) were significantly lower than the ones without social isolation (22.10 ± 5.01) and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01).Social isolation was significantly related to the domain scores on visuo-spatial constructional executive functions (P=0.02),naming (P=0.03),language (P=0.01) and delayed memory functions (P＜0.01),but not with other domains as concentration (P=0.33),orientation (P=0.27) or abstraction (P=0.49).Conclusion The findings suggested that social isolation was mainly caused by the lack of friendship ties and associated with cognitive function and among the elderly in Daqing city,Heilongjiang province.

Biofilms are microbial communities composed of bacteria cells and self-produced extracellular polymeric substances and lead to antibiotic resistance, forming a great threat in the fields of medicine, food industries and so on. The formation of biofilms is a multi-stage dynamic process regulated by multiple mechanisms. Recently, researchers paid much more attention to the related research areas of biofilms, especially the detection methods of biofilms. This paper introduced the characteristics and formation process of biofilms as well as the effects of quorum sensing on biofilms development. Meanwhile, we discussed the detection methods of biofilms, especially electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in detection of biofilms in detail. Furthermore, we reviewed and predicted that microfluidic chips based EIS served as an in-situ and online monitoring method for biofilms growth.

Brewer's yeast is crucial in beer fermentation, mainly beer flavor diversity and stability. Beer flavor stability is one of the most influential beer quality aspects, and screening or breeding brewer's yeast with enhanced anti-staling capacity will be an effective solution. In recent decades, with the progress of genetic engineering and detailed description of brewer's yeast genome, great efforts have been made to improve brewer's yeast. This review highlights recent advances in classical and genetic engineering improvement of yeasts to produce more antioxidant compounds or less beer aging substances and precursors. Therein, improvement targets, evaluation methods and development strategies of anti-staling brewer's yeast are also discussed. Furthermore, hotspot and future trend of anti-staling yeast strain development are also proposed.

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical efficacy of compound Wufengcao liquid （CWL） on tuberculous ulcer and the influence on macrophage polarization. Method① Clinical experiment： A total of 145 patients with tuberculous ulcer who were treated in Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital were randomized into observation group， control group Ⅰ， and control group Ⅱ according to the random number table method. In addition to the basic anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy， CWL， Kangfuxin liquid， and isoniazid solution （local external application） were respectively used in the observation group， control group Ⅰ， and control group Ⅱ. The treatment lasted 4 weeks for each group. The total effective rate in wound healing， traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） syndrome score， and histopathological morphology of wound were observed and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase （iNOS） and arginase-1 （Arg-1） in wound tissue was measured. ② Cell experiment： RAW264.7 cells were cultured in DMEM （10% fetal bovine serum， 1% double-antibody solution） in a cell incubator （37 °C， 5% CO₂）. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate （PMA） was used to induce the differentiation of RAW264.7 cells into macrophages. Lipopolysaccharide （LPS） was employed to stimulate polarization of macrophages into M1 type and interleukin-4 （IL-4） to induce the polarization into M2 type. Kangfuxin solution， isoniazid solution， and CWL were respectively applied to the above cell model for 36 h. The cell supernatant was collected and centrifuged. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）， transforming growth factor-β （TGF-β）， iNOS， and Arg-1， and flow cytometry （FCM） to detect the expression of CD86 and CD206. Result①Clinical experiment： The total effective rate in the CWL group ［98.0% （48/49）］ was higher than that in the control group Ⅰ ［87.5% （42/48）， χ²=3.962， P<0.05］ and control group Ⅱ ［83.3% （40/48）， χ²=6.162， P<0.05］. After 28 days of treatment， compared with control group Ⅰ and control group Ⅱ， CWL decreased the TCM syndrome score （P<0.05） and obviously improved the histopathological morphology of the wound. Immunohistochemistry results showed that the iNOS expression in local focus tissue was lower （P<0.05） and the expression of Arg-1 was higher （P<0.05， P<0.01） in the CWL group than in the control group Ⅰ and control group Ⅱ after 28 days of treatment. ② Cell experiment： Western blot assay showed that the expression of iNOS and TNF-α in LPS group increased compared with that in the M0 group （P<0.01） and the expression in the LPS+ isoniazid group， LPS+ Kangfuxin group， and LPS+CWL group was lower than that in the LPS group （P<0.05）. The expression of iNOS in LPS+Kangfuxin group and LPS+ CWL group was lower than that in the LPS+isoniazid group （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and the expression of TNF-α in LPS+ CWL group was lower than that in LPS+isoniazid group （P<0.01）. The expression of TNF-α in LPS+ CWL group decreased compared with that in the LPS+ Kangfuxin group （P<0.05）. The expression of Arg-1 and TGF-β in IL-4 group was higher than that in the M0 group （P<0.01）， and the expression in the IL-4+isoniazid group， IL-4+Kangfuxin group， and IL-4+ CWL group was higher than that in the IL-4 group （P<0.05）. The expression of Arg-1 and TGF-β in the IL-4+ Kangfuxin group and IL-4+CWL group was higher than that in the IL-4+isoniazid group （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and the expression was higher in the IL-4+CWL group than in the IL-4+Kangfuxin group （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The FCM result showed that the expression of CD86 and CD206 in LPS group and IL-4 group was higher than that in M0 group （P<0.01）. CD86 expression in LPS+isoniazid group， LPS+ Kangfuxin group， and LPS+CWL group was lower than that in the LPS group （P<0.01）. The expression of CD86 in LPS+Kangfuxin group and LPS+ CWL group increased compared with that in the LPS+isoniazid group （P<0.01）， and the expression was higher in the LPS+ CWL group than in the LPS+Kangfuxin group （P<0.01）. CD206 expression in IL-4+ isoniazid group， IL-4+Kangfuxin liquor group， and IL-4+ CWL group was increased compared with that in the IL-4 group （P<0.01）. CD206 expression in IL-4+Kangfuxin liquid group and IL-4+ CWL group was decreased compared with that in the IL-4+isoniazid group （P<0.01）. CD206 expression in IL-4+CWL group was lower than that in the IL-4+ Kangfuxin group （P<0.05）. ConclusionCWL can promote the healing of tuberculous ulcers， and the mechanism is that it inhibits the expression of iNOS， TNF-α， and CD86 and promotes the expression of Arg-1， TGF-β， and CD206， thereby regulating M1/M2 polarization balance.

Yeast cell wall plays an important role in the establishment and maintenance of cell morphology upon the cell wall stress. The cell wall of yeast consists of β-glucans, mannoproteins and chitin. The composition and structure remodel due to cell wall stress. Brewer's yeast cell wall exhibits stress response during long-term acclimation in order to adapt to environmental changes. This paper reviews the composition and structure of yeast cell wall and the molecular mechanisms of cell wall remodeling and signal pathway regulation.
Cell Wall ; Chitin ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Yeast autolysis affects the flavor and quality of beer. The regulation of yeast autolysis is a need for industrial beer production. Previous studies on brewer's yeast autolysis showed that the citric acid cycle-related genes had a great influence on yeast autolysis. To explore the contribution of isocitrate dehydrogenase genes in autolysis, the IDP1 and IDP2 genes were destroyed or overexpressed in typical lager yeast Pilsner. The destruction of IDP1 gene improved the anti-autolytic ability of yeast, and the anti-autolytic index after 96 h autolysis was 8.40, 1.5 times higher than that of the original strain. The destruction of IDP1 gene increased the supply of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and the NADPH/NADP⁺ ratio was 1.94. After fermentation, intracellular ATP level was 1.8 times higher than that of the original strain, while reactive oxygen species (ROS) was reduced by 10%. The destruction of IDP2 gene resulted in rapid autolysis and a decrease in the supply of NADPH. Anti-autolytic index after 96 h autolysis was 4.03 and the NADPH/NADP⁺ ratio was 0.89. After fermentation, intracellular ATP level was reduced by 8% compared with original strain, ROS was 1.3 times higher than that of the original strain. The results may help understand the regulation mechanism of citric acid cycle-related genes on yeast autolysis and provide a basis for the selection of excellent yeast with controllable anti-autolytic performance.
Humans ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/genetics* ; NADP ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Autolysis ; Adenosine Triphosphate

Mitophagy is a process whereby cells selectively remove mitochondria through the mechanism of autophagy, which plays an important role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. In order to explore the effect of mitophagy genes on the antioxidant activities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mutants with deletion or overexpression of mitophagy genes ATG8, ATG11 and ATG32 were constructed respectively. The results indicated that overexpression of ATG8 and ATG11 genes significantly reduced the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) content upon H₂O₂ stress for 6 h, which were 61.23% and 46.35% of the initial state, respectively. Notable, overexpression of ATG8 and ATG11 genes significantly increased the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and ATP content, which were helpful to improve the antioxidant activities of the strains. On the other hand, deletion of ATG8, ATG11 and ATG32 caused mitochondrial damage and significantly decreased cell vitality, and caused the imbalance of intracellular ROS. The intracellular ROS content significantly increased to 174.27%, 128.68%, 200.92% of the initial state, respectively, upon H₂O₂ stress for 6 h. The results showed that ATG8, ATG11 and ATG32 might be potential targets for regulating the antioxidant properties of yeast, providing a new clue for further research.
Mitophagy/genetics* ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics* ; Antioxidants ; Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology* ; Reactive Oxygen Species