Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a muhifunctional growth factor. It stimulates the proliferation, differemiation and maturity of hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC), and transfers from bone marrow to periphery, inducing multiple cell proliferation or differentiation. In recent years, some studies have indicated that GM-CSF plays an important role in anti-apoptosis, inducing neuronal differentiation and angiogenesis, which will he a new supplement to the treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. This article reviews the effects of GM-CSF in the treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular disease.

Objective To study the mithridatism of VMAT 2 in transgeneic CHO cell.Methods Using technology of transgene from PC 12 to CHO, MTT reduction assay was used to detect the toxic effect on MPP + to wtCHO and cDNACHO,meanwhile the role of reserpine was observed,including the toxic effect to MPP + on specific blocking agent of VMAT 2.Results cDNACHO to the sensitivity of MPP + was much less than that of wtCHO over concentration of 0.5 mmol/L MPP +; cDNACHO had the same sensitive as wtCHO to rotenon;after the reserpine was added,the above role disappeared,but wtCHO reserpine was given alone,it couldn't change its sensitivity to MPP +.Conclusion VMAT 2 has protective effect on cDNACHO by transporting MPP + to vesicles; PC 12 possesses the antitoxic components.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of dynamic change of serum IL‐17A/IL‐23 in131 I treatment of Graves hyperthyroidism by dynamically detecting the serum IL‐23/Th17 axis related factor levels before and after 131 I treatment of Graves hyperthyroidism .Methods 30 untreated inpatients with Graves disease(GD) in our hospital were selected as the T0 group , those treated by 1- ,3- ,6-month 131 I treatment were taken as the group T1 ,T3 and T6 .Contemporeneous 30 individuals under‐going healthy physical examination were selected as the normal control (NC) group .The various groups had no statistical differences in the aspects of the age ,gender and disease course ,and had the comparability (P>0 .05) .Serum concentration of IL‐17A and IL‐23 was measured by the enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique .FT3 ,FT4 and TSH were detected by combing with clinic .Results The levels of serum IL‐17A and IL‐23 before131I treatment were significantly higher than those in the NC group(P<0 .05);with the treatment proceeding ,which at ,1 ,3 ,6 months were gradually decreased ,the differences were statistically signifi‐cant but(P<0 .05);after 6 -month 131 I treatment in the GD patients ,the effects of IL‐17A and IL‐23 double negative in the T6 group were better than those of single negative ,and better than those of double positive ,the differences were statistically (Fisher value=13 .273 ,P<0 .05) .Conclusion Dynamically monitoring the serum IL‐23/Th17 axis related factor levels has the significance for guiding treatment ,judging the curative effect and predicting recurrence .

BACKGROUND: It has been reported that bioactivity is found to be favored by the co-operative behavior of silanol (Si-OH)or Ti-OH etc. groups on the material surface and the involved calcium ions. To confirm the hypothesis that a new family of organic-inorganic hybrid materials, which incorporate gelatin chains covalently into Si-O-Ti network, is synthesized through sol-gel procedure.OBJECTIVE: To synthesize a hybrid of gelatin and CaO-SiO2-TiO2 system which is used for bone repairing, and observe its structure and bioactivity.DESIGN: Randomized control observation.SETTING; the laboratory, School of Material Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology. MATERIALS: Gelatin (Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd), titanic acid isopropyl ester (Gu'an Hengye Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd), γ-glycidoxy propyl trimethoxy silane (Jingzhou Jianghan Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd), calcium nitrate (Tianjin Bodi Chemicals Co., Ltd)METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the laboratory, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology between April and August in 2006. A new type of bioactive organic-inorganic hybrid was synthesized through sol-gel processing starting from gelatin, γ-(2,3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPSM),Tetraisopropyltitanate (TiPT) and calcium nitrate. ①Structure of the hybrid: The structures of the products were investigated with Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) diffusive reflection spectroscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument and scanning electron microscope (SEM) respectively.②Bioactivity: The products Ti15Ca0 and Ti15Ca20 were soaked in a stimulated body fluid (SBF) to evaluate the morphology of the surfaces by SEM and thin-film XRD. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The structure and bioactivity of the hybrid.RESULTS: ①The hybrid was completely amorphous and its surface was almost homogenous, which implied the covalent bonding between the organic component and inorganic component. FT-IR spectra result verified the occurrence of Si-OH group and Si-O-Ti bond, as well as the addition of TiPT supplied Si-O-Ti bond. ②There were lots of apatite crystallines formed on the surface of hybrid Ti15Ca20 after soaked in SBF for 7 days, which confirmed their in vitro bioactivity. These apatite particles were similar to the bioglass and other bioactive materials in the patterns. CONCLUSION: A new type of organic-inorganic hybrid material, which incorporates gelatin chains covalently into Si-O-Ti network, is synthesized through sol-gel procedure. There are lots of apatite and brushite crystals formed on the surface of the product Ti15Ca2O after soaking in SBF for 7 days, which obviously proves the bioactivity of the hybrid.

Objective To reversing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus(MRS) to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus(MSS) by changing nutritional conditions and continuous transfer of culture .Methods MRS trains separating from clinical specimens were cultured in different conditions ,continuous cultural transfer ,and drug sensitive test were proceeded periodically to observe the phe-notypic and chemical reaction change of MRS .The mecA gene were detected of the original and mutant strains by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) ,then the gene sequenced and compared .Results 53 MRS strains were studied .6 strains were phenotype successful-ly converted to MSS in different cultural conditions ,among them mecA gene was undetected in 2 strains ,and down expressed in 4 strains .Conclusion The MRS strains separated from clinical specimens may revert to MSS by culture under different nutritional conditions .The mecA gene of MRS may be lost or lower expressed and the MRS and mutant strains may be different in genomics .

Background/Aims: It is known that post-reflux swallow-induced peristaltic wave (PSPW) index represents the chemical clearance of the esophagus. However, few studies have explored why some reflux episodes could induce PSPW while others in the same patient could not. The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of reflux episodes which could elicit PSPW. Methods: In this study, 269 reflux episodes were detected, of which 90 with a PSPW and 179 without a PSPW. Comparisons were made between the characteristics of reflux episodes with a PSPW and without a PSPW. The characteristics were including nadir pH, pH drop, proximal extent (cm, sec), ascending velocity (cm/sec), volume clearance time, acid clearance time, percentage acidic (%), 15 to 60-minute acid burden (seconds), and 15- to 60-minute volume burden (seconds). The characteristics between the 2 groups were compared through performing Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results: Reflux episodes followed by a PSPW were significantly associated with a higher proximal extent than those without a PSPW. After the reflux episodes, higher volume clearance time and larger volume burden were more likely to trigger a PSPW. However, there were no significant differences between the 2 groups in nadir pH, pH drop, ascending velocity, acid clearance time, percentage acidic, or acid burden. Conclusions The role of acid seems to be less important in a reflux episode inducing a PSPW. Proximal reflux episodes are more likely to induce a PSPW. The depression of volume clearance may also be an important factor in eliciting a PSPW.

Objective: To analyze the current situation and related factors of physical exercise behavior among high school students, so as to provide theoretical basis for improving their health level. Methods: In May 2022, a stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 17 high schools in the jurisdiction of Taizhou City. A total of 3 402 high school students were selected by class to conduct a survey on the prevalence and related factors of physical exercise behavior by Chinese Sports Activity Level Scale. And binary Logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the influencing factors. Results: Among the surveyed high school students, the rate of poor physical exercise behavior reached 53.4%. The rates of poor physical exercise behavior varied within the group in terms of gender, urban and rural areas, whether they were only children, maternal education, parental emotions, parental exercise habits, parenting styles, family income and academic performance were statistically significant (χ2=12.38, 11.73, 742.71, 28.86, 24.38, 39.98, 71.92, 33.34, 176.97, P<0.01). High school students of grade 3, female students, parents with low education, parents who occasionally and never exercise, intergenerational discipline, low family income, and average academic performance were the tendency factors for poor physical exercise behavior(OR=1.39, 1.18, 1.62, 1.30, 1.36, 2.21, 1.53, 1.46, 1.52, P<0.05). Conclusions The rate of poor physical exercise behavior among high school students in Taizhou City is relatively high and is affected by various factors such as age, gender, academic performance, and family background. It should actively reduce the impact of unfavorable factors, promote high school students to participate in physical exercise, and improve the health level of high school students.

Objective To establish a method to quantify serum fat-soluble vitamins by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrome-try and evaluate their performance in preliminary clinical application.Methods The contents of fat-soluble vitamin in serum were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.The samples were collected from 1 113 pregnant women from November 2022 to November 2023 at the Obstetrics Clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University.The method of liquid chromatog-raphy-tandem mass spectrometry for determination of fat-soluble vitamins in serum was validated referring to"Consensus of method de-velopment and validation of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in clinical laboratories".Results The linear ranges of vitamin A,E,D2,D3 and K1 in serum were from 40 to 4 000 ng/mL,0.5 to 50 μg/mL,2 to 200 ng/mL,5 to 250 ng/mL and 0.1 to 10 ng/mL,respectively.The detectable limit was 2.50 ng/mL,0.10 ng/mL,0.40 ng/mL,1.00 ng/mL and 0.02 ng/mL,respec-tively.The limit of quantitation was 10.00 ng/mL,0.50 ng/mL,1.00 ng/mL,5.00 ng/mL and 0.10 ng/mL,respectively.The intra-batch coefficient of variation(CV)and inter-batch CV were all less than 15％.The rate of recovery was 91.25％to 107.18％,90.00％to 105.51％,92.88％to 107.87％,93.36％to 107.40％and 90.20％to 104.40％,respectively.The various fat-soluble vitamins in ser-um remained stable within 7 days under-20 ℃.The levels of fat-soluble vitamins in serum of pregnant women were detected by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.There were significant differences of the levels and distributions for various fat-soluble vita-mins in the pregnant women in different age groups(P＜0.05),and the levels of fat-soluble vitamins gradually increased with the age.Conclusion The basic performance of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry verified in this experiment was in line with the evaluation criteria,thus it should be highly sensitive and accurate for analyzing the contents of various fat-soluble vitamins in serum.

Objective:To analyze the epidemiological trends and major risk attribution of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019.Methods:The descriptive epidemiological method was conducted. The overall incidence rate, mortality rate, age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019 were collected from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Database. Age-standardized rates were calculated based on the worldwide standardized population structure provided by GBD Database 2019. Observation indicators: (1) incidence and motality of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea in 2019; (2) age-period-cohort model analysis of incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019; (3) trends of ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019; (4) trends of major risk attribution of pancreatic cancer related death in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019. Count data were represented as absolute numbers, percentages and ratios. Joinpoint V.4.7.0.0 software was used to calculate the annual percentage change (APC), the average annual percentage change (AAPC) of incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer in different time periods and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). The age-period-cohort model in STATA V.15.0 software was used to analyze the influence of different ages, periods and birth cohorts on the risk of onset and death of pancreatic cancer after controlling the other two variables, with the risk effect size described as relative risk (95% CI). Results:(1) Incidence and motality of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea in 2019. In 2019, the incidence rate of pancreatic cancer in China increased from 0.07/100,000 among 15-19 years old to 64.01/100,000 among 85-89 years old, with increasing from 0.09/100,000 to 94.71/100,000 in males and from 0.04/100,000 to 47.47/100,000 in females. The mortality rate of pancreatic cancer in China increased from 0.04/100,000 among 15-19 years old to 79.58/100,000 among 85-89 years old, with increasing from 0.05/100,000 to 116.50/100,000 in males and from 0.03/100,000 to 59.69/100,000 in females. The incidence rate of pancreatic cancer in Japan increased from 0.03/100,000 among 15-19 years old to 162.26/100,000 among 85-89 years old, with increasing from 0.03/100,000 to 177.67/100,000 in males and from 0.04/100,000 to 153.67/100,000 in females. The mortality rate of pancreatic cancer in Japan increased from 0.02/100,000 among 15-19 years old to 154.88/100,000 among 85-89 years old, with increasing from 0.02/100,000 to 170.93/100,000 in males and from 0.02/100,000 to 145.94/100,000 in females. The incidence rate of pancreatic cancer in South Korea increased from 0.04/100,000 among 15-19 years old to 136.78/100,000 among 85-89 years old, with increasing from 0.03/100,000 to 153.78/100,000 in males and from 0.04/100,000 to 129.73/100,000 in females. The mortality rate of pancreatic cancer in South Korea increased from 0.02/100,000 among 15-19 years old to 135.98/100,000 among 85-89 years old, with increasing from 0.02/100,000 to 156.21/100,000 in males and from 0.02/100,000 to 127.59/100,000 in females. The peak incidence and mortality of pancreatic cancer in China were found in males aged 65-69 years, and the overall incidence and mortality of males in different age groups were higher than those of females in the same age group. In Japan, the peak incidence of pancreatic cancer occurred in females aged 80-84 years and the peak mortality occurred in males aged 75-79 years. The morbidity and mortality of males aged <80 years were higher than those of females in the same age group, while the morbidity and mortality of males aged ≥80 years were lower than those of females in the same age group. In South Korea, the peak incidence of pancreatic cancer occurred in females aged 80-84 years, and the peak mortality occurred in males aged 70-74 years. The morbidity and mortality of males aged <75 years were higher than those of females in the same age group, while the morbidity and mortality of males aged ≥75 years were lower than those of females in the same age group. (2) Age-period-cohort model analysis of incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019. Age effect: after adjustment for the period and cohort effects, the risk of incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer in both males and females of China, Japan and South Korea increased with age, which is more obvious in females than males, and more obvious in Japanese than Chinese and Korean populations. Period effect: after adjustment for age and cohort effects, the risk of incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer in both males and females of China, Japan and South Korea increased from 1990 to 2019, with the period effect more significant in the Chinese population. Cohort effect: after adjustment for age and period effects, the risk of morbidity and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer decreased with the passage of birth cohort in China, Japan and South Korea. (3) Trends of ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019. The ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer in China increased yearly from 1990 to 2019, and the ASIR and ASMR in 2019 were 1.82 times and 1.79 times those in 1990, respectively. The ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer in Japan showed a slowly increasing trend, and the ASIR and ASMR in 2019 were 1.09 times and 1.05 times those in 1990, respectively. The ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer in South Korea increased firstly, then decreased, and slowly increased. From 1990 to 2019, the AAPC of ASIR of pancreatic cancer in China was 2.08% (95% CI as 1.91% to 2.24%, P<0.05) and AAPC of ASMR was 2.02% (95% CI as 1.86% to 2.19%, P<0.05). The AAPC of ASIR of pancreatic cancer in Japan was 0.28% (95% CI as 0.15% to 0.42%, P<0.05) and AAPC of ASMR was 0.13% (95% CI as 0.03% to 0.24%, P<0.05). The AAPC of ASIR of pancreatic cancer in South Korea was 0.50% (95% CI as 0.21% to 0.80%, P<0.05) and AAPC of ASMR was 0.15% (95% CI as -0.10% to 0.40%, P>0.05). (4) Trends of major risk attribution of pancreatic cancer related death in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019. The main risk factors for pancreatic cancer related death in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2019 were smoking, high fasting glucose and high body mass index (BMI). The trend of pancreatic cancer related death, mainly attributed to smoking, showed that the proportion of Chinese males increased from 31.4% in 1990 to 34.1% in 2000, then decreased to 31.1% in 2015, and then showed a slow increase to 31.7% in 2019. The proportion of Chinese females increased from 6.7% in 1990 to 10.4% in 2005 and then dropped to 8.7% in 2019. The proportion of Japanese males decreased from 38.8% in 1990 to 26.9% in 2019 and the proportion of Japanese females decreased from 20.9% in 1990 to 14.8% in 2019. The proportion of South Korean males decreased from 37.5% in 1990 to 30.3% in 2019 and the proportion of South Korean females decreased from 12.6% in 1990 to 10.0% in 2019. The trend of pancreatic cancer related death proportion, mainly attributed to high fasting blood glucose, showed that the proportion of Chinese males increased from 5.9% in 1990 to 7.1% in 2019 and the propor-tion of Chinese females increased from 6.2% in 1990 to 6.8% in 2019. The proportion of Japanese males increased from 7.0% in 1990 to 7.7% in 2019 and the proportion of females increased from 5.0% in 1990 to 5.5% in 2019. The proportion of South Korean males increased from 6.8% in 1990 to 9.7% in 2019 and the proportion of females increased from 6.1% in 1990 to 8.2% in 2019. The trend of pancreatic cancer related deaths proportion, attributed mainly to high BMI, showed that the proportion of Chinese males increased from 1.3% in 1990 to 3.0% in 2019 and the proportion of females increased from 2.1% in 1990 to 4.3% in 2019. The proportion of Japanese males increased from 2.0% in 1990 to 2.4% in 2019 and the proportion of females increased from 3.1% in 1990 to 3.4% in 2019. The proportion of South Korean males increased from 1.9% in 1990 to 3.1% in 2019 and the proportion of females increased from 3.4% in 1990 to 4.3% in 2019. Conclusions:The incidence of pancreatic cancer in China may continue to rise but to be stable in Japan and South Korea. The incidence of pancreatic cancer in females, especially elderly women, needs more attention. Smoking remains the most critical risk factor for pancreatic cancer. More attention should also be paid to the increased risk of pancreatic cancer associated with high BMI and high fasting plasma glucose.

BACKGROUNDCavity reconstruction after benign bone tumor removal is varied and controversial. Allograft is widely used but is associated with complications. New bone substitutes, such as calcium sulfate artificial bone, have been introduced for bone tumor operation. However, the bone healing response of artificial bone has not been compared with allograft bone. We therefore compared calcium sulfate grafts (study group) with bone allografts (control group) for the treatment of benign bone tumors.

METHODSWe retrospectively reviewed 50 patients who underwent calcium sulfate reconstruction and 50 patients who underwent allograft cancellous bone reconstruction. The two groups were well matched. The mean follow-up time of the study group was 19.9 (12-55) months. We investigated bone healing response, complications, and factors affecting bone healing.

RESULTSAt the last follow-up, 84% (42/50) of cases in the study group and 62% (31/50) of cases in the control group had achieved clinical healing (P = 0.013). The initial healing rate showed no significant difference between the two groups (100% vs. 96%, P = 0.153). The mean healing times for calcium sulfate and allograft bone were 9.6 (3-42) months and 13.8 (3-36) months, respectively (P < 0.01). Complications in the study group were minor and resolved. Implant volume was a significant factor affecting bone healing.

CONCLUSIONThe calcium sulfate bone substitute showed a satisfactory healing outcome and safety profile in reconstruction of bone defects after benign bone tumor curettage, especially in smaller cavities.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Allografts ; Bone Neoplasms ; surgery ; Calcium Sulfate ; chemistry ; Child ; Curettage ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult