Objective: To analyze the clinicopathologic characteristics of poorly-differentiated chordoma with INI1 loss in children and to discuss the differential diagnosis. Methods: The clinical, radiological, histopathological profiles and molecular pathologic characteristics of two pediatric poorly differentiated chordoma cases with INI1 loss were reviewed. Results: The patients were a girl and a boy. Both lesions involved the slope. Both patients were presented with progressive muscle weakness or neck pain. Radiological examination showed clivus bone destruction and compression of the brain stem and cervical spinal cord. Histologically, the tumor cells lacked typical organization and were associated with inflammatory cells infiltration. On high power field, the tumor cells were ovoid or fusiform with prominent atypia, vacuolated nuclei and prominent nucleoli. By immunohistochemistry, the tumor cells expressed cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, brachyury and were negative for INI1. In both cases, INI1 gene deletion was detected by FISH. Conclusions Poorly-differentiated chordoma with INI1 loss mainly occurs in children. The morphology is different from classical chordoma.INI1 gene deletion is detectable by FISH. It can be distinguished from atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors and other neoplasms by the identification of nuclear brachyury expression. The loss of INI1 expression in poorly-differentiated chordoma might be associated with a poorly-differentiated morphology and an adverse prognosis.

Background Permethrin is a commonly used pyrethroid insecticide and has been found to be potentially neurotoxic. Microglia are innate immune cells in the central nervous system and are involved in the development of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. Objective To observe possible toxic effects of permethrin on human microglia clone 3 (HMC3) in vitro and explore associated mechanism. Methods HMC3 were treated with 0, 10, 25, and 55 μmol·L⁻¹ permethrin for 72 h. Cell cycle and apoptosis were measured using flow cytometry. Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (CDKN1A), cyclin B2 (CCNB2), cellular tumor antigen p53 (p53), factor-related apoptosis (FAS), caspase 3 (CASP3), and H2A histone family member X (H2AX) were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). The differential genes and enrichment pathways of HMC3 after 0 and 25 μmol·L⁻¹ permethrin treatment was analyzed by RNA sequencing. HMC3 was treated by 0, 10, 25, and 55 μmol· L⁻¹ permethrin for 72 h. The content of nitric oxide (NO) in the supernatant was detected using Griess reagent. The secretion level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The mRNA expression levels of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway (including MAPK1, MAPK8, and MAPK14), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) families (including MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, and MMP9) were detected by qPCR. The protein expressions of phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38), phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK), IL-1β, IL-6, and MMP1 were detected by Western blot. Results HMC3 was arrested in G2/M phase after 0, 10, 25, and 55 μmol·L⁻¹ permethrin treatment for 72 h, of which there was a statistically significant difference between the 55 μmol·L⁻¹ permethrin treatment group and the control group (P<0.01), and the mRNA expression of CDKN1A was up-regulated according to the qPCR (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the proportions of apoptosis between the groups (P＞0.05). The RNA sequencing showed that the differential genes were enriched in the MAPK pathway, and the mRNA expressions of MAPK1, MAPK8, and MAPK14 were up-regulated after the permethrin treatment at 55 μmol·L⁻¹ compared to the control group by qPCR (P<0.05). The Western blot revealed that, compared to the control group, the levels of p-p38 and p-ERK were increased after the 10 μmol·L⁻¹ permetrin treatment (P<0.05), the p-ERK level was increased after the 25 μmol·L⁻¹ permetrin treatment (P<0.05), and the p-p38 level was up-regulated after the 55 μmol·L⁻¹ permetrin treatment (P<0.05). The secretion of NO in the supernatant of HMC3 increased after permetrin treatment compared to the control group (P<0.05), the mRNA and protein expressions and the secretion of IL-6 showed an upward trend, the mRNA and protein expressions of IL-1β were up-regulated (P<0.05), and the mRNA and protein expressions of MMP1 were up-regulated in the 25 and 55 μmol·L⁻¹ permethrin groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Permethrin inhibits HMC3 cell proliferation in vitro, induces cell cycle arrest, activates MAPK pathway, and promotes the expression of inflammatory factors IL-1β and MMP1, which may be one of the mechanism of neurotoxicity induced by permethrin.

Objective To use the cognitive reinforcement comprehensive intervention program constructed by our team to intervene in patients with spinal cord injury and evaluate its clinical application effect.Methods A non-randomized trial design was adopted to select 97 patients with spinal cord injury from November 2021 to September 2022.Forty-four patients from March to September 2022 in a Grade A hospital in Hefei City were included in the experimental group,and 53 patients from November 2021 to February 2022 were included in the control group.The cognitive reinforcement comprehensive intervention program was used to intervene in the experimental group,and the conventional rehabilitation nursing was used to intervene in the control group.The intervention lasted for 12 weeks in both groups.The Changsha Montreal Scale,Social Support Rating Scale,Rehabilitation Exercise Self-efficacy Scale,Spinal Cord Injury Independence Rating Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Scale were used to measure the two groups before intervention,1 month after intervention and 3 months after intervention.Results 40 cases in the experimental group and 48 cases in the control group completed the study.Repeated measurement ANOVA showed that the temporal,interactive and intergroup effects of cognitive function scores and anxiety scores were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The time effect and interaction effect of the subjective support dimension score,coping self-efficacy dimension score of the two groups were statistically significant(P＜0.05).One month after the intervention,the cognitive function scores of test group were higher than before intervention and control group,and the anxiety scores were lower than before intervention and control group(P＜0.05).Three months after the intervention,the scores of cognitive function,subjective support dimension and coping self-efficacy dimension of experimental group were higher than those before intervention and control group,and the scores of anxiety level were lower than those before intervention and control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Comprehensive intervention of cognitive reinforcement can improve the cognitive function of patients with spinal cord injury,delay the process of cognitive impairment,enhance self-confidence,relieve anxiety,and promote physical and mental rehabilitation of patients.

Objective To systematically evaluate the adult intraoperatively acquired pressure injury risk prediction model.Methods Related study on IAPI risk prediction model in Chinese and English databases such as CBM,CNKI,PubMed and Web of Science were searched.The language is limited to Chinese and English,and the search time is until November 4,2022.Two researchers independently screened the literature and extracted the data,and applied the bias risk assessment tool of prediction model research to analyze the bias risk and applicability of the included literature.Results 13 articles were included,including 17 models(operation time,age,diabetes,BMI and serum albumin are the most commonly used predictors).Among the 17 models,the area under the curve of 14 models was 0.616 to 0.984,and the other study did not report the AUC results.Among the 13 studies,10 had good applicability,while the remaining 3 had unclear applicability.13 studies have a high risk of bias,mainly because the included studies are retrospective studies,the predictive factors are screened based on univariate analysis,and the predictive outcomes are not defined by guidelines or standardization.Conclusions The existing IAPI risk prediction model for adults has good applicability,but the risk of bias is high,and the construction is not perfect.It is necessary to pay attention to the effectiveness of different risk assessment methods in the later construction,so as to get a better and more accurate risk prediction model and provide some reference and basis for formulating relevant prevention strategies.

Objective To understand the situation of iodine deficiency disorders and iodine nutrition of children in Yunnan Province after the implementation of new standard of salt iodine,and provide the basic data for prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders.Methods Using multistage sampling method,Yunnan provincial evaluations for iodine deficiency disorders elimination were carried out.According to the comparative analysis of 2010 (pre-adjustment) and 2015 (post-adjustment) evaluation results,the changes of the median of salt iodine,the coverage rate of iodized salt,the qualified rate of iodized salt,the rate of qualified iodized salt consumption,goiter rate of school children aged 8-10 and the median of urinary iodine were evaluated.Salt iodine was tested using the "Salt Industry General Test Method for Determination of Iodine" (GB/T 13025.7-1999);thyroid volume examination of children using B-scan ultrasonography,thyroid volume calculation and enlargement judgment using "Diagnostic Criteria for Endemic Goiter" (WS 276-2007);and urinary iodine detection using "Urinary Iodine Arsenic Cerium Catalytic Spectrophotometry" (WS/T 107-2006).Results The medians of salt iodine in 2010 and 2015 were 30.6 and 22.4 mg/kg,respectively,the difference was statistically significant (U =317 503.50,P ＜ 0.01).The coverage rates of iodized salt in 2010 and 2015 were 99.6％ (1 681/1 688) and 98.9％ (2 592/2 622),the qualified rates of iodized salt were 98.6％ (1 657/1 681) and 89.7％ (2 325/2 592),and the rates of qualified iodized salt consumption were 98.2％ (1 657/1 688) and 88.7％ (2 325/2 622),and the differences were statistically significant (x2 =6.42,125.11,130.18,P ＜ 0.01);the rates of children goiter in 2010 and 2015 were 0.8％ (25/3 272) and 1.4％(44/3 245),respectively;the medians of urinary iodine of children were 289.0 and 157.3 μg/L,respectively,the difference was statistically significant (U =1 121 669.50,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion After decreasing of salt iodine level starting from 2012 in Yunnan Province,the children iodine nutrition condition is in a more proper level.

OBJECTIVEIn order to understand the iodine nutritional status, after the salt-iodine content was showed a reduction in 2012 and to evaluate the current situation after the new standards was brought into force to the general population in an experimental community of Yunnan province.

METHODSRandomly sampled urine and salt were collected, to test the iodine concentration in the study-site. Pre-and post-levels of the iodized salt under the provision of the new standards, were identified.

RESULTSof this study were gathered upon 3 weeks or 3 months, respectively. Results Data from the three randomly chosen study sites showed that the urine iodine concentration in the general populations was reducing gradually. In the general population, medians of Urine Iodine (MUI) were 279.71 µg/L, 239.64 µg/L and 226.26 µg/L, respectively. Proportion of the urine iodine value for 100-199 µg/L increased but ≥300 µg/L decreased, after the new standard was put into practice. Both homogeneity and stability of the new standard on iodized salt seemed to be good.

CONCLUSIONIodine nutrition in general population appeared reasonable under the use of newly set salt-iodine standards in general population living in Yunnan province.

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