Objective To study treatment of massive variceal bleeding secondary to localized pancreatitis-associated portal hypertension (MVBPAPH).Methods A retrospective study on the clinical data of patients with MVBPAPH was carried out.Of 24 patients with MVBPAPH,20 had pancreatic pseudocysts.12 were operated after failure of treatment with endovascular intervention for variceal bleeding (including 10 patients with splenectomy and gastric fundus-body peripheral vessels amputation and 2 patients with pancreatic pseudocystogastrostomy).8 patients underwent partial splenic embolization and left gastroepiploic artery embolization.4 patients directly underwent splenectomy and gastric fundus-body peripheral vessels amputation for variceal bleeding.Results Left pleural effusion developed in 5 patients who underwent arterial embolization.Left pleural effusion and lung infection occurred in 2 patients who underwent operation.All patients recovered well and were discharged home.During the follow-up period of 2 to 72 months,no rebleeding occurred in these patients (including 2 patients had passed little interval melena).Gastroscopy re-examination showed that variceal veins were not found in 18 patients.Variceal veins which were detected in the remaining 6 patients were obviously less severe.Conclusion Individualized treatment should be given to patients with MVBPAPH and according to the specific type of pancreatitis and the onset time of any accompanying pseudocyst.

Objective V-raf murine sarcoma virus oncogene homologous gene B (BRAF) gene plays an important role in mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway by encoding RAF family serine/ threonine protein kinase.Mutations in the BRAF gene can lead to tumorigenesis.About 10％ of metastatic colorectal cancers have BRAF gene mutations.The prognosis of this type of cancer is poor,with a median overall survival of 12 months.Recent studies have shown that FOLFOXIRI regimen combined with bevacizumab can be used as a first-line treatment.In addition,simultaneous targeting inhibition of multiple signaling pathways can bring survival benefits to these patients.

Objective To explore the effects of acupuncture and individualized occupational therapy on the rehabilitation of patients with unilateral spatial neglect ( USN ) after stroke.Methods Stroke patients with hemiplegia were evaluated by neuropsychological tests,including line bisection,a cancellation test,clock drawing,and figure and shape copying.Sixty-nine right hemispheric stroke patients identified with USN were randomly assigned to 3 groups:20 patients as a control group received conventional rehabilitation therapy ; another 22 patients as an occupational group received type-specific individualized occupational therapy combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy; the remaining 23 patients as an acupuncture combined with occupational therapy group received acupuncture in addition to both conventional rehabilitation therapy and occupational therapy.These three groups were evaluated with neuropsychological tests and the modified Barthel index (MBI) before and after treatment.Results ①MBI scores in the occupational therapy group and the combined group were significantly higher after treatment,but no significant difference was observed in the control group.②The increased MBI scores in the combined and occupational groups were higher than those in the control group.At the same time the increase in MBI scores in the combined group was significantly greater than in the occupational therapy group.③The assessment results with both line bisection and cancellation tests in all three groups were significantly different after treatment.The line bisection results in the occupational therapy group and the combined group were significantly better than in the control group.The cancellation test results in the combined group were significantly better than in the control group.Conclusion These findings show that acupuncture combined with occupational therapy can have a positive effect on neglect recovery and greatly improve the daily life of USN patients.

The integration of MRI and linac has realized real-time MRI-guided radiotherapy and accelerated the progress of precision radiotherapy. Electrons are subjected to Lorentz force in the magnetic field, especially the electron cyclotron effect occurs at the tissue-air interface, which changes the original electron equilibrium state and brings challenges to dosimetry with MRI-Linac. In recent years, a series of studies carried out through Monte Carlo simulation and experimental measurement have suggested that the conventional dosimetry devices can be used for the dosimetry with MRI-Linac after replacing the magnetic materials, but corresponding correction factors should be introduced according to the magnetic field intensity, placement angle of the measuring device, type of the measuring device. The standardization, streamlining, and real-time dosimetry with MRI-Linac need to be further studied.

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a prevalent disease in elder people, which is related to cognitive dysfunction, neuropsychological disorder, motor and gait dysfunction, and urinary incontinence. The imaging markers of CSVD mainly include recent subcortical small infarct, lacuna, white matter hyperintensity, enlarged perivascular space, cerebral micro-bleed, cerebral micro-infarct, and cerebral atrophy. At present, the correlation and interaction of CSVD imaging markers and their synergistic effects on clinical symptoms have gradually become the research focus. This article reviews the correlations of cerebral micro-infarct with other CSVD imaging markers to further clarify the pathogenesis of coexistence of a variety of CSVD imaging markers and guide the prevention and treatment of CSVD.

Objective To explore the relationship of quality of life with optimisms and sense of coherence in adult kidney transplant recipients. Method A total of 295 kidney transplant recipients participated in the study by a self-designed general questionnaire, revised life orientation test (LOT-R), sense of coherence (SOC-13) and the MOS 36-item short form health survey (MOS SF-36). Results The mean score of mental health scale (PCS) was 47.02±7.30, which differed with different age, employment status and transplant vintage (P ＜0.01). The mean score of phyical health scale (MCS) was 46.87 ±11.14, which differed with education, economic burden and transplant vintage (P ＜0.05). PCS and MCS were positively correlated with the total score of sense of coherence (52.05％) and optimism (23.45％) (P＜0.001). Optimism played a partially mediating role in the relationship between sense of coherence and quality of life. Conclusions The quality of life of kidney transplant recipients needs to be improved, which was at a low level.Optimism (medium to high level) and sense of coherence (medium to low level) are influencing factors of the quality of life. Improving accessment of mental state of patients with kidney transplant receients, paying more atentent and support to their mental change can improve their optimism and sense of coheherce and then life quiality.

Objective To explore the causal relationship between Omega-3 fatty acids and the risk of breast cancer via Mendelian randomization analysis. Methods Analysis was conducted on data from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) on Omega-3 fatty acids and breast cancer. The selected instrumental variables (IVs) comprised genetic loci associated with Omega-3 fatty acids. Various Mendelian randomization analysis methods, including inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method, MR–Egger regression analysis, weighted median, simple models, and weighted models, were used to evaluate the causal relationship between Omega-3 fatty acids and the risk of breast cancer. Results A total of 47 single-nucleotide polymorphisms strongly associated with Omega-3 fatty acids were selected as IVs. The analysis methods, including IVW method, revealed no causal relationship between Omega-3 fatty acids and the risk of breast cancer (P>0.05). Analysis methods, such as MR-Egger regression analysis, did not detect significant gene-level pleiotropy (P=0.319), which indicates the high sensitivity and robustness of analysis results. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest the absence of a causal relationship between Omega-3 fatty acids and the risk of breast cancer.

Objective:To evaluate the detective effect of double inversion recovery (DIR) sequence on cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in patients with acute ischemic stroke, and compare with those of T2WI and FLAIR sequences.Methods:Seventy-three acute ischemic stroke patients with WMH within 14 d of onset, admitted to Department of Neurology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University from November 2018 to March 2021, were chosen. MRI T2WI, FLAIR and DIR sequences were used to detect WMH. According to Fazekas scale, patients with periventricular white matter hyperintensities (PVWMH) or deep white matter hyperintensities (DWMH) were divided into mild group (score of 0-1) and moderate to severe group (scores≥2); the differences in WMH volume detected by T2WI, FLAIR and DIR sequences, and signal intensity, cross-sectional area and contrast of isolated lesions were compared.Results:(1) Seventy-three patients were with PVWMH (36 into the mild group and 37 into the moderate to severe group); in patients from the moderate to severe group, PVWMH volume detected by FLAIR sequence was statistically larger compared with that by DIR sequence, and PVWMH volume detected by T2WI sequence was significantly smaller compared with that by FLAIR sequence ( P<0.05). Fifty-seven patients were with DWMH (44 into the mild group and 13 into the moderate to severe group); the DWMH volume detected by FLAIR and T2WI sequences was significantly larger than that by DIR sequence ( P<0.05). (2) A total of 60 isolated lesions were detected, ranged 5.0-9.1 mm in length; isolated lesions enjoying significantly larger cross-sectional area, higher signal intensity, and lower contrast detected by FLAIR and T2WI sequences compared with those by DIR sequence ( P<0.05); isolated lesions enjoying significantly higher signal intensity and contrast detected by T2WI sequence compared with those by FLAIR sequence ( P<0.05). Conclusion:DIR sequence enjoys better effect in detecting WMH than FLAIR and T2WI sequences; the mismatch area of DIR sequence with FLAIR or T2WI sequences suggests WMH penumbra.

As an important method of systems biology, metabolomics not only plays an important role in life science but also has been increasingly widely used in radiation protection research. Based on the clinical studies of metabolomics and metabolomics methods in rodent and primate models, this article summarizes the methods and techniques of metabolomics in the diagnosis of radiation damage, the study of radiation damage mechanisms, and the development of radiation protection drugs.

Gibberellin is an essential plant hormone that plays an important regulatory role throughout the life cycle of higher plants. A total of 23 genes involved in gibberellin action were identified from Phyllostachys edulis genome, including 8 GA20ox and 1 GA3ox genes involved in the gibberellin biosynthesis, 8 GA2ox genes involved in the metabolism of gibberellin, 2 GID1 genes involved in gibberellin perception, 2 GID2 genes and 2 DELLA genes involved in gibberellin signal transduction. Phylogenetic analysis of these genes from Arabidopsis, Oryza sativa and Phyllostachys edulis revealed that gibberellin biosynthesis, metabolism, and signaling pathways are conserved in these species. Treatment of seeds and seedlings of bamboo with exogenous gibberellin revealed that gibberellin significantly increased seed germination rate and stem elongation of seedlings, and had the best concentration of action. The expression levels of GA20ox and GA3ox genes in the bamboo seedlings were down-regulated and the expression of the active gibberellin-degrading gene GA2ox was up-regulated after GA3 treatment, and the transcriptional level of the gibberellin receptor GID1 and the positive regulatory gene GID2 was significantly increased while the expression of the negative regulatory gene DELLA was decreased. These genes have significant differences in the expression of different spatial locations of bamboo shoot stems, GA20ox, GA3ox, GA2ox, GID1 and GID2 are all expressed in the upper part of bamboo shoots, while the repressor gene DELLA accumulates at the bottom of the shoots and is hardly expressed at the top.
Arabidopsis ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Gibberellins ; biosynthesis ; Phylogeny ; Plant Growth Regulators ; Plant Proteins ; Poaceae