Radiation-induced brain injury is a serious untoward effect of radiotherapy for malignant tumors. Patients received radiotherapy frequently occur cognitive dysfunction which seriously affects the quality of life. Although the exact mechanisms regarding radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction remain unclear, prevention strategies targeting cognitive dysfunction are increasingly applied to clinical intervention, including whole brain radiotherapy with hippocampus avoidance, stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with multiple brain metastases, and pretreatment with neuroprotective drugs such as memantine and donepezil. In addition, measures including appropriate radiotherapy management models, regular cognitive tests, and therapeutic measures at the appropriate time are critical to improve the quality of life for brain tumor patients.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of combined detection of serum CEA, SCC, CYFRA21-1 before and after radiotherapy in esophagus carcinoma. Methods 226 cases of esophagus carcinoma patient were collected from November, 2006 to December, 2008. ELISA was used to detect the serum CEA, SCC and CYFRA21-1 of patients with esophagus cancer before and after radiotherapy. SPSS13.0 was used for the statistical analysis. Results The positive rate of CEA, SCC and CYFRA21-1 was 11.1 %, 16.8%, 27.4 %, respectively and the combined positive rate was 39.8 % from 226 patient serums before radiotherapy. The longer the lesion length, the later the clinical stage,the deeper the tumor invasion, the higher the mean value of serum CEA, SCC, CYFRA21-1 was. The mean value was lower in the early stage. The mean value of CEA, SCC and CYFRA21-1 was found to be well correlated with tumor size, TNM stage and depth of tumor invasion. Among three tumor biomarkers, the individual difference of CEA and CYFRA21-1 was bigger and the pathological stage and prognosis correlation with CYFRA21-1 was the best. The biomarker value dropped to the level below the normal in 76.7% patient out of 90 cases after radiotherapy. Conclusion The combined detection of serum CEA, SCC, CYFRA21-1 may be used as adjuvant diagnosis for esophagus cancer and has better clinical value for prediction to treatment and prognosis.

Objective To investigate the expression levels of somatostatin (SST) gene in endometrial adenocarcinoma tissues and cell lines,and the effects of over-expression of SST gene on the proliferation and invasion of endometrial cancer cell line Ishikawa in vitro.Methods Tissue sections of normal endometrium,endometrioid adenocarcinoma and uterine papillary serous carcinoma were selected to detect the expressions of SST by immunohistochemical method.The total RNA was extracted from fresh specimens that were confirmed as endometrioid adenocarcinoma.According to FIGO staging,samples included G1 (7 cases),G2 (6 cases) and G3 (5 cases) of endometrioid adenocarcinoma.The SST expression levels were detected by real-time PCR.Three endometrial cancer cell lines,Ishikawa,HEC-1A and KLE,were selected and the expression levels of SST were detected by real-time PCR and Western blot assay.Transfection was performed with pLVX-SST and pLVX.The transfection efficiency was observed by fluorescence confocal microscopy.The protein levels of SST were detected by Western blot assay.The assays of CCK-8 and transwell were applied to examine variations in cell proliferation and invasion.Results Immunohistochemical results showed that SST expression was increased in endometrioid adenocarcinoma and uterine papillary serous carcinoma compared with that of normal endometrium.Real-time PCR showed that SST expression was significantly increased in G3 compared with that of G1 and G2 in endometrioid adenocarcinoma (P ＜ 0.05).No matter mRNA or protein,SST levels were significantly increased in endometrial cancer cell line KLE compared with those of Ishikawa and HEC-1A,and the expression levels of SST mRNA and protein were significantly increased in HEC-1A group than those of Ishikawa group (P＜0.05).The expression of SST protein was significantly higher in the group of Ish-SST after 2 generations compared with that of Ish-ctr group.There were no significant differences in cell proliferation and invasive ability after over-expression of SST between Ishikawa cell group and control group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion SST is highly expressed in poorly differentiated endometrial cancer cells.The proliferation and invasion are not increased after the over-expression of SST in Ishikawa cell line of endometrial cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of a child with congenital Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. METHODS: Clinical, imaging and genetic characteristics of the child were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: The patient manifested significantly reduced muscle tension, apparent tremor of eyeballs, and retardation of motor development after birth. Cranial MRI at 6-month-old showed no myelinization of brain white matter, though no pathogenic variant was detected by clinical exome sequencing. A copy number variation was found at chrX: 102 192 246-103 045 526. The duplication has spanned approximately 853 kb and was recorded in the Decipher database to be associated with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. Quantitative PCR confirmed that the duplication has derived from his mother. CONCLUSION Reduced muscle tension, nystagmus, poor motor development, and absence of myelinization of white matter should alert the diagnosis of congenital type Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. Both sequence variant and copy number variation should be searched upon genetic testing. A clear diagnosis is required for genetic counseling.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the distribution of eosinophils(Eos) of nasal secretion and serum specific IgE(sIgE) titer in patients with allergic rhinitis, and to evaluate the diagnostic value of Eos in nasal secretion for allergic rhinitis. METHODS A total of 60 allergic rhinitis patients from Department of Otolaryngology, Beijing Shunyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine during Jan.2016 to June 2017 were selected as treatment group, and another 60 cases of non-allergic rhinitis and 30 normal persons in the corresponding time period were chosen as control group. Eos in nasal secretions and serum sIgE were measured in all the subjects and the relationship between Eos distribution and serum sIgE level was analyzed. RESULTS The Eos distribution and serum level of sIgE was consistent(κ=0.264, P=0.000) and statistical significance was found. The area of ROC of the Eos in nasal secretion was 0.881, the standard deviation was 0.025 and 95％ confidence interval was 0.841 to 0.924. The Udden index of ROC reached the maximum when the Eos in nasal secretion smear was graded as level 3, the sensitivity was 88.5％ and specificity was 99.4％. CONCLUSION Eos cytological examination of nasal secretions has some auxiliary value in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. It is a cheap, simple and rapid method, which can be used as an effective reference index for diagnosing allergic rhinitis in primary hospital.

Objective:To study the expression and clinical significance of teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1 (Cripto-1) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)in cervical cancer (CC)cancer tissues.Methods:From January 2012 to May 2017, 152 patients with CC in the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College were selected as CC group, and 40 patients with uterine fibroids as control group. The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of Cripto-1 and mTOR in 152 cases of CC tissues and 40 cases of normal cervical tissues. The expression difference between the two and their relationship with pathological features and prognosis were statistically analyzed.Results:The relative expression of Cripto-1 and mTOR in CC tissues was significantly higher than that in normal cervical tissues ( P<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between Cripto-1 and mTOR expression in CC tissues ( r=0.634, P<0.05). The expression of Cripto-1 and mTOR protein in CC tissues were associated with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage and tumor grade ( P<0.05), but not with age, pathological type, depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis ( P>0.05). The 3-year overall survival (OS) rate of patients with high Cripto-1 expression was not significantly different from that of patients with low Cripto-1 expression ( P>0.05), while the 3-year OS of high mTOR expression group was significantly lower than that of low mTOR expression group (χ 2=5.808, P=0.016). Conclusions:The expression of Cripto-1 and mTOR is increased in CC tissues.Both of them are related to FIGO stage and tumor grade, which may become a new molecular marker for diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of CC.

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and genetic characteristics of sapovirus (SaV) in a cluster of schools in Changzhou, so as to provide a reference for the treatment of clustered vomiting and diarrhea events in schools. Methods: The epidemiological data and laboratory test data of sapovirus clusters in Changzhou from 2019 to 2022 were collected and analyzed. Partial VP1 genes of SaV positive samples were amplified and sequenced for phylogenetic analysis. Results: A total of 8 cases of clusters of SaV epidemics were reported in Changzhou City from 2019 to 2022, with 118 reported cases. The total attack rate was 1.47%, and the median of the attack number was 15. There were 6 outbreaks in kindergartens and 2 outbreaks in primary schools, which were reported in the epidemic period from September to December. The main clinical manifestations were vomiting (113 cases, 95.76 %), abdominal pain (39 cases, 33.05%), and diarrhea (16 cases, 13.56%). Among the 8 outbreaks, 17 sample strains were successfully sequenced. 5 outbreaks were GII.3 , and the other 3 outbreaks were GI.1, GI .3 and GII.2. GI and GII were the main genotypes in this area, and GII .3 was the predominant strain. Conclusion SaV is an important pathogen in the clusters of vomiting and diarrhea in schools after the transmission of norovirus. Continuous surveillance of SaV should be carried out to further understand its epidemiological characteristics and genotype distribution, so as to provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of the epidemic in schools.

ObjectiveTo elucidate the principles and methods of the Bayesian probabilistic linkage model， and to demonstrate the effect of applying the model in linking birth and death data. MethodsThrough the Shanghai birth and death registration system， data of 199 025 infants born in 2017 and 1 512 infants who died in 2017 and 2018 were collected. After cleaning the data， the data were divided into monthly blocks and fully linked. The Jaro-Winkler algorithm and Euclidean distance were employed to measure the similarity of fields for matching. A Bayesian probabilistic linkage model was constructed and the linking effect was evaluated using a confusion matrix. ResultsUsing the Bayesian probabilistic linkage model， the birth and death data of infants were effectively linked， revealing that 36.71% of infants who died in Shanghai were born outside the city， and the probability of infant death was 2.6‰. The confusion matrix of the test set showed a recall rate of 0.86， precision of 0.76， and an F-score of 0.81. ConclusionThe practical application of Bayesian probabilistic linkage demonstrates a good model performance， enabling the establishment of birth-death cohorts that more accurately reflect the true levels of infant mortality. Utilizing this technique to integrate data from different departments can effectively improve research efficiency in the field of public health.

Most information used to evaluate diabetic statuses is collected at a special time-point, such as taking fasting plasma glucose test and providing a limited view of individual's health and disease risk. As a new parameter for continuously evaluating personal clinical statuses, the newly developed technique "continuous glucose monitoring" (CGM) can characterize glucose dynamics. By calculating the complexity of glucose time series index (CGI) with refined composite multi-scale entropy analysis of the CGM data, the study showed for the first time that the complexity of glucose time series in subjects decreased gradually from normal glucose tolerance to impaired glucose regulation and then to type 2 diabetes (P for trend < 0.01). Furthermore, CGI was significantly associated with various parameters such as insulin sensitivity/secretion (all P < 0.01), and multiple linear stepwise regression showed that the disposition index, which reflects β-cell function after adjusting for insulin sensitivity, was the only independent factor correlated with CGI (P < 0.01). Our findings indicate that the CGI derived from the CGM data may serve as a novel marker to evaluate glucose homeostasis.
Humans ; Glucose ; Blood Glucose ; Insulin Resistance/physiology* ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis* ; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring ; Time Factors ; Insulin

BACKGROUND: Little was known about the association among time in range (TIR), time above range (TAR), time below range (TBR), and cancer mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes. We aimed to investigate the association among TIR, TAR, TBR, and the risk of cancer mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A total of 6225 patients with type 2 diabetes were prospectively recruited in Shanghai, China. TIR was measured with continuous glucose monitoring at baseline and was defined as the average percentage of time in the target glucose range during a 24 h period. Cox proportion hazard regression analysis was used to determine the association between TIR and the risk of cancer mortality. RESULTS: During a mean follow-up of 7.10 years, we confirmed 237 death events related to cancer. The multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for cancer mortality was 1.32 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.75) in patients with TIR ≤70% compared with those with TIR >70%. When TIR was considered as a continuous variable, the multivariable-adjusted HR for cancer mortality associated with each 10% decrease in TIR was 1.07 (95% CI: 1.02-1.14). In the site-specific analysis, a significant association between TIR as a continuous variable and the risk of hepatocellular cancer was found (HR: 1.24; 95% CI: 1.09-1.41). However, no relationship between hemoglobin A1c and cancer mortality was observed (HR: 1.04; 95% CI: 0.97-1.10). CONCLUSIONS The present study found an inverse association of TIR with the risk of cancer mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes. New evidence of TIR was added into the clinical practice that TIR may be an optimal target of glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes.
Blood Glucose ; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring ; China ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications* ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; Prospective Studies