Objective To evaluate the efficacy of trolamine cream in the prevention and treatment of acute radioactive dermatitis in patients with breast cancer after modified radical mastectomy.Methods 80 breast cancer patients who received postmastectomy chest-wall irradiation by 6-MeV electron beam were included.40 cases in the treatment group were given trolamine cream combined with the conventional nursing care during radiotherapy,while another 40 cases in the control group were treated with the conventional nursing care.Results In the treatment group,the rates of radiation dermatitis of grade 1,2 and 3 were 70.0 ％ (28/40),22.5 ％(9/40),and 7.5 ％ (3/40),respectively,while they were 52.5 ％ (21/40),32.5 ％ (13/40) and 15.0 ％ (6/40),respectively,in control group (P ＜ 0.05).Grade 1,2 and 3 radiation dermatitis appeared in treatment group when the radiation doses were (21.91±4.39) Gy,(37.43±6.50) Gy and (46.14±6.50)Gy,respectively,while in the control group,it was (12.67±2.16) Gy,(22.61±3.51) Gy,(42.71±8.11) Gy (P ＜ 0.05),respectively.With cumulative doses of 10 Gy and 25 Gy,the rates of radiation dermatitis in the treatment group were 22.5 ％ (9/40) and 47.5 ％ (19/40),respectively,while they were 40.0 ％ (16/40) and 62.5 ％ (25/40),respectively,in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Trolamine cream effectively alleviates radiation skin damage in breast cancer patients after modified mastectomy,thus it is suitable for use in patients with postoperative chest wall radiotherapy.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that HLA-identical sibling allogeneic peripheral blood hematopoietic stemcelltransplantation (allo-HSCT) provides higher disease-free and overall survival rates for patients with intermediatecytogenetic risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in complete remission (CR). But prognosis factors have not been fullydefined.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of patients with intermediate cytogenetic risk AML undergoing HLA-matchedallo-HSCT in CR, and to analyze the prognostic factors.METHODS: Fifty cases of intermediate cytogenetic risk AML in CR receiving HLA-matched allo-HSCT from January2009 to January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Primary outcome measures of the study included overall survival(OS), relapse rate and non-relapse mortality.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The 4-year OS of the study population reached to 64%, and the relapse rate and NRMreached to 18% and 20% respectively. Incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease was 26%. Different prognosis wasobserved between female donor/male recipient (FDMR) combination transplant and control (4-year OS: 50% vs. 71.9%,P=0.041), between patients requiring more than one course of induction chemotherapy to achieve CR and control(4-year OS: 40% vs. 70%, P=0.038), between older age (≥ 40 years) and control (4-year OS: 44.4% vs. 68.3%,P=0.056). The 4-year OS for matched sibling donor and matched unrelated donor was 63.2% and 66.7% (P=0.427),respectively. Further analysis revealed significantly high non-relapse mortality in FDMR combination transplant (P=0.024)and older age (≥ 40 years; P=0.043). Multivariate analysis revealed three negative prognostic factors: FDMRcombination (P=0.031, RR=1.38, 95% CI: 1.03-1.95), requiring more than one course of induction chemotherapy toachieve CR (P=0.016, RR=1.46, 95% CI: 1.10-1.98) and older age (≥ 40 years; P=0.024, RR=1.63, 95% CI: 1.32-2.12).To conclude, HLA-matched allo-HSCT is a choice for the intermediate cytogenetic risk AML case in CR. FDMRcombination, requiring more than one course of induction chemotherapy to achieve CR and older age (≥ 40 years) areconfirmed as risk factors of poor prognosis for HLA-matched allo-HSCT patients with intermediate cytogenetic risk AMLin CR. To these cases, the donor-recipient sex combination is more important than the donor type in donor selection.

Objective To explore the expression of lymphoid-associated antigens in acute myloid leukemia and its clinical significance.Methods 84 patients with de nove (untreated) AML were classified by FAB classification and immunophenotype,of which 53 cases were analyzed by karyotype according to WHO standards.Patients were divided into 2 groups according to whether lymphoid antigen (Ly) was expressed or not.After all patients were treated with a standard remission-induction regimen for 1 course,bone marrow in 63 cases were re examined.Results 49 cases (58.3％) were classified into lymphoid surface antigen-positive acute myeloid leukemia (Ly+ AML) group,35 cases (42.7％) into lymphoid surface antigen-negative acute myeloid leukemia (Ly-AML) group.The incidences of hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy had significant differences between Ly+AML and Ly AML groups [55.1％ (27 cases) vs.22.9％ (8 cases),t=3.412,P=0.003].There were no significant differences in other indicators between the two groups.On the basis of equal intensity of chemotherapy,complete remission (CR) had no significant difference(x2 =1.995,P=0.158),the disease-free survival (DFS) in Ly + AML group was shorter than in Ly-AML group(t=2.427,P=0.019),the recurrence rate was higher in Ly + AML group than in Ly-AML group(x2 =4.132,P=0.044).Conclusions The expression of lymphoid associated antigens in acute myeloid leukemia is complex.Patients with Ly+AML show poor response to chemotherapy,and have poor prognosis.We should explore new chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia.

Objective To compare the efficacy between three-dimensional radiotherapy (3DRT) combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy alone for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for 1257 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who were admitted to our hospital from July 2003 to June 2012 and met the inclusion criteria;362 patients were treated with 3DRT combined with chemotherapy (chemoradiotherapy group) and 895 patients were treated with radiotherapy alone (radiotherapy group).The short-term outcome, overall survival (OS) rate, and causes of death were analyzed.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival rates, and the log-rank test was used for survival difference analysis and univariate prognostic analysis.Results The response rate was 99.1%(346/349) in the chemoradiotherapy group and 99.0%(813/821) in the radiotherapy group (P=0.397).The 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates were 74.0%,42.0%,and 32.9% in the chemoradiotherapy group and 65.9%,33.0%,and 23.3% in the radiotherapy group (P=0.000), and were 75.6%,43.5%,and 33.2% in the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group and 65.9%,33.0%,and 23.3% in the radiotherapy group (P=0.000).There were no significant differences in 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates between the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group and the sequential chemoradiotherapy group (P=0.583).The sequential chemoradiotherapy group had an insignificant increase in 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates compared with the radiotherapy group (P=0.065).Tumor recurrence and local control failure were the main causes of death, followed by distant metastasis.The chemoradiotherapy group had a significantly lower proportion of patients who died of local control failure than the radiotherapy group (7.4% vs.14.7%, P=0.003).Conclusions For patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, chemoradiotherapy leads to significantly improved overall survival compared with radiotherapy alone;compared with radiotherapy alone, sequential chemoradiotherapy results in an increasing trend in OS rates, while concurrent chemoradiotherapy results in significantly increased OS rates.Chemoradiotherapy can reduce the deaths due to local control failure compared with radiotherapy alone.

Objective To investigate the characteristics of plasma glucose, insulin secretion and changes of insulin resistance (IR) after a glucose load in obese children, and to predict islet β-cell function. Methods A total of 635 obese children were classified into normal glucose tolerance (NGT) group (n=483), impaired glucose regulation (IGR) group (n=112) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) group (n=40) based on their glucose levels. Subjects were also divided into G1 group (23 kg/m2≤BMI<30 kg/m2, n=393) and G2 group (BMI≥30 kg/m2, n=242) based on their different BMI levels. Level of fast plasma glucose (FPG, 0.5 h-PG, 1 h-PG, 2 h-PG and 3 h-PG) and insulin (FINS, 0.5 h-INS, 1 h-INS, 2 h-INS and 3 h-INS) were measured 0 h, 0.5 h, 1 h, 2 h and 3 h after a glucose load. Insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), whole body insulin sensitivity index (WBISI), function of pancreatic beta-cell (HOMA-β), first-phase insulin secretion index (ΔI30/ΔG30) and area under curve of insulin (AUCI) were calculated and compared between groups. Results The value of insulin at each time point was significantly higher in IGR group than that of NGT group. The values of insulin at 0.5 h, 1 h, and 2 h were significantly lower in DM group than those of IGR group, respectively (all P<0.05). Compared with NGT group, AUCI, HOMA-IR and HOMA-β increased, but WBISI and ΔI30/ΔG30 decreased in IGR group (all P<0.05). HOMA-IR increased but WBISI, HOMA-βandΔI30/ΔG30 decreased in DM group (all P<0.05). Compared with IGR group, AUCI, HOMA-βandΔI30/ΔG30 decreased in DM group (all P<0.05). Values of FINS, AUCI, HOMA-IR, 2h-PG and HOMA-βwere significantly higher in G2 group than those of G1 group, but WBISI decreased (all P<0.05). There were no significant differences in FPG and ΔI30/ΔG30 between these two groups. Conclusion From NGT, IGR to DM, the peak of insulin secretion is postponed, insulin resistance is getting heavier and the compensation of insulin secretion after a glucose load is increased first and then decreased.

Objective:To investigate the influence of acrylamide ( ACR) on adult neurogenesis and expression of GSK 3βin mouse.Methods:Method Adult male Kunming mice were used and divided into two groups:control group and experimental poisoning groups,that were exposured to acrylamide by intraperitoneal injection.Brdu labeling and immunohistochemistry were used to investigate the proliferation of adult neural stem cells in the subgranular zone ( SGZ).BrdU/NeuN/GFAP triple labeling to investigate the survival and differentiation of newly generated cells.Detecting GSK3βexpression and distribution in Neuro-2a cells,the expression of GSK3βwas examined by using Western blot.Results:Compared with control mice ,lower number of BrdU-positive cells and less differentiated into neurons in ACR mice.Less neural stem cells survived ,but more glia cells were generated in the subgranular zone of acrylamide mice.Moreover,higher phosphorylated GSK 3β( Ser9 ) were detected in Neuro-2a cells and mouse dentate gyrus in ACR mice respectively .Conclusion:These results suggested that acrylamide inhibits neural stem cells proliferation and influences the survival and differentiation of newly generated cells.Acrylamide inhibits neurogenesis maybe through GSK 3βsignaling pathway.

Objective:To study the changes of left atrial volume and function in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods:Thirty-one patients with AMI in Henan People′s Hospital from March to October 2020 were selected as AMI group and 30 healthy subjects were selected as control group.The left atrial maximum volume (LAVmax), minimum volume (LAVmin), presystolic volume (LAVpre), volume index(LAVI), emptying volume (LAEV), ejection fraction (LAEF), long axis and circumferential strain (LASr, LASr-c; LAScd, LAScd-c; LASct, LASct-c) were measured by two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE), 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique and CMR.The differences of left atrial indices between two groups and among 2DE, 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative and CMR techniques were compared. Pearson correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis were used to compare 2DE, 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative and CMR. Intra-observer and inter-observer repeatability of 2DE, 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique and CMR were evaluated by intra-group correlation coefficient (ICC).Results:①Compared with the control group: LAVmax, LAVmin, LAVpre, LAVI, LASct and LASct-c by 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative increased, while LAEV, LAEF, LASr, LASr-c, LAScd and LAScd-c by 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique decreased in AMI group (all P<0.05). ②LAVmax, LAVmin, LAVpre, LASr, LAScd, LASct measured by 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative were more strongly related to CMR than that measured by 2DE(all P<0.05). Compared with CMR, 2DE underestimated LAVmax, LAVmin, LAVpre, LASr, LAScd, LASct by (8.01±4.01)ml, (9.03±4.15)ml, (7.26±2.09 )ml, (7.26±1.23)%, (5.02±1.08)%, (6.24±0.43)%(all P<0.05); 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique underestimated LAVmax, LAVmin, LAVpre, LASr, LAScd, LASct by (1.67±0.62)ml, (1.95±0.90)ml, (2.52±0.76)ml, (1.97±0.59)%, (2.03±0.39)%, (1.02±0.30)% (all P>0.05); The time-consuming of 2DE and 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique was reduced, and the time-consuming of 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique was less than 2DE [(12.18±3.24)s vs (73.34±10.37)s]. ③The reproducibility of 2DE, 3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique and CMR measurement within and between observers were good. Conclusions:3DE left atrial automatic quantitative technique can effectively evaluate the changes of left atrial volume and function in patients with AMI. Compared with 2DE and CMR, it is simple, rapid, accurate and repeatable, which provides a new and effective method for clinical study of cardiovascular diseases.

Objective:To investigate the prognostic factors for the risk of prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) after colorectal cancer resection.Methods:The clinical data of 896 patients undergoing radical colorectal cancer resection at Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University between Jan 2016 and Dec 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into PPOI group (59 cases) and non-PPOI group (837 cases) according to whether PPOI happened after surgery. Potential prognostic factors for the risk of developing PPOI were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Logistic regression. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to assess the predictive power of potential prognosis factors.Results:Fifty-nine patients (6.5%) developed PPOI after radical colorectal cancer resection. Univariate and multifactorial logistic regression analyses showed that diabetes mellitus ( OR=2.360, P=0.018), preoperative albumin level <35 g/L ( OR=2.196, P=0.036), postoperative epidural analgesia ( OR=2.399, P=0.007), open surgery ( OR=3.413, P=0.001), and ICU hospitalization ≥ 48 h ( OR=6.134, P<0.001) were independent prognostic factors for PPOI. Combining the above prognostic factors to construct the receiver operating characteristic curve yielded an area under the curve of 0.806 (95% CI: 0.698-0.838), with an accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of 73.9%, 74.0%, 72.9%, respectively. Conclusion:Diabetes mellitus, preoperative albumin level, postoperative epidural analgesia, open surgery, and ICU hospitalization ≥ 48 h were risk factors for PPOI after radical colorectal cancer resection.

This study shows a case of a patient with synovial chondromatosis of the hip misdiagnosed as rice body bursitis. The patient complained of pain and limited activity in his left hip. He was diagnosed with synovial chondromatosis of the hip by medical history, physical examination, imaging examination and postoperative pathology. Based on literature review, the characteristics and differential diagnosis of the disease in epidemiology, imaging and pathology were discussed in detail, so as to improve the understanding of the disease and avoid misdiagnosis. He was treated with hip arthroscopy and obtained satisfactory therapeutic effect. The patient was followed up for 1 year without recurrence.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most common primary malignant intracranial tumors and has a poor prognosis despite the application of standard therapies-surgical resection,radiotherapy and chemotherapy.RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are proteins that directly bound to RNA.They could regulate RNA splicing,polyadenylation,localization,stability and translation by creating functional units called ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs).RBPs play an important role in tumor progression including glioma.In this paper,we summarized the recent development of research of RBPs in glioma progress,especially the molecular mechanism of RBPs regulating RNA biological activity.