Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a common cerebrovascular disease in clinical practice. Its onset is hidden and its clinical manifestations are diverse. Studies have shown that there are pleiotropic effects and recurrent activation phenomenon between the functional imbalance of neurovascular unit (NVU) and a series of pathophysiological processes, such as vascular endothelial dysfunction, blood-brain barrier permeability change and glial cell activation, which jointly promote the progress of CSVD under the action of inflammatory and immune factors. This article reviews the role of NVU in the occurrence and development of CSVD.

Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of nodal marginal zone lymphoma (NMZL) with elevated monoclonal IgM.Methods:The clinical data of one NMZL patient with elevated monoclonal IgM treated at Yancheng No.1 People's Hospital in July 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, and the related literature was analyzed.Results:The patient was a 57-year-old female and the main clinical manifestations were fatigue and bone pain in left rib. Serum immunofixation electrophoresis showed IgM-κ type M proteinemia, bone marrow cytology showed a few plasmacytoid lymphocytes, bone marrow biopsy and immunohistochemistry showed B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bone marrow genetic testing showed MYD88 L265p and CXCR4 were both negative, postoperative pathology result of retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy was marginal zone lymphoma (mature small B type, prone to NMZL),and immunohistochemistry results: CD3, CD5, CD138, κ, λ, CD10, Cyclin D1 were negative, CD20, Pax-5, CD23 (FDC), bcl-2 were positive; Ki-67 positive index < 5%. The final diagnosis was NMZL with elevated monoclonal IgM. Partial remission was achieved after 8 cycles of reduced-dose CHOP regimen; thalidomide was used in the maintenance treatment, the disease condition was stable until August in 2021 and the follow-up was continuing.Conclusions:NMZL with elevated monoclonal IgM is relatively rare. Its diagnosis should be differentiated from Waldenstr?m macroglobulinemia and other inert B-cell lymphomas. Currently, there is no standard treatment and following the principle of individualized treatment can improve the prognosis of patients.

Objective To investigate the reversal effect and mechanism of cinobufagin(CBG)on cisplatin resist-ance in human ovarian cancer cells.Methods A2780 cell line and its cisplatin-resistant cell line A2780/DDP are common ovarian cancer cells in clinic,so these two cell lines were selected as the research objects.The cell viabil-ity was detected by cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8)assay,and the cell proliferation ability was detected by plate clo-ning and 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine(EdU)assay.Hoechst staining was used to observe cell apoptosis.Cell scratch test and Transwell test were used to evaluate cell migration and invasion ability.Western blot and quantitative reverse transcription PCR(RT-qPCR)were used to detect the protein and mRNA expressions of phosphatidylinosi-tol 3-kinase/protein kinase(PI3K/AKT)signaling pathway and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT).Re-sults Compared with A2780 cells,the drug resistance indexes of A2780/DDP cells were 5.636,5.864,5.695,respectively.After treatment of A2780/DDP cells with CBG(2,4,6 mg/ml),the reversal resistance indexes were 1.617,2.570,3.461,respectively.CBG treatment significantly increased the level of apoptosis and inhibi-ted the proliferation,migration and invasion of the cells in a concentration-dependent manner(P<0.05).Western blot results showed that compared with A2780 cells,the relative ratio of P-PI3K/PI3K and P-AKT/AKT protein levels,as well as the protein expression of N-cadherin,Vimentin,and Snail were higher in the control group(A2780/DDP)cells,while the protein expression of E-cadherin was lower(tP-PI3K/PI3K=8.115,tP-AKT/AKT=17.62,tN-cadherin=6.126,tVimentin=4.001,tSnail=17.333,tE-cadherin=4.620,P<0.01);As the dose of CBG increased,the protein expression levels of P-PI3K,P-AKT,N-cadherin,Vimentin,and Snail in drug-resistant cells de-creased,while the protein expression level of E-cadherin increased(FP-PI3K=268.5,FP-AKT=190.5,FN-cadherin=24.02,FVimentin=57.65,FSnail=87.24,FE-cadherin=135.8,P<0.05).qRT-PCR results showed that with the in-crease of CBG concentration,the mRNA expression levels of PI3K,AKT,N-cadherin,Vimentin and Snail de-creased,while the mRNA expression level of E-cadherin gradually increased(FPI3K=101.1,FAKT=558.3,FN-cadherin=86.97,FVimentin=105.9,FSnail=85.71,FE-cadherin=80.96,P<0.01).Conclusion CBG can reverse cisplatin resistance of ovarian cancer A2780/DDP cell line,and its mechanism may be related to the regulation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and inhibition of EMT by CBG.

Objective:To understand the current status of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted with a multi-stage stratified sampling method to select 150 streets or townships from 10 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities (East: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Hainan; Central: Henan; West: Chongqing, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Xinjiang; Northeast: Liaoning). From May 2022 to April 2023, a total of 21 470 children, including community-based children aged 0.5 to<3.0 years receiving child health care and kindergarten-based children aged 3.0 to<7.0 years, were surveyed. They were divided into 3 age groups: infants (0.5 to<1.0 year), toddlers (1.0 to<3.0 years), and preschoolers (3.0 to<7.0 years). Basic information such as sex and date of birth of the children was collected, and peripheral blood samples were obtained for routine blood tests and serum ferritin measurement. The prevalence rates of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia were analyzed, and the prevalence rate differences were compared among different ages, sex, urban and rural areas, and regions using the chi-square test.Results:A total of 21 460 valid responses were collected, including 10 780 boys (50.2%). The number of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers were 2 645 (12.3%), 6 244 (29.1%), and 12 571 (58.6%), respectively. The hemoglobin level was (126.7±14.8) g/L, and the serum ferritin level was 32.3 (18.5, 50.1) μg/L. The overall rates of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia were 10.4% (2 230/21 460), 28.3% (6 070/21 460), and 3.9% (845/21 460), respectively. The prevalence rate of anemia was higher for boys than for girls (10.9% (1 173/10 780) vs. 9.9% (1 057/10 680), χ2=5.58, P=0.018), with statistically significant differences in the rates for infants, toddlers and preschoolers (18.0% (475/2 645), 10.6% (662/6 244), and 8.7% (1 093/12 571), respectively, χ2=201.81, P<0.01), and the rate was significantly higher for children in rural than that in urban area (11.8% (1 516/12 883) vs. 8.3% (714/8 577), χ2=65.54, P<0.01), with statistically significant differences in the rates by region ( χ2=126.60, P<0.01), with the highest rate of 15.8% (343/2 173) for children in Central region, and the lowest rate of 5.3% (108/2 053) in Northeastern region. The prevalence rates of iron deficiency were 33.8% (895/2 645), 32.2% (2 011/6 244), and 25.2% (3 164/12 571) in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, respectively, and 30.0% (3 229/10 780) in boys vs. 26.6% (2 841/10 680) in girls, 21.7% (1 913/8 821), 40.0% (870/2 173), 27.1% (2 283/8 413), 48.9% (1 004/2 053) in Eastern, Central, Western, and Northeastern regions, respectively, and each between-group showed a significant statistical difference ( χ2=147.71, 29.73, 773.02, all P<0.01). The prevalence rate of iron-deficiency anemia showed a significant statistical difference between urban and rural areas, 2.9% (251/8 577) vs. 4.6% (594/12 883) ( χ2=38.62, P<0.01), while the difference in iron deficiency prevalence was not significant ( χ2=0.51, P=0.476). Conclusions:There has been a notable improvement in iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China, but the situation remains concerning. Particular attention should be paid to the prevention and control of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia, especially among infants and children in the Central, Western, and Northeastern regions of China.

With the rapid development of transgenic technology, the safety of genetically modified products has received extensive attention. Certified reference materials for the detection of genetically modified organisms play important roles in ensuring comparability and traceability of the qualitative and quantitative detection of genetically modified products. However, the development of protein reference materials is relatively slow, and one of the difficulties is the preparation of protein candidates with high purity. The cry1Ah1 gene of Bacillus thuringiensis has been used for the development of transgenic insect-resistant crops because of its excellent insecticidal activity against lepidopteran pests such as Asian corn borer, and has obtained transgenic lines with good insect resistance traits. In order to develop Cry1Ah protein certified reference material, it is urgent to establish a preparation and purification system. In this study, a system for preparing Cry1Ah protein by Bt expression system was optimized, and a high-purity Cry1Ah protein (size exclusion chromatography purity: 99.6%) was obtained by ion-exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography stepwise purification. The results of biological activity assay showed that there was no significant difference in the insecticidal activity of purified Cry1Ah protein and protoxin against diamondback moths (Plutella xylostella). Finally, the amino acid sequence of the activated Cry1Ah protein was determined using Edman degradation and mass spectrometry. In summary, the obtained Cry1Ah pure protein can be used for the development of protein reference materials.
Animals ; Bacillus thuringiensis ; Bacterial Proteins ; Cryptochromes ; metabolism ; Endotoxins ; Hemolysin Proteins ; Moths ; Pest Control, Biological ; Plants, Genetically Modified

BACKGROUNDWe evaluated the impact of the number of metastatic lymph nodes and the metastatic lymph nodes ratio (the ratio between metastatic lymph nodes and total dissected lymph nodes, MLNR) in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma following curative gastrectomy and also analyzed the relationship between the number of removed lymph nodes and prognosis in node-negative gastric cancer.

METHODSFrom January 2005 to December 2010, 1 390 patients who were diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma and underwent curative gastrectomy were included. In particular, lymph node metastasis was not present in 515 patients. The number of metastatic lymph nodes and the metastatic lymph nodes ratio were selected for univariate and multivariate analyses to evaluate their influences on the disease outcome. The survival curve was presented according to the number of removed lymph nodes in node-negative gastric cancer using Kaplan-Meier plots.

RESULTSThe overall 5-year survival rate was 54% in this group. Univariate analysis revealed that age category, macroscopic appearance, histological grade, tumor size, depth of primary tumor invasion, number of metastatic lymph nodes, metastatic lymph nodes ratio, tumor, nodes, metastasis-classification (TNM) stage and status of lymphovascular, and vessel invasion have significant impact on survival. The number of metastatic lymph nodes and the metastatic lymph nodes ratio both have significant impact on survival (P < 0.001). However, in multivariate analyses, only the metastatic lymph nodes ratio was identified to be an independent prognostic factor (P < 0.001). The number of removed lymph nodes in node-negative was a strong prognostic factor of survival, the more lymph nodes dissected, the better the survival.

CONCLUSIONSThe metastatic lymph nodes ratio has more significant prognostic value for survival in patients with gastric cancer following curative gastrectomy than the number of metastatic lymph nodes. The number of removed lymph nodes might be an important prognostic factor for gastric cancer without lymph node metastasis.

Adenocarcinoma ; mortality ; surgery ; Aged ; Female ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Lymph Node Excision ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Stomach Neoplasms ; mortality ; surgery