Objective To explore the effect of Tiam1 overexpression on the biological behaviors of human colorectal cancer cells ( CRC ) . Methods The human CRC lines under the established stable overexpression of Tiam1 were studied. Cell morphology was detected before and after transfection by commassie blue staining and scanning electron microscope. The proliferation in vitro of CRC was tested by cell cycle, MTT and plate colony formation assay, the migration and invasion ability of CRC was tested by Transwell assay. The proliferation ability in vivo was studied by induced subcutaneous tumors of nude mice. Results Compared with HT29/mock cells, HT29/Tiam1 cells formed as spindle, the pseudopodia increased and elongated. The proportion in S phase of HT29/Tiam1 was higher (t=19.546, P=0.000), the proliferation ability enhanced (F=177.125, P=0.000), colonies formation ratio increased ( t = 3 . 222 , P = 0 . 032 ) . The number of HT29/Tiam1 cells acrossing the microporous membrane (t = 4.832, P=0.001)and Matrigel(t=3.779, P = 0.005)all raised. On the fifteenth day, the growth deference between the HT29/Tiam1cells and HT29/mock cells in nude mice in vivo occurred. Till the thirtieth day, the size of the tumors in HT29/Tiam1 cell group were 2.3 times as large as that in HT29/mock cell group (F=53.040, P=0.002). Conclusions Tiam1 stable overexpression can promote the proliferation, migration and invasion ability of CRC which indicates its important role in carcinogenesis and evolution of colorectal cancer. Tiam1 may represent a new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer.

Objective Through comparing ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) with surgical resection for the treatment of nodular goiter to evaluate the effect of RFA on the thyroid function.Methods A total of 50 patients with nodular goiter,who were admitted to authors' hospital during the period from January 2010 to January 2013 to receive ultrasound-guided MWA,were selected and used as the study group;and other 96 patients with nodular goiter,who were encountered at authors' hospital during the same period to receive partial thyroidectomy,were collected and used as the control group.Of the 50 patients in the study group,RFA of unilateral lobe nodules was performed in 8 and RFA of bilateral lobe nodules in 42.Among the 96 patients in the control group,unilateral lobe nodules were seen in 52 and bilateral lobe nodules in 44.Postoperative complications were recorded,the serum FT3,FT4,TSH levels were determined at one week,as well as one,3,6 and 12 months after the treatment.The results were statistically analyzed.Results All patients were followed up for 12 months.In the study group,no complications occurred;one week after RFA the serum FT3 and FT4 levels increased while the serum TSH level decreased when compared with preoperative ones,and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).In the control group,bleeding asphyxia occurred in one patient,hoarseness in 5 patients and hypocalcemia convulsion in 3 patients.One week after partial thyroidectomy,the serum FT3 and FT4 levels increased while the serum TSH level decreased when compared with preoperative data,and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).One week after surgery thyroxine replacement therapy was routinely given to 44 patients who had received bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy.Three patients who had received unilateral subtotal thyroidectomy developed hypothyroidism at 3,6 and 8 months after the surgery respectively.In other 49 patients receiving unilateral subtotal thyroidectomy the serum FT3,FT4,TSH levels determined at one,3,6 and 12 months after surgery were significantly different from those in the patients of the study group (P＜0.05).Conclusion For the treatment of nodular goiter,ultrasound-guided MWA is quite safe.MWA has very slight effect on thyroid function and is definitely superior to subtotal thyroidectomy.Therefore,MWA is a minimally invasive technique which is worthy of clinical promotion.

Objective:To investigate mechanical properties,fluorine release behavior and bacteria inhibition effect of hydroxyapatite-improved glass ionomer cement(HA/GIC).Methods:HA/GIC was prepared with HA mass fraction of 28％.Bending strength and compressive strength of HA/GIC and GIC were measured by an universal material testing machine.Microstructure of the materials was observed by scanning microscope technique (SEM).Accumulation of fluorine release was measured by fluorine ion selective electrode.Bacterial inhibition of total bacteria and Streptococcus mutans was monitored by fluorescence in situ hybridization.Results:Bending strength,compressive strength and fluorine release accumulation of HA/GIC were significantly higher than those of GIC (P ＜ 0.05).There were many.irregular polymerized particle monomers and micro cracks within the GIC.In HA/GIC,hydroxyapatite particles were connected with original composition.Bacterial inhibition of total bacteria and Streptococcus mutans by HA/GIC was more effective than that by GIC.Conclusion:HA/GIC has perfect mechanical properties,fluorine release behavior and bacterial inhibition effect.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among adults in rural areas of Ningxia Hui autonomous region.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 639 adults enrolled with a multistage method from Jingyuan County.The MS was identified according to Chinese type 2 diabetes prevention guide (2013).Results Among all the subjects, 17.4% of them met the MS definition with the standardized prevalence of 14.7% after adjustment of sex and age.The prevalence and standardized rate of MS in men were 19.9% and 17.3%, and in women were 15.3% and 13.5%.The prevalence of MS in men was higher than that in women(P<0.001) and increased with aging in both genders.The prevalence and standardized rate of abdominal obesity,hyperglycemia,hypertension,high triglycerides,and low HDL-C were 19.5% and 16.7%, 15.0% and 12.9%, 42.0% and 37.1%, 25.8% and 23.1%, 28.5% and 27.7%,respectively.The rate of abdominal obesity was higher in women than in men (20.5% vs 18.2%, P=0.004), whereas the rate of hypertension, high triglycerides, and low HDL-C were higher in men than in women (all P<0.01).The prevalence of having one parameter of the MS was 68.4%.Conclusion The prevalence of MS is higher in rural areas of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, suggesting that a series of comprehensive prevention measures should be carried out to prevent and control the MS so as to improve the public health conditions in rural areas.

Objective To evaluate the value of endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) in assessment of mesorectal fascia (MRF) invasion in rectal cancer.Methods Data of 44 patients who accepted preoperative ERUS and total mesorectal excision surgery within a week were retrospective analyzed.There were 18 patients who accepted preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 26 patients didn't acceped.Taking the pathological diagnosis of circumferential resection margin (CRM) as the gold standard,the diagnostic efficiency of ERUS for the MRF invasion in rectal cancer was evaluated.Results The final pathological T staging was T1 in 2 cases,T2 in 17 cases and T3 in 25 cases.There were 2 cases of CRM positive results,and 42 cases of CRM negative results.With regard to the location of tumor,there were 16 cases located in low,and 28 cases in mid rectum.There were 26 cases located in anterior or antero-lateral wall of rectum,13 cases in posterior or postero-lateral wall,and 5 cases with a circle of rectum.The diagnostic accuracy were 83.33 ％ (15/18) and 92.31％ (24/26) for cases of accepting and not accepting the preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy;80.77％ (21/26) for cases located in anterior or antero-lateral wall,and 100％ (13/13) for cases located in posterior or postero-lateral wall;75.00％ (12/16)and 96.43 ％ (27/28) for low position and mid position tumors.The total diagnostic accuracy was 88.64％ (39/44).Conclusion ERUS can be an effective method in preoperative assessment of the MRF invasion in rectal cancer.

Objective To investigate the value of endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) inpreoperative assessment of rectal cancer post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy.Methods From Jan.2016 to Dec.2016,90 rectal cancer patients who underwent preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy and total mesorectal excision surgery in the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University were retrospectively analyzed,and all patients underwent ERUS examination post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy.Of these,64 patients were evaluated by ERUS pre and post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy and 26 patients were evaluated only post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy.Wilcoxon rank sum test for paired sample was performed to compare the distance from inferior margin of tumor to anal margin,the length and thickness of the tumor pre and post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy respectively in rectal cancer.Taken pathologic findings as golden standard,the accuracy of T staging assessed by ERUS post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy was evaluated.Results Compared with pre neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy,the distance from inferior margin of tumor to anal margin significantly increased after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy [(58.63±21.71) mm vs (51.68± 19.81) mm],and the length [(26.10± 10.07) mm vs (40.82±9.18) mm] and thickness [(9.73±2.50) mm vs (14.92±5.30) mm] of tumor also evidently decreased post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy,respectively (Z were 4.996,6.153 and 6.076,all P ＜ 0.01).The final pathological T stage was pathologic complete response (pCR) or pT0 in 15 patients,pT1 in 3 patients,pT2 in 30 patients and pT3 in 42 patients.The diagnostic accuracy of T staging of rectal cancer post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for ERUS was uT0 82.2％ (74/90),uT1 96.7％ (87/90),uT2 66.7％ (60/90),uT3 67.8％ (61/90) and uT4 96.7％ (87/90),and the overall accuracy was 82.2％ (74/90).Conclusion ERUS could effectively record the morphological changes of rectal cancer pre and post neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy,which may contribute to the re-evaluation of the distance from inferior tumor margin to anal margin and the range and depth of tumor involvement pre surgical resection.

To assess the value of endorectal ultrasonography ( ERUS ) in predicting the pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy( NCRT ) for locally advanced rectal cancer( LARC) . Methods Ninety‐nine patients with LARC received NCRT and total mesorectal excision in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed . T he maximum length and thickness of rectal tumor were measured by ERUS both before NCRT ( ERUS1 ) and after NCRT following sugery ( ERUS2 ) ,and the length and thickness reduction rate were calculated . T he patients were classified into good responder group ( n ＝ 47 ) and poor responder group( n ＝ 52 ) ,or pathological complete response ( pCR) group ( n ＝ 25 ) and non‐pCR group ( n＝74) according to pathological tumor regression grade ( T RG ) . T he differences of various parameters were compared between groups . T he correlations between these parameters and T RG grading were analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis . T he ROC curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the parameter . Results T he length and thickness of ERUS2 were significantly shorter than that of ERUS1( all P ＜0 .05) . T he length and thickness of ERUS2 in good responder group were shorter than those in poor responder group ,while the length and thickness reduction rate were higher than those in poor responder group with significant difference ( all P ＜ 0 .05 ) . T he length and thickness of ERUS2 in pCR group were shorter than those in non‐pCR group ,w hile the length and thickness reduction rate were higher than those in non‐pCR group with significant difference ( all P ＜ 0 .05 ) . T he length and thickness of ERUS2 were positively correlated with T RG grading ( r ＝ 0 .577 ,0 .605 ; all P ＜ 0 .01 ) and the length and thickness reduction rate were negatively correlated with T RG grading ( r ＝ －0 .681 ,－0 .598 ; all P ＜0 .01 ) . ROC curve showed the cut‐off value of the length and thickness reduction rate to predict good responder were 41 .34% ,46 .46% , with corresponding AUC areas of 0 .843 ,0 .796 , sensitivity of 74 .5% ,70 .2% , and specificity of 76 .9% ,80 .8% ,respectively . ROC curve showed the cut‐off value of the length and thickness reduction rate to predict pCR were 57 .36% ,58 .52% ,with corresponding AUC areas of 0 .851 and 0 .895 , sensitivity of 68 .0% ,76 .0% ,and specificity of 94 .6% ,93 .2% ,respectively . Conclusions T he changes of length and thickness of tumor after NCRT are well correlated with treatment response . T he length and thickness reduction rate measured on ERUS present high accuracy in prediction of good response and pCR in LARC patients .

As an important zoonotic pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus has led to serious mastitis and endometritis in infected dairy cows. In this study, a total of 164 strains of S. aureus were isolated from dairy cows in Xinjiang Province, China, and subjected to assays to determine drug susceptibility and biofilm (BF) formation ability. Enterotoxin-related genes were detected, and the transcription levels of genes related to BF formation were determined by using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Moreover, the pathogenicity of isolates with different BF formation abilities was determined by measuring their hemolysis activity, half lethal dose (LD₅₀) and organ bacterial load. The results showed that 86.0% of S. aureus isolates could form BF. Among them, 42.1% of the strains had weak BF formation ability, and most strains with a strong BF formation ability were ica gene carriers. The S. aureus isolates displayed multidrug resistance and their drug resistance was positively correlated with their BF formation ability. Moreover, 96.3% of the S. aureus isolates carried enterotoxin genes. Among them, the detection rates of the novel enterotoxin genes were higher than those of conventional enterotoxin genes. Furthermore, isolates with a strong BF formation ability had higher LD50 but lower hemolysis ability and organ bacterial load than those of the isolates with weak or no BF ability. However, isolates without BF ability produced more severe pathological changes than those of isolates with strong BF formation ability. These findings suggest that higher BF ability and presence of novel enterotoxin genes are important characteristics of S. aureus isolates from dairy cows in Xinjiang Province, China, and such isolates may pose potential threats to food safety.
Bacterial Load ; Biofilms ; China ; Drug Resistance ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Drug Resistance, Multiple ; Endometritis ; Enterotoxins ; Female ; Food Safety ; Hemolysis ; Lethal Dose 50 ; Mastitis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Staphylococcus ; Virulence

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of the arthroscopic"Three Suture-Trident Star"technique in treating avulsion fractures of the distal point of the anterior cruciate ligament(ACL).Meth-ods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 46 patients undergoing the arthroscopic"Three Suture-Trident Star"technique for ACL distal point avulsion fractures between January 2019 and January 2022.The physical examinations(including stability and mobility),International Knee Documentation Committee(IKDC)scores,Tegner activity level scores,visual analogue scale(VAS)scores,postopera-tive satisfaction,complications,and return-to-sports time were compared among before the operation,as well as 6 and 12 months after the operation,respectively.Results The average age of the 46 pa-tients,26 male and 20 female,was 37.6±10.3 years.Their average follow-up period was 14.4±2.7 months.The IKDC scores before surgery and at 6 and 12 months postoperatively were 59.7±5.4,86.1±5.7,and 89.5±5.0(P<0.001),respectively,the corresponding Lysholm scores,Tegner scores and VAS scores were 56.7±5.0,84.8±4.4 and 90.6±4.2(P<0.001),0.5±0.3,4.6±1.7 and 6.6±2.1(P<0.001),as well as 7.1±1.1,1.7±1.0 and 0.7±0.8(P<0.001),respectively.Postoper-ative satisfaction was rated as excellent in 42 cases,good in 3 cases,and fair in 1,with a good-to-excellent rate of 97.8%.The physical examinations at 6 and 12 months postoperatively were of nega-tive results in the anterior drawer and Lachman tests,while the average return-to-sports time was 8.3±2.5 months.All patients had primary healing of the avulsion fractures without any postoperative com-plications such as infection,joint stiffness,displacement or loosening of the fracture block,or mal-union,and none required secondary surgery.Conclusion The arthroscopic"Three Suture-Trident Star"technique demonstrates significant clinical efficacy in treating patients with avulsion fractures of the ACL distal point,effectively restoring postoperative joint stability and function.

Purpose To explore the ability of proton density fat fraction(PDFF)and decay constant T2* values in MRI to reflect skeletal muscle aging.Materials and Methods 3T MRI data of skeletal muscle in the middle thigh of 211 healthy adults from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University from August to December 2023 were prospectively collected.Gender,age,height,weight and body mass index(BMI)were recorded.PDFF value and T2* value of thigh skeletal muscle were measured at post-processing workstation,and statistical differences among different age,gender and BMI groups were analyzed.The correlation between PDFF value and T2* value of thigh skeletal muscle and age and BMI was analyzed.Results There were statistically significant differences in PDFF values of thigh skeletal muscle among different age groups(H=18.476-85.619,all P<0.01).There were significantly differences in T2*values of the left and right quadriceps muscles,hamstrings and adductors among different age groups(H=13.342-47.566,all P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the PDFF values of right quadriceps,left and right hamstring,adductor and sartor muscles between male and female groups(Z=-4.929--1.626,all P<0.05),while there were statistically significant differences in T2* values of left sartor muscle(Z=-2.971,P=0.003).There was no statistical significance in PDFF value of skeletal muscle of thigh in different BMI groups(P>0.05),but there were statistically significant differences in T2* value of left and right quadriceps muscle,hamstring muscle and adductor muscle(H=9.542-24.495,all P<0.05).There was a moderate positive correlation between age and PDFF value of thigh skeletal muscle(r=0.635,P<0.01),but a slight negative correlation with T2* value of left and right quadriceps,hamstring and sarcoleus(r=-0.451--0.189,all P<0.01).There was a slight positive correlation between BMI and T2* values of thigh skeletal muscle(r=0.317,P<0.01).There was a moderate negative correlation between the PDFF value and T2* value of all thigh skeletal muscles(r=-0.749--0.624,P<0.01).The PDFF and T2* values of the front and back thigh muscles(quadriceps,hamstring)were most significantly correlated with age and BMI.Conclusion PDFF based on MRI can reflect the age-related changes in the microenvironment of thigh skeletal muscle,and is a potential imaging biological marker for accurate and non-invasive quantitative evaluation of thigh skeletal muscle aging.