Aim To study the effect of Guben Yanling pills on liver aging in aging mice and the related mech-anism.Methods The mice were randomly divided in-to blank control group,model group,vitamin E group(0.1 g·kg-1)and low,medium and high dose groups(0.59,1.17,2.34 g·kg-1)of Guben Yan-ling pills.The aging mouse model was established by subcutaneous injection of D-galactose(150 mg·kg-1)into the back of neck.At the same time of mod-eling,the corresponding drugs were given by gavage once a day for six weeks.The main organ indexes were calculated.HE staining was used to observe the mor-phology of liver tissue.Colorimetry was used to detect the activity of β-galactosidase in liver.ELISA was used to detect the content of TNF-α,IL-1 β,IL-6,IL-4,IL-10.Western blot was used to detect the protein relative expression level of IKKβ,Iκ Bα,NF-κB p65.Immunofluorescence was used to detect the expression level of NF-κB p65.Results Compared with the blank control group,the organ index of the brain,liv-er,kidney,spleen,and thymus in the model group decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),the activity of β-galactosidase increased(P＜0.01),liver tissue mor-phology and structure were significantly damaged,the content of TNF-α,IL-1 β and IL-6 increased(P＜0.01),the content of IL-4 and IL-10 decreased(P＜0.01),the levels of IKKβ,NF-κB p65 in-creased(P＜0.01),the levels of IKBα decreased(P＜0.01),and the levels of NF-κB p65 in nucleus increased(P＜0.01).Compared with the model group,the organ indexes of brain,liver,kidney,spleen,and thymus in each dose group of Guben Yan-ling pills increased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),the activity of β-galactosidase decreased(P＜0.01),the morpho-logical and structural damage of liver tissue was signifi-cantly improved,the content of TNF-α,IL-1 β and IL-6 decreased(P＜0.01),the content of IL-4 and IL-10 increased(P＜0.01),the levels of IKKβ,NF-κB p65 decreased(P＜0.01),the levels of IκBα in-creased(P＜0.01),and the levels of NF-κB p65 in nucleus decreased(P＜0.01).Conclusions Guben Yanling pills can antagonize liver aging in mice,and its mechanism may be related to inhibiting the activa-tion of NF-κB signaling pathway in liver,downregulat-ing downstream pro-inflammatory factor levels,upregu-lating anti-inflammatory factor levels,and alleviating inflammation in liver.

Aim To investigate the effect of total glu-cosides of paeony on inflammatory injury and TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway in autoimmune thyroiditis(AIT)rats.Methods The experiment was divided into control group,model group,total glucosides of pae-ony(TGP),TLR4 inhibitor group and TGP+TLR4 ag-onist group,with 10 animals in each group.Except for the control group,the rats in other groups were subcu-taneously injected with thyroglobulin and Freund's ad-juvant to induce the AIT rat model.After six weeks of administration,thyroid histopathological changes were observed using hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining;ser-um levels of TPOAb,TgAb,TSH,T3,T4,TNF-α,INF-γ,IL-1 β and IL-1 β were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA);TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway mRNAs and proteins expression in thyroid tis-sues were detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot.Re-sults Compared with the control group,the thyroid follicular epithelium of rats was significantly damaged,and the serum levels of TPOAb,TgAb,TSH,T3,T4,TNF-α,INF-γ,IL-1 β and IL-1 β increased(P＜0.01).The expression of TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 path-way mRNAs and proteins increased in the model group(P＜0.01).Compared with the model group,the damage of thyroid follicular epithelium was alleviated,and the serum levels of TPOAb,TgAb,TSH,T3,T4,TNF-α,INF-γ,IL-1 β and IL-1 β were reduced(P＜0.01),the expression of TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 path-way mRNAs and proteins were down-regulated in the TGP group and TLR4 inhibitor group(P＜0.01).Compared with TGP group,the damage of thyroid follic-ular epithelium was aggravated,and the levels of serum TPOAb,TgAb,TSH,T3,T4,TNF-α,INF-γ,IL-1 β and IL-1 β were elevated(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),the pro-tein expressions of TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway mR-NAs and proteins were up-regulated in TGP+TLR4 ag-onist group(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Conclusions TGP may play a protective role in thyroid by inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway and improving the inflammatory injury of thyroid tissues.

OBJECTIVE To explore the applicablity of 'BlueScreen HC'(BSHC),a high throughput genotoxicity screening system based on human growth arrest and DNA damage inducible 45α(GADD45α)gene,in detecting the genotoxicity of migrants mixtures from food contact materials(FCM).METHODS The 2000 bp sequence upstream of the open reading frame of human GADD45α gene was used as the promoter to construct the lentiviral plasmid pEZX-LvPG04,which was double labeled by purinamycin and Gausluciferase(Gluc),and the lentiviral plasmid was infected with human lymphoblastocyte TK6 to obtain a stable transmutation cell line TK6-Gluc.Methyl methylate(MMS)at concentrations of 0,1.56,3.13,6.25,12.5,25.0 and 50.0 mg·L-1 was selected as the genotoxin without liver S9,cyclophosphamide(CTX)0,0.78,1.56,3.13,6.25,12.5,25.0 mg·L-1 was selected as the pre-genotoxin with liver S9,and dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)0,0.35,0.69,1.38,2.75,5.5 and 11.0 g·L-1 was selected as the non-genotoxin.The constructed BSHC was verified with the above known genetic positive and negative substance respectively.Polybutyleneadipate-co-terephthalate(MS/PBAT)was tested using 4% (V/V)acetic acid,and 10%,20%,50% and 95% (V/V)ethanol as food simulants at 40℃for 24 hours to obtain 5 multi-component migrants of MS/PBAT that were obtained by using DMSO as a solvent.TK6-Gluc cells were treated with 5 multi-component migrants of MS/PBAT at concentrations of 0,0.38,0.76,1.53,3.05,6.10 and 12.20 g·L-1 with or without liver S9.Cells were treated without liver S9 for 48 h.Cells treated with liver S9-mix were incubated for 3 h at a final concen-tration of 1% (V/V)liver S9 before being washed and re-suspended in fresh recovery media for another 45 h.After exposure,the cell viability was detected using the CCK-8 cell activity kit,and the Gluc Lumi-nescence in the medium was detected with Secrete-PairTM Gaussia Luciferase Assay Kit.In addition,the mutagenicity on Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100 was detected by micro-fluctuation Ames test with 5 multi-component migrants of MS/PBAT at concentrations of 3.05 and 12.20 g·L-1.The in vitro mammalian cell chromosome aberration test was performed on CHL cells with 5 multi-component migrants of MS/PBAT at concentrations of 3.05 and 12.20 g·L-1 to detect the chromosomal aberration.The results of genotoxicity were compared with those of BSHC.RESULTS The lowest effect centra-tion(LEC;<80% relative cell viability)and the coytotoxicity(<30% relative cell viability)was defined.A positive genotoxicity result threshold was determined at 1.8-fold relative induction.For the liver S9 protocol,the same process was followed,and the decision threshold derived was 1.5-fold relative Gluc induction.It is considered as genetic substance only when a positive genotoxicity result was reached and there was no cytotoxicity.Compared with the vehicle control group,no genotoxicity was observed at all concentration of DMSO by BSHC.MMS 12.5,25.0 and 50.0 mg·L-1 produced genotoxicity without liver S9 while CTX 6.25,12.5 and 25.0 mg·L-1 produced genotoxicity with liver S9.Significant cell growth inhibition was observed in 95% ethanol migrants of MS/PBAT at concentrations of 6.10 and 12.20 g·L-1,and in 50% ethanol migrants of MS/PBAT at a concentration of 12.20 g·L-1 without liver S9.No cytotoxicity with a relative cell viability below 30% was observed in any of the treatment groups,and no high expression of Gluc was observed.Therefore,none of the 5 multi-component migrants produced genotoxicity without liver S9.Significant cell growth inhibition was observed in 95% ethanol migrants of MS/PBAT at a concentration of 12.20 g·L-1,and in 4% acetic acid migrants of MS/PBAT at concentrations of 6.10 and 12.20 g·L-1 with liver S9.No cytotoxicity with a relative cell viability below 30% was observed in any of the treatment groups.No high expression of Gluc was observed.There-fore,none of the 5 multi-component migrants produced genotoxicity with liver S9.In the micro fluctua-tion Ames test,when 5 multi-component migrants of MS/PBAT were treated with concentrations of 3.05 and 12.20 g·L-1 on TA98 and TA100 strains,there was no significant difference in the number of muta-genic positive wells compared with DMSO control group with or without liver S9,indicating that no mutagenic effect was produced.When CHL cells were treated with 5 multi-component migrants of MS/PBAT at concentration of 3.05 and 12.20 g·L-1,compared with DMSO control group,there was no signifi-cant difference in chromosome aberration rate of CHL cells with or without liver S9.CONCLUSION BSHC based on GADD45α gene has been established,which can be used for in vitro genotoxicity eval-uation of migrants mixtures of FCM,but further exploration of its minimum effective concentrations is still needed,and more types of mixtures need to be applied for further validation.

Objective To explore the clinical effect of honey in preoperative bowel preparation for colonoscopy in hospitalized patients.Methods 87 patients from April 2022 to July 2022 and underwent preoperative bowel preparation for colonoscopy were selected as the research subjects.Convenience sampling was used to divide them into a control group(n=43)and an observation group(n=44).The control group received a conventional regimen of taking compound polyethylene glycol(PEG)electrolyte powder(Heshuang),while the observation group added 20 mL of honey to the Heshuang solution.Compare the cleanliness of intestine,and palatability of the taste,the incidence of adverse reactions,satisfaction of patients,and the rate of willingness for prepeat bowel preparation between the two groups.Results The intestinal cleanliness of the two groups of patients was equivalent,the difference was not statistically significant(P＞0.05).The incidence and severity of nausea,abdominal bloating,hypoglycemia,and anal irritation in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The observation group had better taste,patients satisfaction,and the willingness for prepeat bowel preparation compared to the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Honey can improve the taste of Heshuang,reduce the severity of oral adverse reactions,increase patient satisfaction,and increase the rate of willingness for prepeat bowel preparation.

Objective Using the weighted gene co-expression network analysis(WGCNA)to explore the key genes of aging associated with Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods GSE132903 was selected from GEO database as the analysis dataset.The differential expressed genes(DEGs)of AD were screened,and visualized with volcano and heat map.Aging and senescence-associated genes(ASAGs)were downloaded from MsigDB,Aging Altas and CellAge databases.WGCNA screened the gene modules with the highest correlation with AD,and genes of key modules subsequently performed with gene ontology(GO),Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)enrichment analysis.AD age-related differential expressed genes(ARDEGs)were obtained by taking intersection genes of DEGs,key module genes of WGCNA and ASAGs.Protein-protein interaction(PPI)network analysis was performed using the STRING database to find key node genes.The co-expression networks and associated functions of key genes were analyzed using the GeneMANIA database.The key genes were validated in Alzdata database.Results 226 DEGs,606 ASAGs and 8 ARDEGs were obtained.The top 5 key genes selected by PPI were SYP,STXBP1,VAMP2,CPLX1 and STX1A.Alzdata database verified that the expressions of 5 key genes in other brain regions of AD were down-regulated,except for no significant changes of VAMP2 in hippocampus and STXBP1 in frontal cortex,as well as no expression of CPLX1 in frontal cortex.The differential expression of VAMP2,STXBP1 and STX1A appeared in the early stage of AD,and CPLX1 was related to the pathological process of Tau.SYP and STXBP1 were related to the pathological processes of amyloid β-protein and Tau.Conclusion SYP,STXBP1,VAMP2,CPLX1 and STX1A are ARDEGs,which are expected to be potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for AD.

Myopia shows a trend of high incidence and low age,and the number of high myopia patients is increasing year by year.Safe and effective myopia intervention measures are the top priority of myopia prevention and control.It has been found that low-dose atropine,orthokeratology,repeated low-level red light and other treatment methods have reliable efficacy,which can provide a variety of options for myopia prevention and control in children.The choroid,as an impor-tant anatomical structure of the fundus,is closely related to the mechanism of myopia.Choroidal parameters may become markers for evaluating the effect of myopia prevention and control and monitoring the progression of myopia.With the con-tinuous development of medical imaging technology,choroidal thickness and microcirculatory parameters have been accu-rately quantified.Further exploration of the changes of choroid under various myopia intervention measures will help clini-cians design personalized treatment plans for different patients,which is of great clinical significance for the management of myopia prevention and control.In this article,the research progress on choroidal thickness and blood flow changes under different myopia prevention and control measures are reviewed.

Hip fracture in the elderly is characterized by high incidence, high disability rate, and high mortality and has been recognized as a public health issue threatening their health. Surgery is the preferred choice for the treatment of elderly patients with hip fracture. However, lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has an extremely high incidence rate during the perioperative period, and may significantly increase the risk of patients′ death once it progresses to pulmonary embolism. In response to this issue, the clinical guidelines and expert consensuses all emphasize active application of comprehensive preventive measures, including basic prevention, physical prevention, and pharmacological prevention. In this prevention system, basic prevention is the basis of physical and pharmacological prevention. However,there is a lack of unified and definite recommendations for basic preventive measures in clinical practice. To this end, the Orthopedic Nursing Professional Committee of the Chinese Nursing Association and Nursing Department of the Orthopedic Branch of the China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care organized relevant nursing experts to formulate Expert consensus on perioperative basic prevention for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in elderly patients with hip fracture ( version 2024) . A total of 10 recommendations were proposed, aiming to standardize the basic preventive measures for lower extremity DVT in elderly patients with hip fractures during the perioperative period and promote their subsequent rehabilitation.

A dose reconstruction algorithm for electrionic portal imaging device(EPID)based on calibration and calculation is developed.The raw data of EPID in continuous acquisition mode are corrected for dark field and gain,and the gray level features of bright field are used to determine the field boundary.Subsequently,MU calibration,off-axis calibration and field size calibration are performed on the EPID data,and dose reconstruction is carried out based on the calibrated superimposed flux and the Monte Carlo model of the linac head.Nine cases of IMRT plans are selected for verification and measurement using EPID and MapCheck separately,and the passing rates between the two tools are compared under different gamma criteria(3%/3 mm and 2%/2 mm).For a planned case,the average passing rates of multiple cases verified by MapCheck under the two criteria were 99.02%±1.28%and 90.84%±4.49%,and the average passing rates of the EPID reconstruction models were 98.86%±1.19%and 91.39%±4.80%.Compared with MapCheck,the EPID reconstruction algorithm based on calibration and calculation has no significant difference in the passing rate of IMRT plan verification(P＞0.05),which meets the clinical requirements of dose verification.

ObjectiveTo observe the effectivenss and safety of Yiqi Huoxue Formula （益气活血方） combined with surgery and sequential therapy of estrogen and progesterone for the treatment of intrauterine adhesion with syndrome of qi deficiency and blood stasis. MethodsSixty-four patients with intrauterine adhesions were recruited in Guang'anmen Hospital， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences during 1st June 2021 to 31st December 2022， and they were randomly divided into two groups， with 32 patients in each group， all receiving transcervical resection of adhesions （TCRA）. The control group was treated with sequential therapy of estrogen and progesterone after surgery， taking 1 tablet orally daily， estradiol tablets for the first 14 days， and estradiol dydrogesterone tablets for the last 14 days. In the treatment group， the postoperative treatment was combined with Yiqi Huoxue Formula on the basis of the treatment in the control group， and 1 dose was taken daily. The treatment course of both groups was 3 months. We observed the clinical effectiveness， syndrome scores of traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM）， endometrial thickness， uterine adhesion score， menstrual flow points， and the re-adhesion rate and pregnancy rate 3 months after the end of treatment of the two groups， and conducted evaluation on safety. ResultsThe total clinical effectiveness rates of the treatment group and the control group were 90.63% and 75.00%， respectively， significantly better in the treatment group （P＜0.05）. The endometrial thickness and menstrual flow of patients in both groups increased after treatment， and the scores of uterine adhesion and TCM syndrome scores decreased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. After treatment， the uterine adhesion score and TCM syndrome scores of the treatment group decreased significantly compared with the control group （P＜0.05）. The 6-month postoperative pregnancy rate in the treatment group was 37.50%， higher than the 12.50% in the control group （P＜0.05）. The re-adhesion rate was 3.13% in the treatment group and 9.38% in the control group， and the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant （P＞0.05）. No adverse events occurred in both groups. ConclusionYiqi Huoxue Formula combined with surgery and sequential therapy of estrogen and progesterone for treating intrauterine adhesion patients with syndrome of qi deficiency and blood stasis can promote endometrial recovery， increase menstrual flow， improve patients' clinical symptoms， and improve pregnancy rate， showing certain clinical effectiveness and safety.

Objective A quality control(QC)system based on the electronic portal imaging device(EPID)system was used to realize the Multi-Leaf Collimator(MLC)position verification and dose verification functions on Primus and VenusX accelerators.Methods The MLC positions were calculated by the maximum gradient method of gray values to evaluate the deviation.The dose of images acquired by EPID were reconstructed using the algorithm combining dose calibration and dose calculation.The dose data obtained by EPID and two-dimensional matrix(MapCheck/PTW)were compared with the dose calculated by Pinnacle/TiGRT TPS for γ passing rate analysis.Results The position error of VenusX MLC was less than 1 mm.The position error of Primus MLC was significantly reduced after being recalibrated under the instructions of EPID.For the dose reconstructed by EPID,the average γ passing rates of Primus were 98.86%and 91.39%under the criteria of 3%/3 mm,10%threshold and 2%/2 mm,10%threshold,respectively.The average γ passing rates of VenusX were 98.49%and 91.11%,respectively.Conclusion The EPID-based accelerator quality control system can improve the efficiency of accelerator quality control and reduce the workload of physicists.