Objective To determine how genetic polymorphisms in norepinephrine transporter (NET) gene influence the response of antidepressant treatment and how they interact with childhood trauma and recent life stress in a Chinese depressive patients.Methods 281 Chinese Han depressive patients received single antidepressant drugs for 6 weeks.Hamilton Depression Scale-17 (HAMD-17),the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire short term (CTQ-SF) and the Life Events Scale (LES) were used to evaluate severity of depressive symptoms and the occurrence of stressful life events respectively.Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in norepinephrine transporter were genotyped.Associations of single locus and haplotypes with antidepressant treatment response were analyzed using UNPHASED 3.0.13.The interaction of gene and life stress was analyzed by SPSS13.0 software.Results One NET SNP rs2242446 was significantly associated with antidepressant response in this Chinese male sample(0.4118vs0.2375,x2=7.046,P=0.0079,OR=0.445,95％ CI (0.243-0.815)),as was the haplotype CG(rs2242446 and rs5569;x2 =5.886,P=0.0153,OR=0.457,95％ CI (0.198-1.054)) and another haplotype CG-G(rs2242446,rs1532701 and rs5569;x2=5.360,P=0.0206,OR=0.530,95％ CI (0.202-1.386)) of NET in male samples.The NET SNPs rs5569 demonstrated interaction with childhood trauma to influence antidepressant response(β=-2.727,SE =1.195,P=0.023,OR=0.065,95％ CI (0.006-0.681)).Conclusion Antidepressant drug response was influenced by not only NET genetic polymorphisms in norepinephrine transporter gene but also interaction between the NET genetic polymorphisms and early life stress.

Objective: To investigate the translucency parameters (TP) and the color parameters of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) materials for veneer restorations in order to guide clinical practice. Methods: Eleven groups of CAD/CAM materials (A2 shade) were included in this study: IPS e.max CAD HT/LT, IPS Empress CAD HT/LT, Lava^TM Ultimate HT/LT, VITA SUPRINITY HT/T, VITA ENAMIC HT/T, VITABLOCS Mark Ⅱ, and were named as Group A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K. Each material was designed and milled to disk-shaped specimens (10.0 mm×8.0 mm×0.7 mm) (n=6). The specimens were polished with silicon carbide paper and the thickness of specimens were adjusted into (0.60±0.03) mm. The color parameters of specimens were individually measured with the colorimeter against black and white ceramic tiles background to obtain the TP values. The color parameters of the specimens against the composite resin background were also measured and the color differences (ΔE values) between specimens and the A2 shade tab were calculated. Results: One-way ANOVA showed that the translucency parameters of the 11 groups of materials were statistically significant (F=253.69, P<0.05). The ΔE values of CAD/CAM material groups ranged from 1.78 to 4.12 (ΔE values<5.5). Conclusions The microstructure of CAD/CAM materials and the types of material translucency influence the optical properties. The CAD/CAM materials in this experiment have achieved color matching with the A2 shade tab.

Objective To investigate the effect of the pregnancy factor on the line drawn between the highest points of the two iliac crests ( T line) corresponding to the vertebral level in a multicenter clini?cal comparative study. Methods Hospitalized patients selected from the obstetric department or gynecolog?ical department, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical statusⅠorⅡ, were divided into preg?nancy group ( group P ) and non?pregnancy group ( group NP ) . The patients were placed in the lateral posi?tion with their back vertical to the bed surface, the patient′s thighs were at an angle of approximately 90 de?grees to the trunk, and hip flexion was employed by flexing the patient′s knees to the chest. To determine the highest points of the two iliac crests, a line ( T line) was drawn between the highest points using a wire?reinforced epidural catheter. And another vertical line ( T′line) was made between the highest point of the iliac crest on the upper side ( not the side in the lateral position) and the ground. Ultrasonography was per?formed to identify and record the level of T line and T′line corresponding to the spinous process and lumbar interspace. Results A total of 1 763 cases completed the study, and there were 905 cases in group P, and 858 cases in group NP. Compared with group NP, the rate of T line at L3 spinous process and L3,4 in?terspace was significantly increased in group P ( P<0.05) . Compared with T′line, the rate of T line at L2,3 interspace and L3 spinous process was significantly decreased, and the rate of T line at L4 spinous process, L4,5 interspace and L5 spinous process was significantly increased in group P, and the rate of T line at L3 spinous process, L2,3 interspace and L3,4 interspace was significantly decreased, and the rate of T line at L4 spinous process and L4,5 interspace was significantly increased in group NP (P<0.01). Conclusion The level of T line corresponding to the vertebral level is significantly higher in the pregnant patients than in the nonpregnant patients.

Purpose: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is one of the most common liver primary tumors but its treatments are limited. Bioinformatics showed that the expression level of long non-coding RNA cancer-associated susceptibility 15 gene (CASC15) is correlated with ICC progression, but its functional mechanism remains unclear. Materials and Methods: Tissues from ICC patients, tumor and adjacent tissue, were used for detection of the expression of CASC15. Clinical data were also collected for clinicopathologic and survival analysis. Short interfering RNA and lentiviral short hairpin RNA were used to knock down CASC15 and PRDX2 expression in ICC cell lines, for the analysis of changes of cell function and xenografts. RNA-pulldown and RNA immunoprecipitation assays were used to detect RNA-binding protein, PRDX2. Male nude mice were used for ICC xenografts, and livers were collected after 4 weeks for immunohistochemistry. Results: CASC15 is highly expressed in ICC tissues and is related to higher TNM stage. Knockdown of CASC15 in ICC cells reduced cell proliferation, migration, invasiveness and increased apoptosis, and G1/S block. PRDX2 bound to CASC15. Knockdown of CASC15 decreased PRDX2 expression which was rescued by the inhibition of proteasome formation. Downregulation of PRDX2 resulted in G1/S block, reduced ICC cell invasion. Downregulation of CASC15 inhibited phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/c-Myc pathway through downregulating of PRDX2 and overexpressed PRDX2 rescued the block. CASC15 knockout in ICC xenografts suppressed tumor development in vivo, decreased the expression of PRDX2 and Ki67 and inhibited PI3K/AKT pathway. Conclusion CASC15 promotes ICC possibly by targeting PRDX2 via the PI3K/AKT pathway, indicating poor prognosis and high degree of malignancy of ICC.

Objective:To understand the situation and distribution of fluoride in rural centralized water supply in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Inner Mongolia for short), and provide a reference for adjustment of prevention and control measures.Methods:From 2014 to 2018, 836, 947, 1 033, 1 068, 1 099 rural centralized water supply monitoring sites were designated in 77 banners (counties, districts) separately in Inner Mongolia, and factory water and tip water samples were collected during plentiful phase and exhausted phase every year, respectively, and fluoride content was tested. Descriptive analysis was done according to time, water period (plentiful phase and exhausted phase), water sample type (factory water and tip water), water treatment method (conventional treatment, sedimentation and filtration, only disinfection and untreated), area distribution [eastern region (Hulunbuir, Xing'an League, Tongliao and Chifeng), central region (Hohhot, Baotou, Ulanqab and Xilinhot) and western region (Ordos, Bayannur and Alashan)], and the results were analyzed visually by ArcMAP 10.2.Results:From 2014 to 2018, 3 251, 3 671, 4 058, 4 087 and 4 395 water samples were collected, the medians fluoride were 0.69, 0.70, 0.69, 0.64 and 0.66 mg/L, and the annual compliance rates of fluoride were 80.31% (2 611/3 251), 81.83% (3 004/3 671), 83.14% (3 374/4 058), 85.91% (3 511/4 087) and 84.57% (3 717/4 395). The difference of compliance rate of fluoride in rural centralized water supply in different years was statistically significant (χ 2=51.748, P < 0.01), and the compliance rate of fluoride showed an increasing trend with the years (χ 2=41.140, P < 0.01). The compliance rates of fluoride in plentiful phase and exhausted phase were 83.36% (8 128/9 750) and 83.29% (8 089/9 712), respectively, and the difference was not significant statistically (χ 2=0.020, P > 0.05). As for water sample type, the compliance rates of fluoride in factory water and tip water were 83.55% (6 583/7 879) and 83.17% (9 628/11 576), and the difference was not significant statistically (χ 2=0.485, P > 0.05). The difference of compliance rate of fluoride in different water treatment methods was statistically significant (χ 2=192.014, P < 0.01). The compliance rates of fluoride in water with conventional treatment and only disinfection were higher [95.51% (404/423) and 94.44% (986/1 044)]; and the untreated water had the lowest compliance rate of fluoride [81.75% (13 073/15 991)]. There was a statistically significant difference in compliance rates of fluoride in the eastern, central and western regions (χ 2=629.256, P < 0.01), with the eastern region had the highest compliance rate of 89.17% (7 337/8 228); the central region had the lowest compliance rate of 74.67% (5 391/7 220). The visualization results showed that the compliance rate of fluoride was obviously low in the central region north of Yin Mountains and west of Greater Higgnan Mountains. Conclusions:From 2014 to 2018, the compliance rates of fluoride in rural centralized water supply increase year by year, and some achievements have been made in fluorine reduction and water improvement project in Inner Mongolia. However, there are still some rural areas with low level of water fluoride compliance rates which mainly distribute in the central region of Inner Mongolia in the north of Yin Mountains and west of Greater Higgnan Mountains. The current focus of prevention and control should be shifted from "general control" to "precise fluorine control". In the future, it is necessary to implement treatment projects in key areas of fluorine pollution from the aspects of policy implementation and technological innovation to ensure the drinking water safety of local rural residents.

Objective Toimprovethepreoperativediagnosisoflungadenocarcinomaaccordingtotherelationshipbetweenthevisceralpleural invasion(VPI)andtheCTfeatures.Methods TheCTfeaturesandthepathologicalmanifestationsof351lungadenocarcinomasconfirmedby surgicalpathologywereretrospectivelyanalyzed.TworadiologistsindependentlyevaluatedtheCTfeatures,includingthelocationand maximumdiameterofthelesion,theminimumdistancefromthelesiontothepleura(DLP)inthree-dimensionalreconstructionimageandthe relationofthelesiontotheadjacentpleura(RAP).TheRAPwasdescribedas5types:(1)nocontactofthethelesionwiththepleura,(2)aline betweenthelesionandthepleurawithoutretractionoftheinvolvedpleura,(3)thelesiontightlyclosedtothepleurawithouttypical pleuraretraction,(4)oneormorelinearstrandsradiatedfromthelesiontothepleuralsurfacewithpleuralretraction,(5)broadcontactofthe lesionandpleurawiththecontactsurfaceoflesionover50% withpleuralretraction.Anexperiencedpathologistevaluatedthehistopathological patternsaccordingtothe7thEditionoftheTNMclassificationforlungcancer(PL0-PL2).AndthePL1andPL2weredescribed as VPI (+)group ,meanwhile the PL0 was as the VPI (-)group .Univariate analysis such as t test,χ 2 or One-W ay analysis of variance was performedtoidentifytheindependentpredictorsinpredictingVPI.Results Significantdifferenceswerefoundinpatientage,lesionlocation, maximumdiameter,andRAPbetweenVPI(+)andVPI(-)groups(P<0.05).Conclusion Whenthepatientwithlungadenocarcinomais over60yearsold,withthelesiondiameterover2.3cm,thepossibilityofvisceralpleuralinvasionwillbeconsideredaccordingtothe relationshipofthelesionandtheadjacentpleura(abuttingpleuralorpleuralindentation).

Objective:To evaluate the value of the ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (TAPSE/PASP) in evaluating right ventricular function of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).Methods:A total of 74 patients with HCM and HFpEF and 22 healthy individuals who visited the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2021 to January 2023 were included in this study. The HCM patients with HFpEF were divided into three groups based on the tertiles of the TAPSE/PASP (low group: <0.280 0 mm/mmHg; middle group: 0.280 0-0.476 2 mm/mmHg; high group: >0.476 2 mm/mmHg). Conventional echocardiographic parameters were collected, and two-dimensional speckle tracking technology was used to obtain right ventricular strain parameters. The differences in parameters among the groups were compared, and the correlations between TAPSE/PASP and clinical parameters and right ventricular function parameters were analyzed.Results:The results of difference analysis showed that there were significant differences in 6-minute walking test, New York Heart Association grade (NYHA grade), incidence of atrial fibrillation, left atrial area (LAA), left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS), TAPSE, PASP, right ventricular fractional area change (RVFAC), right ventricular global longitudinal strain (RVGLS), right ventricular free wall strain (RVFWST) and cardiac magnetic resonance right ventricular ejection fraction (CMR-RVEF) among the three groups. The results of correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis showed that the TAPSE/PASP was positively correlated with 6-minute walking distance, RVFAC, tricuspid annulus peak systolic velocity (RV s′), and CMR-RVEF ( r=0.449, 0.284, 0.358, 0.577; all P<0.05). It was negatively correlated with N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), NYHA grade, LAA, mitral early diastolic peak velocity / mitral annulus early diastolic peak velocity (LV E/e′), LVGLS, RVGLS, RVFWST and tricuspid early diastolic peak velocity / tricuspid annulus early diastolic peak velocity (RV E/e′) (r/ rs=-0.336, -0.349, -0.468, -0.452, -0.444, -0.339, -0.405, -0.320; all P<0.05). The LAA and CMR-RVEF correlated independently with TAPSE/PASP(all P<0.05). Conclusions:The TAPSE/PASP can provide an early, simple, rapid, and convenient evaluation of right ventricular function in patients with HCM and HFpEF, so as to guide clinical treatment and monitoring disease progression.

Radiation therapy is an effective method to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors using high-energy X-ray or γ-ray. Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is one of the most serious complications of radiation therapy for thoracic cancers, commonly leading to serious respiratory distress and poor prognosis. Here, we prepared curcumin-loaded mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles (CMPN) for prevention and treatment of RP by pulmonary delivery. Mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles (MPDA) were successfully synthesized with an emulsion-induced interface polymerization method and curcumin was loaded in MPDA via π‒π stacking and hydrogen bonding interaction. MPDA owned the uniform spherical morphology with numerous mesopores that disappeared after loading curcumin. More than 80% curcumin released from CMPN in 6 h and mesopores recovered. CMPN remarkably protected BEAS-2B cells from γ-ray radiation injury by inhibiting apoptosis. RP rat models were established after a single dose of 15 Gy ⁶⁰Co γ-ray radiation was performed on the chest area. Effective therapy of RP was achieved by intratracheal administration of CMPN due to free radical scavenging and anti-oxidation ability, and reduced proinflammatory cytokines, high superoxide dismutase, decreased malondialdehyde, and alleviated lung tissue damages were observed. Inhaled CMPN paves a new avenue for the treatment of RP.

Tripartite motif 5 (TRIM5) plays a significant function in autophagy and involves in immune and tumor processes. While the function of TRIM5 remains poorly understood in glioma. We purpose to evaluate the possible prognostic role of TRIM5 in glioma via bioinformatics analyses. The database clinical samples of glioma in this study included low grade glioma (LGG) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). TRIM5 expression in glioma tissues were explored in Oncomine, GEPIA and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases. Survival analysis and the multivariate Cox regression analysis of TRIM5 based on TCGA were used to evaluate the prognostic role of TRIM5. The protein networks of TRIM5 was detected by STRING database. KEGG enrichment analyses were performed to predict the potential molecular pathways of TRIM5 in glioma. In addition, immune infiltration analysis was conducted by CIBERSORT and TIMER databases. We found that TRIM5 was strongly increased in glioma samples compared with normal samples in Oncomine, GEPIA and TCGA databases. Higher TRIM5 was significantly contributed to worse overall survival (OS) in LGG+GBM patients and LGG patients, while was no correlated with OS of GBM patients. Interaction networks analysis identified that IRF3, IRF7, OAS1, OAS2, OAS3, OASL, GBP1, PML, BTBD1 and BTBD2 proteins were contacted with TRIM5. Moreover, KEGG revealed that apoptosis and cancer- and immune-related pathways were enriched with elevated TRIM5. Specifically, TRIM5 could influence the immune infiltration levels, such as activated NK cells, monocytes, activated mast cells and macrophages in glioma. In conclusion, our data indicated that TRIM5 was upregulated in glioma tissues and associated with poor prognosis and immune infiltration. TRIM5 may be acted as a biomarker in prognosis and immunotherapy guidance of glioma.

Objective The resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) method was used to observe brain activity and its functional connection upon electroacupuncture stimulation at bilateral uterine acupoints (EX-CA1), as well as to investigate the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of gynecological diseases. Methods Twenty-two healthy female subjects were stimulated by electroacupuncture at bilateral uterine acupoints; rs-fMRI data of the brain were acquired and standardized. Degree centrality (DC), amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF), and regional homogeneity (ReHo) were used to analyze local spontaneous brain activity via acupuncture. An independent component analysis was used to evaluate the functional connectivity of the resting brain networks after acupuncture. Results Analytical results showed that the neural activity intensity of the precuneus lobe, orbitofrontal cortex, lingual gyrus, amygdala, and posterior central gyrus decreased after acupuncture (voxel P < 0.001, cluster P < 0.05). Functional connectivity analysis revealed weakened auditory and right frontal-parietal networks (voxel P < 0.001, cluster P < 0.05), enhanced visual network (voxel P < 0.001, cluster P < 0.05), and synergistic auditory network and hypothalamic-pituitary system. Conclusion Significant differences in neural activity and functional connectivity in specific brain regions were observed after acupuncture intervention at uterine acupoints; the hypothalamic-pituitary system also showed various active states in different brain regions. It is speculated that the effective mechanism of acupuncture at uterine acupoints is related to the regulation of reproductive hormones, emotional changes, and somatic sensations. Therefore, the methods used in this study could clarify the neural mechanism of uterine-point acupuncture in the treatment of gynecological diseases and may serve as a reference for other studies pertaining to acupuncture.