Background and purpose: There have been no reports on the clinical and biological significance of the co-expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and β-catenin (β-cat) in has.pharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). This study was aimed to investigate the expression of iNOS and β-cat in NPC, to analyze their interrelation, and to explore their roles in the carcinogenesis, development, invasion, and metastasis of NPC. Methods: The expression of iNOS and β-cat was examined in 50 poorly differentiated NPC and 15 normal nasopharyngeal epithelium tissue by immunohistochemical staining (SP method). None of the patients had received radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The results of immunostaining were observed by two pathologists independently, using double blind scoring method. iNOS and β-cat expression were categorized by the extent and intensity of staining using a semiquantitative method. Results: No iNOS expression was observed in 15 normal nasopharyngeal epithelium, but β-cat expression was located in cytomembrane in normal samples. The positive rate of iNOS protein expression was 74.0% (37/50) in NPC tissues. The expression of iNOS was statistically different among the NPC group and normal nasopharyngeal epithelium group, T_(1-2) group and T_(3-4) group, metastatic lymph nodes group and no metastatic lymph nodes group. There was a great quantity of β-cat expression in cytoplasm, little or no β-cat expression in cytomembrane and nucleus in NPC tumorous tissues. Statistical analysis indicated that strong positive expression of β-cat in cytoplasm was significantly higher in NPC than those of normal nasopharyngeal epithelium. The positive expression of β-cat was significantly correlated with clinical stage, invasion and lymph gland metastasis. Neither iNOS nor β-cat was significantly different between different ages and genders. There was a positive relationship between iNOS and β-cat expression in NPC tissues (r=0.394, P=0.005). Conclusion: The positive expressions of iNOS and β-cat in cytoplasm were significantly correlated with clinical stage, invasion and metastasis, and were not significantly different in terms of ages and genders of the patients. There was a positive relationship between the expression of iNOS and β-cat in NPC tissues. Co-overexpression of iNOS and β-cat may play an important role in carcinogenesis, development, invasion, and metastasis of NPC.

Objective To analyze the chemical constituents in fruits of Capparis spinosa by GC-MS analysis .Methods The compounds were extracted from Capparis spinosa by 70% ethanol after smash .After extraction by petroleum ether (boil-ing range was from 60 to 90 ℃) ,the compounds were analyzed by gas chromatography with a VF-5ms capillary column .The column was heated up from 80 ℃ to 300 ℃ ,15 ℃/min ,then maintained for 10 minutes ,vaporization temperature was 250 ℃ , carrier gas was Helium and the flow rate was 1 ml/min .The detection was carried out by mass spectrometry using electron im-pact ion source with 70 eV ionization voltages .The ion source temperature was 200 ℃ and split ratio was 30∶1 .The injection volume was 1 .0 μl .The content of the compounds was determined with peak area normalization method .Results 53 chroma-tographically peaks were separated and 48 chemical constituents were identified including hexadecanoic acid (21 .82% ) ,octade-canoic acid (7 .49% ) ,oleinic acid (42 .93% ) and monoolein (2 .39% ) .These chemical constituents were mainly saturated fatty acid ester ,unsaturated fatty acid ester and alkanes .Conclusion The method is rapid ,accurate and sensitive with the usage of GC-MS ,which could be used to identify main chemical constituents of Capparis spinosa in fruit .

OBJECTIVE: To explore the best time of intratympanic dexamethasone injection to treat sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) as salvage therapy so that to improve the curative efficacy on sudden deafness at the utmost. METHOD: A total of 192 patients with SSNHL were included in this study, among whom 63 cases received the systemic steroid therapy throughout the study, while the other ones were treated with systemic steroid as initial treatment and were given intratympanic steroid administration as salvage treatment starting at different time point. The salvage treatment started on the 3rd day after the beginning of the initial treatment for 29 cases, on the 7th day for 38 cases, on the 14th day for 43 cases, and 1 month later for 19 cases. All the patients were followed up for 2 months. RESULT: The recovery rates and total effective rates showed no statistically significant difference between the patients received only systemic steroid therapy and the ones received intratympanic steroid administration on the 3rd, 7th day and 1 month later after the initial treatment. The recovery rate and total effective rate exhibited statistically significant difference between the patients received intratympanic steroid administration since the 14th day after the initial treatment and the ones received only systemic steroid therapy, with the numerical value of P 0. 037 and 0. 034, respectively. CONCLUSION (1) As an initial management plan, the curative effects. between the intratympanic steroid administration and the systemic steroid therapy were not significantly different. (2) As a salvage treatment, intratympanic steroid was a better choice for patients who have not completely recover from ISSNHL after failure of initial management with systemic steroid only. (3) The best time point of salvage treatment with intratympanic steroid was about 2 weeks after initial management with systemic steroid.
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural ; drug therapy ; Hearing Loss, Sudden ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Injection, Intratympanic ; Salvage Therapy ; Steroids ; therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome ; Tympanic Membrane

In order to explore a suitable pathway for the scientific and technological achievement transformation at prefecture-level public hospitals, in October 2020, a prefecture-level tertiary hospital carried out the " 3+ 3+ 3" mode for scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation. A three-level management structure was established, consisting of the ministry of science and education, the working group on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and the leading group. Three management systems were improved and formulated, including the " measures for reimbursement and rewards of scientific and technological achievements ", the " measures for intellectual property management", and the " implementation plan for promoting the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements". The management measures for the three stages of intellectual property protection, incubation of scientific and technological achievements, and transfer and transformation of achievements were improved. These measures provided organizational support, institutional support, and feasible paths for this practice. After nearly three years of practice, hospitals had reduced the number of low-quality patent applications, and the number and amount of scientific and technological achievements transformed increased from 1 achievement and 10 000 yuan in 2020 to 9 achievements and 320 000 yuan in 2022. This exploration could provide a reference for the transfer and transformation of professional scientific and technological achievements in prefecture-level public hospitals in China.

Cancer is a severe threat to human life and health.The over-activation of oncogenes is the main reason for poor treatment and prognosis of cancer patients.Most of these over-activated oncogenes are protein tyrosine kinase(PTK).Among many PTKs,non-receptor tyrosine kinase(NRTK)is an important signaling molecule that regulates cell proliferation and migration as the primary driver of intracellular signaling pathway transduction.Targeting NRTK has become the focus and difficulty in developing anti-tumor drugs.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),with its characteristics of multi-channel,multi-link,multi-target,and low toxicity,plays a significant advantage in treating adjuvant tumors.So far,it has been found various traditional TCM monomers can inhibit NRTK from playing an anti-tumor role.This review summarized the part of Src,Jak,Abl,Fak families,the prominent members of NRTK in tumor progression,as well as the TCM monomers acting on these members.We aimed to provide a theoretical basis for the anti-tumor therapy targeting NRTK and a reference for the search for TCM monomer inhibitors of NRTK.

OBJECTIVE To mine the safety signals of FOLFOX scheme and FOLFIRI scheme-induced hepatotoxicity， and to provide reference for the selection of clinical rational treatment plan and the prevention and treatment of drug adverse reaction （ADR）. METHODS Reporting odds ratio method and proportion report ratio method were used to analyze adverse drug event （ADE） reports of FOLFOX scheme and FOLFIRI scheme in FDA adverse event reporting system during January 1， 2004-June 30， 2022. The potential safety signals of FOLFOX scheme and FOLFIRI scheme-induced hepatotoxicity were mined. RESULTS The amounts of ADE reports related to FOLFOX scheme and FOLFIRI scheme were respectively 3 454 and 1 359； the proportions of male and female patients involved were 1.50∶1 and 1.67∶1 in these two schemes， respectively. The top five countries with the largest number of reports were the United States， Japan， France， Italy and the United Kingdom， respectively accounting for 58.48% and 53.79% of the total reported cases. More than 90% of patients took no more than 5 drugs in combination， the proportion of patients receiving FOLFOX scheme and FOLFIRI scheme combined with anti-angiogenic drugs or epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors was 45.45% and 86.82%， respectively. Totally 443 ADE reports of FOLFOX scheme-induced hepatotoxicity were collected， and 22 ADR signals were generated， including hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome， nodular regenerative hyperplasia， drug-induced liver injury， blood bilirubin increased， etc. Totally 128 ADE reports of FOLFIRI scheme- induced hepatotoxicity were reported， and 9 ADR signals were generated， including blood bilirubin increased， hepatotoxicity， steatohepatitis， hepatic steatosis， etc. CONCLUSIONS FOLFOX scheme and FOLFIRI scheme can cause different types of hepatotoxicity. Clinical drug monitoring should be strengthened to guarantee drug safety.

Objective To analyze the main active components and potential molecular mechanism of Sophora flavescens against breast cancer based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods The chemical constituents were collected and screened by TCMSP, ETCM database and literature review. The targets of active ingredients were predicted by Swiss Target Prediction database. Breast cancer-related targets were collected by GeneCards, TTD, Drugbank and OMIM. The anti-breast cancer targets of Sophora flavescens were screened by Venny 2.1.0 software. Cytoscape software was used to construct the network diagram of Sophora flavescens-key active ingredients-targets. STRING database was used to analyze the common targets, and PPI network diagram was constructed. GO function enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of key target proteins were performed by DAVID database and Hiplot online platform. Schrodinger software was used to calculate the molecular docking between the active ingredients and targets. Molecular biological methods were used to verify the key targets. Results A total of 36 active components with clear structures were screened from Sophora flavescens. 70 anti-breast cancer targets of Sophora flavescens were screened out. 12 core targets including EGFR, AKT1, ESR1, SRC, CYP19A1, AR and ABCB1 participate in endocrine resistance, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors and estrogen signaling pathways in breast cancer. Moreover, the docking score between the core component and the key target AR is the highest. In vitro experiments showed that the extract of Sophora flavescens can inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells, induce cell apoptosis and up-regulate AR protein expression. Conclusion It was revealed that Sophora flavescens plays an anti-breast cancer role by regulating complex biological processes through multiple components acting on multiple targets and signaling pathways. The upregulation of AR protein by Sophora flavescens may become a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of breast cancer.

Paclitaxel is the first-line chemotherapy drug for a variety of cancers. However， the paclitaxel resistance greatly reduced the efficacy in the later treatment stage， which seriously increased the mortality and recurrence rate of cancer and limited the clinical application of paclitaxel. At present， Chinese medicine compound prescription， proprietary Chinese medicine， and Chinese medicine injection are widely used as the adjuvant chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of cancer in clinic. Chinese medicine has shown unique advantages in improving the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs and the prognosis of chemotherapy， and reducing the toxic and side effects. However， the specific mechanism and effective monomer composition of Chinese medicine for reversing the resistance of chemotherapy drugs are unclear， and the application of Chinese medicine in different types of cancer is also limited， which are worthy of further exploration. This review summarized the composition of Chinese medicine monomer with synergistic antitumor effect combined with paclitaxel in recent years. The specific mechanism and pharmacological activities of Chinese medicine monomer reversing paclitaxel resistance were classified. This review found that through acting on the membrane transport protein， Chinese medicine monomer promoted the accumulation of paclitaxel in tumor cells， inhibited the expressions of protein and metabolic enzyme related to multidrug resistance and the metabolism of paclitaxel， and regulated the levels of apoptosis genes and factors and apoptosis-related pathways to promote the inhibitory effect of paclitaxel on cell proliferation. Chinese medicine monomer also significantly improved paclitaxel chemotherapy sensitivity by regulating the expression levels of micro ribonucleic acid （microRNA） and long non-coding ribonucleic acid RNA （lncRNA）， inhibiting the characteristics of tumor stem cells and tumor metabolic reprogramming， improving tumor microenvironment， and triggering tumor cell death autophagy and oxidative stress response. This review provides a theoretical basis for clarifying the specific anti-tumor mechanism of Chinese medicine monomer combined with paclitaxel， which is of great significance for the development of new Chinese medicine and the clinical research of the drugs combined with paclitaxel， and has certain value for the application of Chinese medicine combined with other chemotherapy drugs.