Objective? To investigate the illness uncertainty and coping style among parents of brain tumor children and to explore the correlations between them. Methods? From November 2018 to April 2019, we selected 208 parents of brain tumor children in Children's Ward at Beijing Tiantan Hospital by convenience sampling with the method of survey by questionnaire. The Parents' Perception Uncertainty in Illness Scale (PPUS) and the Coping Health Inventory for Parents (CHIP) were used to investigate the illness uncertainty and coping style of parents of brain tumor children. Results? Among those parents of brain tumor children, the score of illness uncertainty was (84.57±16.16) in a middle level. The score of coping style was (3.71±0.45). The illness uncertainty of children's parents had a negative correlation with the coping style with a statistical difference (r=-0.289, P＜0.001). Conclusions? Increasing information support in diagnosis and treatment, prognosis and care of diseases,and promoting effective and positive coping style can decrease the illness uncertainty parents of brain tumor children.

Objective:To explore the effect of transitional care based on physicians and nurses cooperation platform on the quality of life of postoperative patients with craniopharyngioma.Methods:From January 2017 to December 2018, we selected 140 postoperative patients with craniopharyngioma in Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, as research objects by convenience sampling. According to the random number table, patients were divided into experimental group ( n=70) and control group ( n=70) . Patients in control group were treated with routine nursing, and patients in experimental group were given transitional care based on the physicians and nurses cooperation platform on the basis of routine nursing. The intervention effect was evaluated with the Chinese Quality of Life Instruments for Cancer Patients-Head and Neck Cancer (QLICP-HN) , the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) . Results:Finally, 63 patients in the control group and 70 patients in the experimental group completed the study.Three months after discharge, the total score of QLICP-HN of experimental group was higher than that of control group with a statistical difference ( P<0.05) . One and three months after discharge, scores of SAS and SDS of experimental group were lower than those of control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.01) . Conclusions:Transitional care based on physicians and nurses cooperation platform can improve the quality of life, anxiety and depression of postoperative patients with craniopharyngioma.

This article analyzes the health-seeking behavior and its influencing factors of children with brain tumors in order to understand the behavioral characteristics and laws during health-seeking. At the same time, this article analyzes the correlation between treatment timeliness and prognosis, and proposes corresponding strategies to improve treatment timeliness. This article aims at providing ideas and references for relevant departments to formulate prevention and control policies, rationally allocate medical and health resources.

Objective To investigate the regulatory mechanism of activated hepatic stellate cell (aHSC) in the microvascular generation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Tissue samples of 25 patients with HCC who underwent liver resection in Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Third Afifliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January to December 2013 were collected. The informed consents of all patients were obtained and the ethical committee approval was received. There were 21 males and 4 females with age ranging from 29 to 75 years old and the median age of 54 years old. The HCC tissues (HCC group) and peri-cancer tissues (peri-cancer group) were collected and normal liver tissues of 21 cases were collected as control group. The expressions of smooth muscle actin (SMA), angiogenin (Ang-1), and cluster of differentiation (CD) 34 were detected by immunohistochemistry. The expression level of Ang-1 was detected by Western blot. The high expression of SMA in HCC tissues was regarded as a marker of aHSC. The differences of 3 groups were compared using one-way analysis of variance and LSD-t test. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlations between different proteins expression. Results The mean of optical densities of SMA in HCC, peri-cancer, control group were (4.56±0.64)×104, (2.71±0.37)×104, (2.25±0.48)×104 respectively, which was signiifcantly higher in HCC group than those in peri-cancer group and control group (LSD-t=7.09, 7.42;P<0.05). The optical densities of Ang-1 in 3 groups were (3.11±0.27)×105, (2.28±0.20)×105, (1.26±0.15)×105 respectively, which was significantly higher in HCC group than those in peri-cancer group and control group (LSD-t=3.00, 3.14; P<0.05). The relative gray values of Ang-1 expression in 3 groups were 4.33±1.17, 1.62±0.33, 1.60±0.38 respectively, which was significantly higher in HCC group than those in peri-cancer group and control group (LSD-t=2.71, 2.74; P<0.05). The optical intensities of CD34 in 3 groups were (18.3±0.36)×103, (5.75±1.17)×103, (2.75±0.72)×103 respectively, which was signiifcantly higher in HCC group than those in peri-cancer group and control group (LSD-t=3.21, 3.36;P<0.05). There were positive correlations between SMA, Ang-1, CD34 (r=0.442, 0.449, 0.582;P<0.05). Conclusions High expressions of SMA, Ang-1 and CD34 can be observed in HCC group and closely related with each other. SMA marked aHSC can be observed in the HCC tissues. The aHSC may promote the microvascular generation of HCC by secreting Ang-1.

Objective:To investigate the current situation of supportive care needs for patients with glioma after surgery and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 168 postoperative patients with glioblastoma admitted to Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University from January to May 2022 were selected as the research objects. The general information questionnaire, Supportive Care Need Survey-34-item Short Form (SCNS-SF34), M.D.Anderson Symptom Inventory Brain Tumor Module (MDASI-BT) and Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) were used to investigate them. The multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of supportive care needs in patients with glioma after surgery.Results:The score for supportive care needs in 168 postoperative patients with glioblastoma was (71.68±25.28). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that place of residence, occupational status, degree of symptom distress and fatigue degree were the influencing factors for supportive care needs of glioma patients after surgery ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Patients with glioma after surgery have unmet supportive care needs, which are influenced by their place of residence, work status, disease symptoms and fatigue levels. Medical staff provide personalized guidance to postoperative patients to help them cope with postoperative symptoms, reduce fatigue levels and meet their supportive care needs.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of implanted tissue-engineered bone (TEB)recruiting endogenous mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) towards bone regeneration after traumatic bone defect.Methods In vivo experiments:2 mm of diaphysis and periosteum were removed from the middle of the femoral shaft in 8 week old FVB/N mice to form a large segment of bone defect.Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and TEB were implanted into the defect area and fixated.All mice were randomly divided into DBM group (n =18) and TEB group (n =18).The results were observed 24 hours after implantation:(1) flow cytometry was used to evaluate the number of mobilized host BMSCs into the blood;(2) non-invasive bioluminescent imaging was used to observe the ability of two groups in recruiting mouse bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (mBMSCs) in peripheral blood to the defect area;(3) ELISA was used to evaluate the stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) content in peripheral blood of two groups.In vitro experiments:(1) transwell assay was conducted to evaluate the ability of SDF-1 (100 ng/ml) in promoting the migration of human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs).SDF-1/C-X-C motif chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4) pathway was blocked by the selective CXCR4 antagonist Plerixafor (AMD3100).The experimental groups were divided into control group,SDF-1 group,and SDF-1 + AMD3100 group.(2) The co-culture system of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (hUVECs) and hBMSCs was established,and cells were stimulated by SDF-1.The experimental groups were divided into hBMSCs group,hBMSCs + hUVECs group,and hBMSCs + hUVECs (AMD3100 pretreatment) group.Transwell assays were used to compare the migration of hBMSCs in each group.ELISA was used to detect the concentration of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the co-culture supernatant.(3) In vitro cultured hUVECs were stimulated by SDF-1 and SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway was antagonized by AMD3100.The experimental groups were divided into control group,SDF-1 group,and SDF-1 + AMD3100 group.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT PCR) was used to evaluate the expression of HGF in each group.Results In vivo experiments:24 h after transplantation,the number of BMSCs and SDF-1 concentration in the TEB group were significantly highcr than those in the DBM group (P ＜ 0.05).The number of recruited mBMSCs into the circulation in the TEB group was larger than that in the DBM group (P＜ 0.01).In vitro experiments:(1) compared with the control group and the SDF-1 + AMD3100 group,the SDF-1 group significantly enhanced the migration ability of hBMSCs in Transwell migration experiments (P ＜ 0.01);(2) compared with the hBMSCs group and the hBMSCs + hUVECs (AMD3100 pretreatment) group,the number of migrated cells and HGF concentration in the hBMSCs + hUVEC group significantly increased (P ＜ 0.01),but there were no significant differences between the hBMSCs group and the hBMSCs + hUVECs (AMD3100 Pretreatment) group (P ＞0.05);(3) qRT-PCR showed that the expression of HGF was significantly increased in the SDF-1 group compared with the control group (P ＜ 0.05).After antagonizing SDF-1/CXCR4,HGF expression in the SDF-1 + AMD3100 group was significantly lower than that in the SDF-1 group.Conclusions TEB transplantation in traumatic bone defect can significantly increase the concentration of chemokine SDF-1 in vivo and effectively promote the mobilization of endogenous MSCs and recruitment of circulating MSCs.SDF-1 not only directly promotes the migration of hBMSCs through SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway,but also up-regulates the expression and secretion of HGF in vascular cells to further amplify the chemotactic effect of SDF-1 on hBMSCs.

Objective:]To investigate the role of Arpin protein in bone repair by mediating migration of host bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to the bone defect area after transplantation of tissue engineering bone (TEB).Methods:Immunofluorescence was used to observe the expression and relative localization of Arpin and Arp2/3 proteins in BMSCs. Lentiviruses that ware designed to interfere with Arpin expression were constructed to transfect BMSCs for knockdown Arpin expression. Knockdown efficiency was verified by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR ( qRT-PCR) and Western blot. According to different levels of Arpin protein expression, experiments were divided into empty vector control group and an Arpin expression inhibition group in vitro and in vivo. In vitro experiments: the cell migration model was established with a migration chamber, then the cells from both groups were seeded on the up chamber, and the number of migrated cells were detected by fluorescence microscopy. Cells from both groups were seeded on six-well plates. Model of wound healing experiment was established and wound healing ratio was examined by microscopy. In vivo experiments: 8-week-old C57BL/6 mice were selected and assigned to empty vector control group and Arpin expression inhibition group according to the random number table, with 6 rats per group. Diaphysis of 2 mm and periosteum in the middle femur were excised to make a large segment of bone defects. Then, TEB was transplanted into the defect area and fixed.Green fluorescein-labeled BMSCs (1 million cells per mouse) from empty vector control group and Arpin expression inhibition group were injected through the tail vein. Number of BMSCs homing to the bone defect area was detected by immunofluorescence staining at day 2 and 7 after operation. At 4 weeks after operation, the femur was taken for a Micro-CT scan to analyze bone mass density(BMD), bone volume density (BV/TV), trabecular spacing (Tb.Sp) and trabecular thickness (Tb.Th). Then, the specimens were stained with pathological HE and MASSON staining to observe the quality of bone formation. Results:Mouse BMSCs expressed Arpin protein, which was located at the cell edge relative to Arp2/3. After transfection of lentivirus, BMSCs expressed green fluorescent protein, and the expression of Arpin gene and protein in Arpin expression inhibition group were decreased compared to empty vector control group ( P<0. 01). BMSCs migration was enhanced in Arpin expression inhibition group compared to empty vector control group [(76.6±6.6) vs. (105.7±6.5)] ( P<0. 01). Wound healing was accelerated in Arpin expression inhibition group compared to empty vector control group [(43.8±0.19)% vs. (62.6±3.2)%]( P<0.01). At day 2 after operation, immunofluorescence results showed no significant difference in cell migration between the two groups and almost no labeled cells migrated. At day 7 after operation, more cells migrated to the transplanted area in Arpin expression inhibition group compared to empty vector control group [(5.7±1.5) vs. (11.3±1.5)] ( P<0.01). At 4 weeks after operation, Micro-CT results showed that Arpin expression inhibition group had better bone formation quality than empty vector control group [BMD: (172.7±6.0)mg/cm 3vs. (140.0±6.0)mg/cm 3, BV/TV: (28.8±1.3)% vs. (23.4±0.9)%, Tb.Sp: (0.33±0.01)μm vs. (0.28±0.01)μm, Tb.Th: (0.11±0.01)μm vs.(0.15±0. 01)μm]( P<0.05). Pathological staining showed there were more new bone tissue in Arpin expression inhibition group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Silencing Arpin protein expression promotes BMSCs to migrate to the bone defect area and improves bone repair effect.

Objective To observe the 18F-FDG PET/CT manifestations of primary systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma(ALCL).Methods A total of 21 patients with primary systemic ALCL were enrolled,and PET/CT manifestations were observed.Results Among 21 cases of ALCL,there were 15 cases of ALK+and 6 cases of ALK-.Affected lymph nodes in multiple site were observed in 19 cases,mainly located in the neck(n=13),mediastinum(n=12 cases)or retroperitoneum(n=12),while single site affected lymph node was notice in 2 cases.Extranodal organs/site involvements were found in 12 cases,including 6 cases of soft tissue(such as skin,muscles,etc.),4 cases of bone,14 cases of organs,including 4 cases of lung,3 cases of liver,2 cases of pancreas,2 cases of kidney,2 cases of gastrointestinal tract and 1 case of thyroid.Among 21 cases of ALCL,19 with irregular lymph node morphology and fused into clusters,17 with uniform density,3 with necrosis and 1 with calcification.All ALCL lesions in 21 cases showed hypermetabolism,the maximum standard uptake value(SUVmax)and the mean standard uptake value(SUVmean)of the affected lymph node was 17.04±9.94 and 9.96±6.15,respectively,while the metabolic tumor volume(MTV)and total lesion glycolysis(TLG)of all lesions was 92.54(67.61,249.21)cm3 and 723.46(419.78,1 461.17)g,respectively.The maximum diameter of the affected lymph node was not significantly correlated with SUVmax nor SUVmean(both P＞0.05),but positively correlated with MTV and TLG of all lesions(r=0.696,0.767,both P＜0.001).Ann Arbor staging was positively correlated with the maximum diameter,SUVmax and SUVmean of the affected lymph node,also MTV and TLG of all lesions(r=0.467,0.458,0.702,0.780,0.664,all P＜0.05).Conclusion 18F-FDG PET/CT manifestations of primary systemic ALCL were characteristic,with significant changed metabolic parameters,including SUVmax,SUVmean,MTV and TLG.

AIM:To investigate the relationship between the number of dopaminergic neurons and the locomo-tor behavior of animals,and to provide a reference basis for the modeling of mice with different stages of Parkinson disease(PD)and different types of locomotor deficits based on 6-hydroxydopamine(6-OHDA)injection.METHODS:We in-duced lesions in the substantia nigra pars compacta(SNc)by administering various doses of 6-OHDA(3 g/L,6 g/L,and 12 g/L)to create PD mouse models with differing degrees of injury,thereby mimicking the various stages of PD progression observed in patients(early,moderate and advanced stages).On the 14th day post-surgery,we evaluated the behavioral deficits of the mouse models using the rotarod test,pole test,beam traversal test,open field test,and gait analysis.Fur-thermore,the quantification of tyrosine hydroxylase(TH)-positive neurons within the SNc and TH-stained dopaminergic terminals in the corpus striatum caudate-putamen(CPu)was conducted utilizing immunofluorescence staining techniques to assess brain tissue damage.RESULTS:Compared to the control group,the number of dopaminergic neurons in the SNc was significantly reduced in both the high-dose group(P<0.05)and the medium-dose group(P<0.05)following 6-OHDA injection,demonstrating a dose-dependent effect(Spearman correlation,P<0.01).Similarly,the dopaminergic terminals in the CPu were significantly diminished in the high-dose group(P<0.01)and the medium-dose group(P<0.05).Behavioral tests revealed that mice in the high-dose group exhibited severe impairments in motor coordination and hindlimb balance,as evidenced by reduced rotarod test times,gait abnormalities,and asymmetrical forelimb use in the cylinder test.In contrast,mice in the medium-and low-dose groups displayed only mild declines in limb coordination,while their autonomous motor abilities and gait indices remained largely unaffected.CONCLUSION:The results reveal a dose-dependent effect on dopamine neuron damage,with higher doses causing the severest damage.Unexpectedly,signifi-cant locomotion impairments were only manifested in the high-dose group.This suggests that a mouse model induced by higher 6-OHDA dose is effective for studying PD and associated dyskinesia.Conversely,animal models with low to medi-um doses can be useful for exploring the early stages of PD locomotion symptoms.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate whether the microglia in the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part (Sp5C) were activated in a rat model of trigeminal neuralgia and to explore whether the activation level of microglia is consistent with maxillofacial pain level. METHODS: Chronic constriction injury of trigeminal nerve (CCI) was induced by partial ligation of infraorbital nerve (IoN) in rats. The behavioral change of rats observed at D1, D5, D10, D15, and D30 days post-surgery and the change of pain threshold were detected with electronic Von Frey filaments served as an evaluation index of maxillofacial pain. Weight change was measured by weighing. Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule-1 (Iba-1) expression level of Sp5C at each time point was detected, and three microglia morphological categories were analyzed by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: The changes of behavioral and pain threshold suggested the maxillofacial pain level first increased and then decreased post-surgery in the IoN-CCI group. Both the expressions of Iba-1 and proportion of ameboid morphology in ipsilateral Sp5C increased from D1 and reached their peaks in D10 and D5, respectively. Then, they recovered nearly to the same level with contralateral Sp5C on D30. This trend was consistent with the maxillofacial change. CONCLUSIONS The model of trigeminal neuralgia in rats constructed by partial ligation of infraorbital nerve can induce the activation of microglia in Sp5C, and the activation level is consistent with maxillofacial pain, which reached its peak at around D10 post-surgery.
Rats ; Animals ; Trigeminal Neuralgia ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Microglia ; Pain Threshold/physiology* ; Pain