When partial nephrectomy is performed by posterior abdominal approach, the surgical field is poorly exposed, resulting in increased surgical difficulty and risk of injury.In this study, 28 patients with T 1a stage kidney tumors underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Intraoperatively, exposure of the surgical field was achieved using the percutaneous puncture of the renal fascia suspension technique. There were no dissatisfactory exposures due to peritoneal damage during the surgery, no additional tubes were inserted, and no conversions to open surgery were needed. The operation time was (76.5±20.3) minutes, blood loss was (92.1±18.7) ml, renal artery clamping time was (19.5±4.3) minutes. Postoperatively, there were no complications such as bleeding, infection, or hematuria.

In November 2019, we received and treated a patient with MTSCC of the left kidney. The tumor was located at the upper pole of the left kidney, with a size of 23.3 cm×18.0 cm×21.8 cm. She underwent transperitoneal radical nephrectomy. There was no local recurrence or distant metastasis during the follow-up of 3 years and 2 months. MTSCC of the kidney is a rare subtype of renal carcinoma, with slower disease progression, a clear and smooth rim, and fewer invasion or metastasis. Its final diagnosis should depend on pathology examination. Surgical treatment is the only effective intervention for this disease at present.

Although the mTOR-4E-BP1 signaling pathway is implicated in aging and aging-related disorders, the role of 4E-BP1 in regulating human stem cell homeostasis remains largely unknown. Here, we report that the expression of 4E-BP1 decreases along with the senescence of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Genetic inactivation of 4E-BP1 in hMSCs compromises mitochondrial respiration, increases mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and accelerates cellular senescence. Mechanistically, the absence of 4E-BP1 destabilizes proteins in mitochondrial respiration complexes, especially several key subunits of complex III including UQCRC2. Ectopic expression of 4E-BP1 attenuates mitochondrial abnormalities and alleviates cellular senescence in 4E-BP1-deficient hMSCs as well as in physiologically aged hMSCs. These f indings together demonstrate that 4E-BP1 functions as a geroprotector to mitigate human stem cell senescence and maintain mitochondrial homeostasis, particularly for the mitochondrial respiration complex III, thus providing a new potential target to counteract human stem cell senescence.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells/physiology* ; Cellular Senescence ; Homeostasis ; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism* ; Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism* ; Mitochondria/metabolism* ; Electron Transport Complex III/metabolism* ; Humans ; Cells, Cultured

Objective:To evaluate the dynamic changes of pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and cardiac function in neonates with pulmonary or extra-pulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDSp/ARDSexp).Methods:An observational study was conducted. A total of 128 neonates with ARDS admitted to neonatology department of the Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University Medical College from January 2016 to December 2020 were enrolled, with 67 neonates in ARDSp group and 61 neonates in ARDSexp group. After starting mechanical ventilation, oxygenation index [OI, OI = mean airway pressure (Pmean)×fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO 2)/arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2)×100], PAP, cardiac function parameters [cardiac index (CI), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), right ventricular Tei (RV-Tei)], and plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were compared between the two groups; the incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension [PAH, pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) was more than 35 mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) or more than 2/3 of the systolic blood pressure of the body circulation] of neonates was recorded. The correlation between PAP and NT-proBNP was analyzed by Pearson correlation method. The dynamically changes in PAP and RV-Tei before and after using Milrinone in neonates with ARDSp and ARDSexp combined with moderate-severe PAH (PASP 50-69 mmHg was moderate, and PASP≥70 mmHg was severe) were observed. The duration of mechanical ventilation, total length of hospital stay and prognosis were recorded; Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn to analyze the 28-day survival of the two groups. Results:The occurrence rate of PAH in ARDSp group was significantly higher than that in ARDSexp group (97.01% vs. 70.49%, P < 0.01). OI, PAP, NT-proBNP and RV-Tei were also higher [OI: 17.61±6.12 vs. 11.04±5.35, PAP (mmHg): 64.27±9.54 vs. 53.61±6.47, NT-proBNP (ng/L): 23 126.32±1 485.14 vs. 18 624.24±1 647.15, RV-Tei: 0.61±0.22 vs. 0.52±0.19, all P < 0.05], but there was no significant difference in CI or LVEF between the two groups. Pearson correlation analysis showed that PAP was significantly positively correlated with NT-proBNP ( r = 0.918, P < 0.01). There were 97 ARDS neonates with moderate-severe PAH with 63 in ARDSp group and 34 in ARDSexp group. Both PAP and RV-Tei in the two group showed a decreasing trend with the prolongation of Milrinone treatment, the decrease was more significant in the ARDSexp group compared with ARDSp group, the difference was statistically significant at 72 hours of treatment [PAP (mmHg): 38.42±8.95 vs. 45.67±13.32, RV-Tei: 0.58±0.19 vs. 0.61±0.13, both P < 0.05]; there was no significant difference in PAP or RV-Tei before extubation between the two groups. The duration of mechanical ventilation and the total length of hospital stay in ARDSp group were significantly longer than those in ARDSexp group [duration of mechanical ventilation (days): 10.12±1.36 vs. 6.31±1.31, total length of hospital stay (days): 16.52±3.25 vs. 13.12±3.57, both P < 0.01]. Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that neonate in ARDSp group had a significantly lower 28-day cumulative survival rate as compared with ARDSexp group (82.09% vs. 95.01%; Log-Rank test: χ2 = 5.062, P = 0.025). Conclusions:Both PAP and RV-Tei were significantly increased in neonates with ARDS, PAP in neonates with ARDSp were significantly higher than that in neonates with ARDSexp. Dynamic monitoring of PAP and RV-Tei can reflect the severity of ARDS in neonates, and targeted intervention of pulmonary surfactant combined with Milinone for improving oxygenation and reducing PAP is one of the effective methods for the treatment of PAH.

Objective    To investigate the clinical value of 3D CT combined with CT-guided Hookwire for localizing small pulmonary nodules in thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy. Methods    From December 2017 to February 2019, 39 patients received thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy in our hospital, including 14 males and 25 females with a mean age of 51.33±11.17 years. Before operation, we used Mimics Medical 20.0 to re-establish the anatomy of lung and locate the small pulmonary nodules with Hookwire guided by CT. Based on the position of Hookwire needle, 3D CT images and simulated surgical methods, thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy was performed accurately. Results    The surgery was successfully completed in 39 patients without a transfer to open procedure. The mean operation time, mean intraoperative blood loss, mean postoperative hospital stay, mean thoracic tube drainage time were 148.97±28.56 min, 27.95±17.57 mL, 6.95±1.68 d, 4.21±1.95 d, respectively. Postoperative complications occurred in 5 patients (12.82%), including atrial fibrillation in 1, pulmonary infection in 1, chylothorax in 1, intrathoracic hemorrhage in 1 and pneumothorax in 1. All actual surgical margins were larger than 3.0 cm. Conclusion    The application of preoperative 3D CT combined with CT-guided Hookwire to localize small pulmonary nodules is helpful for accurate anatomical segmental resection of the lung, making the operation safe .

The concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was firstly demonstrated in practice by the Danish scholar Henrik Kehlet in the early 2000s. At present, the ERAS concept has been widely used in a variety of surgical fields, but its application in esophageal cancer surgery is still limited. The new esophageal ERAS guidelines issued by ERAS Association bring new opportunities for the application and promotion of esophageal cancer surgery. Combined with the current situation of esophageal cancer surgery in China and related literature, in this paper we discuss the specific measures of ERAS concept in perioperative application of esophageal cancer in China.

Non-coding RNAs can be constructed into a complex network of ceRNA by competitive combination of common microRNA recognition sequences(MREs). At present, abnormal expression of non-coding RNAs has been found in many human cancers, including lung cancer. More over, many kinds of ceRNA-microRNA-RNA have been found, which have been proved to be involved in the biological processes of lung cancer, such as occurrence, invasion, metastasis, drug resistance and prognosis. This review focuses on the differential expression of ceRNA network members in lung cancer cells and the effects of their specific changes on lung cancer.