BACKGROUND:Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are the most common complication in patients with osteoporosis.As a new imaging technique,spine magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)is much more sensitive than X-ray film in the diagnosis of osteoporotic vertebral fractures.However,total spine MRI is costly and takes a long time to scan.Therefore,there is no consensus on whether all patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures need to undergo total spine MRI scan and which patients need to undergo total spine MRI. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the distribution characteristics of vertebral fractures and explore their clinical significance by observing the whole spine MRI data of osteoporotic vertebral fractures patients. METHODS:Data of cases and MRI images of all patients diagnosed with fresh osteoporotic vertebral fractures who visited the Department of Orthopedics,Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from August 2018 to September 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.903 patients were included in the study based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.General information(age,gender,and body mass index),medical history characteristics(duration of illness,history of trauma surgery,percussion pain area,and pain score)were collected.The characteristics of vertebral fractures were analyzed through whole spine magnetic resonance imaging.Firstly,based on the number of vertebral fractures in patients,they were divided into the single vertebral fracture group(484 cases)and the multi-vertebral fracture group(419 cases),and the differences were analyzed between the two groups.Then,based on whether the farthest interval between the fractured vertebrae was greater than or equal to 5,the multi vertebral fracture group was further divided into two subgroups.Among them,Group A(the farthest interval between the fractured vertebrae was less than 5)contained 306 cases;Group B(with the farthest interval between fractured vertebral bodies greater than 5)included 113 cases.The differences were analyzed between two subgroups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Among 903 patients,419 patients(46.4%)had more than two fractured vertebrae.There were 654 patients(72.4%)with thoracolumbar fractures,and 54 patients(6%)with fractures in the thoracic plus lumbar region and the entire thoracic to lumbar region.In group B,96.5%of patients had multiregional percussion pain.(2)Compared with the patients in the single vertebral fracture group and the multi-vertebral fracture group,there were significant differences in bone mineral density,whether the medical history was greater than or equal to 1 month,the history of low energy injury,and the distribution and number of axial percussion pain areas in the spine during physical examination between the two groups(P<0.05).Age,gender,body mass index,whether there was underlying disease,pain visual analog scale score,whether there was a history of elderly thoracolumbar fracture,and whether there was a history of thoracolumbar surgery,and the number of fractured vertebrae had no statistical significance(P>0.05).(3)There were statistically significant differences between the Groups A and B in bone mineral density,the distribution and quantity of percussion pain area,and the history of low energy injury(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in age,gender,history of old fractures,visual analog scale score,body mass index,whether the medical history was longer than or equal to 1 month,history of underlying diseases,and history of thoracolumbar surgery between the two groups(P>0.05).(4)Patients with multiple low-energy trauma history,history of more than 1 month,multiple percussion pain,and the lower bone mineral density should be alert to the occurrence of multiple vertebral fracture and jump fracture.We recommend the whole spinal MRI for these patients.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is a metabolic disease characterized by abnormal deposition of lipid in hepatocytes.If not intervened in time,NAFLD may develop into liver fibrosis or liver cancer,and ultimately threatening life.NAFLD has complicated etiology and pathogenesis,and there are no effective therapeutic means and specific drugs.Currently,insulin sensitizers,lipid-lowering agents and hep-atoprotective agents are often used for clinical intervention,but these drugs have obvious side effects,and their effectiveness and safety need to be further confirmed.Adenosine monophosphate(AMP)-activated protein kinase(AMPK)plays a central role in maintaining energy homeostasis.Activated AMPK can enhance lipid degradation,alleviate insulin resistance(IR),suppress oxidative stress and inflammatory response,and regulate autophagy,thereby alleviating NAFLD.Natural herbal medicines have received extensive attention recently because of their regulatory effects on AMPK and low side effects.In this article,we reviewed the biologically active natural herbal medicines(such as natural herbal medicine formulas,extracts,polysaccharides,and monomers)that reported in recent years to treat NAFLD via regulating AMPK,which can serve as a foundation for subsequent development of candidate drugs for NAFLD.

AIM To explore the clinical effects of Banxia Baizhu Tianma Decoction combined with cervical spine positioning and rotation manipulation on patients with cervical vertigo due to Phlegem Turbidity Obstructing the Middle-Jiao.METHODS Two hundred patients were randomly assigned into control group(100 cases)for 1-month intervention of both cervical spine positioning and rotation manipulation and conventional treatment,and observation group(100 cases)for 1-month intervention of Banxia Baizhu Tianma Decoction,cervical spine positioning and rotation manipulation and conventional treatment.The changes in clinical effects,ESCV score,DHI score,vertebrar basilar artery blood flow velocities(right vertebral artery,basilar artery,left vertebral artery),hemorheological indices(fibrinogen,plasma specific viscosity,hematocrit),PGI2,CGRP,EDHF,NPY and safety indices were detected.RESULTS The observation group demonstrated higher total effective rate than the control group(P＜0.05).After the treatment,the two groups displayed decreased DHI score,hemorheological indices,NPY(P＜0.05),and increased ESCV score,vertebrar basilar artery blood flow velocities,PGI2,CGRP,EDHF(P＜0.05),especially for the observation group(P＜0.05).No obvious abnormalities were observable in safety indices of the two groups.CONCLUSION For the patients with cervical vertigo due to Phlegem Turbidity Obstructing the Middle-Jiao,Banxia Baizhu Tianma Decoction combined with cervical spine positioning and rotation manipulation can safely and effectively regulate vasodilator factor,vasoconstrictor factor levels,improve vertebrar basilar artery blood flow velocities,hemorheological indices,blood circulation,alleviate dizziness,and enhance life quality and clinical effects.

Objective To design a training device of the flight crew for plateau normobaric low-oxygen acclimatization so as to enhance the flight crew's ability to adapt to the low oxygen environment after rushing into the plateau and reduce the incidence of acute plateau reaction.Methods The training device comprised a plateau environment simulation controller,a multimodal physiological acquisition system and hypoxia exercise training evaluation software.The plateau environment simulation controller was composed of an environment monitor for plateau acclimatization,two composite sensor sets,a control valve and an alarm device;the multimodal physiological acquisition system was made up of 20 groups of vital signs acquisi-tion devices,with a wearable dynamic ECG and respiration recorder,a wrist oximeter and an arm sphygmomano-meter included in each group.The hypoxia exercise training evaluation software was developed with a B/S architecture,Java language and JetBrains 2020.3.Results The training device proved to have the simulation altitude ranging from 0 to 6 000 m and facilitated simultaneous training of 20 persons for normobaric low-oxygen acclimatization,screening for hypoxia endurance,real-time monitoring of physiological parameters and assessment of training effect,with none of the trainees having acute plateau reaction.Conclusion The training device assists the flight crew for plateau normobaric low-oxygen acclimatization,and can be used for acclimatization training before plateau missions.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2025,46(8):18-24]

Icaritin(ICT)is an 8-isopentenylflavonoid,which is the main effective component of the tra-ditional Chinese medicine Epimedium.Previously,we found that Icaritin inhibits the growth of glioblasto-ma(GBM)cells.Herein we aim to study the in vivo anti-GBM effectiveness of Icaritin and explore its mechanism.The results of MTT assay,flow cytometry,comet assay and cellular immunofluorescence as-say in vitro showed that ICT inhibited the proliferation of four kinds of GBM cells,U87,U251,U118 and A172,induced early apoptosis(P＜0.001)and late apoptosis(P＜0.05)in U87 cells,induced DNA damage in U87 cells,and blocked the growth of U87 cells at the G0/G1 phase(P＜0.0001)in a concen-tration-time-dependent manner.In vivo subcutaneous tumor transplantation tumor experiments showed that feeding 200 mg/kg(P＜0.01)and 400 mg/kg(P＜0.001)ICT had a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of GBM subcutaneous tumors,and had no significant toxic effects on heart,liver,spleen,lung and kidney tissues.The results of network pharmacological analysis,molecular docking and cellular thermodynamic experiments showed that there were 26 possible target proteins between ICT and GBM,a-mong which the expression of p53 in GBM tissues was significantly(P＜0.001)higher than in normal tis-sues,and the binding energy of ICT and p53 was lower;cellular thermodynamic experiments verified that ICT significantly enriched the level of p53 in the living cells of GBM,which indicated that ICT could tar-get p53.The expression of key proteins in the DNA damage repair and apoptosis-associated FOXO signa-ling pathway was detected by ICT.The results showed that the expression of ATR(P＜0.01),P53(P＜0.001),P21(P＜0.05)and γ-H2AX(P＜0.05)was up-regulated,whereas the expression of Cyc-lin E1(P＜0.01),E2F1(P＜0.05),CDK2(P＜0.01),Rb(P＜0.001),p-Rb(P＜0.0001)and WRN(P＜0.0001)expression were down-regulated.There was no significant change in the expres-sion of FOXO 1 in the FOXO pathway or a significant down-regulation of its phosphorylation level.This study demonstrated that ICT could effectively inhibit the growth of GBM cells in vivo.It targets p53 to regulate the DNA damage repair pathway and FOXO signaling pathway to induce GBM cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.

Background::An evidence gap still exists regarding the efficacy and safety of tegoprazan in patients with erosive esophagitis (EE) in China. This study aimed to verify the efficacy and safety of tegoprazan vs. esomeprazole in patients with EE in China. Methods::This study was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel, active-controlled, non-inferiority phase III trial of patients with EE randomized 1:1 to tegoprazan 50 mg/day vs. esomeprazole 40 mg/day. This study was conducted in 32 sites between October 24, 2018 and October 18, 2019. The primary endpoint was the cumulative endoscopic healing rate at week 8. The secondary endpoint included endoscopic healing rate at week 4, changes in the reflux disease questionnaire (RDQ) and gastroesophageal reflux disease health-related quality of life (GERD-HRQL) scores, and symptom improvement. Results::A total of 261 patients were randomized: 132 to the tegoprazan group and 129 to the esomeprazole group. The cumulative endoscopic healing rate at 8 weeks in the tegoprazan group was non-inferior to that of the esomeprazole group (91.1% vs. 92.8%, difference: -1.7%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -8.5%, 5.0%, P = 0.008). There were no statistically significant differences in the changes in RDQ (total, severity, and frequency) and GERD-HRQL scores between the two groups (all P >0.05). The percentages of days without symptoms, including daytime and nighttime symptoms based on patients' diaries, were similar between the two groups (all P >0.05). In the tegoprazan and esomeprazole groups, 71.5% (93/130) and 61.7% (79/128) of the participants reported adverse events (AEs), 2.3% and 0 experienced serious AEs, while 70.0% and 60.2% had treatment-emergent AEs, respectively. Conclusion::Tegoprazan 50 mg/day demonstrated non-inferior efficacy in healing EE, symptom improvement, and quality of life, and it has similar tolerability compared with esomeprazole 40 mg/day.

Objective To explore the application value of combining the ultrasound breast imaging reporting and data system(BI-RADS)classification with serum fibroblast growth factor receptor 1(FGFR1)and growth differentiation factor 3(GDF3)in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast masses.Methods A total of 159 patients with breast masses were selected and divided into the benign mass group(n=83)and the malignant mass group(n=76)based on postoperative pathological diagnosis.All patients underwent ultrasound examination,and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was applied to detect serum levels of FGFR1 and GDF3.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was applied to analyze the diagnostic value of ultrasound BI-RADS classification and serum FGFR1 and GDF3 levels for benign and malignant breast masses.Kappa test was applied to analyze the consistency between various diagnostic methods and pathological diagnosis.Results The serum levels of FGFR1 and GDF3,the proportions of irregular morphology,unclear boundaries,spiculation,microcalcifications,blood flow grade Ⅱ-Ⅲ and posterior echo attenuation,RI and PI were higher in the malignant tumor group than those in the benign tumor group(P＜0.05).The area under the curve(AUC)of FGFR1,GDF3 and ultrasound BI-RADS classification in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast masses separately and in combination was 0.802(95%CI:0.732-0.871),0.817(95%CI:0.751-0.884),0.848(95%CI:0.784-0.912)and 0.956(95%CI:0.918-0.993),respectively.The combined diagnosis was more effective than that of the individual diagnosis of each indicator.The consistency between the individual and combined diagnosis of benign and malignant breast masses and pathological diagnosis showed that the Kappa values were 0.517,0.514,0.688 and 0.912,respectively,with the highest consistency observed in the combined diagnosis(P＜0.05).Conclusion Ultrasound BI-RADS classification combined with serum FGFR1 and GDF3 has high application value in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast masses.

Objective:To investigate the influences of long non-coding RNA metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma tran-script 1(lncRNA MALAT1)/miR-876-5p/forkhead box protein M1(FOXM1)axis on TNF-α-induced proliferation,apoptosis and in-flammatory response of HaCaT cells.Methods:HaCaT cells were grouped into Ct group,Model group,si-NC group,si-MALAT1 group,mimic NC group,miR-876-5p mimic group,si-MALAT1+inhibitor NC group,and si-MALAT1+miR-876-5p inhibitor group.Except for the Ct group,cells in other groups were treated with 25 μg/L TNF-α to induce the in vitro cell model of psoriasis,and after 24 hours of TNF-α induction,the corresponding transfectants were transfected for 48 hours for subsequent experiments.qRT-PCR was applied to detect the expression of MALAT1 and miR-876-5p in cells;CCK-8 method and EdU staining were applied to detect cell pro-liferation;flow cytometry was applied to detect apoptosis;ELISA method was applied to detect the levels of IL-6,TNF-α,and IL-1β in cell supernatant;Western blot was applied to detect the protein expressions of FOXM1,proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),Bcl-2-associated X protein(Bax)and B-lymphocytoma-2(Bcl-2);dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was applied to verify the rela-tionship between MALAT1 and miR-876-5p,miR-876-5p and FOXM1;and RNA pull down experiments were applied to verify the re-lationship between MALAT1 and miR-876-5p.Results:Compared with the control group,the expressions of MALAT1 and FOXM1 protein expression in the experimental group were increased,and the expression of miR-876-5p was decreased(P<0.05);compared with Ct group,the expressions of MALAT1 and FOXM1 protein expression in HaCaT cells,A450 value,EdU positive rate,the levels of IL-6,TNF-α,IL-1β,and the protein expressions of PCNA and Bcl-2 in cell supernatant in Model group increased,the expression of miR-876-5p,apoptosis rate and the protein expression of Bax were decreased(P<0.05);silencing MALAT1 or overexpressing miR-876-5p could inhibit the proliferation and inflammatory response of HaCaT cells induced by TNF-α,and promote cell apoptosis;miR-876-5p inhibitor attenuated the inhibitory effects of silencing MALAT1 on TNF-α-induced HaCaT cell proliferation and inflammatory response,and the promotion on cell apoptosis;MALAT1 targeted and regulated the miR-876-5p/FOXM1 axis.Conclusion:Silencing MALAT1 may inhibit the expression of FOXM1 by up-regulating miR-876-5p,thereby inhibiting the proliferation and inflammatory re-sponse of HaCaT cells induced by TNF-α,and promoting cell apoptosis.

Objectives:To compare the intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring(IONM)results during 3-column osteotomy surgery in severe congenital scoliosis(CS)patients with or without intraspinal anomalies,and to explore the effect of intraspinal anomaly on the incidence of IONM alarm events and postoperative out-comes in CS patients.Methods:Clinical data of patients with severe CS who underwent 3-column osteotomy surgery in our hospital from September 2020 to May 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into two groups according to whether combined with intraspinal anomalies.The basic information,the latency and amplitude of somatosensory evoked potentials(SSEPs)of both lower extremities,amplitude of tran-scranial electric motor evoked potentials(TCeMEPs),as well as the sensitivity and specificity of multimodal IONM were compared between the two groups.The incidence of IONM alarm events and postoperative out-comes were analyzed.Results:A total of 37 patients who met the criteria were included in the study,of which 14 patients combined with intraspinal anomalies,including 8 cases of syringomyelia,2 case of tethered cord,1 case of diastematomyelia,1 case of diastematomyelia combined with tethered cord,and 2 cases of sy-ringomyelia combined with tethered cord.The latency of SSEPs-P3 7 in the concave side lower extremity of CS patients with intraspinal anomalies was significantly longer than that of CS patients without intraspinal anomalies(40.9±3.3ms vs 38.0±3.7ms,P=0.03).In addition,the sensitivity and specificity of multimodal IONM were comparable between the two groups.There was no significant difference in the incidence of abnormal SSEPs,the incidence of IONM alarm events and the incidence of postoperative neurological symptoms between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusions:Multimodal IONM provides excellent monitoring effects in severe CS paitents undergoing 3-column osteotomy surgery.The latency of SSEPs-P37 in the concave side lower ex-tremity of CS patients with intraspinal anomalies was significantly longer than that of CS patients without in-traspinal anomalies.Intraspinal anomalies don't increase the incidence of intraoperative IONM alarm events or the incidence of postoperative neurological complications.

Objective:To analyze the clinical effect of XinjiaHuanglong Decoction add and subtract combined with auricular point sticking on delirium after hip fracture in elderly patients.Methods:Select 80 elderly patients with postoperative delirium after hip fracture admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to June 2024,and divide them into a matched group and an observation group,with 40 cases in each group.The matched group was treated with olanzapine,and the observation group was treated with XinjiaHuanglong Decoction add and subtract combined with auricular point sticking.Inflammatory response indexes(IL-6,TNF-α,hs-CRP)and stress response indexes(dopamine(DA),5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)were detected before and Post-treatment in both groups.Compare the Delirium Rating Scale 98(DRS-R-98)scores,Mini Mental State Examination(MMSE)scores,and duration of delirium between two groups before and Post-treatment,comprehensively evaluate the efficacy,and record the occurrence of adverse reactions.Results:Post-treatment,the DRS-R-98 score in the observation group was lower than that in the matched group,and the MMSE score was higher than that in the matched group(P＜0.05);The duration of delirium in the observation group was shorter than that in the matched group,and the overall effective rate was higher than that in the matched group(P＜0.05).The levels of inflammatory response indicators in the observation group were lower than those in the matched group Post-treatment(P＜0.05);The level of stress response indicators in the observation group was lower than that in the matched group Post-treatment(P＜0.05);There was no difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion:XinjiaHuanglong Decoction add and subtract combined with auricular point sticking has a certain effect on improving delirium after hip fracture in the elderly,and can shorten the duration of delirium,which may be related to reducing inflammation and stress response,and it is safe and worthy of clinical application.