Objective:To analyze the correlation between body fat distribution measured by quantitative CT (QCT) and body mass index in adults receiving physical examination.Methods:It was a cross-sectional study. From January to December 2021, 3 205 adults undergoing physical examination who met the inclusion criteria and underwent chest CT and QCT examination in the health management discipline of Henan Provincial People′s Hospital were selected as the research objects. The general data were collected; and the subcutaneous fat area, visceral fat area, total abdominal fat area, liver fat content, abdominal obesity and fatty liver detection rate were measured by QCT. According to body mass index, the subjects were divided into normal group (18.5-<24.0 kg/m 2, 1 343 cases), overweight group (24.0-<28.0 kg/m 2, 1 427 cases) and obesity group (≥28.0 kg/m 2, 435 cases). One-way analysis of variance and χ2 test were used to compare the differences of QCT indexes among the three groups. Pearson and Spearman correlation analysis were used to evaluate the correlation between QCT indexes and body mass index. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the diagnostic effect of QCT on obesity and fatty liver. Results:Subcutaneous fat area, visceral fat area, total abdominal fat area, liver fat content, abdominal obesity and fatty liver detection rate in obese group were all significantly higher than those in overweight group and normal group [males, (147.60±46.44) vs (104.33±27.68), (73.46±22.65) cm 2; (297.46±54.70) vs (229.40±53.12), (159.57±49.68) cm 2; (445.06±70.24) vs (333.73±62.91), (233.02±61.87) cm 2; 11.30% (7.90%, 15.55%) vs 8.75% (6.50%, 11.70%), 6.60% (4.80%, 8.70%); 100.0% vs 96.0%, 64.0%; 92.9% vs 86.7%, 73.3%; females, (213.96±48.61) vs (155.85±35.31), (107.24±31.01) cm 2; (185.41±43.88) vs (142.48±41.75), (96.56±36.50) cm 2; (399.37±68.07) vs (298.33±56.86), (203.80±57.53) cm 2; 9.80% (6.90%, 13.30%) vs 7.30% (5.05%, 9.80%), 5.40%(3.50%, 7.20%); 96.4% vs 74.8%, 28.9%; 87.3% vs 75.6%, 56.5%], and were all positively correlated with body mass index (males, r/ rs=0.709, 0.738, 0.831, 0.402, 0.464, 0.225; females, r/ rs=0.798, 0.695, 0.841, 0.416, 0.605, 0.276) (all P<0.001). In both male and female subjects, the detection rates of obesity based on QCT were significantly higher than those based on body mass index (male, 86.9% vs 16.6%; female, 49.3% vs 8.9%), and the detection rates of fatty liver based on QCT were significantly higher than those based on ultrasound (male, 83.6% vs 57.1%; female, 65.2% vs 27.6%) (all P<0.001). ROC curve showed that when the visceral fat area of 142 cm 2 was used as the cut-off value for the diagnosis of obesity in male subjects, the sensitivity and specificity was 100% and 15.8%, respectively; and when the cut-off value of liver fat content 5.0% was used to diagnose fatty liver, the sensitivity and specificity was 88.9% and 25.1%, respectively. When the visceral fat area of 115 cm 2 was set as the cut-off value for the diagnosis of obesity in female subjects, the sensitivity and specificity was 96.4% and 55.3%, respectively; when the liver fat content of 5.0% was set as the cut-off value for the diagnosis of fatty liver, the sensitivity and specificity was 83.7% and 43.2%, respectively. Conclusions:The indexes of abdominal fat and liver fat measured by QCT in adults receiving physical examination are all positively correlated with body mass index. The effect of QCT in the diagnosis of obesity and fatty liver are both better than body mass index and ultrasound.

Objective:To analyze the distribution of body fat with quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in people with normal body mass index (BMI).Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in the physical examination population who underwent chest CT and QCT examination in the Department of Health Management, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital from January to December in 2021, and 1 395 physical examination subjects who met the inclusion criteria were selected as the research subjects. The subjects were divided into five groups according to their age. The general data of the subjects were collected. The total abdominal fat area (TFA), visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), total abdominal muscle area (TMA) and muscle fat content (MFC) in the subjects were measured by QCT. One-way analysis of variance, Welch test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the above QCT measurement indexes between the two genders among different age groups with normal BMI. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between VFA and sarcopenia indexes. Multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the relationship between VFA and linear correlation variables in the related indicators of sarcopenia.Results:There were significant differences in TFA, VFA, TMA and SMI among different age groups in subjects with normal BMI (all P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that VFA was negatively correlated with TMA in some age groups (male: 18-39 years group: r=-0.351; 40-49 years group: r=-0.278; 60-69 years group: r=-0.245; female:40-49 years group: r=-0.251; 50-59 years group: r=-0.270;≥70 years group: r=-0.391; all P<0.01); it was negatively correlated with SMI (male: 18-39 years group: r=-0.352; 40-49 years group: r=-0.340; 50-59 years group: r=-0.266; 60-69 years group: r=-0.316; female: 40-49 years group: r=-0.240; 50-59 years group: r=-0.284; all P<0.001); it was positively correlated with MFC (male: 18-39 years group: r=0.342; 40-49 years group: r=0.291; female: 50-59 years group: r=0.133; 60-69 years group: r=0.284; all P<0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that VFA was independently and negatively correlated with SMI in both men and women after adjusting for age interference factors (male B=-1.881, t=-6.025, P<0.001; female B=-0.603, t=-2.887, P=0.004), and it was independently positively correlated with MFC (male B=1.230, t=4.271, P<0.001;female B=0.893, t=3.836, P<0.001). There was an independent negative correlation between VFA and TMA in male subjects ( B=0.263, t=2.478, P=0.013). Conclusions:VFA is correlated with TMA, SMI and MFC in people with normal BMI. Regardless of gender, SMI has a negative effect on VFA, and MFC has a positive effect on VFA.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of shikonin on the proliferation,migration,invasion and apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC803 cells.Methods The MGC803 cells in the logarithmic growth phase were randomly divided into the blank control group,shikonin group,shikonin+insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1)group,and shikonin+LY294002 group.Cells in the blank control group were cultured in drug-free medium,cells in the shikonin group were cultured in the medium containing shikonin with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1,cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were cultured in the medium containing shikonin with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1 and IGF-1 with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1,and cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group were cultured in the medium containing shikonin with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1 and LY294002 with a final concentration of 30 μmol·L-1.After 24 h of culture,the cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8,the cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry,the cell migration was detected by scratch assay,and the cell invasion was detected by Transwell assay.The expression levels of B cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2),Bcl-2 related X protein(Bax),cytochrome C(Cyt C),cleaved caspase-3,cleaved caspase-9,phosphoinositide 3 kinase(PI3K),phosphorylated PI3K(p-PI3K),protein kinase B(PKB),and phosphorylated PKB(p-PKB)proteins were measured by using Western blot.Results The MGC803 cell proliferation inhibition rate and apoptosis rate in the shikonin group were significantly higher than those in the blank control group(P＜0.05);the MGC803 cell proliferation inhibition rate and apoptosis rate in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05);and the MGC803 cell proliferation inhibition rate and apoptosis rate in the shikonin+LY294002 group were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05).The MGC803 cell scratch healing rate and the number of invasive cells in the shikonin group were significantly lower than those in the blank control group(P＜0.05);the MGC803 cell scratch healing rate and the number of invasive cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05);and the MGC803 cell scratch healing rate and the number of invasive cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05).The relative expression level of Bcl-2 protein in MGC803 cells in the shikonin group was significantly lower than that in the blank control group(P＜0.05),while the relative expression levels of Bax,Cyt C,cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9 proteins and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were significantly higher than those in the blank control group(P＜0.05);the relative expression level of Bcl-2 protein in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group was significantly higher than that in the shikonin group(P＜0.05),while the relative expression levels of Bax,Cyt C,cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9 proteins and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05);and the relative expression level of Bcl-2 protein in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group was significantly lower than that in the shikonin group(P＜0.05),while the relative expression levels of Bax,Cyt C,cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9 proteins and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05).The relative expression levels of p-PI3K and p-PKB proteins and the ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-PKB/PKB in MGC803 cells in the shikonin group were significantly lower than those in the blank control group(P＜0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression levels of PI3K and PKB proteins in MGC803 cells between the shikonin group and the blank control group(P＞0.05);the relative expression levels of p-PI3K and p-PKB proteins and the ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-PKB/PKB in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression levels of PI3K and PKB proteins in MGC803 cells between the shikonin+IGF-1 group and the shikonin group(P＞0.05);and the relative expression levels of p-PI3K and p-PKB proteins and the ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-PKB/PKB in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P＜0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression levels of PI3K and PKB proteins in MGC803 cells between the shikonin+LY294002 group and the shikonin group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Shikonin can inhibit the proliferation,migration and invasion and promote the apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC803 cells,which may be related to its inhibition of the PI3K/PKB signaling pathway.

Objective To explore the correlations of lumbar bone mineral density(BMD)and metabolic syndrome(MS)in adult males.Methods Data of low dose chest CT and quantitative CT of 13 490 adult males were retrospectively analyzed,and lumbar BMD were measured to judge whether MS existed and the degree of MS,and the correlations of lumbar BMD with MS or not and the degree of MS,as well as of lumbar BMD value and the related indicators of MS were assessed.Taken lumbar BMD as the dependent variable,the age,low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),blood uric acid(BUA),hemoglobin(Hb)and MS or not were included in multiple linear regression analysis to observe the impact of MS and related indicators on lumbar BMD.Results Among 13 490 adult males,3 900 were found with MS(MS group),while 9 590 were found without MS(non-MS group).Significant difference of lumbar BMD was detected between groups(P=0.001).Lumbar BMD values were negatively correlated with MS(rs=-0.025,P=0.004)and the degree of MS(rs=-0.038,P＜0.001),whereas positively correlated with abdominal obesity,high triglyceride and low HDL-C or not(rs=0.024,0.061,0.036,all P＜0.001)but negatively correlated with hypertension and hyperglycemia or not(rs=-0.135,-0.104,both P＜0.05).After adjustment of age,lumbar BMD of adult males was negatively correlated with MS or not as well as LDL-C(both P＜0.05),but positively correlated with BUA and Hb(both P＜0.001).Conclusion Lumbar BMD was associated with MS in adult males.

Objective:To analyze the association between visceral fat area (VFA) and fatty liver based on quantitative CT (QCT) in people receiving health examination with normal body mass index (BMI).Methods:A cross-sectional study. A total of 1 305 physical examiners who underwent chest CT and QCT examination in the Department of Health Management of Henan Provincial People′s Hospital from January to December 2021 were retrospectively selected as subjects. The physical components at the central level of the lumbar two cone were measured with QCT, including subcutaneous fat area (SFA), VFA and liver fat content (LFC). And the metabolic indexes, such as blood lipids and blood glucose, were collected. The t-test and χ2 test were used to analyze the correlation between the detection rate of fatty live and LFCr and age and gender. According to level of VFA (<100 cm 2, 100-150 cm 2 and≥150 cm 2), the subjects were divided into three groups, and one-way ANOVA and χ2 test were used in comparison between groups. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the correlation between VFA and metabolic indexes and LFC. Results:Of the 1 305 subjects, there were 634 males and 671 females. The detection rate of fatty liver in normal BMI population was 65.67%, and it was 72.71% and 59.02% respectively in men and women ( χ2=27.12, P<0.001), and the detection rate of fatty liver and LFC increased with age (both P<0.05). With the increase of VFA, the age, BMI, SFA, LFC, total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), fasting blood glucose (FBG), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood uric acid and prevalence of fatty liver increased (all P<0.05), and the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) decreased ( P<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that after adjustment for age factors, regardless of male or female, LFC was independently positively related with VFA, BMI, and ALT (male β=0.206, 0.145, 0.174, female β=0.194, 0.150, 0.184; all P<0.05). FBG was positively correlated with male independently ( β=0.134; P<0.001). The indicators related to female independently were TC, TG, and blood uric acid ( β=-0.121, 0.145, 0.141, all P<0.05) Conclusion:In the population receiving health examination with normal BMI, the VFA measured by QCT technique is closely related to fatty liver.

Objective:To analyze the correlation between quantified body fat distribution measured by computed tomography (CT) and blood lipids in overweight and obese individuals undergoing physical examinations.Methods:In this retrospective cohort study, a total of 3 463 physical examination subjects who underwent chest CT combined with quantified CT examination in the Department of Health Management at Henan Provincial People′s Hospital from January to December 2021 were selected using a comprehensive sampling method. The subjects were divided into three groups: normal group (1, 424 cases), overweight group (1, 531 cases), and obese group (508 cases) based on their body mass index: 18.5 to <24.0 kg/m 2, 24.0 to <28.0 kg/m 2, and≥28.0 kg/m 2, respectively. General information, blood lipid parameters, and different body fat distributions measured by quantified CT (subcutaneous fat area, visceral fat area, total abdominal fat area, liver fat content, muscle fat content) were collected in the three groups. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare differences in body fat distribution and blood lipid parameters, and Pearson correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the correlation between body fat distribution and blood lipids. Results:In the obese group, compared to the normal and overweight groups, subcutaneous fat area, visceral fat area, total abdominal fat area, liver fat content, muscle fat content, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglyceride levels were significantly higher [males: (152.80±49.27) vs (72.94±22.68), (103.79±28.30) cm 2; (287.95±57.55) vs (156.36±49.40), (224.67±53.10) cm 2; (440.75±72.44) vs (229.31±62.01), (328.46±62.77) cm 2; (12.92±8.61)% vs (6.82±3.31)%, (9.39±4.88)%; (9.06±9.34)% vs (4.55±5.06)%, (6.70±6.73)%; (6.52±0.94) vs (4.87±1.03), (6.27±0.96) mmol/L; (3.05±0.76) vs (2.92±0.86), (2.97±0.77) mmol/L; (2.34±1.42) vs (1.53±0.82), (1.99±1.28) mmol/L; females: (213.82±46.87) vs (104.69±30.62), (155.05±34.90) cm 2; (184.88±46.54) vs (90.67±34.09), (138.92±42.06) cm 2; (398.71±71.28) vs (195.37±55.32), (293.97±57.05) cm 2; (11.36±6.34)% vs (5.51±3.02)%, (7.98±4.77)%; (7.44±7.60)% vs (3.70±3.90)%, (5.56±5.94)%; (5.27±0.96) vs (5.04±0.86), (5.11±0.96) mmol/L; (3.26±0.84) vs (2.92±0.79), (3.01±0.74) mmol/L; (1.74±0.69) vs (1.27±0.65), (1.57±0.77) mmol/L], while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly lower [males: (1.17±0.19) vs (1.38±0.28), (1.25±0.25) mmol/L; females: (1.36±0.22) vs (1.59±0.32), (1.42±0.27) mmol/L] (all P<0.001). In males, the visceral fat area and total abdominal fat area in the overweight group were positively correlated with triglycerides ( r=0.175, 0.113) and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.125, -0.113), while liver fat content was positively correlated with total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglycerides ( r=0.083, 0.075, 0.206) and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.093) (all P<0.05). In the obese group, the liver fat content was positively correlated with triglycerides ( r=0.170) and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.166) in males (both P<0.05). In females, the visceral fat area and total abdominal fat area in the overweight group were positively correlated with total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglycerides (visceral fat area: r=0.129, 0.160, 0.348; total abdominal fat area: r=0.121, 0.130, 0.283) and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.264, -0.173), while liver fat content was positively correlated with triglycerides ( r=0.352) and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.195) (all P<0.05). In the obese group, the visceral fat area was positively correlated with triglycerides ( r=0.213) and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.223) in females (both P<0.05). Conclusion:Blood lipids are correlated with body fat distribution in overweight and obese individuals undergoing physical examinations, and the degree of correlation varies between different genders and body regions, with triglycerides showing the strongest correlation with liver fat content.

Objective:To explore the surgical method and clinical effect of craniopharyngioma resection through the cockscomb approach.Methods:A retrospective case-control study was conducted from December 2010 to May 2018.The clinical data, imaging data and follow-up data of 101 patients with craniopharyngioma confirmed by pathology by pathology after resection of the frontal floor longitudinal fissure through the crow′s comb approach were performed in Department of Neurosurgery, Sanbo Brain Hospital Capital Medical University.The total tumor resection rate, mortality and complications were analyzed by statistical methods.Results:Through this approach, the total resection rate of tumor was 90.1%(91/101), and the mortality was 1.9%(2/101). The most common postoperative complications were disturbance of sodium metabolism (54.5%(55/101)).Conclusion:Sub-frontal longitudinal fissure crista galli approach can safely and thoroughly remove the tumor and avoid the injury of the hypothalamus and its surrounding tissues as far as possible.

As a representative member of the Rho family, RhoA plays an important role in the oncogenesis and development of malignant tumors. According to previous studies, RhoA functions as a key regulator in mediating actin polymerization, cytoskeletal structure remodeling, cell polarity changes, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and so on. RhoA can promote multiple malignant phenotypes of tumor cells, such as migration, invasion, etc. At present, mainstream research believes that RhoA functions as oncogene in the carcinogenesis of tumors. Downregulated RhoA can inhibit tumor growth and progression, which can be used as a potential target for clinical anti-tumor therapy.

Objective To report a new surgical approach (modified anconeus flap approach) in which the anconeus and part of triceps are reflected in the treatment of distal intercondylar humerus fracture (AO type C).Methods To design the modified anconeus flap approach,the anatomy of the distal tendon of the triceps brachii and the anconeus was studied using 15 cadaveric adult specimens (30 sides).The new surgical approach was compared with the triceps-reflecting anconeus pedicle (TRAP) approach in terms of the area of exposure at the distal humeral articular surface.Furthermore,the new surgical approach was applied in 16 patients who had been treated for intercondylar humerus fracture (AO type C) from May 2005 to May 2013.The clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Mayo elbow performance score (MEPS) and Broberg-Morrey scoring systems.Results The blood supply and innervation of the anconeus was interrupted minimally during incision along the radical edge of triceps tendon.The area of exposure at the distal humeral articular surface provided by the part triceps and anconeus reflecting approach and the medial humerus approach was 42.66％ ± 0.03％ at the elbow flexion from 0° to 50°.This was significantly smnaller than that provided by the TRAP approach (46.11％ ±0.03％) (P ＜0.05).Of the 16 patients,15 obtained complete follow-ups from 6 months to 4 years(average,16.5 months).The mean MEPS at the last follow-up was 90.5 points (range,from 82 to 93 points),with 10 excellent and 4 good cases and one poor case.The Broberg & Morrey score system showed 11 patients with no articular cartilage degeneration (level-0),3 patients with level-1 degeneration,and 2 patients with level-2 degeneration.Conclusion The modified anconeus flap approach proposed in the present study provides clear surgical vision and needs no olecranon osteotomy or olecranon dissection or ablation of the major triceps brachii tendon for intercondylar humerus fractures,thereby leading to early active motion and satisfactory clinical outcomes.

Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics of and the treatment efficacy of intracranial infections after ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures.Methods Among the hydrocephalus patients who were treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt from January 2013 to January 2016,there were seven cases that had an intracranial infection,but the patients and their families refused to remove shunt devices.Before the cerebrospinal fluid bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test results were available for the intracranial infection patients,their cerebrospinal fluid was drained through continuous lumbar drainage.After the bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test results had come out,they were treated with the intrathecal injection of sensitive antibiotics when necessary.Results Three patients were cured after lumbar drainage and intrathecal injection of antibiotics,showed by the follow-up six months later.One patient exhibited clinical symptoms of infection in a follow-up recheck two months later after removal of the lumbar shunt.Two patients implanted shunt devices again after the removal of the shunt devices during hospitalization.One patient died.Conclusion The lumbar drainage is an effective measure with clinical values for infections caused by not removing shunts after ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures.