BACKGROUND:Psoralen has a strong anti-osteoporotic activity and may have a restorative effect on chemotherapy-induced osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE:To explore the restorative effect of psoralen on the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in mice inhibited by cyclophosphamide and its mechanism. METHODS:C57BL/6 mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were isolated and cultured.Effect of psoralen on viability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells was detected by MTT assay.Osteogenic induction combined with alkaline phosphatase staining was used to determine the optimal dose of psoralen to restore the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells inhibited by cyclophosphamide.The mRNA expression levels of Runx2,alkaline phosphatase,Osteocalcin,osteoprotegerin,and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway-related genes Wnt1,Wnt4,Wnt10b,β-catenin,and c-MYC were measured by RT-qPCR at different time points under the intervention with psoralen.The protein expression of osteogenic specific transcription factor Runx2 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway related genes Active β-catenin,DKK1,c-MYC,and Cyclin D1 was determined by western blot assay at different time points under the intervention with psoralen. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)There was no significant effect of different concentrations of psoralen on the viability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.The best recovery of the inhibition of osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells caused by cyclophosphamide was under the intervention of psoralen at a concentration of 200 μmol/L.(2)Psoralen reversed the reduction in osteogenic differentiation marker genes Runx2,alkaline phosphatase,Osteocalcin and osteoprotegerin mRNA expression and Runx2 protein expression in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells caused by cyclophosphamide conditioned medium.(3)Psoralen reversed the decrease in Wnt/β-catenin pathway-related genes Wnt4,β-catenin,c-MYC mRNA and Active β-catenin,c-MYC,and Cyclin D1 protein expression and the increase in DKK1 protein expression in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells caused by cyclophosphamide conditioned medium.(4)The results showed that cyclophosphamide inhibited osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in mice,and psoralen had a restorative effect on it.The best intervention effect was achieved at a concentration of 200 μmol/L psoralen,and this protective effect might be related to the activation of Wnt4/β-catenin signaling pathway by psoralen.

Objective To establish a method to simultaneously determinate cobalt, nickel, arsenic, molybdenum, silver, cadmium and lead in blood and urine using inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS). Methods The blood samples were diluted 20 times with a mixed solution of nitric acid (0.10% V/V) and Triton X-100 (0.02% V/V). The urine samples were diluted 10 times with nitric acid (1.00% V/V). Yttrium-89, rhodium-103, and lutetium-175 were used as internal standards to decrease matrix interference, and either On-Mass mode or Mass-Shift mode was used to decrease mass spectrometry interference, with detection by ICP-MS/MS. Results The linear ranges of the seven elements were 0.100-10.000 μg/L, with the correlation coefficient >0.999 9. The detection limits for the seven elements in the blood and urine were 0.003-0.021 and 0.003-0.031 μg/L, respectively, and the minimum quantification limits were 0.009-0.064 and 0.009-0.094 μg/L, respectively. The recovery rates were 96.64%-102.90% and 96.34%-104.50% for the blood and urine, respectively. The within-run relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 0.32%-2.33% and 0.25%-2.31%, and the between-run RSDs were 1.07%-3.81% and 1.30%-3.62% for blood and urine, respectively. The samples were stable at 4 ℃ for at least 14 days. Conclusion ICP-MS/MS is a simple, sensitive, and accurate method for rapid detection of seven heavy metal elements in the blood and urine of occupational hazard-exposed workers.

Objective:To investigate the value of digital medical 3D technology versus traditional 2D technology in the diagnosis and treatment of solid abdominal tumors in children. Methods:A total of 80 children with solid abdominal tumors who received surgical treatment guided by digital medical 3D technology at Guigang People's Hospital from January 2018 to January 2022 were included in the observation group. An additional 80 children with solid abdominal tumors who received surgical treatment guided by traditional 2D technology at the same hospital from January 2014 to December 2017 were included in the control group. Clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups.Results:The surgical time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative exhaust time, postoperative hospital stay in the observation group were (111.8 ± 28.9) minutes, (26.8 ± 25.2) mL, (2.2 ± 1.2) days, (7.5 ± 1.4) days, respectively, which were significantly shorter or less than those in the control group [(193.1 ± 66.0) minutes, (86.2 ± 47.0) mL, (3.7 ± 0.9) days, (12.2 ± 3.5) days, t = 7.00, 6.88, 5.87, 7.53, all P < 0.05]. The complete surgical resection rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group [92.5% (74/80) vs. 81.3% (65/80), χ2 = 4.44, P < 0.05]. The incidence of complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group [6.3% (5/80) vs. 16.3% (13/80), χ2 = 4.00, P < 0.05]. Conclusion:The utilization of digital medical 3D technology in the surgical treatment of solid abdominal tumors in children can markedly decrease surgical time, reduce intraoperative blood loss, promote postoperative recovery, achieve a high surgical resection rate, and minimize postoperative complications.

Objective:To establish an evaluation model for occupational hazard prevention and control levels in coal mines, to explore the combination of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, to evaluate the overall situation of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines.Methods:In November 2021, Collect information of occupational hazards and their prevention and control status in 30 coal mines. AHP model was first constructed for the elements of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines. Then, the AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was applied to comprehensively evaluate and grade the occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines, using the principles of maximum membership and weighted average.Results:The hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results for typical coal mine were basically consistent with its occupational hazard prevention and control situation. The dust prevention and control situation was good, the noise prevention and control situation is average, the occupational health monitoring situation was good, the occupational health management situation was average, and the overall level of occupational hazard prevention and control was good.Conclusion:The hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model for occupational hazard prevention and control levels, combined with the principles of maximum membership and weighted average, can objectively evaluate and reflect the overall situation of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines.

Objective:To establish an evaluation model for occupational hazard prevention and control levels in coal mines, to explore the combination of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, to evaluate the overall situation of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines.Methods:In November 2021, Collect information of occupational hazards and their prevention and control status in 30 coal mines. AHP model was first constructed for the elements of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines. Then, the AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was applied to comprehensively evaluate and grade the occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines, using the principles of maximum membership and weighted average.Results:The hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results for typical coal mine were basically consistent with its occupational hazard prevention and control situation. The dust prevention and control situation was good, the noise prevention and control situation is average, the occupational health monitoring situation was good, the occupational health management situation was average, and the overall level of occupational hazard prevention and control was good.Conclusion:The hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model for occupational hazard prevention and control levels, combined with the principles of maximum membership and weighted average, can objectively evaluate and reflect the overall situation of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines.

Objective To explore the evaluation value of serum levels of aquaporin 4(AQP4),decorin(DCN),and Apelin in the diagnosis and pathological staging of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP).Methods A total of 64 ROP children(128 eyes)who received treatment in the hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were collected as the ROP group,while 64 premature infants of the same birth age without ROP((128 eyes)were regarded as the normal group.Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was applied to meas-ure the levels of serum AQP4,DCN,and Apelin.Multivariate Logistic regression was applied to analyze the factors that affected the occurrence of ROP.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was applied to ana-lyze the diagnostic value of serum AQP4,DCN,and Apelin in the occurrence and pathological staging of ROP.Results Compared with the normal group,the birth weight in the ROP group was obviously reduced(P＞0.05).The serum levels of AQP4,DCN,and Apelin in the ROP group were obviously higher than those in the normal group(P＜0.05).The serum levels of AQP4,DCN,and Apelin in children with ROP at different pathological stages showed statistically significant differences(P＜0.05).According to multivariate Logistic regression analysis,AQP4,DCN,and Apelin were risk factors affecting the occurrence of ROP(P＜0.05),while birth weight was a protective factor affecting the occurrence of ROP(P＜0.05).The combination of se-rum AQP4,DCN,and Apelin had the largest area under the curve(AUC)for the diagnosis of ROP,which was superior to the individual diagnosis of serum AQP4,DCN,and Apelin(Zcombination-AQP4=3.018,P=0.003,Zcombination-DCN=2.306,P=0.021,Zcombination-Apelin=3.301,P=0.001).The combination of serum AQP4,DCN,and Apelin had the largest AUC for the diagnosis of pathological staging of ROP,which was superior to the indi-vidual diagnosis of serum AQP4,DCN,and Apelin(ZcombinationAQP4=2.735,P=0.006,Zcombination-DCN=2.228,P=0.026,Zcombination-Apelm=2.594,P=0.001).Conclusion The serum levels of AQP4,DCN,and Apelin in children with ROP are obviously increased,and the combination of the three could better diagnose the occurrence of ROP and evaluate the pathological staging.

Objective:To analyze the clinicopathological features of solitary papillary thyroid isthmus carcinoma (SPTIC) and the therapeutic effect and prognosis of different surgical methods.Methods:A total of 161 patients with SPTIC who underwent surgical treatment in the Department of Thyroid Surgery of the First Hospital of Jilin University from Dec. 2012 to Oct. 2021 were selected. Gender, age, body mass index and pathology of the patients were collected and the clinicopathological characteristics of SPTIC were analyzed. They were divided into three groups according to different surgical methods: group A underwent isthmic excision, group B underwent extended isthmic excision, and group C underwent total thyroidectomy. There were 47 patients in group A (8 males and 39 females with an average age of 42.6±9.1 years), 50 patients in group B (11 males and 39 females with an average age of 45.3±11.3 years), and 64 patients in group C (10 males and 54 females with an average age of 46.9±11.4 years). The clinicopathological features and therapeutic effect of the three groups were compared by ANOVA, multiple local rank sum test, χ2 test or Fisher's exact probability method, and the recurrence rate and recurrence free survival (RFS) of the three groups were compared after a follow-up of 6 to 126 months. Results:Among the 161 patients with SPTIC, 132 (82.0%) were female, 130 (80.7%) were younger than 55 years old, BMI (25.1±3.6) kg/m 2, 124 (77.0%) were combined with capsule invasion. There were 53 cases (32.9%) with central lymph node metastasis (CLNM). Subgroup analysis showed that the proportion of males in patients with tumor diameter > 1 cm, the proportion of patients with BMI≥26.0 kg/m 2, the rate of capsular invasion, the rate of extrandular invasion and the rate of CLNM were higher (30.0% vs. 14.0%, P=0.023; 60.0% vs. 33.9%, P=0.004; 97.5% vs. 70.2%, P< 0.001; 42.5% vs. 9.9%, P<0.001; 50.0% vs. 27.3%, P=0.008) ; The CLNM rate was higher in male patients with BMI≥26.0 kg/m 2 and tumor diameter > 1 cm (28.3% vs. 13.0%, P=0.017; 52.8% vs. 34.3%, P=0.024; 37.7% vs. 18.5%, P=0.008). Compared with groups A and B, group C had longer hospitalization days, higher hospitalization costs, longer operation time, more postoperative drainage flow and higher incidence of postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and the differences were statistically significant (all P< 0.05). Groups A and B were similar in all aspects, with no statistical significance ( P> 0.05 for all). During the follow-up, 3 patients in both group A and B relapsed, while no patients in group C relapsed, and there were no statistically significant differences in the recurrence rate ( P=0.059) or RFS ( P=0.082) among the three groups. Conclusions:The majority of SPTIC were microcarcinomas, but the incidence of tumor combined with capsule invasion was higher, and the tumor size of more than 1 cm was more invasive (capsule invasion rate and extrathyroid invasion rate were higher). SPTIC should be treated as conservatively as possible (isthmic excision or enlarged isthmic excision) .

The correlation between hearing loss (HL) and physical performance in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) remains poorly investigated. This study explored the association between HL and physical performance in patients on MHD. Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2020 and April 2021 in seven hemodialysis centers in Shanghai and Suzhou, China. The hearing assessment was performed using pure-tone average (PTA). Physical performance was assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), handgrip strength, and gait speed. Results: Finally, 838 adult patients (male, 516 [61.6%]; 61.2 ± 2.6 years) were enrolled. Among them, 423 (50.5%) had mild to profound HL (male, 48.6% and female, 53.4%). Patients with HL had poorer physical performance than patients without HL (p < 0.001). TUGT was positively correlated with PTA (r = 0.265, p < 0.001), while handgrip strength and gait speed were negatively correlated with PTA (r = –0.356, p < 0.001 and r = –0.342, p < 0.001, respectively). Physical performance in patients aged <60 years showed significant dose-response relationships with HL. After adjusting for confounders, the odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for HL across the TUGT quartiles (lowest to highest) were 1.00 (reference), 1.15 (0.73–1.81), 1.69 (1.07–2.70), and 2.87 (1.69–4.88) (p for trend = 0.005). Conclusion: Lower prevalence of HL was associated with a faster TUGT and a stronger handgrip strength in patients on MHD.

BACKGROUND: LY01005 (Goserelin acetate sustained-release microsphere injection) is a modified gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist injected monthly. This phase III trial study aimed to evaluated the efficacy and safety of LY01005 in Chinese patients with prostate cancer. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial across 49 sites in China. This study included 290 patients with prostate cancer who received either LY01005 or goserelin implants every 28 days for three injections. The primary efficacy endpoints were the percentage of patients with testosterone suppression ≤50 ng/dL at day 29 and the cumulative probability of testosterone ≤50 ng/dL from day 29 to 85. Non-inferiority was prespecified at a margin of -10%. Secondary endpoints included significant castration (≤20 ng/dL), testosterone surge within 72 h following repeated dosing, and changes in luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and prostate specific antigen levels. RESULTS: On day 29, in the LY01005 and goserelin implant groups, testosterone concentrations fell below medical-castration levels in 99.3% (142/143) and 100% (140/140) of patients, respectively, with a difference of -0.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], -3.9% to 2.0%) between the two groups. The cumulative probabilities of maintaining castration from days 29 to 85 were 99.3% and 97.8%, respectively, with a between-group difference of 1.5% (95% CI, -1.3% to 4.4%). Both results met the criterion for non-inferiority. Secondary endpoints were similar between groups. Both treatments were well-tolerated. LY01005 was associated with fewer injection-site reactions than the goserelin implant (0% vs . 1.4% [2/145]). CONCLUSION: LY01005 is as effective as goserelin implants in reducing testosterone to castration levels, with a similar safety profile. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04563936.
Humans ; Male ; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use* ; East Asian People ; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/agonists* ; Goserelin/therapeutic use* ; Prostate-Specific Antigen ; Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy* ; Testosterone

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological and etiological characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Tongren City during 2018 to 2022, so as to provide the reference for HFMD effective prevention and control. Methods: Monitoring data on HFMD in Tongren City from 2018 to 2022 was collected from National Infectious Disease Reporting Information Management System. Descriptive epidemiological method was conducted on the data analysis. Results: A total of 14 376 cases of HFMD were reported in Tongren City during 2018 to 2022, the average annual incidence rate of HFMD was 89.43/100 000. Totally 47 severe cases were reported, accounting for 0.33% of the total cases. The incidence rates of HFMD were generally declining trend during 2018 to 2022 (124.68/100 000, 95.37/100 000, 78.50/100 000, 61.63/100 000, 87.80/100 000) ( χ 2 trend =393.05, P <0.01), mainly occurred during April to July (48.13%), among children under 5 years old (95.72%). During 2018 to 2022, a total of 967 laboratory diagnosed cases reported in different years, regions, age groups showed significant differences in pathogen composition ratio ( χ 2=169.62, 456.65 , 167.96, P <0.05). From 2018 to 2022, the dominant pathogen of HFMD was constantly changing. Other enteroviruses were the dominant epidemic strains in 2018 and 2022 (33.04%, 37.62%), CoxA 6 was the dominant epidemic strain in 2019 to 2020 ( 68.75 %, 50.78%), and CoxA16 was the dominant epidemic strain in 2021(43.30%).In 2018, one case was infected with CoxA16 and EV71.The difference of pathogen composition ratio varied in different years ( χ 2=169.62, P <0.01). Conclusions The prevalence of HFMD in Tongren City has showed a declining trend during 2018 to 2022, and the dominant strain of HFMD has changed in recent years. The pathogen monitoring of HFMD should be strengthened to timely grasp the distribution and changes of pathogens, so as to provide a basis for the precise prevention and control of HFMD.