Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the global population, and its pathological mechanism is closely associated with inflammation and coagulation-nutrient imbalance. The C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR) and fibrinogen/albumin ratio (FAR), as novel composite inflammatory markers, provide more comprehensive outcome prediction tools in patients with AIS by integrating information on systemic inflammation severity and nutritional status. This article reviews the clinical value of CAR and FAR in predicting early neurological deterioration, hemorrhagic transformation, stroke associated pneumonia, and poor outcome in patients with AIS, providing a scientific basis for optimizing early risk stratification and clinical intervention in patients with AIS.

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode led by fast-track specialist nurses on patients with acute ischemic stroke(AIS).Methods This study involved 124 AIS patients who underwent intravenous thrombolytic therapy in the Department of Emergency of our hospital from March 2021 to February 2023.Among the patients,61 admitted between March 2021 and February 2022 received conventional AIS thrombolytic therapy were assigned to a control group.While the 63 patients who received AIS thrombolytic therapy under the specialist nurse-led intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode between March 2022 and February 2023 were assigned to an observation group.The two groups were compared in terms of the time from admission to completion of CT examination,time for signing the informed consent for thrombolytic therapy,door to needle time and percentage of DTN<60 minutes,as well as the post-thrombolysis scores according to the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)and satisfaction to medical consultation.Results The observation group exhibited a significantly shorter time from admission to completion of CT examination,a shorter time for signing an informed consent for thrombolytic therapy,a shorter door to needle time and a higher percentage of DTN<60 minutes,all with significant difference in comparison with those in the control group.After thrombolysis,the NIHSS score of the observation group decreased more than that of the control group(P<0.05).The patients and their families in the observation group reported significantly higher satisfaction compared to those in the control group(both P<0.05).Conclusion The fast-track specialist nurse-led intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode demonstrates the superiority in reduction of the time from admission to completion of CT examination,time for signing an informed consent for thrombolytic therapy,door to needle time and the NIHSS scores,higher percentage of DTN<60 minutes as well as improvement of patient satisfaction.

Objective To develop an expert consensus on artificial airway humidification care in critical adult patients(refer as"Consensus"hereafter)for a standardised procedure of artificial airway humidification.Methods Reviews of domestic and international literatures relevant to artificial airway humidification care in critical adult patients were conducted.Clinical experiences of medical and nursing experts were taken into consideration.Two rounds of expert consultations were conducted to finalise the Consensus.Results Various aspects were studied including concepts,targeted range of temperature and humidification,methods of humidification,selection of humidification liquid and methods for evaluation of humidification effectiveness.The Consensus was applicable to the management of humidification of artificial airway in critical adult patients.Conclusions The Consensus exhibits a certain level of scientific rigor and practical applicability.It serves as a theoretical basis and practical guide to clinical nursing personnel in the management of artificial airway humidification.

Objective To explore the humidification effects between the humidifiers Venturi high-flow oxygen therapy(HVHF)and the high-flow humidified oxygen therapy in the treatment of patients with tracheotomy after the withdrawal of ventilator,and analyse the humidification performance and effect of airway humidification on the two oxygen therapies hence to provide an objective basis for selection of a humidified oxygen therapy.Methods A total of 146 ICU patients who had tracheotomy and completely withdrawal of ventilator in a general hospital in Shenzhen from July 2020 to December 2021 were randomly divided into trial group(n=73)and control group(n=73).With identical speed of airflow,patients in the trial groups were treated with HVHF and the patients of control group were offered with high-flow humidified oxygen therapy via AIRVOTM2.Data of the two groups were compared at the time points of days 0,2,7 and 14 in terms of absolute humidity(AH),relative humidity(RH),temperature(T)),sputum viscosity,arterial partial pressure of oxygen(PaO2),arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide(PaCO2),oxygenation index(PaO2/FIO2)and the incidence of pulmonary infection.Results In the study,total of 61 patients in the control group and 72 patients in the trial group completed the high-flow humidified oxygen therapies,due to tubing detachments in 12 and 1 patients in the two groups,respectively.Repeated-Measures ANOVA analysis showed that,in both groups,there was a time effect(P<0.05)between the absolute humidity,relative humidity,temperature of the gas,PaO2,PaCO2,and PaO2/FiO2 at different time points.PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 in both groups showed interactions at different time points(P<0.05).PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 in the trial group were better than those in the control group at the time points of days 2,7 and 14(P<0.05).On days 2,7 and 14,the viscosity of sputum in the intervention group was better than that in the control group,and the incidence of pulmonary infection in the trial group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusions HVHF and AIRVOTM2 both exhibit no obvious difference in gas humidification via high-flow humidification oxygen therapy in the patients with tracheotomy after withdrawal of ventilator.However,HVHF is superior to AIRVOTM2 in terms of improving airway humidification and oxygenation as well as reducing lung infection.Therefore,it is suggested that an HVHF is preferable for high-flow humidified oxygen therapy in treating the patients with tracheotomy after the withdrawal of ventilator.

Bipolar androgen therapy (BAT), as a new therapy, can effectively reduce the serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level of a part of patients with castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), delay tumor progression, improve their quality of life and restore the sensitivity to drug therapy. This paper will review the background, possible mechanism, clinical research progress and development prospect of BAT.

Objective:To investigate the role of miRNA-4298/PADI4/p53 signal axis in mediating 4f-induced apoptosis of leukemia cells.Methods:The cell growth density was observed under inverted microscope and the proliferation of leukemia cells was detected by CCK-8 counting assay. The expression of PADI4 and P53 at mRNA level was detected by qRT-PCR. Cell cycle and apoptosis were measured with flow cytometry. The expression of PADI4, P53, Bcl-2, Bax, caspase-3 and caspase-9 at protein level was detected by Western blot. Differential miRNA and mRNA expression profiles was detected by next generation sequencing. Databases such as TargetScan were used to predict the potential upstream and downstream genes of PADI4. A luciferase reporter assay was used to detect the 3′UTR of PADI4 targeted by miRNA-4298. Cell transfection assay was used to detect the effect siRNA, PADI4 vector, miRNA mimics and miRNA inhibitor in interference and rescue.Results:Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) inhibitor 4f could inhibit the proliferation of THP-1, K562 and U937 cells, and induce the apoptosis of these leukemia cells. It downregulated the expression of PADI4 mainly through the binding activity of miRNA-4298 to miRNA sponges, which resulted in the proliferation inhibition and apoptosis of leukemia cells. The inhibited proliferation and apoptosis of leukemia cells by 4f were associated with the increase of P53 expression after the decrease of PADI4 expression. The PADI4-dependent upregulation of P53 led to the ratio inversion of downstream Bcl-2/Bax, which activated caspase-3 or caspase-9 to induce the apoptosis of leukemia cells.Conclusions:The apoptosis of leukemia cells induced by Nrf2 inhibitor 4f was mainly associated with the miRNA-4298/PADI4/p53 axis, suggesting that it might be a novel signaling pathway for targeted therapy.

The incidence of prostate cancer is increasing year by year in China. People with BRCA mutation are at high risk of prostate cancer. However, there is no clear and effective treatment for mHSPC with high metastatic load carrying BRCA mutation. In this study, we report a mHSPC patient with high metastatic burden and germline BRCA1 gene mutation who rapidly progressed to mCRPC after traditional CAB therapy and then received ADT combined with abiraterone and achieved significant PSA response, suggesting that ADT combined with abiraterone may be an effective therapy for mHSPC patients with BRCA1 germline mutation.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between inositol level and glycolipid metabolism in gravidas with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 80 GDM cases undergoing routine examination at Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital from November 2018 to August 2019, who were selected as GDM groups. Another 50 women with uncomplicated pregnancies during the same period were selected as the control group. Blood and urine inositol level and serum glycolipid profiles were compared between the two groups, and their association was analyzed. Independent or paired-sample t test, Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square (or Fisher's exact) test, and Pearson correlation test were performed for statistical analysis. Results:The serum inositol concentration and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the GDM group were significantly lower [322.1 ng/ml (279.1-364.1 ng/ml) vs 403.8 ng/ml (391.8-425.3 ng/ml), Z=-7.879; 1.8 mmol/L (1.5-2.0 mmol/L) vs 2.0 mmol/L (1.7-2.2 mmol/L), Z=-2.419; both P<0.05], while the concentration of urine inositol, lipoprotein-a (lipo-a), 0 h-, 1 h-, 2 h-oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glucose, fasting insulin, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were significantly higher when comparing to the control group [192.2 ng/ml (171.0-219.9 ng/ml) vs 143.8 ng/ml (121.1-158.6 ng/ml), Z=-6.834; 253.2 mg/L (65.0-349.0 mg/L) vs 148.5 mg/L(46.5-159.3 mg/L), Z=-0.187; 5.0 mmol/L (5.1-5.6 mmol/L) vs 4.4 mmol/L (4.2-4.6 mmol/L), Z=-5.547; 10.0 mmol/L (9.1-11.3 mmol/L) vs 7.8 mmol/L (7.0-8.4 mmol/L), Z=-6.987; 8.6 mmol/L(7.6-9.4 mmol/L) and 6.6 mmol/L (5.7-7.1 mmol/L), Z=-7.100; 18.2 mU/L(10.6-25.9 mU/L) vs 11.0 mU/L (6.3-12.7 mU/L), Z=-4.537; 5.4%(4.5%-5.5%) vs 5.1%(4.9%-5.4%), Z=-3.468; all P<0.05]. (2) Serum inositol concentration was negatively correlated with fasting insulin and 0 h-, 1 h-, 2 h- OGTT glucose level ( r=-0.386, -0.416, -0.350 and -0.407, respectively); urinary inositol concentration was positively correlated with 0 h-, 1 h-, 2 h-OGTT glucose levels ( r=0.402, 0.389 and 0.429, respectively) (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Serum inositol concentration was decreased, and urinary inositol excretion was increased in women with GDM. Measurement of changes in inositol levels during the second trimester may be helpful to assess the metabolic status of pregnant women.

Objective To investigate the value of endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) and MRI examination in the preoperative evaluation of T staging and circumferential resection margin (CRM) of rectal cancer.Methods The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 193 patients [122 males and 71 females,age (60± 12)years with the range of 26-90 years] who underwent radical resection of rectal cancer at the First Hospital of Jilin University from May 2016 to January 2018 were collected.All patients underwent ERUS and MRI examination before surgery,total mesorectal excision during surgery and postoperative pathological examination.Postoperative pathological results as the gold standard,the sensitivity,specificity in T staging and the CRM diagnostic coincidence rate of rectal carcinoma by ERUS and MRI examination are evaluated.Observation indicators:(1) evaluation of T staging of rectal cancer by ERUS and MRI examination;(2) evaluation of CRM in rectal cancer by ERUS and MRI examination.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD.Sensitivity,specificity and coincidence rate were calculated by chi-square test of paired fourfold table.McNemar test was used to compare the coincidence rate of T staging between ERUS and MRI examination.Consistency between CRM measurement by ERUS examination and pathological examination of rectal cancer was conducted by Kappa analysis.Fisher exact probability test was used to compare the coincidence rate of positive CRM between ERUS and MRI examination.Results (1) Evaluation of T staging of rectal cancer by ERUS and MRI examination.The overall coincidence rate of T staging of rectal cancer and coincidence rates of T1,T2,T3,T4 staging by ERUS examination were 74.61％ (144/193),93.78％ (181/193),80.83％ (156/193),79.79％ (154/193) and 94.82％ (183/193),respectively.The sensitivity ofT1,T2,T3 and T4 staging was 55.56％ (10/18),77.50％ (31/40),78.46％ (102/130),20.00％ (1/5),and the specificity was 97.71％ (171/175),81.70％ (125/153),82.54％ (52/63),96.81％ (182/188),respectively.The overall coincidence rate of T staging of rectal cancer and coincidence rates of T1,T2,T3,T4 staging by MRI examination were 50.78％ (98/193),90.67％ (175/193),74.09％ (143/193),58.55％ (113/193) and 78.24％ (151/193),respectively.The sensitivity of T1,T2,T3 and T4 staging was 0 (0/18),17.50％ (7/40),68.46％ (89/130),40.00％ (2/5),and the specificity was 100.00％ (175/175),88.89％ (136/153),38.10％ (24/63),79.26％ (149/188),respectively.There was statistically significant difference between the overall coincidence rate of ERUS and MRI examination for T staging of rectal cancer (x2 =8.631,P＜0.05).(2) Evaluation of CRM in rectal cancer by ERUS and MRI examination.The sensitivity and specificity of positive CRM evaluation of rectal cancer by ERUS examination were 100.00％ (5/5) and 97.34％ (183/188) respectively,and the coincidence rate with results of pathological examination was 97.41％ (188/193),showing a high consistency between positive CRM evaluation of rectal cancer by ERUS examination and pathological examination (Kappa value =0.655,P ＜ 0.05).The sensitivity and specificity of positive CRM evaluation of rectal cancer by MRI examination were 40.00％ (2/5) and 92.02％ (173/188),and the coincidence rate with pathological examination was 90.67％ (175/193),respectively,showing a high consistency between positive CRM evaluation of rectal cancer by MRI and pathological examination (Kappa value =0.206,P＜0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the diagnostic coincidence rate and specificity of CRM positive evaluation for rectal cancer between ERUS and MRI examination (x2 =5.896,P＜0.05).Conclusion ERUS examination has a high coincidence rate in the preoperative T staging of rectal cancer and a high consistency between positive CRM evaluation of rectal cancer with pathological examination,which are superior to MRI examination in the two aspects.

Objective To investigate nurses' scientific research competency and training demand in Chinese tertiary hospital.Methods It was a multi-stage large-scale survey.A total of 27 335 nurses from 22 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities were recruited to complete the self-designed questionnaire,including demographic data(7 items),scientific research competency(objective index of 4 items,and subjective index of 6 subscales with 40 items),and training demand evaluation(6 subscales with 16 items).Results There were 1 130(4.14％) nurses who had managed or were managing the research projects as principal investigators(PIs),2 147(7.85％)nurses who had attended or were attending research programs,1 463(5.35％) nurses had published papers,and 557(2.04％) nurses obtained patents.The self-evaluated competency score was 25.00 (12.50,37.50)(rangedfrom 0 to 100)and training demand score was 53.13(37.50,75.00)(ranged from 0 to 100).Conclusion The nurses' scientific research competency should be improved and they had strong training demands.In order to improve nurses' research competency and quality,nursing administrators should pay more attention to post-graduate training focusing on research competency.