[Purpose]To analyze the incidence and mortality rates of female breast cancer in Henan Province in 2020 and the trends from 2010 to 2020.[Methods]Breast cancer incidence and mor-tality data stratified by urban and rural areas and age groups were collected from Henan Provincial tumor registry,and the province's household population statistics were used.The crude incidence/mortality rate,age-standardized incidence/mortality rate by Chinese standard population(ASIRC/ASMRC)and world standard population(ASIRW/ASMRW),cumulative rate(0～74 year old)were calculated.The annual percentage change(APC),average annual percentage change(AAPC)and 95％confidence interval(CI)were calculated using Joinpoint software to analyze the trends of the incidence and mortality from 2010 to 2020.[Results]In 2020,24 744 new cases and 4 989 deaths of female breast cancer were documented in Henan Province,with a crude incidence rate of 46.96/105,ASIRC of 38.43/105 and ASIRW of 35.71/105;a crude mortality rate of 9.47/105,ASMRC of 6.80/105 and ASMRW of 6.72/105,respectively.The above indicators in urban areas were signifi-cantly higher than those in rural areas.The highest incidence was observed in the age group of 50～54 years old,while the highest mortality reached in the age group of 85 years old and above.From 2010 to 2020,the overall incidence of female breast cancer showed a slow upward trend(AAPC=2.09％,95％CI:0.62％～3.58％,P=0.010),while the mortality rate exhibited a signif-icant downward trend(AAPC=-3.49％,95％CI:-5.62％～-1.30％,P=0.005).[Conclusion]The incidence and mortality rates of female breast cancer in Henan Province are still at a high level,and corresponding preventive measures and control strategies are needed to effectively reduce the health hazards of breast cancer to women.

[Purpose]To analyze the incidence and mortality rates of female breast cancer in Henan Province in 2020 and the trends from 2010 to 2020.[Methods]Breast cancer incidence and mor-tality data stratified by urban and rural areas and age groups were collected from Henan Provincial tumor registry,and the province's household population statistics were used.The crude incidence/mortality rate,age-standardized incidence/mortality rate by Chinese standard population(ASIRC/ASMRC)and world standard population(ASIRW/ASMRW),cumulative rate(0～74 year old)were calculated.The annual percentage change(APC),average annual percentage change(AAPC)and 95％confidence interval(CI)were calculated using Joinpoint software to analyze the trends of the incidence and mortality from 2010 to 2020.[Results]In 2020,24 744 new cases and 4 989 deaths of female breast cancer were documented in Henan Province,with a crude incidence rate of 46.96/105,ASIRC of 38.43/105 and ASIRW of 35.71/105;a crude mortality rate of 9.47/105,ASMRC of 6.80/105 and ASMRW of 6.72/105,respectively.The above indicators in urban areas were signifi-cantly higher than those in rural areas.The highest incidence was observed in the age group of 50～54 years old,while the highest mortality reached in the age group of 85 years old and above.From 2010 to 2020,the overall incidence of female breast cancer showed a slow upward trend(AAPC=2.09％,95％CI:0.62％～3.58％,P=0.010),while the mortality rate exhibited a signif-icant downward trend(AAPC=-3.49％,95％CI:-5.62％～-1.30％,P=0.005).[Conclusion]The incidence and mortality rates of female breast cancer in Henan Province are still at a high level,and corresponding preventive measures and control strategies are needed to effectively reduce the health hazards of breast cancer to women.

Aim To observe the effect of intraperitoneal injection of hydrogen-rich saline(HRS)on reverse cho-lesterol transport in golden hamsters with high fat diet.Methods The male golden hamsters were divided into three groups:chow diet group,high-fat diet group,and high-fat diet+HRS group.After 12 weeks of high-fat diet feeding and HRS administration,macrophages labeled with 3 H-cholesterol were injected into hypercholesterolemic golden hamsters,and then radioactivity in blood,liver,bile,and feces was measured.RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to assess the transcription and protein expression levels of cholesterol reverse transport-related genes in liver tissue.Results Long-term feeding with a high-fat diet induced significant hyperlipidemia and liver lipid accumulation in golden hamsters.Com-pared with the high-fat diet group,after HRS intervention,the body mass of golden hamsters decreased(P＜0.01),plasma TC and LDLC significantly decreased(P＜0.05),TG slightly decreased(P=0.11),HDLC significantly increased(P＜0.01),oxidative stress index MDA in plasma and liver significantly decreased(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),antioxidant index glutathione(GSH)significantly increased(P＜0.01),liver weight/body weight ratio slightly decreased(P=0.05),TC and TG in liver decreased by 10.8％(P=0.05)and 20.1％(P＜0.01),respectively.Liver steatosis was significantly relieved,but there was no significant change in inflammatory factor levels.In isotopic tracing,high-fat diet fed golden hamsters treated with HRS showed decreased 3H radioactivity in plasma at 24 and 48 hours by 16.5％(P＜0.01)and 8.9％(P＜0.05)respectively,while increased 3H radioactivity was observed in liver,bile,and feces by 1.2-fold(P＜0.05),1.2-fold(P=0.08),and 1.1-fold(P=0.08)respectively,compared to those fed a high-fat diet alone.Fur-thermore,RT-qPCR and Western blot analyses of liver tissue demonstrated that HRS intervention resulted in a decrease of CD36,scavenger receptor-B1(SR-B1),and low density lipoprotein receptor(LDLR)protein levels by 39.5％(P＜0.05),40.5％(P＜0.01),and 28.0％(P＜0.01)respectively,an increase of ATP-binding cassette transporter G5(ABCG5)and sterol regulatory element-binding protein(SREBP2)protein levels by 1.5-fold(P＜0.05)and 1.3-fold(P＜0.01),and an increase of mRNA levels of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 and G8 by 2.9-fold(P＜0.05)and 3.2-fold(P＜0.01)respectively in high-fat diet-fed hamsters.Conclusions Intraperitoneal injection of HRS promotes reverse cholesterol transport in high-fat diet-fed golden hamsters and exerts lipid-lowering effects.Additionally,intraperitoneal injection of HRS may alleviate hepatic lipid accumulation by inhibiting hepatic lipid uptake and promoting cholesterol excretion from liver.

Aim To observe the effect of intraperitoneal injection of hydrogen-rich saline(HRS)on reverse cho-lesterol transport in golden hamsters with high fat diet.Methods The male golden hamsters were divided into three groups:chow diet group,high-fat diet group,and high-fat diet+HRS group.After 12 weeks of high-fat diet feeding and HRS administration,macrophages labeled with 3 H-cholesterol were injected into hypercholesterolemic golden hamsters,and then radioactivity in blood,liver,bile,and feces was measured.RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to assess the transcription and protein expression levels of cholesterol reverse transport-related genes in liver tissue.Results Long-term feeding with a high-fat diet induced significant hyperlipidemia and liver lipid accumulation in golden hamsters.Com-pared with the high-fat diet group,after HRS intervention,the body mass of golden hamsters decreased(P＜0.01),plasma TC and LDLC significantly decreased(P＜0.05),TG slightly decreased(P=0.11),HDLC significantly increased(P＜0.01),oxidative stress index MDA in plasma and liver significantly decreased(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),antioxidant index glutathione(GSH)significantly increased(P＜0.01),liver weight/body weight ratio slightly decreased(P=0.05),TC and TG in liver decreased by 10.8％(P=0.05)and 20.1％(P＜0.01),respectively.Liver steatosis was significantly relieved,but there was no significant change in inflammatory factor levels.In isotopic tracing,high-fat diet fed golden hamsters treated with HRS showed decreased 3H radioactivity in plasma at 24 and 48 hours by 16.5％(P＜0.01)and 8.9％(P＜0.05)respectively,while increased 3H radioactivity was observed in liver,bile,and feces by 1.2-fold(P＜0.05),1.2-fold(P=0.08),and 1.1-fold(P=0.08)respectively,compared to those fed a high-fat diet alone.Fur-thermore,RT-qPCR and Western blot analyses of liver tissue demonstrated that HRS intervention resulted in a decrease of CD36,scavenger receptor-B1(SR-B1),and low density lipoprotein receptor(LDLR)protein levels by 39.5％(P＜0.05),40.5％(P＜0.01),and 28.0％(P＜0.01)respectively,an increase of ATP-binding cassette transporter G5(ABCG5)and sterol regulatory element-binding protein(SREBP2)protein levels by 1.5-fold(P＜0.05)and 1.3-fold(P＜0.01),and an increase of mRNA levels of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 and G8 by 2.9-fold(P＜0.05)and 3.2-fold(P＜0.01)respectively in high-fat diet-fed hamsters.Conclusions Intraperitoneal injection of HRS promotes reverse cholesterol transport in high-fat diet-fed golden hamsters and exerts lipid-lowering effects.Additionally,intraperitoneal injection of HRS may alleviate hepatic lipid accumulation by inhibiting hepatic lipid uptake and promoting cholesterol excretion from liver.

Objective:To investigate the effect of microRNA-124 (miR-124) expression on pathological changes of Tau in elderly patients with Alzheimer disease to provide a new target for early detection and early treatment of Alzheimer disease in the elderly.Methods:The serum of 50 patients with Alzheimer disease from June 2017 to June 2018 in the Third People′s Hospital of Qinghai Province Hospital was taken as the sample of the research group and the serum of 50 healthy people was taken as the control sample. The mRNA expression of miR-124 in serum was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used. The expression levels of Tau protein and phosphorylated Tau (PTau) protein (S396, T181 and T231) were examined; pathological changes of Tau protein were detected by positron emission tomography.Results:The mRNA expression of serum miR-124 in Alzheimer disease patients was significantly higher than that in the control group (6.91 ± 0.41 vs. 5.11 ± 0.37, P < 0.01). The expression levels of total Tau protein, PTau (S396) protein and PTau (T181) protein in Alzheimer disease patients was significantly up-regulated, compared with those of the control group: (195.16 ± 20.48) ng/L vs. (123.25 ± 20.26) ng/L, (69.35 ± 8.92) ng/L vs. (40.53 ± 4.36) ng/L, (66.83 ± 8.45) ng/L vs. (35.87 ± 2.18) ng/L, P < 0.05. The pathological changes of Tau protein were clinically manifested as brain deposition, and the main parts were frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe and temporal lobe. The overexpression of miR-124 was positively correlated with high expression of PTau (S396), high expression of PTau (T181) and high expression of total Tau, and it was an independent influencing factor. Conclusions:Overexpression of miR-124 can promote the expression of total Tau protein and phosphorylation of Tau protein, which is clinically indicative of Tau protein deposition in the brain of Alzheimer disease patients. It is expected to be a prognostic biomarker for Alzheimer disease.

Objective To analyze the distribution and antimicrobial resistance profile of clinical bacterial strains isolated from blood culture in China.Methods Clinical bacterial strains isolated from blood culture from participating hospitals of Blood Bacterial Resistance Investigation Collaborative System (BRICS) during January 2014 to December 2015 were collected.Antibiotic susceptibility tests were conducted with agar dilution or broth dilution methods as recommended by US Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)2018.The data were analyzed with Whonet 5.6 software.Results During the study period,4 801 clinical bacterial isolates were collected from 26 hospitals,of which 1 798 (37.5％) were Gram-positive bacteria and 3 003 (62.5％) were gram-negative bacteria.The top 10 isolates were Escherichia coli (33.8％),coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (19.0％),Klebsiella pneumoniae (11.9％),Staphylococcus aureus (10.1％),Acinetobacter baumannii (4.0％),Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.8％),Streptococcus (3.0％),Enterobacter sulcus (2.9％),Enterococcus faecium (2.8％) and Enterococcus faecalis (1.8％).Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillinresistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (MRCNS) accounted for 33.9％ (165/487) and 56.9％ (520/913) of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus respectively.No vancomycinresistant Staphylococcus was detected.The resistance rate of Enterococcus faecium to vancomycin was 0.7％ (1/135),and no vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecaliss was detected.The positive rates of extendedspectrum β-1actamases(ESBLs)-producing Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus were 56.9％ (923/1 621),30.1％ (172/572) and 29.2％ (7/24),respectively.The positive rates of carbapenemresistant Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Enterobacter,Salmonella and Citrobacter were 1.2％ (20/1 621),7.2％ (41/572),4.3％ (6/141),1.5％ (1/67) and 2.9％ (1/34),respectively.The resistance rates of Acinetobacter baumannii to polymyxin and tegacycline were 2.6％ (5/190) and 8.9％ (17/190)respectively,and that of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to polymyxin and fosfomycin were 1.1％ (2/183)and 0.6％ (1/183),respectively.Conclusions The surveillance results from 2014 to 2015 show that the main pathogens of blood stream infection in China are Gram-negative bacteria,while Escherichia coli is the most common pathogen,the detection rate of MRSA is lower than other surveillance data in the same period in China;carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are at a low level as shown in this surveillance.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of psoriasis on spatial learning and memory abilities in mouse models by using Morris water maze. Methods: Twenty healthy male C57BL/6J mice aged 10 months were randomly and equally divided into 2 groups: psoriasis group topically treated with imiquimod 5% cream on the back once a day for a week, and control group topically treated with vaseline once a day for a week. After successful establishment of mouse models, the Morris water maze (MWM) test was used to assess the learning and memory abilities in the mice in the 2 groups. Results: In the place navigation experiment, the escape latency was significantly longer in the psoriasis group (38.24 ± 13.59 s) than in the control group (14.28 ± 3.80 s, t = 5.37, P < 0.01) . In the spatial probe test, the number of times passing through the platform (1.70 ± 0.95 vs. 5.00 ± 1.76, t = 5.21, P < 0.01) , the duration of stay in the target quadrant (t = 2.80, P < 0.05) and the swimming distance (t = 5.74, P < 0.01) were all significantly lower in the psoriasis group than in the control group. The psoriasis group showed significantly decreased swimming distance in the second quadrant (t = 2.49, P < 0.05) , but significantly longer duration of stay in the fourth quadrant compared with the control group (t = 2.46, P < 0.05) . There were no significant differences in swimming distance or duration of stay in other quadrants between the psoriasis group and control group (all P > 0.05) . Conclusion The spatial learning and memory abilities were impaired in the mouse model of psoriasis.

Objective To investigate the effects of age and gender on anti-oxidative,antiinflammatory and anti-apoptosis functions of high-density lipoprotein (HDL).Methods Totally 120 healthy subjects aged from 20 to 60 years were randomly divided into young and middle-aged male (n=60) group and female (n =60) group,and the 120 healthy elderly aged from 60 to 78 years divided into elderly male (n =60) and elderly female (n =60) groups.Serum levels of high-and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C,LDL-C),total cholesterol (TC),and triacylglycerol (TG) were detected.Content of malonaldehyde (MDA) was detected to determine anti-oxidative function of HDL.Adhesion assay of endothelial cells and monocytes (THP1) was adopted to test the protective effects of HDL on endothelial cells.The expressions of endothelial cell adhesion molecules,VCAM-1 and ICAM-1,were analyzed by Western blot.MTT and flow cytometry assays were used to detect the viability and apoptosis of the cells to test anti-apoptosis function of HDL.Results The levels of low-density lipoprotein,triglycerides and total cholesterol were higher in elder female group than in other three groups (all P＜0.05).The level of HDL-C was higher in young and middle-aged females than in other three groups(all P＜0.05).The level of MDA was higher in elder female group than in other three groups(all P＜0.05).The level of MDA was higher in elder male group than in the young and middle-aged male and female groups(all P＜0.05).After protection of HDL,the number of monocytes adhesion and expression levels of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were higher in elder groups than in young and middle-aged male and female groups(all P＜ 0.05).Relative survival and viability rates of endothelial cells were higher in young and middle-aged groups than in elder groups (all P＜0.05).Conclusions Ageing in both male and female induces impairments of anti-oxidative,anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis functions of HDL,with more evident decrease in anti-oxidative function in females.

AIM:To investigate the effect of quercetin on the biological functions of rat bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and its potential mechanisms.METHODS:The bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells of Sprague-Dawley rats were isolated by density gradient centrifugation.The differentiated EPCs were cultured specially and stained with DiI-Ac-LDL and FITC-UEA-1.CD133+ and FLK-1+ were detected on the cell surfaces.After 14 d, the EPCs were incubated with a PI3K inhibitor BYL719 (3 μmol/L) and an ERK inhibitor FR180204 (15 μmol/L).After incubation of the inhibitors for 2 h, the cells were treated with quercetin at different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 40, 80 and 100 μmol/L).MTT assay and Transwell assay were used to detect cell viability and the number of migratory cells.The protein levels of AKT, eNOS, ERK and their phosphorylated status were determined by Western blot.RESULTS:Quercetin enhanced the viability and migration of the EPCs at a dose-dependent manner.However, the PI3K inhibitor BYL719 suppressed the QUE-induced cell viability and migration.Moreover, ERK inhibitor FR180204 exerted the similar inhibitory effect on the cell viability but had no effect on cell migration.Quercetin activated the phosphorylation of AKT, eNOS and ERK.On the other hand, BYL719 was observed to inhibit the phosphorylation of AKT and ERK.FR180204, however, was showed to inhibit the phosphorylation of ERK only.On the contrast, the stimulatory effects that quercetin exerted on the expression of eNOS and its phosphorylation were suppressed by BYL719 and FR180204.CONCLUSION:Quercetin stimulates the viability and migration of EPCs via PI3K/AKT/eNOS and ERK/eNOS signaling pathway, which would be beneficial for cardiovascular health.

Objective To research the applications of resting-state functional MRI in conjunction with voxel-based morphometry on cerebral functions and structures in patients with schizophrenia. Methods Thirty-two patients with schizophrenia and 32 healthy people underwent resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (Rs-fMRI)and sagittal scanning T1WI with 3D FFE Pulse Sequence. Rest1.8 software was applied to calculate the differences of amplitude of standardized low-frequency fluctuation(ALFF)between the two groups,then the voxel-based morphometry(VBM)data of abnormal brain regions were evaluated to compare the differences of grey matter intensity. Finally,combining with ALEF and VBM,we explored the changes of cerebral functions and structures. Results As compared to the control group ,the ALFF-elevated regions were the right putamen ,the left orbital frontal cortex extending to the left putamen and left dorsal-lateral superior frontal gyrus;the ALFF-decreased regions were the right inferior tempotalgyrus,the left posterior cingulated gyrus and the left angular gyrus(P<0.05). No elevated regions of grey matter intensity were found in the patient group. Conclusions Extensive abnormal active regions of the brain under resting state could be found in patients with schizophrenia ,the grey matter intensity of abnormal regions also decreased generally. They are in accordance with the glutamate-hypothesis of schizophrenia ,which involves extensive impairments of neurons ,disorders of neurotransmitter′s circulations and balances.