BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that there is a close relationship between pyroptosis,inflammatory factors and osteoporosis.OBJECTIVE:To review the effects of pyroptosis and inflammatory factors on the pathogenesis of osteoporosis from the perspectives of osteogenic differentiation and osteoclastic differentiation,based on an overview of pyroptosis in relation to the interaction of relevant inflammatory factors.METHODS:The first author used the computer to search the literature published by each database until 2024,and searched CNKI,WanFang,VIP and PubMed databases with the search terms of"pyroptosis,inflammatory factors,osteoporosis,osteoblast,osteoclast,bone metabolism,signaling pathway,review"in Chinese and English.A total of 79 papers were finally included according to the inclusion criteria.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The progression of osteoporosis is closely related to inflammation,in which pyroptosis plays a key role.Immune cells induce pyroptosis through apoptosis pathway,promote the secretion of inflammatory factors such as interleukin-18,interleukin-1β and NLRP3,build an inflammatory immune microenvironment,and regulate bone metabolism through complex signaling pathways,resulting in enhanced bone absorption and reduced bone formation,thereby leading to osteoporosis.Previous studies have shown that inhibiting pyroptosis is anti-inflammatory and slows the progression of osteoporosis,and it has been shown to improve inflammatory bone loss in vitro and in animal models.At present,research on pyroptosis and osteoporosis is limited.On the one hand,the exact mechanism of osteoporosis and the pathogenesis of pyroptosis are unknown,and the specific pathways and regulatory mechanisms remain to be understood.On the other hand,therapeutic strategies targeting pyroptosis are still theoretical,not clinically proven,and drug side effects are unknown.In the future,the research focus is to further explore the pathogenesis,especially the mechanism of pyroptosis,identify potential therapeutic targets,further study the pyroptosis signaling pathway and Gasdermin protein,and develop new drugs to improve the therapeutic effect in patients with osteoporosis.

BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that there is a close relationship between pyroptosis,inflammatory factors and osteoporosis.OBJECTIVE:To review the effects of pyroptosis and inflammatory factors on the pathogenesis of osteoporosis from the perspectives of osteogenic differentiation and osteoclastic differentiation,based on an overview of pyroptosis in relation to the interaction of relevant inflammatory factors.METHODS:The first author used the computer to search the literature published by each database until 2024,and searched CNKI,WanFang,VIP and PubMed databases with the search terms of"pyroptosis,inflammatory factors,osteoporosis,osteoblast,osteoclast,bone metabolism,signaling pathway,review"in Chinese and English.A total of 79 papers were finally included according to the inclusion criteria.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The progression of osteoporosis is closely related to inflammation,in which pyroptosis plays a key role.Immune cells induce pyroptosis through apoptosis pathway,promote the secretion of inflammatory factors such as interleukin-18,interleukin-1β and NLRP3,build an inflammatory immune microenvironment,and regulate bone metabolism through complex signaling pathways,resulting in enhanced bone absorption and reduced bone formation,thereby leading to osteoporosis.Previous studies have shown that inhibiting pyroptosis is anti-inflammatory and slows the progression of osteoporosis,and it has been shown to improve inflammatory bone loss in vitro and in animal models.At present,research on pyroptosis and osteoporosis is limited.On the one hand,the exact mechanism of osteoporosis and the pathogenesis of pyroptosis are unknown,and the specific pathways and regulatory mechanisms remain to be understood.On the other hand,therapeutic strategies targeting pyroptosis are still theoretical,not clinically proven,and drug side effects are unknown.In the future,the research focus is to further explore the pathogenesis,especially the mechanism of pyroptosis,identify potential therapeutic targets,further study the pyroptosis signaling pathway and Gasdermin protein,and develop new drugs to improve the therapeutic effect in patients with osteoporosis.

The Huangdi Neijing proposes the " using bitter herbs to nourish or purge" theory to guide clinical prescription and formulation of herbal remedies based on the physiological characteristics and functions of the five zang viscera, along with the properties and flavors of medicinal herbs. This study explored diabetic kidney disease pathogenesis and treatment based on the " using bitter herbs to nourish or purge" theory. Kidney dryness is a key pathological factor in diabetic kidney disease, and the disharmony of kidney dryness is an essential aspect of its pathogenesis. Strengthening is the primary therapeutic principle, and kidney dryness is a persistent factor throughout the occurrence and progression of diabetic kidney disease. In the early stage, the pathogenesis involves heat-consuming qi and injuring yin, leading to kidney dryness. In the middle stage, the pathogenesis manifests as qi deficiency and blood stasis in the collaterals, resulting in turbidity owing to kidney dryness. In the late stage, the pathogenesis involves yin and yang deficiency, with kidney dryness and disharmony. This study proposes the staging-based treatment based on the " need for firmness" characteristic of the kidney. The aim is to provide new insights for clinical diagnosis and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine by rationally using pungent, bitter, and salty medicinal herbs to nourish and moisturize the kidney. This approach seeks to promote precise syndrome differentiation and personalized treatment for different stages of diabetic kidney disease, thereby enhancing clinical efficacy.

Objective To evaluate the application value of stereotactic robotic surgery driven by a multi scenario AI system in the elderly with severe hypoperfusion in the internal capsule area and minor HTH.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 101 minor HTH patients com-plicated with severe hypoperfusion in the internal capsule area identified by an AI diagnostic sys-tem in our department from January to October 2024.Among them,48 cases who underwent ster-eotactic robotic drainage with AI system support were assigned into the study group,and 53 cases of conventional drug treatment were into the control group.The general clinical data were com-pared between the two group.Improvement rate of rCBF 14 d after treatment,effective rate 90 d after treatment,favorable prognosis rate,and incidence of shunt dependent hydrocephalus were compared between the two groups to evaluate the application value of AI-assisted stereotactic ro-botic surgery in these patients.Results The study group had significantly higher improvement rate of rCBF 14 d after treatment,better effective rate and larger ratio of favorable prognosis 90 d after treatment when compared with the control group(60.4％vs 39.6％,P＜0.05;62.5％vs 41.5％,P＜0.05;64.6％vs 43.4％,P＜0.05).Conclusion Stereotactic robotic assisted drainage driven by multi scenario AI system can significantly improve the prognosis of the elderly minor HTH patients complicated with severe hypoperfusion in the internal capsule area.

Osteoarthritis(OA)is a common joint disease in clinical practice,and cartilage damage is a typical pathological change.The pathogenesis of OA is complex,and various adverse factors can lead to the occurrence of OA.Mitochondria are im-portant organelles within cells and play important roles in cellular physiological and pathological activ-ities.Mitochondrial quality control is an important regulatory mechanism in the body to maintain nor-mal mitochondrial structure and function,mainly including mitochondrial biogenesis,mitochondrial dynamics,mitochondrial autophagy,mitochondrial oxidative stress,and other forms.The imbalance of mitochondrial quality control in chondrocytes is closely related to the occurrence and development of osteoarthritis,and regulating the balance of mi-tochondrial quality control is a potential therapeu-tic point for osteoarthritis.The author reviewed rel-evant research literature in recent years to provide a review of the relationship between mitochondrial quality control and the occurrence and develop-ment of osteoarthritis,in order to provide new ideas and directions for the research and diagnosis and treatment strategies of osteoarthritis.

Objective To compare the efficacy and complications of cupric ion electrochemical therapy and selective suprahemorrhoid resection and stapling surgery for the treatment of grade Ⅲ-Ⅳhemorrhoids.Methods 204 patients with grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ mixed hemorrhoids admitted to our hospital from September 2022 to October 2023 were included as the study subjects.They were divided into two groups using numerical method,with 102 cases in each group.The observation group received copper ion electrochemical therapy,while the control group received selective hemorrhoid mucosal resection and stapling surgery.Compare the surgical outcomes,efficacy,pain scores,anal function scores,quality of life index scores,and incidence of complications between two groups.Results There was no statistically significant difference in gender,age,hemorrhoid grade,surgical time,and hospitalization period between the observation group and the control group(P＞0.05),but the intraoperative blood loss in the observation group was less than that in the control group[(11.37±5.32)ml and(26.72±14.24)ml],and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P＜0.05).The severity of pain in the observation group was lower than that in the control group on the 1st and 7th day after surgery(P＜0.05);There was no statistically significant difference in the Wexner anal incontinence scores between the two groups at 1 and 8 weeks after surgery(P＞0.05).The observation group had a better gastrointestinal quality of life index(GIQLI)score than the control group at 2 weeks after surgery[(20.92±4.63)and(26.77±5.03)scores,P＜0.05],and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups at 8 weeks[(4.38±0.90)and(4.68±1.41)mm,P＞0.05].The total incidence of postoperative complications in both groups was statistically significant(8.8％vs 20.6％,P＜0.05).An average follow-up of six months showed no recurrence.Conclusion Cupric ion electrochemical therapy for mixed hemorrhoids is safe,effective,and has no serious complications,providing a more convenient and minimally invasive treatment method.

Objective To evaluate the application value of stereotactic robotic surgery driven by a multi scenario AI system in the elderly with severe hypoperfusion in the internal capsule area and minor HTH.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 101 minor HTH patients com-plicated with severe hypoperfusion in the internal capsule area identified by an AI diagnostic sys-tem in our department from January to October 2024.Among them,48 cases who underwent ster-eotactic robotic drainage with AI system support were assigned into the study group,and 53 cases of conventional drug treatment were into the control group.The general clinical data were com-pared between the two group.Improvement rate of rCBF 14 d after treatment,effective rate 90 d after treatment,favorable prognosis rate,and incidence of shunt dependent hydrocephalus were compared between the two groups to evaluate the application value of AI-assisted stereotactic ro-botic surgery in these patients.Results The study group had significantly higher improvement rate of rCBF 14 d after treatment,better effective rate and larger ratio of favorable prognosis 90 d after treatment when compared with the control group(60.4％vs 39.6％,P＜0.05;62.5％vs 41.5％,P＜0.05;64.6％vs 43.4％,P＜0.05).Conclusion Stereotactic robotic assisted drainage driven by multi scenario AI system can significantly improve the prognosis of the elderly minor HTH patients complicated with severe hypoperfusion in the internal capsule area.

An automatic epileptic seizure detection model based on multi-channel recurrence plots and SE-VGG16 is proposed to enhance the accuracy of automatic detection of epileptic seizures.Firstly,triaxial accelerometer is used to collect patients'motion signals as a substitute of electroencephalogram signals,and these signals are converted into two-dimensional images through recurrence plots and then subjected to multi-channel fusion for generating multi-channel recurrence plots.Subsequently,squeeze-and-excitation module is employed to improve VGG16,which enhances the network's adaptability to different channels and enables precise classification.Experimental results show that the proposed model achieves the best performance across all indicators,attaining an accuracy of 99.3%,precision of 99.2%,recall rate of 98.9%,and F1-score of 99.0%.This model significantly boosts the accuracy and applicability of epileptic seizure detection,expands the potential of wearable devices for epileptic seizure monitoring in non-clinical settings,and provides a new technical pathway for epilepsy management and research.

Objective To establish a predictive nomogram model for diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN)in elderly diabetic patients.Methods A total of 200 elderly patients with T2DM admitted to our hospital were enrolled in this study from January 2021 to October 2023.All the patients were divided into a simple T2DM group(n=160)and a T2DM combined with DPN(DPN,n=40)group.The general data and biochemical indexes were compared between the two groups.Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between clinical indicators and the occurrence of DPN in the elderly.Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors for DPN in the elderly,and a nomogram was constructed.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to evaluate the predictive efficacy of the model.Results The DM duration,DR and HbA1c were higher(P<0.05),while HDL-C was lower in the DPN group than in the T2DM group(P<0.05).Spearman correlation analysis showed that elderly DPN were positively correlated with DR,DM duration and HbA1c(r=0.456,0.565,0.580,P<0.05),and negatively correlated with HDL-C(r=-0.542,P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that DR(OR 1.035,95%CI 1.032～1.040),DM duration(OR 1.070,95%CI 1.045～1.080),HbA1c(OR 1.235,95%CI 1.156～1.280)and HDL-C(OR 0.895,95%CI 0.877～0.950)were both influencing factors for elderly DPN.A nomogram prediction model for elderly DPN was constructed based on DR,DM duration,HbA1c and HDL-C.ROC curve analysis showed that the area under curve of this prediction model was 0.955,with a sensitivity of 92.50%,a specificity of 95.00%,and a cutoff value of 0.251.Conclusions The established predictive diagram model involves four variables,including DR,DM duration,HbA1c and HDL-C,which can assist the clinic to make an early assessment of DPN risk.