Objective: To investigate the mediating role of children s sleep quality in the association between mother-child relationship and the executive function of preschool children, providing a reference for promoting the development of the executive function of preschool children. Methods: A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 842 preschoolers from 12 kindergartens in Wuhu City, Anhui Province in December 2021 as the subjects of the first follow up study with follow up every six months thereafter. Finally, 746 children were included in the study after 3 follow up. Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the associations among mother-child relationship, sleep quality and executive function in preschool children. Bootstrap program and PROCESS software were applied to test the mediating effect of sleep quality in the association between mother-child relationship and the executive function of preschool children. Results: Conflictual mother-child relationship was positively correlated with the total score of executive function, as well as scores of inhibitory, shifting, emotional control, working memory, and organizational planning ( r=0.40, 0.37, 0.36, 0.41, 0.38 , 0.34, all P <0.05). Dependent mother-child relationship was positively correlated with the total score of executive function, as well as scores of inhibitory, shifting, emotional control, working memory , and organizational planning ( r=0.23, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22 , 0.22, 0.19, all P <0.05). Sleep quality was positively correlated with the total executive function score ( r=0.27, P <0.01). After adjusting for confounding factors, sleep quality played a partial mediating role in the associations between dependent and conflictual mother-child relationships and executive function, the mediating effects were 19.40% and 11.22% respectively. Conclusions Sleep quality plays a mediating role in the association between mother-child relationship and the executive function of preschool children. Improving sleep quality in the early stage can promote the executive function of preschool children.

Isolated vertigo due to vascular mechanisms manifests as vertigo, dizziness or imbalance only. Due to the lack of focal neurological symptoms or signs, it is often misdiagnosed as peripheral vestibular disease, resulting in serious adverse consequences. This article reviews the lesion location, cerebrovascular basis, clinical evaluation, and imaging examination of isolated vertigo caused by vascular mechanisms.

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations,pathological diagnosis,treatment meth-od and prognosis of primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma.Methods The clinical data of 20 patients with primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma receiving the treatment in this hospital from January 1,2013 to No-vember 30,2022 were retrospectively analyzed,and their clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis were analyzed.Results Among the 20 patients,14 cases were male and 6 cases were female,with a median age of 59(36,74)years old.Upper abdominal discomfort,pain and weight loss were the main clinical symptoms.Ser-um carbohydrate antigen 19-9(CA19-9)levels were elevated in some patients.The image examination indica-ted the gastric occupation.Among 20 cases,the tumors were most common in the lower third of the stomach(14 cases),followed by the upper third(1 case)and the middle third(5 cases).The most common tumors were in the lower one-third(14 cases)of the stomach,followed by the middle one-third(5 cases)and upper one-third(1 case).In histomorphology,the gastric tumor cells contained two components,adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma,and squamous cell carcinoma accounted for more than 25％of tumor cells.Immuno-histochemistry showed that the partial tumor cells of adenocarcinoma expressed CK8/18 and partial tumor cells of squamous cell carcinoma expressed p40.All 20 cases performed the surgical treatment.Only 6 cases survived and the others died of tumor recurrence or metastasis.The adenosquamous carcinoma proportion and Ki-67 were correlated with the prognosis in the patients with gastric adenosquamous carcinoma(P＜0.05).The survival curve constructed by the Kaplan-Meier method showed that when the proportion of squamous carcinoma was more than 35％,the prognosis of the patients was good.Conclusion Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma,mainly composed of adenocarcinoma,may be correlated with a higher risk of metastasis.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the characteristics of genetic variants in 134 patients diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia (AML). METHODS: Clinical data of the 134 patients with AML (non-acute promyelocytic leukemia) initially diagnosed at the 940th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army from June 2017 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Potential variants of AML-related genes were detected by next-generation sequencing, and the frequency of variants was analyzed by using SPSS v26.0 software, and likelihood ratio χ² test and Fisher exact test were used for data analysis. RESULTS: The patients had included 72 males and 62 females, with a gender ratio of 1.7 : 1 and a median age of 51 years (9 ~ 86 years old). One hundred twenty patients (76.1%) had harbored at least one genetic variant, including 26 (19.4%) having a single variant, 27 (20.1%) having two variants, and 49 (36.6%) having >= 3 variants. 32 (23.9%) had no detectable variants. Genetic variants detected in over 10% of the 134 patients had included NPM1 (n = 24, 17.91%), FLT3-ITD (n = 21, 15.67%), DNMT3A (n = 20, 14.93%), CEBPA (single variant; n = 14, 10.45%), TET2 (n = 14, 10.45%), and NRAS (n = 14, 10.45%). The patients were also divided into low risk, intermediate risk and high risk groups based on their chromosomal karyotypes. The mutational rates for genes in different groups have varied, with 19 patients from the low risk group harboring variants of NRAS (n = 4, 21.05%), KRAS (n = 4, 21.05%), and KIT (n = 2, 10.53%); and 96 patients from the intermediate risk group harboring variants of NPM1 (n = 24, 25.00%), FLT3-ITD (n = 20, 20.83%), DNMT3A (n = 18, 18.75%), CEBPA (n = 12, 12.50%), and TET2 genes (n = 12, 12.50%). The mutational frequencies for the 19 patients from the high risk group were ASXL1 (n = 7, 21.05%), NRAS (n = 3, 15.97%), TP53 (n = 3, 15.79%), and EZH2 (n = 2, 10.53%). A significant difference was found in the frequencies of KIT, NPM1, FLT3-ITD, DNMT3A, and ASXL1 gene variants among the low-risk, medium-risk, and high-risk groups. CONCLUSION AML patients have a high frequency for genetic variants, with 76.1% harboring at least one variant. The frequency of genetic variants have varied among patients with different chromosomal karyotypes, and there are apparent dominant variants. KIT, NPM1, FLT3-ITD, DNMT3A, and ASXL1 may be used as prognostic factors for evaluating their prognosis.
Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics* ; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute ; Nuclear Proteins ; Retrospective Studies ; Child ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Aged ; East Asian People

To analyze the research trends and cutting-edge hot spots in the field of multimorbidity in older adults from 2000 to 2023 to provide reference for related research.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Kartogenin (KGN) combined with adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on tendon-bone healing after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in rabbits. METHODS: After the primary ADSCs were cultured by passaging, the 3rd generation cells were cultured with 10 μmol/L KGN solution for 72 hours. The supernatant of KGN-ADSCs was harvested and mixed with fibrin glue at a ratio of 1∶1; the 3rd generation ADSCs were mixed with fibrin glue as a control. Eighty adult New Zealand white rabbits were taken and randomly divided into 4 groups: saline group (group A), ADSCs group (group B), KGN-ADSCs group (group C), and sham-operated group (group D). After the ACL reconstruction model was prepared in groups A-C, the saline, the mixture of ADSCs and fibrin glue, and the mixture of supernatant of KGN-ADSCs and fibrin glue were injected into the tendon-bone interface and tendon gap, respectively. ACL was only exposed without other treatment in group D. The general conditions of the animals were observed after operation. At 6 and 12 weeks, the tendon-bone interface tissues and ACL specimens were taken and the tendon-bone healing was observed by HE staining, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) immunohistochemical staining, and TUNEL apoptosis assay. The fibroblasts were counted, and the positive expression rate of JNK protein and apoptosis index (AI) were measured. At the same time point, the tensile strength test was performed to measure the maximum load and the maximum tensile distance to observe the biomechanical properties. RESULTS: Twenty-eight rabbits were excluded from the study due to incision infection or death, and finally 12, 12, 12, and 16 rabbits in groups A-D were included in the study, respectively. After operation, the tendon-bone interface of groups A and B healed poorly, while group C healed well. At 6 and 12 weeks, the number of fibroblasts and positive expression rate of JNK protein in group C were significantly higher than those of groups A, B, and D (P<0.05). Compared with 6 weeks, the number of fibroblasts gradually decreased and the positive expression rate of JNK protein and AI decreased in group C at 12 weeks after operation, with significant differences (P<0.05). Biomechanical tests showed that the maximum loads at 6 and 12 weeks after operation in group C were higher than in groups A and B, but lower than those in group D, while the maximum tensile distance results were opposite, but the differences between groups were significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSION After ACL reconstruction, local injection of a mixture of KGN-ADSCs and fibrin glue can promote the tendon-bone healing and enhance the mechanical strength and tensile resistance of the tendon-bone interface.
Animals ; Rabbits ; Adipocytes ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ; Fibrin Tissue Adhesive/therapeutic use* ; Stem Cells

The endocrown, a modified overlay or crown, is considered to have the advantages of adhesive retention and mechanical retention. Marginal adaptation and mechanical strength are common criteria for evaluating endocrowns. This review studied these aspects of endocrowns to guide further clinical application. Results from previous academic studies indicate that endocrowns made of different materials, such as glass-based ceramics, zirconia-based ceramics and resin-based ceramics, exhibit clinically acceptable marginal adaptation. Zirconia is a common dental material, but when used in endocrowns, it tends to present a risk of irreparable tooth root fractures. Compared with products manufactured with zirconia, endocrowns manufactured with resin-based ceramics and glass-based ceramics, such as lithium disilicate ceramics, do not tend to cause irreparable results, such as tooth root fracture, but their mechanical strengths are not as good as those of zirconia. At the same time, the tooth prepration design such as the types of endocrowns, the pulp chamber extension depth and angles, the endocrown thickness can influence the mechanical strength of endocrowns as well. Compared with traditional zirconia, self-glazed zirconia, a new type of material used to restore defective teeth, has the similar elasticity modulus（210 GPa）and better aesthetic advantages, and is suitable for short crown patients with insufficient occlusal space. Further study is warranted to improve the performance of endocrowns made from ceramic materials to prevent root fracture.

A transcriptional regulatory network for wild-type and ATP7B-knockout HepG2 cells exposed to copper was constructed by bioinformatics methods to explore the potential mechanism of key transcription factors in the pathogenesis of hepatolenticular degeneration. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for wild-type and ATP7B-knockout HepG2 cell lines without copper and exposed to copper were collected from the gene expression omnibus (GEO) database. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis were performed for DEGs induced by copper. The key functional modules and genes were identified based on the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Moreover, the enrichment analysis of genes in functional modules was performed. Finally, a transcriptional regulatory network was constructed to screen the core transcription factors. A total of 1 034 genes, including 509 down-regulated genes and 525 up-regulated genes, were selected as DEGs. The up-regulated and down-regulated functional modules based on PPI network included 3 785 and 3 931 genes, respectively. Genes in key functional modules were enriched in cell-substrate junction, chromosomal region, spliceosomal complex and ribosome. They were involved in mRNA processing, histone modification, RNA splicing, regulation of DNA metabolic process, protein phosphorylation and other biological processes. Moreover, they were correlated to transcriptional coregulator activity, DNA-binding transcription factor binding, ubiquitin-like protein ligase binding and other molecular functions. KEGG analysis showed that genes in key functional modules were significantly enriched in hepatitis B, MAPK signaling pathway, cellular senescence and apoptosis, neurotrophin signaling pathway and pathways of neurodegeneration-multiple diseases. The transcriptional regulatory network contained 11 differentially expressed transcription factors and 96 DEGs. Among them, U2AF1, NFRKB, FUS, MAX, SRSF1, CEBPA and RXRA were the core transcription factors, which may facilitate the study of the biological function of relevant molecules in transcriptional regulation of hepatolenticular degeneration.
Humans ; Transcriptome ; Gene Expression Profiling/methods* ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration/genetics* ; Copper ; Gene Regulatory Networks ; Computational Biology/methods* ; Transcription Factors/genetics* ; DNA ; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics* ; Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors/genetics*

Genome-wide physical protein-protein interaction(PPI)mapping remains a major chal-lenge for current technologies.Here,we reported a high-efficiency BiFC-seq method,yeast-enhanced green fluorescent protein-based bimolecular fluorescence complementation(yEGFP-BiFC)coupled with next-generation DNA sequencing,for interactome mapping.We first applied yEGFP-BiFC method to systematically investigate an intraviral network of the Ebola virus.Two-thirds(9/14)of known interactions of EBOV were recaptured,and five novel interactions were discovered.Next,we used the BiFC-seq method to map the interactome of the tumor protein p53.We identified 97 interactors of p53,more than three-quarters of which were novel.Furthermore,in a more complex background,we screened potential interactors by pooling two BiFC libraries together and revealed a network of 229 interactions among 205 proteins.These results show that BiFC-seq is a highly sensitive,rapid,and economical method for genome-wide interactome map-ping.

Objective:To investigate the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on the surgical treatment of radiation enteritis with intestinal obstruction.Methods:A total of 80 patients with radiation enteritis and intestinal obstruction admitted to the Department of General Surgery, the Eighth Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from June 2015 to December 2019 were selected and divided into observation group and control group according to the principle of baseline feature matching, with 40 cases in each group.Fourty cases in the control group received conventional surgical treatment combined with conventional rehabilitation intervention, while 40 cases in the observation group received conventional surgical treatment combined with ERAS intervention.According to hemoglobin (HGB), albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA), transferrin (TRF), the nutritional status of patients in the two groups was compared before and after intervention.According to interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), hypersensitivity C-reactive protein (hs- CRP), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), the changes of inflammatory factors in the two groups was compared before and after intervention.The immunoglobulin (Ig) A, G and M of the two groups was compared before and after intervention.The postoperative recovery and the incidence of postoperative complications was observed in the two groups.Results:After the intervention, the level of HGB(125.56±11.18) g/L, ALB(42.46±3.95) g/L, PA(0.28±0.03) g/L and TRF(2.60±0.30) g/L in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (102.95±11.12), (36.28±4.25), (0.20±0.05), (2.09±0.27) g/L, respectively, and the differences between the two groups were significant (all P<0.001). After the intervention, the level of IL-2(3.69±0.79) ng/L, IL-6(15.79±7.17) ng/L, IL-8(6.24±1.25) ng/L, hs-CRP(12.51±2.34) ng/L, TNF-α(1.51±0.68) μg/L in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(7.26±1.23) ng/L, (23.82±6.95) ng/L, (9.13±1.71) ng/L, (17.63±2.27) ng/L, (2.02±0.81) μg/L, respectively, and the differences between the two groups were significant ( P<0.001, P<0.001, P<0.001, P<0.001, P=0.003). After the intervention, the level of IgA(1.92±0.63) g/L, IgG(11.36±1.26) g/L, IgM(2.01±0.57) g/L in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (1.62±0.49), (9.58±1.23), (1.60±0.47) g/L, respectively, and the differences between the two groups were significant ( P=0.020, <0.001, =0.001, respectively). In the observation group, the hospital stay(12.1±1.7) d, postoperative ambulation time (1.9±0.6) d and exhaust time (3.1±0.4) d was less than that in the control group(17.2±2.4) d, (2.8±1.0) d, (4.2±0.8) d, respectively, and there were significant differences between two groups(all P<0.001). The postoperative complication rate of 5.0%(2/40) in the observation group was significantly lower than 25.0%(10/40) in the control group (χ 2=6.275, P=0.012). Conclusion:The patients with radiation enteritis and intestinal obstruction treated by conventional surgery were given eras intervention, which improved the nutritional level, immune function and inflammatory stress reaction of the patients, improved the treatment effect of the patients, and shortened the hospitalization time.