Objective Based on the propensity score matching(PSM),the effect of flexible ureteroscopy combined with flexible negative pressure suction sheath in the treatment of infectious renal calculus lithotomy was analyzed.Methods From April 2022 to April 2024,87 patients with infectious renal calculus in our hospital were selected retrospectively.All patients were treated with flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy(FURL).According to the different choice of ureteral access sheath(UAS)during operation,they were divided into negative pressure sheath group(n=43)and conventional sheath group(n=44).In the negative pressure sheath group,the flexible negative pressure suction sheath was used for FURL,and in the conventional sheath group,the conventional sheath was used for FURL.The general data of patients with infectious renal calculus between groups were compared,and the indicators were balanced by PSM.The clinical efficacy,perioperative indicators,levels of procalcitonin(PCT)and white blood cell count(WBC)and postoperative complications of patients with infectious renal calculus were compared between the two groups.Results After 1∶1 ratio matching by PSM,42 pairs of patients with infectious renal calculus were obtained,.The stone clearance rate of negative pressure sheath group[90.48%(38/42)]was significantly higher than that of conventional sheath group[71.43%(30/42)](P<0.05).The minimum intrapelvic pressure,average intrapelvic pressure and maximum intrapelvic pressure in the negative pressure sheath group were lower than those in the conventional sheath group,operation time and hospitalization time in the negative pressure sheath group were shorter than those in the conventional sheath group(P<0.05).The levels of PCT and WBC in the negative pressure sheath group were lower than those in the conventional sheath group at 2 h after operation,and the time for PCT and WBC to recover to the normal level were shorter than those in the conventional sheath group(P<0.05).The total incidence of postoperative complications in negative pressure sheath group[9.52%(4/42)]was significantly lower than that in conventional sheath group[28.57%(12/42)](P<0.05).Conclusion Flexible ureteroscopy combined with flexible negative pressure suction sheath is effective in the treatment of renal calculus,which is helpful to reduce intra-operative renal pelvis pressure,shorten operation time,reduce PCT and WBC levels after operation,and promote patients'early recovery with good safety.

Objective:To adapt the Mindful Breastfeeding Scale (MINDF-BFS) into Chinese and assess its reliability and validity among breastfeeding mothers in China.Methods:Following the Beaton cross-cultural adaptation guideline, the original scale was translated, back-translated, discussed by experts, pre-tested, culturally adapted, and revised to develop the Chinese version of the MINDF-BFS. A convenience sampling method was used to select 305 postpartum women from Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, who visited between March and June 2024, as the study participants. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of MINDF-BFS were evaluated.Results:The Chinese version of MINDF-BFS consisted of nine items, with the item-level content validity index ranged from 0.900 to 1.000, and the average scale-level content validity index was 0.990. Exploratory factor analysis extracted one common factor, with a variance contribution of 73.290%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good model fit. The Cronbach's α coefficient for the scale was 0.923, the split-half reliability coefficient was 0.915, and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.926.Conclusions:The Chinese version of MINDF-BFS has good psychometric properties and is suitable for assessing the mindful breastfeeding levels of Chinese postpartum women.

Objective Based on the propensity score matching(PSM),the effect of flexible ureteroscopy combined with flexible negative pressure suction sheath in the treatment of infectious renal calculus lithotomy was analyzed.Methods From April 2022 to April 2024,87 patients with infectious renal calculus in our hospital were selected retrospectively.All patients were treated with flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy(FURL).According to the different choice of ureteral access sheath(UAS)during operation,they were divided into negative pressure sheath group(n=43)and conventional sheath group(n=44).In the negative pressure sheath group,the flexible negative pressure suction sheath was used for FURL,and in the conventional sheath group,the conventional sheath was used for FURL.The general data of patients with infectious renal calculus between groups were compared,and the indicators were balanced by PSM.The clinical efficacy,perioperative indicators,levels of procalcitonin(PCT)and white blood cell count(WBC)and postoperative complications of patients with infectious renal calculus were compared between the two groups.Results After 1∶1 ratio matching by PSM,42 pairs of patients with infectious renal calculus were obtained,.The stone clearance rate of negative pressure sheath group[90.48%(38/42)]was significantly higher than that of conventional sheath group[71.43%(30/42)](P<0.05).The minimum intrapelvic pressure,average intrapelvic pressure and maximum intrapelvic pressure in the negative pressure sheath group were lower than those in the conventional sheath group,operation time and hospitalization time in the negative pressure sheath group were shorter than those in the conventional sheath group(P<0.05).The levels of PCT and WBC in the negative pressure sheath group were lower than those in the conventional sheath group at 2 h after operation,and the time for PCT and WBC to recover to the normal level were shorter than those in the conventional sheath group(P<0.05).The total incidence of postoperative complications in negative pressure sheath group[9.52%(4/42)]was significantly lower than that in conventional sheath group[28.57%(12/42)](P<0.05).Conclusion Flexible ureteroscopy combined with flexible negative pressure suction sheath is effective in the treatment of renal calculus,which is helpful to reduce intra-operative renal pelvis pressure,shorten operation time,reduce PCT and WBC levels after operation,and promote patients'early recovery with good safety.

Objective:To adapt the Mindful Breastfeeding Scale (MINDF-BFS) into Chinese and assess its reliability and validity among breastfeeding mothers in China.Methods:Following the Beaton cross-cultural adaptation guideline, the original scale was translated, back-translated, discussed by experts, pre-tested, culturally adapted, and revised to develop the Chinese version of the MINDF-BFS. A convenience sampling method was used to select 305 postpartum women from Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, who visited between March and June 2024, as the study participants. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of MINDF-BFS were evaluated.Results:The Chinese version of MINDF-BFS consisted of nine items, with the item-level content validity index ranged from 0.900 to 1.000, and the average scale-level content validity index was 0.990. Exploratory factor analysis extracted one common factor, with a variance contribution of 73.290%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good model fit. The Cronbach's α coefficient for the scale was 0.923, the split-half reliability coefficient was 0.915, and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.926.Conclusions:The Chinese version of MINDF-BFS has good psychometric properties and is suitable for assessing the mindful breastfeeding levels of Chinese postpartum women.

Objective:Screening factors that might influence rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicating interstitial lung diseases (ILD) by constructing and validating a model for early diagnostic.Methods:The study subjects were composed of 712 RA patients in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University during December 2019 to October 2022. Fifty-two variables such as their demographic data, clinical symptoms, and laboratory indexes were collected. Patients were categorized into RA-only group and RA-ILD group with or without the occurrence of ILD disease. After data preprocessing, subjects were randomly assigned to the modeling and validation groups in a 7:3 ratio.Univariate analysis comparing baseline characteristics of the two groups of patients. Feature selection was performed using LASSO and SVM-RFE regression algorithms.Screening indicators were analyzed by logistic regression and the results were used to develop a nomograms model for the early diagnosis of RA complicating interstitial lung disease; and the modeling group was evaluated for its performance for internal assessment of the model and internal validation using data from the validation group.Results:A total of 712 subjects participated in the study, of which 498 in the modeling group and 214 in the validation group. Univariate analysis showed that the differences between the two groups were statistically significant ( P<0.05) in 18 characteristic indexes, including male, gender, age, smoking history, drinking history, number of swollen joints, number of painful joints, use of prednisone, WBC, ESR, CRP, IL-2, IL-10, IL-17, TNF-α, INF-γ, AFA family, APF, and serum albumin. The LASSO algorithm identified 13 risk variables for RA-ILD, the SVM-RFE algorithm identified 12 variables for RA-ILD, and the intersecting risk variables were male, age, history of alcohol consumption, number of painful joints, prednisone acetate, IL-2, AFA family, TNF-α, serum albumin, and IL-10. The results of multifactorial logistic regression analysis confirmed that the differences between males [ OR(95% CI)=3.61(2.11, 6.18)], gender, age [ OR(95% CI)=1.05(1.03, 1.08)], number of painful joints [ OR(95% CI)=1.03(1.01, 1.06)], IL-2 [ OR(95% CI)=0.91 (0.84, 0.99)], and TNF-α[ OR (95% CI)=1.06 (1.02, 1.10)] were statistically significant ( P<0.05) and were independently influences on ILD complicated by RA. The modeling and validation groups that were used to construct early diagnostic Nomograms had high calibration curve accuracies, and the model had a high diagnostic power, which was mainly demonstrated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area under the curve (AUC) and decision curve analysis(DCA), the model modeling group had an AUC of 0.76 (95% CI=0.71, 0.81), with net benefit rates of 3%~82% and 93%~99%, whereas the model validation group had an AUC of 0.71 (95% CI=0.64, 0.79), with net benefit rates of 5%~11%, 14%~60% and 85%~89%. Conclusion:Male, gender, age, number of painful joints, IL-2, and TNF-α are independent factors for RA complicated with ILD, and the Nomogram model constructed has good performance in early diagnosis of the disease.

Objective:To compare the efficacy and safety of different dosages of new drugs in the treatment of PsA by using network meta-analysis.Methods:Three medical databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library) were searched for the studies that compared the efficacy and safety of 4 new drugs (secukinumab, ixekizumab, apremilast, tofacitinib) with different dosages in the treatment of PsA. Data from included studies were analyzed by Stata 15.0.Results:A total of 16 RCTs were included. The results of the network meta-analysis showed that: (1) Among the overall patients, in terms of ACR20 response rate, the larger the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA), the more effective it is. Secukinumab 300 mg Q4W(96.1%) had the best efficacy, followed by ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W(79.0%), ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W(75.1%), secukinumab 150 mg Q4W(73.2%), apremilast 30 mg BID(50.6%), apremilast 20 mg BID(38.6%), tofacitinib 5 mg BID(18.1%), tofacitinib 10 mg BID(17.7%) and placebo(2.0%). (2) In terms of PASI75 response rate, the larger the area under the SUCRA curve, the more effective it is. Ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W(96.1%) had the best efficacy, followed by ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W(88.7%), secukinumab 300 mg Q4W(75.6%), secukinumab 150 mg Q4W(63.3%), apremilast 30 mg BID(44.5%), apremilast 20 mg BID(38.4%), tofacitinib 10 mg BID(30.0%), tofacitinib 5 mg BID(12.5%) and placebo(1.0%). (3) Among the overall patients, in terms of safety, the smaller the area under the SUCRA curve, the higher the safety it is. Secukinumab 300 mg Q4W (17.3%) has the best safety. (4) The results of subgroup analysis showed that in terms of ACR20 response rate, ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W(85.3%) had the best efficacy in bDMARDs-na?ve patients, while in bDMARDs-IR patients, secukinumab 300 mg Q4W(83.9%) had the best efficacy.Conclusion:Among all patients, secukinumab 300 mg Q4W is the best in terms of ACR20 response rate and safety, but ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W is more effective in improving PsA lesions comparing yo other drugs.

Objective::This study focused on the prediction of preterm birth (PTB). It aimed to identify the transcriptomic signature essential for the occurrence of PTB and evaluate its predictive value in early, mid, and late pregnancy and in women with threatened preterm labor (TPTL).Methods::Blood transcriptome data of pregnant women were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. The activity of biological signatures was assessed using gene set enrichment analysis and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis. The correlation among molecules in the interleukin 6 (IL6) signature and between IL6 signaling activity and the gestational week of delivery and latent period were evaluated by Pearson correlation analysis. The effects of molecules associated with the IL6 signature were fitted using logistic regression analysis; the predictive value of both the IL6 signature and IL6 alone were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves and pregnancy maintenance probability was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Differential analysis was performed using the DEseq2 and limma algorithms.Results::Circulatory IL6 signaling activity increased significantly in cases with preterm labor than in those with term pregnancies (normalized enrichment score (NES) = 1.857, P = 0.001). The IL6 signature (on which IL6 signaling is based) was subsequently considered as the candidate biomarker for PTB. The area under the curve (AUC) values for PTB prediction (using the IL6 signature) in early, mid, and late pregnancy were 0.810, 0.695, and 0.779, respectively; these values were considerably higher than those for IL6 alone. In addition, the pregnancy curves of women with abnormal IL6 signature differed significantly from those with normal signature. In pregnant women who eventually had preterm deliveries, circulatory IL6 signaling activity was lower in early pregnancy (NES = -1.420, P = 0.031) and higher than normal in mid (NES = 1.671, P = 0.002) and late pregnancy (NES = 2.350, P < 0.001). In women with TPTL, the AUC values for PTB prediction (or PTB within 7 days and 48 hours) using the IL6 signature were 0.761, 0.829, and 0.836, respectively; the up-regulation of IL6 signaling activity and its correlation with the gestational week of delivery ( r = -0.260, P = 0.001) and latency period ( r = -0.203, P = 0.012) were more significant than in other women. Conclusion::Our findings suggest that the IL6 signature may predict PTB, even in early pregnancy (although the predictive power is relatively weak in mid pregnancy) and is particularly effective in symptomatic women. These findings may contribute to the development of an effective predictive and monitoring system for PTB, thereby reducing maternal and fetal risk.

Objective::This study focused on the prediction of preterm birth (PTB). It aimed to identify the transcriptomic signature essential for the occurrence of PTB and evaluate its predictive value in early, mid, and late pregnancy and in women with threatened preterm labor (TPTL).Methods::Blood transcriptome data of pregnant women were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. The activity of biological signatures was assessed using gene set enrichment analysis and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis. The correlation among molecules in the interleukin 6 (IL6) signature and between IL6 signaling activity and the gestational week of delivery and latent period were evaluated by Pearson correlation analysis. The effects of molecules associated with the IL6 signature were fitted using logistic regression analysis; the predictive value of both the IL6 signature and IL6 alone were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves and pregnancy maintenance probability was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Differential analysis was performed using the DEseq2 and limma algorithms.Results::Circulatory IL6 signaling activity increased significantly in cases with preterm labor than in those with term pregnancies (normalized enrichment score (NES) = 1.857, P = 0.001). The IL6 signature (on which IL6 signaling is based) was subsequently considered as the candidate biomarker for PTB. The area under the curve (AUC) values for PTB prediction (using the IL6 signature) in early, mid, and late pregnancy were 0.810, 0.695, and 0.779, respectively; these values were considerably higher than those for IL6 alone. In addition, the pregnancy curves of women with abnormal IL6 signature differed significantly from those with normal signature. In pregnant women who eventually had preterm deliveries, circulatory IL6 signaling activity was lower in early pregnancy (NES = -1.420, P = 0.031) and higher than normal in mid (NES = 1.671, P = 0.002) and late pregnancy (NES = 2.350, P < 0.001). In women with TPTL, the AUC values for PTB prediction (or PTB within 7 days and 48 hours) using the IL6 signature were 0.761, 0.829, and 0.836, respectively; the up-regulation of IL6 signaling activity and its correlation with the gestational week of delivery ( r = -0.260, P = 0.001) and latency period ( r = -0.203, P = 0.012) were more significant than in other women. Conclusion::Our findings suggest that the IL6 signature may predict PTB, even in early pregnancy (although the predictive power is relatively weak in mid pregnancy) and is particularly effective in symptomatic women. These findings may contribute to the development of an effective predictive and monitoring system for PTB, thereby reducing maternal and fetal risk.

A wealth of evidence has suggested that gastrointestinal dysfunction is associated with the onset and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the mechanisms underlying these links remain to be defined. Here, we investigated the impact of deregulation of intestinal dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) signaling in response to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Dopamine/dopamine signaling in the mouse colon decreased with ageing. Selective ablation of Drd2, but not Drd4, in the intestinal epithelium, caused a more severe loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra following MPTP challenge, and this was accompanied by a reduced abundance of succinate-producing Alleoprevotella in the gut microbiota. Administration of succinate markedly attenuated dopaminergic neuronal loss in MPTP-treated mice by elevating the mitochondrial membrane potential. This study suggests that intestinal epithelial DRD2 activity and succinate from the gut microbiome contribute to the maintenance of nigral DA neuron survival. These findings provide a potential strategy targeting neuroinflammation-related neurological disorders such as PD.
1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/adverse effects* ; Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dopamine ; Dopaminergic Neurons/metabolism* ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Neuroprotection ; Parkinson Disease ; Pyrrolidines ; Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism* ; Substantia Nigra ; Succinates

The composition of serum is extremely complex,which complicates the discovery of new pharmaco-dynamic biomarkers via serum proteome for disease prediction and diagnosis.Recently,nanoparticles have been reported to efficiently reduce the proportion of high-abundance proteins and enrich low-abundance proteins in serum.Here,we synthesized a silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticle and devel-oped a highly efficient and reproducible protein corona(PC)-based proteomic analysis strategy to improve the range of serum proteomic analysis.We identified 1,070 proteins with a median coefficient of variation of 12.56％using PC-based proteomic analysis,which was twice the number of proteins iden-tified by direct digestion.There were also more biological processes enriched with these proteins.We applied this strategy to identify more pharmacodynamic biomarkers on collagen-induced arthritis(CIA)rat model treated with methotrexate(MTX).The bioinformatic results indicated that 485 differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)were found in CIA rats,of which 323 DEPs recovered to near normal levels after treatment with MTX.This strategy can not only help enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of disease and drug action through serum proteomics studies,but also provide more pharmacodynamic biomarkers for disease prediction,diagnosis,and treatment.