Objective To evaluate the efficacy of combining the replenishing qi and nourishing yin empirical formula with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 59 patients diagnosed with DME at Tongji Hospital of Tongji University or Shanghai Nanxiang Hospital, Jiading District from June 2019 to December 2022. Among them, 29 cases received intravitreal injection of ranibizumab (anti-VEGF group), while 30 cases received both intravitreal injection of ranibizumab and oral administration of the replenishing qi and nourishing yin empirical formula (combined treatment group). The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), and the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score were compared between the two groups before treatment and at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks after treatment. Results Compared with before treatment, BCVA significantly improved (P＜0.05) and CMT significantly decreased (P＜0.05) at different time points after treatment in both groups. At 16, 20, and 24 weeks after treatment, BCVA in the combined treatment group was superior to that in the anti-VEGF group (P＜0.01). At 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks after treatment, CMT in the combined treatment group was lower than that in the anti-VEGF group (P＜0.01). Starting from week 8 after treatment, the TCM syndrome scores in the combined treatment group were lower than those in the anti-VEGF group (P＜0.01). Conclusions The replenishing qi and nourishing yin empirical formula could improve the efficacy of anti-VEGF therapy in DME patients, indicating that integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine has certain clinical application value in treating DME.

Objective: To analyze the bidirectional association between sleep status and depressive symptoms among primary school students, so as to provide scientific evidence for developing targeted intervention and health education on children s mental health. Methods: In December 2021, 1 787 students in grades 2 and 3 selected from three primary schools in a district of Tianjin by a convenient sampling method were investigated in a baseline questionnaire survey, which was followed by a one year follow up in December 2022. The survey content included sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, etc., and the Children s Sleep Habits Questionnaire and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children were used to assess students sleep quality, sleep duration, social jetlag and depressive symptoms. Linear regression model was applied to examine the association between sleep status and depressive symptoms score in primary school students, and cross lagged panel model was adopted to analyze the bidirectional association between sleep status and depressive symptoms. Results: At baseline, the sleep quality score among primary school students was 43.00(39.00, 47.00), the daily sleep duration was 9.42(9.12, 9.76) h, the social jetlag was 0.58( 0.29 , 0.92) h, and the depressive symptoms score was 5.00(2.00, 9.00). At the oneyear followup, the score of sleep quality among primary school students was 42.00(38.00, 47.00), the daily sleep duration was 9.43(9.12, 9.78)h, the social jetlag was 0.50 (0.25, 0.78)h, and the score of depressive symptoms was 4.00(2.00, 9.00). After adjusting for confounding factors such as gender, parental education level, and monthly family income, linear regression analyses showed that the baseline sleep quality score was positively associated with follow up depressive symptoms scores ( β =0.25) among primary school students, while baseline sleep duration ( β =-0.06) and baseline social jetlag ( β =-0.08) were both negatively associated with follow up depressive symptoms score (all P <0.05). Cross lagged regression models indicated that baseline sleep quality score positively predicted depressive symptoms score at the 1 year follow up ( β =0.10), and baseline depressive symptoms score positively predicted follow up sleep quality score ( β = 0.08 )(both P <0.05). Conclusions There is a bidirectional association between sleep quality and depressive symptoms among primary school students. Improving sleep quality may help alleviate children s depressive symptoms.

AIM:To investigate the modulatory role of E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase ITCH in Alzheimer disease(AD)-like pathology through the thioredoxin-interacting protein(TXNIP)-nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)signaling pathway using both in vivo and in vitro experimental models.METHODS:(1)Ten 5×FAD(AD model)mice and 10 wild-type(WT)mice at 2-,4-and 6-month-old were randomly allocated into AD and WT groups.Amyloid β-protein(Aβ)plaque burden in the brain was detected by thioflavin-S and immunofluorescence staining,with the latter method additionally applied to assess TXNIP protein expression.The protein levels of ITCH and TXNIP were determined by Western blot,while their interaction was verified by co-immunoprecipitation.(2)Mouse mi-croglia BV2 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide(LPS)were used to construct neuroinflammation model,and were di-vided into control(CON)group and LPS+ATP treatment group.The BV2 cells stimulated by Aβ were used to construct AD inflammation model.According to the different treatment time,they were divided into CON,and 12,24 and 48 h treatment groups.Western blot was used to evaluate the expression of ITCH,TXNIP,and NLRP3 inflammasome compo-nents(NLRP3 and caspase-1)as well as the downstream IL-1β.Adenovirus-mediated ITCH overexpression(OE-ITCH)in Aβ-stimulated BV2 cells comprised three experimental groups:negative control group,Aβ oligomer stimulation group,and OE-ITCH group,with subsequent immunoblotting of inflammatory mediators.RESULTS:The deposition of Aβ plaques in the cortex and hippocampus of 5×FAD transgenic mice exhibited an age-dependent progression(P<0.01).Compared with WT mice,the levels of TXNIP protein increased synchronously,and the levels of ubiquitin ligase ITCH was significantly down-regulated(P<0.05).Co-immunoprecipitation confirmed the interaction between ITCH and TXNIP proteins in the brain of 2-and 4-month-old 5×FAD mice,which exhibited marked attenuation by 4 months of age.In BV2 microglial models,Aβ/LPS stimulation provoked significant ITCH suppression,concurrently up-regulating TXNIP,core NLRP3 inflammasome components(NLRP3 and caspase-1),and downstream IL-1β(P<0.05).Overexpression of ITCH significantly inhibited Aβ-induced activation of TXNIP and NLRP3 and therelated inflammatory factors in BV2 cells.CONCLUSION:The results of in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that ITCH protein exerts effects against AD-like pathology by inhibiting the expression of TXNIP-NLRP3 signaling pathway.

Objective:To construct and validate the risk prediction model of osteoporosis (OP) in the middle-aged and elderly healthy physical examination population.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 18 030 middle-aged and elderly people with bone mineral density tested in Health Management Center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected. The general data, physical examination index and biochemical blood index were collected. The subjects were divided into training set (12 621 cases) and validation set (5 409 cases) in a ratio of 7∶3 with the simple random sampling method. The variables were screened with minimum LASSO regression and logistic regression and the corresponding nomogram prediction model for the risk of osteoporosis in the middle-aged and elderly health examination population was established. The performance of the nomogram model was evaluated with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC AUC), specificity, sensitivity, calibration curve (CAL), and decision curve (DCA).Results:The results of LASSO regression and multivariate logistic regression in training set showed that gender, age, body mass index, hip circumference, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, glutamyl transpeptidase and albumin/globulin ratio were the independent best predictors of OP risk in the middle-aged and elderly health examination population (all P<0.05). The ROC AUC-value of the training set was 0.895 (95% CI: 0.886-0.904), with a sensitivity of 87.25% and a specificity of 85.01%. The ROC AUC value of the validation set was 0.892 (95% CI: 0.886-0.898), with a sensitivity of 83.74% and a specificity of 82.46%. The CAL showed a C-index value of 0.790 in the training set and a C-index value of 0.784 in validation set. The CALs all showed deviation correction and obvious curves similar to the ideal line. DCA showed that when the OP risk threshold probability of the training set was 45%-93%, and the OP risk threshold probability of the validation set was 45%-92%, the nomogram model had better efficacy in predicting OP risk in the middle-aged and elderly physical examination population, and the two results were still relatively consistent. Both CAL and DCA showed good performance. Conclusion:This study establishes a practical prediction model for osteoporosis risk in the middle-aged and elderly population, it can provide an early warning for the timely detection of OP risk for the middle-aged and elderly people.

In April 2022, a patient with a huge soft tissue defect in left lower limb was treated in the Department of Hand Microsurgery, Xuzhou Renci Hospital. The defect was 49 cm×20 cm in size. A huge conjoined abdominal flap was designed with perforating branch of right lateral circumflex femoral artery and inferior epigastric artery as the vascular pedicles. The total length of the conjoined flap was 66 cm with the width of 9-13 cm. An ipsilateral ALTF was taken and it was combined with the conjoined flap in parallel to form an extra-large flap for wound reconstruction. Twenty-two months after surgery, the flap in left leg was not significantly bloated and without ulceration in left heel. The affected leg was not hindering the patient from walking and slow running. Lower Extremity Function Score (LEFS) was used to evaluate the affected leg and a score of 61 was achieved. Only linear scars were left on the donor sites in thighs and abdomen without dysfunction, and scored 4 of Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS).

Objective To observe the effectiveness and safety of DiaSphere embolized microsphere TACE for treating primary hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods Totally 188 patients with HCC were prospectively enrolled and randomly assigned to research group(n=93)and control group(n=95),who underwent TACE with DiaSphere embolized microspheres and Embosphere embolized microspheres,respectively.The incidence of TACE-related adverse events were recorded.The therapeutic efficacy 1 month after the first TACE,also 1 and 3 months after the last TACE,and liver functions 1 month after the first and last TACE were compared between groups.Results In research group,there were 69 cases underwent 1 time TACE,22 cases underwent 2 times and 2 cases underwent 3 times TACE,while in control group,there were 82 cases underwent 1 time and 13 cases underwent 2 times TACE,respectively.No statistical difference of the incidence of adverse events was found between groups(77.42%[72/93]vs.76.84%[73/95],P=1.000).One month after the first TACE,7 cases in research group and 11 cases in control group were lost to follow-up,respectively.One month after the last TACE,12 cases were lost to follow-up in both groups,and 3 months after the last TACE,28 cases were lost to follow-up in both groups.No significant difference of objective response rate nor disease control rate was found between groups at the above time points(all P＞0.05).One month after the first and last TACE,liver function indicators were not different between groups(all P＞0.05).Conclusion Both the short-term efficacy and safety of TACE with DiaSphere embolized microspheres for treating HCC were good.

AIM:To investigate the modulatory role of E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase ITCH in Alzheimer disease(AD)-like pathology through the thioredoxin-interacting protein(TXNIP)-nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)signaling pathway using both in vivo and in vitro experimental models.METHODS:(1)Ten 5×FAD(AD model)mice and 10 wild-type(WT)mice at 2-,4-and 6-month-old were randomly allocated into AD and WT groups.Amyloid β-protein(Aβ)plaque burden in the brain was detected by thioflavin-S and immunofluorescence staining,with the latter method additionally applied to assess TXNIP protein expression.The protein levels of ITCH and TXNIP were determined by Western blot,while their interaction was verified by co-immunoprecipitation.(2)Mouse mi-croglia BV2 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide(LPS)were used to construct neuroinflammation model,and were di-vided into control(CON)group and LPS+ATP treatment group.The BV2 cells stimulated by Aβ were used to construct AD inflammation model.According to the different treatment time,they were divided into CON,and 12,24 and 48 h treatment groups.Western blot was used to evaluate the expression of ITCH,TXNIP,and NLRP3 inflammasome compo-nents(NLRP3 and caspase-1)as well as the downstream IL-1β.Adenovirus-mediated ITCH overexpression(OE-ITCH)in Aβ-stimulated BV2 cells comprised three experimental groups:negative control group,Aβ oligomer stimulation group,and OE-ITCH group,with subsequent immunoblotting of inflammatory mediators.RESULTS:The deposition of Aβ plaques in the cortex and hippocampus of 5×FAD transgenic mice exhibited an age-dependent progression(P<0.01).Compared with WT mice,the levels of TXNIP protein increased synchronously,and the levels of ubiquitin ligase ITCH was significantly down-regulated(P<0.05).Co-immunoprecipitation confirmed the interaction between ITCH and TXNIP proteins in the brain of 2-and 4-month-old 5×FAD mice,which exhibited marked attenuation by 4 months of age.In BV2 microglial models,Aβ/LPS stimulation provoked significant ITCH suppression,concurrently up-regulating TXNIP,core NLRP3 inflammasome components(NLRP3 and caspase-1),and downstream IL-1β(P<0.05).Overexpression of ITCH significantly inhibited Aβ-induced activation of TXNIP and NLRP3 and therelated inflammatory factors in BV2 cells.CONCLUSION:The results of in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that ITCH protein exerts effects against AD-like pathology by inhibiting the expression of TXNIP-NLRP3 signaling pathway.

Objective:To construct and validate the risk prediction model of osteoporosis (OP) in the middle-aged and elderly healthy physical examination population.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 18 030 middle-aged and elderly people with bone mineral density tested in Health Management Center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected. The general data, physical examination index and biochemical blood index were collected. The subjects were divided into training set (12 621 cases) and validation set (5 409 cases) in a ratio of 7∶3 with the simple random sampling method. The variables were screened with minimum LASSO regression and logistic regression and the corresponding nomogram prediction model for the risk of osteoporosis in the middle-aged and elderly health examination population was established. The performance of the nomogram model was evaluated with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC AUC), specificity, sensitivity, calibration curve (CAL), and decision curve (DCA).Results:The results of LASSO regression and multivariate logistic regression in training set showed that gender, age, body mass index, hip circumference, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, glutamyl transpeptidase and albumin/globulin ratio were the independent best predictors of OP risk in the middle-aged and elderly health examination population (all P<0.05). The ROC AUC-value of the training set was 0.895 (95% CI: 0.886-0.904), with a sensitivity of 87.25% and a specificity of 85.01%. The ROC AUC value of the validation set was 0.892 (95% CI: 0.886-0.898), with a sensitivity of 83.74% and a specificity of 82.46%. The CAL showed a C-index value of 0.790 in the training set and a C-index value of 0.784 in validation set. The CALs all showed deviation correction and obvious curves similar to the ideal line. DCA showed that when the OP risk threshold probability of the training set was 45%-93%, and the OP risk threshold probability of the validation set was 45%-92%, the nomogram model had better efficacy in predicting OP risk in the middle-aged and elderly physical examination population, and the two results were still relatively consistent. Both CAL and DCA showed good performance. Conclusion:This study establishes a practical prediction model for osteoporosis risk in the middle-aged and elderly population, it can provide an early warning for the timely detection of OP risk for the middle-aged and elderly people.

In April 2022, a patient with a huge soft tissue defect in left lower limb was treated in the Department of Hand Microsurgery, Xuzhou Renci Hospital. The defect was 49 cm×20 cm in size. A huge conjoined abdominal flap was designed with perforating branch of right lateral circumflex femoral artery and inferior epigastric artery as the vascular pedicles. The total length of the conjoined flap was 66 cm with the width of 9-13 cm. An ipsilateral ALTF was taken and it was combined with the conjoined flap in parallel to form an extra-large flap for wound reconstruction. Twenty-two months after surgery, the flap in left leg was not significantly bloated and without ulceration in left heel. The affected leg was not hindering the patient from walking and slow running. Lower Extremity Function Score (LEFS) was used to evaluate the affected leg and a score of 61 was achieved. Only linear scars were left on the donor sites in thighs and abdomen without dysfunction, and scored 4 of Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS).

Objective To discuss the clinical value of flat head CT of two-way digital flat angiography system(DSA)in predicting symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute anterior circulation-large vessel occlusion cerebral infarction occurring within 24 hours after operation.Methods A total of 264 patients with acute anterior circulation-large vessel occlusion cerebral infarction,who were admitted to the Shanghai Changhai hospital to receive treatment from January 2020 to January 2023,were selected for this study.Mechanical thrombectomy was carried out in all the patients,and DSA flat head CT examination was performed 24 hours after operation.According to whether the postoperative DSA plate head CT scan showed high-density shadow or not,the patients were divided into observation group(showing high-density shadow,n=176)and control group(showing no high-density shadow,n=88).The clinical data,therapeutic regimen,and intracranial hemorrhage within 24 hours after operation were compared between the two groups.Taking head CT results as the standard,the clinical value of DSA flat head CT scan performed immediately after operation in predicting symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage occurring within 24 hours after operation was evaluated.Results Among the 264 patients with acute anterior circulation-large vessel occlusion cerebral infarction,118 patients developed intracranial hemorrhage within 24 hours after operation,including 24 patients(20.34％)having symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.No statistically significant differences in clinical data and therapeutic regimen existed between the two groups(P＞0.05).The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of DSA flat head CT scan performed immediately after operation in predicting intracranial hemorrhage occurring within 24 hours after operation in the observation group were 97.46％,58.22％and 75.76％respectively.The detection rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage occurring within 24 hours after operation in the observation group was higher than that in the control group,the difference between the two groups were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of DSA flat head CT scan performed immediately after operation in predicting symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage occurring within 24 hours after operation were 87.50％,57.48％and 40.15％respectively.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of DSA flat head CT scan in predicting the transformation of cerebral hemorrhage were 95.67％,63.12％and 80.23％respectively.Conclusion In patients with acute anterior circulation-large vessel occlusion cerebral infarction,who develop intracranial hemorrhage within 24 hours after mechanical thrombectomy,DSA flat head CT scan performed immediately after operation often shows high-density shadow,which is very helpful in predicting the risk of postoperative intracranial hemorrhage,the clinicians should make an early diagnosis and response to a possible symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.