Laboratory animals are the "living" tools of medical research. Through animal experiments, people can gain continuous insights into the laws of life, reveal the essence of diseases, develop vaccines and drugs for prevention and treatment, and play an important role in the technological development of fields related to human health. The environmental conditions of laboratory animals have a direct impact on their health, quality, and the results of animal experiments. The higher the degree of environmental control, the more reliable the experimental results are in terms of quality. Therefore, environmental control of laboratory animal facilities is important for ensuring that laboratory animals live under required conditions, which is a key factor for conducting effective animal experiments. This article analyzes the current status of environmental testing of laboratory animal facilities in Sichuan Province, briefly summarizing their number, area, and other basic information, and provides detailed statistics on the ability of institutions to conduct environmental testing for laboratory animal facilities in Sichuan Province. It also summarizes the testing requirements for laboratory animal facility environments based on national standards, regulatory requirements, and the quality control needs of facility users. In the analysis of testing indicators for laboratory animal facilities, based on testing data from 40 laboratory animal facilities in Sichuan Province, it was found that static pressure difference is the indicator most prone to non-compliance, followed by illumination and air exchange rate. Using barrier environments as examples, common problems in the process of environmental testing for laboratory animal facilities are summarized in six aspects: testing personnel, instruments, methods, technical materials, testing environment, and reports, and targeted suggestions are proposed. These suggestions help improve environmental control in laboratory animal facilities, and provide practical reference and guidance for relevant testing institutions, as well as laboratory animal producers and users in the industry.

Objective: To explore the intervention effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on glucose metabolism, cortisol (Cor), and sleep quality among college students with comorbid depressive symptoms and obesity, so as to provide a reference for improving sleep quality among college students with comorbid depressive symptoms and obesity. Methods: In March 2023, 45 college students with comorbid depressive symptoms and obesity were recruited and randomly assigned to an exercise group ( n =23) and a control group ( n =22) by random number table method. The exercise group received HIIT intervention for 12 weeks, three times a week, while the control group received no intervention. Blood samples were collected from participants to measure fasting insulin (FINS), fasting blood glucose (FBG), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), Cor, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after intervention. Statistical analysis was performed using t-test, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), simple effect analysis. Results: The repeated measures ANOVA revealed statistically significant time×group interaction effects for body composition (weight, body mass index, percentage of body fat, fat mass, waist to hip ratio), depressive symptoms, PSQI scores and its subdimensions (subjective sleep quality, sleep onset time, sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, daytime dysfunction), as well as FBG, FINS, and HOMA-IR between the exercise group and control group before and after intervention ( F =7.10-53.38, all P <0.05). Simple effect analysis showed that compared to the control group, the exercise group demonstrated significant improvements in body composition (body mass index, fat mass, waist to hip ratio), depressive symptoms, PSQI scores and its sub dimensions (subjective sleep quality, sleep onset time, sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, daytime dysfunction), FBG, FINS, HOMA-IR, and Cor (all P <0.05). Conclusion HIIT can improve the sleep quality of college students with comorbid depressive symptoms and obesity by enhancing glucose metabolism and regulating Cor levels.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Xiao′er Huangjin Zhike Granules in the treatment of cough caused by acute bronchitis in children, which is defined in TCM terms as a syndrome of phlegm-heat obstructing the lung.Methods:This was a block-randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.From January 2022 to September 2023, 359 children aged 3 to 7 years old diagnosed as acute bronchitis (lung-obstructing phlegm-heat syndrome) were enrolled from 21 participating hospitals and randomly assigned to the experimental group and placebo group in a 3︰1 ratio, and respectively treated with Xiao′er Huangjin Zhike Granules and its matching placebo.Cough resolution/general resolution rate after 7 days of treatment was used as the primary efficacy outcome for both groups.Results:(1)On the seventh day of treatment, the rate of cough disappearance/basically disappearance in the experimental group and placebo group were 73.95% and 57.61% retrospectively, which had statistically significance ( P=0.001).(2)After 7 days of treatment, the median duration of cough disappearance/basic disappearance were 5 days and 6 days in the two groups , with a statistically significant difference ( P=0.006).The area under the curve of cough symptom severity time was 7.20 ± 3.79 in the experimental group and 8.20±4.42 in the placebo group.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( P=0.039).(3) After 7 days of treatment, the difference between TCM syndrome score and baseline was -16.0 (-20.0, -15.0) points in the experimental group and -15.0 (-18.0, -12.0) points in the placebo group, with significant difference between the two groups ( P=0.004).In the experimental group, the clinical control rate, the markedly effective rate, the effective rate and the ineffective rate were 49.04%, 28.35%, 16.48% and 6.13% severally; and in the placebo group, the clinical control rate, the markedly effective rate, the effective rate and the ineffective rate were 38.04%, 26.09%, 29.35%, and 6.52% separately, which had statistically significant ( P=0.014).(4) There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse events or adverse reactions during the trial between both groups.Moreover, while adverse reactions in the form of vomiting and diarrhea were occasionally reported, no serious drug-related adverse event or adverse reaction was reported.(5)The tested drug provided good treatment compliance, showing no statistically significant difference from the placebo in terms of compliance rate. Conclusions:Based on the above findings, it can be concluded that Xiao′er Huangjin Zhike Granules provides good safety, efficacy, and treatment compliance in the treatment of cough caused by acute bronchitis, and lung-obstructing phlegm-heat syndrome, in children.

Objective To investigate the image quality,radiation dose and contrast medium(CM)intake in coronary computed tomography angiography(CCTA)of overweight patients based on wide-detector using different tube voltages and CM of different concentrations.Methods A total of 150 overweight patients[body mass index(BMI)≥ 25 kg/m2]who underwent CCTA were divided into three groups according to scan protocols:group A(120 kVp,370 mg I/mL CM),group B(100 kVp,350 mg I/mL CM),and group C(80 kVp,320 mg I/mL CM),with each group had 50 patients.The mean CT value,mean signal-to-noise ratio(SNR),mean contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR),figure of merit(FOM)of all images were measured and calculated.Images were assessed using a 5-point scale by two radiologists.The volume CT dose index(CTDIvol)and dose length product(DLP)of each patient were recorded and the effective dose(ED)was calculated.The total iodine intake values of patients in three groups were calculated.The above data were statistically analyzed by one-way ANOVA.Results The mean CT value,mean SNR,mean CNR,and mean subjective score of groups B and C were significantly higher than those of group A(P＜0.001),but there was no significant difference between groups B and C(P＞0.05).The FOM value of groups B and C was significantly higher than that of group A(P＜0.001),and the FOM value of group B was significantly lower than that of group C(P＜0.001).The total iodine intake values of groups B and C was significantly lower than that of group A(P＜0.001).The ED and total iodine intake values in groups B and C were 30.34％,68.53％and 10.22％,16.85％lower than those in group A,respectively(P＜0.001).Conclusion Under the premise of ensuring image quality,the lower tube voltage and lower concentration of CM based on wide-detector allows for significant reduction in radiation dose and total iodine intake in CCTA for overweight patients compared to routine scan protocols.

Objective To observe the interventional effects of complex probiotic powder on blood bio-chemical indices and vaginal flora in pregnant women with high risk of gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM). Methods One hundred and ten pregnant women with high risk of GDM recruited from the outpatient clinics of the obstetric department and nutrition department in this hospital were randomly divided into the probiotic intervention group (n=55) and the placebo control group (n=55).The intervention group was given 1 bag of complex probiotic powder per day,and the control group was given 1 bag of placebo powder.The colors,shapes,sizes and tastes of powders in the two groups remained the consistency.The intervention duration in this trial was 23 weeks.The questionnaire survey were conducted at baseline and at the intervention endpoint,and the blood biochemical indexes detections were performed at baseline,after 24-28 weeks of gestation,and after 34-38 weeks of gestation,respectively.In addition,the differences in the composition of the vaginal flora structure between the two groups of high risk pregnant women with GDM were detected at the intervention endpoint.Results A total of 97 cases were eventually included in the statistical analysis.Among them,there were 50 cases in the probiotic intervention group and 47 cases in the placebo control group.At the end of the 23 week intervention,there were no statistically significant differences in fasting blood glucose,red blood cells,hemoglobin,leukocytes,ferritin,total protein,albumin,glutamic transaminase,glutamic oxalate transam-inase and total bilirubin between the probiotic intervention group and placebo control group (P>0.05).In terms of vaginal flora,there was a significant difference in some indicators of α diversity between the probiotic group and placebo control group (P<0.05),and there was no significant difference in β diversity between the two groups (P>0.05).At the level of vaginal flora phyla,there were significant differences in the Firmicutes,Actinobacteria,Desulfobacterota,Deferribacterota,and δ-Myxococcota between the two groups (P<0.05).At the level of vaginal flora genera,the relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp.in the probiotic intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Complex probiotic pow-der supplementation may have a limited role in improving blood glucose and other related biochemical indica-tors in high-risk pregnant women with GDM.But it has a certain role in regulating the vaginal micro ecological balance in pregnant women with high risk of GDM.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of G protein subunit beta 2(GNB2)on the migration and metastasis of colorectal cancer cells.Methods The human embryonic kidney cells 293FT in the logarithmic growth phase were randomly divided into the control group and the shGNB2 group.The 293 FT cells in the control group were transfected with PSPAX2,PMD2G,and Control plasmids,while the 293FT cells in the shGNB2 group were transfected with PSPAX2,PMD2G,and shGNB2 plasmids;and the viral supernatants were collected,respectively.Human colorectal cancer cells HCT116 and RKO in the logarithmic growth phase were divided into the control group and the shGNB2 group according to the random number table method.HCT116 and RKO cells in the control group were transfected with the viral supernatants from the control group of 293 FT cells;HCT116 and RKO cells in the shGNB2 group were transfected with the viral supernatants from the shGNB2 group of 293FT cells.The expression of GNB2 mRNA in HCT116 and RKO cells in the control group and the shGNB2 group was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The expressions of GNB2,Vimentin,N-cadherin and E-cadherin proteins in HCT116 and RKO cells in the control group and the shGNB2 group were detected by Western blot.The wound-healing rates of HCT116 and RKO cells in the control group and the shGNB2 group were measured by wound-healing assay.The migration of HCT116 and RKO cells in the control group and the shGNB2 group was detected by Transwell assay.A total of 2 x 106 HCT116 cells were taken from the control group and the shGNB2 group,respectively;and which were injected subcutaneously in nude mice,and the subcutaneous tumors were removed after 3 weeks and cut into small tissue pieces of 1 mm3.Eight female nude mice aged 4-5 weeks were divided into the control group and the shGNB2 group according to the random number table method,with 4 mice in each group.The tissue pieces of subcutaneous tumors from HCT116 cells in the control group were inoculated in the intestinal plasma membrane at the ileocecal junction of nude mice in the control group;the tissue pieces of subcutaneous tumors from HCT116 cells in the shGNB2 group were inoculated in the intestinal plasma membrane at the ileocecal junction of nude mice in the shGNB2 group;the death time of nude mice was recorded,and the liver was removed to observe the number of liver tumor metastasis.Results The relative expressions of GNB2 mRNA and protein in HCT116 and RKO cells in the shGNB2 group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P＜0.01).After 48-hour culture,the wound-healing rates of HCT116 and RKO cells in the shGNB2 group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P＜0.01);the numbers of the migrated HCT116 and RKO cells in the shGNB2 group were significantly less than those in the control group(P＜0.01).The number of intrahepatic metastatic tumors in nude mice in the shGNB2 group was significantly less than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The relative expressions of Vimentin and N-cadherin proteins in HCT116 and RKO cells in the shGNB2 group were significantly lower than those in the control group,while the relative expression of E-cadherin protein was significantly higher than that in the control group(P＜0.01).Conclusion Inhibiting the expression of GNB2 can effectively repress the metastatic ability of colorectal cancer cells.The mechanism may be related to GNB2's involvement in the metastasis of colorectal cancer cells by regulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process.

Objective:To compare the image quality, radiation dose, and total iodine content of abdominal computed tomography (CT) enhancement scanning of overweight and obese patients with different scanning protocols, and to explore the optimal keV image serial for abdominal CT.Methods:A total of 90 overweight or obese patients [24 kg/m 2 ≤ body mass index (BMI) < 28 kg/m 2 or BMI ≥ 28 kg/m 2] were divied into groups A, B and C, with 30 patients in each group. Group A used Gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) mode and contrast medium with 320 mg I/ml, group B used low tube voltage mode (100 kVp) and contrast medium with 370 mg I/ml, and group C used conventional tube voltage mode (120 kVp) and contrast medium with 370 mg I/ml. Monochromatic energy images at 50-70 keV (5 keV interval) were reconstructed for the arterial and portal vein phases of group A. Radiation dose and total iodine content were recorded and calculated for the 3 groups. The region of interest was placed on the organ, blood vessel, and erector spinae muscle at same level. The CT values and image noise values were measured, and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) was calculated. All images were scored subjectively in double-blinded by two radiologists. One-way analysis of variance or Kruskal-Wallis H test were used to compare The CT values, CNRs, and subjective scores of each subgroup image in group A, group B and group C, and the radiation doses and total iodine contents in 3 groups were compared. The optimal keV value for group A was selected. Results:At 50-60 keV, the CT values and CNRs of arterial and portal vein phases in group A were higher ( P < 0.05) than or similar to those in groups B and C ( P > 0.05), and the subjective scores were lower than those of groups B and C at 50 and 55 keV ( H = 34.47, 41.27, P < 0.05), whereas there was no statistically significant difference at 60 keV ( P > 0.05). At 65 and 70 keV, only the CT value and CNR of the renal cortex in group A at the 65 keV of arterial phase were higher than those in groups B and C ( F = 102.38, 29.47, P < 0.001). The subjective scores were not significantly between groups B and C ( P > 0.05). There were no statistically significant difference between CT values, CNRs, or subjective scores in group B and group C ( P > 0.05). The effective doses in groups A and B were 24.72% and 25.78% lower than those in group C, respectively. Compared to groups B and C, the total iodine content in group A decreased by 12.50% and 13.34%, respectively. Conclusions:GSI model combined with a low-concentration contrast medium in abdominal CT for overweight and obese patients can meet the image quality requirements while reducing patient total iodine content and radiation dose. The optimal keV value of enhanced abdominal CT for double phases was 60 keV.

Ferroptosis is a kind of programmed cell death, involves multi-molecular and multi-signaling pathways, and the core processes is iron overload and lipid peroxidation. It affects cancer, neurological disease, cardiovascular disease, digestive system disease, and many other diseases. While, ischemia-reperfusion injury is an extremely complex pathological process, including ischemia-reperfusion injury of the heart, brain, liver and kidney, etc., which often occurs in shock, organ surgery and organ transplantation, seriously affecting human health, and there is no effective radical treatment. However, ferroptosis is closely related to ischemia-reperfusion injury so that it is possible to find the prevention and treatment measures of ischemia-reperfusion injury by exploring the internal relationship between them. Therefore, the author tries to summarize the signaling pathways of ferroptosis, and explores the relationship between ferroptosis and ischemia-reperfusion injury of heart, brain, liver and kidney by moderating the ferroptosis targets properly to find the effective ways to treat cancer, improve inflammation and relieve other diseases.