Hearing loss is the most prevalent disabling disease. Cochlear implantation（CI） serves as the primary intervention for severe to profound hearing loss. This consensus systematically explores the value of genetic diagnosis in the pre-operative assessment and efficacy prognosis for CI. Drawing upon domestic and international research and clinical experience, it proposes an evidence-based medicine three-tiered prognostic classification system（Favorable, Marginal, Poor）. The consensus focuses on common hereditary non-syndromic hearing loss（such as that caused by mutations in genes like GJB2, SLC26A4, OTOF, LOXHD1） and syndromic hereditary hearing loss（such as Jervell & Lange-Nielsen syndrome and Waardenburg syndrome）, which are closely associated with congenital hearing loss, analyzing the impact of their pathological mechanisms on CI outcomes. The consensus provides recommendations based on multiple round of expert discussion and voting. It emphasizes that genetic diagnosis can optimize patient selection, predict prognosis, guide post-operative rehabilitation, offer stratified management strategies for patients with different genotypes, and advance the application of precision medicine in the field of CI.
Humans ; Cochlear Implantation ; Prognosis ; Hearing Loss/surgery* ; Consensus ; Connexin 26 ; Mutation ; Sulfate Transporters ; Connexins/genetics*

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains a refractory subtype of breast cancer due to its resistance to various therapeutic strategies. In this study, we introduce a "brake-release and accelerator-pressing" approach to engineer a microneedle patch embedded with copper-doped Prussian blue nanoparticles (Cu-PB) and the ferroptosis inducer sorafenib (SRF) for raised chemodynamic (CDT)/photothermal (PTT) combination therapy against TNBC. Upon transdermal insertion, the dissolving microneedles swiftly disintegrate and facilitate the release of SRF. Under gentle external light exposure, copper ions (Cu²⁺) and iron ions (Fe³⁺) were liberated from Cu-PB. The direct chelation of Cu²⁺ and the indirect suppression by SRF, collectively attenuate glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) enzymatic function, destabilizing the cellular redox equilibrium (referred to as the "brake-release" strategy). The release of Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions instigates a Fenton/Fenton-like reaction within tumor cells, further yielding hydroxyl radicals and elevating reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentrations (referred to as the "accelerator-pressing" strategy). This overwhelming ROS accumulation, coupled with the impaired clearance of resultant lipid peroxides (LPO), ultimately triggers a robust ferroptosis cell death response. In summary, this study presents an innovative combinatorial therapeutic strategy based on dual-ferroptosis induction for TNBC, implying a promising therapeutic platform for developing ferroptosis-centered treatments for this aggressive breast cancer subtype.

Objective To explore the relationships between social support,positive coping,caregiver burden and family resilience of primary caregivers of first-stroke patients.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 307 primary caregivers of first-stroke patients in 2 tertiary hospitals in Shanghai by convenience sampling method.Social support rating scale,simplified coping style questionnaire,Zarit caregiver burden interview,and family resilience assessment scale were used for questionnaire survey.Pearson correlation analysis and structural equation models were used for data analysis.Results A total of 288 valid questionnaires were collected,and the effective recovery rate was 93.81％.Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between family resilience and social support,family resilience and positive coping,and social support and positive coping(r=0.375,0.627,and 0.277;all P＜0.01),while caregiver burden and social support,caregiver burden and positive coping,and family resilience and caregiver burden were all negatively correlated(r=-0.203,-0.343,and-0.444;all P＜0.01).The mediating effect model was constructed with positive coping and caregiver burden as mediating variables,social support as independent variables,and family resilience as dependent variables.The results showed that social support could mediate family resilience through positive coping,with a mediating effect of 0.164,accounting for 26.1％of the total effect;social support could also affect the family resilience of the primary caregivers of first-stroke patients through the partial chain mediating effect of positive coping and caregiver burden,with a mediating effect value of 0.032,accounting for 5.1％of the total effect.Conclusion Social support can predict family resilience among primary caregivers of first-stroke patients,and positive coping and caregiver burden play chain mediating roles in the impact of social support on family resilience.

Objective To investigate the expression of serum tumor-associated antigens(TAAs)in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA)and analyze their clinical significance for RA.Methods A total of 214 RA patients were enrolled in the RA group,while 198 age-and gender-matched healthy individuals were included in the HC group.Rheumatoid factor(RF),anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody(Anti-CCP),C-reactive protein(CRP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),interleu-kin-6(IL-6),ferritin levels,as well as gender,age,disease duration,disease activity score(DAS28)and clinical manifestations were collected from the RA group.The expression of TAAs in RA patients and the clinical characteristics of TAA-positive patients were analyzed.Spearman correla-tion analysis was used to evaluate the relationships between TAAs and clinical indicators in RA pa-tients.Results The positive rate of carbohydrate antigen 125(CA125)in the RA group was 8.88％,which was significantly higher than 1.01％ in the HC group(P＜0.001).Serum CA125 and cytok-eratin fragment 19(CYFRA21-1)levels in the RA group were significantly higher than those in the HC group,whereas alpha-fetoprotein(AFP),carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA),carbohydrate anti-gen 199(CA199)and neuron-specific enolase(NSE)levels were significantly lower(P＜0.001).TAA-positive patients had significantly older age and higher rates of pulmonary interstitial lesions compared to TAA-negative patients(P＜0.05).Patients with DAS28 scores＞5.1 had significantly higher CA125 levels than those with DAS28 scores ≤5.1(P＜0.05).CA125 levelswere positively corre-lated with DAS28 scores,ESR,RF,and anti-CCP antibodies(r=0.142,0.140,0.268,0.183;P＜0.05).Conclusion In RA patients,the positivity rate and levels of some serum TAAs are ele-vated,and TAA-positive patients tend to be older and have higher incidence of pulmonary interstitial lesions.CA125 levels are positively correlated with RA disease activity.

Objective To explore the impact of macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition(MMT)on pulmonary fibro-sis induced by acute lung injury by LPS.Methods Totally 21 male mice were randomly classified into 7 groups:control group,model group(LPS-PF)at different time points and intervention group of clodronate-liposomes(CL-LIP)treatement at different time points(n=3).Pulmonary fibrosis was identified by HE and Masson staining microscopy.The immuno-fluorescence technology was used for the evaluation of numbers of macrophage-to-myofi-broblast transition cells(MMT cell which co-expressed CD68 and α-SMA).Bone marrow-derived macrophages(BMDMs)were randomly classified into two group:control(Ctrl)group and TGF-β1-treated group induced by transforming growthfactor-β1.α-SMA,FN and Col1 were detected by RT-qPCR.The expression of α-SMA,Smad3 and p-Smad3 protein was evaluated by Western blot.Results At day 7,the Ashcroft score of lung tissue in LPS-PF mouse model was significantly increased when compared with the Ctrl group(P＜0.01);While the score signifi-cantly declined when the model was pretreated with CL-LIP(P＜0.05).As detected by immuno-fluorescence stai-ning,in CL-LIP group the number of CD68-positive cells co-labeled with α-SMA was obviously less then that of LPS-PF group of the corresponding time point(P＜0.01).When the BMDMs were stimulated by TGF-β1 at 24 h,48 h and 96 h respectively,a higher expression of α-SMA,FN,Col1,were found in TGF-β1-treated group than that in Ctrl group at the corresponding time point(P＜0.01).The expression of Smad3,p-Smad3 significantly higher in LPS-PF group(at both day 7 and day 10)and TGF-β1-treated group(at both 48 h and 96 h)as compared to cor-responding control group(P＜0.01).Conclusions MMT promotes pulmonary fibrosis induced by ALI via LPS.Smad3 is proved to be involved in the MMT process.

Objective:To investigate the predictive value of MRI balanced steady-state free precession(b SSFP)synergistic voxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging(IVIM-DWI)and Gd-DTPA enhanced scanning for the status of extramural vascular invasion(EMVI)in rectal cancer before surgery.Methods:A total of 105 rectal cancer patients from the People's Hospital of Lujiang County,Anhui Province,were retrospectively selected and included.All patients were confirmed by postoperative pathology and underwent preoperative b SSFP sequences,IVIM-DWI functional imaging,and Gd-DTPA-enhanced multiparameter MRI scans.Three seven-point schemes based on individual b SSFP sequences,IVIM-DWI functional imaging,and Gd-DTPA en-hancement,two-by-two synergy,and multi-sequence combined diagnosis were utilized in con-junction with conventional MRI sequences for preoperative prediction of EMVI status.The diag-nostic efficacy of T2WI and b SSFP sequences was compared with that of postoperative patho-logic results.ROC curves were plotted to obtain the corresponding area under the ROC curve(AUC),specificity,and sensitivity.Results:The AUC for predicting the preoperative vascular status outside the rectal wall was 0.572(95％CI:0.408～0.737)for the conventional T2 lipid sup-pression sequence,with a specificity of 0.811 and a sensitivity of 0.667.The AUC for the b SSPF sequence was 0.817(95％CI:0.680～0.954),with a specificity of 0.900 and a sensitivity of 0.733.All of the statistical parameters were higher than the diagnostic efficacy of conventional T2 lipid suppression sequences.The multi-sequence MRI co-diagnosis had an AUC of 0.961(95％CI:0.886～1.000),with a specificity of 0.988 and a sensitivity of 0.875(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Mag-netic resonance b SSFP sequence synergized with IVIM-DWI and Gd-DTPA-enhanced multipa-rameter scanning has high clinical application value for the preoperative prediction of EMVI inva-sion in rectal cancer.

AIM:To investigate the improvement effect of blood flow-limited resistance training on renal fibro-sis in type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)rats and its potential mechanism to attenuate renal fibrosis by inhibiting the trans-forming growth factor β1(TGF-β1)/Smad3 signaling pathway.METHODS:The T2DM model was prepared by combining a high-fat diet and streptozotocin(STZ),and after successful modeling,the rats were randomly divided into a T2DM con-trol group,a low-load resistance training group,a high-load resistance training group,a blood flow restriction group and a blood flow restriction combined with resistance training group for 8 weeks of exercise.The renal index,fasting blood glu-cose(FBG),serum creatinine(SCr),and blood urea nitrogen(BNU)were recorded in each group.The morphological changes of the kidneys were observed by hematoxylin and eosin(HE)and Masson's trichrome staining,and the collagen volume fraction was calculated.The mRNA expression levels of renal Klotho,TGF-β1,and α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA)were detected by RT-qPCR.The protein expression levels of renal Klotho,TGF-β1,Smad3,phosphorylated Smad3(p-Smad3),α-SMA and connective tissue growth factor(CTGF)were detected using Western blot.RESULTS:Compared with the other groups,FBG,SCr,BNU,and renal collagen volume fraction were significantly decreased in the blood flow restriction combined with resistance training group of rats(P<0.05),Klotho expression was significantly in-creased(P<0.05),and the expression of TGF-β1,p-Smad3,CTGF and α-SMA was significantly decreased(P<0.05),and there was no significant change in the expression level of Smad3(P>0.05).CONCLUSION:Blood flow restriction combined with resistance training attenuates renal fibrosis in T2DM rats,the mechanism of which may be related to the up-regulation of Klotho expression,disruption of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway,and inhibition of the deposition of epi-thelial-mesenchymal transformation.

Objective To investigate the high-frequency ultrasonic anatomical features of the adjacent C7 transverse process and its clinical value in stellate ganglion block(SGB).Methods High-frequency ultrasound was applied to obtain ultrasonographic anatomical sonogram features in the plane of bilateral C7 transverse processes in 52 cases(104 sides in total)of healthy adults and then stored for the operator to learn and correctly label each tissue structure.Fifty patients who underwent ultrasound-guided SGB were selected and divided into the BC7 group(25 cases before study)and AC7 group(25 cases after study).The operation time,SGB success rate,number of adjusted needle tips,dosage of anaesthetic and adverse reaction of patients in both group were recorded.Results The main muscles observed in the C7 plane were the longissimus and anterior scalene muscles,the ultrasonographic anatomical relationships of the vagus nerve located in the carotid sheath,the pleura located posterior to the subclavian artery,and the recurrent laryngeal nerve located in the vicinity of the branches of the inferior thyroid artery are described,and the stellate ganglion was illustrated as a flattened hypoechogenic structure visible on the deep surface of the prevertebral fascia in the region of the external cervical longissimus muscle,vertebral artery and vein,and the medial aspect of the anterior oblique muscle,and emanated the sonographic features of several hypoechoic nerve bundles.Ultrasound guided SGB was completed uneventfully in patients of both groups,and all patients developed Horner syndrome,with the SGB success rate of 100%.The operation time[(5.36±1.11)minutes]of patients in the BC7 group was longer than that in the AC7 group[(3.08±0.86)minutes],the number of adjusted needle tips[(4.20±1.00)times]of patients in the BC7 group was more than that in the AC7 group[(2.24±0.87)times],and the dosage of anaesthetic[(1.82±0.28)mL]of patients in the BC7 group was more than that in the AC7 group[(1.64±0.22)mL],all the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reaction between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion After ultrasonic learning of adjacent structures through C7 transverse process,SGB is safe and easy to perform.

Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.