Objective: To investigate the regulatory role of ABCG5 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Methods : Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of ABCG5 in 105 patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma,and the relationship between the expression and the long-term survival time of the patients was analyzed.Immunowestern blotting and flow cytometry were used to detect the expression of ABCG5 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines.Flow sorting was employed to investigate the differences in proliferation and metastasis,spheroidization ability,and expression of stem cell molecules between ABCG5 positive and negative cells.si RNA interference was used to further demonstrate whether ABCG5 affects the malignant phenotype. Results: ABCG5 was associated with poor prognosis in patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma.ABCG5 was enriched in stem cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.ABCG5-positive cells had stronger proliferation(P<0.001),metastasis(P<0.01),and spheroid formation abilities(P<0.001) than negative cells.The expression levels of some stem cell molecules(SOX2、NANOG、SOX9、OCT4、CD44) in ABCG5-positive cells were higher than those in ABCG5-negative cells.The expression of epithelial cell protein E-cadherin was lower in ABCG5-positive cells than that in ABCG5-negative cells,and the expression of interstitial cell proteins N-cadherin,Slug,Snail 1,and Vimentin were higher(P<0.01).Moreover,interfering with ABCG5 expression significantly inhibited tumor cell spheroid formation(P<0.001),as well as the expression of proteins related to cancer stem cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Conclusion ABCG5 has a potential biological role in maintaining the function of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma stem cells.

Objective The objective of this study was to establish a mouse model of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and investigate the role of the NLRP3 signaling pathway in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.Methods Thirty-three female C57 mice(SPF)were randomLy divided into 3 groups:the control group,the experimental group,and the NLRP3-/-group.On days 0,4,7,14,and 21,the experimental group and NLRP3-/-group received a 0.2 mL intraperitoneal injection of medicine containing OVA(100 μg)and adjuvant Al(OH)3(4 mg),respectively.After an interval of 3 days,each eye and nose were dosed with 10 μL of 5%OVA for five consecutive days a week to induce allergic symptoms.During sensitization and excitation stages,the control group was replaced with an equiva-lent amount of PBS.Ocular and nasal symptoms were observed and scored.The levels of OVA-specific IgE,IL-4,IL-17,and IL-18 in serum were measured using ELISA,while changes in palpebral conjunctiva and nasal mucosa were assessed by hematoxylin-eosin staining.The expression of NLRP3 mRNA in conjunctival tissue and nasal mucosa was determined using real-time PCR analysis.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS17.0 software with P<0.05 considered as statistically significant difference.Results The experimental group and NLRP3-/-group exhibited induced nasal and ocular allergic symptoms.In the experimental group,the duration of nasal allergy symptoms was(10.500±1.080)days,while the duration of eye allergy symptoms was(20.300±2.058)days.In the NLRP3-/-group,the duration of nasal allergy symptoms was(13.400±1.955)days,and for eye allergy symp-toms it was(20.900±2.132)days.The duration of nasal allergies in the NLRP3-/-group significantly exceeded that in the experimental group(P<0.05),whereas there were no significant differences observed in eye allergy durations between these two groups(P>0.05).Levels of OVA-specific IgE,IL-4,and IL-17 were significantly higher in both the experimental and NLRP3-/-groups compared to those in the control group(P<0.05).Additionally,serum IL-18 content increased significantly in the experimental group when compared with both control and NLRP3-/-groups(P<0.05).Conjunctival tissue lesions as well as nasal mucosa damage were evident in both experimental and NLRP3-/-groups.mRNA expression levels of NLRP3 within conjunctival tissue and nasal mucosa from the experimental group showed a significant increase when compared to those from both control and NLRP3-/-groups(P<0.05).Conclusion Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis pathogenesis is influenced by various factors;however,the involvement of NLPR3 signaling pathway promotes its development.

Objective:To explore the feasibility of the tumor-targeted near infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye NIR-T for clearly and accurately delineating incisal edge of breast cancer.Methods:Firstly, the breast cancer xenograft subcutaneous tumor was established in BALB/c nude mice, and dye NIR-T was administrated intratumorally to evaluate the tumor-to-normal tissue (T/N) ratio of the incisal edge of breast tumor. Under the guidance of fluorescence signals, the tumor and peritumoral tissues were resected and collected respectively, and the accuracy of the tumor incisal edge delineated by NIR-T was evaluated by pathological analysis. Studies were further performed on fresh isolated human breast tumor tissues. After intratumoral injection of NIR-T, tumor and peritumoral tissues were collected with the guidance of fluorescence signals, and the accuracy of breast tumor incisal edge delineated by NIR-T was evaluated by pathological analysis.Results:Dye NIR-T was able to clearly delineate the incisal margin of subcutaneous breast tumor in BALB/c nude mice with a T/N ratio of up to 15, and was used to successfully guide the rapid resection of the tumor, and subsequent intraoperative pathological analysis confirmed that the tumor was absolutely removed; NIR-T could be used to clearly delineate the resection margin of breast tumors and its precision was determined to be 100% via pathological analysis.Conclusion:The tumor-targeted NIR fluorescent dye NIR-T was able to clearly and accurately delineate the resection margin of breast tumors, which would promote the precision of tumor resection and shorten the operation time.

Objective:To investigate the value of retrograde thyroidectomy from top to bottom in the operation of retrosternal thyroid surgery. Methods:Retrospective analysis was performed on the cases of retrosternal goiter excised by our surgeons from January 2017 to June 2022,the technical points, feasibility and advantages of the operation were summarized. Results:A total of 15 cases of retrosternal goiter treated by retrograde thyroidectomy were collected, including 5 cases of type Ⅰ retrosternal goiter and 10 cases of type Ⅱ retrosternal goiter.The postoperative pathology was benign. The surgical time is 40-60 minutes for unilateral retrosternal goiter and 70-90 minutes for bilateral goiter. All patients were discharged normally within 7 days after operation, and no operative complications were observed such as bleeding, hoarseness or hypoparathyroidism. Conclusion:This surgical excision method of thyroid is suitable for the type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ retrosternal goiter surgery, which can avoid the difficulties in exposing and separating the the inferior thyroid behind the sternum in conventional surgical method, speed up the operation and reduced the difficulty of operation, and has certain promotion value in clinic.
Humans ; Thyroidectomy/methods* ; Retrospective Studies ; Goiter, Substernal/pathology* ; Hypoparathyroidism/surgery*

Objective To explore the serum levels of VILIP-1 and Cav-1 in cases with severe craniocerebral injury undergoing decompression and their effects on the prognosis.Methods 108 patients with severe craniocerebral injury who were treated in our hospital from July 2019 to July 2022 were selected as the study group,and 120 healthy people who came to our hospital for physical examination were selected as the health group.All cases were followed up for 6 months,and were divided into good prognosis group(GOS=4-5 points,n=82)and poor prognosis group(GOS=1-3 points,n=26)according to GOS.The levels of serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 were detected by ELISA.The diagnostic value of serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 on the prognosis of patients was evaluated by the ROC curve.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to explore the prognostic factors of patients.Results The levels of serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 in study group were higher than those in healthy group(P＜0.05).The levels of serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 in case with poor prognosis were higher than those in cases with good prognosis(P＜0.05).The AUC(95％CI)of serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 to predict the prognosis of patients was 0.848(0.797～0.899)and 0.817(0.766～0.868).The AUC(95％CI)of the combined detection was 0.905(0.854～0.956).The time from injury to admission,admission GCS score,history of diabetes,admission pupillary reaction,preoperative brain midline displacement and postoperative complications in good prognosis group were different from those in poor prognosis group(P＜0.05).Preoperative midline displacement≥5 mm(OR=2.467,95％CI:1.619～3.760),postoperative complications≥ 2(OR=2.321,95％CI:1.544～3.489),VILIP-1≥10.37 ng/ml(OR=3.367,95％CI:2.087～5.432),and Cav-1≥32.28 μg/L(OR=2.770,95％CI:1.786～4.298)were risk factors for prognosis in patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion Serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 can be used as biological indicators to predict the prognosis of patients with severe brain injury after decompression,and the increase of serum VILIP-1 and Cav-1 levels are risk factors for prognosis.

Objective    To investigate the effectiveness of sublobar resection and lobectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) for lung metastases from colorectal cancer. Methods    Retrospective research was conducted on 42 colorectal cancer patients with lung metastases who underwent U-VATS sublobar resection and lobectomy at the Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology between April 2016 and May 2019, including 24 males and 18 females with an average age of 58.0±9.9 years. Among them 17 patients received U-VATS sublobar resection and 25 patients received lobectomy. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative pulmonary infection, drainage tube indwelling time, drainage volume on the first day after surgery, postoperative hospital stay were analyzed between the two groups, and the relationship between the prognosis and clinical characteristics of the two groups was compared. Results    Sublobar resection patients had less lung metastases (P=0.043) and shorter operation time (P=0.023) compared with the lobectomy patients. There was no significant difference between the lobectomy and sublobar resection groups in intraoperative blood loss (P=0.169), rate of postoperative infection (P=0.982), postoperative drainage duration (P=0.265), drainage volume on the first day after surgery (P=0.402) and postoperative hospital stay (P=0.612). The progression-free survival of the two groups was 25.19 months and 23.63 months (P=0.721), and their overall survival was 29.09 months and 30.64 months (P=0.554). Conclusion    Considering guantity and locations of lung metastases, U-VATS sublobar resection can achieve a similar prognosis to lobectomy for lung metastases from colorectal cancer. Further efficacy of this surgical strategy remains to be proved by longer follow-up.

Objective:To understand the degree of professional autonomy of nurses in Pediatric Nursing Alliance and the status of pediatric nursing practice environment, which providing guidance for the development of a series of specialized training in the alliance.Methods:Stratified random sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey on nursing staff of different professional levels in Pediatric Nursing Alliance, which through the questionnaire star by using the questionnaire general information and training demand questionnaire, nurses practice professional autonomy scale, pediatric nursing staff structural empowerment questionnaire and nursing practice influencing factors questionnaire through the questionnaire star.Results:The total score for professional autonomy of nurses in the pediatric alliance was 192.66±18.63, the structural empowerment ( OR=1.137, 95% CI=1.084-1.194), lack of caring team ( OR=2.763, 95% CI=1.443-5.292) and performance evaluation ( OR=0.498, 95% CI= 0.274-0.908), specialized education and professional experience ( OR=0.548, 95% CI= 0.334-0.871) were affecting the clinical nursing practice. Conclusion:The degree of professional autonomy of nurses in the Pediatric Nursing Alliance is in the middle and high level. Key factors affecting nursing practice including insufficient structural empowerment, lack of opportunities to continue learning, lack of nursing teams, lack of effectiveness evaluation and the lack of specialized education and work experience, which guiding the pediatric nursing alliance to continuously deepen the connotation of pediatric nursing professional and innovative team collaboration new model, utilize the advantages of resources to actively cultivate specialized nursing research personnel, carry out multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary cooperation, improve the nursing quality evaluation index system, so as to enhance the professional nursing service capacity and value.

Objective:To Investigate the application strategy and effect of cuffed tracheostomy tube with inner cannula in the treatment of postoperative complications of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer.Methods:A total of 60 patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer occurred serious postoperative complications, including 31 cases of severe postoperative neck infection, 8 cases of dyspnea, 5 cases of massive hemorrhage and 16 cases of seriously intractable aspiration. The tracheal cannula with inner cannula and outer cuff was immediately worn on these patients and the cuff was inflated. Different treatments were carried out according to different complications. The outer cuffs were inflated for patients with severe neck infections to prevent a large amount of neck secretions inhaled to the trachea. Patients with dyspnea immediately received ventilator-assisted ventilation. For those with massive hemorrhage on the wound, doctors should prevent bleeding and stop bleeding under general anesthesia. Patients with severely coughing should perform eating training to prevent food aspiration. The inner cannula was regularly replaced once a month for all of these patients.Results:Through targeted treatment, the complications of 60 patients with cuffed tracheostomy tube with inner cannula were effectively controlled. After dressing change, the neck wounds of 31 patients with neck infection were shrunk or healed. Finally, all of the patients were replaced with metal tracheal tubes. Eight cases with dyspnea were rescued with the symptomatic and related special treatment, and finally replace by metal tracheal tube. Five cases with massive bleeding in the neck wound were successfully rescued and replaced with metal tracheal cannula. Thirteen patients among 16 cases with intractable aspiration were removed the tracheal cannula and other 3 cases of old and severely ill were replaced with metal tracheal cannula.Conclusions:The cuffed tracheostomy tube with inner cannula is of great value in the treatment of severe postoperative complications of laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer. It is strongly recommended that the operators should fully understand and use it reasonably after the operation of laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer.

Objective:To Investigate the application strategy and effect of cuffed tracheostomy tube with inner cannula in the treatment of postoperative complications of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer.Methods:A total of 60 patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer occurred serious postoperative complications, including 31 cases of severe postoperative neck infection, 8 cases of dyspnea, 5 cases of massive hemorrhage and 16 cases of seriously intractable aspiration. The tracheal cannula with inner cannula and outer cuff was immediately worn on these patients and the cuff was inflated. Different treatments were carried out according to different complications. The outer cuffs were inflated for patients with severe neck infections to prevent a large amount of neck secretions inhaled to the trachea. Patients with dyspnea immediately received ventilator-assisted ventilation. For those with massive hemorrhage on the wound, doctors should prevent bleeding and stop bleeding under general anesthesia. Patients with severely coughing should perform eating training to prevent food aspiration. The inner cannula was regularly replaced once a month for all of these patients.Results:Through targeted treatment, the complications of 60 patients with cuffed tracheostomy tube with inner cannula were effectively controlled. After dressing change, the neck wounds of 31 patients with neck infection were shrunk or healed. Finally, all of the patients were replaced with metal tracheal tubes. Eight cases with dyspnea were rescued with the symptomatic and related special treatment, and finally replace by metal tracheal tube. Five cases with massive bleeding in the neck wound were successfully rescued and replaced with metal tracheal cannula. Thirteen patients among 16 cases with intractable aspiration were removed the tracheal cannula and other 3 cases of old and severely ill were replaced with metal tracheal cannula.Conclusions:The cuffed tracheostomy tube with inner cannula is of great value in the treatment of severe postoperative complications of laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer. It is strongly recommended that the operators should fully understand and use it reasonably after the operation of laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer.

OBJECTIVE：To evaluate the effects of nicorand il on the proliferation ，migration ability and Hippo/YAP signaling pathway of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells （PASMCs）. METHODS ：Human primary PASMCs were divided into normal control group ，model group ，nicorandil low ，medium and high concentration groups （50，100，200 μmol/L），with 3 holes in each group. In addition to the normal control group ，the rest of the cells were inoculated on the gel coated medium to simulate the pulmonary hypertension environment ，so as to establish AS cell model. Then ，each drug group was added with corresponding drugs，and the normal control group and model group were added with the same volume of normal saline ，and cultured for 48 h. CCK-8 assay and Transwell assay were used for the examination of cell proliferation （by light density ）and migration ability ， respectively. mRNA expression of YAP target factors （CTGF and AREG ）were examined by qRT-PCR. Western blotting assay was used to detect the protein expression of CTGF and AREG. RESULTS ：Compared with normal control group ，light density of cells was increased significantly in model group ；the number of migration cells per field of view increased significantly ；mRNA and protein expression of CTGF and AREG were significantly increased （P＜0.01）. Compared with model group ，light density ，the number of migration cells per field of view ，mRNA and protein expression of CTGF and AREG in nicorandil low ，medium and high concentration groups were decreased significantly ， in concentration-dependent manner （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. CONCLUSIONS：Nicorandil can inhibit the proliferation and migration of PASMCs in AS model ，the mechanism of which cstc2019jscx-msxmX0174） may be associated with the Hippo/YAP signaling pathway.