AIM: To compare the changes in corneal epithelial thickness(CET)after small incision lenticule extraction(SMILE)and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis(FS-LASIK).METHODS: A total of 187 patients(187 eyes)who underwent either SMILE or FS-LASIK at Urumqi Aier Eye Hospital between December 2022 and November 2023 were collected. The patients were divided into SMILE group and FS-LASIK group according to surgical methods. The CET of the patients was measured by optical coherence tomography(OCT)system before surgery and at 1 wk, 1, 3, and 6 mo postoperatively.RESULTS: Changes in corneal epithelial thickness(△CET)in the central, paracentral, and mid-peripheral regions were compared at 6 mo postoperatively. The SMILE group was characterized by the most significant thickening in the central area and the least thickening in the mid-peripheral area; while the FS-LASIK group was characterized by the most significant thickening in the paracentral area and the least thickening in the mid-peripheral region. At 1 wk, 1, 3, and 6 mo postoperatively, within the 0-7 mm corneal area, the △CET for both the SMILE and FS-LASIK groups was correlated with the preoperative spherical equivalent.CONCLUSION: Within 6 mo postoperatively, both SMILE and FS-LASIK showed a similar trend in epithelial thickening but with distinct characteristics. The change in corneal epithelial thickness for both procedures was positively correlated with the preoperative diopter.

AIM: To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum Th1-type cytokine levels and extraocular muscle-related parameters in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy(TAO).METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 45 patients diagnosed with TAO in our hospital from January 2023 to December 2024, and 20 normal volunteers during the same period as controls. Venous blood samples of the patients were collected to detect the concentrations of Th1-type cytokines [interferon-γ(IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-2(IL-2), and interleukin-12(IL-12)] in the serum. Additionally, the end diastolic velocity(Ved), velocity maximum(Vmax), resistance index(RI)of the central retinal artery, as well as the thickness and left-right diameter of the medial rectus muscle were measured. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of TAO, and receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)was adopted to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of each index for the occurrence of TAO.RESULTS: The general information of the two groups was comparable. Compared with the normal control group, the serum concentrations of IFN-γ and TNF-α in TAO patients were significantly increased, Ved and Vmax were lower than those in the control group, and RI and the thickness of the medial rectus muscle were higher than those in the control group(all P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that serum IFN-γ concentration, Ved, Vmax, and the thickness of the medial rectus muscle were all risk factors for TAO. ROC curve analysis indicated that the AUCs of serum IFN-γ concentration, Ved, Vmax, and the thickness of the medial rectus muscle for the diagnostic efficacy of TAO were 0.756, 0.769, 0.732, and 0.642, respectively. The combined detection of IFN-γ, Ved, Vmax, and the thickness of the medial rectus muscle had an AUC of 0.840 and a Youden index of 0.59, which was superior to the detection of a single indicator.CONCLUSION: The levels of serum Th1-type cytokines and extraocular muscle-related ultrasound indicators have certain value in the diagnosis of TAO. The combination of IFN-γ, Ved, Vmax, and the thickness of the medial rectus muscle has better diagnosis efficiency in TAO, which can provide a certain reference for the early diagnosis of TAO.

Objective:To investigate the mechanism of benzyl isothiocyanate(BITC) in the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer(ATC).Methods:Using network pharmacological analysis, key targets of BITC and ATC were screened, followed by GO and KEGG enrichment analysis. In order to validate the findings, AutoDock software was used to dock BITC and ATC key targets. BITC was applied to two ATC cell lines(8505C and CAL-62). Flow cytometry was used to analyze cell apoptosis. Autophagy inhibitors hydroxychloroquine sulfate(HCQ) and 3-methyladenine(3MA) were used in combination with BITC. Real-time quantitative PCR was conducted to detect the gene level of LC3B, while Western blotting was utilized to examine the expression of NF-κB, LC3B Ⅱ, Beclin-1, and Bcl-2. In animal experiments, a mouse tumor model was constructed using CAL-62 cells, treated with intraperitoneal injections of BITC(100 mg/kg) and normal saline respectively, administered every other day for a total of 21 days. Immunoblotting of tumor tissue was performed to detect the expression of LC3B Ⅱ, Bcl-2, Beclin-1, and NF-κB.Results:A total of 10 key targets with binding energies≤-4.0 kcal/mol were identified. KEGG analysis showed that these genes are mainly involved in NF-κB signaling pathway and apoptosis. BITC inhibited ATC cells with IC50 values of 27.56 μmol/L for 8505C and 28.30 μmol/L for CAL-62. The expression levels of NF-κB, Beclin-1, and Bcl-2 decreased, while LC3B Ⅱ and LC3B gene expression increased. Combining 3MA with BITC enhanced cell inhibition LC3B Ⅱ expression. HCQ increased LC3B Ⅱ expression without enhancing cell and viability inhibition. In the mouse tumor model, compared to the control group, the treatment group had higher LC3B Ⅱ and lower Bcl-2, Beclin-1, and NF-κB levels.Conclusion:BITC could inhibit the growth of ATC cells in vitro and in vivo, disrupt the autophagy degradation, and inhibit the NF-κB pathway.

Objective To evaluate the effect of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ (IGF-Ⅰ) and insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ receptor (IGF-IR) expression after transcervical resection of polyp (TCRP).Methods 100 cases of endometrial polyps were selected.The control group (n =50) was treated with TCRP only,while the observation group (n =50) was treated with LNG-IUS after TCRP.The scores of pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBCA),endometrial thickness,recurrence rate,mRNA expression of IGF-Ⅰ and IGF-IR in endometrial tissue were compared between the two groups.Results At 1,3,6,12 months follow-up,the PBAC score and endometrial thickness of observation group were significantly lower than control group (P ≤ 0.05).At 12 months after operation,the mRNA expression levels of IGF-Ⅰ and IGF-IR in the endometrium of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P ≤ 0.05).After 12 months of follow-up,the recurrence rates of the control group and the observation group were 16.0％ (8/50) and 4.0％ (2/50),respectively.The recurrence rate of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P ≤ 0.05).Conclusions TCRP combined with LNG-IUS treatment can significantly reduce EP recurrence,and down-regulation of the mRNA expression of IGF-Ⅰ and IGF-IR maybe its possible mechanism.

Objective To investigate the differences in clinical characteristics between children and adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed to investigate the differences in clinical data from 89 children and 120 adults with SLE.Clinical manifestations,laboratory results,renal pathological changes and disease activities of patients from the 2 groups were evaluated.Results The most common clinical manifestations including fever,rash,arthritis,renal damage and anemia were found in both groups.However,the incidences of symptoms such as fever,lymphadenectasis,anemia,renal damage,damage of digestive system and nerve system were higher in children with SLE than those in adult patients,and there were statistical significances (x2 =5.085,P=0.024;x2 =6.027,P =0.014;X2 =4.261,P =0.039;x2 =4.221,P =0.040;x2 =4.566,P =0.033;,x2 =4.346,P =0.037,respectively).The positive rate of antibodies against double stranded DNA in serum of children with SLE was higher than that in adults (x2 =1.895,P =0.169).However,the positive rate of antibodies against cardiolipin in serum of children with SLE was lower than that in adults,and there was statistical significance (x2 =4.823,P =0.028).Complement C3 and C4 levels in serum of children with SLE were lower than those in group of adults,and there were statistical significance (x2 =4.221,P =0.040;x2 =7.977,P =0.004,respectively).Class Ⅲ and Ⅳ were commonly observed in classification of renal pathological examinations in both groups.But it was shown that the prevalence of renal damage in children with SLE was higher than that in adult patients,and there was statistical significance (x2 =4.128,P =0.042).The most common SLE disease activity was identified as moderate in the both groups.However,the score of SLE Disease Activity Index was higher in children with SLE than that in adults,there was statistical significance (t =2.192,P =0.031).Conclusions Differences in clinical characteristics of SLE were found in children and adults.Compared with adults with SLE,children patients were found to show higher prevalence of disease activities,damage of multisystem and renal damage.Therefore,children with SLE need to be diagnosed as early as possible and treated aggressively.

Aim To investigate the anti-proliferating effect of tetrandrine ( Tet ) on colon cancer cells and its possible molecular mechanism. Methods We intro-duced crystal violet staining and flow cytometry to ana-lyze the effect of Tet on proliferation in LoVo cells. Flow cytometry was used to detect the effect of Tet on apoptosis in LoVo cells. Western blot assay was taken to analyze the effect of Tet on the expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 ( IGFBP5 ) . Final-ly, luciferase reporter assay, recombinant adenovirus mediated over-expression or silence of IGFBP5 were used to analyze the possible role of IGFBP5 in the anti-proliferating effect of Tet on colon cancer cells. Re-sults Crystal violet staining and flow cytometery anal-ysis results showed that Tet could exert an anti-prolifer-ating effect and induce apoptosis in LoVo cells. Tet de-creased the expression of IGFBP5 in a concentration-dependent manner. Tet inhibited the transcriptional ac-tivity of pTOP-luc reporter, which could be reversed by exogenous expression of IGFBP5 mostly. Similar results were found in the expression of c-Myc, but IGFPB5 knockdown couldn’ t reverse this effect. Conclusion Tet can inhibit the proliferation of colon cancer cells, and this effect may be mediated by down-regulating the expression of IGFBP5 to inhibit Wnt/β-catenin signa-ling transduction partly.

To explore the characteristics of hematological abnormalities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) through retrospective analysis.A total of 445 SLE patients were recruited and divided into 5 groups of low white blood cell,immune thrombopenic purpura,anemia,pancytopenia and control without hematological abnormalities.Among them,351 (78.9％) had hematological abnormalities and 94 (21.1％) without hematological abnormities.The prevalence of anemia,leucocytopenia,thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia were 56.0％ (246/445),27.6％ (123/445),13.5％ (60/445) and 8.5％ (38/445) respectively.The incidence of renal damage in anemia group was significantly higher than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01).SLE patients with hematological abnormalities had lower complement C3 levels (P ＜ 0.05) and higher systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) (P ＜ 0.01).Anemia is the most common findings in SLE patients with hematological abnormalities who have lower complement C3 levels and higher SLEDAI.

Objective; To explore the possible effect of hyperthermia combined with Prog on a human tongue cancer cell line Tca8113 and drug-resistance cell line Tca8113/BLM in vitro. Methods;The effect of hyperthermia combined with Prog on Tca8113 and Tca8113/ BLM cells were determined by MTT. The concentration of ADM, the expression of P-gp and MRP were detected by flow cytometry (FCM). Results;Compared with Prog or hyperthermia, the hyperthermia at 41 X. for 1 h combined with Prog showed obvious inhibitory effect in Tca8113 and Tca8113/BLM cells(P<0.01). The concentration of ADM in Tca8113 and Tca8113/BLM cells increased obvi-ously(P<0.01). Expression levels of P-gp and MRP in Tca8113 and Tca8113/BLM cells decreased significantly. Conclusion:The hyperthermia combined with Prog can increase the intracellular concentration of ADM in Tca8113 and Tca8113 /BLM cells, which reverse the drug-resistance of Tca8113/BLM cells to BLM and down-regulate expressions of P-gp and MRP.

Objective To explore the application and effect of scene imitation method in the education of patients before fiberoptic bronchoscopy.Methods 264 elective bronchoscopy patients between March 2007 and Decembet 2007 were randomly divided into control group(120 patients)and the experiment group(144 patients)Traditional health education was applied in the control group before bronehoscopy.Scene imitation method in health education was applied in the experiment group before bronchoscopy.Results The examination succes rate in the experiment group was significantly improved(P＜0.05).The medical order obeying behavior(MOOB)of the patients was significantly different between the two group(P＜0.01).Conclusion Before the use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy,the new scene simulation method Can help patients on the list obtain more cognitive ability about the testing.Comparing the traditional education,it establishes a sound relationship between doctors and patients,reduces complication and leads to more accurency of testing,thus helping patients to recover soon.

Objective In order to understand the depression situation of the hospitalized tuberculosis patients.Methods Zung depression was used as a tool for assessment,the objective of 130 patients hospitalized for tuberculosis survey.Results 58.5% of the hospitalized tuberculosis patients showed symptoms of depression,compared with the secondary and 3 care patients,the rate was high among the level care patients,meaningful differences(P