To conduct a bibliometric and keyword analysis on the domestic and international literature of medical artificial intelligence （AI） ethics， explore the research frontiers， hotspots， and development trends in this field， and provide references for promoting the construction of China’s ethical governance system on medical AI. Utilizing CiteSpace software， a comparative analysis was conducted between the reviewed domestic and international literature regarding their publication volume， author and institutional collaboration networks， as well as keyword co-occurrence， clustering， timeline graph， and burst， to explore the research hotspots and development trends in the field. A total of 2 393 Chinese and English publications were included. In recent years， research topics in medical AI ethics both domestically and internationally focused on three aspects， encompassing their theoretical research， emerging domains and their ethical risks， as well as the ethical governance and regulation of medical AI. International research hotspots included federated learning， computer-aided detection， informed consent， and other aspects， whereas domestic research hotspots were smart healthcare， responsibility ethics， ethical values， and other aspects. Internationally， greater attention was placed on ethical issues concerning population health and healthcare in the public health domain， whereas domestic research topics tended to focus more on theoretical discussions and the establishment of ethical principles. The ethical governance of medical AI represents a shared global challenge， necessitating enhanced research into both the variances and commonalities in this field.

Objective To summarize and analyze the clinical and imaging features in patients with initial onset of anti-myelin oli-godendrocyte glycoprotein-IgG(MOG-IgG)associated disease(MOGAD).Methods The clinical and MRI data of 39 patients with serum MOG-IgG positive were analyzed retrospectively.Clinical features(including history of prior infection,initial symptoms and clinical phenotypes,cerebrospinal fluid examination,and serum antibody levels)and location,distribution,and enhancement patterns of lesions were all compared between adult and pediatric groups.Results Blurred vision was the most common initial symptom,with no statistically significant difference between the two groups.Compared to the adult group,the pediatric group more frequently presented with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis(ADEM)as the clinical phenotype.There were no statistically significant differ-ences between the two groups in cerebrospinal fluid examination results,including leukocyte count,protein content,and oligoclonal bands(OCB)positive.The pediatric group showed a higher prevalence of lesions in the cortical and subcortical white matter,deep white matter,and basal ganglia regions compared with the adult group.There was no statistically significant difference in the inci-dence of optic neuritis between the two groups.Spinal cord inflammation predominantly affected the cervical and thoracic segments,with central gray matter involvement presenting as the"H-sign".Conclusion The clinical and imaging features of MOGAD exhibit certain variations across different patient populations.Accurate recognition and early diagnosis of MOGAD and prompt examination and treatment are instrumental in improving patients'prognosis.

Objective To investigate the effects of modified Zhujing Pill(ZJP)-medicated serum on mitochondrial autophagy and related proteins in a pressure-induced retinal ganglion cell(RGC)injury model in rats.Methods The modified ZJP-medicated serum and blank serum were prepared by the intragastric administration of modified ZJP(10 mL·kg-1)to 10 male Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats and equivalent normal saline to another 10 male SD rats.The RGC injury models of rats were constructed under the in vitro pressure of 0 mmHg,20 mmHg,40 mmHg,60 mmHg,and 80 mmHg(1 kPa=7.5 mmHg),respectively.According to the pressurization experiment results,the RGC injury model established under the in vitro pressure of 80 mmHg was selected for subsequent experiments.The RGCs of rats were divided into the normal group(NG group,untreated RGCs),model group(MG group,injured RGCs without serum intervention),blank serum group(KB group,injured RGCs treated with blank serum),and modified ZJP-medicated serum group(LVP group,injured RGCs treated with modified ZJP-medicated serum).The apoptosis of RGCs was detected by flow cytometry;the mitochondrial ultrastructure was observed via transmission electron microscopy;the protein expression level of PINK1,Parkin,LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ,and p62 was measured by Western blotting.Results Transmission electron microscopy revealed the in-tact double-membrane structure of mitochondria and evenly distributed mitochondrial crista in the NG group,while the MG and KB groups exhibited disrupted mitochondrial membranes,accompanied by a large number of vacuoles in the mitochon-dria.The mitochondria of the LVP group had a double-membrane structure and the vacuoles in the mitochondria decreased compared with those of the MG and KB groups,and the mitochondrial morphology was basically the same as that of the NG group.The flow cytometry results demonstrated the apoptosis rate of RGCs was(4.25±0.55)％,(20.79±3.06)％,(30.07±3.23)％,and(11.42±0.16)％in the NG,MG,KB,and LVP groups,respectively.Compared with the NG group,the ap-optosis rate of RGCs in rats increased in the MG group,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.01).Com-pared with the MG and KB groups,the apoptosis rate of RGCs in rats decreased in the LVP group,and the difference was statistically significant(both P＜0.05).The Western blotting results indicated that the MG group had an increased relative protein expression level of PINK1,Parkin,and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ but a decreased relative protein expression level of p62 compared with the NG group,and the difference was statistically significant(all P＜0.01).Compared with the MG and KB groups,the LVP group had a decreased relative protein expression level of PINK1,Parkin,and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ but an increased relative protein expression level of p62,and the difference was statistically significant(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The modified ZJP-medicated serum may protect RGCs by suppressing pressure-induced mitochondrial autophagy in vitro of rat RGCs via modulating PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitochondrial autophagy.

Objective To summarize and analyze the clinical and imaging features in patients with initial onset of anti-myelin oli-godendrocyte glycoprotein-IgG(MOG-IgG)associated disease(MOGAD).Methods The clinical and MRI data of 39 patients with serum MOG-IgG positive were analyzed retrospectively.Clinical features(including history of prior infection,initial symptoms and clinical phenotypes,cerebrospinal fluid examination,and serum antibody levels)and location,distribution,and enhancement patterns of lesions were all compared between adult and pediatric groups.Results Blurred vision was the most common initial symptom,with no statistically significant difference between the two groups.Compared to the adult group,the pediatric group more frequently presented with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis(ADEM)as the clinical phenotype.There were no statistically significant differ-ences between the two groups in cerebrospinal fluid examination results,including leukocyte count,protein content,and oligoclonal bands(OCB)positive.The pediatric group showed a higher prevalence of lesions in the cortical and subcortical white matter,deep white matter,and basal ganglia regions compared with the adult group.There was no statistically significant difference in the inci-dence of optic neuritis between the two groups.Spinal cord inflammation predominantly affected the cervical and thoracic segments,with central gray matter involvement presenting as the"H-sign".Conclusion The clinical and imaging features of MOGAD exhibit certain variations across different patient populations.Accurate recognition and early diagnosis of MOGAD and prompt examination and treatment are instrumental in improving patients'prognosis.

Objective To investigate the effects of modified Zhujing Pill(ZJP)-medicated serum on mitochondrial autophagy and related proteins in a pressure-induced retinal ganglion cell(RGC)injury model in rats.Methods The modified ZJP-medicated serum and blank serum were prepared by the intragastric administration of modified ZJP(10 mL·kg-1)to 10 male Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats and equivalent normal saline to another 10 male SD rats.The RGC injury models of rats were constructed under the in vitro pressure of 0 mmHg,20 mmHg,40 mmHg,60 mmHg,and 80 mmHg(1 kPa=7.5 mmHg),respectively.According to the pressurization experiment results,the RGC injury model established under the in vitro pressure of 80 mmHg was selected for subsequent experiments.The RGCs of rats were divided into the normal group(NG group,untreated RGCs),model group(MG group,injured RGCs without serum intervention),blank serum group(KB group,injured RGCs treated with blank serum),and modified ZJP-medicated serum group(LVP group,injured RGCs treated with modified ZJP-medicated serum).The apoptosis of RGCs was detected by flow cytometry;the mitochondrial ultrastructure was observed via transmission electron microscopy;the protein expression level of PINK1,Parkin,LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ,and p62 was measured by Western blotting.Results Transmission electron microscopy revealed the in-tact double-membrane structure of mitochondria and evenly distributed mitochondrial crista in the NG group,while the MG and KB groups exhibited disrupted mitochondrial membranes,accompanied by a large number of vacuoles in the mitochon-dria.The mitochondria of the LVP group had a double-membrane structure and the vacuoles in the mitochondria decreased compared with those of the MG and KB groups,and the mitochondrial morphology was basically the same as that of the NG group.The flow cytometry results demonstrated the apoptosis rate of RGCs was(4.25±0.55)％,(20.79±3.06)％,(30.07±3.23)％,and(11.42±0.16)％in the NG,MG,KB,and LVP groups,respectively.Compared with the NG group,the ap-optosis rate of RGCs in rats increased in the MG group,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.01).Com-pared with the MG and KB groups,the apoptosis rate of RGCs in rats decreased in the LVP group,and the difference was statistically significant(both P＜0.05).The Western blotting results indicated that the MG group had an increased relative protein expression level of PINK1,Parkin,and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ but a decreased relative protein expression level of p62 compared with the NG group,and the difference was statistically significant(all P＜0.01).Compared with the MG and KB groups,the LVP group had a decreased relative protein expression level of PINK1,Parkin,and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ but an increased relative protein expression level of p62,and the difference was statistically significant(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The modified ZJP-medicated serum may protect RGCs by suppressing pressure-induced mitochondrial autophagy in vitro of rat RGCs via modulating PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitochondrial autophagy.

Objective:To preliminarily explore the zoning of inflammatory lesions in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) based on the peripancreatic membrane anatomy, and its impact on treatment outcome of ANP.Methods:Clinical data of 197 patients with ANP treated at Hunan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2021 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, including 133 males and 64 females, aged (47.2±13.3) years old. Basic information, characteristics of pancreatitis, and imaging data were collected. The inflammatory lesions were partitioned based on the peripancreatic membrane anatomy. Patients were followed-up via outpatient visits or telephone reviews. According to the prognosis, patients were divided into the poor-prognosis group ( n=93), including patients with postoperative multi-organ failure, severe local complications, and death; and the non-poor-prognosis group ( n=104), including patients without these adverse outcomes. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors influencing prognosis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to assess the predictive power of the number of involved regions for poor prognosis. Results:The inflammatory lesions of pancreas were divided into 13 regions: the lesser sac, pancreatic head and duodenum, left anterior renal, right anterior renal, left posterior renal, right posterior renal, left perirenal fat sac, right perirenal fat sac, left lateral abdominal wall, right lateral abdominal wall, left pelvic wall, right pelvic wall, and other regions. Significant differences were observed between the poor-prognosis group and the non-poor-prognosis group in terms of body mass index (BMI), pancreatic necrosis area, and the number of inflammatory lesion regions (all P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that high BMI ( OR=1.723, 95% CI: 1.457-2.038, P<0.001), pancreatic necrosis area ≥50% ( OR=3.221, 95% CI: 1.073-9.668, P=0.037), and a higher number of inflammatory lesion regions ( OR=1.388, 95% CI: 1.110-1.735, P=0.004) were associated with a higher risk of poor prognosis in patients with ANP. Based on the number of inflammatory lesion regions, the ROC curve analysis revealed that the optimal cut-off value was 5.5 for predicting poor prognosis in patients with ANP, with an area under the curve of 0.747(95% CI: 0.680-0.815) and a sensitivity and specificity of 0.387 and 0.962, respectively. Conclusion:The peripancreatic membrane anatomy facilitates a relatively fixed partitioning of inflammatory lesions in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis, and the number of inflammatory lesion regions is associated with poor prognosis.

Objective:To explore the value of the amyloid-tau-neurodegeneration (ATN) framework in neuroimaging based on PET for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer′s disease (AD), and analyze its relationship with clinical cognition.Methods:From May 2022 to March 2024, a total of 98 cases (23 males and 75 females, age (67.8±8.6) years) with a diagnosis of AD, MCI, or non-AD (control patients, CP) who underwent 18F-FDG, 18F-AV45, and 18F-AV1451 PET/CT imaging in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University were included retrospectively. The clinical data, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores were recorded. Cases were divided into MCI group, mild AD group, moderate AD group, moderate-severe AD group, and CP group. PET images were visually and semi-quantitatively evaluated. SUV mean and SUV ratio (SUVR) were obtained from independent brain regions of 18F-FDG ( n=8), 18F-AV45 ( n=14) and 18F-AV1451 ( n=14). ROC curve analysis was performed with clinical diagnosis as a criterion. The consistency between visual assessment and the clinical diagnosis was analyzed by Cohen′s Kappa coefficient. Semi-quantitative comparisons between groups were performed using the independent-sample t test, one-way analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney U test, or Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test. Age was used as a covariate to calculate the partial correlation coefficient between SUVR and cognitive scores. Results:The sensitivity and specificity of comprehensive visual assessment in diagnosing AD+ MCI were 87.65%(71/81) and 14/17 respectively, showing a moderate consistency with clinical diagnosis ( Kappa=0.60, P<0.001). Semi-quantitative analysis showed that 18F-FDG uptakes in all independent brain regions of MCI patients were higher than those of AD patients, whereas the uptakes of 18F-AV45 and 18F-AV1451 were lower ( t values: 2.66-3.95, z values: 4.98-15.04, all P<0.05). The difference in 18F-AV45 uptake among the three subgroups of AD was relatively small ( H values: 0.46-4.06, F values: 0.03-0.08, all P>0.05). Except for the medial temporal and occipital lobes, the 18F-AV1451 uptake in the moderate-severe AD group tended to be higher than that in the moderate and mild AD groups, though not statistically significant ( H values: 0.20-5.17, all P>0.05). 18F-FDG PET semi-quantitatively distinguished MCI from CP with a high sensitivity (13/14), 18F-AV45 demonstrated a high sensitivity for diagnosing AD+ MCI (92.59%, 75/81), and 18F-AV1451 had a high specificity for distinguishing AD from MCI (14/14) (AUCs: 0.87, 0.90 and 0.92). The uptakes of 18F-FDG in gray matter of AD and MCI patients were positively correlated with MMSE and MoCA scores ( r values: 0.30-0.43, 0.29-0.45, all P<0.05), while the uptakes of 18F-AV45 and 18F-AV1451 were negatively correlated with MMSE and MoCA scores ( 18F-AV45, r values: from -0.39 to -0.30, from -0.38 to -0.30, all P<0.05; 18F-AV1451, r values: from -0.50 to -0.28, from -0.53 to -0.28, except for medial temporal lobe P>0.05, all others P<0.05). Conclusion:The PET-based neuroimaging ATN framework is helpful for early diagnosis of MCI and AD, as well as for AD staging, and may reflect the disease progression and clinical cognitive status of AD to a certain extent.

Objective:To compare the differences in the prevalence of mild micro-hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) among patients with cirrhosis by using the psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES) and the Stroop smartphone application (Encephal App) test.Methods:This prospective, multi-center, real-world study was initiated by the National Clinical Medical Research Center for Infectious Diseases and the Portal Hypertension Alliance and registered with International ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05140837). 354 cases of cirrhosis were enrolled in 19 hospitals across the country. PHES (including digital connection tests A and B, digital symbol tests, trajectory drawing tests, and serial management tests) and the Stroop test were conducted in all of them. PHES was differentiated using standard diagnostic criteria established by the two studies in China and South Korea. The Stroop test was evaluated based on the criteria of the research and development team. The impact of different diagnostic standards or methods on the incidence of MHE in patients with cirrhosis was analyzed. Data between groups were differentiated using the t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and χ2 test. A kappa test was used to compare the consistency between groups. Results:After PHES, the prevalence of MHE among 354 cases of cirrhosis was 78.53% and 15.25%, respectively, based on Chinese research standards and Korean research normal value standards. However, the prevalence of MHE was 56.78% based on the Stroop test, and the differences in pairwise comparisons among the three groups were statistically significant (kappa = -0.064, P < 0.001). Stratified analysis revealed that the MHE prevalence in three groups of patients with Child-Pugh classes A, B, and C was 74.14%, 83.33%, and 88.24%, respectively, according to the normal value standards of Chinese researchers, while the MHE prevalence rates in three groups of patients with Child-Pugh classes A, B, and C were 8.29%, 23.53%, and 38.24%, respectively, according to the normal value standards of Korean researchers. Furthermore, the prevalence rates of MHE in the three groups of patients with Child-Pugh grades A, B, and C were 52.68%, 58.82%, and 73.53%, respectively, according to the Stroop test standard. However, among the results of each diagnostic standard, the prevalence of MHE showed an increasing trend with an increasing Child-Pugh grade. Further comparison demonstrated that the scores obtained by the number connection test A and the number symbol test were consistent according to the normal value standards of the two studies in China and South Korea ( Z = -0.982, -1.702; P = 0.326, 0.089), while the other three sub-tests had significant differences ( P < 0.001). Conclusion:The prevalence rate of MHE in the cirrhotic population is high, but the prevalence of MHE obtained by using different diagnostic criteria or methods varies greatly. Therefore, in line with the current changes in demographics and disease spectrum, it is necessary to enroll a larger sample size of a healthy population as a control. Moreover, the establishment of more reliable diagnostic scoring criteria will serve as a basis for obtaining accurate MHE incidence and formulating diagnosis and treatment strategies in cirrhotic populations.

Objective To observe the effect of curcumin on behavior,blood brain barrier(BBB)and ex-pression of glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP)and cyclic nucleotide 3′phosphohydrolase(CNPase)in hippocam-pus of radiation injured brain(RIB)rats. Methods SD rats were divided into radiation group,treatment group and negative control group. RIB rats model were established by X ray,and rats in treatment group were treated by curcumin. Morris water maze test were taken to study learning memory of rats in each group. The expression of Ev-ans blue(EB)in brain tissue and the expression of GFAP and CNPase in hippocampus were detected to observe the effect of curcumin on the BBB of RIB rats. Results In RIB rats,learning memory were decreased significant-ly,permeability of BBB were increased. GFAP expression in brain tissue was increased,and CNPase was de-creased(P < 0.05). After the treatment of curcumin,learning memory of rats were improved,the permeability of BBB was decreased,GFAP was decreased,and CNPase expression was increased(P < 0.05). Conclusion Cur-cumin can significantly reduce the damage of BBB in RIB rats,decrease the expression of GFAP and increase the expression of CNPase in hippocampal,which indicate that curcumin has curative effect on radiation injured brain.

Objective To investigate clinicopathological features of pancreatic carcinoma with or without lymph node metastasis,and to explore the relationship between the lymph node metastasis and the prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma.Methods The clinical and follow up data of 216 patients with pancreatic carcinoma from 2001 to 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival rates and plot survival curves.Results The postoperative survival time was 4-86 months,the median survival time was 19 months,and the postoperative 1,3 and 5 year survival rates were 65.1％,33.8％,20.5％,respectively.Patients with positive lymph node metastasis were with 1,3,5 year survival rates of 36.5％,12.2％,0％,those with no lymph node metastasis were with 1,3,5 year survival rates of 70.3％,38.0％,21.4％ (x2 =15.803,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusions Lymph node metastasis in patients with pancreatic cancer is worse than that without lymph node metastasis.Lymph node metastasis is one of the main prognostic factors in patients after radical resection of the pancreatic cancer.