OBJECTIVE To study the improvement effects and mechanisms of Tujia medicine musk needle therapy on cognitive dysfunction in ischemic stroke model rats. METHODS Totally 44 rats were randomly divided into sham operation group， model group， musk needle treatment group and ordinary acupuncture group， with 11 rats in each group. Except for the sham operation group， ischemic stroke model was induced by modified suture method in other groups. After modeling， musk needle treatment group and the ordinary acupuncture group were treated with Tujia musk needle （containing 3 mg of artificial musk） and traditional filiform needle respectively to intervene in the muscle layer of the contralateral scalp motor area， with an intervention duration of 3 courses. The sham operation group and model group were not given any treatment. The neurological deficits score in rats were recorded and Morris water maze behavioral tests were conducted. The morphology of neurons in the cortical area of rats was observed， and the expression of DCX/BrdU and NeuN/BrdU co-labeled cells in the ischemic subependymal area was observed. The plasma levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α （HIF-1α） and vascular endothelial growth factor（VEGF） in rats were tested. RESULTS Compared with sham operation group， neurological deficit score of model group was increased significantly， escape latency prolonged significantly， and the times of crossing platform significantly reduced （P＜0.05）； the neuronal structure was significantly damaged， and the number of surrounding Nissl bodies decreased； the number of DCX/BrdU and NeuN/BrdU co- labeled cells in the ischemic subependymal area were significantly increased （P＜0.05）； the levels of HIF-1α and VEGF in plasma were significantly increased （P＜0.05）. Compared with model group， neurological deficits score， escape latency， the times of crossing platform were all reversed significantly in musk needle treatment group and ordinary acupuncture group （P＜0.05）； the neuronal structure was improved， and the number of Nissl bodies increased； the number of DCX/BrdU and NeuN/BrdU co-labeled cells in the ischemic subependymal area were significantly increased （P＜0.05）； the plasma levels of HIF-1α and VEGF were significantly increased （P＜0.05）. Compared with ordinary acupuncture group， the plasma level of HIF-1α was reduced （the difference was not statistically significant）， while the level of VEGF was significantly increased （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS Tujia medicine musk needle therapy can significantly improve the cognitive dysfunction in ischemic stroke model rats， and its mechanism of action may be associated with promoting migration and differentiation of neural stem cell in ischemic subependymal area， preventing the excessive release of HIF-1α and increasing the expression of VEGF.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is one of the common primary glomerulonephritis, which is also an important risk factor for end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for end-stage renal disease induced by IgAN, whereas there is still a risk of recurrence of IgAN after kidney transplantation. At present, research progress upon IgAN recurrence after kidney transplantation is relatively lacking. The pathogenesis of IgAN recurrence remains elusive, and its pathological manifestations are not specific. The diagnosis of IgAN recurrence still depends on renal biopsy. Besides, no effective prevention and treatment are available for recurrent IgAN. In this article, research progress on IgAN recurrence after kidney transplantation was illustrated from the perspectives of pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk factors and treatment, aiming to provide reference for clinical prevention and treatment of IgAN recurrence after kidney transplantation and improve clinical prognosis of kidney transplant recipients.

Background In recent years, the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is increasing significantly in China. Some studies have found that temperature is related to single metabolic index, but there is a lack of research on associated mechanism and identifying path of the influence of temperature on MS. Objective Based on the data of Guangdong Province, to investigate the effect of temperature on MS and its pathway. Methods A total of 8524 residents were enrolled by multi-stage random sampling from October 2015 to January 2016 in Guangdong. Basic characteristics, behavioral characteristics, health status, and physical activity level were obtained through questionnaires and physical examinations, and meteorological data were obtained from meteorological monitoring sites. We matched individual data both with the temperature data of the physical examination day and of a lag of 14 d. A generalized additive model was used to explore the exposure-effect relationship between temperature and MS and its indexes, calculate effect values, and explore the effects of single-day lag temperature. Based on the literature and the results of generalized additive model analysis, a path analysis was conducted to explore the pathways of temperature influencing MS. Results The association between daily average temperature on the current day or lag 14 day and MS risk was not statistically significant. When daily average temperature increased by 1 ℃, the change values of fasting blood-glucose (FBG), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were −0.033 (95%CI: −0.040-−0.026) mmol·L⁻¹, −0.662 (95%CI: −0.741-−0.583) mmHg, −0.277 (95%CI: −0.323-−0.230) mmHg, and −0.005 (95%CI: −0.007-−0.004) mmol·L⁻¹ respectively. The effects of average daily temperature on FBG, blood pressure, HDL-C, and waist circumference lasted until lag 14 day. The effects of daily average temperature on SBP and DBP were the largest on the current day. Daily average temperature of current day had direct and indirect effects on FBG and SBP. Temperature had an indirect effect on TG, and the intermediate variables were waist circumference and FBG, with an indirect effect value of −0.011 (95%CI: −0.020-−0.002). The indirect effects of daily average temperature on SBP, FBG, and TG were weak. Conclusion There is no significant correlation between temperature and risk of MS, and daily average temperature of current day could significantly affected blood pressure and FBG with a lag effect. Daily average temperature of current day has indirect effects on FBG and TG.

Objective:To investigate the efficacy and safety of comprehensive therapy in the treatment of advanced unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods:Clinical data of 34 patients with primary liver cancer admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital from Nov 2018 to Dec 2020 initially evaluated as unresectable were treated firstly by combined therapy and then underwent reevaluation for further management.Results:A total of 34 patients completed the integrative treatment, and no serious adverse events occurred. Among them, 6 patients were evaluated as partial remission, and underwent successful tumor resection, tumors in 7 patients were stable, and 21 patients suffered from disease progression.Conclusion:After comprehensive therapy, unresectable tumors in some patients could reduce and be rendered resection.

Objective:To compare the clinical characteristics and analyze the prognostic factors between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients with pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) complicated with acute respiratory failure (ARF) in intensive care unit (ICU).Methods:The clinical data of patients with PCP complicated with ARF admitted in ICU of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and The Sixth People′s Hospital of Zhengzhou City between May 2018 and October 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. All subjects were divided into HIV-infected group and non-HIV-infected immunocompromised group. General characteristics and underlying diseases of patients in the two groups were analyzed. Laboratory parameters, treatment and outcomes between two groups were compared. Independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test were used for statistical analysis, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the risk factors for the clinical outcome. Results:A total of 129 PCP complicated with ARF patients were enrolled, including 75 HIV-infected patients and 54 non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients. Only 10.7%(8/75) patients of HIV-infected group received anti-retroviral therapy (ART), but none of the patients in either groups had previously received trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for PCP prophylaxis. Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱ score of HIV-infected group was 18.7±6.0, which was higher than that in non-HIV-infected immunocompromised group (13.1±4.4) when admitted in ICU ( t=-5.45, P<0.001). Hypoproteinemia was common in both groups. Ninety-six percent (72/75) of HIV-infected patients had CD4 + T lymphocyte counts lower than 200/μL and 84.0%(63/75) of patients had CD4 + T lymphocyte counts even lower than 50/μL, while 5.74%(31/54) of patients in non-HIV-infected immunocompromised group had CD4 + T lymphocyte counts lower than 200/μL. The CD4 + /CD8 + T lymphocyte counts ratio was 0.05(0.02, 0.12) in HIV-infected group, which was lower than that in non-HIV-infected immunocompromised group (0.96(0.64, 1.44)), and the difference was statistically significant ( Z=-9.16, P<0.001). The length of ICU stay and hospital stay of non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients were 10.0(7.0, 14.0) days and 18.0(11.8, 32.5) days, respectively, which were both longer than those in HIV-infected patients (7.0(4.0, 9.0) days and 13.0(7.0, 23.0) days, respectively), and the differences were both statistically significant ( Z=-3.58 and -2.73, respectively, both P<0.050). The hospital mortality of HIV-infected patients was 57.3%(43/75), which was significantly higher than that in non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients (38.9%, 21/54) ( χ2=4.27, P=0.039). Multivariable logistic regression identified that lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein (CRP) and APACHE Ⅱ score were the risk factors for the clinical outcome of HIV-infected patients (odds ratio ( OR)= 1.006, 1.015 and 1.736, respectively, all P<0.050). The partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood/fractional concentration of inspiratory oxygen (PaO 2/FiO 2), LDH and CD4 + T lymphocyte counts were the risk factors for the clinical outcome of non-HIV infected immunocompromised patients ( OR=0.970, 1.008 and 0.989, respectively, all P<0.050). Conclusions:PCP patients with ARF are critically ill with high mortality rate. LDH, CRP and APACHEⅡscore are predictors for prognosis of HIV-infected patients with PCP, while PaO 2/FiO 2, LDH and CD4 + T lymphocyte counts are predictors for prognosis of non-HIV infected immunocompromised patients with PCP.

Objective:To analyze and summarize the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of primary malignant melanoma of the lung (PMML).Methods:To report a confirmed case. And searched the keywords " malignant melanoma, primary, lung" from the databases of CNKI, Weipu, Wanfang and PubMed, then reviewed the relevant literature.Results:A 65-year-old male admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University with the complaint of frequent coughs with bloody sputum for 2 months. Computed tomography (CT) showed a large space-occupying lesion in the upper lobe of the right lung and to be a hyper metabolic tumor by positron emission tomography-CT. The pathological biopsy of the mass confirmed a malignant tumor cell, immunohistochemical results showed S-100(+ ), SOX-10(+ ), HMB45(+ ), MelanA(-), AE1/AE3(-), CK5/6(-), Ki-67(40%). The patient died after 3 months of diagnosis because of refusing any further therapy. There were 36 papers searched from mentioned databases reported 41 Chinese patients with PMML. And we analyzed the clinical data of 42 cases (include the present case) and discussed the diagnosis and treatment while referring to the existing literatures.Conclusions:PMML is extremely rare, and difficult to differentiate from lung cancer, A diagnosis of PMML is based on the combination of clinical, imaging characteristics and pathological outcomes. The choice of treatment is an aggressive surgical approach, combined with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Because of high degree of malignancy, powerful capacity for invasiveness and recurrence, the overall prognosis is poor.

Objective:To study the effects of hyperbaric oxygen combined with monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside on spinal cord injury and on galectin-3 and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1).Methods:A total of 116 patients with spinal cord injury treated in Yantai Penglai People’s Hospital from July 2018 to August 2020 were selected and divided into combination group ( n=59) and single-drug group ( n=57) according to the treatment method. The single-drug group was treated with monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside, and the combination group was given hyperbaric oxygen on the basis of the treatment in the single-drug group. The clinical efficacy, the levels of serum galectin-3 and TGF-β1, motor and sensory scores, the recovery time of spinal cord function, and the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADR) were compared between the two groups. Results:After treatment, the total effective rate of the combination group (88.14%) was significantly higher than that of the single-drug group (68.42%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01). After treatment, the levels of serum galectin-3 and TGF-β1 in the two groups were significantly decreased compared with the levels before treatment, and the levels of the combination group were significantly lower than those of the single-drug group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). After treatment, the motor and sensory scores of the two groups were significantly increased compared with the scores before treatment, and the scores of the combination group were significantly higher than those of the single-drug group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.01). The recovery time periods of sphincter function, the 2/5 grade muscle strength, and unassisted walking in the combination group were significantly shorter than those of the single-drug group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of ADR between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The treatment of hyperbaric oxygen combined with monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside has a significant therapeutic effect on the patients with spinal cord injury, and can effectively improve the levels of serum galectin-3 and TGF-β1 in patients.

Objective:To study the effects of hyperbaric oxygen combined with monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside on spinal cord injury and on galectin-3 and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1).Methods:A total of 116 patients with spinal cord injury treated in Yantai Penglai People’s Hospital from July 2018 to August 2020 were selected and divided into combination group ( n=59) and single-drug group ( n=57) according to the treatment method. The single-drug group was treated with monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside, and the combination group was given hyperbaric oxygen on the basis of the treatment in the single-drug group. The clinical efficacy, the levels of serum galectin-3 and TGF-β1, motor and sensory scores, the recovery time of spinal cord function, and the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADR) were compared between the two groups. Results:After treatment, the total effective rate of the combination group (88.14%) was significantly higher than that of the single-drug group (68.42%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01). After treatment, the levels of serum galectin-3 and TGF-β1 in the two groups were significantly decreased compared with the levels before treatment, and the levels of the combination group were significantly lower than those of the single-drug group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). After treatment, the motor and sensory scores of the two groups were significantly increased compared with the scores before treatment, and the scores of the combination group were significantly higher than those of the single-drug group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.01). The recovery time periods of sphincter function, the 2/5 grade muscle strength, and unassisted walking in the combination group were significantly shorter than those of the single-drug group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of ADR between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The treatment of hyperbaric oxygen combined with monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside has a significant therapeutic effect on the patients with spinal cord injury, and can effectively improve the levels of serum galectin-3 and TGF-β1 in patients.

Objective To evaluate the minimally invasive treatment of calcaneal fractures of Sanders Ⅱ &Ⅲ by closed reduction or a sacral sinus arc-shaped minimally invasive incision under subtalar arthroscopy assisted by a self-designed cervical retractor and a self-designed reducer to expose and assist the reduction followed by internal fixation with hollow nails and Kirschner wires.Methods From June 2016 to February 2018,53 patients (60 feet) were treated at Department of Hand and Foot Surgery,Central Hospital of Linyi for closed intra-articular calcaneal fractures.Of them,24 (28 feet) received the minimally invasive treatment and 29 (32 feet) open surgery via the conventional lateral L-shaped incision.The 2 groups were compared in terms of B(o)hler angle,Gissane angle,and the width,length and height of the calcaneus before operation,one week after operation and at the final follow-up,as well as in terms of preoperative preparation time,operation time,surgical bleeding volume,incision complications,subtalar joint stiffness,and anklehindfoot score of the American Foot and Ankle Surgery Association (AOFAS).Results The 2 groups were comparable because there were no significant differences between them in the preoperative general data (P ＞ 0.05).All the patients were followed up for 10 to 22 months (average,16 months).The B(o)hler angles,Gissane angles,and the widths,lengths and heights of the calcaneus after operation and at the final follow-up were significantly better than the preoperative values in the minimally invasive group (all P ＜ 0.05).The preoperative preparation time (2.5 d ± 1.2 d) and operation time (62.6 min ± 6.3 min) in the minimally invasive group were significantly shorter than those (7.6 d ± 3.5 d and 85.9 min ± 9.7 min) in the conventional group (P ＜ 0.05),the surgical bleeding volume in the former (30.5 mL ± 3.8 mL) was significantly smaller than that in the latter (80.9 mL ± 8.3 mL) (P ＜ 0.05),and the rates of incision complications (0) and subtalar joint stiffness (10.7％) in the former were significantly lower than in the latter (9.4％ and 43.7％) (P ＜ 0.05).However,there was no significant difference between the 2 groups in the AOFAS anlle-hindfoot score (92.8 ± 5.9 versus 89.5 ± 7.5) (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The minimally invasive treatment of calcaneal fractures of Sanders Ⅱ & Ⅲ by closed reduction or a sacral sinus arc-shaped minimally invasive incision under subtalar arthroscopy assisted by a self-designed cervical retractor and a self-designed reducer to expose and assist the reduction followed by internal fixation with hollow nails and Kirschner wires can lead to satisfactory clinical results,because this method shortens significantly the time for hospitalization and leads to less invasion,fewer complications,accurate reposition and reliable fixation.

Objective: To explore the prevalence and characteristics of traditional bullying and cyberbullying behavior among primary and middle school students and to provide evidence for the comprehensive intervention. Methods: An anonymous self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted among 12 417 students (grade 5 to 12) selected with multi-stage cluster random sampling in 16 districts in Beijing between Sept. and Oct. 2017. Descriptive statistics and chi square test were used for statistical analysis. Results: In the past 6 months, 2.6% of students were reported to be involved in traditional bullying,10.6% were reported of being bullied. 1.0% of students were reported to be involved in cyberbullying, and 2.8% reported of being bullied. Boys reported significantly higher rates of traditional bullying and cyberbullying behavior. The reporting rate of traditional bullying and cyberbullying gradually increased with grade. The reporting rate of traditional bullying was highest in junior high school, while cyberbullying was common in both junior and senior high school. Students with low academic performance were more likely to involve in bully as perpetrators in both types(P<0.05). The higher maternal education background was, the higher their children involved in bullying perpetrators(P=0.03). The proportion of students who reported bullied at school was higher than cyberbullying(χ2=15.25, P<0.01). Cyberbullying were more likely to take place outside school compared with traditional bullying(χ2=3.98, 9.76, P<0.05). Compared with traditional bullying, cyberbullying has a higher proportion of various types of bullying or being bullied. Conclusion Bullying is still prevalent among primary and middle school students in Beijing, and cyberbullying is becoming more widespread. Schools, family and the community-based comprehensive prevention strategies should be developed for a safe campus and network environment to prevent traditional and cyberbullying.