Purpose: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a serious postoperative complication after colorectal cancer surgery, and accurate preoperative prediction remains challenging. This study aimed to develop and validate a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–based radiomics nomogram for the preoperative prediction of AL. Methods: A total of 146 patients with colorectal cancer, including 11 with AL, were retrospectively enrolled and randomly divided into training and validation cohorts at a 7:3 ratio. Clinical variables and preoperative MRI-based radiomic features were analyzed. A clinical model was constructed using logistic regression. Radiomic features were selected using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method to develop a radiomics model, from which a radiomic score was calculated. A combined radiomics nomogram integrating the radiomic score and significant clinical factors was subsequently established. Model performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis in both cohorts. Results: The clinical model achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.766 in the training cohort and 0.583 in the validation cohort. The radiomics model demonstrated improved discrimination, with AUCs of 0.822 and 0.800, respectively. The combined radiomics nomogram showed the best predictive performance, yielding AUCs of 0.869 in the training cohort and 0.858 in the validation cohort. Conclusion The proposed MRI-based radiomics nomogram demonstrates good predictive performance for postoperative anastomotic leakage and may serve as a useful tool for preoperative risk stratification in patients with colorectal cancer.

Lung cancer is characterized by high incidence and mortality rates and invasiveness, and its occurrence and development are influenced by various factors. Mitochondria, as ubiquitous organelles in the human body, regulate cellular processes, such as metabolism, signal transduction, oxidative stress, and genomic instability, thereby affecting the initiation and progression of lung cancer. This article summarizes the recent research progress on mitochondrial-targeted drugs, mitochondrial transfer, and mitochondrial gene therapy for lung cancer treatment. This work also discusses the principles and prospects of mitochondrial therapy to provide new insights for lung cancer treatment.

Objective:To explore the effectiveness of applet-assisted teaching in the pedagogy of stomatology and gain suggestions for the improvement of the applet.Methods:Using digital technology, we built a professional atlas applet for Oral Histopathology that covered a wide range of contents including illustrations, histological slides, schematic diagrams, and hand-drawn pictures of knowledge points. Based on the WeChat platform, the applet had the functions of bilingual (Chinese/English) annotation and real-time interactive communication between teachers and students. Thirty dental students were given quizzes before and after using the atlas applet. The scores were analyzed using the t-test with SPSS 22.0 software. At the same time, 45 students filled a questionnaire after using the applet for one month, which involved comments on the use of the digital atlas, the degree of satisfaction and suggestions for the applet during learning, and suggestions for its co-use by teachers and students in the future. Results:After using the atlas applet to assist with learning, the test scores of the students were improved significantly in all domains. There were significant differences between the test and control groups in the score of completion questions [(17.00±2.61) vs. (15.03±1.85), P<0.05], the score of identification of images [(27.93±5.08) vs. (25.13±3.31), P<0.05], and the total score [(78.77±8.59) vs. (72.90±6.08), P<0.05]. The questionnaire feedback showed that the students were highly satisfied with the atlas applet-assisted learning, the function of teacher-student interaction, and the overall performance of the applet. Conclusion:An atlas is one of the crucial teaching tools of Oral Histopathology for its intuitionistic and realistic presentation of tissue structures, which plays an important role in the theoretical learning process for dental students. The combination of the atlas and electronic media based on portable mobile devices is beneficial for students' understanding of knowledge.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the methods and solve the technical bottlenecks in the preparation of recombinant human protein hZP3 using the baculovirus expression system and pave the technical ground for the production and application of recombinant hZP3.

METHODSThe recombinant vector pFASTBAC HTa-hZP3 was constructed and transferred to competent E. coli cells carrying bacmid to produce recombinant bacmid by homologous recombination. Sf9 cells were transfected with the recombinant bacmid to produce recombinant baculovirus. Full-length recombinant hZP3 (amino acids 1-424) and truncated recombinant hZP3 (amino acids 23-348) were expressed in the sf9 cells by infection with the recombinant baculovirus. The expression time of hZP3 was determined by Western blot and its purification was explored.

RESULTSThe recombinant bacmid and baculovirus were successfully constructed for expressing both the full-length and truncated hZP3. The maximal expression of recombinant hZP3 in the sf9 cells was achieved at 72-96 hours after baculovirus infection. Some of the recombinant hZP3 with His-tag could bind affinity matrix and got purified but most of the solubilized hZP3 passed through and the reasons remained unknown. Purified recombinant hZP3 labeled with Dylight Dye488 was able to bind human sperm.

CONCLUSIONIt is feasible to express recombinant hZP3 in insect cells using the baculovirus system though the yield of hZP3 needs to be optimized. The methods for efficient enrichment and purification of recombinant hZP3 require further exploration.

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Objective:To study the characteristic of P300 elicited by the Oddball pattern among the depressed patients.Methods:Twelve untreated young depressed patients and sixteen normal people as a control group participated.Auditory P300 and novel P300 were induced and recorded under the Oddball pattern.Results:The depressed patients’ reaction time(755?244ms) to the target stimuli was significantly longer than that of the control group(386?114ms).As compared with the normal,the depressed patients’ amplitudes of P3b in the parietal(P