Conventional surgical management of pelvic fractures entails incision and reduction with internal fixation, a procedure associated with significant bleeding, trauma, and a high surgical risk. The advent of advanced imaging techniques and sophisticated surgical instruments has led to a paradigm shift towards minimally invasive surgery as the prevailing treatment modality for such injuries. The efficacy of reduction is pivotal in determining the clinical prognosis of pelvic fractures, underscoring the importance of enhancing the quality of reduction in the minimally invasive surgery. The advent of 3D printing technology, intelligent orthopaedic surgical robots, mixed reality augmentation technology and high-precision optical localization tracking has catapulted minimally invasive pelvic fracture reduction to the forefront of research in the field of orthopaedics. Studies have demonstrated encouraging outcomes. This paper reviews relevant literature, mainly focusing on the evaluation and measurement, open reduction techniques, minimally invasive closed reduction techniques, and surgical robot assisted reduction techniques in treatment of pelvic fractures, to summarize the technical research progress in minimally invasive closed surgical reduction for pelvic fractures.

Objective: To elucidate the molecular mechanism by which prohibitin 2(PHB2) mediates periodontitis-induced bone tissue inflammation through regulating the nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB) signaling pathway and its role in irreversible alveolar bone resorption. Methods: Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry(IHC) were used to detect the expression differences of inflammatory factors and PHB2 in healthy and inflamed alveolar bone tissues of mice in vivo. In vitro, an inflammatory model was established using lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced a mouse calvaria-derived preosteoblastic cell line, subclone E1(MC3T3-E1) cells. Western blot and qRT-PCR were used to clarify the regulatory relationship between PHB2 and inflammatory factors, and immunofluorescence staining was performed to observe changes in PHB2 subcellular localization. PHB2 overexpression plasmids were constructed using molecular cloning, and RNA interference was employed to knock down PHB2 expression to assess its regulatory role in inflammation. Based on RNA-seq data, differential expression analysis based on the negative binomial distribution, version 2(DESeq2) was used for differential expression analysis, and kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG) pathway enrichment along with gene ontology(GO) functional annotation were performed to identify key signaling pathways and differentially expressed genes. Results: In the mouse periodontitis model, PHB2 expression was significantly upregulated in alveolar bone tissues. In the in vitro inflammatory cell model, PHB2 levels positively correlated with interleukin(IL)-6, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) levels, and its subcellular localization shifted during inflammation. RNA-seq data and the detection of the level of phosphorylation of p65 protein(p-p65) demonstrated that PHB2 exacerbated inflammatory responses through the NF-κB signaling pathway and was mechanistically linked to upregulation of the upstream chemokine C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10(CXCL10). Conclusion PHB2 aggravates LPS-induced periodontitis inflammation via the NF-κB signaling pathway, providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of periodontitis.

Objective To investigate the mechanism by which AGE receptor(RAGE)antagonist FPS-ZM1 inhibits AGE accumulation and promotes wound repair in rats with diabetic foot ulcer(DFU).Methods A total of 30 SD rats were divided into normal control(Con)group,sham operation group(Sham),DFU group,FPS-ZM1 treatment group(DFU+FPS-ZM1),and phosphate buffer saline treatment group(DFU+PBS),with 6 rats in each group.Masson staining was used to evaluate the wound surface structure.ELISA was used to detect the expression of AGE,TNF-α,matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP-9),and VEGF proteins in serum and tissues,and Western blot method was used to test the expression of RAGE,VEGF receptor(VEGFR),CD31,and nuclear factor κB(NF-κB)proteins.Results Compared with the Con and Sham groups,the collagen fibers had less indigo staining,disordered arrangement and sparse distribution in DFU group.Compared with the DFU and DFU+PBS groups,the DFU+FPS-ZM1 group showed obvious blue staining of collagen fibers in the wound granulation tissue,and the number of deposition layers was relatively neat and orderly.Compared with Sham group,the expressions of AGE,TNF-α and MMP-9 proteins,NF-κB and RAGE proteins in serum and tissues were increased(P<0.05),and the expressions of VEGF protein and CD31 and VEGFR proteins in serum and tissues were decreased in DFU group(P<0.05).Compared with DFU group,the expressions of AGE,TNF-α and MMP-9 proteins,NF-κB and RAGE proteins in serum and tissues decreased(P<0.05),and the expression of VEGF protein and CD31 and VEGFR proteins in serum and tissues increased in DFU+FPS-ZM1 group(P<0.05).Compared with DFU+FPS-ZM1 group,the expressions of AGE,TNF-α and MMP-9 proteins,NF-κB and RAGE proteins in serum and tissues increased(P<0.05),and the expressions of VEGF protein,CD31 and VEGFR proteins in serum tissues decreased in DFU+PBS group(P<0.05).Conclusions The RAGE antagonist FPS-ZM1 down-regulates MMP-9 and up-regulates VEGF by inhibiting the NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway,and promotes DFU wound healing.

Objective To investigate the mechanism by which AGE receptor(RAGE)antagonist FPS-ZM1 inhibits AGE accumulation and promotes wound repair in rats with diabetic foot ulcer(DFU).Methods A total of 30 SD rats were divided into normal control(Con)group,sham operation group(Sham),DFU group,FPS-ZM1 treatment group(DFU+FPS-ZM1),and phosphate buffer saline treatment group(DFU+PBS),with 6 rats in each group.Masson staining was used to evaluate the wound surface structure.ELISA was used to detect the expression of AGE,TNF-α,matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP-9),and VEGF proteins in serum and tissues,and Western blot method was used to test the expression of RAGE,VEGF receptor(VEGFR),CD31,and nuclear factor κB(NF-κB)proteins.Results Compared with the Con and Sham groups,the collagen fibers had less indigo staining,disordered arrangement and sparse distribution in DFU group.Compared with the DFU and DFU+PBS groups,the DFU+FPS-ZM1 group showed obvious blue staining of collagen fibers in the wound granulation tissue,and the number of deposition layers was relatively neat and orderly.Compared with Sham group,the expressions of AGE,TNF-α and MMP-9 proteins,NF-κB and RAGE proteins in serum and tissues were increased(P<0.05),and the expressions of VEGF protein and CD31 and VEGFR proteins in serum and tissues were decreased in DFU group(P<0.05).Compared with DFU group,the expressions of AGE,TNF-α and MMP-9 proteins,NF-κB and RAGE proteins in serum and tissues decreased(P<0.05),and the expression of VEGF protein and CD31 and VEGFR proteins in serum and tissues increased in DFU+FPS-ZM1 group(P<0.05).Compared with DFU+FPS-ZM1 group,the expressions of AGE,TNF-α and MMP-9 proteins,NF-κB and RAGE proteins in serum and tissues increased(P<0.05),and the expressions of VEGF protein,CD31 and VEGFR proteins in serum tissues decreased in DFU+PBS group(P<0.05).Conclusions The RAGE antagonist FPS-ZM1 down-regulates MMP-9 and up-regulates VEGF by inhibiting the NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway,and promotes DFU wound healing.

Conventional surgical management of pelvic fractures entails incision and reduction with internal fixation, a procedure associated with significant bleeding, trauma, and a high surgical risk. The advent of advanced imaging techniques and sophisticated surgical instruments has led to a paradigm shift towards minimally invasive surgery as the prevailing treatment modality for such injuries. The efficacy of reduction is pivotal in determining the clinical prognosis of pelvic fractures, underscoring the importance of enhancing the quality of reduction in the minimally invasive surgery. The advent of 3D printing technology, intelligent orthopaedic surgical robots, mixed reality augmentation technology and high-precision optical localization tracking has catapulted minimally invasive pelvic fracture reduction to the forefront of research in the field of orthopaedics. Studies have demonstrated encouraging outcomes. This paper reviews relevant literature, mainly focusing on the evaluation and measurement, open reduction techniques, minimally invasive closed reduction techniques, and surgical robot assisted reduction techniques in treatment of pelvic fractures, to summarize the technical research progress in minimally invasive closed surgical reduction for pelvic fractures.

Objective To investigate the levels of serum interferon-γ (IFN-γ), CD47 and lymphocyte subsets in patients with sepsis and their relationships with prognosis. Methods A total of 180 patients with sepsis who were treated in our hospital were selected as observation group, and 180 healthy volunteers in the same period as control group. Based on the survival status of patients within 28 days of hospitalization, the patients were divided into survival group of 120 cases and death group of 60 cases. The levels of serum IFN-γ and CD47 in patients with sepsis were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); the level of serum lymphocyte subsets was detected by flow cytometry. Logistic regression analysis was performed on the factors affecting the prognosis of patients with sepsis; the clinical value of the levels of serum IFN-γ, CD47 and lymphocyte subsets in predicting the prognosis of patients with sepsis was analyzed by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results Compared with the control group, the levels of serum IFN-γ, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and natural killer cells in the observation group were decreased, while the level of CD47 was increased (P < 0.05). In the death group, the levels of serum IFN-γ, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and natural killer cells were also decreased, while the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation-Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, endotoxin, and CD47 levels were increased compared with the death group (P < 0.05). The SOFA score was negatively correlated with the levels of serum IFN-γ, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and natural killer cells (r=-0.469, -0.572, -0.521, -0.505, P < 0.05), but positively correlated with the serum CD47 level (r=0.539, P < 0.05). Elevated levels of APACHE Ⅱ score, SOFA score, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, endotoxin, and CD47 were risk factors for the prognosis of patients with sepsis, while increased levels of IFN-γ, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and natural killer cells were protective factors for the prognosis (P < 0.05). The areas under the curve (AUC) for predicting the prognosis of sepsis patients using IFN-γ, CD47, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and natural killer cells alone and their combination were 0.805, 0.808, 0.888, 0.846, 0.854, and 0.984, respectively, and the AUC of the combined detection was superior to that of the individual detection (P < 0.001). Conclusion The levels of serum IFN-γ, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes and natural killer cells in patients with sepsis are decreased, and the level of CD47 is increased, which is related to the prognosis of patients with sepsis and has certain predictive value for the prognosis of patients with sepsis.

Objective:To investigate the guiding significance of monitoring of immune factors and T lymphocyte subsets in immunomodulatory treatment of sepsis.Methods:Eighty patients with sepsis admitted to Nangyang First People's Hospital from June 2022 to December 2023 were selected as sepsis group,and 80 healthy volunteers who underwent physical examination during the same period were selected as health group.Detection of immune factors[complement C3,IgA,IgG,IgM,IFN-γ,programmed cell death receptor-1(PD-1)]and T lymphocyte subsets(CD4+,CD8+,CD4+/CD8+)on the day of physical examination in healthy group,the day after sepsis group was enrolled,before treatment,and on day 1,3,and 7 after treatment,expressions of immune factors and T lymphocyte subsets were compared between the two groups.All 80 patients with sepsis received comprehensive treatment,during which thymosine-α1 was added for immunoconditioning treatment.Patients were divided into groups according to the improvement of their condition after immunoconditioning treatment[low-risk group(n=31),medium-risk group(n=34),high-risk group(n=15)]and disease outcome[survival group(n=55)and death group(n=25)].To analyze the efficacy of immune factors and T lymphocyte subsets in predicting the condition improvement and disease outcome of patients with sepsis after immune conditioning treatment.Results:Compared with healthy group,expression levels of immune factor complements C3,IgA,IgG,IgM and IFN-γ in sepsis group were decreased,relative expression level of PD-1 mRNA was increased,the values of CD4+T and CD4+T/CD8+T of T lymphocyte subsets were decreased,while CD8+T was increased(P<0.05).Compared with before treatment and 1 day after treatment,expression levels of complements C3,IgA,IgG,IgM,IFN-γ,CD4+T and CD4+T/CD8+T of T lymphocyte subsets were significantly increased in patients with sepsis after treatment on 3 and 7 days,while the relative expression level of PD-1 mRNA and CD8+T were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Condition of sepsis patients improved significantly after immune conditioning treatment,that is,proportion of low-risk patients increased,and proportion of medium-risk patients and high-risk patients decreased(Z=6.954,P<0.05).Levels of C3,IgA,IgG,IgM,IFN-γ,CD4+T and CD4+T/CD8+T in high-risk groups were significantly decreased,while PD-1 and CD8+T were significantly increased in low-risk and medium-risk groups(P<0.05).Levels of C3,IgA,IgG,IgM,IFN-γ,CD4+T and CD4+T/CD8+T in death group were significantly lower than those in survival group,while PD-1 and CD8+were significantly increased(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that AUC of the combination of immune factors and T lymphocyte subsets to predict the improve-ment of the condition of sepsis patients after immune conditioning treatment was 0.923,the sensitivity was 89.90%,and the specificity was 82.31%.The efficacy of predicting the disease outcome of sepsis patients after immune conditioning treatment showed that the pre-dicted AUC was 0.965.The sensitivity was 95.60%and the specificity was 86.57%,which were obviously better than the single item.Conclusion:Sepsis patients have immune dysfunction related to immune factors and abnormal T lymphocyte subsets,immunomodu-latory therapy can help improve immune dysfunction,monitor immune factors upon admission,and levels of T lymphocyte subsets are helpful for early prediction of disease progression and prognosis in sepsis patients after immunomodulatory therapy.

ObjectiveTo observe the effects of the water extracts of Trichosanthis Radix-Polygonati Rhizoma at different ratios on glucose and lipid metabolism in KKAy mice with spontaneous type 2 diabetes and explore the mechanism of the extract in alleviating insulin resistance based on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase （PI3K）/protein kinase B （Akt）/forkhead box O1 （FoxO1） signaling pathway. MethodThe 8-week-old C57BL/6J male mice were taken as the normal control group， and KKAy male mice of the same age were randomly assigned into a model group， a metformin group， Trichosanthis Radix-Polygonati Rhizoma groups at the ratios of 1∶1 （Trichosanthis Radix 30 g， Polygonati Rhizoma 30 g）， 1∶3 （Trichosanthis Radix 15 g， Polygonati Rhizoma 45 g）， and 1∶5 （Trichosanthis Radix 10 g， Polygonati Rhizoma 50 g） according to blood glucose level and body weight， with 6 mice in each group. The administration lasted for 8 weeks， and the body weight （BW） and fasting blood glucose （FBG） of mice were recorded at the same time points of the 2nd， 4th， 6th， and 8th weeks， respectively. Oral glucose tolerance test （OGTT） was performed at the 7th week. After drug administration， the serum levels of total cholesterol （TC）， triglyceride （TG）， low-density lipoprotein cholesterol （LDL-C）， high-density lipoprotein cholesterol （HDL-C）， and fasting insulin （FINS） were measured， and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance （HOMA-IR） index was calculated. The liver tissue samples were stained with hematylin-eosin （HE） and periodic acid-Schiff （PAS） for observation of the fat distribution and glycogen content. The protein levels of PI3K， Akt， p-Akt， FoxO1， and p-FoxO1 in the liver were determined by Western blot. ResultCompared with the normal group， the model group showed increased food intake， FBG， glucose tolerance， FINS， HOMA-IR， TC， TG， and LDL-C （P<0.01）， and down-regulated protein levels of PI3K， Akt， phosphorylaison （p）-Akt， FoxO1， and p-FoxO1 in the liver （P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， Trichosanthis Radix-Polygonati Rhizoma lowered FBG and HOMA-IR （P<0.05， P<0.01）. In particular， the combination at the ratio of 1∶3 showed the best performance （P<0.01） comparable to metformin. Furthermore， Trichosanthis Radix-Polygonati Rhizoma at different ratios lowered blood glucose at different time points of OGTT （P<0.05） and TC and LDL-C （P<0.01）. Additionally， the combination at the ratio of 1∶3 reduced TG （P<0.01）. The liver of mice in the drug administration groups showed regular morphology， with few lipid droplets and rich glycogen. Western blot showed that Trichosanthis Radix-Polygonati Rhizoma up-regulated the protein levels of PI3K and p-Akt， down-regulated the protein level of FoxO1， and up-regulated the protein level of p-FoxO1 （P<0.05）. ConclusionTrichosanthis Radix-Polygonati Rhizoma， especially at the ratio of 1∶3， lowered the FBG， TC， LDL-C， and HOMA-IR index， promoted liver glycogen synthesis， and reduced steatosis in KKAy mice， which may be related to the regulation of PI3K/Akt/FoxO1 signaling pathway in the liver.

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Sepsis can cause life-threatening organ dysfunction and is one of the leading causes of death in critically ill patients. Early diagnosis and correct treatment of sepsis are the key to reducing the fatality, however, there is no golden standard for diagnosis at present. The ideal sepsis biomarker can be used for early diagnosis and predicting poor prognosis with good sensitivity and specificity. There are many candidate biomarkers for sepsis. This article reviews the latest developments on acute phase proteins, soluble receptors, non-coding RNAs and other candidate biomarkers of sepsis that attracted more recent attention.