Human physiological indicators have become an important standard for assessing health in modern society.Traditional detection methods often require a separate laboratory,complex operation process and long detection time,so it is urgent to develop portable,fast and accurate on-site detection technologies for bioanalysis.Point-of-care testing(POCT),which differs from traditional laboratory testing,can realize the rapid in situ detection of biomarkers without the complicated analytical process of the laboratory.Smartphones,which are an essential tool in our daily life,not only have independent operating systems and built-in storage functions,but also have high-definition cameras,which have great application potential in POCT visualization.The combination of various biosensing technologies and smartphones has developed into a new direction in the field of POCT.This review mainly introduced the research progress of smartphone-based visual biosensors in POCT in recent years,including colorimetric sensors,fluorescence sensors,chemiluminescence sensors and electrochemiluminescence sensors.Finally,the problems faced by smart-phone-based visual biosensors in the application of POCT were summarized,and their future development was prospected.

Femoral neck fracture (FNF) in the elderly patients is currently a major health challenge worldwide, with excessive consumption of medical resources, high incidence of complications as well as suboptimal outcome and prognosis. Hip joint arthroplasty (HJA) has been the mainstream treatment for FNF in the elderly, but the conventional surgical approaches and techniques are still confronted with a series of bottlenecks such as dislocation, limp and limb length discrepancy. In recent years, direct anterior approach (DAA) for HJA (DAA-HJA) has been a major new choice in the field of joint replacement, which achieves improved clinical effectiveness of HJA in the treatment of elderly FNF, due to the fact that DAA approach involves the neuromuscular interface and accords with the idea of soft tissue retention and enhanced recovery after surgery. However, there is still a lack of unified understanding of standard technique and procedure of DAA-HJA in the treatment of elderly FNF. Therefore, relevant experts from the Hip Joint Group of Chinese Orthopedics Association of Chinese Medical Association, Youth Arthrology Group of Orthopedic Committee of PLA, Orthopedic Committee of Chongqing Medical Association, Branch of Orthopedic Surgeons of Chongqing Medical Doctor Association and Sport Medicine Committee of Chongqing Medical Association were organized to formulate the " Chinese expert consensus on the technical standard of direct anterior hip arthroplasty for elderly femoral neck fracture ( version 2023)" based on evidence-based medicine. This consensus mainly proposed 13 recommendations covering indications, surgical plans, prosthesis selections, surgical techniques and processes, and postoperative management of DAA-HJA in elderly patients with FNF, aiming to promote standardized, systematic and patient-specific diagnosis and treatment to improve the functional prognosis of the patients.

Objective: To investigate the level of nucleic acid oxidation in myocardial tissue of patients aged over 85 with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and the correlation with myocardial amyloid deposition. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study. Data of patients≥85 years old who underwent systematic pathological autopsy in Beijing Hospital from 2003 to 2017 were retrospectively collected. Twenty-six patients were included in the HFpEF group and 13 age-and sex-matched patients who had not been diagnosed with heart failure and died of non-cardiovascular diseases served as the control group. The left ventricular myocardium slices of both groups were semi-quantitatively analyzed using immunohistochemical staining of 8-oxidized guanine riboside (8-oxo-G) and 8-oxidized guanine deoxyriboside (8-oxo-dG) to evaluate the oxidation of RNA and DNA in cardiomyocytes. Using the median of the mean absorbance value of 8-oxo-G immunohistochemical staining as the cut-off value, patients were divided into high-absorbance group and low-absorbance group. Congo red staining was used to compare myocardial amyloid deposition between the two groups. Results: The mean age of patients in HFpEF group was (91.8±3.7) years, 24 (92.3%) were males. The mean age of patients in control group was (91.7±3.7) years old, 11 (84.6%) were males. The median mean optical absorbance value of 8-oxo-G immunohistochemical staining of myocardium was significantly higher in HFpEF patients than in control group (0.313 8 (0.302 2, 0.340 6) vs. 0.289 2 (0.276 7, 0.299 4), Z=-3.245, P=0.001). The median mean absorbance value of 8-oxo-dG immunohistochemical staining of myocardial tissue was similar between the two groups (0.300 0 (0.290 0, 0.322 5) vs. 0.300 0 (0.290 0, 0.320 0), Z=-0.454, P=0.661). Proportion of patients with moderate and severe cardiac amyloid deposition was significantly higher in the high-absorbance group than in the low-absorbance group ((85.0%, 17/20) vs. (31.6%, 6/19), P=0.001). Conclusion: The RNA oxidation degree of myocardium in HFpEF patients is higher than that in elderly people without heart failure. Degree of myocardial amyloid deposits is higher in patients with high levels of RNA oxidation.
Aged ; Male ; Humans ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Heart Failure/pathology* ; Retrospective Studies ; Stroke Volume ; Case-Control Studies ; Nucleic Acids ; 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine ; Myocytes, Cardiac/pathology* ; RNA ; Oxidative Stress ; Guanine ; Ventricular Function, Left

Objective: To investigate the level of nucleic acid oxidation in myocardial tissue of patients aged over 85 with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and the correlation with myocardial amyloid deposition. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study. Data of patients≥85 years old who underwent systematic pathological autopsy in Beijing Hospital from 2003 to 2017 were retrospectively collected. Twenty-six patients were included in the HFpEF group and 13 age-and sex-matched patients who had not been diagnosed with heart failure and died of non-cardiovascular diseases served as the control group. The left ventricular myocardium slices of both groups were semi-quantitatively analyzed using immunohistochemical staining of 8-oxidized guanine riboside (8-oxo-G) and 8-oxidized guanine deoxyriboside (8-oxo-dG) to evaluate the oxidation of RNA and DNA in cardiomyocytes. Using the median of the mean absorbance value of 8-oxo-G immunohistochemical staining as the cut-off value, patients were divided into high-absorbance group and low-absorbance group. Congo red staining was used to compare myocardial amyloid deposition between the two groups. Results: The mean age of patients in HFpEF group was (91.8±3.7) years, 24 (92.3%) were males. The mean age of patients in control group was (91.7±3.7) years old, 11 (84.6%) were males. The median mean optical absorbance value of 8-oxo-G immunohistochemical staining of myocardium was significantly higher in HFpEF patients than in control group (0.313 8 (0.302 2, 0.340 6) vs. 0.289 2 (0.276 7, 0.299 4), Z=-3.245, P=0.001). The median mean absorbance value of 8-oxo-dG immunohistochemical staining of myocardial tissue was similar between the two groups (0.300 0 (0.290 0, 0.322 5) vs. 0.300 0 (0.290 0, 0.320 0), Z=-0.454, P=0.661). Proportion of patients with moderate and severe cardiac amyloid deposition was significantly higher in the high-absorbance group than in the low-absorbance group ((85.0%, 17/20) vs. (31.6%, 6/19), P=0.001). Conclusion: The RNA oxidation degree of myocardium in HFpEF patients is higher than that in elderly people without heart failure. Degree of myocardial amyloid deposits is higher in patients with high levels of RNA oxidation.
Aged ; Male ; Humans ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Heart Failure/pathology* ; Retrospective Studies ; Stroke Volume ; Case-Control Studies ; Nucleic Acids ; 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine ; Myocytes, Cardiac/pathology* ; RNA ; Oxidative Stress ; Guanine ; Ventricular Function, Left

Objective: To compare the efficacy between laparoscopic and open proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction for Siewert type II and III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Inclusion criteria: (1) 18 to 80 years old; (2) Siewert II and III AEG was confirmed by preoperative gastroscopy and biopsy, which could not be resected by endoscopy; patients undergoing radical proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction; (3) contrast-enhanced abdominal CT staging was cT1-2N0M0; (4) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) physical status score <2 points, American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 to 2; (5) patients agreed to perform proximal gastrectomy and signed an informed consent. Those who had undergone neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy, suffered from serious mental diseases and had incomplete data were excluded. According to the above criteria, clinical data of 84 consecutive patients with Siewert II and III AEG undergoing surgery at General Surgery Department of The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University from October 2010 to December 2018 were collected and analyzed. Of 84 patients, 61 underwent open proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (OPG group), while 23 underwent laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (LPG group). The perioperative complications and postoperative reflux esophagitis of two groups were compared. A P-value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Among 84 cases, 74 were male and 10 were female. There were 43 cases of Siewert type II and 41 cases of Siewert type III. There were no significant differences in age, gender, body mass index, comorbidities, Siewert type, and tumor staging between the two groups (all P>0.05). As compared to the OPG group, the LPG group had longer operation duration [(223±21) minutes vs. (161±14) minutes, t=15.352, P<0.001], less intraoperative blood loss [195 (150, 215) ml vs. 208 (192, 230) ml, Z=2.143, P=0.032], and shorter time to flatus [(2.8±0.7) days vs. (3.3±0.9) days, t=2.477, P=0.015]. There were no significant differences in the number of harvested lymph nodes, time to the first meal and postoperative hospital stay between the two groups (all P>0.05). Postoperative complications developed in 2 cases (8.7%, 1 case each for anastomotic leakage and intestinal obstruction) in the LPG group and 5 cases (8.2%, 1 case each for anastomotic leakage, anastomotic bleeding, and anastomotic stenosis, 2 cases of incision infection) in the OPG group (χ(2)=5.603, P=0.231). The median follow-up was 41.2 (12.8-110.5) months. One patient (1.6%,1/61) had obvious reflux symptoms in the OPG group, compared with none in the LPG group (χ(2)=0.644, P=0.422). Esophagitis occurred in 1 case (4.8%, 1/21) in LPG group, compared with 4 patients (7.1%, 4/56) in the OPG group, without significant difference between the two groups (χ(2)=0.505, P=0.477). Conclusion: Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction is safe and feasible without increasing the risk of postoperative complication and reflux esophagitis.
Adenocarcinoma/surgery* ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Esophagogastric Junction/surgery* ; Female ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach Neoplasms/surgery* ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Objective:To investigate the expression and effect of microRNA-205 (miR-205) in hypertrophic scar.Methods:The experimental research method were applied. From October 2019 to January 2020, hypertrophic scar tissue from 6 patients with hypertrophic scar [1 male and 5 females, aged (36±7) years], and remaining normal skin tissue from 6 trauma patients [2 males and 4 females, aged (38±9) years] after flap transplantation operation were collected. The above-mentioned 12 patients were admitted to the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command and met the inclusion criteria. Real time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the mRNA expressions of miR-205 and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1). The hypertrophic scar tissue was taken to culture the 3rd to 5th passage of fibroblasts (Fbs) for the follow-up experiments. Fbs of hypertrophic scar was divided into TSP-1+miR-205 control group, TSP-1+miR-205 mimic group, TSP-1 mutant+miR-205 control group, TSP-1 mutant +miR-205 mimic group, which were transfected with the corresponding sequences. At 48 h after transfection, the expressions of luciferase and renal luciferase were detected by luciferase reporter gene detection kit, and the luciferase/renal luciferase ratio was calculated to indicate the activity of TSP-1. Two batches of hypertrophic scar Fbs were collected and divided into miR-205 control group, miR-205 mimic group, and miR-205 inhibitor group and miR-205 control group, miR-205 mimic group, and miR-205 mimic+TSP-1 group, respectively, which were transfected with the corresponding sequences. At 0 (immediately), 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability was detected by microplate reader. Two batches of hypertrophic scar Fbs were collected, grouped, and treated as the cell viability detecting experiment. At 24 h after transfection, Hoechst 33258 staining was performed to observe the nuclear shrinkage, so as to reflect the apoptosis of Fbs. The number of samples in cell experiment was 3. Data were statistically analyzed with analysis of variance for factorial design, one-way analysis of variance, and t test.Results:The mRNA expression of miR-205 in hypertrophic scar tissue was 0.54±0.05, which was significantly lower than 1.26±0.07 in normal skin tissue (t=8.213, P<0.01). The expression of TSP-1 mRNA in hypertrophic scar tissue was 1.46±0.07, which was significantly higher than 0.68±0.11 in normal skin tissue (t=6.031, P<0.01). At 48 h after transfection, the luciferase/renal luciferase ratio reflecting the TSP-1 activity of cells in TSP-1+miR-205 mimic group was 0.532±0.028, which was significantly lower than 0.998±0.012 in TSP-1+miR-205 control group (t=26.500, P<0.01), and the luciferase/renal luciferase ratio of cells in TSP-1 mutant+miR-205 mimic group was 0.963±0.012, which was close to 0.976±0.010 in TSP-1 mutant+miR-205 control group (t=0.816, P>0.05). At 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability in miR-205 mimic group was significantly lower than that in miR-205 control group (t=6.169, 12.670, 27.130, 12.670, P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability in miR-205 inhibitor group was significantly higher than that in miR-205 control group (t=6.169, 7.221, 7.787, 7.835, 13.030, P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability in miR-205 mimic group was significantly lower than that in miR-205 control group and miR-205 mimic+TSP-1 group (t=8.118, 26.970, 39.550, 42.490, 14.570, 12.240, 36.830, 45.220, P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 24 h after transfection, compared with miR-205 control group, the cell apoptosis in miR-205 mimic group was increased, and the cell apoptosis in miR-205 inhibitor group was decreased. At 24 h after transfection, compared with miR-205 mimic group, the cell apoptosis in miR-205 control group miR-205 mimic+TSP-1 group were decreased.Conclusions:miR-205 can inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of Fbs in hypertrophic scar by inhibiting the expression of TSP-1, which has the potential to be the therapeutic target for hypertrophic scar.

Objective:To investigate the expression and effect of microRNA-205 (miR-205) in human hypertrophic scar.Methods:The experimental research method was applied. From October 2019 to January 2020, hypertrophic scar tissue from 6 patients with hypertrophic scar (1 male and 5 females, aged (36±7) years) and remaining normal skin tissue from 6 trauma patients (2 males and 4 females, aged (38±9) years) after flap transplantation operation were collected. The above-mentioned 12 patients were admitted to the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command and met the inclusion criteria. Real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the mRNA expressions of miR-205 and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1). The hypertrophic scar tissue was taken to culture the 3rd to 5th passage of fibroblasts (Fbs) for the follow-up experiments. Two batches of hypertrophic scar Fbs were divided into TSP-1+ miR-205 control group, TSP-1+ miR-205 mimic group, and TSP-1 mutant+ miR-205 control group, TSP-1 mutant+ miR-205 mimic group, which were transfected with the corresponding sequences. At 48 h after transfection, the expressions of luciferase and renal luciferase were detected by luciferase reporter gene detection kit, and the luciferase/renal luciferase ratio was calculated to indicate the activity of TSP-1. Two batches of hypertrophic scar Fbs were collected and divided into miR-205 control group, miR-205 mimic group, and miR-205 inhibitor group and miR-205 control group, miR-205 mimic group, and miR-205 mimic+ TSP-1 group, respectively, which were transfected with the corresponding sequences. At 0 (immediately), 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability was detected by microplate reader. Two batches of hypertrophic scar Fbs were grouped and treated as described in the cell viability detecting experiment. At 24 h after transfection, Hoechst 33258 staining was performed to observe the nuclear shrinkage, so as to reflect the apoptosis of Fbs. The number of samples in cell experiment was three. Data were statistically analyzed with analysis of variance for factorial design, one-way analysis of variance, t test, and chi-square test. Results:The mRNA expression of miR-205 in hypertrophic scar tissue was 0.54±0.05, which was significantly lower than 1.26±0.07 in normal skin tissue ( t=8.213, P<0.01). The expression of TSP-1 mRNA in hypertrophic scar tissue was 1.46±0.07, which was significantly higher than 0.68±0.11 in normal skin tissue ( t=6.031, P<0.01). At 48 h after transfection, the luciferase/renal luciferase ratio reflecting the TSP-1 activity of cells in TSP-1+ miR-205 mimic group was 0.532±0.028, which was significantly lower than 0.998±0.012 in TSP-1+ miR-205 control group ( t=26.500, P<0.01), and the luciferase/renal luciferase ratio of cells in TSP-1 mutant+ miR-205 mimic group was 0.963±0.012, which was close to 0.976±0.010 in TSP-1 mutant+ miR-205 control group ( t=0.816, P>0.05). At 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability in miR-205 mimic group was significantly lower than that in miR-205 control group ( t=6.169, 12.670, 27.130, 12.670, P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability in miR-205 inhibitor group was significantly higher than that in miR-205 control group ( t=6.169, 7.221, 7.787, 7.835, 13.030, P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after transfection, the cell viability in miR-205 mimic group was significantly lower than that in miR-205 control group and miR-205 mimic+ TSP-1 group ( t=8.118, 26.970, 39.550, 42.490, 14.570, 12.240, 36.830, 45.220, P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 24 h after transfection, compared with miR-205 control group, the cell apoptosis in miR-205 mimic group was increased, and the cell apoptosis in miR-205 inhibitor group was decreased. At 24 h after transfection, compared with miR-205 mimic group, the cell apoptosis in miR-205 control group and miR-205 mimic+ TSP-1 group were decreased. Conclusions:miR-205 can inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of Fbs in human hypertrophic scar by inhibiting the expression of TSP-1, which has the potential to be a therapeutic target for hypertrophic scar.

Objective: To observe the efficacy and safety of Wenfei Zhiliudan in treatment of lung Qi deficiency cold type allergic rhinitis. Method: A total of 120 cases were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group was given desloratadine + momethasone furoate, while observation group was given Wenfei Zhiliudan. A course of treatment was 2 weeks. The rhino conjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ), total nasal symptom score (TNSS) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome differentiation scale for lung Qi deficiency cold (TCM scale) in two groups before and after treatment were observed. The serum inflammatory factor[tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-33 (IL-33)]and immune indexes[immunoglobulin E (IgE), eosinophils (EOS), eotaxin (EOT)]were determined. The total effective rate and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between two groups. Result: Five cases felt off during the study period. The total effective rate in observation group was 91.5%(54/59), which was higher than 82.5%(47/57) in control group (P<0.05). The RQLQ, TNSS and TCM scale scores in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.05). The serum levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-33) in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.05). The serum levels of immune indexes (IgE, EOS) in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.05), while EOT in observation group were significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions was 1.7%(1/59) in observation group, which was lower than 19.3%(11/57) in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Wenfei Zhiliudan can significantly alleviate the clinical symptoms, serum inflammatory factors and immune indicators of lung Qi deficiency cold type allergic rhinitis, with a lower incidence of adverse reactions.

Objective To detect the expression of substance P(SP)and NK1 receptor(NK1R)in eosinophils of patients with allergic rhinitis complicated with asthma(AR+ AS)and elucidate their roles in the pathogenesis. Methods Levels of SP and NK1R in eosinophils were detected by flow cytometry after stimulation with crude extracts of Artemisia pollen,dust mite and Platanus pollen,respectively.Results The proportion of SP+cells in patients with AR+AS was 1.5 folds higher than that of healthy controls(HCs)(Z= -2.041,P= 0.041).The ratio of NK1R+cells and the mean fluorescent intensity were increased by 26.4%(Z= -3.207,P=0.001)and 85.9%(Z= -4.774,P＜ 0.001),respectively.In addition,0.1 μg/mL of Artemisia pollen extract induced an increase of SP+eosinophils in AR+AS patients by approximately 68.1%(Z= -2.637,P=0.008).However,no significant difference was detected in the expressions of SP and NK 1R in blood eosinophils of HCs when stimulated with allergens.Conclusion Eosinophil-derived SP and NK1R may play an important role in the development of AR+AS.SP and NK1R may be the potential targets for AR+AS treatment.