Objective: To analyze the distribution characteristics of immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentration in Nanning Zhuang blood donors by measuring the concentration of plasma IgA. Methods: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to measure the absorbance of 2 000 plasma samples from Zhuang blood donors. The IgA concentration in samples was calculated using the ELISA Calc regression/fitting technology program. Results: The standard curve demonstrated that ELISA detection of plasma IgA concentration exhibited good precision. The frequency of IgA deficiency was 0/2 000. No statistically significant difference in the distribution of IgA concentration was observed between males and females (P>0.05). The distribution of IgA concentration varied significantly across age groups: younger individuals (18-39 years old) had lower plasma IgA levels (mg/dL) compared to older individuals (40-56 years old): 5-89.99 mg/dL group, 8.80% (176/2 000) vs 17.20% (344/2 000); 90-450 mg/dL group,20.65% (413/2 000) vs 51.20% (1 024/2 000); >450 mg/dL group, 0.45%, (9/2 000) vs 1.70% (34/2 000), P<0.05. No significant difference in IgA concentration was found among different ABO blood types in Zhuang blood donors (P>0.05). Spearman correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between age and IgA concentration (R =0.114, P<0.05). Conclusion: No individuals with IgA deficiency were screened out among the Zhuang blood donors in Nanning area, and plasma IgA levels progressively increase with age.

OBJECTIVE: To review the application and progress of unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technology in the treatment of cervical degenerative diseases, and to provide reference for clinical treatment decisions. METHODS: The literature related to UBE technology in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) and cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) at home and abroad was extensively reviewed, and the surgical methods, indications, effectiveness, and safety were analyzed and summarized. RESULTS: UBE technology is effective in the treatment of CSR and CSM, and has the advantages of good surgical field, reducing the injury of the posterior structure of the cervical spine, and protecting the facet joint process, but in general, the indications are relatively narrow, limited to single-segment or adjacent double-segment lesions, and the requirements for the operator are relatively high, and the learning curve is long. CONCLUSION UBE technology can be applied to the treatment of CSR and CSM, but it needs to be carried out by experienced UBE surgeons for specific cases.
Humans ; Cervical Vertebrae/surgery* ; Endoscopy/methods* ; Radiculopathy/surgery* ; Spondylosis/surgery* ; Decompression, Surgical/methods* ; Spinal Cord Diseases/surgery* ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To investigate the regulatory effect of circular RNA ASAP1(circASAP1)targeting microRNA-4500(miR-4500)on the proliferation and apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells.Methods Human osteosarcoma cells(Saos-2)were selected as the experimental subjects and cul-tured in DMEM medium containing 10％fetal bovine serum while maintaining 5％CO2.The expres-sions of circASAP1 and miR-4500 in osteosarcoma tissues were detected using RT-qPCR.Saos-2 cells were transfected with si-NC(40 nmol/L),si-circASAP1(40 nmol/L),pcDNA(0.4 μg),pcDNA-circASAP1(0.4 μg),miR-NC(40 nmol/L),miR-4500 mimics(40 nmol/L),si-circASAP1+anti-miR-NC(40 nmol/L),and si-circASAP1+anti-miR-4500(40 nmol/L),respectively.Cell proliferation and apoptosis were assessed using CCK-8,colony formation assays,and flow cytometry.The interaction between circASAP1 and miR-4500 was analyzed using a dual-luciferase reporter assay.Results Compared with adjacent non-tumor tissues,the expression of circASAP1 was significantly upregulated,while that of miR-4500 was significantly downregulated in osteosarcoma tissues(P＜0.001).Compared with the si-NC group,the si-circASAP1 group exhibited significantly decreased circASAP1 expression,optical density(OD)values,and the number of cell colonies(P＜0.001).Compared with the si-NC group,the si-circASAP1 group showed significantly upregulated levels of cleaved-caspase3 protein,cleaved-caspase9 protein,and the apoptosis rate(P＜0.001).StarBase search revealed specific binding sequences between miR-4500 and circASAP1.Co-transfection of miR-4500 mimics and WT-circASAP1 significantly reduced the relative luciferase activity of the cells[(0.34±0.03)versus(0.95±0.06),t=27.280,P＜0.001].The expression of miR-4500 in the pcDNA-circASAP1 group was significantly lower than that in the pcDNA group,whereas the ex-pression of miR-4500 in the si-circASAP1 group was significantly higher than that in the si-NC group(P＜0.001).Compared with the miR-NC group,the miR-4500 group exhibited significantly in-creased miR-4500 expression,cleaved-caspase3 protein levels,cleaved-caspase9 protein levels,and the apoptosis rate,while the OD values and the number of colonies significantly decreased(P＜0.001).Compared with the si-circASAP1+anti-miR-NC group,the si-circASAP1+anti-miR-4500 group showed significantly decreased miR-4500 expression,cleaved-caspase3 protein levels,cleaved-caspase9 protein levels,and the apoptosis rate,while the OD values and the number of col-onies significantly increased(P＜0.001).Conclusion The expression of circASAP1 is increased,while that of miR-4500 is decreased in osteosarcoma tissues.Moreover,circASAP1 promotes the proliferation and inhibits the apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells by targeting miR-4500.

Objective:To investigate the effect of blood glucose control on the imaging severity and clinical symptoms of facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods:A total of 286 patients with lumbar degenerative diseases who were diagnosed and treated in the Department of Spinal Surgery of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from December 2021 to December 2022 were retrospectively collected. Patients were divided into diabetic and non-diabetic groups according to whether T2DM was diagnosed at admission. Age, gender, presence of hypertension, and body mass index (BMI) were recorded. The duration of diabetes was recorded. Fasting blood glucose and peak postprandial blood glucose were monitored for 3 consecutive days. Plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin were assessed by blood biochemical results. Diabetic patients were divided into three sub-groups according to fasting blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c): ideal blood glucose control (HbA1c<6.5% and fasting blood glucose<6.1 mmol/L), good (6.5%≤HbA1c≤7.5% or 6.1 mmol/L≤fasting blood glucose≤7.0 mmol/L), and poor (HbA1c>7.5% and fasting blood glucose>7.0 mmol/L). Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the degree of low back pain. Pathria grading system was used to assess the severity of FJOA at different levels of the lumbar spine on lumbar CT. Mann-whitney U test was used to compare the difference of FJOA between L 1-S 1 segments in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effect of diabetes on FJOA. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the difference of FJOA between different segments in diabetic patients among different sub-groups. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effect of blood glucose control on FJOA. Results:A total of 121 patients in the diabetic group and 165 patients in the non-diabetic group were included. L 4, 5 FJOA grade 3(2, 3) in diabetic patients was greater than grade 2(1, 3) in non-diabetic patients with significant difference ( Z=-3.179, P=0.001), and diabetes was an independent risk factor for L 4, 5 FJOA [ OR=1.767, 95% CI(1.032, 3.025), P=0.038]. There was no significant difference in age, BMI, sex ratio, prevalence of hypertension and blood glucose fluctuation values among different subgroups of glycemic control in the diabetic group. Patients in the poor glucose group had higher FJOA grades 2(1, 2), 3(3, 3) and 3(2, 4) at L 1, 2, L 4, 5 and L 5S 1 than those in the ideal glucose group at grades 1(1, 2), 2(1.5, 3) and 2(1, 2) with significant differences ( H=9.530, P=0.009; H=18.248, P<0.001; H=27.916, P<0.001). Patients in the poor glucose group had higher grades 3(3, 3) and 3(2, 4) of osteoarthritis of the L 4, 5 and L 5S 1 facet joints than those in the good glucose group, grades 3(2, 3) and 2(1, 2) with significant differences ( H=18.248, P<0.001; H=27.916, P<0.001). Low back pain was positively correlated with poor glycemic control, L 4, 5 and L 5S 1 FJOA ( r=0.512, P<0.001; r=0.383, P<0.001; r=0.484, P<0.001). Poor glycemic control was an independent risk factor for FJOA at L 4, 5 and L 5S 1 [ OR=4.963, 95% CI (1.095, 22.496), P=0.038; OR=6.010, 95% CI(1.061, 34.049), P=0.043]. Conclusion:Compared with non-diabetic patients, patients with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of osteoarthritis in the facet joints of L 4, 5. Compared with diabetic patients with good or ideal glycemic control. Patients with poor glycemic control had more severe osteoarthritis of the L 4, 5 and L 5S 1 facet joints. Patients with severe facet joint degeneration and poor glycemic control often suffered more from severe low back pain.

Objective To explore the application status and development trend of machine learning in the field of pharmacovigilance worldwide,and to provide reference for the research on the application of machine learning in the field of pharmacovigilance.Methods Relevant literature was searched in the Web of Science with the key words of"machine learning"and"pharmacovigilance"from the inception to March 1,2023.R language and other software were used to quantitatively analyze the literature data in this field.The clustering,co-occurrence and emergence visual analysis were carried out on the characteristics of annual published papers,institutions,countries,keywords and other aspects.Results A total of 904 literature were included.The number of literature published showed a fluctuating upward trend since 1994.There was cross-regional,cross-regional and cross-agency cooperation among the cooperative network institutions.The top 5 countries in the number of publications were the United States,China,Japan,South Korea and India,China and the United States had relatively close cooperation in this field.Signal detection,social media and electronic health records were high-frequency keywords in this field.Clustering and association rule analysis showed that this field focused on three aspects signal recognition,unstructured text mining and analysis,and processing and analysis of electronic medical information.At present,machine learning has made significant progress in signal recognition,social media information mining,and unstructured text processing of electronic medical information,which broaden the data sources of pharmacovigilance,improve the real-time monitoring ability of adverse drug reactions,bringing innovation impetus to the field of pharmacovigilance.Conclusion The rapid development of big data and artificial intelligence technologies has led to an increasing integration of machine learning into the field of pharmacovigilance,which promotes technical exchanges and cooperation and cross-disciplinary integration.It is necessary to optimize each machine learning algorithm to improve its accuracy and stability in pharmacovigilance,strengthen the protection measures of data privacy and security to ensure the safety of patient information.Integrating expertise in the fields of science,medicine,and data statistics with a view to promoting technological progress in the field of pharmacovigilance.

Objective The characteristics of supramolecular"imprinting template"of volatile oil of Curcuma kwangsiensis and Curcuma phaeocaulis were analyzed and studied based on the supramolecular"qixi"theory of Chinese materia medica combined with chemometrics.Methods The volatile oil of C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis were extracted by steam distillation,and the fingerprint and composition information of each batch were obtained by GC-MS.Total statistical moment method was used to compare the imprinting characteristics of the"imprinting template"of C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis.The core index(CI)of each batch of essential oil of C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis was calculated,and the topological characteristics of types of"imprinting template"of C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis were compared by chemometrics.Results There was no significant difference in the extraction rate of volatile oil between C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis.The average values of total zero order moment(AUCT)were(1.907±0.177)×108,(1.979±0.413)×108 μV·s,respectively,showing that there was no significant difference in the total content of volatile oil between the two groups.The mean values of the total first order moment(MCRTT)were(30.969±0.962)and(33.198±0.409)min.The average value of total second order moment(VCRTT)was(56.176±11.368)and(43.891±4.113)min2,respectively,indicating that there were significant differences in the content ratio and species of volatile oils between the two groups.The similarity of total statistical moments of C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis was mostly lower than the defined value,indicating that the chemical composition and composition ratio of the volatile oil were different.Principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis could obviously divide C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis into two categories.Through the analysis of P value and VIP value,the CI values of Xvp 4th order,Xvpc 5th order,Xvpc 6th order,Xvpc 7th order,Xvc 3rd order,Xvpc 4th order were the main difference values of C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis.Conclusion Through the characterization of"imprinting property"and"topological characteristics"of the supramolecular"imprinting template"and combining with chemometric analysis,it is possible to successfully distinguish C.kwangsiensis and C.phaeocaulis,and find the different CI values between two"imprinting templates".

Methods: The study included patients who underwent LIF. The demographic characteristics and radiographic and surgical data were collected and evaluated. The included patients were divided into control group and FJOA group based on the preoperative adjacent facet joint Pathria grade. Preoperative and last follow-up LBP Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score, leg pain (LP) VAS, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and RASD were evaluated and compared. The improvement rates in VAS and ODI were calculated and compared between the two groups. Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of LBP relief and incidence of RASD. Results: In total, 197 patients (control group, 86; FJOA group, 111) were included, and the median follow-up was 46 months. The VAS and ODI in both groups significantly improved after surgery. At the last follow-up, the FJOA group had higher VAS and lower VAS improvement rates of LBP than the control group (p<0.05). However, no significant difference in the LP VAS and ODI was found between the two groups. The incidence of RASD in the FJOA group was significantly higher than that in the control group (48.6% vs. 30.2%, p=0.034). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative adjacent FJOA was significantly associated with LBP relief (odds ratio [OR], 0.691; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.498–0.958) and the postoperative incidence of RASD (OR, 1.406; 95% CI, 1.020–1.939). Conclusions The preoperative FJOA in the adjacent segments was significantly associated with LBP following LIF. Patients with preoperative FJOA were more likely to have RASD following lumbar fusion surgery.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of the national centralized drug procurement （NCDP） policy on drug availability and the structure of drug use in public hospitals. METHODS Using hypoglycemic， lipid-lowering， antiviral drugs， and psychiatric drugs for the treatment of mental illness and depression as objects， the interrupted time series model was used to quantitatively evaluate the changes in consumption sum of drugs， consumption amount and daily cost of the target drugs in national sample hospitals as well as the changes in per capita medication frequency， outpatient prescription amount， and medical insurance surplus of target drugs in a third grade class A hospital before and after the implementation of NCDP policy. RESULTS After the implementation of the NCDP policy， the volume for the four bid-winning drugs increased significantly （P＜0.01 for the remaining three categories except for hypoglycemic drugs）， but DDDc （P＜0.01） and the amount of related drugs （P＜0.001） decreased significantly. The volume for the non-winning drugs （except for lipid-lowering drugs） decreased significantly （P＜0.05）， and DDDc also decreased significantly （P＜0.05 for other 3 categories except for psychiatric drugs）； the volume （P＜0.01） and DDDc （P＜0.01 only for psychiatric drugs） for alternative drugs all increased except for antiviral drugs. The structure of drug use for different drugs was affected differently by the NCDP policy，and that of hypoglycemic drugs was affected obviously； the proportion of alternative drugs increased after centralized procurement. The outpatient prescription amount of each hospital significantly decreased after centralized procurement，and the decrease in the cost paid by the patients using lipid-lowering and antiviral drugs related to centralized procurement was greater than 0.60； the remaining medical insurance amount for bid-winning drugs was approximately 1.252 5 million yuan. CONCLUSIONS NCDP policy effectively alleviates the burden of medical expenditure and also drives the structure changes of drug use such as the substitution of generic drugs for original drugs， the growth of the volume of alternative drugs.

【Objective:】 The co-word analysis method was used to analyze narrative medical literature studied in China in the past 10 years to explore the research status in this field and lay a foundation for further research. 【Methods:】 Using "narrative medicine" as the theme term, with the limited time interval of 2013—2022 to retrieve for relevant literature in CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases, and include literature that meets the research standards. Bicomb2 was used to perform keyword statistics and analysis on the downloaded literature. Ucinet6.0 and Netdraw were used to draw co-occurrence analysis graphs to visualize the co-occurrence relationship between high-frequency keywords. 【Results:】 A total of 565 papers were included and 31 high-frequency keywords were extracted. The co-occurrence relationship diagrams showed that the current research hotspots of narrative medicine in China include traditional Chinese medicine, nursing, general practice, evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, hospice care, chronic diseases, cancer and other popular disciplines and diseases. Most of them were about enhancing the empathy and humanistic caring ability of medical personnel and improving doctor-patient communication to improve the doctor-patient relationship, as well as doing well in medical humanities education and cultivating narrative ability through parallel medical records and reflective writing. The research on gerontology, improving the professional identity of medical staff, integrating literature and medicine, and the impact on patients were relatively few. 【Conclusion:】 At present, narrative medicine in China has achieved many achievements in fields such as nursing, traditional Chinese medicine, general practice medicine, chronic diseases, cancer, medical humanities education, and improving doctor-patient relationships. In the future, in-depth exploration can be conducted from the use of narrative medicine in multi-disciplinary and disease fields, trying different training methods, and synchronous cultivation of teachers and students, so as to build a more comprehensive narrative medicine system.