Objective To study the relationship between vaginal microecological balance and serum T cell subsets,Toll-like receptor 2(TLR2)and Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)after hysterectomy.Methods The clinical data of 120 patients who underwent laparoscopic total hysterectomy in Daxing Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University from June 2020 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were assigned to normal group(n=50)and unbalanced group(n=70)according to postoperative vaginal microecological changes.General information,such as age,body mass index(BMI),disease type,expression of CD+4,CD+8,CD+4/CD+8,TLR2,and TLR4 were compared between the two groups.The risk factors affecting vaginal microecological balance after hysterectomy were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was drawn to evaluate the efficacy of serum T cell subsets,TLR2,and TLR4 in predicting vaginal microecological imbalance after hysterectomy.Results The levels of CD+4 and CD+4/CD+8 in the unbalanced group were significantly lower than those in the normal group,while the levels of CD+8,TLR2 and TLR4 in the unbalanced group were significantly higher than those in the normal group(P<0.05).Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that CD+4,CD+8,CD+4/CD+8,TLR2 and TLR4 expression were the influence factors of vaginal microecological imbalance after hysterectomy(P<0.05).ROC analysis confirmed that the expression of CD+4,CD+8 and CD+4/CD+8 and the levels of TLR2 and TLR4 could be used to predict vaginal microecological imbalance after hysterectomy,and the areas under the curve were 0.718,0.813,0.785,0.851,and 0.945,respectively(all P<0.05).Conclusion CD+4,CD+8,CD+4/CD+8,TLR2 and TLR4 expression levels are the influence factors of vaginal microecological imbalance after hysterectomy.They can be used as biological indicators for evaluating vaginal microecological balance after hysterectomy.

Objective To explore the correlations between serum soluble growth stimulation gene 2 protein (sST2), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the degree of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods A total of 205 patients with acute ischemic stroke were selected as study group, and were divided into mild group with 100 cases, moderate group with 70 cases, and severe group with 35 cases according to the severity of carotid atherosclerosis. Another 150 healthy people who received physical examination during the same period were selected as control group. Serum levels of sST2 and BNP were compared among all groups. The correlations of sST2 and BNP levels with the degree of carotid atherosclerosis were analyzed. The influencing factors of different degree of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke were analyzed. The predictive value of sST2 combined with BNP on the degree of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke was analyzed. Results The serum sST2 level of the study group was significantly lower than that of the control group, and the serum BNP level was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The sST2 levels in moderate and severe groups were significantly lower, BNP levels were significantly higher than that in the mild group (P < 0.05). BNP level in the severe group was significantly higher, sST2 level was significantly lower than that in the moderate group (P < 0.05). The degree of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke was correlated with age, history of hypertension, history of smoking, history of diabetes, levels of total cholesterol (TC), C-reactive protein (CRP), homocysteine (Hcy) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) (P < 0.05). Age, hypertension history, smoking history, diabetes history, TC, CRP, Hcy, LDL, BNP and sST2 were the influencing factors for degree of carotid atherosclerosis (P < 0.05). Serum BNP level was positively correlated with the degree of carotid atherosclerosis, while sST2 level was negatively correlated with the degree of carotid atherosclerosis (P < 0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) for the combined prediction of sST2 and BNP was significantly greater than that for the individual prediction of sST2 and BNP (P < 0.001). Conclusion Clinical observation of the changes in serum levels of sST2 and BNP in patients with acute ischemic stroke can effectively assess the progression of the disease, which is beneficial for improving the severity of carotid atherosclerosis in patients. The combined assessment of sST2 and BNP shows good diagnostic performance for evaluating the severity of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Objective:To discuss the clinical curative effect of the treatment of bundling bone fragment with figure-of-eight suture through double bone tunnels in the chronic bong mallet finger.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with chronic bong mallet fingers who underwent surgery in the Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery of Nanjing Jiangbei Hospital from May 2021 to February 2023. During the procedure, made into transverse double bone tunnels on the base of the distal phalanx with 0. 8 mm Kirschner wire, bundling bone fragment with figure-of-eight suture through double bone tunnels, then fixed with Kirschner wire elastic compression. Removal of the Kirschner wire 3 weeks after the procedure, the active flexion and extension range of the joints of the affected finger and the corresponding finger were measured at the last follow-up, then the range of motion (ROM) of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) and total action movement (TAM) of the fingers (affected and healthy finger) were recorded. The curative effects were evaluated according to the TAM system of the American Association of Hand Surgeons, including 4 grades: excellent, good, fair, and poor. SPSS 13. 0 software was used for statistical analysis of the data, and the measurement data conforming to normal distribution were expressed as Mean ± SD. The ROM of DIPJ and TAM of the affected finger were compared with the corresponding healthy finger 6 months after surgery by a paired sample t test. P<0. 05 indicates that the difference is statistically significant. Results:A total of 30 patients (30 digits) were enrolled, including 19 males and 11 females, and the age ranged from 18 to 62 years old, with an average age of 31 years old. The time from injury to operation was 24 to 65 days (mean of 35 days) . According to Wehbe and Schneider classification, there were 8 cases of type Ⅰa, 6 cases of type Ⅰb, 7 cases of type Ⅱa, 5 cases of type Ⅱb, 2 cases of type Ⅲa and 2 cases of type Ⅲb. All incisions healed well, the intraoperative blood loss was minimal, with no infection. All 30 cases were followed up for 6 to 7 months. All fractures were well aligned and healed, malformed fingers were completely corrected, and no needle tunnel infection or needle breakage were observed. At the last follow-up, the differences of the ROM of the DIPJ [ (30. 2±3. 5) °vs. (30. 4±3. 3) °, t=2. 57, P=0. 463] and the TAM [ (235. 3± 3. 6) ° vs. (237. 7± 4. 2) °, t=1. 78, P= 0. 247 ] between the affected and healthy fingers were not statistically significant. Finger function assessment: 27 cases were excellent, and 3 cases were good, and the excellent and good rate was 100%. Conclusion:Satisfactory therapeutic outcome for the treatment of chronic bong mallet finger deformity can be achieved by bundling bone fragment with figure-of-eight suture through double bone tunnels. It is an effective and practical method.

Objective:To discuss the clinical curative effect of the treatment of bundling bone fragment with figure-of-eight suture through double bone tunnels in the chronic bong mallet finger.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with chronic bong mallet fingers who underwent surgery in the Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery of Nanjing Jiangbei Hospital from May 2021 to February 2023. During the procedure, made into transverse double bone tunnels on the base of the distal phalanx with 0. 8 mm Kirschner wire, bundling bone fragment with figure-of-eight suture through double bone tunnels, then fixed with Kirschner wire elastic compression. Removal of the Kirschner wire 3 weeks after the procedure, the active flexion and extension range of the joints of the affected finger and the corresponding finger were measured at the last follow-up, then the range of motion (ROM) of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) and total action movement (TAM) of the fingers (affected and healthy finger) were recorded. The curative effects were evaluated according to the TAM system of the American Association of Hand Surgeons, including 4 grades: excellent, good, fair, and poor. SPSS 13. 0 software was used for statistical analysis of the data, and the measurement data conforming to normal distribution were expressed as Mean ± SD. The ROM of DIPJ and TAM of the affected finger were compared with the corresponding healthy finger 6 months after surgery by a paired sample t test. P<0. 05 indicates that the difference is statistically significant. Results:A total of 30 patients (30 digits) were enrolled, including 19 males and 11 females, and the age ranged from 18 to 62 years old, with an average age of 31 years old. The time from injury to operation was 24 to 65 days (mean of 35 days) . According to Wehbe and Schneider classification, there were 8 cases of type Ⅰa, 6 cases of type Ⅰb, 7 cases of type Ⅱa, 5 cases of type Ⅱb, 2 cases of type Ⅲa and 2 cases of type Ⅲb. All incisions healed well, the intraoperative blood loss was minimal, with no infection. All 30 cases were followed up for 6 to 7 months. All fractures were well aligned and healed, malformed fingers were completely corrected, and no needle tunnel infection or needle breakage were observed. At the last follow-up, the differences of the ROM of the DIPJ [ (30. 2±3. 5) °vs. (30. 4±3. 3) °, t=2. 57, P=0. 463] and the TAM [ (235. 3± 3. 6) ° vs. (237. 7± 4. 2) °, t=1. 78, P= 0. 247 ] between the affected and healthy fingers were not statistically significant. Finger function assessment: 27 cases were excellent, and 3 cases were good, and the excellent and good rate was 100%. Conclusion:Satisfactory therapeutic outcome for the treatment of chronic bong mallet finger deformity can be achieved by bundling bone fragment with figure-of-eight suture through double bone tunnels. It is an effective and practical method.

BACKGROUND: The switch/sucrose nonfermentable chromatin-remodeling (SWI/SNF) complex is a pivotal chromatin remodeling complex, and the genomic alterations (GAs) of the SWI/SNF complex are observed in several cancer types, correlating with multiple biological features of tumor cells. However, their role in liver metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. Our study aims to investigate the role and potential mechanisms underlying NSCLC liver metastasis induced by the GAs of SWI/SNF complex. METHODS: The GAs of SWI/SNF complex in NSCLC cell lines (H1299, H23 and H460) were identified by whole-exome sequencing (WES). ARID1A knockout H1299 cell was constructed with the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The mouse model of liver metastasis from NSCLC was established to simulate lung cancer liver metastasis and observe the metastasis rate under different gene mutation conditions. RNA sequencing and Western blot were conducted for differential gene expression analysis. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis was used to assess protein expression levels of SWI/SNF-regulated target molecules in mouse liver metastases. RESULTS: WES analysis revealed intracellular gene mutations. The animal experiments demonstrated a correlation between the GAs of SWI/SNF complex and a higher liver metastasis rate in immunodeficient mice. Transcriptome sequencing and Western blot analysis showed upregulated expression of ALDH1A1 and APOBEC3B in SWI/SNF-mut cells, particularly in ARID1A-deficient H460 and H1299 sgARID1A cells. IHC staining of mouse liver metastases further demonstrated elevated expression of ALDH1A1 in the H460 and H1299 sgARID1A group. CONCLUSIONS This study underscores the critical role of the GAs of SWI/SNF complex, such as ARID1A and SMARCA4, in promoting liver metastasis of lung cancer cells. The GAs of SWI/SNF complex may promote liver-specific metastasis by upregulating ALDH1A1 and APOBEC3B expression, providing novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying lung cancer liver metastasis.
Animals ; Mice ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics* ; Lung Neoplasms/genetics* ; Mutation ; Liver Neoplasms/genetics*

It was a retrospective cohort study. Eighty maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were enrolled, among whom 48 patients survived and 32 died. The clinical data between the survival and death groups were compared. The Cox regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of death in MHD patients with COVID-19, and a survival prediction model was constructed. The results showed that age, lesion-cumulative number of lung segments, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, serum ferritin, interleukin-6, D-dimer, serum phosphorus, and proportions of males, diabetes and hypoxemia in the death group were higher than those in the survival group (all P<0.05). Increased age ( HR=1.039, 95% CI 1.007-1.072, P=0.017), diabetes ( HR=2.688, 95% CI 1.018-6.991, P=0.046), increased C-reactive protein ( HR=1.006, 95% CI 1.001-1.011, P=0.012), and increased serum phosphorus ( HR=1.573, 95% CI 1.015-2.438, P=0.043) were independent influencing factors of death in MHD patients with COVID-19. The survival prediction model was established based on age, diabetes, C-reactive protein and blood phosphorus. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the combined model for survival time at 7-day, 14-day, and 21-day were 0.751 (95% CI 0.690-0.811), 0.768 (95% CI 0.712-0.824), and 0.780 (95% CI 0.729-0.831), respectively. The concordance index of cross- validation as internal validation was 0.797 (95% CI 0.757-0.837). Increased age, diabetes, elevated C-reactive protein and elevated blood phosphorus are independent risk factors of COVID-19 death in MHD patients, and the survival prediction model built by those factors has good efficacy.

ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between personality characteristics and family environment of undergraduate medical students taking psychology course. MethodsIn June 2017， a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 67 undergraduate medical students taking psychology course， and all the selected individuals were assessed using Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory （MMPI） and Family Environment Scale-Chinese Version （FES-CV）. Then Pearson correlation analysis was performed between the original scores of MMPI subscales and the scores of FES-CV subscales. ResultsThe scores of hypochondriasis， depression， hysteria， psychopathic deviate， masculine-femininity， paranoia， psychasthenia and schizophrenia in MMPI of undergraduates were all higher than those of the national norm， with statistical differences （t=2.070~8.350， P<0.05 or 0.01）. The scores of cohesion， intellectual-cultural orientation， organization and achievement orientation in FES-CV of undergraduates were all lower than those of the national norm， while the scores of conflict tendency was higher than that of the national norm， with statistical differences （P<0.05 or 0.01）. Correlation analysis showed that cohesion score in FES-CV was negatively correlated with the scores of correction， hypochondriasis， depression and hysteria in MMPI （r=-0.410~-0.331， P<0.01）. Conflict tendency score was positively correlated with the scores of hysteria and psychasthenia （r=0.315， 0.415， P<0.01）. Active-recreational orientation score was negatively correlated with hypochondriasis score （r=-0.367， P<0.01） and positively correlated with schizophrenia score （r=0.346， P<0.01）. Control score was positively correlated with hysteria score （r=0.366， P<0.01）. ConclusionUndergraduate medical students taking psychology courses exhibit neuropathic and paranoid personality characteristics， and the personality characteristics are closely related to family environment.

Based on the higher requirements of the complex maritime battlefield environment for medical support under the new circumstances, this article carried out the task analysis of medical service provided by the large warship as a maritime medical treatment platform. The article introduced the overall architecture of a China’s dock landing ship (LSD) and its current deployment scheme of medical resources, reviewed the current development in China and other countries of LSD fulfilling the mission of maritime medical support, and put forward the assumption of an LSD taking the mission of maritime medical support as a level-2 medical platform. Furthermore, the article discussed and demonstrated the ship’s capacity of medical service and the demand for medical support when it was used as a medical treatment platform from two aspects, i. e., the scope of medical treatment and the deployment of medical resources, with a view to providing scientific basis and theoretical support for carrying out "capacity-based" training with full complement of personnel and equipment in real combat conditions.

Based on the higher requirements of the complex maritime battlefield environment for medical support under the new circumstances, this article carried out the task analysis of medical service provided by the large warship as a maritime medical treatment platform. The article introduced the overall architecture of a China’s dock landing ship (LSD) and its current deployment scheme of medical resources, reviewed the current development in China and other countries of LSD fulfilling the mission of maritime medical support, and put forward the assumption of an LSD taking the mission of maritime medical support as a level-2 medical platform. Furthermore, the article discussed and demonstrated the ship’s capacity of medical service and the demand for medical support when it was used as a medical treatment platform from two aspects, i. e., the scope of medical treatment and the deployment of medical resources, with a view to providing scientific basis and theoretical support for carrying out "capacity-based" training with full complement of personnel and equipment in real combat conditions.

Objective To observe the osteogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) and to investigate the epigenetic regulation of EZH2 inhibitor DZNeP on osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs. Methods The hPDLSCs were isolated and cultured, and their proliferation under different concentrations of DZNeP (0, 1, 2, 5 and 10 μmol/L) was detected by MTT. The effects of DZNeP on osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs were observed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining and alizarin red staining. The effect of DZNeP on the trimethylation of histone H3K27 in hPDLSCs was detected by immunofluorescence staining. Results Compared with the control group, the proliferation of hPDLSCs after 1, 2, 5 and 10 μmol/L DZNeP treatment for 48 h was significantly decreased, respectively (all P<0.05), and it was concentration-dependent. The result of ALP staining and alizarin red staining showed that DZNeP could promote the expression of early osteogenic markers ALP and the formation of advanced calcified nodules of hPDLSCs. The immunofluorescence staining result showed that the trimethylation fluorescence intensity of histone H3K27 was significantly decreased in the DZNeP group compared with the control group. Conclusions As an EZH2 inhibitor, DZNeP can inhibit the proliferation of hPDLSCs and promote the differentiation of hPDLSCs into osteoblasts in vitro, suggesting that DZNeP can be used as a potential small molecule drug for the treatment of periodontitis.