Objective:To compare the efficacy and safety of Rotarex mechanical thrombectomy (Rotarex) combined with drug-coated balloon (DCB) versus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) combined with DCB in the treatment of femoropopliteal artery in-stent restenosis (ISR).Methods:A multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted. 46 patients with femoropopliteal artery ISR admitted to five hospitals (Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University; Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University) from July 2020 to June 2024 were enrolled. Patients were randomly divided into the Rotarex+ DCB group ( n=24) and the PTA+ DCB group ( n=22) using a random number table. The clinical data of the two groups were collected, including clinical characteristics, Fontaine classification, stent placement location, stent duration, and lesion length. The primary endpoint was the target blood vessel patency rate at 6 and 12 months postoperatively; the secondary endpoints included improvement in clinical symptoms (Fontaine classification), rate of reintervention, and safety indicators. Measurement data were expressed as mean±standard deviation ( ± s), and the t-test was used for comparison between groups; count data were expressed as the number of cases and percentages, and intergroup comparisons were performed using the Chi-test or Fisher exact probability method. Results:At 12 months postoperatively, the target blood vessel patency rate in the Rotarex+ DCB group was significantly higher than that in the PTA+ DCB group (81.8% vs 45.5%, P=0.012), and the proportion of patients in Fontaine classification stage I was also higher (86.4% vs 45.5%, P=0.004). The results at the 6-month follow-up were consistent (target blood vessel patency rate: 87.0% vs 59.1%, P=0.035). In terms of safety, no severe complications such as arterial rupture, amputation, or procedure-related death occurred during the perioperative period in either group. During the postoperative follow-up, no amputation or procedure-related deaths occurred in either group. Conclusion:For the treatment of femoropopliteal artery ISR, Rotarex mechanical thrombectomy combined with DCB is significantly superior to PTA+ DCB in terms of 12-month target blood vessel patency rate and improvement of clinical symptoms, with comparable safety.

Gastric cancer (GC) is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates. Chinese agarwood comprises the resin-containing wood of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg., traditionally utilized for treating asthma, cardiac ischemia, and tumors. However, comprehensive research regarding its anti-GC effects and underlying mechanisms remains limited. In this study, Chinese agarwood petroleum ether extract (CAPEE) demonstrated potent cytotoxicity against human GC cells, with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) values for AGS, HGC27, and MGC803 cells of 2.89, 2.46, and 2.37 μg·mL^-1, respectively, at 48 h. CAPEE significantly induced apoptosis in these GC cells, with B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) associated X protein (BAX)/BCL-2 antagonist killer 1 (BAK) likely mediating CAPEE-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, CAPEE induced G₀/G₁ phase cell cycle arrest in human GC cells via activation of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage-p21-cyclin D1/cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) signaling axis, and increased Fe²⁺, lipid peroxides and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, thereby inducing ferroptosis. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and Western blotting analyses revealed CAPEE-mediated upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in human GC cells. RNA interference studies demonstrated that HO-1 knockdown reduced CAPEE sensitivity and inhibited CAPEE-induced ferroptosis in human GC cells. Additionally, CAPEE administration exhibited robust in vivo anti-GC activity without significant toxicity in nude mice while inhibiting tumor cell growth and promoting apoptosis in tumor tissues. These findings indicate that CAPEE suppresses human GC cell growth through upregulation of the DNA damage-p21-cyclin D1/CDK4 signaling axis and HO-1-mediated ferroptosis, suggesting its potential as a candidate drug for GC treatment.
Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; Apoptosis/drug effects* ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cyclin D1/genetics* ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/genetics* ; DNA Damage/drug effects* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology* ; Ferroptosis/drug effects* ; G1 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects* ; Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics* ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Plant Extracts/pharmacology* ; Stomach Neoplasms/physiopathology* ; Thymelaeaceae/chemistry* ; Up-Regulation/drug effects*

Objective To investigate the predictive value of dual-energy computed tomography(DECT)quantitative parameters in the diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.Methods A total of 174 patients with lung cancer were pro-spectively selected.All patients underwent DECT examination,and the types of lung cancer were determined according to the patho-logical tissue.According to the pathological classification,they were divided into lung adenocarcinoma group(n=99),lung squamous cell carcinoma group(n=47)and small cell lung cancer group(n=28).According to whether the lung adenocarcinoma patients had pathological aggressiveness,they were divided into invasive group(n=34)and non-invasive group(n=65).Receiver operating char-acteristic(ROC)curve was used to diagnose the predictive value of DECT quantitative parameters in the diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.Results The normalized iodine concentration(NIC)and k in venous phase of lung adenocar-cinoma group were higher than those in lung squamous cell carcinoma group and small cell lung cancer group(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the combined diagnosis value of NIC and k in venous phase was higher(P<0.05).The lobular proportion,vac-uolar proportion,pleural indentation proportion,vascular cluster proportion,effective atomic number(Eff-Z),NIC and k in arterial phase,and NIC and k in venous phase in invasion group were higher than those in non-invasion group(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that pleural indentation,NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase were risk factors for pathological aggerssive-ness in lung adenocarcinoma patients(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the combination of NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase had higher value in predicting the pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma(P<0.05).Conclusion The combination of NIC and k in venous phase is effective in the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma,while NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase have high predictive values for the aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of dual-energy computed tomography(DECT)quantitative parameters in the diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.Methods A total of 174 patients with lung cancer were pro-spectively selected.All patients underwent DECT examination,and the types of lung cancer were determined according to the patho-logical tissue.According to the pathological classification,they were divided into lung adenocarcinoma group(n=99),lung squamous cell carcinoma group(n=47)and small cell lung cancer group(n=28).According to whether the lung adenocarcinoma patients had pathological aggressiveness,they were divided into invasive group(n=34)and non-invasive group(n=65).Receiver operating char-acteristic(ROC)curve was used to diagnose the predictive value of DECT quantitative parameters in the diagnosis and pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.Results The normalized iodine concentration(NIC)and k in venous phase of lung adenocar-cinoma group were higher than those in lung squamous cell carcinoma group and small cell lung cancer group(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the combined diagnosis value of NIC and k in venous phase was higher(P<0.05).The lobular proportion,vac-uolar proportion,pleural indentation proportion,vascular cluster proportion,effective atomic number(Eff-Z),NIC and k in arterial phase,and NIC and k in venous phase in invasion group were higher than those in non-invasion group(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that pleural indentation,NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase were risk factors for pathological aggerssive-ness in lung adenocarcinoma patients(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the combination of NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase had higher value in predicting the pathological aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma(P<0.05).Conclusion The combination of NIC and k in venous phase is effective in the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma,while NIC in arterial phase and NIC in venous phase have high predictive values for the aggressiveness of lung adenocarcinoma.

Objective To investigate the reasons for the inconsistent results between the vertical auto profile(VAP)method and bio-chemical homogeneous phase(BHP)method in detecting plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),and provide experimen-tal basis for the accurate and quantitative detection of plasma LDL-C levels.Methods A total of 360 plasma samples from diabetes mellitus patients combined with carotid plaque admitted to the Department of Endocrinology of Ningbo Yinzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine during January,2022 and January,2023 were collected.The LDL-C levels of these samples were detected by the VAP method and BHP method,respectively.The VAP method uses software to automatically calculate the area under the LDL-C curve after centrifugation of the sample as the LDL-C level(LDL-CVAP)and the BHP method directly detects the LDL-C level(LDL-CBHP)by the special surfactant method.360 samples were divided into the consistent group(group A)and inconsistent group(group B)ac-cording to the relative deviation between the LDL-CBHP and LDL-CVAP methods.Group B was further divided into the LDL-CBHP on the high side group(Group B1)and LDL-CBHP on the low side group(Group B2).Groups B1 and B2 were divided into B1-1,B1-2,B1-3 and B2-1 groups based on the degree of relative deviation.The percentages of samples and levels of lipoprotein a cholesterol[Lp(a)-C],intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol(IDL-C),Lp(a)-C and IDL-C[Lp(a)-C+IDL-C],very low-density lipo-protein cholesterol(VLDL-C),total cholesterol(TC)and total triglyceride(TG)in each group were compared.Results The LDL-CBHP levels of 360 samples were significantly higher than that of LDL-CVAP(P＜0.01).The percentage of samples in group B was significantly higher than that in group A,and that of group B1 was significantly higher than that of group B2(P＜0.05).The levels of Lp(a)-C,IDL-C and Lp(a)-C+IDL-C in groups B1-1,B1-2,and B1-3 were significantly higher than those in group A(P＜0.01).The relative deviation between LDL-CBHP and LDL-CVAP in 360 samples was significantly positively correlated with the levels of Lp(a)-C,IDL-C,and Lp(a)-C+IDL-C(P＜0.01).The maximum correlation coefficient was found in Lp(a)-C+IDL-C.Conclusion The results of plasma LDL-C in diabetes mellitus patients combined with carotid plaque detected by the BHP method are significantly different from those detected by the VAP method,which mainly shows that the results of the BHP method are on the high side.The higher the level of plasma Lp(a)-C+IDL-C,the greater the relative deviation between the BHP method and VAP method.The reason for the high results of LDL-C detected by the BHP method may be related to the fact that LDL-CBHP contains irremovable Lp(a)-C and cholesterol carried by IDL-C.The VAP method can be used as an accurate method for detecting real LDL-C without Lp(a)-C and IDL-C.

ObjectiveThe antitumor activity of sesquiterpenoid M36 isolated from Myrrha against human hepatoma HepG2 cells was investigated in this study. MethodHepG2 cells were treated with M36 at different concentrations （0， 2， 4， 6， 8， 10 μmol·L^-1）. Firstly， the effects of M36 on the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium （MTT）， colony formation assay， and EdU proliferation assay. Hoechst staining， flow cytometry analysis， and Western blot were used to explore the effect of M36 on the apoptosis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Acridine orange staining and western blotting were used to examine the effect of M36 on autophagy in HepG2 cells. Finally， Western blot was used to detect protein expression of cancer-related signaling pathways. ResultCompared with the blank group， M36 treatment significantly inhibited the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells （P<0.01）， and the half inhibitory concentration （IC₅₀） value of M36 for 48 h was 5.03 μmol·L^-1， in a dose- and time-dependent manner. M36 was also able to induce apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. After treatment with 8 μmol·L^-1 M36 for 48 hours， the apoptosis rate of HepG2 cells was （42.03±9.65）% （P<0.01）. Compared with the blank group， HepG2 cells treated with 4 and 8 μmol·L^-1 M36 for 48 h had a significant increase in cleaved poly ADP-ribose polymerase （cleaved-PARP） protein levels （P<0.01）. Acridine orange staining showed that autophagy was significantly activated in HepG2 cells treated with 4 and 8 μmol·L^-1 M36 for 48 h compared with the blank group （P<0.01）， which was further verified by the up-regulation of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 Ⅱ （LC3 Ⅱ）. Western blot results showed that compared with the blank group， the levels of phosphorylated extracellular regulated protein kinase （p-ERK）， phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase （p-p38 MAPK）， phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase （p-JNK）， and its downstream nuclear transcription factors c-Jun and p-c-Jun protein were significantly increased in M36 group （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The mechanism may be related to the up-regulation of MAPK signaling pathway. ConclusionThe sesquiterpenoid M36 isolated from Myrrha inhibits the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells and promotes apoptosis and autophagy， which may be related to the activation of the MAPK signaling pathway.

The prevalence and mortality of cancer have been on the rise， and it has been the global leading cause of death. The causes of cancer are diverse， such as heredity， radiation， and carcinogens. The abnormality of cell cycle regulation is also one of the causes. Cell cycle is a complex sequence of events through which a cell duplicates its contents and divides. Cell cycle is highly organized to ensure the integrity of genetic material. This process involves many regulatory genes and proteins. Cell cycle will be dysregulated when these proteins and genes change， resulting in the loss of control of cell proliferation， the inhibition of apoptosis， and finally the occurrence of tumor. At the moment， the therapies for cancer include traditional surgical resection， radiotherapy， chemical therapy， and targeted therapy. Chinese medicine has a wide range of sources and little side effect， which is worthy of further research and development. More and more studies have revealed that a variety of Chinese medicines play an anti-tumor role by inducing cell cycle arrest， so as to improve the quality of life and prolong the survival time of patients with advanced tumors. This article first introduces the characteristics and related regulatory factors of each phase of cell cycle， and enumerates the clinical and experimental examples of tumorigenesis caused by abnormal cell cycle. Then， we summarize the hot anti-tumor drugs targeting cell cycle in China and abroad， such as Cyclin-dependent kinase （CDK） inhibitors， cell division cycle 25 （CDC25） inhibitors， ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated-and-Rad3-related kinase （ATR） inhibitors， and checkpoint kinase 1 （CHK1） inhibitors. Finally， this article summarizes the recent research on the anti-tumor effect of Chinese medicine by inducing cell cycle arrest from the three aspects of cell cycle G₀/G₁ phase， S phase and G₂/M phase， in order to provide some reference for the research on the anti-tumor effect of Chinese medicine.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the acute toxic reaction of the Li-Dan-He-Ji granules, and to evaluate its safety. METHODS: Sixty C57BL6/J mice were randomly divided into normal control group, vehicle group and drug treatment group, with 10 females and 10 males in each group. According to the Technical guidelines for the study of toxicity of single drug administration, the maximum administration dosage (MAD) was used to intragastric administration of Li-Dan-He-Ji granules 0.04 mL/g (42.8 g/kg), three times within 24 hours, with an interval of 6 hours. The vehicle group was fed with the same pure water. The normal control group received no treatment. The mice were observed continuously for 14 days, and the appearance characteristics, behavioral activities, body weight changes and the number of deaths in each group were recorded. At the 14 days, blood samples were collected from the eyeballs, and routine blood tests such as white blood cell count (WBC), lymphocyte count (LYM), neutrophil count (NEU), lymphocyte percentage (LYM%), neutrophil percentage (NEU%), red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), and platelet count (PLT) were performed. And alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr) and other biochemical indicators. The mice were then sacrificed, and the histopathological changes of liver and kidney were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The organ indexes of heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney and thymus were calculated. RESULTS: The median lethal dose (LD₅₀) of Li-Dan-He-Ji granules were not obtained. During the MAD experiment, the animals in each group did not die, their behavioral activities were normal, and there was no significant change in liver and kidney histopathological examination. There were no significant differences in body weight, blood routine, biochemical indexes and organ index among all groups (all P > 0.05). The body weight (g) of normal control female and male group, vehicle female and male group and drug female and male group before administration were 18.96±1.14, 19.65±1.45, 19.33±1.30, 19.53±1.22, 19.28±1.69 and 19.48±1.28; 14 days after administration were 27.69±0.81, 28.19±2.22, 27.77±1.00, 27.88±1.85, 27.92±1.33 and 28.07±1.93, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The Li-Dan-He-Ji granules have low oral toxicity, combined with clinical observation, can be safely used in infants.
Animals ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Body Weight ; Kidney ; Leukocyte Count ; Liver ; Toxicity Tests, Acute

Objective:To explore the related factors affecting the prognosis of children with parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis (PNAC).Methods:Twenty children with PNAC admitted to Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 2014 to December 2020 were selected as research objects by retrospective study. According to prognosis, children were divided into good (15 cases) and poor prognosis group (5 cases). Clinical data such as general condition, intravenous nutrition duration, related biochemical examination indexes and main treatment methods of children in the two groups were collected. Spearman correlation analysis was used to quantify the correlation between alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and poor prognosis. Univariate analysis was used to analyze the risk factors affecting the prognosis of children with PNAC, and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of ALT on the prognosis of children.Results:There were no significant differences in gender, body weight, gestational age, age, feeding mode, duration of intravenous nutrition, direct bilirubin (DBil), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT), total protein (TP), serum albumin (Alb), globulin (GLB), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), platelet count (PLT), white blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), lymphocyte count (LYM), urine culture, AST/PLT ratio (APRI) and main treatment methods between the two groups. Total bilirubin (TBil), ALT, neutrophil count (NEU) and monocyte count (MONO) in the good prognosis group were significantly lower than those in the poor prognosis group [TBil (μmol/L): 120.00±48.63 vs. 175.26±29.14, ALT (U/L): 73.25±44.29 vs. 145.30±74.33, NEU (×10 9/L): 2.55±1.29 vs. 5.08±4.10, MONO (×10 9/L): 1.23±0.87 vs. 2.13±0.60, all P < 0.05]. Logistic regression analysis showed that ALT was the risk factor affecting the prognosis of children with PNAC, when ALT increased by 1 U/L, the probability of poor prognosis increased by 3.6% [odds ratio ( OR) = 1.04, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 1.00-1.07, P = 0.04]. Spearman correlation analysis showed that the incidence of poor prognosis was positively correlated with ALT ( r = 0.49, P = 0.03). ROC analysis showed that ALT had certain predictive value for the prognosis of children with PNAC [area under ROC cure (AUC) = 0.83, 95% CI was 0.00-1.00, P = 0.03]; when the cut-off value was 121.50 U/L, its sensitivity was 80% and specificity was 93%, suggesting that ALT could be used as the main indicator for clinical prediction of poor prognosis for PNAC. Conclusion:ALT is an independent risk factor of poor prognosis in children with PNAC.

Objective To evaluate the function of tricuspid annulus using omni-directional M-mode echocardioraphy(OME) in patients during mitral valve replacement(MVR) ,and provide a reference for clinical decision about concomitant tricuspid annuloplasty for patients under MVR . Methods Twenty-five normal subjects were selected as control group . Thirty-three patients under MVR for mitral stenosis were divided into tricuspid annuloplasty group( TVP group , n =17) and non-tricuspid annuloplasty group( NTVP group , n =16) .Transesophageal echocardiography ( TEE) was performed before and after surgery . The right ventricular fractional area change( RVFAC) ,maximal tricuspid annular diameter( TADmax) ,tricuspid annular fractional shortening( TAFS) and tricuspid regurgitation( TR) degree were detected by 2D and color Doppler echocardiography . OME and quantitative tissue velocity imaging(QTVI) were used to measure the peak systolic velocity of tricuspid annular ,which were defined as Sm and St . Results In the TVP group , TADmax decreased and TR degree improved significantly compared with preoperative date ( P< 0 .05) . Preoperative Sm had nagative correlation with TADmax/BSA ( r = -0 .53 , P <0 .01) and RVFAC( r =0 .87 , P < 0 .01) ,and positive correlation with TAFS ( r = 0 .68 , P < 0 .01) . Conclusions The peak systolic velocity of tricuspid annulus measured by OME can assess the function of tricuspid annulus additionally ,and provide a reference for clinical decision about concomitant tricuspid annuloplasty for patients under MVR .