Objective:To explore regulatory effects of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) on hypoxia-induced oxidative stress and activation of pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) .Methods:PSCs were cultured in normoxia or hypoxia conditions to establish normoxia or hypoxia group. PSCs were pre-treated with SCFA working solution (10 mmol/L sodium acetate, 0.5 mmol/L sodium propionate and 0.5 mmol/L sodium butyrate), and then cultured in hypoxia conditions to establish the hypoxia-SCFA group. PSCs pre-treated by normal saline was set as the hypoxia-control group. The relative growth viability of the cells was detected by the CCK-8 assay. Relative levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected by DCFH-DA fluorescence probe method. The mitochondrial membrane potential was detected by JC-1 fluorescence probe. Protein expression of cyclin-associated marker cyclin A and cyclin D, hypoxic marker HIF1α, activation marker α-SMA, and antioxidant marker NRF2 and HO-1 was detected by western blotting.Results:The relative viability of PSCs in hypoxia group was significantly higher than that in normoxia group at 48 h (1.23±0.05 vs 0.99±0.04), but the relative viability of hypoxia-SCFA group was significantly lower than that of the hypoxic-control group at both 36 h and 48 h (0.69±0.01 vs 0.86±0.03, 0.86±0.02 vs 1.25±0.05). The relative level of ROS was significantly higher in hypoxia group than normoxia group (1.74±0.11 vs 1.00±0.10). The relative level of ROS was significantly lower in the hypoxia-SCFA group than the hypoxia-control group (1.39±0.14 vs 1.66±0.11). The fluorescence signals of JC-1 polymer in hypoxia group were significantly higher than those in normoxia group (1.36±0.05 vs 1.00±0.11), whereas the fluorescence signals of JC-1 polymer were significantly lower in hypoxia-SCFA group than in hypoxia-control group (1.11±0.03 vs 1.32±0.06). The expression of cyclin A, cyclin D, HIF1α, α-SMA, NRF2, and HO-1 was significantly higher in hypoxia group than those in normoxia group (1.19±0.01 vs 0.63±0.02, 0.93±0.02 vs 0.83±0.03, 1.18±0.07 vs 0.41±0.02, 1.19±0.14 vs 0.66±0.04, 1.22±0.11 vs 0.61±0.04, 1.28±0.12 vs 0.68±0.02), but the expression of cyclin A, cyclin D, α-SMA, NRF2, and HO-1 in Hypoxia-SCFA group was significantly lower than those in hypoxia-control group (0.79±0.04 vs 1.15±0.03, 0.88±0.01 vs 0.95±0.03, 0.87±0.01 vs 1.18±0.05, 0.84±0.01 vs 1.22±0.04, and 0.92±0.02 vs 1.27±0.06). All these differences were statistically significant (all P values <0.05) . Conclusions:SCFA significantly improves the oxidative stress state of PSCs under hypoxic conditions, maintains the stability of mitochondrial membrane potential, and inhibites hypoxia-induced activation of PSCs.

Objective:To investigate the factors influencing the occurrence of poor surgical incision healing after gynecologic open surgery in elderly patients, and to construct a risk prediction model.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was conducted to collect perioperative data from 255 elderly patients(age ≥60 years at the time of surgery)who underwent gynecologic open abdominal surgery in Beijing Hospital from September 2021 to September 2023, and the patients were divided into 204 cases of the well-healed group and 51 cases of the poorly healed group according to the healing of their abdominal incision conditions, and all the included samples were randomly split into the training set of 179 cases and the validation set of 76 cases according to a ratio of 7∶3.Risk factors for poor incision healing were screened using univariate analysis and multifactorial Logistic regression analysis, and a column-line diagram model was constructed.The predictive value of the model was examined using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve, the internal validation of the model was performed using the Bootstrap method, the clinical application value of the model was evaluated by plotting the calibration curve, and the predictive performance of the model was compared by calculating the net reclassification index(NRI)and the integrated discriminant improvement index(IDI).Results:The results of univariate analysis showed that age, body mass index(BMI), preoperative abdominal wall thickness, intraoperative bleeding, preoperative albumin, postoperative minimum albumin, ascites, nature of the disease, and perioperative albumin supplementation were correlated with abdominal incision healing(all P<0.05).Multifactorial Logistic regression analysis showed that perioperative albumin supplementation( OR=0.07, 95% CI: 0.01-0.44, P=0.008), age( OR=1.28, 95% CI: 1.12-1.52, P<0.001), preoperative abdominal wall thickness( OR=5.75, 95% CI: 2.81-15.74, P<0.001), and postoperative minimum albumin( OR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.69-0.97, P=0.017)were the influencing factors of abdominal incision healing.Plotting the ROC curves of the column-line graphical model showed that the area under the curve(AUC)for the training set and the internal validation set were 0.982(95% CI: 0.967-0.997)and 0.961(95% CI: 0.906-1.000), respectively.The model was validated using the Bootstrap self-sampling method, and the calibration curve showed that the model predicted well with good calibration, and NRI and IDI indicated that the predictive value of the four combined was higher than that of a single index for poor incision healing. Conclusions:The prediction model established in this study(including 4 indicators of age, preoperative abdominal wall thickness, perioperative albumin supplementation, and postoperative minimum albumin)has been statistically tested and internally validated to predict the risk of poorly healed abdominal incisions in elderly women in the perioperative period, facilitating timely clinical adjustment of treatment for high-risk patients.

Objective:To investigate the safety and efficacy of four-hook needle combined with holographic image in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for completely intrarenal tumors.Methods:The clinical data of 8 patients with completely intrarenal tumors treated by robot-assisted partial nephrectomy with four-hook needle combined with holographic image admitted to General Hospital of Central Theater Command from October 2023 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 6 males and 2 females, with average age of (44.5±12.0) years old. Tumors of 6 cases were in the left side and 2 cases in the right side. The maximum diameter of the tumor was (23.2±8.1) mm. The R. E.N.A.L. score was (9.0±1.4). The preoperative serum creatinine (Scr) was (73.1±14.7) μmol/L. CT-guided four-hook needle was used to locate the edge of completely intrarenal tumor before surgery. During the operation, the tumor was precisely resected under the guidance of hologram and four-hook needle. Perioperative data of patients were collected and analyzed.Results:All the tumor were successfully resected under the guidance of four-hook needle and hologram without conversion to radical nephrectomy or open surgery. The mean operative time was (117.0±14.5) min, the mean hot ischemia time was (20.2±5.1) min, the mean intraoperative blood loss was (75.0±17.3) ml, and the average hospitalization time was (9.5±1.3) days.The one week postoperative Scr was (73.2±14.8) μmol/L, which had no significant difference with that of before operation ( P=0.952). None of them received blood transfusion. The pathology results of 8 patients were clear cell renal cell carcinoma, and the surgical margins were negative. Conclusions:For completely intrarenal tumors, the four-hook needle combined with the hologram can guide the surgeon to quickly locate the tumor, accurately resect the tumor, reduce perioperative complications, and is safe and effective.

Objective　To investigate the changes in expression and diagnostic value of miRNA-424-5p and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in patients with latent tuberculosis (LTBI) and active tuberculosis (ATB). Methods Data from the miRNA expression microarray GSE25435 and GSE29190 were downloaded from the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, and differentially expressed miRNA were obtained using the GEO2R tool. A total of 30 cases, including LTBI and ATB patients, were selected from the Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong between July 2022 to July 2023, with healthy controls (HC) being concurrent healthy individuals. The expression of miRNA and IL-6 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) among three groups was verified by real-time fluorogenic quantitative PCR (qPCR). The diagnostic efficacy of candidate miRNA and IL-6 was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results By GEO2R analysis, three differential miRNAs were obtained: miRNA-424-5p, miRNA-21-3p, and miRNA-144-3p. qPCR experiments verified the levels of these three miRNAs and IL-6, showing that miRNA-21-3p and miRNA-144-3p exhibited no significant difference in relative expression in PBMCs of ATB patients compared to the LTBI group (F=6.53, P>0.05; F=3.21, P>0.05). However, the expression levels of miRNA-424-5p and IL-6 in PBMCs were significantly increased, with statistically significant differences (F=5.35, P<0.01; F=8.77, P<0.01). ROC curve analysis showed that the maximum AUC of miRNA-424-5p and IL-6 for distinguishing ATB from LTBI was 0.70 and 0.76 respectively, and their combined diagnostic AUC could reach 0.84. Conclusions The combined diagnosis of miRNA-424-5p and IL-6 has the potential to distinguish LTBI from ATB patients, providing a certain reference for the rapid differential diagnosis of latent infection and active tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is a disease with a high incidence rate in Yunnan province, yet there is a paucity of large-scale studies on its clinical epidemiology. This research aims to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of patients who underwent lung cancer surgery at Yunnan Cancer Hospital over the past decade, thereby providing a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of lung cancer. METHODS: Clinical data were collected from 15,967 patients who underwent lung cancer surgery at Yunnan Cancer Hospital between 2013 and 2022. A statistical analysis was conducted on the patients' general data, surgical information, pathological types of lung cancer, and other clinical epidemiological characteristics. RESULTS: Among the 15,967 cases of lung cancer, 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female, with the male-to-female ratio ranging from 0.68 to 1.61:1. The median age was 56 years (interquartile range: 49-63), and 37.0% of the patients were in the age group of 50-59 years. Since 2017, there has been an annual increase in the proportion of patients under the age of 60 years. The smoking status of the patients showed that 28.1% were smokers and 71.9% were non-smokers. Qujing city accounted for 41.4% and Kunming city for 23.2% of the cases in Yunnan province, with 29.6% of patients originating from Xuanwei and Fuyuan areas of Qujing city. The distribution of affected lung lobes was as follows: right upper lobe 28.2%, right middle lobe 6.3%, right lower lobe 20.1%, left upper lobe 22.7%, and left lower lobe 16.4%. The use of thoracoscopic surgery increased from 30.8% to 96.3%, with single-port thoracoscopic surgery comprising 61.3%. Lobectomy was performed in 64.2% of cases, wedge resection in 17.2%, and segmentectomy in 12.2%. The proportion of lobectomy decreased from 83.1% to 46.1%. The proportion of patients in stages 0-I increased from 43.5% to 82.8%, while stages II-IV decreased from 56.5% to 17.2%. Adenocarcinoma increased from 75.6% to 88.3%, and squamous cell carcinoma decreased from 21.5% to 8.6%. Among adenocarcinoma patients, 60.9% were female. Among sguamous cell carcinoma patients, 90.6% were male. The peak age for adenocarcinoma was 50-59 years, and for squamous cell carcinoma, it was 60-69 years. The smoking rate was higher among squamous cell carcinoma patients (65.9%) compared to adenocarcinoma patients (22.3%). Adenocarcinoma patients had a higher proportion in stages 0-I (76.3%), while squamous cell carcinoma patients were more prevalent in stages II-III (64.1%). CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate an increasing proportion of female patients with adenocarcinoma, a younger age of onset, a higher proportion of non-smoking lung cancer patients, and an increased proportion of stages 0-I lung cancer. These trends may reflect the epidemiological characteristics of patients undergoing lung cancer surgery in Yunnan and surrounding areas over the past decade.
Humans ; Female ; Male ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology* ; Middle Aged ; China/epidemiology* ; Aged ; Adult ; Aged, 80 and over

Objective:To investigate the effects of shear stress magnitude and exposure time on the damage of blood component erythrocytes and von willebrand factor (VWF) based on microfluidic technology.Methods:A blood shear platform was built based on a microfluidic chip, samples were prepared under different shear stress magnitudes and exposure time lengths, free hemoglobin assay experiments were performed on blood samples, the hemolysis indices of different samples were measured, and the relative molecular masses of different samples of VWF were analyzed by immunoblotting and chemiluminescence imaging.Results:The quantitative relationships between the hemolysis index and the degradation rate of high relative molecular mass VWF with shear stress and exposure time followed the power function model well.Conclusions:The microfluidic experimental platform has the advantages of a precise and controllable internal microenvironment and easy and rapid detection, which can be used for the quantitative study of blood damage patterns.

Objective To study von Willebrand factor(VWF) damage based on a novel Maglev Taylor-Couette blood-shearing device. Methods The magnetic levitation (maglev) Taylor-Couette blood-shearing device was designed, and the blood-shearing platform was built. Fresh porcine blood was tested in circulation loop for 1 hour at laminar flow state. VWF damage was assessed by analyzing sample through Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results With the increase of exposure time and shear stress, a large number of high molecular weight VWF multimers were degraded into low molecular weight VWF. The maximum rate of degradation was 569%. When the shear stress increased from 18 Pa to 55 Pa, the ratio of VWF-Rco to VWF-Ag decreased from 45.7% to 32.8%. ConclusionsCompared with initial sample, the VWF damage was mainly manifested by the decrease of high molecular weight VWF and the decrease of VWF activity, and VWF-Ag did not change significantly. The novel maglev Taylor-Couette blood-shearing device can quantitatively control the flow parameters (exposure time and shear stress), and be used for blood damage research in vitro, thus providing references for the design and optimization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and blood pump.

Objective: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 91 cases of dengue fever outbreak in Jiangxi Province in 2019, and to strengthen the management and prevention of dengue fever. Methods: The clinical data, laboratory results and etiology tests of 91 patients with dengue fever from the Ninth Hospital of Nanchang, Zhangshu People′s Hospital, Fengcheng People′s Hospital and Nanchang County People′s Hospital from July 31, 2019 to September 27, 2019 were retrospectively collected. The t test was used for continuous variables and chi-square test was used for categorical variables. Results: A total of 91 dengue fever patients were reviewed. The patients age ranged from 4 to 87 years old, and the majority were adult patients. Most patients were farmers and they all had mosquito-biting history. Local cases were the major source of this outbreak. The incubation time was (5.19±2.96) days. All patients had fever over 38 ℃. Thirty-eight (41.8%) patients developed rashes, mainly distributed on the limbs and trunk, and 15 patients (16.5%) developed myalgia and fatigue. The incidence of rashes in patients admitted in September was 15.9% (7/44), which was significantly lower than 68.1% (32/47) in July and August (χ²=25.262, P<0.01). The incidence of headache in patients admitted in September was 27.3%(12/44), which was significantly lower than 78.7% (37/47) in July and August (χ² =24.206, P<0.01). Among the 91 patients, 64 (70.3%) patients had white blood cell counts less than 4×10⁹/L, 14(15.4%) patients had platelet counts less than 50×10⁹/L. The positive rate of dengue non-structural protein 1 (NS1) antigen was 100.0%(37/37), the positive rates of dengue antibody IgM and IgG were 50.0%(11/22) and 13.6%(3/22), respectively. Among the 113 serum samples tested for dengue virus RNA, 106 were identified with dengue virus type-1 and two were dengue virus type-2. In 22 patients who received tests within 7 days, the positive rate of NS1 antigen was 100.0% (22/22), the IgM and IgG positive rates were 50.0%(11/22) and 13.6% (3/22), respectively, and 19 patients were infected with dengue type-1. Among the IgM antibody positive cases, the onset days before sampling was (5.09±1.64) days, longer than that of IgM antibody negative cases ((2.82±1.83) days), with statistical significance (t=3.063, P=0.007). The onset time before sampling in dengue virus RNA-positive group was (3.53±1.87) days, which was shorter than that of RNA-negative group ((6.67±0.58) days), and the difference was statistically significant (t=2.839, P=0.013). Conclusions The dengue fever outbreak cases in Jiangxi Province in 2019 have typical clinical manifestations of dengue fever. Using the NS1 antigen test, IgM and IgG antibody tests and real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction for dengue virus genotyping during early onset of the disease can assistant clinicians in clinical management, controlling infectious source and stopping disease transmission.

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of modified anterior vaginal wall repair in the treatment of anterior vaginal prolapse and cystocele in elderly women.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical value of modified anterior vaginal wall repair in 58 elderly women with stage Ⅱ-Ⅳ anterior vaginal prolapse and cystocele,which were evaluated by pelvic organ prolapse quantitation (POP-Q) system.The modified anterior vaginal wall repair was based on the paravaginal repair as an add-on to a reverse bridge repair and cross stitching of bilateral sutures stemmed from vaginal repair.According to the condition of each patient,other pelvic floor repair,perineal laceration repair,and paraurethral fascia reinforcement might be performed at the same time.The curative effectiveness was subjectively and objectively evaluated in the postoperative follow-up.Results A total of 58 operations were successfully finished.The follow-up time was 6-24 months with an average of (14±8) months.The subjective cure rate was 100％ and the rate of objective cure defined as the top of the vagina above the level of ischial spine was 100％ at 3 months follow-up (n=58).The subjective and objective cure rate was 100％ and 96.6％ (56/58) at 6 months follow-up (n=58),100％ and 94.1％ (32/34) at 12 months follow-up (n=34),91.7％ (11/12) and 91.7％ (11/12) at 24 months follow-up (n=12),respectively.Conclusions The modified anterior vaginal wall repair is safe and effective for anterior vaginal prolapse and cystocele in elderly women.

Objective:To investigate the effect of compound 48/80(C48/80) activated mast cell on dendritic cell homing to draining lymph nodes(DLN) in order to explore the potential mechanism of C48/80 promoting adaptive immune response.Methods: C57BL/6 mice bone marrow derived dendritic cells(BM-DC) and MC/9 mast cell line were propagated in vitro.Chemotaxis of BM-DC supplemented with supernatant of C48/80 treated MC/9 to CCL21 was measured by transwell chemotaxis assay.C48/80 was injected into murine scapular site,local skin mast cell degranulation was detected by toluidine blue staining method.The number of CD11c+ DC in draining lymph nodes(DLN) was detected by Flow cytometry.Exogenous green microbeads labeled BM-DC homing to DLN was detected by fluromicroscope.The mice pretreated with or without C48/80 were vaccinated by ovalbumin pulsed DC(OVA-DC),DLN lymphocyte proliferation was detected by WST-8 reagent.Results: A large amount of typical BM-DC were harvested from media supplemented with murine recombinant IL-4 and GM-CSF.Product of activated MC/9 enhanced chemotaxis of BM-DC to CCL21(P<0.01).Intradermal injection of C48/80 induced local mast cell obvious degranulation and local inflammation.Mice pretreated with C48/80 demonstrated high number of total cells and DC cells in DLN.The number of fluorescent positive BM-DC in DLN also increased in C48/80 pretreated mice.Antigen specific lymphocyte proliferation enhanced in OVA-DC inoculated C48/80 pretreated mice.Conclusion: Mast cell activation induced by C48/80 can enhance DC homing to DLN and increase specific lymphocyte proliferation,which may be one of a mechanism of C48/80 in promoting adaptive immune response.