Endogenous bioactive small molecules are characterized by low molecular weight,high biological activity,low immunogenicity,and rapid synthesis and metabolism,play a pivotal role in maintaining vascular homeostasis.Vascular calcification(VC)is a abnormal deposition of calcium and phosphorus in the vessel wall.Endogenous bioactive small molecules such as cardiovascular bioactive peptides,adipokines and gaseous molecules participate in the process of VC through various mechanisms.This review summarises the advances in relationship between endogenous bioactive small molecules and the occurrence,development,and related mechanisms of VC.

Endogenous bioactive small molecules are characterized by low molecular weight,high biological activity,low immunogenicity,and rapid synthesis and metabolism,play a pivotal role in maintaining vascular homeostasis.Vascular calcification(VC)is a abnormal deposition of calcium and phosphorus in the vessel wall.Endogenous bioactive small molecules such as cardiovascular bioactive peptides,adipokines and gaseous molecules participate in the process of VC through various mechanisms.This review summarises the advances in relationship between endogenous bioactive small molecules and the occurrence,development,and related mechanisms of VC.

Objective:To explore the epidemiological characteristics of geriatric hip fractures in Beijing so as to provide evidence for effective prevention and control measures.Methods:This multicenter study was conducted in 3 urban (Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing Hospital and Beijing Anzhen Hospital) and 3 suburban hospitals (Beijing Shunyi District Hospital, Beijing Changping District Hospital and Beijing Liangxiang Hospital) in Beijing from November 2018 to November 2019. Eligible patients were those aged ≥ 65 years with hip fracture confirmed by X-ray and being admitted to hospital within 21 days of injury. To explore the epidemiological characteristics of geriatric hip fractures in Beijing, such data were collected as patients' age, gender, comorbidities, as well as type, site, time and cause of the fracture.Results:① A total of 2,071 patients were included in this suevey. They were 653 males and 1,418 females (M∶F=1∶2.17). Their age ranged from 65 to 102 years (average, 79.8 years). The patients aged from 75 to 84 years were the most common, accounting for 44.81% (928/2,071). ② Femoral neck fractures accounted for 43.41% (899/2,071), and intertrochanteric fractures accounted for 56.59% (1,172/2,071). The age of the patients with femoral neck fracture was (78.6±7.7) years, which was significantly younger than that of those with intertrochanteric fracture [(80.7±7.4) years] ( P<0.05). ③ 94.69% of the hip fractures (1,961/2,071) were caused by falling, and 71.27% fractures (1,476/2,071) happened at home. ④ Approximately 83.00% of the patients (1,719/2,071) had one or more comorbid conditions. Hypertension was the most prevalent disease (57.89%, 1,199/2,071), followed by diabetes (27.09%, 561/2,071), and coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (22.02%, 456/2,071). Conclusions:In Beijing, significantly more geriatric females sustain a hip fracture than males, and the proportion of those aged from 75 to 84 year is the largest. The proportion of intertrochanteric fractures increases with age. Falls are the leading cause for geriatric hip fractures. Most of the patients have one or more chronic comorbid conditions. Corresponding prevention and intervention measures should be formulated according to the distribution characteristics of elderly hip fractures in Beijing.

Objective:To explore management experience for post-adolescent postoperative urethral stricture of hypospadias in a single center.Methods:The clinical data of 71 cases of postoperative urethral stricture of post-adolescent hypospadias from January 2015 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The average age was 27.7(12-65) years. The mean duration of urethral stricture was 33.4(1-240) months. The number of prior surgeries was 2.5(1-9). There were 32 cases of ectopic urethral orifice, including 22 on penile, 8 on scrotum and 2 on perineum. There were 17 cases of urethral stricture with penile curvature, 11 with urethra-cutaneous fistula, 9 with urethral diverticulum, 11 with urethral calculus and 25 with urethral infection. Ten patients kept suprapubic tubes; 61 patients were able to urinate on their own, but suffered from dysuria and weak steam. The average maximum uroflow rate of 71 cases was 4.7(0-11.2) ml/s. The primary urethral reconstruction procedures were performed on 33 cases, included 11 penile or scrotal septum flap urethroplasty, 2 urethral diverticulum wall flap urethroplasty, 12 oral mucosal urethroplasty and 8 urethrotomy. Thirty-three cases underwent two-staged surgery. For patients with penile curvature greater than 30 degrees, the penis was straightened with a urethrotomy in first stage. Besides, the dorsal skin of penis or oral mucosal graft were transferred to the ventral side of the penis to the preset urethral plate. In second-stage, Denis Brown urethroplasty was performed on 23 patients, tubularized incised plate (Snodgrass) urethroplasty on 6, and oral mucosa inlay urethral plate (Snodgraft) urethroplasty on 4. In 5 cases, preplacing of oral mucosa was done in the second stage with a third-staged urethroplasty. Penile curvature was relieved by ventral scar resection with the folding the dorsal tunica albuginea of corpus cavernosum when necessary.Results:The mean follow-up time was 30.5(4-59) months. Sixty-one patients got satisfying postoperative urination, with an average maximum uroflow rate of 22.7 ml/s (15.8-37.2 ml/s). Restenosis occurred in 10 cases, and urethral fistula in 7 cases. Re-stricture patients underwent urethrotomy in 5 cases, augmented urethroplasty with flap in 4 cases, and urethroplasty with oral mucosal graft in 1 case. Among the 7 patients with urethral fistula, 5 were cured by one fistula repair, and 1 cured by second repair; the rest one was left untreated. 2 patients still had penile curvature after operation.Conclusions:It is difficult to manage post-adolescent postoperative urethral stricture of hypospadias, especially for patients with residual penile curvature greater than 30 degrees and lack of penile skin. Performing correction of the curvature and reconstruction of the urethral plate in first stage and Denis Brown urethroplasty or Snodgrass urethroplasty in second or third stage could achieve good results.

Objective To investigate the mid-term efficacy and complications of bone cement or biotype hemiarthroplasty for the femoral neck fracture in the elderly patients.Methods From January 2011 to January 2014,sixty-seven elderly patients (67 hips) with femoral neck fracture were treated with hemiarthroplasty.All patients were treated with bipolar femoral head prosthesis,and the prosthesis included into bone cement and biologic type,according to the fixation of the femoral stem.The 3 year postoperative Harris score and surgeryrelated complications (joint dislocation,prosthesis loosening,acetabular subsidence,and mortality) were evaluated.Results All patients were followed up for 3 years.The excellent and good rate of Harris score was 87.1％ (27/31) in the bone cement group and 80.6％ (25/31) in the cementless group (X2 =0.47,P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in the complications between the two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion The hemiarthroplasty is an effective and safe methodfor the treatment of femoral neck fracture in the elderly.The key to achieve excellent results is to choose the femoral prosthesis based on the preoperative planning and operation.

Objective To study the correlations between DLN and clinical pathological factors and provide clinical data for assessing the operation scopes and prognostic evaluations aims at further clarify its clinical values.Methods The research aimed at the 69 cases who undertook first-time surgery and confirmed thyroid papillary carcinoma by intraoperative frozen pathology from 2013 to 2014 in Wannan Medical college affiliated Yijishan Hospital.The groups was divided by whether the DLN had been detected and metastasized.And we made chi-square test or t test by using SPSS 22.0 to analysis between the clinical and pathological factors.Results The groups was divided by whether DLN had been metastasized from the detected cases and the results shown that there was no relationship with gender,age,tumor size,Hashimoto's thyroiditis and the number of COLN (which not including DLN).For multifocal cases (21.05％ vs 57.14％,P =0.047);for vascular infiltration,the positive cases of (10.53％ vs 71.43％,P＜0.001);for the metastasized rate of COLN,the positive cases of (65.79％ vs 14.29％,P =0.011);for the metastasized number of COLN,[(0.84 ± 1.48) vs (3.86 ± 3.08),P ＜ 0.001].All the data above illustrated that the two groups are statistically correlative in mulifocality,vascular infiltration,the metastasized rate of COLN and for the metastasized number of COLN.17.39％ of PTC cases can be detected by CD34 and D2-40.According to the presence of vascular infiltration,it can be divided into two groups,We contrast analyzed of the number of TCLN (include DLN),metastasized number of TCLN and the metastasized rate of TCLN.The results shown that the number of TCLN had no statistical differences,but significant in metastasized number of TCLN [(0.74 ± 1.83) vs (4.50 ± 2.20),P ＜ 0.001) and the metastasized rate of TCLN (29.82％ vs 100.00％,P ＜ 0.01)].Conclusions The DLN positive patients are more likely to have distant lymph node metastasized.If DLN positive,total thyroidectomy and bilateral central compartment neck dissection (CCND) has been necessary.Lateral selective neck node dissection (LSND) can be underwent after evaluating carefully combining with the history and preoperative images.CD34 and D2-40 could be the detection indexes of vascular infiltration for PTC.For the cases with vascular infiltration,it has a higher proportion to have the metastasized number and metastasized rate of TCLN and higher possibility of distant metastasis.So we should expand the scope of operation moderately and strengthen postoperative follow-up according to the history and preoperative images so as to reduce postoperative recurrence,distant metastasis rate and improve the living quality of patients.

Objective To investigate the bacterial resistance profile of clinical isolates collected in Tongling area . Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted by Kirby‐Bauer method . All the data were analyzed with WHONET 5 .6 software .Results A total of 3 419 clinical isolates were collected during 2013 ,of which gram negative organisms and gram positive organisms accounted for 75 .9% and 24 .1% .MRSA accounted for 41 .3% of S .aureus and MRCNS accounted for 73 .5% of coagulase negative Staphylococcus ,respectively .MRSA showed higher resistance to gentamicin ,ciprofloxacin , erythromycin and rifampicin . No vancomycin‐ or teicoplanin‐resistant strains of Staphylococcus spp . were found . No vancomycin‐or teicoplanin‐resistant strains of E . f aecalis and E . f aecium were found .About 51 .6% of E .coli isolates and 42 .8% of K . pneumoniae isolates produced extended‐spectrum β‐lactamases (ESBLs ) . The prevalence of imipenem‐ or meropenem‐resistant strains of K . pneumoniae increased significantly .The percentage of P . aeruginosa strains resistant to amikacin ,piperacillin‐tazobactam ,ciprofloxacin ,cefepime and cefoperazone‐sulbactam was lower than 20 .0% .The percentage of A .baumannii strains resistant to cefoperazone‐sulbactam , minocycline and amikacin w as 34 .7% ,57 .0% and 58 .3% , respectively . More than 68 .0 % of A . baumannii strains were resistant to any of the other antibiotics tested . Conclusions The antibiotic resistance is growing in clinical bacterial isolates .The spread of carbapenem‐resistant strains of K . pneumoniae in some departments poses a serious threat to clinical practice .We should pay more attention to resistance surveillance and rational use of antibiotics .

Objective To reveal the effect of lutein on the status of oxidative stress in rats with high homocysteine levels (HHcy) and relevent molecular mechanisms.Methods The wistar rat HHcy model was established by intra-gastric administration with L-methionine suspension and treated with lutein.The oxidative stress status and the gene expression changes of transcription Nf-E2-related factor2 (Nrf2),a regulation factor of down stream antioxidant protein gene expression,were detected in HHcy rats and lutein intervention rats.Results Compared with the rat serum SOD activities (134.32 ± 12.65) U/mL in the control group,the serum SOD activities in the HHcy model group (95.6 ± 10.92) U/mL were significantly lower (P ＜ 0.05).The serum glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities in the HHcy model group (121.66 ± 18.64) U/mL were also significantly lower as compared with the the control group (183.17 ± 21.29) U/mL,P ＜ 0.05.However,the serum SOD (126.75 ± 11.26) U/mL and GPx activities (167.18 ± 19.66) U/mL in the lutein intervention group were significantly higher as compared with the HHcy model group.As compared with the rat serum malondialdehyde (MDA) content (5.11 ± 0.68) μmol/L as well as the hydroxyl free radical levels (0.53 ± 0.05) U/L in the control group,the serum MDA content (7.65 ± 0.87) μmol/L and the hydroxyl free radical levels (0.92 ± 0.09) U/L in the HHcy model group were significantly higher.The serum MDA content (6.44 ±0.91) μmol/L and the hydroxyl free radical levels (0.74 ± 0.06) U/L in the lutein intervention group were significantly lower as compared with the HHcy model group.RT-PCR and Western blot results also showed decreased expression of SOD2 and GPxl mRNA in aorta epithelial tissues of HHcy model rats.With lutein intervention,the expressions ofSOD2 and GPx1mRNA were significantly increased and the gene expression of Nrf2 also up-regulated.Conclusions The Hhcy model rats were under the status of augmented oxidative stress,and carotenoid lutein could attenuate the Hcy-mediated oxidative stress,and its mechanism might be potentially associated with up-regulating the expression of Nrf2,thereby inducing the expression of its downstream antioxidant proteins.

Objective To investigate the bacterial resistance of clinical isolates collected in Tongling area. Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted by Kirby-Bauer method.All the data were analyzed with WHONET 5.5 software.Results A total of 3 092 clinical isolates were collected during 2012,of which gram negative organisms and gram positive organisms accounted for 76.3% (2 359/3 092)and 23.7% (773/3 092),respectively.MRSA and MRCNS accounted for 50.9% of S.aureus and 73.0% of coagulase negative Staphylococcus,respectively.MRSA and MRCNS showed higher resistance to gentamicin,ciprofloxacin and erythromycin.No vancomycin-or teicoplanin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus spp.were found.No vancomycin-or teicoplanin-resistant strains of E.faecalis were found.Some E.faecium strains were resistant to vancomycin and teicoplanin.About 52.1% of E.coli isolates and 42.1% of Klebsiella isolates produced extended-spectrumβ-lactamases (ESBLs).Imipenem-or meropenem-resistant strains of K. pneumoniae were found. The percentage of P.aeruginosa strains resistant to amikacin, cefoperazone-sulbactam and cefepime was 3.4%,14.0% and 17.7%,respectively.More than 70% of Acinetobacter spp. strains were resistant to all the antibiotics tested except minocycline and cefoperazone-sulbactam,to which 42.1%and 4.4% of the strains were resistant.Conclusions The antibiotic resistance of clinical bacterial isolates is growing. The spread of multi-drug or pan-drug resistant strains in a specific region poses a serious threat to clinical practice.We should pay more attention to resistance surveillance and the rational use of antibiotics.

Objective To investigate the bacterial resistance of clinical isolates collected in Tongling area during 2011.Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted by Kirby-Bauer method.All the data were analyzed by WHONET 5.5 soft-ware.Results A total of 2 690 clinical isolates were collected during 2011,of which gram negative organisms and gram positive organisms accounted for 74.2% and 25.8%,respectively.MRSA and MRCNS accounted for 45.1% of S.aureus and 71.6%of coagulase negative Staphylococcus,respectively.MRSA and MRCNS showed higher resistance to gentamicin,ciprofloxacin and erythromycin than the corresponding methicillin-susceptible strains.No vancomycin- or teicoplanin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus spp.was identified.The resistance rate to penicillin,nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin was low in E.faecalis.No ampicillin-,vancomycin-or teicoplanin-resistant strains were found.For E.faecium,some strains were resistant to vancomy-cin and teicoplanin.About 46.6% of E.coli isolates and 27.7% of Klebsiella isolates produced extended-spectrumβ-lactamas-es (ESBLs).No imipenem-or meropenem-resistant isolate was found.The percentage of P .aeruginosa strains resistant to imipenem,meropenem and amikacin were 29.5%,36.9%and 2.3%, respectively. More than 60.0% of the Acinetobacter strains were resistant to all the antibiotics test-ed except minocycline and cefoperazone-sulbactam,to which 26.4% and 12.5% of the strains were resistant.Conclusions No glycopeptides-resistant isolate was found in gram positive organisms except E.faecium.The resistance rate of Enter-obacteriaceae isolates was lower to imipenem,meropenem, cefoperazone-sulbactam,piperacillin-tazobactam and amika-cin.The prevalence of resistant strains is still increasing,es-pecially carbapenem-resistant P .aeruginosa and carbapenem-resistant A.baumannii.It is mandatory to take effective antibiot-ic policy and infection control measures.