Aflatoxin B1(AFB1)is a secondary metabolite produced by Aspergillus aflatoxin and Aspergillus parasiticus.It has strong immunotoxicity and carcinogenicity and seriously harms the health of humans and livestock.Therefore,this study aims to explore the effect of selenomethionine(SeMet)in alleviating AFB1-induced thymic damage.Fifty 35-day-old rabbits were randomly divid-ed into 5 groups,with 10 rabbits in each group.They are the control group,AFB1 group,AFB1+0.2Se group(0.2 mg/kg SeMet),AFB1+0.4Se group(0.4 mg/kg SeMet)and AFB1+0.6Se group(0.6 mg/kg SeMet).The test period was 21 d.On the 17th day,each rabbit in the AFB1 group and each SeMet group was gavaged with AFB1(0.3 mg/kg)every day for 5 consecutive days.Rabbit thymus tissue was taken for HE,TUNEL and PCNA detection.ELISA was used to detect the ex-pression of inflammatory factors in thymus tissue,and GSH-Px,T-AOC and MDA kits were used to detect oxidative stress indicators in thymus tissue.The results showed that AFB1 exposure caused a very significant increase in MDA levels in rabbit thymus tissue by 116.04％,and a signifi-cant decrease in the activities of antioxidant enzymes GSH-Px and T-AOC by 29.20％and 52.17％respectively.In addition,AFB1 induced an inflammatory response in the thymus,promoting TNF-a secretion to increase by 124.71％,IL-6 by 174.72％,and IL-1β by 62.38％compared with the con-trol group.SeMet pretreatment significantly improved the pathological changes of the thymus in rabbits and reduced its oxidative stress and inflammatory response.Therefore,we confirmed that SeMet alleviates AFB1-induced thymic damage and improves the immune performance of rabbits.

Liquid biopsy is gradually being applied in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.At pres-ent,with the development of metabolomics,more and more metabolic biomarkers are considered as potential sensitive mark-ers reflecting the occurrence and development of tumors.This article summarizes the changes in the main metabolic pathways of lung cancer,including glucose metabolism,amino acid metabolism,lipid metabolism,sphingolipid metabolism,glycero-phospholipid metabolism,and purine metabolism.Meanwhile,this article reviews the role of metabolic biomarkers in the early diagnosis of lung cancer,predicting disease progression,and evaluating the efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy,aim-ing to provide effective biomarkers for tumor diagnosis and treatment.

Objective:To retrieve, evaluate, and summarize relevant evidence on remote pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) .Methods:Following the 6S Pyramid Evidence Model, domestic and international guideline websites, evidence-based databases, association websites, and original databases were systematically searched for literature related to remote pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD, including guidelines, expert consensus, evidence summaries, clinical decisions, practice recommendations, systematic reviews, and randomized controlled trials. The search was conducted from the databases' inception to July 31, 2023. Quality assessment and data extraction were independently conducted by two researchers.Results:A total of 27 articles were included, including five guidelines, one clinical decision, four evidence summaries, one expert consensus, 14 systematic reviews, and two randomized controlled trials. A total of 27 best evidence recommendations were synthesized across seven aspects, including setting, target population, pre-intervention preparation, communication devices, remote pulmonary rehabilitation programs, maintenance exercise plans, and remote health monitoring.Conclusions:The process of forming the best evidence for remote pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with COPD is comprehensive and scientific. Healthcare professionals should integrate evidence-based practice with patient preferences to develop personalized remote pulmonary rehabilitation programs according to individual circumstances.

Objective:To construct a recombinant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) using clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeat/CRISPR-associated nuclease 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) technology.Methods:Four strategies for inserting exogenous EGFP gene into HSV-2 genome using CRISPR/Cas9 technology were designed: (1) conventional homology-directed repair: circular two homology arm donor-mediated gene knock-in; (2) linearized single homology arm donor-mediated gene knock-in; (3) homology-independent targeted integration; (4) conventional homology-directed repair-mediated by cell lines stably expressing Cas9 and sgRNA.Results:The recombinant virus HSV-2-EGFP was successfully constructed based on the second, the third and the fourth strategies. The second strategy was the most efficient, followed by the third and the fourth strategies. The purified recombinant virus could stably express green fluorescent protein in seven passages and shared similar growth characteristics in Vero cells to the parental virus.Conclusions:Linearized single homology arm donor could increase the efficiency of gene knock-in, and cell lines stably expressing Cas9 and sgRNA could increase the efficiency of gene knock-in mediated by homology-directed repair.

Objective:To investigate the effects of genomic location of a foreign gene in Shanghai-191 strain measles virus (MV) vector on gene expression and virus replication.Methods:The nucleotide sequence encoding S1 protein of SARS-CoV-2 was inserted at different positions in MV antigenome (the upstream of the N gene, between P and M genes, between H and L genes), and co-transfected into 293T cells with helper plasmids coding T7 RNA polymerase and N, P, and L proteins, respectively. The transfected cells were lysed and the supernatants were used to infected Vero cells to harvest recombinant viruses. S1 proteins expressed by the recombinant viruses were identified by RT-PCR, indirect immunofluorescence assay, Western blot and ELISA. Growth kinetics of the recombinant viruses were analyzed.Results:Recombinant viruses were failed to be rescued when the S1 protein-coding sequence was cloned into the upstream of N gene. Two recombinant viruses, MV-M-S1 and MV-L-S1, were successfully rescued when cloning the S1 protein-coding sequence into the intergenic region between P and M genes, or H and L genes, and could express S1 protein. MV-M-S1 expressed more S1 protein than MV-L-S1, but the titer of MV-M-S1 was lower.Conclusions:Inserting a foreign gene at different positions in the MV genome might have different effects on gene expression and virus replication. This study provided reference for the subsequent construction of MV vector.

In the field of implementation science, the use of appropriate theories is an important basis for promoting the promotion and application of evidence-based practice. However, the specific methods of selecting theories in the research design are rarely mentioned. This paper reviews the main contents, usage methods, characteristics and applications of "Theory Comparison and Selection Tool" (T-CaST) and A Pragmatic Guide for Selecting Theoretical Approaches in the field of implementation science, aiming at providing a reference for researchers to select appropriate theories.

Objective:To identify the clinical significance of CDK5 in colon cancer tissues.Methods:Two hundred colon cancer tissues were tested for CDK5 expression by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays. The correlation between CDK5 expression and clinicopathological features, prognosis and peripheral inflammation-related cells was analyzed.Results:CDK5 was low expressed in 100 cases (50.0%), and high in another 100 cases (50.0%). Longer time to tumor progression ( P=0.026) and overall survival ( P=0.035) were observed in patients with high CDK5 expression. By multivariate analysis , the expression of CDK5 was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis ( HR=0.45,95% CI: 0.21-0.99, P=0.049). The expression of CDK5 was not related to the counts of white blood cells and neutrophils ( P>0.05). Prognosis of patients with a positive lymph node ratio less than 0.15 was significantly better than that of patients with a higher lymph node ratio ( P<0.001). Conclusions:Patients with low CDK5 expression have poor prognosis, and CDK5 expression is not related to the counts of peripheral white blood cells and neutrophils.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of Qiang Jin exercises on the muscle strength and activity of lumbar spine in patients with lumbar disc herniation. METHODS: From March 2016 to September 2017, at the Department of Orthopaedics, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a total of 110 subjects were enrolled, and 98 eligible subjects were screened. The subjects were randomized by stratified randomization and divided into experimental group and control group, 49 cases in each group, 25 males and 24 females in the experimental group, 25 males and 24 females in the control group. The experimental group exercised with Qiang Jin exercises, one time each morning and evening, each time10 sets were made;the control group used classic rehabilitation training, training twice a week, and three months was a course of treatment. After 12 weeks of training, the muscle strength and activity of the lumbar spine were evaluated and compared with the muscle strength and activity of the lumbar spine before training. RESULTS: The experimental group and the control group had different muscle strength and activity of the lumbar spine before and after treatment ( CONCLUSION Qiang Jin exercises can effectively improve the muscle strength and activity of the lumbar spine and improve the daily living ability of patients.
China ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Lumbosacral Region ; Male ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVE： To optimize and improve the quality standard for Citrus reticulata formula granules. METHODS： Totally 13 batches of C. Reticulata formula granules from 4 different manufacturers were used as trial samples， and qualitative identification of hesperidin and nobiletin in the samples were carried out by TLC according to the method of 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia （part Ⅳ）. The quantitative analysis of naringin， hesperidin， hesperetin， nobiletin and tangeretin in C. reticulatae formula granules were conducted by UPLC[The determination was performed on Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.2％ phosphoric acid aqueous solution （gradient elution）. The detection wavelength was set at 283 nm， and sample size was 3 μL]. RESULTS： The results of TLC showed that in the chromatograms of samples， same color spots were shown in the corresponding positions of the chromatogram of reference substance. The results of UPLC showed， that the linear range of naringin， hesperidin， hesperetin， nobiletin and tangeretin were 0.64-6.44， 15.78-157.80， 0.17-1.66， 2.08-20.85 and 2.04-20.43 μg/mL， respectively （all r≥0.999 2）； the limits of detection were 0.03， 0.33， 0.10， 0.20 and 0.06       μg/mL； the limits of quantitation were 0.07， 1.34， 0.20， 0.60 and 0.22 μg/mL. The average recoveries were 99.4％， 99.6％， 99.7％， 99.7％ and 99.7％ （n＝9）； RSDs of precision （n＝6）， stability （n＝7） and reproducibility （n＝6） tests were all≤2.03％； naringin was detected in only 3 batches of samples from one manufacturer （the content ranged from 0.067 3 to 0.069.6    mg/g）， while the other 4 components were detected in 13 batches of samples （the contents of them ranged 0.646 5-1.728 0，   0.102 6-0.290 5， 0.023 1-0.689 8， 0.018 2-0.270 7 mg/g）. CONCLUSIONS： In this study， the quality standard of C. reticulata formula granules was improved by qualitative and quantitative methods， and the contents of hesperidin， hesperetin， nobiletin and tangeretin were not less than 0.60， 0.10， 0.02 and 0.01 mg/g， respectively.

In clinical laboratory medicine,measurement uncertainty (MU) is a fixed property of testing results in the measuring system.As an important part of ISO 15189,it is necessary for clinical laboratories to determine MU during the period of validation and verification for each measurement procedure and to review MU over time.Now,testing reports provided by clinical laboratories usually do not offer MU,but some clinical laboratories have already estimated MU in their routine work.Estimation andmonitoring of MU can help clinical laboratories offering more accurate results and provide objective tools for clinicians used in result intcrpretatinn.Generally,result interpretation can be achieved by the result comparison with three main comparators,including a previous result from the same patient,a population reference interval and a clinical decision point.The means of true value and the components contributing to the estimation of MU are both different when the com parison is conducted between testing results and different comparators,so the optimum estimation method of MU is accordingly different,which will subsequently affect the MU value and the determination of clinical decisions.Obviously,depending on the actual clinical uses,laboratories can choose appropriate comparators to the result interpretation and the determination of optimum estimation method of MU.For different clinical uses (diagnosis or monitoring) of the same mearurands,the adoption of different estimation methods should be used to acq uire reasonable MU.By interpreting the concept,characteristics,estimation,and uses of MU,as well as explaining how three main comparison methods of results exploit their own traceable chain to get MU,this paper intends to help clinical laboratories get further understanding of the importancc of MU and provide guidance for the MU estimation in routine work.