Objective To investigate the factors affecting cerebral vasospasm in elderly patients af-ter interventional embolization of intracranial aneurysms,and to develop a nomogram prediction model.Methods A total of 307 elderly patients with intracranial aneurysms who underwent inter-ventional embolization in our hospital from May 2021 to May 2023 were recruited,and according to the occurrence of postoperative cerebral vasospasm or not,they were divided into a cerebral vasospasm group(n=63)and a non-cerebral vasospasm group(n=244).The general clinical data were compared between two groups.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the risk factors for postoperative cerebral vasospasm in elderly patients with in-tracranial aneurysms,and then a nomogram prediction model was constructed.Results There were significant differences between the two groups in terms of age,Hunt-Hess grade,Fisher grade,and time window for surgical treatment(P＜0.01).The cerebral vasospasm group had sig-nificantly higher WBC count and IL-1β and Caspase-3 levels than the non-cerebral vasospasm group(P＜0.01).Univariate logistics regression analysis showed that seven indicators,that is,aged≥65 years,Hunt-Hess grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,Fisher grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,later surgical start time and in-creased WBC count and IL-1β and Caspase-3 levels were risk factors for postoperative cerebral vasospasm(P＜0.05).Multivariate logistics regression analysis indicated that above seven indica-tors were still independent risk factors for postoperative cerebral vasospasm(OR=11.372,95％CI:4.032-32.073,P=0.000;OR=12.415,95％CI:4.979-30.959,P=0.000;OR=9.568,95％CI:3.945-23.206,P=0.000;OR=2.898,95％CI:1.217-6.901,P=0.016;OR=1.762,95％CI:1.125-2.761,P=0.013;OR=1.153,95％CI:1.035-1.283,P=0.009).ROC curve analysis re-vealed that the AUC value of the nomogram model in predicting postoperative cerebral vasospasm was 0.934,with a sensitivity of 85.40％and a specificity of 90.50％.Conclusion Aged≥65 years,Hunt-Hess grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,Fisher grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,later surgical start time and increased WBC count and IL-1β and Caspase-3 levels have adverse effects on postoperative cerebral vasospasm in in eld-erly patients after interventional embolization of intracranial aneurysms.The nomogram model based on these factors shows certain efficacy in evaluating the occurrence of cerebral vasospasm.

Objective To investigate the factors affecting cerebral vasospasm in elderly patients af-ter interventional embolization of intracranial aneurysms,and to develop a nomogram prediction model.Methods A total of 307 elderly patients with intracranial aneurysms who underwent inter-ventional embolization in our hospital from May 2021 to May 2023 were recruited,and according to the occurrence of postoperative cerebral vasospasm or not,they were divided into a cerebral vasospasm group(n=63)and a non-cerebral vasospasm group(n=244).The general clinical data were compared between two groups.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the risk factors for postoperative cerebral vasospasm in elderly patients with in-tracranial aneurysms,and then a nomogram prediction model was constructed.Results There were significant differences between the two groups in terms of age,Hunt-Hess grade,Fisher grade,and time window for surgical treatment(P＜0.01).The cerebral vasospasm group had sig-nificantly higher WBC count and IL-1β and Caspase-3 levels than the non-cerebral vasospasm group(P＜0.01).Univariate logistics regression analysis showed that seven indicators,that is,aged≥65 years,Hunt-Hess grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,Fisher grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,later surgical start time and in-creased WBC count and IL-1β and Caspase-3 levels were risk factors for postoperative cerebral vasospasm(P＜0.05).Multivariate logistics regression analysis indicated that above seven indica-tors were still independent risk factors for postoperative cerebral vasospasm(OR=11.372,95％CI:4.032-32.073,P=0.000;OR=12.415,95％CI:4.979-30.959,P=0.000;OR=9.568,95％CI:3.945-23.206,P=0.000;OR=2.898,95％CI:1.217-6.901,P=0.016;OR=1.762,95％CI:1.125-2.761,P=0.013;OR=1.153,95％CI:1.035-1.283,P=0.009).ROC curve analysis re-vealed that the AUC value of the nomogram model in predicting postoperative cerebral vasospasm was 0.934,with a sensitivity of 85.40％and a specificity of 90.50％.Conclusion Aged≥65 years,Hunt-Hess grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,Fisher grade Ⅲ-Ⅵ,later surgical start time and increased WBC count and IL-1β and Caspase-3 levels have adverse effects on postoperative cerebral vasospasm in in eld-erly patients after interventional embolization of intracranial aneurysms.The nomogram model based on these factors shows certain efficacy in evaluating the occurrence of cerebral vasospasm.

Objective:To investigate the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) during the progression of liver diseases and the molecular mechanism of HIF-1α in regulating the expression of angiogenic factors in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods:Serum samples from hospitalized patients with liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and chronic hepatitis were collected, and healthy people were used as controls. Mouse models of hepatocarcinogenesis were used to detect the dynamic expression of HIF-1α, VEGF and Ang-2. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to quantitatively analyze the serum levels of HIF-1α, VEGF and Ang-2 in patients with liver disease and mice. HIF-1α-specific miRNA expression plasmids was constructed to transfect HepG2 human HCC cells. HIF-1α mRNA transcriptional interference effects were analyzed on biological behavior, VEGF and Ang-2 expression, and epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) in human HCC cell line. The sample means of multiple groups were compared by analysis of variance and q test and the sample rate was compared by χ2 test. Results:In patients with chronic liver disease, the serum expression of HIF-1α, VEGF and Ang-2 in the liver cancer group (145.6 ± 32.6) μg/L, (458.9 ± 125.3) μg/L and (42.9 ± 5.1) μg/L was significantly higher than the liver cirrhosis ( P < 0.001) (79.5 ± 28.4) μg/L, (206.8 ± 56.8) μg/L and (26.2 ± 6.1) μg/L and chronic hepatitis group (60.1 ± 18.8) μg/L, (178.1 ± 85.4) μg/L and (21.8 ± 6.9) μg/L. In addition, HIF-1α was positively correlated with VEGF ( r = 0.937, P < 0.001), HIF-1α and Ang-2 ( r = 0.933, P < 0.001), and VEGF and Ang-2 ( r = 0.910, P < 0.001). Mouse models of hepatocarcinogenesis confirmed that HIF-1α, VEGF and Ang-2 had progressively increased during the process of malignant transformation from normal hepatocytes, hepatocyte degeneration, and precancerous lesions to canceration. HIF-1α miRNA intervention plasmid had transformed HepG2 cells. Compared with the blank group, HIF-1α mRNA, HIF-1α, VEGF and Ang-2 were decreased by 88.1%, 59.8%, 54.0% and 36.0% at 72h, respectively. The expression level of EMT-related protein Snail (0.26 ± 0.02 and 0.67 ± 0.09, q = 6.75, P < 0.003), VIM (0.27±0.08 and 0.73±0.04, t = 10.35, P < 0.001) and Twist (0.24 ± 0.07 and 0.73 ± 0.02, q = 12.08, P < 0.001) was significantly reduced, but the expression level of E-cadherin (0.76 ± 0.08 and 0.27 ± 0.09, q = 7.05, P < 0.002) was significantly increased. Conclusion:HIF-1α mediates and regulates angiogenesis-related factors such as VEGF and Ang-2 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Furthermore, HIF-1α transcriptional interference can significantly affect the biological characteristics and EMT transformation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.