Objective To explore changes of blood pressure and thyroid hormones and their correlations after radiotherapy in patients with cervical and upper thoracic (CUT) esophageal cancer. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with esophageal cancer who received concurrent chemoradiotherapy in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, from January 2019 to September 2021. According to tumor location, patients were divided into the CUT group and the middle and lower thoracic (MLT) group. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were compared between the two groups before radiotherapy and 7.5 months after radiotherapy. Pearson’s test was used to assess the correlation between changes in thyroid hormones and changes in blood pressure. Results A total of 112 patients were enrolled, 55 cases in the CUT group and 57 cases in the MLT group. Compared with before radiotherapy, SBP and DBP decreased (P＜0.001), serum FT3 and FT4 levels decreased (P＜0.001), and TSH levels increased (P＜0.001) in the CUT group 7.5 months after radiotherapy; changes in blood pressure and thyroid hormones in the MLT group were not statistically significant. Pearson’s test showed that changes in FT3 and FT4 were positively correlated with changes in SBP (FT3: r＝0.430, P＝0.001; FT4: r＝0.667, P＜0.001) and DBP (FT3: r＝0.370, P＝0.005; FT4: r＝0.469, P＜0.001). Conclusions Radiotherapy in patients with CUT esophageal cancer can cause a decrease in blood pressure, which may be related to changes in thyroid hormones caused by radiation-induced thyroid injury.

Objective To explore the distribution of common TCM syndromes and symptoms of insomnia;To prepare for the construction of the theoretical framework and item pool of syndrome diagnosis and efficacy evaluation scale.Methods TCM guideline standards of insomnia,textbooks and journals over the years were retrieved,the information of TCM syndromes,syndrome elements and symptoms was extracted,the guideline textbook and journal database were established,and descriptive statistics,association rules,systematic clustering,factor analysis,potential categories and implicit structure analysis were carried out.Results Totally 116 guide standards and textbooks over the years were included,and 454 articles of journals were included.The high-frequency symptoms accounted for≥3%of the guide textbooks and journal databases were 87 and 79 categories,respectively,and the cumulative proportion was 87.48%and 87.75%,respectively.According to the analysis results,five common TCM syndromes and their characteristic symptom classification of insomnia were finally deduced.According to the frequency/person time distribution,they were heart and spleen deficiency syndrome,yin deficiency and fire hyperactivity syndrome,liver fire disturbing heart syndrome,phlegm heat disturbing heart syndrome,heart and gallbladder qi deficiency syndrome.Conclusion There are five common TCM syndromes of insomnia,and the characteristic symptoms of each TCM syndrome provide a reference source for the theoretical framework of syndrome diagnosis and efficacy evaluation scale and the establishment of item pool.

Objective To explore the distribution of common TCM syndromes and symptoms of insomnia;To prepare for the construction of the theoretical framework and item pool of syndrome diagnosis and efficacy evaluation scale.Methods TCM guideline standards of insomnia,textbooks and journals over the years were retrieved,the information of TCM syndromes,syndrome elements and symptoms was extracted,the guideline textbook and journal database were established,and descriptive statistics,association rules,systematic clustering,factor analysis,potential categories and implicit structure analysis were carried out.Results Totally 116 guide standards and textbooks over the years were included,and 454 articles of journals were included.The high-frequency symptoms accounted for≥3%of the guide textbooks and journal databases were 87 and 79 categories,respectively,and the cumulative proportion was 87.48%and 87.75%,respectively.According to the analysis results,five common TCM syndromes and their characteristic symptom classification of insomnia were finally deduced.According to the frequency/person time distribution,they were heart and spleen deficiency syndrome,yin deficiency and fire hyperactivity syndrome,liver fire disturbing heart syndrome,phlegm heat disturbing heart syndrome,heart and gallbladder qi deficiency syndrome.Conclusion There are five common TCM syndromes of insomnia,and the characteristic symptoms of each TCM syndrome provide a reference source for the theoretical framework of syndrome diagnosis and efficacy evaluation scale and the establishment of item pool.

OBJECTIVE To study the tocolysis effects of Angelica sinensis polysaccharides on threatened abortion model rats and their impacts on Th1/Th2 balance by regulating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase （PI3K）/protein kinase B （AKT） signaling pathway. METHODS Pregnant rats were randomly grouped into the control group， model group， A. sinensis polysaccharide group （200 mg/kg）， PI3K/AKT signaling pathway inhibitor LY294002 group （5 mg/kg）， and A. sinensis polysaccharide+LY294002 group （200 mg/kg A. sinensis polysaccharide+5 mg/kg LY294002）， with 10 rats in each group. Except for the control group， rats in all other groups were given mifepristone （8.3 mg/kg） and misoprostol （100 μg/kg） intragastrically to establish a threatened abortion model， and intragastric or intraperitoneal injection of corresponding drugs. The serum levels of estrogen， progesterone， interferon-γ （IFN-γ）， tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）， and interleukin-4 （IL-4） in each group of rats were detected， and the uterine ovarian index and embryonic mortality rate of rats in each group were measured； the morphology of uterine tissue in rats was observed in each group； Th1/Th2 balance in peripheral blood of rats as well as the expression of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway-related proteins in the uterine tissues of rats in each group were detected. RESULTS Compared with the control group， the uterine tissue of rats in the model group showed pathological damage； the serum levels of estrogen， progesterone and IL-4， uterine ovarian index， peripheral blood Th2 cell ratio， and the ratios of phosphorylated PI3K （p-PI3K）/PI3K and phosphorylated AKT （p-AKT）/AKT in uterine tissue were all decreased （P＜0.05）； the embryo mortality rate， Th1 cell ratio， Th1/Th2 ratio， and serum levels of IFN-γ and TNF-α were increased （P＜0.05）. Compared with the model group， the pathological damage of uterine tissue in the A. sinensis polysaccharide group was reduced， and the above indexes were all improved significantly （P＜0.05）； LY294002 could weaken the effect of A. sinensis polysaccharide on model rats （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS A. sinensis polysaccharides can improve Th1/Th2 imbalance in threatened abortion model rats by activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway， thereby inhibiting immune inflammation， and promoting embryo survival.

Objective To evaluate narrow?band imaging(NBI)for early esophageal cancer and pre?cancerous lesions. Methods A total of 170 patients ( 192 lesions) diagnosed as having superficial esophageal carcinoma and precancerous lesions by endoscopy were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical data of endoscopy, narrow?band imaging (NBI) and iodine chromoscopy were analyzed.Results The detection rates of early esophageal cancer were both 100?? 0% in NBI(13/ 13) and iodine staining (13/ 13), with no statisti?cally significant difference (P>0?? 05).The detection rate of high grade intraepithelial neoplasia in NBI and i?odine staining was 94?? 9% (94/ 99) and 100?? 0% (99/ 99) respectively with no statistically significant differ?ence (P>0?? 05); The detection rate of low grade intraepithelial neoplasia in iodine staining was 100?? 0%(80/ 80), significantly higher than that of NBI 78?? 8% (63/ 80) (P<0?? 01).Conclusion NBI and iodine staining endoscopy show better diagnostic value for early esophageal cancer and similar diagnostic value for high grade intraepithelial neoplasia in precancerous lesions. But for the low grade intraepithelial neoplasia, the diagnostic value of iodine staining endoscopy is better than that of NBI.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a transanal drainage tube(TDT) for decompression of acute left-sided obstruction of colorectum.Methods Fifty-seven patients with acute left-sided colorectal obstruction were enrolled in this study from January 2010 to December 2014.The obstruction location, property, success rate of insertion, one-procedure rate and complication rate were analyzed.Results There were 53 cases of primary colorectal cancer,among which lesions were located in the transverse colon in 1 case, in descending colon in 10, in sigmoid colon in 24,and in rectum in 18.There were 4other cases, one sigmoid colonic metastases of pulmonary cancer, 1 adhesive colonic obstruction after ovary surgery, 1 cervical cancer involved with rectum with stricture and obstruction, and 1 descending colonic obstruction caused by Crohn's Disease.TDT was successfully inserted in 55 cases(96.5％) without complications,in which 43 cases of primary colorectal cancer finally underwent surgery.TDT indwelled from 0 to 22days, for an average of (8.7± 4.4)d.Hartmann operation was performed in 9 patients,6 of which underwent sufficient lymphnode dissection.Among the 43 patients, one-stage operation was performed in 34 (79.1％),of which 30 cases underwent sufficient lymph node dissection, without stoma leakage.And the rest of 13 cases refused surgery because of poor prognosis and financial problems.One patient with Crohn's Disease refused surgery after TDT insertion and was discharged after palliation of distention.Conclusion TDT is safe and effective in decompressing acute left-sided benign obstruction with high success rate and low expenditure, and can achieve preoperative colonic lavage in one-stage operation for acute left-sided colorectal malignant obstruction.

Numerous peptides that bind to a given target have been selected by phage display technology. However, some peptides isolated to date do not bind with high affinity to tumor or organ sites, even peptides were selected in vivo. Therefore, the biodistribution of 99mTc-labeled filamentous phage peptide library via MAG3 (mercaptoacetyltriglycine) were investigated to gain a better understanding of phage circulation in vivo. The experimental results showed that the liver and spleen were the organs of the greatest accumulation, while heart, muscle, pancreas and brain retained less radioactivity. In opposite to other tissues and organs, the radioactivity in stomach, intestine and bone gradually went up with time. The clearance of 99mTc-labeled phage in blood was very fast from 5 min to 30 min and then slowed down. When phage in vivo circulated at enough long period of time, some phage particles could extravasate in some organs or tissues and internalized there. In conclusion, the circulation time of phage in vivo should be experimentally determined beforehand according to the targeted organs and the specific location of target peptides in order to panning a peptide with high specificity and affinity to that target.