BACKGROUND:Cannabidiol is effective in ameliorating the body's inflammatory response,but no clear mechanistic studies have been conducted to ameliorate skeletal muscle inflammation induced by exhaustive exercise. OBJECTIVE:To explore the mechanism by which cannabidiol improves skeletal muscle inflammation during exhaustive exercise by using transcriptome sequencing technology. METHODS:Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups:blank control group,exercise coconut oil group,exercise control group,50 mg/kg cannabidiol group,60 mg/kg cannabidiol group,and 70 mg/kg cannabidiol group,with six rats in each group.Except for rats in the blank control group,rats in each group were subjected to swimming exercise for 9 days to produce the exhaustive exercise model.At the end of each swimming exercise,rats in the cannabidiol groups were given 2 mL of fat-soluble cannabidiol at different concentrations(50,60,and 70 mg/kg)by gavage;rats in the exercise coconut oil group were given the same volume of coconut oil by gavage until the end of the exercise on the 9th day;and rats in the blank control group and the exercise control group were not given any special treatment.The levels of inflammatory factors and differentially expressed genes in the skeletal muscle of rats in each group were determined using ELISA and transcriptome sequencing techniques.Differentially expressed genes obtained were subjected to KEGG analysis,and the accuracy of the sequencing data was verified by fluorescence quantitative PCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The results of ELISA showed that the contents of interleukin-6(P<0.05),tumor necrosis factor-α(P<0.01),interleukin-10 and other inflammatory factors in the exercise group increased significantly compared with the blank control group and the coconut oil group.After cannabidiol intervention,the mass concentrations of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α showed a sequential decrease with increasing cannabidiol concentration.By comparing GO and KEGG databases,the functional properties of differentially expressed genes were analyzed,and the results showed that the differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in the tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway and the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway.RT-qPCR results showed that the trends of five randomly selected differentially expressed genes were in agreement with the transcriptome sequencing results.To conclude,cannabidiol can improve skeletal muscle inflammation caused by exhaustive exercise.

BACKGROUND:Multiple observational studies have suggested a potential association between telomere length and musculoskeletal diseases.However,the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the genetic causal relationship between telomere length and musculoskeletal diseases using two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis. METHODS:Genome-wide association study summary data of telomere length were obtained from the UK Biobank.Genome-wide association study summary data of 10 common musculoskeletal diseases(osteonecrosis,osteomyelitis,osteoporosis,rheumatoid arthritis,low back pain,spinal stenosis,gout,scapulohumeral periarthritis,ankylosing spondylitis and deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs)were obtained from the FinnGen consortium.Inverse variance weighting,Mendelian randomization-Egger and weighted median methods were used to evaluate the causal relationship between telomere length and 10 musculoskeletal diseases.Inverse variance weighting was the primary Mendelian randomization analysis method,and sensitivity analysis was performed to explore the robustness of the results. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Inverse variance-weighted results indicated a negative causal relationship between genetically predicted telomere length and rheumatoid arthritis(odds ratio=0.78,95%confidence interval:0.64-0.95,P=0.015)and osteonecrosis(odds ratio=0.56,95%confidence interval:0.36-0.90,P=0.016).No causal relationship was found between telomere length and the other eight musculoskeletal diseases(all P>0.05).(2)Sensitivity analysis affirmed the robustness of these causal relationships,and Mendelian randomization-Egger intercept analysis found no evidence of potential horizontal pleiotropy(all P>0.05).(3)This Mendelian randomized study supports that telomere length has protective effects against rheumatoid arthritis and osteonecrosis.However,more basic and clinical research will be needed to support our findings in the future.

Puerarin is a monomeric isoflavone compound derived from Puerariae Lobatae Radix. It exhibits poor solubility in both water and lipids, resulting in suboptimal oral absorption and low bioavailability. There is therefore an urgent need to develop new methods of applying puerarin to enhance its solubility and bioavailability. Studies have revealed that puerarin possesses distinctive physical and chemical properties, including the ability to self-assemble into supramolecular hydrogels in response to temperature changes. In this review, the research progress of puerarin as a hydrogel system containing loaded drugs, as well as a hydrogel system composed of hydrogel matrix in the field of tissue regeneration was summarized. This is intended to provide a reference for the rational and efficient use of drugs and lay the groundwork for the development and preparation of new drug carrier platforms.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of the impaction of posterior wall on the prognosis following open reduction and internal fixation for fractures of acetabular posterior wall.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the data from the 83 patients with fracture of acetabular posterior wall who had been consecutively treated by open reduction and internal fixation at Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from January 2017 to December 2020. The patients were divided into 2 groups based on involvement of posterior wall impaction. In the impaction group of 33 cases, there were 26 males and 7 females with an age of (47.4±11.6) years; in the non-impaction group of 50 cases, there were 43 males and 7 females with an age of (41.3±12.0) years. The quality of postoperative fracture reduction, the function of the affected hip at the last follow-up, and the complication rate during follow-up were compared between the 2 groups. Multifactorial binary logistic regression and age subgroups were used to analyze the effects of posterior wall impaction on functional outcomes.Results:The age, rate of associated injuries in other body parts, and rate of posterior wall comminution in the impaction group were significantly higher than those in the non-impaction group ( P<0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference in other general data of patients between the 2 groups ( P>0.05). All patients were followed up for (44.5±13.3) months after surgery. The rate of anatomical reduction in the non-impaction group (96.0%, 48/50) was significantly higher than that in the impaction group (57.6%, 19/33) ( P<0.05), and the good and excellent rate by the modified Merle d'Aubigné & Postel scale at the last follow-up in the non-impaction group (84.0%, 42/50) was significantly higher than that in the impaction group (51.5%, 17/33) ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of complications between the 2 groups ( P>0.05). After adjusting for age and gender, the difference in hip function was still significantly different between the 2 groups ( OR=0.23, 95% CI: 0.06 to 0.79, P=0.020). The effect of posterior wall impaction on functional outcomes was statistically significant in patients aged ≥50 years ( P=0.008), whereas the difference was not statistically significant in patients aged <50 years ( P=0.194). Conclusions:Compared with non-impaction ones, acetabular fractures of posterior wall impaction tend to lead to poorer quality of reduction, which in turn affects the postoperative recovery of hip joint function. The impact of impaction fractures on functional recovery is more significant in patients aged 50 years and above.

BACKGROUND:Chlorfenapyr is used to kill insects that are resistant to organophosphorus insecticides.Chlorfenapyr poisoning has a high mortality rate and is difficult to treat.This article aims to review the mechanisms,clinical presentations,and treatment strategies for chlorfenapyr poisoning. DATA RESOURCES:We conducted a review of the literature using PubMed,Web of Science,and SpringerLink from their beginnings to the end of October 2023.The inclusion criteria were systematic reviews,clinical guidelines,retrospective studies,and case reports on chlorfenapyr poisoning that focused on its mechanisms,clinical presentations,and treatment strategies.The references in the included studies were also examined to identify additional sources. RESULTS:We included 57 studies in this review.Chlorfenapyr can be degraded into tralopyril,which is more toxic and reduces energy production by inhibiting the conversion of adenosine diphosphate to adenosine triphosphate.High fever and altered mental status are characteristic clinical presentations of chlorfenapyr poisoning.Once it occurs,respiratory failure occurs immediately,ultimately leading to cardiac arrest and death.Chlorfenapyr poisoning is difficult to treat,and there is no specific antidote. CONCLUSION:Chlorfenapyr is a new pyrrole pesticide.Although it has been identified as a moderately toxic pesticide by the World Health Organization(WHO),the mortality rate of poisoned patients is extremely high.There is no specific antidote for chlorfenapyr poisoning.Therefore,based on the literature review,future efforts to explore rapid and effective detoxification methods,reconstitute intracellular oxidative phosphorylation couplings,identify early biomarkers of chlorfenapyr poisoning,and block the conversion of chlorfenapyr to tralopyril may be helpful for emergency physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

To achieve non-invasive detection of hemoglobin concentration,a hemoglobin concentration detection method based on support vector regression is designed.A mathematical model for non-invasive hemoglobin detection is established based on the Beer-Lambert law.After removing the noise and baseline drift from the collected photoplethysmography signals,hemoglobin concentration information is extracted,and a recursive feature elimination algorithm is used to select the extracted information and eliminate redundant features.Finally,29 key features are identified as input to construct a hemoglobin prediction model using support vector regression algorithm.Experimental validation is conducted on 249 clinical data samples(199 cases in training dataset and 50 in test dataset),resulting in a root mean square error of 1.83 g/dL between predicted values and references,with a correlation coefficient of 0.75(P<0.01),demonstrating the high consistency of the proposed method and traditional invasive detection methods.

Objective:To explore the relationship between the ultrasound parameters of reproductive system and the expression of endocrine hormone in female pediatric patients with precocious puberty(PP),and to assess the treatment effect.Methods:A total of 160 female pediatric patients with PP who admitted to Beijing Jingmei Group General Hospital from January 2021 to December 2021 were selected,and they were divided into a positive group and a normal group based on the diagnostic criteria for precocious puberty,with 80 cases in each group.Ultrasound examination was performed on the uterus,ovaries and breasts of 160 female pediatric patients with PP,and the relevant parameters of them were measured,and the levels of endocrine hormone in the serums of them were detected.The pediatric patients of positive group underwent again the ultrasound examination and the detection of endocrine hormone after they completed treatment.The differences of ultrasound parameters and endocrine hormone between two groups were compared,and the correlation of ultrasound parameters and endocrine hormone between two groups were analyzed,as well as the influence factors of treatment effect.Results:The length and thickness of the uterus,the ratio of the length of the uterus to the length of cervix,the thickness of the endometrium,the size of the ovaries,the number of follicles,and the width and thickness of the hypoechoic area of the breast in the positive group were significantly larger than them in the normal group,and the differences of them were statistical significance(t=16.8,12.6,12.4,14.7,11.5,15.8,10.9,10.2,P<0.05),respectively.The resistance index(RI)of uterine artery of positive group was significantly smaller than that of normal group,and the difference was statistically significant(t=-7.9,P<0.05).The serum estradiol(E2),gonadotropin(GnRH),follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),progesterone(P)and growth hormone(GH)levels of positive group were significantly higher than those of normal group,and the differences of them were significant(t=20.6,19.8,15.4,17.6,15.2,8.9,P<0.05),respectively.After treatment,the above-mentioned ultrasound parameters and endocrine hormone levels of the pediatric patients in the positive group were significantly improved.The relevant analysis showed that ultrasound parameters were positively correlated with levels of endocrine hormone,and they were important influence factor on the levels of endocrine hormone.In addition,the treatment effect was related to ultrasound parameters(OR=0.78-1.28,P<0.05),the levels of endocrine hormone(OR=0.73-0.77,P<0.05),age,height,weight and BMI(OR=0.70-0.72,P<0.05).Conclusion:The ultrasound parameters of the reproductive system of female pediatric patients with PP are closely related to the expression of endocrine hormones.The levels of endocrine hormones can be used as important indicators of the disease condition and prognosis of female pediatric patients with PP.

Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.

Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic value of targeted biopsy of secondary lesion (SL) in systematic biopsy (SB) combined targeted biopsy for clinically significant prostate cancer (CsPCa).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the data of patients who underwent systematic biopsy combined target biopsy at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from January 2021 to February 2023, and they had at least two Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) score ≥3 lesions on prostate magnetic resonance imaging. The study included patients with a median age of 70 (65, 76) years old, median prostate specific antigen (PSA) was 9.1 (5.96, 13.62) ng/ml, median prostate volume was 39.1 (29.27, 53.25) ml, and median PSAD was 0.2 (0.15, 0.38) ng/ml 2.The index lesion (IL) was defined as the one with the highest PI-RADS score and SL was defined as the one with the second-highest PI-RADS score. If the two lesions had the same PI-RADS score, the one with larger maximum diameter was IL and the other one was SL. The median maximum diameter of IL and SL were 1.3 (1.06, 1.66) cm and 0.9 (0.69, 1.20) cm, respectively. The median maximum diameter ratio of IL and SL was 1.48 (1.10, 1.91), and the median maximum diameter difference of IL and SL was 0.9 (0.20, 1.89) cm. The IL in peripheral zone was found in 238 patients (62.63%) and SL in peripheral zone was found in 255 patients (67.10%). There were 204 patients (53.68%) having both IL and SL on the same side of prostate. According to the combination of PI-RADS scores of IL and SL, patients were categorized into various groups: 96 patients (25.26%) with IL3 and SL3, 79 (20.78%) with IL4 and SL3, 98 (25.78%) with IL4 and SL4, 21 (5.52%) with IL5 and SL3, 76 (20.0%) with IL5 and SL4, and 10 (2.63%) with IL5 and SL5. Targeted biopsy was performed on at least two of the most significant lesions. Comparison was performed in the detection rate of CsPCa between SB+ IL+ SL and SB+ IL (SL was omitted). To explore the factors influencing the detection rate of CsPCa, a multivariate logistic regression analysis was used. Results:The detection rate of CsPCa in this study was 78.95% (300/380) based on SB+ IL+ SL. After omitting SL target biopsy, the detection rate of CsPCa was 78.16% (297/380, P>0.05) under the condition of SB+ IL. No significant differences were noted between the two groups. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that PSA ( OR=1.11, 95% CI 1.05-1.20, P<0.01), prostate volume ( OR=0.98, 95% CI 0.96-0.99, P<0.01), SL maximum diameter ( OR=0.19, 95% CI 0.08-0.50, P<0.01), ratio of IL and SL maximum diameter ( OR=0.34, 95% CI 0.16-0.68, P<0.01), difference of IL and SL maximum diameter ( OR=1.50, 95% CI 1.10-2.29, P<0.05), and PI-RADS score group of IL and SL (IL3 vs. SL3 as the reference, IL4 vs. SL3 OR=4.79, 95% CI 2.21-10.91, P<0.01, IL4 vs. SL4 OR=23.11 95% CI 8.09-85.28, P<0.01, IL5 vs. SL3/4/5 OR=15.28 95% CI 5.21-48.55, P<0.01) were the influencing factors for detection rate of CsPCa. Conclusions:For patients with at least two PI-RADS score≥3 lesions on prostate magnetic resonance imaging, omitting SL can almost maintain the same detection efficacy.