Objective:To analyze the patterns of change of brain function among civil pilots in prospective memory tasks by using task-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and a cue-based repetitive search task.Methods:A total of 85 subjects were enrolled, including 47 civil pilots (pilot group) and 38 ordinary workers (control group). The task-state fMRI data during the execution of the prospective memory task was analyzed using a general linear model to find out about the activation patterns of brain functions in the 2 groups in the 3 phases of encoding, maintenance, and retrieval of the prospective memory task. The differences in activation patterns between the 2 groups and correlations between regions of interest and the rate of accuracy, reaction time and flying hours were analyzed.Results:The repeated measurement analysis of variance showed that there were no interactions of reaction time or of the rate of accuracy between the task and grouping ( P>0.05), and that the difference in the main effect of grouping was significant ( F=5.67, 15.46, P=0.020, <0.001). The difference in the main effect of grouping on the rate of accuracy was significant ( F=5.42, P=0.022), and the rate of accuracy in the pilot group was higher than in the control group ( P=0.048). In the phase of encoding, the activation in the bilateral cerebellum, bilateral superior frontal gyrus, bilateral fusiform gyrus, and temporal lobe regions decreased in the pilot group compared with the control group ( t=2.68-4.13, all P<0.05), while the activation in the fusiform gyrus and the right parietal superior gyrus increased, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.28, 3.35, 3.02, P=0.038, 0.024, 0.042). During the phase of maintenance, the pilot group showed significantly reduced activation in the bilateral cerebellum, bilateral medial superior frontal gyrus, bilateral middle occipital gyri, and the right middle temporal gyrus compared with the control group ( t=2.24-3.36, P<0.05 or 0.01). In the retrieval phase, activation in the right peri-calcarine cortex, bilateral caudate nuclei, and bilateral precentral and postcentral gyri was enhanced in the pilot group compared with the control group ( t=2.57-3.35, all P<0.05), especially in the right middle frontal gyrus ( t=3.12, P=0.007). In the encoding phase, activation was increased in the left fusiform gyrus and right parietal superior gyrus of the pilot group, which was positively correlated with flying hours in the last 3 months ( r=0.347, 0.418, P=0.020, 0.005). Conclusions:Due to long-term flights, the way in which such regions as the frontal lobe, cerebellum, and default mode network are activated in civil pilots is likely to undergo some changes during prospective memory activities, which is why they have higher processing efficiency when performing prospective memory tasks.

Objective:To investigate the clinical significance of prenatal screening and genetic analysis in the diagnosis of fetal aberrant right subclavian artery(ARSA).Methods:The ultrasonographic features of ARSA fetu-ses detected by prenatal ultrasound at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital from October 2017 to March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.The fetuses were divided into isolated ARSA group and complicated ARSA group.Their genetic analysis results and pregnancy outcome were analyzed.Results:Among 30,260 preg-nant women,185 fetuses were diagnosed with ARSA by prenatal ultrasound screening,with an incidence of 0.6％;5 fetuses(2.6％)were diagnosed by ultrasound in the first trimester,and the remaining were diagnosed by fetal grade Ⅲ structural ultrasound examination at 20～24 weeks' gestation.Among them,158 fetuses(85.4％)had isolated ARSA,and 27(14.6％)had complicated ARSA.Among fetuses with ARSA and other structural abnormal-ities,cardiovascular system accounted for the highest proportion(44.4％),followed by nervous system(22.2％)and urinary system(22.2％).Through genetic analysis,8.3％(4/48)fetuses with isolated ARSA and 40.0％(4/10)fetuses with complicated ARSA were found to have chromosomal numerical or structural abnormalities,with statis-tically significant difference between the two groups(P=0.024).Genetic analysis was completed in 48 isolated ARSA,and the positive rate of pathogenic copy number variants(CNV)was 4.2％(2/48),which was not signifi-cantly different from the pathogenic CNV incidence rate of 0.4％(1/239)in elderly pregnant cases during the same period(P=0.074).The Down syndrome positive likelihood ratio(LR+)for isolated ARSA was 2.5 and the Down syndrome LR+for complicated ARSA was 49.6.Conclusions:Complicated ARSA is often associated with cardiovascular abnormalities and is more likely to develop Down syndrome than isolated ARSA.Although the inci-dence of pCNV in isolated ARSA is slightly higher than the natural incidence,the correlation between pCNV and i-solated ARSA has not been clearly determined by the current sample size.

Objective:To investigate whether intermittent fasting alleviates insulin resistance in a polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) mouse model through the regulation of autophagy.Methods:Fifty 3-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned into the following groups using a random number table: normal control(NC) group( n=10), maintained on a standard chow diet; high-fat diet(HFD) group( n=10) fed a diet with 60% of calories derived from fat; and PCOS model group( n=30), established by combining a HFD with dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA) administration. Successful modeling was confirmed by disrupted estrous cycles, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovarian morphology. The PCOS model mice were further divided into three groups: PCOS group( n=9), PCOS with intermittent fasting group(PCOS+ IF, n=9), and PCOS with intermittent fasting plus the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine(3-MA) group(PCOS+ IF+ 3-MA, n=9). Autophagy levels were assessed by detecting markers LC3 and p62 and observing autophagosomes via transmission electron microscopy. Glucose tolerance test(GTT) and insulin tolerance test(ITT) were performed, and the area under the curve(AUC) was calculated to evaluate insulin resistance. Western blotting was used to detect phosphorylation levels of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K), protein kinase B(Akt), mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR), and p70S6 kiase(p70S6K). Results:Compared with the NC group, the PCOS model group showed absent estrous cycles, significantly elevated serum testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, and luteinizing hormone(LH) levels( P<0.001), and polycystic ovarian changes on hematoxylin-eosin staining, confirming successful model establishment. Immunohistochemistry, transmission electron microscopy, and Western blotting demonstrated that autophagy levels were increased in the PCOS+ IF group compared with the PCOS group, while 3-MA administration reduced the intermittent fasting - induced autophagy. The AUC values for both GTT and ITT were significantly lower in the PCOS+ IF group than those in the PCOS group( P<0.001, P=0.003), but increased in the PCOS+ IF+ 3-MA group compared to the PCOS+ IF group( P<0.001, P=0.020). Western blotting analysis showed that phosphorylation levels of PI3K, Akt, mTOR, and p70S6K were significantly decreased in the PCOS+ IF group compared with the PCOS group( P=0.002, P=0.001, P=0.001, and P<0.001, respectively), and increased in the PCOS+ IF+ 3-MA group compared with the PCOS+ IF group( P=0.021, P=0.041, P=0.047, and P=0.024, respectively). Conclusions:Intermittent fasting alleviates insulin resistance in a PCOS mouse model through inhibitiing PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and promoting autophagy.

This study analyzed the epidemiological characteristics and trends of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections among inpatients with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in a children′s hospital in Shenzhen City inpatients from 2020 to 2023. From January 2020 to December 2023, multiple reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) combined with capillary electrophoresis fragment analysis technology was used to detect the nucleic acids of 12 respiratory pathogens, including RSV, in hospitalized children diagnosed with ARI. The patients were divided into six age groups: 0 to <6 months, 6 months to <1 year, 1 to <2 years, 2 to <5 years, 5 to <10 years, and 10 to <18 years. A total of 53 033 children were tested, including 6 830 RSV positive cases, with an overall positivity rate of 12.88%. The annual RSV positivity rates from 2020 to 2023 were 20.04%, 16.18%, 4.89%, and 13.33%, respectively, with statistically significant differences between the years ( χ2=1 185.994, P<0.001). The positive rate of RSV detection decreased with increasing age across all years (all P trend<0.05). From 2020 to 2023, the proportion of RSV-positive cases aged 2 to 5 years and older showed an increasing trend ( P trend<0.001 for all years). Compared to 2023, the median age of RSV-infected children was lower in 2020 ( Z=7.826, P<0.001) and 2021 ( Z=6.106, P<0.001). The proportion of severe infections requiring ICU admission did not change significantly across all years ( χ2=0.179, P=0.981). The RSV epidemic season in 2020 mainly occurred during 28-43 weeks, and in 2021, it spanned from 22-43 weeks. However, in 2022, the season was delayed until the 49th week and lasted for three weeks. In 2023, the seasonal epidemic appeared earlier, starting in the 14th week and lasting for 28 weeks. From 2020 to 2023, the rate of RSV co-infections with other pathogens (mycoplasma pneumoniae, human parainfluenza virus, human bocavirus, human coronavirus, human metapneumovirus, and influenza A) significantly increased (all P trend<0.01). In conclusion, the epidemiological characteristics of RSV infections in Shenzhen Children′s Hospital changed from 2020 to 2023. In 2022, there were only delayed, low-intensity and short-lived seasonal epidemics. However, in 2023, there was an earlier and prolonged epidemic, with increased infections in children aged 2 to 5 years and older and a rise in co-infections, while the proportion of severe infections requiring ICU admission remained unchanged.

Objective:To establish a qualitative analysis of Rhodiola crenulata for determing six components inclu-ding gallic acid,salidroside,tyrosol,1,2,3,4,6-O-gallic glucose,rhodiosin,oxorlin-7-O-rhamnoside by HPLC,and to find out the feasibility of the method of linear calibration using two reference substances in qualitative analysis of chromatographic peaks.Methods:The real retention time of 6 components in Rhodiola crenulata on 19 chromatographic columns were determined.Gallic acid and rhodiosin were selected as the reference substances,and the method of linear calibration using these 2 substances was used to predict the retention time.Tyrosol was also chosen as the reference to predict the retention time with the relative retention time method(RRT method).Comparing the accuracy of these two methods.Results:Compared to the RRT method,the method of linear calibration with two reference substances was more accurate for predicting the retention time and more adapatable for many kinds of chromatographic columns.Conclusion:As a new alternative reference substance method,the method of linear calibration using two reference substances can assist chromatographic peak determination better and has broad application prospects.

Objective:To establish a qualitative analysis of Rhodiola crenulata for determing six components inclu-ding gallic acid,salidroside,tyrosol,1,2,3,4,6-O-gallic glucose,rhodiosin,oxorlin-7-O-rhamnoside by HPLC,and to find out the feasibility of the method of linear calibration using two reference substances in qualitative analysis of chromatographic peaks.Methods:The real retention time of 6 components in Rhodiola crenulata on 19 chromatographic columns were determined.Gallic acid and rhodiosin were selected as the reference substances,and the method of linear calibration using these 2 substances was used to predict the retention time.Tyrosol was also chosen as the reference to predict the retention time with the relative retention time method(RRT method).Comparing the accuracy of these two methods.Results:Compared to the RRT method,the method of linear calibration with two reference substances was more accurate for predicting the retention time and more adapatable for many kinds of chromatographic columns.Conclusion:As a new alternative reference substance method,the method of linear calibration using two reference substances can assist chromatographic peak determination better and has broad application prospects.

Objective To understand the current situation and dynamic changing trends of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)in a tertiary first-class hospital in the northwest of Hunan Province from 2015 to 2024,and provide scientific basis for optimizing infection control strategies.Methods A single-day cross-sectional survey method was employed to investigate the HAI prevalence rates of hospitalized patients on the given survey day each year from 2015 to 2024.The standardized survey protocol on prevalence rate issued by the National Medical Institution Infec-tion Surveillance Network was strictly adhered,lanqingting real-time HAI monitoring management platform was adopted to retrieve cases from the hospital information system,and R4.2.2 was applied for statistical analysis.Results From 2015 to 2024,the prevalence rate of HAI decreased from 3.03％in 2015 to 1.76％in 2024(Z=-3.37,P＜0.001),and the HAI case prevalence rate decreased from 3.55％in 2015 to 2.20％in 2024(Z=-2.81,P=0.005).Department of critical care medicine continuously had the highest HAI case prevalence rate,which presented a downward trend over time(Z=-2.84,P=0.004).The main site of HAI was lower respiratory tract,accounting for 39.36％to 48.15％,bloodstream infection increased from 3.57％in 2015-2016 to 10.60％in 2023-2024(Z=2.41,P=0.016).A total of 302 strains of HAI pathogens were detected,including 212 strains(70.20％)of Gram-negative bacteria,mainly Pseudomonas aeruginosa(n=55,18.21％),Escherichia coli(n=45,14.90％),Acinetobacter baumannii(n=33,10.93％),and Klebsiella pneumoniae(n=31i,10.26％).65 strains(21.52％)of Gram-positive bacteria were identified,with Enterococcus faecium(n=19,6.29％)and Staphylococcus aureus(n=18,5.96％)accounting for the highest proportions.25 fungal strains(8.28％)were detected,mainly Candi-da albicans(n=11,3.64％).The use rate of antimicrobial agents showed a downward trend over the past decade(Z=-4.01,P＜0.001).Therapeutic antimicrobial use accounting for 82.42％,and its proportion increased over time(Z=6.02,P＜0.001).Prophylactic antimicrobial use accounted for 16.42％,showing a decreasing trend(Z=-2.75,P＜0.001).The pathogen detection rate presented an upward trend over the past decade(Z=13.01,P＜0.001).Conclusion The prevalence rate and case prevalence rate of HAI present a downward trend in this hospi-tal.In the future,it is necessary to establish a monitoring data-based dynamic analysis mechanism,achieve timely feedback and intervention in data monitoring,pay attention to high-risk links in department of critical care medicine,implement precise prevention and control mearsures,perform targeted prevention and control for lower respiratory tract,urinary tract,and bloodstream infection,optimize diagnosis and treatment processes,use antimicrobial agents rationally,and pay attention to the prevalence trend of Gram-negative bacteria.

In different stages of schizophrenia (SZ), alterations in gray matter volume (GMV) of patients are normally regulated by various pathological mechanisms. Instead of analyzing stage-specific changes, this study employed a multivariate structural covariance model and sliding-window approach to investigate the illness duration-related developmental trajectory of GMV in SZ. The trajectory is defined as a sequence of brain regions activated by illness duration, represented as a sparsely directed matrix. By applying this approach to structural magnetic resonance imaging data from 145 patients with SZ, we observed a continuous developmental trajectory of GMV from cortical to subcortical regions, with an average change occurring every 0.208 years, covering a time window of 20.176 years. The starting points were widely distributed across all networks, except for the ventral attention network. These findings provide insights into the neuropathological mechanism of SZ with a neuroprogressive model and facilitate the development of process for aided diagnosis and intervention with the starting points.
Humans ; Schizophrenia/pathology* ; Gray Matter/pathology* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Disease Progression ; Male ; Female ; Brain/pathology* ; Cerebral Cortex/pathology* ; Adult

Objective:To explore the screening value of platelet parameters from blood cell analysis for MYH9-related disorders(MYH9-RD).Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted with 38 patients diagnosed with MYH9-RD at Shenzhen Children's Hospital from May 1, 2016, to August 31, 2024, including 24 males and 14 females; the median age was 11.5 (3.8, 35) years; categorized by gene mutation location into "head region" ( n=8 ) and "tail region" ( n=30); and by clinical manifestations into " isolated hematological manifestations" ( n=16) and "hematological manifestations with extra-hematological involvement"( n=22). The control groups included 39 cases of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), 38 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and 40 healthy individuals. Platelet-related parameters were detected by hematology analyzer, and platelet counts and sizes were confirmed by manually counting and microscopic observation. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare platelet parameters between MYH9-RD and control groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to assess the diagnostic efficacy of platelet parameters for MYH9-RD. Results:In MYH9-RD patients the median value of mean platelet volume (MPV) was 13.4 (11.2, 14.7) fl, immature platelet fraction (IPF) was 52.7% (43.5%, 58.0%), platelet large cell ratio(PLCR) was 57.6 %(45.0%, 62.9%), and microscopic large platelet ratio (PLCR-M) was 30.0% (25.0%, 30.0%).And those values weresignificantly higher than in ITP, ALL, and healthy controls (all P<0.05). Patients with MYH9 gene "head region" mutations had a lower platelet count [24.5 (15.0, 47.5)×10 9/L]than those with "tail region" mutations [69.0 (49.5, 86.3) ×10 9/L]( Z=-3.493, P<0.001), but a higher IPF ( t=2.024, P=0.044).Patients with "extra-hematological involvement had a lower platelet count than those with "isolated hematological manifestations" ( t=-2.015, P=0.043). The optimal cutoff value for diagnosing MYH9-RD with IPF was 26.7%, with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 98.7%; the area under the curve was 0.999 (95% CI 0.995-1.000), which was superior toMPV, PLCR and PLCR-M parameters. Conclusion:IPF is superior to other platelet parameters sush as MPV,showing high diagnostic efficacy in distinguishing MYH9-RD from ITP and ALL. It can be used as a simple and effective indicator for early screening of MYH9-RD.

Objective:To establish a modified one-stage clotting assay (mOSA) based on the STA-R Evolution coagulation analyzer for quantifying emicizumab (EMI) concentration and to preliminarily evaluate its analytical performance; meanwhile to explore the clinical utility of the standard one-stage clotting assay (sOSA) in indirectly predicting EMI levels through surrogate factor Ⅷ (FⅧ) activity.Methods:A total of 30 pediatric patients with hemophilia A (HA) treated with EMI in the Hemophilia Treatment Center of Shenzhen Children′s Hospital from January 2023 to March 2025 were enrolled, and 48 post-treatment plasma samples were collected. EMI standards (2.5~100 μg/ml) were prepared using FⅧ-deficient plasma to establish the mOSA detection system. The linearity, accuracy, and precision of the method were evaluated. Surrogate FⅧ activity was measured by sOSA to estimate EMI concentrations, and its correlation with mOSA-derived EMI concentrations was analyzed using Spearman correlation analysis. The equivalent FⅧ activity in patient plasma samples was measured using a human chromogenic substrate assay-based FⅧ activity detection reagent, and Spearman correlation analysis was employed to evaluate its correlations with both the EMI concentrations measured by the mOSA method and estimated by the sOSA method respectively.Results:The established mOSA method for EMI detection showed excellent linearity in the range of 2.5?100 μg/ml ( Y=1.047 X?1.033, R 2=0.995, P<0.001). Average spike recovery rates at 25, 50, and 75 μg/ml were 101.55%(25.39/25.00), 105.31%(52.66/50.00), and 98.20%(73.65/75.00), respectively. Coefficients of variations of within-and inter-batch were 3.47%?4.80% and 6.30%?8.96%, respectively. A prediction model for EMI concentration was established as follows: estimated EMI concentration (μg/ml)=0.095×[alternative FⅧ activity (%) measured by sOSA]+2.652 ( R2=0.999, P<0.001). Validation demonstrated a strong correlation between the EMI concentration measured by the mOSA method and the EMI concentration estimated by the sOSA method ( r=0.989, P<0.001), with good consistency ( Y=1.014 X+0.684, R2=0.972, P<0.001). Both the EMI concentration measured by the mOSA method and the EMI concentration estimated by the sOSA method showed extremely strong correlations with the equivalent FⅧ activity ( r=0.986 and 0.987, respectively; P<0.001 for both). Conclusions:The mOSA system established on the STA-R Evolution analyzer demonstrates robust linearity, accuracy, and reproducibility, fulfilling clinical requirements for therapeutic drug monitoring of EMI. The sOSA method provides reliable indirect estimation of EMI concentrations through surrogate FⅧ activity, offering critical support for emergency decision-making.