Objective:To compare minimally invasive surgery with traditional open surgery, analyze the current application status of health economic evaluations in the treatment of digestive tract cancers, such as esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and colorectal cancer by minimally invasive surgery and provide evidence for the rational selection of clinical treatment, alleviation of disease-related economic burdens, and rational allocation of healthcare resources.Methods:By using five databases, i.e. China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang data, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, and Embase, a database was established to retrieve all the papers about health economic studies of minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and colorectal cancer published until December 31, 2023. Literature was analyzed by using software NoteExpress 3.8, and data were processed using Excel 2021. The quality of included papers was evaluated using the CHEERS 2022 checklist, and Meta-analysis was conducted by using software Stata 17.0.Results:A total of 10 919 relevant papers were retrieved, and 59 studies were included. Only 14 studies (23.7%) used standard health economic evaluation methods. Meta-analysis results revealed no significant differences in direct medical expenditure and total expenditure between minimally invasive surgery and open surgery. However, the expenditure for minimally invasive surgery exhibited a significant increase [mean difference ( MD)=5 973.12 yuan, P<0.001], while hospital stay and indirect expenditure significantly decreased ( MD: -4.85 days and -733.79 yuan, P<0.001). In China, for gastric cancer, the direct medical expenditure of endoscopic surgery was lower than that of open surgery ( MD=-33 000.00 yuan) with no significant difference ( P<0.001). In colorectal cancer cases, the direct medical and surgical expenditures for laparoscopic surgery were higher than those for open surgery ( MD: 4 277.94 yuan and 4 267.80 yuan, P<0.001), while the indirect and total medical expenditures decreased ( MD: -768.34 yuan and -159.10 yuan). Hospital stays in patients who had minimally invasive surgery for all three types of cancer were shorter than those who had open surgery ( P<0.001). Conclusions:In the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer, compared with open surgery, minimally invasive surgery shows higher expenditure, but has advantages, such as shorter hospital stay and lower indirect expenditure, and there were no significant differences in direct medical and total expenditures between the two approaches. When conducting health economic evaluation, factors such as postoperative complications, hospital stay, and patient's economic status should be considered for their impact on total medical expenditure. It is necessary to pay attention to the application of health economic evaluations in healthcare decision-making.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease lacking effective therapy. Metformin, an antidiabetic medication, has shown promising therapeutic properties in preclinical fibrosis models; however, its precise cellular targets and associated mechanisms in fibrosis resolution remain incompletely defined. Most research on metformin's effects has focused on mesenchymal and inflammatory responses with limited attention to epithelial cells. In this study, we utilized Sftpc lineage-traced and Fgfr2b conditional knockout mice, along with BMP2/PPARγ and AMPK inhibitors, to explore metformin's impact on alveolar epithelial cells in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model and cell culture. We found that metformin increased the proliferation and differentiation of alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells, particularly the recently identified injury-activated alveolar progenitors (IAAPs)-a subpopulation characterized by low SFTPC expression but enriched for PD-L1. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed a reduction in apoptosis among mature AT2 cells. Interestingly, metformin's therapeutic effects were not significantly affected by BMP2 or PPARγ inhibition, which blocked the lipogenic differentiation of myofibroblasts. However, Fgfr2b deletion in Sftpc lineage cells significantly impaired metformin's ability to promote fibrosis resolution, a process linked to AMPK signaling. In conclusion, metformin alleviates fibrosis by directly activating AT2 cells, especially the IAAPs, through a mechanism that involves AMPK and FGFR2b signaling, but is largely independent of BMP2/PPARγ pathways.

Objective:To compare minimally invasive surgery with traditional open surgery, analyze the current application status of health economic evaluations in the treatment of digestive tract cancers, such as esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and colorectal cancer by minimally invasive surgery and provide evidence for the rational selection of clinical treatment, alleviation of disease-related economic burdens, and rational allocation of healthcare resources.Methods:By using five databases, i.e. China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang data, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, and Embase, a database was established to retrieve all the papers about health economic studies of minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and colorectal cancer published until December 31, 2023. Literature was analyzed by using software NoteExpress 3.8, and data were processed using Excel 2021. The quality of included papers was evaluated using the CHEERS 2022 checklist, and Meta-analysis was conducted by using software Stata 17.0.Results:A total of 10 919 relevant papers were retrieved, and 59 studies were included. Only 14 studies (23.7%) used standard health economic evaluation methods. Meta-analysis results revealed no significant differences in direct medical expenditure and total expenditure between minimally invasive surgery and open surgery. However, the expenditure for minimally invasive surgery exhibited a significant increase [mean difference ( MD)=5 973.12 yuan, P<0.001], while hospital stay and indirect expenditure significantly decreased ( MD: -4.85 days and -733.79 yuan, P<0.001). In China, for gastric cancer, the direct medical expenditure of endoscopic surgery was lower than that of open surgery ( MD=-33 000.00 yuan) with no significant difference ( P<0.001). In colorectal cancer cases, the direct medical and surgical expenditures for laparoscopic surgery were higher than those for open surgery ( MD: 4 277.94 yuan and 4 267.80 yuan, P<0.001), while the indirect and total medical expenditures decreased ( MD: -768.34 yuan and -159.10 yuan). Hospital stays in patients who had minimally invasive surgery for all three types of cancer were shorter than those who had open surgery ( P<0.001). Conclusions:In the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer, compared with open surgery, minimally invasive surgery shows higher expenditure, but has advantages, such as shorter hospital stay and lower indirect expenditure, and there were no significant differences in direct medical and total expenditures between the two approaches. When conducting health economic evaluation, factors such as postoperative complications, hospital stay, and patient's economic status should be considered for their impact on total medical expenditure. It is necessary to pay attention to the application of health economic evaluations in healthcare decision-making.

Objective To establish a reversed-phase HPLC method for determining three stereoisomers in baloxavir marboxil and provide a basis for the quality specification of baloxavir marboxil.Methods The chromatographic column was CHIRALPAK IC-3(4.6 mm × 150 mm,3 μm),The mobile phase was acetonitrile-0.1％formic acid aqueous solution-isopropanol(35:50:15).The column temperature was 40 ℃.The flow rate was 0.5 mL·min-1.The injection volume was 10 μL.The detection wavelength was 259 nm.Result The isomer peaks were completely separated from the principal component peak.The detection limits for stereoisomers 1,2 and 3 were 0.024 7,0.038 7,0.038 1 μg·mL-1 respectively.The quantitation limits for stereoisomers 1,2 and 3 were 0.049 4,0.077 3,0.076 1 μg·mL-1 respectively.There were good linear relationships between the concentrations and peak area within the ranges of the study,and the linearity concentration ranges of stereoisomers 1,2 and 3 were 0.049 5-0.989 0 μg·mL-1,0.051 6-1.031 0 μg·mL-1,0.050 8-1.015 0 μg·mL-1 respectively.The linear correlation coefficients were 0.999 4.The recovery was 92.28％-103.90％.The sample solution was stable in 48 h at room temperature.Conclusion The method is accurate and reliable for determining stereoisomers in baloxavir marboxil,and provide a guideline of quality standards of baloxavir marboxil and safety evalution.

Objective To investigate the application value of clinical-radiomics nomogram in predicting the expression of liver kinase B1(LKB1)in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)before surgery.Methods A total of 140 NSCLC patients were randomized into training group(n=106)and validation group(n=34)according to the ratio of 7∶3.The training group was used as the study cohort to screen the clinically independent predictors and radiomics characteristics related to LKB1 expression,and the clinical model,radiomics model and clinical-radiomics nomogram model were constructed,respectively.The predictive performance of the three models was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve in the training group,and validated in the validation group.The calibration curve was used to assess the consistency between the predicted results of nomogram model and the actual observations,and the decision curve was used to evaluate the clinical benefit of the nomogram model.Results The clinical model consisted of pathological type and hilal/mediastinal lymphadenopathy,the radiomics model consisted of Radiomics score(Radscore),and the nomogram model consisted of Radscore,pathological type and hilal/mediastinal lymphadenopathy.In the training group,the area under the curve(AUC)of the nomogram model,radiomics model and clinical model was 0.884,0.843 and 0.788,respectively.In the validation group,the AUC of the three models were 0.976,0.851,and 0.912,respectively.The calibration curve analysis showed good consis-tency between the predicted results of nomogram model and the actual observations,and the decision curve showed that the model had good clinical benefit.Conclusion Radiomics combined with clinical risk factors can effectively predict the expression of LKB1 in NSCLC patients before surgery,so as to contribute to the formulation of therapeutic strategies in clinical practice.

Objective To investigate the application value of clinical-radiomics nomogram in predicting the expression of liver kinase B1(LKB1)in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)before surgery.Methods A total of 140 NSCLC patients were randomized into training group(n=106)and validation group(n=34)according to the ratio of 7∶3.The training group was used as the study cohort to screen the clinically independent predictors and radiomics characteristics related to LKB1 expression,and the clinical model,radiomics model and clinical-radiomics nomogram model were constructed,respectively.The predictive performance of the three models was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve in the training group,and validated in the validation group.The calibration curve was used to assess the consistency between the predicted results of nomogram model and the actual observations,and the decision curve was used to evaluate the clinical benefit of the nomogram model.Results The clinical model consisted of pathological type and hilal/mediastinal lymphadenopathy,the radiomics model consisted of Radiomics score(Radscore),and the nomogram model consisted of Radscore,pathological type and hilal/mediastinal lymphadenopathy.In the training group,the area under the curve(AUC)of the nomogram model,radiomics model and clinical model was 0.884,0.843 and 0.788,respectively.In the validation group,the AUC of the three models were 0.976,0.851,and 0.912,respectively.The calibration curve analysis showed good consis-tency between the predicted results of nomogram model and the actual observations,and the decision curve showed that the model had good clinical benefit.Conclusion Radiomics combined with clinical risk factors can effectively predict the expression of LKB1 in NSCLC patients before surgery,so as to contribute to the formulation of therapeutic strategies in clinical practice.

Objective To establish a reversed-phase HPLC method for determining three stereoisomers in baloxavir marboxil and provide a basis for the quality specification of baloxavir marboxil.Methods The chromatographic column was CHIRALPAK IC-3(4.6 mm × 150 mm,3 μm),The mobile phase was acetonitrile-0.1％formic acid aqueous solution-isopropanol(35:50:15).The column temperature was 40 ℃.The flow rate was 0.5 mL·min-1.The injection volume was 10 μL.The detection wavelength was 259 nm.Result The isomer peaks were completely separated from the principal component peak.The detection limits for stereoisomers 1,2 and 3 were 0.024 7,0.038 7,0.038 1 μg·mL-1 respectively.The quantitation limits for stereoisomers 1,2 and 3 were 0.049 4,0.077 3,0.076 1 μg·mL-1 respectively.There were good linear relationships between the concentrations and peak area within the ranges of the study,and the linearity concentration ranges of stereoisomers 1,2 and 3 were 0.049 5-0.989 0 μg·mL-1,0.051 6-1.031 0 μg·mL-1,0.050 8-1.015 0 μg·mL-1 respectively.The linear correlation coefficients were 0.999 4.The recovery was 92.28％-103.90％.The sample solution was stable in 48 h at room temperature.Conclusion The method is accurate and reliable for determining stereoisomers in baloxavir marboxil,and provide a guideline of quality standards of baloxavir marboxil and safety evalution.

Objective To detect the level of related indexes of energy metabolism in liver tissue of alcoholic liver disease(ALD)mice,and to explore the intervention effect of Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction.Methods Forty male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into the normal control group,the model group,the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction high-dose group(4.94 g/kg),the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction low-dose group(2.47 g/kg),and the resveratrol group(0.40 g/kg),with 8 mice in each group.Except the normal control group,the mice in other groups were fed with Lieber-DeCarli control liquid diet for five days,followed by Lieber-DeCarli alcohol liquid diet for ten days,and on the 16th day,the mice were given 31.5%alcohol solution through gavage to establish the ALD model.From the second day after modeling,the rats in the intervention groups were given the corresponding drugs by gavage once a day for nine consecutive days.Hematoxylin and eosin staining and oil red O staining were used to observe the liver steatosis in liver tissue.The activities of Na+K+-ATPase and Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase,and the contents of succinate dehydrogenase(SDH)and hepatic glycogen in liver tissue were detected using spectrophotometry.The contents of ATP,ADP,AMP,the AMP/ATP value,total adenosine pool(TAN)content,and energy charge(EC)in liver tissue were detected by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography method.The mRNA expressions of NAD dependent deacetylase Sirtuin-1(SIRT1)and AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)α2 in liver tissue were detected by real-time PCR.The protein expressions of SIRT1,AMPKα2,and AMPKβ1 in liver tissue were detected by Western blotting.Results Compared with the normal control group,the model group mice showed significant hepatic steatosis,significantly decreased Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase activity and SDH content in liver tissue,significantly increased hepatic glycogen content,significantly decreased EC and AMP/ATP value,significantly increased ATP,ADP,AMP,and TAN content,significantly decreased mRNA expressions of SIRT1 and AMPKα2,significantly increased protein expression of AMPKβ1(P<0.05).Compared with the model group,the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction high-and low-dose groups significantly reduced liver tissue steatosis,and the activity of Na+K+-ATPase in liver tissue was significantly reduced,the EC and the mRNA expressions of SIRT1 and AMPKα2 were increased(P<0.05);the activity of Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase,SDH and ATP contents were increased in the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction low-dose group(P<0.05);the AMP/ATP value was increased in the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction high-dose group(P<0.05);and the protein expression of SIRT1 was increased in the the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction high-and low-dose groups and the resveratrol group(P<0.05);the protein expression of AMPKα2 in the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction low-dose group and the resveratrol group was increased(P<0.05).Compared with the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction high-dose group,the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction low-dose group and the resveratrol group showed a significant increase in ATP,TAN contents,and EC in liver tissue,while the AMP/ATP value decreased(P<0.05);mRNA expressionin of AMPKα2 in the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction low-dose group was decreased(P<0.05);and the protein expressions of SIRT1 and AMPKα2 in the resveratrol group were increased(P<0.05).Compared with the Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction low-dose group,the protein expression of AMPKβ1 was decreased in the resveratrol group(P<0.05).Conclusion The changes of energy metabolism caused by chronic alcohol intake may be related to the occurrence of ALD,and the intervention of Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction can improve the abnormal energy metabolism in the liver of ALD mice.

Clinical pathway has great similarity with DRG,and plays an important role in standardizing diagnosis and treatment behavior and controlling medical expenses.Based on the analysis of the relationship between DRG payment method reform and clinical pathway,taking a public hospital in Wuhan City,Hubei Province as an example,the clinical pathway implementation strategy of large public hospitals under the DRG payment method reform was explored from five aspects:management system,suitable disease types,doctor's order setting,information system,training and assessment.

BACKGROUND: Weather conditions are a possible contributing factor to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of irreversible loss of vision. The present study evaluated the joint effects of meteorological factors and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) on AMD. METHODS: Data was extracted from a national cross-sectional survey conducted across 10 provinces in rural China. A total of 36,081 participants aged 40 and older were recruited. AMD was diagnosed clinically by slit-lamp ophthalmoscopy, fundus photography, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). Meteorological data were calculated by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis and were matched to participants' home addresses by latitude and longitude. Participants' individual PM_2.5 exposure concentrations were calculated by a satellite-based model at a 1-km resolution level. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models paired with interaction analysis were performed to investigate the joint effects of meteorological factors and PM_2.5 on AMD. RESULTS: The prevalence of AMD in the study population was 2.6% (95% CI 2.42-2.76%). The average annual PM_2.5 level during the study period was 63.1 ± 15.3 µg/m³. A significant positive association was detected between AMD and PM_2.5 level, temperature (T), and relative humidity (RH), in both the independent and the combined effect models. For PM_2.5, compared with the lowest quartile, the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) across increasing quartiles were 0.828 (0.674,1.018), 1.105 (0.799,1.528), and 2.602 (1.516,4.468). Positive associations were observed between AMD and temperature, with ORs (95% CI) of 1.625 (1.059,2.494), 1.619 (1.026,2.553), and 3.276 (1.841,5.830), across increasing quartiles. In the interaction analysis, the estimated relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) and the attributable proportion (AP) for combined atmospheric pressure and PM_2.5 was 0.864 (0.586,1.141) and 1.180 (0.768,1.592), respectively, indicating a synergistic effect between PM_2.5 and atmospheric pressure. CONCLUSIONS This study is among the first to characterize the coordinated effects of meteorological factors and PM_2.5 on AMD. The findings warrant further investigation to elucidate the relationship between ambient environment and AMD.
Humans ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Air Pollutants/analysis* ; Particulate Matter/analysis* ; China/epidemiology* ; Macular Degeneration/etiology* ; Meteorological Concepts