Objective: To develop a modified calculation formula for renal tumor volume and tumor contact surface area (CSA) based on the modeling results of 3D Slicer software, and to create a webpage of the calculation formula for use. Methods: The general information and tumor anatomical data of 98 patients who underwent partial nephrectomy during Jan.2021 and Jul.2023 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University were retrospectively analyzed.The imaging data were input into 3D Slicer software in the form of Dicom files for tumor and ipsilateral kidney modeling to obtain tumor anatomical data.The relationship between tumor anatomical parameters and tumor volume and CSA was analyzed using multifactorial linear regression.The initial modified formulas (V2, C2) and the optimized modified formulas (V3, C3) for tumor volume over CSA were established, respectively, after insignificant variables were eliminated.The mean square error (MSE) and Akaike information criterion (AIC) of the modified and traditional formulas (V1, C1) were compared, and the formula with the smallest MSE and AIC was selected as the optimal tumor volume and CSA calculation formula.The median tumor volume and CSA obtained from 3D modeling were used as the cutoff values.The optimal formula and conventional formula were applied to calculate tumor volume and CSA for all patients, and risk stratification was performed for all patients based on these cutoff values, and the perioperative indicators of patients in the upper and lower groups were compared.Finally, an online calculation tool was developed based on HTML. Results: Based on multifactorial linear regression analysis, we obtained the modified tumor volume calculation formula: V=0.382abc+2.488a+2.372b－4.146c+1.948（V2）, V=0.469abc－4.586c+13.816（V3）; the modified tumor CSA calculation formula CSA=2.469a －2.262L －19.23a+6.206b+1.212c+18.017L+1.616h－3.97h －2.185h/h －0.388（C2）, CSA=2.376a －2.144L －20.157a+5.024b+1.128c+17.578L+2.525h－2.634（C3）.Both of the modified volume formula (MSE=151.298 vs. 127.807 vs. 104.106) and modified CSA formula (MSE=309.878 vs.23.556 vs.30.388) had smaller errors compared to the conventional formula.The modified volume calculation formula showed that bleeding was more and thermal ischemia time was longer in patients with larger tumor volumes than in patients with smaller tumor volumes (P<0.05); and the modified CSA calculation formula showed that bleeding was more, surgery and thermal ischemia time were longer in patients with high CSA than in patients with low CSA (P＜0.05).Finally, V3 and C3 are selected as the best calculation formula, and a web page (https://lizihao-bot.github.io/RCC-Calculate/) was established for easy use. Conclusion: This study combined data from a medical information technology platform with numerical modeling methods to provide a faster and more accurate method to calculate the renal tumor volume and CSA.Meanwhile, a webpage version of the tool was developed to enhance its practicability.

Microbial communities such as those residing in the human gut are highly diverse and complex, and many with important implications for health and diseases. The effects and functions of these microbial communities are determined not only by their species compositions and diversities but also by the dynamic intra- and inter-cellular states at the transcriptional level. Powerful and scalable technologies capable of acquiring single-microbe-resolution RNA sequencing information in order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of complex microbial communities together with their hosts are therefore utterly needed. Here we report the development and utilization of a droplet-based smRNA-seq (single-microbe RNA sequencing) method capable of identifying large species varieties in human samples, which we name smRandom-seq2. Together with a triple-module computational pipeline designed for the bacteria and bacteriophage sequencing data by smRandom-seq2 in four human gut samples, we established a single-cell level bacterial transcriptional landscape of human gut microbiome, which included 29,742 single microbes and 329 unique species. Distinct adaptive response states among species in Prevotella and Roseburia genera and intrinsic adaptive strategy heterogeneity in Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens were uncovered. Additionally, we identified hundreds of novel host-phage transcriptional activity associations in the human gut microbiome. Our results indicated that smRandom-seq2 is a high-throughput and high-resolution smRNA-seq technique that is highly adaptable to complex microbial communities in real-world situations and promises new perspectives in the understanding of human microbiomes.
Humans ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome/genetics* ; Bacteriophages/physiology* ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ; Sequence Analysis, RNA/methods* ; Bacteria/virology*

Objective To investigate the relationship between the serum FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand(Flt3L),progranulin(PGRN)levels and the disease risk and disease outcome of patients with acute lympho-blastic leukemia(ALL).Methods A total of 104 patients with ALL admitted to the hospital from September 2019 to September 2021 were selected as the research subjects.ALL patients were divided into the low-risk group(n=34),the medium-risk group(n=39),and the high-risk group(n=31)according to the disease risk.The levels of serum Flt3L and PGRN of the patients at admission were detected by enzyme-linked immu-nosorbent assay.Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between serum Flt3L,PGRN in ALL patients and the risk of ALL disease.According to the follow-up results of ALL patients,they were divided into the good prognosis group(n=81)and the poor prognosis group(n=23).The receiver oper-ating characteristic curve and the area under the curve(AUC)were used to analyze the evaluation value of se-rum Flt3L and PGRN for the prognosis of ALL patients,and multivariate Cox regression was used to analyze the prognostic risk factors of ALL patients.Results The serum Flt3L levels in the low-risk group and the medium-risk group were higher than those in the high-risk group,and the difference was statistically signifi-cant(P＜0.05).The serum PGRN levels in the low-risk group and the medium-risk group were lower than those in the high-risk group,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Serum Flt3L in ALL patients was negatively correlated with the risk of ALL disease(r=-0.461,0.593,P＜0.05).Serum PGRN in ALL patients was positively correlated with the risk of ALL disease(r=0.593,P＜0.05).The proportions of white blood cell count ≥50 × 109/L,hemoglobin＜90 g/L,and serum PGRN level in the poor prognosis group were higher than those in the good prognosis group,while the serum Flt3L level was lower than that in the good prognosis group,and the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The AUC of serum Flt3L and PGRN in evaluating the prognosis of ALL patients were 0.762(95％CI:0.717-0.816),0.815(95％CI:0.764-0.863),and 0.915(95％CI:0.866-0.964),respectively.White blood cell count ≥50 × 109/L,hemoglobin＜90 g/L,Flt3L＜92.07 pg/mL,and PGRN≥335.14 pg/mL were risk factors affecting the prognosis of ALL patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion The levels of serum Flt3L and PGRN in ALL patients are related to the disease risk and disease outcome of ALL.The combined detection of the two has a good eval-uation value for the prognosis of adult ALL patients.

From the natural-philosophical model of medicine in ancient Greece to the modern bio-psycho-social par-adigm,the evolution of medical models has always been shaped by philosophy.In classical antiquity,medicine and philosophy were closely intertwined;the natural-philosophical model,exemplified by Hippocrates,emphasized the human body as an integrated whole.During the Renaissance,the rise of experimental science challenged traditional philosophical systems and pushed medicine toward empirical investigation.In the late twentieth century,the bio-psycho-social model emerged to address the limitations of the purely biomedical approach.In the twenty-first centu-ry,the advent of artificial intelligence is driving a new transformation in medicine and continually prompting reflec-tion on the future direction of medical models and their underlying philosophical significance.

ObjectiveTo explore the current status and issues regarding the application of ancient books in clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） published in China， and to provide methodological recommendations for the incorporation of ancient books in the development of TCM guidelines. MethodsWe searched China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI）， WanFang Data， VIP， SinoMed， PubMed， Embase， as well as six industry websites including China Association of Chinese Medicine， National Group Standards Information Platform， and Chinese Association of the Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine，etc. TCM clinical practice guidelines or expert consensus issued during January 1st， 2017， to November 26th， 2022 were searched. Clinical practice guidelines or expert consensus that explicitly referred to ancient books were included， and the content regarding the searching for ancient books， sources of access to ancient books， methods of evaluating the level of evidence， methods of evaluating the level of recommendation， and methods of evaluating the evidence for the ancient books were analysed. ResultsA total of 1,215 TCM clinical practice guidelines or expert consensus were retrieved， with 442 articles explicitly mentioning the application of ancient books， including 300 （67.87%） clinical practice guidelines and 142 （32.13%） expert consensus. Sixty of the 442 publications explicitly reported that ancient books searching had been conducted （13.57%）； among these 60 publications 27 （45.00%） explicitly reported ancient books searching strategies， and the most frequent method was manual searching with a total of 24 articles （40.00%）. The most popular search source was Chinese Medical Dictionary， a TCM classics database， with a total of 18 articles. 197 articles （44.57%） explicitly reported the evaluation criteria for the level of evidence， of which 141 articles （71.57%） involved the evaluation criteria for the ancient books； 413 articles （93.44%） mentioned ancient books in the recommendations， and only the source of formula name was mentioned in 409 （99.03%） of the publications. ConclusionThe current application of ancient books in TCM clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus is limited， with issues of non-standard searching and evaluation methods. Standar-dization and uniformity are needed in evidence grading and recommendation standards. Future research should clarify the scope and methods of applying ancient book， emphasize their integration with modern research evidence， and enhance their value and quality in the development of TCM clinical practice guidelines.

Objective:To analyze the dietary patterns of Chinese adults and explore the relationship with serum uric acid (SUA) and hyperuricemia (HUA).Methods:A total of 9 358 adults were selected in the 2018 China Health and Nutrition Survey. Dietary intake data were collected by three consecutive 24-hour dietary recalls and weighing method. The social demographic information of the survey subjects was obtained through questionnaire surveys. The dietary patterns were extracted using factor analysis, and the relationship between dietary patterns and SUA was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The correlation between HUA and dietary patterns was analyzed using logistic regression analysis models.Results:Four dietary patterns were identified: northern (high intakes of wheat, other cereals,and tubers); modern (high intakes of fruit, dairy, eggs, and nuts); southern (high intakes of rice and vegetables);animal food-wine (high intake of organ meats, seafood, and wine). The multiple linear regression analysis results showed that the northern pattern was negatively correlated with SUA ( β=-0.438, 95% CI: -0.500--0.376); the modern pattern was negatively correlated with SUA ( β=-0.134, 95% CI: -0.219--0.049); the southern model was significantly correlated with higher SUA ( β=0.146, 95% CI: 0.079-0.214); the animal food-wine pattern was positively correlated with SUA ( β=0.188, 95% CI: 0.123-0.252). Logistic regression analysis showed that compared with the northern model score Q1 group, the risk of developing HUA was reduced in Q3 and Q4 groups, with ORs values of 0.777 (95% CI: 0.650-0.929) and 0.509 (95% CI: 0.423-0.613), respectively; and compared with the modern model score Q1 group, the higher the scores in Q3 and Q4 groups, the HUA was lower, with ORs of 0.793 (95% CI: 0.660-0.953) and 0.768 (95% CI: 0.631-0.934), respectively. Compared with the animal food-wine pattern score Q1 group, the risk of developing HUA was increased in both Q3 and Q4 groups ( Q3 group: OR=1.224, 95% CI: 1.012-1.480; Q4 group: OR=1.312, 95% CI: 1.086-1.584). Conclusions:Dietary patterns are associated with HUA. The northern and modern patterns are related to lower SUA levels and reduced risk of HUA, while the animal food-wine pattern increases the risk of HUA.

Missed diagnosis can often be noted in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), resulting from atypical symptoms, diverse performances and subjectively dependent report. Blood biomarkers can not only reflect the pathophysiological process of mTBI to a certain extent, but also have important clinical value in assessing brain injury severity and predicting adverse outcomes. This article systematically describes the research progress of blood biomarkers that can assist mTBI diagnosis, distinguish CT manifestations and predict prognoses in recent years, aiming to provide references for clinical application of blood biomarkers in mTBI.

Peripheral pulmonary lesions(PPL),including peripheral pulmonary nodules,are common lung problems.As the increase of patients with lung nodules,the demand for tissue sampling also increases.Safe and accurate biopsy techniques are very important for patients to identify benign and malignant lesions.Electronic bronchoscopy is one of the biopsy techniques for the diagnosis of PPL in recent decades.Various guiding techniques,such as radial probe endobronchial ultrasound and virtual navigation bronchoscope,have been proved to improve the performance of conventional bronchoscopy.This paper aims to provide an review of the available data on advanced bronchoscopic techniques and explore their application in diagnosing PPL.

Hypertension is the most common chronic non-communicable disease and the primary risk factor for cardiovascular events.The traditional management methods for hypertension are often purely internal medicine and basically unrelated to percutaneous interventional techniques.In recent decades,with the development of imaging technology and interventional devices,the application of transcatheter interventional techniques in hypertension has become widespread.This article reviews the current status and prospect of transcatheter interventional techniques in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.

Objectives:To clarify the radiological anatomy features of adrenal arteries derived from digital subtraction angiography(DSA)in patients with primary aldosteronism(PA). Methods:The DSA images of 119 patients diagnosed with PA and underwent percutaneous selective adrenal artery embolization from January 2018 to December 2019 at the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University were retrospectively analyzed,and the number,origin,distribution,angle and diameter of adrenal arteries were analyzed. Results:The mean age of 119 PA patients was(49±11)years,with 71(59.7%)males,and at least one adrenal artery was successfully identified in all patients,a total of 192 adrenal arteries were analyzed.There were 20(10.4%)upper,40(20.8%)middle and 132(68.8%)lower adrenal arteries.Adrenal arteries originating from renal arteries accounted for 42.7%(82/192),adrenal arteries originating from the abdominal aorta accounted for 37.5%(72/192),and those from the inferior diaphragmatic arteries accounted for 19.8%(38/192).72.8%(83/114)of left adrenal arteries and 60.3%(47/78)of right adrenal arteries distributed at the level of the first lumbar vertebrae.28.1%(54/192)adrenal arteries distributed at the level of the second lumbar vertebrae,and 4.2%(8/192)adrenal arteries at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebrae.The angle range of left adrenal arteries intersecting with the origin arteries was 35.90° to 160.07°(renal artery),27.08° to 171.99°(accessory renal artery),0° to 158.70°(abdominal aorta);for right adrenal arteries,it was 18.43° to 172.53°(renal artery),69.26° to 114.62°(accessory renal artery),12.32° to 232.85°(abdominal aorta),respectively.The average diameters of left and right adrenal arteries were(0.98±0.45)mm and(1.27±0.42)mm,respectively. Conclusions:This study provides more detailed radiological anatomy data of adrenal arteries in PA patients.As a supplement to human anatomical features,the described data can provide practical guidance for adrenal artery interventional treatment.