BACKGROUND:Lifespan of prosthetic joint was being influenced by periprosthetic infection after total hip arthroplasty. Combination of debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention with the replacement of assembled components represents a novel approach in the management of acute prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty.OBJECTIVE:To observe the efficacy of debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention combined with the replacement of assembled components in the treatment of acute prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty.METHODS:Twenty-two patients with acute prosthetic joint infection after initial total hip arthroplasty at the Department of Orthopedics,Huangshi Central Hospital,China,between July 2018 and February 2022 were enrolled. The infection time of all patients was less than 3 weeks after the initial arthroplasty. Intraoperative joint fluid extraction and bacterial culture of infected synovium proved to be acute stage infection. They were treated using debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention combined with the replacement of assembled components. Infections were assessed using leukocyte count,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and C-reactive protein levels before,3 and 6 months after surgery. Improvements in hip joint function were evaluated using Harris hip score. Pain relief was assessed using visual analog scale score. Paired sample t-test was used to analyze the improvement of each index before and after operation.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) One patient died of non-periprosthesis infection and was subsequently lost to follow-up,which was excluded. The remaining 21 patients received clinical follow-up,and the follow-up time was more than 1 year,with a mean follow-up time of (19.52±3.88) months. Among them,20 patients were successfully treated with surgery and 1 patient failed,and the infection control rate was 95％. (2) The levels of leukocyte count,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and C-reactive protein were lower in 3 and 6 months after surgery (P<0.05);Harris hip function scores were higher than those before surgery (P<0.05);pain visual analog scale scores were lower than those before surgery (P<0.05),and the differences were significant (P<0.05). (3) It is indicated that debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention combined with the replacement of assembled components after total hip arthroplasty in patients with acute prosthetic joint infection can effectively control prosthetic joint infection,improve hip function,and relieve hip pain caused by infection.

BACKGROUND:Lifespan of prosthetic joint was being influenced by periprosthetic infection after total hip arthroplasty. Combination of debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention with the replacement of assembled components represents a novel approach in the management of acute prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty.OBJECTIVE:To observe the efficacy of debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention combined with the replacement of assembled components in the treatment of acute prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty.METHODS:Twenty-two patients with acute prosthetic joint infection after initial total hip arthroplasty at the Department of Orthopedics,Huangshi Central Hospital,China,between July 2018 and February 2022 were enrolled. The infection time of all patients was less than 3 weeks after the initial arthroplasty. Intraoperative joint fluid extraction and bacterial culture of infected synovium proved to be acute stage infection. They were treated using debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention combined with the replacement of assembled components. Infections were assessed using leukocyte count,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and C-reactive protein levels before,3 and 6 months after surgery. Improvements in hip joint function were evaluated using Harris hip score. Pain relief was assessed using visual analog scale score. Paired sample t-test was used to analyze the improvement of each index before and after operation.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) One patient died of non-periprosthesis infection and was subsequently lost to follow-up,which was excluded. The remaining 21 patients received clinical follow-up,and the follow-up time was more than 1 year,with a mean follow-up time of (19.52±3.88) months. Among them,20 patients were successfully treated with surgery and 1 patient failed,and the infection control rate was 95％. (2) The levels of leukocyte count,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and C-reactive protein were lower in 3 and 6 months after surgery (P<0.05);Harris hip function scores were higher than those before surgery (P<0.05);pain visual analog scale scores were lower than those before surgery (P<0.05),and the differences were significant (P<0.05). (3) It is indicated that debridement,antibiotics,and implant retention combined with the replacement of assembled components after total hip arthroplasty in patients with acute prosthetic joint infection can effectively control prosthetic joint infection,improve hip function,and relieve hip pain caused by infection.

Objective To investigate the effect of altered oxidative stress system on liver function after partial splenic embolization(PSE).Methods Twenty-nine patients with liver cirrhosis and hypersplenism who received PSE were selected.Peripheral venous blood was drawn from the patients before and at 1 week,1 month,and 3 months after PSE,and the indexes of oxidative stress system factors including malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),advanced oxidiation protein products(AOPPs),and gluta-thione peroxidase(GSH-Px)were detected,as well as liver function indexes.Results There were positive correlation between SOD activity and total bilirubin(TBil)and model for end-stage liver disease(MELD)scores at 1 week postoperatively(TBil:r=0.725,P＜0.05;MELD:r=0.764,P＜0.05).There was positive correlation between GSH-Px activity and alanine aminotransferase(ALT)at 1 month postoperatively(r=0.777,P＜0.05),however,the AOPPs was negatively correlated with ALT and aspartate aminotransferase(AST)at 3 months postoperatively(ALT:r--0.900,P＜0.05;AST:r=-0.957,P＜0.05).Conclusion PSE can improve the body oxidative stress system and enhance the body's antioxidant response,and then improve the liver function.

AIM: To investigate the relationship between objective ocular torsion and near stereopsis in patients with primary superior oblique overaction(PSOOA).METHODS: Retrospective study. A total of 59 strabismus patients with PSOOA who underwent strabismus surgery at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University between January 2019 and November 2023 were collected. Based on the collected fundus photographs and the position of the fovea relative to the horizontal line through the optic disc, the eyes were categorized as incyclotorsion, excyclotorsion, or no cyclotorsion. Additionally, the fovea-disc angle(FDA)and the relationship between objective ocular torsion status, FDA, and near stereopsis function in the patients were further measured and analyzed.RESULTS: Totally 59 patients(92 eyes)showed superior oblique overaction. There were no cases of excyclotorsion, 32 cases with no cyclotorsion, and 27 cases with incyclotorsion. The total binocular FDA was significantly smaller in the no-cyclotorsion group compared with the incyclotorsion group(2.83°±2.89° vs 16.12°±5.74°, P<0.001). The preservation rates of near stereopsis were 66% and 15% in the no-cyclotorsion and incyclotorsion groups, respectively, with a significant statistical difference(P<0.001), and the preservation rates of fine near stereopsis were 38% and 11% in the no-cyclotorsion and incyclotorsion groups, respectively, with a significant statistical difference(P=0.02). Among all patients, near stereopsis was correlated with total binocular FDA(r=-0.526, P<0.001), with the strongest correlation observed with the FDA of the incyclotorsion(r=-0.546, P<0.001). In the incyclotorsion group, there was no correlation between near stereopsis and total binocular FDA(r=-0.366, P=0.060), with a negative correlation between near stereopsis and the FDA of both the incyclotorsion and the overaction(r=-0.424, P=0.028; r=-0.485, P=0.010). In the no-cyclotorsion group, near stereopsis was not correlated with total binocular FDA, incyclotorsion FDA, or overaction FDA.CONCLUSION:PSOOA patients with incyclotorsion have a lower preservation rate of near stereopsis than those without cyclotorsion. Near stereopsis function of patients with PSOOA is negatively correlated with total binocular FDA, especially the greater the FDA of the incyclotorsion and overaction, the worse the near-stereoscopic function.

Cholesterol is an important precursor of many endogenous molecules. Disruption of cholesterol homeostasis can cause many pathological changes, leading to liver and cardiovascular diseases. CYP1A is widely involved in cholesterol metabolic network, but its exact function has not been fully elucidated. Here, we aim to explore how CYP1A regulates cholesterol homeostasis. Our data showed that CYP1A1/2 knockout (KO) rats presented cholesterol deposition in blood and liver. The serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol were significantly increased in KO rats. Further studies found that the lipogenesis pathway (LXRα-SREBP1-SCD1) of KO rats was activated, and the key protein of cholesterol ester hydrolysis (CES1) was inhibited. Importantly, lansoprazole can significantly alleviate rat hepatic lipid deposition in hypercholesterolemia models by inducing CYP1A. Our findings reveal the role of CYP1A as a potential regulator of cholesterol homeostasis and provide a new perspective for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognized CRISPR-Cas9, a super-selective and precise gene editing tool. CRISPR-Cas9 has an obvious advantage in editing multiple genes in the same cell, and presents great potential in disease treatment and animal model construction. In recent years, CRISPR-Cas9 has been used to establish a series of rat models of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), such as

Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) are the science to study the process of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. It is very important to evaluate the characteristics of DMPK for the early development of drugs and the later clinical precision medication. The innovative construction of DMPK models promotes the development and improvement of drug evaluation system. Based on our research results, this review summarized the latest progress and application of innovative DMPK models, focusing on the following two aspects: (1) CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing rat models, including Cyp2e1

The co-existence of different neurodegenerative diseases in the same case has received increasing attention and reports. A rare comorbidity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) in a sporadic patient was reported. The patient presented with pseudobulbar palsy, freezing gait, and developed muscle weakness and fasciculation. Brain magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission computed tomography and whole exomesequencing showed no evident abnormality. The patient had no response towards the treatment of levodopa, and received supportive treatment and gastrostomy. He is in stable condition by now. Totally 23 cases of ALS with PSP were reviewed, and found that the clinical manifestations were related to the main distribution of pathological inclusion bodies and the location of neuron loss, and the deposition of the same pathological protein in multiple systems may lead to the coexistence of different neurodegenerative diseases. Traditional treatment is generally ineffective, thus support treatment is pivotal. The genetic background and pathogenesis of this comorbidity should be studied in the future.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of modified pancreaticojejunostomy with traditional pancreaticojejunostomy following pancreaticoduodenectomy, and to investigate the risk factors of postoperative pancreatic fistula. Methods: Clinical data of 68 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between October 2017 and October 2018 at the Second Department of Biliary Tract Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital was retrospectively collected and analyzed.According to the method of pancreaticojejunostomy, the patients were divided into two groups: modified pancreaticojejunostomy group (34 patients) and traditional pancreaticojejunostomy group (34 patients). There were 18 males and 16 females, aged (60.4±9.6) years of modified pancreaticojejunostomy groups; there were 17 males and 18 females, aged (58.9±10.9) years of traditional pancreaticojejunostomy group. The major postoperative complications such as pancreatic fistula were compared between the two groups, and the risk factors of postoperative pancreatic fistula were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: All of the 68 operations were successfully completed. The overall incidence of postoperative complications was 51.5% (35/68). The incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula was 13.2% (9/68), of which all were cases of grade B.There were 16 patients (23.5%) occurred with abdominal infection, and 11 patients (16.2%) occurred with delayed gastric emptying, including 1 case of grade A, 1 case of grade B and 9 cases of grade C.And 9 patients (13.2%) occurred with postoperative bleeding was, including 2 cases of mild bleeding, 5 cases of moderate bleeding, and 2 cases of severe bleeding.Biliary leakage occurred in one patient (1.5%) and chylous leakage occurred in two patients (2.9%). The modified pancreaticojejunostomy could significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative bleeding compared with control group (χ²=4.610, P=0.032). And there were no significant differences for other postoperative complications between the two groups (all P>0.05). According to the results of univariate analysis: age, intraoperative bleeding and diameter of pancreatic tube were related factors affecting postoperative pancreatic fistula (P=0.025, 0.019, 0.017, respectively). The results of multivariate analysis showed that intraoperative bleeding>400 ml and diameter of pancreatic tube <3 mm were independent risk factors of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy (P=0.025, 0.008, respectively). Conclusion The modified pancreaticojejunostomy is feasible with advantages of reducing postoperative bleeding following pancreaticoduodenectomy.