In September 2023， the Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review （Trial Implementation） was issued， revising the provisions related to the simplified procedure for ethical review in Chapter 3， Section 3. This revision of these provisions provides systematic guarantees for further optimizing ethical review work， ensuring that ethical review procedure is well-regulated， and improving scientific research efficiency. The “simplified procedure” does not mean reducing the quality and requirements of the review. Instead， based on always following internationally recognized ethical standards and emphasizing not violating national laws and regulations， improving the efficiency of ethical review and subsequent research work， and promoting the development of life sciences and medical research involving humans. In practical work， it introduces numerous new opportunities and challenges for the improvement of ethics review ability， such as new tests on the judgment and decision-making power of ethics committees， how to ensure the reliability and controllability of the conditions related to the simplified review procedure， and how to determine the basic conditions for adopting the simplified review procedure for review. Therefore， to actively respond to the challenges and possible risks brought by the simplified procedure review， efforts should be made to achieve three “unifications”， including the unification of researchers’ moral autonomy and the heteronomy of supervision implemented by relevant departments； the unification of the standard formulation of the simplified procedure review and the review work in practice； and the unification of ethical responsibility and legal responsibility.

Objective:To observe any effect of dynamic instability training on the balance and posture control of persons with chronic ankle instability (CAI).Methods:Thirty persons with CAI were divided at random into a control group and an observation group, each of 15. Both groups received routine rehabilitation interventions (including ankle strength training, kinesio taping, and vibration training), while the observation group additionally underwent 20 minutes of dynamic instability training daily, 5 days a week for 4 consecutive weeks. Before and after the treatment, everyone′s balance was evaluated using the Berg balance scale (BBS) and the star moving balance test (SEBT). Surface electromyography (sEMG) was used to collect electromyograms of the affected peroneus longus, tibialis anterior, rectus femoris and medialis femoris muscles of both groups within 100ms before and after landing in the jump-landing test. The intensity of muscle activation was thus analyzed.Results:After the treatment there was significant improvement in the average BBS scores, anterior medial SEBT, medial SEBT and posterior medial SEBT results of both groups. On average, all three SEBT results [(80.27±4.06)cm, (90.27±4.06)cm and (97.73±3.47)cm respectively] were significantly better in the observation group than in the control group. The standardized integrated electromyographs of the peroneus longus, tibialis anterior, rectus femoris and medialis femoris muscles on the affected sides showed significant improvement compared with before the treatment, but there too the observation group′s results were significantly better than those of the control group.Conclusions:Combining dynamic instability training with conventional rehabilitation can further improve the balance and postural control of persons with chronic ankle instability.

Objective:To build an experimental curriculum system of Oral Preventive Medicine with the goal of improving the job competence of oral medical students.Methods:By establishing knowledge modules, adjusting the experimental content, integrating teaching methods, and improving the comprehensive assessment system of teaching, the teaching reform is carried out in the experimental teaching of Oral Preventive Medicine for undergraduates from 2016 to 2017 in the Department of Stomatology at Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University.Results:The experimental curriculum system and teaching evaluation system of Oral Preventive Medicine with the goal of improving the job competence of medical students have been established. Cultivate students' independent learning ability and innovative and practical spirit, guide undergraduates to participate in social services, enhance the sense of social responsibility, and integrate theoretical education, ability training and quality education.Conclusions:Explore the new model of experimental oral medicine teaching, initially build the experimental curriculum system of Oral Preventive Medicine with the goal of job competence, promote the transformation of undergraduate teaching concept, deepen the connotation of teaching, and improve the depth and breadth of the teaching of Oral Preventive Medicine.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic interstitial lung disease, is characterized by aberrant wound healing, excessive scarring and the formation of myofibroblastic foci. Although the role of alternative splicing (AS) in the pathogenesis of organ fibrosis has garnered increasing attention, its specific contribution to pulmonary fibrosis remains incompletely understood. In this study, we identified an up-regulation of serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 7 (SRSF7) in lung fibroblasts derived from IPF patients and a bleomycin (BLM)-induced mouse model, and further characterized its functional role in both human fetal lung fibroblasts and mice. We demonstrated that enhanced expression of Srsf7 in mice spontaneously induced alveolar collagen accumulation. Mechanistically, we investigated alternative splicing events and revealed that SRSF7 modulates the alternative splicing of pyruvate kinase (PKM), leading to metabolic dysregulation and fibroblast activation. In vivo studies showed that fibroblast-specific knockout of Srsf7 in conditional knockout mice conferred resistance to bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Importantly, through drug screening, we identified lomitapide as a novel modulator of SRSF7, which effectively mitigated experimental pulmonary fibrosis. Collectively, our findings elucidate a molecular pathway by which SRSF7 drives fibroblast metabolic dysregulation and propose a potential therapeutic strategy for pulmonary fibrosis.

Objective:To investigate the relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels and intracranial or extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).Methods:A total of 407 patients with CSVD admitted to Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between July 2021 and September 2023 were enrolled in the study. Carotid duplex ultrasound was used to measure the internal diameter, intima-media thickness (IMT), vascular wall thickness, plaque property score, stenosis index, and stenosis ratio of the bilateral common carotid arteries, internal carotid arteries, external carotid arteries, and vertebral arteries. Magnetic resonance angiography was used to assess the degree of stenosis in intracranial arteries. Patients were divided into 4 groups based on the serum IGF-1 levels (low level group:≤5.21 ng/ml, medium level group:>5.21 ng/ml and ≤10.73 ng/ml, high level group:>10.73 ng/ml and ≤24.26 ng/ml, extremely high level group:>24.26 ng/ml). The IMT of the common carotid artery, carotid plaques, diameters of various cervical vascular lumens, carotid artery diameter stenosis, and intracranial artery stenosis in 4 groups of the patients were compared. The relationship between IGF-1 and intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis was analyzed by univariate Logistic regression analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results:There were inter group differences among the 4 groups in internal carotid artery diameter [low level group 5.45 (0.50) mm vs medium level group 5.32 (0.55) mm vs high level group 5.30 (0.55) mm vs extremely high level group 5.30 (0.50) mm; H=8.210, P=0.042]. The carotid IMT [low level group 0.80 (0.05) mm vs medium level group 0.80 (0.05) mm vs high level group 0.83 (0.03) mm vs extremely high level group 0.83 (0.09) mm; H=8.107, P=0.044], the proportion of carotid artery vascular wall thickening [low level group 52.9%(54/102) vs medium level group 48.0%(49/102) vs high level group 68.3%(69/101) vs extremely high level group 60.8%(62/102); χ2=9.889, P=0.020], the carotid artery plaque property score [low level group 1 (2) vs medium level group 2 (2) vs high level group 2 (2) vs extremely high level group 2 (2); H=8.913, P=0.030] and the proportion of anterior cerebral artery stenosis [low level group 2.9%(3/102) vs medium level group 2.0%(2/102) vs high level group 4.0%(4/101) vs extremely high level group 10.8%(11/102); χ2=10.473, P=0.014] had inter group differences among the 4 groups, and the differences were statistically significant. Univariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that carotid artery vascular wall thickening ( OR=1.197, 95% CI 1.003-1.429, P=0.046), anterior cerebral artery stenosis ( OR=1.814, 95% CI 1.148-2.867, P=0.011), and basilar artery stenosis ( OR=1.530, 95% CI 1.084-2.159, P=0.015) were correlated with IGF-1 levels. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjusting for age, gender, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and C-reactive protein, IGF-1 was positively correlated with the carotid artery vascular wall thickening ( OR=1.311, 95% CI 1.014-1.696, P=0.039); after adjusting for age, IGF-1 was positively correlated with the anterior cerebral artery stenosis ( OR=2.130, 95% CI 1.201-3.776, P=0.010); after adjusting for gender, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cholesterol levels, IGF-1 was positively correlated with basilar artery stenosis ( OR=1.688, 95% CI 1.063-2.681, P=0.027). Conclusions:There is an association between IGF-1 levels and intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with CSVD. IGF-1 may play a role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis in CSVD.

Objective:To investigate the effect of preoperative systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) on prognosis in patients with resectable colorectal cancer.Methods:The clinical data of 355 colorectal cancer patients underwent radical resection from January 2018 to December 2022 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. The basic information, pathological data and laboratory test results were recorded, and SIRI was calculated. The patients followed up to December 2023 or death, and the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were recorded. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn, the optimal critical value of SIRI in patients with colorectal cancer was determined according to the maximum Yoden index, and the patients were grouped based on this. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the independent risk factors of prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn, and the log-rank test was used for comparison.Results:ROC curve analysis result showed that the optimal critical value of SIRI was 0.99, and the area under the curve was 0.556. Among the 355 patients with colorectal cancer, SIRI<0.99 was in 229 cases (low SIRI group), and SIRI≥0.99 was in 126 cases (high SIRI group). There were no statistical difference in gender composition, age, body mass index (BMI), preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen, preoperative cancer antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), tumor location, T stage, N stage, tumor stage, degree of differentiation, tumor long diameter, lymphatic invasion, vascular invasion, operating time and intraoperative blood loss between two groups ( P>0.05). The incidence of anastomotic leakage in high SIRI group was significantly higher than that in low SIRI group: 20.6% (26/126) vs. 12.2% (28/229), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05). The median follow-up time of 355 patients was 21.7 months. The mortality and recurrence rate in high SIRI group were significantly higher than those in low SIRI group: 28.6% (36/126) vs. 19.2% (44/229) and 13.5% (17/126) vs. 6.1% (14/229), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis result showed that the median OS and DFS in high SIRI group were significantly lower than those in low SIRI group (17.3 months vs. 23.3 months and 15.1 months vs. 21.9 months), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis result showed that the tumor stage Ⅲ to Ⅳ, preoperative CEA>5 μg/L and SIRI>0.99 were independent risk factors of OS and DFS in patients with colorectal cancer (OS: HR = 2.447, 1.951 and 1.923; 95% CI 1.461 to 4.099, 1.266 to 3.456 and 1.003 to 2.655; P<0.05. DFS: HR = 2.982, 1.782 and 1.529; 95% CI 1.663 to 4.754, 1.147 to 2.651 and 1.198 to 2.021; P<0.05). Conclusions:The preoperative SIRI is an independent risk factor of prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. The patients with low SIRI have longer postoperative OS and DFS. The preoperative SIRI has guiding value in the prognosis assessment and treatment selection in patients with colorectal cancer.

Objective:To investigate the effect of preoperative systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) on prognosis in patients with resectable colorectal cancer.Methods:The clinical data of 355 colorectal cancer patients underwent radical resection from January 2018 to December 2022 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. The basic information, pathological data and laboratory test results were recorded, and SIRI was calculated. The patients followed up to December 2023 or death, and the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were recorded. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn, the optimal critical value of SIRI in patients with colorectal cancer was determined according to the maximum Yoden index, and the patients were grouped based on this. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the independent risk factors of prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn, and the log-rank test was used for comparison.Results:ROC curve analysis result showed that the optimal critical value of SIRI was 0.99, and the area under the curve was 0.556. Among the 355 patients with colorectal cancer, SIRI<0.99 was in 229 cases (low SIRI group), and SIRI≥0.99 was in 126 cases (high SIRI group). There were no statistical difference in gender composition, age, body mass index (BMI), preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen, preoperative cancer antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), tumor location, T stage, N stage, tumor stage, degree of differentiation, tumor long diameter, lymphatic invasion, vascular invasion, operating time and intraoperative blood loss between two groups ( P>0.05). The incidence of anastomotic leakage in high SIRI group was significantly higher than that in low SIRI group: 20.6% (26/126) vs. 12.2% (28/229), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05). The median follow-up time of 355 patients was 21.7 months. The mortality and recurrence rate in high SIRI group were significantly higher than those in low SIRI group: 28.6% (36/126) vs. 19.2% (44/229) and 13.5% (17/126) vs. 6.1% (14/229), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis result showed that the median OS and DFS in high SIRI group were significantly lower than those in low SIRI group (17.3 months vs. 23.3 months and 15.1 months vs. 21.9 months), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis result showed that the tumor stage Ⅲ to Ⅳ, preoperative CEA>5 μg/L and SIRI>0.99 were independent risk factors of OS and DFS in patients with colorectal cancer (OS: HR = 2.447, 1.951 and 1.923; 95% CI 1.461 to 4.099, 1.266 to 3.456 and 1.003 to 2.655; P<0.05. DFS: HR = 2.982, 1.782 and 1.529; 95% CI 1.663 to 4.754, 1.147 to 2.651 and 1.198 to 2.021; P<0.05). Conclusions:The preoperative SIRI is an independent risk factor of prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. The patients with low SIRI have longer postoperative OS and DFS. The preoperative SIRI has guiding value in the prognosis assessment and treatment selection in patients with colorectal cancer.

Objective:To build an experimental curriculum system of Oral Preventive Medicine with the goal of improving the job competence of oral medical students.Methods:By establishing knowledge modules, adjusting the experimental content, integrating teaching methods, and improving the comprehensive assessment system of teaching, the teaching reform is carried out in the experimental teaching of Oral Preventive Medicine for undergraduates from 2016 to 2017 in the Department of Stomatology at Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University.Results:The experimental curriculum system and teaching evaluation system of Oral Preventive Medicine with the goal of improving the job competence of medical students have been established. Cultivate students' independent learning ability and innovative and practical spirit, guide undergraduates to participate in social services, enhance the sense of social responsibility, and integrate theoretical education, ability training and quality education.Conclusions:Explore the new model of experimental oral medicine teaching, initially build the experimental curriculum system of Oral Preventive Medicine with the goal of job competence, promote the transformation of undergraduate teaching concept, deepen the connotation of teaching, and improve the depth and breadth of the teaching of Oral Preventive Medicine.

Objective:To observe any effect of dynamic instability training on the balance and posture control of persons with chronic ankle instability (CAI).Methods:Thirty persons with CAI were divided at random into a control group and an observation group, each of 15. Both groups received routine rehabilitation interventions (including ankle strength training, kinesio taping, and vibration training), while the observation group additionally underwent 20 minutes of dynamic instability training daily, 5 days a week for 4 consecutive weeks. Before and after the treatment, everyone′s balance was evaluated using the Berg balance scale (BBS) and the star moving balance test (SEBT). Surface electromyography (sEMG) was used to collect electromyograms of the affected peroneus longus, tibialis anterior, rectus femoris and medialis femoris muscles of both groups within 100ms before and after landing in the jump-landing test. The intensity of muscle activation was thus analyzed.Results:After the treatment there was significant improvement in the average BBS scores, anterior medial SEBT, medial SEBT and posterior medial SEBT results of both groups. On average, all three SEBT results [(80.27±4.06)cm, (90.27±4.06)cm and (97.73±3.47)cm respectively] were significantly better in the observation group than in the control group. The standardized integrated electromyographs of the peroneus longus, tibialis anterior, rectus femoris and medialis femoris muscles on the affected sides showed significant improvement compared with before the treatment, but there too the observation group′s results were significantly better than those of the control group.Conclusions:Combining dynamic instability training with conventional rehabilitation can further improve the balance and postural control of persons with chronic ankle instability.

Objective:To investigate the relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels and intracranial or extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).Methods:A total of 407 patients with CSVD admitted to Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between July 2021 and September 2023 were enrolled in the study. Carotid duplex ultrasound was used to measure the internal diameter, intima-media thickness (IMT), vascular wall thickness, plaque property score, stenosis index, and stenosis ratio of the bilateral common carotid arteries, internal carotid arteries, external carotid arteries, and vertebral arteries. Magnetic resonance angiography was used to assess the degree of stenosis in intracranial arteries. Patients were divided into 4 groups based on the serum IGF-1 levels (low level group:≤5.21 ng/ml, medium level group:>5.21 ng/ml and ≤10.73 ng/ml, high level group:>10.73 ng/ml and ≤24.26 ng/ml, extremely high level group:>24.26 ng/ml). The IMT of the common carotid artery, carotid plaques, diameters of various cervical vascular lumens, carotid artery diameter stenosis, and intracranial artery stenosis in 4 groups of the patients were compared. The relationship between IGF-1 and intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis was analyzed by univariate Logistic regression analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results:There were inter group differences among the 4 groups in internal carotid artery diameter [low level group 5.45 (0.50) mm vs medium level group 5.32 (0.55) mm vs high level group 5.30 (0.55) mm vs extremely high level group 5.30 (0.50) mm; H=8.210, P=0.042]. The carotid IMT [low level group 0.80 (0.05) mm vs medium level group 0.80 (0.05) mm vs high level group 0.83 (0.03) mm vs extremely high level group 0.83 (0.09) mm; H=8.107, P=0.044], the proportion of carotid artery vascular wall thickening [low level group 52.9%(54/102) vs medium level group 48.0%(49/102) vs high level group 68.3%(69/101) vs extremely high level group 60.8%(62/102); χ2=9.889, P=0.020], the carotid artery plaque property score [low level group 1 (2) vs medium level group 2 (2) vs high level group 2 (2) vs extremely high level group 2 (2); H=8.913, P=0.030] and the proportion of anterior cerebral artery stenosis [low level group 2.9%(3/102) vs medium level group 2.0%(2/102) vs high level group 4.0%(4/101) vs extremely high level group 10.8%(11/102); χ2=10.473, P=0.014] had inter group differences among the 4 groups, and the differences were statistically significant. Univariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that carotid artery vascular wall thickening ( OR=1.197, 95% CI 1.003-1.429, P=0.046), anterior cerebral artery stenosis ( OR=1.814, 95% CI 1.148-2.867, P=0.011), and basilar artery stenosis ( OR=1.530, 95% CI 1.084-2.159, P=0.015) were correlated with IGF-1 levels. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjusting for age, gender, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and C-reactive protein, IGF-1 was positively correlated with the carotid artery vascular wall thickening ( OR=1.311, 95% CI 1.014-1.696, P=0.039); after adjusting for age, IGF-1 was positively correlated with the anterior cerebral artery stenosis ( OR=2.130, 95% CI 1.201-3.776, P=0.010); after adjusting for gender, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cholesterol levels, IGF-1 was positively correlated with basilar artery stenosis ( OR=1.688, 95% CI 1.063-2.681, P=0.027). Conclusions:There is an association between IGF-1 levels and intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with CSVD. IGF-1 may play a role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis in CSVD.