Diabetic kidney disease（DKD） is a chronic kidney structural and functional disorder caused by diabetes. With the global prevalence of diabetes continuing to rise， DKD has gradually become a major cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease（ESRD）， posing a serious threat to patients' quality of life and long-term health outcomes. Studies have shown that apoptosis plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of DKD， with its mechanisms involving abnormal activation of multiple signaling pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4（TLR4）/nuclear transcription factor-κB（NF-κB）/B-cell lymphoma-2（Bcl-2）/cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase（Caspase）-3， protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase（PERK）/eukaryotic initiation factor 2α（eIF2α）/activating transcript factor 4（ATF4）/CCAAT enhancer-binding protein homologous protein（CHOP）， phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase（PI3K）/protein kinase B（Akt）/glycogen synthase kinase-3β（GSK-3β）， Janus kinase 2（JAK2）/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3（STAT3）， adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase（AMPK）/mammalian target of rapamycin（mTOR） and silent information regulator 1（SIRT1）/tumor suppressor protein 53（p53）， thereby accelerating renal pathological damage in DKD. Extensive evidence-based medical studies have confirmed that traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）， leveraging its unique therapeutic advantages of multi-target， multi-component and multi-pathway approaches， has demonstrated remarkable efficacy and favorable safety profiles in treating DKD. Recent studies have demonstrated that active components of TCM can specifically target and modulate key effectors in apoptotic signaling pathways. Meanwhile， traditional compound formulations exert synergistic effects through multiple approaches such as replenishing deficiency and activating blood circulation， detoxifying and dredging collaterals， tonifying kidney essence， and removing stasis and purging turbidity， thereby comprehensively regulating critical pathological processes including endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial apoptosis pathways. This combined therapeutic approach of molecular targeting and holistic regulation provides novel strategies for delaying the progression of DKD. Based on this， this paper provides an in-depth analysis of key apoptotic signaling pathways and their regulatory mechanisms， while systematically summarizing recent research advances regarding the therapeutic effects of TCM active components， compound formulations， and proprietary Chinese medicines on DKD through modulation of these pathways， with particular emphasis on their underlying molecular mechanisms. These findings not only elucidate the modern scientific connotation and theoretical basis of TCM in treating DKD but also establish a solid theoretical and practical foundation for promoting the wider clinical application and further research of TCM in the field of DKD treatment.

BACKGROUND: The available evidence regarding the benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on patients receiving dialysis with coronary artery disease (CAD) is limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to evaluate the association between PCI and clinical outcomes as compared with medical therapy alone in patients undergoing dialysis with CAD in China. METHODS: This multicenter, retrospective study was conducted in 30 tertiary medical centers across 12 provinces in China from January 2015 to June 2021 to include patients on dialysis with CAD. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as a composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal stroke. Secondary outcomes included all-cause death, the individual components of MACE, and Bleeding Academic Research Consortium criteria types 2, 3, or 5 bleeding. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the association between PCI and outcomes. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) and propensity score matching (PSM) were performed to account for potential between-group differences. RESULTS: Of the 1146 patients on dialysis with significant CAD, 821 (71.6%) underwent PCI. After a median follow-up of 23.0 months, PCI was associated with a 43.0% significantly lower risk for MACE (33.9% [ n  = 278] vs . 43.7% [ n  = 142]; adjusted hazards ratio 0.57, 95% confidence interval 0.45-0.71), along with a slightly increased risk for bleeding outcomes that did not reach statistical significance (11.1% vs . 8.3%; adjusted hazards ratio 1.31, 95% confidence interval, 0.82-2.11). Furthermore, PCI was associated with a significant reduction in all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities. Subgroup analysis did not modify the association of PCI with patient outcomes. These primary findings were consistent across IPTW, PSM, and competing risk analyses. CONCLUSION This study indicated that PCI in patients on dialysis with CAD was significantly associated with lower MACE and mortality when comparing with those with medical therapy alone, albeit with a slightly increased risk for bleeding events that did not reach statistical significance.
Humans ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/methods* ; Male ; Female ; Coronary Artery Disease/drug therapy* ; Retrospective Studies ; Renal Dialysis/methods* ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; China ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Treatment Outcome

To address the limitations of the existing automatic electrocardiogram(ECG)diagnosis models in learning long-term dependencies,an automatic 12-lead long-term ECG signal diagnosis model which combines bidirectional selective state space model(bidirectional mamba,BiMamba)with residual multi-scale receptive field block(RMSF)is proposed:(1)designing a multi-scale receptive field module with residual connections to realize more extensive feature extraction and fusion;(2)introducing BiMamba block to enhance the model's temporal modeling capability by employing both forward and backward temporal processing;(3)using the classifier to process features from BiMamba for accomplishing multi-label ECG classification.Five major diagnostic categories from the PTB-XL dataset are extracted and subjected to 5-fold cross-validation experiments.The experimental results from the comparative study show that BiMamba-RMSF achieves an average accuracy of 89.42%,an average AUC of 0.9356,and an average F1 score of 72.85%,outperforming the other 4 automatic ECG diagnosis models.Additionally,ablation study further validates the effectiveness of BiMamba block.It is demonstrated that the proposed model has a high precision in the multi-label classification for 12-lead long-term ECG signals.

To address the limitations of the existing automatic electrocardiogram(ECG)diagnosis models in learning long-term dependencies,an automatic 12-lead long-term ECG signal diagnosis model which combines bidirectional selective state space model(bidirectional mamba,BiMamba)with residual multi-scale receptive field block(RMSF)is proposed:(1)designing a multi-scale receptive field module with residual connections to realize more extensive feature extraction and fusion;(2)introducing BiMamba block to enhance the model's temporal modeling capability by employing both forward and backward temporal processing;(3)using the classifier to process features from BiMamba for accomplishing multi-label ECG classification.Five major diagnostic categories from the PTB-XL dataset are extracted and subjected to 5-fold cross-validation experiments.The experimental results from the comparative study show that BiMamba-RMSF achieves an average accuracy of 89.42%,an average AUC of 0.9356,and an average F1 score of 72.85%,outperforming the other 4 automatic ECG diagnosis models.Additionally,ablation study further validates the effectiveness of BiMamba block.It is demonstrated that the proposed model has a high precision in the multi-label classification for 12-lead long-term ECG signals.

Objective:To investigate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous superselective superior rectal artery embolization in the treatment of grades Ⅱ-Ⅲ internal hemorrhoids.Methods:The clinical data of 22 patients with grades Ⅱ-Ⅲ internal hemorrhoids who underwent superselective superior rectal artery embolization in the Department of Interventional and Minimally Invasive Tumor Therapy of the Second Hospital of Shandong University from September 2019 to February 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the blood supply artery of hemorrhoids, superselective embolization was performed with embolization materials. The surgical efficacy,postoperative complications,and 12-month follow-up results were analyzed. The clinical score data (French bleeding score,quality of life score,prolapse score) were expressed using the median ( Q1, Q3). The clinical scores before and after treatment were compared by the nonparametric rank sum test (Wilcoxon test),and the Z-value was calculated. P-values <0.05 indicate statistically significant differences. Results:The operation was successful in all 22 patients (technical success rate: 100%). The main postoperative side effects and complications included tenesmus (81.8%,18/22),anal bulge (68.2%,15/22),and mild pain in the anus (22.7%,5/22). The above reactions were improved 3-5 days after operation; three patients had congestion and dull pain at the puncture site,which improved spontaneously without treatment. The patients were followed up for 12 months. Compared with those prior to operation, the French bleeding score,quality of life score,and prolapse score were significantly improved (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Superselective superior rectal artery embolization is a relatively safe and low-risk treatment for grades Ⅱ-Ⅲ internal hemorrhoids. It is an option for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids,particularly hemorrhagic internal hemorrhoids.

Objective To identify meaningful objective examination methods by analyzing the results of vari-ous objective examinations of children with recurrent vertigo(RVC).Methods Fifty children with RVC(29 in ver-tigo attacking group,21 in vertigo non-attacking group)and 20 children without RVC were selected.All partici-pants underwent a series of relevant objective examinations,the results of each examination were statistically ana-lyzed and the characteristic differences of each examination between the RVC group and the control group were ob-tained.Results ① The abnormal rate of sleep SpO2,high stimulation rate ABR and AHI in the RVC group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P＜0.05).② The abnormal rate of sleep SpO2 and high stimu-lation rate ABR in the vertigo attacking group were higher than those in the vertigo non-attacking group.There was a statistical difference between the two groups(P＜0.05).③ Pure tone audiometry(or conditioned play audiome-try),acoustic immittance,cranial MRI,positional test and vHIT were normal in both RVC group and normal con-trol group.Conclusion Continuous sleep SpO2 and high stimulation rate ABR are correlated with RVC,especially RVC during vertigo attacking.AHI is correlated with RVC,but not with the onset of vertigo.Clinically,continu-ous sleep SpO2 monitoring,PSG and high stimulation rate ABR can be used as auxiliary examinations for the diagno-sis of RVC.

As a part of the multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment model of malignant tumors， traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） plays a unique role in increasing efficiency， reducing toxicity， and preventing recurrence and metastasis. It has been gradually recognized that integrated TCM and western medicine should be used in diagnosis and treatment of tumors. Western medicine such as surgery， radiotherapy， chemotherapy， endocrine therapy， targeted therapy， and immunotherapy may act as the main factors that change the syndromes， as they can induce the changes of the tongue and pulse manifestations and symptoms after acting on the body. It is therefore advised to differentiate and analyze the attributes of yin-yang and cold-heat of western medicine as well as its impact on TCM syndromes， and use Chinese herbal medicinals precisely so as to increase efficiency and reduce toxicity. Moreover， it is better to grasp the syndrome evolution trend of modern medicine and predict the disease tendency， so as to improve the accuracy of syndrome differentiation and treatment in TCM under multi-disciplinary diagnosis and treatment model， and promote the maximization of the benefits of integrated TCM and western medicine in treating tumors.

Objective:To explore the relationship between sleep status and the disease in children with recurrent vertigo（RVC） by analyzing the objective sleep condition of children with recurrent vertigo. Methods:According to the diagnostic criteria of RVC, 50 children with RVC and 20 normal controls without RVC were selected. According to the vertigo questionnaire score, the RVC group was divided into mild, moderate and severe groups according to severity. Continuous polysomnography（PSG） was performed for all participants, and SPSS 25.0 statistical software was used to analyze the monitoring results. Results:①There were significant differences in sleep time of each period, total sleep time and sleep efficiency between RVC group and control group（P<0.05）, but there was no significant difference in sleep latency（P>0.05）. The specific manifestations were that the proportion of sleep time in N1 and N2 phases increased, the proportion of sleep time in N3 and REM phases decreased, the total sleep time and sleep efficiency decreased in RVC group. ②The abnormal rate of sleep apnea hypopnea index, that is, the proportion of AHI≥5 times/h and the abnormal rate of lowest blood oxygen saturation in RVC group were higher than those in normal control group. There was significant difference between the two groups（P<0.05）. ③There were significant differences in the proportion of AHI≥5 times/h and lowest SpO2 among mild group, moderate group and severe group（P<0.05）. ④There was no significant correlation between the degree of vertigo and the abnormal rate of AHI in children with RVC, but there was a negative correlation between the degree of vertigo and the abnormal rate of lowest SpO2 in children with RVC. Conclusion:Children with RVC are often accompanied by sleep disorders, clinicians should pay attention to both the symptoms of vertigo and sleep condition in children. Polysomnography is non-invasive and operable, providing a new idea to the auxiliary examination of RVC in children. It is of certain clinical significance for the comprehensive treatment of children with RVC to actively improve vertigo symptoms and pay attention to improving sleep quality.
Humans ; Child ; Polysomnography ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/diagnosis* ; Sleep ; Dizziness ; Vertigo/diagnosis*

"The Expert Group on Tumor Ablation Therapy of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, The Tumor Ablation Committee of Chinese College of Interventionalists, The Society of Tumor Ablation Therapy of Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and The Ablation Expert Committee of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology" have organized multidisciplinary experts to formulate the consensus for thermal ablation of pulmonary subsolid nodules or ground-glass nodule (GGN). The expert consensus reviews current literatures and provides clinical practices for thermal ablation of GGN. The main contents include: (1) clinical evaluation of GGN, (2) procedures, indications, contraindications, outcomes evaluation and related complications of thermal ablation for GGN and (3) future development directions.
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Objective: To analyze molecular feature of rabies virus (RABV) epidemic strains in Sichuan province during 2011 to 2017, and explore differences at nucleotide, amino acid and protein modification between these street strains and vaccine strains. Methods: Nucleoprotein(N) and glycoprotein(G) genes were amplified by RT-PCR using specific primers for 23 antigen-positive canine brain specimens collected from 2011 to 2017. The evolutionary relationship and immune antigenicity of N and G genes was analyzed. Bioinformatics software was used to analyze and organize data. Results: We obtained the N and G genes sequences of 23 RABV strains by sequencing. Genetic evolution relationship analysis showed that all the 23 RABV strains belonged to rabies virus species and could be divided into three branches, which had apparent geographically specific characteristics but some Sichuan strains co-circulated with the epidemic strains in the eastern and northern regions of China.The N genes of Sichuan strains had nucleotide and amino acid homology of 97.4% to 100% and 99.6%-100%. The nucleotide and amino acid homology between Sichuan strains and reference strains were 72.1%-99.8% and 81.6%-100%, respectively. There were some differences in antigenic sites, cell epitopes and signal peptide sequences between vaccine strain and Sichuan strains but no significant change was found in antigenicity, organizational preference and virulence. Conclusions The 23 strains of RABV of Sichuan belonged to rabies virus species and had no obvious differences. There were few differences between Sichuan strain and vaccine strain in amino acid sequences of G, but the virulence did not change.