Objective To examine short-term outcomes and long-term survival of elderly patients (aged over 80 years) with colorectal cancer who received laparoscopic versus open surgery. Methods A total of 313 patients over 80 years old with colorectal cancer who underwent radical surgery were included.According to the surgical method, all patients were divided into open-surgery group (n=143) and laparoscopic surgery group (n=170).Baseline data were balanced between the two groups by using propensity score matching.Kaplan-Meier was used to draw the survival curve, and survival was compared by Log rank tests.Cox proportional risk model was used to analyze the effects of all factors on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Results After matching, 93 patients were included in each group.The mean intraoperative blood loss, the incidence of overall postoperative complications and gradeⅠ-Ⅱ complications in the laparoscopic surgery group were significantly lower than those in the open surgery group (all P < 0.05).The time to first flatus, the time to oral feeding, and postoperative hospital stays in the laparoscopic surgery group were significantly shorter than those in the open surgery group (all P < 0.05).The mean number of lymph-node dissection was also significantly higher in the laparoscopic surgery group than in the open surgery group (P=0.030).Patients in both groups had similar 5-year OS (P=0.594) and DFS (P=0.295).Multivariate Cox prognostic analysis showed that CEA level > 5 ng/ml, pathological TNM stage Ⅲ, and perineural invasion were independent risk factors for poor OS and DFS. Conclusion Compared with open surgery, laparoscopic surgery can provide better short-term advantages and similar long-term outcomes for colorectal cancer patients over 80 years of age.

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst after pegaspargase treatment in children. Methods: The clinical data of 6 children with pancreatic pseudocyst after pegaspargase treatment in the Department of Pediatrics in Peking University Third Hospital from July 2018 to February 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: There were 4 males and 2 females, and their age of onset was 9.5 (5.8, 13.0) years. The total number of pegaspargase applications was 2.5 (2.0, 3.5) times. The course from the last dose of pegaspargase to the onset of pancreatitis was 11.0 (9.0, 17.2) days, and 42.5 (35.0, 129.5) days from the onset of pancreatitis to the diagnosis of pancreatic pseudocyst. Abdominal pain was the most prominent manifestation of pancreatitis (6/6). All of the 6 children were asymptomatic when pancreatic pseudocyst was noted, and were treated conservatively at first, but one case later developed intermittent abdominal distension or nausea after eating. All the cases had pancreatic pseudocyst enlargement during the conservative treatment. Three children were treated with endoscopic ultrasound-guided transgastric drainage, and the cyst disappeared from 10 days to 4 months after the operation. The other 3 children received endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-guided transpapillary drainage, but one of them turned to surgery due to pancreatic duct stricture, and in the rest 2 children the cyst disappeared at 1 and 3 months after operation respectively. Regarding safety issues, 1 child who received ERCP-guided transpapillary drainage had acute postoperative pancreatitis, which were improved after treatment, and the other 5 had no complications. Conclusions: Pancreatic pseudocyst after pegaspargase chemotherapy can be asymptomatic in the early stage, and should be diagnosed with a history of pegaspargase treatment and timely imaging examination. Conservative treatment is the first choice for asymptomatic pseudocyst. When the pseudocyst enlarges, different endoscopic drainage treatments are required according to whether the pseudocyst is connected with the main pancreatic duct.
Female ; Male ; Humans ; Child ; Retrospective Studies ; Asparaginase ; Polyethylene Glycols/adverse effects* ; Pancreatitis

Objective: To investigate the expression of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1, SP142) and PD-L1 (22C3) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), and analyze their correlation with the clinicopathological factors and prognosis. Methods: The clinicopathologic data of 259 patients with TNBC treated in Cancer Hospital from August 2010 to December 2013 were collected. Whole section of surgical tissue samples were collected to conduct PD-L1 (SP142) and PD-L1 (22C3) immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. The PD-L1 expression in tumor cells and tumor infiltrating immune cells were visually assessed respectively, the relationship between PD-L1 expression and clinicopathologic characterizes were analyzed. Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to test the correlations between PD-L1 expression and disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: The positive rates of SP142 (immune cell score, ICs≥1%) and 22C3 (combined positive score, CPS≥1) were 42.1%(109/259) and 41.3%(107/259) in TNBC tissues, respectively, with a total coincidence rate of 82.3%. The Kappa value of positive expression cases was 0.571 and the distribution difference of SP142 and 22C3 positive expression cases was statistically significant (P<0.001). The PD-L1 positive patients were less likely to have vascular invasion (P<0.05), but with higher histological grade and Ki-67 proliferation index (P<0.05). The recurrence/metastasis cases(8) of the patients with positive PD-L1 (SP142) was significantly lower than that of patients with negative PD-L1(SP142, 27, P=0.016). The positive expression of PD-L1 (SP142) patients were longer DFS (P=0.019). The OS of patients with positive PD-L1 (SP142) were longer than those with negative PD-L1 (SP142), but without significance (P=0.116). The positive expression of PD-L1 (22C3) was marginally associated with DFS and OS of patients (P>0.05). Conclusions: The expression of PD-L1 (22C3) is different from that of PD-L1 (SP142) in TNBC, and the two antibodies can't be interchangeable for each other in clinical tests. PD-L1 (SP142) status is an independent prognostic factor of DFS in TNBC. The DFS is significantly prolonged in patients with positive expression of PD-L1 (SP142).
B7-H1 Antigen/genetics* ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Prognosis ; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology*

Acupuncture Therapy ; Animals ; Endoplasmic Reticulum ; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Physical Conditioning, Animal ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

The present study was aimed to explore the correlation between θ-γ neural oscillations phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) in hippocampal CA3 area and the changes of spatial identifying and cognitive ability before and after shock avoidance training in rats. According to the results of Y-type maze shock avoidance training, the rats were divided into two groups: the fast avoidance response group and the general avoidance response group. The local field potential (LFP) of hippocampal CA3 area was recorded by wireless telemetry before and after shock avoidance training. The variation of θ oscillation (3-7 Hz) and low-γ neural oscillation (30-60 Hz) PAC in hippocampal CA3 area was analyzed by MATLAB wavelet packet extraction technique. The results showed that, compared with the general avoidance response group, the fast avoidance response group exhibited higher θ-γ neural oscillation PAC in hippocampal CA3 area before training. θ-γ oscillation PAC in hippocampal CA3 area was increased in both groups after training. It was also noticed that θ-γ neural oscillation PAC of some frequency bands in the general avoidance response group were significantly higher than those in the fast avoidance response group. The results suggest that certain intensity of training can change the spatial identifying and cognitive ability of rats, and the mechanism may involve the increase of the synchrony of θ-γ neural oscillation, i.e., the enhancement of θ-γ phase-amplitude alternating frequency coupling in hippocampal neurons.
Animals ; Cognition ; Hippocampus ; Neurons ; Rats ; Theta Rhythm

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, affecting about 0.6% of the Chinese population. Many patients are not well controlled by conventional treatments, thus there is need for new treatment regimens. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. METHODS: This study was a 52-week, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 3 trial. A sub-population of study participants (≥18 years) of Chinese ethnicity were randomized to receive subcutaneous injections of 300 or 150 mg secukinumab, or placebo. The co-primary endpoints were psoriasis area severity index (PASI) 75 and Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) 0/1 at Week 12. RESULTS: A total of 441 Chinese patients were enrolled in this study. Co-primary outcomes were achieved; 300 and 150 mg secukinumab were superior to placebo as shown in the proportion of patients that achieved PASI 75 (97.7% and 87.2% vs. 3.7%, respectively; P < 0.001), and IGA 0/1 (82.3% and 69.7% vs. 2.7%; P < 0.001) at Week 12. Treatment efficacy was maintained until Week 52. There was no increase in overall adverse events with secukinumab relative to placebo throughout the 52-week period. CONCLUSION: Secukinumab is highly effective and well tolerated in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03066609; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT03066609.
Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use* ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; China ; Double-Blind Method ; Humans ; Psoriasis/drug therapy* ; Severity of Illness Index ; Treatment Outcome

Adaptation, Psychological ; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Beijing/epidemiology* ; Breast Neoplasms/psychology* ; Case-Control Studies ; Educational Status ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Risk Factors

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of Ureaplasma urealyticum(UU)and Chlamydia trachomatis(CT)infections with reproductive tract microenvironment changes and clinical infertility.METHODS: From July 2018 to May2019,85 cases of tubal infertility were collected as the infertility group from the Outpatient Department of Reproductive Medicine Center,the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.The ultrasonography and hysterosalpingography(HSG)showed normal size and shape of uterine cavity,and complete or incomplete obstruction of one or both fallopian tubes;infertility caused by other factors was excluded. The control group consisted of 45 normal women during the same period who had no previous pregnancy history and HSG showed no obvious abnormal fallopian tube. Vaginal and cervical secretions were collected to detect vaginal cleanliness and UU and CT infection.RESULTS: The vaginal cleanliness（Ⅲ-Ⅳ）of infertility group(18.82%)was more than that of control group(4.4%)(P<0.05).CT(18.82%),U(38.82%),CT+UU(15.29%)and total infection rates(72.94%)in infertility group were higher than those in control group(4.44%,8.89%,2.22% and 15.56%). The difference was statistically significant(P<0.01). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that tubal infertility was closely related to CT,UU and CT+UU infection(CT:P=0.046,OR=3.291;UU:P=0.025,OR=2.789;CT+UU:P=0.017,OR=7.528).CONCLUSION: CT and UU infections are strongly associated with tubal infertility. It is necessary to screen all women at childbearing age,especially infertile women,in order to clarify the relationship between these pathogens and impaired fertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: To study on the expression and clinical significance of interleukin 10 receptor 1(IL-10R1)in T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of children with food allergy. METHODS: The food allergy group included 50 cases of children admitted in Department of Pediatrics of Peking University Third Hospital from July 1,2017 to December 31,2017 and were diagnosed with food allergy. A total of 25 cases of healthy children who visited Child Health and Development Center of Peking University Third Hospital in the same period with no food allergy manifestation were selected as a healthy control group. The clinical manifestations of food allergy in different age groups were compared.Flow cytometry was used to examine the expression of IL-10R1 in CD4~+T cells and CD8~+T cells in peripheral blood and the MFI. According to the results of allergen specific Ig E test,the food allergy children were classified as allergen specific Ig E positive group and negative group. The expression of l L-10R1 in the CD4~+T lymphocytes and CD8~+T lymphocytes in peripheral blood and the MFI of the two groups were compared. A severity index of clinical symptoms and signs of food allergy was used to grade illness severity of food allergy children. Then it analyzed the correlation between the expression rates of IL-10R1 in CD4~+T cells and CD8~+T cells in peripheral blood and the scores. RESULTS: The expression rates and MFI of IL-10R1 in CD4~+T cells in peripheral blood of food allergy group were lower compared to the control group. The median expression rates and MFI were 40.23 versus 45.32,12.18 versus 17.69(Z=-2.506,-5.547,P=0.012,0.000,respectively). The expression rates and MFI of IL-10R1 in CD8~+T cells in the peripheral blood of food allergy group were also lower than the control group. The median expression rates and MFI were 34.50 versus 39.46,12.47 versus 17.28(Z=-4.035,-5.226,P=0.000,0.000,respectively). IL-10R1 expression rates and MFI on CD4~+T cells and CD8~+T cells in peripheral blood of allergen specific Ig E positive group were similar to those of the negative group. The expression rates of IL-10R1 on CD4~+T cells and CD8~+T cells in peripheral blood of children with food allergy had no correlation with the symptom and sign scores of food allergy. CONCLUSION: The decrease of the expression of IL-10R1 in CD4~+T cells and CD8~+T cells in peripheral blood may be associated with food allergy of children;the expression of IL-10R1 may be involved in the pathogenesis of food allergy mediated by Ig E and non-Ig E,but it was not associated with the severity of food allergy.

AIM To study the effect of azone on transdermal absorption of 6-gingerol.METHODS In vitro transdermal diffusion test was performed by TP-6 horizontal diffusion pool.In vitro rat skins were selected as permeation barrier,the effects of different concentrations of ethanol and azone on permeation performance of 6-gingerol were investigated.RESULTS Both 30％ ethanol and 3％ azone contributed to the significant permeation enhancement of 6-gingerol.CONCLUSION This research can provide reference for the preparation of transdermal drug delivery systems containing 6-gingerol.