Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis(OMS)is a subtype of maxillary sinusitis(MS).It is actually inflammation of the maxillary sinus that secondary to adjacent infectious maxillary dental lesion.Due to the lack of unique clinical features,OMS is difficult to distinguish from other types of rhinosinusitis.Besides,the characteristic infectious pathogeny of OMS makes it is resistant to conventional therapies of rhinosinusitis.Its current diagnosis and treatment are thus facing great difficulties.The multi-disciplinary cooperation between otolaryngologists and dentists is absolutely urgent to settle these questions and to acquire standardized diagnostic and treatment regimen for OMS.However,this disease has actually received little attention and has been underrepresented by relatively low publication volume and quality.Based on systematically reviewed literature and practical experiences of expert members,our consensus focuses on characteristics,symptoms,classification and diagnosis of OMS,and further put forward multi-disciplinary treatment decisions for OMS,as well as the common treatment complications and relative managements.This consensus aims to increase attention to OMS,and optimize the clinical diagnosis and decision-making of OMS,which finally provides evidence-based options for OMS clinical management.

Objective:To evaluate the value of Treponema pallidum ( Tp)-specific antibody index in the diagnosis, staging, and typing of neurosyphilis (NS). Methods:Fifty patients diagnosed with NS at the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from March 2020 to December 2022 were recruited as the experimental group, and 50 non-NS syphilis patients were enrolled during the same period as the control group. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and matched serum samples along with clinical data were collected. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) EP06-Ed2 file was used to analyze the linear range of electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for Tp-specific antibody detection, and the Tp antibody index was calculate for all subjects. The correlation of Tp antibody index, IgG index, IgG synthesis rate, and albumin quotient with other clinical indicators was evaluated by the coefficient of correlation, and the diagnostic efficacy of these indicators in NS was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results:All the deviations from linearity of electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for detecting Tp antibodies in serum and CSF samples were within the allowable deviation from linearity. Compared with the non-NS group, the NS group showed a significant increase in the Tp antibody index ( P<0.05), with no significant differences observed among the groups of different subtypes, severity, or receiving treatment or not ( P>0.05). Tp antibody index, IgG index, and IgG synthesis rate were positively correlated with serum Tp antibody, CSF Tp antibody, trace protein, and nucleated cell count ( P<0.05). Taking 14.99 as the cut-off value for NS diagnosis, the diagnostic sensitivity of Tp antibody index was 74.0% (95%CI: 60.5%-84.1%), and the specificity was 94.0% (95%CI: 83.8%-98.4%), with the area under the ROC curve of 0.897, which was larger than that of albumin quotient, IgG index, and IgG synthesis rate. Conclusions:This study finds a significant increase in the Tp antibody index in NS patients with good diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, providing reference for the diagnosis of NS.

Pheretima,also called"earthworms",is a well-known animal-derived traditional Chinese medicine that is extensively used in over 50 Chinese patent medicines(CPMs)in Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2020 edi-tion).However,its zoological origin is unclear,both in the herbal market and CPMs.In this study,a strategy for integrating in-house annotated protein databases constructed from close evolutionary relationship-sourced RNA sequencing data from public archival resources and various sequencing al-gorithms(restricted search,open search,and de novo)was developed to characterize the phenotype of natural peptides of three major commercial species of Pheretima,including Pheretima aspergillum(PA),Pheretima vulgaris(PV),and Metaphire magna(MM).We identified 10,477 natural peptides in the PA,7,451 in PV,and 5,896 in MM samples.Five specific signature peptides were screened and then validated using synthetic peptides;these demonstrated robust specificity for the authentication of PA,PV,and MM.Finally,all marker peptides were successfully applied to identify the zoological origins of Brain Heart capsules and Xiaohuoluo pills,revealing the inconsistent Pheretima species used in these CPMs.In conclusion,our integrated strategy could be used for the in-depth characterization of natural peptides of other animal-derived traditional Chinese medicines,especially non-model species with poorly annotated protein databases.

From January to July 2017, 872 high-risk middle-aged and elderly patients of stroke who visited general practice clinics in 10 community health service centers in Shanghai were enrolled in the study. Cluster randomization was used to select 427 patients from 5 community centers as the intervention group, and 445 patients from other 5 community centers as the control group. The intervention group received health education and traditional Chinese exercise training on the basis of conventional treatment;while the control group received conventional treatment only. After 12 months of intervention physical examinations and related laboratory tests were performed,and the risk factors were compared between two groups before and after the intervention. The results showed that there were significant differences in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure,blood urea nitrogen (BUN),creatinine (Cr) and homocysteine before and after the intervention in both groups (all P<0.05); and compared the control group the improvement of above indicators was more marked in the intervention group. There was no significant difference in cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein between the two groups before and after the intervention ( P>0.05). The health management with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine can effectively control some risk factors of stroke for middle-aged and elderly people, which is beneficial for the prevention and control of stroke in the community.

Objective:To analyze the risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma microvascular invasion (MVI) and to construct a preoperative prediction clinical scoring system.Methods:A retrospective analysis was made on 113 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing hepatectomy at Zhongshan Hospital from March 2018 to Jun 2019.Postoperative pathology confirmed 35 cases with microvascular invasion.Results:The multivariate logistic regression model showed that the maximum tumor diameter( OR: 1.028, 95% CI: 1.001-1.005), the smoothness of the capsule edge( OR: 0.208, 95% CI: 0.062-0.699), the positive circulating tumor cells (CTC)( OR: 3.728, 95% CI: 1.029-13.501) and abnormal prothrombin(PIVKA-Ⅱ)( OR: 1.001, 95% CI: 1.000-1.002) were risk factors for MVI. The area, sensitivity and specificity of the clinical score constructed by assigning 1 point to each risk factor were 0.906, 74.29% and 92.31%, respectively. Clinical scores of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 predict MVI positive rates of 0 (0/26), 9.09% (3/33), 28.57% (6/21), 77.78% (14/ 18), 85.71% (12/14). Conclusions:Tumor maximum diameter>62 mm, PIVKA-Ⅱ>115 mAU/ml, unsmooth tumor capsule and CTC in peripheral blood are independent high risk factors in patients with MVI.

Objective To investigate and analyze the current situation of nuclear technology utilization and radiation workers' occupational health management in non-medical institutions in Huai'an City, and to strengthen the prevention and control of occupational radiation diseases. Methods 37 non-medical institutions of nuclear technology utilization in Huai'an City were surveyed by questionnaire, including radioisotope and radiation apparatus, personal dose monitoring of radiation workers, implementation of occupational health examination, protective equipment, etc. Results The industry covers manufacturing industry, transportation, warehousing and postal industry, scientific research and technical service industry, residential service, repair and other service industries, 0 class I radiation device, 15 class II radiation devices, 67 class III radiation devices; 0 class I and II radiation sources, 1 class III radiation device, 16 class IV radiation sources, 51 class V radiation sources, 1 unsealed radioactive material Class B workplace; 493 radiation workers, 90.5% with certificates, 85.4% with personal dose monitoring rate, rate of 37.8% with radiation protection monitoring equipment, and 68.0% with occupational health examination rate. It has 13 institutions equipped with personal protective equipment, 23 with dose alarming devices and 14 with radiation protection monitors. 30 radiation workplace tests have been carried out in the past two years. Conclusion The occupational health management of radiation workers in non-medical institutions is weak. At present, the responsibility of occupational health supervision has been assigned to the health department. Therefore, the health administrative department should strengthen the supervision of non-medical nuclear technology utilization institutions and improve the emergency mechanism of radiation emergencies in Huai'an city.

The current document is based on a consensus reached by a panel of experts from the Chinese Society of Allergy and the Chinese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rhinology Group. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects approximately 8% of Chinese adults. The inflammatory and remodeling mechanisms of CRS in the Chinese population differ from those observed in the populations of European descent. Recently, precision medicine has been used to treat inflammation by targeting key biomarkers that are involved in the process. However, there are no CRS guidelines or a consensus available from China that can be shared with the international academia. The guidelines presented in this paper cover the epidemiology, economic burden, genetics and epigenetics, mechanisms, phenotypes and endotypes, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, management, and the current status of CRS in China. These guidelines—with a focus on China—will improve the abilities of clinical and medical staff during the treatment of CRS. Additionally, they will help international agencies in improving the verification of CRS endotypes, mapping of eosinophilic shifts, the identification of suitable biomarkers for endotyping, and predicting responses to therapies. In conclusion, these guidelines will help select therapies, such as pharmacotherapy, surgical approaches and innovative biotherapeutics, which are tailored to each of the individual CRS endotypes.
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Objective:To investigate the effects and mechanism of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) pathway in the energy production of hypoxic cardiomyocytes of rats regulated by tumor necrosis factor receptor associated protein 1 (TRAP1).Methods:The cardiomyocytes were isolated from 135 neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats (aged 1-3 d) and cultured for the following experiments. (1) Cells were collected and divided into normoxia blank control (NBC) group, hypoxia blank control (HBC) group, hypoxia+ TRAP1 over-expression control (HTOC) group, and hypoxia+ TRAP1 over-expression (HTO) group according to the random number table (the same grouping method below), with 1 bottle in each group. Cells in NBC group were cultured routinely, cells in HBC group were cultured in hypoxic condition for 6 hours after routine culture, cells in HTOC and HTO groups were respectively added with TRAP1 over-expression empty virus vector and TRAP1 over-expression adenovirus vector virus suspension for transfection for 48 hours after routine culture and then cultured in hypoxic condition for 6 hours. The protein expression of TFAM of cells in each group was detected by Western blotting. (2) Cells were collected and divided into NBC, HBC, HTOC, HTO, HTO+ TFAM interference control (HTOTIC), and HTO+ TFAM interference (HTOTI) groups, with 1 well in each group. Cells in the former 4 groups were dealt with the same methods as the corresponding groups in experiment (1). Cells in HTOTIC and HTOTI groups were respectively added with TFAM interference empty virus vector and TFAM interference adenovirus vector virus suspension for transfection for 48 hours, and the other processing methods were the same as those in HTO group. The content of ATP of cells in each group was determined by ATP determination kit and microplate reader, and the COX activity of cells in each group was determined by COX activity assay kit and microplate reader. (3) Cells were collected and divided into NBC group, normoxia+ sodium azide (NSA) group, HBC group, and hypoxia+ sodium azide (HSA) group, with 1 well in each group. Cells in NBC and HBC groups were respectively dealt with the same methods as the corresponding groups in experiment (1). Cells in NSA and HSA groups were respectively added with 32 nmol sodium azide at 30 min before experiment or hypoxia, and then cells in HSA group were cultured in hypoxic condition for 6 hours. The content of ATP was determined by the same method as above. The above three experiments were repeated for three times. Data were statistically analyzed with one-way analysis of variance and least significant difference test.Results:(1) Compared with that in NBC group, the protein expression of TFAM of cells in HBC group was significantly decreased ( P<0.01). Compared with that in HBC group or HTOC group, the protein expression of TFAM of cells in HTO group was significantly increased ( P<0.01). (2) Compared with 0.552±0.041 and 1.99±0.15 in NBC group, the COX activity (0.270±0.044) and ATP content (1.09±0.11) of cells in HBC group were significantly decreased ( P<0.01). Compared with 0.269±0.042 and 1.17±0.12 in HBC group and those in HTOC group, the COX activity (0.412±0.032 and 0.404±0.016) and ATP content (1.75±0.06 and 1.69±0.07) of cells in HTO and HTOTIC groups were significantly increased ( P<0.01). Compared with those in HTO and HTOTIC groups, the COX activity (0.261±0.036) and ATP content (1.23±0.07) of cells in HTOTI group were significantly decreased ( P<0.01). (3) Compared with that in NBC group, the ATP content of cells in NSA and NBC groups was significantly decreased ( P<0.01). Compared with that in HBC group, the ATP content of cells in HSA group was significantly decreased ( P<0.01). Conclusions:TRAP1 can increase the COX activity of cardiomyocytes by raising the expression of TFAM, and finally alleviate the impairment in energy production of cardiomyocytes caused by hypoxia.

Objective: To analyze the status of job burnout among the community and township public health workers, and to provide scientific basis for formulating comprehensive prevention and control measures. Methods: A census sampling method was used to investigate the job burnout by using the self-made general demographic data questionnaire and the MBI-GS in HuaiAn. Results: A total of 1074 valid questionnaires were collected, and the total physical examination rate of job burnout was 58.7%, 51.3% were mild burnout, 7.4% were highly burnout. Multivariate ordered logistic regression analysis showed that sex (OR=1.32), chronic disease (OR=1.92)、and daily working hours greater than 7 h (OR=1.40)、township health center (OR=1.31) were independent risk factors for occupational burnout. The age "≥51" (OR=0.45)、"41~" (OR=0.58) are the independent protective factors for the occurrence of job burnout. Conclusion Job burnout detection rate was high in the staff of essential public health service, sex, daily working hours, health status, age and work unit are the main factors influencing job burnout.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of Xuesaitong for injection on microembolic signal (MES) and blood lipid of patients with middle cerebral artery (MCA) atherosclerotic stenosis complicated with MES positive transient ischemic attack (TIA). METHODS: A total of 98 patients with MCA atherosclerotic stenosis complicated with MES positive TIA in the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM during May 2015-May 2016 were divided into routine group and Xuesaitong group according to random numble table, with 49 cases in each group. Routine group received routine treatment. Xuesaitong group was additionally given Xuesaitong for injection (lyophilized) 400 mg intravenously, once a day, for consecutive 15 d, on the basis of routine treatment. The distribution of MES classification and the number of MES were observed in 2 groups before treatment, 15 d after treatment and 3rd and 6th month after treatment. The levels of TG, TC, LDL were observed before treatment and 15 d after treatment. The occurrence of ischemia event and ADR were recorded. RESULTS: Fifteen days after treatment, the distribution of MES classification in 2 groups was significantly better than before treatment; Xuesaitong group was significantly better than routine group, with statistical significance (P＜0. 05). At 3rd and 6th month after treatment, the distribution of MES classification in Xuesaitong group was significantly better than routine group; 6th month after treatment was significantly better than 3rd month after treatment, with statistical significance (P＜0. 05). Fifteen days and the 3rd, 6th month after treatment, the number of MES in 2 groups were significantly lower than before treatment and decreased as time; Xuesaitong group was significantly lower than routine group, with statistical significance (P＜0. 05). Fifteen days after treatment, TG and TC levels of 2 groups were significantly lower than before treatment; Xuesaitong group was significantly lower than routine group, with statistical significance (P＜0. 05); there was no statistical significance in the level of LDL before and after treatment (P＞0. 05). The incidence of ischemic events in routine group at 6th month after treatment was significantly higher than 3rd month after treatment, and the incidence of ischemic events in Xuesaitong group at 3rd and 6th month after treatment was significantly lower than routine group, with statistical significance (P＜0. 05). At 6th month after treatment, the incidence of ADR in 2 groups was significantly lower than 3rd month, with statistical significance (P＜0. 05). CONCLUSIONS: Based on routine treatment, Xuesaitong for injection can reduce the number of MES, reduce the incidence of ischemia events and further improve the level of blood lipid in patients with MCA atherosclerotic stenosis complicated with MES positive TIA without increasing the occurrence of ADR.