Objective To explore the characteristics of response inhibition of military university students during multitasking operation. Methods Repeated measures of ANOVA as well as distribution test were employed to explore how the performance of 127 military university students in Go/No-Go test was affected by simulated driving task. Results The test results of 127 participants showed that there was a interaction between the interference task and the Go trial proportion on the hit rate and false alarm rate,that is,no significant difference was observed between the 60％ and 40％ of trial proportion without interference task (both P>0.05),but the hit rate and false alarm rate in the 60％ trial proportion condition were significantly higher than those in the 40％ trial proportion condition under interference task (both P<0.01).In addition,significant main effects of interference task were observed on hit rate,false alarm rate,and discrimination index d' (all P<0.01),that is,the interference task reduced the hit rate and discrimination,but increased the false alarm rate.Moreover,individual differences existed in the discrimination index d' changes,and the participants were divided into easily disturbed group (n=23,18.11％),undisturbed group (n=20,15.75％),and intermediate group (n=84,66.14％) by adding or subtracting 1 standard deviation from the mean of the difference. Conclusion The interference tasks increase the psychological load of military university students during multitasking operation,and impair the response inhibition;and individual differences exist in response inhibition.

Objective:To investigate the influencing factors of recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer, and to establish a prediction model based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement of perirectal fat content and investigate its application value.Methods:The retrospective cohort study was constructed. The clinicopathological data of 254 patients with middle and low rectal cancer who were admitted to Tianjin Union Medical Center from December 2016 to December 2021 were collected. There were 188 males and 66 females, aged (61±9)years. All patients underwent radical resection of rectal cancer and routine pelvic MRI examina-tion. Observation indicators: (1) follow-up and quantitative measurement of perirectal fat content; (2) factors influencing tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer; (3) construction and evaluation of the nomogram prediction model of tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(rang) and M( Q1, Q2). Count data were described as absolute numbers. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using the COX regression model. The rms software package (4.1.3 version) was used to construct the nomogram and calibration curve. The survival software package (4.1.3 version) was used to calculate the C-index. The ggDCA software package (4.1.3 version) was used for decision curve analysis. Results:(1) Follow-up and quantitative measurement of perirectal fat content. All 254 patients were followed up for 41.0(range, 1.0?59.0)months after surgery. During the follow-up period, there were 81 patients undergoing tumor recurrence with the time to tumor recurrence as 15.0(range, 1.0?43.0)months, and there were 173 patients without tumor recurrence. The preoperative rectal mesangial fascia envelope volume, preoperative rectal mesangial fat area, preoperative rectal posterior mesangial thickness were 159.1(68.6,266.5)cm3, 17.0(5.1,34.4)cm2, 1.2(0.4,3.2)cm in the 81 patients with tumor recurrence, and 178.5(100.1,310.1)cm3, 19.8(5.3,40.2)cm2 and 1.6(0.3,3.7)cm in the 173 patients without tumor recurrence. (2) Factors influencing tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer. Results of multivariate analysis showed that poorly differentiated tumor, tumor pathological N staging as N1?N2 stage, rectal posterior mesangial thickness ≤1.43 cm, magnetic resonance extra mural vascular invasion, tumor invasion surrounding structures were independent risk factors of tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer ( hazard ratio=1.64, 2.20, 3.19, 1.69, 4.20, 95% confidence interval as 1.03?2.61, 1.29?3.74, 1.78?5.71, 1.02?2.81, 2.05?8.63, P<0.05). (3) Construction and evaluation of the nomogram prediction model of tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer. Based on the results of multivariate analysis, the tumor differentiation, tumor pathological N staging, rectal posterior mesangial thickness, magnetic resonance extra mural vascular invasion, tumor invasion surrounding structures were included to construct the nomogram predic-tion model of tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer. The total score of these index in the nomogram prediction model corresponded to the probability of post-operative tumor recurrence. The C-index of the nomogram was 0.80, indicating that the prediction model with good prediction accuracy. Results of calibration curve showed that the nomogram prediction model with good prediction ability. Results of decision curve showed that the prediction probability threshold range was wide when the nomogram prediction model had obvious net benefit rate, and the model had good clinical practicability. Conclusions:Poorly differentiated tumor, tumor pathological N staging as N1?N2 stage, rectal posterior mesangial thickness ≤1.43 cm, magnetic resonance extra mural vascular invasion, tumor invasion surrounding structures are independent risk factors of tumor recurrence after radical resection of middle and low rectal cancer. Nomogram prediction model based on MRI measurement of perirectal fat content can effectively predict the probability of postoperative tumor recurrence.

Objective:To evaluate the effects of different doses of sivelestat sodium on perioperative acute lung injury (ALI) in the patients undergoing emergency surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAAD).Methods:A total of 120 patients of both sexes, aged 30-64 yr, with body mass index of 18.5-24.9 kg/m 2, of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅲ or Ⅳ, scheduled for emergency AAAD surgery, were divided into 3 groups using a random number table method: low-dose sivelestat sodium group (SL group), medium-dose sivelestat sodium group (SM group)and high-dose sivelestat sodium group (SH group), with 40 patients in each group. Sivelestat sodium 4.8, 6.0 and 7.2 mg/kg were intravenously infused starting from 10 min before anesthesia until 24 h after surgery in SL, SM and SH groups, respectively. Blood samples from the radial artery were collected for blood gas analysis after anesthesia induction and before skin incision (T 1), immediately after the end of surgery (T 2), at 24 h after surgery (T 3), and 72 h after surgery (T 4), the alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference (PA-aDO 2), oxygenation index (OI)and respiratory index (RI) were calculated. The duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation, length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and length of postoperative hospital stay were recorded. Central venous blood samples were collected at T 1-T 4 to measure serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6)and IL-8. Peripheral venous blood samples were collected on preoperative day 1 and postoperative days 1 and 3 to measure white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil (NEUT) count, neutrophil percentage (NEUT%), and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration. The occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs)and 90-day all-cause mortality were recorded. Results:Compared with the baseline at T 1, PA-aDO 2 and RI were significantly increased, OI was decreased, and the serum concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 were increased at T 2-T 4 in all the three groups ( P<0.05). WBC, NEUT, NEUT% and concentrations of CRP were significantly higher on postoperative days 1 and 3 than on 1 day before surgery in the three groups ( P<0.05). Compared with SL and SM groups, PA-aDO 2 and RI were significantly decreased, OI was increased, and the serum concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 were decreased, the WBC count, NEUT count, NEUT% and concentrations of CRP were decreased, the incidence of postoperative hypercapnia, hypoxemia, emerging lung rales and bronchospasm was decreased, and the duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation and length of intensive care unit stay were shortened( P<0.05), and no significant change was found in the postoperative length of hospital stay and 90-day all-cause mortality rate in SH group ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Sivelestat sodium 7.2 mg/kg can significantly inhibit the inflammatory responses, alleviate perioperative ALI, and improve early prognosis in the patients undergoing AAAD surgery.

Amplifying "eat me signal" during tumor immunogenic cell death (ICD) cascade is crucial for tumor immunotherapy. Inspired by the indispensable role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP, a necessary "eat me signal" for ICD), a versatile ICD amplifier was developed for chemotherapy-sensitized immunotherapy. Doxorubicin (DOX), ATP and ferrous ions (Fe²⁺) were co-assembled into nanosized amplifier (ADO-Fe) through π‒π stacking and coordination effect. Meanwhile, phenylboric acid-polyethylene glycol-phenylboric acid (PBA-PEG-PBA) was modified on the surface of ADO-Fe (denoted as PADO-Fe) by the virtue of d-ribose unit of ATP. PADO-Fe could display active targetability against tumor cells via sialic acid/PBA interaction. In acidic microenvironment, PBA-PEG-PBA would dissociate from amplifier. Moreover, high H₂O₂ concentration would induce hydroxyl radical (·OH) and oxygen (O₂) generation through Fenton reaction by Fe²⁺. DOX and ATP would be released from the amplifier, which could induce ICD effect and "ICD adjuvant" to amplify this process. Together with programmed death ligands 1 (PD-L1) checkpoint blockade immunotherapy, PADO-Fe could not only activate immune response against primary tumor, but also strong abscopal effect against distant tumor. Our simple and multifunctional ICD amplifier opens a new window for enhancing ICD effect and immune checkpoint blockade therapy.

Colorectal cancer (CRC), a malignant tumor worldwide consists of microsatellite instability (MSI) and stable (MSS) phenotypes. Although SHP2 is a hopeful target for cancer therapy, its relationship with innate immunosuppression remains elusive. To address that, single-cell RNA sequencing was performed to explore the role of SHP2 in all cell types of tumor microenvironment (TME) from murine MC38 xenografts. Intratumoral cells were found to be functionally heterogeneous and responded significantly to SHP099, a SHP2 allosteric inhibitor. The malignant evolution of tumor cells was remarkably arrested by SHP099. Mechanistically, STING-TBK1-IRF3-mediated type I interferon signaling was highly activated by SHP099 in infiltrated myeloid cells. Notably, CRC patients with MSS phenotype exhibited greater macrophage infiltration and more potent SHP2 phosphorylation in CD68⁺ macrophages than MSI-high phenotypes, suggesting the potential role of macrophagic SHP2 in TME. Collectively, our data reveals a mechanism of innate immunosuppression mediated by SHP2, suggesting that SHP2 is a promising target for colon cancer immunotherapy.

Objective:To analyze the morphology and distribution characteristics of subchondral bone cysts of the talus by CT three-dimensional reconstruction.Methods:A total of 176 patients diagnosed with subchondral bone cyst of the talus after CT scan of the ankle or foot from 2015 to 2020 were retrieved from the imaging report database of Tianjin Hospital, including 77 males and 99 females, aged 14-84 years［(56.1±14.0)years］. After three-dimensional reconstruction of the talus and cyst area by Mimics 20.0 software, an equal 2×2 grid configuration was constructed to divide the domed articular surface into four regions: anteromedial, anterolateral, posteromedial and posterolateral. For subchondral cyst of the talus, area involved under grid localization, gender, age and side of the onset were recorded. The anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, depth, surface area and volume of the subchondral bone cyst of the talus were measured.Results:Subchondral cyst of the talus was anteromedial in 131 patients (74.4%), anterolateral in 5(2.8%), posteromedial in 34(19.3%), and posterolateral in 6(3.4%). Subchondral cyst of the talus occurred in the older aged (≥60 years) for 78 patients (44.3%), in the middle aged (45-59 years) for 62(35.2%), in young adults for 32(18.2%), and in preadolescents for 4(2.3%). The age composition of the subchondral cyst of the talus involving the anteromedial, anterolateral, posteromedial and posterolateral regions was 59(49, 64)years, 44(39, 45)years, 61(54, 68)years and 40(22, 58) years, respectively (all P<0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in gender and side of the onset (all P>0.05). The anteroposterior diameter of the subchondral bone cysts located anteromedially, anterolaterally, posteromedially and posterolaterally was (9.7±4.4)mm, (3.5±1.1)mm, (10.3±4.4)mm and (2.1±0.8)mm, respectively; the transverse diameter was (5.4±1.7)mm, (3.9±1.8)mm, (5.9±2.2)mm and (3.4±1.1)mm, respectively; the depth was (7.1±2.4)mm, (3.2±2.2)mm, (8.2±3.0)mm and (3.9±1.9)mm, respectively; the surface area was 156.1(82.6, 198.2)mm 2, 23.0(21.4, 28.9)mm 2, 180.0(75.1, 230.4)mm 2 and 28.0(20.3, 36.7)mm 2, respectively; the volume was 77.1(37.1, 129.1)mm 3, 23.9(14.2, 37.8)mm 3, 104.6(37.7, 157.4)mm 3 and 13.0(10.4, 16.0)mm 3, respectively. When comparing the anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, depth, surface area and volume of the subchondral bone cysts in the anteromedial and posteromedial regions with the anterolateral and posterolateral regions, the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.01) except for the transverse diameter of the subchondral bone cysts in the anteromedial region and the anterolateral region ( P>0.05). In addition, the depth of subchondral bone cysts in the anteromedial region was significantly greater than that in the posteromedial region ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Subchondral bone cysts of the talar are commonly found in the middle- and old-aged population. Anteromedial lesions of the talar dome are the most commonly seen, with large and deeply involved cysts, followed by posteromedial lesions of the dome, while anterolateral and posterolateral lesions of the dome are less common and have smaller cyst sizes. An equal 2×2 grid configuration for talar cysts is useful in positioning and characterizing bone cysts, and can assist clinicians in accurately diagnosing and treating bone cysts.

Objective:To analyze the epidemic characteristics of Cornona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province, and to provide a reference for optimizing epidemic prevention and control strategies.Methods:The epidemic characteristics of COVID-19 in Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province in January 2021 were analyzed by applying the national infectious disease report system and information management system of Heilongjiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the public health emergency report management information system, the epidemiological investigation report of the Heilongjiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Suihua Municipal Certer for Disease Control and Prevention, and the epidemic information publicly released by the Health Commission of Heilongjiang Province.Results:From January 9 to February 5, 2021, 804 cases infected with Cornona virus were reported in Wangkui County, with an infection rate of 280.29/100 000. The epidemic affected 20 districts and counties in 6 cities, including Suihua, Harbin, Mudanjiang, Qiqihar, Yichun and Daqing. The sex ratio of male to female was 1.08 ∶ 1.00 (418 ∶ 386), the age ranged from 3 months to 93 years old, and the median age was 50 years old. The proportion of confirmed cases and asymptomatic infection was 1.23 ∶ 1.00 (444 ∶ 360), there were significant differences in gender, age and occupation between them ( P < 0.05). There were 314 places where the aggregation epidemic occurred, with family aggregation as the main way (300 households, 95.54%). The places with the highert average number of cases were banquets (25.75 cases/place) and grocery stores/chess and card rooms (16.00 cases/place). Conclusions:In January 2021, the epidemic of COVID-19 in Wangkui County is a typical outbreak in rural areas of North China. The main reasons for the rapid spread of the epidemic are a large number of gathering activities, frequent contact of personnel in confined spaces and other factors.

Objective:To elucidate the changes of cytokine expression profiles in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients infected with non-EV-A71 enteroviruses in Jinan city, and explore the characteristics of cytokines expression.Methods:The serum samples of acute and convalescent phases were collected from non-EV-A71 enterovirus-infected HFMD patients in Jinan from 2014 to 2017. The serum samples of healthy subjects were collected as control group. The Bio-plex liquid chip platform was used for high-throughput detection of 27 cytokines. GraphPad Prism and SPSS 22.0 were used for description and statistical analysis.Results:Twenty-two serum cytokines significantly changed in non-EV-A71 infected patients, including 11 kinds of interleukin (IL), 5 kinds of chemokines, 2 kinds of growth factors, granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). There were 21 kinds (mean ranks 17.06-19.00 pg/ml vs 5.50-8.80 pg/ml, P < 0.05) and 20 kinds (mean ranks 16.41-19.00 pg/ml vs 5.50-9.90 pg/ml, P < 0.05) of cytokines expression in acute stage and convalescent stage respectively were higher than those in healthy control group for coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) infected patients, and GM-CSF expression (mean ranks 9.65 pg/ml vs 21.40 pg/ml, 9.59 pg/ml vs 21.50 pg/ml, P < 0.05) were both lower than those in healthy control group. For HFMD patients infected CV-A6, there were 19 kinds (mean ranks 11.92-13.50 pg/ml vs 5.50-6.45 pg/ml, P < 0.05) and 21 kinds (mean ranks 12.00-13.50 pg/ml vs 5.50-6.40pg/ml, P < 0.05) of cytokines expression with acute and convalescent stage respectively were higher than those in healthy control group. GM-CSF expression decreased only in acute phase (mean ranks 5.00 pg/ml vs 10.60 pg/ml, P < 0.05) compared with healthy control group. Double serum analysis showed that interleukin 6 (22.79pg/ml vs 35.88 pg/ml) and interferon-induced protein 10 (IFNγ -induced protein 10) (793.56 pg/ml vs 2 157.32 pg/ml) expression in patients with CV-A16 infection during convalescent stage were lower than that in acute stage; IL-7 (3.13 pg/ml vs 1.165 pg/ml), IL-15 (27.84 pg/ml vs 16.005 pg/ml) and regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) (22 605.96 pg/ml vs 7 040.90 pg/ml) expression in patients with CV-A6 infection during convalescent stage increased compared with the acute stage. Conclusions:There are extensive changes in cytokine expression profile in HFMD patients with non-EV-A71 enterovirus infection. Different pathogens infection and different clinical course of HFMD have different characteristics of cytokine expression. These findings could provide scientific data for finding indicators that are meaningful for disease progression, clinical diagnosis and immunotherapy.

Acetic acid is a common inhibitor present in lignocellulosic hydrolysate. Development of acetic acid tolerant strains may improve the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals using lignocellulosic biomass as raw materials. Current studies on stress tolerance of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have mainly focused on transcription control, but the role of transfer RNA (tRNA) was rarely investigated. We found that some tRNA genes showed elevated transcription levels in a stress tolerant yeast strain. In this study, we further investigated the effects of overexpressing an arginine transfer RNA gene tR(ACG)D and a leucine transfer RNA gene tL(CAA)K on cell growth and ethanol production of S. cerevisiae BY4741 under acetic acid stress. The tL(CAA)K overexpression strain showed a better growth and a 29.41% higher ethanol productivity than that of the control strain. However, overexpression of tR(ACG)D showed negative influence on cell growth and ethanol production. Further studies revealed that the transcriptional levels of HAA1, MSN2, and MSN4, which encode transcription regulators related to stress tolerance, were up-regulated in tL(CAA)K overexpressed strain. This study provides an alternative strategy to develop robust yeast strains for cellulosic biorefinery, and also provides a basis for investigating how yeast stress tolerance is regulated by tRNA genes.
Acetic Acid ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism* ; Fermentation ; Leucine ; RNA, Transfer/genetics* ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism* ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism* ; Transcription Factors

Objective:To identify the risk factors for postoperative central nervous system complications (CNSC) developed in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) through determining regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO 2C) by near-infrared spectroscopy. Methods:A total of 60 pediatric patients with congenital heart disease undergoing elective orthodontic correction surgery under CPB, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ, of both sexes, aged 6-36 months, weighing 5-19 kg, in our hospital from July 2019 to January 2020 were collected.Intraoperative bilateral rSO 2C was monitored continuously by near-infrared spectroscopy.Blood samples were taken from the central vein at 10 min after induction of anesthesia, immediately after CPB, at the end of CPB, on admission to ICU, at 4 and 8 h after entering ICU and at 1, 2 and 3 days after surgery (T 0-8) for determination of the concentrations of serum S100β protein and neuron specific enolase (NSE). At 12 months after surgery, the Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category (PCPC) score was used to evaluate the prognosis of neurological function.The patients were divided into 2 groups according to whether CNSC occurred: CNSC group and non-CNSC group.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for development of postoperative CNSC in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery under CPB. Results:Two patients were excluded from the study.Eighteen cases developed postoperative CNSC, and the incidence was 31.0%.Compared with group non-CNSC, the minimal rSO 2 was significantly decreased, the maximal difference between pulse oxygen saturation and rSO 2C (da-rSO 2C) was increased, duration of reduction in rSO 2>25% during CPB, duration of rSO 2C<40% during CPB and duration of da-rSO 2C>50% during CPB were prolonged, and concentrations of serum S100β protein and NSE were increased at T 2-T 8 in group CNSC ( P<0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that prolonged duration of reduction in rSO 2C>25% during CPB, prolonged duration of rSO 2C<40% during CPB and prolonged duration of da-rSO 2C>50% during CPB were risk factors for development of postoperative CNSC. Conclusion:Prolonged duration of reduction in rSO 2C>25% during CPB, prolonged duration of rSO 2C<40% during CPB and prolonged duration of da-rSO 2C>50% during CPB are the risk factors for postoperative CNCS developed.