Objective To analyze the causal relationship between obesity and central retinal artery occlusion(CRAO)based on body mass index(BMI),which is commonly used to measure obesity,and Mendelian randomization(MR)method.Methods Two-sample MR analysis was performed using summary statistics from genome-wide associa-tion studies.Exposed genetic tools were divided into the men group(n=60 586,SNP=2 736 876,European men)and women group(n=171 977,SNP=2 494 613,European women);CRAO was selected as the outcome.The instrumental variable for BMI came from the Integrative Epidemiology Unit(IEU)publicly available data;the outcome CRAO data came from the FinnGen database.Inverse variance weighting(IVW)and weighted median(WM)were used to analyze the poten-tial relationship between BMI and CRAO.Results IVW showed that the increased BMI level significantly increased the risk of CRAO in men[OR=4.57,95％CI:1.32-15.82,P=0.016]and the risk of CRAO in women[OR=3.48,95％CI:1.40-8.63,P=0.007].Meanwhile,the WM and MR-Egger analysis results supported the above conclusions.In addition,there was no heterogeneity or pleiotropy in the results of this study.Conclusion The increase in BMI is positively corre-lated with the occurrence of CRAO.This study provides an effective CRAO prevention strategy for asymptomatic patients with elevated BMI levels.

Flanged intrascleral intraocular lens implantation has become one of the mainstream treatment solutions for aphakia in clinical practice due to its ability to avoid dislocation of the intraocular lens,or subluxation caused by suture degradation or breakage,as well as the ability to eliminate complications such as inflammation or infection caused by su-tures,and the significant improvement in postoperative vision for patients.However,there has been no systematic analysis of the factors that may lead to postoperative refractive prediction errors in China.This article analyzes the possible prob-lems of flanged intrascleral intraocular lens implantation and the reasons for postoperative refractive prediction errors,in order to provide reference for clinical work.

Objective:Mendelian randomization (MR) was used to analyze the potential relationship between blood pressure and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).Methods:Two-sample MR analysis was performed using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were selected as the exposure, PDR as the outcome. The instrumental variable of SBP and DBP came from the publicly available data of the the UK Medical Research Council Comprehensive Epidemiology Unit and Neale Laboratory; the outcome data (8 681 cases in the case group, 204 208 cases in the control group, European population) are from the FinnGen database. Inverse variance weighting (IVW) and weighted median (WM) were used to analyze the potential relationships between SBP, DBP and PDR.Results:MR analysis showed that IVW [SBP: odds ratio ( OR)=1.36, 95% confidence interval ( CI) 1.17-1.57, P= 4.22E-05; DBP: OR=1.29, 95% CI 1.11-1.51, P=8.6E-04], WM (SBP: OR=1.33, 95% CI 1.07-1.66, P=0.009; DBP: OR=1.28, 95% CI=1.03-1.59, P=0.002). The results showed that elevated SBP and DBP increased the risk of PDR. Conclusion:Blood pressure (SBP, DBP) change is positively correlated with the risk of PDR.

The occurrence and development of myopia is closely related to scleral remodeling. Therefore, in order to effectively prevent and cure myopia, it is very important to clarify the mechanism of scleral remodeling. In recent years, Chinese scholars have found that endoplasmic reticulum stress can regulate the expression of apoptotic proteins through the inositol demand protein-1/X box binding protein-1 pathway in the unfolded protein response, thus it is involved in regulating the state of scleral fibroblasts under hypoxia and regulating the occurrence and development of scleral remodeling. At the same time, some studies have found that inhibiting and knocking out protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase and activated transcription factor 6 in endoplasmic reticulum stress can effectively inhibit the growth of ocular axis. This proves that endoplasmic reticulum stress plays an important role in the occurrence and development of scleral remodeling. However, the comprehensive analysis of endoplasmic reticulum stress and scleral remodeling has not been reported at home and abroad. In-depth analysis of the relationship between endoplasmic reticulum and scleral remodeling is of great significance for the follow-up analysis and study of the mechanism of scleral remodeling.

Objective :To explore influence of ticagrelor on levels of serum high sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP) and plasma homocysteine (Hcy) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods :A total of 135 ACS pa‐ tients hospitalized in our department from Jan 2016 to Feb 2017 were selected .Based on routine treatment ,Patients were randomly and equally divided into routine group ,clopidogrel group and ticagrelor group (based on routine treatment respectively received clopidogrel or ticagrelor ) for four weeks .Levels of serum hsCRP and plasma Hcy were measured and compared among all groups before and after treatment .Results :Compared with before treat‐ment ,after four‐week treatment , there were significant reductions in levels of serum hsCRP and plasma Hcy in three groups (P＜0. 05 or ＜0.01).Compared with routine group and clopidogrel group after four‐week treatment , there were significant reductions in levels of serum hsCRP [ (12.95 ± 1.99) mg／L , (8. 56 ± 1. 24) mg／L vs.(4. 47 ± 1. 92) mg／L] and plasma Hcy [ (13.48 ± 2.12) μmol／L , (9.55 ± 0. 94) μmol／L vs.(6. 61 ± 1. 15) μmol／L] in ticagrelor group ( P＜0.05 or ＜0.01).Conclusion :Ticagrelor can significantly reduce levels of serum hsCRP and plasma Hcy while effective antiplatelet therapy ,then significantly inhibit inflammatory response ,improve vascular endothelial function ,contribute to stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques ,improve prognosis in ACS patients .

Urothelial carcinoma associated 1 (UCA1) is a kind of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA),which has no capacities for coding proteins.UCA1 over-expresses in diverse tumors,and plays a pivotal role in initiation and progression of tumors.Researches indicate that UCA1 may function as an oncogene in gastrointestinal tumors,such as gastric cancer,colorectal cancer and hepatocellular cancer,and participate in regulating cell proliferation,metastasis and chemo-resistance.

Aim To investigate the effect of salvianolic acid B (Sal B)on c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)ac-tivation and apoptosis of INS-1 cells induced by inter-mittent high glucose.Methods INS-1 cells were pre-incubated with Sal B for 24 h,followed by exposure to intermittent high glucose (IHG,11.1 mmol·L-1 12 h,33. 3 mmol·L-1 12 h)for 72 h.Cell viability was assessed by MTT assay and cell apoptosis was evalua-ted by flow cytometry.Glucose induced insulin secre-tion capacity and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)contents were measured by enzyme linked im-munosorbent assay (ELISA)and a fluorescent probe DCFH-DA,respectively.Levels of JNK activation and PDX-1 protein expression were determined by Western blot analysis.Results Sal B significantly alleviated IHG-induced cell injury and apoptosis,with glucose induced insulin secretion capacity improved evidently (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Preincubation with Sal B no-tably decreased intracellular ROS and JNK activation in INS-1 cells,while the level of PDX-1 protein was in-creased markedly (P<0.05 or P<0.01 ).Conclu-sion Sal B is capable of ameliorating IHG-induced cell injury and apoptosis in INS-1 cells,which might be derived from suppression of JNK activation and up-regulation of PDX-1 protein expression.

Objective To discuss the relationship between the injury patterns of medial patellofemoral ligament(MPFL) and injury degrees of vastus medialis obliquus(VMO) after acute patellar dislocation(PD). Methods Knee joint MRI was performed in 79 patients with acute PD. Images were acquired and evaluated using standardised protocols. Injury patterns of MPFL were grouped by severity (partial tear and complete tear)and location (isolated patellar-side tear (PAT), isolated femoral-side tear (FEM) and combined tear (COM) ) for analysis of the prevalence of VMO injury. The VMO elevation was calculated on sagittal and coronal planes. Results The prevalence rates of MPFL tear and VMO lesion were 96.2%(76/79)and 54.4%(43/79)after acute PD.The prevalence rate of VMO lesion was 40.6%(13/32)and 68.2%(30/44)in the partial and complete MPFL tear subgroups,respectively.Complete MPFL tear subgroup showed higher prevalence rate of VMO lesion when compared with partial tear subgroup(χ2=5.727, P=0.017). The prevalence rates of VMO lesion in the PAT, FEM and COM subgroups were 31.8% (7/22), 67.7% (21/31) and 70% (14/20), respectively. There were statistically significant differences among them(χ2=8.549,P=0.014).About the mean VMO elevation,there were statistically significant differences between the complete and partial MPFL tear subgroups, the FEM and PAT subgroups, and the COM and PAT subgroups (P=0.00). Conclusions Compared with partial MPFL tear, complete tear predisposes to VMO lesion and has a higher elevation of the torn VMO after acute PD.The femoral-sided and combined MPFL tears predispose to VMO lesion and have higher elevations of the torn VMO.

Objective To study the dosimetry parameters of 125I seed source (type Sinko BT-125-1) with thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) in the phantom.Methods The new type of phantom was modified to suit to measurement of a common type of 125I seed source.The AAPM TG43 protocol recommended measurements of dose-rate constant (Λ),radial dose function (gL (r)),and anisotropy function (F (r,θ)) have been performed in the phantom with TLD.Results The Λ was 0.928 cGyh-1 U-1.The gL(r) was determined at different radial distances r ranging from 1.0 to 10.0 cm with an interval of 1.0 cm ; and F (r,θ) at angles from 0° to 90° in 10° increments.The gL (r) of 125I seed source showed a difference of 9.6％ at the most in comparison to the corresponding values of 125I seed source (type Amersham 6711).The difference in F(2 cm,θ) of 125I seed source and Amersham 6711 was up to 10.2％ near the source end.With the phantom the combined standard uncertainty in the whole measurement was less than 6.0％.Conclusions The experimental results exhibit fairly small measurement uncertainties and good self-consistency.It's feasible to measure the dosimetry characters of permanent implant seeds in the modified phantom.

AIM:To investigate the effect of atorvastatin on myocardial apoptosis , ventricular remodeling and cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in diabetic rats, and to explore whether the effect is mediated by hepatocyte growth factor ( HGF)/c-Met signaling pathway .METHODS:Diabetes in 70 male SD rats was induced by in-traperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ, 65 mg/kg).After 8 weeks, AMI was induced by the ligation of the left ante-rior descending coronary artery in the diabetic rats , and 32 surviving rats were divided into AMI group (n=16) and AMI+atorvastatin group ( n=16, 20 mg· kg -1 · d-1 ) at random.The similar surgical procedure was completed in sham group (n=11) without coronary ligation.Atorvastatin was given daily by gavage from the first day after AMI .Two weeks later, the cardiac function , pathological changes of myocardial tissues , myocardial apoptosis , and the expression of HGF and c-Met were compared among groups .RESULTS: AMI significantly reduced cardiac function , increased collagen volume fraction ( CVF) and myocardial apoptotic index , and up-regulated the expression of HGF and c-Met at mRNA and protein levels in AMI control group (P<0.05).The cardiac function was improved , and CVF and myocardial apoptotic index were reduced by the treatment with atorvastatin , which also up-regulated the expression of HGF and c-Met (P<0.05).CON-CLUSION:Atorvastatin significantly attenuates myocardial apoptosis and cardiac remodeling , and improves cardiac func-tion after AMI in diabetic rats by further enhancing the activation of HGF /c-Met pathway .