Objective:This study aimed at investigating the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag in the treatment of adult primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and evaluated the factors influencing its efficacy and side effects.Methods:A total of 198 patients with adult ITP who were admitted to Tianjin Medical University General Hospital between January 2018 and March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The efficacy of each starting dose of eltrombopag was evaluated, and adverse events were analyzed. The factors influencing efficacy were investigated, including sex, age, adult ITP type, platelet antibodies, and combined drug treatments.Results:Of the 198 patients, 70 males and 128 females with a median age of 45 years (18-88 years) were included; 130 (65.7%) had newly diagnosed adult ITP, 25 (12.6%) had persistent adult ITP, and 43 (21.7%) had chronic adult ITP. The bleeding event scores at baseline were assessed; 84.3% had scores of<4 and 15.7% had scores of ≥4. The eltrombopag response rate (initial response) at 6 weeks was 78.8% (complete response [CR]: 49.0%; CR1: 14.6%; CR2: 15.2%). The median response time to eltrombopag was 7 (7, 14) days. The initial response rates to 25, 50, and 75 mg eltrombopag were 74.1%, 85.9%, and 60.0%, respectively ( P=0.031). The initial response rate to the 50 mg dose was significantly higher than that of the 25-mg and 75-mg doses. Two patients received 100 mg as the starting dose, and their initial response was 0. Regarding dose adjustment, 70.7% of the patients remained on the starting dose, 8.6% underwent dose adjustment to 50 mg, and 6.1% underwent dose adjustment to 75 mg. Another two patients underwent dose adjustment to 100 mg. After dose adjustment, the persistent response rates were 83.6%, 85.3%, and 85.7% for the 25-, 50-, and 75-mg doses, respectively, with no significant difference. After dose adjustment, the sustained efficacy rate for the 100-mg dose (4 patients) was 100.0%. After 6 weeks of treatment with eltrombopag, the overall bleeding score of patients with ITP decreased. The number of patients with a score of ≥4 decreased to 0, the number of patients with a score of<4 decreased, and there was no significant change in the number of patients with a score of 1-2. The most common adverse event associated with eltrombopag was impaired liver function (7.7%). No thrombosis events or other adverse events were observed. ITP type and number of megakaryocytes significantly affected the initial response to eltrombopag. The initial response rates to eltrombopag for newly diagnosed adult ITP, persistent adult ITP, and chronic adult ITP were 85.3%, 56.0%, and 76.2%, respectively ( P=0.003). For megakaryocytes, the initial response rates were 61.8%, 87.1%, and 84.3% ( P=0.009) for the decreased, normal, and increased megakaryocyte groups, respectively. Conclusion:Eltrombopag, as a second-line or higher treatment for adult ITP, has a rapid onset of action and good safety. The initial response rate is significantly higher with a dose of 50 mg than with a dose of 25 mg. Patients with newly diagnosed ITP and those with normal or increased megakaryocyte numbers have a higher initial response rate to eltrombopag.

In January 2023,the European Society of Cardiology(ESC)Working Group on thrombosis published its 2022 updated consensus document on acute,perioperative,and long-term antithrombotic therapy for the elderly.Since the elderly are often accompanied with multiple organ changes and multiple diseases,the risk of hemorrhagic and ischemic events is increased,and they often take multiple drugs and have poor compliance with treatment,which pose significant challenges to clinical antithrombotic management.This article elaborates on how to assess the risk of thrombosis and bleeding,the treatment strategy of oral antithrombotic drugs,the treatment strategy of parenteral antithrombotic drugs,and the perioperative antithrombotic therapy protocols,with the aim of providing clinicians with references for the treatment of antithrombosis in the elderly.

Objective:To explore the effect of different surgical procedures on early postoperative symptomatic thrombosis in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.Methods:From September 2016 to June 2018, 111 patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences were selected as the research objects by convenience sampling method, and were divided into the laparoscopic group ( n=47) and the laparotomic group ( n=64). The levels of D-dimer immediately after surgery and on the first, second, third, and seventh day after surgery and the occurrence of early postoperative symptomatic thrombus were compared between the two groups. Results:Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that there were between-group and time effects in the comparison of D-dimer immediately after surgery and on the first, second, third, and seventh day after surgery between the two groups, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the occurrence of symptomatic thrombosis between the two groups ( P=0.62) . Conclusions:The risk of early symptomatic thrombosis after pancreaticoduodenectomy gradually increases, and laparoscopy had no significant advantage in reducing the risk of early symptomatic thrombosis after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

ObjectiveTo understand the cooperative work and mechanism in the corona virus disease 2019 containment action by the support-to-Hebei epidemiological investigation group formed by five provinces， summarize the existing challenges， and discuss the relevant mechanism， so as to provide evidence for future support actions. MethodsA questionnaire survey was used to investigate the members from five provinces of the support-to-Hebei epidemiological investigation team. The content included basic information， work situation， problems in cooperative work， and suggestions in support mechanisms. ResultsA total of 104 questionnaires were issued， of which 101 valid questionnaires were collected with an effective response rate of 97.12%. The proportions of respondents who participated in the epidemic-related data preparation， case investigation， technical training， supervision of key venues， and specimen collection was 93.07%， 85.15%， 81.19%， 65.35%， and 44.55%， respectively. The respondents believed that information sharing channel of local epidemic situation was blocked （95.05%）， coordination mechanism among local departments was insufficient （84.16%）， communication and coordination mechanism among the dispatch institutions， support team， and local departments was unperfect （84.16%）， management of the dispatch institutions to the support team was relatively loose （79.21%）， dispatch institutions failed to make full use of professional advantages of the support team （72.28%）， and majority of the support team members engaged in a single profession （59.41%）. The respondents suggested that local departments should improve the information sharing mechanism （95.05%）， strengthen communication and coordination among the dispatch institutions， support team， and local departments （92.08%）， and dispatch institutions should clarify the tasks and responsibilities of the support team （91.09%）， formulate cross-regional emergency support plans （87.13%） and evaluation plans of support action （72.28%）. ConclusionIn order to ensure the efficiency and accuracy of future support actions， it is necessary to improve the mechanism of emergency coordination， communication and matching， response procedures， team management， and support evaluation.

【Objective】 To quantitatively analyze the surgical freedom of odontioectomy via endoscopic endonasal approach. 【Methods】 Seven adult head specimens were dissected by the endoscopic transnasal approach to the sellar region and craniocervical junction. The center of sellar floor (CenSF), opticocarotid recess (LOCR), foramen magnum, atlas, atlas-occipital joint and tip of odontoid process (TOP) were exposed. The surgical freedom of TOP was calculated by using the spatial coordinate positioning system of neuronavigation, and compared with that of LOCR and CenSF. 【Results】 CenSF and LOCR were common landmarks in the endonasal endoscopic approach. When the surgical freedom between TOP and CenSF and LOCR was compared, it indicated that ① The angle of attack on axial plane (AAAP):There was a significant difference among TOP, LOCR and CenSF (5.7 ° vs. 6.9 ° vs. 8.5 °, P=0.004). The comparison between the two groups showed that TOP was less than CenSF (P=0.003). ② The angle of attack on sagittal plane (AASP): There was a significant difference among TOP, LOCR and CenSF (6.3° vs. 7.0° vs. 9.5°, P=0.009). The TOP was less than CenSF (P=0.008). ③ There was no statistical significance between TOP and LOCR in surgical freedom (P=0.604, P=0.688). 【Conclusion】 Endoscopic transnasal approach can provide sufficient surgical freedom for odontoidectomy.

OBJECTIVE：To establish a method for the simultan eous determination of the contents of 12 flavonoids in Quzhiqiao. METHODS ：HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on Agilent Extend C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1％ formic acid-acetonitrile （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The column temperature was set at 35 ℃. The detection wavelength was set at 330 nm，and sample size was 10 μL. The contents of 12 components（such as eriocitrin，narirutin，naringin，naringenin，hesperidin，neohesperidin，hesperide hydrate ，luteolin，hesperide，nobiletin，hesperetin and hesperidolactone ）in 10 batches of Quzhiqiao from different collection places were determined. RESULTS ：The linear range of eriocitrin，narirutin，naringin，naringenin，hesperidin，neohesperidin，hesperide hydrate ，luteolin，hesperide，nobiletin，hesperetin and hesperidolactone were 1.65-16.51，4.50-45.02，35.41-354.12，4.11-41.12，2.29-22.86，34.96-349.56，1.42-14.15，1.50-15.04， 1.83-18.28，1.51-15.08，1.61-16.12，1.28-12.84 μg/mL，respectively（all r＞0.999 7）. The detection limits were 0.165 1，0.450 2， 3.541 2，0.411 2，0.228 6，3.495 6，0.141 5，0.150 4，0.182 8，0.150 8，0.161 2，0.128 4 μg/mL，respectively. The limits of quantitation were 0.547 8，1.487 4，11.663 3，1.360 3，0.758 3，11.594 9，0.466 3，0.497 1，0.601 2，0.499 9，0.532 3，0.424 6 μg/mL，respectively. RSDs of precision （n＝6），reproducibility（n＝6）and stability （24 h，n＝7）tests were all lower than 3％. The average recoveries were 99.50％，99.61％，98.18％，98.85％，98.48％，98.50％，98.25％，99.91％，103.13％，98.82％， 98.44％ ， 100.29％ （RSD＝1.49％ -2.38％ ， n＝6）. The contents of the above 12 components in 10 batches of samples from different collection places were 1.995 5-2.648 8，4.317 7- 5.005 1，33.215 5-34.054 6，3.140 4-3.471 5，3.221 2-3.748 8， 42.746 6-44.026 6，0.202 7-0.239 4，0.191 2-0.208 8，0.080 3- 0.097 9，0.291 9-0.307 1，0.119 9-0.149 1，0.082 7-0.089 8 mg/g. CONC LUSIONS：The method is accurate ，reliable，simple and efficient，which can be used to simultaneous determination of the contents of 12 flavonoids in Quzhiqiao ，and to provide reference for the establishment of quality control standards of Quzhiqiao.

Objective: To investigate the epidemiological data of nosocomial sepsis of premature infants with gestational age less than 34 weeks and the distribution characteristics of pathogenic bacteria in Shaanxi province. Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical data of premature infants born with gestational age < 34 weeks born between January 1 and December 30, 2018 in Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU) in 4 Grade A Class Three hospitals in Shaanxi province was performed.The high risk factors and pathogenic bacteria were analyzed by using chi-square test and t test for statistical analysis. Results: Totally 823 infants were included in this study, among whom, 73 patients developed nosocomial sepsis, and the incidence was 8.9%.The mean gestational age of the 73 patients with nosocomial sepsis was (30.6±2.2) weeks and mean birth weight was (1 320.3±450.5) g. The rate of invasive ventilator was 23.4%(52/222 cases). The rate of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was 20.1% (61/303 cases). The rate of early antibiotic use was 8.1% (39/481 cases) and breast feeding rate was 9.3% (63/675 cases). The rate of PICC and ventilator use were statistically different between the non-infection group and the infection group(all P<0.05). There were 31 strains of pathogenic bacteria, among which gram-negative bacilli was the most common (22 strains, 70.9%), which mainly were klebsiella pneumoniae strains (15 strains, 48.4%), and 6 strains(19.4%) of Fungus was detected. Conclusions The incidence of nosocomial sepsis in NICU in Shaanxi province is higher, gram-negative bacilli was the most common pathogenic bacteria, among which, klebsiella pneumoniae was main, it is necessary to strengthen the regular monitoring and analysis of nosocomial infection in NICU in order to reduce the incidence of nosocomial infection and sepsis.

Objective? To explore the effects of enhanced recovery nursing on early postoperative vein thromboembolism (VTE) risk after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Methods? Using convenience sampling method, the 45 cases of PD patients with traditional nursing methods from September 2016 to March 2017 were assigned as the control group, and the 66 cases of PD patients with enhanced recovery nursing from March 2017 to June 2018 were assigned as intervention group. The plasma D-dimer level before operation, immediately after operation, and in different postoperative days (POD): POD1, POD2, POD3 and POD7 were collected. The D-dimer level and the incidence rates of symptomatic VTE were compared between two groups. Results? The D-dimer values of the intervention group immediately after surgery, POD1, POD2, POD3 and POD7 were (2.74±2.31), (3.31±2.03), (3.98±3.10), (4.30±2.89) and (7.46±3.90) mg/L·FEU. The D-dimer of the control group at each postoperative time point were (2.88±1.92), (3.77±2.72), (4.37±2.70), (4.08±1.81) and (6.85±4.07) mg/L·FEU. The overall D-dimer value of the two groups showed an upward trend after operation,but there was no significant difference between two groups (P＞0.05). Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that there were no differences in between-group effect (F=0.03, P=0.87) or interaction effect (F=1.01,P=0.38) of D-Dimer, while the difference in intra-group effect was statistically significant (F=108.28, P＜ 0.05). There was no statistical significance in the difference of the incidence rates of symptomatic VTE between two groups (χ2=0.87, P＞ 0.05). Conclusions? The early postoperative VTE risk after PD gradually increased, and the enhanced recovery nursing show no significantly advantage in VTE risk reduction after PD compared to traditional methods.

Objective: To investigate the infection status and genotype distribution of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) in women of different ethnic groups and different ages in Yili, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang). Methods: By using the convenient sampling method, 54 760 women from November 2015 to May 2017 seeking for service in gynecological clinics in a general hospital in Yili, Xinjiang, were selected as the research subjects, and 3 445 samples of cervical mucous exfoliative cells were collected, and the social information of their ethnic and age was collected at the same time. The inclusion criteria were those with sexual life, cervical integrity, and ethnic groups for Han or Uygur or Kazak. PCR-reverse dot blot hybridization was used to detect HPV genotyping in exfoliated cells, and chi-square test was used to compare the difference of HPV positive rate among different ethnic groups. Then, according to ethnicity and age, the differences in positive rates of different ages and ethnic groups were compared in each layer. Results: The positive rate of HPV was 25.6% (882 cases), of which the Han, Uygur and Kazakh were 27.9% (564 cases), 22.9% (196 cases) and 21.6% (122 cases), and the difference was statistically significant (χ²=13.80, P=0.001). The most prevalent high-risk genotypes of Han women were HPV16/52/58, accounting for 24.8% (140 cases), 17.7% (100 cases) and 9.8% (55 cases), respectively. The most prevalent high-risk genotypes of Uygur women were HPV16/52/53, accounting for 34.2% (67 cases), 12.8% (25 cases), 9.2% (18 cases), respectively. The most prevalent high-risk genotypes of Kazak were HPV16/52/53, accounting for 37.7% (46 cases), 17.2% (21 cases), 12.3% (15 cases), respectively. The highest rate of HPV in Uygur patients aged ≥61 years was 41.5% (22 cases), and the lowest in group 36-40 years old, 15.9% (21 cases), the difference between different age groups was statistically significant (χ²=35.01, P<0.001). Conclusion The positive rate of HPV infection among Han, Uygur and Kazak in Yili Prefecture of Xinjiang was different, and the HPV positive genotype differs among different ethnic groups.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the influence of SOX10 on the proliferation and invasion of prostate cancer cells. METHODS: SOX10 protein in prostate cancer cell lines PC3, DU145 and LNcap was detected by Western blotting analysis. The expression of SOX10 in prostate cancer cell lines (PC3 and DU145) were knocked down by small interfering RNAs, and the efficiency of SOX10 by small interfering RNAs was confirmed using Western blotting analysis. CCK-8 assays were conducted to assess the influences of SOX10 on the proliferation of PC3 and DU145 cells, and invasion assays were conducted to assess the influences of SOX10 on the invasion of PC3 and DU145 cells. RESULTS: After SOX10 in prostate cancer cells was knocked down by small interfering RNAs, the proliferation of prostate cancer cells PC3 and DU145 was significantly inhibited. Results of CCK-8 assays showed that the absorbance of PC3 and DU145 in SOX10-silenced groups was decreased compared with those in control groups (PC3: 0 d: 0.166±0.01, 0.162±0.012 vs. 0.155 ±0.01, P>0.05; 1 d: 0.210±0.011, 0.211±0.018 vs. 0.252±0.023, P>0.05; 2 d: 0.293±0.017, 0.280±0.028 vs. 0.433±0.030, P<0.01; 3 d: 0.363±0.071, 0.411±0.038 vs. 0.754±0.045, P<0.01; 4 d: 0.592±0.065, 0.670±0.093 vs. 1.456±0.111, P<0.01. DU145: 0 d: 0.168±0.018, 0.164±0.01 vs. 0.153 ±0.012, P>0.05; 1 d: 0.218±0.007, 0.206±0.024 vs. 0.255±0.02, P>0.05; 2 d: 0.297±0.013, 0.291±0.012 vs. 0.444±0.023, P<0.05; 3 d: 0.378±0.058, 0.419±0.026 vs. 0.762±0.039, P<0.01; 4 d: 0.681±0.094, 0.618±0.050 vs. 1.419±0.170, P<0.01). Meanwhile, knocking down SOX10 significantly suppressed the invasion of prostate cancer cells PC3 and DU145. Results of invasion assays showed that the numbers of invaded cells in SOX10-silenced groups were significantly less than those in control groups (PC3: 142±38, 171±17 vs. 304±55; DU145: 96±22, 134±23 vs. 341±34, P<0.05). CONCLUSION SOX10 might promote prostate cancer progression by accelerating the ability of the proliferation and invasion of prostate cancer cells, and SOX10 might be a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; Male ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; RNA, Small Interfering ; SOXE Transcription Factors/physiology*