Linxian County in Henan Province, Northern China is known as the region with the highest incidence and mortality rate of esophageal cancer worldwide. Since 1959, the Henan medical team has conducted field work on esophageal cancer prevention and treatment in Linxian. Through three generations of effort exerted by oncologists over 65 years of research on esophageal cancer prevention and treatment in Linxian, the incidence rate of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in this area has dropped by nearly 50%, and the 5-year survival rate has increased to 40%, reaching the international leading level. This article aims to summarize the history, present opportunities and new challenges, and explore the experience of esophageal cancer prevention and treatment in Linxian (referred to as the “Linxian experience”), providing reference and guidance to cancer prevention and treatment research in China.

Objective To explore the correlation of serum levels of ADAMTS-4 and aβ2-GP1 anti-body with WML in elderly patients with ACI.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 200 elderly ACI patients admitted in Department of Neurology of from January 2022 to January 2024.Based on Fazekas scoring,they were categorized into the control group(n=32),mild group(n=96),moderate group(n=49),and severe group(n=23).Their neurological function and ser-um levels of ADAMTS-4 and aβ2-GP1 were compared among the different groups.Results The NIHSS score and serum levels of ADAMTS-4 and aβ2-GP1 were significantly higher in the severe group than the moderate group,mild group and control group in order,and statistical difference were observed among them(P＜0.05).Serum ADAMTS-4 and aβ2-GP1 levels were significantly positively correlated with the severity of WML(P＜0.05).Serum ADAMTS-4 and anti-β2-GP1 were influencing factors for the occurrence of WML in elderly ACI patients(OR=2.149,95％CI:1.375-3.360,P=0.001;OR=1.702,95％CI:1.185-2.446,P=0.004).Conclusion The levels of serum ADAMTS-4 and aβ2-GP1 are closely related to the severity of WML and nerve damage in elderly ACI patients.

Objective:To investigate the effects of poly adenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase-1(PARP-1) inhibitor fluzoparib on proliferation, apoptosis and migration of pancreatic cancer PANC1 cells.Methods:PANC1 cells cultured in conventional culture medium were used as control group, and PANC1 cells cultured in the medium containing fluzoparib were used as fluzoparib group. The effects of fluzoparib with different concentrations on the proliferation of PANC1 cells were detected by CCK8 method, and the half inhibitory concentration (IC 50) of fluzoparib on PANC1 cells was calculated. The effect of fluzoparib on apoptosis and cell cycle of PANC1 cells was detected by flow cytometry, and the migration ability of PANC1 cells was detected by cell scratch test and Transwell chamber. Results:Compared with control group, with the increase of fluzoparib concentration and the prolongation of the action time, the cell proliferation activity of PANC1 in fluzoparib group was significantly decreased, and the differences were statistically significant (all P values <0.05). IC 50 of fluzoparib on PANC1 cells cultured for 24 h was 0.03 mmol/L. After 24 h culture, the IC 50 apoptosis rate of fluzoparib group was (32.19±2.48)%, and the apoptosis rate of control group was (21.99±6.30)%. The former was greatly higher than the latter, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The proportion of cells in G 2/M phase was (16.28±0.62)% in the fluzoparib group and (11.64±0.88)% in the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The migration rates of PANC1 cells in IC 50 fluzoparib group in 12 h and 24 h culture were (2.59±1.46)% and (19.76±7.84)%; and those in control group were (27.08±2.17)% and (45.92±3.61)%, respectively. The number of transmembrane cells was (348±19) cells/10 visual field in the fluzoparib group and (587±14) cells/10 visual field in the control group. The migration ability of PANC1 cells in fluzoparib group was significantly lower than that in control group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Fluzoparib can inhibit the proliferation and migration of PANC1 cells and promote the apoptosis of PANC1 in vitro, which may be an effective drug for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Objective:To characterize the histopathological subtypes and their clinicopathological parameters of gender and onset age by common, rare and sparse primary esophageal malignant tumors (PEMT).Methods:A total of 272 437 patients with PEMT were enrolled in this study, and all of the patients were received radical surgery. The clinicopathological information of the patients was obtained from the database established by the State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment from September 1973 to December 2020, which included the clinical treatment, pathological diagnosis and follow-up information of esophagus and gastric cardia cancers. All patients were diagnosed and classified by the criteria of esophageal tumor histopathological diagnosis and classification (2019) of the World Health Organization (WHO). The esophageal tumors, which were not included in the WHO classification, were analyzed separately according to the postoperative pathological diagnosis. The χ 2 test was performed by the SPSS 25.0 software on count data, and the test standard α=0.05. Results:A total of 32 histopathological types were identified in the enrolled PEMT patients, of which 10 subtypes were not included in the WHO classification. According to the frequency, PEMT were divided into common (esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, ESCC, accounting for 97.1%), rare (esophageal adenocarcinoma, EAC, accounting for 2.3%) and sparse (mainly esophageal small cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, etc., accounting for 0.6%). All the common, rare, and sparse types occurred predominantly in male patients, and the gender difference of rare type was most significant (EAC, male∶ female, 2.67∶1), followed with common type (ESCC, male∶ female, 1.78∶1) and sparse type (male∶ female, 1.71∶1). The common type (ESCC) mainly occurred in the middle thoracic segment (65.2%), while the rare type (EAC) mainly occurred in the lower thoracic segment (56.8%). Among the sparse type, malignant melanoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma were both predominantly located in the lower thoracic segment (51.7%, 66.7%), and the others were mainly in the middle thoracic segment.Conclusion:ESCC is the most common type among the 32 histopathological types of PEMT, followed by EAC as the rare type, and esophageal small cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma as the major sparse type, and all of which are mainly occur in male patients. The common type of ESCC mainly occur in the middle thoracic segment, while the rare type of EAC mainly in the lower thoracic segment. The mainly sparse type of malignant melanoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma predominately occur in the lower thoracic segment, and the remaining sparse types mainly occur in the middle thoracic segment.

Objective To compare drying methods for dental handpiece,and to provide references and guidance for choosing appropriate handpiece drying methods.Methods Four groups were established according to different methods of drying:vacuum drying,compressed air dryer drying,entire automatic hot cleaner drying,and sterilizing machine drying.Four types (with 50 in each type)of handpieces with the same brand were selected:low-speed straight (EX-6C),low-speed bender (NAC-EC),high speed turbine fast handset,and high speed turbine four hole handset.After cleaning and disinfection,each handpiece was subjected to the aforementioned four drying methods,and the mass was recorded before and after drying.SPSS software was used to calculate and compare the drying rate among these drying methods by analysis of variance.Results There were significant differences in the drying rate among four drying methods(P＜0.01).The drying efficiency with vacuum drying was higher than the other three methods.The mean drying efficiency for four types of dentistry handset with vacuum drying method were as follows:low-speed straight(EX-6C)69.93％,low-speed bender(NAC-EC)93.21％,high speed turbine fast handset 92.70％,and high speed turbine four hole handset 94.27％.Conclusion The drying efficiency of vacuum drying method for handset is superior to the other three drying methods.

Objective To investigate the changes of peripheral blood lymphocyte function in the children patients with acute phase of Henoch-Schonlein purpura(HSP),and to explore its significance in the diagnosis and therapy of HSP.Methods The peripheral blood lymphocytes subsets CD3+,CD4+,CD8+,CD4+/CD8+,CD19+ and NK cells(CD16++ CD56+) were detected in 51 children patients with acute phase of HSP and 40 children undergoing physical examination by flow cytometry(FCM Results Compared with the control group,the counts of peripheral blood CD4+,CD4+/ CD8+and NK cells CD16++ CD56+) in the acute stage of the HSP group were significantly decreased(P<0.01),while the proportions of CD8+ and CD19+cells were significantly increased(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion The immunity dysfunction exists in the children patients with acute phase of HSP.The peripheral blood lymphocyte function detection has an important significance for the early diagnosis and treatment of HSP.

Objective To evaluate the effect of propofol on Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway in the hippocampus of rats undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.Methods Twenty-four healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 8-10 weeks,weighing 220-250 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =8 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group S);orthotopic liver transplantation group (group O);propofol group (group P).After the rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate,the model of orthotopic liver transplantation was established according to the method described by Nozato et al.in O and P groups.In group P,30 min infusion of propofol was started at a rate of 20 mg · kg-1 · h-1 via the right femoral vein immediately after onset of reperfusion.At 6 h of reperfusion,blood samples were collected from the infrahepatic vena cava,and then the rats were sacrificed.The hippocampi were harvested for determination of malondialdehyde (MDA)and nitric oxide (NO) contents and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity.The serum levels of S100β protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The expression of JAK2,STAT3 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.The pathological changes of hippocampal tissues were examined under the light microscope,and the cell apoptosis was measured using TUNEL.The apoptotic index was calculated.Results Compared with group S,the serum levels of S100β protein and NSE were significantly increased,the contents of MDA and NO were significantly increased,the activity of SOD was significantly decreased,the expression of JAK2,STAT3 and iNOS mRNA was significantly up-regulated,the apoptotic index was significantly increased (P＜0.05),and the pathological changes of hippocampal tissues were significantly aggravated in the other groups.Compared with group O,the serum levels of S100β protein and NSE were significantly decreased,the contents of MDA and NO were significantly decreased,the activity of SOD was significantly increased,the expression of JAK2,STAT3 and iNOS mRNA was significantly downregulated,the apoptotic index was significantly decreased (P＜0.05),and the pathological changes of hippocampal tissues were significantly reduced in P group.Conclusion Propofol reduces injury to the hippocampus through blocking JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in the rats undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

Biomedical research involving human body needs to be reviewed and oversight by the Institute Review Board (IRB) is the important international rule,aimed to protect human subjects.Ethics,however,may limited the freedom and innovation of medical research.It is an important task for the medical researchers on how to make the medical research to meet the demands of ethics,to avoid the risk,and to promote the innovation for the better development of the medical research.

Objective To establish the resist-fatigue animal test through using Maca, in order to provide reference for the relevant departments to exploit new sports nutrition . Methods Thirty male KM mice were randomly divided into Quiet control group (A),Exhaustive group (B,high altitude),Maca exhaustive group (C), there were 10 mice in each group. Drinking water containing Maca (Maca =500 mg/L) was supplied in group C. Additional exhaustive group (D,low altitude) was set.Thirty days later, all mice were killed after one exhaustive test, then we tested the exhaustive time, the level of T-SOD and liver glycogen. Results The exhaustive time of group C was significantly longer than group B (P<0.05), the T-SOD level of group C was significantly higher than group A and group B (P<0.05), and the liver glycogen content of group C was significantly higher than group B (P<0.05) . Conclusion Maca can raise T-SOD and liver glycogen level of the mice after exhaustive swimming, and has function of resist-fatigue.

IEEE Std 1708-2014 breaks through the traditional standards of cuff based blood pressure measuring devices and establishes a normative definition of wearable cuffless blood pressure measuring devices and the objective performance evaluation of this kind of devices. This study firstly introduces the background of the new standard. Then, the standard details will be described, and the impact of cuffless blood pressure measuring devices with the new standard on manufacturers and end users will be addressed.
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