Objective:To assess the predictive value of a combined multiclassification model for computed tomography(CT)in the patholo-gical analysis of ground-glass nodules(GGN).Methods:Pulmonary GGN lesions that were pathologically confirmed as invasive adenocar-cinoma(IAC),minimally invasive adenocarcinoma(MIA),adenocarcinoma in situ(AIS),and preinvasive lesions(PILs),were collected from pa-tients who were treated at The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University between February 2019 and March 2023.A total of 324 nodules were retrospectively collected from 285 patients,and divided into three groups:infiltrating IAC,MIA,and PILs.Radiomics and clinical-CT features were selected through recursive feature elimination and univariate Logistic regression.Seven models were constructed using Logistic regression(LR),support vector machine(SVM),random forest(RF),and integrative learning(stacking).Results:The hybrid model combining clinical-CT-radiomics features and an integrative strategy showed superior predictive performance,with an accuracy of 0.791,precision of 0.788,specificity of 0.857,recall of 0.790,and F1-Score of 0.789.Conclusions:The multiclassification joint model based on CT-radiomics is effective in predicting pathological classification of pulmonary GGNs.This model aids in accurate imaging diagnosis and can provide a basis for optimizing treatment plans.

Background Occupational pneumoconiosis is the most common occupational disease in Qinghai Province and China. From the perspective of public health, it is important to assess the disease burden using disability-adjusted life years (DALY) and economic losses. Objective To evaluate the disease burden of occupational pneumoconiosis in Qinghai Province, and to provide a basis for the formulation and implementation of relevant prevention and control strategies. Methods Based on the registered data, a database of occupational pneumoconiosis cases confirmed and reported in Qinghai Province was established. The survival status and death dateof occupational pneumoconiosis patients from 2015 to 2019 were confirmed by on-site visit, telephone survey, matching search of Death Information Registration and Management System, and consulting other departments. The life loss due to occupational pneumoconiosis from 2015 to 2019 was assessed using DALY as an indicator and data from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 (GBD 2019) study. Inpatients with officially diagnosed occupational pneumoconiosis from a hospital in Qinghai Province in 2019 were selected as study subjects, the direct economic loss was evaluated with hospitalization expenses, and the indirect economic loss due to occupational pneumoconiosis in Qinghai Province in 2019 was calculated by human capital approach. Results From 2015 to 2019, 505 new cases of occupational pneumoconiosis were reported in Qinghai Province, and there were 348 death cases. Prevalent cases and years lost due to disability (YLD) due to occupational pneumoconiosis were increased, while DALY and years of life lost (YLL) due to occupational pneumoconiosis decreased firstly and then increased. In each year, there were 87% or more of the DALY, YLL, or YLD attributed to silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis. In 2019, the occupational pneumoconiosis-associated DALY was 2173.55 person years. The total hospitalization expense incurred by 42 inpatients with occupational pneumoconiosis was 1256345.19 yuan. The total hospitalization expense and average daily cost of the inpatients with stageⅡand Ⅲ pneumoconiosis were higher than that of the inpatients with stageⅠ (P<0.05), and the hospitalization expense was higher in the ≥60 years age group than in the <60 years age group (P<0.05). In 2019, the indirect economic burden incurred by occupational pneumoconiosis in Qinghai Province was 44108581.65 yuan, and accounted for 0.15‰ of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the province. Conclusion The disease burden associated with occupational pneumoconiosis in Qinghai Province are outstanding. Silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis are the key contributors. Targeted intervention measures including dust hazard control, enterprise management, follow-up and rehabilitation management of pneumoconiosis should be taken to prevent and control the occurrence and progression of pneumoconiosis and alleviate disease burden of pneumoconiosis.

Intranasal drug delivery system is a non-invasive drug delivery route with the advantages of no first-pass effect, rapid effect and brain targeting. It is a feasible alternative to drug delivery via injection, and a potential drug delivery route for the central nervous system. However, the nasal physiological environment is complex, and the nasal delivery system requires "integration of medicine and device". Its delivery efficiency is affected by many factors such as the features and formulations of drug, delivery devices and nasal cavity physiology. Some strategies have been designed to improve the solubility, stability, membrane permeability and nasal retention time of drugs. These include the use of prodrugs, adding enzyme inhibitors and absorption enhancers to preparations, and new drug carriers, which can eventually improve the efficiency of intranasal drug delivery. This article reviews recent publications and describes the above mentioned aspects and design strategies for nasal intranasal drug delivery systems to provide insights for the development of intranasal drug delivery systems.
Administration, Intranasal ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Drug Carriers ; Brain ; Nasal Cavity/physiology* ; Nasal Mucosa

BACKGROUND: Scleroderma is a multisystem disease in which tissue fibrosis is caused by inflammation and vascular damage. The mortality of scleroderma has remained high due to a lack of effective treatments. However, exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs)-Ex have been regarded as potential treatments for various autoimmune diseases, and may also act as candidates for treating scleroderma. METHODS: Mice with scleroderma received a single 50 lg HUMSCs-Ex. HUMSCs-Ex was characterized using transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis and nanoflow cytometry. The therapeutic efficacy was assessed using histopathology, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blot. RESULTS: HUMSCs-Ex ameliorated the deposition of extracellular matrix and suppressed the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process, and the effects lasted at least three weeks. In addition, HUMSCs-Ex promoted M1 macrophage polarization and inhibited M2 macrophage polarization, leading to the restoration of the balance of M1/M2 macrophages. CONCLUSION We investigated the potential antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects of HUMSCs-Ex in a bleomycininduced mouse model of scleroderma. So HUMSCs-Ex could be considered as a candidate therapy for scleroderma.

Proximal symphalangism is a rare hereditary bone disease caused by NOG or GDF5 gene mutations, of which NOG gene mutations account for the majority. A family of SYM1 was reported. Patient was a man with proximal interphalangeal joint stiffness of bilateral fingers for more than 20 years. Combined with laboratory and imaging examinations, the patient was diagnosed with proximal symphalangism. 4 other subjects in this family are affected. The detection of NOG gene mutations of the proband and his mother and son showed that there were heterozygous missense mutations in exon 1, c.667C>T, resulting in p. Pro223Ser. The pathogenesis, clinical and imaging manifestations of SYM1 were reviewed in combination with literature to improve clinicians′ understanding of the disease.

Taking a class A tertiary hospital in Shanghai as center, this paper understood the awareness of the subjects of drug clinical trials on their participation in the research and their own rights as subjects after the end of research (6～18 months) by questionnaire survey completed by telephone interview, analyzed the problems existing in the process of informed consent, compared with the foreign status, and summed up a variety of feasible ways of subject' s own right to be informed, to put forward feasible suggestions for the development and improvement of medical scientific research management and the ethical work in China.

Patient transport is an important part of medical work, and maintaining the stability of vital signs of transport patients is an significant prerequisite for safe transportation. Appropriate oxygen therapy can effectively ensure the stability of vital signs and reduce the incidence of clinical complications in patients' transport. Excellent oxygen therapy device is an important guarantee to ensure adequate oxygen inhalation for transporting patients. There are a variety of devices for providing oxygen therapy in patients' transportation, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. This article aims to summarize the commonly used oxygen therapy devices in clinical transport of patients.

Objective To evaluate the effect of sedation with regional anesthesia with dexmedeto-midine on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods A total of 180 elderly patients of either sex with diabetes foot, aged 65-80 yr, weighing 45-90 kg, of American So-ciety of Anesthesiologists physical status ⅡorⅢ, with preoperative Mini-Mental State Examination score>24, undergoing elective débridement, were divided into 2 groups(n=90 each)using a random number table: sedation with dexmedetomidine group(group D)and routine sedation control group(group C). Lumbar plexus block and sciatic nerve block were performed, after the reliable efficacy was achieved, dexmedetomidine was intravenously infused in a dose of 0.5 μg∕kg for 10 min followed by an infusion of 0.5 μg·kg-1·h-1until the end of surgery. Midazolam 0.02-0.04 mg∕kg was intravenously injected and mid-azolam 1 mg was injected intermittently during operation in group C. Ramsay sedation scores were main-tained between 2 and 4. At 30 min before surgery(T1), 1 h after the beginning of surgery(T2), at the end of surgery(T3), 6 h after the end of surgery(T4), and 24 h after the end of surgery(T5), venous blood samples were collected for determination of the level of blood glucose and plasma cortisol(Cor)con-centrations. Mini-Mental State Examination scores were assessed at 1 day before surgery and 1 and 3 days after surgery, and the occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction was recorded in a short time period after operation. Results Compared with the baseline at T1, the level of blood glucose at T2-5and plasma Cor concentrations at T3,4were significantly increased in group C, and plasma Cor concentrations were sig-nificantly increased at T3,4(P<0.05), and no significant change was found in the level of blood glucose at T2-5in group D(P>0.05). Compared with group C, the level of blood glucose at T3-5and plasma Cor con-centrations at T3,4were significantly decreased, Mini-Mental State Examination scores were increased at 1 and 3 days after operation, and the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in a short time period after operation was decreased in group D(P<0.05). Conclusion Sedation with regional anesthesia with dexmedetomidine can improve postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.

Studies on coat protein I (COPI) have contributed to a basic understanding of how coat proteins generate vesicles to initiate intracellular transport. The core component of the COPI complex is coatomer, which is a multimeric complex that needs to be recruited from the cytosol to membrane in order to function in membrane bending and cargo sorting. Previous structural studies on the clathrin adaptors have found that membrane recruitment induces a large conformational change in promoting their role in cargo sorting. Here, pursuing negative-stain electron microscopy coupled with single-particle analyses, and also performing CXMS (chemical cross-linking coupled with mass spectrometry) for validation, we have reconstructed the structure of coatomer in its soluble form. When compared to the previously elucidated structure of coatomer in its membrane-bound form we do not observe a large conformational change. Thus, the result uncovers a key difference between how COPI versus clathrin coats are regulated by membrane recruitment.
ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1 ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Animals ; Coatomer Protein ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Cytosol ; chemistry ; metabolism ; GTPase-Activating Proteins ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Humans ; Membranes, Artificial ; Rats

Objective To investigate the effect of diaphragm training on respiratory function and the activities of daily living after cerebral apoplexy.Methods Seventy-eight patients with post-stroke fatigue were randomly divided into a treatment group and a routine therapy group,each of 39.Both groups were given conventional rehabilitation treatment,while the treatment group was additionally provided with diaphragm muscle training.Before and after 4 weeks of treatment,both groups were evaluated using pulmonary function tests,a fatigue severity scale (FSS),Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment (FMA) and the modified Barthel index (MBI).Results Vital capacity,forced vital capacity,forced vital capacity during the first second,and especially the maximum ventilatory volume of the treatment group were all significantly improved after the treatment.There was also significant improvement in that group's average FSS score,but not in that of the control group.The average FMA and MBI scores for both groups had improved significantly after the intervention,with the average FMA score of the treatment group significantly higher than that of the control group.However,no significant differences in the average MBI score were observed after the treatment.Conclusion Diaphragm training can significantly improve motor function and the daily life of stroke survivors.The mechanism may be related to improved respiratory function and decreased severity of fatigue.