Objective To investigate the dietary patterns of rural residents in the high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer (EC), and to explore the clustering and influencing factors of risk factors associated with high-incidence characteristics. Methods A special structured questionnaire was applied to conduct a face-to-face survey on the dietary patterns of rural residents in Yanting county of Sichuan Province from July to August 2021. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the influencing factors of risk factor clustering for EC. Results There were 838 valid questionnaires in this study. A total of 90.8% of rural residents used clean water such as tap water. In the past one year, the people who ate fruits and vegetables, soybean products, onions and garlic in high frequency accounted for 69.5%, 32.8% and 74.5%, respectively; the people who ate kimchi, pickled vegetables, sauerkraut, barbecue, hot food and mildew food in low frequency accounted for 59.2%, 79.6%, 68.2%, 90.3%, 80.9% and 90.3%, respectively. The clustering of risk factors for EC was found in 73.3% of residents, and the aggregation of two risk factors was the most common mode (28.2%), among which tumor history and preserved food was the main clustering pattern (4.6%). The logistic regression model revealed that the gender, age, marital status and occupation were independent influencing factors for the risk factors clustering of EC (P<0.05). Conclusion A majority of rural residents in high-incidence areas of EC in Yanting county have good eating habits, but the clustering of some risk factors is still at a high level. Gender, age, marital status, and occupation are influencing factors of the risk factors clustering of EC.

[Objective] To investigate the correlation between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene polymorphism and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. [Methods] Venous blood samples were collected from 501 healthy individuals undergoing physical examinations at Yan’an Hospital in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect HBV halves. Based on the results of HBV half detection, the patients were divided into three groups: HBV carrier group, previous infection group, and healthy control group. The HLA-A antigen genotype was detected using polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) genotyping technology, and the distribution frequency of HLA-A gene polymorphism was compared between HBV carrier group and healthy control group, as well as between previous infection group and healthy control group. SPSS17.0 software was used for data statistical analysis. [Results] In the healthy control group, the HLA-A2 positivity rate was 47.49%, and the allele frequency was 31.29%.The overall frequency of gene distribution in the healthy control group was consistent with the HLA-A allele table commonly and confirmed in China published by the Chinese Bone Marrow Bank. The HLA-A2 positivity rate and allele frequency in the HBV carrier group were 63.04% and 42.23%, respectively; The difference in HLA-A2 positivity rate and allele frequency among carriers was statistically significant (P<0.05). the HLA-A2 positivity rate and allele frequency in the HBV previous infection group were 56.14% and 35.97%, respectively, which did not significantly differ from those in the healthy control group (P>0.05). [Conclusion] HLA-A2 gene may be a susceptibility gene for chronic hepatitis B HBV carriers.

Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (ESG) in the treatment of obesity.Method:A 26 year old female patient was admitted on October 20, 2022 due to a progressive increase in weight for 2 years. Her body mass index (BMI) was 30.04 kg/m 2, body fat percentage was 39.2%, and visceral fat grade was 15. ESG was performed using the OverStitch SX endoscopic suture system. Result:The surgery was successful, with approximately 5 ml of intraoperative bleeding.The patient discharged on the first day after surgery. Two weeks after surgery, small bowel follow-through showed a tubular shape of the stomach. At 6 months after surgery, the BMI was 25.2 kg/m 2, body fat percentage was 32%, visceral fat grade was 10. The total body weight loss rate (%TBWL) at 6 months after surgery was 16%, and the excess weight loss rate (%EWL) was 54.5%. Conclusion:ESG is effective for the treatment of obesity.

Wubeizi(Galla Chinensis)is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine in modern clinical practice,which is widely used to treat hemorrhoids,bleeding,mouth ulcers and other diseases.Based on the incopat patent database,the global Galla Chinensis sub-patent search in the past 20 years was conducted,and a total of 8123 related patents were retrieved;Using the basic chart analysis method,the pattern analysis of Galla Chinensis sub-patents was carried out from the aspects of application trend,patent value,technical field,legal status,etc.The analysis results show that the development of Galla Chinensis is in the rapid development stage,Galla Chinensis has in-depth research in the treatment of hemorrhoids,oral ulcers,bleeding,Chinese herbal medicine,Chinese patent medicine and cosmetics are the hot spot of research and development at present,China and South Korea are the main distribution countries of Galla Chinensis patents.The number of Chinese Galla Chinensis patents is large,but the patent quality,value and patent level of the world have a certain gap.In view of the current development trend of Galla Chinensis,there is still a large amount of patent application space in this field.Chinese Galla Chinensis patent applicants can combine their own advantages,development trend and short board to formulate scientific development strategy,thus improving the core competitiveness of Galla Chinensis industry fundamentally.

Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (ESG) in the treatment of obesity.Method:A 26 year old female patient was admitted on October 20, 2022 due to a progressive increase in weight for 2 years. Her body mass index (BMI) was 30.04 kg/m 2, body fat percentage was 39.2%, and visceral fat grade was 15. ESG was performed using the OverStitch SX endoscopic suture system. Result:The surgery was successful, with approximately 5 ml of intraoperative bleeding.The patient discharged on the first day after surgery. Two weeks after surgery, small bowel follow-through showed a tubular shape of the stomach. At 6 months after surgery, the BMI was 25.2 kg/m 2, body fat percentage was 32%, visceral fat grade was 10. The total body weight loss rate (%TBWL) at 6 months after surgery was 16%, and the excess weight loss rate (%EWL) was 54.5%. Conclusion:ESG is effective for the treatment of obesity.

Objective:To systematically evaluate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in elderly patients with depression.Methods:The randomized controlled trials on the effect of CBT in elderly patients with depression, published until December 15, 2022, were searched in PubMed, CINHAL, Cochrane Library, China Biology Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, and VIP. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and used the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (ROB 2.0) to evaluate the quality of the included studies. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata 16.0, and the quality of evidence was rated using Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (GRADE) predictor software.Results:A total of 11 randomized controlled trials were included, with a total of 833 elderly patients with depression. Randomized effect models were used to analyze outcome indicators such as depression, anxiety, and quality of life by combining effect quantities. Meta-analysis and GRADE evidence quality showed that compared to the control group, medium quality evidence showed that CBT could relieve depression in elderly depression patients with a statistical difference [ SMD=-1.58, 95% CI (-2.16, -0.99), P<0.05]. Low quality evidence suggested that CBT could alleviate anxiety in elderly depression patients also with a statistical difference [ SMD=-2.25, 95% CI (-4.04, -0.47), P<0.05]. Very low quality evidence indicated that CBT did not significantly improve the quality of life in elderly depression patients compared to conventional or pharmacological treatment [ SMD=-0.09, 95% CI (-2.07, 1.88), P>0.05] . Conclusions:Existing evidence suggests that CBT can alleviate depression and anxiety in elderly depression patients, but its improvement in quality of life is not yet significant. Treatment feedback and forms of CBT may become a research focus in recent years on intervention for elderly depression patients.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)is the main pathogen that causes COVID-19,which is fast-mutating and highly transmissible.The infection has led to a global epidemic.As the main preventive and control measure,vaccination plays a critical role in fighting a-gainst COVID-19.Although a large number of epitope-based and mucosal vaccines have been stud-ied,few peptide epitope vaccines targeting the mucosa and their functional evaluation have been re-ported.In this study,we used SARS-CoV-2 structural protein M peptide epitope predicted by the IEDB database as an antigenic target to design the MS-3S gene containing 3 050 and 1 229 signal peptides and DCpep optimized for insertion into MS2 phage coat proteins.The expression plasmid pSIP:MS-3S was constructed by cloning the PCR fragments seamlessly and was transformed into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 18 to obtain the recombinant bacterium LP18:MS-3S.Expression conditions such as induction time,inducer concentration,rotational speed and initial pH were opti-mized.The intranasal immunization experiments were performed to examine the vaccine efficacy.The results showed that the 916 bp-long target gene MS-3S modified and optimized was amplified and used to successfully construct the recombinant bacterial strain LP18:MS-3S.The optimal con-ditions for recombinant protein expression were obtained and verified by Western blot,flow cy-tometry,immunofluorescence and other detection methods.The optimal expression conditions were determined as follows:induction time was 4 h with 100 pg/L of SppIP as the optimal induction concentration.Antibody-specific for the epitope was verified by ELISA experiments in serum,alve-olar lavage fluid and fecal dilutions of mice.In summary,a recombinant bacterial strain expressing the epitope antigen of the SARS-CoV-2 M protein peptide was constructed.The obtained protein can induce the body to produce humoral and mucosal immunity,which lays the foundation for the development of a vaccine candidate for the mucosal immunity of COVID-19.

Objective To screen the main environmental factors affecting the growth of Prunella vulgaris L.based on MaxEnt model and ArcGIS;To predict its potential suitable habitats in China;To provide reference for the artificial cultivation of Prunella vulgaris L.Methods Totally 346 pieces of sample point data of Prunella vulgaris L.were collected.Combined with data of 38 ecological factors,the main environmental factors affecting the distribution of Prunella vulgaris L.were screened using MaxEnt model.ArcGIS software was used to evaluate the habitat suitability of Prunella vulgaris L.and analyze the distribution of suitable areas for Prunella vulgaris L.worldwide and in China.Results The main ecological factors affecting the distribution of Prunella vulgaris L.were upper(0-30 cm)soil gravel volume percentage,soil effective water content,upper(0-30 cm)soil exchangeable sodium salt,specific soil types related to agricultural use in soil units and upper(0-30 cm)soil sand content.The highly suitable areas of Prunella vulgaris L.were mainly in Yunnan,Heilongjiang,eastern Inner Mongolia and central Sichuan.Conclusion The predicted results can provide a reference for the introduction of cultivation and sustainable resource utilization of Prunella vulgaris L.

Artemsia argyi Levl.et Vant is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine and moxibustion raw material plant,so far has more than two thousand years of medicinal history,as one of the most commonly used Chinese medicinal materials.The incopat patent database was used to search the worldwide patent data of the last 20 years,and a total of 25279 argyi related patents were retrieved.The pattern of argyi patents was analyzed from the perspectives of global application trend,main technical fields,national economy composition,applicant ranking,patent value and other aspects by means of graph combination.The analysis shows that the innovation and development of argyi is in the stage of rapid development;The medical,Chinese patent medicine,cosmetics and physiotherapy of argyi are the hot research and development of current technology;There are a large number of patents related to argyi in the world,but they are mainly distributed in China and South Korea.Among them,the number of patents related to argyi in China reaches 20381,far higher than that in other countries,but the number of high-value patents is not very large,and the value and quality of patents are still insufficient compared with other countries.From the perspective of the current development trend of argyi,with the deepening of clinical application recognition and scientific research of argyi,there is a large patent space in the field of argyi.Patent applicants can formulate corresponding patent application strategies according to the global development opportunities,technological development status and existing weaknesses.

Objective:To investigate changes of intestinal flora and the mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome in elderly mice with cognitive dysfunction induced by sevoflurane anesthesia.Methods:Eighteen fourteen-month-old male SPF grade C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control and sevoflurane groups, with 9 mice in each group. The mice of sevoflurane group inhaled 3% sevoflurane for 2 hours daily for three days. Fecal samples were collected post-exposure 24 hours for 16S rRNA sequencing. Morris water maze was then used to test the cognitive ability. Western blot was used to detect the expressions of synapse-associated proteins, NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins of hippocampus, and NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins of colon. Golgi staining was used to observe the number of dendritic spines in the hippocampus. qPCR was used to detect the expression of inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-18, TNF-α mRNA in mice colon and hippocampal tissues.Results:(1) The Morris water maze test showed that the escape latency of the sevoflurane group was longer than the control group, but there was statistical difference only on the fifth day ( P<0.05). In the spatial exploration test, escape latency of the sevoflurane group was higher than that of the control group((49.50±9.99)s, (18.67±7.63)s, t=6.005, P<0.001), and platform crossing frequency was less than that of the control group((0.83±0.75)times, (2.33±1.03)times, t=2.87, P=0.017). (2) Western blot and Golgi staining results showed that the expression of hippocampal synaptic-related proteins and the number of dendritic spines in the sevoflurane group were significantly reduced compared with those in control group (all P<0.05). (3) 16S rRNA sequencing showed significant β-diversity difference between the two groups ( P<0.05). Compared with the control group, potential pathogens that p_Desulfobacterota and g_Desulfovibrio increased significantly in the sevoflurane group (both P<0.05), and beneficial bacteria that p_Verrucomicrobiota and g_Akkermansia decreased significantly (both P<0.05). (4) Compared with the control group, the results of qPCR showed increased expression of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β mRNA in the colon and hippocampal tissues of the sevoflurane group (all P<0.05). Western blot results showed increased expression of NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins in the colon and hippocampal tissues of the sevoflurane group (both P<0.05). Immunofluorescence results showed the higher fluorescence intensity of ASC in the DG region of the hippocampus of the sevoflurane group compared with the control group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:The cognitive dysfunction model induced by sevoflurane in elderly mice shows neuroinflammatory reactions and synaptic damage, which may be related to intestinal microbiota imbalance and activation of NLRP3 inflammasome.