Objective:To explore the experience and learning curve of single-line suspension suction rod-assisted hybrid cavity-building thyroid surgery via the oral vestibular approach.Methods:Clinical data of 138 patients undergoing single-line suspension suction rod-assisted hybrid cavity-building thyroid surgery via oral vestibular approach from Sep. 2019 to Dec. 2021 in the Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery of Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College were retrospectively analyzed. The cumulative sum (CUSUM) method and best-fit curve analysis were used to compare the differences in each index such as operative time, intraoperative bleeding, number of lymph nodes cleared in the central region and postoperative related complications at various stages of the learning curve.Results:All 138 patients underwent single-line suspension rod-assisted hybrid cavity-building thyroid surgery via the oral vestibular approach, and one patient was converted to open surgery due to large intraoperative bleeding in the mass. There were 14 males and 124 females, mean age (36.07±8.49) years (20-55 years), thyroid tumor size (7.74±6.49) mm (2.4-50mm), 5 cases underwent Subtotal thyroidectomy, 129 cases underwent Unilateral lobectomy + lymph node dissection in the middle region, and 4 cases total thyroidectomy + central zone lymph node dissection. The number of surgical cases corresponding to the apex of the CUSUM learning curve was 45, and the learning curve was divided into two stages: the learning improvement stage (1-45 cases) and the mastery stage (46-138 cases). The operative time, intraoperative bleeding, postoperative hospital stay, and chin numbness were all lower in the proficiency period than in the learning and training period ( P<0.05), and the number of lymph nodes cleared in the central region was larger than that in the learning and improvement stage ( P<0.05), while the differences in other indexes between the two stages were not statistically significant ( P>0.05) . Conclusion:The single-line suspension suction rod-assisted hybrid cavity-building thyroid surgery via the oral vestibular approach has clinical application value and is worth promoting, and the number of surgical cases to be accumulated to master this technique is 45.

Objective:To analyze the mutations of globin genes among patients suspected for thalassemia from the Shanghai area.Methods:A total of 4 644 patients diagnosed at Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine between June 2016 and December 2019 were selected as the study subjects. The patients were tested for common mutations associated with thalassemia gene by Gap-PCR and reverse dot blotting (RDB). Patients were suspected to harbor rare mutations based on the inconsistency between hematological phenotypes and results of common mutation detection, and were further analyzed by Gap-PCR and Sanger sequencing.Results:Among the 4 644 patients, 2 194 (47.24%) were found to carry common thalassemia mutations, among which 701 (15.09%) were α-thalassemia, 1 448 (31.18%) were β-thalassemia, and 45 (0.97%) were both α- and β-thalassemia. Forty six samples were found to harbor rare mutations, which included 17 α-globin gene and 29 β-globin gene mutations. CD77(CCC>ACC) ( HBA2: c. 232C>A) of the α-globin gene, NG_000007.3: g. 70567_71015del449, codon 102(-A) ( HBB: c. 308_308delA) and IVS-Ⅱ-636 (A>G) ( HBB: c. 316-215A>G) of the β-globin gene were previously unreported new types of globin gene mutations. Conclusion:Among the 4 644 patients, the detection rate for common thalassemia mutations was 47.24%, whilst 46 samples were detected with rare gene mutations. The type of gene mutation types were diverse in the Shanghai area. The study has provided more accurate results for genetic diagnosis and counseling.

Objective:To investigate clinical significance of WDR4 gene expression,prognosis and immune infiltration in lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD).Methods:Clinicopathological data and WDR4 mRNA expression data of 535 patients with LUAD were collected through TCGA database,WDR4 protein expression data of 111 patients with LUAD were collected through CPTAC database.Associations between WDR4 expression and various clinicopathological features,as well as with overall survival in LUAD were ana-lyzed by R software.Diagnostic value of WDR4 expression in LUAD were assessed by ROC.Correlation between WDR4 expression and immune infiltration in tumor microenvironment in LUAD were investigated by Estimates and ssGSEA algorithms.Results:WDR4 mRNA expression in LUAD was significantly higher than that in normal lung tissues(all P<0.001).Protein expression of WDR4 in LUAD was also significantly up-regulated(P<0.05).Univariate analysis showed that expression of WDR4 was correlated with lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).Log-rank test showed that overall survival of patients with LUAD in WDR4 high expression group was significantly lower than that in low expression group(P=0.004).Multivariate Cox analysis revealed that T stage,lymph node metasta-sis and WDR4 mRNA expression remained independently associated with prognosis of LUAD patients.Death risk in patients with high expression of WDR4 mRNA was 1.478 times that of patients with low expression(95%CI:1.041～2.097).ROC curve analysis showed that WDR4 mRNA expression predicted diagnosis of LUAD to high extent(AUC=0.912,95%CI:0.885～0.935).High expression of WDR4 was negatively correlated with tumor microenvironment immune infiltration(all P<0.05).Conclusion:WDR4 expression in LUAD is significantly higher than that in normal lung tissue,and high WDR4 expression indicates poor prognosis in patients with LUAD.High expression of WDR4 inhibits immune infiltration in tumor microenvironment.WDR4 may be a novel potential biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of patients with LUAD and therapeutic target.

Objective:To explore the therapeutic mechanism of electroacupuncture(EA)in treating Parkinson disease(PD)using Tandem mass tag(TMT)quantitative proteomics technology. Methods:Forty-eight PD patients were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group,with 24 patients in each group.The control group received routine drug treatment,while the observation group received EA in addition to the routine drug treatment.EA was administered for 30 min per session,3 times a week,for a total of 12 weeks.Nine patients from each group were randomly selected to provide peripheral blood serum samples before and after treatment for TMT quantitative proteomics analysis.Differentially expressed proteins between the two groups were compared,and bioinformatics analysis was performed.The screened differentially expressed proteins were validated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Results:In the observation group,scores on the unified Parkinson disease rating scale(UPDRS),UPDRS Ⅱ,and UPDRS Ⅲ were significantly reduced after treatment(P<0.05).In the control group,these scores tended to increase,but the changes were not statistically significant(P>0.05).After treatment,the UPDRS and UPDRS Ⅲ scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).The observation group showed 62 differentially expressed proteins,while the control group had 36.Compared to the control group,the observation group had 142 differentially expressed proteins.These proteins were primarily involved in the cyclic adenosine monophosphate(cAMP)signaling pathway,T helper(Th)1 and Th2 cell differentiation,ATP-binding cassette transporter,vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway,and high-affinity immunoglobulin E receptor(FcεRI)signaling pathway.ELISA verification indicated that after EA treatment,the levels of α-Synuclein(αSyn)and heat shock protein beta 1(HSPB1)in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05),while the regulator of G-protein signaling 10(RGS10)level was significantly higher(P<0.05). Conclusion:EA,combined with routine drug therapy,can significantly improve clinical symptoms of PD,potentially through the regulation of the cAMP signaling pathway and the contents of differentially expressed proteins of αSyn,HSPB1,and RGS10.

Objective:To observe the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on phosphatase and PTEN-induced putative kinase 1(PINK1)/Parkin signaling pathway in the midbrain substantia nigra of Thy1-α synuclein(αSyn)transgenic model mice with Parkinson disease(PD). Methods:Twenty-four Thy1-αSyn transgenic mice were randomly divided into a model group,an acupuncture group,an acupuncture + moxibustion group,and a Western medicine group.Six wild-type mice in the same litter were used as the wild-type group.In the acupuncture group,Baihui(GV20)and Yanglingquan(GB34)were selected for acupuncture.In the acupuncture + moxibustion group,Guanyuan(CV4)was added on the basis of the acupuncture group.The Western medicine group was given rapamycin intraperitoneal injection at a dose of 10 mg/(kg·bw).The wild-type group and the model group were fixed without intervention.The overall rod performance(ORP)score of mice was observed in each group.The immunohistochemical method was used to detect the tyrosine hydroxylase(TH)positive neurons in the substantia nigra of mice in each group.The αSyn was detected by the immunofluorescence chemical method.The expression levels of αSyn,microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3(LC3)-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ,autophagy protein sequestosome-1/protein 62(SQSTM-1/p62),PINK1,Parkin,and ubiquitin-specific protease 30(USP30)proteins were detected by Western blotting assay.The expression levels of LC3B,p62,PINK1,Parkin,and USP30 mRNAs were detected by fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results:Compared with the wild-type group,the ORP score,the p62,PINK1,and Parkin protein expression levels decreased significantly(P<0.01),the PINK1 mRNA expression level decreased(P<0.05),while the protein and mRNA expression levels of USP30 increased(P<0.05)in the model group.Compared with the model group,the ORP score in the acupuncture group and the acupuncture + moxibustion group increased(P<0.05);the expression level of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ protein in the acupuncture + moxibustion group and the Western medicine group increased(P<0.05);the protein expression levels of p62,PINK1,and Parkin increased(P<0.05),while the USP30 protein expression level decreased significantly(P<0.01)in the acupuncture group,the acupuncture + moxibustion group,and the Western medicine group;the Parkin mRNA expression level in the acupuncture group and the acupuncture + moxibustion group increased(P<0.05);the USP30 mRNA expression level in the acupuncture + moxibustion group decreased(P<0.05). Conclusion:Acupuncture and moxibustion regulate the related molecule expression levels of PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway in the Thy1-αSyn transgenic PD model mice and promote the autophagy degradation of αSyn to exert the protective effect of dopaminergic neurons.

Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of TiRobot combined with three-dimensional imaging in the minimally invasive surgery for pelvic fractures.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted of the 40 patients with pelvic fracture who had been treated by fixation with S1 and S2 sacroiliac screws at Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Yangjiang People's Hospital from January 2019 to May 2021. They were divided into 2 groups according to their treatment methods. In the TiRobot group of 20 cases subjected to percutaneous sacroiliac screw fixation assisted by TiRobot combined with three-dimensional imaging, there were 13 males and 7 females with an age of (38.2 ± 8.8) years. In the manual group of 20 cases subjected to fixation with manual placement of sacroiliac screws under conventional C-arm fluoroscopy, there were 11 males and 9 females with an age of (37.3 ± 9.2) years. The 2 groups were compared in terms of fluoroscopy time for screw placement, guide needle adjustment, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, visual analogue scale (VAS) 72 hours after operation, postoperative hospital stay, time to ambulation, excellent to good rate of screw placement, complication rate, fracture union time, Majeed score at 6 months after operation, and excellent to good rate of functional evaluation.Results:There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in their preoperative general data, showing they were comparable ( P > 0.05). In the TiRobot group, fluoroscopy time for screw placement [(8.2 ± 2.9) s], guide needle adjustment [(0.4 ± 0.2) times], operation time [(67.4 ± 5.5) min], and intraoperative blood loss [(36.5 ± 8.0) mL] were significantly less than those in the manual group [(40.4 ± 4.5) s, (8.6 ± 0.7) times, (78.4 ± 7.2) min, and (41.6 ± 7.8) mL], postoperative VAS [3.0 (4.0, 5.0) points] was significantly lower than that in the manual group [4.0 (5.0, 6.0) points], the excellent to good rate of screw placement (100%, 40/40) was significantly higher than that in the manual group (85.0%, 34/40), and the complication rate (5.0%,1/20) was significantly lower than that in the manual group (35.0%, 7/20) (all P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in postoperative hospital stay, time to ambulation, fracture union time, Majeed score, or excellent to good rate of functional evaluation ( P > 0.05). Conclusion:In the minimally invasive surgery for pelvic fractures, TiRobot combined with three-dimensional imaging leads to positive outcomes, because it can reduce operation time and radiation exposure, improve accuracy of screw placement, and increase safety.

Objective: To investigate calreticulin (CALR) gene mutations classification in BCR-ABL1 negative myeloproliterative neoplasms (MPN), and its relationship with clinical manifestations. Methods: Genomic DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification product Sanger sequencing method was used to detect the mutation of exon 9 of CALR gene in 236 patients with BCR-ABL1 negative MPN (excluding polycythemia vera and negative CALR mutations) in Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from November 2015 to November 2018. The mutations were classified into 52 bp deletion (type 1) mutation, 5 bp insertion (type 2) mutation and other mutation types according to PCR sequencing analysis. The clinical characteristics of the carriers with two kinds of mutations in 198 patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and 38 primary myelofibrosis (PMF) were compared. For the types of mutations that could not be determined, they were classified according to the α-helix propensity score of the mutant protein peptide chain or the degree of retention of the negatively charged amino acid residues, and the differences between the two classification methods were also compared. Results: Among 236 patients, the CALR gene type 1 or type 2 mutation was detected in 206 cases (87.3%), including 173 ET patients (99 cases of type 1 mutation and 74 cases of type 2 mutation) and 33 PMF patients (28 cases of type 1 mutation and 5 cases of type 2 mutation). The CALR non-type 1 or non-type 2 mutation was detected in 30 cases, including 25 ET patients and 5 PMF patients. Among 173 ET patients with CALR gene mutation, the white blood cell count (WBC) of patients with type 1 mutation was higher than that of patients with type 2 mutation [(8.6±2.7)×10⁹/L vs. (7.6±2.4)×10⁹/L, t = 2.45, P = 0.015]. Among 33 PMF patients with CALR gene mutation, the age of patients with type 1 mutation was older than that of patients with type 2 mutation [(58±13) years old vs. (41±16) years old, t = 2.51, P = 0.018]. According to the α-helix propensity score of mutant protein peptide chain and the degree of retention of the negatively charged amino acid residues, 27 kinds of non-type 1 or non-type 2 mutations were classified by using sequencing method, and there were differences between the two methods. According to the α-helix propensity score of the mutant protein peptide chain, the proportion of type 1/type 1-like mutation in PMF patients was higher than that in ET patients [78.9% (30/38) vs. 56.6% (112/198), P < 0.01]. According to the degree of retention of negatively charged amino acid residues in the mutant protein peptide chain, the isoelectric point (pI) value of the mutant protein peptide chain was higher than that of the wild type sequence. The pI value of the type 1-like mutant protein peptide chain was higher than that of the type 2-like mutation (11.79±0.15 vs. 10.02±0.42, t = 11.51, P < 0.01). Conclusions Type 1 mutated ET patients may be closely related to the high risk of myelofibrosis transformation. The results of the classification of CALR mutations are different according to the α-helix propensity score of the mutant protein peptide chain and the degree of retention of the negatively charged amino acid residues. Further study is necessary to identify the pathogenesis of MPN caused by CALR mutation, and to determine the relationship between mutation type and prognosis of disease.

Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies in the world and occurs at particularly higher frequency in China. While several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of germline variants and whole-genome or whole-exome sequencing studies of somatic mutations in ESCC have been published, there is no comprehensive database publically available for this cancer. Here, we developed the Chinese Cancer Genomic Database-Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CCGD-ESCC) database, which contains the associations of 69,593 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with ESCC risk in 2022 cases and 2039 controls, survival time of 1006 ESCC patients (survival GWAS) and gene expression (expression quantitative trait loci, eQTL) in 94 ESCC patients. Moreover, this database also provides the associations between 8833 somatic mutations and survival time in 675 ESCC patients. Our user-friendly database is a resource useful for biologists and oncologists not only in identifying the associations of genetic variants or somatic mutations with the development and progression of ESCC but also in studying the underlying mechanisms for tumorigenesis of the cancer. CCGD-ESCC is freely accessible at http://db.cbi.pku.edu.cn/ccgd/ESCCdb.
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Objective To explore the effect of acute endurance exercise on the balance control,maximum contraction of the back extensor and the anticipatory postural adjustments(APAs) and compensatory postural adjustments (CPAs) of the lumbar vertebra.Methods Seventeen male students from a police college participated in this study voluntarily.Three tests were performed right before and after the 10000 meters run:the single foot standing test with eyes closed,maximum contraction test of the back extensor and arm-rising test.The maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) of the back extensor and the time of standing with eyes closed were collected.The sEMG activities of lumbar erector spinae(LES) and Lumbar multifidus(LMF) as lumbar stable muscles were recorded.The pre-activation time and integrated EMG of APAs and CPAs were calculated.Results Before and after the 10000 meters run,no significant difference was observed in MVC,but the time of single foot standing decreased significantly.On the condition of the internal postural perturbation,the LES was activated significantly earlier and the APAs IEMG of LMF decreased significantly after the run,but no significant difference was observed in the pre-activation time of LMF and APAs IEMG of LES.The CPAs IEMG of LES and LMF both decreased significantly after the run.Conclusions The acute endurance exercise of 10000 meters run does not cause fatigue of lumbar stable muscles,but it has an effect on the performance of body balance control.It has effects on the postural control strategies of the central nerve system in response to the internal sudden postural perturbation,resulting in the earlier pre-activation of LES to compensate the decreased activation magnitude of LMF.

Objective Based on CT imaging measurements to investigate the relevant parameters of 3D positioning that are used for the puncturing of trigeminal nerve via foramen rotundum route, and to discuss the influences of gender, age, and BMI on the measurements of these parameters in order to improve the success rate of puncturing. Methods A total of 64 patients with trigeminal neuralgia (second branch), who were successfully treated with CT - guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation of trigeminal nerve via foramen rotundum route during the period from August 2015 to March 2017, were included in this study. Their CT images were retrospectively analyzed. The line from the opening of the external auditory canal to the root of the nose (ear-nose line) was used as the base line on sagittal plane, and the angle between the ear-nose line and the puncture needle (angle α) was measured. On transverse section drawing a line between the midpoint of nose bridge and the midpoint of the posterior edge of the ethmoid sinus (M line), the angle between M line and the puncture needle (angle β) was determined. The vertical distance from the midpoint of the foramen rotundum to M line(D1), the vertical distance from needle puncture point to M line(D2), and the puncture depth (D3) were respectively measured. Results The angle α varied from 44. 10° to 63. 50° with a mean of (55. 05°±5. 48°). The angle β ranged from 26. 42° to 68. 37° with an average of (38. 19°±8. 58°). The distance of D1 was (19. 55±2. 67) mm, the distance of D2 was (58. 50±5. 41) mm, and the depth of D3 was (64. 89+8. 21) mm. The gender, age and BMI value showed a close correlation with the puncture angle and the puncture depth (P＜0. 05), and no statistically significant differences in these indexes existed between the left side and the right side (P＞0. 05). Conclusion The angle a and the other puncture parameters can roughly determine the three dimensional spatial orientation of foramen rotundum, which can be further adjusted according to patient's gender, age and BMI value. (J Intervent Radiol, 2018, 27: 234-237)