BackgroundDepression as a major mental health condition is commonly found in junior high school students. Peer attachment， emotional resilience and childhood abuse have been found to be associated with depressive symptoms， and it has been hypothesized that peer attachment and emotional resilience may play a chained effecting path in the relationship between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms in junior high school students. ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between childhood abuse and depressive symptom in junior high school students， analyze the effecting path of peer attachment and emotional resilience， thus to provide references for improving the mental health of junior high school students. MethodsFrom May to July 2022， a cluster sampling technique was utilized to recruit 1 781 junior high school students from a junior high school in Anhui province. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form （CTQ-SF）， Revised version of Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment （IPPA-R）， Adolescent' Emotional Resilience Questionnaire （AERQ） and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale （CES-D） were used as the measurement tools. Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to assess the correlation among above scales. Process4.2 and Bootstrapping method were employed to verify the effecting path of peer attachment and emotional resilience in the relationship between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms. ResultsCTQ-SF score was negatively correlated with IPPA-R peer attachment subscale score and AERQ score （r=-0.527， -0.495， P<0.01） and positively correlated with CES-D score （r=0.669， P<0.01） in junior high school students. IPPA-R peer attachment subscale score was positively correlated with AERQ score （r=0.556， P<0.01） and negatively correlated with CES-D score （r=-0.599， P<0.01） in junior high school students. AERQ score was negatively correlated with CES-D score （r=-0.698， P<0.01） in junior high school students. Childhood abuse in junior high school students was shown to be a positive predictor of depressive symptoms （β=0.675， P<0.01） and a negative predictor of peer attachment （β=-0.824， P<0.01） and emotional resilience （β=-0.305， P<0.01）. Peer attachment and emotional resilience were independent effecting path between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms， with indirect effect size of 0.093 （95% CI： 0.066~0.122） and 0.108 （95% CI： 0.084~0.133）， respectively. Peer attachment and emotional resilience affected as a chain effecting path between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms， with indirect effect size of 0.087 （95% CI： 0.071~0.105）， accounting for 12.89% of the total effect. ConclusionChildhood abuse in junior high school students can affect the presence of depressive symptom both directly and indirectly through either separate or chained effecting path of peer attachment and emotional resilience. ［Funded by 2020 Provincial General Scientific Research Project of West Anhui Health Vocational College （number， KJ2020B006）； 2024 Provincial University Natural and Humanities Sciences Research Project of West Anhui Health Vocational College （number， 2024AH053467）］

Objective:To analyze the screening test results of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the window period confirmed to be "negative" by Western blotting, with a view to finding a way to identify people infected with HIV during the window period as soon as possible.Methods:In the serum (plasma) samples of HIV-positive people screened by the fourth-generation chemiluminescent immunoassay in medical institutions at all levels in Pudong New District, Shanghai from 2014 to 2021, a total of 100 people (200 samples) were confirmed as "negative" and the fourth-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was screened positive. According to the follow-up results, it was divided into the early infection group (24 cases) and the uninfected group (76 people), and the fourth-generation rapid diagnostic test (RDT) was performed. The compliance rates of positive results of screening and follow-up were compared, and the epidemiological data of early HIV infections were analyzed. The chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.Results:Of the 200 samples, 48(24.00%) were early infected. A total of 106 samples antigens and (or) antibodies were positive by the fourth-generation RDT screening, and the compliance rate with the follow-up results was 45.28%(48/106), of which those of the fourth-generation RDT screening antigen positive and follow-up results were 100.00%(36/36), which was higher than the antibody positive results (24.68%(19/77)). The difference was statistically significant ( χ2=57.49, P<0.001). Of the 24 cases of early HIV infections, 19(79.2%) had acute symptoms. Only one out of six people≥50 years old had asked about the partner about his HIV status before engaging high-risk sex, and 13 out of 18 people <50 years old had asked the partners about their HIV status or to detect HIV before engaging high-risk sex. The difference was statistically significant ( χ2=5.71, P=0.017). Out of the six people ≥50 years old, only one actively tested HIV, and 12 out of 18 people <50 years old actively tested HIV, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=4.53, P=0.033). Conclusions:The Western blotting confirmed "negative" samples may be false negative. The comprehensive evaluation which combined with the fourth-generation screening test could help to screen out HIV window infection. In addition, the publicity, education and monitoring of high-risk population need to be further strengthened.

Objective:To investigate the effectiveness of antibiotics in preventing surgical site infection (SSI) after hepatectomy.Methods:The clinical data of patients who underwent hepatic resection at the Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2021, were retrospectively analyzed.Results:A total of 509 patients were included in the study. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of SSI in the different prophylactic treatment time groups ( P>0.05). Univariate analysis revealed bile leakage, extent of hepatic resection, surgical procedure, level of anesthesia, and duration of surgery as potential risk factors for SSI after hepatic resection ( P<0.05); Multivariate analysis showed that bile leakage, extensive hepatic resection, open surgical approach, grade 3-4 anesthesia level, and operative time longer than 300 minutes might be independent risk factors affecting SSI after hepatectomy ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Prolonging antibiotic prophylaxis for SSI after hepatectomy may be unnecessary.

AIM:To investigate the effects of Balanophora involucrata Hook.f.(BIH)extracts on bile acid metabolism and liver injury in mice with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD)through the gut mi-crobiota-farnesoid X receptor(FXR)axis,and to explore the underlying mechanisms.METHODS:Forty C57BL mice were randomly divided into control group,MAFLD model group,medium-dose BIH group,and high-dose BIH group.The mice in control group received a regular diet,while those in other groups were fed with high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce MAFLD.The mice in medium-and high-dose BIH groups received 0.598 and 0.299 g/kg BIH solution,respectively,while those in control and MAFLD groups received an equivalent volume of normal saline.Serum levels of total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C)were measured using an automatic biochemical analyzer.Liver morphology,steatosis and fibrosis were assessed by HE,oil red O and Masson staining.Levels of TC,tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-6(IL-6)in liver tissues,and bile acids in serum and ileum tissues were measured by ELISA.Protein expression of FXR and fibroblast growth factor 15(FGF15)in ileum tissues,and FXR,small heterodimer partner(SHP)and cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase(CYP7A1)in liver tissues were analyzed by Western blot.Intestinal microbiota changes were assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.RESULTS:(1)The MAFLD mice exhibited increased serum TC,TG,LDL-C and bile acid levels,liver TC,TNF-α and IL-6 levels,and lipid deposition.However,BIH intervention improved these factors and increased FXR and SHP pro-teins,but decreased CYP7A1 expression in the liver.The protein levels FXR and FGF15 in the ileum were also elevated.(2)Intestinal flora analysis demonstrated that BIH intervention improved the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora in MAFLD mice.Specifically,there was an increase in Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes ratio and a decrease in Proteobacteria and Verrucomicrobia.At the genus level,abundance of Duncaniella,Muribaculum and Paramuribaculum increased,while He-licobacter decreased.CONCLUSION:Treatment with BIH regulates intestinal flora,decreases FXR levels,enhances CYP7A1 expression,promotes bile acid synthesis,reduces hepatic cholesterol accumulation,and attenuates liver steato-sis and inflammation in MAFLD mice,indicating potential therapeutic effects.

Background::Genetic variants of dopaminergic transcription factor-encoding genes are suggested to be Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk factors; however, no comprehensive analyses of these genes in patients with PD have been undertaken. Therefore, we aimed to genetically analyze 16 dopaminergic transcription factor genes in Chinese patients with PD.Methods::Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed using a Chinese cohort comprising 1917 unrelated patients with familial or sporadic early-onset PD and 1652 controls. Additionally, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed using another Chinese cohort comprising 1962 unrelated patients with sporadic late-onset PD and 1279 controls.Results::We detected 308 rare and 208 rare protein-altering variants in the WES and WGS cohorts, respectively. Gene-based association analyses of rare variants suggested that MSX1 is enriched in sporadic late-onset PD. However, the significance did not pass the Bonferroni correction. Meanwhile, 72 and 1730 common variants were found in the WES and WGS cohorts, respectively. Unfortunately, single-variant logistic association analyses did not identify significant associations between common variants and PD. Conclusions::Variants of 16 typical dopaminergic transcription factors might not be major genetic risk factors for PD in Chinese patients. However, we highlight the complexity of PD and the need for extensive research elucidating its etiology.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effects of combined tissue flap transplantation in repairing giant chest wall defects.Methods:This study was a retrospective observational study. From August 2013 to December 2020, 31 patients with chest wall tumor or radiation ulcer after radical resection of chest wall tumor and conformed to the inclusion criteria were admitted to the Department of Breast Oncoplastic Surgery of Hunan Cancer Hospital, including 12 males and 19 females, aged 25-71 years. After resection of tumor or ulcer and wound debridement, the area of secondary chest wall defect was 300-600 cm 2 with length of 16-35 cm and width of 16-32 cm. According to the actual situation of the patients and the preoperative design, the chest wall defects were repaired with the flexible combination of perforator flaps and myocutaneous flaps from different donor sites, and the area of the combined tissue flap was 260-540 cm 2 with length of 20-30 cm and width of 13-20 cm. Free posteromedial thigh perforator flap+free anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flap were used in 2 patients, free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap+free anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flap were used in 5 patients, free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap+pedicled rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap+free anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flap were used in 7 patients, free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap+pedicled rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap+pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap were used in 2 patients, and bilateral free anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flaps were used in 15 patients. For the remaining small area of superficial tissue defect after being repaired by combined tissue flaps, skin graft was used to repair or delayed local flap transfering was performed after the tissue flaps survived and edema subsided. The appropriate blood vessels in the donor and recipient sites were selected for anastomosis to reconstruct the blood supply of tissue flaps. The wounds in the donor sites of tissue flaps that can be directly sutured were sutured directly; for those that cannot be sutured directly, the skin grafting or delayed suture was performed. The anastomosis of blood vessels in the recipient sites, operation length, and postoperative hospital stay were recorded. The survivals of tissue flaps and skin grafts, the shape and texture of reconstructed chest wall, the wound healing, scar formation, and function of donor sites of tissue flaps, and the scar formation of the donor sites of skin grafts were observed after operation. Tumor recurrence and death of recurrent patients were followed up after operation. Results:The blood vessels in the recipient sites were anastomosed as follows: proximal internal thoracic vessels for 24 times, distal internal thoracic vessels for 12 times, trunk of thoracodorsal vessels for 4 times, anterior serratus branches of thoracodorsal vessels for 8 times, and thoracoacromial vessels for 12 times. The operation length was 6.0 to 8.5 hours, and the postoperative hospital stay was 9 to 21 days. Necrosis at the edge of partial tissue flaps occurred in 4 patients after operation, which healed after dressing change, and the tissue flaps and skin grafts of the other patients survived completely. The shape and texture of the reconstructed chest wall were good. Four patients had poor wound healing in the donor sites of abdominal tissue flaps, which healed after dressing change and local drainage. Only linear scar was left in the donor sites of all tissue flaps, and there was no obvious dysfunction in the donor sites of tissue flaps. Mild hypertrophic scar was left in the donor sites of skin grafts. During follow-up of 9 to 36 months after operation, 6 patients had tumor recurrence, and the recurrence time was 5 to 20 months after operation. After comprehensive treatment for patients with tumor recurrence, 3 patients died.Conclusions:Transplantation of combined tissue flaps in repairing the giant chest wall defects can shorten the time of total operation and hospital stay, and avoid multiple operations. After operation, patients had good chest wall appearance, with reduced tumor recurrence in patients with chest wall tumor.

Interleukin (IL)-17A, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, is a fundamental function in the onset and advancement of multiple immune diseases. To uncover the primary compounds with IL-17A inhibitory activity, a large-scale screening of the library of traditional Chinese medicine constituents and microbial secondary metabolites was conducted using splenic cells from IL-17A-GFP reporter mice cultured under Th17-priming conditions. Our results indicated that some aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides isolated from a wetland mud-derived fungus, Myrothecium gramineum, showed remarkable IL-17A inhibitory activity. Nine new aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides, myrogramins A-I ( 1, 4- 11), and two known ones ( 2 and 3) were isolated and identified from the strain. Compounds 1, 3, 4, 10, and 11 exhibited significant IL-17A inhibitory activity. Among them, compound 3, with a high fermentation yield dose-dependently inhibited the generation of IL-17A and suppressed glycolysis in splenic cells under Th17-priming conditions. Strikingly, compound 3 suppressed immunopathology in both IL-17A-mediated animal models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and pulmonary hypertension. Our results revealed that aureane-type sesquiterpene tetraketides are a novel class of immunomodulators with IL-17A inhibitory activity, and hold great promise applications in treating IL-17A-mediated immune diseases.

Objective:To study the efficacy of bisoprolol fumarate tablets combined with tiotropium bromide powder aerosol inhalation in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) complicated with pulmonary heart disease and its effect on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP).Methods:From June 2016 to October 2021, 96 patients with AECOPD complicated with pulmonary heart disease admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group with 48 patients in each group. The patients in both groups were treated with oxygen inhalation, expectorant, cough relieving, asthma relieving and empirical antibiotics. The control group was treated with atomized inhalation of tiotropium bromide powder, and the observation group was treated with bisoprolol fumarate tablets on the basis of the control group. The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), 6-minute walking distance (6MWD), 1 s forced expiratory volume (FEV 1), forced vital capacity (FVC), serum hs-CRP, BNP and other factors were compared between the two groups after treatment, and the total effective rate and adverse drug reaction of the two groups were counted. Results:After treatment, the total effective rates of the observation group and the control group were 91.67%(44/48) and 77.08%(37/48), respectively, with a statistically significant difference ( P<0.05). After treatment, the LVEF of the observation group and the control group were (43.15±6.04)% and (38.96±5.67)% respectively, the 6MWD was (294.86±30.11)m and (261.35±25.88)m, the FEV 1 was (2.36±0.69)L and (1.75±0.52)L, the FVC was (3.58±0.51)L and (2.96±0.45)L, the hs-CRP was (4.47±1.25)mg/L and (7.86±2.01)mg/L, and the BNP was (418.25±32.25)ng/ml and (496.52±43.21)ng/ml; ESR was (16.78±2.11)mm/h and (21.02±1.69)mm/h, ET-1 was (54.26±6.45)ng/ml and (73.21±8.24)ng/ml, and Interleukin 6 was (22.63±8.45)ng/L and (31.85±12.24)ng/L, respectively, with statistical significance ( P<0.05). The total incidence of adverse drug reaction in the observation group and the control group was 8.33%(4/48) and 4.17%(2/48), respectively, with no statistically significant difference ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Bisoprolol fumarate tablets combined with tiotropium bromide powder aerosol inhalation in the treatment of AECOPD complicated with cor pulmonale can improve the heart and lung function of patients, regulate the expression level of hs-CRP, BNP and other factors, improve the efficacy, and do not increase adverse reactions.

Objective:To explore the application of the classification of the accompanying vein of deep inferior epigastric artery and vascular anastomotic strategy in breast reconstruction.Methods:The data of patients who underwent breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery with unilateral free lower abdominal flap transplantation in Hunan Cancer Hospital from October 2015 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. During surgery, free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap or free muscle-sparing rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap was used for breast reconstruction, and the recipient vessel was internal mammary vessel. The anatomy of the accompanying vein of the deep inferior epigastric artery can be divided into three types: independent type, including one branch type and two branch type; Y-shaped structure; H-shaped structure. Direct anastomosis was used for independent veins. There were five methods of vascular anastomoses for Y-shaped and H-shaped accompanying vein: (1) direct anastomosis; (2) the Y-shaped common stem segment was removed and the two accompanying veins were anastomosed respectively; (3) ligate the communicating branch and anastomose the two accompanying veins respectively; (4) the communicating branch was reserved and the two accompanying veins were anastomosed respectively; (5) ligate the smaller accompanying vein and anastomose the larger accompanying vein. Methods 1 and 2 were suitable for Y-shaped accompanying veins, and methods 3 to 5 were suitable for H-shaped accompanying veins. The excessively long inferior abdominal artery segment was removed during the operation. The complications of intraoperative vascular anastomosis were counted, and the survival of flap, aesthetics of breast reconstruction and tumor recurrence were followed up.Results:A total of 173 female patients were included, ranging from 26 to 60 years, with an average age of 41.2 years. There were 92 cases of immediate breast reconstruction and 81 cases of delayed breast reconstruction. 109 cases of free DIEP flap and 64 cases of free muscle-sparing rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap were harvested. The length of the flap was (26.9±1.9) cm, the width of the flap was (11.3±0.7) cm, the length of the vascular pedicle was (10.5±0.4) cm. The anatomical type of the deep inferior epigastric artery with only one accompanying vein accounted for 16 cases, and the veins were anastomosed directly. The anatomical type of Y-shaped accompanying vein accounted for 14 cases, of which 5 cases were anastomosed directly using method 1, 3 cases were anastomosed directly using method 1 after partial resection of the third costal cartilage to create a groove, and 6 cases were anastomosed using method 2. The H-shaped accompanying vein of the deep inferior epigastric artery was found in 143 cases. In 96 cases, vascular anastomosis were accomplished using method 3, 19 cases were anastomosed using method 4 and 28 cases were anastomosed using method 5. In 97 cases, the excessively long segment of the deep inferior epigastric artery were trimmed before vascular anastomosis. The average length of the trimmed segment was (2.7±0.7) mm. There were 6 cases of vascular anastomotic complications during operation, of which 2 patients were treated with method 1. Venous entrapment occurred during operation and was relieved after changing into method 2. The venous anastomosis methods adopted in the other 4 cases included 1 case of method 2, 1 case of method 3, and 2 cases of method 4, all of which were relieved of vessel entrapment by timely adjusting the placement of vessel pedicles. Postoperative flap necrosis occurred in 1 case. The vein anastomosis was direct Y-shaped vein anastomosis. The remaining 172 cases were completely successful. The patients were followed up for 10 to 36 months, with an average of 18.7 months. The reconstructed breast shape was good, the texture was soft, without flap contracture and deformation. Only linear scar remained in the donor site of the flap, which had no significant effect on the function of the abdominal wall. No tumor recurrence was observed.Conclusion:By flexibly adjusting the vascular anastomosis strategy according to the classification of the accompanying vein of the deep inferior epigastric artery, the blood supply of the free lower abdominal flap transfer in breast reconstruction can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

In December 2021, a 37-year-old female patient was admitted to the Department of Oncology Plastic Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital, 32 months after bilateral mastectomy. After admission, it was planned to perform bilateral breast reconstruction with bilateral free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap and bilateral free posterior medial thigh perforator flap. The ipsilateral lower abdominal flap and posterior medial thigh flap were stacked to reconstruct the ipsilateral breast, and the vascular pedicle of profunda artery perforator was anastomosed with the distal end of internal mammary vessel, the deep inferior epigastric artery was anastomosed with the proximal end of the internal mammary vessel. During the operation, the blood supply of the flap was good, and the donor sites of the thigh and abdomen were closed directly. The postoperative course of the patient was stable, the flap survived well, and the donor site healed well. After 1 month follow-up, the appearance and function of the donor area of abdomen and thigh were good, no obvious complications were found, and the reconstructed breast shape was satisfactory. This case suggests that the combined transplantation of free DIEP flap and posterior medial thigh perforator flap is suitable for the reconstruction of large breast.