OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of acupuncture on the learning and memory ability and intestinal flora structure of senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8(SAMP8)mice.METHODS Eighteen 6-month-old SAMP8 mice were randomly divided in-to model group and acupuncture group,with 9 mice in each group,and 9 senescence-accelerated mouse resistant strain 1(SAMR1)mice of the same month as the normal group.The acupuncture group selected Baihui and Yongquan points for acupuncture,5 times a week,20 min each time,for 8 consecutive weeks.Morris water maze was used to detect the learning and memory ability of mice in each group,immunofluorescence method was used to detect β-amyloid protein(Aβ)expression in the cerebral cortex,and 16S rDNA technology was used to detect changes in intestinal flora.RESULTS The results of the water maze experiment showed that compared with the normal group,the learning and memory abilities of the mice in the model group were significantly reduced(P<0.05),and the learning and memory abilities of the mice in the acupuncture group were significantly improved compared with the model group(P<0.05).Immunofluorescence results showed that compared with the normal group,the model group had increased positive expression of Aβ in the cerebral cortex,and obvious Aβ plaque deposition could be seen;the acupuncture group had fewer Aβ plaques than the model group.Alpha diversity index showed that compared with the normal group,the Ace and Simpson values of the model group de-creased(P<0.05)and the Shannon value increased(P<0.05);compared with the model group,the Ace and Chao values of the acu-puncture group increased(P<0.05,P<0.01).In the beta diversity analysis,the results of principal component analysis(PCA)and principal coordinate analysis(PCoA)showed that the samples in each group were relatively clustered,and the distance between sam-ples in each group was far away.The Venn diagram showed that there were 664,689,and 649 OTUs in the normal group,model group,and acupuncture group,respectively.Results of intestinal flora structure analysis showed that compared with the normal group,the abundance of Bacteroidetes,Ruminococcaceae,and Eubacterium xylanophilum in the model group increased(P<0.05),and the abundance of Fusobacterium,unclassified Fusobacterium,and Porphyromonas decreased(P<0.05);compared with the model group,the abundance of Bacteroidetes and Eubacterium xylanophilum decreased in the acupuncture group(P<0.05),and the abundance of Fusobacterium,unclassified Fusobacterium,and Porphyromonas increased(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Acupuncture can reduce cortical Aβ deposition and improve learning and memory abilities in SAMP8 mice,which may be related to regulating the structure of intestinal flora and increasing species diversity.

AIM:To establish a severe pneumonia mouse model induced by bacterial infection.METHODS:A total of 102 male SPF C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into a control group and a model group.Klebsiella pneu-moniae was administered via tracheal instillation at a concentration of 5×109 CFU.Mice were euthanized on days 1,2,4,8,and 14 post-infection to assess general condition,body weight,mortality,white blood cell and neutrophil counts,in-flammatory markers,and pathological changes in lung,heart,liver,spleen,kidney,and intestinal tissues.RESULTS:Mice in the model group exhibited symptoms such as dyspnea and huddling from 6 hours to 4 days post-infection,which progressively worsened,accompanied by continuous weight loss(P<0.01).These symptoms gradually resolved between days 5 and 14.Arterial oxygen saturation in the model group dropped to 80.7%from days 1 to 8(P<0.01)but returned to normal from days 9 to 14.A total of 23 model mice died between days 1 and 9,with no deaths thereafter,resulting in a mortality rate of 31.9%(P<0.01).Pathological examination revealed inflammatory cell infiltration,congestion,and ede-ma in lung tissue from days 1 to 2,with continued inflammatory cell infiltration,alveolar structural disorganization from days 4 to 8,and alveolar rupture and fusion by day 14(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Additionally,model mice showed significant increases in neutrophil count,white blood cell count,protein content in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,total cell count,neutrophil ratio,and levels of inflammatory factors tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleukin-1β(IL-1β)and IL-6 in peripheral blood from days 1 to 8(P<0.05 or P<0.01).No significant pathological changes were observed in heart and liver tissues,while spleen,kidney,and intestinal tissues exhibited notable pathological changes:indistinct boundaries be-tween red and white pulp in the spleen,significant congestion and edema around renal glomeruli,renal tubules,and col-lecting ducts,and extensive inflammatory cell infiltration in the colonic mucosa.CONCLUSION:Tracheal instillation of 5×109 CFU Klebsiella pneumoniae induces severe pathological changes in the lungs of mice,offering a robust model for studying the pathogenesis and treatment of severe pneumonia.

Objective: To understand the changes in pain and its effects in patients with the diagnosis of herpes zoster. Methods: A total of 3 487 patients diagnosed with herpes zoster (HZ) for the first time at the outpatient department of Miyun District Hospital from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019, were included in the study. The information of patients was registered and issued with a record card. Patients were required to record the time of pain and rash by themselves. Telephone follow-up was conducted at 21, 90, 180 and 365 days after the onset of rashes, including hospitalization, location of rash and pain, and the time of start and end. The impact of pain on life was evaluated by the Zoster Brief Pain Inventory (ZBPI). Results: The age of 2 999 HZ patients included in the analysis were (53±16) years old, including 1 377 (45.91%) males and 1 903 (63.45%) patients aged 50 years and older. After 21 days of rash, mild, moderate and severe pain accounted for 20.87% (626 cases), 37.98% (1 139 cases) and 33.81% (1 014 cases), respectively. Only 5.07% (152 cases) had no pain or discomfort, and 2.27% (68 cases) had no pain but discomfort. Most of the pain sites were consistent with the rash sites. The chest and back and waist and abdomen were the most common, accounting for 35.58% (1 067 cases) and 29.18% (875 cases), respectively, followed by the limbs and face and neck, accounting for 16.74% (502 cases) and 16.40% (492 cases), respectively. The M (Q₁, Q₃) of pain days in the HZ patients was 14 (8, 20) days, and the incidence of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) was 6.63% (171/2 580) (excluding 419 patients who refused to visit or lost to visit on 90 days after the onset of rash). The pain score of HZ patients within 21 days after the rash was (5.19±2.73) points, and the pain score of PHN patients was (7.61±2.13) points, which was significantly higher than that of non-PHN patients [(5.04±2.69) points] (P<0.001). Daily activities, emotions, walking ability, work, social interaction, sleep and recreation were affected for 21 days after the rash in HZ patients, ranging from 60.79% to 83.83%, with sleep being the most affected (83.83%). The impact scores of pain and life dimensions in PHN patients ranged from 4.59 to 7.61 points on the ZBPI scale, which were higher than those in non-PHN patients (2.49-5.04) (t values ranged from 8.86 to 11.67, all P values <0.001). Conclusion: The proportion of pain in HZ patients after the diagnosis is high, and the pain is more obvious in patients with PHN and HZ patients aged 50 and older, which has a greater impact on their daily lives.
Male ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Adult ; Female ; Beijing ; Follow-Up Studies ; Herpes Zoster/epidemiology* ; Pain/epidemiology* ; Exanthema

Objective: To understand the changes in pain and its effects in patients with the diagnosis of herpes zoster. Methods: A total of 3 487 patients diagnosed with herpes zoster (HZ) for the first time at the outpatient department of Miyun District Hospital from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019, were included in the study. The information of patients was registered and issued with a record card. Patients were required to record the time of pain and rash by themselves. Telephone follow-up was conducted at 21, 90, 180 and 365 days after the onset of rashes, including hospitalization, location of rash and pain, and the time of start and end. The impact of pain on life was evaluated by the Zoster Brief Pain Inventory (ZBPI). Results: The age of 2 999 HZ patients included in the analysis were (53±16) years old, including 1 377 (45.91%) males and 1 903 (63.45%) patients aged 50 years and older. After 21 days of rash, mild, moderate and severe pain accounted for 20.87% (626 cases), 37.98% (1 139 cases) and 33.81% (1 014 cases), respectively. Only 5.07% (152 cases) had no pain or discomfort, and 2.27% (68 cases) had no pain but discomfort. Most of the pain sites were consistent with the rash sites. The chest and back and waist and abdomen were the most common, accounting for 35.58% (1 067 cases) and 29.18% (875 cases), respectively, followed by the limbs and face and neck, accounting for 16.74% (502 cases) and 16.40% (492 cases), respectively. The M (Q₁, Q₃) of pain days in the HZ patients was 14 (8, 20) days, and the incidence of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) was 6.63% (171/2 580) (excluding 419 patients who refused to visit or lost to visit on 90 days after the onset of rash). The pain score of HZ patients within 21 days after the rash was (5.19±2.73) points, and the pain score of PHN patients was (7.61±2.13) points, which was significantly higher than that of non-PHN patients [(5.04±2.69) points] (P<0.001). Daily activities, emotions, walking ability, work, social interaction, sleep and recreation were affected for 21 days after the rash in HZ patients, ranging from 60.79% to 83.83%, with sleep being the most affected (83.83%). The impact scores of pain and life dimensions in PHN patients ranged from 4.59 to 7.61 points on the ZBPI scale, which were higher than those in non-PHN patients (2.49-5.04) (t values ranged from 8.86 to 11.67, all P values <0.001). Conclusion: The proportion of pain in HZ patients after the diagnosis is high, and the pain is more obvious in patients with PHN and HZ patients aged 50 and older, which has a greater impact on their daily lives.
Male ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Adult ; Female ; Beijing ; Follow-Up Studies ; Herpes Zoster/epidemiology* ; Pain/epidemiology* ; Exanthema

Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize the benefits of converting Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) to a common data model (CDM) and to assess the potential of CDM-converted data to rapidly generate insights for benefit-risk assessments in post-market regulatory evaluation and decisions. Methods: EMRs from January 2013 to December 2016 were mapped onto the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership-CDM (OMOP-CDM) schema. Vocabulary mappings were applied to convert source data values into OMOP-CDM-endorsed terminologies. Existing analytic codes used in a prior OMOP-CDM drug utilization study were modified to conduct an illustrative analysis of oral anticoagulants used for atrial fibrillation in Singapore and South Korea, resembling a typical benefit-risk assessment. A novel visualization is proposed to represent the comparative effectiveness, safety and utilization of the drugs. Results: Over 90% of records were mapped onto the OMOP-CDM. The CDM data structures and analytic code templates simplified the querying of data for the analysis. In total, 2,419 patients from Singapore and South Korea fulfilled the study criteria, the majority of whom were warfarin users. After 3 months of follow-up, differences in cumulative incidence of bleeding and thromboembolic events were observable via the proposed visualization, surfacing insights as to the agent of preference in a given clinical setting, which may meaningfully inform regulatory decision-making. Conclusions While the structure of the OMOP-CDM and its accessory tools facilitate real-world data analysis, extending them to fulfil regulatory analytic purposes in the post-market setting, such as benefit-risk assessments, may require layering on additional analytic tools and visualization techniques.

Objective:To study the retrocolonic approach for laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenec-tomy (LPD).Methods:The clinical data of 53 patients who underwent LPD using the retrocolonic approach at the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2019 to December 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 36 males and 17 females, aged (61.9±8.8) years old. The operation time, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative complications were analysed.Results:LPD was successfully performed in 53 patients via the retrocolonic approach. The operation time was (285.7±49.8) min, and the resection time for specimens was (120.0±10.5) min. The median intraoperative blood loss was 200 ml and blood loss ranged from 50 to 800 ml. Among the 53 patients, 3 patients underwent combined portal vein resection and reconstruction (end-to-end anastomosis). The operation time was 300, 325 and 385 min, respectively, and the intraoperative blood loss was 400-800 ml. During the operation, 5 patients (9.43%) had transection of the middle colonic artery and underwent resection of part of the transverse mesocolon due to invasion of the transverse mesocolon by tumours. Postoperative complications occurred in 5 patients (9.43%), including 4 patients with pancreatic fistula and 1 patient with hemorrhage and with delayed gastric emptying. The postoperative passage of first flatus was (5.40±1.14) days in 5 patients with transection and (2.92±1.03) days in 48 patients without transection of the middle colonic artery. All patients were discharged home successfully. The postoperative pathological results showed all patients to achieve R 0 resection. Conclusion:Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy via the retrocolonic approach was safe and feasible for patients with a large duodenal tumor, pancreatic head uncinate process tumor with or without invasion of the portal vein and mesenteric vessels.

This study aims to explore the factors influencing the success rate of the microdissection testicular sperm extraction (Micro-TESE) in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) and cryptorchidism. Clinical data of 162 patients with cryptorchidism who underwent Micro-TESE due to infertility from December 2015 to May 2020 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. In the univariate analysis, significant differences in the age of patient at the time of orchidopexy (median [interquartile range, IQR]: 7.0 [4.0-11.0] years vs 11.5 [9.0-14.5] years, P < 0.001), interval between orchidopexy and Micro-TESE (mean ± standard deviation: 17.5 ± 5.0 years vs 14.4 ± 4.4 years, P < 0.001), severity of cryptorchidism (unilateral [62.8%] vs bilateral [31.6%], P < 0.001; location of cryptorchidism, intra-abdominal [27.3%] vs inguinal [44.8%] vs suprascrotal [66.7%], P < 0.001), volume of the dominant testis (median [IQR]: 17.00 [15.00-19.00] ml vs 14.50 [11.75-16.25] ml, P < 0.001), and levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH; P = 0.004) and testosterone (P = 0.006) were observed between the successful and failed sperm extraction groups. After conducting the multivariate analysis, four of these factors, including unilateral/bilateral cryptorchidism (P < 0.001), location of cryptorchidism (P = 0.032), age of orchidopexy (P < 0.001), and dominant testicular volume, were adopted in the clinical prediction model to evaluate preoperatively the success rate of Micro-TESE for patients with NOA and cryptorchidism. The likelihood of successful sperm retrieval by Micro-TESE in men with NOA and cryptorchidism increased in patients with mild forms of cryptorchidism.
Azoospermia ; Child ; Cryptorchidism ; Humans ; Male ; Microdissection ; Models, Statistical ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Semen ; Sperm Retrieval ; Spermatozoa ; Testis

Objective:To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of clinical application of " variable diameter measurable pancreatic duct" in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD).Methods:A retrospective study was conducted at the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University Liver Surgical Team from July 2019 to July 2020 using the " HongShi single stitch" method of pancreatic duct to jejunum anastomosis on 147 patients who underwent LPD. According to the type of pancreatic duct, the patients were divided into having normal pancreatic ducts (the normal group, n=61) and those having " variable diameter measuring pancreatic duct" (the variable diameter group, n=86). The perioperative data and postoperative complications were compared and analyzed. Results:There were 89 males and 58 females, aged (56.7±1.5) years. There were no significant differences in age, gender and body mass index between groups ( P>0.05). For the variable diameter group, the diameter of the divided pancreatic stump was (3.2±0.1) mm, and the depth of internal pancreatic duct stenting was (4.7±0.2) cm. However, it could not be measured accurately in the normal group. The incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula rate was significantly lower in the variable diameter group than the normal group [2.32% (2/61) vs. 11.47% (7/86), P=0.023]. Conclusion:The variable diameter measurement of pancreatic duct was safe and effective in choosing patients to undergo LPD.

Objective:To explore the scheme of accurate pelvic osteotomy parameters and to analyze the feasibility and efficacy of 3D printing navigation plate in developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery.Methods:From January 2015 to December 2017, a total of 18 children with DDH underwent computer-assisted Salter pelvic osteotomy (computer-assisted osteotomy group) and 25 children with DDH who underwent conventional Salter pelvic osteotomy (conventional osteotomy group) were selected for retrospective analysis. There were 11 males and 32 females with an average age of 3.2±2.5 (range 1-11) years. According to International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) classification, there were 20 cases of type 1, 9 of type 2, 12 of type 3 and 2 of type 4. All patients were unilateral dislocation, including 18 cases on the left and 25 on the right. All children underwent pelvic CT examination before operation. Further, the proximal femur was surgically corrected during the operation. According to the acetabular rotation angle (ATA) and bony acetabular index (BAI), the computer-assisted osteotomy group simulated the operation with Mimics software made 3D printing navigation plate through which an accurate osteotomy scheme was developed. The two groups were compared in operative duration, intraoperative blood loss, Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) hip joint score. Acetabular index (AI), central edge (CE) angle, and acetabulum head index (AHI) were compared between the two groups by using postoperative X-ray. The acetabular tilt angle (ATA) changes before and after operation in the computer-assisted osteotomy group were compared through 3D CT.Results:The follow-up duration was 2.3±0.2 (2.0 to 2.5) years in the computer-assisted osteotomy group and 2.8±0.15 (2.5 to 3.0) years in the conventional osteotomy group. The operative duration in the computer-assisted osteotomy group was 127±20.6 min, which was significantly longer ( t=4.657, P<0.001) than that in the conventional osteotomy group (103±13.2 min). Intraoperative bleeding was 157±17.5 ml in the computer-assisted osteotomy group and 151±15.3 ml in the conventional osteotomy group without significant difference between the two groups ( t=1.195, P=0.239). At 2 years after surgery, the JOA score of the hip joint in the computer-assisted osteotomy group (86.7±8.5 points) was like that (84.8±10.0 points) in the conventional osteotomy group ( t=0.628, P=0.533). At the last follow-up, the CE angle in the computer-assisted osteotomy group (36.8°±5.2°) was significantly larger than that (31.8°±4.4°) in the conventional osteotomy group ( t=3.414, P<0.001). There was statistically significant difference in term of AHI between the computer-assisted osteotomy group (85.8%±6.6%) and the conventional osteotomy group (80.4%±8.3%, t=2.284, P=0.028). AI was 23.5°±5.5° in the computer-assisted osteotomy group and 25.2°±4.2° in the conventional osteotomy group without significant difference ( t=-1.150, P=0.257). The ATA of the affected side was 12.3°±1.4° in the computer-assisted osteotomy group which was similar ( t=0.614, P=0.547) to that of the healthy side (11.8°±2.8°). Conclusion:Based on specific anatomical parameters, computer-assisted preoperative planning can not only directly simulate the process of osteotomy, but also produce individualized 3D printed guide plates. Compared with conventional Salter pelvic osteotomy, computer-assisted osteotomy can achieve accurate radiographic correction of the hip joint in children with DDH, resulting in a better matching relationship between the femoral head and acetabulum.

Cognitive impairment often occurs in elderly patients with heart failure.In this paper, we reviewed the possible mechanism of cognitive impairment in elderly patients with heart failure.The possible pathological mechanism of cognitive impairment in elderly patients with heart failure was discussed from the aspects of decreased cardiac output, renal damage, atrial fibrillation, inflammatory reaction, neuroregulation, depression and high homocysteine level, and the effect of cognitive impairment on heart failure was also summarized, so as to improve both the clinicians' awareness of cognitive impairment and the level of diagnosis and treatment in elderly patients with heart failure.