Growth stimulating gene 2 (ST2) protein is a member of the interleukin-1 receptor family. It is mainly divided into a soluble secreted form sST2 and a transmembrane form ST2L. sST2 is a decoy receptor that competitively binds to interleukin-33 to block the interleukin-33/ST2L signaling pathway, worsening myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis, and ventricular dysfunction. Measuring sST2 is of important value for diagnosis and/or prognosis evaluation of cardiovascular diseases. This paper mainly reviews the research progress in the relationship between cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, coronary heart disease, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, acute aortic dissection, and pulmonary hypertension, and sST2.

Objective:To investigate the effect of posterior nasal neurectomy（PNN） with pharyngeal neurectomy （PN） on chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps （CRSwNP）complicated with perennial allergic rhinitis （PAR）. Methods:83 patients with perennial allergic rhinitis combined with chronic group-wide sinusitis with nasal polyps who attended our hospital from July 2020 to July 2021 were selected. All patients underwent conventional functional endoscopic sinusitis surgery（FESS）+ nasal polypectomy. Patients were divided according to whether they underwent PNN+PN. 38 cases in the experimental group underwent FESS combined with PNN+PN; 44 cases in the control group underwent conventional FESS alone. All patients underwent the VAS, RQLQ, and MLK before treatment, and at 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Meanwhile, other relevant data were collected and the preoperative and postoperative follow-up data were collected and analyzed to assess the differences between the two groups. Results:The total postoperative follow-up period was 1 year. The recurrence rate of nasal polyps at 1 year postoperatively and the nasal congestion VAS score at 6 months postoperatively were not statistically significant in the two groups（P>0.05）. However, the patients in the experimental group had statistically significantly lower effusion and sneezing VAS scores, MLK endoscopy scores and RQLQ scores at 6 months and 1 year postoperatively, and nasal congestion VAS scores at 1 year postoperatively compared to the control group（P<0.05）. Conclusion:For patients with perennial AR complicated with CRSwNP, the combination of the PNN+PN in FESS can significantly improve the short-term curative effect, and PNN+PN is a safe and effective surgical treatment.
Humans ; Nasal Polyps/surgery* ; Rhinitis, Allergic/surgery* ; Sinusitis/surgery* ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; Endoscopy ; Denervation ; Chronic Disease ; Rhinitis/complications*

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic surgery and conventional surgery combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of Neuroblastoma. Forty-three patients with olfactory neuroblastoma undergoing surgery combined with radiotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into endoscopic surgery and conventional surgery. All patients received postoperative radiotherapy at a dose of 60-70 Gy, the 5-year survival rate and local recurrence time of the two groups were compared, and the therapeutic effects of endoscopic surgery and traditional surgery were compared. Through survival analysis, the 5-year overall survival rates of the traditional surgery group and the endoscopic surgery group were 50% and 58% （=0.560）, the local recurrence rates were 44% and 48% （=0.288）, and the mean recurrence time was 5.6 months and 12.5 months （=0.032）. There was no difference between endoscopic surgery and conventional surgery combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of Neuroblastoma, and the time of local recurrence was significantly prolonged. In early Neuroblastoma, endoscopic sinus surgery may be superior to open surgery in terms of efficacy and patient survival.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic surgery and conventional surgery combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of Neuroblastoma. Method: Forty-three patients with olfactory neuroblastoma undergoing surgery combined with radiotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into endoscopic surgery and conventional surgery. All patients received postoperative radiotherapy at a dose of 60-70 Gy, the 5-year survival rate and local recurrence time of the two groups were compared, and the therapeutic effects of endoscopic surgery and traditional surgery were compared. Result: Through survival analysis, the 5-year overall survival rates of the traditional surgery group and the endoscopic surgery group were 50% and 58% （P=0.560）, the local recurrence rates were 44% and 48% （P=0.288）, and the mean recurrence time was 5.6 months and 12.5 months （P=0.032）. Conclusion There was no difference between endoscopic surgery and conventional surgery combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of Neuroblastoma, and the time of local recurrence was significantly prolonged. In early Neuroblastoma, endoscopic sinus surgery may be superior to open surgery in terms of efficacy and patient survival.

Objective: To investigate the migration and invasion behaviors of Hep-2 after the targeted knockdown of yes-associated protein (YAP). Methods: Hep-2 cells were knock-downed for YAP by shRNA as YAP-shRNA group, Hep-2 treated with non-specific shRNA as YAP-NC group, and Hep-2 with no treatment as control. Glucose uptake and lactate production in the cells were examined to assess Warburg effect. The migration and invasion behaviors of cells in three groups were observed. The expressions of vimentin and E-cadherin were detected by RT-PCR and Western Blot. The statistical software GraphPad Prism 7.0 was used to analyze significance of data. Two tailed Student′ s t-tests was used to determine significance when only two groups were compared. P values of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Downregulation of YAP led to a obvious decrease in glucose uptake [(18.51±1.72)%] and lactate production [103.40±8.32] in Hep-2 cells compared with control [(41.20±1.11)% and 743.69±19.49, t=19.20 and 52.33, respectively, both P<0.01] and YAP-NC group [(39.60±0.78)% and 705.22±17.20, t=19.34 and 54.56, respectively, both P<0.01]. Compared with the control group (78.32±4.04) and YAP-NC group (77.28±3.11), the scratch healing ability of Hep-2 cells was significantly decreased in YAP-shRNA group (44.71±4.68). The P value was less than 0.01 (t=9.42 and 10.04). The number of cells with YAP-shRNA (33.30±4.19) passing through compartments was remarkable fewer than the control group (133.71±6.72) and YAP-NC group (126.32±4.21). The P value was less than 0.01 (t=21.96 and 27.13). The expression of E-cadherin protein in cells of YAP-shRNA group (6.16±0.11) was up-regulated compared with control (0.97±0.10, t=35.70, P<0.01) and YAP-NC group (1.13±0.09, t=36.28, P<0.01), while the expression of vimentin protein in cells of YAP-shRNA group (1.08±0.09) was down-regulated compared with control (5.67±0.12, t=29.91, P<0.01) and YAP-NC group (5.51±0.12, t=29.04, P<0.01). Conclusions The down-regulation of YAP in Hep-2 inhibits the migration and invasion of cells via suppressing Warburg and EMT program.

OBJECTIVE To explore and evaluate the value of CT in diagnosis of malignant tumor of maxillary sinus and the accuracy of the involved bone wall by comparing the preoperative CT imaging with the pathologic examination.METHODS 11 patients without maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma and lymph node metastasis received pathological examination and enhanced CT scan before operation,partial or total maxillary resection were implemented according to the CT features and scope.The position and azimuth of the cut bone tissue samples were marked.The specimens were routinely fixed,decalcified,embedded,sliced and HE stained to observe the bone tissue pathological changes on the bone wall under light microscope.RESULTS Nasal sinus enhancement CT scan showed that the medial wall of maxillary sinus were all resorped and invaded(4 cases lack inner wall).Anterior wall was invaded in 6 cases,superior wall in 7 cases and bottom wall in 3 cases,posterior and exterior wall in 9 cases;After ruling out the cases without internal wall of maxillary sinus,the inner wall of the maxillary sinus was invaded by cancer cells,so was the front wall and the bottom wall.Those showed bone wall erosion on preoperative CT with continuous change but without interruption and accompanied by bone wall thickening and hardening were found without tumor invasion by postoperative pathological verification.CONCLUSION Bone wall damage on preoperative CT does not mean tumor invasion,and the probability of each maxillary sinus wall invasion is different;the comprehensive analysis found that for wormhole like change of bone wallon preoperative CT with continuous bone wall thickening and hardening of the 'reconstruction of bone destruction',there was no tumor invasion by postoperative pathological validation;Routine selection analysis of bone tissue pathology can supplement the extent diagnosis of malignant tumor of maxillary sinus on preoperative CT scan,so it can accurately estimate the T staging of tumor.It may provide a more effective basis for selection of minimally invasive surgery,postoperative evaluation of surgical effect and formulating more comprehensive treatment protocol.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation and analyze the characteristics of balance function in patients with type 2 diabetes, and to find out the importance of proprioception, vision and vestibular in postural control. METHOD: All subjects were divided into two groups, 37 normal individuals, 33 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. All were assessed by computerized posturography under six upright stance.conditions: including standing on the firm surface and foam with eyes open and closed. RESULT: (1) On anteroposterior,the scores of proprioception, vision and vestibular were 93.96 ± 7.95, 80.22 ± 16.24, 70.87 ± 20.99, the normal were 98.00 ± 2.18, 91.44 ± 6.01, 80.44 ± 7.81. There were significances between diabetes mellitus group and normal control group (P < 0.05) respectively. (2) On lateral, the scores of vision and vestibular were 80.39 ± 12.60, 73.96 ± 16.04, and the normal were 92.11 ± 4.50, 83.18 ± 9.45. There were significances with P < 0.05 between diabetes mellitus group and normal control group. However, there was no obvious difference in proprioception scores between the two groups. (3) The limit of stability of normal group were (176.47 ± 44.13) mm²; diabetic group was (143.13 ± 62.30) mm². There was statistical significance between the group with P < 0.05. (In diabetic patients, there was no significant difference between the no dizziness group and the dizziness group of the scores of proprioceptive, visual, vestibular as well as stable limits, P > 0.05. CONCLUSION The balance function of patients with type 2 diabetes decreased. It is the main characteristic that the vision and vestibular decreased more significantly in the postural control.
Case-Control Studies ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; physiopathology ; Dizziness ; complications ; Humans ; Postural Balance ; Proprioception ; Vertigo ; complications ; Vestibule, Labyrinth ; physiopathology ; Vision, Ocular

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the expression of Maspin and Ki67 in EN-NK/TCL and the significance. METHOD: The expressions of Maspin and Ki67 were detected by immunohistochemistry in 34 cases of EN-NK/TCL and 11 cases of chronic sinusitis. RESULT: Maspin was low expressed in EN-NK/TCL, Ki67 was highly expressed in EN-NK/TCL. Negative correlation was found between the expression of Maspin and Ki67 in EN-NK/TCL. CONCLUSION The combined examination of Maspin and Ki67 has important significance in the diagnosis in EN-NK/ TCL.
Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Ki-67 Antigen ; metabolism ; Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell ; metabolism ; Serpins ; metabolism

Objective To analyze the treatment and pathogenetic condition of chronic heart failure of coro -nary heart disease(CHD) and ventricular arrhythmia (VA).Methods 100 patients with chronic heart failure were collected to observe the treatment of chronic heart failure and pathogenetic condition of VA .Results 44 cases occured VA and 56 cases without VA in 100 patients.NT-proBNP(3 110.00 ±522.00)pg/mL of VA group was sig-nificantly higher than that (2 200.00 ±486.00)pg/mL of non-VA group(t=8.996,P<0.05).LVEF(0.25 ± 0.08) of VA group was lower than that of non -VA group(0.41 ±0.98) (t=11.625,P<0.05).The occurrence (100.00%) of premature ventricular contraction ( PVC) of ≥70mm group in left ventricular internal diameter (LVID) was higher than that of 60 -69mm group (60.87%),50 -59mm group (37.04%),40 -49mm group
(15.38%) with statistically significant(χ2 =5.853,12.532,27.375,all P<0.05).The amount(44.20 ±12.90)mg of use βreceptor blockers of amiodarone group was significantly lower than that of non -amiodarone group(44.20 ± 12.90)mg (t=5.284,P<0.05).Conclusion NT-proBNP of CHEF of CHD and VA patients will improve and amiodarone can reduce the amount of use anti -heart failure drug .

Objective To observe the RASSF1A expression in laryngeal keratosis and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and investigate the relationship between the gene and the occurrence and development of this disease. Methods The specimens of keratosis of larynx(43 cases)and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma(31 cases)in Oto-laryngology-Head and Neck surgery of Anhui provincial hospital from Dec 2009 to Dec 2012 were collected.Nor-mal vocal fold mucosa from the cadaveric head as control group(8 cases)were collected.Immunohistochemical meth-ods were used to detect the expression of RASSF1A protein in these tissues.The diffuse distribution of brown gran-ules in the cell cytoplasm yielded positive results and the nucleus was not coloring.The percentage of positive cells of every section,and the average standard deviation(￣x±s)were calculated.SPSS17.0 statistical analysis software was used to analyze the data,P<0.05 for the difference was statistically significant.ResuIts The RASSF1A expes-sion in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma,normal laryngeal mucosa,squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and la-ryngeal keratosis were compared.The differences of RASSF1A expression were statistically significant (P<0.05). The difference of RASSF1A expression in keratosis of larynx and normal laryngeal mucosa was not significant (P>0.05).RASSF1A expression in the clinical stage from I to IV of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma gradually de-clined.During the clinical stage,the difference had statistics significance (P<0.05 ).In high differentiated squa-mous cell carcinoma,moderately differentiated squamous and poorly differentiated squamous,the differences of RASSF1A expression were insignificant (P>0.05).ConcIusion The reduction of RASSF1A expression correlated with laryn-geal squamous cell carcinoma,which has certain significance for the different ion of carcinoma and laryngeal precan-cerous lesion.