【Objective】 To explore the clinical efficacy and safety of pelvic floor magnetic and electrical stimulation combined with Kegel exercise training in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). 【Methods】 A total of 52 patients with SUI after minimally invasive surgery for BPH treated during Jan.2016 and Feb.2022 were randomly divided into test group (n=26) and control group (n=26). The test group received pelvic floor magnetic and electrical stimulation and Kegel exercise training, while the control group received Kegel exercise training only. The treatment lasted for 3 months. The scores of International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF), 1 h pad test, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QoL) were recorded and compared between the two groups before and after treatment. The adverse reactions were observed. 【Results】 The scores of ICIQ-SF, IPSS and I-QoL and 1 h pad test significantly decreased in both groups after treatment (P<0.05). Before treatment, there were no significant differences of the above indicators between the two groups (P>0.05), but after treatment, the scores of ICIQ-SF,IPSS,I-QoL and 1 h pad test were significantly lower in the test group than in the control group (P<0.05). No severe adverse reactions were observed. 【Conclusion】 Pelvic floor magnetic stimulation combined with Kegel exercise training is safe and effective for SUI after minimally invasive surgery for BPH.

Marine fungi are important members of the marine microbiome, which have been paid growing attention by scientists in recent years. The secondary metabolites of marine fungi have been reported to contain rich and diverse compounds with novel structures (Chen et al., 2019). Aspergillus terreus, the higher level marine fungus of the Aspergillus genus (family of Trichocomaceae, order of Eurotiales, class of Eurotiomycetes, phylum of Ascomycota), is widely distributed in both sea and land. In our previous study, the coral-derived A. terreus strain C23-3 exhibited potential in producing other biologically active (with antioxidant, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, and anti-inflammatory activity) compounds like arylbutyrolactones, territrems, and isoflavones, and high sensitivity to the chemical regulation of secondary metabolism (Yang et al., 2019, 2020; Nie et al., 2020; Ma et al., 2021). Moreover, we have isolated two different benzaldehydes, including a benzaldehyde with a novel structure, from A. terreus C23-3 which was derived from Pectinia paeonia of Xuwen, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China.
Acetylcholinesterase/metabolism* ; Animals ; Anthozoa/microbiology* ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology* ; Aspergillus/chemistry* ; Benzaldehydes/pharmacology* ; Mice ; RAW 264.7 Cells ; Signal Transduction

Objective: To understand the homology and resistance characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) in healthy preschool children, so as to provide basis for disease transmission prevention and rational use of antibiotics. Methods: Stratified cluster random sampling method was used to sample 1 829 healthy children from six kindergartens in Shunde District, Foshan City. Nasal swabs were taken and tested for S. pneumoniae. Multi locus sequence typing was used for homology analysis. The Chi squared test and random forest analysis were used to explore the resistance characteristics. Results: The nasal carriage rate of S. pneumoniae and multidrug resistant S. pneumoniae (MDRSP) in children were 22.5%(412/1 829) and 21.3%(390/1 829), respectively. Homology analysis in sequence types showed that the total homology rates of 6 kindergartens were 93.5%(87/93), 91.1% (72/79), 89.2%(58/65), 88.9%(64/72), 86.2%(50/58), 77.8%(35/45), respectively. It was found that the highest homology rate was 82.8% (48/58) within class and 93.1% (81/87) between classes. S. pneumoniae was mainly resistant to azithromycin (97.1%, 400/412), erythromycin (92.0%, 379/412) and tetracycline (91.5%, 377/412). The dominant multidrug resistance pattern of MDRSP isolates was not sensitive to azithromycin, erythromycin, cotrimoxazole, tetracycline and clindamycin. Random forest analysis indicated that the important phenotypic markers associated with MDRSP were resistance to azithromycin, cotrimoxazole, tetracycline, clindamycin and erythromycin(MDG=8.94, 6.92, 5.80, 4.84, 2.58). Conclusion The risk of cross transmission of S. pneumoniae among preschool children is high, and direct contact is the main way of transmission. Consequently, kindergartens and health departments should take effective measures to effectively prevent and block the spread of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

OBJECTIVE：To predict the potenti al target and mechanism of Astragali Radix in the treatment of ulcerative colitis （UC），and to provide reference for the clinical application of Astragali Radix in the treatment of UC. METHODS ：The active components and their corresponding target genes of Astragali Radix were retrieved by TCMSP and UniProt KB database.related target genes of UC were searched by Gene Cards GZK-2018-5） database. The intersection target genes of Astragali Radix and were obtained by Venny 2.1.0 online mapping tool ，and interaction network of “drug-compound-intersection target ” was constructed by using Cytoscape 3.7.0 software. PPI network of intersecting targets was obtained by using STRING 结合动物模型。E-mail：172924249@qq.com database， and the visualization analysis and topological analysis w ere carried out by using Cytoscape 3.7.0 software to obtain the core target genes. By using DAVID database ，the gene ontology （GO） function annotation and KEGG pathway enrichment of intersecting target genes were carried out ，and the “target-pathway”enrichment network was constructed by using Cytoscape 3.7.0 software. Through Auto Dock vina 1.1.2 software， the top five active components in the list of degree value were linked with the protein encoded by the core target genes ；Discovery Studio 3.5 software was applied to draw out binding pattern map. RESULTS ：There were 143 compounds in Astragali Radix ，20 active components were screened out ，and 189 corresponding target genes were selected ；there were 4 356 UC disease related target genes. There were 126 intersection target genes of Astragali Radix （involving 14 active components ）and UC. The core target genes in PPI network were AKT1，MAPK1，RB1，JUN，etc. A total of 2 294 GO items （q value＜0.05）were obtained from GO functional annotation ，including 2 093 biological process items （e.g. response to lipopolysaccharide ，response to molecule of bacterial origin ），49 cell composition items （e.g. membrane raft ，membrane microdomain ），and 152 molecular function items （e.g. nuclear receptor activity ，ligand-activated transcription factor activity ）. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis yielded 160 items（q value＜0.05），such as fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis signaling pathway ，phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/protein kinase B （PI3K/Akt） signaling pathway ，interleukin-17 （IL-17） signaling pathway. Molecular docking results showed that top 5 active ingredients （quercetin，kaempferol，formenonetin，isorhamnetin，7-O-methylisomucronulatol） in the list of degree value had binding energies ＜5.0 kcal/mol with the protein encoded core targets. CONCLUSIONS ：Quercetin，kaempferol，formononetin and other active components in Astragali Radix may play a role in the treatment of UC through the action of MAPK14，JUN，AKT1 and other target genes ，and then on the signal pathways such as PI 3K/Akt and IL- 17.

Objective: To explore clustering and risk factors of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) carriage among kindergarten children in Liuzhou. Methods: Two sided nasal swabs were collected from 1 702 children in Liuzhou from April to June 2018. Parents of all the children were investigated by questionnaires. The random effect Logistic regression was used to analyze the clustering and risk factors of S. aureus carriage. Results: The carriage rate of S. aureus among kindergarten children was 16.3%. The randomeffect Logistic regression model indicated that the class-level random effect of S. aureus carriage among children was statistically significant(Z=2.12, P<0.01). Children aged 6 to 7 years (OR=2.18, 95%CI=1.45-3.27) and 5 years (OR=1.65, 95%CI=1.08-2.50) had higher carriage rates of S. aureus than those aged 3-4 years. The history of antibiotic using (OR=1.45, 95%CI=1.05-2.01) and skin and soft tissue infections (OR=1.36, 95%CI=1.04-1.79) in the previous year were risk factors of S. aureus carriage among children. Conclusion The class level clustering of S. aureus carriage is observed in healthy children. Age, history of antibiotic usage and history of skin and soft tissue infections are associated with risk of S. aureus carriage among preschool children.

Objective:To understand the quality of life of high risk population of stroke in community and analyze the influencing factors.Methods:Four community health service centers in Huangpu District were randomly selected, and the subjects were included by using convenient sampling method among the high risk groups of stroke found in the community stroke screening and prevention and control project in Shanghai.The World Health Organization quality of life scale-brief form questionnaire(WHOQOL-BREF), self-rating depression scale (SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) were used as the survey tools to study 1200 high-risk stroke subjects.Single sample t-test was used to compare the differences between the scores and the data of 24 centers in the world, and multiple linear stepwise regression were used to analyze the influencing factors. Results:The scores of physical field, psychological field and social relationship field ((13.60±1.86), (14.58±1.97), (13.72±2.10)respectively) of high-risk population of stroke were lower than the scores of general population of 24 centers in the world ( P<0.01), and the scores of environmental field (14.08±1.95) were higher than it ( P<0.01), of which the differences were all statistically significant.The results of multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed that old age, anxiety and depression were the risk factors influencing the scores of physical field( β=-0.027, -0.056, -0.051), psychological field( β=-0.019, -0.055, -0.050) and environmental field( β=-0.017, -0.040, -0.054); old age and depression were the risk factors influencing the scores of social relationship field( β=-0.026, -0.067); anxiety and depression were the risk factors influencing the self-assessment of quality of life and health ( β=-0.012, -0.014 for quality of life; -0.012, -0.014 for health, all P<0.01). Conclusion:The quality of life of high-risk population of stroke may be related to age, depression, anxiety and other psychological factors.The prevention and treatment of stroke should take both physical and mental measures, take timely intervention for poor psychological status, and gradually improve the quality of life.

Small nucleolar RNAs(snoRNAs) constitute a large group of non-coding RNAs. Canonical snoRNAs contain C/D box and H/ACA box types, with the length of 60-300 nucleotides. They are predominantly engaged in 2′-O-methylation or pseudouridylation of ribosomal RNAs. Mounting evidence supported that snoRNAs were a kind of detectable modulators affecting multiple cell behavior and eventually triggered tumorigenesis. The aberration of snoRNAs could regulate cancer-related signal pathways, expedite degradation of p53 protein and induce self-renewal. Herein, the snoRNAs′ structure and the latest progress of snoRNAs research in malignancy were briefly summarized, hoping to provide a new idea for the discovery of effective therapeutic targets and promising tumor prognosis markers.

The objective was to investigate the effect of kinsenoside (Kin) treatments on macrophage polarity and evaluate the resulting protection of chondrocytes to attenuate osteoarthritis (OA) progression. RAW264.7 macrophages were polarized to M1/M2 subtypes then administered with different concentrations of Kin. The polarization transitions were evaluated with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), confocal observation and flow cytometry analysis. The mechanism of Kin repolarizing M1 macrophages was evaluated by Western blot. Further, macrophage conditioned medium (CM) and IL-1 were administered to chondrocytes. Micro-CT scanning and histological observations were conducted on anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) mice with or without Kin treatment. We found that Kin repolarized M1 macrophages to the M2 phenotype. Mechanistically, Kin inhibited the phosphorylation of IB, which further reduced the downstream phosphorylation of P65 in nuclear factor-B (NF-B) signaling. Moreover, Kin inhibited mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling molecules p-JNK, p-ERK and p-P38. Additionally, Kin attenuated macrophage CM and IL-1-induced chondrocyte damage. , Kin reduced the infiltration of M1 macrophages, promoted M2 macrophages in the synovium, inhibited subchondral bone destruction and reduced articular cartilage damage induced by ACLT. All the results indicated that Kin is an effective therapeutic candidate for OA treatment.

Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicles that secreted by a variety of cells, with the length of 40-100 nm and a lipid bilayer membrane structure. They are often observed in multiple body fluids and are important mediators in intercellular communication. Several researches demonstrated that exosomes are closely linked to the development, invasion, metastasis, and drug resistance of colorectal cancer (CRC). In this review, the role of CRC-derived exosomes in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of CRC were briefly summarized to provide a strategy for new therapeutic targets in CRC.

Objective To establish a serological detection method for EA-D-IgA antibody,and to evaluate its diagnostic efficacy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in different clinical stage.Methods EA-D-IgA antibody serological detection method was established by using the polypropylene microplate with eukaryotic expression product of BMRF1 whole gene fragment of EB virus.Fifteen early stage (stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ) and 48 advanced (stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ) patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital and Shanxi Dayi Hospital from April 2012 to August 2017,and serum samples from 40 patients with rhinitis who were treated at Shanxi Dayi Hospital from October 2016 to October 2017 were examined respectively by using the constructed EA-D-IgA antibody detection method.The positive detection rate of EA-D-IgA antibodies in different groups was calculated.When the patients with rhinitis were used as the differential control,the diagnostic efficacy of this index for different stages of nasopharyngeal carcinoma was evaluated.Results EA-D-IgA antibody serological method was successfully established.The positive detection rate of EA-D-IgA antibody in early nasopharyngeal carcinoma,advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and rhinitis control was 60.0 ％ (10/15),68.3 ％ (33/48) and 5.0 ％ (2/40) respectively.The differences between early stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the rhinitis control,advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the rhinitis control were statistically significant (x2 =20.625,P =0.000;x2 =37.017,P =0.000).The difference between early nasopharyngeal carcinoma and advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma was not statistically significant (x2 =0.394,P =0.530).When compared with the patients with rhinitis,the diagnostic sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value was 60.0 ％ and 68.3 ％,95.0 ％ and 95.0 ％,81.8 ％ and 94.3 ％,86.4 ％ and 71.7 ％ respectively in early nasopharyngeal carcinoma and advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Conclusion The method constructed in this study effectively improves the efficacy of EA-D-IgA antibody detection in serological diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma,which can be used as an adjunct for early diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma,yet not as a reference for clinical staging.