Microplastics(MPs)and nanoplastics(NPs)have become hazardous materials due to the massive amount of plastic waste and disposable masks,but their specific health effects remain uncertain.In this study,fluorescence-labeled polystyrene NPs(PS-NPs)were injected into the circulatory systems of mice to determine the distribution and potential toxic effects of NPs in vivo.Interestingly,whole-body imaging found that PS-NPs accumulated in the testes of mice.Therefore,the toxic effects of PS-NPs on the reproduction systems and the spermatocytes cell line of male mice,and their mechanisms,were investigated.After oral exposure to PS-NPs,their spermatogenesis was affected and the spermatogenic cells were damaged.The spermatocyte cell line GC-2 was exposed to PS-NPs and analyzed using RNA sequencing(RNA-seq)to determine the toxic mechanisms;a ferroptosis pathway was found after PS-NP exposure.The phenomena and indicators of ferroptosis were then determined and verified by ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1(Fer-1),and it was also found that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2)played an important role in spermatogenic cell ferroptosis induced by PS-NPs.Finally,it was confirmed in vivo that this mechanism of Nrf2 played a protective role in PS-NPs-induced male reproductive toxicity.This study demonstrated that PS-NPs induce male reproductive dysfunction in mice by causing spermatogenic cell ferroptosis dependent on Nrf2.

Breast cancer is one of the most malignant tumors and is associated with high mortality rates among women. Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) is an extract from the fruits of the traditional Chinese herb, L. barbarum. LBP is a promising anticancer drug, due to its high activity and low toxicity. Although it has anticancer properties, its mechanisms of action have not been fully established. Ferroptosis, which is a novel anticancer strategy, is a cell death mechanism that relies on iron-dependent lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. In this study, human breast cancer cells (Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF-7) and MD Anderson-Metastatic Breast-231 (MDA-MB-231)) were treated with LBP. LBP inhibited their viability and proliferation in association with high levels of ferroptosis. Therefore, we aimed to ascertain whether LBP reduced cell viability through ferroptosis. We found that the structure and function of mitochondria, lipid peroxidation, and expression of solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11, also known as xCT, the light-chain subunit of cystine/glutamate antiporter system X_c^-) and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) were altered by LBP. Moreover, the ferroptosis inhibitor, Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1), rescued LBP-induced ferroptosis-associated events including reduced cell viability and glutathione (GSH) production, accumulation of intracellular free divalent iron ions and malondialdehyde (MDA), and down-regulation of the expression of xCT and GPX4. Erastin (xCT inhibitor) and RSL3 (GPX4 inhibitor) inhibited the expression of xCT and GPX4, respectively, which was lower after the co-treatment of LBP with Erastin and RSL3. These results suggest that LBP effectively prevents breast cancer cell proliferation and promotes ferroptosis via the xCT/GPX4 pathway. Therefore, LBP exhibits novel anticancer properties by triggering ferroptosis, and may be a potential therapeutic option for breast cancer.
Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology* ; Female ; Ferroptosis ; Glutathione/metabolism* ; Humans ; Iron/metabolism*

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Objective To investigate the clinical applications of goal-directed fluid therapy for pancreatoduodenectomy. Methods A total of 40 patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy under general anesthesia were randomly divided into two groups, G and C, with 20 cases in each group. Goal-directed fluid therapy was used in Group G, whereas conventional fluid therapy was used in group C. The intraoperative hemodynamics, liquid management, duration of the first postoperative gastrointestinal ventilation, postoperative renal function, serum lactate, and the incidence of postoperative complications were recorded. Results Compared with group C, the CI increased and SVV decreased (P ＜ 0.05) at T3 to T5, and MAP increased at T4 to T5 (P ＜ 0.05). The amount of fluid infusion and total infusion in group G were less than that of group C (P ＜ 0.05), and the number of vasoactive drugs was greater than that of group C (P ＜ 0.05). The duration of the first postoperative gastrointestinal ventilation in group G was shorter than that of group C (P ＜ 0.05). There were no significant differences between the 2 groups for the incidence of serum lactate, BUN, Cr, and the incidence of postoperative complications (P＞ 0.05).Conclusion For major complex operations, such as pancreaticoduodenectomy, goal-directed fluid therapy can guide intraoperative fluid therapy more accurately with individual optimizations, and has more advantages in maintaining intraoperative hemodynamics stability and improving postoperative outcome.

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of the cognitive disorder in patients with small vessel disease(SVD).Methods A total of 60 patients with SVD and 50 age,gender-matched healthy subjects were recruited consecutively from the Department of Neurology,Beijing Chaoyang Hospital. All the participants were performed by a battery of neuropsychological tests.The Fazekas scale was used to as-sess the severity of white matter lesions,and the scale of medial temporal lobe atrophy(MTA)was used to e-valuate the severity of medial temporal lobe.Results Patients with SVD were associated with global cogni-tive function deficits,including the general tests of MMSE((25.9±2.4)vs(28.1±1.7))and MoCA((23.0 ±3.7)vs(26.2±3.0)),and also with performances of AVLD-I((5.0±1.0)vs(8.2±2.0)),AVLT-D((3.7± 1.0)vs(9.3±1.9)),AVLT-R((7.6±1.5)vs(11.7±1.6)),TMT-B,Stroop B,Stroop C and DST(P<0.05). The score of MOCA was related negatively with Fazekas scale(r=-0.361,P=0.04).The severity of Fazekas had a positive relationship with the scores of MTA(r=0.449,P=0.032).Conclusion Patients with SVD are closely correlated to general cognitive impairment,especially with memory decline,attention and executive function,which may be attributed to the impairment of frontal-subcortical circle.

Objective Vascular mild cognitive impairment(VaMCI) refers to mild cognitive impairment caused by or associated with vascular causes.This study aims to investigate the characteristics of the cognitive impairment in patients with vascular mild cognitive impairment (VaMCI).Methods Seventy-five patients with VaMCI(VaMCI group) and 38 healthy old subjects whose age, sex and education level match the VaMCI group patients(control group) were recruited from the department of Neurology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University between Jan 2016 and June 2016.The neuropsychological examinations were used to evaluate the severity of cognitive impairment, specifically including the Minimum Mental State Examination(MMSE), Montreal cognitive assessment scale(MoCA), Clinical Dementia Rating(CDR), Activity of Daily Living Scale(ADL), Hachinski ischemic score table, Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD) and Auditory Verbal Learning Test(AVLT).The Fazekas scale was used to assess the severity of white matter lesions, and the medial temporal lobe atrophy rating scale(MTA) was used to evaluate the atrophic severity of medial temporal lobe.Results The overall cognitive function score in VaMCI group was significantly lower than the control group [MMSE [25.7±2.3 vs 28.4±2.0] MoCA [22.8±3.9 vs 26.3±3.7]], the differences was statistically significant(P<0.05);as well as the AVLT-I [5.1±1.0 vs 8.9±1.9], AVLT-D [3.7±1.0 vs 9.8±1.5] and AVLT-R [7.6±1.9 vs 12±1.5] scores in VaMCI group was significantly lower than the control group, the differences was statistically significant(P<0.05), which suggested patients with VaMCI have overall cognitive impairment, especially memory impairment.But Fazekas and MTA scores in VaMCI groups were higher than the control group, the differences was statistically significant(P<0.05).Correlation analysis showed that the scale of medial temporal lobe atrophy had a negative relationship with the performance of MoCA (r=-0.434,P=0.002).Conclusion Our findings demonstrate patients with VaMCI have significant cognitive impairment, especially memory impairment, which may be correlated to the severity of the white matter lesions and the medial temporal lobe atrophy.

Objective To investigate risk factors for healthcare-associated infection(HAI)in patients with craniocerebral operation,and provide reference for the prevention and control of HAI.Methods A total of 4 246 cases of craniocerebral surgery in a neurosurgery department from January 2010 to December 2012 were enrolled in the study,the risk fac-tors for HAI were analyzed.Results Of 4 246 cases of craniocerebral surgery,393 patients developed 446 times of post-operative HAI,HAI incidence rate was 9.26%,case infection rate was 10.50%,which were higher than inci-dence (2.02%)and case infection rate (3.02%)of HAI of all hospital during the same period,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =811 .06,629.30,respectively,P <0.001).The major infection site was central nervous system (56.50%),followed by respiratory system (27.36%).Unconditional univariate logistic regression analysis showed that sex,age,community-acquired infection,primary disease,operative time,length of stay in intensive care unit (ICU)before infection,the number of surgery,invasive procedures and nasogastric tube,the difference was statistically significant (all P <0.05 ).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that sex,elderly pa-tients,congenital brain diseases,stay in ICU>7 d,antimicrobial use >7 d,central venous and urinary tract cathe-terization,invasive ventilator were risk factors for HAI in patients with craniocerebral operation.Conclusion The incidence of HAI in patients with craniocerebral operation is high,effective preventive and control measures accord-ing to risk factors should be strengthened to reduce the incidence of HAI.

Objective To explore the relation between coping style and critical thinking among nursing students in order to provide the powerful evidence for instructing nursing students to take the correct coping style so as to improve their critical thinking .Methods Sixty-three nursing students in Grade 2010 in School of Nursing, Jilin University were surveyed by critical thinking disposition inventory ( CTDI-CV) and simple coping style questionnaire (SCSQ).Results The average score of CTDI-CV was (278.35 ±33.14) in the nursing students, and the percent of students with less than 280 was 58.73%, and the percent of students with 280 to 350 was 36.51%, and the percent of students with more than 350 was 4.76%.The score of positive coping styles in the nursing students was (1.86 ±0.626), and was higher than that of the national norm , and the difference was not statistically significant (t =0.207,P>0.05).The score of negative coping styles in the nursing students was (1.18 ±0.566), and was lower than that of the national norm , and the difference was statistically significant (t=-5.745,P <0.01).Nursing undergraduates positive coping style was positively correlated with CTDI-CV scores ( P<0.05), negative coping styles and negatively correlated with CTDI-CV scores (P<0.01).Negative coping style and the critical mind all dimensions are in different degree of negative correlation, positive coping styles and open mind , systematic ability, self-confidence were positively correlated (P<0.01).Conclusions Developing positive coping styles in the nursing students can improve their critical thinking .

Objective To explore ihe physiological changes of the late-onset depressive(LOD) persons during sleep.Methods 15 cases of LOD patients formed a group and 10 healthy aging persons formed a control group.Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) was used to score the severity of depression and polysomnographic recorders were used to monitor the whole night long.The subjective feelings of the sleep and the daytime mental status were assessed in the morning.Results Compared with the controlde group, the LOD patients obviously possessed a disordered sleeping process: sleep efficiency was lower( ( 59.20 ± 2.90 ) %, ( 77.09 ± 1.55 ) %, P ＜0.01 ); their sleep latency was longer( (54.00 ± 4.97 ), ( 24.00 ± 2.91 ), P ＜ 0.01 ); the numbers of rapid eye movement(REM) sleep phase and rapid eye movement latency(REML) were strikingly different(P＜0.01 ).Compad with the control group, the LOD patients' awakening time and percent were significantly increased.Not only were the time and percentage of S2 sleep phase much higher, but the time of slow wave sleep was shorter.Besides,REM sleep activity, its density, and its intensity were raised (P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion There is a disturbance of the objective physiological indexes happening among the LOD patients.The increase of S2 sleeping time and percentage and the disinhibition of REM sleep can be used as the diagnosis indexes of LOD patients' specificity.

Objective To investigate the value of early quantified analysis of perinatal white matter injury by cranial ultrasound gray scale measurement. MethodsThe cranial ultrasound exam was performed in 152 newborns with different gestational age0 early after their birth. These newborns were divided into two groups: 104 newborns diagnosed as white matter injury within 7 days after birth were taken as patient group; while 48 newborns who were not were taken as control group. The gray scale values in the trigone of lateral ventricle of white matter were analyzed by medical image analysis system. The newborns in patient group accepted cranial ultrasound exam at one month after birth, the grey scale value and cyst in the white matter were recorded. Three to six months old, the cranial ultrasound exam was repeated to record the change of white matter volume, morphology of lateral ventricle and change of the cysts. When they were 1.5 to 2 years old, the neurological function were quantitatively evaluated with Gesell score, and the results were classified as normal and abnormal.The relationships between gray scale value and neuro-developmental outcome were analyzed with receiver operating characteristic curve.Results During neonatal period, the average gray scale values in severely injured group was 131.72±2.40, higher than that of mildly injured group (116.61±2.48), and which in mildly injury group was higher than that in control group (100.50±1.66) (q=4. 521 and 4. 492, P＜0. 05). It was showed by receiver operating characteristic curve that gray scale value ＞114.37 could help to diagnose white matter injury, with the sensitivity of 0. 721 and the specificity of 0. 854; gray scale value ＞119.80 could help to diagnose severe white matter injury,with the sensitivity of 0. 716 and the specificity of 0. 776.As the gray scale value increased, the incidence of white matter volume decreased and the enlargement of lateral ventricle in the later period of injury increased. Patients with gray scale value ＞ 130 tended to suffer from leucomalacia. During neonatal period, the incidence of abnormal neurodevelopment before 2 years old was 5.0％ in patients with gray scale value ＜ 110, while it was 27.8 ％ in the patients with gray scale value between 110 and 120, 47.8％ in the patients with gray scale value ＞ 120.Conclusions Quantified analysis of ultrasound gray scale value might be promising in early diagnosis of perinatal white matter injury through early judgement of the outcomes of white matter injury and forward neurodevelopment.