Objective:To investigate the current situation of the use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for portal hypertension, which should aid the development of TIPS in China.Methods:The China Portal Hypertension Alliance (CHESS) initiated this study that comprehensively investigated the basic situation of TIPS for portal hypertension in China through network research. The survey included the following: the number of surgical cases, main indications, the development of Early-TIPS, TIPS for portal vein cavernous transformation, collateral circulation embolization, intraoperative portal pressure gradient measurement, commonly used stent types, conventional anticoagulation and time, postoperative follow-up, obstacles, and the application of domestic instruments.Results:According to the survey, a total of 13 527 TIPS operations were carried out in 545 hospitals participating in the survey in 2021, and 94.1% of the hospital had the habit of routine follow-up after TIPS. Most hospitals believed that the main indications of TIPS were the control of acute bleeding (42.6%) and the prevention of rebleeding (40.7%). 48.1% of the teams carried out early or priority TIPS, 53.0% of the teams carried out TIPS for the cavernous transformation of the portal vein, and 81.0% chose routine embolization of collateral circulation during operation. Most of them used coils and biological glue as embolic materials, and 78.5% of the team routinely performed intraoperative portal pressure gradient measurements. In selecting TIPS stents, 57.1% of the hospitals woulel choose Viator-specific stents, 57.2% woulel choose conventional anticoagulation after TIPS, and the duration of anticoagulation was between 3-6 months (55.4%). The limitation of TIPS surgery was mainly due to cost (72.3%) and insufficient understanding of doctors in related departments (77.4%). Most teams accepted the domestic instruments used in TIPS (92.7%).Conclusions:This survey shows that TIPS treatment is an essential part of treating portal hypertension in China. The total number of TIPS cases is far from that of patients with portal hypertension. In the future, it is still necessary to popularize TIPS technology and further standardize surgical indications, routine operations, and instrument application.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and safety of clobazam in the additional treatment of refractory epilepsy in children， and provide reference for clinically safe and rational drug use. METHODS The literatures about additional clobazam treatment for refractory epilepsy in children were searched from PubMed， The Cochrane Library， Embase， CNKI， VIP and Wanfang database during the inception to November 2023. After literature screening and data extraction， the quality of included literature was evaluated according to quality evaluation tool for methodological evaluation indicators of non-randomized controlled trial， and then meta-analysis of single-group rate and sensitivity analysis were performed by using RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS Finally， 18 one-arm studies were included， with a total of 1 424 children. The results showed that compared with before additional treatment， the proportion of patients with seizures-free （proportion of patients with seizure reduction of 100%） was 24%[95%CI （0.18，0.32）， P＜0.000 01] after conversion； the proportion of patients with seizure reduction ≥75% was 32%[95%CI（0.25，0.40）， P＜0.000 1] after conversion； the proportion of patients with seizure reduction ≥50% was 53%[95%CI（0.44，0.61），P＜0.000 01]； the proportion of patients with seizure reduction ＜50% or no change was 35%[95%CI（0.24，0.49），P＝0.04] after conversion； the proportion of patients with seizure increase was 9%[95%CI（0.05，0.18），P＜0.000 01] after conversion. The proportion of patients with adverse reactions was 31%[95%CI（0.23，0.40），P＜0.000 1] after conversion； the proportion of patients with discontinuation due to adverse reactions was 10%[95%CI（0.07， 0.15）， P＜0.000 01] after conversion. The common adverse drug reactions were drowsiness， fatigue and behavior change， etc. The results of the sensitivity analysis showed that the study was robust. CONCLUSIONS Clobazam is an effective additional therapy for refractory epilepsy in children， but its adverse effects should be vigilant.

Industry-university-research cooperation is not only the core of technological innovation,but also an important way to enhance industrial competitiveness and achieve high-quality development.Industry-university-research cooperation in Liaoning Province has achieved significant results in promoting technological innovation and economic development,but there are still some problems and challenges.The main problems include insufficient depth of industry-university-research cooperation,scattered innovation resources,lack of long-term stable cooperation mechanisms,as well as talent loss and lack of high-quality innovative talents.Through systematically sorting out the existing models of industry-university-research cooperation,it proposes a series of targeted and operable countermeasures and suggestions.These measures and suggestions provide solid theoretical support for the healthy development of industry-university-research cooperation in Liaoning Province.

Objective:To study the situation of legal regulations for the integration of industry-university-research in Liaoning,improve the concept of legal regulation,optimize the legal regulation methods,so as to promote the deep integration of industry-university-research in Liaoning.Method:Problem-oriented approach was used,and the problems of the current legal regulations for the integration of industry-university-research in Liaoning were reviewed.Result:It was found that legal regulations for the deep integration of industry-university-research in Liaoning were not yet perfect,which was manifested in insufficient coverage of policies and regulations,relatively lagging update of regulations,and insufficient highlighting of local characteristics.Conclusion:In response to the above issues,it is proposed to use measures such as collaborative regulation,incentive regulation and moderate regulation to establish and improve the legal system of the integration of industry-university-research in Liaoning province.

Objective To monitor the susceptibility of clinical isolates to antimicrobial agents in tertiary hospitals in major regions of China in 2022.Methods Clinical isolates from 58 hospitals in China were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility using a unified protocol based on disc diffusion method or automated testing systems.Results were interpreted using the 2022 Clinical &Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)breakpoints.Results A total of 318 013 clinical isolates were collected from January 1,2022 to December 31,2022,of which 29.5％were gram-positive and 70.5％were gram-negative.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains in Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species(excluding Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus schleiferi)was 28.3％,76.7％and 77.9％,respectively.Overall,94.0％of MRSA strains were susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 90.8％of MRSE strains were susceptible to rifampicin.No vancomycin-resistant strains were found.Enterococcus faecalis showed significantly lower resistance rates to most antimicrobial agents tested than Enterococcus faecium.A few vancomycin-resistant strains were identified in both E.faecalis and E.faecium.The prevalence of penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae was 94.2％in the isolates from children and 95.7％in the isolates from adults.The resistance rate to carbapenems was lower than 13.1％in most Enterobacterales species except for Klebsiella,21.7％-23.1％of which were resistant to carbapenems.Most Enterobacterales isolates were highly susceptible to tigecycline,colistin and polymyxin B,with resistance rates ranging from 0.1％to 13.3％.The prevalence of meropenem-resistant strains decreased from 23.5％in 2019 to 18.0％in 2022 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa,and decreased from 79.0％in 2019 to 72.5％in 2022 in Acinetobacter baumannii.Conclusions The resistance of clinical isolates to the commonly used antimicrobial agents is still increasing in tertiary hospitals.However,the prevalence of important carbapenem-resistant organisms such as carbapenem-resistant K.pneumoniae,P.aeruginosa,and A.baumannii showed a downward trend in recent years.This finding suggests that the strategy of combining antimicrobial resistance surveillance with multidisciplinary concerted action works well in curbing the spread of resistant bacteria.

Objective: : Blood-blister aneurysms (BBAs) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are challenging lesions with high morbidity and mortality rates. Although research on BBAs is well documented in different populations, the study of BBAs in the Tibetan population is extremely rare. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of BBAs and analyze the treatment modalities and long-term outcomes in the Tibetan population in comparison with the Han population. Methods: : The characteristics of patients with BBAs of the ICA from January 2009 to January 2021 at our institution were reviewed. The features of aneurysms, treatment modalities, complications, and follow-up outcomes were retrospectively analyzed. Results: : A total of 130 patients (41 Tibetan and 89 Han patients) with BBAs of the ICA who underwent treatment were enrolled. Compared with the Han group, the Tibetan group significantly demonstrated a high ratio of BBAs among ICAs (8.6%, 41/477 vs. 1.6%, 89/5563; p<0.05), a high ratio of vasospasm (34.1%, 14/41 vs. 6.7%, 6/89; p=0.001), a high risk of ischemic events (43.9%, 18/41 vs. 22.5%, 20/89; p<0.05), and a low ratio of good outcomes (modified Rankin scale, 0–2) at the 1-year follow-up (51.2%, 21/41 vs. 74.2%, 66/89; p<0.05). The multivariate regression model showed that ischemic events significantly contributed to the prediction of outcomes at 1 year. Further analysis revealed that microsurgery and vasospasm were associated with ischemic events. Conclusion : In comparison with Han patients, the Tibetan population had a high ratio of BBA occurrence, a high incidence of ischemic events, and a high ratio of poor outcomes. The endovascular approach showed more benefits in BBA patients.

Objective To investigate the protective effect and molecular mechanism of bloodletting acupuncture at Jing-well points on acute high-altitude hypoxia brain injury through regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway-mediated mitochondrial autophagy,and to provide an effective target and theoretical basis for the clinical use of bloodletting acupuncture at Jing-well points to prevent and treat acute high-altitude hypoxia brain injury.Methods Male SD rats were randomly divided into Control group(n=15)and experimental group,and the experimental group was divided into Model group(n=15),Bloodletting Acupuncture at Jing-well Points of hand group(BAJP group,n=15),Bloodletting Acupuncture at Non-Acupoint group(BANA group,n=15).The low pressure oxygen chamber was depressurized to 6000 m altitude,and the rats in each experimental group were treated with low-pressure hypoxia for 72 h to replicate the acute high-altitude hypoxia brain injury rat model.The rats in the BAJP group were bled according to the order of"Shaoshang"(LU11),"Shangyang"(LI1),"Zhongchong"(PC9),"Guanchong"(SJ1),"Shaochong"(HT9),"Shaoze"(SI1),once a day for 7 days.The rats in the BANA group were bled by cutting the tail tip daily,and the amount of blood bled was 15-20 μL in both groups.The expression levels of PI3K,AKT and mTOR in hippocampal tissues of rats were detected by Western blot;AKT and mTOR mRNA expression levels in hippocampal tissues of rats were detected by PCR.Results Compared with the Control group,the number of degenerative necrotic vertebral cells in CA1 area of hippocampal tissue,swelling of mitochondria,appearance of autophagosomes,and increase of apoptosis in hippocampal tissue of Acute High-altitude Hypoxia(AHH)rats were significantly increased;After bloodletting acupuncture at Jing-well points of hand treatment,various brain injury manifestations in AHH rats were alleviated;Bloodletting acupuncture at non-acupoint had no significant ameliorating effect on AHH rats′ brain injury.Western blot detected a significant decrease in the phosphorylation levels of PI3K,AKT,and mTOR in the hippocampal tissues of AHH rats compared to Control group rats(P<0.01),and the phosphorylation levels of the three molecules were further decreased after bloodletting acupuncture at Jing-well points of hand treatment(P<0.01),and bloodletting acupuncture at non-acupoint treatment did not have significantly affect on the phosphorylation levels of these molecules(P>0.05),and AKT,mTOR mRNA expression levels further demonstrated the above trend.Conclusion Bloodletting acupuncture at Jing-well points of hand can play a protective role against acute high-altitude hypoxia brain injury with points specificity,and the mechanism may be related to the inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway to promote the elevated level of mitochondrial autophagy,improve mitochondrial physiology,and enhance the body′s ability to resist apoptosis and hypoxia.

In the context of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by dysregulated lipid metabolism in hepatocytes, the quest for safe and effective therapeutics targeting lipid metabolism has gained paramount importance. Sanhuang Xiexin Tang (SXT) and Baihu Tang (BHT) have emerged as prominent candidates for treating metabolic disorders. SXT combined with BHT plus Cangzhu (SBC) has been used clinically for Weihuochisheng obese patients. This retrospective analysis focused on assessing the anti-obesity effects of SBC in Weihuochisheng obese patients. We observed significant reductions in body weight and hepatic lipid content among obese patients following SBC treatment. To gain further insights, we investigated the effects and underlying mechanisms of SBC in HFD-fed mice. The results demonstrated that SBC treatment mitigated body weight gain and hepatic lipid accumulation in HFD-fed mice. Pharmacological network analysis suggested that SBC may affect lipid metabolism, mitochondria, inflammation, and apoptosis-a hypothesis supported by the hepatic transcriptomic analysis in HFD-fed mice treated with SBC. Notably, SBC treatment was associated with enhanced hepatic mitochondrial biogenesis and the inhibition of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/NF-κB pathways. In conclusion, SBC treatment alleviates NAFLD in both obese patients and mouse models by improving lipid metabolism, potentially through enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis. These effects, in turn, ameliorate inflammation in hepatocytes.
Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/metabolism* ; NF-kappa B/metabolism* ; Organelle Biogenesis ; Retrospective Studies ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Obesity/metabolism* ; Liver ; Inflammation/metabolism* ; Body Weight ; Lipid Metabolism ; Lipids ; Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects*

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and safety of different doses of zinc in the treatment of diarrhea in children， and to provide a reference for clinical safe and rational drug use. METHODS Retrieved from PubMed， Cochrane Library， Embase database， randomized controlled trials about zinc （zinc group） versus placebo or conventional treatment （control group） in the treatment of diarrhea in children were collected from the inception to October 2022. Then， the quality of the included literature was evaluated by the Cochrane Handbook 6.0， and meta-analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed by RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS Finally， 25 RCTs were included， with a total of 8 618 children. The results of meta-analysis showed that in terms of duration of diarrhea， in zinc ＜20 mg group， the zinc group was significantly shorter than the control group [SMD＝ －0.39， 95%CI（－0.71， －0.08）， P＝0.01]， but in subgroups of ＜6 months old， there was no significant difference between the two groups [SMD＝0.01， 95%CI（－0.10， 0.11）， P＝0.88]. In zinc 20 mg group， the zinc group was significantly shorter than the control group [SMD＝－0.52， 95%CI（－0.80， －0.23）， P＝0.000 3]. In zinc ＞20 mg group， the zinc group was significantly shorter than the control group [SMD＝－0.83， 95%CI（－1.39， －0.27）， P＝0.004]. In zinc ＞10 mg （age ≤12 months） or zinc ＞ 20 mg （age ＞12 months） group （short for “constant dose group”）， the zinc group was significantly shorter than the control group [SMD＝－0.16， 95%CI（－0.27， －0.06）， P＝ 0.003]. In the aspect of diarrhea rate after 7 days of treatment，there was no significant difference in the diarrhea rate after 7 E-mail：lihuiying@etyy.cn days of treatment between the zinc group and the control group： in zinc ＜20 mg group[OR＝1.28，95%CI （0.96，1.70），P＝0.09]， in zinc 20 mg group [OR＝0.40， 95%CI （0.15，1.01），P＝ 0.05]， in constant dose group [OR＝0.64， 95%CI （0.28， 1.44）， P＝0.28]. In terms of vomiting rate， in zinc ＜20 mg group， the vomiting rate of zinc group was significantly higher than that of the control group [OR＝2.13， 95%CI （1.68， 2.70）， P＜0.001]； in constant dose group， vomiting rate of zinc group was significantly higher than that of the control group [OR＝1.84， 95%CI （1.44， 2.34）， P＜0.001]. CONCLUSIONS Zinc can significantly shorten the duration of diarrhea in children（6 months and above）， but low doses can increase the risk of vomiting， which should be taken attention in clinical.

Objective:The investigation and research on the application status of Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient (HVPG) is very important to understand the real situation and future development of this technology in China.Methods:This study comprehensively investigated the basic situation of HVPG technology in China, including hospital distribution, hospital level, annual number of cases, catheters used, average cost, indications and existing problems.Results:According to the survey, there were 70 hospitals in China carrying out HVPG technology in 2021, distributed in 28 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central Government). A total of 4 398 cases of HVPG were performed in all the surveyed hospitals in 2021, of which 2 291 cases (52.1%) were tested by HVPG alone. The average cost of HVPG detection was (5 617.2±2 079.4) yuan. 96.3% of the teams completed HVPG detection with balloon method, and most of the teams used thrombectomy balloon catheter (80.3%).Conclusion:Through this investigation, the status of domestic clinical application of HVPG has been clarified, and it has been confirmed that many domestic medical institutions have mastered this technology, but it still needs to continue to promote and popularize HVPG technology in the future.