Objective To investigate the impact of anti-reflux modified duodenal exclusion surgery on glucose metabolism in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and to elucidate the role of the duodenum in maintaining glucose homeostasis. MethodsForty male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 5 weeks were fed a high-fat diet and induced with T2DM using low-dose streptozotocin. Thirty-six rats that met the T2DM model criteria were randomly divided into three groups: the simple duodenal exclusion surgery group (DE group), the anti-reflux modified duodenal exclusion group (MDE group), and the sham operation group (SO group), with 12 rats in each group. Gastroenterography was performed 4 weeks after surgery, and the body weight, fasting blood glucose levels, and serum glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) concentrations were measured before surgery and at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks post-surgery. Eight weeks post-surgery, the rats were euthanized, and a 1 cm segment of the biliopancreatic loop was collected from each group for pathological sectioning and HE staining to observe the intestinal mucosal villus length under an optical microscope. Results Gastroenterography showed that there was significant reflux of the contrast agent into the duodenal lumen in the DE group, while no reflux was observed in the MDE group. At one week post-surgery, the body weights of rats in all three groups significantly decreased compared to before surgery (P<0.05), and then the body weights of all groups increased over time, with no significant differences between the groups (P>0.05). Compared with the SO group, the fasting blood glucose levels in the MDE and DE groups significantly decreased at all time points post-surgery (P<0.05), while GLP-1 concentrations significantly increased (P<0.05). The fasting blood glucose levels in the MDE group were lower than those in the DE group at all time points post-surgery (P<0.05), but there were no significant differences in serum GLP-1 concentrations between the MDE and DE groups (P>0.05). Regarding intestinal mucosal morphology, the villus lengths of the biliopancreatic loops in the MDE group were significantly shorter than those in the DE and SO groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Anti-reflux modified duodenal exclusion surgery effectively improves glucose metabolism in T2DM rats by preventing the reflux of chyme into the diverted duodenum, thereby enhancing its hypoglycemic effect.

Objective:To explore the influence of central obesity on the risk of breast cancer and the possible role of dietary factors in its prevention.Methods:This study is a case-control study including a total of 212 participants, of whom 63 were with breast cancer, 71 were with breast nodules, and 80 were healthy controls. We used bioelectrical impedance analysis to measure body composition,and adopted the food frequency questionnaire to investigate dietary intake of participants.Results:The visceral adipose tissue ( OR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.003 to 1.077) and trunk fat mass ( OR=1.470, 95% CI: 1.104 to 2.184) were independently associated with the increased risk of breast cancer. Dietary patterns characterized by low dietary intake of beans and dairy products ( OR=1.300, 95% CI: 1.044 to 1.619) and high intake of cereals and red meat ( OR=2.254, 95% CI: 1.705 to 2.982) will increase the risk of breast cancer. Moreover, high meat intake ( β=0.268, 95% CI: 0.034 to 0.503) would advance the accumulation of visceral fat, while high bean intake ( β=-0.485, 95% CI: -0.865 to -0.104) would inhibit. Conclusions:Central obesity is an independent risk factor for breast cancer. Insufficient intake of beans and excessive intake of red meat are identified as factors that can exacerbate central obesity in breast cancer patients.

Metastasis accounts for 90% of breast cancer deaths, where the lethality could be attributed to the poor drug accumulation at the metastatic loci. The tolerance to chemotherapy induced by breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) and their particular redox microenvironment further aggravate the therapeutic dilemma. To be specific, therapy-resistant BCSCs can differentiate into heterogeneous tumor cells constantly, and simultaneously dynamic maintenance of redox homeostasis promote tumor cells to retro-differentiate into stem-like state in response to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Herein, we develop a specifically-designed biomimic platform employing neutrophil membrane as shell to inherit a neutrophil-like tumor-targeting capability, and anchored chemotherapeutic and BCSCs-differentiating reagents with nitroimidazole (NI) to yield two hypoxia-responsive prodrugs, which could be encapsulated into a polymeric nitroimidazole core. The platform can actively target the lung metastasis sites of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), and release the escorted drugs upon being triggered by the hypoxia microenvironment. During the responsiveness, the differentiating agent could promote transferring BCSCs into non-BCSCs, and simultaneously the nitroimidazole moieties conjugated on the polymer and prodrugs could modulate the tumor microenvironment by depleting nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen (NADPH) and amplifying intracellular oxidative stress to prevent tumor cells retro-differentiation into BCSCs. In combination, the BCSCs differentiation and tumor microenvironment modulation synergistically could enhance the chemotherapeutic cytotoxicity, and remarkably suppress tumor growth and lung metastasis. Hopefully, this work can provide a new insight in to comprehensively treat TNBC and lung metastasis using a versatile platform.

The estimated new cases of breast cancer (BC) patients were 2.26 million in 2020, which accounted for 11.7% of all cancer patients, making it the most prevalent cancer worldwide. Early detection, diagnosis and treatment are crucial to reduce the mortality, and improve the prognosis of BC patients. Despite the widespread use of mammography screening as a tool for BC screening, the false positive, radiation, and overdiagnosis are still pressing issues that need to be addressed. Therefore, it is urgent to develop accessible, stable, and reliable biomarkers for non-invasive screening and diagnosis of BC. Recent studies indicated that the circulating tumor cell DNA (ctDNA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA15-3), extracellular vesicles (EV), circulating miRNAs and BRCA gene from blood, and the phospholipid, miRNAs, hypnone and hexadecane from urine, nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled gas were closely related to the early screening and diagnosis of BC. This review summarizes the advances of the above biomarkers in the early screening and diagnosis of BC.
Humans ; Female ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis* ; Prognosis ; MicroRNAs/genetics*

Objective To investigate the value of endoscopic carbon nanoparticles labeling technique assisted in situ resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy(nCRT)for middle and low locally advanced rectal cancer(LARC).Methods From January 2020 to January 2023,46 cases of middle or low LARC were selected for endoscopic injection of carbon nanoparticles suspension to label the lower edge of the tumor before nCRT,and laparoscopic anterior resection of the rectum was performed after nCRT.The main observations were the visualization of carbon nanoparticles marker during the operation,the length of each area(primary tumor area,tumor regression scar,distal resection margin,and regression area of lower edge of tumor)of surgical specimens and the positive rate of distal resection margins.Results The median interval between injection of carbon nanoparticles suspension and surgery was 105(77-182)d in the46 cases.Carbon nanoparticles remnants were observed on the rectal mucosal surface in all the patients after nCRT by endoscopy.During laparoscopic anterior rectal resection surgeries,carbon nanoparticles marker exposure on the surface of the rectal intrinsic fascia observed in 41 cases(89.1%),of which38 cases were judged as good exposure(the width of marker area≤1.5 cm,which assisted the operator accurately determining the distal surgical margins)and 3 cases were judged as inferior exposure(a larger range of black staining whereas in situ resection of the tumor still achievable).In another 5 cases,the carbon nanoparticles marker could not be observed and were judged as exposure failure.Intraoperative cryopathology showed that all distal resection margins were negative.Measurement of 30 surgical specimens with identifiable primary tumor area showed that the length of resected intestinal canal was 17.9(10.1-25.7)cm,the diameter of primary tumor area was(4.3±0.8)cm,the diameter of scar after tumor regression was 2.5(0.8-4.8)cm,and the length of regression of tumor lower margin was 1.0(0-2.9)cm.The length of distal resection margins in middle rectal cancer(n =17)was3.4(1.5-4.3)cm and in low rectal cancer(n =13)was1.6(0.5-2.8)cm.Conclusion Application of carbon nanoparticles labeling technology before nCRT for rectal cancer can effectively mark the lower margin of the primary tumor in a long time and assist surgeons to precisely remove the primary tumor area.

Objective:To fundamentally solve the problems of valve dysfunction caused by limited size of artificial valve, high requirements for implantation technology, destruction of subvalvular structure and proliferation of fibrous endothelial tissue. We have developed a prosthetic valve with zero left ventricular occupancy. The valve frame is appropriately higher than the existing products, slightly chimney shaped, fully accommodates the movement of the valve leaves in the valve frame, and completely supraannular surgical implantation. This study uses this valve for preclinical animal test.Methods:Seven sheep underwent the replacement of the artificial valve under the direct vision of cardiopulmonary bypass. Warfarin was used for anticoagulation for 6 months 24 hours after operation. The blood biochemistry, anticoagulation and cardiac color Doppler ultrasound were detected after operation. The sheep were killed 180 days later for autopsy to observe whether the artificial valve caused thromboembolism. The efficacy and safety of valve were observed.Results:Two of the seven sheep died within 24 hours after operation, and five survived for a long time. Later, they were killed at 180 days. The mechanical properties of the artificial valve were good, and there was no thromboembolism around the artificial valve and important organs. The tissue layer of suture ring has been completely organized and endothelial cells, and the thickness of tissue layer is about 0.6-1.0 mm. The mitral valve of experimental animals can be opened and closed freely, with smooth surface and no abnormal echo. The follow-up of color Doppler ultrasound showed that the left ventricular ejection fraction was normal (0.60-0.70) before and 6 months after operation. The results of cross valve pressure difference and blood flow velocity of artificial valve were good (vmean was far lower than 5 mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and pmean was lower than 1 m/s) , suggesting that the hemodynamic performance of artificial valve was good. Left ventricular retrograde angiography showed that the artificial valve was completely located in the left atrium with good position and normal opening and closing. There was no obvious perivalvular leakage and other abnormalities. Within 7 days of blood test, the indexes of surgical stress were more abnormal than those before operation. At 12 and 24 weeks, there were no obvious abnormalities in blood routine test, liver and kidney function and other blood test indexes of animals in each group.Conclusion:The new chimney shaped mechanical valve implanted completely above the mitral annulus has good wear resistance, histocompatibility, antithrombotic and hemodynamic performance.

Objective:To explore the application effect of medical waste management system based on B/S architecture in medical waste disposal.Methods:Select a third-class hospital in Yantai for continuous quality improvement of medical waste disposal, and verify the feasibility of the medical waste management system through key indicators such as medical waste related theoretical knowledge, medical waste disposal efficiency, and medical waste disposal management process standardization rate. Through monitoring indicators and result feedback evaluation, it is judged whether the medical waste management system has positive significance for the improvement of medical waste disposal.Results:Taking the adoption of medical waste management system as the node, a five-month comparison before and after was conducted to monitor key indicators such as medical waste disposal efficiency and standardized rate of medical waste disposal management processes. The daily error rate of medical waste classification was reduced from 6.00% to 1.33%, the daily confusion rate of working procedures was reduced from 6.67% to 0.67%, the time delay rate of medical waste disposal was reduced from 7.33% to 2.00%, and the standardized rate of medical waste disposal management processes was increased from 93.33% to 100%. All the data were statistically significant ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Since the operation of the medical waste management system, through the top-down management and control of the administrator and with its unique time retrieval function, the time delay problem of the previous manual management has been greatly improved. The classification management function of medical waste solves the criticism of unclear and chaotic classification of medical waste. The department retrospective function enables the division of responsibilities for medical waste work to be clear, and improves the work efficiency. The construction of medical waste management system based on B/S architecture provided a new information approach for the scientific management of medical waste and a reference for the scientific and effective management of clinical medical waste.

Objective:Retrospective analysis of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in children, to provide suggestions for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of children infected with SARS-CoV-2.Methods:7 COVID-19 children admitted to Xiangyang Central Hospital from January to February 2020 were studied. The epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, radiological characteristics and disease outcome data were obtained from data collection forms and electronic medical records.Results:Among the 7 children, 3 were male and 4 were female, median age was 8 years (2.6-14.0), 2 patients with co-morbidities , 4 patients with family aggregation history, two of them are brothers and sisters, all of the 7 children had a history of high-risk epidemiology. The main clinical symptoms of children with COVID-19 were fever (4 cases), cough and expectoration (5 cases), whereas others were asymptomatic (2 cases). The peripheral blood manifestations of the patients were as follows: abnormal leukocyte count was observed in 1 case, decrease of neutrophil was observed in 2 cases , 1 case with increase of C-reactive protein (CRP) and 3 cases with increase of lactate dehydrogenase, other indexes like the lymphocyte count was normal in all patients. There were no significant changes in serum albumin, AST, CK and SCR in children. Most of the chest CT findings of children were high density lesions of lung lobes, 2 of them had typical ground glass density shadow. The clinical types of 5 children were common type and the rest are subclinical type. All cases were cured by antiviral plus symptomatic treatment(Arbidol), and combination of traditional Chinese medicine prescription treatment.Conclusion:Children COVID-19 were mainly mild and common cases, most of them were familial clusters, the laboratory examination showed no specificity and their prognosis was well.

Objective:To observe the natural course of patients with simple traumatic intraparenchymal contusions and hematomas (TIPHs), and analyze the risk factors for TIPHs progression.Methods:Using a prospective observational study, 69 patients with TIPHs in Affiliated Xiaolan Hospital, Southern Medical University from July 2018 to January 2020 were selected. The gender, age, cause of injury, compound injury status, combined injury and Glasgow coma score (GCS) were recorded. The plasma levels of prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), fibrinogen (Fbg), international normalized ratio (INR), D-dimer, platelet, hemoglobin at admission were detected. The occurrence of hypoxemia and high intracranial pressure were observed. The time of the first CT examination, volume of the first CT hematoma, time of the control CT examination, volume of the control CT hematoma, and lesion morphology, multifocality, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), edema zone and cortical distance showed in the first CT examination were recorded. The risk factors of progression in patients with TIPHs were analyzed.Results:Among 69 patients with TIPHs, TIPHs progression was in 28 cases (progression group), and the progression rate was 40.58%; TIPHs progression was not in 41 cases (non-progression group). There were no statistical differences in gender composition, age, PT, APTT, INR, hemoglobin, cause of injury, compound injury, incidence of hypoxemia, incidence of high intracranial pressure, incidence of SAH, incidence of edema zone, incidence of irregular lesions, time of the first CT examination, time of the control CT examination and volume of the first CT hematoma between 2 groups ( P>0.05). The GCS, cortical distance and Fbg in progression group were significantly lower than those in non-progression group, the TT, platelet, multifocality rate and volume of the control CT hematoma were significantly higher than those in non-progression group, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01 or <0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis result showed that cortical distance <1 cm, Fbg<2 g/L and multifocality were independent risk factors affecting the progression in patients with TIPHs ( OR = 6.723, 5.515 and 4.827; P<0.05). The model had a sensitivity of 71.43% (20/28), a specificity of 92.68% (38/41), and an accuracy of 84.06% (58/69) in judging the progression of TIPHs. Conclusions:Based on the risk factors for the progression of TIPHs, predicting these patients in advance can provide necessary intervention measures for high-risk patients, which will help to reduce the rate of progression and improve the prognosis of patients.

Objective:To observe the natural course of cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation and analyze the risk factors for its progression.Methods:Patients with cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation admitted to our hospital from September 2017 to March 2020 were prospectively selected; and they were divided into progressive and non-progressive groups according to progression of cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation. The clinical data of the two groups of patients were compared, and multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the independent influencing factors for progressive cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation.Results:A total of 197 patients with cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation were included in this study, of which, 61 were treated with craniotomy and 136 were treated conservatively; 85 patients had progressive cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation and 112 patients had non-progressive cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation. As compared with those in the non-progressive group, the baseline Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores of the progressive group were lower, hematoma volume by second CT scan was larger, distance from the center of cerebral contusion and laceration or hematoma to the nearest cortex was shorter, platelet count and thrombin time increased, fibrinogen (FIB) content decreased, and proportion of patients with multiple lesions in the first CT scan was higher in the progressive group, with significant differences ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the distance from the center of cerebral contusion and laceration or hematoma to the nearest cortex<1 cm, plasma FIB<2 g/L, multiple lesions of cerebral contusion and laceration or hematoma on first CT scan were risk factors for progression in patients with cerebral contusion and laceration combined with hematoma formation ( OR=6.654, 95%CI: 1.391-35.089, P=0.025; OR=5.617, 95%CI: 1.136-28.022, P=0.034; OR=4.629, 95%CI: 1.178-20.071, P=0.031). Conclusion:The patients with short distance from the center of cerebral contusion and laceration or hematoma to the nearest cortex, low plasma FIB, and multiple lesions of cerebral contusion and laceration or hematoma on first CT scan are prone to have progressive cerebral contusion and hematoma formation.