Comparative analysis of hybrid transumbilical and anal laparoscopic pull-through versus totally transanal laparoscopic assisted pull-through for common type Hirschsprung's disease.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of hybrid transumbilical and anal laparoscopic pull-through (HTALP) and totally transanal laparoscopic assisted pull-through (TTLAP) for the treatment of common type Hirschsprung's Disease (HD).

Methods: A retrospective investigation was performed on the clinical data of children with common type Hirschsprung's disease who underwent either HTALP or TTLAP between 2010 and 2020. A comparative analysis was conducted between the two groups in terms of general patient information, operative time, postoperative defecation recovery interval, bowel control, and postoperative anorectal manometry.

The risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes and its impact on clinical effect in IgA nephropathy: A retrospective observational study.

Aim: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerular disease worldwide. Pregnant IgAN patients are more susceptible to adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO). However, the risk factor for APO and its effects on the long-term renal outcome of pregnant IgAN patients remained unclear.

Causes of recurrence of paediatric inguinal hernia after single-port laparoscopic closure.

Purpose: This paper explores the causes of paediatric inguinal hernia (PIH) recurrence after single-port laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (SPLPEC).

Method: From January 2015 to December 2020, the clinical data of 3480 children with PIHs who underwent SPLPEC were retrospectively reviewed, including 644 children who underwent SPLPEC with a homemade single-hook hernia needle from January 2015 to December 2016 and 2836 children who underwent the SPLPEC with a double-hook hernia needle and hydrodissection from January 2017 to December 2020. There were 39 recurrences (including communicating hydrocele) during the 2-5 years of follow-up.

Validation of metagenomic next-generation sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of suspected pulmonary infections in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressant therapy.

Background: The accuracy and sensitivity of conventional microbiological tests (CMTs) are insufficient to identify opportunistic pathogens in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). The study aimed to assess the usefulness of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) vs. CMTs for the diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients with SARDs receiving immunosuppressant therapy.

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients with Heart Failure.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is one of the main comorbidities in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Sacubitril/valsartan (SAC/VAL) is widely used in HF patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) or HF mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF). However, the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic properties of SAC/VAL in HD patients with HF remain uncertain.

Roxadustat Improves Erythropoietin Antibody-Mediated Pure Red Cell Aplasia in a Patient with Hemodialysis.

Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHu-EPO) is used extensively in patients with CKD. However, anti-erythropoietin (anti-EPO) antibody has been reported during rHu-EPO treatment, which causes pure red cell aplasia (PRCA).

Receptor activator of NF-κB mediates podocyte injury in diabetic nephropathy.

Receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK) expression is increased in podocytes of patients with diabetic nephropathy. However, the relevance of RANK to diabetic nephropathy pathobiology remains unclear. Here, to evaluate the role of podocyte RANK in the development of diabetic nephropathy, we generated a mouse model of podocyte-specific RANK depletion (RANKCre T), and a model of podocyte-specific RANK overexpression (RANK TG), and induced diabetes in these mice with streptozotocin.

Protein A immunoadsorption combination with immunosuppressive therapy improves neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report.

We described protein A immunoadsorption combination with immunosuppressive treatment improved rapidly a patient with Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.

Treatment of Uremic Tumoral Calcinosis in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Background/aims: Uremic tumoral calcinosis (UTC) is a rare disease with metastatic tissue calcification in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, limited data are available on the treatment of UTC in HD patients. This article mainly discusses the diagnostic findings and efficacy of treatment on HD patients with UTC.

[NFAT2 mediates high glucose-induced apoptosis in glomerular podocytes ].

Objective: To determine whether hyperglycemia activates NFAT2 in cultured podocytes to cause podocyte apoptosis and explore the role of NFAT2 in high glucose-induced podocyte apoptosis.

Methods: Immortalized mouse podocytes were cultured in the presence of normal (5.3 mmol/L) or high glucose (10, 20, 30, and 40 mmol/L) or pretreated with 11R-vivit (100 nmol/L) or cyclosporine A (500 nmol/L) before exposure to 20 mmol/L glucose for different durations (0.

Alterations of Notch pathway in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea and its impact on survival.

Introduction: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the trachea lacks of well-characterized molecular markers. There is currently no specific treatment for metastatic ACC of the trachea. This study aimed to identify genomic mutations of Notch pathway and investigate the efficacy of NOTCH inhibitor in ACC of the trachea.

The Prognostic Significance of Notch1 and Fatty Acid Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Expression in Resected Tracheobronchial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Purpose: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the trachea and bronchus is a rare tumor. Although MYB-NFIB oncogene fusion and Notch1 mutation have been identified in ACC, little is known about the expression and clinical significance of Notch1 and its target gene fatty acid binding protein 7 (FABP7) in tracheobronchial ACC.

Materials And Methods: Primary tracheobronchial ACC that were resected between 1998 and 2014 were identified through the pathology and oncology database from five thoracic oncology centers in China.

Inducible ATF3-NFAT axis aggravates podocyte injury.

Unlabelled: Podocyte injury and loss contribute to proteinuria, glomerulosclerosis, and eventually kidney failure. Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) is a stress inducible transcription factor that is transiently expressed following stimulation. However, we show for the first time an induction of ATF3 in podocytes from patients with chronic kidney disease, including minimal change disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and diabetic nephropathy.

[Association of heart valve calcification with cardiovascular outcomes in patients on maintenance hemodialysis].

Objective: To investigate the impact of heart valve calcification (HVC) on cardiovascular outcomes in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).

Methods: We enrolled 302 Chinese patients on MHD between 2009 and 2011 including 99 with HVC identified by echocardiography screening. All the patients were followed up for 2 years and survival analysis was performed with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and new onset cardiovascular events as the endpoints.

IL-13 receptor α2 is a negative prognostic factor in human lung cancer and stimulates lung cancer growth in mice.

IL-13 receptor subunit alpha-2 (IL13Rα2) is associated with poor prognosis in some cancers. However, the role of IL13Rα2 in lung cancer remains unknown. We showed that IL13Rα2 overexpression was associated with late stages of disease progression and shorter disease-free survival (DFS) as well as overall survival (OS) in resected lung cancer patients.

[Relationship between Expression of TGF-β1, Smad2, Smad4 and Prognosis of Patients with Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer].

Background And Objective: It has been proven that any changes of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)-Smad signal transduction pathway will lead to abnormalities of signal transmission and the out of control during cell growth and differentiation, resulting in cancer development. The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic values of TGF-β1, Smad2 and Smad4 in resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: The expression of TGF-β1, Smad2, and Smad4 was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 85 patients with NSCLC.

[A prognostic model for predicting extracorporeal circuit clotting in patients with continuous renal replacement therapy].

Objective: To establish a prognostic model for predicting extracorporeal circulation clotting in patients with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

Methods: 425 patients with CRRT were involved in the study. We built a predictive risk model of extracorporeal blood clotting with the 302 participants, and 103 participants were used to validate the model.

γ Secretase inhibitor BMS-708163 reverses resistance to EGFR inhibitor via the PI3K/Akt pathway in lung cancer.

Lung adenocarcinoma cells harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are sensitive to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). Acquired resistance to EGFR TKI develops after prolonged treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the novel γ secretase inhibitor BMS-708163 on acquired resistance to the EGFR TKI gefitinib.

[Amiloride reduces proteinuria and inhibits podocyte uPAR in the 5/6 nephrectomy rats].

Objective: To observe the effect of amiloride on the proteinuria of the 5/6 nephrectomy rats.

Methods: To establish the 5/6 nephrectomy rats model and divide the experiment into 3 groups, sham operated group(Sham), 5/6 nephrectomy model group(NTX) and 5/6 nephrectomy with amiloride-treated group (NTX+amiloride, n=15). The concentration of protein and mRNA of uPAR and the change of podocytes motility were detected by coomassiebluestaining, immunofluorence method and real-time PCR.

Notch-1 contributes to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor acquired resistance in non-small cell lung cancer in vitro and in vivo.

Acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) occurs in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who initially respond to TKI treatment but whose cancer then progresses. Recent studies have shown that Notch signal is associated with drug resistance. However, the exact mechanism of Notch during acquisition of resistance to EGFR-TKI in human lung cancer remains unclear.

Coupled plasma filtration adsorption combined with continuous veno-venous hemofiltration treatment in patients with severe acute pancreatitis.

Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) still has a high mortality rate. Coupled plasma filtration adsorption (CPFA) and continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) are 2 extracorporeal blood purification techniques. We hypothesized that CPFA combined with CVVH could preferentially improve prognosis and suppress clinical manifestations of SAP.

SIRT1 regulates endothelial Notch signaling in lung cancer.

Background: Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) acts as a key regulator of vascular endothelial homeostasis, angiogenesis, and endothelial dysfunction. However, the underlying mechanism for SIRT1-mediated lung carcinoma angiogenesis remains unknown. Herein, we report that the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 1 (NAD1)-dependent deacetylase SIRT1 can function as an intrinsic negative modulator of Delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4)/Notch signaling in Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) xenograft-derived vascular endothelial cells (lung cancer-derived ECs).

Prognostic significance of TAZ expression in resected non-small cell lung cancer.

Introduction: Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) is known to bind to a variety of transcription factors to control cell differentiation and organ development. Recently, TAZ has been identified as an oncogene and has an important role in tumorigenicity of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, TAZ may present a novel target for the future diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy for lung cancer.

Activation of Notch-1 enhances epithelial-mesenchymal transition in gefitinib-acquired resistant lung cancer cells.

Despite an initial response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) in EGFR mutant lung cancer, most patients eventually become resistant and result in treatment failure. Recent studies have shown that epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with drug resistance and cancer cell metastasis. Strong multiple gene signature data indicate that EMT acts as a determinant of insensitivity to EGFR-TKI.