Identification of key genes associated with oxidative stress in ischemic stroke via bioinformatics integrated analysis.

Background: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a common cerebrovascular disease. Although the formation of atherosclerosis, which is closely related to oxidative stress (OS), is associated with stroke-related deaths. However, the role of OS in IS is unknown.

Spatial Distribution Patterns of Pleural Dissemination in Patients With Thymoma and Survival Analysis.

Thymoma is a common malignancy with low incidence, and pleural metastases are common pattern of recurrence. It is necessary that the spatial location of pleural metastatic lesions be analyzed. This study aimed to analyze the spatial distribution patterns of pleural dissemination in patients with thymoma and evaluate the variables that influence the survival of pleural metastasis in this population.

Effect of open versus video-assisted thoracoscopy on perioperative outcomes and survival for cases of thymic carcinomas and thymic neuroendocrine tumors.

Background: The oncology-related indices between open and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures for thymic carcinomas (TCs) and thymic neuroendocrine tumors (TNETs) remain unclear.

Methods: Propensity score matching (PSM) and multivariate Cox proportional risk models were used to evaluate the perioperative outcomes and survival rates of patients undergoing open and VATS for TCs and TNETs at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University Hospital, between 2009 and 2018.

Results: Of the total 126 cases of TCs and TNETs, VATS treatment was used in 39 (30.

Epidemiology of and factors associated with overall survival for patients with head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Background: Updated epidemiologic and survival data of head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma (HNACC) are lacking. This retrospective study aimed to clarify the incidence, prevalence, and overall survival (OS) of patients with HNACC and establish relevant nomogram.

Methods: Trends in incidence, limited-duration prevalence, and relative survival (RS) rates were evaluated using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, and annual percent change (APC) in rates was calculated using joinpoint regression.

Association between radiotherapy for surgically treated oral cavity cancer and secondary lung cancer.

Background: There is limited research on the incidence of secondary lung cancer (SLC) after radiotherapy (RT) for oral cavity cancer (OCC). Therefore, we investigated the association between RT for OCC and the risk of SLC and the overall survival of these patients.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with OCC between 1975 and 2015 were selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.

Effects of "Taking the Waist as the Axis" Therapy on trunk postural control disorder after stroke: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Sufficient attention to trunk rehabilitation after stroke is still lacking. Loss of trunk selective activity is considered to be the leading cause of trunk postural control disorder after stroke. "Taking the Waist as the Axis" Therapy (WAT) was developed as a combination of the concept of "Taking the Waist as the Axis" from Tai Chi and the rehabilitation of trunk dysfunction after stroke.

Lanthanide ternary complex as a fluorescent probe for highly sensitive and selective detection of copper ions based on selective recognition and photoinduced electron transfer.

Copper ions have a very important role in human health, industrial and agricultural production. Herein, lanthanide ternary complex of 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (DPA)-Eu-polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a fluorescent probe was thus fabricated for highly sensitive and selective detection of copper ions. PEI itself is non-fluorescent, the PEI-Eucomplex is also non-fluorescent, and PEI has specific recognition to copper ions due to its higher affinity ability to copper ion than other metal ions.

Association between a prior cancer history and prognosis in adult patients with high‑grade glioma.

Patients with a prior cancer history are often excluded from clinical trials. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of prior cancer history on patients with high-grade glioma. Data of patients with high-grade glioma as the first or second primary malignancy were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.

The role of postoperative radiation therapy in stage I-III male breast cancer: A population-based study from the surveillance, epidemiology, and End Results database.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the role of postoperative radiation therapy in a large population-based cohort of patients with stage I-III male breast cancer (MaBC).

Methods: Patients with stage I-III breast cancer treated with surgery were selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer database from 2010 to 2015. Multivariate logistic regression identified the predictors of radiation therapy administration.

Comparison of the Oncological Efficacy Between Intraoperative Radiotherapy With Whole-Breast Irradiation for Early Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and whole-breast irradiation (WBI) are both effective radiotherapeutic interventions for early breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery; however, an issue on whether which one can entail the better prognosis is still controversial. Our study aimed to investigate the 5-year oncological efficacy of the IORT cohort and the WBI cohort, respectively, and compare the oncological efficacy between the cohorts.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a computerized retrieval to identify English published articles between 2000 and 2021 in the PubMed, the Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and APA PsycInfo databases.

Stereotactic Biopsy for Brainstem Lesions: A Meta-analysis with Noncomparative Binary Data.

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic yield and safety of brainstem stereotactic biopsy for brainstem lesions.

Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of English articles retrieved from the PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and APA psycInfo databases up to May 12, 2021. A binary fixed-effect model, the inverse variance method, or a binary random-effect model, the Dersimonian Laird method, were utilized for pooling the data.

Liuzijue qigong versus traditional breathing training for patients with post-stroke dysarthria complicated by abnormal respiratory control: Results of a single-center randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate whether liuzijue qigong could improve the ability of respiratory control and comprehensive speech in patients with stroke dysarthria.

Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Setting: The research was carried out in the department of rehabilitation.

Dual-functional lanthanide metal organic frameworks for visual and ultrasensitive ratiometric fluorescent detection of phosphate based on aggregation-induced energy transfer.

Phosphate (Pi) not only plays a significant role in physiological processes, but also is an important indicator for aquatic ecosystems. The dual-functional lanthanide metal organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized for visual and ultrasensitive ratiometric fluorescent detection of Pi based on aggregation-induced energy transfer. In the MOFs material, ciprofloxacin (CIP) functions as an energy donor and results in the fluorescence enhancement of Eu; the introduction of pyromellitic acid can cause the aggregation of the CIP-Eu complex, and red characteristic fluorescence of Eu at 614 nm is further enhanced (about 40 times).

Comparative Effect of Liuzijue Qigong and Conventional Respiratory Training on Trunk Control Ability and Respiratory Muscle Function in Patients at an Early Recovery Stage From Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To compare the effects of Liuzijue Qigong and conventional respiratory training on trunk control ability and respiratory muscle functions in patients at an early recovery stage from stroke.

Design: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Setting: A hospital.

Effects of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy on spasticity of upper-limb agonist/antagonist muscles in patients affected by stroke: a randomized, single-blind clinical trial.

Background: the effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) were assessed on agonist/antagonist muscles in stroke patients with elbow spasticity, the duration of effects and influence on function.

Methods: patients were randomly assigned into groups: control (A, n = 25), rESWT on agonist muscles (B, n = 27) and rESWT on antagonist muscles (C, n = 30) groups. Conventional physical therapy was given to three groups for 3 weeks, six times a week, and besides, rESWT was given at 4-day intervals for five consecutive treatments, B received rESWT on agonist muscles and C received rESWT on antagonist muscles.

EGFR confers radioresistance in human oropharyngeal carcinoma by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling PERK-eIF2α-GRP94 and IRE1α-XBP1-GRP78.

The activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is associated with radioresistance in malignant tumors. Specifically, radiation can destroy endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis to induce ER stress (ERS). However, the effect of EGFR-mediated regulation of ERS signaling pathway on radiosensitivity has not yet been reported.

Liuzijue Qigong vs traditional breathing training for patients with post-stroke dysarthria complicated with abnormal respiratory control: study protocol of a single center randomized controlled trial.

Background: Stroke-induced dysarthria is caused by muscle weakness, sacral or muscular dystonia, and incoordination of the articulatory organ formed by organic lesions caused by cerebral vascular obstruction or sudden bursting of blood vessels in the brain, which may cause abnormal breathing patterns, pronunciation, resonance, rhythm, and unclear articulation. The Six Character Formula, or Liuzijue qigong (LQG), is an essential part of Chinese traditional exercises and focuses on breathing-speech synchronization. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of LQG with traditional breathing training (combined with basic articulation training in both groups) in patients with post-stroke dysarthria.