Evaluation of functional magnetic resonance APT and DKI imaging for breast cancer.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the performance of amide proton transfer-weighted imaging (APTWI) and diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions, evaluate molecular subtypes of breast cancer, and determine the diagnostic efficacy of the quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) parameters in differentiating benign from malignant breast diseases.

Methods: The study included 168 women who underwent breast APTWI and DKI at Yunnan Cancer Hospital between December 2022 and July 2023. The APT signal intensity (SI), apparent kurtosis coefficient (Kapp), non-Gaussian diffusion coefficient (Dapp), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were measured before surgery.

Global Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Backgroud: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a less invasive treatment option for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (AS); however, its economic benefits in patients with low to intermediate surgical risk remain controversial and vary by country. We conducted a systematic review to compare the economic benefits of TAVR vs surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).

Methods: We searched 6 databases, including PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Clinical Trials for randomised controlled trials on the economic benefits of TAVR with different valve types and SAVR in symptomatic AS patients with low to intermediate surgical risk, from inception to October 2023.

Preventive Effect of Royal Jelly and 10-HDA on Skin Damage in Diabetic Mice through Regulating Keratinocyte Wnt/β-Catenin and Pyroptosis Pathway.

The objective of this study is to elucidate how Royal jelly (RJ) and 10-hydroxy-2-decanoic acid (10-HDA) prevents diabetic skin dysfunction by modulating the pyroptosis pathway. Type 2 diabetes models are induced by fat diet consumption and low dose of streptozotocin (STZ) in C57BL/6J mice and treated with RJ (100 mg kg day) and 10-HDA, the major lipid component of royal jelly (100 mg kg day) for 28 weeks. The results show that serum concentrations of glucose and triglyceride are significantly lower in the RJ group or 10-HDA than diabetes mellitus (DM) group.

Tumor perfusion enhancement by focus ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening to potentiate anti-PD-1 immunotherapy of glioma.

Objective: To demonstrate the feasibility of using focused ultrasound to enhance delivery of PD-1 inhibitors in glioma rats and determine if such an approach increases treatment efficacy.

Methods: C6 glioma in situ rat model was used in this study. Transcranial irradiation with FUS combined with microbubbles was administered to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

Impact of green innovation on carbon reduction in China.

Green innovation directly encompasses the two major concepts of green and innovation in the new development concepts, which provides a powerful driving force to support Chinese-style modernisation. This paper empirically tests the relationship between green innovation and carbon emission intensity using a double fixed effects model. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China, the mediation effect model of "green innovation-big data-carbon emission" is constructed.

Disulfidptosis, A Novel Cell Death Pathway: Molecular Landscape and Therapeutic Implications.

Programmed cell death is pivotal for several physiological processes, including immune defense. Further, it has been implicated in the pathogenesis of developmental disorders and the onset of numerous diseases. Multiple modes of programmed cell death, including apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, have been identified, each with their own unique characteristics and biological implications.

The role of snapin in regulation of brain homeostasis.

Brain homeostasis refers to the normal working state of the brain in a certain period, which is important for overall health and normal life activities. Currently, there is a lack of effective treatment methods for the adverse consequences caused by brain homeostasis imbalance. Snapin is a protein that assists in the formation of neuronal synapses and plays a crucial role in the normal growth and development of synapses.

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound ameliorates Adriamycin-induced chronic renal injury by inhibiting ferroptosis.

Objective: It is very important to develop a new therapeutic strategy to cope with the increasing morbidity and mortality of chronic kidney disease (CKD). As a kind of physical therapy, low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has remarkable anti-inflammatory and repair-promoting effects and is expected to become a new therapeutic method for CKD. This study aims to clarify the treatment effect of LIPUS on CKD-related renal inflammation and fibrosis, and to further explore the potential signal network of LIPUS treatment for ameliorating chronic renal injury.

Mitophagy in intracerebral hemorrhage: a new target for therapeutic intervention.

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a life-threatening condition with a high fatality rate and severe sequelae. However, there is currently no treatment available for intracerebral hemorrhage, unlike for other stroke subtypes. Recent studies have indicated that mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy likely relate to the pathophysiology of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Persistent fifth aortic arch: a comprehensive literature review.

Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA) is an extremely rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly resulting from the failure of the fifth aortic arch to degenerate during embryonic development; it is often associated with various other cardiovascular anomalies. Despite being first reported by Van Praagh in 1969, there have been only a few individual case reports. Owing to its rarity and lack of comprehensive understanding, PFAA is often misdiagnosed or missed diagnosed during clinical.

Silk fibroin carriers with sustained release capacity for treating neurological diseases.

Neurological diseases such as traumatic brain injury, cerebral ischemia, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease usually occur in the central and peripheral nervous system and result in nervous dysfunction, such as cognitive impairment and motor dysfunction. Long-term clinical intervention is necessary for neurological diseases where neural stem cell transplantation has made substantial progress. However, many risks remain for cell therapy, such as puncture bleeding, postoperative infection, low transplantation success rate, and tumor formation.

The impact of disclosure of risk information on risk propagation in the industrial symbiosis network.

The interdependent symbiotic relationship between enterprises may bring potential risks to the stability of the industrial symbiosis network (ISN). In order to reduce the damage caused by further risk propagation to the system, this paper establishes the multiplex network to study the impact of disclosure of risk information on risk propagation. In the multiplex network, we use a small-world network to simulate a social network and propose an evolutionary model with scale-free characteristics to simulate the symbiotic relationships between enterprises.

Histone methyltransferase SETD1A interacts with notch and promotes notch transactivation to augment ovarian cancer development.

Background: High expression of SETD1A, a histone methyltransferase that specifically methylates H3K4, acted as a key oncogene in several human cancers. However, the function and underlying molecular mechanism of SETD1A in ovarian cancer (OV) remain markedly unknown.

Methods: The expression of SETD1A in OV were detected by Western blot and analyzed online, and the prognosis of STED1A in OV were analyzed online.

Upregulation of RAB7 is related to neuronal pyroptosis after spinal cord injury in rats.

Rab7 belongs to the Ras small GTPase superfamily, and abnormal expression of Rab7 can cause neuropathy and lipid metabolism diseases. Studies have shown that Rab7 plays a crucial role in the inner membrane translocase. However, the role of Rab7 in the regulatory mechanisms of cell survival in spinal cord injury remains unknown.

The Role of Copper Homeostasis in Brain Disease.

In the human body, copper is an important trace element and is a cofactor for several important enzymes involved in energy production, iron metabolism, neuropeptide activation, connective tissue synthesis, and neurotransmitter synthesis. Copper is also necessary for cellular processes, such as the regulation of intracellular signal transduction, catecholamine balance, myelination of neurons, and efficient synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Copper is naturally present in some foods and is available as a dietary supplement.

Surface-fill HS-releasing silk fibroin hydrogel for brain repair through the repression of neuronal pyroptosis.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains the major cause of disability and mortality worldwide due to the persistent neuroinflammation and neuronal death induced by TBI. Among them, pyroptosis, a specific type of programmed cell death (PCD) triggered by inflammatory signals, plays a significant part in the pathological process after TBI. Inhibition of neuroinflammation and pyroptosis is considered a possible strategy for the treatment of TBI.

Implantation of injectable SF hydrogel with sustained hydrogen sulfide delivery reduces neuronal pyroptosis and enhances functional recovery after severe intracerebral hemorrhage.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS), an important endogenous signaling molecule, plays an important neuroprotective role in the central nervous system. However, there is no ideal delivery material or method involving the sustained and controlled release of HS for clinical application in brain diseases. Silk fibroin (SF)-based hydrogels have become a potentially promising strategy for local, controlled, sustained drug release in the treatment of various disorders.

Spatial match analysis of multiple factors in the geopolitical environment of the Arctic Passage.

This study seeks to provide a basic approach to fulfill the spatial visualization of geopolitical environmental factors required for the navigation of vessels in the Arctic. Multi-dimensional geopolitical environmental factors of the Arctic Passage are analyzed and classified into geopolitics, geoeconomics, geo-military, geoculture, and laws and regulations related to geography. Their characteristics are extracted to form an attribute information table matching spatial layers.

Silk Fibroin Hydrogels Could Be Therapeutic Biomaterials for Neurological Diseases.

Silk fibroin, a natural macromolecular protein without physiological activity, has been widely used in different fields, such as the regeneration of bones, cartilage, nerves, and other tissues. Due to irrevocable neuronal injury, the treatment and prognosis of neurological diseases need to be investigated. Despite attempts to propel neuroprotective therapeutic approaches, numerous attempts to translate effective therapies for brain disease have been largely unsuccessful.

Mitophagy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A New Target for Therapeutic Intervention.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes to death, and disability worldwide more than any other traumatic insult and damage to cellular components including mitochondria leads to the impairment of cellular functions and brain function. In neurons, mitophagy, autophagy-mediated degradation of damaged mitochondria, is a key process in cellular quality control including mitochondrial homeostasis and energy supply and plays a fundamental role in neuronal survival and health. Conversely, defective mitophagy leads to the accumulation of damaged mitochondria and cellular dysfunction, contributing to inflammation, oxidative stress, and neuronal cell death.

Histone Methyltransferase SETD1A Induces Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition to Promote Invasion and Metastasis Through Epigenetic Reprogramming of Snail in Gastric Cancer.

Aberrant epigenetic modification induces oncogene expression and promotes cancer development. The histone lysine methyltransferase SETD1A, which specifically methylates histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4), is involved in tumor growth and metastasis, and its ectopic expression has been detected in aggressive malignancies. Our previous study reported that SETD1A promotes gastric cancer (GC) proliferation and tumorigenesis.

The Role of Mitophagy in Regulating Cell Death.

Mitochondria are multifaceted organelles that serve to power critical cellular functions, including act as power generators of the cell, buffer cytosolic calcium overload, production of reactive oxygen species, and modulating cell survival. The structure and the cellular location of mitochondria are critical for their function and depend on highly regulated activities such as mitochondrial quality control (MQC) mechanisms. The MQC is regulated by several sets of processes: mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial fusion and fission, mitophagy, and other mitochondrial proteostasis mechanisms such as mitochondrial unfolded protein response (mtUPR) or mitochondrial-derived vesicles (MDVs).

Biologic Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide and Its Role in Traumatic Brain Injury.

Ever since endogenous hydrogen sulfide (HS) was found in mammals in 1989, accumulated evidence has demonstrated that HS functions as a novel neurological gasotransmitter in brain tissues and may play a key role in traumatic brain injury. It has been proved that HS has an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptosis function in the neuron system and functions as a neuroprotective factor against secondary brain injury. In addition, HS has other biologic effects such as regulating the intracellular concentration of Ca, facilitating hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP), and activating ATP-sensitive K channels.

Biological Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide and Its Protective Role in Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has extremely high morbidity and mortality, substantially impacting public health. Studying the pathophysiological mechanisms of ICH is a complicated undertaking, and there remains a lack of effective medical treatment for improving ICH survival rates and promoting recovery. This review describes the preclinical studies of intracerebral hemorrhage that have been performed to date in detail, including different methods used to establish animal models and identify the cellular mechanisms involved after ICH.