Based on Ozone (O) Monitoring Instrument satellite remoting sensing data and reanalysis meteorological data, an analysis was conducted on the spatiotemporal distribution and trends of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO) and formaldehyde (HCHO) in Guangdong Province from 2015 to 2020. The study also examined the changing characteristics of O generation sensitivity in relation to meteorological parameters. The results indicated that during 2015-2020, the tropospheric NO column concentration in Guangdong Province exhibited a distribution pattern with the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Region as the high-value center gradually decreasing towards the surrounding areas, with the most substantial decline observed in the Pearl River Delta.
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November 2024
Background: The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased in recent decades, and ranks fourth among males and third among females in China. Surgical resection remains the most important treatment modality for curative intent in CRC. Several studies found that surgeon volumes and specialization appeared to be associated with improved overall survival (OS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patatin like phospholipase domain containing 8 (PNPLA8) has been shown to play a significant role in various cancer entities. Previous studies have focused on its roles as an antioxidant and in lipid peroxidation. However, the role of PNPLA8 in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Improved adenoma detection at colonoscopy has decreased the risk of developing colorectal cancer. However, whether image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) further improves the adenoma detection rate (ADR) is controversial.
Aim: To compare IEE with white-light imaging (WLI) endoscopy for the detection and identification of colorectal adenoma.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of cancer associated death worldwide and immune checkpoint blockade therapy only benefit a small set of CRC patients. Tumor ferroptosis of CRC reflected immune-activation in our previous findings. Understanding the mechanisms underlying how to bolster CD8+ T cells function through ferroptosis in CRC tumor microenvironment (TME) will greatly benefit cancer immunotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of cancer associated death worldwide. Ferroptosis is a newly defined form of regulated cell death characterized by the accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides and exerts an increased attention for cancer treatment. However, little is known about ferroptosis in CRC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The CUGBP1 (CELF1) is differentially expressed in liver metastasis and no liver metastasis colorectal cancers (CRC) tissues and the function of CUGBP1 in CRC is still unclear.
Methods: Five cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma and 6 cases of liver metastatic CRC lesions were collected and subjected to cDNA microarray and bioinformatical analyses. The quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to confirm the result.
Dietary self-management is an important strategy for controlling bowel symptoms after sphincter-saving surgery; however, the dietary factors influencing bowel symptoms are not completely clear. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the specific consumption of food components and bowel symptoms. This study applied a cross-sectional study design.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To explore the experience of dealing with defecation dysfunction by changing the eating behaviours of people with rectal cancer following sphincter-saving surgery.
Design: The descriptive qualitative design was applied.
Methods: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 purposively selected rectal cancer survivors who had experienced sphincter-saving surgery.
Background: The use of a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery has increased for patients with obstructing colorectal cancer. However, relatively few reports have compared SEMS as a bridge to elective surgery for acute malignant obstruction of the right-sided colon (MORC) vs. emergency surgery (ES).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to explore the prognostic impact of and mutations in patients who underwent simultaneous resection for synchronous colorectal liver metastases (SCRLMs) that were initially resectable. Clinicopathological and outcome data of 139 consecutive patients with SCRLMs who underwent resection between July 2003 and July 2013 was collected from our prospectively established SCRLM database. The and genotypes were evaluated in the primary cancer tissues by pyrosequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In this paper, we aim to explore clinical value of skeletal muscle index (SMI) and prognostic nutrition index (PNI) on resected colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM).
Results: Among the 539 patients, 355 were males. Baseline lower SMI was associated with smaller BMI, smaller PNI, smaller pre-albumin and longer hospitalization days (P<0.
Diseases caused by Rickettsiales bacteria are a global public health problem. To better understand the diversity and origins of Rickettsiales infection in humans and animals, we sampled 134 febrile patients, 173 rodents and 43 shrews, as well as 358 ticks, from two cities in Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces, China. Our data revealed a relatively high prevalence of scrub typhus cases in both localities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the effects of early continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) on organ function and intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) patients with abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).
Materials And Methods: 48 SAP patients with ACS were included in this study. Among them, 37 patients, receiving both conventional treatment and hemofiltration therapy in the ICU, were regarded as the treatment group, and the rest, receiving only conventional treatment, were regarded as the control group.
Aim: Lymph node ratio (LNR) seems to be more precise than classic N stage in classifying cancer stage. Thus, we aim to construct a modified classification system based on LNR for colon cancer without distant metastasis.
Methods: This study enrolled two independent cohorts of patients.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
April 2017
The role of the acupoint area collagen fibers in the efficacy of acupuncture lifting and thrusting (L&T) manipulation will be explored in this paper. 30 male NZW rabbits were randomly divided into 6 groups: sham operation group (Group N), model group (Group M), acupuncture without manipulation group (Group W), acupuncture L&T manipulation group (Group A), collagenase pretreatment group (Group JM), and collagenase pretreatment + acupuncture L&T manipulation group (Group JA). The bacterial endotoxin was used to generate the rabbit fever models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe molecular mechanisms underlying colorectal cancer (CRC) development remain elusive. In this study, we examined the miRNA and mRNA expressions in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence (ACS), a critical neoplastic progression in CRC development. We found that miR-137 was down-regulated in all adenoma and carcinoma tissues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Oral Maxillofac Surg
August 2016
Purpose: The management of intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma (IFNS) is challenging because it is extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma or another parotid tumor. The purpose of this study was to report on the authors' experience in the treatment of IFNS and to review the literature regarding the diagnosis and management of IFNS.
Materials And Methods: From January 1997 through October 2015, 916 consecutive parotidectomies were performed at Shenzhen People's Hospital (Shenzhen, China).
Backgroud: The efficacy and safety of self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) as a bridge for patients with acute malignant colorectal obstructions (AMCOs) are still controversial. We conducted this study to evaluate the outcomes of patients with AMCOs treated by different strategies.
Methods: From January 2010 to March 2014, a total of 171 patients with AMCOs from Zhongshan Hospital were retrospectively enrolled in this study.
World J Gastroenterol
April 2015
Aim: To test whether hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) at different activation stages play different roles in acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver injury (ALI).
Methods: HSCs were isolated from mouse liver and cultured in vitro. Morphological changes of initiation HSCs [HSCs (5d)] and perpetuation HSCs [HSCs (p3)] were observed by immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy.
World J Gastroenterol
March 2015
The Da Vinci Surgical System may help to overcome some of the difficulties of laparoscopy for complicated abdominal surgery. The authors of this article present a case of robot-assisted, one-stage radical resection of three tumors, including robotic anterior resection for rectal cancer, segmental hepatectomy for liver metastasis, and wedge-shaped excision for lung metastasis. A 59-year-old man with primary rectal cancer and liver and lung metastases was operated upon with a one-stage radical resection approach using the Da Vinci Surgical System.
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