Background: Precision medicine is an innovative approach that integrates genomics, clinical informatics, and proteomics to address both genetic and environmental factors in disease prevention and treatment. This bibliometric study analyzes research trends, collaboration patterns, and the unique characteristics of precision medicine across countries to inform future research directions.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection (1999-2022) database to identify publications related to precision medicine.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
October 2024
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Objectives: The study aimed to develop and authenticated a deep learning model based on X-ray images to accurately diagnose fresh thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures.
Summary Of Background Data: In clinical practice, diagnosing fresh vertebral compression fractures often requires MRI.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Objectives: This study aimed to develop an initial deep-learning (DL) model based on computerized tomography (CT) scans for diagnosing lumbar spinal stenosis.
Summary Of Background Data: Magnetic resonance imaging is commonly used for diagnosing lumbar spinal stenosis due to its high soft tissue resolution, but CT is more portable, cost-effective, and has wider regional coverage.
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate complications, clinical outcomes, and radiographic results following Coflex implantation.
Methods: We retrospectively studied 66 patients who had decompressive surgery combined with Coflex implantation to treat lumbar spinal stenosis. All imaging data were collected and examined for imaging changes.
Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with variable incidence (0.88%-10%) of pericarditis manifested as chest pain, possibly more prevalent with the advent of high-power short-duration (HPSD) ablation. This has led to the widespread use of colchicine in preventative protocols for postablation pericarditis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue
February 2023
Purpose: To explore the effect of overexpression of DCN(decorin) gene on the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), cellular-myelocytomatosis viral oncogene (C-Myc) and cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (p21)in tumor-bearing nude mice with oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC).
Methods: The expression of DCN gene in human oral squamous cell carcinoma(HSC-3) was up-regulated by liposome transfection. Nude mice were used as the carrier of OSCC.
World J Gastrointest Surg
January 2023
Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a common malignancy. Despite all advancements, the prognosis remains, poor with an overall 5-year survival of only 10.8%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pouchitis is the most common complication following restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis (UC). Fecal calprotectin (FC) is a noninvasive indicator of the intestinal inflammatory status. This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical value of the FC concentration for the diagnosis and risk assessment of pouchitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree new compounds including a meroterpenoid () and two isocoumarins ( and ), together with thirteen known compounds (, ) were isolated from the metabolites of MST1-15. Their structures were identified by a combination of spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configuration of compound was elucidated on the basis of experimental and electronic circular dichroism calculation, and compounds and were determined by Mo(OAc)-induced circular dichroism experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuan Jing Ke Xue
September 2022
Due to its special physical and chemical properties, biochar is widely used as a multi-beneficial amendment to improve soil quality. Soil nutrient content and enzyme activities are important chemical and biological factors indicating soil quality. Despite increased interest and studies, a knowledge gap remains regarding the ability of biochar to assess soil nutrient content and enzyme activities due to differences in biochar application amount and soil texture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScand J Gastroenterol
August 2022
Background: Pouchitis is the common postoperative complication of ulcerative colitis (UC) and is also considered as inflammatory bowel disease. The aim was to investigate the microbiological and transcriptional differences between the two illnesses.
Methods: Eighty-five participants were enrolled (37 UC, 15 healthy UC pouches, 15 pouchitis and 18 healthy volunteers) and stool samples were collected.
Background: Arterial invasive monitoring is the most common method in the USA for hemodynamic monitoring during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Although studies have shown favorable comparison between non-invasive and invasive hemodynamic monitoring (IHM) in non-cardiac procedures under general anesthesia, limited data is available for complex cardiac procedures such as AF ablation in the USA. With progressive improvement in AF ablation procedural safety, particularly with routine use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to monitor for pericardial effusion, it is unclear if invasive hemodynamic monitoring provides any advantage over non-invasive methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo fusidane-type active compounds ( and ) and five new ones (), along with other nine known compounds () were isolated from the metabolites of MST7-3. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of compounds and were established by Mosher's method and optical rotation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTranscription initiation by RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) requires preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly at gene promoters. In the dynamic nucleus, where thousands of promoters are broadly distributed in chromatin, it is unclear how multiple individual components converge on any target to establish the PIC. Here we use live-cell, single-molecule tracking in S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConserved ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers establish and maintain genome-wide chromatin architectures of regulatory DNA during cellular lifespan, but the temporal interactions between remodelers and chromatin targets have been obscure. We performed live-cell single-molecule tracking for RSC, SWI/SNF, CHD1, ISW1, ISW2, and INO80 remodeling complexes in budding yeast and detected hyperkinetic behaviors for chromatin-bound molecules that frequently transition to the free state for all complexes. Chromatin-bound remodelers display notably higher diffusion than nucleosomal histones, and strikingly fast dissociation kinetics with 4-7 s mean residence times.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pouchitis is a common complication after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) in patients with ulcerative colitis. However, an ideal model remains lacking. Therefore, we aimed to establish an appropriate model resembling human pouchitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Gastroenterol
February 2018
Aim: To assess the effect of enteral nutrition (EN) supplemented with glutamine on recovery after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) in rats, to provide an experimental basis for nutritional support in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) after IPAA.
Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups ( = 8) after IPAA operation using a microsurgical technique. From the third postoperative day, rats in the control group, EN group, and immune nutrition (IN) group were fed standard rat chow, short peptide EN, and short peptide EN combined with glutamine , respectively.
Background: Large cell lung cancer (LCLC) patients have a poor prognosis because their tumors are highly malignant and show resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Plumbagin has anticancer activity toward several tumor types, but its effects on LCLC are unknown. This study investigated the effects of plumbagin on human L9981 and NL9980 large cell lung cancer cells and the mechanisms underlying its action.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To assess the therapeutic potential of (LA) for the treatment of pouchitis in a rat model.
Methods: Sprague Dawley rats underwent proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis followed by administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce pouchitis. Rats with pouchitis were randomly divided into three groups: no intervention (NI), normal saline (NS, 3 mL/d normal saline for 7 d), and LA (3 mL/d LA at 1× 10 colony-forming units for 7 d).
Background: Pouchitis occurs in approximately 50% of patients with ulcerative colitis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) but the pathogenesis remains unclear. We used a rat model of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ileal pouchitis to examine whether intestinal barrier disruption plays a role in the development and progression of the disease.
Methods: Rats were randomly divided into DSS (underwent IPAA and administered 5% DSS orally), IPAA (underwent IPAA), and Sham groups (underwent switch abdominal surgery).
Aim: To investigate the changes in microbiota in feces of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and pouchitis using genomic technology.
Methods: Fecal samples were obtained from UC patients with or without an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) procedure, as well as healthy controls. The touchdown polymerase chain reaction technique was used to amplify the whole V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene, which was transcribed from DNA extracted from fecal samples.