Efficacy of rehabilitation physiotherapy combined with brace correction in patients with mild to moderate scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy.

Background: Scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy is one of the common complications of cerebral palsy in children with cerebral palsy.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of rehabilitation combined with brace correction in patients with scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy.

Methods: A total of 52 patients with scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy were selected from our hospital from April 2019 to April 2022 and divided into the control group and experimental group according to the statistical randomization method (n= 26 in each group).

Intracranial Carotid Artery Calcification Subtype in Patients with Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Intravenous Thrombolysis.

Background And Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential value of intracranial carotid artery calcification (ICAC) in therapeutic efficacy and functional outcomes in patients with anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing intravenous thrombolysis.

Materials And Methods: A total of 207 patients with anterior circulation AIS who underwent intravenous thrombolysis were enrolled in this retrospective study. We divided them into three groups according to thin-slice head noncontrast computed tomography as follows: no ICAC, medial ICAC, and intimal ICAC.

Clinical Application Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Renal Space-Occupying Lesions.

Objective: To study the clinical application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosing renal space-occupying lesions.

Methods: Sixty-seven patients with renal space-occupying lesions detected by routine ultrasound examination received the contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination. When observing the perfusion mode of the mass, we analyzed the perfusion characteristics of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and compared them with the surgical pathological results.

Alterations of the gut microbiota in coronavirus disease 2019 and its therapeutic potential.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses a serious threat to global health. SARS-CoV-2 infects host cells primarily by binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, which is coexpressed in alveolar type 2 cells and gut epithelial cells. It is known that COVID-19 often presents with gastrointestinal symptoms and gut dysbiosis, mainly characterized by an increase in opportunistic pathogens and a decrease in beneficial commensal bacteria.

Research progress on the therapeutic effect and mechanism of metformin for lung cancer (Review).

Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer‑associated death worldwide. Despite the availability of various treatments such as surgery, chemoradiotherapy, targeted drugs and immunotherapy, treatment is expensive and the prognosis remains poor. At present, lung cancer drugs and treatment programs remain in a state of continuous exploration and research to improve the prognosis, and to reduce the pain and economic burden for the patients.

Identification of Prognostic Genes and Immune Landscape Signatures Based on Tumor Microenvironment in Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Background: Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common lung cancer subtype and accounts for the highest proportion of cancer-related deaths. The tumor microenvironment influences prognostic outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).

Materials And Methods: We used the ESTIMATE algorithm (Estimation of STromal and Immune cells in MAlignant Tumor tissues using Expression data) to investigate the role of microenvironment-related genes and stromal cells in lung adenocarcinoma prognosis.

Recent progress in organophotoredox reaction.

In the past decade, visible light photoredox catalysis has been established as a gentle and powerful strategy for the activation of organic molecules. As an important part of this, organic photocatalysts are widely used in chemical synthesis due to their attributes, such as cheapness and relatively high redox potential. In this article, we review the related organic reactions promoted by visible light in the presence of various organic photocatalysts over the past 5 years.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis accompanied by schistosomiasis: a case report.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease that most frequently occurs in the large and small intestine and has no obvious clinical symptoms. The main pathological feature is the presence of air-filled cysts in the intestinal submucosa, intermuscular wall, and subserous membrane. Conservative treatment is the first choice when no serious complications are present, whereas timely surgical treatment is needed for serious and life-threatening complications.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Bladder: Critical Features to Differentiate Occupied Lesions.

Objective: To study the clinical diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in bladder occupied lesions.

Methods: 38 cases of conventional-ultrasound-found bladder occupied lesions did color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and CEUS checks. By comparing the difference between two types of blood flow imaging technologies in displaying the flow of bladder occupied lesions and observing the perfusion modes of contrast agents to enter lesions, the perfusion characteristics of CEUS were analyzed.

The Application Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Testicular Occupied Lesions.

Objective: To discuss the clinical application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in testicular occupied lesions.

Methods: Nine conventional-ultrasound-found testicular occupied lesions which underwent CEUS meantime were analyzed retrospectively. The CEUS perfusion pattern was compared with the surgical pathological result or follow-up findings.

Monitoring methylation-driven genes as prognostic biomarkers in patients with lung squamous cell cancer.

Aberrant DNA methylations have been reported to be significantly associated with lung squamous cell cancer (LUSC). The aim of this study was to investigate the DNA methylation-driven genes in LUSC by integrative bioinformatics analysis. In the present study, methylation-driven genes in LUSC were screened out, and survival analysis related to these genes was performed to confirm their value in prognostic assessment.