Sintilimab combined with acetaminophen aggravates liver injury through apoptotic and disturbed bile acid pathways.

Sintilimab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and acetaminophen (APAP), a common analgesic, have been implicated in hepatotoxicity. However, their combined effect on liver injury remains understudied. This study investigated the exacerbating hepatotoxic effects of sintilimab in combination with APAP in mice, focusing on the apoptotic markers and bile acids disruptions.

[Heat-sensitive moxibustion assisted in palliative treatment to improve the quality of life in elderly patients with malignant tumor: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effect of heat-sensitive moxibustion on the quality of life in the elderly patients with malignant tumor based on palliative treatment.

Methods: A total of 100 elderly patients with malignant tumor were randomly divided into an observation group (50 cases, 3 cases dropped out) and a control group (50 cases, 4 cases dropped out). The conventional palliative treatment was performed in the control group.

Predicting prognosis of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through early changes in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio following neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy.

Background: The effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (NAIC) in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear. This study aims to validate the relation between early alterations in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and clinical outcomes among individuals diagnosed with locally advanced ESCC undergoing NAIC.

Methods: We retrospectively enrolled a cohort of ESCC patients who underwent NAIC at least 1 cycle between May 2020 and October 2021 at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital.

Impact of surgery versus follow-up on psychological distress in patients with indeterminate pulmonary nodules: A prospective observational study.

Purpose: To investigate whether surgery is more effective than follow-up in reducing psychological distress for patients with observable indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs) and to assess if psychological distress can serve as a potential surgical indication for IPNs.

Methods: This prospective observational study included 341 patients with abnormal psychometric results, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Of these, 262 patients opted for follow-up and 79 chose surgery.

Association Between Treatment-Related Adverse Event Trajectory and Prognosis in Esophageal Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy.

Background: Immunochemotherapy is inevitably accompanied with treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). However, TRAEs are typically assessed at a single time point, overlooking the complexity of TRAE trajectories over time. This study aimed to characterize TRAE trajectories during multi-cycle neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (nICT) and identify potential prognostic factors for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

[Clinical efficacy observation of heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with intrapleural perfusion of cisplatin in treatment of malignant pleural effusion].

Objectives: To investigate the clinical efficacy of heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with intrapleural perfusion of cisplatin in comparison with simple intrapleural perfusion of cisplatin on malignant pleural effusion (MPE).

Methods: Forty patients with MPE, in compliance with the inclusion criteria, were randomly divided into an observation group (20 cases) and a control group (20 cases). In the control group, cisplatin solution (60 mg/m) was injected into the thoracic cavity after pleural drainage under B-ultrasound positioning, once a week for 4 weeks.

['s academic view of "synergistic effect of moxibustion combined with medication" and its application in tumor rehabilitation].

In clinical practice of moxibustion, Professor has found that many symptoms are related to deficiency, cold and dampness accumulation or deficiency, and the obstruction of and blood. The therapeutic effects on these symptoms are not satisfactory with either herbal medication or western drugs. But, the effects can be obviously improved by replenishing with heat-sensitive moxibustion and medication in combination.

Effect of immunochemotherapy infusion timing, sequence, and interval on prognosis of advanced esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The present study aims to explore the roles of infusion time, administration sequence, and interval of immunochemotherapy (IO) in predicting overall survival (OS) in patients with locally advanced ESCC.

Methods: This multicenter retrospective study enrolled advanced ESCC who received IO between November 2019 and November 2021. Patients were divided into groups according to the three classifiers (IO infusion time, administration sequence, and infusion interval), and were further analyzed for the roles of these classifiers in predicting the prognosis of the ESCC patients.

The protective effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with different high frequencies on motor functions in MPTP/probenecid induced Parkinsonism mouse models.

Background: High-frequency repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) stimulating the primary motor cortex (M1) is an alternative, adjunctive therapy for improving the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, whether the high frequency of rTMS positively correlates to the improvement of motor symptoms of PD is still undecided. By controlling for other parameters, a disease animal model may be useful to compare the neuroprotective effects of different high frequencies of rTMS.

Early patient-reported outcomes after robotic-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.

Background: Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) can achieve traditional clinical outcomes comparable to those of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) during the early period after RATS and VATS remain unclear. This study aimed to utilize longitudinal electronic PRO (ePRO) assessments to evaluate symptom burden and functional status between these approaches from patients' perspective.

[Heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with tropisetron hydrochloride for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with tropisetron hydrochloride and tropisetron hydrochloride alone in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).

Methods: Sixty CINV patients were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group.The control group was treated with tropisetron hydrochloride.

Mex-3 RNA binding family member A (MEX3A)/circMPP6 complex promotes colorectal cancer progression by inhibiting autophagy.

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs)-RNA networks have contributed to cancer development. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are considered as protein recruiters; nevertheless, the patterns of circRNA-protein interactions in colorectal cancer (CRC) are still lacking. Processing bodies (PBs) formed through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) are membrane-less organelles (MLOs) consisting of RBPs and RNA.

's clinical experience of heat-sensitive moxibustion for in treatment of insomnia of deficiency.

The paper introduces 's experience and ideas of heat-sensitive moxibustion for (warming-up and nourishing the spirit) in treatment of insomnia of deficiency. This type of insomnia is caused by insufficiency of the body and malnutrition of the spirit. The treatment focuses on .

Dual specific phosphatase 4 suppresses ferroptosis and enhances sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Aims: This investigation aims to elucidate the mechanism underlying sorafenib-induced ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: The role of dual specificity phosphatase 4 (DUSP4) in sorafenib-treated HCC was investigated using comprehensive assessments both in vitro and in vivo, including Western blotting, qRT-PCR, cell viability assay, lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay, immunohistochemistry, and xenograft tumor mouse model. Additionally, label-free quantitative proteomics was employed to identify potential proteins associated with DUSP4.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Therapy in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain from 2003 to 2022.

Background: Acupuncture therapy has been widely used in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain (MP) in many countries around the world. However, there are no bibliometric studies on acupuncture therapy for MP. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the current status, frontiers and hot spots in the use of acupuncture therapy for the treatment of MP.

Evaluation of combined pathological responses in primary tumor and lymph nodes following neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: Inconsistent pathological responses of tumor and lymph nodes (LNs) were frequently observed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy. However, there is a lack of studies to report the prognostic significance and the relevant clinicopathological factors of tumor-nodal inconsistent responses after neoadjuvant immunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy. Therefore, this study aimed to depict the inconsistent pathological combined tumor-nodal responses in NSCLC patients after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy as well as the underlying clinical significance.

Minimally invasive surgery vs. open thoracotomy for non-small-cell lung cancer with N2 disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of minimally invasive surgery [MIS, including robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)] and open thoracotomy (OT) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with N2 disease.

Methods: We searched online databases and studies from the creation of the database to August 2022, comparing the MIS group to the OT group for NSCLC with N2 disease. Study endpoints included intraoperative outcomes [e.

AFG, an important maillard reaction product in red ginseng, alleviates D-galactose-induced brain aging in mice via correcting mitochondrial dysfunction induced by ROS accumulation.

Red ginseng is a classical processed product from Panax ginseng. C.A Meyer with many bioactive components formed through the Maillard reaction called Maillard reaction products.