Publications by authors named "Xin Yu Su"
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- A study was conducted to analyze the impact of a 3D printed model of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) on surgical procedures for rectal cancer (RC) that aimed to preserve the left colic artery (LCA) and reduce complications like anastomotic leakage.
- The research involved comparing two groups of patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection—one using the 3D model and a control group—with results showing significant improvements in operation time, blood loss, hospital stay, recovery time, and lower complication rates for the 3D model group.
- The findings suggest that the 3D printed IMA model can enhance surgical safety and efficiency by helping surgeons better navigate the complex anatomy during procedures.
Chronic itch often clinically coexists with anxiety symptoms, creating a vicious cycle of itch-anxiety comorbidities that are difficult to treat. However, the neuronal circuit mechanisms underlying the comorbidity of anxiety in chronic itch remain elusive. Here, we report anxiety-like behaviors in mouse models of chronic itch and identify γ-aminobutyric acid-releasing (GABAergic) neurons in the lateral septum (LS) as the key player in chronic itch-induced anxiety.
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- The study investigates the relationship between cognitive frailty (CF) and living in nursing homes versus community settings among older adults in Hefei, China, highlighting a higher prevalence of CF in institutionalized individuals.
- Researchers recruited 1,004 community residents and 111 nursing home residents aged 50 and older, assessing physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment through well-established scales and analyzing various associated factors like exercise and loneliness.
- Results showed that while community residents faced multiple risk factors for CF, nursing home residents primarily dealt with sedentary behavior, indicating that nursing homes may be better equipped to manage or mitigate these issues related to cognitive frailty.
Pain and itch are two closely related but essentially distinct sensations that elicit different behavioral responses. However, it remains mysterious how pain and itch information is encoded in the brain to produce differential perceptions. Here, we report that nociceptive and pruriceptive signals are separately represented and processed by distinct neural ensembles in the prelimbic (PL) subdivision of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the feasibility of cine three-dimensional (3D) balanced steady-state free precession (b-SSFP) imaging combined with a non-local means (NLM) algorithm for image denoising in evaluating cardiac function in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF).
Materials And Methods: Thirty-five patients with rTOF (mean age, 12 years; range, 7-18 years) were enrolled to undergo cardiac cine image acquisition, including two-dimensional (2D) b-SSFP, 3D b-SSFP, and 3D b-SSFP combined with NLM. End-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV), stroke volume (SV), and ejection fraction (EF) of the two ventricles were measured and indexed by body surface index.
[Changes in blood flow during cerebral ischemia/reperfusion and their correlation with cerebral edema in rats].
Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi
November 2020
Chronic pain is a serious debilitating disease for which effective treatment is still lacking. Acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) has been implicated in nociceptive processing at both peripheral and spinal neurons. However, whether ASIC1a also contributes to pain perception at the supraspinal level remains elusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFItch is an aversive sensation that evokes a desire to scratch. Paradoxically, scratching the itch also produces a hedonic experience. The specific brain circuits processing these different aspects of itch, however, remain elusive.
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