Correlation Between Relative Peripheral Refraction and Efficacy of Myopia Control After Wearing Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses in Children.

Introduction: This study investigated the relationship between relative peripheral refraction (RPR), retinal choroidal vessel, and the growth rate of axial length (AL) in children with myopia wearing multifocal soft contact lenses (MiSight CLs).

Methods: Forty-four eyes of 44 children with myopia wearing MiSight CLs were included in the study. RPRs and retinal choroidal vessel were measured at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year using multispectral refraction topography (MRT) and optical coherence tomography angiograghy (OCTA).

Hsa_circ_0109623 regulates the progression of autoimmune liver disease through Hsa_miR_146b-3p/Sortilin 1-mediated activation of CD4+ T cells.

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver disease characterized by immune-mediated liver inflammation. Despite its global prevalence, the pathogenesis of AIH remains poorly understood, and there is a lack of specific biomarkers and targeted treatments. This study aimed to investigate the role of hsa_circ_0109623, hsa-miR-146b-3p, and Sortilin 1 (SORT1) in AIH and their potential as therapeutic targets.

Study of corneal and retinal thicknesses at five years after FS-LASIK and SMILE for myopia.

Background: This study aimed to observe corneal and retinal thicknesses at 5 years after femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for myopia, investigate the effect of epithelial remodeling on refractive status and visual quality, and compare retinal thicknesses among fundus tessellation grades.

Methods: Patients who received FS-LASIK or SMILE 5 years before were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. After 1:1 propensity score matching, each surgical group obtained 177 patients (177 eyes).

Association between fast eating speed and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a multicenter cross-sectional study and meta-analysis.

Background: With the fast pace of modern life, people have less time for meals, but few studies have examined the association between the habit of fast eating and metabolic diseases.

Objective: Combining the results of the current study and the prior ones, we aimed to investigate the possible relationship between fast eating and the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

Methods: This is a sub-analysis of a multicenter cross-sectional study of 1965 participants investigated the association between fast eating and MASLD in Chinese.

A Multiplex Fluorescence of Loop Primer Upon Self-Dequenching Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Parvovirus B19 in Clinical Transplant Samples.

Viral infections are major causes of mortality in solid-organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Parvovirus B19 (B19V) are among the common viral infections after transplantation and were recommended for increased screening in relevant guidelines. Therefore, the development of rapid, specific, and cost-effective diagnostic methods for EBV and B19V is of paramount importance.

Corneal subbasal nerve plexus reinnervation and stromal cell morphology with different cap thicknesses in small incision lenticule extraction.

Purpose: The corneal cap thickness is a vital parameter designed in small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). The purpose was to investigate the changes in corneal subbasal nerve plexus (SNP) and stromal cells with different cap thicknesses and evaluate the optimized design for the surgery.

Methods: In this prospective, comparative, non-randomized study, a total of 108 eyes of 54 patients who underwent SMILE were allocated into three groups with different corneal cap thicknesses (110 μm, 120 μm or 130 μm group).

Glutaminolysis of CD4 T Cells: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Viral Diseases.

CD4 T cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of viral diseases, which are activated by the internal metabolic pathways encountering with viral antigens. Glutaminolysis converts glutamine into tricarboxylic acid (TCA) circulating metabolites by α-ketoglutaric acid, which is essential for the proliferation and differentiation of CD4 T cells and plays a central role in providing the energy and structural components needed for viral replication after the virus hijacks the host cell. Changes in glutaminolysis in CD4 T cells are accompanied by changes in the viral status of the host cell due to competition for glutamine between immune cells and host cells.

Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in hospitalized patients before transfusion and volunteer blood donors in Zhejiang Province, China.

Objectives: To assess the need for screening of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) in blood products, we assessed TTI seroprevalence in blood donors and hospitalized patients.

Methods: We collected 2760 serum samples from three regions of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Huzhou from April 2021 to March 2022, and they tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), Hepatitis C (HCV), Treponema pallidum (TP), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) antibody levels.

Results: Screening test results showed that the positive rates for HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-TP were 3.

Associations of Near Work, Time Outdoors, and Sleep Duration With Myopic Regression 5 Years After SMILE and FS-LASIK: A Cross-sectional Study.

Purpose: To investigate the association of near work, time outdoors, and sleep duration with myopic regression 5 years after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) .

Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients who received SMILE or FS-LASIK at Beijing Tongren Hospital 5 years ago. The patients underwent ophthalmic examinations including visual acuity, intraocular pressure, subjective refraction, slit-lamp examination, keratometry, corneal topography, optical coherence tomography, and fundus examination from January 2020 to March 2023.

Corneal metabolic biomarkers for moderate and high myopia in human.

This study aimed to identify the corneal metabolic biomarkers for moderate and high myopia in human. We enrolled 221 eyes from 221 subjects with myopia to perform the femtosecond laser small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery. Among these, 71 eyes of 71 subjects were enrolled in the low myopic group, 75 eyes of 75 subjects in the moderate myopic group and 75 eyes of 75 subjects in the high myopic group.

Identifying key genes for diabetic kidney disease by bioinformatics analysis.

Background: There are no reliable molecular targets for early diagnosis and effective treatment in the clinical management of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). To identify novel gene factors underlying the progression of DKD.

Methods: The public transcriptomic datasets of the alloxan-induced DKD model and the streptozotocin-induced DKD model were retrieved to perform an integrative bioinformatic analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) shared by two experimental animal models.

High-Fat Mouse Model to Explore the Relationship between Abnormal Lipid Metabolism and Enolase in Pancreatic Cancer.

Malignant tumors have become a major social health problem that seriously threatens human health, among which pancreatic cancer has a high degree of malignancy, difficult diagnosis and treatment, short survival time, and high mortality. More and more attention has been paid to abnormal lipid metabolism as a momentous carcinogenesis mechanism. Here, we explored the relationship between abnormal lipid metabolism, enolase, and pancreatic cancer by clinical data analysis.

Effect of 3% Diquafosol Sodium on Dry Eye After Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and Small Incision Lenticule Extraction Surgery in High-Myopic Eyes.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of 3% diquafosol sodium eye drop on dry eye after femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in high-myopic eyes.

Methods: Eighty-one cases with high myopia (162 eyes) who received FS-LASIK or SMILE were divided into four groups by surgical design and tear film stability: D-FS-LASIK (5s View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Effects of riboflavin/ultraviolet-A(UVA) scleral crosslinking on the mechanical behavior of the scleral fibroblasts of lens-induced myopia Guinea pigs.

Myopia is becoming increasingly severe, and studies have shown that the cellular mechanics of scleral fibroblasts are altered following myopia. Scleral UVA-Riboflavin Collagen Crosslinking（sCXL） is a promising treatment for myopia prevention and control of axial growth. Understanding the mechanical properties of scleral fibroblasts is crucial, as it influences the cellular response and limits the extent of molecular deformation triggered.

Comparisons of the protein expressions between high myopia and moderate myopia on the anterior corneal stroma in human.

Purpose: To investigate the differentially expressed proteins (DEP) between high myopia and moderate myopia on the anterior corneal stroma.

Methods: Tandem mass tag (TMT) quantitative proteomics was utilized to reveal proteins. DEPs were screened by the multiple change of more than 1.

Development and clinical validation of a one-step pentaplex real-time reverse transcription PCR assay for detection of hepatitis virus B, C, E, Treponema pallidum, and a human housekeeping gene.

Background: With the safety of blood transfusion being a major public health concern, the development of a rapid, sensitive, specific, and cost-effective multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of hepatitis B virus(HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), and Treponema pallidum(T. pallidum) in blood is crucial.

Methods: Five primer pairs and probes were designed towards conserved regions of target genes and used to establish a one-step pentaplex real-time reverse transcription PCR(qRT-PCR) assay for simultaneous detection of HBV, HCV, HEV, T.

A deep learning model for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant salivary gland tumors based on ultrasound imaging and clinical data.

Background: The preoperative differentiation between benign parotid gland tumors (BPGTs) and malignant parotid gland tumors (MPGTs) is of great significance for therapeutic decision-making. Deep learning (DL), an artificial intelligence algorithm based on neural networks, can help overcome inconsistencies in conventional ultrasonic (CUS) examination outcomes. Therefore, as an auxiliary diagnostic tool, DL can support accurate diagnosis using massive ultrasonic (US) images.

Bulk and single-cell transcriptome analyses of islet tissue unravel gene signatures associated with pyroptosis and immune infiltration in type 2 diabetes.

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a common chronic heterogeneous metabolic disorder. However, the roles of pyroptosis and infiltrating immune cells in islet dysfunction of patients with T2D have yet to be explored. In this study, we aimed to explore potential crucial genes and pathways associated with pyroptosis and immune infiltration in T2D.

Unnatural tetradeoxy echinocandins produced by gene cluster design and heterologous expression.

The hydroxyl groups in the amino acid residues of echinocandin B were related to the biological activity, the instability, and the drug resistance. The modification of hydroxyl groups was expected to obtain the new lead compounds for next generation of echinocandin drug development. In this work one method for heterologous production of the tetradeoxy echinocandin was achieved.

Relationships of adiponectin to regional adiposity, insulin sensitivity, serum lipids, and inflammatory markers in sedentary and endurance-trained Japanese young women.

Introduction: This study aims to compare the differences in circulating adiponectin levels and their relationships to regional adiposity, insulin resistance, serum lipid, and inflammatory factors in young, healthy Japanese women with different physical activity statuses.

Methods: Adipokines (adiponectin and leptin), full serum lipid, and inflammatory factors [white blood cell counts, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)] were measured in 101 sedentary and 100 endurance-trained healthy Japanese women (aged 18-23 years). Insulin sensitivity was obtained through a quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index (QUICKI).