Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the subtypes of spiritual well-being among patients with early-stage lung cancer, examine the characteristics of each subtype, and determine the relationship between spiritual well-being and perceived social support as well as hope within these subtypes.
Methods: A sample of 418 patients with early-stage lung cancer from three hospitals in Hubei Province completed the general sociodemographic questionnaire, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Herth Hope Index. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify the patterns of spiritual well-being in patients with early-stage lung cancer, and influencing factors of different patterns were identified by univariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression analysis.
Background: Hypospadias, a congenital malformation of the penis, is one of the newborns' most common developmental defects. The incidence of hypospadias is increasing yearly, and its pathogenesis is closely related to genetic susceptibility and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors. Exploring the hypospadias' key molecular regulatory mechanism is crucial to reducing its incidence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Overactive bladder is treated mainly with behavioral and drug therapy, and symptoms of urinary frequency and incontinence are challenging to eliminate. There is thus a continuous unmet need for new drugs with a substitution effect mechanism.
Objective: It not known whether vitamin D deficiency can lead to overactive bladder or urinary incontinence or whether vitamin D supplementation alleviates bladder symptoms.
Aim: To evaluate the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)-optimized management system with nurse-led multidisciplinary cooperation.
Design: A quasi-experimental design.
Methods: Nursing department cooperated with medical and clinical department to establish an ERAS-optimized management system.
Background: Although (AP) exhibits various biological functions such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antioxidant, cardioprotective and immunomodulatory, its role in estrogen deficiency-related osteoporosis remains unclear.
Methods: Ovariectomy (OVX)-induced estrogen deficiency-related osteoporotic mouse models and sham mouse models were established using 8-week-old female C57BL/6J mice. Micro-computed tomography (µCT) scanning was performed to assess the skeletal phenotype.
Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Hypoxia has been found in 50-60% of locally advanced solid tumors and is associated with poor prognosis in various tumors, including NSCLC. This study focused on hypoxia-associated molecular hallmarks in LUAD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDonor infection affects organ utilization, especially the infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria, which may have disastrous outcomes. We established a rat model, inoculated with Escherichia coli or carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), to investigate whether hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP), normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), or static cold storage (SCS) combined with antibiotic (AB) could eliminate the bacteria. E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) is a relatively new dynamic preservation procedure that has not been widely implemented in liver transplantation despite its advantages. Improved graft protection is one such advantage offered by HOPE and has been attributed to multiple mechanisms, one of which may be the modulation of the thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome pathway. The TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway plays a critical role in sterile inflammation under oxidative stress as a result of ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi
March 2009
Objective: To determine the effect of interlocking intramedullary nail in treatment of open tibial and fibula fractures and analyze the method to promote the bone union.
Methods: From December 2003 to June 2006, thirty-five patients with open tibial and fibula fracture were treated with emergency debridement, interlocked intramedullary fixation for tibia and fixed fibula at the same time. During operation, the bone marrow was collected and grafted into the fracture gaps.