Prospective Reassessment of the Association Between Pro-Inflammatory Factors and Prognosis After on-Pump Cardiac Surgery.

Aim: Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory factors in plasma have been linked to worse prognosis after on-pump cardiac surgery, yet interventions that reduce the levels in patients have failed to improve prognosis. Therefore, we explored whether levels of pro-inflammatory factors are associated with prognosis of patients after valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Material And Methods: 244 patients were prospectively enrolled into observational study.

Gut microbiota mediates anxiety-like behaviors induced by chronic infection of in mice.

Background: Chronic infection with the neurotropic parasite can cause anxiety and gut microbiota dysbiosis in hosts. However, the potential role of gut microbiota in anxiety induced by the parasite remains unclear.

Methods: C57BL/6J mice were infected with 10 cysts of Antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota and fecal microbiota transplantation experiments were utilized to investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and anxiety.

Causal associations of BAFF-R on IgD+ CD24- B cell immune cell trait with hepatocellular carcinoma and the mediating role of phenylacetylglutamate levels: a Mendelian randomization study.

We conducted a bi-directional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate the causal associations between immune cell traits and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and identified the mediating factor of metabolites. The exposure factors were immune cell traits, the mediators were metabolites, and the outcome variable was HCC. Inverse-variance weighted method (IVW) was the main method.

Microstructure and fracture toughness of hot-rolling biomedical degradable ZKX500 magnesium bone plates.

In this study, the microstructure and fracture toughness of ZKX500 magnesium alloy under different processing were investigated. The results show that the as-extruded (FH) consists of coarsen and fine grains with higher residual stress. The fracture toughness and crack propagation are significantly distinct along different directions.

A Study on the Structure and Biomedical Application Characteristics of Phosphate Coatings on ZKX500 Magnesium Alloys.

Magnesium-matrix implants can be detected by X-ray, making post-operative monitoring easier. Since the density and mechanical properties of Mg alloys are similar to those of human bones, the stress-shielding effect can be avoided, accelerating the recovery and regeneration of bone tissues. Additionally, Mg biodegradability shields patients from the infection risk and medical financial burden of needing another surgery.

Chromosome 17 translocation affects sperm morphology: Two case studies and literature review.

We present two cases of infertile males with teratozoospermia stemming from chromosome 17 translocation. The patients present karyotypes that have not been previously reported. Genes located on breakpoints (17p11.

Taiwanese attitudes and affective reactions toward individuals and coworkers who have intellectual disabilities.

This study investigated the attitudes of Taiwanese employees toward individuals and their supported coworkers with intellectual disabilities (ID). The findings indicated that the general attitudes of Taiwanese employees toward individuals with ID and their affective reactions toward their coworkers with ID were positive. These discoveries were contrary to previous beliefs that Taiwanese people tended to have societal stigma toward people and coworkers with ID.

Fascia tissue engineering with human adipose-derived stem cells in a murine model: Implications for pelvic floor reconstruction.

Background/purpose: Mesh-augmented vaginal surgery for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) does not meet patients' needs. This study aims to test the hypothesis that fascia tissue engineering using adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) might be a potential therapeutic strategy for reconstructing the pelvic floor.

Methods: Human ADSCs were isolated, differentiated, and characterized in vitro.

Metronidazole-induced Encephalopathy: Case Report and Review Literature.

Purpose: Neurotoxicities resulting from various medications are under diagnosed; Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy is one of them. Here we present two patients with a history of metronidazole use and discuss neuroimaging findings.

Case Report: We report two patients suffering from acute neurological symptoms associated with metronidazole use.

Taiwanese mothers' attitude change toward individuals with disabilities.

The purpose of this study is to examine and describe the perceptions of Taiwanese mothers who have children with mild to moderate mental retardation as their children enter their teenage years (13-15 years of age). The focus is on whether these mothers' attitudes toward their children and other individuals with disabilities changed after they had experience in raising their own children with disabilities. The results of this qualitative study indicated that having experience in raising children with disabilities led participants to have a more positive outlook toward their children and others with disabilities.

Porous iron oxide based nanorods developed as delivery nanocapsules.

A low-temperature solution approach (90-95 degrees C) using FeCl(3) and urea was carried out to synthesize beta-FeOOH nanorods in aqueous solution. The as-synthesized beta-FeOOH nanorods were further calcined at 300 degrees C to form porous nanorods with compositions including both beta-FeOOH and alpha-Fe(2)O(3). The derived porous nanorods were engineered to assemble with four layers of polyelectrolytes (polyacrylic acid (PAA)/polyethylenimine(PEI)/PAA/PEI) on their surfaces as polyelectrolyte multilayer nanocapsules.