Planting halophytes increases the rhizosphere ecosystem multifunctionality via reducing soil salinity.

Soil salinization poses a significant global challenge, exerting adverse effects on both agriculture and ecosystems. Planting halophytes has the potential ability to improve saline-alkali land and enhance ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). However, it remains unclear which halophytes are effective in improving saline-alkali land and what impact they have on the rhizosphere microbial communities and EMF.

Predicting the prognosis of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) has good clinical efficacy in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, its efficacy varies. This review summarized the ability of various markers to predict the efficacy of HAIC and provided a reference for clinical applications. As of October 25, 2023, 51 articles have been retrieved based on keyword predictions and HAIC.

Intrahepatic portal venous systems in adult patients with cavernous transformation of portal vein: Imaging features and a new classification.

Background: Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) due to portal vein obstruction is a rare vascular anomaly defined as the formation of multiple collateral vessels in the hepatic hilum. This study aimed to investigate the imaging features of intrahepatic portal vein in adult patients with CTPV and establish the relationship between the manifestations of intrahepatic portal vein and the progression of CTPV.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 14 CTPV patients in Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital.

Simultaneous CSM-TACE with CalliSpheres and partial splenic embolization using 8spheres for hepatocellular carcinoma with hypersplenism: Early prospective multicenter clinical outcome.

Background: Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is often complicated with hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. Some patients develop different degrees of splenomegaly, hypersplenism and hypohepatia due to the aggravation of liver cirrhosis, which to some extent interfere with the treatment of tumors and even affect the prognosis of patients. In this study, we prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of simultaneous CalliSpheres microspheres transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (CSM-TACE) and partial splenic embolization (PSE) using 8spheres for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with hypersplenism.

An esterase-sensitive AIEgen probe targeting mitochondria and lipid droplets for assessing cell viability.

In order to conduct in-depth research on the mechanisms of cancer diagnosis and treatment, it is very important to develop fluorescent probes to study the interactions between different organelles and understand the relationship between various organelles and cell viability. However, the lack of fluorescent probes to visualize two or more targets has resulted in limited studies of intracellular interactions between different organelles. To this end, in this work, we developed a near-infrared (NIR) AIE probe with dual-color emission, NAP-Py-E, for mitochondria and lipid droplets imaging.

Assessment of efficacy and prognostic factors by Gelfoam for DEB-TACE in unresectable large hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a multi-center retrospective study.

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy and prognostic factors of the use of Gelfoam for drug-eluting bead (DEB) transarterial chemoembolization (GMD-TACE) in patients with unresectable large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using the mRECIST standard to evaluate tumor response after GMD-TACE. Overall survival time, median survival time, time to progression (TTP) after the first intervention, and other treatment methods were recorded.

Clinical application of gelatin sponge microparticles-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combined with synchronous antigen-presenting dendritic cell sequential reinfusion for treatment of advanced large liver cancer: A single-center, prospective, non-randomized, controlled trial.

To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of gelatin sponge microparticles-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (GSMs-TACE) plus synchronous antigen-presenting dendritic cell (DC) sequential reinfusion for advanced large liver cancer (LC).Patients with large LC were assigned to the experimental (combined sequential DC therapy) or control group. All patients received standardized GSMs-TACE.

[Clinical Value of Ultrasound in Evaluating Stent Placement for Managing Graft Stenosis after Meso-rex Bypass].

Objective To explore the feasibility of using ultrasound to evaluate stent placement for managing graft stenosis after Meso-rex bypass for cavernous transformation of the portal vein in adults. Methods This study enrolled the patients who underwent Meso-rex bypass due to cavernous transformation of the portal vein,were diagnosed graft stenosis by postoperative ultrasound,and then underwent percutaneous portal vein puncture portography and stent placement.We then compared the ultrasonic measurement indicators and sonographic manifestations before and after stent placement,and evaluated the alleviation of portal hypertension symptoms after stent placement and related clinical indexes.

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization followed by surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: a focus on its controversies and screening of patients most likely to benefit.

Surgical resection (SR) is recommended as a radical procedure in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, postoperative recurrence negatively affects the long-term efficacy of SR, and preoperative adjuvant therapy has therefore become a research hotspot. Some clinicians adopt transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) as a preoperative adjuvant therapy in patients undergoing SR to increase the resection rate, reduce tumor recurrence, and improve the prognosis.

Clinical application of gelatin sponge microparticles combined with pirarubicin for hepatic transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in breast cancer liver metastasis treatment: results of a single-center long-term study.

Objective: To retrospectively analyze the safety and long-term clinical efficacy of gelatin sponge microparticles combined with the chemotherapy drug pirarubicin for hepatic transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (GSMs-TACE) in order to treat breast cancer liver metastasis (BCLM).

Methods: Twenty-seven BCLM patients who underwent GSMs-TACE from July 2010 to July 2016 were enrolled. Tumor target blood vessels were slowly and regionally embolized with absorbable gelatin sponge particles and pirarubicin injections.

Evaluation of radioactive I seed implantation for the treatment of refractory malignant tumours based on a CT-guided 3D template-assisted technique: efficacy and safety.

Background: To observe the medium- and long-term clinical efficacy and safety of radioactive I seed implantation for refractory malignant tumours based on CT-guided 3D template-assisted technique.

Methods: Twenty-five patients with refractory malignant tumours who underwent radioactive I seed implantation based on CT-guided 3D template-assisted technique were selected. The post-operative adverse reactions were recorded.

An improved method for the preparation of Ginsenoside Rg5 from ginseng fibrous root powder.

Ginsenoside-Rg5, which is derived from high temperature-processed ginseng, exhibits beneficial health effects. In the present study, ginsenoside-Rg5 was directly and rapidly prepared through the extraction of ginseng fibrous root powder (GFRP) at atmospheric pressure. The results showed that the highest extraction yield (3.

Rationale and study design for one-stop assessment of renal artery stenosis and renal microvascular perfusion with contrast-enhanced ultrasound for patients with suspected renovascular hypertension.

Background: Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is always associated with abnormalities in renal microvascular perfusion (RMP). However, few imaging methods can simultaneously evaluate the degree of luminal stenosis and RMP. Thus, this study will aim to evaluate the feasibility of using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for assessing both RAS and RMP to achieve a one-stop assessment of patients with suspected renovascular hypertension.

A retrospective analysis of the efficacy of microparticle-mediated chemoembolization in liver metastases arising from gastrointestinal tumors.

Purpose: We evaluated the clinical efficacy of gelatin sponge microparticle (GSM) -mediated chemoembolization for the treatment of patients with liver metastases following surgery for gastrointestinal tumors.

Materials And Methods: In a retrospective analysis of 37 patients who were treated at our hospital with GSM-mediated chemoembolization for liver metastases over 13 years, we evaluated outcomes using a modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors system and also assessed liver function and adverse effects. All patients had previously undergone surgery for gastrointestinal tumors.

Transarterial chemoembolization combined with Huaier granule for the treatment of primary hepatic carcinoma: Safety and efficacy.

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transarterial arterial chemoembolization (TACE) with gelatin sponge particles (GSPs-TACE) and Huaier granule to treat primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC).A series of 62 patients with PHC were included between June 2009 and December 2011, and randomly assigned to a control (n = 31) or an experimental group (n = 31). The control patients received TACE with 350 to 560 μm GSPs plus lobaplatin chemotherapy.

350-560 μm gelatin sponge particles combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for the treatment of elderly hepatocellular carcinoma: The safety and efficacy.

To retrospectively analyze the safety and efficacy of 350-560 μm gelatin sponge particles combined with single-chemotherapy drug transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (Gs-TACE) for the treatment of elderly hepatocellular carcinoma without surgical resection.Thirty elderly hepatocellular carcinoma patients without surgical resection, who received Gs-TACE in our hospital, were selected. Slowly injected gelatin sponge particles (350-560 μm)+ 10 mg lobaplatin injection into the regional embolization tumor target vessel.

Gelatin sponge microparticles for the treatment of the spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma hemorrhage.

Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma hemorrhage is life-threatening. The aim of the present study was to retrospectively analyze the effect of gelatin sponge microparticles (GSMs) of various diameters on the treatment of spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma hemorrhage. GSMs serve as embolization agents by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), and the current study analyzed their safety and efficacy.

[Distribution and species composition of hyporheic macroinvertebrates in a mountain stream].

Hyporheic macroinvertebrates are an important component of stream ecosystem. The composition and distribution of the hyporheic macroinvertebrates were investigated using artificial substrates in the upper reaches of Heishuitan River in August, December 2013 and April 2014. The results indicated that a total of 27 microinvertbrate species were identified in all three seasons.

Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization With Gelatin Sponge Microparticles Treated for BCLC Stage B Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Retrospective Study.

Gelatin sponge particles are commonly used in the conventional transarterial chemoembolization (c-TACE) as an adjuvant embolizing agent for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there are few reports regarding the clinical applications of gelatin sponge microparticles (GSMs) as a main embolizing agent in the treatment of HCC. This retrospective study aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B HCC treated with intra-arterial injection of 350 to 560 μm GSMs mixed with anticancer agents.

[Pothole ecosystem in mountain river: A review].

The pothole is one of the special habitats in river ecosystems, which is simply structured, well-defined, food chain-short, and easily controlled, thus making it a model system in ecological, evolutionary and phenological studies. Here we first reviewed hydrological, chemical and physical characteristics of potholes, their biological community (biodiversity, environmental factors) as well as food chain (competition, predation and parasitism) in mountain rivers. The differences between pothole ecosystems and river ecosystems in hydrological characteristics, biological community and food-chain were analyzed.

[Research advances in macroinvertebrate ecology of the stream hyporheic zone].

The stream hyporheic zone is an ecotone of surface water-ground water interactions, which is rich in biodiversity, and is an important component of stream ecosystem. The macroinvertebrates, which are at the top of food webs in the hyporheic zone to directly influence the matter and energy dynamics of the hyporheic zone, and are potential indicators of river ecological health to adjust the function of environment purification and ecological buffer. The macroinvertebrates in the hyporheic zone are divided into three categories: stygoxenes, stygophiles and stygobites.

Pharmacokinetics of gelatin sponge microparticles in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model of hepatic arterial chemoembolization.

The objective of this study is to investigate pharmacokinetics of gelatin sponge microparticles (GSMs) combined with epirubicin in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model of hepatic arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Eighteen successful models of VX2 in New Zealand white rabbits was established, which were divided into three groups randomly: HAI group (n = 6), the epirubicin solution (epirubicin 10 mg mixed with saline 10 ml into the hepatic artery); GSMs-TACE group (n = 6), GSMs (20 mg) mixed with epirubicin solution (1 mg/ml); c-TACE group (n = 6), epirubicin (10 mg) mixed with lipiodol (10 ml). Each rabbit was administrated epirubicin at dose adjusted for a 1 mg/kg.