Capsaicin reduces blood glucose and prevents prostate growth by regulating androgen, RAGE/IGF-1/Akt, TGF-β/Smad signalling pathway and reversing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disease. Diabetes increases the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Capsaicin is extracted from chili peppers and possesses many pharmacological properties, including anti-diabetic, pain-relieving, and anti-cancer properties.

Predictive value of admission CO combining power combined with serum sodium for the prognosis in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection patients.

Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) with sudden onset and high mortality requiries a standard Bentall operation and a accurate prognosis in common, together with alteration of CO combining power (COCP) and serum sodium rase concern, hence, we evaluated the prognostic value of COCP combined with serum sodium in ATAAD patients. This retrospective study included 183 patients who underwent Bentall operation for ATAAD from 2015 to 2021 in the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, subsequently followed grouping by the levels of COCP and serum sodium. The study endpoint was 30-day all-cause mortality, and the prognostic value of COCP combined with serum sodium levels in ATAAD patients were evaluated with multivariate logistic regression method.

[A randomized controlled trial of two chemotherapy regimens (paclitaxel liposome combined with platinum and paclitaxel combined with platinum) in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for cervical carcinoma].

Objective: To compare the efficacy, side effects and influence of two chemotherapy regimens, paclitaxel liposome combined with platinum and paclitaxel combined with platinum, on the survival rate in patients with cervical carcinoma receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Methods: One hundred and sixty two cases with primary cervical carcinoma diagnosed and treated in the Jiangxi Maternal and Children Hospital between January 2008 and November 2009 were enrolled in this randomized controlled trial. Seventy one cases were included in the paclitaxel group and 91 in the paclitaxel liposome group.

[Efficacy of complications of different surgical treatments in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III].

Objective: To compare the rate of surgical complications and surgical failure of different surgical treatments in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III.

Methods: From Jan 2002 to Jun 2007, 1256 patients with CIN III confirmed by histopathologic punch biopsy and excision biopsy of cervical specimens were analyzed retrospectively. Among them, 74 patients accepted loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), 869 patients adopted cold knife conization (CKC), 49 patients received vaginal enlarged amputation of cervix, as well as 264 patients accepted external fascia hysterectomy, Chi-square test was used to compare the rate of surgical efficacy and complications of different surgical treatments.

[Analysis of 4223 hospitalized patients with cervical cancer during 1990-2007].

Objective: To analyze the changes in epidemiology and treatment of hospitalized patients with cervical cancer during 1990-2007.

Methods: Overall, 4648 patients with cervical cancer were diagnosed in our hospital from Jan 1990 to Nov 2007, but only 4223 patients with initial treatment in our hospital were studied retrospectively. Pearson Chi-square test was used to compare the age, stage, histopathologic type and treatment methods between different times.

[Clinical analysis of 48 patients with vaginal enlarged amputation of cervix].

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of vaginal enlarged amputation of cervix to treat patients with cervical cancer of stage Ia1 and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade III (CIN III) who were unfit for conization surgery.

Methods: From July 2002 to May 2007, patients with cervical cancer at stage Ia1, diagnosed by pathology after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), large area CIN III (the area of lesion>or=3/4 on colposcopy), CIN III coexisted with vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) in the superior segment of vagina, CIN II-III recurrence or with residual lesion, positive margin after conization of cervix, who wanted to preserve fertility and (or) corpus uteri were selected to receive vaginal enlarged amputation of cervix.

Results: Forty-eight cases including 5 with cervical cancer in stage Ia1, 38 with large area CIN III (9 with gland involvement), 2 with residual lesion and 2 with positive margin after LEEP, 1 recurrence after cold knife conization, received the procedure successfully.