The development and initial validation of IgG4-related disease damage index: a consensus report from Chinese IgG4-RD Consortium.

Objective: To develop and conduct an initial validation of the Damage Index for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD DI).

Methods: A draft of index items for assessing organ damages in patients with IgG4-RD was generated by experts from the Chinese IgG4-RD Consortium (CIC). The preliminary DI was refined using the Delphi method, and a final version was generated by consensus.

A qualitative research exploring the experiences of patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced lung cancer.

Purposes: In patients with advanced lung cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) dramatically extended survival. We aimed to investigate the experiences of patients with advanced lung cancer who are receiving ICIs, with a focus on perceptions and sentiments on ICIs, to inform future research and clinical care.

Methods: Patients were recruited from January to July 2022 at Tianjin Medical University Hospital Cancer Institute & Hospital.

Effectiveness and safety of low-dose interferon alpha-2a treatment in Behçet's Syndrome with refractory vascular or neurological involvement: a case series.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of low-dose interferon alpha-2a (IFNα2a) in Behçet's syndrome (BS) patients with refractory vascular/cardiac or neurological involvement.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we consecutively included 25 BS patients with refractory vascular/cardiac ( = 16) or neurological involvement ( = 9) who received IFNα2a treatment in our center between June 2018 and September 2021. The low-dose IFNα2a (3 million IU, every other day) was used as an add-on treatment with the continuation of glucocorticoids (GCs) and immunosuppressants.

The clinical features, image findings and risk factors of vena cava syndrome in Behçet's syndrome.

Objectives: To investigate the clinical features, image findings, and potential risk factors of vena cava syndrome (VCS) in Behçet's syndrome (BS).

Methods: We conducted a case-control study in our BS registry database from 2012 to 2021. Fifty-five BS patients with VCS were enrolled in the case group, and two BS patients without VCS were selected as controls for each VCS case using risk-set-sampling.

[Effect of acupuncture at "reflection points" of the affected side on the peripheral facial paralysis in acute phase].

Objective: To explore the effect of acupuncture at the "reflection points" of affected side on the peripheral facial paralysis in acute phase.

Methods: Ninety patients with peripheral facial paralysis in acute phase were randomly divided into a reflection group (group A), a conventional acupuncture group (group B) and a physiotherapy group (group C), 30 cases in each group. The same basic medication were given in all three groups.

A novel label-free photoelectrochemical immunosensor based on CdSe quantum dots sensitized Ho/Yb-TiO for the detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

A novel photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunosensor based on CdSe quantum dots (QDs) sensitized Ho/Yb-TiO for the detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VP) was assembled. The working electrode was constructed via the layer-by-layer (LBL) method with the Ho/Yb-TiO, CdSe QDs, NHS/EDC, antibody of VP (anti-VP), bovine serum albumin (BSA) modified on the surface of the FTO in sequence. Ascorbic acid (AA) acts as an electron donor to combine photogenerated holes in order to provide a stable current system.

Delayed Dural Arteriovenous Fistula at the Transverse-Sigmoid Sinus Secondary to Petroclival Meningioma Surgery Via Far Lateral Approach.

Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are typified by pathological anastomoses between meningeal arteries and dural venous sinuses or cortical veins. There are many causes contributing to the etiology of DAVFs. Among the variable causes, acquired DAVFs secondary to craniotomy had rarely been reported, especially for delayed DAVFs at the transverse-sigmoid sinus.

[A Case Report of Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring KRAS Mutation Treated with Anlotinib].

In recent years, the number of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has gradually increased, and the treatment methods have also been significantly increased. However, there are no standard treatment plans at home and abroad for third-line and above patients who are refractory to targeted therapy epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) or chemotherapy. The clinical treatment effect is also not satisfactory.

Application values of miR-194 and miR-29 in the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer.

The object of this study was to analyze the expression of miR-194 and miR-29 in gastric cancer and their roles in the regulation of malignant phenotype of gastric cancer cells, and to explore the application value of miR-194 and miR-29 in diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer. Tumor tissue and adjacent healthy tissue of 165 gastric cancer patients diagnosed by pathologic examinations were collected. Expression of miR-194 and miR-29 in the tissues was detected by RT-PCR.

Effects of cryopreservation at various temperatures on the survival of kelp grouper (Epinephelus moara) embryos from fertilization with cryopreserved sperm.

Fish embryo cryopreservation is highly important for the long-term preservation of genomic and genetic information; however, few successful cases of fish embryo cryopreservation have been reported over the past 60 years. This is the first study to use Epinephelus moara embryos from fertilization with cryopreserved sperm as experimental material. Embryos that developed to the 16-22 somite stage and tail-bud stage were treated with the vitrification solution PMG3T according to a five-step equilibration method and cryopreserved at various temperatures and storage duration.

Effects of color centers absorption on the spectrum of the temperature-dependent radiation-induced attenuation in fiber.

Spectra ranging from 800 to 1650 nm of the temperature-dependent radiation-induced attenuation (RIA) in the irradiated and sufficiently annealed fiber with germanium and phosphorous dopant has been measured. These RIA spectra were investigated based on the mechanism of color centers absorption. With the configurational coordinate model, these RIA spectra were decomposed by the absorption bands of three kinds of color centers.

[Accurate and rapid prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia by a multiplex primer extension and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography technique].

Objective: To develop a primer-extension in combination with denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (PE-DHPLC)-based assay for prenatal diagnosis of the five most common beta-thalassemia mutations in Chinese.

Methods: The human beta-globin gene fragment was amplified by PCR, followed by a multiple PE reaction specific for each five mutations. Then the PE product mixtures were separated for genotyping of beta-globin gene mutations using fully-denaturing DHPLC analysis.

[A case control study on the risk factors of male infertility].

Objective: To study the risk factors of male infertility.

Method: Case control study including 94 cases and control group with a ratio of 1 to 1.

Results: The risk factors of male infertility were long time heavy smoking habit (OR = 3.

Expression of phospholipase-gamma1 in human fetal tissues.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of phospholipase C-gamma1(PLC-gamma1) in human fetal tissues. METHODS: Serial sections 5 &mgr;m in thickness were prepared from paraformadehyde-fixed and paraffin-embedded normal human fetal tissues including the cartilage, the cartilage membrane and the muscle tissues. The distribution of PLC-gamma1 expression was examined immunohistochemically in the sections.

[Application of phage antibody library technology: problems and their solutions].

In spite of the wide application of phage antibody library technology in antibody engineering, problems are often present especially in the key steps, for instance, library construction, screening and expression of the antibody. The authors conducted an analysis of these problems and thereby proposes their solutions.